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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

6:00 PM

City Council Chambers

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 ^st Floor

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

AGENDA
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - No New Business

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New = Business
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City Clerk Announcement

During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, each = person=20 wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more than = three (3)=20 minutes. Public Participation speaker's slips must be submitted to = the=20 City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. Anyone = wishing to=20 address an item on the agenda should fill out a speaker's slip and = submit=20 it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the item. Each = person=20 addressing the Council is given three (3) minutes to speak = indicated by a=20 colored light system on the Council dais; a green light appears = when the=20 speaker begins; a yellow light appears when 30 seconds remain and = a red=20 light 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 = contact the=20 City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48 hours prior = to the=20 meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to = ensure=20 accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title=20 II)
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INVOCATION - Kellar

CALL TO ORDER =

ROLL=20 CALL

FLAG SALUTE

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

Hart Mustangs Little League World Series Winners

Sergeants James Anderson and Gregg Lewison, and Deputies Laurie = Baylis=20 and Patrick Rissler, members of the Fraud and Identity Theft = Education=20 (FITE) Program at Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station for receipt of = the 2007=20 California Crime Prevention Program of the Year Award by the = California=20 Department of Justice

Sergeant Steven Casaus, Detectives Juan Carrillo and John Gil, = and=20 Deputies Stephanie Shrout and Keith Greene for their work on the = sexual=20 assault and residential burglary investigation and subsequent = arrest

Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
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PRESENTATIONS = TO THE=20 CITY

None

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PUBLIC=20 PARTICIPATION

This time has been set aside for the public to address the City = Council=20 on items that are NOT on
the agenda. Council will not act upon = those=20 items at this meeting other than to review and return without = action or=20 provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must submit a speaker's = slip to=20 the City Clerk prior to this portion of the meeting and prepare a=20 presentation not to exceed three (3) minutes. The number of people = wishing=20 to speak will divide the thirty minutes allowed for public input, = maximum=20 time allowed per person will be three (3) minutes.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public=20 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=20 and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council = will also=20 discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with = the=20 exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its = entirety=20 by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for = discussion.=20 No action will be taken on public agenda items during the = Executive=20 Meeting.
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether there = are any=20 changes to the Agenda or if any member of the Council or the = public would=20 like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent = Calendar.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES

September 21, 2007 - = special=20 City Council meeting

September 25, 2007 - regular City Council meeting

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CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are = considered=20 routine and will be enacted by one motion by the City = Council. The=20 items are not individually discussed by the City Council = unless a=20 request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in = which=20 case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar = and will=20 be considered separately.
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READING=20 OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code Section 36934 = requires=20 that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking = action=20 on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the = Council=20 meeting agenda, Council may determine that the title has = been=20 read.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Determine that the = titles to all=20 ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read = and=20 waive further reading.

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SANTA=20 CLARITA VALLEY AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION SHOP LOCAL = PROGRAM=20 - The Shop Local Program targets local residents, = and is=20 based on an ad campaign that shows the benefits residents = receive as=20 a result of making a local purchase. Additionally, sales tax = revenues generated locally are reinvested back into the = community in=20 the form of increased public improvements and services.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve $60,000 for a = public/private=20 partnership with the Santa Clarita Valley Automobile Dealers = Association for continuing the Shop Local Program for fiscal = year=20 2007/2008, renewable for FY 08/09 and FY 09/10. Authorize = the City=20 Manager to execute a renewable multi-year agreement with the = Santa=20 Clarita Valley Automobile Dealers Association, subject to = City=20 Attorney approval. Funds are budgeted in account number=20 11301-5161.002.

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8TH=20 STREET AND PARKVIEW DRIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. = S2043 -=20 PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project has corrected the = problem=20 of stagnant water and damaged asphalt near the intersection = of 8th=20 Street and Parkview Drive in the Newhall = area.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Accept the completion of 8th Street and Parkview = Drive=20 Drainage Improvements, Project No. S2043; direct the City = Clerk to=20 file the Notice of Completion; approve an additional = expenditure for=20 $42,856 to R.C. Becker & Son, Inc.; and direct staff to = release=20 the 10 percent retention 35 days after the Notice of = Completion is=20 recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as = provided by=20 law.

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2005-2006=20 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, PROJECT NO. M4004 - PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - The Bridge Maintenance Program has = improved=20 various bridges throughout the City by repairing and sealing = surface=20 cracks in the concrete bridge deck and repairing other = maintenance=20 items. Maintenance of the bridges will enhance the = appearance of the=20 area and extend the economic life of the = bridge.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Accept the completion of the 2005-2006 Bridge=20 Maintenance Program, Project No. M4004; direct the City = Clerk to=20 file the Notice of Completion; approve an additional = expenditure for=20 $26,246 to Griffith Company; and direct staff to release the = 10=20 percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is=20 recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as = provided by=20 law.

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BURRTEC=20 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to Article = 7 of the=20 "Agreement Between the City of Santa Clarita and Burrtec = Waste=20 Industries, Inc. for Commercial Solid Waste Management = Services"=20 (Franchise Agreement), the City may hold an annual Solid = Waste=20 Services and Performance Review. The performance review = gives the=20 City the opportunity to discuss the services provided by=20 Burrtec.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to = continue=20 working with Burrtec Waste Industries Inc. (Burrtec) to = continue=20 implementing programs that will increase the City's = commercial waste=20 diversion rate; adopt a resolution for the Sixth Amendment = to the=20 Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and Burrtec = Waste=20 Industries, Inc. for Commercial Solid Waste Management = Services=20 (Franchise Agreement). This amendment requires Burrtec to = begin=20 construction on the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) no = later than=20 January 1, 2009, and have the MRF constructed and = operational by=20 November 1, 2009; and authorize the City Manager or designee = to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney=20 approval.

