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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

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

Tuesday, June 14, 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 - Ender

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

Sgt. Hargraves for adoption of abandoned horse

The Signal
Newspaper for receiving a California Newspaper Publishers
Association Award
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Arts Commission Goals

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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 May 24, 2011,
special and regular joint meetings.
Redevelopment
Agency: Approve the minutes of the May 24, 2011, special
and regular joint meetings.
Board of Library Trustees:
Approve the minutes of the May 24, 2011, special and
regular meetings.

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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.

FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE-YEAR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - The Fiscal Year
2011-2012 budget process is a six month effort that began in
January 2011. The City Council Budget Subcommittee, comprised
of Mayor McLean and Mayor Pro Tem Ender, has been involved in
the budget process since the beginning and played a
significant role in the development of the recommended budget.
The proposed balanced budget was presented to the City Council
during a Public Hearing on May 24, 2011.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: City Council and Redevelopment Agency adopt the
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Annual Operating Budget and Five-Year
Capital Improvement Program:
City Council: Adopt
resolution Adopting the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year
2011-2012; adopt resolution adopting the Five-Year Capital
Improvement Program; adopt resolution Setting the
Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2011-2012; adopt
resolution Electing to Receive All or a Portion of the Tax
Revenues Pursuant to Health and Safety Code (Community
Development Law); adopt resolution approving a loan from the
Valencia Bridge and Thoroughfare to the Bouquet Bridge and
Thoroughfare in the amount of $424,728; adopt resolution
Classifying the Various Components of Fund Balance as defined
in Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statement No. 54;
adopt resolution Providing for Compensation of Employees and
Amending the Position Classification Plan.
Redevelopment
Agency: Adopt resolution Adopting the Annual Budget for
Fiscal Year 2011-2012.

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4.

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITY COUNCILMEMBER
COMPENSATION - In compliance with the Government
Code, Councilmember compensation has historically been
reviewed and adjusted every two years, and the last adjustment
occurred on July 1, 2008. Council compensation was reviewed in
November 2009, and at that time the Council decided to
postpone consideration of an increase to a future date.
Councilmember compensation was discussed at the May 24, 2011,
City Council meeting and Council proposed a total pay increase
of ten percent (not compounded) for the period July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2012, to be effective on July 1,
2012.
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, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 2.04.048 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION."

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5.

ADOPT RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO LEVY THE TOURISM MARKETING
DISTRICT (TMD) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AS A MEANS TO INCREASE
TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA - As
part of the 21-Point Business Plan for Progress, the Tourism
Marketing District was established to provide an assessment of
two percent assessed by local hotels on visitors. These funds
will be used to market the City of Santa Clarita as a tourism
destination and attract high quality, high economic impact
events to the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City
Council adopt "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONTINUE A BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA TO BE DESIGNATED
AS THE TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT ("TMD") AND SETTING A TIME
AND PLACE OF A HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH
AREA."

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6.

OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PHASE II, PROJECT S2005 - PROJECT
ACCEPTANCE - This project constructed street, signal,
sidewalk, and stormdrain improvements including landscaping
amenities consistent with Phase I.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council accept completion of the Old Town Newhall
Streetscape Phase II, Project S2005; direct the City Clerk to
file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the
10 percent retention balance 35 days after the Notice of
Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been
filed, as provided by law.

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7.

RAILROAD AVENUE FENCING AND LANDSCAPE, PROJECTS B0004, B2011,
AND B2012 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This
project will install fencing, landscaping, and irrigation
within the railroad right-of-way along Railroad Avenue,
beginning at Cinema Drive and proceeding south to Oak Ridge
Drive and at the Placerita Creek Bridge continuing south to
13th Street. The project is part of the City's adopted Capital
Improvement Program and will help the City accomplish its
beautification efforts of all major
roadways.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve
the plans and specifications for the Railroad Avenue Fencing
and Landscaping, Projects B0004, B2011, and B2012, and award
the construction contract to STL Landscape, Inc., in the
amount not to exceed $514,272, including contingency;
appropriate $120,000 from Landscape Maintenance District, Zone
17, Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure Account B0004357-5161.001;
appropriate $30,000 from Landscape Maintenance District, Ad
Valorem, Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure Account
B2012357-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or designee
to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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8.

2010-11 OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM, PROJECT M0077 - AWARD
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - The Annual Overlay and Slurry
Seal project is an integral part of the City’s pavement
management program and provides pavement and slurry seal
asphalt maintenance treatments to selected City streets.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the plans
and specifications for the 2010-11 Overlay and Slurry Seal
Program, Project M0077; award the construction contract to
Toro Enterprises Inc. in the amount of $4,647,152, and
authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $464,716,
for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,111,868;
authorize an expenditure increase in the amount of $70,000 to
the existing professional services contract with Pavement
Engineering Inc. for pavement inspections and updates for the
Pavement Management System; authorize an expenditure increase
not to exceed $45,000 to the existing professional services
contract with Pavement Engineering Inc. for
roadway/asphalt-related design changes during construction;
authorize the transfer of $130,000 from the 2009-10 Overlay
and Slurry Seal Program Account M0071306-5161.001 to the
2010-11 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program Account
M0077306-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or designee
to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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9.

