MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY
21 ,
2024
www
.
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.
org
1 )
CALL
MEETING
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Bishop
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
5 :
00 pm
.
Note
:
All
City
Council
memberships
are
reflected
in
their
City
Council
titles
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
BISHOP
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
LOA
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
OHLSEN
,
BETTENCOURT
,
ALARCON
COMMISSIONERS
FRAGA
-
SAENZ
,
BETTS
PRESENT
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Dianne
Betts
.
ABSENT
:
None
.
3 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
4 )
PRESENTATIONS
4.1 )
Declaring
Black
History
Month
.
Mayor
Bishop
spoke
regarding
Black
History
Month
.
4.2 )
Declaring
National
Cancer
Prevention
Month
.
Mayor
Bishop
spoke
regarding
National
Cancer
Prevention
Month
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
spoke
regarding
her
personal
experience
with
cancer
.
4.3 )
Presentation
update
from
Economic
and
Community
Development
-
Planning
and
Building
and
Safety
Divisions
.
Planning
Manager
Magana
and
Building
Official
George
provided
updates
on
their
divisions
.
Mayor
Bishop
commended
staff
on
their
fantastic
job
at
making
sure
the
City
is
headed
in
the
right
direction
.
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21 ,
2024
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5 pm
1 Councilmember
Alarcon
thanked
staff
for
their
presentations
and
asked
if
the
rental
inspection
program
included
Home
Sharing
Programs
.
Building
Official
George
responded
.
4.4 )
Presentation
of
Measure
AVAd
Hoc
Committee
Annual
Report
.
;
Measure
AV
Committee
Members
Smart
and
Angebrandt
presented
the
MAV
Annual
Report
.
Council
thanked
the
Committee
for
their
hard
work
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
requested
line
-
item
details
for
future
presentations
.
5 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
CONSENT
CALENDAR
(
S
)
,
APPOINTMENTS
)
,
NEW
BUSINESS
,
AND
CLOSED
SESSION
:
Public
Comments
:
None
.
A
motion
was
made
and
carried
unanimously
to
waive
the
full
reading
of
Resolutions
(
s
)
and
Ordinances
on
this
agenda
.
There
was
Council
and
City
Attorney
discussion
regarding
the
joint
items
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
asked
to
pull
Items
6.1 and
6.2 .
6 )
JOINT
CONSENT
CALENDAR
CC
/
SA
/
HA
/
IDA
/
PAA
/
PCA
/
PFA
6.1 )
Receive
and
File
the
Annual
Comprehensive
Financial
Reports
for
the
year
ended
June
30 ,
2023
,
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
,
the
Housing
Authority
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
,
the
Palmdale
Civic
Authority
,
the
Palmdale
Financing
Authority
,
and
the
Palmdale
Community
Foundation
.
Motion
:
Receive
and
File
the
Annual
Comprehensive
Financial
Reports
for
the
year
ended
June
30 ,
2023
,
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
,
the
Housing
Authority
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
,
the
Palmdale
Civic
Authority
,
the
Palmdale
Financing
Authority
,
and
the
Palmdale
Community
Foundation
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
6 -
1 )
City
Council
:
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
No
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Housing
Authority
:
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Dianne
Betts
.
No
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
CC
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21 ,
2024
-
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)
Review
and
approve
FY
2023
-
24 Mid
-
Year
Budget
Adjustments
.
Motion
:
Approve
FY
2023
-
24 Mid
-
Year
Budget
Adjustments
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
6 -
1 )
City
Council
:
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
No
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
Housing
Authority
:
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Christina
Fraga
-
Saenz
,
Dianne
Betts
.
No
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
There
was
Council
discussion
regarding
the
Multi
-
Agency
Regional
Resilience
Center
(
MARRC
)
.
Mayor
Bishop
adjourned
the
Housing
Authority
meeting
at
5 :
47 pm
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
commented
on
the
placement
of
items
on
the
agenda
and
requested
that
Items
7.3 ,
7.5 ,
and
7.6 be
pulled
.
