Lancaster — 2025-01-14

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

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

11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577

12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579

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

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

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

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

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

9. Castro v. Lancaster

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

CC 10. Ordinance No. 1123 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 9.16 of the Lancaster Municipal Code\nRelating to Curfew, Truancy, and Loitering by Minors Ordinance No. 1124 Adding Chapter\n9.52 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Relating to Civil Penalties for Failure to Supervise or\nControl Minor\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1123 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 9.16 of the Lancaster\nMunicipal Code Relating to Curfew, Truancy, and Loitering by Minors\n2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1124 Adding Chapter 9.52 to the Lancaster Municipal Code\nRelating to Civil Penalties for Failure to Supervise or Control Minor\nThese ordinances are a necessary step to require every parent or legal guardian of any person\nunder the age of 18 years to exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection and control over\ntheir minor child or ward.

CC 11. Implementation and Collection of Transactions and Use Tax\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Ordinance No.1122 relating to the implementation and collection of reduced\ntransactions and use tax.\nThis proposed ordinance adds a new Section 3.14.180 to the Lancaster Municipal Code that\nauthorizes the City Council, by resolution or other action, to phase, defer, or otherwise\nimplement and collect a rate that is lower than the full rate established by Sections 3.14.050\nand/or 3.14.070. Notwithstanding any such phasing, deferral, or other reduced collection, the\nrates established by Sections 3.14.050 and 3.14.070 shall remain the City’s authorized,\napproved, and established Transaction and Use Tax rates. The City Council may exercise its\nauthority under this proposed ordinance only as and to the extent permitted by law. Nothing\nin this proposed ordinance authorizes the City Council to impose a rate increase that would\nexceed the maximum rates established by Sections 3.14.050 and 3.14.070 or require voter\napproval.

CC 12. Acceptance of Public Works Construction Project No. 23-020 – Lancaster Health District\nPhase I, LACMTA Project ID# F9131\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept the work constructed by Nationwide Contracting Services, Inc., for Public Works\nConstruction Project (PWCP) No. 23-020, Lancaster Health District (LHD) Phase I, Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Project ID# F9131, and\ndirect the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project. Retention on this project\nshall be disbursed in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 22038(b).\nIn April 2022, LHD was divided into construction Phase 1 and Phase 2 to be able to meet\nconstruction scheduling for the building permits for the Antelope Valley Medical Center\n(AVMC) and LifePoint Health buildings to be located northeast of 18th Street West and\nAvenue J-5. The Phase 1 limits included 17th Street West, from 100 feet north of Norberry\nStreet to 400 feet south of Avenue J, vacant parcels 400 feet south of Avenue J between 17th\nStreet West and 18th Street West, and 18th Street West, from Avenue J to Avenue J-5 within\nexisting and proposed right-of-way and sewer easements. The project included\napproximately 3,650 feet of sewer pipeline, 2,000 feet of storm drain/box, intersection\nimprovements, and 1,800 feet of temporary construction access pavement.

CC 13. Professional Services Agreement - FTI Consulting (SC) Inc. & Tripepi Smith\nRecommendation(s):\nIt is recommended that City Council:\n1. Approve the award of RFP 843-25 Professional Services Agreement to two vendors for\nGeneral Communications and Marketing Services with:\na. FTI Consulting (SC) Inc. (FTI) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for one\nyear, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents; and\nb. Tripepi Smith in an amount not to exceed $270,862.80 for three years, and\nauthorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any additional amendments to\nthe Agreement deemed necessary to complete the project in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney; and\n3. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality\nAct.\nTripepi Smith will primarily focus on website and social media support to enhance the City’s\ndigital presence. FTI Consulting (SC) Inc. will focus on press pitching, drafting and\ndistributing press releases, and managing strategic campaigns to increase public awareness\nand media outreach. Both vendors have extensive knowledge and prior experience working\nwith the City in order to maximize expertise in both digital communication and traditional\nmedia outreach.

