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- Date: 11/10/2009 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
November 10, 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, November 6, 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
Reverend Maxine Shiltz – Revealing Truth Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1) Presentation in honor of Veteran’s Day
Presenter: Jim Hildreth
2) Mayor’s Athlete of the Month – Kyle Brooks
Presenter: Mayor Parris
3) Courage Award to Robert Pearce
Presenter: Mayor Parris
4) Recognition of Bark at the Park Committee
Presenter: Mayor Parris
5) Louis V. Bozigian Gift of the Arts Award – Kathleen Burnett
Presenter: Vice Mayor Smith
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 October 27, 2009.
RCC 2. Approve the cancellation of the Redevelopment Agency meeting of April 13, 2010 and direct the City Clerk to post the required notice.
RCC 3. Approve the agreement for acquisition of real property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as trustee for the Certificate holders CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-16 as part of the approved Neighborhood Foreclosure Preservation Homeownership Program for property located at 45534 Gadsden Avenue, Lancaster, California.
RCC 4. Approve the agreement for acquisition of real property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Bruce Pendleberry and May Pendleberry for property located at 44302 Beech Avenue, Lancaster, California.
RCC 5. Concur with the proposed revisions to the Lowtree Master Vision Plan and direct staff to implement the modifications made relative to planning, environmental, and redevelopment matters incorporated with the updated Lowtree Master Vision Plan.
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 October 27, 2009.
CC 3. Approve the Check and Wire Registers October 11, 2009 through October 24, 2009 in the amount of $2,014,989.54.
CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 935, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Section 10.04.070 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to closing roads and highways.
CC 5. Approve the cancellation of the City Council meeting of April 13, 2010 and direct the City Clerk to post the required notice.
CC 6. Approve the agreement for acquisition of real property between the City of Lancaster and Deutsche Bank Trust Co., as trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-2 property located at 1033 Holguin Street, Lancaster, California, as part of the approved Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
CC 7. Approve the agreement for acquisition of real property between the City of Lancaster and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-4 property located at 45410 Gadsden Avenue, Lancaster, California, as part of the approved Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
CC 8. Approve the agreement for acquisition of real property between the City of Lancaster and Federal National Mortgage Association for property located at 45316 6th Street East, Lancaster, California, as part of the approved Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
CC 9. Staff recommends that Mayor Parris nominate and appoint Gina Rogers to the Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation Board of Directors and that the City Council ratify this nomination and appointment.
CC 10. Accept the interior street trees for maintenance by the City for: Tract No. 53102-01, located on the southwest corner of Avenue J-8 and 45th Street West, Owner: Avone Home, LLC.; and Tract No. 061680, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K and 60th Street West, Owner: KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
CC 11. Approve the completed sewer system installed by the developer for Tract No. 52655, located between 17th Street West and 18th Street West, approximately 200 feet south of Lancaster Boulevard, Owner: Gibraltar Homes, LLC.
CC 12. Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for: Site Plan Review No. 07-15, located at 604 East Avenue K, Owner: Yasser Mubarkeh; and Tract No. 061680, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K and 60th Street West, Owner: KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
CC 13. Approve the completed water systems installed by the developer for: Tract No. 060238, located on the northwest corner of Lancaster Boulevard and 30th Street West, Owner: DR Horton, Inc.; and Tract No. 061680, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K and 60th Street West, Owner: KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
CC 14. Rescind approval of final maps for: Tract Map No. 47414, located on the east side of 23rd Street West and 668 feet north of Avenue L, Owner: Dave Bradley; and Tract Map No. 066383, located on the southeast corner of Avenue K and 70th Street West, Owner: WSI Avanti Land, LLC.
CC 15. Accept the work constructed by C. S. Legacy Construction, Inc., for Public Works Construction Project No. 08-048, Tierra Bonita Park Water Conservation Modifications – Phase I; 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 16. Approve the expansion of the scope of work on Public Works Construction Project No. 08-006, Lancaster Boulevard Bikeway and 20th Street East Storm Drain, to include drainage improvements at Challenger Way and Avenue H-8; approve Change Order No. 1 and increase the total amount of the contract with Floyd Johnston Construction for Public Works Construction Project No. 08-006 by $171,225.00 for a total revised contract amount of $4,217,009.00.
CC 17. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 09-003, Traffic Signals at Avenue L-8 and 30th Street West, Avenue L and 35th Street West, and Various Signal Modifications ESPL 5419-(023), to Taft Electric Company, in the amount of $1,339,980.00 plus a 10% contingency; appropriate $1,339,980.00 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 383-16ST001-924; increase estimated revenues in Account No. 383-3402702, ARRA Grant Revenues, by the same amount and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
CC 18. Approve appropriation of $186,196.00 in new grant funds to Account No. 324-4821-770 for Office of Traffic Safety Grant Number PT1033 for Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), and increase revenue in Account No. 324-3307-100 in the same amount.
CC 19. This item number not used.
CC 20. Adopt Resolution No. 09-106, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 89-1.
CC 21. Adopt Resolution No. 09-107, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 90-1.
CC 22. Adopt Resolution No. 09-108, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 91-1.
CC 23. Adopt Resolution No. 09-109, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 91-2.
CC 24. Adopt Resolution No. 09-110, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 92-101R.
CC 25. Adopt Resolution No. 09-111, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering judicial foreclosures of delinquent special taxes for Community Facilities District 93-3.
JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS
JPH 1. Consideration of a disposition strategy for properties acquired by the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency under the Trend Master Vision Plan
Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 24-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired in the Trend Master Vision Plan area.
City Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-96, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired in the Trend Master Vision Plan area.
JPH 2. Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project
Agency Recommendations:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 25-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, approving the report to the City Council for the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project and authorizing transmittal of said report and amendment to the City Council.
B) Adopt Resolution No. 26-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, considering and adopting the Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact for the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project.
C) Adopt Resolution No. 27-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, approving the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project.
City Recommendations:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 09-97, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, considering and adopting the Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact for the Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Plan.
B) Introduce Ordinance No. 937, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving and adopting Amendment No. 2 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Lancaster Fox Field Redevelopment Project.
PUBLIC HEARING
PH 1. Tobacco Retail License Fee
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-98, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Resolution No. 08-31 and Resolution No. 09-91, in part, as it relates to the tobacco retailer permit fee.
NEW BUSINESS
NB 1. General Municipal Election – April 13, 2010
Recommendations:
A) Adopt Resolution No. 09-99, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, calling and giving notice of the holding of a General Municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities.
B) Adopt Resolution No. 09-100, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City related to the conduct of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
C) Adopt Resolution No. 09-101, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, adopting regulations for candidates for elective office, pertaining to filing fees and candidate statements submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
D) Adopt Resolution No. 09-102, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, providing for the conduct of a special runoff election for elective offices in the event of a tie vote at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
E) Adopt Resolution No. 09-103, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, ordering the submission of Measures to the qualified electors of the City, relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 as called for in Resolution No. 09-99.
F) Adopt Resolution No. 09-104, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, setting priorities for filing written arguments regarding the City Measures and directing the City Attorney to prepare the impartial analysis.
G) Adopt Resolution No. 09-105, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for City Measures submitted at Municipal Elections.
NB 2. Tickets Provided by Agency Reporting Policy
Recommendation:
Approve the Tickets Provided by Agency Reporting Policy.
NB 3. Amending and adding Chapters to the Lancaster Municipal Code pertaining to Animal Control.
Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. 938, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 and adding Chapter 6.08 to Title 6 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to Animal Control.
NB 4. Establishment of a Local Vendor Preference Policy
Recommendation:
Approve establishment of an administrative policy that encourages and supports the procurement of goods and services from local businesses by establishing a procedure by which local businesses are given a preference in the procurement process.
COUNCIL AGENDA
CA 1. Consider appointing Marvin Crist as Chairman and David Vierra as Vice Chairman of the Criminal Justice Commission.
Presenter: Mayor Parris
CA 2. Consider appointing Tim Sturtevant as Chairman and re-appointing Larry Grooms as Vice Chairman of the Lancaster Neighborhood Vitalization Commission.
Presenter: Mayor Parris
CA 3. Consideration of appointment nomination to the Criminal Justice Commission
Presenter: Mayor Parris
CA 4. Discussion of Home Based Businesses
Presenter: Mayor Parris
CA 5. Further action on a citizen complaint of ethical violation by a Council Member
Presenters: Mayor Parris/City Attorney
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 REPORT
CR 1. Report on the Activities of the Board of Directors for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority.
Presenters: Vice Mayor Smith/Council Member Marquez
COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
None
ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)
Pursuant to action taken by the City Council / Redevelopment Agency on August 11, 2009, there will not be a City Council / Redevelopment Agency meeting on November 24, 2009.
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, December 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
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