Indio — 2025-09-17

12.1 Introduction of Ordinance No. 1822, adding Chapter 107\n(“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title IX of the Indio Municipal Code;\nrepealing Section 96.30; and establishing smoke-free outdoor and\n321 - 328\n\nmulti-unit residential areas to protect public health and the\nenvironment (Jose Ramirez, Principal Management Analyst)\nRecommendation: Introduce Ordinance\nStaff Report - Ordinance No. 1822 – Smoke-Free Areas - Pdf

12.2 Introduction of Ordinance No. 1823, adding Sections 33.300–

12.3 Draft Sustainability Plan and Work Plan 2025 (Jonathan Nicks,\nAssistant City Manager) Recommendation:\nStaff Report - Draft Sustainability Plan and Work Plan 2025 - Pdf\n338 - 368

12.4 Review and approve the Indio Public Arts Work Plan for Fiscal Year\n2025/2026 ("the Plan"), as recommended by the Public Arts\nCommission\n(Miguel\nRamirez-Cornejo,\nDir.\nof\nEconomic\nDevelopment) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Indio Public Arts Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.\n- Pdf\n369 - 381\nPUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA\nThis is the time set aside for public comment for items not on the agenda. Public comments may be\nprovided in the manner prescribed on the first page of this agenda.\nADJOURN\nNEXT COUNCIL / IWA MEETING: OCTOBER 1, 2025\nAgenda packets are available on the city’s website at www.indio.org. Materials\nrelated to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of\nthe agenda packet are available in City Clerk's Office at 100 Civic Center Drive,\nIndio, during normal City business hours and during the meeting.\nPUBLIC NOTICE\nIt is the intention of the City of Indio to comply with the Americans with Disabilities\nAct (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you\nwill need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Indio will\nattempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City\nClerk's Office at (760) 391-4007 or via email at cityclerk@indio.org.\nFor individuals with hearing impairments, please contact the City Clerk’s Office.\nNotification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable\narrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35. 102, and 35.\n104 ADA Title II)\nSOLICITUD DE INTERPRETACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL EN PERSONA:\nLlame a la oficina de la secretaria municipal al 760-391-4007, 72 horas antes de la\nreunión para garantizar que la Ciudad pueda proporcionar interpretación al\nespañol.\nRULES OF DECORUM\nTo help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City\nCouncil has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in\n\nOrdinance No. 1205. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to\nallow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public.\nGenerally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully\ndisrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council\nas a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or\nmember of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission\nfrom the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including\ncouncilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully.\nCOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES\nTo minimize distractions, please be sure all personal communication and electronic\ndevices are turned off or on silent mode.\nDECLARATION OF POSTING\nI, Sabdi Sanchez, Director of City Clerk Services of the City of Indio, California, do\nhereby declare that the foregoing agenda was posted on September 12, 2025, at\nleast seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2,\nat the following locations:\nCity of Indio Council Chamber, 150 Civic Center Drive, Indio, CA 92201\nCity of Indio website www.indio.org\nSabdi Sanchez\nSABDI SANCHEZ, MMC\nDIRECTOR OF CITY CLERK SERVICES

33.316 to Chapter 33 of the Indio Municipal Code and repealing\nSection 33.123, to establish uniform procedures for the disposal of\nsurplus City real and personal property (Bryan H. Montgomery, City\nManager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Ordinance No. 1823 – Disposal Procedure for Surplus\nReal Property - Pdf\n329 - 337

10.1 Appointment of Kelly Garcia to the Community Services Commission,\nnominated by Councilmember Waymond Fermon\nStaff Report - Appointment to the Community Services Commission,\nD2 - Pdf\n8 - 14

10.2 Designation of Voting & Alternate Delegates for League of California\nCities Annual Conference October 8-10, 2025\nStaff Report - Voting & Alternate Delegates for League of California\nCities Annual Conference - Pdf\n15 - 19

3.1\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation - Pursuant\nto Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (2) of Section 54956.9; Zenda\nEstate, LLC v. Polo Club Maintenance Association; Riverside Superior\nCourt Case No. CVPS2407985

3.2\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR - Government Code §

3.3\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to\nGovernment Code § 54956.8; 45096 & 45130 Deglet Noor Street\n(APN 611-163-001); Negotiating Parties: City of Indio, Bryan H.\nMontgomery, City Manager, and Shepphird Associates; Under\nNegotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.

3.4\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to\nGovernment Code § 54956.8; for 45149 Smurr St. Unit B, Indio, City\nof Indio Negotiator: Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager;\nNegotiating Party: Power Yoga Indio; Under Negotiation: Price and\nTerms of Payment

5.1\nNew Employee Presentations

5.2\nHunger Action Month, presentation by FIND Food Bank President &\nCEO Debbie Espinosa and Rachel Anderson\nYOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC)\nJuliana Barcenas-Hernandez, Enrique Cazares Loredo Jr., Julissa Marie Cornejo, Isabella\nDuarte, Gillian Garcia, Leila Gonzales, Yaretzi Magaña, Angel Javier Martinez, Jimenna\nMurillo-Garcia, Ari Orantes, Danica Rodriguez, Roman Rodriguez, Sebastian Blu Rodriguez,\nJoaquin Ruiz, Viviana Terriquez, Mia Thompson\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

54957.6; City Negotiator: Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager;\nEmployee Organizations: MCU

