HESPERIA CITY COUNCIL  
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
HOUSING AUTHORITY  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION  
WATER DISTRICT  
Meeting Agenda  
Tuesday, April 7, 2026  
Closed Session - 5:00 PM  
Regular Meeting - 6:30 PM  
City Council Chambers  
9700 Seventh Ave., Hesperia CA, 92345  
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City Council Members  
Brigit Bennington, Mayor  
Josh Pullen, Mayor Pro Tem  
Cameron Gregg, Council Member  
Allison Lee, Council Member  
Chris Ochoa, Council Member  
Rachel Molina, City Manager  
Pam K. Lee, City Attorney  
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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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CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM  
Roll Call  
Mayor Brigit Bennington  
Mayor Pro Tem Josh Pullen  
Council Member Cameron Gregg  
Council Member Allison Lee  
Council Member Chris Ochoa  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation:  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)2  
1. One (1) Case  
Conference with Real Property Negotiators – Property Negotiations  
Government Code Section – 54956.8  
1. Negotiating Parties: City of Hesperia and Hesperia Park and Recreation  
District  
Location: APN 0398-031-34  
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms  
CALL TO ORDER - 6:30 PM  
A.  
B.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
C.  
Roll Call  
Mayor Brigit Bennington  
Mayor Pro Tem Josh Pullen  
Council Member Cameron Gregg  
Council Member Allison Lee  
Council Member Chris Ochoa  
D.  
E.  
Agenda Revisions and Announcements by City Clerk  
Closed Session Reports by City Attorney  
ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS  
1. Presentation of Proclamation to The San Bernardino County Childrens  
Network declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.  
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items and matters not listed on the agenda)  
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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  
Consideration of the Draft Minutes from the Regular Meeting held Tuesday,  
March 17, 2026.  
1.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Draft Minutes from the  
Regular meeting held Tuesday, March 17, 2026.  
Assistant City Clerk Jessica Giber  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Warrant Run Report (City- Successor Agency- Housing Authority- Community  
Development Commission- Water)  
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.  
Assistant City Manager Casey Brooksher  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Ratification of Emergency Purchases from Winter Storm 2025  
3.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council and the Board of Directors of the  
Hesperia Water District (District) ratify, by Resolution No. 2026-18, emergency  
purchases in the amount of $1,047,222 made in response to the December 23,  
2025 storm event.  
It is further recommended that the City Council and Board adopt Resolution No.  
2026-03 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget by $1,276,587 to account  
for total storm-related costs  
Assistant City Manager Casey Brooksher  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
OpenGov, Inc. for Financial Reporting and Budgeting  
& Planning Software  
4.  
Contract  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into  
five-year (5) agreement with OpenGov, Inc. (OpenGov), in an amount  
a
not-to-exceed $289,516, to continue providing software pertaining to its financial  
transparency portal and the development and preparation of the City’s budget.  
Assistant City Manager Casey Brooksher  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Attachment Procurement - Sweeper and Loader Bucket  
5.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council and Board of Directors of the Hesperia  
Water District authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with  
Sonsray Machinery for the purchase of one (1) sweeper attachment and one (1)  
4 x 1 loader bucket in the not-to-exceed amount of $55,000.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Vehicle Procurement - One (1) 8-Yard Dump Truck  
6.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council and Board of Directors of the Hesperia  
Water District authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Valew  
Quality Truck Bodies - 1954 MFG for the purchase of one (1) 2027 Mack MD7  
8-Yard dump truck in the not-to-exceed amount of $136,863.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Amend Professional Services Agreement for Construction Support Services for  
the Ranchero Road Aqueduct Crossing Project, C.O. No. 7139  
7.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council amend Professional Services  
Agreement No. 2021-22-064 with TranSystems Corporation for additional  
construction support services for the Ranchero Road Aqueduct Crossing  
Project, C.O. No. 7139, in amount of $65,000, for a not-to-exceed total of  
$213,500.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Acceptance of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant - Tank Coatings -  
Plant 23, Plant 21, and Plant 22 Projects  
8.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council:  
1. Accept the completed Tank Coatings - Plant 23-R23/1 (C.O. No. 8094), Plant  
21-R21/1 (C.O. No. 8095), and Plant 22-R22/2 (C.O. No. 8090) Projects; and  
2. Authorize staff to record a “Notice of Completion;” and  
3. Release all withheld retention amounts after  
calendar days from the date of recordation.  
