CC Minutes – 11/16/2023
1 MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
EDWARDS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
39963 10TH STREET WEST
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
www.cityofpalmdale.org
1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Bettencourt called the meeting order at 3:00 p.m.
*Note: All City Council memberships are reflected in their City Council titles. 2) ROLLCALL MAYOR BETTENCOURT,MAYOR PRO TEM ALARCÓN,
COUNCILMEMBERS BISHOP, LOA, OHLSEN
PRESENT: Laura Bettencourt, Austin Bishop, Eric Ohlsen, Richard J. Loa.
ABSENT: Andrea Alarcón.
3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Xavier Flores discussed the Code of Conduct.
5) CONSENT CALENDAR
5.1) Waive full reading of the Resolution(s) and/or Ordinance(s) to be considered and voted on at this meeting. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)
5.2) Approve Agreement between the City of Palmdale and Tripepi, Smith & Associates, Inc. (already providing services to the City of Palmdale for EPIC and film programs) in the amount not to exceed $480,000 for comprehensive media, telecommunications, social media, community outreach, and all related or necessary communications services and authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to take all necessary or desirable actions necessary to implement the services required by the City.
Motion: Approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar.
Moved by Richard J. Loa, seconded by Eric Ohlsen.
Vote: Motion carried (4-0)
Yes: Laura Bettencourt, Austin Bishop, Eric Ohlsen, Richard J. Loa.
Absent: Andrea Alarcón.
CC
Minutes
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11 /
16 /
2023
NEW
BUSINESS
6.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
052
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
establishing
the
Code
of
Conduct
for
public
officials
;
and
adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
081
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
establishing
Rules
of
Orders
for
meetings
of
the
City
Council
,
City
commissions
,
committees
and
boards
.
6 )
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Alarcon
provided
the
following
statement
via
email
:
“
It
is
unfathomable
that
we
would
adopt
a
code
of
conduct
and
rules
governing
our
City
Council
meetings
at
a
“
special
”
meeting
which
requires
only
24 hours
notice
and
is
being
held
at
an
off
-
site
location
,
rather
than
in
Council
chambers
which
is
the
location
that
our
residents
are
most
familiar
with
.
Doing
so
is
the
least
transparent
way
to
adopt
rules
that
will
directly
affect
how
our
residents
participate
in
our
local
governance
.
For
these
reasons
,
I
object
to
this
process
.
It
’
s
just
not
right
.
We
can
&
should
do
better
.
”
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
052
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
establishing
the
Code
of
Conduct
for
public
officials
;
and
adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2023
-
081
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
establishing
Rules
of
Orders
for
meetings
of
the
City
Council
,
City
commissions
,
committees
and
boards
.
Moved
by
Eric
Ohlsen
,
seconded
by
Austin
Bishop
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Absent
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
.
7 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
7.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
exposure
to
litigation
pursuant
to
Government
Code
54956.9
(
d
)
(
2 )
:
4 potential
cases
8 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
City
Attorney
Curley
announced
the
Council
was
updated
,
and
there
were
no
reportable
actions
.
9 )
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor
Bettencourt
adjourned
the
meeting
at
4 :
10 p
.
m
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
6 th
day
of
December
2023
.
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Laura
Bettencourt
,
Mayoj
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ATTEST
:
/
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Clerk
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