Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Regular Meeting –
1:30 PM
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted by 5:00 p.m. on
July 3, 2025
at the entrance to Lancaster City Hall
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
LEGISLATIVE BODY
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/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
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/HOUSING/POWER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA –
TUESDAY , 07/08/2025
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AGENDA ITEMS TO BE REMOVED
Sometimes
it
is
necessary
to
remove
items
from
the
agenda.
We
apologize
for
any
inconvenience
this
may cause you.
PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR - AGENDIZED
ITEMS
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person
who
would
like
to
address
the
Legislative
Bodies
on
any
agendized
item
is
requested
to
complete
a
speaker
card
for
the
City
Clerk/Agency/Authority
Secretary
and
identify
the
agenda
item
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discuss.
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Legislative
Body
at
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such
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discussed.
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available
at
the
rear
of
the
Council
Chambers
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speaker
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item
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respectfully
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Following
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allow
for
a
smooth
and
timely
process
for
the
meeting
and
we
appreciate
your
cooperation.
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Calendar
items
under
the
Legislative
Body
may
be
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upon
with
one
motion,
a
second
and
the
vote.
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or
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be
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minutes,
unless
a
different
time
limit
is
announced,
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address
your
concerns
before
the
Legislative
Body
takes
action
on
the
Consent
Calendar.
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).
Consent
Calendar
items
under
the
Legislative
Body
may
be
acted
upon
with
one
motion,
a
second
and
the
vote.
If
you
desire
to
speak
on
an
item
or
items
on
the
Consent
Calendar,
you
may
fill
out
one
speaker
card
for
the
Consent
Calendar.
You
will
be
given
three
minutes,
unless
a
different
time
limit
is
announced,
to
address
your
concerns
before
the
Legislative
Body
takes
action
on
the
Consent
Calendar.
“G.C.
Section
84308:
Yes”
on
this
agenda
indicates
that
the item is subject to these regulations.
CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority
ROLL CALL
City Council Members /Agency Directors /Authority Members: Hughes-Leslie, Malhi, Mann; Vice Mayor/ Vice Chair Crist, Mayor/Chair Parris
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INVOCATION
James Gibson, Grace Chapel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. PARCS Make Life Better
Presenter: Sonya Patterson, Director-Parks, Art, Recreation, & Community Services
2. Swearing In of New Lancaster Police Department Law Enforcement Officers Presenter: Rodrick Armalin, Chief of Police
HOUSING AUTHORITY - CONSENT CALENDAR
HA CC 1.
Approve
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
&
Development of Southern California, LLC.
Recommendation(s):
a.
Approve
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
&
Development
of
Southern
California,
LCC
under
the
Housing
Authority
instead
of
the
City
of Lancaster through August 2026.
b.
Authorize
the
Executive
Director,
or
his
designee,
to
finalize
and
execute
all
documents
related to the Agreement.
In
May
2022,
the
City
entered
into
an
agreement
with
consultant
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
(AHS)
following
a
Request
for
Proposals
(RFP)
process
to
procure
technical
assistance services related to affordable housing projects, programs, and funding sources.
HA CC 2.
Approve
Loan
Agreement
between
the
Lancaster
Housing
Authority
and
Maison's
Sierra
Phase 2, LP, a California Limited Partnership
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve,
in
substantially
the
form
provided,
Loan
Agreement
between
the
Lancaster
Housing
Authority
and
Maison's
Sierra
Phase
2,
LP,
a
California
Limited
Partnership
in
the
amount
of
$3,509,756.67
to
fund
a
portion
of
the
costs
associated
with
the
construction
of
an
171
multifamily
residential
unit
project
(TTM
84221),
consisting
of
169
restricted
rental
units
and
2 unrestricted
manager's
units.
The
project
will
have
132
one-bedroom
units,
and
39 two-bedroom
units,
serving
tenants
with
rents
affordable
to
households
earning 30%-70% of area median income (AMI).
2. Approve
Subordination
of
the
Housing
Authority
Loan
and
Deed
of
Trust
to
construction loan and permanent loan in a total amount not to exceed $33,846,000.
3. Authorize
the
Executive
Director,
or
his
designee,
to
negotiate,
finalize,
and
execute
all
documents
necessary
or
appropriate
to
complete
the
transaction,
in
a
form
to
be
approved
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/HOUSING/POWER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA –
TUESDAY , 07/08/2025
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COUNCIL ACTIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
by the City Attorney.
