Lancaster — 2026-01-13

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

10. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00950.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221

21. Darnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622

22. Payne v. City of Lancaster 24AVCV00308

3. Conference 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. 9 Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative\non joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann

4. Antelope 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. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00196

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

7. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22AVCV01050

8. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577

9. City 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 10. Appropriate Funds for the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for Home\nAmerican Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP)\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Appropriate additional HOME-ARP funds in the amount of $3,662.00 for expenditure in\naccordance with the HOME-ARP Program\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents as it relates to these\nfunds.\nDuring recent quality control efforts, the Department of Housing and Urban Development\n(HUD) identified an administrative error in the allocation of HOME-ARP funds. As a result,\nthe City was inadvertently under-allocated by $3,662.00. HUD has corrected this error and\nrevised the HOME-ARP award amount to increase by $3,662.00. Therefore, an additional\nawarded amount now brings the total revised HOME-ARP award amount to $2,454,186.00.

CC 11. Adopt Resolution Authorizing Application for State of California Prohousing Incentive\nProgram Funds\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No.______, authorizing the submittal of an application to the California\nState Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for funding under the\nProhousing Incentive Program (PIP); the execution of a standard agreement if selected for\nsuch funding and any amendments thereto; and any related documents necessary to\nparticipate in the Prohousing Incentive Program.\n2. If funded, accept the Prohousing Incentive Program grant award funds, and appropriate\nsaid funds into a Prohousing Incentive Program Fund account number, to be created by\nFinance.\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to allocate any awarded funds—up to\n$1,140,000—in alignment with the Prohousing Incentive Program.\n4. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.\nThe PIP complements the Prohousing Designation Program by incentivizing jurisdictions that\nadopt Prohousing Policies to achieve a Prohousing Designation. Through this program, grants\nare offered to support a wide range of planning and implementation efforts focused on\nhousing and community development. The program goal is to enable moderate-income\nhouseholds earning no more than 120 percent of Area Median Income (AMI), currently\n$127,900 per year for a family of four in Los Angeles County, to access affordable rental or\nownership housing.

CC 12. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 18-26 - Acceptance of Improvements (Sewer)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the following developer-installed sanitary sewer and accept the sewer for\nmaintenance by the City and for public use:\nProject No.\nPrivate Contract No.\nLocation/Owner\nConditional Use Permit\nNo. 18-26\n80-26\n±2.3 gross acres on the west side\nof Sahuayo Street, north of\nAvenue K-4;\nAssessor’s Parcel Number\n(APN):3126-031-039\nOwner: Imagine Village II, LP\nThe listed sanitary sewer has been constructed and completed by the developer in accordance\nwith the approved plans and specifications. The work has been inspected and found to be\nsatisfactory by the Director of Public Works.

CC 13. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 18-26 - Acceptance of Improvements (Streets)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the developer-constructed streets on the following project. In addition, accept the\nstreets for maintenance by the City and for public use.\nProject No. Location/Owner\nConditional Use Permit ±2.3 gross acres on the west side of Sahuayo\nStreet,\nNo. 18-26 North of Avenue K-4; Assessor’s Parcel Number\n(APN): 3126-031-039\nOwner: Imagine Village II, LP\nThe streets have been constructed and completed by the developer in accordance with the\napproved plans and specifications. The work has been inspected and found to be satisfactory\nby the Director of Public Works.

CC 14. Final Map Approval – Parcel Map No. 84186 (Located on the Southwest Corner of Avenue K\nand 30th Street West)\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the map and accept the dedication as offered on Parcel Map No. 84186 located on\nthe southwest corner of Avenue K and 30 Street West; make findings that this project will\nnot violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1, and 66474.6 of the\nSubdivision Map Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the\ncertificate which embodies the approval of said map and the dedication shown thereon.\nOn December 14, 2023, the City of Lancaster Community Development Department\napproved Tentative Parcel Map No. 84186 for the subdivision of approximately 4.77 acres of\nland into four (4) parcels in the Commercial Planned Development zone.

Recommendation(s):\n1. Award Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) 24-028, Lancaster Health District Phase\n2, to Toro Enterprises, Inc., of Oxnard, CA, in the amount of $5,589,286.60, plus a 20%\ncontingency, for the improvements to 18 th\nStreet West between Avenue J and Avenue J-8, and\nauthorize City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents in accordance with California\nPublic Contract Code Section 22038(b).\n2. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act. An\nEnvironmental Impact Report was prepared, mitigation measures were made a condition of\napproval of the project, and a Notice of Determination was filed on June 8, 2021.\n3. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $74,762.00 plus a 10% contingency for\nConstruction Support Services to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.\n4. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $151,130.00 plus a 10% contingency for\nEnvironmental and Cultural Resources Support Services to Psomas.\n5. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $44,714.30, plus a 5% contingency for labor\ncompliance services to the successful firm in Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement,\nService Group Category (SGC) 16 - Labor Compliance.\n6. Authorize Task Order expenditure amount of $20,000.00, plus a 5% contingency for\nmaterials and laboratory testing services to the successful firm in Multi-Year Professional\nServices Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 09 – Materials and Laboratory Testing.\nOn November 8, 2022, the City Council approved Multi-Year Professional Service\nAgreements for various Service Group Categories with the consulting firms recommended by\nstaff to be pre‑qualified service providers through December 31, 2026. The Multi-Year\nAgreement permits City staff to issue Task Orders for individual projects. Proposals will be\nrequested from those prequalified under Service Group Category’s (SGC) 09 – Materials and\nLaboratory Testing and 16 – Labor Compliance, and a task order will be executed with the\nsuccessful firm in each category.

