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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

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

Tuesday, July 12, 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=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 you=20 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 =

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 are=20 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

Recognition of City Lifeguards, Camp Clarita Staff and = Los=20 Angeles County Fire

Community Center youth that give back by volunteering at = the=20 center

Deputy Artie Thompson for his many years of service =
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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=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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=20 APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of = the=20 previous City Council and Redevelopment Agency = meetings are=20 submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council: Approve the minutes of the June 28, = 2011,=20 special and regular joint meetings. =
Redevelopment=20 Agency: Approve the minutes of the June 28, 2011, = special=20 and regular joint meetings.
Board of Library = Trustees:=20 Approve the minutes of the June 28, 2011, = special and=20 regular meetings.

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=20 READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code = Section=20 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full = prior to=20 Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the = ordinance title on the Council agenda, Council may = determine=20 that the title has been read.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION: =20 City Council determine that the titles to all = ordinances which=20 appear on this public agenda have been read and waive = further=20 reading.

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=20 CITY COUNCIL NORMS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS = AND=20 RELATED FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES - Adopt a = new=20 resolution incorporating amendments to existing City = Council=20 Norms and Procedures, as currently contained within = Resolution=20 03-22.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = adopt an=20 amended City Council Norms and Procedures Resolution = adding a=20 procedure on motions with a tie vote and new norms to = uphold=20 order in Council meetings. =

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=20 CREEKSIDE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT B1010 - PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - This project included the = construction=20 of three pedestrian crossings with bulb-outs along = Creekside=20 Road, a stamped and colored median treatment, gateway = and=20 directional signs, signage and striping, and = improvements at=20 the intersection of Creekside Road and Auto Center=20 Drive.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = accept=20 completion of the Creekside Road and Pedestrian = Improvements,=20 Project B1010; direct the City Clerk to file the = Notice of=20 Completion; authorize an increase in contract = authority in the=20 amount of $35,541 to the existing contract with R.C. = Becker=20 & Son, Inc; and direct staff to release the 10 = percent=20 retention balance 35 days after the Notice of = Completion is=20 recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as = provided by law.

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=20 2010-11 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, PROJECT = M0082 - =20 AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project = will=20 provide preventative maintenance and repair to various = bridges=20 in the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve the plans and specifications for the Fiscal = Year=20 2010-11 Bridge Maintenance Program, Project M0082; = award the=20 construction contract to Peterson/Chase General = Engineering=20 Construction, Inc., in the amount of $237,403, and = authorize a=20 contingency in the amount of $47,481, for a total = contract=20 amount not to exceed $284,884; authorize an increased=20 expenditure in the amount of $10,000 to the existing=20 professional services contract with Tetra Tech, Inc., = for=20 construction support services; and authorize the City = Manager=20 or designee to execute all documents, subject to City = Attorney=20 approval.

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=20 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF MULTIWAY = STOP=20 CONTROLS FOR THE INTERSECTION OF MAMMOTH LANE AND = GRANDIFLORAS=20 ROAD - Staff received requests from area = residents to=20 install multiway stop controls at the intersection of = Mammoth=20 Lane and Grandifloras Road. Residents indicated that = it is=20 difficult to see oncoming vehicles on Mammoth Lane = while=20 making a left turn onto Grandifloras Road. Staff = conducted an=20 analysis at the intersection and determined that the=20 installation of multiway stop controls will improve = safety and=20 operation at this intersection.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION: =20 City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the = installation=20 of multiway stop controls for the intersection of = Mammoth Lane=20 and Grandifloras Road. =

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7.	=20 PIONEER OIL REFINERY MASTER PLAN - PROJECT P2007 = - =20 The Master Plan will illustrate the restoration and=20 renovation of the existing Pioneer Oil Refinery site. = RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the = Master Plan=20 for Pioneer Oil Refinery, Project P2007. =

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=20 RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION SUBMITTAL TO THE = STATE=20 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR = FUNDING=20 UNDER THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM; AND IF = SELECTED, THE EXECUTION OF A STANDARD AGREEMENT, ANY=20 AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND OF ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS = NECESSARY TO=20 PARTICIPATE IN THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS = PROGRAM=20 - Consideration of a request to adopt a = resolution=20 supporting the City's application to the State of = California=20 Department of Housing and Community=20 Development.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 adopt a resolution supporting the City of Santa = Clarita's=20 (City) application to the State of California = Department of=20 Housing and Community Development (HCD) for HOME funds = in the=20 amount of $700,000, authorize the acceptance of those = funds,=20 and authorize the City Manager, Assistant City = Manager, or=20 Deputy City Manager to execute any contracts, change = orders,=20 or amendments arising out of this contract, subject to = the=20 approval of the City Attorney. =

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=20 AWARD CONTRACT FOR PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF THE = PUBLIC=20 INFORMATION RELAY SYSTEM - Award Contract for = the=20 design, manufacture and installation of customer = information=20 wayside signs. This would significantly expand the=20 availability of bus arrival information available = through the=20 Transit Information Network (TIN).
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council award a contract to Connexionz for = the=20 purchase, installation, and support of the Public = Information=20 Relay System (Relay System) in the amount of $252,271, = plus a=20 contingency of 10% in the amount of $25,271, for a = total=20 contract not to exceed $277,542; appropriate $184,843 = to=20 account 12400-5201.003 and $92,699 to account = 14204-5201.003;=20 increase revenues in account 700-4424.009 by $184,843. = The=20 remaining balance is funded by Proposition C Local = Return=20 Funds (Fund 260); authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute all documents, or modify the award in the = event that=20 issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject = to City=20 Attorney approval.

