Agenda packet — Santa Clarita City Council, January 27, 2026

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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
Weste

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
Santa Clarita Marching Bands Recognition

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. 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. CITY COUNCIL 2026 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS LIST - On an annual basis, the Mayor and City Council undertake a discussion in open session for the purpose of updating the Council Committee Appointments List.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Review, discuss, make changes to, and approve the City Council Committee Appointments for 2026.

2. Direct the City Clerk to update the Agency Report of Public Official Appointments Form 806 based on the appointments made, delegate the City Manager as signatory on said form, and direct the City Clerk to place updated Form 806 on the City of Santa Clarita website.

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2. EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY-OWNED MAIN STREET PROPERTY - City Council to consider entering into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Serrano Development Group for the City-Owned Main Street Property
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Serrano Development Group for the City-owned Main Street property, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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.

3. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve the minutes of the January 13, 2026 Special Meeting.

4. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve the minutes of the January 13, 2026 Regular Meeting.

5. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 01 AND 02 - Check Register No. 01 for the Period 11/28/25 through 12/11/25 and 12/18/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period of 12/01/25 through 12/12/25. Check Register No. 02 for the Period 12/12/25 through 12/25/25 and 12/31/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period of 12/15/25 through 12/26/25.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 01 and 02.

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6. FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY ANNUAL BUDGET FOR MEASURE A FUNDS - City Council consideration of the FY 2025-26 Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) annual budget for Measure A funds, including approval of the expenditure plan and authorization to submit the budget to LACAHSA. The budget allocates $3,502,293 across Production, Preservation, and Ownership, Technical Assistance, and Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention categories.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency funding and authorize its submission.

2. Increase Measure A LACAHSA revenues and corresponding appropriations as follows: increase revenue account 275-462101 (LACAHSA PPO) by $2,424,030 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2753208-517101; increase revenue account 277-462101 (LACAHSA TA) by $147,707 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2773210-516102.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

7. CONTRACT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR SOLAR INVERTER REPAIRS AT THE TRANSIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY - This agenda item considers the award and appropriation of funds for the solar inverter repairs contract at the Transit Maintenance Facility to Nuon Energy LLC, dba McKay Roofing and Solar.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a contract to Nuon Energy LLC, dba McKay Roofing and Solar, for solar inverter repair services at the Transit Maintenance Facility in the amount of $82,565 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $8,257, for a total contract amount not to exceed $90,822.

2. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $90,822 to Transit Capital Contractual Services Expenditure Account 7003702-516101, increase Miscellaneous Federal Grants Revenue Account 700-442409 by $72,658, and increase Municipal Operator Service Improvement Program Revenue Account 700-442207 by $18,164.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents and modify the award in the event of issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.

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8. NEW FLYER OF AMERICA CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND

DELIVERY OF THREE NEW HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TRANSIT BUSES - City Council consideration of a purchase and delivery of three new hydrogen fuel cell transit buses.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Approve the “piggyback” purchase of three zero emission hydrogen fuel cell local buses, inclusive of taxes, tariffs, tools, training, and spare parts, from New Flyer of America using the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority joint procurement contract number 23-01, for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,724,856.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents and modify the awardees in the event of project withdrawal or abandonment, subject to City Attorney approval.

9. 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS - City Council consideration to approve the 2026 Community Services and Arts Grants program funding recommendations by the Grants Committee and Peer Review Rating Panel.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Approve the 2026 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee’s program funding recommendations in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for Community Services Grants and $100,000 for Arts Grants, for a total not to exceed $200,000.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all Grant Program Agreements with the agencies approved for funding, 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 public participation section 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 Cameron Gott and Lola Williams

FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held February 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.

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CERTIFICATION
On January 22, 2026, 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

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Agenda Item: 1

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL 2026 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS LIST
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Laurene Weste

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

1. Review, discuss, make changes to, and approve the City Council Committee Appointments for 2026.

BACKGROUND

On an annual basis, the Mayor consults the City Council and considers making updates to Council Committee assignments. At the beginning of this year, a memorandum was transmitted to the City Council by Mayor Weste that included the 2025 Council Committee Appointments list as a reference in advance of the City Council’s discussion in open session.

In anticipation of the upcoming Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly, which will be held May 7-8, 2026, the City Council is requested to select a Voting Delegate and Alternate to represent the City of Santa Clarita for purposes of voting on issues presented to SCAG’s general membership.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action, as directed by the City Council.

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FISCAL IMPACT

No additional resources beyond those contained within the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget are required for implementation of the recommended action.

ATTACHMENTS
2025 City Council Committee Appointments List
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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

* A majority of the City Council may attend provided members in attendance do not discuss among themselves, other than as part of the scheduled program, issues of a specific nature related to the subject matter jurisdiction of the City.
** Application of Brown Act to the organization holding the meeting. *** Committee members may not participate remotely for nontraditional teleconferenced meetings per Government Code Section 54953.8.

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CITY IS MEMBER AGENCY

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE – BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

City Selection Committee
Los Angeles County
Division

As needed

Miranda
(must be
Mayor per
Gov Code
Sec.50270)

Weste
(must be
Mayor Pro
Tem per Gov
Code
Sec.50271)

Hagobian

Yes

01-28-25

JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE – BROWN

ACT APPLICABLE

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

Southern California
Association of
Governments (SCAG)
Regional Council
District 67

900 Wilshire Blvd.

Ste. 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90017

1st Thursday of
every month
12:15 pm
900 Wilshire Blvd.

Ste. 1700 Los
Angeles, CA
90017

McLean

N/A

Hagobian

Yes

01-28-25

San Fernando Valley
Council of Governments

Every other month
Location to be
announced

McLean

Ayala

Hagobian

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Page 2 of 6
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

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ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE – BROWN

ACT APPLICABLE

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

Santa Clarita Valley
Groundwater Sustainability
Agency
27234 Bouquet Canyon Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91350

As needed/To be
determined

Gibbs

Weste

Seegmiller

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

North Los Angeles County
Transportation Coalition
(NCTC)
c/o AVS Consulting
1055 W. Seventh St.

Ste. 3300
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Quarterly
Santa Clarita,
Lancaster,
Palmdale
(Rotation)

McLean
Gibbs

Letz

Hennawy

Yes

01-28-25

California Joint Powers
Insurance Authority (JPIA)

Annually –
Location TBA

McLean

Striplin
Bartlette

Bartlette

Yes

01-28-25

CITY ATTENDS MEETINGS OF OTHER AGENCIES

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT ?**

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN

ACT APPLICABLE

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

SCV School Trustees
Association
21515 Redview Drive
Santa Clarita, CA 9135

Quarterly

Location to be
announced

McLean
Miranda

Ayala

Hagobian

Yes

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Page 3 of 6
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

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CITY HAS SEAT DESIGNATED ON AGENCY BOARD

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

San Gabriel Mountains
Community Collaborative
Angeles National Forest
HQ
701 N. Santa Anita Ave
Arcadia, CA 91006

Bi-Monthly
4th Thursday
9:00 a.m.

Location to be
announced

Weste

McLean

Hagobian

Yes

01-28-25

Sanitation Districts
P.O. Box 4998
Whittier, CA 90607
562-699-7411 phone
562-908-4278 fax

3rd Monday
11:00 a.m.

Location to be
announced

1st Director –
Miranda (must
be Mayor per
H&S Code
Sec.4730)
2nd Director -
Weste

McLean

Letz

Yes

01-28-25

Southern California
Association of
Governments (SCAG)
General Assembly

Held annually in
May
Location to be
announced

McLean

Gibbs

Hagobian

Yes

01-28-25

Santa Clara River
Watershed Area Steering
Committee (WASC)
Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors
500 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

3rd Thursday
1:00 p.m.

