Coachella City Council
October 14, 2026

City Hall Council Chamber
1515 Sixth Street, Coachella, California
(760) 398-3502  www.coachella.org
AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AND

REGULAR MEETING

OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA

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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

AND COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION
October 14, 2026
5:00 PM – 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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 Public comments may be received either in person, via email, or via Zoom. o In Person:

Anyone wishing to speak in person during the public comment period or on a particular item is required to fill out a Request to Speak Form. In order to be recognized, a Request to Speak Form must be turned in to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public comment period or before the agenda item is taken up by Council on which you wish to provide a comment.
o In Real Time via Zoom:

If participating in real time via Zoom, during the public comment period, participants must be visible on camera and use the “raise hand” function on Zoom.
o In Writing via Email:

If providing a written comment by email, you may submit your public comment to the City Council by emailing [email protected]. To comment by email, submit your comments no later than 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting by emailing your name, agenda item (if applicable), and your comment. Any correspondence received by the deadline will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration before action is taken on the matter, during the meeting and upon request one (1) hard copy of the written

Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting October 14, 2026

public comments will be available for the public’s view, and written comments will be retained for the official records. Written comments will not be read aloud at City Council meetings.  The live stream of the meeting may be viewed online by accessing the city's website at www.coachella.org, and clicking on the "Watch Council Meetings" tab located on the home page, and then clicking on the "live" button.

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 APPOINTMENT (Govt. Code Section 54957(b)(1)) Title: City Attorney

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) Two (2) Potential Cases

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Elsa Corona v. City of Coachella
Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVPS2407888

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Coalition for Clean Air v. City of Coachella (EV Charging) Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVPS2607430

5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: Assessor’s Parcel No. 763-412-040
Agency Negotiator: City Manager Gustavo J. Romo
Negotiating Parties: Silvia Paz, Alianza Coachella Valley Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING: - 6:00 P.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting October 14, 2026

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CITY COUNCIL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE:

PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) (LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES. IF ADDITIONAL TIME IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY WILL BE HEARD AFTER. PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR):

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.

PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

6. Presentation of Proclamation to Lideres Campesinas Youth Group

7. Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

8. Proclamation Presented to Chuckwalla National Monument

9. Proclamation Presented to Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and East Coachella Valley Pride 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.)

10. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of September 21, 2026, 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, Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency and Coachella Parks and Recreation

11. Voucher Listing- EFT's/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2026-27 Expenditures as of October 14, 2026, $2,871,462.53

12. Investment Report June 30, 2026

13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1232, Regulating the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Products with the City of Coachella

14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1233, adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment

15. Ordinance No. 1236 on Behalf of CFD No. 2005-01 Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed to Said District (2nd Reading)

Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting October 14, 2026

16. Authorize a Sponsorship Agreement with the Animal Samaritans in the Amount of $20,000 for Free Pet Sterilization Services for City of Coachella Residents

17. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-61 Authorizing the City of Coachella Community Development Department to Access Cannabis State-Level Summary Criminal History Information

18. Approve Resolution 2026-57 Forgiving Certain General Fund and Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) Interfund Loans to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200), Effective Retroactive to June 30, 2026

19. Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report Prepared Pursuant to Government Code Section 66006 (Mitigation Fee Act / AB 1600)

20. Resolution No. 2026-60 – Approval of Fiscal Year 2026/27 Salary Adjustments for Water & Sanitation/Utilities Employees

21. Determine the Dateland Park Skatepark Project, City Project P-27 to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and authorize City Staff to File a Notice of Exemption

22. Approve a Sponsorship Request from the County of Riverside District 4 in the Amount of $4,000 to Support the 35th Annual Senior Inspiration Awards Ceremony and Approve the Nomination of Ms. Ramona Negrete as the City of Coachella Honoree
NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE):

23. Approval of Three-Year Sponsorship Agreement with the SoCal Arena Company, LLC, in Connection with the Coachella Valley Lakers, with a Base Sponsorship Fee of $46,824

24. Approval of the Third Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement Amending the Purpose and Powers of the Joint Powers Authority for Visit Greater Palm Springs

25. Discussion of Proposed Social and Mental Health Care Coordination Services with Care Solace, Inc.

Utilizing Opioid Settlement Funds

26. Urgency Ordinance No. 1239 Establishing Expedited Permitting Procedures for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

27. Receive and File the Water and Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study Prepared by NewGen Strategies & Solutions and Authorize Staff to Initiate the Proposition 218 Notice and Public Hearing Process for Proposed Water and Wastewater Rates for Fiscal Years 2027 through 2031 PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL):

28. A Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-59 of the City Council of the City of Coachella: Request for conditional approval of Tentative Parcel Map 39721; CUP 324 to allow commercial cannabis uses; CUP 325 to allow drive through restaurant; CUP 326 to allow service station and mini-mart; and AR 20-04 to approve site design, architecture and signage (billboard); and introduction and first reading of Ordinance No. 1237 for Change of Zone, CZ 20-01, modifying the Zoning Map from MH to MS and CG and Ordinance

Agenda City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting October 14, 2026

1238 for DA 25-02 to approve a Development Agreement; for 43± acres of land located at the northwest corner of Airport Boulevard and SR 86 (APNs 763-330-013, 763-330-018, and 763-330-029); and Resolution No. 2026-58 certifying the Coachella Airport Business Park Development Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2023040106), adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Applicant: Empire Airport LLC.

REPORTS AND REQUESTS:

Council Discussion on Future Agenda Items
Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees.

Department Director Reports
 City Clerk – November 11, 2026 Council Meeting
 Public Works Director/City Engineer – Special Events Update 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.

Americans with Disabilities Act: The meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) please contact the office of the City Clerk at 760-398-3502 extension 102 or via email [email protected]. Notification 24 hours prior to the meeting will help the City make reasonable arrangements.

Closed Caption and Translation: Closed Caption and Translation are accessible through City website live-stream and Zoom Webinar audio-visual platform and accessible in real-time to all teleconference attendees. Members of the public must activate the “Show Captions” feature on their device for closed caption; and may use the “Options Arrow” to select from the list of available languages for translation.

WHEREAS, domestic violence is a common, but intolerable situation in the Coachella Valley, as elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is one of the most under-reported crime; and WHEREAS, domestic violence doesn’t discriminate of any race, age, gender or economic status can be a victim; and
WHEREAS, education and intervention are productive tools toward the prevention of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, Lideres Campesinas of Coachella Valley has taken a leadership role in stemming the tide of domestic violence; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Frank Figueroa, Mayor and Council of the City of Coachella, by the power vested in us, do hereby recognize
Lideres Campesinas Youth Group
For their significant efforts and support by providing awareness and referring victims/survivors to the proper agencies.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the official seal of the City of
Coachella, California to be affixed this 14
th day of
October 2026.
______________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa, Mayor
City of Coachella, California

Item 6.

Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award
Government Finance Officers Association · FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Report to the City Council

Item 7.

City of Coachella | GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Coachella earned GFOA’s top budget honor
Independent reviewers judge every budget on how well it works as:
1 A policy document 2 A financial plan
3 An operations guide 4 A communications device
1,900+
governments participate in the program
25 criteria scored by three independent
reviewers
2

Item 7.

City of Coachella | GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Proficient or better across the board
4 of 4
overall categories rated Proficient or better by all
three reviewers
12 “Outstanding” scores across the 25 criteria
Outstanding
one reviewer’s rating of the budget as a
communications device
What reviewers singled out
✓
Priorities & Issues
“Detailed and discussed implications and plan to manage.

Outstanding.”
✓
Department/Fund Matrix
“The matrix makes the relationship between the funds and the departments clear.”
✓
Budget in Brief
“An excellent way to highlight the budget.”
✓
Linked Table of Contents
“The links are very useful in navigating the budget.”
3

Item 7.

City of Coachella | GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Scores rose sharply on last year’s weakest criteria

1.0 1.0

1.7 1.7

2.3 2.3

2.7 3.0

2.3 3.0

3.0 3.0

3.0 3.7
Glossary
Performance Measures
Financial Policies
Dept. Goals & Objectives
Debt
Understandability
Table of Contents
Average reviewer score (1 = not present, 3 = proficient, 4 = outstanding) FY 2025-26 submission FY 2026-27 submission
3 of 4
mandatory criteria flagged as
deficient last year are now
fully proficient: Financial
Policies, Debt, and Capital
Program.

A new glossary, financial policies
section, debt schedules, and a
criteria location guide drove the
gains.
4

Item 7.

City of Coachella | GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award One item to finish: performance measures
Awarded on a qualified basis
• Performance measures were added for every
division this year, but show FY 2026-27
targets only.
• GFOA requires at least three years of data:
prior-year actual, current-year estimate, and
budget-year target.
• Must be corrected by the next submission, or
within two budget cycles at the latest, to
keep the award.

Plan for the FY 2027-28 budget
1 Track FY 2026-27 results
Divisions report actuals against this year’s targets.
2 Rebuild prior-year data
Recover FY 2025-26 actuals for key measures from
existing records.
3 Add a long-range forecast
Multi-year financial plan for major funds
(recommended criterion).
4 Submit within 90 days
Next budget goes to GFOA within 90 days of adoption.
5

Item 7.

Thank you
GFOA also presented a Certificate of
Recognition for Budget Preparation to the City’s
Finance Department.

A commemorative plaque or medallion will
arrive by mail.

Questions?

Item 7.

WHEREAS, the Chuckwalla National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on January 14, 2025, protecting approximately 624,270 acres of federal public lands in Riverside and Imperial Counties; and
WHEREAS, the Monument protects significant desert landscapes, wildlife habitat, open space, and scenic, recreational, scientific, and cultural resources that are important to the City of Coachella, the Coachella Valley, and Southern California; and
WHEREAS, these lands are part of the ancestral and living cultural landscapes of the Iviatim (Cahuilla), Nüwü (Chemehuevi), Pipa Aha Macav (Mojave), Kwatsáan (Quechan), Maara’yam and Marringayam (Serrano), and other Indigenous peoples, and contain sacred sites, cultural resources, and traditional places of significance; and
WHEREAS, the Chuckwalla National Monument provides opportunities for recreation, education, scientific research, cultural connection, and appreciation of the California desert for present and future generations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Coachella recognizes the importance of preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage and responsibly stewarding the desert lands that contribute to the quality of life and well-being of our communities;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Frank Figueroa, Mayor and Council of the City of Coachella, by the power vested in us, do hereby recognize the
Chuckwalla National Monument
and urge all residents of the City of Coachella to join us in celebrating the Monument’s importance to our region’s natural, cultural, and recreational heritage.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the official seal of the City of
Coachella, California to be affixed this 14th day of
October 2026.
______________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa, Mayor
City of Coachella, California

Item 8.

WHEREAS, in 2016, students from Coachella Valley High School and Desert Mirage High School joined community partners in a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project to better understand the experiences, needs, and hopes of LGBTQ+ people in the Eastern Coachella Valley; and WHEREAS, the project demonstrated the value of engaging young people directly in research and community conversations about issues affecting their peers and community; and WHEREAS, the work initiated through YPAR helped foster lasting partnerships and community engagement that continue to support LGBTQ+ visibility and connection throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, over the past decade, the East Coachella Valley has continued to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity, culture, and community through the East Coachella Valley Pride Festival and other community efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Coachella recognizes the significance of this 10-year milestone and the lasting contributions of the youth and community partners who helped begin this work; NOW THEREFORE, I, Frank Figueroa, Mayor and Council of the City of Coachella, by the power vested in us, do hereby recognize
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and
East Coachella Valley Pride
and urge all residents of the City of Coachella to join us in celebrating the youth voices and community partnerships that have strengthened LGBTQ+ connection and visibility throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the official seal of the City of
Coachella, California to be affixed this 14th day of
October 2026.
______________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa, Mayor
City of Coachella, California

Item 9.

City Hall Council Chamber
1515 Sixth Street, Coachella, California
(760) 398-3502  www.coachella.org

MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AND

SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA

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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

AND COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION
September 21, 2026
5:00 PM – CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
In-Person Meeting
Location:

Coachella City Hall
Council Chamber
1515 Sixth Street
Coachella, CA
If you would like to attend the meeting via Zoom, here is the link:
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 Public comments may be received either in person, via email, or via Zoom. o In Person:

Anyone wishing to speak in person during the public comment period or on a particular item is required to fill out a Request to Speak Form. In order to be recognized, a Request to Speak Form must be turned in to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public comment period or before the agenda item is taken up by Council on which you wish to provide a comment.
o In Real Time via Zoom:

If participating in real time via Zoom, during the public comment period, participants must be visible on camera and use the “raise hand” function on Zoom.
o In Writing via Email:

If providing a written comment by email, you may submit your public comment to the City Council by emailing [email protected]. To comment by email, submit your comments no later than 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting by emailing your name, agenda item (if applicable), and your comment. Any correspondence received by the deadline will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration before action is taken on the matter, during the meeting and upon request one (1) hard copy of the written

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

public comments will be available for the public’s view, and written comments will be retained for the official records. Written comments will not be read aloud at City Council meetings.  The live stream of the meeting may be viewed online by accessing the city's website at www.coachella.org, and clicking on the "Watch Council Meetings" tab located on the home page, and then clicking on the "live" button.

CALL TO ORDER: - 5:00 P.M.

Mayor Dr. Figueroa called the City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting of the City of Coachella to order at 5:03 p.m.

ROLL CALL:

Present: Councilmember Martinez (arrived at 5:08 p.m.), Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen (arrived at 5:44 p.m.), Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa

Absent: City Clerk and Treasurer
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” Motion: To approve the agenda
Made by: Mayor Pro Tem Perez,
Seconded by: Mayor Dr. Figueroa
Approved: 3-0
AYES: Councilmember Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Martinez and Councilmember Virgen PUBLIC COMMENTS (CLOSED SESSION ITEMS):

None
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Desert Valley Builders Association v. The City of Coachella, et al.

Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC1900832

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING: - 6:00 P.M.

The City Council reconvened into open session at 6:00 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Lee Espinoza led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:

No reportable action taken.

CITY COUNCIL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE:

None
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) (LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES. IF ADDITIONAL TIME IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY WILL BE HEARD AFTER. PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR):

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.

1. James Rodriguez
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

2. HeadTrip Festival Update

3. Proclamations Presented to Coachella Boxing Club Boxers

4. 2026 Legislative Session Summary — Chromium-6, State Budget, and Bills of Note

5. Presentation on the Contract Law Enforcement Services WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
(It is recommended that Consent Items be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member.)

6. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2026, 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, Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency and Coachella Parks and Recreation

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

7. Voucher Listing- EFT's/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2026-27 Expenditures as of September 21, 2026, $1,304,276.50

8. Amendment No. 1 with Albert A. Webb Associates to provide Professional Engineering and Landscape Architecture Services for the Coachella Active Transportation and Urban Greening Projects, City Projects P-27, P-28, P-33, ST-142 and ST-143 in an amount not-to-exceed $88,795.

9. Letter Agreement with Hemet Fence Corp. in the amount of $25,778 for the Installation of Fencing Along the South Side of Old Avenue 52 between Hernandez Street and the CV Link Trail, Project PW 2026-08

10. Amendment No. 7 to the Professional Services Agreement with Angenious Engineering Services, Inc. in the amount of $7,970,641 to provide Professional Engineering Services for the Avenue 50 Bridge over the Whitewater Channel Project, City Project ST-69.

11. Letter Agreement with Vintage Associates dba Vintage Outdoors in the Amount of $37,689.00 to Purchase Seed for the 2026 Park Turf Seed Project, Project # PW 2026-07

12. Amendment No. 3 Agreement with IDS Group to provide additional design services for the Library Annex Project, City Project F-33 in an amount not to exceed $120,000.

13. Authorize the City of Coachella's Tacos, Tequila and Chavela’s Festival beer and tequila garden operation on October 17, 2026 at Veterans’ Memorial Park from 4pm-8pm.

14. Adopt the First Amendment to Agreement by and Between City of Coachella and Sunline Transit Agency Concerning Advertising, Installation and Maintenance Related to Bus Shelters Public Comment:

1. James Rodriguez on item #10
Motion: To approve the Consent Calendar
Made by: Councilmember Martinez
Seconded by: Councilmember Virgen
Approved: 5-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE):

15. Designate a Voting Delegate and Alternates to the League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

Motion: To nominate Councilmember Martinez as a Voting Delegate and Mayor Dr. Figueroa and Councilmember Delgado as Alternates to the League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

16. Discussion of Proposed Social and Mental Health Care Coordination Services with Care Solace, Inc.

Utilizing Opioid Settlement Funds
Motion: To continue this item to the next Council meeting on October 14, 2026 Made by: Councilmember Virgen
Seconded by: Councilmember Martinez
Approved: 5-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

17. Amendment No. 1 to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Joint Powers Agreement to Update Membership Requirements for Alternates on the Executive Committee and Bylaws Governing Attendance by Executive Committee Members
Motion: To approve Amendment No. 1 to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Joint Powers Agreement to Update Membership Requirements for Alternates on the Executive Committee and Bylaws Governing Attendance by Executive Committee Members Made by: Councilmember Delgado
Seconded by: Mayor Dr. Figueroa
Approved: 5-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

18. Construction Contract with Riverside Construction Company, Inc. in the Amount of $48,709,821.10 Plus 10% Contingency for the Construction of the Avenue 50 Bridge Over the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel (CVSC), City Project No.ST-69
Public Comment:

1. James Rodriguez
Motion: To approve Construction Contract with Riverside Construction Company, Inc. in the Amount of $48,709,821.10 Plus 10% Contingency for the Construction of the Avenue 50 Bridge Over the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel (CVSC), City Project No.ST-69 Made by: Councilmember Martinez
Seconded by: Councilmember Virgen
Approved: 5-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

19. Coachella Resident Engagement Academy
Motion: To approve Coachella Resident Engagement Academy with the addition to provide a Certificate of Recognition of the program to the graduates
Made by: Mayor Dr. Figueroa
Seconded by: Mayor Pro Tem Perez
Approved: 5-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Perez, and Mayor Dr. Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

20. City of Coachella Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Study Final Report Mayor Dr. Figueroa stepped away at 7:29 p.m. and returned at 7:32 p.m.

Public Comment:

1. James Rodriguez

21. Authorize Staff to Advertise the Rancho Las Flores Park Expansion Project, City Project P-31

Item 10.

Minutes City Council Closed Session and Special Meeting September 21, 2026

Mayor Pro Tem Perez excused herself from the meeting at 8:01 p.m.

Motion: To Authorize Staff to Advertise the Rancho Las Flores Park Expansion Project, City Project P31 Made by: Councilmember Delgado
Seconded by: Mayor Dr. Figueroa
Approved: 4-0
AYES: Councilmember Martinez, Councilmember Delgado, Councilmember Virgen, and Mayor Dr.

Figueroa
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Perez
PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL):

NONE
REPORTS AND REQUESTS:

Council Discussion on Future Agenda Items
Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees.

Department Director Reports
 Utilities – Proposition 218
Councilmember Virgen stepped away at 8:13 p.m. and returned at 8:15 p.m.

City Manager’s Comments.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Dr. Figueroa adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
____________________________________
Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:

PREPARED BY:

Gustavo J. Romo, City Manager
Lincoln Bogard, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Investment Report June 30, 2026
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the investment report for June 2026.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

On June 12, 2024, the City of Coachella along with its component units (Sanitary District, Educational & Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Fire Protection District and Water Authority) approved and adopted the current “Statement of Investment Policy”.

Pursuant to Section 16 of that policy, the City Treasurer shall provide to the City Council a monthly investment report which provides a clear picture of the status of the current investment portfolio.

This report shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each type of investment held in the City’s investment portfolio: the issuer; amount of investment; current market value; yield on investment; income generated from investments; dollar amount invested on all securities, investments and moneys held by the local agency; and shall additionally include a description of any of the local agency’s funds, investments, or programs; and a description of unusual investment activity or developments during the month for which the report is prepared. This information shall be provided for all City and component unit pooled investments, as well as for bond accounts, which are managed by outside Fiscal Agents.

The interest rates presented are the most current rates available as of the date of these reports. The market values presented for pooled City investments are based on closing prices for the related investments as of the date of these reports. This information was obtained from the Wall Street Journal or other reliable sources of market prices.

The Market values presented for investments managed by fiscal agents are based on amounts reported by the fiscal agent on their investment statements. The purchase date and type of investment are not included for funds held by fiscal agents.

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Attached is the Treasurer’s Report of Investments which includes an overview on investments which provides information on investment activity, withdrawals and deposits, interest earned, payment of interest and payment of principal as of the months ended June 30, 2026. In addition, this report includes detailed information and current activity on individual investments.

All City investments are in compliance with the guidelines established for Authorized Investments as specified in the Investment Policy, Section 8.

There was no unusual investment activity to report.

The City and Districts have sufficient funds to meet their expenditure requirements for the next six months.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None, this report is to receive and file only.

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BALANCE RECEIPT DISBURSEMENT BALANCE
Bank Statement 7,112,802.00 20,806,285.90 20,919,087.90 7,000,000.00 1 Cleared Deposits in Transit
Cash & Checks 34,295.14 (34,295.14) - 2
e ACH Receipt Correction In-Transit - -
Credit Cards 15,480.98 (15,480.98)
Deposits in Transit
Cash & Checks 234,482.80 234,482.80 3
-
Credit Cards 23,922.44 23,922.44 4
Last Month's O/S Checks (610,422.33) (610,422.33) -
Outstanding Checks 450,386.43 (450,386.43) 5
Reconciled Bank Balance 6,552,155.79 21,014,915.02 20,759,052.00 6,808,018.81 Book Balance 6,552,155.79 6,552,155.79
Daily Cash Received
Cash Receipts 8,329,308.66 8,329,308.66 6
Book Transfers In 186,837.80 186,837.80 7
Adjusting Journal Entries 0.00 0.00 8
Other Fees And Revenues Affecting Cash
NSF/Chargeback 1,184.92 (1,184.92) 9
Merchant Fees 14,680.18 (14,680.18) 10
Client Analysis 4,801.30 (4,801.30) 11
Currency Purchase 1,188.00 (1,188.00) 12
Cash Disbursements
Payroll transfers 1,416,829.31 (1,416,829.31) 13
Check Disbursements 9,668,371.76 (9,668,371.76) 14
Voided check(s) (600.00) 600.00 15
WF Adjustments 130.16 171.33 (41.17) 16
AJEs for EFT Payments 8,876.26 (8,876.26) 17
Transfers to SWEEP INVESTMENT 12,498,537.23 5,617,107.51 6,881,429.72 18 Wire to LAIF 4,000,000.00 (4,000,000.00) 17
US Bank CC Pmt - - 8
-
-
6,552,155.79 21,014,813.85 20,732,610.57 6,834,359.07
DIFFERENCE (Short)Over - (101.17) (26,441.43) 26,340.26 City of Coachella
Bank Reconciliation - Wells Fargo Bank A/C#7100772636
June 30, 2026
F:\Banking\Bank Recs\FY2025-26\2026 - 06\2026-06 - Bank Reconciliation.xlsx 10/5/2026 6:10 PM

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BALANCE RECEIPT DISBURSEMENT BALANCE
City of Coachella
Bank Reconciliation - Wells Fargo Bank A/C#7100772636
June 30, 2026
GL Balance - Wells Fargo Bank A/C#7100772636
6/30/2026 GL Balance 8,517,890.65 19
In Transit Permit Refunds 3,315.60 20
STAGECOACH SWEEP Ending Balance (519,755.53) 21
Funds Pending Redemption 181,014.32 22
TCC Grant Account (1,353,634.73) 23
Less Payroll (WFB) 5,349.12 24
G/L Balance WF only 6,834,179.43
DIFFERENCE (Short)Over b
Completed by: Lourdes Marron Date: 7/20/2026
Reviewed By: Date:

F:\Banking\Bank Recs\FY2025-26\2026 - 06\2026-06 - Bank Reconciliation.xlsx 10/5/2026 6:10 PM

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BALANCE RECEIPT DISBURSEMENT BALANCE
Bank Statement 0.00 1,416,829.31 1,416,829.31 - 25
Last Month's Outstanding Checks (11,030.54) (11,030.54) - Current Month's Outstanding Checks 5,349.12 (5,349.12) 26 Reconciled Bank Balance (11,030.54) 1,416,829.31 1,411,147.89 (5,349.12) Book Balance (11,030.54) (11,030.54)
Revenue Postings (transfer amt) 1,416,829.31 1,416,829.31 13 WFB Adjustments - - - 27
Rejected ACHs - - 28
- -
Voided Checks - - - 29
Total Payroll Checks 240,948.35
Total Direct Deposits 905,890.46 (1,146,838.81) 30
AJE# 2526-04005 PERS Rounding (0.13) 0.13 31
July Payday 264,309.21 (264,309.21)
-
-
(11,030.54) 1,416,829.31 1,411,147.89 (5,349.12)
DIFFERENCE - - - 0.00
GL Balance - Payroll Account # 4943186197
6/30/2026 GL Balance (WF Payroll & General 8,517,890.65 In Transit Permit Refunds 3,315.60
STAGECOACH SWEEP Ending Balance (519,755.53)
Funds Pending Investment 181,014.32
TCC Grant Bank Account (1,353,634.73)
-
G/L balance both banks 6,828,830.31
Less WF portion 6,834,359.07
G/L WF Payroll only (5,528.76)
Difference (Short/Over) 179.64
Completed by: Lourdes Marron Date: 7/14/2026
Reviewed By: Date:

City of Coachella
Bank Reconciliation -Payroll Account **6197
June 30, 2026
F:\Banking\Bank Recs\FY2025-26\2026 - 06\2026-06 - Bank Reconciliation.xlsx 10/5/2026 6:10 PM

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Commercial Checking Acct Public Funds
Account number: 7100772636 June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 Page 1 of 9 ©2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Allrights reserved. Member FDIC.
(114)
Questions?
Call Global Payments & Liquidity Service
1-800-AT WELLS (1-800-289-3557)
Online: wellsfargo.com
Write: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (114)
San Francisco Wholesale
PO Box 63020
San Francisco, CA 94163

CITY OF COACHELLA

GENERAL OPERATING ACCOUNT
53990 ENTERPRISE WAY
COACHELLA CA 92236-2724
Account summary
Commercial Checking Acct Public Funds
Account number Beginning balance Total credits Total debits Ending balance 7100772636 $7,112,802.00 $20,806,285.90 -$20,919,087.90 $7,000,000.00 Credits
Deposits
Effective
date
Posted
date Amount Transaction detail
06/08 06/09 30.16 Reversal of Check Posted 6-08-26 Stale Date Our Ref: 6-08-26 00000000 06/17 06/18 100.00 Reversal of Check Posted 6-17-26 Reposted 6-18-26 as Serial 0000125335 Our Ref: 6-17-26 00000000
$130.16 Total deposits
Electronic deposits/bank credits
Effective
date
Posted
date Amount Transaction detail
06/01 64.19 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 06/01 1,987.62 Ecs E-Box Settle Ebx Settle 060126 City of Coachel x 06/01 2,067.63 Vb-S1 Issuer, Ll 003876/397 15704492 Rmr*Ik*ACH\ 06/01 2,105.19 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 06/01 3,585.23 06/01Bankcard Deposit -0482213064
06/01 4,641.24 Global Payments Global Dep 202605 8788240061822 City of Coachella Util 06/01 5,233.42 06/01Bankcard Deposit -0482213064
06/01 10,481.52 06/01Bankcard Deposit -0482213064
06/01 385,565.25 Sweep Transfer From Investment
06/02 1,743.42 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 06/02 3,889.02 Ecs E-Box Settle Ebx Settle 060226 City of Coachel x 06/02 6,296.25 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 06/02 13,658.97 06/02Bankcard Deposit -0482213064
06/02 416,828.72 Sweep Transfer From Investment
06/03 474.17 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 06/03 2,177.32 Ecs E-Box Settle Ebx Settle 060326 City of Coachel x 06/03 4,260.35 ACH Origination - Citycoac - File Ebillxprss Coid 3956000693 Sheet Seq = 0039907
Sheet 00001 of 00009

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STAGECOACH SWEEP
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

THIS STATEMENT COVERS 06/01/2026 THROUGH 06/30/2026

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT GLOBAL PAYMENTS AND LIQUIDITY SERVICE AT 1-800-AT-WELLS (1-800-289-3557).

