August 26, 2025
The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting of August 26, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Recognized the participants of the One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten Program.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and adopted a resolution approving a request to modify the Hartwell Mixed Use Project (Master Case 25-089), previously considered by City Council on May 13, 2025 (Master Case 24-134), by increasing the project to 98 apartment units and 6,300 square feet of commercial floor area.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and did not pass a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act resolution regarding the issuance of tax-exempt obligations by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate amount not to exceed $65 million.
- Approved Mayor Pro Tem Weste’s nomination for Daniel Faina to fill an unexpired term of office on the City’s Planning Commission.
- Awarded a construction contract to Estate Design and Construction for the Mediation Garden Project, for a total contract amount not to exceed $215,380.
- Awarded a professional services contract to Jacob Green and Associates to update the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, for a total contract amount not to exceed $84,900.
- Extended the existing contract with Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (HTEC) for Bus Hydrogen Refueling Station Consulting and Project Management services to March 31, 2026, for a revised contract not to exceed $482,410.
- Approved the purchase, through Waxie Sanitary Supply, of ten Big Belly Solar Trash and Recycling Units in the amount not to exceed $115,687.
View the Entire Agenda for the August 26, 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, September 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
July 8, 2025
The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting of July 8, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Recognized Santa Clarita Successful Bar Exam Candidates.
- Reviewed and approved the proposed Summer Shuttle Service Pilot Program in Old Town Newhall with the direction to review operating hours with businesses within Old Town Newhall.
- Conducted a second reading and adopted an ordinance adopting the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map of the City of Santa Clarita (City) pursuant to Government Code Section 51179.
- Approved a one-year contract with Los Angeles County to receive Measure A Local Solutions Funds, in the amount of $476,145, to support grants for Family Promise and Bridge to Home and to fund a Homeless Services Intern to implement the 2025 Community Plan to Address Homelessness.
- Approved the 2025 Animal Care Grant Committee’s funding recommendations in a total amount not to exceed $50,000.
- Approved plans and specifications for the 2024-25 Federal Overlay and Slurry Seal Program, Project M0158, and awarded a construction contract to R.C. Becker, Inc., for a total contract amount not to exceed $442,864.
- Awarded a design contract to Pacific Coast Land Design, Inc., for the Newhall Park Improvements Project, Project P2017, for a total contract amount not to exceed $659,508.
- The City Council will not meet the 4th Tuesday in July and the 2nd Tuesday in August.
View the Entire Agenda for the July 8, 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, August 26, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
June 24, 2025
The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting of June 24, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Recognized Legacy Christian Academy’s 30th anniversary.
- Conducted a first reading and passed to a second reading an ordinance adopting the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map of the City of Santa Clarita (City) pursuant to Government Code Section 51179.
- Approved the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 721, and adopted a resolution providing for compensation of employees represented by the SEIU.
- Conducted a second reading and adopted the proposed amendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan (Master Case 24-230).
- Awarded a one-year contract to Advantage Productions for sound, stage, and power services for City events, for a total contract amount not to exceed $54,945.
- Approved plans and specifications for Newhall Gateway Beautification, Project B2018; awarded a construction and a professional services contract to Superb Engineering, Inc., and to Pacific Coast Land Design, Inc., for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,993,238 and $147,076, respectively.
- Awarded a design contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the Newhall Avenue Railroad Safety Improvements, Project C2029, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,046,140.
- Conducted a second reading and adopted an ordinance determining the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
- Approved the plans and specifications for the Haskell Canyon Bike Park project, Project P0020; awarded a construction contract to ARC Construction Inc., and extended the professional service contract for construction management support with Avid Trails, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,893,447 and $630,797, respectively.
View the Entire Agenda for the June 24, 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, July 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
June 10, 2025
The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting on June 10, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Proclaimed June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth and June 2025 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and introduced an ordinance regarding the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
- Adopted the Annual Budget and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
- Accepted $25,000 through the Safe, Clean Water Program’s Public Education and Community Engagement Grant to fund stormwater outreach initiatives.
- Awarded construction and professional service contracts for the 2024-25 Overlay Slurry Seal Program, Project M0157 – Overlay C and Overlay D to Toro Enterprises, Inc., and Slurry Seal project to American Asphalt South, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,218,063, $4,540,348, and $1,514,566, respectively.
View the Entire Agenda for the June 10, 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, June 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
May 27, 2025
The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting of May 27, 2025:
Highlights of actions taken include:
- Recognized Youth in Government participants, Valencia High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Color Guard, and the Master’s University Volleyball Team National Championship.
- Conducted the Public Hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program and scheduled the budget for adoption at the June 10, 2025, City Council meeting.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and adopted a resolution to adjust the Fiscal Year 2025-26 fees and charges for City services.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and approved the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Act Programs.
- Conducted a Public Hearing and passed amendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan (Master Case 24-230) to a second reading.
- Adopted a resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Franchise Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and Burrtec Waste Management Industries Inc.; revised solid waste rates for certain services beginning July 1, 2025; and authorized the City’s consent for early termination of their continuation rights for waste collection services in the Tesoro Del Valle annexation area.
- Adopted 2025 Municipal Code Updates to the City of Santa Clarita’s Unified Development Code to address state legislation and other recommended changes.
- Awarded a contract to Gillig Corporation for the purchase of two 29-foot Compressed Natural Gas buses, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,850,357.
- Adjourned the meeting in memoriam for Dr. X.X. Skip Newhall and Nelson Vides.
View the Entire Agenda for the May 27, 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, June 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
