5-22-12 CC-Agency-Authority Minutes

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

Tuesday
May 22, 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, May 18, 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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PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - AGENDIZED ITEMS
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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
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Lancaster

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

1. Athlete of the Month Award – Adam Ruggiero, Desert Christian High School
   Presenter: Mayor Parris
2. S.O.A.R. (Students On Academic Rise) High School Student of the Month– Jessica Bautista
   Presenter: Mayor Parris
3. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Employee, Investigator and Street Cops of the Quarter
   Presenters: Mayor Parris and Los Angeles County Sheriff Captain Bob Jonsen
4. Status presentation from Lancaster Tapestry Commission
   Presenter: Chair Sue Dell
5. Pete Knight Veterans Home Presentation
   Presenter: Norm Andrews, Veteran’s Home Director

HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTIONS

MINUTES

HM 1. Approve the Housing Authority Regular Meeting minutes of May 8, 2012.

CONSENT CALENDAR

HA CC 1. Antelope Valley Partners for Health
HA CC 1 attachment

1. Adopt Resolution No. HA 05-12, approving a lease agreement between the Lancaster Housing Authority and Antelope Valley Partners for Health.
2. Approve elimination of debt obligation for the period prior and up to February 1, 2012, for the License Agreements entered into between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Antelope Valley Partners for Health.

COUNCIL ACTIONS

MINUTES

M 1. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/ Power Authority Regular Meeting minutes of April 24, 2012.

M 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/ Power Authority Regular Meeting minutes of May 8, 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 April 22, 2012 through May 5, 2012 in the amount of $1,793,312.62.
CC 2 attachment

CC 3. Approve the Supplemental Check and Wire Registers for April 22, 2012 through May 5, 2012 in the amount of $161.00.
CC 3 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 4. Adopt Ordinance No. 978, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, rezoning the subject properties (a total of 64± gross acres) from a combination of R-7,000 (Single Family Residential, one dwelling unit per 7,000 square feet), PK (Park), CPD (Commercial Planned Development), S (School), and OP (Office Professional), to P (Public Use) and R-7,000.
CC 4 attachment

A total of 64± gross acres (55 acres at the former fairgrounds and 9 acres at 3rd Street East and Kettering Street) is proposed for the General Plan land use designation and zoning changes. The larger acreage changes on Site 2 are necessary not only for the development of the commercial solar facilities, but to provide for the long-term operation and expansion of the Lancaster University Center, and meet requirements for additional residential units to be built on the former fairgrounds property. The Public land use designation and Public zoning would allow the flexibility for the development of solar facilities, the expansion of the University Center, and the development of other future public uses. The Urban Residential land use designation and R-7,000 would allow the construction of the required residential dwelling units.

CC 5. Approve the monumentation work for Tract No. 31588, located on the southeast corner of 25th Street East and Lancaster Boulevard, Owner: Regency Hills Homes III, LLC.
CC 5 attachment

The monumentation work has been completed by the Surveyor of Record for the subject subdivision map, inspected, and found to be satisfactory to the City Engineer. Evidence of payment to the Surveyor of Record for completion of the monumentation work has been received.

CC 6. Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for Site Plan Review No. 06-04, located on the southwest corner of Avenue L-12 and 10th Street West, Owner: Caesar’s Plaza LLC.
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. Approve and accept an amendment to the Subdivision Undertaking Agreement submitted by Richmond American Homes (“Subdivider”), for Tract Map No. 54370 Phase 2, lots 1, 2, 6-30, 47-56 and 61-77, located on the northwest corner of Avenue L-8 and 70th Street West, extending the date of completion to May 22, 2013.
CC 7 attachment

On April 27, 2010, the City and Subdivider entered into a Subdivision Undertaking Agreement to complete the required improvements for Tract Map No. 54370 Phase 2. The agreement expired April 27, 2012. On April 23, 2012, the City Engineer received a letter from the Subdivider requesting an extension.

CC 8. Award Public Works Construction Project No. 12-002, 2012 Pavement Management Program, to C. A. Rasmussen, Inc. of Valencia, California, in the amount of $3,380,321.00, plus a 10% contingency. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents. This contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder per California Public Contract Code Section 22038(b).

As part of the Pavement Management Program this project is designed to repair and resurface Avenue I, from Beech Avenue to Division Street and from 20th Street East to 30th Street East, and Division Street from Avenue K-4 to Avenue L, with a new asphalt concrete pavement surface, and curb and gutter improvements. New traffic striping will be installed that will allow for the construction of new bike lanes, conforming to the recently adopted Master Plan of Trails and Bikeways.

PUBLIC HEARING

PH 1. Update to the Lancaster General Plan Housing Element to Address Housing Needs for Planning Period January 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
PH 1 attachment
PH 1 - Draft Housing Element

Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-22, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, adopting the update to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan.

The City Council adopted the Housing Element on August 12, 2008. This latest update of the Housing Element was recommended by the Planning Commission on April 16, 2012, (Resolution No. 12-10), and includes further revisions as directed by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in accordance with its letters to the City dated August 12, 2010, and April 5, 2011.

PH 2. Approval of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2012 Program Year Action Plan
PH 2 attachment

Recommendation:
Approve the proposed projects described herein for the City of Lancaster's 2012 One-Year Action Plan application to be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In accordance with Title 24 CFR part 91, this Annual Action Plan Executive Summary outlines the needs, resources, priorities and proposed activities to be undertaken with respect CDBG funding.

In order to proceed with the City's One-Year Action Plan Application, which serves as the formal document to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for CDBG funding, it is necessary for the City Council to take public testimony on proposed projects.

JOINT NEW BUSINESS

JNB 1. Resolution Approving an Agreement between the Lancaster Successor Agency and the City of Lancaster for Administrative Support
JNB 1 attachment

City Council Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 12-23, approving an agreement between the Lancaster Successor Agency and the City of Lancaster for Administrative Support.

Successor Agency Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. SA 01-12, approving an agreement between the Lancaster Successor Agency and the City of Lancaster for Administrative Support.

CONTINUED NEW BUSINESS

CNB 1. Council Member Committee Assignments

Recommendation:
Discuss and consider appointments to various committees/organizations.

As part of the reorganization of the City Council, there are legislative bodies that require by statute or by agreement (i.e. JPA) appointments to committees and/or organizations by the Council.

COUNCIL AGENDA

CA 1. Nomination and appointments of Diana Cook, Randy Hall, Cassandra Harvey, Raj Malhi, Fabian Terracciano, James Vose and Sandy Smith to the Planning Commission

• Appointment of Planning Commission Chair

Presenter: Mayor Parris

CA 2. Nomination and appointments of Kitty Szeto and Brett Hawse to the High Desert Power Authority’s Board of Directors
Presenter: Mayor Parris

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

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

CLOSED SESSION
Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: (1 case)

Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(a))

1. Save Our Neighborhood Group v. City of Lancaster, et al. (Los Angeles Superior court Case No. BS 121501)
2. CSCNAACP v. City of Lancaster, California Case Number: 09-11-0954-8
3. Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club v. City of Lancaster, et al. Case No. BC439791
4. Miracle Star Women's Recovering Community, Inc. et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al. LASC Case No. MC 020079
5. Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association et al v. Lancaster et al, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC45017
6. Rubin v. Lancaster - United States District Court Case No. CV 10-4046 DSF (JCx) Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
7. 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, June 12, 2012 - 5:00 p.m.

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