CC 14. Consider Approving Execution of Agreement with First Public Hydrogen for Administrative\nand Operational Support Services and Promissory Note\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove Execution of Agreement with First Public Hydrogen Authority (FPH2)for\nAdministrative and Operational Support Services and Promissory Note, substantially in the\nform attached, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject\nto City Attorney approval.\nThe FPH2 Joint Powers Agreement establishes the FPH2 fiscal year as July 1 of the current\nyear to June 30 of the following year. For this first year, the fiscal year is a partial year, from\nthe date the JPA was executed, December 10, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The budget assumes\nthat FPH2 is supported through a combination of City of Lancaster staff and professional and\ntechnical contractual services.

CC 15. Tax Sharing Resolution for Proposed Annexation No. 14-459 into Los Angeles County\nSanitation District No. 14\nRecommendation(s):\na. Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 14-459 into Los\nAngeles County Sanitation District No. 14.\nb. Direct the City Clerk to route three copies of the tax share resolution to the City Attorney\nand the Mayor for wet signatures.\nThe property owners have requested, in writing, annexation of property (Annexation No. 14-\n459) into the County Sanitation District No. 14 (District) in order to receive off-site disposal\nof sewage. The annexation process requires that a resolution for property tax revenue\nexchange be adopted by all the affected local agencies before an annexation may be\napproved. For any jurisdictional change which will result in a special district providing new\nservice not previously provided to an area, the law requires the governing bodies of all local\nagencies that receive an apportionment of the property tax from the area to determine by\nresolution the amount of the annual tax increment to be transferred to the special district\n(Revenue and Taxation Code Section 99.01).

CC 16. Tax Sharing Resolution for Proposed Annexation No. 40-168 (04-224) into Los Angeles\nCounty Waterworks District No. 40, Antelope Valley\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 40-168 (04-224) into Los\nAngeles County Waterworks District No. 40, Antelope Valley. Direct the City Clerk to route\nthree (3) copies of the tax share resolution to the City Attorney and the Mayor for wet\nsignatures.\nThe property owners within Annexation No. 40-168 (04-224) are requesting water service for\ntheir properties. Before water service can be provided, the properties must first be annexed\ninto Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40. Additionally, before annexation may\nbe approved, the agencies already providing services to the sites must negotiate reallocation\nof the ad valorem taxes within the District.

CC 17. Check Registers – December 1 through January 4, 2025\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for payments made December 1, 2024, through\nJanuary 4, 2025, in the amount of $15,861,495.50 as presented.\nNEW BUSINESS

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular\nMeeting Minutes of December 10, 2024.

CC 3. Monthly Reports of Investments – November 2024\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept and approve the November 2024 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.\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 4. Lancaster Performing Arts Center Air Conditioning Installation Project Notice of\nCompletion\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept the work performed by Simco Mechanical Inc., for the Lancaster Performing Arts\nCenter Air Conditioning Installation and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of\nCompletion (NOC) for the project.\nThis project included removing and disposing of three 20-ton AC units and installing three\nnew 20-ton AC units.

CC 5. Final Map Approval – Tract Map No. 71563 (Located at the Northwest Corner of 60th Street\nWest and Avenue J)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the map and accept the dedications as offered on Tract Map No. 71563 located at\nthe northwest corner of 60th Street West and Avenue J; make findings that this project will not\nviolate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1 and 66474.6 of the Subdivision\nMap Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the certificate which\nembodies the approval of said map and the dedications shown thereon.\nOn April 15, 2013, the City of Lancaster Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract\nMap No.71563 consisting of 108 single family lots. The revised list of the Conditions of\nApproval was approved on August 10, 2022.

CC 6. Final Map Approval – Tract Map No. 60664 (Located between Avenue K and Avenue K-4,\nand Approximately 200 feet East of Buena Vista Way)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the map and accept the dedications as offered on Tract Map No. 60664 located\nbetween Avenue K and Avenue K-4, and approximately 200 feet east of Buena Vista Way;\nmake findings that this project will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5,\n66474.1, and 66474.6 of the Subdivision Map Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on\nthe face of the map the certificate, which embodies the approval of said map and the\ndedications shown thereon.\nOn November 20, 2006, the City of Lancaster Planning Commission approved Tentative\nTract Map No. 60664 consisting of 39 single family lots. The map was granted four\nautomatic time extensions in accordance with the Senate and Assembly Bills (SB 1185, AB\n333 and AB 116) in 2008, 2009 and 2013, respectively. On January 25, 2016, and January 16,\n2017, the Planning Commission granted one-year extensions, which expired on January 16,\n2018. On January 14, 2019, the map was reexamined and considered deemed filed by the\nformer Director of Public Works to keep the Final Map active.

