Cathedral City — 2025-10-22

City Council

#B Order of Business 3
B.\nCommissioner/Committee Member Attendance Record\nRecommendation: Receive and File
#C Order of Business 3
C.\nApprove the October 6, 2025, Special City Council Minutes\nRecommendation: Approve the October 6, 2025, Special City Council\nMinutes.
#D Order of Business 3
D.\nCheck Demand – September 2025\nRecommendation: Receive and File
#E Order of Business 3
E.\nAdopt a Resolution Establishing Campaign Contribution Limits for 2025\nRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution Establishing Campaign Contribution\nLimits for 2025.
#F Order of Business 3
F.\nSecond Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 3.48, 5.88, 9.108,\nand 13.240 and Section 9.30.030 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code to\nUpdate the Cannabis Tax, Cannabis Licensing and Zoning Regulations,\nand Enforcement Provisions\nRecommendation: To provide second reading, by title only and adopt an\nordinance amending Chapters 3.48, 5.88, 9.108, and 13.240 and Section\n9.30.030 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code to substantially update the\ncannabis tax, cannabis licensing and zoning regulations, and enforcement\nprovisions.
#G Order of Business 3
G.\n2025-2026 Office of Traffic Safety STEP Grant\nRecommendation: To accept the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)\nSelective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant in the amount of\n$55,000.
#H Order of Business 3
H.\nABC-OTS Local Enforcement Grant\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve a\nresolution and authorize the Interim City Manager (or designee) to accept the\nABC-OTS Local Enforcement Grant award and approve participation in the\nprogram for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
#A Order of Business 4
A.\nAdoption of the 2025 California Building Standards and Fire Codes\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommend City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines;\n2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to adopt the 2025\nCalifornia Building Standards Code and certain specified appendices\nthereof, including local amendments, and repealing and replacing\nsection 8.50.030(a) to require verification of a public sewer connection\nand making findings of local climatic, geological and topographical\nconditions, as required; and\n3.
#I Order of Business 4
I.\nAdoption of a Resolution supporting the issuance of an ABC liquor\nlicense for Eagle Cathedral City Limited (The Eagle) based on Public\nConvenience and Necessity.\nRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution supporting the issuance of an ABC\nliquor license for Eagle Cathedral City Limited, proposed to be located at\n67625 East Palm Canyon, based on Public Convenience and Necessity.
#J Order of Business 4
J.\nAmendment to Master Schedule of User and Regulatory Fees Establishing Fees for the Review of Cannabis Odor Control Plans and\nthe Annual Certification of a Cannabis Odor Control Plan\nRecommendation: Adopt by resolution an amendment to the City’s master\nschedule of user and regulatory fees a fee for the review of a cannabis odor\ncontrol plan and the annual certification of a cannabis odor control plan.
#K Order of Business 4
K.\nAdoption of Resolution Establishing an Administrative Fine Schedule for\nViolations of the Cathedral City Municipal Code that Exceed the Default\nFine Established in Section 13.58.020\nRecommendation: Approve a resolution establishing an administrative fine\nschedule for violations of the Cathedral City Municipal Code that exceed the\ndefault fine set in Section 13.58.020 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code and\nestablishing a fine greater than the default fine for a public nuisance violation\nof cannabis odor.
#L Order of Business 4
L.\nAdoption of a Resolution designating the City Manager as the review\nauthority for determinations of Public Convenience and Necessity\nrelating to the issuance of ABC liquor licenses\nRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution designating the City Manager or\nappointed Interim City Manager as the review authority for determinations of\nPublic Convenience and Necessity relating to the issuance of ABC liquor\nlicenses.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS
#A Order of Business 5
A.\nFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to\nFirefighters Grant (AFG) FEMA AFG Grant FY24\nRecommendation: To accept an Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant from\nthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the amount of\n$877,703.63 and authorize $87,770.37 in local match funds.
#B Order of Business 5
B.\nFY 2024/2025 Preliminary Financial Results\nRecommendation: This item is presented for information, discussion and\ndirection only.
#A Study Session
A. B. C. College of the Desert Update\nRecommendation: This is a presentation only, no formal action will be taken.\nInternal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 115 Trust Plan Policy\nRecommendation: To approve the IRC Section 115 Investment Trust Plan\nPolicy for the City’s OPEB and authorize its implementation with Shuster\nAdvisory Group, LLC in coordination with the City Treasurer and the Financial\nServices Director.\nDowntown Dog Park - Project Update October 2025\nRecommendation: The Downtown Dog Park project update