Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Regular Meeting –
5:00 PM
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted by 5:00 p.m. on
August 19
, 2022
at the entrance to the Lancaster City Hall Council Chambers 44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
LEGISLATIVE BODY
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power/California Choice Energy Authority Mayor/Chair R. Rex Parris
Vice Mayor/Vice Chair Marvin Crist
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Darrell Dorris Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Raj Malhi Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Ken Mann
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDA Y, 08/23/2022
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CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power/California Choice Energy Authority
ROLL CALL
City Council Members /Agency Directors /Authority Members: Dorris, Malhi, Mann; Vice Mayor/ Vice Chair Crist, Mayor/Chair Parris
INVOCATION
Jeremy Mayol, Highlands Christian Fellowship
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATION
1. Recognition of Juneteenth Volunteers
Presenters: Mayor Parris & Jason Caudle, City Manager
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDA Y, 08/23/2022
COUNCIL ACTIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC 1.
Waive
further
reading
of
any
proposed
ordinances.
(This
permits
reading
the
title
only
in
lieu
of reciting the entire text.)
CC 2.
Approve
the
City
Council/Successor
Agency/Financing/Power/California
Choice
Energy
Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of August 9, 2022.
CC 3.
Check Registers – July 17, 2022, through August 6, 2022
Recommendation(s):
Approve
the
Check
and
Wire
Registers
for
July
17,
2022,
through
August
6,
2022,
in
the
amount of $25,195,732.78 as presented.
At
each
regular
City
Council
Meeting,
the
City
Council
is
presented
with
a
check
and
ACH/wire
registers
listing
the
financial
claims
(invoices)
against
the
City
for
the
purchase
of
materials,
supplies,
services,
and
capital
projects
issued
the
prior
three
to
four
weeks.
This
process
provides
the
City
Council
the
opportunity
to
review
the
expenditures
of
the
City.
Claims
are
paid
via
checks,
Automated
Clearing
House
(ACH)
payments,
or
federal
wires.
The
justifying
backup
information
for
each
expenditure
is
available
in
the
Finance
Department.
CC 4.
Monthly Report of Investments – July 2022
Recommendation(s):
Accept and approve the July 2022 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
Each
month,
the
Finance
Department
prepares
a
report
listing
the
investments
for
all
separate
entities
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
City
as
identified
in
the
City’s
Comprehensive
Annual
Financial Report.
CC 5.
Task
Order
for
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
(Service
Group
Category
1 -
Construction
Management)
Construction
Management
Services
for
SR
138
(SR-14)
/
Avenue
J
Interchange
Improvements (Phase II) (Reference PWCP 20-005)
Recommendation(s):
Approve
Task
Order
No.
2 with
DMR
Team,
Inc.,
of
Chatsworth,
California,
for
services
in
accordance
with
the
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement,
Service
Group
Category
(SGC)
1 –
Construction
Management
and
Inspection,
for
On‑Call
Construction
Management
and
Inspection
Services
in
the
amount
of
$346,510.00
with
a
20%
contingency;
and
authorize
the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDA Y, 08/23/2022
In
anticipation
of
advertising
PWCP
20-005,
SR‑138
(SR-14)
/
Avenue
J
Interchange
Improvements
(Phase
II),
construction
management
services
are
needed
.
This
project
requires
construction
management
services
from
a
professional
consulting
firm
to
support
the
Capital
Improvement
Program
and
division
operations
.
The
construction
management
services
are
expected
to
take
approximately
8 months
for
200
calendar
days
of
construction,
and before and after construction tasks.
CC 6.
Acceptance
of
Public
Works
Construction
Project
No.
21-022
–
2021
Thermoplastic
Striping
Refresh Program
Recommendation(s):
Accept
the
work
constructed
by
Chrisp
Company
for
Public
Works
Construction
Project
21-
022,
2021
Thermoplastic
Striping
Refresh
Program
,
and
direct
the
City
Clerk
to
file
the
Notice
of
Completion
for
the
project.
Retention
on
this
project
shall
be
disbursed
in
accordance with California Contract Code.
This
project
was
a
maintenance
effort
to
refresh
approximately
38 roadway
miles
of
fading,
long
line
striping
throughout
the
City.
Thermoplastic
traffic
paint
was
used
because
it
lasts
much
longer
than
the
alternative
and
is
more
visible
to
the
driver,
creating
safer
roadways
in
the City. Locations were prioritized based on age of existing striping and traffic volumes.
CC 7.
Proposed Local Road Safety Plan and Vision Zero Program
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
22-48
,
adopting
the
Local
Road
Safety
Plan
(LRSP)
and
establishing
a
Vision
Zero
policy
to
work
towards
zero
traffic
deaths
and
severe
injuries
in
the
City
of
Lancaster by 2050.
Vision
Zero
is
a
strategy
to
eliminate
all
traffic
fatalities
and
severe
injuries
while
increasing
safe,
healthy,
equitable
mobility
for
all.
Vision
Zero
is
not
a
slogan,
not
a
tagline,
not
even
just
a
program.
It
is
a
fundamentally
different
way
to
approach
traffic
safety.
Communities
that
want
to
succeed
at
Vision
Zero
need
to
acknowledge
that
business
as
usual
is
not
enough
and
that
systemic
changes
are
needed
to
make
meaningful
progress.
Vision
Zero
is
a
multidisciplinary
approach,
bringing
together
diverse
and
necessary
stakeholders
to
address
this complex problem.
CC 8.
Award
Contract
for
RFP
766-23
City
Landscape
Maintenance
Program
to
Parkwood
Landscape Maintenance Inc.
