REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

AND THE CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD

CLOSED SESSION MEETING BEGINS AT 3:30 p.m.

IN THE CITY HALL STUDY SESSION ROOM

68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero

Cathedral City, CA   92234

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008

 

Closed Session at 3:30 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

APNs 677-353-009, 677-353-008, 677-353-007, 677-353-006, 677-294-014, 677-294-013, 677-294-012, 677-294-011 & 677-294-010.

 

Negotiating Parties

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency and various Dream Home Area property owners: Humberto Gonzalez, Victor Ortiz, Luz M. Ceballos, Maria Barrientos, Pasqual & Mary M. Quiroz, Alfredo & Josefina C. Estrella, David F. & Jovita R. Serna, Marc C. & Doris M. Jutras, and Gabriel & Teresa Mitre.

 

Property Owners

Humberto Gonzalez, Victor Ortiz, Luz M. Ceballos, Maria Barrientos, Pasqual & Mary M. Quiroz, Alfredo & Josefina C. Estrella, David F. & Jovita R. Serna, Marc C. & Doris M. Jutras and Gabriel & Teresa Mitre

 

Under Negotiations

Property Negotiations

 

 

2.

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

 

Property Location

33560 Navajo Trail

 

Negotiating Parties

Episcopal Community Services and Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency

 

Property Owners

Episcopal Community Services

 

Under Negotiations

Amendment #1 to DDA

 

3.

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

 

Property Location

APN:  687-215-006

 

Negotiating Parties

Nelson and Lestalee Soto and Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency

 

Property Owners

Nelson and Lestalee Soto

 

Under Negotiations

Property Negotiations

 

4.

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING  threat to public services or facilities (Government Code § 54957(a)):  (C. Green)

 

Consultation with Police Chief Stan Henry

 

 

 

 

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, JUNE 11, 2008

 

STUDY SESSION

 

CALL TO  ORDER

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.  Interviews of Candidates for City Commissions and Committees (K. DeRosa)

 

2.  Overview of Housing Element Update (L. Lukes) (pg. 1-57)

 

 

 

3.  Status Report on Ramon Road Corridor Rehabilitation, Median Modifications, Pedestrian and Traffic Circulation, Aesthetic and Landscaping Enhancements (B. Bayne) (pg. 58-64)

 

4.  Further discussion of City budget (T. Scott)

 

5.  Further discussion of process concerning Council censures and Rules and Regulations regarding decorum between Council members and procedure for placing items on City Council Agenda.  (C. Green)

 

6.  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, JUNE 11, 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

Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention & Visitors Authority Board

 

Mayor Pro Tem Charles “Bud” England

SunLine Transit Agency Board

CVAG Energy & Environmental Resources Committee

Palm Springs Unified School District Subcommittee

 

Council Member Gregory S. Pettis

CVAG Transportation Committee

Riverside County Transportation Commission

SCAG-Regional Council

SCAG-Transportation & Communication

SCAG Administration Committee

SCAG Goods Movement Task Force

SCAG Southwest Compact Task Force

Salton Sea Authority Board

NLC Steering Committee, Human Development Policy Committee

 

Council Member Paul Marchand

CVAG Human & Community Resources Committee

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Board

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee

 

Council Member Chuck Vasquez

CVAG Public Safety Committee

Palm Springs Unified School District Subcommittee

CVAG Valleywide Homeless Task Force

 

MINUTES

 

Approve Minutes from May 28, 2008

 

PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

 

1.  Golden Bear Awards:  Officer Tim Fix and Officer Todd Brothers (S. Henry)

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are expected to be enacted by one motion. Members of the public may comment on any item on the consent agenda. However, Council Members will not discuss individual items among themselves unless those items are pulled off the Consent Agenda by a Council Member.  

 

COUNCIL/RDA 1.  Receive and file payment of claims and demands in the amount of $4,183,324 for the month of May 2008. (T. Scott) (pg. 1-2)

 

COUNCIL 2.   Approve Commission and Committee Appointments (K. DeRosa) (pg. 3-36)

 

COUNCIL 3.  Notice and Call of General Municipal Election and Request for County of Riverside to Provide Election Services; Establishment of Regulations and Deposit for filing of Optional Candidate’s Statement.   Adopt two Resolutions.   (P. Hammers) (pg. 37-42)

 

COUNCIL 4.  Adopt Resolution in support of S. 22: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 (D. Bradley) (separate cover)

 

PUBLIC HEARING(S)

 

 

LEGISLATIVE ACTION(S)

 

COUNCIL 5.  Award a contract to CS Legacy of Chino, CA for construction of the Sky Blue Water Trail Sidewalk Improvement Project for the contract bid amount of $143,021.  (M. Nieman) (pg. 43-45)

 

a. Report by Development Project Manager

b. Public Comment

c. Recommendation:  Award and Execute the Contract

 

COUNCIL 6.  Award and Execute a Design Professional Services Agreement with Southern California Soil and Testing, Inc. to provide professional materials testing and soils engineering services for the Sky Blue Water Trail Sidewalk Improvement Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $18,250. (M. Nieman) (pg. 46-87)

 

a. Report by Development Project Manager

b. Public Comment

c. Recommendation:  Award and Execute the Agreement

 

COUNCIL 7.  Consider introduction of proposed Ordinance designating Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) as recommended by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection (B. Soqui) (pg. 88-94)

 

a. Report by Fire Chief

b. Public Comment

c. Recommendation: Introduce the Ordinance.

 

COUNCIL 8.  Authorize Staff to Execute a Design Professional Services Agreement with Harris & Associates, Inc. to provide Corridor Concept Design, Initial Studies and Related Services required for the Ramon Road West Landscape and Rehabilitation Project and to Provide Entry Way Concept Design for the not to exceed fee amount of $307,020.  (B. Bayne) (pg. 95-164)

 

a. Report by City Engineer

b. Public Comment

c. Recommendation:  Award and Execute the Professional Services Agreement

 

COUNCIL/RDA 9.  Award a contract with Dateland Construction Company, Inc. to construct the East Cathedral Canyon Channel Toedown Extension in the Contract bid amount of $1,179,150. (B. Bayne) (pg. 165-169)

 

a. Report by City Engineer

b. Public Comment

c. Recommendation: