Palmdale — 2023-07-31

6.1 Center for Transportation Technology Excellence

6.2 Care Court

7.1 AV Fair Multi Agency Regional Resiliency Center (MARRC) and Palmdale\nRegional Recreation Center\nRecommendations:\n1. City of Palmdale: (i) identify and appropriate $10 million for the MARRC facility;\nand (ii) reaffirm its commitment to the development of a center that will serve\nresidents of the City of Palmdale in times of emergencies that may happen to\noccur.\n2. City of Lancaster: (i) acknowledge it has contracted for design services in the\namount of $6.5 million; and (ii) reaffirm its commitment to developing a funding\nstrategy which will fully fund the construction of the evacuation center and\ndirect the City Manager to pursue all available funding sources including, but\nnot limited to, grant funds and/or debt financing.\nIn May 2021, at the Joint Palmdale and Lancaster City Council meeting, the City\nof Lancaster and the City of Palmdale identified the need for a new, larger, Event\nCenter that, with certain facility upgrades, may also serve as a Regional\nEvacuation Center for the Antelope Valley, as well as a Regional Recreation\nComplex that provides a multi-generational place of entertainment for the\nAntelope Valley. Working together the Cities were tasked to expeditiously and\nefficiently identify a location, finance, and oversee the process of environmental\nreview, design, bid, and construction of each project to their respective\ncompletion.

7.2 Animal Care & Control\nRecommendation:\nReview and consider options to mitigate the cost of animal care and control\nservices through programs, engage local rescues, and feasibility study options for\nalternatives.\nThe cities of Palmdale and Lancaster (Cities) contract with the County of Los\nAngeles Department of Animal Care and Control (County) to provide general\nanimal care and control services within the corporate limits of the Cities, in\naccordance with the provisions outlined in Title 10, Animals of the Los Angeles\nCounty Code, and its amendments with the exceptions identified in the annual\nservice level request. The Cities may opt out of certain provisions of Title 10 and\nsubstitute with a lawful City ordinance to be enforced in lieu of a County Ordinance.\nThe Cities complete an annual Service Level Request form identifying planned\nservices and the rate for each service. The billing rate is established by the\nCounty’s Department of Animal Care and Control and approved by the Auditor\nController. The rates indicated in the Service Level Request form are readjusted by\nthe County annually to increase or decrease to reflect the cost of each service. The\nCities are billed based on the service level provided, within the parameters of the\nannual Service Level Request form.

7.3 Antelope Valley Community Workforce Agreement (CWA)\nRecommendations:\n1. Approve and authorize the City Managers, or their designees, to collaborate\nwith the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building & Trades Council to identify,\nsupport and/or pursue changes to the Vehicle Miles Traveled Metric\nestablished by the State of California through the passage of Senate Bill 743.\n2. Approve and authorize the City Managers, or their designees, to negotiate with\nthe Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building & Trades Council a mutually\nbeneficial community work force agreement.\nIn late 2017, the City of Lancaster leadership staff met with representatives of the\nLos Angeles/Orange Counties Building & Trades Council to negotiate and prepare\nan agreement that would establish the labor relations policies and procedures for\nthe City and for the craft employees represented by the Unions engaged in work\non certain City of Lancaster improvement projects. The agreement was approved\nand authorized by the Lancaster City Council during their regular meeting on\nJanuary 23, 2018. On October 2, 2018, the Palmdale City Council approved a\nsimilar Community Workforce Agreement to strengthen the Antelope Valley’s\ncommitment to utilizing a skilled and trained workforce. Over the course of the last\nseveral years, both the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale have had additional\nconversations and meetings with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building &\nTrades Council. During these meetings the impacts of Senate Bill 743 to\ndevelopment in Suburban communities was discussed. It was mutually agreed that\nSenate Bill 743 creates barriers to development projects in suburban communities\nlike the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale.\nCITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA / CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA\nSPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA\nMONDAY, JULY 31, 2023\n-4-

7.4 Wellness Center\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize each City’s respective staff to develop and release a Request for\nProposal for Wellness Center Operation (“RFP”) that generally requires a\nproposal to include at least the following information: (i) proposed operator’s\nidentity, relevant experience, and ownership information; (ii) proposed location\nof the Wellness Center; and (iii) proposed programing, services, and other\nresources to be offered at the Wellness Center.\n2. Authorize each City’s respective staff to coordinate and work with the operator\n(“Operator”) selected pursuant to the RFP process above and/or the County\nof Los Angeles to identify potential funding sources for the Operator to (i)\nidentify, acquire, assemble, develop, and/or rehabilitate a site for operation of\nthe Wellness Center and (ii) operate the Wellness Center on a long-term basis.\n3. Authorize each City’s respective staff to negotiate and draft a Wellness Center\nOperating Agreement with the Operator.\n4. Authorize each City’s City Manager, or his or her designee, to execute all\ndocuments (including, without limitation, the Wellness Center Operating\nAgreement) and take all actions necessary or convenient to facilitate\nOperator’s development and operation of the Wellness Center.\nAcross the nation, cities are facing the challenges presented by addiction and the\nopioid crisis. This crisis is inextricably linked with homelessness. Studies show that\napproximately one-third of unhoused individuals have issues related to alcohol\nand/or drugs, and approximately two-thirds have lifetime histories of drug or alcohol\nuse disorders, according to American Addiction Centers.\nCITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA / CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA\nSPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA\nMONDAY, JULY 31, 2023\n-5-

7.5 Auto Dealers Sales Tax Sharing Agreement\nRecommendations:\n1. Direct staff to draft a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of\nPalmdale and the City of Lancaster based on the deal points outlined within\nthis staff report; and,\n2. Authorize the City Managers, or their designees, to execute the Memorandum\nof Understanding.\nOver the past 40 years, the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster have competed to\nattract new business and investment to each respective city. This type of\ncompetition is not unique to the Antelope Valley. Local, regional, and state\ngovernments routinely offer financial incentives including sales tax rebates,\nreduced land costs, and tax credits to entice businesses to locate in their\njurisdiction. Vehicle dealerships are major sales tax generators for California\ncities. As a result, jurisdictions often go to great lengths, including offering sales\ntax rebates and other incentives, to attract and retain dealerships. In order to\navoid these negative impacts, it would be beneficial for the cities of Palmdale\nand Lancaster to work together on creating policies to prevent this practice from\noccurring in the future.

7.6 Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District\nRecommendation:\nDirect staff of both Cities to explore opportunities and engage in discussions\nregarding entering a joint effort to ensure continued funding and support of the\nAntelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District.\nThe City of Lancaster and the City of Palmdale have historically faced similar health\nand safety concerns regarding mosquitos and have engaged in related regulatory\nand prevention efforts. The Antelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District (the\nDistrict) is a special district formed in 1958. It provides essential mosquito\nabatement services to the approximately 250 square miles covering most of\nPalmdale, Lancaster, and areas of LA County. District services include spraying\nstanding water regularly throughout mosquito season, responding to service\nrequests to treat backyards, and performing public outreach to educate the public\non the dangers of mosquitoes and their breeding sources\nCITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA / CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA\nSPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA\nMONDAY, JULY 31, 2023\n-6-

7.7 Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD) Petition for Review\nof US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Decision\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize and direct each City’s respective staff to work with the AVAQMD,\nincluding entering into a common interest/joint defense agreement with AVAQMD\nregarding its filing a petition for review to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals\nchallenging the EPA’s decision.\nThe AVAQMD is the local agency with the primary responsibility for the control of\nnon-vehicular sources of air pollution throughout the Antelope Valley. The\nAVAQMD’s Governing Board is comprised of two members of the Palmdale City\nCouncil, two members of the Lancaster City Council, two members appointed by\nthe 5th District Supervisor of Los Angeles County, and one public member. The\nAVAQMD’s mission is to protect the people and the environment of the Antelope\nValley from the effects of air pollution through developing and implementing\nprograms and regulations to improve air quality. On July 3, 2023, the US\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its “Air Plan Approval and Limited\nApproval-Limited Disapproval; California; Antelope Valley Air Quality\nManagement District; District; Stationary Source Permits; New Source Review”\n(Final Rule) 88 Fed. Reg. 42621-01 (July 3, 2023). This EPA Final Rule\ndisapproves AVAQMD’s longstanding practice with regard to New Source Review\nand, if it should be upheld, would have dramatic impacts on industry throughout\nthe Antelope Valley, including the aerospace industry. The AVAQMD Board of\nDirectors has authorized the filing of a Petition for Review with the Ninth Circuit\nCourt of Appeals challenging the rule.