Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Regular Meeting – 1:30 PM
The City Clerk/Agency/Authority Secretary hereby declares the agenda was posted by 5:00 p.m. on October 09, 2026
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 Lauren Hughes-Leslie
Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Rocio Castellanos Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Ken Mann Council Member/Agency Director/Authority Member Cedric White To join by telephone: Dial 661-749-2425 +input Meeting Code: 4393
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CALL TO ORDER
City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority
ROLL CALL
City Council Members /Agency Directors /Authority Members: Castellanos, Mann, White; Vice Mayor/ Vice Chair Hughes-Leslie, Mayor/Chair Parris
Consideration and action to excuse Mayor/Councilmember absence(s).
INVOCATION
David McCoy, Grace Chapel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. Lancaster Loop
Presenters: Marissa Diaz, Director-Public Works & John Felkins, Emergency Management Administrator
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COUNCIL ACTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. PARCS Fall Special Events
Presenter: Diego Alvarez, Assistant Manager-Recreation
3. Summer Learning Program Presentation - Remnant Church & Mildrie’s Road Foundation Presenter: Melissa Varela, Assistant Director-PARCS
NB 1. Amendment to the Lancaster Municipal Code Relating to the Establishment of the Roadway Maintenance and Traffic Safety Committee
Recommendation(s):
Introduce Ordinance No.________, adding Chapter 2.34 of the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the Roadway Maintenance and Traffic Safety Committee, a citizens’ advisory committee.
Staff recommends establishing a Roadway Maintenance and Traffic Safety Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council. The Committee would provide a dedicated forum for reviewing roadway maintenance, pavement management, infrastructure preservation, and engineering-based traffic safety matters, with an emphasis on data-driven evaluation and the efficient use of public resources.
NB 2. Project Stride Program Memorandum of Understanding with Lancaster School District Recommendation(s):
A. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Lancaster and Lancaster School District for the implementation of Project Stride.
B. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and all related documents and/or amendments subject to City Attorney approval.
The City of Lancaster in collaboration with both the Lancaster School District and Westside Union School District has developed Project Stride, a proposed 9-month pilot program aligned with the 2026/27 school year. This initiative addresses chronic absenteeism, low literacy rates, classroom and family engagement, and personal development through a coordinated after-school curriculum. Approval of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes administrative roles without requiring financial transfers between agencies.
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PH 1. Annexation No. 4 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. ___________annexing 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. __________ declaring results of a special annexation election, determining validity of prior proceedings, and directing recording of amended Notice of Special Tax Lien.
The adoption of the attached resolutions annexes the territory into CFD 2021-1, submits the levy of the special tax to the qualified electors, and declares the results of the special election. This is the final step in the annexation process; and since the conditions of approval for the development require it to annex into CFD 2021-1 and Richmond American Homes owns the parcels, a majority protest of the annexation is not anticipated.
PH 2. Annexation No. 5 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.____________annexing 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.____________ declaring results of a special annexation election, determining validity of prior proceedings, and directing recording of amended Notice of Special Tax Lien.
The adoption of the attached resolutions annexes the territory into CFD 2021-1, submits the levy of the special tax to the qualified electors, and declares the results of the special election. This is the final step in the annexation process; and since the conditions of approval for the development require it to annex into CFD 2021-1 and KB Home owns the parcels, a majority protest of the annexation is not anticipated.
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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CONSENT CALENDAR
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. 25AVCV00196
6. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733
7. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577
8. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579
9. Clark v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No 26 AVCV01286
10. Johnson v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 26 AVCV01024
11. Orozco v. Alvarez et al., LASC Case No. 26 AVCV00811
12. Iglesias v. City of Lancaster et al., LASC Case No. 26 AVCV00843
13. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046
14. City of Lancaster v. Coronado, LASC Case No. 26AVRO01310
15. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24AVCV00848
16. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221
17. Darnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622
18. Center for Biological Diversity vs. City of Lancaster, et al. [Case No. 25STCP04375] CC 1. Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)
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CC 2. Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of September 08, 2026.
CC 3. Measure A Maintenance and Servicing (M&S) FY26/27 Budget Amendment Recommendation(s):
1. Amend the FY26/27 budget to appropriate Measure A, Maintenance and Servicing (M&S) funds, in the amount of $1,000,000 to the expenditure account MSRAMS.MISCGRANT/ GL21060000.5656.
