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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

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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City Clerk Announcement

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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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

Rick Patterson and Anthony Zinannti, two local attorneys _________________________________________________________________________

PRESENTATIONS TO THE
CITY

None

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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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COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
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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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APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 11, 2007 special and
regular City Council meetings

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RECESS
TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

APPROVAL OF
MINUTES - June 26, 2007 regular meeting and August 28, 2007
special joint meeting

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CONSENT CALENDAR
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SCRDA 1.

DOWNTOWN
NEWHALL RESTRIPE, AWARD OF CONTRACT TO RECONFIGURE ANGLED PARKING
- Since the parking has become a major source of difficulty
and complaints, staff recommends that this contract be awarded so
that the contractor can restripe the parking on Main Street.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve revised plans and specifications
for the construction of the Downtown Newhall Restripe and Signal
project, Project Number S2016390 to reflect changes to striping on
Main Street; transfer additional funds from the Redevelopment Agency
account number 13400-5161.001 into project account number
S2016390-5161.001 in the amount of $60,000 to pay for all related
design and construction costs; approve the implementation of the
reconfiguration of the angled parking on Main Street to "head-in"
only; authorize staff to negotiate a change order to TDS Engineering
to implement the striping modification, including sign relocation
and installing handicap access ramps in an amount not to exceed
$60,000.00; authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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ADJOURN
SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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RECONVENE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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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.

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
meeting agenda, Council may determine that the title has been
read.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Determine that the titles to all
ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and
waive further reading.

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2.

AWARD
CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES TO LEE'S MAINTENANCE
SERVICE, INC. - In September 2004, the City entered into a
one-year contract with Lee's Maintenance Service, Inc. for
janitorial services of City facilities. This amendment will extend
the original contract for an additional one-year
term.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a one-year renewal of the
current contract for janitorial services with Lee's Maintenance
Service, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $247,000; and authorize the
City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated
documents, or modify the awards in the event that issues of
impossibility of performance arise and execute renewals in
accordance with the terms of the contract, subject to City Attorney
approval.

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3.

TRACT
MAP NO. 62252 (RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS - BENEDA LANE) - APPROVAL OF
FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Tract Map
No. 62252 (Residential Condominiums - Beneda Lane) consisting of
approximately 11.6 acres is located on the northwesterly side of
Beneda Lane at the intersection with Mirror Way, and is owned by WK
Beneda 89, LLC, a California Limited Liability
Company.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 62252;
accept on behalf of the public, the offers of dedication for public
use; make certain findings; instruct the Director of Administrative
Services to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on the face
of the Tract Map; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate
on the face of the Tract Map and instruct the City Engineer to
endorse the Agreement for Subdivision Improvements and to endorse
the Statement on the face of the tract map.

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4.

WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER - FISCAL YEAR
2007-08 GRANT AMENDMENT - The City received the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) grant for Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
from the Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior
Services for Fiscal Year 2007-08, in the amount of $155,686. This
grant provides services for job seekers and
businesses.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) Grant Amendment in the amount of $155,686;
decrease estimated revenue in Account Number 259-4441.002 by
$37,140, and estimated expenditures in Account Number 15303 by
$43,388, based on the Antelope Valley Workforce Development
Consortium's final allocation from the County of Los Angeles for
Fiscal Year 2007-08; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute
any contract agreements, extensions, or change orders arising out of
this program, subject to City Attorney approval.

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5.

DEVELOPMENT
OF AN OFF-LEASH DOG AREA AT CENTRAL PARK - This item is in
response to overwhelming requests from the community to have an
informal off-leash dog area in the southern area of Central
Park.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the concept of an
interim off-leash area at Central Park and transfer funding for the
project in the amount of $35,000 from Council contingency account
number 19300-5401.001 to account number 15204-5161.001.

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6.

SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE
CODIFYING ORDINANCE NO. 87-5 REGARDING "TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX" BY
ADDING CHAPTER 3.34 OF TITLE 3 TO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNCIPAL
CODE - On December 15, 1987, when the City of Santa Clarita
was incorporated, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 87-5
regarding Transient Occupancy Tax. Although the ordinance was
adopted by City Council and has been implemented for hotels within
the City's jurisdiction, it has not been codified.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE CODIFYING ORDINANCE NO. 87-5 REGARDING TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX BY ADDING CHAPTER 3.34 OF TITLE 3 TO THE SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE."

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7.

MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND LAUREN
BROADCASTING CORPORATION (LBC) - City staff and Lauren
Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) have finalized a draft Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) that will govern a six-month pilot program
developed to evaluate the viability of using a contract firm to
increase local original programming on the City's Public, Education
and Government (PEG) Channel inclusive of community features, local
news segments and coverage of local high school sports.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a six-month MOU between the
City and Lauren Broadcasting Corporation and authorize the City
Manager to execute the MOU, subject to City Attorney approval.

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8.

CONTINUED
APPROPRIATIONS - FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 TO FISCAL YEAR
2007-2008 - Each year after the budget is adopted, City
staff reviews prior year expenditures and revenues to determine if
monies are required to continue or complete Council approved
programs or projects in the current FY 07-08 year.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing
2007-2008 continued appropriations as specified in the report.

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9.

CHECK
REGISTER NOS. 36 AND 37 - Approval of the Check
Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for
payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 36 and 37.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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10.

HENRY
MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MASTER PLAN PROJECT -
Continued public hearing on a Master Plan and Conditional Use Permit
requested for the approval of a series of improvements on the HMNMH
campus. The applicant, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and
G&L Realty, propose a master plan to guide future development of
the campus facilities. Approval of Master Plan 04-022 would allow
the construction of the following facilities: one six-level
inpatient building (five levels above ground); three three-story
medical office buildings; four multi-level parking structures (with
subterranean levels); reconfiguration of existing hospital space for
20 intensive care unit beds; the demolition of the 8,000 square-foot
Foundation building; construction of a central plant facility and
two helipads; and the removal of surface parking. A Conditional Use
Permit is requested to allow specific buildings and parking
structures to exceed 35 feet in height. A Development Agreement is
also requested by the applicant. This public hearing was continued
from the August 28, 2007, City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: Receive staff and applicant presentations and public
testimony, provide feedback on the revised Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital Master Plan Development Agreement, and continue
the public hearing to the January 8, 2008, City Council meeting.

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11.

ADOPTION
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES IMPACT FEE - The primary
policy objective of the law enforcement facilities impact fee is to
ensure new development pays its fair share for the capital costs
associated with expanding and/or building law enforcement facilities
to accommodate the growth in service population.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: Conduct a public hearing, and adopt a resolution
establishing a law enforcement facilities impact fee to mitigate the
impact of new development on police facilities.

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NEW BUSINESS
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12.

LOBBYIST
REGISTRATION - At the August 28, 2007, City Council meeting,
upon the request of Council Member Boydston, the Council directed
staff to prepare an agenda report relating to lobbyist registration
with the City of Santa Clarita. The purpose of requiring lobbyist
registration is to maintain fair and open decision making processes
within City government and inform the public of lobbying activities
bearing on legislative and administrative action.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: Provide direction to staff.

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ADJOURNMENT

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FUTURE MEETINGS

A City Council Study Session will be
held Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room, 1st floor
of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita CA.

The next
regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, October 9, 2007,
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, Sharon L. Dawson, 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 20, 2007, 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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Sharon
L. Dawson, CMC
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.