,------ --- - --. ----- -- ----- - - - - - CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 15:30 P.M. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL 6:00P.M. JUNE 26, 2001 CALL TO ORDER Mayo Weste called to ode the special meeting of the City Council at 5.32 p.m. ROIL CALL All Councilmembes wee pesent. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Thee was none. CLOSED SESSION Cal Newton, City Attoney, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session fo the pupose of holding a: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-Anticipated Litigation Govenment Code Section 54956.9 (c) - one matte RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting to closed session at 5:83 p.m. and econvened the meeting at 6:11 p.m. CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT Cal Newton, City Attoney, announced that no action was taken duing closed session that was equied to be epoted. ADJOURNMENT Mayo Weste adjouned the meeting at 6:12 p.m. CITY CLERK'S ANNOUNCEMENT Shaon Dawson, City Clek, announced that anyone wishing to addess an item on the agenda should fill out a speake's slip and submit it to the City Clek befoe the item is announced by the Mayo. I INVOCATION Mayo Weste gave the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayo Weste called to ode the egula meeting of the City Council at 6:16 p.m. ROIL CALL All Councilmembes wee pesent.
FLAG SALUTE Councilmembe Fey led the flag salute. COUNCILMEMBERCOMMENTS Councilmembe Dacy co=ented that ove $20 thousand dollas wee aised though Mint Canyon Lodge to help pay fo cance teatment fo a little gil. Councilmembe Kella co=ented on the Ameican Cance Society's Relay fo Life held last weekend at College of the Canyons. Councilmembe Smyth co=ented that he became an uncle fo the second time today with the bith of his bothe's son. Mayo Weste noted that the Council would adjoun the meeting in memoy of Rocco Soldato; also commented on the upcoming 4,. of July paade, the opening of Cicle J pak on Satuday at 10 a.m., and the State of the City meeting on July 11 at the Hyatt. COMMITl'EE REPORTS (Council) Councilmembe Dacy epoted that she distibuted notes on ecent League of CA Cities and Committee on Aging meetings and co=ented on a ecent MTA meeting. Councilmembe Kella noted that the meeting befoe the Boad of Supevisos scheduled fo this moning on TMC had been continued to August 28, 2001. Councilmembe Fey epoted on a ecent meeting of the School Tustees Committee. Councilmembe Fey epoted on a ecent meeting of the School Tustees Committee. Councilmembe Smyth epoted that he had distibuted a poposal fom the Council subcommittee fo the audit of the tash hauling contact and equested Councilmembes etun co=ents to Mayo Weste o himself. An item would be placed on the July 10 agenda fo Council consideation. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONTOMEMBERSOFTHECOMMUNITY Mayo Weste, Councilmembe Fey and Councilmembes pesented Caught You Doing Something Good Awads to Deputy Geoge Guevaa and Deputy Michael Shapio as well as a plaque fo Deputy Shapio fom the National Sheill's Association. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addessing the Council at this time was Duane Hate egading the sphee of influence; Laen Hesseltine egading safety; Teesa Savaik egading theatened and endangeed species (pesented westen toad in a bowl); Lynne Plambeck egading endangeed species in Noth Valencia II; Michelle Hoffinan who suppoted Ms. Savaik's and Ms. Plambeck's co=ents; Cam Noltemeye egading contibutions to campaign committees and the waste audit; and Chis Shoemake egading the Intenational Film Festival. 2
- --------~------------ ---- -- -... ---- - ----------- -------- -- ----- -------------- ----- ---- ---------- ----- - -------- --.. --------- - - _] _, ' STAFF COMMENTS In esponse to equest fom City Manage Caavalho, staff commented on the stop sign at Camp Plenty and Stillmoe, bus sheltes, and Noth Valencia II wetlands. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: epot to come back to Council on the stop sign at Camp Plenty & Stillmoe; staff also to look into endangeed species/wetlands destuction at Noth Valencia II. Councilmembe Fey commented on his involvement with the SCV Republican Committee. EXECUTIVE SESSION This time has been set aside fo Councilmembes to eview the agenda and obtain any futhe infomation that may be needed. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Smyth, second by Kella to appove the agenda emoving Items 4 and 18 fom the Consent Calenda and continuing Item 28 to the meeting of July 10, 2001. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Smyth, second by Fey, to appove the minutes of the June 12, 2001 meeting, and the June 20, 2001 meeting (as coected). Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. RECESS TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting to the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:12 p.m. RECONVENE Mayo Weste econvened the Council meeting at 7:15 p.m. ITEMl READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES By listing the odinance titles on the public agenda and placing an item on the Consent Calenda fo Council to waive futhe eading of all odinances whose titles appea on the public agenda, this eading equiement is satisfied once Council appoves the Consent Calenda item. Detemine that the titles to all odinances which appea on this public agenda have been ead and waive futhe eading.,... ITEM2 TAX SHARING RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 319 This annexation to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Distict is fo the newly ceated assessment aea south of Clealake Dive on Live Oak Spings Canyon Road in the City of Santa Claita. Adopt Resolution No. 01-59 appoving and accepting 3
the negotiated exchange of popety tax evenues esulting fom Sanitation Distict Annexation No. 319. ITEMS AUTHORIZATION TO. EXTEND THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RRM DESIGN GROUP TO PROVIDE URBAN DESIGN I ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW SERVICES FOR ONE YEAR (JULY 1, 2001 - JUNE 30, 2002) Since May 1999, RRM Design Goup has povided uban design I achitectual eview sevices to the City of Santa Claita on an as-needed basis. The City wishes to continue these sevices and RRM Design Goup's involvement with the development eview pocess. RRM Design Goup staff have evaluated and povided input elated to achitectual design, uban design and landscape design fo dozens of pojects, both City-initiated pojects and pivate development poposals. This effot has esulted in pojects, which ae intenally consistent and achitectually sensitive to neighboing development and the geogaphic setting. Authoize the City Manage to extend the existing pofessional sevices ageement between the City and RRM Design.Goup to povide uban design I achitectual eview sevices on an as needed basis, fo a one-yea peiod beginning July 1, 2001. Pe the tems of the oiginal contact executed in May 1999, the contact is extended on an annual basis, subject to appoval of the 200112002 budget. ITEM4' AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 12.54 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE At the meeting of June 12, 2001, the Council intoduced an odinance, amending Chapte 12.54 of the Municipal Code, to allow bicycle use in the Skatepak. This item is the second eading of the poposed amendment. Adopt Odinance No. 01-11 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.54 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW BICYCLE USE IN SKATEPARK. Addessing the Council on this item was William J. Weeks epesenting Santa Claita BJMX Raceway. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: Staff note the gentleman's name fo futue involvement in simila pojects. ITEM5 OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RESPONSE UNIT GRANT EXTENSION Since June 1998, the City has eceived $90,000 annually fo a competitive gant awad fom the State of Califonia, Office of Ciminal Justice Planning, fo a Violence Against Women Response Unit. The City Council has allocated $30,000 annually fom the Council Contingency Fund fo the equied cash match. The gant awad has been extended fo anothe yea though June 30, 2002, contingent upon the Council's allocation of an additional $30,000 cash match. Accept Office of Ciminal Justice Planning Violence Against Women Response Unit Gant and elated cash match included in the 200112002 budget. 4
