CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
/
HA
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY
15 ,
2023
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Pro
Tem
Alarcon
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
11 pm
.
*
Note
:
All
City
Council
memberships
are
reflected
in
their
City
Council
titles
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BETTENCOURT
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
ALARC
6 N
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
BISHOP
,
LOA
,
OHLSEN
PRESENT
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
announced
that
beginning
with
the
March
1 ,
2023
,
City
Council
meeting
,
the
ability
for
the
public
to
participate
via
Zoom
would
no
longer
be
available
,
but
the
public
would
be
welcome
to
provide
comments
in
-
person
.
Motion
:
Move
to
advance
Presentation
Item
9.2 to
be
heard
at
this
time
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Mr
.
Nigel
Holley
,
Bishop
Hearns
,
and
the
participants
shared
their
experiences
of
being
a
part
of
the
Justice
Sunday
event
.
3 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
CLOSED
SESSION
ITEMS
None
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
confirmed
all
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
4.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Shanae
Smith
,
Patricia
Nevarez
and
Michael
"
Mike
"
Behen
vs
.
City
of
Palmdale
1 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
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
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 )
.
4.3 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Ricky
Thorstensen
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 STCV
29463
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
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 )
.
4.5 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Gerald
Lynn
Dolen
and
Roberta
Dora
Dolen
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 AVCV
00377
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.6 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Tammy
Rose
Necessary
and
Glenn
Necessary
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 AVCV
00857
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.7 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Daniel
Joseph
Stoneham
and
La
Eenya
Grace
Marie
Stoneham
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 AVCV
00780
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.8 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Marlene
Jannet
Hernandez
Claim
No
.
2022
-
049
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54957.5
:
4.9 )
PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT
Title
:
City
Attorney
2 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Closed
Session
was
held
from
5 :
44 p
.
m
.
-
7 :
08 p
.
m
.
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
announced
the
Council
considered
nine
(
9 )
items
,
they
were
updated
and
gave
direction
to
the
attorneys
,
and
there
was
nothing
required
to
be
reported
and
no
actions
taken
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
adjourned
the
Closed
Session
meeting
at
7 :
09 p
.
m
.
7 :
00 P
.
M
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
7 :
10 p
.
m
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
8 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BETTENCOURT
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
ALARCON
,
COUNCI
LMEMBERS
BISHOP
,
LOA
,
OHLSEN
COMMISSIONERS
FRAGA
-
SAENZ
,
DENNY
PRESENT
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
announced
that
presentation
Item
9.2 was
advanced
to
the
beginning
of
the
5 :
00 p
.
m
.
meeting
.
Motion
:
Move
to
continue
Item
14.1 to
the
March
15 ,
2023
meeting
.
Moved
by
Eric
Ohlsen
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
Eric
Ohlsen
.
9 )
PRESENTATION
(
S
)
9.1 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
presented
a
Proclamation
to
Cedric
White
,
Director
of
the
Black
Chamber
of
Commerce
,
declaring
February
as
Black
History
month
.
Mr
.
White
thanked
the
City
of
Palmdale
for
partnering
with
the
Black
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
allowing
them
to
serve
the
citizens
.
92 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
presented
of
Certificates
of
Recognition
to
the
students
who
participated
in
the
Justice
Sunday
event
.
This
item
was
taken
out
of
order
and
heard
at
the
5 :
00 p
.
m
.
meeting
.
9.3 )
LaDonna
DiCamillo
,
Regional
Director
of
the
California
High
-
Speed
Rail
Authority
,
provided
an
overview
of
their
progress
.
Margaret
Cedroth
,
Director
of
Planning
and
Sustainability
of
the
California
High
-
Speed
Rail
,
provided
an
overview
of
the
station
planning
implementation
.
Discussion
regarding
the
10 ,
000
job
milestone
,
completion
of
construction
of
the
different
ensued
3 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
phases
,
Brightline
,
power
source
,
Environmental
Impact
Report
(
EIR
)
,
funding
,
and
grade
separation
.