Location to be
announced

Weste

Villegas

Seegmiller

Yes

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Page 4 of 6
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

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STANDING COMMITTEES

A majority of the City Council may attend an open and noticed meeting of a standing committee of the Council, provided that members of the Council who are not members of the standing committee attend only as observers.

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

Budget Committee
(Standing) ***

As needed

(Mayor)
Miranda
(Mayor Pro
Tem) Weste

Gibbs

Oviedo

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

Development Committee
(LAFCO & Growth)
(Standing)

As needed
Location to be
announced

Gibbs
Weste

McLean

Crawford

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

Economic Development
(includes redevelopment)
(Standing)

To be
determined
(monthly or
quarterly)

Ayala
Miranda

Weste

Cole

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

Film/Tourism
(Standing)

As needed
Location to be
announced

Miranda
Weste

McLean

Cole

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

Legislative Committee
(Standing)

As needed
Location to be
announced

McLean
Gibbs

Ayala

Hagobian

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

Public Safety Committee
(Standing) ***

As Needed
Location to be
announced

Miranda
Gibbs

Weste

Oviedo

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Page 5 of 6
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

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ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

Waste Diversion/Recycling
Committee
(Standing)

As needed
Location to be
announced

McLean
Weste

Miranda

Villegas

Yes

As observers only

01-28-25

AD HOC COMMITTEES

ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

2028 Summer Olympic
and Paralympic Games
Ad Hoc Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

McLean
Weste

Gibbs

Pledger

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

Animal Care Grants
Ad Hoc Committee

2 or 3
times/year
Location to be
announced

Gibbs
Weste

McLean

Sullivan

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

CEMEX
Ad Hoc Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

Weste
Gibbs

McLean

Hagobian

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

Community Services Grant
Ad Hoc Committee

2 or 3
times/year
Location to be
announced

Weste
Ayala

Miranda

Prado

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Page 6 of 6
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – 2025

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ORGANIZATION

MEETING

SCHEDULE

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

STAFF
MEMBER

BROWN
ACT? **

OPEN &

PUBLICIZED

MAJORITY
ATTENDANCE –BROWN
ACT APPLICABLE*

LAST

UPDATED
AND/OR

REVIEWED

Downtown Newhall
Specific Plan Ad Hoc
Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

McLean
Weste

Gibbs

Crawford

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

High Speed Transportation
Ad Hoc Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

Miranda
McLean

Weste

Hagobian

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

Homeless Issues
Ad Hoc Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

McLean

Ayala

Oviedo

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

Library
Ad Hoc Committee

As needed
Location to be
announced

Weste
McLean

Miranda

Hobrecker

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

Senior Issues
Committee on Aging
(City has seat designated on
Advisory Board)
SCV Senior Center,
22900 Market St. 91321

As needed
Location to be
announced

Annual
meetings
Location to be
announced

Miranda
Weste

McLean

Oviedo
(Serves as
City’s
Advisory
Board
representative)

Yes

Yes, if fully noticed as a City
Council meeting with agenda
if majority want to attend.

01-28-25

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Attachment: 2025 City Council Committee Appointments List (City Council Committee Appointments List)

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Agenda Item: 2

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY-

OWNED MAIN STREET PROPERTY
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Amber Rodriguez

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

BACKGROUND

The City of Santa Clarita (City) acquired three adjacent properties located along Main Street near the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Avenue. The Moore’s Subs property (APN 2831- 019-901) was acquired in 2005, the Roger Dunn property (APN 2831-018-900) was acquired in 2018, and the Coffey Parking Lot property (APNs 2831-018-901 through -906) was acquired in 2021. Collectively, these parcels (the Property) total approximately 0.86 acres and include approximately 85 public surface parking spaces and one existing, approximately 4,743 square foot, two-story commercial building, formerly occupied by Roger Dunn. The site is located within the Arts and Entertainment Zone of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (OTNSP).

The OTNSP calls for the development of two public parking structures, one on the north and one on the south of Main Street. On the north side, property assembled through the former Redevelopment Agency allowed the City to construct public parking and negotiate Purchase and Sale Agreements for the Newhall Crossings and Laemmle projects, which provided a theater and a mixed-use development with ground floor commercial space and apartments above. A similar opportunity exists on the south side of Main Street where the Property could be redeveloped to 2 Packet Pg. 15

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increase public parking while facilitating a mixed-use project with commercial uses on the ground floor and residential units above.

Surplus Land Act Process

In 2020, Assembly Bill 1486 strengthened the Surplus Land Act (SLA), which governs the disposition of publicly owned property. The SLA requires cities to offer surplus property to eligible affordable housing developers before pursuing other development options and requires that any future residential development include a minimum of 15 percent affordable housing. As a result, the City was required to complete the SLA process for the Property.

On June 11, 2024, the City Council declared the Property surplus and issued a Notice of Availability on June 13, 2024, to the entities identified in Government Code Section 54222. The 60-day interest period closed on August 12, 2024, during which the City received two Notices of Interest from Robin Realty Inc. and Alliant Communities. City staff and Kosmont Companies, the consultant retained by the City to assist with the SLA and Request for Proposal process, reviewed the proposals, and, as required by the SLA, the City entered into a 90-day good faith negotiation period beginning August 13, 2024, to determine whether an agreement could be reached on price and terms consistent with City goals for the site, including retaining existing public parking, compliance with the OTNSP, and receiving fair market value. Neither developer was able to meet these objectives or provide a full fair market value offer without requesting subsidies or other financial contingencies. Kosmont documented the required negotiations and submitted the package to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on January 22, 2025. On February 26, 2025, the City received confirmation from HCD that the SLA process was complete and that the City met all requirements to proceed with disposition of the Property.

Request for Proposal Process

Following HCD’s confirmation, the City conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) to market the Property and solicit proposals from qualified developers. The RFP was published and circulated via the City’s e-procurement system BidNet on July 17, 2025. The City transmitted the solicitation to 1,054 vendors on BidNet, of which 75 vendors downloaded the RFP. Only one company provided a proposal for consideration.

The proposal was reviewed and evaluated based on the ability to meet the specific needs of the City. An evaluation panel comprised of staff from the Department of Community Development scored the responses using the following categories of weighted criteria:

• Project Concept (30 Points)
• Development Team Relevant Experience (25 Points)
• Financial Capacity (25 Points)
• Community Engagement and Design Approach (10 Points)
• Project Schedule (5 Points)
• Proposal Quality (5 Points)

The evaluation team scored the responses based on a 100-point system, with the results outlined 2 Packet Pg. 16

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below:

Rank Company Location Score
1 Serrano Development Group Pasadena, CA 89

In reviewing proposals, the evaluation team awarded a score of 89 to Serrano Development Group (Serrano). Serrano is a multifaceted real estate investment and development company based out of Pasadena, California. They have experience in multi-family, industrial, and retail projects throughout the southwestern United States. Serrano is the developer the City previously worked with on the Newhall Crossings project and the Laemmle Theatre project for the Redevelopment Block on the north side of Main Street. The evaluation team determined that Serrano’s proposal offered an overall value to meet the City’s desire to partner with a development company to acquire and develop the Property consistent with the OTNSP.

City staff and Kosmont met with Serrano to discuss and refine the proposal to best meet the goals of the City. Kosmont has extensive experience with helping cities navigate real estate transactions, the SLA process, and with evaluating real estate proposals from developers. The development profile that is currently being proposed for the Property contemplates a public parking structure with an estimated 300 public parking spaces, a mixed-use project consisting of approximately 2,748 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and approximately 65 residential units.

Next Steps

Staff is requesting City Council authorization to enter into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Serrano Development Group for the City-owned Main Street property. Entering into an ENA allows the City to negotiate with the developer to further refine project details, evaluate financial components, and outline the terms that would guide the potential sale and development of the site. This follows the same process the City used for the Redevelopment Block on the north side of Main Street, where the City issued an RFP, evaluated responses, and then entered into an ENA to refine project details and purchase and sale terms, before ultimately returning to the City Council with terms of a Purchase and Sale Agreement and project concept for consideration.

The ENA would provide an initial six-month negotiation period, with the option for an extension subject to mutual agreement, to refine the proposed purchase price, property details, development phasing, project timelines, and details of the ultimate development project proposed, and financial information. Importantly, entering into an ENA does not constitute approval of the project, the sale of the property, or any project entitlements. Upon successful negotiation of the ENA, staff would return to City Council for consideration of an item to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Serrano along with project details.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other actions as determined by City Council.

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FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact.

ATTACHMENTS
City-Owned Main Street Property (Aerial View)
DRAFT - Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
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DOCID

EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AND
SERRANO DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.

This Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into this ___ day of January, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Santa Clarita, a general law city and municipal corporation (“City”) and Serrano Development Group, Inc., a California Limited Liability Company, (“Developer”) on the terms and provisions set forth below. Developer and City are sometimes collectively r eferred to as the “Parties” and each, individually, may be referred to as a “Party.”

1. RECITALS. The Parties enter into this Agreement in light of the following facts and objectives:

A. City desires to encourage and effectuate redevelopment real property ident ified in attached Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference (“Site”). The Site is comprised of eight parcels constituting approximately one acre that Developer seeks to develop, including the following APNs: 2831 -019-901; 2831-018-900; 2831-018-901; 2831-018- 902; 2831-018-903; 2831-018-904; 2831-018-905; and 2831-018-906.

B. Developer desires to determine the feasibility and terms under which it could develop a portion of the Site into a mixed -use retail/restaurant development (“Concept”) and to negotiate with City the potential terms of a purchase and sale agreement (PSA) for the Site.

C. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to provide an exclusive negotiation period to Developer with the intent of establishing mutually acceptable terms and conditions for developing and operating the Concept upon the Site in the manner proposed by Developer, and specifically, to determine if mutually acceptable terms and conditions can be agreed upon for a PSA which would specify the rights, obligations, and the method and amount of financial participation of the Parties with respect to development of the Concept on the Site.

D. The Parties acknowledge that the implementation of the Concept on the Site will require certain entitlements including, without limitation, discretionary legislative acts all of which will require environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”).

E. Developer acknowledges that the current City Council cannot and will not commit to complete processing or approve the entitlements and CEQA review that would be necessary for the implementation of the Concept on the Site and that the

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2 individuals that currently constitute the City Council may change during the term of this Agreement.

F. The Parties agree that Developer is relying upon this Agreement to incur costs for crafting the Concept for City’s consideration. Absent this Agreement, Developer would not be proposing the Concept for City’s consideration.

G. City believes it is in the public interest to enter into such exclusive negotiations.

2. TERM.

A. Concept Negotiation Period. The period of exclusive negotiation established under this Agreement for purposes of negotiating the terms of a proposed PSA for the Site is Six months from the date this Agreement is approved by th e City Council subject to extension or termination as provided below (the Negotiation Period).

B. Extension of the Negotiation Period. If, by the expiration of the Negotiation Period Developer has not achieved necessary and satisfactory progress toward the negotiation of the proposed PSA, then City or Developer may terminate this Agreement upon prior written notice delivered to the other. If Developer made substantial progress toward the negotiation of the proposed PSA, as reasonably determined in the City Manager’s sole discretion, the City Manager may extend the term of the Negotiation Period for up to an additional Six months (Extension Period).

3. EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS.

A. City agrees that, during the term and provided that Developer is not in default of any of its obligations under this Agreement, it will negotiate exclusively and in good faith with Developer as set forth in the Scope of Negotiations. Developer acknowledges and agrees that City is acting in good faith so long as it makes reasonable efforts to attend scheduled meetings and directs its consultants to cooperate with Developer. Developer further acknowledges that City representatives, from time to time, may have contact with other developers respecting the Property and that such contact is express ly permitted so long as such persons inform those developers of the existence of this Agreement and City’s obligations and do not actively engage in negotiation with respect to the Property.

B. Developer understands and agrees that City is a public entity an d mu st comply with, without limitation, the California Public Records Act (“PRA”). Each party agrees that any and all data, reports and documentation supplied by one party (“Disclosing Party”), or its affiliates or third parties on its behalf, to the other party under this Agreement (“Receiving Party”), which are confidential are, to the extent permitted by the PRA, confidential and cannot be disclosed or otherwise disseminated by the Receiving Party without the consent of the Disclosing Party. For this Sec tion to apply, the

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3 Disclosing Party must mark or label its confidential information as “Confidential and Proprietary.”

4. SCOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

A. During the Term, the Parties will negotiate the Concept proposal that includes the redevelopment of the Site wi thin the boundaries of, and consistent with, the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan and any other applicable City development standards. The final details regarding the mixed -use Concept of approximately 2,748 square feet of retail/restaurant and 65 ownership or r ental residential units, including the specific density, square footages, height, building and unit mix, and overall design, are to be determined as a part of the exclusive negotiations to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement. A City goal is to incr ease the amount of public parking on the Site, which must be considered as the Concept is negotiated.

B. During the Term, the Parties agree to negotiate to develop a purchase and sale agreement for the Site to present to the City Council for consideration and approval in its sole and absolute discretion. Such terms and conditions of the purchase and sale agreement will include the purchase price of the Site, which must be acceptable to both Parties in their sole and unfettered discretion and identified as a fi rm/fixed price in a purchase and sale agreement or other disposition document (“Purchase Price”). The Parties acknowledge that the Purchase Price will be offset at the closing of the escrow account for (i) the reasonable closing costs, transfer costs, and any and all other prorated associated taxes and fees, and (ii) Developer’s payment to Broker, if any, of a real estate commission in accordance with a separate written agreement, if any.

C. The good faith negotiations agreed to between the Parties requires each to reasonably communicate with the other. This will include all methods of communication including via telecommunications (fax, phone, e -mail, etc.), face -to-face meetings between the Parties’ representatives, and written correspondence.

D. Developer mus t, wi thin 30 days after the date of this Agreement, submit in writing to City the names of its architect, engineers, and any other development team member, all of whom are subject to City’s reasonable approval. Developer may designate replacements for any of th ese entities or individuals, subject to City’s reasonable approval. Developer must also designate and submit in writing to City the names of its lead negotiators who have authority to make decisions on its behalf.

E. Certain State and local environmental requirements under CEQA are applicable to the Site. Developer agrees to supply information and otherwise assist City, as requested, to determine the environmental impact of the Concept at the Site (including all requested entitlements and land use approv als), and to allow City to prepare such environmental documents as may need to be completed for the Site pursuant to CEQA.

5. PSA NEGOTIATION.

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4 A. During the Negotiation Period, City and Developer will negotiate to prepare a PSA for consideration by the City Co uncil. Both Parties will exercise best efforts to complete discussions relating to the final terms and conditions of the PSA and such other matters as may be mutually acceptable to the Parties for the development of the Site, before expiration of the Negotiation Period, as applicable.