,- - --------------------- ----- -~------ - - -------- - -- ~-- --- -~---- --~ -- - ------- (o,], ---- ITEM6 CENTRAL PARK MAINTENANCE OFFICE BUILDING TENANT IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT NO. F4001 - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FORBIDS Design is complete fo the tenant impovements fo the Cental Pak Maintenance Office located at 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, and staff is pepaing to advetise fo bids. Appove plans and specifications fo Poject No. F4001 povided by Abacus Engineeing, and authoize advetising fo bids fo Cental Pak Maintenance Office Tenant Impovements. ITEM7 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS FISCAL YEAR 2001I2002 RENEWAL OF LANDSCAPE CONTRACTS Council has peviously eviewed and appoved the awading of multi-yea maintenance and inspection contacts fo the vaious landscape maintenance disticts listed in the agenda epot. Authoize the enewal of contacts fo maintenance and inspection of the LMD's, and fo outine and emegency epais I eplacements within these disticts, as descibed in the contact detail sheet, contingent on the adoption of the 2001 I 2002 Fiscal Yea Budget. ITEMS RYE -CANYON ROAD - ESTABLISHING A NO-STOPPING ZONE FROM NEWHALL RANCH ROAD TO SOUTH OF AVENUE SCOTT - In an effot to impove taffic ciculation though the Valencia Industial Cente, the Newhall Land & Faming Company will be signalizing the intesection of Rye Canyon Road and Avenue Scott. In ode to maximize the efficiency of the intesection and minimize the impacts of taffic congestion, the signal design will allow fo six lanes though the intesection - thee lanes in each diection. Adopt Resolution No. 01-61 establishing a no-stopping zone along the west side of Rye Canyon Road, between Newhall Ranch Road and 700 feet south of Avenue Scott, and along the east side of Rye Canyon Road, between Newhall Ranch Road and 300 feet south of Avenue Scott. ITEM9 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L28, TRACT 44965, IN THE VICINITY OF SHANGRI-LA DRIVE AND NATHAN HILL ROAD - ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L29, TRACT 52673-02, AT RYE CANYON BUSINESS CENTER - ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L30, TRACT NO. 45416, IN THE VICINITY OF SIERRA HIGHWAY AND SCHERZINGER LANE This item initiates annexation poceedings of Annexation Nos. 2001-L28, L29, and L30 in Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1. Adopt Resolution Nos. 01-62, 01-63 and 01-64 to initiate annexation poceedings of Annexation Nos. 2001-L28, L29, and L30 into Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1; appove the espective Enginee's Repots; declae the City's intention to annex teitoies; and set the public heaing fo June 26, 2001. 5
--------- ------------- ---- - ------------ ITEMlO TRANSFER OF STORM DRAIN TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (LACFCD) - PARCEL NO. 12009, PRIVATE DRAIN (PD) NO. 1640 - This is a esolution to authoize the tansfe of Pivate Dain (PD) No. 1640 to Los Angeles County Flood Contol Distict (LACFCD), and to equest LACFCD to accept this tansfe. This is necessay fo the LACFCD to co=ence maintaining said stom dain. Adopt Resolution No. 01-65 fo the tansfe and conveyance of the stom dain impovements fo Pacel Map No. 12009, Pivate Dain No. 1640, to the Los Angeles County Flood Contol Distict (LACFCD); authoize the Mayo o designee to execute the Quitclaim Deed and diect staff to tansmit a copy of this epot indicating the date and action taken, thee copies of the unecoded Quitclaim Deed popely executed, and thee cetified copies of the adopted Resolution to the Building & Safety I Land Development Division at the County of Los Angeles, Depatment of Public Woks. ITEMll DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA (DBAA) NOS. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, AND 22 - RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND IMPOSING ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 I 2002 - DBAA's ae disticts that ae set up to facilitate the maintenance of suface and subsuface dainage devices that ae not eligible fo maintenance by the Los Angeles County Flood Contol Distict. Adopt Resolution No. 01-66 to initiate poceedings; appove the Enginee's Repot; and impose annual assessments on Dainage Benefit Assessment Aea (DBAA) Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22 fo Fiscal Yea 2001I2002. Appove the ageement with the County of Los Angeles to povide public tanspotation sevices; and authoize the City Manage o designee to execute the ageement with the County of Los Angeles, subject to City Attoney appoval. ITEM12 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 I 