DISCUSSION
A meeting day and time change is being proposed to maximize the effectiveness of Palmdale’s council meetings.
The proposed change in the day would align Palmdale City Council meetings with the day of the week (Tuesday) on which most legislative bodies hold their meetings.
Each version of the Ordinance provides a different time for the Council to consider: 1) The time change to a 2:00 pm closed session and a 3:00 pm regular meeting allows the City Council to conduct City business during hours that align with the corporate, development, legislative, and business community. This will allow the City Council, staff, businesses, and community to conduct business during standard working hours instead of late into the evening, which can negatively affect health and wellbeing and lead to decisions being compromised due to fatigue; and 2) The 5:00 pm time would keep the time as currently set. The proposed changes to the PMC are as follows:
Version one of Ordinance 1649:
Regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings of the City Council shall be held at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. The closed session will begin at 2:00 pm, followed by the meeting at 3:00 pm. If all closed session items are not addressed by 3:00 pm, the closed session will resume after the regular meeting. If all matters on the agenda for any regular meeting have not been considered by the City Council by the hour of 10:30 pm, or such earlier or later time as may be fixed by a majority vote of the City Council, then the regular meeting may be adjourned to the next succeeding Tuesday, at the same time and the exact location, unless a different day, time or location is specified in the order of adjournment.
When so adjourned, each adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes.
At least twice a year, the City Council shall meet to receive and/or present recognitions to and/or from the community. Notice of all meetings of the City Council, whether regular, adjourned, special, or emergency, will be given in the manner required by state statute (Brown Act or successor law). When a regular Tuesday meeting of the City Council falls on an election day or a national or state holiday and City offices are scheduled to be closed. Such meetings shall not be held and will be deemed adjourned for all purposes with no further action required by the City Council or the City Clerk except such written notices of adjournment as may be required by law. The ordinances codified in this section shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
Version two of Ordinance 1649:
Regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings of the City Council shall be held at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. The regular meetings will begin at 5:00 pm, followed by the closed session. If all matters on the agenda for any regular meeting have not been considered Report to Mayor and City Council
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by the City Council by the hour of 10:30 pm, or such earlier or later time as may be fixed by a majority vote of the City Council, then the regular meeting may be adjourned to the next succeeding Tuesday, at the same time and the exact location, unless a different day, time or location is specified in the order of adjournment. When so adjourned, each adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. At least twice a year, the City Council shall meet to receive and/or present recognitions to and/or from the community. Notice of all meetings of the City Council, whether regular, adjourned, special, or emergency, will be given in the manner required by state statute (Brown Act or successor law). When a regular Tuesday meeting of the City Council falls on an election day or a national or state holiday and City offices are scheduled to be closed. Such meetings shall not be held and will be deemed adjourned for all purposes with no further action required by the City Council or the City Clerk except such written notices of adjournment as may be required by law. The ordinances codified in this section shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT
$0; There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal II: Ensure long-term fiscal health of the City and maintain funding for services.
C. Involve and expand engagement to enhance public oversight and transparency.
Prepared by: William P. Curley, III, City Attorney
Ronda Perez, City Manager
Certified as to availability of Funds: Janelle Samson, Director of Operations Approved by: Ronda Perez, City Manager
Approved as to form: William P. Curley, III, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
Ord. No.1649 Version One
Ord. No.1649 Version Two
ORDINANCE NO. 1649
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED
CITY OF PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
2.08.040 OF CHAPTER 2.08 OF TITLE 2 OF THE PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING THE CITY COUNCIL’S
REGULAR MEETING DAY, TIME AND PLACE.
I. Intent of the City Council
a) The City Council is a strict supporter of the open meeting law known and referenced as the Brown Act. The Brown Act is a transparency-driven law that requires all non- privileged City business to be conducted in public so that all can follow, participate in and communicate upon the business of the City.
