TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
The Mission of the Town of Yucca Valley is to
provide a government that is responsive to its citizens to ensure a safe and secure environment
while maintaining the highest quality of life.
TOWN COUNCIL: 5:00 PM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Yucca Valley Community Center - Yucca Room
57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy
Yucca Valley, Ca 92284
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Town Council
Merl Abel, Mayor
Jim Schooler, Mayor Pro Tem
Rick Denison, Council Member
Jeff Drozd, Council Member
Robert Lombardo, Council Member
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AGENDA
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, 5:00 PM
The Town of Yucca Valley complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you require special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please call the Town Clerk’s Office at (760) 369-7209 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting
The meeting agenda packet is available for public view in the Town Hall lobby and on the Town’s website at www.yucca-valley.org prior to the meeting. For more information on an agenda item or the agenda process, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at (760) 369-7209 ext. 226.
If you wish to comment on any agenda item or on any subject not on the agenda during public comments, please fill out a request to speak card and give to the Town Clerk/Commission Secretary.
Comment time is limited to 3 minutes.
Where appropriate or deemed necessary, action may be taken on any item listed in the agenda.
OPENING CEREMONIES:
Call to Order
Roll Call
Council Members Denison, Drozd, Lombardo, Schooler, and Mayor Abel Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Presentations, Introductions, Recognitions
Approval of Agenda
1. Agenda Approval
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting agenda as prepared.
Consent Agenda
All items listed on the consent agenda are routine matters or formal documents covering previous Town Council instruction. Items are enacted by one motion and a second without separate discussion unless a member of the Town Council or Town Staff requests dialog on a specific item at the beginning of the meeting. Requests for public comment on the consent agenda items should be filed with the Town Clerk.
2. Minutes
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of Tuesday, August 18, 2026 as presented.
3. Administrative Policy update - Claims Against the Town 3 | P a g e
Recommendation:
That the Town Council approves this review and summary of the revision of the Town's Administrative Policy.
4. Town 2026 & 2027 Holiday Decorations - Shine Creations Agreement Recommendation:
That the Town Council approve a two-year agreement with Shine Creations to provide Town holiday decorations for 2026 and 2027 and direct the Town Manager to sign the agreement on its behalf.
5. Ratification of Real Property Donation Agreement for APN 0595-162-08-0000 – San Bernardino County Fire Station 41
Recommendation:
Ratify the Real Property Donation Agreement between the Town of Yucca Valley (“Donor”) and the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (“Donee”) for the conveyance of APN 0595-162-08-0000 (Fire Station 41 site), which was previously approved with an incorrect Assessor’s Parcel Number; and Authorize the Town Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete the conveyance and related escrow and recording actions, and to make non-substantive revisions as necessary.
6. Fleet Vehicle Purchase Confirmation
Recommendation:
Receive and file the confirmation of the Fleet Vehicle Purchase Department Reports
7. Spring/Summer 2026 Community Services Programs Update Recommendation:
That the Town Council receive and file the report on the Spring/Summer 2026 programs and events organized and conducted by the Community Services Department.
8. Ordinance, Amending Chapter 5.40, Temporary Short Term Vacation Rental Permits, and Resolution, Establishing Nuisance Response Plan Amendment Fee Recommendation:
That the Town Council finds this item exempt from the California Environmental Quality Action pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, as the proposed amendments are not a project under CEQA because they will not cause a “direct physical change in the environment” or a “reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment” because they do not authorize any specific development activity; and
That the Town Council takes public comments, discusses the policy, and provides direction on the recommended amendments to the Town's Temporary Short Term Vacation Rental policy; and
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That the Town Council adopts the Resolution, establishing a Nuisance Response Plan Amendment Fee of $200.00 for administrative costs in connection with processing changes to nuisance response plans; and
That the Town Council introduces the Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND RESTATING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 5.40,
TEMPORARY SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL PERMIT
9. Western Joshua Tree Legislative Update
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Town Council receive and file an update on Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act legislation efforts underway in the current state legislative session, and provide input and/or direction as desired.
Future Agenda Items
Public Comments
The Town Council takes this time to consider your comments on items of concern which are not on the agenda. When you are called to speak, please state your name and community of residence. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes or less. Inappropriate behavior which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting will result in forfeiture of your public comment privileges. The Town Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not on the printed agenda.
Staff Reports and Comments
Mayor and Council Member Reports and Comments
Council Member Denison
Council Member Drozd
Council Member Lombardo
Mayor Pro Tem Schooler
Mayor Abel
Announcements
Upcoming Meeting Schedule: The next regular meeting of the Yucca Valley Town Council will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the Yucca Valley Community Center Yucca Room.