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CITY OF PALM DESERT
REGULAR
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL (CC),
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SA),
AND HOUSING AUTHORITY (HA) MEETING.
(VIRTUAL MEETING)
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
2:00 p.m. Study Session #1 Greater Palm Springs
Convention & Visitors Bureau
2:45 p.m. Study Session #2 Committee/Commission Interview
3:00 p.m. Closed Session
4:00 p.m. Regular Session
Note: Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, this meeting may be conducted by teleconference
and there will be no in-person public access to the meeting location.
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THREE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING
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CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY: Any person wishing to discuss
any Closed Session business that is within the subject matter may participate utilizing one of
the three options listed on the back page of this agenda.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8:
1) (City Council)
Property: Lease Property – 73520 Fred Waring Drive (APN 622-260-082)
Agency Negotiator: Todd Hileman/Wayne Olson
Other Party Negotiator: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Property Owner: City of Palm Desert
2) (City Council)
Property: Desert Willow 3.03 acres APN 620-420-024 and 620-400-008)
Agency Negotiator: Todd Hileman/Martin Alvarez
Other Party Negotiator: Desert Wave Ventures
Property Owner: City of Palm Desert
3) (Successor Agency)
Property: 81 acre portion of the 128-acre site, located south of Gerald Ford
Drive, west of Portola Avenue (APN 694-310-002, 003)
Agency Negotiator: Todd Hileman/Martin Alvarez
Other Party Negotiator: Refuge Palm Desert, LLC
Property Owner: Successor Agency
4) (City Council, Successor Agency)
Property: Falcon Crest – 74677 King Fisher Circle (APN 624-440-030)
Agency Negotiator: Todd Hileman/Veronica Tapia
Property Owner: Bradford L. Buskirk
B. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
Potential cases: 2
RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
MEETING – 4:00 P.M.
a) Roll Call
b) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag – Councilmember Karina Quintanilla
c) Inspiration/Invocation – Mayor Pro Tem Jan C. Harnik
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REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION
AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS
1. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE MSGR. HOWARD A. LINCOLN FOR HIS SERVICE
TO RESIDENTS OF PALM DESERT AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY (CC).
2. CONSIDERATION OF THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE(S) AND
ALTERNATE(S) FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2021 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE – SACRAMENTO – SEPTEMBER 22-24 (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, appoint Voting Delegate(s) and Alternate(s) for the upcoming
Annual Conference.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS – This is an opportunity for the public to speak on issues
that are not on the agenda for a maximum of three minutes. Speakers may utilize one of the
three options listed on the back page of this agenda.
Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council, Successor Agency, and Housing
Authority Boards to take action on items not on the Agenda, members may briefly respond or
instead refer the matter to staff for report and recommendation at a future City Council,
Successor Agency, or Housing Authority Meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be approved
by one (1) Minute Motion.
3. MINUTES of the regular City Council, Successor Agency, and Housing Authority
meeting of June 24, 2021.
Rec: Approve as presented.
4. APPROVE CLAIMS AND DEMANDS WARRANTS – City: 6/8/2021, 6/11/2021,
6/17/2021 and 6/18/2021; Successor Agency: 6/11/2021; City and Housing Authority:
5/28/2021 and 6/11/2021.
Rec: Approve as presented.
5. APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE by Mi Cultura Peruvian
Colombian Cuisine, 44-795 San Pablo Ave, #5-6 (CC).
Rec: Receive and file.
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6. HOUSING COMMISSION MINUTES for the meeting of May 5, 2021 (HA).
Rec: Receive and file.
7. COMMITTEE/COMMISSION end of term recognition (CC):
a) Sonia Campbell – Art In Public Places Commission
b) Russell Campbell – Finance Committee
c) Kim Housken – Parks and Recreation Commission
d) Mary Helen Kelly – Parks and Recreation Commission
e) Gloria Kirkwood – Public Safety Commission
f) Allan Levin – Architectural Review Commission
g) Lesley Miller – Art In Public Places Commission
h) Juan Mireles – Cultural Resources Preservation Committee
i) Rod Murphy – Building Board of Appeals
j) Marty Nethery – Public Safety Commission
k) Gary Olesen – Cultural Resources Preservation Committee
l) Michael Rover – Building Board of Appeals
Rec: Receive and file.
8. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of continuation of terms for expiring members of the El
Paseo Parking and Business Improvement Area Board until reappointment (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, continue the terms for expiring members on the El Paseo
Parking and Business Improvement Area Board until reappointment.
9. RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 48 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, setting forth its findings and authorizing the destruction of records from the
Department of Public Art, as indicated on the Records Retention Schedule (adopted
October 29, 2020). Records from 2002, through 2008 (Exhibit A) (CC).
Rec: Waive further reading and adopt.
10. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of the Martha’s Village and Kitchen 2021 Thanksgiving
Day 5K and road closure (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, approve: a) The Martha’s Village and Kitchen Thanksgiving
Day 5K, scheduled for Thursday, November 25, 2021; and b) road closures on
El Paseo between Highway 74 and Portola Avenue – Sponsorship was approved
as part of the City-Produced and City-Sponsored Events Budget.
11. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of 2021 Paint El Paseo Pink Event and road closure (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, approve: a) Desert Cancer Foundation’s Paint El Paseo Pink
charitable walk on Saturday, October 9, 2021; and b) road closures on El Paseo
between Highway 74 and Portola Avenue – Sponsorship was approved as part
of the City-Produced and City-Sponsored Events Budget.