As business meetings under the Brown Act, it is clear that the intent and focus of public business meetings is to conduct the business affairs of the City rather than such meetings being town halls, study sessions or opinion gathering sessions. The Brown Act makes clear that nonbusiness items, regardless of the source, are not to be discussed, resolved or acted upon by the City Council as they are not accepted and agendized business matters. Speakers are provided public comment rights, but those are primarily directed to properly agendized, rather than ad hoc topics or issues. b) The business, adjudicative and legislative items the City Council addresses generally are in relation to business which the City is contracting with, regulating or taking legislative actions that apply to the business entity, industry or group that are most able to participate during standard working hours. The interaction between the City Council and those directly involved in the business matters is best conducted during these regular business hours.
c) All legal conditions precedent to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred as required by law.
II. Ordinance
Now, Therefore:
The City Council of the City of Palmdale does ordain as follows:
1. In all respects as set forth in Part I, Intent of the City Council, which section is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
2. Section “2.08.040 – Regular meeting day, time and place” shall be revoked and removed in its entirety and replaced with a new Section 2.08.040 of Chapter 2.08 of Title 2 of the Palmdale Municipal Code, to read, in words and figures, as follows:
“2.08.040 Regular meeting day, time, and place.
Ordinance No. 1649
Regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings of the City Council shall be held at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. The closed session will begin at 2:00 pm., followed by the regular meeting at 3:00 pm. If all closed session items are not addressed by 3:00 pm, the closed session will resume after the regular meeting. If all matters on the agenda for any regular meeting have not been considered by the City Council by the hour of 10:30 pm, or such earlier or later time as may be fixed by a majority vote of the City Council , then the regular meeting may be adjourned to the next succeeding Tuesday, at the same time and the exact location, unless a different day, time or location is specified in the order of adjournment. When so adjourned, each adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. At least twice a year, the City Council shall meet to receive and/or present recognitions to and/or from the community. Notice of all meetings of the City Council, whether regular, adjourned, special, or emergency, will be given in the manner required by state statute (Brown Act or successor law). When a regular Tuesday meeting of the City Council falls on an election day or a national or state holiday and City offices are scheduled to be closed, then such meetings shall not be held and will be deemed adjourned for all purposes with no further action required by the City Council or the City Clerk except such written notices of adjournment as may be required by law. The ordinances codified in this section shall take effect 30 days after adoption.”
3. This Ordinance, being an administrative regulation only, has no foreseeable adverse impact on the environment and pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) of the State CEQA Guidelines is exempt from further evaluation under the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.
4. Any Ordinance previously enacted by the City Council shall, to the extent of any conflict, be deemed repealed and provided that each section or element of any Ordinance that is non-conflicting shall remain in full force and effect.
5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction. such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections. subsections. sentences. clauses. phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
Ordinance No. 1649
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of January, 2025. ________________________________
Richard J. Loa, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
___________________________ ________________________________ William P. Curley, III Rochelle Scott, City Clerk
City Attorney
I, Rochelle Scott, City Clerk of the City of Palmdale, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly introduced, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Palmdale at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 8 th day of January 2025 effective on the 7th day of February 2025 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:__________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN:______________________ABSENT:___________________________ Date:
Rochelle Scott, City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1649
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED
CITY OF PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
2.08.040 OF CHAPTER 2.08 OF TITLE 2 OF THE PALMDALE
MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING THE CITY COUNCIL’S
REGULAR MEETING DAY, TIME AND PLACE.
I. Intent of the City Council
a) The City Council is a strict supporter of the open meeting law known and referenced as the Brown Act. The Brown Act is a transparency-driven law that requires all non- privileged City business to be conducted in public so that all can follow, participate in and communicate upon the business of the City.
As business meetings under the Brown Act, it is clear that the intent and focus of public business meetings is to conduct the business affairs of the City rather than such meetings being town halls, study sessions or opinion gathering sessions. The Brown Act makes clear that nonbusiness items, regardless of the source, are not to be discussed, resolved or acted upon by the City Council as they are not accepted and agendized business matters. Speakers are provided public comment rights, but those are primarily directed to properly agendized, rather than ad hoc topics or issues. b) The business, adjudicative and legislative items the City Council addresses generally are in relation to business which the City is contracting with, regulating or taking legislative actions that apply to the business entity, industry or group that are most able to participate during standard working hours. The interaction between the City Council and those directly involved in the business matters is best conducted during these regular business hours.
c) All legal conditions precedent to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred as required by law.
