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AGENDA
OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CITY OF COACHELLA
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING
THE COUNCIL SITTING AS THE COACHELLA SANITARY DISTRICT,
COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COACHELLA FINANCING AUTHORITY,
COACHELLA EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL CORPORATION,
COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY, AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY July 26, 2023
5:00PM – CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
In-Person Meeting
Location:
Coachella City Hall
Council Chamber
1515 Sixth Street
Coachella, CA
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Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting July 26, 2023
CALL TO ORDER: - 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
“At this time the Council/ Board/Corporation/Authority may announce any items being pulled from the Agenda or continued to another date or request the moving of an item on the agenda” PUBLIC COMMENTS (CLOSED SESSION ITEMS):
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(b)(1)
1) Title: City Manager
2) Title: City Attorney
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/(e)(1) One (1) Potential Case
RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING: - 6:00 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
3. Presentation by Kounkuey Design Initiative on the City of Coachella Displacement Avoidance Plan WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
(It is recommended that Consent Items be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member or member of the audience.)
4. Regular Meeting Minutes of June 28, 2023, of the City of Coachella, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, and Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency.
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5. Voucher Listing- EFT's/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 Expenditures as of July 26, 2023 for $6,516,659.46
6. Department Quarterly Reports - 4th Quarter
7. Authorize Execution of Master Lease Equity Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for the Purchase of a 2024 Ford F550 in the amount of $155,847
8. Authorize Award of Central Park Architectural and Engineering Design Services Project No. P-31 in the amount of $838,888.00 to Albert A. Webb Associates
9. Reject IRC Backflow’s bid as “Non-Responsive”, and Approve Awarding a Contract for the Replacement of 600 Domestic Consumption Meters to the Van Dyke Corporation in the amount of $80,400.00 plus 10% contingency
10. Authorize Awarding a Stipend to City of Coachella Resident Engagement Academy Participants in the Amount of $250 to Each Participant for a Total of $6,250
11. Resolution No. 2023-58 approving a Part Time Public Works Parks Maintenance Worker, in the Parks Division, and Defunding a Part Time Parks Ranger position in the Parks and Recreation Division
12. Approve Updated Cooperative Agreement for El Grito Event between: the City of Coachella, Telemundo and Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino and Approve Operation of a Beer Garden at Rancho Las Flores Park for the 2023 El Grito Event
13. Award Construction Agreement to Superb Engineering for Las Luna & Calle Bouganvilia Retention Basin Landscape Improvements City Project No. LL-01 & LL-05 for $177,039
14. Authorize Award of a Professional Services Agreement to Rhythm Tech Productions LLC in the amount of $32,799.81 for the 2023 El Grito event
15. Authorize Execution of Rideshare Services Agreement with Latino Equity Advocacy Policy Institute and Authorize the City Manager to sign the Master Lease Equity Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for the purchase of seventeen (17) Model Y Teslas in the amount of $1,029,010
16. Coachella Valley 1 Apartments– Subordination Agreement NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE):
17. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternates to the League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo
18. Resolution No. 2023-30 Approving the Ratification of a Four Year Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between the City of Coachella and Teamsters Local 1932, representing the Confidential MidManagement Employees Bargaining Unit
19. Appointments to the Cultural and Arts Commission
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20. Making Findings on an Energy Services Contract and Facility Financing for an Energy Efficiency Project Required Under California Government Code Section 4217.10 et. seq. and Authorizing an Energy Services Contract
21. Execution of the Eleventh Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coachella and Sports Leagues.
22. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-55 Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for, Accept and Execute all Related Documents for Grant Funds in an Amount of Twenty-Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand ($29,500,000) Dollars from the State’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program, administered by the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and the Department of Conservation for Projects Within the Coachella Prospera Proposed Project area Authorizing the Execution of a Public Safety CFD Deferral Agreement, Partnership Agreement and all Other Required Documents
23. Authorize the Use and Purchase Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology
24. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-57 Authorizing the City of Coachella’s Participation in the County of Riverside’s Urban County Program for Fiscal Years 2024-25, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027
25. Authorize the Awarded Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Grant Funds that were Originally Intended to be Reimbursed to the City for the Land Acquisition Costs of the Transit Hub Site to be Used for the Construction of the Transit Hub; and Appropriate $497,556 from General Fund Reserves to Fund the Shortfall for the Transit Hub Project
26. Discussion Regarding City Council Meeting Schedule
PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL):
27. Introduce Ordinance No. 1206 City of Coachella Objective Design Standards for Multi-family Residential and Mixed-use Development - Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 22-04 is a Proposal to Amend Coachella Municipal Code Title 17, Zoning, Adopting Objective Design Standards for Multi-family Residential Development to apply to G-N General Neighborhood, U-N Urban Neighborhood, DT-PV Downtown Pueblo Viejo, DT-PV Transition, U-E Urban Employment and Neighborhood Commercial zones (First Reading)
28. City of Coachella Zoning Consistency Update General Plan Amendment No. 23-02, Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 22-03, and Change of Zone No. 23-01 a proposed update of the Official Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance for Consistency with the Coachella General Plan and Amendments to the General Plan 2035 and Official General Plan Map (City-Initiated)
29. General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Environmental Assessment No. 23-03 “General Plan Addendum Project” Establishment of General Plan Land use Designations for Three Areas That Were Evaluated as Part of the City of Coachella General Plan Planning Area in the Certified 2015 Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) but for Which no General Plan land use Designation was Identified. Areas Include:
(1) Generally Bounded by Dillon Road to the west, Fargo Canyon to the North, Parcel Boundaries to the east, and East Side Dike to the Southeast (Northern Project Area); (2) Generally bounded by Jackson Street on the west, approximately 0.25 mile north of 51st Avenue on the north, Calhoun Street on the east, and 52nd Avenue on the south (Western Project Area); and (3) Generally bounded by State Route 86 (SR-86) Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting July 26, 2023
to the west, Avenue 60 to the north, Lincoln Street to the east, and 62nd Avenue to the south (Southern Project Area) (Applicant: City-Initiated)
30. Public Hearing for Resolution No. 2023-52 Confirming the Assessment and Diagram and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments for the City of Coachella Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 through 40 for Fiscal Year 2032/2024
31. Adopt Resolution No. SD-2023-04 Authorizing the Collection of Residential Sanitary Sewer Rates for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Through the County of Riverside Tax Roll
32. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-48 Authorizing the Establishment of an Annual Special tax for City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services) and Annexation Areas Thereto for Fiscal Year 2023/2024
33. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-51 Approving a 36-Month Renewal of Entertainment Permit No. 22-02 for the Rancho Escondido Event Venue, an Outdoor Entertainment Venue Located on an 8.6-acre Site at 85321 Avenue 44 (APN# 696-520-014). Applicant: Leonel Lopez and Margarita Lopez PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS):
The public may address the City Council/Board/Corporation/ Authority on any item of interest to the public that is not on the agenda but is in the subject matter jurisdiction thereof. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes.
REPORTS AND REQUESTS:
Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees.
City Manager’s Comments.
ADJOURNMENT:
Complete Agenda Packets are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office at 53-462 Enterprise Way, Coachella, California, and on the City’s website www.coachella.org.
THIS MEETING IS ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES