Santa Clarita — 2026-06-23

1. THE DIAMOND PARK APARTMENTS TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL\nRESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA) HEARING AND APPROVAL OF AN\nAFFORDABLE HOUSING REGULATORY AGREEMENT - Consideration of a\nTax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act resolution approving the proposed financing by\nMaple Housing Foundation through the issuance of $110 million in tax-exempt bonds by\nthe California Municipal Finance Authority.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act and\nInternal Revenue Code section 147(f) on the proposed issuance of tax-exempt\nrevenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Diamond Park\nApartments project.

10. LANDSCAPE MONITORING SERVICES CONTRACT - The City’s contracted\nLandscape Monitor assists staff with inspecting landscape maintenance services,\ncoordinating corrective work, responding to resident service requests, and supporting\nafter-hours emergency response activities associated with Special Districts operations.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a one-year base contract to Smith Landscape Management to provide\nlandscape monitoring services and after-hours emergency response support in an\nannual amount not to exceed $205,000.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional, one-year\nrenewal options beginning in year two, not to exceed the annual base contract amount\nplus applicable Consumer Price Index adjustments, upon request of the contractor.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.

11. RIVER WALK MIXED USE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE\nREIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT - This reimbursement agreement will fund the\ninstallation of landscape and irrigation similar to existing median beautification\nimprovements which exist along Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Rd.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve an Infrastructure Reimbursement Agreement with River Walk Owner, LLC,\nand authorize an expenditure for a total amount not to exceed $1,135,787 for the\nconstruction of median improvements.\n2. Appropriate $1,135,787 from Areawide Fund Balance (Fund 367) to expenditure\naccount 3672400-516101.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney review.

12. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR LMD ZONE 7 (CREEKSIDE)\nAND ZONE 19 (BRIDGEPORT/BOUQUET) - City Council consideration to award a\ncontract to Stay Green, Inc., to provide recurring landscape maintenance services for\nLandscape Maintenance District Zone 7 (Creekside) and Zone 19 (Bridgeport/Bouquet).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a five-year contract to Stay Green, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance\nservices for Landscape Maintenance District Zone 7 (Creekside) and Zone 19\n(Bridgeport/Bouquet), for a total contract amount not to exceed $685,790.\n2. Appropriate an ongoing budget increase, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27, from the\nLandscape Maintenance District Fund Balance (Fund 357) in the amount of $23,778\nto expenditure account 3572434-516110 and $13,506 to expenditure account\n3572440-516110, contingent upon appropriation of funds by the City Council in each\nfiscal year.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.\n4. Find that the award of contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct pursuant to Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions, Section 15301, Existing\nFacilities, (h) Maintenance of Existing Landscaping.

13. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR LMD ZONE T46\n(NORTHBRIDGE) AND ZONE T47 (NORTHPARK) - City Council consideration to\naward a contract to Marina Landscape Services, Inc., to provide recurring landscape\nmaintenance services for Landscape Maintenance District Zone T46 (Northpark) and\nZone T47 (Northbridge).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a five-year contract to Marina Landscape Services, Inc., to provide landscape\nmaintenance services for Landscape Maintenance District Zone T46 (Northbridge)\nand Zone T47 (Northpark), for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,360,646.\n2. Appropriate an ongoing budget increase, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27, from the\nLandscape Maintenance District Fund Balance (Fund 357) in the amount of $75,898\nto expenditure account 3572425-516110 and $81,706 to expenditure account\n3572426-516110, contingent upon appropriation of funds by the City Council in each\nfiscal year.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.\n4. Find that the award of contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct pursuant to Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions, Section 15301, Existing\nFacilities, (h) Maintenance of Existing Landscaping.

14. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT CONTRACT\nAUTHORITY AND BUDGET INCREASE FOR ZONES T44 (BOUQUET\nCANYON), T48 (SHADOW HILLS), AND T62 (CANYON HEIGHTS) - City\nCouncil consideration for contract Authority and Budget Increases For LMD Zones T44\n(Bouquet Canyon), T48 (Shadow Hills), AND T62 (Canyon Heights).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Authorize an expenditure authority increase for landscape maintenance services for\nLandscape Maintenance District Zone T-44 (Bouquet Canyon) with Specialized\nLandscape Maintenance Services, Inc., in the amount of $39,484 for a revised total\nannual contract amount not to exceed $60,168.\n2. Authorize an expenditure authority increase for landscape maintenance services for\nLandscape Maintenance District Zone T-48 (Shadow Hills) with Specialized\nLandscape Maintenance Services, Inc., in the amount of $25,416 for a revised total\nannual contract amount not to exceed $46,371.\n3. Authorize an expenditure authority increase for landscape maintenance services for\nLandscape Maintenance District Zone T-62 (Canyon Heights) with Specialized\nLandscape Maintenance Services, Inc., in the amount of $27,764 for a revised total\nannual contract amount not to exceed $67,064.\n4. Authorize an expenditure authority increase for tree maintenance services with West\nCoast Arborists, Inc., in the amount of $35,000 for a revised total contract amount not\nto exceed $6,735,548.\n5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to incorporate the revised contract amounts\ninto all applicable renewal options for the Specialized Landscape Maintenance\nServices, Inc., and West Coast Arborists, Inc., agreements, inclusive of Consumer\nPrice Index adjustments, contingent upon appropriation of funds by the City Council\nin the annual budget for such fiscal year.\n6. Appropriate corresponding budget increases within the Landscape Maintenance\nDistrict Fund (Fund 357), as detailed in Attachment A.\n7. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.

15. TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT ADVERTISING CONTRACT - A request to\naward a contract to provide marketing and advertising services for the Tourism\nMarketing District.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a one-year contract to Commune Communication to provide marketing and\nadvertising services for the Tourism Marketing District, for a total contract amount\nnot to exceed $438,000.\n2. Approve ongoing transfers of $50,495 from the Tourism Marketing District Fund\n(Fund 360) Tourism Marketing District-Professional Services Expenditure Account\n(3603504-516102) and $12,000 from Tourism Marketing District-Promotion and\nPublicity Expenditure Account (3603504-516105) to Tourism Marketing District-\nAdvertising Expenditure Account (3603504-516104).\n3. Appropriate ongoing funds in the amount of $87,000 from the Tourism Marketing\nDistrict Fund (Fund 360) to Tourism Marketing District-Advertising Expenditure\nAccount (3603504-516104).\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional, one-year\nrenewal options beginning in year two, not to exceed the annual contract amount, plus\nan adjustment consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of\nthe contractor, and contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in\nthe annual budget for such fiscal year.\n5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.

16. PRESERVATION OF 82 +/- ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY IN LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY, WP CANYON COUNTRY ASSOCIATES PROPERTY, ASSESSOR\nPARCEL NOS. 2854-004-017 AND 2854-004-018. - This item considers the acquisition\nof this property supporting the City's commitment to preserve open space land in an\neffort to fortify the open space greenbelt surrounding the Santa Clarita Valley.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\nClarita, Assessor Parcel Numbers 2854-004-017 and 2854-004-018, at a total cost of\n$251,322, which includes the purchase price, escrow, title, and due diligence costs.\n2. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $251,322 from Open Space\nPreservation District Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District\nExpenditure Accounts 3587501-520104 ($246,000) and 3587501-516102 ($5,322).\n3. Appropriate ongoing funds in the amount of $16,480 from the Open Space\nPreservation District Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District\nExpenditure Accounts 3587501-518503 ($11,480) and 3587501-511105 ($5,000) for\nannual property taxes and ongoing maintenance.\n4. Find this acquisition exempt from review under the California Environmental\nQuality Act pursuant to Article 19, Section 15313 (Class 13); Section 15317 (Class\n17); and Section 15325 (Class 25).\n5. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney review.

