Agenda, regular meeting — Adelanto City Council, March 27, 2024 (part 1 of 3)

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
March 27, 2024

City Council
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
Daniel Ramos, Mayor Pro Tem
Joy Jeannette, Councilor
Angelo Meza, Councilor
Amanda Uptergrove, Councilor
City Manager
Jessie Flores
City Attorney
Todd Litfin
Meetings held:
2 nd & 4th Wednesday
Adelanto Governmental Center
City Council Chambers
11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto
Closed Session: 6:00 p.m.

Open Session: 7:00 p.m.

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MARCH 27, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us Rules of Decorum
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2 REGULAR MEETING
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us TIME: _____________
ROLL CALL: Councilor Jeannette ________
Councilor Meza ________
Councilor Uptergrove ________
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos ________
Mayor Reyes ________

1. City Manager to announce if there is any addition/removal of items from the agenda.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
D. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d)(4) (one potential matter)
E. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
F. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
TIME: _____________

1. Motion to go into Closed Session.

M__________________S__________________ACTION_________________ A. CALL TO ORDER—CLOSED SESSION
B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us TIME: _____________
ROLL CALL: Councilor Jeannette ________
Councilor Meza ________
Councilor Uptergrove
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos ________
Mayor Reyes ________
INVOCATION:

FLAG SALUTE: ______________________
H. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
I. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
J. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
K. PRESENTATIONS
L. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for members of the public to comment on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council Members on items not on the agenda can push *9 on their telephones to raise their hands. The City Clerk will call on you in the order received. You will be asked to un-mute - to do so you must push *6. Please state your name for the record. There is a time limit of three (3) minutes.

Members of the audience may address the City Council on non-agenda items; however, in accordance with Government Code section 54954.2, the City Council may not take action on an item not appearing on the agenda
G. CALL TO ORDER—REGULAR MEETING
4 REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 27, 2024
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us M. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine in nature and non-controversial and require no further discussion by the City Council. They may be acted on in one motion unless a member of the City Council requests a separate discussion on an item.

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED

1. Waiver of Full Reading of Ordinances. Proposed action to waive full reading (except title) of all ordinances appearing on this City Council agenda as authorized by Government Code Section 36934, unless otherwise directed by the City Council.

2. Approval of City Council Minutes: August 23, 2023 – Regular Meeting August 30, 2023 – Special Meeting
September 6, 2023 – Special Meeting
September 13, 2023 – Regular Meeting
October 11, 2023 – Regular Meeting
October 25, 2023 - Regular Meeting
December 13, 2023 – Regular Meeting

3. Receive and file Burrtec Commercial and Recycle Monthly report.

4. Review and approve issuance of Requests for Proposals for the use of the Senior Center and the Community Center.

5. Authorize the execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG).

6. Adopt Resolution 24-28 appointing Dr. Gil Keinan as the City Treasurer.

RESOLUTION NO. 24-28

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING DR. GIL KEINAN AS THE CITY TREASURER PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10.030 OF THE

ADELANTO MUNICIPAL CODE

7. Receive and file Community Safety Quarterly Report.

8. Receive and File City of Adelanto 2023 HCD Annual Progress Report (APR)- Pursuant to the State Department of Housing and Community Development Planning staff is required to share the City of Adelanto’s 2023 HCD Annual Progress Report with the Planning Commission and City Council prior to the April 1st submission deadline.
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us

9. Declaration of Surplus Property Under the Surplus Property Act – The Community Center/Senior Center and Surrounding Property At 11555 and 11565 Cortez Avenue, Adelanto, CA (APN 0459- 221-06)
RESOLUTION NO. 24-29

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

ADELANTO DECLARING THAT THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS
11555 AND 11565 CORTEZ AVENUE, ADELANTO, CA (APN 0459-221- 06) IS SURPLUS LAND AND IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE
CITY’S USE AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW

THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE SURPLUS LAND ACT FOR

THE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND

10. Declaration of Surplus Property Under the Surplus Property Act - The Sheriff Dispatch Station And Ancillary Facilities At 11613 Bartlett Avenue, Adelanto, CA (APN 0459-182-02 and APN 0459- 182-23)
RESOLUTION NO. 24-30

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

ADELANTO DECLARING THAT THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS
11613 BARTLETT AVENUE, ADELANTO, CA (APN 0459-182-02 AND APN 0459-182-23) IS SURPLUS LAND AND IS NO LONGER
NECESSARY FOR THE CITY’S USE AND DIRECTING THE CITY

MANAGER TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE

SURPLUS LAND ACT FOR THE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND

11. Appoint Mayor Reyes and Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to be the Delegate and Alternate on the High Desert Regional Steering Committee Meeting

12. Approval of Warrant Demand Schedule 23/24-09-02:
a. City of Adelanto Check WarrantNo.150199 through 150309 in the total amount of $ 3,142,255.19
b. City of Adelanto EFT No. 2010 through 2026 in the total amount of $8,677.24 M__________________S__________________ACTION__________________ 6 REGULAR MEETING
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us N. ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine in nature and non-controversial, and require no further discussion by the City Council. They may be acted on in one motion unless a member of the City Council requests a separate discussion on an item.

PUBLIC COMMENT: OPEN: CLOSED:

2. Receive and File Water Department Report.

3. Receive and File Sewer Department Report.

O. NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC COMMENT: OPEN: CLOSED:

1. DISCUSSION ITEM – MOVIES IN THE PARK 2024. (BRENDA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction for the movies in the park 2024.

M__________________S__________________ACTION__________________ P. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Q. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
City Councilmembers may request to receive a report, schedule a study session, or to place an item on a future City Council agenda regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Requests require a motion, a second, and a majority vote of the City Council. Individual requests should be voted on separately. The City Manager shall work with City staff to respond to inquiries and requests as soon as practicable in an appropriate manner. 7 REGULAR MEETING
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us R. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for members of the public to comment on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council Members on items not on the agenda can push *9 on their telephones to raise their hands. The City Clerk will call on you in the order received. You will be asked to un-mute - to do so you must push *6. Please state your name for the record. There is a time limit of three (3) minutes.

TIME OUT:

M__________________S__________________ACTION____________________

I, BRENDA LOPEZ, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, OR MY DESIGNEE,

HEREBY CERTIFY THAT A TRUE, ACCURATE COPY OF THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED ON MARCH 23, 2024 SEVENTY-TWO (72) HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING PER GOVERNMENT CODE 54954.2 IN THE GOVERNMENTAL CENTER’S DISPLAY CASE, 11600 AIR EXPRESSWAY, THE ADELANTO POST OFFICE, AND ADELANTO LIBRARY IN ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.

Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
T. DECLARATION OF POSTING
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11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us

YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT
CHARTER CITY: Ratified by the electors of the City at an election on November 3, 1992. “A Charter City can do what the Charter permits it to do, so long as there is not direct violation of the State Constitution.”
CITY COUNCIL: The City Council is the legislative and policy-making body of the City. The City Council is composed of one elected Mayor and four Council Members, elected at large (to represent the entire City), to serve four (4) year, staggered terms.

CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is the chief executive officer responsible for the day-to-day administration of City affairs.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING: The regular meeting of your City Council is a vital part of the democratic process in the conduct of the City’s affairs. These meetings are open to the public and conducted by your elected representatives who are responsible, as a body, for the operation of Adelanto’s City government. The City Council appreciates your interest and urges citizen participation in government matters.

LEGISLATIVE TERMS
ORDINANCES: Ordinances are the means by which the City enacts its local laws. Unless an urgent situation exists, ordinances will first be presented at a City Council meeting as a “first reading.” At a subsequent City Council meeting, there will be a “second reading” and vote for or against adoption. Ordinances go into effect after a waiting period of thirty (30) days, in most cases, during which time the summary of the ordinance is published in a local newspaper approved for this purpose.

RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions and minute orders are the means by which the City Council formally adopts policies and/or approves specific actions. These go into effect upon adoption 9 Adelanto City Hall ~ 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301 ~ (760) 246-2300 ~ Fax (442) 249-1121

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
MARCH 27, 2024
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Dated: March 23, 2024 Brenda Lopez, City Clerk, CMC
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REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
August 23, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING
The Adelanto City Council held the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m..

Council Members present: Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

Invocation: Mayor Pro Tem Ramos
Flag Salute: Mayor Reyes
B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
Per City Manager Flores removing item J1 from agenda to next meeting.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramosto approve the agenda as presented with item J1 being removed and placed on the future agenda.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

D. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
City Manager Flores spoke about meeting with Albertson’s Grocery chain this morning. He provided an update on trying to put the sidewalks in place. He shared that the city received grant funding in the amount of $365,900 to improve intersection safety by providing 4-way stop signs for various intersections. He provided additional updates on projects in the city. 11 City Council Minutes
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2 E. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Council Member Meza spoke about the great job public works is doing. He spoke about attending the football game at the high school. He spoke about the low income water utility issues. He announced Movies in the Park on August 30th at Marconi Park.

Council Member Uptergrove spoke about the Youth Advisory Council. She announced a hiring event at the High Desert Job Center. She spoke about being an advocate for mental wellness.

Council Member Jeannette thanked the community. She thanked Terry for his rapid response and praised him for doing a good job. She attended a meeting for the Council on Aging. She attended a groundbreaking. She also spoke about the VVTA report on hydrogen fueling stations. She thanked Captain Lutz.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos gave a huge shout out to public works for all of their work. He asked residents to slow down.

Mayor Reyes gave a shout out to public works. He thanked the fire department also. The local high school won the open games. He gave a special thank you to Ms. Purcell. He spoke about volunteering at the homeless shelter. He spoke about the Family Assistance program being extended. He attended the groundbreaking at the trucking warehouse. He thanked the staff for their great job they are doing.

F. PRESENTATIONS
None.

G. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:30 p.m.

William Wormley spoke about the community garden and stated he is very interested in being part of that.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 7:31 p.m.
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3 H. CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeanette to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Business License Department Report.

3. Approval of 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 644 entitled:

ORDINANCE NO. 644

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADELANTO NORTH 2035 COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PLAN TABLE LC-2 NON-RESIDENTIAL INTENSITY AND HEIGHT STANDARDS TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FROM 50’ TO 55’ IN

THE LIGHT MANUFACTURING (LM/LMCO) AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT (ADD) ZONES.

4. Approval of Warrant:
a. Approval of City of Adelanto Warrant, 23/24-02-02 – 149069 through 149244 in the total amount of $6,018,358.69.
b. Approval of City of Adelanto EFT No. N/A
Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

I.ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Water Department Report.
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4 3. Receive and File Sewer Department Report
Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

J. NEW BUSINESS

1. TINY HOME HOMELESS VILLAGE. (JESSIE) RECOMMENDATION: Instruct staff to prepare and submit an $8 million grant application via Supervisor Paul Cook’s office for the purpose of developing a 2-acre, 200-unit Tiny Home Homeless Village with support structures on city land in Adelanto that has a focus on assisting our Veterans community.

Item pulled until September 13th meeting.

2. CONSIDERATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AMENDMENT 7 FOR CITY

FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT. (Angel/Derik) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 (FY23/24) Amendment 7 for City fire protection and emergency medical services provided by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract amendment.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:36 p.,m,
Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 7:36 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 (FY23/24) Amendment 7 for City fire protection and emergency medical services provided by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract amendment.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

3. CONSIDERATION OF PERMIT SYSTEM RENEWAL FOR CAMINO PERMIT SYSTEM AND EXTENSION FOR THREE YEARS (JULY 1, 2023, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026). (ANGEL)
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5 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the renewal of the contract for Camino Permitting System for a period of three years from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. In the amount of forty-five thousand ($45,000) per year.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:42 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 7:42 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the renewal of the contract for Camino Permitting System for a period of three years from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. In the amount of forty-five thousand ($45,000) per year.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

4. CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO.4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL

CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL EQUITY LLC TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM TWELVE MONTHS (THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024) AND INCREASE TOTAL COMPENSATION. (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Local Equity LLC to extend Section 3.1.2 Term on the attached Agreement for twelve (12) months with an increased compensation of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:54 p.m..

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 7:54 p.m..

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Uptergrove to approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Local Equity LLC to extend Section 3.1.2 Term on the attached Agreement for twelve (12) months with an increased compensation of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

5. APPROVE AMENDMENT ONE TO THE AS NEEDED BUILDING AND SAFETY

SERVICES CONTRACT TO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,250,000 AND CHANGE THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT 15 City Council Minutes
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6 TO A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS. (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Building and Safety Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $1,250,000 and change the term of the contract to a monthto-month basis.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:00 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Building and Safety Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $1,250,000 and change the term of the contract to a month-tomonth basis.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

6. APPROVE AMENDMENT ONE TO THE AS NEEDED PLANNING SERVICES

CONTRACT TO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,250,000 AND CHANGE THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS. (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Planning Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $1,250,000 and change the term of the contract to a month-to-month basis.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:04 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:04 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Planning Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $1,250,000 and change the term of the contract to a month-to-month basis.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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7 7. APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AS NEEDED ENGINEERING SERVICES

CONTRACT TO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $2,500,000 AND CHANGE THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS. (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Engineering Support Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $2,500,000 and extend the contract until June 30, 2024 on a month-to-month basis.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:12 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:12 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve amendment number one (1) to the As-Needed Engineering Support Services contract to Infrastructure Engineers (IE) in the not to exceed amount of $2,500,000 and extend the contract until June 30, 2024 on a month-to-month basis.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

K. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

L. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos requested a copy of the contract with the stadium be emailed to him. He also requested the scholarship program be brought back at a future agenda date.

M. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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8 N. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on September 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
August 30, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING
The Adelanto City Council held the Special Meeting on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the special meeting at 5:02 p.m..

Council Members present: Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Ramos, and Reyes.

Invocation: Council Member Meza
Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Ramos
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.

C. CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY.
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2 RESOLUTION NO. 23-69

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY

SERVICES PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

D. PUBLIC HEARING

1. ALL AGENCY BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24. (ANGEL/DERIK) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council, acting as the City Council, Adelanto Community Benefit Corporation Board, and Adelanto Public Utility Authority Board, approve:

Resolution No. 23-70:

Approving the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget for the City of Adelanto and Adelanto Community Benefit Corporation.
and
Resolution No. 23-71:

Approving the Appropriations Limit for the City of Adelanto. and
Resolution No. APUA 23-04:

Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget for the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-70

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO,

COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AND THE ADELANTO

COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE

MUNICIPAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL FUNDS, OTHER FUNDS BUDGET AND ADOPTING THE APPROPPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 AND
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3 RESOLUTION NO. 23-71

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO,

COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24
AND
RESOLUTION NO. APUA 23-04

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ADELANTO PUBLIC

UTILITY AUTHORITY APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 6:11 p.m.

Magda spoke about training being very important. She asked for clarification as to what a PIO is.

She asked for clarification on where the money the city is receiving is going and what it is being used for. She also asked for clarification on how much is being paid to the sheriff’s department.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 6:14 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Meza seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve:

Resolution No. 23-70: Approving the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget for the City of Adelanto and Adelanto Community Benefit Corporation, Resolution No. 23-71: Approving the Appropriations Limit for the City of Adelanto, Resolution No. APUA 23-04: Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget for the Adelanto Public Utility Authority, RESOLUTION NO. 23-

70. RESOLUTION NO. 23-71 and RESOLUTION NO. APUA 23-04.

Motion carried 5-0 (Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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4 F. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on September 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m.

MINUTES OF THE

SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
September 6, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING
The Adelanto City Council held the Special Meeting on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the special meeting at 5:02 p.m..

Members present: Councilor Jeannette, Councilor Meza, Councilor Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

Invocation: Mayor Ramos
Flag Salute: Councilor Meza
B. DELETIONS / ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
None.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilor Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

D. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 5:02 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 5:02 p.m.
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2 E. NEW BUSINESS

1. HIRSCH & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR THE JONATHAN AND CHAMBERLAINE PARK PROJECT.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approves Hirsch & Associates, Inc. Contract Amendment No. 1 for the Jonathan and Chamberlaine Park Project.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Councilor Jeannette to approve Hirsch & Associates, Inc. Contract Amendment No. 1 for the Jonathan and Chamberlaine Park Project.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilor Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

2. DISCUSSION ITEM – CITY OF ADELANTO CHRISTMAS PARADE.

Discussion ensued regarding details for the Christmas Parade.

F. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on September 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 6:26 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Members Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
September 13, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION
The Adelanto City Council held the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the regular closed session at 6:01 p.m..

B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
Per City Manager will be adding a New Business Item #3.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

D. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL − EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1). (one case)
“Opioid Settlements with Walmart, Walgreens, Teva, Allergan, and CVS”

2. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 – Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: City Manager
The City Attorney announced the closed session items.
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2 E. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos opened public comment at 6:02 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos closed public comment at 6:02 p.m..

F. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to convene into closed session at 6:05p.m..

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

G. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Reyes called to order the regular meeting to order at 7:06 p.m..

Members present: Councilor Jeannette, Councilor Meza, Councilor Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

Invocation: Councilor Uptergrove
Flag Salute: Councilor Meza
H. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney stated the city is allocating its share to the county.

I. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
City Manager Flores announced there will be a presentation by Edison. He shared that the new Auburn Travel Center was approved by the Planning Commission. He spoke about a new car wash, hotel, and sports bar & grill that has been approved at the intersection of Hwy 395 and Air Expressway. He thanked staff for all of their hard work on the Economic Development projects.

J. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Council Member Meza thanked staff for the updates. He mentioned 9/11 and gave remembrance.

He shared that 1,000 people showed up to the Warrior game at Adelanto High School. 26 City Council Minutes
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3 Council Member Uptergrove spoke about the American Legion events. She shared that VVC is offering great classes. She spoke about CPR classes being offered on October 10th. She spoke about the Hispanic Heritage DVL event on September 28th. She stated that the Youth Advisory Board is canceled for September.

Council Member Jeannette thanked the city manager for the digital sign on Chamberlain. She spoke about needing speed limit changes on Hwy 395.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos thanked public works for all of their hard work. He also thanked staff for the sign on Chamberlain. He announced Movies in the Park on September 29th at Richardson Park.

He announced the VVTA board meeting he attended. He thanked the city manager for the meeting he sat up with the President for VVC and how awesome it was to have everyone come together.

Mayor Reyes wished Councilor Jeannette a Happy Birthday. He spoke about public transportation, SCAG 30 year plan, and spoke about Mayor Pro Tem being spot on Mayor Reyes called for a recess at 7:38 p.m.

Mayor Reyes reconvened the meeting at 8:05 p.m.

K. PRESENTATIONS
Jose Hernandez & SCE presented a powerpoint presentation.

L. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:59 p.m.

Magda stated it sounds good. She asked what the green hydrogen windows were.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:01 p.m.

M. CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented with Councilor Uptergrove abstaining from item #2.

May 25, 2022 August 10, 2022
June 2, 2022 August 17, 2022
June 8, 2022 August 24, 2022
June 22, 2022 August 29, 2022
July 13, 2022 August 31, 2022
July 27, 2022

3. Approval Commercial and Residential Recycling Department Report Motion carried 4-1 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Councilor Uptergrove abstained from item #2).

N. NEW BUSINESS

1. AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR BARTLETT AVENUE

REHABILITATION AND WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO CHRISTENSEN BROTHERS GENERAL ENGINEERING INC. (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with Christensen Brothers General Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $4,367,030, to provide construction of Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project between Adelanto Road and Lilac Road , authorizing project construction contingency in the amount of $436,703 for the construction, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project, and determine the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with Section 15301 of the state guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:09 p.m.

Magda states she is excited for the project.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:11 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve an award of construction contract agreement with Christensen Brothers General Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $4,367,030, to provide construction of Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project between Adelanto Road and Lilac Road , authorizing project construction contingency in the amount of $436,703 for the construction, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project, and determine the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with Section 15301 of the state guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.
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5 Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

2. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATION TO COUNTY OF SAN

BERNARDINO FOR HOMELESS FACILITY (JESSIE)
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to prepare and submit an $8 million grant application to the County of San Bernardino via Supervisor Paul Cook’s office for the purpose of developing a homeless facility within the city.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Operator Dave Alice was available for questions.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:37 p.m.

Magda spoke about this getting the Mayor closer to his 50,000 people. She spoke about women and children needing assistance. She spoke about Measure R being an option.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:40 p.m.

Further discussion ensued.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to authorize staff to prepare and submit an $8 million grant application to the County of San Bernardino via Supervisor Paul Cook’s office for the purpose of developing a homeless facility within the city.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

3. Discussion of canceling or rescheduling September 27th Council Meeting to attend the State of the County.

City Clerk Lopez presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:47 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:48 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to cancel the September 27th meeting so that Council may attend the State of the County Meeting.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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6 O. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

P. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council Member Jeannette requested that at the next meeting there be a presentation on the Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plan within the city.

Q. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.

R. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on October 11, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried 5-0 (Councilors Jeannette, Meza, Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
October 11, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION
The Adelanto City Council held the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the regular closed session at 6:00 p.m.

Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to excuse Council Member Uptergrove from the meeting.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Members Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Members Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

D. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO § 54956.9(b): (3 cases) The City Attorney announced the closed session items.
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2 E. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos opened public comment at 6:02 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos closed public comment at 6:02 p.m..

F. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to convene into closed session at 6:01 p.m..

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Members Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

G. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Reyes called to order the regular meeting to order at 7:06 p.m..

Members present: Council Members Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

Absent: Council Member Uptergrove
Invocation: Council Member Meza
Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Ramos
H. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney stated items were discussed, no reportable action was taken.

I. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
City Manager Flores spoke about the senior citizen discount on the animal side of business. He announced that VVTA just launched their Safe Routes To School program and shared that Victoria Magathan Elementary School has been selected. He shared that the Bartlett Ave pavement project is going to start soon.

J. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
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3 Council Member Jeannette spoke about attending the state of the county. She attended the Hispanic Awards Ceremony at VVC. She shared she took a tour of the Brightline Transportation system in Florida today.

Council Member Meza spoke about attending the League of California Cities. He spoke about meeting with Juan Carrillo. He announced that the 1st Annual Sports Fundraiser at the Courtyard Marriott is taking place on October 13th. This is to help fund a sports complex in Adelanto. He spoke about the last movies in the park on October 30th and they will be showing Little Mermaid at the stadium.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos spoke about the Dreamers, Leaders, and Visionaries Event he attended on September 28th at the college. He made a pledge to donate every year. He spoke about attending the SBCTA monthly meeting and it being their 50th anniversary. He spoke about October being the Pastor Appreciation Month.

Mayor Reyes thanked the City Manager and staff for all of their hard work. He spoke about the SCAG meeting. He spoke about the workforce that is the biggest employer is the energy field. He spoke about the Christmas Parade.

K. PRESENTATIONS
None.

L. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment.

Arley spoke about a 2 day Independent Hip Hop Festival at the Stadium that he is hosting. He stated it is a family friendly event.

Cadet Sergeant Major spoke about the Christmas Parade. He had questions regarding the Christmas Parade.

Sebastian from the California Cadet Corp shared he is head of this Corp at school. He gave background on the organization. He spoke about available volunteer opportunities.

Magda stated that she feels we could definitely use the students. She asked that if you see a bus driver who is not doing their job to please report it.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 7:54 p.m.

M. CONSENT CALENDAR
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4 MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Council Member Meza, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and file monthly Commercial and Residential Recycling Department Report

3. Receive Business License Department Report – August and September

4. Approve Resolution 23-75, adopting the 2024-2028 Measure I Capital Project Improvement Plan.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-75

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE MEASURE I FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FY 2023/2024 THROUGH FY 2027/2028

5. Approve Resolution 23-76, adopting the Five Year Measure I Capital Project Need Analysis For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Through 2028-2029
RESOLUTION NO 23-76

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, SAN BERNARDINO

COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE MEASURE I FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PROJECT NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024/2025 THROUGH 2028/2029.

6. Parcel Map Commercial-20657 Final Acceptance.

7. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 1 for Drilling a New Groundwater Production Well Project with Wood Rogers.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent). 34 City Council Minutes
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5 N. ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Water Department Report.

3. Receive and File Sewer Department Report.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

O. PUBLIC HEARING

1. PUBLIC HEARING – APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 22-19, LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 22-15 AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 20607 AND ADOPT THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED

NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PROJECT. (JIM)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council, DENY THE APPEAL and APPROVE/ADOPT the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for Conditional Use Permit 22-19, Location and Development Plan 22-15 and Tentative Parcel Map 20607 and adopt Council Resolution No. 23-72 (Attached as Exhibit A) adopting the findings and approving/adopting the IS/MND and MMRP for Conditional Use Permit 22-19, Location and Development Plan 22-15 and Tentative Parcel Map 20607, an 11.81-acre site located southeast of the intersection of Hwy 395 and Auburn Avenue in the Airport Development District (ADD) in the City of Adelanto, California (APNs:
0459-053-56, 57, 58 and 08).

RESOLUTION NO. 23-72

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS, DENYING THE

APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION, AND APPROVING AND

ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY /MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (IS/MND) FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 22-19, LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 20607 ON A 11.81-ACRE SITE LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 395 AND AUBURN 35 City Council Minutes
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6 AVE IN THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (ADD) ZONING DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA (APNS: 0459-053-56,57,58, AND 08).

Planner Jim presented the staff report.

Appellant Andrew from the project was available for questions.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:36 p.m.

Amy Smith on behalf of Care For California. She spoke about the issue with joshua trees and there is no compliance with CEQA.

Phillip spoke about Iron Workers 416 not being able to stand with the project.

Joe Vasquez spoke about the good things in the city. He strongly opposes the project. He stated he is fighting for working families.

Elijah Silva spoke in opposition of the project.

Daniel spoke about projects that can be a blessing. He spoke about upholding the appeal.

Zach spoke in opposition of the item.

Magda spoke about needing jobs. She spoke about needing the project.

Stevonna spoke about running the extra report.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:54 p.m.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Meza to DENY THE APPEAL and APPROVE/ADOPT the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for Conditional Use Permit 22-19, Location and Development Plan 22-15 and Tentative Parcel Map 20607 and adopt Council Resolution No. 23-72 (Attached as Exhibit A) adopting the findings and approving/adopting the IS/MND and MMRP for Conditional Use Permit 22-19, Location and Development Plan 22-15 and Tentative Parcel Map 20607, an 11.81-acre site located southeast of the intersection of Hwy 395 and Auburn Avenue in the Airport Development District (ADD) in the City of Adelanto, California (APNs: 0459-053-56, 57, 58 and 08) and to add the language Planner Jim added during the presentation.
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7 Roll Call Vote:

Council Member Jeannette: Yes
Council Member Meza: Yes
Council Member Uptergrove: Absent
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos: Yes
Mayor Reyes: Yes
Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

P. APUA NEW BUSINESS

1. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT OPTIMIZATION (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with PACE Advanced Water Engineering in the amount of $319,040 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization authorizing project contingency in the amount of $24,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the City Council.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:21 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:21 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with PACE Advanced Water Engineering in the amount of $319,040 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization authorizing project contingency in the amount of $24,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the City Council.

Roll Call Vote:

Council Member Jeannette: Yes
Council Member Meza: Yes
Council Member Uptergrove: Absent
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos: Yes
Mayor Reyes: Yes
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8 Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

Q. NEW BUSINESS

1. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT

AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ADELANTO (BRENDA/TODD)
RECOMMENDATION: Direct and authorize the Mayor and Clerk of Council to execute amendments to the attached Employment Agreement for Jessie Flores as the City Manager for the City of Adelanto.

The City Attorney presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:41 p.m.

Stevonna spoke about a raise that was given to the City Manager last year and then now again. She asked what staff get as a raise.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:43 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to Direct and authorize the Mayor and Clerk of Council to execute amendments to the attached Employment Agreement for Jessie Flores as the City Manager for the City of Adelanto.

Roll Call Vote:

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to extend the meeting another 30 minutes.

Roll Call Vote:

Council Member Jeannette: Yes
Council Member Meza: Yes
Council Member Uptergrove: Absent
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos: Yes
Mayor Reyes: Yes
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9 Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent).

2. AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR FIRE STATION # 322 LAUNDRY ROOM & ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS REMODEL TO KNC CONSTRUCTION, INC. (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with KNC Construction, Inc. in the amount of $179,583.06, to provide construction of Fire Station #322 Laundry Room and All Gender Restrooms Remodel, authorizing project construction contingency in the amount of $18,000 for the construction, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project, and determine the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with Section 15301 of the state guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:48 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:48 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve an award of construction contract agreement with KNC Construction, Inc. in the amount of $179,583.06, to provide construction of Fire Station #322 Laundry Room and All Gender Restrooms Remodel, authorizing project construction contingency in the amount of $18,000 for the construction, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project, and determine the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with Section 15301 of the state guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.

Roll Call Vote:

3. AWARD A CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS AT PEARMAIN STREET BETWEEN WHITE AVENUE AND CHAMBERLAINE WAY AND APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-74 AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FUND 210 GAS TAXES – (SABA)
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10 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with JLM Grading and Paving, Inc. in the amount of $24,000 to provide emergency repair at Pearmain Street between White Avenue and Chamberlaine Way and approve Resolution 23-74 amending the budget for Fund 210 Gas Taxes.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-74

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24
Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:52 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:52 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with JLM Grading and Paving, Inc. in the amount of $24,000 to provide emergency repair at Pearmain Street between White Avenue and Chamberlaine Way and approve Resolution 23-74 amending the budget for Fund 210 Gas Taxes.

Roll Call Vote:

R. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

S. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Reyes asked for modification to an ordinance regarding a vehicle use policy be brought back for discussion.
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11 MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to have the City Attorney bring back the above request for discussion at a future agenda.

Roll Call Vote:

T. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
U. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on October 25, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 10:01 p.m..

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Uptergrove noted as absent). _________________________
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
October 25, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION
The Adelanto City Council held the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the regular closed session at 6:00 p.m.

B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
D. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL − EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1). (one case)
● City of Adelanto v. 3M Company et al., Civil Case No.: Case No. 2:22-cv03591-RMG

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO § 54956.9(b): (2 cases) The City Attorney announced the closed session items.

E. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos opened public comment at 6:02 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos closed public comment at 6:02 p.m.. 42 City Council Minutes
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2 F. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to convene into closed session at 6:01 p.m..

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

G. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Reyes called to order the regular meeting to order at 7:09 p.m..

Members present: Council Members Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

Invocation: King Ramos
Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Ramos
H. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney stated items were discussed, one item staff directed the attorney to move forward with a settlement and this is on the consent calendar. The other two items had no reportable action.

I. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
City Manager Flores spoke about their trip to Washington D.C. where they discussed water related needs to the City. He provided updates on the CIP projects. He spoke of several departments within the city working together to better.

J. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Council Member Jeannette spoke about representing the city in Orlando, Florida for the EXPO conference that was about transportation. She spoke about the Bright Line train and how amazing it will be to ride it. She spoke about a program she learned about regarding pets.

Council Member Uptergrove spoke about caljobs.ca.gov having numerous positions available. She spoke about upcoming events including job fairs.

Council Member Meza spoke about William Wormley who is working on planting gardens in the 43 City Council Minutes
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3 schools. He spoke about a play at the Adelanto High School and encouraged the community to attend. He spoke about the color guard coming out to youth football and how exciting it was. He announced the last movie in the park on October 30th at the stadium.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos spoke about the Kushstock event happening at the stadium. He spoke about riding the buses out in Antelope Valley and is excited about the potential for Adelanto. He spoke about anyone needing food to reach out oto Council Member Uptergrove as she has contacts to assist. He gave shoutouts about the contacts they spoke with in Washington D.C.

Mayor Reyes spoke about the various meetings and events he attended. He spoke about how excited he is for everything that is coming to the city in the future. He spoke about the meetings he attended in Washington D.C. and shared the experience.

K. PRESENTATIONS
None.

L. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:57 p.m.

Magda She announced the Trunk or Treat at the Auxiliary on Saturday. She spoke about the movie in the park.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:01 p.m.

M. CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented with item #2 pulled for discussion by Mayor Reyes with Jerry providing an immediate report on item #2.

2. Receive and file Community Safety Department Report

3. Approval of proposed Holiday Closure and cancellation of November 22, 2023, and December 27, 2023, council meeting
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4 4. Consideration of Approving Resolution No. 23-78 Amending the adopted Operating Budget For Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-78

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2

5. Approval of Resolution No. 23-80 Regarding a Partial Settlement of the PFAS Litigation.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-80

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE

PFAS LITIGATION

6. Approval of Warrant:
a) City of Adelanto Check WarrantNo.149245 through149598 in the total amount of $4,962,512.80.
b) City of Adelanto EFT No.1927 through1983 in the total amount of $6,805,570.04 Jerry presented the staff report for item #2
Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

N. ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Water Department Report.

3. Receive and File Sewer Department Report.

4. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 1 with Wood Rodgers, Inc. for Drilling a New Groundwater Production Well Project.
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5 5. Consideration of Approving Resolution No. 23-05 Amending the adopted Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-05

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY

AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,

CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

O. PUBLIC HEARING

1. PUBLIC HEARING – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03, ZONE CHANGE NO.

ZC 23-02, AND ORDINANCE NO. 645, TO AMEND THE ADELANTO NORTH 2035 COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PLAN FIGURE LC-2 LAND USE PLAN AND

ADELANTO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND ZONING MAP AND ADOPT THE ADDENDUM TO THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED 1994 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (EIR) (SCH NO. 9408208) AND 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (EIR) (SCH NO. 20142031034). (LOUIS)
RECOMMENDATION:
● Approve Council Resolution 23-77, to adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted 1994 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 9408208) and 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 20142031034) and approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 (GPA) and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 (ZC), based on the findings.
● Introduce First Reading of Ordinance 645 to adopt findings and approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Land Use and Zoning Map.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-77

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, CITY OF ADELANTO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, (SCH # 9408208), MAY 1995 FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF HOLLY ROAD (AREA A AND PART OF OVERLAY ZONE) AND ADELANTO NORTH 2035

COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (SCH #20142031034)) MARCH 2014 FOR THE AREA NORTH OF HOLLY

ROAD (AREAS B THRU G AND PART OF OVERLAY ZONE) ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 645 APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03 46 City Council Minutes
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6 AND ZONE CHANGE NO. ZC 23-02 TO AMEND 8 AREAS INCLUDING OVERLAY

OF THE LAND USE AND ZONING MAP IN THE CITY OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA

AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
ORDINANCE NO. 645

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ADELANTO NORTH 2035 COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PLAN FIGURE LC-2 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND ZONING MAP IN SEVEN AREAS (AREAS AG) AND THE AMENDED OVERLAY DISPENSARY ZONE WITHIN THE CITY OF

ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF Council Member Jeannette recused herself.

Contracted Panner Morales presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:40 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:40 p.m.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve Council Resolution 23-77, to adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted 1994 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 9408208) and 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 20142031034) and approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 (GPA) and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 (ZC), based on the findings and introduced the first reading of Ordinance 645 to adopt findings and approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Land Use and Zoning Map.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Jeannette recused herself).

Mayor Reyes broke for a five minute recess.

P. APUA NEW BUSINESS

1. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR ADELANTO ROAD WATER

MAIN DESIGN SERVICES (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Adelanto Public Utility Authority approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with TKE Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $255,500 for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $25,000 for the 47 City Council Minutes
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7 design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:55 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:55 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Jeannette, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with TKE Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $255,500 for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $25,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

2. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR AUBURN AVENUE SEWER MAIN

DESIGN SERVICES (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Adelanto Public Utility Authority approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Albert A. WEBB Associates in the amount of $110,115 for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $11,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:57 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:57 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Meza, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Albert A. WEBB Associates in the amount of $110,115 for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $11,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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8 3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR SEWER MASTER PLAN MODELING (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Adelanto Public Utility Authority approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. in the amount of $211,586 for Sewer Master plan Modeling authorizing project contingency in the amount of $21,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:59 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:59 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Meza, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. in the amount of $211,586 for Sewer Master plan Modeling authorizing project contingency in the amount of $21,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Q. NEW BUSINESS

1. AWARD A CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS AT AUBURN AVENUE AT ROUTE 395 (SABA)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with JLM Grading and Paving, Inc. in the amount of $39,890 to provide emergency repair at Auburn Avenue and Route 395.

Contracted Engineer Saba presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:02 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:02 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to approve an award of construction contract agreement with JLM Grading and Paving, Inc. in the amount of $39,890 to provide emergency repair at Auburn Avenue and Route 395. 49 City Council Minutes
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9 Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

2. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-73 APPROVING HWY 395 AUTO DEALERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-73 approving HWY 395 Auto Dealership Incentive Program to aid in attracting investment and assisting in the development of authorized new car dealerships to be located along the developing Hwy 395 corridor in Adelanto.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-73

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN HWY 395 AUTO

DEALERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:13 p.m.

Lee: He spoke about what percent of car dealerships fail.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:17 p.m.

Council Member Uptergrove spoke about her experience with car dealerships being helpful to the community.

Further discussion ensued.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Uptergrove to adopt Resolution No. 23-73 approving HWY 395 Auto Dealership Incentive Program to aid in attracting investment and assisting in the development of authorized new car dealerships to be located along the developing Hwy 395 corridor in Adelanto.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

3. DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-79 OF THE REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COSTS OF SERVICES (USER FEE) STUDY – (ANGEL) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) receive and file the Report on the Cost of Services (User Fee) Study on Development Services; and (2) adopt Resolution No. 23-79 updating the City’s Master Fee Schedule to implement the new Development Services Cost of Service (User Fees).
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10 RESOLUTION NO. 23-79

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN

BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COST

OF SERVICES (USER FEE) STUDY AND MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:27 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:27 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Jeannette, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to receive and file the Report on the Cost of Services (User Fee) Study on Development Services; and adopt Resolution No. 23-79 updating the City’s Master Fee Schedule to implement the new Development Services Cost of Service (User Fees).

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

4. AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR ADELANTO SIGN
REHABILITATION TO SAFEWAY SIGNS – (ANGEL)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approve an award of construction contract agreement with Safeway Signs. in the amount of $32,060.00, to provide construction and rehabilitation of the City of Adelanto Welcome Sign and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

Finance Director Castellanos presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:36 p.m.

Lee: He spoke about the sign needing to be a sign that people will stop to take a picture at.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:37 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Uptergrove to approve an award of construction contract agreement with Safeway Signs. in the amount of $32,060.00, to provide construction and rehabilitation of the City of Adelanto Welcome Sign and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement
Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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11 5. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AND SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION ON MARCH 5, 2024, A

PROPOSAL TO ADOPT AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL

TAX ON VACANT PROPERTIES TO FUND SOLUTIONS FOR PARKS AND

RECREATION, ILLEGAL DUMPING REMEDIATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND SPECIFIED PROGRAMS, REQUESTING THAT

THE BALLOT QUESTION AND MEASURE BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE

COUNTY ELECTION CONTESTS, SETTING DEADLINES FOR THE FILING OF

WRITTEN ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS REGARDING THE MEASURE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS.– (TODD/FINANCE)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council conduct a public hearing, receive public input, consider and adopt:
1) Resolution No. 23-81 which:
a) Submits to the City’s voters at the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Consolidated Election an ordinance establishing a special tax on vacant properties to fund solutions for parks and recreation, illegal dumping remediation, public safety, capital improvement projects, and specified programs;
b) Requests that the ballot question and measure be consolidated with the County election on March 5, 2024;
c) Sets the deadlines for the filing of written arguments and rebuttals regarding the Measure; and
d) Directs the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis. 2) If Resolution No. 23-81 is adopted, then staff recommends that the City Attorney read aloud the title of the Adelanto Vacant Property Tax Ordinance at the City Council meeting, and the City Council make a motion to waive further reading of the Ordinance.

The title is:

ORDINANCE NO.647

AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO AS APPROVED BY THE CITY’S QUALIFIED ELECTORS AT THE ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 5, 2024, TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL PARCEL TAX ON VACANT PROPERTIES City Attorney Litfin presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 10:07 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 10:07 p.m.
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12 MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza to continue the item until November 8th with City Attorney given direction on verbage.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
7) DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION – VEHICLE POLICY - (CITY COUNCIL) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on the City of Adelanto Vehicle Policy.

City Attorney Litfin presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 10:28 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 10:28 p.m.

The City Attorney was given direction on the item.

R. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

S. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council Member Jeannette asked for a presentation from first responders for an emergency incident.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Jeannette, seconded by Mayor Reyes to have a presentation from first responders for an emergency incident.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked for staff to check into the US Conference for Mayors and Staff.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Meza to have staff check into the US Conference for Mayors and Staff.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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13 Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked for the big Adelanto Signage to be looked at.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Meza to have the big Adelanto Signage be looked at.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked for the Adelanto Cannabis Staff to look into bringing back the Adelanto Cannabis Scholarship program to the agenda.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Mayor Ramos Adelanto Cannabis Scholarship program to be brought back to agenda.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Mayor Reyes asked for staff to look into the Mayor and City Council Academy with the League of Cities.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Meza staff to look into the Mayor and City Council Academy with the League of Cities. .

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Mayor Reyes asked for staff to look into increasing the budget for the Washington D.C. trips.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos staff to look into the Mayor and City Council Academy with the League of Cities. .

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

Mayor Reyes asked at the next council meeting he would like a presentation to recognize pastors and preachers to show appreciation for their service.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos staff to look into the Mayor and City Council Academy with the League of Cities. .

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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14 Mayor Reyes asked at the next council meeting he would like a presentation on a potential permanent supportive housing project.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos staff to have a presentation on potential permanent supportive housing project.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).

T. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.

U. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on November 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 10:38 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes).
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL,

ADELANTO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,

ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY,

THE ADELANTO COMMUNITY BENEFIT CORPORATION,

AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
December 13, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION
The Adelanto City Council held the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, via teleconference 1-415-655-0001 - conference code 146 275 0870 of the Governmental Center located at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California. Mayor Reyes called to order the regular closed session at 6:00 p.m.

B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
None.

C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette, Uptergrove, Meza, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

D. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL − EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT VERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1). (One case)
a. Padilla v. City Of Adelanto – Case Number Case No.: CIVSB 2222353 b. City of Adelanto v. Royal Cultivation et al. SBSC Case No. CIVSB2227655

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO § 54956.9(b): (1 case) The City Attorney announced the closed session items.
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Mayor Pro Tem Ramos opened public comment at 6:02 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos closed public comment at 6:02 p.m..

F. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to convene into closed session at 6:01 p.m.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

G. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Reyes called to order the regular meeting to order at 7:01 p.m..

Members present: Council Members Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, and Mayor Reyes.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve Council Member Meza’s absence.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Invocation: Council Member Uptergrove
Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Ramos
H. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney stated items were discussed, one item staff directed the attorney to move forward with a settlement and this is on the consent calendar. The other two items had no reportable action.

I. CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORT
City Manager Flores gave an update on the general plan update as well as various plan updates. He thanked the Public Works Department for their recent work regarding the potholes issues. He spoke about the housing element being setn for approval for the affordable housing project. He spoke 57 City Council Minutes
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J. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Council Member Jeannette thanked Brenda and everyone for the parade they put on. She spoke about attending the VVTA meeting and that the meeting will go dark until January. She spoke about the American Legion Christmas Party for kids on December 15th and all are involved.

Council Member Uptergrove spoke about being grateful to see everyone come out to the events.

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos spoke about the DC trip and funding. He spoke about having a direct contact with people at the D.C.. He spoke about grants and small businesses. He spoke about the Brightline Train project coming soon. He shared they were able to bless 21 kids with bikes.

Mayor Reyes spoke about meeting with a shoe manufacturer that is wanting to move to our community. He spoke about the benefits from the Brightline Project. He stated there is an urgent care coming soon to Superior Market.

K. PRESENTATIONS

1. Certificate of recognition to various Pastors in Honor of Pastor Appreciation Day.

2. Certificate of recognition Deputy Kevin Konior for grand theft, auto arrest and recovery and for Life Saving efforts in the City of Adelanto.

3. Certificate of recognition Deputy Larry Torres for grand theft, auto arrest and recovery and for Life Saving efforts in the City of Adelanto.

4. Certificate of recognition to Deputy Jacob Delano for Life Saving efforts in the City of Adelanto.

Presentation moved to before City Managers Announcements.

