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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, November 27, 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=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 - Weste

CALL TO ORDER =

ROLL=20 CALL

FLAG SALUTE

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

None
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Southern California Edison, State of the utility system - Anna=20 Frutos-Sanchez

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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

November 13, 2007 - = special and=20 regular City Council meetings

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RECESS=20 TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY =

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC = PARTICIPATION

APPROVAL OF=20 MINUTES - November 13, 2007 - regular meeting =

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CONSENT CALENDAR
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SCRDA 1.

LOCAL=20 APPOINTMENTS LIST - Section 54970 of the Government = Code,=20 also known as "The Maddy Act" requires that the legislative = body=20 must cause to be prepared a list of appointments of all = ongoing=20 boards, commissions and committees which are appointed by = the=20 Redevelopment Agency.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve = the=20 Local Appointments List and designate the Valencia Public = Library to=20 receive a copy of the list.

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ADJOURN=20 SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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RECONVENE=20 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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ADOPTION=20 OF ORDINANCE CONCERNING COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION - = Consideration of an ordinance amending the municipal code = regarding=20 City Council salaries.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt = an=20 ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE = CITY OF=20 SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.048 OF THE = SANTA=20 CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CITY COUNCIL SALARIES."=20

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FISCAL=20 YEAR 2007-08 CITIZEN'S OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) GRANT = - Under Assembly Bill 3229, the COPS Bill, funding = is=20 allocated to municipalities for public safety programs.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the request from the = Los=20 Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Valley = Station,=20 to use the Fiscal Year 2007-08 Citizen's Option for Public = Safety=20 (COPS) Funds, under Assembly Bill 3229, to continue funding = the=20 COBRA (Career Offenders Burglary Robbery Apprehension) Team; = establish estimated revenue of $340,658 in Account Number=20 234-4461.003, Supplemental Law Enforcement Grant; = appropriate=20 $340,658 to Account Number 16100-5161.001 (Contractual = Services);=20 and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any=20 contracts, agreements, or change orders arising out of this = program.=20

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AWARD=20 OVERHEAD STREET NAME SIGN PURCHASE, PROJECT NO. B0003 = - This=20 purchase will allow the newly designed street name signs to = be=20 installed at 27 additional gateway intersections of the = City.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the purchase of 97 = reflective=20 overhead mast arm street name signs to Safeway Sign Company = in the=20 amount of $76,317.00, plus a 10 percent contingency of = $7,632.00,=20 for a total of $83,949.00; authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.=20

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APPROVAL=20 OF EXPENDITURES FOR PROFESSIONAL BUILDING AND SAFETY = SERVICES=20 - The City's Building and Safety Division uses = contractual=20 services to assist staff with plan reviews and inspections = of new=20 buildings during periods of high construction activity.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the expenditures for=20 contractual plan review, building inspection, and industrial = waste=20 inspection and permitting services as follows: Professional = building=20 inspection services and in-house plan review services by JAS = Pacific, Inc. in the amount of $60,000 from Account No.=20 14100-5161.002; and contractual industrial waste inspection = and=20 permitting services by Los Angeles County Public Works in = the amount=20 of $72,000 from Account No. 14100-5161.001.=20

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LYONS=20 AVENUE AT WAYMAN STREET MEDIAN AND SIGNAL MODIFICATION, = PROJECT=20 C0027 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - The purpose of this = project is=20 to improve traffic flow and safety in the area of Lyons = Avenue west=20 of Wayman Street.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the = work=20 performed by Berry General Engineering Contractors, Inc. for = the=20 Lyons Avenue at Wayman Street Median and Signal = Modification,=20 Project No. C0027; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice = of=20 Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent = retention 35=20 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded provided no = stop=20 notices have been filed as provided by law. =

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RESOLUTION=20 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT PROPOSAL AND BICYCLE=20 TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT FOR THE STATE OF=20 CALIFORNIA BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT - The = Bicycle=20 Transportation Account (BTA) provides state funds for city = and=20 county projects that improve safety and convenience for = bicycle=20 commuters. This resolution authorizes staff to adopt a City = Bicycle=20 Transportation Account Compliance document, and to submit a = grant=20 proposal to the BTA.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a=20 resolution authorizing City staff to submit a grant proposal = and to=20 adopt the required Bicycle Transportation Account Compliance = document to the State of California, applying for Bicycle=20 Transportation Account grant funding. =