17. PRESERVATION OF 500 +/- ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY IN LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY, WH PARK PLACE 492 LLC. (TICK CANYON) PROPERTY,\nASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 2853-007-003, 3211-018-058, 3211-019-017, 2854-003-\n005, 2854-003-006, 2854-021-004, 2854-021-005, 2854-021-006, 2854-021-007, 2854-\n021-022, 2854-021-023, 2854-021-024, 2854-021-025, 2854-021-026, 2853-006-005,\nAND 2853-007-002 - This item considers the acquisition of this property supporting the\nCity's commitment to preserve open space land in an effort to fortify the open space\ngreenbelt surrounding the Santa Clarita Valley.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\nSanta Clarita, Assessor Parcel Number’s 2853-007-003, 3211-018-058, 3211-019-\n017, 2854-003-005, 2854-003-006, 2854-021-004, 2854-021-005, 2854-021-006,\n2854-021-007, 2854-021-022, 2854-021-023, 2854-021-024, 2854-021-025, 2854-\n021-026, 2853-006-005, and 2853-007-002, at a total cost of $3,557,625, which\nincludes property purchase price, escrow, title, and due diligence costs.\n2. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $3,557,625 from Open Space\nPreservation District Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District\nExpenditure Account 3587501-520104 ($3,500,000) and 3587501-516102\n($57,625).\n3. Appropriate ongoing funds in the amount of $90,000 from the Open Space\nPreservation District Fund (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District\nExpenditure Accounts 3587501-518503 ($70,000) and 3587501-511105 ($20,000)\nfor annual property taxes and ongoing maintenance.\n4. Find this acquisition exempt from review under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15313 (Class 13); Section\n15317 (Class 17); and Section 15325 (Class 25).\n5. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney review.

18. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING\nTHE ANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2026-27 - This item considers making a determination and approval of the rates\nfor the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2026-27.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2026-27.”

19. COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING PLAN IMPLEMENTATION\nCONTRACT AND NPDES PERMIT COMPLIANCE CONTRACT AND\nMEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - This item considers a contract to implement\nthe Upper Santa Clara River Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan for National\nPollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance and a Memorandum of\nCounty Flood Control District.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a three-year contract to Larry Walker and Associates to provide Coordinated\nIntegrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) implementation, water quality monitoring, data\nanalysis and results investigation, and reporting assistance consistent with the\nNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance, in the amount\nnot to exceed $1,926,237.\nAngeles, and Los Angeles County Flood Control District, for CIMP implementation\ncost share for a five-year term in the amount not to exceed $3,602,112.\n3. Increase Stormwater Fund Miscellaneous Revenues Account 356-462101 and\nauthorize an ongoing appropriation from the Stormwater Fund (Fund 356) to\nStormwater Professional Services Expenditure Account 3567200-516102 as outlined\nin the Budget Impact.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional one-year\ncontract renewal options beginning in Fiscal Year 2029-30, and any adjustment\nconsistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, contingent upon the\nappropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such fiscal years.

2. Adopt a resolution approving California Municipal Finance Authority’s issuance of\ntax-exempt obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 110 million\ndollars.

20. HART PARK POOL HOUSE RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT, PROJECT\nP2026 - PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This\nitem considers awarding a construction contract for the Hart Park Pool House Retaining\nWall Replacement project. The improvements include rebuilding the retaining wall near\nthe Pool House at the William S. Hart Park, which supports the uphill slope, access road,\nand museum.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Hart Park Pool House Retaining Wall\nReplacement, Project P2026.\n2. Find the Hart Park Pool House Retaining Wall Replacement project is exempt from\nreview under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14\nof the California Code of Regulations, Article 19, Section 15302.\n3. Award the construction contract to Leonida Builders, Inc., in the amount of $328,370\nand authorize a contingency in the amount of $49,256, for a total contract amount not\nto exceed $377,626.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney review.

21. NEWHALL PARK POOL PUMP ROOM REPLACEMENT, PROJECT P2021 -\nPLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This item\nconsiders awarding a construction contract for the Newhall Park Pool Pump Room\nReplacement project. The improvements include replacing the building that houses the\npool’s water circulation, filtration, and chemical treatment equipment.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Newhall Park Pool Pump Room\nReplacement, Project P2021.\n2. Find the Newhall Park Pool Pump Room Replacement project exempt from review\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14 of the\nCalifornia Code of Regulations, Article 19, Sections 15302 and 15304.\n3. Award the construction contract to Golden Sun Enterprise, Inc., in the amount of\n$2,800,977 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $280,098, for a total\ncontract amount not to exceed $3,081,075.\n4. Award the professional services contract to Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.,\nto provide construction support and inspection services in the amount of $91,194 and\nauthorize a contingency in the amount of $9,119, for a total contract amount not to\nexceed $100,313.\n5. Authorize the transfer of project savings in the amount of $220,000 from the General\nFund – Capital Projects (Fund 601) in the Corporate Yard Evaporative Cooler\nReplacement, Project M1047, expenditure account M1047601-516101 to the Newhall\nPark Pool Pump Room Replacement, Project P2021, expenditure account P2021601-\n516101.\n6. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $400,000 from the General Fund –\nCapital Projects (Fund 601) to the Newhall Park Pool Pump Room Replacement,\nProject P2021, expenditure account P2021601-516101; increase Transfers In account\n601-600100 and Transfers Out account 1009500-710601 in the amount of $400,000.\n7. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City\nAttorney review.

