CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 15:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 6:00P.M. MINUTES OCTOBER 23, 2001 CALL TO ORDER. Mayo Weste called to ode the special meeting of the City Council at 5:02 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembes wee pesent. PUBUC 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) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Pending Litigation Govenment Code Section 54956.9 (a) Case Name: Gillespie v. City of Santa Claita Los Angeles County Supeio Cout Case No. PC 027650 W Case Name: City of Santa Claita v. Santa Claita LLC (Golden Valley Road) Los Angeles County Supeio Cout Case No. BC 259442 CONFERENCE Wfi'H LABOR NEGOTIATOR Govenment Code Section 54957.6 Agency Negotiato: City Manage Unepesented Employees: All positions in City sevice RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting to closed session at 5:04 p.m. and econvened the meeting at6:10p.m. CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT Cal Newton, City Attoney, announced that in Closed Session Council authoized the City Attoney and the fim of Buke Williams & Soenson to povide a defense in esponse to a coss action to the eminent domain poceeding elated to the Santa Claita LLC matte.
ADJOURN 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. INVOCATION Councilmembe Dacy gave the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayo Weste called to ode the egula meeting of the City Council at 6:16 p.m. ROU.CALL All Councilmembes wee pesent. FLAG SALUTE Councilmembe Dacy led the flag salute. COUNCILMEMBERCOMMENTS Councilmembe Dacy commented on the Chaacte Counts pogam. - Councilmembe Kella equested infomation on staffs effots egading emoval of tash on oadways and suggested this issue be addessed in the futue with tash haule contacts fo ongoing cleaning; also commented on the Chaacte Counts pogam. Councilmembe Fey commented on the School Summit to be held at 7 p.m. at City Hall on Monday and eminded that Tuesday, Novembe 6 is the school bond election fo Measues C andv. Councilmembe Smyth commented on the City's holiday paty being held outside the City and that the County Planning Commission is holding meetings on Newhall Ranch in East LA athe than at thei taditional meeting place o in the Santa Claita Valley. Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, commented on the City's holiday paty and Tei Maus, Diecto of Field Sevices, povided infomation on the emoval of tash on oadways. COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilmembe Dacy epoted on an upcoming meeting of the High Speed Rail Authoity on Fiday, Octobe 26, 2001 at Bubank City Hall. Councilmembe Kella epoted that he and Councilmembe Fey attended a meeting of the budget committee yesteday. Councilmembe Smyth povided an update on the Enegy Committee and ecommended they go on hiatus until afte the fist of the yea. Council concued to place committee on hiatus until afte fist of the yea. 2
Mayo Weste epoted on the dedication of Whitney Canyon to be held Satuday, Novembe 3 and on the City's Stategic Planning Session held Satuday. Tei Maus, Diecto of Field Sevices, epoted on the status of the Enegy Committee. AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Mayo Weste and Councilmembes pesented a plaque fo Wold Town Planning Day to membes of the Planning Commission. Mayo Weste and Councilmembes pesented a "Caught You Doing Something Good" cetificate to Kymme Cookston fo he heoism. Councilmembe Dacy commented on Bice Pote and Chales Mooe Ives, in whose memoies the Council meeting would be adjouned this evening. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Thee wee none. I PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addessing the Council at this time was H. James Ring egading handicapped paking and a sound wall on Bouquet Canyon; Connie Ring egading tash and litte along Bouquet; Allan Cameon egading Satuday's Stategic Planning Session; Cam Noltemeye epesenting the Committee fo Safe Schools egading gowth and school mitigation fees; and John Gannis egading the Community Enegy Advisoy Committee and the budget. ADDITIONAL Dm.ECTION: Staff check into placing tash containes at bus stops and collecting litte and tash fom the Bouquet Canyon aea oadways. STAFF COMMENTS (Mattes of Public Paticipation) Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, commented that staff would look into the sound wall, handicapped paking and litte emoval. In esponse to equest fom Councilmembe Fey, Cal Newton, City Attoney, explained how the City's ole is limited egading school mitigation fees as a esult of SB 50; and Jeff Lambet, Diecto of Planning & Building Sevices, commented on mitigation fo the schools in the Fai Oaks Development. EXECUTIVE MEETING 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 Kella, second by Dacy, to appove the agenda, pulling Items 2, 10 and 11 fom the Consent Calenda. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. 3