ALLSPRING TREASURY PLUS MMF INST CLS
Transaction Detail
Date Description Amount
6-01-2026 Beginning Balance 1,071,502.65
6-01-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 6,148,025.98
6-01-2026 Reinvested Dividend 642.30
6-02-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 385,565.25
6-03-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 416,828.72
6-04-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 125,215.07
6-05-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 2,798,634.57
6-08-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 95,819.88
6-09-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 3,702,522.69
6-10-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 3,025,704.06
6-11-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 4,154.74
6-12-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 154,425.64
6-15-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 27,631.80
6-16-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 1,852,772.31
6-17-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 485,334.64
6-18-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 295,902.38
6-22-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 40,272.00
6-23-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 538,513.37
6-24-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 2,967,605.19
6-26-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 619,600.43
6-29-2026 Next Day Sweep Purchase 149,141.39
6-30-2026 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 248,986.29
6-30-2026 Ending Balance 519,755.53
Daily Balance Information
Date Investment Balance Annualized Fund Yield Daily Dividend Factor Daily Accrual 06-01 7,220,170.93 3.522 % .000096499 696.74
06-02 6,834,605.68 3.513 % .000096271 657.97
06-03 6,417,776.96 3.511 % .000096203 617.41
06-04 6,542,992.03 3.508 % .000096120 628.91
06-05 3,744,357.46 3.514 % .000096292 360.55
06-06* 3,648,537.58 3.514 % .000096292 351.32

CITY OF COACHELLA

GENERAL OPERATING ACCOUNT
53990 ENTERPRISE WAY
COACHELLA CA 92236-2724
Account Number - DDA
7100772636

FUND SUMMARY
Dividends Earned YTD 55,296.29
Federal Withholding YTD .00
7-Day Simple Yield 3.52659 %
Federal Withholding .00
Beginning Balance 1,071,502.65
Prior Months Dividends Reinvested 642.30 +
Shares Purchased 11,765,133.49 +
Shares Redeemed 12,317,522.91 -
Ending Balance 519,755.53
Dividends Earned in Current Month 9,515.02
Funds Pending Redemption 181,014.32-

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Commercial Chkg Acct W Int Pub Funds
Account number: 4474488020 June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 Page 1 of 2 ©2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Allrights reserved. Member FDIC.
(182)
Questions?
Call Global Payments & Liquidity Service
1-800-AT WELLS (1-800-289-3557)
Online: wellsfargo.com
Write: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (182)
PO Box 63020
San Francisco, CA 94163

CITY OF COACHELLA

TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES
53990 ENTERPRISE WAY
COACHELLA CA 92236-2724
Account summary
Commercial Chkg Acct W Int Pub Funds
Account number Beginning balance Total credits Total debits Ending balance 4474488020 $1,537,222.65 $3,249.88 -$186,837.80 $1,353,634.73 Interest summary
Annual percentage yield earned this period 0.48%
Interest earned during this period $541.23
Year to date interest and bonuses paid $3,886.66
Credits
Electronic deposits/bank credits
Effective
date
Posted
date Amount Transaction detail
06/03 405.92 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 0426 000004474488020 06/03 431.14 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 0326 000004474488020 06/03 434.45 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 0226 000004474488020 06/03 451.10 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 0126 000004474488020 06/03 483.31 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 1225 000004474488020 06/03 502.73 Client Analysis Srvc Chrg 260602 Rev Chge 1125 000004474488020 06/30 541.23 Interest Payment
$3,249.88 Total electronic deposits/bank credits
$3,249.88 Total credits
Sheet Seq = 0022296
Sheet 00001 of 00002

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Commercial Checking Acct Public Funds
Account number: 4943186197 June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 Page 1 of 3 ©2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Allrights reserved. Member FDIC.
(182)
Questions?
Call Global Payments & Liquidity Service
1-800-AT WELLS (1-800-289-3557)
Online: wellsfargo.com
Write: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (182)
PO Box 63020
San Francisco, CA 94163

CITY OF COACHELLA

PAYROLL
53990 ENTERPRISE WAY
COACHELLA CA 92236-2724
Account summary
Commercial Checking Acct Public Funds
Account number Beginning balance Total credits Total debits Ending balance 4943186197 $0.00 $1,416,829.31 -$1,416,829.31 $0.00
Credits
Electronic deposits/bank credits
Effective
date
Posted
date Amount Transaction detail
06/01 8,730.17 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/02 260,348.21 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/04 7,025.00 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/05 109,266.72 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/08 3,174.47 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/10 14.00 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/11 2,907.21 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/15 1,319.68 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/16 383,278.34 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/17 2,773.65 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/18 89,422.93 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/22 5,318.60 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/23 57,868.81 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/24 211,121.39 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/25 21.00 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/26 3,189.08 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/29 3,748.16 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 06/30 267,301.89 ZBA Balance Account Transfer From 7100772636 $1,416,829.31 Total electronic deposits/bank credits
$1,416,829.31 Total credits
Sheet Seq = 0004599
Sheet 00001 of 00003

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STAGECOACH SWEEP
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

THIS STATEMENT COVERS 06/01/2025 THROUGH 06/30/2025

FUNDS HELD ON COMPANY'S BEHALF IN THE OMNIBUS DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AT BANK ARE

DEPOSITS AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FDIC INSURANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FDIC RULES AND LIMITS. COMPANY'S MMMF SHARES HELD IN THE OMNIBUS INVESTMENT ACCOUNT IN

BANK'S NAME AT THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MMMF ARE NOT DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FDIC INSURANCE. COMPANY IS THE OWNER OF ITS MMMF SHARES.

ALLSPRING TREASURY PLUS MMF INST CLS
Transaction Detail
Date Description Amount
6-01-2025 Beginning Balance 6,189,538.16
6-02-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 29,770.50
6-02-2025 Reinvested Dividend 8,304.92
6-03-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 658,654.21
6-04-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 564,483.45
6-05-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 3,411,064.10
6-06-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 905,196.85
6-09-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 28,313.64
6-10-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 394,058.55
6-11-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 2,955,475.91
6-12-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 90,159.34
6-13-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 38,667.30
6-16-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 99,207.68
6-17-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 39,276.66
6-18-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 67,082.61
6-20-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 11,827.26
6-23-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 361,887.88
6-24-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 758,203.74
6-25-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 1,481,105.67
6-26-2025 Sweep Funds Return To DDA 1,469,645.69
6-27-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 482,438.14
6-30-2025 Next Day Sweep Purchase 319,615.06
6-30-2025 Ending Balance 5,752,706.12
Daily Balance Information
Date Investment Balance Annualized Fund Yield Daily Dividend Factor Daily Accrual 06-01* 6,168,072.58 4.180 % .000114544 706.52
06-02 6,168,072.58 4.174 % .000114359 705.37
06-03 5,509,418.37 4.153 % .000113806 627.00

CITY OF COACHELLA

GENERAL OPERATING ACCOUNT
53990 ENTERPRISE WAY
COACHELLA CA 92236-2724
Account Number - DDA
7100772636

FUND SUMMARY
Dividends Earned YTD 112,043.08
Federal Withholding YTD .00
7-Day Simple Yield 4.18191 %
Federal Withholding .00
Beginning Balance 6,189,538.16
Prior Months Dividends Reinvested 8,304.92 +
Shares Purchased 6,860,498.64 +
Shares Redeemed 7,305,635.60 -
Ending Balance 5,752,706.12
Dividends Earned in Current Month 23,613.84
Funds Pending Redemption 132,042.00-

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Local Agency Investment
Fund
P.O. Box 942809
Sacramento, CA 94209-0001
(916) 653-3001
July 01, 2026
LAIF Home
PMIA Average Monthly Yields
AB3107 S/A CITY OF COACHELLA FOR
COACHELLA RDA 1998 TAB

FINANCE DIRECTOR
1515 6TH STREET
COACHELLA, CA 92236
Account Number: 11-33-001
Jun 2026 Statement Tran Type
Definitions
Account Summary
Total Deposit: 0.00
Total Withdrawal: 0.00
Beginning Balances Ending Balances
Principal: 0.00 Principal: 0.00
Interest: 144.25 Interest: 144.25
Grand Total: 144.25
Bond ID Bond Name Principal Balance Next Maturity
Date
9201031 1990 PROJECT AREA #4 0.00 1/1/2012
9201032 1991 PROJECT AREA #3 0.00 1/31/2012
9812231 1998 TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING, AREA #3 0.00 1/31/2012 7/1/26, 10:26 AM LAIF Bond Statement
https://laifms.treasurer.ca.gov/BondStatement.aspx 1/1

Item 12.

Local Agency Investment
Fund
P.O. Box 942809
Sacramento, CA 94209-0001
(916) 653-3001
July 01, 2026
LAIF Home
PMIA Average Monthly Yields

S/A CITY OF COACHELLA FOR

COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

FINANCE DIRECTOR
1515 6TH STREET
COACHELLA, CA 92236
Account Number: 65-33-004
June 2026 Statement
Tran Type Definitions
Account Summary
Total Deposit: 0.00 Beginning Balance: 2,885.77
Total Withdrawal: 0.00 Ending Balance: 2,885.77
7/1/26, 10:26 AM LAIF Regular Monthly Statement
https://laifms.treasurer.ca.gov/RegularStatement.aspx 1/1

Item 12.

Local Agency Investment
Fund
P.O. Box 942809
Sacramento, CA 94209-0001
(916) 653-3001
July 01, 2026
LAIF Home
PMIA Average Monthly Yields

CITY OF COACHELLA

FINANCE DIRECTOR
1515 SIXTH STREET
COACHELLA, CA 92236
Account Number: 98-33-171
June 2026 Statement
Tran Type Definitions
Effective
Date
Transaction
Date
Tran
Type Confirm
Number
Web
Confirm
Number Authorized Caller Amount
6/5/2026 6/4/2026 RD 1800843 1761544 LINCOLN BOGARD 4,000,000.00 Account Summary
Total Deposit: 4,000,000.00 Beginning Balance: 19,428,613.12 Total Withdrawal: 0.00 Ending Balance: 23,428,613.12
7/1/26, 10:25 AM LAIF Regular Monthly Statement
https://laifms.treasurer.ca.gov/RegularStatement.aspx 1/1

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$51.95
$0.15
$0.15
$52.10
1777
060139554- 2-N-01
745896686-260701-12160--063110319- 01
Taxable Dividends 0.15
Current Period
06/01/26 to 06/30/26
Beginning Market Value
Asset Activity
Total Asset Activity
Net Change In Market Value
Ending Market Value
Account Name: Coachella Sanitary District Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A Bond Fund Account Number: 6712148601 June 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026

MARKET VALUE DETAIL

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Asset Summary
as of Jun 30, 2026
Investment Category Cost Value Market Value Unrealized/Gain Loss Accrued Income CASH 0.00 0.00
CASH EQUIVALENTS 93.51 93.51 0.00 0.25
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 93.51 93.51 0.00 0.25
Statement of Assets
as of Jun 01 - Jun 30, 2026
Par Value / Shares Description Cost Value
/ Unit Cost
Market Value
/ Unit Price
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
Accrued
Income

CASH EQUIVALENTS

93.51 ALLSPRING GOVERNMENT
MONEY MARKET SERVICE - #743

93.51 1.0000

93.51 1.0000

0.00 0.25
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 93.51 93.51 0.00 0.25
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 93.51 93.51 0.00 0.25
Accrued Income
The values reflected are estimated income amounts. The actual income amounts will be reflected on your next statement as Net Interest Collected.

Asset Pricing
Values reflected for publicly-traded assets are provided by unaffiliated financial industry sources believed to be reliable.

Values for non-publicly traded assets may be determined from other unaffiliated sources. Assets for which a current value is unavailable may be reflected at the last reported price, at par, or may be shown as having nominal or no value.

Reported values may not be the price at which an asset may be sold. Asset values are updated as pricing becomes available from external sources, and may be updated less frequently than statements are generated.

Trade Confirms
Pursuant to federal regulation, monthly or quarterly account statements that include investment transaction details may be provided in lieu of separate trade confirmations. Separate trade confirms may be obtained at no additional cost upon written request to the account manager.

Residents of Texas
For residents of Texas, except participants in qualified ERISA Plans - Your property may be transferred to the appropriate state if no activity occurs in the account within the time period specified by state law. If your state of residence allows, you may designate a representative for the purpose of receiving notice of account inactivity by providing the name and mailing or email address of a representative. The designated representative does not have any rights to your account. Please refer to your state's unclaimed property website for more information and instructions on how to designate a representative for notice.

Account # 83925302

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Cash Summary
for the period of Jun 01 - Jun 30, 2026
Description Principal Cash Income Cash
BEGINNING BALANCE 0.00 0.00
RECEIPTS:

NET INTEREST COLLECTED 0.00 0.25
TRANSFER RECEIPTS 215,000.25 0.00
TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS 215,000.25 0.25
DISBURSEMENTS:

OTHER CASH DISBURSEMENTS -215,000.00 0.00
TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS 0.00 -0.25
CASH MANAGEMENT PURCHASES -0.25 0.00
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS -215,000.25 -0.25
ENDING BALANCE 0.00 0.00
Statement of Transactions
for the period of Jun 01 - Jun 30, 2026
Date Par Value
/ Shares Description PrincipalCash
Income
Cash
Cost
Value
Realized
Gain/Loss
BEGINNING BALANCE 0.00 0.00 93.26
06/01/26 REMITTANCE TO HOLDER

PAID TO BONDHOLDERS
COACHGTRR19 PRINCIPAL PAID TO

HOLDERS
-215,000.00
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Portfolio Valuations & Activity Summary
Category Current Period Year-to-Date
Opening Market Value $209.00 $0.10
Accrued Income 0.62 205.68
Opening Market Value w/Accrued Income $209.62 $205.78
Contributions
Cash Receipts 1,268,511.96 1,270,511.96
Intra-Account Transfers - -
Other Receipts 0.62 209.52
Securities Transferred In - -
Tax Refunds - -
Total Contributions $1,268,512.58 $1,270,721.48
Withdrawals
Cash Disbursements -1,268,721.58 -1,270,930.48
Intra-Account Transfers - -
Other Disbursements - -
Other Fees - -
Securities Transferred Out - -
Tax Payments - -
Taxes Withheld - -
Wilmington Trust Fees - -
Total Withdrawals -$1,268,721.58 -$1,270,930.48
Net Contributions & Withdrawals -$209.00 -$209.00
Closing Market Value 0.62 0.62
Accrued Income 228.55 228.55
Closing Market Value w/Accrued Income $229.17 $229.17
Net Investment Change $228.55 $232.39
Net Investment Change Detail Current Period Year-to-Date Net Investment Change $228.55 $232.39
Income Earned
Dividends 0.62 209.52
Net Interest - -
Other Income - -
Change in Accrual 227.93 22.87
Total Income Earned $228.55 $232.39
Market Appreciation - -
Management and advisory fees charged through accounts not listed under the Market Value Summary will not be shown in this schedule. Transactions classified in Other (Receipts, Fees, and Disbursements) categories are identified in the Transaction Activity Detail.

Relationship Summary
144613-000 - COACHELLA POB REVENUE FD
June 01, 2026 - June 30, 2026
20260703 04.26.07 : 2020237 : 22090436
Market Appreciation reflects your Closing Market Value w/Accrued Income, less the net of contributions, withdrawals, and income earned, less your Opening Market Value w/Accrued Income. (continued)

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Portfolio Valuations & Activity Summary
Category Current Period Year-to-Date
Opening Market Value $531,698.33 $531,698.33
Accrued Income - -
Opening Market Value w/Accrued Income $531,698.33 $531,698.33 Contributions
Cash Receipts - -
Intra-Account Transfers - -
Other Receipts - -
Securities Transferred In - -
Tax Refunds - -
Total Contributions - -
Withdrawals
Cash Disbursements - -
Intra-Account Transfers - -
Other Disbursements - -
Other Fees - -
Securities Transferred Out - -
Tax Payments - -
Taxes Withheld - -
Wilmington Trust Fees - -
Total Withdrawals - -
Net Contributions & Withdrawals - -
Closing Market Value 531,698.33 531,698.33
Accrued Income - -
Closing Market Value w/Accrued Income $531,698.33 $531,698.33 Net Investment Change - -
Net Investment Change Detail Current Period Year-to-Date Net Investment Change - -
Income Earned
Dividends - -
Net Interest - -
Other Income - -
Change in Accrual - -
Total Income Earned - -
Market Appreciation - -
Management and advisory fees charged through accounts not listed under the Market Value Summary will not be shown in this schedule. Transactions classified in Other (Receipts, Fees, and Disbursements) categories are identified in the Transaction Activity Detail.

Relationship Summary
166682-000 - CITY OF COACHELLA BOFA 2023 ESCROW
June 01, 2026 - June 30, 2026
20260703 04.26.07 : 2076721 : 22172686
Market Appreciation reflects your Closing Market Value w/Accrued Income, less the net of contributions, withdrawals, and income earned, less your Opening Market Value w/Accrued Income. (continued)

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Gustavo J. Romo, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1232, Regulating the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Products
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1232, thus completing the adoption of the Ordinance adding Chapter 8.70 to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to regulate the sale and distribution of Kratom Products within the City of Coachella.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

On September 9, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing regarding the Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1232, which would add Chapter 8.70 to the Coachella Municipal Code to regulate the sale, distribution, furnishing, marketing, display, and possession for sale of kratom products, 7- hydroxymitragynine products, commonly known as “7-OH,” and synthesized or semisynthesized kratom alkaloid products.

The Ordinance establishes a minimum purchase age of twenty-one (21), requires age verification, prohibits products containing more than two percent (2%) 7-OH as a percentage of total kratom alkaloids, prohibits products that are attractive to children, and prohibits synthesized and semisynthesized kratom products.

Ordinance No. 1232 is now before the City Council for second reading and adoption.

DISCUSSION/ ANALYSIS:

Ordinance No. 1232 prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age and requires age verification through valid government-issued photo identification.

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The Ordinance also prohibits products containing more than two percent (2%) 7-OH of the total kratom alkaloids, products marketed or packaged in a manner attractive to children, and products containing synthesized or semi-synthesized kratom alkaloids, constituents, or derivatives.

The Ordinance establishes administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement mechanisms as authorized by the Coachella Municipal Code and applicable law.

CONCLUSION:

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1232, thus completing the adoption of the Ordinance adding Chapter 8.70 to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to regulate the sale and distribution of Kratom Products within the City of Coachella. If adopted, the Ordinance will become effective 30 days following today’s action.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES:

1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1232 Adding Chapter 8.70 to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to regulate the sale and distribution of Kratom Products within the City of Coachella.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Ordinance No. 1232 Adding Chapter 8.70 to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to regulate the sale and distribution of Kratom Products within the City of Coachella.

2. September 9, 2026 City Council Staff Report

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ORDINANCE NO. 1232

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.70 TO TITLE 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY OF

THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE THE SALE AND

DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF

COACHELLA
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, the City of Coachella (“City”) possesses broad police powers to regulate businesses, commercial activities, and other matters affecting the public health, safety, welfare, and the environment; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 37100 and 38771 authorize the City to adopt ordinances necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare to declare and abate public nuisances; and
WHEREAS, kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) and products containing hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH) have raised public health and public safety concerns relating to potency, dependency, youth access, impaired driving, and marketing practices attractive to children; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coachella (“City Council”) desires to protect the public safety, health, and welfare of the City’s residents by adopting local regulations consistent with the regional-approach provided for under Riverside County Ordinance No. 1004; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is a proper exercise of the City’s police powers to protect the public safety, health, and welfare.

WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that adoption of this Ordinance serves the best interests of the residents of Coachella.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. The City Council hereby finds that all of the foregoing recitals presented herewith are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council.

SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE
It is the intent of the City Council to prohibit the sale, distribution, or possession for sale, marketing, labeling, display, or maintaining for sale of kratom and hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH) products within the City of Coachella that contain more than 2% of 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction, recognizing the significant health risks associated with elevated concentrations of this alkaloid.

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Kratom (mitragyna speciosa) is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, and its leaves are often consumed in powdered or extract form for their stimulant and sedative effects. The active compounds in kratom include mitragynine and 7-OH. While mitragynine is present in higher concentrations, 7- OH is more potent and is largely responsible for the stronger pain-relieving, sedative, and euphoric effects.

Research has shown 7-OH has euphoric and mood-enhancing effects, particularly at higher doses, which can increase its appeal for recreational use. Research has also shown that 7-OH binds to opioid receptors in the brain with greater affinity than morphine, making it significantly more powerful in relieving pain. This greater potency raises significant concerns about its safety profile, especially regarding the potential for addiction, overdose, and adverse physical and psychological effects, including nausea, vomiting, and potential psychosis. These risks are compounded when products contain higher concentrations of 7-OH.

Health advisories have raised concerns over the safety of kratom products, particularly those with higher concentrations of 7-OH, which may increase the potential for abuse and harm to public health.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several warning letters to various companies for illegally marketing products containing enhanced levels of 7-OH culminating in a formal request to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on July 29, 2025, to place 7-OH products on the controlled substance list.

Health officials, including the FDA, have raised concerns over the safety of kratom products, particularly those with higher concentrations of 7-OH, which may increase the potential for abuse and harm to public health.

At least one county in California, and several cities in California, has recently taken steps to regulate or ban kratom products, recognizing the need to protect public safety, especially among vulnerable populations.

The City Council, in its commitment to safeguarding the health and well-being of its residents by ensuring that products available for sale do not pose undue health risks, hereby restricts the sale and distribution of kratom and 7-OH products containing more than 2% of 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction, thereby reducing potential risks to public health and safety.

SECTION 3. CHAPTER 8.70 ADDED TO TITLE 8 OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE.

Title 8 of the Coachella Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Chapter 8.70 to read in its entirety as follows:

CHAPTER 8.70 – REGULATION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS

8.70.010 – Intent and Purpose.

A. The purpose and expressed intent of this Chapter is to regulate within the City of Coachella the sale and distribution of kratom products and 7-OH products in order to reduce public health and safety risks associated with unregulated, high-potency, synthesized, and semi-synthesized kratom products. The City Council recognizes the health and safety risks posed by these readily accessible

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products and hereby exercises its authority to regulate kratom products pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution and other applicable laws authorizing the City to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws.

B. Additionally, the purpose and expressed intent of this Chapter is to establish reasonable regulations governing the sale and distribution of kratom products and 7-OH products in order to protect public health, safety, and welfare, including by restricting sales to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age, requiring age verification, limiting the concentration of 7-OH, prohibiting products that are attractive to children, and restricting products containing synthesized or semi-synthesized kratom alkaloids, constituents, or derivatives.

8.70.020 – Definitions.

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“7-OH product” means a product containing hydroxymitragynine. “Attractive to children” means any of the following:

1. Use of images that are attractive to children, including, but not limited to, images of any of the following, except as part of required health warnings:
a. Cartoons, toys, or robots.
b. Any real or fictional humans.
c. Fictional animals or creatures.
d. Fruits or vegetables, except when used to accurately describe ingredients or flavors contained in a product.

2. Likeness to images, characters, or phrases that are popularly used to advertise to children.

3. Imitation of candy packaging or labeling, or other packaging and labeling of cereals, sweets, chips, or other food products typically marketed to children.

4. The terms “candy” or “candies” or variants in spelling such as “kandy” or “kandee.”

5. Brand names or close imitations of brand names of candies, cereals, sweets, chips, or other food products typically marketed to children.

6. Any other image, packaging, labeling, or marketing that a reasonable person would conclude is primarily designed or likely to appeal to children, based on the totality of the packaging, labeling, and marketing context.

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7. Any other packaging used that is attractive to children considering all relevant facts and circumstances.
“Kratom leaf” means the leaf of the kratom plant, also known as mitragyna speciosa, in any form.
“Kratom leaf extract” means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves by any means.
“Kratom product” means a product consisting of kratom leaf, kratom leaf extract, or both; any part of a leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa in fresh, dehydrated or dried form or a kratom extract or any product that contains any kratom alkaloid or metabolite. “Semi-synthesized” means an alkaloid, alkaloid derivative, kratom constituent, or kratom derivative that has been chemically or biosynthetically converted, altered, enhanced, concentrated, or otherwise modified from a naturally occurring kratom alkaloid or constituent, including through a process that confers a structural change in the alkaloid or constituent.
“Synthesized” means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means (including but not limited to: fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast derived enzymatic techniques) rather than traditional food preparation techniques such as heating or extracting. It also includes alkaloids that have been further exposed to chemicals or processes that would confer a structural change in the alkaloids contained within the extract.
“Total kratom alkaloids” means the sum of mitragynine, speciociliatine, speciogynine, paynantheine, and 7-OH in a kratom product.

8.70.030 – Prohibition on Sale and Distribution of Kratom and 7-OH Products.

A. Except as otherwise authorized by law, an individual, business, or other entity shall not sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale, provide, furnish, give away, or distribute a kratom product or 7-OH product to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age.

B. Except as otherwise authorized by law, an individual, business, or other entity shall not sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale, provide, furnish, give away, or distribute a kratom product or 7-OH product with a level of 7-OH that is greater than two percent (2%) of the total kratom alkaloids in the product.

C. Except as otherwise authorized by law, an individual, business, or other entity shall not sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale, provide, furnish, give away, or distribute a kratom product or 7-OH product that is attractive to children.

D. Any individual, business, or other entity that sells, attempts to sell, offers for sale, provides, furnishes, gives away, or distributes a kratom product or 7-OH product shall conduct age verification to ensure compliance with subsection A. Age verification shall be conducted by reviewing a valid government-issued photo identification establishing that the purchaser or recipient

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is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

E. Except as otherwise authorized by law, no individual, business, or other entity shall sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale, provide, furnish, give away, distribute, possess for sale, market, label, display, or maintain for sale any kratom product or 7-OH product that contains or is adulterated with synthesized or semi-synthesized kratom alkaloids, kratom constituents, or kratom derivatives.

F. Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to lawful medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or research activities authorized under applicable federal or state law.

8.70.040 – Violations and Penalties.

A. Any person or entity violating any provision of this Chapter may be charged as a misdemeanor or an infraction, at the discretion of the City Attorney or other official authorized by law. In the event a misdemeanor charge is filed, the City Attorney is authorized, to the extent permitted by law, to reduce the charge to an infraction.

B. In addition to, or in lieu of, criminal enforcement, violations of this Chapter may be enforced by administrative citation, civil action, injunctive relief, nuisance abatement, or any other administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal remedy authorized by the Coachella Municipal Code or other applicable law.

C. A violation of this Chapter may be punished as a misdemeanor by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, to the extent permitted by law. A violation charged as an infraction shall be punishable as provided by law.

D. Each person or entity that violates this Chapter is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which the violation is committed, continued, maintained, or permitted.

E. The remedies provided in this Chapter are cumulative and not exclusive, and nothing in this Chapter shall preclude the City from pursuing any other remedy or penalty authorized by the Coachella Municipal Code or applicable law.

8.70.050 – Product Seizure, Evidence, and Disposal.

A. Any kratom product, 7-OH product, synthesized or semi-synthesized kratom alkaloid product, package, container, advertisement, record, document, or other item that is sold, offered for sale, provided, furnished, distributed, possessed for sale, marketed, labeled, displayed, or maintained in violation of this Chapter may be seized, impounded, held as evidence, or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable law.

B. Any administrative citation, seizure, impoundment, disposal, business license action, cost recovery determination, or other administrative enforcement action taken under this Chapter shall be subject to the notice, hearing, appeal, and judicial review procedures set forth in Chapter 3.28 of this Code governing administrative appeals, unless a different procedure is required by this Code or applicable law.

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C. Before any seized product or item is destroyed or otherwise disposed of, the City shall provide notice and an opportunity for administrative review in accordance with Chapter 3.28 of this Code governing administrative appeals, unless the product or item is contraband, evidence in a criminal matter, subject to a court order, abandoned, or otherwise authorized for disposal under applicable law.

D. Any item seized pursuant to this Chapter shall be handled in accordance with applicable law enforcement, code enforcement, evidentiary, administrative, and due process requirements.

E. Upon a final administrative, civil, or criminal determination that a seized product or item violates this Chapter, or upon other lawful authorization, such product or item may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by the Chief of Police or designee and consistent with applicable law.

F. Nothing in this section limits the authority of a peace officer, code enforcement officer, or other authorized enforcement official to seize contraband, evidence, or other property pursuant to any other applicable law.

8.70.060 – Business License and Permit Remedies.

A. A violation of this Chapter may constitute grounds for denial, suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal of any City business license, business tax certificate, permit, entitlement, approval, or other City authorization held by or requested by the violator, to the extent authorized by this Code and applicable law.

B. The City may withhold issuance or renewal of a City business license, business tax certificate, permit, entitlement, approval, or other City authorization for any business or property where violations of this Chapter have occurred until all violations are corrected and all final penalties, fines, and recoverable administrative costs have been paid, to the extent authorized by this Code and applicable law.

C. The remedies set forth in this section are cumulative and shall not limit the City’s authority to impose any other administrative, civil, criminal, licensing, permitting, or nuisance abatement remedy available under this Code or applicable law.

8.70.070 – Cost Recovery.

A. The City may recover all costs incurred in investigating, enforcing, prosecuting, and abating violations of this Chapter, including, but not limited to, staff time, inspection costs, attorneys’ fees where authorized by law, administrative costs, abatement costs, storage costs, testing costs, disposal costs, and any other costs recoverable under this Code or applicable law.

B. Cost recovery under this section may be pursued by administrative process, civil action, collection action, nuisance abatement proceeding, lien, special assessment, or any other method authorized by this Code or applicable law.

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SECTION 4. CEQA DETERMINATION.

The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15060(c)(2), as applicable because the regulation of Kratom product sales will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment.

SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.

If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, or clause or phrase in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted each section irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, or phrases are declared unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective.

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption.

SECTION 7. PUBLICATION.

The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of Coachella, pursuant to all legal requirements.

SECTION 8. CERTIFICATION.

The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it to be published in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933.

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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2026.

Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor
ATTEST:

Angela M. Zepeda
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER
City Attorney

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

CITY OF COACHELLA
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1232 was duly and regularly introduced, as a first reading, by the Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on 9th day of September and that thereafter the said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of October, 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
___________________________________
Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director
PREPARED BY: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1233, adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1233, thus completing the adoption of the Ordinance adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

On September 9, 2026, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1233 for first reading. The Ordinance establishes smoke-free regulations applicable to designated public places, City property, sensitive receptors, public events, and multi-unit residences.

The Ordinance also establishes distance requirements, signage standards, property owner and operator responsibilities, enforcement provisions, and limited exemptions.

Ordinance No. 1233 is now before the City Council for second reading and adoption.

DISCUSSION/ ANALYSIS:

Ordinance No. 1233 establishes smoke-free requirements for designated public and recreational areas, City-owned or operated property, sensitive receptors, public events, and multi-unit residences.

The Ordinance generally establishes a twenty-five (25) foot smoke-free buffer around regulated locations, with additional protections of one hundred (100) feet from schools, preschools, licensed daycare centers, and youth recreational facilities and fifty (50) feet from certain health care facilities, senior facilities, and places of worship during services or organized activities.

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The Ordinance also establishes smoke-free requirements for multi-unit residences, requires appropriate signage, and provides limited exemptions as specified in Chapter 8.65.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE:

1. Adopt Ordinance Non. 1233, adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Ordinance No. 1233 Adding Chapter 8.65 to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

2. September 9, 2026 City Council Staff Report

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STAFF REPORT
9/9/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director
PREPARED BY: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1233, adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading, by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1233 of the City Council of the City of Coachella, California, adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Implementation of the ordinance is anticipated to be accomplished using existing staff resources.

Any enforcement costs would be absorbed within existing departmental budgets to the extent feasible. Administrative citation revenues may partially offset future enforcement costs.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The proposed draft Ordinance would add Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code, and bans smoking (including vape and cannabis) and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product in designated areas, including but not limited to: sidewalks, plazas, parks, playgrounds, service lines, hospitals, health care and child care facilities, restaurants, business buildings, theaters and event spaces, and within 25 feet of entrances, air intakes, and operable windows. Multi-unit residential leases must include smoke-free provisions beginning January 1, 2027. The ordinance separately prohibits smoking on essentially all City-owned, leased, occupied, or operated property, including City Hall, community centers, libraries, senior centers, parking lots, plazas, and adjacent sidewalks. Exemptions cover private residences not open to the public, private moving vehicles, traditional indigenous ceremonies, private smoking events, smoking on golf courses, and within specially designated smoking areas under certain circumstances. The measure protects public health, reduces litter and fire hazards, and improves air quality.

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BACKGROUND:

The City has prepared the proposed ordinance establishing smoke-free regulations intended to protect public health, reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, and address environmental impacts associated with smoking-related waste. The proposed ordinance would add Chapter 8.65 (“SmokeFree Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code.

The proposed ordinance is intended to expand protections in public spaces and multi-unit residential settings by regulating smoking, tobacco products, cannabis products, and electronic smoking devices in designated locations throughout the City.

The proposed ordinance was developed in response to continuing public health concerns associated with secondhand smoke exposure, smoking-related litter, and fire hazards, while also providing clear operational standards and enforcement mechanisms.

Under Health & Safety Code § 104495 and Government Code § 36900 et seq., the City may adopt stricter smoke-free rules than state law. The U.S. Surgeon General confirms no safe level of secondhand-smoke exposure, and tobacco waste harms the environment. City Attorney Ryan Guiboa prepared the final ordinance text to ensure legal consistency and enforceability.

DISCUSSION:

The draft ordinance includes proposed regulations and standards addressing the following:
 Prohibiting smoking and the use of tobacco, cannabis products, and electronic smoking devices in designated public places and recreational areas;  Establishing smoke-free requirements for multi-unit residential properties;  Prohibiting smoking within specified distances from entrances, exits, windows, and ventilation systems;
 Regulating smoking during public events and in service areas;  Requiring property owners and operators to post signage in both English and Spanish, and maintain compliance;
 Establishing enforcement procedures and administrative authority; and  Providing limited exemptions for specific circumstances, including ceremonial Indigenous uses and certain private smoking events.

The ordinance is intended to provide consistent regulations that promote public health and environmental protections while balancing operational considerations for residents, businesses, property owners, and event organizers.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality

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Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) because it is not a "project" as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. The Ordinance establishes public health regulations governing smoking, vaping, and the use of tobacco and cannabis products in specified locations throughout the City and does not authorize or result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change to the environment.

In the alternative, if the Ordinance were determined to constitute a "project" under CEQA, it is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance establishes operational regulations intended to protect public health, improve air quality, reduce smoking-related litter, and decrease fire hazards and does not authorize any physical development or expansion of existing uses.

ALTERNATIVES:

1. Introduce for first reading, by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1233 adding Chapter 8.65 (“Smoke-Free Areas”) to Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code to establish smoke-free areas intended to protect public health and the environment.

2. Direct staff to revise the proposed ordinance based on City Council direction and return the ordinance for first reading at a future meeting.

3. Continue the item and direct staff to obtain additional information, conduct further stakeholder outreach, or evaluate alternative regulatory approaches before returning with a revised ordinance for City Council consideration.

4. Decline to introduce the proposed ordinance.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1233

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.65
(“SMOKE-FREE AREAS”) TO TITLE VIII OF THE

COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING

SMOKE-FREE AREAS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND DETERMINING THAT

THE PROPOSED IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO
CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378
WHEREAS, use of tobacco products causes death and disease and continues to be an urgent public health challenge; and
WHEREAS, the United States Surgeon General has determined there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke; and
WHEREAS, secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic and approximately 70 that cause cancer; and WHEREAS, secondhand-smoke exposure can reach hazardous levels in outdoor areas depending on proximity, wind direction, and the presence of barriers or enclosures; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code section 104495 authorizes cities to enact restrictions on smoking that are more stringent than state law; and WHEREAS, discarded cigarette and cigar butts are non-biodegradable litter, toxic to wildlife, and a common cause of outdoor fires; and
WHEREAS, electronic smoking devices are not a safe alternative to smoking because they also contain high levels of toxic chemicals; and
WHEREAS, prohibiting the use of electronic smoking devices in designated areas also provides an identifiable public health benefit; and
WHEREAS, laws restricting smoking and the use of tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, have recognizable benefits to public health; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the environment, directly or indirectly; and WHEREAS, the City of Coachella City Council finds and determines that regulating smoking and the use of tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents, workers, and visitors.

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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. The City Council hereby finds that all of the foregoing recitals presented herewith are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council.

SECTION 2. CHAPTER 8.65 ADDED TO COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VIII.

Title VIII of the Coachella Municipal Code is amended to add Chapter 8.65 to read in its entirety as follows:

CHAPTER 8.65

8.65.010 – Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard the public health, comfort, and environment by regulating smoking, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, in public places and multi-unit residences.

8.65.020 – Definitions
A. “Administrator” means the City Manager or their designee.

B. “Cannabis ” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, cannabis indica, or cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. “Cannabis” also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from Cannabis. “Cannabis” also means marijuana as defined by Section 11018 of the California Health and Safety Code. “Cannabis” does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this chapter, “Cannabis” does not mean industrial hemp as that term is defined by Section 81000 of the California Food and Agricultural Code or Section 11018.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.”
C. “Cannabis product” means any product containing, made of, or derived from cannabis, natural or synthetic, that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means, and any component or accessory of such a product.

D. “Electronic smoking device” means any device that can be used to aerosolize, vaporize, or otherwise deliver nicotine or any other substance to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, vape pen, or electronic cigar, and any component, part, or accessory of such a device.

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E. “Enclosed area” means an area in which outside air cannot circulate freely to all parts of the area, and includes an area that has either

1. any type of overhead cover whether or not that cover includes vents or other openings and at least three (3) walls or other vertical constraint to airflow including, but not limited to, vegetation of any height, whether or not those boundaries include vents or other openings; or

2. four (4) walls or other vertical constraints to airflow including, but not limited to, vegetation that exceed six (6) feet in height, whether or not those boundaries include vents or other openings.

F. “Multi-unit residence” means a property containing two or more residential units, including apartments, condominiums, townhomes, senior-living facilities, and long-term-care homes, regardless of ownership pattern.

G. "Place of Worship" means any church, synagogue, mosque, temple, chapel, or other building or site regularly used for religious services or activities.

H. “Public place” means any place, public or private, that is open and accessible to the general public, including but not limited to streets, sidewalks, plazas, parks, recreational areas, outdoor dining areas, public buildings, public event venues, and service areas.

I. “Recreational area” means any park, playground, sports field, trail, recreational facilities, athletic fields, sports courts, skate parks, splash pads, dog parks, community gardens, picnic areas, open space preserves, trails, trailheads, swimming pool or similar facility open to the public for recreational purposes; provided, however, that golf-course grounds are excluded from this definition for purposes of this chapter.

J. “Service area” means any area where a service is offered or where one or more persons wait to obtain a service, whether or not such service includes the exchange of money, including but not limited to bus stops, rideshare pick-up zones, cab stands, ATM lines, and ticket or retail queues.

K. “Smoking” means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated tobacco, cannabis, or other plant product intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, and whether in cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, or any other form. “Smoking” includes the use of an electronic smoking device.

L. “Tobacco product” means any product containing, made of, or derived from tobacco or nicotine, natural or synthetic, that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means, and any component or accessory of such a product.

M. “Unenclosed area” means any area that is not an enclosed area.

N. "Youth Recreational Facility" means any recreational area primarily intended for use by persons under eighteen (18) years of age.

8.65.030 – Prohibitions
Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product are prohibited in the following locations and within twenty-five (25) feet thereof unless a greater distance is required by this chapter or state law:

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A. All recreational areas and all adjacent public rights of way, parking lots, sidewalks, plazas, restrooms, concession areas, spectator seating areas, and other public amenities located within or serving such facilities.

B. Any public place during a City-permitted special event or assembly.

C. All health care facilities and hospitals, as defined in Section 1250 of the California Health and Safety Code, including waiting rooms, public hallways and lobbies, smoking is prohibited, excluding any specially designated smoking areas.

D. All child care facilities, including those in private homes, during operating hours in rooms where children are present.

E. All public meeting rooms, hearing rooms, conference rooms, chambers and places of public assembly in which public business is conducted, when the public business requires or provides direct participation or observation by the general public.

F. All theaters, auditoriums, or other enclosed facilities which are open to the public for the primary purpose of exhibiting any motion picture, stage drama, musical recital, athletic events or any other performance or event, excluding any specially designated smoking areas.

G. All eating establishments, excluding any specially designated smoking areas.

H. All buildings and structures intended for use by business entities for professional services, excluding any specially designated smoking areas.

I. Any entrance, exit, operable window, or air-intake vent of any building, including a multi-unit residence.

J. Any multi-unit residence in accordance with Section 8.65.060.

K. Any other unenclosed area that the Administrator designates as smoke-free to protect the public health.

L. Any transit stop.

M. All government-owned building.

N. Any outdoor public gathering area.

O. Within one hundred (100) feet of any public or private elementary school, middle school, high school, preschool, licensed daycare center, or youth recreational facility.

P. Within fifty (50) feet of any hospital, medical clinic, urgent care center, senior center, assisted living facility, nursing home, or place of worship while services or organized activities are occurring.

Q.

8.65.031 – Smoke-Free City Facilities
Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product shall be prohibited on all property owned, leased, occupied, or operated by the City, including but not limited to:

A. City Hall;
B. Police facilities;
C. Fire stations;
D. Public works facilities;
E. Community centers;
F. Libraries;
G. Senior centers;
H. Maintenance yards;

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I. Parking lots;
J. Public plazas;
K. Public sidewalks immediately adjacent to City buildings; L. Any other City-owned or City-controlled property not specifically exempted by this chapter.

8.65.033 – Fire Hazard Areas
Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product shall be prohibited in any public open space, landscaped area, wash, drainage corridor, natural preserve, trail, or other location designated by the Fire Chief or City Manager as presenting an elevated wildfire or fire hazard.

8.65.034 – City-Sponsored Events
Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product shall be prohibited at all City-sponsored, City-sponsored in partnership, City-funded, or City-permitted public events, including but not limited to:

A. Festivals;
B. Concerts;
C. Farmers markets;
D. Holiday celebrations;
E. Sporting events;
F. Parades;
G. Community fairs;
H. Youth programs;
I. Public ceremonies; and
J. Any other event conducted on public property or pursuant to a City-issued special event permit.

Event organizers shall provide smoke-free signage at all public entrances and include notice of the smoke-free requirements in promotional materials, vendor agreements, and event permits where feasible.

8.65.040 – Smoking Waste
No person shall discard any tobacco product, cannabis product, ash, electronic smoking device, or other smoking waste in any public place or on any private property not the person's own except in a non-combustible, closed receptacle designed for that purpose.

8.65.050 – Exemptions
The prohibitions specified in this chapter shall not apply under the following circumstances:

A. Unenclosed areas of single-family detached residences when such areas are not open to the public or being used for a business purpose.

B. A moving private passenger vehicle that is not parked or idling in a service area, and does not contain a passenger who is a minor.

C. The ceremonial use of tobacco or other plant products by Indigenous persons as

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part of their traditional spiritual or cultural practices.

D. Outdoor areas of golf courses while the course is in use for the game of golf, provided that smoking waste is disposed of in non-combustible receptacles and no other smoking prohibition under state law applies.

E. Smoking lounges otherwise authorized pursuant to this Code.

F. Private Smoking Events. Smoking may occur solely within the boundaries of a private smoking event when all of the following requirements are satisfied. This exemption is self-effectuating and applies only if each condition is met at all times during the event.

1. Private, Invitation-Only Attendance. The event is not open to the general public. Attendance is by invitation or pre-registration only, with controlled access at all entry points.

2. Age Restrictions.
a) Cigar/Tobacco Events: All attendees must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, unless a higher minimum applies under state law. b) Cannabis Events: All attendees, workers, and vendors must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older.

3. Location, Enclosure, and Visibility.
a) Smoking shall occur only within an enclosed or clearly barricaded event area delineated by temporary fencing, stanchions, walls, or equivalent barriers, with monitored entry points.
b) Smoking shall not be visible from any public place or nonparticipant area at ground level.

4. Odor, Ventilation, and Setbacks. The organizer shall implement measures sufficient to prevent detectable smoke or odor at the property line and to protect occupants of adjacent properties.

8.65.060 – Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Residences
A. All leases for units in multi-unit residences entered into on and after January 1, 2027 must contain the prohibitions set forth in this section.

B. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product is prohibited in every unit of a multi-unit residence, whether the unit is rented or owned.

C. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product is prohibited in all indoor and outdoor common areas of a multi-unit residence, including but not limited to hallways, lobbies, laundry rooms, parking areas, recreation rooms, pools, courtyards, balconies, patios, and porches.

D. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product is prohibited within twenty-five (25) feet of any doorway, window, opening, or vent of a multiunit residence.

8.65.070 – Property Owner and Operator Responsibilities A. Every property owner or manager, event organizer, business operator, or controlling agent shall ensure compliance with this chapter on any premise, subject to the prohibitions specified in Section 8.65.030, under their control.

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B. Required measures include, but are not limited to:

1. Removing all ashtrays and other smoking paraphernalia from any area where smoking is prohibited;

2. Conspicuously posting "No Smoking" or "Smoke-Free Area" signs in places under their control where smoking and the use of any tobacco product or cannabis product is prohibited.
a) Signs shall contain the international no-smoking symbol and language substantially stating: “Smoke-Free Area: Smoking, vaping, chewing tobacco, and the use of cannabis products are prohibited pursuant to Chapter 8.65 of the Coachella Municipal Code.”
b) Signs shall:
i. Be written in both English and Spanish;
ii. Be weather resistant;
iii. Be a minimum of eight (8) inches by ten (10) inches in size; iv. Be placed where they are unobstructed and clearly visible to the public;
v. Be posted at every primary entrance and in sufficient number to give reasonable notice; and
vi. Remain legible at all times;
c) Signs shall be posted
d) Damaged or missing signs shall be replaced within thirty (30) days after discovery.

3. Providing tenants, employees, guests, visitors, and event patrons with written notice of the prohibitions.
a) The City shall post reasonable signage at City-owned recreation areas.

C. A property owner or manager, event organizer, business operator, or controlling agent may request the Administrator's written approval of a designated smoking area at a large outdoor venue, subject to conditions necessary to protect public health and prevent litter.

8.65.080 – Enforcement; Penalties
A. This chapter shall be enforced by any code enforcement officer or other authorized enforcement agent.

B. It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any requirement of this chapter. Any person violating any provision of this chapter or failing to comply with any requirement is deemed guilty of an infraction in accordance with Chapter 1.08 of this Code.

C. The Administrator may adopt rules and regulations and approve forms to implement and enforce this chapter.

D. Unless otherwise provided by this Code, violations of this chapter shall be subject to the following administrative fines, issued pursuant to Title 3 of this code:

1. First Violation: One hundred dollars ($100.00);

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2. Second Violation of the same provision within twelve (12) months: Two hundred dollars ($200.00);

3. Third Violation of the same provision within twelve (12) months: Five hundred dollars ($500.00);

4. Each additional violation of the same provision within twelve (12) months:

One thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

E. Each separate violation of this chapter may be cited independently. A person who violates more than one provision of this chapter during the same occurrence may be cited for each separate violation. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

F. Any person violating the same provision of this section four or more times is guilty of a criminal infraction in accordance with Chapter 3.44 of this Code and may be charged with a misdemeanor.

G. The administrative remedies provided herein are cumulative and are in addition to any other remedies available under federal law, state law, or this Code.

H. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the City from seeking civil, criminal, or equitable relief where authorized by law.

I. The Administrator, or designee, may suspend or revoke any Special Event Permit, issued pursuant to this Code, upon finding that the permittee knowingly or repeatedly allowed violations of this chapter after receiving notice from City staff or law enforcement.

8.65.085 – Public Education
The Administrator may prepare educational materials, conduct public outreach, and develop informational programs to assist residents, businesses, and visitors in complying with this chapter.

8.65.090 – Non-Retaliation
No person shall discharge, refuse to hire, or in any manner retaliate against any individual who exercises any right under this chapter or who seeks to enforce its provisions.

8.65.095 – Appeals
Any person aggrieved by the requirements of this chapter may appeal a determination pursuant to Title 3 of this Code.

8.65.100 – Severability
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 3. CEQA DETERMINATION. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is

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not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) because it is not a "project" as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.

The Ordinance establishes public health regulations governing smoking, vaping, and the use of tobacco and cannabis products in specified locations throughout the City and does not authorize or result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change to the environment.

In the alternative, if the Ordinance were determined to constitute a "project" under CEQA, it is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance establishes operational regulations intended to protect public health, improve air quality, reduce smoking-related litter, and decrease fire hazards and does not authorize any physical development or expansion of existing uses.

SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, or clause or phrase in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted each section irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, or phrases are declared unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from its adoption.

SECTION 6. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of Coachella, pursuant to all legal requirements.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coachella on the 14th day of October, 2026.

Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER

RYAN GUIBOA

CITY ATTORNEY

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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CITY OF COACHELLA
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1233 was duly and regularly introduced, as a first reading, by the Council of the City Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 9 th
day of September, 2026, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of October, 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Gustavo Romo, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director Anahi Fernandez, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 1236 on Behalf of CFD No. 2005-01 Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed to Said District (2nd Reading)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1236 authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed to CFD No. 2005-

01. BACKGROUND:

On September 14, 2005 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005-93 establishing the City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services) pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended. The District and several annexations of territory have been established in the City of Coachella over the past 19 years. The annexation areas consist of new residential subdivisions and multi-family residential development projects.

On July 22, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-45 stating its intention to annex certain property (APNs# 778-113-001 and 778-113-002), consisting of the Casa Sienna Project (formerly known as Sixth Street) (“Annexation Area No. 37”) into the District pursuant to the Act.

A copy of Resolution No. 2026-45 which includes a description and map of Annexation Area No. 37, and the rate and method of apportionment and manner of collection of the special tax are on file with the City Clerk.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the conditions of approval imposed on the Casa Sienna Project which includes construction of a new 53-unit senior multi-family residential community on 0.86 acres generally

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located south-east of 6th Street and north-east of Tripoli Avenue, the project site must be annexed into the City-wide Community Facilities District (CFD No. 2005-01).

