Cathedral City — 2025-06-25

A.\nPublic Employee Appointment Pursuant to Government Code section\n54957(b) Two(2) positions:\nPosition Title: Interim City Manager\nPosition Title: City Manager\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.

B.\nConference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.6\nAgency Negotiator: Charles McClendon, City Manager\nRepresented Employees: Cathedral City Police Management Association\n(CCPMA)\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.

C.\nConference with Legal Counsel — Initiation of Litigation. Pursuant to\nGovernment Code section 54956.9(d)(4)\nOne (1) Matter 68342 Kieley Rd.\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.

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

B.\nApproval of the May 28, 2025 Study Session and Regular Council\nMeeting Minutes.\nRecommendation: Approve the May 28, 2025, Study Session and Regular\nCity Council Minutes.

C.\nCheck Demand May\nRecommendation: Receive and File.

D.\nAmendment to the Personnel Rules\nRecommendation: To adopt the amended Personnel Rules as presented and\nauthorize the City Manager to implement the updated Personnel Rules and\nmake minor administrative adjustments as needed.

E.\nCCPOA CalPERS Compliance\nRecommendation: To authorize the City Manager to execute a side letter with\nthe Cathedral City Police Officers Association (CCPOA) to update MOU\nlanguage to ensure compliance with CalPERS reporting requirements for\nspecial compensation.

F.\nResolution Adopting an Updated City-Wide Salary Schedule\nRecommendation: To adopt a resolution approving a city-wide publicly\navailable pay schedule in compliance with California Code of Regulations,\n3\nTitle 2, Sections 570.5, 571, 571.1, and to acknowledge the charter-mandated\nsalary adjustment for elected officials. This resolution will supersede all\nprevious resolutions regarding job classifications and compensation levels to\nthe extent they conflict with this new recommendation.

G.\nAmendment to Executive, Administrative, and Professional Employee\nRegulations – Compensation and Healthcare Benefit Adjustments\nRecommendation:\nTo approve an amendment to the Executive, Administrative, and Professional\nEmployee Regulations to: (1) Adjust the salary increase from 2.6% to 3.0%\neffective the first full pay period after July 1, 2025, to maintain competitive\nmarket positioning; (2) Establish healthcare maximum contributions for\ncalendar years 2026 and 2027 as follows:\n•\n•\n•\nUnit Member Only: $1,000 (2026), $1050 (2027)\nUnit Member+1: $1950 (2026), $2050 (2027)\nFamily: $2700 (2026), $2800 (2027)

H.\nNotice of Completion for HSIP Cycle 10: Pedestrian Crossing on Ramon\nRoad and Candlewood Drive\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the Highway Safety Improvements\nProgram (HSIP) Cycle 10: Pedestrian Crossing on Ramon Road and\nCandlewood Drive project (C08753), as complete; authorize the City Manager\nto execute and file a notice of completion with the Riverside County\nRecorder’s Office; and authorize the release of retention funds to Elecnor\nBelco Electric, Inc. upon expiration of the notice of completion (NOC).

I.\nNotice of Completion for the Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 Citywide Pavement\nStriping, Markings, and Markers Project (C08687).\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the Fiscal Year 2024-2025\nCitywide Pavement Striping Markings and Markers project (C08687), as\ncomplete; authorize the City Manager to execute and file a notice of\ncompletion with the Riverside County Recorder’s Office; and authorize the\nrelease of retention funds to Cal Stripe Inc. upon expiration of the notice of\ncompletion (NOC).

J.\nSecond Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the Revised Fire Hazard\nSeverity Zones (FHSZ) Map.\nRecommendation: To waive reading beyond the title, provide second reading\nand approve an ordinance adopting the March 24, 2025 final updated Fire\nHazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) map.

K.\nSecond Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt the 2025 Citywide Speed\nLimit Survey\nRecommendation: To provide second reading, by title only, and adopt an\nordinance approving the Engineering and Traffic Survey prepared by Albert A.\nWebb Associates and establishing the 2025 Citywide Speed Limits in\nCathedral City.\n4

A.\nAnnual Renewal of the Lighting & Landscaping District (LLD) Budget\nRecommendation: Hold a public hearing, adopt resolutions approving the final\nengineer's report, and order the levy and collection of annual assessments for\nthe sixteen (16) existing benefit zones for the annual renewal of the Lighting\nand Landscaping District Budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026.

B.\nZoning Ordinance Amendment 25-0002 and Specific Plan Amendment\n25-0002\nRecommendation: Find Zoning Ordinance Amendment 25-0002 and Specific\nPlan Amendment 25-0002 exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct.\n5\nIntroduce an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment 25-0002\namending Chapter 9.18 of Title 9 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code to add\nsingle family dwellings as a permitted use in the RM (Multiple-Family\nResidential) District for lots no greater than 10,000 square feet, that are\nsurrounded by existing development on two adjacent properties, and that do\nnot have frontage on an Arterial Highway.\nIntroduce an ordinance approving Specific Plan Amendment 25-0002\namending Specific Plan 87-26C to allow single family dwellings in the specific\nplan when permitted in the underlying zoning district and to clarify that single\nfamily dwellings are subject to the development standards of the underlying\nzoning district.

L.\nSelf-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Compressor Replacement\nRecommendation: To authorize the purchase and installation of two new\nArctic SCBA compressor systems one at Station 1 and one at Station 2, for a\ncombined total of $177,548.90. This investment is essential to maintaining\nfirefighter safety, reducing operational risk, and supporting the department’s\nlong-term readiness.

M.\nAward Agreement for Landscape Maintenance and Support services\nRecommendation: To approve the maintenance services agreement for\nlandscape maintenance and support services; and authorize the City Manager\nto execute the maintenance agreement with PS\nTree Service.

N.\nAward Maintenance Agreement for Janitorial Services\nRecommendation: To approve the maintenance services agreement for\njanitorial services; and, authorize the City Manager to execute the\nmaintenance agreement with APEX Team Solutions.

O.\nTwo-Year Law Enforcement Services Agreement Between the Palm\nSprings Unified School District and Cathedral City Police Department for\nOne School Resource Officer\nRecommendation: To approve an agreement with the Palm Springs Unified\nSchool District (District) for the Police Department to provide the District with\none trained police officer on a full-time basis as a School Resource Officer\n(SRO) for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27, in the amount of $369,158, and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.

P.\nProfessional Services Contract with Terra Nova Planning and Research,\nInc. for the CV Commerce Center project\nRecommendation: Approve an amendment to the professional services\nagreement with Terra Nova Planning and Research, Inc. for planning and\nenvironmental services related to the CV Commerce Center project and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with Terra Nova\nPlanning and Research, Inc.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

A.\nAppointment to the Finance Advisory Committee\nRecommendation: To consider appointing one individual to the Finance\nAdvisory Committee with a term expiring on June 30, 2028, based on the\ninterviews conducted during the Study Session Meeting of June 25, 2025.

B.\nApproval of Contract Agreement with City Detect\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council review and approve the\ncontract with City Detect for AI camera systems.

C.\nFY 25/26 Community Assistance Grant Program Awards Council\nApproval\nRecommendation: The Council Subcommittee recommends City Council\napprove the award of grants totaling $70,000 for the FY 2025/2026\nCommunity Assistance Grant Program.

D.\nFY 2025/26 Community Arts Grant Program Awards\nRecommendation: To approve the Public Arts Commission’s recommendation\nto fund grants through the Community Arts Grant Program.

E.\nRatify Nominations by Councilmembers for Commission/Committee\nSeats and Appoint Individuals to Serve a Three-year Term to Expire\nJune 30, 2028.\nRecommendation: To ratify the following nominations and appoint each\nindividual to serve a three-year term continuing through June 30, 2028:\n6\nPlanning Commission:\nNomination by Councilmember Ernesto Gutuerrez to reappoint Danny Lee\nArchitectural Review Committee:\nNomination by Mayor Nancy Ross to reappoint Dean Keefer\nNomination by Councilmember Rita Lamb to reappoint Tanner Hoss\nHistoric Preservation Committee:\nNomination by Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Gregory to reappoint Eri Nox\nNomination by Councilmember Ernesto Gutierrez to reappoint John Rivera\nParks and Community Events Commission:\nNomination by Councilmember Rita Lamb to appoint Ashley McGullam\nPublic Arts Commission:\nNomination by Councilmember Rita Lamb to appoint Kara Robinson