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CITY COUNCIL,
LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY BOARD,
HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD,
AND THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTING
THE REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2023
1:00 P.M.i,ii
AGENDA
Meeting Location:
City of Rancho Mirage
City Hall - Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
CALL TO ORDER
a) Flag Salute
b) Roll Call: Mallotto, Marker, O’Keefe, Weill, Downs.
PRESENTATIONS
Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce Update.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS – An opportunity for the public to speak on issues that are not on the agenda for a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.
COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve December 5, 2023, Special Meeting Minutes.
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2. Approve December 7, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Designating the City of Rancho Mirage’s Authorized Agents for Non-State Agencies as Required by the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
4. Approve Final Acceptance of Emergency Street Repairs to Highway 111 (Tropical Storm Hilary Damage).
5. Approve Final Acceptance of Improvements for Parcel Map No. 36913 (Magnesia Falls Plaza).
6. Approve Final Acceptance of Wolfson Park Expansion (CP 20-364).
7. Approve Final Acceptance of Bob Hope Drive ADA Ramp Retrofit (CP 21-369).
8. Approve Final Acceptance of Demolition of Property Located at 41501 Button Drive (CP 22-378).
9. Approve Final Acceptance of Citywide REAS Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (CP 23-384).
10. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Calendar Year 2024 Salary Schedule to Comply with California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Pay Schedules.
11. Receive and File the Five-Year Development Impact Fee Report.
12. Approve Appointment of Council Member O’Keefe to Outside Agency Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
13. Approve Contracts.
14. Approve Demands.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
15. Environmental Assessment Case No. EA23-0011 and Preliminary Development Plan Case No. PDP23-0005 – Cotino Town Center Phase 1. Applicant: DMB Development LLC on Behalf of EC Rancho Mirage Holdings LP. Consideration to Construct the First Phase of the Cotino Town Center, which Includes Two (2) Restaurant Buildings Totaling 9,057 Square Feet, Three In-line Retail Buildings Totaling 25,254 Square Feet, the Artisan Village, a 4,440 Square-foot Back of House Building, and Ancillary Structures and Uses such as the Park, Shade Structures, and Restroom/Utility Building. The Artisan Village Consists of Nine (9) Small Tenant Buildings Totaling 1,844 Square Feet.
The Proposed Project will Result in 40,979 Square Feet of Combined Commercial and Office Space. The Subject Property (Tract No. 38291, Lot 186 and Tract No. 37563, Lot 6) is in the Northeastern Quadrant of the Section 31 Specific Plan Area and can be Accessed from Monterey Avenue (APNs: 685-220-032 & 685-220-033).
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A. Consider Finding Preliminary Development Plan Case No. PDP23-0005 to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations).
B. Consider Approving Preliminary Development Plan Case No. PDP23-0005, Subject to the Conditions of Approval and Based on the Content and Findings in the Staff Report.
16. Environmental Assessment Case No. EA22-0017 and Major Modification Case No.
MOD22-0049 – Westar New Retail Pad Building. Applicant: Connor Best of Westar Associates. Consideration to Demolish a Portion of a Parking Lot and Construct a New 4,500 Square-foot Retail Pad Building in an Existing Shopping Center Anchored by Gelson’s Market. The Proposed Building will be Located on a 1.61-acre Parcel Along the West Side of Bob Hope Drive, Approximately 375 Feet South of the Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive Intersection. This Request Also Includes Related Landscaping and Site Improvements. The Subject Property is Located at 36101 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage CA 92270 (APN: 674-600-003).
A. Consider Finding Major Modification Case No. MOD22-0049 to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (In-fill Development Projects).
B. Consider Approving Major Modification Case No. MOD22-0049, Subject to the Conditions of Approval and Based on the Content and Findings in the Staff Report.
17. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Disposition and Development Agreement with Pacific West Communities, Inc., and Finding the Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (10 Acres within APN 685-090- 011 – Parcel A-1).
18. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Disposition and Development Agreement with National Community Renaissance of California and USA Properties Fund and Finding the Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (10 Acres within APN 685-090-011 – Parcel A-2).
19. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Disposition and Development Agreement with Blieu Companies and Finding the Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (5 Acres within APN 685-090-011 – Parcel A-3).
20. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Disposition and Development Agreement with Blieu Companies and Finding the Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (12.34 Acres - APN 685-090-011).
ACTION CALENDAR
21. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next in Order), Declaring the City’s Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 1 and to Levy a Special Tax Therein for Additional Police and Fire Services, Preliminarily Approve a Map of the Area Proposed to be Annexed, and Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider the Annexation and the Levy of Special Tax for Annexation No. 193. (In connection with Tentative Tract Map No. TTM38291 – Cotino/Section 31, Phases 1B and 1C)
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22. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2023-(Next in Order), Declaring the City’s Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 1 and to Levy a Special Tax Therein for Additional Police and Fire Services, Preliminarily Approve a Map of the Area Proposed to be Annexed, and Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider the Annexation and the Levy of Special Tax for Annexation No. 194. (In connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM38380 – South of Ginger Rogers Rd., Approximately 1,064 Feet East of Bob Hope Dr.)
ADJOURNMENT
i People with disabilities are encouraged to attend. If you have special communication or access needs, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (760) 324-4511 in advance of the meeting. ii Staff reports for all agenda items considered in open session, and any writings or documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies following distribution of the agenda regarding any item on the agenda, will be made available for public inspection at City Hall, at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory, and on the City’s website at www.RanchoMirageCa.gov .
Declaration of Posting:
I, , of the City of Rancho Mirage, do hereby declare that a copy of the foregoing Meeting Notice/Agenda was personally delivered to the legislative bodies, posted in the City Hall posting box, at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory, and on the City website at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Signature Date
Kristie Ramos City Clerk
12/16/2023I
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