Lancaster — 2024-06-11

1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant\nexposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d) (2) - two potential cases.

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

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

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

13. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881

14. Butts v. Lancaster, LASC 21STCP00389

15. Lancaster v. Rives

16. Myesha Lopez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. CDCA\nCase No. 5:21-cv-00290-JGB(SHKx)

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

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

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

2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration\nof initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d) (4) - two potential cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Castro v. Lancaster

27. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050

28. Carter v. Antelope Valley Fair & Event Center, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00460

29. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577\n30​. ​CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: APN 3135-024-014\nAgency negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Om Sai Ram Inc.\nUnder negotiation: price and terms of payment\n31. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579\n32. Pedvin v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23STCV07921\n33. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 5215 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, CA\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Camara Living Trust\nUnder Negotiation: price and terms of payment\n34. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 44219 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534;\nAPN No. 3132-011-003, 005, 006, 014, 015, 018, 019\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Hsiao Hui Shen and Jia Yuh Shen\n35. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 42047 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93535; APN No. 3128-014-019\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: VK Investments LLC\n36. Consideration of Initiation of Litigation\n37. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: APNs 3128-013-001 and 3128-013-012\nAgency negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Provident Trust Group, LLC\nUnder negotiation: price and terms of payment\n38. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 44125 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534;\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: HSMS Hospitality Services\n39. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 42943 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93535;\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Dhaniben and Girishbhai Patel\n40. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nProperty: 42329 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California 93534;\nAgency Negotiators: Chenin Dow and Allison Burns\nNegotiating parties: Govindbhai Dahyabhai Patel and Bhanuben Patel

3. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency: Antelope Valley Air Quality\nManagement District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96\nDiscussion will concern: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management\nDistrict v. United States Environmental Protection\nAgency, et al. 9th Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative\non joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann

4. Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases Included Action:\nLos Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co.\nSuperior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC325201;\nLos Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co.\nSuperior Court of California, County of Kern, Case No. S-1500-CV-254-348;\nWm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v.\nCity of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. Palmdale Water District\nSuperior Court of California County of Riverside, consolidated actions;\nCase Nos. RIC 353 840, RIC 344 436, RIC 344 668

5. Estate of Guzman v. Lancaster

6. Rahier v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 19AVCV00163

7. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556

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

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

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

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting\nMinutes of May 28, 2024.

CC 3. Check Registers – May 12, 2024, through May 25, 2024.\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for May 12, 2024, through May 25, 2024, in the\namount of $12,617,343.60 as presented.\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.

CC 4. Final Map Approval – Parcel Map No. 84233 (Located at the Northeast Corner of 30th Street\nWest Lancaster Boulevard)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the map and accept the dedications as offered on Parcel Map No. 84233 located at\nthe northeast corner of 30th Street West and Lancaster Boulevard; make findings that this\nproject will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1 and 66474.6 of the\nSubdivision 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.\nOn December 12, 2023, the City of Lancaster Planning Commission approved Tentative\nTract Map No. 84233 for the subdivision of approximately 20 gross acres into two lots in the\nCommercial Planned Development (CPD) zone.

CC 5. Acquisition of Museum of Art & History Building\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute an exercise of option\ninstrument between the City of Lancaster and North Downtown Renual, L.P. for the Museum\nof Art and History (MOAH) facility, located at 665 West Lancaster BLVD and known as\nAPN 3134-009-031, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute all associated\ndocuments to effectuate the transfer of the MOAH property from North Downtown Renual,\nL.P. to the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nMOAH has been an integral cultural institution within our city for the past decade. Located\nwithin the historic downtown area, the museum has served as a beacon of creativity,\neducation, and community engagement. As MOAH celebrates its 10-year anniversary, this is\nan opportune moment to solidify the institution’s presence within the city by securing the\nbuilding it currently occupies.

CC 6. Adopt Ordinance Establishing a Flag Policy\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Ordinance No.1117, establishing a flag policy for City-owned or City-maintained\nflagpoles.\n2. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.\nThe primary goal of this policy is to designate and clarify that City flagpoles are not intended\nto serve as a forum for free expression or speech by the public. Instead, they will be used for\nthe display of official flags approved by the City Council. This policy will outline the specific\nflags that are permitted to be flown on City flagpoles, i.e., the United States Flag, the State of\nCalifornia Flag, the County of Los Angeles Flag and the City of Lancaster Flag.

CC 7. Regular Council Meeting Schedule\nRecommendation(s):\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Ratify Resolution No. 24- , setting the regular meeting day and time of the Lancaster\nCity Council.\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute and sign all documents necessary\nto implement this change.\nAt the May 28, 2024 City Council meeting, the City Council modified and approved a\nresolution changing the regular City Council meeting time from 5:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the\n2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, with certain specified exceptions. At the May 28, 2024\nCity Council meeting, the council modified Resolution No. 24-__ as presented to provide (i)\nin the month of March, regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the second\nTuesday of the month at 5:00 PM and the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM, and (ii) in\nthe month of November, the regular meeting of the City Council shall be held at 5:00 PM on\nthe second Tuesday of the month. The modifications made by the Council from the dais were\nincorporated into Resolution No. 24-__ and are presented to the Council for ratification.\nStaff recommends the Council ratify Resolution No. 24-__ approving the changes to the City\nCouncil regular meeting day and time.

CR1. Council Reports\nLANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY

PUBLIC HEARING\nPH 1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budgets and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program.\nRecommendation:\nCity Council and City Council acting as Lancaster Housing Authority, Lancaster Choice\nEnergy and Lancaster Power Authority conduct the public hearing and direct staff to schedule\nthe Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)\nadoption for June 25, 2024.\nBy July 1 of each year, the City is required to adopt a budget, which establishes\nappropriations and estimates revenue for the coming fiscal year. The proposed budget is a\nculmination of many months of work by the City Council and staff in reviewing priorities and\nevaluating programs, with a focus on maintaining responsive and relevant services for\nresidents.

JOINT PUBLIC HEARING\nJPH1. A Resolution XX-XX of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, Authorizing the Issuance\nof Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authoring the Execution and\nDelivery of A Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Continuing Disclosure Certificate\nand Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of such Bonds, Authorizing\nthe Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such\nBonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related\nActions. A Resolution of the Lancaster Financing Authority Authorizing the Issuance of\nLancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Authorizing the Execution and\nDelivery of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Assignment Agreement and Bond\nPurchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of Such Bonds, Authorizing the\nDistribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of such Bonds\nand Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and Certificates and Related\nActions.\nRecommendation(s):\nTake the following actions:\nActing as the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. ____ entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nLancaster, Authorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds,\nAuthorizng the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture,\nContinuing Disclosure Certificate and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the\nIssuance of such Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection\nwith the Offering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary\nDocuments and Certificates and Related Actions”.\nActing as the Lancaster Financing Authority:\n2. Adopt Resolution No. ____ entitled, “ A Resolution of the Lancaster Financing Authority\nAuthorizing the Issuance of Lancaster Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds,\nAuthorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture,\nAssignment Agreement and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of\nsuch Bonds, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the\nOffering and Sale of such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of necessary Documents and\nCertificates and Related Actions.\nThe City has identified two significant projects that require funding: (1) the Multi-Agency\nRegional Resilience Center (the “MARRC Project”) and (2) the conversion of the City’s\nminor league baseball stadium into a soccer stadium for a new professional soccer team (the\n“Stadium Project”). In addition to these two projects, the City anticipates using the 2024\nBonds to raise approximately $9 million for PARCS projects, including, including the Avenue\nJ Neighborhood Park, an Indoor Recreation Complex, and public art projects to be procured\nand installed throughout the City.\nCOUNCIL REPORTS