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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 09 MAR 2006 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 09, 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: None V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. Action: VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Member Buford A. Crites VII. INVOCATION - Chairman Jim Ferguson 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. POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 IX. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS A. PRESENTATION ON PROPOSITION 42 FROM LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES REPRESENTATIVE DAVID WILLMON. 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 February 23, 2006. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 172RDA, 174RDA, 178RDA, 172-Housing, 175-Housing, and 179- Housing. Rec: Approve as presented. C. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Professional Services Agreement for Evaluation of Country Village Apartments (Contract No. R24980). Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify the subject professional services agreement with Interactive Design Corporation, Palm Springs, California, in the amount of $15,000 for services including the evaluation of and recommendations concerning renovation or replacement of Country Village Apartments located at the corner of Washington Street and Avenue of the States -- funds are available in Account Nos. 870-4195-466-3092 and 854-4195-466-3092. 2 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 D. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Professional Services Agreement to Study Costs and Technical Feasibility of Renovating Electrical Systems, Lighting, Irrigation, Landscaping, etc., on El Paseo (Contract No. R24990). Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify the subject agreement in an amount not to exceed $24,500, including reimbursables, with Stantec Consulting, Inc., Palm Desert, California, for technical studies related to electrical engineering, civil engineering, irrigation, and landscaping elements necessary for renovating the medians and public right-of- way along El Paseo -- funds are available in Account No. 850- 4195-466-3092. E. CONSIDERATION of the Request for Subcontractor Withdrawal and a Substitution for the Construction of Palm Village Apartments (Contract No. R21780). Rec: By Minute Motion, approve withdrawal of subcontractor The Allison Company, Fontana, California, and the substitution of De Soto Pipeline Construction, Moreno Valley, California, for underground utilities work related to the subject contract with Taylor Frager, Inc., Temecula, California. XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER XII. RESOLUTIONS None 3 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 XIII. NEW BUSINESS A. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTIONS DESIGNATING THE PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THE OPERATOR OF AGENCY-OWNED HOUSING PROJECTS (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt: 1) Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 517, supplementing its resolutions designating the Palm Desert Housing Authority as the operator of certain Agency-owned Rental Housing Projects in the City of Palm Desert. 2) Housing Authority Resolution No. HA-29, acknowledging and accepting its designation by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency as the operator of certain Agency-owned Rental Housing Projects in the City of Palm Desert. Action: B. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ALL OR A PART OF THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF FREEDOM PARK (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt: 1) Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 518, approving payment by the Agency for all or a part of the cost of the installation and construction of Freedom Park. 2) City Council Resolution No. 06-29, approving payment by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency for all or a part of the cost of the installation of Freedom Park. Action: XIV. CONTINUED BUSINESS None 4 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 XV. OLD BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FREEDOM PARK (CONTRACT NO. R23210, PROJECT NO. 713-00) (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize award of the subject contract to James E. Simon Company, Indio, California, in the amount of $9,769,276 ($7,186,115 from Project Area No. 4 and $2,338,961 from Project Area No. 2) and authorize the Chairman to execute same; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside a 5% contingency in the amount of $488,464 from Project Area No. 2 (use of contingency requires additional action); 3) approve an appropriation of $244,200 from Public Works Unobligated Fund 232, Zone 3 Drainage; 4) approve an appropriation of $2,827,425 from Project Area No. 2 Unobligated Project Funds. Action: B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO. R21780 -- CONSTRUCTION OF PALM VILLAGE APARTMENTS. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Construction Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $92,327.87 and 17 additional days to the subject contract with Taylor Frager, Inc., Temecula, California,; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to transfer $92,327.87 from contingency to base for the subject project. Action: 5 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 XVI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT'S CONVEYANCE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING LOCATED AT 74-065 GOLETA AVENUE, APPROVAL OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY, INC., RELATING THERETO, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ACQUISITION COST BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: 1) Accept public testimony. 2) By Minute Motion, approve a Disposition and Development Agreement, substantially as to form, conveying the property located at 74- 065 Goleta Avenue by the City of Palm Desert to Habitat For Humanity for the purpose of rehabilitating a single-family residential property to be made available to a very low or low income family with the condition that Habitat For Humanity enter into an Affordable Housing Restriction and Lien Agreement with the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. 3) By Minute Motion, authorize the Mayor or his designee to execute all necessary documents to facilitate the transfer. 4) Waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 06-30, accepting reimbursement by the Redevelopment Agency for the cost of acquisition by the City for certain real property located at 74-065 Goleta Avenue in the City of Palm Desert. 5) Waive further reading and adopt Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 519, approving reimbursement by the Agency for the cost of the acquisition by the City for certain real property located at 74-065 Goleta Avenue (APN 625-022-005) in exchange for the requirement with Habitat For Humanity to record an affordability restriction for the period of 45 years in favor of the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. 6) By Minute Motion, appropriate $200,905 plus any transfers or closing costs to Account No. 870-4492-464-4001 for reimbursement from the Agency. 7) By Minute Motion, authorize the Chairman or his designee to execute all necessary documents to facilitate the transfer. Action: 6 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 9, 2006 B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN PALM DESERT RECEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND C V FOOD SERVICE, INC., d.b.a. LA SPIGA, AND THE RELATED SUMMARY REPORT (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: 1) Accept public testimony. 2) Waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 06- 31, approving the sale by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency to C V Food Service, Inc., of approximately 0.53 acres of real property on a parcel located between Painter's Path, Highway 111, the Palm Valley Storm Channel, and west El Paseo. 3) Waive further reading and adopt Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 520, approving the sale to C V Food Service, Inc., of approximately 0.53 acres of real property on a parcel located between Painter's Path, Highway 111, the Palm Valley Storm Channel, and west El Paseo. Action: 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 Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 3rd day of March, 2006. Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk 7