!-- - --------------------------------------------- - -- ------ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 6:00p.m. MINUTES OCTOBER 9, 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 with the exception of Councilmembe Smyth. 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 WfiH LEGAL COUNSEL -Anticipated Litigation Govenment Code Section 54956.9 (c) - one matte CONFERENCE WfiH LEGAL COUNSEL-Pending Litigation Govenment Code Section 54956.9 (a) Case Name: City of Santa Claita v. Maia Lopez, et al. Los Angeles County Supeio Cout Case No. BC 214551 Case Name: City of Santa Claita v. Bemite Recovey LLC Los Angeles County Supeio Cout Case No. BC 257152 Case Name: Santa Claita LLC v. City of Santa Claita, et al. Los Angeles County Supeio Cout Case No. BC 254794 CONFERENCE WfiH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Govenment Code Section 54956.8 Popety Location: 38-ace popety consisting of fou pacels adjacent to the Santa Claita Business Pak in the cental pat of the City of Santa Claita. Pacels 1-3 consist of industial lots and Pacel 4 is open space. Owne/Negotiating Paty: Ruethe Avenue Business Pak, Inc. Unde Negotiation: Pice and Tems CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -Anticipated Litigation Govenment Code Section 54956.9 (c) - one matte RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting to closed session at 5:05 p.m. and econvened the meeting at 6:18 p.m. -
CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT Cal Newton, City Attoney, announced that no action was taken in closed session that was equied to be epoted. ADJOURN Mayo Weste adjouned the meeting at 6:19 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 Mayo Weste gave the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayo Weste called to ode the egula meeting of the City Council at 6:25 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembes wee pesent with the exception of Councilmembe Smyth. FLAG SALUTE The flag salute was led by Boy Scout Toop 513. COUNCILMEMBERCOMMENTS Councilmembe Dacy equested infomation on paking in downtown Newhall. Councilmembe Kella suggested staff eview a pocess to educe litte along oadways, along fences and at intesections pehaps on a bi-monthly basis and suggested that code enfocement contact ownes of cetain signage in the City to educe blight. Councilmembe Fey eminded people they could still egiste to vote in the Novembe 6 election, commented on school bond Measues C (College Distict) and V (Hat Distict), and uged people to get out and vote. Mayo Weste uged staff to be moe po-active to stengthen local esouces fo emegency opeations. COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilmembe Dacy epoted that the City's 9-11 elief fund had collected $56,332. AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Mayo Weste and Councilmembes. pesented cetificates of ecognition to epesentatives of the L.A. County Sheiff's Posse Region 1 Noth fo thei outstanding sevice to the community. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Thee wee none. 2
1- -- ------- --------- ---- ----------------------- ---.. ----- - -- --------------'--- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addessing the Council at this time was Isaac Liebeman egading gowth; Dayl Cookston who pesented a check in the amount of $1,165 fom selling Ameican flags fo the 9-11 fund- 1 aising effot; and Bill Wittenbeg egading fie stations. l STAFF COMMENTS (Mattes of Public Paticipation) Geoge Caavalho, City Manage, commented on the County Fie Distict that ovesees this aea. Ken Pulskamp, Assistant City Manage, commented on paking in downtown Newhall. 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 Item 5 fom the Consent Calenda. Heaing no objections, it was so odeed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Kella, second by Dacy, to appove the minutes of the Septembe 25, 2001 special and egula meetings and the Octobe 2, 2001 egula meeting. 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 taking 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 PURCHASE OF SINGLE RIDE TICKETS FROM THE TRANSIT DMSION The Community Sevices Division is equesting appoval to puchase single ide tickets fom the Tansit Division fo the amount of 50 cents each. These tickets will be distibuted to local non-pofit oganizations fo thei clients' use on an emegency basis. Appove the Community Sevices Division's equest to puchase single ide tickets fom Santa Claita Tansit. Authoize the expenditue, not to exceed $1,000 fom Account No. 7414-8001 ITEMS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD Resolutions authoizing the submittal of two sepaate gant applications to the Califonia Integated Waste Management Boad equesting funds fom the 2001 / 2002 Waste Tie Playgound Cove, and 2001/2002 Waste Tie Tack and Othe Receational Sufacing Gant Pogams. If successful, funds will be used fo the puchase of mateial made of ecycled ties to be used as playgound suface cove at the poposed Oak Sping Canyon Pak, and fo 3
