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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 23 MAR 2006 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - A 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: 170-acre Site, Frank Sinatra Drive/Portola Avenue Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Other Parties: Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 2) Property: SEC Fred Waring Drive/San Pablo Avenue (APNs 627- 101-033/038/039, -002, 017) Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Other Parties: Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 23, 2006 Conference with Legal Counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a): Conference with Legal Counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. Action: VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Vice Chairman Richard S. Kelly VII. INVOCATION - Member Jean M. Benson VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – B Any person wishing to discuss any item not scheduled for public hearing may address the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Financing Authority, 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, Financing Authority, or Housing Authority Boards. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Financing Authority, 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, Financing Authority, or Housing Authority meeting. IX. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS A. PRESENTATION TO MICHAEL BARNARD FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE JOSLYN COVE SENIOR CENTER. Rec: Action: B. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE CITY OF PALM DESERT/PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY EMPLOYEES FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE -- MARCH 2006. Rec: Action: 2 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 23, 2006 C. PRESENTATION OF PALM DESERT STUDENT RECOGNITION. Rec: Action: D. PRESENTATION OF UPDATE ON THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT RESORTS CONVENTION & VISITORS AUTHORITY BY PRESIDENT AND CEO JEFF BECKELMAN. Rec: 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 March 9, 2006. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 184RDA, 190RDA, 182-Housing, 185-Housing, 191-Housing, and 186HA. Rec: Approve as presented. C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of the Assignment of Subcontract for Construction of the Palm Village Apartments (Contract No. R21780). Rec: By Minute Motion, approve of the assignment of subcontract with Beneditti Construction Management d.b.a. Tandem West Group to TWF Construction Inc., d.b.a. SelectBuild, for the subject contract with Taylor Frager, Inc., Temecula, California. 3 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 23, 2006 D. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. R21500 -- Architectural Services for Design of Clubhouse Facility for Catalina Gardens and The Pueblos Apartments. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Contract Amendment No. 1 to the subject contract with Kristi W. Hanson, Inc., Palm Desert, California, for reimbursables in an amount not to exceed $4,000; 2) authorize the Chairman to execute same; 3) authorize the Director of Finance to transfer $4,000 from contingency to base for the project -- funds are available in Account No. 850-4433-433-4001. E. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. R22200 -- Monument Signage at Entrada del Paseo. Rec: By Minute Motion, approve Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $29,100 to the subject contract with Fluoresco Lighting & Signs, Pomona, California, for additional directional signage at Entrada del Paseo -- funding is available in the Capital Budget-FY 2005/06 for this project, Account No. 850-4358-433-4001. F. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. R22340 -- Architectural Services to Design a 27-unit Senior Housing Complex (La Rocca Villas) and a Community Room to be Located Between Merle Drive and 42nd Avenue. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Contract Amendment No. 1 to the subject contract with Kristi W. Hanson, Inc., Palm Desert, California, for reimbursables in an amount not to exceed $3,000; 2) authorize the Chairman to execute same; 3) authorize the Director of Finance to transfer $3,000 from contingency to base for the project -- funds are available in Account No. 870-4698-466-4001. G. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Contract Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. R22600 -- Design of the Henderson Community Building at Entrada del Paseo. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Contract Amendment No. 2 to the subject contract with Patel Architecture, Rancho Mirage, California, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 in additional reimbursables; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to transfer $5,000 from contingency to base for the subject project. 4 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 23, 2006 Action: XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER XII. RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION NO. 521 A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DECLARING ITS INTENT TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES BY THE AGENCY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. Action: XIII. NEW BUSINESS None XIV. CONTINUED BUSINESS None XV. OLD BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ALESSANDRO ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS (CONTRACT NO. R24310). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize award of the subject contract to Stantec Consulting, Inc., Palm Desert, California, in the lump sum amount of $312,375; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside an additional amount of $31,237 as 10% contingency (use of contingency requires additional action); 3) authorize the Chairman to execute said contract -- funds are available in Account No. 850- 4341-433-4001. Action: 5 POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MARCH 23, 2006 XVI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DDA) WITH GREGORY & GREGORY, LLC, AND SUMMARY REPORT FOR 0.14 ACRES LOCATED AT 74-039 SAN MARINO CIRCLE, PALM DESERT (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt: 1) City Council Resolution No. 06-37, approving the sale by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency to Gregory & Gregory, LLC, Palm Desert, California, of approximately 0.14 acres of real property on a parcel located on San Marino Circle, Palm Desert, California; 2) Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 522, approving the sale to Gregory & Gregory, LLC, Palm Desert, California, of approximately 0.14 acres of real property on a parcel located on San Marino Circle in Palm Desert, California. 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 City Council 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 6