AGENDA

PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETINGS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER

73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260




0. CLICK HERE TO OBTAIN OFFICIAL POSTED AGENDAS.
City of PD Posted Agendas 09-07-17


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.
Prsntatn - Suicide Prevention Week


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.
SMW - Meeting Summaries - Aug 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.
City Mgr - Meeting Summaries - Aug 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.
Prelim - CC - 08-24-2017


B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY TREASURY – Warrants Dated 7/31/2017, 8/11/2017, 8/18/2017, and 8/25/2017.
Warrants - City - 7-31-2017 - 08-25-2017


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 “A”).
Res 2017-63 - Dstrctn of Rcrds - City Clerk


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.
Res Nos. 2017-64 - 66 - Dstrctn of Rcrds - Bldg & Sfty


E. CITIZENS’ SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MINUTES for the Meeting of August 29, 2016.
Citizens Sustainability Cmte - 08-29-2016


F. REQUEST FOR DECLARATION of Surplus Property and Authorization for Disposal for Various Pieces of Office Furniture.
Surplus - Various 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).
C36360 - DWGR Tree Pruning 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).
C35030C - NOC - Electric Vehicle Fast Charger


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).
C36040 - NOC - Curb Ramp Mdfctn 753-17


J. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Various Events Including the Consumption of Alcohol at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, 72567 Highway 111.
PSAM - Various Evnts - Temp Waiver


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).
Release Scrty - Fairfield Inn Prjct - MMP Properties


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.
Xtnsn of Temp Partial Rd Closure - Larkspur Lane


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.
Ord 1330 - 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.
Marketing Plan - Media Plan FY 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).
Identified Methods to Dispose of Real Property


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).
Restoration - Miles Bates House 73697 Santa Rosa Way


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).
C36400 - Ord 1327 - Community Choice Aggregation Pgrm

CCA Pilot Project Appendix G Guidebook


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).
Ord 1329 - ZOA 17-027 Cannabis Use and Regulations

Supplmnt Info - Ord 1329 ZOA 17-027


B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO REVISE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 25.56 – SIGNS – AND MODIFY SECTION 25.99.020 – LAND USE DEFINITIONS – TO ALLOW FOR FREEWAY-ORIENTED MONUMENT SIGNS ON PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTERS ABUTTING INTERSTATE 10, Case No. ZOA 17-070 (Fountainhead Development, Applicant).
Ord 1331 - ZOA 17-070 Freeway-Oriented Monument Signs


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.
AFF Housing-Assessment of Fair Housing Plan FY 2018-19 to 2022-23


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.
Prelim - SA-RDA - 08-24-2017


B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST SUCCESSOR AGENCY TREASURY – Warrant Dated 8/25/2017.
Warrants - SA-RDA - 08-25-2017


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).
Identified Methods to Dispose of Real Property


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.