2. Appropriate $1,000,000 to revenue account MSRAMS.MEASUREA/ GL21062200.4998.
Fiscal year maintenance and service priority projects will include the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve Invasive Species Cleanup and Eastside Pool Restroom/Locker Room repairs. The City of Lancaster will complete these projects and request reimbursement for the estimated expenses of $1,000,000.
CC 4. Crown Castle Cell Tower Site BU# 878015 Lease Agreement Second Amendment at Samaritan Purse Park
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve the lease agreement amendment with STC ONE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for the wireless communications cell tower located at Samaritan’s Purse Park, 44501 North 5 Street East, Lancaster, CA 93535, also known as BU# 878015.
2. Authorize City Manager, or his designee, to sign all agreements and associated documents.
By approving this amendment, the City of Lancaster safeguards a continuous revenue stream, retains long-term control over the site's tenancy, and ensures the cell tower remains actively maintained and marketed at no cost to the municipality.
CC 5. Midtown Recreation Center Improvements Notice of Completion Recommendation(s):
A. Accept the work completed by Angeles Contractor Inc., for the Midtown Recreation Center Improvements and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project.
Construction of the project has been completed in compliance with all City regulations. The project was substantially completed on July 23, 2026, which was within the time permitted by the contract. The total contract cost is $696,605.53.
CC 6. Adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, adding Chapter 2.64 (City Social Media Accounts) to Title 2 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to establish viewpoint-neutral, conduct-based standards for the moderation of official City social media accounts, and ratifying and continuing the city’s internal and external social th
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media policies
Recommendation(s):
Adopt and conduct the second reading of Ordinance No. 1156, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, adding Chapter 2.64 (City Social Media Accounts) to Title 2 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to establish viewpoint-neutral, conductbased standards for the moderation of official City social media accounts, and ratifying and continuing the city’s internal and external social media policies.
The ordinance establishes conduct-based, viewpoint-neutral standards, documentation requirements, appeal rights, training, and audits. It is not adopted to suppress, and shall not be applied to suppress, criticism of the City, its officials, or its policies; identical substantive standards apply to supportive and critical expression alike.
CC 7. Amendments to the Lancaster Municipal Code Relating to Landscaping, Water Efficient Landscape Design, and Root Barrier Requirements
Recommendation(s):
Adopt Ordinance No. 1157, amending Chapter 8.30, repealing and replacing Chapter 8.50, and amending Chapters 8.48 and 12.20 of the Lancaster Municipal Code relating to landscaping installation and maintenance, water efficient landscape design, and root barrier requirements, and adopting by reference the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Sections 490 through 495.
The Ordinance further addresses the State’s nonfunctional turf requirements. Beginning January 1, 2027, potable water may not be used to irrigate nonfunctional turf on City-owned property or property within a landscape maintenance district or lighting maintenance district maintained by the City, subject to applicable State exceptions. No new nonfunctional turf may be installed in landscapes subject to Chapter 8.50, and the Director will complete an inventory of City-owned or maintained turf and report to the City Council with a schedule for conversion of nonfunctional turf.
CC 8. Expenditure Authority and Award of Contract for Maintenance Yard Fuel Island Upgrades Recommendation(s):
1. Approve a one-year agreement with Western Pump, Inc., for Maintenance Yard Fuel Island Upgrades for the City fleet, utilizing pricing and products available through Sourcewell Contract No. 081524-GVR, competitively awarded to Gilbarco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $146,555.30, including a 10% contingency.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any additional amendments to the Agreement deemed necessary to complete the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney.
3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
The Maintenance Yard fuel island system is more than 20 years old and has reached the end of its serviceable life. New replacement parts are no longer available through normal supply channels, and staff has been forced to source used components to sustain minimum functionality, an unsustainable maintenance posture for a critical infrastructure asset serving a CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
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fleet of close to 300 vehicles.
CC 9. Vacation of Landscape and Maintenance Easement Per Tract Map No. 66842 Recommendation(s):
Adopt Resolution No. _____________, to summarily vacate and abandon the dedication and easement of the 4-foot Landscape and Maintenance along Avenue J-8, located within Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 of recorded Tract map No. 66842.
