Lancaster — 2025-05-27

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

10.\nMontenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050

11.\nPerez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577

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

13.\nLindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00950.

14.\nNazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00192

15.\nMahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00586

16.\nMorgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority,\nCity of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00061

17.\nLea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046

18.\nStockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00838

19.\nZimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24AVCV00848

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

20.\nSnyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00770

21.\nHiggins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00125

22.\nWright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00864

23.\nCordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221

3.\nConference 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.\nAntelope 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.\nBrisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556

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

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

8.\nGalant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00196

9.\nAbaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733

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

CC 10. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing a joint application to and\nparticipation in the Homekey+ program for a permanent supportive housing development\nlocated at 43530 17th St. West\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution 25-XX, authorizing the City Manager or designee to prepare and submit\na joint application with Greenland Symmetry (Greenland) to the State of California Housing\nand Community Development (HCD) Department’s Homekey+ program for the Lancaster\nInn Permanent Supportive Housing development in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000.\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take all necessary actions for the City’s\nparticipation in HCD’s Homekey+ program, including entering into HCD’s Standard\nAgreement and any amendments, subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney.\n3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a three-way agreement\namong the City of Lancaster, the owner of the subject property, and Greenland to pursue\nHomekey+ grant funding (“Tri-Party Agreement”), subject to the concurrence of the City\nAttorney.\nHomekey+ is a new program funded by Proposition 1 to build permanent supportive housing\nfor populations struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders. There is $1.033\nbillion available for veterans and $1.11 billion for all other eligible populations. It has a\nsimilar model to the original Homekey program which encouraged rehabilitation and\nconversion of existing buildings into permanent affordable housing. Greenland is an\nexperienced developer who has successfully built Project Homekey funded facilities in Los\nAngeles County. This project directly supports the goals of the Homekey+ initiative and\nProposition 1 by expanding deeply affordable, service-enriched housing for vulnerable\nresidents of the Antelope Valley.

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular\nMeeting Minutes of May 13, 2025.

CC 3. Check Registers – April 27 through May 10, 2025.\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for payments made April 27, 2025, through May\n10,2025, in the amount of $16,158,380.49 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 and paid by the City for the\npurchase of materials, supplies, services, and capital projects during the prior three to four\nweeks. This process provides the City Council with the opportunity to review the City’s\nexpenditures

CC 4. Monthly Reports of Investments – April 2025\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept and approve the April 2025 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 5.\nAppropriation of Additional Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130)\nFunds to Public Works Construction Project No. 23-001 Avenue M Grade Crossing, STPLR7500(277)\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Accept $50,000.00 in revenue from the State of California, Department of Transportation\n(Caltrans) Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130) for Public Works\nConstruction Project 23-001 Design Phase of Avenue M Grade Crossing.\n2. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to revenue account number CP16ST033.\nFEDOTHER GL Account 30049900.4998.\n3. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to account number CP16ST033. CONST\nGL Account 30049900.8000.\n4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents.\nDue to the modification of scope and complexity of the project, City staff applied for\nadditional Section 130 Federal funding to support the final design phase of the Avenue M\nGrade Crossing project. On March 1, 2025, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance notified\nCity staff that additional funding was approved.

CC 6. 2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code\n(ZTA25-001) and General Plan Amendment to the Safety Element of the General Plan\n(GPA25-001\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Ordinance No. 1130, for Zone Text Amendment No. 25-001 (ZTA25-001) for the\n2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code\nand General Plan Amendment No. 25-001 (GPA25-001) for the update to the Safety Element\nof the General Plan to provide clarification, consistency, and compliance with City policies\nand State requirements.\nThe City of Lancaster (City) periodically updates the Lancaster Municipal Code (LMC) and\nGeneral Plan 2030 (General Plan) to reflect current legislation and regulations, codify new\nand current city policies, and provide code clarifications.

CC 7. Purchase Order Increase for Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group\nCategory No. 13 – Development Plan Check) Grading Permit and Encroachment Permit Plan\nChecking (Including Traffic Plan Check) for CDP 18-05 – Permit Plan Checking\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove an increase in the Purchase Order (PO 25000327) for Task Order No. 1 with\nCannon Corporation in the amount of $150,000.00, and authorize the City Manager, or his\ndesignee, to sign all documents.\nIn accordance with the multi-year agreement, each fiscal year a new Purchase Order (PO) is\napproved for Cannon Corporation in the amount of $125,000.00 for the payment of their\nservices. Due to an increase in private development and corresponding increase in grading\nand encroachment plan check submittals, the Purchase Order for this fiscal year must be\nincreased by $150,000.00.

CC 8. Purchase Order Increase for the Revised Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services\n(Service Group Category No. 13) for CDP 18-05\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove an increase in the Purchase Order 25000313 for Revised Task Order No. 1 with\nAntelope Valley Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $100,000.00, and authorize the City\nManager, or his designee, to sign all documents.\nDue to a strong upsurge in submittals of final maps and right-of-way documents, the\nPurchase Order for this fiscal year must be increased. The cost for the services provided by\nthis Task Order is based on sixty percent (60%) of the fees that are collected from private\nDevelopers. Corresponding revenues for these submittals have improved proportionately and\nwill offset the requested operating budget increase.

CC 9. Professional Services Agreement for the Development of a Parks, Arts, Recreation, and\nCommunity Services (PARCS) Comprehensive Master Plan\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Award RFP #849-25 development of a PARCS Comprehensive Master Plan to MIG, inc. in\nthe amount of $454,450 (plus 10% contingency).\n2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments, with non-substantive changes, subject to City Attorney approval.\nThe Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department seeks to develop\na visionary yet actionable Comprehensive Master Plan to guide future investments,\nprogramming, and policy decisions across its diverse system of parks, facilities, and\nprograms. The Master Plan represents a vital step forward – serving as a strategic blueprint to\nbuild a more inclusive, resilient, and high-quality system that reflects the evolving needs of\nLancaster residents.

HA CC 1.Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Grupe Investment Company, Inc.\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to negotiate, finalize and execute an\nExclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Grupe Investment Company, Inc. to enter\ninto negotiations for a three-month period for the potential disposition of property owned\nby the Lancaster Housing Authority. No deposit will be required.\n2. Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to negotiate, finalize and execute all\nrelated documents in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nThe Lancaster Housing Authority (“Authority”) owns a number of properties intended for\naffordable housing development. One such property, “HNR-3,” is an assemblage of four\nparcels comprised of approximately 35 acres located on the former Antelope Valley\nFairgrounds at the intersection of Avenue I and Division Street. This agreement represents\nthe Authority’s opportunity to take the first steps toward the development of this property.

HA CC 2.Approve Expenditure Authority not to exceed $200,000 for HOME HRP (Housing Rehab)\nProgram for FY25\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove Expenditure Authority not to exceed $200,000 for HOME HRP (Housing Rehab)\nProgram for FY25 for each of the following contractors: Barrett Services, Inc., Petro\nRemodeling, Inc., and Pender Construction, Inc. for the remainder of fiscal year 20242025.\nSince 2023, the City of Lancaster has successfully implemented the Housing\nRehabilitation Program that includes loans and grants for emergency repairs, mobile home\nrepairs, minor repairs and accessibility needs, major repairs, turf replacement, and\nbeautification.\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY - CONSENT CALENDAR\nSA CC 1.Certificate of Completion for Construction and Development\nRecommendation(s):\nAuthorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to execute the Certificate of Completion\nfor Construction and Development related to the 1995 Disposition and Development\nAgreement (DDA) between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Rexhall Industries,\nInc. in the Fox Field Redevelopment Area.\nAs part of the DDA, a Certificate of Completion (Certificate) was to be issued upon\nsatisfactory completion of the improvements specified in the DDA. A Certificate of\nOccupancy was issued on July 3, 2007, and staff have reviewed and determined all\nconditions have been satisfactorily completed.\nCOUNCIL ACTIONS\nCONSENT CALENDAR

NB 1. Proposed Lancaster Museum of Art and History Education Classroom Renaming to\nLearn4Life Education Room.\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-___, approving the renaming of the Lancaster Museum of Art\nand History (MOAH) Education Classroom “Learn4Life Education Room” for a period of\nfive (5) years (2025-2030).\n2. Approve Sponsorship Contract between City of Lancaster and Lancaster Museum Public\nArt Foundation (LMPAF) Sponsorship Contract with Learn4Life.\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to effectuate\nthe renaming, including the attached Sponsorship Contract.\nOn February 24, 2025, the City received a formal naming application from the Lancaster\nMuseum and Public Art Foundation (LMPAF) in partnership with Learn4Life Schools,\nrequesting that MOAH’s Education Classroom be renamed the Learn4Life Education Room\nfor a term of five years.

NB 2. Urgency Ordinance No. _____ Amending Sections 2.56.070 and 2.56.090 of the Lancaster\nMunicipal Code to Clarify that the City Manager is Vested with the Authority to Appoint and\nLayoff Employees, and to Abolish Positions of Employment Entirely, Among Other Things\nRecommendation(s):\nIntroduce and Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. ______ amending Sections 2.56.070 and\n2.56.090 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“LMC”) relating to the City Manager’s authority\nto make employment decisions.\nLMC Code Sections 2.56.070 and 2.56.090, as presently drafted, may be interpreted in a\nmanner inconsistent with the City Council’s longstanding intent and practice that the City\nManager is vested with the authority to appoint, reinstate, transfer, promote, layoff, demote,\nreduce the pay of, or suspend with or without pay any employees, as well as the authority to\nabolish any position of employment. For these reasons, staff is recommending adoption of an\nurgency ordinance, with findings regarding the immediate preservation of public peace,\nhealth, and safety in accordance with Government Code section 36937(b).

NB 3. Introduce Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Establishing the\nRight to Try Investigational Therapies for All Persons Aged 70 or Older, Restricted to\nLicensed Medical Facilities Within the City\nRecommendation(s):\nIntroduce Ordinance No. ___ adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code concerning\nthe right to try investigational therapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed\nmedical facilities within the city.\nCalifornia Health & Safety Code § 111548 et seq. provides for “qualified patients” to access\ninvestigational therapies after completion of Phase I trials. Individuals aged 70 or older\nfacing conditions without satisfactory FDA-approved treatments should also have access to\ninvestigational therapies, subject to strict oversight. The proposed Ordinance would add\nChapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the right to try investigational\ntherapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed medical facilities within the\ncity.

PUBLIC HEARING\nPH 1. Underground Utility District No. 2025-01; Division Street from Avenue J-8 to 620 Feet South\nof Avenue K, and Avenue K from Division Street to Sahuayo Street\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No.______of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, declaring its\nintention to create the Underground Utility District No. 2025-01.\nEach year, Southern California Edison (SCE) provides Rule 20(A) funding to the City of\nLancaster to pay for the undergrounding of existing overhead SCE utilities. The City has\nbanked several years of allocations, and currently has a 2025 allocation balance of\n$3,841,009.00.\nNEW BUSINESS