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

Courage and Dedication Program, Council Member Jeffra
• Deputy Kelly Simon

Proclamation
• September - National Preparedness Month
• October 3, 2007 - Energy Star – Change a Light Day

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 September 11, 2007.

• RCC 1 Staff Report

RCC 2.

Approve the List of Qualified Architects for Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Programs and authorize the Executive Director or his designee to sign the Professional Architectural Services Agreements.

• RCC 2 Staff Report

RCC 3.

Adopt Resolution No. 10-07, authorizing the acquisition of County Tax Defaulted Properties and declaring the public purpose thereof.  (Tax Deeded Parcels Contract No. 2589).

• RCC 3 Staff Report

RNB 1.

AGENCY NEW BUSINESS

Ownership Participation Agreement between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and North Downtown Renual Limited Partnership.

Procedure

a. Hear staff report – Housing Director- Elizabeth Brubaker
b. Receive public testimony
c. Agency discussion

Recommendation:

Approve Owner Participation Agreement between the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency and North Downtown Renual to redevelop the former S&S Furniture site and construct a mix use project in downtown Lancaster.

• RNB 1 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 September 11, 2007.

• CC2 Staff Report

Approve the Check and Wire Registers (August 26, 2007 through September 8, 2007) in the amount of $3,193,271.65.

• CC3 Staff Report

Accept and approve the July, 2007 Monthly Report of Investments.

• CC4 Staff Report

CC 5.

Adopt Resolution No. 07-173, authorizing the destruction of certain records (Insurance, Subpoenas, Public Records Requests, Nomination Papers, Election Related Documents, Roster of Voters, Speaker Cards, Closed Session, Claims, City Property Claims, Statement of Economic Interest, Original Report and Statements, Accident/Incident/Damage Reports, Door Access Code Printouts, Refunds-Recreation Programs, Recreation Facility Use, Registration-Recreation Programs, Sports, Cares Program, Poppy Festival, Summer Day Camp, Payroll-Registers)

• CC5 Staff Report

Adopt Resolution No. 07-174, authorizing the acquisition of County Tax Defaulted Properties and declaring the public purpose thereof. (Tax Deeded Parcels Contract No. 2588)

• CC6 Staff Report

Award Public Works Construction Project No. 07-015, Mall Loop Road Improvements, to ANM Construction & Engineering in the amount of $1,248,018.00 (plus a 10% contingency) for the construction of Mall Loop Road Improvements and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.

• CC7 Staff Report

Appropriate $130,000.00 additional funds from the General Fund balance to Account No. 101-17ZZ001-924 for the Underground Tank (UST) Removal Project located at 501 West Avenue J on the northwest corner of Sierra Highway and Avenue J.  Project requires groundwater monitoring involving drilling and installation of five groundwater monitoring wells to determine ground-water parameters and flow direction and to assess potential impact of UST’s to groundwater.  Groundwater monitoring will continue quarterly for a period of one year and be reported to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) as required.

• CC8 Staff Report

Approve Change Order No. 1 and increase the total amount of the contract with SIM Engineering, Inc. for Public Works Construction Project No. 07-023, Avenue J-1 Storm Drain Improvements, by $3,058.00 for a total revised contract amount of $87,478.00.

• CC9 Staff Report

Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the drainage improvements for Drainage Maintenance District Annexation Nos. 03-40, 05-08, 05-84, installed for Tract No. 53184, located at the northeast corner of Avenue J-8 and 45th Street West, Owner:  Western Pacific Housing, Inc., Tract No. 53184-01, located at the southeast corner of Avenue J-8 and 45th Street West, Owner: Western Pacific Housing, Inc., Tract No. 54411, located on the south side of Avenue K-8 approximately 770 feet east of 30th Street West, Owner:  AV Housing Corporation, and Tract No. 060943, located on the south side of Avenue K-8 approximately 660 feet east of Challenger Way, Owner:  Richmond American Homes.

• CC10 Staff Report

Approve and accept for maintenance the work and materials for the landscape improvements for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Annexation No. 300, installed for Tract No. 54315, located at the southwest corner of Newgrove Street and 30th Street East, Owner:  Avalon Meadows, LLC.

