Lancaster
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| June 24, 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. | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce438 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 10 | 10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce437 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 11 | 11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 11 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce439 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 12 | 12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 12 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce435 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 13 | 13. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00950. | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 13 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce431 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 14 | 14. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00192 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 14 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42a |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 15 | 15. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00586 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 15 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce427 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 16 | 16. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00061 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 16 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42b |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 17 | 17. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 17 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42f |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 18 | 18. Stockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00838 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 18 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce443 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 19 | 19. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24AVCV00848 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 19 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce440 |
| June 24, 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. | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce434 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 20 | 20. Snyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21AVCV00770 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 20 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43b |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 21 | 21. Higgins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00125 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 21 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43c |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 22 | 22. Wright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00864 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 22 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43e |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 23 | 23. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 23 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43d |
| June 24, 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 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce433 |
| June 24, 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 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce429 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce428 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 6 | 6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20AVCV00345 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42c |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 7 | 7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20AVCV00205 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42d |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 8 | 8. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00196 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce442 |
| June 24, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 9 | 9. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733 | June 24, 2025 Closed Session Item # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce441 |
| June 24, 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.) | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce446 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 10 | CC 10. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budgets and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. Recommendation(s): City Council and City Council acting as Lancaster Housing Authority and Lancaster Power Authority Recommendations: a. Adopt Resolution 25-___, adopting the proposed City of Lancaster Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Operating Budget, Special Funds Budget and Capital Improvement Program Budget. b. Adopt Resolution 25-___, establishing the annual Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. c. Adopt Resolution 25-___, approving terms and conditions of employment and a compensation schedule for represented and non-represented regular and probationary employees of the city. d. Approve Vendor Expenditure Authority List for FY 2025-2026 By July 1 of each year, the City is required to adopt a budget, which establishes appropriations and estimates revenue for the coming fiscal year. The proposed budget is a culmination of many months of work by the City Council and staff in reviewing priorities and evaluating programs, with a focus on maintaining responsive and relevant services for residents. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 10 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce432 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 2 | CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2025. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce444 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 3 | CC 3. TDA Article 8 FY 2024-25 Application for Available Funds. Recommendation(s): Approve Resolution No. 25-_____, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for $9,705,060 of funds available to the City of Lancaster from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). Annually, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority allocates Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 8 funds to fund unmet transit needs in areas outside the Metro service area. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce445 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 4 | CC 4. Check Registers – May 25, through June 7, 2025 Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made May 25, 2025, through June 7,2025, in the amount of $7,250,263.33 as presented. At each regular City Council Meeting, the City Council is presented with a check andACH/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. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 4 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce447 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 5 | CC 5. Monthly Reports of Investments – May 2025 Recommendation(s): Accept and approve the May 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. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 5 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce448 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 6 | CC 6. Vacation of a Portion of the Public Road Easement Described and Shown in the Road Deed Recorded as Instrument No. 91-1041663 of Official Records on July 9, 1991, located at the Southwest Corner of Avenue L and 5th Street East Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No._______, declaring its intention to vacate a portion of the public Road Easement described and shown in the Road Deed recorded as Instrument No. 91-1041663 of Official Records on July 9, 1991, located at the southwest corner of Avenue L and 5th Street East, in the City of Lancaster, County of Los Angeles, State of California. Said public Road Easement was dedicated to the City as part of the conditions of approval for Tract Map No. 48978. City staff recommends vacating a ±670 square-foot portion of the public Road Easement as described and shown on Exhibits “A” and “B” of the Resolution. The portion of the public road easement is no longer needed and has been determined to serve no foreseeable public use. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 6 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce44a |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 7 | CC 7. Los Angeles County Proposition A funding for Youth and Senior Excursion Transportation Costs Recommendation(s): A. Appropriate $9,000 from Proposition A to Account 21862300.5656 The City of Lancaster actively provides a variety of enriching field trips and educational excursions to youth and senior participants through its Parks, Arts, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department. These excursions offer participants the opportunity to experience cultural, educational, and recreational sites throughout the Southern California region, enhancing quality of life and community connection. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 7 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce449 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 8 | CC 8. Adopt Ordinance No. 1133 adding Chapter 9.55 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Relating to Vacant Residential Properties Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1133, adding Chapter 9.55 to the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to Vacant Residential Properties. 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve the Vacant Property Registration Application in substantially the form attached, and to amend the same from time to time as the City Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate. The ordinance will require property owners to meet maintenance requirements, including keeping their property clean, watered and weeded, removing dead or dying plants, ensuring that groundcover vegetation does not grow taller than six inches and maintaining bushes and shrubs no higher than thirty-six (36) inches to allow for a clear view from the public right-ofway. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 8 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce425 |
| June 24, 2025 | Consent Calendar | 9 | CC 9. Ordinance No. 1134 Amending Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to a local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members Recommendation(s): Adopt Ordinance No. 1134 amending Section 2.04.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“LMC”) relating to the local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members. Since 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) federal reimbursement for mileage used for the purpose of tax deduction calculation increased from $.54/mile to $.70/mile. An increase of 29.63%. If the same increase is applied to the $600 reimbursement amount set in 2016, that represents an increase of approximately $180, bringing the revised total to $780 per month. | June 24, 2025 Consent Calendar # 9 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce426 |
| June 24, 2025 | Council Report | 1 | CR1. Council Reports LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY | June 24, 2025 Council Report # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce42e |
| June 24, 2025 | New Business | 1 | NB1. Award of Bid and Task Orders for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category 16 - Labor Compliance & Service Group Category 09 – Materials and Laboratory Testing Services) – Public Works Construction Project No. 24-006 – 2024 Pavement Management Program – Preventative Maintenance Recommendation(s): 1. Award Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) 24-006, 2024 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Preventative Maintenance, to R.C. Becker Inc., of Santa Clarita, California, Base Bid Items in the amount of $1,689,179.69, plus 20% contingency, to repair and resurface 4.5 lane miles of road at two locations within the City of Lancaster; and authorize the 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 June 4, 2024. 3. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $16,891.80, 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. 4. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $17,895.00, plus a 5% contingency, for Materials and Laboratory Testing services award to the successful firm in Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 09 – Materials and Laboratory Testing. The proposed project is funded by Gas Tax – SB-1, Proposition C, and the Lancaster Financing Authority. This project will include roadway preventative maintenance at various locations. | June 24, 2025 New Business # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43a |
| June 24, 2025 | New Business | 2 | NB2. Award of Bid and Task Orders for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category 16 - Labor Compliance & Service Group Category 09 –Materials and Laboratory Testing Services) – Public Works Construction Project No. 24-005 – 2024 Pavement Management Program - Road Rehabilitation Recommendation(s): 1. Award Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) 24-005, 2024 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Road Rehabilitation, to R.C. Becker Inc., of Santa Clarita, California, Base Bid Items in the amount of $2,001,216.30, plus a 20% contingency, to repair and resurface 5.5 lane miles of road at two locations within the City of Lancaster; and authorize the 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 June 4, 2024. 3. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $20,012.16, 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. 4. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $25,485.00, plus a 5% contingency, for Materials and Laboratory Testing services award to the successful firm in Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 09 – Materials and Laboratory Testing. The proposed project is funded by the Gas Tax – SB-1, Proposition C, and the Lancaster Financing Authority. This project will include roadway repair and rehabilitation at various locations. | June 24, 2025 New Business # 2 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce436 |
