CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
How to Address the City Council
Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3 members of the public are afforded the opportunities to address the City Council. You may address the Council once per meeting during Public Participation on any matter within the Council's jurisdiction that is not listed on the agenda. Public Participation speaker's cards must be submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. To address the Council regarding an item on the agenda, please fill out a speaker's card and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the item.
Each person addressing the Council is given three minutes to speak (with double the time allotted to non-English speakers using a translator) indicated by a colored light system on the Council dais. If you wish to provide information to the Council, please present the City Clerk with 10 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record. Please note use of City Council Chamber technology equipment to present electronic material during meetings is not allowed.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5 any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the members of the City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 120, during normal business hours. View public meeting agendas here, inclusive of all attachments and reading file material.
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INVOCATION
Ayala
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
EXECUTIVE MEETING
This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
West Ranch Wildcats Varsity and Junior Varsity Hockey Division Champions Recognition Autism Acceptance Month Proclamation
National Arbor Day Proclamation
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on items NOT listed on the agenda. The City Council will not act upon these items at this meeting other than to review and/or provide direction to staff. All speakers must submit a speaker’s card to the City Clerk PRIOR to the beginning of this portion of the meeting. Thirty minutes are allotted for public input at this time. The FIRST TEN people to submit a speaker card prior to the beginning of Public Participation will be heard.
STAFF COMMENTS
COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
NEW BUSINESS
1. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT VACANCIES FIVE- SIGNATURE LETTER - At the March 25, 2025, regular City Council meeting, the City Council requested a five-signature letter be sent to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, regarding deputy vacancies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council consider approving the attached letter and authorize that it be sent as a five- signature letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by the City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the City Council unless a request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately.
2. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the March 25, 2025 Special Meeting.
3. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the March 25, 2025 Regular Meeting.
4. CHECK REGISTER NO. 07 - Check Register No. 07 for Period 02/21/25 through 03/06/25 and 03/13/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 02/24/25 through 03/07/25.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 07.
5. REVISIONS TO THE TESORO ADOBE RECIPROCAL EASEMENT
AGREEMENT - Under consideration are revisions to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the Tesoro Del Valle Master Home Owners Association regarding the use of Tesoro Adobe Park.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve revisions to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement with the Tesoro Del Valle Homeowners Association, associated with the Tesoro Adobe Park.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR WILEY CANYON
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (MASTER CASE 20-238) - CONTRACT
MODIFICATIONS - This item is to consider an amendment to increase the consultant contract amount for the preparation of the Wiley Canyon Development Project Environmental Impact Report.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Authorize an increased expenditure authority for the environmental consultation with Dudek contract for the preparation of the Wiley Canyon Development Project Environmental Impact Report (Master Case 20-238) from $335,200 to $371,450 and include a contingency in the amount of $18,572, for a total contract amount not to exceed $390,022.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all 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
ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Richard "Rick" Huntington
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held April 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On April 3, 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.
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Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California