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=20 AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PROVIDE = PUBLIC=20 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR = 2011-12 -=20 Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the = operation of=20 transit services within the unincorporated areas of = the Santa=20 Clarita Valley.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City = Council=20 approve an agreement with the County of Los Angeles to = provide=20 public transportation service in unincorporated areas = in an=20 amount not to exceed $2,200,000 and authorize the City = Manager=20 or designee to execute the Agreement, or modify the = award in=20 the event that issues of performance arise, subject to = City=20 Attorney approval; decrease County Contributions = revenue=20 account 700-4425.001 by $100,000 to reflect the = $2,200,000=20 revenue to be received from the County of Los Angeles = in=20 fiscal year 2011-12 for public transportation services = provided by the City in the unincorporated areas of = the Santa=20 Clarita Valley.

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=20 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 12 AND 13 - Approval of = the Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 Nos. 12 and 13.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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=20 MASTER CASE 10-35: AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 17.03.145 = AND=20 17.07.010 AND ADDITION OF SECTIONS 17.01.180, = 17.03.146 OF THE=20 SANTA CLARITA UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO CREATE A NEW = HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA=20 - A request to the City Council for direction = and a=20 request to continue the Public Hearing to August 23,=20 2011.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = open the=20 public hearing and provide direction to staff on any=20 modifications to the proposed Historic Preservation = Ordinance=20 and continue to the public hearing until August 23, = 2011. =20

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=20 2011 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL DEVELOPMENT=20 REPORT - The Congestion Management Program is = a=20 state-mandated program administered in Los Angeles = County by=20 the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation = Authority=20 (Metro). The City is required to hold a public hearing = and=20 report new net development activities to Metro to = receive=20 state gas tax funds.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a = resolution=20 finding the City to be in conformance with the = Congestion=20 Management Program; and direct staff to deliver the = adopted=20 resolution and the 2011 Congestion Management Program = Local=20 Development Report to the Los Angeles County = Metropolitan=20 Transportation Authority on or before September 1, = 2011. =20

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=20 PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA=20 AND RANCHO DELUXE, LLC.; AND SABLE RANCH AND RANCHO = MARIA FOR=20 THE POTENTIAL ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF SANTA = CLARITA =20 - In order to facilitate annexation to the City of = Santa=20 Clarita, the property owners of Sable Ranch/Rancho = Maria and=20 Rancho Deluxe have requested a Pre-Annexation = Agreement to=20 clarify the process for annexation to the=20 City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = conduct the=20 public hearing and grant the City Manager the = authority to=20 execute the Pre-Annexation Agreements between the City = of=20 Santa Clarita and Sable Ranch and Rancho Maria; and = the City=20 of Santa Clarita and Rancho Deluxe, LLC, subject to = City=20 Attorney approval.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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=20 VETERANS HISTORICAL PLAZA COMMEMORATIVE BRICK = FINDER =20 - A variety of elements can be developed to help = visitors to=20 Veterans Historical Plaza locate commemorative bricks = and=20 learn about the wars in which those veterans=20 served.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = provide=20 direction to staff on brickfinding options for = Veterans=20 Historical Plaza.

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NEW BUSINESS
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=20 SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY STRATEGIC SERVICE = PLAN -=20 On October 12, 2010, the City Council approved the = creation of=20 a Citizens Public Library Advisory Committee = (Committee) and=20 on November 23, 2010 appointed thirty-seven (37) = people,=20 representing a cross section of the community to the=20 Committee. The Committee was tasked with conducting a=20 community needs assessment and developing a long range = strategic plan facilitated by an expert in the area of = public=20 library needs assessments and strategic planning. The=20 Committee met over the duration of seven months to = develop the=20 City of Santa Clarita=E2=80=99s first ever library = strategic plan for=20 the newly formed Santa Clarita Public Library.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve = the=20 first ever library strategic service plan as = recommended by=20 the Citizens Public Library Advisory Committee. =

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=20 OLD TOWN NEWHALL ROUNDABOUT PUBLIC ART - One = of the=20 priorities for the revitalization of Old Town Newhall=20 identified in the Specific Plan was to change the = character of=20 the area by reconfiguring the traffic flow with the=20 construction of a roundabout at the intersection of = 5th=20 Street, Newhall Avenue, and Main Street. The = roundabout will=20 not only serve as a traffic calming effort for this=20 pedestrian-friendly walkable community, but also = serves as a=20 southern gateway into Old Town Newhall. Within this = roundabout=20 will be an iconic piece of public art that will = symbolize Old=20 Town Newhall=E2=80=99s heritage.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION: City=20 Council issue a Request for Qualifications for Old = Town=20 Newhall Roundabout public art piece and define the = type of art=20 for the roundabout; direct the Downtown Newhall = Specific Plan=20 Sub-Committee to oversee the selection process for the = artist=20 and artwork and return to the City Council with a=20 recommendation; and City Council direct the Downtown = Newhall=20 Specific Plan Sub-Committee to seek funding from local = partners to increase the budget for the = roundabout.

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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
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FUTURE MEETINGS

Following the City = Council=20 Summer break, the next regular meeting of the City Council = will be=20 held Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council = Chamber,=20 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=20 the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of = Santa=20 Clarita and that on July 7, 2011, between the hours of 9:00 = a.m. and=20 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and = the=20 Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.

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=20 Kevin Tonoian
Acting City Clerk
Santa = Clarita,=20 California

The = official=20 agenda is posted at City Hall in accordance with state = law.
This=20 copy is for general information only.
In the event of a = conflict between this copy and the posted agenda, the posted = agenda=20 shall prevail. Questions regarding this agenda should be = directed to=20 the City Agenda Coordinator at (661) 255-4391.