Indio — 2026-03-18

12.1 Independent auditor's report and the City's Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial report for fiscal year 2024-25 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir. of\nFinance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial\nReport - Pdf\n267 - 540

12.2 Award two contracts to the individual contractors listed in each bid\ncategory for the amounts set forth in the Bid Summary Letter on file\nwith the City Clerk and attached to agenda report for the first\n541 - 596\n\nconstruction phase of Police Headquarters Building in the total\naggregate amount of $3,139,000 (Jonathan Nicks, Asst. City\nManager) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Award two construction contracts to individual\ncontractors for the IPD HQ Building - Pdf\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: APRIL 1, 2026\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 Mall,\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)\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\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 March 12, 2026, at least\nseventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2, at the\nfollowing locations:\nCity of Indio Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Indio, CA 92201\nCity of Indio website www.indio.org\n\nSabdi Sanchez\nSABDI SANCHEZ, MMC\nDIRECTOR OF CITY CLERK SERVICES

3.1\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54957.6: Agency designated representatives: City\nManager Employee organization: Professional and Supervisory Unit\n(SEIU Local 721)

5.1\nCertificate of Appreciation for Mr. Joseph Hamersly, Branch Manager\nfor the Indio Public Library

5.2\nPresentation by Valley Sanitary District, General Manager Jason\nDafforn

5.3\nProclamation Honoring Government Finance Professionals Week\nAPPOINTMENTS

6.1\nAppointment of Sam Salinas\nto the Community Services\nCommission, nominated by Councilmember Oscar Ortiz.\n7 - 12\nStaff Report - Appointment to the Community Services Commission,\n\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(D)

11.1 Minutes for the City Council, Indio Water Authority regular joint\nmeeting of March 4, 2026 (Sabdi Sanchez, Dir. of City Clerk\nServices) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Minutes for March 4, 2026 - Pdf\n13 - 19

11.10 Approve a License Agreement with the Coachella Valley Youth Golf\nFoundation (First Tee – Coachella Valley) for the placement and\noperation of a prefabricated office unit at The Lights at Indio Golf\nCourse (83040 Avenue 42) (Jose Ramirez, Principal Management\nAnalyst) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - License Agreement – First Tee Prefab at The Lights at\nIndio GC - Pdf\n225 - 242

11.11 Recognize Non-General Fund Budget Adjustment in Special Revenue\nFund 225 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Brian Tully, Chief of Police)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Fund 225 Budget Adjustment - Pdf\n243 - 266

11.2 City Warrants from 02-21-2026 to 03-06-2026 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - City Warrants from 02-21-2026 to 03-06-2026 - Pdf\n20 - 57

11.3 IWA Warrants from 02-21-2026 to 03-06-2026 (Ruby D. Walla, Dir.\nof Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File\nStaff Report - IWA Warrants from 02-21-2026 to 03-06-2026 - Pdf\n58 - 62

11.4 Approve Additional Appropriations in the amount of $29,135 from\nthe General Fund and $2,565 from Available Fund Balances to fund\nbudget shortfalls in nine Landscape and Lighting Districts (LLDs) that\nare already at the maximum allowable assessment and cannot\ngenerate additional revenue (Timothy Wassil, Dir. of Public\nWorks)Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Landscape and Lighting Districts - Additional\nAppropriations - Pdf\n63 - 70

11.5 Resolution No. 10553 authorizing the City Manager to execute a\nRight-of-Way Contract between the City of Indio and Patricia A. Diaz,\nfor the acquisition of 1,500 square feet of permanent roadway and\nutility easement, and 1,178 square feet of temporary construction\neasement of a parcel identified as APN 612-280-010, located at\n83090 Avenue 50, to facilitate the construction of the Jackson Street\nImprovement Project Phase 2, City Project No. PW-TS1901 (Timothy\nWassil, Dir. of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Avenue 50 - Right-of-Way - Patricia A. Diaz - Pdf\n71 - 92

11.6 Resolution No. 10554 authorizing the City Manager to execute a\nRight-of-Way Contract between the City of Indio; and Placido\nMartinez Zaldivar and Christina Diaz, for the acquisition of 1,400\nsquare feet of permanent roadway and utility easement, and 2,020\nsquare feet of temporary construction easement of a parcel identified\nas APN 779-070-018, located at 82955 Avenue 50, to facilitate the\nconstruction of the Jackson Street Improvement Project Phase 2,\nCity Project No. PW-TS1901 (Timothy Wassil, Dir. of Public Works)\nRecommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Jackson St Imp Phase 2 – ROW – Zaldivar-Diaz - Pdf\n93 - 113

11.7 Receive and accept the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report\nfor submittal to the State Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Land Use and\nClimate Action (LCI) prior to April 1, 2026 (Brian Halvorson, Dir. of\nCommunity Development) Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report - Pdf\n114 - 166

11.8 Receive and accept the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress\nReport for submittal to the State Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Land\nUse and Climate Innovation (LCI) prior to April 1, 2026 (Brian\nHalvorson, Dir. of Community Development) Recommendation:\nApprove\nStaff Report - 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report - Pdf\n167 - 194

11.9 Approval of the water improvement agreement with bonds from\nAutoZone\nParts,\nInc.\n(Jonathan\nNicks,\nAsst.\nCity\nManager)Recommendation: Approve\nStaff Report - Water Agreement from Auto Zone - Pdf\n195 - 224