Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| May 27, 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. | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280c |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2822 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2821 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2824 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 13 | 13. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00950. | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 13 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2825 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 14 | 14. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00192 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 14 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281f |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 15 | 15. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00586 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 15 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2820 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 16 | 16. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00061 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 16 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281d |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 17 | 17. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 17 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281c |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 18 | 18. Stockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00838 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 18 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2809 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 19 | 19. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24AVCV00848 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 19 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280a |
| May 27, 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. | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2808 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 20 | 20. Snyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00770 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 20 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2806 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 21 | 21. Higgins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00125 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 21 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2805 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 22 | 22. Wright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00864 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 22 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2801 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 23 | 23. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 23 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2802 |
| May 27, 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 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280b |
| May 27, 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 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2800 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2803 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2807 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2804 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00196 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2823 |
| May 27, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733 | May 27, 2025 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2826 |
| May 27, 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.) | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280f |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 10 | CC 10. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing a joint application to and participation in the Homekey+ program for a permanent supportive housing development located at 43530 17th St. West Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution 25-XX, authorizing the City Manager or designee to prepare and submit a joint application with Greenland Symmetry (Greenland) to the State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department’s Homekey+ program for the Lancaster Inn Permanent Supportive Housing development in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take all necessary actions for the City’s participation in HCD’s Homekey+ program, including entering into HCD’s Standard Agreement and any amendments, subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a three-way agreement among the City of Lancaster, the owner of the subject property, and Greenland to pursue Homekey+ grant funding (“Tri-Party Agreement”), subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney. Homekey+ is a new program funded by Proposition 1 to build permanent supportive housing for populations struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders. There is $1.033 billion available for veterans and $1.11 billion for all other eligible populations. It has a similar model to the original Homekey program which encouraged rehabilitation and conversion of existing buildings into permanent affordable housing. Greenland is an experienced developer who has successfully built Project Homekey funded facilities in Los Angeles County. This project directly supports the goals of the Homekey+ initiative and Proposition 1 by expanding deeply affordable, service-enriched housing for vulnerable residents of the Antelope Valley. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2819 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 2 | CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2025. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280d |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. Check Registers – April 27 through May 10, 2025. Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made April 27, 2025, through May 10,2025, in the amount of $16,158,380.49 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. This process provides the City Council with the opportunity to review the City’s expenditures | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb280e |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Monthly Reports of Investments – April 2025 Recommendation(s): Accept and approve the April 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. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2810 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Appropriation of Additional Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130) Funds to Public Works Construction Project No. 23-001 Avenue M Grade Crossing, STPLR7500(277) Recommendation(s): 1. Accept $50,000.00 in revenue from the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130) for Public Works Construction Project 23-001 Design Phase of Avenue M Grade Crossing. 2. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to revenue account number CP16ST033. FEDOTHER GL Account 30049900.4998. 3. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to account number CP16ST033. CONST GL Account 30049900.8000. 4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents. Due to the modification of scope and complexity of the project, City staff applied for additional Section 130 Federal funding to support the final design phase of the Avenue M Grade Crossing project. On March 1, 2025, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance notified City staff that additional funding was approved. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2811 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. 2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (ZTA25-001) and General Plan Amendment to the Safety Element of the General Plan (GPA25-001 Recommendation(s): Adopt Ordinance No. 1130, for Zone Text Amendment No. 25-001 (ZTA25-001) for the 2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code and General Plan Amendment No. 25-001 (GPA25-001) for the update to the Safety Element of the General Plan to provide clarification, consistency, and compliance with City policies and State requirements. The City of Lancaster (City) periodically updates the Lancaster Municipal Code (LMC) and General Plan 2030 (General Plan) to reflect current legislation and regulations, codify new and current city policies, and provide code clarifications. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2814 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Purchase Order Increase for Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category No. 13 – Development Plan Check) Grading Permit and Encroachment Permit Plan Checking (Including Traffic Plan Check) for CDP 18-05 – Permit Plan Checking Recommendation(s): Approve an increase in the Purchase Order (PO 25000327) for Task Order No. 1 with Cannon Corporation in the amount of $150,000.00, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. In accordance with the multi-year agreement, each fiscal year a new Purchase Order (PO) is approved for Cannon Corporation in the amount of $125,000.00 for the payment of their services. Due to an increase in private development and corresponding increase in grading and encroachment plan check submittals, the Purchase Order for this fiscal year must be increased by $150,000.00. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2812 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 8 | CC 8. Purchase Order Increase for the Revised Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category No. 13) for CDP 18-05 Recommendation(s): Approve an increase in the Purchase Order 25000313 for Revised Task Order No. 1 with Antelope Valley Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $100,000.00, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. Due to a strong upsurge in submittals of final maps and right-of-way documents, the Purchase Order for this fiscal year must be increased. The cost for the services provided by this Task Order is based on sixty percent (60%) of the fees that are collected from private Developers. Corresponding revenues for these submittals have improved proportionately and will offset the requested operating budget increase. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2815 |
