Indio — 2025-07-16

City Council

#11.1 Administrative Items
11.1 East Indio Employment Corridor Annexation Study Phase I Final\nReport (Brian Halvorson, Dir. of Community Development)\nRecommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - East Indio Employment Corridor Project - Pdf\n901 1550
#3.1 Closed Session
3.1\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to\nCalifornia Government Code § 54956.8; Property: APN 616-130006; Negotiating Parties: City of Indio; Bryan H. Montgomery, City\nManager and Liberty Star Management, LLC; Under Negotiation:\nPrice and Terms of payment.
#3.2 Closed Session
3.2\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to\nGovernment Code § 54956.8; Property: 83090 Avenue 50, 612-280010; Negotiating Parties: City of Indio; Bryan H. Montgomery, City\nManager and Patricia A. Diaz; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of\nPayment
#3.3 Closed Session
3.3\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to\nGovernment Code § 54957; Title: City Attorney
#3.4 Closed Session
3.4\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to\nGovernment Code § 54957; Title: City Manager
#3.5 Closed Session
3.5\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR - Pursuant to Government\nCode § 54957.6; One (1) Item; City Negotiator: Jonathan Nicks,\nAssistant City Manager; Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
#5.1 Closed Session
5.1\nPresentation and update from Doug McAllister, Vice President of\nExternal Affairs for Frontier Communications.\nCITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION\nCITY COUNCIL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE\nCITY\nCOUNCIL\nREPORT\nON\nMEETINGS\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(D)\nAPPOINTMENTS\nATTENDED\nPER
#9.1 Closed Session
9.1\nAppointment of Allyson Jeffredo to the Citizens' Finance Advisory\nCommission, nominated by Councilmember Waymond Fermon.\nStaff Report - Appointment to the Citizens' Finance Advisory\nCommission, D2 - Pdf\n9 - 13
#9.2 Closed Session
9.2\nAppointment of Megan Scarborough-Eckel to the Planning\nCommission, nominated by Councilmember Waymond Fermon.\nStaff Report - Appointment to the Planning Commission, D2 - Pdf\n14 - 18
#10.1 Consent Calendar
10.1 Minutes for the City Council and Indio Water Authority joint regular\nmeeting of June 18, 2025 (Sabdi Sanchez, Dir. of City Clerk\nServices) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Minutes for June 18, 2025 - Pdf\n19 - 26
#10.10 Consent Calendar
10.10 Amendment No. 2 to the existing professional services sgreement\nwith Statewide Services, Inc. for an additional amount of $400,000\nfor a not-to-exceed total amount of $625,000 to provide project\nmanagement and turf replacement services for the IWA\nDisadvantaged Community Turf Replacement Program, and allow the\nCity Manager to make substantive edits as needed (Rey Trejo, IWA\nGeneral Manager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Amendment No. 2 to PSA w/Statewide Services Inc. Pdf\n301 - 307
#10.11 Consent Calendar
10.11 Approval of the water improvement agreement and acceptance of\nthe performance and payment bonds from Can Do, LLC, “The\nGreens.” (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager) Recommendation:\nApprove\nStaff Report - Accept the Water Improvement Agreement from Can\nDo LLC, for the Greens - Pdf\n308 - 343
#10.12 Consent Calendar
10.12 Report of changes to the Development Services Procedural\nGuidelines (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager) Recommendation:\nReceive & File\n344 - 578\n\nStaff Report - Report of changes to the Development Services\nProcedural Guidelines - Pdf
#10.13 Consent Calendar
10.13 Report of Fee Structure changes to the Indio Water Authority\nCustomer Service Policy (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager)\nRecommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - Indio Water Authority Customer Service Guidelines\n2025 Update - Pdf\n579 - 621
#10.14 Consent Calendar
10.14 Resolution No. 10508, accepting a Fiscal Year 2026 California\nHighway Patrol (CHP) grant under the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant\nProgram (CTFGP) in the amount of $186,342 and designating and\nauthorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all\nnecessary grant documents on behalf of the City of Indio (Brian\nTully, Chief of Police) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10508, approving and accepting\n$186,342 in Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program funds. - Pdf\n622 - 640
