Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Regular Meeting
–
1:30 PM
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted by 6:00 p.m. on
November 14, 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 Member Lauren Hughes-Leslie Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Raj Malhi Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Ken Mann
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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
INVOCATION
Tony Herrera, Grace Chapel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA –
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PRESENTATIONS
1. Swearing-In of Attorney Samira Carpenter
Presenter: Mayor R. Rex Parris
2. Soccer Team Presentation
Presenter: Trolis Niebla, City Manager
3. LPD Operations
Presenter: Rodrick Armalin, Chief of Police
4. Innovation and Technology Update
Presenter: Larissa De La Cruz, Assistant City Manager
5. Atkinson Construction recognition for assistance with Love Your City Clean Up events Presenter: Trolis Niebla, City Manager
6. Updates to the Brown Act and other public agency laws Presenter: Allison Burns, City Attorney
HOUSING AUTHORITY - CONSENT CALENDAR
HA CC 1.
First
Amendment
to
the
Disposition
and
Development
Agreement
with
Pacific
West
Communities, Inc.
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve
the
First
Amendment
to
the
Disposition
and
Development
Agreement
(DDA)
with
Pacific
West
Communities,
Inc.
for
the
development
of
residential
units
on
one
parcel
located
near
K-8
and
15 Street
West,
with
affordability
restrictions
set
for
lower
income
households
earning
between
30%
and
70%
of
the
Area
Median
Income
(AMI)
for
Los
Angeles County, adjusted for household size.
2. Authorize
the
Executive
Director,
or
his
designee,
to
execute
(i)
the
DDA
in
substantially
the
form
presented,
subject
to
nonsubstantive
changes
approved
by
the
Executive
Director
and
City
Attorney;
and
(ii)
all
documents
necessary
or
appropriate
to
complete the transaction.
The
proposed
First
Amendment
revises
Exhibit
B,
Section
II
of
the
DDA,
increasing
the
maximum
income
limit
for
eligible
households
from
60%
AMI
to
70%
AMI.
All
other
provisions of the DDA remain unchanged.
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COUNCIL ACTIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
HA CC 2.
Approve
Extension
to
Exclusive
Negotiating
Agreement
with
Grupe
Investment
Company,
Inc.
Recommendation(s):
1. Authorize
the
Executive
Director
or
his
designee
to
negotiate,
finalize
and
execute
a
second
Extension
to
the
original
Exclusive
Negotiating
Agreement
(ENA)
with
Grupe
Investment
Company,
Inc.
for
an
additional
three-month
period
for
the
potential
disposition
of
property
owned
by
the
Lancaster
Housing
Authority.
No
deposit
will
be
required.
2. Authorize
the
Executive
Director
or
his
designee
to
negotiate,
finalize
and
execute
all
related documents in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Grupe
is
proposing
to
acquire
approximately
12.9 acres
of
the
property
from
the
Housing
Authority
(depicted
in
Exhibit
C
of
the
subject
ENA;
the
“Grupe
Portion”),
and
thereafter,
securing
all
necessary
entitlements
to
redevelop
the
Grupe
Portion
with
approximately
200
units of workforce for-sale housing (the “Grupe Project”).
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 October 28, 2025.
CC 3.
Approve
the
City
Council/Successor
Agency/Financing/Power
Authority
Special
Meeting
Minutes of November 5, 2025.
CC 4.
Check Registers – October 12, through November 01, 2025
Recommendation(s):
Approve
the
Check
and
Wire
Registers
for
payments
made
October
12,
2025,
through
November 01, 2025, in the amount of $19,957,999.69 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 5.
Samaritan's Purse Park Award of Playground Improvement Contract
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Recommendation(s):
1. Award
the
contract
to
improve
the
Samaritan’s
Purse
Park
Playground
to
Playcore
Wisconsin,
Inc
dba
GameTime
c/o
Great
Western
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$1,314,124.33
plus a 9% contingency utilizing the OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing process.