Certificates were handed out and a group photo of the pastors was taken.

L. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 7:57 p.m.

Estela Armento: She spoke about trash on the streets and shared pictures that she took.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 8:01 p.m.
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MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Community Safety Department Fourth Quarter Report – 2023

3. Receive and File Community Safety Department end of Year Report – 2023

4. Approval of Change Order No. 1 for Repair at Auburn Avenue at Route 395.

5. Receive and file Business license Department Report

6. Receive and file Commercial and Residential Recycling Department Report.

7. Acceptance of Tract Map 20507.

8. Approval of Resolution No. 23-84 between CalRecycle and the City of Adelanto for the CalRecycle SB 1383 Local assistance Grant Program.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-84

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF INDIVIDUAL

GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE CITY OF

ADELANTO IS ELIGIBLE

9. 2
nd Reading of Ordinance 646 entitled:

ORDINANCE NO. 646

SAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.16 “CARD CLUBS” OF THE ADELANTO

MUNICIPAL CODE

10. Receive and File the City’s Annual Financial Report And Financial Statements For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021. (Final Draft)

11. Approval of Warrant Demand Schedule 23/24-16-01:
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5 a) City of Adelanto Check WarrantNo.149599 through 149806 in the total amount of $3,030,262.63
b) City of Adelanto EFT No.1984 through 2009 in the total amount of $122,285.37 Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

N. ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

2. Receive and File Water Department Report.

3. Receive and File Sewer Department Report.

4. Approval of First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement With Potomac Partners DC For Federal Lobbying Services
Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

O. CONSENT CALENDAR - SUCCESSOR AGENCY

MOTION APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED
MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to approve the consent calendar as presented.

1. Motion waiving the full reading of all ordinances and resolutions. Titles for ordinances and resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

2. Recognized obligation payment schedule (“ROPS”) 24-25 for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 23-06

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD FOR THE SUCCESOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER 60 City Council Minutes
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3. Administrative Budget for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 23-07

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD FOR THE SUCCESOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER

ADELANTO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 (ROPS 24-25)
Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

P. PUBLIC HEARING

1. PUBLIC HEARING – APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 22-08 AND ADOPT THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (CE) FOR THE PROJECT. (JIM)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council, DENY THE APPEAL and APPROVE/ADOPT the Categorical Exemption (CE) for Location and Development Plan 22-08 and adopt Council Resolution No. 23-14 (Attached as Exhibit A) adopting the findings and approving/adopting the CE for Location and Development Plan 22-08, a 3.28 acre site located at 16454 Adelanto Road in the Light Manufacturing (LM) zoning district in the City of Adelanto, California (APN :3128 -231-04).

RESOLUTION NO. 23-14

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS, DENYING APPEAL OF

PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION, AND APPROVING AND ADOPTING LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 22-08 AND THE CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION(CE) FOR LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 22-08 ON A 3.28-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 16454

ADELANTO ROAD IN THE LIGHT MANUFACTURING (LM) ZONING DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA (APN: 3128-231-04).

Planner Jim presented the staff report.

Mr. Mingard and CEQA representatives were available for questions.

Brian representing the CEQA Safers spoke on the appeal and why they put in the appeal request.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 8:27 p.m.
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Discussion ensued regarding the item.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to DENY THE APPEAL and APPROVE/ADOPT the Categorical Exemption (CE) for Location and Development Plan 22-08 and adopt Council Resolution No. 23-14 (Attached as Exhibit A) adopting the findings and approving/adopting the CE for Location and Development Plan 22-08, a 3.28 acre site located at 16454 Adelanto Road in the Light Manufacturing (LM) zoning district in the City of Adelanto, California (APN :3128 -231-04).

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Q. ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY NEW BUSINESS

1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH LAN WAN

ENTERPRISE TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES WITHIN APUA’S FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE (JESSIE/TODD)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Adelanto Public Utility Authority:

1. Award a contract to LAN WAN Enterprise in an amount not to exceed $ 251,065.70 utilizing CMAS Contract # 3-23-05-1052 and CMAS Contract # 3-22-10-1022; and

2. Authorize the waiver of ongoing monthly maintenance and administration costs by LAN WAN Enterprise for Cost Saving; and

3. Authorize the ongoing 5 Years Term equipment warranty and Subscriptions of $ 3476.79;

4. Authorize and appropriate funds in the amount of $ 251,065.70 to the designated account for the Radio Upgrade Project; and

5. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents associated with the project.

City Manager Flores presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:03 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:03 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Council Member Uptergrove, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to Award a contract to LAN WAN Enterprise in an amount not to exceed $ 251,065.70 utilizing CMAS Contract # 3-23-05-1052 and CMAS Contract # 3-22-10-1022; and Authorize the waiver of ongoing monthly maintenance and administration costs by LAN WAN Enterprise for Cost Saving; and authorize the ongoing 5 Years Term equipment warranty and Subscriptions of $ 3476.79; authorize and appropriate funds in the amount of $ 251,065.70 to the 62 City Council Minutes
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Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

R. NEW BUSINESS

1. APPROVAL OF LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BURKE, WILLIAMS &

SORENSEN FOR CANNABIS AND RELATED LAND USE ISSUES (TODD) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council consider and approve the contract for legal services for cannabis and related land use issues with Burke, Williams and Sorensen.

City Attorney Todd presented the staff report.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:11 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:11 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Mayor Reyes to approve the contract for legal services for cannabis and related land use issues with Burke, Williams and Sorensen.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

2. DISCUSSION ITEM - CITYWIDE SECURITY CAMERA AND WI-FI PROJECT IN

FOUR RECREATIONAL PARKS - (JESSIE)
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.

City Manager Flores presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the item.

Mayor Reyes opened public comment at 9:31 p.m.

Mayor Reyes closed public comment at 9:31 p.m.

Direction was given to City Manager Flores.

S. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
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Mayor Pro Tem Ramos requested an item regarding the current special event permit process be placed on the agenda for discussion.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Uptergrove requested an item regarding the current special event permit be placed on the agenda for discussion. .

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked for a review of the appeal fees.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Council Member Jeannette to review the appeal fees.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked for the Cannabis Scholarship to be brought back to the agenda for review of the process.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos, seconded by Mayor Reyes to bring the Cannabis Scholarship to the next agenda.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Mayor Reyes asked for an update on the approved Capital Improvement projects.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos for a report on the approved Capital Improvment Projects.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent).

Mayor Reyes asked for Marc to give a presentation on the Cannabis Age Industry for Education.

Discussion ensued.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos asked that Marc give a presentation on the Cannabis Age Industrty for Education.

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None.

V. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on January 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

MOTION: Moved by Mayor Reyes seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ramos to adjourn the meeting at 9:46 p.m.

Motion carried 4-1 (Council Member Jeannette and Uptergrove, Mayor Pro Tem Ramos and Mayor Reyes voting yes, Council Member Meza noted as absent). _________________________
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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DATE: March 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: MONTHLY COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE AND

RECYCLING REPORT
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive and file.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Burrtec’s Monthly Commercial and residential Solid Waste and Recycling Report 66 67
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y DATE: March 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Todd Litfin, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Requests for Proposals for Use of Community Center and Senior Center STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Review and approve issuance of Requests for Proposals for the use of the Senior Center and the Community Center.

BACKGROUND:

The City owns the Senior Center (located at 11565 Cortez) and the Community Center (located at 11555 Cortez). Instead of the facilities sitting vacant, the City desires to issue requests for proposals for entities to license the use of the facilities for a year (and potentially longer). In order to create a fair and transparent process for all to participate in, the City proposes to issue a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) separately for each facility that entities can review and bid on.

Upon receipt of responses to the RFPs, the City will examine the responses and decide whether to enter into an agreement with one of the responders. Criteria to examine prior to selecting an entity include: thoroughness and completeness of the proposal, responsiveness to RFP requirements, types of services and community events being provided by the entity, and the amount of compensation proposed to the City. It will be up to the City Council to select one of the responding entities, if any.

The RFP requires that the entity maintain the facility, pay for all utilities, maintain insurance, and indemnify the City from any liability from the entity’s use of the facility. Proposals are due to the City on April 15, 2024, at noon.

The property on which both the Senior Center and Community Center are located will also likely be going through the Surplus Lands Act process. Indeed, the action to declare the property “surplus” is also on tonight’s Council agenda. If and when the City potentially sells the property, there is a provision which allows either party to terminate the license agreement for the Community or Senior Center on 45 days’ notice. So, the potential licensing of the facilities will not prevent the potential future sale of the property if that is the path the Council eventually chooses. 82 FISCAL IMPACT:

The fiscal impact is dependent on the amount offered by proposers to license the use of the facilities.

The intent is that the City will incur no costs for the facilities when licensed to a third party.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Request for Proposals – License Agreement to Use the Community Center

2. Request for Proposals – License Agreement to Use the Senior Center

3. Draft Notice of RFP for Community Center

4. Draft Notice of RFP for Senior Center
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License Agreement To Use the Community Center

PROPOSALS DUE
April 15, 2024
12:00 p.m.

DELIVERY ADDRESS
City of Adelanto
City Clerk’s Office
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301

QUESTIONS
Brenda Lopez
[email protected]
(760) 246-2300, ext. 11123
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INTRODUCTION
The City of Adelanto (City) is seeking Proposals for a one-year non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Community Center, a City owned property.

I. Background
The City of Adelanto is located approximately 9 miles northwest of Victorville in the Victor Valley area of the Mojave Desert, in the northern region of the Inland Empire, with a population of approximately 33,000.

The City was incorporated in 1970 and became a charter city in 1992. The City is governed by a five-member City Council and is administered by a City Manager. The City Manager supervises a full-time staff which provides a full array of municipal services.

The City owns the Community Center located at 11555 Cortez, Adelanto, California 92301. The City is looking to enter into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Community Center for a fee, provided the non-profit provides services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
All proposals must be submitted according to the instructions set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Failure to adhere to these instructions may be cause for rejection of proposal.

I. How to Submit a Proposal
Proposals to the Community Center are due on April 15, 2024. Please address all questions of this RFP and send Proposals to:

City of Adelanto
Attn: Community Center
City Clerk’s Office
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Faxed Proposals will not be accepted.

II. License Agreement
License Agreement to be prepared by the City of Adelanto.

III. License Agreement Term
If granted, the License Agreement will be for a term of one year. Any extensions will need to be approved by the City Council.

IV. Rate
The non-profit shall specify the monthly rental amount in the Proposal. The rental amount will be determined by the outcome of the competitive RFP process. Furthermore, the non-profit selected will be expected to pay all utilities.

V. Cost Liability
Non-profit shall bear all costs associated with submitting the Proposal.

VI. Statement of Rights and Understanding
The City reserves, and may in its sole discretion, exercise the following rights and options with respect to this Request for Proposal (RFP):

1. To accept, reject or negotiate modifications to any and all Proposals as it shall, in its sole discretion, deem to be in its best interest; submission of an RFP does not bind the City to any action or to any party. Submissions do not create or assume any relationship, agency or obligation by the City, its officers or employees. 86 4

2. To issue additional solicitations for Proposals and / or addenda to the RFP.

3. To award the License Agreement to a non-profit the City has determined to be most responsive, who has submitted a complete proposal which meets the specifications and requirements which are deemed by the City most advantageous to and in the best interest of the City.

4. To negotiate with any one or more of the respondents.

5. To waive any irregularities in any Proposal.

6. To select any Proposals as the basis for negotiations or License Agreement and to negotiate with respondents for amendment or other modifications to their Proposals.

7. To conduct investigations with respect to the qualification of each respondent; to obtain additional information deemed necessary to determine the ability of the respondent to carry out the obligations of the License Agreement. This includes information needed to evaluate the experience and financial capability of the respondent.

VII. Indemnification and Insurance
Non-profit, at its own expense and without exception, shall indemnify, defend and pay all damages, costs, expenses, including attorney fees, and otherwise hold harmless the City, its employees and agents from any liability of any nature or kind in regard to the preparation or presentation of a proposal in response to this RFP.

If non-profit is selected, before beginning operations, non-profit shall procure and maintain at non-profit’s own expense for the duration of the Agreement, the following insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the possession, occupancy, operation and use of the Community Center by non-profit, non-profit’s agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.
• Comprehensive / Commercial General Liability of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 in general aggregate. • Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability.

VIII. Independent Contractor
Non-profit, in the performance of the License Agreement, will be acting in the wholly independent capacity and not as agents, employees, partners or joint ventures of the City.

IX. Proposal Evaluation
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The City will award the License Agreement based on the Proposal that best meets the City’s requirements outlined in this RFP, would provide the best service to the public, and would provide the greatest return to the City.

X. Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria. City reserves the right to weigh its evaluation criteria in any manner it deems appropriate.

1. Thoroughness and completeness of Proposal.

2. Responsiveness to RFP requirements.

3. Types of services and community events being provided by the non-profit.

4. Amount of compensation to City.

XI. Submission Requirements
The submission requirements for the Requests for Proposals are as follows:

1. A cover letter stating interest in using the Community Center, according to the terms and conditions outlined in the License Agreement attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”.

2. Location of non-profit, type of non-profit and number of years as a non-profit.

3. A company profile including corporate by-laws and the State in which it is incorporated. Provide the company’s Federal tax I.D. number. A partnership shall give full names and addresses of all partners.

4. If the non-profit is a joint venture consisting of a combination of any of the above entities, each joint venture shall be included in the proposal.

5. A calendar of anticipated events and services that will be provided in the City.

6. The days and hours of usage that non-profit anticipates using the Community Center.

7. Proposed rent that the non-profit will pay for the usage of the Community Center.

8. Insurance documentation.

XII. Signature
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All proposals must be signed by an authorized representative of the non-profit. The signature will bind the non-profit to its provisions for at least a period of 120 days.

Failure of the successful non-profit to accept the obligation of this RFP may result in the cancellation of any award.

XIII. Questions and Inquiries
Inquiries and requests for clarification of the RFP arising during the process or Proposal preparation may be directed to:

City of Adelanto
Attn: City Clerk’s Office
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
XIV. Award of License Agreement
Selection of the final non-profit will be subject to approval by the City Manager with a recommendation that staff enter into an agreement with the desired non-profit. Upon approval by the City Manager, the final non-profit will be subject to a formal approval by the City Council.
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EXHIBIT “A”

SAMPLE LICENSE AGREEMENT - DO NOT SIGN

LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE CITY OF ADELANTO AND
_________________________________________
THIS REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and executed this _____ day of_______________ 2024, by and between the City of Adelanto, a California municipal corporation, as Licensor (“City”) and ________________________ (“Licensee”).

City and Licensee are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties.” RECITALS.

WHEREAS, City owns certain real property described as the Community Center, located at 11555 Cortez, Adelanto, California, 92301 (“Center”); and WHEREAS, City wishes that the Center be used for the benefit and well-being of the community and residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, Licensee is a non-profit public benefit corporation providing valuable civic services to members of the community.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
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1. LICENSE. City hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Center for the term and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Licensee does not acquire any right to the Center independent of City’s rights. City’s action herein is not, and shall not be construed to be, a conveyance of a property interest or lease; it is a license to use City’s property as described in this Agreement. City shall have the right to enter upon the Center for the duration of this Agreement, without notice to, or permission of, Licensee. The City shall also maintain control of the Center including, without limitation, the right to grant additional licenses for the use of the Facilities in consultation with the Organization

2. USE OF THE CENTER. Licensee acquires the privilege of using the Center from ___________ to ______________, ____________ a.m. / p.m. to ________ a.m. / p.m. (“Usage Times”).

Licensee agrees to conduct all of its activities during Usage Times with full regard for public safety, and to observe and abide by all applicable laws, regulations, and requests by City or any other governmental agency responsible for public safety. All activities must be listed in a Calendar of Events, which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “A”.

No portion of the Center’s sidewalks, ramps, entries, doors, corridors, passageways, hallways, stairways, aisles or driveways shall be obstructed or impeded by Licensee or its agents, employees, contractors, patrons, or invitees, or used by any of them for any purpose other than ingress or egress from the Center’s premises. Access to public utilities, heating and air conditioning vents, lighting fixtures, fire hoses, fire extinguishers, fire prevention water sprinkler systems, and restrooms shall not be covered or obstructed at any time by Licensee or its agents, employees, contractors, patrons, or invitees.

Any conflict with Licensee regarding the use of the Center shall be resolved by the City Manager in his or her sole discretion.

3. COMPENSATION. In exchange for the use of the Center, Licensee shall pay City an annual sum of _________________($___________) and shall be responsible for the payment of all utilities (“License Fee”). City reserves the right to amend the License Fee, as determined appropriately by the Adelanto City Manager (“City Manager”). 91 9

4. TERM. This Agreement shall be for a term of one (1) year. This Agreement shall be reviewed by the City Council at the conclusion of the initial term for possible renewal for an additional one (1) year term. If the City Council does not renew this Agreement within thirty (30) days of the termination date of any term, this Agreement shall be deemed terminated.

5. TERMINATION. City and Licensee shall each have the right to terminate this Agreement upon forty-five (45) days written notice to the other party. Such notice of termination may be given at any time, with or without cause.

6. CENTER MAINTENANCE. It shall be the duty and responsibility of Licensee to clean, repair, and maintain the Center during Usage Times. Neither Licensee nor its employees, agents, or invitees shall injure, mar, damage, or otherwise deface the Center’s property or grounds. Licensee agrees to pay for all costs of repair or replacement if any such injury, marring, damage, or defacement occurs during Usage Times.

7. CENTER IMPROVEMENTS. Licensee shall have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time and at its own expense, to install improvements and upgrades or make other changes to the Center so as to increase its efficiency or otherwise improve its operational characteristics. However, no such improvements, upgrades or changes shall be made without the written approval of City.

8. NO RESPONSIBILITY. It is understood and agreed that City has no obligation to safeguard or insure any property installed or maintained by Licensee at the Center. All such obligations are solely those of the Licensee. Licensee will not look to City for any loss of, damage to, or destruction of such property, except where it is caused by the sole active negligence or willful misconduct of City or its agents or employees.

9. ASSIGNMENT. Licensee is not permitted to assign this Agreement or any interest herein.
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10. INDEMNIFICATION. Licensee holds the City harmless and free from any and all liability arising out of this Agreement, or its performance. Should City be named in any suit, or should any claim be brought against City, by suit or otherwise, whether the same be groundless or not, arising out of this Agreement, or its performance, Licensee shall immediately defend City, and will indemnify City for any judgment rendered against City, or for any sums paid out in settlement or otherwise.

For purposes of this Section, “City” includes City’s officers, officials, employees, agents, representatives and volunteers.

Licensee expressly agrees that this release, waiver, and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State of California and that if any portion is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance will, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.

It expressly understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions of this Section 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

11. INSURANCE. Prior to the commencement of this Agreement, Licensee shall procure and maintain policies that meet the requirements and specifications set forth under this Article. Licensee shall procure and maintain the following insurance coverage at its own expense.

A. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. Licensee shall procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (“CGL Coverage”) as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001) or its equivalent. Such CGL Coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, operations, products and completed operations, and contractual liability.

C. ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS. The CGL Coverage will contain an endorsement naming the City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds.

D. REQUIRED CARRIER RATING. All varieties of insurance required under this Agreement will be procured from insurers admitted in the State of California and authorized to issue policies directly to California insureds. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere under this Article, all required insurance will be procured from insurers who, according to the latest edition of the Best’s Insurance Guide, have an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. City may also accept policies procured by insurance carriers with a Standard & Poor’s rating of no less than BBB according to the latest published edition the Standard & Poor’s rating guide.

As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the City Manager is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.

E. PRIMACY OF CONCESSIONAIRE’S INSURANCE. All policies of insurance provided by Licensee will be primary to any coverage available to City or City’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City or City’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers will be in excess of Licensee’s insurance and will not contribute with it.

F. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement will not prohibit Licensee or Licensee’s officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or subconsultants from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. Licensee hereby waives all rights of subrogation against City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers.

G. VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE. Licensee acknowledges, understands and agrees, that City’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is critical to safeguarding City’s financial 94 12
well-being and, indirectly, the collective well-being of the residents of the City.

Accordingly, Licensee warrants, represents and agrees that it will furnish City with original certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage required under this Article on forms satisfactory to City in its sole and absolute discretion. The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and will be on forms provided by the City if requested.

All certificates of insurance and endorsements will be received and approved by City prior to the execution of this Agreement. Upon City’s written request, Licensee will also provide City with certified copies of all required insurance policies and endorsements.

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN COVERAGE. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required coverage, City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance if it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Licensee or City may cancel this Agreement effective upon notice.

12. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with all of the requirements of all federal, state and local authorities and laws now in force, or which may hereafter be in force. The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, or the admission by Licensee in any action or proceeding against Licensee, whether City be a party thereto or not, that Licensee has violated any such ordinance or statute shall be conclusive of that fact.

13. WAIVER OF BREACH. Any express or implied waiver of a breach of any term of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any further breach of the same or other term of this Agreement.

14. NOTICES. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, all notices or other communications required of permitted by this Agreement or by law to be served on or given to either party to this Agreement by the other party shall be in writing and shall be deemed served 95 13
when personally delivered to the party to whom they are directed, or in lieu of the personal service, upon deposit in the United States Mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid at:

City:

City Manager
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, California 92301
Licensee:
______________________________
Address:_______________________
______________________________
Attn: ________________________

15. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and exclusive venue for any action involving this Agreement will be in San Bernardino County.

16. PARTIAL INVALIDITY. Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be either invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect, unimpaired by the holding.

17. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL. The parties acknowledge that they had the time and opportunity to seek independent legal counsel regarding this Agreement and that they enter into this Agreement on an intelligent and informed basis without any undue influence.

18. CONSTRUCTION. The language of each part of this Agreement shall be construed simply and according to its fair meaning, and this Agreement will never be construed either for or against either party.
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19. AUTHORITY / MODIFICATION. The Parties warrant and represent that all necessary action has been taken by the Parties to authorize the undersigned to execute this Agreement and to engage in the actions described herein. This Agreement may only be modified by written agreement signed by both Parties

20. INTEGRATION. This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive expression of all the terms and provisions of the agreement between the Parties. This Agreement supersedes any previous agreements or negotiations between the Parties, whether oral or written.

21. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one instrument executed on the same date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed the Agreement the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF ADELANTO: LICENSEE:
___________________ __________________________
Jessie Flores
City Manager
ATTEST:
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Brenda Lopez
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT “A”

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
99 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
License Agreement To Use the Senior Center

PROPOSALS DUE
April 15, 2024
12:00 p.m.

DELIVERY ADDRESS
City of Adelanto
City Clerk’s Office
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301

QUESTIONS
Brenda Lopez
[email protected]
(760) 246-2300, ext. 11123
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2 INTRODUCTION
The City of Adelanto (City) is seeking Proposals for a one-year non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Senior Center, a City owned property.

The City owns the Senior Center located at 11565 Cortez, Adelanto, California 92301.

The City is looking to enter into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local nonprofit to use the Senior Center for a fee, provided the non-profit provides services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.

II. Objective
The City’s primary objective of entering into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit is to provide the non-profit a location that will enable them to operate within the city and provide services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.
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3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
All proposals must be submitted according to the instructions set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Failure to adhere to these instructions may be cause for rejection of proposal.

I. How to Submit a Proposal
Proposals to the Senior Center are due on April 15, 2024. Please address all questions of this RFP and send Proposals to:

City of Adelanto
Attn: Senior Center
City Clerk’s Office
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Faxed Proposals will not be accepted.

II. License Agreement
License Agreement to be prepared by the City of Adelanto.

III. License Agreement Term
If granted, the License Agreement will be for a term of one year. Any extensions will need to be approved by the City Council.

V. Cost Liability
Non-profit shall bear all costs associated with submitting the Proposal.

VI. Statement of Rights and Understanding
The City reserves, and may in its sole discretion, exercise the following rights and options with respect to this Request for Proposal (RFP):

4. To negotiate with any one or more of the respondents.

5. To waive any irregularities in any Proposal.

6. To select any Proposals as the basis for negotiations or License Agreement and to negotiate with respondents for amendment or other modifications to their Proposals.

If non-profit is selected, before beginning operations, non-profit shall procure and maintain at non-profit’s own expense for the duration of the Agreement, the following insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the possession, occupancy, operation and use of the Senior Center by non-profit, non-profit’s agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. • Comprehensive / Commercial General Liability of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 in general aggregate. • Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability.

IX. Proposal Evaluation
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5 The City will award the License Agreement based on the Proposal that best meets the City’s requirements outlined in this RFP, would provide the best service to the public, and would provide the greatest return to the City.

X. Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria. City reserves the right to weigh its evaluation criteria in any manner it deems appropriate.

1. Thoroughness and completeness of Proposal.

2. Responsiveness to RFP requirements.

3. Types of services and community events being provided by the non-profit.

4. Amount of compensation to City.

XI. Submission Requirements
The submission requirements for the Requests for Proposals are as follows:

1. A cover letter stating interest in using the Senior Center, according to the terms and conditions outlined in the License Agreement attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”.

2. Location of non-profit, type of non-profit and number of years as a non-profit.

4. If the non-profit is a joint venture consisting of a combination of any of the above entities, each joint venture shall be included in the proposal.

5. A calendar of anticipated events and services that will be provided in the City.

6. The days and hours of usage that non-profit anticipates using the Senior Center.

7. Proposed rent that the non-profit will pay for the usage of the Senior Center.

8. Insurance documentation.

XII. Signature
All proposals must be signed by an authorized representative of the non-profit. The signature will bind the non-profit to its provisions for at least a period of 120 days. 104
6 Failure of the successful non-profit to accept the obligation of this RFP may result in the cancellation of any award.

XIII. Questions and Inquiries
Inquiries and requests for clarification of the RFP arising during the process or Proposal preparation may be directed to:

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LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

City and Licensee are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties.” RECITALS.

WHEREAS, City owns certain real property described as the Senior Center, located at 11565 Cortez, Adelanto, California, 92301 (“Center”); and WHEREAS, City wishes that the Center be used for the benefit and well-being of the community and residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, Licensee is a non-profit public benefit corporation providing valuable civic services to members of the community.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
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8 1. LICENSE. City hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Center for the term and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Licensee does not acquire any right to the Center independent of City’s rights. City’s action herein is not, and shall not be construed to be, a conveyance of a property interest or lease; it is a license to use City’s property as described in this Agreement. City shall have the right to enter upon the Center for the duration of this Agreement, without notice to, or permission of, Licensee. The City shall also maintain control of the Center including, without limitation, the right to grant additional licenses for the use of the Facilities in consultation with the Organization

2. USE OF THE CENTER. Licensee acquires the privilege of using the Center from ___________ to ______________, ____________ a.m. / p.m. to ________ a.m. / p.m. (“Usage Times”).

Any conflict with Licensee regarding the use of the Center shall be resolved by the City Manager in his or her sole discretion.

4. TERM. This Agreement shall be for a term of one (1) year. This Agreement shall be reviewed by the City Council at the conclusion of the initial term for possible renewal for an 107
9 additional one (1) year term. If the City Council does not renew this Agreement within thirty (30) days of the termination date of any term, this Agreement shall be deemed terminated.

9. ASSIGNMENT. Licensee is not permitted to assign this Agreement or any interest herein.

10. INDEMNIFICATION. Licensee holds the City harmless and free from any and all liability arising out of this Agreement, or its performance. Should City be named in any suit, or should any claim be brought against City, by suit or otherwise, whether the same be groundless 108
10 or not, arising out of this Agreement, or its performance, Licensee shall immediately defend City, and will indemnify City for any judgment rendered against City, or for any sums paid out in settlement or otherwise.

For purposes of this Section, “City” includes City’s officers, officials, employees, agents, representatives and volunteers.

It expressly understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions of this Section 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

B. WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE / EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE. A policy of workers’ compensation insurance in such amount as will fully comply with the laws of the State of California and which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both Licensee and City against any loss, claim or damage arising from any injuries or occupational diseases occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by Licensee during the Term of this Agreement.
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11 C. ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS. The CGL Coverage will contain an endorsement naming the City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds.

As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the City Manager is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.

G. VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE. Licensee acknowledges, understands and agrees, that City’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is critical to safeguarding City’s financial well-being and, indirectly, the collective well-being of the residents of the City.

Accordingly, Licensee warrants, represents and agrees that it will furnish City with original certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage 110
12 required under this Article on forms satisfactory to City in its sole and absolute discretion. The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and will be on forms provided by the City if requested.

13. WAIVER OF BREACH. Any express or implied waiver of a breach of any term of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any further breach of the same or other term of this Agreement.

14. NOTICES. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, all notices or other communications required of permitted by this Agreement or by law to be served on or given to either party to this Agreement by the other party shall be in writing and shall be deemed served when personally delivered to the party to whom they are directed, or in lieu of the personal service, upon deposit in the United States Mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid at:
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City Manager
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, California 92301
Licensee:
______________________________
Address:_______________________
______________________________
Attn: ________________________

19. AUTHORITY / MODIFICATION. The Parties warrant and represent that all necessary action has been taken by the Parties to authorize the undersigned to execute this 112
14 Agreement and to engage in the actions described herein. This Agreement may only be modified by written agreement signed by both Parties

21. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one instrument executed on the same date.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the City of Adelanto will receive proposals at the City Clerk’s Office of the City of Adelanto City Hall, 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California until filled for the following:

The City of Adelanto (City) is seeking Proposals for a one-year non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Community Center, a City owned property.

The City owns the Community Center located at 11555 Cortez, Adelanto, California 92301.

The City is looking to enter into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Community Center for a fee, provided the non-profit provides services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.

The City’s primary objective of entering into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit is to provide the non-profit a location that will enable them to operate within the city and provide services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.

Proposal packages are to be submitted to the City Clerk on or before 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024. No oral, faxed, emailed, or telephonic proposals or alternatives will be considered. A proposal may be withdrawn without prejudice upon written request by the proposer filed with the City Clerk before the proposal submission deadline.

Proposals received after the stated deadline will not be accepted. The time of delivery shall be definitively determined by the time-stamping clock located in the City of Adelanto City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301. It is the proposer’s sole responsibility to see that its proposal is received in proper time, and proposers assume all risks arising out of the means of delivery. Any proposal received after the deadline will be returned to the proposer unopened. All accepted proposals shall become the property of the City.

Proposal packages are to be submitted to:

Brenda Lopez
City of Adelanto City Clerk
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
All proposals must be signed by an authorized representative of the non-profit. The signature will bind the non-profit to its provisions for at least a period of 120 days. Failure of the successful non-profit to accept the obligation of this RFP may result in the cancellation of any award.

This RFP may be downloaded from City of Adelanto’s website under bid opportunities https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us or provided by the City Clerk at the address listed above. Note that failure to notify the City that you have downloaded an RFP will preclude you from receiving updates or amendments, if issued. Questions regarding this RFP may be directed to the City at [email protected].
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Selection of the final non-profit will be subject to approval by the City Manager with a recommendation that staff enter into an agreement with the desired non-profit. Upon approval by the City Manager, the final non-profit will be subject to a formal approval by the City Council.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the City of Adelanto will receive proposals at the City Clerk’s Office of the City of Adelanto City Hall, 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, California until filled for the following:

The City of Adelanto (City) is seeking Proposals for a one-year non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Senior Center, a City owned property.

The City owns the Senior Center located at 11565 Cortez, Adelanto, California 92301. The City is looking to enter into a non-exclusive License Agreement with a local non-profit to use the Senior Center for a fee, provided the non-profit provides services and community events that will benefit the quality of life of the residents within the City.

Proposal packages are to be submitted to:

This RFP may be downloaded from City of Adelanto’s website under bid opportunities https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us or provided by the City Clerk at the address listed above. Note that failure to notify the City that you have downloaded an RFP will preclude you from receiving updates or amendments, if issued. Questions regarding this RFP may be directed to the City at [email protected].
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Selection of the final non-profit will be subject to approval by the City Manager with a recommendation that staff enter into an agreement with the desired non-profit. Upon approval by the City Manager, the final non-profit will be subject to a formal approval by the City Council.

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y | A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
DATE: March 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Jessie Flores, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 4 to Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with SANBAG (SBCOG)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Authorize the execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), now referred to as the San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG), to provide the Board of Directors with the authority to adjust the methodology for assessing member agency dues, as needed, without needing to amend the JPA Agreement in the future, and to make other changes, which Board is expected to increase membership dues from $15,193 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 to $25,572 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

BACKGROUND:

The San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) is a Joint Powers Authority made up of representatives from 24 cities and towns, as well as the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors and is responsible for cooperative regional planning. This collaboration helps strengthen regional advocacy and funding opportunities in San Bernardino County. SBCOG provides important programs and assistance to its’ member cities including the Emergency Communication Nurse System (ECNS), Inland Regional Energy Network (I-REN), SMART County Master Plan and grant research and writing proposals for programs that would provide funds for planning and transportation projects for member cities.

At a July 5, 2023, SBCOG Board of Directors meeting, an Ad Hoc Committee was established to discuss expanding the capacity of the Council of Governments (COG) and increasing the dues paid by its member agencies to pay for additional service offerings. Since August 2023, the Ad Hoc Committee has met monthly, analyzing programs, services, and budgets of other similar organizations, such as the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG), and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG). Staff completed this comparison of programs and fund sources of these sister agencies to SBCOG and found that the other COGs received funds and had budgets significantly larger than SBCOG. This allows the other COGs to have larger programs with a broader reach. In addition, the other COGs tend to have both a set of 120
general services (or baseline services), offered to all participating jurisdictions, as well as subscription services provided to a smaller set of jurisdictions who opt-in to benefit from each service. Based on its findings, and the desire to expand COG services, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended increasing the baseline budget from $658,000 and 1.3 staff to $1.5 million, 3 staff, and consultant support.

To assess member fees, the existing JPA Agreement uses a formula of 50% population/50% assessed valuation. Amendment No. 4 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement amends the language on the method by which member agency dues are assessed. The new assessment proposed for Fiscal Year 2024-25 would be calculated based on 50% population/50% General Fund Tax Revenues. Under this assessment, the total current assessment would be added to the new formula and includes an increase based on the lesser of the Consumer Price Index or 2% annual adjustment to cover the regular increases in costs beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 and every year thereafter. For FY 2024-25, the City's dues are expected to increase from the current $15,193 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 to $25,572 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

Following the approval by all member agencies of the amendment, and the approval of the Board of Directors as to the new dues methodology, the new dues will go into effect on July 1, 2024, at the start of FY 2024-25. Once implemented, the Ad Hoc Committee and the City/County Managers’ Technical Advisory Committee will work to identify program and project priorities and amend the approved work plan.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact on the General Fund with this item for the current fiscal year. Future membership dues will be budgeted for in the appropriate fiscal year and are anticipated to increase from the current $15,193 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 to $25,572 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Proposed Amendment No. 4 to JPA

2. SBCOG Agenda Item on JPA Amendment

3. Support Material on SBCOG Agenda Item on JPA Amendment 121
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This Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for the Joint Exercise of Powers (“Agreement”) Relative to the San Bernardino Associated Governments is entered into by and between San Bernardino County, a political subdivision of the State of California; the City of Adelanto, a charter city; the Town of Apple Valley, a municipal corporation; the City of Barstow, a municipal corporation; the City of Big Bear Lake, a charter city; the City of Chino, a municipal corporation; the City of Chino Hills, a municipal corporation; the City of Colton, a municipal corporation; the City of Fontana, a municipal corporation; the City of Grand Terrace, a municipal corporation; the City of Hesperia, a municipal corporation; the City of Highland, a municipal corporation; the City of Loma Linda, a charter city; the City of Montclair, a municipal corporation; the City of Needles, a charter city; the City of Ontario, a municipal corporation; the City of Rancho Cucamonga, a municipal corporation; the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation; the City of Rialto, a municipal corporation; the City of San Bernardino, a charter city; the City of Twentynine Palms, a municipal corporation; the City of Upland, a municipal corporation; the City of Victorville, a charter city; the City of Yucaipa, municipal corporation; and the Town of Yucca Valley, a municipal corporation.

RECITALS

1. WHEREAS, each party to the Agreement is a public agency and is authorized to enter into this Amendment No. 4;

2. WHEREAS, each party to the Agreement entered into and executed a Joint Powers Agreement creating an organization (San Bernardino Associated Governments) to explore and study countywide, subregional and regional problems and to effect improved intergovernmental cooperation; and

3. WHEREAS, the parties have previously amended the Agreement three times, the last time being in 1975; and

4. WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to rename the entity formed by the Agreement to be San Bernardino Council of Governments; and

5. WHEREAS, the Agreement’s funding mechanism is outdated, and as such, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to provide greater funding to the joint powers entity in a more equitable manner.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. The joint powers entity formed by the Agreement shall be known as the San Bernardino Council of Governments (“SBCOG”). All instances of “San Bernardino Associated Governments” in the Agreement are replaced with “San Bernardino Council of Governments.” All instances of “SANBAG” are replaced with “SBCOG.” All instances of “the Association” or “the association” in reference to the joint powers entity are replaced with “the COG.”

2. The article titled “ASSESSMENTS” is removed and replaced in its entirety with the following:

ASSESSMENTS

10. In reviewing the budget, the Board of Directors shall determine what assessments are necessary. Such assessments shall be calculated in accordance with SBCOG policy adopted by the Board of Directors. The policy will identify a particular method or formula specifying how member agency dues shall be assessed, and will also allow for optional, subscription 122
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assessments that member agencies may opt in to on a voluntary basis, based on a Boardadopted budget or budget amendment and a subscription work program.

Each party shall be informed of its estimated assessment by April 1. After the final budget becomes effective, the Board of Directors shall determine the precise amount of the assessment, if any may be necessary, and the parties shall be so informed. Assessments shall be payable on or before August 1 for the fiscal year starting July 1.

In addition to the assessments referenced in the preceding paragraphs, advances from the public funds of the parties hereto may be made for the purposes set forth in this Agreement.

When such advances are made, they shall be repaid from the first available funds.

The Board of Directors shall have the power to authorize utilization of personnel, equipment, or property of one or more of the parties to this Agreement in complete or partial satisfaction of such party's obligations to pay assessments or make advances.

All assessments or other monetary obligations hereunder shall be paid to the COG and shall be authorized for expenditure by a majority vote of the Board of Directors in connection with the adoption of the annual budget.”

3. This Amendment No. 4 shall become binding upon each party hereto upon that party’s execution.

Signed and attested by the following:

Jurisdiction Date
City of Adelanto
City of Apple Valley
City of Barstow
City of Big Bear Lake
City of Chino
City of Chino Hills
City of Colton
City of Fontana
City of Grand Terrace
City of Hesperia
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City of Highland
City of Loma Linda
City of Montclair
City of Needles
City of Ontario
City of Rancho Cucamonga
City of Redlands
City of Rialto
City of San Bernardino
City of Twentynine Palms
City of Upland
City of Victorville
City of Yucaipa
Town of Yucca Valley
County of San Bernardino
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 24-28 appointing the Dr. Gil Keinan as the City Treasurer.

BACKGROUND:

The office of the City Treasurer is provided by Section 2.10.010 of the City’s Municipal Code. The City Treasurer serves as the chief fiscal officer of the City and is responsible for the following functions and duties:

A. To serve as the chief fiscal officer of the City;
B. To assist and advise the administration and the City Council in all matters pertaining to City finances;
C. To perform all financial and accounting duties imposed upon the City by Government Code Sections 40802 through 40805;
D. To perform such duties as are prescribed by Government Code Sections 41000 through 41007 and by any other provisions of law applicable to deposit and investment and safekeeping of public funds of the City;
E. To develop and maintain, in accordance with the State laws and the City ordinances and the best accepted procedures, adequate financial records, reports and budgetary control of all receipts, disbursements and reserves of the City;
F. To supervise the keeping of current inventories of all property of the City departments, offices and agencies;
G. To prescribe and develop accounting forms, reports and procedure in conjunction with administrative needs and requests, and as required by law; H. To audit all demands in accordance with the provisions of Title 3 of the Municipal Code; I. To prepare annually for budget purposes an estimate of revenues for the City Council and assist the City Manager in compiling the annual budget in accordance with the prescribed chart of accounts and accepted procedures;
J. To assist the City Council and the City Manager in formulating a long range financial plan and 147
program;
K. To perform such purchasing duties as delegated to the City Treasurer by the City Council and the City Manager; and
L. To perform such other duties related to administrative and General Services for the municipal government and business operations as may be delegated to the City Treasurer by the City Council and the City Manager.

Given the expertise of consultant Dr. Gil Keinan, staff recommends that the City Council appoint Dr. Gil Keinan as the City Treasurer.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 24-28
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-28

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING DR. GIL KEINAN AS THE CITY TREASURER PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10.030 OF THE ADELANTO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 36510, the City Council is authorized to appoint the City Treasure via resolution; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Code, Section 2.10.030 of the City’s Municipal Code sets for the process for appointing a City Treasurer; and WHEREAS, City does not currently have a treasurer and desires to appoint Dr. Gil Keinan.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Adelanto finds that the above recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. That Dr. Gil Keinan is hereby appointed as the City Treasurer.

SECTION 3. That the City Treasurer shall have all of the powers and duties set forth in the Government Code of the State of California, and the City Municipal Code of the City of Adelanto.

SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. 149
Resolution No. 24-28

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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of March, 2024 ______________________________
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
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Resolution No. 24-28

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I, Brenda Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-28 was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Adelanto on this 27th day of March, 2024, be the following vote to wit:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto on the 27th day of March, 2024
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Brenda Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: March 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Jerry Sanders Community Safety Officer
SUBJECT: RECEIVE AND FILE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT FIRST QUARTER REPORT – 2024
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff requests the City Council receive and file the Community Safety first quarter report for 2024.

Community Safety Calls Received 998
CODE ENFORCMENT:

Property Inspection: 288
Apartment Inspections: 35
Notice of Violations Beautification: 196
Warrants served: 0
Parking Notices issued: 146
Vehicles Complied 128
Vehicles Towed 11
Administrative Citations issued: 62
ANIMAL CONTROL:

Animals Picked Up 202
Return to Owner 10
NOV’s issued to Public: 78
Citations issued to Public: 12
Animal bite reports taken: 3
Snakes picked up: 0
Dog License Sold/Renewed 30

FEES COLLECTED
Citation/Notice of Pendency Fees Collected $42,895.68
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On March 16, we hosted our first vaccination/microchip Clinic for the Calander year. It was a great turn out.

We issued 31 new and renewal animal license.

We implanted 78 microchips into dogs and cats which will allow them to be returned to their owners.

These were implanted free of charge and Linda from Barstow Humane society will be registering them.

Dr. Pierce from VCA Mesa animal hospital administered:
113 Rabies Vaccines
124 DHPP (distemper, Hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvo)
115 Bordetella (kennel cough)
17 Cat Vaccines (panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, Caliciviruses, feline leukemia Kittens 153

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y | A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
DATE: March 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Jessie Flores, City Manager
SUBJECT: City of Adelanto 2023 HCD Annual Progress Report (APR)- Pursuant to the State Department of Housing and Community Development Planning staff is required to share the City of Adelanto’s 2023 HCD Annual Progress Report with the Planning Commission and City Council prior to the April 1st submission deadline. Neither the Planning Commission nor the City Council needs to approve, rather it’s a “receive and filing" of the APR.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

This City Council review requires no formal action by the City Council.

BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to the State Department of Housing and Community Development Planning staff is required to share the City of Adelanto’s 2023 HCD Annual Progress Report with the Planning Commission and City Council prior to the April 1st submission deadline. Neither the Planning Commission nor the City Council needs to approve, rather it’s a “receive and filing" of the APR. 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element: The City of Adelanto’s revised 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element was available for public review from March 5, 2024, through March 12, 2024. The Housing Element is an essential part of the city's General Plan in accordance with the California Government Code, that outlines policies and strategies for providing housing needs for the City of Adelanto.

EXHIBITS:
6th Cycle Draft Housing Element
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy
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Adelanto City Hall ~ 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301 ~ (760) 246-2300 ~ Fax (442) 249-1121 Gabriel Reyes
Mayor
Daniel Ramos
Mayor Pro Tem
Joy Jeannette
Council Member
Angelo Meza
Council Member
Amanda Uptergrove
Council Member
Jessie Flores
City Manager
SUBJECT: Invitation to Review: City of Adelanto’s REVISED DRAFT 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of Adelanto, San Bernadino County, California Dear Interested Party,
The City of Adelanto has prepared revisions to the draft 2021-2029 Housing Element Update (HEU).

These revisions are in response to comments received from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Comments received requested refinements and additional information related to focused subject matter as shown in the highlighted additions to the document. The revised Housing Element is available for a 7-day public review period (March 5, 2024 through March 12, 2024) prior to re-submittal to HCD for final certification with document revisions.

Government Code 65585(b)(1) requires that “…any subsequent draft revision, the local government shall post the draft revision on its internet website and shall email a link to the draft revision to all individuals and organizations that have previously requested notices relating to the local government’s housing element at least seven days before submitting the draft revision to the department.” The revised draft Housing Element update will be made available for public review and commenting between March 5, 2024 through March 12, 2024. The revised draft HEU will be available to residents on the City’s website at the following location:
https://cms3.revize.com/revize/adelanto/Documents/Housing%20Element%20Update/3rdDraft% 20Adelanto%20HEU%20(3.04.24).pdf
To submit any comments, please email James Hirsch, Interim Director of Planning, prior to 6pm on March 12, 2024.

Regards,
James Hirsch
Interim Director of Planning
Mailing Address:

City of Adelanto
Planning Division
11600 Air Express Way
Adelanto, CA 92301
Email: [email protected]
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................1 A. Community Context ................................................................................................. 1 B. Role of Housing Element........................................................................................... 1 C. Public Participation................................................................................................... 6 D. Relationship to Other General Plan Elements......................................................... 7 II. Housing Needs Assessment.................................................................................................9 A. Population Characteristics....................................................................................... 9

1. Population Growth Trends......................................................................................................9

2. Demographics by Age and Gender ..................................................................................10

3. Demographics by Race.......................................................................................................10 B. Household Characteristics ..................................................................................... 11

1. Overcrowding .......................................................................................................................11

2. Household Income................................................................................................................13

3. Housing Affordability and Overpayment...........................................................................13 C. Employment ............................................................................................................ 20 D. Housing Stock Characteristics................................................................................ 21

1. Housing Type and Occupancy...........................................................................................21

2. Housing Age and Conditions...............................................................................................25 E. Special Needs ......................................................................................................... 26

1. Persons with Disabilities.........................................................................................................27

2. Elderly .....................................................................................................................................31

3. Large Households..................................................................................................................34

4. Female-Headed Households...............................................................................................35

5. Extremely Low Income .........................................................................................................37

6. Farm Workers .........................................................................................................................37

7. Homeless Persons..................................................................................................................38 F. Assisted Housing at Risk of Conversion.................................................................. 38 G. Future Growth Needs.............................................................................................. 40

1. Overview of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.....................................................40

2. 2021-2029 Adelanto Growth Needs....................................................................................41 H. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH).......................................................... 41

1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................41

2. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity.........................................................43

3. Integration and Segregation...............................................................................................44

4. Disability .................................................................................................................................52

5. Familial Status ........................................................................................................................56

6. Income...................................................................................................................................62

7. Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas ....................................................................67

8. Access to Opportunity .........................................................................................................70

9. Disproportionate Housing Needs ......................................................................................107

10. Communities at Risk of Displacement ..............................................................................124

11. Other Relevant Factors ......................................................................................................128

12. Site Inventory .......................................................................................................................131

13. Fair Housing Issues, Contributing Factors, and Priorities, Goals, and Actions...............136 III. Resources and Opportunities.......................................................................................... 139 A. Land Resources..................................................................................................... 139 B. Federal Resources................................................................................................. 143 C. State Resources..................................................................................................... 146 D. County Resources................................................................................................. 147 158
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E. Local/Private Resources....................................................................................... 149 F. Energy Conservation Opportunities..................................................................... 150 IV. Constraints ......................................................................................................................... 151 A. Governmental Constraints ................................................................................... 151 Land Use Controls .........................................................................................................................151 Processing and Permit Procedures..............................................................................................162 Building Codes & Enforcement ...................................................................................................168 On-Site and Off-Site Improvement Requirements.....................................................................168 Fees and Exactions .......................................................................................................................169 Variety of Housing Types / Special Needs Housing ...................................................................174 Other State Housing Legislation...................................................................................................182 B. Environmental Constraints.................................................................................... 186 Areas of Steep Slopes...................................................................................................................186 Flooding..........................................................................................................................................186 Geological Constraints.................................................................................................................187 Wildfires...........................................................................................................................................188 Biological Resources.....................................................................................................................188 Cultural Resources.........................................................................................................................189 C. Infrastructure Constraints...................................................................................... 190 Sewer Services (Wastewater) ......................................................................................................190 Water ..............................................................................................................................................191 Drainage & Hydrology..................................................................................................................193 Solid Waste.....................................................................................................................................193 Energy.............................................................................................................................................194 D. Non-Governmental Market Constraints.............................................................. 194 Price of Land..................................................................................................................................194 Cost of Construction.....................................................................................................................195 Availability of Financing ...............................................................................................................195 Housing Developed Below Identified Densities .........................................................................198 Timeframes Between Project Approval and Building Permit Application ..............................198 Local Efforts to Remove Non-Governmental Constraints.........................................................199 V. Housing Action Plan.......................................................................................................... 200 A. Quantified Objectives .......................................................................................... 200 B. Housing Goals and Policies .................................................................................. 201 C. Housing Programs ................................................................................................. 203

1. Program 1: Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program........................................................203

2. Program 2: Home Energy Conservation Program...........................................................204

3. Program 3: Energy Efficient Design ...................................................................................204

4. Program 4: Implementation of Title 24 Conservation Program......................................205

5. Program 5: Code Enforcement.........................................................................................206

6. Program 6: Home Ownership Program.............................................................................206

7. Program 7: County Partnership Program .........................................................................207

8. Program 8: Density Bonus...................................................................................................207

9. Program 9: Single-family Development............................................................................208

10. Program 10: Multi-Family Residential Development .......................................................208

11. Program 11: Section 8 Assistance .....................................................................................209

12. Program 12: Residential Development Standards & Procedures..................................209

13. Program 13: Extremely low Income and Special Needs Housing..................................210

14. Program 14: Water and Water and Sewer Service Providers ........................................212

15. Program 15 Flood Plain Management .............................................................................212

16. Program 16: Reasonable Accommodation ....................................................................213

17. Program 17: Fair Housing Program....................................................................................213

18. Program 18: Public Information Program .........................................................................214

19. Program 19: Foreclosure Prevention .................................................................................214 159
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20. Program 20: Adequate Sites..............................................................................................215

21. Program 21: Large Sites Program ......................................................................................217

22. Program 22: Accessory Dwelling Units..............................................................................217

23. Program 23: City Website Publication ..............................................................................218

24. Program 24: Housing Crisis Act Application Submittal Requirements...........................218

25. Program 25: AB 2234 Post-Entitlement Phase Permits .....................................................219

26. Program 26: Infrastructure Improvements & Other Incentives to Facilitate Housing for Lower & Moderate-Income Households & Special Needs Populations .......................219

27. Program 27: Wastewater Infrastructure............................................................................220

28. Program 28: Prioritize Resources to TCAC Areas of High Segregation & Poverty ........220 Appendix A. Evaluation of Prior Housing Element ................................................................ 222 A. Evaluation of the Prior Housing Element.............................................................. 222

1. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Appropriateness of Previous Housing Element Programs..............................................................................................................................223

2. Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Goals, Policies, And Related Actions in Meeting the Housing Need of Special Needs Populations ..................................................................254

3. Progress Toward Quantified Objectives of the 2014-2021 Housing Element................256 Appendix B. Residential Site Inventory ................................................................................... 257 A. Residential Sites Inventory............................................................................ 257

1. Sites Inventory Summary Table ..........................................................................................257 B. Vacant Sites and Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Rezone Sites................. 262 C. Anticipated ADU Development........................................................................... 282 Affordability of ADUs: ....................................................................................................................283 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................287 Appendix C. Public Participation.............................................................................................. 288 A. Community Engagement Plan ............................................................................ 288 B. Notifying all Economic Segments of the Community ........................................ 288 C. Public Workshops and Events............................................................................... 291 D. Online Survey......................................................................................................... 292

1. Overview of Survey .............................................................................................................292

2. Survey Results.......................................................................................................................292

3. Incorporating Survey Results into Housing Element Production.....................................293 E. Review Period........................................................................................................ 295

1. Draft Housing Element Public Posting...............................................................................295

2. Revised Draft Housing Element Public Posting.................................................................295 F. Public Comments.................................................................................................. 295 G. Public Hearing ....................................................................................................... 296 H. Other ...................................................................................................................... 296

1. Environmental Review ........................................................................................................296

2. Annual Progress Reports.....................................................................................................296

3. Provision for Update............................................................................................................296 I. Figures .................................................................................................................... 297 List of Figures
Figure I-1: Regional Map – City of Adelanto.............................................................................................................. 4 Figure I-2: Vicinity Map – City of Adelanto................................................................................................................. 5 Figure II–1: Racial Demographics Percent Non-White (2021) (San Bernardino County) .................................47 Figure II–2: Racial Demographics Percent Non-White (2021) (Adelanto)...........................................................48 Figure II–3: Predominant Race (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto)...............................................................................49 160
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Figure II-4: TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty (2021) (San Bernardino County)..........................50 Figure II-5: TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty (2021) (Adelanto) ...................................................51 Figure II-6: Population with a Disability (ACS 2017-2021) (San Bernardino County)........................................54 Figure II-7: Population with a Disability (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto) .................................................................55 Figure II-8: Percent Married – Couple Households with Children (San Bernardino County) ...........................58 Figure II-9: Percent Married – Couple Households with Children (Adelanto).....................................................59 Figure II-10: Percent Female Householder with Children, No Spouse/Partner Present in Households (San Bernardino County) ................................................................................................................60 Figure II-11 Percent Female Householder with Children, No Spouse/Partner Present in Households (Adelanto)..........................................................................................................................................61 Figure II-12: Median Income (ACS 2017-2021) (San Bernardino County) .........................................................63 Figure II-13: Median Income (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto)...................................................................................64 Figure II-14: Poverty Status (ACS 2017-2021) (San Bernardino County)...........................................................65 Figure II-15: Poverty Status (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto) ....................................................................................66 Figure II-16: Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (ACS 2015-2019) (San Bernardino County) ............68 Figure II-17: Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (ACS 2015-2019) (Adelanto)......................................69 Figure II-18: TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map (San Bernardino County) .................................................................73 Figure II-19: TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map (Adelanto)...........................................................................................74 Figure II-20: TCAC/HCD Educational Opportunity (San Bernardino County) ....................................................76 Figure II-21: TCAC/HCD Educational Opportunity (Adelanto)..............................................................................77 Figure II-22: GreatSchools Ratings (Adelanto)........................................................................................................79 Figure II-23: Percent Married - Couple Households with Children with School Locations (Adelanto)............81 Figure II-24: Percent Female Householder with Children – No Spouse/Partner with School Locations (Adelanto)..........................................................................................................................................82 Figure II-25: Population with a Disability with School Locations (Adelanto) .......................................................84 Figure II-26: TCAC/HCD Economic Opportunity (San Bernardino County)........................................................86 Figure II-27: TCAC/HCD Economic Opportunity (Adelanto) .................................................................................87 Figure II-28: San Bernardino County AllTransit Performance Score ...................................................................90 Figure II-29: City of Adelanto AllTransit Performance Score ................................................................................90 Figure II-30: Job proximity within a 45-min drive (Adelanto).................................................................................93 Figure II-31: Job Proximity within a 45-min transit ride (Adelanto) ......................................................................94 Figure II-32: Jobs Proximity Index (HUD 2014-2017) (San Bernardino County)................................................98 Figure II-33: Jobs Proximity Index (HUD 2014-2017) (Adelanto) .........................................................................99 Figure II-34: CALEnviroScreen 4.0 (San Bernardino County) ............................................................................102 Figure II-35: CALEnviroScreen 4.0 (Adelanto)......................................................................................................103 Figure II-36: TCAC Environmental Opportunities (San Bernardino County) ....................................................105 Figure II-37: TCAC Environmental Opportunities (Adelanto)..............................................................................106 Figure II-38: Overpayment by Renters (San Bernardino County) ......................................................................109 Figure II-39: Overpayment by Renters (Adelanto)................................................................................................110 Figure II-40: Overpayment by Homeowners (San Bernardino County).............................................................111 Figure II-41: Overpayment by Homeowners (Adelanto) ......................................................................................112 Figure II-42: Overcrowded Households (San Bernardino County) ....................................................................115 Figure II-43: Overcrowded Households (Adelanto)..............................................................................................116 Figure II-44: Severely Overcrowded Households (San Bernardino County)....................................................117 Figure II-45: Severely Overcrowded Households (Adelanto) .............................................................................118 Figure II-46: Percentage of Residents Lacking Complete Kitchen (San Bernardino County) ........................120 Figure II-47: Percentage of Residents Lacking Complete Kitchen (Adelanto)..................................................121 Figure II-48: Percentage of Residents Lacking Complete Plumbing (San Bernardino County).....................122 Figure II-49: Percentage of Residents Lacking Complete Plumbing (Adelanto) ..............................................123 Figure II-50: Sensitive Communities (UCB, Urban Displacement Project) (San Bernardino County)...........126 Figure II–51: Sensitive Communities (UCB, Urban Displacement Project) (Adelanto)....................................127 Figure II–52: FEMA Flood Hazard Map (San Bernardino County)......................................................................129 Figure II–53: FEMA Flood Hazard Map (San Bernardino County)......................................................................130 Figure II-54: Site Inventory – Income Designation (Adelanto) ............................................................................132 Figure III-1: Residential Zoning Types ....................................................................................................................142 161
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Figure B-1 2021-2029 Housing Inventory Locations............................................................................................259 Figure C-1: Public Outreach Plan ...........................................................................................................................297 Figure C-2: City of Adelanto’s Website ..................................................................................................................298 Figure C-3: 3rd Housing Element Update Workshop Flyer (English & Spanish) ...............................................299 Figure C-4: 3rd Public Workshop Flyer posted throughout the City of Adelanto ..............................................300 Figure C-5: 1st Public Workshop Notice of Public Hearing ..................................................................................301 Figure C-6: 2nd Workshop Notice of Public Hearing postings throughout Adelanto ........................................302 Figure C-7: Water Bill Mailer (Color & Black and White) .....................................................................................303 Figure C-8: Adelanto November 2022 eNewsletter .............................................................................................304 Figure C-9: Draft Housing Element Billboard Advertisement (English and Spanish).......................................305 Figure C-10: 3rd Housing Element Workshop Billboard (English).......................................................................306 Figure C-11: 3rd Housing Element Workshop Billboard (Physical Billboard located in Adelanto)..................307 Figure C-12: 2nd Housing Element Workshop Facebook Announcement (Published on August 25th, 2022)................................................................................................................................................308 Figure C-13: 3rd Housing Element Workshop Facebook Announcement (Published on October 17th, 2022)................................................................................................................................................309 Figure C-14: 3rd Housing Element Workshop Instagram Announcement (Published on October 17th, 2022)................................................................................................................................................310 Figure C-15: 1st Public Workshop - Facebook Livestream (August 17th, 2022)................................................311 Figure C-16: 2nd Public Workshop - Facebook Livestream (August 31st, 2022)...............................................312 Figure C-17: 3rd Public Workshop - Facebook Livestream (November 16th, 2022) .........................................313 Figure C-18: Physical Survey ..................................................................................................................................314 Figure C-19: Online Survey Results .......................................................................................................................315 Figure C-20: Photo from the 1st Public Workshop ................................................................................................317 Figure C-21: Photo from the 3rd Public Workshop................................................................................................318 Figure C-22: Adelanto Workshop Comment Sheet..............................................................................................319 List of Tables
Table I-1: Public Outreach Plan................................................................................................................................... 6 Table II-1: Population Trends 2010-2020 –Adelanto and San Bernardino County .............................................. 9 Table II-2: Population by Age –Adelanto..................................................................................................................10 Table II-3: Demographics by Race and Ethnicity-Adelanto and San Bernardino County .................................11 Table II-4: Adelanto-Occupants per Room ..............................................................................................................12 Table II-5: Overcrowded Units – Adelanto...............................................................................................................12 Table II-6: Income Category Households - Adelanto..............................................................................................13 Table II-7: Income Categories and Affordable Housing Costs – San Bernardino County.................................15 Table II-8: Number of Households and Percentage of Income Households Spend on Rent - City of Adelanto.............................................................................................................................................16 Table II-9: Median Home Values for Existing Homes –Adelanto and San Bernardino County.........................17 Table II-10: Monthly Mortgage Cost and Percent of Income Spent on Mortgage – Adelanto and San Bernardino County ...........................................................................................................................18 Table II-11: Number of Households and Percentage of Income Spent on Monthly Mortgage – Adelanto.....18 Table II-12: Overpayment by Income Category– Adelanto ...................................................................................19 Table II-13: Employment by Industry – Adelanto ....................................................................................................20 Table II-14: Employment by Occupation – Adelanto ..............................................................................................21 Table II-15: Housing by Type –Adelanto and San Bernardino County ................................................................22 Table II-16: Housing by Tenure –Adelanto ..............................................................................................................23 Table II-17: Housing Occupancy by Age of Householder – Adelanto..................................................................23 Table II-18: Vacant Units by Type and Number of Available Units–Adelanto and San Bernardino County ...24 Table II-19: Age of Housing Stock ––Adelanto and San Bernardino County......................................................25 Table II-20: Housing Problems – Adelanto and San Bernardino County.............................................................26 Table II-21: Disabilities by Type ––Adelanto and San Bernardino County ..........................................................27 Table II-22: Disabilities by Type for Seniors 65+ Adelanto and San Bernardino County.................................28 162
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Table II-23: Developmental Disabilities by Age – Adelanto ...................................................................................29 Table II-24: Licensed Community Care Facilities ...................................................................................................31 Table II-25 Elderly Households by Age and Occupancy – Adelanto....................................................................32 Table II-26 Households Size by Occupancy – Adelanto........................................................................................34 Table II-27: Female Head of Household by Occupancy – Adelanto and San Bernardino County...................36 Table II-28: Percent Living in Poverty for Female-Headed Households– Adelanto ...........................................36 Table II-29: Employment in the Agricultural Industry – Adelanto .........................................................................38 Table II-30: At Risk Affordable Housing Units – Adelanto......................................................................................40 Table II-31: 2021-2029 Regional Housing Needs Allocation – Adelanto .............................................................41 Table II-32: Domains and List of Indicators for Opportunity Maps .......................................................................71 Table II-33: AllTransit™ Performance Scores .........................................................................................................89 Table II-34: High Quality Transit Stops Public Resources Codes.........................................................................95 Table III-1: Residential Zones...................................................................................................................................140 Table III-2 Non-Residential Zones ...........................................................................................................................140 Table IV-1: General Plan and Zoning Land Use Designations..............................................................................152 Table IV-2: Permitted Uses in Zoning Code ..........................................................................................................153 Table IV-3: Residential Development Standards ..................................................................................................154 Table IV-4: Residential Off-Street Parking Standards ..........................................................................................156 Table IV-5: Permit Review Timelines in the City of Adelanto...............................................................................165 Table IV-7: Development Impact Fees ...................................................................................................................172 Table IV-8: Cumulative Development Fees: Residential Development..............................................................173 Table V-1: Quantified Objective ..............................................................................................................................200 Table A-1 2014-2021 Housing Element Program Evaluation City of Adelanto.................................................223 Table A-2 Projected New Construction Need and Quantified Objectives – 2014-2021 City of Adelanto.....256 Table A-3 Progress Toward Quantified Objectives – 2014-2021 City of Adelanto..........................................256 Table B-1 City of Adelanto 2021-2029 RHNA.......................................................................................................257 Table B-2 2021-2029 Sites Inventory Summary Table ........................................................................................258 Table B-3 Vacant Sites .............................................................................................................................................262 Table B-4 New Vacant Sites Identified for Rezoning............................................................................................280 Table B-5 Accessory Dwelling Unit Production City of Adelanto .......................................................................283 Table B-6 Income Categories..................................................................................................................................284 Table B-7 ADU Survey Affordability Assignment by Income Categories ..........................................................285 Table B-8 Affordability Assignment of Rentable ADU by Income Category .....................................................286 Table B-9 Affordability Assignment of Non-Rentable ADU by Income Category .............................................286 Table B-10 Projected ADU Production between 2021-2029 Affordability Assignment...................................287 163
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Community Context
The City of Adelanto (City) is situated approximately 9 miles northwest of Victorville in the Victor Valley area of the Mojave Desert in the northern region of the Inland Empire in San Bernardino County . The City is located approximately 85 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles and 30 miles north of the City of San Bernardino. Adelanto’s direct city neighbors are Victorville, Hesperia, and Apple Valley, which are located east of Adelanto. The City is bordered by unincorporated San Bernardino County to the north, by the City of Victorville and unincorporated San Bernardino County to the east, by the City of Hesperia and unincorporated San Bernardino County to the south, and by unincorporated San Bernardino County to the west. The City is predominantly comprised of residential and manufacturing land uses, with other notable land uses including mixed-use, commercial retail and restaurant uses along Highway 395.

Adelanto’s regional location within San Bernardino County is shown in Figure I-1.

Adelanto’s City limits and Sphere of Influence are shown in Figure I-2.

B. Role of Housing Element
The Housing Element of the General Plan identifies and analyzes the City’s existing and projected housing needs and includes an outline and work program of the City’s goals, policies, quantified objectives, and programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing for future growth of all segments of the community. The Housing Element facilitates the development of housing for the community based on predictions and forecasts for growth.

The City is faced with a series of important housing issues that include a balance between employment and housing opportunities, a match between the supply and demand for housing, preserving, and enhancing affordability for all segments of the population, preserving the quality of the housing stock, providing new types of housing necessary to accommodate growth and the changing population, as well as situating future housing growth near high quality resources, existing and future public transit infrastructure networks. Adelanto’s Housing Element is an eight-year plan for the period 2021-2029. This Housing Element identifies strategies and programs to focus on: 1) conserving and improving existing affordable housing; 2) providing adequate housing sites; 3) assisting in the development of affordable housing; 4) removing governmental and other constraints to facilitate housing development; and 5) promoting equal housing opportunities.

The Adelanto Housing Element consists of the following major components:
• The geographic location of the City and the role of the Housing Element in the City of Adelanto (Chapter I).
• An analysis of the City’s demographic and housing characteristics and trends (Chapter II).
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• An evaluation of resources and opportunities available to address housing issues (Chapter III).
• A review of potential market, governmental, and environmental constraints to meeting the City’s identified housing needs (Chapter IV). • The Housing Action Plan for the 2021-2029 planning period (Chapter V). • A review of the City’s accomplishments during the previous planning period (Appendix A).
• A detailed inventory of the suitable sites for housing development (Appendix B). • Record of the community engagement activities and public participation (Appendix C).

California State Housing Law (California Government Code Article 10.6) establishes the California Legislators’ intent for a Housing Element of the General Plan. The Legislature has determined that a primary housing goal for the State is ensuring every resident has a decent home and suitable living environment. Section 65580 of the Government Code declares:
(a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and suitable living environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a priority of the highest order.
(b) The early attainment of this goal requires the cooperative participation of government and the private sector in an effort to expand housing opportunities and accommodate the housing needs of Californians of all economic levels. (c) The provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of government.
(d) Local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community. (e) The Legislature recognizes that in carrying out this responsibility, each local government also has the responsibility to consider economic, environmental, and fiscal factors and community goals set-forth in the General Plan and to cooperate with other local governments and the State in addressing regional housing needs. (f) Designating and maintaining a supply of land and adequate sites suitable, feasible, and available for the development of housing sufficient to meet the locality’s housing need for all income levels is essential to achieving the State’s housing goals and the purposes of this article.

Section 65581 of the California Code states the Legislators’ intent of Housing Elements.

The intent lists:
(a) To assure that counties and cities recognize their responsibilities in contributing to the attainment of the state housing goal.
(b) To assure that counties and cities will prepare and implement housing elements which, along with federal and state programs, will move toward attainment of the state housing goal.
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(c) To recognize that each locality is best capable of determining what efforts are required by it to contribute to the attainment of the state housing goal, provided such a determination is compatible with the state housing goal and regional housing needs.
(d) To ensure that each local government cooperates with other local governments in order to address regional housing needs.
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Figure I-1:

Regional Map – City of Adelanto
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Figure I-2:

Vicinity Map – City of Adelanto
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C. Public Participation
Section 65583(c)(9) of the Government Code explains that “the local government shall make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all segments of the community in the development of the Housing Element, and the Element shall describe this effort.” Residents, businesses, and interest groups were provided the opportunity to participate in the Housing Element Update process and were an important component of the overall Element. Details regarding opportunities for public involvement during the preparation and adoption of this Housing Element are provided in Appendix C.

Table I-1
Public Outreach Plan
As part of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, a public outreach plan was developed to inform the community of the intent to update the Housing Element (Table I-1). The Public Outreach Plan included various forms of outreach and notification efforts including physical, electronic, and verbal notification. Physical outreach included an informative flyer, notice of public hearing flyers, posting workshop notice flyers at local businesses, a water bill mailer, and public noticing via electronic billboard. Electronic outreach included the utilization of the City’s website, an agency notification list, utilizing the preexisting E-newsletter to email noticing to residents, and utilizing social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. 169
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Verbal outreach included multiple public workshops, as well as city staff informing residents at the counter.

Several public outreach participation methods were used (public workshops, electronic and physical surveys, and public comment periods) to discuss the Adelanto Housing Element Update and solicit input from the community. Copies of the draft Housing Element were disseminated for review throughout the community at locations including City Hall and the City’s website.

Following the public workshops, the Planning Commission hearing, and City Council meeting, the draft Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. The Housing Element was revised to address comments received by HCD. The Housing Element was adopted at a public hearing held by the City Council. All public hearings were noticed, and meetings were streamed live on social media to increase a broader outreach to the community. For further information regarding the public participation program as well as to view samples of the surveys, and tools used for engagement and obtaining feedback, please see Appendix C.

D. Relationship to Other General Plan Elements
California State law (Government Code 65302) states that “the General Plan shall consist of a statement of development policies and shall include a diagram or diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals.” State law also requires that the General Plan include eight mandatory elements but allows flexibility in how each local jurisdiction structures these elements. The Adelanto General Plan is organized into seven Elements. These Elements include:
1) Land Use
2) Circulation
3) Housing
4) Conservation
5) Open Space
6) Noise
7) Safety
The Housing Element builds upon the other General Plan Elements and is consistent with the policies and proposals set forth by the General Plan. Examples of inter-Element consistency include residential development capacities established in the Land Use Element that are incorporated within the Housing Element and the discussion of environmental constraints in the Housing Element that are based upon information from the Land Use and Conservation Element.
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As the General Plan is amended over time, the Housing Element will be reviewed for consistency, and amended as necessary to maintain an internally consistent Plan.

In 2014, the City adopted the “Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan” which proposes a new paradigm for the desert communities in San Bernardino County. As stated by the plan “The Adelanto North 2035 Plan encompasses lands in the City of Adelanto and unincorporated San Bernardino County, covering 55 square miles of west Mojave Desert.” The plan outlines the planning area limits and boundaries as “Oleander Street to the north; the western boundary of SCLA, Adelanto and Amethyst Roads to the east; Holly Road to the south; and Lessing Avenue to the west. The Planning Area is principally comprised of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses. Some of the Planning Area contains underdeveloped and vacant lands traversed by natural drainage courses and major utility easements. East of US 395, Adelanto’s commercial district contains many vacant and functionally obsolete structures. Many homes in the scattered single-family and multi-family residential developments are vacant.” In addition to the planning area the sustainable plan also “considered areas to the south and east of the Planning Area. Referred to as the Study Area, these adjacent areas include the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino and 1990s/2000s residential subdivisions in the City of Adelanto areas. The Study Area also includes the nearby Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), formerly George Air Force Base, an 11 square mile area planned for Global Access, an air and rail transportation hub.” The adoption of the “Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan” amends the City of Adelanto’s General Plan and Zoning Code for consistency with the Adelanto North 2035 Plan. If the sustainable plan differs or conflicts with policies contained in the General Plan or any other applicable City regulation, rule, or policy, the Adelanto North 2035 Plan shall prevail, unless otherwise indicated. The “Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan” is organized into nine chapters. Seven chapters provide information on design standards and development procedures. The seven chapters include:
1) Land Use and Community Design
2) Economic Development
3) Mobility
4) Parks and Recreation
5) Open Space and Conservation
6) Public Facilities and Infrastructure
7) Public Health and Safety
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II. HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
This section examines the City of Adelanto’s general population growth trends and household characteristics, such as age, employment, household composition and size, household income, and special needs. Characteristics of the existing housing stock (e.g., number of units and type, occupancy, age, condition, and costs) are also addressed. Source data for this section was collected from the U.S. Census, California Department of Finance (DOF), California Employment Development Department (EDD), and the San Bernardino Council of Governments (COG).

This section also discusses the City’s projected housing need and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). The RHNA is mandated by the State Housing Law (SHL) Program as part of the periodic process of updating local housing programs in the General Plan. The SHL oversees the application of state laws, regulations, and code enforcement by a city, county and county building, housing, health, and fire department or fire district. The RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each jurisdiction during specified planning periods. Communities use the RHNA in land use planning, prioritizing local resource allocation, and deciding how to address identified existing and future housing needs resulting from the population, employment, and household growth. The RHNA does not necessarily encourage or promote growth, but it ensures that communities, the region and subregion can plan to accommodate population growth in ways that enhance the quality of life, improve access to jobs, promote transportation mobility, and address social equity and fair share housing needs. For purposes of this Housing Element, US Census data 2020 and when available, the 2021 Census data was used as it provides the most comprehensive and most recent set of data on communities, population trends and growth projections.

A. Population Characteristics

1. Population Growth Trends
According to the 2020 Census, the population of Adelanto was 34,238 persons while the population of San Bernardino County was 2,162,532 persons during the same period.

Between 2010 to 2020 the population of the City of Adelanto has grown a total of 15% compared to San Bernardino County’s 7.8% during the same period. Adelanto’s steady increase in population over the last decade has resulted in the need for the provision of additional housing (Table II-1).

Table II-1:

Population Trends 2010-2020 –Adelanto and San Bernardino County Population Population Percentage Change
2010 2020
Adelanto 29,764 34,238 +15.0%
San Bernardino 2,005,287 2,162,532 +7.8%
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2. Demographics by Age and Gender
Housing needs are influenced by age and characteristics of the local population.

Understanding age distribution in the community is important because it affects the housing market. A declining number of young children can result in a change in the types of housing units sought after. Childless adults tend to have higher combined incomes and generally prefer amenities in their housing choices, therefore, increasing the demand for condominiums or units in planned unit developments (PUD) that can provide such amenities. An elderly population creates a demand for units with common recreational facilities and easy access to commercial, medical, and transportation facilities. Different age groups require different accommodations based on lifestyle, family type, income level, and housing preferences.

According to the 2020 Census, the total population of Adelanto in 2020 was 34,238 people, with 53.4% male and 46.6% female. Table II-2 provides a comparison of the City of Adelanto’s population by age group between 2010 and 2020. In 2020, the population of residents under the age of five in Adelanto is 3,110 residents (9.1%), while the largest segment of the population is between the ages of five through 24 at 12,623 residents (36.8%), respectively. The 25-34 age population is 5,320 residents (15.5%) which saw the smallest increase in population between 2010-2020 (3.3%). Following is the 35-44 age group at 4,934 residents (14.4%), and the 45-64 age group at 6,100 residents (17.8%), respectively. The age group that saw the greatest increase in population between 2010- 2020 is the 65 and over category currently at 2,136 residents (6.2%) which represents the largest increase in population at 82.8% increase since 2010.

Table II-2:

Population by Age –Adelanto
Age Range
2010 2020 Percent
Number Percent Number Percent Change
Under 5 years of age 2,961 9.9% 3,110 9.1% +5%
5–24 years of age 12,185 41.0% 12,623 36.8% +3.5%
25-34 years of age 5,148 17.3% 5,320 15.5% +3.3%
35–44 years of age 3,817 12.8% 4,939 14.4% +29.3%
45–64 years of age 4,485 15.0% 6,110 17.8% +36.2%
Seniors 65 and over 1,168 4.0% 2,136 6.2% +82.8%
Total 29,764 100.0 34,238 100.0 +160.0%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates

3. Demographics by Race
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White Alone populations as persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa, this includes people who indicate their race as “White" which includes persons of Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian descent. The 2020 U.S. Census includes an enumeration of race and ethnicity. According to the Census data, the largest minority population represented in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto is Hispanic or Latino which make up

53.7% of the population in San Bernardino County and 67.5% in the City of Adelanto.

The second largest population is the White Alone-Not Hispanic/Latino population which represents 56% of the population in San Bernardino County compared to 53.1% in the City of Adelanto. The “Other” category consists of persons who reported themselves as more than one race that was not included in the races listed on Table II-3.

Table II-3:

Demographics by Race and Ethnicity-Adelanto and San Bernardino County Race/Ethnicity
San Bernardino Adelanto
Number Percent Number Percent
Hispanic or Latino 1,163,038 53.7% 23,192 67.5%
White Alone Not Hispanic 1,212,480 56.0% 18,250 53.1%
Black or African American Alone 176,523 8.1% 6,258 18.2% American Indian and Alaska Native 18,369 0.8% 267 0.7%
Asian Alone 159,917 7.3% 481 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6,788 0.3% 91 0.2% Other 386,398 17.8% 3,729 10.8%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates B. Household Characteristics

1. Overcrowding
The U.S. 2020 Census defines “Overcrowding” as a housing unit occupied by more than one person per room (including bedrooms, living room, and dining room, but excludes hallways, kitchens, and bathrooms). A unit is a single unit within a larger housing structure that can be used by an individual or household to eat, sleep, and live. Overcrowding is also often closely related to household income and high housing costs. Overcrowding results when several people share living spaces because of a lack of affordable housing and/or a lack of adequate housing. Housing is generally considered affordable if a household spends no more than 30% of its gross income on housing costs, including utilities, mortgage principal, and interest. Adequate housing is defined as structurally sound housing accommodations that are ready for immediate occupancy, is sufficient in size to accommodate all of the residents, and includes electricity, heating, and sanitary facilities, all of which are in good condition. According to the 2020 Census, the City of 174
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Adelanto has a total of 4,435 owner-occupied units and 3,318 renter-occupied units, for a combined total of 7,753 occupied residential units. A household is considered overcrowded when there are more than 1.0 occupants per room and is considered severely overcrowded when there are more than 1.5 persons per room. Table II-4 summarizes the incidence of overcrowding in Adelanto. The data shows a greater number of persons in Adelanto include one person or less per room (82.9%). As shown on Table II-5, overcrowding (more than 1 person per room) was more prevalent among renteroccupied units (9.3%) than for owner-occupied units (7.6%). Severely overcrowded (more than 1.5 persons per room) units were greater with renter-occupied households (3.3%) compared to renter-occupied units (1.1%). Overall, the total number of overcrowded and severely overcrowded renter-occupied units was greater (9.3%) than the total number of overcrowded and severely overcrowded owner-occupied units (7.6%) in Adelanto.

Table II-4:

Adelanto-Occupants per Room
Household Size Number Percent
1 person or less per room 6,247 82.9%

1.01 to 1.5 person per room 972 12.5%

1.51 or more persons per room 354 4.6%
Total 7,753 100.0%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Table II-5:

Overcrowded Units – Adelanto
Occupancy Overcrowded Units
(>1 to 1.50
persons/room)
Severely Overcrowded
Units (>1.5
persons/room)
Total
Overcrowded
Occupied Units
Count
Percent of
Total Occupied
Units
Count
Percent of
Total
Occupied
Units
Count
Percent
of Total
Occupied
Units
Owner Occupied 507 6.5% 91 1.1% 598 7.6%
Renter Occupied 465 5.9% 263 3.3% 728 9.3%
Total 972 12.4% 354 4.4% 1,326 33.2%
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U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates

2. Household Income
California State law establishes five income categories for purposes of housing programs based on an area’s (i.e., county) Housing Area Median Family income also known as HAMFI. HAMFI is a region’s median family income as calculated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for each jurisdiction, to determine Fair Market Rents (FMRs) and income limits for HUD programs. As part of HUD’s requirements, each jurisdiction needs to prepare a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) that is meant to serve as a guide for housing and community development activities, particularly those funded by HUD. HAMFI’s five income thresholds are categorized as follows: extremely low (30% or less of HAMFI), very low (30-50% of HAMFI), low (50-80% of HAMFI), moderate (80-120% of HAMFI) and above moderate (over 100% of HAMFI).

Household income is a primary factor affecting housing needs in a community, particularly for extremely low-income households. According to 2020 Census data, the median income for Adelanto is $49,493. As shown below in Table II –6, 21.7% of households in Adelanto were within the extremely low-income (ELI) category with 19.5% identified as having very low household (VL) incomes, 22.3% of households identifying as low-income (LI) households, 12.4% identifying as moderate income (MI) household incomes and

23.3% identifying above moderate-income (AMI) households. As seen in Table II-6, typically, renters are more likely than owners to fall within the extremely low category.

Table II-6:

Income Category Households - Adelanto
Household Income
Category
Household Income
Distribution
Number
of
Owners
Number
of
Renters
Total Owner
and Renter
Households
Total
Percentage
of
Households
Extremely Low ≤ 30% HAMFI 540 1,150 1,690 21.7%
Very Low 30% to 50% HAMFI 885 630 1,515 19.5%
Low 50% to 80% HAMFI 965 765 1,730 22.3%
Moderate 80% to 100% HAMFI 670 295 965 12.4%
Above Moderate >100% HAMFI 1,085 715 1,800 23.3%
Total 4,145 3,355 7,700 100%
HUD CHAS, 2015-2019. HAMFI refers to Housing Urban Development Area Median Family Income

3. Housing Affordability and Overpayment
Housing Affordability Criteria
Housing affordability is based on the relationship between household income and housing expenses. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), housing is considered “affordable” if the monthly housing cost is no more than 30% of a household’s gross income.
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Table II-7 demonstrates affordable rent levels and estimated affordable purchase prices for housing in San Bernardino County by income category. Income categories are established each year by HUD for each metropolitan and non-metropolitan county. The basis for HUD’s median family income is derived from the American Community Survey (ACS) which relies on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As demonstrated in Table II-7, the monthly income for a four-person household that is categorized as an “Extremely Low Income (ELI)” household with an annual income of $26,500 (as established by HUD). The household monthly income for a family of four ($2,208) is determined by dividing $26,500 (annual income) by 12 months of the year, resulting in a monthly income of $2,208. The maximum monthly rent for a four-person household would then be 30% of the monthly income ($2,208) which results in a maximum monthly rent of $662.

Maximum home purchase prices are more difficult to determine due to variations in mortgage interest rates and qualifying procedures as set by lenders, down payment amounts, special tax assessments, homeowner association fees, property insurance rates, etc. With this caveat, the maximum affordable home purchase price for each income category household in San Bernardino County is described in Table II-7 and has been estimated based on typical conditions. For purposes of this housing program’s calculation, the following assumptions were used:
• 30% of gross income for rent or principal, interest, taxes & insurance plus utilities; • $0 down payment;
• 5.5% mortgage loan interest rate;
• 1.2% taxes and
• $800.00 in annual insurance
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Table II-7:

Income Categories and Affordable Housing Costs – San Bernardino County Income Category 1-Person 2-Person 3-Person 4-Person
Extremely Low Income
Annual Income 16,600 19,000 21,960 26,500
Monthly Income 1,383 1,583 1,830 2,208
Max. Monthly Rent 415 475 549 662
Max. Sales Price 46,478 54,484 64,258 79,502
Very Low Income
Annual Income 27,650 31,600 35,550 39,500
Monthly Income 2,304 2,633 2,962 3,291
Max. Monthly Rent 691 790 888 987
Max. Sales Price 83,338 96,514 109,691 122,867
Low Income
Annual Income 44,250 50,600 56,900 62,200
Monthly Income 3,687 4,216 4,742 5,183
Max. Monthly Rent 1,106 1,265 1,422 1,555
Max. Sales Price 138,712 159,894 180,909 198,589
Moderate Income
Annual Income 65,100 74,400 83,700 93,000
Monthly Income 5,425 6,200 6,975 7,750
Max. Monthly Rent 1,627 1,860 2,095 2,325
Max. Sales Price 208,262 239,285 270,307 301,330
Assumptions:
-30% of gross income for rent or principal, interest, PMI, taxes & insurance plus utility allowance. -0 down payment, 5.5% interest rate 1.2% taxes & $800.00 annual insurance.

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Rental Housing
National housing guidelines as established by HUD advise not to spend more than 30% of your monthly income on rent, this is known as the “30 Percent Rule”. To calculate how much income a household should spend on rent, multiply the monthly gross income by 30%. According to the 2020 census, the City of Adelanto has 3,318 renter households.

As demonstrated on Table II-8, of the City of Adelanto’s 3,318 renter households, 1,346 households (44.3%) spend less than or equal to 30% of their gross income on monthly housing costs while 1,346 renter households (55.6%) spend 30% and greater of their monthly income on rent. Households that were not calculated include 284 households (8.5%). These uncalculated households are units for which no rent is paid and units occupied by households that reported no income or a net loss comprise the category.

Overall, the data presented shows that the percentage of renter households that spend 30 % or greater of their monthly income on rent is 11.3 % higher than renter households that spend less than 30% of their monthly income on rent.

Table II-8:

Number of Households and Percentage of Income Households Spend on Rent - City of Adelanto
Percentage of Household Income Number Percent
Less than 15.0 % 347 11.4%

15.0 to 19.9 % 374 12.3%

20.0 to 24.9 % 407 13.4%

25.0 to 29.9 % 218 7.2%
< Less Than 30 % Total 1,346 44.3%
>30.0 to 34.9 % 197 6.5%

35.0 % or more 1,491 49.1%
>Greater Than 30 % Total 1,688 55.6%
Not computed 284 8.5%
Total 3,318 100%
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Median Home Values
Median home value trends for existing homes in Adelanto and San Bernardino County between 2017-2021 are shown below in Table II-9. According to the 2017-2021 American Community Survey data, home prices in Adelanto ranged from a low of $151,600 in 2017 to a high of $239,100 in 2021 which represents a 57.7 % increase. During the same period, San Bernardino County homes went from a low of $280,200 in 2017 to a high of $436,800 in 2021, which is a 55.8 % increase.

This data demonstrates that homeownership creates generational wealth through the appreciation of homeownership. Increasing homeownership opportunities through citysponsored first-time home buying programs increases the financial strength and stability of residents.

Table II-9:

Median Home Values for Existing Homes –Adelanto and San Bernardino County U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Table II-10 compares typical monthly mortgage costs of household income spent to pay monthly mortgage costs in Adelanto compared to San Bernardino County as a whole.

According to the 2020 Census data, the City of Adelanto has 2,761 housing units with mortgages while San Bernardino County has 290,209 households with mortgages. The greatest number of homeowners in the City of Adelanto (1,053) pay between $1,500- $1,999 per month on monthly mortgage costs, in comparison, the greatest number of households in San Bernardino County (86,562) pay between $2,000-$2,499 per month monthly mortgage costs.
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
Adelanto 151,600 181,600 195,800 213,800 239,100 57.7%
San Bernardino
County 280,200 305,400 328,200 348,800 436,800 55.8%
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Table II-10:

Monthly Mortgage Cost and Percent of Income Spent on Mortgage – Adelanto and San Bernardino County
Monthly Mortgage Amount
<$200 $200-
$399
$400-
$599
$600-
$799
$800-
$999
$1,000-
$1,499
$1,500-
$1,999
$2,000-
$2,499
$2,500-
$2,999 $3,000+ Total
Adelanto 0 64 37 151 673 522 1,053 248 13 0 2,761
San
Bernadino
County
220 892 2,417 7,498 13,461 58,147 52,544 86,562 34,018 34,450 290,209 U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates As demonstrated in Table II-11, of the City of Adelanto’s 3,315 owner-occupied households with mortgages, 1,896 households (56.9%) spend less than or equal to 29% of their income on monthly housing costs, while 1,347 households (40.5%) spend 30% and greater of their monthly income on housing costs. Overall, the percentage of households with a mortgage that spend 30% or greater of their monthly income on rent is

16.4% lower than households with a mortgage that spend less than 30% of their monthly income on housing costs. There were 72 households (2.1%) that reported zero income.

Table II-11:

Number of Households and Percentage of Income Spent on Monthly Mortgage – Adelanto Percent of Income Spent on Mortgage Number of
Households
Percent of
Households
Less Than 10% 289 8.7%

10.0 to 14.9% 294 8.8%

15.0 to 19.9% 520 15.6%

20.0 to 24.9% 336 10.1%

25.0 to 29.9% 457 13.7%
>Less Than 30 % Total: 1,896 56.9%

30.0 to 34.9% 336 10.1%

35.0 to 39.9% 186 5.6%

40.0 to 49.9% 377 11.3%

50.0 % or more 448 13.5%
<Greater Than 30 % Total: 1,347 40.5%
Not Calculated 72 2.1%
Total 3,315 100%
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According to State housing policy, as established by HUD, overpaying occurs when housing costs exceed 30% of gross household income. In 2020, the median household income for Adelanto was $49,493. Table 11-12 displays recent estimates for overpayment by income category for Adelanto residents and demonstrates that overpayment is more frequent for households at extremely low and very low-income levels than those households in higher income categories. According to the data, there are 1,080 renter households in Adelanto in the Extremely Low renter category that spend 30% and above of their monthly income on rent while 940 extremely low renter households spend 50% and above of their monthly income on rent. Therefore, a continued emphasis for the City to implement programs that can provide more affordable housing to assist in alleviating this cost burden and providing more options for lower income families. Programs and implementation will be discussed further in Chapter V of this HEU.

Table II-12:

Overpayment by Income Category– Adelanto
Owners Household Income
Owners
>30% Cost
Burden
Owners
Cost Burden
>50%
Total
Extremely Low Income (≤ 30% HAMFI) 370 235 605
Very Low Income (> 30% to ≤ 50% HAMFI) 645 320 965
Low Income (> 50% to ≤ 80% HAMFI) 345 65 410
Moderate Income (> 80% to ≤ 100% HAMFI) 120 0 120
Above Moderate Income (> 100% HAMFI) 0 0 0
Total 1,480 620 2,100
Renters Household Income
Renters
>30% Cost
Burden
Renters’
Cost Burden
>50% Total
Extremely Low Income (≤ 30% HAMFI) 1,080 940 2,020
Very Low Income (> 30% to ≤ 50% HAMFI) 525 225 750
Low Income (> 50% to ≤ 80% HAMFI) 325 35 360
Moderate Income (> 80% to ≤ 100% HAMFI) 45 0 45
Above Moderate Income (> 100% HAMFI) 0 0 0
Total 1,975 1,200 3,175
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C. Employment
Employment is a key factor affecting housing needs within a community. The jobs available in each employment sector and the wages for these jobs affect the type and size of housing residents can afford. According to the US Census data, in 2020, Adelanto had a total of 10,564 workers over the age of 16 working within its borders working across 13 major sectors. The most prevalent industry in Adelanto is the transportation and warehousing, and utilities sectors which employ about 1,751 people (16.5% of the total workforce). The second most prevalent industry in Adelanto is educational services, health care, and social services which employ 1,507 people (14.2% of the total workforce) (Table II-13). With limited supply and rising housing costs, renters and homeowners face severe housing affordability issues.

A higher share of renters who spend 30% and greater of their monthly income on rent face severe housing costs burdens when compared to homeowners who have extremely low to very low incomes. Therefore, a continued emphasis for the City to implement programs that can provide more affordable housing to assist in alleviating this cost burden and providing more options for lower income families. Programs and implementation will be discussed further in Chapter V of this HEU.

Table II-13:

Employment by Industry – Adelanto
Employment Category Percent Number
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6% 70 Construction 7.1% 757
Manufacturing 11.5% 1,215
Wholesale trade 1.6% 174
Retail trade 13.7% 1,448
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16.5% 1,751 Information 0.5% 58
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.0% 423 Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

10.7% 1,133
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.2% 1,507 Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services 7.6% 805 Other services, except public administration 5.4% 580
Public administration 6.0% 643
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employees work. The second most prevalent occupational category is sales and office occupations, which employ about 2,350 people (22.2%).

Table II-14:

Employment by Occupation – Adelanto
Employment Category Number
Management, business, science, and arts occupations 1,721 Management, business, and financial occupations 769
Computer, engineering, and science occupations 189
Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations 444 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 319
Service occupations 2,508
Sales and office occupations 2,350
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 851 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,134 Total Civilian employed population 16 years and over 10,564 U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates D. Housing Stock Characteristics
This section presents an evaluation of the characteristics of the community’s housing stock and helps in identifying and prioritizing the City’s housing needs. The factors evaluated include the number and type of housing units, occupancy, vacancy, housing age, and condition. A housing unit is defined as a house, apartment, mobile home, or group of rooms, occupied as separate living quarters, or if vacant, intended for occupancy as separate living quarters.

1. Housing Type and Occupancy
According to the 2020 Census data, Adelanto’s housing stock consisted of 8,586 units, of which, about 7,753 units are occupied with the remaining 833 units vacant. Of the available housing, 6,772 housing units (79.1%) were single-family homes as compared to San Bernardino County which had a total of 721,376 housing units of which, 506,866 (70.3%) were single-family homes. Single-family attached homes accounted for 2.1% in Adelanto and 4.0% in San Bernardino County. Multi-family homes (combined 2-4 units and 5+ units) comprised 1,318 units in Adelanto (15.3%) and 172,633 units in San Bernardino County (29.6%). Mobile homes in Adelanto consist of 496 units (5.8%) and 40,936 mobile home units (5.7%) in San Bernardino County. Boats, RV, Vans etc. accounted for 941 units (0.1%) in San Bernardino County. 184
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Table II-15:

Housing by Type –Adelanto and San Bernardino County
Housing Type
Adelanto San Bernardino County
No. of Units Percent No. of Units Percent
Single Family Detached 6,772 79.1% 506,866 70.3%
Single Family Attached 180 2.1% 29,056 4.0%
Multiple Family 2-4 Units 571 6.7% 44,576 19.9%
Multiple Family 5+ Units 567 6.5% 99,001 7.2%
Mobile Homes 496 5.8% 40,936 5.7%
Boat, RV, Van 0 0 941 0.1%
Total Housing Units 8,586 100.0% 721,376 100.0%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Housing Tenure
Tenure in the housing industry typically refers to the occupancy of a housing unit – whether the unit is owner-occupied or renter-occupied. A number of factors influence tenure preferences including household income, composition, age of the household occupants, mobility, and housing costs. The tenure distribution (owner versus renter) of a community’s housing stock influences several aspects of the local housing market.

Residential mobility is influenced by tenure, with owner- occupied housing having a much lower turnover rate than rental housing. According to the 2020 Census data, between 2010-2020, Adelanto’s owner-occupied units increased three percent compared to a 20% increase in renters during the same period (Table II-16). The change in housing tenure in Adelanto between 2010 and 2020 displays an interesting trend where the proportion of owner-occupied units increased slightly while the proportion of renter-occupied units increased significantly. This trend may indicate that homeownership may be significantly out of reach for many due to the high costs of housing. Programs to assist first time home buyers will be discussed in Section 5.
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Table II-16:

Housing by Tenure –Adelanto
Tenure
Adelanto
Change
2010 2020
Owner-Occupied 4,305 4,435 +3%
Renter-Occupied 2,735 3,318 +21%
Total 5,040 7,753 +53.8%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates In many places, housing occupancy varies based on the age of the householder. In Adelanto, the age group where renters outnumber owners the most is the 35-44 age range by while the age group where owners outnumber renters is the 45-54 age range (Table II-17). This data may indicate that younger residents (ages 15-34) may benefit from state or City-sponsored first-time buyer homeownership programs which may appeal to people considering relocating to Adelanto.

Table II-17:

Housing Occupancy by Age of Householder – Adelanto
Age Range
Owners Renters
Number Percent Number Percent
15–24 years of age 37 0.9% 225 5.9%
25-34 years of age 578 14.3% 977 25.9%
35–44 years of age 829 20.6% 1,264 33.5%
45–54 years of age 1,083 26.9% 693 18.4%
55-59 years of age 297 7.4% 251 6.6%
60-64 years of age 573 14.2% 120 3.2%%
65-74 years of age 302 7.5% 191 5.1%%
75-84 years of age 206 5.1% 54 1.4%
85+ years of age 125 3.1% -- --
Total 4,030 100.0% 3,775 100.0%
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Table II-18 shows data for vacant units in Adelanto and San Bernardino County. The first category is the “For Rent” category that consists of units that are for rent but remain vacant due to unforeseen market factors such as a lack of demand for rentals or issues related to the rental units themselves. The “Rented, not occupied” category consists of units that have been rented with active leases but due to a variety of situations, the occupants of these rental units are not currently occupying these units. The “For Sale Only” category consists of units that have been on the market pending sale but due to unforeseen market factors, continue to remain for sale. The “Sold, Not Occupied” category consists of units that have been sold but are undergoing renovations and/or repairs and remain vacant until such renovations or repairs have been completed. Homes identified as “Seasonal” are typically second homes that are not used regularly or are intended as short-term rentals. The largest category of vacant units in Adelanto and San Bernardino County were units designated as “Other Vacant” these are units that do not fit into any other year-round category including units that are either not for rent or sale; are being used for storage; are being renovated or repaired; or a foreclosure or situations where elderly persons are living in a nursing home or with family members. The “For Rent” category of vacant unit’s trails behind the “Other” category with 239 vacant units available in Adelanto.

Table II-18:

Vacant Units by Type and Number of Available Units–Adelanto and San Bernardino County For
Rent
Rented,
Not
Occupied
For
Sale
Only
Sold, Not
Occupied
Seasonal,
Recreational
or
Occasional
Use
For
Migrant
Workers
Other
Vacant
Adelanto 239 0 30 38 131 0 395
San
Bernardino
County
9,805 2,547 6,218 2,845 42,102 88 17,681
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates The data presented previously in Table II-18 is based on the American Community Survey between 2015-2020. As of 2023, research on Zillow.com has shown that the City of Adelanto currently has approximately 42 vacant homes for sale. Based on the data presented above, there appears to be a growing need for programs that provide longterm, affordable housing in the City. Such programs will be discussed in further detail in Chapter V of this HEU.
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2. Housing Age and Conditions
Housing age is often an important indicator of housing conditions. Housing units built before 1978 before stringent limits on the amount of lead in paint was imposed, may have interior or exterior building components coated with lead-based paint. Housing units built before 1970 are the most likely to need rehabilitation, to have lead-based paint, and be in deteriorated condition. Lead-based paints become dangerous when they peel off walls or are pulverized by windows and doors opening and closing and if ingested or inhaled by people. Lead-based paint is especially hazardous to children under the age of six and pregnant women. Elevated levels of exposure to lead may cause lead poisoning and other issues such as anemia and impaired brain and nervous system functions.

Table II-19 on the following page shows the age distribution of the housing stock in Adelanto compared to San Bernardino County as a whole.

This table shows the highest share of housing units in San Bernardino County were constructed between 1980-1989 (22.2%) with the highest number of units constructed in Adelanto occurring between 2000-2009 (33.9%). In San Bernardino County, 68.5% of the housing stock was built before 1990 while 31.1% was built after 1999. In comparison,

69.7% of housing units in Adelanto were constructed after 1990-and later, with 29.9% of the housing built prior to 1990. These findings suggest that there may be a need for maintenance and rehabilitation of homes in Adelanto for housing units built prior to 1990 (greater than 30 years old). Remediation of lead-based paint may also be necessary due to 18.1% of the homes in the City of Adelanto being built prior to 1970.

Table II-19:

Age of Housing Stock ––Adelanto and San Bernardino County Year Built Adelanto Number of
Units Adelanto Percent
San Bernardino
County Number of
Units
San Bernardino
Percent
1939 & Earlier 177 2.0% 25,656 3.5%
1940 to 1949 69 0.8% 27,668 3.8%
1950 to 1959 301 3.5% 82,574 11.4%
1960 to 1969 395 4.6% 75,914 10.5%
1970 to 1979 486 5.6% 123,852 17.1%
1980 to 1989 1,157 13.4% 160,514 22.2%
1990 to 1999 2,844 33.1% 94,516 13.1%
2000 to 2009 2,919 33.99% 101,406 14.0%
2010 and Later 238 2.7% 29,276 4.0%
Total 8,586 99.6% 721,376 99.6%
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to the City’s code enforcement, approximately 100 units need rehabilitation or replacement. According to the 2023-2024 County of San Bernardino Annual Action Plan, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding has been allocated for 2023-2034 for housing units in Adelanto that need some level of rehabilitation and/or may require replacement citywide.

Table II-20 depicts the percentage of housing units with severe housing problems existing by census tract within the City of Adelanto and San Bernardino County, respectively.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, severe housing problems include housing units with at least one of the following problems: lack of complete kitchen facilities, lack of plumbing facilities, overcrowding, or severely costburdened occupants. In 2020, Adelanto had approximately 2.4% of housing units with severe problems, in contrast to San Bernardino County with 3.1% of housing units with severe housing problems.

Table II-20:

Housing Problems – Adelanto and San Bernardino County
Adelanto Severe Housing Problems Number of
Units Percent
Lacking Complete Plumbing 9 0.1%
Lacking Complete Kitchen 55 0.7%
Lacking Telephone Service 121 1.6%
Adelanto Total 185 2.4%
San Bernardino County Severe Housing
Problems
Number of
Units Percent
Lacking Complete Plumbing 2,560 0.4%
Lacking Complete Kitchen 6,400 1.0%
Lacking Telephone Service 10,881 1.7%
San Bernardino Total 19,841 3.1%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates E. Special Needs
Certain groups have greater difficulty in finding decent, affordable housing due to exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances may be related to one’s employment and income, family characteristics, disability, or other conditions. As a result, some Adelanto residents may experience a higher prevalence of overpayment for housing, overcrowding, or other housing problems.

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homeless people, and farm workers. This section contains a discussion of the housing needs facing each of these groups.

1. Persons with Disabilities
According to 2020 Census estimates, the most prevalent types of disabilities for Adelanto residents were ambulatory, cognitive, and independent living disabilities (Table II-21).

Cognitive disabilities are also referred to as developmental disabilities and can affect a person’s performance in any of the following areas: memory, attention, problem solving, math calculations, and reading. People with independent living disabilities rely on communities for adults, generally, ages 55 and older, who do not need assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) but are looking for a living environment that offers additional support, onsite amenities, and socializing opportunities and activities. ADLs, which include tasks relating to mobility, personal hygiene, eating, and dressing, often serve as benchmarks for the level of care someone may need as they age. Ambulatory disability means an impairment that prevents or impedes walking. Housing opportunities for those with disabilities can be maximized through housing assistance programs and providing universal design features such as widened doorways, ramps, lowered countertops, singlelevel units, and ground floor units for people required to use wheelchairs. The top three categories of disabilities in Adelanto are ambulatory (7.2.%) followed by cognitive (6.5%) and independent living (5.9%). In comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole has ambulatory disabilities as the greatest number of disabilities (6.4%) followed by independent living (5.8%) and cognitive (4.8%). Disabled persons must often consider a variety of complex factors when attempting to find adequate housing. The provision of residential care facilities in all residential zones within the City that house seven or more people or residential care facilities that house less than six people along with additional housing programs that serve persons with these types of disabilities will be discussed in further detail in Chapter V of this HEU.

Table II-21:

Disabilities by Type ––Adelanto and San Bernardino County Adelanto San Bernardino County
Disability Number Percentage Disability Number Percentage Independent Living 1,171 5.9% Independent Living 90,212 5.8% Self-Care 1,076 3.8% Self-Care 54,181 2.8%
Ambulatory 2,047 7.2% Ambulatory 124,726 6.4%
Cognitive 1,834 6.5% Cognitive 94,559 4.8%
Vision 1,484 4.7% Vision 50,567 2.4%
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Hearing 1,224 3.9% Hearing 63,699 3.0%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates In Adelanto, the most commonly occurring disability among seniors 65-and-older was an ambulatory disability which is experienced by 28.5% of Adelanto’s seniors, in comparison,

25.8% of San Bernardino County’s senior population have cognitive disabilities which was the most common. Independent living (17.8%) in Adelanto was second most common disability compared to San Bernardino with ambulatory disabilities (18.2%) (Table II-22).

Table II-22:

Disabilities by Type for Seniors 65+
Adelanto and San Bernardino County
Adelanto San Bernardino County
Disability Number Percentage Disability Number Percentage Independent Living 381 17.8% Independent Living 44,687 18.2% Self-Care 269 12.6% Self-Care 26,239 10.7%
Ambulatory 608 28.5% Ambulatory 63,203 22.3%
Cognitive 224 10.5% Cognitive 27,950 25.8%
Vision 237 11.1% Vision 19,171 7.8%
Hearing 226 10.6% Hearing 37,215 15.2%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Developmental Disabilities
As defined by federal law, “developmental disability” means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:
• Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
• Is manifested before the individual attains age 22;
• Is likely to continue indefinitely;
• Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: a) self-care; b) receptive and expressive language; c) learning; d) mobility; e) self-direction; f) capacity for independent living; or g) economic self-sufficiency; and
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• Reflects the individual’s need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

The 2020 Census does not record developmental disabilities as a separate category of disability. However, according to the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities, an accepted estimate of the percentage of the population that can be defined as developmentally disabled is 1.5%. The Inland Regional Center (IRC) provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Many developmentally disabled persons can live and work independently within a conventional housing environment. More severely disabled individuals require a group living environment where supervision is provided. The most severely affected individuals may require an institutional environment where medical attention and physical therapy are provided. Because developmental disabilities exist before adulthood, the first issue in supportive housing for the developmentally disabled is the transition from the person’s living situation as a child to an appropriate level of independence as an adult. According to IRC, there are approximately 429 persons living in Adelanto with some form of a developmental disability (Table II- 23).

Table II-23:

Developmental Disabilities by Age – Adelanto
0-17 Years 18+ Years Total
197 232 429
https://www.dds.ca.gov/\
The City of Adelanto does not have facilities for people with developmental disabilities; however, the nearby communities of Victorville and Apple Valley have two facilities, the Cheshire Intermediate Care Facility and the Mariah Intermediate Care Facility provide 24- hour a day non-medical care and supervision for clients with developmental disabilities (ages 18-59) and senior citizens (60 years of age or older) under specified requirements.

These facilities also provide rooms, meals, housekeeping, supervision, storage and distribution of medication, and personal care assistance with basic activities like hygiene, dressing, eating, bathing, and transportation. The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) currently provide community-based services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families through a statewide system of 21 regional centers, four (4) developmental centers, and two (2) community-based facilities. The Inland Regional Center (IRC) located in the City of San Bernardino (https://www.inlandrc.org/) provides services to over 10,000 clients with disabilities in San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo, and Mono Counties.

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person suspected of having a developmental disability (intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or other handicapping condition found to be closely related to intellectual disability or to require similar care) is eligible to receive a free diagnosis and assessment for services. To be eligible for ongoing services, the person must be found to have a developmental disability that occurred prior to the age of eighteen and which constitutes a substantial handicap.

In addition, early intervention services can be provided to infants between birth and three years of age who are believed to be at elevated risk of having a developmental disability.

Further, prenatal diagnosis and other genetic counseling services can be provided to pregnant women who are believed to be at risk of giving birth to a child with a developmental disability.

The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act of 1969 defines the rights of persons with developmental disabilities and establishes a service system to meet the individualized needs of consumers and when appropriate, their families, throughout the state. Therefore, regional centers are required by law to provide services in the most cost-effective way possible. They must use all other resources, including generic resources, before using any regional center funds. A generic resource is a service provided by an agency that has a legal responsibility to provide services to the public and receives public funds for providing those services. Some generic agencies may include the local school district, county social services department, Medi-Cal, Social Security Administration, Department of Rehabilitation, and others. Other resources may include natural support. Natural support is help that disabled persons may get from family, friends, or others at little or no cost.

Adult Residential Facilities (ARFs) are non–medical facilities that provide room, meals, housekeeping, supervision, storage and distribution of medication, and personal care assistance with basic activities like hygiene, dressing, eating, bathing and transferring.

Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) are non–medical facilities that provide room, meals, housekeeping, supervision, storage and distribution of medication, and personal care assistance with basic activities like hygiene, dressing, eating, bathing and transferring.

Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) serve persons 60 years of age and older.

This level of care and supervision is for people who are unable to live by themselves but who do not need 24-hour nursing care. They are considered non-medical facilities and are not required to have nurses, certified nursing assistants or doctors on staff. The following list on Table II-24 provides a listing of facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and ARF’s in Adelanto.
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Table II-24:

Licensed Community Care Facilities
Facility Facility Type and Number of Beds Location
Cheshire Intermediate Care Facility Adult Developmental Disability (8 beds)
13943 Trigger Lane,
Victorville
Mariah Intermediate Care Facility Adult Developmental Disability (8 beds)
15448 Mondamon Road,
Apple Valley
Matthews Comfort Home Adult Residential Care Facility
(4-beds) 14594 Willow Way, Adelanto
Winter Place Adult Residential Care Facility
(8-beds)
11375 Winter Place
Adelanto
Safe Haven Home I Adult Residential Care Facility
(4 beds) 15821 Mcvay Lane, Adelanto
Clarice Sattiewhite S Adult Residential Care Facility
(4 beds)
14539 Drysdale Circle,
Adelanto
Espinoza Adult Care Home I Adult Residential Care Facility (5 beds)
14232 Savana Street,
Adelanto
Andersen Adult Home IV Adult Residential Care Facility
(6 beds) 14558 Clydesdale, Adelanto
Serenity Adult Care Homes RF Adult Residential Care Facility (4 beds)
14534 Handsdale Street,
Adelanto
Villas Adult Residential Home Adult Residential Care Facility 11262 Villa Street, Adelanto Davis Adult Care Residential RF Adult Residential Care Facility 14798 Sheridan Court, Adelanto
We Care Three Adult Residential Care Facility 411781 Lupin Road, Adelanto Adelanto Silver Heights Adult Residential Care Facility 15093 Arcadian Street, Adelanto
Flamingo Development Center Adult Residential Care Facility 10310 Butte Street, Adelanto
Source: https://carelistings.com/assisted-living-homes/adelanto-ca

2. Elderly
The 2020 Census defines elderly households as those occupied by people 65 years and older. There are a total of 1,390 senior households over the age of 65 in the City of Adelanto which represent about four percent of Adelanto’s total population of 34,238.

Census data shows that in Adelanto, more seniors are homeowners (984) compared to renters (406) (Table II-25). In general, elderly people are dependent on fixed incomes or have disabilities. Elderly homeowners may be physically unable to maintain their homes or cope with living alone. The housing needs of this group can be addressed through 194
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smaller units, accessory dwelling units on lots with existing homes, shared living arrangements, congregate housing, and housing assistance programs.

Table II-25
Elderly Households by Age and Occupancy – Adelanto
Owners
Age Range Owners Total Percent
65-74 669 67.9%
75-84 234 23.7%
85+ 81 8.2%
Total Owners 984 100%
Renters
Age Range Renters Total Percent
65-74 285 70.1%
75-84 101 24.8%
85+ 20 4.9%
Total Renters 406 100%
Total Owners/Renters 1,390 100%
U.S. 2020 Census-Decennial Census
Senior Services
The Adelanto Senior Center is located at 11565 Cortez Avenue, Adelanto. The Center’s mission is to provide the opportunity for seniors to develop new interests and create lasting friendships in their community. The senior citizens' center participates in cooperative community planning and serves as a contact point in the community. They also provide opportunities for public relations, community education, advocacy, and older adults, while providing services and activities for older adults that reflect the diversity of the community. Through community collaboration, the Senior Center establishes relationships with other community service providers which include the following:
• Hesperia Leisure League Senior Center
Located at: 9122 Third Avenue, Hesperia CA
The Hesperia Leisure League for Senior Citizens offers playing card games, shuffleboard, pool, ballroom and line dancing, visiting and making new friends.
• Percy Bakker Community Center for Senior Activities
Located at: 9333 E Avenue | Hesperia CA
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moves, waltzes, step, strength training, and flexibility with equipment provided, quilt guild, garden club, and weekday brunches. • Apple Valley Senior Citizens Club
Located at: 13188 Central Rd, Apple Valley CA
This facility is a non-profit, private club for people over 55 that offers activities to enjoy throughout the year. There is a one-time initial fee of $10.

Membership is $25 year payable by January 30 each year. Activities include Aerobics; Billiards; Bingo; Computer Class; Dance Night; Line Dance; Quilting; Singles Club; Square Dance Classes; Trips & Tours and monthly luncheon meetings to meet and greet new friends and reconnect with old friends.

Senior Housing
Housing that caters to the needs of senior citizens was not identified in the City of Adelanto. However, neighboring cities such as Victorville provide an ample variety of housing options for seniors, they include the following:
• Elysian Living
Located at: 14387 Doe Skin Way, Victorville, CA
This facility provides comprehensive care services tailored to each resident's unique needs. These services include transportation arrangements for medical purposes, transportation to doctor's appointments, coordination with health care providers, and medication management. Additionally, Elysian Living offers assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and transfers, all under 24-hour supervision. • Glory Homes
Located at: 15045 Brucite Road, Victorville, CA
This facility offers assistance in a small community that offers a variety of services and amenities to its residents. It provides activities of daily living assistance, assistance with bathing, dressing, and transfers, medication management, meal preparation and service, transportation arrangement (medical) and to doctors’ appointments, coordination with health care providers, and 24-hour supervision. It also provides housekeeping and linen services and community-sponsored activities.
• Blissful Living Senior Care Center
Located at: 14383 Chamberlain Drive, Victorville, CA
This facility is for seniors who need some help with daily activities and want a supportive community that’s active, social, and engaging. • Sierra Vista Independent and Assisted Living
Located at: 13815 Rodeo Drive, Victorville, CA
This facility offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, skilled nursing, and adult day care
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3. Large Households
Household size is an indicator of a need for larger housing units. Large households are defined as those with five or more members. Table II-26 illustrates the range of household sizes in Adelanto for owners and renters. Of the 7,753 occupied households in Adelanto, the most commonly occurring household size are homeowners with four or more persons comprising 12.0 % followed by homeowners with two or more person households (11.9 %).

Table II-26
Households Size by Occupancy – Adelanto
Number of Households
By Size Renters Renters Percent Owners Owners Percent
1 person/household 434 5.5% 650 8.3%
2 persons/household 565 7.2% 928 11.9%
3 persons/household 568 7.3% 541 6.9%
4 persons/household 546 7.0% 937 12.0%
5 persons/household 573 7.3% 584 7.5%
6 persons/household 334 4.3% 410 5.2%
7 persons or
more/household 298 3.8% 385 4.9%
Totals 3,318 42.4% 4,435 56.7%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Families consisting of five or more members often face challenges in finding affordable and adequately sized housing options with overcrowding as a prevalent issue affecting approximately 20% of Adelanto residents, with 10% experiencing severe overcrowding, particularly in densely populated areas at the City's core.

The availability of affordable housing offering three or more bedrooms for this segment of the population is extremely scarce. According to Realtor.com, as of the preparation of this HEU, there were six four-bedroom homes for rent and five, three-bedroom homes for rent in Adelanto, there were no homes with five or greater bedrooms for rent in the City.

Prices ranged between $1,700/per month to $2,400/per month. This indicates a shortage of larger homes for rent in the City for large households of five or more people. City programs targeting overcrowded conditions are discussed further in Section 5 of this HEU, they however include programs such as Program 6 (Home Ownership), Program 7 (County Partnership Program), Program 8 (Density Bonus), and Program 10 (Multi-Family Residential Development) have been implemented to increase housing availability. Recent State legislation has also incentivized housing development by providing funding and construction waivers for developers that provide affordable housing. Encouraging the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and encouraging the construction of housing units with three bedrooms or more (in Programs 9 and 10) are among the additional measures included in the 2021-2029 Housing Action Plan to expand the housing supply and accommodate the specific needs of large households. 197
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4. Female-Headed Households
Of Adelanto’s 7,753 occupied households, 7.1% were owner occupied female-headed households compared to 18.1% who rented. In comparison, of San Bernardino County’s 721,376 occupied households, 6.2% were owner occupied female-headed households compared to 8.6% who rented. Adelanto had a combined total of 15.6% (owner and renter) occupied female headed households with children under 18 while San Bernardino County had a combined total of 7.3% female headed households with children under 18 (Table II-27). Based on this data, the categories of female head of households in Adelanto and San Bernardino County both are similar in that they both have larger percentage of female head of households with children under 18 who rent. 198
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Table II-27:

Female Head of Household by Occupancy – Adelanto and San Bernardino County Adelanto- Female Head of Household
Household Size Renter Percent Owner Percent
Female HH with no Children 392 5.0% 358 4.6%
Female HH with Children Under 18 1,019 13.1% 200 2.5%
Total Female HH 1,411 18.1% 558 7.1%
San Bernardino County-Female Head of Household
Household Size Renter Percent Owner Percent
Female HH with no Children 23,459 3.2% 31,419 4.3%
Female HH with Children Under 18 39,617 5.4% 13,945 1.9% Total Female HH 63,076 8.6% 45,364 6.2%
U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates Poverty thresholds, as defined by the 2020 Census, vary by household type. According to the Census, 25.3% of Adelanto’s population is categorized as living in poverty. In the United States, in 2021, a single individual was considered living in poverty with an income below $13,788/year while the threshold for a family of four was $27,740/year. There is a total of 1,969 female-headed households in Adelanto and of those, 845 households (42.9%) are female-heads of households living below the poverty level with and without children under the age of 18 (Table II-28).

Table II-28:

Percent Living in Poverty for Female-Headed Households– Adelanto Households in Poverty Number Percent
Female Head of Household with Children Under 18 808 41.0% Female Head of Household with no Children 37 1.8%
Total Female Head of Households in Poverty 845 42.9%
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programs geared towards meeting the needs of this segment of the population would require consideration. Such programs are discussed further in Chapter V of this HEU.

5. Extremely Low Income
According to the California Housing Partnership (CHP), half of California’s six million renter households are lower-income households, with more than one million of them falling into the extremely low-income renter household category. Extremely low-income households are defined as earning less than 30 percent of the area median income. This group is one of the groups most in need within the population because its households’ incomes are so low and require the deepest of housing subsidies in order to make housing affordable. Per HCD guidelines, 50 percent of the City’s very low-income Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) number qualifies as extremely low-income. Therefore, the City is estimating approximately 50 percent of its very low-income regional housing need to be extremely low-income housing need. In other words, of the 394 very lowincome RHNA units allocated, the City is estimating 197 units or 50 percent of these units will be allocated for extremely low-income households. Most, if not all, extremely lowincome households will require rental housing. Extremely low-income households will likely face housing problems such as overpaying, overcrowding, and/or accessibility issues as a result of their limited incomes. Also, many of the extremely low-income households will fall within a special needs category (disabled, seniors, large households, or female-headed households) and require supportive housing services. According to 2020 Census data, the median income for Adelanto is $49,493 with 21.7% of households in extremely low-income (ELI) category of those households 1,809 are owner occupied, and 1,852 are renter occupied. Extremely low-income households generally are disproportionately impacted by overcrowding. Although specific data on the number of extremely low-income households impacted by overcrowding are not available, it is estimated that the central parts of the City have the highest population density of overcrowding and given that a sizeable portion of the population of Adelanto is experiencing overcrowding or severe overcrowding, the population is relatively disadvantaged in general. The housing needs of these households are being addressed through the City’s continuing efforts to facilitate the construction of new lower-income housing and the provision of publicly owned and operated housing, as discussed in Section III Resources and Opportunities of this HEU. Programs addressing the needs of ELI households include the provision of Section 8 vouchers, affordable housing development with ELI allocated units, mobile home parks, manufactured housing and construction of large multi-family housing complex with an affordable housing requirement.

6. Farm Workers
Farm workers are traditionally defined as persons whose primary income is from seasonal agricultural work. According to 2020 Census estimates, in 2021, 158 of the 12,028 employed civilian population over 16 years of age, were employed in agricultural, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining in comparison, San Bernardino County has less than one percent of its residents working in agricultural, forestry, or fishing and hunting (Table II200 City of Adelanto 2021-2029 Housing Element II. Housing Needs Assessment Draft 38
29). According to the City’s zoning records, agricultural production in Adelanto is generally associated with the cannabis industry which excludes cannabis dispensaries.

The provision of programs to provide housing for these workers will be evaluated further in Chapter V of this HEU.

Table II-29:

Employment in the Agricultural Industry – Adelanto
Location Percent of
Workers
Total Number of
Workers Industry
Adelanto 1.3% 158 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining.

San Bernardino
County 0.7% 5,023 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining.

U.S. 2020 Census-American Community Survey 2015-2020 5-year Estimates

7. Homeless Persons
Homelessness is a continuing problem throughout California and urban areas nationwide.

In 2023, San Bernardino County conducted a countywide homeless count which included the City of Adelanto. The results of the count were published in the 2023 Continuum of Care Homeless County and Survey Report. The count was conducted on the morning of January 26, 2023, at 6 am and identified 13 people living in transitional housing and 22 people living unsheltered in Adelanto, totaling 35 people. In comparison, the count conducted the prior year (2022) counted seven people living unsheltered and 18 people living in transitional housing. The count of unsheltered people in Adelanto rose by 15 people between 2022-2023 while the count for people living in transitional housing declined by five people. The net result for homelessness in Adelanto was a 40% increase of homeless people between 2022-2023. By comparison, there was a 26% rise in the number unsheltered people in San Bernardino County during the same period.

F. Assisted Housing at Risk of Conversion
According to the California Housing Partnership (CHP), half of California’s six million renter households are lower income households, with more than one million of them falling into the extremely low-income renter household category. Furthermore, renters in California need to earn 2.8 times the state minimum wage to afford the average asking rent in California, which has increased by 11% since last year. It is estimated that two million Californians with low incomes lack affordable homes. When housing costs are factored in, California has the highest percentage of people living in poverty of any state in the nation.

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Assisted housing “at risk” of conversion are housing projects that are at risk of losing their low-income affordability restrictions within the ten-year period between 2024 to 2034 (Table II-28). CHP identifies at-risk homes as those with Very High- and High-risk levels.

The CHP categorizes at risk housing projects by varying degrees of risk levels, they include the following:
• Very High Risk-Includes affordable homes that are at risk of converting to market rate within the next year that does not have a known overlapping subsidy that would extend affordability and are not owned by a stable non-profit, mission-drive developer/owner.
• High Risk-Includes affordable homes that are at-risk of converting to market rate within the next 1-5 years that do not have a known overlapping subsidy that would extend affordability and are not owned by a stable non-profit, mission driven developer/owner.
• Moderate Risk-Includes affordable homes that are at-risk of converting to market rate within the next 5-10 years that do not have a known overlapping subsidy that would extend affordability and are not owned by a stable non-profit, mission driven developer/owner.
• Low Risk-Includes affordable homes that are at-risk of converting to market rate within the next 10+ years or/and are owned by a stable non-profit, mission driven developer/owner.

The lack of affordable housing has dire consequences for citizens and their communities.

Being cost-burdened increases the risk of homelessness, perpetuates intergenerational poverty, and increases reliance on expensive social programs funded by taxpayers.

Affordable housing is usually created through the use of subsidies from various sources, including federal, state, and local governments; financial institutions; and charitable foundations. Preserving existing affordable housing offers many advantages over new construction. First, preserving affordable housing enables people to stay in their homes and neighborhoods, where they developed social connections and relationships within their communities. Second, the cost of preserving existing housing as affordable often is less than the cost of creating newly constructed affordable housing and is generally a faster process than constructing new development making preservation a cost-effective strategy.

Finally, the preservation of affordable housing is usually easier than constructing new developments considering existing buildings already conform to local land-use ordinances, and the surrounding City infrastructure — like sidewalks, schools, and sewer systems — are typically already in place and equipped to support the buildings residents.

For cities to maintain affordable housing affordably, there are a few strategies that can be used to preserve affordable housing in their cities:
• Developing a tracking system or a database of affordable housing units within their jurisdictions. Being able to spot at-risk housing on time before they are no longer eligible for federal, state, or local programs or preventing these units from falling into disrepair is a key component of a successful housing affordability program. 202
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• Preventing the affordable housing units from falling into the hands of new owners that could raise rents to market levels is critical. The Tenant to Purchase Act (TOPA) would allow cities and towns the local option of providing tenants in multifamily buildings the right to match a third-party offer when their homes are being sold.
• Code enforcement is another strategy for the preservation of affordable housing by preventing buildings from falling into disrepair and not just to issue citations for code violations, they should be connected with resources that will help them bring their buildings up-to-code and preserve affordable units that are in a state of disrepair that could eventually lead them to become uninhabitable or force the owner to sell. Having code enforcement software, the City would be able to enforce its municipal codes which would make the process thorough and more efficient for City workers involved with code enforcement.

A review of the assisted housing inventory maintained by California Housing Partnership indicated that no state or federally funded units in the City of Adelanto are subject to a very high, high, or moderate conversion within the next ten years. Consequently, no analysis of costs and programs for preserving such units is necessary. However, there are two affordable city funded housing developments located within Adelanto (Table 30).

Table II-30:

At Risk Affordable Housing Units – Adelanto
Name Address Sunset
Year
Number of
Units at Risk Risk Level
State and Federal At-Risk Housing Units
Oasis Village Apartments 11388 Lee Avenue, Adelanto 2061 81 Low Desert Garden Apartments 11250 Lee Avenue, Adelanto 2034 56 Low In summary, the above table is a list of subsidized affordable rental housing in the City of Adelanto and their associated risk levels. The risk is considered low for all at risk units, therefore, no affordable housing units included in state programs in the City of Adelanto are At-Risk of being converted to a fair market rate in the next 10 years.

G. Future Growth Needs

1. Overview of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is a key requirement for local governments to plan for anticipated growth. The RHNA quantifies the anticipated need for housing within each jurisdiction for the 6th Housing Program cycle on an eight and onehalf year projection planning period. This planning period extends from 2021 to 2029. 203
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provided the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) with its RHNA determination.

SCAG’s local housing needs for the City of Adelanto were determined to be 3,763 housing units for this projection period. SCAG works with local governments and communities to determine how they will address this need through the process of updating the Housing Programs of their General Plans. The need for housing is determined by the forecasted growth in households as well as existing need due to overcrowding and overpayment.

Each new household created by a child moving out of a parent’s home or by a family moving to a community creates the need for a housing unit. The housing need for new households is then adjusted to maintain a desirable level of vacancy to promote housing choice and mobility. An adjustment is also made to account for units lost due to demolition, natural disaster, or conversion to non-housing uses. Total housing need is then distributed among four income categories based on the county’s income distribution, with adjustments to avoid an over-concentration of lower-income households in any community. More information about the RHNA process may be found on SCAG’s website at https://scag.ca.gov/rhna.

2. 2021-2029 Adelanto Growth Needs
According to the RHNA, the total housing growth need for the City of Adelanto during the 2021-2029 planning period is 3,763 units. Within the 3,763 units, 394 units are allocated to very low-income households, 566 units are allocated for low-income households, 651 units are allocated for moderate-income households, and 2,152 units are allocated for households with above-moderate household incomes. This total is distributed by income category as shown in Table II-31.

Table II-31:
2021-2029 Regional Housing Needs Allocation – Adelanto
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
Income
RHNA Total
394* 566 651 2,152 3,763
*Per state law, half of the very-low units can be assumed to be in the extremely low category instead of using available US Census Data for calculation
Source: HCD 2022
H. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)

1. Introduction
HCD’s mission is “to promote safe, affordable homes and vibrant, inclusive, sustainable communities for all Californians.” When housing choice and access are limited because of race, sexual orientation, or disability status, there are far-reaching impacts on access to job opportunity, access to quality education, and on one’s mental and physical health.

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the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). This addition now requires state and local public agencies to address, combat, and relieve disparities from past patterns of segregation to create more inclusive communities. AB 686 protects the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing in California. Public agencies are required to examine existing and future policies, plans, programs, rules, practices, and other related activities and make proactive changes to promote inclusive communities.

To meet the housing needs of all segments of the community, the Housing Element must promote housing opportunities for all people.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583, cities and counties are required to take deliberate action to relieve patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities.

Housing Elements are now required to include the following:
• Inclusive and Equitable Outreach: Housing Elements must make diligent efforts to equitably include all community stakeholders in the Housing Element participation process.
• Fair Housing Assessment: All Housing Elements must include an assessment of fair housing. This assessment should include an analysis of the following four fair housing issues: 1) integration and segregation patterns and trends, 2) racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, 3) disparities in access to opportunity, and 4) disproportionate housing needs, including displacement risk. • Analysis of Sites Inventory: Local jurisdictions must evaluate and address how particular sites available for housing development will meet the needs of households at all income levels. The Housing Elements must analyze and conclude whether the identified sites improve or exacerbate conditions for fair housing. • Identification of Contributing Factors: Based on findings from the previous steps, Housing Elements must identify, evaluate, and prioritize the contributing factors related to fair housing issues.
• Priorities, Goals, and Actions to AFFH: Local jurisdictions must adopt fair housing goals and actions that are significant, meaningful, and sufficient to overcome identified patterns of segregation and affirmatively further fair housing.

The Housing Element should include metrics and milestones for evaluating progress and fair housing results.

The assessment of fair housing practices examines existing conditions and demographic patterns, concentrated areas of poverty within the City, concentrated areas of low- and median-income housing, and areas of low and high opportunity to identify segregated living patterns and replace them with integrated and balanced living patterns.

The purpose of this analysis is to replace segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns to transform racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity. Community amenities and access to opportunities are inherently spatial in nature and are not always readily accessible or attainable due to the diverse types of social, cultural, and economic barriers in our society. Ensuring that sites for housing, particularly lower-income units, are in high resource areas rather than 205
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concentrated in areas of high segregation and poverty requires jurisdictions to plan for housing regarding the accessibility of numerous opportunities, including jobs, transportation, good education, and health services.

2. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
Fair housing complaints can be used as an indicator to identify characteristics of households experiencing discrimination in housing. Pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act Government Code Section 12921(b), the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold housing cannot be determined by an individual’s “race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Section 51 of the Civil Code.”
Fair housing issues that may arise in any jurisdiction include, but are not limited to:
• housing design that makes a dwelling unit inaccessible to an individual with a disability;
• discrimination against an individual based on race, national origin, familial status, disability, religion, sex, or other characteristics when renting or selling a housing unit; and
• disproportionate housing needs, including cost burden, overcrowding, substandard housing, and risk of displacement.

The City refers housing complaints to the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB). This private nonprofit agency provides numerous services such as information, investigation, fair housing testing, education, conciliation/mediation, and referral to legal aid and other resources. The IFHMB’s website provides digital pamphlets of information regarding tenant and landlord rights/responsibilities and housing discrimination. IFHMB holds fair housing workshops in English and Spanish on Zoom throughout the year. The website also provides a phone number to speak to housing coordinators. Including the IFHMB, the following resources are available to residents in Adelanto:
• IFHMB: The IFHMB is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation that provides assistance to individuals to resolve issues of housing discrimination, homeownership sustainability, rental complaints, and disputes in court through resource recommendations, education, and mediation.
• Inland Counties Legal Services: Inland Counties Legal Services provide legal aid to those with limited income, disabilities, or are age 60 or over in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
• Interim Housing Operations: The San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership provides a guide of homeless services provided by the county and services in each individual city. Such county resources are the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) and 2-1-1. Adelanto city resources are the Life Community Development and the High Desert Outreach Center. 206
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• Eviction Prevention: The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County provides various services to county residents. The partnership provides eviction/foreclosure prevention assistance to county residents. • Payee Services: The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County provides various services to county residents. The partnership provides support and management of rental assistance and rapid rehousing assistance to county residents. Additionally, Social Security Administration provides Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, cash disbursement, and bill payment for people who are not able to independently take care of their own finances, which includes triage and basic needs support, giving clients’ money as requested, payment of rent, and other living expenses, ongoing case management support, and independent living support.

