Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Regular Meeting –
1:30 PM
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted by 5:00 p.m. on
June 20
, 2025
at the entrance to Lancaster City Hall
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
LEGISLATIVE BODY
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Mayor/Chair R. Rex Parris
Vice Mayor/Vice Chair Marvin Crist
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Lauren Hughes-Leslie Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Raj Malhi Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Ken Mann
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LEVINE ACT/GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 84308
Parties
to
any
proceeding
involving
a
license,
permit,
or
other
entitlement
for
use
pending
before
the
City
Council
must
disclose
any
campaign
contribution
over
$250
(aggregated)
within
the
preceding
12 months
made
by
the
party,
their
agent,
and
those
required
to
be
aggregated
with
their
contributions
under
Gov.
Code
Section
82015.5.
The
disclosure
must
include
the
amount
contributed
and
the
name(s)
of
the
contributor(s).
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Calendar
items
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Body
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vote.
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item
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different
time
limit
is
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address
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the
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CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority
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COUNCIL ACTIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
ROLL CALL
City Council Members /Agency Directors /Authority Members: Hughes-Leslie, Malhi, Mann; Vice Mayor/ Vice Chair Crist, Mayor/Chair Parris
INVOCATION
Joel Custodio, Grace Chapel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. Los Angeles County Fire Staff Recognition
Presenter: Larissa De La Cruz, Assistant City Manager
2. Recogition of Employee Service for Warren Bennett
Presenters: Trolis Niebla, City Manager & Larissa De La Cruz, Assistant City Manager
CC 1.
Waive
further
reading
of
any
proposed
ordinance.
(This
permits
reading
the
title
only
in
lieu
of reciting the entire text.)
CC 2.
Approve
the
City
Council/Successor
Agency/Financing/Power
Authority
Regular
Meeting
Minutes of June 10, 2025.
CC 3.
TDA Article 8 FY 2024-25 Application for Available Funds.
Recommendation(s):
Approve
Resolution
No.
25-_____
,
authorizing
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
apply
for
$9,705,060
of
funds
available
to
the
City
of
Lancaster
from
Los
Angeles
County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).
Annually,
Los
Angeles
County
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority
allocates
Transportation
Development
Act
(TDA)
Article
8 funds
to
fund
unmet
transit
needs
in
areas
outside the Metro service area.
CC 4.
Check Registers – May 25, through June 7, 2025
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Recommendation(s):
Approve
the
Check
and
Wire
Registers
for
payments
made
May
25,
2025,
through
June
7,2025, in the amount of $7,250,263.33 as presented.
At
each
regular
City
Council
Meeting,
the
City
Council
is
presented
with
a
check
andACH/wire
registers
listing
the
financial
claims
(invoices)
against
and
paid
by
the
City
for
the
purchase
of
materials,
supplies,
services,
and
capital
projects
during
the
prior
three
to
four
weeks.
CC 5.
Monthly Reports of Investments – May 2025
Recommendation(s):
Accept and approve the May 2025 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 6.
Vacation
of
a
Portion
of
the
Public
Road
Easement
Described
and
Shown
in
the
Road
Deed
Recorded
as
Instrument
No.
91-1041663
of
Official
Records
on
July
9,
1991,
located
at
the
Southwest Corner of Avenue L and 5th Street East
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
_______,
declaring
its
intention
to
vacate
a
portion
of
the
public
Road
Easement
described
and
shown
in
the
Road
Deed
recorded
as
Instrument
No.
91-1041663
of
Official
Records
on
July
9,
1991,
located
at
the
southwest
corner
of
Avenue
L
and
5 Street
East
, in the City of Lancaster, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
Said
public
Road
Easement
was
dedicated
to
the
City
as
part
of
the
conditions
of
approval
for
Tract
Map
No.
48978.
City
staff
recommends
vacating
a
±670
square-foot
portion
of
the
public
Road
Easement
as
described
and
shown
on
Exhibits
“A”
and
“B”
of
the
Resolution.
The
portion
of
the
public
road
easement
is
no
longer
needed
and
has
been
determined
to
serve no foreseeable public use.
