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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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
Business
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Public Participation Process

During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, each
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more
than three (3) minutes. Public Participation speaker's slips must be
submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting
begins. Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda should fill
out a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the
Mayor announces the item. Each person addressing the Council is
given three (3) minutes to speak indicated by a colored light system
on the Council dais; a green light appears when the speaker begins;
a yellow light appears 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
you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please
contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48
hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR
35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
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INVOCATION - McLean

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE

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EXECUTIVE MEETING

This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the
agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed.
Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of
the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be
approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to
pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public
agenda items during the Executive Meeting.
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether there
are any changes to the Agenda or if any member of the Council or the
public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent
Calendar.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Jim McCarthy for receiving the Los Angeles County Star Award and
his work on parks and trails in the Santa Clarita Valley

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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
considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by the
City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the
City Council unless a request is made by a member of the
public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be
removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered
separately.
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1.

APPROVAL
OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the previous City
Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings are submitted for
approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Approve
the minutes of the February 24, 2011, special meeting; approve
the minutes of the March 8, 2011, special and regular joint
meetings.
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the minutes
of the March 8, 2011, special and regular joint meetings of
the Redevelopment Agency.

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2.

READING
OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code Section 36934
requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council
taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title
on the Council agenda, Council may determine that the title
has been read.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council
determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on
this public agenda have been read and waive further reading.

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3.

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

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4.

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

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

TAX-SHARING
RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATIONS 1055 AND 1056
- The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District
provides wastewater treatment services within the District's
service area. To provide wastewater treatment service to
property located outside of the District's service area, the
boundary must be expanded through the annexation process.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the
Sanitation District's resolutions approving and accepting the
negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from
Sanitation District Annexations 1055 and 1056.

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8.

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

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9.

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

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10.

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

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11.

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

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12.

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

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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13.

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

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14.

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

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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15.

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

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NEW BUSINESS
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16.

FORMATION
OF A CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE -

During the January 25, 2011, City Council Meeting,
Councilmember Bob Kellar requested that the City Council
consider forming a City Council Public Safety
Subcommittee.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council
discuss formation of a City Council Public Safety Subcommittee
and provide direction.

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PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION

This time has been set aside for the public to address the City
Council on items that are NOT on
the agenda. Council will not act
upon those items at this meeting other than to review and return
without action or provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must
submit a speaker's slip to the City Clerk prior to this portion of
the meeting and prepare a presentation not to exceed three (3)
minutes. The number of people wishing to speak will divide the
thirty minutes allowed for public input, maximum time allowed per
person will be three (3) minutes.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public
Participation)
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ADJOURNMENT
- In memory of Margaret Elinor Malsor Gould
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FUTURE MEETINGS

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

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st
floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita,
CA.
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CERTIFICATION

I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am
the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa
Clarita and that on March 17, 2011, between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.

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Kevin
Tonoian
Acting City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California

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