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Home My WebLink About2007-09-27MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M. Chairman Kelly convened the meeting at 3:01 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chairman Jean M. Benson Member Jim Ferguson arrived at 3:15 p.m. Member Cindy Finerty Member Robert A. Spiegel Chairman Richard S. Kelly Also Present: Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager/RDA Executive Director David J. Erwin, City Attorney Sheila R. Gilligan, ACM for Community Services Homer Croy, ACM for Development Services Justin McCarthy, ACM for Redevelopment Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk Bo Chen, City Engineer Dan Kaiser, Acting Director of Building & Safety Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Development Patrick Conlon, Director of the Office of Energy Management Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance/City Treasurer Janet M. Moore, Director of Housing Mark Greenwood, Director of Public Works Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs Frank Taylor, Asst. Chief, Palm Desert Police/Riverside Co. Sheriff's Dept. Grace L. Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk III. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Request for Closed Session: None MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 With Agency Board concurrence, Chairman Kelly adjourned the meeting to Closed Session of the City Council at 3:02 p.m. He reconvened the meeting at 4:01 p.m. IV. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. None V. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS None VI. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES of the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting of September 13, 2007. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 65RDA, 72RDA, 80RDA, 66-Housing, 69-Housing, 73-Housing, 81-Housing, 67HA, 74HA, and 82HA. Rec: Approve as presented. C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. R24770 — Design Services for the Civil Work and Infrastructure for Future Development at Entrada del Paseo. Rec: By Minute Motion, approve Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $8,700 to the subject contract with Stantec Consulting Inc., Palm Desert, California, for the professional drafting/survey services of a roadway and parking extension, and additional reimbursable expenses at Entrada del Paseo — funds are available in Account No. 850-4358-433-4001. Upon a motion by Spiegel, second by Finerty, and 4-0 vote of the Agency Board, with Ferguson ABSENT, the Consent Calendar was approved as presented VII. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 VIII. RESOLUTIONS None IX. NEW BUSINESS None X. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PALM DESERT STRATEGIC SOLAR PLAN WITH PHASES ONE, TWO, AND THREE (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL) (Continued from the meeting of September 13, 2007). Member/Councilman Ferguson stated Edison, The Gas Company, and the Energy Coalition, the three partners in this effort, requested a continuance. MR. VINCENT BATTAGLIA, Palm Desert resident, stated he was a recent MBA graduate from University of California, Riverside -Palm Desert campus, a managing partner of Environment Powered, a recycling and sustainability service in Palm Desert, a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Inland Empire Chapter, and State advocate for the U.S. Green Building Council in Sustainable Construction. He thanked Director of Office of Energy Management Patrick Conlon for the phenomenal work he's done and stated he was a beacon to all who were working towards having dwellings be more "green." He said he was supportive of Mr. Conlon's efforts and the proposed historic plan for the citizens of Palm Desert for three reasons: 1) It will move this community in the right direction and help reduce greenhouse gas emission and the air pollution caused by daily energy uses; 2) it helps to moderate the increasing dependence on natural gas; 3) it will help mitigate the associated risks of electricity's price and volatility, i.e., building more power plants. He said using solar was truly a sustainable approach. He said the definition of sustainability was the ability to provide the needs of the earth's current population without damaging the ability for future generations to provide for themselves. Essentially, when a process was sustainable, it can be carried out over and over again without negative environmental effects or possibly higher costs to anyone involved. How this related to the Palm Desert Solar Plan was that Environment Powered was part of a growing group of green builders in Riverside County that coordinate energy efficient methods into the construction of new structures and also made older structures more energy efficient to make the entire living structure as sustainable and as stand-alone as possible. He encouraged the Council to ratify the proposed Palm Desert Strategic Solar Plan, which would move the City toward a historical direction and put the City of Palm Desert in a leadership position toward sustainable growth. He said business leaders 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 promoting sustainability were in support of the City's solar plan and believed it was a product the City was helping create. He requested that Council set a concrete date to have the plan ratified. MS. KATHY DEROSA, Southern California Edison Public Affairs, stated as the nation's leading producer of renewable energy, Southern California Edison was supportive of efforts to increase the number of renewable resources to its customers. She said they didn't have the opportunity yet to review the proposed plan in detail; therefore, she was not in a position to comment as to the value it would have to their customers and requested a continuance at this time. MR. THOMAS HALL stated he was a renewable energy provider. He said he's been observing what cities in the Coachella Valley had been doing with regards to renewable energy and energy efficiency, and Palm Desert was the leader and encouraged Council to continue on that path. He said if the City was looking for revenue, people will come to Palm Desert to learn about a sustainable City with many advantages to reach the goals that everyone wants to achieve. Member/Councilman Spiegel moved to continue this item to a date uncertain. Motion was seconded by Ferguson and carried by a 5-0 vote. XI. OLD BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO. R24780 — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT ENTRADA DEL PASEO. Mayor Pro Tem Benson moved to, by Minute Motion, approve Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $56,000 to the subject contract with Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc., Palm Desert, California, for continued construction management services for the Henderson Community Building — funds are available in Account No. 850-4358-433-4001. Motion was seconded by Finerty and carried by a 4-0 vote, with Ferguson ABSENT. Responding to question regarding completion of the project, Project Coordinator Missy Wightman replied an original sub -contractor was replaced for not adhering to the schedule, thereby moving the completion date to the end of January. XII. PUBLIC HEARINGS None 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 XIII. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR None B. AGENCY COUNSEL None C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY None XIV. ADJOURNMENT With Agency Board concurrence, Chairman Kelly adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m. ATTEST: ARD S. KELLY, CHAIRMAN RA HELLE D. KLASSE, SECRETARY PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 5