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12. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION for purchase of two John Deere tractors from The
Toro Company, Bermuda Dunes, California, in the amount of $140,969.47 (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, authorize the purchase of two John Deere tractors from The
Toro Company of Bermuda Dunes, California, in the amount of $140,969.47 –
funds are available in Account No. 4414195-4809200, Desert Willow Clubhouse
Equipment Replacement.
13. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT in the amount of $145,725 to Westcon
Construction Group, Inc., Indio, California, for the 2021 Curb Ramp Modification Project
(Contract No. C41560) (Project No. 753-19) (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion approve/authorize: a) Award Contract No. C41560 to Westcon
Construction Group, Inc., Indio, California, in the amount of $145,725; b) Finance
Director to set aside a contingency in the amount of $14,573; c) City Manager to
approve any additional expenditure for unseen circumstances up to the
contingency amount; and d) Mayor to execute the subject contract – funds are
available in the Measure A Fund, Account Nos. 2134312-4400100 and 2134311-
4332000, and General Fund Account No. 1104312-4332000.
14. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of an extension to contract with John Harrison Contracting,
Inc., for HVAC Mechanical Systems Maintenance Services at the Palm Desert Housing
Authority properties in a total annual amount not to exceed $175,000 (Contract No.
HA37273) (HA).
Rec: By Minute Motion, approve/authorize: a) Extension to subject contract with John
Harrison Contracting, Inc., Banning, California, for the HVAC Mechanical
Systems Maintenance Services at the Palm Desert Housing Authority properties
for a period of twelve (12) months in the total amount not to exceed $175,000 for
contract services; and b) Chairman or Executive Director and designee to take
all necessary actions to execute the extension and any documents necessary to
effectuate the actions taken herewith – funds included in the Fiscal Year
2021/2022 proposed Authority’s replacement reserve budget in the appropriate
Authority accounts.
15. REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract No. C38390 – 2020 Slurry Seal
Project (Project No. 751-20) (American Asphalt South, Inc., Riverside, CA) (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, accept the 2020 Slurry Seal Project as complete and authorize
the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
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16. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION to streamline the use of vendors for Risk
Management and Human Resources by granting exception to bidding requirements and
approving vendor lists for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion: a) Grant an exception to the purchasing requirements of the
Palm Desert Municipal Code, as provided for in Section 3.30.160(K); b) approve
the vendor lists for Risk Management and Human Resources; and c) authorize
the City Manager to execute contracts as needed and recommended by staff
during Fiscal Year 2021/2022.
17. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL to program $6,169 in new Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program funds toward the Palma Village Park Improvements for Fiscal
Year 2021/2022 (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion, program $6,169 in new Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program funds toward the Palma Village Park Improvements for Fiscal
Year 2021/2022.
18. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION to apply for and accept the 2021 Emergency
Management Performance Grant from the State of California Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services, in the amount of $14,576 (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion: a) Authorize staff to apply for the Fiscal Year 2021 Emergency
Management Performance Grant (EMPG) through the California Governor’s
Office of Emergency Services (OES), in the amount of $14,576; b) upon
notification of the grant award, accept the EMPG; and c) authorize the City
Manager to execute the 2021 EMPG application and any ancillary documents as
necessary.
19. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of a collection agreement between the Greater Palm
Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the City for the Greater Palm Springs
Tourism Business Improvement District Assessment (Contract No. C41730) (Continued
from the Meeting of June 24, 2021) (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion: a) Approve a collection agreement between the Greater Palm
Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the City for the Greater Palm
Springs Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) assessment on vacation
rentals, substantially as to form; b) authorize the City Attorney to finalize the
agreement; and c) authorize the Mayor and/or the City Manager to execute any
documents necessary to facilitate the actions taken herewith.
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ACTION CALENDAR
20. RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 49 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-1 (UNIVERSITY PARK) FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2021/2022 (CC).
Rec: Waive further reading and adopt.
21. RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 50 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, INCREASING PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
REQUIRING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND
DIRECTING STAFF TO INITIATE A ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT (ZOA)
RELATED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 25.60.060 PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC
NOTICE (CC).
Rec: Waive further reading and adopt.
22. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL
CONTROL FIELD AND SHELTER SERVICES TO THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000
ANNUALLY (CONTRACT NO. C41770) (CC).
Rec: By Minute Motion: a) Award subject three-year Agreement for Animal Control
Field and Shelter Services to the County in an amount not to exceed $350,000 annually,
Said contract shall renew automatically in one (1) year increments from July 1, 2021, to
June 30, 2024, subject to final review and approval of the City Attorney; b) Authorize the
Mayor to execute subject Agreement; and c) Approve exception to bidding requirements
as provided for in Section 3.30.160(J) of the Palm Desert Municipal Code – funds are
available in the proposed Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget for Professional Services,
Account No. 1104230-4309000, and funding for subsequent years will be appropriated
during the annual budget process.
INFORMATION ITEMS
None.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
23. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ACTIONS RELATED TO DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF A PROPERTY OWNER PROTEST PROCEEDING AND IF
FAVORABLE, APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF, AND THE LEVY AND COLLECTION
OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE PRESIDENT’S PLAZA III PROPERTY AND
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 (CC).
Rec: That the City Council:
a) Conduct the public hearing and receive public comments;
b) Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2021- 51 , declaring the
results of a property owner protest proceeding for the President’s Plaza III
Property and Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and
approving certain related actions; and
c) Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2021- 52 , ordering the
renewal of, and the levy and collection of assessments within, the President’s
Plaza III Property and Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2021/2022.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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Declaration of Posting:
I M. Gloria Sanchez, Acting City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of
the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency for the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency, and Housing Authority, was posted on the City Hall bulletin board no less than 72 hours prior to the
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M. Gloria Sanchez
M. Gloria Sanchez, Acting City Clerk