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Dacy, second by Kella, to appove. the minutes of the Octobe. 9, 2001 egula meeting with a coection on Page 7, Item 12. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. ITEMl READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES Govenment Code Section 36934 equies that all odinances be ead in full pio to Council taling action on the odinance. By listing the odinance title on the Council meeting agenda, Council may detemine that the title has been ead. Detemine that the titles to all odinances, which appea on this public agenda, have been ead and waive futhe eading. ITEM2 ALFRED MANN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING M. Alfed E. Mann, owne of Advanced Bionics and seveal othe elated biomedical companies, intends to puchase the Noth Campus of the Rye Canyon Business Pak. The Memoandum of Undestanding acknowledges the ights and esponsibilities of the develope and delineates a schedule fo payment. Appove Memoandum of Undestanding (MOU) between the City and Mann Biomedical Pak egading development of the Noth Campus of the Rye Canyon Business Pak, subject to the appoval of the City Attoney. Addessing the Council on this item was Jennife Kilpatick. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: Povide copy of development ageement to Ms. Kilpatick. ITEMS SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL - MARIKINA, PHILIPPINES & TENA, ECUADOR The Santa Claita Valley Intenational Pogam (SCVIP) is to establish seveal siste city elationships thoughout the wold that would esult in the fomation of intenational patneships that foste economic development, coss-cultual exchange, touism, and educational and business patneships. Appove the establishment of a Siste City elationship with both Maikina, Philippines and Tena, Ecuado. Authoize the Mayo to sign a lette to the Mayo of both cities, inviting a delegation to visit Santa Claita in conjunction with the Siste City Intenational Pogam. ADDITIONAL DIRECTION: Send copy of lette to the Consulate Geneal in Los Angeles. ITEM4 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR URBAN AND RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTERS, MUSEUMS, AND FACILITIES FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UNDER THE 4
i STATE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, AND COASTAL. PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2000 Resolutions authoizing the submittal of two sepaate gant applications to the State of Califonia: 1) to secue $106,600 to assist the Santa Claita Valley Histoical Society with the tansfomation of the Padee House into a museum and visito's cente, and 2) to seek $93,744 to econstuct the Few Blacksmith Shop, to allow it to be used as a "living museum". Adopt Resolution 01-123 and Resolution 01-124 authoizing the submittal of gant applications to the State of Califonia -The Resouces Agency, Depatment of Paks and Receation. ITEM5 AUTHORIZATION OF A LEASE I LICENSE WITH MOUNTAIN UNION TELECOM FOR THE USE OF A LOCAL RADIO SYSTEM TO SERVICE LMD IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS The Nothbidge (T46) and Aeawide (Tl) Landscape Maintenance Disticts contain appoximately 113 iigation contolles capable of being connected to a cental iigation system. The use of a centalized iigation system, in conjunction with a weathe station, can educe labo costs and wate expenditues by 15 to 20 pecent. The options of centalizing to off-site computes though a telephone line o though a local adio system have been thooughly eviewed. The adio system has significant shot-tem and long-tem financial savings. Authoize a lease I license with Mountain Union Telecom fo the use of a local adio system to sevice iigation contolles within the Landscape Maintenance Disticts and authoize the City Manage o designee to execute all documents subject to appoval by the City Attoney. ITEM6 TAX SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 263, ANNEXATION NO. 321, ANNEXATION NO. 322, AND ANNEXATION NO. 323 These annexations to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Distict ae fo seveal newly ceated assessment aeas, detailed in the agenda epot. Adopt Resolution 01-125 appoving and accepting the negotiated exchange of popety tax evenues esulting fom Sanitation Distict Annexation No. 263, Resolution 01-126 Annexation No. 321, Resolution 01-127 Annexation No. 322, and Resolution 01-128 Annexation No. 323. ITEM7 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSIT STOPS - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - PROJECT NO. T0014 Installation of taffic signals on Soledad Canyon Road at the intesection of the Canyon County Pak entance, Rue Entee, and taffic inteconnect on Soledad Canyon Road fom Shadow Pines Boulevad to State Route 14 on I off amps at Sand Canyon Road. Appove the poject plans and specifications, and authoize the advetising fo bids fo the Pedestian Access Impovements to Tansit Stops, Poject No. T0014. ITEMS PARCEL MAP NO. 25885 (INDUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUMS ON SMYTH DRIVE) APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION 5
