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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

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

Tuesday, September 13, 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 - Kellar

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE - Gladiator Patrol Boy Scout
Troop 228
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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

2011 HART PONY MUSTANG WORLD SERIES CHAMPS

ANDREW SKINNER & TRIUMPH FOUNDATION
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

None scheduled.
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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, Redevelopment Agency, and Board of
Library Trustees meetings are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council, Redevelopment
Agency, and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of
the August 23, 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.

CONTRACT FOR SEASONS PRINTING - SEASONS is the City's
quarterly magazine and provides listings of sports and
recreation offerings, as well as information about what is
happening in the City. It is mailed to every household in the
City. An invitation to bid was prepared and published two
times, July 17 and July 22, 2011, and was conducted in
compliance with the support of Santa Clarita businesses
program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award
contract for the printing of the City's award-winning SEASONS
Magazine to Publication Printers, subject to the right of the
City Manager to modify the award in the event issues of
impossibility of performance arise, and authorize City Manager
to execute the contract subject to City Attorney approval, for
an amount not to exceed $27,963 per issue, plus a contingency
of $5,592. Contingency is for possible page and/or quantity
increase for a total of $33,550 per issue for four issues
annually from account number 15102-5101.004. The award is for
an initial term of one year and has three optional renewal
years.

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4.

AWARD JANITORIAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE SANTA CLARITA
SPORTS COMPLEX - This contract award will provide
janitorial services for the City of Santa Clarita Sports
Complex, to include all facilities located at the complex.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award a contract
to ABM Company for janitorial services at the Santa Clarita
Sports Complex in the amount of $130,200, subject to the right
of the City Manager to modify the award in the event issues of
impossibility of performance arise; execute up to two (2)
annual renewal options not to exceed $130,200 each, plus
Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments, contingent upon the
appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual
budget for such Fiscal Year; authorize the City Manager, or
designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney
approval.

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5.

FISCAL YEAR 2011 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM - The City of Santa Clarita has
been awarded a grant for $36,780 by the U.S. Department of
Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Fiscal Year
2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council accept
Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant (JAG) funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau
of Justice Assistance; increase estimated revenues in account
206-4461.012 by $36,780; increase estimated expenditures in
account 16113-5111.001 by $8,538, in account 16113-5161.001 by
$23,142, and in account 16113-5191.001 by $5,100; and
authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any contract
documents, change orders, or amendments arising out of this
program, subject to City Attorney approval.

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6.

SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE 11-001
(MASTER CASE 11-038) FOR THE NORTH COPPERHILL ANNEXATION
AREA-- Adopt Prezone 11-001 for the 2,475- acre North
Copperhill Annexation area located east of San Francisquito
Canyon, south of the Angeles National Forest, west and south
of Bouquet Canyon Road, and north and east of the existing
City of Santa Clarita corporate boundary.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: City Council adopt an Ordinance entitled: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PREZONE NO. 11-001 (MASTER CASE 11-038)
FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANNEXATION FOR THE NORTH COPPERHILL
ANNEXATION AREA, AS SHOWN.

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7.

ADOPTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP CHARTER FOR THE LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
- In January, 2011, the City of Santa Clarita began
work on a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The Los Angeles Regional
Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC) is
a network designed to encourage greater coordination and
cooperation at the local and regional level by bringing
together leadership from local governments, the business
community, academia, labor, and community groups. The purpose
of this collaboration is to share information, foster
partnerships, and develop system-wide strategies to address
climate change and promote the green economy.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution
adopting the Membership Charter for the Los Angeles Regional
Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability.

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8.

INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT C3011 - PROJECT
ACCEPTANCE - The Intersection Safety Improvements
project enhanced 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 were modified to provide protected left turns and
eliminate accidents related to permissive left turns.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council accept the
completion of the Intersection Safety Improvements, Project
C3011; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion;
and direct staff to release the remaining retention 35 days
after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop
notices have been filed, as provided by law.

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9.

COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
TEMPORARY BIN AND ROLL-OFF SERVICE PROVIDERS - This
agenda report is in response to the City Council’s questions
posed at the City Council meeting on August 23, 2011,
regarding the Request for Proposals released on July 24, 2011,
for Temporary Bin and Roll-Off service providers.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council direct staff to
terminate the Request for Proposals (RFP) process and rescind
Resolution 09-24, which expands the Non-Exclusive and Roll-Off
Franchise and opens on an annual basis to allow additional
enterprises to join the franchise.

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10.

CHECK REGISTER NOS. 17 - Approval of the Check
Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 17.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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11.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PROCEEDINGS - A public
hearing is required by law to take comments on proposed
modification to landscape assessment district rate
methodologies and assessments.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council open, conduct, and close a public hearing
regarding the proposed annexations into, detachments from,
creation of new zones, and assessment rate adjustments for
Landscape Maintenance Districts Numbers 1,T1 and various
zones; and direct City staff to tabulate the returned ballots.

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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 Rachael Lynne
Marsik
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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting of the
City Council will be held Tuesday, September 27, 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, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the
duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa
Clarita and that on September 8, 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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Sarah P. Gorman, Esq.
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.