Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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 AGENDA
1. GENERAL
1.A. Call to Order
1.B. Flag Salute
1.C. Roll Call: Downs, Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill
2. ACTION CALENDAR
2.A. Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Lynn Mallotto to serve as Mayor and Michael O'Keefe to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-F)
5.A. Waive Full Reading of Any Ordinance Introduced or Adopted Pursuant to this Agenda
5.B. Revision of the Library & Observatory Collection Development Policy in Compliance with the California Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 1226, 2nd Reading, Amending Section 9.30.072 (“Collection Development Policy”) of Chapter 9.30 (“Use of Library and Observatory”) of Division III ("Offenses Against Public Peace") of Title 9 ("Public Peace, Morals and Welfare") of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code.
5.C. November 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the November 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.D. Rancho Mirage Mobilehome Fair Practices Commission Annual Report — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the 2024 Mobile Home Fair Practices Commission Annual Report as presented.1
5.E. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
5.F. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. Annexation No. 201 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. 38492. Location: Approximately 2,000 Feet South of Frank Sinatra Drive, on the West Side of Vista Del Sol. (Artemis Court)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order) Calling an Election on Levying a Special Tax within the Area Proposed to be Annexed to Community Facilities District No. 1 (Annexation No. 201), Declaring the Election Results, Approving the Annexation of the Territory and Directing the Recordation of the Amendment of the Notice of Special Tax Lien.
6.B. Annexation No. 202 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Preliminary Development Plan Case No. PDP24-0002. Location: South of Via Vail, West of Monterey Avenue, and East of the Rancho Mirage Dog Park. (Rosette Apartments)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order) Calling an Election on Levying a Special Tax within the Area Proposed to be Annexed to Community Facilities District No. 1 (Annexation No. 202), Declaring the Election Results, Approving the Annexation of the Territory and Directing the Recordation of the Amendment of the Notice of Special Tax Lien.
6.C. CONTINUED FROM 11/06/2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - Environmental Assessment Case No.
EA24-0009, Minor Variance Case No. VAR24-0005, and Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM24-0003 (TTM 38971) – Applicant: Phillip Fomotor. Consideration of a 16-Lot Residential Subdivision on 19.81 Gross Acres. The Project Requests Approval of a Minor Variance to the Residential Estate (R-E) Minimum Required Lot Size of 1 Acre to .98 Acre for Two Lots. Located North of the Intersection of Mirage Cove Drive and Peterson Road (APN’s: 689-090-003, 689-130-004, -005, -013, -014, -017, -018, & 689-140-022) — RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the item to the December 4, 2025, regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
7. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
An opportunity for the public to speak on issues not on the agenda for a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.
8. CLOSED SESSION
8.A. Closed Session Agenda
— 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Case name unspecified since disclosure may jeopardize existing settlement negotiations.
8.B. Recess to Closed Session
8.C. Reconvene Open Session
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9. ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC NOTICES
Agenda Materials: Any staff reports for agenda items considered in open session, as well as agenda materials for open session items provided to a majority of the legislative body(ies) following distribution of the agenda, are available for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at Rancho Mirage City Hall, located at 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, during normal business hours.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 324-4511 Ext. 488, or via e-mail to [email protected], prior to the meeting. Providing notice at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting is suggested, so a determination may be made as to whether the request is feasible.
Livestream: This meeting may be viewed via Livestream on the City’s website at www.RanchoMirageCA.gov .
Public Comments: Written public comments may be submitted to the City Clerk via email to [email protected] or mail/delivery to ATTN: City Clerk, City of Rancho Mirage, 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Please submit written public comments at least three (3) hours in advance of the meeting to ensure they may be fully considered. Written public comments received during the meeting will be distributed to the legislative body(ies) and made available to the public following the meeting.
Oral public comments/testimony may be provided in person at the meeting during the non-agenda public comment period and during the public comment/testimony period for each agenda item. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Please fill out a Request to Speak slip prior to the start of the meeting and submit it to the City Clerk. You will be called upon to speak at the appropriate time. Please submit a separate slip for each item on which you wish to speak.
Declaration of Posting: I, Kristie Ramos, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Mirage, do hereby declare that the foregoing meeting agenda was posted on the City of Rancho Mirage website at www.RanchoMirageCA.gov , on the Rancho Mirage City Hall bulletin board at 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, and at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory at 71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Date Posted: November 14, 2025
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Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
DATE ITEM #
November 20, 2025 ACTION CALENDAR - 2A.
