Yucca Valley — 2023-09-05

1. Morongo Unified School District Update- Dr. Patricio Vargas, Superintendent\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:\nRecommendation:\nApprove the meeting agenda as prepared.\nCONSENT AGENDA:\nAll items listed on the consent agenda are routine matters or formal documents covering previous Town\nCouncil instruction. Items are enacted by one motion and a second without separate discussion unless a\nmember of the Town Council or Town Staff requests dialog on a specific item at the beginning of the\nmeeting. Requests for public comment on the consent agenda items should be filed with the Town Clerk.

10. California Intergovernmental Risk Authority Update\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council receive and file this report on the update for the\nCalifornia Intergovernmental Risk Authority.

11. Professional Services Agreement for Communication Services- Tripepi Smith\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council approve a multi-year professional services\nagreement with Tripepi Smith for general and special communication\nservices through June 30, 2026.

12. Approval of ARPA Funding Contract between the Town and San Bernardino\nCounty\nRecommendation:\n· It is recommended that the Town Council approves the proposed\ncontract between the Town and San Bernardino County related\nto the American Rescue Plan Act, providing $998,000.00 in\nCoronavirus Local Relief Fund dollars towards the Town's Senior\nCenter Modernization project.\n· Authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract and the\nTown's Finance Manager to execute any related supplemental\nfinancial documentation for grant administration and reporting\npurposes throughout the grant performance and monitoring\nperiod.

13. Cost Recovery Policy\nRecommendation:\nReview and approve the Cost Recovery Policy.

14. Approve LS-1 Option E Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to\nReplace High Pressure Sodium Vapor Street Lights with Light-Emitting Diode\n(LED) Street Lights Town Wide\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council:\n· Approve an LS-1 Option E authorization with SCE to replace high\npressure sodium vapor (HPSV) streetlights with light-emitting\ndiode (LED) streetlights; and\n· Authorize the Town Manager or his designee to sign the\nauthorization (Attachment A).\nFUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

2. Waive further reading of all ordinances (if any in the agenda) and read by title\nonly.\nRecommendation:\nWaive further reading of all ordinances and read by title only.

3. Town Project No. 8952-2022 - Town Parks Sport Courts Resurfacing - Acceptance\nof Project as Substantially Complete.\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council accepts the project as substantially complete,\nauthorizes staff to file the Notice of Completion, authorizes the\nreduction of the Faithful Performance Bond to 10%, and directs staff to\nretain the Labor and Material Bond for six (6) months for Project\nNo.8952-2022.

4. Waiver of Formal Bidding Procedures, Authorization to Purchase EXMARK Lazer Z\nDiesel 144” Cut mower for the Parks Maintenance Division in an amount not to\nexceed $73,899.79\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council waives formal bidding requirements, pursuant to\nMunicipal Code Section 3.12.060 G., and authorizes the Town Manager\nor designee to execute a purchase agreement with Stotz Equipment for\na new EXMARK Lazer Z Diesel 144” Cut Mower for the Parks\nMaintenance Division in an amount not to exceed $73,899.79.

5. Authorization to Release Request for Proposals or California Environmental\nQuality Act Services for the Evoque Modern Lomita Hotel Project\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council authorizes the release of the Request for\nProposals for California Environmental Quality Act consulting services\nfor the Evoque Modern Lomita Hotel Project.

6. Gates of Spain Mobile Home Park Expansion Authorization (HCD 36-0611-MP);\nAuthorization for the Town Manager to sign approval document 36-0611-MP\nallowing for the construction of 64 mobile home park lots for APNs 0587-391-01\nthrough 0587-391-64 and APN 0587-391-91 per recorded Tract Map 8377 of San\nBernardino County book 116 of maps, pages 10 through 17.\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council authorizes the Town Manager to sign and\napprove the attached HCD MP 514 form, allowing for the construction\nof 64 additional mobilehome lots as shown on Tract Map 8377,\nincluding APN 0587-391-01 through 0587-391-64 and APN 0587-391-91.

7. Town of Yucca Valley Skate Park Improvements Project, Award of Design Services\nto Spohn Ranch, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nThat the Town Council:\n1. Accepts the recommendation of the Parks, Recreation &\nCultural Commission for the expenditure of $177,952 from Per\nCapita Funding, to the Community Center Skate Park\nImprovement Project, based upon consistency with the Town’s\nParks Masterplan and the grant guidelines.\n2. Awards Design Services to Spohn Ranch, Inc. in the amount of\n$49,900 to provide construction documents including plans,\nspecifications, and cost estimate(s).\nPUBLIC HEARING:

8. Appeal of Environmental Assessment, EA 04-23, Site Plan Review, SPR 03-23,\nVariance, V 01-23; Nice Dream Ices: a request to change the use of an\napproximately 3,936 square foot retail store to ice cream shop, retail, cafe,\nbakery, and cocktail bar on a 0.51 acre site. The request also includes a variance\nfrom the required number of parking stalls. The property is located at 56778\nTwentynine Palms Highway and is also identified as Assessor Parcel Numbers\n(APN) 0595-111-33. The proposed project is located approximately 500 feet to\nthe east of the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Grand Avenue on\nthe north side of Twentynine Palms Highway.\nRecommendation:\nEnvironmental Assessment, EA 04-23:\nThe Town Council finds that the project is exempt from CEQA under\nSection 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities since the proposed project\nconsists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,\nlicensing, or minor alteration of an existing private structure.\nAlternative Recommendation 1:\nSite Plan Review, SPR 03-23:\nThat the Town Council upholds the Planning Commission action, denies\nthe request for a waiver of infrastructure requirements based on the\ninformation contained within the staff report and the required findings.\nAnd that the Town Council approves SPR 03-23, Nice Dream Ices, a\nproposal to change the use of the existing 3,936 square foot structure\nlocated at 56778 Twentynine Palms Highway from retail use to food\nservice use. The proposed use includes vegan scoop shop, café, bakery,\ncocktail bar, and retail on approximately 0.51 acres, with parking and\nlandscaping, based upon the information contained within the staff\nreport, the recommended conditions of approval and the required\nfindings.\nVariance, V 01-23:\nThat the Town Council approves V 01-23, Nice Dream Ices, a request for\na variance from the required 25 parking spaces per section 9.33.040 of\nthe Town’s Development Code reduced to 20 parking spaces, based\nupon the information contained within the staff report, the\nrecommended conditions of approval and the required findings.\nAlternative Recommendation 2:\nThat the Town Council directs the Planning Commission, at their\nmeeting of October 10, 2023, to forward a recommendation to the\nTown Council for consideration of amending Section Chapter\n9.68.020(D) of the Yucca Valley Development Code, eliminating the\nrequirement for construction of off-site improvements for change of\nuse projects, and directs the Planning Commission to reconsider SPR 03-\n23 at that time.\nDEPARTMENT REPORTS:

9. FY 2023-24 Public Safety Contract Amendment\nRecommendation:\nIt is recommended that the Town Council:\n1. Approve the Town’s participation in the Morongo Basin Station\nTrailing K9 program, providing crucial search capabilities to the Town\nand broader area.\n2. Approve an amendment for fiscal year 2023-24 to the contract with\nthe San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for a revised amount\nof $6,342,758 and authorize the Town Manager or Mayor to sign on\nbehalf of the Town, and direct staff to include funding for the proposed\namended contract as part of the final FY2023-24 Amended Budget.