MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER
20 ,
2024
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.
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.
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CALL
MEETING
TO
ORDER
1 )
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
,
ALARCON
PRESENT
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
ABSENT
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
3 )
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
AND
MOMENT
OF
SILENCE
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
led
the
pledge
of
allegiance
.
4 )
PRESENTATIONS
4.1 )
Certificate
of
Recognition
to
Miss
Antelope
Valley
Breela
Ballum
for
her
community
service
.
Mayor
Bishop
and
Ms
.
Cherina
Ballum
spoke
about
Breela
'
s
community
service
.
5 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
CONSENT
CALENDAR
,
APPOINTMENT
(
S
)
,
NEW
BUSINESS
,
AND
CLOSED
SESSION
:
Public
Comments
:
None
6 )
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 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
086
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
adopting
the
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
CC
Minutes
-
11 /
20 /
2024
5 PM
1 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
and
Vector
Control
District
,
Antelope
Valley
Resource
Conservation
District
,
City
of
Palmdale
,
The
Antelope
Valley
-
East
Kern
Water
Agency
,
and
the
Quartz
Hill
Water
District
approving
and
accepting
negotiated
exchange
of
property
tax
revenues
resulting
from
annexation
to
County
Sanitation
District
No
.
14 .
6.3 )
Approve
Agreement
with
SVA
Architect
,
Inc
.
for
design
and
construction
administration
services
for
PN
878
,
Chimbole
Cultural
Center
-
City
Library
-
Finance
Renovation
Project
,
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
amount
of
$
1 ,
915
,
070
for
a
term
of
540
working
days
comprised
of
280
working
days
for
design
and
260
working
days
for
construction
administration
from
the
date
of
the
Notice
to
Proceed
.
6.4 )
Approve
Agreement
with
Bowman
Consulting
Group
for
design
services
for
PN
895
,
Highway
Safety
Improvement
Program
and
Traffic
Signal
Improvements
Project
,
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
amount
of
$
438
,
863
for
a
term
of
215
working
days
from
the
date
of
the
Notice
To
Proceed
.
6.5 )
Approve
Requisition
with
SiteOne
Landscape
Supply
,
LLC
for
landscape
aggregate
,
boulders
,
and
materials
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$
252
,
945
for
Fiscal
Year
2024
-
25 .
6.6 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
084
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
to
adopt
The
City
of
Palmdale
Local
Road
Safety
Plan
.
6.7 )
Approve
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meeting
.
Motion
:
Approve
all
items
listed
under
the
Consent
Calendar
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
7 )
NEW
BUSINESS
7.1 )
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
087
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
authorizing
the
issuance
of
special
tax
bonds
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
Community
Facilities
District
No
.
2022
-
3 (
Ritter
Ranch
Phase
1 Public
Facilities
)
and
approving
related
documents
and
actions
.
Director
of
Operations
Samson
provided
detailed
information
on
the
bonds
and
project
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
asked
for
an
update
on
the
Ritter
Ranch
project
.
City
Manager
Perez
provided
an
update
on
the
timeline
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
asked
questions
regarding
the
1995
bonds
.
Director
of
Operation
Samson
provided
clarification
on
the
indebtedness
of
the
bonds
.
CC
Minutes
-
11 /
20 /
2024
5 PM
2 There
was
further
discussion
among
Council
,
staff
,
and
the
consultant
regarding
this
item
.
Ramiro
Albarran
,
Preston
Hollow
Community
Capital
,
spoke
about
the
40 -
year
bond
and
the
Mello
-
Roos
tax
.
Motion
:
Adopt
Resolution
No
.
CC
2024
-
087
,
a
Resolution
of
the
City
of
Palmdale
authorizing
the
issuance
of
special
tax
bonds
for
the
City
of
Palmdale
Community
Facilities
District
No
.
2022
-
3 (
Ritter
Ranch
Phase
1 Public
Facilities
)
and
approving
related
documents
and
actions
.
Moved
by
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
seconded
by
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Vote
:
Motion
carried
(
4 -
0 )
Yes
:
Austin
Bishop
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Eric
Ohlsen
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
Absent
:
Andrea
Alarcon
.
8 )
CITY
MANAGER
’
S
REPORT
City
Manager
Perez
announced
the
upcoming
events
:
Thanksgiving
Family
Volunteer
Day
,
Senior
Thanksgiving
Distribution
,
and
Family
Thanksgiving
Distribution
at
SAVES
;
Books
and
Barks
November
26 ;
YMCA
Turkey
Trot
November
28 ;
SAVES
Giving
Tuesday
,
December
3 ;
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
on
December
4 at
4 :
45 pm
in
Poncitlan
Square
;
Jolly
Holiday
December
7 ;
Christmas
Carol
performance
at
Palmdale
Playhouse
December
6 ,
and
announced
that
the
Veteran
of
the
Year
Award
Nomination
Period
was
now
open
.
9 )
SHERIFF
’
S
REPORT
Captain
Bardon
reported
on
the
following
:
response
times
,
calls
for
service
,
Part
1 crimes
,
property
crimes
,
Operation
Secret
Shopper
to
help
with
holiday
crime
,
graffiti
arrests
,
traffic
enforcement
&
collision
prevention
,
thanked
the
City
for
partnership
on
the
haunted
jail
and
open
house
on
October
19 ,
announced
the
Virtual
Deputy
Application
is
live
on
their
website
,
and
a
Spanish
speaking
Q
&
A
on
December
3 at
the
LA
Care
Resource
Center
on
immigration
status
and
the
Sheriffs
Department
'
s
roll
in
law
enforcement
when
it
comes
to
immigration
status
.
Mayor
Pro
Tern
Loa
asked
about
the
policy
for
party
cars
in
Palmdale
.
Captain
Bardon
explained
the
process
of
enforcement
.
10 )
COUNCIL
REPORTS
,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND
REQUESTS
FOR
FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEMS
Councilmember
Ohlsen
acknowledged
the
new
Public
Safety
Director
,
Jarret
Palmieri
.
Public
Safety
Director
Palmieri
spoke
regarding
getting
acclimated
to
his
new
position
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
requested
that
the
City
coordinate
with
the
Sheriffs
Department
to
have
a
park
event
for
Martin
Luther
King
Jr
.
Day
.
Councilmember
Ohlsen
requested
a
future
agenda
item
discussing
AVTA
fare
CC
Minutes
-
11 /
20 /
2024
5 PM
3 evasion
and
the
funding
of
a
law
enforcement
presence
.
Councilmember
Bettencourt
concurred
.
11 )
NON
-
AGENDA
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
:
The
following
individuals
provided
public
input
:
Luis
Baca
commented
on
street
-
sweeping
regulations
,
Euguene
Hernadez
spoke
about
the
Presidential
Election
,
and
Roger
Soderstedt
complained
about
the
sidewalk
going
toward
the
library
and
street
-
sweeping
regulations
.
12 )
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor
Bishop
announced
the
meeting
would
be
adjourned
in
memory
of
Karl
Frank
and
David
Gomez
.
CounciImembers
shared
their
experiences
and
memories
with
Mr
.
Frank
and
Mr
.
Gomez
.
Mayor
Bishop
adjourned
the
meeting
at
5 :
57 pm
to
December
4 ,
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
4 th
day
of
December
2024
.
kJL
Q
Austin
Bishop
,
Mayor
\
ATTEI
Rochelle
Scott
,
City
Clerk
CC
Minutes
-
11 /
20 /
2024
5 PM
4