City
Attorney
Curley
clarified
how
items
should
be
placed
on
the
agenda
.
7 )
CONSENT
CALENDAR
7.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
019
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
of
consideration
to
alter
the
Rate
and
Method
of
Special
Tax
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
Community
Facilities
District
No
.
2022
-
3 (
Ritter
Ranch
Phase
1 Public
Facilities
)
.
72 )
Notice
of
Completion
-
Accept
public
landscape
improvements
for
Tract
60789
located
on
the
west
side
of
40 th
Street
East
and
Hollowglen
Drive
.
73 )
Award
Construction
Agreement
with
Square
Signs
,
LLC
.
,
dba
Front
Signs
,
for
PN
888
,
Street
Sweeping
Signage
,
for
$
391
,
150
for
a
term
of
100
working
days
from
the
date
of
the
Notice
to
Proceed
.
Director
of
Public
Works
Glidden
provided
the
staff
report
on
this
project
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
discussed
the
Citywide
street
sweeping
program
.
City
Manager
Perez
spoke
regarding
the
comprehensive
roll
-
out
plan
.
Discussion
continued
regarding
an
outreach
program
,
including
Zone
L
in
the
schedule
and
signage
.
Motion
:
Award
Construction
Agreement
with
Square
Signs
,
LLC
.
,
dba
Front
Signs
,
for
PN
888
,
Street
Sweeping
Signage
,
for
$
391
,
150
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
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IDA
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PCA
PFA
-
February
21 ,
2024
-
5 pm
3 Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
.
74 )
Approve
the
Master
Power
Purchase
and
Sale
Agreement
and
Confirmation
Letter
between
Energy
for
Palmdale
’
s
Independent
Choice
(
EPIC
)
and
Southern
California
Edison
(
SCE
)
for
the
purchase
of
resource
adequacy
capacity
.
.
7.5 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
011
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
authorizing
the
acceptance
of
the
California
Department
of
Justice
Tobacco
Grant
Program
funds
of
$
793
,
710
and
approve
the
related
agreement
for
the
term
of
November
1 ,
2023
,
through
June
30 ,
2026
.
Community
Compliance
Coordinator
Navarrette
presented
the
staff
report
.
There
was
Council
and
staff
discussion
regarding
the
benefits
of
receiving
the
California
Department
of
Justice
Tobacco
Grant
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
requested
a
geocoded
map
or
a
map
that
plots
where
the
78 retailers
are
to
see
if
there
are
concentrations
of
them
in
any
particular
area
and
to
see
the
proximity
of
tobacco
retailers
and
schools
.
Community
Compliance
Coordinator
Navarrette
stated
the
filters
are
available
on
the
City
'
s
Geographic
Information
System
(
GIS
)
.
There
was
additional
discussion
regarding
this
item
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
011
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
authorizing
the
acceptance
of
the
California
Department
of
Justice
Tobacco
Grant
Program
funds
of
$
793
,
710
and
approve
the
related
agreement
for
the
term
of
November
1 ,
2023
,
through
June
30 ,
2026
.
Moved
by
Andrea
Alarcon
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Alarcon
.
7.6 )
Approve
the
City
’
s
2024
State
and
Federal
Legislative
Platform
to
promote
Palmdale
’
s
priorities
and
legislative
initiatives
at
the
State
and
Federal
levels
.
Council
Chief
of
Staff
Zayas
provided
a
detailed
overview
of
this
item
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
discussed
Assembly
Bill
2082
regarding
the
relinquishment
of
Palmdale
Boulevard
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
discussed
her
suggested
changes
to
the
legislative
platform
to
see
if
the
Council
would
consider
implementing
:
1 )
under
the
Transportation
&
Infrastructure
section
,
include
a
line
item
for
the
Center
for
Transportation
and
Technology
Excellence
;
2 )
under
the
Economic
Vitality
&
Innovation
section
include
a
line
item
for
Aerospace
&
Defense
Industries
;
3 )
under
the
Palmdale
Boulevard
section
strike
the
language
"
that
seek
funding
for
.
