CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT =
AGENCY=20
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 st Floor =
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
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PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New=20
Business
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Public Participation Process
During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, =
each=20
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not =
more=20
than three (3) minutes. Public Participation speaker's slips =
must be=20
submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the =
meeting=20
begins. Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda =
should fill=20
out a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE =
the=20
Mayor announces the item. Each person addressing the Council =
is=20
given three (3) minutes to speak indicated by a colored =
light system=20
on the Council dais; a green light appears when the speaker =
begins;=20
a yellow light appears when 30 seconds remain and a red =
light=20
appears when time has expired. Comments should be complete =
at this=20
time.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities =
Act, if=20
you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, =
please=20
contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. =
Notification 48=20
hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make =
reasonable=20
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR =
35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
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INVOCATION - McLean
CALL TO ORDER=20
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
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EXECUTIVE MEETING
This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review =
the=20
agenda and obtain any further information that may be =
needed.=20
Council will also discuss each individual item during the =
course of=20
the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, =
which may be=20
approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a =
request to=20
pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on =
public=20
agenda items during the Executive Meeting.
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether =
there=20
are any changes to the Agenda or if any member of the =
Council or the=20
public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the =
Consent=20
Calendar.
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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE =
COMMUNITY
None
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INTRODUCTION OF CITY ATTORNEY JOE MONTES
Acting City =
Clerk=20
Swears in City Attorney
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
Excellence in Information Technology - Digital Cities =
Survey=20
Award
Golden Valley Road Bridge chosen best APWA Project of the =
Year=20
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COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS =
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are=20
considered routine and will be enacted by one motion =
by the=20
City Council. The items are not individually discussed =
by the=20
City Council unless a request is made by a member of =
the=20
public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will =
be=20
removed from the Consent Calendar and will be =
considered=20
separately.
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APPROVAL=20
OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the =
previous City=20
Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings are =
submitted for=20
approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: =
Approve=20
minutes of the December 14, 2010, special and regular =
joint=20
meetings of the City Council.
Redevelopment =
Agency:=20
Approve the minutes of the December 14, 2010, special =
and=20
regular joint meetings of the Redevelopment Agency.=20
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2.
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READING=20
OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code Section =
36934=20
requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to =
Council=20
taking action on the ordinance. By listing the =
ordinance title=20
on the Council agenda, Council may determine that the =
title=20
has been read.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City =
Council=20
determine that the titles to all ordinances which =
appear on=20
this public agenda have been read, and waive further =
reading.=20
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3.
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COUNCILMEMBER=20
ABSENCE FROM THE OFFICE - Councilmember Frank =
Ferry=20
last attended the November 23, 2010, regular City =
Council=20
meeting and subsequently went into surgery. Since that =
time he=20
has been in recovery, and continues to make good =
progress. In=20
order to comply with the requirements of Government =
Code=20
section 36513, approval of the City Council is =
required to=20
excuse his continued absence from regular City Council =
meetings to facilitate his recovery.
RECOMMENDED =
ACTION:=20
City Council approve Frank Ferry's absence from =
attendance=20
at regular City Council meetings during the period of =
his=20
recovery from surgery.
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4.
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AWARD=20
CONTRACT FOR CITYWIDE BANNER PROGRAM - .In =
July 2007,=20
staff successfully conducted a bid for our first =
Citywide=20
Banner Program, and awarded the contract to a local =
Santa=20
Clarita company. With this contract, the City was able =
to=20
provide area non-profits the ability to advertise a =
community=20
event on the City's paseo bridges and Southern =
California=20
Edison streetlight poles using the new Citywide Banner =
Program. No City funds are expended in providing this=20
professional service to area non-profits. The City =
only incurs=20
costs for banners that are requested by staff for=20
City-produced events or when co-sponsoring selected =
tourism=20
events.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
find the=20
proposal for GMA Print Solutions non-responsive and =
award a=20
contract to AAA Flag & Banner for Citywide banner =
hanging=20
and management services in the amount not to exceed =
$150,000;=20
and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute =
all=20
contracts and associated documents, and execute up to =
three=20
(3) annual renewal options not to exceed the above =
annual=20
amount plus Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments, =
contingent=20
upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in =
the=20
annual budget for such fiscal year, subject to City =
Attorney=20
approval.