The proposed landscape improvements within said 4-foot easement have not been constructed, and the easement will no longer be utilized for its intended purpose. It has been determined that the street section of this tract is wider than the rest of the neighborhood along Avenue J-8. The 4-foot easement adds unnecessary landscape improvements as there is adequate space to add the required landscaping within the 14-foot meandering sidewalk.
CC 10. Final Map Approval – Tract Map No. 82208-01 (Located on the Northwest Corner of 52nd Street West and Avenue J-8)
Recommendation(s):
Approve Tract Map No. 82208-01, located at the northwest corner of 52nd Street West and Avenue J-8; accept the dedications as offered on the map; find that the Final Map is in substantial conformance with the approved Tentative Tract Map and satisfies the requirements for final map approval pursuant to Government Code sections 66458 and 66474.1; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the certificate of approval and acceptance of dedications on the face of the map.
On May 17, 2021, the City of Lancaster Planning Commission approved Tentative Tract Map No. 82208 for the subdivision of approximately 20 acres into 75 single-family residential lots within the R-7000 zone. The Tentative Map had an expiration date of May 17, 2026. On February 6, 2026, prior to expiration of the Tentative Map, the applicant submitted the Final Map to the City Engineer for review. Pursuant to Government Code section 66452.6(d), the Final Map was timely filed and may continue to be processed, approved, and recorded following expiration of the Tentative Map.
CC 11. Monthly Reports of Investments – August 2026
Recommendation(s):
Accept and approve the August 2026 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 12. Check Registers – August 23, through September 26, 2026 Recommendation(s):
Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made August 23, 2026, through CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
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September 26, 2026, in the amount of $26,037,128.91 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. This process provides the City Council with the opportunity to review the City’s expenditures.
CC 13. Purchase of Citywide Replacement UPS Equipment from Logicalis, Inc Recommendation(s):
Approve the purchase of replacement uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment, power distribution units, network management hardware, and one-year UPS monitoring subscriptions from Logicalis, Inc.
The City relies on UPS equipment to provide short-term backup power and power conditioning for network, communications, server, audio/video, public safety, and other technology equipment located throughout City facilities. UPS systems help maintain continuity during brief power interruptions and provide time for connected equipment to remain operational or shut down safely during an extended outage. Information Technology staff completed a citywide review of existing UPS equipment and identified units that should be replaced or standardized. The replacement plan covers equipment at City Hall, the Maintenance Yard, Police Department, Community Center, Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster Performing Arts Center (LPAC), the Stadium, and seven City parks.
CC 14. Proposal for the purchase of Two Supermicro Servers from Logicalis, Inc Recommendation(s):
Approve the purchase of two Supermicro servers from Logicalis, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $181,835.58, including estimated sales tax, for deployment in the City of Lancaster's on-premises data center; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete the purchase.
The proposed servers will provide additional compute and storage resources for the City's onpremises infrastructure and support continued operation of City applications and data that cannot be ran in the cloud as well as provide onsite compute resources for disaster recovery scenarios when the cloud may not be reachable or available.
CC 15. Proposal for the purchase of CSSI licenses and integration Services from Motorola Solutions for the Lancaster Police Department Dispatch
Recommendation(s):
Approve the purchase of three Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) operator position licenses and related systems integration services from Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the Lancaster Police Department connection to the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), in the amount of $229,422, plus applicable taxes; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to issue the purchase order and execute related documents.
The Lancaster Police Department requires its dispatch console positions to communicate through the LA-RICS P25 radio system out to our portable and mobile radios. Currently that CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
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communications is done over UHF and 700/800 radio frequencies using control station radios. This solution does not provide adequate redundancy or dispatcher radio system priority.
CC 16. Award of On-Call Abatement Services – RFP No. 881-26 to Hak-Away Transport Recommendation(s):
1. Award a contract to Hak-Away Transport for On-Call Abatement Services pursuant to RFP No. 881-26, for a term through June 30, 2031, in a total amount not to exceed $1,006,500 for the life of the agreement, with annual hourly rate adjustments beginning in July following the first full year of the agreement based on the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Los Angeles/Orange Counties area, not to exceed the lesser of the applicable CPI increase or five percent (5%), subject to City review and approval.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all related documents.
