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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta
REGULAR MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022
3:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION | 4:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Teleconferencing and Telephonic Accessibility In Effect Pursuant to Executive Orders N-60-20 and N-08-21 executed by the Governor of California, and subsequently Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361, 2021), enacted in response to the state of emergency relating to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.), members of the public, the City Council, the City Manager, City Attorney, City Staff, and City Consultants may participate in this regular meeting by teleconference.
Members of the public wanting to listen to the open session of the meeting may do so by tuning-in live via http://laquinta.12milesout.com/video/live.
Members of the public wanting to address the City Council, either for a specific agenda item or matters not on the agenda are requested to follow the instructions listed below:
Written public comments – can be provided in-person during the meeting or emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] preferably by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, and will be distributed to the City Council, incorporated into the agenda packet and public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Mayor, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent the City Clerk’s Office can accommodate such request.
City Council agendas and staff reports
are available on the City’s
web page: www.LaQuintaCA.gov
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The email “subject line” must clearly state “Written Comments” and list the following:
1) Full Name 4) Public Comment or Agenda Item Number
2) City of Residence 5) Subject
3) Phone Number 6) Written Comments
*** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES ***
Verbal public comments via Teleconference – members of the public may attend and participate in this meeting by teleconference via Zoom and use the “raise your hand” feature when public comments are prompted by the Mayor; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the City Council and general public and allow him/her/they to speak on the item(s) requested. Please note – members of the public must unmute themselves when prompted upon being recognized by the Mayor, in order to become audible to the City Council and the public.
Only one person at a time may speak by teleconference and only after being recognized by the Mayor.
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82540879912
Meeting ID: 825 4087 9912
Or join by phone: (253) 215 – 8782
It would be appreciated that any email communications for public comments related to the items on the agenda, or for general public comment, are provided to the City Clerk’s Office at the email address listed above prior to the commencement of the meeting. If that is not possible, and to accommodate public comments on items that may be added to the agenda after its initial posting or items that are on the agenda, every effort will be made to attempt to review emails received by the City Clerk’s Office during the course of the meeting. The Mayor will endeavor to take a brief pause before action is taken on any agenda item to allow the City Clerk to review emails and share any public comments received during the meeting. All emails received by the City Clerk, at the email address above, until the adjournment of the meeting, will be included within the public record relating to the meeting. ******************************
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers: Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, Mayor Evans
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda by providing written public comments either in-person or via email as indicated above; or provide verbal public CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 3 of 7 MARCH 1, 2022
comments either in-person or via teleconference by joining the meeting virtually at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82540879912 and use the “raise your hand” feature when prompted by the Mayor. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person are requested to complete a “Request to Speak” form and submit it to the City Clerk. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). The City Council values your comments; however, in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by the Brown Act [Government Code § 54954.2(b)].
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OR (3) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 (NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE AT 4:00 P.M.
REPORT ON ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda by providing written public comments either in-person or via email as indicated above; or provide verbal public comments either in-person or via teleconference by joining the meeting virtually at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82540879912 and use the “raise your hand” feature when prompted by the Mayor. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person are requested to complete a “Request to Speak” form and submit it to the City Clerk. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). The City Council values your comments; however, in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by the Brown Act [Government Code § 54954.2(b)].
ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN HERMAN LOPEZ WITH
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR HIS PUBLIC
SERVICE
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2. INTRODUCE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT NEW
CAPTAIN MICHAEL (MIKE) BIANCO
3. PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH
4. GREENLEAF DESERT VIEW POWER, LLC. – A WOODY BIOMASS
ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY ON THE CABAZON
RESERVATION IN MECCA, CALIFORNIA - PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
BY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING MITCHELL
MARTIN
CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: Consent Calendar items are routine in nature and can be approved by one motion.
