Desert Hot Springs — 2025-11-04

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)\nName of case: (Louis Diaferio v. City of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside\nCounty Case No. CVPS2500583)

2.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)\nName of case: Rizzio v. City of Desert Hot Springs et al., USDC,\nRiverside; Case Number: 5:25 – CV- 0167-RGK-AJR

3.\n(Continued from October 7, 2025) Annexation No. 50 to the City of\nDesert Hot Springs Community Facilities District No. 2010-1\n(Services) for APN 666-370-032 located north of 20th Street and west\nof Little Morongo Road\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of staff from the City Council;\n3) Open the Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony;\n5) Close the Public Hearing;\n7 - 41\n6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;\n7) Adopt a Resolution calling an election to submit to the qualified electors\nthe question of levying a special tax within the area proposed to be\nannexed to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)\n(Annexation No. 50);\n8) Hold the election;\n9) Canvass the election; and\n10) Adopt a Resolution declaring election results for annexation to\nCommunity Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (Annexation No. 50)\nStaff Report - SR-25-247 - Pdf

4.\n(Continued From October 7, 2025) Creating Special Tax Area 56 for\nProperty (Amazon.com Services, LLC) for APN 666-370-039 located\nwest of Little Morongo Road and north of 20th Street, to the Desert\nHot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\n43 - 64\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;\n3) Open the Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony;\n5) Close the Public Hearing;\n6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;\n7) Hold the election;\n8) Canvass the election; and\n9) Adopt an Ordinance Establishing a Special Public Safety Tax Area\nZone 56 (Amazon.com Services, LLC).\nStaff Report - SR-25-246 - Pdf

5.\nAdoption of 2025 Building Codes Including Updates to the\nInternational Property Maintenance Code\nTravis Clark, Community Development Director\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of Staff from City Council;\n3) Open the Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony of those in favor;\n5) Take public testimony of those in opposition;\n6) Take public testimony of 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 of the\nCity Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Title 15 “Buildings\nand Construction” of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code to adopt the\n2025 edition of the California Building Code, California Residential Code,\nCalifornia Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California\nPlumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Historical Building\nCode, California Existing Building Code, California Green Building\n65 - 84\nStandards Code, California Referenced Standards Code, International\nProperty Maintenance Code, and to adopt local revisions to those Codes\nwith selected appendices and amendments."\nStaff Report - SR-25-243 - Pdf

6.\nAn Extension of Urgency Interim Ordinance Adopting a Moratorium\non the Issuance of Any License, Permit, or Entitlement That Is a Use\nOther Than the Ones Listed in This Ordinance for Any Business\nLocated in the Commercial Business Park (C-BP) Zoning District\nAlong Highway 62 Between North Indian Canyon Drive and\nInterstate 10\nTravis Clark, Community Development Director\n85 - 102\nRecommendation:\n1) Staff Report;\n2) Entertain questions of Staff from City Council;\n3) Open the Public Hearing;\n4) Take public testimony of those in favor\n5) Take public testimony of those in opposition;\n6) Take public testimony of those in a neutral position;\n8) Close the Public Hearing;\n9) City Council discussion and questions to Staff; and\n10) Adopt (by 4/5 vote of the City Council) and read by title only: "An\nExtension of the Urgency Interim Ordinance of the City Council of the City\nof Desert Hot Springs Adopting a Moratorium on the Issuance of Any\nLicense, Permit, or Entitlement That Is a Use Other Than the Ones Listed\nin This Ordinance for Any Business Located in the Commercial Business\nPark (C-BP) Zoning District Along Highway 62 Between North Indian\nCanyon Drive and Interstate 10."\nStaff Report - SR-25-249 - Pdf\nADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR:

7.\nComprehensive Update on Efforts to Address Homelessness\nDoria Wilms, City Manager\nRecommendation:\nStaff seeks direction from the City Council regarding the preferred model\nfor providing services to unhoused individuals in the City of Desert Hot\nSprings.\n•\nContinue the current SWAG/CRT model: Maintain the existing\napproach to homelessness services and policy. Under this option,\nthe City would not participate in the CVAG CV-200 Program or the\npartnership with Riverside County, CVAG, and the Coachella\nValley Conservation Commission (CVCC) on the ERF Grant.\nOR\n•\nAdopt the Housing First model: Implement a Housing First\napproach and participate fully in the CVAG CV-200 Program, as\n103 - 126\nwell as the partnership with Riverside County, CVAG, and CVCC\non the ERF Grant.\nStaff Report - SR-25-248 - Pdf

8.\nCity Council Regular Meeting Minutes: October 21, 2025\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\n127 - 132\nRecommendation: Approve the minutes as presented; or as corrected.\nStaff Report - SR-25-251 - Pdf

9.\nApprove Professional Services Agreement for the Downtown Area\nand Palm Drive Corridor Infill Development Sewer Area\nImplementation Plan\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\n133 - 198\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to draft and negotiate a Professional Services\nAgreement between the City of Desert Hot Springs and Engineering\nResources of Southern California, Inc. to prepare the Downtown Area and\nPalm Drive Corridor Infill Development Sewer Area Implementation Plan\nin an amount not to exceed $319,090.00 with a contingency of $31,909.00\n(10%) for additional work approved by the City, which brings a total\nbudget of $350,999.00.\nStaff Report - SR-25-250 - Pdf