12-13-11 CC-RDA-Authority Minutes

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/
FINANCING/HOUSING/POWER AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday
December 13, 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, December 9, 2011
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers.
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534

LEGISLATIVE BODY

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
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CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority

ROLL CALL
City Council/Authority Members: Crist, Johnson, Mann; Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Smith, Mayor/Chairman Parris

ROLL CALL
Agency Directors: Harvey, Mann, Szeto; Vice Chairman Smith; Chairman Crist

INVOCATION
Tim Christoson, Lancaster Baptist Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Girl Scout Troop 2992

PRESENTATIONS

• Recognition of Robert Greene, Parks Recreations & Arts Director

Presenter: Mark Bozigian, City Manager and Mayor Parris

• Introduction of Assistant Fire Chief Gerald Cosey

Presenter: Mark Bozigian, City Manager

• Presentation of 2 APWA Awards:
• Outstanding Project of the Year Award
• Best Use of Technology Award

Presenter: Robert Neal, Director of Public Works

• S.O.A.R. (Students On Academic Rise) High School Students of the Month
• Mera Zakhary – November
• Michael-Christopher Mendelson - December

Presenter:  Mayor Parris

• Athlete of the Month - Mario Lodge - Quartz Hill High School

Presenter: Mayor Parris

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACTIONS

MINUTES

RM 1. Approve the Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting minutes of November 8, 2011.

NEW BUSINESS

RNB 1. Resolution amending the Agency’s Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule
RNB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 21-11, amending Resolution No. 20-11 and the Redevelopment Agency’s Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule for the period through December 31, 2011.

HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

HA CC 1. Approve the appropriation of $12,000.00 for consultant services to perform analyses of mobile home park owners’ return on investment for Permissive Rental Adjustment Petitions.

POWER AUTHORITY ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

PA CC 1. Approve a 2-year Option to Lease Agreement and a 20-year Ground Lease with PsomasFMG, LLC, to reserve approximately 35 acres of land, west of the Lancaster National Soccer Center, to work cooperatively to design and construct a 6.5-megawatt photovoltaic solar generation facility.  Authorize the Executive Director to execute all documents and make any non-substantive changes necessary to complete the transaction.
PA CC 1 attachment

POWER AUTHORITY NEW BUSINESS

PA NB 1. Master Solar Power Purchase and Sale Agreement between Lancaster Power Authority and Beautiful Energy, LLC (BE) to Develop Photovoltaic Solar Generation Facilities
PA NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute the Master Solar Power Purchase and Sale Agreement with BE to develop photovoltaic solar generation facilities on various properties throughout the City.

COUNCIL ACTIONS

MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular Meeting minutes of November 8, 2011.

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 October 22, 2011 through November 26, 2011 in the amount of $8,792,086.16.
CC 2 attachment

CC 3. Accept and approve the October 30, 2011, Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
CC 3 attachment

CC 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 972, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Chapter 12.24 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to newsracks.
CC 4 attachment

CC 5. Adopt Resolution No. 11-84, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a property lease with the Lancaster Power Authority.
CC 5 attachment

CC 6. Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the landscape improvements for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 321, installed for Tract No. 54274, located on the northeast corner of Kettering Street and 20th Street East, by Cambridge Homes, Inc.  Appropriate $3,880.00 from the first year’s maintenance cost, that has been paid by the developer, to cover the remaining seven months of the fiscal year into the Landscape Maintenance Operating Account No. 482-4747-402.
CC 6 attachment

CC 7. Approve the monumentation work for Tract No. 53253, located on the northwest corner of 30th Street West and Avenue M-8, Owner:  Portabella, L.P.
CC 7 attachment

CC 8. Approve the completed sewer systems installed by the developer of Conditional Use Permit No. 05-23, located on the southwest corner of Lancaster Boulevard and 40th Street East, Owner:  Lancaster Baptist Church.
CC 8 attachment

CC 9. Approve and accept the substitution of the Subdivision Undertaking Agreement and securities submitted by KB HOME Coastal, Inc., in place of the Subdivision Undertaking Agreement and securities submitted by Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc., for Tract Map No. 060154, Phase 2, located on the southeast corner of Avenue J and 30th Street East.
CC 9 attachment

CC 10. Adopt Resolution No. 11-82, approving the application for the City of Lancaster to establish a Certified Community Service Beverage Recycling Collection Center Program; and if selected, approving the execution of a standard agreement and any amendments thereto; any related documents necessary to participate in the CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling Program within the City of Lancaster.  Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents necessary to register with CalRecycle and to take other actions as needed to facilitate the application, through CalRecycle, in its entirety.
CC 10 attachment

CC 11. Adopt Resolution No. 11-83, approving the application for the City of Lancaster Maintenance Facility to become a Certified Used Oil Collection Center; and if selected, approving the execution of a standard agreement and any amendments thereto; any related documents necessary to participate in the Used Oil Collection Program within the City of Lancaster.  Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents necessary to register with CalRecycle and to take other actions as needed to facilitate the application, through CalRecycle, in its entirety.
CC 11 attachment

CC 12. Approve a Letter of Agreement with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funding of the Downtown Lancaster Gateway & Roundabout project.  Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
CC 12 attachment

CC 13. Accept the Sanitary Sewer Collections System Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011.
CC 13 attachment

CC 14. Approve the appropriation of $21,000.00 for upgrades to the Hirsch Velocity Security Access system to Account No. 101-4633-765.

CC 15. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to facilitate the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Year-Round Shelter Program (YRP) and Winter Shelter Program (WSP) at the Lancaster Community Shelter; and appropriate $76,479 for the YRP to Account No. 261-4542-771; appropriate $73,500.00 for the WSP to Account No. 261-4542-770 to fund these programs.

CC 16. Approve the appropriation of $9,400.00 to Account No. 227-4631-301 for block wall construction at Whit Carter Park.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Resolution declaring the need for a local hiring preference
NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 11-85, declaring the need for a local hiring preference in public works contracts.

NB 2. Lease Agreement between Cedar Performing Arts Academy and the City of Lancaster
NB 2 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve the lease agreement with Mitra Licciardi, an individual doing business as Cedar Performing Arts Academy, for 44851 Cedar Avenue.

NB 3. Encroachment Agreement with Lancaster Promenade III for the Start Small Incubator Program on the BLVD
NB 3 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve the Encroachment Agreement with Lancaster Promenade III to provide kiosks along Lancaster BLVD for the City’s Start Small Incubator Program and authorize the City Manager to execute the Encroachment Agreement.

NB 4. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to begin the formation of the California Clean Energy Authority (CCEA)
NB 4 attachment

Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager and the City Attorney to begin the formation of the California Clean Energy Authority (CCEA), a statewide Joint Powers Authority. 

COUNCIL AGENDA

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

CA 2. Consider Nominations and Appointments of Nuri Amanatullah, Maria Elena Grado, Amanda Hawse and Lauren Mercy as Directors to the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation Board of Directors (LMPAF)
Presenter:  Mayor Parris

COUNCIL REPORTS

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

LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.

CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY CLERK /AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
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COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION
(Section 54956.9(a))
CSCNAACP v. City of Lancaster, California
Case Number: 09-11-0954-8

ADJOURNMENT (Agency, Council and Authority)
Pursuant to action taken by the City Council/Authority/Redevelopment Agency on August 9, 2011, there will not be a City Council/Authority/Redevelopment Agency meeting on December 27, 2011.

Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 5:00 p.m.

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