REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

AND THE CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD

CLOSED SESSION MEETING BEGINS AT 3:00 p.m.

IN THE CITY HALL STUDY SESSION ROOM

68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero

Cathedral City, CA   92234

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008

 

Closed Session at 3 p.m., followed by Study Session at approximately 5 p.m.

and Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 3rd-floor Council Chambers

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

a)   Roll call of City Council/RDA Board Members

b)   Action to excuse absent City Council/RDA Board Member(s)

 

 

CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter that is listed on this Closed Session agenda.  Unless additional time is authorized by the City Council, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.

 

In response to any public comment on an item or matter on this Closed Session agenda, pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, members of the City Council and/or the Redevelopment Agency Board may only: 1) respond briefly to statements made or questions posed by the public; 2) ask a question for clarification; 3) make a brief report on his or her own activities; 4) provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information; 5) request staff to report back to the City Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter raised by the public; or, 6) direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.  (California Government Code Section 54954).

 

 

SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

 

City Attorney will read a summary of Closed Session items into the record.

 

 

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION

 

 

 

 

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

 

1.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. (J. Davison)

 

Property Location

687-170-006, 687-170-008, 687-170-016, 687-170-018, 687-170-020, 687-170-023

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency and Janean Goodman, Sanders Family Trust, MRG Properties, LLC, Cochran Communication Construction, Inc.

 

Property Owners

Janean Goodman, Sanders Family Trust, MRG Properties, LLC, Cochran Communication Construction, Inc.

 

Under Negotiation

Property Negotiations

 

 

2.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. (J. Davison)

 

Property Location:

APN’s 687-201-004 (#7), 687-203-008 (#35), 687-203-009 (#37), 687-206-011 (#69), 687-206-012 (#70), 687-206-013 (#71), 687-206-014 (#72), 687-206-015 (#73), 687-206-016 (#74), 687-208-025, 687-208-026, 687-208-024, 687-208-023, 687-208-022, and 687-208-015

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency, Cathedral City Town Center Venture and various east side landowners: Hillery Family Trust, Pomposa Garcia, Inc., Aguilar Family Trust, Roger L. Smith, Marsha L. Smith, Kariann Middleton, Robert P. Middleton, Erminia Verlengia, Grove Street Properties, Wessman Holdings

 

Property Owner:

Hillary Family Trust, Pomposa Garcia, Smart & Final Inc., Aguilar Family Trust, Roger L. Smith, Marsha L. Smith, Kariann Middleton, Robert P. Middleton, Erminia Verlengia, Grove Street Properties, Wessman Holdings

 

Under Negotiation:

Property Negotiations

 

3.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government  Code Section 54956.8. (Jan Davison)

 

Property Location

68307 East Palm Canyon Drive, APN 687-086-001

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency and Desert Hockey League

 

Property Owner

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency

 

Under Negotiation

Property Negotiations

 

 

4.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. (Jan Davison)

 

Property Location

Generally bounded by Interstate 10 on the south, Date Palm Drive on the west, the northern section line of Section 3 on the north, and the eastern City limits on the east.  APNs 670-020-006, 670-020-007, 670-020-008, 670-020-009, 670-020-011, 670-030-012, 670-030-013, 670-020-014, 670-020-015, 670-030-014, 670-030-015; 670-030-016, 670-030-017, 670-030-018, 670-030-019, 670-030-020, 670-030-021, 670-050-013, 670-050-014, 670-050-015, 670-050-016

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency and Opus 10

 

Property Owner

Opus 10 (Heinrich, Schwartz, et. al.)

 

Under Negotiation

Property Negotiations

 

 

5.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (T. Scott)

 

Property Location

APN 687-199-111, 68727 East Palm Canyon Dr.

 

Negotiating Parties

City of Cathedral City and Library Systems and Services,LLC

 

Property Owner

City of Cathedral City

 

Under Negotiation

Property Negotiations

 

6.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. (T. Scott)

 

Property Location

Parcel Map 32932 Parcel 1, east of Van Fleet Avenue, south of East Palm Canyon

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency and City Urban Revitalization Corporation

 

Property Owner

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency

 

Under Negotiation

Property Negotiations

 

 

 

 

 

RECESS

 

Following the Closed Session meeting, the Council will convene to the Council Chamber on the third floor for the Study Session and Regular Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

AND THE CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD

Council Chamber -- Third Floor of City Hall

68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero

Cathedral City, CA   92234

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008

 

STUDY SESSION

 

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor DeRosa

FLAG SALUTE

 

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda or any item on the Study Session agenda.  Please complete a ‘Request to Speak’ form and limit your comments to three minutes.  When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and city of residence for the record.

 

In response to any public comment on an item or matter not on this agenda, pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, members of the City Council and/or the Redevelopment Agency Board may only: 1) respond briefly to statements made or questions posed by the public; 2) ask a question for clarification; 3) make a brief report on his or her own activities; 4) provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information; 5) request staff to report to the City Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter raised by the public; or, 6) direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.  (California Government Code Section 54954). Unless additional time is authorized by the City Council, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.

 

STUDY SESSION AGENDA

 

Normally, no action is taken on Study Session items; however, the City Council reserves the right to give specific policy direction and take specific action as necessary. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes unless other provisions are made in advance.

 

1.   Receive presentation by Cathedral City Town Center Venture regarding Eastside Downtown Redevelopment Concept Plan   (J. Davison) (pg. 1– 2)

 

2.  Receive status report from Mosquito & Vector Control District representative. (G. Howell)

 

3.   Receive report regarding Novelty Lighters and Public Service Announcement regarding Arson Awareness Week   (B. Soqui)

 

4.   Receive presentation regarding Closed Session obligations and Brown Act considerations   (C. Green)

 

5.   City Council/Staff reports and inquiries of new or ongoing projects

 

RECESS

 

 

 

 


REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SITTING AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD

Council Chamber -- Third Floor of City Hall

68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero

Cathedral City, CA 92234

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008

6:30 p.m.

 

CALL TO ORDER

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda or any item on the Consent Agenda.  Please complete a ‘Request to Speak’ form and limit your comments to three minutes.  When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and city of residence for the record.

 

In response to any public comment on an item or matter not on this agenda, pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, members of the City Council and/or the Redevelopment Agency Board may only: 1) respond briefly to statements made or questions posed by the public; 2) ask a question for clarification; 3) make a brief report on his or her own activities; 4) provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information; 5) request staff to report back to the City Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter raised by the public; or, 6) direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.  (California Government Code Section 54954). Unless additional time is authorized by the City Council, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.

 

AGENDA FINALIZATION

 

At this time, the City Council and/or the Redevelopment Agency Board may announce any items being pulled from the agenda or continued to another date

 

URGENCY ITEMS

 

Urgency Items (“Added Starters”): The Brown Act, which governs public meetings, permits the City Council to take action on any item that does not appear on the agenda only if 2/3 of the Council (if all are present) or all members of the Council (if fewer than all members are present) determine there is a need to take immediate action on the item, and the need to take immediate action came to the City Council’s attention after the agenda is posted.

 

 

COUNCIL COMMENTS   Council Members’ comments on items not on the agenda.

 

 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

 

Mayor Kathleen J. DeRosa

Cathedral City Senior Center

Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce

Coachella Valley Animal Campus Committee

Friends of the Cathedral City Library

Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert

CVAG- Executive Committee

CVAG- Coachella Valley Conservation Commission

League of California Cities-Riverside County Div. Executive Board

League of California Cities-Transportation, Public Works and Communication Committee