MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
/
SUCCESSOR
AGENCY
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
MARCH
2 ,
2022
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
MAYOR
TO
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Hofbauer
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
02 p
.
m
.
2 )
ROLLCALL
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
The
following
individual
provided
public
input
:
Corrina
Hernandez
,
Palmdale
Youth
Soccer
League
,
expressed
her
gratitude
towards
the
City
'
s
efforts
to
maintain
the
Domenic
Massari
soccer
field
.
Dave
Bowman
commented
regarding
the
addition
of
a
fifth
district
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
City
Attorney
Beck
confirmed
the
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
4.1 )
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
letters
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
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
1 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
.
4.2 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
The
existing
facts
and
circumstances
that
constitute
a
significant
exposure
to
litigation
are
detailed
in
the
following
claim
received
by
the
City
,
which
is
available
for
public
inspection
pursuant
to
Government
Code
Section
54957.5
:
Claimant
:
City
Claim
No
.
:
2022
-
007
Date
Filed
:
Date
of
Loss
:
2020
-
2022
JJ
Murphy
02 /
07 /
2022
4.3 )
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
California
Government
Code
Section
54957
.
APPOINTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
Position
:
Interim
City
Manager
Employee
:
Ronda
Perez
,
Acting
City
Manager
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
All
members
of
the
City
Council
were
present
and
able
to
participate
in
all
matters
.
Item
4.1 -
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
has
requested
the
item
return
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
Item
4.2 -
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
Item
4.3 -
Council
considered
the
Appointment
of
Public
Employee
to
the
position
of
Interim
City
Manager
and
on
a
vote
of
5 -
0 appointed
Acting
City
Manager
,
Ronda
Perez
.
Council
directed
an
item
back
as
to
compensation
for
the
position
at
a
later
meeting
date
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
action
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Hofbauer
adjourned
the
meeting
at
7 :
01 p
.
m
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
IN
HONOR
OF
OUR
TROOPS
8 )
PRESENTATION
8.1 )
Public
Safety
Supervisor
German
presented
the
cute
critters
available
for
adoption
at
the
Palmdale
Animal
Care
Center
.
8.2 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
proclamation
to
Elise
Levine
,
Executive
Director
of
the
American
Red
Cross
Northern
Valley
Chapter
,
declaring
March
as
American
Red
Cross
Month
in
the
City
of
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
2 Palmdale
.
8.3 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
proclamation
to
Victoria
Fisher
,
Daughters
of
the
American
Revolution
,
declaring
March
as
National
Women
’
s
History
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
8.4 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
presented
a
commendation
to
Mrs
.
Woolbert
naming
Mr
.
Jack
Woolbert
City
of
Palmdale
’
s
Veteran
of
the
Year
.
9 )
WAIVER
OF
FULL
READING
OF
RESOLUTION
(
S
)
and
ORDINANCE
(
S
)
Motion
:
Move
to
waive
full
reading
of
the
Resolution
(
s
)
and
/
or
Ordinance
(
s
)
to
be
considered
and
voted
on
at
this
meeting
.
Moved
by
Austin
Bishop
,
seconded
by
Steven
Hofbauer
.
—
7 *
Vote
:
Yes
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
10 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Dave
Bowman
commented
on
redistricting
and
mask
mandates
.
Jason
Zink
shared
concerns
regarding
landscaping
and
graffiti
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
Rich
Gallego
encouraged
Council
to
pass
Ordinance
No
.
1577
.
Christine
Parkinson
and
Jaylene
Davidson
expressed
concerns
regarding
mask
mandates
and
freedom
.
Marcos
Alvarez
provided
his
views
on
what
it
means
to
be
Chicano
.
Eugene
Hernandez
commented
on
mask
mandates
combatting
the
1918
Spanish
Flu
and
Women
'
s
Month
.
Mario
Presents
expressed
his
view
on
what
it
means
to
be
an
American
.
11 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
11.1 )
Receive
and
file
the
Monthly
Investment
Activity
Reports
for
January
2022
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Finance
Manager
Kang
)
112
)
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
025
,
a
resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
authorizing
California
Choice
Energy
Authority
(
CalChoice
)
to
enter
into
a
long
-
term
renewable
energy
agreement
with
Powerex
Corporation
on
behalf
of
Energy
for
Palmdale
'
s
Independent
Choice
(
EPIC
)
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Finance
Manager
Kang
-
Presented
by
Energy
Resource
Manager
Salt
)
This
item
was
pulled
for
discussion
.
Energy
Resources
Manager
Salt
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
3 provided
a
brief
overview
of
the
staff
report
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
spoke
in
opposition
to
this
item
and
inquired
regarding
the
taxpayer
saving
.
California
Choice
Energy
Authority
representative
replied
the
projections
are
being
finalized
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
Discussion
ensued
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Mario
Presents
and
Garlenia
Davis
commented
in
opposition
to
the
approval
of
Item
11.2 .
Motion
:
Move
to
table
this
item
to
the
next
earliest
meeting
,
including
explanation
and
financial
modeling
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
11.3 )
Approve
the
First
Amendment
to
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Lance
,
Soil
,
&
Lunghard
,
LLP
for
an
additional
amount
of
$
135
,
000
,
not
to
exceed
amount
of
$
210
,
000
for
a
four
(
4 )
year
term
through
March
30 ,
2026
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Finance
Manager
Kang
)
11.4 )
Approve
the
application
with
the
California
Department
of
General
Services
(
DGS
)
to
acquire
federal
and
State
surplus
property
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Parks
and
Recreation
Smith
-
presented
by
Deputy
Director
of
Parks
and
Recreation
Dombrowski
)
115
)
Approve
Legal
Services
Agreement
Between
the
City
of
Palmdale
and
Burke
,
Williams
&
Sorensen
,
LLP
in
the
Amount
of
$
250
,
000
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Attorney
Beck
)
This
item
was
pulled
for
discussion
by
Councilmember
Bettencourt
.
City
Attorney
Beck
provided
clarification
on
the
expiration
date
of
the
contract
.
Motion
:
Approve
Legal
Services
Agreement
Between
the
City
of
Palmdale
and
Burke
,
Williams
&
Sorensen
,
LLP
.
Moved
by
Steven
Hofbauer
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
11.6 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
026
,
A
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
Repealing
and
Restating
the
Conflict
-
of
-
interest
Code
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Attorney
Beck
)
11.7 )
Award
Construction
Agreement
with
MUSCO
Sports
Lighting
,
LLC
.
,
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
4 for
PN
844
,
Domenic
Massari
New
LED
Baseball
Field
Lighting
,
at
Domenic
Massari
Park
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
723
,
183
,
for
a
term
of
6 months
from
the
date
of
Notice
to
Proceed
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Heffernan
-
Presented
by
Deputy
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
11.8 )
Accept
grant
funding
from
AVAQMD
in
the
amount
of
$
203
,
500.00
;
authorize
appropriation
of
grant
funds
and
$
135
,
750.28
from
Fleet
Maintenance
unappropriated
fund
balance
;
approve
Purchase
Order
No
.
20220393
with
Terry
Equipment
,
Inc
.
for
new
street
sweeper
with
upgraded
clean
diesel
engine
technology
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
339
,
250.28
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Heffernan
)
11.9 )
Award
Construction
Agreement
with
Sully
-
Miller
Contracting
Co
.
for
PN
698
,
Avenue
R
Complete
Streets
and
Safe
Routes
Project
,
in
the
amount
of
$
10 ,
960
,
000
for
a
term
of
400
working
days
from
the
date
of
Notice
to
Proceed
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Heffernan
-
Presented
by
Deputy
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
11.10 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Clerk
/
Agency
Secretary
Smith
)
CC
/
SA
/
PCA
-
February
2 ,
2022
CC
-
February
7 ,
2022
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
except
Items
11.2 and
11.5 .
Moved
by
Steven
Hofbauer
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
12 )
PUBLIC
HEARING
121
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
022
and
Ordinance
No
.
1581
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
)
Staff
read
the
title
of
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
022
and
Ordinance
No
.
1581
.
RESOLUTION
NO
.
CC
2022
-
022
,
A
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
APPROVING
GENERAL
PLAN
AMENDMENT
TO
MODIFY
THE
GENERAL
PLAN
LAND
USE
DESIGNATION
FROM
LDR
(
LOW
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL
,
MAXIMUM
OF
ONE
DWELLING
UNIT
PER
ACRE
)
TO
PF
(
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
)
FOR
THREE
CONTIGUOUS
PARCELS
TOTALING
APPROXIMATELY
160
ACRES
LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY
2 ,
500
FEET
WEST
OF
TIERRA
SUBIDA
AVENUE
AND
2 ,
600
FEET
SOUTH
OF
ELIZABETH
LAKE
ROAD
(
GPA
21 -
001
)
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
5 ORDINANCE
NO
.
1581
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
APPROVING
A
ZONE
CHANGE
FROM
R
-
1 -
1 (
SINGLE
-
FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL
,
MINIMUM
LOT
SIZE
OF
ONE
ACRE
)
TO
PF
(
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
)
FOR
THREE
CONTIGUOUS
PARCELS
TOTALING
APPROXIMATELY
160
ACRES
LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY
2 ,
500
FEET
WEST
OF
TIERRA
SUBIDA
AVENUE
AND
2 ,
600
FEET
SOUTH
OF
ELIZABETH
LAKE
ROAD
(
ZC
21 -
001
)
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
introduce
Ordinance
No
.
1581
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Alenna
Schofield
commented
on
the
Measure
AV
adopted
fiscal
year
2022
operating
budget
.
Jason
Zink
inquired
regarding
property
details
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
022
and
Ordinance
No
.
1581
.
Moved
by
Steven
Hofbauer
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
122
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Ordinance
No
.
U
-
1582
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
)
Staff
read
the
title
of
Ordinance
No
.
U
-
1582
.
ORDINANCE
NO
.
U
-
1582
,
AN
URGENCY
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
,
AMENDING
SECTION
16.40 .
120
OF
THE
MUNICIPAL
CODE
TO
INCREASE
THE
INITIAL
TERM
OF
TENTATIVE
MAPS
BY
ONE
YEAR
,
AND
TO
INCREASE
THE
TERM
OF
CERTAIN
PHASED
TENTATIVE
MAPS
BY
ONE
ADDITIONAL
YEAR
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
Jason
Zink
encouraged
Council
to
be
transparent
.
Several
emails
were
received
in
support
of
this
item
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
6 Motion
:
Adopt
Ordinance
No
.
U
-
1582
.
Moved
by
Steven
Hofbauer
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
123
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Ordinance
No
.
1579
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Attorney
Beck
)
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
ADOPTING
A
MAP
DESCRIBING
VOTING
DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES
AND
AMENDING
CHAPTER
4.10 OF
TITLE
4 OF
THE
PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL
CODE
Staff
Recommendation
:
Adopt
Ordinance
No
.
1579
Motion
:
Move
to
table
this
item
to
March
16 ,
2022
City
Council
meeting
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Bishop
.
No
:
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
124
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Ordinance
No
.
1577
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Attorney
Beck
)
Staff
read
the
title
of
Ordinance
No
.
1577
.
ORDINANCE
NO
.
1577
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
TO
PREVENT
THE
USE
OF
MANDATORY
COVID
-
19 VACCINATIONS
AND
THE
USE
OF
VACCINE
PASSPORTS
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
introduce
Ordinance
No
.
1577
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Alenna
Schofield
commented
on
public
safety
matters
.
Dave
Bowman
and
Yule
Gevargis
spoke
regarding
masks
mandates
and
COVID
.
The
following
individuals
encouraged
Council
to
adopt
Ordinance
No
.
1577
:
Amanda
Palmer
,
Teresa
P
.
,
Tyler
Gedvilis
,
Andre
Garkanian
,
Mark
Napolitano
,
Denize
Verduzco
,
Miguel
Verduzco
,
Betsy
Haslett
,
Jason
Zink
,
Daniel
Mercuri
,
Melissa
Chavez
,
Christine
Parkinson
,
Jaylene
Davidson
,
Carol
Ross
,
Anabel
Sacedo
,
and
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/
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Sacedo
.
Jeff
Pasquale
commented
regarding
freedom
.
Garlenia
Davis
shared
information
on
the
Genetic
Information
Nondiscrimination
Act
.
Mario
Presents
read
the
text
of
Ordinance
No
.
1577
.
Christine
Parkinson
provided
information
for
COVID
19 cases
and
vaccine
information
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
Discussion
ensued
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Ordinance
No
.
1577
.
Moved
by
Austin
Bishop
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
13 )
APPOINTMENTS
13.1 )
Approve
nomination
for
appointment
of
the
Public
Member
to
the
board
of
directors
for
Visit
Palmdale
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
-
Presented
by
Economic
Development
Coordinator
Gonzalez
)
Motion
:
Approve
nomination
for
appointment
of
Don
Hoperich
as
the
Public
Member
to
the
board
of
directors
for
Visit
Palmdale
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Items
13.2 and
13.3 were
tabled
to
the
March
16 ,
2022
City
Council
meeting
.
132
)
Approve
District
4 Alternate
Member
nomination
for
appointment
to
the
Measure
AV
Oversight
Committee
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Clerk
Smith
)
13.3 )
Approve
nominations
for
appointment
of
three
Committee
Members
and
one
Alternate
Committee
Member
to
the
Human
Rights
Advisory
Committee
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Clerk
Smith
)
14 )
NEW
BUSINESS
14.1 )
Discuss
potential
move
to
five
Council
districts
and
rotating
mayor
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Attorney
Beck
)
Motion
:
Move
to
continue
the
meeting
.
CC
/
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Minutes
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2022
8 Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Kevin
Shenkman
commented
on
correspondence
sent
to
the
City
regarding
why
it
is
appropriate
for
Palmdale
to
go
to
a
five
-
district
map
.
Furthermore
,
the
appropriate
direction
from
the
Council
should
be
to
direct
the
City
Manager
to
retain
an
appropriate
demographer
to
develop
a
map
based
on
public
input
,
which
has
already
occurred
,
one
or
more
five
-
district
maps
for
the
Council
consideration
and
public
hearings
,
and
the
two
public
hearings
should
be
scheduled
,
considered
,
and
adopted
by
no
later
than
April
17 ,
2022
so
that
a
lawful
fair
election
can
be
held
that
complies
with
the
California
Voter
'
s
Rights
Act
in
November
.
Dave
Bowman
commented
on
Mr
.
Shenkman
'
s
profession
and
accreditation
and
the
addition
of
the
fifth
district
.
Alenna
Schofield
expressed
concerns
regarding
the
delay
of
Council
selecting
the
five
-
district
map
and
the
relationship
with
Council
and
R
.
Rex
Parris
.
Marcos
Alvarez
and
Xavier
Flores
,
representing
ALVA
,
stated
the
following
:
1 )
It
is
their
opinion
that
the
current
at
-
large
election
for
Mayor
and
the
City
of
Palmdale
is
in
violation
of
the
Voting
Rights
Act
of
protected
classes
namely
Latino
'
s
and
African
Americans
.
Racially
polarized
voting
continues
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
keeping
Latino
'
s
and
African
Americans
from
electing
a
Mayoral
candidate
of
their
choice
;
and
2 )
A
lawsuit
against
the
City
of
Palmdale
would
result
in
millions
of
tax
dollars
;
and
3 )
Urged
the
Council
to
Direct
the
City
Manager
to
retain
an
appropriate
demographer
,
review
public
input
from
the
redistricting
process
,
prepare
a
few
five
-
district
maps
for
consideration
by
the
Council
,
schedule
the
necessary
public
hearings
,
and
adopt
a
five
-
district
map
by
no
later
than
April
17 th
;
and
4 )
The
National
Demographic
Corporation
'
s
pink
map
protected
the
current
incumbent
members
;
and
5 )
Implored
Council
to
select
a
map
of
fair
and
equitable
representation
.
Amanda
Palmer
expressed
views
regarding
the
redistricting
process
,
the
adoption
of
the
pink
map
,
the
influence
that
Lancaster
has
over
CC
/
SA
Minutes
03 /
02 /
2022
9 Palmdale
,
and
adopting
a
legally
compliant
map
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
Discussion
ensued
.
Motion
:
Move
to
direct
Interim
City
Manager
to
contract
with
a
new
demographer
to
create
several
proposed
maps
,
indicating
five
Council
districts
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
No
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Items
15 ,
16 ,
and
17 were
not
heard
.
15 )
INFORMATIONAL
REPORT
FROM
MAYOR
AND
/
OR
COUNCILMEMBERS
ON
THEIR
VARIOUS
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
AND
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
15.1 )
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
.
ANTELOPE
VALLEY
AIR
QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT
ANTELOPE
VALLEY
TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
CALIFORNIA
CONTRACT
CITIES
ASSOCIATION
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
INVESTMENT
OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE
HIGH
DESERT
CORRIDOR
JOINT
POWERS
AUTHORITY
LEAGUE
OF
CALIFORNIA
CITIES
LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
SANITATION
DISTRICT
NORTH
LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COALITION
PALMDALE
RECYCLED
WATER
AUTHORITY
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
OF
GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL
COUNCIL
UNITED
STATES
/
MEXICO
SISTER
CITIES
ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA
STATE
PRISON
-
LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
,
CITIZENS
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
15.2 )
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
City
Manager
'
s
Office
-
City
Clerk
Department
16 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
17 )
CITY
COUNCIL
REQUESTS
FOR
NEW
AGENDA
ITEMS
CC
/
SA
Minutes
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02 /
2022
10 .
1 18
)
Adjourn
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
adjourned
the
meeting
at
11 :
03 p
.
m
.
to
March
16 ,
2021
,
at
7 :
00 p
.
m
.
in
the
City
Hall
Council
Chamber
located
at
38300
Sierra
Highway
,
Suite
B
,
Palmdale
,
California
.
1 PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
6 th
day
of
April
2022
.
Steven
D
.
Hofbauer
,
Mayor
ATTEST
:
7 i
r
.
Smith
,
City
Clerk
CC
/
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Minutes
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2022
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