B. It is contemplated that the proposed PSA will include, at a minimum, the following particulars:
i. Describe the Concept in specific detail, including retail/commercial square footage, number of stories, architectural style, etc. , and may include identification of tenants or tenant mix. The development must utilize a high quality of architectural design and materials, in conformance with the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan.
ii. Include a Schedule of Performance which, among other mile stone dates, will include processing of land use entitlements by Developer with City, demolition of existing improvements, if required, and construction of the Concept within specified deadlines, subject to delays due to force majeure. iii. The purchase price of the Site, which must be acceptable to both Parties in their sole and unfettered discretion and identified as a firm/fixed price in a purchase and sale agreement or other disposition document (“Purchase Price”). iv. Those improvements that Developer will make to the Site, if any, and to the surrounding area. This will also include a list of supporting infrastructure (if any) in connection with the implementation of the Concept on the Site. v. The Parties’ responsibilities for implementing development activities.

6. DEVELOPER SUBMITTALS FOR NEGOTIATION AND COSTS.

A. Developer will submit such documentation as is reasonably required by City to assist in the Parties’ negotiation process. Such documentation should include, at a minimum, site plans, land use inventory, d evelopment calendar and phasing plan, financials, construction and operating pro formas, marketing program including any tenant commitments, parking studies, and any market feasibility studies. The pro forma must include costs of all elements of the Concep t, in cluding development costs and sources of financing, as well as payment of all associated fees.

B. Each Party will bear its own costs including, without limitation, third -party consultant and legal costs. All documents, plans, and studies for the Concept must be prepared at Developer’s sole expense.

7. ACCESS TO REPORTS AND STUDIES.

A. Provided that and to the extent that disclosure will not compromise the

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5 exemption, if any, of the documents from public inspection under the California Public Records Act, Deve loper must provide City access to and copies of all studies, reports, and analyses prepared by Developer for the negotiations.

B. Except as may be otherwise required by the California Public Records Act, City agrees that during the Negotiation Period it will not disclose to third parties the names of tenants who have expressed interest in the Site to Developer; provided, however, that the City is not liable to Developer for any damages arising from an inadvertent, negligent, or willful breach of this confidentiality.

8. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF DEVELOPER.

Developer understands City is entering into this Agreement based on Developer’s response to a Request for Proposals process conducted in August 2025 and on the prior experience and qualifications of De veloper. Therefore, except as specifically permitted by this Agreement, Developer may not assign, sell, or otherwise transfer any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any party without City’s prior written approval, at its sole discretion.

9. NO OBLIGATION BY AGENCY TO APPROVE THE PSA.

This Agreement is merely an agreement to enter into a period of exclusive negotiations, reserving final discretion by the City Council as to any PSA and all proceedings and decisions in connection therewith. By its exec ution of this Agreement, City is not committing itself to or agreeing to enter into a PSA with Developer, or to undertake any other acts or activities requiring the subsequent independent exercise of discretion by the City or City Council. Developer unders tands and acknowledges that any PSA becomes effective only after and only if such PSA is considered and approved by the City Council at a public hearing called for such purpose.

10. NO WAIVER OF MUNICIPAL POWERS.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor can it, act as a limitation on City’s present or future exercise of municipal powers in accordance with the California Constitution and applicable law including, without limitation, its review of the Concept in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”).

11. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

Both Parties acknowledge and agree each Party’s exclusive right and remedy upon any breach or default of the other party to negotiate in good faith, as set forth in this Agreement, is to terminate this Agreement.

12. DEFENSE AND INDEMNITY.

Developer must indemnify, defend and hold City and its members, officials,

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6 representatives, directors, staff members, attorneys and employees of City (“Representatives”) harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilit ies, demands, claims, judgments, causes of action or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (collectively, “Losses and Liabilities”), arising from or relating to (A) any acts or omissions of Developer or any of its members, managers, agen ts, employees, contractors or other representatives upon the Site (or any portion thereof), including without limitation any tests or investigations thereof as specified in the Right of Entry; (B) the preparation of any plans for the Concept; (C) claims fo r inv erse condemnation or relocation costs or assistance or loss of goodwill, but only if and to the extent based on the Parties' entering into this Agreement or any negotiations conducted between the Parties pursuant hereto but not including any condemnat ion o r relocation costs or assistance that Developer would otherwise be entitled to by the California Constitution or the California Relocation Assistance Act (Govt. Code § 7260 et seq.) if such claims arise after title to the Site is transferred to Developer; (D) CEQA or other land use challenges, but only if and to the extent based on the Parties' entering into this Agreement, any negotiations conducted between the Parties pursuant hereto, or City's consideration or approval of a map, conditional use per mit(s) and/or other land use entitlement(s) necessary or appropriate for development of the Concept; or (E) any litigation, suits or actions brought against City, or any of its respective Representatives, but only if and to the extent based on the Parties' entering into this Agreement, any negotiations conducted between the Parties pursuant hereto, or City’s consideration or approval of any map, conditional use permit(s) and/or other land use entitlement(s) necessary or appropriate for development of the Co ncept; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity does not extend to any Losses and Liabilities to the extent arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of City or any of its Representatives, as determined by a final and non - appealable determin ation of a court of competent jurisdiction. In connection with any defense to be provided by Developer pursuant to this Section, City and its Representatives have the right to be defended by the City Attorney, or counsel of their choice, as reasonably appr oved by Developer, at Developer’s expense. This provision survives termination of this Agreement for the duration of any applicable statute of limitation.

13. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.

A. Should there be a default in performance by a Party the non-defaulting Party must give written notice of such default to the defaulting Party. Such notice must specify the nature of the event or deficiency giving rise to the default; the action required to cure the deficiency; if an action to cure is possible; and a date not less than 30 calendar days from the date of the notice within which action to cure must be taken.

B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any default does not constitute cause to terminate this Agreement if the defaulting Party cures, cor rects or remedies the default within the time period required in the notice or other agreement between the Parties. In the case of a default by either Party, the alleged defaulting Party will promptly commence to cure the identified default and complete th e cure within 30 days after receipt of the

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7 notice of default. The 30-day cure period for a default will be extended as is reasonably necessary to remedy such default, provided that the alleged defaulting Party commences such cure promptly after receiving t he notice of default and continuously and diligently pursues such remedy at all times until such default is cured.

14. TERMINATION. This Agreement terminates under the following circumstances:

A. Expiration of the Negotiation Period.

B. By a Party upon the uncured default of the other Party; C. By City upon giving Developer 10 business days prior written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement, or by Developer upon giving City 10 business days prior written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement.

D. Upon the latest of (i) all of the Concept entitlements being approved and deemed final and (ii) the entering of a purchase and sale agreement or other disposition document between the Parties; or Upon failure of the Parties to agree to a Purchase Price during the term of this Agreement, or as extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties.

15. PUBLIC RECORDS.

Developer understands and agrees that City is a public entity and must comply with, without limitation, the California Public Records Act (“PRA”) . Each P arty agrees that any and all financial data, reports and documentation supplied by one Party (“Disclosing Party”), or its affiliates or third parties on its behalf, to the other Party under this Agreement (“Receiving Party”), which are confidential , to the extent permitted by the PRA, cannot be disclosed or otherwise disseminated by the Receiving Party without the consent of the Disclosing Party. For this Section to apply, the Disclosing Party must mark or label its confidential information as “Conf idential and Proprietary.” If City is challenged regarding a document that Developer deems confidential, and presuming that before disclosure City notifies Developer so that it may decide whether to consent to disclosure, then Developer will defend, indemn ify and hold harmless City and its officers, officials, employees, and agents against and from such challenge.

16. HAZARDOUS/TOXIC WASTE.

City has not, nor, to City’s knowledge, has any third party used, generated, stored or disposed of, or permitted the use , genera tion, storage or disposal of, any Hazardous Material (as defined below) on, under, about or within the Site in violation of any law or regulation. Developer agrees that it will not use, generate, store or dispose of any Hazardous Material (as defined below) on, under, about or within the Site in violation of any law or regulation. Developer agrees to defend and indemnify City, to the extent stated below, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims and/or costs arising from any breach of any Developer warranty or agreement contained in this Section. As used in this Section, “Hazardous Material” means any substance, chemical or waste that is identified

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8 as hazardous, toxic or dangerous in any applicable federal, state or local law or regulation (including petroleum and asbestos).

17. NOTICES. All communications to either Party by the other Party will be deemed made when received by such Party at its respective name and address, as follows:

TO CITY: The City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300
Santa Clarita, California 91355
Attn: Kenneth W. Striplin, City Manager

TO DEVELOPER: Serrano Development Group, Inc.
500 North Brand Boulevard, #2120
Glendale, CA 91203
Attn: Jason Tolleson

With a copy to: Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
444 South Flower Street, 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2942
Attention: Karl H. Berger, Assistant City Attorney

Any such written communications by mail will be conclusively deemed to have been received by the addressee five days after the deposit thereof in the United States Mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as noted above.

18. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement cannot be assigned by Developer without the City Council’s prior written approval in its sole, absolute and unfettered discretion, except that approval will not be required for a wholly -owned successor -in-interest formed, owned, and operated by Developer for the express purpose of fulfilling the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

19. INTERPRETATION/VENUE. This Agreement and its performance will be g overned, interpreted, construed and regulated by the laws of the State of California. Exclusive venue for any action arising from this Agreement will be in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, and its Attachments, sets forth the entire understanding of the Parties as to the matters covered in this Agreement. There are no other understandings, terms or other agreements expressed or implied, oral or written.

21. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such portion will be deemed modified to the extent necessary in the opinion of the court to render such portion enforceable and, as so modified, such portion and the balance of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

22. COVENANT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION . Developer cannot discriminate against nor segregate, any person, or group of persons, on account of sex, race, color, age, marital status,

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9 religion, handicaps, creed, nation al origin or ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Site, nor will Developer establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation in the selection, location, number, use, o r occupancy of tenants, lessees, subtenants, sublessees or vendees of the Site.

23. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement will be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning and without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the Party preparing this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior understanding or written or oral agreements between the Parties hereto respecting the subject matter and contains the entire understanding between the Parties with respect thereto . This Agreement is the result of negotiations between the Parties who are each represented by an attorney. This Agreement will be interpreted as though it was jointly drafted by the Parties, and it will not be construed against a Party based upon the Party that drafted any particular section, phrase or word of the Agreement.

24. AUTHORITY/MODIFICATION. The Parties represent and warrant that all necessary action has been taken by the Parties to authorize the undersigned to execute this Agreement and to engage in the act ions described herein. This Agreement may be modified by written amendment. Any such amendment must be approved by City Council.

25. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number or counterparts, each of which will be an original, but al l of which together will constitute one instrument executed on the same date.

FORCE MAJEURE. Performance by either Party (who is not otherwise in uncured default) will not be deemed to be in default and the Term will be extended where delays or defaults are due to war, insurrection, strikes, lock-outs, riots, floods, earthquakes, fires, casualties, supernatural causes acts of the public enemy, terrorism, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, freight embargoes, lack of transportation, governmental restrictions on priority, unusually severe weather, inability to secure necessary labor, materials or tools, delays of any contractor, subcontractor or supplies, acts of the other Party, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control or without fault of the Party claiming extension of time to perform. Notwithstanding the foregoing, inability to secure satisfactory financing or market and economic conditions will not entitle Developer to an extension of time to perform. An extension of time for any such cause will be for the period of the enforced delay and will commence to run from the time of the commencement of the cause, if notice by the Party claiming such extension is sent to the other Party within 20 days of knowledge of the commencement of the cause.

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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council
Special Meeting
~Minutes~
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 5:00 PM City Council Chambers

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Weste called to order the Special Meeting of the City Council at 5:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS
No requests to speak were received.

CLOSED SESSION
Joseph Montes, City Attorney, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session for the purpose of holding a:

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property Location: Old Town Newhall (6th Street and Main Street) Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 2831-019-901, 2831-018-900, and 2831-018-901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906
Negotiating Parties: Serrano Development Group and the City of Santa Clarita City’s Authorized Negotiator: City Manager
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - two matters

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION - TO BE HELD IN THE CARL BOYER ROOM Mayor Weste recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 5:01 p.m.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Weste reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 6:08 p.m.

CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT
City Attorney Joseph Montes announced that no action was taken in Closed Session that was required to be reported.
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ADJOURN
Mayor Weste adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:09 p.m.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council
Regular Meeting
Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary ~Minutes~
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 6:00 PM City Council Chambers

INVOCATION
Councilmember Gibbs delivered the invocation.

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Weste called to order the Joint Regular meeting of the City Council and Board of Library Trustees at 6:12 p.m.

ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present.

FLAG SALUTE
Councilmember Gibbs led the flag salute.

Councilwomen McLean pulled Consent Item 8 for discussion.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Addressing the Council were Cheryl Redmond, regarding Bouquet Canyon Road closure; Douglas Zabilski, regarding Bouquet Canyon Road closure; Cindy Josten, regarding the qualities of Santa Clarita; Keith Lobert, regarding public safety; Leonard Bridewell, regarding his personal records; Peter Silva, regarding Copper Hill Drive; and Judy Magnuson, regarding Copper Hill Drive.

STAFF COMMENTS
City Manager Ken Striplin gave a status update regarding Bouquet Canyon Road and informed the City Council he would ask staff to look into Copper Hill Drive.

Councilwoman McLean inquired about construction on Copper Hill Drive, and Mr. Striplin stated the Sanitation District is working on their main lines. Mayor Weste requested staff take a look at Copper Hill Drive.

COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Miranda invited everyone to the Newhall Community Center Twentieth Anniversary Celebration on January 24, 2026, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk on January 19, 2026.

Mayor Pro Tem Ayala offered support to the families affected by the closure of Bouquet Canyon Road. Mayor Pro Tem Ayala commented on visiting Bridge to Home, meeting with the Mayor regarding the courthouse, and encouraged fire preparedness using the Ready Set Go Program.

Councilwoman McLean invited everyone to the Via Princessa Park Groundbreaking on January 22, 2026. Councilwoman McLean shared a video from the Polar Plunge at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, read from a column in the Signal regarding Martin Luther King Jr., and requested an adjournment for Lola Williams at the next regular City Council Meeting.

CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Miranda, Councilmember
SECONDER: Jason Gibbs, Councilmember
AYES: Weste, Ayala, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda
ITEM 1
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – The minutes are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the December 9, 2025, Special Meeting.

ITEM 2
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING-COUNCIL REORGANIZATION MINUTES – The minutes are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the December 9, 2025, Special Meeting-Council Reorganization.
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ITEM 3
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting.

ITEM 4
CHECK REGISTER NO. 26
Check Register No. 26 for the Period 11/14/25 through 11/27/25 and 12/04/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period of 11/17/25 through 11/28/25.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 26.

ITEM 5
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND OTHER

RELATED REPORTS
The City’s independent audit firm, The Pun Group, LLP, has completed the City's annual audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Based on the audit performed, The Pun Group, LLP, issued an unmodified "clean" audit opinion letter, which reflects the best level an organization can receive on its financial statements.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other related reports for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

ITEM 6

ANNUAL IMPACT FEE REPORT
The Mitigation Fee Act, as outlined in California Government Code Sections 66000 et seq., establishes certain legal and procedural parameters for the charging of development impact fees.

The Mitigation Fee Act requires local agencies prepare an annual and five-year report that provide specific information about those fees.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council adopt a resolution accepting and adopting the Annual Impact Fee Report.

Adopted Resolution No. 26-1
ITEM 7

DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS,

APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH TRACTS 53074 AND 53074-01 (SAND CANYON PLAZA) Pursuant to the conditions of approval for the Sand Canyon Plaza project, the property owner shall establish a Drainage Benefit Assessment Area to ensure the continued maintenance of any drainage improvements that are not eligible for transfer to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Adopt resolutions to initiate proceedings to form a Sand Canyon Plaza Drainage Benefit Assessment Area 2025-1 to benefit parcels in Tracts 53074 and 53074-01 and approve the Engineer's Report.

2. Set a public hearing for March 10, 2026, as a time and place to hear comments on this proposed action and close the time period to receive ballots.

Adopted Resolution Nos. 26-2 and 26-3
ITEM 8

CITYWIDE ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY STUDY
This item considers establishing prima facie speed limits for 208 roadway segments included in the Traffic and Engineering Survey Study.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Adopt a resolution establishing prima facie speed limits on each roadway segment included in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study.

2. Direct the City Clerk to certify the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated December 2025.

3. Direct staff to install the necessary speed limit signage changes brought about by adopting the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated December 2025.

4. Request the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to continue the radar enforcement program on City of Santa Clarita streets and highways covered in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated December 2025, as soon as the signage changes are complete.

5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

Councilwoman McLean inquired on enforcement of lower speed limits, and City Manager Ken Striplin shared that the speed limits will be posted, and if there is a violation, they will be cited.

Adopted Resolution No. 26-4

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION II
No additional requests to speak were received.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Weste adjourned the Regular Meeting at 6:55 p.m.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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Agenda Item: 5

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: CHECK REGISTER NOS. 01 AND 02
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Brittany Houston

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 01 and 02.

BACKGROUND
Check Register No. 01 for the Period 11/28/25 through 12/11/25 and 12/18/25 in the aggregate amount of $9,175,350.15 inclusive of Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 12/01/25 through 12/12/25 in the aggregate amount of $1,407,017.48.

Check Register No. 02 for the Period 12/12/25 through 12/25/25 and 12/31/25 in the aggregate amount of $6,916,503.83 inclusive of Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 12/15/25 through 12/26/25 in the aggregate amount of $1,338,372.17.

FISCAL IMPACT

Adequate funds are available in the budgeted expenditure accounts to support the Check Register payments.

ATTACHMENTS
Memo - Check Register No. 01
Memo - Check Register No. 02
Check Register No. 01 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) Check Register No. 02 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) 5 Packet Pg. 36

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Attachment: Memo - Check Register No. 01 (Check Register Nos, 01, & 02)

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Attachment: Memo - Check Register No. 01 (Check Register Nos, 01, & 02)

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Attachment: Memo - Check Register No. 02 (Check Register Nos, 01, & 02)

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Attachment: Memo - Check Register No. 02 (Check Register Nos, 01, & 02)

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Agenda Item: 6

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE

HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY ANNUAL BUDGET FOR

MEASURE A FUNDS
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Tracy Sullivan

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency funding and authorize its submission.

2. Increase Measure A LACAHSA revenues and corresponding appropriations as follows:
increase revenue account 275-462101 (LACAHSA PPO) by $2,424,030 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2753208-517101; increase revenue account 277-462101 (LACAHSA TA) by $147,707 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2773210-516102.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

BACKGROUND

The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) was established through Senate Bill (SB) 679 (Chapter 557, Statutes of 2024) as a regional entity responsible for administering voter-approved funding to support affordable housing solutions throughout Los Angeles County (County).

Funding for LACAHSA is provided through Measure A, a permanent one-half cent countywide sales tax approved by County voters in November 2024. Measure A revenues are intended to support the production and preservation of affordable housing, renter protections, and homelessness prevention efforts across the County.
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Under SB 679, the City of Santa Clarita (City) is designated as an Eligible Jurisdiction and is therefore entitled to receive a direct annual allocation of Measure A funds from LACAHSA.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 marks the City’s first year of receiving Measure A funding directly from LACAHSA.

FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ALLOCATION

For FY 2025-26, the City’s Measure A allocation from LACAHSA totals $3,457,981 in baseline funding. The allocation is primarily based on the City’s share of the County’s overall lower- income housing need established through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and will be subject to change every year based upon consumer spending in the County.

In addition, due to the City’s participation in LACAHSA’s planning process, LACAHSA is providing 5 percent in one-time matching funds for Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention, bringing the City’s total allocation to $3,502,293.

As required by LACAHSA, the City’s FY 2025-26 allocation is divided into three funding categories as summarized below:

LACAHSA Funding Category FY 2025-26 Allocation Administering Agency Production, Preservation, and Ownership $2,424,030 City Technical Assistance $ 147,707 City
Renter Protection and Homelessness
Prevention (RPHP)

$ 886,244

LACAHSA
LACAHSA 5% Match for RPHP (one-time) $ 44,312 LACAHSA Total $3,502,293

LACAHSA BUDGET PROCESS

To receive Measure A funds, the City is required to submit an annual budget to LACAHSA describing how the fiscal year allocation will be used. The budget must be approved by the City Council, each year, prior to submission to LACAHSA.

For this initial year of funding, LACAHSA adopted Transitional Program Guidelines (Guidelines) and established a February 1, 2026, deadline for Eligible Jurisdictions to submit proposed budgets.

In accordance with the Guidelines, City staff has prepared the FY 2025-26 budget, which is provided as an attachment and summarized below. The budget is intended as a planning document, and any expenditures will follow the City’s Purchasing Policy, requiring further City Council action above established thresholds.

PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS BY CATEGORY

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affordable housing through investments that help close financing gaps and accelerate development.

In the City’s FY 2025-26 budget, PPO funds are proposed to provide direct project investments to address financing gaps for affordable housing development. Funding will support entitled affordable housing projects in need of gap financing and/or incentivize additional affordable housing projects to help meet RHNA production targets.

This approach reflects direction provided by the City Council during the October 2025 Study Session on Affordable Housing, which recommended a grant program to facilitate affordable housing development in the City.

Technical Assistance (TA) - Administered by City
The intent of the TA category is to provide resources for Eligible Jurisdictions to obtain professional expertise to support the planning, design, and administration of their housing programs.

In the City’s FY 2025-26 budget, TA funds are proposed to retain a professional consultant to design and implement the City’s PPO program. A consultant will ensure the program is structured in accordance with all applicable legal requirements, best practices in affordable housing finance, and market conditions. The consultant will develop program guidelines, eligibility criteria, funding priorities, and administrative procedures, including monitoring, reporting, and compliance protocols. Once the PPO program design is complete, it will return to the City Council for consideration.

Renter Protection and Homeless Prevention (RPHP) - Administered by LACAHSA Renter Protection and Homeless Prevention funds are intended to address housing instability, reduce evictions, and prevent people from falling into homelessness. Program requirements are designed to provide temporary, short-term assistance to Santa Clarita residents who are currently housed in order to prevent the loss of housing or resolve a housing crisis in a timely manner.

Staff recommends that LACAHSA administer the RPHP program on the City’s behalf, in collaboration with the City. As the designated Countywide administrator of Measure A funds, LACAHSA provides centralized program oversight and ensures compliance with program requirements, which helps streamline the City’s administrative responsibilities while supporting coordinated delivery of RPHP services. Throughout program implementation, the City will work closely with LACAHSA to ensure that program activities reflect local priorities and that assistance is targeted to eligible Santa Clarita residents, consistent with all program and legal requirements.

