10 /
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
/
SA
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER
5 ,
2022
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Pro
Tem
Loa
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
01 p
.
m
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
HOFBAUER
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
LOA
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
CARRILLO
,
BISHOP
,
BETTENCOURT
PRESENT
:
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
ABSENT
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Austin
Bishop
.
3 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
CLOSED
SESSION
ITEMS
None
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
confirmed
Closed
Session
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Ricci
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 STCV
01269
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Shanae
Smith
,
Patricia
Nevarez
and
Michael
"
Mike
"
Behen
vs
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 STCV
18219
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.2 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
Name
of
case
:
John
J
.
Murphy
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
Number
:
22 STCV
22544
Related
City
Claim
Number
:
2022
-
007
4.3 )
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4.4 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Donald
Ross
D
'
Angelo
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 AVCV
00441
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
announced
there
was
no
reportable
action
taken
in
Closed
Session
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
adjourned
the
meeting
at
7 :
01 p
.
m
.
7 :
00 P
.
M
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
IN
HONOR
OF
OUR
TROOPS
Mr
.
Guzman
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
PRESENTATIONS
8.1 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
presented
a
cute
critter
available
for
adoption
at
the
Palmdale
Animal
Care
Center
.
8 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
requested
a
roll
call
at
this
time
.
PRESENT
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
82 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
presented
a
Proclamation
to
Public
Safety
Specialist
Briseno
declaring
October
2022
as
Crime
Prevention
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
8.3 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
presented
a
proclamation
to
the
Hindu
Temple
of
Antelope
Valley
declaring
October
2022
as
Hindu
American
Awareness
and
Appreciation
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
Councilmember
Carrillo
requested
acknowledgement
of
Hispanic
Heritage
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
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
Steven
Hofbauer
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
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7 :
00 PM
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Interim
City
Manager
Perez
requested
the
removal
of
Item
12.3 .
Councilmember
Carrillo
made
a
motion
to
keep
Item
12.3 on
the
agenda
,
the
motion
died
for
a
lack
of
a
second
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
removal
of
Item
12.3 .
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
provided
clarification
regarding
the
removal
of
Item
12.3 .
Motion
:
Motion
to
remove
Item
12.3 ,
selection
of
the
Mayor
and
Mayor
Pro
Tern
from
the
agenda
.
Moved
by
Austin
Bishop
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
10 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
LISTED
AGENDA
ITEMS
(
EXCLUDING
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
)
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Rich
Gallego
commented
on
the
time
limit
for
public
comments
referenced
Item
13.1 .
Kevin
Shenkman
spoke
regarding
the
Closed
Session
reporting
referenced
in
Item
13.1 and
encouraged
Council
to
look
at
the
California
League
of
Cities
guide
regarding
the
Brown
Act
.
11 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
11.1 )
Receive
and
file
the
Monthly
Investment
Activity
Reports
for
August
2022
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Finance
Samson
)
Approve
Agreement
with
Datalink
Networks
in
the
amount
of
$
385
,
159
for
continued
Microsoft
Office
365
G
3 Licensing
and
Approve
Blanket
Purchase
Order
#
20230164
with
Datalink
for
the
purchase
of
various
technical
peripherals
and
services
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Information
Technology
Manager
Thompson
)
112
)
11.3 )
Approve
Purchase
Order
#
20230206
with
HP
,
Inc
.
in
the
amount
not
to
exceed
of
$
94 ,
626
for
the
purchase
of
new
desktop
and
laptop
computers
and
Approve
Blanket
Purchase
Order
#
20230205
with
HP
,
Inc
.
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
75 ,
000
for
FY
2022
-
23 for
the
procurement
of
various
computer
-
related
equipment
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Information
Technology
Manager
Thompson
)
3 10
/
5 /
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/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
11.4 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
105
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
Making
Legally
Required
Findings
for
Extending
Remote
Teleconference
Participation
for
Meetings
of
the
City
Council
and
its
Related
and
/
or
Subordinate
Legislative
Bodies
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
)
11.5 )
Notice
of
Completion
-
Accept
Public
Improvements
for
American
Builders
Supply
at
37810
Sierra
Highway
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
11.6 )
Approve
Agreement
with
Knorr
Systems
,
Inc
.
for
maintenance
and
repair
services
of
aquatics
facilities
equipment
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
400
,
000
over
a
five
-
year
contract
term
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
11.7 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
(
Staff
Reference
;
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
)
CC
/
SA
-
August
3 ,
2022
CC
-
August
17 ,
2022
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
as
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Bettencourt
.
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
12 )
PUBLIC
HEARING
121
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Ordinance
No
.
1593
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
)
.
