Santa Clarita — 2026-03-10

City Council

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1.\nDRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA 2025-1 (SAND CANYON PLAZA)\nTRACTS 53074 AND 53074-01 - Pursuant to the conditions of approval for the Sand\nCanyon Plaza project, the property owner shall establish a Drainage Benefit Assessment\nArea to ensure the continued maintenance of any drainage improvements that are not\neligible for transfer to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing and open and review ballots.\n2. If no majority protest exists, adopt resolutions approving the Engineer's Report for\nDrainage Benefit Assessment Area (DBAA) 2025-1, and authorize the annual levy\nand collection of the assessments within DBAA 2025-1, beginning Fiscal Year 2026-\n27. If a majority protest exists, no action will be required.
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10.\nDBAA 24 WELL REDEVELOPMENTS, PROJECT M4015 - PLANS,\nSPECIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This item considers\nawarding a construction contract for the DBAA 24 Well Redevelopments project. The\nimprovements include redeveloping 10 monitoring wells for Drainage Benefit\nAssessment Area 24.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for the DBAA 24 Well Redevelopments,\nProject M4015.\n2. Find the DBAA 24 Well Redevelopments project exempt from review under\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14 of the\nCalifornia Code of Regulations Article 19, Sections 15301 and 15302.\n3. Award the construction contract to ABC Liovin Drilling, Inc., in the amount of\n$371,250 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $37,125, for a total\ncontract amount not to exceed $408,375.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.
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11.\nPURCHASE OF NEW F-350 TRUCK FOR PARKS PLANNING AND OPEN\nSPACE - This item considers approving the purchase of one 2025 Ford F-350 one-ton\nservice truck to support Parks Planning and Open Space operations.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the purchase of one 2025 Ford F-350 one-ton 4x4 regular cab service body\ntruck from One Nation Distribution, LLC, for a total amount not to exceed $74,989.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, and modify the award in the event of vendor withdrawal or non-\nperformance, subject to City Attorney approval.\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.\nSTAFF COMMENTS
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2.\nAMENDMENTS TO OAK TREE REGULATIONS - Public Hearing regarding\nproposed amendments to the City of Santa Clarita's Oak Tree Regulations establishing a\nministerial Class I oak tree permit for certain single-family residential properties, and to\nupdate related oak tree definitions Citywide.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Conduct the public hearing.\nDetermine that the Ordinance is exempt from further environmental review pursuant\nto the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines\nSections 15301, 15303, 15304(e), 15305, and 15311 (categorical exemptions), and\nSection 15061(b)(3) (common-sense exemption).\n2. Introduce an ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW § 17.22.100\nTO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE DESIGNATING CERTAIN OAK\nTREE PERMITS AS MINISTERIAL AND AMENDING § 17.51.040 AS TO\nDEFINITIONS AND TO RECONCILE THE OAK TREE PERMITS\nREGULATIONS WITH MINISTERIAL PERMITTING,” and pass to a second\nreading.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nAll matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one\nmotion by the City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the City Council unless\na request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be\nremoved from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately.
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4.\nCHECK REGISTER NO. 05 - Check Register No. 05 for Period 01/23/26 through\n02/05/26 and 02/12/26. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 01/26/26 through\n02/06/26.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register\nNo. 05.
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5.\nJUVENILE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST CONTRACT - Consideration of an\nadjustment to the Juvenile Intervention Specialist contract.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve an adjustment to the Juvenile Intervention Specialist contract for an\nannual contract amount not to exceed $63,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26, with Consumer\nPrice Index (CPI) adjustments beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27, contingent upon the\nappropriation of funds by the City Council through the annual budget process.
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6.\nNETWORK HARDWARE REPLACEMENT CONTRACT - This item seeks\ncontract award to replace critical network equipment before their end-of-support date is\nreached. The equipment being replaced safeguards the City's network and allows staff to\nprovide essential services to the public. This item makes a recommendation to award a\ncontract for the replacement of the City's network firewalls and associated professional\nservices to install, configure, and protect the City from cyber attacks while enhancing the\nperformance and capabilities of the City's network.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the cooperative purchase of network hardware and firewalls with related\nprofessional services, support, and maintenance, from Lanair Group, LLC, utilizing\nOMNIA Partners contract #01-154, for a total contract amount not to exceed\n$185,252.\n2. Appropriate one-time funding from the Technology Replacement Fund (Fund 720) in\nthe amounts of $169,781 to Information Resources/Computer Replacement\nexpenditure account 7202203-520102 and $15,471 to expenditure account 7202203-\n516102.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.
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7.\nCONTRACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF THE\nNETWORK LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AT THE MCBEAN REGIONAL\nTRANSIT CENTER - This agenda item considers the award for the replacement and\ninstallation of the network lighting control system at the McBean Regional Transit Center\nto Lighting Technology Services, Inc. dba LTS Property Services.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a contract to Lighting Technology Services, Inc. dba LTS Property Services,\nfor the purchase and installation of a network lighting control system at the McBean\nRegional Transit Center in the amount of $150,178, and authorize a contingency in\nthe amount of $15,018, for a total contract amount not to exceed $165,196.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments and modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of\nperformance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.
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8.\nCONTRACT FOR INSTALLING ONBOARD INTELLIGENT\nTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON SEVEN NEW TRANSIT BUSES - City\nCouncil consideration of the purchase, installation, and configuration of the onboard\nIntelligent Transportation System on seven New Flyer Hydrogen Fuel Cell transit buses.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a contract to Connexionz Limited for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)\nhardware, including the installation, configuration, furnishing, and commissioning of\nthe ITS system on seven New Flyer Hydrogen Fuel Cell transit buses, for a total\namount not to exceed $74,067.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.
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9.\nLICENSE AGREEMENT WITH ASPIRE BROADBAND HOLDINGS INC. -\nLicense agreement with Aspire Broadband Holdings for utilizing City-owned property\nfor the purpose of a construction staging area.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve a two-year License Agreement with Aspire Broadband Holdings Inc. for a\nconstruction staging area on City-owned property, Assessor’s Parcel Number 2811-\n002-901, with the option of three one-year renewals, generating $1,000 in monthly\nrevenue, for a total of $12,000 annually.\n2. Authorize City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney approval.