City Manager Charles McClendon provided an overview of the Resident Study Committee and their recommendations. The following points were presented:
Background of Measure K
Appointment of a Resident Study Committee
Purpose of the Committee
Meeting Schedule and Topics
Committee's Recommendations
Shelley Kaplan, congratulated Mayor Carnevale on his second term as Mayor. He expressed his support of the Resident Study Committee's recommendations and feels the City needs a community center.
Geoff Corbin and Vic Ide , Cathedral City Senior Center, provided a brief overview of the Senior Center’s work and programming. They expressed their support of the Resident Study Committee's recommendations.
Rick Saldivar, thanked City Manager McClendon for inviting him to participate in the Resident Study Committee. He provided an overview of the work of the Resident Study Committee and their recommendations, which he supports. He would like to see an oversight committee created to review how funds are being utilized should the proposed tax measure move forward and pass.
After discussion, the City Council expressed their support of a general-purpose half-cent sales tax measure and directed staff to move forward with the following next steps:
Staff will bring back contracts for polling and consulting on educational materials to the City Council for consideration
Develop a formal agreement with Desert Recreation District for services that is acceptable to LAFCO
Final action to refer a question to the voters will need to occur in June or July to meet the August 9, 2024, deadline for submission of measures to Riverside County Registrar of Voters