2002 In August 1991, the City assumed esponsibility fo public tanspotation sevices in the Santa Claita Valley fom the County of Los Angeles Depatment of Public Woks. The County assumes esponsibility fo poviding funding fo sevice in unincopoated aeas.. The maximum Los Angeles County contibution fo tansit sevice, including popotional shae of capital debt sevice, is $1,529,700.00 fo Fiscal Yea 2001 I 2002. Appove the ageement with the County of Los Angeles to povide public tanspotation sevices; and authoize the City Manage o designee to execute the ageement with the County of Los Angeles, subject to City Attoney appoval.. ITEM13 MCBEAN TRANSFER STATION - PROJECT NO. T1007 - AWARD. OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FTA PROJECT NOS. CA-90-X936 AND CA-90-Y068 - The McBean Tansfe Station is a timed bus tansfe facility fo all Santa Claita Tansit bus outes. The poject will constuct a 12-bay bus tansfe island, as well as passenge amenities, such as estoom facilities, and canopies fo pedestian 6
-- -- - - --- --- ---- -----~------~ -- ----- --... - ----------------- --~-----:------- -------.-. ---,------------ - ------- --- -------. - - ------- - ------- - ] ~-~-- cove. Awad contact fo the constuction of the McBean Tansfe Station, Poject No. T1007, to Dennis J. Amooso Constuction Company, Inc., in the amount of $2,281,000.00; authoize a 10 pecent contingency in the amount of$ 228,100.00 fo any necessay change odes to the contact, and administative I inspection costs; and authoize the City Manage o designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attoney appoval. Incease evenues in Tansit Fund 801 by $1,035,000.00, and appopiate this amount fom the Tansit Fund to Account No. T1007801-8001. ITEM14 CONSENT CROSS-VALLEY CONNECTOR AESTHETIC MASTER PLAN The Coss-Valley Connecto (CVC) Aesthetic Maste Plan (AMP) will develop a unifying guide fo the vaious aesthetic, design and potential public at teatments that can be implemented along both the built and unbuilt potions of the eve. Appove the concept of developing an Aesthetic Maste Plan fo the Coss-Valley Connecto and appopiate $100,000 to the Fiscal Yea 2001 I 2002 Budget into Golden Valley Road I Soledad Canyon Road Intechange Impovements, CIP Poject No. S3005, as follows: Tansfe $25,000 fom the City Council Contingency fund, Account No. 1240-7401; Appopiate $25,000 fom the Valencia Bidge & Thooughfae Distict, Account No. 304-6191; appopiate $25,000 fom the Bouquet Canyon Bidge & Thooughfae Distict, Account No. 301-6191; appopiate $25,000 fom the Eastside Bidge & Thooughfae Distict, Account No. 302-6191. ' ITEM15 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD I SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD INTERCHANGE - PROJECT NO. S3005-AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT- FEDERAL TIP PROJECT NO. LAOB7235 - This final design phase of the poject will develop plans, specifications and estimates fo the constuction of the Golden Valley Road and Soledad Canyon Road Intechange poject. The design consists of a gade-sepaated intechange, bidging the futue Golden Valley Road ove Soledad Canyon Road, the aiload tacks and Golden Tiangle Road. Awad a consulting design sevices contact to TetaTech ASL, Inc., in the amount of$ 793,453.00, which includes a 10 pecent contingency fo the design of the Golden Valley Road I Soledad Canyon Road Intechange poject, authoize the City Manage o designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attoney appoval; and incease appopiations to the Golden Valley Road I Soledad Canyon Road Intechange Poject No. S3005301-8001 by a total of $855,000.00 fom evenues peviously appopiated in the Bouquet Canyon Bidge & Thooughfae Account No. 301-6193 ITEM16 AWARD OF JANITORIAL SERVICES CONTRACT This item is to awad the bid fo on-going janitoial maintenance sevices fo all existing and new Paks Facilities, the Community Cente, and the Spots Complex. Find the bid FS-00-01-20 and bid FS-00-01-21 fom Lee's Maintenance Sevices as non-esponsive and awad both contacts to Bell Building Maintenance fo the combined total of $179, 706. These combined fees cove all outine cleaning sevices, seven days pe week, plus additional sevices that ae equied at all paks and the Spots Complex The funds have been poposed in the Fiscal Yea 2001/2002 budget in Account No. 5502-8001 and Account No. 5507-8001, in the amounts of $80,000 and $99,706, espectively. Pending appoval of the Fiscal Yea 200112002 budget, 7
authoize the City Manage o designee to execute all documents subject to City Attoney appoval. ITEM17 TRACKING OF REFUSE FRANCHISE FEES At the June 12, 2001 City Council meeting, it was equested by Councilmembe Smyth that a special accounting system be set up to moe easily tack expenditues made fom fanchise fees paid by waste haules. Diect staff to establish a sepaate oganization code to tack expenditues funded with efuse fanchise fees effective July 1, 2001. ITEM18 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD FUNDING, CONSTRUCTION, AND ACQUISITION. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT MODIFICATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT 99-1 - Cuently, Phase I of Golden Valley Road is neaing completion and is expected to be finished soon. Phase II and III ae the next citical links that will extend Golden Valley noth to Soledad Canyon Road. Though seveal public poceedings, the Community Facilities Distict was fomed with the intent to issue bonds fo oad constuction. Since that time, business conditions changed, and the idea of publicly financing the oad was no longe consideed an option fo Santa Claita Business Pak. As a esult, Administative Sevices, woking with the Tanspotation and Engineeing Sevices Depatment and epesentatives fom the Santa Claita Business Pak, finalized a evised plan fo financing and constucting Golden Valley Road Phases II and Ill. Adopt Odinance No. CFD 99-1-3 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 99-1 (SANTA CLARITA BUSINESS PARK) AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. CFD 99-1-1 AND 99-1-2. Addessing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeye. In esponse, Steve Stak, Diecto of Administative Sevices povided additional infomation. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: Staff to povide engineeing comments on the Em and all papewok/studies on puchase of the 12 aces. ITEM19 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 22 AND 23 - Appoval of the check egistes. Adopt Resolution No. 01-67 to appove and atify fo payment the demands pesented in Check Registes 22 and 23. Motion by Fey, second by Dacy, to appove the Consent Calenda. On oll call vote: Ayes: Kella, Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Weste Motion caied. 8
----- ------------------- ---~-----.. --- ----- l ---1.-~--.- -- ITEM20 PUBLIC HEARING ORDERING THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 / 2002 Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, epoted that all notices equied have been povided. Motion by Fey, second by Smyth to waive staff pesentation. - Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. In epot, Cutis Nay, Supevising Enginee, advised that the pupose of this item is the appoval of the annual levy of assessments within Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1 fo Fiscal Yea 200112002. No equests to speak wee submitted.,,... i Mayo W este closed the public heaing. No potests to the assessment wee eceived. Motion by Smyth, second by Kella, to adopt Resolution No. 01-68 odeing the continued maintenance and the levy of assessments fo Santa Claita Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1 fo Fiscal Yea 2001/2002. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. ITEM21 PUBLIC HEARING APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES AND THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - ANNEXATION NO, 2001-L28, TRACT 44965, IN THE VICINITY OF SHANGRI-LA DRIVE AND NATHAN HILL ROAD - ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L29, TRACT 5267302, RYE CANYON BUSINESS CENTER - ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L30, TRACT NO. 45416, IN THE VICINITY OF SIERRA HIGHWAY AND SCHERZINGER LANE Motion by Fey, second by Kella, to waive staff pesentation. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. 9
Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, epoted that all notices equied have been povided. In epot, Cutis Nay, Supevising Enginee, advised that this public heaing is fo the appoval of the annexation of teitoies and the levy of assessments fo Santa Claita Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1. No equests to speak wee submitted. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Ballots fom the 3 popety ownes involved wee eceived in favo of the poposed assessment. Motion by Fey, second by Dacy, to adopt Resolution Nos. 01-69, 01 70 and 01 71 appoving the annexation of teitoies and the levy of assessments fo Santa Claita Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1 fo Annexation Nos. 2001-L28, L29, and L30. On oll call vote: Ayes: Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Fey, Weste Motion caied. ITEM22 PUBLIC HEARING ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF ALL ZONES WITHIN SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NOS. 1, Tl, AND TlA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 / 2002 Council concued to waive staff pesentation. Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, epoted that all notices equied have been povided. In epot, Nancy Delange, Associate Enginee, advised that this public heaing is fo the appoval of the annual levy of assessments fo all zones within Santa Claita Landscape Maintenance Distict Nos. 1, Tl, and TlA fo Fiscal Yea 200112002. No equests to speak wee submitted. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. No potests to the assessment wee eceived. Motion by Fey, second by Kella, to adopt Resolution No. 01-72 and appove the Enginee's Repot fo the annual levy of assessments 10
-- -- - ----~-- - - -- --- -. - 1--,_ and continued maintenance of Santa Claita Landscape Maintenance Distict Nos. 1, Tl, and TIA fo Fiscal Yea 200112002. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Kella, Fey, Smyth, Weste Motion caied. ITEM23 PUBLIC BEARING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND ADDING PROVISIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE (SCMC-TITLE 8) - ANIMALS Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, epoted that all notices equied have been povided: Bill Read, Assistant Enginee, stated that in ode to povide sevices consistent with the unincopoated aeas of the County, Animal Contol Sevices equested the City adopt the changes made in the code. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item; one witten co=ent was eceived. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Motion by Fey, second by Smyth, to intoduce an odinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 8 - "ANIMALS" OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE to bing Title 8 into compliance with the State and County, and pass to second eading. On oll call vote: Ayes: Kella, Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. ITEM24 PUBLIC BEARING THE WES THOMPSON RANCH DEVELOPMENT Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, epoted that all notices equied have been povided. Vince Betoni, Planning Manage, epoted that the development of the Wes Thompson Ranch Poject which includes 267 single family homes and annexation to the City of a 176-ace pacel located at the nothen teminus of Gay and Mailyn 11
- ---- --- - ----- ------- -- ~-------- --------- -- ---. -------- ----------- -------- -- - --------------- ~-- ---------------- -. - ------ Dives noth of Soledad Canyon Road and east of Sand Canyon Road in the unincopoated Los Angeles County (Maste Case 96-072). The applicant is Ameican Beauty Development. Councilmembe Kella disqualified himself fom paticipation on this item and left the dais. Wendy Katagi epesenting EIP & Associates povided infomation on the poject and the envionmental pocess. Jack Shine, applicant, eviewed the poposed poject and submitted mateial. Addessing the Council on this item was Sheldon Allen; Isaac Liebeman; Tom Coffin; Lynne Plambeck epesenting SCOPE; Cam Noltemeye; Ruthann Levison; Jamie Kennedy; Bob Lee epesenting the Hat High School Distict; and John Dolbie. Fou witten co=ents wee submitted. John Moisette, epesenting Ameican Beauty Development Co., offeed ebuttal co=ents. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting at 8:39 p.m. and econvened at 9:03 p.m. ITEM25 Motion by Dacy, second by Smyth, to adopt the Planning Commission's ecommendation which includes: adoption of Resolution No. 01-73 that cetifies the Final Envionmental Impact Repot, which includes statements of oveiding consideations, pepaed fo the Wes Thompson Ranch; adoption of Resolution No. 01-74 that appoves Vesting Tentative Tact Map 49621, Hillside Pemit 96-024, and. Conditional Use Pemit 96-004; incopoating items discussed on the tou on June 20 and mentioned by Councilmembe Fey at this meeting; intoduce and pass to second eading an odinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA TO APPROVE PREZONE NO. 96-001 (MASTER CASE 96-072) FOR THE -WES THOMPSON RANCH ANNEXATION AREA (ANNEXATION 96-001) LOCATED AT THE TERMINUS OF GARY DRIVE AND MARILYN DRIVE EAST OF SAND CANYON ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF CANYON COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY LIMITS. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Weste Noes: Weste Disqualified: Kella Motion caied. 12
