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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 13 SEP 2007 POSTED AGENDA REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL III. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Request for Closed Session: Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: 1) Property: APNs 653-740-001/002/003; 653-370- 004/018/028/029/030 Negotiating Parties: Agency: Justin McCarthy/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Other Parties: Carlos L. Ortega/City of Palm Desert; County of Riverside Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 2) Property: APN 620-430-024/025 Negotiating Parties: Agency: Justin McCarthy/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Other Parties: Carino & Associates Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 3) Property: NEC Frank Sinatra Drive/Portola Avenue Negotiating Parties: Agency: Carlos L. Ortega/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment IV. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION Action: V. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 None VI. 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 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OR AUDIENCE REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION UNDER SECTION VII, CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER, OF THE AGENDA. A. MINUTES of the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meetings of August 9, 2007, and August 23, 2007. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 23RDA, 25RDA, 29RDA, 34RDA, 36RDA, 38RDA, 42RDA, 45RDA, 49RDA, 53RDA, 56RDA, 60RDA, 26-Housing, 30-Housing, 32-Housing, 36-Housing, 39-Housing, 46-Housing, 50-Housing, 53-Housing, 57- Housing, 61-Housing, 27HA, 31HA, 40HA, 47HA, 51HA, 58HA, and 62HA. Rec: Approve as presented. C. CITY'S/AGENCY'S COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS and Investment Reports for May 2007 and June 2007 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency). Rec: Receive and file. D. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Agreement for Professional Services for Appraisal of Residential Property Known as 73-697 Santa Rosa Way (Contract No. R26950). Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify the subject agreement in an amount not to exceed $3,600 (including reimbursables) with Lidgard and Associates, Orange, California, for appraisal of property located at 73-697 Santa Rosa Way, Palm Desert - funds are available in Account No. 850-4195-466-3092. E. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. R22340 - Design of a 27-unit Senior Housing Complex (La Rocca Villas) POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 and a Community Room to be Located Between Merle Drive and 42nd Avenue, Palm Desert. Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Ratify Amendment No. 4 in an amount not to exceed $1,500 to the subject contract with Kristi Hanson, Inc., Palm Desert, California, at the established contracted rate for additional substantial completeness review associated with the Resident Services Facility at La Rocca Villas; 2) authorize the Executive Director and Chairman to execute same - funds are available in Account No. 870-4698-466-4001. F. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of Contract with The Gas Company for Extension of Stubs, Services, Branch Service, and Meters for Phase III of the Falcon Crest Development (Contract No. R23390G) Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify The Gas Company Line Extension contract for Falcon Crest Phase III. G. REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract No. HA23650 - Exterior Renovations - Phase A - at the Housing Authority Property Known as California Villas (Portrait Homes, Inc., Corona, CA) (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Housing Authority). Rec: By Minute Motion, accept the work as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the subject project as completed. H. REQUEST FOR DECLARATION of Office Furniture from the Redevelopment Manager's and Senior Management Analyst's Offices as Surplus. Rec: By Minute Motion, declare that the Redevelopment Manager's and Senior Management Analyst's existing office furniture as surplus goods and allow staff to donate these furnishings to the Riverside County Sheriff's Station in Palm Desert and to the non-profit Angel View Thrift Mart. VII. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER VIII. RESOLUTIONS POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 A. RESOLUTION NO. 543 - A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2006/07 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF YEAR-END ADJUSTMENTS. Rec: Waive further reading and adopt. Action: IX. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PALM DESERT STRATEGIC SOLAR PLAN WITH PHASES ONE, TWO, AND THREE (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Adopt the Palm Desert Strategic Solar Plan; 2) authorize staff to return to the City Council with a Management Contract for Services and Activities listed in the Strategic Solar Plan; 3) authorize appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency's unallocated Project Areas Nos. 1,2,3, and 4 Funds for Phase One funding, subject to members of the Palm Desert Partnership supporting the application for CPUC (California Public Utility Commission) funds for photovoltaic incentives for future Phases Two and Three; 4) authorize the City Manager to begin negotiations with outside agencies to secure additional funding for Phases Two and Three. Action: B. REQUEST FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTRADA DEL PASEO PHASE 2 LANDSCAPING (CONTRACT NO. R21090A). Rec: By Minute Motion: 1) Authorize award of the subject contract in the amount of $2,440,600 to Sierra Landscape Company, Inc., Palm Desert, California, for construction of landscaping at the Entrada del Paseo site; 2) authorize the Director of Finance to set aside the amount of $244,060 as 10% contingency (use of contingency requires additional action); 3) appropriate $1,341,200 from Unobligated Agency Funds to Account No. 850-4358-433-4001 as remaining contract amount and contingency - original budget for the Entrada del Paseo Landscaping is available in Account No. 850- 4358-433-4001 for FY 2007/08. Action: X. CONTINUED BUSINESS POSTED AGENDA PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 A. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE COSTS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO COOK STREET (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL) (Continued from the meeting of August 9, 2007). Rec: Waive further reading and adopt: 1) City Council Resolution No.07- 60, approving payment by the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency for the costs of improvements to Cook Street; 2) Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 542, approving payment by the Agency for the costs of improvements to Cook Street. Action: XI. OLD BUSINESS XII. PUBLIC HEARINGS XIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR B. AGENCY COUNSEL C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY XIV. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Pal Desert Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City th Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 7 day of September, 2007. _______________________________ Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk