The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting on May 13, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Proclaimed May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
- Continued the Public Hearing for Newhall Mixed-Use (Master Case 24-134) and adopted a resolution approving the construction of Master Case 24-134, a new five-story, mixed-use building at the corner of Main Street, Market Street, and Railroad Avenue.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and approved the 2025 Municipal Code Updates, which includes amendments to the Santa Clarita Municipal Code, Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, the Lyons Corridor Plan, and the Soledad Canyon Road Corridor Plan for 2025.
- Moved Public Hearing Item #4: Metrowalk Specific Plan Amendment (Master Case 24-230) to the next City Council regular meeting on May 27, 2025.
- Approved a three-year agreement with The Master’s University to utilize the City’s fiber optic network and connection to Downtown Los Angeles.
- Awarded a seven-year service agreement with HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., for wireless, data management, and warranty services to support the existing weather-based irrigation controller system, in an amount not to exceed $2,294,349.
- Approved the extension of the current design contract and authorized an increased expenditure authority for design services with Psomas to provide construction documents for the Parks Maintenance Yard Improvements project; the improvements include a new maintenance building, additional staff parking area, and enhanced vehicular and pedestrian circulation, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,108,465.
- Awarded three-year contracts to Chambers Group, Inc.; Dudek; EcoTierra Consulting; HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc.; Kimley-Horn; Michael Baker International, Inc.; PlaceWorks, Inc.; and SWCA Environmental Consultants to provide on-call California Environmental Quality Act Services, for a combined total contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000.
- Approved a License Agreement with Verizon Wireless for the installation of cellular communications equipment on City-owned property, Assessor’s Parcel Number 2811-067-906.
- Adjourned the meeting in memoriam for Kathryn L. Fay, who lived to be 108 years old.
View the Entire Agenda for the May 13, 2025, regular meeting.
Approved Meeting Minutes can be accessed here once available.
FUTURE MEETINGS
Regular City Council meetings take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