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1. EXCUSE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER DORSEY FROM THE MAY 11, 2022 FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
9 2. RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 TREASURY REPORTS FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2021
11 3. APPROVE DEMAND REGISTERS DATED FEBRUARY 11 AND 18, 2022 63
4. APPROVE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE, AND ADVERTISE FOR BID THE JEFFERSON STREET AT AVENUE 53
ROUNDABOUT PROJECT NO. 2017-09
79 5. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2022 83
6. APPROVE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2022
89 7. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 15, 2022 93
BUSINESS SESSION
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1. APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES WITH HGA TO
PROVIDE MASTER PLANNING AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE LA QUINTA CULTURAL CAMPUS PROJECT NO. 2019-01
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STUDY SESSION
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1. DISCUSS SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PROGRAM 2021
CHARACTERISTICS, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OVERVIEW;
CURRENT AND FUTURE OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES; AND CITIZENS’
MEASURE INITIATIVE UPDATE
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PUBLIC HEARINGS – after 5:00 p.m.
For all Public Hearings on the agenda, a person may provide public comments in support or opposition of a project(s). If you challenge a project(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to the public hearing.
A person may submit written comments either in-person or via email at [email protected]; or provide verbal comments during the public hearing either in-person or via teleconference by joining the meeting virtually at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82540879912 and use the “raise your hand” feature when prompted by the Mayor. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person are requested to complete a “Request to Speak” form and submit it to the City Clerk prior to consideration of the item.
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1. ADOPT RESOLUTION TO VACATE 150-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF AVENIDA MORALES PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FRONTING 51780 AVENIDA
MORALES IN THE SANTA CARMELITA AT VALE LA QUINTA
SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 2 [RESOLUTION NO. 2022-005]
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2. CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2022: INTRODUCE FOR FIRST
READING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
FOR POLO VILLAS RESIDENCES. CEQA: THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS 2005- 537 AND 2010-608. LOCATION: WEST OF MADISON STREET BETWEEN AVENUES 50 AND 52 [ORDINANCE NO. 599]
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DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
1. CITY MANAGER
2. CITY ATTORNEY
3. CITY CLERK
4. COMMUNITY RESOURCES
5. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
6. FINANCE
7. PUBLIC WORKS
MAYOR’S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ITEMS
REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. CVAG CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Evans)
2. CVAG ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE (Evans)
3. CVAG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Evans)
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4. GREATER PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (Evans)
5. IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT – COACHELLA VALLEY ENERGY COMMISSION (Evans)
6. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DELEGATE (Evans)
7. COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE (Evans)
8. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (Evans)
9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Evans & Fitzpatrick)
10. COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY (Fitzpatrick)
11. DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick & Radi)
12. COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick & Peña)
13. RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (Fitzpatrick)
14. SILVERROCK EVENT SITE AD HOC COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick)
15. CANNABIS AD HOC COMMITTEE (Peña and Sanchez)
16. CVAG PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Peña)
17. CVAG VALLEY-WIDE HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE (Peña)
18. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE (Peña)
19. IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT – ENERGY CONSUMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Peña)
20. COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Peña)
21. COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAM AD HOC COMMITTEE (Peña and Radi)
22. GREATER CV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INFORMATION EXCHANGE COMMITTEE (Radi)
23. CVAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (Radi)
24. SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY (Radi)
25. CITYWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS AD HOC COMMITTEE (Radi)
26. DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Radi & Sanchez)
27. ANIMAL CAMPUS COMMISSION (Sanchez)
28. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC WORKS POLICY COMMITTEE (Sanchez)
29. RIVERSIDE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (Sanchez)
30. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2021 275
31. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATED DECEMBER 14, 2021 279
ADJOURNMENT
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The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on March 15, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk, of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta City Council meeting was posted on CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 7 of 7 MARCH 1, 2022
the City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chambers at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin boards at the Stater Brothers Supermarket at 78630 Highway 111, and the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on February 25, 2022.
DATED: February 25, 2022
MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
Public Notices
The La Quinta City Council Chamber is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7123, twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made.
If special electronic equipment is needed to make presentations to the City Council, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7123. A one (1) week notice is required. If background material is to be presented to the Councilmembers during a City Council meeting, please be advised that eight (8) copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the City Clerk for distribution. It is requested that this take place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item(s) on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Community Development counter at City Hall located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253, during normal business hours.