2. Authorize
the
City
Manager,
or
his
designee,
to
execute
all
contracts
and
associated
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
The
proposed
award
to
Playcore
Wisconsin,
Inc.,
dba
GameTime,
c/o
Great
Western,
will
include
the
installation
of
modern,
safe,
and
accessible
play
structures
for
ages
2-12.
It
will
include
features
such
as
swing
sets,
multiple
play
features,
and
pour-in-place
rubber
surfacing,
which
will
enhance
safety
and
improve
accessibility.
These
upgrades
will
benefit
the community for years to come.
CC 6.
Kimley-Horn
and
Associates,
Inc.
Fourth
Revised
Task
Order
1,
for
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
for
PWCP
20-005,
SR
138
(SR-14)
Avenue
J
Interchange
Improvements
(Phase
II
Caltrans Interchange)
Recommendation(s):
Approve
Fourth
Revised
Task
Order
No.
1,
for
services
in
accordance
with
the
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement
(RFQ
769-22),
Service
Group
Category
1 –
Roadway
and
Structures
Engineering,
with
Kimley-Horn
and
Associates,
Inc.
(KHA),
of
Los
Angeles,
California,
in
the
amount
of
$113,223.00,
to
provide
construction
support
services
during
construction
of
SR‑138
(SR-14)
Avenue
J
Interchange
Improvements
(Phase
II
–
Caltrans
Interchange); and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
The
PWCP
20-005,
SR-138
(SR-14),
Avenue
J
Interchange
Improvements
(Phase
II
–
Caltrans
Interchange)
will
install
Phase
II
improvements,
completing
the
local
streets
improvements
that
started
in
Phase
I,
as
well
as
the
freeway
interchange
improvements
to
add
a
northbound
off-ramp
at
Avenue
J,
add
a
southbound
on-ramp
at
Avenue
J,
and
other
lighting, signalization, landscaping, and interchange improvements.
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CC 7.
Task
Order
for
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
(Service
Group
Category
1 –
Roadway
and
Structures
Engineering)
Design
Services
for
Lancaster
Health
District
Phase
3 (formerly
Medical Main Street) (Reference: PWCP 25-014)
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve
Task
Order
No.
7 for
authorization
involving
design
services
to
Kimley-Horn
and
Associates,
Inc.,
(KHA)
of
Los
Angeles,
California,
in
accordance
with
the
Multi-Year
Professional
Services
Agreement
for
Lancaster
Health
District
Phase
3 (formerly
Medical
Main
Street)
Design
Services
in
the
amount
of
$278,204.00;
and
authorize
the
City
Manager,
or his designee, to sign all documents.
2. Find
the
City
has
complied
with
the
California
Environmental
Quality
Act.
A
Notice
of
Determination was filed on June 08, 2021.
The
City
of
Lancaster
is
looking
to
complete
Phase
3 of
the
Lancaster
Health
District
(LHD)
Infrastructure
Improvements
Project
(Project).
This
phase
of
the
Project
will
construct
approximately
0.2 miles
of
new
complete
streets
to
alleviate
the
current
burden
to
the
existing
arterial
network,
whilst
providing
necessary
access
to
existing
and
proposed
medical
facilities.
CC 8.
Approval
of
Ordinance
No.
1142
Amending
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
Section
11.08.060
Annual Rent Increase Formula for Mobilehome Parks
Recommendation(s):
Adopt
Ordinance
No.
1142
amending
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code,
Title
11,
Section
11.08.060,
changing
the
annual
mobilehome
park
rental
increase
calculation
from
the
current
formula
of
60%
of
the
Consumer
Price
Index
(CPI)
to
an
annual
increase
structure
based
on
the annual CPI, at a minimum of 2.5% and a maximum of 3%.
Although
the
current
formula
limits
increases
to
60%
of
CPI,
it
can
still
result
in
significant
swings
during
periods
of
high
inflation.
The
2024
spike
to
5.2%
illustrates
how
sensitive
the
formula
is
to
economic
volatility.