This pacel map, consisting of appoximately 6.5 aces, is located within the Valencia Industial Cente between Smyth Dive and Newhall Ranch Road, appoximately one-eighth mile east of Coppe Hill Dive, and is owned by CW Valencia, LLC: This is a subdivision of an existing industial complex to allow fo individual owneship of the units. Appove Pacel Map No. 25885 (Industial Condominiums on Smyth Dive); accept on behalf of the public the offes of dedication fo public steets, the ight to pohibit diect vehicula ingess and egess to Newhall Ranch Road, the ight to estict diect vehicula ingess and egess to Smyth Dive, all sanitay sewes and apputenant stuctues within the tact, and an easement fo landscape maintenance puposes and all uses incident theeto; make cetain findings; instuct the City Teasue and the City Clek to endose the Cetificate on the face of the map. ITEM9 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.! -ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L21, 23551 MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY; ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L22, TRACT NO. 53114, IN THE VICINITY OF DOCKWEILER DRIVE AND VALLE DEL ORO; ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L23, 18525 VIA PRINCESSA The stated annexations will povide fo the continued maintenance of these impovements afte they ae installed and accepted by the City. The Developes have povided the City signed petitions and assessment ballots giving appoval to the annexation of popeties into the Distict. Adopt Resolution 01-129 to initiate annexation poceedings fo Annexation No. 2001- L21, Resolution 01-130 fo Annexation No. 2001-L22, and Resolution No. 01-131 fo Annexation No.2001-L23 into Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. l; appove the espective Enginee's Repot; declae the City's intention to annex teitoy; and set the public heaing fo Octobe 23, 2001. ITEMlO PROGRESS REPORT ON COMMUNITY ENERGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTMTIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS At the City Council meeting of May 22, 2001, Council eceived a epot on enegy options and oppotunities. At the City Council meeting of June 26, 2001, Council diected staff to initiate a Community Enegy Advisoy Committee, and make a epot with a ecommended couse of action to Council. The Committee will pesent a pogess epot to date, and equests an extension on the timeline fo the final epot though Januay 8, 2002 pending futhe action of the State legislatue. Receive epot of the Community Enegy Advisoy Committee, extend the Committee timeline to Januay 8, 2002, and conduct a Study Session on options petaining to enegy on Decembe 4, 2001. Given the need fo simple majoity vote fo quoum and voting needs, appoint Bad Packe as full membe of the Community Enegy Advisoy Committee athe than an altenate. Addessing the Council on this item was Glen Becea epesenting Southen Califonia Edison. DURING DISCUSSION EARLIER IN THE MEETING, COMMITTEE PLACED ON HIATUS UNTIL AFTER FIRST OF THE YEAR. 6
ITEMll SOLID WASTE HAULER AUDIT UPDATE On Octobe 2, 2001 the City Council awaded a contact to Enst & Young to conduct an audit of the solid waste fanchise in the City. The City Council also equested that at each Council meeting thee be an update so that the Council may povide input and diection fo the audit. Accept epot fo infomation only. Councilmembe Smyth intoduced epesentatives fom Enst and Young who would be conducting the audit. ITEM12 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 40 AND 41 Appoval of the check egistes. Adopt Resolution 01-182 to appove and atify fo payment the demands pesented in Check Registes 40 and 41. Motion by Smyth, second by Kella, to appove the Consent Calenda. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Kella, Fey, Smyth, Weste Noes: None Absent: None Motion caied. ITEM18 PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATING THE SEISMIC SECTION OF THE SAFETY ELEMENT Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, stated that all notices equied have been povided. Enique Diaz, Associate Planne, stated that the pupose of this item is to amend the Geneal Plan updating the seismic section of the Safety Element, including the technical backgound epot, map exhibits, tables, and planning goals & policies. The Safety Element amendment will involve a pogammatic-level update applied to development pojects within the City of Santa Claita. In esponse to inquiies fom Councilmembes, Joe Powe of Rincon Associates povided additional infomation. Addessing the Council on this item was Jennife Kilpatick. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Motion by Dacy, second by Kella, to adopt Resolution 01-183 appoving Maste Case No. 01-146, which consists of Geneal Plan Amendment 01-03. 7
