Agenda Item: 6
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: March 25, 2025
SUBJECT: COVENANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTION ON
ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 2861-062-900 & 2861-062-902
(MCBEAN TRANSIT CENTER)
DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood Services
PRESENTER: Susan Nelson
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to accept a covenant and environmental restriction from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, as described and shown in Exhibit A.
BACKGROUND
The McBean Transit Center complex is situated over an existing oil pipeline corridor. As part of the Mobile crude oil pipeline removal in 1992, soil and groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).
Based on this exploratory investigation, it was determined that a release of petroleum hydrocarbons had occurred at the site. The cause of the release was unknown but assumed to be weathered crude oil from the pipelines.
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB), Los Angeles Region, recently notified the City that a land use restriction is necessary to protect present or future human health, safety, or the environment, due to the history of hazardous materials in the soil and/or groundwater at the site. Although the site poses no immediate health or safety risks in its current state, the restriction ensures continued compliance with environmental regulations should it be developed. The CRWQCB has determined that there is no further mitigation required at this time, the site’s present use is safe. The covenant will ensure that the parties responsible for the contamination are burdened with any necessary remediation work associated with the site's future development. In addition, the City of Santa Clarita is identified as the fee title holder; therefore, a land use covenant is required, with City Council approval.
Staff recommends accepting a covenant and environmental restriction from the CRWQCB, Los
Angeles Region.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this item.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A - McBean Transit Center Land Use Covenant (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)