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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 26 MAY 2005 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 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 or Redevelopment Agency Board 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 or Redevelopment Agency Board. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council or Redevelopment Agency Board to take action on items not on the Agenda, members will not enter into discussion with speakers but will instead refer the matter to staff for report and recommendation at a future City Council or Redevelopment Agency meeting. IV. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Request for Closed Session: Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: 1) Property: 42-455 Washington Street (APN 637-017-002) Negotiating Parties: Agency: Justin McCarthy/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Alex Mogharebi, Marcus Millichap Other Parties: Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 2) Property: 10 acres +/-, NEC Country Club Drive/Desert Willow Drive Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Sanderson J. Ray/Desert Springs Partners Other Parties: Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 3) Property: 30-acre Site, NEC Portola Avenue/Gerald Ford Drive Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Michael Marix/Cornerstone Developers, Inc. Other Parties: Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): Number of potential cases: 1 Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant potential to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c): Number of potential cases: 1 V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. Action: VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Vice Chairman Jim Ferguson VII. INVOCATION - Member Robert A. Spiegel VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - B Any person wishing to discuss any item not scheduled for public hearing may address the City Council, 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, Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority Boards to take action on items not on the Agenda, members will not enter into discussion with speakers but will instead refer the matter to staff for report and recommendation at a future City Council, Redevelopment Agency, or Housing Authority meeting. IX. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS A. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY OF PALM DESERT/PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY UNITED WAY OF THE DESERT. Action: B. PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY BOARD BY THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (R.S.V.P.). Action: POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 C. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE PALM DESERT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AUSTIN WEISS FOR PERFECT SCORE ON THE S.A.T. Action: D. INTRODUCTION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT'S "RECYCLE BINNEY." 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 Redevelopment Agency Meeting of May 12, 2005. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 234RDA, 241RDA, 235-Housing, 242-Housing, 236HA, and 243HA. Rec: Approve as presented. C. COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. 1. Citizens' Advisory Committee for Project Area No. 4 Meeting of April 18, 2005. 2. Entrada del Paseo Steering Committee Meeting of March 11, 2005. Rec: Receive and file. D. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. R22730 - Final Design Civil Engineering Services for Single- Family and Senior Housing Portion of the 40-acre Site (Merle Drive/42nd Avenue). Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify Contract Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $3,000 to the subject contract with MSA Consulting, Rancho Mirage, California, for preparation of two legal descriptions associated with the Redevelopment Agency's single-family and senior housing project - funds are available in Account No. 870- 4698-466-4001. POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER XII. RESOLUTIONS None XIII. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SUBSTITUTION OF SUBCONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PALM VILLAGE APARTMENTS (CONTRACT NO. R21780). Rec: By Minute Motion, approve the following subcontractor substitutions for the project contract with Taylor Frager, Temecula, California: 1) ALLCO Millwork, Inc., Corona, California, for Diversified Openings, Ontario, California; 2) R.C. Tile, Hesperia, California, for The Works Floor & Wall, Cathedral City, California. Action: B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO. R19060 - ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR APARTMENT COMPLEX KNOWN AS PALM VILLAGE APARTMENTS. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $27,471 to the subject contract with Robbins, Jorgensen, Christopher, Newport Beach, California, for additional professional services plus $8,800 for allowable reimbursable expenses; 2) authorize the transfer of $16,432 from contingency to base for the subject contract, with the remaining $19,839 available in Account No. 870-4349-433-4001; 3) authorize the Chairman to execute said Contract Amendment. Action: POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF FURNISHINGS AND RETAIL MERCHANDISE DISPLAY FIXTURES FOR THE NEW PALM DESERT VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER. Rec: By Minute Motion, approve the purchase of furniture and retail merchandise display fixtures recommended by the Entrada del Paseo Steering Committee for the new Visitor Information Center, and authorize the following procurement instruments: 1) Purchase Order in the amount of $102,247 plus a $10,225 contingency to G/M Business Interiors, Riverside, California, for the purchase of furniture; 2) Purchase Order in the amount of $9,493 plus $949 contingency to Office Depot, Los Angeles, California, for the purchase of back-of-house furniture; 3) Agreement with F & B, Inc./Nanemone, Pomona, California, in the amount of $45,000 plus $4,500 contingency for the design and fabrication of retail fixtures and brochure display racks - funding for these purchases is available in Account No. 850-4358-433-4001; use of contingency requires additional action by the Agency Board. Action: D. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE PALM DESERT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the subject Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) between the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency and the Palm Desert Development Company, amending the terms for payment in lieu of property taxes (PILOT), and amending the terms of the Energy Savings Payment and allowable energy savings features; 2) authorize the Chairman to execute the Amendment to the DDA and any other documents necessary to facilitate such amendment. Action: POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 E. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PORTOLA AVENUE BRIDGE AT THE WHITEWATER CHANNEL (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt: 1) City Council Resolution No. 05-35, approving payment by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency for all or part of the cost of the installation and construction of the Portola Avenue Bridge at the Whitewater Channel. 2) Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 501, approving payment by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency for all or part of the cost of the installation and construction of the Portola Avenue Bridge at the Whitewater Channel. Action: XIV. CONTINUED BUSINESS None XV. OLD BUSINESS None XVI. PUBLIC HEARINGS None XVII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR B. AGENCY COUNSEL C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MAY 26, 2005 XVII. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City Hall Bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 20th day of May, 2005. ________________________________ Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk