Agenda = Face

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY=20 REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, March 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 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 AND RECOGNITIONS

Jim McCarthy for receiving the Los Angeles County Star = Award and=20 his work on parks and trails in the Santa Clarita Valley=20
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

None

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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 the minutes of the February 24, 2011, special meeting; = approve=20 the minutes of the March 8, 2011, special and regular = joint=20 meetings.
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the = minutes=20 of the March 8, 2011, special and regular joint = meetings of=20 the Redevelopment Agency. =

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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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USE=20 TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM WITH AEROSPACE DYNAMICS = INTERNATIONAL AS=20 PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 21-POINT BUSINESS = PLAN FOR=20 PROGRESS - The City of Santa Clarita=E2=80=99s = 21-Point=20 Business Plan for Progress was adopted by City Council = in=20 April 2009. The programs of the 21-Point Business Plan = for=20 Progress were developed as a way to enhance the = economy, build=20 upon Santa Clarita=E2=80=99s current successes, = improve the=20 infrastructure of the City, and develop the local = workforce.=20 The Use Tax Incentive Program was designed to increase = the=20 partnership opportunities between the City and local=20 businesses by incentivizing business expansion and = generating=20 increased use tax revenue to the City. The current Use = Tax=20 Incentive Program requires City Council consent for=20 participation in excess of $50,000. Staff is = requesting City=20 Council consent to approve participation in the = program by=20 Aerospace Dynamics International (ADI) to receive = business=20 expansion credits in an amount equal to 50% of the net = new use=20 tax allocated to the City by ADI, which will exceed = the=20 $50,000 threshold.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve the participation in the Use Tax Incentive = Program by=20 Aerospace Dynamics International (ADI) to receive = business=20 expansion credits in an amount equal to 50% of the net = new use=20 tax allocated to the City by ADI, which will exceed = the=20 $50,000 threshold.

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TRAFFIC=20 CIRCULATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON BOUQUET CANYON = ROAD AND=20 NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, PROJECT C4010 - PROJECT = ACCEPTANCE=20 - This project improved traffic circulation and safety = at the=20 intersection by adding an additional left-turn lane = from=20 southbound Bouquet Canyon Road onto eastbound Newhall = Ranch=20 Road. The traffic circulation improvements will help=20 accommodate the increased daily traffic flow to the = newly=20 constructed Golden Valley Road Bridge over the Santa = Clara=20 River.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = accept the=20 completion of the Traffic Circulation and Safety = Improvements=20 on Bouquet Canyon Road and Newhall Ranch Road, Project = C4010;=20 direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of = Completion; and=20 direct staff to release the 10 percent retention 35 = days after=20 the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop = notices=20 have been filed, as provided by law. =

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APPROVAL=20 OF RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF = SANTA=20 CLARITA AND NEXTG NETWORKS OF CALIFORNIA - = This=20 agreement will allow NextG Networks of California = (NextG) to=20 occupy the City's public right-of-way in a similar = manner to=20 many existing utilities. NextG is a holder of a valid=20 California Public Utilities Commission license that = exempts it=20 from the City's normal franchise process. This = agreement will=20 provide revenue to the City and allow for NextG to = exercise=20 its license by co-locating on existing City poles and = street=20 lights, thus minimizing the installation of new above = ground=20 structures.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve a Right-of-Way Use Agreement with NextG = Networks of=20 California for the purpose of constructing localized = fiber=20 based telecommunication networks in portions of the = City of=20 Santa Clarita; and authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute the Agreement, subject to City Attorney = approval.=20

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RESOLUTION=20 CONSENTING TO INCLUSION IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY = ENERGY=20 PROGRAM TO FACILITATE ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY=20 IMPROVEMENTS - The purpose of the Los Angeles = County=20 Energy Program is to help residential and commercial=20 properties retrofit their buildings with energy = conservation,=20 water conservation, and renewable energy=20 upgrades.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = adopt a=20 resolution consenting to inclusion in the Los Angeles = County=20 Energy Program to facilitate energy and water = efficiency=20 improvements.

