Agenda = Face

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY/BOARD=20 OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, June 28, 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

Andree Walper for Receiving the "Andree Walper Award" at = the 2011=20 Cowboy Couture Fashion Show

100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote

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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Introduction of New City Librarians

AQMD = Presentation to=20 the City Council

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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 June 14, 2011, special and regular = joint=20 meetings.
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the = minutes=20 of the June 14, 2011, special and regular joint = meetings.=20
Board of Library Trustees: Approve the = minutes of=20 the June 14, 2011, special and regular 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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STATE=20 LEGISLATION: AB 515 - On June 14, 2011, the = City=20 Council Legislative Committee met and considered AB = 515,=20 currently pending before the California Legislature. = If=20 enacted into law, AB 515 would establish the = California=20 Community Colleges Extension Pilot Program to permit = the=20 governing board of a community college district that = meets=20 specified requirements to establish and maintain an = extension=20 program offering credit courses until July 1, 2016.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the=20 recommendation of the City Council Legislative = Committee and=20 adopt a "support" position for Assembly Bill 515 = (Brownley)=20 and transmit letters of support to Assembly Member = Brownley,=20 Santa Clarita=E2=80=99s state legislative delegation, = appropriate=20 Legislative committees, Governor Brown, League of = California=20 Cities, and Santa Clarita Community College District.=20

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STATE=20 LEGISLATION: AB 1250 - On June 14, 2011, the = City=20 Council Legislative Committee met and considered AB = 1250,=20 currently pending before the California Legislature. = If=20 enacted into law, this bill would preserve but reform = state=20 redevelopment agencies in response to Governor = Brown=E2=80=99s=20 proposal for the elimination of redevelopment=20 agencies.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = adopt the=20 recommendation of the City Council Legislative = Committee and=20 adopt a "support" position for Assembly Bill 1250 = (Alejo) and=20 transmit letters of support to Assembly Member Alejo, = Santa=20 Clarita=E2=80=99s state legislative delegation, = appropriate=20 legislative committees, Governor Brown, League of = California=20 Cities, and California Redevelopment Association.=20

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NRPA=20 STARTING NEW AT GOLF GRANT - Grant funds will=20 implement a Starting New at Golf Recreational Program = that is=20 golf's version of T-ball. The program introduces golf = to=20 children ages five-to-eight years old, teaching them = the=20 fundamentals of the game and it reinforces positive, = healthy=20 lifestyle benefits that accompany participation in = sport.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council accept the = National Recreation and Parks Assocation Starting New = at Golf=20 Grant in the amount of $3,000, along with acceptance = of $9,000=20 worth of equipment for the program. Increase estimated = revenues in account 100-4471.006 by $3,000 in Fiscal = Year=20 2011-12. Appropriate $3,000 to expenditure account=20 15108-5161.002 in Fiscal Year 2011-12. Authorize the = City=20 Manager, or designee, to execute any contract = documents,=20 change orders, or amendments arising out of this = program,=20 subject to City Attorney approval. =

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SUPPLEMENTAL=20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM (SEP) GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SANTA = CLARITA=20 VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT - Between 2001 and = 2006,=20 the Saugus Water Reclamation Plant exceeded water = quality=20 standards and received a Notice of Violation from the = Los=20 Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. As a = result, the=20 Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District will request = $97,500=20 of SEP grant funds for the City's arundo removal = efforts.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council authorize = the City=20 Manager or designee to execute the agreement for = Supplemental=20 Environmental Projects grant funds with the Santa = Clarita=20 Valley Sanitation District of Los Angeles County = requesting an=20 estimated $97,500 of grant funds. =

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SECOND=20 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND = RESTATING=20 TITLE 8 (ANIMALS) OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA = MUNICIPAL CODE=20 TO AMEND, ADD AND DELETE DEFINITIONS, TO CLARIFY = POLICIES=20 RELATING TO ANIMALS, AND TO CHANGE THE FEE FOR = LICENSING=20 DELINQUENCIES AND TO ADD A FIELD ENFORCEMENT = FEE -=20 Second reading of an ordinance regarding changes = adopted by=20 Los Angeles County Animal Control Services to Title 10 = of the=20 Los Angeles County Code. The changes include = definitions,=20 policies, and fees for licensing delinquencies.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct = second=20 reading and adopt an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE = OF THE=20 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AMENDING AND = RESTATING TITLE 8 (ANIMALS) OF THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA=20 MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND, ADD AND DELETE DEFINITIONS, = TO=20 CLARIFY POLICIES RELATING TO ANIMALS, AND TO CHANGE = THE FEE=20 FOR LICENSING DELINQUENCIES AND TO ADD A FIELD = ENFORCEMENT=20 FEE."

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REAPPOINTMENT=20 OF THE MAYOR TO SERVE AS A TRUSTEE OF THE SANTA = CLARITA BOARD=20 OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES - At the April 26, 2011 = the City=20 Council adopted Resolution 11-27 appointing the Mayor = and=20 members of the City Council to serve as the trustees = of the=20 Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees. As Mayor = McLean=E2=80=99s=20 appointment is scheduled to end at the conclusion of = the=20 current fiscal year, it would be appropriate for the = City=20 Council to consider re-appointing the Mayor to the = Board of=20 Library Trustees for another term.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council adopt a Resolution reappointing Mayor = McLean=20 to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees for = another=20 term through June 30, 2014. =