On oll call vote: Ayes: Kella, Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Weste, Noes: None Absent: None Motion caied. ITEM14 PUBLIC HEARING ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 -ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L21, 23551 MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY; ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L22, TRACT NO. 53114, IN THE VICINITY OF DOCKWEILER DRIVE AND VALLE DEL ORO; ANNEXATION NO. 2001-L23, 18525 VIA PRINCESSA Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, stated that all notices equied have been povided. Motion by Smyth, second by Kella, to waive the staff pesentation. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. In epot, Cutis Nay, Supevising Enginee, stated that the pupose of this public heaing is the appoval of the annexa~ion of teitoies and the levy of assessments fo'santa Claita Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, announced that' no potests wee ec~ived. Motion by Kella, second by Dacy, to adopt Resolution 01-134 to appove the annexation of teitoies and the levy of assessments fo Santa Claita Steetlight Maintenance Distict No. 1 as Annexation No. 2001-L21, Resolution 01-135 as Annexation No. 2001-L22, and Resolution 01-136 as Annexation No. 2001-L23. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Smyth, Dacy, Kella, and Weste Noes: None Absent: None Motion caied. ITEM15 PUBLIC HEARING TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT {TEAR) HEARING FOR THE MASTERS COLLEGE Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, stated that all notices equied have been povided. 8
Steve Stak, Diecto of Administative Sevices, epoted that the City has been asked by the Maste's College to hold a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) heaing at one of ou egulaly scheduled Council meetings. The pupose of the heaing is to have the public comment on the issuance of tax exempt bonds by the Maste's College. The City holds these heaings as a coutesy to the entity issuing the bonds, since we ae the local juisdiction that belongs to the joint powes authoity that acts as the conduit fo the issuance of bonds. Dick Mayhue epesenting The Maste's College explained the College's goals though this pocess. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing Motion by Smyth, second by Dacy, to adopt Resolution 01-137 appoving the issuance by the Califonia Statewide Communities Development Authoity (CSCDA) evenue bonds in one o moe seies in a maximum aggegate pincipal amount of $16,000,000. On oll call vote: Ayes: Smyth, Dacy, Kella, Fey Noes: None Absent: None Disqualified: Weste Mayo Weste disqualified heself fom paticipation on this item due to a possible conflict of inteest. ITEM16 NEW BUSINESS APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF MASTER CASE 99-399 In epot, Jeffey Lambet, Diecto of Tanspotation and Engineeing Sevices, stated that this item was scheduled to be head by the City Council at the Council meeting of Octobe 23, 2001. Howeve, staff was equested to give a pesentation to the Sand Canyon Homeownes Association pio to City Council eview. Since the Homeownes Association meeting is occuing tomoow evening (Octobe 24, 2001), staff is ecommending the item be continued to Novembe 27, 2001 to allow staff to make this pesentation. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Motion by Fey, second by Kella, to continue the item to the Novembe 27, 2001 City Council meeting. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting at 7:59 p.m. and econvened the meeting at 8:13 p.m. 9
ITEM17 NEW BUSINESS, FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002 MIDYEAR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, stated that this meeting maks the kick off of the Fiscai Yea 2001/2002 Midyea Financial eview. Staff will be poviding updated infomation on the City's cuent financial condition, outstanding issues facing the City and economic pojections. Addessing the Council on this item was Allan Cameon. Council consensus to appove dates and efe matte back to the budget committee fo futhe discussion. ADJOURNMENT Mayo Weste adjouned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. in memoy of Chales Mooe Ives and Bice D. Pote. FUTURE MEETINGS The City Council Study Session peviously scheduled on Tuesday, Novembe 6, 2001at5:30 p.m. in the Centuy Room was cancelled. The next egula meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, Novembe HI, 2001at6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambe, 1" floo of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Claita, CA. ATTEST: ~~~ CITY CLERK Oloct23min.doc 10