MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
MEETING
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
JANUARY
19 ,
2022
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
MAYOR
TO
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Pro
Tem
Loa
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
00 p
.
m
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
HOFBAUER
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
LOA
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
CARRILLO
,
BISHOP
,
BETTENCOURT
PRESENT
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
3 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
None
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
City
Attorney
Beck
confirmed
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
4.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Gerald
and
Roberta
Dolen
v
.
Builders
Fence
Company
,
et
al
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 AVC
00377
4.2 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Raul
Herrera
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 AVC
00044
4.3 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Donald
D
'
Angelo
v
.
County
of
Los
Angeles
,
et
al
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 AVC
00441
4.4 )
The
reason
for
holding
a
closed
session
is
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
authorization
and
direction
from
the
City
Council
regarding
the
possible
acquisition
of
property
interests
in
the
following
property
,
generally
located
near
State
Route
14 and
Avenue
Q
:
Property
Owner
:
Jim
Goltche
;
Royal
Investors
Group
,
LLC
;
K
Land
City
Council
Meeting
01 /
19 /
2022
1 Associates
,
LLC
;
Jaz
Investment
Corp
;
Royal
&
Aframian
LLC
;
26 Maple
LLC
.
Property
:
APNs
3008
-
041
-
002
~
007
City
Negotiator
:
Steve
Hofbauer
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.8
.
Closed
session
is
recommended
because
the
City
Council
will
be
instructing
the
negotiator
regarding
terms
and
conditions
,
including
price
,
for
the
possible
purchase
of
the
real
property
identified
above
.
4.5 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Initiation
of
litigation
pursuant
to
paragraph
(
4 )
of
subdivision
(
d
)
of
Section
54956.9
of
the
California
Government
Code
.
Number
of
Cases
:
One
.
4.6 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
exposure
to
litigation
pursuant
to
paragraph
(
2 )
of
subdivision
(
d
)
of
Section
54956.9
:
One
case
.
Closed
session
is
recommended
because
the
City
will
assess
the
merits
of
this
matter
,
and
/
or
threat
.
Based
on
existing
facts
and
circumstances
,
there
is
a
significant
exposure
to
litigation
against
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
The
existing
facts
and
circumstances
that
might
result
in
litigation
against
the
City
of
Palmdale
are
that
the
law
firm
of
Shenkman
&
Hughes
has
sent
a
letter
to
the
City
of
Palmdale
regarding
decennial
redistricting
process
which
could
amount
to
a
threat
of
litigation
.
The
aforementioned
facts
and
circumstances
are
stated
as
required
by
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
e
)
(
2 )
.
Based
on
the
existing
facts
and
circumstances
,
it
is
the
opinion
of
the
City
Attorney
that
it
would
prejudice
the
position
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
to
discuss
this
matter
in
public
or
to
disclose
further
circumstances
in
this
potential
case
.
Further
,
such
disclosure
may
harm
any
settlement
attempts
or
other
efforts
to
resolve
the
matter
without
litigation
.
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
All
Councilmembers
were
present
and
able
to
participate
in
all
items
,
except
item
4.3 .
Item
4.1 Conference
with
Legal
Counsel
-
Existing
Litigation
:
Dolen
v
.
Builders
Fence
Company
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
provided
unanimous
direction
to
staff
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
Item
4.2 Conference
with
Legal
Counsel
-
Existing
Litigation
:
Herrera
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
provided
unanimous
direction
to
staff
.
There
is
no
further
reportable
action
at
this
time
.
Item
4.3 Conference
with
Legal
Counsel
-
Existing
Litigation
:
D
’
Angelo
v
.
County
of
Los
Angeles
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
provided
direction
to
staff
with
Councilmember
Bishop
abstaining
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
City
Council
Meeting
01 /
19 /
2022
2 Item
4.4 Real
Property
Negotiations
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
provided
unanimous
direction
to
staff
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
Item
4.5 Conference
with
Legal
Counsel
-
Anticipated
Litigation
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
Item
4.6 Conference
with
Legal
Counsel
-
Anticipated
Litigation
-
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
provided
unanimous
direction
to
staff
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Hofbauer
adjourned
the
meeting
at
7 :
14 p
.
m
.
7 :
00 P
.
M
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
7 :
15 p
.
m
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
IN
HONOR
OF
OUR
TROOPS
Mr
.
Don
Hoperich
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
8 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
The
following
individuals
made
public
comments
:
Lancaster
Resident
Dave
Bowman
commented
regarding
the
use
of
public
funds
and
potential
lawsuits
.
Resident
Alenna
Schofield
regarding
proper
representation
of
people
of
color
;
Resident
Marcos
Alvarez
discussed
the
submission
of
redistricting
maps
,
inclusiveness
,
and
plans
for
Palmdale
Blvd
.
Mr
.
Hoperich
,
CEO
and
founder
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
the
Greater
Antelope
Valley
requested
an
extension
of
the
recruitment
for
the
Tourism
Improvement
District
appointments
to
afford
him
the
opportunity
to
submit
an
application
for
consideration
.
9 )
WORKSHOP
PRESENTATION
9.1 )
New
State
Waste
Diversion
Rules
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Heffernan
-
Presented
by
Deputy
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
Management
Analyst
Mejia
and
Waste
Management
Recycling
Manager
Cortes
provided
a
PowerPoint
presentation
to
Council
regarding
the
New
State
Waste
Diversion
Rules
.
Council
inquired
regarding
the
March
1 st
deadline
,
additional
cost
to
residents
,
and
the
Waste
Management
franchise
agreement
.
Environmental
Resource
Manager
Lucha
announced
that
the
City
is
in
negotiations
with
Waste
Management
regarding
the
additional
services
and
he
mentioned
the
potential
City
Council
Meeting
01 /
19 /
2022
3 compounding
penalties
for
non
-
compliance
of
the
new
rules
.
Waste
Management
Recycling
Manager
Cortes
stated
Waste
Management
is
interested
in
partnering
with
the
City
.
10 )
APPOINTMENTS
10.1 )
Approve
nominations
for
appointment
to
the
Board
of
Directors
for
Visit
Palmdale
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
Coordinator
Gonzalez
)
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
provided
a
brief
overview
of
the
item
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
reopening
the
recruitment
.
Presented
by
Economic
Development
Motion
:
Move
forward
with
Council
and
staff
appointment
and
reopen
recruitment
for
public
member
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Economic
and
Community
Development
Director
Garibay
to
the
Tourism
Improvement
District
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Councilmember
Bishop
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
continued
the
appointment
of
the
public
member
to
the
February
16 ,
2022
meeting
.
10.2 )
Approve
alternate
member
nomination
for
appointment
to
the
Measure
AV
Oversight
Committee
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Clerk
Smith
)
City
Clerk
Smith
provided
a
brief
overview
of
the
staff
report
and
addressed
questions
and
concerns
posed
by
Council
regarding
whether
the
recruitment
was
widely
publicized
,
as
many
members
of
the
public
reported
they
were
unaware
of
the
job
posting
.
Discussion
ensued
.
Motion
:
Continue
the
appoint
to
the
Measure
AV
Oversight
Committee
City
Council
Meeting
01 /
19 /
2022
4 and
reopen
the
recruitment
for
the
alternate
member
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
11 )
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
adjourned
the
meeting
at
8 :
58 p
.
m
.
APPROVED
,
PASSED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
2 nd
day
of
February
2022
.
Steven
D
.
Hofbauer
,
Mayor
ATTEST
:
SJranae
S
.
Sipth
,
City
Clerk
City
Council
Meeting
01 /
19 /
2022
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