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
HOUSING AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
38300 SIERRA HIGHWAY
SUITE B
PALMDALE, CA 93550
TUESDAY, JULY
7, 2026
5:00 PM
www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov
WELCOME
City Council
Tuesday, July
7, 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.
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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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COMMISSIONERS FRAGA-SAENZ, BETTS
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Recognition of Micah Coupland for Exemplary Leadership, Compassion and Civic Responsibility.
4.2 iSERVE Youth Leadership Academy 2026.
PPT iSERVE Youth Leadership Academy 2026.pptx
4.3 AV EDGE Presentation
AV EDGE Presentation.pptx
5. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Now is the time for public participation.
6. HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR - Now is the time for public participation
All matters listed under the Housing Authority Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless an item(s) is pulled by the Authority, in which case the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately following this City Council
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7, 2026
2 portion of the Agenda.
6.1 Approve amendment to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and amendment to the Letter of Loan Commitment between the Housing Authority of the City of Palmdale and Linc 4th Street Palmdale, LP related to a proposed affordable housing development located at Avenue Q and 4th Street East, on a portion of APN 3006-008-921.
SR to Amendment to Agrmt. No. A-9121 ENA with Linc 4th Street Palmdale.docx
Amendment to Agrmt. No. A-9121 ENA with Linc 4th Street Palmdale, LP.docx
Amendment to Letter of Loan Commitment with Linc 4th Street Palmdale, LP.docx
6.2 Approve the minutes from the previous meetings.
Mins 06 02 2026.pdf
Mins 05 05 2026.pdf
7. 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.
7.1 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).
7.2 Receive and File the Monthly Investment Activity Report for May 2026.
SR Monthly Investment Report May 2026.docx
Rpt. Monthly Investment Report May 2026.pdf
7.3 Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Tripepi Smith & Associates, Inc., (Tripepi Smith) for comprehensive media, telecommunications, social media, community outreach, and all related or essential communications services, increasing the Agreement amount by $2,614,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $5,552,000, and exercising two one-year extension options for the full five-year term through December 2028.
SR Agrmt No. A-8626 Second Amendment with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc.docx
Agrmt No. A8626 Second Amendment with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc.pdf
Agrmt No. A-8626 First Amendment with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc.pdf
Agrmt No. A-8626 with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc.pdf
7.4 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-043, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale authorizing participation in the Opportunity Zones 2.0 program nomination process consistent with the State of California's published eligibility City Council
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3 and selection criteria.
SR Reso No. CC 2026-043.docx
Reso No. CC 2026-043.docx
7.5 Approve Agreements with Avant-Garde, Inc., and with LDM Associates, Inc., for technical assistance services for Consolidated Plan Programs, each in an amount not to exceed $270,000 for a combined total of $540,000, and each for three-year terms with option to extend for two additional one-year terms.
SR Agrmt No. A-9907 with Avant-Garde Inc. and Agrmt No. A-9908 with LDM Associates Inc.docx
Agrmt No. A-9907 Avant-Garde, Inc.pdf
Proposal Avant-Garde, Inc.pdf
Fee Schedule Avant-Garde, Inc.pdf
Agrmt No. A-9908 LDM Associates, Inc.pdf
Proposal LDM Associates, Inc.pdf
Fee Schedule LDM Associates, Inc.pdf
7.6 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-042, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale adopting updates to the City’s Salary and Benefits Policy, superseding Resolution No. CC 2024-060.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-042.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-042.docx
Salary and Benefits Policy 07-01-2026.docx
7.7 Approve Requisition with Hasa, Inc., for pool chemical supplies in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for FY 2026-27.
SR Req 270010 Hasa, Inc.docx
Req. No. 270010 with Hasa, Inc.pdf
7.8 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-039, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale, approving 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 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, and the Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from the annexation to County Sanitation District No. 14 entitled Annexation No. 466.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-039.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-039.docx
Annexation No. 466 Transmittal Letter.pdf
Annexation No. 466 Map.pdf
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4 Annexation No. 466 Tax Transfer Worksheet.pdf
Annexation No. 466 Joint Tax Sharing Resolution.pdf
7.9 Approve Agreement with Taft Electric Company for as-needed electrical services for a total not to exceed amount of $500,000 for a three-year term, with two optional one-year extensions.
SR Agrmt No. A-9669 with Taft Electric Company.docx
Agrmt No. A-9669 with Taft Electric Company.pdf
Proposal Taft Electric Company.pdf
7.10 Approve Requisition with Morgan Ingland LLC for commercial streetlight poles for a total not to exceed amount of $265,180 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Req. No. 270001 with Morgan Ingland LLC.docx
Req. No. 270001 with Morgan Ingland LLC.pdf
7.11 Approve Requisition with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc., for wholesale plant materials for a total not to exceed amount of $167,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Req. No. 270005 with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc.docx
Req. No. 270005 with Boething Treeland Farms, Inc.pdf
7.12 Approve Requisition with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC for irrigation and water conservation supplies for a total not to exceed amount of $435,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Req. No. 270002 with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC.docx
Req. No. 270002 with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC.pdf
7.13 Approve Requisition with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC for landscape aggregate, boulders, and materials for a total not to exceed amount of $160,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Req. No. 270006 with SiteOne Landscape Supply.docx
Req. No. 270006 with SiteOne Landscape Supply.pdf
7.14 Approve Requisitions with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC and Wilbur-Ellis Company for fertilizer supplies for a combined total not to exceed amount of $441,500 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Req. No. 270003 with SiteOne Landscape Supply and Req. No. 270004 with Wilbur-Ellis Company.docx
Req. No. 270003 with SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC.pdf
Req. No. 270004 with Wilbur-Ellis Company.pdf
7.15 Approve Third Amendment to Agreement with Psomas for construction support services for PN 796, 45th Street East Sewer, Storm Drain, and Street Improvement Project, increasing the agreement amount by $109,648 for a total not to exceed amount of $464,888, and extending the contract term to October 31, 2027.
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5 SR Agrmt No. A-8881 Third Amendment with Psomas.docx
Agrmt No. A-8881 Third Amendment with PSOMAS.pdf
Proposal PSOMAS.pdf
Agrmt No. A-8881 Second Amendment with PSOMAS.pdf
Agrmt No. A-8881 First Amendment with PSOMAS.pdf
Agrmt No. A-8881 with PSOMAS.pdf
8. PUBLIC HEARING - Now is the time for public participation. Each public hearing will have its own public testimony.
8.1 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-011, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale approving the Engineer’s Reports and the continuation of the Levy and Collection of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the City of Palmdale Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts and Annexations, Park Maintenance and Recreation Improvement District, and Streetlight Maintenance Assessment Districts and Annexations.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-011.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-011.docx
Rpt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Combined Engineers Report Landscape Maintenance AD.pdf
Rpt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Engineers Report Park Maintenance and Recreation ID.pdf
Rpt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Engineers Report Streetlight Maintenance AD.pdf
8.2 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-012, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale updating the sewer collection service charge and ordering the continuation of the charge for the operation and maintenance of the Palmdale sewer collection system for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-012.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-012.docx
Rpt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Sewer Collection Service Charge Report.pdf
8.3 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-010, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale approving the Engineer’s Report and the continuation of the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the City of Palmdale Drainage Benefit Assessment Districts No. 1 and No. 2006-02.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-010.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-010.docx
Rpt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Engineers Report Drainage Benefit AD.pdf
9. APPOINTMENTS
Now is the time for public participation.
9.1 Nominate and appoint two members to the Board of Library Trustees for a term set to expire on June 30, 2029.
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6 SR Appt.
Board of Library Trustees.docx
Apps.pdf
10. NEW BUSINESS CC/SA - Now is the time for public participation.
10.1 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-031, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Teamsters Local 986, General Unit Employees, for a five-year term through June 30, 2031.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-031.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-031.docx
Agrmt No. A-9903 with California Teamsters Local 986.pdf
10.2 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-037, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale establishing Deputy Directors / Directors / Executive Employees’ Compensation, Benefits, and Other Terms and Conditions of Employment, superseding Resolution No. CC 2023-037; and Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026- 038, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale establishing a Medical Benefit Participation Program for active Councilmembers pursuant to Government Code 53208.
SR Reso. Nos. CC 2026-037 and CC 2026-038.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-037.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-038.docx
10.3 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-041, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale adopting the Disruption of Remote Access Technology During Public Meetings Policy.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-041 Disruption Policy.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-041 Disruption Policy.doc
Exh. 1 Reso. No. CC 2026-041 - Disruption Policy.docx
10.4 Adopt Resolution No. SA 2026-006, a Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palmdale approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Continuing Disclosure Certificate relating to Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds and authorizing certain other actions in connection therewith.
SR Reso. No. SA 2026-006.docx
Reso. No. SA 2026-006.docx
Preliminary Official Statement.docx
Continuing Disclosure Certificate.docx
Presentation SA Refunding Bonds.pdf
10.5 Adopt Resolution No. CC 2026-047, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale calling an election and placing a Council-proposed ordinance measure on the November 3, 2026 election regarding the establishment of a directly City Council
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7 elected mayor beginning with the November 2028 general municipal election.
SR Reso. No. CC 2026-047.docx
Reso. No. CC 2026-047.docx
proposed ordinance
for measure.docx
11. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
12. COUNCIL REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
12.1 Discussion on the town hall ordinance.
13. CLOSED SESSION - Now is the time for public participation.
PRESENTATION BY CITY ATTORNEY
13.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Kristen Sheils v. City of Palmdale, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court 25STCV05268
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1).
13.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Alejandro Perez v. City of Palmdale, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court 25STCV19238
This closed session is being held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1).
14. ANNOUNCEMENT BY CITY ATTORNEY
15. ADJOURN
meeting to August 4, 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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