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September 19, 2024
5pm
1 MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA
HIGHWAY,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
www.cityofpalmdale.org
1)
CALL MEETING
TO
ORDER
Mayor Bishop called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.
Note: All City Council memberships are reflected in their City Council titles.
ITEMS 5 THROUGH 8 WERE HEARD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2024,
AT
5:00 PM.
THE MEETING
WAS
ADJOURNED
AT
6:01 PM. ITEMS 9 THROUGH
11 WERE
CONTINUED
TO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024,
AT
3:00
PM.
2)
ROLL CALL
MAYOR
BISHOP,
MAYOR
PRO TEM LOA, COUNCILMEMBERS
OHLSEN,
BETTENCOURT,
ALARCÓN
PRESENT:
Austin Bishop, Richard J. Loa, Eric Ohlsen, Laura
Bettencourt.
ABSENT:
Andrea
Alarcón.
3)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF
SILENCE
Mayor Pro Tem Loa led the pledge of allegiance and asked for a moment of silence in honor of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer.
4)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR, APPOINTMENT(S), NEW BUSINESS, AND CLOSED SESSION:
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 allows for reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text).
5.2)
Approve First Amendment to Agreement with the Wellbeing Lab dba Louis Alloro, LLC, to provide four Mental Health and Wellbeing Youth
Leadership
Summits and an Appreciative Inquiry Mental Health & Wellbeing Summit for
an
additional
$170,000
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
agreement
amount
of
$445,000 for a term of December 30, 2025.
5.3)
Adopt Resolution CC 2024
-
078, a Resolution of the City Council of the City
of
Palmdale to transfer unclaimed checks from their respective funds to the general fund pursuant to California Government Code section 50050 -
50057.
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Approve Agreement with Impex
Technologies,
Inc., to provide data
backup
solution hardware, configuration services, and software support in the amount
of $159,326 for a term of five years.
5.5)
Receive and file the Annual Report for the Palmdale
Tourism
Improvement
District for Fiscal
Year
2024
-
25. 5.6)
Adopt Resolution No. CC 2024
-
072, a Resolution of the City Council of
the
City of Palmdale approving Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for public services provided by the Los -
year period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
5.7)
Approve the
Term
Choice
(EPIC) and Deer Creek
Solar,
LLC for the purchase of long
-
term
RPS
-
eligible
renewable energy and mid
-
term reliability
capacity.
5.8)
Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
6)
PUBLIC
HEARING
6.1)
Receive Public Testimony Regarding the Renewal of the Palmdale Tourism Improvement District.
7)
REPORT
8)
COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEMS
9)
NON
-
AGENDA PUBLIC
COMMENTS:
Public Comments: Eugene Hernandez spoke regarding City Attorney Curley's employment in Upland. City Attorney Curley provided clarification regarding Mr.
Hernandez's comments
; and
City Clerk Scott read Dinora Mena's e
-
mail into the
record regarding street sweeping.
10)
PRESENTATION
BY CITY
ATTORNEY
City Attorney Curley confirmed all Closed Session items would be heard as listed.
10.1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Maria Zuniga v. City of Palmdale et al.
[Sedwick Claim No.: L22
-
0097; Prism Risk Claim No.:
20210023359]
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9.
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
-
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Cruz Guerra, a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Yolanda Espinoza vs. City of Palmdale, et. al.
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9.
11)
ANNOUNCEMENT BY CITY
ATTORNEY
Closed Session was held from 3:11 pm to 3:55 pm.
City Manager Perez announced that two cases were heard and discussed and there
was no reportable action.
12)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bishop adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m. to October 2, 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 2nd day of October 2024.
Austin Bishop, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rochelle Scott, City Clerk