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| 1. | CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M. – PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL |
| 2. | ROLL CALL |
| 3. | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – A |
| 4. | ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION |
A. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) – 3 Potential Cases.
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Agency - Lauri Aylaian/City of Palm Desert, Employee Organization – Palm Desert Employees Organization.
| 5. | RECONVENE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 4:00 P.M. |
A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION.
| 6. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Palm Desert Charter Middle School ASB Member |
| 7. | INVOCATION – Mayor Jan C. Harnik |
| 8. | AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS |
A. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017, AS “DR. IRVING M. GREENBERG DAY†IN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT.
B. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 22-28,2017, AS “PALM DESERT SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK†IN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT.
C. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY QUEEN SCHEHERAZADE AND HER COURT AS AMBASSADORS OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAIR AND NATIONAL DATE FESTIVAL, FEBRUARY 17-26, 2017.
| 9. | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – B |
| 10. | MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY |
| 11. | CONSENT CALENDAR – CITY COUNCIL |
A. MINUTES of the Regular City Council Meetings of December 8 and December 22, 2016.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY TREASURY – Warrants Dated 11/18/2016, 11/30/2016, 12/16/2016, and 12/22/2016.
C. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY/HOUSING TREASURIES – Warrants Dated 12/2/2016, 12/9/2016, 12/16/2016, and 12/23/2016 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Housing Authority).
D. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY (#782) by Timothy Whiting in the Amount of $75,000.
E. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY (#783) by Jaime Ramirez, Sulema Ramirez Sabas, and Yolanda Jara in an Unspecified Amount.
F. APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE by The Food Court at Cook, LLC, 75046 Gerald Ford Drive, Suite B101, Palm Desert.
G. APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE by Venus De Fido, Inc., 73600 Alessandro Drive, Palm Desert.
H. COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT REPORTS for the Month of October 2016 (Joint Consideration with the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency).
I. CITY COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
1. Audit, Investment & Finance Committee Meeting of October 25, 2016.
2. Library Promotion Committee Meeting of September 21, 2016.
3. Marketing Committee Meeting of September 20, 2016.
4. Youth Committee Meeting of November 7, 2016.
J. LETTER OF RESIGNATION from Joan Beasley – Library Promotion Committee.
K. LETTER OF RESIGNATION from Raymond Rodriguez Jr. – Parks & Recreation Commission.
L. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS – Setting Forth Findings and Authorizing the Destruction of Paper Records that Have Been Digitally Imaged from the Department of Building & Safety, to Rely On the Electronic Record as the Official Record – Records Dated August and September 2015.
M. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-03 – A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, Setting Forth Its Findings and Authorizing the Destruction of Paper Records from the Department of Community Development/Planning, as Indicated on the Records Retention Schedule (Adopted May 14, 2015) – Records from 1984 through 2010 (Exhibit “Aâ€).
N. REQUEST FOR DECLARATION of Surplus Property and Authorization for Disposal – Miscellaneous Office Equipment and Electronics.
O. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of a Temporary Use Permit, Waiving Sections 9.58.010 and 9.58.020 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code to Allow the Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on City-Owned Property at 43930 San Pablo Avenue (Family YMCA of the Desert, Applicant).
P. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of an Exception to Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 9.58.010 – Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Public Property – for the Sale and Consumption of Alcohol by The Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way (Joslyn Center, Applicant).
Q. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION for the Mayor to Execute a Grant of Easement to the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) for Pipeline and Incidental Purposes Located in President’s Plaza West, South of the Proposed Tower Market, Currently the 76 Service Station (Tower Energy, Applicant).
R. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION to Purchase an MSA E6000 Plus Thermal Imaging Camera for the City of Palm Desert Fire Department from Fire-Etc in the Amount of $8,046.
S. INFORMATIONAL REPORT Comparing the State of California’s and City of Palm Desert’s Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Policies.
| 12. | CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER |
| 13. | RESOLUTIONS |
A. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-04 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP NO. 36614 (Steve Doctor, C & SD Construction, Inc., Applicant).
C. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-06 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARCEL MAP NO. 36838 (Thomas Nowlan, Applicant).
| 14. | ORDINANCES |
A. FOR INTRODUCTION
1. ORDINANCE NO. 1314 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 2.04 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE – CITY MANAGER.
B. FOR ADOPTION None
| 15. | NEW BUSINESS |
C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2017 “FIGHT THE BITE†5K AND HEALTH & RESOURCE FAIR EVENT DATE, TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN, AND TEMPORARY WAIVER OF NOISE ORDINANCE (Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, Applicant).
D. PRESENTATION OF THE PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER (PDAC) FIVE-YEAR OVERVIEW.
E. INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON NEW TOURISM AD CAMPAIGN.
F. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL INTERNAL/EXTERNAL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2017.
| 16. | CONTINUED BUSINESS None |
| 17. | OLD BUSINESS |
B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT NO. C33330A – ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE ALESSANDRO WEST IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
| 18. | PUBLIC HEARINGS None |
| 19. | REPORTS AND REMARKS |
A. CITY MANAGER
1. City Manager Meeting Summaries for the Period of November 28 - December 30, 2016.
B. CITY ATTORNEY
C. CITY CLERK
1. Announcement of City Council Study Session – Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Administrative Conference Room – Cannabis Regulation.
D. PUBLIC SAFETY
1. Fire Department
2. Police Department
E. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Councilmember Susan Marie Weber’s Meeting Summaries Report for the Period of November 28 - December 31, 2016.
2. City Council Requests for Action.
3. City Council Consideration of Travel Requests and Reports.
| 20. | ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING |
| 21. | CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M. – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (PDRDA) |
| 22. | ROLL CALL – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA |
| 23. | ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 24. | RECONVENE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA MEETING – 4:00 P.M. |
A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION.
| 25. | AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 26. | CONSENT CALENDAR – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA |
A. MINUTES of the December 8 and December 22, 2016, Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST SUCCESSOR AGENCY TREASURY – Warrants Dated 12/2/2016, 12/9/2016, 12/14/2016, 12/16/2016, and 12/23/2016.
C. COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT REPORTS for the Month of October 2016 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert City Council).
| 27. | CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA |
| 28. | RESOLUTIONS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 29. | NEW BUSINESS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 30. | CONTINUED BUSINESS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 31. | OLD BUSINESS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 32. | PUBLIC HEARINGS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 33. | REPORTS, REMARKS, SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION |
A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
B. SUCCESSOR AGENCY COUNSEL
C. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
| 34. | ADJOURN SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA MEETING |
| 35. | CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M. – PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING |
| 36. | ROLL CALL |
| 37. | ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION – PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 38. | RECONVENE PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING – 4:00 P.M. |
A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION.
| 39. | CONSENT CALENDAR – HOUSING AUTHORITY |
A. MINUTES of the Housing Authority Meeting of December 8, 2016.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY/AUTHORITY TREASURIES – Warrants Dated 12/2/2016, 12/9/2016, 12/16/2016, and 12/23/2016 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert City Council).
C. HOUSING COMMISSION MINUTES for the Meeting of November 9, 2016.
| 40. | CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER – HOUSING AUTHORITY |
| 41. | RESOLUTIONS – HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 42. | NEW BUSINESS – HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 43. | CONTINUED BUSINESS – HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 44. | OLD BUSINESS – HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 45. | PUBLIC HEARINGS – HOUSING AUTHORITY None |
| 46. | REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AUTHORITY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION |
A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
B. AUTHORITY COUNSEL
C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY
| 47. | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – C |
| 48. | ADJOURN HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 760-346-0611 for more information about the Agenda or for assistance with accessing the materials or attending the meeting. |