9.4 )
Ken
Craft
,
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Hope
the
Mission
provided
a
presentation
regarding
the
Mission
for
the
Palmdale
Knights
Inn
Hotel
-
Project
Home
Key
.
There
were
Council
questions
and
discussion
regarding
occupancy
and
security
.
Motion
:
Direct
City
Manager
Perez
to
provide
a
letter
of
support
for
Hope
the
Mission
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
10 )
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
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
11 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
CONSENT
CALENDAR
ITEMS
ONLY
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
announced
that
beginning
with
the
March
1 ,
2023
,
City
Council
meeting
,
the
ability
for
the
public
to
participate
via
Zoom
would
no
longer
be
available
,
but
the
public
would
be
welcome
to
provide
comments
in
-
person
.
Jason
Zink
commented
regarding
assistance
for
seniors
,
veterans
,
unhoused
and
Yellen
Park
construction
.
12 )
HOUSING
AUTHORITY
CONSENT
CALENDAR
121
)
Review
and
Approve
Budget
Adjustments
for
Acquisition
of
Property
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Assistant
City
Manager
Miller
-
Presented
by
Housing
Manager
Reyes
)
1225
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
Authority
Secretary
Scott
)
HA
-
December
7 ,
2022
HA
-
January
18 ,
2023
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
on
the
Housing
Authority
Consent
Calendar
Moved
by
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
seconded
by
Phil
Denny
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Phil
Denny
.
Motion
carried
(
7 -
0 )
4 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
adjourn
the
Housing
Authority
meeting
.
13 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
13.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
013
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
adopting
a
Fee
Schedule
for
The
Palmdale
Film
Stage
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Garibay
-
Presented
by
Senior
Management
Analyst
Schuler
)
.
Councilmember
Bishop
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
.
Senior
Management
Analyst
Schuler
provided
a
general
overview
of
the
project
.
Councilmember
Bishop
thanked
staff
and
Council
for
their
support
on
this
project
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
reinvesting
fees
and
rental
rates
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
013
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
adopting
a
Fee
Schedule
for
The
Palmdale
Film
Stage
.
Moved
by
Austin
Bishop
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Award
construction
agreement
with
R
.
C
.
Becker
and
Son
,
Inc
.
for
PN
795
,
Sam
Yellen
Park
Phase
II
Project
,
in
the
amount
of
$
17 ,
530
,
162.72
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
132
)
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
this
item
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
bid
process
,
grant
funds
,
and
cost
of
the
project
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
thanked
staff
and
Assemblyman
Carrillo
for
their
hard
work
on
this
project
over
the
years
.
Motion
:
Award
construction
agreement
with
R
.
C
.
Becker
and
Son
,
Inc
.
for
PN
795
,
Sam
Yellen
Park
Phase
II
Project
,
in
the
amount
of
$
17 ,
530
,
162.72
.
Moved
by
Eric
Ohlsen
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Approve
the
updated
Sewer
System
Management
Plan
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
13.2 )
Notice
of
Completion
-
accept
public
improvements
for
Courson
Arts
Colony
-
East
located
at
939
East
Avenue
Q
-
12 .
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
13.4 )
Accept
the
Local
Agency
Technical
Assistance
Grant
from
the
California
Public
Utilities
Commission
in
the
amount
of
$
325
,
000
for
a
Digital
Equity
Study
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
-
Presented
by
Innovation
and
Environmental
Manager
Lucha
)
13.5 )
5 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
13.6 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
015
Authorizing
California
Choice
Energy
Authority
to
Enter
into
a
Long
-
Term
Renewable
Energy
Agreement
with
3 Degrees
Group
,
Inc
.
on
behalf
of
Energy
for
Palmdale
’
s
Independent
Choice
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
-
Presented
by
Energy
Resource
Manager
Salt
)
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
)
CC
-
January
18 ,
2023
(
5 :
00 pm
&
7 :
00 pm
)
13.7 )
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
with
the
exception
of
Items
13.1 and
13.2 .
Moved
by
Eric
Ohlsen
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
14 )
PUBLIC
HEARING
14.1 )
INTRODUCTION
AND
ADOPTION
OF
ORDINANCE
NO
.