"
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PFA
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21 ,
2024
-
5 pm
4 Discussion
ensued
regarding
this
item
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
spoke
regarding
the
document
being
general
and
flexible
and
the
ability
to
go
back
to
legislators
to
discuss
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
supported
Councilmember
Alarcon
'
s
changes
related
to
Palmdale
Boulevard
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
continued
with
her
recommendations
:
4 )
under
Social
Unity
/
Illegal
Drug
Prevention
and
Treatment
change
the
language
from
illegal
drug
prevention
to
substance
abuse
;
5 )
under
Social
Unity
/
Homelessness
and
Mental
Health
section
,
remove
the
second
bullet
related
to
conservatorship
and
guardianship
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
made
a
motion
to
approve
the
item
with
the
change
regarding
Palmdale
Boulevard
which
removes
language
"
that
seek
funding
.
"
The
motion
died
for
lack
of
a
second
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
requested
that
the
conversation
continue
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
made
a
motion
to
incorporate
the
five
recommendations
that
she
noted
and
outlined
.
The
motion
died
for
lack
of
a
second
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
made
a
motion
to
accept
specific
changes
of
not
having
the
financial
part
of
Palmdale
Boulevard
and
removing
the
guardianship
,
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
seconded
the
motion
.
There
was
no
vote
.
There
was
further
discussion
regarding
the
legislative
platform
.
Motion
:
Approve
the
City
'
s
2024
State
and
Federal
Legislative
Platform
to
promote
Palmdale
'
s
priorities
and
legislative
initiatives
at
the
State
and
Federal
levels
with
the
following
changes
:
1 )
under
the
Palmdale
Boulevard
section
,
strike
the
language
"
that
seek
funding
for
"
;
2 )
remove
the
second
bullet
under
"
Homelessness
and
Mental
Health
"
;
and
3 )
under
Social
Unity
/
lllegal
Drug
Prevention
and
Treatment
change
the
language
from
illegal
drug
prevention
to
substance
abuse
prevention
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Alarcon
.
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
spoke
regarding
Consent
Calendar
items
.
Mayor
Bishop
thanked
the
staff
for
their
hard
work
.
7.7 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meetings
.
CC
/
SA
-
February
7 ,
2024
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
under
the
Consent
Calendar
except
Items
7.3 ,
7.5 and
7.6 CC
SA
I
DA
P
AA
PC
A
PFA
-
February
21 ,
2024
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5 pm
5 Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Eric
Ohlsen
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Alarcon
.
Motion
carried
(
5 -
0 )
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
,
Andrea
8 )
COUNCIL
REPORTS
,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND
REQUESTS
FOR
FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEMS
8.1 )
Council
reports
,
announcements
,
and
requests
for
future
agenda
items
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
thanked
emergency
staff
for
helping
with
the
storm
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
discussed
why
certain
items
are
placed
on
the
Consent
Calendar
.
Mayor
Bishop
thanked
staff
for
all
of
their
hard
work
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
requested
to
add
to
a
future
agenda
a
proposed
action
item
to
implement
Spanish
translation
at
all
future
Council
meetings
.
Mayor
Bishop
asked
staff
to
bring
a
report
forward
.
Mayor
Bishop
asked
for
clarification
on
the
procedure
for
adding
agenda
items
and
City
Attorney
Curley
responded
.
Discussion
ensued
regarding
translation
services
and
the
current
policy
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
requested
a
report
back
on
translation
services
.
There
was
Council
consensus
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
requested
that
the
report
include
an
analysis
of
what
other
cities
are
doing
with
large
populations
containing
English
as
a
second
language
.
Councilmember
Alarcon
requested
that
the
Council
add
a
future
agenda
item
on
whether
or
not
they
will
demand
the
City
Attorney
disclose
his
financial
records
for
review
.
City
Attorney
Curley
provided
clarification
on
attorney
billing
records
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
requested
that
all
Council
and
staff
comments
be
made
to
the
Chair
.
