Council approves major spending items

Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)

Approve the City Council/Successor Agency/Financing/Power Authority Regular Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2026.

Check Registers – January 25, through February 7, 2026 Recommendation(s): Approve the Check and Wire Registers for payments made January 25, 2026, through February 7, 2026, in the amount of $6,814,710.90 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.

Monthly Reports of Investments – January 2026 Recommendation(s): Accept and approve the January 2026 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.

Approval of the purchase of networking equipment and cabling infrastructure for the Midtown Recreation Center Recommendation(s): Approve the purchase of Cisco networking equipment and cabling infrastructure from Logicalis using California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) contract #3-14-70-3040B. The City of Lancaster operates an Internet Protocol (IP) network that allows for electronic data and voice communications between city sites and the wider world. City Hall is the core backbone of the larger City-wide network that all electronic communications flows through as well as the location of the City’s primary data center. The purchase of the Midtown Recreation Center will be added to the City network. This project will install 250 network cables, 4 network switches, 1 rac k, 9 wireless access points, as well as ancillary equipment to support the technology functions of the Midtown Recreation Center.

Approval to Purchase 20 Additional Accela User Licenses Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the purchase of 20 additional Accela Civic Platform user licenses to support increased system usage and the implementation of new business processes. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all contracts and associated documents. The City of Lancaster has utilized the Accela Civic Platform since 2018 to support Planning, Permitting and related regulatory functions. The City is expanding its use of Accela to include new operational processes, specifically Special Event Permitting and Code Enforcement. These additions are critical to supporting current operational needs, improving compliance tracking, and streamlining workflows.

Approval of the purchase and installation of Audio and Visual Systems for the Midtown Recreation Center Recommendation(s): Approve the purchase and installation of Audio and Visual systems for the Midtown Recreation Center. The City of Lancaster undertook the purchasing and remodeling of a facility for community use known as the Midtown Recreation Center. As a part of that effort, Information Technology has been tasked with outfitting the Midtown Recreation Center conference rooms, community rooms and computer lab, with the latest audio and visual systems. The goal is for the remodeled facility to have the best displays, sounds systems and software for highly effective collaboration both in person and virtually.

Approval of the Purchase of Security Equipment for the Midtown Recreation Center Recommendation(s): Approve the purchase and installation of 15 CD53 dome cameras, 13 CD53-E outdoor dome cameras, 3 CH53-E multisensor cameras, 2 CB52-TE bullet camera and ancillary licensing, installation, materials, and equipment to support the video security; as well as 9 door controllers, 1 video intercom and ancillary licensing, installation, materials, and equipment to support facility access control of the Midtown Recreation Center. The City of Lancaster utilizes the Verkada Integrated Physical Security Platform for facility security since 2022. The system has been installed at many locations throughout the City and allows Staff to monitor cameras, alarms, door locks and even environmental factors from a single system within a single view. The system also supports mobile devices allowing access from the field or anywhere staff has an Internet connection.

Adoption of Ordinance Regarding Parkway Village Specific Plan Recommendation(s): Adopt Ordinance No. 1147 , amending the City Zoning Map for approximately 435 acres of land generally bounded by Avenue K, Sierra Highway, 10 th Street West, and Avenue L to be zoned Specific Plan (SP), known as Zone Change No. 25-004. The Parkway Village Specific Plan provides direction for development within the plan area over a 20-year period with a buildout year of 2050. This plan envisions a mixed-use, walkable community with a variety of commercial, residential, medical, and open space/public uses. The residential uses include traditional single-family residences, single family-residences on smaller lots, townhomes, condominiums, and apartment complexes. The project site would be divided into multiple planning areas dedicated to different types of uses.

Lancaster Police Station Microgrid Project Recommendation(s): 1. Award contract to construct the Lancaster Police Department Microgrid Project, to Mynt Systems in a not to exceed amount of $941,170. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any additional amendments to the Agreement deemed necessary to complete the project in a form approved by the City Attorney. 3. Find that the City has complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A notice of exemption was filed on September 7, 2018. The Lancaster Police Department Station is a vital emergency operations and training center for our community, serving Lancaster Police personnel, County Sheriff deputies, and other law enforcement and first responder staff. The Police Department is in need of extended clean energy backup capabilities, and reduced energy bills. The proposed microgrid project, consisting of solar and battery backup power, will enhance the facility’s ability to provide clean backup power during increasingly frequent power are consistent with existing needs assessments and the planned expansion of the facility.

