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- Date: 05/12/2009 6:00 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
May 12, 2009
Regular Meeting – 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers – Lancaster City Hall
The City Clerk / Agency Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted
by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 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
Dr. Manuel Salazar – Lancaster Baptist Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of the Antelope Valley High School Navy JROTC
Presenter: Mayor Parris
Commendations for LASD Gang Eradication Operation
Presenter: Mayor Parris
Public Works Week Proclamation
Presenter: Mayor Parris
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 April 28, 2009.
RCC 2. Adopt Resolution No. 04-09, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, Lancaster, California, authorizing the acquisition of County Tax Defaulted Properties and declaring the public purpose thereof (Tax Deeded Parcels Contract Number 2652.)
RCC 3. Adopt Resolution No. 05-09, authorizing the acquisition of County Tax Defaulted Properties and declaring the public purpose thereof (Tax Deeded Parcels Contract Number 2653)
RCC 4. Concur with the vision plan and direct staff to commence with the planning, environmental and redevelopment processes necessary to implement the El Dorado Master Vision Plan.
RCC 5. Authorize a Professional Services Agreement with RBF Consulting to develop the Columbia Neighborhood Specific Area Vision Plan in an amount not to exceed $66,946.00 for Phase I. The Columbia Neighborhood is bounded by 20th Street East to 30th Street East and from Avenue J to Avenue K.
RCC 6. Approve the contracts with Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists for the preliminary design of the Downtown Specific Plan area for a cost of $167,000.00, and for the preliminary design of the Lancaster Museum and Arts Gallery (LMAG) for a cost of $63,000.00.
AGENCY NEW BUSINESS
RNB 1. Acquisition of Operating and Use Covenant and Restriction Covenant
Recommendation:
Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to execute an agreement regarding Acquisition of Operating and Use Covenant and Restriction Covenant regarding Clutter Motors, Inc. DBA Lancaster Honda located at 43226 Drivers Way, Lancaster, Ca. 93534 (APN 3125-024-037.)
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 April 28, 2009.
CC 3. Approve the Check and Wire Registers (April 12, 2009 through April 29, 2009) in the amount of $6,050,197.88.
CC 4. Accept and approve the March 31, 2009 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
CC 5. Approve the finding that the nature of construction for the Prime Desert Woodland Trails Phase II project required the use of skilled laborers. This project was not appropriate for the employment of at-risk youth as required by the Youth Employment Goal as established by the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District; the administering agency of Proposition A; and the 1992 and 1996 Safe Neighborhood Parks bond measures.
CC 6. Accept the interior street trees for maintenance by the City for Tract No. 061225, located on the southeast corner of Lancaster Boulevard and 30th Street East, Owner: KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
CC 7. Approve the monumentation work for Tract No. 061033, located on the southwest corner of Avenue M and 30th Street West, Owner: Pinnacle Quartz Hill I, LLC.
CC 8. Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for: Site Plan Review No. 00-03, located at 2443 West Avenue I, Owner: Lewis B. Young; Site Plan Review No. 07-16, located at 43112 15th Street West, Owner: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.; Tract No. 48534, located on the southeast corner of Avenue H-8 and 35th Street East, Owner: K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes; and Tract No. 54366, located on the north side of Avenue K-8, approximately 667 feet east of Challenger Way, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA.
CC 9. Approve the completed water system installed by the developer for Site Plan Review No. 00-03, located at 2443 West Avenue I, Owner: Lewis B. Young.
CC 10. Adopt Resolution No. 09-35, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Resolution No. 06-231, establishing a classification plan and salary schedule for the classification of Information Technology Manager.
CC 11. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 08-031 – 45th Street West and Avenue K Signal, to ANM Construction & Engineering in the amount of $643,813.00 (plus a 20% contingency); authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents; appropriate $850,000.00 to Account No. 261-16TS014-924 in Fiscal Year 08/09 and increase estimated revenues in Account No. 261-3301-100 by the same amount. This project is designed to install a traffic signal, widen a portion of the road, and construct public right-of-way improvements.
CC 12. Approve the Sub-Recipient Agreement between the City of Lancaster and the Housing Rights Center to provide fair housing services to the residents of Lancaster for the 2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year.
CONTINUED JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS
CJPH 1. Agreement for Sale of Real Property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and No Curves, L.P.
Agency Recommendation:
Staff recommends that this Joint Public Hearing be cancelled at this time and re-noticed for a future date.
City Recommendation:
Staff recommends that this Joint Public Hearing be cancelled at this time and re-noticed for a future date.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH 1. Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Grant
Recommendation:
Approve the Substantial Amendment for the Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program grant pursuant to Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grant monies will provide financial assistance and services to either prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or to help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized.
PH 2. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2009 Program Year Action Plan
Recommendation:
Approve the proposed projects described herein for the City of Lancaster's 2009 One-Year Action Plan application to be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
PH 3. General Plan Amendment No. 05-01 and Zone Change No. 05-01 at the northwest corner of Avenue K and 60th Street West-22.32 Acres
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 09-36, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, certifying the final environmental impact report, adopting required environmental findings, adopting a statement of overriding considerations, adopting the mitigation monitoring program for the proposed project, and amending the General Plan land use designation on the subject property from UR (Urban Residential, 2.1-6.5 dwelling units per acre) to C (Commercial).
Introduce Ordinance No. 923, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, rezoning the subject property from R-7,000 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 7,000 square feet) to CPD (Commercial Planned Development).
COUNCIL AGENDA
CA 1. Discuss and take action on renaming James C. Gilley Park facilities and the creation of a park monument to honor Antelope Valley American Heroes who have fallen in the line of duty.
Presenter: Vice Mayor Smith
CA 2. Discuss and take action on renaming the Lancaster National Soccer Center Facilities.
Presenter: Mayor Parris
CA 3. Consideration of renaming James C. Gilley Park.
Presenter: Council Member Mann
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, May 26, 2009 - 6:00 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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