Mayor
Bishop
discussed
the
cost
of
legal
work
and
the
City
Attorney
'
s
upcoming
performance
review
.
9 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
City
Manager
Perez
reported
on
the
following
:
Concerts
at
the
Palmdale
Playhouse
;
Yellen
Dog
Park
event
;
Desert
clean
-
up
events
;
Books
and
Barks
;
Desert
Sands
playground
ribbon
cutting
on
February
28 ;
Public
Safety
Disaster
Preparedness
Expo
at
Legacy
Commons
on
February
28 ;
and
celebration
of
three
additional
CC
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IDA
PAA
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PFA
-
February
21 ,
2024
-
5 pm
6 murals
.
Mr
.
and
Mrs
.
Mayor
of
Whoville
spoke
regarding
the
Seussical
production
that
starts
at
the
Palmdale
Playhouse
on
March
8 .
10 )
NON
-
AGENDA
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
:
Public
Comment
:
Eugene
Hernandez
commented
regarding
Cancer
Awareness
Month
and
preserving
prime
desert
woodland
.
Mayor
Bishop
asked
City
Manager
Perez
to
provide
a
brief
update
on
the
Joshua
Tree
preserve
on
Avenue
M
.
City
Manager
Perez
provided
an
update
on
the
Joshua
Tree
preserve
and
spoke
regarding
the
Parks
Master
Plan
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
spoke
regarding
a
museum
.
Public
Comments
:
Douglas
Schmidt
discussed
safe
access
lanes
for
bicycles
;
Sergio
asked
about
roadwork
on
Avenue
T
and
requested
a
road
inventory
report
;
Annabelle
Farmer
discussed
a
dangerous
situation
on
Avenue
R
5 and
between
3 rd
Street
and
5 th
Street
East
because
of
no
sidewalks
;
Daniel
spoke
in
support
of
the
Palmdale
Aerospace
Teachers
Association
;
Roger
Soderstedt
asked
that
any
presentation
or
webpage
show
the
budget
and
where
does
it
come
from
;
Marcos
Alvarez
commented
on
being
a
taxpayer
and
speaking
on
things
of
importance
that
impact
the
community
;
Chuck
Murphy
complimented
the
Sheriffs
Department
;
Marsha
Furman
spoke
about
speaker
forms
,
standard
time
limits
on
speaking
,
and
being
a
cancer
survivor
;
and
Xavier
Flores
spoke
in
support
of
Councilmember
Alarcon
.
Mayor
Bishop
closed
the
Public
Comments
.
11 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
City
Attorney
Curley
confirmed
the
items
listed
.
11.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
William
Robert
Herrera
,
et
al
vs
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Central
District
of
California
Federal
District
Court
Case
No
.
2 :
16 -
cv
-
09453
-
MWF
-
MAR
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
.
112
)
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Priscilla
Huerta
,
et
al
vs
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Central
District
of
California
Federal
District
Court
Case
No
.
2 :
18 -
10354
-
MWF
-
FFM
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
.
12 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Closed
Session
was
held
from
7 :
16 pm
-
7 :
36 pm
.
City
Attorney
Curley
announced
the
Council
was
updated
,
and
there
were
no
reportable
actions
.
7 CC
SA
IDA
PAA
PC
A
PFA
-
February
21 ,
2024
-
5 pm
13 )
ADJOURN
Mayor
Bishop
adjourned
the
meeting
at
7 :
39 pm
to
March
6 ,
2024
,
at
5 :
00 pm
in
the
City
Hall
Council
Chamber
located
at
38300
Sierra
Highway
,
Suite
B
,
Palmdale
,
California
.
*
£
i
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
^
QOPTED
this
6 th
day
of
March
2024
kr
*
3 s
-
Austin
Bishop
,
Mayor
ATT
A
Rochelle
Scott
,
Acting
City
Clerk
CC
SA
IDA
PAA
PCA
PFA
-
February
21 ,
2024
-
5 pm
8