POWER POINTS
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
JUNE 16, 2026
June 16, 2026
1 City Council Regular Meeting
June 16, 2026
City Council Regular Meeting
June 16, 2026
PUBLIC COMMENT – MATTERS
NOT ON THE AGENDA
6/18/2026
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June 16, 2026
2 City Council Regular Meeting
June 16, 2026
CLOSED SESSION IN PROGRESS
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June 16, 2026
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4 City Council Regular Meeting
June 16, 2026
PUBLIC COMMENT – MATTERS
NOT ON THE AGENDA
6/18/2026
City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
P1 – SilverRock Development Project
Status Update
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5 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
P2 – Introduce New and Promoted
City Staff Members
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6 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
B1 – Introduce Ordinance Amending Sections of
the La Quinta Municipal Code Related to
Short-term Vacation Rentals
City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
B2 – Conduct Random Draw to Determine the Order of
Interviews for the June 18, 2026, Meeting to Appoint
Residents to Serve on Various City Commissions
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7 City Council Regular Meeting
June 16, 2026
B3 – Reimbursement Agreement for Construction
of Public Improvements
• Project approved in November 2023
– 252 Units (74 Units Moderate Income Affordable Housing) – 13.84 Acre Parcel located at NEC of Washington and 50th • 2-Year extension approved in October 2025 • COA includes mandated Off-Site Public Improvements
Project History – La Quinta Village
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8 • Offsite Improvements include: – Storm Drain
– Street – Sidewalk
– Curb and Gutter
• IID mandated undergrounding and Marshall
Substation improvements
• CVWD mandated water system improvements
Reimbursement Agreement
• City’s total commitment: Maximum $5M
• Provisions include posting bonds, completion
of improvements prior to final CofO.
• City has the right and obligation to verify the
proposed expense is eligible for
reimbursement
Proposed Costs
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9 Questions and Recommendations
Classified
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June 16, 2026
10 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
PH 1 – 2025/26 Annual Workforce Vacancies and
Recruitment/Retention Report
Discussion Topics
• Current Vacancies &
Recruitment Status
• 2025/26 Recruitment &
Retention Efforts
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11 Current Vacancies
Current Vacancy Rate LQCEA Vacancy Rate
Vacancy Rate Total Current
Vacancies
2025/26 FT
Approved Positions
102 10 9.80%
Vacancy Rate Total LQCEA Eligible
Vacancies
2025/26 FT
Approved Positions
102 8 7.84%
Vacancie
s
Position Department LQCEA Eligible
Technology Manager City Manager’s Office No 1
Administrative Technician Community Services Yes 3
Senior Management Analyst Community Services Yes 1
Assistant Planner Design & Development Yes 1
Accountant Finance Yes 1
Animal Control/Code Compliance Supervisor Public Safety No 1 Management Analyst Public Works/Admin Yes 1
Engineering Specialist Public Works/Development Services Yes 1 Total 10
Recruitment and Retention Efforts
• Ongoing review of current recruitment and retention strategies and related policies
• Partnering with departments to identify additional tools and methods that strengthen recruitments
• Ongoing department and division assessments conducted 21 22
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12 Questions?
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13 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
PH2 – Lighting & Landscape Assessment
District 89-1 FY 2026/27
Summary
• Annually, Council takes actions to levy annual
assessments Citywide for the L&L District
• Assessments fund Right-of-Way landscape,
lighting, median, and parkway maintenance
• Assessment rate remains $35.60
per Equivalent Benefit Unit (same since 1997)
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14 Fiscal Impacts
• L&L District 89-1 for FY 2026/27: • Revenues = $1,001,491 • County Service Area 152 Offset = $150,000
• Combined Total = $1,151,491
• Estimated Expenditures = $4,000,756
• The short fall of $2,849,265 is funded by General Fund Questions?
