CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Study Session
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
3:00 PM
City Council Chambers
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
MAYOR
Rita Lamb
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mayor Pro Tem
Mark Carnevale
Councilmember
Nancy Ross
Councilmember
Raymond Gregory
Councilmember
Ernesto Gutierrez
• CALL TO ORDER
• ROLL CALL
• AGENDA FINALIZATION
At this time the City Council may announce any items being pulled from the agenda or continued to another date.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the opportunit y for members of the public to comment on any items not appearing on the regular agenda. Because of restrictions contained in California Law, the City Council may not discuss or act on any item not on the agenda but may briefly respond to statements made o r ask a question for clarification. The Mayor may also request a brief response from staff to questions raised during public comment or may request a matter be agendized for a future meeting. Public Comment will be limited to three (3) minutes.
2. STUDY SESSION
Normally no action is taken on Study Session items, however, the City Council reserves the right to give specific policy direction and take specific action as Cathedral City P a g e 2
necessary. Presentation will be limited to 10 minutes unless other provisions are made in advance.
A. Introduction of the City's FYs 2024-2028 RMRA (SB-1) Projects.
Recommendation: City Staff will introduce the City’s FYs 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB-1): The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, for review and discussion only.
B. Vehicle Tow Service Franchise Agreement
Recommendation: That the City Council provide direction to City Staff on the following policy decisions:
1. Should the City have an ordinance that codifies the
process for selecting non-exclusive tow contracts to provide towing services on behalf of the City?
2. Does the City Council wish to continue to operate a
tow rotation franchise with tow operators? If so, does the City Council want to recover the entire cost of operating a tow rotation program?
3. Does the City Council want to eliminate the
requirement that the tow company impound yard and tow
business must be within the city limits? If so, what
reasonable distances or metrics does the City Council wish to adopt?
Staff recommends that City Council adopt an ordinance to codify a tow rotation program that includes policy direction provided by Council.
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8.
Property Location: Approximately 1.8 acres, Parcel 3 of Tract No. 28339 Negotiating Parties: Unspecified Parties
Property Owner: City of Cathedral City
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms for potential sale of real property B. Conference with Real Property Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8.
Property Location: Approximately 13.5 acres south of East Palm Canyon Drive at Date Palm Drive
Negotiating Parties: City of Cathedral City as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency and the City Urban Revitalization Corporation Property Owner: City Urban Revitalization Corporation
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms for potential sale of real property Cathedral City P a g e 3
ADJOURN
NOTES TO THE PUBLIC:
The City of Cathedral City complies with the A mericans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 770-0322 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
If you desire to address the City Council during the m eeting, please complete a Request to Speak Form available at the entrance and present it to the City Clerk. Speakers will be called upon at the appropriate time.
Any documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda wi ll be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall located at 68 -700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero during normal business hours. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.cathedralcity.gov.