TAX-SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATIONS
331, 1054, AND 1057 - The Santa Clarita Valley
Sanitation District (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 (District)
Annexations 331, 1054, and 1057.

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10.

SUBMISSION OF THE DRAFT 2011-2012 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (AAP) AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS - Approval of the Draft 2011-2012
Annual Action Plan (AAP) and the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funding recommendations.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: City Council approve the Draft 2011-2012 AAP and
the CDBG Funding Recommendations contained therein, and
authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all required
documents subject to approval of the City Attorney.

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11.

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
AMENDING THE FINE SCHEDULE PURSUANT TO SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL
CODE §23.20.060 AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND
RESTATING TITLE 8 (ANIMALS) OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND, ADD AND DELETE DEFINITIONS, TO
CLARIFY POLICIES RELATING TO ANIMALS, AND TO CHANGE THE FEE
FOR LICENSING DELINQUENCIES - The City of Santa
Clarita's Community Preservation Division currently oversees
the contract with Los Angeles County for animal control
services . The proposed revisions to the ordinance mirror
changes adopted by Los Angeles County Animal Control Services
to Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution
amending the fine schedule pursuant to Chapter 23.20 of the
Santa Clarita Municipal Code and, introduce and pass to second
reading an ordinance entitled: "INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AND RESTATING TITLE 8 (ANIMALS) OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND, ADD AND DELETE DEFINITIONS,
TO CLARIFY POLICIES RELATING TO ANIMALS, AND TO CHANGE THE FEE
FOR LICENSING DELINQUENCIES".

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12.

AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONCESSION SERVICES AT THE SANTA CLARITA
AQUATIC CENTER - Award of contract to Plevco West
Inc., dba Lamppost Pizza, to provide food concessions at the
Santa Clarita Aquatic Center.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council award a contract for the operation of food
concessions at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center to Plevco West
Inc., dba Lamppost Pizza, and authorize the City Manager,.or
designee, to execute the contract and any subsequent renewals,
or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility
or performance arise, subject to City Attorney review.

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13.

SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE ANNUAL
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR
2011-2012 - Second reading of the Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Fee Ordinance.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council conduct a second reading and adopt an
ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE ANNUAL
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR
2011-2012."

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14.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS INITIATING
PROCEEDING, APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND TAKING OTHER
RELATED ACTIONS - Various actions required by law to
modify the assessment methodologies and rates for various
zones in Landscape District Nos. 1 and T1.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution to initiate
proceedings, and make certain designations in connection with
proposed annexations into, detachments from, creation of new
zones, dissolution of existing zones, and assessment rate
adjustment in Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1 an T1; and
adopt a resolution to approve Engineer's Report, and declare
its intention to order annexations into, detachments from,
creation of new zones, dissolution of existing zones, and
assessment rate adjustments in Landscape Maintenance District
Nos. 1 and T1, and to levy an assessment thereon, taking
certain other actions in connection therewith.

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15.

CHECK REGISTER NO. 10 - Approval of the Check
Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 10.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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16.

ANNEXATION OF PARCELS INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 1 (ANNEXATION L-90) - Consideration of annexing
nine parcels receiving benefit into Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City
Council continue the public hearing to June 28, 2011, to allow
the 45-day notice period to expire for parcels under
consideration in this annexation.

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17.

ONE VALLEY ONE VISION PROCESS - APPROVAL OF NEW GENERAL PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. CERTIFICATION OF FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT INCLUDING ADOPTION OF THE
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, REQUIRED FINDINGS
OF FACT AND ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
- Presentation of new general plan and accompanying
environmental impact report as recommended for approval by the
Planning Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City
Council receive the staff report, open the public hearing for
testimony, close the public hearing and adopt resolutions as
recommended by the Planning Commission approving the new
General Plan and certifying its Final Environmental Impact
Report.

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NEW BUSINESS
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18.

COMPASS BLUEPRINT CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH NEWHALL AREA - Overview of the
Compass Blueprint Concept Plan, prepared by Design Community
and Environment (DC&E), for the southern and western
portions of the North Newhall Area. The Concept Plan was
prepared as part of the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) Compass Blueprint Demonstration Project
Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council receive
presentation and direct staff to implement the Compass
Blueprint Concept Plan as a set of guidelines for future
development of the Concept Plan Area.

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19.

NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER TO THE ARTS
COMMISSION - Nomination and approval of individual to
fill the vacant Arts Commission seat for the remaining term
through July 31, 2012.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Nominate and approve appointment to the Arts Commission.

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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 James E. Jinks
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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting of the
City Council will be held Tuesday, June 28, 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 June 9, 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.