Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| September 10, 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) - four potential cases. | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1377 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1382 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1383 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1381 |
| September 10, 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) – four potential cases. | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1375 |
| September 10, 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 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1376 |
| September 10, 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 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1371 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1372 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1374 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1373 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881 | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1384 |
| September 10, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Castro v. Lancaster | September 10, 2024 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1385 |
| September 10, 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.) | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1378 |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 2 | CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of August 27, 2024. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137a |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. Capital Improvement Program Appropriation for the Lancaster Energy Incubator Renovation Project Recommendation(s): Appropriate $30,500.00 to account 50149900.8000 project string CP11BS047, which includes advertisement ($500) and city engineering offset costs ($30,000). Appropriate $44,275.00 to account 50199900.8000 project string CP11BS047 to cover the engineering services from Duke Engineering. The total appropriation is $74,775.00 from fund balance and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents. Lancaster Energy (LE) is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions and innovative technologies to combat climate change. LE’s mission includes developing cutting-edge renewable energy systems, enhancing energy efficiency, and promoting a greener future. Renovating the Incubator would not only reflect our commitment to sustainability, but it would also create a modern, inspiring workspace that fosters creativity and collaboration among the team. A modern office would reinforce LE’s brand as an industry leader and provide a functional environment tailored to our dynamic operations. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1379 |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Acceptance of Public Works Construction Project No. 22-011 – 2022 Annual Thermoplastic Refresh Program Recommendation(s): Accept the work constructed by Sterndahl Enterprises, LLC., for Public Works Construction Project No. 22-011, 2022 Annual Thermoplastic Refresh Program, and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project. Retention on this project shall be disbursed in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 22038(b). The project was a maintenance effort to refresh approximately twenty-one (21) roadway miles of fading long line striping throughout the City. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137f |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Accept Los Angeles County Region Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) Measure A Grant Recommendation(s): A. Accept $1,328,747.27 in Los Angeles County RPOSD Measure A grant funds to revenue account 210.6990.4998. B. Appropriate Los Angeles County RPOSD Measure A grant funds in the amount of $1,328,747.27 to expenditure account 210.6990.5656. In November 2016, Los Angeles County voters approved the Los Angeles County Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers Protection, and Water Conservation Measure (Measure A). Funding through the program is generated in perpetuity through the collection of a parcel tax. Measure A provides the City of Lancaster with formula-based annual allocations, which can be utilized for park improvement projects. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137e |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. Accept Los Angeles County Local Solutions Funds (Measure H) Recommendation(s): 1. Accept Los Angeles County Local Solutions Funds (Measure H) in the amount of $1,499,314.00 to revenue account 20230000.4998 2. Funds in the amount of $1,499,314.00 were previously appropriated to FY25 budget to expenditure account #20230000.5656. Funds to be used in the implementation of the Local Solutions Funds (Measure H) programs/projects. 3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all contracts, amendments, and associated documents, including memoranda of agreement, and other agreements necessary or appropriate to implement and expend up to $1,499,314.00 in accordance with the Funding Agreement Between County of Los Angeles and the City of Lancaster for Homeless Services Contract Number HI-23-004, Amendment One, subject to City Attorney approval. 4. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to accept future Los Angeles County Local Solution Funds pursuant to Funding Agreement Between County of Los Angeles and the City of Lancaster for Homeless Services Contract Number HI-23-004, and execute all future contracts, amendments, and associated documents, including memoranda of agreement, and other agreements necessary or appropriate to implement and expend all future appropriations up to the amount awarded to the City by Los Angeles County, in accordance with the Funding Agreement Between County of Los Angeles and the City of Lancaster for Homeless Services Contract Number HI-23-004, subject to City Attorney approval. In 2017 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Measure H funding allocations in support of the County’s Homeless Initiative strategies to prevent and combat homelessness in the County. In 2017, the City was awarded Measure H funding specifically to develop a plan to address homelessness within the City, which allowed the City to qualify for future funding opportunities. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137b |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Award Contract for Request for Proposal 831-24 Parks and Facilities Landscape Services to Landscape Connection Group Inc. Recommendation(s): 1. Award contract for Request for Proposal (RFP) 831-24 Parks and Facilities Landscape Services to Landscape Connection Group Inc. in the amount of $811,832, plus 5% contingency, for landscape services for FY25. 2. Find that this item is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents, including up to two 1- year extensions. The City of Lancaster maintains the landscape of fourteen parks, eleven facilities, and ten community homes. Services covered under this proposal include, but are not limited to mowing, edging, pruning, planter maintenance, general site clean-up, weed control, pest control, fertilizing, and aerating. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137d |
| September 10, 2024 | Consent Calendar | 8 | CC 8. Check Registers – August 11, 2024, through August 24, 2024. Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made August 11, 2024, through August 24, 2024, in the amount of $3,621,903.86 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 and paid by the City for the purchase of materials, supplies, services, and capital projects during the prior three to four weeks. | September 10, 2024 Consent Calendar # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e1380 |
| September 10, 2024 | Public Hearing | 1 | PUBLIC HEARING PH 1. Public Hearing for City Council consideration to receive comments and file the 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Recommendation(s): 1. Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony concerning housing and community development needs, priority non-housing community development needs, proposed strategies and actions for affirmatively furthering fair housing, the development of proposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions; 2. Approve the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on specific Federal housing assistance and community development activities undertaken by the City during the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and 3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents necessary to submit the CAPER, along with any comments received during the public hearing and public comment period to HUD. Federal regulations require the City to prepare an annual report called the CAPER. The 2023- 2024 CAPER is a federally mandated informational assessment report of activities implemented with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) grant funds to address the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. NEW BUSINESS NB 1. Professional Services Agreement for Community Preservation Consulting & Supplementary Services – Willdan Recommendation(s): 1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement for as-needed services with Willdan for Community Preservation Consulting & Supplementary Services for a three-year term and up to two optional one-year extensions. 2. Annual task orders will be for an amount not-to-exceed $704,000, with a grand total not to exceed $3,520,000 for the entirety of the contract. 3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute all related documents, including up to two one-year extensions upon confirming satisfactory performance during the initial term. The City of Lancaster has recently transitioned the Community Preservation team, formerly known as Code Enforcement, from the Lancaster Police Department to the Community Development Department. With this transition comes a new opportunity to augment Community Preservation services within the City, with an emphasis on enhancing public safety, boosting property values, and enriching aesthetics. NB 2. Professional Services Agreement for Community Preservation Consulting & Supplementary Services – 4LEAF, Inc. Recommendation(s): 1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement for as-needed services with 4LEAF, Inc. for Community Preservation Consulting & Supplementary Services for a three-year term and up to two optional one-year extensions. 2. Annual task orders will be for an amount not-to-exceed $704K, with a grand total not to exceed $3,520,000 for the entirety of the contract. 3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute all related documents, including up to two one-year extensions upon confirming satisfactory performance during the initial term. The City of Lancaster has recently transitioned the Community Preservation team, formerly known as Code Enforcement, from the Lancaster Police Department to the Community Development Department. With this transition comes a new opportunity to augment Community Preservation services within the City, with an emphasis on enhancing public safety, boosting property values, and enriching aesthetics. COUNCIL REPORTS CR 1. Council Reports LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY | September 10, 2024 Public Hearing # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 66e4d968b2eb0f83645e137c |