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LMD=20 IRRIGATION CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM PHASE II, = PROJECT=20 R0007 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - Project = acceptance for=20 the installation of 336 irrigation controllers = encompassing=20 Phase II of the Landscape Water Management Program.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council accept the = completion of the LMD Irrigation Controller = Replacement=20 Program Phase II, Project R0007; and direct the City = Clerk to=20 file the Notice of Completion. =

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REPAIRS=20 TO THE CANYON COUNTRY LIBRARY BRANCH - AUTHORIZE THE = CITY=20 MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE BID SPECIFICATIONS AND = AWARD=20 CONTRACTS FOR LIBRARY REPAIRS - The City of = Santa=20 Clarita recently assumed operations of the Canyon = Country Jo=20 Anne Darcy Library. This item will authorize the City = Manager=20 or designee to quickly secure vendors and award = contracts for=20 necessary repairs to the facility.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 approve the plans and specifications and award a = construction=20 contract, including a 15 percent contingency, for = repairs to=20 the Canyon Country library branch, to the lowest = responsible=20 and responsive bidder, in a cumulative amount not to = exceed=20 $246,000 for floor preparation, bead blasting and = sealant;=20 carpet removal, replacement, and installation; and = storage of=20 library materials; and execute all documents with the = lowest=20 responsible and responsive bidder, subject to City = Attorney=20 approval; authorize the City Manager or designee to = award=20 contracts for furniture moving and installation and = design=20 services in an amount not to exceed $51,000; approve = transfer=20 of $297,000 from Contingency Account 19300-5401.001 to = Canyon=20 Country Library Repairs Account F3017601-5161.001. = Increase=20 Transfers In Account 601-4711.100 and Transfers Out = Account=20 10019500-5501.601 by $297,000; and authorize the City = Manager=20 or designee to execute all documents, subject to City = Attorney=20 approval.

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LANDSCAPE=20 MAINTENANCE DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS INITIATING = PROCEEDING,=20 APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND TAKING OTHER = RELATED=20 ACTIONS - Various actions required by law to = modify=20 the assessment methodologies and rates for various = zones in=20 Landscape District Nos. 1 and T1.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council adopt a resolution to initiate = proceedings,=20 and make certain designations in connection with = proposed=20 annexations into, detachments from, creation of new = zones,=20 dissolution of existing zones, and assessment rate = adjustment=20 in Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1 an T1; and = adopt a=20 resolution to approve Engineer's Report, and declare = its=20 intention to order annexations into, detachments from, = creation of new zones, dissolution of existing zones, = and=20 assessment rate adjustments in Landscape Maintenance = District=20 Nos. 1 and T1, and to levy an assessment thereon, = taking=20 certain other actions in connection therewith.=20

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SECOND=20 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITY=20 COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION - In compliance = with the=20 Government Code, Councilmember compensation has = historically=20 been reviewed and adjusted every two years, and the = last=20 adjustment occurred on July 1, 2008. Council = compensation was=20 reviewed in November 2009, and at that time the = Council=20 decided to postpone consideration of an increase to a = future=20 date. Councilmember compensation was discussed at the = May 24,=20 2011, City Council meeting and Council proposed a = total pay=20 increase of ten percent (not compounded) for the = period July=20 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012, to be effective on July = 1,=20 2012. The first reading of this ordinance occurred at = the June=20 14, 2011, City Council meeting, and the ordinance was = passed=20 to a second reading.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council conduct a second reading and adopt an = ordinance=20 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY = OF=20 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.048 = OF THE=20 SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CITY COUNCIL=20 COMPENSATION."

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WITHDRAWAL=20 OF THE HASLEY HILLS/VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER LAFCO = ANNEXATION=20 APPLICATION - On April 22, 2008, the City = Council=20 unanimously approved the Hasley Hills/Valencia = Commerce Center=20 Annexation and authorized the filing of an application = for=20 annexation. Per the request of Councilmember Ferry at = the June=20 14, 2011, City Council meeting, several factors and=20 considerations have intervened that now make it = appropriate to=20 consider withdrawal of this proposed=20 annexation.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = direct=20 and authorize the City Manager to submit a letter to = the Local=20 Agency Formation Commission to withdraw the Hasley=20 Hills/Valencia Commerce Center annexation application. =

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CHECK=20 REGISTER NO. 11 - Approval of the Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 No. 11.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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ADOPT=20 A RESOLUTION FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TOURISM = MARKETING=20 DISTRICT (TMD) - The renewal of the Tourism = Marketing=20 District would continue collection of an assessment of = two=20 percent to the daily rate at hotels in the Benefit = Zone to be=20 used for the sole purpose of marketing and enhancing = Santa=20 Clarita's image as a tourism = destination.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: City Council conduct the public hearing = and accept=20 the Tourism Marketing District Annual Report and adopt = a=20 resolution titled: "A Resolution of the City of Santa = Clarita=20 to continue the Santa Clarita Tourism Marketing = District=20 (Business Improvement Area) and the Hotel Tourism = Marketing=20 Benefit Zone in the City." =

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ANNEXATION=20 OF PARCELS INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 = (ANNEXATION L-90) - Consideration of annexing = nine=20 parcels receiving benefit into Streetlight Maintenance = District No. 1.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council conduct public hearing, and open and review = the=20 ballots. If no majority protest exists, adopt = resolution=20 ordering said annexation, and authorize the annual = levy and=20 collection of assessments within the District. If a = majority=20 protest exists, no action will be required.=20

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PUBLIC 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 Morrie Deason.
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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting of = the=20 City Council will be held Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at 6:00 = p.m. in=20 the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia = Blvd.,=20 Santa Clarita, 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 June 23, 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=20 =

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.