CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
5:30 PM
City Council Chambers
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
• CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ross. • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Raymond Gregory led the Pledge of Allegiance. • INVOCATION (MOMENT OF REFLECTION)
Councilmember Rita Lamb offered the Invocation.
• ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Mark Carnevale Mayor Absent
Nancy Ross Mayor Pro Tem Present 5:30 PM
Raymond Gregory Councilmember Present 5:30 PM
Ernesto Gutierrez Councilmember Present 5:30 PM
Rita Lamb Councilmember Present 5:30 PM
• AGENDA FINALIZATION
There were no changes to the agenda.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public that wished to speak.
2. COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Rita Lamb reported on the following:
• The upcoming Senior Inspiration Awards Luncheon
• The Yoga program in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater Cathedral City P a g e 2 Printed on 2/08/2024
• The recent Police Department's DUI Check Points
• The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Board
• Her interview with an applicant for the Historic Preservation Committee • The upcoming Emergency Pre paredness Event at Agua Caliente Elementary School on February 3, 2024
• The upcoming ribbon cutting of the new spa in Desert Princess • Upcoming City Council Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Session
Councilmember Raymond Gregory reported on the following:
• The Palm Springs International Film Festival and his attendance at movie screenings
• His attendance at the Bullyfest Event
• The upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. weekend
• His participation as the Chair of the Coachella Valley Associations of Governments Finance Subcommittee
• The upcoming Riverside County Transportation Commission Annual Conference
• The upcoming Desert Open Studio 2024
• The upcoming City Council Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Session • The upcoming Taste of Jalisco Event
• The Yoga program in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater • The upcoming Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City
• The many events going on in Downtown Cathedral City
Councilmember Ernesto Gutierrez reported on the following:
• His attendance at the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Conservation Committee Meeting
• His interactions with a resident in the Dream Homes neighborhood related to Code Enforcement issues
• His interactions with residents and businesses in and around the Horizon neighborhood
• The complaints he received related to illegal food vendors, and the City's enforcement of the issue
• The progress of the traffic signal at the corner of Landau and McCallum • His interactions with a resident related to the work being done on the new Dream Homes Park
• The requests he received by local soccer coaches looking for fields to play at in the City
• The DoubleTree's virtual game room
• The upcoming City Council Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Session
Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ross reported on the following:
• The upcoming Taste of Jalisco event
• The upcoming Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City
• The upcoming Mary Nutter Collegiate Softball Classic
Cathedral City P a g e 3 Printed on 2/08/2024
• The upcoming City Council Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Session
3. CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Councilmember Gregory and seco nded by Councilmember Gutierrez to approve the following Consent Agenda items:
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Raymond Gregory, Councilmember
SECONDER: Ernesto Gutierrez, Councilmember
AYES: Nancy Ross, Raymond Gregory, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rita Lamb ABSENT: Mark Carnevale
A. Waive Full Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
M.O. 2024-10
B. Minutes Approval
M.O. 2024-11
1. City Council - Study Session - Jan 10, 2024 3:00 PM
2. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jan 10, 2024 5:30 PM C. Receive and File Payment of Claims and Demands for December 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 $4,847,724.51 for the month of December 2023.
M.O. 2024-12
D. Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering and Consulting Inc. for NPDES Program Consulting Services
Recommendation: For the City Council to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering
and Consulting, Inc., increasing the term of the agreement for an additional seventeen (17) months for consulting
services provided to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program
requirements; and, authorize the City Engineer to issue Task Orders as needed to complete the NPDES Program
requirements within existing approved FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 budget limits; and, authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1.
M.O. 2024-13
Cathedral City P a g e 4 Printed on 2/08/2024
E. Amendment to the Regulations covering Executive, Administrative, Professional, Confidential and other Particular Employees Recommendation: To approve amendments to the regulations covering Executive, Administrative, Professional, Confidential and Other Particular Employees.
M.O. 2024-14
4. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
A. SUP Tour de Palm Springs 2024
Recommendation: To approve Special Use Permit #24-001 and allow the Tour de Palm Springs to utilize city streets within Cathedral City on Feb. 10, 2024.
M.O. 2024-15
A motion was made by Councilmember Gregory and seconded by Councilmember Lamb to approve Special Use Permit #24 -001 and to sponsor the event by waiving the Special Use Permit fee and allow the Tour de Palm Springs to utilize the streets of Cathedral City on February 10, 2024.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Raymond Gregory, Councilmember
SECONDER: Rita Lamb, Councilmember
AYES: Nancy Ross, Raymond Gregory, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rita Lamb ABSENT: Mark Carnevale
B. Cooperative Agreement between Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of Cathedral City for the Construction of CV Link Community Connector Project with the Dream Homes Park Project.
Recommendation: To authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement between the Coachella Valley
Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of
Cathedral City for the construction of CV Link Community Connector Project with the Dream Homes Park in the
amount not to exceed of $534,404.51.
M.O. 2024-16
A motion was made by Councilmember Lamb and seconded by Councilmember Gregory to authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement between the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of Cathedral City for the construction of CV Link Community Cathedral City P a g e 5 Printed on 2/08/2024
Connector Project with the Dream Homes Park in the amount not to exceed $534,404.51.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Rita Lamb, Councilmember
SECONDER: Raymond Gregory, Councilmember
AYES: Nancy Ross, Raymond Gregory, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rita Lamb ABSENT: Mark Carnevale
C. Traffic Calming Committee Equipment Purchases
Recommendation: To authorize the City Engineer, on behalf of the Traffic Calming Committee, to execute the purchase of temporary portable speed humps and respective signage, radar speed feedback equipment, flashing speed limit signage, other related signage, an enclosed storage trailer with a City logo wrap in the total amount of $23,151.17, to implement
temporary traffic measures on City streets.
M.O. 2024-17
A motion was made by Councilmember Gregory and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ross to authorize the City Engineer, on behalf of the Traffic Calming Committee, to execute the purchase of temporary portable speed humps and respective signage, radar speed feedback equipment, flashing speed limit signage, other related signage, an d an enclosed storage trailer wit h a City logo wrap in the total amount of $24,607.17, to implement temporary traffic measures on City streets.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Raymond Gregory, Councilmember
SECONDER: Nancy Ross, Mayor Pro Tem
AYES: Nancy Ross, Raymond Gregory, Ernesto Gutierrez, Rita Lamb ABSENT: Mark Carnevale
7. DISCUSSION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There was no discussion on future agenda items.
8. CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURN
Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Ross adjourned the Regular meeting at 6:25 p.m.
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