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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 10 MAR 2011 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 II. CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 P.M. III. ROLL CALL 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, (760) 346-0611 III. 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 Housing Authority Meeting of February 24, 2011. Rec: Approve as presented. B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL and Ratification of Amendment No. 1 in an Amount Not to Exceed $7,500 to Contract No. R29410A - Professional Architectural Design Services for the Carlos Ortega Villas Project (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize and ratify Amendment No. 1 in an amount not to exceed $7,500 to the subject contract with Interactive Design Corporation, Palm Springs, California, for additional project energy efficiency research necessary in the design process; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to transfer funds from contingency to base in the amount of $7,500 - funds are available in the Palm Desert Housing Authority Capital Budget for the Carlos Ortega Villas, Account No. 871-8691-466-4001. Action: IV. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MARCH 10, 2011 V. RESOLUTIONS None VI. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ACTIONS RELATED TO AMENDMENT OF THE PALM DESERT "STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY" TO INCLUDE THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TREASURER'S POOLED INVESTMENT FUND AS AN INVESTMENT (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL, PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND PALM DESERT FINANCING AUTHORITY). Rec: 1) By Minute Motion, approve proposed amendment to the Palm Desert "Statement of Investment Policy" to authorize the Riverside County Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund as an investment; 2) waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 2011 - 14, authorizing the investment of monies in the Riverside County Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund; 3) waive further reading and adopt Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 583, authorizing the investment of monies in the Riverside County Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund. Action: B. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT TO WEST COAST ARBORISTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,442.50 FOR THE CITYWIDE TREE PRUNING PROGRAM (CONTRACT NO. C30460, PROJECT NO. 932-11) (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Award subject contract for the Citywide Tree Pruning Program in the amount of $50,422.50 to West Coast Arborists, Anaheim, California (City - $37,179 and Housing Authority - $13,243.50); 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside an additional 10% contingency for the project in the total amount of $5,042.25 (City - $3,717.90 and Housing Authority - $1,324.35); 3) authorize Mayor/Chairman to execute said contract - funds are available for the portion of the contract relative to the City and Assessment Districts in Parks and Recreation Account Nos. 110-4610-453- 3320, 110-4611-453-3320, 110-4611-453-3371, Repair/Maintenance Medians Account No. 110-4614-453-3370, and Assessment District Fund 200 Accounts; and for the Housing Authority, funds are set aside in the 2010- 2011 Housing Authority Operating Budget. Action: 2 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MARCH 10, 2011 VII. CONTINUED BUSINESS NONE VIII. OLD BUSINESS NONE IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE X. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR B. AUTHORITY COUNSEL C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY XI. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert Housing Authority was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less th than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 4 day of March, 2011. RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLE 3