Santa Clarita — 2025-06-24

1.\nFIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY\nZONE MAP OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND ISSUED BY THE\nCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION\nPURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51179 - On March 24, 2025, the\nCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) published its Fire\nHazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps for the Local Responsibility Areas of Los Angeles\nCounty. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 51179, local agencies are\nrequired to adopt an ordinance within 120 days from when the FHSZ maps are published,\ndesignating the fire zones within its jurisdiction.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council introduce an ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE\nFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND\nISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE\nPROTECTION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51179,” waive\nreading of text and consent to read by title only, as listed on the agenda, and pass to a\nsecond reading.

10.\nSECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING\nTHE ANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2025-26 - This item considers making a determination and approval of the rates\nfor the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2025-26.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE\nANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26.”

11.\nMODIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD\nCONTROL DISTRICT - This item considers an amendment to the Memorandum of\nAgreement with the County of Los Angeles to add one additional year to align with\ncontracts for water quality monitoring and reporting related to compliance with the\nMunicipal Storm Water Permit.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Amend the existing Memorandum of Agreement with the County of Los Angeles and\nthe Los Angeles County Flood Control District for National Pollutant Discharge\nElimination System Permit compliance to extend the term by one year with a new\nexpiration date of June 30, 2026.\n2. Appropriate $349,650 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 from the Stormwater Fund Balance\n(Fund 356) to Stormwater Professional Services Expenditure Account 3567200516102, and increase Miscellaneous Revenues Account 356-462101 by $220,803.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.

12.\nRESOLUTION DECLARING PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF SANTA\nCLARITA EXEMPT FROM THE SURPLUS LAND ACT AND APPROVAL OF A\nPROPERTY TRANSFER IN FEE TO SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER\nAGENCY - This item considers adopting a resolution declaring a portion of City-owned\nproperty exempt from the Surplus Land Act and the approval of a property transfer in fee\nto Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for the purpose of constructing a PFAS water\ntreatment facility.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Adopt a resolution declaring a portion of the Assessor’s Parcel Number 2811-065912 as exempt surplus land under the Surplus Land Act.\n2. Approve the transfer in fee of a portion, 23,362 +/- square feet, of Assessor's Parcel\nNumber 2811-065-912 to Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency in the amount of\n$12,500.\n3. Increase revenue account 100-462106 by $12,500 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.\n4. Approve a grant of easement to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for pipeline\nimprovements and maintenance.\n5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all necessary documentation to\ncomplete the property transfer, subject to City Attorney approval.

13.\nHASKELL CANYON BIKE PARK CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This item\nconsiders awarding a construction contract to ARC Construction, Inc., for the Haskell\nCanyon Bike Park project, P0020.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Find that the Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for the\nHaskell Canyon Bike Park Project were prepared in compliance with the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act and made available for public review for no less than 30\ndays following publication and circulation of a duly noticed Notice of Intent to Adopt\na Mitigated Negative Declaration and find that the City of Santa Clarita, the lead\nagency, considered the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration together with\ncomments received during the public review process.\n2. Find that no substantial revisions were made to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration and that recirculation is not required.\n3. Find, based on the whole record, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration and comments received, that there is no substantial evidence that the\nHaskell Canyon Bike Park Project will have a significant effect on the environment\nand that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the lead agency’s independent\njudgment and analysis. The documents and other materials that constitute the record\nof proceedings are available from the City of Santa Clarita.\n4. Adopt the Haskell Canyon Bike Park Project’s Initial Study/Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, including, without\nlimitation, the mitigation measures included with the Errata dated June 17, 2025.\n5. Approve the plans and specifications for the Haskell Canyon Bike Park Project,\nProject P0020. and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to utilize such plans for\nconstructing the Project. This approval and authorization is intended to avail the City\nof the immunities set forth in Government Code § 830.6.\n6. Award the construction contract to ARC Construction Inc., in the amount of\n$6,266,770, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $626,677, for a total\ncontract amount not to exceed $6,893,447.\n7. Extend the professional service contract and authorize increased expenditure\nauthority for construction management support with Avid Trails in the amount of\n$201,180 for a total contract amount not to exceed $630,797.\n8. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $4,534,941 from the Facilities Fund\n(Fund 723), to the Haskell Canyon Bike Park Project P0020, expenditure account\nP0020723-516101.\n9. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.\nPUBLIC PARTICIPATION\nThis time has been set aside for any speakers that have turned in speaker cards and were not\nheard in the first thirty minutes allotted to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the\nagenda. Speaker cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda.

2.\nAPPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City\nCouncil are submitted for approval.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve the minutes of the June 10, 2025 Regular Meeting.

3.\nCHECK REGISTER NO. 13 - Check Register No. 13 for Period 05/16/25 through\n05/29/25 and 06/05/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 05/19/25 through\n05/30/25.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register\nNo. 13.

4.\nGENERAL LIABILITY, PROPERTY LIABILITY, WORKERS’\nCOMPENSATION, AND EARTHQUAKE COVERAGE - Council consideration to\napprove premium payments for general liability, property liability, workers’\ncompensation, and earthquake insurance coverage for Fiscal Year 2025-26.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Authorize the renewal of the City of Santa Clarita’s general liability, property\nliability, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage through the California Joint\nPowers Insurance Authority at a total premium cost of $3,236,993.\n2. Authorize Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., to bind earthquake coverage on behalf of\nthe City of Santa Clarita for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for various City of Santa Clarita\nfacilities, securing coverage through Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. and\nRLI Insurance Company, for a total premium fee of $654,769.\n3. Authorize an ongoing budget appropriation from Self Insurance Fund (Fund 721) to\nexpenditure account 7212306-516101 for $340,562 for ongoing general liability,\nproperty liability, and earthquake coverage renewals commencing in Fiscal Year\n2025-26.\n4. Authorize an ongoing budget appropriation from Public Library Fund (Fund 309) to\nexpenditure account 3098301-516101 for $52,823 for ongoing earthquake coverage\nrenewals commencing in Fiscal Year 2025-26.\n5. Authorize an ongoing budget appropriation from Landscape Maintenance District\nFund (Fund 357) to expenditure account 3577312-516101 for $23,232 for ongoing\nearthquake coverage renewals commencing in Fiscal Year 2025-26.\n6. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney approval.

5.\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA\nCLARITA AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION\nLOCAL 721 - City Council consider a memorandum of understanding between the City\nand the Service Employees International Union Local 721.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Clarita\nand the Service Employees International Union, Local 721.\n2. Adopt a resolution providing for compensation of Service Employees International\nUnion represented employees of the City of Santa Clarita.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to finalize, sign, and accept the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita

6.\nMETROWALK SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT (MASTER CASE 24-230) SECOND READING - City Council consideration of adopting the proposed\namendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council adopt an ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE\n24-230, CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 24-002, INCLUDING AN\nAMENDMENT TO THE METROWALK SPECIFIC PLAN DOCUMENT, AS\nSHOWN IN EXHIBIT A, SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED CONDITIONS OF\nAPPROVAL (EXHIBIT B).”

7.\nSOUND, STAGE, AND POWER CONTRACT FOR CITY OF SANTA CLARITA\nEVENTS - Consideration of awarding a contract for sound, stage, and power services needed to\nproduce events for the City of Santa Clarita.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a one-year contract to Advantage Productions for sound, stage, and power\nservices for City of Santa Clarita events in the amount of $49,950, and authorize a\ncontingency of $4,995, for a total contract amount not to exceed $54,945.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to four additional one-year\nrenewal options, not to exceed the annual contract amount, inclusive of contingency,\nplus an adjustment consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon\nrequest of the contractor and contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City\nCouncil in the annual budget for such fiscal year.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.

8.\nNEWHALL GATEWAY BEAUTIFICATION, PROJECT B2018 - PLANS,\nSPECIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This item considers\nawarding a construction contract for the Newhall Gateway Beautification project. The\nimprovements include enhancements to landscaping at existing on- and off-ramps at the\nNewhall Avenue and State Route 14 interchange.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for Newhall Gateway Beautification, Project\nB2018.\n2. Award a construction contract to Superb Engineering, Inc., in the amount of\n$2,602,816 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $390,422, for a total\ncontract amount not to exceed $2,993,238.\n3. Award a professional services contract for construction support services to Pacific\nCoast Land Design, Inc., in the amount of $133,705 and authorize a contingency in\nthe amount of $13,371, for a total contract amount not to exceed $147,076.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney approval.

9.\nNEWHALL AVENUE RAILROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT\nC2029 - DESIGN CONTRACT - This item considers awarding a design contract to\nperform a traffic study and provide plans, specifications, and estimates for the Newhall\nAvenue Railroad Safety Improvements project. The improvements include modifications\nto the existing traffic signal operations, medians, curbs, and gutters to enhance the safety\nat the Newhall Avenue railroad crossing and the adjacent intersection of Newhall Avenue\nand Railroad Avenue. The improvements also include the installation of new sidewalk\napproaches, a pre-signal, and roadway rehabilitation at the railroad crossing approaches\nand departures.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a design contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the Newhall\nAvenue Railroad Safety Improvements, Project C2029, in the amount of $951,036\nand authorize a contingency in the amount of $95,104, for a total contract amount not\nto exceed $1,046,140.\n2. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $640,000 from the Miscellaneous\nFederal Grants (Fund 229) to expenditure account C2029229-516101 and increase\nMiscellaneous Federal Grants revenue account 229-442409 by $640,000.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.