CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

Council Members/Agency Directors: Jeffra, Sileo, Smith; Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Visokey; Mayor/Chairman Hearns

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

• Recognition/Commendation for Deputy Michael Kuper
• Law Enforcement Status - PowerPoint Presentation 
    - Captain Carl Deeley and Assistant City Manager, Mark Bozigian

AGENDA ITEMS TO BE REMOVED

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PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - AGENDIZED ITEMS

Any person who would like to address the Redevelopment Agency/City Council on any agendized item is requested to complete a speaker card for the Secretary/City Clerk and identify the agenda item you would like to discuss. Each person will be given an opportunity to address the Redevelopment Agency/City Council at the time such item is
discussed by the Redevelopment Agency/City Council. Speaker cards are available at the rear of the Council Chambers. 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 the Regular meeting minutes of October 9, 2007.

• RCC 1 Staff Report

RCC 2.

Approve Agreement for Acquisition of Real Property between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and Our Lady of Charity, Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society, a California Corporation for property located at 45103, 45107 and 45111 Beech Avenue.

• RCC 2 Staff Report

COUNCIL ACTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR - The City Council Consent Calendar may be acted upon with one motion, a second and the vote.

Waive further reading of any proposed ordinances. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)

Approve the Regular meeting minutes of October 9, 2007.

• CC2 Staff Report

Approve the Check and Wire Registers (September 23, 2007 through October 6, 2007) in the amount of $11,600,333.06.

• CC3 Staff Report

Accept and approve the August 2007 Monthly Report of Investments.

• CC4 Staff Report

CC 5.

Adopt Ordinance No. 888, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, approving Development Agreement No. 07-01 between the City of Lancaster and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.

• CC5 Staff Report

Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the drainage improvements for Drainage Maintenance District Annexation No. 04-32, installed for Tract No. 060450-03, located on the west side of 60th Street West, approximately 660 feet south of Avenue K, Owner:  Pinnacle Northwood 78, LLC.

• CC6 Staff Report

Accept the interior street trees for maintenance by the City for Tract No. 31588, located on the southeast corner of Lancaster Boulevard and 25th Street East, Owner:  Regency Hills Homes III, LLC; Tract No. 31613, located on the southeast corner of Lancaster Boulevard and 23rd Street East, Owner:  Regency Hills Homes III, LLC; Tract No. 45033, located on the south side of Avenue K-8, approximately 340 feet west of 8th Street East, Owner:  Susan and Mary Murat; Tract No. 45474, located on the northwest corner of 65th Street West and Avenue L-8, Owner:  Lennar Homes of California, Inc.; Tract No. 54197, located on the northwest corner of 47th Street West and Avenue J-8, Owner:  HHI Lancaster I, LLC; Tract No. 54275, located on the southeast corner of Avenue J-8 and 65th Street West, Owner:  Standard Pacific Corporation; Tract No. 54411, located on the south side of Avenue K-8, approximately 770 feet east of 30th Street West, Owner:  AV Housing Corporation; Tract No. 061079, located on Avenue K-6 and Carpenter Drive, Owner:  Richmond American Homes of CA; and Tract No. 061342, located on the southeast corner of 45th Street West and Avenue M-12, Owner:  Pinnacle Quartz Hill I, LLC.

• CC7 Staff Report

Approve the monumentation work for Parcel Map No. 060557, located on the west side of 60th Street West, approximately 660 feet south of Avenue K, Owner:  STG Northwood, LLC; and Tract No. 061247, located on the southeast corner of Avenue J-8 and 17th Street East, Owner:  CDR V, LLC.

• CC8 Staff Report

Approve the completed sewer systems installed by the developer of Tract No. 53552, located 129 feet north of Avenue H-8 and west of 20th Street West, Owner:  K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes, Inc.; Tract No. 54222, located on the southwest corner of Avenue H-8 and 20th Street West, Owner: K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes, Inc.; and Tract 61342, located on the southeast corner of 45th Street West and Avenue M-12, Owner:  Pinnacle Quartz Hill I, LLC.

