Cathedral City — 2024-09-11

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

B. Approve the August 14, 2024 Study Session and Regular City Council\nMeeting Minutes.\nRecommendation: To approve the August 14, 2024, Study Session and\nRegular City Council Minutes.

C. Approve the FY 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant\nConsolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report for Submittal to the\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\nRecommendation: To approve the city’s Community Development Block Grant\n(CDBG) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual\nPerformance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submittal to\nthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\n(HUD).

D. Gift of Drone Show for Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon\nFestival\nRecommendation: To accept a gift in the amount of $50,000 from Grizzly\nEntertainment for a drone light show at the 10th Annual\nCathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival.

E. Accept the Resignation of Baudilio Corrales from the Historic\nPreservation Committee\nRecommendation: To accept the resignation of Baudilio Corrales from the\nHistoric Preservation Committee effective immediately and\ndirect staff to proceed with filling the vacant seat.

F. Ratify the Nomination of Peter Bedard by Mayor Mark Carnevale to fill the\nUnexpired Vacant Seat on the Planning Commission Continuing through\nJune 30, 2026\nRecommendation: To ratify the nomination of Peter Bedard by Mayor Mark\nCarnevale to fill an unexpired term on the Planning\nCommission and appoint him to serve for a term continuing\nthrough June 30, 2026.

G. Amendment to the Non-Represented Regulations\nRecommendation: To approve amendments to the regulations covering\nExecutive, Administrative, Professional, Confidential and\nOther Particular Employees.

H. Approve a Resolution Adopting an Updated City-Wide Salary Schedule\nRecommendation: To adopt a resolution approving city-wide publicly available\npay schedules in compliance with California Code of\nRegulations, Title 2, Sections 570.5, 571, and 571.1. This\nresolution will supersede all previous resolutions regarding\njob classifications and compensation levels to the extent\nthey conflict with this new recommendation.

I. Reject Bids for the Construction of the Public Works Yard Fence\nReplacement Project\nRecommendation: To reject all bids received for the construction of the Public\nWorks Yard Fence Replacement project; and direct staff to\nmake the necessary revisions to the project specifications\nand to readvertise for construction bids.

J. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternates for the League of\nCalifornia Cities Annual Business Meeting on October 18, 2024\nRecommendation: To adopt a Resolution designating Mayor Mark Carnevale\nas the Voting Delegate and Councilmembers Raymond\nGregory and Rita Lamb as the Alternate Voting Delegates to\nrepresent Cathedral City at the League of California Cities\nAnnual Business Meeting, which will be held on October 18,\n2024.

A. Specific Plan Amendment 99-58-A (Uptown Village Specific Plan) and\nDesign Review 23-003 (Rosemount Storage Project)\nRecommendation: 1. Find that the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration\n(IS/MND) was prepared in conformance with Section 15063\nand other applicable sections of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and\ndetermine that the proposed project will not have a\nsignificant effect on the environment, and adopt the\nMitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Measure\nReporting Plan prepared for the project based on the\nfindings contained in the agenda report; and\n2. Introduce, provide first reading, by title only, and waive\nfurther reading of an ordinance adopting Specific Plan\nAmendment 99-55-A to the Uptown Village Specific Plan,\nbased on the findings and conclusions contained in the\nagenda report; and\n3. Approve Design Review 23-003, based on the findings\nand conclusions contained in the agenda report and subject\nto the attached conditions of approval.

A. Award a Construction Contract to Contractor for HSIP Cycle 9B: Varner\nRoad Safety Improvements Project - CIP No. C08751\nRecommendation: To award a construction contract to Granite Construction\nCompany in the amount of $743,000 for the construction of\nHighway Safety Improvements Program (HSIP) Cycle 9B:\nVarner Road Safety Improvements project (C08751); and,\napprove a fifteen percent (15%) contingency in the amount\nof $111,450 for any unforeseeable construction costs;\nmaking the total encumbrance $854,450; and, approve a\nbudget adjustment in the amount of $73,665 by allocating\nfunds from the Measure A Fund with account number 243-\n100-150-156-8800-8802; and, authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the contract documents; and, authorize the City\nEngineer to request bonds and insurance for the project and\nissue the notice to proceed.