Lancaster — 2023-01-24

1. Approve the Check and Wire Registers for December 25, 2022, through January 7, 2022,\nin the amount of $4,360,455.36 as presented.

10. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205

11. Davis v. State of California, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00805

12. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

13. Butts v. Lancaster, LASC 21STCP00389

14. Lancaster v. Rives

15. Myesha Lopez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. CDCA Case No. 5:21-cv-00290-\nJGB(SHKx)

16. Ortiz v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00001

17. Aijala v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21STCV07841

18. Gardner v. Dominoids, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00186

19. Evans v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00145

2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.\nAt each regular City Council Meeting, the City Council is presented with a check and\nACH/wire registers listing the financial claims (invoices) against the City for the purchase of\nmaterials, supplies, services, and capital projects issued the prior three to four weeks. This\nprocess provides the City Council the opportunity to review the expenditures of the City.\nClaims are paid via checks, Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, or federal wires.\nThe justifying backup information for each expenditure is available in the Finance\nDepartment.

20. Bojorquez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00894

21. Arkey v. Lancaster, LASC Case No.20AVCV00816

22. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00589

23. Serrano v. Los Angeles County et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00562

24. Jackson v. RE Schultz Construction et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00863

25. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 3123-009-029\nAgency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston\nNegotiating parties: Roger W. Pannier, Trustee of the Roger W. Pannier Revocable Trust,\nestablished April 25, 1988 as to an undivided ½ interest and Lorraine Prater, Trustee of the\nPrater Family Trust dated February 23, 1987, Lorraine Prater, Trustee of the Lorraine Alice\nPrater Survivors Trust dated October 8, 1993, Brian Lee Prater, Niel Howard Prater and\nLloyd Bruce Prater, as their respective interest appear of record as to the remaining\n1/2 interest\nUnder negotiation: Price and terms of payment\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 3123-009-035\nAgency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston\nNegotiating parties: Gholwan Mechammil and Insaf Mechammil, husband and wife\nas joint tenants\nUnder negotiation: Price and terms of payment\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 3125-021-002\nAgency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston\nNegotiating parties: Ukani Enterprise Inc., a California Corporation\nUnder negotiation: Price and terms of payment

3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate, finalize, and execute an\nagreement to purchase APN 3137-010-032 from a private seller, in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.

4. Appropriate $3,276,332.00 from Account No. 109-4240-912 to Account No. 109-2900-000\nto fund this purchase.\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

5. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.

6. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents.\nThe purchase of these properties will help pave the way for Lancaster’s renewable hydrogen\nenergy future, with the intent of generating revenue for the City over the long term.

7. Manzo v. Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00297

8. Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00318

9. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345

CC 1. Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu\nof reciting the entire text.)\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

CC 3. Check Registers – December 25, 2022, through January 7, 2022\nRecommendation(s):

CC 4. Monthly Report of Investments – December 2022\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Accept and approve the December 2022 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted\n2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.\nEach month, the Finance Department prepares a report listing the investments for all separate\nentities under the jurisdiction of the City as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Annual\nFinancial Report.

CC 5. Final Map Approval – Tract Map No. 062120-01 (Located at the Southwest Corner of 35th\nStreet West and Lancaster Boulevard)\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve the map and accept the dedications as offered on Tract Map No. 062120-01\nlocated at the southwest corner of 35thth Street West and Lancaster Blvd; make findings that\nthis project will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1 and 66474.6\nof the Subdivision Map Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the\ncertificate which embodies the approval of said map and the dedications shown thereon.\n2. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. An Initial\nStudy/Mititgated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared and a Notice of\nDetermination was filed and posted on June 6, 2006.\nThe Final Parcel Map is in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map. Tract\nMap No. 062120-01 has been examined by the City Surveyor, and is ready for Council\napproval. In addition, a Lien Agreement and improvement securities have been submitted to\nguarantee the installation of improvements.