Recommendation(s):
1. Award
contract
for
RFP
766-23
City
Landscape
Maintenance
Program
to
Parkwood
Landscape
Maintenance
Inc.
in
the
amount
of
$1,863,324
for
landscape
maintenance
services.
2. Approve
spending
authority
for
a
20%
contingency
that
will
be
used
for
additional
areas
added
to
the
contract
for
the
life
of
the
contract
and
an
annual
cost
of
living
increase (not to exceed 5%).
3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDA Y, 08/23/2022
COUNCIL AGENDA
The
City
of
Lancaster
maintains
nearly
6,000,000
square
feet
of
developed
landscaping.
Services
covered
under
this
proposal
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
mowing,
edging,
pruning,
fertilizing,
weed
abatement,
irrigation
system
monitoring
and
pest
control
to
provide
maintenance
of
all
landscaping
located
in
right-of-ways,
bike
paths,
freeway
on/off
ramp
areas, landscape maintenance districts, and main thoroughfares in the City.
CC 9.
Lancaster National Soccer Center Emergency Well Pump Replacement
Recommendation(s):
Per
the
Public
Contract
Code
22035
&
22050
Emergency
Contracting
Procedures,
accept
update on the Lancaster National Soccer Center Emergency Well Pump Replacement.
Upon
council
action,
staff
issued
a
Notice
to
Proceed
to
Legend
Pump
&
Well
Service
on
May
25,
2022.
The
purchase
requisition
was
submitted
on
May
26,
2022.
Equipment
and
materials
were
received
and
the
well
rehab
work
commenced
on
June
20,
2022.
Installation
of
the
new
equipment
began
the
week
of
July
5,
2022.
Installation
of
the
check
valve
and
gate
valve
occurred
the
week
of
August
15,
2022.
As
of
August
18,2022,
the
emergency
well
pump replacement is complete.
CC 10.
Approval
of
the
updated
Conduit
License
Option
Agreement
with
Race
Telecommunications,
LLC dba Race Communications for Citywide Fiber Optic Cable Installation
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve
an
Option
to
Lease
Conduit
License
Agreement
and
Conduit
Lease
Agreement
with
Race
Telecommunications,
LLC
dba
Race
Communications
(Race).
The
Option
to
Lease
Agreement
will
grant
Race
three
years,
and
two
one-year
extensions
to
exercise
the
approved Conduit Lease Agreement.
2. Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
execute
all
documents
and
make
any
non-substantive changes necessary to complete the transaction.
The
City
is
supportive
of
the
development
of
a
fiber-optic
network
that
would
provide
businesses
and
residential
development
throughout
the
City
with
inexpensive
and
reliable
high-speed
internet.
With
more
people
working
from
home
and
students
learning
through
online
and
virtual
classrooms,
it
is
essential
that
residents
have
access
to
high-quality
service
throughout the City.
CA1.
Commission Appointments
Recommendation(s):
Discuss and consider appointment of the following to various commissions:
1. Appoint Steven Derryberry and Devin Birden to the Planning Commission.
2. Appoint Nicole McCraken and Rutger Parris to the Criminal Justice Commission.
3. Appoint Karen Davis to the Social Equity Commission.
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDA Y, 08/23/2022
COUNCIL REPORTS
4. Appoint
Cassandra
Harvey
as
Vice
Chair
of
the
Measure
LC
Citizens’
Oversight
Committee.
CA2.
Adoption
of
Ordinance
No.
1092,
amending
Title
2 of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
by
repealing chapters 2.28, 2.34, 2.37, and 2.38 relating to various commissions
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Ordinance
No.
1092
,
amending
Title
2 (Administration
and
Personnel)
of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
by
repealing
Chapter
2.28 (Youth
Commission);
Chapter
2.34 (Architectural
Design
and
Planning
Commission;
Chapter
2.37 (Lancaster
Homeless
Impact
Commission); and Chapter 2.38 (Lancaster Health Community Commission).
Over
the
years,
several
commissions
have
been
established
that
no
longer
require
regular
monthly
meetings.
Many
of
the
issues
that
come
before
the
Youth
Commission,
the
Architectural
Design
and
Planning
Commission,
the
Lancaster
Homeless
Impact
Commission,
and
the
Lancaster
Health
Community
Commission
can
be
readily
addressed
by
other existing commissions and ad hoc committees.
CR1.
Council Reports
CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
LANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
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LANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY
No action required at this time.
CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY CLERK/AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT
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CITY COUNCIL / AGENCY/ AUTHORITY COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2) - two potential cases.
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) - two potential cases.
3. Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases Included Action:
Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC325201;
Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Kern, Case No. S-1500-CV-254-348; Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. Palmdale Water District
Superior Court of California County of Riverside, consolidated actions; Case Nos.
RIC 353 840, RIC 344 436, RIC 344 668
4. Ramos v Patino, LASC Case No. MC027974
5. Rahier v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 19 AVCV00163
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER/CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
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6. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556
7. Manzo v. Beazer Homes Holdings, LLC et al., LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00297
8. Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00318
9. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00345
10. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00205
11. Davis v. State of California, LASC Case No. 19 AVCV00805
12. Lancaster v. Netflix, et al., LASC 21STCV01881
13. Butts v. Lancaster, LASC 21STCP00389
14. Lancaster v. Rives
15. Myesha Lopez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. CDCA Case No. 5:21-cv-00290- JGB(SHKx)
16. Ortiz v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00001
17. Aijala v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21STCV07841
18. Gardner v. Dominoids, LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00186
19. Evans v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00145
20. Bojorquez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00894
21. Arkey v. Lancaster, LASC Case No.20 AVCV00816
22. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00589
23. Serrano v. Los Angeles County et al. LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00562
24. Jackson v. RE Schultz Construction et al. LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00863
ADJOURNMENT
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