CC 7.
Los
Angeles
County
Proposition
A
funding
for
Youth
and
Senior
Excursion
Transportation
Costs
Recommendation(s):
A. Appropriate $9,000 from Proposition A to Account 21862300.5656 The
City
of
Lancaster
actively
provides
a
variety
of
enriching
field
trips
and
educational
excursions
to
youth
and
senior
participants
through
its
Parks,
Arts,
Recreation
and
Community
Services
(PARCS)
Department.
These
excursions
offer
participants
the
opportunity
to
experience
cultural,
educational,
and
recreational
sites
throughout
the
Southern California region, enhancing quality of life and community connection.
CC 8.
Adopt
Ordinance
No.
1133
adding
Chapter
9.55 to
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
Relating
to
Vacant Residential Properties
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Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt
Ordinance
No.
1133
,
adding
Chapter
9.55 to
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
relating
to Vacant Residential Properties.
2. Authorize
the
City
Manager
to
approve
the
Vacant
Property
Registration
Application
in
substantially
the
form
attached,
and
to
amend
the
same
from
time
to
time
as
the
City
Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate.
The
ordinance
will
require
property
owners
to
meet
maintenance
requirements,
including
keeping
their
property
clean,
watered
and
weeded,
removing
dead
or
dying
plants,
ensuring
that
groundcover
vegetation
does
not
grow
taller
than
six
inches
and
maintaining
bushes
and
shrubs
no
higher
than
thirty-six
(36)
inches
to
allow
for
a
clear
view
from
the
public
right-of-
way.
CC 9.
Ordinance
No.
1134
Amending
Section
2.04.060
of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
relating
to
a local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Ordinance
No.
1134
a
mending
Section
2.04.060
of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
(“LMC”) relating to the local expense allowance for the Mayor and Council Members.
Since
2016,
the
Internal
Revenue
Service
(IRS)
federal
reimbursement
for
mileage
used
for
the
purpose
of
tax
deduction
calculation
increased
from
$.54/mile
to
$.70/mile.
An
increase
of
29.63%.
If
the
same
increase
is
applied
to
the
$600
reimbursement
amount
set
in
2016,
that
represents
an
increase
of
approximately
$180,
bringing
the
revised
total
to
$780
per
month.
CC 10.
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budgets and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program.
Recommendation(s):
City
Council
and
City
Council
acting
as
Lancaster
Housing
Authority
and
Lancaster
Power Authority
Recommendations:
a.
Adopt
Resolution
25-___
,
adopting
the
proposed
City
of
Lancaster
Fiscal
Year
2025-2026
General
Fund
Operating
Budget,
Special
Funds
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program
Budget.
b.
Adopt
Resolution
25-___
,
establishing
the
annual
Appropriations
Limit
for
Fiscal
Year
2025-2026.
c.
Adopt
Resolution
25-___
,
approving
terms
and
conditions
of
employment
and
a
compensation
schedule
for
represented
and
non-represented
regular
and
probationary
employees of the city.
d. Approve Vendor Expenditure Authority List for FY 2025-2026 By
July
1 of
each
year,
the
City
is
required
to
adopt
a
budget,
which
establishes
appropriations
and
estimates
revenue
for
the
coming
fiscal
year.
The
proposed
budget
is
a
culmination
of
many
months
of
work
by
the
City
Council
and
staff
in
reviewing
priorities
and
evaluating
programs,
with
a
focus
on
maintaining
responsive
and
relevant
services
for
residents.
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PUBLIC HEARING
PH 1.
Continued
Collection
of
Solid
Waste
Handling
Services
Fee
for
Single-Family
Dwellings
on
the Tax Roll Pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
_______
,
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Lancaster,
California,
approving
collection
of
solid
waste
handling
services
fee
for
single-family
dwellings
on
the
tax roll pursuant to section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code.
On
July
26,
2022,
the
City
adopted
Resolution
No.
23-45,
authorizing
the
collection
of
solid
waste
charges
for
single-family
dwellings
on
the
Los
Angeles
County
Tax
roll,
pursuant
to
5473
of
the
Health
and
Safety
Code.
