CC
Minutes
10 /
19 /
2022
5 PM
&
7 PM
MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER
19 ,
2022
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Hofbauer
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
01 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
ON
CLOSED
SESSION
ITEMS
None
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
confirmed
the
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 )
.
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 )
.
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
4.1 )
4.2 )
4.3 )
1 CC
Minutes
10 /
19 /
2022
5 PM
&
7 PM
4.4 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
REAL
PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS
Property
Address
:
Vacant
land
on
Southeast
corner
of
Avenue
M
and
10 th
Street
West
(
APN
3128
-
015
-
900
&
902
)
City
Negotiator
:
Luis
Garibay
,
Director
of
Economic
&
Community
Development
Negotiating
Parties
:
Hafrisco
LLC
and
Tripot
LLC
Under
Negotiation
:
Price
and
terms
4.5 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
exposure
to
litigation
pursuant
to
Government
Code
54956.9
(
d
)
(
2 )
:
1 potential
case
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Porter
announced
there
was
no
reportable
action
taken
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Hofbauer
adjourned
the
Closed
Session
meeting
at
8 :
20 p
.
m
.
7 :
00 P
.
M
.
Mayor
Hofbauer
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
8 :
22 p
.
m
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
IN
HONOR
OF
OUR
TROOPS
The
squad
leader
from
the
Antelope
Valley
Young
Marines
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
8 )
PRESENTATIONS
8.1 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
Proclamation
to
Mark
Maldonado
,
Antelope
Valley
Hispanic
Chamber
,
declaring
Hispanic
Heritage
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
8.2 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
Proclamation
to
the
Tarzana
Treatment
Center
declaring
National
Youth
Substance
Use
Prevention
Month
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
8.3 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
Proclamation
to
the
Antelope
Valley
Young
Marines
declaring
October
23 -
31 ,
2022
as
Red
Ribbon
Week
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
8.4 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
Certificates
of
Recognition
to
the
2022
Palmdale
Queens
.
Miss
Palmdale
2022
-
Jaylee
Vogel
Junior
Miss
Palmdale
2022
-
Emma
Madrigal
Young
Miss
Palmdale
2022
-
Jennifer
Paris
Beatty
Little
Miss
Palmdale
2022
-
Alyssa
Figueroa
8.5 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
Proclamation
to
the
City
of
Palmdale
Code
Enforcement
Division
declaring
October
10 -
14 ,
2022
as
Code
Enforcement
Officer
Week
in
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
2 CC
Minutes
10 /
19 /
2022
5 PM
&
7 PM
8.6 )
Mayor
Hofbauer
presented
a
Proclamation
to
Palmdale
Regional
Center
representatives
declaring
October
as
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
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
Richard
J
Loa
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
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
)
None
.
11 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
11.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
116
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
to
transfer
unclaimed
checks
from
their
respective
funds
to
the
general
fund
pursuant
to
California
Government
Code
Section
50050
-
50057
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Finance
Samson
)
City
Manager
'
s
Office
-
Finance
Division
11.2 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
114
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
approving
Energy
for
Palmdale
Independent
Choice
Integrated
Resource
Plan
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Finance
Samson
-
Presented
by
Energy
Resources
Manager
Salt
)
Councilmember
Bettencourt
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2022
-
114
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
approving
Energy
for
Palmdale
Independent
Choice
Integrated
Resource
Plan
.
Moved
by
Juan
Carrillo
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
.
No
:
Laura
Bettencourt
.
11.3 )
Approve
the
acquisition
of
tax
defaulted
property
located
on
the
southwest
corner
of
Avenue
Q
-
3 and
6 th
Street
East
Alley
(
APN
3008
-
013
-
042
and
3008
-
013
-
043
)
through
a
Chapter
8 Agreement
Sale
with
Los
Angeles
County
Treasurer
and
Tax
Collector
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
-
Presented
by
Management
Analyst
Glynn
)
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
,
asked
for
the
price
of
the
property
,
and
the
lot
size
.
Economic
and
Community
Development
Director
Garibay
provided
the
information
for
the
price
of
the
property
and
the
lot
size
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
purpose
for
the
property
.
3 CC
Minutes
10 /
19 /
2022
5 PM
&
7 PM
Motion
:
Approve
the
acquisition
of
tax
defaulted
property
located
on
the
southwest
corner
of
Avenue
Q
-
3 and
6 th
Street
East
Alley
(
APN
3008
-
013
-
042
and
3008
-
013
-
043
)
through
a
Chapter
8 Agreement
Sale
with
Los
Angeles
County
Treasurer
and
Tax
Collector
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
Loa
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
11.4 )
Approve
Supplemental
Agreement
No
.
2 with
Deark
E
&
C
,
Inc
.
for
PN
813
,
Palmdale
Film
Stages
,
in
the
amount
of
$
135
,
947.50
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
with
the
exception
of
Items
11.2 and
11.3 .
Moved
by
Richard
J
Loa
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Bettencourt
.
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
12 )
WORKSHOP
PRESENTATION
12.1 )
Presentation
of
Fentanyl
Awareness
Campaign
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Assistant
to
the
City
Manager
Lopez
,
Public
Safety
Supervisor
German
)
Assistant
to
the
City
Manager
Lopez
and
Public
Safety
Supervisor
German
provided
a
detailed
PowerPoint
presentation
on
the
Fentanyl
Awareness
Campaign
.
Council
directed
staff
to
provide
statistics
for
Antelope
Valley
deaths
.
Captain
Shaffer
stated
he
would
research
the
information
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
local
death
rates
,
narcan
nasal
spray
,
public
service
announcements
,
and
use
of
Measure
AV
funds
for
ads
.
13 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
NON
-
AGENDA
ITEMS
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Michael
Joel
Kelly
and
James
Valdes
,
representing
Dr
.
Minn
Mach
,
requested
initiation
of
rezoning
on
the
northside
of
Pearblossom
Highway
at
45 th
Street
East
for
storage
units
.
Marcos
Alvarez
commented
regarding
public
safety
issues
and
staffing
at
the
Palmdale
Sheriffs
Department
.
4 CC
Minutes
10 /
19 /
2022
5 PM
&
7 PM
14 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
Interim
City
Manager
Perez
reported
the
following
:
Mobile
Home
Health
Clinic
would
be
visiting
SAVES
every
week
during
the
month
of
October
Diversity
,
Equity
,
and
Inclusion
(
DEI
)
Festival
to
be
held
on
October
22 ,
2022
from
10 am
-
4 pm
Haunted
House
at
Marie
Kerr
on
the
October
28 th
and
29 th
and
Trunk
or
Treat
would
be
held
in
Poncitlan
Square
on
October
30 th
Ribbon
-
cuttings
taking
place
for
Sprouts
and
Pier
88
Celebrated
the
installation
of
sod
at
Rancho
Vista
Park
Sustainable
Transportation
Plan
meetings
and
public
outreach
were
continuing
to
happen
Road
work
is
happening
at
Avenue
N
and
it
is
the
beginning
of
something
amazing
.
15 )
ADJOURN
Mayor
Hofbauer
adjourned
the
meeting
at
9 :
55 p
.
m
.
in
honor
of
Matthew
Hamlin
and
James
Harkins
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
7 th
day
of
December
2022
.
^
/
Steven
D
.
Hofbauer
,
Mayor
ATTI
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Clerk
5