CC/SA
August 7
, 2024
5pm
1 MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL/SA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA
HIGHWAY,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 7, 2024
www.cityofpalmdale.org
1)
CALL MEETING
TO
ORDER
Mayor Bishop called the meeting to order at 5:03 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,
ALARCÓN
PRESENT: Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea Alarcón.
ABSENT: None.
3)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF
SILENCE
Mayor Pro
Tem
Loa led the pledge of
allegiance.
T
he following observances
were ackn
owledged
for the month of August: National
Traffic Awareness Month and National Night Out.
4)
PRESENTATION
4.1)
Presentation by Kids Feeding Kids thru Agriculture and Recognition of 2024
Palmdale High School Students who participated in the 2024 Antelope Valley
Livestock
Auction.
Ms. Dino provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Kids Feeding Kids program.
Mayor Bishop called for a break from 5:44 pm
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5:56 pm.
5)
PUBLIC COMMENTS CONSENT CALENDAR, APPOINTMENT(S),
NEW
BUSINESS, AND CLOSED SESSION
Public Comments: None.
Councilmember Alarc
ó
n pulled Items 6.4 and 6.5
,
and Mayor Bishop pulled Item 6.6.
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CONSENT
CALENDAR
6.1)
Waive full reading of the Resolution(s) and/or Ordinance(s) to be considered and voted on at this meeting. (This allows for reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text).
6.2)
Receive and file the Monthly and Quarterly
Investment Reports for June 2024.
6.3)
Approve Agreement with Willdan Engineering to provide Innovative Solutions and Smart City Program consulting services in an amount not to
exceed
$750,000 for a term of three (3) years with an option to extend two one -
year
terms in an amount not to exceed $250,000 each additional year.
6.4)
Approve Agreement with JAD Hoyos, Inc., dba Feathers Custom Signs to
provide anti
-
graffiti vinyl wrap services for 160 City
-
owned utility cabinets
along roadways in the amount of $150,000 for a term of one year with the option to extend two one
-
year terms.
Management Analyst Garcia and Councilmember
Alarcón
provided detailed
information on the project.
Motion: Approve Agreement with JAD Hoyos, Inc., dba Feathers Custom Signs
to provide anti
-
graffiti vinyl wrap services for 160 City
-
owned utility cabinets
along roadways in the amount of $150,000 for a term of one year with the
option to extend two one
-
year terms.
Moved by Richard J. Loa, seconded by Andrea Alarcón.
Vote: Motion carried
(5
-
0)
Yes: Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea Alarcón.
6.5)
Approve Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Library Systems and Services, LLC, for Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) services at the
Palmdale City
Library,
increasing the agreement by $349,472 for a total not
to
exceed the amount of $13,109,618 for the remainder of the term through June
2028.
Councilmember
Alarcón
pulled this item for discussion. Deputy Director
of
Parks and Recreation Dombrowski presented the staff report and provided detailed information on English as a Second Language (ESL) services at the
Library.
Motion: Approve Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Library Systems and Services, LLC, for Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) services at the Palmdale City Library, increasing the agreement by $349,472 for a total not to exceed the amount of $13,109,618 for the remainder of the term through June 2028.
Moved by Andrea Alarcón, seconded by Laura Bettencourt.
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3 Vote: Motion carried (5
-
0)
Yes: Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea Alarcón.
6.6)
Approve Third Amendment with OPSEC Specialized Protection for Security Services for Parks and Recreation to increase the amount of the agreement by $15,000 for a total not to exceed
$114,926
to reconcile invoices for Fiscal
Year
2023
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24. Mayor Bishop pulled this item and recused himself
because
he has done
business with OPSEC Specialized Protection
.
Motion: Approve Third Amendment with OPSEC Specialized Protection for Security Services for Parks and Recreation to increase the amount of the agreement by $15,000 for a total not to exceed $114,926 to reconcile invoices for Fiscal Year 2023
-
24. Moved by Andrea Alarcón, seconded by Laura Bettencourt.
Vote: Motion carried (4
-
0)
Yes:
Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea
Alarcón.
Absent: Austin
Bishop.
Mayor Bishop returned to the dais
.
6.7)
Award Construction Agreement with Manhole Adjusting, Inc., for PN 904,
Fiscal
Year
2024
-
25 Local Street Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane
(ARAM) Cape Seal Project, for a not to exceed amount of $1,563,898 for a term of 50 working days from the date of Notice to Proceed.
