CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Study Session
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
2:30 PM
City Council Chambers
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
• CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 2:30 PM by Mayor Ernesto Gutierrez. • ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Ernesto Gutierrez Mayor Present 2:30 PM
Rita Lamb Mayor Pro Tem Present 2:30 PM
Mark Carnevale Councilmember Present 2:30 PM
Nancy Ross Councilmember Present 2:30 PM
Raymond Gregory Councilmember Present 2:30 PM
• AGENDA FINALIZATION
There were no changes to the agenda.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
2. CLOSED SESSION
A. Threat to Public Services and Facilities Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a).
Conference with: Director of Emergency Services, Fire Chief, Police Chief and City Attorney.
Brad Anderson expressed his opposition to the Closed Session Item and cautioned the Council to follow the law related to what is allowed to be discussed in Closed Session.
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 2:35 p.m.
The City Council reconvened at 3:10 p.m.
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Eric Vail, City Attorney announced that the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss threat to Public Services and Facilities pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (a), there was no reportable action taken.
Motion by Councilmember Carnevale and seconded by Councilmember Ross to add item 2C. to the Agenda, due to subsequent need, Public Employee Appointment.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mark Carnevale, Councilmember
SECONDER: Nancy Ross, Councilmember
AYES: Gutierrez, Lamb, Carnevale, Ross, Gregory
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 3:15 p.m. to discuss the following items listed on the agenda:
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.6
Agency Negotiator: Charles McClendon, City Manager
Represented Employees:
CCPMA - Cathedral City Police Management Association
C. Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: Assistant City Manager
The City Council reconvened at 4:13 p.m. City Attorney Eric Vail announced that the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the following:
• Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.6
Agency Negotiator: Charles McClendon, City Manager
Represented E mployees: CCPMA - Cathedral City Police Management Association
• Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Governm ent Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: Assistant City Manager
There was no reportable action taken.
3. STUDY SESSION
A. Presentation Updated Records Retention Schedules
Recommendation: This is a presentation only. There is no formal action required.
Charles McClendon, City Manager, announced that the City is moving forward with upgrading its records management program and the first step is updating its Records Retention Schedule. The City selected Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. to assist with this process. He stated that the last time the schedule was updated was in 2015. He introduced Diane Gladwell, who provided Cathedral City P a g e 3 Printed on 10/19/2022
an overview of th e purpose of the Records Retention Schedule, the importance of be ing in compliance with the law, standard busines s practices, and was available to answer any questions Council had. He announced that this is a presentation only and the proposed Records Rete ntion Schedule will be brought back to the City Council for consideration at its next meeting. This item was fo r information and discussion only, there was no formal action taken by the City Council.
B. SCAG ATP Grant Update Presentation
Recommendation: This item is presented to the City Council for an update on the SCAG ATP Grant for discussion, information and
comment.
Andrew Lee, Assistant Eng ineer, provided background on the Active Transportation Plan. He gave an overview of the following:
• Active Transportation Plan Approval
• Active Transportation Plan Purpose
• Active Transportation Plan Completed Work
He introduced Catherine Thiba ult, Project Manager, IBI Group, who will provide an overview of the Cathedral City Active Transportation Plan project.
Catherine Thibault, Project Manager provided information on the following points:
• Project Overview
• Review of Project Objectives
• Project Status
• Engagement Activities and Results
• Key Needs
• Project Types
• Project Locations
• Proposed Signage
• Next Steps
The City Council provided input and received clarification. This item was fo r information and discussion only, there was no formal action taken by the City Council.
C. Development Impact Fee (DIF) Study October 12, 2022 Study Session Update
Recommendation: Harris & Associates Engineering Firm will provide the City Council an overview of the DIF Fee Study process, to-date progress, remaining steps, and an estimated timeline for implementation.
Stone James, Economic Development Director, announced that the Harris & Associates Engineering Firm will provide the City Council with an overview of the Development Impact Fee Study process , to-date progress, remaining steps, and an estimated timeline for implementation. He introduced Megan Quinn and Adam Marston, the project team, from Harris & Associates Engineering Firm.
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Megan Quinn, D irector, Harris & Associates, provided an overview o f the Development Impact Fee Study and covered the following points:
• Introduced the Project Team
• Development Impact Fees Overview, Methodology, and Process • AB 602
• Progress Update
• Proposed Fee Categories
• Next Steps
• Fee Program Timeline
This item was for information and discussion only, there was no formal action taken by the City Council.
ADJOURN
Mayor Ernesto Gutierrez adjourned the Study Session meeting at 5:36 p.m.
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