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13. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR LMD ZONE 32 (VISTA
CANYON RANCH) - City Council consideration to award a contract to Marina
Landscape Services, Inc., to provide recurring landscape maintenance services for
Landscape Maintenance District Zone 32 Vista Canyon Ranch.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Award a five-year contract to Marina Landscape Services, Inc., to provide landscape
maintenance services for Landscape Maintenance District Zone 32 (Vista Canyon
Ranch), for a total contract amount not to exceed $99,580.
2. Appropriate ongoing funds in the amount of $2,916 from the Landscape Maintenance
District Fund (Fund 357) to expenditure account 3572464-516110 beginning in Fiscal
Year 2025-26.
3. Find that the award of contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act pursuant to Article 19 – Categorical Exemptions, Section 15301, Existing
Facilities, (h) Maintenance of Existing Landscaping.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for any speakers that have turned in speaker cards and were not
heard in the first thirty minutes allotted to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the
agenda. Speaker cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda.
STAFF COMMENTS
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held May 13, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On April 17, 2025, I, Mary Cusick, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified
City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall.
_____________________________
Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California
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April 22, 2025
LA County
Santa Clarita
City Council
Item
#13
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12. CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW, BUILDING INSPECTION,
AND PERMIT-RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - This item considers
awarding contracts to Scott Fazekas & Associates, JAS Pacific, TRB and Associates, and
Shums Coda Associates for building plan review, building inspection, and permit-related
professional services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Award one-year contracts to Scott Fazekas & Associates, JAS Pacific, TRB and
Associates, and Shums Coda Associates for building plan review, building inspection,
and permit-related professional services for a combined total annual amount not to
exceed $1,000,000, effective Fiscal Year 2025-26.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to four additional one-year
renewal options beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27, not to exceed the combined total
annual contract amount and contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City
Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated
documents, subject to City Attorney approval. |
April 22, 2025
LA County
Santa Clarita
City Council
Item
#12
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11. AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN
SPACE DISTRICT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF MEASURE A GRANT FUNDS
AND PRESERVATION OF 457 +/- ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY, VASQUEZ CANYON RANCH - The item considers the
authorization to execute an agreement with Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open
Space District to accept Measure A grant funds and acquire Vasquez Canyon Ranch for
the purpose of open space preservation.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with
the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District to accept Measure A
grant funds for a total amount of $1,437,195, subject to City Attorney approval.
2. Approve the purchase of 457+/- acres of real property, Assessor Parcel Numbers
2813-013-0032, 2813-013-033, 2813-014-003, 2813-015-008, 2813-015-010, 2813-
015-014, 2813-015-015, and 2813-016-011, at a total cost of $2,589,314, which
includes property purchase price, escrow, title, due diligence costs, trail head
improvements, and payment of annual property taxes.
3. Appropriate one-time funds of $1,437,195 from Measure A Fund (Fund 269) to
Measure A Acquisition Grant Account R0037269-520104.
4. Appropriate one-time funds of $1,152,119 from Open Space Preservation District
Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District Expenditure Accounts
3587501-520104 ($1,141,719), 3587501-518503 ($8,400), and 3587501-511101
($2,000) for the purchase of the property, property taxes, and maintenance fees.
5. Appropriate ongoing funds beginning in Fiscal Year 2025-26 of $62,000 from the
Open Space Preservation District Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Expenditure
Accounts 3587501-518503 ($50,000) and 3587501-511101 ($12,000) for annual
property taxes and ongoing maintenance.
6. Find this acquisition exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality
Act pursuant to Article 19, Section 15313 (Class 13); Section 15317 (Class 17); and
Section 15325 (Class 25).
7. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval. |
April 22, 2025
LA County
Santa Clarita
City Council
Item
#11
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10. 2024-25 OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM - OVERLAY A AND B,
PROJECT M0157 - PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS - This item considers awarding construction contracts for the 2024-25
Overlay and Slurry Seal Program - Overlay A and Overlay B projects. The annual
overlay and slurry seal projects are an integral part of the City of Santa Clarita’s
pavement management program. Each year, streets are evaluated and identified for
needed pavement preservation and rehabilitation treatments.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve the plans and specifications for the 2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal
Program – Overlay A, Project M0157.
2. Approve the plans and specifications for the 2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal
Program – Overlay B, Project M0157.
3. Find the 2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program is exempt from review under the
California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations Article 19 Section 15301.
4. Award the construction contract for the 2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program –
Overlay A project to Sully-Miller Contracting Company, in the amount of $1,816,805
and authorize a contingency in the amount of $272,520, for a total contract amount
not to exceed $2,089,325.
5. Award the construction contract for the 2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program –
Overlay B project to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., in the amount of $5,826,000 and
authorize a contingency in the amount of $873,900, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,699,900.
6. Award the professional services contract to Twining, Inc., to provide project
inspection, materials testing, and construction management support services for the
2024-25 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program, in the amount of $1,382,150 and authorize
a contingency in the amount of $138,215, for a total contract amount not to exceed
$1,520,365.
7. Award the professional services contract to Hunsaker and Associates, Los Angeles,
Inc., to provide surveying and monument preservation services for the 2024-25
Overlay and Slurry Seal Program, in the amount of $746,464 and authorize a
contingency in the amount of $74,646, for a total contract amount not to exceed
$821,110.
8. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval. |
April 22, 2025
LA County
Santa Clarita
City Council
Item
#10
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