Desert Hot Springs — 2026-01-20

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)\nName of case: (City of Desert Hot Springs. Irene Valenti, Case Number:\nPSC1802698)

10.\nFirst Amendment to Engineering Design Services for the Access\nand Drainage Improvements to Sky Haven Community, City Contract\nNo. PW26-061 at at Palm Drive and Park Lane\nTim Jonasson, City Engineer\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Saxon Engineering Services Inc.\nfor Engineering Design Services for the Access and Drainage\nImprovements to the Sky Haven Community, City Contract No. PW26-\n061 at Palm Drive and Park Lane.\nStaff Report - SR-26-016 - Pdf\n39 - 55

11.\nSecond Amendment to Inspection Services Hacienda Avenue Street\nImprovement Project 3003\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to draft and execute the Second Amendment\nto the Professional Services Agreement for Inspection Services for the\nHacienda Avenue Street Improvement Project, City Project No. 3003, to\nOmnis Incorporated.\nStaff Report - SR-26-014 - Pdf\n57 - 61

12.\nInspection Services for the Eagles Sports Park Street Improvements\nProject 4020\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to draft and execute the Professional\nServices Agreement for Inspection Services for the Eagles Sports Park\nStreet Improvements Project, City Project No. 4020, to Omnis\nIncorporated, in an amount not to exceed $114,750.00 with a 10%\ncontingency of $11,475.00 bringing the total amount to $126,225.00.\nStaff Report - SR-26-015 - Pdf\n63 - 93

13.\nConstruction Management Services for the Eagles Sports Park\nProject 4000\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services\nAgreement for Construction Management and Inspections Services for\nthe Eagles Sports Park Project, City Project No. 4000, to NV5, Inc. in an\n95 - 126\namount not to exceed $265,016.00 with a 10% contingency of $26,501.60\nbringing the total amount to $291,517.60.\nStaff Report - SR-26-018 - Pdf

14.\nPurchase of Furniture for Police Department Annex Building Project\nNumber 8003\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to purchase furniture from Desert Business\nInteriors, in an amount not to exceed of $162,819.95, for the Police\nDepartment Annex Building Project Number 8003.\nStaff Report - SR-26-013 - Pdf\n127 - 157

15.\nPurchase of Three (3) Vehicles for Various City Departments\nDaniel Porras, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to draft and execute all necessary purchase\nagreements and all related documents for the purchase of 3 (three)\nvehicles, including a 2024 Ford Transit Van for a total cost of 60,956.26,\na 2026 Ford Transit Van for a total cost of $50,629.66, and a 2025 Ford\nMaverick for a total cost of $34,979.54.\nStaff Report - SR-26-017 - Pdf\n159 - 165

16.\nAmendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Rayce\nJonsrud for Tourism Related Services.\nDoria Wilms, City Manager\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Rayce Jonsrud in an amount not to exceed\n$50,000 for services as described in the attached Scope of Services.\nStaff Report - SR-26-021 - Pdf\n167 - 185

17.\nSecond Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance - Vacation Rental\nRegulation Amendments\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 amending Chapter 5.44\nof the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code regarding Vacation Rentals."\nStaff Report - SR-26-020 - Pdf\n187 - 199

18.\nPayment Register and City Council Expenditures for the Period of\nNovember 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation:\n201 - 342\nReceive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-006 - Pdf

19.\nPayment Register and City Council Expenditures for the Period of\nDecember 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-007 - Pdf\n343 - 517

2.\nCONFERENCE WTH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED INITIATION\nOF LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) – One Case

20.\nTreasurer’s Report as of August 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation: Receive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-008 - Pdf\n519 - 524

21.\nTreasurer’s Report as of September 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation: Receive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-009 - Pdf\n525 - 530

22.\nTreasurer’s Report as of October 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation: Receive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-010 - Pdf\n531 - 536

23.\nTreasurer’s Report as of November 2025\nGeoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director\nRecommendation: Receive and file.\nStaff Report - SR-26-011 - Pdf\n537 - 542

3.\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b): City Manager

4.\nAppointment of Mayor Pro Tem\nRecommendation: Ratify Mayor Matas' appointment of Dirk Voss as\nMayor Pro Tem for 2026.\nINVOCATION\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE\nCITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA\nAt this time the City Council may amend the order of the agenda, approve the\nConsent Calendar, remove items from the Consent Calendar for separate\ndiscussion and action, and add Urgency Items.\nUrgency Items ("Added Starters"): The Brown Act, which governs public\nmeetings, permits the City Council to take action on any item that does not\nappear on the agenda only if 2/3 of the City Council (if all are present) or all\nmembers of the City Council (if fewer than all members are present) determine\nthere is a need to take immediate action on the item, and the need to take\nimmediate action came to the City Council's attention after the agenda was\nposted.

5.\nNoise Control Regulation Amendments\nChristina Newsom, Deputy City Manager\nRecommendation:\n9 - 14\nApprove First Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the City\nCouncil of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Chapter 8.12 ("Noise\nControl") of Title 8 ("Health and Safety") of the Desert Hot Springs\nMunicipal Code."\nStaff Report - SR-26-012 - Pdf

6.\nFire Station 98, City Project No. 8004 Notice of Completion\nRaul Arauz, Associate Engineer\nRecommendation:\nApprove the work as performed, accept the project as completed,\nauthorized final payment to Oakview Constructors Inc., and direct the City\nManager to file the Notice of Completion for the Riverside County Fire\nStation 98 Project, City Project No. 8004.\nStaff Report - SR-26-023 - Pdf\n15 - 20

7.\nAn Ordinance Amending Chapter 1.10 "City Seal and Insignias" of\nthe Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nIntroduce for first reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the City\nCouncil of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Chapter 1.10 "City\nSeal and Insignias" of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code."\nStaff Report - SR-26-019 - Pdf\n21 - 26

8.\nAuthorization to Execute Program Award Documents for the\nAffordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Award\nTravis Clark, Community Development Director\nRecommendation:\nApprove a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Program\nAward Documents for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable\nCommunities Program for grant and loan funds in the amount of\n$36,301,486, of which $11,262,600 has been awarded to the City of\nDesert Hot Springs for infrastructure improvements on Pierson Boulevard\n- Downtown between West Drive and Palm Drive.\nStaff Report - SR-25-293 - Pdf\n27 - 32

9.\nConsideration of an Ordinance Increasing the Salary of City\nCouncilmembers and Mayor\nJerryl Soriano, City Clerk\nRecommendation:\nConsider introducing for first reading and read by title only, "An Ordinance\nof the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Section\n2.04.020 of Chapter 2.04 "City Council" of the Desert Hot Springs\nMunicipal Code increasing the salary of City Councilmembers and\nMayor."\nStaff Report - SR-26-022 - Pdf\n33 - 38