CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
5:30 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
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• INVOCATION (MOMENT OF REFLECTION)
• 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 opportunity 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 or 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. Publ ic Comment will be limited to three (3) minutes.
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2. COUNCIL REPORTS
This is an opportunity for each member of the City Council to report on any conferences they attend, local events or make any other comments they may have.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
The followin g Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon by the City Council at one time without discussion. Any Council Member, Staff Member, or Citizen may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
A. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
B. Minutes Approval
1. City Council - Study Session - Jun 28, 2023 2:30 PM
2. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jun 28, 2023 5:30 PM C. Receive and File Payment of Claims and Demands for June 2023 Recommendation: The City Council acting in its capacity for the City, the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency,
the Housing Successor Agency and the Cathedral City
Public Finance Authority Board receive and file payment of claims and demands in the aggregate sum of
$12,526,149.05 for the month of June 2023.
D. Approve a Service Agreement with Riverside County Transportation for Varner Road Slurry Seal Improvements
Recommendation: To approve a Service Agreement for the construction of the Varner Road Slurry Seal Improvements Project in the
amount of $16,257; and, delegating the County of Riverside Transportation Department as lead agency on behalf of the City; and, authorize the City Manager to execute the
Agreement.
E. Authorization to Purchase four 2024 BMW R1250 RT-P Police Motorcycles
Recommendation: To authorize staff to purchase four BMW Motorcycles for the Police Department Traffic Bureau from BMW Motorcycles of Riverside for $158,787.68, including sales tax and licensing fees.
F. Approval of Grant Expenditure SLESA FY 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 Recommendation: To approve the Expenditure Plan Appropriating Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA)
for FY 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 allocation of Mobile e-ticket printers and police motorcycle lapel mic radio equipment.
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G. CFD NO. 2006-1, IA #19 AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX (2nd Reading)
Recommendation: Conduct Second Reading and adopt the Ordinance authorizing the levy of a special tax within Improvement Area No. 19 of the City of Cathedral City Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic. Park and General Maintenance Services).
H. Ramon Road Bridge and Street Widening Project: Approval of Easement and Assignment and Assumption of Easement Agreement with the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) for CVWD access to Whitewater River Channel
Recommendation: To approve an agreement with the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) to grant CVWD an access easement over a City-owned parcel; and, to assign an existing access
easement to CVWD, to be used by CVWD for its
maintenance access to the Whitewater River Channel; and, authorize its execution by the Mayor and City Clerk,
required to replace an existing access which will be lost when the Ramon Bridge is widened.
I. Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Professional Construction Management Services with T.Y, Lin International for the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge Project (aka Cathedral Canyon Drive Bridge over Whitewater River Project)
Recommendation: To approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Construction Management Services Agreement with T.Y. Lin International for the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge Project (aka Cathedral Canyon Drive Bridge over Whitewater River Project) extending the term of the agreement to one (1) additional year and increasing the compensation of the
agreement in the amount not to exceed $14,981.53 due to an increase in the scope of work; and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2.
J. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting on September 22, 2023 Recommendation: To adopt a Resolution designating Councilmember Raymond Gregory as the Voting Delegate to represent
Cathedral City at the League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting, which will be held on September 22,
2023.
K. Approve an Amendment to the CCPFA Memorandum of Understanding Recommendation: To approve an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cathedral City and
Cathedral City Professional Firefighters Association
(CCPFA).
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L. Approve an Amendment to the CCFMA Memorandum of Understanding Recommendation: To approve an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cathedral City and
Cathedral City Fire Management Association (CCFMA).
4. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. City User and Regulatory Fees Update
Recommendation: Adopt resolution updating and establishing user and regulatory fees.
B. CFD 2006-1, IA #18, Formation, Election and Ordinance Public Hearing Recommendation: For the City Council of the City of Cathedral City, acting on behalf of Improvement Area (IA) No. 18 of the City of
Cathedral City Community Facilities District (CFD) 2006-1 (law enforcement, fire, paramedic, park and general
maintenance services), to adopt the following:
· Resolution of Formation determining the validity of
prior proceedings
· Resolution Calling for a Special Election
· Resolution Canvassing the Results of the Special
Election
· Introduce the 1st reading of an Ordinance Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax
6. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
A. 2024 Session Special Use Permit (SUP) for Yoga Classes in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater funded through the Parks and Community Events Commission Events Budget
Recommendation: To approve a Special Use Permit for the 2024 Session of the weekly yoga event in the Cathedral City Community
Amphitheater (Amphitheater) as supported by the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE); and, approve
funding from the PACE Events budget of $3,150 for the
instructors, incidentals and video of the event; and waive all SUP Application fees and Amphitheater rental charges.
B. Approval of the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) support of the Panorama Dog Park Halloween Dog Costume Contest Event - 2023
Recommendation: To approve $100 from the Parks and Recreation Commission's (PACE) FY 2023-2024 Events Budget to
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support the Panorama Dog Park Halloween Dog Costume
Event - 2023.
C. SUP #23-006 Mi Chavela Fest
Recommendation: To approve Special Use Permit No. 2023-006 for the 2023 Mi Chavela Fest to be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in the Festival Lawn Annex area.
D. Concessionaire Agreement Renewal (City of Cathedral City & Kick Back Cinemas)
Recommendation: To approve a Concessionaire Agreement with Kick Back Cinemas Cathedral City, LLC to operate the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater's concession stand.
E. NAI Task Orders for State, Federal and City Project Engineering Support and Project Coordination
Recommendation: To authorize Task Orders 01 through 10 to NAI Consulting, Inc. (NAI) to assist in the Project Management of the Da Vall Drive Interchange, the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge
closing out documents, CVAG/ATP Cycle 5, HSIP Cycle 9A , HSIP Cycle 9B, HSIP Cycle 10, and HSIP 11 Projects 1
through 4, in the not to exceed budget amounts of $15,000, $10,000, $15,000, $25,000, $25,000, $10,000, $25,000,
$25,000, $25,000, and $25,000, respectively, as part of NAI's On-Call Engineering Support Services Contract for State and Federally Funded Projects; and authorize the City Engineer to execute all the above cited Task Orders.
7. DISCUSSION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This is an opportunity for members of the City Council to req uest that, and for the City Council to discuss whether, one or more items should be added to the agenda of a future regular or special City Council meeting. To comply with the Brown Act, discussion should be limited to whether to add the item(s), and dire ction given to the City Manager regarding scheduling and prioritization of the item(s).
8. CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURN
NOTES TO THE PUBLIC:
The City of Cathedral City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you require special assistanc e 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 meeting, 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.
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Any documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will 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.