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15 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
PH3 – 2026/27 through 2030/31
Capital Improvement Program
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16 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• 5-year plan
• Identifies scope, budget, schedule
• Streets, transportation, parks, sidewalks,
facilities, drainage, landscaping projects
CIP Timeline
• City Council
– April 7, 2026
• Financial Advisory Commission
– April 8, 2026
• Planning Commission
– April 14, 2026
• Incorporated into Operating Budget
– July 1, 2026
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17 2026/27 CIP Budget
66.52%, Measure
G
$15,500,000
10.14%, General Fund
$2,362,000 7.69%, Measure A
$1,790,730
6.18%, DIF Transportation
$1,439,723
4.29%, SB 1 Road Maint / Rehab
$1,000,000
0.67%, CDBG
Grant
$157,200
4.29%, Housing Authority
$1,000,000
0.21%,
Equipment
Replacement
Fund
$50,000
Other
Revenue Summary - $23,299,653
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18 2026/27 CIP PROJECTS
8 Transportation – Roadway Projects
3 Transportation – Pedestrian Projects
5 Parks and Facilities Projects
2 Landscape Improvement Project
1 Traffic Signal Improvement Project
1 Drainage Improvement Project
1 Developer Reimbursement
Transportation - Roadway
• Pavement Management Plan
• Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation
• Miles Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation
• Citywide Arterial Slurry Seal Improvements
• Frances Hack Lane Pavement Rehabilitation
• Avenue 47 Pavement Rehabilitation*
• Avenue 52 Pavement Rehabilitation*
• Corporate Center Drive Gap Closure*
*Earmark Funding
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19 Transportation - Pedestrian
• ADA Accessible Ramps – Various Locations
• Sidewalks – Various Locations
• Citywide Miscellaneous ADA Improvements
Parks and Facilities
• Maintenance and Operations Yard
• Cultural Campus
• SilverRock Park Lake and Irrigation Conversion
• Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements
• Dune Palms Mobile Home Estates Improvements
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20 Other 2026-27 CIP Projects
Landscape Improvements
Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements
Drainage Enhancements
Citywide Drainage Enhancements
Reimbursement Agreements
Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements Traffic Signal Improvements
Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements
Highlights of Years 2 - 5 of CIP
• Transportation – Roadway
– Washington Street Pavement Rehabilitation*
– North La Quinta Slurry Seal Improvements/Pavement
Repair
– Avenue 58 Pavement Rehabilitation
– Highway 111/Simon Drive Dual Left Turn Lanes
• Drainage Enhancements
– Concrete Channel Lining
*Earmark Funding
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21 QUESTIONS?
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22 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
PH4 – Zoning Ordinance Update
ZOA 2026-0001
Background
• The La Quinta Zoning Code, Title 9, is the key tool for implementing the City’s development standards
• Throughout the course of the year, staff identifies
corrections and minor updates to improve and streamline these regulations and update to be consistent with state law
• The intent is to bring these forward annually as clean-up items and are not intended to include major policy changes 43 44
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23 Proposed Revisions
• Fences & Walls
• Screening of Equipment
• Prohibited Signs
• Time Limit on Processing of Applications
• Definitions
Equipment Screening – 9.50.090
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments
A. Requirements. …
12. Screening. Refuse containers and bottled gas tanks shall be concealed by viewobscuring landscaping, fencing or walls, as referenced in screening Section
6.60.140(B)(1)(e) 9.60.140(B); …
9.50.090 -
Architectural design
standards.
1 • Correct code reference error
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24 Fences & Walls – 9.60.030(C)
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
C. Fence Heights. The construction and installation of fences shall be in compliance with the following standards: …
2. Setback Areas Not Bordering Streets. The maximum fence height shall be six (6) feet within any required setback area not adjoining a street. Where the elevation of an adjoining building site is higher than the base of the fence within a side or rear setback area, the height of the fence may be measured from the elevation of the adjoining building site to the top of the fence. However, fence height shall not exceed eight (8) feet measured from either side with the exception of the RC district . Within the RC district, combination retaining and garden walls shall not exceed a combined height of four (4) feet retaining wall and six (6) feet garden wall. …
3. Setback Areas Bordering Streets, Alleys and Other Accessway. a. Within all districts, the maximum fence height shall be six (6) feet within any front, rear or side setback area adjoining a public street. …
f. When there is a combined retaining and garden wall, and the retaining wall exceeds three (3) feet, the garden wall shall not exceed five (5) feet in height; …
9.60.030 -
Fences and
walls.
2 • Remove ambiguity for RC district and set parameters for combination walls
Fences & Walls – 9.60.030(E)
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
E. . Fence Construction and Materials. All fencing in residential districts shall conform to the following construction and material standards: …
3. Masonry Fencing. Solid masonry fencing (i.e., block, rock, brick, with or without stucco covering) is permitted in any location on the lot provided the color of the masonry or stucco matches or complements the adjacent wall or structure. Precision Gray precision concrete block shall not be used unless all exterior surfaces visible from outside the property are covered with stucco, paint, texture coating, or other comparable coating approved by the director. Gray precision concrete block may be used to match certain architectural styles with the director’s approval. …
9.60.030 -
Fences and
walls.
3 • Clarify that standard gray concrete masonry unit block walls are only allowed when covered by treatment or when used as part of certain building architecture with director approval
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25 Patio Covers, Decks & Play Equipment – 9.60.040
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments
A. Applicability. For purposes of this section, the term "patio covers, decks, and play equipment" includes any type of yard structure other than a building or a carport. Such structures include, but are not limited to, open and solid patio covers, gazebos, trellises, and arbors, and to; play equipment which is more than eight (8) feet in height; and other structures deemed similar by the director. All such structures shall be "open" (no side walls) on at least two (2) sides and are referred to in this section as "yard structures." Enclosed structures with more than two (2) side walls greater than three (3) feet in height shall be considered accessory buildings (see Section 9.60.050). Uncovered decks and other structures less than eighteen (18) inches above finish grade shall not be subject to the provisions of this section. …
9.60.040 – Patio
covers, decks,
and play
equipment.
