AGENCY ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR - The Redevelopment Agency Consent Calendar may be acted upon with one motion, a second and the vote.

RCC 1.  See CC 2 for the approval of the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting minutes of March 11, 2008.

RCC 2.  Adopt Resolution No. 02-08, authorizing the acquisition of County Tax Defaulted Properties and declaring the public purpose thereof.

• RCC 2 Staff Report

COUNCIL ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR - The City Council Consent Calendar may be acted upon with one motion, a second and the vote.

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

CC 2.  Approve the Redevelopment Agency / City Council Regular Meeting minutes of March 11, 2008.

• CC 2 Staff Report

CC 3.  Approve the Check and Wire Registers (February 24, 2008 through March 8, 2008) in the amount of $1,916,679.10.

• CC 3 Staff Report

CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 898, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California,   amending Sections 17.16.060 AND 17.16.070 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to allow Solar Electrical Generating Plants in the Heavy Industrial Zone, subject to a Director’s Review (ZC 07-02).

• CC 4 Staff Report

CC 5.  Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the drainage improvements for Drainage Maintenance District Annexation Nos. 2, 04-51, 04-89, and 04-123, installed for: Conditional Use Permit No. 04-12, located on the southwest corner of Lancaster Boulevard and Valley Central Way, Owner:  Developers Diversified Realty; Tract No. 60003, located on the southwest corner of 60th Street West and Avenue J-8, Owner:  Beazer Homes Holdings Corporation; Tract No. 060034, located on the southeast corner of 60th Street West and Avenue J-8, Owner:  Lancaster Pavilions, L.P.; and Tract No. 61123, located on the southwest corner of 35th Street West and Avenue M-8, Owner:  Pulte Homes Corporation.

• CC 5 Staff Report

CC 6.  Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for: Conditional Use Permit 04-12, located on the southwest corner of Lancaster Boulevard and Valley Central Way, Owner:  Developers Diversified Realty; Conditional Use Permit 88-28, located at 44601 Valley Central Way, Owner:  RVIP Valley Central L.P.; Site Plan Review No. 06-09, located on the northeast corner of 7th Street East and Avenue L-8, Owner:  AveLeight, LLC; and Tract No. 061342, located on the northeast corner of 45th Street West and Avenue M-12, Owner:  Pinnacle Quartz Hill I, LLC.

• CC 6 Staff Report

CC 7.  Approve the completed water systems installed by the developer for: Tract No. 54203, located on the southeast corner of 40th Street West and Avenue M-8, Owner:  Pulte Homes Corporation; Tract No. 061123, located on the southwest corner of 35th Street West and Avenue M-8, Owner:  Pulte Homes Corporation; Site Plan Review No. 04-04, located on the northeast corner of 3rd Street East and Avenue M, Owner:  4th Street Investors, Inc.; Site Plan Review 06-09, located on the northeast corner of 7th Street East and Avenue L-8, Owner:  Aveleight, LLC; and Permit No. 04-03981, located at 3200 East Avenue J-8 – Eastside High School, Owner:  Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District.

• CC 7 Staff Report

CC 8.  Approve the monumentation work for:  Parcel Map No. 068266, located on the east side of 10th Street West and north of Avenue L, Owner:  L Street Properties, LLC.

• CC 8 Staff Report

CC 9.  Approve the map and accept the dedications as offered on the map for Parcel Map No. 67842, located on the southwest corner of Jackman Street and Sierra Highway; make findings that this project will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1, and 66474.6 of the Subdivision Map Act; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the certificate which embodies the approval of said map and the dedications shown thereon.

• CC 9 Staff Report

CC 10.  Approve the plan for use of Proposition 1B funding.  Increase estimated revenues in account 205-3302-100 by $1,006,000 and appropriate $1,006,000 in Proposition 1B funds to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 205-12ST019-924.  Approve the budget transfer of $80,000 from Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 205-15SW005-924 to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 205-12ST019-924 and $80,000 from Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 206-12ST019-924 to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 206-15SW005-924.

• CC 10 Staff Report

CC 11.  Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 359 into Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 14.

• CC 11 Staff Report

CC 12.  Award Public Works Construction Project No. 08-004, 2008 Alley Reconstruction Program to Padilla Paving in the amount of $234,050.00, (plus 10% contingency) for the construction of 2008 Alley Reconstruction Program.  Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.

• CC 12 Staff Report

CC 13.   Award Public Works Construction Project No. 08-015, Mall Loop Road Landscaping Improvements, to America West Landscape, Inc. in the amount of $251,454.05 plus a 10% contingency.  The project is designed to provide landscaping at the Front Row Center Hotels project located on the southwest corner of Double Play Way and Mall Loop Road.  Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.

• CC 13 Staff Report

CC 14.   Accept the work constructed by Taft Electric Company for Public Works Construction Project No. 06-010, Smart Crosswalks (Five Locations); direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project; and authorize payment of the 10 percent retention 35 days after recordation, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed.

