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- Date: 03/10/2009 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
March 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, March 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
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATION
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 February 24, 2009.
RCC 2. Authorize a Professional Services Agreement with RBF Consulting to develop the Lincoln Neighborhood Specific Area Vision Plan in an amount not to exceed $66,946.00 for Phase I. The Lincoln Neighborhood is bounded by Challenger Way to 20th Street East and from Avenue J to Avenue K.
RNB 1. Mariposa Master Vision Plan.
Recommendation:
Concur with the vision plan and direct staff to commence with the planning, environmental and redevelopment processes necessary to implement and complete the Mariposa 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 February 24, 2009.
CC 3. Approve the Check and Wire Registers (February 8, 2009 through February 21, 2009) in the amount of $2,661,208.13.
CC 4. Accept and approve the January 31, 2009 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
CC 5. Accept and approve the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy.
CC 6. Adopt Ordinance No. 919, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California to establish speed limits in the City of Lancaster based on the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated January, 2009.
CC 7. Adopt Ordinance No. 920, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Section 8.28.200 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to property maintenance.
CC 8. Adopt Ordinance No. 921, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California repealing and amending Sections 17.04.240, 17.08.050, 17.12.050, 17.12.060, 17.16.050, 17.20.180, and 17.20.190 of Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, to regulate the use of cargo containers.
CC 9. Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the landscape improvements for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 323, installed for Tract No. 54406, located on the west side of 5th Street East, approximately 500 feet north of Avenue K, Owner: Silver Oak Estates, L.P.
CC 10. Approve the monumentation work for: Tract No. 060943, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K-8 and Carol Drive, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc; Tract No. 061078, located on the northwest corner of Avenue K-8 and 15th Street East, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc; Tract No. 061079, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K-6 and Carpenter Drive, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc; and Parcel Map No. 69972, Owner: SE 10W & L, LLC.
CC 11. Approve the completed sewer systems installed by the developers of: Tract No. 060524, located on the east side of 60th Street West, approximately 330 feet south of Avenue K-8, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc; Tract No. 060811, portion located on 59th Street West and Avenue K-12, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc; Tract No. 060943, located on the southwest corner of Avenue K-8 and Carol Drive, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc.; and Tract No. 061538, located on the southwest corner of 35th Street West and Avenue L-4, Owner: Pinnacle Quartz Hill II, LLC.
CC 12. Approve the map and accept the dedications as offered on the map for Parcel Map No. 65882, located on 16th Street West, North of Avenue J; approve and accept the Undertaking Agreement and Improvement Securities required as a condition of recordation of the map; 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 13. Approve budget transfers and funding strategy for the construction of Public Works Construction Project No. 08-006, 20th Street East Storm Drain, Avenue J to Kettering Street.
CC 14. Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 14-399 into Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 14.
CC 15. Mayor Parris nominate volunteer Mark M. Chapa to fill one of the three current vacancies on the Lancaster Veterans Home Citizens Committee and that the City Council ratify this nomination and appointment.
CC 16. Approve Impact Fee Deferral for Lean Mean Fighting Machine L.P. (Developer) to construct the Sagebrush housing projects in Downtown Lancaster, in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.64.210C of the Lancaster Municipal Code. The City will defer developer impact fees totaling $192,440.00, to be paid at the start of construction and no later than March 10, 2010. The deferred fees include: street improvements fees, traffic signalization fees and drainage/flood control improvement fees.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH 1. Proposed Stillmeadow Lane Sewer Line near the southwest corner of Avenue K and 25th Street West. Adjoining APN No’s 3112-010-007, 008, 009, 010, 013, 014,015, 016, and 035.
Recommendation:
1. Direct the City Clerk to canvass the ballots and declare the results at this March 10, 2009 City Council Meeting.
2. If a majority of the ballots received are in favor of the assessments, the City Council may proceed with the adoption of Resolution No. 09-12, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, wherein the City Council confirms assessments and proceedings and designates the Director of Finance to collect and receive assessments and to establish a special fund for Assessment District No. 08-01 (Stillmeadow Lane Sewer Project.)
RECESS – City Clerk to tally the ballots for the Stillmeadow Lane Sewer Line
RECONVENE – City Clerk to present ballot results.
JOINT NEW BUSINESS
JNB 1. Vehicle Rebate Program Addition.
Recommendation:
Direct the City Manager to add the purchase of new motorcycles, licensed for street use and sold in Lancaster, to the Vehicle Rebate Program included in the Lancaster Economic Stimulus Program.
NEW BUSINESS
NB 1. Voluntary Separation Program Early Retirement Incentive.
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to develop and implement a Voluntary Separation Program with an early retirement incentive, to reduce employee costs for FY 2009-2010, for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.
NB 2. Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Recommendation:
Approve the use of $749,790.00 in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds for the construction of a left turn lane on Avenue I at 40th Street West and to upgrade traffic signals at five intersections. Appropriate $239,760.00 of HSIP funds to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 399-12ST024-924 and appropriate $26,640.00 of Traffic Impact funds to Account No. 232-12ST024-924. Appropriate $510,030.00 of HSIP funds to Capital Improvements Budget Account No. 399-12TS007-924.
COUNCIL AGENDA
CA 1. Discussion of City Council meeting times.
Presenter: Mayor Parris
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
CR 1. Report on the Activities of the Edwards Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board.
Presenter: Council Member Sileo
COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, March 24, 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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