Agenda = Face

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY=20 REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, April 26, 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 - Weste

CALL TO ORDER=20

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE

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EXECUTIVE=20 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

SCV Veterans Memorial Committee

Grace Baptist Church for Assisting in Neighborhood = Beautification=20
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PRESENTATIONS

Autism Awareness Month

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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 April 5, 2011, special meeting and = the=20 April 12, 2011, special and regular joint meetings.=20
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the minutes = of the=20 April 12, 2011, special and regular joint meetings.=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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SECOND=20 READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE NO. 08-001(B) = (MASTER CASE=20 08-112) FOR THE NORLAND ROAD/ROBINSON RANCH 2 = ANNEXATION=20 AREA - A request to conduct the second reading = of an=20 ordinance to prezone approximately 187 acres for the = Norland=20 Road/Robinson Ranch 2 Annexation Area. =
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council: conduct the second reading = for the=20 ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL = OF THE=20 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PREZONE = NO.=20 08-001(B) (MASTER CASE 08-112) FOR THE NORLAND = ROAD/ROBINSON=20 RANCH 2 ANNEXATION AREA, AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "A".=20

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SECOND=20 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE = 10-002=20 (MASTER CASE 10-150) FOR THE ELSMERE CANYON ANNEXATION = AREA=20 - Second reading and adoption of an ordinance = approved=20 by City Council on April 12, 2011.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council adopt an Ordinance entitled: AN = ORDINANCE OF=20 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, = CALIFORNIA,=20 APPROVING PREZONE NO. 10-002 FOR THE ELSMERE CANYON = ANNEXATION=20 AREA, AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "A." =

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RESOLUTION=20 OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA TO=20 PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS = BEACON=20 AWARD PROGRAM - Request to participate in the=20 Institute for Local Government's Beacon Award = recognition=20 program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = adopt a=20 resolution supporting the City=E2=80=99s participation = in the=20 Institute for Local Government=E2=80=99s Beacon Award = recognition=20 program.

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SOLEDAD=20 CANYON ROAD MEDIAN LANDSCAPE REFURBISHMENT, PROJECT = B4006 -=20 AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project = will=20 refurbish the landscaping and irrigation in the = medians along=20 the eastern most portion of Soledad Canyon Road, = beginning at=20 Shadow Pines and proceeding west to Luther Drive. =
The=20 project is part of the City's adopted Capital = Improvement=20 Program and will help the City accomplish its = beautification=20 efforts of all major roadways through landscaped=20 medians.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 the plans and specifications for the Soledad Canyon = Road=20 Median Landscape Refurbishment, Project B4006, award = the=20 construction contract to America West Landscape in the = amount=20 of $931,114, and authorize a contingency in the amount = of=20 $139,667, for a total contract amount not to exceed=20 $1,070,781; authorize an increased expenditure in the = amount=20 of $45,000 to the existing professional services = contract with=20 Pacific Coast Land Design for landscape architect = design and=20 support services during construction; authorize an = expenditure=20 in the amount of $15,000 to Santa Clarita Water, a = division of=20 Castaic Lake Water Agency, for meter services for the=20 irrigation system; appropriate $507,272 from Landscape = Maintenance District Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure = Account=20 B4006357-5161.001; transfer $80,000 from Account=20 B4006357-5161.001 Soledad Canyon Road Median Landscape = Refurbishment to Account B4007357-5161.001 Bouquet = Canyon Road=20 Median Landscape Refurbishment design (Plum Canyon to=20 Urbandale); and authorize the City Manager or designee = to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney = approval.=20

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STATE=20 LEGISLATION: ASSEMBLY BILL 1058 - On February = 18,=20 2011, Assembly Member Smyth introduced AB 1058 to the=20 California State Legislature. If passed AB 1058 would = add a=20 section to the State Water Code requiring the SWRCB on = or=20 before July 1, 2013, to adopt a statewide policy = establishing=20 a statewide water quality objective and plan of = implementation=20 for chloride and other measures of salinity that may = affect=20 the suitability of water used for agricultural = purposes, in=20 accordance with prescribed bill requirements.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council support = Assembly=20 Bill 1058 (Smyth) and transmit statement of support to = Assembly Member Smyth, the Santa Clarita Valley = Sanitation=20 District, appropriate Members of the California = Legislature,=20 Governor Brown, and the League of California Cities.=20