| June 24, 2025 | New Business | 3 | NB3. COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT Recommendation(s): A. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Community Workforce Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, and the signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions, establishing labor relations policies and procedures for certain City improvement projects. B. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents related to the agreement and all amendments, including amendments to extend the term, subject to City Attorney approval. On January 23, 2018, the City Council authorized the execution of a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) between the City of Lancaster and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. The agreement established labor relations policies and procedures for the City and for the craft employees represented by the Unions engaged in work on certain city improvement projects. COUNCIL REPORTS | June 24, 2025 New Business # 3 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce430 |
| June 24, 2025 | Public Hearing | 1 | PUBLIC HEARING PH 1. Continued Collection of Solid Waste Handling Services Fee for Single-Family Dwellings on the Tax Roll Pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No._______ , of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving collection of solid waste handling services fee for single-family dwellings on the tax roll pursuant to section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code. On July 26, 2022, the City adopted Resolution No. 23-45, authorizing the collection of solid waste charges for single-family dwellings on the Los Angeles County Tax roll, pursuant to 5473 of the Health and Safety Code. At a public hearing on July 23, 2024, the City approved an increase to the fee for solid waste handling services for single-family dwelling parcels for fiscal years 2025-2026 through 2028-2029, pursuant to the franchise agreement between the City and Waste Management, which allows for an annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%) to the charge. PH 2. Lancaster Maintenance Districts Annexations 2025 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-_____, Announcing the Results of an Assessment Ballot Procedure Public Hearing, Ordering the Annexation of Territory into the Lancaster Maintenance Districts, and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Therein. The Lancaster Maintenance Districts, separately known as the Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District, the Landscape Maintenance District and the Drainage Maintenance District (the “Districts”) were formed to provide a dedicated funding source for the maintenance, operations, servicing and installation of public lighting, public landscaping and public drainage facilities within the City of Lancaster. The District properties, which include the Annexations, benefit from the services provided and are assessed their proportionate share of the costs for each District. PH 3. Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-_____ confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the levy of an assessment in the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025/26. The City Council previously formed the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, including the establishment of separate zones, and submitted the proposition to the eligible voters in each respective zone. The majority of voters approved the formation of the District, the separate zones, and the levying of the assessment. PH 4. Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-____, confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the levy of an assessment in the Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2025/26. On March 11, 2003, the City Council directed that an election be held asking the property owners within the LLMD to approve an increase in the annual street lighting assessment to $70 per lighting unit, including a Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflator. LLMD was formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose of financing maintenance operations and installation of public lighting facilities, including, but not limited to street lights, public parking lot lights, and highway safety lights (public lighting facilities) (as defined in § 22525 of the California Code) within the City of Lancaster, and assessing those properties, which benefit from this service their proportionate share of the cost. PH 5. Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-____, confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the levying of an assessment in the Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2025/26. Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District were formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose of providing maintenance services to landscaping and appurtenant improvements for various developments within the City, and assessing those properties which benefit from this service. Each year the City Council must, by law, order the preparation of an Engineer's Report describing the existing and proposed maintenance services, and conduct a public hearing to establish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year. PH 6. Levying Lancaster Sewer System Service Charges for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 25-_____, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, levying Lancaster Sewer System Service Charges for maintenance and servicing of the Lancaster Sewer System for Fiscal Year 2025/26. Each year, staff prepares an Engineer's Report for the City Council to determine the actual amount of the sewer service charge needed to fund the maintenance of the Lancaster Sewer System. The Engineer’s Report determining and proposing the sewer service charge for Fiscal Year 2025/26 has been prepared. Attached is the resolution to levy the sewer service charges for Fiscal Year 2025/26. PH 7. Public Hearing on Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts to Comply with Assembly Bill 2561. Recommendation(s): Conduct the Public Hearing and Receive and File is the Action. This report is presented in compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561), signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 22, 2024. AB 2561 requires local agencies to conduct at least one public hearing annually prior to budget adoption to report on staffing vacancies, assess recruitment and retention efforts, and provide a forum for participation by recognized employee organizations. NEW BUSINESS | June 24, 2025 Public Hearing # 1 | LA County | Lancaster | City Council | 6859bd1531d4c42f7ecce43f |