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 15, 2026
Closed Session 4:30 p.m.
Town Hall Conference Room
57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy
Yucca Valley, Ca 92284
Regular Meeting 5:00 p.m.
Yucca Valley Community Center - Yucca Room
57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy
Yucca Valley, Ca 9228
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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 15, 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:
Closed Session
1. The Town Council will meet in closed session pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (3) to confer with legal counsel with regard to one matter of potential exposure to litigation.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Council Members Denison, Drozd, Lombardo, Schooler, and Mayor Abel Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Presentations, Introductions, Recognitions
2. Presentation – San Bernardino County Fire District Update presented by Assistant Chief Villarino
Approval of Agenda
3. 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 3 | P a g e
specific item at the beginning of the meeting. Requests for public comment on the consent agenda items should be filed with the Town Clerk.
4. Minutes
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of Tuesday, September 1, 2026 as presented.
5. Ratification of Warrant Registers
Recommendation:
Ratify the Payroll Register totaling $343,590.10 dated August 14, 2026, and $336,634.56 dated August 28, 2026. Ratify the Warrant Register totaling $5,187,311.80 for the period of August 01, 2026, through August 31, 2026.
6. AB1234 Reporting Requirements
Recommendation:
Receive and file the AB1234 Reporting Requirement Schedule for the month of August 2026.
7. Rejection of Claim
Recommendation:
Reject one Claim filed against the Town of Yucca Valley submitted on July 2, 2026 by Rebecca Sullivan.
8. Ordinance 335- Second Reading- Amending Chapter 5.40, Temporary Short Term Vacation Rental Permits
Recommendation:
Adopt Ordinance 335 entitled:
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. Termination of Lease Agreement with Morongo Unified School District for the Yucca Valley High School Swimming Pool
Recommendation:
Receive and File the report of Termination of Lease Agreement with Morongo Unified School District for the Yucca Valley High School Swimming Pool.
10. Authorization to Release Request for Proposal for Landscape Maintenance Services Recommendation:
Authorize the release of Request for Proposal, subject to minor modifications, for Landscape Maintenance Services along State Route 62 (SR 62) median islands, outer highway segments, Town median islands, Town facilities and parks.
11. Town Project No. 4100 : Yucca Valley Community Center Athletic Facilities Project — Phase 1, Notice of Completion
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Recommendation:
Accept the project as substantially complete, authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion, authorize the reduction of the Faithful Performance Bond to 10%, and direct staff to retain the Labor and Material Bond for six (6) months for Project No. 4100.
Department Reports
12. 2026-27 Youth Commission Appointments
Recommendation:
Appoint the applicants recommended by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Commission to the 2026-27 Youth Commission, waiving the twenty-person limit, and authorizing the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Commission to review future applications and make subsequent appointments on behalf of the Council.
13. Town Fleet Program Update
Recommendation:
Receive and File the Report.
14. ERP Implementation Project and WorkDay Subscription Agreement Recommendation:
1. Authorize the Town Manager to execute the Workday Universal Main Subscription Agreement, Public Sector Addendum and Order Form No. 00580775.0 for a ten-year subscription term from September 18, 2026 through September 17, 2036, in a total amount not to exceed $1,357,596.
2. Authorize the Town Manager to execute the ERP Analysts, Inc. (ERPA) Master Services Agreement and Workday implementation Statement of Work for a total amount not to exceed $674,167.
3. Authorize the Town Manager to execute a revised ERPA customer-side project management and staff augmentation Statement of Work for a 12- month term and an amount not to exceed $144,000.
4. Authorize a FY 2026-27 budget amendment of $1,050,000 to the ERP Implementation Project account from the Capital Project Reserve Fund 800 for a total implementation budget of $1,500,000 for contract, subscription, and allowance costs through FY2028 as identified in Exhibit A.
5. Authorize the Town Manager, or designee, to approve project change orders and ancillary expenditures within the Council-approved project budget and an aggregate contingency limit of $150,000, provided that no action increases the total project budget or materially changes the approved scope without further Council authorization.
Future Agenda Items
Public Comments
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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, October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the Yucca Valley Community Center Yucca Room.