• CC9 Staff Report

Approve the developer constructed streets and accept the streets for maintenance by the City for Tract No. 45474, located on the northwest corner of 65th Street West and Avenue L-8, Owner:  Lennar Homes of California, Inc.; Tract No. 060450-01, located on the west side of 60th Street West, approximately 660 feet south Avenue K, Owner:  Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc.; and Tract No. 060236, located on the northeast corner of Avenue K-8 and 21st Street West, Owner:  KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc.

• CC10 Staff Report

Approve the completed water systems installed by the developer of Tract No. 45474, located on the northwest corner of 65th Street West and Avenue L-8, Owner:  Lennar Homes of California, Inc.

• CC11 Staff Report

Extend the Undertaking Agreement and Improvement Securities to October 23, 2008 for Tract Map No. 52655, located between 17th Street West and 18th Street West, approximately 200 feet south of Lancaster Boulevard.

• CC12 Staff Report

CC 13.

Extend the Undertaking Agreement and Improvement Securities to October 23, 2009, for Tract Map No. 53102, located on the southwest corner of Avenue J-8 and 45th Street West.

• CC13 Staff Report

Extend the Undertaking Agreement and Improvement Securities to October 23, 2008, for Tract Map No. 53102-02, located on the southwest corner of Avenue J-8 and 45th Street West.

• CC14 Staff Report

Approve the map and accept the dedications as offered on the map for Tract No. 062075, located north of Nugent Street and west of 22nd Street East; approve and accept the Undertaking Agreement and Improvement Securities required as a condition of recordation of the map; make findings that this project will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473.5, 66474.1, and 66474.6 of the Subdivision Map Act; instruct the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the certificate which embodies the approval of said map and the dedications shown thereon.

• CC15 Staff Report

Adopt Resolution No. 07-182, declaring its intention to vacate a road right-of-way located on Avenue M-14, at the northwest corner of Avenue M-14 and 42nd Street West.

• CC16 Staff Report

Approve the continuation of $1,956,409.00 for capital improvement projects currently in process; appropriate funds as detailed in the staff report, to the corresponding Capital Improvements Budget Account Numbers; appropriate $300,000.00 to Traffic Signal, Sierra & Milling Avenue, Project Account No. 217-16TS012-924 and $300,000.00 to Traffic Signal, Lancaster Blvd. /3rd Street East, Project Account No. 217-16TS013-924 from Traffic Signal Impact Fee fund balance.

• CC17 Staff Report

Approve the appropriation of $94,160.00 in grant funds from the Department of Conservation to Revenue Account No. 330-3304-100 and corresponding Expense Account No. 330-4740-773; approve the appropriation of $34,698.00 in grant funds from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to Revenue Account No. 331-3306-774 and corresponding Expense Account No. 331-4740-774; approve the appropriation $34,657.00 in grant funds from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to Revenue Account No. 331-3306-775 and corresponding Expense Account No. 331-4740-775.  Authorize transfer of funds previously received from Account Nos. 404-4707-773 and 404-4707-775 to the new account numbers as indicated above; authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute and accept the amended Grant Agreements.

• CC18 Staff Report

Approve the appropriation of $35,260.00 in state grant funds to be reimbursed to the YMCA for costs incurred related to the development of the YMCA complex at Lancaster City Park.

• CC19 Staff Report

Re-appropriate funds for reimbursement from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund established by Barry Keene Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Trust Fund Act of 1989 for property located at 610 West Avenue I.  The maximum amount allowed for reimbursement is $1,500,000.00 less the applicable level of financial responsibility.

• CC20 Staff Report

CC 21.

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District

Annexation No. 00-45, Director's Review No. 01-10, located at 1600 West Avenue J.  Owner:  Antelope Valley Hospital District.

Annexation No. 07-38, Permit No. 06-04494, located at the southeast corner of 37th Street West and Avenue M.  Owner:  Johannes D. Venter and Jacoba A. Venter, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

A) Adopt Resolution No. 07- 183, initiating proceedings for the annexation of territories to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District to be established pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 00-45 and 07-38.)

