HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager Update on the 2019 City GoalsCITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Palm Desert City Council
From: Lauri Aylaian, City Manager
Date: August 14, 2019
Subject: City of Palm Desert 2019 Goals Update
City staff is excited by the progress made towards accomplishing the 2019 goals
established and adopted by the Palm Desert City Council in January 2019. Attached to
this memorandum is an interim status report on the progress made to date.
If you have any questions about the summary -level information provided, please contact
me at your convenience for greater detail.
LAURI AYLAIAN
CITY MANAGER
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City of Palm Desert 2019 Goals
22 August 2019 Status Update
Open the Palm Desert HUB to attract high
Council approved tenant
tech entrepreneurial businesses and jobs.
improvement work and budget,
terms for iHUB lease from
landlord, and for sublease to Cal
State. Landlord's request for rent
increase will return to Council for
consideration 8/22.
Prepare a Broadband/Fiber Master Plan.
This project has not yet started.
Present analysis of alternatives for visitor
Goal accomplished. Council has
services delivery and begin work on City
chosen option for development of
Council's chosen option.
a visitor center from shipping
containers. Conceptual design
underway.
Produce a five-year financial forecast. Goal accomplished.
Develop and adopt economic development Preliminary analysis completed
incentive programs for targeted businesses and presented in study session.
and properties. Report to City Council framing
Develop and implement a Business
Retention and Expansion Program.
Launch development of 14 affordable, self-
help homes on Merle Drive (dependent on
competitive funding award) and initiate
RFP process for multi -family development
vacant site at San Pasqual and Santa Rosa
Way.
specific incentive packages will be
completed in September.
Plan completed and presented to
Council. Survey of existing
businesses to commence in
September.
RFP process completed, and
developer selected. Disposition
and Development Agreement not
yet execution. Report to be
provided to City Council 8/22.
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Implement E-TRAKiT for online permitting,
plan review, inspections, and building
records.
9 Develop and implement Build Palm Desert,
a citywide program to build a high
performing, high morale organization.
10 Conduct an El Paseo demonstration project
of parklets and bulb -outs (based on the
Gibbs Study), with consideration for
including Lupine in the demonstration.
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Develop and implement a 90-day pilot
program for shared mobility devices. Use
knowledge gained to evaluate/define a
potential permanent program.
Continue community -wide civic
engagement efforts and create an ad hoc
advisory committee to help guide the
process.
Begin construction of Phase 1 of the San
Pablo corridor improvements.
Complete design of President's Plaza and
have project ready to bid.
Software capability to be installed
late fall / early winter.
Development Services is
determining which permit types to
first provide via online transaction.
System will take at least six
months to 'Wring out."
Goal revised to phase in over two
years to allow for necessary
groundwork. Specialty
facilitator(s) to be selected within
60 days.
Design completed for El Paseo
and Larkspur and project
advertised for bid, but no bids
were received. Request to
negotiate competitively with three
firms on agenda for 8/22. Work
should commence, but will not be
completed, prior to Golf Cart
Parade.
Pilot program considered and
rejected by City Council.
Goal accomplished. Work of
advisory committee underway and
ongoing.
Goal accomplished.
Design revised at request of City
Council in order to respond to
input from merchants. Project on
target to be ready to bid at end of
2019.
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15 Begin construction of CV -Link
improvements in Palm Desert.
General Plan Amendment and
revision to EIR will go to Council
for consideration in September.
Construction management
contract being presented to
Council 8/22. Design (managed
by CVAG) lags for Painter's Path
connection to Bump `n 'Grind and
connection to Hovley Lane.
Construction more likely to start 1 st
quarter of 2020 than fourth quarter
of 2019.
16 Construct mid -block crossings and Incorporated in Item 10, above.
enhance pedestrian walkways at El Paseo
intersections.
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