At
a
public
hearing
on
July
23,
2024,
the
City
approved
an
increase
to
the
fee
for
solid
waste
handling
services
for
single-family
dwelling
parcels
for
fiscal
years
2025-2026
through
2028-2029,
pursuant
to
the
franchise
agreement
between
the
City
and
Waste
Management,
which
allows
for
an
annual
Consumer
Price
Index
(CPI)
increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%) to the charge.
PH 2.
Lancaster Maintenance Districts Annexations 2025
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-_____
,
Announcing
the
Results
of
an
Assessment
Ballot
Procedure
Public
Hearing,
Ordering
the
Annexation
of
Territory
into
the
Lancaster
Maintenance
Districts, and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Therein.
The
Lancaster
Maintenance
Districts,
separately
known
as
the
Lancaster
Lighting
Maintenance
District,
the
Landscape
Maintenance
District
and
the
Drainage
Maintenance
District
(the
“Districts”)
were
formed
to
provide
a
dedicated
funding
source
for
the
maintenance,
operations,
servicing
and
installation
of
public
lighting,
public
landscaping
and
public
drainage
facilities
within
the
City
of
Lancaster.
The
District
properties,
which
include
the
Annexations,
benefit
from
the
services
provided
and
are
assessed
their
proportionate
share of the costs for each District.
PH 3.
Lancaster
Drainage
Benefit
Assessment
District
Levy
of
Annual
Assessment
for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-_____
confirming
the
diagram
and
assessments,
and
ordering
the
levy
of
an
assessment
in
the
Lancaster
Drainage
Benefit
Assessment
District
for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26.
The
City
Council
previously
formed
the
Lancaster
Drainage
Benefit
Assessment
District,
including
the
establishment
of
separate
zones,
and
submitted
the
proposition
to
the
eligible
voters
in
each
respective
zone.
The
majority
of
voters
approved
the
formation
of
the
District,
the separate zones, and the levying of the assessment.
PH 4.
Lancaster
Lighting
Maintenance
District
Levy
of
Annual
Assessment
for
Fiscal
Year
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2025/26
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-____
,
confirming
the
diagram
and
assessments,
and
ordering
the
levy
of
an
assessment
in
the
Lancaster
Lighting
Maintenance
District
for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26.
On
March
11,
2003,
the
City
Council
directed
that
an
election
be
held
asking
the
property
owners
within
the
LLMD
to
approve
an
increase
in
the
annual
street
lighting
assessment
to
$70
per
lighting
unit,
including
a
Consumer
Price
Index
(CPI)
based
inflator.
LLMD
was
formed,
including
subsequent
annexations
thereto,
for
the
purpose
of
financing
maintenance
operations
and
installation
of
public
lighting
facilities,
including,
but
not
limited
to
street
lights,
public
parking
lot
lights,
and
highway
safety
lights
(public
lighting
facilities)
(as
defined
in
§
22525
of
the
California
Code)
within
the
City
of
Lancaster,
and
assessing
those
properties,
which
benefit
from
this
service
their
proportionate
share
of
the cost.
PH 5.
Lancaster
Landscape
Maintenance
District
No.
1 Levy
of
Annual
Assessment
for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-____
,
confirming
the
diagram
and
assessments,
and
ordering
the
levying
of
an
assessment
in
the
Lancaster
Lighting
Maintenance
District
No.
1 for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26.
Lancaster
Landscape
Maintenance
District
No.
1 and
Fox
Field
Industrial
Corridor
Landscape
Maintenance
District
were
formed,
including
subsequent
annexations
thereto,
for
the
purpose
of
providing
maintenance
services
to
landscaping
and
appurtenant
improvements
for
various
developments
within
the
City,
and
assessing
those
properties
which
benefit
from
this
service.
Each
year
the
City
Council
must,
by
law,
order
the
preparation
of
an
Engineer's
Report
describing
the
existing
and
proposed
maintenance
services,
and
conduct
a public hearing to
establish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year.
PH 6.