4 • Minor revision to applicability to clarify two distinct categories of structures and any other structure deemed similar by the director
• Additionally, specify that these structures may have two sides enclosed (e.g. a house wall and a media wall).
Equipment Screening – 9.60.070
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
B. Standards. Pools are permitted as accessory uses in residential districts subject to the following requirements: …
2. Filtering and Heating Equipment. Use of equipment shall comply with the following requirements:
a. Mechanical pool equipment such as a pump, filter, or heater, may be located within the front or rear yard areas. The equipment shall be enclosed fully screened on at least three (3) sides by a masonry wall, fencing, or landscape planting with an open side not visible to the street. …
9.60.070 –
Swimming pools.
5 • Create consistency between 9.60.070 and 9.60.075 and allow greater flexibility in screening materials in front yard
• See similar revision to 9.60.140
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26 Equipment Screening – 9.60.075
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments
A. Ground mounted mechanical equipment such as air conditioner condensing units, water softeners, etc., may be located within the rear yard areas. For lots of five thousand (5,000) square feet or less, said equipment can be in the front yard if there is a wall around the yard, or it is fully screened by a masonry wall, fencing, or landscape planting. …
9.60.075 –
Ground mounted
mechanical
equipment.
6 • Create consistency between 9.60.070 and 9.60.075 and allow greater flexibility in screening materials in front yard
• See similar revision to 9.60.140
Equipment Screening – 9.60.140
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
B. Equipment Screening.
1. Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted utility and mechanical equipment, including, but not limited to, air conditioning, heating, restaurant exhaust fans, electrical elevator structures, roof accesses, etc., may be permitted only as follows:
a. For flat roofs, a screened enclosure behind the parapet wall may be used if it is made to appear as an integral part of the building.
Screening shall be an integral part of the roof design and not appear as an afterthought. b. Such screening shall be provided so that the highest point of the equipment is below the surrounding architectural feature and is screened from view to a minimum horizontal sight distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet as viewed from a point five (5) feet above finish grade, whichever provides the most screening. c. Roof-mounted equipment shall be screened from view of surrounding two (2)-story (or more) residential development and, where feasible as determined by the city, from two (2)-story commercial and other types of development. d. No equipment shall be placed on any sloped roof.
e. Refuse containers and bottled gas tanks shall be concealed by view-obscuring landscaping, fencing or walls;
9.60.140 –
Screening.
7 • Move screening of refuse/container storage from Roof-Mounted Equipment to separate section under Equipment Screening
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27 Equipment Screening – 9.60.140
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
B. Equipment Screening. …
2. Ground-Mounted Equipment. Ground-mounted utility, mechanical, and pool, spa, or water feature equipment shall be fully screened from ground view of surrounding properties. Such screening may consist of perimeter walls or fencing (if permitted), screen walls, or landscape planting. Equipment within unenclosed exterior side yards shall be fully screened by an opaque wall from surrounding properties and streets. 3. Solar Equipment. Solar heating equipment, whether roof- or ground-mounted shall be installed so that the underside of the equipment is not visible from surrounding properties. Roof-mounted solar panels shall not extend above the maximum allowable height of the structure and may be mounted on racks which are suitably enclosed, screened behind a parapet wall or otherwise architecturally designed to blend in with the proposed or existing structure and screen any support structure mechanisms. Panels that do not conform to roof profiles shall not exceed a height of eighteen (18) inches above the parapet or roof surface, whichever is greater, unless an applicant demonstrates a reduction in energy performance by more than 10% as compared with a more visible location or angle and said design is approved by the director. Manifolds, supply and return lines shall be painted to match the adjacent building or roof surface.
4. Access Ladders. Wall-mounted exterior roof access ladders are prohibited unless screened from view by surrounding features.
5. Refuse and Other Containers. Refuse containers, bottled gas tanks and other similar containers shall be fully concealed from streets and adjacent properties by view-obscuring landscaping, fencing or walls.
9.60.140 –
Screening.
7 • Move screening of refuse/container storage from Roof-Mounted Equipment to separate section under Equipment Screening
• Create consistency with 9.60.070 and 9.60.075 for Ground-Mounted Equipment
• Include additional criteria for solar installations
Prohibited Signs – 9.160.100
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments
The signs and displays listed in this section are prohibited. Such signs are subject to removal by the city at the owner's or user's expense. Prohibited signs include the following: …
25. Signs with attachments which include balloons, flags or other add-on devices, unless specifically permitted in this chapter.