Council
Chief
of
Staff
Zayas
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
the
staff
report
read
the
title
of
Ordinance
No
.
1593
,
and
stated
Section
3 would
be
removed
.
ORDINANCE
NO
.
1593
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
ADDING
CHAPTER
7 (
UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION
OF
A
CATALYTIC
CONVERTER
PROHIBITED
)
OF
TITLE
10 (
VEHICLES
AND
TRAFFIC
)
OF
THE
PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL
CODE
ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS
PROHIBITING
THE
UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION
OF
CATALYTIC
CONVERTERS
IN
THE
CITY
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
impacts
of
catalytic
converter
theft
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
opened
the
Public
Hearing
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
4 10
/
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
Mayor
Hofbauer
disconnected
from
the
meeting
at
7 :
34 p
.
m
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Ordinance
No
.
1593
.
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
.
122
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Resolution
CC
2022
-
091
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
)
.
Council
Chief
of
Staff
Zayas
presented
the
staff
report
and
read
the
title
of
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
091
.
RESOLUTION
NO
.
CC
2022
-
091
,
A
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
APPROVING
ADOPTION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
:
UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION
OF
A
CATALYTIC
CONVERTER
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
asked
about
the
citation
process
for
catalytic
converters
.
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
stated
a
citation
will
be
issued
per
catalytic
converter
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
opened
the
Public
Hearing
.
A
motion
was
made
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
091
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
123
)
Public
Hearing
and
Review
of
Proposed
Ordinance
No
.
1598
for
adoption
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
)
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
announced
that
Item
12.3 was
removed
from
the
agenda
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
.
ORDINANCE
NO
.
1598
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
REVISING
MUNICIPAL
CODE
SECTION
2.08 .
010
REGARDING
THE
SELECTION
OF
THE
MAYOR
AND
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
opened
the
Public
Hearing
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
5 10
/
5 /
2022
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/
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5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
David
Paul
commented
regarding
local
control
and
opposed
a
rotating
mayor
.
Marsha
Furman
spoke
regarding
the
citizen
time
clock
,
Item
12.3 selection
of
the
Mayor
and
Mayor
Pro
Tern
,
and
public
comment
time
limits
.
Kevin
Shenkman
shared
views
regarding
district
elections
,
the
removal
of
Item
12.3 ,
and
candidate
statements
.
Yul
Gevargis
commented
in
opposition
to
a
rotating
mayor
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
124
)
Public
Hearing
to
review
the
DRAFT
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2020
-
2024
Consolidated
Plan
and
the
proposed
expenditure
of
Community
Development
Block
Grant
(
CDBG
)
funds
;
review
the
DRAFT
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2021
-
2022
Annual
Action
Plan
and
the
proposed
expenditure
of
Community
Development
Block
Grant
(
CDBG
)
funds
;
receive
public
comments
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
the
U
.
S
.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(
HUD
)
and
the
City
’
s
Citizen
Participation
Plan
;
direct
staff
to
incorporate
the
public
comments
into
the
two
DRAFT
Substantial
Amendments
;
and
approve
the
DRAFT
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2020
-
2024
Consolidated
Plan
and
the
DRAFT
Substantial
Amendment
to
the
2021
-
2022
Annual
Action
Plan
.
(
Staff
Reference
Interim
Assistant
City
Manager
Miller
-
Presented
by
Housing
Coordinator
Nichols
)
Housing
Manager
Reyes
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
the
staff
report
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
opened
the
Public
Hearing
.
Public
Comments
:
None
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Hearing
.
Motion
:
Approve
the
findings
as
listed
in
the
staff
report
.
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
.
6 10
/
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
13 )
NEW
BUSINESS
13.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
103
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
,
California
,
establishing
the
Norms
and
Procedures
for
the
Council
’
s
Conduct
of
Public
Business
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Interim
City
Manager
Perez
,
and
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
)
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
provided
a
brief
overview
of
this
item
and
stated
requested
changes
were
incorporated
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
brief
comments
and
time
limit
for
public
comments
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Marsha
Furman
,
Carol
Ross
,
Marcos
Alvarez
,
Rich
Gallego
,
and
Dawn
Hardesty
commented
regarding
speaker
forms
and
the
time
limit
for
public
comments
.
Jasmine
Alvarez
expressed
concerns
regarding
political
leaders
and
safe
communities
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
103
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
14 )
SPECIAL
REPORT
14.1 )
Presentation
-
Update
on
the
investment
grade
audit
performed
on
City
facilities
by
Schneider
Electric
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
Energy
Resources
Manager
Lucha
and
representatives
from
Schneider
Electric
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
the
audit
results
and
costs
to
upgrade
City
facilities
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
funding
the
upgrade
to
City
facilities
.
7 10
/
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
15 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
NON
-
AGENDA
ITEMS
The
following
individuals
provided
public
comments
:
Benedict
Waters
commented
on
the
Waste
Management
contract
and
fee
increase
to
citizens
.
Phil
Denny
spoke
regarding
stipends
for
boards
,
commissions
,
and
committees
.
Rich
Gallego
shared
comments
in
support
of
a
candidate
and
in
opposition
to
providing
special
interest
groups
Measure
AV
funds
.
Garlenia
Davis
commented
regarding
public
records
request
and
the
financial
state
of
the
city
.
Marcos
Alavarez
thanked
the
City
for
hosting
a
Mental
Health
event
.
Christine
Parkinson
spoke
regarding
voting
for
a
mayor
and
disbursement
of
Measure
AV
funds
to
special
interest
groups
.
Yul
Gevargis
commented
regarding
removing
graffiti
and
clean
-
up
of
illegal
dumping
.
Carol
Ross
commented
on
the
Diversity
,
Equity
,
and
Inclusion
event
and
in
support
of
candidate
Alverdi
.
Marsha
Furman
provided
information
for
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
and
spoke
about
meetings
held
by
Parks
and
Recreation
.
Richard
Alverdi
spoke
in
support
of
candidate
Alverdi
.
Laurel
Forrest
commented
regarding
ADA
vision
and
hearing
,
and
the
quality
of
the
videos
for
Council
meetings
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
8 10
/
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
16 )
INFORMATIONAL
REPORT
FROM
MAYOR
AND
/
OR
COUNCILMEMBERS
ON
THEIR
VARIOUS
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
AND
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
16.1 )
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
.
ANTELOPE
VALLEY
TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
-
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
attended
the
meeting
on
September
27 th
.
LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
SANITATION
DISTRICT
-
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
attended
the
District
20 meeting
.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
OF
GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL
COUNCIL
-
Councilmember
Carrillo
announced
he
would
be
attending
the
upcoming
SCAG
Regional
Council
and
Housing
and
Community
Development
(
HCD
)
meetings
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
reported
attending
the
transportation
meeting
on
September
1 st
.
UNITED
STATES
/
MEXICO
SISTER
CITIES
ASSOCIATION
-
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
announced
the
visitation
to
Poncitlan
Jalisco
was
successful
.
Councilmember
Carrillo
attended
Kiwanis
Club
duck
race
;
Antelope
Valley
Fair
;
and
National
Walk
to
School
Day
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
attended
the
fireworks
show
;
Spanish
talk
radio
;
Tricare
ribbon
cutting
at
Plant
42 ;
Kiwanis
duck
race
fundraiser
,
AV
Fair
recognition
dinner
;
Grace
Fest
September
10 th
;
Annual
Fallen
Heroes
ceremony
September
11 ;
press
conference
regarding
the
City
'
s
revitalization
projects
;
roll
out
of
the
first
MQ
-
4 C
Triton
at
Plant
42 ;
Homes
4 Families
Rainbow
Build
event
;
and
Mental
Health
meeting
with
the
director
of
Antelope
Valley
Hospital
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
attended
the
Contract
Cities
Educational
Summit
regarding
emergency
operation
centers
.
16.2 )
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
17 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
Interim
City
Manager
Perez
announced
the
following
:
A
new
podium
lectern
is
on
order
and
comes
equipped
with
telescoping
ability
for
ADA
access
and
a
clock
.
Commissioner
pay
will
be
brought
back
to
the
next
meeting
or
the
first
meeting
in
November
.
Ms
.
Laurel
'
s
emails
have
been
reviewed
regarding
pixilation
of
videos
.
Dedicating
over
a
$
1 M
dollars
to
renovate
and
develop
an
Emergency
Operation
Center
.
9 10
/
5 /
2022
Minutes
CC
/
SA
5 :
00 &
7 :
00 PM
The
First
Responder
Youth
Summit
and
Kaleidoscope
Art
and
Music
Festival
events
are
happening
this
month
.
18 )
CITY
COUNCIL
REQUESTS
FOR
NEW
AGENDA
ITEMS
19 )
Adjournment
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
adjourned
the
meeting
at
9 :
26 p
.
m
.
,
in
memory
of
Robert
Armada
Sr
.
and
Sergeant
Steve
Owens
,
to
October
19 ,
2022
at
7 :
00 p
.
m
.
in
the
City
Hall
Council
Chamber
located
at
38300
Sierra
Highway
,
Suite
B
,
Palmdale
,
California
.
PASSED
,
APP
ROVEDrand
ADOPTED
this
2 nd
day
of
November
2022
.
Steven
D
.
Hofbauer
,
May
/
ir
ATT
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
'
City
Clerk
10