Adopt a resolution renewing the Lancaster Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy. Recommendation(s): 1. Receive Lancaster Police Department's annual military equipment use report. 2. Adopt Resolution No.____ renewing the Lancaster Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy. 3. Approve the purchase of equipment listed in the military equipment inventory list identified as “quantity sought” under each item inventory summary. a. (18) Geissele 5.56mm duty rifles b. (5) Pava (pepperball) projectile launchers + munitions (pepperballs) c. (500) Defense Technologies Drag Stabilized 12-Gauge Beanbag Rounds d. (2) 40mm Single Launcher and Alternative Impact Munitions Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 481, on September 30, 2021, which aims to regulate the financing, procurement, and utilization of "military equipment" by law enforcement agencies in California, codified in California Government Code section 7070, et seq. AB 481 is a state requirement that all agencies disclose the purchase or intent to purchase certain listed equipment available to Law Enforcement agencies from the federal government as military surplus. The Lancaster Police Department holds a community engagement meeting yearly at the Lancaster Police Department’s community room, wherein members of the public may attend to ask questions, complain, or comment on the military equipment use policy and inventory list. Additionally, members of the public are free to engage the city council during any public council meeting during the public hearing portion of each meeting. The public is not limited to commenting only at the yearly LPD community engagement meeting. The 2026 community meeting took place January 15, 2026 at 3:00pm, in the Lancaster Police Department Community Room. This is only a very basic summary of the equipment requested for purchase by the Lancaster Police Department. All of the items can be found in LPD’s military equipment inventory list, complete with extensive information including purposes/authorized use and training requirements prior to authorization of use.

Amendment to the Adopted Budget and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Recommendation(s): Adopt Resolution No. 26 -__, authorizing an amendment to the adopted Budget and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The mid-year budget review provides an assessment of the City of Lancaster’s budget condition in the current fiscal year during the first six months of the fiscal year. It allows staff to review the projected expenditures and revenues appropriated in June of the previous year, and account for adjustments not anticipated or fully defined when the projections were proposed. It provides an opportunity to review the fund balances, adjust, and help shape the development for the next budget cycle.

Fiscal Year 2024/25 Financial Audit Recommendation(s): Receive audited annual financial report for the City of Lancaster, CA, Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025. The City of Lancaster has recently completed its annual financial audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The audit was completed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA). The audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. These procedures include a review of internal controls, testing of transactions, and review of the financial statements for the auditors to express an opinion on the financial statements. Based on the audit, CLA expressed that the financial statements as of June 30, 2025, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the City of Lancaster. In addition to the financial statements, the auditors issued an Audit Communication Letter and a Government Auditing Standards Letter.

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1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2) - four potential cases. 2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (4) – four potential cases. 3. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96 Discussion will concern: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al. 9 th Cir. Case No. 23-1614 Name of local agency representative on joint powers agency board: Marvin Crist, Ken Mann 4. Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases Included Action: Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC325201; Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 40 v. Diamond Farming Co. Superior Court of California, County of Kern, Case No. S-1500-CV-254-348; Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. City of Lancaster, Diamond Farming Co. v. Palmdale Water District Superior Court of California County of Riverside, consolidated actions; Case Nos. RIC 353 840, RIC 344 436, RIC 344 668 5. Galant v. Lancaster School District, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00196 6. Abaied v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25STCV14733 7. Perez v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00577 8. City of Whittier v. Superior Court, LASC Case No. 23 STCP03579 9. Lindo v. Lancaster, LASC Case No. 23AVCV00950. 10. Nazari v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00192 11. Mahfound v. County of Los Angeles, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00586 12. Morgan v. Antelope Valley Transit Authority, City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 25AVCV00061 13. Lea v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No.: 25STCV09046 14. Zimmerman v. City of Lancaster, LASC Case No. 24AVCV00848 15. Cordova v. City of Lancaster, Case No. 24AVCV00221 16. Darnell Wayne Thomas 25STCV17622