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May 6, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final ·Closed Session - 5:00 PM Regular Meeting - 6:30 PM

City Council Chambers 9700 Seventh Ave., Hesperia CA, 92345 City Clerk's Office: (760) 947-1007

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Agenda — 42 items

  1. 1 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA HESPERIA CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HESPERIA HOUSING AUTHORITY HESPERIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HESPERIA WATER DISTRICT HESPERIA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - SPECIAL MEETING 9700 7th Avenue, Council Chambers, Hesperia, CA 92345
  2. 2 As a courtesy, please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices while the meeting is in session. Thank you.
  3. 3 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.
  4. 4 CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM
  5. 5 Roll Call
  6. 6 Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)2 & (e)(1)
  7. 8 Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(d)1
  8. 10 Personnel Matters - Performance Evaluations Government Code Section 54957
  9. 12 CALL TO ORDER - 6:30 PM
  10. A. Invocation ▶ jump to 0:19
  11. B. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag ▶ jump to 2:59
  12. C. Roll Call ▶ jump to 3:00
  13. D. Agenda Revisions and Announcements by City Clerk ▶ jump to 3:18
  14. E. Closed Session Reports by City Attorney ▶ jump to 3:22
  15. 18 ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 3:50
  16. 20 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items and matters not listed on the agenda) ▶ jump to 7:57
  17. 21 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. ▶ jump to 17:19
  18. 21 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items and matters not listed on the agenda) ▶ jump to 11:15
  19. 22 JOINT CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 45:04
  20. 22 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items and matters not listed on the agenda) ▶ jump to 39:38
  21. 1. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Draft Minutes from the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, April 15, 2025. 22-033
  22. 2. 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. 21-918
  23. 3. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve and adopt Resolution No. 2025-11 authorizing the submission of a California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHV) Grant Application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for a total of $104,216.00 and authorize the City Manager and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to execute the Application and any amendments thereto on behalf of the City. 22-028
  24. 25 JOINT CONSENT CALENDAR adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 45:53
  25. 4. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year professional services agreement with Vector Resources, Inc. dba VectorUSA for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $140,376 for the provision and installation of Fortinet firewalls, WiFi access points, and associated licensing. 22-038
  26. 5. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the Board of Directors of the Hesperia Water District authorize the City Manager to approve a contract for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 with Badger Meter, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $900,000. An anticipated $600,000 will be expended for the purchase of cellular endpoints and registers for automated meter reading infrastructure. An additional $300,000 is allocated for the purchase of water meters and related water meter parts. 22-039
  27. 6. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve the addition of a discussion item for the City / Hesperia Recreation and Park District (HRPD) Ad Hoc Committee, regarding the proposed Hesperia Animal Shelter Play Yard Capital Improvement Project. 22-051 adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 60:53
  28. 29 PUBLIC HEARING ▶ jump to 61:07
  29. 30 Individuals wishing to comment on public hearing items must submit a speaker slip to the City Clerk with the numbered agenda item noted. Speaker slips should be turned in prior to an agenda item being taken up. Comments will be limited to five minutes for Public Hearing items. 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.
  30. 7. Recommended Action: The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council introduce and place on first reading Ordinance No. 2025-01, approving Development Code Amendment DCA25-00001, which modifies development standards related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (Junior ADUs). 22-034 adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 73:29
  31. 8. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council conduct an appeal hearing regarding the revocation of Business License No. BL-50006, held by HSP Hotels, LLC, doing business as Holiday Inn Express ("Operator"), located at 9750 Key Point Avenue. Following the hearing, it is further recommended that the City Council determine that the Operator is in violation of Hesperia Municipal Code Section 3.10.050 due to its failure to remit Transient Occupancy Tax (“TOT”), thereby causing financial harm to the City and its taxpayers. Based on this finding, the City Council should uphold the revocation of Business License No. BL-50006 in accordance with Hesperia Municipal Code Section 5.04.140(A)(4). 22-048 amended Pass ▶ jump to 194:25
  32. 9. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed issuance of tax-exempt financing, in an amount not to exceed $22,000,000, for the benefit of 9966 I Ave, LLC, a California limited liability company whose sole member is LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy Foundation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, and/or a related entity (the “Borrower”). The financing would be used to (a) finance and/or refinance the costs of acquiring, constructing, installing, improving, furnishing, and equipping charter school facilities located at 16955 Lemon Street, Hesperia, California 92345, in the amount of $21,000,000, and 9966 I Avenue, Hesperia, California 92345, in the amount of $1,000,000; (b) fund a debt service reserve and related working capital; (c) paying capitalized interest on the bonds; and (d) pay issuance and other related costs associated with the project; and 2. Adopt a resolution approving the issuance of tax-exempt bonds in an amount not to exceed $22,000,000 by the California Public Finance Authority (CalPFA). 22-045 adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 199:51
  33. 34 NEW BUSINESS ▶ jump to 200:05
  34. 10. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council/Board receive and file this staff report, which provides information about the current status of the City of Hesperia’s proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. 22-020
  35. 11. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council provide direction to staff on opportunities to reestablish the previously adopted Healthy Hesperia initiative. 22-042 ▶ jump to 212:13
  36. 12. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-12, approving the 2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update, and authorize staff to make future non-substantive revisions to the plan as needed. 22-036 adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 224:35
  37. 38 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS ▶ jump to 224:49
  38. 39 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.
  39. 40 CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY/STAFF REPORTS ▶ jump to 230:47
  40. 41 The City Manager, City Attorney or staff may make announcements or reports concerning items of interest to the Council and the public.
  41. 42 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 230:58
  42. 43 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, May 1, 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.