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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY/
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, May 10, 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 - Ferry

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

College of the Canyons Ice Hockey Team for winning the Division 3
National Championship

Sandy Fischer for her work on the Arts Commission

Gail Ortiz for receiving the CAPIO Lifetime Achievement Award

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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 April 22, 2011, special meeting and the
April 26, 2011, special and regular joint meetings.

Redevelopment Agency: Approve the minutes of the
April 26, 2011, special and regular joint meetings.

Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of
the April 26, 2011, regular meeting.

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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.

RENEWAL
OF SUPPORT FOR SANTA CLARITA VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (SCVEDC) - The SCVEDC is requesting a
financial investment for its second year in operation in the
amount of $200,000. In November 2009, the City Council
approved an initial first year investment in the SCVEDC of
$200,000. This second year of investment includes an
expectation of completed deliverables and
goals.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council authorize
expenditure of up to $200,000 from the Economic Development
budget (Account Number 11301-5171.005) for the renewal of
support for the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development
Corporation (SCVEDC); and authorize the City Manager or his
designee to negotiate and execute a renewal agreement with the
SCVEDC, subject to City Attorney
approval.

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4.

FEDERAL
LEGISLATION: S. 759 - On April 7, 2011, United States
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced S. 759, the Soledad
Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and
Management Act of 2011. This bill is a collaborative effort
between the City of Santa Clarita, CEMEX, City of Victorville,
County of San Bernardino and Senator Boxer to resolve the
12-year-old dispute between the City of Santa Clarita and
CEMEX.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council support S.
759, as recommended by the City Council Legislative Committee,
and transmit position statements to Senator Barbara Boxer,
Senator Dianne Feinstein, Representative Howard P. "Buck"
McKeon, Members of Congress, congressional staff, Department
of Interior, administration representatives, and other
individuals and organizations, as appropriate.

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5.

STATE
LEGISLATION- On April 18, 2011, the City Council
Legislative Committee met and considered two bills currently
pending before the California Legislature, AB 1069 and AB 438.
If enacted into law, AB 1069 would extend the California Film
and Television Tax Credit Program by an additional five years
from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019. This bill would also
extend the existing authority to allocate $100 million per
fiscal year through FY 2018-19. AB 438 was introduced by
Assembly Member Das Williams (D-35-Santa Barbara) to require
that the board of trustees, common council, or other
legislative body of any city or the board of trustees of any
library district may notify the county board of supervisors
that the city or library district no longer desires to be a
part of the county free library system, provided that a
specified two week published notice is given. In addition,
only in the situation whereby the withdrawing city's
legislative body intend to contract library services through a
private company, then voter approval would be required at a
regularly scheduled election.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council adopt the recommendation of the City Council
Legislative Committee and adopt a "support" position for
Assembly Bill 1069 and an "oppose" position for Assembly Bill
438 and transmit position statements to the bills' authors,
Santa Clarita legislative delegation, Members of the
Legislature and committee staff, Governor Brown and the League
of California Cities.

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6.

THE
VISTA CANYON ANNEXATION PROJECT, INCLUDING THE
ANCILLARY
ANNEXATION AREA (PORTIONS OF SAND CANYON, FAIR
OAKS RANCH, AND JAKES WAY), SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF THE
ORDINANCES - Second reading and adoption of Ordinances
for the Vista Canyon Annexation project.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: City Council conduct second reading and adopt
ordinances entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PREZONE NO. 07-001
A (MASTER CASE 07-127) FOR THE VISTA CANYON PROJECT, AS SHOWN
IN EXHIBIT "A" and AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PREZONE NO. 07-001
B (MASTER CASE 07-127) FOR THE ANCILLARY ANNEXATION AREA (FAIR
OAKS RANCH, JAKES WAY, PORTIONS OF SAND CANYON), AS SHOWN IN
EXHIBIT "A".

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7.

INTERSECTION
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT C3011 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT - The Intersection Safety Improvements
project will enhance safety at the intersections of Rye Canyon
Road and Avenue Scott, Whites Canyon Road and Stillmore
Street, and Soledad Canyon Road and Galeton Road. The traffic
signals will be modified to provide protected left turns and
eliminate accidents related to permissive left turns.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the plans
and specifications for the Intersection Safety Improvements,
Project C3011; award the construction contract to JFL
Electric, Inc. for $74,861, plus a 10 percent contingency in
the amount of $7,487, for a total contract amount not to
exceed $82,348; authorize the transfer of $18,000.00 from
Expenditure Account 14402-5141.007 to C3011354-5161.001; and
authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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8.