• CC 14 Staff Report

CC 15.   Adopt Resolution No. 08-24, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing the termination of the California Public Entities Insurance Authority (CPEIA) Joint Powers Agreement.

• CC 15 Staff Report

CC 16.           Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District:
Annexation No. 06-28, Permit No. 06-01227, located at 3645 Camino Vista.  Owner:  Stephen L. Payte and Lari L. Payte, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Annexation No. 07-32, Permit No. 07-01914, located at southwest corner of Pillsbury Street and Cedar Avenue.  Owner:  Gerado Herrera and Cindy Gutierrez, husband and wife as joint tenants.

Annexation No. 07-49, Conditional Use Permit no. 85-09, located at 44662 15th Street West.  Owner:  Desert Christian Ministries, Incorporated, a California Non-Profit Religious Corporation.

A.     Adopt Resolution No. 08-25, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster initiating proceedings for the annexation of territories to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District to be established pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 06-28, 07-32, and 07-49.)

B.     Adopt Resolution No. 08-26, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster approving the Engineer's Report and the time and place for Public Hearing, and declaring its intention to annex territories into Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and to levy and collect assessments pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 06-28, 07-32, and 07-49.)

• CC 16 Staff Report

CC 17.            Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District:

Annexation No. 683, Permit No. 06-01227, located at 3645 Camino Vista.  Owner:  Stephen L. Payte and Lari L. Payte, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Annexation No. 803, Conditional Use Permit no. 85-09, located at 44662 15th Street West.  Owner:  Desert Christian Ministries, Incorporated, a California Non-Profit Religious Corporation.

A.     Adopt Resolution No. 08-27, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster initiating proceedings for the annexation of territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District, an Assessment district established pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 683, and 803.)

B.        Adopt Resolution No. 08-28, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster approving the Engineer's Report and the time and place for Public Hearing, and declaring its intention to annex territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District and to levy and collect assessments pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 683, and 803.)

• CC 17 Staff Report

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PH 1.  Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and associated assessment:
Annexation No. 06-28, Permit No. 06-01227, located at 3645 Camino Vista.  Owner:  Stephen L. Payte and Lari L. Payte, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Annexation No. 07-32, Permit No. 07-01914, located at southwest corner of Pillsbury Street and Cedar Avenue.  Owner:  Gerado Herrera and Cindy Gutierrez, husband and wife as joint tenants.

Annexation No. 07-49, Conditional Use Permit no. 85-09, located at 44662 15th Street West.  Owner:  Desert Christian Ministries, Incorporated, a California Non-Profit Religious Corporation.

• PH 1 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 08-29, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster confirming the diagram and assessment and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and levy of assessment (Annexation Nos. 06-28, 07-32, and 07-49.)

PH 2.      Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District and associated assessment:
Annexation No. 683, Permit No. 06-01227, located at 3645 Camino Vista.  Owner:  Stephen L. Payte and Lari L. Payte, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Annexation No. 803, Conditional Use Permit no. 85-09, located at 44662 15th Street West.  Owner:  Desert Christian Ministries, Incorporated, a California Non-Profit Religious Corporation.

• PH 2 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 08-30, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster confirming the diagram and assessment and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District (Annexation Nos. 683, and 803.)

PH 3.      Annual CPI Adjustment of Fee Schedule Relating to Cost of Services, Annual CCI Adjustment of Development Impact Fees.

• PH 3 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 08-31, rescinding Resolutions 07-91 and 05-174 in their entirety and establishing fee schedules relating to cost of services.

Adopt Resolution No. 08-32, rescinding Resolution 06-93 in its entirety and establishing new development impact fee schedules for the installation and upgrade of traffic signals, traffic impact, planned drainage facilities and urban structure program – parks.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1.     Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 294
(Continued from 3/11/08 City Council Meeting)

• NB 1 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the landscape improvements for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 294, installed for Tract No. 47583, located on the southeast corner of Avenue I and 90th Street West, Owner:  K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes, Inc.

NB 2.     Congestion Mitigation Fee Feasibility Report

• NB 2 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Receive report, discuss and file.

NB 3.     Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Mr. Angel Martinez, who was found murdered on March 11, 2008.

• NB 3 Staff Report

Recommendation:

Approve reward of $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the murder of Mr. Angel Martinez, who was found murdered on March 11, 2008.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1.     Discuss and give staff direction to look at the viability of ordinances pertaining to reimbursement of public safety costs for excessive calls of service.

               Presenter:  Council Member Smith

CA 2.     Council conduct toward the public.

               Presenter: Council Member Jeffra

CA 3.     Posting of City Council and Candidates’ required campaign/financial documents on the City Website.

               Presenter: Council Member Sileo

CITY MANAGER’S / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT

CITY CLERK’S / AGENCY SECRETARY’S ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
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COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)

Pursuant to action taken by the City Council / Redevelopment Agency on November 13, 2007, there will not be a City Council / Redevelopment Agency meeting on April 8, 2008.

Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 6:00 p.m.

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