HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSRT Surf Staff Report 11142019STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS
DATE: November 14, 2019
PREPARED BY: Eric Ceja, Principal Planner
Wayne Olson, Senior Management Analyst
REQUEST: Consideration of approval of a Specific Plan, Precise Plan, Tentative Tract
Map 37639, and Disposition and Development Agreement, including
approval as to form of associated Transient Occupancy Agreement and
Acquisition Agreement for DSRT SURF, a resort development inclusive
of a surf lagoon and surf center facility (restaurant, bar, retail, and support
facilities), up to 350 hotel rooms, and 88 residential villas on a vacant
17.69-acre site; certification of the Environmental Impact Report for the
DSRT SURF project located on the west side of Desert Willow Drive; and
consideration of corresponding AB 562 Economic Development Subsidy
Report which describes $36.6 million in subsidies for the Project.
Recommendation
That the City Council:
Waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019-83 ,
approving Case Nos. SP 18-0002, PP 18-0009, EA 18-0002, and TTM 37639,
for the DSRT SURF project, subject to the conditions of approval.
2. Waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019- 83 ,
certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and adopting a Statement
of Overriding Considerations for the DSRT SURF project.
By Minute Motion:
Approve a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) between the
City, and Desert Wave Ventures, LLC.
2. Approve a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Agreement as -to -form with
Desert Wave Ventures, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $16.1 million for
the operation of a 164-room upper upscale or luxury hotel and 66 villas
located on parcel B within the Desert Willow Golf Resort.
3. Approve an Acquisition Agreement as -to -form between the City and Desert
Wave Ventures, LLC in the amount of $20 million for the acquisition of
public improvements.