CITY OF SANTA CLARITA City Council Regular Meeting Joint Meeting with Board of Library Trustees Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary ~Minutes~ Tuesday, September 25, 2018 6:00 PM City Council Chambers INVOCATION Councilmember Smyth delivered the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weste called to order the Joint Regular meeting of the City Council and Board of Library Trustees at 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Weste invited members of Boy Scout Pack 527 to lead the flag salute. EXECUTIVE MEETING This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA No objections, so ordered to approve the agenda pulling item 3 for public comment. RESULT: APPROVED AGENDA AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Mayor Weste and Council recognized the Hart 8U Gold Softball team for bringing home 2nd place from the USA Softball 8U Championship games and provided the team members with certificates.
Mayor Weste and Council proclaimed September 15 to October 15, 2018, as Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Santa Clarita and presented the proclamation to community leaders Paul De La Cerda, Assemblyman Dante Acosta, and Gloria Mercado-Fortine. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council was Nick Morales, regarding school food gardens; Donald J. Conley, regarding a petition for proposed Pickle Ball courts; John Monsen, regarding Nature for All; Mike Richter, regarding cleaning up litter at Castaic Lake; Steve Petzold, regarding the demolition of the billboards on Sierra Highway and the consortium with the library; and Lynn Plambeck, regarding the recent River Rally event. Councilmember Kellar commended Mr. Richter on his volunteer efforts to clean up Castaic Lake and encouraged all to also help to keep the community clean. STAFF COMMENTS Assistant City Manager Frank Oviedo commented that staff can connect Mr. Morales with school representatives for the food gardens; commented that the City has received the Pickle Ball petition and is looking at opportunities for additional courts beyond the twelve currently identified; commented that he would be happy to partner with Mr. Monsen and Nature for All; mentioned that the Communications division can reach out to the community through social media for the Castaic Lake clean-up events; requested City Librarian Shannon Vonnegut to address Mr. Petzold's inquiry, and she indicated that staff is analyzing whether a consortium is needed at this time. Councilmember McLean commented regarding accommodating library patrons and requested that tractors not go through vegetation at next year's River Rally. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember Miranda announced the Storytimes at the Library program which runs now through November 15; more information is available at SantaClaritaLibrary.com. Councilmember Smyth commented that he was inspired by the public speakers on volunteering and getting involved with the community; commented that the State Legislature completed its session and now the Governor has six days to sign or veto bills. City staff is now looking into how to regulate street vending as one of the bills the Governor has signed is SB946. Councilmember Kellar commented on attending a meeting held last night regarding suicide prevention and mentioned that there have been other meetings and community engagement on this subject, and invited Captain Lewis to discuss the Sheriff's Department's involvement with this issue. Councilmember Kellar reminded all regarding the Red Kettle Campaign of the Salvation Army during the holiday season and that the campaign helps support programs throughout the year; commented on the Old Town Newhall Association's Chalk Festival held over the weekend where thousands of people attended and had a wonderful time. Page 2
Mayor Pro Tem McLean mentioned that she attended the League of California Cities Annual Conference where the League passed a resolution to defend control by local agencies; announced that the bullet train high-speed rail project planned route will devastate some environmental areas north of us and while there are a series of open houses, none are planned in Santa Clarita, so she is advocating to have an open house in Santa Clarita; commented that there will be a meeting on September 26 at 12:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers to discuss how to put together a grant submission for non-profits and requested that staff also host this meeting in the evening hours as well; and commented that she also attended the Chalk Festival and would like the City to help expand the event next year. Mayor Weste commented that Congressman Steve Knight is seeking to secure reauthorization of the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) beyond the expiration date of September 30, 2018, which is a critical program that is a bipartisan commitment of conservation to protect natural areas and water resources; and commented that Congressman Knight's bill HR2156, the memorialization of St. Francis Dam, should be going to the Natural Resources Committee on October 2, 2018; and requested adjournment in memory of Marion Elizabeth Redfern and Dr. Tracy Elizabeth McFarland. CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: APPROVED [4 TO 0] MOVER: Marsha McLean, Mayor Pro Tem SECONDER: Cameron Smyth, Councilmember AYES: Laurene Weste, Marsha McLean, Bob Kellar, Cameron Smyth ABSTAIN: Bill Miranda ITEM 1 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The minutes are submitted for approval. City Council approve the minutes of the September 11, 2018, Regular Meeting. ITEM 2 FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HOMES FOR FAMILIES In Santa Clarita 78 homes will be built as part of the Enriched Neighborhood Affordable Housing Veterans project. Funding has been collected for programs and services for 60 of the families and 18 remain unfunded. Homes for Families is seeking additional funding to provide programs and services for the remaining families and complete the project. City Council: 1. Establish a dollar-for-dollar grant match in the amount of $75,000. 2. Appropriate $75,000 from the Developer Fees Fund Balance (Fund 306) to Homes for Families Services Expenditure Account 13410-5161.001. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Page 3
Mayor Weste commented that this fund would help fund the last 18 homes in the community. ITEM 3 FEDERAL LEGISLATION: H.R. 3990 On October 6, 2017, House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT-1) introduced H.R. 3990, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act. The measure proposes to amend and clarify the authority of the President of the United States with respect to designation of national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906 and authority of future Presidents to modify national monument designations established by their predecessors. Enactment of this legislation would be in direct contrast to previous positions established by the Santa Clarita City Council specifically related to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, which was established by President Obama in October 2014. City Council oppose H.R. 3990 and transmit statements of position to House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT-1), Representative Steve Knight (R-CA-25), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), and members of appropriate committees in Congress. Addressing the Council on this item was Steve Petzold, John Monsen, and Sandra Cattell. Council commented that national monuments are priceless and critical in keeping clean air and water, and this bill falls in line with previous actions of the Council and the legislative platform. ITEM 4 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION, PROJECT F3023- AWARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTABILITY REVIEW SERVICES CONTRACT This item will award a contract for the construction management and constructability review of the plans for the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. This project is a joint effort between the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County to design and construct a new sheriff s station on Golden Valley Road. City Council: 1. Award the contract to Arcadis U.S., Inc., for the construction management and constructability review of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff s Station in the amount of $1,249,689, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $124,969, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,374,658. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Page 4
ITEM 5 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 17 AND 18 Check Register No. 17 for the Period 07/20/18 through 08/02/18 and 08/09/18. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 07/23/18 through 08/03/18. Check Register No. 18 for the Period 08/03/18 through 08/16/18 and 08/23/18. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 08/06/18 through 08/17/18. City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 17 and Check Register No. 18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION II No further requests to speak were received. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weste adjourned the meeting in memory of Marion Elizabeth Redfern and Dr. Tracy Elizabeth McFarland at 7:15 p.m. ATTEST: MAYOR CITY CLERK Page 5