#10.15 Consent Calendar
10.15 Resolution No. 10509, accepting a Fiscal Year 2026 California\nHighway Patrol (CHP) grant under the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant\nProgram (CTFGP) in the amount of $127,676 and designating and\nauthorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all\nnecessary grant documents on behalf of the City of Indio (Brian\nTully, Chief of Police) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10509, approving and accepting\n$127,676 in Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program funds. - Pdf\n641 - 659
#10.16 Consent Calendar
10.16 Contract Change Order No. 9 with Granite Construction Company in\nthe amount of $156,172.02 for the Jackson Street Improvements\nProject – Phase 1, City Project No. TS1901 (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir.\nof Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Granite Contract Change Order No. 9 – Jackson Street\nImprovement Project No. TS1901 - Pdf\n660 - 672
#10.17 Consent Calendar
10.17 Fuel purchase in the amount of $600,000 from SC Commercial LLC,\nfor the City’s bulk fuel needs for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (Timothy T.\nWassil, Dir. of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - SC Commercial LLC in the amount of $600,000 for\nFiscal Year 2025/26 - Pdf\n673 - 707
#10.18 Consent Calendar
10.18 Resolution No. 10507, approving the application for Land and\nWater Conservation Funding for the Indio Sports Park Phase II\nProject (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir. of Public Works) Recommendation:\nApprove\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10507 approving the application for\nLand and Water Conservation Funding for the Indio Sports Park\nPhase II Project - Pdf\n708 - 714
#10.19 Consent Calendar
10.19 Resolution No. 10510, approving the updated Interstate 10\nFreeway Agreement between the City of Indio and the California\nDepartment of Transportation (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir. of Public\nWorks) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10510 approving the updated I-10\nFreeway Agreement - Pdf\n715 - 725
#10.2 Consent Calendar
10.2 City Warrants from 06-06-2025 to 07-03-2025 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - City Warrants from 06-06-2025 to 07-03-2025 - Pdf\n27 - 73
#10.20 Consent Calendar
10.20 Amendment 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Harris &\nAssociates in an amount not-to-exceed $135,220.61, for the Avenue\n44 Bridge Project, City Project No. BR1101 (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir.\nof Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Avenue 44 Bridge – Harris & Associates Amendment 2\n- Pdf\n726 - 742
#10.21 Consent Calendar
10.21 Approval of Final Parcel Map No. 38805 for The Coachella Valley\nHousing Coalition (JFM Villas), generally located on the southwest\ncorner of Dr. Carreon Boulevard and Van Buren Street (Timothy T.\nWassil, Dir. of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Approval of Final Parcel Map No. 38805 for The\nCoachella Valley Housing Coalition (JFM Villas) - Pdf\n743 - 746
#10.22 Consent Calendar
10.22 Three-Year Agreement for Animal Control Field and Shelter Services\nwith the County of Riverside from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028\n(Jonathan Nicks, Assistant City Manager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Three-Year Agreement for Animal Control Field and\nShelter Services with the County of Riverside - Pdf\n747 - 794
#10.23 Consent Calendar
10.23 Professional Services Agreement in a Time and Materials not to\nexceed amount of $147,400.00 with HdL Companies for the\nprovision of Cannabis Management Services (Brian Halvorson, Dir. of\nCommunity Development) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - PSA in a Time and Materials not to exceed amount of\n$147,400.00 with HdL Companies - Pdf\n795 - 846
#10.24 Consent Calendar
10.24 Professional Services Agreement not to exceed $50,000 with RKA\nConsulting Group for as-needed Building and Safety Services (Brian\nHalvorson, Dir. of Community Development) Recommendation:\nApprove\nStaff Report - PSA with RKA for Building and Safety Services - Pdf\n847 - 883
