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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

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

Tuesday, October 11, 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 - Ender

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

Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc.'s Rubber Ducky = Regatta=20
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Sheriff Captain Paul Becker will provide Council an = update on=20 Gangs __________________________________________________________________= _______

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, Redevelopment Agency, and Board = of=20 Library Trustees meetings are submitted for approval. = RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council, = Redevelopment=20 Agency, and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the = minutes of=20 the September 27, 2011, special and regular meetings. = =20

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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 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE = CITY=20 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA = AMENDING THE=20 PERSONNEL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. = ADOPTION OF=20 RESOLUTIONS AMENDING AND ADOPTING PERSONNEL RULES AND=20 ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING = EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE=20 RELATIONS - The Personnel Ordinance = establishes the=20 personnel system and is needed in order to create an = equitable=20 and uniform system for dealing with personnel matters = and to=20 comply with applicable laws relating to the = administration of=20 the personnel process. The Personnel Ordinance = provides=20 definitions for key personnel matters and terms. =
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Conduct a = second=20 reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE = OF THE=20 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA = AMENDING=20 A PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA"; = adopt a=20 resolution amending and adopting the Personnel Rules = providing=20 for the establishment of regulations governing the = personnel=20 system; and adopt a resolution establishing rules and=20 regulations governing Employer-Employee Relations. =

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=20 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) GRANT - FISCAL YEAR = 2012=20 - Through a competitive process, the City of = Santa=20 Clarita has been awarded a grant from the Office of = Traffic=20 Safety's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) = in the=20 amount of $150,000.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council accept grant from the Office of Traffic = Safety's=20 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in the amount of = $150,000; increase estimated revenues in OTS Grant = account=20 259-4461.006 by $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2011-12; = increase=20 estimated expenditures in account 16101-5111.001 = (Special=20 Supplies) by $9,814, in account 16101-5161.001 = (Contractual=20 Services) by $111,186, in account 16101-5191.001 = (Travel and=20 Training) by $2,000, and in account 16101-5201.002 = (Equipment)=20 by $27,000; and authorize City Manager, or designee, = to=20 execute any contract documents, change orders, or = amendments=20 arising out of this program, subject to City = Attorney's=20 approval.

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=20 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT = APPLICATION TO THE=20 STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION = FOR=20 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS - Grant = would be=20 used to provide funding for the acquisition of the = 1,141 acres=20 of open space in Agua Dulce Canyon.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 City Council adopt a resolution authorizing = submittal of=20 a grant application to the State of California = Department of=20 Parks and Recreation for Land and Water Conservation = Funds to=20 acquire 1,141 acres of open space in Agua Dulce = Canyon, owned=20 by Calmat Company.

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=20 ALTA MADERA PEDESTRIAN OVER CROSSING REPLACEMENT, = PROJECT=20 M0081 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This = project=20 will replace the existing pedestrian timber bridge = crossing on=20 Alta Madera Drive with a new prefabricated steel truss = bridge.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 the plans and specifications for the Alta Madera = Pedestrian=20 Over Crossing Replacement, Project M0081; award the=20 construction contract to Encorre Services, Inc., in = the amount=20 of $287,178, and authorize a contingency in the amount = of=20 $57,435, for a total contract amount not to exceed = $344,613;=20 authorize the appropriation of $20,000 from Landscape=20 Maintenance District Fund balance 357 into Account=20 M0081357-5161.001; authorize an increased expenditure = in the=20 amount of $35,000 to the existing professional = services=20 contract with Tetra Tech, Inc., for surveying, = construction=20 materials testing, and engineering support services = during=20 construction; and authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney = approval. =20

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=20 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROJECT T0031 - = PROJECT=20 ACCEPTANCE - This project consisted of the=20 construction of physical improvements at crossings = near Old=20 Orchard, Leona Cox, and Rio Vista elementary schools,=20 enhancing student safety by reducing the speed of = vehicles=20 near school grounds and increasing the visibility of = school=20 crossings.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = accept=20 the completion of the Safe Routes to School = Infrastructure,=20 Project T0031; direct the City Clerk to file the = Notice of=20 Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent = 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 INTERSTATE 5/MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY INTERCHANGE PHASE = II=20 IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT S1003 - PROJECT = ACCEPTANCE -=20 This project constructed the widening of Magic = Mountain=20 Parkway, the reconstruction of the four freeway ramps = at Magic=20 Mountain Parkway, the realignment of The Old Road, and = various=20 utility relocations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = City=20 Council accept completion of the Interstate 5/Magic = Mountain=20 Parkway Interchange Phase II Improvements, Project = S1003;=20 direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of = Completion; and=20 direct staff to release the remaining retention = balance 35=20 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, = provided no=20 stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. =

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=20 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CREATING = SECTION=20 2.80 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO COMPLY = WITH THE=20 VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT = TO PART=20 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY = CODE - On June 29, 2011, Governor Brown = signed two=20 bills related to redevelopment - AB X1 26 and AB X1 = 27. AB X1=20 27 provides an opportunity for cities to "opt-in" and = continue=20 to have their redevelopment agencies function if the=20 sponsoring jurisdiction adopts an ordinance outlining = the=20 intent to continue. The first reading of this = ordinance was=20 held on September 27, 2011.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = =20 City Council adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN = ORDINANCE OF=20 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, = CALIFORNIA,=20 CREATING SECTION 2.80 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL = CODE=20 ENTITLED "VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" = DETERMINING TO COMPLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE=20 REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF DIVISION = 24 OF=20 THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO = PERMIT THE=20 CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OPERATION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT = AGENCY=20 OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA." =

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=20 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE = CITY=20 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA = APPROVING=20 MASTER CASE 11-120, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT = 11-003,=20 TO AMEND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION = 17.03.145=20 REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ADOPTING A = NEGATIVE=20 DECLARATION - On September 27, 2011, the City = Council=20 introduced and passed an ordinance modifying the = current=20 Historic Preservation Ordinance on to a Second=20 Reading.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = adopt an=20 ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL = OF THE=20 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER = CASE=20 11-20, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 11-003, TO = AMEND THE=20 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 17.03.145 REGARDING = HISTORIC=20 PRESERVATION AND ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION." =

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=20 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 19 - Approval of the = Check=20 Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council = approve=20 and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check = Register=20 No. 19.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

This time = has been=20 set aside for the public to address the City Council on = items that=20 are NOT on
the agenda. Council will not act upon those = items at=20 this meeting other than to review and return without action = or=20 provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must submit a = speaker's=20 slip to the City Clerk prior to this portion of the meeting = and=20 prepare a presentation not to exceed three (3) minutes. The = number=20 of people wishing to speak will divide the thirty minutes = allowed=20 for public input, maximum time allowed per person will be = three (3)=20 minutes.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public=20 Participation)
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ADJOURNMENT - In memory of Mary Lou Neale.

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FUTURE MEETINGS

The next regular meeting = of the=20 City Council will be held Tuesday, October 25, 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, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I = am the=20 duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of = Santa=20 Clarita and that on October 6, 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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=20 Sarah P. Gorman, Esq.
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.