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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 26 JAN 2006 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006 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: 18.67 acres, SWC Portola Avenue/Frank Sinatra Drive (APN 620-400-015) Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/ Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: RJT Homes-Catavina LLC /Chris Bergh-MDS Consulting Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. Action: POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JANUARY 26, 2006 VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Vice Chairman Richard S. Kelly 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 OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 26, 2006 AS "PAMLA VALE ABRAMSON DAY" (MS. SENIOR CALIFORNIA) IN THE CITY OF 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 Redevelopment Agency Meeting of January 12, 2006. Rec: Approve as presented. 2 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JANUARY 26, 2006 B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 136RDA, 141RDA, 143RDA, 145RDA, 137-Housing, 138-Housing, 142-Housing, and 146-Housing. Rec: Approve as presented. C. AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS for the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency -- Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006. Rec: Receive and file. D. REPORT Pursuant to Section 33080.1 of the California Health and Safety Code. Rec: Receive and file. E. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT for Removal of Palm Trees at Laguna Palms Apartments (Contract No. R24750). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Award the subject contract to the lowest bidder, Town & Country Tree Service, Barstow, California, in the amount of $19,950 to remove 57 palm trees located at Laguna Palms Apartments; 2) authorize the Executive Director to execute same. F. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Amendment to Contract No. R23990C -- Financial Consulting Services. Rec: By Minute Motion, approve an amendment to the subject contract with Real Estate Analysis Services Co. (REASCO), Palm Desert, California, for FY 2005/06 in an amount not to exceed $15,000. XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER 3 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JANUARY 26, 2006 XII. RESOLUTIONS None XIII. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR DESIGN OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER COOK STREET (CONTRACT NO. R24760). Rec: By Minute Motion, authorize staff to issue an RFQ to architecture and engineering firms for the design of a pedestrian bridge overpass on Cook Street between Frank Sinatra Drive and Gerald Ford Drive. Action: B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CIVIL WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AT ENTRADA DEL PASEO (CONTRACT NO. R24770). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve the subject contract with Stantec Consulting, Inc., Palm Desert, California, in the amount of $50,800 for professional services and authorize $2,000 for reimbursables for design of civil improvements, post design services, and construction staking services for the named parcel at Entrada del Paseo; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside the amount of $5,080 as 10% contingency (use of contingency requires additional action); 3) authorize the Chairman to execute said agreement -- funds are available in Account No. 850-4358-433- 4001. Action: 4 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JANUARY 26, 2006 C. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT ENTRADA DEL PASEO (CONTRACT NO. R24780). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize award of the subject contract with Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc., San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed $196,940 and reimbursable expenses not to exceed $2,500 for construction management services at Entrada del Paseo, including those needed for the Henderson Community Building and Phase 2 of the landscaping; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside an additional amount of $19,694 as 10% contingency (use of contingency requires additional action); 3) authorize the Chairman to execute said contract -- funds are available in Account No. 850-4358-433-4001. Action: D. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR FREEDOM PARK (CONTRACT NO. R23210A, PROJECT NO. 713-00). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize entering into contract with Harris and Associates, Palm Desert, California, to provide the subject construction management services; 2) allocate $360,000 from the Freedom Park Construction Fund, Account No. 854-4670- 454-4001, for this purpose. Action: XIV. CONTINUED BUSINESS None XV. OLD BUSINESS None XVI. PUBLIC HEARINGS None 5 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JANUARY 26, 2006 XVII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR B. AGENCY COUNSEL C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY XVIII. ADJOURNMENT 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 20th day of January, 2006. Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk 6