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TAX-SHARING=20 RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATIONS 1055 = AND 1056=20 - The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District = provides wastewater treatment services within the = District's=20 service area. To provide wastewater treatment service = to=20 property located outside of the District's service = area, the=20 boundary must be expanded through the annexation = process.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the=20 Sanitation District's resolutions approving and = accepting the=20 negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting = from=20 Sanitation District Annexations 1055 and 1056.=20

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SANTA=20 CLARITA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COALITION = FORMATION -=20 The Santa Clarita Valley Transportation Coalition will = better=20 enable the Santa Clarita region to compete for scarce=20 transportation funds by providing a mechanism for key=20 lawmakers and decision-makers to respond with a = unified voice=20 concerning transportation issues and=20 projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 the formation of a Santa Clarita Valley Transportation = Coalition.

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AWARD=20 CONTRACT FOR BUS SERVICES FOR USE BY RECREATION DAY = CAMPS,=20 EXCURSIONS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS -=20 Transportation services are needed for several Parks,=20 Recreation, and Community Services Programs including = Camp=20 Clarita, Youth in Government, Visions in Progress, = Community=20 Center, and Blur Ribbon Task Force. In order to = provide for=20 the transportation of program participants, bids were=20 solicited from bus service = providers.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council award a contract to Student=20 Transportation of America for bus services for use by = the=20 Recreation Division's Day Camps and Community Services = programs in the amount of $71,564, plus a contingency = of=20 $7,156, for a total annual amount not to exceed = $78,720; award=20 a contract to American Star Trailways for bus services = for use=20 by the Recreation Division's Excursions program in the = amount=20 of $5,800, plus a contingency of $1,498, for a total = annual=20 amount not to exceed $7,298; authorize the City = Manager, or=20 designee, to execute up to two annual renewal options = for the=20 contract with Student Transportation of America, not = to exceed=20 $78,720 each, plus Consumer Price Index (CPI) = adjustments,=20 contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City = Council=20 in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year; authorize = the City=20 Manager, or designee, to execute up to two annual = renewal=20 options for the contract with American Star Trailways, = not to=20 exceed $7,298 each, plus Consumer Price Index (CPI)=20 adjustments, contingent upon the appropriation of = funds by the=20 City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal = Year;=20 authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute = all=20 contracts and associated documents, or modify the = awards in=20 the event that issues of impossibility of performance = arise,=20 and execute renewals, in accordance with the terms = provided=20 herein, subject to City Attorney approval.=20

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INTRODUCTION=20 OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 12.84 OF TITLE 12 TO = THE SANTA=20 CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF = MOBILE=20 BILLBOARD ADVERTISING DISPLAYS - Mobile = billboard=20 advertising displays are signs that are attached to = trailers=20 and other non motorized vehicles for the purpose of=20 advertising on the public right of way. Recently, city = staff=20 have received numerous complaints about these signs = posing a=20 visual blight and a safety hazard. While citations can = currently be issued for trailers that are detached = from=20 vehicle, towing repeat offender mobile billboard = advertising=20 displays requires posted signs stating that the = trailers can=20 be removed from the public streets. In order to remove = the=20 mobile billboard advertising displays, the State Code = must be=20 adopted so that the sign requirement is removed and = the owners=20 can be criminally charged for the=20 violations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance = entitled:=20 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA=20 ADDING CHAPTER 12.84 OF TITLE 12 TO THE SANTA CLARITA=20 MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF MOBILE=20 BILLBOARD ADVERTISING DISPLAYS" adding chapter 12.84 = to the=20 Santa Clarita Municipal Code pertaining to the = regulation of=20 mobile billboard advertising displays, and set second = reading=20 for April 12, 2011.

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ACQUISITION=20 OF AN OPENING-DAY LIBRARY MATERIALS COLLECTION = ENHANCEMENT,=20 AND OF ITEMS RELATED TO LIBRARY START-UP AND SERVICE=20 ENHANCEMENT - Appropriate funds to acquire an = opening=20 day library materials collection and for = library-related=20 start-up and service enhancement items to support the = July1,=20 2011 creation of the Santa Clarita Public=20 Library.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = authorize=20 the City Manager or designee to place an order through = Library=20 Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI) not to exceed = $900,000 for=20 acquisition of opening-day library materials to = enhance the=20 existing local collection; authorize the City Manager = or=20 designee to approve bid specifications and award = contracts for=20 purchase of library needs including furniture, = fixtures,=20 equipment, tenant improvements, design services, = technology=20 equipment, signage, and marketing to the lowest = responsive=20 bidders in a cumulative amount not to exceed $448,000 = to=20 transition library operations to the City as follows: = $213,000=20 - Technology Equipment; $175,000 - Furniture, = Fixtures, and=20 Tenant Improvements (Valencia Library only); $35,000 - = Design=20 Service Contract with LPA; and $25,000 - Signage and=20 Marketing; approve a loan of $1,348,000 from the = General Fund=20 Capital Projects Reserve to the Public Library Fund = (Fund 309)=20 at an interest rate equal to the rate of return on = investments=20 of the City's cash and investment portfolio and to be = repaid=20 at such time as is possible by Fund 309; appropriate = the=20 $1,348,000 as follows: $900,000 in account = 12050-5111.020;=20 $388,000 in account 12050-5201.013; and $60,000 in = account=20 12050-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute all documents, subject to the approval of the = City=20 Attorney.

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CHECK=20 REGISTER NO. 5 - Approval of the Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 No. 5.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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THE=20 VISTA CANYON ANNEXATION PROJECT, INCLUDING THE=20 ANCILLARY
ANNEXATION AREA (PORTIONS OF SAND CANYON, = FAIR=20 OAKS RANCH, AND JAKES WAY) - A request for the = approval of the annexation and development of Vista = Canyon=20 including approval of the annexation of the existing = Fair=20 Oaks, Jakes Way and portions of Sand Canyon = communities and=20 certification of the EIR for the = projects.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council receive the staff report; = open the=20 public hearing for testimony; provide direction to = staff to=20 return to the City Council on April 26, 2011 with = resolutions=20 and ordinances adopting the Planning = Commission=E2=80=99s=20 recommendation of approval of Vista Canyon and the = Ancillary=20 Annexation Area; and continue the public hearing to = April 26,=20 2011.

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APPEAL=20 OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE VALENCIA TOWN CENTER WEST = SHARED=20 PARKING AGREEMENT - On February 15, 2011, the = City=20 received a letter from Westfield on behalf of Valencia = Town=20 Center, L.P. appealing the Planning Commission's = decision. The=20 appeal claims that the decision impacts the balance = between=20 office parking and retail tenant parking. =
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing and = adopt a=20 resolution affirming the City of Santa Clarita = Planning=20 Commission's approval of Master Case 10-127 amending = the=20 Valencia Town Center West Shared Parking Agreement = with=20 revisions agreed upon by the Applicant and the = Appellant.=20

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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RECONSIDERATION=20 OF STATE ROUTE 14/SAND CANYON ROAD GATEWAY = BEAUTIFICATION,=20 PROJECT B3003 AND FEDERAL-AID PROJECT = RPSTPLE-5450(059), STATE=20 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM - AWARD DESIGN=20 CONTRACT - The project will install = landscaping,=20 hardscape, and irrigation systems along State Route 14 = on- and=20 off-ramps and Sand Canyon Road within the City of = Santa=20 Clarita and within the jurisdiction of the California=20 Department of Transportation = (Caltrans).
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION : If the City Council wishes to reconsider = this=20 item, the Council must first adopt a motion to = reconsider.=20 Thereafter, consider Actions 2, 3, and 4; award the = contract=20 for landscape architecture and engineering design = services to=20 Valley Crest Design Group for the State Route 14/Sand = Canyon=20 Road Gateway Beautification, Project B3003, in the = amount of=20 $229,530, plus a contingency in the amount of $29,318, = for a=20 total contract amount not to exceed $258,848; = appropriate=20 $78,264 from Landscape Maintenance District Fund 357 = to=20 Expenditure Account B3003357-5161.001; and authorize = the City=20 Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject = to City=20 Attorney approval.

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NEW BUSINESS
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FORMATION=20 OF A CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE -=20
During the January 25, 2011, City Council = Meeting,=20 Councilmember Bob Kellar requested that the City = Council=20 consider forming a City Council Public Safety=20 Subcommittee.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 discuss formation of a City Council Public Safety = Subcommittee=20 and provide direction.

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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 - In memory of Margaret Elinor Malsor Gould
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FUTURE MEETINGS

A City Council Study = Session=20 will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. in the = Century=20 Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa = Clarita=20 CA.

The next regular meeting of the City Council will = be held=20 Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council = Chamber, 1st=20 floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita,=20 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 March 17, 2011, between the hours of = 9:00 a.m.=20 and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall = and the=20 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.