SCVNews.com | Sept. 13: City Council to Determine Fate of SCVHistory.com

The Santa Clarita City Council will meet in open session Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. to discuss a grant request to save SCVHistory.com, a comprehensive digital history archive and repository for the Santa Clarita Valley.

SCVHistory.com is a comprehensive digital history archive and repository for the Santa Clarita Valley, owned and operated by SCVTV, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. SCVHistory.com began in 1996 with a few dozen historic photographs and has grown in the last 26 years to house close to 100,000 archival items in various digital formats. It serves as a repository for historic artifacts, books, film, photography, documents, and oral histories of significance to the Santa Clarita Valley, documenting events such as the St. Francis Dam Disaster, the earliest gold discovery and oil production in California, and the beginning of the film industry. Groups that frequently visit the website range from the general public to academic researchers, filmmakers, educators, and public agencies. According to SCVTV, which manages SCVHistory.com, the site logged over 1.7 million views from January 2021 to October 2021.

SCVTV is seeking a financial contribution from the City in the amount of $300,000 in order to help fund the project and leverage additional grant funds. SCVTV is currently applying for an Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant through the National Endowment of the Humanities, which is due September 27, 2022, and requires matching funds. SCVTV has additionally shared with the City its desired to transfer ownership of SCVHistory.com to the Santa Clarita Public Library once the upgrades are complete.

Among other business items placed before the council will include authorization to complete the expansion of the southwestern portion of Central Park. The project will include the construction of four full-sized multipurpose fields by adding two new fields and converting an open turf area into two more full-sized multipurpose fields.

The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers,

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor,

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Members of the public are afforded the opportunity to address the City Council. You may address the Council once per meeting during Public Participation on any matter within the Council’s jurisdiction that is not listed on the agenda. Public Participation speaker’s cards must be submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins.

To address the Council regarding an item on the agenda, please fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the item.

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Prior to the regular council meeting a special meeting will be held at 5 p.m. The council will meet in closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation.

The agendas for both meetings are available below:

City Council
Special Meeting
9/13/2022 5:00 PM
City Council Chambers

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Downloads:

Agenda

Agenda Packet

	CALL TO ORDER
	ROLL CALL
		Roll Call
	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS
	CLOSED SESSION
		CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
		CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
	RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION – To be held in the Carl Boyer Room
	RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
	CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT
	ADJOURN

City Council
Regular Meeting
9/13/2022 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Downloads:

Agenda

Agenda Packet

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
Invocation
	Miranda
Call to Order
Roll Call
	Roll Call
Flag Salute
Executive Meeting
Approval of Agenda
Awards and Recognitions
	Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
	a.	Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2022
	Suicide Prevention Month Proclamation
	a.	Proclamation – Suicide Prevention Month_2022_V1
	Constitution Week
	a.	Constitution Week Sept 17-23, 2022
	National Voter Registration Day
	National Voter Registration Day Proclamation
	a.	National Voter Registration Day 2022
Public Participation
Staff Comments
Committee Reports/Councilmember Comments
New Business
1.	SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
	SCVHistory.com is a local history digital archive, owned and operated by SCVTV, that is in need of repair due to outdated web design technology.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	SCVTV Request Letter
Consent Calendar
2.	Minutes of Aug 23, 2022 5:30 PM
3.	Minutes of Aug 23, 2022 6:00 PM
4.	CHECK REGISTER NOS. 16 AND 17
	Check Register No. 16 for the Period 07/01/22 through 07/14/22 and 07/21/22. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 07/04/22 through 07/15/22. Check Register No. 17 for the Period 07/15/22 through 07/28/22 and 08/04/22. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 07/18/22 through 07/29/22.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Memo – Check Register No. 16
	b.	Check Register No. 16 (Available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	c.	Memo – Check Register No. 17.
	d.	Check Register No. 17 (Available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
5.	CONTRACT FOR SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY LAPTOP KIOSK REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
	Award a contract to Java Connections, LLC, for the purchase of laptop kiosks for the Santa Clarita Public Library, inclusive of five years of support and maintenance.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
6.	FUNDING FOR DBAA 3 RESERVE PROJECT
	Authorize a one-time appropriation of $40,000 from Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas reserves for professional services for drainage repairs in DBAA 3.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
7.	LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT CONTRACT AUTHORITY INCREASE/BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATION
	Authorize expenditure authority increases to various landscape service contracts in order to complete as-needed repairs or one-time enhancement work in an efficient and timely manner; and approve the appropriation of ongoing funds to support operations at the Vista Canyon Transit Center.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Contract Expenditure Authority Increase
	b.	Transit Facilities – Ongoing Base Budget Appropriation
8.	CENTRAL PARK BUILDOUT, PROJECT P4019 – TRIPARTITE TENDER AGREEMENT
	This item will authorize entering into a tripartite tender agreement to complete the expansion of the southwestern portion of Central Park. The project will construct four full-sized multipurpose fields by adding two new fields and converting an open turf area into two more full-sized multipurpose fields. It will also include the installation of sport field lighting, landscaping and irrigation, various site furnishings, a restroom building, upgrades to the adjacent dog park, exercise stairs, and additional parking.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Vicinity Map
	b.	Urban Habitat Offer to Complete Construction (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	c.	Psomas Construction Support Proposal (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
Public Participation II
Staff Comments
Adjournment
Future Meetings