The City of Adelanto complies with existing fair housing laws. The City has not been subject to any past or current fair housing lawsuits, findings, settlements, judgments, or complaints.

Localized Perspective
According to the City’s Code Enforcement/Animal Control Division, the City receives 8 to 10 calls per week from renters complaining about evictions, rent increases, or being discriminated against. All calls are referred to the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB). Between 2016 and 2023, IFHMB has assisted 860 inquiries, including landlord/tenant inquiries and 91 fair housing claims in Adelanto. In general, there has been a downward trend in inquiries and fair housing claims. About 2/3 of fair housing claims in Adelanto are disability-related, which is similar to other areas in the state and country. IFHMB reported that there is nothing unusual about the number or types of claims from Adelanto. Regionally, information from the 2020 County of San Bernardino Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice indicates that vast majority of housing inquiries do not result in substantiated fair housing allegations, and that there is a continuing need for community education on fair housing.

3. Integration and Segregation
The 2020 US Census data defines Hispanic or Latin populations as persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race and defines the White Alone populations as persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa, such as persons of Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian descent. According to 2020 Census data, the largest minority population represented in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto is Hispanic or Latino, which make up 53.7% of the population in San Bernardino County and 67.5% in the City of Adelanto. The greatest population is the White Alone-Not Hispanic/Latino population which represents 56% of the population in San Bernardino County compared to 53.1% in the City of Adelanto. Figure II-1 shows the racial demographics of San Bernardino County. Throughout the entire county, there is large variation in percentage of total non-white population based on geographic area. The 207
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northwestern portion of the county, where the City of Adelanto is located, is shown to be at or above 60% non-white. Figure II-2 and II-3 show that Adelanto is highly Hispanic.

In February 2017, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) collaborated with independent organizations and research centers, collectively known as the "research partners," with the objective of providing evidence-based policy recommendations to further HCD's fair housing goals.

One of the outcomes of this collaboration was the creation of Opportunity Maps designed to support new policies focused on improving access to high-opportunity areas for families with children residing in housing financed with 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs).

Opportunity mapping “is a way to measure and visualize place-based characteristics linked to critical life outcomes, such as educational attainment, earnings from employment, and economic mobility. Opportunity maps can be used to inform how to target investments and policies in a way that is conscious of the independent and interrelated effects that research has shown places have on economic, educational, and health outcomes.” To create an objective mapping tool, the Task Force used a hybrid approach by accounting for regional differences in assessing the opportunity for most places, while applying more rigid standards for high-poverty, racially segregated areas in all regions. To produce the opportunity map that shows areas of racially segregated and prevalent poverty areas, the Task Force filtered areas that met “consistent standards for both poverty (30% of the population below the federal poverty line) and racial segregation (overrepresentation of people of color relative to the county) into a “High Segregation & Poverty” category. The share of each region that falls into the High Segregation & Poverty category varies from region to region.”
Figures II-4 and II-5 on the following pages display areas of high segregation and poverty for San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. San Bernardino County consists of multiple areas (29 identified areas) scattered throughout determined to be areas of high segregation and poverty (Figure II-4) while the City, has one area within the City boundary that is determined to be an area of high segregation and poverty (Figure II5). This area of high segregation and poverty is located on the eastern portion of the City adjacent to the Southern California Logistics Airport. The limit of the area ends at El Mirage Rd in the north, Rancho Rd to the south, Aster Rd to the west, and Southern California Logistics Airport to the East. This area of segregation and poverty seems also to be correlated with a high concentration of non-white minorities and single female households with children with low median incomes.

Localized Perspective
The identified areas in the City of Adelanto represent an area that is often referred to as old Adelanto where the older housing structures are located. City Code Enforcement is responsible for following up on all housing related code violations reported to the City and works with residents and home owners to educate them on the resources available to 208
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assist in housing code remediation and resolution. The City is actively working to enhance infrastructure in the area in the form of street paving and storm water control improvement projects. The City recently completed the White Avenue improvement project located between Adelanto Road and Jonathan Street. The improvements entailed the development of the street with proper drainage to flow into a designed and built culvert under Jonathan Street. The project was developed in an area that was prone to flooding during rainstorms.
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Racial Demographics Percent Non-White (2021) (San Bernardino County) 210
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Figure II–2:

Racial Demographics Percent Non-White (2021) (Adelanto) 211
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Figure II–3:

Predominant Race (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto)
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Figure II-4:

TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty (2021) (San Bernardino County) 213
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Figure II-5:

TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty (2021) (Adelanto) 214
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4. Disability
Per California Government Code Section 12926, a “disability” includes but is not limited to, any physical or mental disability. Disabilities often prevent a person from working, restrict mobility, and/or make caring for oneself difficult. Disabled persons often need specialized housing depending on the type and severity of disability related to potential limited earning capacity. Housing needs can range from institutional care facilities to facilities that support partial or full independence (e.g., group care facilities). Other support services like daily living skills and employment assistance should also be a part of the disabled housing solution. Examples of housing accessibility can be widened doorways/hallways, wheelchair ramps, modified bathrooms (lowered countertops, grab bars, adjustable shower heads, etc.), and specialized sensory devices such as smoke alarms.

Housing opportunities for disabled persons are impeded by practices in both the private and public sectors. For instance, "“denied reasonable modification/accommodation"” is often cited as an alleged act in housing discrimination complaints. Additionally, apartment rental ads often state, "“no pets allowed,"” even though disabled persons may have service or companion animals. In the public sector, housing opportunities can be impeded because a community has not adopted a reasonable accommodation procedure, or if adopted, has not made the procedure widely known in the community. HCD identifies disability as the basis for 54% of all housing discrimination complaints. Figures II-6 and II7 on the following page show the percentage of the population by census tract that has a disability in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. San Bernardino County is varied in its distribution of disabled population due primarily to its size. The county has both very urban and densely populated areas and very large open desert areas with more sparsely populated desert communities. With San Bernardino County being so large, the population of disabled seems to be relatively scattered throughout the county.

There are two noticeable areas that appear to have a very high concentration of disabled in the Landers area near Twentynine Palms and near the San Manuel Stadium in the city of San Bernardino. The higher concentrations in these two areas may be due to the proximity to the military base in Twentynine Palms in the case of the Landers concentration, and the location of a senior living care facility in the city of San Bernardino.

The City does not have a large population of people with disabilities. One area located in the TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty in the center of the City has a higher percentage of disabled person at 21%, compared to the rest of the City that is less than 10%. This higher percent area is bordered by Aster Road to the west, Adelanto Road to the east, El Mirage Street to the north, and Bartlett Avenue to the south. The area north of El Mirage Street has a similar percentage of disabled residents, but that area of the City is sparsely populated and is part of a larger census tract. This has skewed data and so does not necessarily accurately reflect the disability population of the City in that area due to this.

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that the City has a fair housing issue regarding disabled persons, resources are available for disabled residents to find opportunities in Adelanto for fair housing. As previously mentioned, the City implements ADA and ICC Code compliant standards for both public and private projects and offers exceptions to land use policies, procedures, and development standards to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are met.

Additional resources include The United Way of San Bernardino County which allows donors to know that their donations are going straight into addressing the fair housing issues seen in many San Bernardino County cities, through a variety of programs that push for the betterment of regional health, childhood literacy, and economic resilience, which could greatly benefit disabled residents that have a distinct lack of mobility.

Additionally, the City of Adelanto also assists its disabled residents with a reasonable accommodation ordinance. In accordance with Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (hereinafter Acts), the policy provides “individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation to rules, policies, practices and procedures to ensure equal access to housing and facilitate the development of housing for individuals with disabilities.” The policy further discusses the procedure and requirements to file for reasonable accommodation. Further discussion of reasonable accommodation is provided in Chapter V.

These resources are highly important to reduce lack of mobility, poverty, and overcrowding issues that disabled Adelanto residents face.

Localized Perspective
The area with the higher percentage of the population with disability is in the northern portion of the City or old Adelanto. This area has less service and resource opportunities and housing is generally more affordable due to the age and condition of the structures.

The City is actively pursuing increased commercial and mixed use development in this region of the City to enhance equal access to opportunities Citywide. In 2022, the City adopted an ordinance to establish procedures for requests for Reasonable Accommodations to rules, policies, practices, and procedures where such accommodation may be necessary to afford individuals with disabilities equal housing opportunities. Reasonable accommodation provides a means of requesting from the local government flexibility in the application of land use and zoning regulations or, in some instances, even a waiver of certain restrictions or requirements because it is necessary to achieve equal access to housing. Cities and counties are required to consider requests for accommodations related to housing for people with disabilities and provide the accommodation when it is determined to be “reasonable” based on fair housing laws and case law interpreting the statues.
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5. Familial Status
Familial status refers to the presence of children under the age of 18, regardless of whether the child is biologically related to the head of household, and the marital status of the head of household. Families with children may face housing discrimination by landlords who fear that children will cause property damage. Some landlords may have cultural biases against children of the opposite sex sharing a bedroom. Differential treatments, such as limiting the number of children in a complex or confining children to a specific location, are also fair housing concerns. Figures II-8 and II-9 show the percentage of the population that is married with children in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively.

Single-parent households are protected by fair housing laws. Female-headed households experience many housing problems such as affordability, overcrowding, insufficient housing choice, and discrimination. Female-headed households with children require special consideration and assistance because of their greater need for affordable housing and accessible daycare, health care, and other supportive services. Figures II-10 and II11 show the percentage of the population that is single female-headed households in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively.

The Couple Household with Children Maps and Percent Female Householder with Children, No Spouse/Partner Present in Households are categorized to accurately show the variation in the percentages of households that contain married couples with children in 5 different categories. The data for each of these maps is pulled from the American Community Survey 5-year Census data. Individual polygons on the maps are the City’s area broken up by tract, of which there are a sizeable number, allowing the ability to show locational variation in these statistics.

The highest percentage of married couples with children is between 60% and 80% located in the largely developed southeastern section of the City, between Bellflower Street, Mojave Drive, the 395 highway, and Palmdale Road. Conversely, the largest percentage of single female householders with children are in the two lowest areas of married couples with children. Figure II-9 shows that the city center, which is the area of the City located within El Mirage Road, Adelanto Road, Aster Road, and Bartlett Road, and is within the City’s only Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Area of Poverty has the lowest percentages of married couples with children, at between 20% and 40%. This pattern indicates some level of housing issue as this identified trend in the city center is shown to have other issues present, such as higher rates of residents with disabilities, median household incomes lower than $35,000, segregation, substandard housing, overcrowding, a lack of job proximity, and other poor quality of life ratings. The northern part of the City, north of El Mirage Road, shows a percentage of above 80% of households being married couples with children. This section of the City is almost entirely undeveloped, and the tract information is likely skewed by other areas of the tracts outside of the city boundaries. The county as a whole, as seen in Figures II-8 and II-10, generally have high percentages of married couples with children households, with low numbers of 219
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single female with children households. Much of the county has above 60% of households that are married couples with children.

Localized Perspective
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Percent Married – Couple Households with Children (San Bernardino County) 221
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Figure II-9:

Percent Married – Couple Households with Children (Adelanto) 222
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Percent Female Householder with Children, No Spouse/Partner Present in Households (San Bernardino County)
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Figure II-11
Percent Female Householder with Children, No Spouse/Partner Present in Households (Adelanto)
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6. Income
Median household income is a key community indicator to determine housing needs. The median income marks the halfway point of a community’s income distribution. According to the 2020 Census, the median household income in the United States was $67,521 which was a decrease of 2.9% from 2019 ($69,560). In 2021, the US median household income increased to $70,784. In California, the median household income for the same period was $84,097. The median household income for San Bernardino County was $70,287 and the City of Adelanto’s median household income was $58,040. Figures II-12 and II-13 show the median household income of the population by census tracts for San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. It should be noted that the northern part of the City is mostly open space and has little to no residential units in this part of the City.

The US Census Bureau defines poverty using a “set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition.” The official poverty thresholds do not differ geographically but are adjusted for inflation using the consumer price index which is an index of the variation in prices paid by typical consumers for retail goods and other items.

The definition of poverty also considers money before taxes. The US 2021 Census showed the official poverty rate in the United States to be 11.6% which is up from 10.5% in 2019.

In California, the official poverty rate for the same time was 12.3%. Figures A-14 and A-15 show the percentage of the population that is below the poverty line per census tracts in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. As shown, the previously identified area of high segregation and poverty has over 40% of the census tract’s population below poverty line.

Based on the data, the City of Adelanto has a low median income when compared to the US, California, and San Bernardino County. 63.5% of households in the City fall within an income category of “Low”, “Very Low”, or “Extremely Low”. Additionally, the majority of the City is overpaying on rent or mortgages. Of 7,700 households 5,275 are overpaying with the large majority in the extremely low and very low-income categories. It can be surmised that income plays a large role in this and that it is likely an issue of fair housing.

The identified area of High segregation and poverty has the lowest median income excluding the northern section of the City which has little to development.

The City recognizes that more programs and policies are needed to assist residents in regard to payments for rent, mortgages, utilities and will continue to seek extra funding from outside sources while also continuing to foster the development of affordable housing for all income brackets.

Localized Perspective
The income level appears to decrease as you travel southeast to northwest through the City of Adelanto. This area, known as old Adelanto contains older housing structures designed as both single and multi-family units. The income level in the southern portion of the City is closer to the regional median income. In this area of the City, the majority of housing is newer single-family units.
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Median Income (ACS 2017-2021) (San Bernardino County)
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Median Income (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto)
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Figure II-14:

Poverty Status (ACS 2017-2021) (San Bernardino County)
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Poverty Status (ACS 2017-2021) (Adelanto)
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7. Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas
Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence
Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAAs) are identified as neighborhoods in which there are both high concentrations of non-Hispanic White households and high household income rates. According to HUD's policy report, the White population are the most racially segregated group in the United States, and in the same way, neighborhood disadvantage is associated with concentrated poverty and high concentrations of people of color; conversely, distinct advantages are associated with residence in affluent, White communities.

Figures II-16 and II-17 show RCAA areas in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. There are twenty-nine RCAAs in San Bernardino County as shown in Figure II-16. As shown by Figure II-17 there are no areas within the City of Adelanto that are Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence.

The areas identified as Areas of High Segregation and Poverty in Section 3 “Integration and Segregation”, encompass some of the oldest areas of Adelanto. Adelanto is an old city founded in 1915 and incorporated in 1970. The City experienced a housing boom during the housing bubble in the early 2000s which developed much of the southern portion of the city. However, once the financial crisis of 2007-2008 occurred, the city suffered greatly. According to the Financial Times, the Victor Valley region still has not fully recovered from this crash. The City does have new economic opportunity to aid in recovery with the rise of warehousing and logistics as well as the cannabis industry. While the effect of redlining or other discriminatory practices by government agencies could have played a role, it is more likely that the creation of these areas of high segregation and poverty is largely a result of neglect and lack of funding due to financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, and slow economic recovery.
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8. Access to Opportunity
AFFH defines Access to Opportunity as “a concept to approximate place-based characteristics linked to critical life outcomes. Access to opportunity often times means both improving the quality of life for residents of low-income communities, as well as supporting mobility and access to ‘high resource’ neighborhoods. This encompasses education, employment, economic development, safe and decent housing, low rates of violent crime, transportation, and other opportunities, including recreation, food and healthy environment (air, water, safe neighborhood, safety from environmental hazards, social services, and cultural institutions).

TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps
In February 2017, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) collaborated with independent organizations and research centers, collectively known as the "research partners," with the objective of providing evidence-based policy recommendations to further HCD's fair housing goals. One of the outcomes of this collaboration was the creation of Opportunity Maps designed to support new policies focused on improving access to high-opportunity areas for families with children residing in housing financed with 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs).

Methodology
The Opportunity Maps utilize composite scores derived from three distinct domains, each consisting of a set of indicators (refer to Table II-32). The maps incorporate a filtering mechanism to identify areas characterized by poverty and racial segregation. The process involves initially filtering census tracts based on poverty criteria, followed by an assessment of racial segregation. To ensure a comprehensive evaluation of opportunity across different regions, the research partners adopted a hybrid approach for the CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map. While accounting for regional variations, they also established stricter standards for areas exhibiting high levels of poverty and racial segregation throughout all regions. The filters used in this methodology encompass the following criteria:
• High Poverty: Tracts where at least 30 % of the population falls below the federal poverty line.
• Racial Segregation: Tracts displaying an overrepresentation of people of color relative to the county.

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Table II-32:

Domains and List of Indicators for Opportunity Maps
Domain Indicator
Economic Poverty
Adult Education
Employment
Job Proximity
Median Home Value
Environmental CalEnviroScreen 4.0 indicators
Education Math proficiency
Reading proficiency
High school graduation rates
Student poverty rate
Source: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Methodology for the 2023 CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map, January 2023
Regional Impacts
The San Bernardino County map in Figure II-18 identifies that all levels of resources are throughout the county. Most areas of high segregation and poverty that are located inside the county, are located near the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange County areas.

This increase in high segregation and poverty areas is likely connected to the increase in population as the proximity to the coast increases.

City Impacts
According to the TCAC/HCD Opportunity map for the City of Adelanto, Adelanto is comprised generally of low resource opportunities (Figure II-19), however, there is one census tract of high segregation and poverty. The identified high segregation and poverty tract is displayed in yellow with a red outline. This tract is located on the eastern portion of the City and Highway-395 runs through it. The limits of this area include El Mirage Street to the north, Adelanto Road to the east, Rancho Road to the south, and Aster Road to the west. This same tract of land also has a much higher overall displacement risk compared to the other areas of Adelanto. Additionally, it has been observed, that a portion of this tract’s population is living below poverty level, overcrowding is present, as well as severe overcrowding.
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Localized Perspective
The High Segregation & Poverty area again is located in the area that is referred as old Adelanto. This area contains generally older housing units, as it is the more historic part of the City. The City is actively enhancing infrastructure in the area in the form of street paving and storm water control improvement projects. The City recently completed the White Avenue improvement project located between Adelanto Road and Jonathan Street.

The improvements entailed the development of the street with proper drainage to flow into a designed and built culvert under Jonathan Street. The project was developed in an area that was prone to flooding during rainstorms. City Code Enforcement is responsible for following up on all housing related code violations reported to the City and works with residents and home owners to educate them on the resources available to assist in housing code remediation and resolution. The City is actively pursuing increased commercial and mixed use development in this region of the City to enhance equal access to opportunities Citywide.
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Figure II-18:

TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map (San Bernardino County)
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Figure II-19:

TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map (Adelanto)
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Education
Methodology
The education domain score is calculated using the following indicators: math proficiency, reading proficiency, high school graduation rates, and student poverty rate. Math proficiency uses the percentage of 4th graders who meet or exceed math proficiency levels. Reading proficiency takes the percentage of 4th graders who meet or exceed literacy standards. High school graduation rate uses the percent of high school cohorts that graduated on time. And lastly, student poverty rates are the percent of students not receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Education domain scores are indicators of educational opportunity. The educational domain score ranges from 0 to 1.00. The higher the score, the higher the educational opportunity.

Regional Impact
The same rating system applies to the San Bernardino County educational domain score.

San Bernardino County’s educational domain score ranges from less positive educational outcomes (< 0.25) through more positive educational outcomes (1) (Figure II-20). San Bernardino County is varied in its distribution of educational opportunities due primarily to its size. With San Bernardino County being so large, educational opportunities are very mixed. In the more urbanized areas of San Bernardino County closer to Los Angeles and Orange County, there are generally better educational opportunities however, there is much more fluctuation of educational scores between cities and census tracts in these areas. This can be attributed to a positive correlation between the educational opportunities and economic opportunities. Areas with lower economic opportunities tend to have lower educational opportunities and higher economic opportunities have higher education opportunities. The more rural and sparsely populated areas do not have a high fluctuation like the urban areas and are more consistent, but they have very low educational opportunity scores as compared to the more urban areas. This likely could be contributed to the positive correlation between education opportunities and economic opportunities.

City Impact
In the City of Adelanto, school proficiency indices ranged from 0.099 through 0.22 (Figure II-21). All portions of the City fall in the less positive education outcome category, excluding two census tracts located between Rancho Road and the City Limits. These two tracts scored slightly higher on the education domain score system, with ratings of 0.21 and 0.22. Overall, the City of Adelanto scores very low on the education domain score, indicating that the City has low educational opportunities.

Localized Perspective
The less Positive Education Outcomes appear to be consistently in the areas that are considered old Adelanto, in open space or areas that are rural in nature, where housing development is less intensified.
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TCAC/HCD Educational Opportunity (Adelanto)
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Other Relevant Factors
Greatschools.org is a non-profit organization that applies a rating system to schools across the United States. The Great Schools Summary rating is based on three factors: Test Scores, Academic Progress, and Equity. The rating system uses a 1-10 scale, where 10 is the highest rating and 1 is the lowest. Ratings at the lower end of the scale (1-4) signals that a school is “below average”, 5-6 indicates that a school is “average”, and 7-10 indicates that a school is “above average.”
Figure II-22 shows that a total of 7 schools are listed on the map. Of the listed schools located in the City of Adelanto, the ratings range from 2-5. Five out of the seven schools received a rating of 2 out of 10, one school received a 4 out of 10, and the final school received a 5 out of 10. Indicating that the schools in the City of Adelanto fall within the “below average” and “average” ranges. Lower to middle level educational opportunities across the City of Adelanto and are also reflected on the TCAC Opportunity Areas - Education Score map (Figure II-21).

Area of Segregation Analysis
Two of the schools with the lowest score (2) are located within the area of high segregation and poverty, implying that there may be a disparity in educational access to opportunity in this area. However, the other three schools that were given a 2 out of 10 rating, are not located within the area of high segregation and poverty. This indicates that the City of Adelanto may experience poor educational opportunities citywide. 241
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GreatSchools Ratings (Adelanto)
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Familial Status
As seen in the “Percent of Children in Married-Couple Households (Adelanto)” map (Figure II-23), there are two census blocks that are categorized within the lowest percentage of married-couple households with children (between 20%-40%). These blocks are the same areas that were identified as tracts of high segregation and poverty, bounded by El Mirage Street to the north, Adelanto Road to the east, Rancho Road to the south, and Aster Road to the west. The percentage of children in married couple households in the upper of these two blocks is 34%. Also located within this block is Taylion High Desert Academy, which was not given a rating by GreatSchools Ratings. The percentage of children in married couple households in the lower of these two blocks is

27.8%. Located within the boundaries of this high segregation tract are Adelanto Elementary School, Westside Park Elementary School, and George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle School. Both elementary schools received a rating of 2 out of 10 on the Greatschools.org rating system, and the middle school scored a 5 out of 10 (Figure II-22). Overall, the low percent of married couple households with children, low GreatSchools Ratings, and area of high segregation and poverty indicate that there may be a disparity in access to educational opportunities within these blocks.

As seen in the “Percent Female Householder with Children - No Spouse/Partner Households (Adelanto)” map (Figure II-24), there are two census blocks with a noticeably higher percent of children in female households with no spouse. These blocks are the same areas that are identified as an area of high segregation and poverty, bounded by El Mirage Road in the north, Rancho Road to the south, Aster Road to the west, and Adelanto Road to the east. The percentage of children in female households with no spouse/partner present is 54.1%. Located within this block lies Taylion High Desert Academy, which was not given a rating by GreatSchools Ratings (Figure II-22). The second block with a higher percentage of children in female households with no spouse is located directly south of the previously mentioned block. This block has a total percentage of female householder with children and no spouse/partner is 47.1%. There are 3 schools located within this block, all of which received a GreatSchools Rating between 2 and 5. Indicates that there may be a disparity in access to educational opportunities in these blocks. 243
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Percent Female Householder with Children – No Spouse/Partner with School Locations (Adelanto)
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Disability Analysis
When comparing the location of schools in the City of Adelanto, to the percentage of population with a disability, no strong connection can be made. A majority of Adelanto’s population lives below El Mirage Road. All of the census tracts located below El Mirage Road, excluding one tract that is identified as an area of high segregation and poverty, fall within the 10% - 20% range of population with a disability. Overall, these percentages are relatively low and do not indicate that there is any connection between the percentage of the population with a disability, in relation to proximity to quality schools (Figure II-25).

Localized Perspective
The schools and school district in Adelanto have historically scored low. The challenge is luring good teachers into the area with the existing lower pay scale and access to opportunity. The lowest performing schools appear to have a direct correlation between their location within the high segregation and poverty tracts and income level. 246
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Population with a Disability with School Locations (Adelanto) 247
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Economic
Methodology
As shown in Table II-32, the economic domain is made up of the following indicators:
poverty, adult education, employment, and job proximity. The Poverty indicator is measured by the percent of the population with income above 200% of the federal poverty line. Adult education is measured by the percentage of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Employment is measured by the percentage of adults aged 20-64 who are employed in the civilian labor force or in the armed forces. And lastly, job proximity is measured by the number of jobs filled by workers with less than a Bachelor of Arts degree that falls within a given radius of each census tract population weighted centroid.

Economic domain scores are indicators of economic opportunity. The economic domain score ranges from 0 to 1. The higher the score, the better the economic opportunity.

Regional Impact
San Bernardino County’s economic domain score ranges from less positive economic outcomes (0.0 - 0.2) through more positive economic outcomes (> 0.8 - 1). The lowest scored census tract in San Bernardino received an economic domain score of 0.001.

Whereas the highest scored tract in San Bernardino received an economic domain score of 0.871. As seen in Figure II-26, tracts that have a higher economic score generally cluster in more urbanized areas as opposed to the more rural areas. This could be attributed to the accessibility to jobs via transit and cars. Additionally, the more urban areas of San Bernardino County have a larger variety of jobs. The outer suburbs and rural areas of San Bernardino County (including Adelanto) rely heavily on a few industries and so do not have nearly the same access to opportunities as the urban areas which are closer to Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange counties.

City Impact
In the City of Adelanto, economic domain scores range from 0.002 through 0.075 (Figure II-27). Therefore, all of the census tracts within Adelanto, and within Adelanto’s sphere of influence, fall within the lowest range of economic domain score (0.0 - 0.2). Overall, the City of Adelanto has extremely poor economic opportunities available to its residents.

Localized Perspective
Adelanto’s location is a challenge. The income levels in the City drop as one moves north of Air Expressway, which is the area known as old Adelanto. The housing age in this area is inherently older. The income level in the southern portion of the city is closer to the regional median income. In this area of the City, the majority of housing is newer singlefamily units. Furthermore, there is a job to housing imbalance where jobs (higher paying jobs) are located further than 45 minutes away. The City does not operate a fleet for public transit and the existing public transportation is provided by Victor Valley Transit. Victor Valley Transit provides approximately 28 westbound stops and 11 east bound stops through the region. Victor Valley Transit (VVTA) offers flexible, safe and reliable route transit that provides personalized assistance, saving time and money. 248
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TCAC/HCD Economic Opportunity (San Bernardino County)
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TCAC/HCD Economic Opportunity (Adelanto)
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Transportation
Transportation provides residents with the ability to access resources such as employment opportunities, community resources, medical care, and recreational opportunities. A lack of accessibility to transportation in a city can impact many aspects of residents’ lives. Better transit equates to more employment opportunities, which in turn creates a higher quality workforce within a region. A reliable source of transportation helps to increase household spending flexibility, which contributes to upward mobility.

Additionally, increased connection to healthcare facilities and high-quality food options contributes to an overall increase in a community’s health.

Methodology
AllTransit™ (Produced by TransitCenter) uses a variety of data to assemble a “Performance Score”. The connections to other routes, jobs accessible in a 30-minute transit ride, and the number of workers using transit to travel are all considered when calculating the Performance Score of a given city. Performance Scores are calculated on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most ideal.

Regional Impact
According to the most recent data posted (2023), San Bernardino County has an AllTransit Performance Score of 4.4 (Figure II-28). A low combination of trips per week are made and the number of jobs accessible results in few people taking transit to work.

Trips per week may be low due to the size of San Bernardino County, which equates to 20,105 mi². Additionally, cities within San Bernardino County have poor connectivity to one another. Adelanto, for example, only has one major highway that runs through it.

City Impact
According to the most recent data posted (2023), Adelanto has an AllTransit Performance Score of 3.0 (Figure II-29). This is a low score and indicates that Adelanto residents have a very low combination of trips per week and number of jobs accessible enabling negligible numbers of people to take transit to work. This indication is also reflected in the “Proximity of Jobs” section below, which shows that Adelanto has very few jobs within a 45-min drive. While this may be an indicator of a lack of job opportunities within the City, it could also be an indicator of poor transportation services. Funding such as CDBG funds could be used to expand transportation services throughout the City.

While Figure II-29 shows that Highway-395 has the highest connectivity, access to jobs, and frequency of service in the City of Adelanto, the rest of Adelanto lacks the same level of transportation accessibility. An improvement in transportation services and accessibility would lead to greater access to job opportunities and a higher economic score.

Localized Perspective
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transportation is provided by Victor Valley Transit, which provides approximately 28 westbound stops and 11 east bound stops in the region.

Table II-33:

AllTransit™ Performance Scores
Jurisdiction AllTransit
Performance
Score
*Transit Trips
per Week
within ½ Mile
*Transit
Routes within
½ Mile
*Jobs
Accessible in
30-minute trip
Commuters
Who Use
Transit
Adelanto 3.0 331 2 6,600 1.08%
San Bernardino
County

4.4 1,098 3 44,660 1.57%
Source: AllTransit™, 2023
*Average household
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San Bernardino County AllTransit Performance Score
Figure II-29:

City of Adelanto AllTransit Performance Score
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Employment
As previously indicated in this chapter, Adelanto’s residents are employed primarily in service occupations (23.7%) and sales and office occupations (22.2%). The most prevalent industry in Adelanto is the transportation and warehousing, and utilities sectors which employ about 1,751 people (16.5% of the total workforce). The second most prevalent industry in Adelanto is educational services, health care, and social services which employ 1,507 people (14.2% of the total workforce) (Table II-13).

Proximity to Jobs
According to the EPA, “A large body of research has demonstrated that land use and urban form can have a significant effect on transportation outcomes. People who live and/or work in compact neighborhoods with a walkable street grid and easy access to public transit, jobs, stores, and services are more likely to have several transportation options to meet their everyday needs. As a result, they can choose to drive less, which reduces their emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants compared to people who live and work in places that are not location efficient. Walking, biking, and taking public transit can also save people money and improve their health by encouraging physical activity.” The EPA funded an analysis to measure effects of the built environment on resident’s travel behavior. To develop the data the EPA created three data products to measure built environment and transit accessibility. One product is the Smart Location Database.

To assess proximity to jobs, analysis was conducted based on information taken from the Smart Location Database and HUD. EPA’s Smart Location Database “is a nationwide geographic data resource for measuring location efficiency. It includes more than 90 attributes summarizing characteristics such as housing density, diversity of land use, neighborhood design, destination accessibility, transit service, employment, and demographics.” The Smart Location Database ran two calculations to determine the accessibility of jobs with a 45-minute automobile drive time and 45-minute transit commute time.

Job proximity 45-min drive
Figure II-30 shows the job proximity within a 45-min drive time. Adelanto has very few jobs within a 45-min commute. To be exact, the number of jobs available within a 45-min drive from Adelanto ranges from 7,811 to 1,847. This is in correlation with the job proximity index (Figure II-33) showing that there are fewer job opportunities that are accessible for residents. This also connects and reflects the low economic scores shown on Figure II27. It is likely that many residents of Adelanto are driving longer distances to reach jobs that provide better opportunities for them thus contributing to the low economic and proximity scores. While the number of jobs within the City is low, there is an indication that at least by personal vehicle the majority of the City is accessible.

Job proximity 45-min transit
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is centered around the main highway in the City, Highway-395. Of the blocks that display data, there are anywhere from 1,153 to 9,988 jobs available within a 45-minute transit ride.

Respectively, there is an increase in the number of jobs available in the areas where high quality transit stops are located. A high quality transit stop is an estimated high quality transit area, as described by Public Resources Code 21155, 21064.3, 21060.2. See Table II-34 for a detailed description of each Public Resources Code. Additionally, the data reflects a lower number of jobs available in the previously stated census tracts of high segregation and poverty. This may indicate that despite the availability of high quality transit stops in these areas, there is unequal access to jobs. An increase in high quality transit stops in this area may help to alleviate this unequal access to jobs. The overall number of jobs available is low, indicating that with an increase in public transit, there could be an increase in job proximity and access to resources. It should be noted that the dataset used in this analysis does not seem to factor any ride share systems as part of the public transit system. 255
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High Quality Transit Stops Public Resources Codes
Code Summary
Public Resources Code 21155 California Public Resources Code Sec. 21155 establishes the criteria and requirements for a transit priority project. The chapter applies only to projects that align with the designated land use, density, building intensity, and relevant policies outlined in a sustainable communities strategy or an alternative planning strategy. The State Air Resources Board must accept the determination made by a metropolitan planning organization that the proposed strategy will help achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

According to the chapter, a transit priority project must meet the following criteria:

It should consist of at least 50 % residential use based on total building square footage. If the project includes nonresidential uses between 26 % and 50 %, it must have a floor area ratio of at least

0.75. The project must have a minimum net density of 20 dwelling units per acre.

It must be located within a half-mile radius of a major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor specified in a regional transportation plan.

A major transit stop is defined in Section 21064.3, and it includes stops listed in the regional transportation plan. A high-quality transit corridor refers to a corridor with fixed route bus service operating at intervals of no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours.

To be considered within a half-mile of a major transit stop or highquality transit corridor, all parcels within the project must have no more than 25 % of their area located farther than a half-mile from the stop or corridor. Additionally, no more than 10 % of the residential units or 100 units (whichever is less) in the project can be located farther than a half-mile from the stop or corridor.

Public Resources Code
21064.3
"Major transit stop" means a site containing any of the following:
(a) An existing rail or bus rapid transit station.
(b) A ferry terminal served by either a bus or rail transit service. (c) The intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods.

Public Resources Code
21060.2
(a) "Bus rapid transit" means a public mass transit service provided by a public agency or by a public-private partnership that includes all of the following features:
(1) Full-time dedicated bus lanes or operation in a separate right-ofway dedicated for public transportation with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods.
(2) Transit signal priority.
(3) All-door boarding.
(4) Fare collection system that promotes efficiency.
(5) Defined stations.
(b) "Bus rapid transit station" means a clearly defined bus station served by a bus rapid transit.
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HUD Job Proximity Index
The job proximity index assesses the accessibility of a residential neighborhood to all job locations within a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA). Larger employment centers are weighed more heavily, and locations are inversely weighed by labor supply (or competition).

Figures II-32 & II-33 display the job proximity scores for San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. Interpretation Values are percentile ranked with values ranging from 0 to 100. The higher the index value, the better the access to employment opportunities for residents in a neighborhood. It is worth noting that the following data is from 2014 through 2017, therefore the data may not accurately reflect current job proximity conditions.

Regional Impact
The data shows that overall, the job proximity index is on average relatively fair within San Bernardino County. Job proximity index throughout San Bernardino County ranges from 0 through 99. The mean (average) job proximity index throughout San Bernardino County is

49.5. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States, making it more difficult to provide quality transportation to a high number of jobs.

City Impact
The City of Adelanto has a wide range of job proximity index scores present throughout the City. The lowest job proximity index score is 1, while the highest is 91. The mean (average) job proximity index score is 31.4. This average rating of the City, places Adelanto in the second lowest job proximity index category. In general, the City has a low job proximity index score.

The more heavily populated areas in Adelanto are also the areas where the job proximity index is the lowest. Despite the presence of high quality transit stops, the index scores are still relatively low.

There are two census blocks within the City that are rated within the highest job proximity index category (< 80). These two blocks are fragments of larger census blocks that do not geographically lie fully within the City of Adelanto. Therefore, these blocks do not accurately reflect job proximity within the City of Adelanto. The green tract of land located below El Mirage Road is sparsely populated while maintaining job opportunities such as Adelanto High School and High Desert Detention Center. The overall size of this block, mixed with the combination of higher job opportunity and low population, produces the high job proximity index, as seen in Figure II-33. We see a very similar situation present in the other green block located directly above El Mirage Road. This block contains very few residences, while also containing a few local businesses.

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accessibility of public transit throughout the entire City, as well as developing more businesses, would increase access to jobs.

Localized Perspective
The residential area in south Adelanto is primarily single family residential (low density) and is the area where most of population is geographically located. There are minimal job opportunities within the area, primarily limited to the service industry (retail). Furthermore, there is a jobs to housing imbalance where jobs (higher paying jobs) are located further than 45 minutes away.
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CalEnviroScreen
Methodology
The environmental health of a community is tied to environmental justice. Environmental Justice is a movement to address the unfair exposure of poor and marginalized communities to harm from hazardous waste, resource extraction and other land uses and places sensitive communities at risk for environmental hazards. HCD and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) analyzed poverty rates, school proficiency, unemployment rates, jobs proximity, transit metrics, and CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores to assess access to opportunity throughout Adelanto. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 is a mapping tool that identifies communities that are most affected by pollutants and have vulnerable populations that include, but are not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities; the economically disadvantaged; uninsured or underinsured people; those with chronic health conditions including HIV, mental health conditions, obesity; children and youth; the elderly; homeless persons and the disabled. The CalEnviroScreen 4.0 takes multiple indicators and categorizes them into two components: Pollution Burden and Population Characteristics. Pollution burden breaks down its indicators into two categories:

Exposures and Environmental Effects. Exposures are primarily measures of different pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter (PM 2.5), drinking water contaminants, etc.

Environmental effects are adverse environmental conditions from pollutants that may include the presence of contaminated sites or high-profile sites/facilities that can contribute to the perception of a community being unsafe/undesirable to live in. Such facilities can be waste facilities/generators, toxic cleanup sites, impaired water bodies, etc.

Population characteristics break down its indicators (Pollution Burden and Population Characteristics) into two categories: Sensitive Populations and Socioeconomic factors.

Sensitive Populations are defined as populations with physiological conditions that result in increased vulnerability to pollutants which includes conditions such as asthma related emergency department visits, low birth-weight infants, and cardiovascular disease, socioeconomic factors are defined as community characteristics that are a direct result of increased vulnerability to pollutants. According to HCD, growing research has shown an increase in the vulnerability of people of color and lower socioeconomic status to environmental pollutants. Such socioeconomic indicators include educational attainment, housing burdened low-income households, poverty, unemployment, etc.

The CalEnviroScreen 4.0 score is obtained by multiplying the Pollution Burden and Population Characteristics together. These scores are then sorted into percentiles based on all census tracts in the state. The highest percentile scores are the ones at most risk for cumulative environmental impacts.

Regional Impact
San Bernardino County has a large range of environmental scores as shown by Figure II34. Due to San Bernardino County’s size different areas of the County suffer from various pollution burdens. In general, all areas of the county suffer largely from air pollution issues such as PM 2.5 and Ozone. Drinking water contaminants and cleanups from toxic 263
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materials are other major issues throughout the County. Population characteristic issues vary per area of the county, but consistently high issues include cardiovascular disease, asthma, and low birth weights. Other areas of the county are also experiencing high unemployment, education, and poverty issues in addition to general health issues.

Addressing issues of environmental justice throughout the county and creating opportunities for addressing pollution burdens can improve the region’s environmental scores.

City Impact
The City of Adelanto ranges from the 40th percentile to the 9th percentile in overall environmental scores as shown in Figure II-35 indicating there are high cumulative effects.

Due to the City’s limits, size of census tracts, and development concentrations, the pollution burdens and population characteristics vary depending on location within the City. In the northern and western portions of the City where development is sporadic, top pollutant burdens consist of ozone, hazardous waste, toxic material cleanups, and solid wastes. It should be noted that these portions of the City are part of a larger census tract that encompasses more than just the section of the City of Adelanto. Therefore, the data used in this analysis may not accurately reflect the environmental issues of the City in the northern and western portions of the City. The Census tract previously identified as an area of “High Segregation and Poverty” has similar environmental issues as the north and western portion of the City with ozone, solid waste, and toxic material cleanups but has the additional issue of lead in drinking water. The Census tract that is directly below the Southern California Logistics Airport has the same top environmental burdens as the High Segregation and Poverty area. The southern portions of the City south of the airport also deal with ozone but have other issues like lead in drinking water and traffic issues.

Population characteristics for the City also vary depending on where one is located.

Throughout the City, the primary population characteristic that affected the whole City was cardiovascular disease. The northern and western portions of the City also had education, poverty, unemployment, and asthma issues as well. In the “High Segregation and Poverty” Census tract, housing burden and low birth weight were additional population characteristics that the area has compared to the rest of the City. The Census tract directly below the airport has cardiovascular health, asthma, and unemployment as top population characteristics. The southern portion of the City has cardiovascular health, asthma, low birth weights, housing burdens, and unemployment population characteristics.

Due to the close proximity of the Southern California Logistics Airport, there will be consistent issues of air quality around the City. This will create health risks for the residents of the City. In order to address these human health issues, increased access to medical services, as well as creating publicly accessible open space and rehabilitation of damaged native habitats in areas that could be viewed as an environmental justice issue could mitigate some of the environmental damage.
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Localized Perspective
There is no residentially zoned land located immediately south of the Southern California Logistics airport. The lack of residential development within this immediate area reduces potential impacts to sensitive receptors.

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Environment
Methodology
An environmental score from TCAC is a calculation from CalEnviroScreen 4.0. rating factoring only environmental indicators from the Pollution Burden factors from CalEnviroScreen. The scores are percentile rankings of Adelanto’s census block groups relative to other rural blocks of San Bernardino County. The raw CalEnviroScreen factor scores would show that the higher the score the higher the pollution burden and environmental risks that affect the community. However, to keep the analysis consistent with its other data, TCAC used an additive inverse constant which inverses the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores, therefore, the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores assumes the lower the number, the worse pollution burden is on the community. Therefore, using the figures below (using TCAC data), a low score means a very negative environmental score.

Regional Impact
As previously stated, the county has a large range of opportunities represented due to its size as shown by Figure II-36. Different areas of the county have better environmental opportunities than others. Addressing issues of environmental justice throughout the county and creating opportunities for addressing pollution burdens can improve the region’s environmental scores.

City Impact
The City of Adelanto overall has high environmental opportunity scores as indicated by Figure II-37. This is contradictory to the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 data. As previously mentioned, the TCAC opportunity scores were calculated solely using environmental indicators from the Pollution Burden factors and did not take into account the Population Characteristic factors that are included in the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores. This differentiation is likely the reason why there are higher environmental opportunities in the City despite having negative CalEnviroScreen scores. Additionally, TCAC considers the City of Adelanto as a rural community and so was calculated using rural block groups and so will be calculated differently than metropolitan areas.

While the TCAC environmental opportunity scores may be high, the City of Adelanto like most of San Bernardino County has issues of air quality. The City is directly adjacent to the Southern California Logistics Airport. Ozone is the City’s major air pollutant issue and is likely always going to remain an issue. The City also has issues of hazardous materials and toxic material cleanups. All of these environmental issues lead to health issues for the City’s residents. The TCAC scores do not reflect these human health issues. To the City’s benefit, there is ample vacant land that can be used as open space to allow for more opportunity to increase air quality. The City can provide publicly accessible trails and open space as well as restore and rehabilitate surrounding native habitats. 267
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Localized Perspective
In addition to the environmental challenges mentioned above, the City also has limited infrastructure, which hinders the ability to develop certain areas and slows sprawling development. The recent Joshua Tree legislation has also provided challenges to promote development and economic growth opportunities.

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9. Disproportionate Housing Needs
Disproportionate housing needs are defined in the AFFH Rule Guidebook as conditions in which there are significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing needs, as compared to members of other groups or the total population. This portion of the analysis focuses on overpayment, or households experiencing a housing cost burden, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities. The data for this analysis was obtained from the American Community Survey (ACS), which is conducted in 5-year increments. Using the results of the 2017-2021 ACS, the figures on the following pages (Figures II-38 through II-41) illustrate where households in Adelanto are cost-burdened for both renters and homeowners).

Overpayment by Renters and Owners
As housing prices have increased faster than household income, the affordability crisis continues to worsen. Overpayment by renters and owners is defined as residents that spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (contract rent plus tenantpaid utilities) or a mortgage. Housing cost burdens occur when housing costs increase faster than household income. When a household spends more than 30% of its income on housing costs, it has less remaining income for other necessities such as health care, childcare, and food.

Much of the renter population of the City of Adelanto are rent burdened. According to Figure II-39, the northern part of the City sees the highest rates of rent burdened individuals, with rates between 60% and 80% in the city limits north of El Mirage Road.

This north area of the City is almost completely undeveloped, and the tract data includes areas outside the city limits that are likely skewing the data, so these northern sections north of El Mirage Road are likely inaccurate. Most of the City to the south of El Mirage Road experiences between 40% and 60% of renters being rent burdened, showing that, on average, at least half of the City’s renter population is rent burdened. This is a product of low median household incomes throughout the city center area.

Most of the tracts in the City fall between 20% and 40% of the homeowner population being overburdened, with a few tracts falling between 40% and 60%, and certain areas of the southern part of the City falling under 20%. The northern section of the City north of El Mirage Road reflects that over 80% of homeowners in the included tracts are housingcost burdened, but this area of the City is not accurately reflected due to how undeveloped it is. Most of the remainder of the City’s homeowners south of El Mirage Road experience between 20% and 40% housing cost burdens, showing that homeowners in the City of Adelanto are less cost burdened than renters.

As seen in Figures II-38 and II-40, San Bernardino County as a whole has a large range of population overpaying with some very high levels of overpayment for both renters and homeowners. Economic opportunities and poverty status do not seem to have any direct correlation with overpayment. Overpayment by renters in San Bernardino County also does not seem to have much correlation to units lacking complete plumbing or kitchens. 270
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There may be some correlation with renting overpayment and displacement risk especially in the more urban areas of San Bernardino County but there are also areas where there is low displacement risk and high overpayment by renters. This can also similarly be said with overpayment by homeownership however there may be a slightly stronger correlation with lacking kitchens and plumbing than with renters. As such, the issues seen in the City of Adelanto are part of a much larger issues seen throughout the Inland Empire and the High Desert areas.

Given that the majority of both renters and a large percentage of homeowners in the City of Adelanto are significantly cost burdened, this could be seen as a major barrier to affirming fair housing opportunities in the City. According to the residents that responded to the Adelanto Housing Needs Survey, housing affordability is the most important housing issue in the City. Other issues the residents felt were important were the cost for construction of ADUs is too high for general applicability, and first-time home buyer assistance is an important need for residents.

Localized Perspective
The level of affordability in Adelanto has been affected by the increased cost of housing statewide. The City of Adelanto used to be an area where housing prices were still considered affordable. Aside from the housing crisis, the on-going environmental challenges and high cost for construction has slowed down the development of units within the City of Adelanto. In recent years, the candidacy of Joshua Trees as a California Endangered Species essentially stopped the development of housing units and made the development of affordable housing near impossible within the City of Adelanto. Many subdivisions have sat abandoned because of potential Joshua Tree impacts. With the recent adoption of the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA), there has been an immediate increase in the submission and processing of revised development proposals within the City. The City takes the position is that upzoning will allow for the development of more units, on less land. This will promote the production of rental units that are in higher demand in the City of Adelanto, as the cost of ownership in the City is becoming less attainable. The City Planning Commission recently recommended approval of Ordinance No. 645 that proposes to upzone the area bounded by Chamberlaine, Bellflower, Verbena, and Air Expressway from low density housing to medium density housing. This was done in an effort to promote rental unit development (allowing for 400 additional units in the area) and to bring in much needed housing and the associated infrastructure to an underutilized area.

The City has some rental imbalances as the recent trend was to develop traditional singlefamily subdivisions which make up the majority of the housing stock in the southern portion of the City, south of Holly Road. The City has limited High Density zoned areas and recently has looked in the central portion of the City to promote higher density and has upzoned some areas located between Chamberlaine, Bellflower, Verbena, and Air Expressway. On a quarterly basis, the City processes General Plan Amendments as needed and will be looking at areas in the first quarter of 2024 to accommodate land use changes to high density residential (R3-30) with a density factor of 30 units per acre. 271
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Overcrowded Households
Overcrowding of residential units, which house more than one person per room (severe Overcrowding is more than 1.5 persons per room), can be a potential indicator that households are experiencing economic hardship and are struggling to afford housing. In addition to the economic implications, there is also a public health concern as residential crowding has been linked to an increased risk of disease and respiratory ailments.1 The overcrowding data used were sourced from the American Community Survey from 2017- 2021. The scope of the data is per census tract to allow for visibility of localized variability in the data.

Figures II-42 & II-43 show the percentage of overcrowding in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto respectively, while Figures II-44 & II-45 show the percentage of severe overcrowding in San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. San Bernardino County has large concentrations of overcrowding and severe overcrowding in the more urbanized areas of the county. There are small pockets of overcrowding in the desert communities especially near the unincorporated area of Phelan. The overcrowded areas within the urban areas of the county have some correlation between rental overpayment. There also is some correlation between overcrowding and displacement risk especially in the areas around the city of San Bernardino and the desert communities however, there are also many areas that have overcrowding and have low displacement risk as well.

As seen in Figures II-43, the city center has a percentage of the population experiencing overcrowding at a rate of 15% - 20% in the area between Aster Road, El Mirage Road, Adelanto Road, Chamberlaine Way and Bartlett Road, located within the City’s sole TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty. The northern section of the City north of El Mirage Road experiences less than 5% of housing units experiencing overcrowding. The southern section of the City, south of El Mirage Road, generally contains between 10% and 15% of units with overcrowding. The only areas within the City that contain significant percentages of the population that experience severe overcrowding are within the boundaries of the TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty within El Mirage Road, Aster Road, Ranch Road, Adelanto Road, and Powerline Road, with between 10% to 15% and 5% to 10% between the two contained tracts. These central parts of the City have the highest population density, the most poverty, and among the worst scores for proximity to jobs of any tracts in the City, which has contributed to overcrowding and severe overcrowding issues herein.

Overcrowding is somewhat related to housing tenure within the City of Adelanto. As shown on Table II-5, overcrowding (more than 1 person per room) was more prevalent among renter-occupied units (9.3%) than for owner-occupied units (7.6%). Severely overcrowded (more than 1.5 persons per room) units were greater with renter-occupied households (3.3%) compared to renter-occupied units (1.1%). Overall, the total number of overcrowded and severely overcrowded renter-occupied units was greater (9.3%) than 1https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/housing-crowding
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the total number of overcrowded and severely overcrowded owner-occupied units (7.6%) in Adelanto. Compared to San Bernardino County as a whole, where 13.6% of renteroccupied units and 5.7% of owner-occupied units and are overcrowded, overcrowding in Adelanto is significantly less severe among renter-occupied units than the County and slightly higher among owner-occupied units in Adelanto than the County.

Localized Perspective
As previously indicated, the City has some rental imbalances as the recent trend was to develop traditional single-family subdivisions which make up the majority of the housing stock in the southern portion of the City, south of Holly Road. The City has limited High Density zoned areas and recently has looked in the central portion of the City to promote higher density and has upzoned some areas located between Chamberlaine, Bellflower, Verbena, and Air Expressway. On a quarterly basis, the City processes General Plan Amendments as needed and will be looking at areas in the first quarter of 2024 to accommodate land use changes to high density residential (R3-30) with a density of 30 units per acre. The lower prevalence of overcrowding among renters compared to the County may be due to rents that are lower in Adelanto than the average for the County due to the relative lack of economic opportunity compared to the County. San Bernardino County includes areas in the Inland Empire with significantly higher rent levels closer to job centers than Adelanto. Overcrowding is widespread in San Bernardino County and is generally contained within urbanized areas with higher densities, showing a parallel in trends between the City of Adelanto and the rest of San Bernardino County. Given that a portion of the population of Adelanto is experiencing overcrowding or severe overcrowding, and that the population is relatively disadvantaged in general, this should be seen as an obstacle to fair housing goals within the City. The City believes that upzoning will allow for the development of more units on less land and will promote the development of rental units that will ease overcrowding in the City. 277
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Substandard Housing
As defined by the U.S. Census, there are two types of substandard housing problems: (1) Households without hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower; and (2) Households with kitchen facilities that lack a sink with piped water, a range or stove, or a refrigerator. Given the limits of this measure, the analysis must incorporate local data and knowledge, such as housing conditions surveys or code enforcement activities.

Figures II-46 through II-49 below visualize the percentage of households that lack complete plumbing or a complete kitchen by census tract.

San Bernardino County being such a large county has a variety of communities from the very urbanized to the more rural. Substandard housing issues like lack of plumbing or complete kitchens are not necessarily concentrated in the rural areas or urban areas of the county. There really are only small concentrations of units that have any significant cluster of units that lack a complete kitchen or plumbing. These small concentrations are in the urban areas near cities like Fontana and San Bernardino however there are a few more rural areas near the desert communities that have this issue as well such as in Yucca Valley and the Victor Valley area. San Bernardino County does seem to have more areas that have higher percentages of units lacking a complete kitchen than units lacking plumbing.

A small percentage of Adelanto’s residents experience substandard housing issues. A discussion of housing conditions is in Chapter II, Section D2. In the majority of the City, less than 2% of households lack a complete kitchen. The entire City has less than 2% of households that lack complete plumbing. The only area of the City that has any percentage of households with a lack of a complete kitchen is the central eastern section of the City, which is a portion of a larger census tract. It is possible that this issue has been somewhat mitigated, given that this information is pulled from the ACS 2017 through 2021. Data provided by the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board shows that over the course of an 8-year period 2016-2023) there has been a significant reduction in the number of reported issues of complaints regarding substandard housing. It can be inferred that actions are being taken to improve the few housing units that could be lacking a kitchen or plumbing. The problem of substandard housing remains: according to the City’s code enforcement, approximately 100 units need rehabilitation or replacement. In the city center, the tracts located between Aster Road to the west, Ranch Road to the south, El Mirage Road to the north, and Adelanto Road to the east has a slightly higher percentage of households lacking a complete kitchen, at between 2% and 5% of households in the tract. Given that there is such a small percentage of the housing stock in the City that experiences substandard housing issues, it could be argued that this wouldn’t be a significant barrier to fair housing access for much of the City’s population. 282
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10.Communities at Risk of Displacement
Sensitive Communities
Urban Displacement Project’s (UDP) Estimated Displacement Risk (EDR) model for California identifies varying levels of displacement risk for low-income renter households in all census tracts in the state from 2015 to 2019. The model uses machine learning to determine which variables are most strongly related to displacement at the household level and to predict tract-level displacement risk statewide while controlling for region.

UDP defines displacement risk as a census tract with characteristics which, according to the model, are strongly correlated with more low-income population loss than gain. In other words, the model estimates that more low-income households are leaving these neighborhoods than moving in.2
To address and combat this displacement, Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) was enacted to help relieve these communities by removing zoning restrictions that ban apartment buildings and affordable housing near commercial areas and transportation hubs. In addition to having the strongest tenant and anti-demolition protections, SB 50 delays the implementation of plans in low-income communities to prevent gentrification and displacement3. Figures II-50 & II-51 depict these vulnerable communities for San Bernardino County and the City of Adelanto, respectively. The data displayed shows the number of income groups experiencing any displacement risk. For example, in the dark red tracts (“2 income groups”), the model estimates displacement (Elevated, High, or Extreme) for both of the two income groups. In the light orange tracts categorized as “At Risk of Displacement”, one or all three income groups had to have been categorized as “At Risk of Displacement”. Light yellow tracts in the “Overall Displacement” layer are not experiencing UDP’s definition of displacement according to the model. Some of these yellow tracts may be majority low-income experiencing small to significant growth in this population while in other cases they may be high-income and exclusive (and therefore have few low-income residents to begin with).”4
In San Bernardino County, communities that are at risk of displacement are mainly concentrated in the urbanized areas of the county. There are a few areas in the more rural desert communities that do have a higher risk of displacement. A large number of the communities at risk of displacement are communities that are identified by TCAC as areas of High Segregation and Poverty. As previously stated, areas at risk of displacement are somewhat correlated with areas that also have issues of overcrowding and overpayment. Substandard housing such as housing lacking complete plumbing or kitchen may have some correlation as there are census tracts that have substandard housing that do have a risk of displacement, however the percentages of houses that have these issues per census tract is sparsely distributed across the county and so is difficult to determine any geospatial pattern and so cannot be pinpointed as a specific reason for displacement.
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In the City of Adelanto, a majority of the City is designated as “At Risk of Displacement”, meaning the model estimated that one or all three income groups had to have been categorized as at risk of displacement. The southeastern portion of the City south of the Southern California Logistics Airport is at Lower Displacement risk meaning that the tracts are not experiencing UDP’s definition of displacement according to the model, however some of these yellow tracts may be majority low-income experiencing small to significant growth in this population while in other cases they may be high-income and exclusive (and therefore have few low-income residents to begin with). The area previously identified as an area of high segregation and poverty has the highest risk of displacement according to the model. The relative proximity to the airport could be a large reason for the extremely high risk of displacement as airplanes are a significant pollutant. All areas of the City that are considered “At Risk” correlate with areas that are struggling financially, have high minority concentrations or have low opportunity scores.

Homelessness is a widespread issue across California. In 2023, San Bernardino County conducted a countywide homeless count which included the City of Adelanto and the results of the count were published in the 2023 Continuum of Care Homeless County and Survey Report. The results showed the County had a count of 4,195 adults and children who were homeless. This marked a 26% rise in the number unsheltered people in San Bernardino County from the 2022 count which counted 3,333 homeless. The count for Adelanto was conducted on the morning of January 26, 2023, at 6 am and identified 13 people living in transitional housing and 22 people living unsheltered in Adelanto, totaling 35 people. In comparison, the count conducted the prior year (2022) counted seven people living unsheltered and 18 people living in transitional housing. The count of unsheltered people in Adelanto rose by 15 people between 2022-2023 while the count for people living in transitional housing declined by five people. The net result for homelessness in Adelanto was a 40% increase of homeless people between 2022-2023.

While the count of homeless in Adelanto is still low, the rise in homeless does present concerns for the City. Adelanto does not have any homeless shelters within the City’s boundaries however there is a shelter in Victorville that is only 7 miles away and could be accessed through the City’s transportation. Despite not having a shelter within the City, there is ample opportunity for the development of shelters, low barrier navigation centers and transitional housing with the abundance of open land. Actions listed in Program 13 of this document also provide actions to ease development standards. Additionally, the City does have the High Desert Outreach Center which provides food distribution and lifestyle training and Life Community Development which offers veteran support. As previously mentioned, the City does not have a lot of public transportation options and relies on Victor Valley Transit, which provides approximately 28 westbound stops and 11 east bound stops in the region. This is accessible to homeless as fares are very low. The County also has several programs that could be utilized such as the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), No Place Like Home (NPLH), Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), and the California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH). 288
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Localized Perspective
The City, under proposed Ordinance No. 645, has rezoned low density residential to mixed use to promote higher density and commercial development and rental/ownership units.

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11.Other Relevant Factors
Special Floods Area
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created flood maps to assist mortgage lenders to determine insurance requirements and assist communities in developing strategies to reduce their flood risk. These identified areas are known as Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). An SFHA is defined as the area that will be inundated by a flood event having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The 1% annual chance flood is also referred to as the base flood or 100-year flood. SFHAs are labeled as Zone A, Zone AO, Zone AH, Zones A1-A30, Zone AE, Zone A99, Zone AR, Zone AR/AE, Zone AR/AO, Zone AR/A1-A30, Zone AR/A, Zone V, Zone VE, and Zones V1-V30. Moderate flood hazard areas, labeled Zone B or Zone X (shaded) are also shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), and are the areas between the limits of the base flood and the 0.2%-annual-chance (or 500-year) flood. The areas of minimal flood hazard, which are the areas outside the SFHA and higher than the elevation of the 0.2-%- annual-chance flood, are labeled Zone C or Zone X (unshaded).”5 The City of Adelanto has only one area that is a potential flood hazard. It is designated as AE meaning it is at risk of experiencing flooding during a 100-year flood and base flood elevations are known.

This flood area flows from a desert wash flowing south through a vacant undeveloped section of the City approximately between Auburn Avenue and the intersection of Vintage Rd and Jonathan St then through a section of residential homes before flowing into the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, CA.

Localized Perspective
The City, like most areas in the High Desert, are prone to occasional flooding. The City works closely with developers during the entitlement process to ensure that parking areas, roads, natural and identified water sheds/streams are maintained to minimize flooding. 5 https://www.fema.gov/glossary/flood-zones
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12.Site Inventory
California State law requires that an inventory of lands suitable for development of housing be undertaken in the Resources and Constraints Sections of a Housing Element. The objective of this inventory is to demonstrate that Adelanto can accommodate its “fair share” of regional housing growth as expressed in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan. The City of Adelanto has no shortage of open land for development. The criteria for being included in the inventory is that the site was vacant (no foundation or dwelling unit built), the maximum density was at least 30 dwelling units per acre (du/acre) to meet lower income RHNA, and the site is zoned for residential use. For sites that have to be rezoned to accommodate lower income RHNA, a minimum density of 30 du/acre for new housing development is required as identified in Program 20 in Chapter V of this document. Sites in the identified rezoned area (referred to as AHO zoned sites in Appendix B of this document) were determined to be suitable for lower income RHNA based on three factors:

1. Bellflower Street is a major north/south arterial street that meets the criteria for commuter or local traffic. Bellflower street feeds into the residential and commercia/retail areas.

2. Bellflower Street was the target of the recent general plan amendment to increase density and the targeted zone for higher density will be considered at the next round of land use and zone changes to increase density to a required minimum density of 30 units/acre.

3. The targeted area(s) have infrastructure, which will enable the City to more readily realize development with fewer infrastructure obstacles.

Figure II-54 on the following page depicts the inventory of sites and their income categories.
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Integration and Segregation: Race and Income
According to the US 2020 Census, the City of Adelanto is dominated by non-white populations, (non-white refers to a person whose origin is not predominantly European), diversity has continued to increase since 2010. As previously stated, the High Segregation & Poverty areas are located in the area that is referred as old Adelanto. This area is the historic center of the City of Adelanto and therefore contains the oldest housing units. The City is actively enhancing infrastructure in the area in the form of street paving and storm water control improvement projects. The City recently completed the White Avenue improvement project located between Adelanto Road and Jonathan Street. The improvements entailed the development of the street with proper drainage to flow into a designed and built culvert off of Jonathan Street. The project was developed in an area that was prone to flooding during rainstorms. Most of the sites in the Sites Inventory identified as appropriate for moderate and above moderate income housing development are located in the TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty. All of the sites in the Sites Inventory identified as appropriate for housing affordable to lower-income households are located outside of the TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty. The sites inventory is expected to promote a more inclusive community by mitigating the current race and income disparities.

Income and Segregation: Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty and Affluence (RCAA)
According to HUD's policy report, the White population are the most racially segregated group in the United States, and in the same way, neighborhood disadvantage is associated with concentrated poverty and high concentrations of people of color. Conversely, distinct advantages are associated with residence in affluent, White communities. As shown in Figure II-17 above, there are no areas in the City of Adelanto that are racially/ethnically concentrated areas of affluence. However, there are several racially/ethnically concentrated areas of affluence in San Bernardino County as shown in Figure II-16 above.

There is one area within the City boundary that is determined to be an area of high segregation and poverty (Figure II-5). This area of high segregation and poverty is located in the eastern portion of the City adjacent to the Southern California Logistics Airport. The limit of the area ends at El Mirage Rd in the north, Rancho Rd to the south, Aster Rd to the west, and Southern California Logistics Airport to the East. This area of segregation and poverty seems also to be correlated with a high concentration of non-white minorities and single female households with children with low median incomes. All of the sites in the Sites Inventory identified as appropriate for housing affordable to lower-income households are located outside of this TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty, thus the sites inventory will not exacerbate current patterns of high segregation and poverty.

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Access to Opportunity
An area’s access to opportunity is defined by HUD as its potential to support positive economic, educational, and health outcomes for low-income families, particularly in terms of long-term outcomes for children. HCD and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) analyzed poverty rates, school proficiency, jobs proximity, transit metrics, and CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores to assess access to opportunity throughout Adelanto. As discussed above in Section 8 of AFFH, the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 score determined that the City of Adelanto was in the 80th percentile to the 99th percentile in environmental scores indicating there are high cumulative effects. The City’s top pollutant burdens consist of PM 2.5, pesticides, drinking water contaminants, and ozone. The Census tract previously identified as an area of “High Segregation and Poverty” also holds an extremely high pollution burden of diesel particulate matter. Population characteristics for the City vary more depending on where one is located. Throughout the City, the primary population characteristics were education, linguistic isolation, poverty, unemployment, and cardiovascular disease. In the “High Segregation and Poverty” Census tract, housing burden and low birth weight are significantly higher than any other parts of the City. The rest of the City did have a significantly lower housing burden issue than this Census tract has. TCAC used an additive inverse constant which inverses the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores, therefore, the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores assume the lower the number, the worse pollution burden is on the community. Therefore, using the figures above and TCAC data, a low score means a very negative environmental score. Figure II36 above shows the City of Adelanto as having a very poor environmental score.

All of the sites in the Sites Inventory identified as appropriate for housing affordable to lower-income households are located within areas of the City with the most positive educational and environmental outcomes. All parts of the City have uniformly low overall resources and low economic opportunity scores.

Disproportionate Housing Needs
Disproportionate housing needs are defined in the AFFH Rule Guidebook as conditions in which there are significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing needs, as compared to members of other groups or the total population. Figures II-39 and II-41 above focus on overpayment, and/or households experiencing a housing cost burden, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities. Much of the renter population of the City of Adelanto are rent burdened. According to Figure II-39, the center of the City sees the highest rates of rent burdened individuals. There are major gaps in the overpayment by renters map, with much of the City having census tracts that have no data for this indicator (primarily those outside the city center). The areas of the City that do have data show a very high rate of overpayment by renters, especially in a tract in the southern part of the city center that shows over 80% overpayment. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the city center lies between 40% and 80% overpayment. This is a product of low median household incomes throughout the old Adelanto, historic city center area. 297
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Approximately 60% of homeowners in the City of Adelanto are burdened by their mortgage payments, with a relatively even mixture of overpayment categorization across the City. Most of the tracts in the City fall between 60% and 80% of the homeowner population being burdened, with a few tracts falling between 40% and 60%.

As previously stated, the level of affordability in Adelanto has been affected by the increased cost of housing. The City of Adelanto used to be an area where housing prices were still considered affordable. Aside from the housing crisis, the on-going environmental challenges and high cost for construction has slowed down the development of units. The Joshua Tree issue has essentially stopped the development of units and made the development of affordable housing near impossible in recent years. Many subdivisions have sat abandoned because of the proposed Joshua Tree impacts. Development of the sites in the sites inventory with mixed incomes will provide areas with new housing stock at a variety of income levels, allowing for a diversity of people to live in the same community. Development of the identified sites will not lead to displacement as all sites are vacant. The increase in housing stock at a variety of income levels will also allow current residents more opportunities for upward housing mobility in both the rental and ownership markets, alleviating disproportionate housing needs in Adelanto including overpayment and overcrowding.

Localized Perspective Summary
The City of Adelanto has done its best to provide localized perspectives and solutions to the numerous factors that affect fair housing. The City recognizes that the area referred to as old Adelanto is considered an Area of High Segregation and Poverty. These areas of High Segregation and Poverty are largely a result of neglect and lack of funding due to financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, and slow economic recovery, however there is a possibility of the effect of redlining and other discriminatory actions through the history of the City. The City actively is working to educate homeowners on available resources to assist in housing remediation and to enhance infrastructure within this area. Within the identified areas of High Segregation and Poverty, is a higher concentration of disabled population in the City. The City has been actively pursuing increased commercial and mixed use development in this region of the City to enhance equal access to opportunities Citywide. In 2022, the City adopted an ordinance to establish procedures for requests for Reasonable Accommodations to rules, policies, practices, and procedures where such accommodation may be necessary to afford individuals with disabilities equal housing opportunities. As a result of economic changes, combined with the location of the city, incomes while still relatively low compared to the County and State overall vary across the City. This income disparity stems from the challenge of being farther away from other jobs and the City is unable to provide additional transit than the existing Victor Valley Transit. As has been indicated the City is working hard to address these discrepancies with more support directed towards the High Segregation and Poverty areas and promoting newer industries such as warehousing and logistics and the cannabis industry.

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several challenges to the health and safety of residents. Additionally, the recent Joshua Tree listing has posed an additional challenge for the city in promoting development and economic opportunities. To combat some of these issues the City works closely with developers to ensure new development does not exacerbate environmental issues.

The City of Adelanto acknowledges that the cost of housing is an issue. With cost of housing being high, issues of overcrowding also become an issue. The City recognizes that there are rental imbalances due to development trends toward single-family dwellings, which contribute to overpayment and overcrowding. The City has been promoting higher density zones and has already upzoned some areas located between Chamberlaine, Bellflower, Verbena, and Air Expressway. Additionally, on a quarterly basis, the City processes General Plan Amendments as needed and will be looking at areas in the first quarter of 2024 to accommodate land use changes to high density residential (R3- 30) with a density of 30 units per acre. Upzoning will allow for the development of more units on less land and will promote the development of rental units that are in higher demand as the cost of ownership in the City is rising.

The City does not have the same level of access to information or number of personnel as other jurisdictions so there is only so much information that the City can provide. The City has done the best it can with the resources available to provide local data and knowledge. This summary and the information provided in the preceding sections are all the City can provide given its circumstances.

13. Fair Housing Issues, Contributing Factors, and Priorities, Goals, and Actions Fair housing issues in Adelanto are primarily related to neighborhoods of high segregation and poverty and disproportionate housing needs (overpayment and overcrowding in Adelanto). Contributing factors to the City’s fair housing issues, in ranked order include:
1) Lack of availability of affordable housing units. This is the main cause of individuals and families with disproportionate housing needs and the largest contributing factor to fair housing issues in Adelanto.
i. Lack of resources for housing agencies and organizations in the region. This contributes to the lack of affordable housing.
ii. Zoning and land use constraints contribute to the lack of availability of affordable housing units.
iii. High cost of construction. The cost of materials, labor, and financing has increased in recent years. This increases the cost of housing and contributes to the lack of affordable housing units.
2) Lack of private investment in the TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty in the central part of Adelanto is the second largest contributor to fair housing issues in Adelanto.
i. The TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty in Adelanto, due to the age of the housing units and the lack of investment, has a higher concentration of housing units that are in poor condition and need rehabilitation or replacement.

Condition of the housing stock is the biggest indicator of the level of private investment.
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ii. Habitability issues (e.g., water, power, mold, weatherization) are an indicator of lack of private investment in neighborhoods of high segregation and poverty.

The presence of housing units needing rehabilitation or replacement reported by City staff indicate the presence of those issues.
3) The need for education in fair housing issues makes a smaller contribution to fair housing issues in Adelanto, contributing to the number of individuals and families with disproportionate housing needs.

To address these contributing factors, the City has established the following goals, in ranked order of importance:

1. Improve availability of affordable housing units

2. Incentivize private investment in TCAC Area of High Segregation and Poverty

3. Provide education in fair housing issues
The City is taking several actions towards these goals that address contributing factors to fair housing issues and affirmatively further fair housing throughout the City including:

Improve Availability of Affordable Housing Units
To improve the availability of affordable housing, the Housing Element has programs that provide resources to housing agencies and organizations (Programs 1, 8, 9, 10, 13, 21), programs that address land use and zoning constraints (Programs 8, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 22, 27) and programs that reduce development costs to mitigate the high cost of construction (Programs 12, 22, 23, 25, and 26 in addition to 1, 8, 9, 10, 13, 21). Programs 7 and 11 lower the cost of housing in Adelanto using County housing programs. Through these programs, the City identifies sites for future housing development, offers development incentives and assistance for affordable housing, addresses zoning and land use constraints, and mitigates the cost of development and construction. Objectives for the construction of new units in all affordability categories are contained in the Quantified Objectives section of Chapter V.

Incentivize Private Investment in TCAC Areas of High Segregation and Poverty To incentivize private investment in the TCAC Areas of High Segregation & Poverty in Adelanto, Program 28: Prioritize Resources to TCAC Areas of High Segregation & Poverty has been included in Chapter V. Under this program, City staff will facilitate the rehabilitation or replacement of housing units in need of rehabilitation or replacement in these priority neighborhoods, apply for grants targeting housing needs in these priority neighborhoods, and prioritize improvements and repairs to parks, infrastructure, and public space in these neighborhoods to spur private investment. Objectives for the rehabilitation of housing units are contained in the Quantified Objectives section of Chapter V.

Provide Education in Fair Housing Issues
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appropriate investigative/enforcement agencies. Under this program, the City will continue to address fair housing by referring inquiries and complaints to the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB). This private nonprofit agency provides numerous services such as information, investigation, education, conciliation, and referral. The IFHMB’s website provides digital pamphlets of information regarding tenant and landlord rights/responsibilities and housing discrimination. The website also provides a phone number to speak to housing coordinators. Most housing complaints received do not result in fair housing allegations, but general fair housing outreach, education, and complaint resolution helps to reduce disproportionate housing needs (overpayment, overcrowding, habitability issues, and displacement). Program 17 includes actions and objectives for fair housing education and referral in Adelanto.
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III. RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
This section describes the resources and opportunities that are available to the public to continue to facilitate the development of housing and meet the City’s requirements for the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). The land, Federal, and State resources are listed below and are available to support the production of housing of all types within the City of Adelanto. Various resources are available for developing, rehabilitating, and preserving housing. Additionally, opportunities for energy conservation that can lower utility costs and increase housing affordability are addressed.

A. Land Resources
This Housing Element provides a detailed analysis of vacant land and potential redevelopment opportunities that are collectively known as Land Resources. Land Resources are parcels of land that are available and applicable to be incorporated in future housing development in the City of Adelanto. The California Government Code (Section 65583) states that jurisdictions are required to include an “inventory of land suitable for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having potential for redevelopment, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and public facilities and services to these sites.”
The City of Adelanto is a unique city in that it has an abundance of land. The City is around 34,000 acres and has adequate undeveloped land to continue to accommodate a growing population. Land Use and Zoning in the City is split 50/50 between residential and nonresidential zoning land uses. To produce an inventory of land that can adequately meet the City’s RHNA allocations, a basic assessment of all land that is zoned for residential uses in the City needed to be conducted. The evaluation of all land in the City shows that the City of Adelanto has 15,756 acres of residentially zoned land. Table III-1 displays the total amount of acreage for each residential zone type in the City. The rest of the zoning types and their acreage are displayed in Table III-2. The acreage with no zoning is the public right-of-way of Highway 43.
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Table III-1:

Residential Zones
Zone Acres
Airport Park (AP) 488
Desert Living (DL-5) 5,113
Desert Living (DL-9) 1,856
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,266
Mixed Use (MU) 687
Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 765
Single Family Residential (R-S1) 459
Single Family Residential (R-S5) 3,133
Single Family Residential (R-1) 1,340
High Density Residential (R3-30) 39
Medium Density Residential (R3-8) 98
Total 15,756
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Non-Residential Zones
Zone Acres
Airport Development District (ADD) 2,408
Business Park (BP) 514
Commercial (C) 787
Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,725
Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only (LMCO) 813
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 5,886
Open Space (OS) 3,770
Public Utilities (PU) 324
Total 16,715
Figure III-1 shows the locations of all residentially zoned land. There are three distinct residentially zoned areas in the City. One area is concentrated near the city center, consisting of Low Density residential and Mixed-Use zoned neighborhoods. The second area, consisting of Desert Living zoned areas, is northwest of the city center. The third area is in the southern part of the City and contains low density residential zoned neighborhoods.
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The City’s land inventory can be found listed in Appendix B (Table B-1). The inventory in Appendix B shows that the City does not have sufficient sites to accommodate the Low Income RHNA for this planning period. As such, an Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) is being proposed as an alternative to rezoning vacant parcels to meet the City’s RHNA requirements. Further elaboration of the housing inventory analysis and application of the AHO can be found in Appendix B.
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Financial and Administrative Resources
The City of Adelanto uses multiple financial and administrative resources to promote housing development in the City. These various sources are at the disposal of the public to utilize to continue to facilitate development. The programs and grants that are listed below are categorized by the level of government that funds the program or resource.

B. Federal Resources
• Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG):
o The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides Federal funding for housing programs. One specific program is the Community Development Block Grant Program, also known as CDBG. CDBG funds can be used to conduct activities such as acquisition and/or disposition of real property, public facilities and improvements, relocation, rehabilitation and construction of housing, homeownership assistance, and clearance activities. o The City of Adelanto has CDBG grants that are allocated towards multiple resources and programs throughout the City and participates under the San Bernardino County CDBG Program which received $7.4 million in CDBG funding for the 2022-23 program year.
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME):
o HOME is a program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By offering grants to states and localities, HOME provides vital funding for a diverse range of housing activities. These activities encompass critical aspects like rental assistance, property rehabilitation, and support for achieving homeownership. Through these grants, HOME empowers communities by facilitating the development of affordable housing options and addressing the pressing housing needs of individuals and families. • Home Equity Conversion Mortgage:
o The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program is a Federal Housing Administration program designed for seniors. This Government-issued program is a reverse mortgage product. It allows people who are 62 and older to receive a loan based on the equity available in their home.
• Equal Housing Opportunities Program: Various Divisions and Departments comprise this Program, as indicated below.
o The Community Development and Housing Department administers the CDBG program for San Bernardino County.
• United States Department of Agriculture Loan:
o The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a loan program backed and issued by private lending institutions for development on land located on farms (barns, stables, single-family residences). The target group is low-income households, who each may secure a loan amount of 100% (no down payment). • The Home Ready and Home Possible Loan:
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“Home Ready” and “Home Possible” are loan programs for first-time homebuyers that provide additional loan money to lenders for homebuyers.

Homebuyers must put 3% down on their mortgage in order to qualify. • Good Neighbor Next-Door Program:
o The Good Neighbor Next Door Program is a special loan program for firstresponders, teachers, and nurses. This program helps eligible participants purchase a home, at a 50% discount, in a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revitalization area. In return, an eligible buyer must commit to living in the property for 36 months as the principal residence. • FHA Section 245 (a):
o The FHA 245 Graduated Payment Loan is for first-time home buyers with low income, who expect their monthly income to increase in 5 to 10 years. As the mortgage payments grow the additional payments are applied to the principal of the loan reducing the mortgage term. According to Federal Housing Administration (FHA), requests are made through a provision known as “direct endorsement” authorizing them to consider applications without submittal to HUD.6
• Section 202 Voucher Program:
o The Section 202 program helps expand the supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly. It provides very low-income elderly with options that allow them to live independently in an environment that provides support services such as cleaning, cooking, transportation, etc. The program is similar in respect to non-medical benefits of the Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811).
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC):
o LIHTC is overseen by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and serves as a catalyst for affordable housing development. By providing tax credits to developers, this program incentivizes the creation of affordable housing projects. These valuable tax credits can be utilized to attract private investment, spurring the growth of affordable housing initiatives. As a result, the LIHTC program encourages collaboration between public and private sectors, fostering the construction and preservation of housing options that are accessible to individuals and families in need.

USDA Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Programs: The USDA assists rural property owners through loans, loan guarantees, and grants that enable owners to develop and rehabilitate properties for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals and families as well as domestic farm laborers.
• Multi-family Housing Direct Loans:
o This program provides competitive financing for affordable multi-family rental housing for low-income, elderly, or disabled individuals and families in eligible rural areas.
• Multi-family Housing Loan Guarantees:
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o The program works with qualified private-sector lenders to provide financing to qualified borrowers to increase the supply of affordable rental housing for lowand moderate-income individuals and families in eligible rural areas and towns. • Off-Farm Labor Direct Loans & Grants:
o This program provides affordable financing to develop housing for year-round and migrant or seasonal domestic farm laborers.
• On-Farm Labor Housing Loans:
o This program provides affordable financing to develop or rehabilitate affordable rental housing for very-low income domestic, migrant, and seasonal farm laborers. • Multi-family Housing Preservation & Revitalization (MPR):
o This program restructures loans for existing Rural Rental Housing and Off-Farm Labor Housing projects to help improve and preserve the availability of safe affordable rental housing for low-income residents.
• Multi-family Housing Rental Assistance program:
o The USDA and the County of San Bernardino work with the owners of its direct loan program and farm labor housing loan properties to subsidize rents for lowincome tenants who cannot afford to pay their full rent. Additionally, when a direct loan ends before its initial term, Multi-Family Housing provides vouchers to protect eligible tenants who otherwise may face hardship if they cannot find other affordable housing.
• Multi-family Tenant Voucher Program:
o This program provides vouchers to protect eligible tenants in Multi-Family Direct Loan properties who may face hardship when the loan on the property is prepaid, or the property is foreclosed.
• Multi-family Housing Nonprofit Transfer Technical Assistance Grants:
o USDA Rural Development awards grants to eligible nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities (PHAs) to provide technical assistance (TA) and other services to enable affordable housing preservation through the transfer of MultiFamily Housing Direct Loan properties from current owners to nonprofits or PHAs.
• Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants:
o USDA Rural Development awards grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to applicants for Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans and grants.

USDA Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Programs: This program helps give families and individuals the opportunity to buy, build, or repair affordable homes located in rural America. Eligibility for these loans, loan guarantees, and grants is based on income and varies according to the average median income for each area. • Single Family Housing Direct Loans:
o Assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability. Payment assistance is a type of subsidy that reduces the mortgage payment for a short time. The amount of assistance is determined by the adjusted family income.
• Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Programs:
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o Assists approved lenders in providing low- and moderate-income households the opportunity to own adequate, modest, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings as their primary residence in eligible rural areas. Eligible applicants may purchase, build, rehabilitate, improve or relocate a dwelling in an eligible rural area with 100% financing. The program provides a 90% loan note guarantee to approved lenders in order to reduce the risk of extending 100% loans to eligible rural homebuyers.
• Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants
o Provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
• Single Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grants o Grants to very-low and low-income homeowners to repair homes damaged in a Calendar Year (CY) 2022 in a Presidentially Declared Disaster Area.

C. State Resources
CAL HFA State Financed Programs:

The California Housing Finance Agency provides funds for homeowners and investors throughout the State to encourage housing and homeownership. The following is a list of different programs that are offered by the agency to residents in the City of Adelanto:
• Equal Housing Opportunities Program: Various Divisions and Departments comprise this Program, as indicated below.
o The State Fair Employment and Housing Department enforces fair employment and housing laws, educates the public about its housing rights, and informs the public of the various courses of action available in the event of an alleged violation of fair housing laws.
o The Community Development & Housing Department of San Bernardino County invests in the creation of affordable units throughout the County. The County maintains affordable housing project lists as well as an interactive project map.

Each affordable housing project is independently owned and managed. • CalHFA Loan Program:
o California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) provides fixed-rate Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages in Federally Designated Targeted Areas.
• CalHFA My Home Assistance Program:
o CalHFA provides below-market loans to first-time homebuyers of up to 3.5% of the sales price. The program operates through participating lenders who originate loans for CalHFA. Funds are available upon request to qualified borrowers.
• CalPLUS FHA Program:
o According to CalHFA, the “CalPLUS FHA program is an FHA-insured first mortgage with a slightly higher 30-year fixed interest rate than our standard FHA program and is combined with the CalHFA Zero Interest Program (ZIP) for closing costs.” • CalHFA USDA Program:
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o The CalHFA USDA Program is a USDA guaranteed first mortgage loan program, which can be combined with the MyHome Assistance Program (MyHome). This loan is a 30-year fixed interest rate first mortgage.
• CalHFA Veterans Affairs Program:
o Veterans Affairs (VA)-insured loans feature a CalHFA fixed interest rate first mortgage. This loan is a 30-year fixed interest rate first mortgage. • CalHFA Conventional Loan Program:
o The CalHFA Conventional program is a first mortgage loan insured through private mortgage insurance on the conventional market. The interest rate on the CalHFA Conventional is fixed throughout the 30-year term. • CalPLUS Conventional Loan Program:
o The CalPLUS Conventional program is a conventional first mortgage with a slightly higher 30-year fixed interest rate than the standard conventional program and is combined with the CalHFA Zero Interest Program (ZIP) for closing costs. • Forgivable Equity Builder Loan:
o Home equity has proven to be one of the strongest ways for families to build and pass on intergenerational wealth. The Forgivable Equity Builder Loan gives firsttime homebuyers a head start by providing immediate equity in their homes via a loan that is forgivable if the borrower continuously occupies the home as their primary residence for five years.
o The Forgivable Equity Builder Loan is a forgivable subordinate loan program that may only be used with a CalHFA first mortgage.
• California Tax Credit Allocation Committee:
o The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) administers the federal and state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs. Both programs were created to promote private investment in affordable rental housing for lowincome Californians.

D. County Resources
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino administers various housing programs for county residents including residents in the City of Adelanto; the following is a comprehensive list of those programs.
• Homeownership Assistance Program:
o Similar to housing assistance in other affordable housing programs, the Homeownership Assistance Program provides mortgage assistance for up to 15 years for working families and up to 30 years for disabled families if the homeowners meet income requirements.
▪ The County issues this assistance if the homebuyer hasn’t been a homeowner for the last 3 years, has been employed for at least the last 2 years (disabled or elderly 62 years or older are exempt from this requirement), have a credit score higher than 640, with no outstanding collection accounts, judgments or liens, and at least two years since the discharge of a bankruptcy, and are able to provide a minimum down payment of 3%.
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• Home Improvement Loan Program:
o The Home Repair/Home Rehabilitation Program:
▪ The County issues these grants for homeowners who will have projects completed for repairs to listed items. Improvements must be completed by a contractor that is licensed and insured in California. The County provides a list of possible home repair/home rehabilitation programs for residents in different areas of the county.
• Low-Income Public Housing:
o The Housing Authority has a Tenant-Based Voucher Program (formally known as Section 8), which provides rental assistance to an eligible family renting a unit of their choice in the private market. The Housing Authority also has a Project-Based Voucher Program, which provides rental subsidies for specific housing units that are owned or managed by the Housing Authority or other housing providers.
• Housing Choice Voucher Assistance:
o The San Bernardino County Housing Development Department collaborates with the Housing Authority to oversee the Tenant-Based (Rental) Assistance Program, which encompasses the Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance. This program aims to support low-income households by bridging the financial gap between 30% of their eligible income and the actual rental expenses for a unit. Additionally, the TenantBased Assistance Program offers one-time security deposit assistance to qualified applicants, ensuring greater accessibility to housing opportunities.
• Public Housing Program:
o The Public Housing Program, also referred to as the Affordable Housing Program, offers rental assistance to eligible households residing in housing units owned and managed by the Housing Authority. Presently, the Housing Authority oversees one housing site comprising 98 units and one single-family home within this program. Participating households contribute 30% of their gross income towards the rent, which is paid directly to the Housing Authority.
• Family Self-Sufficiency Program:
o Housing Authority program participants who are eligible to enroll will work with the Housing Authority staff to develop a five-year training and services plan that outlines the steps to become employed, increase their earnings, and become independent of government assistance. As the family’s earnings increase, the family’s rent goes up; however, in the FSS program the amount of the increase goes into an escrow account, which the family receives upon graduating from the FSS Program or for other eligible self-sufficiency expenses throughout their term of participation. • Term-Limited Lease Assistance Program:
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supportive services and employment opportunities to participating families. Eligible households for this program include new nonsenior/non-disabled households selected from the Tenant-Based Voucher Rental Assistance Program waiting list, port-in households, and specific households transitioning out of designated Project-Based Voucher housing programs.
• Streamlined Lease Assistance Program:
o Introduced in 2015, the Streamlined Lease Assistance Program offers a simplified rent calculation method for eligible households. Under this program, the rent payment is set at either 24% or 30% of the household's gross annual income, depending on the household type. The program benefits various groups, including all households enrolled in the Public Housing Program, existing elderly/disabled households, new elderly/disabled households selected from the Tenant-Based Voucher Rental Assistance Program waiting list, career-focused (non-elderly/nondisabled) households who were receiving voucher program assistance prior to January 2012, elderly/disabled port-in households, and participants in specific Project-Based Voucher housing programs. • Project Based Voucher Program:
o Offers rental assistance to households residing in designated housing sites. This program provides assistance directly tied to the unit, which means that if a family decides to move voluntarily or is evicted, they will no longer be eligible for housing assistance under this program. The Housing Authority manages separate waiting lists categorized by bedroom size for each project-based housing site. These housing sites encompass both multi-family and senior housing developments.