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular\nMeeting Minutes of December 09,2025

CC 3. Check Registers – November 23, through December 27, 2025.\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for payments made November 23, 2025, through\nDecember 27, 2025, in the amount of $13,563,295.10 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. Monthly Reports of Investments – November 2025.\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept and approve the November 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. Lancaster Maintenance District Annexations\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Authorize Staff to Initiate Proceeding to Conduct a Public Hearing, tabulate the\nreturned ballots, and announce results at February 10 Council Meeting.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-___, Initiating Proceedings for Annexations into the\nLancaster Maintenance Districts.\n3. Adopt Resolution No. 26-___, approving the Engineer’s Report, Announcing the Time\nand Place for a Public Hearing, and Its Intention to Annex into the Lancaster\nMaintenance Districts and to Levy and Collect Assessments Therein.\nThe Lancaster Maintenance Districts, separately known as the Lancaster Lighting\nMaintenance District, the Landscape Maintenance District and the Drainage Maintenance\nDistrict “Districts”) were formed to provide a dedicated funding source for the maintenance,\noperations, servicing and installation of public lighting, public landscaping and public\ndrainage facilities within the City of Lancaster. The District properties, which include the\nAnnexations, benefit from the services provided and are assessed their proportionate share of\nthe costs for each District.

CC 6. Purchase and Sale Agreement with Quartz Hill Water District\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Find the sale of property categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality\nAct and authorize staff to execute and file a Notice of Exemption.\n2. Approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Quartz Hill Water District for Assessor’s\nParcel Numbers (APNs) 3110-040-909 and 3110-040-910, two contiguous parcels located in\nthe Open Space zone.\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to finalize, negotiate, and execute (i) a\nPurchase and Sale Agreement; and (ii) all documents necessary or appropriate to complete\nthe transaction.\n4. Make findings that the sale of property to Quartz Hill Water District is exempt from the\nSurplus Land Act pursuant to Government Code 54421 (f)(1)(D), because the City is\ntransferring the property to another public agency for that public agency’s use.\nQuartz Hill Water District has a need to build critical infrastructure within the area to sustain\nits operations. The subject parcels would provide a suitable location for the needed\ninfrastructure. The property contains an earthen drainage channel that provides stormwater\nmanagement and flood control functions benefiting the surrounding properties and public\ninfrastructure. Through this transaction, Quartz Hill Water District would assume full\nresponsibility for the maintenance, operation, and repair of the drainage channel.

CC 7. Harris & Associates Professional Services Agreement Amendment\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve Agreement Amendment with Harris & Associates for Special District Re-\nDistricting Professional Services in an amount not to exceed $136,000.\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to finalize and execute all documents related\nto the Agreement.\nThe original agreement, executed in May 2025, provides special district re-engineering and\nballoting services. The existing scope of work includes calculating fees in accordance with\nthe City’s Municipal Code (Ordinance). Since execution of the agreement, the City has\ndetermined that revisions to the Sewer Maintenance District apportionment methodology are\nnecessary, including updates to land use classifications, unit counts, and square footage.\nThese revisions represent an expansion of the original scope of work.

CC 8. Tax Sharing Resolution for Proposed Annexation No. 14-469 into Los Angeles County\nSanitation District No. 14\nRecommendation(s):\na. Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 14-469 into Los\nAngeles County Sanitation District No. 14\nb. Direct the City Clerk to route three copies of the tax share resolution to the City Attorney\nand the Mayor for wet signatures.\nThe property owners have requested, in writing, annexation of property (Annexation No. 14-\n469) into the County Sanitation District No. 14 (District) in order to receive off-site disposal\nof sewage.

CC 9. Tax Sharing Resolution for Proposed Annexation No. 14-468 into Los Angeles County\nSanitation District No. 14\nRecommendation(s):\na. Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 14-468 into Los\nAngeles County Sanitation District No. 14\nb. Direct the City Clerk to route three copies of the tax share resolution to the City Attorney\nand the Mayor for wet signatures.\nThe property owners have requested, in writing, annexation of property (Annexation No. 14-\n468) into the County Sanitation District No. 14 (District) in order to receive off-site disposal\nof sewage. The annexation process requires that a resolution for property tax revenue\nexchange be adopted by all the affected local agencies before an annexation may be\napproved.

CR1.\nCouncil Reports\nLANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY

NB 1. Resolution Submitting a Measure to the Voters to Amend Section 201 of the Lancaster\nCharter\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove Resolution No. _____approving the submission of a measure to the voters at the\nGeneral Municipal Election on April 14, 2026, to amend Section 201 of the Lancaster Charter\nto authorize the City Council to enact an ordinance to (I) increase the number of Council\nMembers from 4 to 5, (II) add the office of Vice Mayor, and (III) transition from at-large to\ndistrict-based elections for Council Members consistent with the California Voting Rights Act\nof 2001.\nOn October 28, 2025 and December 9, 2025, two public hearings were held as required by\nthe Elections Code to consider whether to submit a ballot measure to voters to amend section\n201 of its Charter to authorize the City Council to enact an ordinance to (i) increase the\nnumber of council members from 4 to 5, (ii) add the office of vice mayor, and (iii) transition\nfrom at-large to district-based elections for council members consistent with the California\nVoting Rights Act of 2001. The last step requires the approval of a resolution to submit the\nmeasure to the voters at the General Municipal Election on April 14, 2026.

NB 2. Ordinance Repealing Sections 10.04.035 and 10.04.040 of the LMC, 4903-4278-5150_1\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove an ordinance repealing sections 10.04.035 and 10.04.040 of the Lancaster municipal\nCOUNCIL REPORTS\ncode relating to vehicular cruising to align with AB436 which amended Section 21100(k)\nCVC.\nSince the City enacted Ordinance No. 726, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill\n436, which amended Section 21100(k) of the California Vehicle Code to delete the statutory\nauthorization upon which Ordinance No. 726 was based.