B) Adopt Resolution No. 07-184, approving the Engineer's Report and the time and place for Public Hearing, and declaring its intention to annex territories into Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and to levy and collect assessments pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 00-45 and 07-38.)

• CC21 Staff Report

CC 22.

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District

Annexation No. 179, Director's Review No. 01-10, located at 1600 West Avenue J.  Owner:  Antelope Valley Hospital District.

Annexation No. 815, Permit No. 06-04494, located at the southeast corner of 37th Street West and Avenue M.  Owner:  Johannes D. Venter and Jacoba A. Venter, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

A) Adopt Resolution No. 07-185, initiating proceedings for the annexation of territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District, an Assessment district established pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 179 and 815.)

B) Adopt Resolution No. 07-186, approving the Engineer's Report and the time and place for Public Hearing, and declaring its intention to annex territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District and to levy and collect assessments pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and California Constitution Article XIIID (Annexation Nos. 179 and 815.)

• CC22 Staff Report

PH 1.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District
and associated assessments

Annexation No. 00-45, Director's Review No. 01-10, located at 1600 West Avenue J.  Owner:  Antelope Valley Hospital District.

Annexation No. 07-38, Permit No. 06-04494, located at the southeast corner of 37th Street West and Avenue M.  Owner:  Johannes D. Venter and Jacoba A. Venter, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 07-187, confirming the diagrams and assessments and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and levy of assessment (Annexation Nos. 00-45 and 07-38.)

• PH1 Staff Report

PH 2.

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District
and associated assessments

Annexation No. 179, Director's Review No. 01-10, located at 1600 West Avenue J.  Owner:  Antelope Valley Hospital District.

Annexation No. 815, Permit No. 06-04494, located at the southeast corner of 37th Street West and Avenue M.  Owner:  Johannes D. Venter and Jacoba A. Venter, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 07-188, confirming the diagrams and assessments and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District (Annexation Nos. 179 and 815.)

• PH2 Staff Report

 PH 3.

Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District (LLMD) No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.  On September 7, 2007 notices of the required public hearing, and assessment ballots regarding the assessments, were mailed to all property owners within the District.  These notices made reference to a public hearing to be held October 23, 2007.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony; close the public testimony portion of the public hearing; direct the City Clerk to canvass the Street Lighting Ballots with results to be announced at the Continued Public Hearing on November 13, 2007.

• PH3 Staff Report

NB 1.

NEW BUSINESS

Approve the nominees for the 2007/2008 Lancaster Youth Commission.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Approve the nominees and direct the City Clerk to administer the oath of office to the following Youth Commissioners:  Briar Rose Jacobson; Rebecca Rice; Ritzy Mullings; Cory Balcorta; Paul Daufen; Garnik Martirosyan; Nadia Frances; Nick Saracho.

• NB1 Staff Report

NB 2.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Approve the draft Action Items Summary and direct City staff to report this action to the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) staff.

• NB2 Staff Report

NB 3.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Receive report on Wireless Communications Master Plan and direct staff to either:
1) Continue to manage wireless communication facilities planning and leases in-house; or
2) Develop and release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide wireless master plan and related services to the City.

• NB3 Staff Report

NB 4.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Introduce Ordinance No. 889, adding Chapter 9.40 to Title 9 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to Regulate Special Events.

• NB4 Staff Report

NB 5.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Consideration to allow filing of the applications in accordance with the General Plan.  Should the Council allow the filing of these applications; staff recommends that the filing be made subject to the requirements as set forth in the staff report.

• NB5 Staff Report

COUNCIL AGENDA

A) Discussion of construction, scope and oversight of the facilitator contract (Mathis and Associates).

B) Discussion of presentation of buyout offer from facilitator to the City Manager.

Presenter: Council Member Sileo

CITY MANAGER’S / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY CLERK’S / AGENCY SECRETARY’S ANNOUNCEMENT

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

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT (Agency and Council)

Special Meeting:
Lancaster City Council/L.A. County Supervisor Antonovich
To discuss items of mutual interest
Monday, October 29, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
Greenhouse Café, Lancaster, CA

Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6:00 p.m.

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