City Manager Charles McClendon indicated that Kevin Kalman, Director of Desert Recreation District, and Katherine Fuentes, Assistant City Manager, will be providing the presentation/update on the Cathedral City Annexation into the Desert Recreation District (DRD).
Kevin Kalman, Director of Desert Recreation District, provided a history of where we started and how we got where we are today. He provided the potential timeline in preparation of the November 2022 Election and gave an overview of the CFD Process and LAFCO Process, which will run congruently. He also reported the potential costs related to the process. He also went over the information on the proposed 2022 summer aquatics program that they will be partnering with Cathedral City and the Palm Springs Unified School District on.
Danny Lee expressed his support of the Desert Recreation District and plans to be out there campaigning to help get it passed. He feels that the sooner they can get information out to the residents the better. He wants to be able to sell the ideas of the Desert Recreation District and he needs more information to be able to do that.
Danielle Mead feels that it is a fantastic thing to bring the Desert Recreation District to the City.
Diane McAlpine thanked the Council for all the work they are doing. She feels that the Desert Recreation District will be great for the City of Cathedral City. She questioned what CFD stands for, what is going to be annexed, what type of tax will be imposed and where will the community center be located.
Charles McClendon, City Manager, responded that that CFD stands for Community Facilities District, the entire City of Cathedral City will be annexed into the Desert Recreation District’s territory and the tax and location of the Community Center have not been determined yet.
The City Council all expressed their continued support for the annexation of Cathedral City into the Desert Recreation District and the processes that are being proposed.
This item is for presentation only, no formal action was taken.