7-26-11 LRA-CC-FA Minutes

7-26-11 Addendum to Closed Session

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
July 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, July 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 Schiltz -- Revealing Truth Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

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.

Consent Calendar items under the Redevelopment Agency and the City Council may be acted upon with one motion, a second and the vote.

AGENCY ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

No action required at this time.

MINUTES

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

M 2. Approve the amended City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Financing Authority Regular Meeting minutes of March 22, 2011.

COUNCIL ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

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 June 26, 2011 through July 9, 2011 in the amount of $4,307,952.52.
CC 2 attachment

CC 3. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 11-011, 2011 Pavement Management Program, to C. A. Rasmussen, Inc., in the amount of $3,136,102.00, plus a 10% contingency and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.  The project is designed to repair and resurface 40 lane-miles of City streets with new asphalt pavement. 

CC 4. Adopt Resolution No. 11-56, authorizing and providing for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 levy of a special tax within Community Facilities District No. 89-1, a District established to finance the acquisition and construction of regional water system improvements in various locations in the City.
CC 4 attachment

CC 5. Adopt Resolution No. 11-57, authorizing and providing for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 levy of a special tax within Community Facilities District No. 90-1, a District established to finance the construction of regional street and storm drain improvements in the area of Lancaster Boulevard and 25th Street West.
CC 5 attachment

CC 6. Adopt Resolution No. 11-58, authorizing and providing for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 levy of a special tax within Community Facilities District No. 91-1, a District established to finance the construction of regional water and sewer improvements for Quartz Hill II & III.
CC 6 attachment

CC 7. Adopt Resolution No. 11-59, authorizing and providing for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 levy of a special tax within Community Facilities District No. 91-2, a District established to finance the construction of regional street, sewer and storm drain improvements in the Lancaster Business Park Phase III.
CC 7 attachment

CC 8. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 11-006, 15th Street West Bus Stop at Avenue J-5, to R. C. Becker & Sons, Inc., in the amount of $143,932.90, plus a 10% contingency and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.  The project is designed to develop the east side of 15th Street West at Avenue J-5 to provide a new bus stop. 

PUBLIC HEARING

PH 1. Congestion Management Program
PH 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-60, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, finding the City to be in conformance with the Congestion Management Program (CMP) and adopting the 2011 CMP Local Development Report (LDR), in accordance with California Government Code Section 65089.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Approval of Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Lancaster and the 50th District Agricultural Association for the purpose of operating, maintaining, and improving the facilities and functions of the Association
NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Lancaster and the 50th District Agricultural Association (Association) for the purpose of operating, maintaining, and improving the facilities and functions of the Association.

NB 2. Implementation of the Building Incentive Stimulus Program
NB 2 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-61, approving the implementation of the Building Incentive Stimulus Program for Existing Tracts and new commercial development. For existing tracts, 25 percent of the development impact fees will be waived, and landscaping will not be required in the back yards. For new commercial and industrial development, development impact fees will be deferred from building permit issuance to the certificate of occupancy. This program will be in effect from July 27, 2011, through June 30, 2012, in order to help stimulate the local job market, eliminate blight and attractive nuisances, increase property values, and encourage developers to continue to build in the City of Lancaster.

NB 3. Proposed Amendment to the Lancaster Municipal Code Addressing the Procedures for the Adoption and Publishing of Ordinances/Ordinance Summaries and the Publication of Notices
NB 3 attachment

Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. 968, amending chapter 2.52 of the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the procedures and requirements for the adoption and publication of Ordinances/Ordinance Summaries and the publication of notices.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Consideration of local vendor preference by agencies of which the City is a part of.
Presenter: Mayor Parris

Recommendation:
Direct Council Members sitting on various agencies of which the City is a part of a joint powers or similar agreement, to request those agencies place on their agendas direction to develop and adopt a local vendor preference policy.

COUNCIL REPORTS

CR 1. Report on the activities of the Board of Directors for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority
Presenter: Council Member Crist

CR 2. Report on the activities of the Board of Directors for District No. 14 of the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles
Presenter: Vice Mayor Smith

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, August 9, 2011 - 5:00 p.m.

MEETING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION
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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 Department and are posted with the agenda on the windows of the City Council Chambers. For more information, please call the City Clerk Department at (661) 723-6020.