Desert Hot Springs — 2024-03-05

1. Public Employee Complaints\n(Government Code Section 54957)

2. Ordinance Amending Chapter of Title 17, Zoning Ordinance: 5 - 116\n“Chapter 17.04 (General Provisions)"\nTravis Clark, 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 questions to Staff; and\n9) Introduce for First Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance\namending "Chapter “Chapter 17.04 (General Provisions).”\nStaff Report - SR-24-046 - Pdf\nADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR:

3. Ordinance for Cannabis Regulatory Permit Renewals 117 - 122\nChristina Newsom, Compliance Director\nRecommendation:\nIntroduce for first reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the City\nCouncil of the City of Desert Hot Springs, California, adding to Reserved\nSection 5.50.180 and amending Section 5.50.190 and adding Section\n5.50.195 to Chapter 5.50 "Cannabis Businesses" of Title 5 "Business\nLicenses and Regulations" of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code in\norder to update Cannabis Regulatory Permit Regulations."\nStaff Report - SR-24-050 - Pdf

4. Mid-Year Budget Adjustments for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year 123 - 142\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution of the City Council approving the mid-year downward\nbudget adjustments for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year.\nStaff Report - SR-24-053 - Pdf

5. Federal Appropriations Requests 143 - 144\nDaniel Porras, Assistant City Manager\nRecommendation:\nProvide staff policy direction as to the City Council's priorities for the\nupcoming appropriations requests.\nStaff Report - SR-24-056 - Pdf

7. Second Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance to Lower Cannabis 153 - 160\nCultivation Taxes\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nApprove Second Reading, read by title only and adopt: "An Ordinance of\nthe City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs, California, amending\nChapters 3.33 (Titled "Marijuana Cultivation Tax" and 3.35 (Titled\n"Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax") to amend Sections 3.33.005 (Titled\n"Imposition of Tax") and 3.35.005 (Titled "Imposition of Tax") to lower\nrecreational and medical cultivation taxes of the Desert Hot Springs\nMunicipal Code ("DHSMC").\nStaff Report - SR-24-049 - Pdf

8. Contracts Management Report as of February 15, 2024 161 - 163\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-24-048 - Pdf