1---------- -- l ---------------- - ----------.. ----------------- - -------------- - L ----- UNFINISHED BUSINESS AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIT SERVICE Tony Nisich, Diecto of Tanspotation and Engineeing Sevices, epoted that the cuent tansit sevice contact expies on August 4, 2001. Afte following an extensive and objective Request fo Poposals and evaluation pocess, staff seeks authoization to awad a new contact coveing the peiod fom August 5, 2001 to August 4, 2006. Addessing the Council on this item was Tey Van De Aa epesenting ATC; Tessa Luceo epesenting Santa.Claita Tansit Ambassados; Miguel Lopez epesenting Teamstes Local 572; Bad Beens epesenting SCV Committee on Aging; Hunt Baly epesenting Connex. Fou witten co=ents wee submitted. Motion by Kella, second by Dacy, to authoize the City Manage o designee to negotiate and execute a five-yea contact with ATC fo the opeation and maintenance of the City's tansit sevice, subject to City Attoney appoval. On oll call vote: Ayes: Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Fey, Weste Motion caied. ITEM26 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ADOPTION OF THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET; ADOPI'ION OF THE FIVE YEAR CIP; RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET; RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FIVE YEAR CIP; RESOLUTION SETTING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT; RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PERSONNEL RULES; RESOLUTION AMENDING THE POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, epoted that at the conclusion of the pocess, the City's Budget now totals appoximately $129 million, which includes all adjustments and ebudgets in the amount of $5,037,440. Motion by Fey, second by Kella, Appove the adjustments submitted as Attachments A and B to the agenda epot; appove the tansfe of $350,000 fom Council Contingency Account numbe 1240 7401 to 1600-8501; adopt the following esolutions: Resolution No. 01 75 making appopiations in the amounts budgeted; Resolution No. 01 76 adopting the Five Yea Capital Impovement Pogam; Resolution No. 01-77 setting the annual appopiations limit; Resolution No. 01-78 amending the pesonnel ules; and Resolution No. 01-79 amending the position classification plan. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. 13
ADDITIONAL Dm.ECTION: defe equest fom Intenational Film Festival until moe infomation is eceived. ITEM27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MCBEAN PARKWAY Tony Nisich, Diecto of Tanspotation and Engineeing Sevices, stated that the pupose of this item is taffic safety impovements along McBean Pakway between Intestate 5 and Valencia Boulevad. Addessing the Council on this item was Connie Woden-Robets epesenting Chambe Tanspotation Committee; Hunt Baly; Michael Stoli epesenting Pan Pacific Retail Popeties; Beta Gonzalez-Hape; Michelle Hoffman; Gay Buns; Caol Hemke; Jonathan Richte; Andea Rewal; Bob Jonsen; Bian Haymond; Bigitte Liebowitz; Lynne Plambeck epesenting SCOPE; Shelly Reeve; Kim Fishe; Roge Gitlin; Jim Olmstead; Debbie Osteman; Dave Osteman; Clak Klingle; Tom Pfau; Paul Vizcaa; Vincent Davis; Isaac Liebeman; Laen Hesseltine; Dick Ramiez; and Dean Thomas. Fifty-five witten co=ents wee submitted. RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayo Weste called a ecess at 12:02 a.m. and econvened the meeting at 12:13 a.m. Motion by Kella, second by Fey to appove the Taffic Safety Impovement Plan along McBean Pakway; and diect staff to poceed with the implementation of all elated items, pe the equest of Councilmembe Kella, due to the inceased taffic volumes along McBean Pakway, with an evaluation in 6 months, with staff to bing back a epot on loweing the speed limit to 35 mph and limiting tuck taffic to local deliveies fo Council consideation. On oll