Previous Council Meeting Recaps

September 23, 2025

September 9, 2025

The following is a recap of the City Council regular meeting of September 9, 2025:

Highlights of actions taken include:

• Recognized the LASC-SCV U14 Boys Soccer Team for their National Cup Championship and proclaimed September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hunger Action Month.
• Received an update and analysis on the Shuttle Service Pilot Program that operated in Old Town Newhall in July and August 2025.
• Approved easements on City property to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for the purpose of installing and maintaining water and drainage facilities.
• Awarded a three-year contract to Brightly Software, Inc., for facilities asset management, for a total contract amount not to exceed $302,291. 
• Approved the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to enable the City of Santa Clarita to receive and utilize Measure A funds for affordable housing, technical assistance, and homeless prevention.
• Adopted a resolution for the summary vacation of portions of the public right-of-way known as Placerita Canyon Road, acceptance of an easement for public use and trail purposes, and acceptance of a restricted use area located near Sierra Highway.
• Adjourned the meeting in memoriam for Frederick Louis Gruchalla and Sheila Miller.

View the Entire Agenda for the September 9, 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 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.

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.