• CC11 Staff Report

Approve the completed sewer systems installed by the developers of Tract No. 31613, located on the south side of Lancaster Boulevard approximately 330 feet west of 25th Street East, Owner:  Regency Hills Homes, III, LLC; Tract No. 061079, located at the southwest corner of Avenue K-6 and Carpenter Drive, Owner:  Richmond American Homes of CA; and Tract No. 060427, located at the northeast corner of 40th Street West and Avenue J-12, Owner:  Lancaster Palms, LLC.

• CC12 Staff Report

CC 13.

Approve the completed water systems installed by the developers of Tract No. 54315, located on the southwest corner of Newgrove Street and 30th Street East, Owner:  Avalon Meadows, LLC; Tract No. 060948, located at the northeast corner of Avenue I and 5th Street East, Owner:  Avalon Meadows LLC; Tract No. 060857, located at the northwest corner of 30th Street East and Nugent Street, Owner:  Avalon Meadows, LLC; Tract No. 060450-01, located on the west side of 60th Street West, approximately 660 feet south of Avenue K, Owner:  Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc.; and Tract No. 060512, located at the southwest corner of 17th Street East and Avenue J, Owner:  KB Homes Greater Los Angeles, Inc.

• CC13 Staff Report

Approve Professional Services Agreement with ThirdWave Corporation for Information Technology (IT) Project Management Services.

• CC14 Staff Report

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District

Annexation No. 05-76, Permit No. 05-03518, located on the north side of Avenue L-8 between 20th Street West and 15th Street West.  Owner:  Herb D. Knight, an unmarried man.

Annexation No. 07-09, Permit No. 06-03443, located at the northeast corner of 5th Street East and Woodington Avenue.  Owner:  Brista Acosta, as trustee of the Sancroft Trust #3140-001-028 UDT 3-1-06.

A) Adopt Resolution No. 07-175, 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. 05-76 and 07-09.)

B) Adopt Resolution No. 07-176, 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. 05-76 and 07-09.)

• CC15 Staff Report

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District

Annexation No. 607, Permit No. 05-03518, located on the north side of Avenue L-8 between 20th Street West and 15th Street West.  Owner:  Herb D. Knight, an unmarried man.

Annexation No. 778, Permit No. 06-03443, located at the northeast corner of 5th Street East and Woodington Avenue.  Owner:  Brista Acosta, as trustee of the Sancroft Trust #3140-001-028 UDT 3-1-06.

A) Adopt Resolution No. 07-177, 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. 607 and 778.)

B) Adopt Resolution No. 07-178, 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. 607 and 778.)

• CC16 Staff Report

PH 1.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District
and associated assessments

Annexation No. 05-76, Permit No. 05-03518, located on the north side of Avenue L-8 between 20th Street West and 15th Street West.  Owner:  Herb D. Knight, an unmarried man.
Annexation No. 07-09, Permit No. 06-03443, located at the northeast corner of 5th Street East and Woodington Avenue.  Owner:  Brista Acosta, as trustee of the Sancroft Trust #3140-001-028 UDT 3-1-06.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 07-179, confirming the diagrams and assessments and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Drainage Benefit Assessment District and levy of assessment (Annexation Nos. 05-76 and 07-09.)

• PH1 Staff Report

PH 2.

Proposed Annexations to Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District
and associated assessments

Annexation No. 607, Permit No. 05-03518, located on the north side of Avenue L-8 between 20th Street West and 15th Street West.  Owner:  Herb D. Knight, an unmarried man.
Annexation No. 778, Permit No. 06-03443, located at the northeast corner of 5th Street East and Woodington Avenue.  Owner:  Brista Acosta, as trustee of the Sancroft Trust #3140-001-028 UDT 3-1-06.

Procedure

Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 07-180, confirming the diagrams and assessments and ordering the annexation of territories into Lancaster Lighting Maintenance District (Annexation Nos. 607 and 778)

• PH2 Staff Report

CA 1.

COUNCIL AGENDA

Consideration of appointment to the Antelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District Board.

Presenter:  Mayor Hearns

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)

Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 6:00 p.m.

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