9.160.100 –
Prohibited signs.
8 • Clarify that attachments to signs are prohibited
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28 Limits on Processing Applications – 9.200.070
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
B. Incomplete Application Sunset Provisions. All applications which remain incomplete or inactive for a minimum six (6)-month period shall have a written thirty (30)-day warning notification forwarded to the applicant by means of certified mail or similar method. If no action is taken by the applicant regarding the application within thirty (30) days thereafter, the application shall automatically be withdrawn and closed. Incomplete, Inactive, and Abandoned Applications.
1. For the purposes of this section, an “incomplete application” shall be an application for which the city has contacted the applicant identifying documents or information necessary to complete or process the application, and an “inactive application” shall mean an application which is under review by the city for which the city has contacted the applicant requiring corrections or supplements to the application to comply with applicable city laws and standards, and for which the applicant has been nonresponsive for a period of six (6) months or longer.
2. The city may send applicants with incomplete or inactive applications an “incomplete/inactive notice” designating the information, materials, and measures required to cure the deficiency in the incomplete or inactive application.
3. The applicant shall respond to the incomplete/inactive notice within the time period designated thereon, or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer, supplying the missing information, actions, and materials.
4. In the event an applicant has failed to cure the deficiency in an incomplete or inactive application under this section following two (2) or more incomplete/inactive notices hereunder or a period of one (1) year from initial submittal, whichever is longer, the director may deem an application “abandoned,” and suspend further application processing.
5. An applicant may remove an application from “abandoned” status by paying a reactivation fee set by resolution of the city council.
6. This subsection B shall not apply if preempted by any state law regarding the processing of a specific type of development application that, but for the state law, would otherwise be subject to this section.
9.200.070 – Time
limits on
processing
applications.
9 • Establish process and ability to collect a fee for incomplete responses for entitlement applications
Definitions – 9.280.030
# LQMC Section Redline Amendments …
"Village hospitality home" means a unit located on a parcel size between four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet and ten thousand (10,000) square feet that is not occupied by an owner or manager and that is rented in its entirety to transient guests for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, subject to Chapter 3.24 [Transient Occupancy Tax] and Chapter 3.25 [Short Term Vacation Rentals]. …
9.280.030 –
Definition of
terms.
10 • Clarify that Village hospitality homes are subject to Ch. 3.25. 55 56
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29 Findings
• Code Amendments regulated by Section 9.220.020
• Findings must be made demonstrating code
amendments:
– Are consistent with the General Plan goals, objectives and policies.
– Will not create conditions materially detrimental to public health, safety, and general welfare.
• 5/12/26 – Planning Commission recommended approval
Recommendation
• Make a finding, included in Ordinance No. ___, that adopting this ordinance is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) Review of Exemptions – Common Sense Rule and is consistent with the previously approved General Plan 2035 Environmental Impact Report. • Move to take up Ordinance No. ___ by title and number only and waive further reading.
• Move to introduce at first reading, Ordinance No. ___ to amend various sections of Title 9 of the La Quinta Municipal Code. 57 58
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30 City Council Meeting
June 16, 2026
B4 – Adopt Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget
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31 Budget Adoption Summary
General Fund
Revenues and
Expenses
Measure G
Sales Tax
General Fund
Reserves &
Carryovers
Summary of
all Funds
Appropriations
Limit
Personnel
Schedule
General Fund Summary
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32 Measure G Sales Tax
Projected Measure G Fund Balance at 06/30/2027 - $24.5 million General Fund Reserves
• Capital Improvement Carryovers
estimated at $45 million
• Operating Carryovers $1.325
million
• RDA Loan repayment:
$3,647,452
- 80% General Fund:
$2,917,962
- 20% Housing Authority Fund:
$729,490
Fund Balance Summary Estimated as of
6/30/2026
Emergency Reserves
Natural Disaster 15,000,000 $
Economic Disaster 13,000,000 Cash Flow Reserve 5,000,000 Capital Replacement Reserve 12,000,000 Unassigned Reserve 80,000,000
Total Committed & Unassigned Funds 125,000,000 Sales Tax (Measure G) 29,000,000 Public Safety Fire Service Trust 20,000,000
Carryovers & CIP Projects (GF) 46,325,000
Pension Trust Fund 7,000,000 Other Post Employment Benefit Trust 2,300,000 Total Assigned Funds 104,625,000 Overall Total 229,625,000 $ 63 64
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33 Summary of All Funds
• Total for all Funds:
– Revenues $151,091,957
– Expenses $149,300,187
Appropriations Limit & Personnel
• GANN Limit for 2026/27 - $197,743,130
• Total applicable revenues $85,474,500
– Under by $112,268,630
• Personnel Schedule
– 106 Full-Time
– 7.2 Part-Time
– 5 Elected Officials
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34 DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS
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