2-28-12 CC-Agency-Authority Minutes

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

Tuesday
February 28, 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, February 24, 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/Chairman R. Rex Parris Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman 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

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

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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Consent Calendar items under the Legislative Body may be acted upon with one motion, a second and the vote. If you desire to speak on an item or items on the Consent Calendar, you may fill out one speaker card for the Consent Calendar. You will be given three minutes to address your concerns before the Legislative Body takes action on the Consent Calendar.

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, Smith, Szeto

INVOCATION
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Lancaster

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

1. Presentation to Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Michael Kuper
   Presenter: Mayor Parris
2. S.O.A.R. (Students On Academic Rise) High School Student of the Month – Emani Stanford
   Presenter: Mayor Parris
3. Athlete of the Month – Scott Acton – Desert Christian High School
   Presenter: Mayor Parris

HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTIONS

NEW BUSINESS

HA NB 1. Lancaster Housing Authority Budget for the period 2/1/12-6/30/12
HA NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt Lancaster Housing Authority Budget for the period 2/1/12-6/30/12 as shown in the attachment.

With the Supreme Court decision to uphold AB x1 26, effective 2/1/12 the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency is no longer in existence. At its regular meeting on 1/24/12 the City Council voted to assign the housing functions of the former Lancaster Redevelopment Agency to the Lancaster Housing Authority. This action results in the need to adopt a budget for housing functions through 6/30/2012.

POWER AUTHORITY ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

PA CC 1. Appropriate $20,000.00 to Expense Account No. 486-4770-301, $7,500.00 to Expense Account No. 486-4770-205, and $2,500.00 to Expense Account No. 486-4770-308 to fund expenses related to Lancaster Power Authority activities. These expenditures will be offset by previously budgeted Power Purchase Agreement revenues.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY ACTIONS

NEW BUSINESS

SA NB 1. Amend Final Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule and Adopt Draft Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
SA NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Adopt amended Final Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule and Adopt Draft Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the period February 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012.

The Successor Agency is tasked with taking several actions through-out the fiscal year, including adoption of the Final Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule and Draft Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule. These schedules provide detail of the enforceable obligations of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, and as a result of the dissolution, those that have been taken by the Lancaster Successor Agency.

COUNCIL ACTIONS

MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting minutes of February 14, 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 January 27, 2012 through February 11, 2012 in the amount of $2,339,980.04.
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. Adopt Ordinance No. 976, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, amending Chapter 3.32 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to a Purchasing System.
CC 3 attachment

The purpose of the update to the current Purchasing Ordinance is to reflect modern best procurement practices, improve accountability, clarify and establish procurement policy, and implement changes in the law since the adoption of the last Purchasing Ordinance.

CC 4. Adopt Resolution No. 12-13, amending Resolution 10-47 creating and adding the classifications of Senior Projects Coordinator, Projects Coordinator, and Projects Assistant to the compensation schedule.
CC 4 attachment

With the abolition of the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, the titles of Senior Redevelopment Projects Coordinator, Redevelopment Projects Coordinator, and Redevelopment Assistant should be changed to Senior Projects Coordinator, Projects Coordinator, and Projects Assistant respectively.

CC 5. Approve the appropriation of $301,531.00 in grant funds from the California Integrated Waste Management Board 2011/12 Illegal Disposal Sites Abatement Grant Program to Revenue Account No. 330-3304-300 and corresponding Expense Account No. 330-4755-770.

The City of Lancaster was awarded $301,531.00 in grant funds from the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) from 2012 to 2015 to fund an Illegal Disposal Sites Abatement program. These funds will be used for illegal dumping activities to respond to and remove illegally dumped material.

CC 6. Approve Mayor Parris as the voting delegate and Vice Mayor Smith as the voting alternate to represent the City at the Southern California Association of Government (SCAG)’s General Assembly April 4-5, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.

CC 7. Adopt Resolution No. 12-14, amending Resolution 83-10 by incorporating fact-finding as an impasse resolution process mandated by AB 646.
CC 7 attachment

On October 9, 2011, Governor Brown signed AB 646 into law. This statute amends the MMBA (Meyers-Milias-Brown Act) by mandating fact-finding as an impasse resolution process.

JOINT NEW BUSINESS

JNB 1. Adopt General Fund Budget and Lancaster Successor Agency Budget for the period of 2/1/12-6/30/12
JNB 1 attachment

City Council Recommendation:
Adopt General Fund budget for the period 2/1/12-6/30/12 as shown in the attachment

Sufficient revenues are being generated by the Lancaster Business Park and Incubator building rent to fund the proposed general fund expenditures.

Successor Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Lancaster Successor Agency Budget for the period 2/1/12-6/30/12 as shown in the attachment.

Sufficient funds are available from Property Tax Revenues and Lancaster Redevelopment Agency Fund Balance to fund the proposed Successor Agency expenditures. With the Supreme Court decision to uphold AB x1 26, effective 2/1/12 the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency is no longer in existence. This creates the need to adopt a budget for the Lancaster Successor Agency to fund operations through 6/30/2012.

NEW BUSINESS

NB 1. Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation – Bylaw Changes
NB 1 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve the recommended changes to the Bylaws for the Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation.

At their meeting on January 18, 2012, the Directors of the Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation unanimously approved the proposed revisions to the Foundation's Bylaws. The recommended changes modify the manner in which the Directors and the Officers of the Board are appointed as well as their term of office.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Appointments of Cassandra Harvey and Elizabeth Brubaker to the Successor Agency Oversight Board
Presenter: Mayor Parris

CA 2. Appointment of Diana Cook to the Lancaster Planning Commission
Presenter: Mayor Parris

CA 3. Appointment of Linda Lawson to the Lancaster Neighborhood Vitalization Commission
Presenter: Mayor Parris

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 (Government Code Section 54956.9(a))

• Sinn v. County of Los Angeles, the City of Lancaster, et al. (Los Angeles Superior court Case No. MC 022152)
• CSCNAACP v. City of Lancaster, California Case Number: 09-11-0954-8
• Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club v. City of Lancaster, et al. Case No. BC439791
• Miracle Star Women's Recovering Community, Inc. et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al. LASC Case No. MC 020079
• Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association et al v. Lancaster et al, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC45017
• Rubin v. Lancaster - United States District Court Case No. CV 10-4046 DSF (JCx) Government Code Section 54956.9(a)

• ANTELOPE VALLEY GROUNDWATER CASES
  Included Actions:
  Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co.
  Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC325201;

  Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co.
  Superior Court of California, County of Kern, Case No. S-1500-CV-254-348

  Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. Palmdale Water Dist.,
  Superior Court of California County of Riverside, consolidated actions;
  Case Nos. RIC 353 840, RIC 344 436, RIC 344 668

  Santa Clara Case No. 1-05-CV 049053

ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 5:00 p.m.

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