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NB1. General Municipal Election-April 14, 2026
Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt Resolution No. _____, calling for the holding of a General All-Mail Ballot
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, for the election of two (2) City
Council Members as required by the provisions of the applicable laws of the state of
California and the City of Lancaster, City Charter.
2. Adopt Resolution No. _______, and requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a General
Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
3. Adopt Resolution No. ______, adopting regulations for candidates for elective office,
pertaining to filing fees and candidate statements submitted to the voters at an election to be
held Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
4. Adopt Resolution No. _______, providing for the conduct of a special runoff election for
elective offices in the event of a tie vote at any municipal election.
5. Direct staff to conduct a standalone all-mail ballot general municipal election and approve
the following Professional Services Agreements to provide election support services.
A. Hart InterCivic for ballot design, tabulation software, equipment, and associated services
in an amount of $95,836.32, plus any delivery return cost for the equipment which may not
exceed $5,000 and
B. ProVote Solutions for ballot production, print and mail services in an amount of $205,
045.40 plus an additional $5,000 for postal services rendered by this vendor;
C. SnailWorks for mail tracking for approximately of $2,994.61.
D. City of Whittier/GEM for ballot tracking in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
E. Los Angeles County for Voter data, Ballot Drop-off Boxes and other services.
6. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee with the concurrence of the City Attorney to
approve, finalize and execute any and all such documents necessary to complete the
contemplated transactions.
During odd numbered years, the City Council adopts the necessary resolutions to proceed
with the General Municipal Election in April of even-numbered years. These resolutions
fulfill certain legal requirements to conduct the General Municipal Election; request
information and supplies from the County of Los Angeles; establish guidelines and costs
associated with candidate statements; and provide provisions to conduct a special runoff
election to resolve a tie vote.
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CC 7. Approval of Acquisition and Reimbursement Agreements with HD Development of
Maryland, Inc., for Lancaster Health District Project
Recommendation(s):
1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to
enter into an acquisition agreement with HD Development of Maryland, Inc., and acquire
approximately 36,102 square feet via roadway easement to construct Avenue J-5 at 20th Street
West and execute all related documents.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to
enter into a reimbursement agreement with HD Development of Maryland, Inc., for the onsite
improvements necessitated by the acquisition agreement along Avenue J-5 and 20th Street
West and execute all related documents.
The Lancaster Health District (LHD) project proposes to develop the area bounded by 12th
Street West to the east, Avenue J to the north, 20th Street West to the west, and SR-14
(Antelope Valley Freeway) and Avenue J-8 to the south, and is funded by the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) 2015 Call for Projects. The City
was awarded a total grant amount of $11,412,757.00, with a local matching fund requirement
of $6,767,765.00. |
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CC 5. Approval of Facilities Relocation Agreement with Southern California Edison Company for
the SR-138 (SR-14) Avenue K Interchange Project
Recommendation(s):
Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to
enter into a Facilities Relocation Agreement with Southern California Edison Company
(SCE) for the relocation of SCE owned and maintained transmission and distribution
facilities (SCE Facilities) within the SR-138 (SR-14) Avenue K Interchange project limits, and
execute all related documents.
As part of the construction improvements, street, sidewalk, curb and gutter improvements
will be required, which will conflict with SCE infrastructure. SCE currently operates and
maintains certain transmission and distribution facilities within and proximate to the project
area. The City has determined that the implementation of project improvements will
necessitate the relocation of portions of the SCE facilities, and have requested that SCE
relocate some or all of the SCE facilities. Under the Facilities Relocation Agreement, SCE
will relocate seventeen (17) transmission poles with Distribution. |
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CC 13. Westside Annexation - Annexation No. 24-002 / General Plan Amendment No. 24-002 PreZone No. 24-001 / Specific Plan No. 24-002 Development Agreement No. 24-001
Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1140, amending the City Zoning Map to pre-zone 7,153 acres of
land generally bounded by Avenue B, Avenue G, 30th Street West, and Sierra
Highway/Edwards Air Force Base to Rural Residential (RR-2.5), Mixed Use – Employment
(MU-E), Light Industrial (LI), Public (P), Mobile Home Park (MHP), and Specific Plan (SP),
known as Pre-Zone (PZ) No. 24-001.
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1141, adopting Development Agreement (DA) No. 24-001 to
establish specific development rights for Planning Areas 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of Specific Plan No.
24-002
In order to accommodate the future economic needs of the City and to better align some of
the City’s irregular boundaries, the annexation (ANX24-002) of approximately 7,153 acres
generally bound by Avenue B, Avenue G, 30th Street West, and Sierra Highway/Edwards Air
Force Base has been proposed from unincorporated Los Angeles County into the City of
Lancaster. Associated with the annexation is a general plan amendment (GPA No. 24-002)
and pre-zone application (PZ No. 24-001 to align the land use and zoning designation with
the City’s land use and zoning. Specifically, the land use designations would be NU, MU, LI,
P, MR1 and SP while the associated zoning would be RR-2.5, MU-E, LI, P, MHP, and SP. |
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