The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting virtually Tuesday, July 14, at 6:00 p.m.
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe and participate in the meeting in a number of ways. Members of the community may observe the meeting via livestream at www.santa-clarita.com/agendas or watch on Channel 20.
Items on the agenda include an urgency ordinance to extend temporary prohibition on evictions of residential and commercial tenants which arose from COVID-19 financial impacts, the proposed Tesoro Del Valle annexation area to the city of Santa Clarita, and the construction of Phase VI of the Santa Clarita Trail, which covers approximately 1,400 linear feet between County of Los Angeles Fire Station 123 and Placerita Canyon Road on the west side of Sand Canyon Road.
For those wishing to provide written comments, please submit an electronic written comment form at: https://www.santa-clarita.com/writtencomment at least two hours before the start time. Comments will be made part of the meeting record, but not read into the record.
For those wishing to speak during public participation or on an item on the agenda, please submit an electronic speaker form at: https://www.santa-clarita.com/speakersignup at least two hours before the start of the meeting with your name and the phone number you will be using to call into the meeting.
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To be the full agenda online, see below:
City Council Regular (Virtual) Meeting 7/14/2020 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355
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
Government Code Section 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the Council agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read.
On March 31, 2020, the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance providing certain eviction protection for residential and commercial tenants as a result of financial impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously the County of Los Angeles had issued an order providing similar protection for tenants in the unincorporated portions of the County, which was later modified to apply to all cities that do not have a moratorium in effect. The City extended its moratorium through June 30. This urgency ordinance would extend the moratorium so that it is in effect from March 4 through August 31.
City Council proclaimed a local emergency as a result of the protests for the protection of life or property on June 3, 2020. This resolution will terminate the local emergency.
Authored by Assembly Member David Chiu (D-17-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 3269 authorizes the State to take legal action against a local agency and preempt local land use authority if homeless populations do not decrease within a local jurisdiction by the prescribed rate and timeframe included in the bill.
Authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-39-San Diego), Senate Bill 1120 preempts certain local land use authority including zoning, design standards, parking, and overall application standards related to specific residential developments. The following summary focuses on two provisions included in the legislation that directly preempt the City’s local land use authority.
Authored by Senator Anna Caballero (D-12-Salinas), Senate Bill 1385 enacts the Neighborhood Homes Act, which establishes a housing development project as an authorized use on a lot zoned for office or retail commercial use.
Adopt the Santa Clarita Transit Zero Emission Bus Fleet Transition Plan and direct staff to submit the plan to the California Air Resources Board for approval, as required by the Innovative Clean Transit Regulation.
Request to appropriate additional reserve funds and increase contract expenditure authority for the existing landscape maintenance contract held by American Heritage Landscape to support one-time work and additional contract labor within Landscape Maintenance District Zone T23A (Mountain View Court Homes).
Transparency in campaign financing is critical in order to maintain public trust and support of the political process. Electronic campaign finance forms are available through a portal on the City’s website to the public immediately after they are filed, creating an extra level of transparency earlier in the process.
Approve a three-year agreement with CalArts to license two dark fiber strands and lit transport services from the City to Downtown Los Angeles to enable them with access to a multitude of Internet Service Providers who can provide gigabit Internet speeds at affordable prices.
This project will provide plans and specifications to integrate the traffic signals along Sierra Highway from Via Princessa to Newhall Avenue into the City’s Intelligent Transportation System for coordinated signal timing along Sierra Highway. This project will also incorporate the design of various intersection improvements along Sierra Highway, including left-turn pocket modifications, restriping to provide additional lanes, and dynamic lane utilization technology.
This project will construct Phase VI of the Sand Canyon Trail, which covers approximately 1,400 linear feet between County of Los Angeles Fire Station 123 and Placerita Canyon Road on the west side of Sand Canyon Road.
This item awards the construction and support services contracts for the Canyon Country Community Center – Phase III off-site road improvements, which include a right-turn lane on westbound Soledad Canyon Road, widening Sierra Highway northbound along the project frontage, widening of Solamint Road near Dolan Way, and constructing bulb-outs at Solamint Road and Dolan Way. Also included in the Phase III construction is the addition of landscaped medians on Sierra Highway, between Soledad Canyon Road and Dolan Way.
Joint Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, and the Board of Supervisors for the County of Los Angeles approving the negotiated exchange of property tax revenue resulting from the proposed Tesoro del Valle Annexation Area, and a Resolution approving the transfer of Tesoro del Valle Annexation area to the City of Santa Clarita
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The 2020 Santa Clarita Marathon, presented by Parkway Motorcars, has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related public health concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff and event partners.
The Santa Clarita Public Library invites city residents of all ages to join the “Imagine Your Story” Photo Contest, with entries due by Monday, August 24.
Santa Clarita city mascot Sammy Clarita is excited to participate in the city’s Recycle Hero campaign to break down recycling misconceptions and encourage residents to help the city win the fight to recycle right.
As the Santa Clarita Public Library gears up for Fall programming in September, residents are reminded to take advantage of the wide variety of online resources available.
L.A. County Public Health officials expressed "cautious optimism" on Monday, confirming 12 new deaths and 1,634 new cases of COVID-19, with 4,465 cases confirmed to date in the Santa Clarita Valley, including 2,228 in the city of Santa Clarita.
Los Angeles County, L.A. city and Angeles National Forest firefighters were attacking a brushfire, dubbed the Elsmere Fire, late Monday afternoon near Newhall Avenue and Highway 14 in Newhall.
The 2020 Santa Clarita Marathon, presented by Parkway Motorcars, has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related public health concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff and event partners.
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A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Post Fire scorched more than 100 acres in Gorman Sunday night, while parts of northbound Interstate 5 and Highway 138 remained closed Monday morning.
A fast-moving, 170-acre brush fire near Castaic Lake dubbed the Castaic Fire reached 50% containment by Sunday morning, according to Angeles National Forest officials.
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California State University, Northridge administrators informed educators, students and staff Friday that they may have all been affected by a massive security breach suffered this spring by Blackbaud, CSUN's third-party technology provider.
L.A. County Public Health officials on Friday confirmed 69 new deaths and 2,652 new cases of COVID-19, with 4,380 cases confirmed to date in the Santa Clarita Valley, including 2,152 in the city of Santa Clarita, as California marked the first death of a teen COVID patient.
The Santa Clarita Public Library invites city residents of all ages to join the “Imagine Your Story” Photo Contest, with entries due by Monday, August 24.
Santa Clarita city mascot Sammy Clarita is excited to participate in the city’s Recycle Hero campaign to break down recycling misconceptions and encourage residents to help the city win the fight to recycle right.
A new charter school, Eagle Collegiate Academy, is coming to Acton after the state Board of Education approved the school's petition earlier this month against the recommendation of local, county and state education officials.
Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau have started an investigation after the body of a man was found at William S. Hart Park Friday morning.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Friday extended the public review period for the Burbank to Los Angeles Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement an additional 31 days to Aug. 31, 2020, bringing the total comment period to 94 days.
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