#10.25 Consent Calendar
10.25 Resolution No. 10511, finding that the Proposed Fiscal Year 202526 Capital Improvement Program of the Indio Water Authority is\nConsistent with the City of Indio General Plan 2040 (Brian Halvorson,\nDir. of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Finding of General Plan Consistency for the Fiscal Year\n2025-26 Capital Improvement Program of the Indio Water Authority\n(IWA) - Pdf\n884 - 900
#10.3 Consent Calendar
10.3 IWA Warrants from 06-06-2025 to 07-03-2025 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - IWA Warrants from 06-06-2025 to 07-03-2025 - Pdf\n74 - 82
#10.4 Consent Calendar
10.4 Receive and File the Measure X and Measure S Annual Reports for\nFiscal Year 2021 thru Fiscal Year 2024 as Recommended by the\nCitizens' Advisory Finance Commission on June 6, 2025 (Ruby D.\nWalla, Dir. of Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - CFAC Recommendation - Receive and File Annual\nReports - Pdf\n83 - 174
#10.5 Consent Calendar
10.5 Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1820, adopting the Fire\n175 - 178\n\nHazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California\nDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 51178 (Bryan White, Fire Chief) Recommendation:\nWaive Second Reading and Approve\nStaff Report - Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1820 - Pdf
#10.6 Consent Calendar
10.6 Amendment No. 1 to the Commercial Lease Agreement between the\nCity of Indio and IORA Hospitality, LLC for an additional Tenant\nImprovement Allowance of $70,000 (Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo, Dir. of\nEconomic Development) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Approve Amendment No. 1 for IORA Hospitality, LLC Pdf\n179 - 208
#10.7 Consent Calendar
10.7 Professional Services Agreement between the City of Indio and\nRhythm Tech Productions, LLC, in an amount not to exceed\n$140,000, to provide all audio/visual technician services for future\nCity-hosted events (Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo, Dir. of Economic\nDevelopment) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - PSA w/ Rhythm Tech Productions, LLC. for $140,000. Pdf\n209 - 248
#10.8 Consent Calendar
10.8 Professional services agreement between the City of Indio and\nThirdwave Corporation for an IT Master Plan in the amount of\n$99,990\n(Ian\nCozens,\nDir.\nof\nInformation\nTechnology)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Approval of an IT Master Plan - Pdf\n249 - 284
#10.9 Consent Calendar
10.9 Authorize the acceptance of 45,442 square feet of domestic water\neasement dedicated to the Indio Water Authority/City of Indio by the\nCoachella Valley Housing Coalition (Grantor) at Villa Hermosa\nApartments Phase IV parcel map No. 36273 (Rey Trejo, IWA General\nManager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Grant of Easement - CV Housing Coalition - Pdf\n285 - 300
#12.1 Public Hearings
12.1 Resolution No. 10501, authorizing the levy of a special tax for City\nof Indio Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Law Enforcement,\nFire and Paramedic Services) and annexation areas thereto; the City\nof Indio Community Facilities District No. 2004-2 (Law Enforcement,\nFire and Paramedic Services); Resolution No. 10502 Community\n1551 1562\n\nFacilities District No. 2004 -3 (Terra Lago Area No. 1); Resolution\nNo. 10503 Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Talavera Area\nNo. 1 and No. 2); and Resolution No. 10504 Community Facilities\nDistrict No. 2006-1 (Sonora Wells) for fiscal year 2025-2026 (Ruby\nD. Walla, Dir. of Finance) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolutions - Community Facilities Districts FY 25/26 Pdf
#12.2 Public Hearings
12.2 Resolution No. 10505, approving the Engineer’s Annual Levy\nReport and Resolution No. 10506, ordering the levy and collection\nof assessments for the Fifty-Two Landscape and Lighting Districts\nNumbers 01-22, 24-29, and 31-54 proceedings relative to levying\nannual assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir.\nof Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Landscape and Lighting Districts Public Hearing for\nResolutions Nos. 10505 and 10506 - Pdf