E. Local/Private Resources
• Second Dwelling Units:
o The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Grant Program will create more housing units in California by providing a grant of up to $40,000 to reimburse pre-development and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of the ADU.
o As part of the state’s legislature on SB9 and ADUs, the City of Adelanto has a zoning ordinance that allows owner-occupants to construct a Second Dwelling Unit.
• Affordable Housing Density Bonus Program:
o The City of Adelanto allows for up to a 35% increase in maximum allowable density for projects with 5 or more dwelling units. These projects must also provide deed restricted Low Income, Very-Low Income, Senior or Moderate-Income Housing.
• City-Supported Financial Programs:
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o National Housing Trust (NHT):
▪ Predevelopment Loans funded through the National Housing Trust provides loans offered to assist affordable housing developers to cover predevelopment costs such as, but not limited to, feasibility analyses and preparation of loan applications, and to cover costs of preparing projects for syndication. o Local banks:
▪ Commercial banks are required to "meet the credit needs" of all the areas from which they draw deposits according to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. These banks provide multiple lending resources such as below-market loans and grants. These are provided via a separate community
development division or foundation. Banks often partner with local organization to provide services such as homeownership
counseling. These investment resources are available to developers, qualified low-income buyers, and community
development nonprofits.

F. Energy Conservation Opportunities
Electrical service in the City of Adelanto is supplied by the Southern California Edison Company (SCE) while natural gas service is provided by the Southwest Gas Company.

The City is home to a number of initiatives designed to promote clean solar power generation. The Adelanto Solar Power Project is expected to produce an average of 20,000 megawatt hours annually and is an important element of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP’s) power supply transformation from fossil fuels to more renewable energy sources. The Adelanto Solar Power Project is built on a 42-acre site at LADWP’s Adelanto Switching Station. Another solar project is Clean Focus who now owns and operates a 3.75-megawatt solar project (solar generation facility) that sells electricity to the SCE under the California Renewable Energy Small Tariff program. A number of other solar projects, such as the approximately 1,000-acre Baldy Mesa Solar Power Project, are in the planning stages. Baldy Mesa is expected to be in operation in Quarter 3 of 2023.

It is important to note that the future residential development will include energy efficient fixtures. In addition, the energy consumption rates do not reflect the more stringent 2016 California Building and Green Building Code requirements. The proposed project will be constructed in accordance with the City’s Building Code and with Part 6 and Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
• California HERO Program:
o The City of Adelanto participates in the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity program. The HERO Program is a financing mechanism that allows residential and commercial property owners to make energy efficient, water conservation, and renewable energy improvements to homes and businesses and to pay for these investments over time through their property tax bills.
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IV. CONSTRAINTS
The City of Adelanto (City) is focused on providing housing opportunities for current and future residents in all income categories. However, numerous factors can constrain development, improvement, and maintenance of housing in Adelanto. These factors include governmental constraints such as the City Municipal Code and discretionary application processing procedures, non-governmental constraints such as physical and environmental conditions, infrastructure constraints, and market constraints such as land costs, construction costs, and availability of financing.

California State law requires Housing Elements to analyze potential and actual governmental and non-governmental constraints to housing production, maintenance, and improvements that could affect persons of all incomes and disabilities. In addition, the housing constraints analysis in the Housing Element must demonstrate Adelanto’s efforts to remove governmental constraints that hinder achievement of the City’s housing goals. This chapter examines those constraints and, when appropriate, identifies actions that can be taken to eliminate or reduce them to acceptable levels. Potential governmental and non-governmental constraints are discussed in the following analysis.

A. Governmental Constraints
Although local governments have little influence on market factors such as interest rates and availability of funding for development, local governmental policies and regulations placed upon land and housing ownership and development can affect price and availability of housing and the provision of affordable housing. Land use controls, site improvement requirements, development impact fees, permit processing costs and timing, and other factors may constrain maintenance, development, and improvement of housing. Since governmental actions can constrain housing development and affordability, California State law requires the Housing Element to “address and, where appropriate and legally possible, remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing.”
In addition to City governmental constraints to the development of affordable housing, State and Federal regulations (over which the City of Adelanto has no control) can be constraints to housing development. For example, State and Federal environmental regulations and building codes also can adversely impact housing costs and availability.

Land Use Controls
The City of Adelanto exercises several land use controls that directly affect housing development. Some controls place certain restrictions on housing development; others encourage housing production. These land restrictions and incentives are discussed below.
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General Plan Land Use and Zoning
The Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map guides residential development.

Adelanto has a general plan, the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, that generally applies to the portion of the City roughly north of Holly Road. The 1994 General Plan generally applies to the southern portion of the City. The Land Use Element of the 1994 General Plan and the Land Use and Community Design Element of the 2035 plan have the most direct influence on residential development by specifying the amount, location, type and density of residential development. The zoning ordinance reinforces the objectives of the Land Use Elements by regulating development densities, housing types, and development standards in residential zones. The Land Use Elements and Zoning Ordinance contain the basic standards that allow for the development of a variety of housing types. In addition, this Housing Element identifies available housing sites that will meet the City’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).

The City currently operates on a “one-map system,” in which the General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map serves as the Zoning Map as well. Land Use/Zoning designations shown on the map implement their respective General Plan Land Use designations. The Land Use zones shown in Table IV-1 directly conform to the respective General Plan Land Use designations. The residential zone districts in the City are summarized below in Table IV-1.

Table IV-1:

General Plan and Zoning Land Use Designations
General Plan
Zoning
Density
(Min. Lot Size) Typical Residential Types
Open Space
(OS) 1 unit/50 acres
Allows the development of one
single family residential dwelling unit
with a minimum lot size of 50 acres.

Desert Living
(DL-9)
1 unit per 9 acres
(9 acres)
Provides for the development of large
lot single-family residential uses, with
a minimum lot size of 9 acres.

Desert Living
(DL-5)
1 unit per 5 acres
(5 acres)
Provides for the development of large
lot single-family residential uses, with a
minimum lot size of 5 acres.

Desert Living
(DL-2.5)
1 unit per 2.5 acres
(2.5 acres)
Provides for the development of singlefamily residential uses, with a minimum lot size of 2 1/2 acre.

Single-Family Residential
(R1-.5)
2 units per acre
(20,000 sq. ft.)
Provides for the development of singlefamily residential uses, with a maximum density of 2 units per acre.

Single Family Residential
(R-1)
4 units per acre
(7,200 sq. ft.)
Provides for the development of singlefamily residential uses, with a maximum density of 4 units per acre.

Single Family Residential
(R-S5)
5 units per acre
(5,000 sq. ft.)
Provides for the development of
single-family residential uses, with a
maximum density of 5 units per acre.
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Medium Density
Residential
(R3-8)
8 units per 1 acre
(7,200 sq. ft.)
Provides for the development of
medium density residential uses, with
a maximum density of 8 units per
acre.

Medium Density
Residential
R-M12)
12 units per 1 acre.
(3,500 sq. ft.)
Provides for the development of
medium density residential uses, with
a maximum density of 12 units per
acre.

High Density Residential
(R3-30)
30 units per 1 acre
(1 acre)
Includes high-density apartments,
condominiums and townhouses,
with a maximum density of 18
units per acre.

Mixed Use
(MU)
12-18 units per 1 acre
(10,000 sq. ft.)
Includes high-density apartments,
condominiums and townhouses
with commercial development at a
maximum height of 4 stories and a
maximum density of 18 units per
acre.

Airport Park
(AP)
1 unit per acre
(1 gross acre, including street
dedications and
runway/taxiway easements)
Includes single-family residential
uses as well as airport-related
uses, with a maximum density of 1
unit per acre.

Source: Adelanto General Plan, Zoning Ordinance 2021. Section 17.20.030 Residential Permitted Uses
Table IV-2 lists the permitted and conditionally permitted land uses within the Residential and Mixed Use zones.

Table IV-2:

Permitted Uses in Zoning Code
Uses DL-9 DL-5 DL-2.5 R1-.5 R1 RS-5 R3-8 RM-12 R3-30 MU Day Care Center, Adult/Child C C C C C C C C C
Day Care Home, Large Family C C C C C C C C C
Day Care Home (8 or fewer
children) P P P P P P P P P C
Dwelling Unit- Second Units P P P P P P P P
Dwelling Unit, Multiple Family,
Two Family, Condominium P P P P
Dwelling Unit, Single Family P P P P P P P
Group Homes not licensed by
the State with 2 or more
residents

C C C C C C
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Single Room Occupancy
Facilities P P P P P P P P P P
Transitional and Supportive
Housing P P P P P P P P P P
Emergency and Homeless
Shelters P
Residential Care Facility >7 C C C C C C C C
Residential Care Facility <6 P P P P P P P P P
Fraternal/Sorority Hall,
Rooming P
Manufactured Home P P P P P P
Manufactured/Mobile Home
Parks C C C
P= Permitted use, C= Use requires a conditional use permit, blank= Use not allowed Development Standards
The City of Adelanto Zoning Code has also adopted regulations that determine the size, type, density, and scale of residential development. Such regulations are designed to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, preserve the character and integrity of neighborhoods, and implement General Plan goals and policies. Table IV-3 describes the adopted standards for developing new housing, including density ranges, building heights, yards, and open space.

Table IV-3:

Residential Development Standards
Development Standard DL-9 DL-2.5 &
DL 5
R1-.5 R1 RS-5 R3-8 R-M12 R3-30
Minimum Lot Size (a) 9.0 ac 2.5ac/5ac 20,000
sf 7,200 sf 5,000 sf 7,200sf 3,500 sf. 1 acre
Minimum Lot Width 150 ft. 150 ft. 60 ft. 60 ft. 50 ft. 60 ft. 35 ft. 150 ft.

Minimum Lot Depth 200 ft. 150 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 200 ft.

Maximum Lot Coverage 5% 10% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% 60 %
Maximum Coverage In
Front Yard by Impervious
Surfaces
10% 20% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50 %
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Maximum Density 1 du/9
ac
1 du/2.5 ac
1 du/5 ac 2 du/ac 4 du/ac 5 du/ac 8 du/ac 12 du/ac 30 du/ac Maximum Building Height* 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. 40 ft.

Minimum Front Yard
Setback 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft 20 ft.

Minimum Side Yard
Setback*
5 ft. &
10 ft. 5 ft. & 10 ft. 5 ft. & 10 ft.
5 ft. & 10
ft.
5 ft. & 10
ft.
5 ft. & 10
ft.
5 ft. & 10
ft. 10 ft
Minimum Rear Yard
Setback 25 ft. 25 ft. 15 ft. 15 ft. 15 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft 10 ft.

Min. Usable Private Open
Space N/A N/A N/A 2,000 sf/du
2,000
sf/du
150
sf/du
150
sf/du N/A
*Notes regarding the above development standards:
• Maximum building height is also two stories except for the R3-30 zone. In the R3-30 zone, there is no maximum number of stories except that within 100 feet of a single-family detached residential zone, buildings shall be maximum 2 stories and maximum 35 feet in height.
• 5 ft. & 10 ft. means that one side is minimum 5 feet, the other side is minimum 10 feet. Ten feet shall be on the street side where applicable, otherwise driveway side is preferred.

The Open Space zone does not have development standards.

Development standards in the Mixed Use zone include a minimum project size of 10,000 square feet, minimum lot dimensions of 100 by 100 feet, minimum floor area ratios of

0.45 for mixed use (4 stories) and 0.35 for single use residential (2 stories), and a maximum building height of 60 feet, except that the height is limited to 35 feet on lots adjacent to Residential zones. At least 5% of parking areas must be landscaped, and that landscaping counts toward the minimum 5% landscaping of the whole project area.

Setbacks are generally less restrictive than in the residential zones.

Development standards in the Airport Park zone include a minimum gross lot area of 1 acre (including street dedications and runway and taxiway easements) minimum lot dimensions of 100 by 100 feet, a maximum lot coverage of 60%, maximum height of 35 feet, and setbacks that are roughly equivalent to those of Single-Family Residential zones.

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Table IV-4:

Residential Off-Street Parking Standards
Residential Type Off-Street Parking Standard
Single-family, detached and attached in R1
and DL zone districts
2-car garage
Duplex units 2-car garage for each unit
Apartments, condominiums, townhouses,
and similar developments
2 spaces per unit, with 1 space required to be
covered, plus 1 guest space for every 2
dwelling units, plus the following: 3 spaces for
each on-site rental or sales officefor
developments of 100 units or less, plus 1
additional space for each additional 100 units or
fraction thereof
Mobile home park 2 covered spaces per unit, plus 1 guest space per every 2 units, plus 2 spaces for each on-site
sales or rental office
Fraternity-sorority 1 space per bed plus 1 guest space for every 3 beds
Convalescent facility/residential care facility 1 space for every 4 beds, plus parking for onsiteemployee housing The City’s parking standards require a two-car garage for single-family and duplex units, and two spaces per unit plus guest parking for apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and similar developments. The provision of parking consistent with City regulations has not historically constrained the development of affordable housing due to the lower land costs in the City. However, the current parking standards do not specifically address residential uses for special needs groups and seniors. To address these unique groups, the City will typically offer alternative parking standards, such as a reduction in the number of required spaces, when appropriate to ensure that the development of residential units is not constrained.

To encourage affordable housing, reduced parking requirements consistent with State law can be achieved through the density bonus process, described in the State Density Bonus Law section below. According to California Government Code Section 65915, if a project qualifies for a density bonus, because it is a senior project or provides affordable housing, even if the project does not take advantage of a density increase, a local jurisdiction—at the request of a developer—may reduce the required parking for the entire project, including the market rate units.

Adelanto’s location in the High Desert has historically dictated that all housing units must provide garages as the exposure to sun and wind is difficult on vehicles. The City offers developers the option to utilize a density bonus which provides for deviations to the parking standards.

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development of housing, such as side yard setback requirements. The City is also willing to work with developers to promote the development of affordable units through the modification of development standards. The City of Adelanto is determined and historically has been successful in addressing specific development constraints and has created a specific program to ensure that any residential development standards that may constrain the future development of affordable housing are removed.

Open Space Requirements
To improve the living environment of residential neighborhoods, communities typically require housing to have a certain amount of open space, such as yards, common space, and landscaping. For a single-family home, open space is reflected in setbacks, yard sizes, and maximum lot coverage requirements. In Adelanto, development in the R1 and RS-5 zones requires a minimum of 2,000 square feet per dwelling unit of usable private open space. Development in the R3-8 and RM-12 zones requires a minimum of 150 square feet per dwelling unit of usable private open space. In the residential zones, multi-family developments with 10 or more units are required to have a minimum of 500 square feet per unit of a combination of private and common usable open space. In the MU zone, all attached single-family and multi-family housing are required to have a minimum of 500 square feet per unit of a combination of private and common usable open space. In working with the open space requirements, staff has identified the following issues:

1. There is no definition of usable private open space, particularly as it applies to single-family residential development, making the application of the standard difficult in Single-Family Residential zones, particularly RS-5.

2. There is a conflict in Table 20-2 of AMC 17.20.050 in that the 150 sf of combined common and private usable open space in the R-M12 zone conflicts with the overall standard of 500 square feet per unit.

3. In the R3-30 zone, the 500 square foot combined usable open space standard may make it difficult to achieve the highest densities of 30 units/acre.

A program is included in Chapter V to resolve these issues.

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
According to California state ADU law, all single-family homes in zones that allow residential primary use are allowed to construct at least one ADU on their property. In addition, single-family parcels that are owner-occupied may construct one ADU and one Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) on their property. Furthermore, multi-family parcels may add up to two ADUs or one ADU per every four existing legal residential units. ADUs may be new construction or converted from existing space. JADUs must be converted from existing enclosed space. All zones that allow a residential primary use are allowed to build ADUs.

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JADUs that have occurred since 2016. Recent changes to State law include those from 2019 (Assembly Bill 68, Assembly Bill 881, Senate Bill 13), 2020 (Assembly Bill 3182), 2021 (Assembly Bill 345), and 2022 (Senate Bill 897, Assembly Bill 2221) which took effect January 1, 2023.

The 2022 State Legislators introduced an update to the existing statewide legislation concerning ADUs. As part of a program in Chapter V, the City will be updating its ADU ordinance to align with the legislative changes. The update will ensure compliance with the provisions regarding objective standards for ADUs, the simultaneous review and issuance of demolition permits alongside ADU permits, increased height limitations for attached ADUs and detached ADUs on multi-family, multi-story lots, and various other requirements. Furthermore, the City will be expanding the zones and circumstances in which ADUs and JADUs are permitted to ensure compliance with State law as they should be permitted by right in the MU and R3-30 zones as well. Currently, the City Planning Staff have been actively implementing the provisions of the State ADU law, superseding any conflicting provisions in the Adelanto Municipal Code since the effective date of the State statutes.

Growth Controls
Adelanto does not have growth controls, including none of the following:
• Systematic (area-wide) residential down-zoning
• Urban limit line, growth boundaries, or perimeter greenbelt • Annexation restrictions
• Building permit or other residential development caps • Voter approval for rezoning, general plan changes, or development projects • Legislative super-majority for up-zoning, rezoning or General Plan changes • Systematic changes to local height and floor area ratio regulations • Adequate public facilities ordinances
State Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law, commonly known as the “Density Bonus Law” (DBL) was enacted in 1979 with the intent of supporting construction of affordable housing by offering residential developers the ability to construct additional housing units exceeding an agency’s otherwise applicable density range. The ability to build additional residential units is offered to help offset a developer’s costs to subsidize affordable residential units in a project. Thus, the DBL serves as an incentive to provide affordable residential units. The DBL is codified in California Government Code Section 65915, including amendments enacted in 2019 (Assembly Bill 1763) that became effective in January 2020, amendments enacted in 2020 (Assembly Bill 2345) that became effective in January 2021, and amendments enacted in 2022 that became effective in January 2023 (Assembly Bill 682, Assembly Bill 2334, Assembly Bill 1551). 321
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California State law specifies levels of density bonuses applicable to a housing development project that includes affordable residential units. A residential development project that includes affordable units is eligible for a sliding scale of percentage bonus based on the number of affordable units proposed in the development and the level of affordability of the units. Until January 2020, the maximum percentage of density bonus that could be achieved by a proposed residential project was 35%. Effective January 1, 2020, California State Assembly Bill 1763 (AB 1763) increased the maximum bonus that could be achieved by certain 100% affordable unit projects (discussed below). In addition, effective January 1, 2021, California State Assembly Bill 2345 (AB 2345) increased the maximum density bonus for certain affordable unit projects from 35% to 50%.

In accordance with AB 1763, if a developer proposes a housing project with 100% affordable units with at least 80% of the units reserved for lower income households and 20% of the total units reserved for moderate income households, the project would therefore be entitled to a density bonus of 80%. Furthermore, if the 100% affordable residential development is located within one-half mile of a major transit (e.g., bus, light rail, train) stop (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21155(b)), the project is entitled to an unlimited percentage density bonus subject to some limitations.

AB 682 expands Density Bonus Law to include shared housing or co-housing buildings that include qualifying affordable housing units. Shared housing or co-housing means residential or mixed-use structures that contain 5 or more shared housing units and one or more common kitchens and dining areas designed for permanent residence of more than 30 days. AB 682 is effective on January 1, 2023.

AB 2334 modifies Density Bonus Law to allow a housing development in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and Ventura to receive 3 stories or 33 feet of added height and unlimited density if the project is located in a very low vehicle travel area and meets certain affordability requirements. AB 2334 is effective on January 1, 2023.

AB 1551 allows commercial developers a development bonus (e.g., increase in intensity, floor area ratio (FAR), or building height) when the applicant enters into an agreement to provide affordable housing. The affordable housing must be within the same jurisdiction, near amenities, and within one half mile of a major transit stop.

Codified in Gov. Code §65915.7, AB 1551 is effective on January 1, 2023 and sunsets January 1, 2028.

Incentives and Concessions
The DBL requires local agencies to grant incentives and concessions to projects eligible for a density bonus. In addition, a developer may request specific incentives or concessions that result in “identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs.” (Gov. Code §65915(k)(1)). Incentives and concessions can be requested in addition to waivers and reductions noted below. 322
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The number of incentives and/or concessions that must be granted by an agency is as follows:
• One incentive or concession - where a project reserves at least 10% of the housing units for low-income households; 5% of the housing units for very lowincome households; or, 10% of the housing units for persons and families of moderate income;
• Two incentives or concessions - for projects reserving at least 17% of the total units for low-income households, at least 10% for very low-income households, or at least 20% for persons and families of moderate income in a common interest development;
• Three incentives or concessions - for projects reserving at least 24% of the total units for low-income households, at least 15% for very low-income households, or at least 30% for persons and families of moderate income in a common interest development;
• In accordance with AB 1763, effective January 2020, four incentives or concessions for 100% affordable projects as described above.

In addition, an agency may offer additional incentives and concessions beyond those mandated by State law.

A residential developer may qualify a project for a density bonus for the purpose of obtaining incentives or concessions but is not required to construct any additional dwelling units allowed under California Density Bonus Law.

An agency can decline to grant an incentive or concession upon demonstrating that approving a given concession and/or incentive will result in a specific, adverse impact upon public health, safety, or the environment and for which there is no feasible method to mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact.

Waivers and Reductions
The DBL requires local agencies to grant waivers or reductions of any development standard that will have the effect of physically precluding the construction of a development meeting State Density Bonus Law. Waivers or reductions can be requested in addition to concessions and incentives identified above, except in the limited circumstances explained below.

In accordance with AB 1763, 100% affordable projects that are located within one-half mile of a major transit stop are eligible to receive a height increase of up to three additional stories, or 33 feet. However, where a residential developer proposes such a project, the project is not eligible for a waiver or reduction other than the additional height increase previously discussed in this section.

An agency can decline to grant a waiver or reduction where it can demonstrate that approving a given waiver or reduction will result in a specific, adverse impact upon public health, safety, or the environment and for which there was no feasible method to mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact.
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A residential developer may request a density bonus for the purpose of obtaining waivers and reductions but is not required to construct any additional dwelling units allowed under California density bonus law.

Parking
The DBL provides several specific parking standards that agencies must accept for eligible projects. These are as follows.
• Upon request of the developer, an agency shall not require a vehicular parking exceeding the following ratios:
o Zero to one bedroom – one on-site parking space
o Two to three bedrooms – two on-site parking spaces
o Four and more bedrooms – two and one-half parking spaces • If a development reserves 20% of the units therein at the low-income level or 11% of the proposed units at very-low-income level and the development is located within one-half mile of a major transit stop (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21155), and there is unobstructed access to the major transit stop from the development, then upon request of the developer an agency cannot impose a vehicular parking ratio, inclusive of handicapped and guest parking, that exceeds 0.5 space per bedroom.
• If a development consists solely of rental units that are 100% affordable to lower income families, then upon the request of the developer an agency shall not impose a vehicular parking ratio, inclusive of handicapped and guest parking that exceeds the following ratios:
o If the development is located within one-half mile of a major transit stop and there is unobstructed access to the major transit stop from the development, the ration shall not exceed 0.5 space per unit. o If the development is a for-rent housing for individuals who are 62 years of age or older, the ratio shall not exceed 0.5 spaces per unit. The development shall have paratransit service or unobstructed access, within one-half mile, to a fixed bus route that operates at least eight times per day.
• If a development consists solely of rental units with an affordable housing cost to lower- income families and the development is either a special needs housing development or a supportive housing development, then upon the request of the developer an agency shall not impose any minimum vehicular parking requirement. A development that is a special needs housing must have either a paratransit service or unobstructed access within one-half mile to fixed bus route service that operates at least eight times per day. • A development may provide on-site parking through tandem parking or uncovered parking, but not through on-street parking.
• An applicant may request parking incentives or concessions beyond those provided above.
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• An agency may reduce or eliminate a parking requirement for development projects of any type and in any location.

City of Adelanto Affordable Housing Density Bonus
The existing City of Adelanto density bonus ordinance provides a 25% density increase over the maximum allowable density specified by the City of Adelanto General Plan, as well as regulatory concessions or incentives for projects with five or more residential units when the developer agrees to provide deed restricted Low-Income, Very LowIncome, or Senior housing within the development. The density bonus ordinance was last updated prior to 2014 and does not reflect many changes in California Density Bonus Law since its adoption. Upon receipt of an application requesting affordable housing density bonus, incentives, or concessions, City Planning Staff has been directly implementing the provisions of State Density Bonus Law. A program is included in Chapter V to update the density bonus provisions in the Adelanto Municipal Code to be consistent with the changes in state Density Bonus Law, perhaps by incorporating direct references to State statutes.

Other Locally Adopted Ordinances
Adelanto does not have any other locally adopted ordinances that would impact the cost and supply of housing. Adelanto does not have an inclusionary housing ordinance.

Adelanto does not have a short-term rental ordinance; short-term rentals are not allowed in Adelanto. Therefore, short-term rentals would not remove housing units that would otherwise be available for housing.

Website Publication of Development Standards
Government Code §65940.1(a) requires a city with a website to publish “All zoning ordinances and development standards adopted by the city or county…” and update this information within 30 days of any changes. The Adelanto Zoning Ordinance, along with the rest of the Municipal Code, is accessible from the City’s “Planning Division” web page at https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/201/Planning-Division with links to the publication location at https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/adelanto/latest/adelanto_ca/0-0-0-9423.

Processing and Permit Procedures
Development review and permit processing are necessary steps to ensure that residential construction proceeds in an orderly manner consistent with public health, safety, and welfare.

Typical Application Procedures
The typical application procedures for single-family and multi-family residential units are as follows:

Single-Family Dwellings
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• The Building Department, as well as the Planning Division and Engineering Department review the application for their respective requirements, and either approve the plans or send the plans back to the applicant for corrections. o Planning will check consistency with entitlements:
▪ Interior renovations do not require approval of a discretionary entitlement.
▪ Most single-family dwellings previously received approval of a Location & Development Plan which was approved at the time the tentative subdivision map was approved by the Planning Commission.
▪ The Adelanto Municipal Code requires approval of a Location & Development Plan (LDP) for expansion of existing structures and construction of new structures, including single family residences. This administrative discretionary entitlement is decided by the Planning Director. If a project involves more than 4 single-family dwellings, the LDP is decided by the Planning Commission at a public hearing.
• After corrections are submitted and approved, fees are collected and verification of payment of school fees, development impact fees, and utility connections, the Building Department then issues construction permits upon payment of permit fees.
• The permit is valid for six months. If no work has commenced or no inspections have been requested, the permit expires, and the applicant will need to resubmit another application. Issuance of a new permit is required if work is to continue unless there is an application for a six-month extension.

Multiple Family Dwellings
• The applicant will usually submit a Preliminary Review application to the Planning Division or discuss the proposal with the Planning Division, Building Department, and Engineering Department on an informal basis. Planning staff determines if the project requires any Planning entitlements (e.g., Location & Development Plan (LDP) for new buildings, Conditional Use Permit for certain residential uses, Tentative Tract Map for a residential subdivision or condominium, etc.); applicant submits the appropriate application.
o Multiple family dwellings are allowed by right in the R3-8, R3-30, RM-12, and MU zones. New multi-family projects up to 6 units require approval of an LDP by the Planning Director, an administrative discretionary entitlement. New multi-family projects larger than 6 units require approval of an LDP by the Planning Commission at a public hearing. If a project involves an entitlement that requires approval by a higher review authority (e.g., Planning Commission approval of a Tentative Tract Map, Conditional Use Permit, or variance), the LDP and other entitlements will be decided together by that higher review authority.
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• For projects that require a Planning entitlement, staff determines whether the project is exempt from environmental (CEQA) review. If a project is not exempt, an Initial Study and subsequent CEQA document will be required to be submitted by the applicant prior to project approval.
• Project plans are circulated to all City departments, outside agencies, and the County Fire Department prior to project approval.
• The reviewing authority (Planning Director (staff) or Planning Commission) will review the entitlement project application, find the project is exempt from CEQA or approve the appropriate CEQA document, and either approve, deny, or approve the project with Conditions of Approval. The decision may be appealed to the next level of authority (Director decision to the Planning Commission, Planning Commission decision to the City Council).
• Following approval of the necessary Planning entitlements, the applicant will apply for the necessary post-entitlement permits (grading permits, building permits, etc.), receive approval of these, and complete construction in a process similar to that described for single-family dwellings above.

Approval Findings
The review authority is required to make the following findings for approval of a Location & Development Plan. These findings do not apply to projects that are required to undergo a ministerial approval process.
• That the proposed uses are consistent with the General Plan; • That the nature, condition, and development of adjacent uses, buildings, and structures have been considered, and that the use will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to these adjacent uses, buildings, or structures; • That the site for the proposed use is of adequate size and shape to accommodate the use and buildings proposed;
• That the proposed use complies with all applicable development standards of the Zoning District; and
• That the proposed use observes the spirit and intent of this Zoning Code.

For residential uses that require approval of a Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission is required to make the following findings to approve a Conditional Use Permit. These findings do not apply to projects that are required to undergo a ministerial approval process.
• That the proposed project is consistent with the General Plan; • That the nature, condition, and development of adjacent uses, buildings, and structures have been considered, and that the use will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to these adjacent uses, buildings, or structures; • That the site for the proposed conditional use is of adequate size and shape to accommodate the use and buildings proposed;
• That the proposed project complies with all applicable development standards of the zoning district; and
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• That the proposed use is consistent with the spirit and intent of this Zoning Code.

Notably, the “observes/is consistent with the spirit and intent of this Zoning Code” findings are subjective, but there have not been instances in Adelanto of this finding being used to deny housing development projects. These findings have not been a constraint to housing development in Adelanto. In cases where a ministerial review of a housing project is required, such as projects subject to SB-35 streamlining, projects on rezoned or previously identified sites in the sites inventory that include 20%+ affordable, or projects invoking AB 2011 or any other state statute that requires ministerial review, the City in practice does not apply subjective findings of any entitlement or subjective criteria to the project.

Likewise, the Housing Accountability Act severely restricts local agencies from denying or rendering infeasible affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households, and for housing development projects that comply with objective standards, restricts the ability of a local agency to effectively deny or condition the project to develop at a lower density. Adelanto follows the provisions of the Housing Accountability Act governing the review of housing development projects.

To further implement the ministerial procedure, Program 12 includes an action to revise the Municipal Code to add a procedure for ministerial review of projects when required by state statute. To further implement the Housing Accountability Act, Program 12 includes an action to revise the Municipal Code to include in entitlement review procedures references to provisions of the Housing Accountability Act that restrict the ability of a local agency to deny, render infeasible, or condition housing development projects.

Processing Time
The following table describes typical processing times for entitlements and permits. For projects that require more than one planning entitlement, the applications are typically processed concurrently. After planning entitlement approval, the post-entitlement permits will take additional time to review.

Table IV-5:

Permit Review Timelines in the City of Adelanto
Type of Approval or Permit Typical Processing
Time
Approval Body
Planning Entitlements
Minor Location & Development
Plan
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Parcel Maps 60-90 days Planning Commission
Conditional Use Permit 60-90 days Planning Commission
Variance 60-90 days Planning Commission
Zone Change 60-90 days City Council
General Plan Amendment 90-120 days City Council
Negative Declaration 60-90 days Approval Body
Environmental Impact Report 6- months Approval Body
Post-Entitlement Permits
Final Subdivision Map 6-8 months City Council
Permit Plan Check (Building,
Grading, etc.)
20-60 days City Staff
Source: City of Adelanto, 2021
The City works closely with developers to expedite approval procedures so as not to put any unnecessary timing constraints on development. For a typical project, an initial preconsultation meeting with the Planning Division, Building Department, Public Works, and the Fire Department is arranged to identify and address potential issues with the project prior to the applicant submitting a planning entitlement application.

A typical review process for a single-family home is a streamlined process that can vary between 40 and 120 days but is typically complete within 60 to 90 days for entitlements and permits. If a single-family home has planning entitlements previously approved, the building permit review process can vary between 20 and 60 days. For a multi-family residential project, the permitting procedure can be more complex and consequently can result in longer and more variable processing times which can vary between 40 and 150 days for entitlements and permits depending on the complexity of the proposal. For major entitlement applications, including tentative tract and parcel maps, planned unit developments, specific plans, conditional use permits, zone change or General Plan amendments—the development review process can typically take between approximately 4 – 5 months to complete, including Planning Commission and City Council public hearings, and permit plan checks could take an additional 20 to 60 days to complete. Actual application processing time can take longer than the time frames cited above if the applicant takes an unusually long time to respond to corrections or prepare the final maps, improvement plans, and other project-related documents that are essential components of an application required by the City.

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buildings which are equal to fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of existing on-site building(s) or at least 10,000 square feet of floor area, undergo design review as part of the LDP approval process, which includes consistency with the LDP approval findings.

Residential zone, Mixed Use zone, and the Airport Park zone regulations include design standards that are mostly objective. The “Design Review” code section includes mostly objective development and design standards for single-family and multi-family residential development. The design criteria cover a variety of topics and improve development certainty by giving applicants and decision makers a common basis by which to evaluate the design of residential development proposals. As the guidelines do not mandate expensive materials or construction techniques, they have a negligible effect on housing costs. Design review is included in the typical timelines for review discussed above, and is not a constraint on housing supply as the timelines are not a constraint. Furthermore, design review, as part of the LDP process, is subject to the same requirements for ministerial review of certain projects and limitations imposed by the Housing Accountability Act which are further implemented by actions in Program 12.

Therefore, the City’s design review process is not a significant constraint upon housing development.

SB 35 Streamlining
Based on the status of the City’s submitted Annual Progress Reports and the City’s cumulative annual progress towards the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development, the City may be required to streamline (process ministerially) affordable housing projects in accordance with Gov. Code §65913.4, which became effective January 1, 2018 and sunsets January 1, 2026. Effective January 1, 2023, Assembly Bill 2668 clarifies provisions of the ministerial, streamlined approval process for affordable housing development created by SB 35.

As the City of Adelanto rarely receives proposals for development of affordable housing, the City does not have a written SB 35 streamlining procedure. Because of the rarity of affordable housing applications, the lack of a written SB 35 streamlining procedure is not a constraint. Depending on the SB 35 status of Adelanto and the level of affordability of a project proposal, City staff will process the project ministerially in accordance with Gov.

Code §65913.4.

Processing and Permit Procedures Potential Impacts on the Cost and Supply of Housing
City staff will review and approve most smaller single-family and multifamily residential developments, minimizing processing time for these projects. The processing times for the City of Adelanto are reasonable and comparable to surrounding jurisdictions such as Victorville and Hesperia. Processing times for residential projects that require Planning Commission or City Council review are also reasonable and comparable to other jurisdictions. Therefore, the current procedures for processing an application or 330
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applying for a permit would not result in an increase in the cost associated with the construction of new housing or in the reduction of the housing supply in Adelanto.

However, Planning Staff has identified a constraint in the Municipal Code that affects the smallest housing projects that involve the expansion of existing buildings, such as room additions. Because a Location & Development Plan is required by the Zoning Code for these projects, there is an associated discretionary review process and fee ($4745) which would discourage the smallest room addition projects.

Implementation Actions to Address Constraints
To avoid discouraging residential room addition projects, the Zoning Code should be revised to clarify the threshold for requiring a Location & Development Plan for small residential additions, e.g., equivalent to design review thresholds. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Municipal Code to make these clarifications.

Building Codes & Enforcement
The City of Adelanto uses several uniform codes as the basis for its building standards, including the 2019 California Building Code, the Uniform Fire Code, and the California Electrical Code. The City has not adopted any amendments to these codes. Enforcement of building code standards does not constrain the production or improvement of housing in Adelanto, but instead serves to maintain the safety and condition of the City’s structures and neighborhoods. City of Adelanto building inspectors conduct building inspections in Adelanto for approval of new construction, for occupancy of new structures, for alteration and repair of existing structures requiring permits, and to respond to specific complaints related to projects not in compliance with construction standards. In the case of a substandard building needing to be vacated or repaired, Adelanto will give preference to the needs for housing and repair of the building whenever it is economically feasible to do so without having to repair more than 75% of the dwelling, in compliance with Health & Safety Code §17980(c)(2).

The City utilizes its code compliance powers in a manner that does not constrain housing development or improvement. The Code Compliance Division’s mission is to proactively respond to complaints from home occupants. The officers inspect electrical, plumbing, mechanical, weather protection, trash and debris, fire protection equipment, overall property maintenance, and other habitability standards. These inspections will assist in preserving housing stock for low and moderate-income within the City of Adelanto. The officers will also maintain the clean-up of blighted and graffiti areas, working in conjunction with the local law enforcement agency to improve the quality of life within the City.

On-Site and Off-Site Improvement Requirements
Development in Adelanto requires site improvements that vary by size and location. For new development on unimproved sites, the City requires the developer to construct onsite improvements and contribute to its fair share of off-site improvements. These improvements may include, but are not limited to, reservation of sites for public parks and trails, landscaping, irrigation, exterior lighting, storm water drainage, streets and roads, 331
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and vehicle and pedestrian access including curb cuts. Site improvements are required to ensure that there is adequate structure and access to a site. Site improvements also help in making the project more compatible with surrounding neighborhoods.

On- and off-site improvements are generally provided directly by developers when building a new subdivision and are regulated by the Subdivisions Ordinance (Title 16) of the Municipal Code. Specifically, Chapter 16.04.060 specifies the improvement requirements to be performed and fees to be collected prior to approval of the final map.

Typical requirements include: City standard street widths (curb-to-curb): Local Street – 44-60 feet; Collector Street – 44-60 feet; Major Collector – 64-80 feet; Major Arterial– 86- 100 feet; streetlights, traffic signals and street trees; drainage and water system facilities.

The local street and local collector street classifications are the typical requirement for housing development in the City. Most of the City’s on- and off-site improvements are provided through the payment of fees, which have been accounted for under development fees. Outside of subdivision development, new development under established zones pays its prorated share for on/off-site improvements, if found to be required, as a part of the standard fee schedule. The City recognizes that improvements can create barriers to the development of affordable housing. When possible, the City has indicated that they will grant money or other available funding, when available, to offset the cost of on- and offsite improvements in order to assist affordable housing developers in the production of units. The City will also consider deviations to these standards, including the narrowing of streets within planned communities. Site improvements currently required by the City are necessary and have not been determined to constrain the development of affordable housing.

Fees and Exactions
Fees and exactions required of a development pay for public facilities associated with residential development. Planning processing fees cover the cost of reviewing development proposals and are collected at time of project application submittal; development impact fees are collected at the time of building permit issuance and are usually assessed based upon a per unit/lot basis.

Permit Processing Fees for Planning
The following Table IV-6 presents Adelanto’s planning fees which would apply to Planning applications for residential developments. These fees are based on the reasonable cost of providing services.

Table IV-6:

Adelanto Development Review and Land Use Approval Fees
Fee Type Amount
Preliminary Review $1,212
General Plan Amendment $5,540
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) $4,861
Minor CUP $2,430
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Zone Change $5,540
Zone Code Amendment $6,049
Location & Development Plan (LDP) $4,861
Minor LDP $2,430
Specific Plan $6,898
Specific Plan Amendment $4,352
Environmental Assessment* $2,230
Variance (Major) $2,485
Variance (Minor) $1,636
Modification (Major) $2,824
Modification (Minor) $1,752
Tentative Parcel Map $3,503
Tentative Parcel Map Amendment $1,806
Tentative Tract Map $4,861+$60/lot
Tentative Tract Map Amendment $2,824
Density Bonus Agreement $4,352
Appeal Administrative Decision to PC $1,806
Appeal Decision to City Council $2,146
Time Extension $2,146
Filing Fee $85
*The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) applies to all discretionary “projects” and all applicants must complete an Environmental Assessment and submit an Environmental Assessment Fee of $2,230.00 as part of the land use approval application process. The appropriate CEQA determination must be made by a qualified environmental consulting firm, which shall be hired and paid for by the applicant. The City has established a list of qualified consultants, which is available at the front counter of the Development Services Department. Once a project is approved by the designated decisionmaking body, a Notice of Exemption (NOE) or Notice of Determination (NOD) must be filed with the San Bernardino County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Separate filing fees apply.

In addition to Planning fees, Public Works fees may apply if a project requires review and approval of any plans by the City Engineer or requires inspection by the Adelanto Public Works Department and standard Building Plan check and permit fees apply to all construction projects. All of the above Planning fees are reasonable, particularly when compared to those charged by other California communities, and, in many instances, do not even fully reimburse the City for the actual costs involved. These fees do not significantly add to the cost of market rate or affordable housing being constructed in the City.
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Development Impact Fees
Adelanto charges Planning fees to process and review plans for residential projects and charges Development Impact fees to ensure that infrastructure and facilities are in place to serve the projects. Development fees that apply to residential development in Adelanto are substantially low relative to most areas in Southern California. The City has designed its fees to recuperate City costs associated with the review and approval of proposed projects while not unduly constraining the financial feasibility and development of market rate and affordable housing. In addition to Development Services Department fees, the San Bernardino County Fire Department also requires development review fees. The City has adopted the following development impact fees for the improvement of infrastructure and public facilities in Table IV-7, on the following page. 334
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Table IV-7:

Development Impact Fees
Square Footage Fee Amount
Circulation Impact Fee
Single Family Residential $4,452 per unit
Multi-Family Residential $3,076 per unit
Non-Residential $235 per unit
Fire Impact Fee
Single Family Residential $235 per unit
Multi-Family Residential $162 per unit
Non-Residential $893 per unit
Park and Recreation Fee
Single Family & Multi-Family-Residential $2,890 per unit Drainage Impact Fee
Single Family Residential $3,132 per unit
Multi-Family Residential $1,566 per unit
Non-Residential $11,900 per Acre
Water Connection Fee $595 per unit EDU
Supplemental Connection Fee $2,420 per EDU
Reclaimed Water Fee $250.00 per unit EDU
Water Meter Fee $250 per EDU
Sewer Connection Fee
Sewer Connection Fee $1,543.72 per EDU
APUA Treatment Fee $1,511.24 per EDU
School District Fee:

Residential Rate $3.37 per sq ft Adelanto School District Residential Rate $1.79 per sq ft Victor Valley UHSD
Commercial Rate $0.27 per sq ft
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Exactions
Potential exactions that apply to a residential development project include the land dedicated for off-site improvements to serve the development (noted above) and the dedication of land for the provision of neighborhood or community parks and/or recreation facilities, or the payment of an in-lieu fee to the City based on the equivalent land value. Adelanto's park dedication requirement is 3 acres per 1,000 residents, which is below the maximum limit of 5 acres per 1,000 residents permitted under State law (Quimby Act). Therefore, this requirement does not pose a constraint to the development of new housing in the area.

Cumulative Development Fees
Table IV-8 indicates cumulative Planning Permit Processing fees and Development Impact fees for a 2,400-square-foot, single-family residence and a 6,000-square-foot, 5- unit apartment building in the City core area. The typical estimated overall cost of development per unit is based on the 2023 ICC building valuation per square foot for wood-framed single-family and multi-family construction, discussed in the “Cost of Construction” section of this chapter.

Table IV-8:

Cumulative Development Fees: Residential Development
Item Amount
2,400-SF Single-Family Residence
Minor LDP $2,430
Filing Fee $85
Environmental Assessment $2,230
Circulation $4,452
Fire $235
Park & Recreation $2,890
Drainage $3,132
Sewer $1,544
School
*Adelanto School District $8,088
Total $25,086
Typical estimated overall cost of development per unit (2400 sf) $401,688 Estimated proportion of fee cost to overall development cost 6.25% 6,000-SF 5-Unit Apartment Building
Location & Development Plan $4,861
Filing Fee $85
Environmental Assessment $2,230
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Circulation $15,380
6,000-SF 5-Unit Apartment Building continued
Fire $810
Park & Recreation $14,450
Drainage $7,830
Sewer $7,719
School
*Adelanto School District $20,220
Total $73,585
Total per unit $14,717
Typical estimated overall cost of development per unit (1200 sf) $187,140 Estimated proportion of fee cost to overall development cost 7.86% All of these fees have been developed in accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act. The fee structure incentivizes the effective use of services and compact development in that multifamily residential development will frequently incur a lower fee per unit. As these fees are at or below 10-15% of overall development costs, development fees are not currently a constraint to the development of new housing.

