AGENDA
WORKSHOP MEETING
OF ADVANCE
CITY COUNCIL
July 13, 2026
City Council
Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
Daniel Ramos, Mayor Pro Tem
Stevevonna Evans, Councilor
Angelo Meza, Councilor
Amanda Uptergrove, Councilor
City Manager
Jessie Flores
City Attorney
Todd Litfin
Meetings held:
2 nd & 4th Wednesday
Adelanto Stadium
Conference Room
12000 Stadium Way,
Adelanto CA, 92301
Workshop: 6:00 p.m.
NOTE: PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR PLACE THEM ON VIBRATE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS A COURTESY TO OTHERS. Thank you, Administrative Staff The City Council Agenda packet may be reviewed by the public at the reception counter in City Hall. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item, provided to a majority of the City Council within 72 hours of a regular meeting, shall be made available for public inspection at the reception counter in City Hall at 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301, during normal business hours. Members of the public can view the agenda or download any staff reports in advance by accessing the City website at www.ci.adelanto.ca.us on Thursday the week before the scheduled meeting.
The public may view the meeting or participate / comment remotely as follows:
• All of our meetings are streamed live at https://watch.adelantoca.gov and are also available for playback after the meeting.
• Participate via zoom please log in using any of the options below:
• Teleconference: https://meet.adelantoca.gov
Or Telephone:
1-669-900-6833
Webinar ID: 931 4644 4676
Passcode: 7601
Submit written comments:
We encourage submittal of written comments supporting, opposing, or otherwise commenting on an agenda item, for distribution to the City Council prior to the meeting. Send emails to [email protected]; written correspondence may be sent to Brenda Lopez, 11600 Air Expressway Adelanto CA 92301.
WORKSHOP MEETING
JULY 13, 2026
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us Rules of Decorum
“Members of the Public are advised that all PAGERS, CELLULAR TELEPHONES and any OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES are to be turned off upon entering the City Council Chambers.” If you need to have a discussion with someone in the audience, kindly step out into the lobby. Under the Government Code, the City Council may regulate disruptive behavior that impedes the City Council Meeting.
Disruptive conduct may include, but is not limited to:
• Screaming or yelling during another audience member’s public comments period; • Profane language directed at individuals in the meeting room; • Throwing objects at other individuals in the meeting room; • Physical or verbal altercations with other individuals in the meeting room; and • Going beyond the allotted three-minute public comment period granted.
When a person’s or group’s conduct disrupts the meeting, the Mayor or presiding officer will request that the person or group stop the disruptive behavior, and WARN the person or group that they will be asked to leave the meeting room if the behavior continues.
If the person or group refuses to stop the disruptive behavior, the Mayor or presiding officer may order the person or group to leave the meeting room, and may request that those persons be escorted from the meeting room. Any person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up a City Council meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Pen. Code, § 403.) It should also be noted that any person who WILLFULLY disturbs or breaks up the City Council meeting may be arrested for a misdemeanor offense. (Penal Code, § 403.)
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND PLACE IT IN THE TRAY ON THE PODIUM PRIOR TO MEETING. Thank you, Administrative Staff The City Council packet may be reviewed by the public at the reception counter in City Hall. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item, provided to a majority of the City Council Members within seventy-two (72) hours of a Regular Meeting and twenty-four (24) hours of a Special Meeting. Members of the public can view the agenda or download any staff reports in advance by accessing the City’s website at www.ci.adelanto.ca.us on the Thursday of the week before the scheduled meeting.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (760) 246-2300, ext. 11123, no later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per 28 CFR
34.102.104.
WORKSHOP MEETING
JULY 13, 2026
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us TIME: _____________
ROLL CALL: Councilor Evans ________
Councilor Meza ________
Councilor Uptergrove ________
Mayor Pro Tem Ramos ________
Mayor Reyes ________
INVOCATION:
FLAG SALUTE: ______________________
1. City Manager to announce if there is any addition/removal of items from the agenda.
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M__________________S__________________ACTION___________ D. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT: OPEN: CLOSED:
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 act on an item not appearing on the agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER—WORKSHOP MEETING
B. DELETIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
WORKSHOP MEETING
JULY 13, 2026
11600 Air Expressway • Adelanto, CA 92301 • (760) 246-2300 • www.ci.adelanto.ca.us E. WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
1. FIREWORK WORKSHOP DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION.
F. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on July 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Adelanto Stadium 12000 Stadium Way, Adelanto CA, 92301.
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 JULY 9, 2026, TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING PER GOVERNMENT CODE 54954.2 IN THE GOVERNMENTAL CENTER’S DISPLAY CASE, 11600 AIR EXPRESSWAY, IN ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA.
Brenda Lopez, City Clerk, CMC
G. DECLARATION OF POSTING
WORKSHOP MEETING
JULY 13, 2026
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 Adelanto City Hall ~ 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301 ~ (760) 246-2300 ~ Fax (442) 249-1121
WORKSHOP MEETING
OF THE ADELANTO CITY COUNCIL
July 13, 2026
All of our meetings are streamed live at https://watch.adelantoca.gov and are also available for playback after the meeting.
Participate via zoom please log in using any of the options below:
Teleconference https://meet.adelantoca.gov
TIME TELECONFERENCE
Location:
Conference Room
12000 Stadium Way
Adelanto CA , 92301 To Participate and and Call in for public comments:
Please call 1-669-900-6833 along with
conference code 931 4644 4676 Passcode: 7601
Workshop Session – 6:00 p.m.
Dated: July 9, 2026 Brenda Lopez, City Clerk, CMC