II. Ordinance
Now, Therefore:
The City Council of the City of Palmdale does ordain as follows:
1. In all respects as set forth in Part I, Intent of the City Council, which section is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
2. Section “2.08.040 – Regular meeting day, time and place” shall be revoked and removed in its entirety and replaced with a new Section 2.08.040 of Chapter 2.08 of Title 2 of the Palmdale Municipal Code, to read, in words and figures, as follows:
“2.08.040 Regular meeting day, time, and place.
Ordinance No. 1649
Regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings of the City Council shall be held at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. The regular meeting will begin at 5:00 pm, followed by the closed session meeting. If all matters on the agenda for any regular meeting have not been considered by the City Council by the hour of 10:30 pm, or such earlier or later time as may be fixed by a majority vote of the City Council, then the regular meeting may be adjourned to the next succeeding Tuesday, at the same time and the exact location, unless a different day, time or location is specified in the order of adjournment. When so adjourned, each adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. At least twice a year, the City Council shall meet to receive and/or present recognitions to and/or from the community. Notice of all meetings of the City Council, whether regular, adjourned, special, or emergency, will be given in the manner required by state statute (Brown Act or successor law).
When a regular Tuesday meeting of the City Council falls on an election day or a national or state holiday and City offices are scheduled to be closed, then such meetings shall not be held and will be deemed adjourned for all purposes with no further action required by the City Council or the City Clerk except such written notices of adjournment as may be required by law. The ordinances codified in this section shall take effect 30 days after adoption.”
3. This Ordinance, being an administrative regulation only, has no foreseeable adverse impact on the environment and pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) of the State CEQA Guidelines is exempt from further evaluation under the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.
4. Any Ordinance previously enacted by the City Council shall, to the extent of any conflict, be deemed repealed and provided that each section or element of any Ordinance that is non-conflicting shall remain in full force and effect.
5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction. such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections. subsections. sentences. clauses. phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
Ordinance No. 1649
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of January, 2025. ________________________________
Richard J. Loa, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
___________________________ ________________________________ William P. Curley, III Rochelle Scott, City Clerk
City Attorney
I, Rochelle Scott, City Clerk of the City of Palmdale, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly introduced, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Palmdale at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 8 th day of January 2025 effective on the 7th day of February 2025 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:__________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN:______________________ABSENT:___________________________ Date:
Rochelle Scott, City Clerk
City Council Staff Report
DATE: JANUARY 8, 2025
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
CITY CLERK DIVISION
DISTRICT: ALL
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
City Council discussion and possible action regarding City Council committee appointments
BACKGROUND
Each year, the City Council reviews its committee appointments. The Council may nominate and then approve the appointment of a Councilmember and alternates by a majority vote. Councilmembers serve on committees at the pleasure of the City Council.
A removal request is required if a councilmember can no longer serve on a committee .
If there is an alternate, the alternate may serve until a new appointment is made.
DISCUSSION
This item is brought forth to determine if the City Council desires to change existing committee assignments.
ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (AVAQMD) Health and Safety Code Section 41310 states, “ The AVAQMD shall be governed by a district bo ard consisting of seven members as follows: (a) Two members of the City Council of the City of Lancaster appointed by the city council. (b) Two members of the City Council of the City of Palmdale appointed by the City Council. (c) Two persons appointed by the member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles who represent a majority of the population of the Antelope Valley District, one of whom may be that supervisor. (d) A public member who shall be appointed by the members appointed under subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive.”
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
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Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am at the Lancaster District office, 43301 Division Street, Suite 206, Lancaster, CA.
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop
Delegate: Mayor Loa
Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
ANTELOPE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (AVTA)
The AVTA is governed by a Joint Powers Agreement between the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, and Los Angeles County. AVTA was established in 1992 after Antelope Valley residents expressed a strong desire for public transportation in the high desert. AVTA’s total service area covers 1,200 square miles and is bounded by the Kern County line to the north, the San Bernardino County line to the east, the Angeles National Forest to the south, and Interstate 5 to the West. The fixed route service area consists of approximately 100 square miles.
Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am at the AVTA office at 42210 6th Street West, Lancaster, CA.
Delegate: Mayor Loa
Delegate: Councilmember Ohlsen
Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Citizen Kathryn Mac Laren-Gomez
CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION (CCCA)
The general purpose of the CCCA is to serve as a rallying point for cities contracting for municipal services to ensure constituents receive the best service at the minimum cost.
Through municipal seminars, education, and the exchange of ideas and information, the association combines resources to influence policy decisions affecting member cities.
Meetings are held as needed at various locations determined by the CCCA.
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop
Alternate: Councilmember Ohlsen
CITY OF PALMDALE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The goal of the Audit Committee is to maintain the public’s confidence in the City’s financial functions, enhance the accessibility of the City’s financial matters to our citizens, and promote the city’s financial transparency. Under the Committee’s by-laws, it shall be comprised of five members: two councilmembers, the City Manager, the Finance Manager, and one public member. Committee members shall not receive compensation nor be eligible for reimbursement.
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
January 8, 2025
Meetings are held in the spring and fall of each year at a time to be determined in the Palmdale Council Chamber at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, CA.
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop
Delegate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Mayor Loa
Public Member: Cinthia Zelaya (Term expires June 2026)
CITY OF PALMDALE INVESTMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The Investment Oversight Committee was created under the City’s Investment Policy and is comprised of the Mayor, one rotating Councilmember, the City Manager, the City Treasurer, and the City Attorney. Committee members serve without compensation and shall meet at least quarterly to determine general strategies and monitor results.
Meetings are scheduled as needed and are held in the City’s Finance Division.
Member: Councilmember Bishop (Must be Mayor per Investment Policy) Member: Councilmember Ohlsen (Council rotates per Investment Policy)
ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD) PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY (PFA)
The City of Palmdale, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles, established an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) in the boundaries of Palmdale and unincorporated Los Angeles County. The District’s purpose is to create a funding mechanism that can facilitate the construction of public infrastructure improvements in this area. The EIFD PFA membership is comprised of two Councilmembers, one public member selected by the Council, one member of the County, and a member of the public selected by the County. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing legislative bodies.
Meetings are held as needed in the Palmdale Council Chamber at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, CA.
Member: Councilmember Bishop
Member: Mayor Loa
Public Member: Laura Gordon (term expires June 2025)
HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (HDC JPA)
The purpose of the HDC JPA is to enhance the quality of life for our communities by developing and maintaining public infrastructure and providing a variety of municipal services that complement our natural resources and environment. Under the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, one member shall be the Fifth District Supervisor of Los Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
January 8, 2025
Angeles County, and the alternate member shall be appointed by the Fifth District Supervisor.
Meetings are held as needed, and the location rotates between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Occasionally, meetings are held in Palmdale and Victorville. The City’s appointments are to be ratified by the Authority.
Director: Councilmember Ohlsen
Alternate: Mayor Loa
CAL CITIES DESERT MOUNTAIN DIVISION (DMD)
Cal Cities’ policy-making process allows the issues facing California cities to be debated and the organization’s policy directions to be established. Member cities generally appoint a Councilmember as a delegate and an alternate.
Meetings are held quarterly on the last Friday of the month at 10:00 am in various cities.
Delegate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Councilmember Bishop
Second Alternate: Mayor Loa
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS (NOS. 14 AND 20) The Sanitation Districts are a public agency created under state law to manage wastewater and solid waste on a regional scale. They consist of 24 independent special districts serving about 5.6 million people in Los Angeles County. The service area covers approximately 850 square miles and encompasses 78 cities and unincorporated territory within the County. Health and Safety Code Section 4730 states, “The presiding officer of the governing body of each city, the whole or part of which is included in the sanitation district, is a member of the board, and an alternate director may act in the place of the presiding officer.” The Mayor is the presiding officer of the Palmdale City Council and, therefore, automatically serves as a delegate.
Meetings are held at 1:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Sanitation Districts office at 1955 Workman Mill Road in Whittier or a venue in the Antelope Valley.
District No. 14
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop (Must be Mayor per H&S Code §4730) Alternate Director: Mayor Loa
District No. 20
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop (Must be Mayor per H&S Code §4730) Second Director: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate Director: Mayor Loa
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
January 8, 2025
NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COALITION (NCTC) The NCTC was assembled in 1995 to coordinate information and provide a forum for discussion on regional issues of mutual interest and concern among the cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and the unincorporated areas of North Los Angeles County. NCTC Joint Powers Authority states, “The cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, and Santa Clarita shall have three representatives each: A City Councilmember, a business or community organization representative appointed by the City Council, and a representative at large appointed by the City Council.” Meetings are held as needed in rotating Palmdale, Lancaster, and Santa Clarita locations.