6.8)
Adopt Resolution No. CC 2024
-
071, a Resolution of the City Council of
the
City of Palmdale adopting a Joint Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Los Angeles acting on behalf of the Los Angeles County General Fund, Los Angeles County Consolidated Fire Protection District, Los
Angeles, County Waterworks #40
-
Antelope
Valley,
Los Angeles
County
Waterworks #40 ACO Fund, the Board of Directors of the County Sanitation District No. 14 of Los Angeles
County,
and the governing bodies of
the
Antelope
Valley
Cemetery District, Antelope
Valley
Mosquito &
Vector
Control
District, Antelope
Valley
Resource Conservation District, City of Palmdale,
and
the Antelope
Valley
-
East Kern Water Agency approving and accepting
negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from annexation to County Sanitation District No. 14.
6.9)
Award Consultant Agreement with Psomas for PN 796, 45th Street East Trunk
Sewer
and
Storm
Drain
Improvements
Project,
for
a
not
to
exceed
amount
of
$338,514 for a term of 42 weeks from the date of Notice to Proceed.
6.10)
Award Invitation for Bid with SiteOne Landscape Supply and Wilbur
-
Ellis
Company for fertilizer supplies each for an amount not to exceed $101,750, CC/SA
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4 for a combined total of $203,500 for Fiscal
Year
2024
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25. 6.11)
Award Invitation for Bid with SiteOne Landscape Supply for Irrigation and Water Conservation Supplies in an amount not to exceed $284,000 for Fiscal
Year
2024
-
25. 6.12)
Adopt Resolution No. CC 2024
-
073, a Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Palmdale declaring its intention to conduct a public hearing to
consider the
vacation of portions of 8th Street East south of Rancho Vista
Drive and north of
Avenue
P
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8. 6.13)
Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
Motion: Approve all items listed under the Consent Calendar with the exception of those items pulled.
Moved by Eric Ohlsen, seconded by Andrea Alarcón.
Vote: Motion carried (5
-
0)
Yes: Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea Alarcón.
7)
APPOINTMENT
7.1) City Council
nomination and appointment of one (1) member and one (1) alternate to the Library Board of Trustees.
Motion: Appoint Sarah Busbee as a Member to the Library Board of Trustees.
Moved by Richard J. Loa, seconded by Laura Bettencourt.
Vote:
Motion carried (5
-
0)
Yes:
Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea
Alarcón.
Motion:
Appoint Jamar Perkins as an Alternate to the Library Board of
Trustees.
Moved by Andrea Alarcón, seconded by Laura Bettencourt.
Vote:
Motion carried
(5
-
0)
Yes:
Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura Bettencourt, Andrea
Alarcón.
8)
REPORT
City Manager Perez reported on the following: Farmer's Market; National Night Out;
Ell
e
King concert on August 10 at the Palmdale Amphitheater
;
Dine and Drive Food
Truck event Friday at the Auto Mall; Chris Lane concert on August 17 at the
Palmdale Amphitheater; District 5 Neighborhood Watch on August 19; and the Alert Palmdale Mobile
App.
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REPORT
Captain Bardon
reported
on the following:
the
Palmdale Sheriff
s Department
launched community surveys in the month
of
July and received 172 submissions;
discussed response times; call
s
for service;
Part
1 Crimes; enforcement teams;
property crimes down in July; flock technology
has been
helpful
in arrests; traffic
enforcement; announced gun buyback event on September 20 in Poncitl á
n Square;
and a Halloween themed open house will be held at the Palmdale Sheriff's station on October 19,
2024.
Councilmember Bettencourt provided
instructions on how to access the Palmdale
and select your
station.
Council thanked Captain Bardon for his leadership and partnership with the City of Palmdale.
Captain Bardon announced the Palmdale
Department is working on a
project to have a virtual
deputy.
10)
COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEMS
10.1)
Council reports, announcements, and requests for future agenda items.
Councilmember Bettencourt spoke about her vacation.
Councilmember Loa reported on the following: Spanish Talk Radio; Palmdale Boosters meeting; 4th of July celebration at the Palmdale Amphitheater; High Desert Corridor press conference on the Brightline; Neighborhood Watch meeting at Rancho Vista Park; Multi
-
Agency Regional Resiliency Center
groundbreaking; County Sanitation District 20 meeting; JPA Board of Directors meeting; Retirement event for Dr.
David G.
Smith,
Director
of 412
th
Test Wing
Opera
ting Location Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale
; Club Pilates grand opening;
Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District
meeting
; Edward
s
Air Force
Base Civilian Military barbeque event; Flo Rida concert; Antelope Valley Transit Authority Board of Directors meeting; AV Fair JPA meeting; and Baracoa Cuban Restaurant patio grand opening.
Mayor Bishop reported on the following:
the 4th of July celebration at the
Palmdale Amphitheater
;
Movie Nights
;
the MedStat ribbon cutting
;
meeting with
Sheriff Luna
;
the Pathway to
Home Operation event
;
the Fight Fentanyl Summer
graduation event
;
and the
Back
-
Pack Giveaway event.
Councilmember
Alarcón
reported on the following:
the Back
-
Pack Giveaway
event
;
meeting with the Campos Family
;
attended
Los Angeles County
Boards of
Supervisors meeting
regarding homeless encampments
;
and the District 5
Neighborhood Watch meeting to be held on August 19 at McAdam Park at 6 pm
.
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Palmdale Amphitheater; High Desert Corridor
, N
orth
C
ounty
T
ransportation
C
oalition
,
and
AVTA
meetings;
labor
agreement with local trades; meeting with
Sheriff Luna; Fight Fentanyl Summer
graduation
event;
AV
Alta
Team
; and
Pearblossom Highway community meeting regarding traffic safety concerns on H
ighway 138
.
11)
NON
-
AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The following individuals provided public input: Carla Hubler commented regarding the animal shelter, rescues, resources, and spay & neuter; Alexine Rivas, Kristina Rivas, Anessa Rivas, Aubrielle Rivas, Isaiah Rivas, and grandmother discussed the
loss of their home due to fireworks, lack of support from the Sheriff's Department, and
support from the City; Sonia Burke commented regarding the rising homeless population, graffiti, home robberies, Rancho Vista and Division Street fire and
clearing the brush; Rick Kerwin discussed City of Palmdale parking restrictions and parking enforcement; Stephen discussed homeless animals, resources, and
euthanasia rates; Eugene Hernandez discussed Council Chamber security
measures, establishing a month to honor Latino heritage. Councilmember Alarcón
commented regarding the City's involvement in Latino heritage events; Renee Kimbrough discussed shelter problems and
life
-
saving
measures; Jackie Quillen
discussed animal shelter euthanasia rate
s
and shelter expansion; Roger Soderstedt
discussed
potholes
in
the
road.
Councilmember
Alarcón
and
City
Manager
Perez
updated the public on road repair; Linda Sharp discussed street cleaning signs and enforcement; Marsha Furman announced the animal shelter would be having a private event for veterans on
August 18 from 12
-
4 to adopt pets, and the City offers
lap swimming and senior swimming free to veterans; and Chuck Murphy commented on the Council cleaning up the City and building businesses.
There
was
further
Council and staff discus
sion regarding the assistance provided to
the Rivas Family.
Council and staff discussed
street sweeping
enforcement,
homelessness, Measure H
funds, and addressing encampments.
Director of Neighborhood Services Reyes, Sher
i
Gorm
a
n of
Valley
Oasis,
and
Councilmember
Alarcón
spoke highly of Ms.
Termeko
Coplin, Domestic
Violence
Regional Coordinator of
Valley
Oasis, and her dedication and contributions to the
community and adjourned the meeting in memory of her passing.
12)
PRESENTATION
BY CITY
ATTORNEY
City Attorney Curley
stated there were two
properly agendized items to be heard as
listed
.
12.1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
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EXISTING LITIGATION
William
Robert Herrera, et al vs. City of Palmdale, et al.
Central District of California Federal District Court
Case No. 2:16
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cv
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09453
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MWF
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MAR
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12.2)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
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EXISTING
LITIGATION
Priscilla
Huerta, et al vs. City of Palmdale, et al.
Central District of California Federal District Court
Case No. 2:18
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10354
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MWF
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FFM
This closed session is
being
held pursuant to the authority of California
Government Code
Section
54956.9.
13)
ANNOUNCEMENT BY CITY
ATTORNEY
City Attorney announced
the Council was updated on the two wins.
14)
ADJOURN
Mayor Bishop adjourned the meeting at
8 :04 pm, in honor of Termeko Coplin, to
August 21, 2024, 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 21st day of August 2024.
Austin Bishop, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rochelle Scott, City Clerk