The following is the recap from the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2015:

CONSENT CALENDAR – APPROVED AS ONE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL ACTION

1. Approval of Joint City Council and Board of Library Trustees minutes from the March 24, 2015 meetings.
2. Adopt the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Subcommittee to support the continued operation of the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center and transmit letters of support to the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Santa Clarita’s federal legislative delegation, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.
3. Adopt the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Subcommittee to support Assembly Bill 266 (Cooley), related to the regulation of medical marijuana, and transmit letters to support to Assembly Member Ken Cooley, Santa Clarita’s state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Brown and the League of California Cities.
4. Adopt the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Subcommittee to support Assembly Bill 46 (Lackey), which increases penalties for possession of controlled substances commonly referred to as “date rape” drugs, and transmit letters of support to Assembly Member Tom Lackey, Santa Clarita’s state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Brown and the League of California Cities.
5. Adopt the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Subcommittee to oppose Governor Brown’s Redevelopment Dissolution Proposal and transmit letters of opposition to Governor Brown, Santa Clarita’s state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees and the League of California Cities.
6. City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Subcommittee’s recommendation of an “oppose” position for Assembly Bill 278 (Hernandez), which would require a district-based election to be imposed for the election of the members of the governing body of cities with a population of 100,000 or more, based upon the latest census; and transmit position statements to Assembly Member Hernandez, Santa Clarita’s state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Brown, and the League of California Cities.
7. Approve the plans and specifications for the John Russell Drive Pedestrian Bridge Replacement (Project S1042), which will replace the existing timber pedestrian bridge crossing John Russell drive with a prefabricated steel-truss bridge, and award construction contract to Toro Enterprises, Inc.
8. Adopt resolution to restrict commercial vehicle use on Sand Canyon Road between Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road. 
9. Approve the renewal of support for the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation for business attraction and retention activities, and continue funding for three years. 
10. Approve an increase to the expenditure authority of the City’s contract with Stay Green, Inc. in order to maintain regular tree-pruning maintenance and continue performing extra tree work as necessary for City capital projects.
11. Check register No. 7  

FUTURE MEETINGS

Regular City Council meetings take place on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.  The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. 

View the full agenda for the April 14, 2015 City Council meeting.

Meeting Minutes can be accessed here once available.

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