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop
Alternate: City Manager Perez
Business Rep: Councilmember Ohlsen
At-Large Rep: Mayor Loa
PALMDALE RECYCLED WATER AUTHORITY (PRWA)
The PRWA was established in 2012 through a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the City of Palmdale and the Palmdale Water District (PWD) to jointly study, promote, develop, distribute, construct, install, finance, use and manage recycled water resources created by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Nos. 14 and 20 for any and all reasonable and beneficial uses, including irrigation and recharge, and to finance the acquisition and construction or installation of recycled water facilities, recharge facilities, and irrigation systems.
The First Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement provides for a five- member Authority Board wherein each entity appoints two members from their respective governing boards to serve on the Authority Board and jointly appoint the “Fifth Director” (Public Member Director). The City and PWD appoint the Fifth Director (and Authority Board ratifies the appointment. Under the PRWA, an alternate may be appointed.
Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Palmdale Council Chamber, 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, CA.
Director: Councilmember Bishop
Director: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Mayor Loa
Public Member: Zakeya Anson – Term expires January 2025. (Per JPA, appointed jointly by the City and PWD and ratified by the PRWA Board Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
January 8, 2025
PALMDALE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PTID)
The City and local hoteliers developed the PTID to promote Palmdale’s tourism and tourism business environment through the development and operation of the PTID. The Board consists of seven Directors; four representatives from the hotels that pay into the TID assessment; one City Councilmember, one City staff, and one public member, who may be a representative of a non-lodging hospitality or tourism sector in the City. The City Councilmember, staff person, and public members are appointed by the Council.
Directors serve a three-year term and receive no compensation or reimbursement.
Meetings are held bi-annually and rotate locations between hotels.
Director: Councilmember Bishop
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG) GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
The SCAG General Assembly approves the bylaws, ratifies election of officers, and SCAG’s budget. The General Assembly Delegate Representative has the opportunity to propose any policy matter for determination by the General Assembly in the form of a proposed Resolution or revisions to the SCAG Bylaws. All proposed resolutions and/or bylaw revisions will be reviewed by SCAG’s Bylaws and Resolutions Committee and the Regional Council before being considered at the General Assembly business meeting.
Delegate: Mayor Loa
Alternate: Councilmember Bishop
PALMDALE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION
President Eisenhower initiated the United States/Mexico Sister City Program in 1956. The program works to develop one-on-one community relations with cities in other countries so that people can cross national boundaries, get to know each other personally and form mutual respect and understanding of other cultures. City officials and the Palmdale Sister City Association members exchange visits to each city to foster the Sister City Program relationship. The Council may appoint as many representatives as desired.
Palmdale Sister City Association meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:00 pm at Legacy Commons, 930 E Avenue Q-9, Palmdale, CA.
Delegate: Councilmember Bishop
Delegate: Mayor Loa
Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Councilmember Ohlsen
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: City Council Committee Appointments
January 8, 2025
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON – LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CITIZENS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
The primary objective of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee is to promote communication between the institution and the community. This includes building goodwill and support, allaying community fears, and increasing public awareness and support by receiving and sharing information about the prison and the Department’s policies, regulations, and programs.
Meetings are held quarterly in the Warden’s Conference Room at the prison.
Delegate: Mayor Pro Tem Bettencourt
Alternate: Mayor Loa
FISCAL IMPACT
$0; There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal I: Maintain adequate public safety and protection for life, property, and the environment.
D. Strengthen regional, state, and national partnerships to enhance our legislative presence.
Goal II: Ensure long-term fiscal health of the City and maintain funding for services.
C. Involve and expand engagement to enhance public oversight and transparency.
Prepared by: Rochelle Scott, City Clerk
Certified as to availability of Funds: Janelle Samson, Director of Operations Approved by: Ronda Perez, City Manager
Approved as to form: William P. Curley, III, City Attorney