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TRACT=20 MAP NO. 53425-03 (RIVER VILLAGE) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND = ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Approval of = Tract Map=20 No. 53425-03 (River Village), consisting of approximately = 129 acres,=20 is located east of Bouquet Canyon Road and south of the = Newhall=20 Ranch Road extension. The property is owned by The Newhall = Land=20 Company, a California Limited Partnership.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 53425-03; accept on behalf = of the=20 public, the offers of dedication for public use; make = certain=20 findings; instruct the Director of Administrative Services = to=20 endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on the face of = the Tract=20 Map; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate on = the face=20 of the Tract Map and instruct the City Engineer to endorse = the=20 Agreement for Subdivision Improvements and to endorse the = Statement=20 on the face of the tract map.

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AWARD=20 DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE BOUQUET CANYON SEWER AREA STUDY AND=20 MODEL - The City desires to prepare a sewer area = study for=20 the Bouquet Canyon tributary drainage area and develop a = hydraulic=20 model of the sewer system that will enable the City to = analyze=20 impacts to the sewer system as development = occurs.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter = into a=20 professional services contract between the City of Santa = Clarita and=20 RBF Consulting for the Bouquet Canyon Sewer Area Study and = Model in=20 the amount of $125,000 from Account Nos. N4001306-5161.001 = and=20 N4001601.5161.001, subject to City Attorney approval; and = authorize=20 the transfer of $25,000 from Account No. M0032601-5161.001 = to=20 Account No. = N4001601-5161.001.

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TRACT=20 MAP NO. 51931 (RIVER COURT) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND = ACCEPTANCE=20 OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Approval of Tract Map No. = 51931=20 (River Court) consisting of approximately 18.3 acres, is = located=20 along Avenue Tibbitts, southwesterly of Avenue Hopkins. The = property=20 is owned by Rivercourt, LLC, a California Limited Liability=20 Company.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. = 51931;=20 accept on behalf of the public, the offers of dedication for = public=20 use; 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 Agreement for Subdivision Improvements and to = endorse=20 the Statement on the face of the tract map. =

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LOCAL=20 APPOINTMENTS LIST - Section 54970 of the Government = Code,=20 also known as "The Maddy Act" requires that the legislative = body=20 must cause to be prepared a list of appointments of all = ongoing=20 boards, commissions and committees which are appointed by = the City=20 Council.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Local=20 Appointments List and designate the Valencia Public Library = to=20 receive a copy of the list.

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AUTHORIZE=20 THE PURCHASE OF 14 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) DIAL-A-RIDE = VEHICLES=20 THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (CALTRANS) NEGOTIATED = CONTRACT=20 - Caltrans contract for minivans and cutaway buses = complies=20 with all state and federal procurement guidelines and = eliminates the=20 need for transit operators to go through the individual = procurement=20 process. It also allows Caltrans to negotiate pricing based = on=20 statewide basis over a 12 month period.
RECOMMENDED = ACTION:=20 Waive the formal bid process, and authorize staff to = purchase=20 fourteen (14) Dial-A-Ride vehicles through the State of = California=20 (Caltrans) negotiated contract; authorize the City Manager = or=20 designee to execute the Assignment Agreement, and negotiate = and=20 execute the contract with Bus West for the purchase of = fourteen (14)=20 Dial-A-Ride vehicles at a cost not to exceed $1,275,000, = subject to=20 City Attorney approval; authorize the City Manager or = designee to=20 execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Metropolitan=20 Transportation Authority (Metro), subject to City Attorney = approval,=20 to accept $577,500 in grant funds toward the purchase of the = fourteen (14) Dial-A-Ride vehicles from the Mini Call for = Locally=20 Funded Transit Operator Vehicle Replacement Grant Program;=20 appropriate the total project cost of $1,275,000 to account=20 #12400.5201.003. Increase the grant revenue account = #700.4621.001 by=20 $577,500. The remaining local match of $697,500 to cover the = project=20 cost will come from the Transit Fund balance.=20

