City Council

PUBLIC HEARING\nPH 1. Continued Collection of Solid Waste Handling Services Fee for Single-Family Dwellings on\nthe Tax Roll Pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No._______ , of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California,\napproving collection of solid waste handling services fee for single-family dwellings on the\ntax roll pursuant to section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code.\nOn July 26, 2022, the City adopted Resolution No. 23-45, authorizing the collection of solid\nwaste charges for single-family dwellings on the Los Angeles County Tax roll, pursuant to\n5473 of the Health and Safety Code. At a public hearing on July 23, 2024, the City approved\nan increase to the fee for solid waste handling services for single-family dwelling parcels for\nfiscal years 2025-2026 through 2028-2029, pursuant to the franchise agreement between the\nCity and Waste Management, which allows for an annual Consumer Price Index (CPI)\nincrease of three and one-half percent (3.5%) to the charge.\nPH 2. Lancaster Maintenance Districts Annexations 2025\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-_____, Announcing the Results of an Assessment Ballot Procedure\nPublic Hearing, Ordering the Annexation of Territory into the Lancaster Maintenance\nDistricts, and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Therein.\nThe Lancaster Maintenance Districts, separately known as the Lancaster Lighting\nMaintenance District, the Landscape Maintenance District and the Drainage Maintenance\nDistrict (the “Districts”) were formed to provide a dedicated funding source for the\nmaintenance, operations, servicing and installation of public lighting, public landscaping and\npublic drainage facilities within the City of Lancaster. The District properties, which include\nthe Annexations, benefit from the services provided and are assessed their proportionate\nshare of the costs for each District.\nPH 3. Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year\n2025/26\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-_____ confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the\nlevy of an assessment in the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year\n2025/26.\nThe City Council previously formed the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District,\nincluding the establishment of separate zones, and submitted the proposition to the eligible\nvoters in each respective zone. The majority of voters approved the formation of the District,\nthe separate zones, and the levying of the assessment.\nPH 4. Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year\n2025/26\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-____, confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the\nlevy of an assessment in the Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year\n2025/26.\nOn March 11, 2003, the City Council directed that an election be held asking the\nproperty owners within the LLMD to approve an increase in the annual street lighting\nassessment to $70 per lighting unit, including a Consumer Price Index (CPI) based\ninflator. LLMD was formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose\nof financing maintenance operations and installation of public lighting facilities, including,\nbut not limited to street lights, public parking lot lights, and highway safety lights (public\nlighting facilities) (as defined in § 22525 of the California Code) within the City of Lancaster,\nand assessing those properties, which benefit from this service their proportionate share of\nthe cost.\nPH 5. Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Levy of Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year\n2025/26\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-____, confirming the diagram and assessments, and ordering the\nlevying of an assessment in the Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 for Fiscal Year\n2025/26.\nLancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial\nCorridor Landscape Maintenance District were formed, including subsequent annexations\nthereto, for the purpose of providing maintenance services to landscaping and appurtenant\nimprovements for various developments within the City, and assessing those properties which\nbenefit from this service. Each year the City Council must, by law, order the preparation of\nan Engineer's Report describing the existing and proposed maintenance services, and conduct\na public hearing to\nestablish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year.\nPH 6. Levying Lancaster Sewer System Service Charges for Fiscal Year 2025/26\nRecommendation(s):\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-_____, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster,\nCalifornia, levying Lancaster Sewer System Service Charges for maintenance and servicing\nof the Lancaster Sewer System for Fiscal Year 2025/26.\nEach year, staff prepares an Engineer's Report for the City Council to determine the actual\namount of the sewer service charge needed to fund the maintenance of the Lancaster Sewer\nSystem. The Engineer’s Report determining and proposing the sewer service charge for\nFiscal Year 2025/26 has been prepared. Attached is the resolution to levy the sewer service\ncharges for Fiscal Year 2025/26.\nPH 7.\nPublic Hearing on Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts to Comply with\nAssembly Bill 2561.\nRecommendation(s):\nConduct the Public Hearing and Receive and File is the Action.\nThis report is presented in compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561), signed into law\nby Governor Gavin Newsom on September 22, 2024. AB 2561 requires local agencies to\nconduct at least one public hearing annually prior to budget adoption to report on staffing\nvacancies, assess recruitment and retention efforts, and provide a forum for participation by\nrecognized employee organizations.\nNEW BUSINESS