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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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FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS -
Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency authorizing adjustments to the fiscal year 2010-2011 budget expenditures, revenues, and capital projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Authorize adjustments to fiscal year 2010-2011 budget expenditures, revenues, and capital projects in the amount specified; increase the charges for parking penalties and other related violations within the City, per Senate Bill (SB) 870; increase the charges for the Enterprise Zone Voucher Fee within the City, per SB856; and extend the deferment of the collection of Quimby, Bridge & Thoroughfare, and Transit Impact development fees to building permit through June 30, 2012; and adopt a Resolution providing for Compensation of the Employees of the City and amending the Position Classification Plan. Redevelopment Agency: Authorize adjustments to fiscal year 2010-11 budget expenditures, revenues, and capital projects in the amount specified.

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APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the previous City Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Approve minutes of the November 23, 2010, special and regular joint meetings of the City Council.
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the minutes of the November 23, 2010, special and regular joint meetings of the Redevelopment Agency.

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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.

4.

APPOINTMENT OF CITY OF SANTA CLARITA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT - The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is a non-enterprise, independent special district, which acts as a public health agency as a result of legislation incorporated in the California State Health and Safety Code. The District's objective is to protect the health of the public from vectors, which are considered to be any animal or insect that is capable of transmitting disease or is a public health nuisance. The District is comprised of 34 cities from Long Beach to Santa Clarita and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County including Stevenson Ranch and Castaic. To properly represent all areas of Los Angeles County, the Board of Trustees is comprised of members from each individual city within the District.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council reappoint Robert Newman, Director of Public Works, to the Greater Los Angeles Vector Control District Board to represent the City of Santa Clarita for a two-year term.

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CREEKSIDE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT B1010 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project includes three pedestrian crossings with bulb-outs along Creekside Road, a stamped and colored median treatment, gateway and directional signs, signage and striping, and improvements at the intersection of Creekside Road and Auto Center Drive.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the plans and specifications for the Creekside Road Improvements, Project B1010; find the bids of Land Forms Landscape Construction, Inc., and MG Construction and Development, Inc., to be non-responsive and award the construction contract to the next lowest bidder, R.C. Becker & Son, Inc., in the amount of $759,264, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $151,853, for a total contract amount not to exceed $911,117; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $65,000 to the existing contract with Pacific Coast Land Design for landscape architecture construction support services; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $45,000 to the existing contract with MNS Engineers, Inc., for construction management support services; reduce expenditure budget account B1010357-5161.001 by $500,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 ANNUAL CONCRETE REHABILITATION PROGRAM (CITYWIDE), PROJECTS M0078, M0079, AND T0033 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - These capital improvement projects consist of the removal and replacement of damaged sidewalks, driveway approaches, and curb and gutter, and the construction of access ramps at various locations within the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the plans and specifications for the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Annual Concrete Rehabilitation Program (citywide), Projects M0078, M0079, and T0033; award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, FS Construction, in the amount of $350,862, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $103,138, for a total contract amount not to exceed $454,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON BOUQUET CANYON ROAD AND NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, PROJECT C4010 - APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project improves traffic circulation and safety at the intersection by allowing for dual left-turn lanes from southbound Bouquet Canyon Road onto eastbound Newhall Ranch Road. The traffic circulation improvements will help accommodate the increased daily traffic flow to the newly constructed Golden Valley Road Bridge over the Santa Clara River.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the plans and specifications for the Traffic Circulation and Safety Improvements on Bouquet Canyon Road and Newhall Ranch Road, Project C4010, and award the construction contract to R.C. Becker & Son, Inc., in the amount of $240,543, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $36,082, for a total contract amount not to exceed $276,625; appropriate $7,000 from Landscape Maintenance District Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure Account C4010357-5161.001 and authorize the transfer of $13,000 from the 2010-11 Overlay and Slurry Seal Expenditure Account M0077230-5161.001 to Expenditure Account C4010230-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF MULTIWAY STOP CONTROLS FOR THE INTERSECTION OF ERMINE STREET AND HARDESTY AVENUE - Staff received requests from area residents to evaluate the traffic circulation along Ermine Street in the vicinity of Skyblue Mesa Elementary School. Residents indicated heavy traffic congestion in this area, particularly during the morning and afternoon school dismissal periods. Staff conducted an evaluation, which included the evaluation of vehicular and pedestrian volumes, collision history, and sight visibility at intersections along Ermine Street. This analysis determined the intersection of Ermine Street and Hardesty Avenue met the volume warrants for the installation of multiway stop controls.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of multiway stop controls for the intersection of Ermine Street and Hardesty Avenue.

