MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL 6:30P.M. MARCH 25, 1997

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1 , ~--! ~ [ MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL 6:30P.M. MARCH 25, 1997 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL CITY CLERK'S ANNOUNCEMENT Mayo Smyth called to ode the egula meeting of the City Council at6:30p.m. All Councilmembes wee pesent. City Clek, Shaon Dawson, announced that anyone wishing to addess an item on the agenda should fill out a speakes' slip and submit it to the City Clek befoe the item is discussed. EXECUTIVE SESSION This time has been set aside fo Councilmembes to eview the agenda and obtain any futhe infomation that may be needed. This session is open to the public. [ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES AWARDS/RECOGNITION Addessing the Council at this time was Cheyl Gotefend, Jan McDonald, Paticia McMullen and Gey Hayes, concening poo commute bus sevice (11 witten comments wee also submitted on this issue); Jack Ancona, concening the use of fedeal money; John Steffen, concening a man who died while being held at the Santa Claita Valley Sheiff's Station; and B. J. Atkins, Glo Donnelly, Connie Woden-Robets, Valeie Thomas, Tim Bukhat, Pesident of the Santa Claita Chambe of Commece, John Readon, and Gegg Lawle, concening the use of fedeal money fo oad impovements and the Jette sent by Councilmembe Klajic (1 witten comment was also submitted on this issue). Councilmembe Klajic intoduced Phyllis Tevo of the Santa Claita Chuch of Religious Science who Jed the invocation. Councilmembe Klajic Jed the Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Dacy, second by Boye, to appove the agenda. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. Motion by Heidt, second by Dacy, to appove the minutes of Mach 11, 1997, as amended. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. Mayo Smyth ead a "Caught Ya Doing Something Good" Awad fo

2 Rachel Enciso and pesented an Awad to Megan Ottman fo thei wok to help the homeless. He also pesented a City tile plaque to Paul "Rocky" Leitzel! fo his yeas of sevice to the youth and families of ou community. ITEM I CDBG SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT PHASE I PROJECT NO CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER The scope of this poject includes steet impovement epai wok within eligible aeas of the City. The wok involves epais to eathquake-damaged cub, gutte, sidewalk, coss guttes, wheelchai amps, diveway apons, asphaltic concete pavement, and base. Appove the change ode to the contact fo CDBG Supplemental Poject Phase I, Poject No. 57,06, with R.C. Becke & Son, Inc. In the amount of$300, Authoize the City Manage o his designee to appove all documents elating to this contact. ITEM2 WEST NEWHALL IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 2 PROJECT NO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS This poject will install cub, gutte, and sidewalk, and econstuct steets in the West Newhall aea. This poject will addess the need fo sidewalks in the vicinity of Newhall Elementay School. Appove the plans and specifications fo the West Newhall Impovements, Phase 2 - Poject No , and authoize the advetising fo bids. ITEMS TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AT WILEY CANYON ROAD/LA GLORITA CIRCLE EVANS AVENUE PROJECT AWARD (PROJECT NO ) On Januay 28, 1997, Council appoved the plans and specifications and authoized the advetisement of the subject poject. On Febuay 26, 1997, seven bids wee eceived by the City Clek. Awad the contact fo taffic signal installation to TDS Engineeing fo $92,899, and authoize a 20 pecent contingency expenditue should any change odes to the contact become necessay. Authoize the City Manage o designee to appove all documents elating to this contact. ITEM4 CONTINUATION OF SUNDAY TRANSIT SERVICE On July 9, 1996, the City Council appoved opeating local fixed oute bus sevice and dial-a-ide sevice on a six-month demonstation basis. This sevice was established on Octobe 6, Between Octobe 6, 1996 and Febuay 23, 1997, aveage Sunday ideship was 1,432. Duing the month of Febuay, aveage Sunday ideship was 1,453. Sunday sevice has clealy exceeded pojections ove the last five months. Appove continuation of Sunday local fixed oute and dial-a-ide sevice on a pemanent basis. ITEM5 PRESENTATION OF LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH UCLA FOR SOLID WASTE 2

3 MANAGEMENT SUMMIT The item is a ecently executed Lette of Ageement between the City of Santa Claita and the Univesity of Califonia, Los Angeles. The Ageement sets foth the scope of wok, budget, and esponsibilities of each paty fo the UCLA Summit on the Futue of Solid Waste Management, scheduled fo Apil 23 & 24, Receive and file. ITEM6 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEWHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUDITORIUM COMMUNITY CENTER AND PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO Authoizes use of the City's name in woking with the Theate fo Childen Foundation, Inc., the Santa Claita Repetoy Theate and the Newhall School Distict to develop the Newhall Elementay School auditoium as a cultuavpefoming ats facility. Adopt Resolution No , authoizing use of the City's name in woking to develop the Newhall Elementay School Auditoium as a cultuavpefoming ats facility. ITEM7 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 9 AND 10 RESOLUTION NO This esolution appoves and atifies payment of the demands pesented in the check egiste. Adopt Resolution No Motion by Dacy, second by Boye, to adopt the consent calenda. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Heidt, Klajic, Boye, Smyth Motion caied. RECESS AND RECONVENE ITEMS UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEWS VENDING MACHINE ORDINANCE SECOND READING AND SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NEWS-VENDING MACHINE PERMIT ORDINANCE NO RESOLUTION NO Mayo Smyth declaed a ecess at 7:50 p.m. and econvened the meeting at 8:02 p.m. All Councilmembes wee pesent. T. Bad Theien, Assistant City Enginee, epoted that on Mach 11, 1997, News Vending Machine Odinance No was intoduced to the City Council fo the fist eading. Additionally, a schedule of fees fo a News Vending Machine Pemit was intoduced. City Council conducted the public heaing and eceived public input on the adoption of the odinance and the schedule of fees. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Assistant City Attoney, Tom Altmaye, ead the title to Odinance No Motion by Heidt, second by Dacy, to waive futhe eading 3

