Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. Recognition of Justice Sunday Volunteers Presenters: Mayor R. Rex Parris & Jason Caudle, City Manager | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be376 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35f |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Davis v. State of California, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00805 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35c |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be358 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 13 | 13. Butts v. Lancaster, LASC 21STCP00389 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 13 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35b |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 14 | 14. Lancaster v. Rives | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 14 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be353 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 15 | 15. Myesha Lopez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. CDCA Case No. 5:21-cv- 00290- JGB(SHKx) | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 15 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be354 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 16 | 16. Ortiz v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00001 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 16 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be357 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 17 | 17. Aijala v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21STCV07841 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 17 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be355 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 18 | 18. Gardner v. Dominoids, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00186 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 18 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be378 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 19 | 19. Evans v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00145 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 19 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be37e |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. Presentation by JCReppin’ LLC Presenter: Brandon Coleman COUNCIL ACTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be37c |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 20 | 20. Bojorquez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00894 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 20 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36d |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 21 | 21. Arkey v. Lancaster, LASC Case No.20AVCV00816 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 21 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be368 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 22 | 22. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00589 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 22 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36e |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 23 | 23. Serrano v. Los Angeles County et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00562 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 23 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be373 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 24 | 24. Jackson v. RE Schultz Construction et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00863 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 24 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be379 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 25 | 25. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 3123-009-029 Agency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston Negotiating parties: Roger W. Pannier, Trustee of the Roger W. Pannier Revocable Trust, established April 25, 1988 as to an undivided ½ interest and Lorraine Prater, Trustee of the Prater Family Trust dated February 23, 1987, Lorraine Prater, Trustee of the Lorraine Alice Prater Survivors Trust dated October 8, 1993, Brian Lee Prater, Niel Howard Prater and Lloyd Bruce Prater, as their respective interest appear of record as to the remaining 1/2 interest Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 3123-009-035 Agency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston Negotiating parties: Gholwan Mechammil and Insaf Mechammil, husband and wife as joint tenants Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 3125-021-002 Agency negotiators: Allison Burns, Mike Livingston Negotiating parties: Ukani Enterprise Inc., a California Corporation Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 25 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be37d |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 26 | 26. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: APNs 3123-001-062 and 3123-004-045 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: HD Development of Maryland Inc., Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-003-099 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Tane, LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-003-100 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: The James Owen Fourr 2018 Revocable Trust Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APNs 3123-004-037 and 3123-004-038 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Palmdale Grand Plaza, LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-004-048 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Palmdale Grand Plaza, LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-004-047 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Crowne Point Equity, LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-012-902 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Lancaster School District Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APNs 3123-016-004 and 3123-016-005 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: J-4 Development LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment Property: APN 3123-016-085 Agency negotiators: Trolis Niebla and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: The Randall H. Kaufman 1998 Trust Under negotiation: price and terms of payment | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 26 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be377 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. Adopt Resolution No. , authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to sign a ballot regarding City properties within the renewed Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District. | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be37a |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 4 | 4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents. | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be372 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The renewed DLPBID would generate approximately $334,978.46 in assessment revenue on an annual basis. This revenue is separate and apart from typical expenditures by the City and other agencies in support of the downtown, which would occur with or without the DLPBID (i.e. street and sidewalk maintenance). The assessment funds will be supplemented by non-assessment funds. The total budget for the initial year is estimated at $484,978.46. | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36f |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be369 |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Manzo v. Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00297 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36c |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00318 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35a |
