LEGISLATIVE BODY
LAURA BETTENCOURT, MAYOR PRO TEM
AUSTIN BISHOP, COUNCILMEMBER
RICHARD J. LOA, COUNCILMEMBER
ERIC OHLSEN, COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREA ALARCÓN, COUNCILMEMBER
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Note: All City Council memberships are reflected in their City Council titles.
2. ROLL CALL
MAYOR PRO TEM BETTENCOURT, COUNCILMEMBERS BISHOP, LOA, OHLSEN, ALARC
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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Recognition of Lockheed Martin’s 70th Anniversary of the U-2 program.
4.2 Public Safety Department Update.
CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA HIGHWAY
SUITE B
PALMDALE, CA 93550
TUESDAY, AUGUST
5, 2025
5:00 PM
www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov
WELCOME
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public is allotted to speak a total of three (3) minutes on each section of the agenda i.e. Consent Calendar, Appointment-New Business, and Closed Session. As specified in the Brown Act, a speaker utilizing a translator will receive twice the amount of time specified. Any person who would like to address the Legislative Body on any agendized item may complete a speaker card for the City Clerk and identify the agenda item you would like to discuss.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless an item(s) is pulled by Council, in which case the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately following this portion of the Agenda.
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 Activity Reports for June 2025.
SR Monthly Investment Report June 2025.docx
Rpt. Monthly and Quarterly Investment Reports June 2025.pdf
6.3 Approve Agreement with Datalink Networks, Inc. for a total not to exceed amount of $992,224, including a 15% contingency, for continued Microsoft 365 licensing.
SR Agrmt No. A-9393 with Datalink Networks, Inc.docx
Agrmt No. A-9393.pdf
Cooperative Agrmt No. R200803 (Omnia).pdf
6.4 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2025-058, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale authorizing the City Manager's signature authority of up to $300,000 per transaction for the purchase of performers or entertainment services and repealing Resolution No. CC 2023-058.
SR Signature Authority.docx
Reso. No. CC 2025-058 Signature Authority.docx
6.5 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2025-060, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale appointing Ken Pulskamp as Interim Director of Public Safety for the City under Government Code Section 21221 (h).
SR Reso. No. CC 2025-060 Retired Annuitant Appointment.docx
Reso. No. CC 2025-060.docx
6.6 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2025-056, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale approving the application for Land and Water Conservation Fund for the City Council
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2 Arnie Quinones Park Project.
SR Reso. No. CC 2025-056.docx
Reso. No. CC 2025-056.docx
6.7 Approve Requisitions with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC and Wilber-Ellis Company for fertilizer supplies in a combined total amount not to exceed $474,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
SR Req. Nos. 260069 and 260060 SiteOne and Wilbur-Ellis.docx
Req. No. 260069 with SiteOne Landscape Supply.pdf
Req. No. 260060 with Wilbur-Ellis Company.pdf
6.8 Approve Requisition with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC for irrigation and water conservation supplies in an amount not to exceed $380,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-
26. SR Req. No. 260058 with SiteOne Landscape Supply.docx
Req. No. 260058 with SiteOne Landscape Supply.pdf
6.9 Accept Notice of Completion (NOC) for PN 867/868, Traffic Signal Modification at Avenue M and 20th/30th St. East Project.
SR NOC PN 867/868 Traffic Signal Mod.docx
NOC PN 867/868 Traffic Signal Mod.docx
Project Photos PN 867/868 Traffic Signal Mod.pptx
6.10 Accept Notice of Completion (NOC) for PN 902 ESCO Energy Project.
SR NOC PN 902 ESCO Energy Project.docx
NOC PN 902 ESCO Energy Project.docx
6.11 Approve Requisition with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc., for wholesale plant materials in an amount not to exceed $137,500 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
SR Req. No. 260059 with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc.docx
Req. No. 260059 with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc.pdf
6.12 Approve Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) Residential Peak Demand Response Incentive Program.
SR EPIC Peak Demand Response Program.docx
EPIC FlexWise Terms and Conditions Draft.docx
6.13 Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
Min CC 07 15 2025.pdf
7. PUBLIC HEARING
7.1 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2025-055, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale approving the issuance of California Municipal Financing Authority (CMFA) exempt facility bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $95,000,000 City Council
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SR TEFRA Palmdale Family Housing.docx
Reso. No. CC 2025-055 TEFRA Palmdale Family Housing.docx
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Now is the time for public participation on items not listed on the agenda. Each speaker is allotted three (3) minutes total.
10. COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
10.1 Council Reports.
Monthly Informational Report 080525 Bettencourt.docx
Monthly Informational Report 080525 Bishop.docx
Monthly Informational Report 080525 Ohlsen.docx
11. ADJOURN
meeting to August 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 267-5151 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
If you require oral translation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 267-5151 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
City Council
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