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ASSIGNMENT=20 AGREEMENT WITH MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY = AND=20 CONTRACT WITH NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES FOR THE PURCHASE = OF=20 EIGHT, 40-FOOT COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) BUSES - = In order=20 to meet growing demand for transit services within the Santa = Clarita=20 Valley, the City's Transit Division is in need of eight (8)=20 additional 40-foot Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered = transit=20 buses.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the = City=20 Manager or designee to execute an Assignment Agreement with=20 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, waive the formal = bid=20 process, and negotiate and execute the contract with North = American=20 Bus Industries (NABI) for the purchase of eight (8), 40-foot = buses,=20 in an amount not to exceed $3,637,200, subject to City = Attorney=20 approval; appropriate $1,637,200 from the Transit Fund to=20 expenditure account 12400.5201.003 to cover the additional = cost of=20 increasing the bus order from four to eight buses. Eighty = percent of=20 this additional cost will be funded with Federal Transit = Assistance=20 (FTA 5307) funds or $1,309,760 for the increased cost. = Therefore,=20 increase revenue account 700-4424.009 by $1,309,760.=20

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AWARD=20 CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MEDIUM DUTY CHIPPER = TRUCK -=20 This action covers the award of a contract to purchase a = medium duty=20 chipper truck to be used by Urban Forestry with a wood = chipper=20 trailer.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award a = contract=20 to Valencia Auto Center Ford for the purchase of one = medium-duty=20 chipper truck, in an amount not to exceed $51,600, and = authorize the=20 City Manager or designee to modify the award in the event = other=20 issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to = City=20 Attorney approval. The funds have been budgeted in FY 08 in = account=20 14507-5201.003 in the amount of $51,600; increase = expenditure=20 account 14507-5201.003 (Urban Forestry - Vehicles) by = $8,600,=20 decrease expenditure account 14507-5201.002 (Urban Forestry = -=20 Equipment) by $6,000, and decrease expenditure account=20 14507-5161.001 (Contractual Services) by=20 $2,600.

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CHECK=20 REGISTER NOS. 45 & 46 - Approval of the Check=20 Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify = for=20 payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 45 and = 46.=20

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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SECOND=20 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE = THE 2007=20 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE, = PLUMBING=20 CODE, AND FIRE CODE, INCLUDING CITY AMENDMENTS - = This=20 ordinance will amend the City's Municipal Code Titles 18 = through 22=20 via the adoption of various State codes.
RECOMMENDED=20 ACTION: Conduct a public hearing and adopt an ordinance=20 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF = SANTA=20 CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLES 18 = THROUGH 22 OF=20 THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE = THE 2007=20 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND = FIRE=20 CODES WITH CERTAIN APPENDICES AND AMENDMENTS."=20

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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LOBBYIST=20 REGISTRATION - At the regular meeting of October 9, = 2007,=20 the City Council directed that staff prepare an ordinance = for=20 consideration by the City Council that would enact lobbyist=20 registration requirements within the City of Santa Clarita.=20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and pass to second = reading=20 an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF = THE CITY=20 OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 7.03 OF = TITLE 7=20 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING INFLUENCING = MUNICIPAL=20 LEGISLATION."

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ANNEXATION=20 INITIATION POLICY - Consideration of a new policy = regarding=20 the initiation of annexations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: = Provide=20 direction on the Annexation Initiation Policy.=20

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NEW BUSINESS
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NOMINATION=20 AND APPOINTMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDIT = PANEL=20 - By the adoption of Resolution 07-31, the City Council = established=20 a Citizens' Financial and Audit Committee Panel for the Open = Space=20 Preservation District.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct = the City=20 Clerk's Office to extend the filing deadline for the Open = Space=20 Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit = Panel to=20 Friday, December 28, 2007.

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ADJOURNMENT=20 in memory of Josephine Gibbs.
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FUTURE MEETINGS

No City Council Study = Session has=20 been scheduled for December 4, 2007.

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held = Tuesday,=20 December 11, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor = of City=20 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=20 appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita = and that=20 on November 21, 2007, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 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=20

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.