Presented To Presented By
Mayor and City Council Kristie Ramos, City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Appoint Lynn Mallotto to serve as Mayor and Michael O'Keefe to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
DISCUSSION
At the second regular City Council meeting in November of odd years, the City Council shall appoint one Council Member to serve as Mayor and one Council Member to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Prior to these appointments, Council Members shall each be identified by the length of time they have continuously served on the City Council without having served as Mayor. The new Mayor shall be the Council Member with the longest term of consecutive service without having served as Mayor. The Mayor Pro Tem shall be the Council Member who, to the greatest extent possible, appears to be the person most likely to meet the eligibility requirements to succeed the newly appointed Mayor.
City records reflect as follows:
Council Member
Name
Length of Continuous
Service Without
Serving as Mayor
Last Year
Served as Mayor
Lynn Mallotto 3 Years N/A
Michael O’Keefe 2 Years N/A
Eve Fromberg Edelstein 1 Year N/A
Steve Downs 1 Year 2023/2024
Ted Weill None Current Mayor
Based on service records, Lynn Mallotto is due to serve as Mayor, and Michael O’Keefe is due to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
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Revision of the Library & Observatory Collection Development Policy in Compliance with the California Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825)
DATE ITEM #
November 20, 2025 CONSENT CALENDAR - 5B.
Presented To Presented By
Mayor and City Council Kristie Ramos, City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Ordinance No. 1226, 2nd Reading, Amending Section 9.30.072 (“Collection Development Policy”) of Chapter
9.30 (“Use of Library and Observatory”) of Division III ("Offenses Against Public Peace") of Title 9 ("Public Peace, Morals and Welfare") of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION
Ordinance No. 1226 was introduced (1st reading) on November 6, 2025.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance
5 ORDINANCE NO. 1226
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9.30.072 (“COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY”) OF CHAPTER 9.30 ("USE OF LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY") OF DIVISION Ill ("OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE") OF TITLE 9 ("PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE") OF THE RANCHO MIRAGE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Mirage ("City") is a charter city and a municipal corporation, and recognized for certain purposes as a political subdivision of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the mission and purpose of the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory is to provide free and open access to a broad range of educational, scientific, and general interest materials and services to people of all ages and backgrounds in a safe, clean, civil, respectful and tranquil environment that is conducive to making everyone's visit at the Library & Observatory a positive, productive and enjoyable experience, whether one is engaged in reading, writing, researching, studying, learning, and/or attending and participating in the multitude of community programs and events offered at the Library & Observatory; and
WHEREAS, the Library & Observatory is a limited public forum in that it offers a venue for members of the public to gather for purposes of reading, writing, researching, studying, learning, and/or attending and participating in the multitude of community programs and events focused on or centered around specific subject matters or topics and which allows the public to express themselves in an orderly and relevant manner; and
WHEREAS, The California Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825) requires every public library jurisdiction receiving state funding to adopt and maintain a written and publicly accessible Collection Development Policy by January 1, 2026. The policy must be submitted to the State Librarian, who may provide technical assistance and review for compliance. The proposed ordinance updates the Collection Development Policy to meet the requirements of AB 1825; and
WHEREAS, the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory Advisory Commission has reviewed and approved the proposed updates herein and recommends that the City Council review and consider approval of the revised Collection Development Policy.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
MIRAGE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RECITALS
That the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated as though fully set forth herein.
6 Section 2. AMEND SECTION 9.30.072 (“COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY”) OF CHAPTER 9.30 ("USE OF LIBRARY AND
OBSERVATORY") OF DIVISION Ill ("OFFENSES AGAINST
PUBLIC PEACE") OF TITLE 9 ("PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS
AND WELFARE") OF THE RANCHO MIRAGE MUNICIPAL
CODE
That Section 9.30.072 (“Collection Development Policy”) of Chapter 9.30 ("Use of Library and Observatory") of Division Ill ("Offenses Against Public Peace") of Title 9 ("Public Peace, Morals and Welfare") of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code, is amended as follows:
9.30.072 Collection Development Policy.
The Library & Observatory provides a variety of print and non-print materials to meet the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the entire community. The Library & Observatory serves as a center for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of information and ideas.
