Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| March 25, 2025 | 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. | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f6 |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f0 |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31ef |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f1 |
| March 25, 2025 | 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. | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f4 |
| March 25, 2025 | 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 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f5 |
| March 25, 2025 | 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 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f9 |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31fa |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31fd |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31fc |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881 | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f2 |
| March 25, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Castro v. Lancaster | March 25, 2025 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f3 |
| March 25, 2025 | 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.) | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31ff |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 10 | CC 10. Purchase and Sale Agreement with First Baptist Church of Lancaster Recommendation(s): 1. Find the project categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act and authorize staff to execute and file a Notice of Exemption. 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to negotiate, finalize and execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all related documents. Desert Christian Schools recently announced plans to move their high school campus to a larger site at City Church in Lancaster. The new location offers additional amenities, room for future growth, and greater proximity to their main campus. This transition creates an exciting opportunity for the City to purchase the existing high school campus and establish a new City-owned and operated facility, coined “Mid-Town Education Center”, envisioned as a welcoming space where residents of all ages can connect, learn, and thrive. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f8 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 11 | CC 11. Amending Employee Classification and Compensation Schedule and Reclassification of open position from Analyst to Assistant Director Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-_____, amending Resolution 25-XX, establishing a compensation schedule for various classifications of employees of the City of Lancaster and establishing the following changes: • Reclass and appropriate funds for existing open position in the City Manager’s Office • Analyst to Assistant Director for City Manager’s Officer • Appropriate $18,600 in funds for the increase in pay from Analyst to Assistant Director for the remainder of the fiscal year The City of Lancaster is dedicated to fostering innovation and advancing renewable hydrogen technologies. To lead these efforts, Jason Caudle was appointed CEO of Lancaster Energy, where he oversees day-to-day operations. With the City’s partnership with H2 and the transition of personnel the reclassification of Analyst to Assistant Director is the determined need of the City Manager. This position will fill a key leadership role, assisting the City Manager, and ensuring the continued growth and development of all current and future city initiatives. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31fb |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 2 | CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of March 11, 2025. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3201 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. Check Registers – February 23 through March 08, 2025. Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made February 23, 2025, through March 08, 2025, in the amount of $9,359,814.39 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. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3200 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Monthly Reports of Investments – February 2025. Recommendation(s): Accept and approve the February 2025 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted. Each month, the Finance Department prepares a report listing the investments for all separate entities under the jurisdiction of the City as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3205 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Approval of the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report. The General Plan and Housing Element APRs describe the progress of the City’s ongoing efforts to implement and assess identified goals, policies and objectives in the General Plan and Housing Element. Demonstration of ongoing compliance with State-required reporting ensures that the City maintains eligibility and competitiveness for ongoing grant funding opportunities that may help to implement these goals and policies. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3204 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. 2024 Sewer Collection System Annual Report Recommendation(s): Accept the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Collection System Annual Report. The attached Sewer Collection System Annual Report provides detailed information regarding the system's growth and characteristics over the past year, and outlines the accomplishments of the Public Works – Utilities Services Division regarding operations and maintenance of the City's sewer system. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3202 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Award of Bid and Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category 16 - Labor Compliance) - PWCP 21-002 – Park-and-Ride Parking Lot Refurbishment Recommendation(s): 1. Award Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) 21-002, Park-and-Ride Parking Lot Refurbishment, to Addison-Miller, Inc. of Orange, California, in the amount of $1,935,111.33 plus a 10% contingency, to refurbish the existing parking lots at the six (6) park-and-ride locations within the City of Lancaster and authorize City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 22038(b). 2. Find the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. A Notice of Exemption was filed on May 24, 2024. 3. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $19,351.11 plus a 5% contingency for labor compliance services award to the successful firm in Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 16 - Labor Compliance. The proposed project is funded by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Prop A funds. This project will include resurfacing existing parking lots, installing new striping, markings and signage, ADA parking stalls, and access at the park-and-ride locations. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd3203 |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 8 | CC 8. Acceptance of Public Works Construction Project No. 23-004 – Edgeline Refresh Program HSIPSL-5419(065) Recommendation(s): Accept the work constructed by Sterndahl Enterprises, LLC, for Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) No. 23-004, Edgeline Refresh Program HSIPSL-5419(065), 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). This project provided for the refresh of roadway edgelines with thermoplastic material at eight (8) segments within Lancaster city limits. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31ee |
| March 25, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 9 | CC 9. Mariposa Park Outdoor Fitness Equipment Project Notice of Completion (NOC) Recommendation(s): Accept the Capital Improvement Project No. CP11ZZ014.CONST – Mariposa Park Outdoor Fitness Equipment Project as complete and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project. The California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services awarded grant funds in the amount of $123.294 for the installation of concrete pads and the purchase of outdoor exercise equipment from the Greenfields Outdoor Fitness, which was installed in-house by City of Lancaster Staff with oversite by a Greenfields Outdoor Fitness supervisor on February 5, 2025. | March 25, 2025 Consent Calendar # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31ed |
| March 25, 2025 | New Business | 1 | NEW BUSINESS NB 1. Introduce and Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. __ to the Lancaster Municipal Code approving the updated Lancaster Police Department's Military Equipment Use Policy Recommendation(s): Introduce and adopt Urgency Ordinance No.____ to the Lancaster Municipal Code approving the updated Lancaster Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 481 on September 30, 2021, which aims to regulate the financing, procurement, and utilization of "military equipment" by law enforcement agencies in California. AB 481 is a state requirement that all agencies disclose the purchase or intent to purchase certain listed equipment available to Law Enforcement agencies from the federal government as military surplus. | March 25, 2025 New Business # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31f7 |
| March 25, 2025 | Public Hearing | 1 | PUBLIC HEARING PH 1. Citywide Fee Schedule Amendment to Approve Proposed Memorial Bench Program Fees Recommendation: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-____, establishing fees for the City’s Memorial Bench Program. 2. Establish a revenue project 6000BENCH.BENCHFEE (account 10160099.4713) for the Memorial Bench Program 3. Establish an expenditure project 6000BENCH.RPRS&MAINT (account 10160099.5790) for the Memorial Bench Program. The Memorial Bench Program will allow individuals to dedicate a bench in memory of a loved one. Each bench is personalized and placed in a city park, with locations determined by City staff based on suitability and availability. This program aligns with the City’s commitment to enhancing public spaces while offering residents a lasting tribute to those they wish to commemorate. | March 25, 2025 Public Hearing # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 67e1fa886fd9f21b95bd31fe |