LEGISLATIVE BODY
ERIC OHLSEN, MAYOR
AUSTIN BISHOP, MAYOR PRO TEM
RICHARD J. LOA, COUNCILMEMBER
LAURA BETTENCOURT, COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREA ALARCÓN, COUNCILMEMBER
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CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA HIGHWAY
SUITE B
PALMDALE, CA 93550
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
5:00 PM
www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov
WELCOME
City Council
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
1 Public Hearings, Appointments, New Business, and Closed Session items. To address the Legislative Body on any agendized item, please complete a speaker card for the City Clerk and indicate the item you wish to speak on. Speaker cards are available in the foyer of the Council Chambers.
Please follow these guidelines to ensure the meeting runs smoothly:
All comments must be respectful and courteous.
Comments that are personal, threatening, obscene, insulting, or that attack others or berate differing viewpoints will not be allowed.
Individuals who violate these rules or disrupt the meeting will be ruled out of order by the Chair and must immediately stop speaking.
Disruptive individuals may be asked to leave the meeting.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Note: All City Council memberships are reflected in their City Council titles.
2. ROLL CALL
MAYOR OHLSEN, MAYOR PRO TEM BISHOP, COUNCILMEMBERS LOA,
BETTENCOURT, ALARC
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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Presentation recognizing City staff for their exceptional efforts, reliability, and unwavering commitment to keeping our roads, utilities, and public spaces safe and operational during severe weather events.
4.2 Presentation on Formal Procurement Methods.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - Now is the time for public participation
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.
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 Receive and file the Monthly Investment Activity Reports for November 2025.
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2 SR Monthly Investment Reports November 2025.docx
Rpt. Monthly Investment Reports November 2025.pdf
5.3 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-001, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale restating the City's Investment Policy and repealing Resolution No. CC 2025-004, and adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-002, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale restating the Investment Policy for the City contributions to the Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plan and the Retiree Health Premium Supplement (HPS) plan and repealing Resolution No.
CC 2025-005.
SR Adopt Reso. Nos. CC 2026-001 and CC 2026-002.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-001 City Investment Policy.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-002 Retiree Investment Policy.docx
5.4 Review and approve the amended Palmdale Aerospace Incentive Program Guidelines and Application in accordance with development milestones for new construction projects.
SR Amended Palmdale Aerospace Incentive Program Guidelines and Application.docx
Amended Palmdale Aerospace Incentive Program Guidelines and Application.pdf
5.5 Approve Construction Agreement with Azas Engineering, Inc., for PN 916, 3rd Street East ADA Improvements and Sidewalk Gap Closure Project for a total not to exceed amount of $435,065 for a term of 45 working days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
SR PN 916 3rd Street East.docx
Agrmt No. A-9269 with Azas Engineering Inc.pdf
Vicinity Map.pdf
5.6 Approve the First Amendment to Agreement with RHA Landscape Architects- Planners, Inc., for design services for PN 871, Oasis Park Basin Upgrades Project, increasing the agreement by $57,607 for a total not to exceed amount of $364,205 for a term of 12 months from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
SR Agrmt No. A-9293 First Amendment with RHA Landscape Architects- Planners.docx
Agrmt No. A-9293 First Amendment with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners.pdf
Agrmt No. A-9293 with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners.pdf
5.7 Approve Second Amendment to Agreement for administrative services with California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) in the amount of $1,823,978 for a term of one year.
SR Agrmt No. A-6826 Second Amendment with CalChoice.docx
Agrmt No. A-6826 Second Amendment with CalChoice.docx
Agrmt No. A-6826 First Amendment with CalChoice.pdf
Agrmt No. A-6826 with CalChoice.pdf
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Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
Mins 12 02 2025.pdf
6. PUBLIC HEARING - Now is the time for public participation. Each public hearing will have its own public testimony.
6.1 Continue item to February 3, 2026 - Adopt Ordinance No. 1665, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palmdale amending Title 8, Health, Safety, and Technical Construction Codes of the Palmdale Municipal Code regarding eligibility requirements for organizations obtaining safe and sane firework permits and finding the ordinance exempt from environmental review.
Memo Ord. No. 1665 Continuance.docx
7. APPOINTMENTS
Now is the time for public participation.
7.1 Review and provide direction on changes to existing committee appointments.
SR City Council Committee Appointments.docx
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. SHERIFF'S REPORT
10. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Now is the time for public participation.
11. COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11.1 Council Reports
Monthly Informational Report 011326 Bishop.docx
Monthly Informational Report 011326 Bettencourt.docx
Monthly Informational Report 011326 Ohlsen.docx
Monthly Informational Report 011326 Loa.docx
12. CLOSED SESSION - Now is the time for public participation.
PRESENTATION BY CITY ATTORNEY
12.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Concerning CV Communities, LLC v. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency, et al.
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This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
12.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation: (1 potential case – facts and circumstances unknown to potential plaintiffs)
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9, paragraph (2) of subdivision (d).
12.3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54957.
13. ANNOUNCEMENT BY CITY ATTORNEY
14. ADJOURN
meeting to February 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California.
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