Agenda packet — Cathedral City City Council, December 11, 2024 (part 2 of 4)

SECTION 24. INSURANCE.

Design Professional agrees to obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement the insurance policies set forth in Exhibit “C” “Insurance” and made a part of this Agreement. All insurance policies shall be subject to approval by City as to form and content. These requirements are subject to amendment or waiver if - 20 -

so approved in writing by the City Manager. Design Professional agrees to provide City with copies of required policies upon request.

SECTION 25. ASSIGNMENT.

The expertise and experience of Design Professional are material considerations for this Agreement. City has an interest in the qualifications and capability of the persons and entities who will fulfill the duties and obligations imposed upon Design Professional under this Agreement. In recognition of that interest, Design Professional shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any portion of this Agreement or the performance of any of Design Professional’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. Any attempted assignment shall be ineffective, null and void, and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement entitling City to any and all remedies at law or in equity, including termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 27 “Termination of Agreement.” City acknowledges, however, that Design Professional, in the performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement, may utilize subcontractors.

SECTION 26. CONTINUITY OF PERSONNEL.

Design Professional shall make every reasonable effort to maintain the stability and continuity of Design Professional’s staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the Services. Design Professional shall notify City of any changes in Design Professional’s staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the Services prior to and during any such performance.

SECTION 27. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) City may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, at any time by giving thirty (30) days written notice of termination to Design Professional. In the event such notice is given, Design Professional shall cease immediately all work in progress. (b) Design Professional may terminate this Agreement for cause at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination to City. (c) If either Design Professional or City fail to perform any material obligation under this Agreement, then, in addition to any other remedies, either Design Professional, or City may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice. (d) Upon termination of this Agreement by either Design Professional or City, all property belonging exclusively to City which is in Design Professional’s possession shall be returned to City. Design Professional shall furnish to City a final invoice for work performed and expenses incurred by Design Professional, prepared as set forth in Section 5 “Compensation and Method of Payment” of this Agreement. This final invoice shall be reviewed and paid in the same manner as set forth in Section 5 “Compensation and Method of Payment” of this Agreement.
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(e) City may temporarily suspend this Agreement, at no additional cost to City, provided that Consultant is given written notice of temporary suspension. If City gives such notice of temporary suspension, Consultant shall immediately suspend its activities under this Agreement. A temporary suspension may be issued concurrent with the notice of termination provided for in subsection A of this section. (f) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall not be relieved of liability to City for damages sustained by City by virtue of any breach of this Agreement by Consultant, and City may withhold any payments due to Consultant until such time as the exact amount of damages, if any, due City from Consultant is determined.
(g) In the event of termination, Consultant shall be compensated as provided for in this Agreement, except as provided in Section 11 Equipment Purchase and Other Capital Expenditures Part C.

SECTION 28. DEFAULT.

In the event that Design Professional is in default under the terms of this Agreement, the City shall not have any obligation or duty to continue compensating Design Professional for any work performed after the date of default. Instead, the City may give notice to Design Professional of the default and the reasons for the default.

The notice shall include the timeframe in which Design Professional may cure the default. This timeframe is presumptively thirty (30) days, but may be extended, though not reduced, if circumstances warrant. During the period of time that Design Professional is in default, the City shall hold all invoices and shall, when the default is cured, proceed with payment on the invoices. In the alternative, the City may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay some or all of the outstanding invoices during the period of default. If Design Professional does not cure the default, the City may take necessary steps to terminate this Agreement under Section 27 “Termination of Agreement.” Any failure on the part of the City to give notice of the Design Professional’s default shall not be deemed to result in a waiver of the City’s legal rights or any rights arising out of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 29. EXCUSABLE DELAYS.

Design Professional shall not be liable for damages, including liquidated damages, if any, caused by delay in performance or failure to perform due to causes beyond the control of Design Professional. Such causes include, but are not limited to, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of federal, state or local governments, acts of City, court orders, fires, floods, epidemics, strikes, embargoes, and unusually severe weather. The term and price of this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted for any delays due to such causes.

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(a) If claims are filed by City’s construction contractor relating to work performed by Consultant’s personnel, and additional information or assistance from Consultant’s personnel is required in order to evaluate or defend against such claims; Consultant agrees to make its personnel available for consultation with City’s construction contract administration and legal staff and for testimony, if necessary, at depositions and at trial or arbitration proceedings.
(b) Consultant’s personnel that City considers essential to assist in defending against construction contractor claims will be made available on reasonable notice from City. Consultation or testimony will be reimbursed at the same rates, including travel costs that are being paid for Consultant’s personnel services under this Agreement. (c) Services of Consultant’s personnel in connection with City’s construction contractor claims will be performed pursuant to a written contract amendment, if necessary, extending the termination date of this Agreement in order to resolve the construction claims.

SECTION 31. COOPERATION BY CITY.

All public information, data, reports, records, and maps as are existing and available to City as public records, and which are necessary for carrying out the Services shall be furnished to Design Professional in every reasonable way to facilitate, without undue delay, the Services to be performed under this Agreement.

SECTION 32. NOTICES.

All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, or sent by telecopier or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

To City: City of Cathedral City
Attn: Engineering Department
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
To Consultant: STC Traffic Inc.

Attn: Jason Stack, President
5793 Avenida Encinas, Suite 218
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Notice shall be deemed effective on the date personally delivered or transmitted by facsimile or, if mailed, three (3) days after deposit of the same in the custody of the United States Postal Service.

SECTION 33. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE.
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The person or persons executing this Agreement on behalf of Design Professional represents and warrants that he/she/they has/have the authority to so execute this Agreement and to bind Design Professional to the performance of its obligations hereunder.

SECTION 34. ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

This Agreement shall be administered and executed by the City Manager or his or her designated representative. The City Manager shall have the authority to issue interpretations and to make amendments to this Agreement, including amendments that commit additional funds, consistent with Section 36 “Amendment” and the City Manager’s contracting authority under the Cathedral City Municipal Code.

SECTION 35. BINDING EFFECT.

This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Parties.

SECTION 36. AMENDMENT.

No amendment to or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and approved by the Design Professional and by the City. The City Manager shall have the authority to approve any amendment to this Agreement if the total compensation under this Agreement, as amended, would not exceed the City Manager’s contracting authority under the Cathedral City Municipal Code. All other amendments shall be approved by the City Council. The Parties agree that the requirement for written modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver shall be void. Consultant shall only commence work covered by an amendment after the amendment is executed and notification to proceed has been issued. There shall be no change in Consultant’s Project Manager or members of the project team, as listed in the approved Cost Proposal, which is a part of this Agreement without prior written approval by City.

SECTION 37. WAIVER.

Waiver by any Party to this Agreement of any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant.

Waiver by any Party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision nor a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement. Acceptance by City of any work or services by Design Professional shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 38. LAW TO GOVERN; VENUE.

This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue in - 24 -

state trial courts shall lie exclusively in the County of Riverside, California. In the event of litigation in a U.S. District Court, venue shall lie exclusively in the Central District of California, in Riverside.

SECTION 39. ATTORNEYS FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES.

In the event litigation or other proceeding is required to enforce or interpret any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation or other proceeding shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

SECTION 40. CONTINGENT FEE.

Consultant warrants, by execution of this Agreement that no person or selling agency has been employed, or retained, to solicit or secure this Agreement upon an agreement or understanding, for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees, or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by Consultant for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty, City has the right to annul this Agreement without liability; pay only for the value of the work actually performed, or in its discretion to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.

SECTION 41. DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION.
(a) The Consultant’s signature affixed herein shall constitute a certification under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the Consultant or any person associated therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer or manager:
(i) Is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any federal agency; (ii) Has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded, or determined ineligible by any federal agency within the past three (3) years; (iii)
(iv)
Does not have a proposed debarment pending; and
Has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct within the past three (3) years.
(b) Any exceptions to this certification must be disclosed to City. Exceptions will not necessarily result in denial of recommendation for award but will be considered in determining responsibility. Disclosures must indicate the party to whom the exceptions apply, the initiating agency, and the dates of agency action. - 25 -

(c) Exceptions to the Federal Government excluded parties (https://sam.gov/content/home) maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration are to be determined by FHWA.

SECTION 42. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD CERTIFICATION.

In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10296, Consultant hereby states under penalty of perjury that no more than one final unappealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court has been issued against Consultant within the immediately preceding two-year period, because of Consultant’s failure to comply with an order of a federal court that orders Consultant to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations Board.

SECTION 43. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

This Agreement, including the attached Exhibits "A" through "C", is the entire, complete, final and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed therein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, or entered into between Design Professional and City prior to the execution of this Agreement. No statements, representations or other agreements, whether oral or written, made by any Party which are not embodied herein shall be valid and binding.

SECTION 44. PROMPT PAYMENT FROM CITY TO CONSULTANT
The City shall make all project progress payment within 30 days after receipt of an undisputed and properly submitted payment request from Consultant on a professional service agreement. If the City fails to pay promptly, the City shall pay interest to the Consultant, which accrues at the rate of 10 percent per annum on the principal amount of a money judgment remaining unsatisfied and pro-rated as necessary. Upon receipt of the payment request, the City shall act in accordance with both of the following:
(1) The City shall review each payment request as soon as feasible after receipt to verify it is a proper payment request.
(2) The City must return any payment request deemed improper by the City to the Consultant as soon as feasible, but not later than seven (7) days, after receipt. A request returned pursuant to this paragraph shall include documentation setting forth in writing the reasons why it is an improper payment request.

SECTION 45. SEVERABILITY.

If any term, condition or covenant of this Agreement is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and the Agreement shall be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable provision(s). - 26 -

SECTION 46. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
The Parties agree that, in accordance with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, adopted on August 10, 2023, and as amended thereafter, the Parties may use electronic signatures to execute this Agreement. Any use of electronic signatures to execute this Agreement shall comply with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and such signatures shall have the same force and effect as if this Agreement were executed by hand. Contractor acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to request and review the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and Contractor agrees to comply with the Electronic Signature Use Policy. Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless from any claim, damage, or liability associated with transmitting an electronic signature or an electronically signed record by electronic transmission.

SECTION 47. CONFLICTING TERMS.

Except as otherwise stated herein, if the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of any Exhibit hereto, or with the terms of any document incorporated by reference into this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first-above written.

CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY STC TRAFFIC INC.
__________________________
Charles P. McClendon
City Manager
___________________________
By:________________________
Its:________________________
ATTEST: ___________________________
By:________________________
Its:________________________
___________________________
Tracey R. Hermosillo, CMC
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
___________________________
Eric S. Vail
City Attorney
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NOTE: DESIGN PROFESSIONAL’S SIGNATURES SHALL BE DULY

NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE

INCLUDED AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF

INCORPORATION, OR OTHER RULES OR REGULATIONS
APPLICABLE TO DESIGN PROFESSIONAL’S BUSINESS ENTITY.
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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT NOTARY FOR CALIFORNIA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
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On ____________________, 2024 ,
before me, ,
Date Name And Title Of Officer (e.g. “Jane Doe, Notary Public”) personally appeared ,
Name of Signer(s)
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature of Notary Public

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CAPACIT(IES) CLAIMED BY SIGNER(S)
Signer's Name:

DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
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Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
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ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT NOTARY FOR CALIFORNIA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature of Notary Public

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CAPACIT(IES) CLAIMED BY SIGNER(S)
Signer's Name:

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EXHIBIT "A"

SCOPE OF SERVICES
A-1

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STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City – TDA Article 3 Bikeway Projects: C08673 & C08672 12

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STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City – TDA Article 3 Bikeway Projects: C08673 & C08672 13

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STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City – TDA Article 3 Bikeway Projects: C08673 & C08672 14

Project Schedule
STC Traffic - TDA Article 3 Bikeway Projects: C08673 & C08672 ID Task Name Duration Start Finish 24 Qtr 1, 2025
Jan
Qtr 2, 2025
Apr
Qtr 3, 2025
Jul
Qtr 4, 202
OctNov Dec Feb Mar May Jun Aug Sep
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 Task 1. Project Management & Administration 105 days Mon 12/2/24 Fri 4/25/25 Notice to Proceed
Kick‐off Meeting
1 day
1 day
1 day
1 day
1 day
Fri 12/6/24
Fri 12/6/24
Fri 1/17/25
Fri 3/7/25
Fri 4/25/25
Fri 12/6/24
Fri 12/6/24
Fri 1/17/25
Fri 3/7/25
Fri 4/25/25
Progress Meeting #1
Progress Meeting #2
Progress Meeting #3
Task 2. Field Work, Preliminary Plans, Inventory 41 days Mon 12/9/24 Mon 2/3/25 & Standards
8 9
Preliminary Plans & Basis of Design (BOD)
City Review of Preliminary Plans & BOD
30 days Mon 12/9/24 Fri 1/17/25
10 days Tue 1/21/25 Mon 2/3/25
10 Task 3. Environmental Documentation 5 days Mon 3/3/25 Fri 3/7/25 Task 3. Environmental Documentation 11 Task 4. Plans, Specifications & Estimate (PS&E) 59 days Tue 2/4/25 Fri 4/25/25 12 13
14 15
90% PS&E 25 days Tue 2/4/25 Mon 3/10/25 90% PS&E
90% PS&E City Review
100% PS&E
10 days Tue 3/11/25 Mon 3/24/25
15 days Tue 3/25/25 Mon 4/14/25
90% PS&E City Review
100% PS&E
100% PS&E City Review 9 days Tue 4/15/25 Fri 4/25/25
16 Task 5. Bidding Assistance
17 Task 6. Construction Support
30 days Mon 4/28/25 Fri 6/6/25
85 days Mon 6/9/25 Fri 10/3/25
October 27, 2024 STC Task City Task Summary
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City – TDA Article 3 Bikeway Projects: C08673 & C08672 15

EXHIBIT "B"

COMPENSATION
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STC Traffic | City of Cathedral City - Detailed Cost Proposal Whispering Palms Trail Class III Bike Routes (C08672)
Blough,
Rob
Kern,
Phil
Pesaresi,
Gianluca
O'Neal,
TrevorEmployee Name
Principal
Manager
Senior Principal
Manager
Project
Engineer II
Project
Engineer I
Standard Billing Rate $260.00 $270.00 $160.00 $140.00
Total
HoursTask Task Description Total Cost
3,120.00Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
Project Management & Administration 12
8 ‐ ‐ ‐
‐
12 $
$Field Work, Preliminary Plans, Inventory & Standards
Environmental Documentation
1 12
3 18 39
4 6,790.00
740.001 ‐
‐
$
Plans, Specifications & Estimate (PS&E) 90% and 100%
Bidding Assistance
4 1 25
4 100 130
5 $
$
$
19,310.00
900.001 ‐
Construction Support 1 4 5 900.00
Total Hours
Subtotal Labor
27 2 48 118 195
$7,020.00 $540.00 $7,680.00 $16,520.00 $31,760.00
$ ‐ODC: Other Direct Costs
TOTAL COST $ 31,760.00

EXHIBIT "C"

INSURANCE
A. Insurance Coverages. Service Provider shall provide and maintain insurance, acceptable to the City, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services by Service Provider, its agents, representatives or employees. Service Provider shall procure and maintain the following scope and limits of insurance:

Only the following “marked” requirements are applicable:

X Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance written on an occurrence basis to protect Service Provider and City against liability or claims of liability which may arise out of this Agreement in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and subject to an annual aggregate of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

Coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form Commercial General Liability coverage (Occurrence Form CG 0001). There shall be no endorsement or modification of the CGL limiting the scope of coverage for either insured vs. additional insured claims or contractual liability. All defense costs shall be outside the limits of the policy.

X Vehicle Liability Insurance: Vehicle liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same minimum for each person, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) for each accident, and property damage insurance in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). A combined single limit policy with aggregate limits in an amount of not less than $2,000,000 shall be considered equivalent to the said required minimum limits. Coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, including code 1 "any auto" and endorsement CA 0025, or equivalent forms subject to the approval of the City.

X Workers’ Compensation Insurance: Workers’ Compensation insurance that includes a minimum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) of employers’ liability coverage.

Service Provider shall provide an endorsement that the insurer waives the right of subrogation against the City and its respective elected officials, officers, employees, agents and representatives. In the event a claim under the provisions of the California Workers’ Compensation Act is filed against City by a bona fide employee of Service Provider participating under this Agreement, Service Provider is to defend and indemnify the City from such claim.

X Professional Liability Insurance: Professional liability insurance appropriate to the Service Provider’s profession in an amount not less than one million dollars C-1

$1,000,000 per occurrence. This coverage may be written on a “claims made” basis, and must include coverage for contractual liability. The professional liability insurance required by this Agreement must be endorsed to be applicable to claims based upon, arising out of or related to Services performed under this Agreement. The insurance must be maintained for at least three (3) consecutive years following the completion of Service Provider’s services or the termination of this Agreement. During this additional three (3) year period, Service Provider shall annually and upon request of the City submit written evidence of this continuous coverage.

B. Other Provisions. Insurance policies required by this Agreement shall contain the following provisions:

1. All Coverages.
a. Each insurance policy required by this Agreement shall be endorsed and state the coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled by the insurer or either Party to this Agreement, reduced in coverage or in limits except after 30 days' prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to City.
b. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M.

Best's rating of no less than A:VII.

2. Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverages. a. City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, and employees and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds as respects: liability arising out of activities Service Provider performs; products and completed operations of Service Provider; premises owned, occupied or used by Service Provider; or automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by Service Provider.

The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to City, and their respective elected and appointed officers, officials, or employees. b. Service Provider’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to City, and its respective elected and appointed, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees or volunteers, shall apply in excess of, and not contribute with, Service Provider’s insurance.
c. Service Provider’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability.

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d. Any failure to comply with the reporting or other provisions of the insurance policies, including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees or volunteers.
e. The insurer waives all rights of subrogation against the City, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees or agents.

3. Workers' Compensation Coverage. Unless the City Manager otherwise agrees in writing, the insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees and agents for losses arising from work performed by Service Provider.

C. Other Requirements. Service Provider agrees to deposit with City, at or before the effective date of this Agreement, certificates of insurance necessary to satisfy City that the insurance provisions of this contract have been complied with. The City may require that Service Provider furnish City with copies of original endorsements effecting coverage required by this Exhibit “C”. The certificates and endorsements are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. City reserves the right to inspect complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

1. Service Provider shall furnish certificates and endorsements from each sub-contractor identical to those Service Provider provides.

2. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. At the option of City, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects City or its respective elected or appointed officers, officials, employees and volunteers, or the Service Provider shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration, defense expenses and claims.

3. The procuring of such required policy or policies of insurance shall not be construed to limit Service Provider’s liability hereunder nor to fulfill the indemnification provisions and requirements of this Agreement.

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Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 5.C
Meeting Date: December 11, 2024
From: John A. Corella, Director of Public Works
Title: Amendment Number Two to the Reimbursement Agreement with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project to Provide for Traffic Signal Improvements at the Intersection Between Canyon Shores Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive.

RECOMMENDATION:

To authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to execute Amendment Number Two to the reimbursement agreement between the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of Cathedral City for the construction of Cathedral Canyon Bridge project in an amount not-to-exceed $700,000 to provide engineering design and construction of traffic signal improvements at the intersection between Canyon Shores Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive; and, approve a budget adjustment for the same amount.

BACKGROUND:

On October 26, 2009, the CVAG Executive Committee approved a Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Cathedral City to provide 75 percent of the local share for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project (Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge) over the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel. At that time, the City of Cathedral City successfully acquired a Highway Bridge Program (HBP) grant to construct the new bridge, which was estimated at a cost of $22,038,000. The HBP grant provided 88.53 percent of the funding, leaving the remaining

11.47 percent of project costs, $2,527,759, as the local share. Per CVAG’s policy, the remaining local share is divided 75-25 percent, with CVAG paying 75 percent of the remaining costs and Cathedral City paying 25 percent. The city’s regional share was $631,940 toward the project.

On February 24, 2020, the city and CVAG Executive Committee executed Amendment Number One to the reimbursement agreement for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project in an amount not-to-exceed $681,272.58. This amendment provided additional funding for the construction of the bridge in the amount of $402,875, and $278,397.58 related to the design and construction of the CV Link bicycle and pedestrian pathway on the bridge. CVAG reimbursed the city 100 percent of the costs related to the CV Link portion.

On June 28, 2023, the City Council accepted the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge project (C08919) as complete, and on March 12, 2024, Caltrans accepted the final invoice and closed out the project.

Notwithstanding the above, the agency reimbursement agreement between CVAG and the City of Cathedral City for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project was not closed/completed.

City staff have been working with CVAG staff to incorporate a safety protected crossing at Cathedral Canyon Drive and CV Link/Canyon Shores Drive intersection. Funding this additional project was always proposed to be affected by amending the currently still open reimbursement agreement.

This past year, CVAG completed the acquisition of the right-of-way from adjacent tribal allottee landowners near and adjacent to the Cathedral Canyon Bridge. This has allowed the construction of CV Link to move forward within the Cathedral City and Palm Springs areas in September 2024.

On October 28, 2024, city staff requested Amendment Number Two to the reimbursement agreement between CVAG and the City of Cathedral City for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project to increase CVAG’s regional share of the project costs to accommodate a new traffic signal at the intersection of Cathedral Canyon Drive and CV Link/Canyon Shores Drive.

Amendment Number Two to the reimbursement agreement authorizing CVAG funds for the design and construction of a new traffic signal was approved at the CVAG’s Transportation Committee meeting on November 4, 2024, and subsequently approved at CVAG’s Executive Committee meeting on December 2, 2024.

DISCUSSION:

CV Link is now under construction along the northern embankment of the Whitewater River Channel, west of Cathedral Canyon Drive. Once completed, CV Link will continue to the east side of Cathedral Canyon Drive by crossing Cathedral Canyon at grade, where it will connect to the Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge (aka Cathedral Canyon Bridge). This bridge includes a CVAG funded CV Link deck expansion which allows CV Link users to cross over to the southern embankment of the Whitewater River Channel and continue east.

With CV Link under construction on both sides (west and east) of Cathedral Canyon Drive, the timing of incorporating a safety protected crossing is crucial to provide the safety improvements necessary for users cross the roadway and the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel.

The CV Link project would usually fund 100 percent of the cost to install a safety crossing in the form of rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB). However, because of the proximity of Canyon Shores Drive to the CV Link crossing, a fully protected crossing with a traffic signal installation is necessary and warranted. In discussions between CVAG and city staff, it was agreed CVAG will fund 75 percent and the city will fund the remaining 25 percent of the traffic signal costs.

The proposed traffic signal work would be incorporated into the completed city work of adding a multi-use path and sidewalk/bicycle lanes on respective sides of Cathedral Canyon Drive from Canyon Shores Drive north to Dinah Shore. With the addition of the multi-use path and sidewalks and bicycle lanes, the signalized intersection will add improvements to allow users to safely cross Cathedral Canyon Drive and access CV Link westward and eastward.

Amendment Number Two to the reimbursement agreement for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project provides for a 75-25 percent cost-sharing agreement between CVAG and the city.

CVAG will fund 75 percent of the costs to design and construct a full traffic signal and the city will be responsible for the remaining 25 percent of the project costs. The city will be the lead agency on this project and is proposing to initiate the design and construction which will be reimbursed by CVAG as project costs are incurred.

Staff is recommending the City Council to authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to execute Amendment Number Two to the reimbursement agreement between the CVAG and the City of Cathedral City for the construction of Cathedral Canyon Bridge project in an amount not-to-exceed $700,000 to provide for engineering design and construction of traffic signal improvements at the intersection between Canyon Shores Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive; and, approve a budget adjustment for the same amount. If approved, staff will immediately solicit proposals for the design of the traffic signal and bring the request for design engineering back to the City Council for approval of funding.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The traffic signal at Cathedral Canyon Drive and Canyon Shores Drive Project is currently identified as unfunded in the 5-Year Capital Improvement Program presented with the current FY 2023/2024 & 2024/2025 biennial budget.

The preliminary cost estimate for the design and construction of the traffic signal is estimated in the amount of $700,000, comprised of $100,000 design and $600,000 construction. The City’s portion of the funding ($175,000) will be funded by Measure A funds.

A budget adjustment in the amount of $700,000 is required to initiate and complete the project.

FISCAL

YEAR DESCRIPTION

GENERAL
LEDGER

ACCOUNT
CODES

PROJECT

CODE AMOUNT

ONE TIME
or

ONGOING
2024-2025 Measure A Fund (25 %) 243-100-150-
156-8XXX-8XXX TBD $175,000 One Time
2024-2025 CVAG (75%) 331-100-150-
156-8XXX-8XXX TBD $525,000 One Time
2024-2025 Total $700,000
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:

Goal B: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Objective: Cathedral City roads, gateways, public spaces, and other city infrastructure are well planned, designed, constructed, and maintained.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Project Vicinity Map

2. Reimbursement Agreement Amendment Number Two

3. CVAG Staff Report – Transportation Committee 11/4/2024

Cathedral Canyon Drive
Canyon Shores Drive

AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
TO THE

REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CVAG AND CITY OF CATHEDRAL CIY

FOR THE

CATHEDRAL CANYON BRIDGE PROJECT
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO is made and entered into this 2nd day of December, 2024, by and between the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, a California joint powers agency (CVAG), and City of Cathedral City ( City), and is made with reference to the following background facts and circumstances. All other terms and conditions shall remain the same as stated in the original Agreement for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project.

This
Amendment Number Two authorizes CVAG funds in an additional amount not to exceed $525,000 for the following:

Summary
Previously obligated authorized funds (75%) $ 1,895,820.00 New obligation under Amend. No. One for Bridge Construction (75%) $ 402,875.00 New obligation under Amend. No. One to include CV Link (100%) $ 278,397.58 New obligation under Amend. No. Two for Traffic Signal (75%) $ 525,000.00 Revised Total Amount Authorized for this Project $ 3,102,092.58 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Number Two to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on this date:

AT
TEST: CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
By
: _______________________________ By: ___________________________ Charlie McClendon, City Manager Nancy L. Ross, Mayor
AT
TEST: COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF

GOVERNMENTS
By
: _______________________________ By: ___________________________ Tom Kirk, CVAG Executive Director Ted Weill, Chair
ITEM 6G
Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Transportation Committee
November 4, 2024

STAFF REPORT

Subject: A dditional Engineering Design and Construction Work along the Cathedral Canyon Bridge

Contact: Jonathan Hoy, Director of Transportation ([email protected])

Recommendation: Approve Amendment Number Two to the Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Cathedral City for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge p roject to provide improvements in an amount not-to-exceed of $5 25,000, inclusive of a signal crossing benefitting CV Link

Background: On October 26, 2009, the CVAG Executive Committee approved a Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Cathedral City to provide 75 percent of the local share for the Ofelia Bringas Bridge Project (Cathedral Canyon) over the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel. At that time, City of Cathedral City successfully acquired a Highway Bridge Program (HBP) grant to construct the new bridge, which was estimated at a cost of $22,038,000. The HBP grant provides 88.53 percent of the funding, leaving the remaining 11.47 percent of project costs – or $2,527,759 – as the local share. Per CVAG’s policy, the remaining local share is divided 75- 25 percent, with CVAG paying 75% of the remaining costs and Cathedral City paying 25%. CVAG’s regional share was $1,895,820 toward the project.

On February 24, 2020, the CVAG Executive Committee approved Amendment Number One to the Reimbursement Agreement with the City of Cathedral City in an amount not -to-exceed $681,272.58. This provided an additional funding for construction of the bridge in an amount of $402,875, and an additional $278,397.58 related to the design and construction of the CV Link bicycle and pedestrian improvements on the bridge. CVAG paid 100 percent of the CV Link - related cost.

The Reimbursement Agreement between CVAG and the City of Cathedral City has not been closed out. CV Link is under construction on both sides of Cathedral Canyon Drive , as CVAG acquired the right -of-way from adjacent Tribal allottee landowners. In anticipation, CVAG staff has worked with the City to incorporate a protected crossing at Cathedral Canyon Drive and Canyon Shores Drive to provide additional safety improvements for users to get across the roadway and the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel.

The CV Link project would usually fund 100% of the cost to install a protected crossing in the form of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) . However , because of the proximity of Canyon Shores Drive, a full traffic signal installation would be warranted. Therefore, CVAG staff is recommending an agreement that funds 75% of the traffic signal costs to since there will be additional benefits that a signal would provide unrelated to CV Link.

Cathedral City is currently adding sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides of Cathedral Canyon Drive from Canyon Shores Drive north to Dinah Shore. With the addition of sidewalks and bicycle lanes, the signalized intersection will add safety improvements to allow user s to safely cross the roadway and access CV Link eastward.

Staff is recommending approval of Amendment No. 2. With this authorization, the CVAG Executive Director and/or Legal Counsel would also be authorized to make minor clarifying changes.

Fiscal Analysis : Cathedral City is requesting CVAG to pay 75 percent of the costs for the design and construction of the traffic signal. It is estimated that the design and construction costs of the traffic signal are $700,000, with CVAG’s share not to exceed $525,000.

This would also bring CVAG’s approved commitment to $3,102,092.58. CVAG has sufficient regional transportation funds to cover these costs.

Attachments:

1. Amendment No. Two to the Reimbursement Agreement

2. Letter from Cathedral City requesting funding

AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
TO THE

REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CVAG AND CITY OF CATHEDRAL CIY

FOR THE

CATHEDRAL CANYON BRIDGE PROJECT

This AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO is made and entered into this 2nd day of December, 2024, by and between the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, a California joint powers agency (CVAG), and City of Cathedral City ( City), and is made with reference to the following background facts and circumstances. All other terms and conditions shall remain the same as stated in the original Agreement for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project.

This Amendment Number Two authorizes CVAG funds in an additional amount not to exceed $525,000 for the following:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Number Two to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on this date:

ATTEST: CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY

By: _______________________________ By: ___________________________ Charlie McClendon, City Manager Mark Carnevale, Mayor

ATTEST: COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF

GOVERNMENTS

By: _______________________________ By: ___________________________ Tom Kirk, CVAG Executive Director Ted Weill, Chair

68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero • Cathedral City, CA 92234 • (760) 770-0327 • FAX (760) 202-1460 • e-mail: [email protected]

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

October 28, 2024

Jonathan Hoy
Director of Transportation
Coachella Valley Association of Governments
74199 El Paseo STE 100
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Re.: Contract Amendment Number Two for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project for additional engineering design and construction work

Dear Mr. Hoy,

The City of Cathedral City respectfully requests Amendment Number Two to the Agency Reimbursement Agreement by and between the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of Cathedral City (City) for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge Project to increase CVAG’s regional share of project costs to accommodate a new traffic signal at the intersection of Cathedral Canyon Drive and CV Link/Canyon Shores Drive.

CV Link is now under construction along the northern embankment of the Whitewater River Channel, west of Cathedral Canyon Drive. CV Link, once completed, will continue to the east side of Cathedral Canyon Drive by crossing Cathedral Canyon at grade, where it will connect to the Cathedral Canyon Bridge (aka Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bride). This bridge includes a CVAG funded CV Link deck expansion which allows CV Link users to cross over to the southern embankment of the Whitewater River Channel and continue east.

This past year, CVAG completed the acquisition of the right-of-way from adjacent Indian Allottee landowners near and adjacent to the Cathedral Canyon Bridge. This has allowed the construction of CV Link to move forward in this area.

With CV Link under construction on both sides (west and east) of Cathedral Canyon Drive, the timing of incorporating a safety or protected crossing at the Cathedral Canyon Drive and CV Link/Canyon Shores Drive intersection is crucial in providing ⚫ Page 2 – City CVAG Contract Amendment No. Two Cathedral Canyon Bridge October 28, 2024 the safety improvements necessary for users to get across the roadway and the Whitewater River Channel.

