4-26-11 CC-LRA-FA Minutes

44933 North Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
             Mayor /Chairman R. Rex Parris
Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Ronald D. Smith
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Marvin Crist
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Ken Mann 
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Sherry Marquez

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/
FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday
April 26, 2011
Regular Meeting – 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers – Lancaster City Hall
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted
by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL
Council Members/Agency Directors/Authority Members: Crist, Mann, Marquez; Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Smith; Mayor/Chairman Parris

INVOCATION
Reverend Maxine Schlitz – Revealing Truth Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

• S.O.A.R. (Students On Academic Rise) High School Student of the Month, Michael A. Yepez

Presenter: Mayor Parris

• Desert Christian High School Girls Soccer Team CIF Champions

Presenter: Mayor Parris

• Athlete of the Month – Aimee Pierson – Desert Christian High School

Presenter: Mayor Parris

• Recognition for Community Service  – Michael Axley, Travis Knemeyer, Issac Lemos, Michael Macias

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.
RCC 1 attachment

• Under protest, approve payment in the amount of $3,598,805.00 to the County of Los Angeles on behalf of the State of California for Fiscal Year 2010/11 Supplemental Education Revenue Augmentation Fund deposit; approve a loan from Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds to fund this payment, as detailed in Attachment A of the staff report.

• Adopt Resolution No.  07-11, approving the payment of the Supplemental Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (SERAF) deposit with a loan from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund.

• Approve budget adjustments as detailed on Attachment A in the staff report.

MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Financing Authority Regular Meeting minutes of April 12, 2011.

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 Check and Wire Registers for March 27, 2011 through April 9, 2011 in the amount of $4,476,676.09.
CC 2 attachment

CC 3. Approve the final map for Parcel Map No. 71355, located on the northwest corner of 5th Street East and Avenue I, and accept the dedications as offered on 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; 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 3 attachment

CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 963, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending the City Zoning Plan for 20± acres at the northwest corner of 40th Street East and Avenue K-8.
CC 4 attachment

JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

JPH 1. Disposition Strategy for properties acquired by the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Homeownership Preservation Program in the South Downtown Neighborhood
JPH 1 attachment

City Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-20, resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Home Preservation Program and South Downtown Neighborhood Project.

Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 08-11, a resolution of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Home Preservation Program and the South Downtown Neighborhood Project.

PUBLIC HEARING

PH 1. Vacation of Alley located between Kingtree Avenue and the old Vallarta Market
PH 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-21, ordering the vacation of Alley, located between Kingtree Avenue and the old Vallarta Market, lying 207 feet north of the centerline of Avenue I.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Agreement with Raw Inspirations to provide a weekly Farmers Market

Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Raw Inspirations to provide a weekly Farmers Market in downtown Lancaster.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Consideration of nomination/appointment of Amanda Hawse to the Architectural/Design Planning Commission:
Presenter: Mayor Parris

CA 2. Council discussion/action regarding proposed Palmdale Power Plant
Presenter: Council Member Crist

LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.

CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT

CITY CLERK /AGENCY/AUTHORITY 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 / AGENCY COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION

• Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
  Rubin v. Lancaster - United States District Court Case No. CV 10-4046 DSF (JCx)

ADJOURNMENT (Agency, Council and Authority)
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 5:00 p.m.

MEETING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION
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AGENDA ADDENDUM INFORMATION
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