Cathedral City — 2024-06-25

A. Interview Applicants for the Palm Springs International Airport\nCommission and Finance Advisory Committee\nRecommendation: Interview applicants for the Palm Springs International\nAirport Commission and the Finance Advisory Committee.

A. Desert Recreation District (DRD) Presentation\nRecommendation: This is for presentation purposes only.

B. Presentation - Lift to Rise 2024-2026 Action Plan\nRecommendation: This is a presentation only, no formal action is\nrecommended.

C. Update on the City’s use of Service Contracts and the introduction of the\nContract Tracker Spreadsheet\nRecommendation: The update on the city’s use of service contracts throughout\nthe organization and the introduction of the “Contract\nTracker” spreadsheet is presented to the City Council for\ninformation, discussion and comments.

A. Annual Renewal of the Lighting & Landscaping District (LLD) Budget\nRecommendation: To hold a public hearing, adopt resolutions approving the\nfinal engineer's report, and order the levy and collection of\nannual assessments for the sixteen (16) existing benefit\nzones for the annual renewal of the Lighting and\nLandscaping District budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025.

B. Approve Study Session and Regular Minutes of May 22, 2024.\nRecommendation: Approve the May 22, 2024, Study Session and Regular\nCouncil Minutes.

C. Receive and File Payment of Claims and Demands for May 2024\nRecommendation:

D. Salary Schedule Updates Effective July 2024 for Non-Rep and CCPMA\nRecommendation: To adopt a resolution of the City Council approving citywide\npublicly available pay schedules in accordance with Code of\nRegulations, Title 2, Section 570.5, 571 and 571.1 and\nrescinding Resolution 2024-20.

E. Approval of Grant Expenditure SLESA FY 2020-2021\nRecommendation: To approve the expenditure plan appropriating\nSupplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA)\nfor FY 2021-2022 allocation for NexLog Dispatch Event\nRecorder, two BizHub printer/copiers, and four 4RE\nMotorola Watchguard in-car camera systems and funds to\nmatch the Department of Justice, Patrick Leahy Bulletproof\nVest Partnership Program.

F. Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Development Support Services\nbetween Cathedral City and Christiansen & Company\nRecommendation: For the City Council to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nAgreement for Development Support Services between the\nCathedral City and Christiansen & Company to provide\nengineering land development management support\nconsulting services for one (1) additional year, with the\noption for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions, in the\nnot to exceed amount of $93,000 per year; and, authorize\nthe City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 and\nadditional extensions provided within Amendment No. 1.

G. Notice of Completion for FY 2023-2024 Rubberized Emulsion Aggregate\nSlurry (REAS) Projects\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the following REAS\nProjects: Panorama Neighborhood streets (C08681), Sunny\nLane Neighborhood streets (C08682), and Victoria Drive\nNeighborhood streets (C08683), as final; and authorize the\nCity Manager to file a Notice of Completion with the\nRiverside County Recorder’s Office; and authorize the\nrelease of retention funds to Petrochem Materials\nInnovation, LLC (PMI) upon expiration of the Notice of\nCompletion.

H. CFD 2006-1, IA #21 Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax (2nd Reading)\nRecommendation: To conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance\nauthorizing the levy of a special tax within Improvement\nArea No. 21 of the City of Cathedral City Community\nFacilities District No. 2006-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire,\nParamedic, Park and General Maintenance Services).

I. Ratify Nominations by Councilmembers for Commission/Committee\nSeats and Appoint Individuals to Serve a Three-year Term to Expire June\n30, 2026.\nRecommendation: To ratify the following nominations and appoint each\nindividual to serve a three-year term continuing through\nJune 30, 2027:\nPlanning Commission:\nNomination by Councilmember Raymond Gregory to appoint\nDanielle Mead\nNomination by Councilmember Rita Lamb to appoint William\nRoy MacPhail\nParks and Community Events Commission:\nNomination by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ross to reappoint\nErin Hyland\nNomination by Councilmember Raymond Gregory to\nreappoint Antonio Baciu\nPublic Arts Commission:\nNomination by Mayor Mark Carnevale to appoint Don\nStouder\nNomination by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ross to appoint\nGregory Marks\nHistoric Preservation Committee:\nNomination by Mayor Mark Carnevale to reappoint Charlotte\nHunter-Copper

J. Resolution Confirming Assessments Against Various Property Owners\nfor Nuisance Abatement Costs\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council adopt the proposed\nresolution, thereby confirming assessments against various\nproperty owners for nuisance abatement costs and\nproviding for collection.