In city staff discussions with CVAG, the CV Link project would usually fund 100% of the cost to install a safety crossing in the form of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB). However, because of the proximity of Canyon Shores Drive to the CV Link crossing, a fully protected crossing with a traffic signal installation is necessary and warranted. From our discussions it is further understood that CVAG will fund a total of 75% of the traffic signal costs. This traffic signal work would be incorporated into the current city work of adding sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides of Cathedral Canyon Drive from Canyon Shores Drive north to Dinah Shore.

With the addition of these sidewalks and bicycle lanes, the signalized intersection will add improvements to allow users to safely cross Cathedral Canyon and access CV Link westward and eastward.

The Reimbursement Agreement between CVAG and the City of Cathedral City for the Cathedral Canyon Bridge has not been closed out. The city expects the design and construction of the new signal to cost $750,000. The city is requesting CVAG to pay 75% of the cost for the design and construction of the traffic signal. The city is proposing to initiate the design and construction and be reimbursed as project costs are incurred.

This Amendment Number Two will increase the total CVAG share for the Agreement to $3,102,092.58 as detailed in the following:

Previously Obligated authorized funds (75%) $ 1,895,820.00 Obligated under Amendment No. One for Bridge Construction (75%) $ 402,875.00 Obligated under Amendment No. One to include CV Link (100%) $ 278,397.58 Obligated under Amendment No. Two for Traffic Signal (75%) $ 525,000.00

Revised Total Amount for this Project $ 3,102,092.58

If there are any questions regarding this request, please contact me at your convenience.

Sincerely,

John A. Corella, P.E.

Director of Public Works
760-770-0327
[email protected]

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2 Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 5.D
Meeting Date: December 11, 2024
From: Andrew Firestine, AICP, Director of Community and Economic Development
Title: Contract Award for Zoning Code Update
RECOMMENDATION:

To approve a professional services agreement with Mintier Harnish, to update the City’s zoning code and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The current zoning code presents difficulty to staff and often has proved a barrier to development. Over the last forty years, the City has amended the zoning code in response to changing needs or amendments in laws. The piecemeal manner of amending the zoning code has resulted in a document that is ineffective.

This realization is reflected in the City’s Strategic Plan goals (C-8) to streamline and facilitate the development review system and (F-1) update the zoning code and design guidelines.

The General Plan also supports revising the zoning code to reflect the changing conditions and land use and development priorities outlined in that document.

In preparation for a request for proposal (RFP) process, City staff developed a survey and shared it with the Historic Preservation Committee, Architectural Review Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council in June 2024. In July 2024, planning staff presented concerns and comments in the current zoning code and the survey results to the Historic Preservation Committee, Architectural Review Committee, and Planning Commission. This was then shared with the City Council through a study session on August 14, 2024.

Collectively, the survey feedback and discussions with each group led to the development of a scope of work designed to address the limitations of the current zoning code through a zoning code rewrite. By modernizing the code, the city can foster economic growth, facilitate growth and development, improve housing availability, implement contemporary planning strategies, and enhance the overall quality of life for residents.

Based on this scope of work, the city published an RFP on September 6, 2024. The RFP stated a maximum compensation package to include all aspects of the proposed code 6 3
2 update. Proposers were required to prepare a detailed budget including the necessary elements that did not exceed the total compensation to be considered. An optional pre- proposal conference was held September 17 and resultant clarifications posted September

19. The RFP closed on October 14, 2024, and the City received five proposals from firms around the state of California, including:
•CASC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. – Palm Desert, CA •Interwest Consulting Group – Ontario, CA
•Mintier Harnish – Sacramento, CA
•Precision Civil Engineering – Fresno, CA
•Psomas – Riverside, CA
A selection committee comprised of two Planning Commissioners and three staff members was formed. The RFP identified a series of three evaluation criteria and weights used to assess each response:
•40% based on the experience and qualifications of the firm; •50% based on understanding of the services requested and conveyance of clear means to achieving this intent; and
•10% based on the completeness of the proposal and the supporting documentation.

Each of these evaluation criteria was broken down further into a series of questions used by the selection committee to assess the strength of the responses in the key areas stated in the scope of work. After an internal review performed by the selection committee, Mintier Harnish was identified as the leading respondent. The selection committee scores were (out of 55 points):

Consultant Rank Total Score (Out of 55)
Mintier Harnish 1 45
Psomas 2 40
CASC Engineering and Consulting 3 39
Interwest Consulting Group 4 37
Precision Civil Engineering 5 30
Mintier Harnish was invited to answer a series of questions from the selection committee on their RFP response. After a successful presentation, staff contacted references and, upon receiving favorable responses, has concluded this portion of the selection process.

DISCUSSION:

The Mintier Harnish proposal is from a multi-disciplinary team, led by Mintier Harnish and complemented by sub-consultants intended to support various elements of the project, including the creation of an innovative and engaging public outreach process, the development of objective design standards, and environmental review. It proposes a project kick-off in January 2025 and an overall timeline that runs through September 2026.

The proposal is supported by a comprehensive task list that both articulates their approach to the zoning code update and provides project milestones over the course of the project. 6 3
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The approach maximizes the use of a technical advisory group and a steering committee, containing six meetings for each group. The technical advisory group is meant to include a cross section of staff that use the zoning code on a routine basis. The steering committee is meant to include organizational and community leaders who can help navigate policy considerations in the update. Both groups are intended to provide input over the course of the project and to serve as content reviewers. The approach also includes City Council and Planning Commission joint workshops, Planning Commission workshops, and community meetings interspersed over the project.

In staff’s experience with comprehensive zoning code updates in other communities, the proposed approach by Mintier Harnish effectively manages a complex project by both taking it on in modules and providing multiple opportunities for input from a range of stakeholders, generating a code that has support throughout its development, increasing the potential for a timely adoption and aiding in its implementation.

The Mintier Harnish proposal is competitive with other proposals from a cost standpoint and fits within the budget stated in the RFP. It appropriately allocates budget to each project phase, further demonstrating their understanding of the City’s needs and the development of a responsive approach.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This zoning code update has a budget of $479,720 and will be charged to the Community and Economic Development Department (150), Planning Division (152).

DESCRIPTION GENERAL
LEDGER

ACCOUNT
CODES

PROJECT
CODE
AMOUNT ONE TIME or

ONGOING
2024-2025 Zoning Code Update 100-100-150-
152-8600-8601 XXXXXX $479,720.00 One-Time through
FY 2026/2027
This project is funded 75% from General Plan Maintenance Surcharge Fees (711) and 25% from the Housing Fund (561). Concurrent with the contract award, funds will be transferred from funds 711 and 561 to the General Fund in the amount of $479,720:

DESCRIPTION GENERAL
LEDGER

ACCOUNT
CODES

TRANSFER
IN

TRANSFER
OUT
ONE TIME or

ONGOING
2024-2025 Zoning Code Update 711-900-910-
911-9300-9301 $359,790.00 One-Time
2024-2025 Zoning Code Update 100-900-910-
911-7900-7901 359,790.00 One-Time
2024-2025 Zoning Code Update 561-900-910-
911-9300-9301 119,930.00 One-Time
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911-7975-7975 119,930.00 One-Time
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:

C-8, Implement a private development entitlement system which is predictable, streamlines internal intake and review processes, and creates applicant experiences which are facilitative rather than regulatory.

F-1, Develop a comprehensive strategy to amend the zoning code and update design guidelines, including what work optimally should be contracted out, including: 1) development of objective design standards in response to new state housing laws; 2) overhaul of commercial zoning code; 3) substantial update of design guidelines; 4) streamlining of development review processes; 5) implementation of Cathedral City General Plan and Housing Element goals, policies, and programs; and 6) continued implementation of new state legislation.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Professional Services Agreement
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AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES

BETWEEN

THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
AND
Mintier Harnish LP

This Agreement for Services (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this 11th day of December 2024 by and between the City of Cathedral City , a municipal corporation (“City”) and Mintier Harnish LP (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as “Party” and hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties.”

RECITALS
A. City has sought, by request for proposals, the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Section 2 of this Agreement.

B. Contractor, following submission of a proposal for the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Section 2 of this Agreement, was selected by the City to perform those services.

C. The Parties desire to formalize the selection of Contractor for performance of those services defined and described particularly in Section 2 of this Agreement and desire that the terms of that performance be as particularly defined and described herein.

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made by the Parties and contained here and other consideration, the value and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1. TERM OF AGREEMENT.

Subject to the provisions of Section 20 "Termination of Agreement" of this Agreement, the Term of this Agreement is for 24 months commencing on the date first ascribed above.

SECTION 2. SCOPE OF SERVICES & SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE.

Contractor agrees to perform the services set forth in Exhibit “A” “Scope of Services” (hereinafter, the “Services”) and made a part of this Agreement by this reference. The Services shall be completed pursuant to the schedule specified in Exhibit “A.” Should the Services not be completed pursuant to that schedule, the Service Provider shall be deemed to be in Default of this Agreement. The City, in its sole discretion, ma y choose not to enforce the Default provisions of this Agreement and may instead allow Service Provider to continue performing the Services.

SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
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Contractor shall not be compensated for any work rendered in connection with its performance of this Agreement that are in addition to or outside of the Services unless such additional services are authorized in advance and in writing in accordance with Section 26 “ Administration and Implementation” or Section 28 “Amendment” of this Agreement. If and when such additional work is authorized, such additional work shall be deemed to be part of the Services.

SECTION 4. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.
(a) Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay Contractor the amounts specified in Exhibit “B” “Compensation” and made a part of this Agreement by this reference. The total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall not exceed four-hundred seventy nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty dollars ($479,720), unless additional comp ensation is approved in writing in accordance with Section 26 “Administration and Implementation” or Section 28 “Amendment” of this Agreement.
(b) Each month Contractor shall furnish to City an original invoice for all work performed and expenses incurred during the preceding month. The invoice shall detail charges by the following categories: labor (by sub-category), travel, materials, equipment, supplies, and subcontractor contracts. Subcontractor charges shall be detailed by the following categories: labor, travel, materials, equipment and supplies. If the compensation set forth in subsection (a) and Exhibit “B” include payment of labor on an hourly basis (as opposed to labor and materials being paid as a lump sum), the labor category in each invoice shall include detailed descriptions of task performed and the amount of time incurred for or allocated to that task. City shall independently review each invoice submitted by the Contractor to determine whether the work performed and expenses incurred are in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event that no charges or expenses are disputed, the invoice shall be approved and paid according to the terms set forth in subsection (c). In the event any charges or expenses are disputed by City, the original invoice shall be returned by City to Contractor for correction and resubmission.
(c) Except as to any charges for work performed or expenses incurred by Contractor which are disputed by City, City will use its best efforts to cause Contractor to be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of Contractor’s correct and undisputed invoice. (d) Payment to Contractor for work performed pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to waive any defects in work performed by Contractor.

SECTION 5. INSPECTION AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE.

City may inspect and accept or reject any of Contractor ’s work under this Agreement, either during performance or when completed. City shall reject or finally accept Contractor’s work within sixty (60) days after submitted to City. City shall reject work by a timely written explanation, otherwise Contractor’s work shall be deemed to have been accepted. City’s acceptance shall be conclusive as to such work except with respect to latent defects, fraud and such gross mistakes as amount to fraud. Acceptance of any - 3 -
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of Contractor’s work by City shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement including, but not limited to, Section 16 “Indemnification” and Section 17 “Insurance.”
SECTION 6. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS.

All original maps, models, designs, drawings, photographs, studies, surveys, reports, data, notes, computer files, files and other documents prepared, developed or discovered by Contractor in the course of providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement shall become the sole property of City and may be used, reused or otherwise disposed of by City without the permission of the Contractor. Upon completion, expiration or termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall turn over to City all such original maps, models, designs, drawings, photographs, studies, surveys, reports, data, notes, computer files, files and other documents.

If and to the extent that City utilizes for any purpose not related to this Agreement any maps, models, designs, drawings, photographs, studies, surveys, reports, data, notes, computer files, files or other documents prepared, developed or discovered by Contractor in the course of providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement, Contractor’s guarantees and warranties in Section 9 “Standard of Performance” of this Agreement shall not extend to such use of the maps, models, designs, drawings, photographs, s tudies, surveys, reports, data, notes, computer files, files or other documents.

All final work product developed by Contractor in the course of providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement shall become the sole property of City and may be used, reused or otherwise disposed of by City without the permission of the Contractor. Upon completion, expiration or termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall turn over to City all such f inal work product if paid for by the City. This provision specifically excludes Contractors’ work notes and drafts, which are owned by Contractor, not City.

SECTION 7. CONTRACTOR'S BOOKS AND RECORDS.
(a) Contractor shall maintain any and all documents and records demonstrating or relating to Contractor’s performance of the Services. Contractor shall maintain any and all ledgers, books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, or other documents or records evidencing or relating to the Services, including expenditures and disbursements charged to City pursuant to this Agreement. Any and all such documents or records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be sufficiently complete and detailed so as to permi t an accurate evaluation of the services provided by Contractor pursuant to this Agreement. Any and all such documents or records shall be maintained for three (3) years from the date of execution of this Agreement and to the extent required by laws relating to audits of public agencies and their expenditures. In accordance with California Government Code Section 8546.7, if the total compensation in Section 4 exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), this Agreement and the Contractor's books and records related to this Agreement shall be subjec t to the examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the - 4 -
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request of City or as part of any audit of the City, for a period of three (3) years after final payment under the Agreement.
(b) Any and all records or documents required to be maintained pursuant to this section shall be made available for inspection, audit and copying, at any time during regular business hours, upon request by City or its designated representative. Copies of such documents or records shall be provided directly to the City for inspection, audit and copying when it is practical to do so; otherwise, unless an alternative is mutually agreed upon, such documents and records shall be made available at Contractor’s address indicated for receipt of notices in this Agreement.
(c) Where City has reason to believe that any of the documents or records required to be maintained pursuant to this section may be lost or discarded due to dissolution or termination of Contractor’s business, City may, by written request, require that custody of such documents or records be given to the City. Access to such documents and records shall be granted to City, as well as to its successors -in-interest and authorized representatives.

SECTION 8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
(a) Contractor is and shall at all times remain a wholly independent contractor and not an officer, employee or agent of City. Contractor shall have no authority to bind City in any manner, nor to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of or against City, whether by contract or otherwise.
(b) The personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Contractor shall at all times be under Contractor’s exclusive direction and control. Neither City, nor any elected or appointed boards, officers, officials, employees or agents of City, shall have control over the conduct of Contractor or any of Contractor’s personnel.

Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that Contractor or any of Contractor’s personnel are in any manner officials, officers, or employees of City. (c) Neither Contractor, nor any of Contractor’s personnel shall obtain any rights to retirement, health care or any other benefits which may otherwise accrue to City’s employees. Contractor expressly waives any claim Contractor, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors, may have to any such rights. Contractor’s indemnity obligations in Section 16 “Indemnification” of this Agreement include the obligation to indemnify the City from and against any liability that may arise related to claims that Contractor, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors, are entitled to retirement, health care or any other benefits that accrue to City employees. This provision shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 9. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE.
(a) Contractor represents and warrants that it has the qualifications, experience and facilities necessary to properly perform the Services required under this Agreement in a thorough, competent and professional manner. Contractor shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of its ability, experience and talent, perform all Services. In meeting its obligations under this Agreement, Contractor shall employ, at a minimum, - 5 -
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generally accepted standards and practices utilized by persons engaged in providing services similar to the Services required of Contractor under this Agreement. In addition to the general standards of performance set forth this section, additional specific standards of performance and performance criteria may be set forth in Exhibit “A” “Scope of Work” that shall also be applicable to Contractor’s work under this Agreement. Where there is a conflict between a general and a specific standard of performanc e or performance criteria, the specific standard or criteria shall prevail over the general. (b) Contractor warrants that (1) it has thoroughly investigated and considered the work to be performed, (2) it has investigated the issues, regarding the scope of services to be provided, (3) it has carefully considered how the work should be performed, and (4) it fully understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the work under this Agreement.

SECTION 10. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS; PERMITS AND LICENSES.

Contractor shall keep itself informed of and comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, regulations and rules in effect during the term of this Agreement. Contractor shall obtain any and all licenses, permits and authorizations necessary to perform the Services set forth in this Agreement. Neither City, nor any elected or appointed boards, officers, officials, employees or agents of City, shall be liable, at law or i n equity, as a result of any failure of Contra ctor to comply with this section.

SECTION 11. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS
It is the understanding of City and Contractor that California prevailing wage laws do not apply to this Agreement because the Agreement does not involve any of the following services subject to prevailing wage rates pursuant to the California Labor Code or regulations promulgated thereunder: Construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work performed on public buildings, facilities, streets or sewers done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds. In this context, “construction" includes work performed during the design and preconstruction phases of construction including, but not limited to, inspection and land surveying work.

SECTION 12. NONDISCRIMINATION.

Contractor shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in connection with or related to the performance of this Agreement.

SECTION 13. UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.

Contractor hereby promises and agrees to comply with all of the provisions of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 1101, et seq., as amended, and in connection therewith, shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined therein. Should Contractor so employ such unauthorized aliens for the performance of the Services, and - 6 -
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should the any liability or sanctions be imposed against City for such use of unauthorized aliens, Contractor hereby agrees to and shall reimburse City for the cost of all such liabilities or sanctions imposed, together with any and all costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred by City.

SECTION 14. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
(a) Contractor covenants that neither it, nor any officer or principal of its firm, has or shall acquire any interest, directly or indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of City or which would in any way hinder Contractor ’s performance of the Services. Contractor further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it as an officer, employee, agent or subcontractor without the express written consent of the City Manager. Contractor agrees to at all times avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of any conflicts of interest with the interests of City in the performance of this Agreement. (b) City understands and acknowledges that Contractor is, as of the date of execution of this Agreement, independently involved in the performance of non- related services for other governmental agencies and private parties. Contractor is unaware of any stated position of City relative to such projects. Any future position of City on such projects shall not be considered a conflict of interest for purposes of this section. (c) City understands and acknowledges that Contractor will perform non- related services for other governmental agencies and private Parties following the completion of the Services under this Agreement. Any such future service shall not be considered a conflict of interest for purposes of this section. (d) City may determine that Contractor must disclose its financial interests by completing and filing a Fair Political Practices Commission Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests. If such a determination is made, Contractor shall file the subject Form 700 with the City Clerk’s Office pursuant to the written instructions provided by the Office of the City Clerk within ten (10) days of the request.

SECTION 15. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; RELEASE OF INFORMATION. (a) All information gained or work product produced by Contractor in performance of this Agreement shall be considered confidential, unless such information is in the public domain or already known to Contractor. Contractor shall not release or disclose any such information or work product to persons or entities other than City without prior written authorization from the City Manager, except as may be required by law.
(b) Contractor, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors, shall not, without prior written authorization from the City Manager or unless requested by the City Attorney of City, voluntarily provide declarations, letters of support, testimony at depositions, response to interrogatories or other information concerning the work performed under this Agreement. Response to a subpoena or court order shall not be considered "voluntary" provided Contractor gives City notice of such court order or subpoena.
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(c) If Contractor, or any officer, employee, agent or subcontractor of Contractor, provides any information or work product in violation of this Agreement, then City shall have the right to reim bursement and indemnity from Contractor for any damages, costs and fees, including attorney's fees, caused by or incurred as a result of Contractor ’s conduct.

Contractor shall promptly notify City should Contractor , its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors, be served with any summons, complaint, subpoena, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admiss ions or other discovery request, court order or subpoena from any party regarding this Agreement and the work performed thereunder. City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Contractor or be present at any deposition, hearing or similar proceeding. Contr actor agrees to cooperate fully with City and to provide City with the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Contractor. However, this right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by City to control, direct, or rewrite said response. Contractor shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.

SECTION 16. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Indemnification for Professional Liability. Where the law establishes a professional standard of care for Contractor’s services, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless City and any and all of its officials, employees and agents (“Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability (including liability for claims, suits, actions, arbitration proceedings, administrative proceedings, regulatory proceedings, losses, expenses or costs of any kind, whether actual, alleged or threatened, including attorneys ’ fees and costs, court costs, interest, defense costs, and expert witness fees) arise out of, are a consequence of, or are in any way attributable to, in whole or in part, any negligent or wrongful act, error or omission of Contractor, or by any individual or entity for which Contractor is legally liable, including but not limited to off icers, agents, employees or subcontractors of Contractor , in the performance of professional services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Consultant’s services are subject to California Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity, including the cost to defend, shall be limited to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8.
(b) Indemnification for Other than Professional Liability. Other than in the performance of professional services and to the full extent permitted by law, Contractor shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless City, and any and all of its employees, officials and agents from and against any liability (including liability for claims, suits, actions, arbitration proceedings, administrative proceedings, regulatory proceedings, losses, expenses or costs of any kind, whether actual, alleged or threatened, including attorneys’ fees and costs, court costs, interest, defense costs, and expert witness fees), where the same arise out of, are a consequence of, or are in any way attributable to, in - 8 -
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whole or in part, the performance of this Agreement by Contractor, or by any individual or entity for which Contractor is legally liable, including but not limited to off icers, agents, employees or subcontractors of Contractor.
(c) Indemnification from Subcontractors. Contractor agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth in this section from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Contractor in the performance of this Agreement naming the Indemnified Parties as additional indemnitees. In the event Contractor fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Contractor agrees to be fully responsible according to the terms of this section. Failure of City to monitor compliance with these requirements imposes no additional obligations on City and will in no way act as a waiver of any rights hereunder. This obligation to indemnify and defend City as set forth herein is binding on the successors, assigns or heirs of Contractor and shall survive the termination of this Agreement or this section.
(d) City’s Negligence . The provisions of this section do not apply to claims occurring as a result of City’s sole negligence. The provisions of this section shall not release City from liability arising from gross negligence or willful acts or omissions of City or any and all of its officials, employees and agents.

SECTION 17. INSURANCE.

Contractor agrees to obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement the insurance policies set forth in Exhibit “C” “Insurance” and made a part of this Agreement. All insurance policies shall be subject to approval by City as to form and content. These requirements are subject to amendment or waiver if so approved in writing by the City Manager. Contractor agrees to provide City with copies of required policies upon request.

SECTION 18. ASSIGNMENT.

The expertise and experience of Contractor are material considerations for this Agreement. City has an interest in the qualifications and capability of the persons and entities who will fulfill the duties and obligations imposed upon Contractor under this Agreement. In recognition of that interest, Contractor shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any portion of this Agreement or the performance of any of Contractor ’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City.

Any attempted assignment shall be ineffective, null and void, and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement entitling City to any and all remedies at law or in equity, including termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 20 “Termination of Agreement.” City acknowledges, however, that Contractor, in the performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement, may utilize subcontractors.

SECTION 19. CONTINUITY OF PERSONNEL.

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subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the Services prior to and during any such performance.

SECTION 20. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) City may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, at any time by giving thirty (30) days written notice of termination to Contractor. In the event such notice is given, Contractor shall cease immediately all work in progress. (b) Contractor may terminate this Agreement for cause at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination to City.
(c) If either Contractor or City fail to perform any material obligation under this Agreement, then, in addition to any other remedies, either Contractor , or City may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice. (d) Upon termination of this Agreement by either Contractor or City, all property belonging exclusively to City which is in Contractor’s possession shall be returned to City.

Contractor shall furnish to City a final invoice for work performed and expenses incurred by Contractor, prepared as set forth in Section 4 “Compensation and Method of Payment” of this Agreement. This final invoice shall be reviewed and paid in the same manner as set forth in Section 4 “Compensation and Method of Payment” of this Agreement.

SECTION 21. DEFAULT.

In the event that Contractor is in default under the terms of this Agreement, the City shall not have any obligation or duty to continue compensating Contractor for any work performed after the date of default. Instead, the City may give notice to Contractor of the default and the reasons for the default. The notice shall include the timeframe in which Contractor may cure the default. This timeframe is presumptively thirty (30) days, but may be extended, though not reduced, if circumstances warrant. Dur ing the period of time that Contractor is in default, the City shall hold all invoices and shall, when the default is cured, proceed with payment on the invoices. In the alternative, the City may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay some or all of the outstanding invoices during the period of default. If Contractor does not cure the default, the City may take necessary steps to terminate this Agreement under Section 20 “Termination of Agreement.” Any failure on the part of the City to give notice of the Contractor’s default shall not be deemed to result in a waiver of the City’s legal rights or any rights arising out of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 22. EXCUSABLE DELAYS.

Contractor shall not be liable for damages, including liquidated damages, if any, caused by delay in performance or failure to perform due to causes beyond the control of Contractor. Such causes include, but are not limited to, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of federal, state or local governments, acts of City, court orders, fires, floods, - 10 -
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epidemics, strikes, embargoes, and unusually severe weather. The term and price of this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted for any delays due to such causes.

SECTION 23. COOPERATION BY CITY.

All public information, data, reports, records, and maps as are existing and available to City as public records, and which are necessary for carrying out the Services shall be furnished to Contractor in every reasonable way to facilitate, without undue delay, the Services to be performed under this Agreement.

SECTION 24. NOTICES.

All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

To City: City of Cathedral City
Attn: City Clerk
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
To Contractor: Mintier Harnish LP
Attn: Jim Harnish
1415 20
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Sacramento, CA 95811

Notice shall be deemed effective on the date personally delivered or, if mailed, three (3) days after deposit of the same in the custody of the United States Postal Service.

SECTION 25. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE.

Each of the signatories hereto represents and warrants that he or she is competent and authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Party for whom he or she purports to sign. Each Party hereto agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the other Parties hereto against all claims, suits, actions, and demands, including necessary expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of claims that its signatory was not competent or so authorized to execute this Agreement.

SECTION 26. ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

This Agreement shall be administered and executed by the City Manager or his or her designated representative. The City Manager shall have the authority to issue interpretations and to make amendments to this Agreement, including amendments that commit additional funds, consistent with Section 28 “Amendment” and the City Manager’s contracting authority under the City of Cathedral City Municipal Code and its adopted policies and procedures.
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SECTION 27. BINDING EFFECT.

This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Parties.

SECTION 28. AMENDMENT.

No amendment to or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and approved by the Contractor and by the City. The City Manager shall have the authority to approve any amendment to this Agreement if it does not exceed the amount that may be approved administratively pursuant to the City Municipal Code. The Parties agree that the requirement for written modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver shall be void. The City’s City Manager may, but is not required to, make minor amendments not affecting substantive terms without further authorization from the City Council. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute any such amendments as required by this Agreement or that do not otherwise reduce City’s rights under this Agreement. All other amendments shall be approved by the City Council.

SECTION 29. WAIVER.

Waiver by any Party to this Agreement of any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant. Waiver by any Party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision nor a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement. Acceptance by City of any work by Contractor shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 30. LAW TO GOVERN; VENUE.

This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue in state trial courts shall lie exclusively in the County of Riverside, California. In the event of litigation in a U.S. District Court, venue shall lie exclusively in the Central District of California, in Riverside.

SECTION 31. ATTORNEYS FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES.

SECTION 32. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

This Agreement, including the attached Exhibits "A" through "C", is the entire, complete, final and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed therein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or wri tten, or entered into between Contractor and City prior to the execution of this Agreement. No statements, representations or other agreements, whether oral or written, - 12 -
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made by any Party which are not embodied herein shall be valid and binding.

SECTION 33. SEVERABILITY.

If any term, condition or covenant of this Agreement is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and the Agreement shall be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable provision(s).

SECTION 34. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
The Parties agree that, in accordance with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, adopted on August 10, 2023, and as amended thereafter, the Parties may use electronic signatures to execute this Agreement. Any use of electronic signatures to execute this Agreement shall comply with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and such signatures shall have the same force and effect as if this Agreement were executed by hand. Contractor acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to request and review the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and Contractor agrees to comply with the Electronic Signature Use Policy. Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless from any claim, damage, or liability associated with transmitting an electronic signature or an electronically signed record by electronic transmission.

SECTION 35. CONFLICTING TERMS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first-above written.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
___________________________
Charlie McClendon
City Manager
ATTEST:
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Tracey R. Hermosillo
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Eric Vail
City Attorney
[CONTRACTOR NAME]
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EXHIBIT "A"

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Consultant shall prepare an updated Zoning Code and associated regulations for the City based on the following minimum requirements and as more specifically described in the Consultant’s response to the proposal, incorporated herein as Attachment 1 to Exhibit “A”.

1) Background review of the existing Code and the inventory of known issues and concerns, and outline a framework for the new updated Code including timeframes and milestones. Milestones should be considered as elements of the final product delivered at key identified points along the timeline.
2) Evaluation and alignment with the City’s 2020-2040 General Plan: Ensure consistency with the Elements, particularly with the Land Use, Circulation, Housing, and Community Design Elements. Identify potential sites to accommodate additional housing, commercial, or employment uses. Implement the policies of the General Plan, as applicable.
3) Update Regulations pursuant to State and Federal Law: Ensure that the regulations of the Zoning Code are compliant with current State and Federal Law, including housing provisions, density bonuses, entitlement processes, federally-regulated uses like signage, wireless communication facilities, and alcohol sales. 4) Update other pertinent regulations in the City of Cathedral City Municipal Code as necessary to modernize or ensure consistency, and incorporate the following policies into the updated Code, including but not limited to:
a) Devise an alternative compliance option that delivers equally or higher high performance through an alternative design review process; ii. b) Promote mixed-use in existing commercial space (including reuse and infill) to allow diversity in uses and housing choice along commercial corridors; c) Creative solutions for infill development, such as incremental build-outs; iv. Tools for increasing housing supply with a mix of types for families, through a context- sensitive review process; v. Updating design standards to leverage quality design to our competitive advantage – create interest and excitement for developing in Cathedral City;
d) Incentivize infill and adaptive reuse of existing corridor sites through mixeduse opportunities and alternative compliance options (including flexible parking requirements);
e) Respect existing standards and ensure adequate protections and buffers are in place.
f) Incorporate periodic assessments (no more frequent than annually) of the Code in the adopted Code to operate as ongoing performance evaluation. 5) Incorporate the Housing Element and Affordable Housing Tools: Propose tools to remove barriers to housing production, in conjunction with available supply of land.

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design standards are also required as part of housing supply goals and shall comply with at least the state minimum standards.
6) Update the Design Guidelines: Evaluate development standards, and implement objective design standards that are well-organized, flexible, and easy to understand.

Include an appropriate review process that allows for creativity and flexibility at a staff level. Design standards should remain consistent with the Community Design Element and recognize context and setting, particularly in existing neighborhoods. 7) Reduce Review Burdens: Evaluate the need for public meetings and hearings for applications more appropriate to staff-level review to maintain adequate levels of transparency and adherence to standards.
8) Incentivize Development: The Code update should include adequate incentives for development, along the lines of those in Resolution 2022-57. The successful code will incorporate concrete methods to attract and encourage infill and redevelopment, with attention to creating pathways to consider alternatives to typical use-based development.
9) Incorporate the Subdivision Ordinance: Incorporate the subdivision ordinance, in conformance with state and local laws. Streamline the process ensuring it integrates with other City processes and divisions.
10) Prepare Relevant Maps and Figures: For readability and ease of understanding, the Code update should include illustrative figures and graphical depictions. Information that is more succinctly conveyed in tabular form should be formatted as tables and incorporated into the draft and final documents. Code concepts more easily conveyed graphically, and forms and designs, should be supplemented with adequate images.
11) Promote flexible and easy to understand development standards: Identify barriers to development and recommend solutions to facilitate development and expedite the approvals process. Examine opportunities and incentives to attract quality development. Identify potential tools to incentivize economic development and primary job creation, and opportunities for base income generation. 12) Ensure the Zoning Code is user-friendly. The revised Code should be easy to understand by both the development community and the general public, ensuring consistency in definitions, and organizing the document in an easy top read format with sufficient use of tables, illustrations, and other graphics that aid in clearly communicating the Code’s regulations. Digital copies of final materials shall also be transmitted to the City for public dissemination.
13) Public Engagement and Consultation: A robust outreach strategy will be necessary, in both English and Spanish, with all public-facing documents available in both languages. Outreach and engagement will include background/analysis phase to outline the revised Code framework and add to the inventory of identified issues/needs for the revision. This may involve open houses, targeted stakeholder interviews, and surveys as appropriate and agreed upon with the City. The City anticipates engaging a Steering Committee as well as a Technical Advisory group to aid in ensuring the draft code meets its objectives. Anticipate appropriate number of meetings with the Steering Committee and Planning Commission throughout the

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drafting process. The contractor will consider the data the City has collected through surveys, interviews and listening sessions and will reconcile the draft code with the inventory of identified issues. A final draft will be presented to the City’s Planning Commission prior to consideration by the City Council at public hearing. 14) Environmental Documentation/CEQA: The Contractor shall prepare any necessary documentation to ensure compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which may include the preparation of a Negative Declaration or an Exemption.

As more particularly defined in Attachment 1, the Zoning Code update will require the minimum set of tasks and deliverables:

1) Background Analysis
a) Kick off meeting with relevant City Staff.
b) Review recent changes to relevant state laws pertaining to land use and development, including for example S.B.9, S.B.330, and other regulatory changes that direct the zoning and land use process.
c) Review the current inventory of concerns and knowns issues in the existing Code.
d) Review the General Plan to identify items to be implemented in the Zoning Code and other changes necessary to provide consistency.
e) Review recent development activity through the City and Coachella Valley to identify development trends and gaps that may provide opportunities for the City. f) Assess existing neighborhoods to identify conflicts in zoning or other Code sections, or opportunities to better facilitate the City’s land use goals and Page 13 of 19 objectives, with special attention on managing state-mandated density (ADUs, lot splits, etc.) and appropriate densification. g) Timeline and milestones to completion: outline the timeline and milestones and deliverables at anticipated points culminating in adoption. h) Plan of implementation: practical routes in implementing the updated Code, with implementation documentation, as needed.
2) Outreach and Citizen Participation.
a) Working with City staff, develop a public outreach strategy designed to inform stakeholders and community members and solicit input on potential changes to the Code. The outreach plan should include a variety of forums and strategies, including online surveys, open houses, stakeholder meetings, virtual meetings, and web/social media interactions. If the proposal listed a public participation platform, the consultant shall grant access to or otherwise include the Code Update on the consultant’s site for public engagement during the drafting and review process.
b) Participate in outreach to stakeholders and interested citizens relative to any background research/analysis, supporting studies/materials, draft plans, and final plans and prepare presentation and outreach materials.

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c) May require up to two study sessions with the Planning Commission during the background/analysis and drafting phase to gather input prior to advancing for public review.
d) The City desires forming a technical advisory committee and steering committee to advise throughout the process and the consultant shall draft sections of the code to be reviewed by both review groups and feedback considered for inclusion into revised drafts.
e) Establish a website (or utilize the City’s “Discover Cathedral City”) to inform and educate and engage the public about the Zoning Code Update. f) Create an on-line survey or similar tool to solicit feedback from community members.
g) Collect data and information from stakeholders, citizens, and other interested parties to assist in forming recommendations.
3) Drafting of Revised Zoning Code
a) Prepare drafts of the Revised Zoning Code, including all required maps and graphic materials, for review by City staff and use in public engagement. b) Prepare any recommended changes to other relevant City policy or ordinance, including the Municipal Code, to ensure consistency with updated regulations. c) Incorporate necessary changes resulting from staff and stakeholder engagement. d) Prepare digital copies of all materials, including relevant maps in a format that can be integrated with the City’s internal GIS system as well as for potential public use on a digital platform.
4) Preparation of Environmental Documentation
a) Prepare an Initial Study in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), if required. The Initial Study shall evaluate all potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code. The City assumes that if an Initial Study is warranted, it will result in the preparation of a Negative Declaration.
5) Public Hearing and Adoption
a) Anticipate a minimum of two public hearings, each, before the Planning Commission and before the City Council.
b) Incorporate any changes into the draft Code that arise from the public hearings or as directed by the Planning Commission or City Council. c) Assist in the preparation of any staff reports or presentation materials needed to present the revised plans to the public, Planning Commission, or City Council. 6) Final Updated Zoning Code
a) Prepare a Final Zoning Code, complete with changes as approved by the Planning Commission and City Council. A master copy shall be provided to the City from which copies may be made.
b) A digital copy in an electronic PDF format shall be provided that can be easily placed on the City’s website for access by the public.
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a) Contractor will prepare an electronic version of the Code for posting on the City’s website for access by the public. This may include a PDF of the entire Code, or a segmented version, at the discretion and need of the City. b) Shapefiles for revised zoning district boundaries and other associated maps shall also be provided for incorporation into the City’s GIS software for both internal and external use.

PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
October 14, 2024
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 72-ZCU2024

ZONING CODE UPDATE

CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
SUBMITTED TO:

City of Cathedral City
c/o Patrick Bumstead, Procurement and Contracting Department 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
760.202.2475 // [email protected], [email protected] IN ASSOCIATION WITH:

MNS Engineering
Miller Planning Associates
UrbanGreen
SUBMITTED BY:
1415 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Photo Credit: H. Williome
Cover Photo Credit: Daniel Andefors
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CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
1415 20 TH STREET
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95811
(916) 446-0522
FAX (916) 446-7520
[email protected]
WWW.MINTIERHARNISH.COM
October 11, 2021
Patrick Bumstead
City of Cathedral City
Procurement and Contracting Department, City Hall
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Email: [email protected] with copy to [email protected] RE: Consulting Services for Update of the Cathedral City Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance Dear Mr. Bumstead:

Mintier Harnish and Martha Miller and Associates are pleased to submit this proposal to assist the City of Cathedral City with the preparation of a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance. In response to your request for proposals, the City will likely receive responses from several qualified firms. We believe there are several key strengths that distinguish our team.

Unparalleled Zoning Code Preparation Experience. Our team has unparalleled experience having prepared zoning codes and development codes throughout California for over 20 years. Our extensive knowledge and experience will ensure that all documents we produce will not only be of high technical quality, but also clear, practical, understandable, and easily administered and updated.

Familiarity with Contemporary Zoning Practice. We are familiar with new and emerging zoning practice trends and issues. We produce zoning codes that are user-friendly and rely extensively on graphics and illustrations. We are addressing the changing housing-related laws in zoning codes, including ADUs, density bonus, employee housing, emergency shelters, transitional housing, and objective design and development standards. We are also at the forefront in the development of web-based zoning codes.

Local Government Experience. Our team has extensive experience as local government staff. We have “hands on” experience with all levels of zoning code administration, ranging from answering zoning inquiries at the front counter, to processing land use permit applications and preparing staff reports, to managing planning divisions and departments. We have personally drafted zoning codes, and then been responsible for the administration and enforcement of those regulations. We understand the wide array of day-to-day issues City staff must address in code administration, as well as the needs of the public for timely, accurate responses to their questions.

Active Principal Involvement. Our Principals are actively involved in every project. We believe that to provide our clients with the highest quality service, the most experienced people in our firms cannot just be figureheads but must play key roles in carrying out the work. This includes involvement in every aspect of the zoning code update, including drafting and closely reviewing sections of the zoning code, participating in regular check-in calls with City staff, and attending meetings. Our emphasis on firm Principals ensures that our products reflect the most extensive experience and informed analysis.

As the owner of Mintier Harnish, I am authorized to bind the firm contractually on this project. Please contact me if you have any questions at 916-446-0522 or [email protected]. I look forward to the opportunity to present our proposal and team in person.

Sincerely,
J
im Harnish, JD
Principal/Owner
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CONTENTS
Section A: Firm Qualifications and Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Section B: Staff and Team Qualifications and Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section C: Understanding and Scope of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Section D: Local Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Section E: Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Section F: Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Appendix A: Completed Signature Authorization and Addenda Acknowledgment . A-1 Appendix B: Executive Order N-6-22 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Appendix C: Detailed Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Appendix D: Sample Format and Style Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 Appendix E: Sample Outline and Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-1 Appendix F: Sample Allowed Uses and Development Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F-1 2 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
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SECTION A:

FIRM QU

ALIFICATIONS

AND EXPERIENCE
Our Team
At Mintier Harnish, we assemble our project teams based on staff expertise, relevant experience, and the unique needs of each project. We have assembled a highly experienced team of planners and technical specialists for the Cathedral City Development Code Update, Objective Design Standards Update, and Environmental Assessment. We have had the pleasure to work with these firms on a number of recent projects, and we are confident that this team will provide the excellence and performance that the City needs to complete this project on time, on budget, and with results that will surpass the City’s expectations.

Mintier Harnish Team Zoning Experience
This map of California shows the location of zoning and development code update projects as well as objective design standard projects performed by our team.

Mintier Harnish
Miller Planning Associates
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Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
AICP Certified Team Members
The Mintier Harnish Team as requested by the City,
included several AICP Certified Planning Professionals.

Below are our team leaders who are AICP certified:
• Brent Gibbons, AICP | Mintier Harnish |
Development Code Project Manager
• Martha Miller, AICP | Miller Planning Associates |
Zoning Code
• Peter Minegar, AICP | MNS Engineering | CEQA
Project Manager
• Emily Elliott, AICP | MNS Engineering | Principal
CEQA Analyst
Planning Knowledge of Cathedral City
The Mintier Harnish Team has ongoing familiarity
with the desert communities and Riverside County
in particular. Our teaming partner MNS Engineering,
has been providing support to the City of Cathedral
City for current planning and environmental peer
review. MNS has processed/is processing applications
for a variety of land uses including drive-through
fast food, freeway-adjacent travel center, multi-
family residential, and a self-storage and retail
project involving a Specific Plan Amendment.

MNS staff seamlessly work as an extension of City
staff, conducting development reviews, preparing
staff reports, and peer review of environmental
documents. MNS staff are relied upon to present
to the Architectural Review Committee, Planning
Commission, and City Council, and to provide advisory
services to the City as needed.

Innovative Public Participation
Mintier Harnish prides itself on facilitating and
providing active engagement programs that
incorporate grassroots community efforts with the
communities we serve. Community engagement and
forms of participation have changed over the years,
and we are at the forefront of that change. Gone are
the days of traditional engagement, Mintier Harnish
is on the forefront of using innovative engagement
methods and tools to maximize community
input. Most recently we have initiated innovated
technological advances in engagement including
interactive Maptionnaire surveys and polling as well
as Virtual Reality technology to bring anticipated
development changes to reality for community
members to visualize. Both of these engagement
activities are included in the Scope of Work (Tasks

3.5 and 4.19) and will only bolster the engagement
outlined for Cathedral City. For examples of some
of this engagement, please see the link to the
Maptionnaire Article featuring mapping for Trinity
County.

Maptionnaire Article | https://www.maptionnaire.com/
customer-stories/digital-community-mapping-rural-
areas
Knowledge in CEQA
The Mintier Harnish Team is steeped in CEQA
assessment, evaluation, and mitigation. Our team
has prepared a variety of CEQA Planning Documents
on varied scales across the state from Environmental
Impact Reports (EIRs), EIR Addendums, and initial
Studies. We work with all of our partner jurisdictions
to find the most streamlined and legally defensible
CEQA route possible to ensure a successful adoption.

In addition, our teaming partner MNS Engineering,
currently provides CEQA contract consulting services
to the City, providing our team with local context and
knowledge of CEQA related issues and typical local
mitigation efforts.

Experience working with Tribal Partners
The Mintier Harnish Team regularly coordinates
and consults with Native American Tribes on all
of our planning projects. We are currently closely
coordinating with the Graton Rancheria as a part of our work on the Rohnert Park General Plan and EIR. The
Tribe not only owns and operates a casino in the city
but recently acquired more land in the city as a part of its reservation expansion. Similarly, we worked with
the Lytton Tribe in the Town of Windsor as a part of
the General Plan and Zoning Code updates. The Lytton
Tribe also expanded its reservation lands within the
Town’s SOI and town limits. We just completed the
Solvang General Plan and Housing Element updates
on which we closely coordinated with the Chumash
Tribe. In all cases, we worked with City and Town
staffs to successfully facilitate communication and
document review with tribal representatives.
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Mintier Harnish
Project Lead on all aspects of the project. Mintier
Harnish will lead all engagement efforts with the
community, Development Code Steering Committee,
Technical Advisory Committee, Planning Commission,
and City Council. We will lead the preparation of the
Development Code (including zoning and subdivision
ordinance), and Objective Design Standards, and assist
in review and preparation of the CEQA assessment.

Mintier Harnish is a Sacramento-based planning
consulting firm specializing in land use, housing,
zoning, community development, community
engagement, and environmental issues. Our
mission as a firm is to help public agencies,
residents, businesses, and other stakeholders plan
their communities and improve their quality of life
through solid research, community involvement,
innovation, and policy leadership. Since our
founding in 1985, we have prepared over 70
general plans, 80 housing elements, and over
two dozen zoning codes, and provided a range
of planning services to more than 150 public
agencies, law firms, and other organizations.

As one of California’s foremost experts in
preparing zoning codes, general plans and
housing elements, our mission is to be a partner
to public agencies, residents, businesses, and
other stakeholders. We pride ourselves on
preparing zoning codes, general plans, and
housing elements that exceed the requirements
of State law and serve as a practical guide for
day-to-day decision-making. Mintier Harnish
draws on its broad experience in preparing
plans and regulations for diverse communities
across California. We can apply innovative
policy solutions and practical experience to the
communities in which we work.

Mintier Harnish, LP
1415 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95815
916-446-0522
39 Years in Business
Miller Planning Associates
Miller Planning Associates will assist in the preparation of the Development Code, specifically the Specific Use
Standards and Administrative Provisions. Miller Planning Associates will also assist Mintier Harnish in facilitating public meetings including the Development Code
Steering Committee, Technical Advisory Committee,
Zoning Seminar, community meetings, Planning
Commission, and City Council on specific related topics to their work.

Miller Planning Associates provides planning and
zoning services to a variety of municipal clients
throughout California and nationwide. Through
our work, we seek to give form to community
aspirations, and foster places that are vital, livable, and reflect environmental stewardship. Our
approach is grounded in extensive coordination
with community members and stakeholders, as
well as in thorough, objective research and best
practice analysis. After 20 years of working in
private firms and the public sector, Martha Miller
began Miller Planning Associates to provide
each client and project the time and individual
attention it deserves. We are intentionally a
small firm, only committing to a limited number
of new projects each year in order to give each
client personal attention. Each assignment is
approached with an open mind, and provided
strategic, context-based solutions that address
the unique issues and needs facing each client.

Miller Planning Associates
830 Venable Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
626-616-9303
7 Years in Business
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MNS Engineering
MNS Engineering will prepare the environmental
assessment for the Project.

Established in 1962, MNS is a C-Corporation
providing professional consulting services to
municipalities throughout California. Specializing
in the core services of planning, civil engineering,
construction management, and land surveying,
MNS’ reputation has been built on clear and
direct communication and quality services. We
understand the technical, environmental, and
regulatory aspects that may be required for these
services. MNS supports local public agencies with
a full range of on-call services, ranging from staff
augmentation services to management of large-
scale planning projects.

Our depth of staff resources and reputation
for successful project delivery and agency
coordination are just some of the reasons clients
count on MNS for quality consulting services.

Our firm understands agencies expect quality
services that remain on schedule and budget.

As a testament to our quality of work, we have
provided qualified services to many public
agencies that have become longstanding, repeat
clients.

MNS has a full-service in-house Planning
and Community Development team that
provides support to Community Development
departments throughout the State. Our Planning
and Community Development team provides
Environmental Compliance, Community
Planning, Agency Staffing, Regulatory Permitting
and Housing services. Support to the City of
Cathedral City would be provided locally from our
Riverside office.

MNS Engineering
3850 Vine Street
Suite 110
Riverside, CA 92507
805-692-6921
60 Years in Business
UrbanGreen
UrbanGreen will assist in facilitating community
engagement as it relates to the Objective Design
Standards as well as facilitating conversation relating to implementable and realistic design applications
with community members and decision makers.

Since its founding in 2000, UrbanGreen
has evolved as a boutique advisory practice
concurrent with the evolution of Responsible
Real Estate development. For over two decades
UrbanGreen’s founder, Jim Heid, has been
involved in some of this generation’s most
interesting initiatives, built projects, and firms
throughout the US and around the world. During
his career, he has focused his efforts to ultimately
communicate the inseparable connection
between the built and natural environment,
capital, and real estate development.

UrbanGreen’s mission is still as relevant today as
when it was crafted in 2000 – ‘To demonstrate
that real estate development is a constructive
endeavor that can positively shape the human,
rural, and urban environment’ .

Jim’s thought leadership within the Urban
Land Institute and project work in the areas of
environmentally responsible development,
sustainable community frameworks, compact
neighborhood design, smart growth programs,
new urbanism, resiliency, and responsible
property investing have continually informed his
unique way of working, while allowing him to craft
‘bespoke’ deliverables for each client. Examples
of his work can be seen in over two decades of
professional instruction to developers and public
officials workshops focused on Sustainable
Community Design, Innovative Approaches to
Residential Development, Making Mixed Use
Work, and recently Incremental, Small Scale
Development.

UrbanGreen
445 Center Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
415-218-6709
20 Years in Business
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References
The following projects and references are relevant examples to the proposed update to the Development Code, Objective Design Standards, and CEQA Assessment outlined in this proposal. All projects noted below include a multi-disciplinary team and are multi-faceted, with most including robust engagement programs and General Plan implementation.

Mintier Harnish
Town of Windsor | General Plan, Housing Element, Objective Design Standards, and Zoning Code Update
Mintier Harnish successfully led a multi-disciplinary consulting team to prepare the Town of Windsor General Plan. The Update focused on engaging the community, revitalizing infill areas, implementing a vision for the Civic Center, and managing projected growth within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). Key issues included: balancing increased tourism with the family-oriented community character; accommodating much-needed new housing while preserving the unique, small-town character and feel; and introducing nodes of mixed-use development along the Old Redwood Highway Corridor. The General Plan and Program EIR were adopted in April 2018. Prior to preparing the General Plan, Mintier Harnish prepared the Town of Windsor 5th cycle Housing Element.

Mintier Harnish assisted the Town of Windsor with the research, analysis, and development of objective multifamily residential design and development standards that will streamline multi-family housing and production in the Town. We developed new standards and permit processing provisions to incentivize missing middle housing production in new development projects. Mintier Harnish also conducted research and analysis; facilitated stakeholder interviews and community, Planning Commission, and Town Council workshops; and prepared new development standards and zoning code amendments. Mintier Harnish recently completed a technical Zoning Code update for the Town focusing on housing increases and incentivizing housing production which will be adopted later this year.

Contract Agency: Town of Windsor
Project Duration: 2014 to 2018 (General Plan)
2014 to 2015 (5th Cycle Housing Element)
2020 to 2021 (Multi-family Objective Design and Development Standards) 2020 to 2024 (Zoning Code Update and SB9 Objective Standards) Project Managers: Brent Gibbons, AICP (General Plan, Objective Standards) Michael Gibbons (Zoning Code Update and SB9 Ordinance)
Agency Contact: Kimberly Jordan
Planner III
707.838.7349
[email protected]
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City of Santa Clara | Zoning Code Update
Mintier Harnish assisted the City of Santa Clara with a comprehensive zoning code update to implement the City’s 2010-2035 General Plan and other City plans. The new code used creative and innovative approaches to refine the code’s provisions and incorporated a robust community engagement effort to ensure broad consensus of project results. For this project, Jim Harnish was the Project Director and Brent Gibbons was the Project Manager. The comprehensive effort included, but was not limited to, crafting active public participation, creating new very-high density zones that stimulate mid-rise and high-rise development, and crafting flexible zoning code standards. The Code was adopted in November 2023.

Contract Agency: City of Santa Clara
Project Duration: 2017 to 2023
Project Managers: Brent Gibbons, AICP
Agency Contact: John Davidson
Principal Planner
408.615.2478
[email protected]
City of Reedley | Zoning Code Update
Mintier Harnish assisted the City of Reedley with a comprehensive zoning code and subdivision regulations update to ensure consistency with the 2030 Reedley General Plan and its 2023-2031 Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element. The zoning code and subdivision regulations were modernized and streamlined as a result of this update, allowing the City to better address current development trends. For this project, Jim Harnish was the Project Advisor, Brent Gibbons was the Project Director, and Michael Gibbons was the Project Manager completing day-to-day tasks. The comprehensive effort included, but was not limited too, preliminary research, project initiation, facilitating workshops, preparing zoning code and subdivision ordinance revisions, and CEQA compliance. The Code is slated for adoption in October 2024.

Contract Agency: City of Reedley
Project Duration: 2021 to 2024
Project Managers: Michael Gibbons
Agency Contact:

Rodney Horton
Community Development Director
559.637.4200 ext 286
[email protected]
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Contract Agency: City of San Ramon
Project Duration: 2021 to 2023 (General Plan)
2021 to 2023 (6th Cycle Housing Element)
2023 to present (Multi-family Objective Design and Development Standards and Technical Zoning Update)
2023 to present (Climate Action Plan)
Project Managers: Brent Gibbons, AICP (General Plan, Housing Element, Technical Zoning Code) Michael Gibbons (Technical Zoning Code, General Plan, and Objective Design and Development Standards)
Agency Contact: Cindy Yee, AICP
Senior Planner
925.973.2562
[email protected]
City of San Ramon | General Plan, Housing Element, Climate Action Plan, and Technical Zoning Code Update
Mintier Harnish assisted the City of San Ramon with a general plan, housing element, climate action plan, and technical zoning code updates. The general plan focused on technical updates to reflect changes in State law since the City adopted the 2035 General Plan. We also successfully prepared and adopted the City’s 6th Cycle housing Element. The technical zoning code update focused on the preparation of new mixed-use zones in the City’s core meant to implement changes in both the 2040 General Plan and Housing Element. In addition, our team prepared a comprehensive set of objective design and development standards meant to stimulate and streamline housing production and project review.

City of Susanville | General Plan, Housing Element, and Technical Zoning Code Update Mintier Harnish assisted the City of Susanville with a comprehensive general plan, housing element, and technical zoning code update. The general plan focused on bolstering economic development in the City and streamlining housing development through zoning regulations and the Housing Element. This project also included a technical zoning update focused on housing regulations and compliance with State law, preparation of objective design standards, and the preparation of ordinances pertaining to affordable housing, density bonus, reasonable accommodations, and accessory dwelling units. The general plan update was divided into two phases with the first phase being adopted in 2023 along with the technical zoning code update. The second phase of the general plan and Housing Element are currently being prepared and are slated for adoption in mid-2025.

Contract Agency: City of Susanville
Project Duration: 2022 to present
Project Managers: Brent Gibbons, AICP
Michael Gibbons (Assistant Project Manager)
Agency Contact: Kelly Mumper
City Planner/Code Enforcement Supervisor
530.252.5104
[email protected]
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Contract Agency: City of West Sacramento
Project Duration: 2016 to 2019
Project Managers: Martha Miller, AICP
Agency Contact: David Tilley
Investment Planner/Principal Planner
916.617.4645
[email protected]
City of West Sacramento | Zoning Ordinance Modernization Martha Miller was the project manager for a comprehensive update to the City’s Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Ordinance, originally written in 1990 shortly after incorporation, had been amended numerous times but had not been comprehensively updated. As land use patterns diversified and modernized, the City found that the Zoning Ordinance was hindering new land use and development objectives and economic development.

The Zoning Ordinance Modernization Project (ZOMP!) brought the code up to date, adequately reflecting modern uses and current development practices. The ZOMP! also provides consistency with the recently adopted General Plan. Included in the update was a comprehensive revision of the City’s sign regulations. The goal of the sign regulation revisions was to provide for the conveyance of information in a way that protects and enhances community character and is consistent with recent case law.

Contract Agency: City of Stockton
Project Duration: 2021 to present
Project Managers: Martha Miller, AICP
Brent Gibbons, AICP
Agency Contact:

Matt Diaz, AICP
Advanced Planning Manager
209.937.8598
[email protected]
City of Stockton | Development Code Update
Miller Planning Associates in collaboration with Minter Harnish led a comprehensive update to the City of Stockton’s Development Code, consistent with the City’s new General Plan, Envision Stockton 2040. Martha Miller, AICP, was the Project Manager for the project. The new General Plan represents a substantial change in direction for future development, shifting from emphasizing growth in “outfill” areas at the periphery of the City to focusing new construction and redevelopment in existing “infill” neighborhoods. The Development Code Update is necessary to reflect this change in policy direction in the land use and development controls that apply to properties. The project also includes an update to the citywide design guidelines to establish objective design standards that meet the design intent identified in the General Plan and clarify the City’s design priorities. The project identifies new standards that apply citywide as well as objective design standards for specific focus areas throughout the city, including the Miracle Mile, Downtown, and historic residential neighborhoods.

Miller Planning Associates
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Contract Agency: County of Riverside
Project Duration: 2014 to present
Project Managers: Emily Elliott, AICP
Peter Minegar, AICP
Agency Contact: John Hildebrand
Planning Director
951.955.1888
[email protected]
County of Riverside | Ongoing General Plan and Zoning Support Since 2014, MNS staff have provided ongoing General Plan and Zoning Ordinance support to the County of Riverside, starting with the County’s latest comprehensive General Plan Update. Members of the MNS team were responsible for the review and finalization of the updated General Plan, General Plan Environmental Impact Report, and Climate Action Plan. Tasks associated with the General Plan update included extensive community outreach and engagement throughout the County of Riverside, CEQA compliance and noticing support, and representing county staff during project meetings and hearings. Prior to the approval hearings, members of the MNS team facilitated community engagement meetings in each of the County Board of Supervisors Districts.

MNS has also assisted the County with on-going General Plan Amendments and associated long-range planning activities including policy updates in compliance with State law, consistency zoning activities, zoning code amendments and CEQA compliance support for a wide range of General Plan amendments. MNS staff recently completed an IS/ND in support of a focused update to the Country’s Zoning Ordinance in compliance with State law, addressing Accessory Dwelling Units, Single Room Occupancy Units, and other housing related zoning code amendments. These services were completed by MNS staff prior to joining MNS.

MNS Engineering
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SECTION B:

STAFF AND TEAM

QUALIFICATIONS AND

EXPERIENCE
We have assembled a well-qualified and experienced team led by Mintier Harnish.

Jim Harnish, JD, Principal/Owner of Mintier Harnish, will be the Project Advisor for the team. Jim has been a planner since 1970. He has been staff for cities, counties, and regional planning agencies, including as Planning Director for the cities of Galt, Folsom, and South San Francisco. Jim has managed over 20 general plan updates and 10 zoning code updates.

Brent Gibbons, AICP, will serve as the Project Manager of the General Plan Update.

Brent has worked as staff for cities and counties and is currently managing several zoning code and general plan update projects across California. Michael Gibbons will serve as the Assistant Project Manager and will assist in the day-to-day management of the Development Code Update. Michael is currently managing several zoning and development codes and is leading several general plan update projects. Our core management team brings experience from the successful management of dozens of zoning codes and general plans in California.

At Mintier Harnish our management structure is assembled in a way that allows for the management team to easily fill in in the absence of other team leaders.

Effectively this creates a dual management team that ensures a smooth and efficient project process.

This section highlights the experience of key staff and subconsultants assigned to the Project. A description of each firm and its role can be found in Section A: General Qualifications. The amount of time key personnel will be involved in the respective portions of the project is shown in Section F: Cost. We have included our detailed resumes in Appendix C: Detailed Resumes.
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Brent Gibbons, AICP,
Principal Planner
Role: Project Manager

Brent Gibbons, AICP, is a
Principal Planner with over
12 years of planning and
architectural experience who
specializes in comprehensive
planning projects including
general plans, zoning codes,
urban design standards and guidelines, and housing
elements. Brent has a holistic view of planning having
both worked for local municipalities and currently as
a long-range planning consultant. Brent’s approach
to planning is multi-faceted and includes a strong
focus on community engagement and interaction in
the planning process to ensure all voices are heard.

He actively works to foster educational opportunities
on all his projects to ensure communities, elected
officials, and local staff have a better understanding
of planning practice and how it affects them. Brent is
currently one of the leading planners in the State on
drafting, updating, and managing zoning codes, and
is consistently on the forefront of bringing new and
innovative ideas to this practice area.

Brent has managed or is currently managing planning
related projects across California. Brent has or is
currently managing zoning codes for the cities of
Santa Ana, Bakersfield, Stockton, Santa Clara, Selma,
Lompoc, Susanville, San Ramon, Hayward, Lakeport,
Manteca, Ukiah, Visalia, Tehama, Lodi, Windsor,
Walnut Creek, Gilroy, and the counties of Madera,
Mariposa, Fresno, Siskiyou, Trinity, Del Norte, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado. Brent has also managed or is
currently managing General Plans for the cities of
Lompoc, Solvang, Susanville, Los Gatos, Millbrae, San
Ramon, Rohnert Park, Gilroy, Pleasant Hill, and the
counties of Ventura, Trinity, and Siskiyou. Brent co-
taught a course at the University of California at Davis with Martha Miller, AICP, on zoning and development
regulations, and how to comprehensively update
your zoning code.

Jim Harnish, JD, Principal/
Owner
Role: Project Advisor

Jim Harnish, JD, is the
Principal/Owner of Mintier
Harnish and will be the
project team leader. Jim has
been a planner and project
manager since 1970. He has
been an attorney since 1981,
with extensive experience in land use and CEQA.

Jim has been Planning Director for three cities (Galt,
Folsom, and South San Francisco) and understands
every aspect of city and county planning and zoning.

He has managed or is currently managing general
plan updates for the cities of Alturas, Folsom, Galt,
Gilroy, Hayward, Healdsburg, Isleton, Livingston,
Millbrae, Pleasant Hill, Sacramento, San Ramon,
Solvang, South San Francisco, Ukiah, Union City,
Wheatland, and Windsor, and the counties of
Calaveras, Fresno, Merced, Modoc, San Benito, San
Joaquin, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Ventura. Jim is currently managing or recently managed zoning code updates
or amendments, some of which are SB2- funded
projects, for the cities of Gilroy, Santa Clara, South
Lake Tahoe, Ukiah, and Windsor and the counties
of Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, and Sierra. Jim has an
unparalleled working knowledge of general plan
updates and has prepared dozens of general plan
work programs and budgets.

Mintier Harnish
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Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
William Daniels, Assistant
Planner
Role: Planner

William Daniels is an Assistant
Planner with Mintier Harnish.

In his role, William assists with
a multitude of tasks including
research, report writing, and
GIS mapping. William has
assisted on general plan updates for Arroyo Grande,
Siskiyou County, San Ramon, and Pleasant Hill. He
has also assisted on zoning code updates for the cities of Kerman, Reedley, Gilroy, Sierra County, and Trinity
County. Prior to joining Mintier Harnish, William was
a Program and Project Delivery Intern at the San
Luis Obispo Council of Governments. William holds
a Bachelor’s Degree in City Planning from California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Hannah Woolsey, Planner
Role: Planner

Hannah Woolsey is a Planner
with Mintier Harnish. She
specializes in zoning code
updates, land use planning,
housing policy and planning,
urban design, environmental
planning, environmental
justice, and community outreach. Her experience
includes drafting land use documents, zoning code
updates, drafting objective design standards, housing
element updates, environmental justice updates,
community engagement, project permitting, and
writing CEQA environmental review documents. Most
recently, she worked on the Santa Clara Zoning Code
update and drafted San Ramon Objective Design
Standards and associated graphics. Prior to working
for Mintier Harnish, Hannah was an Environmental
Planning Intern for both the County of San Luis Obispo
as well as the Morro Bay National Estuary Program.

Hannah holds a Master’s Degree in City Planning
from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo with a Specialization in Landscape Architecture
and Urban Design and a Bachelor’s Degree in Food
Science from California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Michael Gibbons, Project Manager
Role: Assistant Project Manager

Michael Gibbons is a Project Manager with Mintier Harnish and will serve as the Zoning Lead for this Project. Michael manages and acts as the day-to-day project lead for a variety of long-range planning projects including general plans, zoning codes, subdivisions ordinances, and special planning studies. He specializes in land use planning, zoning regulations, community engagement, urban design, historic preservation, design standards, and working with disadvantaged communities. Michael brings a unique perspective to all his projects having worked in both the public and private sectors, as well as in law enforcement. Through this lens, Michael understands the vital role that planning has in addressing the ever-changing needs of communities and the importance of creating plans that are user-friendly and implementable.

Michael is currently managing and/or assisting with the preparation of zoning codes for the cities of San Ramon, Reedley, Santa Ana, Kerman, Manteca, Hayward, Gilroy, Susanville, Pleasant Hill, Windsor, Tehama, Lodi, and Visalia, and the counties of Madera, Mariposa, Trinity and Siskiyou. Michael is also managing and/or assisting with the General Plan updates for the cities of Arroyo Grande, Lompoc, Solvang, Susanville, Livingston, and San Ramon, and the counties of Trinity and Siskiyou.
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Miller Planning Associates
Martha Miller, AICP, Principal
Role: Development Code Lead

Martha is a skilled land use planner and project manager specializing in community planning, development regulations, and community engagement. With over 20 years of experience working in private firms and for public agencies, Martha brings an in- depth understanding of how to translate community vision into a usable set of plans, policies, and regulations that achieve results. Martha’s approach is marked by carefully assessing each client’s needs and resources, and bringing best practices from form-based, performance-based, and Euclidean applications.

MNS Engineering
Emily Elliott, Community
Planning Practice Lead
Role: Principal CEQA Analyst

Emily Elliott consults for
public and private sector
clients throughout the state.

Emily oversees and prepares
community planning and
housing plans, and she
manages projects and programs to implement agency
policies. Emily is a versatile project director effectively administering contracts across various project types.

A member of the American Institute of Certified
Planners and a leader within the American Planning
Association, Emily fosters industry connections and
maintains the relevancy of her knowledge and skill
set. With over 14 years of practicing in California,
Emily’s broad background in consulting and municipal
service allows her to appreciate the needs and
perspectives of agencies, project applicants, and the
public, which informs thoughtful and considerate
project delivery.

Peter Minegar, Vice
President - Planning
Role: CEQA Project
Manager

Peter Minegar oversees and
prepares environmental
compliance and planning
documents for a range of
public and private sector
clients. He specializes in developing documents
in compliance with CEQA and NEPA. Peter has a
broad range of environmental planning experience
ranging from project-level analysis of infrastructure
improvements to program-level analysis to support
large policy projects. He has represented agency staff
for a range of highly controversial projects subject to scrutiny by the public, environmental organizations,
and public agencies. Peter also serves as an in-house
CEQA manager and Principal Planner for several local
government agencies throughout California.
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UrbanGreen
Jim Heid, FASLA, Founder
Role: Objective Design and Development Advisor

Jim Heid is a strategic sustainability advisor and development consultant focused on the tools and techniques that lead to a more sustainable built environment. In 2000, he founded UrbanGreen to advise cities, legacy landowners, and real estate development companies in how to shape the built environment to foster positive community change and appropriate economic returns. Known for his aspirational but practical approach, he works with proven tools and best practices as a way to better communicate the value of good design within the realities of local market norms.

An active member of the Urban Land Institute ULI, Jim was at the forefront of defining the tenets of sustainable community design. He was the lead instructor for ULI’s pioneering program in Sustainable Community Design and is regularly featured as a keynote speaker on the subject. He continues leadership roles as the prime instructor for ULI’s Real Estate Entrepreneurs program with a focus on how to bring back small-scale, incremental development to heal and revitalize communities. Jim is the author of recently published book “Building Small: A Toolkit for Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Civic Leaders, and Great Communities. ” 16 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Organizational Chart
City Council
Planning Commission
City Staff
Project Advisor
Jim Harnish
Project Manager
Brent Gibbons, AICP
Assistant Project Manager
Michael Gibbons
Mintier
Harnish

Development
Code
Community
Engagement
Objective
Standards

Hannah Woolsey
Will Daniels
MPA

Development
Code
Community
Engagement

Martha Miller,
AICP
MNS
Engineering

Environmental

Peter Minegar,
AICP
Emily Elliott, AICP
Urban
Green

Objective
Standards
Community
Engagement

Jim Heid
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Project Management
Effective project management can make the difference in the success of a zoning code and subdivision ordinance update. Ineffective project management can doom a project. While project management may not be as creative or rewarding as public outreach or policy development, it is every bit as essential to the success of this major planning project. Over the decades Mintier Harnish has been preparing zoning codes, we have prioritized effective project management. We do this because we know that most zoning code updates are complex projects involving a large consultant team, staff, elected and appointed officials, and hundreds of residents, business owners, and special interest groups. In order to be effective managers of zoning code updates, we have established key objectives, approaches, tools, and procedures for every zoning code update we lead. Here is our basic guidebook:

Project Management Objectives

1. Stay on schedule. It is very easy for a zoning
code update that includes extensive community
engagement, dozens of meetings, broad
community involvement, numerous staff, and
a large consultant team to quickly fall behind
schedule.

2. Manage the budget. Again, a multitude of
participants, unanticipated demands, and
additional meetings all can contribute to budget
creep.

3. Frequent client communication. Perhaps the single
most important component of effective project
management is regular communication between
the Consultant and staff.

4. Quality control. We strive to produce results that
are of the highest quality, internally consistent,
and completely satisfy our clients.

Project Management Approach

1. Facilitate a kick-off meeting with City staff and the consultant team to discuss the project work scope,
schedule, budget, and communication protocols.

2. Identify the roles and responsibilities of key staff and consultants.

3. Identify the core project management team
and establish a schedule for recurring check-in
conference calls and face-to-face meetings.

4. Prepare call/meeting agendas and action minutes.

5. Provide monthly project status reports.

Project Management Tools and
Procedures

1. Standardized file naming protocols.

2. Consistent e-mail subject line project naming.

3. E-mail copying protocols to assure team
communication.

4. Standardized document format and style guide.

5. Conference call agendas and action minutes.

6. Data needs lists.

7. Document review checklists.

8. Community engagement guides/checklists.
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SECTION C:

UNDERSTANDING AND

SCOPE OF WORK
Project Understanding
The City of Cathedral City is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to prepare a comprehensive update of the City’s Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance and create a Development Code to modernize and streamline the development review process. The existing Zoning Code was published in 1981 and needs modernizing to reflect current development preferences; incorporate subdivision regulations and objective design standards and design guidelines; ensure consistency with the 2040 General Plan; and identify incentives to keep the city a place where people want to live, shop, and play, and attractive as a top choice for housing development and infill opportunity in the region. The City’s 5-Year Strategic Plan envisions a development review system that is predictable, and streamlined, and operates in a facilitative rather than regulatory environment. Based on our reading of the RFP, as well as the 2040 General Plan and 5-Year Strategic Plan, we understand the City has several key expectations for the new Development Code.

Prepare a Unified, Easy-to-Use Development Code. The City expects the consultant to prepare a comprehensive update to the Zoning Code that includes objective design standards and design guidelines. The consultant must also update the Subdivision Ordinance, which needs to be modernized and simplified. The Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance will be combined to create a unified Development Code. The City expects the new Code to be easy to understand by both the regulated community and the general public. The consultant must ensure consistency in definitions and organize the document in an easy-to-read, user- friendly format with extensive use of tables, charts, illustrations, and other graphics that aid in clearly communicating the Code’s regulations.

Promote Flexible and Easy-to-Understand Development Standards. The City expects the consultant to identify barriers to development and recommend solutions to facilitate and expedite the development approval process along the lines of those in Resolution 2022-57. The consultant should examine opportunities and incentives to attract quality development to the city and identify potential tools to incentivize economic development, job creation, and opportunities for base income generation. The successful Code will incorporate concrete methods to attract and encourage infill and redevelopment, with attention to creating pathways to consider alternatives to typical use-based development.

Identify Zoning Code Issues, Concerns, and Deficiencies. The City expects the consultant to review the existing regulations and identify issues and concerns about, and deficiencies with, the existing Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance, and 19 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
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analyze and design more predictable, timely permit
processes. The consultant should also review the
results of the developer and applicant listening events, brainstorming sessions, interviews, and surveys already facilitated by staff to gain an understanding of the
challenges and issues of the regulated community and
Code users, and engage the stakeholders in additional
interviews. The consultants should work with City staff to develop a “fix-it” list based on staff experience with the Code.

Ensure General Plan Consistency. The City expects
the consultant to review the 2040 General Plan
to ensure consistency with the Plan policies and
programs, particularly with the Land Use, Circulation,
Housing, and Community Design Elements. The
consultant should develop tools to increase the supply
and affordability of housing, including potential zoning changes that may facilitate housing production.

Comply with State and Federal Law. The consultant
must assure that the new Development Code
complies with all relevant State and Federal law,
including the ever-increasing number of housing-
related laws, such as ADUs, density bonuses,
reasonable accommodation, emergency shelters,
low-barrier navigation centers, and objective design
standards, as well as water-efficient landscaping, sign content, and wireless communication facilities.

Streamline the Development Review Process. The City
expects the consultant to prepare a Development Code
that streamlines the development review process. The
consultant should evaluate the need for public meetings and hearings for development applications that may be
more appropriate for administrative, staff-level review, while maintaining adequate levels of transparency, public accessibility, and adherence to established standards. The consultant’s work should also result in streamlining the subdivision review process while ensuring it is integrated with other City processes and procedures.

Update the Objective Design Standards and
Design Guidelines. The City expects the consultant
to evaluate existing development standards and
implement objective design standards and design
guidelines that are well-organized, flexible, and easy
to understand. The consultant should include an
appropriate development review process that allows
for creativity and flexibility at the City staff level, assure that design standards and guidelines remain
consistent with the Community Design Element, and
recognize context and setting, particularly in existing neighborhoods.

Update Other Pertinent Regulations. The City expects
the consultant to update other pertinent regulations
in Municipal Code, as necessary, to modernize the
Code, ensure internal consistency, and address relevant policies, including:
• Alternative compliance options that deliver equal
or higher performance through an alternative
design review process;
• Promote mixed use in existing commercial space
(including reuse and infill) to allow diversity in uses and housing choice along commercial corridors;
• Creative solutions for infill development, such as
incremental buildouts;
• Tools for increasing housing supply with a mix of
types for families, through a context-sensitive
review process;
• Incentivize infill and adaptive reuse of existing
corridor sites through mixed-use opportunities
and alternative compliance options, including
flexible parking requirements; and
• Incorporate provisions for a Code performance
evaluation process.

Public Engagement and Consultation. The City
expects the consultant to create and facilitate a robust community engagement strategy. The engagement
strategy should include open houses, targeted
stakeholder interviews, and surveys as appropriate. All public events should include both English and Spanish
translation, with all public-facing documents available in both languages. The City expects the consultant to
facilitate Steering Committee and Technical Advisory
Group meetings to aid in ensuring the draft Code
meets its objectives. The consultant must consider
all of the data and information the City has collected
through surveys, interviews, and listening sessions,
and reconcile the draft Code with the inventory of
identified issues. The consultant will present the
Public Review Development Code, as well as any
other Municipal code revisions, to the City’s Planning
Commission prior to consideration by the City Council
at public hearings.
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Environmental Documentation/CEQA. The City
expects the consultant to prepare any necessary
documentation to ensure compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which
may include the preparation of a Negative Declaration,
an Addendum to the 2040 General Plan EIR, or an
Exemption.

Project Approach
Comprehensively updating the Zoning Code and
Subdivision Ordinance and combining them into
a Development Code is a unique opportunity for
Cathedral City to implement the communitywide
vision established in the 2040 General Plan. Cathedral
City’s diverse and informed citizens, Steering
Committee, Technical Advisory Group, Planning
Commission, and City Council will drive this process.

City staff will support the process through a broad
range of actions, including technical and policy advice, review and critique all administrative draft documents, and managing and directing the selected consultant
team.

Based on our understanding of the City’s expectations
and objectives for the Comprehensive Development
Code Update, we have identified the following themes
for our approach to the project. These themes serve as
the organizing principles for our proposed work scope.

Assemble a Highly Qualified Team. Mintier Harnish,
the team leader, specializes in land use planning,
zoning, community development, and regulatory
compliance. During our 39 years in business, Mintier
Harnish has prepared over two dozen zoning codes,
70 city and county general plans, 80 housing
elements, and objective design standards for 12
cities and counties. We constantly stay abreast of the
latest State and Federal laws and emerging zoning
trends and best practices. Our team is at the forefront of addressing State-mandated housing legislation
provisions in zoning regulations. Mintier Harnish will be responsible for overall project management, research,
community engagement, Code and Ordinance
drafting and preparation, graphic and map production,
and administration.

Miller Planning Associates (MPA) has been providing
planning and zoning services to a variety of municipal
clients throughout California and nationwide. Martha
Miller, founder, and Principal of MPA has facilitated
the update of 15 Zoning Codes over the last 20 years.

Martha Miller, AICP and Brent Gibbons, AICP, of
Mintier Harnish also co-taught a UC Davis course on
How to Update Your Zoning Code. Mintier Harnish and
MPA are partnering on several code updates including
comprehensive updates for the City of Stockton and
Calaveras, Madera, and Trinity Counties.

MNS Engineering will provide all necessary CEQA
compliance. The MNS Planning and Community
Development team provides a full range of
planning and environmental compliance services to
municipalities and private sector clients throughout
California, including cities, counties, transportation
agencies, water and special districts, districts, and
Federal clients.

UrbanGreen founder Jim Heid will assist in facilitating community engagement as it relates to the
objective design standards as well as facilitating
conversation relating to implementable and realistic
design applications with community members
and decision makers. Jim’s leadership within the
Urban Land Institute and project work in the areas
of environmentally responsible development,
sustainable community frameworks, compact
neighborhood design, smart growth programs,
new urbanism, resiliency, and responsible property
investing have continually informed his unique way
of working, while allowing him to craft innovative
solutions for each client.

Collaborate with Staff. Close collaboration with City
staff throughout the project is an essential part of our approach. While our team has broad experience with
zoning code and subdivision ordinance updates, City
staff possess detailed working knowledge of Cathedral
City’s regulatory structure and policy initiatives. We
will establish a close working relationship and regular communications with City staff throughout the
Update. We will work with City staff early on to define work responsibilities and communication protocols.

We will form an integrated and seamless staff/
consultant project team.

Prioritize Work. Based on the initial exploration of
issues and opportunities, we will work closely with
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City staff to identify the appropriate sequence of tasks and prioritize the work effort. We expect that it will be important at this point to address broader, crosscutting issues that may affect later tasks. We will also
determine the appropriate division of responsibilities
between City staff and our team.

Identify Issues and Opportunities. Key to the success
of the Development Code Update is clearly identifying
the issues to be addressed and opportunities for
improvement. At the outset of the project, we will
facilitate a kick-off meeting to refine the scope of
work, thoroughly define and explore the issues and
opportunities, and prioritize tasks. We will review the results of the City’s early stakeholder engagement.

Based on that review and evaluation, we will prepare
an initial Summary Matrix of Zoning Code and
Subdivision Ordinance Issues that will help target
areas to address. This Matrix will be used throughout
the project to help track revisions, ensure consistency with the General Plan, and assist in its successful
adoption.

Study the City. We will conduct research and analyze
trends on a range of topics relevant to the Zoning
Code and Subdivision Ordinance and 2040 General
Plan. We will review the City’s existing objective design standards and design guidelines. We will collect GIS
data and review existing plans, ordinances, guidelines, and other local regulations, as well as applicable State and Federal laws and regulations, to determine where
the Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance are
deficient.

Conduct a Modernizing the Development Code
Seminar. We will facilitate a half-day seminar for
the City Council, Planning Commission, Technical
Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, and
City staff on modernizing the Development Code.

Patterned after the UC Extension course taught by
Brent Gibbons, AICP and Martha Miller, AICP, the
seminar will address topics related to updating the
Development Code, particularly focusing on how
zoning codes shape the appearance and function of
all land uses in a community. Brent and Martha will
discuss how to transform the City’s Zoning Code and
Subdivision Ordinance into a more understandable,
streamlined, legally defensible, and effective planning implementation tools.

Engage the Community. Effective zoning codes
and subdivision ordinances rely on input from the
community and decision makers. Throughout the
update, we will facilitate an effective and inclusive
community engagement program that builds upon
the early stakeholder engagement by the City. Our
engagement program is built around three key
components: (1) education and information; (2)
engagement and interaction; and (3) validation and
direction. Education and information include a project
website, E blasts, social media posts, press releases,
newsletters, and informational handouts. Engagement
and interaction include community meetings, open
houses, and interactive online surveys. Validation and
direction include Steering Committee and Technical
Advisory Group meetings; City Council and Planning
Commission study sessions and public hearings; and
meetings with other relevant City commissions and
committees. All our community touch points will
be widely publicized to give all interested residents,
business and property owners, and developers the
opportunity to be heard. We will provide verbal
Spanish translation services at all community
meetings and provide all project materials in English
and Spanish.

Implement Laws, Regulations, and Policies. The
Development Code Update will implement goals
from the 2040 General Plan and Sixth Cycle Housing
Element, incorporating current State law and court
decisions. We will prepare a Zoning Code and
Subdivision Ordinance Diagnosis Report that analyzes
regulations in the existing Code and Ordinance, and
pinpoint inconsistencies with recent housing laws.

The resulting report will propose strategies and
recommendations for the City to ensure compliance
with evolving regulations.

Introduce New Ideas and Approaches. A primary
objective of this update is to introduce and
integrate innovative ideas into the City’s regulatory
and development review process. Throughout
the update process, we will introduce fresh and
inventive approaches to address key issues and
seize opportunities for enhancing the Development
Code. This involves the integration of new uses
and standards, mixed-use development, and
the integration of objective design standards.

The overarching goal is to enhance a community
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conducive to attracting investment and fostering
pride, while also promoting high-quality design.

Prepare a User-Friendly and Modern Development
Code. We are committed to ensuring that the updated
Development Code is user-friendly and aligned
with contemporary planning practices. This involves
a thorough evaluation and refinement of permit
requirements, administrative provisions, zoning
districts, allowed land uses, development standards,
and definitions. To enhance accessibility, we will
incorporate graphics, illustrations, and consolidated
tables displaying land use and development standards.

Furthermore, we will introduce a new format and
structure for the Code, facilitating easy navigation,
comprehension, and full searchability with internal
cross-referencing.

Refine Objective Design Standards. Our technical
approach to refining the objective design standards
is founded on a meticulous analysis of architectural
principles, urban context, and community aspirations.

Leveraging advanced design software and data-driven
insights, our team will conduct a thorough examination
of local zoning regulations, building codes, and
precedents to inform a comprehensive set of
standards. These standards will encompass a range of
criteria, including, but not limited to, building massing, façade articulation, materials, and landscaping.

Through a collaborative process involving stakeholders
and using 3D modeling and visualization tools, we
aim to ensure that the objective design standards
strike a harmonious balance between aesthetic
appeal, functional efficiency, and adherence to the
unique character of each residential community. Our
technical approach emphasizes clarity, adaptability,
and a commitment to enhancing the overall livability
and aesthetic quality of both single- and multi-family
residential developments.

Conduct Environmental Review. We will conduct
an environmental review of the Draft Development
Code in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), ensuring alignment with the 2040
General Plan update. Our team will prepare either
a Negative Declaration or Addendum (or possibly
an Exemption) to the 2040 General Plan Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR), encompassing
all relevant topic areas from the EIR. The analysis will tier off the General Plan EIR evaluation and will align with the goals, policies, and programs outlined in
the General Plan. Our team will assess the potential
environmental impacts of the Development Code
update, collaborating closely with City staff and
City Attorney to ensure the analysis is both legally
defensible and compliant.

Project Scope of Work
The following scope of work is based on our
understanding of the City’s needs, information in the
RFP, and our experience with similar projects. The
Mintier Harnish Team is prepared to revise the scope
of work, as necessary, to satisfy the City’s expectations and needs.

Phase 1: Project Initiation
At the outset of the Update, the Mintier Harnish
Team will develop an in-depth understanding of the
City’s expectations, needs, and objectives for the
Development Code Update before beginning to draft
the new Code. This will establish the organizational
foundation for the planning process.

Task 1.1: Kick-Off and Scoping Meeting
The Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a project
kick-off meeting with City Planning staff and
representatives of the participating City departments.

The meeting should include the City Project Manager,
front line counter staff, application processing staff, code enforcement staff, and the City Attorney (at
least for a portion of the meeting). The Mintier Harnish team will prepare a meeting agenda for the City
Project Manager’s review at least a week before the
meeting. Following the meeting, we will prepare notes
for use by the City staff and the Mintier Harnish Team.

Topics to be addressed at the meeting include the
following:
• Review/clarify the City’s expectations and needs
for the Development Code update.
• Refine the project scope, budget, and preparation
and delivery schedule, as necessary.
• Discuss problems and issues associated with
existing City land use and development
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regulations (including City staff’s “fix-it list” of
needed revisions and other regulatory topics
that need attention but are not fully addressed
in the current Zoning Code and Subdivision
Ordinance).
• Discussion formation of the Development Code
Steering Committee and Technical Advisory
Group (TAG).
• Review and discuss format, style, and
organization options.
• Discuss typical lead times for City staff review
of administrative draft documents and public
meeting notification.
• Establish protocols for providing information on
the status of the Development Code Update
Project on the selected website method (City’s
existing or new stand-alone) and other public
information platforms.
• Discuss expectation for the citywide design
guidelines/objective standards.
• Discuss CEQA compliance.
• Prepare a Request for Information (RFI) and
gather documents relevant to the Update
including, but not limited to, the 2040 General
Plan, the General Plan EIR, a Microsoft Word
version of the existing Zoning Code (Title 9),
2021-2029 Housing Element, City Specific
Plans, adopted design guidelines, environmental
guidelines, zoning map, planning fee schedule,
any over-the-counter hand-out materials, and
other planning policy or regulatory documents.

Task 1.2: City and Neighborhood Tour
Following the Kick-Off and Scoping Meeting, the
Team will tour Cathedral City with City staff to view
examples of key zoning-related issues (i.e., projects
that did and did not work well) and gain further
understanding of the development issues. We know
that the city has a variety of land uses which will
require differing and specific regulations, including,
but not limited to, specific issues related to the 14
identified residential neighborhoods. We will work
with City staff to identify these areas, determine
the appropriate zoning approach, and draft relevant
zoning regulations during the subsequent phases of
the Project.

Deliverables:
• Kick-off and Scoping meeting agenda (digital
version in Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF)
• Request for Information (RFI) (Digital version in
Microsoft Excel)
Phase 2: Evaluation
Task 2.1: Diagnostic Document Review
The Mintier Harnish Team will review all City documents relevant to the Development Code update, including the
2040 General Plan, the General Plan EIR, 2021-2029
Housing Element, existing Zoning Code and Subdivision
Ordinance, adopted design guidelines, objective design
standards, City Specific Plans, Zoning Map, over-
the-counter planning hand-out materials, and other
planning policy or regulatory documents. Additionally,
the Mintier Harnish Team will also work with City staff to review the staff “fix-it list” and the overall Municipal Code to identify other provisions that should be
included in the Update, or that will at least need to be understood and possibly referenced so that no conflicts occur through updates to Development Code.

Task 2.2: Development Code Diagnosis Report
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a Development
Code Diagnosis Report that will provide an overview of
outdated uses and terminology, internal inconsistencies, and areas where simpler and clearer language can be
incorporated. We will provide the Development Code
Diagnosis Report to City staff for review that, at a
minimum, will identify:
• Internal inconsistencies within the existing Zoning
Code (Title 9) and provide recommendations to
rectify inconsistencies.
• Tools to remove barriers to housing production (see
text box below
• Components of the highlighted areas in the Zoning
Code that may not be consistent with modern
best practices and provide recommendations for
refinement.
• Improvements in the overall Zoning Code
organization.
• Improvements and revisions to the Subdivision
Ordinance.
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Tools for Removing Barriers to Housing
The Mintier Harnish Team will work closely with
City staff early on to identify potential tools
to remove barriers to housing production, of
which there a very broad range of possibilities.

We will integrate the selected tools into the
Development Code Update. Mintier Harnish
has extensive experience addressing barriers to
housing production through the preparation of
general plans, housing elements, zoning codes,
and objective design standards. Of particular
note is a recent San Joaquin Valley Housing
study for which we were principal authors (2022
San Joaquin Valley REAP: Housing Production
Trends, Impediments, and Best Practices Report).
[https://sjvcogs.org/sjv-housing-report/] In this
report our team explored dozens of potential
tools to reduce housing production barriers. A
few of the more notable tools, some of which
may be relevant to Cathedral City, include:
• Reduce or eliminate discretionary
permitting requirements to increase
the number residential uses subject to
administrative or ministerial review.
• Reduce or eliminate off-street parking
requirements
• Reduce residential project application
appeals.
• Revise permitting fee structures, particularly
for affordable housing.
• Consider local programs that encourage
infill development, include the following:
» Identify the most appropriate infill
types in the local context;
» Create a list of potential infill parcels;
» Simplify zoning designations and
regulations to allow for flexibility in
land reuse;
» Create design standards to protect
existing community character; and,
» Incentivize lot consolidation and small
lot development.
• Adopt an inclusionary zoning requirement
• Eliminate single-family zoning
• Increase maximum allowable densities
• Increase minimum required densities
• Replace density standards with FAR
standards
• Increase residential structure height limits
• Reduce setback requirements
• Require unbundled parking for multi-family
housing projects and especially for projects
near transit.

Task 2.3: TAG Meeting #1 (in-person
meeting)
The Mintier Harnish team will facilitate an in-person
meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). This
first meeting will focus on the role of the TAG and the overall expectations for the group. The Team will also survey the TAG to gain initial input on assets, issues, and opportunities affecting zoning regulations and
procedures in the city. Follow-on meetings of the TAG
will be held virtually.

Task 2.4: Steering Committee Meeting #1
(in-person meeting)
The Mintier Harnish team will facilitate an in-
person meeting of the Development Code Steering
Committee. This first meeting will focus on consensus
of the overall Steering Committee format, rules, and
operating procedure. We will also ask the Steering
Committee members to identify key issues that they
feel should be addressed during the Development
Code Update. Follow-on meetings of the Steering
Committee will be held virtually on an agreed meeting
schedule and time for consistency.

Task 2.5: Draft Development Code Format
and Outline
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a draft
annotated Development Code format outline, style
sheet, and sample chapter format to illustrate the
recommended format and style of the updated Code.

The draft Development Code Format and Outline
will include the updated Subdivision Ordinance,
which the City currently references Riverside County’s
Ordinance which is not up to date. These documents
will be designed to improve the Code’s organization
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and readability, resulting in a truly user friendly
updated document. After City staff review, we will
finalize any desired changes. We will convert the
final Development Code Format and Outline to be
fully compatible for posting on the City’s website in
conjunction with the formatting provided by the City’s
existing codifier.

Task 2.6: Summary Matrix of Development
Code Changes
Based on the results of meetings with City staff
and comprehensive document review, the Mintier
Harnish Team will prepare an initial Summary Matrix
of Development Code Changes. The Matrix will not
only address areas of the Code that have vexed City
staff but will clearly identify areas to be updated per State and Federal law. We will work closely with City
staff to prioritize the list of changes identified. For each identified change, we will provide a solution and
identify steps and optional approaches to implement
them accordingly.

Task 2.7: Newsletter #1 – Development Code
Overview
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a newsletter
that describes what a development code is, how and
why it is being updated, the project schedule, and how
the public can participate. The newsletter will be used to promote the project website and future workshops.

Deliverables:
• Development Code Diagnosis Report (one digital
version in Microsoft Word and PDF)
• Development Code format style sheet; sample
chapter in tentatively approved format (one
digital version in Microsoft Word)
• Summary Matrix of Development Code Changes
(one digital version in Microsoft Excel)
• Newsletter #1 (one digital version in PDF, 100
hard copies)
Phase 3: Under standing and
Engagement
This Phase will include an additional round of
stakeholder interviews, community meetings, a
development code seminar, online engagement
activities, and study sessions to collect feedback from residents, business owners, community members,
other stakeholders, the Development Code Steering
Committee, the Development Code Technical
Advisory Group, Planning Commissioners, and
elected officials throughout the Update process. It
is also during this phase, prior to the completion of a draft updated Code, that residents, property owners,
developers, and the business community will have the
opportunity to provide input.

Task 3.1: Public Outreach Strategy
Based on City staff direction during the kick-off and
scoping meeting (Task 1.1), the Mintier Harnish Team
will refine and implement a Public Outreach Strategy
that we will use to guide engagement throughout
the Project. The strategy will describe how the
engagement will be structured to ensure residents,
businesses, property owners, and other community
stakeholders are aware of and engaged throughout
the project. This will include not only multiple
opportunities to provide input and feedback, but
multiple outreach techniques to maximize community
engagement. All engagement materials will be
provided in both English and Spanish. While we expect
to refine the details of the Public Outreach Strategy
with City staff, our work program and budget estimate
includes the following engagement elements:
• Project website (as determined during the kick-
off meeting)
• Newsletters (3)
• Flyers
• Modernizing the Development Code Seminar
• E-blasts
• Social media
• Press releases
• Community Opinion survey
• Online engagement
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• Community meetings (3)
• Development Code Steering Committee
Meetings (6)
• Development Code Technical Advisory
Committee (TAG) Meetings (6)
• Support of community led events
• Stakeholder Interviews
• City Council/Planning Commission Joint
Workshop (1)
• Planning Commission Workshops (6)
• Planning Commission Hearings (2)
• City Council Hearings (2)
• Translation services
Task 3.2: Modernizing the Development
Code Seminar
The Mintier Harnish Team will present a half-day
seminar for the City Council, Planning Commission,
Development Code Steering Committee (Steering
Committee), Development Code Technical Advisory
Group (TAG), and City staff on modernizing the
Development Code. We will base this seminar on
the UC Davis Extension course taught by two of our
team members, Brent Gibbons, AICP and Martha
Miller, AICP. The seminar will address topics related
to updating the Development Code, particularly
focusing on how zoning shapes the appearance and
function of all land uses in a community. The practice of how communities use zoning regulations to achieve
development goals continues to evolve, and many
cities and counties look to code updates to achieve
their development objectives. We will discuss how to
transform the City’s existing Zoning Code into a more
understandable, streamlined, legally defensible, and
effective planning implementation tool. Discussion
topics would include the following:
• Methods for making the development code
consistent with the 2040 General Plan policies
and standards
• State-of-the-art development code structure,
format/style, and graphic design for creating
easy-to-use documents
• Zoning districts: How many, what types, when to
use overlays and combining designations
• The incorporation of neighborhood specific
standards
• Implementation of specific plans and their
relation to the zoning regulations
• Development standards: Type, specification, and
performance approaches, graphic support and
representation
• Design guidelines and objective standards, form-
based ordinances, and hybrid ordinances
• Content-neutral sign regulations, nonconforming
uses, and other controversial regulatory issues
• Methods to provide streamlined processes meant
to stimulate economic development and reflect
market conditions
• Steps to faster, effective, and thorough
development permit review procedures
Task 3.3: Stakeholder Interviews
The Mintier Harnish Team will coordinate with City
staff to review the feedback collected during the
prior City facilitated “Listening Sessions” which
include meetings and interviews with stakeholders,
developers, and community members. Based on the
review, the Mintier Harnish Team will consult with City staff to determine if additional stakeholder interviews are needed or if for consistency, the Team provides
follow-up interviews with those previously engaged
by the City. In any event, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate up to 16 Zoom new and/or follow-up video
or conference call interviews with individual and group stakeholders (e.g., builders, developers, civil engineers, architects, residents, community representatives,
neighborhood groups, Chamber of Commerce)
identified by the City’s Project Manager as part of the regulated community who can identify issues of public
interest and concern relative to the City’s development regulation and permit review process.

