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
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA HIGHWAY
SUITE B
PALMDALE, CA 93550
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
3, 2026
5:00 PM
www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov
WELCOME
City Council
Tuesday, February
3, 2026
1 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.
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All comments must be respectful and courteous.
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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 Commendation to Roxanne Faber and Linda Willis in honor of their retirement from the City of Palmdale.
4.2 Planning / Building & Safety Divisions Update
PPT Planning and B&S Divisions Update 2026.pdf
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 and Quarterly Investment Activity Reports for December 2025.
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2 SR Monthly Investment Reports December 2025.docx
Rpt. Monthly and Quarterly Reports December 2025.pdf
5.3 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-004, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale, dissolving the Palmdale Civic Authority.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-004.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-004.docx
5.4 Receive and file the City Manager Recruitment Update.
SR City Manager Recruitment.docx
5.5 Approve Agreement with Onward Engineering for Construction Management and Observation Services for PN 869-A, Arterial Road Rehabilitation at Palmdale Boulevard Project, for a total not to exceed amount of $267 ,174
for a term of 150
working days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
SR Agrmt No. A-9641 with Onward Engineering.docx
Agrmt No. A-9641 with Onward Engineering.pdf
5.6 Approve Agreement with Maestro Development, LLC, for Construction Management and Observation Services for PN 851, Melville J. Courson Park Revitalization Project for a total not to exceed amount of $456,500 for a term of 360 working days commencing from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
SR Agrmt No. A-9642 with Maestro Development, LLC.docx
Agrmt No. A-9642 with Maestro Development, LLC.pdf
5.7 Approve Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc., for Professional Services for PN 788, Regional Basin Infrastructure Project, for a total not to exceed amount of $1,508,304 for a term of 36 months from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
SR Agrmt No. A-9657 with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.docx
Agrmt No. A-9657 with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.pdf
Project Map.pdf
5.8 Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
Mins 01 13 2026.pdf
6. PUBLIC HEARING - Now is the time for public participation. Each public hearing will have its own public testimony.
6.1 Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Employee Vacancy Report in accordance with Assembly Bill 2561.
SR FY 2025-26 Annual Employee Vacancy Report.docx
7. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
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NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Now is the time for public participation.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
10.1 Legislative and litigation update regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement.
SR Litigation and Legislation update.docx
LASD Policy Update 20250711.pdf
LASD SB 627 20251217.pdf
11. CLOSED SESSION - Now is the time for public participation.
PRESENTATION BY CITY ATTORNEY
11.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54957.
11.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation: (2 cases)
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9, paragraph (4) of subdivision (d).
11.3 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Title: City Manager Recruitment
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54957.
11.4 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. ANNOUNCEMENT BY CITY ATTORNEY
13. ADJOURN
meeting to February 17, 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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