RESOLUTION NO. 2026-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
CERTIFYING COMPLETION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
IMPROVEMENTS IN A PORTION OF AMENDED TRACT NO. 31774
“CAMPANILE”, BY WH CAMPANILE 141, LLC, PER ASSIGNMENT AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION
IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 29, 2024, AND RELEASING
SUBDIVISION SECURITIES
WHEREAS, Amended Tract No. 31774, a 285 lot single family Planned Unit Development, was recorded in 2005, but the original subdivider, Ramon Santoro Group, LLC, developed and improved only 144 of the lots and did not complete all of the required public and private improvements; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, GID Campanile, LLC, purchased all remaining 141 vacant lots from the original subdivider, with the intention of completing the subdivision, and executed a Subdivision Agreement for same dated June 22, 2012, but did not develop any homes or complete any of the remaining public and private improvements; and
WHEREAS, at that time, the remaining private improvements included the final paving of certain private streets fronting the vacant lots, installation of landscaping and amenities on certain common lots, improvement of retention basins, and the placement of lot corners and survey monuments, and the remaining public improvements included the installation of street lights on Ramon Road and McCallum Way, the public streets fronting the Campanile development; and WHEREAS, in 2021, WH Campanile 141, LLC, (“WH”) a subsidiary of Williams Communities LLC, purchased all remaining 141 lots, and as a condition of the issuance of building permits and final inspections of any new homes, WH executed an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Amendment dated May 29, 2024, and assumed all of the remaining improvement obligations from the former owner, and posted the following described surety bonds to guarantee the completion of the street lights on Ramon Road and McCallum Way:
For faithful performance: Surety bond No. PB03010410098, for $ 33,480.00; For labor and materials: Surety Bond No. PB03010410098, for $ 16,740.00; WHEREAS, pursuant to the May 29, 2024 Agreement, WH built out and completed 58 single family lots and completed all the remaining private improvements fronting and related to the 58 lots, including setting survey monuments, and did complete the installation of the street lights on both Ramon Road and McCallum Way; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has determined that WH has completed all the private improvements related to the 58 completed lots, and has completed the street light installation in accordance with the terms of the May 29, 2024 Agreement, and has posted a one- year warranty security of $3,348.00 to guarantee the street light construction against any defects in materials and workmanship, and the Director has further determined that above surety bonds may now be released in accordance with the terms of the said Agreement, with the exception of the labor and materials bond and the warranty bond; and
WHEREAS, the public and private improvements constructed and completed by WH in a portion of said Amended Tract No. 31774, include the construction or improvement of all or portions of the following private streets and lots:
Installation of City standard street lights on Ramon Road and McCallum frontages of Amended Tract No. 31774;
Private street Via Firenze (Lot “F”)
Retention basin (Lot “O”)
Landscape and open space Lots “S” and “Y”
Setting of lot corners and survey monuments related to the above.
Together with all utilities, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, paving, on-site lighting, landscaping and other improvements appurtenant thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1; Certification of Improvements
That pursuant to the provisions of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Amendment, the City hereby certifies that the above listed public and private improvements have been constructed and completed in accordance with City standards and specifications.
Section 2. Notice of Completion
That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare and file a Notice of Completion in accordance with the California Civil Code upon adoption of this Resolution.
Section 3. Disposition of Improvement Securities
A. That the above described Warranty security in the amount of $ 3,348.00 covering the completed street light improvements shall be retained for a period of one year from the date of adoption of this Resolution in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to release said Warranty security following the expiration of the one-year warranty period, so long as any necessary warranty repairs have been completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering.
B. That the improvement security posted by WH Faithful Performance, Bond No.
PB03010410098, for $33,480.00 is hereby ordered released.
C. That the improvement security posted for Labor and Materials shall be held for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion in the above Section 2 in accordance with the Agreement and Section 66499.7(h) of the Government Code (Subdivision Map Act). The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to release said security following the expiration of the ninety (90) day period, so long as no claims have been filed against the security.
Section 5. Effective Date
That this Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
Section 6. Certification
That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and shall cause a certified copy of the Resolution to be recorded in Official Records by the Riverside County Recorder.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Cathedral City held on this _______ day of _________________, 2026 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
___________________________
Raymond Gregory, Mayor
City of Cathedral City, California
ATTEST:
__________________________
Christina Burton, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
__________________________ ____________________________ City Attorney Dir. Of Public Works