Agenda = Face

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY=20 REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, February 22, 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=20 Participation portion of the meeting, each person wishing to = speak=20 should prepare a presentation of not more than three (3) = minutes.=20 Public Participation speaker's slips must be submitted to = the City=20 Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. Anyone = wishing to=20 address an item on the agenda should fill out a speaker's = slip and=20 submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the = item.=20 Each person addressing the Council is given three (3) = minutes to=20 speak indicated by a colored light system on the Council = dais; a=20 green light appears when the speaker begins; a yellow light = appears=20 when 30 seconds remain and a red light appears when time has = expired. Comments should be complete at this = 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 - Ferry

CALL TO ORDER=20

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE - Jacob Vincent and = Joshua=20 Vincent, from Boy Scout Troop 258

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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 AND RECOGNITIONS

American Heart Association Wear Red Day Proclamation

City Manager Recognition
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission 2011 = Goals=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 February 8, 2011, special and regular = joint=20 meetings of the City Council.
Redevelopment = Agency:=20 Approve the minutes of the February 8, 2011, special = and=20 regular joint meetings of the Redevelopment Agency.=20

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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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TRANSFER=20 OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LOW/MOD HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE = AGENCY=20 OWNED BLOCK TO THE NEWHALL AVENUE DEVELOPMENT = - In=20 2009 the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa = Clarita=20 (Agency) acquired a full block in downtown Newhall = ,=20 commonly referred to as the Agency-Owned Block = (Block).=20 The Block was acquired using Developer Fee funds and = Agency=20 low/mod housing funds, with the intent to develop a = mixed-use=20 project containing affordable housing units. Since the = acquisition of the Block another affordable housing=20 development, the Newhall Avenue Development, has = reached the=20 point of entitlement with construction expected to = begin in=20 early 2012.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = Redevelopment=20 Agency increase Agency non-housing transfers out of = Account=20 390-19500-5501.391 by $2,850,000 and increase Agency = low/mod=20 housing transfers in Account 391-4711.390 by = $2,850,000.=20

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RESOLUTIONS=20 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING=20 REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY AND=20 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA - The City and = Redevelopment=20 Agency to adopt Resolutions that will allow the = execution of=20 an Affordable Housing Reimbursement Agreement = committing RDA=20 low/mod housing funds for the development of the = Newhall=20 Avenue Development.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City=20 Council: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the = execution of=20 an Affordable Housing Reimbursement Agreement between = the=20 Redevelopment Agency and the City of Santa Clarita and = appropriate $30,000 into CDBG Contractual Services, = account=20 13311-5161.001, to fund the environmental review for = the=20 Newhall Avenue Development.
Redevelopment = Agency:=20 Adopt a Resolution authorizing the execution of an = Affordable Housing Reimbursement Agreement between the = Redevelopment Agency and the City of Santa Clarita.=20

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ASSIGNMENT=20 OF CONTRACT FROM CURBSIDE, INC., TO WM CURBSIDE, LLC = FOR THE=20 USED OIL AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DOOR-TO-DOOR = COLLECTION=20 PROGRAM - Curbside, Inc., currently provides = the=20 services related to the City's Used Oil and Household=20 Hazardous Waste Door-to-Door Collection program. On = January=20 17, 2011, the City was made aware that Curbside, Inc., = was=20 purchased by Waste Management and will operate under = the name=20 WM Curbside, LLC.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an=20 Assignment Agreement with Curbside, Inc., and WM = Curbside, LLC=20 to continue the services of the Used Oil and Household = Hazardous Waste (HHW) Door-to-Door Collection program. =

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NEWHALL=20 METROLINK PARKING EXPANSION, PROJECT T2005 - AWARD = DESIGN=20 CONTRACT - This project will expand the = existing joint=20 parking lot for the Newhall Metrolink Station and the = Newhall=20 Community Center to provide additional parking for = Metrolink=20 riders.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = award the=20 design contract for engineering services to Rick = Engineering=20 Company for the Newhall Metrolink Parking Expansion, = Project=20 T2005, in the amount of $118,000, plus a contingency = in the=20 amount of $17,700 for a total contract amount not to = exceed=20 $135,700; and authorize the City Manager or designee = to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney = approval.=20

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MAGIC=20 MOUNTAIN PARKWAY/INTERSTATE 5 INTERCHANGE LANDSCAPE=20 BEAUTIFICATION PHASE II, PROJECT S1003 - PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - This landscape beautification = project=20 enhanced the parkway and median areas and installed a=20 decorative monument wall to the recently completed = roadway=20 project at Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 accept the completion of the Magic Mountain = Parkway/Interstate=20 5 Interchange Landscape Beautification Phase II, = Project=20 S1003; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of = Completion;=20 authorize the appropriation of $57,443 from Landscape=20 Maintenance District Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure = Account=20 S1003357-5161.001; direct staff to release the = retention=20 balance 35 days after the Notice of Completion is = recorded,=20 provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided = by law;=20 and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute = all=20 documents, subject to City Attorney approval.=20

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TRAFFIC=20 SIGNAL INSTALLATION AT GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD AND NEWHALL = RANCH=20 ROAD, PROJECT C4008 - APPROVE THE PLANS AND = SPECIFICATIONS AND=20 AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project = will=20 install a complete traffic signal system to allow for=20 controlled access to Fire Station 104, located = immediately=20 north of this intersection, which is schedule to be = built=20 later this year. The signalization of this = intersection is=20 critical to the successful operation of the fire=20 station.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 the plans and specifications for the Traffic Signal=20 Installation at Golden Valley Road and Newhall Ranch = Road,=20 Project C4008, and award the construction contract to = Flatiron=20 Electric Group, Inc., in the amount of $184,370, and = authorize=20 a contingency in the amount of $36,874, for a total = contract=20 amount not to exceed $221,244; and authorize the City = Manager=20 or designee to execute all documents, subject to City = Attorney=20 approval.

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VALENCIA=20 INDUSTRIAL CENTER BIKE LANES, PROJECT T1011 - PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - This project consisted of = restriping and=20 the addition of signage to accommodate bicycle lanes = on Avenue=20 Scott between Rye Canyon Road and Avenue Rockefeller, = Avenue=20 Stanford between Vanderbilt Way and Avenue Scott, and=20 Vanderbilt Way. Bicycle detection was added at = signalized=20 intersections. The striping modifications improved = traffic=20 flow and provided a designated path of travel for = bicyclists.=20 This project is consistent with the City=E2=80=99s = adopted=20 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, making bicycling = more=20 convenient and building a comprehensive citywide = bicycle=20 network.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = accept the=20 completion of the Valencia Industrial Center Bike = Lanes,=20 Project T1011; direct the City Clerk to file the = Notice of=20 Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent = retention balance 35 days after the Notice of = Completion is=20 recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as = provided by law.

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COMMUNITY=20 SERVICES GRANT PROPOSAL PROGRAM - PROJECT = RECOMMENDATIONS FOR=20 FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 - Approval of Community = Services=20 Grants proposal recommendations.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council approve Community Services Grant = Committee's=20 Project Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2010-11, in an = amount=20 not to exceed $80,000; direct staff to execute = agreements=20 approved for funding; and authorize City Manager, or = designee,=20 to sign all documents pursuant to City Attorney = approval.=20

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ARTS=20 GRANTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 = -=20 Approval of Arts Grants proposed=20 recommendations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve Arts Commission recommendations for Arts = Grants for=20 Fiscal Year 2010-11, in an amount not to exceed = $40,000;=20 direct staff to execute agreements approved for = funding; and=20 authorize City Manager, or designee, to sign all = documents=20 pursuant to City Attorney approval. =

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VETERANS=20 HISTORICAL PLAZA SPECIAL USE FACILITY POLICY - = Proposed policy for the operation and use of Veterans=20 Historical Plaza.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 adopt the Veterans Historical Plaza Special Use = Facility=20 Policy for the operation and use of Veterans = Historical Plaza.=20

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SECOND=20 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 11 = AND=20 TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING THE USE OF=20 TEMPORARY, NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN THE CITY OF SANTA=20 CLARITA - Amendments to Titles 11 and 17 of = the=20 Municipal Code establishing regulations for the use of = temporary, non-commercial signs in the City and = establishing a=20 penalty for the illegal installation of such=20 signs.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = conduct=20 second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN = ORDINANCE=20 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, = CALIFORNIA=20 APPROVING MASTER CASE 10-046, ADOPTING A NEGATIVE = DECLARATION,=20 AND AMENDING TITLE 11 AND TITLE 17 OF THE CITY OF = SANTA=20 CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF = TEMPORARY, NON-COMMERCIAL SIGNS." =

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AWARD=20 CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW = RADIO SYSTEM=20 FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT FLEET - City Council = award a=20 contract to Hi-Desert Communications for the purchase, = installation, and integration of a new Narrowband = Radio System=20 to support the City=E2=80=99s Transit and Emergency = Operations Center=20 (EOC) in the amount of $181,264, which reflects the = base=20 pricing plus the selected option pricing; to authorize = a=20 contingency of 10% in the amount of $18,126, for a = total=20 contract not to exceed $199,390.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council appropriate funds in the amount of = $67,496=20 from Fund 702 (Technology Replacement) to Account=20 12400.5201.003, and appropriate remaining ARRA Funds = in the=20 amount of $10,690 to Account 12400-5201.003; award a = contract=20 to Hi-Desert Communications for the purchase, = installation,=20 and integration of a new Narrowband Radio System to = support=20 the City=E2=80=99s Transit and Emergency Operations = Center (EOC) in=20 the amount of $181,264, which reflects the base = pricing plus=20 the selected option pricing, to authorize a = contingency of 10%=20 in the amount of $18,126, for a total contract not to = exceed=20 $199,390; 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. 3 - Approval of the Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 No. 3.

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NEW BUSINESS
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PRESERVATION=20 OF 90 +/- ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY IN WILDWOOD CANYON, = LOS=20 ANGELES COUNTY ASSESSORS PARCELS 2827-018-030, = 2827-026-027,=20 2827-026-029, AND 2827-026-030 - = Purchase=20 recommendation to preserve as open space 90 +/- acres = of real=20 property in Wildwood Canyon, Los Angeles=20 County.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve the=20 purchase of 90 +/- acres of real property for open = space=20 preservation, located in Wildwood Canyon, = Assessor=E2=80=99s Parcels=20 2827-018-030, 2827-026-027, 2827-026-029, and = 2827-026-030.;=20 appropriate $390,000 from Open Space Preservation = District=20 Fund Balance (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation = District=20 Expenditure Account 12592-5201.004. Appropriate = $20,000 from=20 Open Space Preservation District Fund Balance (Fund = 358) to=20 Open Space Preservation District Expenditure Account=20 12592-5201.008; authorize the transfer of $90,000 from = Contractual Services Account R0002303-5161.001 to=20 Environmental Mitigation Land Acquisition Account=20 R0002303-5201.004; authorize the City Manager, or = designee, to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney = approval.=20

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JUNE=20 30, 2010 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND = AUDIT=20 COMMITTEE LETTER - The City's independent = audit firm,=20 Caporicci & Larson, CPA, has completed the City's = annual=20 audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. Caporicci = &=20 Larson, CPA, conducted the audit in accordance with = generally=20 accepted auditing standards, whereby an audit plan was = prepared and followed to obtain reasonable assurance = that the=20 City's financial statements were free from material=20 misstatements.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = and=20 Redevelopment Agency: Approve the Component Unit = Financial=20 Statements and the Redevelopment Agency State = Controller=20 Report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010; the = Comprehensive=20 Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Audit Committee = Letter for=20 fiscal year ending June 30,=20 2010.

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PUBLIC=20 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, March 8, 2011, at = 6:00 p.m.=20 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 = Santa=20 Clarita and that on February 17, 2011, between the hours of = 9:00=20 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City = Hall and=20 the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.

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Kevin=20 Tonoian
Acting City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California =

The official = agenda is=20 posted at City Hall in accordance with state law.
This copy = is for=20 general information only.
In the event of a conflict = between this=20 copy and the posted agenda, the posted agenda shall prevail. = Questions=20 regarding this agenda should be directed to the City Agenda = Coordinator at=20 (661) 255-4391.