| February 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | February 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be359 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 1 | CC 1. Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.) | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be37b |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 10 | CC 10. Approval of the First Amendment to the License Agreement with SiFi Networks Lancaster LLC Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the First Amendment to the License Agreement, granting SiFi Networks Lancaster, LLC (SiFi) an additional two hundred ten (210) days to commence construction of their Citywide Fiber Optic Cable Installation. 2. Approve clarifying language regarding SiFi’s exclusive rights to the area occupied by SiFi system elements. 3.Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item. 4.Authorize the City Manager to sign all documents. On March 23, 2021, the City Council approved a License Agreement with SiFi to support the development of a Citywide Fiber Optic Cable Installation. The Agreement granted SiFi with twenty-four (24) months from the effective date of the Agreement to commence construction. SiFi has met with City staff regularly since the Agreement was approved in 2021, and continued to keep staff apprised of their plans, which include the selection of an Internet Service Provider for the City. SiFi recently met with staff to request an extension of one hundred eighty (180) days on their timeline to begin construction. SiFi is confident that they will be ready to begin construction by September 2023. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be366 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 11 | CC 11. Approval of a Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Cohen Ventures, Inc., DBA Energy Solutions for Development of the Lancaster Community Solar Program Recommendation(s): 1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Cohen Ventures Inc. (Energy Solutions) for the Development of the Lancaster Community Solar Program. 2. Extend the City’s engagement with Energy Solutions for a period of twelve (12) months through February 2024. 3. Appropriate $25,000.00 from Fund Balance Account No. 101-2900-000 to Account No. 101-4791-301. 4. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item. 5. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents. Staff began working with Energy Solutions in February 2021 to develop a Community Solar Program for approval by the California Energy Commission (CEC). Energy Solutions was selected to support the City due to their technical expertise and success in supporting the approval and development of similar community solar programs. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be367 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 12 | CC 12. Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreements Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to negotiate, finalize and execute a purchase and sale agreement with each property owner to acquire the properties identified in this staff report. 2. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to negotiate the purchase price of each parcel consistent with the appraised values set forth in this staff report, and the City Manager’s authority set forth in the Municipal Code. 3. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to execute a purchase and sale agreement, grant deed and such other documents as may be necessary to transfer said properties to Antelope Valley Transit Authority in exchange for full reimbursement of the City’s costs. 4. Make findings that the transfer of these properties to Antelope Valley Transit Authority by the City is exempt from the Surplus Land Act pursuant to Government Code 54221(f)(1)(D), because the City is transferring the property to another public agency for that public agency’s use. 5. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. This item was previously brought before the City Council on June 28, 2022. Since then, the appraised value of each parcel listed below has changed to match the fair market value of today’s real estate market. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be365 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 13 | CC 13. Resolutions to Reconfirm the Appropriation of Funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution No. , reconfirming the City Council’s determinations related to Restaurant Rescue Package and the Shop More in Lancaster Holiday Program as valid municipal affairs. 2. Adopt Resolution No. , reconfirming the City Council’s determinations related to the Shop Local, Shop Lancaster Program, as a valid municipal affair. 3. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. In late 2022, City Council directed Staff to have an outside counsel review the expenditure of CARES funds on the above programs. Outside counsel recommended the adoption of resolutions to solidify and reconfirm the City Council’s appropriation of funds for these programs as valid municipal affairs. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 13 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be364 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 14 | CC 14. Application for State of California CalHome Program Funds Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution No. , authorizing the submittal of an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the CalHome Program; the execution of a standard agreement if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; and any related documents necessary to participate in the CalHome Program. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Habitat for Humanity, if funded, to administer and implement the CalHome programs, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 3. If funded, accept the CalHome grant award funds, and appropriate said funds into a CalHome Fund account number, to be created by Finance, for expenditure in accordance with the CalHome program. 4. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The request to apply to HCD for funding under the CalHome Program in the amount of $5,000,000.00, is for the implementation of a new owner-occupied rehabilitation program. The application is in response to the 2023 CalHome Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) issued on January 6, 2023, with an application deadline of February 28, 2023. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 14 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be363 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 15 | CC 15. Professional Services Agreement – Hydrogen Strategic Plan Advisors, Green Grid Inc. Recommendation(s): 1. It is recommended that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement with Green Grid Inc. (“GGI”) in an amount $450,000. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. 2. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. In 2020, the City of Lancaster announced its intention to become the first renewable Hydrogen City. Lancaster is working with several organizations to increase the production and use of renewable hydrogen and other sources of clean energy. The City Manager’s Office is requesting to enter into a Professional Services Agreement and determine GGI as a Sole Source vendor for an overall Hydrogen Strategic Plan with technical and economic analysis to support the plan. GGI will utilize their proprietary and patented models and tools to conduct a thorough analysis of Lancaster’s current projects and projected energy demand. This model includes equipment specific parameters and financial information. NEW BUSINESS | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 15 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be362 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. Check Registers – January 8, 2022, through January 21, 2022 Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for January 8, 2023, through January 21, 2023, in the amount of $8,014,883.82 as presented. At each regular City Council Meeting, the City Council is presented with a check and ACH/wire registers listing the financial claims (invoices) against the City for the purchase of materials, supplies, services, and capital projects issued the prior three to four weeks. This process provides the City Council the opportunity to review the expenditures of the City. Claims are paid via checks, Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, or federal wires. The justifying backup information for each expenditure is available in the Finance Department. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be375 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Resolution of Intention to Renew the Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District and Resolution authorizing “Yes” Vote on City Ballot Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution No. , declaring its intention to renew the Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District (DLPBID). 2. Adoption of this Resolution will result in a public hearing on April 25, 2023, on the renewal of the Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District, and the levy of assessments on property owners. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36a |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category 10 - Drainage, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering) for Channel Improvements between 40th Street West and 42nd Street West from Avenue N to Existing Basin (Reference PWCP 24-007) Recommendation(s): 1. Approve Task Order No. 1 with BKF Engineers, of Newport Beach, California, in accordance with the Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 10 - Drainage, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, to provide Design Services for Channel Improvements between 40th Street West and 42nd Street West from Avenue N to Existing Basin in the amount of $224,323.00 plus a 10% contingency; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. 2. Find that the approval of a Task Order is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15378(b)(5) (CCR, Title 4, Chapter 3, Article 20). This project was identified within the City’s Master Plan of Drainage as a project for channel concrete lining for maintenance purposes and capacity improvements to accommodate new upstream flows from development. The City is proposing Master Plan of Drainage Channel Improvements for the Earthen Drainage Channel between 40th Street West and 42nd Street West from Avenue N and the existing basin to the north. The project will include installation of a concrete lined channel forty-five feet in width and nine feet in height for approximately 3,600 lineal feet in length. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be36b |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. Award of Bid – PWCP 20-005 – SR-138 (SR-14) / Avenue J Interchange Improvements (Phase II – Caltrans Interchange) Recommendation(s): 1. Recognize revenue of $17,594,964.00 to Revenue Account 210-3320-100. Appropriate $16,468,968.21 in Measure R “Highway Equity” Program funds to Account 210-15BR007-924. 2. Award PWCP 20-005, SR-138 (SR-14) / Avenue J Interchange Improvements (Phase II – Caltrans Interchange), to Granite Construction Company of Lancaster, California, in the amount of $29,633,267.00 plus a 10% contingency, to install a full freeway interchange at Avenue J including new retaining walls, a northbound off-ramp and a southbound on-ramp. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. This contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder per California Public Contract Code Section 22038 (b). 3. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared, and a Notice of Determination was filed on September 19, 2018, and was posted September 19, 2019. In 2018, LACMTA approved additional programing totaling $17,594,964 from the I- 5/SR-14 HOV direct connector project to the Lancaster (SR-14) Measure R Capacity Enhancement Program. This action increased the overall program budget to $82,594,964.00. As part of the action $17,594,964.00 shall be recognized and allocated to the Capital Improvements Budget. On June 25, 2020, January 28, 2021, and January 26, 2023, the LACMTA Board approved transfers of programmed funds between Avenue G, Avenue J, Avenue K, Avenue L, and Avenue M. The Funding Agreement Amendments will be executed and are expected in Spring 2023. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be371 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Approval to increase the Infinity Technologies Consulting Services Purchase Order PO #23-01086 Recommendation(s): (a) Approve an increase to Infinity Technologies Consulting Services Purchase Order #23-01086 (b) Find that this item is not a “project” pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act The City of Lancaster utilizes consulting services from Infinity Technologies for our Geographic Information System (GIS) development, improvements, and general IT needs. GIS is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. GIS includes many types of data which are organized into layers of information and visualizations using maps. This allows deeper insights into data which can identify patterns, relationships, and situations that help users make more informed decisions. GIS is used throughout many areas of the City including Economic Development, Planning, Public Works, Facilities and Parks, Emergency Management, Housing, Utility Services, Capital Engineering, and Code Enforcement. Infinity Technologies has been working with the City since 2021 and City IT staff want to continue the relationship for the foreseeable future. The proposed Consulting Services Agreement with Infinity Technologies will allow the City to continue to expand on and improve the GIS usage across the City. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be370 |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 8 | CC 8. Ordinance levying Special Tax within Community Facilities District No. 2021-1. Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1099, levying Special Tax within Community Facilities District No. 2021-1. 2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item. The City of Lancaster has identified the need to fund the continuing expansion of demand for public services (fire and police) of public facilities associated with new development and population growth in the City. In April of 2020, the City began talks with the owner and a special tax consultant to assist in the establishment of a CFD to levy a special tax to fund public services serving the new development. The City has received a petition from Hatzlacha Development LLC (the “Owner”), the owner and developer of APN: 3153-005-024 (Parcel 1), 3153-005-025 (Parcel 2), 3153-005-078 (Parcel 3), and 3153-005-088 (Parcel 4) (collectively, the “Property”), requesting the formation of the proposed CFD, encompassing the Property, to finance parks and recreation, public safety, and public works (“CFD No. 2021-1 Public Services”). | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35d |
| February 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar | 9 | CC 9. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impact Fee Mitigation Program Recommendation(s): 1.Adopt Ordinance No. 1100, amending Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Lancaster Municipal Code by adding Chapter 15.67 related to the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impact Fee Mitigation Program. In September 2013, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) signed Senate Bill (SB) 743 into law, starting a process that changed the way transportation impacts are analyzed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In accordance with SB 743, the City adopted its VMT Guidelines at the June 15, 2020, City Council meeting. The required implementation of SB 743 has created challenges for many development projects in Lancaster, as feasible and/or sufficient mitigation is not always available to offset the impacts of individual projects. | February 14, 2023 Consent Calendar # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be35e |
| February 14, 2023 | Council Agenda | 1 | CA1. Appointment of Deputy Mayor Recommendation: 1. Discussion and consideration of nomination and appointment of Deputy Mayor focusing on Transportation. 2. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item. COUNCIL REPORTS | February 14, 2023 Council Agenda # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be360 |
| February 14, 2023 | Council Report | 1 | CR1. Council Reports CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY No action required at this time. LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY No action required at this time. LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY No action required at this time. LANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY No action required at this time. LANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY No action required at this time. CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS CITY CLERK/AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS This portion of the agenda allows an individual the opportunity to address the Legislative Bodies on any item NOT ON THE AGENDA regarding City/Agency/Authority business and speaker cards must be submitted prior to the beginning of this portion of the Agenda. Please complete a speaker card for the City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary and identify the subject you would like to address. We respectfully request that you fill the cards out completely and print as clearly as possible. Following this procedure will allow for a smooth and timely process for the meeting and we appreciate your cooperation. State law prohibits the Legislative Body from taking action on items not on the agenda and your matter may be referred to the City Manager/Executive Director. Individual Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each unless a different time limit is announced. CITY COUNCIL / AGENCY/ AUTHORITY COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION 1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2) - two potential cases. 2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) - two potential cases. 3. Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases Included Action: Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC325201; Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Kern, Case No. S-1500-CV-254-348; Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. Palmdale Water District Superior Court of California County of Riverside, consolidated actions; Case Nos. RIC 353 840, RIC 344 436, RIC 344 668 4. Ramos v Patino, LASC Case No. MC027974 5. Rahier v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00163 | February 14, 2023 Council Report # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be356 |
| February 14, 2023 | New Business | 1 | NB1. Ordinance No. ________ of the City Council of the City of Lancaster enacting Lancaster Municipal Code Section 2.52.040 concerning senior specialist – Code Enforcement Title Recommendation(s): 1. Introduce Ordinance No. ________, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster enacting Lancaster Municipal Code Section 2.52.040 concerning senior specialist – code enforcement title. 2. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. On December 13, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-62, amending the Classification and Compensation Schedule for Represented and Non-Represented Full Time Employees to, among other things, eliminate the title “Code Enforcement Officer” from the Classification and Compensation Schedule for Represented and Non- Represented Full Time Employees. COUNCIL AGENDA | February 14, 2023 New Business # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 63eaaafd41d0669a657be361 |