Task 3.4: Community Meeting #1 – What is
Zoning and How You Make a Difference
We will facilitate the first community meeting at the
outset of the Update and will focus on the need for
the Development Code Update and how it relates
to the 2040 General Plan. Participants will learn and
engage in discussions about changes in State law that
will drive regulation changes and how the community
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can provide input. We will distribute questionnaires
to identify issues and concerns with the existing
Zoning Code and discuss ideas and opportunities
for improving the Code. To maximize community
feedback, we will also digitize the questionnaire,
presentations, and large-scale boards and graphics for
publication on the City’s website. We will summarize
and post on the website the results of the meeting.

Task 3.5: Citywide Survey and Digital
Mapping Exercise
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare and release
a citywide digital survey in conjunction with a
Maptionnaire online exercise to solicit feedback from
community members. The survey will gauge interest
from community members and identify issues
and opportunities for development improvement
consistent with the General Plan and as it relates to
zoning and design regulations citywide. To improve
participation, the Mintier Harnish Team recommends
the City prepare and send mailers to property owners
through utility billings. We have collaborated with
other jurisdictions on this form of outreach which
has proven successful, most recently with the City of
Arroyo Grande.

Task 3.6: City Council/Planning Commission
Joint Workshop
Immediately following the completion of the
Community Meeting #1 and release of the meeting
summary, the Mintier Harnish Team and City staff
will facilitate a Joint Workshop. This will be a joint
workshop with the City Council and Planning
Commission to present the results from the
stakeholder interviews, summarize community
feedback from Community Meeting #1, and initial
deliverables. The Joint Workshop will be structured to
allow for and encourage community and stakeholder
participation. We would refine the details of the Joint Workshop with City staff, but expect that we will
prepare a PowerPoint presentation, have numerous
display graphics, and conduct visual preference
exercises to gain an understanding of the type of
development the City would like addressed in the new
Code. We will summarize the result of Joint Workshop
in a memorandum. This Workshop will serve as a
zoning code seminar, and will focus on such topics as:
• How zoning codes shape the appearance and
function of all land uses in a community
• How communities use zoning regulations to
achieve development goals
• Transforming the City’s existing Zoning Code
into a more understandable, streamlined,
defensible, and effective user-friendly planning
implementation tool
• Zoning standards: type, specification, and
performance-based approaches, graphic support
and representation
• Zoning districts: how many, what types, when to
use overlays and combining designations
Deliverables:
• Summary of Stakeholder Interviews (one digital
version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Community Meeting #1 materials (digital and
hardcopies, boards, graphics, questionnaire)
• Summary of Community Meeting #1 (one digital
version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• City Council/Planning Commission Joint
Workshop PowerPoint Presentation (one digital
version in both Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe
PDF)
• Summary Memo of City Council/Planning
Commission Joint Workshop (one digital version
in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
Phase 4: Draft Cathedral City
Development Code
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare the new
Development Code in four phases: Zoning District
Provisions (Tasks 4.1 through 4.4), General Site
Planning and Specific Use Standards (Tasks 4.5 and

4.8) , Subdivision Ordinance (Tasks 4.13 through 4.16)
and Administrative Provisions (Tasks 4.9 through 4.12).

This will make it easier for City staff, the Development Code Steering Committee, Development Code TAG,
and the Planning Commission to review the Draft
Development Code and give timely feedback when
presented in phases. The order and content of the
phases can be modified as desired by City staff.
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Task 4.1: Zoning District Provisions
The Mintier Harnish Team will draft the chapters of
the Zoning Code that include regulations applicable
to specific residential, commercial, office, mixed-
use, industrial, agricultural, public, miscellaneous/
combining zoning districts, transit-oriented overlays,
and any new districts. To ensure consistency with the
2040 General Plan land use designations, the 2021-
2029 Housing Element, and proper implementation
of Plan policies; the Team will review the land use
designations as part of this task. At a minimum, these
provisions will address the following topics:
• A description of each zoning district (including
a General Plan driven “purpose” statement),
an overview of the land uses allowed within
each district, and the type of ministerial or
discretionary land use approvals required for each
use (some uses may be allowed with no land use
permit, subject to compliance with applicable
locational, developmental, and operational
standards and obtaining any necessary
construction permits).
• A land use classification system that clearly
identifies uses allowed in each zoning district with
an emphasis on allowing as many of by-right uses
(together with specific development standards)
as is reasonably appropriate and is consistent with
the 2040 General Plan. This classification system
will consolidate the City’s current use categories
and use descriptions by providing for uses that
are not currently addressed and by using clear
terminology to define each allowable use. The
classification system will employ up-to-date
terminology and an appropriate combination
of specific and generic land use types. We will
provide definitions of all land use types included
within the classification system.
• Development standards for each zoning district
(e.g., building envelope standards, height
limitations, setback requirements, site coverage
requirements) organized in tables and graphically
illustrated. This will include objective design and
development standards for by-right multi-family
uses, in compliance with State law.

The Mintier Harnish Team will submit the
Administrative Draft Zoning District Provisions to City staff for review. Staff will provide their comments in
a single set of consolidated comments in Microsoft’s
“track changes. ” The Mintier Harnish Team will then
facilitate a series of meetings or calls with City staff to discuss revisions and direction on the Administrative
Draft Zoning District Provisions. Following these
discussions, we will prepare the Preliminary Draft
Zoning District Provisions which will be presented
to the TAG, Steering Committee, and Planning
Commission.

Task 4.2: TAG Meeting #2 (virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Zoning
District Provisions and meeting with the Development
Code Steering Committee and Planning Commission,
the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a second virtual meeting with the TAG. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Zoning District
Provisions, including recent changes to State law, land uses, permitting requirements, and development
standards. Following Meeting #2, we will meet with
the Development Code Steering Committee.

Task 4.3: Steering Committee Meeting #2
(virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Zoning
District Provisions and initial review by the Planning
Commission, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a
second virtual meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Zoning District
Provisions, including recent changes to State law, land uses, permitting requirements, and development
standards. Following Meeting #2, we will meet with
the Planning Commission in Workshop #2.

Task 4.4: Planning Commission Workshop #1
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Zoning
District Provisions, the Mintier Harnish Team will
facilitate Workshop #2 with the Planning Commission.

This workshop will focus on key changes made in the
Preliminary Draft Zoning District Provisions, including recent changes to State law, land uses, permitting
requirements, and development standards. Following
Workshop #1, we will prepare the Public Review Draft
Zoning District Provisions.
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Task 4.5: General Site Planning and Specific
Use Standards
The Mintier Harnish Team will draft the chapters of the new Zoning Code that include regulations that apply
in multiple zoning districts and regulations for specific land uses. At a minimum, these chapters will address
the following topics:
• General site planning and development
standards that could apply to a variety of land
uses regardless of the applicable zoning district.

Additionally, these standards will address, as
appropriate, site access requirements; fences,
hedges, walls, and screening; noise regulations;
outdoor lighting standards; performance
standards; Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design; solid waste and recyclable
storage standards; and undergrounding of
utilities.
• Affordable housing requirements, including
supportive, transitional, and employee housing;
inclusionary housing; emergency shelters and
low-barrier navigation centers; density bonus
provisions; single-room occupancy (SRO)
provisions; standards for large residential care
facilities; and related incentives.
• Landscaping standards, including water efficiency
and specific requirements for preliminary and
final landscape plan submittal and review.
• Off-street parking, loading, bicycle, and
motorcycle standards, including contemporary
parking and loading area numbers, space and
design requirements; pedestrian circulation
requirements; blended parking requirements;
motorcycle and scooter parking; and bicycle
parking that at a minimum is consistent with
CalGreen requirements.
• Sign regulations that provide clear standards
for signs by zoning district and by sign type. We
will consider all types of allowable/desired signs
for inclusion in the sign provisions, including
temporary signs. We will review and update
procedures for sign review to make the process
more understandable and easily administered,
including provisions for dealing with
nonconforming signs. We will provide extensive,
illustrative graphics to clarify sign requirements.

We will ensure that sign provisions comply with
content neutrality requirements. Consultation
with the City Attorney is essential.
• Standards for specific land uses, including
accessory dwelling units; accessory uses and
structures; adult entertainment businesses;
alcohol-related uses (e.g., liquor sales, breweries,
taprooms, wineries); childcare facilities;
cottage food industries; emergency shelters;
entertainment and recreation uses; historic
preservation; home occupations; interim uses
in transition areas; massage therapy; mixed-use
developments; mobile food vendors; mobile
homes; outdoor merchandise display and
activities; outdoor and personal storage facilities;
recycling facilities; residential accessory uses and
structures, residential vacation rentals; service
stations; temporary uses; vehicle-oriented uses;
and wireless telecommunications.
• Environmental performance-based standards as
determined by City staff to be appropriate.

The Mintier Harnish Team will submit the
Administrative Draft General Site Planning and
Specific Use Standards to City staff for review.

Staff will provide their comments in a single set of
consolidated comments in Microsoft’s “track changes. ”
The Mintier Harnish Team will then facilitate a series
of meetings or calls with City staff to discuss revisions and direction on the Administrative Draft General Site
Planning and Specific Use Standards. Following these
discussions, we will prepare the Preliminary Draft
General Site Planning and Specific Use Standards
which will be presented to the TAG, Steering
Committee, and Planning Commission.

Task 4.6: TAG Meeting #3 (virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft General Site Planning and Specific Use Standards and meeting
with the Development Code Steering Committee
and Planning Commission, the Mintier Harnish Team
will facilitate a third virtual meeting with the TAG.

This meeting will focus on key changes made in the
Preliminary Draft General Site and Specific Standards,
including recent changes to State law, general
development standards, and regulations for specific
uses. Following Meeting #3, we will meet with the
Development Code Steering Committee.
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Task 4.7: Steering Committee Meeting #3
(virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft General Site Planning and Specific Use Standards and initial review
by the Planning Commission, the Mintier Harnish
Team will facilitate a third virtual meeting with the
Development Code Steering Committee. This meeting
will focus on key changes made in the Preliminary
Draft General Site and Specific Standards, including
recent changes to State law, general development
standards, and regulations for specific uses. Following Meeting #3, we will meet with the Planning
Commission in Workshop #2.

Task 4.8: Planning Commission Workshop #2
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft General
Site Planning and Specific Use Standards, the Mintier
Harnish Team will facilitate Workshop #2 with the
Planning Commission. This workshop will focus on
key changes made in the Preliminary Draft General
Site and Specific Standards, including recent changes
to State law, general development standards, and
regulations for specific uses. Following Workshop #2,
we will prepare the Public Review Draft General Site
Planning and Specific Use Standards.

Task 4.9: Administrative Provisions
The Mintier Harnish Team will draft the chapters
of the new Zoning Code containing administration
and development application filing and processing
provisions. At a minimum, these chapters will address
the following:
• Purpose and adoption of the Zoning Code
applicability, responsibility and administrative
authority, interpretation procedures, and
provisions addressing applications deemed
complete but not yet decided, that may be
affected by adoption of, and future amendments
to, the Zoning Code.
• Definition of the roles of each project review
authority, including the Economic and
Community Development Director, the Planning
Commission, the City Council, and any other
applicable entities.
• Procedures for discretionary permits, conditional
and administrative use permits, design review,
planned development review, reasonable
accommodations, site plan review, variances,
and other project review procedures. Appeals,
public hearings, nonconforming use and
structure provisions, and amendments (e.g.,
General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map),
development agreements, and specific plans will
also be addressed in these chapters. Proposed
procedures will emphasize efficiency, simplicity,
clarity, and streamlined processing. Additionally,
a comprehensive Review Authority table will be
included to clearly display the appropriate level of
review required for reach type of application.
• Enforcement provisions, including but not limited
to, legal remedies (criminal and civil), procedural
requirements, recovery of costs directly related
to enforcement actions, and the identification
of the property owner/violator rights and appeal
procedures.
• Definitions of technical terms and phrases used
in the Zoning Code, including abbreviations. An
initial set of definitions will be included with the
first submittal of the Administrative Draft Zoning
District provisions and will be supplemented in
subsequent draft submittals.

The Mintier Harnish Team will submit the
Administrative Draft of the Administrative Provisions to City staff for review. Staff will provide their comments in a single set of consolidated comments in Microsoft’s “track changes. ” The Mintier Harnish Team will then
facilitate a series of meetings or calls with City staff to discuss revisions and direction on the Administrative
Draft of the Administrative Provisions. Following these discussions, we will prepare the Preliminary Draft of
the Administrative Provisions which will be presented
to the TAG, Steering Committee, and Planning
Commission.

Task 4.10: TAG Meeting #4 (virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Administrative
Provisions and meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee and Planning Commission, the
Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a fourth virtual
meeting with the TAG. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Administrative
Provisions regarding nonconforming uses/structures,
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permit processing procedures, and Development Code
administration. Following Meeting #4, we will meet
with the Development Code Steering Committee.

Task 4.11: Steering Committee Meeting #4
(virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Administrative
Provisions and initial review by the Planning
Commission, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
a fourth virtual meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Administrative
Provisions regarding nonconforming uses/structures,
permit processing procedures, and Development
Code administration. Following Meeting #4, we will
meet with the Planning Commission in Workshop #3.

Task 4.12: Planning Commission
Workshop #3
Prior to preparing the Public Review Administrative
Provisions, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
Workshop #3 with the Planning Commission. This
workshop will focus on key changes made in the
Preliminary Draft Administrative Provisions regarding
nonconforming uses/structures, permit processing
procedures, and Development Code administration.

The Commission will also review the Preliminary
Draft Design Guidelines. Following Workshop #3, we
will prepare the Public Review Draft Administrative
Provisions.

Task 4.13: Subdivision Ordinance
The Mintier Harnish Team will draft the chapters of the new Development Code that include incorporating
an updated and new Subdivision Ordinance. At a
minimum, the Ordinance will address all changes
consistent with the most updated version of the
Subdivision Map Act. The Mintier Harnish Team will
submit the Administrative Draft of the Subdivision
Ordinance to City staff for review. Staff will provide
their comments in a single set of consolidated
comments in Microsoft’s “track changes. ” The Mintier
Harnish Team will then facilitate a series of meetings
or calls with City staff to discuss revisions and direction on the Administrative Draft of the Subdivision
Ordinance. Following these discussions, we will
prepare the Preliminary Draft of the Subdivision
Ordinance which will be presented to the TAG,
Steering Committee, and Planning Commission.

Task 4.14: TAG Meeting #5 (virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Subdivision
Ordinance and meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee and Planning Commission,
the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a fifth virtual meeting with the TAG. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Subdivision
Ordinance, including recent changes to State law
and the Subdivision Map Act. Following Meeting #5,
we will meet with the Development Code Steering
Committee.

Task 4.15: Steering Committee Meeting #5
(virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Subdivision
Ordinance and initial review by the Planning
Commission, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
a fifth virtual meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee. This meeting will focus on key
changes made in the Preliminary Draft Subdivision
Ordinance, including recent changes to State law and
the Subdivision Map Act. Following Meeting #5, we
will meet with the Planning Commission in Workshop
#4.

Task 4.16: Planning Commission
Workshop #4
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Subdivision
Ordinance, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
Workshop #4 with the Planning Commission. This
workshop will focus on key changes made in the
Preliminary Draft Subdivision Ordinance, including
recent changes to State law and the Subdivision Map
Act. Following Workshop #4, we will prepare the
Public Review Draft Subdivision Ordinance.

Task 4.17: Public Review Draft Zoning Code
Based on the Administrative Draft and Preliminary
Draft efforts performed in Tasks 4.2 – 4.16, the Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a Public Review Draft
Development Code which will be provided to the
City for review by the Planning Commission and the
community and approval by the City Council.
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Task 4.18: Newsletter #3 – Public Review
Draft Development Code
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a newsletter
that summarizes the Public Review Draft
Development Code and Objective Design Standards
and Guidelines and advertises the upcoming Planning
Commission and City Council hearings.

Task 4.19: Community Meeting #3 – Where
the Rubber Meets the Road
The Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a third
community meeting upon the release of the Public
Review Draft Development Code and Objective
Design Standards. The meeting will focus on
what has changed in the Development Code and
most importantly what hasn’t. Our objective is
for the community to be comfortable with and
knowledgeable about the regulatory standards in
the new Code. As part of the meeting, our team will
facilitate a development code “test drive. ” We will
organize stations with hard copies of the Code and
provide typical scenarios for the participants to use
the Code. This exercise will provide the team with a
firsthand account on the usability of the Code and
where we might be able to make minor modifications
to increase clarity for the community. We will also
include an open house station focused on the results
of the objective standards process and the proposed
draft standards and subsequent graphics. At this
meeting, the Mintier Harnish Team will have a virtual
reality station (VR) allowing community members to
virtually experience the objective standards and how
such standards would be incorporated into areas of
the community. We feel the ability for community
members to immerse themselves in the design
and function of the objective standards provides
an additional layer of comfortability with future
ministerial approval of projects. We will summarize
and post on the project website the results of the
meeting.

Task 4.20: Draft Zoning Map
The Mintier Harnish Team will assist City staff to
prepare a revised Zoning Map using GIS software to
identify where zone districts need to be modified and
updated to reflect the Public Review Draft Zoning
Code and 2040 General Plan. Upon completion of
the Final City Council public hearing and adoption of
the Development Code Update and environmental
review/CEQA documentation (Phase 8), the Mintier
Harnish Team will prepare a Final Zoning Map.

Deliverables:
• Administrative Draft Zoning District Provisions
(one digital version in both Microsoft Word and
Adobe PDF)
• Preliminary Draft Zoning District Provisions (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Summary Memo of Planning Commission
Workshop #1 (one digital version in both
Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Administrative Draft General Development and
Specific Use Standards (one digital version in
both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Preliminary Draft General Development and
Specific Use Standards (one digital version in
both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Summary Memo of Planning Commission
Workshop #2 (one digital version in both
Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Administrative Draft Administrative Provisions
(one digital version in both Microsoft Word and
Adobe PDF)
• Preliminary Draft Administrative Provisions (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Summary Memo of Planning Commission
Workshop #3 (one digital version in both
Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Administrative Draft Subdivision Ordinance (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Preliminary Draft Subdivision Ordinance (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Summary Memo of Planning Commission
Workshop #4 (one digital version in both
Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Public Review Draft Development Code (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
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• Newsletter #3 (one digital version in PDF, 100
hard copies)
• Community Meeting #3 materials (number of
digital and hardcopies, boards, graphics, exercises
to be determined)
• Summary of Community Meeting #3 (one digital
version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Draft Zoning Map (one digital version, GIS)
Phase 5: Citywide Objective
Design Standards
Building on the City’s adopted Citywide Design
Guidelines, the Mintier Harnish Team will prepare
updated Citywide Objective Design Standards to
provide guidance for the physical form and visual
character of new residential development projects in
the City. The objective design standards will address
two key elements:

Public Realm. Provides design guidance for streetscape
corridors, including plant palettes, street trees, street lighting, and landscape treatments along primary
roadways.

Private Development Projects. Provides design
guidance for multi-family residential, mixed-use, and
compact single-family residential uses, addressing site design, building architecture, landscaping, outdoor
spaces, lighting, and signage.

The objective design standards would be expressed
using imagery and pictorial resources that visually
illustrate the inspiration, which would be supported by text to indicate the desired intent. Preparation of the Citywide Objective Design Standards will include the
following tasks and work products:

Task 5.1: Community Meeting #2 – Design
Expectations Walking Tours
The Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate a two-day
community meeting event that includes three walking
tours within the City focused on citywide design.

Areas in which the walking tours will take place will
be determined upon selection of the project, but
may include areas surrounding City Hall and Highway
111, Vista Chino to the northeast, and the Date Palm
and Ramon corridors. As part of these walking tours
participants will point out local design, architecture, and projects of both residential and nonresidential
in nature that align with expectations for design in
the community. Our team will document participant
feedback and prepare a memorandum summarizing
community aspirations and expectations for design.

Feedback collected will be directly related to the
preparation of the objective design standards and
update to the design guidelines.

Task 5.2: Newsletter #2 – Community Design
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a newsletter
that summarizes the process of updating the City’s
existing design guidelines into formal objective
design and development standards. This newsletter
will provide a basis for the necessity of having
such objective design standards in place and the
connection between the Community Design Element
in the 2040 General Plan and the design process.

Task 5.3: Prepare Draft Objective Design
Standards Outline
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare a draft outline
of the Objective Design Standards document,
indicating its contents and level of detail, for City staff review and approval. We will include example graphics
with the draft outline.

Task 5.4: Administrative Draft Objective
Design Standards
Following City staff approval of a document
outline, the Mintier Harnish Team will prepare the
Administrative Draft Objective Design Standards for
City staff review. This initial draft will include text, tables, and illustrative imagery to support each section of the Objective Design Standards. After City staff
review is complete and a consolidated document of
City staff comments is provided, we will meet with
City staff to discuss comments and receive direction.

Task 5.5: Preliminary Draft Objective Design
Standards
After receiving direction from City staff on the
Administrative Draft Objective Design Standards,
the Mintier Harnish Team will prepare the
Preliminary Draft Objective Standards. This draft
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will address comments received from City staff on
the Administrative Draft, as well as City-approved
comments from stakeholders. It is anticipated that
preparation of the Preliminary Draft Objective Design
Standards will involve several meetings or working
sessions with City staff to clarify comments, address
issues, and provide final direction on content. For
this task, we have assumed that comments received
on the previous draft do not significantly change the
document’s content and format, and that revisions
are not required to be annotated throughout the
document. After City staff review is complete and
a consolidated document of City staff comments
is provided, we will meet with City staff to discuss
comments and receive direction.

Task 5.6: TAG Meeting #6 (virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Objective
Design Standards and meeting with the Development
Code Steering Committee and Planning Commission,
the Mintier Harnish Team will focus on key design
implementation changes citywide as they relate
specifically to multi-family residential, mixed-use, and compact single-family residential uses. Following TAG
Meeting #6, we will meet with the Development Code
Steering Committee.

Task 5.7: Steering Committee Meeting #6
(virtual meeting)
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Objective
Design Standards and initial review by the Planning
Commission, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
a sixth virtual meeting with the Development Code
Steering Committee. This Meeting will focus on key
design implementation changes citywide as they
relate specifically to multi-family residential, mixed- use, and compact single-family residential uses.

Following Meeting #6, we will meet with the Planning
Commission in Workshop #5.

Task 5.8: Planning Commission Workshop #5
Prior to preparing the Public Review Draft Objective
Standards, the Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate
Workshop #5 with the Planning Commission. This
Workshop will focus on key design implementation
changes citywide as they relate specifically to multi-
family residential, mixed-use, and compact single-
family residential uses. Following Workshop #5, we
will prepare the Public Review Draft Objective Design
Standards.

Task 5.9: Public Review Draft Objective
Design Standards
After receiving direction from City staff on the
Preliminary Draft Objective Design Standards, the
Mintier Harnish Team will prepare the Public Review
Draft Objective Design Standards. This draft will
address comments received from City staff on
the Preliminary Draft. Preparation of the Public
Review Draft will be coordinated with release of the
Development Code Update.

Deliverables:
• Community Meeting #2 materials (number of
digital and hardcopies, boards, graphics, exercises
to be determined)
• Summary of Community Meeting #2 (one digital
version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
• Newsletter #2 (one digital version in PDF, 100
hard copies)
• Draft Objective Design Standards Outline (one
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Administrative Draft Objective Design Standards
(one digital version in both Microsoft Word and
Adobe PDF)
• Preliminary Draft Objective Design Standards
(one digital version in both Microsoft Word and
Adobe PDF)
• Public Review Objective Design Standards
Outline (one digital version in both Microsoft
Word and Adobe PDF)
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Phase 6: Public Review Draft
Development Code and
Objective Design Standards
Task 6.1: Planning Commission Workshop #6
The Mintier Harnish Team will assist City staff in
presenting the Public Review Draft Development
Code and Objective Design Standards to the Planning
Commission in a workshop format.

Task 6.2: Revised Public Review Draft
Development Code
The Mintier Harnish Team will revise, if required, and
prepare the Revised Public Review Development Code
and Objective Design Standards.

Deliverables:
• Planning Commission Workshop Materials (one
digital version in both Microsoft PowerPoint and
Adobe PDF)
• Revised Public Review Development Code and
Objective Standards (one digital version in both
Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF)
Phase 7: Environmental
Review
Based on a review of the City’s Existing Zoning
Code Subdivision Ordinance and the likely changes
anticipated for the Development Code Update, the
Mintier Harnish Team anticipates that the City may
be able to prepare an Addendum to the General Plan
EIR for the proposed Development Code Update.

An addendum to the General Plan EIR would likely
be a more streamlined and more defensible CEQA
compliance option. We have provided a scope and
fee for both a General Plan EIR addendum, as well
as an IS/MND as an optional task in the event that
an addendum to the General Plan EIR is not feasible.

We will work with the City to finalize the CEQA
approach once the Development Code Update has
been defined to a level that the preliminary CEQA
analysis process can be initiated. The Mintier Harnish
Team assumes the CEQA technical studies will not
be required, based on the likely amendments to the
Development Code. In the event that technical studies
are required, technical study support can be provided
under a separate scope and fee.

Task 7.1: Project Description
Once the Development Code Update is completed to
a level that CEQA can be initiated, MNS will prepare the Project Description, outlining the proposed changes
to the Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance. This
section will be the basis for the analysis in the CEQA
document. Consistent with Section 15152 of the CEQA
Guidelines, the project description will include:
• A description of the project location and
boundaries, including the regional location of the
City
• A statement of project objectives
• A description of the technical, economic, and
environmental characteristics of the Zoning Code
Update
The project description will be the basis for the Initial Study or EIR Addendum analysis. Once complete,
MNS will submit the Project Description for review and
comment by the City. After receiving comments and
making the appropriate changes, we will submit a final
revised version of the project description, which will be the basis for the project’s environmental analysis.

Deliverables:
• Draft Project Description in electronic format
• Final Project Description in electronic format
Task 7.2: CEQA Compliance Documentation –
General Plan EIR Addendum
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare an Administrative Draft General Plan EIR Addendum for review by City
staff. The EIR Addendum will analyze the impacts
associated with the proposed Development Code
Update compared to the project analyzed in the
General Plan EIR.

We do not propose the preparation of any additional
technical studies to support the General Plan EIR
Addendum, as the Development Code Update is not
anticipated to meaningfully change the buildout of the
City compared to the buildout analyzed in the General
Plan EIR. Each response will include a conclusion
36 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
regarding the significance of the project’s impact,
which may be determined to be potentially significant,
potentially significant unless mitigated, less than
significant, or no impact.

Once reviewed by City Staff, the Mintier Harnish Team
will review the City’s comments and revise the General
Plan EIR Addendum to be finalized for public hearings.

If warranted, we will schedule a conference call with
City Staff to review any substantive comments and
finalize the General Plan EIR Addendum. We will then
revise the General Plan EIR Addendum based on
comments from City staff and provide a final copy to
City staff ahead of project hearings.

Deliverables:
• Draft EIR Addendum in electronic format
• Final EIR Addendum in electronic format
Optional Task: Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration
In the event that an Addendum to the General Plan
EIR is not feasible, MNS can prepare an IS/MND to
support the proposed project.

Draft IS/MND Preparation
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare an
Administrative Draft IS/MND for review by the City
using the current Project Description. The IS/MND
will address the latest CEQA Appendix G Checklist,
including the following impact areas:

Deliverables:
• Initial Draft Finding of Consistency (two hard
copies and one digital version in both Microsoft
Word and Adobe PDF)
• Final Finding of Consistency (two hard copies and
one digital version in both Microsoft Word and
Adobe PDF)
Phase 8: Adoption of the
Final Development Code and
Objective Design Standards
Task 8.1: Planning Commission Public
Hearings
The Mintier Harnish Team will attend and assist City
staff with facilitating two Planning Commission public
hearings to consider recommending the City Council
confirm the CEQA determination and adopt the
Final Draft Development Code and Objective Design
Standards.

Task 8.2: City Council Public Hearings
The Mintier Harnish Team will attend and assist City
staff with facilitating two City Council hearings to
confirm the CEQA determination and adopt the Final
Draft Revised Public Review Development Code and
Objective Design Standards.

Task 8.3: Final Document to be Provided to
the City
The Mintier Harnish Team will prepare the final
document in both PDF and Microsoft Word format.

The Mintier Harnish Team will also provide a GIS
compatible zoning map.

Deliverables:
• Planning Commission and City Council Hearings
Materials (one digital version in both Microsoft
PowerPoint and Adobe PDF)
• Final Revised Public Review Development Code
and Objective Design Standards (five hard copies,
digital version in both Microsoft Word and Adobe
PDF)
• Final GIS Zoning Map (digital version, GIS)
• All original and native files (In-Design, Photoshop,
Illustrator, Trimble SketchUp, AutoCAD)
37 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Project Management
The Mintier Harnish Team will facilitate bi-weekly
Project Management Zoom meetings or calls with
the City’s Project Manager. Following each call, we
will provide summary notes to ensure everyone
on the team is in agreement on the direction and
expectations as the Update moves forward. We will
also provide City staff with long-term and short-
term project schedules to keep the project on track.

Meeting
Set 1
Meeting
Set 2
Outline for Community Engagement
Meeting Sets:

Kick-off Meeting
Technical Advisory Group
Meeting #1
Steering Committee Meeting #1
Modernizing the Zoning Code
Seminar
Community Meeting #1
City Council and Planning
Commission Joint Workshop
Planning Commission Workshop #1
Planning Commission Workshop #2
Community Meeting #2
Planning Commission Workshop #3
Planning Commission Workshop #4
Planning Commission Workshop #5
Community Meeting #3
Planning Commission Workshop #6
Planning Commission Hearing #1
Planning Commission Hearing #2
City Council Hearing #1
City Council Hearing #2
Project Schedule
The Mintier Harnish Team anticipates completing the
proposed Scope of Work including all engagement
within the specified adoption date in the Request
for Proposals of Summer 2026 (September 2026).

To meet this proposed completion date, our team is
proposing consolidating engagement into meeting
sets, one to make efficient use of our time in the
city, and secondly limit back and forth travel which
tends to add additional costs. Below is a proposed
consolidation of meetings to fit within the shown
schedule:
38 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
2025 2026
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
Project Initiation
Evaluation
Understanding and
Engagement
Draft Cathedral City
Development Code
Citywide Objective
Design Standards
Public Review Draft
Development Code
and Objective Design
Standards
Environmental Review
Adoption of the Final
Development Code
and Objective Design
Standards
Project Schedule: January 2025 to September 2026
Critical or Key Issues
The Mintier Harnish team has led and/or participated in over two dozen zoning code, development code, and objective design standards projects. These processes are very technical by nature and have the potential to be very complex. We have found a firm commitment to communication and schedule flexibility is vital to a successful adoption which meets the expectations of not only the community, but also the City’s elected and appointed officials. We recognize the important of having a grassroots community-driven effort that Cathedral City is fostering, but increased engagement does come with its challenges. As the City may have experienced in the 2040 General Plan Update, community engagement requires proper lead times for noticing and scheduling which often can affect the overall project schedule. We have found that including additional review bodies and advisory groups can complicate the schedule and process, and many times slows down efforts. We do recognize the importance of the feedback collected by these groups and have successfully implemented similar engagement strategies as outlined in the Scope of Work and as requested by the City. To have as smooth of a process as possible, we recommend regularly bi-weekly or weekly check-in calls on the schedule and deliverables to ensure that the project fits within the overall projected timeline. 39 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Project Sample Invoice
(that summarizes a monthly billing with project billing details to support the “not to exceed” amount commensurate for that portion of the project.)
mintierharnish.com
[email protected]
Tel: 916-446-0522 Fax: 916-446-7520
Sacramento, CA 95811-5204
1415 20th St Aug 31, 2024 Aug 01, 2024
Billing To Billing From
ACGPU-16 Sep 18, 2024
Invoice Num Invoice Date

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Mr. John Doe, Community Development Director
City of Any City
123 E. Street
Any City CA 98765
RE: Any City Comprehensive General Plan Update
In accordance with our Agreement for Consultant Services dated xxxx, we are submitting this invoice for professional services rendered and expenses incurred in connection with Any City General Plan Update. Activities during this period are summarized in the attached project summary.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Hours Rate Total Employee/Title
Phase: 04 - Visioning and Guiding Principles
Mintier Harnish

2.25 $562.50 $250.00 B.Gibbons, Principal Planner

13.00 $2,730.00 $210.00 M.Gibbons, Project Manager

4.75 $831.25 $175.00 N.Zanchetta, Planner

5.75 $805.00 $140.00 W.Daniels, Assistant Planner
$4,928.75 Total Mintier Harnish Services:

TOTAL PHASE: 04 - VISIONING AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES $4,928.75 Project Management
Mintier Harnish

1.50 $210.00 $140.00 T.Justiniani, Admin Services Manager $210.00 Total Mintier Harnish Services:

Subconsultant(s)
$1,951.00 Rincon Consultants
$1,951.00 Total Subconsultant Services
TOTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT $2,161.00

DIRECT EXPENSES
Total Rate Quantity
Mintier Harnish
Car Rental Expense $197.42
Hotel Expense $190.08
Meals Expense $73.80
Parking Expense $38.00
Plane Ticket Expense $407.96
$907.26
$907.26
Continued on Next Page

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

INVOICE EXAMPLE
40 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"

mintierharnish.com
[email protected]
Tel: 916-446-0522 Fax: 916-446-7520
Sacramento, CA 95811-5204
1415 20th St Aug 31, 2024 Aug 01, 2024
Billing To Billing From
ACGPU-16 Sep 18, 2024
Invoice Num Invoice Date

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SUMMARY
$4,928.75 PHASE: 04 - VISIONING AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
$2,161.00 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES $907.26
$7,997.01 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE THIS INVOICE
$7,997.01 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
41 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
August 1 through August 31, 2024
PHASES/TASKS Total Budget
Previous
Invoices This Invoice Total Invoiced
Remaining
Budget % Complete
PHASE 1: PROJECT INITIATION $36,908.00 $27,778.75 $0.00 $27,778.75 $9,129.25 75% PHASE 2: PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGY $49,580.00 $26,336.25 $0.00 $26,336.25 $23,243.75 53% PHASE 3: GATHER AND ANALYZE DATA $84,172.00 $77,583.00 $0.00 $77,583.00 $6,589.00 92% PHASE 4: VISIONING AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES $34,180.00 $28,768.75 $4,928.75 $33,697.50 $482.50 99% PHASE 5: ALTERNATIVE CHOICES $114,206.00 $1,610.00 $0.00 $1,610.00 $112,596.00 1% PHASE 6: GENERAL PLAN $251,175.00 $14,940.25 $0.00 $14,940.25 $236,234.75 6% PHASE 7: PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (PEIR) $220,632.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $220,632.00 0% PHASE 8: PUBLIC REVIEW AND ADOPTIONS $36,236.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $36,236.00 0% PHASE 9: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE $205,280.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $205,280.00 0% PHASE 10: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASKS $41,640.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $41,640.00 0% PHASE 11: CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE $136,934.00 $7,427.75 $0.00 $7,427.75 $129,506.25 5% PROJECT MANAGEMENT $79,948.00 $29,282.50 $2,161.00 $31,443.50 $48,504.50 39% EXPENSES $35,914.00 $11,359.04 $907.26 $12,266.30 $23,647.70 34% PROJECT TOTAL $1,326,805.00 $225,086.29 $7,997.01 $233,083.30 $1,093,721.70 18% PROJECT TOTAL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!

MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT
Invoice #AcGPU-16

ANY CITY GRANDE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
Note: See attached project summary for details on work performed and outstanding issues. 42 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Any City General Plan
Update Invoice #ACGPU-16 1 September 18, 2024
Mintier Harnish

ANY CITY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
Monthly Project Summary
Invoice #ACGPU-16
August 1 through August 31, 2024
Phase 1: Project initiation
Work Completed:
• None this period.

Deliverables:
• None this period.

Phase 2: Public Outreach Strategy
Work Completed:
• None this period.

Deliverables:
• None this period.

Phase 3: Gather and Analyze Data
This phase is complete.

Phase 4: Visioning and Guiding Principles
Work Completed:
• Coordinated with City staff to review Planning Commission recommendations on the draft vision statement and guiding principles. (MH)
• Prepared and submitted the revised vision and guiding principles based on City staff and Planning Commission feedback. (MH)
• Prepared PowerPoint presentation and materials for August 13, City Council meeting. (MH) • Traveled to and from Any City to facilitate City Council meeting on vision and guiding principles adoption. (MH)
• Presented the draft vision and guiding principles to City Council meeting on August 13, 2024, at an in-person meeting in the Council Chambers. (MH)
• Formatted the adopted vision and guiding principles and finalized the document for posting. (MH) • Spanish translation services and formatting. (MH)
• Prepared and sent an e-blast announcing the adopted vision and guiding principles. (MH) • Update the website to remove the community survey and add the new vision and guiding principles. (MH)
• Exported survey results for internal review. (MH)
43 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Any City General Plan
Update Invoice #ACGPU-16 2 September 18, 2024
Deliverables:
• Presentation materials for the City Council meeting on August 13, 2024. • Revised community survey report summarizing public feedback on the vision statement. • Formatted document of the adopted vision and guiding principles in English and Spanish. • Website updates reflecting the removal of the survey and addition of the new vision and principles. • E-blast announcements informing the public about the adoption of the vision and guiding principles. • Flyer for public outreach on the final vision and guiding principles. • Updated project schedule showing the transition to the Alternatives phase.

Phase 5: Alternative Choices
Work Completed:
• None this period.

Deliverables:
• None this period.

Phase 6: General Plan
Work Completed:
• None this period.

Deliverables:
• None this period.

Phase 7: Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)
• Phase not started
Phase 8: Public Review and Adoptions
• Phase not started
Phase 9: Comprehensive Development Code Update
• Phase not started
Phase 10: Economic Development Tasks
• Phase not started
Phase 11: Climate Action Plan Update
Work Completed:
• None this period.

Deliverables:
• None this period.
44 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
Any City General Plan
Update Invoice #ACGPU-16 3 September 18, 2024
Project Management
• Invoicing and budget review. (MH)
• Updated email subscription list in Constant Contact. (MH) • Internal coordination on transition of project manager. (MH) Expenses
• None this period.

Project Issues/Concerns
• Project Start to May 2023. None.
• June 2023. None.
• July 2023. None.
• August 2023. None.
• September 2023. None.
• October 2023. None.
• November 2023. None.
• December 2023. None.
• January 2024. None.
• February 2024. None.
• March 2024. None.
• April 2024. None.
• May 2024. None.
• June 2024. None.
• July 2024. None.
• August 2024. None.

Next Steps
Projected work plan for September - October 2024
• Initiate Phase 5 (Alternatives) and schedule a working session with City staff to review phase schedule, deliverables, and budget.
45 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
SECTION D:

LOCAL PREFERENCE
Mintier Harnish is requesting Local Preference. One of our teaming partners, MNS Engineering, Inc. has a current business license with the City of Cathedral City (Business License # BLIC-000431-2024), a copy of which is included below.

CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
(760) 770-0353
[email protected]
This business is required to obtain a permit
to maintain store use, or handle materials,
or to install equipment as described below:

BUSINESS LICENSE
Business Name: MNS Engineers, Inc.

Business Location: 201 N Calle Cesar Chavez Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Mailing Address: 201 N Calle Cesar Chavez Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Owner: Darren Riegler
License Number: BLIC-000431-2024 BLIC: Out of TownLicense Type:

Issued Date: 6/5/2024 Classification: Professional/Scientific/Technical Services Expiration Date: 6/5/2025 Fees Paid: $114.25
License Collector
This business is licensed subject to the provisions of the City of Cathedral City Municipal Code. Issuance hereof does not entitle the owner to operate or maintain a business in violation of any other law or ordinance. The license does not constitute endorsement of any organization or merchandise or services of any character.

TO BE POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE
46 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
SECTION E:

FORMS
As requested in the Request for Proposals, Mintier Harnish has completed the following forms, which can be found in the following appendices:
• Completed Signature authorization and Addenda Acknowledgment (see Appendix A)
• Our request for Local Preference (see Section D)
• A copy of a valid business license from a jurisdiction in the Coachella Valley (see Section D).
• Completed Attachment B regarding Executive Order N-6-22 Certification (See Appendix B).
47 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
SECTION F:

COST
The Mintier Harnish Team cost proposal has a not to exceed amount of $479,720.00.

This total amount is inclusive of the City-allowed budget in addition to the additional City-allocated budget of $120,000.00 for targeted housing incentives. Our team anticipates portions of the Scope of Work outlined in Section C t o be combined with the additional housing allocated funding. Work could include, but is not limited to, the objective design standards, affordable housing provisions, and rezones and zoning implementation from the 2021-2029 Housing Element.

CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
48 Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
49 MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Proposal Cost Estimate (1)(2)
Mintier Harnish
CATHEDRAL CITY DEVELOPMENT CODE
Phases, Tasks Description

HARNISH
Project Advisor
B. GIBBONS, AICP
Project Manager
M. GIBBONS
Assistant Project
Manager
WOOSLEY Planner

DANIELS
Asst. Planner
Support/Administr
ative
Subtotal Hours
Subtotal Costs
Phase 1 Project Initiation
Task 1.1 Kick ‐Off and Scoping Meeting 8 8 6 22 $4,650
Task 1.2 City and Neighborhood Tour 4 4 4 12 $2,500
Subtotal 0 12 12 10 0 0 34 $7,150
Phase 2 Evaluation
Task 2.1 Diagnostic Document Review 2 4 8 14 $2,520
Task 2.2 Development Code Diagnosis Report 2 4 14 24 44 $7,370 Task 2.3 TAG Meeting #1 (in ‐person meeting) 2 2 4 $900 Task 2.4 Steering Committee Meeting #1 (in‐person meeting) 2 2 4 $900 Task 2.5 Draft Zoning Code Format and Outline 2 6 8 16 $3,140 Task 2.6 Summary Matrix of Zoning Code Changes 2 8 8 8 26 $4,760 Task 2.7 Newsletter #1 – Development Code Overview 2 4 4 8 18 $3,220 Subtotal 0 14 30 34 48 0 126 $22,81 0
Phase 3 Understanding and Engagement
Task 3.1 Public Outreach Strategy 2 4 6 $1,320
Task 3.2 Modernizing the Development Code Seminar 20 20 $4,800 Task 3.3 Stakeholder Interviews 8 8 16 32 $6,400
Task 3.4 Community Meeting #1 – What is Zoning and How You Make a Difference 12 20 26 8 66 $12,83 0 Task 3.5 Citywide Survey and Digital Mapping Exercise 2 6 20 28 $5,240 Task 3.6 City Council/Planning Commission Joint Workshop 12 12 4 28 $6,100 Subtotal 0 56 50 66 8 0 180 $36,69 0
Phase 4 Draft Cathedral City Development Code
Task 4.1 Zoning District Provisions 2 20 80 40 18 160 $31,86 0 Task 4.2 TAG Meeting #2 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900
Task 4.3 Steering Committee Meeting #2 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900 Task 4.4 Planning Commission Workshop #1 12 12 2 26 $5,750 Task 4.5 General Site Planning and Specific Use Standards 4 20 50 24 16 114 $23,02 0 Task 4.6 TAG Meeting #3 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900
Task 4.7 Steering Committee Meeting #3 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900 Task 4.8 Planning Commission Workshop #2 12 12 2 26 $5,750 Task 4.9 Administrative Provisions 4 4 8 16 $3,760
Task 4.10 TAG Meeting #4 (virtual meeting) 2 2 $420
Task 4.11 Steering Committee Meeting #4 (virtual meeting) 2 2 $420 Task 4.12 Planning Commission Workshop #3 12 12 2 26 $5,750 Task 4.13 Subdivision Ordinance 4 6 8 18 $4,240
Task 4.14 TAG Meeting #5 (virtual meeting) 2 2 $480
Task 4.15 Steering Committee Meeting #5 (virtual meeting) 2 2 $480 Task 4.16 Planning Commission Workshop #4 12 12 2 26 $5,750 Task 4.17 Public Review Draft Zoning Code 2 6 10 10 28 $4,990 Task 4.18 Newsletter #3 – Public Review Draft Development Code 2 4 4 8 18 $3,220 Task 4.19 Community Meeting #3 – Where the Rubber Meets the Road 12 20 30 8 70 $13,53 0 Task 4.20 Draft Zoning Map 2 8 4 30 44 $7,360
Subtotal 14 128 244 120 90 0 596 $120,38 0
Phase 5 Citywide Objective Standards
Task 5.1 Community Meeting #2 – Design Expectations Walking Tours 20 30 36 86 $17,40 0 Task 5.2 Newsletter #2 – Community Design 2 4 4 8 18 $3,220 Task 5.3 Prepare Draft Objective Standards Outline 2 4 6 12 $2,370 Task 5.4 Administrative Draft Objective Standards 8 16 40 60 124 $24,98 0 Task 5.5 Preliminary Draft Objective Standards 8 12 24 12 56 $10,44 0 Task 5.6 TAG Meeting #6 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900
Task 5.7 Steering Committee Meeting #6 (virtual meeting) 2 2 4 $900 Task 5.8 Planning Commission Workshop #5 12 12 4 28 $6,100 Task 5.9 Public Review Draft Objective Standards 2 6 20 20 48 $8,240 Subtotal 8 66 112 154 40 0 380 $74,55 0
Phase 6 Public Review Draft Development Code and Objective Standards Task 6.1 Planning Commission Workshop #6 12 12 4 28 $6,100 Task 6.2 Revised Public Review Draft Development Code 2 4 6 12 $2,370 Subtotal 0 14 16 10 0 0 40 $8,470
Phase 7 Environmental Review
Task 7.1 Project Description Preparation 2 4 4 10 $2,360 Task 7.2 CEQA Documentation 2 4 4 10 $2,360
Subtotal 4 8 8 0 0 0 20 $4,720
Phase 8 Adoption of the Final Zoning Code
Task 8.1 Planning Commission Public Hearings 22 4 26 $5,980 Task 8.2 City Council Public Hearings 22 4 . 26 $5,980 Task 8.3 Final Documents to be Provided to the City 4 8 12 $2,640 Subtotal 0 48 8 8 0 0 64 $14,60 0
PM Project Management
Project Management 60 38 80 178 $33,58 0
Subtotal 0 60 38 0 0 80 178 $33,58 0
TOTAL
Total Hours 26 406 518 402 186 80 1,618 ‐
2024 Billing Rates $280 $240 $210 $175 $150 $140 ‐‐
Labor Subtotals $7,280 $97,440 $108,780 $70,350 $27,900 $11,200 ‐ $322,950 Direct Expenses (e.g., printing, travel) $22,000
TOTAL COST $344,950
1) This represents a total not to exceed cost based on the provided scope of work. 2) The distribution of hours between firms, staff categories, and tasks are an estimate.

While the total costs will not change, the distribution of hours/costs may vary depending on actual execution. 3) Labor rates are subject to change every January 1st, although this change will not change the total budget.

MINTIER HARNISH

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Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
50 CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Proposal Cost Estimate (1)(2)
Mintier Harnish
Phases, Tasks
Phase 1
Task 1.1
Task 1.2
Subtotal
Phase 2
Task 2.1
Task 2.2
Task 2.3
Task 2.4
Task 2.5
Task 2.6
Task 2.7
Subtotal
Phase 3
Task 3.1
Task 3.2
Task 3.3
Task 3.4
Task 3.5
Task 3.6
Subtotal
Phase 4
Task 4.1
Task 4.2
Task 4.3
Task 4.4
Task 4.5
Task 4.6
Task 4.7
Task 4.8
Task 4.9
Task 4.10
Task 4.11
Task 4.12
Task 4.13
Task 4.14
Task 4.15
Task 4.16
Task 4.17
Task 4.18
Task 4.19
Task 4.20
Subtotal
Phase 5
Task 5.1
Task 5.2
Task 5.3
Task 5.4
Task 5.5
Task 5.6
Task 5.7
Task 5.8
Task 5.9
Subtotal
Phase 6
Task 6.1
Task 6.2
Subtotal
Phase 7
Task 7.1
Task 7.2
Subtotal
Phase 8
Task 8.1
Task 8.2
Task 8.3
Subtotal
PM
Subtotal
TOTAL
Total Hours
2024 Billing Rate
Labor Subtotals
Direct Expenses
TOTAL COST
1) This represents a
2) The distribution
While the total c
3) Labor rates are
MILLER, AICP
Principal Planner
Subtotal Hours
Subtotal Costs
Sr. Project
Manager
Senior Planner
Associate Planner
Assistant Planner
GIS Tech
Subtotal Hours
Subtotal Costs
HEID Principal
SUBTOTAL HOURS
SUBTOTAL COSTS
TOTAL
COSTS
6 6 $1,320 4 4 $1,04 0 0 $0 $7,010
4 4 $880 0 $0 0 $0 $3,380
10 10 $2,200 40000 4 $1,040 0 0 $0 $10,39 0
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $2,520
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $7,370
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $1,340
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $1,340
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $3,140
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $4,760
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $3,220
4 4 $880 00000 0 $ 0 0 0 $ 0 $23,690
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $1,320
24 24 $5,280 0 $0 0 $0 $10,080
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $6,400
12 12 $2,640 0 $0 0 $0 $15,470
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $5,240
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $6,100
36 36 $7,920 00000 0 $ 0 0 0 $ 0 $44,610
16 16 $3,520 0 $0 0 $0 $35,380
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $5,750
68 68 $14,96 0 0 $0 0 $0 $37,980
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $5,750
80 80 $17,60 0 0 $0 0 $0 $21,360
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $860
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $860
12 12 $2,640 0 $0 0 $0 $8,390
60 60 $13,20 0 0 $0 0 $0 $17,440
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $920
2 2 $440 0 $0 0 $0 $920
12 12 $2,640 0 $0 0 $0 $8,390
16 16 $3,520 0 $0 0 $0 $8,510
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $3,220
14 14 $3,080 0 $0 0 $0 $16,610
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $7,360
286 286 $62,92 0 00000 0 $ 0 0 0 $ 0 $183,300
0 $0 0 $0 36 36 $7,20 0 $24,600
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $3,220
0 $0 0 $0 4 4 $800 $3,170
0 $0 0 $0 20 20 $4,00 0 $28,980
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $10,440
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $900
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $6,100
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $8,240
0 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 60 60 $12,00 0 $86,550
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $6,100
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $2,370
0 0 $ 0 00000 0 $ 0 0 0 $ 0 $8,470
0 $0 4 8 6 18 $3,19 0 0 $0 $5,550
0 $0 26 30 34 24 22 136 $22,98 0 0 $0 $25,340
0 0 $0 30 38 34 24 28 154 $26,17 0 0 0 $0 $30,89 0
12 12 $2,640 6 6 $1,56 0 0 $0 $10,180
12 12 $2,640 0 $0 0 $0 $8,620
0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 $2,640
24 24 $5,280 60000 6 $1,560 0 0 $0 $21,44 0
22 22 $4,840 16 16 $4,16 0 0 $0 $42,580
22 22 $4,840 1 60000 1 6 $4,160 0 0 $0 $42,58 0
382 382 ‐ 56 38 34 24 28 180 ‐ 60 60 ‐ ‐
$220 ‐‐ $260 $175 $150 $130 $125 ‐‐ $200 ‐‐ ‐
$84,040 ‐ $84,040 $14,560 $6,650 $5,100 $3,120 $3,500 ‐ $32,930 $12,000 ‐ $12,000 $451,920 $3,000 $800 $2,000 $27,800
$87,040 $33,730 $14,000 $479,720
MNS ENGINEERING URBANGREENMILLER PLANNING ASSOCIATES

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APPENDIX A:

COMPLETED SIGNATURE

AUTHORIZATION

AND ADDENDA

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
ATTACHMENT “A”

SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS RFP-ZCU2024

ZONING CODE UPDATE
*THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED WITH YOUR TECHNICAL/WORK PROPOSAL (Electronic File #1)*
NAME OF COMPANY(PROPOSER): _Mintier Harnish LP
BUSINESS ADDRESS:_1415 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811___________ ________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE: _916-446-0522___________CELL PHONE___________ FAX_916-446-7520___________ CONTACT PERSON_Jim Harnish___________EMAIL [email protected]__________________
A. I hereby certify that I have the authority to submit this Proposal to the City of Cathedral City for the above listed individual or company. I certify that I have the authority to bind myself/this company in a contract should I be successful in my proposal. ____________Jim Harnish_____________________________

PRINTED NAME AND TITLE
_________________________10/11/2024_________________
__________ SIGNATURE AND DATE
B. The following information relates to the legal contractor listed above, whether an individual or a company. Place check marks as appropriate:

1. If successful, the contract language should refer to me/my company as:
____ An individual;
__X__ A partnership, Partners’
names:
____ A company;
____ A corporation If a corporation, organized in the state of: __________

2. My tax identification number is: ___________________________________ Please check below IF your firm qualifies as a Local Business as defined in the RFP:
__X__ A Local Business (licensed within the jurisdiction of the Coachella Valley).

Copy of current business license is required to be attached to this document.

ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Acknowledgment of Receipt of any A ddenda issued by t he City f or this RFP is r equired by including the ackn owledgment w ith yo ur pr oposal. Failure t o a cknowledge the A ddenda issued may result in your proposal being deemed non-responsive.

In the space provided below, please acknowledge receipt of each Addenda:

Addendum(s) # ______0______ is/are hereby acknowledged.

Mintier Harnish LP
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APPENDIX B:

EXECUTIVE ORDER N-6-22

CERTIFICATION
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ATTACHMENT “B”
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-6-22 CERTIFICATION
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS RFP-ZCU2024

ZONING CODE UPDATE
Executive Order N-6-22 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 4, 2022, directs all agencies and departments that are subject to the Governor’s authority to (a) terminate any contracts with any individuals or entities that are determined to be a target of economic sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals; and (b) refrain from entering into any new contracts with such individuals or entities while the aforementioned sanctions are in effect.

Executive Order N-6-22 also requires that any contractor that: (1) currently has a contract with the City of Cathedral City funded through grant funds provided by the State of California; and/or (2) submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to or enter into or renew a contract with the City of Cathedral City with State of California grant funds, certify that the person is not the target of any economic sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals.

The co ntractor hereby certifies, SUBJECT TO PENALTY FOR PERJURY, that a) the contractor is not a target of any economic sanctions against Russian and Russian entities and individuals as discussed in Executive Order N-6-22 and b) the person signing below is duly authorized to legally bind the Contractor. This certification is made under the laws of the State of California.

Signature:

Printed Name: Jim Harnish
Title: Principal/Owner
Firm Name: Mintier Harnish LP
Date: 10/11/2023
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APPENDIX C:

DETAILED RESUMES

Appendix C includes the detailed resumes of our Team for the City of Cathedral City Zoning Code Update.

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Jim Harnish is the Principal/Owner of Mintier Harnish, a Sacramento-based planning consulting firm founded by Jim and Larry Mintier in 1985. Jim has been a planner and project manager since 1970 and an attorney since 1981. Jim has been Planning Director for Galt, Folsom, and South San Francisco, and understands every aspect of city and county planning and zoning. He specializes in project management for general plans, housing elements, specific plans, and special planning studies; CEQA compliance and environmental document peer review; zoning and regulatory ordinance preparation; and public outreach and consensus-building.

Jim is currently the Project Advisor on general plan updates for the cities of American Canyon, Bakersfield, Livingston, Lompoc, Pleasant Hill, Rohnert Park, San Ramon, Solvang, and the counties of Kern, Siskiyou, and Trinity; zoning code updates for the cities of Santa Clara, South Lake Tahoe, Ukiah, and Windsor and the counties of Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, and Sierra; and 6th cycle housing elements for the cities of Lodi, Lompoc, Pleasant Hill, Shasta Lake, Solvang, St. Helena, and Visalia and the counties of Del Norte and Stanislaus.

Jim’s broad experience, in both the public and private sector, in land use planning, regulatory codes and ordinances, permit processing, environmental analysis, toxics and hazardous materials, wetlands and endangered species, and legal analysis enables him to bring a wealth of experience to every project. Jim has managed the preparation of or conducted critical third party review of numerous EIRs and negative declarations. As Environmental Coordinator for the City of Sacramento, he led the restructuring of the City’s environmental review procedures. He has worked extensively with State and Federal regulatory agencies in creating and negotiating Habitat Conservation Plans, 404 permits, and wetland mitigation plans Jim has extensive experience in supervising large planning staffs and managing interdisciplinary consultant teams on complex planning projects. Jim has managed or prepared general plans for the cities of Alturas, American Canyon, Folsom, Galt, Gilroy, Hayward, Healdsburg, Isleton, Livingston, Millbrae, Pleasant Hill, Rohnert Park, Sacramento, San Ramon, Solvang, South San Francisco, Ukiah, Union City, Wheatland, and Windsor, and the counties of Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Merced, Modoc, San Benito, San Joaquin, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Ventura. He has managed the preparation of specific plans for Southwest Live Oak, the Mountain House New Town in San Joaquin County, and the Gold Rush Ranch in Sutter Creek. He also assisted Genentech with the preparation and approval of its South San Francisco Campus Master Plan and EIR.

Jim has prepared zoning code updates for several jurisdictions, including Kern, Merced, and San Joaquin counties and the cities of Folsom, Gilroy, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, and South San Francisco. Jim has been principal-in-charge of several regional planning projects in the San Joaquin Valley, including the San Joaquin Valley Blueprint implementation project and Valley Planners Toolkit. He managed the Metro Rural Loop Study for the Fresno Council of Governments and the San Joaquin Valley Greenprint II program. Most recently, he was principal-in-charge for the San Joaquin Valley REAP Housing Production Trends, Impediments, and Best Practices Report.

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor
McGeorge School of Law,
University of the Pacific
Bachelor of Arts, History
University of California, Davis

CERTIFICATIONS/

AFFILIATIONS
California State Bar Association
(Bar No. 99326)
American Planning Association

EXPERIENCE
Mintier Harnish
Principal/Owner
City of South San Francisco
Chief Planner
Sugnet & Associates
Vice President
City of Folsom
Community Development Director
City of Sacramento
Environmental Coordinator
Balfrey & Abbott
Attorney
Mintier Harnish & Associates
Partner
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Planner
County of Sacramento
Planner

PROJECTS
General plans for over 25 cities and
counties throughout California
Environmental impact reports for over
100 general plans and other projects
Zoning and subdivision ordinance
revisions for over 10 cities and counties
[email protected]

JIM HARNISH, JD

PRINCIPAL/OWNER
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BRENT GIBBONS, AICP

PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Brent Gibbons, AICP , is a Principal Planner who specializes in comprehensive planning projects including general plans, zoning codes, urban design standards and guidelines, and housing elements, as well as architectural applications, site design, land use planning, public policy, geographic information systems, regulatory code and ordinances, CEQA analysis, and community engagement.

Brent has a holistic view of planning having both worked for local municipalities and long-range planning consultants since 2013. Brent’s approach to planning is multi-faceted and includes a strong focus on community engagement and interaction in the planning process to ensure all voices are heard. He actively works to foster educational opportunities on all his projects to ensure communities, elected officials, and local staff have a better understanding of planning practice and how it affects them. Brent is currently one of the leading planners in the State on drafting, updating, and managing zoning codes, and is consistently on the forefront of bringing new and innovative ideas to this practice area.

Brent started his professional career as a Planner I with Madera County and was promoted to Planner II after a year, where he managed projects with greater responsibility. His overall experience at Madera County included the intake of permits, zoning ordinance development, presentations to the Planning Commission, formation of community/area plans, and serving as the lead on solar facility and wireless tower projects. Brent also had the opportunity to serve on several committees pertaining to the drought and well water demand, as well as community park planning and design in conjunction with public health agencies.

Additionally, Brent worked as an Assistant Planner for the City of Turlock where he conducted project permitting, development of maps, the General Plan Annual Report, project management, and interfacing with a multitude of stakeholders ranging from community members to real estate developers.

Brent holds a Bachelor’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. While at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Brent served as the Associated Students in Planning (ASP) President, and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) President, where he sat on a national board that provided student connection to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He represented Cal Poly at two international student architecture conferences in Minneapolis in 2009 and Toronto, Ontario, in 2010. Brent also was part of the project team that took 1st Place in the Bank of America Low Income Housing Challenge in 2012 for the Alere development.

Brent has managed, or is currently managing, planning related projects across California, including general plans for Solvang, Susanville, Lompoc, Los Gatos, Millbrae, Pleasant Hill, and Ukiah, as well as zoning code updates for Selma, Santa Clara, Windsor, and Ukiah. Brent co-teaches a course at University of California at Davis on zoning and development regulations, and how to comprehensively update your zoning code.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science,
City and Regional Planning
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

CERTIFICATIONS/

AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Planners
American Planning Association,
Sacramento Valley Section
enCode user Certification

EXPERIENCE
Mintier Harnish
Principal Planner, Senior Project
Manager, Project Manager, Associate
City of Turlock
Assistant Planner
Madera County
Planner II
San Mateo County Housing Authority
Housing and Community
Development (HCD) Intern
Hathaway Dinwiddie, Santa Clara
Project Engineer Intern

PROJECTS
General plans for the City of Gilroy,
the Town Los Gatos, the Town of
Windsor, and the Counties of Fresno,
Sierra County, and Ventura
SB244: Disadvantaged Communities
Report for Merced County
Zoning Ordinance updates for the
Counties of Fresno, Merced, and Sierra,
the Cities of Folsom, Gilroy and Santa
Clara, and the Placer County Sunset Area
Plan Implementing Zoning Regulations
Objective Design and Development
Standards for the Cities of Folsom, Gilroy,
South Lake Tahoe, and Ukiah, the town
of Windsor, and the county of Mariposa
Town of Windsor Housing Element Update
[email protected]
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MICHAEL GIBBONS

PROJECT MANAGER
Michael Gibbons is a Project Manager at Mintier Harnish specializing in land use planning, regulatory compliance, community outreach, zoning regulations, urban design, and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).

Michael manages a variety of projects throughout California, including general plans, zoning and development codes, subdivision ordinances, and design standards and guidelines. He has a unique perspective having worked as a planner in both the private and public sector, as well as serving as a police officer. Through this lens, Michael understands the inner workings of local government and the important role that planning has in addressing the ever changing needs of communities. Michael’s work is driven by his hands- on experience in all levels of land use planning and a passion for quality design and community engagement.

Prior to working at Mintier Harnish, Michael was an Assistant Planner for the City of Napa. As part of the Planning Division team, Michael facilitated the filing and processing of a range of projects, including multi-family housing, subdivisions, cannabis dispensaries, and historic preservation projects.

During his tenure with the City of Napa, Michael decided to serve the community in a different capacity. Working in the community he served and lived in fueled his desire to transition into law enforcement, where he became a City of Napa Police Officer. Michael received his California POST Peace Officer Certification from the Napa Valley College Criminal Justice Training Center. Using his experience in planning and community engagement, Michael implemented a holistic approach to policing by working alongside community groups and other law enforcement agencies to address the needs of local concern (e.g., homelessness, addiction, mental health). Michael transitioned back into land use planning in 2019.

Michael graduated with honors from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in City and Regional Planning. While at Cal Poly, Michael minored in both Real Estate Development and Sustainable Environments, and served two terms as the President of Associated Students in Planning (ASP). Michael also holds an Associate of Science in Mathematics with a concentration in Architecture from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.
[email protected]

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in City and
Regional Planning
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Associate of Science in Mathematics
with a Concentration in Architecture
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo
California Peace Officer
Standards and Training Certificate
Napa Valley Police Academy, Napa

AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association,
Sacramento Valley Section

EXPERIENCE
Mintier Harnish
Associate, Planner, Intern
City of Napa
Police Officer
City of Napa
Assistant Planner

PROJECTS
General Plans for the Cities of Arroyo
Grande, American Canyon, Bakersfield,
Gilroy, Livingston, Lompoc, Los Gatos,
Pleasant Hill, Rohnert Park, San Ramon,
Solvang, Susanville, Ukiah, Visalia, and the
Counties of Kern, Siskiyou, and Trinity
Zoning Ordinances/Codes for the
Cities of Arroyo Grande, Folsom, Gilroy,
Kerman, Pleasant Hill, Reedley, Santa
Ana, Santa Clara, Selma, Stockton, Town
of Windsor, Visalia, and the Counties
of Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa,
Sierra, Siskiyou, and Trinity
Objective Design and Development
Standards for the Cities of Gilroy, Santa
Clara, Susanville, Reedley, Hayward,
Kerman, Ukiah, Town of Windsor, and
Counties of El Dorado, and Madera
Additional Projects:

SJV REAP Housing Study and Technical
Assistance Team, San Joaquin
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HANNAH WOOLSEY

PLANNER
Hannah Woolsey is a Planner with Mintier Harnish. Her interests include land use planning, housing policy and planning, urban design, environmental planning, environmental justice, and community outreach. Prior to working for Mintier Harnish, Hannah was an Environmental Planning Intern for both the County of San Luis Obispo as well as the Morro Bay National Estuary Program.

During her time as an intern, she worked on the intake of permits and drafting Initial Studies/Mitigated Negative Declarations. She also worked as a research assistant for Dave Amos’s YouTube channel “City Beautiful, ” which produces educational videos on city and regional planning topics.

In her current role as a Planner, Hannah primarily works on general plan updates, housing element updates, environmental justice elements, zoning code updates, objective design standards, SB 244 disadvantaged unincorporated community analyses, and community engagement. She crafts practical goals, policies, and programs for jurisdictions that are responsive to the needs of the community and practical to implement. Most recently, Hannah crafted policies and implementation programs for the Trinity County General Plan Update that focused on strengthening active transportation infrastructure, improving roadway safety, expanding public utilities and facilities, building community resilience, and supporting community health and safety, among other topics.

Hannah is an advocate of building walkable, bikeable, and sustainable communities. She believes in emphasizing a range of housing types to build stronger communities that are more equitable for all Californians.

Hannah holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where she specialized in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. While in university, she worked with the cities of Campbell and Desert Hot Springs to draft Downtown Redevelopment Plans.

Hannah also received a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
[email protected]

EDUCATION
Master of City and Regional Planning,
Specialization in Landscape Architecture
and Urban Design
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science in Food Science
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo

AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association,
Sacramento Valley Section
Sacramento Valley Young and Emerging
Planners Subcommittee Member

EXPERIENCE
Mintier Harnish
Planner
County of San Luis Obispo
Environmental Planning Intern
Morro Bay National Estuary Program
Environmental Planning Intern

PROJECTS
Merced County Multi-Jurisdictional
Housing Element: Housing Needs
Assessments and SB 244 Analysis
Tulare County Multi-Jurisdictional Housing
Element: Housing Needs Assessments
Siskiyou County General Plan
Update and SB 244 Analysis
Lodi Environmental Justice
Element Update
Trinity County General Plan,
Community Plans, and 7th-cycle
Housing Element Updates
SJV REAP Small-lot Planning Study
for the San Joaquin Valley
Objective Design and Development
Standards for the City of San Ramon
Experience: 3 years, 1 with Mintier Harnish
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WILLIAM DANIELS

ASSISTANT PLANNER
William Daniels is an Assistant Planner with Mintier Harnish. In his role, William assists with a multitude of tasks including research, report writing, and GIS mapping. William has worked on general plan updates for Arroyo Grande, Siskiyou County, San Ramon, and Pleasant Hill. He has also worked on zoning code updates for the cities of Kerman, Reedley, and Gilroy. William is dedicated to advocating for active transportation as a practical and sustainable choice for daily commuting. He has a passion for land use planning and transportation and has a vision set on creating communities that prioritize safety and walkability.

Prior to joining Mintier Harnish, William was a Program and Project Delivery Intern at the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. Most notably, he assisted in the drafting of the San Luis Obispo County Regional Transportation Plan and was integral in developing the methodology used to equitably prioritize active transportation projects within the county.

William holds a Bachelor’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. During his academic career, William had the opportunity to gain hands-on planning experience by working with actual jurisdictions. This included helping to design a transit-oriented development for the City of Campbell and updating the King City General Plan.

William also studied urban design in Lisbon, which broadened his perspective on urban planning and community development.
[email protected]

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
in City and Regional Planning
California Polytechnic State
University San Luis Obispo

AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association,
Sacramento Valley Section

EXPERIENCE
Mintier Harnish
Assistant Planner
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
Programming and Project Delivery Intern

PROJECTS
General Plans for the cities of
Arroyo Grande, Pleasant Hill, San
Ramon, and Siskiyou County
Zoning Ordinances/Codes for the
Cities of Kerman, Gilroy, and Reedley
Lodi Housing Element and Environmental
Justice Element Update
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Emily Elliott, AICP | RESUME PG 1
RESUME
Emily Elliott, AICP
Principal CEQA Analyst

Firm
 MNS Engineers, Inc.

Areas of Expertise
 Land use consulting
 Project entitlement
 Inter-agency coordination
 Housing policy
 Public engagement
 Project/program management
Years of Experience
 15
Certification
 American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
Education
 Master of Urban and Regional Planning, California
Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
 BA, Geography and Natural Resources Management, San
Diego State University, CA
Professional Affiliations
 American Planning Association, California Chapter, Inland Empire Section, Director, 2023 - Present
 Association of Environmental Professionals, Inland Empire Chapter, Board Member 2018-2022
Speaking Engagement(s)
 Know your Codes: An Introduction to the PSA and CEQA, American Planning Association Inland Empire Chapter,
Riverside California, October 2023
 National Conference of the American Planning
Association, San Diego, 2022
 State Conference of the American Planning Association, Anaheim, 2022
As the Community Planning Principal for MNS, Ms.

Elliott, AICP, consults for public and private sector clients throughout the state. Emily oversees and prepares
community planning and housing plans, and she
manages projects and programs to implement agency
policies. Emily is a versatile project director effectively administering contracts across various project types. A member of the American Institute of Certified Planners
and a leader within the American Planning Association,
Emily fosters industry connections and maintains the
relevancy of her knowledge and skillset. With over 14
years of practicing in California, Emily's broad
background in consulting and municipal service allows
her to appreciate the needs and perspectives of
agencies, project applicants, and the public, which
informs thoughtful and considerate project delivery. Her experience includes:
6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of Redlands,
CA. Project Manager. In addition to managing the
project, Emily led the community engagement efforts for the City and presented updates to local decision-makers.

Having a full and detailed knowledge of the city, Emily contributed extended analysis of the City’s historical
development patterns, voter measures, and political
landscape, and she worked with City staff to craft
customized programs to address their unique challenges.

Project management responsibilities included overseeing the project schedule, budget, workflow, and staffing, and engaging regularly with the client to maintain open, clear communication. With a previous firm, Emily successfully achieved certification for the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update with technical advisory support from Veronica
Tam and Associates (VTA).
6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of
Lakewood, CA. Project Manager. Responsibilities
included overseeing the project schedule, budget,
workflow, staffing, and maintaining regular client contact.

Emily led the public participation process and presented updates on the Housing Element to local decision-
makers. The project team successfully achieved
certification of the 6th Cycle update for the City of
Lakewood, which experienced nearly a thousand percent
increase in its Regional Housing Needs Allocation.

As-Needed Project Management Services, City of
Redlands, CA. Project Manager. Emily has served the
City of Redlands as an as-needed Project Manager since
January 2019. In this role, she is responsible for planning and land use activities affiliated with specific
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RESUME
development proponents. The objective of these services is to provide efficient and streamlined processing of land use entitlements and facilitation of inter-agency
coordination. In addition to managing individual
development projects, Emily managed the administration
of the contract and was responsible for involving and
managing additional staff as necessary. Auxiliary
services included historic architectural reviews and
technical specialty support.
6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of Needles,
CA. Project Manager. Responsibilities included
overseeing the project schedule, budget, workflow,
staffing, and maintaining regular client contact. Emily led the public participation process and presented updates
on the Housing Element to local decision-makers. The
project team successfully achieved certification of the 6th Cycle update for the City of Needles, which presented a unique case of abundant capacity and limited developer
interest.
6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of Hesperia,
CA. Project Manager. The City of Hesperia had prepared
the first draft of its 6
th Cycle Housing Element and
received preliminary comments from the State
Department of Housing and Community Development.

Emily’s team of planners were tasked with responding to HCD comments and producing a compliant revised draft.

The City of Hesperia was found to be in compliance in
February 2023.
6th Cycle Housing Element, Environmental Justice
Element, and Safety Element, City of Pinole, CA.

Community Engagement Lead. Emily served as the
community engagement lead for the City of Pinole’s
focused General Plan Update. Responsibilities included
creating, populating, and hosting a project website;
creating and implementing a community engagement
plan to solicit input from residents and stakeholders;
development of marketing materials such as post cards,
posters, and large format banners; coordination of
translation services for live workshops; creation and
distribution of a community-wide survey; leading
stakeholder focus groups; and coordinating/hosting
Zoom webinars.

REAP Funded Housing Element Update Technical
Assistance Program, San Bernardino County
Transportation Authority, CA. Program Manager. The
San Bernardino Transportation Authority (SBCTA)
managed Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 1.0)
funding and projects for San Bernardino County. The
intent of the funding was to further local agencies efforts to plan for and permit housing. Emily and her team
provided thousands of hours of staff time to support local agencies with the processing of housing entitlements and technical assistance for Housing Element updates. As a
result, the team directly assisted seven jurisdictions with staffing and technical assistance. Additionally, the team produced Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) objective
design criteria and ADU pre-approved
design/engineering plan sets that could be adopted by
San Bernardino County agencies. The team also
prepared a county-wide assessment of fair housing and
produced and circulated the San Bernardino County
Analysis of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Emily managed the contract, coordinated with individual
agencies for the type and extent of assistance needed,
arranged staff to service each agency, and provided
oversight and quality control for the services rendered.

On-Call Planning Services, City of Needles, CA.

Project Manager. Emily oversaw a team of planners that
provided remote municipal planning services to the City of Needles. The team ran a virtual planning counter,
handled Q&A from the public, processed permits, plan
checks, and land use entitlement, and performed peer
review of environmental documents prepared by
applicant consultants.

On-Call Environmental Planning Services, City of
Redlands, CA. Project Manager. Emily managed the on-
call contract with the City of Redlands where her team
would prepare CEQA compliance documents for
applicant initiated development projects.

On-Call Planning Services, City of Calimesa, CA.

Project Manager. Emily oversaw a team of planners that
provided remote municipal planning services to the City of Calimesa. The City’s need was for entitlement
processing support for large industrial and residential projects.

On-Call Planning Services, City of Grand Terrace,
CA. Project Manager. Emily oversaw a team of planners
that provided both in-house and remote municipal
planning services to the City of Grand Terrace. The City’s need was for in-house planning counter and planning
administration activities as well as entitlement processing support for industrial and residential projects.
6th Cycle Housing Element, City of Colton, CA.

Project Manager. The City of Colton had prepared the
first draft of its 6
th Cycle Housing Element and received
preliminary comments from the State Department of
Housing and Community Development. Emily’s team of
planners were tasked with responding to HCD comments
and producing a compliant revised draft.

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Peter Minegar, AICP | RESUME PG 1
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Peter Minegar, AICP
CEQA Project Manager

Firm
 MNS Engineers, Inc.

Areas of Expertise
 Planning
 Environmental compliance
 Land use consulting
 Public engagement
 Project/program management
Years of Experience
 11
Certification(s)
 American Institute of Certified Planners, No. 32685
Education
 MS, Environmental Management and Policy,
University of Denver, CO
 BS, City and Regional Planning, California State
Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Affiliation(s)
 American Planning Association (APA)
 Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)
Speaking Engagements
 Opening the Golden Door: A Guide for Defensible
Mitigation, California Association of Environmental
Professionals Annual Conference, Yosemite, California,
April 2022
 A Deep Dive into Defensible Mitigation, American Planning Association California State Conference, Anaheim,
California, October 2022
 Power to the Program EIR, California Association of
Environmental Professionals Annual Conference, Long
Beach, California, August 2021

Mr. Minegar oversees and prepares environmental
compliance and planning documents for a range of public and private sector clients. He specializes in developing documents in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Peter has a broad
range of environmental planning experience ranging from project-level analysis of infrastructure improvements to program-level analysis to support large policy projects.

He has represented agency staff for a range of highly
controversial projects subject to scrutiny by the public, environmental organizations, and public agencies. Peter also serves as an in-house CEQA manager and Principal
Planner for several local government agencies
throughout California. His experience includes:
6th Cycle Housing Element Update, City of Redlands,
CA. QA/QC Lead. Responsible for overall QA/QC review
of the City of Redland's General Plan Housing Element
Update and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). With technical advisory support, prepared the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update for the City of
Redlands to comply with the updated Housing Element
requirements released by the California Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD). The
Housing Element effort involved significant public
outreach via surveys, one-on-one interviews, and virtual workshops. The Housing Element also required an
extensive sites inventory with potential housing sites
located throughout the City.

Riverside County Sixth Cycle Housing Element,
Riverside County, CA. Project Manager. This project
required extensive public engagement and stakeholder
outreach, as well as consistent coordination with the
California Department of Housing and Community
Development. Responsible for the management of a
comprehensive update to the County's General Plan
Housing Element, Safety Element, Environmental Justice
Policies and preparation of the associated Addendum to
the General Plan Environmental Impact Report.

Winchester Community Plan Program EIR, County of
Riverside Planning Department, Riverside County,
CA. Project Manager. Responsible for the management
and preparation of a Program Environmental Impact
Report (Program EIR) for the Winchester Community
Plan in the unincorporated community of Winchester,
located in Southwest Riverside County. The Winchester
Community Plan spans more than 50,000 acres of land
and proposes a range of policies to incentivize
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development in the downtown core of the community,
and mitigation programs to allow for the development of future transit services in downtown Winchester. This
project required an extensive review of impacts to
transportation infrastructure, public services, and transit services to the community.

On-Call Planning and Environmental Services,
County of Riverside, CA. Contract Manager. MNS staff
is currently providing on-call planning and environmental services to the County of Riverside. Task orders range
from preparation of CEQA documents, on-call staffing
support, peer review services, and long-range community planning support. The MNS team has prepared a range
of CEQA documents including Environmental Impact
Reports, Initial Studies, and exemptions. Additionally, MNS has provided CEQA peer review services, as well
as CEQA advising services.
2017 Mid-Cycle Housing Element Update, Riverside
County, CA. Project Manager. Responsible for the
management and preparation of the General Plan
Housing Element Update, as well as the environmental
document in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project was on a
fast-tracked schedule because the County had to
complete the mid-cycle update by October 2017 for the
county to return to the eight-year Housing Element
Update cycle. Responsible for updating the community
profile data; reviewing the current housing programs,
reviewing the site’s inventory and constraints sections; and addressing additional programs as needed for the
county to comply with state housing element law.

Preparation of the 5th Cycle General Plan Housing
Element, Riverside County, CA. Senior Environmental
Planner. Peter served as the Senior Environmental
Planner for the County of Riverside 5th Cycle General
Plan Housing Element Update. Responsibilities included
preparing the Program Environmental Impact Report,
coordinating and attending public outreach meetings, and supporting public hearings for the project. This project addressed extensive public comments, prepared a
general plan amendment, re-designated and rezoned
more than 5,000 acres of land to allow for at least 30
units to the acre by right, prepared changes to the
county's zoning code to address requirements per state
law; and prepared a subsequent environmental impact
report (EIR) to the county's general plan EIR.

On-Call General Plan Planning and Environmental
Support, Riverside County, CA. Project Manager.

Responsible for the review and finalization of the
County's updated General Plan document, Program
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Climate Action
Plan. Tasks associated with the General Plan Update
included adding supplemental analysis to the documents, providing CEQA compliance and noticing support,
completion of the Final EIR documents, and representing County staff during project meetings and hearings.

Comprehensive Planning Services, City of Eastvale,
Eastvale, CA. Environmental Manager. This project
implemented California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Compliance processes for all incoming
development projects, as well as City-sponsored
projects. Responsible for the development of CEQA
documents, peer review of the applicants provided CEQA
documents, preparation of staff reports, and public
hearing support. Comprehensive planning services were
provided for this recently incorporated City in Western Riverside County, including current and advance
planning processing, counter staffing, Planning
Commission meeting facilitation; plan review; staff report preparation; CEQA compliance and review; SB18 and
AB52 coordination; Western Riverside County Regional
Conservation Authority (RCA) coordination for their
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP);
and special project work.

Housing Element Update Technical Assistance
Program, San Bernardino Associated Governments,
San Bernadino, CA. Project Director. Responsible for
project Quality Assurance/Quality Control review of major project deliverables. With a previous firm, Peter provided On-Call Housing Element Technical Assistance to a
number of agencies throughout San Bernardino,
including the cities of Colton, Grand Terrace, Upland,
Redlands, Hesperia, Chino Hills, and Needles. Technical support ranged from preparation assisting with
responses to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HDC) to prepare the General
Plan Housing Element.

Potable Water Master Plan Update and Program EIR,
City of Corona, CA. Environmental Project Manager.

The project involved preparing City's Potable Water
Master Plan Update Program EIR, oversight of the
technical team, oversight of document preparation, and
quality control review of project documents. The scope
included reviewing and updating the City's 2005 Master
Plan to address changes in water infrastructure,
increased development in the City, and implementation
of Capital Improvement Program projects. This project
required the Program EIR to evaluate overall
infrastructure improvements throughout the City as well as site-specific environmental clearance of key
improvements to streamline future CEQA clearance.

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[email protected] | 626-616-9303

Education
Master of City and Regional
Planning
California Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering
Purdue University
Certifications & Affiliations
American Institute of Certified
Planners
American Planning Association,
California Central Coast San Luis
Obispo Subsection Director (2015 -
2017)
Cal Poly City and Regional
Planning Advisory Council
(CiRPAC), Chair (2019-2021)
Previous Work Experience
Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc
RRM Design Group
Dyett & Bhatia, Urban and
Regional Planners
San Luis Obispo County
Department of Planning and
Building

Martha Miller, AICP
Principal and Owner, Miller Planning Associates LLC
Martha is a skilled land use planner and project manager specializing in community planning, development regulations, and community engagement.

With over 20 years of experience working in private firms and for public agencies, Martha brings an in-depth understanding of how to translate community vision into a usable set of plans, policies, and regulations that achieve results. Martha’s approach is marked by carefully assessing each client’s needs and resources, and bringing best practices from form-based, performance-based, and Euclidean applications.

Relevant Project Experience
 Dixon Comprehensive Zoning Code and Map Update
 Stockton Development Code Update
 West Sacramento Zoning Ordinance Modernization Project (ZOMP!)  San Leandro Objective Development Standards for Housing  Union City Multifamily and Mixed Use Development and Design Standards
 Calaveras County Zoning Code Update
 Santa Barbara New Zoning Ordinance
 Norma Triangle (West Hollywood) Neighborhood Overlay District and Design Guidelines
 Goleta New Zoning Ordinance and Coastal Implementation Plan  Hayward Industrial District Regulations Update
 Morro Bay Comprehensive Zoning Code and Coastal Implementation Plan Update
 Newark Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update
 Honolulu Transit Oriented Development Land Use Ordinance Amendments
 Tahoe Region Local Planning Implementation
 Town of Mammoth Lakes Commercial Districts Development Standards  Placer County Area Plan and Implementing Ordinance
 Porterville Development Code Update
 Princeton (San Mateo County) General Plan, Zoning, and Local Coastal Plan Update (Plan Princeton)
 San Carlos Zoning Ordinance Update
 San Gabriel “Greening the Code” Zoning Amendments
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JIM HEID, FASLA
Founder UrbanGreen
Founder CRAFT Development
Healdsburg, CA
UrbanGreen Project Solutions
Education
MS, Real Estate Development MIT
BLARCH University of Idaho
Select Publications
Building Small: A Handbook for
Entrepreneurial Developers, Civic
Leaders and Great Communities
Urban Land Institute 2020
Resilience Across the Rural
to Urban Transect
Urban Land Institute, April 2015
‘Reinventing Real Estate’
Urban Land March 2011
Developing Sustainable Planned
Communities
Urban Land Institute 2007
Honors • Advisory •Teaching
O’Donnell Award for pro bono
contributions to Panel Advisory
Services - Urban Land Institute, 2016
Responsible Property Investing
Council, Urban Land Institute,
Founding Member
ULI Panel Advisory Services Chair:

Sustainable Urbanism Evaluation,
Moscow Russia, 2011
Oxbow District Expansion
Napa, CA 2019
Tower Renewal Programme
Toronto CA 2020
Elected to ASLA
College of Fellows, 2012
Professional Registrations
CLARB Registration #1797
RLA Arizona, Louisiana
Jim is a sustainability advisor, real estate strategist and infill developer based in Sonoma County. Known for his aspirational but practical approach, he works with proven tools and best practices as a way to better communicate the value of good design within the realities of local market norms. With over forty years experience as an urban designer, land planner, sustainaiblity strategist and now infill developer he brings a broad range of perspectives and skills to the discusssion about how communities grow.

Trained as a landscape architect, he received a Masters in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as way to more effectively integrate economics, development and design thinking.

He continues his leadership as founder and lead instructor for ULI’s new program focused on small scale incremental development. Having led 16 national tours on the subject, the pioneering work and rationale for ‘small’ will be presented in his new book Building Small, to be released March 21.

Jim works seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, bringing his design and real estate training to resolve complex land use challenges with long term, enduring solutions that are coupled with actionable initiating acttions. Jim uses his excellent communication and presentation skills with a desire to see the public outreach process build deep community understanding for the how and why of decisions, not just consensus.

His collaborative, integrated approach to complex land use issues is demonstrated through regular participation and chairmanship of over over 15 ULI Advisory Service Panels - most recently in Napa, CA and Toronto, Canada.

Relevant projects for this assignment include:
• Community outreach, urban design and public education for the Central Healdsburg Area Plan (2010-2014); and then Healdsburg Avenue Roundabout (2015-2018) Client: City of Healdsburg • Community workshop development, facilitation and leaderhsip for ‘Housing Our Community’ - a three part series of community education sessions on housing economics and affordable housing tools. Clients: Healdsburg - 2015-2016, and Sonoma 2019 • Community Education, Trends Presentation and Public Workshop Faciliation as part of General Plan Updates for Gilroy, CA; Folsom, CA; Windsor, CA. Client Mintier-Harnish 2010-2020
• Developer and designer (with Opticos Design) for RiverHouse - an eight unit infill pocket neighorhood in Healdsburg CA. Winner of the 2019 PCBC ‘Best on the Boards’ award, final homes will be delivered in March 2021.
www.riverhousehealdsburg.com
• Developer, designer and founder of CRAFTWORK - shared workspace in downtown Healdsburg. Built to drive local small business ecosystem and create a community hub for intelligent conversation CraftWork opened January 2020.
www.craftworkhbg.com
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^ĞĐƚŝŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌĂŶĚŶĂŵĞ͕ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂĐŽŵŵĂ͘
Example: “Fences ƐŚĂůůĐŽŵƉůǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶ^ĞĐƚŝŽŶϭϬ͘ǆǆ͘ǆǆǆ;ŽŵƉƵƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ^ŝŐŶ
Area).”
ΎΎ^ĞĞZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƚĂƚŝŽŶƐƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ĂďŽǀĞ͘
tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĨŝŐƵƌĞŶƵŵďĞƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵ͍
ŽĞƐŝƚĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐƐĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚĂďůĞŽƌ
ĨŝŐƵƌĞŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ͕ŽƌŝƐŝƚƐĞƋƵĞŶƚŝĂůǁŝƚŚŝŶĞĂĐŚ
ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌ͍
dĂďůĞƐĂŶĚĨŝŐƵƌĞƐǁŝůůďĞŶƵŵďĞƌĞĚƐĞƋƵĞŶƚŝĂůůǇǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĞĂĐŚŚĂƉƚĞƌ͕ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďǇƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŝŐƵƌĞŽƌƚĂďůĞ ŝŶƉĂƌĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘dĂďůĞϭϬ͘ϮϮͲϭ;WĂƌŬŝŶŐ^ƚĂůů
ŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐͿͿ͘
,ŽǁŝƐƚŚĞŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍/ƐƚŚĞƌĞĂŶĂďďƌĞǀŝĂƚĞĚ
ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƚŝƚůĞ͍
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ. The term “ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ”
ǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůǇŝŶƐĂŵĞƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚĂĨƚĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŝƐƵƐĞĚ͘
,ŽǁǁŝůůƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍tŚĂƚ
ĂďŽƵƚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ͍
Planning Division. The term “Division” will be used only in ƐĂŵĞƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚĂĨƚĞƌ“Planning Division” is used. Other ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽďǇƚŚĞŝƌĨƵůů ŶĂŵĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕WƵďůŝĐtŽƌŬƐĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘
SAMPLE
SAMPLE
D-3
MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
ŝƚǇŽĨͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞhƉĚĂƚĞ͗&ŽƌŵĂƚĂŶĚ^ƚǇůĞ'ƵŝĚĞ
ϯ
,ŽǁǁŝůůŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŚĞĂĚƐďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍ dŚĞĨƵůůŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŚĞĂĚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ WƵďůŝĐtŽƌŬƐŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘KƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŚĞĂĚ
ƚŝƚůĞƐǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞĂďďƌĞǀŝĂƚĞĚ͘
,ŽǁŝƐƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍ Η'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͕ΗƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶΗŝƚǇŽĨͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͕ΗĂĨƚĞƌŝƚǇŽĨZĞĞĚůĞǇ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐĨŝƌƐƚ ƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚŚĂƉƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ͘
,ŽǁǁŝůůƚŚĞŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ
ďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍
dŚĞŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽďǇƚŚĞŝƌĨƵůůŶĂŵĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝů͕dƌĂĨĨŝĐ^ĂĨĞƚǇ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘
,ŽǁǁŝůůƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨZĞĞĚůĞǇďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ͍ ΗŝƚǇ͕ΗƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶΗŝƚǇŽĨͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ͕ΗĂĨƚĞƌŝƚǇŽĨ ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺŝƐĨŝƌƐƚƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚŚĂƉƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞͲ KƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ͘
ƌĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂůŽƌĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůǌŽŶĞƐƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐĂ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂůĐĂƚĞŐŽƌǇŽĨǌŽŶĞƐ͍
zĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂůǌŽŶĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůǌŽŶĞƐ͕ŽǀĞƌůĂǇ ǌŽŶĞƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
ĂŶĂĐƌŽŶǇŵƐƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨĨƵůůŶĂŵĞƐ͍ zĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ZK͕hZ͕Z ͕Z͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
,ŽǁĂƌĞĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐͬŽǀĞƌůĂǇǌŽŶĞƐ
ƉƵŶĐƚƵĂƚĞĚͬŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚĞǆƚ͍
dŚĞďĂƐĞǌŽŶĞƐǇŵďŽůͬĂĐƌŽŶǇŵ͕ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚďǇĂŶĞŶĚĂƐŚ
;Ğ͘Ő͕͘hZͲ&tͿ
ddĞĞƌƌŵŵƐƐĂĂŶŶĚĚWWŚŚƌƌĂĂƐƐĞĞƐƐ
dŽĞŶƐƵƌĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇŝŶƚŚĞŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞ͕ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƌĞƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞ͘ hƐĞ ŽŶŽƚhƐĞ
ϭϬ͕ϮϬ͕ϯϬ͕ĞƚĐ͘;ƵƐĞŶƵŵĞƌŝĐĨŽƌŵĨŽƌϭϬŽƌŵŽƌĞͿ dĞŶ͕ƚǁĞŶƚǇ͕ƚŚŝƌƚǇ͕ĞƚĐ͘ ϭϮŵŽŶƚŚƐ KŶĞǇĞĂƌ
ϯϬĚĂǇƐ KŶĞŵŽŶƚŚ
ĐĐĞƐƐŽƌǇĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƵŶŝƚ;hͿ ^ĞĐŽŶĚƵŶŝƚ
ůůŽǁĞĚ͕ĂůůŽǁĂďůĞ WĞƌŵŝƚƚĞĚ
ĞĨŽƌĞ WƌŝŽƌƚŽ
ŽŵƉůǇǁŝƚŚ͕ŝŶĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ͕ŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌ͕ƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽ ŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůhƐĞWĞƌŵŝƚ;ĂůǁĂǇƐƐƉĞůůŽƵƚ͕ĞǆĐĞƉƚŝŶ
ƚĂďůĞƐͿ
hW͕hƐĞWĞƌŵŝƚ
ŽŶĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ^ŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůǇ
ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͕ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ͕ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ ;ĂƐͿƐĞƚĨŽƌƚŚ͕ƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶ ĞŶǇ ŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǀĞ
e.g., (for partial “for instance” lists) “for example”

ŶƐƵƌĞ /ŶƐƵƌĞ͕ĂƐƐƵƌĞ
ŝ͘Ğ͕͘;ĨŽƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůŝƐƚƐͿ “that is”
“in this” ,ĞƌĞŝŶ
SAMPLE
D-4
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY | ZONING CODE UPDATE
Attachment 1 to Exhibit "A"
ŝƚǇŽĨͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞhƉĚĂƚĞ͗&ŽƌŵĂƚĂŶĚ^ƚǇůĞ'ƵŝĚĞ
ϰ
hƐĞ ŽŶŽƚhƐĞ
DƵůƚŝͲƵŶŝƚ DƵůƚŝͲĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞͲĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ŵƵůƚŝĨĂŵŝůǇ KŶĞ͕ƚǁŽ͕ƚŚƌĞĞ͕ƵƉƚŽŶŝŶĞ;ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĂƐǁŽƌĚƐĨƌŽŵ
ŽŶĞƚŽŶŝŶĞͿ
ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯƵƉƚŽϵ
WĂƌĐĞů >Žƚ͕ƐŝƚĞ
WĞƌĐĞŶƚ й;ĞǆĐĞƉƚǁŚĞŶƵƐĞĚŝŶĐŚĂƌƚƐŽƌƚĂďůĞƐͿ
WůĂĐĞŽĨƐƐĞŵďůǇ ŚƵƌĐŚ͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ͕ƉůĂĐĞŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ^ĞƚďĂĐŬ zĂƌĚ
^ŚĂůů DƵƐƚ
^ŝŐŶƐ ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
^ŝŶŐůĞͲhŶŝƚ ^ŝŶŐůĞͲĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ƐŝŶŐůĞĨĂŵŝůǇ
^ƚĂƚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ;ƐͿ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ;ƐͿ
^ƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ ^ƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚĞŝƌ;ĂǀŽŝĚŐĞŶĚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐƉƌŽŶŽƵŶƐͿ ,ŝƐ͕ŚĞƌ͕ŚŝƐŽƌŚĞƌ sĞŚŝĐůĞ ƵƚŽ͕ĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞ͕ĐĂƌ
ŽŶĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ŽŶŝŶŐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ;ƐͿ͕ǌŽŶĞ;ƐͿ͕ǌŽŶĞ ŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞ ŽŶŝŶŐKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ
ZĞǌŽŶŝŶŐ͕ZĞǌŽŶĞ ŽŶŝŶŐŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ͕ĐŚĂŶŐĞŽĨǌŽŶĞƉůĂŶ ,,ǇǇƉƉŚŚĞĞŶŶĂĂƚƚŝŝŽŽŶŶWWƌƌŝŝŶŶĐĐŝŝƉƉůůĞĞƐƐ
ŽŽ,,ǇǇƉƉŚŚĞĞŶŶĂĂƚƚĞĞ͗͗
• DƵůƚŝͲƵŶŝƚ
• KĨĨͲƌĂŵƉ͕ŽŶͲƌĂŵƉ
• KĨĨͲƐŝƚĞ͕ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ;ĂĚũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽƌĂĚǀĞƌďͿ
• KĨĨͲƐƚƌĞĞƚ
• ZŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲway (plural form is “rightsͲŽĨͲway”)
• ^ĞůĨͲ;ǁŚĞŶƵƐĞĚĂƐĂƉƌĞĨŝǆͿ
• ^ŝŶŐůĞͲƵŶŝƚ
ŽŽŶŶŽŽƚƚ,,ǇǇƉƉŚŚĞĞŶŶĂĂƚƚĞĞ͗͗
• “Anti” words
• ŝƚǇǁŝĚĞ;ĂƐĂŶĂĚũĞĐƚŝǀĞͿ
• “mid” words are one word (exception: ŵŝĚͲƐŝǆƚŝĞƐ Žƌ ǁŚĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶǇ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝǌĞĚ ŶŽƵŶŵŝĚͲ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇͿ
• “multi” words are one word (exception: when a hyphen would prevent one word from being mistaken for ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŵƵůƚŝͲƉůǇĨĂďƌŝĐͿ
SAMPLE
SAMPLE
D-5
MINTIER HARNISH | PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES
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ŝƚǇŽĨͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞhƉĚĂƚĞ͗&ŽƌŵĂƚĂŶĚ^ƚǇůĞ'ƵŝĚĞ
ϱ
• “non” words (e.g., no ŶĐŽŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ͕ŶŽŶƵƐĞ͕ŶŽŶƵƌďĂŶ͕ŶŽŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘ ǆĐĞƉƚŝŽŶƐ͗ ŶŽŶͲ
ŶŐůŝƐŚ͕ŶŽŶͲ
/ŶĚŝĂŶ͕ŶŽŶͲ/ƚĂůŝĂŶ;ĂŶǇĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝǌĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌŶŽƵŶͿ
• “pre” words (exception: preͲĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚͿ
• “re” words are usually one word ĞǆĐĞƉƚĨŽƌǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂĚƵƉůŝĐĂƚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ͘;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞƐŝŐŶ͕ƌĞͲƐŝŐŶͿ • “retro” words (retroactive, retrofit)
ĂĂƉƉŝŝƚƚĂĂůůŝŝǌǌĂĂƚƚŝŝŽŽŶŶWWƌƌŝŝŶŶĐĐŝŝƉƉůůĞĞƐƐ
/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶƚŽŶŽƌŵĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝǌĂƚŝŽŶĐŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐǁŝůůďĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝǌĞĚ͗ ůůĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďŽĂƌĚƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ZKǀĞƌƐŝŐŚƚŽĂƌĚͿ
,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚ
ůůƉĞƌŵŝƚƐĂŶĚůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůhƐĞWĞƌŵŝƚ͕ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐWĞƌŵŝƚ͕ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
KĨĨŝĐŝĂůƚŝƚůĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ŝƚǇ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ŝƚǇƚƚŽƌŶĞǇ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
ůůǌŽŶĞĂĐƌŽŶǇŵƐͬƚŝƚůĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ZK͕ZͲϭ͕ZDͲϮ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ ^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƌƚŝĐůĞ ^ƚĂĨĨ
ŚĂƉƚĞƌ ^ƚĂƚĞ;ĂƐŝŶ^ƚĂƚĞůĂǁͿ
ŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝů ^ƵďƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚ
ůĞƌŬ ^ƵďƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ
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ARTICLE 1 ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY
CHAPTER 10.02 – PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF THE ZONING CODE

10.02.010 Title

10.02.020 Adoption

10.02.030 Purpose and Authority

10.02.040 Applicability

10.02.050 Relationship to Prior Code

10.02.060 Relationship to General Plan

10.02.070 Relationship to Specific Plans

10.02.080 Severability, Partial Invalidation of Zoning Code CHAPTER 10.04 – INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE

10.04.010 Purpose Rules of Interpretation

10.04.020 Procedures for Interpretation

10.04.030 Uses Not Classified

10.04.040 Conflicting Uses

10.04.050 Illustrations
CHAPTER 11.06 – ZONES AND ZONING MAP

10.06.010 Purpose and Intent

10.06.020 Establishment of Zones

10.06.030 Effect of Zone Regulations

10.06.040 Zoning Map

10.06.050 Determination of Boundaries

10.06.060 Uncertainty of Boundaries

10.06.070 Prezoning of Unincorporated Territory
ARTICLE 2 ZONES, ALLOWABLE USES, AND DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS
CHAPTER 10.10 – RESIDENTIAL ZONES (RE, R-1-6, R-1-7, R-1-9, R-1-12, RM-2, RM-3)

10.10.010 Purpose and Intent of Residential Zones

10.10.020 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses

10.10.030 Development Standards

10.10.040 Other Applicable Regulations
CHAPTER 10.12 – COMMERCIAL ZONES (CN, CC, CS)

10.12.010 Purpose and Intent of Commercial Zones

10.12.020 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses
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10.12.040 Other Applicable Regulations
CHAPTER 10.14 – OFFICE ZONES (CO, PO)

10.14.010 Purpose and Intent of office Zones

10.14.020 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses

10.14.030 Development Standards

10.14.040 Other Applicable regulations
CHAPTER 10.16 – INDUSTRIAL ZONES (ML, MH)

10.16.010 Purpose and Intent of Industrial Zones

10.16.020 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses

10.16.030 Development Standards

10.16.040 Other Applicable Regulations

10.16.050 MP – Planned Industrial District **PLACEHOLDER** CHAPTER 10.18 – SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES (RCO, UR)

10.18.010 Purpose and Intent of Special Purpose Zones

10.18.020 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses

10.18.030 Development Standard

10.18.040 Other Applicable Regulations
CHAPTER 10.20 – COMBINING ZONES (FW, FF, PUD)

10.20.010 Purpose and Intent of Combining Zones

10.20.020 Applicability

10.20.030 Floodway Combining Zone (-FW)

10.20.040 Flood Fringe Combining Zone (-FF)
CHAPTER 10.22 – PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

10.22.010 Purpose and Intent

10.22.020 Applicability

10.22.030 Land Use Regulations and Allowable Uses

10.22.040 Development Standards

10.22.050 Use Permit Procedures and Conditions
ARTICLE 3 REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONES
CHAPTER 10.30 – GENERAL SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

10.30.010 Purpose

10.30.020 Height Measurement and Exceptions

10.30.030 Setback Measurement and Exceptions

10.30.040 Corner Cutoff Area
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5 CHAPTER 10.32 – FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES

10.32.010 Applicability

10.32.020 Height Limitations

10.32.030 Fence Materials

10.32.040 Required Walls

10.32.050 Alternative Standards
CHAPTER 10.34 – LANDSCAPING

10.34.010 Purpose

10.34.020 Applicability

10.34.030 Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance

10.34.040 General Landscaping Standards

10.34.050 Landscape Area Requirements
CHAPTER 10.36 – PARKING AND LOADING

10.36.010 Purpose and Applicability

10.36.020 General Provisions

10.36.030 Number of Spaces Required

10.36.040 Joint Use, Mixed Use Parking

10.36.050 Common Parking Facilities

10.36.060 Reduction of Parking Requirements

10.36.070 Parking Facility Design Standards

10.36.080 Off-Street Loading Requirements

10.36.090 Exceptions to Parking and Loading Requirements CHAPTER 10.38 – SIGN REGULATIONS

17.38.010 Purpose and Applicability

17.38.020 Definitions

17.38.030 Sign Permit Required

17.38.040 Exempt Signs

17.38.050 Prohibited Signs and Locations

17.38.060 Signs Allowed by Zone

17.38.070 Sign Development Standards

17.38.080 Nonconforming Signs

17.38.090 Minor Deviations

17.38.100 Appeals and Violations

17.38.110 Severability
CHAPTER 10.40 – PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS

10.40.010 TBD

10.40.020 TBD

10.40.030 TBD

10.40.040 TBD
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CHAPTER 10.50 – STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

10.50.010 Purpose and Applicability

10.50.020 Alcohol Beverage Sales Establishments

10.50.030 Bed and Breakfast Inns

10.50.040 Body Art

10.50.050 Home Occupation

10.50.060 Mobile and Temporary Office Structures

10.50.070 Mobile Home Parks

10.50.080 Portable Self-Storage Containers

10.50.090 Recycling Facilities

10.50.0100 Single-Unit Dwellings and Mobile Home Development and Design Standards

10.50.110 Satellite Dish Antennas

10.50.120 Mixed Use

10.50.130 Solid Waste and Recycling Enclosures

10.50.140 Utility Towers and Lines
CHAPTER 10.52 – ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

10.52.010 Purpose

10.52.020 Applicability

10.52.030 Where Allowed

10.52.040 Types

10.52.050 Location and Number of Units Allowed

10.52.060 Standards Applicable to All Accessory Dwelling Units

10.52.070 Additional Standards Applicable to Attached and Detached Accessory Dwelling Units

10.52.080 Additional Standard Applicable to Converted Accessory Dwelling Units

10.52.090 Additional Standards Applicable to Junior Accessory Dwelling Units CHAPTER 10.54 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES

10.54.010 Purpose and Intent

10.54.020 Eligibility and Requirements

10.54.030 Participation and Roles

10.54.040 Application and Review Process

10.54.050 Amount of Density Bonus

10.54.060 Continued Affordability

10.54.070 Standards for Affordable Units

10.54.080 Housing with Child Care Facilities

10.54.090 Reduced Parking Requirements

10.54.100 Donations of Land

10.54.110 Waivers or Reductions of Development Standards

10.54.120 Implementation of the Density Bonus and/or Incentives

10.54.130 Monitoring
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10.56.010 Purpose

10.56.020 Applicability

10.56.030 Multi-Unit Dwelling Design Standards
ARTICLE 5 NONCONFORMITIES
CHAPTER 10.60 – GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS

10.60.010 Purpose and Intent

10.60.020 Establishment of Nonconforming Uses and Structures

10.60.030 Continuation and Maintenance

10.60.040 Continuation of Nonconformities

10.60.050 Determination, Extension, and Abatement Procedures CHAPTER 10.62 – NONCONFORMING PARCELS

10.62.010 Continuation of Legal Nonconforming Parcels

10.62.020 Modification of Legal Nonconforming Parcels CHAPTER 10.64 – NONCONFORMING SIGNS

10.64.010 TBD

10.64.020 TBD
CHAPTER 10.66 – NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES

10.66.010 Continuation of Legal nonconforming Structures CHAPTER 10.68 – NONCONFORMING USES

10.68.010 Continuation of Legal Nonconforming Uses

CHAPTER 10.70 – ABATEMENT/EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING USES/STRUCTURES

10.70.010 Purpose and Intent

10.70.020 Applicability and Permit Requirements

10.70.030 Required Findings
ARTICLE 6 PERMIT PROCESSING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 10.80 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.80.010 Purpose and Intent

10.80.020 Multiple Permit Applications

10.80.030 Additional Permits May Be Required
CHAPTER 10.82 – REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

10.82.010 Purpose

10.82.020 Applicability
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10.82.040 Findings and Decision

10.82.050 Conditions of Approval

10.82.060 Rescission

10.82.070 Modifications

10.82.080 Post-Decision Procedures
CHAPTER 10.84 – SITE PLAN REVIEW

10.84.010 Purpose

10.84.020 Applicability

10.84.030 Application Filing

10.84.040 Referral and Decision

10.84.050 Conditions of Approval

10.84.060 Findings

10.84.070 Street Dedications and Improvements

10.84.080 Environmental Review

10.84.090 Building permit

10.84.100 Lapse of Site Plan Approval

10.84.110 Appeals

10.84.120 Revocation

10.84.130 Approval to Run with the Land

CHAPTER 10.86 – ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS

10.86.010 Purpose and Applicability

10.86.020 Application Filing

10.86.030 Findings and Decision

10.86.040 Appeals

10.86.050 Building Permit
CHAPTER 10.88 – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

10.88.010 Purpose

10.88.020 Review Authority

10.88.030 Application Filing

10.88.040 Noticing and Public Hearing Procedures

10.88.050 Findings and Decision

10.88.060 Conditions of Approval

10.88.070 Building Permit

10.88.080 Lapse of Use Permit

10.88.090 Time Limit for Development

10.88.100 Preexisting Conditional Use Permits

10.88.110 Suspension and Revocation

10.88.120 Notation on Zoning Map

10.88.130 New Application
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10.88.150 Minor Revisions

10.88.160 Site Plan Review

10.88.170 Appeals and Action of City Council
CHAPTER 10.90 – VARIANCES

10.90.010 Purpose and Applicability

10.90.020 Review Authority

10.90.030 Application Filing

10.90.040 Noticing and Public Hearing Procedures

10.90.050 Action of Board of Zoning Adjustment

10.90.060 Appeal to City Council

10.90.070 Action of City Council

10.90.080 Building Permit

10.90.090 Lapse of Variance

10.90.100 Revocation

10.90.110 New Application
CHAPTER 10.92 – MASTER PLAN

10.92.010 Adoption of Plan

10.92.020 Construction of Words

10.92.030 Effect of Chapter

10.92.040 Establishment of Setback Lines

10.92.050 Adoption of items of Plan

10.92.060 Review Authority

10.92.070 Variances

10.92.080 Amendment Procedure

10.92.090 Violations Declared a Nuisance
ARTICLE 7 ZONING ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 10.100 – AMENDMENTS

10.100.010 Purpose

10.100.020 Initiation

10.100.030 Application and Fee

10.100.040 Noticing and Public Heating Procedures

10.100.050 Investigation and Report

10.100.060 Planning Commission Action

10.100.070 City Council Action

10.100.080 Special Zoning Exemptions

10.100.090 Rezoning Procedures

10.100.100 New Application
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10 CHAPTER 10.102 – ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

10.102.010 Permits, Certificates, and Licenses

10.102.020 Building Official

10.102.030 Board of Zoning Adjustment

10.102.040 Fees

10.102.050 Violations and Penalties

ARTICLE 8 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 10.110 – DEFINITIONS

10.110.010 General

10.110.020 “A” Definitions

10.110.030 “B” Definitions

10.110.040 “C” Definitions

10.110.050 “D” Definitions

10.110.060 “E” Definitions

10.110.070 “F” Definitions

10.110.080 “G” Definitions

10.110.090 “H” Definitions

10.110.100 “I” Definitions

10.110.110 “J” Definitions

10.110.120 “K” Definitions

10.110.130 “L” Definitions

10.110.140 “M” Definitions

10.110.150 “N” Definitions

10.110.160 “O” Definitions

10.110.170 “P” Definitions

10.110.180 “Q” Definitions

10.110.190 “R” Definitions

10.110.200 “S” Definitions

10.110.210 “T” Definitions

10.110.220 “U” Definitions

10.110.230 “V” Definitions

10.110.240 “W” Definitions

10.110.250 “X” Definitions

10.110.260 “Y” Definitions

10.110.270 “Z” Definitions

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Commercial Zones
Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements
Commercial Zones
Permit Requirements
P
MUP
CUP
TUP
-
Allowed by Right
Minor Use Permit (Chapter 18.124)
Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 18.124)
Temporary Use Permit (Chapter 18.122)
Not allowed
Land Use
(see Article 8 for land use definitions).

C-N

C-C C-R C-D Additional
Regulations
Museums - P P P
Parks and Public Plazas P P P P
Recreational Vehicle Parks - - CUP -
Places of Assembly P P P P Section 18.60.310
Public Schools P P P P
Private Schools CUP CUP CUP CUP
Public/Private Colleges and
Universities P P P P
Theaters and Auditoriums - P P P
Vocational/Trade Schools P P P -
Utility, Transportation, and Communication Uses
Broadcasting and Recording
Studios - P P P
Parking Structures - CUP CUP CUP Section 18.60.280
Public Safety Facilities P P P P
Wireless Telecommunication
Facilities, Microcell P P P P Section 18.12.040(A)
Section 18.60.450
Wireless Telecommunication
Facilities, Minor MUP MUP MUP - Section 18.12.040(A)
Section 18.60.450
Wireless Telecommunication
Facilities, Major CUP C UP C UP - Section 18.12.040(A)
Section 18.60.450
Transit Stations and Terminals - CUP CUP CUP
Utility Facilities and Infrastructures CUP CUP CUP CUP
Retail, Service, and Office Uses
Adult Oriented Businesses - - CUP - Chapter 18.62
Alcoholic Beverage Sales P P P P Section 18.60.040
Ambulance Services - CUP CUP -
Animal Sales and Grooming
Facilities P P P P Section 18.12.040(B)
Banks and Financial
Establishments, General P P P P
Banks and Financial
Establishments, Stand-alone ATM P P P P
Bars CUP CUP CUP CUP
Bed and Breakfast Inns CUP - - - Chapter 18.60.050
Building Material Stores and Yards - P P -
Business Support Centers P P P P
Drive-in and Drive-through
Establishments CUP C UP C UP C UP Section 18.60.110
Equipment Sales and Rentals - P P CUP
Garden Centers/Plant Nurseries - P P -
Hotels and Motels CUP CUP CUP CUP
Kennels - CUP CUP CUP Section 18.12.040(A)
Maintenance and Repair Services - P P P
Mobile Food Vendors MUP MUP CUP - Section 18.60.220
Nightclubs CUP CUP CUP CUP
Offices P P P P
Outdoor Sales MUP CUP CUP CUP Section 18.60.250
Outdoor Seating MUP MUP MUP MUP Section 18.60.260
Personal Services P P P P
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Residential Zone Development Standards

Development Feature
(minimum unless otherwise
indicated)
R1-6L R1-8L R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Additional
Regulations
Rear, multi-story 20 20 15 15 20 20 20 Section 18.30.050

Length of driveway
approach 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Height (maximum) measured in feet

Height (within 20 feet of
the R1-6L, R1-8L, and
R2 zones)
25 25 32 32 32 32 32 Section 18.30.040
Height (all other zones) 25 25 32 40 80 100 200 Section 18.30.040 Number of Stories (maximum)
Number of Stories (within 50
feet of the R1 and R2 zones) 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Number of Stories (all other
zones) 2 2 2 4 8 10 20
Gross Residential Density (minimum to maximum) shown in number of dwelling units per acre Allowable Density 10 10 8-19 20-36 37-50 51-100 85-350
Recreation Space for Multi-Family Dwellings (minimum) measured in square feet per dwelling unit Private Recreation Space
(required for a minimum of 50
percent of units)
None None None 60 60 40 40
Common Recreation Space
(per unit) None None None 200 200 200 200
Additional Regulations
Accessory Structures Chapter 18.32
Basements Section 18.30.070
Development Bonuses Chapter 18.66
Fences, Walls, and Hedges Chapter 18.34
Historic Preservation See Article 2 Punch list
Landscaping Standards Chapter 18.36
Open Space Standards City Code Chapter 17.35
Off-Street Parking
Regulations and Design
Standards
Chapter 18.38

Performance Standards Chapter 18.40
Sign Standards Chapter 18.42
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Table 2-8
Mixed-Use Zone Development Standards

Development Feature
(minimum unless
otherwise indicated)
MU-NC MU-CC MU-RC Additional
Regulations
Parcel Area (minimum) area required for each NEWLY CREATED parcel.

Parcel Area None None None

Street Frontage
(feet) None None 100
Density (where residential is proposed)
Minimum Density
(units/acre) 19 23 37
Maximum Density
(units/acre) 36 36 50
Setbacks (minimum) -Property lines are measured in feet, with those adjacent to the street measured from the face of the curb., adopted plan line, or edge of right-of-way.

Front 0 0 0 Section 18.14.040(A)
Section 18.30.050
Side, Corner 0 0 0 Section 18.14.040(J)
Section 18.30.050

Side, Interior
(adjacent to R1 and
R2 zones)
10 10 10 Section 18.14.040(J)
Section 18.30.050

Side, Interior
(adjacent to all other
zones)
None None None Section 18.14.040(J)
Section 18.30.050

Rear, Single-Story
(adjacent to R1 and
R2 zones)
10 10 10 Section 18.30.050

Rear, Multi-Story
(adjacent to R1 and
R2 zones)
15 15 15 Section 18.30.050

Rear (adjacent to all
other zones) 10 10 10 Section 18.30.050
Height (maximum) measured in feet

Height (within 20 feet
of the R1 and R2
zones)
32 32 32 Section 18.30.040

Height (all other
zones) 32 40 60 Section 18.30.040
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COMPENSATION

The City shall pay Contractor a not-to-exceed amount of $479,720.

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EXHIBIT "C"

INSURANCE

A. Insurance Requirements. Contractor shall provide and maintain insurance, acceptable to the City, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the S ervices by Contractor , its agents, representatives or employees. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M.

Best's rating of no less than A:VII.

Contractor shall provide the following scope and limits of insurance:

1. Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as:

(1) Commercial General Liability. Insurance Services Office form Commercial General Liability coverage (Occurrence Form CG 0001).

(2) Automobile. Insurance Services Office form number CA 0001 (Ed. 1/87) covering Automobile Liability, including code 1 "any auto" and endorsement CA 0025, or equivalent forms subject to the written approval of the City.

(3) Workers’ Compensation. Workers' Compensation insurance as required by the Labor Code of State of California covering all persons providing Services on behalf of the Contractor and all risks to such persons under this Agreement.

(4) Professional Liability . Professional liability insurance appropriate to the Contractor ’s profession. This coverage may be written on a “claims made” basis, and must include coverage for contractual liability. The professional liability insurance required by this Agreement must be endorsed to be applicable to claims based upon, arising out of or related to Services performed under this Agreement. The insurance must be maintained for at least three (3) consecutive years following the completion of Contr actor’s services or the termination of this Agreement. During this additional three (3) year period, Contractor shall annually and upon request of the City submit written evidence of this continuous coverage.

2. Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits of insurance no less than:

(1) Commercial General Liability. $1,000,000 general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage.

(2) Automobile. $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. A combined single limit policy with aggregate limits in an amount of

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not less than $2,000,000 shall be considered equivalent to the said required minimum limits set forth above.

(3) Workers' Compensation. Workers' Compensation as required by the Labor Code of the State of California of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence.

(4) Professional Liability. $1,000,000 per occurrence.

B. Other Provisions . Insurance policies required by this Agreement shall contain the following provisions:

1. All Policies. Each insurance policy required by this Agreement shall be endorsed and state the coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled by the insurer or either Party to this Agreement, reduced in coverage or in limits except after 30 days' prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to City.

2. Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverages.

(1) City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, and employees and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds as respects: liability arising out of activities Contractor performs; products and completed operations of Contractor ; premises owned, occupied or used by Contractor ; or automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by Contractor. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to City, and their respective elected and appointed officers, officials, or employees.

(2) Contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to City, and its respective elected and appointed, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or self -insurance maintained by City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees or volunteers, shall apply in excess of, and not contribute with, Contractor’s insurance.

(3) Contractor’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability.

(4) Any failure to comply with the reporting or other provisions of the insurance policies, including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees or volunteers.

3. Workers' Compensation Coverage. Unless the City Manager otherwise agrees in writing, the insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation

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against City, and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees and agents for losses arising from work performed by Contractor.

C. Other Requirements. Contractor agrees to deposit with City, at or before the effective date of this Agreement, certificates of insurance necessary to satisfy City that the insurance provisions of this contract have been complied with. The City may require that Contractor furnish City with copies of original endorsements effecting coverage required by this Exhibit “C”. The certificates and endorsements are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. City reserves the right to inspect complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

1. Contractor shall furnish certificates and endorsements from each subcontractor identical to those Contractor provides.

2. Any deductibles or self -insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. At the option of City, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self -insured retentions as respects City or its respective elected or appointed officers, officials, employees and volunteers, or the Contractor shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration, defense expenses and claims.

3. The procuring of such required policy or policies of insurance shall not be construed to limit Contractor ’s liability hereunder nor to fulfill the indemnification provisions and requirements of this Agreement.

Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 5.E
Meeting Date: December 11, 2024
From: Michael Contreras, Fire Chief
Title: Purchase of Fire Department PSEC Radios
RECOMMENDATION:

To authorize the purchase of 24 portable and 15 mobile radios from Motorola Solutions in the amount of $431,253.91, and authorize the city manager or designee, to execute all necessary documents for the purchase.

BACKGROUND:

During the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 budget preparation, Cathedral City Fire & EMS requested $160,000 for the first phase of the fire department's conversion to PSEC, including $30,000 for repeaters. The $160,000 is comprised of $65,000 in the FY 2024/2025 budget and $95,000 rolled forwarded from FY 2023/2024 budget (approved by City Council on 8/14/2024). With the urgent need for repeater upgrades already purchased this year, the fire department has a remaining $130,000 allocated in its 2024/2025 budget to apply towards the purchase of the radios. Due to the timing of a tight delivery schedule, a 35% discount provided by Motorola, and the need for improved communications and interoperability with the police department, the fire department is presenting this updated plan. Once all mobile and portable radios are purchased, there will be an ongoing annual maintenance fee to be budgeted and paid to the county. It is anticipated this annual fee will be approximately $60,125.00, depending on the number of users countywide.

To operate on PSEC, radios are required to broadcast on the TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) bandwidth. The purchase of new Motorola radios would not only replace our outdated radio technology but will also be a significant step toward our transition to PSEC in FY 2025-2026.

DISCUSSION:

The purchase of these new radios is a necessity as our current handheld and mobile radios have reached their end of life. As of 2024, Motorola no longer produces our current radios and has discontinued support for the radios.

Motorola has provided pricing for portable radios APX NEXT XE at $9,274.45/radio and mobile radios APX 8500 at $8,534.02/radio. With the purchase of 24 portable radios and 15 mobile radios, the total cost is $431,253.91. The purchase of these radios is available through the Sourcewell contract, one of our cooperative (Coop) agreements, with a 35% discount. Staff has been informed that after December 31, 2024, the cost of the radios will increase.

The 24 portable radios/units and 15 mobile radios/units are detailed as follows:

UNIT # PORTABLE
RADIOS UNIT # MOBILE RADIOS
B1 2 T1 1
T1 4 M1 1
M1 2 E2 1
E2 4 M2 1
M2 2 E3 1
E3 4 M3 1
M3 2 E3R 1
WT 1 1 OES 351 1
Chief 1 1 4150 1
Tahoe 1
Stn 1, 2 & 3 3
Reserve Amb. 1
M4 2 1
TOTAL 24 15
JBC Electronics, a local Motorola authorized service center, has provided a preliminary quote of $1,200 per vehicle to install the new mobile radio equipment, including removal of the old radio equipment for a one-time cost totaling $18,000.00.

One Time Motorola Radio Purchase:

The total one-time purchase is $449,253.91, comprised of $431,253.91 for the radios and $18,000 for the installation of the mobile radios. The remaining $130,000 from the Fire Department General Fund (100) budget will be used to offset the cost incurred by the Equipment Replacement Fund (611), with a net impact of $319,253.91 to Fund 611.

FISCAL IMPACT:

DESCRIPTION GENERAL
LEDGER

ACCOUNT
CODES

PROJECT
CODE
AMOUNT ONE TIME or

ONGOING
2024-2025 Radios 611-000-000-
000-8800-8801 N/A 449,253.91 One-time
2024-2025 Annual
Maintenance
100-300-330-
332-8300-8301 N/A 60,125.00 On-going
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:

Goal E-2 – SAFETY
Objective: Continue to explore and utilize technology to promote public safety.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Motorola Quote

2. JBC Electronics Quote for Installation

3. Riverside County Annual Maintenance Estimate

Billing Address:

CATHEDRAL CITY, CITY OF
68700 AVENIDA LALO

GUERRERRO
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234
US

Shipping Address:

CATHEDRAL CITY, CITY OF
32100 DESERT VISTA
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234
US

Quote Date:06/05/2024
Expiration Date:12/28/2024
Quote Created By:

Saeed Salimian
Saeed.Salimian@
motorolasolutions.com
End Customer:

CATHEDRAL CITY, CITY OF
Nathan Kidd

Contract: SOURCEWELL 042021-MOT
Freight Terms:FREIGHT PREPAID
Payment Terms:30 NET

Summary:

Any sales transaction resulting from Motorola's quote is based on and subject to the applicable Motorola Standard Terms and Conditions, notwithstanding terms and conditions on purchase orders or other Customer ordering documents.

Motorola Standard Terms and Conditions are found at www.motorolasolutions.com/product-terms.

Line
#

Item Number

Description

Qty

Term

List Price

Sale Price

Ext. Sale Price

APX™ NEXT

APX NEXT XE SINGLE
BAND

1 H45TGT9PW8AN

APX NEXT SINGLE BAND
MODEL 4.5 PORTABLE

24 $6,641.00

$4,847.93

$116,350.32

QA00569AP

ADD: 7/800MHZ BAND

24 $0.00

$0.00

QA00570AW

ADD: VHF BAND+

24 $800.00

$584.00

$14,016.00

QA01427AK

ALT: APX NEXT XE

HOUSING GREEN

24 $28.00

$20.44

$490.56

QA02006AE

ADD: APX NEXT XE M4.5

RUGGED RADIO

24 $770.00

$562.10

$13,490.40

BD00001AA

ADD: CORE BUNDLE

24 $3,106.00

$2,267.38

$54,417.12

H499KC

ENH: SUBMERSIBLE
(DELTA T)

24 Included

Included

H38DA

ADD: SMARTZONE

OPERATION

24 Included

Included

Q806CH

ADD: ASTRO DIGITAL CAI

OPERATION

24 Included

Included

Q361CD

ADD: P25 9600 BAUD

TRUNKING

24 Included

Included

QUOTE-2599089
Cat City fire - (24) APX NEXT XE and
(15) APX 8500

Any sales transaction following Motorola's quote is based on and subject to the terms and conditions of the valid and executed written contract between Customer and Motorola (the ""Underlying Agreement"") that authorizes Customer to purchase equipment and/or services or license software (collectively ""Products""). If no Underlying Agreement exists between Motorola and Customer, then Motorola's Standard Terms of Use and Motorola's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sales and Supply shall govern the purchase of the Products.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.: 500 West Monroe, United States - 60661 ~ #: 36-1115800

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