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| 1. | CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M. – PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL |
| 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 Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
1. Property – APN 627-232-005 (NEC Ocotillo Drive/Tumbleweed Lane), Property Owner – City of Palm Desert.
B. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) – 2 Potential Cases.
C. Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 – Title of Position – City Attorney.
| 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 – Councilmember Kathleen Kelly |
| 7. | INVOCATION – Mayor Jan C. Harnik |
| 8. | AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS |
A. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2017, AS “SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK†IN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT.
| 9. | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – B |
| 10. | MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & REMARKS TO THE COMMUNITY |
A. Mayor Pro Tem Sabby Jonathan Committee Reports and General Comments.
B. Councilmember Kathleen Kelly Committee Reports and General Comments.
C. Councilmember Gina Nestande Committee Reports and General Comments.
D. Councilmember Susan Marie Weber Meeting Summaries Report for the Period of August 14-27, 2017.
E. Mayor Jan C. Harnik Committee Reports and General Comments.
F. City Council Requests for Action.
G. City Council Consideration of Travel Requests/Reports.
| 11. | STAFF REPORTS AND REMARKS |
A. City Manager
1. City Manager’s Meeting Summaries Report for the Period of August 14-25, 2017.
B. City Attorney
C. City Clerk
D. Public Safety
1. Fire Department
2. Police Department
| 12. | CONSENT CALENDAR – CITY COUNCIL |
A. MINUTES of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 24, 2017.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY TREASURY – Warrants Dated 7/31/2017, 8/11/2017, 8/18/2017, and 8/25/2017.
C. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-63 – A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, Setting Forth its Findings and Authorizing the Destruction of Paper Records that Have Been Digitally Imaged from the Office of the City Clerk to Rely On the Electronic Record as the Official Record – Various Records Center Documents as Specified in Section 3 (Exhibit “Aâ€).
D. 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 and Safety to Rely On the Electronic Record as the Official Record – February 2016, March 2016, and April 2016 Records.
E. CITIZENS’ SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MINUTES for the Meeting of August 29, 2016.
F. REQUEST FOR DECLARATION of Surplus Property and Authorization for Disposal for Various Pieces of Office Furniture.
G. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT for the Desert Willow Golf Resort Tree Pruning Project – Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to Union Tree & Palm Service, Inc., in the Amount of $74,994.92 (Contract No. C36360, Project No. 842-18).
H. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Additional Project Expenditures and for Acceptance of Work for the Electric Vehicle Fast Charger Installation Project (Contract No. C35030C) (Clean Fuel Connection, Inc., c/o NRV EV Services LLC, Houston, TX).
I. REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract No. C36040 – 2017 Curb Ramp Modification Project (Project No. 753-17) (Westcon Construction Group, Inc., Indio, CA).
J. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Various Events Including the Consumption of Alcohol at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, 72567 Highway 111.
K. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION to Release Improvement Security in the Amount of $30,976.50 for Off-Site Improvements to Technology Drive Related to the Fairfield Inn Project (MMP Properties, Inc., Applicant).
L. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of an Extension to the Temporary Partial Road Closure of Larkspur Lane from September 2 – October 13, 2017, for Hotel Paseo Construction.
| 13. | CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER |
| 14. | RESOLUTIONS None |
| 15. | ORDINANCES |
A. FOR INTRODUCTION
1. ORDINANCE NO. 1330 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.24.070 RELATED TO WORK HOURS FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
B. FOR ADOPTION None
| 16. | NEW BUSINESS |
A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MARKETING PLAN AND RELATED MEDIA PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018.
B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE USE OF IDENTIFIED METHODS TO DISPOSE OF REAL PROPERTY (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY).
C. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF RESTORATION INCENTIVE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE MILES BATES HOUSE LOCATED AT 73697 SANTA ROSA WAY (APN 627-102-024).
| 17. | CONTINUED BUSINESS |
A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM AND APPROVE THE DESERT CITIES ENERGY CHOICE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR SAME (Continued from the meetings of July 13 and August 24, 2017).
| 18. | OLD BUSINESS None |
| 19. | PUBLIC HEARINGS |
A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 25.34.120 – CANNABIS USE AND REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 25.16 – COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS AND CHAPTER 25.18 – DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS – TO ALLOW FOR CANNABIS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY, SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT; AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.101 – COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATORY PERMITS, Case No. ZOA 17-027 (City of Palm Desert, Applicant) (Continued from the meeting of August 24, 2017).
C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING/ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING PLAN FOR THE PERIOD OF FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 TO 2022-2023.
| 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 |
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
1. Property – 8.34 Acres Located on Country Club Drive, East of Portola Avenue (APN 620-430-024, -025) (Property No. 12g – Long-Range Property Management Plan [LRPMP]), Property Owner – Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
2. Property – 128 Acres Located Near Gerald Ford Drive/Portola Avenue (APNs 694-300-001, -002, -005; 694-300-014, -015; 694-310-002, -003, -006) (Property Nos. 11 a-h – LRPMP), Property Owner – Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
| 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 August 24, 2017, Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST SUCCESSOR AGENCY TREASURY – Warrant Dated 8/25/2017.
| 27. | CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA |
| 28. | RESOLUTIONS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA None |
| 29. | NEW BUSINESS – SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA |
A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE USE OF IDENTIFIED METHODS TO DISPOSE OF REAL PROPERTY (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL).
| 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. | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – C |
| 35. | ADJOURN SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO PDRDA 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. |