LYONS
AVENUE MEDIAN MODIFICATION, PROJECT C0026 - APPROVE THE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION - This
project will construct a raised median on Lyons Avenue
immediately east of the I-5 freeway. Other improvements
included with this project are landscaping, irrigation, and
storm drain work.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council
approve the plans and specifications for the Lyons Avenue
Median Modification, Project C0026; approve the withdrawal of
the bid by ASAP General Engineering and award the construction
contract to FS Construction in the amount of $209,404, and
authorize a contingency in the amount of $31,411, for a total
contract amount not to exceed $240,815; increase revenues in
the amount of $61,260 in Revenue Account 259-4451.004 and
appropriate $61,260 to Expenditure Account C0026259-5161.001;
and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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9.

SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROJECT T0031 - APPROVE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT -
This project consists of the construction of physical
improvements at crossings near Leona Cox Elementary School,
Rio Vista Elementary School, and Old Orchard Elementary
School. The project will enhance students' safety by reducing
the speed of vehicles near school grounds and increasing the
visibility of school crossings.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the plans and specifications for the
Safe Routes to School Infrastructure, Project T0031; award the
construction contract to R.C. Becker & Son, Inc., in the
amount of $412,057, plus a contingency in the amount of
$50,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $462,057;
and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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10.

ANNUAL
LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION
DISTRICT - Consideration and adoption of resolutions
associated with the annual process of ordering, approving, and
setting the public hearing on the annual levy of the Open
Space Preservation District is required by the Landscaping and
Lighting Act of 1972.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City
Council adopt resolution initiating proceedings for the levy
and collection of assessments within the Open Space
Preservation District for Fiscal Year 2011/12; and adopt
resolution declaring the City's intention to levy assessments
and preliminarily approve an Engineer's Report in connection
with the Open Space Preservation District for Fiscal Year
2011/12.

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11.

ANNUAL
LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS - This
required procedural matter orders and approves the assessment
engineer's reports and sets a public hearing on the annual
levy for the Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, Landscape
Maintenance Districts, Street Light Maintenance District, and
the Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance
District.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a
resolution initiating proceedings for the levy and collection
of assessments for Fiscal Year 2011/12 for the Drainage
Benefit Assessment Areas, Landscape Maintenance Districts,
Streetlight Maintenance District, and the Golden Valley Ranch
Open Space Maintenance District; and adopt resolutions
declaring the City's intention to levy assessments and
preliminarily approving engineer's reports for the Special
Districts.

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12.

AWARD
CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW
SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT FLEET -
City Council award a contract to Apollo Video Technology for
the purchase and installation of a new security camera system
on eighty-seven (87) of the city’s existing local and commuter
transit fleet.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council
award a contract to Apollo Video Technology for the purchase
and installation of a new security camera system on the City's
transit fleet in the amount of $471,365, which reflects the
base pricing plus the selected option pricing, and to
authorize a contingency of 10% in the amount of $47,136, for a
total contract not to exceed $518,501; Authorize the City
Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.

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13.

CITY
OF SANTA CLARITA'S FISCAL YEAR 2011-12 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT
POLICY - Per California Government Code Section 53646,
the City Treasurer may annually present the City's Investment
Policy to the City Council to reaffirm or make any changes to
the existing policy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the
City of Santa Clarita's Fiscal Year 2011-12 Statement of
Investment Policy, and direct staff to submit the policy to
the Association of Treasurers United States and Canada (APT
US&C) for certification in their annual award program.

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14.

CHECK
REGISTER NO. 8 - Approval of the Check
Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 8.

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15.

CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS LIST - During the April
12, 2011, City Council Meeting, the City Council directed the
City Manager to review the current City Council Committee
Appointments list and recommend updates or changes as
appropriate.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council
approve the recommended changes to the City Council Committee
Appointments list.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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16.

CITY
COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - During the January
25, 2011, City Council Meeting, Councilmember Bob Kellar
requested that the City Council consider forming a City
Council Public Safety Subcommittee. Subsequently, at the April
12, 2011, City Council meeting, the City Council gave
direction to further explore the concept and to develop a
scope or set of parameters for the proposed
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

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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting of
the City Council will be held Tuesday, May 24, 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 May 5, 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.