Levying Lancaster Sewer System Service Charges for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-_____,
a
resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Lancaster,
California,
levying
Lancaster
Sewer
System
Service
Charges
for
maintenance
and
servicing
of the Lancaster Sewer System for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
Each
year,
staff
prepares
an
Engineer's
Report
for
the
City
Council
to
determine
the
actual
amount
of
the
sewer
service
charge
needed
to
fund
the
maintenance
of
the
Lancaster
Sewer
System.
The
Engineer’s
Report
determining
and
proposing
the
sewer
service
charge
for
Fiscal
Year
2025/26
has
been
prepared.
Attached
is
the
resolution
to
levy
the
sewer
service
charges for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
PH 7.
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NEW BUSINESS
Public
Hearing
on
Vacancies
and
Recruitment
and
Retention
Efforts
to
Comply
with
Assembly Bill 2561.
Recommendation(s):
Conduct the Public Hearing and Receive and File is the Action.
This
report
is
presented
in
compliance
with
Assembly
Bill
2561
(AB
2561),
signed
into
law
by
Governor
Gavin
Newsom
on
September
22,
2024.
AB
2561
requires
local
agencies
to
conduct
at
least
one
public
hearing
annually
prior
to
budget
adoption
to
report
on
staffing
vacancies,
assess
recruitment
and
retention
efforts,
and
provide
a
forum
for
participation
by
recognized employee organizations.
NB1.
Award
of
Bid
and
Task
Orders
for
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
(Service
Group
Category
16 -
Labor
Compliance
&
Service
Group
Category
09 –
Materials
and
Laboratory
Testing
Services)
–
Public
Works
Construction
Project
No.
24-006
–
2024
Pavement
Management
Program – Preventative Maintenance
Recommendation(s):
1. Award
Public
Works
Construction
Project
(PWCP)
24-006,
2024
Pavement
Management
Program
(
PMP)
Preventative
Maintenance,
to
R.C.
Becker
Inc.,
of
Santa
Clarita,
California,
Base
Bid
Items
in
the
amount
of
$1,689,179.69,
plus
20%
contingency,
to
repair
and
resurface
4.5 lane
miles
of
road
at
two
locations
within
the
City
of
Lancaster;
and
authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
sign
all
documents
in
accordance
with
California
Public
Contract Code Section
22038(b).
2. Find
the
City
has
complied
with
the
California
Environmental
Quality
Act.
A
Notice
of
Exemption was filed on June 4, 2024.
3. Authorize
Task
Order
expenditure
amount
of
$
16,891.80
,
plus
a
5%
contingency,
for
Labor
Compliance
services
award
to
the
successful
firm
in
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 16 - Labor Compliance.
4. Authorize
Task
Order
expenditure
amount
of
$17,895.00,
plus
a
5%
contingency,
for
Materials
and
Laboratory
Testing
services
award
to
the
successful
firm
in
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement,
Service
Group
Category
(SGC)
09 –
Materials
and
Laboratory Testing.
The
proposed
project
is
funded
by
Gas
Tax
–
SB-1,
Proposition
C,
and
the
Lancaster
Financing
Authority. This project will include roadway preventative maintenance at various locations.
NB2.
Award
of
Bid
and
Task
Orders
for
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
(Service
Group
Category
16 -
Labor
Compliance
&
Service
Group
Category
09 –Materials
and
Laboratory
Testing
Services)
–
Public
Works
Construction
Project
No.
24-005
–
2024
Pavement
Management
Program - Road Rehabilitation
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COUNCIL REPORTS
Recommendation(s):
1. Award
Public
Works
Construction
Project
(PWCP)
24-005,
2024
Pavement
Management
Program
(PMP)
Road
Rehabilitation,
to
R.C.
Becker
Inc.,
of
Santa
Clarita,
California,
Base
Bid
Items
in
the
amount
of
$2,001,216.30,
plus
a
20%
contingency,
to
repair
and
resurface
5.5 lane
miles
of
road
at
two
locations
within
the
City
of
Lancaster;
and
authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
sign
all
documents
in
accordance
with
California
Public
Contract Code Section
22038(b)
.
2. Find
the
City
has
complied
with
the
California
Environmental
Quality
Act.