The
proposed
formula
establishes
a
predictable
range
for
annual rent increases that balances the needs of park owners and residents
CC 9.
Monthly Reports of Investments – October 2025
Recommendation(s):
Accept and approve the
October
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 10.
Approve
Contract
Amendment
with
Tip
Top
Arborists,
Inc.
for
Professional
Tree
Maintenance and Management Services
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve
contract
amendment
with
Tip
Top
Arborists,
Inc.,
of
Lancaster,
CA,
for
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
professional
tree
maintenance
and
management
services,
for
an
estimated
amount
not
to
exceed
$444,761.40
for
contract
year
two
(includes
optional
5%
CPI
increase
from
year
one).
Year
three
and
two
optional
one-year
extensions
remain
approved
as
is
with
a
maximum
of
5% CPI increase on the base contract amount.
2. Appropriate
$143,625.60
(includes
5%
contingency)
to
account
10163000-5755
for
additional work needed for Contract Year Two.
3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
The
safety
concerns
of
the
trees
at
the
Lancaster
National
Soccer
Center
exceed
what
was
originally
allocated
in
the
current
contract
and
must
be
addressed
immediately
to
preserve
the
health
of
the
turf
and
patrons
at
this
site.
It
is
recommended
that
an
amendment
for
the
removal of the trees posing an issue is approved.
PH 1.
Amendment
to
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
Chapter
9.55 —
Vacant
Residential
and
Commercial Property Compliance Program
Recommendation(s):
Introduce
Ordinance
No.
[XXXX],
amending
and
restating
Chapter
9.55 of
the
Lancaster
Municipal
Code
to
establish
a
unified
Vacant
Property
Compliance
Program
that
sets
registration,
monitoring,
and
maintenance
standards
for
vacant
commercial
properties,
clarifies
existing
residential
provisions,
and
authorizes
registration
and
monitoring
charges
to
recover the City’s inspection, enforcement, and compliance costs.
Vacant
properties—both
residential
and
commercial—can
negatively
impact
neighborhood
stability,
diminish
property
values,
and
create
recurring
public
safety
and
code
enforcement
challenges.
The
City’s
existing
Vacant
Property
Ordinance
(Chapter
9.55)
currently
provides
a
framework
for
managing
unoccupied
residential
properties,
but
does
not
adequately
address
the
growing
number
of
commercial
vacancies
along
key
corridors
such
as
Lancaster
Boulevard, Avenue J, and Avenue I.
PH 2.
Annexation No. 3 Into Community Facilities District No. 2021-1 (Public Services)
Recommendation(s):
1. Open
the
public
hearing
and
receive
public
testimony
and
property
owner
protests
for
the
proposed
annexation
territory
into
Community
Facilities
District
No.
2021-1
(Public
Services) and the authorization to levy a special tax within the proposed territory.
2. Adopt
Resolution
No.
2 5-XX
an
nexing
territory
to
Community
Facilities
District
No.
2021-1
(Public
Services),
authorizing
the
levy
of
special
taxes
and
submitting
levy
of
tax
to
qualified electors.
3. Adopt
Resolution
No.
25-
XX
decla
ring
results
of
a
special
annexation
election,
determining
validity
of
prior
proceedings,
and
directing
recording
of
amended
Notice
of
Special Tax Lien.
The
annexation
territory,
Stoneridge
Ranch
(the
“Project”),
proposed
for
annexation
is
owned
by
Southwood
Limited
and
is
generally
located
south
of
W
Ave
K-8,
north
of
W
Ave
L.,
west
CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
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COUNCIL REPORTS
of
52 St
W.,
and
east
of
57 St
W.
The
Project
includes
the
development
of
two
hundred
and fourteen (214) single-family residential units and four (4) lots utilized as basins.
CR1.
Council Reports
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.
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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) - 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 th
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CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA –
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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
22. Payne v. City of Lancaster 24A VCV00308
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting:
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Americans
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CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING/POWER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA –
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