4 ~ and adopt Odinance No. 97-5, amending chapte of Title 13, Division 1 of the Santa Claita Municipal Code concening the egulation of news vending machines on the public ightof-way. Adopt Resolution No to establish a schedule of fees fo the City of Santa Claita News Vending Machine Pemit. On oll call vote: Ayes: Heidt, Klajic, Boye, Dacy, Smyth Excused: None Odinance No adopted. ITEMS UNFINISHED BUSINESS IMPOSING CIVIL FINES FOR MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS: RESOLUTION NO AND ORDINANCE 97-2 Ruben Baea, Building Official, epoted that duing thei egulaly scheduled meeting on Febuay 25, 1997, the City Council eviewed a poposed municipal code-civil fine pogam. This type of pogam was ecently authoized by a new law (Califonia Govenment Code ) adopted by the Califonia State Legislatue. On Mach 11, 1997, staff pesented an agenda epot which povided a geneal desciption of the pogam and statement of its intended use. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Assistant City Attoney, Tom Altmaye, ead the title to Odinance No Motion by Dacy, second by Boye, to adopt Resolution No , waive futhe eading and adopt Odinance No. 97-2, amending Title 1 of the Santa Claita Municipal Cod_e to allow fo the imposition of civil fines. On oll call vote: Ayes: Klajic, Boye, Dacy, Heidt, Smyth Odinance 97-2 adopted. ITEMlO ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE - BUILDING CODE, Ruben Baea, Building Official, epoted that on Octobe 22, 1996, the Building and Safety Division pesented to the City Council infomation on possible amendments to the Building Codes egading eathquake design povisions to impove eathquake safety. These eathquake amendments will esult in added building stength in esisting eathquake foces fo 4

5 ~ -~ SECTION AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN SECTIONS - EARTHQUAKE PROVISIONS - ORDINANCE NO wood fame buildings. They will also povide fo constuction of stonge concete and steel fame buildings. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Assistant City Attoney, Tom Altmaye, ead the title to Odinance No ITEMll ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DMSION WORK PROGRAM- ITEM12 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE WILLIAMS. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE COORDINATION Motion by Dacy, second by Boye, to intoduce Odinance No amending the City of Santa Claita Municipal Code, waive futhe eading, and pass to second eading. On oll call vote: Ayes: Boye, Dacy, Heidt, Klajic, Smyth Odinance No passed to second eading. Mike Haviland, Economic Development Manage, epoted that the ecommended wok pogam fo the Economic Development Division e-established the pimay Economic Development focus on etention and expansion of existing businesses. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Motion by Boye, second by Dacy, to appove ecommended wok pogam fo the Economic Development Division fo 90 days with a study session to be held outlining what the Chambe and City can do. On oll call vote: Ayes: Heidt, Klajic, Boye, Dacy, Smyth Motion caied. Lynn Hais, Deputy City Manage, Public Woks, epoted that this item povides an explanation and ational fo the poposed Memoandum of Undestanding (MOU) with Williams S. Hat Unified School Distict to coodinate faes and bus sevice fo student tanspotation. This MOU will eliminate the fae diffeential between the two sevices, make the best use of each system, and minimize ovecowding. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. 5

6 OF FARES AND SERVICE FOR TRANSPORTING STUDENTS BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL Motion by Boye, second by Dacy, to authoize the City Manage to negotiate an amendment to the Joint Powes Ageement o a Memoandum of Undestanding with William S. Hat Unified High School Distict to coodinate faes and bus sevice fo the tanspotation of students between home and school. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Heidt, Klajic, Boye, Smyth Motion caied. ITEM13 STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 1266 Michael Muphy, Integovenmental Relations Office, epoted that the State Wate Poject (SWP) Contactos ae sponsoing Senate Bill 1266 (Knight) elating to edevelopment. The bill, if enacted, would make it pemissive fo a edevelopment agency boad of diectos to establish fo a State Wate Poject contacto located within the edevelopment agency, a pass though amount up to 100% of the contacto's tax incement etained by the edevelopment agency. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Motion by Boye, second by Dacy, to adopt a fomal position of "neutal" egading Senate Bill On oll call vote: Ayes: Klajic, Boye, Dacy, Heidt, Smyth Motion caied. COMMITTEE REPORTS STAFF COMMENTS Councilmembes Dacy and Heidt povided infomation fom the last meeting of the Committee on Aging. In esponse to equest fom Councilmembes, Planning Manage Jeff Lambet povided an update on the Ciculation Element Amendment Steeing Committee. Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, asked that Council conside a special session on Apil 24, 1997, fo the pupose of consideing the annexation fo Seco Canyon. Meeting to be held at 6:30 p.ln. Council consented. Chambe Liaison epot, the legislative committee eceived a pesentation fo Assemblyman Geoge Runne's office egading legislation. 6

7 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT The committee voted to ecommend to the chambe boad suppot fo Assemblyman Runne's AB388 which will pemit Castaic Lake Wate Agency to ente the electical enegy business. Councilmembe Dacy stated that she eceived a lette of invitation fo a gatheing at Valencia High School Gym of pastos and congegations of 18 paishes to commemoate Good Fiday. Councilmembe Boye noted eceipt of the lette fom Lay Bid aising the issue of Section 108 money and equested that the memo to Council poviding an update of this issue be ciculated to M. Bid. At 9:14 p.m., motion by Boye, second by Klajic, to adjoun to the next egula meeting of the City Council. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. ATI'EST: ~O<~ CITY CLERK minma