Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RANCHO MIRAGE CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, ENERGY AUTHORITY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY, JOINT POWERS FINANCE AUTHORITY, LIBRARY
AND OBSERVATORY, AND REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARDS 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1:00 PM
MINUTES
1. GENERAL
1.A. Call to Order
Mayor Weill called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M.
1.B. Flag Salute
Mayor Weill led the flag salute.
1.C. Roll Call: Downs, Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill
Present: Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill.
Absent: Downs.
MOVED/SECONDED BY O’KEEFE/MALLOTTO TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS.
MOTION CARRIED 4/0.
2. PRESENTATIONS
2.A. Hidden Harvest Presentation
Francisco Linares, Hidden Harvest Executive Director, provided an overview of the Hidden Harvest organization and invited the Council to an upcoming fundraiser luncheon.
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto thanked the City's volunteer commissioners for their service.
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein wished valley students a good and safe school year. She also thanked public safety personnel for their service.
Council Member O'Keefe thanked the Hidden Harvest organization for the services they provide.
Mayor Weill recognized September as National Read a Book Month, encouraged the community to utilize the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory, and presented a related video. He also commended public safety personnel for their efforts
during the Labor Day holiday.
The following individual provided public comments: Brad Anderson.
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Isaiah Hagerman, City Manager, presented the Consent Calendar items.
The following individual provided public comments: Brad Anderson (regarding Item Nos. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5F).
MOVED/SECONDED BY O’KEEFE/FROMBERG EDELSTEIN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED 4/0.
5.A. Waive Full Reading of Any Ordinance Introduced or Adopted Pursuant to this Agenda
5.B. Zoning Text Amendment Case No. ZTA25-0002 – Applicant: City of Rancho Mirage. Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.30 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) – Section 17.30.270 D. Penalty of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 1225, 2nd Reading, 1) Finding Adoption of this Ordinance Exempt from CEQA; and 2) Amending Section 17.30.270 (Short-Term Rentals), Subpart “D” (Penalty) of Chapter
17.30 (General Property and Use Standards) of Title 17 (“Zoning”) of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code, Revising the Fine Schedule to Incorporate a Tier Based Penalty Fee Schedule.
5.C. July 17, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the July 17, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.D. Appointment to the Rancho Mirage Mobilehome Fair Practices Commission — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Wallace Hill to serve as a member of the Rancho Mirage Mobilehome Fair Practices Commission for the remainder of the current term.
5.E. Authorization of Opioid Settlement Agreements with Purdue/Sackler and Approval and Execution of Future Opioid Settlement Agreements
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into the Settlement Agreements with the Purdue/Sackler Settlement, Agreeing to the Terms of the California State- Subdivision Agreement, and Authorizing the City Manager to Approve and Execute Future Proposed Opioid Settlement Agreements.
5.F. Rancho Mirage Energy Authority (RMEA) 2024 Power Source Disclosure Attestation — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve providing attestation for Rancho Mirage Energy Authority's 2024 Power Source Disclosure (PSD) Annual Report as specified under California’s PSD Program.
5.G. Authorization for the City Manager to Procure Six (6) Level III DC Fast Charging Units — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to procure six (6) Level III DC Fast Charging Units at a not-to-exceed cost of $50,000 per unit, and to take all necessary actions to secure Southern California Edison (SCE) Charge Ready funding, implement required utility upgrades, and complete installation at City facilities.
5.H. Amended Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule (ROPS) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-SA-(Next-in-Order), Approving and Adopting an Amended Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, Pursuant to Assembly Bills 26x1 and 1484.
5.I. Updated Calendar Year 2025 Salary Schedule
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Updated Calendar Year 2025 Salary Schedule to Comply with California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Pay Schedules.
5.J. Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2025 — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and File the June 30, 2025, Quarterly Treasurer’s Report as presented.
5.K. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
5.L. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. Resolution Amending the Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee and Adopting a DUI/Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee and Adopting a DUI/Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee.
Tyler Fowlkes, Senior Management Analyst, presented the staff report.
The following individual provided public testimony: Brad Anderson.
MOVED/SECONDED BY FROMBERG EDELSTEIN/MALLOTO TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-38, AMENDING
THE VEHICLE IMPOUND COST RECOVERY FEE AND ADOPTING A DUI/VEHICLE IMPOUND COST RECOVERY FEE. MOTION CARRIED 4/0.
7. ACTION CALENDAR
7.A. Annexation No. 199 to Community Facilities District No. 1 (in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. 38844, Owner: Advanced Health Care). Location: Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(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 the Special Tax for Annexation No. 199.
Jacob De La Cruz, Financial Analyst, presented the staff report.
MOVED/SECONDED BY MALLOTO/O’KEEFE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-36, 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 THE SPECIAL TAX FOR ANNEXATION NO. 199. MOTION CARRIED 4/0.
7.B. Annexation No. 200 to Community Facilities District No. 1 (in Connection with Tentative Tract Map No. 38990, Owner: EC Rancho Mirage Holding GP Corp.). Location: Cotino Project - Section 31, Approximately 650 Feet
South from the Intersection of Monterey Avenue and Gerald Ford Drive, on the West Side of Monterey Avenue — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(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 the Special Tax for Annexation No. 200.
Jacob De La Cruz, Financial Analyst, presented the staff report.
The following individual provided public comments: Brad Anderson.
MOVED/SECONDED BY O’KEEFE/MALLOTTO TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-37, 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 THE SPECIAL TAX FOR ANNEXATION NO. 200. MOTION CARRIED 4/0.
8. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals provided non-agenda public comments: Wally Melendez, Patrick Lowry, Brad Anderson, and Susan Ragsdale.
9. CLOSED SESSION
9.A. Closed Session Agenda
— 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISITING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1). Case Name: Ricky Martinez v. City of Rancho Mirage. Case No.: CVPS2503449.
Colin Kirkpatrick, City Attorney, summarized the Closed Session Agenda, reporting that the City Council would meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding one existing litigation item; Ricky Martinez v. City of Rancho Mirage, Case No. CVPS2503449.
9.B. Recess to Closed Session
Mayor Weill recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 1:47 P.M.
9.C. Reconvene Open Session
Mayor Weill reconvened the meeting at 3:07 P.M., with Council Member Fromberg Edelstein, Council Member O'Keefe, Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto, and Mayor Weill present.
9.D. Closed Session Announcements
Colin Kirkpatrick, City Attorney, announced that no reportable action was taken during Closed Session.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Weill adjourned the meeting at 3:07 P.M.
Date Approved by City Council: 09/18/2025