A
Notice
of
Exemption was filed on June 4, 2024.
3. Authorize
Task
Order
expenditure
amount
of
$20,012.16,
plus
a
5%
contingency,
for
Labor
Compliance
services
award
to
the
successful
firm
in
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement, Service Group Category (SGC) 16 - Labor Compliance.
4. Authorize
Task
Order
expenditure
amount
of
$25,485.00,
plus
a
5%
contingency,
for
Materials
and
Laboratory
Testing
services
award
to
the
successful
firm
in
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement,
Service
Group
Category
(SGC)
09 –
Materials
and
Laboratory Testing.
The
proposed
project
is
funded
by
the
Gas
Tax
–
SB-1,
Proposition
C,
and
the
Lancaster
Financing
Authority.
This
project
will
include
roadway
repair
and
rehabilitation
at
various locations.
NB3.
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT
Recommendation(s):
A.
Authorize
the
City
Manager
to
execute
a
Community
Workforce
Agreement
with
the
Los
Angeles/Orange
Counties
Building
&
Construction
Trades
Council,
and
the
signatory
Craft
Councils
and
Local
Unions,
establishing
labor
relations
policies
and
procedures
for
certain
City
improvement projects.
B.
Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
sign
all
documents
related
to
the
agreement
and all amendments, including amendments to extend the term, subject to City Attorney approval.
On
January
23,
2018,
the
City
Council
authorized
the
execution
of
a
Community
Workforce
Agreement
(CWA)
between
the
City
of
Lancaster
and
the
Los
Angeles/Orange
Counties
Building
and
Construction
Trades
Council.
The
agreement
established
labor
relations
policies
and
procedures
for
the
City
and
for
the
craft
employees
represented
by
the
Unions
engaged
in
work
on certain city improvement projects.
CR1.
Council Reports
LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY
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No action required at this time.
LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
LANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY
No action required at this time.
LANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY
No action required at this time.
CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY CLERK/AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT
PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
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NOT ON THE AGENDA
regarding City/Agency/Authority business and speaker cards must be submitted
prior
to the beginning of this portion of the Agenda. Please complete a speaker card for the City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary and identify the subject you would like to address. We respectfully request that you fill the cards out completely and print as clearly as possible. Following this procedure will allow for a smooth and timely process for the meeting and we appreciate your cooperation. State law prohibits the Legislative Body from taking action on items not on the agenda and your matter may be referred to the City Manager/Executive Director.
Individual
Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each unless a different time limit is announced.
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) - four potential cases.
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2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) – four potential cases.
3. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96 Discussion will concern: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District v. United States Environmental Protection
Agency, et al. 9
Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative on joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann
4. 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
5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556
6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00345
7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00205
8. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00196
9. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733
10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22 AVCV01050
11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00577
12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579
13. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00950.
14. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00192
15. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00586
16. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority,
City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00061
17. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046
18. Stockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00838
19. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24 AVCV00848
20. Snyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00770
21. Higgins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00125
22. Wright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00864
23. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24 AVCV00221
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1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d) (2) - four potential cases.
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) – four potential cases.
3. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96 Discussion will concern: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District v. United States Environmental Protection
Agency, et al. 9
Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative on joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann
4. 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
5. Brisa Mahoney, et al. v. City of Lancaster, et al., LASC Case No. 2OSTCV02556
6. Romines v. City of Lancaster, et al,, LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00345
7. Moujan v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 20 AVCV00205
8. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00196
9. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733
10. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22 AVCV01050
11. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00577
12. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579
13. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00950.
14. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00192
15. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00586
16. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority,
City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25 AVCV00061
17. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046
18. Stockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00838
19. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24 AVCV00848
20. Snyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21 AVCV00770
21. Higgins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00125 th
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22. Wright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 AVCV00864
23. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24 AVCV00221
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting:
July 08, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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compliance
with
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
this
meeting
will
be
held
at
a
location
accessible
to
persons
with
disabilities;
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you
need
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to
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please
contact
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Clerk
at
(661)723-6020.
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Language
interpreters,
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reader
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and/or
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at
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