a minimum of thirty (30)  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Amendment to Street Sweeper Rental Agreement with Haaker Equipment  
Company  
9.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council Authorize the City Manager to execute  
an amendment to the existing street sweeper rental agreement with Haaker  
Equipment Company to increase contract authority by $40,000, for a revised  
not-to-exceed amount of $125,000.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
D&H Water Systems - Increase to Contract  
10.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council and Board Members of the Hesperia  
Water District authorize the City Manager to amend the agreement with D&H  
Water Systems in the amount of $15,000 in the new not-to-exceed amount of  
$101,405, for the purchase of calcium hypochlorite chlorine.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Acceptance of Public Improvements for Tract 16591-1  
Recommended Action:  
11.  
It is recommended that the City Council and Board of Directors of the Hesperia  
Water  
District  
adopt  
Resolution  
No.  
2026-06 accepting  
the  
public  
improvements for Tract 16591-1 located on the west side of Tamarisk Avenue  
and south of Muscatel Street. (Applicant: Harris Homes Inc.)  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Animal Shelter Evaporative Cooler Replacement  
12.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into  
an agreement with Allison Mechanical Inc to replace (10) Evaporative Coolers at  
the Animal Shelter in the not-to-exceed amount of $98,995 that includes  
contingency of 10%.  
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Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Annual Report on Status and Implementation of the General Plan  
13.  
Recommended Action:  
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council review this  
annual report, and direct staff to transmit copies to the Governors Office of  
Land Use and Climate Innovation, and the Department of Housing and  
Community Development as required by law.  
Principal Planner Ryan Leonard  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program  
14.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-013  
authorizing the City Manager to submit payment program applications for the  
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)  
City/County Payment Program for all CalRecycle payment programs for  
period of five (5) years from the date of adoption of this resolution.  
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Assistant to the City Manager Tammy Pelayes  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS  
15.  
Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-017 Approving the Measure I Continuation  
Expenditure Plan Developed by the San Bernardino County Transportation  
Authority  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-017  
approving the Measure I Continuation Expenditure Plan developed by the San  
Bernardino County Transportation Authority.  
Assistant to the City Manager Tammy Pelayes  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Reject all Bids and Appropriate Funding for Waterline Material Betterment for  
the Highway 395 Waterline Relocation Project, Construction Order No. 8096  
16.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council and Board of Directors of the Hesperia  
Water District:  
1. Reject all submitted bids for the Highway 395 Waterline Relocation Project  
(Construction Order No. 8096).  
2. Adopt Joint Resolution No. 2026-05 and Hesperia Water District Resolution  
No. 2026-03, amending the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Capital Improvement  
budget by appropriating an additional $24,000, for a total of $274,000 to Water  
Capital Fund 701 for waterline betterments associated with the project.  
Director of Public Works/City Engineer Cassandra Sanchez  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Acceptance of Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Funds  
17.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council:  
1. Accept Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant funds in the amount of  
$1,577,600 for the City of Hesperia Vision Zero Action Plan, the supplemental  
Complete Streets Plan, and supporting studies.  
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all grant-related  
documents, agreements, and amendments as necessary to implement the  
grant.  
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-04, accepting SS4A grant funds, authorizing  
execution of the grant agreement.  
Project Manager Deanna Lestina  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
Contract Award  
Rehabilitations  
-
Dirt Road  
&
Shoulder Repair and Retention Basin  
18.  
Recommended Action:  
It is recommended that the City Council approve the award of up to four (4)  
contracts for dirt road repairs, dirt shoulder repairs, Tamarisk Basin  
rehabilitation, and H-01 Basin rehabilitation, in  
amount of $1,001,356.  
a
combined not-to-exceed  
Assistant City Manager Casey Brooksher  
Staff Person:  
Attachments:  
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
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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  
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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 April 2, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. pursuant to California Government Code  
§54954.2.  
_____________________________  
Jessica Giber, Assistant City Clerk  
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