The City Council took the first step in this process by adopting a resolution of intention on July 22, 2026 (Resolution No. 2026-45). The City Council canvassed the results of the special election on September 9, 2026 and the property owner voted in favor of annexing into the CFD 2005-1 and therefore approved Ordinance No. 1236 on first reading to authorize the levy of the special tax for Annexation Area No. 37. The City Council must take action to adopt Ordinance No. 1236 by second reading in order to levy the special tax within Annexation 37.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The ordinance action would pave the way to annex the Casa Sienna site (Annexation No. 37) into the City-wide CFD which would collect an annual special tax that pays for Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services. The current rate and apportionment method would collect $1,607.23 plus CPI per every dwelling unit that is constructed within the developed single-family residential project. Ultimately, these funds will be used to augment the operating costs for police, fire, and paramedic services in the City of Coachella.

CONCLUSION:

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1236, thus completing the adoption of the Ordinance authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed to CFD No. 2005-01.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

1. Adopt Ordinance 1236 authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed to CFD No. 2005-01.

Attachments:

1. Ordinance No. 1236 (2nd Reading)
Exhibit A- Rate and Method (CFD 2005-01)
Exhibit B - CFD Annexation Map 37

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ORDINANCE NO. 1236

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA ACTING AS

THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF CITY OF COACHELLA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-1 (LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICES) AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN ANNEXATION AREA NO. 37 ANNEXED TO SAID DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2026 the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Coachella, California (the “City”), adopted Resolution No. 2026-45 stating its intention to annex certain properties, consisting of Casa Sienna (“Annexation Area No. 37”), into City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services) (the “District”) pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, notice was published as required by law relative to the intention of the Council to annex Annexation Area No. 37 into the District; and WHEREAS, on September 9, 2026 this Council held a noticed public hearing as required by law relative to the determination to proceed with the annexation of Annexation Area No. 37 into the District and the rate and method of apportionment and manner of collection of the special tax to be levied within Annexation Area No. 37 to finance certain public services; and WHEREAS, at said hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the annexation of Annexation Area No. 37 were heard and a full and fair hearing was held; and WHEREAS, the Council subsequent to said hearing adopted Resolution No. 2026-53 determining the validity of prior proceedings relative to the annexation of Annexation Area No. 37 into the District and authorized the levy of a special tax within Annexation Area No. 37; and WHEREAS, the Council subsequent to said hearing adopted Resolution No. 2026-55 which called an election within Annexation Area No. 37, for September 9, 2026 on the proposition of levying a special tax; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2026 an election was held within Annexation Area No. 37, in which the eligible electors approved by more than two-thirds vote the proposition of levying a special tax;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. A special tax is levied within the boundaries of Annexation Area No. 37 Exhibit “B”, pursuant to the formula set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference in an amount necessary to finance a portion of the cost of providing law enforcement, fire and paramedic services that are in addition to those provided in the territory within Annexation Area No. 37, prior to the annexation of Annexation Area No. 37, respectively, into the District.

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Section 2. This legislative body is hereby further authorized each year, by resolution adopted as provided in section 53340 of the Act, to determine the specific special tax rate and amount to be levied for the next fiscal year, except that the special tax rate to be levied shall not exceed the maximum rate set forth in Exhibit “A.”
Section 3. All of the collections of the special tax shall be used as provided for in the Act and Resolution No. 2026-53 of the Council.

Section 4. The above authorized special tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency and provided for ad valorem taxes.

Section 5. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest to such signature. The City Clerk is directed to cause the title and summary or text of the this ordinance, together with the vote thereon, to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the territorial jurisdiction of the City, and to post at the main office of the City a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance along with the names of the Council Members voting for and against the ordinance.

Section 6. This ordinance relating to the levy of the special tax takes effect and shall be in force from and after 30 days from the date of final passage. A copy of this ordinance shall be transmitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County, the Assessor and the Treasurer-Tax Collector of Riverside County.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of October, 2026. _____________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Angela M. Zepeda, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER
______________________________
City Attorney

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS

CITY OF COACHELLA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1236 was duly and regularly introduced, as a first reading, by the Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on 9
th day of September and that thereafter the said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City of Council on the 14th day of October, 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:
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Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

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EXHIBIT “A”

RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT FOR
CITY OF COACHELLA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-1 (LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICES)
A Special Tax as hereinafter defined shall be levied on all Assessor’s Parcels in Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 of the City of Coachella (the “CFD”) and collected each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2006-07, in an amount determined by the City Council of the City of Coachella, through the application of the Rate Method of Apportionment as described below. All of the real property in the CFD, unless exempted by law or by the provisions hereof, shall be taxed for the purposes, to the extent and in the manner herein provided.

A. DEFINITIONS
The terms hereinafter set forth have the following meanings:
“Act” means the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, being Chapter 2.5, Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California. “Assessor’s Parcel” means a lot or parcel shown in an Assessor’s Parcel Map with an assigned Assessor’s parcel number.
“Assessor’s Parcel Map” means an official map of the County Assessor of the County designating parcels by Assessor’s parcel number.
“CFD Administration” means an official of the City, or designee thereof, responsible for providing for the levy and collection of the Special Taxes. “CDF” means City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services).
“City” means the City of Coachella.
“City Council” means the City Council of the City.
“Commercial or Industrial Property” means for each Fiscal Year, property for which a building permit for new construction of a commercial or industrial use building has been issued. “County” means the County of Riverside.
“Developed Multi-Family Residential Property” means for each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property for which a building permit for new construction of a multi-family dwelling with four or more units was issued prior to June 30 of the prior Fiscal Year, exclusive of property for which the property owner pays Transient Occupancy Taxes or the property owner has entered into an agreement with the City pursuant to which such property owner pays Transient Occupancy Taxes.

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“Developed Property” means for each Fiscal Year, all Developed Multi-Family Residential Property and Developed Single-Family Residential Property. “Developed Single-Family Residential Property” means for each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property for which a building permit new construction of a single-family dwelling unit was issued prior to June 30 of the prior Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the period starting July 1 and ending on the following June 30. “Resolution of Formation” means the resolution adopted by the City as authorized by Section 53325.1 of the California Government Code.
“Special Tax” means the special tax to be levied in each Fiscal Year on each Assessor’s Parcel Taxable Property.
“State” means the State of California.
“Taxable Property” means all the Assessor’s Parcels within the boundaries of the CFD which are not exempt from the Special Tax pursuant to law or Section E below. “Transient Occupancy Taxes” means those transient occupancy taxes payable to the City pursuant to Ordinance.
“Undeveloped Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels not classified as Developed Property or Commercial or Industrial Property.

B. ASSIGNMENT TO LAND USE CLASSES
Each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property within the CFD classified as Developed Single-Family Residential Property or Developed Multi-Family Residential Property shall be subject to Special Taxes in accordance with the rate and method of apportionment determined pursuant to Sections C and D below.

C. MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX

1. Developed Single-Family Residential Property
a. Maximum Special Tax
The Maximum Special Tax for each Assessor’s Parcel classified as Developed SingleFamily Residential Property shall be $846.76 for Police Services and $511.34 for Fire/Paramedic Services.
b. Increase in the Maximum Special Tax
On each July 1, commencing on July 1, 2015, the Maximum Special Tax shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics,

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Consumer Price Index, for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California, for the 12 month period ending the preceding December 31, of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.

2. Developed Multi-Family Residential Property
a. Maximum Special Tax
The Maximum Special Tax for each Assessor’s Parcel classified as Developed MultiFamily Residential Property shall be $846.76 for Police Services and $511.34 for Fire/Paramedic Services multiplied by the number of separate dwelling units applicable to such Assessor’s Parcel.
b. Increase in the Maximum Special Tax
On each July 1, commencing on July 1, 2015, the Maximum Special Tax shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California, for the 12 month period ending the preceding December 31, of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.

D. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF THE SPECIAL TAX
Commencing with Fiscal Year 2005-06 and for each following Fiscal Year, the City Council shall levy the Special Tax at the Maximum Special Tax on all Developed Single-Family Residential Property and Developed Multi-Family Residential Property.

E. EXEMPTIONS: EXCLUSIONS
No Special Tax shall be levied on Undeveloped Property, Commercial or Industrial Property or for Developed Property developed as part of a development with less than 4 units. In the event that a Developed Multi-Family Residential Property that has been excluded from a levy of the Special Tax by reason of the payment by the property owner of Transient Occupancy Tax, and should that payment be terminated, such Assessor Parcel shall not longer be excluded from Developed MultiFamily Residential Property and will be subject to the Special Tax.

F. APPEALS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Any taxpayer may file a written appeal of the Special Tax on his/her property with the CFD Administrator, provided that the appellant is current in his/her payments of Special Taxes. During the pendency of an appeal, all Special Taxes previously levied must be paid on or before the payment date established when the levy was made. The appeal must specify the reasons why the appellant claims the calculation of the Special Tax is in error. The CFD Administrator shall review the appeal, meet with the appellant if the CFD Administrator deems necessary, and advise the appellant of its determination. If the CFD Administrator agrees with the appellant, the CFD Administrator shall eliminate or reduce the Special Tax on the appellant’s property and/or provide a refund to the appellant. If the CFD Administrator disagrees with the appellant and the appellant is dissatisfied with the determination, the appellant then has 30 days in which to appeal to the

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Board by filing a written notice of appeal with the Board Secretary, provided that the appellant is current in his/her payments of Special Taxes. The second appeal must specify the reasons for its disagreement with the CFD Administrator’s determination.

G. MANNER OF COLLECTION
The Special Tax will be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem property taxes; provided, however, that the CFD may directly bill the Special Tax, may collect Special Taxes at different time or in a different manner if necessary to meets its financial obligations, and may covenant to foreclose and may actually foreclose on delinquent Assessor’s Parcels as permitted by the Act.

H. PREPAYMENT OF THE SPECIAL TAX
The Special Tax may not be prepaid.

I. TERM OF THE SPECIAL TAX
The Annual Maximum Special Tax shall be levied in perpetuity or unit Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services are no longer being provided by the City within the CFD, whichever is earlier.

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EXHIBIT “B”
CFD ANNEXATION MAP 37

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1236
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 9, 2026, the City Council of the City of Coachella, in its capacity as the legislative body of the City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services), held a public hearing and adopted Ordinance No. 1236. A summary of Ordinance No. 1236 follows and is marked as Exhibit “A”. At said time and place the testimony of all interested persons or taxpayers for or against said ordinance was heard.

Ordinance No. 1236 was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:
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Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

Dated: September 9, 2026

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EXHIBIT “A”

BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA IN ITS CAPACITY

AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-1 (LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND

PARAMEDIC SERVICES)
IN THE MATTER OF Authorizing
the Levy of a Special Tax Within
Annexation Area No. 37 Annexed
to City of Coachella Community
Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Law
Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic
Services)
) ORDINANCE NO. 1236 SUMMARY
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The ordinance authorizes the levy of an annual special tax within Annexation Area No. 37 annexed to City of Coachella Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire and Paramedic Services) (the “District”), collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem taxes, in an amount necessary to finance a portion of the cost of providing law enforcement, fire and paramedic services that are in addition to those provided in the territory within Annexation Area No. 37, prior to the annexation of Annexation Area No. 37, respectively, to the District, which is necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of development or rehabilitation occurring within Annexation Area No. 37. _________________________
Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk
Dated: September 9, 2026

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Celina Jimenez, Director of Economic Development
PREPARED BY: Mary Rodriguez, Grants Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize a Sponsorship Agreement with the Animal Samaritans in the Amount of $20,000 for Free Pet Sterilization Services for City of Coachella Residents PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Establish a voucher-based partnership with Animal Samaritans to provide free pet sterilization services for dogs and cats owned by City of Coachella residents. The City's $20,000 sponsorship is expected to fund approximately 90 procedures. Animal Samaritans has offered approximately $10,000 in additional services, which could support about 45 more procedures and bring the total estimated program value to $30,000.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

1. City Council consider authorizing a sponsorship agreement with the Animal Samaritans in the amount of $20,000 for free pet sterilization services for City of Coachella residents; and

2. Authorize an appropriation of $20,000 from unallocated General Fund reserves to the appropriate expenditure account; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any non-substantive amendments, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval will result in a General Fund expenditure not to exceed $20,000. An appropriation from unallocated General Fund reserves will be required. Based on Animal Samaritans' estimated average program cost of approximately $223 per procedure, the City contribution is expected to serve about 90 animals.

Animal Samaritans has offered approximately $10,000 in additional services, with an estimated value of about 45 procedures. The combined estimated program value is therefore $30,000 and approximately 135 procedures. The final number may vary based on the animals served and the terms established in the agreement; the City's obligation will remain capped at $20,000.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

At the September 9, 2026 City Council meeting, Animal Samaritans presented a proposal to partner with the City on free spay and neuter services for Coachella residents. Following the presentation and Council discussion, the City Council directed staff to return with a $20,000 funding item for consideration.

Council members expressed particular interest in improving access for owners of large dogs, which may be difficult to accommodate through some mobile clinic programs.

The proposed program would use City-issued or City-verified vouchers rather than limit residents to a single clinic date. After residency is confirmed, residents would schedule directly with Animal Samaritans on an available appointment date. The model is intended to reduce cost and scheduling barriers while providing access to clinic-based follow-up care. Staff recommends approval, subject to an agreement that defines eligibility, covered services, documentation, reporting, and the organization's $10,000 service contribution.

BACKGROUND:

Animal Samaritans is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that has served the Coachella Valley since 1978. Its services include nonprofit veterinary care, spay and neuter procedures, vaccinations, microchipping, animal rescue, adoption, humane education, and pet therapy programs.

During its presentation, Animal Samaritans explained that private-market spay and neuter costs can vary substantially by species, sex, size, and medical needs. The organization cited costs ranging from approximately $400 for a male cat to as much as $1,500 for a large female dog. Animal Samaritans estimated its average program cost at approximately $223 per procedure, including veterinary staff, supplies, and medication.

The City has previously supported free or reduced-cost spay and neuter services. A sponsorship in 2024 supported five mobile clinics and 146 surgeries. The Animal Samaritans proposal would use a different service model: eligible residents would receive vouchers and schedule appointments directly with a clinic rather than attend only on designated mobile clinic dates.

Animal Samaritans presented its proposal as Item 5 under Proclamations and Presentations at the September 9, 2026 City Council meeting. Council discussed the cost of veterinary care, the need for services that can accommodate larger dogs, licensing costs for unaltered animals, and the separate issue of community cat populations. Council then directed staff to bring back an item with a proposed $20,000 City contribution and recognition of Animal Samaritans' offered $10,000 contribution in services.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

Service model. The program would provide no-cost spay and neuter services for owned dogs and cats of Coachella residents. Animal Samaritans stated that its clinics can serve dogs of all sizes and breeds, although certain flat-faced breeds may be scheduled during cooler weather for safety. Residents would not be limited to one clinic date and could schedule directly with Animal Samaritans after receiving an approved voucher.

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Included care. Animal Samaritans stated that the procedure includes veterinary staffing, surgical supplies, medication, post-operative pain medication, and a protective cone when needed. The organization also provides free rechecks for concerns related to recovery and indicated that microchipping may be provided when needed. The final agreement should identify every service included in the voucher so residents and staff have a clear, consistent understanding of the benefit.

Eligibility and administration. The City would verify residency before issuing or approving a voucher.

Acceptable documents may include a government-issued identification card, current utility bill, credit card statement, or rental or lease agreement showing a Coachella address. Animal Samaritans indicated that comparable programs may allow up to four animals per household when consistent with local limits.

The final agreement should establish the household limit, voucher expiration period, appointment process, and procedures for lost or unused vouchers.

Accountability. Because the program will use public funds, the agreement should cap the City's obligation at $20,000 and require uniquely numbered vouchers or an equivalent tracking method. Animal Samaritans should submit invoices and a final report showing the number of vouchers issued and redeemed, the number of dogs and cats served, City residency verification, the value of services provided, and documentation of the organization's $10,000 contribution. The agreement should also state how unused City funds will be handled.

Program benefits and limits. The proposal is intended to reduce the financial barrier to spaying and neutering, expand access for large dogs and other pets that may not be served by some mobile clinics, and give residents access to post-operative follow-up. Spaying and neutering can also help reduce unwanted litters and may lower animal licensing costs for residents. As presented, the voucher program is intended for owned pets and would not by itself establish a trap-neuter-return program for unowned community cats.

ALTERNATIVES:

1. Approve the staff recommendation.

2. Approve a different sponsorship amount or modify the proposed program terms and direct staff to revise the agreement accordingly.

3. Do not approve the sponsorship request.

4. Direct staff to obtain additional information or negotiate different terms and return to the City Council at a future meeting.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

Alternative No. 1.

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director

PREPARED
BY: Anahi Fernandez, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-61 Authorizing the City of Coachella Community Development Department to Access State-Level Summary Criminal History Information.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-61 authorizing the City of Coachella Community Development Department to access state-level summary criminal history information.

BACKGROUND:

On October 22, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1226 and Resolution No. 2025- 50, amending Coachella Municipal Code Chapters 5.68 and 5.69 pertaining to cannabis business regulatory permits and authoring the use of live scan technology to assist the City in implementing its Cannabis Regulatory Permit regulations.

Ordinance No. 1226 clarified definitions within the C.M.C. Chapters 5.68 and 5.69 to avoid ambiguous and overly broad language and to align with Department of Justice (DOJ) requirements for conducting fingerprint-based criminal history background checks.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

The FBI has initiated a temporary suspension of California legislative reviews and is not currently approving new submissions for federal background checks. At this time, the DOJ is offering statelevel criminal history background check services for the City of Coachella’s cannabis business regulatory permit process. To initiate state-level background check services, the DOJ requires an updated City Council resolution authorizing the City to access state-level criminal history information. Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-61 will allow the Community Development Department to strengthen and streamline the City’s background check procedures.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no significant fiscal impact anticipated from the adoption of this resolution. Costs associated with criminal history background checks will be covered by applicants through the Cannabis Regulatory Permit application process.

ALTERNATIVES:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-61.

2. Take no action.

3. Continue this item and provide staff with direction.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

Staff recommends alternative #1.

Attachments:

1. Ordinance No. 1226

2. Resolution No. 2026-61

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-61

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY

OF COACHELLA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT TO ACCESS STATE LEVEL SUMMARY

CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION
WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) authorize cities, counties, districts, and joint powers authorities to access state and local summary criminal history information for employment, licensing or certification purposes; and WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) require that there be a requirement or exclusion from employment, licensing, or certification based on specific criminal conduct on the part of the subject of the record; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) require the city council, board of supervisors, governing body of a city, county or district or joint powers authority to specifically authorize access to summary criminal history information for employment, licensing, or certification purposes.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Coachella Community Development Department is hereby authorized to access state summary criminal history information of any person who is an owner of a commercial cannabis business or retail cannabis businesses for licensing purposes in connection with the City of Coachella for commercial cannabis regulatory permits and retail cannabis regulatory permits issued pursuant to Chapters

5.68 and 5.69 of the Coachella Municipal Code, and may not disseminate the information to a private entity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, for the purposes of this Resolution, “owner” has the meaning set forth in Chapters 5.68 and 5.69 of the Coachella Municipal Code, consistent with California Business and Professions Code Section 26001 and Title 4, California Code of Regulations Section 15003, and means any of the following:
(1) A person with an aggregate ownership interest of twenty (20) percent or more in the person applying for a regulatory permit or a permittee, unless the interest is solely a security, lien, or encumbrance;
(2) The chief executive officer of a nonprofit or other entity; (3) A member of the board of directors of a nonprofit; and (4) An individual who will be participating in the direction, control, or management of the person applying for a regulatory permit, including but not limited to a general partner of a partnership, a non-member manager or managing member of a limited liability company, and an officer or director of a corporation.

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Resolution No. 2026-61

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For purposes of this definition, “management” means the process of directing, controlling, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of a cannabis business, including making strategic decisions, managing personnel, setting policies, and allocating resources; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, City of Coachella Community Development Department, shall not consider a person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony or misdemeanor eligible for employment (including volunteers and contract employees, if applicable) and commercial cannabis regulatory permit or a retail cannabis regulatory permit consistent with the standards set forth in the Coachella Municipal Code. Pursuant to Coachella Municipal Code Sections 5.68.050, 5.68.070, 5.69.040, and 5.69.060, evidence that an applicant, permittee, or owner of a cannabis business has been convicted of any of the following offenses shall be grounds for denial or revocation of a regulatory permit and/or disqualification from serving as an owner with a cannabis business permittee in the City of Coachella:
(1) a violent felony, as defined by California Penal Code Section 667.5 or equivalent offense in other states;
(2) a serious felony, as defined by California Penal Code Section 1192.7 or equivalent offense in other states;
(3) a felony for hiring, employing, or using a minor in transporting, carrying, selling, giving away, preparing for sale, or peddling any controlled substance to a minor, or selling, offering to sell, furnishing, offering to furnish, administering, or giving any controlled substance to a minor; (4) a felony for drug trafficking with enhancements pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 11370.4 or 11379.8; or
(5) a felony involving fraud, deceit, or embezzlement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the persons subject to a background check under this Resolution are all owners, as defined herein and in Chapters 5.68 and 5.69 of the Coachella Municipal Code, of applicants for and holders of the following permit types:

1. Commercial Cannabis Regulatory Permit (Coachella Municipal Code Chapter 5.68), including indoor and outdoor cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and non-retail microbusiness; and

2. Retail Cannabis Regulatory Permit (Coachella Municipal Code Chapter 5.69), including non-storefront retail microbusiness, non-storefront retailer, storefront retailer, and storefront retail microbusiness.

The Clerk of the City shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution.

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Resolution No. 2026-61

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2026. _________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Angela M. Zepeda,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST BEST & KRIEGER
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City Attorney

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Resolution No. 2026-61

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.

CITY OF COACHELLA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-61 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day of October, 2026, by the following vote of Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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Angela M. Zepeda,
City Clerk

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Lincoln G. Bogard, Finance Director
PREPARED BY: Lincoln G. Bogard, Finance Director
SUBJECT:

Approve Resolution 2026-57 Forgiving Certain General Fund and Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) Interfund Loans to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200), Effective Retroactive to June 30, 2026
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This item requests that City Council adopt Resolution 2026-57 forgiving three long-standing interfund loans carried on the books of two of the City's development impact fee (DIF) funds established under the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.): (1) a General Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) of $3,181,925.36; (2) General Fund loans to the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200) — the Senior Center Loan of $2,505,026.31 and the Civic Center Loan of $1,483,643.07, totaling $3,988,669.38; and (3) a Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) of $8,473,063.13. These three loans total $15,643,657.87. Because the loans lack a defined repayment date, and DIF fee revenue collected in Funds 2206 and 2200 has not repaid, and is not projected to repay, these balances within a reasonable period, staff recommends they be forgiven consistent with the requirements of the Mitigation Fee Act, as discussed below.

Staff further recommends that this forgiveness be effective retroactively to June 30, 2026, so that it is reflected in the City’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026:
(1) forgiving the General Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) in the amount of $3,181,925.36; (2) forgiving the General Fund loans to the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200) — the Senior Center Loan ($2,505,026.31) and the Civic Center Loan ($1,483,643.07) — totaling $3,988,669.38; (3) forgiving the Debt Service Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) in the amount of $8,473,063.13; (4) directing staff to release the corresponding non-spendable fund balance classification in the General Fund, with no impact to the General Fund's unassigned fund balance; and (5) directing staff to record the corresponding write-off of the receivable in the Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000).

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This retroactive effective date is intended to allow the forgiveness to be reflected in the City’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). No alternative action is recommended at this time.

FISCAL IMPACT:

General Fund: The General Fund currently reports a non-spendable fund balance classification, consistent with GASB Statement No. 54, equal to the interfund advances due from Fund 2206 ($3,181,925.36) and Fund 2200 ($3,988,669.38), together totaling $7,170,594.74, because these amounts are not in spendable form until repaid. Under GASB, forgiveness of an interfund advance between funds of the same primary government is recorded as a nonreciprocal interfund transfer rather than a gain, loss, or bad debt write-off: the General Fund will record an Other Financing Use — Transfers Out for the amount forgiven, offsetting removal of the advance receivable, and will correspondingly reverse the associated non-spendable fund balance classification. This transfer will appear in the operating section of the General Fund's Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the year recorded — an income-statement-type impact for that year — but because the offsetting reclassification is made against the non-spendable classification rather than the unassigned classification, there is no impact to the General Fund's unassigned fund balance. At the government-wide level, because the General Fund and the DIF and Debt Service Funds are all part of governmental activities, the transfer nets to zero in consolidation and no gain or loss appears in the government-wide financial statements.

Correspondingly, the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206), the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200), and the Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) will each record an Other Financing Source — Transfers In for the amounts forgiven, extinguishing the corresponding advance payable on each fund’s books. Adoption of this resolution constitutes the Council authorization for these transfers; consistent with GASB disclosure requirements, the transfers will be disclosed by fund, amount, and purpose in the notes to the City’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000): The Debt Service Fund currently reports a fund balance in excess of $10 million. Forgiving the $8,473,063.13 loan to Fund 2206 will reduce the Debt Service Fund’s balance to a level near breakeven, which is the expected condition for a debt service fund holding no more than the reserves needed to service outstanding debt.

Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (2206) and General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (2200): Forgiveness removes $11,654,988.49 in long-term liabilities from Fund 2206 ($3,181,925.36 General Fund loan plus $8,473,063.13 Debt Service Fund loan) and $3,988,669.38 from Fund 2200, improving — but not eliminating — each fund's negative available balance.

This resolution itself provides the Council authorization for the resulting interfund transfers; no separate budget amendment is required. No new expenditure of General Fund, Debt Service Fund, or development impact fee cash resources is required to implement this action, and the transfers do not affect the current fiscal year's budgeted General Fund operating appropriations.

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BACKGROUND:

The Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.), commonly known as “AB 1600,” establishes the legal framework governing the imposition, collection, and expenditure of development impact fees. Government Code Section 66001(a) requires a reasonable relationship between a development impact fee and the public facility for which it is collected, and contemplates that fee revenue be expended to construct, or to reimburse the cost of constructing, that facility.

Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(G) requires that the City's annual development impact fee report describe each interfund transfer or loan made from a DIF fund, including the public improvement on which the loaned funds will be expended and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid and the rate of interest the fund will receive. Government Code Section 66001(d) separately requires that, for the fifth fiscal year following the first deposit into a DIF fund and every five years thereafter, the City make specific findings regarding any unexpended or uncommitted fee revenue, including identifying the purpose of the fee, demonstrating the required reasonable relationship, and identifying the approximate dates on which funding needed to complete the associated improvements will be available. If the City cannot make these findings, the Act imposes a self-executing obligation to refund the unexpended revenue to then-current property owners (Government Code Section 66001(e)-(f)).

The City's Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report disclosed that four DIF funds — including the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200) — carry negative available balances resulting from interfund loans from the General Fund, and that the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund additionally carries an obligation related to the Debt Service Fund. In its July 17, 2026 comment letter on that report, the Desert Valleys Builders Association (DVBA) raised concerns regarding the age, structure, and repayment terms of these loans, including questions regarding the source and timing of loan repayments and whether continuing to carry these amounts as fund receivables is consistent with the Act. All three loans have accrued interest over time at the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) rate of return, consistent with the treatment of the other General Fund interfund loans disclosed in that report.

Staff has identified the following prior Council actions establishing components of these loans:
the General Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) includes amounts authorized under Resolution No. 2016-46 (September 7, 2016; $175,000, acquisition of a tenantseller’s interest in real property at APN 778-103-006), Resolution No. 2016-47 (September 7, 2016; $407,500, acquisition of the library site at APN 778-220-018, 778-103-007-9 and 778-103- 008-0), and Resolution No. 2016-49 (September 14, 2016; $300,000, construction management consulting services for the library project); and the General Fund loans to the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200) include amounts authorized under Resolution No. 2018- 21 (February 28, 2018; not to exceed $1,580,000, construction contract for the Permit Center, part of the City’s Civic Center complex) and Resolution No. 2018-63 (September 26, 2018; $230,000, Permit Center Change Order No. 1 for HVAC improvements) — together comprising the Civic Center Loan; and the Senior Center Loan portion of the General Fund loans to Fund 2200 was established under Resolution No. 2018-46 (June 13, 2018; $299,679, pre-construction and design of the Coachella Senior Center) and Resolution No. 2019-13 (February 27, 2019; $2,148,293,

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construction of the Coachella Senior Center Expansion), for original combined principal of $2,447,972.

Resolution Nos. 2018-46 and 2019-13 both transferred funds to the “General Facilities Impact Fee Fund,” rather than the “General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund” name used in more recent reports. The $2,447,972 combined original principal for the Senior Center Loan, plus accrued LAIF interest since 2018-2019, is consistent with the current $2,505,026.31 balance. The landacquisition and CM-services resolutions for Fund 2206, plus accrued interest, do not yet reconcile to the full $3,181,925.36 balance, indicating an additional construction-cost draw not yet documented here. Regarding the Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) loan to Fund 2206: staff has located Resolution No. 2016-34 (City Council) and Resolution No. FA 2016-02 (Coachella Financing Authority), both adopted following staff reports dated July 27, 2016, authorizing issuance of the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, which financed construction of the library. The library was constructed under a design-build agreement with ProWest Constructors, with a not-to-exceed guaranteed maximum price of $9,991,348 across GMP #1 through #3; the project was accepted as complete within that budget by City Council on February 27, 2019, per the Notice of Completion for City Project F-20. After thorough research, staff has confirmed that no separate resolution formally authorizing an interfund loan from the Debt Service Fund to Fund 2206 exists, comparable to the General Fund loan resolutions cited above. The $8,473,063.13 balance instead reflects an accumulated interfund payable recorded to capture the Library Fund’s share of debt service paid by the Debt Service Fund on the 2016 Bonds, rather than a loan authorized through a discrete Council action with stated terms. Staff recommends this action should describe that balance as an accumulated interfund balance being written off. Because the library building itself was financed through bond proceeds rather than the General Fund loan, the approximately $2.3 million difference between the $882,500 in land-acquisition and CM-services draws cited above and the full $3,181,925.36 General Fund loan balance to Fund 2206 likely reflects other project soft costs or interim financing rather than a further construction draw.

Based on current and projected DIF fee revenue for these two funds, staff has determined that these loans have not been, and are not projected to be, repaid within a reasonable period — measured against the same five-year horizon the Act uses elsewhere to evaluate whether fee revenue is being put to its intended use (Government Code Section 66001(d)) — nor do the loans reflect a defined repayment date or interest rate as contemplated by Section 66006(b)(1)(G). Continuing to carry these amounts as long-term, open-ended interfund loans is inconsistent with the Act's requirement that DIF revenue be expended for, or committed within a reasonable and identifiable period to, the specific public facility for which it was collected, rather than serve as an indefinite financing source for General Fund or Debt Service Fund obligations.

This item is being brought forward as a discrete corrective step responsive to the concerns raised in DVBA's July 17, 2026 letter, in advance of the comprehensive Development Impact Fee Nexus Study separately approved by City Council with Willdan Financial Services, which will address the City's broader fee schedules, facility needs, and five-year findings requirements on a goingforward basis.

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DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

Fund 2206 — Library Facilities Impact Fee: This fund carries two loan obligations proposed for forgiveness: a General Fund loan of $3,181,925.36 and a Debt Service Fund loan of $8,473,063.13, together totaling $11,654,988.49.

The $3,381,925 balance reported in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report and the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) is presented rounded to the nearest dollar; the $3,181,925.36 balance identified in this report reflects the precise loan amount, inclusive of interest accrued over time at the LAIF rate.

Fund 2206 also carries a long-term obligation associated with the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds issued for construction of the City's library ($9,495,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2025). This bond obligation is separate from the Debt Service Fund loan addressed in this action and, unless Council directs otherwise, is not affected by this forgiveness. If future development activity generates sufficient Library Facilities Impact Fee revenue, that revenue may be applied prospectively to pay the Library Fund’s share of debt service on the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds, consistent with the fee’s purpose of funding library facilities, reducing or eliminating the need for further interfund borrowing to cover that obligation.

Fund 2200 — General Government Facilities Impact Fee: This fund carries two General Fund loans proposed for forgiveness: the Senior Center Loan ($2,505,026.31) and the Civic Center Loan ($1,483,643.07), together totaling $3,988,669.38.

The Civic Center Loan addressed in this action reflects amounts authorized under Resolution No. 2018-21 (February 28, 2018; not to exceed $1,580,000) and Resolution No. 2018-63 (September 26, 2018; $230,000) for construction of the Permit Center, part of the City’s Civic Center complex.

This loan is separate and distinct from the $601,926 note payable related to the Civic Center Facility purchase, which is owed to the Frances Berger Foundation, carries a 4% interest rate, and remains outstanding; that external note payable is not part of this forgiveness action.

Legal and accounting basis for forgiveness: Under generally accepted accounting principles for governmental funds, an interfund loan not expected to be repaid within a reasonable period is properly reported as a transfer rather than carried indefinitely as an interfund receivable and payable. Because DIF fee revenue collected in Funds 2206 and 2200 has not been, and based on current development activity is not projected to be, sufficient to repay these loans within a reasonable period, staff recommends the City Council formally forgive these amounts rather than continue to report them as outstanding, open-ended obligations of the DIF funds. This treatment is also more consistent with the reasonable-relationship and five-year findings requirements of Government Code Sections 66001(a) and 66001(d), which presume that fee revenue is being applied toward an identifiable public facility within a defined and reasonable time frame.

Because the receivables in the General Fund are already classified as non-spendable fund balance under GASB Statement No. 54 — an accounting classification indicating the amounts are not currently available for appropriation — forgiving the loans releases that non-spendable classification without reducing the General Fund's unassigned fund balance or its budgeted appropriation authority.

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Relationship to the DIF Nexus Study: City Council has separately approved a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Study, updating the nexus studies and fee schedules underlying the City's eleven DIF funds. That study will address the City's fee schedules, facility needs, and the five-year unexpended-revenue findings required under Section 66001(d) on a going-forward basis. This action is intended to resolve the specific legacy loan balances identified in DVBA's July 17, 2026 comment letter in advance of that broader study, so that DIF fund balances presented in future Annual Reports accurately reflect each fund's financial position.

CONCLUSION:

Forgiving these three interfund loans resolves specific concerns raised regarding the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200) in DVBA's July 17, 2026 comment letter, brings the City's treatment of these balances into closer alignment with the reasonable-relationship and reporting requirements of the Mitigation Fee Act, and has no impact on the General Fund's unassigned fund balance. This forgiveness is recommended effective retroactively to June 30, 2026, for reporting in the City’s Fiscal Year 2025- 26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Staff recommends approval.

ATTACHMENT(S):

Exhibit A – Resolution 2026-57 Forgiving Interfund Loans to Fund 2206 and Fund 2200

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-57

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FORGIVENESS OF
CERTAIN GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND (FUND 4000)

INTERFUND LOANS TO THE LIBRARY FACILITIES IMPACT FEE FUND (FUND 2206) AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IMPACT FEE FUND (FUND 2200), EFFECTIVE RETROACTIVELY TO JUNE 30, 2026 WHEREAS, the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.) governs the imposition, collection, and expenditure of development impact fees, and requires a reasonable relationship between a development impact fee and the public facility for which it is collected; and WHEREAS, the City has, from time to time, authorized interfund loans from the General Fund to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200), including under Resolution No. 2016-46 (September 7, 2016), Resolution No. 2016-47 (September 7, 2016), and Resolution No. 2016-49 (September 14, 2016) as to Fund 2206; Resolution No. 2018-21 (February 28, 2018) and Resolution No. 2018-63 (September 26, 2018), for construction of the Permit Center, part of the City’s Civic Center complex, comprising the Civic Center Loan to Fund 2200; and Resolution No. 2018-46 (June 13, 2018) and Resolution No. 2019-13 (February 27, 2019), comprising the Senior Center Loan to Fund 2200; and WHEREAS, the City authorized the issuance of the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, to finance construction of the City's library, under Resolution No. 2016-34 (City Council) and Resolution No. FA 2016-02 (Coachella Financing Authority), each adopted following staff reports dated July 27, 2016, and the Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) has since recorded an interfund payable from the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206) reflecting the Library Fund’s share of debt service paid on the 2016 Bonds; and
WHEREAS, these loans have accrued interest over time at the rate earned by the City on its investments in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), consistent with the terms of the authorizing resolutions; and
WHEREAS, as of June 30, 2026, the outstanding balance of the General Fund loan to Fund 2206 is $3,181,925.36, the outstanding balance of the General Fund loans to Fund 2200 (consisting of the Senior Center Loan of $2,505,026.31 and the Civic Center Loan of $1,483,643.07) is $3,988,669.38, and the outstanding balance of the Debt Service Fund loan to Fund 2206 is $8,473,063.13; and
WHEREAS, the City's Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report disclosed that Fund 2206 and Fund 2200 carry negative available balances resulting from these interfund loans, and the Desert Valleys Builders Association raised concerns, in a comment letter dated July 17, 2026, regarding the age, structure, and repayment terms of these loans; and WHEREAS, based on current and projected development impact fee revenue, the City Council has determined that these loans have not been, and are not projected to be, repaid within a reasonable period, and do not reflect a defined repayment date as contemplated by Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(G); and

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Resolution No. 2026-57

WHEREAS, continuing to carry these amounts as long-term, open-ended interfund loans is inconsistent with the Mitigation Fee Act's requirement that development impact fee revenue be expended for, or committed within a reasonable and identifiable period to, the specific public facility for which it was collected; and
WHEREAS, the amounts owed to the General Fund from Fund 2206 and Fund 2200 are currently classified as non-spendable fund balance of the General Fund pursuant to GASB Statement No. 54, and forgiveness of these amounts will not affect the General Fund's unassigned fund balance or its budgeted appropriation authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it is in the public interest to forgive these loans, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026, so that the forgiveness is reflected in the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report; and
WHEREAS, under generally accepted accounting principles, forgiveness of an interfund advance between funds of the same primary government is recorded as a nonreciprocal interfund transfer rather than a gain, loss, or bad debt write-off, and will be reported as an Other Financing Use — Transfers Out in the General Fund and an Other Financing Source — Transfers In in the receiving funds, with no resulting gain or loss at the government-wide level and no impact to the General Fund's unassigned fund balance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

1. The General Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206), in the amount of $3,181,925.36 as of June 30, 2026, is hereby forgiven, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026.

2. The General Fund loans to the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2200), consisting of the Senior Center Loan ($2,505,026.31) and the Civic Center Loan ($1,483,643.07), together totaling $3,988,669.38 as of June 30, 2026, are hereby forgiven, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026.

3. The Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000) loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 2206), in the amount of $8,473,063.13 as of June 30, 2026, is hereby forgiven, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026.

4. Staff is directed to release the corresponding non-spendable fund balance classification in the General Fund, which release shall have no effect on the General Fund's unassigned fund balance, and to record the corresponding write-off of the receivable in the Debt Service Fund (Fund 4000).

5. This forgiveness shall be reflected in the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

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Resolution No. 2026-57

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2026. ___________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Angela M. Zepeda
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER
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City Attorney

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Resolution No. 2026-57

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

CITY OF COACHELLA
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-57 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day of October 2026, by the following vote of Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Lincoln G. Bogard, Finance Director
PREPARED BY: Lincoln G. Bogard, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report Prepared Pursuant to Government Code Section 66006 (Mitigation Fee Act / AB 1600)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the City of Coachella Development Impact Fee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Exhibit A), prepared pursuant to California Government Code Section 66006.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

California Government Code Section 66006, part of the Mitigation Fee Act (commonly known as “AB 1600”), requires local agencies that collect development impact fees to prepare and make available to the public an annual report for each impact fee fund within 180 days after the close of each fiscal year. The attached Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Exhibit A) presents the required financial and project information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, for each of the City’s eleven development impact fee funds. This report was not completed within the statutory 180-day deadline of approximately December 27, 2025, and is being presented to the City Council at this time so that the City may come into compliance with state law. Subsequent to the fiscal year covered by this report, and in response to concerns raised by the Desert Valleys Builders Association (DVBA) in its July 17, 2026 comment letter on this report, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-57 on October 14, 2026, forgiving certain General Fund and Debt Service Fund interfund loans to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund; this action is discussed further below.

BACKGROUND:

The Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.), enacted by Assembly Bill 1600 (1987) and commonly referred to as “AB 1600,” establishes the legal framework local agencies must follow when imposing, collecting, and expending development impact fees on new development. Development impact fees are one-time charges assessed on new residential and commercial construction to help fund the public facilities and infrastructure improvements needed

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to serve that growth, including parks, libraries, streets, police and fire facilities, general government facilities, public art, water, and sewer connections.

Government Code Section 66006(b)(1) requires that, for each separate account or fund established for impact fees, the City make available to the public — within 180 days after the last day of each fiscal year — specified information including a description of the fee, the amount of the fee, the beginning and ending fund balances, fees collected and interest earned, expenditures on specific public improvements and the percentage of each improvement funded by fees, and any interfund loans or transfers made from the fund. For a fiscal year ending June 30, this places the statutory deadline at approximately December 27 of the same calendar year. Section 66006(b)(2) further requires that the City Council review this information at its next regularly scheduled public meeting held no less than 15 days after the report is made available to the public.

Government Code Section 66001(d) separately requires that, for the fifth fiscal year following the first deposit into an impact fee account and every five years thereafter, the City make specified findings regarding any unexpended or uncommitted fee revenue — including identifying the purpose of the fee, demonstrating a reasonable relationship between the fee and the improvement it funds, and identifying the approximate dates on which sufficient funds are expected to be available. If a local agency does not make these findings, the Mitigation Fee Act imposes a selfexecuting obligation to refund the unexpended fee revenue to then-current property owners.

The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Exhibit A) was due to be made available to the public by approximately December 27, 2025. This report was delayed due to staff turnover. Staff has since completed the report and is presenting it to the City Council at the earliest available opportunity in order to bring the City into compliance with state law.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

The attached report (Exhibit A) presents Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial activity for each of the City’s development impact fee funds, including the fee description, current fee schedule, beginning and ending fund balances, revenues and expenditures for the year, and identified capital project expenditures where applicable. A summary of the beginning balance, net change, and ending balance for each fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 is provided below:

Park Land Impact Fee (Fund 120): Beginning available balance of $(171,870); net change of $107,012; ending available balance of $(64,858).

Library Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 121): Beginning available balance of $(11,794,005); net change of $(59,358); ending available balance of $(11,853,363).

Bus Shelter Impact Fee (Fund 123): No activity for the year; this fee has not been charged since Fiscal Year 2013 and is no longer considered an active development impact fee, with remaining funds appropriated to the Pueblo Viejo Villas transportation hub project.

Park Improvement Impact Fee (Fund 126): Beginning available balance of $1,995,751; net change of $(338,378); ending available balance of $1,657,373.

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Street & Transportation Impact Fee (Fund 127): Beginning available balance of $(1,692,533); net change of $1,533,396; ending available balance of $(159,137). Fee revenue funded portions of the Avenue 50 Interchange (ST-81) and Avenue 50 Widening (ST-93) projects during the year.

Police Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 128): Beginning available balance of $851,866; net change of $72,695; ending available balance of $924,561.

General Government Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 129): Beginning available balance of $(4,081,541); net change of $(42,105); ending available balance of $(4,123,646).

Fire Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 130): Beginning available balance of $482,723; net change of $65,495; ending available balance of $548,217. Fee revenue fully funded (100%) the year’s Fire Facilities Expansion (F7) and Pueblo Viejo Villas (ST-130) expenditures.

Art in Public Places Impact Fee (Fund 131): Beginning available balance of $359,528; net change of $86,458; ending available balance of $445,986. Fee revenue funded 100% of the Ciudades Hermanas mural expenditure for the year.

Water Connection Fee (Fund 177): Beginning available balance of $10,801,767; net change of $1,548,293; ending available balance of $12,350,060.

Sanitary District Connection Fee (Fund 360): Beginning available balance of $1,020,108; net change of $(853,738); ending available balance of $166,370. Fee revenue continues to fund debt service on the 2005 State Water Resources Control Board loan for sanitary system improvements ($2,909,745 outstanding as of June 30, 2025).

Four funds — the Park Land Impact Fee (Fund 120), Library Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 121), Street & Transportation Impact Fee (Fund 127), and General Government Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 129) — reflect negative available balances resulting from prior interfund loans from the General Fund. Per Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(G), these loans are to be repaid from future impact fee revenue as it becomes available, with interest calculated at the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) rate of return. The Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund also carries a longterm obligation related to the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds issued for construction of the new library ($9,495,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2025), and the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund carries a note payable related to the Civic Center Facility ($601,926 outstanding as of June 30, 2025).

Update — Subsequent Council Action:

On October 14, 2026, concurrently with the City Council's consideration of this report, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-57, forgiving the following interfund loans, effective retroactively to June 30, 2026: (1) the General Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 121, now Fund 2206 under the City's new financial system), in the amount of $3,181,925.36; (2) the General Fund loans to the General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund (Fund 129, now Fund 2200), consisting of the Senior Center Loan ($2,505,026.31) and the

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Civic Center Loan ($1,483,643.07), totaling $3,988,669.38; and (3) the Debt Service Fund loan to the Library Facilities Impact Fee Fund, in the amount of $8,473,063.13. This action addresses concerns raised by DVBA regarding the age, structure, and repayment terms of these loans.

Because the forgiveness is effective retroactively to June 30, 2026, it will be reflected in the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Development Impact Fee Annual Report and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), rather than in the balances presented above for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The Street & Transportation Impact Fee Fund (Fund 127) and Park Land Impact Fee Fund (Fund 120) interfund loans, and the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds and Civic Center Facility note payable described above, are not affected by this action and remain outstanding.

The City's broader Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, separately approved by City Council with Willdan Financial Services, will continue to address the City's fee schedules, facility needs, and other concerns raised in DVBA's letter on a going-forward basis.

Update — Response to DVBA Comment Letter (CIP Documentation and Nexus Items):

In addition to the loan forgiveness action described above, staff has continued to compile the documentation and analysis requested in DVBA's July 17, 2026 letter. Staff has located projectlevel capital improvement documentation, including cost estimates and funding sources, for several of the projects DVBA asked about: the Street & Transportation Impact Fee Fund's (Fund 127) Avenue 50 Interchange (ST-81), Avenue 50 Widening (ST-93), Avenue 50 Extension (ST98), Avenue 48 Widening (ST-131), and Pedestrian Safety (ST-134) projects; the Fire Facilities Impact Fee Fund's (Fund 130) Fire Station Expansion project (F-7), whose project description confirms it adds housing capacity to the station rather than constituting mere rehabilitation; and the Sanitary District Connection Fee Fund's (Fund 360) Avenue 50 capacity improvement project (S-19). Staff has not located comparable documentation for the second sewer project DVBA referenced (S-24) and is continuing to research that item. For the Water Connection Fee Fund (Fund 177), the City's Water Authority rate model documents an identified five-year and ten-year capital improvement plan, funded in part by Connection Fee revenue, totaling approximately $11.8 million in growth-related projects through 2035, which directly addresses DVBA's concern that no capital improvement needs had been identified for that fund. Finally, based on current projections, the Street & Transportation Impact Fee Fund (Fund 127) is expected to return to a positive available balance by the end of Fiscal Year 2026-27, with no new projects currently scheduled against that fund for the current fiscal year. Staff is maintaining a detailed, fund-by-fund tracking memo of DVBA's letter and will bring the remaining nexusrelated items — including the Park Land (Fund 120), Park Improvement (Fund 126), Water Connection (Fund 177), and Police Facilities (Fund 128) fees — forward through the City's Development Impact Fee Nexus Study with Willdan Financial Services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no direct fiscal impact to the General Fund associated with receiving and filing this report.

The report is an informational disclosure of activity within the City’s existing development impact fee funds, as required by Government Code Section 66006. Staff notes that four funds (120, 121,

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127, and 129) currently reflect negative available balances associated with outstanding interfund loans owed to the General Fund; these amounts remain a receivable to the General Fund and are anticipated to be repaid from future impact fee revenue as development activity occurs, consistent with Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(G). As discussed above, on October 14, 2026 the City Council separately adopted Resolution No. 2026-57 forgiving certain interfund loans to Fund 121/2206 and Fund 129/2200; that action has no impact on the General Fund's unassigned fund balance and is addressed in the accompanying staff report and resolution for that item.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report (Exhibit A), thereby satisfying the annual reporting requirement of Government Code Section 66006.

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CITY OF COACHELLA

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
(Revised October 2026 — Exhibit A to October 14, 2026 Staff Report) NOTE TO READER: This exhibit revises the version of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Annual Report originally presented to City Council. Underlying fund balances, revenues, and expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 are UNCHANGED from the original report. Revisions are limited to: (1) clarifying footnotes responsive to the Desert Valleys Builders Association's (DVBA) July 17, 2026 comment letter; (2) relocating certain debt-service amounts, already disclosed elsewhere in the original report, into the Current Year Expenditures tables where DVBA requested them; (3) references to capital improvement plan (CIP) documentation located since the report was first presented; and (4) a note regarding the City Council's October 14, 2026 forgiveness of certain interfund loans under Resolution No. 2026-57.

Park Land Impact Fee (Fund 120)
Description — Providing necessary Parkland and Open-Space to meet the needs of new residential construction.

Fee — Single Family Units - $1,377.00 Multi-Family Units - $1,134.68 Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees $ 99,461
Investment earnings (loss) $ 7,551
Total Sources $ 107,012
Expenditures & Other Uses
Total Uses $ -
Total Available $ (171,870) $ 107,012 $ (64,858)
Note: Developer fees and Investment earnings for this fund are positive amounts (credits in the General Ledger, reflecting an increase in revenue); the parentheses shown in the originally published version of this report were a formatting error and have been corrected above. DVBA's reading of these amounts as negative revenue collected was based on that formatting error.

Note: This fund's negative available balance reflects a prior interfund loan from the General Fund; per Government Code Section 66006(b)(1)(G), amounts owed are repaid from future impact fee revenue as it becomes available, with interest calculated at the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) rate of return.

Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Total $ - $ -
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Total $ - $ -

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Note: No capital improvements are currently identified in the facilities-needs table above. The City's Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, currently underway with Willdan Financial Services, will identify any capital projects this fund is expected to fund over the next five years; if no such projects are identified, the fee will be reconsidered on a going-forward basis.

Library Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 121, now Fund 2206) Description — provide library access to books, internet, and other reading and learning materials to a growing residential population.

Fees — Single Family - $577.88 Multi-Family - $485.42
Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 58,366
Investment earnings 1,879
Total Sources $ 60,245
Expenditures & Other Uses
Admin Fees -
Interest expense ¹ 119,603
Total Uses $ 119,603
Total Available $ (11,794,005) $ (59,358) $ (11,853,363) ¹ As of June 30, 2025, outstanding interfund loans of $3,381,925 (rounded) were owed to the General Fund. The interfund loans will be repaid when impact fee revenues become available, with interest set at the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) rate of return.

Note: On September 13, 2016 the City issued Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 in the amount of $12,150,000, payable over 30 years for the construction of a new library. As of June 30, 2025, the outstanding balance was $9,495,000. These bonds are reflected as a long-term liability of this fund.

Note: The $3,381,925 interfund loan balance above is presented rounded to the nearest dollar; the precise balance, inclusive of interest accrued at the LAIF rate, was $3,181,925.36 as of June 30, 2026. On October 14, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-57, forgiving this General Fund loan and a related Debt Service Fund obligation of $8,473,063.13 (representing this fund's share of debt service paid on the 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds), effective retroactively to June 30, 2026. This forgiveness will be reflected in the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Development Impact Fee Annual Report; it does not change the balances presented above for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The 2016 Lease Revenue Bonds themselves are not forgiven and remain an outstanding obligation of this fund.

Current Year Expenditures
Item Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Debt Service — Interfund Loan Interest (LAIF
rate)
119,603 119,603 100%
Total $ 119,603 $ 119,603
Note: This table has been revised to show the fund's FY 2024-25 interfund loan interest expense (also disclosed in the Expenditures & Other Uses section above) as a Current Year Expenditure, consistent with DVBA's request.

Item 19.

Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Total $ - $ -
Bus Shelter Impact Fee (Fund 123)
Description — To provide sufficient bus shelters at designated bus stops to accommodate transit expansion.

Fee — Residential - $85/unit; Hotel/Motel - $85/Rm; Office - $99/1,000 sq.ft.; Retail - $85/1,000 sq.ft.; Restaurant/Gaming - $106/1,000 sq.ft.; Gasoline - $118/1,000 sq.ft.; Open Uses - $126/Acre Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Investment earnings (loss) -
Total Sources $ -
Transfers out — CIP fund -
Total Uses $ -
Total Available $ - $ - $ -
Note: The Bus Shelter Fee has not been charged to developers since Fiscal Year 2013 and is no longer considered an active DIF fee of the City. Bus shelter facilities were considered in the Street and Transportation Nexus study. Remaining funds have been appropriated for the Pueblo Viejo Villas transportation hub in downtown Coachella. This fund will no longer be utilized.

Note: The Pueblo Viejo Transportation Hub included a bus shelter component, which is the basis on which Bus Shelter Impact Fee (Fund 123) funds were historically applied to that project. This fund has had no revenue or expenditure activity in the past three years and, along with the fee itself, will be considered for formal closure as part of the City's Development Impact Fee Nexus Study.

Park Improvement Impact Fee (Fund 126)
Description — provide sufficient park facilities and equipment for additional residents.

Fees — Single Family Residential - $6,480.35/unit Multi-Family Residential - $5,443.49/unit Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 467,881
Investment earnings 112,741
Total Sources $ 580,622
Expenditures & Other Uses
Capital Outlay — P-32 Bagdouma
Restroom & Snack Bar
919,000
Total Uses $ 919,000
Total Available $ 1,995,751 $ (338,378) $ 1,657,373

Item 19.

Note: The $919,000 FY 2024-25 expenditure was capital outlay for Project P-32, the Bagdouma Park Restroom & Snack Bar, and has been re-labeled above accordingly (the originally published report mislabeled this line as “Interest expense”).

Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
P-32 Bagdouma Restroom & Snack Bar 919,000 919,000 100% Total $ 919,000 $ 919,000
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
P-32 Bagdouma Restroom & Snack Bar 919,000 100% 919,000 100% Total $ 919,000 $ 919,000
Note: No further capital improvements are currently identified for this fund beyond the P-32 project above. This item will be addressed in the City's current Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, which will identify any projects this fund is expected to fund over the next five years.

Street & Transportation Impact Fee (Fund 127)
Description — To provide for street improvements based on trip demand placed on the road system by new development. This fee includes streets, bridges, interchanges, and grade separations.

Fees — Residential: Single Family - $2,685.98; Multi-Family - $1,390.95. Non-Residential: Commercial - $4.62/sq.ft.; Office - $5.46/sq.ft.; Industrial - $3.75/sq.ft.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 2,152,754
Investment earnings (loss) (31,484)
Total Sources $ 2,121,270
Expenditures & Other Uses
New Interchange @ Ave 50 & 86S EXPY (ST81)9,099
Ave 50 Widening Project (ST-93) -
Current Year Expenditures 578,775
Total Uses $ 587,874
Total Available $ (1,692,533) $ 1,533,396 $ (159,137)
Note: This fund's negative available balance reflects a prior interfund loan from the General Fund, consistent with the other three DIF funds carrying General Fund loans (Park Land, Library, and General Government Facilities). Per Finance, based on current projections, this fund is expected to return to a positive available balance by the end of Fiscal Year 2026-27, with no new projects currently scheduled against the fund for the current fiscal year.

Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Ave 50 Bridge/Whitewater (ST-69) 959,013 - 0.00%
Avenue 50 Interchange (ST-81) 28,664 9,099 31.74%
50 Widening Project (ST-93) 1,363,214 578,775 42.46%

Item 19.

Ave 50 Extension (ST-98) - - 0.00%
Ave 48 Widening (ST-131) - - 0.00%
Pedestrian & Safety (ST-134) - - 0.00%
Urban Greening & Connectivity (ST-123) 240,777 - 0.00%
Total $ 2,591,668 $ 587,874
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Ave 50 Bridge/Whitewater (ST-69) 52,365,000 8% 304,306 0.58% Avenue 50 Interchange (ST-81) 54,928,767 3% 1,865,359 3% 50 Widening Project (ST-93) 3,693,750 57% 474,930 13%
Ave 50 Extension (ST-98) 32,765,773 10% 582,140 2%
Ave 48 Widening (ST-131) 1,733,000 3% - 0%
Pedestrian & Safety (ST-134) 1,666,543 100% 51,386 3%
Urban Greening & Connectivity (ST123)5,505,110 100% 240,777 4% Total $ 152,657,943 $ 3,518,898
Note: Project-level cost estimates, funding sources, and status detail supporting the projects listed above (including ST81, ST-93, ST-98, ST-131, and ST-134) are documented in the City's 5-year Capital Improvement Program budget workbook. Staff will make these sheets available in response to DVBA's request for supporting CIP documentation.

Police Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 128)
Description — To provide police facilities and service equipment for increased police needs from expected community growth.

Fees — Residential: Single Family - $306.54/unit; Multi-Family - $257.48. Non-Residential: Commercial - $23.22/1,000 sq.ft.; Office - $30.57/1,000 sq.ft.; Industrial - $12.10/1,000 sq.ft.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 31,200
Investment earnings 41,495
Total Sources $ 72,695
Expenditures & Other Uses
Total Uses $ -
Total Available $ 851,866 $ 72,695 $ 924,561
Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Total $ - $ -
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Total $ - $ -

Item 19.

Note: DVBA's most direct legal challenge is to this fund — the City contracts law enforcement from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and does not operate its own police department, and DVBA argues this fee therefore lacks a nexus and violates the Mitigation Fee Act's fair-share requirement. This question will be addressed in the City's current Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, which will evaluate whether the City has any obligation to construct Sheriff facilities for the City's use and, if not, whether continued collection of this fee is supportable.

General Government Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 129, now Fund 2200) Description — To provide general government facilities to serve a growing City population.

Fees — Residential: Single Family - $2,357.61/unit; Multi-Family - $1,980.39/unit. Non-Residential:

Commercial - $178.54/1,000 sq.ft.; Office - $235.13/1,000 sq.ft.; Industrial - $93.04/1,000 sq.ft.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 239,974
Investment earnings (loss) (7,054)
Total Sources $ 232,920
Expenditures & Other Uses
Interest expense ¹ 168,510
Debt service ² 106,515
Urban Greening to Fund 129 (ST-123) -
Total Uses $ 275,026
Total Available $ (4,081,541) $ (42,105) $ (4,123,646)
¹ As of June 30, 2025, outstanding interfund loans of $3,820,159 were owed to the General Fund. The interfund loans will be repaid when impact fee revenues become available, with interest set at the LAIF rate of return. ² The General Government Facilities Impact Fee Fund has an outstanding note payable for the purchase of the Civic Center Facility. As of June 30, 2025 the balance of the note is $601,926. The note requires monthly payments of $8,876.26 (Principal and Interest) and carries an annual interest rate of 4%.

Note: On October 14, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-57, forgiving the General Fund loans to this fund — consisting of the Senior Center Loan ($2,505,026.31) and the Civic Center Loan ($1,483,643.07), together $3,988,669.38 as of June 30, 2026 — effective retroactively to June 30, 2026. This forgiveness will be reflected in the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Development Impact Fee Annual Report; it does not change the balances presented above for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The $601,926 note payable for the Civic Center Facility purchase, owed to the Frances Berger Foundation, is a separate obligation and is not affected by this forgiveness.

Current Year Expenditures
Item Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Interest Expense — Interfund Loan (LAIF rate) 168,510 168,510 100% Debt Service — Civic Center Facility Note 106,515 106,515 100% Total $ 275,026 $ 275,026
Note: This table has been revised to show the fund's FY 2024-25 interest expense and Civic Center Facility debt service (also disclosed in the Expenditures & Other Uses section above) as Current Year Expenditures, consistent with DVBA's request.

Item 19.

Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Total $ - $ -
Note: This fund's negative available balance increases year-over-year because interest continues to accrue on the outstanding General Fund interfund loan faster than the fund's revenue and debt service payments reduce it.

Fire Facilities Impact Fee (Fund 130)
Description — To provide fire protection and medical services facilities and equipment.

Fees — Residential: Single Family - $1,750.03/unit; Multi-Family - $1,470.02/unit. Non-Residential:

Commercial - $381.04/1,000 sq.ft.; Office - $501.80/1,000 sq.ft.; Industrial - $198.57/1,000 sq.ft.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 31,200
Investment Earnings (Loss) 41,495
Total Sources $ 72,695
Expenditures & Other Uses
Fire Facilities Expansion (F7) 7,200
Pueblo Viejo Villas (ST-130) -
Total Uses $ 7,200
Total Available ¹ $ 482,723 $ 65,495 $ 548,217
Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Fire Facilities Expansion (F7) 302,336 7,200 0.5%
Pueblo Viejo Villas (ST-130) 413,602 0 0%
Total $ 1,615,429 $ 7,200
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Fire Facilities Expansion (F7) 8,151,713 100% 1,365,429 17% Pueblo Viejo Villas (ST-130) 4,430,471 100% 250,000 6%
Total $ 4,430,471 $ 250,000
Note: The City's CIP project sheet for F7 (“Fire Station Expansion”) describes the project as rehabilitation and expansion of the fire station, including additional housing capacity, separate showers, apparatus bay, and generator and electrical system upgrades — supporting the City's position that the project constitutes an eligible expansion rather than mere rehabilitation of existing facilities. The CIP sheet for Pueblo Viejo Villas (ST-130) confirms a direct transfer of Fire DIF funds (Fund 130) to that street/transportation project, explaining its inclusion as a Fire Facilities Fund expenditure above.

Item 19.

Art in Public Places Impact Fee (Fund 131)
Fees — (1) One half of one percent for new commercial or industrial construction; (2) One half of one percent for remodel or reconstruction of existing commercial or industrial property; (3) One quarter of one percent for new residential subdivisions of two or more units; (4) One quarter of one percent for new individual single family units constructed in an existing subdivision with a building permit over $100,000, for that portion of the valuation in excess of $100,000.

Description — To provide continued access to public art in the community as the community grows.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 66,930
Investment earnings 19,528
Total Sources $ 86,458
Expenditures & Other Uses
Mural — Ciudades Hermanas -
Art works — Repairs & Maintenance -
Total Uses $ -
Total Available $ 359,528 $ 86,458 $ 445,986
Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % Funded with fee
Mural — Dolores Huerta 17,070 100% - 0%
Mural — Vietnam War 23,315 100% - 0%
Mural — Empowerment of Women 4,875 100% - 0%
Mural — Swan 5,875 100% - 0%
Misc — Other Art 12,753 100% - 0%
Mural — Love Letters 16,000 100% 16,000 100%
Mural — Ciudades Hermanas 25,000 100% 25,000 100%
Total $ 79,888 $ 41,000
Water Connection Fee (Fund 177)
Description — provide adequate water facilities to meet the demands of a growing residential and business population.

Fee — The Water System Backup Facilities Charges (Connection Fee) is $3,948.17 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). The determination of EDUs is based on the number and size of water connections required.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Capital
Balance
FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance
Revenues & Other Sources
Developer Fees 329,320
Investment Earnings (Loss) 1,218,973
Total Sources $ 1,548,293
Expenditures & Other Uses
Total Uses $ -
Total Available $ 10,801,767 $ 1,548,293 $ 12,350,060

Item 19.

Current Year Expenditures
Project Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Total $ - $ -
Total Anticipated Future Projects
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
Total $ - $ -
Identified Capital Improvement Needs
Note: This section has been added to respond to DVBA's comment that no capital improvement needs were identified for this fund. The City's Water Authority rate model (2025 update) documents an identified capital improvement plan funded in part by Connection Fee (Fund 177) cash, totaling approximately $11.8 million in growth-related projects through 2035, including the following:

Project Total Est. Cost Fund 177 Share
Whitewater Wash Bridge Pipeline @ Ave 50 (W-39) $700,000 $700,000 Well 20 Design & Construction (W-46) $4,300,600 $4,300,600 Well 20 Phase 2 — Pumping Plant $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Valve Replacement (W-41) $500,000 $260,000
Various pipeline extensions (W-49, W-50, W-51, W-52) $401,113 $401,113 Hexavalent Chromium Treatment $950,000 $450,000

2.5MG Storage — Capacity Deficit + Expanded Capacity (CIP No. 23)
$4,690,000 $4,690,000
Sanitary District Connection Fee (Fund 360)
Description — to provide adequate sanitation facilities to meet the demands of a growing residential and business population.

Fees — Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU) are used to provide a common evaluation factor for all development types. One EDU is equal to one single family residential unit. The Water System Backup Facilities Charges (Connection Fee) for residential units is $4,141.56 per EDU.

Beginning / Ending Fund Balance
Account Description Beginning Balance FY 2024-2025 Ending Balance Revenues & Other Sources
Developer fees 594,591
Investment earnings 56,926
Total Sources $ 651,518
Expenditures & Other Uses
Debt service ¹ 1,505,256
Transfers out — Water -
Total Uses $ 1,505,256
Total Available $ 1,020,108 $ (853,738) $ 166,370
¹ On September 26, 2005 the Sanitary District entered into a loan agreement with the State of California Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) for $23,658,615, at 2.3% interest. The outstanding balance for the SWRCB loan at June 30, 2025 was $2,909,745.

Item 19.

Current Year Expenditures
Item Cost FY 2024-2025 DIF Funded % DIF Funded
Debt Service — SWRCB Loan 1,505,256 1,505,256 100%
Total $ 1,505,256 $ 1,505,256
Note: This table has been revised to show the fund's FY 2024-25 SWRCB debt service (also disclosed in the Expenditures & Other Uses section above) as a Current Year Expenditure, consistent with DVBA's request.

Total Facility Expenditures
Project Est. Facility Cost % Complete DIF Funded % DIF
Funded
S-19 Capacity Improv. — Ave 50
Coronado to Harrison
331,000 2% 779 0.24%
S-24 48th & Harrison Sewer
Improvements
2,287,165 93% 2,117,836 92.60%
Total $ 2,618,165 $ 2,118,615
Note: CIP documentation for S-19 (total estimated cost $514,500, funded through this fund with $500,000 budgeted for FY 2026-27) is available in the City's 5-year CIP budget workbook.

Note: S-24 (48th & Harrison sewer improvements) was completed in Fiscal Year 2025-26. A Notice of Completion for S-24 was recorded on February 8, 2023.

Item 19.

STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Gustavo J. Romo, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Lincoln G. Bogard, Finance Director
Yolanda Lopez, Human Resources Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2026-60 – Approval of Fiscal Year 2026/27 Salary Adjustments for Water & Sanitation/Utilities Employees
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Consideration of Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments for Water & Sanitation/Utilities employees as the next phase of implementation of the Base Compensation Salary Study for Utility Operations previously approved by the City Council.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-60 approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments for the identified Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications, retroactive to July 1, 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The fiscal impact on salaries and benefits for Fiscal Year 2026/27 is $95,069. This amount does not include the Treatment Plant Operator Trainee classification, as the position is currently vacant.

Funding for the proposed salary adjustments was included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget and is available within the Water and Wastewater funds. Therefore, no additional appropriation is requested as part of this action.

BACKGROUND:

On September 24, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-46 approving the results of the Base Compensation Salary Study for Utility Operations and an initial 3% salary adjustment for the affected Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications for Fiscal Year 2025/26.

Due to the overall fiscal impact of implementing the study results, the salary adjustments were structured to be phased in over the next two fiscal years. The initial 3% adjustment represented the first phase of implementation, with the remaining adjustments anticipated to be brought back to the City Council for consideration in subsequent fiscal years.

Item 20.

Funding for the Fiscal Year 2026/27 phase was included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget. The City has completed the meet-and-confer process with the affected bargaining units and is now presenting the Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments to the City Council for consideration and approval.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

The proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments represent the next phase of implementation of the Classification and Compensation Study recommendations for the affected Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications. The salary adjustments previously approved and the proposed adjustments are summarized below:

Classification
FY
2025/2026
Approved on:
9/24/25
FY
2026/2027
Proposed
FY:
2027/2028
Proposed
Assistant Engineer (Utilities) (3.00%) 4.2% 0%
Environmental/Special Programs
Manager (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Heavy Equipment Operator
(Utilities) (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Sanitary Superintendent (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Senior Water Service Worker III (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Senior Water Service Worker IV (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator Trainee (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator I (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator II (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator III (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Water Service Worker I (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Water Service Worker II (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
Water Superintendent (3.00%) 4.5% 4.5%
The City met with the affected bargaining units regarding the proposed salary adjustments. The Sanitary and Miscellaneous Unit confirmed its agreement to move forward on August 5, 2026, and the Confidential Mid-Management Unit confirmed its agreement on September 15, 2026.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments range from 4.2% to 4.5%, depending on classification. Upon City Council approval, the adjustments will be retroactive to July 1, 2026.

The Fiscal Year 2027/28 adjustments shown in the table are anticipated to be included in the Fiscal Year 2027/28 budget and will be brought back to the City Council for consideration and approval in next year's budget.

Item 20.

CONCLUSION:

Approval of Resolution No. 2026-60 will authorize the Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments resulting from the Classification and Compensation Study for the identified Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications, retroactive to July 1, 2026.

The proposed adjustments continue the City's phased implementation of the compensation study recommendations and have been reviewed with the affected bargaining units.

Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2026-60.

ATTACHMENT(S):

1. Resolution No. 2026-60, including Attachment A – Fiscal Year 2026/27 Salary Adjustments by Classification

2. Updated Fiscal Year 2026/27 Salary Schedule

3. Bargaining Unit Email Confirmations

Item 20.

RESOLUTION NO. 2026-60

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2026/27

SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR WATER & SANITATION/UTILITIES

EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-46 approving the results of the Base Compensation Salary Study for Utility Operations and an initial three percent (3%) salary adjustment for the affected Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications for Fiscal Year 2025/26;
WHEREAS, due to the overall fiscal impact of implementing the compensation study results, the salary adjustments were structured to be phased in over subsequent fiscal years; WHEREAS, funding for the Fiscal Year 2026/27 phase of the salary adjustments was included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget and is available within the Water and Wastewater funds;
WHEREAS, the City completed the meet-and-confer process with the affected bargaining units regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments; WHEREAS, the proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments range from 4.2% to 4.5%, depending on classification, and will be retroactive to July 1, 2026; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Coachella, California, as follows:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the Fiscal Year 2026/27 salary adjustments for the identified Water & Sanitation/Utilities classifications, as set forth in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Salary Adjustment Schedule attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated herein by this reference
Section 3. The approved salary adjustments shall be retroactive to July 1, 2026. The City Manager, Finance Director, Human Resources Manager, and their designees are authorized to take all actions necessary to implement the salary adjustments approved by this Resolution.

Item 20.

Resolution No. 2026-60

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2026. ___________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Angela M. Zepeda
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER
___________________________________
City Attorney

Item 20.

Resolution No. 2026-60

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

CITY OF COACHELLA
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) ss.
)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-60 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day of October 2026, by the following vote of Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
___________________________________
Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

Item 20.

ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-60
FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 SALARY ADJUSTMENTS BY CLASSIFICATION Effective July 1, 2026
Classification FY 2026/27 Salary Adjustment
Assistant Engineer (Utilities) 4.2%
Environmental/Special Programs Manager 4.5%
Heavy Equipment Operator (Utilities) 4.5%
Sanitary Superintendent 4.5%
Senior Water Service Worker III 4.5%
Senior Water Service Worker IV 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator Trainee 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator I 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator II 4.5%
Treatment Plant Operator III 4.5%
Water Service Worker I 4.5%
Water Service Worker II 4.5%
Water Superintendent 4.5%

Item 20.

Appendix D
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City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Sanitary/Miscellaneous Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (3% COLA effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Position Title Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Accountant h 46.78 49.12 51.58 54.16 56.86 59.71
m 8,108.98 8,514.43 8,940.15 9,387.16 9,856.52 10,349.35 Grade 13 a 97,307.81 102,173.20 107,281.86 112,645.95 118,278.25 124,192.16 Accounting Technician I h 33.85 35.54 37.31 39.18 41.14 43.20 m 5,866.61 6,159.94 6,467.93 6,791.33 7,130.90 7,487.44 Grade 7 a 70,399.26 73,919.23 77,615.19 81,495.95 85,570.75 89,849.28 Accounting Technician II h 39.25 41.22 43.28 45.44 47.71 50.10 m 6,803.91 7,144.10 7,501.31 7,876.37 8,270.19 8,683.70 Grade 30 a 81,646.86 85,729.21 90,015.67 94,516.45 99,242.27 104,204.39 Assistant Engineer h 48.75 51.19 53.75 56.43 59.26 62.22 m 8,449.98 8,872.48 9,316.11 9,781.91 10,271.01 10,784.56 Grade 21 a 101,399.79 106,469.78 111,793.27 117,382.93 123,252.08 129,414.68 Assistant Engineer (Utilities) h 52.32 54.94 57.68 60.57 63.60 66.78 m 9,069.03 9,522.48 9,998.60 10,498.53 11,023.46 11,574.63 Grade 31 a 108,828.34 114,269.76 119,983.25 125,982.41 132,281.53 138,895.60 Building Inspector I h 38.20 40.11 42.12 44.22 46.44 48.76 m 6,621.80 6,952.89 7,300.54 7,665.56 8,048.84 8,451.28 Grade 11 a 79,461.62 83,434.70 87,606.43 91,986.75 96,586.09 101,415.40 Building Inspector II h 43.75 45.94 48.24 50.65 53.18 55.84 m 7,584.10 7,963.30 8,361.47 8,779.54 9,218.52 9,679.44 Grade 19 a 91,009.15 95,559.61 100,337.59 105,354.47 110,622.19 116,153.30 Building Maintenance Worker h 27.86 29.25 30.72 32.25 33.87 35.56 m 4,829.33 5,070.79 5,324.33 5,590.55 5,870.08 6,163.58 Grade 2 a 57,951.92 60,849.52 63,891.99 67,086.59 70,440.92 73,962.97 Business License Technician h 33.85 35.54 37.31 39.18 41.14 43.20 (Active Effective: 12/10/2025) m 5,866.61 6,159.94 6,467.93 6,791.33 7,130.90 7,487.44 Grade 7 a 70,399.26 73,919.23 77,615.19 81,495.95 85,570.75 89,849.28 Code Enforcement Aide h 20.52 21.54 22.62 23.75 24.94 26.19 m 3,556.38 3,734.20 3,920.91 4,116.96 4,322.81 4,538.95 Grade 10 a 42,676.61 44,810.44 47,050.96 49,403.51 51,873.68 54,467.37 Code Enforcement Officer h 35.84 37.64 39.52 41.49 43.57 45.75 m 6,212.96 6,523.61 6,849.79 7,192.28 7,551.89 7,929.49 Grade 9 a 74,555.52 78,283.30 82,197.46 86,307.33 90,622.70 95,153.84 Customer Service Representative I h 29.25 30.71 32.25 33.86 35.56 37.33 m 5,070.35 5,323.86 5,590.06 5,869.56 6,163.04 6,471.19 Grade 28 a 60,844.16 63,886.37 67,080.69 70,434.72 73,956.46 77,654.28 Customer Service Representative II h 30.69 32.23 33.84 35.53 37.31 39.17 m 5,320.29 5,586.31 5,865.62 6,158.90 6,466.85 6,790.19 Grade 29 a 63,843.52 67,035.70 70,387.48 73,906.85 77,602.20 81,482.31 Customer Service Technician h 36.66 38.49 40.42 42.44 44.56 46.79 m 6,354.00 6,671.70 7,005.29 7,355.55 7,723.33 8,109.49 Grade 17 a 76,248.02 80,060.42 84,063.44 88,266.61 92,679.94 97,313.94

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City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Sanitary/Miscellaneous Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (3% COLA effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Position Title Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Department Assistant I h 27.86 29.25 30.72 32.25 33.87 35.56 m 4,829.33 5,070.79 5,324.33 5,590.55 5,870.08 6,163.58 Grade 2 a 57,951.92 60,849.52 63,891.99 67,086.59 70,440.92 73,962.97 Department Assistant II h 29.23 30.69 32.23 33.84 35.53 37.31 m 5,066.78 5,320.11 5,586.12 5,865.43 6,158.70 6,466.63 Grade 3 a 60,801.31 63,841.38 67,033.45 70,385.12 73,904.37 77,599.59 Economic Development Technician h 36.66 38.49 40.42 42.44 44.56 46.79 (Frozen Effective: 12/10/2025) m 6,354.00 6,671.70 7,005.29 7,355.55 7,723.33 8,109.49 Grade 17 a 76,248.02 80,060.42 84,063.44 88,266.61 92,679.94 97,313.94 Engineering Technician h 36.66 38.49 40.42 42.44 44.56 46.79 m 6,354.00 6,671.70 7,005.29 7,355.55 7,723.33 8,109.49 Grade 17 a 76,248.02 80,060.42 84,063.44 88,266.61 92,679.94 97,313.94 Fleet Services Coordinator h 50.20 52.71 55.35 58.12 61.02 64.07 m 8,701.71 9,136.80 9,593.64 10,073.32 10,576.99 11,105.84 Grade 22 a 104,420.58 109,641.60 115,123.69 120,879.87 126,923.86 133,270.06 Graffiti Maintenance Worker h 31.36 32.93 34.58 36.31 38.12 40.03 m 5,436.34 5,708.16 5,993.56 6,293.24 6,607.91 6,938.30 Grade 5 a 65,236.08 68,497.88 71,922.78 75,518.92 79,294.86 83,259.61 Heavy Equipment Operator h 33.63 35.31 37.08 38.93 40.88 42.92 m 5,829.11 6,120.57 6,426.60 6,747.93 7,085.32 7,439.59 Grade 23 a 69,949.36 73,446.83 77,119.17 80,975.13 85,023.88 89,275.08 Heavy Equipment Operator (Utilities) h 36.20 38.01 39.91 41.90 44.00 46.20 m 6,274.17 6,587.87 6,917.27 7,263.13 7,626.29 8,007.60 Grade 32 a 75,289.99 79,054.49 83,007.22 87,157.58 91,515.46 96,091.23 Human Resources Technician h 36.53 38.36 40.28 42.29 44.41 46.63 m 6,332.58 6,649.21 6,981.67 7,330.75 7,697.29 8,082.15 Grade 24 a 75,990.93 79,790.47 83,780.00 87,969.00 92,367.45 96,985.82 Information Technology Technician h 36.66 38.49 40.42 42.44 44.56 46.79 m 6,354.00 6,671.70 7,005.29 7,355.55 7,723.33 8,109.49 Grade 17 a 76,248.02 80,060.42 84,063.44 88,266.61 92,679.94 97,313.94 Payroll Specialist h 42.58 44.71 46.94 49.29 51.76 54.34 m 7,380.57 7,749.60 8,137.08 8,543.93 8,971.13 9,419.68 Grade 18 a 88,566.82 92,995.16 97,644.91 102,527.16 107,653.52 113,036.19 Parks Ranger h 32.54 34.16 35.87 37.67 39.55 41.53
m 5,639.87 5,921.86 6,217.95 6,528.85 6,855.29 7,198.06 Grade 25 a 67,678.42 71,062.34 74,615.45 78,346.23 82,263.54 86,376.71 Planning Technician h 34.56 36.28 38.10 40.00 42.00 44.10 m 5,989.79 6,289.28 6,603.75 6,933.93 7,280.63 7,644.66 Grade 8 a 71,877.52 75,471.40 79,244.97 83,207.21 87,367.57 91,735.95 Public Works/Landscape & h 43.75 45.94 48.24 50.65 53.18 55.84 Lighting Inspector m 7,584.10 7,963.30 8,361.47 8,779.54 9,218.52 9,679.44 Grade 19 a 91,009.15 95,559.61 100,337.59 105,354.47 110,622.19 116,153.30