22. THE CUBE ICE AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER OPERATOR AGREEMENT\nAMENDMENT - This item seeks approval to extend the term of the existing\nmanagement agreement for The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Authorize an amendment to the existing agreement with JV Ice at the Cube, LLC to\nextend the term until September 30, 2026, for management of The Cube Ice and\nEntertainment Center and increase expenditure authority in the amount $644,379, for\na total contract amount not to exceed $3,175,783.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the contract amendment and all\nassociated documents, subject to City Attorney review.

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement\nwith Maple Housing Foundation.

4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.\nNEW BUSINESS\n2. TECHNOLOGY INTERRUPTION POLICY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS - This\nitem considers a policy for good-faith restoration efforts when there are telephonic or\ninternet interruptions during City Council meetings.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council adopt a policy regarding technology interruptions during City Council\nMeetings, as required by Senate Bill 707.\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.\n3. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council\nare submitted for approval.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve the minutes of the June 9, 2026 Special Meeting.\n4. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City\nCouncil are submitted for approval.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve the minutes of the June 9, 2026 Regular Meeting.

5. CHECK REGISTER NO. 13 - Check Register No. 13 for Period 05/15/26 through\n05/28/26 and 06/04/26. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 05/18/26 through\n05/29/26.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register\nNo. 13.

6. GENERAL LIABILITY, PROPERTY LIABILITY, WORKERS’\nCOMPENSATION, AND EARTHQUAKE COVERAGE - City Council\nconsideration to approve premium payments for general liability, property liability,\nworkers’ compensation, and earthquake insurance coverage for Fiscal Year 2026-27.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\nliability, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage through the California Joint\nPowers Insurance Authority at a total premium cost of $3,301,121.\n2. Authorize Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., to bind earthquake coverage on behalf of\nfacilities, securing coverage through Amwins Special Risk Underwriters, for a total\npremium fee of $594,007.\n3. Authorize an ongoing budget appropriation from Self Insurance Fund (Fund 721) to\nexpenditure account 7212306-516101 for $72,838 to support ongoing insurance\nprogram renewals commencing in Fiscal Year 2026-27.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.

7. LOS ANGELES REGION IMAGERY ACQUISITION CONSORTIUM\nPARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - City Council consideration to approve a contract\nwith Los Angeles County to participate in the eighth round of the Los Angeles Region\nImagery Acquisition Consortium for the purchase of high-quality aerial imagery and\nelevation datasets.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Direct staff to execute a Participant Agreement with Los Angeles County and approve\na contract for an amount not to exceed $94,042 for the purchase of high-quality aerial\nimagery and elevation datasets.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments subject to City Attorney review.

8. ANNEXATION TO AND MODIFICATION OF CFD NO. 2020-1 (COOPER\nSTREET PARKING STRUCTURE) - City Council consideration of declaring its\nSanta Clarita Community Facilities District No. 2020-1 (Cooper Street Parking Structure)\nin the Vista Canyon development and consider certain modifications to the District.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council adopt a resolution declaring its intention to annex certain parcels into the\nStructure) and consider certain modifications to the District.

9. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES CONTRACT -\nCity Council consideration to award investment management and advisory services\ncontract for Fiscal Years 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2029-30. An investment management\nfirm strategically invests the City’s idle funds in a manner which provides maximum\nsecurity with best investment return, while meeting the daily cash flow demands of the\nCity and conforming to all state/province and local statutes governing the investment of\npublic funds.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Award a three-year contract to PFM Asset Management, a division of U.S. Bancorp\nAsset Management, Inc., for investment management and advisory services in an\namount not to exceed $275,000 annually, for a total contract amount not to exceed\n$825,000.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional one-year\nrenewal options beginning in year four, not to exceed the annual contract amount of\n$275,000 plus adjustments necessary for changes in portfolio size in accordance with\nthe fee schedule.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, subject to City Attorney review.