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AUTHORIZE=20
CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR RELOCATION SERVICES - =
The=20
Redevelopment Agency released a request for proposals =
for=20
relocation services. The firm California Property =
Specialists,=20
Inc. was selected to perform these services. A =
contract=20
amendment is being considered to extend the existing=20
contract.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Redevelopment =
Agency:=20
Authorize the increase of $25,000 to the original =
contract of=20
$48,000 for a total of $73,000 with California =
Property=20
Specialists, Inc; appropriate $25,000 from the =
Redevelopment=20
Agency fund balance into Expenditure Account =
13400-5161.002;=20
and authorize the Executive Director or designee to =
execute=20
all documents, subject to Agency Attorney approval.=20
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SECOND=20
READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE =
10-001 (A)=20
(MASTER CASE NO. 10-048) FOR THE COPPERSTONE AREA =
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Second reading and adoption of ordinance approving =
Prezone=20
10-001 (A) (Master Case 10-048) for the Copperstone =
area,=20
generally located at the northeast corner of Copper =
Hill Drive=20
and Decoro Drive, along the northerly boundary of the =
City of=20
Santa Clarita.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City =
Council=20
adopt an Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY =
COUNCIL=20
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA TO APPROVE =
PREZONE=20
NO. 10-001 (A) (MASTER CASE 10-048) FOR APPROXIMATELY =
68 ACRES=20
OF THE COPPERSTONE ANNEXATION AREA, GENERALLY LOCATED =
AT THE=20
NORTHEAST CORNER OF COPPER HILL DRIVE AND DECORO =
DRIVE, ALONG=20
THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA."=20
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VALENCIA=20
INDUSTRIAL CENTER MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT B1008 - =
PROJECT=20
ACCEPTANCE - This project installed trees,=20
landscaping, and hardscape in the medians located in =
the=20
Valencia Industrial Center. These improvements provide =
a=20
distinct special benefit to properties within this =
area by=20
providing beautification, shade, and positive =
enhancement of=20
the community character.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: =
City=20
Council accept the completion of the Valencia =
Industrial=20
Center Median Improvements, Project B1008; direct City =
Clerk=20
to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to =
release=20
the 10 percent retention balance 35 days after the =
Notice of=20
Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have =
been=20
filed, as provided by law. =
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AMEND=20
THE MV TRANSIT CONTRACT TO ADJUST THE ON-TIME =
PERFORMANCE=20
STANDARDS, AND REDUCE THE LIMITS ON INCENTIVES AND =
LIQUIDATED=20
DAMAGES - The current contract with MV Transit =
requires a 95 percent on-time performance rate to =
avoid=20
penalties, compared to an industry standard of 90 =
percent.=20
Because of penalties associated with not meeting this=20
standard, the primary focus of the contractor has =
become=20
primarily schedule adherence. While it is desirable to =
maintain a high on-time performance standard, the =
existing 95=20
percent standard has created unintended results in the =
area of=20
customer service and fare collections. For example, =
complaints=20
related to driver courtesy and fare collection have =
remained=20
high and have not decreased at the same rate as other=20
categories. In other words, because of existing =
penalty=20
structure, fare collection and driver courtesy has not =
received the same level of attention as other service=20
categories. Staff recommends adjusting the minimum =
on-time=20
performance standard to 90.5 percent and reducing the=20
incentive and penalty limits to reduce the City =
exposure to=20
incentive payments at the lower standard. Staff is =
confident=20
the contractor will be able to provide a more balanced =
service=20
while maintaining an effective on-time performance=20
level.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
amend the MV=20
Transit contract to adjust the on-time performance =
standards,=20
and reduce the level of incentives and liquidated =
damages,=20
which may be earned by the contractor and assessed by =
the=20
City; and authorize the City Manager or designee to =
execute=20
all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.=20
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CHECK=20
REGISTER NO. 24 AND 25 - Approval of the Check =
Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
approve=20
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check =
Register=20
Nos. 24 and 25.
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NEW BUSINESS
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PUBLIC=20
LIBRARY MATERIALS RESOURCE SHARING - To ensure =
patrons=20
of the Santa Clarita Public Library have access to a =
robust=20
collection of materials beyond those to be held at our =
three=20
local libraries, City Council authorization is =
requested to=20
purchase an integrated library system needed to =
participate in=20
the Inland Library Network and to join the Southern =
California=20
Library Cooperative, including introduction of an =
ordinance to=20
officially create the Santa Clarita Public Library =
effective=20
July 1, 2011.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City =
Council=20
authorize and direct the City Manager, and/or his =
designees,=20
to take all actions necessary for the City of Santa =
Clarita to=20
join the Southern California Library Cooperative; =
authorize=20
the City Manager to issue a purchase order and/or =
contract in=20
an amount not to exceed $93,040 to SirsiDynix, Inc., =
for the=20
purchase and installation of SirsiDynix Symphony =
integrated=20
library system software required to participate in the =
Inland=20
Library Network; authorize a loan in the amount of =
$93,040=20
from the General Fund Capital Projects Reserve to the =
Public=20
Library Fund (Fund 309) at an interest rate equal to =
the rate=20
of return on investments of the City=E2=80=99s cash =
and investment=20
portfolio and to be repaid at such time as is possible =
by Fund=20
309, and appropriate said amount within Fund 309; =
introduce=20
and pass to second reading on January 25, 2011, an =
Ordinance=20
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE =
CITY OF=20
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2.70, PUBLIC =
LIBRARY, TO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, =
ESTABLISHING FOR=20
THE MUNICIPALITY A PUBLIC LIBRARY." =
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for the public to address =
the City=20
Council on items that are NOT on
the agenda. Council will =
not act=20
upon those items at this meeting other than to review and =
return=20
without action or provide direction to staff. ALL speakers =
must=20
submit a speaker's slip to the City Clerk prior to this =
portion of=20
the meeting and prepare a presentation not to exceed three =
(3)=20
minutes. The number of people wishing to speak will divide =
the=20
thirty minutes allowed for public input, maximum time =
allowed per=20
person will be three (3) minutes.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public=20
Participation)
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ADJOURNMENT=20
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular =
meeting of=20
the City Council will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2010, at =
6:00=20
p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 =
Valencia=20
Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
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CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk, do hereby certify =
that I am=20
the duly appointed and
qualified City Clerk for the City =
of=20
Santa Clarita and that on January 6, 2011, between the =
hours of=20
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at =
City=20
Hall and the
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.
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Kevin=20
Tonoian
Acting City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California=20
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