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RESOLUTION=20 DESIGNATING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC = HEALTH AS=20 THE LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR SOLID WASTE = MANAGEMENT -=20 Due to a reorganization in the County of Los Angeles, this=20 resolution will designate the County of Los Angeles = Department of=20 Public Health as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for = solid waste=20 management.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a = resolution=20 designating the Los Angeles County Department of Public = Health as=20 the City=92s Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for solid waste=20 management.

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TRACT=20 MAP NO. 68286 (COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS - CENTRE POINTE = BUSINESS=20 PARK) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP - Approval of Tract = Map No.=20 68286 (Commercial Condominiums - Centre Pointe Business = Park)=20 consisting of approximately 4.9 acres is located on Summit = Circle,=20 250 feet northerly of Ferry Court, and is owned by CMD = Centre Pointe=20 Partners, LLC, a California Limited Liability=20 Company.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. = 68286;=20 make certain findings; instruct the Director of = Administrative=20 Services to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on = the face=20 of the Tract Map; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the = Certificate=20 on the face of the Tract Map; and instruct the City Engineer = to=20 endorse the Statement on the face of the tract map.=20

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RESOLUTION=20 APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE CALIFORNIA = RIVER=20 PARKWAYS GRANT PROGRAM - PROPOSITION 50 - In 2006, = City=20 Council accepted completion of Phase I of the Discovery = River Park=20 project, including construction of 0.5 miles of Class I = shared-use=20 bicycle and pedestrian path along the Santa Clara River = embankment.=20 Planning and preliminary design of the Discovery Park site = has been=20 completed, however construction documents, permits, and = construction=20 funding has not been available to provide for the = construction of=20 the park site. This grant would provide up to $1,000,000 for = the=20 completion of design and construction of a phase of = Discovery River=20 Park.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to = provide=20 for the filing of a California River Parkways (CRP) grant=20 application for the development of Discovery River Park. = Authorize=20 the City Manager, or designee, to sign all documents = required to=20 file the application and receive the grant, if awarded, = subject to=20 the approval of the City Attorney. =

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BASKETBALL=20 COURT RENOVATION - PROJECT NUMBER: M2002 - PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - On April 24, 2007, the City Council = awarded the=20 contract to construct basketball courts to Pivot Group, Inc. = Construction commenced on June 26, 2007, and was completed = September=20 18, 2007. This project completed the removal and replacement = of=20 existing basketball courts at three park sites: Old Orchard, = Valencia Glen, and Almendra Parks.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = Accept work performed by Pivot Group, Inc., on the = Basketball=20 Renovation Project, Project #M2002. Direct the City Clerk to = file=20 the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. Direct = staff to=20 release the 10% retention 35 days after Notice of Completion = is=20 recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have = been=20 filed.

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APPROVE=20 AGREEMENT FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS SPORTS PARK - PHASE I SITE=20 SELECTION - The City currently faces a deficit of = over 600=20 acres of active parkland. The City desires to evaluate the = potential=20 for a multi-purpose recreational Sports Park to ensure the = City is=20 able to meet the park and recreational needs of its = residents, while=20 at the same time forming an opportunity for sports tourism = in the=20 City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the agreement = for Phase=20 I - Site Selection of the proposed Big League Dreams Sports = Park to=20 Big League Dreams Consulting, LLC, for an amount not to = exceed=20 $90,000, from account number P0016-723-5161.001. Authorize = the City=20 Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to = City=20 Attorney approval.

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CHECK=20 REGISTER NOS. 38 AND 39 - Approval of the Check=20 Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify = for=20 payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 38 and = 39.=20

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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12.

ADOPTION=20 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES IMPACT FEE - The = primary=20 policy objective of the law enforcement facilities impact = fee is to=20 ensure new development pays its fair share for the capital = costs=20 associated with expanding and/or building law enforcement = facilities=20 to accommodate the growth in service = population.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Conduct a public hearing, and adopt a resolution = establishing a law enforcement facilities impact fee to = mitigate the=20 impact of new development on police facilities.=20

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NEW BUSINESS
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13.

LOBBYIST=20 REGISTRATION - At the August 28, 2007 City Council = meeting,=20 upon the request of Council Member Boydston, the Council = directed=20 staff to prepare an agenda report relating to lobbyist = registration=20 with the City of Santa Clarita. The purpose of requiring = lobbyist=20 registration is to maintain fair and open decision making = processes=20 within City government and inform the public of lobbying = activities=20 bearing on legislative and administrative action. =
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Provide direction to staff. =

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ADJOURNMENT=20 - In memory of Charles Albrecq
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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting of = the City=20 Council will be held Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. in = the=20 Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., = Santa=20 Clarita, CA.
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CERTIFICATION

I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am = the duly=20 appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita = and that=20 on October 4, 2007, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., = the=20 foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita = Sheriff's=20 Station.

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Sharon=20 L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California

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.