Cathedral City — 2024-08-13

A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)\nNumber of Matters: Two (2)\n1. Levik v. City of Cathedral City, RCSC Case No. CVPS2403242\n2. Montanaro v. City of Cathedral City, RCSC Case No. CVPS2302625\nRCSC Appellate Division Case No. APRI2300078 (Riverside County\nSuperior Court Appellate Division) / 4th Dist. Cal Court of Appeal, Div. 2\nCase No. E084343\nRecommendation: This is a Closed Session Item.

B. Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section\n54956.6\nAgency Negotiator: Charles McClendon, City Manager Represented\nEmployees: Non-represented Employees and Cathedral City Police\nOfficers Association\nRecommendation: This is a Closed Session Item.

A. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda\nRecommendation: Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda.

B. Approval of the July 24, Study Session and Regular Council Meeting.\nRecommendation: Approve the July 24, 2024 Study Session and Regular\nCouncil Minutes.

C. Check Demand – July\nRecommendation: The City Council acting in its capacity for the City, the\nSuccessor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency,\nthe Housing Successor Agency and the Cathedral City\nPublic Finance Authority Board receive and file payment of\nclaims and demands in the aggregate sum of\n$25,323,731.29 for the month of July 2024.

D. Approve the Addition of Soccer Field Reservations to Current Fees and\nPolicy Manual and Field Reservation Form for City Baseball/Softball\nFields.\nRecommendation: Approve the Addition of Soccer Field Reservations to\nCurrent Fees and Policy Manual and Field Reservation\nForm for City Baseball/Softball Fields.

E. Contract Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for\nConstruction Engineering Services on Federal HSIP Projects - HSIP 9A\nand HSIP 9B\nRecommendation: To approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services\nAgreements for construction engineering services on\nFederally-funded Highway Safety Improvements Program\n(HSIP) projects with Z&K Consultants on HSIP Cycle 9A –\nTraffic Signal Improvements at 12 Intersections Project\n(C08752) and with Willdan Engineering on HSIP 9B –\nVarner Road Safety Improvements Project (C08751); and,\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the required\nAmendment documents.

F. Amendment Six to AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nBetween CVAG and Member Jurisdictions to Provide Sustainable\nFunding of the Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program\nRecommendation: To approve Amendment Six to AB 2766 Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) between the Coachella Valley\nAssociation of Governments (CVAG) and member\njurisdictions to maintain contributions from the cities and the\nCounty at 75% to provide sustainable funding of the regional\nPM10 Street Sweeping Program through June 30, 2026;\nand authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment Six\nto the AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

G. Notice of Completion for Landau Boulevard/McCallum Way Intersection\nImprovements\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the Landau Boulevard/McCallum\nWay Intersection Improvements (C08662), as final;\nauthorize the City Manager to file a notice of completion with\nthe Riverside County Recorder’s Office; and authorize the\nrelease of retention funds to DBX, Inc. upon expiration of\nthe notice of completion.

H. Emergency Vehicle Access Agreement with the City of Palm Springs\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nemergency access agreement with the City of Palm Springs\nto grant to the City of Cathedral City the right of ingress and\negress for emergency vehicles and personnel over an\naccess easement within the City of Palm Springs for the\nbenefit of Tract Nos. 32557 and Tract No. 32558 located\nwithin the City of Cathedral City.

I. Purchase of Three Chevrolet Tahoe PPV from Utilitac Equipment &\nUpfitting\nRecommendation: To authorize staff to purchase three (3) Chevrolet Tahoe\nPPV’s from Utilitac Equipment & Upfitting; three Watchguard\nIn-Car camera systems from Motorola Solutions; installation\nof decals from SoCal Branding and door paint from I-10\nCollision for a total cost of $298,008.264

J. School Resource Officer Contract for School Year 2024-2025\nRecommendation: To authorize an agreement, in the amount not to exceed\n$171,184.00 by and between the City of Cathedral City and\nPalm Springs Unified School District for the Police\nDepartment to provide the district one trained police officer\non a full-time basis as a School Resource Officer (SRO) for\nFY 2024/2025.

K. Police Department Patrol Vehicle Replacement\nRecommendation: To authorize staff to purchase one Chevy Tahoe from\nUtiliTac equipment & Upfitting, which will be utilized by\nCCPD to replace the vehicle destroyed during a traffic\naccident at a total cost of $90,811.90 and authorize staff to\nreceive insurance reimbursement for the destroyed vehicle\nin the amount of $40,811.90.

L. Approval of the Parks and Community Events Commission Support of\nthe Mobile Spay and Neuter Clinic\nRecommendation: To approve $3,200 from the Parks and Community Events\nCommission Fiscal Year 2024-2025 small events budget to\nsupport the mobile spay and neuter clinic at the Cathedral\nCity Library on October 16, 2024.

M. CCHS Homecoming Parade 2024 SUP\nRecommendation: To approve the Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Cathedral\nCity High School Homecoming Parade on Thursday, Oct.\n17, 2024, and waive the application fee.

N. Authorize a Budget Amendment to Carry Over $95,000 in Unspent Funds\nfrom the Fire Department's 2023/24 FY Budget to the 2024/25 FY Budget\nfor Fire Deparment Radios and Repeater System\nRecommendation: To authorize a budget amendment to carry over $95,000 in\nunspent funds from the Fire Department's 2023/24 FY\nbudget to the 2024/25 FY budget.

O. Approval of a Report on the Effects of Measure W\nRecommendation: To approve a report summarizing the effects of Measure W.

P. Resolution Supporting Measure W\nRecommendation: To approve a resolution expressing City Council support for\nMeasure W.

A. First Amendment to the 2016 Tax Sharing Agreement with GL HOD, LLC,\ndoing business as Honda of the Desert\nRecommendation: To conduct a public hearing under Municipal Code Title 3,\nChapter 3.46 to receive evidence and testimony; and\nconsider terms of a first amendment to Sales Tax Sharing\nagreement with GL HOD, LLC, doing business as “Honda of\nthe Desert” (“GL HOD”) to include GL TOD, LLC, doing\nbusiness as “Toyota of the Desert” (“GL TOD”), collectively\nthe “Applicant”, and adopt a resolution making findings and\nauthorizing the City Manager to execute the first\namendment to sales tax sharing agreement, consistent with\nthe terms set forth in the resolution.

B. General Plan Amendment No. 24-001\nRecommendation: 1. Find that no further environmental review is\nrequired under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and\nNegative Declarations).\n2. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan\nAmendment No. 24-001 based on the findings\nand conclusions contained in the staff report.

A. Approve Cost Sharing Agreement with Palm Springs Motors in Cathedral\nCity for Digital Reader Board Replacement\nRecommendation: To approve a cost sharing agreement with Palm Springs\nMotors in Cathedral City to contribute 50%, or an amount\nnot to exceed $135,680.50 of the acquisition and installation\ncosts, in order to replace one digital reader board; approve\na budget amendment to the Economic Development\nCommunity Assistance Budget in the amount of\n$135,680.50 for the expenditure; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the agreement.

B. To Approve the Public Arts Commission's Recommendation of Artists to\nPaint the Ocotillo Park Benches.\nRecommendation: To approve the Public Arts Commission’s recommendation\nof artists to pain the Ocotillo Park Benches.

C. Tastes & Sounds Fall Series, Movies in the Park & SnowFest Budget\nAdjustment\nRecommendation: To authorize the adoption of a fall Tastes & Sounds of\nCathedral City and Movies in the Park series in the\nCommunity Amphitheater, and to transfer $25,000 from this\nyear’s SnowFest event budget to the Taste of\nJalisco Festival, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2025.

D. Second Amendment to Agreement for Animal Control Field and Shelter\nServices with County of Riverside, Department of Animal Services\nRecommendation: To approve the second amendment to the agreement for\nanimal control field and shelter services with the County of\nRiverside, Department of Animal Services for animal control\nservices and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement.

E. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to\nFirefighters Grant (AFG) FEMA AFG Grant\nRecommendation: To accept an Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant from\nthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the\namount of $154,607.27 and authorize $15,460.73 in local\nmatch funds.

F. Acceptance of Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant\nRecommendation: To accept a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in\nthe amount of $45,650.00 to promote child car safety seat\nawareness and proper installation.

G. Acceptance of Two (2) Grants to Update the City’s Local Hazard\nMitigation Plan\nRecommendation: To accept two (2) grant awards from the Federal Emergency\nManagement Agency (FEMA) in the amount of $149,631.00\nand in the amount of $7,896.00 for subrecipient\nmanagement costs (SRMC). Additionally, approve a grant\nfrom the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)\nin the amount of $49,877.00 all to update the city’s local\nhazard mitigation plan.

H. Acceptance of a CERT Grant from the California Office of Emergency\nServices (Cal OES) to Update the City’s CERT Trailer and Equipment\nRecommendation: To accept a grant from the California Office of Emergency\nServices (Cal OES) in the amount of $25,000 to update the\ncity’s CERT trailer and equipment.

I. Resolution to Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Submit an\nApplication for Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads Safe for All Grant\nProgram for a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.\nRecommendation: To adopt a resolution authorizing submittal of an application\nfor the fiscal year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All\n(SS4A) Grant program to the United States Department of\nTransportation (USDOT) for a grant funding opportunity to\ncreate a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, and authorize\nthe City Manager, or his designee, to execute all documents\nnecessary to implement and secure payments.

J. Approval of the Reimbursement Agreement between CVAG and the City\nof Cathedral City for the CVAG Varner Road I-10 Bypass Feasibility Study\nRecommendation: To approve a reimbursement agreement between the\nCoachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and\nthe City of Cathedral City (City) for the CVAG Varner Road\nI-10 Bypass Feasibility Study; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the Agreement; and approve funding\nfor the agreement obligations in an amount not to exceed\n$86,463.47.

K. HSIP Cycle 12 Grant Application Preparation\nRecommendation: To authorize the City Engineer to execute a task order in the\nnot to exceed amount of $20,000, with the city on-call traffic\nengineering consultant STC Traffic Inc. (STC) to provide\nengineering assistance and complete grant applications for\nthe HSIP Cycle 12 Call-for-Projects Funding Program; and,\nonce completed authorize the City Engineer to submit the\nHSIP Cycle 12 grant application packages to Caltrans.

L. Notice of Completion for Panorama Neighborhood Pavement\nReconstruction Projects\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the Panorama Neighborhood\nPavement Reconstruction projects: Horizon Road (C08676),\nLos Gatos Road (C08677), Panorama Road (C08678),\nEast-West Alley (C08679), and North-South Alley (C08680),\nas final; and authorize the City Manager to file a notice of\ncompletion with the Riverside County Recorder’s Office; and\nauthorize the release of retention funds to Hardy & Harper,\nInc. upon expiration of the notice of completion.