7-10-12 CC-Agency-Authority Minutes

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

Tuesday
July 10, 2012
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 6, 2012
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers.
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534

LEGISLATIVE BODY

City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority

Mayor/Chair R. Rex Parris
Vice Mayor/Vice Chair Ronald D. Smith
Council Member/Agency/Authority Member Marvin Crist
Council Member/Agency/Authority Member Sandra Johnson
Council Member/Agency/Authority Member Ken Mann

Housing Authority

Chair Kitty Kit Yee Szeto
Vice Chair Ronald D. Smith
Authority Member Marvin Crist
Authority Member Cassandra Harvey
Authority Member Ken Mann

AGENDA ITEMS TO BE REMOVED
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CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority

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

ROLL CALL
Housing Authority Members: Crist, Harvey, Mann; Vice Chairman Smith; Chair Szeto

INVOCATION
Chaplain, Lt. Col. Timothy Ullman, Edwards AFB

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

1. Lancaster Station Community Advisory Committee
   Presenter: Captain Bob Jonsen, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department
2. Local WorkSource Center
   Presenter: Dennis T. Varnum, Field Office Manager EDD Lancaster-Workforce Center
3. So Cal ASA Junior Olympic Fastpitch State Champions – Xplosion 18 “A”
   Presenter: Mayor Parris

HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTIONS

MINUTES

HM 1. Approve the Housing Authority Regular Meeting minutes of June 26, 2012.

PRESENTATION

1. Housing Update
   Presenter: Elizabeth Brubaker

COUNCIL ACTIONS

MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/ Power Authority Regular Meeting minutes of June 26, 2012.

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 10, 2012 through June 23, 2012 in the amount of $3,610,523.31.
CC 2 attachment

At each regular City Council Meeting, the City Council is presented with the financial claims (invoices) against the City for purchase of materials, supplies, services, and capital projects for checks and wires issued the prior two to three weeks. This process provides the City Council the opportunity to review the expenses of the City. The justifying backup for each expenditure is available in the Finance Department.

CC 3. Accept and approve the May 2012, Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
CC 3 attachment

Each month, the Finance Department prepares a report listing the investments for all the separate entities under jurisdiction of the City as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. These component units include: the City of Lancaster, the former Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, and the Lancaster Housing Authority.

CC 4. Approve an amendment to the construction and operating agreement with Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, City of Palmdale, and Waste Management of the Antelope Valley and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents for the continued operation of the permanent household hazardous waste collection facility, known as the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center.

In 2002, the Cities of Palmdale and Lancaster were successful in obtaining a $698,667.00 grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to establish a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) center in the Antelope Valley. The purpose of the AVECC is to enhance the level of service to Antelope Valley residents by providing a convenient drop-off location for HHW and electronic waste (E-waste). The grant funded the engineering, design, and construction costs of the AVECC.

CC 5. Approve the monumentation work for Tract No. 061819 located on the northwest corner of 20th Street East and Avenue H-8. Owner: Falcon Pointe, LLC.
CC 5 attachment

The monumentation work on the listed project has been completed by the surveyor of Record for the subject subdivision map, inspected, and found to be satisfactory to the City Engineer.

CC 6. Approve the developer constructed streets for Conditional Use Permit No. 08-17 located on the southeast corner of Avenue J and 15th Street West. Owner: Granite Peak Property Investments.
CC 6 attachment

The streets have been constructed and completed by the developer according to the approved plans and specifications. The work has been inspected and found to be satisfactory to the Director of Public Works.

CC 7. Adopt Ordinance No. 979, amending various sections of Development Agreement No. 89-01 to allow for the development of commercial scale photovoltaic solar facilities with a Conditional Use Permit.
CC 7 attachment

This Development Agreement has been amended several times to incorporate changes in the project description, General Plan designations, zoning, and the subdivision map. DA 89-01 and the underlying zoning do not allow for the development of solar facilities on the subject property. Currently, the Development Agreement on the subject property has an expiration date of October 17, 2018. The applicant, Del Sur Greenworks, LLC, is requesting an amendment to DA 89-01 to allow for the development of photovoltaic (PV) solar generating facilities on the subject property with a conditional use permit. The proposed amendment would change various sections of the Development Agreement to establish commercial scale solar power generating facilities as an allowable use subject to a conditional use permit without changing the existing zoning.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PH 1. Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
PH 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-42, confirming the diagram and assessment and ordering the levying of an assessment in Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.