On
March
14,
2023,
the
Housing
Authority
members
approved
an
Exclusive
Negotiating
Agreement
with
Ravello
Holdings,
Inc.
On
May
9,
2023,
the
City
Council
and
the
Lancaster
Housing
Authority
authorized
the
execution
of
a
Disposition
and
Development
Agreement
(DDA)
with
Ravello
Holdings,
Inc.
for
the
purchase
and
subsequent
development
of
vacant
parcels
between
Whit
Carter
Park
and
Avenue
H
and
south
of
Avenue
H-8
between
Sierra
Highway
and
Cedar
Avenue
(3135-001-900-919,
3135-005-901,
-904-914,
3135-006-900,
-901,
-903,
-905-923,
3135-025-986,
-987).
The
60-acre
project
has
been
broken
down
into
three
phases,
consisting
of
a
total
of
450-499
affordable housing units.
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 24, 2025.
CC 3.
Check Registers – June 8, through June 21, 2025.
Recommendation(s):
Approve
the
Check
and
Wire
Registers
for
payments
made
June
8,
2025,
through
June
21,2025, in the amount of $4,073,864.63 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
and
paid
by
the
City
for
the
purchase
of
materials,
supplies,
services,
and
capital
projects
during
the
prior
three
to
four
weeks.
CC 4.
Tax
Sharing
Resolution
for
Proposed
Annexation
No.
14-467
into
Los
Angeles
County
Sanitation District No. 14
Recommendation(s):
a.
Adopt
the
Tax
Sharing
Resolution
for
proposed
Annexation
No.
14-467
into
Los
Angeles County Sanitation District No. 14
b.
Direct
the
City
Clerk
to
route
three
copies
of
the
tax
share
resolution
to
the
City
Attorney
and the Mayor for wet signatures.
The
property
owners
have
requested,
in
writing,
annexation
of
property
(Annexation
No.
14-
467)
into
the
County
Sanitation
District
No.
14 (District)
in
order
to
receive
off-site
disposal
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of
sewage.
The
annexation
process
requires
that
a
resolution
for
property
tax
revenue
exchange
be
adopted
by
all
the
affected
local
agencies
before
an
annexation
may
be
approved.
CC 5.
Approve
the
Memorandum
of
Understanding
between
the
City
of
Lancaster
and
Greenland
Symmetry
to
pursue
Homekey+
program
grant
funding
to
support
the
development
of
permanent supportive housing located at 43530 17th St. West
Recommendation(s):
Authorize
the
City
Manager
or
designee
to
execute
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
(MOU)
between
the
City
of
Lancaster
and
Greenland
Symmetry,
LLC.
to
pursue
Homekey+
grant
funding.
The
MOU
would
formalize
the
relationship
of
the
following
parties
that
will,
upon
approval,
jointly
apply
for
Homekey+
grant
funds.
City
of
Lancaster
will
be
the
main
applicant
for
Homekey
+
funding.
Greenland
Symmetry
will
be
the
City’s
co-applicant.
Greenland
Symmetry
will
be
responsible
for
securing
site
control,
leading
the
initial
build-out
of
the
property, and coordinating with necessary partners to support project implementation.
CC 6.
Accept California Highway Patrol FY 25/26 CTFGP Education Grant
Recommendation(s):
1. A
dopt
Resolution
No.______
,
authorizing
submittal
of
the
application(s)
for
all
California
Highway
Patrol
Grants
for
which
the
City
of
Lancaster
is
eligible
and
approval
to
receive CTFGP funding.
2. Accept
California
Highway
Patrol
CTFGP
Education
Grant
in
the
amount
of
$143,341.00
to revenue account 23030000.4998.
3. Appropriate
$143,431.00
to
expenditure
account
23030000.5656,
for
the
implementation
of
programs
and
activities
funded
by
the
CHP
CTFGP
Education
Grant,
and
purchase
of
supplies, services, and equipment.
4. Authorize
the
City
Manager
or
his
designee
to
execute
all
contracts,
amendments,
and
associated
documents,
including
memoranda
of
agreement,
and
other
agreements
necessary
or
appropriate
to
implement
and
expend
up
to
$143,431.00
in
accordance
with
the
Funding
Agreement
Between
California
Highway
Patrol
and
the
City
of
Lancaster,
subject
to
City
Attorney approval.
With
the
passage
of
Proposition
64 in
2016,
The
Control,
Regulate,
and
Tax
Adult
Use
Marijuana
Act
(AUMA),
California
voters
mandated
the
state
to
set
aside
funding
for
the
California
Highway
Patrol
to
provide
grants
to
local
governments
and
Qualified
Nonprofit
Organizations
for
the
education,
prevention,
and
enforcement
of
impaired
driving
laws
pursuant to Section 34019 (f)(3)(B) Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC).
CC 7.
Accept
California
Highway
Patrol
FY
25/26
CTFGP
Law
Enforcement:
Small
and
Mid-Size
Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies Grant
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Recommendation(s):
1. Ad
opt
Resolution
No.
______
,
authorizing
submittal
of
the
application(s)
for
all
California
Highway
Patrol
Grants
for
which
the
City
of
Lancaster
is
eligible
and
approval
to
receive CTFGP funding.
2. Accept
California
Highway
Patrol
CTFGP
Education
Grant
in
the
amount
of
$418,152.07
to revenue account 23030000.4998.
3. Appropriate
$418,152.07
to
expenditure
account
23030000.5656,
for
the
implementation
of
programs
and
activities
funded
by
the
CHP
CTFGP
Enforcement
Grant,
and
purchase
of
supplies, services, and equipment.
4. Authorize
the
City
Manager
or
his
designee
to
execute
all
contracts,
amendments,
and
associated
documents,
including
memoranda
of
agreement,
and
other
agreements
necessary
or
appropriate
to
implement
and
expend
up
to
$418,152.07
in
accordance
with
the
Funding
Agreement
Between
California
Highway
Patrol
and
the
City
of
Lancaster,
subject
to
City
Attorney approval.
With
the
passage
of
Proposition
64 in
2016,
The
Control,
Regulate,
and
Tax
Adult
Use
Marijuana
Act
(AUMA),
California
voters
mandated
the
state
to
set
aside
funding
for
the
California
Highway
Patrol
to
provide
grants
to
local
governments
and
Qualified
Nonprofit
Organizations
for
the
education,
prevention,
and
enforcement
of
impaired
driving
laws
pursuant to Section 34019 (f)(3)(B) Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC).
CC 8.
Accept Los Angeles County Local Solutions Funds (Measure A)
Recommendation(s):
1. Accept
Los
Angeles
County
Local
Solutions
Funds
(Measure
A)
in
the
amount
of
$2,409,601.00 to revenue account 20430000.4998
2. Appropriate
$2,409,601.00
to
expenditure
account
20430000.5656,
for
the
implementation of the Local Solutions Funds (Measure A) programs/projects.
3. Authorize
the
City
Manager
or
his
designee
to
execute
all
contracts,
amendments,
and
associated
documents,
including
memoranda
of
agreements,
and
other
agreements
necessary
or
appropriate
to
implement
and
expend
up
to
$2,409,601.00
in
accordance
with
the
Funding
Agreement
Between
County
of
Los
Angeles
and
the
City
of
Lancaster
for
Homeless
Services,
subject to City Attorney approval.
4. Authorize
the
City
Manager
or
his
designee
to
accept
future
Los
Angeles
County
Local
Solution
Funds
(Measure
A)
pursuant
to
Funding
Agreement
Between
County
of
Los
Angeles
and
the
City
of
Lancaster
for
Homeless
Services,
and
execute
all
future
contracts,
amendments,
and
associated
documents,
including
memoranda
of
agreement,
and
other
agreements
necessary
or
appropriate
to
implement
and
expend
all
future
appropriations
up
to
the
amount
awarded
to
the
City
by
Los
Angeles
County,
in
accordance
with
the
Funding
Agreement
Between
County
of
Los
Angeles
and
the
City
of
Lancaster
for
Homeless
Services,
subject to City Attorney approval.
This
report
focuses
on
accepting
and
allocating
funds
in
the
amount
of
$2,409,641
through
the
Funding
Agreement
Between
County
of
Los
Angeles
and
the
City
of
Lancaster
for
Homeless Services Contract.
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PUBLIC HEARING
PH 1.
Amendment
to
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
Section
11.08.090
Regarding
Mobile
Home
Parks
Recommendation(s):
Introduce
Ordinance
No._____,
amending
Section
11.08.090
of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code concerning mobile home rent increases following certain vacancies, sales, or transfers.