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3 of 4
City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Sanitary/Miscellaneous Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (3% COLA effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Position Title Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Public Works Parks Maintenance h 27.86 29.25 30.72 32.25 33.87 35.56 Worker Trainee/I/II m 4,829.33 5,070.79 5,324.33 5,590.55 5,870.08 6,163.58 Grade 2 a 57,951.92 60,849.52 63,891.99 67,086.59 70,440.92 73,962.97 Public Works Streets Maintenance h 28.75 30.18 31.69 33.28 34.94 36.69 Worker Trainee/I/II m 4,982.87 5,232.01 5,493.61 5,768.29 6,056.70 6,359.54 Grade 26 a 59,794.38 62,784.10 65,923.31 69,219.47 72,680.45 76,314.47 Recreation Services Coordinator h 30.65 32.19 33.79 35.48 37.26 39.12 m 5,313.15 5,578.81 5,857.75 6,150.64 6,458.17 6,781.08 Grade 4 a 63,757.82 66,945.72 70,293.00 73,807.65 77,498.03 81,372.94 Senior Accountant h 54.97 57.72 60.61 63.64 66.82 70.16 m 9,528.32 10,004.74 10,504.98 11,030.23 11,581.74 12,160.82 Grade 16 a 114,339.89 120,056.88 126,059.73 132,362.71 138,980.85 145,929.89 Senior Center Assistant h 27.86 29.25 30.72 32.25 33.87 35.56 m 4,829.33 5,070.79 5,324.33 5,590.55 5,870.08 6,163.58 Grade 2 a 57,951.92 60,849.52 63,891.99 67,086.59 70,440.92 73,962.97 Senior Center Coordinator h 32.35 33.97 35.67 37.45 39.32 41.29 m 5,607.73 5,888.12 6,182.52 6,491.65 6,816.23 7,157.04 Grade 6 a 67,292.78 70,657.42 74,190.29 77,899.81 81,794.80 85,884.54 Senior Center Operator h 28.75 30.18 31.69 33.28 34.94 36.69 m 4,982.87 5,232.01 5,493.61 5,768.29 6,056.70 6,359.54 Grade 26 a 59,794.38 62,784.10 65,923.31 69,219.47 72,680.45 76,314.47 Senior Code Enforcement Officer h 41.22 43.28 45.45 47.72 50.10 52.61 m 7,144.90 7,502.15 7,877.26 8,271.12 8,684.68 9,118.91 Grade 15 a 85,738.85 90,025.79 94,527.08 99,253.43 104,216.11 109,426.91 Senior Maintenance Worker h 33.38 35.05 36.80 38.64 40.58 42.61 m 5,786.27 6,075.58 6,379.36 6,698.33 7,033.24 7,384.90 Grade 27 a 69,435.18 72,906.94 76,552.29 80,379.90 84,398.90 88,618.85 Senior Water Service Worker III h 37.19 39.05 41.00 43.05 45.20 47.46 m 6,445.90 6,768.20 7,106.61 7,461.94 7,835.03 8,226.79 Grade 39 a 77,350.82 81,218.36 85,279.28 89,543.24 94,020.40 98,721.42 Senior Water Service Worker IV h 42.16 44.27 46.48 48.81 51.25 53.81 m 7,307.84 7,673.23 8,056.90 8,459.74 8,882.73 9,326.86 Grade 33 a 87,694.11 92,078.81 96,682.76 101,516.89 106,592.74 111,922.37 Street Sweeper Operator h 33.63 35.31 37.08 38.93 40.88 42.92 m 5,829.11 6,120.57 6,426.60 6,747.93 7,085.32 7,439.59 Grade 23 a 69,949.36 73,446.83 77,119.17 80,975.13 85,023.88 89,275.08 Treatment Plant Operator Trainee h 29.87 31.36 32.93 34.58 36.31 38.12 m 5,177.24 5,436.11 5,707.91 5,993.31 6,292.97 6,607.62 Grade 40 a 62,126.92 65,233.27 68,494.93 71,919.68 75,515.66 79,291.45 Treatment Plant Operator I h 33.75 35.44 37.21 39.07 41.03 43.08 m 5,850.75 6,143.29 6,450.45 6,772.98 7,111.63 7,467.21 Grade 36 a 70,209.02 73,719.47 77,405.44 81,275.72 85,339.50 89,606.48

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4 of 4
City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Sanitary/Miscellaneous Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (3% COLA effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Position Title Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Treatment Plant Operator II h 37.19 39.05 41.00 43.05 45.20 47.46 m 6,445.90 6,768.20 7,106.61 7,461.94 7,835.03 8,226.79 Grade 34 a 77,350.82 81,218.36 85,279.28 89,543.24 94,020.40 98,721.42 Treatment Plant Operator III h 42.16 44.27 46.48 48.81 51.25 53.81 m 7,307.84 7,673.23 8,056.90 8,459.74 8,882.73 9,326.86 Grade 37 a 87,694.11 92,078.81 96,682.76 101,516.89 106,592.74 111,922.37 Vehicle/Equipment Mechanic I h 30.65 32.19 33.79 35.48 37.26 39.12 m 5,313.15 5,578.81 5,857.75 6,150.64 6,458.17 6,781.08 Grade 4 a 63,757.82 66,945.72 70,293.00 73,807.65 77,498.03 81,372.94 Vehicle/Equipment Mechanic II h 42.58 44.71 46.94 49.29 51.76 54.34 m 7,380.57 7,749.60 8,137.08 8,543.93 8,971.13 9,419.68 Grade 18 a 88,566.82 92,995.16 97,644.91 102,527.16 107,653.52 113,036.19 Water Service Worker I h 29.87 31.36 32.93 34.58 36.31 38.12 m 5,177.24 5,436.11 5,707.91 5,993.31 6,292.97 6,607.62 Grade 38 a 62,126.92 65,233.27 68,494.93 71,919.68 75,515.66 79,291.45 Water Service Worker II h 33.75 35.44 37.21 39.07 41.03 43.08 m 5,850.75 6,143.29 6,450.45 6,772.98 7,111.63 7,467.21 Grade 35 a 70,209.02 73,719.47 77,405.44 81,275.72 85,339.50 89,606.48

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1 of 3
City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Confidential Mid-Management Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (2% COLA Effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Accounting Manager h 62.88 66.02 69.32 72.79 76.43 80.25 m 10,899.01 11,443.96 12,016.16 12,616.97 13,247.82 13,910.21 Grade 37 a 130,788.13 137,327.54 144,193.91 151,403.61 158,973.79 166,922.48 Administrative Assistant h 38.04 39.94 41.94 44.04 46.24 48.55 m 6,594.04 6,923.74 7,269.93 7,633.42 8,015.10 8,415.85 Grade 10 a 79,128.47 83,084.89 87,239.14 91,601.09 96,181.15 100,990.21 Assistant to the City Manager h 62.70 65.83 69.12 72.58 76.21 80.02 a 10,867.25 11,410.61 11,981.14 12,580.20 13,209.21 13,869.67 Grade 36 m 130,406.97 136,927.32 143,773.68 150,962.37 158,510.49 166,436.01 Associate Planner h 48.77 51.21 53.77 56.46 59.28 62.24 m 8,453.24 8,875.91 9,319.70 9,785.69 10,274.97 10,788.72 Grade 32 a 101,438.94 106,510.88 111,836.43 117,428.25 123,299.66 129,464.65 Building Official h 62.13 65.24 68.50 71.93 75.52 79.30 m 10,769.84 11,308.33 11,873.75 12,467.44 13,090.81 13,745.35 Grade 25 a 129,238.08 135,699.99 142,484.99 149,609.24 157,089.70 164,944.18 Chief Treatment/Collections h 50.52 53.04 55.69 58.48 61.40 64.47 System Operator m 8,756.05 9,193.86 9,653.55 10,136.23 10,643.04 11,175.19 Grade 29 a 105,072.65 110,326.28 115,842.59 121,634.72 127,716.46 134,102.28 Civil Engineering Associate h 48.07 50.48 53.00 55.65 58.43 61.35 m 8,332.54 8,749.17 9,186.63 9,645.96 10,128.26 10,634.67 Grade 31 a 99,990.54 104,990.06 110,239.57 115,751.54 121,539.12 127,616.08 Code Compliance Manager h 62.13 65.24 68.50 71.93 75.52 79.30 m 10,769.84 11,308.33 11,873.75 12,467.44 13,090.81 13,745.35 Grade 25 a 129,238.08 135,699.99 142,484.99 149,609.24 157,089.70 164,944.18 Development Services h 41.99 44.09 46.29 48.61 51.04 53.59 Technician m 7,278.01 7,641.91 8,024.00 8,425.20 8,846.46 9,288.79 Grade 17 a 87,336.08 91,702.88 96,288.03 101,102.43 106,157.55 111,465.43 Community Services h 38.04 39.94 41.94 44.04 46.24 48.55 Coordinator m 6,594.04 6,923.74 7,269.93 7,633.42 8,015.10 8,415.85 Grade 10 a 79,128.47 83,084.89 87,239.14 91,601.09 96,181.15 100,990.21 Customer Service Supervisor h 47.36 49.73 52.22 54.83 57.57 60.45 m 8,209.73 8,620.21 9,051.22 9,503.79 9,978.97 10,477.92 Grade 34 a 98,516.72 103,442.56 108,614.69 114,045.42 119,747.69 125,735.08 Deputy City Clerk h 47.36 49.73 52.22 54.83 57.57 60.45 m 8,209.73 8,620.21 9,051.22 9,503.79 9,978.97 10,477.92 Grade 22 a 98,516.72 103,442.56 108,614.69 114,045.42 119,747.69 125,735.08 Economic Development h 63.18 66.34 69.66 73.14 76.80 80.64 Manager m 10,951.95 11,499.55 12,074.52 12,678.25 13,312.16 13,977.77 Grade 38 a 131,423.39 137,994.56 144,894.29 152,139.00 159,745.96 167,733.25

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2 of 3
City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Confidential Mid-Management Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (2% COLA Effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Environmental/ h 52.50 57.88 55.13 60.78 63.81 67.01
Special Programs Manager m 9,100.08 9,555.09 10,032.84 10,534.48 11,061.21 11,614.27 Grade 11 a 109,200.99 114,661.04 120,394.10 126,413.80 132,734.49 139,371.22 Executive Assistant h 41.99 44.09 46.29 48.61 51.04 53.59 m 7,278.01 7,641.91 8,024.00 8,425.20 8,846.46 9,288.79 Grade 17 a 87,336.08 91,702.88 96,288.03 101,102.43 106,157.55 111,465.43 Finance Manager h 62.88 66.02 69.32 72.79 76.43 80.25
m 10,899.01 11,443.96 12,016.16 12,616.97 13,247.82 13,910.21 Grade 37 a 130,788.13 137,327.54 144,193.91 151,403.61 158,973.79 166,922.48 Finance Services Supervisor h 47.36 49.73 52.22 54.83 57.57 60.45 m 8,209.73 8,620.21 9,051.22 9,503.79 9,978.97 10,477.92 Grade 34 a 98,516.72 103,442.56 108,614.69 114,045.42 119,747.69 125,735.08 Grants Manager h 57.38 60.25 63.26 66.43 69.75 73.23
m 9,946.11 10,443.42 10,965.59 11,513.87 12,089.56 12,694.04 Grade 24 a 119,353.38 125,321.05 131,587.10 138,166.46 145,074.78 152,328.52 Information Technology h 70.58 74.10 77.81 81.70 85.78 90.07 Manager m 12,233.06 12,844.72 13,486.95 14,161.30 14,869.37 15,612.84 Grade 40 a 146,796.78 154,136.62 161,843.45 169,935.62 178,432.40 187,354.02 Management Analyst h 46.64 48.97 51.42 53.99 56.69 59.53 m 8,084.33 8,488.55 8,912.97 9,358.62 9,826.55 10,317.88 Grade 14 a 97,011.97 101,862.57 106,955.70 112,303.48 117,918.66 123,814.59 Parks and Recreation Services h 57.38 60.25 63.26 66.43 69.75 73.23 Manager m 9,946.11 10,443.42 10,965.59 11,513.87 12,089.56 12,694.04 Grade 24 a 119,353.38 125,321.05 131,587.10 138,166.46 145,074.78 152,328.52 Parks Supervisor h 47.36 49.73 52.22 54.83 57.57 60.45
m 8,209.73 8,620.21 9,051.22 9,503.79 9,978.97 10,477.92 Grade 34 a 98,516.72 103,442.56 108,614.69 114,045.42 119,747.69 125,735.08 Permit Technician h 38.95 40.89 42.94 45.09 47.34 49.71 m 6,750.74 7,088.27 7,442.69 7,814.82 8,205.56 8,615.84 Grade 12 a 81,008.85 85,059.29 89,312.26 93,777.87 98,466.76 103,390.10 Planning Manager h 75.50 79.27 83.24 87.40 91.77 96.36
m 13,086.44 13,740.76 14,427.80 15,149.19 15,906.64 16,701.98 Grade 41 a 157,037.23 164,889.09 173,133.55 181,790.23 190,879.74 200,423.72 Principal Planner h 62.13 65.24 68.50 71.93 75.52 79.30 m 10,769.84 11,308.33 11,873.75 12,467.44 13,090.81 13,745.35 Grade 39 a 129,238.08 135,699.99 142,484.99 149,609.24 157,089.70 164,944.18 Public Works h 57.38 60.25 63.26 66.43 69.75 73.23
Construction Manager m 9,946.11 10,443.42 10,965.59 11,513.87 12,089.56 12,694.04 Grade 24 a 119,353.38 125,321.05 131,587.10 138,166.46 145,074.78 152,328.52

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3 of 3
City of Coachella - Salary Schedule
Confidential Mid-Management Employees
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (2% COLA Effective July 1, 2026) (Revised by Council 10/14/26, Resolution No. 2026-60)
Step A B C D E "O"
Performance
Step (5%)
Sanitary Superintendent h 61.77 68.10 64.85 71.50 75.08 78.83 m 10,706.20 11,241.51 11,803.59 12,393.77 13,013.46 13,664.13 Grade 15 a 128,474.44 134,898.17 141,643.08 148,725.23 156,161.49 163,969.57 Senior Civil Engineer h 62.13 65.24 68.50 71.93 75.52 79.30 m 10,769.84 11,308.33 11,873.75 12,467.44 13,090.81 13,745.35 Grade 25 a 129,238.08 135,699.99 142,484.99 149,609.24 157,089.70 164,944.18 Senior Management Analyst h 57.38 60.25 63.26 66.43 69.75 73.23 m 9,946.11 10,443.42 10,965.59 11,513.87 12,089.56 12,694.04 Grade 24 a 119,353.38 125,321.05 131,587.10 138,166.46 145,074.78 152,328.52 Senior Planner h 53.81 56.50 59.33 62.30 65.41 68.68
m 9,327.79 9,794.18 10,283.89 10,798.08 11,337.99 11,904.89 Grade 23 a 111,933.50 117,530.17 123,406.68 129,577.01 136,055.86 142,858.66 Streets Supervisor h 47.36 49.73 52.22 54.83 57.57 60.45 m 8,209.73 8,620.21 9,051.22 9,503.79 9,978.97 10,477.92 Grade 34 a 98,516.72 103,442.56 108,614.69 114,045.42 119,747.69 125,735.08 Streets Superintendent/ h 54.11 56.81 59.65 62.64 65.77 69.06 Emergency Services Coordinator m 9,378.61 9,847.54 10,339.92 10,856.92 11,399.76 11,969.75 Grade 33 a 112,543.35 118,170.52 124,079.04 130,283.00 136,797.15 143,637.00 Water Superintendent h 61.77 68.10 64.85 71.50 75.08 78.83 m 10,706.20 11,241.51 11,803.59 12,393.77 13,013.46 13,664.13 Grade 18 a 128,474.44 134,898.17 141,643.08 148,725.23 156,161.49 163,969.57

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Andrew Simmons, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer PREPARED BY: Brianna Greenwood, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer SUBJECT: Determine the Dateland Park Skatepark Project, City Project P-27 to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and authorize City Staff to File a Notice of Exemption
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that City Council find the Dateland Park Skatepark Project, City Project P-27 categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction), and authorize City Staff to File a Notice of Exemption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No additional appropriations required.

BACKGROUND:

The Dateland Park Skatepark project will rehabilitate the existing skatepark located at the Northeast corner of Shady Lane and Cairo Street. This project includes the removal and replacement of park equipment and a concrete bowl. City staff has reviewed the CEQA guidelines and determined the proposed project improvements are eligible to be categorically exempt. City staff recommends Council find the project categorically exempt from CEQA and authorize City Staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County of Riverside Clerk Recorder and the State Clearinghouse following project approval.

ENVIRONMENTAL:

The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because it involves repair, maintenance and minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The work will rehabilitate the existing skatepark facilities while maintaining the existing recreational use with negligible or no expansion of that use.

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The Project is also exempt under section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) because it replaces existing park equipment and facilities with new equipment and facilities located on the same site and having substantially the same purpose and capacity as those being replaced.

None of the exceptions under State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 applies. The Project will not result in significant cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place over time. There is no reasonable possibility of a significant environmental effect due to unusual circumstances. The Project will not damage scenic resources within an officially designated state scenic highway, is not located on a site included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5, and will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. No further CEQA analysis is required.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Notice of Exemption

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Statutory Exemptions. State code number:

_______________________________________________
Print Form
Notice of Exemption Appendix E
To: Office of Planning and Research From: (Public Agency): ____________________________ P.O. Box 3044, Room 113 _______________________________________________ Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 County Clerk
(Address)
___________________________
___________________________
County of: __________________
Project Title: __________________________________________________________________________ Project Applicant: ________________________________________________________________________ Project Location - Specific:

Project Location - City: ______________________ Project Location - County:

Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project:
_____________________
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: _____________________________________________________ Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: ________________________________________________ Exempt Status: (check one):

Ministerial (Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268);
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a));
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
Lead Agency
Contact Person: ____________________________ Area Code/Telephone/Extension: _______________ If filed by applicant:

1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.

2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? Yes No Signature: ____________________________ Date:

Signed by Lead Agency Signed by Applicant
Authority cited: Sections 21083 and 21110, Public Resources Code. Date Received for filing at OPR:

Reference: Sections 21108, 21152, and 21152.1, Public Resources Code. _______________
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: ____________________________________ ______________________________________________
______________ Title: _______________________
Revised 2011
City of Coachella
2724 Gateway Drive, PO Box 751
Dateland Park Skatepark Improvements, City Project No. P-27 City of Coachella
Coachella Riverside
City of Coachella
City of Coachella
x
Andrew Simmons 760-398-5744
10/14/2026 Director of Public Works/City Engineer
53990 Enterprise Way
Coachella, CA 92236
Riverside
Riverside, CA 92502-0751
The proposed project will make improvements to the existing skatepark at Dateland Park located on the northwest corner of Shady Lane and Cairo Street.

The proposed project is located in the City of Coachella as shown on Exhibit "A" (attached) in the NE corner of Avenue 53 and Calle Empalme.

Section 15301 and 15302, CEQA Guidelines
Reasons why project is exempt:

The Dateland Park Skatepark Improvements (City Project No. P-27) are categorically exempt under State CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 and 15302 because they involve rehabilitation and replacement of facilities at the existing skatepark, with negligible or no expansion of use and substantially the same purpose and capacity. None of the exceptions under section 15300.2 applies.
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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Celina Jimenez, Director of Economic Development
SUBJECT: Approve a Sponsorship Request from the County of Riverside District 4 in the amount of $4,000 to support the 35
th Annual Senior Inspiration Awards
Ceremony and Approve the Nomination of Ms. Ramona Negrete as the City of Coachella Honoree
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council consider approving a sponsorship request from the County of Riverside District 4 in the amount of $4,000 to support the 35 th Annual Senior Inspiration
Awards and approve the nomination of Ms. Ramona Negrete as the City of Coachella Honoree.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Should the City Council approve the staff recommendation, the General Fund account will be reduced by $4,000.

BACKGROUND:

Since 1992, the County of Riverside District 4 has partnered with the nine (9) Coachella Valley Cities to plan the annual Senior Inspiration Awards event. The annual luncheon recognizes productive and active senior citizens from each of the nine cities. Each city is asked to select an honoree that meets the following criteria:
 Be at least 70 years old;
 Reside and/or volunteer in your City:
 Be actively involved in community affairs·
 Deserve to receive recognition and/or may not otherwise receive recognition for their service to the community; and
 Personify a healthy, active, and contributing attitude and lifestyle.

This year's Senior Inspiration Awards luncheon will be held at Fantasy Springs Event Center on Thursday, March 18, 2027 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The event committee is asking each City to sponsor the event by contributing $4,000. The sponsorship package will include two tables of 10 attendees, the honoree’s gift, listing of the honoree in the event program and recognition at the

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event. Sponsorship of the event has enabled the area cities to honor valued senior volunteers in the community.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

This year, Ms. Ramona Negrete has been nominated to be this year’s City of Coachella Senior Inspiration Award recipient. Ms. Ramona Negrete, has been a volunteer for the Coachella Senior Center since 2016. As of 2026, her service hours have totaled 1,600. She is always eager and willing to help. She loves helping out in the kitchen, with food distribution, and all other Senior Center activities and events. She spends countless hours helping with everything and anything.

Everyone at the Senior Center is an equal to her, and she treats everyone with dignity and respect. Having a person like Ms. Negrete at the Coachella Senior Center is an asset to this special community. Ms. Negrete is an exceptional choice for the Senior Inspiration Awards Honoree award, as she is very reliable and compassionate towards her fellow peers, which are the hallmark qualities needed for the Senior Center.

ALTERNATIVES:

1. Approve a Sponsorship Request from the County of Riverside District 4 in the amount of $4,000 to support the 35
th Annual Senior Inspiration Awards Ceremony and Approve the Nomination of Ms. Ramona Negrete as the City of Coachella Honoree

2. Provide alternative direction

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STAFF REPORT
10/14/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director
PREPARED BY: Kendra Reif, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Approval of Three-Year Sponsorship Agreement with the SoCal Arena Company, LLC, in connection with the Coachella Valley Lakers, with a Base Sponsorship Fee of $46,824.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-56 to approve a three-year Sponsorship Agreement with SoCal Arena Company, LLC (“SCAC”), in connection with the Coachella Valley Lakers, with a total base sponsorship fee of $46,824, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Sponsorship Agreement and any related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The proposed Sponsorship Agreement is for a three-year term. The first-year cost is $15,000, with a four percent (4%) annual escalation in subsequent years. Based on the proposed escalation, the sponsorship fees are as follows:

Contract Year Sponsorship Fee
Year 1 $15,000
Year 2 $15,600
Year 3 $16,224
Total Base Sponsorship Fee $46,824
The first-year sponsorship fee was not included in the City's adopted annual budget for fiscal year 26/27 and would be funded from the General Fund. If approved, subsequent sponsorship fees would be included in the City’s annual budgets for fiscal years 27/28 and 28/29. The total base sponsorship fee over the three-year term is $46,824.

The City may incur additional incidental costs associated with its utilization of certain sponsorship benefits, including costs associated with the production of advertising materials and on-site

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activations. Any sponsorship benefits associated with CV Lakers playoff games are excluded from the base sponsorship fee and would be subject to separate mutual agreement and additional fees.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Coachella Valley Lakers, an NBA G League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers, are beginning operations in the Coachella Valley and will play home games at Acrisure Arena. SoCal Arena Company, LLC has presented the City of Coachella with an opportunity to enter into a three-year Sponsorship Agreement in connection with the Coachella Valley Lakers. The sponsorship is intended to provide the City with regional visibility, community engagement opportunities, promotional exposure, and access to Lakers-related experiences.

Under the proposed Sponsorship Agreement, the City would be designated as a non-exclusive “Official Partner” of the Coachella Valley Lakers and would receive a combination of digital and in-arena advertising, ticketing and hospitality benefits, promotional and activation opportunities, social media integration, and approved use of Coachella Valley Lakers team marks and intellectual property.

The proposed Sponsorship Agreement would have a three-year term, with a base sponsorship fee of $15,000 for the first Contract Year and a four percent (4%) annual increase in each subsequent Contract Year, for a total base sponsorship fee of $46,824. The first-year sponsorship fee was not included in the City’s adopted Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget and would therefore be funded from the General Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The Coachella Valley Lakers are joining the NBA G League and will play their home games at Acrisure Arena. As part of the team’s introduction to the region, SoCal Arena Company, LLC has offered the City an opportunity to become an Official Partner of the Coachella Valley Lakers. The proposed sponsorship is intended to connect the City with a new regional sports and entertainment organization while providing opportunities to promote the City of Coachella to residents and visitors throughout the Coachella Valley.