The one-time matching funds provided by LACAHSA for the City’s participation in the planning process are required to be applied to the RPHP program, thereby increasing the total resources available to support residents at risk of housing instability. Inclusive of the 5 percent match, LACAHSA will administer a total of $930,556 in RPHP funds on the City’s behalf for FY 2025–

26. Program delivery is expected by July 1, 2026.

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NEXT STEPS

Upon City Council approval, the FY 2025-26 budget will be submitted to LACAHSA for final approval. Following LACAHSA’s approval, staff will begin the process of soliciting proposals for a consultant to develop the PPO program. Consideration of awarding a contract for the consultant will return to the City Council for approval. The PPO incentive program, once developed by staff and the consultant, will be brought before the City Council for approval prior to solicitation of grant proposals and distribution of funds.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other actions as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

Approval of the FY 2025-26 LACAHSA budget will increase Measure A revenues and corresponding appropriations in the City's budget. Revenue account 275-462101 (LACAHSA PPO) will increase by $2,424,030 with a corresponding appropriation to expenditure account 2753208-517101. Revenue account 277-462101 (LACAHSA TA) will increase by $147,707 with a corresponding appropriation to expenditure account 2773210-516102.

In addition, $930,556 from the City's FY 25-26 allocation, inclusive of a 5 percent match from LACAHSA, will be retained by LACAHSA to administer an RPHP program on the City's behalf.

The FY 2025-26 LACAHSA budget is fully supported by Measure A revenues and will have no net impact on the General Fund.

ATTACHMENTS
FY 25-26 Draft LACAHSA Budget
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Attachment A
2025-26 LACAHSA Budget for the City of Santa Clarita
Eligible Category Activity Detail LACAHSA
Allocation to City
LACAHSA Match
(5%)
Total Activity
Amount

PRODUCTION, PRESERVATION AND OWNERSHIP (PPO)
PPO Direct Project Investments
Developer incentive program for new construction of affordable housing projects in Santa Clarita 2,121,026 2,121,026
PPO Administration (12.5%) Administration of PPO Program 303,004 303,004 Total PPO 2,424,030 2,424,030

RENTER PROTECTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (RPHP)
Legal Services and Renter Education
Twenty percent expenditure requirement for legal services and renter education to be administered fully by LACAHSA. 177,249 8,862 186,111 Emergency Rental Assistance
Temporary rental assistance for homelessness prevention to be administered fully by LACAHSA. 708,995 35,450 744,445
Total RPHP 886,244 44,312 930,556

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA)
PPO Program Design, Administration, Monitoring
and Evaluation
Consultants and training to support PPO Program development, implementation, and compliance monitoring. 129,244 129,244 TA Administration (12.5%) Administration of TA Program 18,463 18,463 Total TA 147,707 147,707
TOTAL ALLOCATION 3,457,981 3,502,293

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Agenda Item: 7

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR SOLAR

INVERTER REPAIRS AT THE TRANSIT MAINTENANCE

FACILITY
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
PRESENTER: Adrian Aguilar

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

BACKGROUND

In 2006, the Transit Maintenance Facility (TMF) became operational, with the capability of producing on-site electrical power through the installation of a solar canopy and power inverter.

In 2010, the City of Santa Clarita (City) added additional photovoltaic (PV) canopies and power inverters to the TMF to complement the existing PV system, as well as provide shade to a majority of the City’s bus fleet. With both systems combined, the TMF generates enough electricity to offset up to 95 percent of the electric power consumed on-site. At present, one of the TMF’s largest PV solar inverters has experienced a malfunction and is no longer operational.

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To identify a contractor to repair the inverter, an invitation to bid was published and circulated via the City’s e-procurement system, BidNet, on November 19, 2025. The City transmitted the solitication to 1,140 vendors on BidNet, of which 39 vendors downloaded the bid. Two bids were submitted and openened on December 19, 2025. The bid results are shown below:

Vendor Location Bid Amount
Nuon Energy LLC, dba McKay Roofing and Solar Spring Valley, CA $ 82,565 Cal Contractor Services Inc Bakersfield, CA $342,357

City staff recommends awarding the solar inverter repairs service contract to Nuon Energy LLC, dba McKay Roofing and Solar, as the lowest responsive bidder. The contractor possesses a valid state contractor’s license and is in good standing with the Contractors State License Board and the Department of Industrial Relations. The contractor’s bid was reviewed for accuracy and conformance to the contract documents and was found to be complete. All procurement actions and evaluations were conducted in accordance with Federal Transit Authority Circular 4220.1F and the City’s Purchasing Policy.

The contract consists of $90,822 for inverter repair services. Grant funds from the Federal Transit Authority Section 5307 and Municipal Operater Service Improvement programs are available in the amount of $90,822 and are eligible for use of inverter repair services.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

Upon approval of the recommended actions, budget for the Transit Capital Contractual Services Expenditure Account (7003702-516101) will increase by $90,822, Miscellaneous Federal Grants Revenue Account (700-442409) will increase by $72,658 and Municipal Operator Service Improvement Program Revenue Account (700-442207) will increase by $18,164. The City has programmed Federal Transit Authority Section 5307 grant funds to cover 80 percent of the total and Municipal Operator Service Improvement Programs funding for the remaining 20 percent.

ATTACHMENTS
TMF Solar Inverter Repairs Bid (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) Nuon Energy Bid Response (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) 7 Packet Pg. 49

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Agenda Item: 8

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: NEW FLYER OF AMERICA CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE

AND DELIVERY OF THREE NEW HYDROGEN FUEL CELL

TRANSIT BUSES
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
PRESENTER: Adrian Aguilar

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

BACKGROUND

Santa Clarita Transit has a fleet replacement program that meets the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) twelve-year life cycle for local transit vehicles. Three of the City of Santa Clarita's (City) local buses have reached the end of their useful life and are scheduled to be replaced.

As required by state law, the City Council adopted the City Zero Emissions Transition Plan (Plan) in late 2020. The Plan serves as a road map for the City to comply with the state mandate that requires the City to have a 100 percent zero-emission bus fleet by 2040. Replacing buses at the end of their useful life with zero-emission buses allows the City to continue to improve fleet reliability and reduce emissions; and gives the City access to new vehicle designs and technology that will improve the customer experience. The recommended action would also bring the City in 8 Packet Pg. 50

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alignment with the desired capital replacement schedule where approximately one-twelfth of the transit fleet is scheduled for replacement each fiscal year.

The use of "piggyback" purchasing allows the City to place orders against a competitively awarded public agency contract. The City intends to purchase three zero emission hydrogen fuel cell buses through the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority vehicle purchasing cooperative, which allows the City, as a member, to take advantage of an existing process. The use of purchasing cooperatives is common within the transit industry and is a practice accepted by the FTA. Purchasing buses through this method expedites the purchasing process and ensures competitive pricing. Under this cooperative agreement, product specifications were identified and prices were negotiated based on the total projected participation of the cooperative members, rather than just the vehicles scheduled to be purchased by the City.

As an added measure, staff conducted a price analysis to ensure the proposed pricing is within industry standards and is the most advantageous to the City.

Upon approval by the City Council, the City will be able to take advantage of state incentive programs for the purchase of zero-emission buses, replace a number of aging buses that have reached the end of their useful life, and implement the latest engine technology.

These buses are tentatively scheduled for delivery in the Fall of 2027.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

Adequate funds to implement the recommended action are contained within the City of Santa Clarita's adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget, expenditure account 7003702-520103 (Transit Capital/Automotive Equipment). The City has programmed Federal Transit Authority Section 5307 grant funds to cover 80 percent of the total and Municipal Operator Service Improvement Programs funding for the remaining 20 percent.

ATTACHMENTS
New Flyer of America Proposal (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) Morongo Basin Transit Authority Joint Procurement RFP (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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Agenda Item: 9

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services
PRESENTER: Kyle Lopez

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all Grant Program Agreements with the agencies approved for funding, subject to City Attorney approval.

BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) has provided funds for nonprofit organizations through the Community Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 36 years. Each year, a Grants Committee (Committee) is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications, and make funding recommendations for community service and arts projects throughout Santa Clarita.

This year’s Committee included then-Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste; then-Councilmember Patsy Ayala; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Skye Ostrom; Arts Commission Chair Dr. Michael Millar; and three City staff members from across the Economic Development, Community Development, and Public Works departments. The Committee, with the exception of Arts Commission Chair Dr. Michael Millar, is responsible for reviewing and rating the community services applications.

All applications under the arts categories were reviewed and rated by a separate Peer Review Rating Panel, which included the following members:

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1. Arts Commission Chair, Dr. Michael Millar

2. Local Arts Educator, Kiara Brown

3. Local Arts Advocate, Qiana Tarlow

4. Regional Arts Advocate, Tess Simgen

5. Regional Arts Expert, Jeff Frame

The Committee continues to be responsible for determining the funding categories and making funding recommendations based on aggregate scores for each of the individual grant applications. This year, the Committee selected “City of Santa Clarita Community Benefit” for Community Services grants and “Supporting the Arts in the City of Santa Clarita” for Arts grants as the focus areas.

With the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget, the City Council approved a budget of $200,000 for the Community Services and Arts Grants program. The allocated amount for each area of the grant program is $100,000 for Community Services grants and $100,000 for Community Arts, Arts Organization Capacity, and Santa Clarita Presents grants.

The maximum funding limits for Community Service Grants, Community Arts Grants, and Arts Organization Capacity Grants are each up to $5,000, while Santa Clarita Presents Grants are up to $7,500.

Community Services Grants - Twenty-five Community Services Grants applications were received, with requests totaling $124,000. This year’s grant program includes a recommendation from the Committee to fund 20 of the applicants with a total grant allocation of $100,000.

Arts Grants - Thirty-four Arts Grants applications were received across all three Arts categories, with grant requests totaling $167,394. The Committee is recommending that funding be awarded to 20 of the applications, totaling $100,000.

Attachment A lists the Community Services agencies and recommended funding status.

Attachment B lists the Arts agencies and recommended funding status.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

Funds in the amount of $200,000 are available in the Recreation and Community Services Grants expenditure account 1005000-517101 (General Fund).

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A-Community Services Grants Recommended Funding Status Attachment B-Arts Grants Recommended Funding Status
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Attachment A
Agency Program Amount
1 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Santa Clarita Valley 5,000 $ 2 Bridge to Home Feeding it Forward 5,000 $
3 California Institute of the Arts Tataviam Arts Program 5,000 $ 4 California Native Plant Society Revive, enhance, and maintain local ecosystems by removing invasive weeds 5,000$
5 Child & Family Center Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Certification 5,000 $ 6 College of the Canyons Foundation Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program 5,000 $ 7 Fostering Youth Independence Healthy Carts 5,000 $
8 LEAP Childrens Museum LEAP Children's Museum Pop Up 5,000 $ 9 Northeast Valley Health Corporation Colposcopy Access Project 5,000 $ 10 Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry Fundraising Kiosks 5,000 $ 11 Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Chair Replacement for Senior Fitness Classes 5,000 $ 12 Saugus Robotics 25-26 FRC & VRC Competition Season 5,000 $ 13 SCV Education Foundation Bag of Books 1st Grade Expansion 5,000 $ 14 Single Mothers Outreach, Inc From "Home to Hope" Access Through Technology 5,000 $ 15 SNAP Sports, Inc SNAP Sports 3-Day Special Hockey Festival 2026 5,000 $ 16 Students Against Scams Organization "Cyber Security for Seniors" 3k Book Drive 5,000 $ 17 The Gibbon Conservation Center Educational Replica Gibbon Bones and Interactive Display 5,000 $ 18 Trey Loves You Wellness Center Libraries for Santa Clarita High Schools 5,000 $ 19 Triumph Foundation Adaptive Recreation Manager 5,000 $ 20 William S Hart Education Foundation Sequoia School Wellness Center 5,000 $ $100,000
Agency Program Amount
1 Agape Village Day Program Interactive Learning for All: Smartboard Technology at Agape Village 5,000$
2 Beauty Bus Henry Mayo Hospital Beauty Series 5,000$
3 Mental Health Hook-Up Stop the Stigma SCV 5,000$
4 Press Paws Ranch Retreat Cancer Community Events for Residents of the City of Santa Clarita 4,000$
5 SCV Chinese Cultural Association Santa Clarita 2026 Lunar New Year Gala 5,000$ TOTAL GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDED:
2026 Community Services Grants Not Recommended for Funding 2026 Community Services Grants
2026 Community Services Grants Recommended for Funding

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Agency Program Amount
1 Circle of Hope Building Resilience Through Creative Expression 5,000 $ 2 CLASS Sulphur Springs Education Foundation Xylophones Across SSUSD: Keys to Creativity and Collaboration 5,000$
3 Eclipse Theatre LA Curse of The Starving Class 4,000 $ 4 Hart Choir Booster Club Encore Regional Music Festival 5,000 $ 5 Include Everyone Project SCV The Magic Within and Ambassador Program 5,000 $ 6 Los Angeles Opera Company (LA Opera) Elementary Opera Programs 5,000 $ 7 Mission Opera The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair 5,000 $ 8 Olive Branch Theatricals Olive Branch Theatricals presents We Will Rock You 5,000 $ 9 Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival Spanish Language Production / Latine Festival 5,000 $ 10 Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra Spring 2026 Concerts 5,000 $ 11 The Artree Community Art Center Branching Out Studio 3,980 $ 12 The Gold Star Brigade Inc Equipping Canyon High School Instrumental Music for Equitable Access & Quality 4,972$
13 Include Everyone Project SCV IEPSCV Safety and Sustainability 3,000 $ 14 Olive Branch Theatricals LED Lighting for Olive Branch Theatricals 5,000 $ 15 Santa Clarita Master Chorale Inc Marketing and Social Media Capacity Initiative 5,000 $ 16 Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival Theatrical Truss for Productions 5,000 $ 17 Canyon Theatre Guild Family Friendly Broadway Musical - Disney's Frozen 1,548 $ 18 ESCAPE Theatre ESCAPE Theatre's Production of Matilda 7,500 $ 19 Santa Clarita Ballet Company Inc A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Twelve Dancing Prince s 7,500$ 20 Santa Clarita Master Chorale Inc Santa Clarita Master Chorale 26th Season 7,500 $ $100,000
Agency Program Amount
1 Broadway Bound Players Spring Production 5,000$
2 Broadway Bound Players New Microphones for Broadway Bound Players 4,536$ 3 California Institute of the Arts World Music Festival 5,000 $ 4 College of the Canyons Foundation North Indian Classical Music Workshops 5,000 $ 5 Dig Deep Theatre Production of You Got Older by Clare Barron 4,000 $ 6 Dig Deep Theatre Dig Deep Dash 4,100$
7 Eclipse Theatre LA Eartec Ultra Lite-HD Wireless Headsets 806 $ 8 Helix Collective Echo-System 5,000 $
9 HOPE Theatre Arts From Autumn to the Stars 5,000$
10 Million Little Board Development 5,000 $
11 Mission Opera Bella Notte Capacity and Sustainability Initiative 5,000 $ 12 Open Wings Theatre Company Pipelines 5,000 $
13 Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra Technology Upgrade Support 3,000$ 14 Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra A Home for Harmony at Rancho Pico: Supporting SCVYO'S Rehearsal Facilities 5,000$
2026 Arts Grants Not Recommended for Funding
TOTAL GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDED:
2026 Arts Grants
2026 Arts Grants Recommended for Funding
Community Arts
Arts Organization Capacity
Santa Clarita Presents

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Santa Clarita City Council
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