Palm Desert — 2025-03-27

City Council

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10.a SHERIFF DEPARTMENT UPDATE
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13.a APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND 13\nHOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove the Minutes of March 13, 2025.
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13.b APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS 21\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove the warrant registers issued for the period 3/6/2025 to 3/13/2025.
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13.c APPOINTMENT OF AN AD HOC CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR 51\nTHE CITY SEAL REDESIGN\nRECOMMENDATION:\nConfirm the appointment of Mayor Harnik and Councilmember Pradetto to\nan ad hoc City Council Subcommittee for the City Seal redesign.
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13.d EL PASEO DELIVERY TRUCK CONCERNS 53\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file an update on El Paseo delivery truck concerns.
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13.e AUTISM CERTIFIED CITY SIGNAGE 55\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReceive and file an update on Autism Certified City signage.
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13.f AUTHORIZE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 57\nOF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL\nCOUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS (ICSC) ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN\nLAS VEGAS, NEVADA\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAuthorize out-of-state travel for the Deputy Director of Economic\nDevelopment to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers\n(ICSC) Annual Conference from May 18 through May 20, 2025, in Las\nVegas, Nevada.\n3\nPalm Desert City Council Meeting Agenda\nMarch 27, 2025
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13.g AUTHORIZE SUBSTITUTE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR SENIOR 59\nMANAGEMENT ANALYST TO ATTEND THE U.S. HOUSING AND\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONFERENCE IN DALLAS, TEXAS\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAuthorize substitute out-of-state travel for the Senior Management Analyst\nto attend the U.S. Housing and Community Development Conference on\nMarch 31, through April 3, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.
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13.h REJECT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR CAMERA PROCUREMENT, 65\nINSTALLATION, AND OFF-SITE MONITORING SERVICE FOR\nHOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTIES\nRECOMMENDATION:\nReject all proposals submitted in response to a published RFP titled\nCamera Procurement, Installation and Off-Site Monitoring Service for\nHousing Authority Residential Properties.
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13.i REVIEW THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING 73\nELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS AND AUTHORIZE\nSUBMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND\nRESEARCH AND DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Receive and file the 2024 General Plan and Housing Element\nAnnual Progress Report.\n2. Authorize City staff to submit the General Plan and the Housing\nElement Annual Progress Reports to the State Office of Planning\nand Research (OPR) and Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment (HCD).
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13.j APPROVE BLIEU COMPANIES LEASE FOR SUITE 117 AT THE 267\nPARKVIEW BUILDING\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Approve a short-term lease with Blieu Companies for suite 117 at\nthe Parkview Building for tenant qualifying and interview purposes.\n2. Approve leasing term requested by Blieu from April 2025 to\nSeptember 2025.\n3. Authorize the City Attorney to make any necessary non-monetary\nchanges to the agreement.\n4. Authorize City Manager to execute all documents required to\neffectuate lease.
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15.a PUBLIC HEARING TO APPORVE AN AMENDMENT TO DISPOSITION, 299\nDEVELOPMENT AND LOAN AGREEMENT, AND RELATED\nRESOLUTIONS, FOR ARC VILLAGE PROJECT WITH CHELSEA\nINVESTMENT COPORATION PURUSANT TO H&S SECTION 33433\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Hold a joint public hearing and adopt a Housing Authority\nResolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT\nHOUSING AUTHORITY APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO\nDISPOSITION, DEVELOPMENT AND LOAN AGREEMENT\nBETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND CHELSEA INVESTMENT\nCORPORATION, OR ITS DESIGNEE (“Parties”) PURSUANT TO\nHEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33433.”\n2. Adopt a Housing Authority Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION\nOF THE PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY DECLARING A\nHOUSING AUTHORITY OWNED PARCEL LOCATED OFF\nCOUNTY CLUB DRIVE IN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT TO BE\nEXEMPT SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE SECTION 54221(f)(1)(F).”\n3. Approve Amendment to Disposition Development and Loan\nAgreement (“Amendment to DDLA”) between the Parties, including\nthe exhibits, for the conveyance of the Authority-owned vacant\nproperty located off of Country Club known as APN 622-370-014\nto Chelsea Investment Corporation, or its designee, (the\n“Developer” or “Chelsea”) for the construction of 39 units for rental\nto extremely low, very low and low income qualified households\nand one manager unit (the “Project”), pursuant to Health and\nSafety Code Section 33433.\n4. Authorize Housing Authority Loan to the Developer for the\npurchase and construction of the Project in the amount of\n$4,680,000, pursuant to terms of the Amendment to DDLA with the\nloan being secured by a subordinate deed of trust on the Project.\n5. Authorize Director of Finance to Appropriate $1,680,000 from\nunobligated Housing Asset Fund monies to Account Number\n8734195-4663900.\n6. Authorize the Executive Director to finalize and execute the\nAmendment to DDLA and documents deemed necessary to\neffectuate the Amendment to DDLA, the conveyance of the\nproperty and conditions of approval, with such changes thereto as\nthe Executive Director, in consultation with legal counsel, may\ndeem necessary and consistent with the purpose of the DDLA, as\namended by the Amendment to DDLA, and conditions of approval.\n5\nPalm Desert City Council Meeting Agenda\nMarch 27, 2025\n7. Authorize the Chairperson and Executive Director to execute\ndocuments necessary to effectuate the transfer.\n8. Adopt a City Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT MAKING FINDINGS\nPURSUANT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION\n33433 IN CONNECTION WITH A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO\nDISPOSITION, DEVELOPMENT AND LOAN AGREEMENT\nBETWEEN THE PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY AND\nCHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION OR ITS DESIGNEE.”
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15.b SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 347\nGRANT PROGRAM YEAR 2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE\nCITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN\nRECOMMENDATION:\nContinue the Public Hearing to a date uncertain.
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4.a Closed Session Meeting Minutes: February 27, 2025
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4.b Conference with Real Property Negotiations pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8\nAgency: City of Palm Desert\nCity Negotiator: Chris Escobedo/Richard Cannone/Martin Alvarez\nNegotiating Parties: Blieu Companies\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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4.c Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code\n54957\nInterim City Manager
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9.a WATER CONSERVATION MONTH PROCLAMATION 9
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9.b CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK PROCLAMATION 11
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9.c YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION BY FAMILY YMCA OF THE\nDESERT