The Sponsorship Agreement provides benefits in several areas, including in-arena advertising, hospitality and ticketing, game-day activations and promotions, intellectual property rights, social media integration, and opportunities for community engagement.

DISCUSSION:

The proposed Sponsorship Agreement would provide the City with a variety of promotional and community engagement benefits throughout each Contract Year.

According to information provided by SCAC and the Coachella Valley Lakers, the Cities of Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Indian Wells, and La Quinta are also participating in similar sponsorship arrangements with the Coachella Valley Lakers. To provide comparable in-arena exposure among

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the participating municipalities, each participating city is anticipated to receive designated sponsorship benefits at four (4) regular-season home games per Contract Year.

The City would receive in-arena advertising at four (4) regular-season Coachella Valley Lakers home games each Contract Year. These benefits include courtside and hoop stanchion LED signage, Arena bowl LED ring signage, thirty-second advertisements on the in-Arena replay screen, and rotational in-Arena IPTV exposure. The City would also receive social media integration as mutually agreed upon by the parties.

The City would receive sixty (60) group tickets to regular-season Coachella Valley Lakers home games each Contract Year, which may be utilized in groups of ten (10), with games mutually agreed upon and subject to availability. The City would also receive six (6) lower-bowl tickets for each of the four (4) games at which the City receives the specified in-arena advertising benefits, for a total of twenty-four (24) lower-bowl tickets per Contract Year.

These ticketing opportunities could be utilized, as appropriate and consistent with applicable City policies and laws, to support community engagement, City programs, recognition activities, or other City purposes.

Additional sponsorship benefits include one (1) in-game feature at four (4) regular-season home games each Contract Year and the opportunity to conduct on-site activations at two (2) mutually agreed-upon home games each Contract Year. Activation details are subject to SCAC approval, and the City would be responsible for costs associated with such activations, including staffing.

The Sponsorship Agreement also provides the City with a non-exclusive right to use the Coachella Valley Lakers marks, subject to the terms of the agreement and applicable G League requirements.

These benefits provide opportunities for the City to promote City programs, events, services, tourism, economic development initiatives, and other community-focused activities to a broader regional audience.

The proposed sponsorship creates additional opportunities for collaboration and community engagement between the City and the Coachella Valley Lakers while increasing regional visibility for the City of Coachella.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The City Council finds that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because it involves an organizational and administrative activity of the City that will not result in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).

ALTERNATIVES:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-56 approving a three-year Sponsorship Agreement with SoCal Arena Company, LLC, in connection with the Coachella Valley Lakers, with a total base

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sponsorship fee of $46,824, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Sponsorship Agreement and any related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

2. Decline to approve the Sponsorship Agreement and provide alternative direction to staff.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE(S):

Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution No. 2026-56

2. Coachella Valley Lakers City Sponsorship Presentation

3. Sponsorship Agreement

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-56

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A THREE-YEAR

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COACHELLA VALLEY LAKERS AND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Lakers are an NBA G League team that will play home games at Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley; and WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Lakers have presented the City of Coachella ("City") with an opportunity to enter into a three-year partnership intended to provide regional visibility, promotional opportunities, community engagement, and other benefits to the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed partnership includes various benefits to the City, including in-arena LED and digital exposure, social media integration, hospitality and ticketing opportunities, in-game sponsorships, on-site activations, and approved use of Coachella Valley Lakers team marks and intellectual property; and WHEREAS, the partnership will also provide the City with six (6) lower bowl season seats and sixty (60) group tickets, which may be utilized for appropriate City and community purposes consistent with applicable City policies and laws; and WHEREAS, the proposed partnership has a term of three (3) years, with a firstyear investment of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) and an annual escalation of four percent (4%) for each subsequent year; and
WHEREAS, based upon the four percent (4%) annual escalation, the anticipated partnership costs are Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for Year 1, Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($15,600) for Year 2, and Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred TwentyFour Dollars ($16,224) for Year 3, for a total anticipated three-year expenditure of FortySix Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($46,824), exclusive of any additional costs that may be separately authorized by the City; and WHEREAS, the partnership expenditure was not included in the City's adopted budget and will be funded from the City's General Fund; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that establishing a partnership with the Coachella Valley Lakers will provide opportunities to increase awareness and visibility of the City, promote City programs and initiatives, and support community engagement throughout the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve the three-year partnership and authorize the City Manager to execute the partnership agreement and related documents necessary to implement the partnership.

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Resolution No. 2026-56

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY FIND DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the recitals of this Resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into this Resolution by reference and constitute a material part of this Resolution.

SECTION 2. Approval of Partnership. The City Council hereby approves a three-year partnership between the City of Coachella and the Coachella Valley Lakers, substantially consistent with the partnership terms presented to the City and described in the accompanying staff report.

SECTION 3. Partnership Expenditure. The City Council hereby authorizes expenditures for the partnership in the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for the first year, subject to an annual escalation of four percent (4%) in each subsequent year, resulting in an anticipated total expenditure of Forty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred TwentyFour Dollars ($46,824) over the three-year term.

Funding for the partnership shall be provided from the City's General Fund. The City Council acknowledges that this expenditure was not included in the City's adopted budget and authorizes the necessary budget adjustment and/or appropriation from available General Fund resources to implement the partnership, as determined necessary by the City's Finance Director.

SECTION 4. Authorization to Execute Agreement. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to negotiate, finalize, and execute the partnership agreement and any related documents necessary to implement the partnership, provided that the final agreement is substantially consistent with the terms approved by the City Council through this Resolution and is approved as to form by the City Attorney.

SECTION 5. Additional Expenditure. Any costs or financial obligations associated with the partnership that exceed the amounts authorized by this Resolution, including any additional costs associated with postseason or playoff participation, shall be subject to applicable City purchasing and budgetary requirements and shall not be incurred unless appropriately authorized by the City.

SECTION 6. Environmental Review. The City Council finds that approval of the partnership is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because the action constitutes an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment.

SECTION 7. Location and Custodian of Records. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at Coachella Civic Center. The City Clerk is the custodian of the record of proceedings.

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Resolution No. 2026-56

SECTION 8. Execution of Resolution. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

PASSED APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2026. __________________________________
Dr. Frank Figueroa
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Angela M. Zepeda
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER
___________________________________
City Attorney

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Resolution No. 2026-56

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

CITY OF COACHELLA
)
) ss.
)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-56 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Coachella at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day of October 2026, by the following vote of Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
___________________________________
Delia Granados
Deputy City Clerk

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CITY PARTNERSHIP

OPPORTUNITY

AFFILIATE OF
THE

COMING TO THIS FALL

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Sources: Basketball Reference (2026), Sportico (2025), Forbes (2025) 2

THE MOST
ICONIC

ALIGN YOUR BRAND LOCALLY WITH
17 NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tied for the Most in NBA
History
33 HALL-OF-FAMERS
2nd Most in the NBA
TOP 5 MOST VALUABLE

FRANCHISE
Among all U.S.

Professional Sports Teams
MVP'S
2nd Most in the NBA

TOTAL SOCIAL

FOLLOWERS
Most Among All U.S.

Professional Sports
Teams

PLAYOFF & FINALS

APPEARANCES
in NBA History
8 64M
MOST

FRANCHISE IN ALL OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

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Source: Basketball Reference (2026) 3

A PIPELINE BUILT

FOR SHOWTIME
41 PLAYERS
HAVE
EARNED 57
NBA

CALL-UPS
5,000

NBA GAMES PLAYED BY
+

TEAM ALUMNI

ALEX CARUSO GARY PAYTON II JORDAN FARMAR
TODAY’S COACHELLA VALLEY LAKERS,
TOMORROW’S NBA STARS

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*Annual Attendance before the NBA G League 4

BRINGING THE

LAKESHOW TO

THE CROWN JEWEL OF LIVE

ENTERTAINMENT IN THE DESERT

DELIVERING
850K
+
ANNUAL
ATTENDANCE*
12K+

SEATING

CAPACITY
115
+ NIGHTS OF ACTION PER YEAR
40 +
HOCKEY
GAMES
40 +

CONCERTS
10+

FAMILY SHOWS &

OTHER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
25 +BASKETBALL
GAMES

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Source: NBA G League (2026) 5
THE
’S

OFFICIAL
MINOR
LEAGUE

A NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM
HALF

OF PLAYERS ON

NBA START-OF-SEASON ROSTERS IN
2025-26 HAD

NBA G LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
Record-Tying Number of Players
OVER

RIP CITY REMIX

PORTLAND, OR

STOCKTON KINGS

SACRAMENTO, CA

SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

COACHELLA VALLEY LAKERS

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA

VALLEY SUNS

PHOENIX, AZ

SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS

SAN DIEGO, CA

OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

AUSTIN SPURS

SAN ANTONIO, TX

MEXICO CITY CAPITANES

MEXICO CITY, MEX

TEXAS LEGENDS

DALLAS, TX

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS

EDINBURG, TX

IOWA WOLVES

MINNEAPOLIS,
MN

WISCONSIN HERD

OSHKOSH, WI

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE

SIOUX FALLS, SD

GRAND RAPIDS
GOLD

GRAND RAPIDS,
MI

WINDY CITY
BULLS

CHICAGO, IL

NOBLESVILLE
BOOM

NOBLESVILLE, IN

MOTOR CITY
CRUISE

DETROIT, MI

CLEVELAND
CHARGE

CLEVELAND, OH

MEMPHIS HUSTLE

MEMPHIS, TN

BIRMINGHAM

SQUADRON

NEW ORLEANS,
LA

COLLEGE PARK

SKYHAWKS

COLLEGE PARK,
GA

OSCEOLA MAGIC

KISSIMMEE, FL

GREENSBORO
SWARM

GREENSBORO, NC
CAPITAL CITY GOGO

WASHINGTON,
D.C.

RAPTORS 905

MISSISSAUGA, ON

DELAWARE

BLUE COATS

WILMINGTON,
DE

WESTCHESTER
KNICKS

NEW YORK, NY

LONG ISLAND NETS

UNIONDALE, NY

MAINE CELTICS

PORTLAND, ME
31 TEAMS
30 Affiliated with NBA teams

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Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 6

IN STEP WITH THE
VALLEY’S PEAK SEASON

LATE OCTOBER MID DECEMBER
NBA G LEAGUE TIPOFF TOURNAMENT

REGULAR SEASON
ENDS

LATE MARCH

REGULAR SEASON
FINALS
END

MID APRIL EARLY MAY

LATE JUNE

MID JULY

TRAINING
CAMP

TOTAL GAMES PER TEAM
(EXCLUDING PLAYOFFS)
HOME AWAY 48 24 24

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

JANUARY
THROUGH 78% APRIL

NOVEMBER
THROUGH 61% JANUARY

SECOND-HOME VISITORS

CLUSTER THEIR STAYS

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

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WHAT WE CAN DO

TOGETHER

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Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 8

LED & DIGITAL

EXPOSURE

MAXIMIZE REACH WITH

HIGH-IMPACT DIGITAL

BRANDING THROUGHOUT

THE ARENA

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Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 9

HOSPITALITY
& TICKETS

CULTIVATE AND GROW

RELATIONSHIPS THAT DRIVE

BUSINESS THROUGH ELEVATED

HOSPITALITY & EXPERIENCES

PREMIUM

TICKETS

ELEVATED FOOD &

BEVERAGE

VIP EXPERIENCES

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Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 10

ACTIVATIONS
& PROMOTIONS

ENGAGE WITH FANS

THROUGHOUT THE

GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE

ON-SITE

ACTIVATIONS

TABLING

GIVEAWAYS

IN-GAME

CONTESTS
…AND MORE

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Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 11

INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY
RIGHTS

LEVERAGE THE STRENGTH

OF THE PURPLE & GOLD
INSERT

Item 23.

Sources: Visit Greater Palm Springs (2025), NBA G League (2026) 12

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOSTER AUTHENTIC

COMMUNITY

CONNECTIONS

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COMING TO THIS FALL

JOIN US AS WE TIP OFF A NEW
ERA

IN COACHELLA VALLEY SPORTS &

ENTERTAINMENT

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14 PARTNERSHIP

SUMMARY

PRESENTING

PARTNER
LED & Digital Exposure
• Courtside + Hoop Stanchion LED (Pre-Game): 1 minute
per game
• Courtside + Hoop Stanchion LED (In-Game): 1 minute
per game
• Arena Bowl LED Ribbon (Pre-Game): 1 minute per
game
• Arena Bowl LED Ribbon (In-Game): 1 minute per game
• Arena Replay Screen: 6x :30 ads per season
• In-venue IPTV exposure (concourses, clubs, and
suites): 1 minute per hour
Content
• Mutually agreed upon social media integration
Hospitality & ticketing
• Six (6) lower bowl season seats
• Sixty (60) group tickets
Activation & Promotions
• Four (4) in-game feature sponsorships per season
• Two (2) on-site activations per season
Intellectual Property Rights
• Approved use of team marks and intellectual
property
Y1 INVESTMENT: $15,000 + PLAYOFFS ANNUAL ESCALATOR: 4% TERM: 3 YEARS

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THANK YOU

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September 18, 2026
City of Coachella
53990 Enterprise Way
Coachella, CA 92236
Attn: Gustavo Romo, City Manager
Dear Mr. Romo:

This letter will confirm the terms and conditions of the sponsorship agreement (“Agreement”) by and between the City of Coachella (“Sponsor”), on the one hand, and SoCal Arena Company, LLC (“SCAC”) in connection with Sponsor’s sponsorship of the NBA G League (“G League”) team commonly known as the Coachella Valley Lakers (“CV Lakers”) that will play their home games at the Arena. Unless terminated earlier as provided herein, the term of this Agreement shall commence on October 1, 2026 and expire as of September 30, 2029 (the “Term”). Each period from October 1 to the following September 30 shall be a “Contract Year.”

1. In connection herewith, during the Term (except as otherwise expressly provided herein), we have agreed that Sponsor will receive the following benefits for the promotion by Sponsor of its local municipality and promotion thereof (collectively, the “Category”) in connection with the “CITY OF COACHELLA” name (the “Brand,” such benefits, the “Sponsorship Benefits”), all details as designated by SCAC. Sponsor may only use such Sponsorship Benefits to advertise and promote products and/or services under the Brand within the Category. The Sponsorship Benefits are as follows:

CV Lakers Sponsorship Benefits: Subject to G League Rules (including, but not limited to, G League telecast rules, regulations and blackouts), Sponsor shall receive the following Sponsorship Benefits:
 Official Designations and IP Rights:
o Non-exclusive designation as “Official Partner” of the CV Lakers o Non-exclusive right to use the CV Lakers Marks (restricted to the Territory) in connection with the Sponsorship Benefits set forth below, subject to Section 3 of the Standard Terms and Conditions.
 In-Arena Advertising:
o Two minutes (2:00) of courtside LED and hoop stanchion LED signage at four (4) CV Lakers regular season games at the Arena (one minute (1:00) pre-game, one minute (1:00) in-game)  Sponsor to provide production-ready artwork in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions
o Two minutes (2:00) of LED ring signage within the Arena bowl at four (4) CV Lakers regular season home games at the Arena (one minute (1:00) pre-game, one minute (1:00) in-game)  Sponsor to provide production-ready artwork in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions
o One (1) thirty-second (0:30) commercial played on the in-Arena replay screen at four (4) regular season CV Lakers home games at the Arena each Contract Year  Sponsor to provide commercial spot in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions
o One minute (1:00) per hour exposure on rotational in-Arena IPTV signage at four (4) CV Lakers regular season home games at the Arena
 Sponsor to provide production-ready artwork in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions

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2 o One (1) in-game feature (e.g., branded free throw contest) at four (4) regular season CV Lakers home games each Contract Year
 Exact details of the feature to be mutually agreed upon; includes scoreboard and PA exposure.
 Activations
o Sponsor shall have the right to conduct on-site activations at the Arena at two (2) mutually agreed CV Lakers home games each Contract Year. Activation size and location to be mutually agreed.

All activation details (e.g., giveaways, number of staff, décor, etc.) to be approved by SCAC in advance. Sponsor shall be responsible for all activation costs, including, without limitation, staffing.
 Content: Social media integration as mutually agreed.  Hospitality. Sponsor shall receive the following hospitality rights and benefits:
o Sixty (60) group tickets to regular season CV Lakers home games each Contract Year  May be used in groups of ten (10)
 Games to be mutually agreed, subject to availability
o Six (6) lower-bowl tickets for each of the four (4) games where Sponsor receives the in-Arena advertising described above (24 tickets total).

2. In consideration of Sponsorship Benefits provided by SCAC, Sponsor shall pay SCAC the Sponsorship Fee. The Sponsorship Fee shall equal the following:
2026-27 Contract Year: $15,000
2027-28 Contract Year: $15,600
2028-29 Contract Year: $16,224
Payment of each Contract Year’s Sponsorship Fee shall be made by Sponsor to the Coachella Valley Parties in two (2) equal installments on or before July 1 preceding of the applicable Contract Year and January 1 of the applicable Contract Year, provided that in the first Contract Year, the first installment of the Sponsorship Fee shall be payable within thirty (30) days following full execution hereof.

No Sponsorship Benefits shall be provided during or in connection with CV Lakers playoff games, including, without limitation, use of tickets, except as the parties mutually agree, and subject to payment of incremental mutually agreed playoff fees (“Playoff Fees”). To the extent the parties mutually agree upon applicable playoff Sponsorship Benefits and CV Lakers Playoff Fees, such CV Lakers Playoff Fees shall be due and payable in full on or before July 15th of the Contract Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CV Lakers’ G League season (inclusive of playoffs) continues after such date, all CV Lakers Playoff Fees shall be due and payable in full within thirty (30) days following the end of the CV Lakers’ G League season.

All payments shall be sent to:

California Bank and Trust
Routing #: 122232109
Account #: 5211247179
Account Name: SoCal Arena Company, LLC Advance Payment Account This Agreement includes the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto. To the extent there is any discrepancy between the Standard Terms and Conditions and the provisions in this letter, this letter shall govern. Please sign in the space provided indicating your agreement.

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Item 23.
4 Very truly yours,

SOCAL ARENA COMPANY, LLC
By: ____________________________________
Name:

Title:

Address: SoCal Arena Company, LLC, 5050 S. Syracuse St., 8th Floor, Denver, CO 80237 Attn:

General Counsel’s office

CITY OF COACHELLA
By: ____________________________________
Name:

Title:

Address:

Item 23.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. License. During the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sponsor hereby grants to SCAC a nonexclusive, nontransferable, royaltyfree right and license within the United States (and such other territories as approved by Sponsor in writing) to use, reproduce and display Sponsor’s Marks (as defined below) solely in connection with the implementation of this Agreement. During the Term and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, SCAC hereby grant to Sponsor a nonexclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free right and license within the United States (and such other territories as approved by SCAC in writing) to use, reproduce and display the CV Lakers Marks solely in connection with the implementation of this Agreement; provided, that Sponsor’s use of the CV Lakers Marks is subject to all applicable League Rules (as defined below), including, without limitation, territorial restrictions applicable to the CV Lakers and applicable royalty payments in connection with incorporation of CV Lakers Marks on certain products. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any other sports team (professional or amateur) that is or becomes a tenant or licensor of the Arena such that it plays a majority of its regular season home games at the Arena, including, without limitation, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, SCAC is not granting Sponsor any rights with regard to such tenant’s or licensor’s Marks or inventory of signage or other sponsorship rights located in or around the Arena, nor is SCAC granting Sponsor any rights with regard to the Arena itself, including, without limitation, any use of Arena Marks.

2. No Exclusivity. No exclusivity is granted hereunder, and no rights are granted with respect to any Coachella Valley Party-owned or -operated businesses or assets other than those explicitly set forth in this Agreement. Sponsor expressly agrees that it is not granted any exclusive rights hereunder which would in any manner limit the rights of SCAC or its affiliates.

3. Marks. Except as expressly provided herein and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Sponsor shall have no rights whatsoever to utilize the corporate or trade names, trademarks, service marks, designs, logos or other identification marks (“Marks”) of SCAC, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the CV Lakers, or any other entity affiliated with any of the foregoing. Any use of the CV Lakers Marks, except as specifically authorized herein, shall require, in each instance, SCAC’s prior written consent, which SCAC may withhold in its sole discretion, and in no event shall Sponsor use or permit others to use the CV Lakers’ Marks in any way that implies or suggests an association or affiliation between the CV Lakers and any third party.

4. Advertising Materials and Uses of Benefits; Insurance. (a) The design, layout, visual and audio content, script and tone of any Advertising Copy (as defined below), and the permitted mediums and territories for the distribution, publication, broadcast or display thereof, shall be subject to the prior approval in every respect by SCAC, and must conform to SCAC’s policies. Further, Sponsor represents and warrants that each and every element of any Advertising Copy provided by Sponsor has been, or will be when provided, fully cleared for all formats and media, as applicable, whether now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world in perpetuity. As used herein, “Advertising Copy” shall mean any words, slogans, logos, designs, visual and audio content or comparable creative effort with respect to the advertising of Sponsor, whether included on signs in and around the Arena, on billboards, on promotional items, in television or radio commercials, in printed materials, publications or email blasts or on SCAC or CV Lakers websites.

Sponsor shall be responsible for, at its sole cost and expense, the production, installation, copy and maintenance charges of all Advertising Copy. (b) If Sponsor is permitted by SCAC to sponsor, conduct or participate in sweepstakes, contests, give-aways or other promotions (“Sponsor Promotions”) in conjunction with an event or sponsorship or otherwise, all aspects shall be subject to SCAC’s prior reasonable approval, and Sponsor agrees to be responsible for compliance with any applicable federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations and League Rules in connection with such Sponsor Promotions. For the avoidance of doubt, SCAC’s approval of official rules for any Sponsor Promotions shall not relieve Sponsor of its obligation to ensure such official rules comply with all applicable legal requirements.
(c) Any tickets to be provided to Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement shall be in such locations as determined by SCAC. Sponsor represents and warrants that it will not resell any of the tickets provided to it hereunder. (d) Sponsor shall maintain insurance with a company or companies reasonably acceptable to SCAC, which company or companies shall have at least an A-VII Best’s rating. Sponsor agrees to carry commercial general liability insurance, which includes advertising liability insurance, with a minimum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate. Sponsor shall also provide such workers’ compensation insurance (including employer’s liability coverage) as is required by law. Sponsor shall also provide media liability/errors and omissions liability insurance with a minimum limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence. The parties acknowledge and agree that the insurance requirements set forth herein are independent of, and shall not be affected by nor affect the scope or validity of, the indemnity provisions contained in this Agreement. The provision of this section shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of six (6) years.

5. Termination. In the event any payment is not made by Sponsor within thirty (30) days of the due date, then SCAC may impose interest charges on such delinquent amount(s) at ten percent (10%) per annum commencing with such due date and ending upon the payment of such delinquent amount(s) and accrued interest and, in addition, SCAC shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedies available to SCAC under this Agreement or otherwise) to (i) terminate this Agreement and/or (ii) withhold the delivery of Sponsorship Benefits to Sponsor until such time as full payment is received by SCAC. Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that SCAC shall not be deemed to be in breach of its own obligations under this Agreement, and Sponsor shall not be entitled to any make goods, by reason of SCAC withholding such Sponsorship Benefits during the period of such non-payment by Sponsor.

6. Non-Delivery. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that SCAC cannot provide any Sponsorship Benefits set forth herein, then SCAC shall instead provide to Sponsor a substitute advertising benefit of comparable value, as reasonably determined by SCAC, as a "make good" for the loss of such advertising benefit. As such, the non-delivery of particular Sponsorship Benefits by SCAC shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement as long as such make goods are offered by SCAC in good faith. Make goods shall be Sponsor’s sole and exclusive remedy for SCAC’ failure to deliver any Sponsorship Benefits, and upon SCAC’ delivery of agreed-upon make goods, SCAC shall have no further obligation with respect to the unavailable benefits related thereto.

7. Indemnification. Sponsor shall indemnify and hold harmless SCAC, SHP Development LLC, the AHL and its member clubs, the National Hockey League and its member clubs, LAL G League, LLC (“LALG”), the G League and its member clubs, their owners and partners and all of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, whether direct or indirect (“Affiliates”), and all officers, stockholders, directors, managers, members, partners, employees, servants, agents, licensees, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Coachella Valley Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all actions, claims, demands, causes of action, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities of any kind whatsoever (upon legal or equitable theory, whether contractual, common-law, statutory, decisional, Canadian, United States, foreign, federal, state, provincial, local or otherwise), whether known or unknown (collectively, “Claims”), arising out of (i) Sponsor’s exercise or utilization of the Sponsorship Benefits granted hereunder, or its negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) Sponsor’s breach of any representation, warranty or agreement made in connection with this Agreement in each case including, but not limited to, any Claims that may be filed or threatened relating to any of Sponsor’s Marks (except to the extent that such Claims relate to SCAC’s use of such Sponsor’s Marks other than in compliance with this Agreement), (iii) any Advertising Copy or other advertising material furnished by Sponsor, (iv) any Sponsor Promotions, and (v) any consumer claims or complaints relating to Sponsor’s products or services, except, in each case, to the extent attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Coachella Valley Indemnified Party.

The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Assignment. No party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except that SCAC may, without Sponsor’s consent, (i) assign this Agreement (in whole or in part) to an affiliate, or to any party that owns or acquires the right to operate the Arena or acquires the right to own, operate or sell sponsorships on behalf of the CV Lakers, and (ii) collaterally assign or pledge its rights and obligations hereunder to any lender. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section shall be void. (b) Force Majeure. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party shall be liable for any breach of this Agreement for any delay or failure of performance (excluding payment obligations) resulting from any cause beyond such party’s reasonable control, including, but not limited to, the weather, strikes or labor disputes, war, terrorist acts, riots or civil disturbances, government regulations, pandemic or epidemic, acts of civil or military authorities, or acts of God.

In the event any force majeure event causes SCAC to be unable to deliver any Sponsorship Benefits, SCAC shall provide make goods as described in Section 6 above. (c) Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained herein shall imply any partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the parties and neither party shall have the power to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever, except to the extent expressly provided herein.