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Palmdale to consider aligning Planning Commission districts with City Council districts

by The AV Times Staff • June 24, 2016

Palmdale logoPALMDALE – A proposal to align the city of Palmdale’s Planning Commission districts with its City Council districts will be on the July Palmdale City Council Meeting agenda for consideration.   

“Mayor Jim Ledford has asked our office to draft an ordinance for the City Council’s consideration which would align Palmdale’s Planning Commission districts with the City Council districts,” said Assistant City Attorney Noel Doran.

The proposed ordinance will be presented at the July 6 meeting.

While the new Planning Commission districts would result in some minor reshuffling, all of the currently seated Planning Commissioners will fall in the specified areas for Council Districts 2, 3, 4, and At Large.   

“I think this alignment makes a lot of sense and makes things easier for our residents,” Ledford said.  “It will also allow us to keep our current roster of planning commissioners as we recruit for a new commissioner for the vacancy we currently have.”

In preparation for the alignment, the city will be accepting applications for one Planning Commission position in Council District 1 for a term to expire in June of 2018.

Appointment to this position is contingent on the alignment being approved by the City Council at their July meeting.  Any previous applications received by this office from the last recruitment with residence addresses in Council District 1 will be considered.

“I want to be inclusive as possible, so I would like more applications from District 1,”  Ledford said.

Persons interested in applying for the open District 1 position should fill out and return their application to the City Clerk’s department, located at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite C., no later than Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m.

A map showing the boundaries of the Council Districts, the application, and a description of the duties, responsibilities and benefits are available at www.cityofpalmdale.org and in the City Clerk’s department.  Applicants must reside within the boundary of Council District 1 in the city of Palmdale.  Applicants are encouraged to attach a resume when applying.

Applicants should have basic knowledge of the city’s zoning and subdivision ordinance and general plan and ability to attend regular monthly evening meetings, plus additional meetings as needed. A substantial time commitment is required. If appointed, a completed state mandated Statement of Economic Interests would be required.

The Commission meets on the second Thursday of every month in the Council Chamber. Commissioners receive $100 per meeting with a maximum of $200 per month.

For more information, call the City Clerk at 661-267-5151.

[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]

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Filed Under: Palmdale, Politics

12 comments for "Palmdale to consider aligning Planning Commission districts with City Council districts"

  1. Doc Rivers says

    June 26, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Ah Joanna you just upset because the Mayor will never ever pick you! Im sure you know your chicken little approach is a never ending bummer. Without a conspiracy you have no market, too bad and so sad your life is such a bummer. its most likely all you know. You must realize its all fugal on your part but its the only attention you would ever receive.

  2. Doc Rivers says

    June 24, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    Joan your poison now comes to this site now, your a chicken little as the article states the Mayor would remove Dave Ennix if Mrs. Ennix were to win.

    • Sjgranai says

      June 24, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      Where in this article does it say that?

      • Vic says

        June 25, 2016 at 9:15 pm

        It was in the paper.

  3. sjgranai says

    June 24, 2016 at 11:44 am

    Oh… that isn’t going to be a conflict at all…lmmfao.
    Ledford appoints his planning commissioners and he hand picks his City Council members.

    Proof of my claim?

    SANDY CORRALES-ENIX (she dropped the “Enix” to sound more appealing to Latinos) is Ledford’s hand picked candidate for Palmdale’s 4th District.
    Guess who is a Planning Commissioner??
    DAVID ENIX … her husband.

    Nothing personal… but come on guys. This incestuous political climate has to STOP!!

    • CAP'N LANCASTER says

      June 24, 2016 at 7:33 pm

      You ain’t seen incestuous till you been to Lancaster. Ole Rex makes his employes Deputy Mayors an his Vice Mayor’s Son is a 20-sumpin year old Plannin Commissioner. I’d give my Left arm to live in Palmdale. They ain’t got no P
      Ole Rex doin useless stuff like spendin $10 million on a piece a crap Eye in the Sky that don’t do nothin or makin laws to stop buryin terrorists. Ain’t no dead terrorist ever commit a crime

      • John says

        June 25, 2016 at 10:36 pm

        Damn Cap’N Lancaster, does Ole Rex pay rent to you for all the time he spends in your head.

        • Tim Scott says

          June 25, 2016 at 11:36 pm

          You say that as if “ignore your local government, they’ll surely do just fine” was a good idea.

          • John says

            June 26, 2016 at 3:28 am

            I say that as if “keep saying the same crap about Ole Rex on every article, even the ones that have nothing to do with local government, then maybe he won’t be re-elected.”
            But let’s just ignore the fact that he did get re-elected.

          • Tim Scott says

            June 26, 2016 at 6:58 am

            He got re-elected because 90% (or more) of the population of Lancaster practices “ignore your local government, they’ll surely do just fine” as if it were a good idea. Unfortunately, Wrecks Parris is the LAST guy they should be letting run amok…not that Lancaster has EVER had a good city government. They started out bad and have gotten steadily worse.

          • BiBiRay says

            June 26, 2016 at 12:50 pm

            Who cares what you say John. You are a shill for a corrupt and whacky mayor. The sooner he Reuters ti his beach mansion which he gained from lawsuits off the pain of others and suing cities, school districts, and VFW Posts, the better.

        • CAP'N LANCASTER says

          June 26, 2016 at 9:02 am

          Ole John, what have I said about Oke Rex that ain’t true? He don’t live in my head. He really don’t even live in my city when you figger he really lives in his Beach Mansion. But he has screwed things up an I ain’t gonna be the one to ignore it

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