Desert Hot Springs — 2023-07-05

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nPursuant to Government Code §54957.6\nAgency Designated Representatives: Interim City Manager, Doria Wilms\nCity Attorney, Jennifer Mizrahi\nEmployee Organization: Desert Hot Springs Employee Union (DHSEU)

10. Third Amendment to Service Provider Agreement with Mizell 179 - 195\nSenior Center for Senior Center Facility Operation Management\nServices and Programs at the Desert Hot Springs Senior Center.\nRoberta Crncic, Recreation and Community Services Director\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute a Third Amendment to the\nService Provider Agreement with Mizell Senior Center to provide Facility\nOperation Management Services and Programs at the Desert Hot\nSprings Senior Center located at 11-777 West Drive in the amount of\n$225,506.00 commencing July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, with an\noption to extend up to two (2) additional one-year terms thereafter.\nStaff Report - SR-23-170 - Pdf

11. Cannabis Industry Analysis Report and Recommendations 197 - 201\nDoria Wilms, City Manager\nRecommendation:\n1) Direct staff to bring forth an Ordinance to permanently modify the\ndefinition of cultivation space, for the purposes of tax collection, to\nencompass “canopy space” vs. the city’s current methodology of\ntaxing the full square footage of “space utilized” in connection with\nthe cultivation process;\n2) Direct staff to bring forth an Ordinance to permanently reduce the\ncannabis cultivation tax rate from $10.20 per sq. ft. of “space utilized”\nin connection with the cultivation process to $7.50 per sq. ft. of\ncanopy space;\n3) Direct staff to bring forth an Ordinance to align the city’s security\nrequirements to mirror state law for cultivation, manufacturing, and\ndistribution facilities; and\n4) Direct staff to bring forth an Ordinance to allow for a 6-month ramp-\nup period for new businesses to phase in canopy space, for the\npurpose of calculating tax liability, as new rooms are brought online\nwithin a facility.\nStaff Report - SR-23-176 - Pdf

12. Vacation Rental Update and Recommendations 203 - 210\nChristina Newsom, Compliance Director\nRecommendation:\nDirect staff to bring forward regulations for consideration in the fall\nencompassing the recommendations of staff and the Sub-Committee on\nHousing Accessibility and Affordability to:\n Institute a citywide cap on STVR Licenses at 4% of total housing\nparcels with developed housing units.\n Restrict New Applications (not renewal of existing licenses) for an\nSTVR License from being within 500 ft, measured front door to\nfront door from existing STVR's in the City.\n Realign regulations on STVR's for Noise, Trash Cans and\nParking to the same regulations used for Residential Properties in\nthe City.\n Modify the Occupancy Regulations for STVR's to those presented\nin this staff report.\n Require Vacation Rental Platforms to:\no Remit TOT directly to the City.\no Remove Vacation Rental advertisements from their\nplatforms for illegal or non-compliant operators when\nrequested to do so by the City.\n Transition from contracted after-hours enforcement to in-house\nstaffing.\nStaff Report - SR-23-113 - Pdf

13. West Desert Hot Springs Master Drainage Plan (MDP) Cooperative 211 - 224\nAgreement\nNicholas Haecker, Public Works Director\nRecommendation:\nCity Council authorize the City Manager to execute the cooperative\nagreement between the City, the District and the City of Palm Springs\nfor the design and preparation of the West Desert Hot Springs Master\nDrainage Plan, including $100,000 for the preparation of the\nEnvironmental Impact Report, related technical studies, and California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings for the Master Drainage Plan.\nStaff Report - SR-23-169 - Pdf

14. Graffiti Abatement Services 225 - 263\nJim Henson, Police Chief\nRecommendation:\nAward a contract to Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. (GPC) for Graffiti\nAbatement Services and authorize the City Manager to execute a\nProfessional Services Agreement with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc.\nfor graffiti abatement services for a term of one (1) year in the amount\nnot to exceed $90,000 per fiscal year; with substantive edits to be\nnegotiated and approved by the City Manager and upon approval as to\nform by the City Attorney. The City reserves the option to extend the\ncontract under the same terms and conditions for a maximum of one (1)\nadditional one-year at current price levels.\nStaff Report - SR-23-122 - Pdf

15. Cooperation Agreement for the Community Development Block 265 - 287\nGrant (CDBG)\nNicholas Haecker, Public Works Director\nRecommendation:\n1) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot\nSprings authorizing the participation in the County of Riverside's\nUrban County Program for Fiscal Years 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and\n2026-2027; and\n2) Authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperation Agreement for the\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME investment\nPartnerships Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant for fiscal\nyears 2024-2026.\nStaff Report - SR-23-174 - Pdf

16. Second Reading and Adoption of "An Ordinance Amending 289 - 361\nVarious Chapters of Title 17, Zoning Ordinance Including: Chapter\n17.74 (Administrative Conditional Use Permits); Chapter 17.76\n(Conditional Use Permits); Chapter 17.80 (Design Review), Chapter\n17.92 (Development Permits), Chapter 17.104 (Hearings and\nAppeals), Chapter 17.124 (Nonconforming Structures and Uses),\nand Chapter 17.136 (Temporary Use Permits)"\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nApprove Second Reading, read by title only and adopt: "An Ordinance of\nthe City Council of Desert Hot Springs amending various chapters of\nTitle 17, Zoning Ordinance Including Chapter 17.74 (Administrative\nConditional Use Permits); Chapter 17.76 (Conditional Use Permits);\nChapter 17.80 (Design Review), Chapter 17.92 (Development Permits),\nChapter 17.104 (Hearings and Appeals), Chapter 17.124\n(Nonconforming Structures and Uses), and Chapter 17.136 (Temporary\nUse Permits).”\nStaff Report - SR-23-173 - Pdf

17. Second Reading and Adoption of Tax Installment Agreement 363 - 368\nOrdinance\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nApprove Second Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the\nCity Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs, California, adding\nChapter 3.06 "Tax Installment Agreements" pertaining to certain types of\ntaxes contained in Chapters 3.20, 3.33, 3.34, 3.35, and 3.37 ("Subject\nTax Structures") of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code."\nStaff Report - SR-23-171 - Pdf

2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nPursuant to Government Code §54957.6\nAgency Designated Representatives: Interim City Manager, Doria Wilms\nCity Attorney, Jennifer Mizrahi\nEmployee Organization: Police Officers Association (DHSPOA)

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of\nSection 54956.9: One Potential Case

4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:\nProperty: 11691 West Drive (APN: 664-190-027)\nAgency Negotiator: Doria Wilms, Interim City Manager\nJennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney\nNegotiating Parties: County of Riverside\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nUnrepresented employee: City Manager

6. Resolution Affirming the Report of Public Nuisance Abatement 9 - 20\nCosts and placing them on the Tax Roll\nChristina Newsom, Compliance Director\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council\n3) Open Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony from those favor;\n5) Take public testimony from those opposed;\n6) Take public testimony from those in a neutral position;\n7) Close the Public Hearing;\n8) City Council discussion; and\n9) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot\nSprings, California Ordering Confirmation of the Special\nAssessments Against Parcels of Land within the Public Nuisance\nAbatement Costs for Fiscal Year 2023-2024\nStaff Report - SR-23-164 - Pdf

7. An Ordinance Amending the Following Chapters of Title 17, Zoning 21 - 112\nCode Including: 1) Chapter 17.56 (Landscaping Standards), and 2)\nChapter 17.44 (Sign Regulations)\nTravis Clark, Interim Community Development Director\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;\n3) Open the Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony for those in favor;\n5) Take public testimony for those opposed;\n6) Take public testimony for those in a neutral position;\n7) Close the Public Hearing;\n8) City Council discussion and;\n9) Introduce for First Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of\nthe City Council of Desert Hot Springs amending various chapters of\nTitle 17, Zoning Ordinance Including Chapter 17.56 (Landscaping\nStandards); and Chapter 17.44 (Sign Regulations)."\nStaff Report - SR-23-163 - Pdf\nADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR:

8. Appointment to the Public Safety Commission to Fill One (1) 113 - 152\nVacancy for Unexpired Term\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nRatify Council Member Betts' appointment of Kaden Cross to the Public\nSafety Commission to fill one (1) vacancy consisting of an unexpired\nterm through January 2025.\nStaff Report - SR-23-175 - Pdf

9. Professional Services Agreement with Cannabis Compliance 153 - 177\nSolutions, LLC\nChristina Newsom, Compliance Director\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services\nAgreement with Cannabis Compliance Solutions, LLC for cannabis\ncompliance services in an amount not to exceed $217,914.96 with\nsubstantive edits to be negotiated and approved by the City Manager\nand upon approval as to form by the City Attorney.\nStaff Report - SR-23-165 - Pdf