Lancaster — 2025-09-09

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21.\nDarnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622

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

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

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

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

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

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

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Sucessor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular\nMeeting Minutes of August 26, 2025.

CC 3. Check Registers - August 10, through August 23, 2025.\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for payments made August 10, 2025, through August\n23, 2025, in the amount of $11,624,146.11 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. Claims have been paid via checks, Electronic Funds Transfer EFT), Automated\nClearing House (ACH) payments, or federal wires. The justifying backup information for\neach expenditure is available in the Finance Department.

CC 4. Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant Agreement - Avenue J Neighborhood\nPark\nRecommendation(s):\nA. Accept the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant award in the amount of\nup to $2,460,097 for the Avenue J Neighborhood Park project to the revenue account\n30069900.4998 (Capital Improvement Project CP11ZZ016.FEDOTHER).\nB. Appropriate Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) in the amount of up to\n$2,460,097 to the expenditure account 30069900 (Capital Improvement Project,\nCP11ZZ016 for construction, salaries, and benefits).\nC. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant contract, including all\nnecessary documents and provisions, subject to City Attorney approval.\nThe Avenue J Pocket Park project includes the construction of a new 2.9-acre park\nfeaturing drought-tolerant landscape, a shaded playground, a walking path with\nlighting and benches, a shaded plaza/picnic area, a fitness course with exercise stations,\nan open space area, signage, and perimeter fencing.

CC 5. Adopt the Memorials on Public Spaces Policy and Procedure\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt the Memorials on Public Spaces Policy and Procedure.\nIn order to avoid hazards to park visitors, damage to equipment, and traffic hazards to\nmotorists and pedestrians, it is recommended that the City Council adopt this policy which\nwill provide the means for City staff to remove memorials from park grounds, public spaces,\nCity assets, and public rights-of-way.

CC 6. Approval of the Updated Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing\na joint application to and participation in the Homekey+ program for the Lancaster Inn\nPermanent Supportive Housing Development\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No._______, authorizing the City Manager or designee to prepare and\nsubmit a joint application with Greenland Symmetry, LLC. (Greenland), Tarzana Treatment\nCenters, Inc. (Tarzana) and Pacific Baymark Core, LLC. (Pacific) to the State of California\nHousing and Community Development (HCD) Department's Homekey+ program for the\nLancaster Inn Permanent Supportive Housing Development in an amount not to exceed\n$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.\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.

CC 7. Consider approval of an Amendment to Loan Agreement and Restated Promissory Note\nBetween the City of Lancaster and Friends of Antelope Valley, Inc. Extending the Maturity\nDate by Four Years.\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve the First Amendment to the Loan Agreement dated July 31, 2021, between the\nCity of Lancaster ("Lender") and Friends of Antelope Valley Fair, Inc. ("Borrower"),\nextending the loan maturity date from July 31, 2023, to July 31, 2027.\n2. Approve the Amended Promissory Note memorializing the extended maturity date and\ninterest calculation.\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents related to the\namendment, subject to City Attorney approval.\nBorrower has requested an extension to allow additional time to meet repayment obligations.\nThe proposed First Amendment to the Loan Agreement and accompanying Restated\nPromissory Note extends the maturity date by four years, to July 31, 2027, while preserving\nall other terms and conditions, including the interest calculation tied to LAIF yields and\nBorrower's right to prepay without penalty.

CR 1. Council Reports\nLANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY

HA CC 1.Rental Agreement of Property to Street Company at Vacant LHA Property (3134-017-901)\non Elm Avenue, South of Milling Street\nRecommendation(s):\nAuthorize the Executive Director, or his designee, with the concurrence of the Housing\nAttorney, to negotiate, finalize and execute the Rental Agreement between the Lancaster\nHousing Authority and Lancaster Homeless Group, DBA Street Company for the lease of\nHousing owned property located on Elm Avenue, South of Milling Street (3134-017-901)\nin the amount of $1/year for a period of three (3) with two optional one-year extensions.\nThis grant is part of a larger funding effort by the LA Food Equity Fund, which is managed\nby Community Partners with backing from LA County's Chief Sustainability Office.

