Lancaster public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Criminal Justice Commission
The Lancaster Criminal Justice Commission will review crime trends and receive updates from various public safety agencies. The commission also plans to approve meeting minutes from September and October 2023.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Crime Trends Report
- Los Angeles County Probation Department Update
- California Highway Patrol Update
- District Attorney’s Office Update
- Public Safety Director Update
City Council Regular Meeting
The City Council and Housing Authority will consider an amendment to a development agreement for vacant parcels near Whit Carter Park. The agenda also includes reviewing the annual housing report and approving several service contracts. Additionally, the council will review recent city expenditures totaling over $9 million.
- Amendment to Ravello Holdings, Inc. development agreement with a $40,000 price reduction
- Fuel delivery contract not to exceed $316,459.00
- Road easement acceptance for 15th Street West
- Review of check registers totaling $9,259,810.09
- Purchase of a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader
Planning Commission Regular Meeting
The Planning Commission will consider several land use applications, including a proposal for 324 apartments and 96 townhouses near Lancaster Boulevard. The commission will also review permits for live entertainment at Mi Ranchito Mexican Bar and Grill and a new banquet hall.
- Subdivision of ~20 acres into a 324-unit apartment complex and 96-unit townhouse community
- Subdivision of ~72 acres into 215 single-family residential lots and 4 drainage basin lots
- Conditional Use Permit for live entertainment at 1721 East Avenue J
- Conditional Use Permit for a banquet hall at 44950 Valley Central Way, Suite 104
City Council Regular Meeting
The council adopted Ordinance No. 1105 to move the western boundary of the East Side Overlay from 40 St East to 60 St East. It also approved tax‑sharing resolutions for four proposed annexations (Nos. 14‑444, 14‑443, 14‑442, 14‑439) and authorized several expenditures, including $28,747,541.62 in check and wire registers, a purchase of Motorola radios, a Ford Super Duty graffiti truck, and a first amendment to the Verdant Lancaster development agreement.
- Adopt East Side Overlay boundary change to 60 St East
- Adopt Tax Sharing Resolution for Annexation No. 14‑444
- Adopt Tax Sharing Resolution for Annexation No. 14‑443
- Adopt Tax Sharing Resolution for Annexation No. 14‑442
- Approve check and wire registers totaling $28,747,541.62
- Approve purchase of 53 portable and 10 mobile Motorola radios
- Approve purchase of one 2023 Ford Super Duty F‑550 graffiti truck
- Approve first amendment to the Verdant Lancaster Development Agreement