Palm Desert — 2025-02-13

10.a APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND 11\nHOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove the Minutes of January 7, 2025, January 9, 2025, and January 30,\n2025.

10.b APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS 29\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove the warrant registers issued for the period 11/26/2024 to\n1/30/2025.

10.c RECEIVE AND FILE APPLICATIONS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE 97\nLICENSES\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file the application for Alcoholic Beverage License for:\n• Chevron Stations, Inc., Chevron #1858, 72801 HWY 111, Palm\nDesert\n• CV Food Services, Inc., La Spiga Ristorante Italiano, 72557 HWY\n111, Palm Desert\n• Talay Corp, Talay Thai Cuisine, 73030 El Paseo STE. 102, PALM\nDESERT

10.d FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS 109\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file the monthly Investment Report, General Fund, Parkview\nOffice Complex, and Desert Willow Golf Resort Financial Monthly Reports\nfor September through December 2024.

10.e ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1425 TO AMEND SECTIONS OF TITLE 25 343\nOF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE AND FINDING THE ACTION\nEXEMPT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 1425 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING\nSECTIONS 25.60.080, 25.60.160, AND 25.78.020(C) OF PALM DESERT\nMUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 25 AND MAKING A FINDING THAT THE\nACTION IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW\nPURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\n(CEQA).”

10.f ACCEPTANCE OF A RESIGNATION FROM THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 357\nCOMMITTEE, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, AND\nHOMELESSNESS TASKFORCE\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. With regret, accept the resignation of Gregg Akkerman from the\nCivic Engagement Committee and Parks and Recreation\nCommittee.\n2. With regret, accept the resignation of Christopher Schachter from\nthe Homelessness Taskforce.

10.g APPOINT MAYOR HARNIK TO THE CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE OF 359\nRIVERSIDE COUNTY AND MAYOR PRO TEM TRUBEE AS THE\nALTERNATE\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAppoint Mayor Harnik to the City Selection Committee of Riverside County\nand Mayor Pro Tem Trubee as the alternate.

10.h RATIFICATION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF 367\nCALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, REGIONAL RESILIENCE INNOVATION\nINCUBATOR\nRECOMMENDATION:\nRatify the letter of support for the University of California, Riverside, (UCR)\nRegional Resilience Innovation Incubator.

10.i RATIFICATION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE TWENTYNINE 373\nPALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS GRANT APPLICATION FOR\nSURFACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS\nRECOMMENDATION:\nRatify a letter of support for the Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians\ngrant application for surface transportation infrastructure improvements in\nthe Dillon Road corridor and near the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.

10.j APPROVAL OF MILLS ACT CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND 389\nTHE PROPERTY OWNER OF TWO INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL\nPROPERTIES\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Adopt a resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING A MILLS ACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY\nAND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 72785 EL\nPASEO, UNIT 716.”\n2. Adopt a resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING A MILLS ACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY\nAND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 72765\nMESQUITE COURT, SUITE F.”

10.k RECEIVE AND FILE THE ANNUAL LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME 477\nHOUSING ASSET FUND REPORT RELATIVE TO SENATE BILL 341\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file the annual Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset\nFund report relative to Senate Bill 341 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.

10.l SELF-HELP PROJECT CLOSE OUT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT 493\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAuthorize payment of $65,000 to Coachella Valley Housing Co. to provide\nfinancial support to close out the Affordable Housing Self-Help Project from\nthe City’s Housing Mitigation Funds.

10.m RECEIVE AND FILE THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AUDITED ANNUAL 497\nCOMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) FOR THE FISCAL\nYEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file the audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report\n(ACFR) for the City of Palm Desert for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

10.n ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE CITY OF 725\nPALM DESERT STANDARD DETAILS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt a resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TO REPEAL AND\nREPLACE RESOLUTION NO. 2024-077 WHICH ADOPTED THE CITY OF\nPALM DESERT STANDARD DETAILS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES AND\nMAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA.”

10.o APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CONTRACT NO. C40350 WITH ST. 825\nFRANCIS ELECTRIC, LLC, FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREVENTIVE\nMAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY ON-CALL SERVICES\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C40350 with St.\nFrancis Electric, LLC, of Riverside, California, for traffic signal\npreventive maintenance and emergency on-call services to\nincrease compensation in amount not to exceed $200,000\nannually.\n2. Authorize the City Attorney to make necessary non-monetary\nchanges to the agreement.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute said amendment.

10.p APPROVE PREPAYMENT OF JULY 4, 2025, INDEPENDENCE DAY 861\nCELEBRATION EVENT EXPENDITURES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO\nEXCEED $130,000 AND TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FISCAL\nYEAR (FY) 2025-26 ANNUAL BUDGET\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Approve prepayment of expenditures not to exceed $130,000, to\nbe included in the FY 2025-26 Annual Budget for production of the\nJuly 4, 2025, Independence Day Celebration.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute vendor contracts\nassociated with event production.

10.q APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO CONTRACT C47830 WITH 875\nGRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PD LINK PHASE 2\nPROJECT (PROJECT NO. CST00005)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Approve Change Order No. 1 to Contract C47830 with Granite\nConstruction Company, of Indio, California, in the amount of\n$151,757.33 for the PD Link Phase 2 Project (Project No.\nCST00005).\n2. Appropriate $35,157.33 from unobligated Measure A Fund\nBalance to Account No. 2134670-5000202.