1606
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
REVISING
,
DELETING
,
ADDING
,
AND
STREAMLINING
SELECTED
PROVISIONS
OF
THE
PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL
CODE
TO
PROMOTE
PUBLIC
HEALTH
,
SAFETY
AND
WELFARE
RELATED
TO
SIDEWALK
VENDING
,
MOBILE
FOOD
VENDING
,
AND
FOOD
FACILITY
REGULATIONS
TO
STREAMLINE
AND
ENSURE
CONSISTENCY
WITH
STATE
LAW
(
AMENDING
PMC
SECTIONS
5.04 .
590
,
5.04 .
150
,
5.04 .
190
,
8.24 .
210
;
ADDING
PMC
SECTION
5.04 .
600
;
ADDING
PMC
CHAPTER
8.46 ;
REPEALING
AND
DELETING
PMC
SECTIONS
8.04 .
105
,
10.04 .
120
)
;
AND
ADOPTION
OF
RESOLUTION
NO
.
CC
2023
-
014
,
A
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
APPROVING
PERMIT
FEES
FOR
SIDEWALK
VENDING
AND
MOBILE
FOOD
VENDING
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
announced
Item
14.1 would
be
continued
to
the
March
15 ,
2023
,
meeting
.
15 )
NEW
BUSINESS
15.1 )
Discussion
and
possible
direction
regarding
a
possible
partnership
with
the
City
of
Santa
Monica
regarding
housing
opportunities
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Manager
Perez
)
City
Manager
Perez
provided
a
brief
overview
of
this
item
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
unhoused
in
Santa
Monica
,
legislation
,
and
regional
housing
needs
allocation
.
Motion
:
Authorize
the
City
Manager
Perez
to
enter
into
discussion
with
the
City
of
Santa
Monica
regarding
housing
opportunities
.
Moved
by
Eric
Ohlsen
,
seconded
by
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
No
:
Laura
Bettencourt
.
6 CC
Minutes
02 /
15 /
2023
-
5 :
00 PM
&
7 PM
16 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
NON
-
AGENDA
ITEMS
The
following
individuals
provided
public
comments
:
Jason
Zink
spoke
regarding
renaming
Desert
Sands
Park
,
free
internet
and
cable
for
seniors
,
Amargosa
Recharge
project
,
Measure
J
,
and
parks
.
Claudia
Perez
spoke
regarding
reduction
of
city
fines
.
Marcos
Alvarez
commented
on
the
unhoused
and
rules
and
regulations
.
Juan
Blanco
spoke
regarding
regional
housing
needs
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
17 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
City
Manager
Perez
announced
the
following
:
The
low
cost
spay
and
neuter
program
just
serviced
its
seven
-
hundredth
animal
in
7 months
.
The
City
will
be
partnering
with
Karma
Rescue
on
March
26 th
to
provide
a
vaccine
clinic
and
ten
-
dollar
microchips
at
SAVES
.
The
City
will
partner
with
the
County
on
two
additional
dates
this
year
to
provide
similar
services
.
Season
of
Service
is
coming
up
in
the
next
couple
months
.
March
is
Women
'
s
History
Month
,
and
the
City
will
host
a
Women
'
s
Symposium
.
The
City
is
making
a
dent
in
graffiti
and
illegal
dumping
,
almost
two
-
thousand
tons
of
illegal
dumping
was
picked
up
in
the
month
of
January
and
staff
members
have
cleaned
up
well
over
a
thousand
graffiti
tags
.
Councilmember
Loa
provided
clarification
regarding
his
vote
on
the
City
settlement
with
former
City
Manager
Murphy
and
other
allegations
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
commended
city
staff
for
graffiti
clean
-
up
efforts
and
stated
the
City
is
receiving
applications
for
the
Planning
Commission
and
the
Human
Rights
Advisory
Committee
.
18 )
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
adjourned
the
meeting
at
9 :
30 p
.
m
.
in
honor
of
Dr
.
William
"
Bill
"
Mathis
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
15 th
day
of
March
2023
CULUu
\
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Mayor
ATTEST
;
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Clerk
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