Water rights purchase approved
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The City Council reported a closed-session agreement to buy 10 acre-feet of water rights for $73,000, and it approved the consent calendar and most ordinance items, while one development code item was continued to November 18, 2025.
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What this means
The council said it reached an agreement to purchase 10 acre-feet of water rights for $73,000. It also approved routine spending, minutes, and budget amendments, and advanced several citywide planning changes. One development code amendment about accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units was continued to a later meeting, so that item was not acted on yet.
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- Reported a closed-session agreement to purchase 10 acre-feet of water rights for $73,000.
- Approved the joint consent calendar, including prior meeting minutes, warrant and payroll reports, and final FY 2024-25 budget amendments for the City and Hesperia Water District.
- Approved a specific plan amendment on second reading.
- Continued Development Code Amendment DCA25-00003, which would modify standards for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, to November 18, 2025.
- Approved draft objective design standards for multi-family and mixed-use development on second reading.
- Requested that a future agenda item consider allocating $10,000 to a local food bank for the holiday season.
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Closed Session - 6:15 PM Regular Meeting - 6:30 PM *City staff advises using alternative web browsers instead of Google Chrome to minimize buffering issues.
Agenda
- REGULAR MEETING AGENDA HESPERIA CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HESPERIA HOUSING AUTHORITY HESPERIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HESPERIA WATER DISTRICT 9700 7th Avenue, Council Chambers, Hesperia, CA 92345
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- Prior to action of the Council, any member of the audience will have the opportunity to address the legislative body on any item listed on the agenda, including those on the Consent Calendar. Individuals wishing to speak during General Public Comments or on a particular numbered item must submit a speaker slip to the City Clerk with the agenda item noted. Speaker slips should be turned in prior to the public comment portion of the agenda or before an agenda item is discussed. Comments will be limited to three minutes for General Public Comments, Consent Calendar items and New Business items. Comments are limited to five minutes for Public Hearing items. In compliance with the Brown Act, the City Council may not discuss or take action on non-agenda items or engage in question and answer sessions with the public. The City Council may ask brief questions for clarification; provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information and direct staff to add an item to a subsequent meeting.
- CLOSED SESSION - 6:15 PM
- Roll Call
- Conference with Real Property Negotiators – Property Negotiations Government Code Section – 54956.8
- CALL TO ORDER - 6:30 PM
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
- Roll Call
- Agenda Revisions and Announcements by City Clerk
- Closed Session Reports by City Attorney
- ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS
- GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items and matters not listed on the agenda)
- Individuals wishing to speak during General Public Comments or on a particular numbered item are requested to submit a speaker slip to the City Clerk with the agenda item noted. Speaker slips should be turned in prior to the public comment portion of the joint agenda or before an agenda item is discussed. Comments will be limited to three minutes for General Public Comments, Consent Calendar items and New Business items. Comments are limited to five minutes for Public Hearing items. In compliance with the Brown Act, the City Council may not discuss or take action on non-agenda items or engage in question and answer sessions with the public. The City Council may ask brief questions for clarification; provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information and direct staff to add an item to a subsequent meeting.
- JOINT CONSENT CALENDAR
- Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Draft Minutes from the Special Meeting held Monday, October 20, 2025, and the Draft Minutes from the Regular meeting held Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
- Recommended Action: It is recommended that the Council/Board ratify the warrant run and payroll report for the City, Successor Agency to the Hesperia Community Redevelopment Agency, Hesperia Housing Authority, Community Development Commission, and Water District.
- Recommended Action: It is recommended that the following resolutions be adopted, amending the respective Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Budgets for the City of Hesperia and the Hesperia Water District: 1) City of Hesperia No. 2025-41 2) Hesperia Water District HWD 2025-11
- CONSENT ORDINANCES
- WAIVE READING OF ORDINANCES Approve the reading by title of all ordinances and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
- Recommended Action: Place on second reading and adopt by title waiving the text of Ordinance No. 2025-04 approving Specific Plan Amendment SPLA25-00004.
- Recommended Action: Place on second reading and adopt by title waiving the text of Ordinance No. 2025-05 approving Development Code Amendment DCA25-00003, modifying development standards associated with Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs).
- Recommended Action: Place on second reading and adopt by title waiving the text of Ordinance No. 2025-06 approving Development Code Amendment (DCA25-00002) and Specific Plan Amendment (SPLA25-00002) to incorporate Objective Design Standards (ODS) for multi-family and mixed-use residential projects by reference into the Hesperia Municipal Code and the Main Street and Freeway Corridor Specific Plan (MSFCSP) and to make other modifications to the Development Standards to ensure consistency.
- COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS
- The Council may report on their activities as appointed representatives of the City on various Boards and Committees and/or may make comments of general interest or report on their activities as a representative of the City.
- CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY/STAFF REPORTS
- The City Manager, City Attorney or staff may make announcements or reports concerning items of interest to the Council and the public.
- ADJOURNMENT
- I, Jessica Giber, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Hesperia, California do hereby certify that I caused to be posted the foregoing agenda on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. pursuant to California Government Code §54954.2. _____________________________ Jessica Giber, Assistant City Clerk Documents produced by the City and distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting regarding items on the agenda will be made available in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours.
- Roll Call
- CONSENT ORDINANCES
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