ecycled tie mateial to be used as mulch at seveal City paks. Adopt Resolution 01-118 and Resolution 01-119 authoizing the submittal of gant applications to the Califonia Integated Waste Management Boad. ITEM4 YOUTHSPORTSUNIFORMCONTRACTRENEWAL Renewal of the contact with All-Ameican Maketing fo the puchase of youth spots unifoms. Extend the cuent contact of All Ameican Maketing fo youth spots' team unifoms in the amount of $68,810 fo an additional yea, pusuant to the tems and conditions of the oiginal contact. The funds have been budgeted in the 2001 I 2002 fiscal yea budget in Account No. 7242-7313. ITEM5 PUBIJC UTILITIES COMMISSION GRANT APPIJCATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD I SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD INTERCHANGE Submittal of a gant application to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seeking $5 million to suppot the constuction of the futue Golden Valley Road I Soledad Canyon Road Intechange. Appove a equest to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) fo $5 million to suppot the constuction of the futue Golden Valley Road I Soledad Canyon Road Intechange and diect staff to submit a completed gant application to the PUC by the Octobe 19, 2001 deadline. Addessing the Council on this item was Beta Gonzalez-Hape; and Connie Woden Robets epesenting the Tanspotation Alliance and the SCV Tanspotation Committee. One witten comment was submitted. ITEM6 SOLID WASTE HAULER AUDIT UPDATE On Octobe 2, 2001 the 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. (. ~ ITEM7 RESOLUTION TO APPLY TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION FOR GRANT FUNDS UNDER PROPOSITION 12 FUNDED URBAN FORESTRY GRANT PROGRAM Staff has identified the need to puchase 1,000 tees in an effot to fill ove 6,000 tee vacancies in the ight-of-ways thoughout the City. These tees will educe the impact of the elease of diesel and othe engine pollutants within the City. Adopt Resolution 01-120 authoizing the City Manage to submit an application to the Califonia Depatment of Foesty and Fie Potection fo funding unde the Poposition 12 Uban Foesty Gant Pogam. Diect the City Manage, if selected fo funding and subject to City Attoney appoval, to ente into ageements with the Califonia Depatment of Foesty and Fie Potection necessay to paticipate in the Uban and Community Foesty Pogam. 4
].. -- -----~----- ' ITEMS CHECK REGISTER NOS. 38 AND 39 Appoval of the check egistes. Adopt Resolution 01-121 to appove and atify fo payment the demands pesented in Check Registes 38 and 39. Motion by Fey, second by Dacy, to appove the Consent Calenda. On oll call vote: Ayes: Kella, Fey, Dacy, Weste Motion caied. ITEM9 PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF A SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW A NON-CONFORMING 41-FOOT HIGH, 282 SQUARE FOOT PYLON SIGN LOCATED AT 27140 SIERRA HIGHWAY Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, stated that all notices equied have been povided. Wendy Deats, Assistant Planne II, epoted that the applicant, U-Haul, equests a sign vaiance to maintain an existing non-confoming 41-foot high, 282 squae foot pylon sign. The Planning Commission conducted a public heaing and subsequently upheld the Administative Heaing Office's decision to deny the vaiance equest. Janette Baanski epesenting U-Haul Intenational explained the basis fo thei appeal. Addessing the Council on this item was Jan Bilson and Beta Gonzalez-Hape. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Motion by Fey, second by Kella to adopt Resolution 01-122 denying Sign Vaiance 00-007 (Maste Case 00-320) theeby affiming the Planning Commission's decision. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. ITEMlO PUBLIC HEARING GQLDEN VALLEY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION Mayo Weste opened the public heaing. Shaon Dawson, City Clek, stated that all notices equied have been povided. 5
Robet Newman, City Enginee, stated that the pupose of this item is the commencement of a public heaing to detemine if public necessity equies that the Council adopt a esolution authoizing condemnation poceedings fo the. pupose of acquiing cetain popety fo the constuction of Golden Valley Road. Cal Newton, City Attoney, noted eceipt of a memo fom the Diecto of Planning and Building Sevices indicating the poposed acquisition is consistent with the City's Geneal Plan. Jeffy Butle ofsonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal epesenting Santa Claita LLC; Gay Bown epesenting Remediation Financial; and Richad Held epesenting an investo spoke in opposition to the condemnation pocess. Addessing the Council on this item was Connie Woden Robets epesenting the Tanspotation Alliance and the SCV Tanspotation Committee. Two witten comments wee submitted. Mayo Weste closed the public heaing. Motion by Fey, second by Kella, to adopt Resolution No. 01 117 authoizing the commencement of eminent domain poceedings to acquie a potion of a lage pacel, and easements fo oad, slope, and constuction puposes, fo the constuction of Golden Valley Road. Diect staff to tansfe $750,000 fom Golden Valley Road Intechange, Poject No. S3005301-8001, to Golden Valley Road Phases II and m, Poject No. S3006301-8001; and consistent with the commencement of eminent domain poceedings, authoize staff to place a deposit with the Cout fo an amount not to exceed the appaised fai-maket value of the subject pacel, subject to City Attoney appoval. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Kella, Fey, Weste Motion caied. RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayo Weste ecessed the meeting at 8:02 p.m. and econvened the meeting at 8:16 p.m. ITEMll UNFINISHED BUSINESS COUNCIL DIRECTION ON THE PROPOSED L.A COUNTY FAIR OAKS RANCH PROJECT, PHASE II (PARDEE HOMES) Jeff' Lambet, Diecto of Planning and Building Sevices, stated that Phase II of the Fai Oaks Ranch. Poject, poposed by Padee Homes, is scheduled fo a public heaing befoe the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday, Octobe 17, 2001. Following a poject update, staff is seeking the Council's feedback and diection egading the City's position on the Fai Oaks Ranch poposal. Addessing the Council on this item was Beta Gonzalez-Hape; Ruthann Levison epesenting the Sand Canyon HOA; and Allan Cameon. One witten comment was submitted. 6
1--- -------------- ---- --- ----------------- ------ ------------- ',,. ------.,--,--.,-----... -c,-,.----,,.,------ --- -- ---------------- - -- -- L - ---- ' l' -':'.1 _, '', '. Mayo Weste ead a lette fom Councillllembe Smyth offeing his comments on the poject. Motion by Fey, second by Kella, _to diect staff to communicate to the County the position of the Council consistent with the staff epot and comments made_at this meeting. On oll call vote: Ayes: Kella, Fey, Dacy, Weste Motion caied. Mayo Weste equested a study session be scheduled to discuss how we implement a egional planning pocess and to aticulate key items to wok on now. ITEM12 NEW BUSINESS PURCHASE OF RUETHER A VENUE BUSINESS PARK CRABP) FOR A PUBLIC PARK (38 ACRES) Steve Stak, Diecto of Administative Sevices, stated that duing the budget study sessions in June of this yea, the Council diected staff to exploe the option of puchasing the 38-ace RABP fo the City. On August 28, 2001, the Council authoized staff to ente into fomal negotiations with the ownes of the popety. Changes to the ecommended action wee made Addessing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeye (submitted mateial); Beta Gonzalez-Hape; Allan Cameon; and Alexande Stewat. Thee witten comments wee submitted. Motion by Kella, second by Fey, to appove the puchase of the 38-ace Ruethe Avenue Business Pak Popety fo $5.5 million. Appopiate $2,300,000 fom facility eplacement fund balance to tansfe out Account No. 604-9501. Incease estimated evenues in tansfes in Account No. 001-6810 by $2,300,000, and appopiate $2,300,000 to Account No. P3003001-8620. Appove of the concept of financing $3.2 million with a 15-yea Cetificate of Paticipation (COP) Lease at the best inteest ate available to the City. Authoize the City Manage o designee to execute all documents subject to City Attoney appoval. At some futue time, look at the ability fo the City to use the 12 aces as a souce of funds to etie debt. On oll call vote: Ayes: Fey, Dacy, Kella, Weste Motion caied. ITEM13 NEW BUSINESS SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SCHOOL COALITION (SCVSC) Councilmembe Fey stated that Santa Claita Valley schools ae expeiencing temendous gowth in student population and ae facing ovecowding situations thoughout the five 7
elementay and high school disticts,as well as the community college distict. In an effot to alleviate the ovecowding situation and build the necessay schools and classooms to house the valley's student population, the Santa Claita Valley School Coalition was fomed. Teesa Todd, Tustee with the Sulphu Spings School Distict, and Stacy Mille, Integovenmental Relations Office, povided additional infomation. No equests to speak wee submitted on this item. Motion by Dacy, second by Kella, to endose City's paticipation in the Santa Claita Valley School Coalition (SCVSC) and involvement in the Octobe 29, 2001 SCVSC School Summit Kick-off meeting. On oll call vote: Ayes: Dacy, Kella, Fey, Weste Motion caied. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayo Weste expessed desie to save the Tom Mix buildings in NewhSll. Councilmembe Kella expessed condolences to the Hunch family. ADJOURNMENT Mayo Weste adjouned the meeting at 9:34 p.m. FUTURE MEETINGS The next egula meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, Octobe 23, 2001 at 6:01) p.m. in the Council Chambe, 1" floo of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Claita, CA. ATTEST: CITY CLERK 010ct9m.doc 8