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| | CC 1. | Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.) |
| CC 2. | Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Housing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2025. |
| CC 3. | Check Registers – April 27 through May 10, 2025. Recommendation(s):
Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made April 27, 2025, through May 10,2025, in the amount of $16,158,380.49 as presented.
At each regular City Council Meeting, the City Council is presented with a check and ACH/wire registers listing the financial claims (invoices) against and paid by the City for the purchase of materials, supplies, services, and capital projects during the prior three to four weeks. This process provides the City Council with the opportunity to review the City’s expenditures
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| CC 4. | Monthly Reports of Investments – April 2025 Recommendation(s):
Accept and approve the April 2025 Monthly Report of Investments as submitted.
Each month, the Finance Department prepares a report listing the investments for all separate entities under the jurisdiction of the City as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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| CC 5. | Appropriation of Additional Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130) Funds to Public Works Construction Project No. 23-001 Avenue M Grade Crossing, STPLR-7500(277) Recommendation(s):
1. Accept $50,000.00 in revenue from the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Program (Section 130) for Public Works Construction Project 23-001 Design Phase of Avenue M Grade Crossing.
2. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to revenue account number CP16ST033. FEDOTHER GL Account 30049900.4998.
3. Appropriate $50,000.00 in Section 130 funds to account number CP16ST033. CONST GL Account 30049900.8000.
4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents.
Due to the modification of scope and complexity of the project, City staff applied for additional Section 130 Federal funding to support the final design phase of the Avenue M Grade Crossing project. On March 1, 2025, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance notified City staff that additional funding was approved.
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| CC 6. | 2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (ZTA25-001) and General Plan Amendment to the Safety Element of the General Plan (GPA25-001 Recommendation(s):
Adopt Ordinance No. 1130, for Zone Text Amendment No. 25-001 (ZTA25-001) for the 2025 Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, and 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code and General Plan Amendment No. 25-001 (GPA25-001) for the update to the Safety Element of the General Plan to provide clarification, consistency, and compliance with City policies and State requirements.
The City of Lancaster (City) periodically updates the Lancaster Municipal Code (LMC) and General Plan 2030 (General Plan) to reflect current legislation and regulations, codify new and current city policies, and provide code clarifications.
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| CC 7. | Purchase Order Increase for Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category No. 13 – Development Plan Check) Grading Permit and Encroachment Permit Plan Checking (Including Traffic Plan Check) for CDP 18-05 – Permit Plan Checking Recommendation(s):
Approve an increase in the Purchase Order (PO 25000327) for Task Order No. 1 with Cannon Corporation in the amount of $150,000.00, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
In accordance with the multi-year agreement, each fiscal year a new Purchase Order (PO) is approved for Cannon Corporation in the amount of $125,000.00 for the payment of their services. Due to an increase in private development and corresponding increase in grading and encroachment plan check submittals, the Purchase Order for this fiscal year must be increased by $150,000.00.
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| CC 8. | Purchase Order Increase for the Revised Task Order for Multi-Year Professional Services (Service Group Category No. 13) for CDP 18-05 Recommendation(s):
Approve an increase in the Purchase Order 25000313 for Revised Task Order No. 1 with Antelope Valley Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $100,000.00, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
Due to a strong upsurge in submittals of final maps and right-of-way documents, the Purchase Order for this fiscal year must be increased. The cost for the services provided by this Task Order is based on sixty percent (60%) of the fees that are collected from private Developers. Corresponding revenues for these submittals have improved proportionately and will offset the requested operating budget increase.
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| CC 9. | Professional Services Agreement for the Development of a Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Comprehensive Master Plan Recommendation(s):
1. Award RFP #849-25 development of a PARCS Comprehensive Master Plan to MIG, inc. in the amount of $454,450 (plus 10% contingency).
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, with non-substantive changes, subject to City Attorney approval.
The Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department seeks to develop a visionary yet actionable Comprehensive Master Plan to guide future investments, programming, and policy decisions across its diverse system of parks, facilities, and programs. The Master Plan represents a vital step forward – serving as a strategic blueprint to build a more inclusive, resilient, and high-quality system that reflects the evolving needs of Lancaster residents.
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| CC 10. | Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing a joint application to and participation in the Homekey+ program for a permanent supportive housing development located at 43530 17th St. West Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt Resolution 25-XX, authorizing the City Manager or designee to prepare and submit a joint application with Greenland Symmetry (Greenland) to the State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department’s Homekey+ program for the Lancaster Inn Permanent Supportive Housing development in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take all necessary actions for the City’s participation in HCD’s Homekey+ program, including entering into HCD’s Standard Agreement and any amendments, subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a three-way agreement among the City of Lancaster, the owner of the subject property, and Greenland to pursue Homekey+ grant funding (“Tri-Party Agreement”), subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney.
Homekey+ is a new program funded by Proposition 1 to build permanent supportive housing for populations struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders. There is $1.033 billion available for veterans and $1.11 billion for all other eligible populations. It has a similar model to the original Homekey program which encouraged rehabilitation and conversion of existing buildings into permanent affordable housing. Greenland is an experienced developer who has successfully built Project Homekey funded facilities in Los Angeles County. This project directly supports the goals of the Homekey+ initiative and Proposition 1 by expanding deeply affordable, service-enriched housing for vulnerable residents of the Antelope Valley.
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