CC 7. Whit Carter Park Outdoor Fitness Equipment Project Notice of Completion\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept the Capital Improvement Project No. CP11ZZ013.CONST – Whit Carter Park\nOutdoor Fitness Equipment Project as complete and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of\nCompletion for the project.\nThe California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services\nawarded grant funds in the amount of $74,606 for the installation of concrete pads and the\npurchase of outdoor exercise equipment from Greenfields Outdoor Fitness, which was\ninstalled in-house by City of Lancaster Staff with oversight by a Greenfields Outdoor Fitness\nsupervisor at Whit Carter Park on March 8, 2024. The concrete pads were designed and built\nin accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s requirements.

CC 8. Skytower Park Outdoor Fitness Equipment Project Notice of Completion\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept the Capital Improvement Project No. CP11ZZ011.CONST – Skytower Park Outdoor\nFitness Equipment Project as complete and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of\nCompletion for the project.\nOn December 10, 2019, City Council adopted Resolution No. 19-59 authorizing the submittal\nof grant applications for Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Funds. The California Department\nof Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services awarded grant funds in the\namount of $78,821 for the purchase of outdoor exercise equipment from Greenfields Outdoor\nFitness, which was installed in-house by City of Lancaster Staff with oversight by a\nGreenfields Outdoor Fitness supervisor at Skytower Park on September 28, 2022.

CC 9. Professional Services Amendment with ENSO Advisory Services – Project Advisor of Clean\nEnergy Ministerial / DOE H2 Twin Cities Mentor-Mentee Program\nRecommendation(s):\n1. It is recommended that the City Council approve the Professional Services Amendment\nwith ENSO Advisory Services in an amount not to exceed $192,000, and authorize the City\nManager, or their designee, to sign all documents; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute any additional amendments to\nthe Agreement deemed necessary to complete the project in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; and\n3. Approve the updated Scope of Services in “Exhibit B”\nThe H2 Twin Cities program is more than just a technical endeavor - it’s a platform for\nstrengthening global collaboration on renewable hydrogen, environmental justice, and clean\nenergy job creation. Through Enso’s support, Lancaster has been able to fully leverage the\nprogram’s potential to build strong, impactful ties with our partners. Enso’s continued\nguidance will be key to deepening these relationships and ensuring Lancaster remains at the\nforefront of hydrogen innovation, both domestically and globally.

CA1. Appoint one board member to the First Public Hydrogen Authority Board of Directors and\ndesignate R. Rex Parris as the Founding Member of the First Public Hydrogen Authority\nBoard of Directors on behalf of the City of Lancaster.\nCOUNCIL REPORTS

CR1. Council Reports\nLANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY

NB1. Vandalism Repair & Restore Grant Program Overview and Implementation\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to finalize and execute necessary agreements\nup to $2,500 between the City of Lancaster and Vandalism Repair & Restore Grant Program\nrecipients.\n2. Appropriate $100,000 to account 10124000.5312 from General Fund balance to cover the\nprogram expenditures.\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents.\nThe City of Lancaster recognizes the financial burden vandalism places on small businesses.\nTo support the local business community, the Vandalism Repair & Restore Grant Program is\nbeing proposed. This initiative provides financial relief for repair costs resulting from\nvandalism that are not fully covered by insurance.

NB2. Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.34 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Relating to the Sale of\nEnergy Drinks to Persons Under the Age of 18\nRecommendation(s):\nIntroduce Ordinance No. adding Chapter 8.34 to the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to\nthe sale of energy drinks to persons under 18 years of age.\nIn order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of persons under the age of eighteen\n(18) years of age, the City Council of the City of Lancaster has determined it is necessary to\nprohibit the sale , distribution, giving away or offering of energy drinks to persons under the\nage of eighteen (18) years old.