Website Publication of Fees
Government Code §65940.1(a) requires a city with a website to publish “A current schedule of fees, exactions, and affordability requirements… applicable to a proposed housing development.” and update this information within 30 days of any changes.

Planning Division fees are published in the applicable application forms on the Planning Division “Application Forms and Permits” web page at
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/340/Application-Permits. Engineering Department fees are published on the Engineering Department Information and Documents web page at https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/183/Engineering-Department-Information-Docum. Building & Safety Department permit fees are not published on the City’s website. Development Impact fees are published on the City’s website at
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/2204/Development-Impact-Fees which is accessible from the Planning Division “Application Forms and Permits” web page. A program is included in Chapter V to ensure that development impact fees and in-lieu fees are published on the City’s website.

Variety of Housing Types / Special Needs Housing
Farm Worker Housing
Adelanto allows agriculture (specifically cannabis cultivation) in the LM, LMCO, MI, and ADD zones, but does not have specific code provisions related to employee or farm worker housing.
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In Adelanto, households of unrelated people, including farm workers and other types of employees, may occupy any single-family or multi-family dwelling unit in the City, as the Adelanto Municipal Code definition of family is “A group of one or more individuals living under one roof.”
California Health & Safety Code §17021.6 deems employee housing an agricultural use and requires county and local governments to permit employee housing in the same manner as any other agricultural activity in the same zone. This State statute requires farm labor housing as large as 36 beds in group quarters, or 12 family/household units, to be permitted. It also states that “No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other discretionary zoning clearance shall be required of this employee housing that is not required of any other agricultural activity in the same zone.” The Department of Housing and Community Development has recently been requiring county and local codes to specifically identify employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees as a single-family structure with a residential land use designation, despite the fact that Adelanto’s broad definition of “family” includes employee housing by inference. A program is included in Chapter V to add employee housing for six or fewer employees per California Health & Safety Code §17021.5 to the definition of “family” in the Adelanto Zoning Code so that dwellings for employees are explicitly identical to family dwellings per the Adelanto Zoning Code.

A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Municipal Code to allow farm labor housing per California Health & Safety Code §17021.6. This change to the Adelanto Municipal Code would also allow an applicant to submit an “eligible agricultural employee housing development” application under California Health & Safety Code §17021.8 which is referenced in California Health & Safety Code §17021.6.

As indicated previously, farmworkers account for a small proportion of the City’s total population. In recent years, commercial cannabis operations have been approved.

Because of the nature of the cultivation operations and the need of continuous monitoring of ongoing growing and cultivation operations, there will be an increased need for onsite worker housing related to cannabis operations. Towards this end, the City will consider a Zoning Code Amendment to expand the definition and use of a caretaker residence in conjunction with cannabis operations. This use is defined as “a dwelling unit accessory to the principal use on a site which is intended for occupancy by a caretaker, security guard, worker, or similar person generally requiring residence on the site”.
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Emergency Shelters
The City of Adelanto Municipal Code defines “emergency shelter” as “A facility that provides immediate short-term housing and supplemental services to homeless persons or families. Supplemental services may include; food, counseling, and access to other social programs.” Senate Bill 2, enacted in October 2007, requires local governments to identify one or more zoning categories that allow emergency shelters without discretionary action. More recent legislation, including Assembly Bill (AB) 2339, effective January 1, 2023, added additional requirements for cities regarding emergency shelters.

Adelanto allows emergency shelters/homeless shelters in the Desert Living (DL) zones by right, subject to the standards for emergency shelters in AMC 17.20.110. The City also allows emergency shelters in the Light Manufacturing (LM), Manufacturing/Industrial (MI), and Airport Development District (ADD) zones with approval of a conditional use permit. The DL zones are residential zones that encompass approximately 3,300 vacant acres within the City boundary. The DL-2.5, DL-5, and DL9 zones allow for single-family dwellings on minimum 2.5-acre, 5-acre, and 9-acre lots, respectively. Larger lots allow for adequate parking, service facilities, animal keeping, and space to serve the occupants of these types of facilities. Potential land use conflicts are moderated in the DL zones with the types of uses permitted. Existing industrial uses in the LM, MI, and ADD zones make the CUP necessary for any proposed emergency shelters.

The San Bernardino Continuums of Care Homeless Count and Survey is an annual report that conducts a one-day count and subpopulation survey of sheltered and unsheltered individuals in San Bernardino County to determine the number of homeless people and understand their subpopulation characteristics. The count for 2023 took place during the last week of January.

Specifically in Adelanto, the Continuums of Care (CoC) identified a total of 35 homeless individuals. Out of these, none were in sheltered accommodations, 13 were in transitional housing, and 22 were unsheltered. Adelanto does not have any emergency shelters, but the nearest one is in Victorville, which is approximately 7 miles away from central Adelanto. The vacant properties in the DL zones have sufficient capacity to accommodate the need for emergency shelter in Adelanto.

AMC 17.20.110 applies the following special standards to emergency shelters in the DL zones:
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operation and a designated area shall be maintained for such personnel near the main entry of the facility.
• Proximity to other emergency shelters: An emergency shelter shall be a minimum of 1,000 feet from a nursing home, school, public park, assembly facility or another emergency shelter.
• Length of stay:
o The maximum length of stay for a resident of an emergency shelter shall be six months.
o Each shelter must designate and maintain set hours of operation for intake and discharge and must clearly display the hours of operation at the entrance.
• Security:
o There shall be no outdoor storage permitted, including but not limited to clothes lines and shopping carts.
o Loitering or panhandling at or near shelters is prohibited, including but not limited to, businesses, sidewalks, parking lots, public parks, rightof-way or other private properties. o A shelter shall not admit any person who is wanted by the police or has been convicted of a violent crime. The operator shall conduct a background check using the Megan’s Law database and restrict client intake in accordance with state sex offender residency restrictions. o Each shelter shall submit, on a monthly basis, the names and number of homeless personnel to the Sheriff’s Department.
o Emergency shelters shall provide a detailed security plan for review and approval to the Planning Department prior to operation. Any violation of the approved security plan shall be grounds for the revocation of the business and/or occupancy license.
o A restroom facility shall be provided for every twenty clients residing at the shelter. Separate and secured areas shall be provided for both men and women for sleeping, showering and restroom facilities. The shelter manager shall be responsible for ensuring that all restrooms and showering facilities comply with City and State building Codes.

Of the above special standards, the proximity standard is not permissible by Gov. Code §65583(a)(4)(B), as that section limits the distance requirements that local governments can apply to only “the proximity to other emergency shelters, provided that emergency shelters are not required to be more than 300 feet apart.” Except for the 1000-foot distance requirement, the special standards for emergency shelters are not a constraint to establishing an emergency shelter in Adelanto because the standards are objective, allow a shelter to meet the needs of the local homeless population, and are reasonable to ensure the security of the people being served. The state statute has been interpreted to require that the parking standard be based on only the parking needs of staff working in the shelter and cannot require additional parking 340
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based on other factors such as number of beds. Program 13 in Chapter V includes actions to revise the proximity requirement to comply with state law and ensure appropriate parking requirements limited to the needs of staff working in the shelter.

Low Barrier Navigation Centers
Per Gov. Code §65660, “Low Barrier Navigation Center” means a Housing First, lowbarrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. Low barrier includes best practices to reduce barriers to entry, such as allowing partners, pets, storage of personal items, and privacy. Gov. Code §65662 requires Low Barrier Navigation Centers to be allowed by right in areas zoned for mixed use and non-residential zones permitting multi-family uses, provided it meets certain requirements listed in the statute. The Adelanto Municipal Code does not address Low Barrier Navigation Centers.

As Adelanto has a mixed use zone, revisions to the Adelanto Municipal Code are required to achieve consistency with State law. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Municipal Code to allow Low Barrier Navigation Centers by right in the MU zone with appropriate development standards.

Transitional Housing
The Adelanto Municipal Code defines “transitional housing” as “Buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance.”
Adelanto allows transitional housing by right in all residential zones and in the MU zone.

The Adelanto Municipal Code requires transitional housing to adhere to the same development and management standards as other similar residential uses in the same zones; there are no special development standards that apply to transitional housing.

Gov. Code §65583(c)(3) has been interpreted to require that transitional housing be allowed in all zones that allow the underlying residential development type (e.g., singlefamily residence, multi-family residence), and subject to only those restrictions placed on the underlying development type. The Adelanto Municipal Code doesn’t allow transitional housing in the AP and OS zones where single-family residences are allowed by right. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Municipal Code to allow transitional housing in the AP and OS zone subject to only those restrictions placed on the underlying housing development type.
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Supportive Housing
The Adelanto Municipal Code defines “Supportive housing” as: “Housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.”
Adelanto allows supportive housing by right in all residential zones and in the MU zone.

The Adelanto Municipal Code requires supportive housing to adhere to the same development and management standards as other similar residential uses in the same zones; there are no special development standards that apply to supportive housing.

Gov. Code §65583(c)(3) has been interpreted to require that supportive housing be allowed in all zones that allow the underlying residential development type (e.g., singlefamily residence, multi-family residence), and subject to only those restrictions placed on the underlying development type. The Adelanto Municipal Code doesn’t allow supportive housing in the AP and OS zones where single-family residences are allowed by right. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Municipal Code to allow supportive housing in the AP and OS zone subject to only those restrictions placed on the underlying housing development type.

Recent changes in state law have created an additional sub-category of eligible supportive housing with additional restrictions on local government review. The City of Adelanto code requirements are not compliant with Gov. Code §65583(c)(3) and Gov.

Code §65651 which require that a) supportive housing (that is eligible per Gov. Code §65650 et seq.) shall be a use by right in all zones where multi-family and mixed uses are permitted and b) only objective development and design standards that apply to other multi-family development in the same zone can be applied to eligible supportive housing. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Zoning Code regarding supportive housing that is eligible per Gov. Code §65650 et seq. to: a) allow eligible supportive housing by right in all zones where multi-family or mixed uses are permitted by right or by conditional use permit, and b) clarify the ministerial application of objective design standards to eligible supportive housing, per State law.

Single-Room Occupancy Units
The Adelanto Municipal Code allows single-room occupancy (SRO) facilities by right in all residential zones and the MU zone. However, the code has no definition of SRO facilities or units. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the Adelanto Zoning Code to facilitate housing opportunities for extremely low-income persons by establishing definitions, performance standards, and siting regulations for single-room occupancy developments (SRO).
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Manufactured Homes
The Adelanto Municipal Code defines a manufactured home as “a dwelling unit certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code.” The City of Adelanto allows manufactured residential units and mobile homes to be installed as single-family residences on permanent foundations outside of designated mobile home parks on properties in the DL-9, DL-5, DL-2.5, R-S1, R1-.5, R1, R-S5, and AP zones. The permit process to install a manufactured home on a foundation system on a property outside of a mobile home park is identical to the permit process to construct a conventional single-family residence. As allowed by Gov. Code §65852.3(a), the City prohibits the installation of manufactured homes more than 10 years old (AMC

14.30.070.B). Manufactured homes are required to comply with the zone development standards applicable to a conventionally built single-family dwelling. The only specific provisions in the Zoning Code for manufactured homes are provisions in 17.20.040(f) and 17.22.040(f) requiring them to be designed and built to have an appearance similar to or in conformance with the predominating architectural style of homes on the street.

In general, Adelanto’s requirements for manufactured homes are consistent with the requirements of Gov. Code §65852.3 in that manufactured homes are allowed by right in the same locations that conventionally built residential units are allowed, subject to the same zone development standards. However, manufactured homes are not allowed in the RM-12 and OS zones, where conventional single-family dwellings are allowed. A program is included in Chapter V to amend the code to correct this oversight.

Mobile Home Parks
The City of Adelanto defines “Mobilehome” and “Mobilehome Park or Subdivision” as the following:
• “Mobilehome” A structure designed for single-family detached residential use that has been manufactured pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
• “Mobilehome Park or Subdivision” A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into (2) or more mobile home lots for sale or rent.

Adelanto allows mobile home parks with the approval of a conditional use permit in the DL zones, and subject to the development standards as listed in AMC 17.20.060. The City of Adelanto’s development standards are sufficient to provide quality of life for mobile home park communities, and are not a constraint to the maintenance, improvement, and development of mobile home parks.

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Residential Care Facilities
Residential care facilities are licensed facilities that serve children, adults, or the elderly with disabilities, or ongoing care needs in a residential setting, including group homes.

California Health & Safety Code §1566 et seq. governs local regulation of residential care facilities which require that 1) no conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance shall be required of a residential facility that serves six or fewer persons that is not required of a family dwelling of the same type in the same zone and 2) any development standards for building heights, setback, lot dimensions, or placement of signs of a residential facility that serves six or fewer persons are identical to those applied to other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

Adelanto allows residential care facilities for 6 or fewer persons by right in all residential zones. Residential care facilities for 7 or more persons are allowed in all residential zones, except R3-30, with approval of a conditional use permit. No special development standards apply to these uses, except that residential care facilities require one parking space for every four beds, plus parking for on-site employee housing. The parking requirement for a residential care facility is not a constraint because, for instance, the spaces can be located on the front driveway as well as the garage of a typical singlefamily residence.

A program is included in Chapter V to amend the code to allow residential care facilities for seven or more persons in all residential zones with an objective and certain process, similar to other residential uses.

Reasonable Accommodation
Adelanto defines “reasonable accommodations” under the Fair Housing Acts as “a deviation that provides a person with a disability relief from, and flexibility in, the application of the City’s zoning, building, and land use laws, regulations, policies or procedures, which is necessary to provide a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.” The City recently adopted Ordinance 623 to establish Reasonable Accommodation procedures.

Reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act is permitted for single- and multi-family dwellings in all residential zones. Per Ordinance 623, the Planning Staff has the authority to review the appropriate submitted application and approve requests at the public counter for reasonable accommodation, including whether the applicant is a disabled person within the meaning of this chapter, if the required findings in Section

17.195.090, Findings and Decision, can be made. If an immediate decision cannot be made administratively, the Development Services Director or designee shall render a decision within ten (10) days after the application is complete and shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application based on the findings set forth below per Section

17.195.090:
(1) The housing, which is the subject of the request, will be used by an individual disabled as defined under the Acts.
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(2) The requested reasonable accommodation is necessary to make specific housing available to an individual with a disability under the Acts. (3) The requested reasonable accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the City.
(4) The requested reasonable accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of a City program or law, including but not limited to land use and zoning.
(5) The requested reasonable accommodation would not adversely impact surrounding properties or uses.
(6) There are no reasonable alternatives that would provide an equivalent level of benefit without requiring a modification or exception to the City’s applicable rules, standards and practices.

The current process for obtaining reasonable accommodation is expeditious, has no associated application fees, and the findings are consistent with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act. The City’s reasonable accommodation process is not a constraint to meeting the particular housing needs of individuals with disabilities.

Other State Housing Legislation
Housing Accountability Act
The Housing Accountability Act places limits on the ability of cities and counties to disapprove or condition approval of housing development projects. This Act is codified in Gov. Code §65589.5. Including an update by SB 330 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 and extended to January 1, 2030 by SB 8), the Housing Accountability Act includes the following provisions:
• For emergency shelters and housing development projects for very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, a local agency cannot a) disapprove or b) condition approval in a manner that renders the project infeasible, unless it makes certain written findings.
• For a housing development project for very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, if a local agency denies the project or imposes conditions that have a substantial adverse impact on the viability or affordability of the housing development for the protected groups, in a court action, the burden of proof is on the local agency.
• For a housing development project that complies with objective standards in effect at the time the application was deemed complete, a local agency, when proposing to disapprove or impose a condition that the project be developed at a lower density, shall make written findings of a specific adverse impact on public health or safety with no feasible way to mitigate or avoid the impact other than to disapprove or develop the project at a lower density. • For a housing development project that is consistent with the General Plan but the zoning is inconsistent with the General Plan, the proposed development shall not require a rezoning and shall not be considered inconsistent because 345
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of inconsistent zoning. If the local agency has complied with the time frames for notification, the local agency may require the proposed development to comply with the standards of zoning which is consistent with the General Plan, but the standards must be applied in a way to facilitate and accommodate development at the density allowed by the general plan and proposed by the project.
• For a housing development project, the project shall be subject only to the ordinances, policies, and standards adopted and in effect when a preliminary application including all of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 65941.1 was submitted, with specified exceptions, including automatic adjustment to fees and exactions, those necessary to avoid or substantially lessen an impact under CEQA, or the project is revised by 20% or more of residential units or square footage (SB 330).
• For a housing development project that is inconsistent with standards, the local agency shall notify the applicant:
o For 150 or fewer units projects: Within 30 days of complete date o For 151+ units projects: Within 60 days of complete date o Notes: Failure of notification means the project can be deemed consistent. Receipt of a density bonus is not an inconsistency with standards (SB 330).

Adelanto follows the provisions of the Housing Accountability Act governing the review of housing development projects. As it is the City’s practice to promptly notify applicants of inconsistencies with standards, the City is in compliance with the Housing Accountability Act.

Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330)
The Housing Crisis Act suspends certain restrictions on housing development, streamlines the residential development process, and expedites the permitting of housing where housing shortages are apparent. Under the following SB 330 provisions, the definition of “housing development project” is expanded to include proposals to develop a single housing unit. SB 330 is effective on January 1, 2020 and is extended by SB 8 to sunset January 1, 2030. Provisions of SB 330 include:
• For a housing development project that complies with applicable objective general plan and zoning standards, a city or county shall not conduct more than five public hearings, including continued public hearings, to review and make a decision on the project (Gov. Code §65905.5).
• Requires the local government to determine a site’s historical status at the time of application completeness (Gov. Code §65913.10).
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a checklist and form. To remain vested, among other requirements, the applicant will need to submit a development application within 180 days of the preliminary application (Gov. Code §65941.1).
• Amends the Permit Streamlining Act to require the local agency to provide an exhaustive list of items that are not complete (Gov. Code §65943). • Amends the Permit Streamlining Act to shorten the time to make a decision on a housing development project to 90 days from the certification of an environmental impact report, and to 60 days from certification of an EIR for a project that meets certain affordability requirements (Gov. Code §65950). • For affected cities and counties, limitations on planning policy actions that reduce housing development capacity, prohibition on imposing or enforcing design standards established on or after January 1, 2020 that are not objective design standards on housing, and requirements that affected cities and counties shall not approve housing development projects that demolish one or more residential dwelling units (unless at least as many units are replaced), and shall not approve a housing development project that will demolish occupied or vacant protected units, unless certain conditions are met. Affected cities and counties are determined to be in an urbanized area or urban cluster by the Department of Housing and Community Development (Gov. Code §66300). • Affected cities and counties (as defined in Gov. Code §66300) shall include in their application submittal requirements a request for information on demolition and displacement to implement Gov. Code §66300 (Gov. Code §65940).

As Adelanto processes development applications quickly, it follows the provisions of the Housing Crisis Act. The City has a preliminary application process and also accepts the HCD SB 330 Preliminary Application Form from applicants, which is consistent with the intent of the Housing Crisis Act. As an affected city, Adelanto has followed the provisions of Gov. Code §66300 regarding planning policy actions and has not established new design guidelines since January 1, 2020. To ensure the City’s compliance with the requirements for replacement of residential units and protected residential units, a program is included in Chapter V for Adelanto to include requirements in their application forms for existing housing unit information to satisfy the requirements of Gov.

Code §66300.

AB 2011 (Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022) AB 2011 is the primary housing production bill of the 2022 legislative session. AB 2011 creates a ministerial, California Environmental Quality Act-exempt, time limited approval process for multi-family housing developments on commercially zoned properties.

Project developers must pay prevailing wages to construction workers and meet specified Below Market Rate (BMR) affordable housing targets. The legislation provides two options; one for 100% BMR projects, and a second for mixed-income (typically 15% BMR) projects located specifically on “commercial corridors.” Codified in Gov. Code §65400, §65585, and §65912.100 through §65912.131, AB 2011 is effective on July 1, 2023 and sunsets January 1, 2033.
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The City of Adelanto will implement the provisions of AB 2011 upon receipt of an application invoking those statutes.

SB 6 (Middle Class Housing Act of 2022)
SB 6 allows residential development on property zoned for retail and office space without needing to be rezoned and allows project applicants to invoke the Housing Accountability Act to limit local discretion to deny or condition approval of a project. SB 6 does not provide a ministerial approval pathway and requires applicants to commit to both prevailing wage and more costly “skilled and trained workforce” requirements for project labor (although the law provides an “off ramp” if fewer than two bidders bid for a contract under the “skilled and trained workforce” requirement). SB 6 does not contain any BMR requirements, and it has fewer site exclusions than AB 2011. It is likely to be used most frequently in lower-cost areas of California and on sites where AB 2011 is not available. Codified in Gov. Code §65852.24 and §65913.4, SB 6 is effective on July 1, 2023 and sunsets January 1, 2033.

The City of Adelanto will implement the provisions of SB 6 upon receipt of an application invoking those statutes.

AB 2097
AB 2097 prohibits a public agency from imposing or enforcing minimum automobile parking requirements on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one half mile of a major transit stop. “Major transit stop” means a site containing an existing rail or bus rapid transit station, a ferry terminal served by bus or rail transit, or the intersection of two or more major bus routes with service intervals of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods.

A local agency may impose or enforce minimum automobile parking requirements on a housing development project if it makes certain written findings within 30 days of receipt of a complete application. Codified in Gov. Code §65585 and §65863.2, AB 2097 is effective on January 1, 2023.

As there are no major transit stops in Adelanto, Adelanto is not subject to AB 2097.

AB 2234
AB 2234 requires a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a post-entitlement phase permit, to post an example of a complete, approved application and an example of a complete set of post-entitlement phase permits for at least five types of housing development projects and to make those items available no later than January 1, 2024. It also imposes timing limits for the local agency to deem post-entitlement applications complete and approve/deny post-entitlement applications.

It also requires local agencies to accept post-entitlement applications by email or online permitting system by specified dates. Codified in Gov. Code §65589.5, §65913.3, and §65913.3.5, AB 2234 is effective on January 1, 2023.

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AB 2668
In addition to clarifying the SB 35 streamlined approval process, AB 2668 amends the rules regarding nexus studies for housing development fees. Codified in Gov. Code §65913.4 and §66016.5, AB 2668 is effective on January 1, 2023.

Adelanto will follow the requirements of AB 2668 should the City establish a new application processing fee or development impact fee.

AB 916
AB 916 prohibits a local agency from requiring a public hearing to reconfigure existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing dwelling unit. This requirement is limited to a permit application for no more than two additional bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit. The local agency may still require a public hearing for a proposed project to increase the number of primary dwelling units within an existing structure.

Codified in Gov. Code §65850.02, AB 916 is effective on January 1, 2023.

As Adelanto does not require a public hearing for proposals to reconfigure existing residential space in existing dwelling units, including in situations where the structure or use is non-conforming (provided the use is not enlarged or expanded), Adelanto is in compliance with AB 916.

B. Environmental Constraints
The City of Adelanto is a rural desert environment susceptible to many natural hazards including wildfire, earthquakes, floods, and hazardous materials. Residential developments located near active earthquake faults must provide specific mitigation and comply with appropriate seismic codes. Future residential developments located near excessive transportation-related noise sources or other nuisances should have adequate insulation to protect residents from noise pollution. Key environmental constraints and the specific requirements are outlined in greater detail in the sections that follow.

Areas of Steep Slopes
Landslides and slope stability do not affect the City of Adelanto since it is flat in topography.

Flooding
The impact and vulnerability for the residents are considered a low risk for the City of Adelanto. However, there have been winter storms that have caused flooding in the area.

Just a few inches of water from a flood may result in many thousands of dollars in damage.

According to the National Flood Insurance Program, over the past 10 years, the average flood claim payout in California has amounted to nearly $44,401. Flood insurance is the best way for homeowners and renters to protect themselves from devastating financial loss. Residential Flood insurance is available to homeowners, renters, condo owners, and commercial building owners. The cost for flood insurance varies depending on how much insurance is purchased, what it covers, and the property’s overall flood risk. 349
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has prepared Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for the City of Adelanto and the unincorporated areas. In order to mitigate potential flooding, the City refers to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District Master Drainage Plan and requires private development to design drainage systems according to this plan. The costliest constraint tied to flooding is the requirement to get a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, or California State Department of Fish and Wildlife if the property is adjacent to or modifying a drainage wash which is deemed to be under the definition of “waters of the United States.” This permit can take months to process from each department. In addition, future developments may need to be altered to prevent the loss or damage of the drainage area. The City, through its development and/or environmental review process, will evaluate localized flooding. None of the potential housing sites are located in a designated floodplain. This hazard has been identified in the Local Hazards Mitigation Plan (LHMP 2020) which will be updated every five years according to the Stafford Act.

Geological Constraints
The City of Adelanto is located in a seismically active region. Earthquakes from several active and potentially active faults in the Southern California region could affect the proposed development within the City. In 1972, the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Zoning Act was passed in response to the damage sustained in the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake.

The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act's main purpose is to prevent the construction of buildings used for human occupancy on the surface trace of active faults.

The fault lines that will impact the City are:
• San Andreas Fault (approximately 14 miles southeast of Adelanto’s border) • Helendale Fault
• Blake Ranch Fault
• Mirage Valley Fault
• Llano Fault
However, because of the high probability of seismic activity, consistent with Seismic Safety Zone IV of the California Code, new development is required to employ design and construction techniques that will reduce the potential for loss of life, injury, and property damage in the event of a major earthquake. These requirements add to the cost of building residential structures. None of the potential housing sites identified in the sites inventory are located near identified faults in Alquist-Priolo special seismic study zones.

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adopts these building codes every 3 years on recommendation and action by the Building Standards Commission (BSC). The BSC has a series of public hearings to adopt or make stronger what is recommended by the IBCs to create the California Building Code (CBC).

Once adopted, the CBC is accepted or strengthened further by agencies and local jurisdictions. Code amendments or City Ordinances that go “beyond the CBC” can be adopted outside of the 3-year cycle at the local level. The City utilizes the 2022 CBC, which took effect on January 1, 2023. Geologic hazards have been identified in the LHMP 2020 which will be updated every five years.

Wildfires
Wildfires pose a risk to the residents in Adelanto and their homes by an increasing trend in structural losses from wildland fires. The risk is predominantly associated with wildland‐ urban interface (WUI) areas. WUI is a general term that applies to development interspersed within or adjacent to landscapes that support wildland fire.

The wildfires may have an effect on infrastructure. Due to destroyed powerlines, wildfires often result in power outages. These outages can be extensive in geographic areas and number of persons affected. Power is a major component to water supply due to the pumps relying on power to operate. To lessen the threat of fire from burning buildings, the City will be mindful of providing ample space between structures and flammable vegetation. Within this space, the fire service has room to battle wildfire before it reaches the structure or to stop a structural fire before it ignites the wildland vegetation. This hazard has been identified in the LHMP 2020, which will be updated every five years.

Biological Resources
Alluvial fans and floodplains support distinctive scrub vegetation within Adelanto, containing an assortment of plants characteristic of Mojave Creosote Bush Scrub, Mojave Wash Scrub, and Joshua Tree Woodland communities. Such areas are known habitats for a variety of wildlife, including the desert tortoise and Mojave ground squirrel. Mojave Riparian Forest habitat is found along the Mojave River, as well as in some of the natural drainage courses throughout the City. A variety of animal species may use the stream courses as a movement corridor.

The City of Adelanto is within the California Desert Conservation Area, which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). A portion of the northernmost part of Adelanto is within the Desert Conservation Area Plan’s “Western Mojave Desert” critical habitat area. The City of Adelanto is also subject to the California Desert Native Plant Act. The identification of these resources within the City are not considered to be a constraint to the development of housing as the City has plenty of land outside of the California Desert Conservation Area that is vacant and available for development.

As of September 22, 2020, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), temporarily listed the western Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) as an endangered species for one year until a final decision is made. Therefore, any attempt to remove a Joshua tree or part of a Joshua tree, dead or alive from its current position will require an Incidental 351
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Take Permit (ITP). The City of Adelanto’s Municipal Code (17.57.040) also requires that the City comply with the County of San Bernardino’s ordinances on Joshua trees. County of San Bernardino’s Municipal Code (Chapter 18.01.060) requires preservation of Joshua trees given their importance in the desert community. A qualified County-approved biologist or arborist should be retained to conduct any future relocation/transplanting activities and should follow the protocol of the County’s Municipal Code (Appendix B:

Chapter 18.01) and the States ITP process. The following criteria must be utilized by the contractor when conducting any future transplanting activities. • Joshua trees must be retained in place or replanted somewhere on the site where they can remain in perpetuity or will be transplanted to an off-site area approved by the County where they can remain in perpetuity. Joshua trees that are deemed not suitable for transplanting will be cut up and discarded as per County requirements.
• Earthen berms must be created around each tree by the biologist prior to excavation, and the trees will be watered approximately one week before transplanting. Watering the trees prior to excavation will help make excavation easier, ensure the root ball will hold together, and minimize stress on the tree. • Each tree must be moved to a pre-selected location that has already been excavated and will be placed and oriented in the same direction as its original direction. The hole will be backfilled with native soil, and the transplanted tree will be immediately watered. The biologist will develop a watering regimen to ensure the survival of the transplanted trees. The watering regimen will be based on the needs of the trees and the local precipitation.

This is now a significant financial constraint on development due to the potential cost and delays. The ITP must be obtained before development can begin. This process may take six months or more to complete. In 2021, these delays have resulted in increased costs related, making some developments infeasible. Once the CDFW identifies potential mitigation to offset the proposed impacts of a project, the required mitigation adds to the development costs of projects.

Cultural Resources
The Victor Valley area is a part of the homeland of the Serrano people, which is centered in the San Bernardino Mountains. Together with that of the Vanyume people, linguistically a subgroup, the traditional territory of the Serrano also includes part of the San Gabriel Mountains, much of the San Bernardino Valley, and the Mojave River valley in the southern portion of the Mojave Desert, extending as far east as the Cady, Bullion, Sheep Hole, and Coxcomb Mountains. Prior to European contact, the Serrano were primarily huntergatherers and occasionally fishers and settled mostly on elevated terraces, hills, and finger ridges near where flowing water emerged from the mountains. They were loosely organized into exogamous clans, which were led by hereditary heads, and the clans in turn were affiliated with one of two exogamous moieties. Although contact with Europeans may have occurred as early as 1771 or 1772, Spanish influence on Serrano lifeways was negligible until the 1810s when a mission asistencia (sub-mission) was established on the 352
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southern edge of Serrano territory. Between then and the end of the mission era in 1834, most of the Serrano in the western portion of their traditional territory were removed to nearby missions. In the eastern portion, a series of punitive expeditions in 1866-1870 resulted in the death or displacement of almost all remaining Serrano population in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Today, most Serrano descendants are affiliated with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, or the Serrano Nation of Indians. Because of the renewed interest in ensuring that cultural resources are not lost as part of development, all new development that is subject to discretionary review must adhere to the requirements of AB 52 which can add to the time required to complete a project’s environmental review.

Under AB 52, public agencies are required to consult with Native American tribes during the CEQA process. AB-52 outlines procedures for implementing the tribal consultation process in compliance with CEQA. Tribal consultation was also added as a requirement for housing projects using SB 35 streamlining. While this process is important in ensuring that cultural and tribal resources are considered in new development projects, the process does add to the time and cost of the environmental review of housing developments that are subject to CEQA.

C. Infrastructure Constraints
Infrastructure that is substandard and needs to be replaced or the need for new facilities may also add to development costs. The potential infrastructure constraints that should be considered as part of any future residential development are outlined in this section.

The lack of necessary infrastructure or public services can constrain residential development in a community by increasing costs and reducing the amount of land suitable for housing. There is a lack of adequate infrastructure—namely roads, sewers, and water—in certain portions of Adelanto that may serve as a constraint to the development of housing. As demonstrated in the Existing Sewer Facilities map in the Public Facilities Element of the General Plan, sewer and water facilities are generally available within the central and southern portions, and some in the northern portions of the City. The City has identified housing sites in areas that are anticipated to become new growth corridors along future major roadways, including Highway 395, El Mirage Road, Rancho Road, and Palmdale Road. As these roadways are established, the City anticipates the development of infrastructure to occur simultaneously. The City has also identified a core growth area to serve, essentially as a growth boundary to ensure that development occurs in a responsible and feasible manner and that infrastructure can be developed to support new housing and commercial development. Individual infrastructure constraints are discussed further in the sections that follow.

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experienced residential growth and increased its wastewater flow beyond the capacity of its existing treatment facility forcing them to bypass wastewater flow to a neighboring utility for treatment. At the time, the WWTF received an average flow of 1.8 MGD of which only

1.5 MGD can be treated. In a 2012 agreement with the City, PERC Water provided an upgrade and expansion to increase its treatment capacity to 3.0 MGD (at 100% water treatment) along with the following:
• New screening and washing systems in the headworks,
• All new aeration and blower equipment in the existing secondary basins, • Two (2) new 70’ diameter circular clarifiers,
• an RAS/scum pump station, and
• Two (2) new internal recycle pumping on the biological process.

In addition, PERC Water performs routine collection system cleaning, sewage spill response and cleanup, and industrial sewage pretreatment program.

The city utilizes its published water management plan to project development based on zoning capacity. Water and sewer capacity for such growth is part of the short and longterm capacity increase and within the city’s control under the Adelanto Public Utilities Authority. The City has sufficient sewer capacity for development on all identified sites to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 3,763 units between 2021 and 2029. To ensure sufficient wastewater treatment capacity, the City is expanding treatment facilities, implementing Program 26. The City presently does not have a written procedure to provide affordable housing with priority for water and sewer services consistent with SB 1087. Programs to comply with these requirements and remove these constraints have been included in Chapter V of this housing element.

Water
The City of Adelanto 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) is an update to its 2015 UWMP. The UWMP is a long-term resource planning document required by the State of California Water Code (CWC) Sections 10610-10657, updated by urban water suppliers every five years. The City obtains all of its water supply from local groundwater in the Mojave River Groundwater Basin, commonly referred to as the Mojave Basin Area.

The Mojave Basin Area was the subject of a court-ordered adjudication in 1993 due to the rapid growth within the area, increased withdrawals, and lowered groundwater levels. The City intends to continue to use groundwater as the sole source of potable water supply combined with supplemental water through the intertie with the Victorville Water District (VWD). The City does not have any surface water or stormwater diversion facilities or desalination facilities and is working to improve its recycled water facilities, although does not currently use recycled water. Recycled water will begin delivery for irrigation uses by 2025, increasing through 2045.

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demands and how a perceived shortage may relate to Water Shortage Contingency (WSC) Plan shortage level response actions in the current calendar year. The City’s projected water supply from 2025 to 2045 is 2,851 acre-feet per year (AFY). In 2021, about 4.3 million gallons (12.37 acre-feet [AF]) of water were pumped each day from a combination of eight (8) of the City’s active wells. This pumped water comes from underground storage areas (called “aquifers”) located within the City and along the Mojave River. These aquifers are recharged by rainfall, snowmelt, and (artificially) by the State Water Project (SWP). The City also has an emergency source connection with the City of Victorville for backup or emergency needs. The city utilizes its published water management plan to project development based on zoning capacity. Water and sewer capacity for such growth is part of the short and long-term capacity increase and within the city’s control under the Adelanto Public Utilities Authority. The City does not anticipate the development of supply augmentation actions given that it is 100 percent dependent on a reliable source of groundwater and recycled water is still being developed. The City has sufficient water capacity for development on all identified sites to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 3,763 units between 2021 and 2029.

The City’s water system delivers water to three pressure zones and consists of wells, transmission and distribution pipelines, booster stations and reservoirs. These facilities include:
• Approximately 113 miles of transmission and distribution mains ranging in diameter from 6- to 24-inches;
• Eight active potable water wells with a total pumping capacity of 3,000 gallons per minute (GPM). The City also has eight wells, which are currently inactive, but some of which may be returned to service in future years. • Seven welded steel tanks ranging in size from 0.75 million gallons (MG) to 5 MG with a total capacity of 21.75 MG;
• Four booster stations which pump water from lower to upper-pressure zones; and
• Four pressure-reducing stations, transferring water from upper to lower pressure zones
The City anticipates water demands within its service area will increase over the next 25 years mainly due to population increases within the City’s service area. In 2015, the City identified a number of wells for rehabilitation; however, since that time it was determined due to the age and condition of the wells they should be abandoned or become monitoring wells. Therefore, the City is currently focusing on a new production well. The following are the two projects that would improve the City’s water supply and its reliability:
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of storing and distributing recycled water as well as construction of a recycled water distribution system with connections to parks and streetscape irrigation.

A portion of the recycled water system has been constructed; however, further construction is needed to treat wastewater to Title 22 levels for recycled use, and transmission pipelines must be constructed.

In addition to the proposed improvements, the City of Adelanto is involved in the MWA's Regional Recharge and Recovery Project, known as "R³," which aims to enhance water system flexibility. This project utilizes groundwater wells in the Mojave Basin to distribute stored water to local retail water providers. By pumping groundwater from the designated area, the project benefits each retail water agency and reduces reliance on other groundwater production facilities. The R³ project includes various components such as recharge facilities, production wells, booster pumps, storage reservoirs, interconnections, meters, and chlorination facilities. These facilities offer the redundant capacity to retail agencies during severe outage events. While MWA has the authority to halt deliveries to retail agencies at any time, the R³ facilities can help supplement water supplies during crisis situations, working alongside the retail agencies' own facilities. The City recently adopted numerous water conservation efforts such as Water Conservation Plan and Landscaping/Water Conservation Ordinances, LHMP, UWMP, and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) in their efforts to monitor the supply and demand of water.

These documents are updated regularly, and information is provided on their website.

Drainage & Hydrology
The City of Adelanto is affected by two major drainage areas, of which, the Baldy Mesa Drainage area is the most significant, affecting the most densely populated area of the City. It encompasses 86 square miles immediately south of the City and about 75 % of the existing and incorporated City limits and sphere of influence area. At present, the City does not have an extensive drainage system in place. Drainage improvements are constructed on a project-by-project basis according to the approved Drainage Master Plan. Scattered development in the City has created a somewhat piecemeal drainage system. As development occurs within the City, the drainage system will be completed through the utilization of development impact fees, thus, eliminating any gaps that may exist and reducing any potential drainage problems. Citywide, the construction of future flood control infrastructure will add to the cost of future housing developments.

Solid Waste
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the disposal of solid waste will be a constraint to the development of new housing in the future.

Energy & Dry Utilities
Electrical service in the City of Adelanto is supplied by the Southern California Edison Company (SCE) while natural gas service is provided by the Southwest Gas Company.

The City is home to a number of initiatives designed to promote clean solar power generation. The Adelanto Solar Power Project is expected to produce an average of 20,000 megawatt hours annually and is an important element of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP’s) power supply transformation from fossil fuels to more renewable energy sources. The Adelanto Solar Power Project is being built on a 42-acre site at LADWP’s Adelanto Switching Station. Clean Focus now owns and operates a 3.75-megawatt solar project (solar generation facility) that sells electricity to the SCE under the California Renewable Energy Small Tariff program. A number of other solar projects, such as the 1,197-acre Baldy Mesa Solar Power Project, are in the planning stages. Dry utilities, including electricity, gas, as well as telecommunication, are available to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 3,763 units between 2021 and 2029.

D. Non-Governmental Market Constraints
Housing availability and cost are influenced by market factors over which local government has little or no control. California State law requires that a Housing Element contain a general assessment of market factors and local regulations that create or add to existing development constraints, which serves as the basis for actions that local governments might take to offset their effects. The primary non-governmental constraints to development of new housing are land costs, construction costs, and environmental constraints.

Price of Land
Sufficient, appropriately zoned land is available to accommodate the residential development that is needed in the City of Adelanto through 2031 and beyond. Land is still available at reasonable prices compared to larger urban areas of California and coastal communities up and down the state. Land costs typically include acquisition and the cost of holding land throughout the development process. The land costs can at times account for up to half of the final sales price of new homes in small developments or in areas where developable land is scarce. The 2022 Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing Price Index7indicates that housing prices in Adelanto increased 17.5% since 2021 and San Bernardino County increased 18%. The median value of owner-occupied housing units from 2017-2021 was $239,100 compared to San Bernardino County, which was $370,700 (United States Census Bureau). Based on properties listed for sale in June 2023, land within Adelanto is currently valued between $199,000 and $440,000 for a single-family lot 7 FHFA HPI County Map | Federal Housing Finance Agency; FHFA HPI ZIP5 Map | Federal Housing Finance Agency
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and no developed multi-family parcels of land available. Undeveloped land within Adelanto ranges from $2,000 to $14,000 per acre. Land prices in Adelanto are generally lower than the land prices in nearby cities and counties. Other variables affecting the cost of land include the size of residential lots, location and amenities, the availability and proximity of public services, and the financing arrangement between buyer and seller.

Cost of Construction
Construction cost is determined primarily by the cost of labor and materials. The relative importance of each is a function of the complexity of the construction work and the desired quality of the finished residential project. The cost of material and labor at any one time reflects short-term considerations of supply and demand. Future construction costs depend on changing market demand and supply that is created in part by fluctuations in state and national economies. State and national policies impact regional construction and do not necessarily inhibit residential construction in any specific community. Building Valuation Data compiled by the International Code Council (ICC) is an indicator of construction costs. ICC-compiled unit costs include structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical work, interior finish, and normal site preparation. The ICC data is national and does not consider differences among regions and do not include land price. The February 2023 ICC-calculated national averages for costs per square foot of single-family residences and for apartment units are the following8:
• Type I or II, Multifamily: $196.79-$223.61 per square foot • Type V (Wood Frame), Multifamily: $149.80-$155.95 per square foot • Type V (Wood Frame), One- and Two-Family Dwelling: $167.37-$177.67 per square foot
Availability of Financing
The availability of capital to finance new residential development is a significant factor that can impact cost and supply of housing. Two types of financing contribute to the housing market: 1) capital used by developers for initial site preparation and construction; and 2) capital for financing purchase of units by homeowners and investors. Interest rates impact home construction, purchase, and improvement costs. Changes in interest rates of only a few percentage points can result in a dramatic difference in annual income necessary to qualify for a home loan. Financing for new residential development is available at reasonable rates. However, economic changes due to COVID-19 have caused caution among lenders and may have lasting effects through the 6th Housing Cycle. Lenders are evaluating loan applicants more closely than in the past, which leads to credit tightening despite affordable interest rates.

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and tenants. Federal, State, and local government appropriations vary over time and are not available at a steady level or at a level that coincides with increases in costs of housing development, inflation, and increasing affordable housing need. The Federal government supports homeownership and development of for-sale, rental, and homeless housing and services through tax incentives and expenditures.

Tax incentives, including tax credits, tax deductions, and lower tax rates are the most significant Federal resources. The Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), instituted in 1986, facilitates investment of cash from private entities that receive a tax credit benefit in return. The LIHTC has been considered a successful program nationally.

Per the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, in 2022 a total of $117,721,696 in tax credits was awarded by the Federal government to the State of California9. Although Federal allocations to California for LIHTCs have increased over time, fewer low-income units are funded annually as development costs per unit have increased. Applications for LIHTCs usually exceed available funds by a ratio of two to one.

To support homeownership, the Federal government provides home mortgage interest and property tax deductions to homeowners, as well as lower tax rates on long-term capital gains. The tax incentives dwarf the LIHTC and subsidize more households at higher incomes than low-income households.

In May 2022, the Biden Administration released a plan to address rising housing costs by encouraging an expansion of the housing supply. The plan calls for adopting proposed expansions of the LIHTC Program that were included in various iterations of the Build Back Better Act (BBA, H.R. 5376) and adopting a modification in the President’s FY2023 Budget proposal that would allow for an increased LIHTC subsidy for certain developments financed with tax-exempt bonds.

Adelanto City CouncilMarch 27, 2024

Adelanto City Council
March 27, 2024