call vote:. Ayes: Kella, Fey, Weste Noes: Smyth, Dacy Motion caied. ITEM28 UNFINISHED BUSINESS PORTA BELLA COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS MEETING AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Apil 24, 2001, Council diected staff to hold a co=unity stakeholdes meeting and epot back to the Council in 60 days on the outcome of the meetings. The pupose of the meeting was to facilitate a dialogue of the co=unity's views on: the oppotunities and concens egading the Pota Bella poject and site. The intended outcome was to facilitate a dialogue between all of the stakeholdes and the co=unity on the issues, identify aeas of co=onality (if possible), and detemine potential next steps: Though action taken ealie duing this meeting; this item was continued to the July 10, 2001 meeting. 14
- -----~------ --- - - ---------L----'-- --------- -i ITEM29 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ENERGY OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES Tei Maus, Diecto of Field Sevices, epoted that at the City Council meeting of May 22, 2001, Council eceived a epot outlining a vaiety of options and oppotunities petaining to enegy. The epot was initiated based on the City Council's concens egading the supply and picing of enegy, as well as the anticipated economic hadships such instability of supply and picing poses to esidents, business, and industy in the valley. Addessing the Council on this item was Connie Woden-Robets and Glen Becea epesenting Southen Califonia Edison. Motion by Smyth, second by Dacy, to initiate pocess to solicit lette of inteest fo appointment of citizen membes to the Community Enegy Advisoy Committee, and authoize expenditue of $25,000 fo etention of an enegy adviso making the finding of emegency need based on the upcoming Council summe beak and the cuent enegy cisis and conduct an abbeviated selection pocess and diect staff to bing back an item fo inteim appointments at the July 10 meeting, with a epesentative of SCE to act as an ex-officio membe with a study session to be scheduled befoe July 10. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. ADDITIONAL DmECTION: stat the July 8, 2001 study session at 4 p.m. to conside the enegy issue and the bus shelte/benches issue. ITEM SO UNFINISHED BUSINESS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE Councilmembe Fey epoted that ove the past decade, the City and the Santa Claita Valley has expeienced significant gowth and development. This is the most pessing issue facing esidents in this valley. As a means of addessing this issue, the City submitted its thid Sphee of Influence application in Januay 2000 to the Local Agency Fomation Commission (LAFCO). LAFCO consideed this equest on June 13, 2001 and appoved a significantly educed Sphee of Influence. The Commission denied all equested teitoy to the west of Intestate 5 and to the southeast of State Route 14. I ' Addessing the Council on this item was Allan Cameon and Beta Gonzalez. Hape. Motion by Fey, second by Smyth, to diect staff to equest an Attoney Geneal Opinion to detemine if the Los Angeles LAFCO acted in accodance with the intent of the Cotese-Knox Act in its 15
~ -~-------- appoval of a limited Sphee of Influence fo the City; diect staff to pusue discussions with ou state legislatos seeking solutions to this inequity as how this law is applied thoughout the state; and diect staff to meet with esidents and popety ownes to the west of Intestate 5 to pusue the annexation of this teitoy into the City of Santa Claita. On oll all vote: Ayes: Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Fey, Weste Motion caied. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: SCAG epot to be placed on the July 10, 2001 agenda. ADJOURNMENT Mayo Weste adjouned the meeting at 1:17 a.m. in memoy of Rocco Soldato. FUTURE MEETINGS A City Council Study Session will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. in the Centuy Room, 1" floo of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Claita, CA The next egula meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambe, 1" floo of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Claita, CA. Afte the Council's summe beak, the next egula meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambe, 1" floo of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Claita, CA. ATTEST: CITY CLERK OJJW126m.doc 16