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RESOLUTIONS TO ESTABLISH PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON CEDARCREEK STREET, AVENUE TIBBITTS, AND NEWHALL RANCH ROAD - Staff received requests to establish a no-parking zone on Cedarcreek Street to improve traffic circulation for the kindergarten valet program at Rio Vista Elementary School, to establish a no-stopping zone on Avenue Tibbitts on the approach to Avenue Scott to improve traffic circulation and safety, and to establish a no-stopping zone on Newhall Ranch Road between Avenue Tibbitts and McBean Parkway to reduce truck parking and improve safety in the area.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt three resolutions to establish a no-parking zone along the north side of Cedarcreek Street adjacent to Rio Vista Elementary school, a no-stopping zone along the east side of Avenue Tibbitts south of Avenue Scott, and a no-stopping zone along the south side of Newhall Ranch Road between Avenue Tibbitts and McBean Parkway.

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AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO COMPLETE A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - This is a request to award a contract to prepare a Climate Action Plan for the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award a contract to ENVIRON International Corporation in the amount of $159,990 to prepare a Climate Action Plan for the City of Santa Clarita and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval; increase expenditure budget 14603-5161.002 by $69,990 to appropriate available AB2766 funds from the Air Quality Management District.

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LMD IRRIGATION CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM PHASE II (PROJECT R0007) - AWARD PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION - Replacement of 336 dated irrigation controllers with weather-based controllers that use real time climatic data to adjust irrigation runtimes. It is estimated that this installation of this phase will save 180-350 million gallons annually.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve plans and specifications for Phase II of the Landscape Water Management Program (Project R0007); award construction contract to Valley Crest Landscape Maintenance for $1,343,181; authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $201,477, for a total amount not to exceed $1,544,658; and authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.

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CHECK REGISTER NO. 23 - Approval of the Check Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 23.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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COPPERSTONE ANNEXATION, MASTER CASE NO. 10-048, - CONSIDERATION OF PREZONE 10-001 FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANNEXATION - Request for approval of Prezone 10-001 for the purposes of annexing the Copperstone neighborhood.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council introduce and pass to second reading, on January 11, 2011, an Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA TO APPROVE PREZONE NO. 10-001 (MASTER CASE 10-048) FOR APPROXIMATELY 68 ACRES OF DEVELOPED LAND IN THE COPPERSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD, GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF THE LOCKHEED INDUSTRIAL CENTER AND WEST OF SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK, ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA."

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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14.

OLD TOWN NEWHALL LIBRARY, PROJECT F2007 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 33445 OF THE CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT LAW - This project completes the construction of a 30,000-square-foot, two-story public library in Old Town Newhall including onsite grading and at-grade landscaped parking lots.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Adopt a resolution consenting to payment by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita (Agency) for the construction of the Old Town Newhall Library including site grading, landscaped parking lot, architectural design and construction support services, geotechnical and soils testing services, construction staking, project support services, environmental consulting services, construction inspection services, materials testing services, and labor compliance services, and making the findings that the Old Town Newhall Library project is a benefit to the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area as required by Section 33445 of the California Redevelopment Law; approve the plans and specifications for the Old Town Newhall Library project; waive the irregularities, if any, in the bid of Tobo Construction, Inc. (Tobo), cited by FEI Enterprises Inc. in its letter of December 2, 2010, because the claimed irregularities are minor and inconsequential, and do not affect the amount of the Tobo bid, do not give Tobo an advantage or benefit allowed other bidders, and do not make the Tobo bid materially different than intended; award the construction contract to Tobo Construction, Inc., in the amount of $10,448,000, and authorize a contingency of $2,415,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $12,863,000; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $410,000 to the existing contract with LPA, Inc., for architectural design and construction support services; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $40,000 to the existing contract with Allan Seward Engineering for geotechnical and soils testing services; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $30,000 to the existing contract with Pinnacle Land Surveying, Inc., for construction staking; authorize an expenditure in the amount of $50,000 to Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc., for environmental consulting services; authorize an expenditure to BTC Labs Vertical V in the amount of $150,000 for materials testing services; authorize an increased expenditure in the amount of $470,000 to the existing contract with MNS Engineers, Inc., for construction inspection, environmental support, and project support services; authorize an expenditure to Padilla & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $50,000 for labor compliance services; continue American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant revenues in Revenue Account 229-4424.012 in the amount of $519,654 from Fiscal Year 2009-10 to Fiscal Year 2010-11 and continue the appropriation in the amount of $519,654 to Expenditure Account F2007229-5161.001 from Fiscal Year 2009-10 to Fiscal Year 2010-11; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
Redevelopment Agency: Adopt a resolution of the Agency requesting consent from the City Council to use Agency funds for the construction of the Old Town Newhall Library including site grading, landscaped parking lot, architectural design and construction support services, geotechnical and soils testing services, construction staking, project support services, environmental consulting services, construction inspection services, materials testing services, and labor compliance services, and making the findings that the Old Town Newhall Library project is a benefit to the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area as required by Section 33445 of the California Redevelopment Law.