10.r ADOPT RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 MID- 897\nYEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND REVISED STAFF ALLOCATION\nSCHEDULE\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET AS A RESULT\nOF MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS.”\n2. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate and transfer\nunobligated funds from Capital Projects Account No. 4004199-\n4501000 to General Fund Account No. 1100000-3910000 to cover\nmid-year requests in the total amount of $1,326,110.\n3. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING AUTHORIZED CLASSIFICATIONS AND\nALLOCATED POSITIONS INCLUDED HEREIN ATTACHED AS\nEXHIBIT “A” AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-047.”

10.s GERALD FORD APARTMENTS – ACCEPT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS 935\nAND RELEASE RELATED BONDS, AND ACCEPT A MAINTENANCE\nBOND\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Accept public improvements for Gerald Ford Apartments.\n2. Release the following bonds:\na. Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of $108,091.50.\nb. Labor and Materials Bond in the amount of $108,091.50.\nc. Grading Bond in the amount of $173,470.\n3. Accept the Maintenance Bond in the amount of $10,809.15.

10.t WEST COAST SELF STORAGE - ACCEPT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS 961\nAND RELEASE RELATED BONDS, AND ACCEPT A MAINTENANCE\nBOND\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Accept public improvements for West Coast Self Storage.\n2. Release the following bonds:\na. Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of $48,696.50.\nb. Labor and Materials Bond in the amount of $24,348.25.\nc. Grading Bond in the amount of $11,415.25.\n3. Accept the Maintenance Bond in the amount of $4,869.65.

10.u APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. C47350 WITH 965\nCAL-STRIPE, INC., FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE STREET AND BIKE LANE\nSTRIPING IMPROVEMENTS (PROJECT NO. MST00002)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Approve Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. C47350 with Cal-\nStripe, Inc., of Colton, California, for On-Call Citywide Street and\nBike Lane Striping Project to increase compensation to an amount\nnot to exceed $950,000 annually, subject to CPI.\n2. Authorize City Manager to execute the change order and any\ndocuments necessary to effectuate the actions taken herewith.

12.a APPROVAL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITY OF PALM 1071\nDESERT COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2025-1 (SHADOW RIDGE\nPUBLIC SERVICES) AND LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX FOR SERVICES\nAND CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Open the public hearing and take testimony, if any, regarding the\nformation of the Community Facilities District 2025-1 (“District”).\n2. Following the public hearing, in the absence of a majority protest,\nconsider the following:\na. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nDETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS,\nFORMING THE CITY OF PALM DESERT COMMUNITY\nFACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2025-1 (SHADOW RIDGE\nPUBLIC SERVICES), AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A\nSPECIAL TAX THEREIN, ESTABLISHING AN\nAPPROPRIATIONS LIMIT, AND TAKING CERTAIN OTHER\nACTIONS RELATING TO SAID DISTRICT.”\nb. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF\nTHE CITY OF PALM DESERT COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2025-1 (SHADOW RIDGE PUBLIC\nSERVICES) CALLING A SPECIAL LANDOWNER ELECTION\nRELATING TO THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX THEREIN\nAND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPROPRIATIONS\nLIMIT.”\n3. Conduct the Special Election and Canvass results, and consider\nthe following:\na. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF\nTHE CITY OF PALM DESERT COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2025-1 (SHADOW RIDGE PUBLIC\nSERVICES) DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL\nLANDOWNER ELECTION RELATING TO THE LEVY OF A\nSPECIAL TAX THEREIN AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF\nAN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT.”\nb. Introduce an Ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,\nCALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE\nLEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE PALM DESERT COMMUNITY\nFACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2025-1 (SHADOW RIDGE\nPUBLIC SERVICES) AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A\nSPECIAL TAX WITHIN SAID DISTRICT.”

12.b CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 1145\n(SCH NO. 2023090542) AND A MITIGATION MONITORING AND\nREPORTING PROGRAM, AND APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY DESIGN\nFOR THE HAYSTACK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM\nDESERT CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING AN INITIAL STUDY /\nMITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (SCH NO. 2023090542)\nAND A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING\nPROGRAM FOR THE HAYSTACK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”\n2. Approve the preliminary design of the Haystack Channel\nImprovement Project with consideration to include additional\nlandscaping along Haystack Road.\n3. Authorize Director of Finance to reallocate $275,000 from\nunexpended project funds in Storm Drain Improvement-Section 29\nAccount No. 2324370-5000455 to Account No. 2324370-5000454\nfor the Haystack Channel Improvement Project.

12.c CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF THE CITY MANAGER’S REVOCATION OF 1415\nTHE BUSINESS LICENSE FOR MASSAGE 111 LOCATED AT 45120\nSAN PABLO, SUITE 2A, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Find that this report, including attachments, and any additional\nevidence provided at the hearing provides satisfactory evidence\nthat the City Manager’s decision to revoke the business license for\nMassage 111 was correct.\n2. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,\nUPHOLDING THE CITY MANAGER’S REVOCATION OF THE\nBUSINESS LICENSE FOR MASSAGE 111, LOCATED AT 45120\nSAN PABLO, SUITE 2A, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT\nTHEREOF.”