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SANTA=20 CLARITA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT COLLEGE OF THE = CANYONS=20 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) - The City = of Santa=20 Clarita and the Santa Clarita Community College = District have=20 negotiated an MOU for the Performing Arts Center (PAC) = to=20 expire June 30, 2012. The MOU provides priority access = for=20 Community Users, funding for maintenance and equipment = replacement, partial funding for the salaries of the = Managing=20 Director and shared Arts Grants Writer, and various = marketing=20 opportunities for the City and Community Users through = the PAC=20 brochure and other marketing = materials.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council approve the Santa Clarita = Performing=20 Arts Center Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between = the City=20 of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Community = College=20 District.

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ANNEXATION=20 OF PARCELS INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 = (ANNEXATION L-90) - Annexation of parcels = receiving=20 benefit into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt = resolution=20 to initiate annexation proceedings for nine parcels = into=20 Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD) No. 1; approve = the=20 Engineer's Report, and call for and set the Public = Hearing for=20 June 14, 2011.

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CHECK=20 REGISTER NO. 7 - Approval of the Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 No. 7.

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SOUTHERN=20 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT REGIONAL COUNCIL=20 APPOINTMENT - In 2008 the Southern California=20 Association of Governments assessed its multiple = districts and=20 redistricted cities for more equitable population = parity. In=20 this action, the City of Santa Clarita and the City of = San=20 Fernando were redistricted into the same regional = district.=20 Previously, the City of Santa Clarita was districted = with City=20 of Lancaster and the City of Palmdale. The cities of = Santa=20 Clarita and San Fernando both concurred with the = redistricting=20 so as to provide more equitable population parity for=20 residents of our two cities in comparison to the other = existing districts in the region.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council reappoint Mayor McLean as the = Southern=20 California Association of Governments Regional Council = representative for District 67, which includes the = City of=20 Santa Clarita and the City of San Fernando, for = another=20 two-year term.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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THE=20 VISTA CANYON ANNEXATION PROJECT, INCLUDING THE = ANCILLARY=20 ANNEXATION AREA (PORTIONS OF SAND CANYON, FAIR OAKS = RANCH, AND=20 JAKES WAY): A request for the approval of the=20 annexation and development of Vista Canyon including = approval=20 of the annexation of the existing Fair Oaks, Jakes Way = and=20 portions of Sand Canyon communities and certification = of the=20 EIR for the projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council receive the staff report and = public
testimony; City=20 Council close the public hearing; certify the Final=20 Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Vista = Canyon=20 project and the Ancillary Annexation Area through the = adoption=20 of two Resolutions (one for Vista Canyon and one for = the=20 Ancillary Annexation Area), which includes the = adoption of the=20 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, CEQA = Findings,=20 and Statement of Overriding Considerations; adopt a = Resolution=20 (including the Final Conditions of Approval) that = approves=20 General Plan Amendment 07-001A, Specific Plan 07-001,=20 Tentative Tract Map 69164, Conditional Use Permit = 07-009, and=20 Oak Tree Permit 07-002; adopt a Resolution approving = General=20 Plan Amendment 07-001B for the Ancillary Annexation = Areas=20 (Jakes Way, Fair Oaks Ranch, portions of Sand Canyon); = adopt a=20 Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, = to=20 submit an application to the Local Agency Formation = Commission=20 (LAFCO) requesting: (a) annexation of approximately = 2,442=20 acres of land to the City of Santa Clarita for the = Vista=20 Canyon, Jakes Way, Fair Oaks Ranch, and portions of = Sand=20 Canyon areas, and (b) a simultaneous and corresponding = Sphere=20 of Influence Amendment; introduce and pass to second = reading=20 an Ordinance approving Prezone 07-001A for the Vista = Canyon=20 project; and introduce and pass to second reading an = Ordinance=20 approving Prezone 07-001B for the Ancillary Annexation = Areas=20 (Jakes Way, Fair Oaks Ranch, portions of Sand Canyon). =

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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SPECIAL=20 LIBRARY TAX - City Staff has concluded = research=20 related to the special library tax and is returning = this item=20 to the City Council. Following a review of various = issues,=20 including the receipt of updated information regarding = property tax revenue for fiscal year 2011-12, staff = has=20 determined that levying and collecting the special = library tax=20 approved by the voters of the City of Santa Clarita in = 1997 is=20 not NEEDED in order to operate the Santa Clarita = Public=20 Library and to significantly improve the level of = public=20 library services provided to the community. =
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council adopt a Resolution making the = determination to not levy the voter-approved special = tax=20 dedicated to fund library services, effective Fiscal = Year=20 2011-12.

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NEW BUSINESS
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ACQUISITION=20 OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEM AND = RELATED=20 SOFTWARE FOR THE SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY = - One of=20 the most significant components for operating the = City's=20 Library is purchase of a Radio Frequency = Identification (RFID)=20 system. RFID is the primary method for = check-out/check-in,=20 inventory, management, and security of library items = such as=20 books, CD=E2=80=99s, DVD=E2=80=99s, enables library = items to be tracked=20 throughout the entire library system and expedites the = process=20 for tracking whether items have been returned.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award a = contract=20 to Integrated Tech Group (ITG) in the amount of = $312,112 for=20 the purchase, installation, and integration of a new = Radio=20 Frequency Identification (RFID) check-out and security = system,=20 authorize a contingency of 10% in the amount of = $31,211 for a=20 total contract not to exceed $343,323, and appropriate = in=20 account 12050-5201.013; appropriate $45,000 for the = purchase=20 of a Public Computer (PC) Reservation System required = to=20 manage the availability of computer work stations = utilized by=20 public library patrons in account 12050-5111.009; = approve a=20 loan of $388,323 for the purchase of the RFID and PC=20 Reservation Systems from the General Fund Capital = Projects=20 Reserve to the Public Library Fund (Fund 309) at an = interest=20 rate equal to the rate of return on investments of the = City's=20 cash and investment portfolio and to be repaid at such = time as=20 possible by Fund 309 anticipated to be within seven to = ten=20 years; and authorize the City Manager or designee to = execute=20 all contracts and associated documents, or modify the = awards=20 in the event that issues of impossibility of = performance=20 arise, subject to City Attorney approval.=20

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APPOINTMENT=20 OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE AS THE = TRUSTEES=20 OF THE SANTA CLARITA BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES = -=20 Section 2.70.020 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code = provides=20 that the Santa Clarita Public Library shall be managed = by a=20 board of library trustees consisting of five members = who are=20 appointed by the City Council.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council adopt a Resolution appointing the = Mayor and=20 members of the City Council to serve as the trustees = of the=20 Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees.=20

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CALIFORNIA=20 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION- Every 10 years after = the=20 U.S. Census data is released, California must redraw = the=20 boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State = Assembly,=20 and State Board of Equalization districts to address = any=20 changes in population concentration. For these = districts in=20 California, the Citizens Redistricting Commission = (CRC) will=20 draw the new districts. The Commission must hold = public=20 hearings and accept public comment. After hearing from = the=20 public and drawing the maps for the 53 House of=20 Representatives districts, 40 State Senate districts, = 80=20 Assembly districts, and four Board of Equalization = districts,=20 the Commission must vote on the new maps to be used = for the=20 next decade.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve recommendation of the City Council Legislative = Committee to submit the following recommendations to = the=20 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC): = City of=20 Santa Clarita be placed within only one Congressional, = State=20 Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization district = and not=20 divided among two or more districts; Santa Clarita = Valley be=20 placed within only one Congressional, State Senate, = Assembly,=20 and Board of Equalization district and not divided = among two=20 or more districts; the City of Santa Clarita and Santa = Clarita=20 Valley be placed within compact districts, which = should=20 include other communities of north Los Angeles County = and/or=20 the northwest communities of the San Fernando Valley; = and City=20 Council designate a Council Member to testify at one = or both=20 of the Citizens=E2=80=99 Redistricting Commission = meetings on April=20 30, 2011 in San Fernando and/or May 1, 2011 in = Lancaster.=20

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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 Ruth Clark
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FUTURE MEETINGS

A City Council Study = Session=20 will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. in the = Century Room,=20 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, May 10, 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 April 21, 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.