| May 27, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 9 | CC 9. Professional Services Agreement for the Development of a Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Comprehensive Master Plan Recommendation(s): 1. Award RFP #849-25 development of a PARCS Comprehensive Master Plan to MIG, inc. in the amount of $454,450 (plus 10% contingency). 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, with non-substantive changes, subject to City Attorney approval. The Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department seeks to develop a visionary yet actionable Comprehensive Master Plan to guide future investments, programming, and policy decisions across its diverse system of parks, facilities, and programs. The Master Plan represents a vital step forward – serving as a strategic blueprint to build a more inclusive, resilient, and high-quality system that reflects the evolving needs of Lancaster residents. | May 27, 2025 Consent Calendar # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2816 |
| May 27, 2025 | Housing Authority Consent Calendar | 1 | HA CC 1.Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Grupe Investment Company, Inc. Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to negotiate, finalize and execute an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Grupe Investment Company, Inc. to enter into negotiations for a three-month period for the potential disposition of property owned by the Lancaster Housing Authority. No deposit will be required. 2. Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to negotiate, finalize and execute all related documents in a form approved by the City Attorney. The Lancaster Housing Authority (“Authority”) owns a number of properties intended for affordable housing development. One such property, “HNR-3,” is an assemblage of four parcels comprised of approximately 35 acres located on the former Antelope Valley Fairgrounds at the intersection of Avenue I and Division Street. This agreement represents the Authority’s opportunity to take the first steps toward the development of this property. | May 27, 2025 Housing Authority Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281e |
| May 27, 2025 | Housing Authority Consent Calendar | 2 | HA CC 2.Approve Expenditure Authority not to exceed $200,000 for HOME HRP (Housing Rehab) Program for FY25 Recommendation(s): Approve Expenditure Authority not to exceed $200,000 for HOME HRP (Housing Rehab) Program for FY25 for each of the following contractors: Barrett Services, Inc., Petro Remodeling, Inc., and Pender Construction, Inc. for the remainder of fiscal year 20242025. Since 2023, the City of Lancaster has successfully implemented the Housing Rehabilitation Program that includes loans and grants for emergency repairs, mobile home repairs, minor repairs and accessibility needs, major repairs, turf replacement, and beautification. SUCCESSOR AGENCY - CONSENT CALENDAR SA CC 1.Certificate of Completion for Construction and Development Recommendation(s): Authorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to execute the Certificate of Completion for Construction and Development related to the 1995 Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Rexhall Industries, Inc. in the Fox Field Redevelopment Area. As part of the DDA, a Certificate of Completion (Certificate) was to be issued upon satisfactory completion of the improvements specified in the DDA. A Certificate of Occupancy was issued on July 3, 2007, and staff have reviewed and determined all conditions have been satisfactorily completed. COUNCIL ACTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR | May 27, 2025 Housing Authority Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281b |
| May 27, 2025 | New Business | 1 | NB 1. Proposed Lancaster Museum of Art and History Education Classroom Renaming to Learn4Life Education Room. Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-___, approving the renaming of the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) Education Classroom “Learn4Life Education Room” for a period of five (5) years (2025-2030). 2. Approve Sponsorship Contract between City of Lancaster and Lancaster Museum Public Art Foundation (LMPAF) Sponsorship Contract with Learn4Life. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the renaming, including the attached Sponsorship Contract. On February 24, 2025, the City received a formal naming application from the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation (LMPAF) in partnership with Learn4Life Schools, requesting that MOAH’s Education Classroom be renamed the Learn4Life Education Room for a term of five years. | May 27, 2025 New Business # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb281a |
| May 27, 2025 | New Business | 2 | NB 2. Urgency Ordinance No. _____ Amending Sections 2.56.070 and 2.56.090 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to Clarify that the City Manager is Vested with the Authority to Appoint and Layoff Employees, and to Abolish Positions of Employment Entirely, Among Other Things Recommendation(s): Introduce and Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. ______ amending Sections 2.56.070 and 2.56.090 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“LMC”) relating to the City Manager’s authority to make employment decisions. LMC Code Sections 2.56.070 and 2.56.090, as presently drafted, may be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with the City Council’s longstanding intent and practice that the City Manager is vested with the authority to appoint, reinstate, transfer, promote, layoff, demote, reduce the pay of, or suspend with or without pay any employees, as well as the authority to abolish any position of employment. For these reasons, staff is recommending adoption of an urgency ordinance, with findings regarding the immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety in accordance with Government Code section 36937(b). | May 27, 2025 New Business # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2818 |
| May 27, 2025 | New Business | 3 | NB 3. Introduce Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Establishing the Right to Try Investigational Therapies for All Persons Aged 70 or Older, Restricted to Licensed Medical Facilities Within the City Recommendation(s): Introduce Ordinance No. ___ adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code concerning the right to try investigational therapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed medical facilities within the city. California Health & Safety Code § 111548 et seq. provides for “qualified patients” to access investigational therapies after completion of Phase I trials. Individuals aged 70 or older facing conditions without satisfactory FDA-approved treatments should also have access to investigational therapies, subject to strict oversight. The proposed Ordinance would add Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the right to try investigational therapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed medical facilities within the city. | May 27, 2025 New Business # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2817 |
| May 27, 2025 | Public Hearing | 1 | PUBLIC HEARING PH 1. Underground Utility District No. 2025-01; Division Street from Avenue J-8 to 620 Feet South of Avenue K, and Avenue K from Division Street to Sahuayo Street Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No.______of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, declaring its intention to create the Underground Utility District No. 2025-01. Each year, Southern California Edison (SCE) provides Rule 20(A) funding to the City of Lancaster to pay for the undergrounding of existing overhead SCE utilities. The City has banked several years of allocations, and currently has a 2025 allocation balance of $3,841,009.00. NEW BUSINESS | May 27, 2025 Public Hearing # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 68362a9dbdb879edcafb2813 |