CC 6.\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

CC 7. SPR 17-01 - Acceptance of Improvements (Water)\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve the completed water system installed by the developer for the following project:\nProject Location/Owner\nSite Plan Review No. 17-01 824 West Avenue L-6\nOwner: SEG Opportunity Properties, LLC\n2. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. A Notice\nof Exemption dated November 26, 2019, was filed and posted.\nWater system improvements are accepted by the City in order to exonerate the Developer’s\nUndertaking Agreement and release of improvement securities. The water system for this\nproject has been constructed and completed to the satisfaction of the local water purveyor,\nLos Angeles County Waterworks District 40-04, Antelope Valley, and was constructed\naccording to the approved plans and specifications. Additionally, the work has been\ninspected and found to be satisfactory to the Senior Director - Development Services.

CC 8. Acquisition of Property\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate, finalize, and execute an\nAgreement to Purchase Los Angeles County Tax Defaulted Property for APN 3137-010-017,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. _______, approving the acquisition of APN 3137-010-017 through\nLos Angeles County’s Chapter 8 Agreement Sale Program.

CC 9. Amendment to Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to the Regulation of\nCollection/Donation Bins\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Ordinance No. ____, amending Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code by\namending Chapter 17.12 (Commercial Zones), and by adding a new Chapter 17.45, relating\nto the regulation of collection/donation bins.\n2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.\nPUBLIC HEARING

CA1. 1. Consider a recommendation of a City Council Member to the North County Transportation\nCoalition’s Call For Candidates to serve as the Southern California Association of\nGovernments (SCAG) Regional Council District #43 Representative.\n2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.\nCOUNCIL REPORTS

CR1. Council Reports\nCALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY\nNo action required at this time.\nLANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY\nNo action required at this time.\nLANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY\nNo action required at this time.\nLANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY\nNo action required at this time.\nLANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY\nNo action required at this time.\nCITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS\nCITY CLERK/AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

PH 1. Public Hearing on the Resolution of Formation to Establish Community Facilities District\nNo. 2021-1 (Public Services)\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Conduct a public hearing pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982\n(Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 53318-53329.6) (the “Act”) and Resolution No. 22-54 concerning the\nCity’s intent to establish Community Facilities District (“CFD”) No. 2021-1.\n2. Adopt Resolution No.______, a resolution of formation establishing Community Facilities\nDistrict No. 2021-1 (“ROF”).\n3. Adopt Resolution No. ______, a resolution calling special landowner election (“Election\nResolution”).\n4. Adopt Resolution No. ______, a resolution declaring election results.\n5. Adopt Ordinance Levying Special Tax\n6. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item.\nThe City of Lancaster has identified the need to fund the continuing expansion of demand for\npublic services (fire and police) of public facilities associated with new development and\npopulation growth in the City. In April of 2020, the City began talks with the owner and a\nspecial tax consultant to assist in the establishment of a CFD to levy a special tax to fund\npublic services serving the new development. The City has received a petition from\nHatzlacha Development LLC (the “Owner”), the owner and developer of APN: 3153-005-\n024 (Parcel 1), 3153-005-025 (Parcel 2), 3153-005-078 (Parcel 3), and 3153-005-088 (Parcel\n4) (collectively, the “Property”) requesting the formation of the proposed CFD,\nencompassing the Property, to finance: parks and recreation; public safety; and public works\n(“CFD No. 2021-1 Public Services”).

PH 2. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impact Fee Mitigation Program\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

PH 3. Avanti North Specific Plan (SP No. 15-01) Amendment\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No. ______, approving an amendment to Specific Plan (SP) No. 15-01\nto modify the development standards allowing for an increase in residential lots to a\nmaximum of 873 single-family residential lots in the SP 15-01 zone generally bounded by\nAvenue K, Avenue K-8, 62nd Street West, and 70th Street West (APN: 3204-002-126)\n2. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. The City\nCouncil certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project on August, 8, 2017,\nwith the Addndum to the EIR certified by the Planning Commission on December 12, 2022.\nThe applicant, CV Communities, LLC, is proposing to modify the development standards in\nthe Specific Plan, including the minimum lot size and lot width, in order to add an additional\n120 residential lots for a maximum of 873 residential lots. The resulting lots would range\nfrom a minimum of 5,000 square feet to a minimum of 6,600 square feet depending upon the\nPlanning Area. Additionally, they are proposing to make minor modifications to the size of\nthe two parks, basin areas and roadway configurations. These revisions have also been\nreflected in the amendment to Tentative Tract Map No. 73507.\nCOUNCIL AGENDA\nCITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA