Agenda — La Quinta City Council, November 7, 2023

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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta
REGULAR MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023
3:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION | 4:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
Members of the public may listen to this meeting by tuning-in live via http://laquinta.12milesout.com/video/live.

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers: Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Peña, 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 pursuant to the “Public Comments – Instructions” listed at the end of the agenda.

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
City Council agendas and staff reports
are available on the City’s
web page: www.LaQuintaCA.gov
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

1. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO OLD TOWN LA QUINTA (WELLS MARVIN) FOR 20 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY

CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: Consent Calendar items are routine in nature and can be approved by one motion.

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1. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 17, 2023 9

2. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 605 ON SECOND READING AMENDING CHAPTER

2.60 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE [ORDINANCE NO. 605]
17 3. ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT’S ANNUAL INSPECTION REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 13146.4 [RESOLUTION NO. 2023-036]
25 4. APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES WITH DESERT CONCEPTS CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR ON-CALL PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE SERVICES PROJECT NO. 2022-16 TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR UP TO $550,000 OF WORK IN FISCAL YEAR 2023/24
29 5. APPROVE PURCHASE OF A 2,500 GALLON WATER TRUCK FROM WESTRUX INTERNATIONAL, INC. DEALERSHIP
35 6. RECEIVE AND FILE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT DATED AUGUST 31, 2023
49 7. APPROVE DEMAND REGISTERS DATED OCTOBER 13, OCTOBER 20, AND OCTOBER 27, 2023
55 BUSINESS SESSION
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1. APPROVE CANCELLATION OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 2, 2024
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2. APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR

WITH COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

TO PROVIDE PART-TIME EMERGENCY SERVICE COORDINATOR POSITION 83 PUBLIC HEARINGS – 5:00 p.m. or thereafter
For all Public Hearings on the agenda, a completed “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the City Clerk prior to consideration of that item; comments are limited to three (3) minutes (approximately 350 words).

Any person may submit written comments to the City Council prior to the public hearing and/or may appear and be heard in support of or opposition to the project(s) at the time of the public hearing. 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.

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1. CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 1, 2023: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS TO ADOPT A

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2022-0001) AND APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2022-0002, SPECIFIC PLAN 2022-0001, AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2022-0001 FOR A 252-UNIT APARTMENT PROJECT, LA QUINTA VILLAGE
APARTMENTS; CEQA: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

PREPARED A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; LOCATION:

NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON STREET AND AVENUE 50
[RESOLUTION NOS. 2023-037 AND 2023-038]
*Specific Plan 2022-0001 and Site Development Permit 2022-0001 would be conditioned upon and subject to approval by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) of General Plan 2022-0002, a Housing Element Amendment subject to HCD certification pursuant to state Planning and Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65000 et seq.) 95 2. INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2023-1000 FOR ZONING CODE LANGUAGE

CLEAN UP AND CHANGES TO GAME COURT, FLAGPOLE, AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) REGULATIONS; CEQA: THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061 (b)(3), COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION. LOCATION: CITY-WIDE [ORDINANCE NO. 606] 521
BUSINESS SESSION (Continued)
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3. INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER

3.25 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS [ORDINANCE NO. 607]
549
STUDY SESSION – None
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DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

1. CITY MANAGER

2. CITY ATTORNEY

3. CITY CLERK

4. COMMUNITY SERVICES

5. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT – QUARTERLY REPORT JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023
587

6. FINANCE

7. PUBLIC SAFETY
7-A CODE COMPLIANCE QUARTERLY REPORT – JULY-SEPTEMBER 2023 593 7-B POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT – JULY-SEPTEMBER 2023 595
7-C FIRE QUARTERLY REPORT – JULY-SEPTEMBER 2023 599

8. PUBLIC WORKS
MAYOR’S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ITEMS

REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

1. CVAG CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Evans)

2. CVAG ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE (Evans)

3. CVAG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Evans)

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 (McGarrey)

11. DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick & McGarrey)

12. COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick & Peña)

13. GREATER CV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INFORMATION EXCHANGE COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick)

14. RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (Fitzpatrick)

15. CANNABIS AD HOC COMMITTEE (Peña & 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 (McGarrey)

20. COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Peña)

21. CVAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (Fitzpatrick)

22. SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY (Peña)

23. DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (Evans & Sanchez)

24. ANIMAL CAMPUS COMMISSION (Sanchez)

25. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES – PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Sanchez & Peña) CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 5 of 7 NOVEMBER 7, 2023

26. RIVERSIDE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (Sanchez)

27. PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 18, 2023
601

ADJOURNMENT
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The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on November 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chamber, 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 the City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin board at the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on November 3, 2023.

DATED: November 3, 2023
MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
Public Notices
 Agenda packet materials are available for public inspection: 1) at the Clerk’s Office at La Quinta City Hall, located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California 92253; and 2) on the City’s website at www.laquintaca.gov/councilagendas, in accordance with the Brown Act [Government Code § 54957.5; AB 2647 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 971)].  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, 24- hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made.  If background material is to be presented to the City Council during a City Council meeting, please be advised that 15 copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the City Clerk for distribution. It is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting.

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PUBLIC COMMENTS - INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the public may address the City Council on any matter listed or not listed on the agenda as follows:

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in-person during the meeting by submitting 15 copies to the City Clerk, it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting; or can be emailed in advance to [email protected], no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting. Written public comments will be distributed to Council, made public, and will be incorporated into the public record of the meeting, but will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Mayor, a brief summary of public comments is asked to be reported.

If written public comments are emailed, the email subject line must clearly state “Written Comments” and should include: 1) full name, 2) city of residence, and 3) subject matter.

VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided in-person during the meeting by completing a “Request to Speak” form and submitting it to the City Clerk; it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). Members of the public shall be called upon to speak by the Mayor.

In accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2022-027, a one-time additional speaker time donation of three (3) minutes per individual is permitted; please note that the member of the public donating time must: 1) submit this in writing to the City Clerk by completing a “Request to Speak” form noting the name of the person to whom time is being donated to, and 2) be present at the time the speaker provides verbal comments.

Verbal public comments are defined as comments provided in the speakers’ own voice and may not include video or sound recordings of the speaker or of other individuals or entities, unless permitted by the Mayor.

Public speakers may elect to use printed presentation materials to aid their comments; 15 copies of such printed materials shall be provided to the City Clerk to be disseminated to the City Council, made public, and incorporated into the public record of the meeting; it is requested that the printed materials are provided prior to the beginning of the meeting. There shall be no use of Chamber resources and technology to display visual or audible presentations during public comments, unless permitted by the Mayor.

All writings or documents, including but not limited to emails and attachments to emails, submitted to the City regarding any item(s) listed or not listed on this agenda are public records. All information in such writings and documents is subject to disclosure as being in the public domain and subject to search and review by electronic means, including but not limited to the City’s Internet Web site and any other Internet Web-based platform or other Web-based form of communication. All information in such writings and documents similarly CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 7 of 7 NOVEMBER 7, 2023
is subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act [Government Code § 7920.000 et seq.].

TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY – INSTRUCTIONS
Teleconference accessibility may be triggered in accordance with AB 2449 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 285), codified in the Brown Act [Government Code § 54953], if a member of the City Council requests to attend and participate in this meeting remotely due to “just cause” or “emergency circumstances,” as defined, and only if the request is approved. In such instances, remote public accessibility and participation will be facilitated via Zoom Webinar as detailed at the end of this Agenda.
*** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES – PURSUANT TO AB 2449***

APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY IS IN EFFECT 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/them 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
Written public comments – can be provided in person during the meeting or emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] any time prior to the adjournment of the meeting, and will be distributed to the City Council, made public, incorporated into the 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.
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