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- Date: 08/25/2009 5:00 PM
- Location: Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers
44933 N. Fern Ave.
Lancaster, California 93534
44933 North Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
Mayor /Chairman R. Rex Parris
Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Ronald D. Smith
Council Member/Agency Director Ken Mann - Council Member/Agency Director Sherry Marquez
Council Member/Agency Director Ed Sileo
CITY COUNCIL / LANCASTER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday
August 25, 2009
Regular Meeting – 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers – Lancaster City Hall
The City Clerk / Agency Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted
by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2009
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Council Members/Agency Directors: Mann, Marquez, Sileo; Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Smith; Mayor/Chairman Parris
INVOCATION
Pastor Paul Chappell - Lancaster Baptist Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
CIF Football Championship-Student Video
AGENDA ITEMS TO BE REMOVED
Sometimes it is necessary to remove items from the agenda. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - AGENDIZED ITEMS
Any person who would like to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency on any agendized item is requested to complete a speaker card for the City Clerk/Agency Secretary and identify the agenda item you would like to discuss. Each person will be given an opportunity to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency at the time such item is discussed. Speaker cards are available at the rear of the Council Chambers and your speaker card must be filled out prior to the agenda item being called. We respectfully request that you fill the cards out completely and print as clearly as possible. Following this procedure will allow for a smooth and timely process for the City Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting and we appreciate your cooperation. Individual speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each.
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 August 11, 2009.
RCC 2. Adopt Resolution No. 19-09, consenting to and authorizing a joint public hearing of the City Council of the City of Lancaster (the “City Council”) and the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) in connection with the preparation of the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project (the “Project” or the “Project Area,” as appropriate), and environmental documents prepared therefore, and directing notification of the same.
RCC 3. Adopt Resolution No. 21-09, approving the Replacement Housing Plan for the Lowtree Neighborhood Project.
RCC 4. Adopt Resolution No. 22-09, approving the Relocation Plan for the Lowtree Neighborhood Project.
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 August 11, 2009.
CC 3. Approve the Check and Wire Registers July 26, 2009 through August 8, 2009 in the amount of $3,926,775.37.
CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 932, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Title 13 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, modifying Chapter 13.07 Sanitary Sewers and Chapter 13.08 Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance.
CC 5. Adopt Ordinance No. 924, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Title 17, of the Lancaster Municipal Code, (Zoning Ordinance) modifying the expiration date for Conditional Use Permits and increasing the number of extensions available for Site Plan Reviews and Conditional Use Permits.
CC 6. Approve the revised agreement of Acquisition of Real Property for 3603 Balmont Avenue between the City of Lancaster and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. The staff report dated July 28, 2009 referenced the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency in the Acquisition Agreement. The revised agreement is between the City and the seller.
CC 7. Approve the agreement for Acquisition of Real Property located at 3623 West Avenue K-10 between the City of Lancaster and the Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate holders CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-01.
CC 8. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Pacific Municipal Consulting (PMC) to prepare the 2010-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan in an amount not to exceed $59,510.00. The 2010-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan are required by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to Title 24 of the Codified Federal Regulations, Part 91 for the entitlement of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
CC 9. Adopt Resolution No. 09-78, consenting to and authorizing a joint public hearing of the City Council of the City of Lancaster (the “City Council”) and the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) in connection with the preparation of the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project (the “Project” or the “Project Area,” as appropriate), and environmental documents prepared therefore, and directing notification of the same.
CC 10. Approve the monumentation work for: Parcel Map No. 27057, located on the northeast corner of Avenue J-8 and 50th Street West, Owner: STG Regency, LLC; Parcel Map No. 061707, located on the northwest corner of 50th Street West and Avenue J-8, Owner: STG Regency, LLC; Tract No. 54286, located north of Avenue K-14, at Edson Avenue, Owner: Hill View Homes; and Tract No. 060780, located on the northeast corner of 25th Street East and Avenue K-4, Owner: K Street East, LLC.
CC 11. Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for: Permit No. 04-03980, located at 30th Street East and Avenue J-8, Owner: Eastside High School; Site Plan Review No. 07-18, located on the southwest corner of Avenue L and 6th Street West, Owner: Toneman Properties Avenue L, LLC; and Tract No. 061078 (Phase I), located on the northwest corner of Avenue K-8 and 15th Street East, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc.
CC 12. Approve the completed water systems installed by the developers for: Site Plan Review No. 07-18, located on the southwest corner of Avenue L and 6th Street West, Owner: Toneman Properties Avenue L, LLC; and Tract No. 060889, located on the northeast corner of Avenue L and 60th Street West, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc.
CC 13. Accept the work constructed by Imperial Paving Company, Inc. for Public Works Construction Project No. 08-001, 2007/2008 Street Resurfacing, Phase 1; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project; authorize payment of the 10 percent retention 35 days after recordation, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed.
CC 14. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 08-008, Avenue J-8 Widening SR2SL-5419(024) to Zenitram, Inc. dba ANM Construction & Engineering, in the amount of $458,544.36 (plus a 10% contingency) for the construction of minor street improvements on Avenue J-8 between 40th Street West and 35th Street West and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
CC 15. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 09-014, 2007/2008 Street Resurfacing, Phase II, ESPL 5419-(021), to Granite Construction Company, in the amount of $4,500,415.00, plus a 10% contingency and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. Appropriate $2,324,875.00 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 383-12ST019-924 and transfer $15,455.00 from Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 205-15SW006-924 to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 205-12ST019-924.
CC 16. Adopt Resolution No. 09-79, declaring the City’s intention to vacate of a portion of the alley right-of-way, lying South of Avenue J from Fig Avenue to 153.24 feet east of Fig Avenue.
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
JPH 1. Consideration of a disposition strategy for properties acquired by the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency under the Desert View Master Vision Plan
Redevelopment Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 20-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired in the Desert View Master Vision Plan area.
City Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-80, a resolution of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired in the Desert View Master Vision Plan area.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH 1. Appeal of Planning Commission Denial - Conditional Use Permit No. 07-05
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-82 upholding the Planning Commission decision by denying the appeal for Conditional Use Permit 07-05, a request to construct a carwash and detail shop on the northwest corner of 17th Street West and Avenue J.
Or:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-83 overturning the Planning Commission decision by approving the appeal for Conditional Use Permit 07-05, a request to construct a carwash and detail shop on the northwest corner of 17th Street West and Avenue J (thereby approving the project with added conditions).
NEW BUSINESS
NB 1. Approve policy regarding invocations at meetings of the City Council of the City of Lancaster.
COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY MANAGER’S / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT
CITY CLERK /AGENCY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT
PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
This portion of the agenda allows an individual the opportunity to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency on any item NOT ON THE AGENDA regarding City/Agency business and speaker cards must be submitted prior to the beginning of this portion of the Agenda. Please complete a speaker card for the City Clerk/Agency Secretary and identify the subject you would like to address. We respectfully request that you fill the cards out completely and print as clearly as possible. Following this procedure will allow for a smooth and timely process for the City Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting and we appreciate your cooperation. State law prohibits the City Council/Redevelopment Agency from taking action on items not on the agenda and your matter will be referred to the City Manager/Executive Director. Individual speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each.
COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.
MEETING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at (661)723-6020. Services such as American Sign Language interpreters, a reader during the meeting, and/or large print copies of the agenda are available. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
AGENDA ADDENDUM INFORMATION
On occasion items may be added after the agenda has been mailed to subscribers. Copies of the agenda addendum item will be available at the City Clerk's Department and are posted with the agenda on the windows of the City Council Chambers. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Department at (661) 723-6020.
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