1-26-10 CC-LRA Minutes

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
January 26, 2010
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, January 22, 2010
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 John Meadors – Christian Life Assembly

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

Mayor’s Athlete of the Month – Steven Molina, Eastside High School
Presenter: Mayor Parris

Neighborhood Courage Award, Heriberto Collazo
Presenter: Mayor Parris

Key to the City – Lt./Manager Danny Ubario, Lancaster Animal Control Shelter
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 January 12, 2010.

RCC 2. Adopt Resolution No. 06-10, designating the Lancaster City Recovery Zone in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the purposes of issuing taxable Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds and tax-exempt Recovery Zone Facility Bonds.

• RCC 2 Staff Report
• RCC 2 Attachment

CONTINUED AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING

CRPH 1. Lancaster Redevelopment Agency Five-year Implementation Plan

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 05-10, approving the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency Five Year Implementation Plan, for Fiscal Years 2009/10 through 2013/14, in accordance with the State of California Assembly Bill 1290.

• CRPH 1 Staff Report
• CRPH 1 Attachment

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 January 12, 2010.

• CC 2 Staff Report

CC 3. Approve the Check and Wire Registers December 27, 2009 through January 9, 2010 in the amount of $2,419,051.16.

• CC 3 Staff Report
• CC 3 Attachment

CC 4. Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the drainage improvements for Drainage Maintenance District Annexation No. 04-114, installed for: Tract No. 060147, located on the northwest corner of Avenue J and 25th Street East, Owner: Richmond American Homes of CA, Inc. Appropriate $2,950.00 from the first year’s maintenance cost, that have been paid by the developer, to cover the remaining six (6) months of the fiscal year into the Drainage Maintenance Operating Account No. 484-4743-404.

• CC 4 Staff Report
• CC 4 Attachment

CC 5. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 09-029, Maintenance Yard Storage Building, to Hanes and Associates, Inc., in the amount of $247,791.20 plus a 20% contingency and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. The project is for the construction of a storage building at the City Maintenance Yard.

• CC 5 Staff Report

CC 6. Adopt the Tax Sharing Resolution for proposed Annexation No. 40-135 (4-198) into Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40, Antelope Valley.

• CC 6 Staff Report
• CC 6 Attachment

CC 7. Adopt Resolution No. 10-04, approving a five (5)-year extension in order to provide additional time to develop Agency-owned properties under the Agency low- and moderate-income housing programs.

• CC 7 Staff Report
• CC 7 Attachment

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PH 1. Amendment to Lancaster Municipal Code for Co-Located Small-Scale Wind Energy Systems and Solar Electrical Generating Plants in Rural Residential Zones.

Recommendations:
Introduce Ordinance No. 941, amending Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance) to establish regulations for co-located small wind energy systems in the commercial and industrial zones, and to allow solar electrical generating plants in rural residential zones subject to a conditional use permitr.

• PH 1 Staff Report
• PH 1 Attachment

PH 2. Resolution for the Adjustment of Los Angeles County Fire Fees.

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 10-05, adopting the Capital Improvement Plan of the Consolidated Fire Protection District and the annual adjustment of fire protection fees.

• PH 2 Staff Report
• PH 2 Attachment

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Amendment to the Lancaster Municipal Code - Appeal of Architectural and Design Planning Commission Decisions/Determinations

Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. 942, amending Section 2.34.020 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to establish the Planning Commission as the initial body to hear appeals of decisions/determinations made by the Architectural and Design Planning Commission.

• NB 1 Staff Report
• NB 1 Attachment

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

CR 1. Report on the Activities of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District
Presenter: Vice Mayor Smith

• CR 1 Staff Report

COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.

MEETING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION

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AGENDA ADDENDUM INFORMATION

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