K. Calling a General Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, November 5,\n2024, Requesting Riverside County Provide Election Services and\nEstablishing Regulations for Candidates Filing an Optional Candidate\nStatement\nRecommendation: To adopt a Resolution calling and giving notice of a General\nMunicipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5,\n2024, for the election of certain officers and requesting the\nBoard of Supervisors of the County of Riverside to\nconsolidate the General Municipal Election with the\nStatewide General Election to be held pursuant to California\nElections Code Section 10403. It is further recommended\nthat the City Council adopt a Resolution establishing\nregulations for elective office pertaining to materials\nsubmitted to the voters at an election to be held on\nNovember 5, 2024.\n4. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. Appointments to the Palm Springs International Airport Commission and\nFinance Advisory Committee\nRecommendation: To consider appointing one individual to serve on the Palm\nSprings International Airport Commission and one individual\nto serve on the Finance Advisory Committee with terms\nexpiring on June 30, 2027, based on the interviews\nconducted during the Study Session portion of the June 26,\n2024 Meeting.

B. Award Agreement for Design Professional Services to STC Traffic, Inc.\nfor the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Cycle 11C, Citywide\nTraffic Signal Hardware Upgrades Project.\nRecommendation: To award a Professional Services Agreement to STC\nTraffic, Inc. in the amount of $84,688.93 to prepare the\nplans, specifications, right of way and environmental\ndocuments for the Highway Safety Improvement Program\n(HSIP), Cycle 11C, Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware\nUpgrades Project (CIP C08756); and authorize the City\nManager to execute the contract.

C. Contract Award for Homeless Encampment Clean Up Services and Other\nSupport Services\nRecommendation: Commencing fiscal year 2024-25, to approve a three year\nAs-Needed Service Contract to\nSignature Cleanup for Homeless Encampment Clean Up\nServices and Support Services in\nthe not to exceed amounts of $200,000 for Homeless\nEncampment Cleanup Services,\n$120,000 for Environmental Support Services and $20,000\nfor Public Arts Maintenance,\nrespectively, with an option to extend an additional two-\nyears in one-year increments; and,\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the contract.

D. Award Construction Contract for the Soil Removal from the Ofelia\nBringas Memorial Bridge Grade Control Structure and the Date Palm\nDrive Bridge Channel Lining to Contera Construction Corporation\nRecommendation: To award a construction contract to Contera Construction\nCorporation, in the amount of $2,690,521.00 for the removal\nof soil from the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge Grade\nControl Structure (City Project M00023) and Date Palm\nDrive Channel Lining (City Project M00025) affected by the\nTropical Storm Hillary event, and approve a fifteen percent\n(15%) contingency in the amount of $403,578.15 for any\nunforeseeable costs; thereby, bringing the total soil removal\nbudget for this project to $3,094,099.15; and, authorize a\nbudget amendment in the amount of $3,094,099.15 from the\nGeneral Fund to complete the project; and, authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the required contract documents;\nand, authorize the City Engineer to request bonds and\ninsurance for the project and issue the Notice to Proceed.

E. Contract Award for Building Plan-Check and Inspection Services\nRecommendation: To approve a Professional Services Agreement with HR\nGreen, for three-years (3), with two (2) one-year extensions,\nand authorize the City Manager to approve one-year\nextensions.

F. Council Subcommittee Funding Recommendations for the FY 2024/2025\nCommunity Assistance Grant Program\nRecommendation: The Council Subcommittee recommends City Council\napprove the award of grants totaling $70,000 for the FY\n2024/2025 Community Assistance Grant Program.

G. LeAnn Rimes Balloon Festival Headline Concert Agreement\nRecommendation: To ratify the agreement for LeAnn Rimes to perform as the\nheadline act inside the Community Amphitheater for the\n10th Anniversary of the Cathedral City International Hot Air\nBalloon Festival on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

H. Declaration of Surplus Land\nRecommendation: To adopt Resolution No.____ declaring that certain 1.8-acre\nvacant land parcel located at the northwest corner of East\nPalm Canyon Drive and West Buddy Rogers Avenue, also\nidentified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 687-475-006, as\nsurplus land and direct the City Manager's office to follow\nthe procedures set forth in the Surplus Land Act, California\nGovernment Code Section 54220 et seq., as amended on\nJanuary 1, 2020, for the sale of surplus land.