City
Council
-
07 /
19 /
2023
-
5 pm
MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
JULY
19 ,
2023
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
1 )
CALL
MEETING
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
00 pm
.
*
Note
:
All
City
Council
memberships
are
reflected
in
their
City
Council
titles
.
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BETTENCOURT
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
ALARCON
COUNCILMEMBERS
BISHOP
,
LOA
,
OHLSEN
2 )
PRESENT
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
3 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
4 )
PUBLIC
COMMENT
RULES
5 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Public
Comments
:
None
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
6 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
6.1 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meeting
.
June
21 ,
2023
-
CC
/
SA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
pulled
this
item
for
discussion
and
commented
regarding
the
adoption
of
the
budget
at
the
June
21 ,
2023
meeting
.
Motion
:
Approve
the
item
listed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
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Council
-
07 /
19 /
2023
-
5 pm
7 )
APPOINTMENTS
I
7.1 )
City
Council
Nomination
and
Appointment
of
one
(
1 )
Alternate
Member
for
the
Human
Rights
Advisory
Committee
.
Ms
.
Sartika
spoke
regarding
her
background
and
personal
experience
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Hestia
Sartika
as
the
Alternate
Member
for
the
Human
Rights
Advisory
Committee
.
Moved
by
Austin
Bishop
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
7.2 )
City
Council
Nomination
and
Appointment
of
four
(
4 )
Members
to
fill
the
current
vacancies
on
the
Mobile
Home
Park
Rental
Review
Board
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Amber
Henderson
,
Debra
McLaurin
,
Hector
Ramses
,
Richard
Perkins
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
7.3 )
City
Council
Nomination
and
Appointment
of
two
(
2 )
Housing
Authority
Tenant
Member
Commissioners
.
Motion
:
Separate
the
votes
and
appoint
each
position
independently
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
.
No
:
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
as
a
Housing
Authority
Tenant
Member
Commissioner
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
1 )
Yes
:
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
No
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Motion
:
Appoint
Dianne
Betts
as
a
Housing
Authority
Tenant
Member
Commissioner
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
2 City
Council
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07 /
19 /
2023
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5 pm
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
Yes
:
J
.
Loa
.
Council
thanked
Commissioner
Denny
for
his
service
.
8 )
NEW
BUSINESS
8.1 )
Presentation
update
for
Economic
Development
.
Economic
Development
Manager
Schuler
and
Deputy
Director
of
Economic
and
Community
Development
Taggart
provided
a
detailed
PowerPoint
presentation
.
Council
thanked
staff
for
their
hard
work
and
streamlining
the
process
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
called
for
Public
Comments
.
Public
Comments
:
None
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
announced
that
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
desired
to
make
a
statement
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
spoke
requesting
a
review
of
the
City
budget
in
order
to
fund
several
additional
services
to
provide
opportunities
to
the
citizens
of
Palmdale
and
respectfully
requested
that
Council
give
due
consideration
to
her
budget
revisions
.
9 )
NON
-
AGENDA
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
:
The
following
individuals
provided
public
comments
regarding
Law
Enforcement
:
Eugene
Hernandez
,
Steve
Hill
,
and
Yul
Gevargis
.
The
following
individuals
spoke
regarding
the
City
'
s
adopted
budget
:
Stephanie
Mayol
,
Felix
Menendez
,
Ruth
Sanchez
,
Oscar
Carrasco
,
Marcos
Alvarez
,
Maria
Ibarra
,
Patricia
Salazar
,
and
Xavier
Flores
.
The
following
individuals
spoke
regarding
immigrant
rights
:
Cal
Soto
and
Chris
Newman
.
Marsha
spoke
regarding
the
importance
of
Palmdale
'
s
Veterans
Day
activities
.
Mayor
Bettencourt
closed
Public
Comments
.
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Council
-
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19 /
2023
-
5 pm
10 )
CITY
COUNCIL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND
REQUESTS
FOR
NEW
AGENDA
ITEMS
.
None
.
!
11 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
City
Manager
Perez
reported
on
the
following
:
Music
and
Movies
in
the
Park
;
National
Night
Out
on
July
25 th
;
SAVES
Back
to
School
program
;
Veteran
Memorial
Sculpture
Unveiling
in
Poncitlan
Square
on
July
27 th
.
12 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
This
section
was
not
required
.
13 )
ADJOURN
Mayor
Bettencourt
adjourned
the
meeting
at
6 :
19 p
.
m
.
to
August
2 ,
2023
,
at
5 :
00 p
.
m
.
in
the
City
Hall
Council
Chamber
located
at
38300
Sierra
Highway
,
Suite
B
,
Palmdale
,
California
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
16 th
day
of
August
2023
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Laura
Bettencourt
,
Mayor
ATTEST
:
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Cler
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