Lancaster — 2026-02-24

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

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

11. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00586

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

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

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

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

16. Darnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622

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

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

8. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579

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

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

CC 10. Lancaster Police Station Microgrid Project\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Award contract to construct the Lancaster Police Department Microgrid Project, to Mynt\nSystems in a not to exceed amount of $941,170.\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any additional amendments to the\nAgreement deemed necessary to complete the project in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\n3. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A\nnotice of exemption was filed on September 7, 2018.\nThe Lancaster Police Department Station is a vital emergency operations and training center\nfor our community, serving Lancaster Police personnel, County Sheriff deputies, and other\nlaw enforcement and first responder staff. The Police Department is in need of extended\nclean energy backup capabilities, and reduced energy bills. The proposed microgrid project,\nconsisting of solar and battery backup power, will enhance the facility’s ability to provide\nclean backup power during increasingly frequent power are consistent with existing needs\nassessments and the planned expansion of the facility.

CC 11. Adopt a resolution renewing the Lancaster Police Department’s Military Equipment Use\nPolicy.\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Receive Lancaster Police Department's annual military equipment use report.\n2. Adopt Resolution No.____ renewing the Lancaster Police Department’s Military\nEquipment Use Policy.\n3. Approve the purchase of equipment listed in the military equipment inventory list\nidentified as “quantity sought” under each item inventory summary.\na. (18) Geissele 5.56mm duty rifles\nb. (5) Pava (pepperball) projectile launchers + munitions (pepperballs)\nc. (500) Defense Technologies Drag Stabilized 12-Gauge Beanbag Rounds\nd. (2) 40mm Single Launcher and Alternative Impact Munitions\nGovernor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 481, on September 30, 2021, which aims to regulate\nthe financing, procurement, and utilization of "military equipment" by law enforcement\nagencies in California, codified in California Government Code section 7070, et seq. AB 481\nis a state requirement that all agencies disclose the purchase or intent to purchase certain\nlisted equipment available to Law Enforcement agencies from the federal government as\nmilitary surplus. The Lancaster Police Department holds a community engagement meeting\nyearly at the Lancaster Police Department’s community room, wherein members of the\npublic may attend to ask questions, complain, or comment on the military equipment use\npolicy and inventory list. Additionally, members of the public are free to engage the city\ncouncil during any public council meeting during the public hearing portion of each meeting.\nThe public is not limited to commenting only at the yearly LPD community engagement\nmeeting. The 2026 community meeting took place January 15, 2026 at 3:00pm, in the\nLancaster Police Department Community Room. This is only a very basic summary of the\nequipment requested for purchase by the Lancaster Police Department. All of the items can

CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting\nMinutes of February 10, 2026.

CC 3. Check Registers – January 25, through February 7, 2026\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the Check and Wire Registers for payments made January 25, 2026, through\nFebruary 7, 2026, in the amount of $6,814,710.90 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 – January 2026\nRecommendation(s):\nAccept and approve the January 2026 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. Approval of the purchase of networking equipment and cabling infrastructure for the\nMidtown Recreation Center\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the purchase of Cisco networking equipment and cabling infrastructure from\nLogicalis using California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) contract #3-14-70-3040B.\nThe City of Lancaster operates an Internet Protocol (IP) network that allows for electronic\ndata and voice communications between city sites and the wider world. City Hall is the core\nbackbone of the larger City-wide network that all electronic communications flows through\nas well as the location of the City’s primary data center. The purchase of the Midtown\nRecreation Center will be added to the City network. This project will install 250 network\ncables, 4 network switches, 1 rack, 9 wireless access points, as well as ancillary equipment to\nsupport the technology functions of the Midtown Recreation Center.

CC 6. Approval to Purchase 20 Additional Accela User Licenses\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve the purchase of 20 additional Accela Civic Platform user licenses to support\nincreased system usage and the implementation of new business processes.\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all contracts and associated\ndocuments.\nThe City of Lancaster has utilized the Accela Civic Platform since 2018 to support Planning,\nPermitting and related regulatory functions. The City is expanding its use of Accela to\ninclude new operational processes, specifically Special Event Permitting and Code\nEnforcement. These additions are critical to supporting current operational needs, improving\ncompliance tracking, and streamlining workflows.

CC 7. Approval of the purchase and installation of Audio and Visual Systems for the Midtown\nRecreation Center\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the purchase and installation of Audio and Visual systems for the Midtown\nRecreation Center.\nThe City of Lancaster undertook the purchasing and remodeling of a facility for community\nuse known as the Midtown Recreation Center. As a part of that effort, Information\nTechnology has been tasked with outfitting the Midtown Recreation Center conference\nrooms, community rooms and computer lab, with the latest audio and visual systems. The\ngoal is for the remodeled facility to have the best displays, sounds systems and software for\nhighly effective collaboration both in person and virtually.

CC 8. Approval of the Purchase of Security Equipment for the Midtown Recreation Center\nRecommendation(s):\nApprove the purchase and installation of 15 CD53 dome cameras, 13 CD53-E outdoor dome\ncameras, 3 CH53-E multisensor cameras, 2 CB52-TE bullet camera and ancillary licensing,\ninstallation, materials, and equipment to support the video security; as well as 9 door\ncontrollers, 1 video intercom and ancillary licensing, installation, materials, and equipment to\nsupport facility access control of the Midtown Recreation Center.\nThe City of Lancaster utilizes the Verkada Integrated Physical Security Platform for facility\nsecurity since 2022. The system has been installed at many locations throughout the City and\nallows Staff to monitor cameras, alarms, door locks and even environmental factors from a\nsingle system within a single view. The system also supports mobile devices allowing access\nfrom the field or anywhere staff has an Internet connection.

CC 9. Adoption of Ordinance Regarding Parkway Village Specific Plan\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Ordinance No. 1147, amending the City Zoning Map for approximately 435 acres of\nland generally bounded by Avenue K, Sierra Highway, 10 Street West, and Avenue L to be\nzoned Specific Plan (SP), known as Zone Change No. 25-004.\nThe Parkway Village Specific Plan provides direction for development within the plan area\nover a 20-year period with a buildout year of 2050. This plan envisions a mixed-use,\nwalkable community with a variety of commercial, residential, medical, and open\nspace/public uses. The residential uses include traditional single-family residences, single\nfamily-residences on smaller lots, townhomes, condominiums, and apartment complexes. The\nproject site would be divided into multiple planning areas dedicated to different types of\nuses.\nth

CR 1. Council Reports\nLANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY\nNo action is required at this time.\nLANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY\nNo action is required at this time.\nLANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY\nNo action is required at this time.\nLANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY\nNo action is required at this time.

NB 1. Amendment to the Adopted Budget and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-\n2026\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 26-__, authorizing an amendment to the adopted Budget and Capital\nImprovement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.\nThe mid-year budget review provides an assessment of the City of Lancaster’s budget\ncondition in the current fiscal year during the first six months of the fiscal year. It allows staff\nto review the projected expenditures and revenues appropriated in June of the previous year,\nand account for adjustments not anticipated or fully defined when the projections were\nproposed. It provides an opportunity to review the fund balances, adjust, and help shape the\ndevelopment for the next budget cycle.

NB 2. Fiscal Year 2024/25 Financial Audit\nRecommendation(s):\nReceive audited annual financial report for the City of Lancaster, CA, Fiscal Year ending\nJune 30, 2025.\nThe City of Lancaster has recently completed its annual financial audit for the fiscal year\nending June 30, 2025. The audit was completed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA). The\naudit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and\ndisclosures in the financial statements. These procedures include a review of internal\ncontrols, testing of transactions, and review of the financial statements for the auditors to\nexpress an opinion on the financial statements. Based on the audit, CLA expressed that the\nfinancial statements as of June 30, 2025, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial\nposition of the City of Lancaster. In addition to the financial statements, the auditors issued\nan Audit Communication Letter and a Government Auditing Standards Letter.