City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
MARCH
1 ,
2023
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
CALL
MEETINGS
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
00 p
.
m
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BETTENCOURT
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
ALARCON
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
BISHOP
,
LOA
,
OHLSEN
PRESENT
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
3 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
CLOSED
SESSION
ITEMS
None
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
confirmed
that
all
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
4.1 )
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 )
.
4.2 )
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
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 )
.
1 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
4.4 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Angela
Lisa
Thompson
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
22 AVCV
00437
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
Edman
Discua
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
21 STCV
45406
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.6 )
PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT
Title
:
City
Attorney
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
announced
the
following
:
Items
4.1 thru
4.5 are
litigation
items
,
Council
was
updated
and
there
were
no
reportable
actions
.
Item
4.6 is
an
employment
item
;
Council
was
updated
and
there
was
no
reportable
action
.
6 )
ADJOURN
CLOSED
SESSION
MEETING
Mayor
Bettencourt
adjourned
the
Closed
Session
meeting
at
7 :
04 pm
.
7 :
00 P
.
M
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
7 :
05 pm
.
7 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OFSILENCE
Commissioner
Fraga
-
Saenz
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
8 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BETTENCOURT
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
ALARCON
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
BISHOP
,
LOA
,
OHLSEN
COMMISSIONERS
FRAGA
-
SAENZ
,
DENNY
PRESENT
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Phil
Denny
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
stated
staff
recommended
Council
add
an
item
to
the
agenda
,
explained
the
procedure
for
adding
an
item
under
the
Brown
Act
,
and
stated
the
criteria
was
met
.
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
provided
further
details
of
the
matter
for
Council
and
the
public
.
2 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
I
DA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
Motion
:
Move
to
add
an
urgency
item
regarding
a
letter
of
support
from
the
City
for
the
AVAQMD
,
based
on
the
fact
that
this
item
arose
subsequent
to
the
posting
of
the
agenda
and
it
requires
immediate
action
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
EricOhlsen
.
Interim
City
Attorney
Curley
suggested
the
placement
for
the
item
on
the
agenda
,
Council
decided
to
add
it
as
New
Business
,
Item
15.2 .
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
spoke
regarding
the
underlying
facts
.
9 )
PRESENTATIONS
9.1 )
Mayor
Bettencourt
presented
a
Proclamation
to
Lara
Kelley
,
Daughters
of
the
American
Revolution
,
declaring
March
as
Irish
American
Heritage
month
.
Ms
.
Kelley
provided
a
background
of
her
family
’
s
Irish
American
heritage
.
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
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Vote
:
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
11 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
CONSENT
CALENDAR
ITEMS
ONLY
None
.
Motion
:
Close
the
Public
Comments
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
12 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
12.1 )
Receive
and
file
the
monthly
investment
activity
reports
for
January
2023
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Finance
Samson
)
122
)
Approve
consultant
agreement
with
MNS
Engineers
,
Inc
.
for
PN
669
.
SR
138
(
SR
14 )
&
10 th
Street
West
Widening
,
in
the
amount
of
$
191
,
800
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
Councilmember
Loa
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
.
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
provided
a
brief
overview
of
this
item
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
location
and
the
timeframe
of
the
project
.
Motion
:
Approve
consultant
agreement
with
MNS
Engineers
,
Inc
.
for
PN
669
.
SR
138
(
SR
14 )
&
10 th
Street
West
Widening
,
in
the
amount
of
$
191
,
800
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
3 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
123
)
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
010
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
adopting
the
joint
resolution
of
the
Board
of
Supervisors
of
the
County
of
Los
Angeles
acting
in
behalf
of
the
Los
Angeles
County
General
Fund
,
Los
Angeles
County
Consolidated
Fire
Protection
District
,
and
the
Los
Angeles
County
Flood
Control
,
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
County
Sanitation
District
No
.
20 of
Los
Angeles
County
,
and
the
governing
bodies
of
the
Antelope
Valley
Cemetery
District
,
the
Antelope
Valley
Mosquito
and
Vector
Control
District
,
Antelope
Valley
Resource
Conservation
District
,
City
of
Palmdale
,
and
the
Palmdale
Water
District
-
Westmont
approving
and
accepting
negotiated
exchange
of
property
tax
revenues
resulting
from
Annexation
20 -
101
to
County
Sanitation
District
20 .
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
12.4 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
012
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
approving
the
application
for
Local
Streets
and
Roads
Funds
authorized
under
Article
8 of
the
Transportation
Development
Act
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
125
)
Approve
Agreement
with
The
Wellbeing
Lab
dba
Louis
Alloro
,
LLC
to
provide
Certificate
In
Applied
Positive
Psychology
Program
(
CAPP
)
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
275
,
000
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Manager
Perez
-
Presented
by
Assistant
to
the
City
Manager
Lopez
)
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
.
City
Manager
Perez
presented
the
staff
report
.
There
was
further
discussion
regarding
the
programs
that
benefited
from
the
Certificated
in
Applied
Positive
Psychology
Program
(
CAPP
)
,
contract
terms
,
funding
,
and
outreach
.
Motion
:
Approve
Agreement
with
The
Wellbeing
Lab
dba
Louis
Alloro
,
LLC
to
provide
Certificate
In
Applied
Positive
Psychology
Program
(
CAPP
)
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
275
,
000
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
12.6 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
)
CC
/
SA
-
February
1 ,
2023
(
5 :
00 pm
&
7 :
00 pm
)
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
with
the
exception
of
Items
12.2 and
12.5 .
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
4 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Ohlsen
.
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
13 )
PUBLIC
HEARING
13.1 )
Approve
a
design
and
build
agreement
,
for
an
Energy
Services
Contract
,
with
Schneider
Electric
for
a
construction
term
of
three
years
and
determine
this
action
is
exempt
under
CEQA
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
)
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
presented
the
staff
report
and
introduced
Mark
Starkey
from
Schneider
Electric
,
who
provided
a
detailed
PowerPoint
presentation
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
project
and
scope
of
work
,
local
job
creation
,
and
life
span
of
the
project
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
for
public
comments
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
Motion
:
Approve
a
design
and
build
agreement
,
for
an
Energy
Services
Contract
,
with
Schneider
Electric
for
a
construction
term
of
three
years
and
determine
this
action
is
exempt
under
CEQA
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
132
)
INTRODUCE
AND
ADOPT
ORDINANCE
NO
.
1609
,
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
PALMDALE
AMENDING
PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL
CODE
SECTION
2.08 .
040
CHANGING
THE
REGULAR
MEETING
DATES
AND
TIMES
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
TO
THE
FIRST
AND
THIRD
WEDNESDAY
OF
THE
MONTH
AT
5 :
00 P
.
M
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
read
the
title
of
Ordinance
.
No
.
1609
.
Acting
City
Clerk
Scott
provided
a
brief
summary
of
the
staff
report
.
City
Manager
Perez
stated
the
ordinance
also
codifies
two
regular
meetings
per
month
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
for
Public
Comments
.
Marsha
Furman
commented
in
favor
of
this
item
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
close
the
Public
Comments
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
the
start
time
of
the
Closed
Session
meeting
and
survey
responses
.
Motion
:
Introduce
and
Adopt
Ordinance
No
.
1609
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
5 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
EricOhlsen
.
No
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
City
Manager
Perez
announced
to
the
public
that
Ordinance
No
.
1609
will
take
effect
in
thirty
(
30 )
days
and
the
April
5 th
meeting
will
begin
at
5 :
00 pm
.
14 )
JOINT
NEW
BUSINESS
CC
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
14.1 )
Review
and
approve
the
FY
2023
Mid
-
Year
Budget
Adjustments
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
Director
of
Finance
Samson
)
Director
of
Finance
Samson
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
the
staff
report
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
opened
the
Public
Comments
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
There
were
Council
questions
regarding
the
reserves
and
the
increase
in
expenditures
.
Director
of
Finance
Samson
provided
clarification
.
Motion
:
Review
and
approve
the
FY
2023
Mid
-
Year
Budget
Adjustments
.
Moved
by
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
7 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Phil
Denny
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
adjourned
the
Housing
Authority
at
8 :
05 p
.
m
.
15 )
NEW
BUSINESS
15.1 )
Discussion
and
possible
direction
regarding
City
security
and
surveillance
systems
.
(
Staff
Reference
:
City
Manager
Perez
)
City
Manager
Perez
provided
a
brief
overview
of
this
item
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
for
Public
Comments
.
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Marcos
Alvarez
and
David
Harris
spoke
in
support
of
the
implementation
of
security
and
surveillance
systems
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
There
was
Council
discussion
regarding
political
violence
,
safety
of
city
staff
and
the
public
,
and
storage
and
retention
of
surveillance
.
Council
directed
City
Manager
Perez
to
bring
back
a
report
of
proposed
ideas
related
to
a
citywide
security
and
surveillance
system
.
6 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
15.2 )
Approve
ratification
of
the
letter
of
support
to
the
U
.
S
.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
for
the
Antelope
Valley
Air
Quality
Management
District
(
AVAQMD
)
.
Motion
:
Approve
ratification
of
the
letter
of
support
to
the
U
.
S
.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
for
the
Antelope
Valley
Air
Quality
Management
District
(
AVAQMD
)
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
16 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ON
NON
-
AGENDA
ITEMS
The
following
individuals
provided
public
comments
:
Jessica
Pavia
and
Martha
Pavia
commented
regarding
an
issue
at
Boulders
at
the
Lake
Mobile
Home
Park
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
directed
City
Manager
Perez
to
receive
information
from
Ms
.
Pavia
.
Dr
.
Coronado
,
Agents
of
Change
,
spoke
regarding
abuse
in
the
Antelope
Valley
and
providing
support
for
Ms
.
Pavia
.
Eugene
Hernandez
commented
regarding
the
unhoused
,
Palmdale
Partners
Academy
,
tribute
to
Mr
.
Floyd
,
railroads
,
and
the
Women
'
s
Symposium
.
Raul
Lopez
spoke
regarding
graffiti
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
stated
the
entire
Council
is
concerned
about
graffiti
.
Marcos
Alvarez
commented
regarding
solutions
for
graffiti
.
Marsha
Furman
spoke
regarding
park
projects
and
the
agenda
script
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
17 )
INFORMATIONAL
REPORT
FROM
MAYOR
AND
/
OR
COUNCILMEMBERS
ON
THEIR
VARIOUS
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
AND
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
17.1 )
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
.
Councilmember
Loa
announced
/
reported
the
following
:
At
the
AVTA
meeting
,
they
provided
legislative
information
regarding
the
planned
State
of
California
cutbacks
.
At
the
Sanitation
District
meeting
,
they
discussed
a
minimum
increase
in
the
sanitation
rates
.
Attended
the
AV
Edge
Summit
event
at
the
fairgrounds
.
7 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
Councilmember
Bishop
announced
/
reported
the
following
:
Attended
the
Visit
Palmdale
meeting
and
they
are
working
on
a
golf
tournament
event
and
a
beer
,
wine
,
and
music
festival
event
at
the
amphitheater
.
Announced
the
City
opened
the
film
stage
.
Attended
the
AV
Edge
Business
Summit
.
Attended
the
Amazon
$
10 million
package
delivery
celebration
.
172
)
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
AT
PUBLIC
EXPENSE
18 )
CITY
COUNCIL
REQUESTS
FOR
NEW
AGENDA
ITEMS
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
requested
the
creation
of
a
Film
Commission
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
requested
an
update
on
the
creation
of
a
Criminal
Justice
Committee
.
19 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
City
Manager
Perez
announced
/
reported
the
following
:
The
City
attended
a
faith
-
based
listening
session
with
Supervisor
Barger
last
week
at
the
Highlands
Church
where
many
faith
-
based
and
community
-
based
organizations
came
together
to
discuss
some
of
the
biggest
challenges
in
our
area
.
The
City
celebrated
the
Palmdale
Partners
Academy
graduation
.
Upcoming
events
:
Illegal
dumping
action
plan
update
meeting
on
March
9 th
Palmdale
Clean
California
Community
Day
on
March
25 th
The
Women
’
s
Symposium
on
March
18 th
The
Homeless
Plan
Committee
meetings
on
March
7 th
,
14 th
,
and
the
27 th
at
various
locations
primarily
at
Highlands
Church
,
Victory
Outreach
,
and
Youth
Build
Welcome
Home
Vietnam
Veterans
brunch
on
March
18 th
Youth
Build
"
Building
Authentic
Connections
"
on
March
18 th
The
City
is
looking
at
including
train
derailment
preparation
as
part
of
our
Emergency
Operations
Plan
that
will
be
before
Council
for
adoption
in
May
or
June
.
Announced
March
2 nd
is
Employee
Appreciation
Day
,
and
thanked
the
employees
for
their
hard
work
8 City
Council
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
03 /
01 /
2023
5 pm
&
7 pm
20 )
ADJOURN
Mayor
Bettencourt
adjourned
the
meeting
at
9 :
00 p
.
m
.
to
March
15 ,
2023
,
at
7 :
00 p
.
m
.
in
the
City
Hall
Council
Chamber
located
at
38300
Sierra
Highway
,
Suite
B
,
Palmdale
,
California
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
5 th
day
of
April
2023
(
litA
C
f
!
Ss
i
A
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Mayor
ATTEST
:
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Clerk
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