Cathedral City — 2025-08-13

A.\n2.\nAugust 2025 Month to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the First\nRecorded Map in the City\nRecommendation: This is a Special Presentation only, there is no Staff\nRecommendation.\nPUBLIC COMMENTS\nThis is the opportunity for members of the public to comment on any items not\nappearing on the regular agenda. Because of restrictions contained in California\nLaw, the City Council may not discuss or act on any item not on the agenda but\nmay briefly respond to statements made or ask a question for clarification. The\nMayor may also request a brief response from staff to questions raised during\npublic comment or may request a matter be agendized for a future meeting. Public\nComment will be limited to three (3) minutes.\n3.\nCOUNCIL REPORTS\nThis is an opportunity for each member of the City Council to report on any\nconferences they attend, local events or make any other comments they may\nhave.

B.\nCONFERRENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nPursuant to Government Code section 54957.6\nLabor Negotiator: City Manager Charles McClendon\nEmployee Organizations: Management Unrepresented Employees\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.

C.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to\nGovernment Code section 54956.9(d)(1)\nItems: One (1) Cathedral City v. Fantasy Balloon Flights\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.

D.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nAnticipated Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9\n(d)(2)\nOne (1) Matter\nRecommendation: There is no Staff Recommendation.\nRECESS\nREGULAR MEETING - 5:30 PM\n2\nCALL TO ORDER\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE\nINVOCATION (MOMENT OF REFLECTION)\nROLL CALL\nAGENDA FINALIZATION\nAt this time the City Council may announce any items being pulled from the agenda or\ncontinued to another date.\n1.\nSPECIAL PRESENTATION

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

B.\nApproval of the July 9, 2025 Study Session and Regular City Council\nMeeting Minutes\nRecommendation: Approve the July 9, 2025 Study Session and Regular City\nCouncil Minutes.

C.\nCheck Demand Register July 2025\n3\nRecommendation: Receive and File.

D.\nRatify Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and the\nCathedral City Police Management Association (CCPMA)\nRecommendation: To ratify the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nbetween the City of Cathedral City (“City”) and the Cathedral City Police\nManagement Association (“CCPMA”) for the period July 1, 2025, through\nJune 30, 2028.

E.\nApproval of a License Agreement with the Riverside County Flood\nControl and Water Conservation District for the Maintenance of the\nDate Palm Drive Bridge on North Cathedral Canyon Channel.\nRecommendation: To approve a license agreement with the Riverside\nCounty Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the maintenance of\nthe Date Palm Drive Bridge over the North Cathedral Canyon Channel, and\nassociated drainage and channel improvements; and authorize the City\nManager to execute all necessary documents.

F.\n2025-2026 California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program\nRecommendation: To accept the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Cannabis\nTax Fund Grant in the amount of $124,561.63 and authorize the City\nManager to execute the grant agreement.

G.\nNotice of Completion for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Rubberized Emulsion\nAggregate Slurry (REAS) Projects\nRecommendation: To accept and approve the following Rubberized\nEmulsion Aggregate Slurry (REAS) projects: East Palm Canyon Drive\n(C08695), Assessment District (AD) 86-5 neighborhood streets (C08696),\nVista Chino Drive (C08697) and Date Palm Drive (C08698), as final; and,\nauthorize the City Manager to execute and file a notice of completion with the\nRiverside County Recorder’s Office (County); and, authorize the release of\nretention funds to Petrochem Materials Innovation, LLC (PMI) upon\nexpiration of the notice of completion (NOC).

H.\nPurchase of one (1) 2025 Ford F-150 Police Responder from Utilitac\nEquipment & Upfitting for the Homeless Liaison Unit\nRecommendation: To authorize the purchase of one (1) 2025 Ford F-150\nPolice Responder for use by the Homeless Liaison Officer in the amount of\n$85,915.37, inclusive of vehicle cost, decals, taxes, and upfitting.

I.\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,\nTitle 2, Sections 570.5, 571, 571.1, and to acknowledge the chartermandated salary adjustment for elected officials. This resolution will\nsupersede all previous resolutions regarding job classifications and\ncompensation levels to the extent they conflict with this new\nrecommendation.\n4

J.\nApproval of Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA)\nExpenditure Plan for Fiscal Years 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 for Axon\nBody-Worn Cameras and Software.\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the\nexpenditure plan appropriating Supplemental Law Enforcement Services\nAccount (SLESA) funds for Fiscal Years 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 for the\nacquisition and implementation of Axon body-worn cameras and associated\nsoftware.

K.\nResolution Authorizing the Official Designees for the Listos California\nCERT Support Grant (LC) Program.\nRecommendation: To approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager and\nthe Financial Services Director to act as the official designees for the Listos\nCalifornia CERT Support Grant (LC) Program and to execute and provide all\nforms, agreements, and other assurances as required.

L.\nPurchase of One (1) Ford Maverick for the Building and Safety Division\nto Accommodate Newly Hired Building Inspector\nRecommendation: To authorize the purchase of one (1) Ford Maverick for\nthe Building and Safety Department, at a total cost of $32,926.71; and\nauthorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all required\ndocuments for purchase.

A.\nConsider Making an Appointment to the Finance Advisory Committee\nRecommendation: To consider making an appointment to the Finance\nAdvisory Committee to fill an unexpired seat with a term continuing through\nJune 30, 2026, based on the interviews conducted during the Study Session\nportion of the meeting held June 25, 2025.

B.\nAdministrative Attendance Policy for City Council Commissions and\nCommittees\nRecommendation: To review and adopt the administrative attendance policy\nfor City Council Commissions and Committees.

C.\nAmendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Willdan\nEngineering, Inc. for the Sarah Street Area Assessment District\nFormation Phase 2A.\nRecommendation: To approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Willdan Engineering, Inc. to extend the term of the\nagreement for the Sarah Street Assessment District Formation Project –\nPhase 2A; authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $15,131.74 to\ncontinue project funding; and authorize the City Manager to execute this\nAmendment No. 1.\n5

D.\nAward of a Professional Services Agreement to HR Green Pacific, Inc.\nfor the Design of the Tropical Storm Hilary: Date Palm Drive Pavement\nReconstruction Project City Project No. C08684.\nRecommendation: To approve a Professional Services Agreement with HR\nGreen Pacific, Inc. to prepare the plans, specifications, estimate, right of way\nand environmental documents for the Tropical Storm Hilary: Date Palm Drive\nPavement Reconstruction project, city project No. C08684, in the not to\nexceed amount of $345,303.34; authorize a 10% design contingency in the\namount of $34,696.66 for unforeseen design related expenses, thereby\nbringing the total project cost to $380,000; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the agreement.

E.\nConstruction Contract Award to Granite Construction Company for the\nWhispering Palms Trail Class III Bike Route Project (C08672).\nRecommendation: To award a construction contract to Granite Construction\nCompany in the amount of $672,000.00 for the SB 821 Bicycle and\nPedestrian Facilities program for Whispering Palms Trail Class III Bike Route\nproject (C08672); approve a twenty percent (20%) contingency in the amount\nof $134,400.00 for unforeseeable construction costs, thereby bringing the\ntotal project budget to the amount of $806,400.00; and, authorize the City\nManager to execute the required contract documents; and, authorize the City\nEngineer to request bonds and insurance for the project, and issue the notice\nto proceed.

F.\nBalloon Festival Saturday Headliner Options\nRecommendation: To approve one of four proposed Saturday headliner\noptions for the 11th Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival,\nauthorize staff to negotiate a shared revenue agreement with SoundSkilz,\nInc. for cost recovery where applicable, and authorize the Communications &\nEvents Manager to pursue major sponsorship opportunities to offset\nproduction costs.\nDISCUSSION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS\nThis is an opportunity for members of the City Council to request that, and for the\nCity Council to discuss whether, one or more items should be added to the agenda\nof a future regular or special City Council meeting. To comply with the Brown Act,\ndiscussion should be limited to whether to add the item(s), and direction given to\nthe City Manager regarding scheduling and prioritization of the item(s).