1-11-11 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
January 11, 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, January 7, 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
Sanah Burhan, Islamic Center of North Valley


PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS
1. Cross Country Team Recognitions:
      • Desert Christian Boys Cross Country Team
      • Paraclete Girls Cross Country Team
      • Individual Qualifier - Kristen Parsons of Desert Christian 
        Presenter: Mayor Parris

2. CIF Champions – Paraclete
          Presenter: Mayor Parris

3. Mayor's Athlete of the Month – Darian Thompson, Paraclete High School
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. Approve an agreement for the acquisition of real property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Ariel Zaiderman for property located at 44052 Beech Avenue. Funds will be expended from the budgeted Housing Bond Proceeds.

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RCC 2. Approve an agreement for the acquisition of real property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Jose G. Leon and Sandra E. Leon for property located at 1321 West Avenue I. Funds will be expended from the budgeted Housing Bond Proceeds.

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MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Financing Authority Regular Meeting minutes of December 14, 2010.

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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 November 28, 2010 through December 25, 2010 in the amount of $6,126,752.99.

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CC 3. Adopt Ordinance No. 956, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, (Zoning Ordinance) to implement the requirement to comply with the adopted City of Lancaster Design Guidelines.

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CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 957, amending the City Zoning Plan for 180± acres bounded by Avenue H, 80th Street West, Avenue H-8, Avenue H-4 and 90th Street West known as Zone Change No. 10-02; rezoning the subject property from R-7,000 (single family residential, one dwelling unit per 7,000 square feet) and CPD (Commercial Planned Development to RR-2.5 (Rural Residential, one dwelling unit per 2.5 acres) to allow for the development of a photovoltaic solar energy generating facility.

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CC 5. Adopt Ordinance No. 958, adopting the 2010 edition of the California Building Code; the 2010 edition of the California Residential Code, the 2010 edition of the California Electrical Code; the 2010 edition of the California Mechanical Code; the 2010 edition of the California Plumbing Code; the 2010 the edition of the California Energy Code; the 2010 edition of the California Historical Building Code; the 2010 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code; the 2011 edition of the Los Angeles County Building Code, Chapter 67; the 2009 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code; the 1997 edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings; and the 2011 edition of the Los Angeles County Fire Code; all pertaining to life and safety and to the construction, alteration, moving demolition, repair, maintenance, and use of buildings, structures, and properties within the City.

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CC 6. Adopt Ordinance No. 959, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Chapter 10.20 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to vehicles parked on a highway during street sweeping times, updating the exceptions to and establishing a permit program for exempting a vehicle from the application of this chapter.

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CC 7. Adopt Resolution No. 11-01, authorizing the destruction of certain records (Violations of Municipal Codes, Mobilehome Park Rent Arbitration Board, Housing Loan Program Files, Home Occupation Permits, Public Records Requests, Records Center Documentation, Subpoenas, Closed Session, Appeals, Speaker Cards, City Property Damage Claims, Claims Against the City, Accident/Incident/Damage Reports, Cares Program, Summer Day Camp, Recreation Log Books, Sports, Registration-Recreation Program, Accounts Receivable, Banking Records, Financial Reports, Parking Citations, Payroll-Registers, Payroll, W-2, State & Federal Income Tax, Business License Files, Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable).

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CC 8. Adopt Resolution No. 11-02, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired under the approved Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

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CC 9. Accept the interior street trees for maintenance by the City for Tract No. 49864-06, located on the southeast corner of Avenue K-8 and 30th Street East, Owner: KB Home Greater Los Angeles Inc.

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CC 10. Approve and accept for maintenance, the work and materials for the landscape improvements, for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 333, installed for Tract No. 60241, located on the southwest corner of Jackman Street and 30th Street West, Owner: Beazer Homes Holdings Corporation. Appropriate $3,490.00 from the first year’s maintenance cost, that have been paid by the developer to cover the remaining 6 months of the fiscal year, into the Landscape Maintenance Operating Account No. 482-4747-402.

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CC 11. Adopt Resolution No. 11-04, approving the City of Lancaster 2011 Multi-Hazard Emergency Operations Plan.

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CC 12. Adopt Resolution No. 11-05, encouraging physical activity and good nutrition to improve the overall health of employees and residents and to become a Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) City.


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JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
JPH 1. Disposition Strategy for Properties Acquired by the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Homeownership Preservation Program in the Trend Neighborhood

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Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 01-11, of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Home Preservation Program in the Trend Neighborhood.

City Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-03, of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving a disposition strategy for the sale of single-family residences acquired under the Neighborhood Foreclosure Home Preservation Program in the Trend Neighborhood.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Proposed Amendment to the Lancaster Municipal Code Chapter 13, Addressing Scavenging from Commercial and Residential Trash

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Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. 960, amending Title 13, Public Services, of the Lancaster Municipal Code, addressing scavenging from commercial and residential trash and replacing Chapter 13.16, Refuse Collection and Disposal, in its entirety.


COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Discuss applications for, and re-appointment of, City Commission Members
          Presenter: Mayor Parris

CA 2. Council discussion and possible action for naming plaza in front of City Hall in honor of Mayor Emeritus Bishop Henry Hearns, recognizing his contributions to the City of Lancaster and especially his leadership in establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
          Presenter: Mayor Parris

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))
Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club v. City of Lancaster, et al
Case No. BC439791

ADJOURNMENT (Agency, Council and Authority)
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 5:00 p.m.

MEETING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION
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AGENDA ADDENDUM INFORMATION
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