The Library & Observatory seeks to provide breadth within the collection, various points of view, and differing formats. The Library & Observatory endeavors to balance materials of permanent value with those of current interest. Materials are selected based on their content as a whole, not on selected excerpts. The collection meets the broad and diverse interests of the community and respects both the library’s autonomy and their specific community needs.
Race, nationality, or political, social, moral, or religious views of an author does not factor into the selection of materials. Selection is based on merit of the work, value of the work within the collection, and the needs and interests of the community.
Consideration is given
to specific types of material: to materials for specific age groups, for special interests of clientele, and to differing formats of materials. Library materials should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people, and should present diverse points of view in the collection as a whole. These selection criteria apply equally to materials purchased and those accepted as gifts.
Responsibility for materials selection rests with the Director operating with the authorization of and within the policies established by the Library & Observatory Board of Directors. Under the direction of the Director, staff members participate in the selection of the print, electronic, and audiovisual materials added to the collection based on input from professional reviews, best seller lists, award winners, as well as direct input from the public.
Suggestions from Library & Observatory patrons are encouraged and receive serious consideration. Patrons making requests that items be added to the collection will be referred to the Information Desk.
7 The Library & Observatory believes that the use of Library & Observatory materials is an individual and private matter. The Library & Observatory asserts the right of the public to receive access to a range of social, political, aesthetic, moral, and other ideas and experiences. All patrons are free to select or reject materials for themselves.
Parents have the primary responsibility to guide and direct the use of materials by their own minor children. The Library & Observatory shall not act in loco parentis.
The Library & Observatory incorporates the Library Bill of Rights as adopted by the American Library Association Council.
The library serves a diverse public, and, on occasion, a patron may believe that a specific title or resource should not be in the collection. In this instance, the patron should first discuss his or her concerns about the material with the library staff. If, following the discussion, the patron still wishes the library to reconsider the title or source, he or she should fill out a Library Evaluation of Materials form. Forms are available at the library service desks. Because items are evaluated as a whole, a title will not be reconsidered unless the patron making the request has read/viewed/heard the entire item. A reconsideration form submitted without the name of the person making the objection will not be considered. Requests will only be considered from residents of the City of Rancho Mirage. Also, if the material has been previously reconsidered, it will not be reconsidered again unless the more recent request is based on substantially different reasons than an earlier request.
The request will be referred to the Director for review. The patron will be informed in writing of (1) the receipt of the request and (2) the decision. The Director’s decision will be considered final.
The title under consideration will remain in the collection throughout the process to support the freedom of other patrons to read, view, or listen.
Some of the Library & Observatory’s digital content is provided using third-party vendors. The Library & Observatory subscribes to services in which the third-party vendor, and not Library & Observatory staff, determines the specific titles or materials made available through the service. In these circumstances, the Library & Observatory may not be able to reconsider specific materials that Library & Observatory users object to but may inform the third-party vendor of user concerns and/or take these concerns into consideration in determining whether to continue subscribing to the service.
Section 3. FURTHER ACTIONS
That the Library and Observatory Director is authorized to take all reasonable and necessary steps to effectuate the purpose of this ordinance, including without limitation submitting the updated Collection Development Policy to the State Library. 8 Section 4. SEVERABILITY
That the City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
That all the provisions of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code as heretofore adopted by the City of Rancho Mirage that are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
That this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Section 7. CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
That the City Attorney prepared and framed this ordinance pursuant to Section
1.04.01 of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code and finds that the City Council has the authority to adopt this ordinance, that the ordinance is constitutionally valid, and that the ordinance is consistent with the general powers and purposes of the City as set forth in Section 1.04.031 of the RMMC.
Section 8. AMENDING OF BAIL SCHEDULE
That the City Attorney is hereby directed to determine whether this ordinance necessitates amendment of the City's Bail Schedule and to cause such necessary amendments to be made and filed with the local branches of the Superior Court of the County of Riverside.
Section 9. CERTIFICATION
That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published according to law.
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9 THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council held on _____________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE:
Lynn Mallotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristie Ramos, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Colin Kirkpatrick, City Attorney
10 City Council Staff Report
November 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
DATE ITEM #
November 20, 2025 CONSENT CALENDAR - 5C.
Presented To Presented By
Mayor and City Council Kristie Ramos, City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the November 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Draft 11/06/2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 11