The City Council previously formed the Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District, including establishment of separate zones, and submitted the proposition to the eligible voters in each respective zone. The majority of voters approved the formation of the District, the separate zones, and the levying of the assessment. The first year's assessment was paid by the developers of the property. Each year, thereafter, the City Council, after public notice and hearing, may determine and impose an annual assessment. Due to the cost and complexity of accounting for separate zones of benefit within the District, separate zone designations were eliminated in 1993 by City Council action.

The drainage improvements in the District have been completed and accepted by the City Council and will be maintained with funds generated by the Drainage Benefit Assessment District. Each lot or parcel within the District that has been annexed prior to Fiscal Year 2005-2006 will be assessed a unit assessment of $50.00 per equivalent drainage unit (EDU) for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The unit assessment for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is the same as Fiscal Year 2004-2005, except for those parcels that were annexed beginning Fiscal Year 2005-2006, which will be assessed at a rate reflective of an annual index increase consistent with the consumer price index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Counties. Last year’s rate was $61.09. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013, the rate of assessment will be $62.37 per assessment unit, including the established CPI adjustment of 2.1% ($61.09 x 1.021 = $62.37).

PH 2. Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
PH 2 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-43, confirming the diagram and assessment and ordering the levying of an assessment in Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.

Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District were formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose of providing maintenance services to landscaping and appurtenant improvements for various developments within the City and assessing those properties which benefit from this service. Each year the City Council must, by law, order the preparation of an Engineer's Report describing the existing and proposed maintenance services and conduct a public hearing to establish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year.

The landscaping improvements in the areas within the District will be maintained with funds generated by the Landscape Maintenance District. Each lot or parcel within the District that was annexed prior to Fiscal Year 2005-2006, as indicated on the diagram, will be assessed a unit assessment of $80.00 for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The unit assessment for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is the same as Fiscal Year 2004-2005, except for those parcels that were annexed beginning Fiscal Year 2005-2006, which will be assessed at a rate reflective of an annual index increase consistent with the consumer price index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Counties. Last year’s rate was $97.74 per benefit unit. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013, the rate of assessment will be $99.79 per benefit unit, including the established CPI adjustment of 2.1% ($97.74 x 1.021 = $99.79). Last year’s rate for the Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District was $0.32 per benefit unit. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013, the rate of assessment will be $0.33 per benefit unit, including the established CPI adjustment of 2.1% ($0.32 x 1.021 = $0.33).

PH 3. Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
PH 3 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-44, confirming the diagram and assessment and ordering the levying of an assessment in Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.

Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District was formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose of financing maintenance operations and installation of public lighting facilities, including but not limited to traffic signals (as defined in § 22525 of the California Code) within the City of Lancaster, and assessing those properties which benefit from this service their proportionate share of the cost. Each year the City Council must, by law, order the preparation of an Engineer’s Report describing the existing and proposed maintenance services, and conduct a public hearing to establish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year.

The assessment for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is $91.04, including a CPI factor for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County of 2.1% per lighting unit, except for those parcels within the zones that voted "no", which will remain at $45.00 per lighting unit.

The street lighting improvements in the areas within the District will be maintained with funds generated by the Lighting Maintenance District. Each lot or parcel within the District that has been annexed as indicated on the diagram will be assessed a unit assessment of $91.04 for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Parcels within the zones that voted "no" will remain at a unit assessment of $45.00.

JOINT NEW BUSINESS

JNB 1. Compliance with Requirement of AB 1484
JNB 1 attachment

Successor Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. SA 03-12, a resolution of the Lancaster Successor Agency, approving certain actions required to comply with the requirements of AB 1484.

City Council Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-46, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, approving certain actions required to comply with the requirements of AB 1484.

JNB 2. Transfer of Certain Real Properties from the City of Lancaster to the Lancaster Successor Agency
JNB 2 attachment

Successor Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. SA 02-12, a resolution of the Lancaster Successor Agency, approving the transfer of properties from the City of Lancaster to the Lancaster Successor Agency.

City Council Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-45, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, approving the transfer of properties from the City of Lancaster to the Lancaster Successor Agency.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Discussion and possible action regarding appointment of Vice-Mayor

LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.

LANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.

CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY CLERK / AGENCY / AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT

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COUNCIL / AGENCY COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 5:00 p.m.

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