HA CC 2.Approve Agreements regarding Maison’s Sierra Phase 1 and 2A and Approve\nAmendments to Recorded Documents for Maison’s Sierra Phase 1\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve revised Loan Agreement between the Lancaster Housing Authority and Maison's Sierra\nPhase 2, LP, a California Limited Partnership in the amount of $3,509,756.67 to fund a portion of the costs associated with the construction of an 171 multifamily residential unit project (TTM 84221), consisting of 169 restricted rental units and 2 unrestricted manager's units. The project will\nhave 132 one-bedroom units, and 39 two-bedroom units, serving tenants with rents affordable to\nhouseholds earning 30%-70% of area median income (AMI).\n2. Approve Subordination of the Housing Authority Loan and Deed of Trust for Phase 2 to\nconstruction loan ($42,000,000) and permanent loan ($25,305,000) in a total amount not to exceed\n$42,000,000.\n3. Approve amendment to Maison Sierra’s Phase 1 Grant Deed to grant a portion of Lot G of Tract\nMap 84221 to the Phase 1 owner.\n4. Approve the amendment of the Maison Sierra’s Phase 1 recorded documents to revise the legal\ndescription of Phase 1 to refer to Tract Map 84221 instead of LLA 24-002. Those documents\ninclude, but are not limited to: (a) First Amendment to Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents, (b)\nFirst Amendment to Residential Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions, and (c)\nRegulatory Agreement\n5. Approve the Consent and Subordination to Access Easement.\n6. Authorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to negotiate, finalize, and execute any and all\ndocuments necessary or appropriate to complete the contemplated transactions, in a form to be\napproved by the City Attorney.

NB 1. Urgency Ordinance Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Related to Critical\nInfrastructure Impacted by Homeless Encampments and Property Maintenance Issues;\nAuthorization for Emergency Procurement Authorizing Immediate Actions to Protect Public\nHealth, Safety, and Welfare; and Temporarily Suspending Competitive Procurement\nRequirements to expedite response\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Urgency Ordinance No.______ declaring the existence of a local emergency due to\nhomeless encampments and property maintenance issues impacting the City's critical\ninfrastructure, authorizing immediate actions to mitigate hazards, and suspending competitive\nprocurement requirements to expedite response.\nThe proposed urgency ordinance enables the City Manager to take immediate action,\nincluding contracting services, cleaning and securing facilities, and removing hazardous\ndebris without compliance with standard competitive procurement requirements.\nCOUNCIL REPORTS

PUBLIC HEARINGS\nPH 1. Citywide Fee Schedule Amendment to Approve the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Fees\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-____, establishing fees for the City's BLVD Tree Dedication\nPlaque Program.\n2. Establish a revenue project 6000BLVDTR.BLVDPLQFEE (account 10160099-4713) for\nthe BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program.\n3. Establish an expenditure project 6000BLVDTR.RPRS&MAINT (account 10160099-5790)\nfor the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program.\nThe formalization of the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program will provide residents with\na meaningful way to honor and remember loved ones or simply leave their mark in the City\nof Lancaster.\nPH 2. Public Hearing for City Council consideration to receive comments and file the 2024-2025\nConsolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the United States\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony concerning housing and\ncommunity development needs, priority non-housing community development needs,\nproposed strategies and actions for affirmatively furthering fair housing, the development of\nproposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions;\n2. Approve the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) prepared\nfor the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on specific\nFederal housing assistance and community development activities undertaken by the City\nduring the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to submit the CAPER,\nalong with any comments received during the public hearing and public comment period to\nHUD.\nFederal regulations require the City to prepare an annual report called the CAPER. The 20242025 CAPER is a federally mandated informational assessment report of activities\nimplemented with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment\nPartnerships (HOME) grant funds to address the needs of low- and moderate-income\nresidents.\nPH 3. Substantial Amendment to the City's 2025-2026 Action Plan\nRecommendation(s):\na. Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony concerning housing and\ncommunity development needs, priority non-housing community development needs,\nproposed strategies and actions for affirmatively furthering fair housing, the development of\nproposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions;\nb. Approve the Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Action Plan to allow for the\nreprogramming of $130,259 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from\nthe First Time Homebuyer Program to the Antelope Valley Foster Friends Program; and\nc. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and transmit all necessary documents\nto the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the\nSubstantial Amendment to the Action Plan to ensure the City's timely expenditure of HUD\nfunds.\nHUD requires all entitlement communities receiving CDBG funds, such as the City, to\nprepare and submit a Consolidated Plan every five (5) years to establish a unified, strategic\nvision for economic development, housing and community development actions. The\nConsolidated Plan encompasses the analysis of local community needs and coordinates\nappropriate responses to those needs and priorities.\nNEW BUSINESS