The
proposed
amendment
balances
the
interests
of
mobile
home
park
owners
and
residents
by
allowing
limited
rent
increases
during
ownership
changes
while
protecting
certain
family
transfers
from
such
increases.
The
ordinance
maintains
necessary
regulatory
oversight
while
providing more flexibility in the mobile home rental market.
PH 2.
Substantial Amendment to the City’s 2025-2026 Action Plan – NSP1
Recommendation(s):
a.
Conduct
a
public
hearing
and
upon
accepting
public
testimony
concerning
housing
and
community
development
needs,
priority
non-housing
community
development
needs,
proposed
strategies
and
actions
for
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing,
the
development
of
proposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions; b.
Approve
the
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2025-2026
Action
Plan
to
allow
for
the
transfer
of
$2,156,001
in
Neighborhood
Stabilization
Program
1 (NSP1)
program
income
funds
to
the
City’s
Mariposa
Park
Project
($560,000)
and
the
First
Time
Homebuyer
Program
($1,596,001) ; and
c.
Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
designee,
to
execute
and
transmit
all
necessary
documents
to
the
U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD),
including
the
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
Action
Plan
to
ensure
the
City’s
timely
expenditure
of
HUD
funds.
HUD
requires
all
entitlement
communities
receiving
CDBG
funds,
such
as
the
City,
to
prepare
and
submit
a
Consolidated
Plan
every
five
(5)
years
to
establish
a
unified,
strategic
vision
for
economic
development,
housing
and
community
development
actions.
The
Consolidated
Plan
encompasses
the
analysis
of
local
community
needs
and
coordinates
appropriate responses to those needs and priorities.
PH 3.
Community
Development
Block
Grant
(CDBG-CV)
CARES
Act
Substantial
Amendment
to
the 2019-2020 Action Plan.
Recommendation(s):
a.
Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony; b.
Approve
the
Community
Development
Block
Grant
(CDBG-CV)
CARES
Act
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2019-2020
Action
Plan
(“Action
Plan”)
to
allow
for
the
reprogramming
of
$1,519,396.46 in CDBG-CV funds to one (1) new activity; and c.
Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
designee,
to
execute
and
transmit
all
necessary
contracts
and
associated
documents,
including
the
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
Action
Plan,
and
any
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additional amendments, to ensure the City’s timely expenditure of HUD funds.
Congress
passed
the
Coronavirus
Aid,
Relief,
and
Economic
Security
(CARES)
Act
and
the
President
signed
it
on
March
27,
2020,
authorizing
$2.2
trillion
in
a
variety
of
stimulus
measures
to
prevent,
prepare
for,
and
respond
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
law
includes
a
special
allocation
of
the
Community
Development
Block
Grant
(CDBG-CV)
to
enable
communities
to
effectively
address
the
impact
of
COVID-19,
especially
for
low-
and
moderate-income
residents.
These
funds
are
separate
and
distinct
from
the
City’s
formula
CDBG
funds
and
must
comply
with
the
requirements
summarized
in
24 CFR
§
570
and
the
flexibilities
authorized
in
the
CARES
Act
and
summarized
in
Federal
Register
Notice
6218-
N-01.
PH 4.
Vacation
of
a
Portion
of
the
Public
Road
Easement
Described
and
Shown
in
the
Road
Deed
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._____
,
ordering
the
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
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
to
vacate
a
±670
square-foot
portion
of
the
public
Road
Easement
as
described
and
shown
on
Exhibits
“A”
and
“B”
of
the
Resolution.
Said
portion
of
the
road
easement
is
no
longer
needed
and
has
been
determined
to
serve
no
foreseeable use.
PH 5.
General Plan Amendment No. 24-001/Zone Change No. 24-001
Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt
Resolution
No.
_____
,
approving
General
Plan
Amendment
No.
24-001,
amending
the
General
Plan
land
use
designation
from
Office
Professional
(OP)
to
Light
Industry
(LI)
for
40 acres
of
land
located
on
the
northwest
corner
of
Avenue
M
and
Division
Street
(APNs
3128-013-010 and -011)
2. Introduce
Ordinance
No.____
,
amending
the
City
zoning
plan
for
40 acres
of
land
located
on
the
northwest
corner
of
Avenue
M
and
Division
Street
(APNs
3128-013-010
and
-011),
known as Zone Change No. 24-001, from OP (Office Professional) to LI (Light Industrial).
On
February
13,
2024,
the
Community
Development
Department
received
applications
for
the
construction
and
operation
of
two
industrial
buildings
totaling
807,005
square
feet
on
approximately
40 acres
at
the
northwest
corner
of
Avenue
M
and
Division
Street.
These
applications
included
a
Site
Plan
Review
(SPR),
General
Plan
Amendment
(GPA),
and
Zone
Change
(ZC)
entitlement.
The
proposed
project
would
consist
of
one
building
totaling
401,973
square
feet
and
the
other
totaling
405,032
square
feet.
Both
buildings
would
be
50 feet in height. Use of the site is intended to be general industrial operation.
PH 6.
Appeal of Mixed Use Development at Avenue L and 15th Street West
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Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt
Resolution
No.
______
,
upholding
the
Planning
Commission
approval
of
Tentative
Tract
Map
(TTM)
No.
24-001
(84317)
and
Conditional
Use
Permit
(CUP)
No.
21-001
and
adopting
the
Initial
Study/Mitigated
Negative
Declaration
and
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Program
by
denying
the
appeal;
and
approving
General
Plan
Amendment
(GPA)
No.
21-001,
amending
the
General
Plan
land
use
designation
from
Non-Urban
(NU)
to
Urban
Residential
(UR)
for
10 acres
on
the
southeast
corner
of
Avenue
L
and
15 Street
West
(APNs 3109-026-032, -040, -042, -044),
2. Introduce
Ordinance
No.
______
,
amending
the
City
zoning
plan
for
approximately
10 acres
of
land
located
on
the
southeast
corner
of
Avenue
L
and
15th
Street
West
(APNs
3109-
026-032,
-040,
-042,
-044),
known
as
Zone
Change
(ZC)
No.
21-001,
from
RR-2.5
(Rural
Residential, minimum lot size 2.5 acres) to MU-C (Mixed Use – Commercial).
The
project
site
is
located
on
ten
acres
at
the
southeast
corner
of
Avenue
L
and
15 Street
West.
The
applicant,
Westlanc
Partners,
filed
TTM
No.
24-001
(84317)
and
CUP
No.
21-001
for
the
development
of
the
subject
property
with
a
mixed
use
project
consisting
of
181
multi-
family
residential
units,
a
235
room
hotel,
12,800
square
feet
of
commercial
uses,
and
a
3,800
square
foot
club
house;
and
to
subdivide
the
subject
property
into
six
parcels.
In
order
to
facilitate
the
development
of
the
project
site,
the
applicant
has
also
requested
a
GPA
(GPA
No.
21-001)
and
ZC
(ZC
No.
21-001)
to
change
the
land
use
designation
from
NU
to
UR
and
the zoning from RR-2.5 to MU-C.
NB1.
School
Law
Enforcement
Services
Agreement
for
School
Resource
Officer
Program
–
City
of
Lancaster Police Department and Westside Union School District
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve
School
Law
Enforcement
Services
Agreement
for
School
Resource
Officer
Program By and Between City of Lancaster and Westside Union School District.
2. Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
sign
all
documents
related
to
the
agreement
and
all
amendments,
including
amendments
to
extend
the
term,
and
add
additional
services as desired, subject to City Attorney approval.
In
2023
the
City
Council
created
the
City
of
Lancaster
Police
Department
as
a
community
led
policing
agency
to
address
quality-of-life
issues
related
to
public
safety.
Since
that
time,
there
have
been
expressed
needs
from
school
districts
for
a
School
Resource
Officer
Program.
The
Westside
Union
School
District
desires
to
contract
with
the
City
of
Lancaster
Police Department for these services.
CA1.
Consideration of nomination and appointment to the Criminal Justice Commission.
Presenter: Mayor R Rex. Parris
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Council Reports
LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
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LANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY
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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. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25A VCV00196
6. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733
7. Montenegro v. Green, LASC Case No. 22A VCV01050
8. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23A VCV00577
9. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579
10. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23A VCV00950.
11. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25A VCV00192
12. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25A VCV00586
13. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority,
City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25A VCV00061
14. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046
15. Stockman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23 A VCV00838
16. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24A VCV00848
17. Snyder v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 21A VCV00770
18. Higgins v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23A VCV00125
19. Wright v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23A VCV00864
20. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24A VCV00221
21. Darnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622
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