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Home My WebLink About01-28-16-cc-AGENDAPOSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - A (CLOSED SESSION ITEMS) Any person wishing to discuss any item of Closed Session business may address the City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards at this point by stepping to the lectern and giving his/her name and address for the record. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes unless additional time is authorized by the City Council, Successor Agency, or Housing Authority Boards. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council, Successor Agency, or Housing Authority Boards to take action on items not on the Agenda, members will not enter into discussion with speakers but 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. IV. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Request for Closed Session: A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: 1) Property: Lease Property - Parkview Professional Office Complex - 73710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite No. 219, Palm Desert Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Paul S. Gibson/City of Palm Desert Property Owner: City of Palm Desert Other Parties: The Altum Group Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment B. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Number of potential cases: 2 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. Action: VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Palm Desert Youth Committee Member Abigail Sanford VII. INVOCATION - Councilman Sabby Jonathan VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - B Any person wishing to discuss any item not scheduled for public hearing may address the City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards at this point by stepping to the lectern and giving his/her name and address for the record. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes unless additional time is authorized by the City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards to take action on items not on the Agenda, members will not enter into discussion with speakers but may briefly respond or instead refer the matter to staff for report and recommendation at a future City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority meeting. Reports and documents relating to each of the following items listed on the agenda, including those received following posting/distribution, are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260, telephone (760) 346-0611. IX. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS A. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE MEGAN MILLER FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AND ITS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION - 2015. Action: B. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE KEN STENDELL FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AND ITS BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS, 1991 - 2015. Action: 2 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 C. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF AN UPDATE ON PALM DESERT YOUTH COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES BY MEMBER ABIGAIL SANFORD. Action: D. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY BRYAN CLYMER OF BEN CLYMER’S THE BODY SHOP, IN RECOGNITION OF THE FEBRUARY 2016 BENEVOLENCE CAR GIVEAWAY EVENT IN PALM DESERT. Action: X. CONSENT CALENDAR ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE ROLL CALL VOTE. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR AUDIENCE REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION UNDER SECTION XI, CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER, OF THE AGENDA. A. MINUTES of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 14, 2016. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY TREASURY - Warrants Dated 12/31/2015, 1/8/2016 - 2, and 1/12/2016. Rec: Approve as presented. C. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY/HOUSING TREASURIES - Warrant Dated 1/15/2016 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Housing Authority). Rec: Approve as presented. 3 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 D. RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 12 - 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 Community Development/Planning, as Indicated on the Records Retention Schedule (Adopted May 14, 2015) – Records From 1987 - 2013 (Exhibit “A”) - Temporary Use Permits. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. E. RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 13 - 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 Department of Community Development, to Rely on the Electronic Record as the Official Record - Records From 1979 - 2009 (Exhibit “A”) - Planning Project Files. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. F. RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 14 - 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 Department of Community Development/Planning, to Rely on the Electronic Record as the Official Record - Records from 1991 - 2013 (Exhibit “A”) - RV (Recreational Vehicle) Permits. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. G. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION to Declare Vehicles and Equipment as Surplus and Authorize Disposal as Proposed - Miscellaneous Public Works Assets. Rec: By Minute Motion, declare vehicles and equipment listed on the accompanying staff report as surplus and authorize disposal as proposed. Action: XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER 4 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 XII. RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - 15 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE BILL 1193 (STEINBERG) - HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC NOTICES. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. Action: XIII. ORDINANCES A. For Introduction: None B. For Adoption: 1. ORDINANCE NO. 1301 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 25.34.120 TO PROHIBIT CANNABIS DISPENSARIES, CANNABIS MANUFACTURERS, AND CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS IN THE CITY, Case No. ZOA 15-322 (City of Palm Desert, Applicant). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. Action: 2. ORDINANCE NO. 1302 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR AMENDMENTS TO PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 25.16.030, 25.28.070, AND 25.99.020 TO ALLOW NEW AND USED OUTDOOR AUTOMOTIVE SALES IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS, AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO AUTO USES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, Case No. ZOA 15-350 (City of Palm Desert, Applicant). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. Action: 5 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 XIV. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-HOUSING BOND PROCEEDS FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS (CONTRACT NO. SA34190A) (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt Resolution Nos. 2016 - 16 and SA-RDA 052, approving the execution of a Supplemental Non- Housing Bond Proceeds Funding Agreement between the Successor Agency and the City, and taking certain related actions. Action: XV. CONTINUED BUSINESS None XVI. OLD BUSINESS A. INFORMATIONAL REPORT IN REGARD TO WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS BY THE CITY. Rec: By Minute Motion, receive and file the informational report in regard to water conservation efforts. Action: B. REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION RELATED TO PEDESTRIAN- ORIENTED SIGNS ON EL PASEO. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Direct staff to continue enforcing the current standards for pedestrian-oriented signs on El Paseo. or 2) Initiate a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to create standards as determined by the City Council. Action: 6 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 C. INFORMATIONAL REPORT REGARDING CITY COUNCIL SALARIES. Rec: By Minute Motion, receive and file the informational report regarding City Council Salaries. Action: D. REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT. Rec: By Minute Motion, provide additional direction to staff related to the discussion of drive-through restaurants. Action: XVII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO REPEAL PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 25.72.040 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS - AND ADOPT A NEW MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 25.78.080 - SPECIFIC PLANS - AND MAKE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 25.28.060, 25.28.070, 25.60.060, AND 25.99.020 TO REFLECT THE NEW SPECIFIC PLAN ORDINANCE, Case No. ZOA 15-03 (City of Palm Desert, Applicant). Rec: Waive further reading and: 1) Pass Ordinance No. 1303 to second reading, approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment 15-03 to repeal Section 25.72.040 and to establish Section 25.78.080 for Specific Plans, and make minor amendments to Sections 25.28.060, 25.28.070, 25.60.060, and 25.99.020 to make them consistent with the new Specific Plan Ordinance. 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2016 - 17, approving a Notice of Determination of a Negative Declaration for Zoning Ordinance Amendment 15-03. Action: 7 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 XVIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. CITY MANAGER 1. City Manager Meeting Summaries for the Period of January 4 - 15, 2016. Rec: Receive and file. Action: B. CITY ATTORNEY C. CITY CLERK 1. Reminder of City Council Study Session Scheduled for Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room - Council Liaison Assignments and City Standing Committees/Commissions Structure. Action: 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 January 3 - 17, 2016. Rec: Receive and file. Action: 2. Council Requests for Action/Committee Reports/Comments: 3. Council Consideration of Travel Requests and Reports: XIX. ADJOURNMENT 8 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2016 FUTURE MEETINGS: February 1, 2016 1:30 p.m. Oversight Board -CANCELED- 6:00 p.m. Youth Committee Administrative Conference Room February 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. Parks & Recreation Commission Administrative Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Planning Commission Civic Center Council Chamber February 3, 2016 4:00 p.m. Hotel & Signature Events Committee North Wing Conference Room February 9, 2016 12:00 p.m. Architectural Review Commission Development Services Conference Room February 10, 2016 9:00 a.m. Art In Public Places Commission Development Services Conference Room 3:30 p.m. Housing Commission North Wing Conference Room 3:30 p.m. Public Safety Commission Administrative Conference Room February 11, 2016 3:00 p.m. Reg. City Council/Successor-RDA Mtgs. Civic Center Council Chamber I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 22nd day of January, 2016. Note: This agenda is subject to amendment up to 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk 9