Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2) - two potential cases. | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b247 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22e |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22b |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. Davis v. State of California, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00805 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b229 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 13 | 13. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 13 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22a |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 14 | 14. Butts v. Lancaster, LASC 21STCP00389 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 14 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b224 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 15 | 15. Lancaster v. Rives | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 15 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b225 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 16 | 16. Myesha Lopez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. CDCA Case No. 5:21-cv-00290-JGB(SHKx) | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 16 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b228 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 17 | 17. Ortiz v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00001 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 17 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b227 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 18 | 18. Aijala v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21STCV07841 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 18 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b246 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 19 | 19. Gardner v. Dominoids, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00186 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 19 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b248 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) - two potential cases. | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b242 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 20 | 20. Evans v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00145 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 20 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23c |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 21 | 21. Bojorquez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00894 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 21 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b239 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 22 | 22. Arkey v. Lancaster, LASC Case No.20AVCV00816 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 22 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23d |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 23 | 23. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00589 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 23 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b240 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 24 | 24. Serrano v. Los Angeles County et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00562 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 24 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b245 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 25 | 25. Jackson v. RE Schultz Construction et al. LASC Case No. 21AVCV00863 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 25 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b249 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 26 | 26. Castro v. Lancaster | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 26 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b244 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 27 | 27. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 27 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b241 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 28 | 28. Carter v. Antelope Valley Fair & Event Center, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00460 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 28 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b223 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 29 | 29. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 30. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: APN 3135-024-014 Agency negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Om Sai Ram Inc. Under negotiation: price and terms of payment 31. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 32. Pedvin v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23STCV07921 33. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 5215 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, CA Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Camara Living Trust Under Negotiation: price and terms of payment 34. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 44219 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534; APN No. 3132-011-003, 005, 006, 014, 015, 018, 019 Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Hsiao Hui Shen and Jia Yuh Shen 35. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 42047 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93535; APN No. 3128-014-019 Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: VK Investments LLC 36. Consideration of Initiation of Litigation 37. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: APNs 3128-013-001 and 3128-013-012 Agency negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Provident Trust Group, LLC Under negotiation: price and terms of payment 38. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 44125 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534; Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: HSMS Hospitality Services 39. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 42943 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93535; Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Dhaniben and Girishbhai Patel 40. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: 42329 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534; Agency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns Negotiating parties: Govindbhai Dahyabhai Patel and Bhanuben Patel | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 29 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b226 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96 Discussion will concern: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al. 9th Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative on joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b243 |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 4 | 4. 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 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23a |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Estate of Guzman v. Lancaster | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23b |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Rahier v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00163 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23f |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b23e |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Manzo v. Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00297 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22c |
| June 11, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00318 | June 11, 2024 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22d |
| June 11, 2024 | 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.) | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b234 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 2 | CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2024. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b233 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. Check Registers – May 12, 2024, through May 25, 2024. Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for May 12, 2024, through May 25, 2024, in the amount of $12,617,343.60 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. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b232 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Final Map Approval – Parcel Map No. 84233 (Located at the Northeast Corner of 30th Street West Lancaster Boulevard) Recommendation(s): Approve the map and accept the dedications as offered on Parcel Map No. 84233 located at the northeast corner of 30th Street West and Lancaster Boulevard; make findings that this project will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1 and 66474.6 of the Subdivision Map Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the certificate which embodies the approval of said map and the dedications shown thereon. On December 12, 2023, the City of Lancaster Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map No. 84233 for the subdivision of approximately 20 gross acres into two lots in the Commercial Planned Development (CPD) zone. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b236 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Acquisition of Museum of Art & History Building Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute an exercise of option instrument between the City of Lancaster and North Downtown Renual, L.P. for the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) facility, located at 665 West Lancaster BLVD and known as APN 3134-009-031, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute all associated documents to effectuate the transfer of the MOAH property from North Downtown Renual, L.P. to the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. MOAH has been an integral cultural institution within our city for the past decade. Located within the historic downtown area, the museum has served as a beacon of creativity, education, and community engagement. As MOAH celebrates its 10-year anniversary, this is an opportune moment to solidify the institution’s presence within the city by securing the building it currently occupies. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b235 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. Adopt Ordinance Establishing a Flag Policy Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Ordinance No.1117, establishing a flag policy for City-owned or City-maintained flagpoles. 2. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The primary goal of this policy is to designate and clarify that City flagpoles are not intended to serve as a forum for free expression or speech by the public. Instead, they will be used for the display of official flags approved by the City Council. This policy will outline the specific flags that are permitted to be flown on City flagpoles, i.e., the United States Flag, the State of California Flag, the County of Los Angeles Flag and the City of Lancaster Flag. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b237 |
| June 11, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Regular Council Meeting Schedule Recommendation(s): It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Ratify Resolution No. 24- , setting the regular meeting day and time of the Lancaster City Council. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute and sign all documents necessary to implement this change. At the May 28, 2024 City Council meeting, the City Council modified and approved a resolution changing the regular City Council meeting time from 5:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, with certain specified exceptions. At the May 28, 2024 City Council meeting, the council modified Resolution No. 24-__ as presented to provide (i) in the month of March, regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:00 PM and the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM, and (ii) in the month of November, the regular meeting of the City Council shall be held at 5:00 PM on the second Tuesday of the month. The modifications made by the Council from the dais were incorporated into Resolution No. 24-__ and are presented to the Council for ratification. Staff recommends the Council ratify Resolution No. 24-__ approving the changes to the City Council regular meeting day and time. | June 11, 2024 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b238 |
| June 11, 2024 | Council Report | 1 | CR1. Council Reports LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY | June 11, 2024 Council Report # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b231 |
| June 11, 2024 | Public Hearing | 1 | PUBLIC HEARING PH 1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budgets and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. Recommendation: City Council and City Council acting as Lancaster Housing Authority, Lancaster Choice Energy and Lancaster Power Authority conduct the public hearing and direct staff to schedule the Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) adoption for June 25, 2024. By July 1 of each year, the City is required to adopt a budget, which establishes appropriations and estimates revenue for the coming fiscal year. The proposed budget is a culmination of many months of work by the City Council and staff in reviewing priorities and evaluating programs, with a focus on maintaining responsive and relevant services for residents. | June 11, 2024 Public Hearing # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b22f |
| June 11, 2024 | Public Hearing | 2 | JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JPH1. A Resolution XX-XX of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, Authorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authoring the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Continuing Disclosure Certificate and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of such Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions. A Resolution of the Lancaster Financing Authority Authorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Assignment Agreement and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of Such Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions. Recommendation(s): Take the following actions: Acting as the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution No. ____ entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, Authorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authorizng the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Continuing Disclosure Certificate and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of such Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions”. Acting as the Lancaster Financing Authority: 2. Adopt Resolution No. ____ entitled, “ A Resolution of the Lancaster Financing Authority Authorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Assignment Agreement and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of such Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions. The City has identified two significant projects that require funding: (1) the Multi-Agency Regional Resilience Center (the “MARRC Project”) and (2) the conversion of the City’s minor league baseball stadium into a soccer stadium for a new professional soccer team (the “Stadium Project”). In addition to these two projects, the City anticipates using the 2024 Bonds to raise approximately $9 million for PARCS projects, including, including the Avenue J Neighborhood Park, an Indoor Recreation Complex, and public art projects to be procured and installed throughout the City. COUNCIL REPORTS | June 11, 2024 Public Hearing # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6663a9a942b19a5ec4e9b230 |