11.1 Waive Reading of Title and Text of All Ordinances included in the\nagenda\n(Sabdi\nSanchez,\nDir.\nof\nCity\nClerk\nServices)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Waiving of Full Reading of Ordinances - Pdf\n20

11.10 Approval of $23,845 Increase to Axon Contract for the Purchase of 5\nTaser Devices and 15 Additional User Licenses (Brian Tully, Chief of\nPolice) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Contract Amendment with Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Pdf\n274 - 282

11.11 Approval of a Three-Year Law Enforcement Services Agreement\nBetween the City of Indio and Desert Sands Unified School District\nfor the Provision of Police Services (Brian Tully, Chief of Police)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - SRO Agreement - Pdf\n283 - 292

11.12 Resolution No. 10515 of the City Council/Indio Water Authority to\nauthorize and designate the Executive Director as the agency\nauthorized representative to sign and file, for and on behalf of Indio\nWater Authority, a Financial Assistance Application for a financing\nagreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the\nplanning, design, and construction of the Carver Tract Water\nSystems Consolidation (Project) (Reymundo Trejo, IWA General\nManager) Recommendation: Approve\n293 - 296\n\nStaff Report - Resolution 10515 - Agreement w/ SWRCB for service\nto Carver Tract Consolidation Proj. - Pdf

11.13 Resolution No. 10516, authorizing participation in the FY2024,\nFY2025, and FY2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant\n(EMPG) and State Homeland Security Program (SHSP); authorizing\nthe City’s applications, acceptance of funds, negotiation and\nexecution of all related documents, and designation of authorized\nagents (Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager) Recommendation:\nApprove\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10516 - FY24–FY26 EMPG & SHSP\nParticipation and Authorized Agents - Pdf\n297 - 300

11.14 Resolution No. 10517, fixing the employer contribution under the\nPublic Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) at an\nequal amount for employees and annuitants, and making a\ndetermination that the action is exempt from further environmental\nreview pursuant to Section 15324 (Regulations of Working\nConditions) of the California Environmental Quality Act(Andrew\nAnsoorian,\nDir.\nof\nHuman\nResources\n&\nRisk\nMgmt.)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10517, Employer Contribution for both\nEmployees and Annuitants - Pdf\n301 - 304

11.15 Resolution No. 10518, fixing the employer contribution under the\nPublic Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) at an\nequal amount for employees and annuitants, and making a\ndetermination that the action is exempt from further environmental\nreview pursuant to Section 15324 (Regulations of Working\nConditions) of the California Environmental Quality Act (Andrew\nAnsoorian,\nDir.\nof\nHuman\nResources\n&\nRisk\nMgmt.)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Resolution No. 10518, Employer Contribution for both\nEmployees and Annuitants - Pdf\n305 - 308

11.16 Implementation of amended changes to the Compensation and\nBenefits Plan for Management, Confidential, and Unrepresented\nEmployees, and authorization for the City Manager to execute\namendments to the current plan (Andrew Ansoorian, Dir. of Human\nResources & Risk Mgmt.) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Amended Changes to the Compensation and Benefits\nPlan for MCU Employees. - Pdf\n309 - 310

11.17 Change Order No. 4 with Three Peaks Corp. in the amount of\n$312,716.15 for additional work for the Indio Sports Park Project,\nCity Project No. PK2203 (Timothy T. Wassil, Dir. of Public Works)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Indio Sports Park – Three Peaks Change Order 4 - Pdf\n311 - 320

11.2 Minutes for the City Council, Indio Water Authority, Electric Finance\nAuthority, Public Finance Authority regular joint meeting of August\n20, 2025 (Sabdi Sanchez, Dir. of City Clerk Services)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Minutes for August 20, 2025 - Pdf\n21 - 29

11.3 City Warrants from 08-09-2025 to 09-05-2025 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - City Warrants from 08-09-2025 to 09-05-2025 - Pdf\n30 - 67

11.4 IWA Warrants from 08-09-2025 to 09-05-2025 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\n68 - 76\n\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - IWA Warrants from 08-09-2025 to 09-05-2025 - Pdf

11.5 Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1821, approving a\nDevelopment Agreement for the Pulte Desert Retreat housing\ndevelopment encompassing up to 1,500 homes (Jonathan Nicks,\nAssistant City Manager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1821 - Pdf\n77 - 81

11.6 Award of a Professional Services Agreement to Blais & Associates,\nInc. in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $175,000 per Fiscal Year for\nCitywide Grant Research, Writing, and Post-Award Support for Fiscal\nYears 2026–2027, 2027–2028, and 2028–2029, with Two Optional\nOne-Year Extensions (Jonathan Nicks, Assistant City Manager)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Award of PSA with Blais & Associates for Grant\nServices - Pdf\n82 - 184

11.7 Commercial Lease Agreement with FFA Touring, LLC dba The Desert\nRat located at 82707 Miles Ave (Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Commercial Lease Agreement w/FFA Touring, LLC dba\nThe Desert Rat - Pdf\n185 - 215

11.8 License Agreement between the City of Indio and Brenda Beltran for\nthe use of City Property Downtown for the curation of 'Mercado\nIndio', a vendor market experience with a not-to-exceed amount of\n$12,000 (Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Vendor Market Experience License Agreement - Pdf\n216 - 268

11.9 Purchase of two (2) Police motorcycles from Long Beach BMW\nMotorcycles in the amount of $95,155.38 (Brian Tully, Chief of\nPolice) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Purchase of two (2) Police Motorcycles - Pdf\n269 - 273