The Community Preservation Division is responsible for addressing property conditions that impact public health, safety, and welfare. While voluntary compliance is the City’s preferred method of resolving Code Enforcement violations, there are circumstances where property owners fail to correct violations and the City must proceed with administrative abatement.
CC 17. First Amendment to the Teamsters Local 986 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), amending the Employee Classification and Compensation Schedule, and Increasing FTE count.
Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt Resolution No. ________ amending Resolution 26-XX, establishing the first amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Lancaster and the California Teamsters Public, Professional, and Medical Employees Union, Local 986, establishing newly represented classification of employees and the following changes:
· Addition of the following full-time classifications to the California Teamsters Public, Professional, and Medical Employees Union, Local 986
• Administrative Assistant
• Technician I
• Technician II
• Engineering Technician
• Senior Engineering Technician
• Dispatcher Trainee
• Dispatcher I
• Dispatcher II
• Specialist I
• Specialist II
• Senior Specialist
• Code Enforcement Officer
• Senior Code Enforcement Officer
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· Amendment to Article 12 - the Uniforms & Boot/Pant Reimbursement · Addition of Article 25, Section 13 – Dispatcher Training Pay · Addition of Appendix B – Salary Schedules including the newly recognized classifications
2. Adopt Resolution No. 26__, amending Resolution 26-XX, establishing a compensation schedule for various classifications of employees of the City of Lancaster and establishing the following changes:
• Adding one (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) position to the Lancaster Police Department, increase the City of Lancaster’s total FTE count from 372 to 373. • Reclassifying one vacant Police Officer position in the Lancaster Police Department to a Dispatcher I position
• Removal of the following classifications from the 4000 series Tier 1 employee group:
o Specialist II, Senior Specialist, Accountant, Inspector, and Senior Engineering Technician
• Removal of the following classifications from the 4000 series Tier 2 employee group:
o Specialist I/II, Senior Specialist, Administrative Assistant, Engineering Technician and Senior Engineering Technician
• Removal of the following classifications from the 5000 series employee group:
o Technician I/II and Dispatcher I/II/Trainee
• Addition of the following classifications to the 6000 series employee group:
o Technician I/II and Dispatcher I/II/Trainee
• Establishing the 6500 series Tier 1 employee group classifications and associated benefits
• Establishing the 6500 series Tier 2 employee group classifications and associated benefits
• Addition of the following classification to 8000 series:
o Police Communications Call Taker
3. Appropriate $24,000 in additional funds to support the addition of one (1) Dispatcher I position in the Lancaster Police Department
On June 12, 2026, the City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Lancaster and the California Teamsters Public, Professional, and Medical Employees Union, Local 986 (Teamsters). Following the MOU’s adoption, employees voted on whether additional classifications would be represented by the Teamsters 986 union.
CC 18. Award of Professional Services Agreements for Planning, Housing, and Environmental Legal Services – RFP No. 883-26
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve Professional Services Agreements with Best Best & Krieger LLP and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for Planning and Land Use Legal Services, Housing and Affordable Housing Legal Services, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Legal Services, and other legal services as may be needed and deemed appropriate by the City Attorney or City staff, on an as-needed basis for an initial term of three (3) years and eight (8) months, with two (2) additional one-year extension options upon mutual written agreement.
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COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL REPORTS
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the agreements and any related agreements or documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
The City of Lancaster requires specialized legal counsel to support a wide range of municipal activities involving land use and planning, housing and affordable housing programs, environmental compliance, real property transactions, and related regulatory matters. To ensure the City has access to qualified legal counsel with the appropriate municipal experience, expertise, and capacity, the City issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 883-26 for Planning, Housing, Environmental, and Tort Defense Legal Services.
CA 1. Discussion and consideration of nomination and appointment of the following individuals:
Planning Commission
1. Benjamin Berk
2. Phillip Brown
3. Steven Derryberry (Chair)
4. Irvine Carrillo
5. Ben Gocke (Vice Chair)
CR 1. Council Reports
LANCASTER HOUSING AUTHORITY
No action is required at this time.
LANCASTER FINANCING AUTHORITY
No action is required at this time.
LANCASTER POWER AUTHORITY
No action is required at this time.
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LANCASTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY
No action is required at this time.
CITY MANAGER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY CLERK/AGENCY/AUTHORITY SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT
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ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting:
October 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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AGENDA ADDENDUM INFORMATION
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