City of Coachella California City Council Regular Meeting 01/22/2020 06:00 PM

Call to Order:

Roll Call:

Approval of Agenda:

“At this time the Council/ Board/Corporation/Authority may announce any items being pulled from the Agenda or continued to another date or request the moving of an item on the agenda”

Pledge of Allegiance:

Approval of Minutes:

• 1.Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2019, of the City Council, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, and Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency. 

Proclamations/Presentations:

• 2.Presentation from the Auditor on the 2018/2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

• 3.Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Ed Chavez, Riverside County Sheriff/City of Coachella, Officer of the Year 2019

• 4.Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Benjamin McCoy, Riverside County Sheriff/City of Coachella, Officer of the Year 2019

• 5.Presentation from the Coachella Fire Department on the 2019 Response Report

• 6.Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Solorzano, Riverside County Sheriff/City of Coachella, Firefighter of the Year 2019

• 7.Recognition of Coachella Fire Department Retiree Marcos Machuca

• 8.Presentation from the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine

• 9.Presentation on the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program

Written Communications:

Consent Calendar:

(It is recommended that Consent Items be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member or member of the audience.)

• 10.Voucher Listings — Manual Checks/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2019/20 Expenditures as of January 22, 2020, $3,523,014.43.

• 11.Ordinance No. 1145 approving Change of Zone 18-05 to add the RC (Retail Cannabis) overlay zone to the existing M-S (Manufacturing Service) zone at the northwest corner of Grapefruit Boulevard and 9^th Street. Pedro Padilla (Coachella Green Haus), Applicant. (Second Reading)

• 12.Ordinance No. 1147 amending Chapters 15.04, 15.08, 15.12, 15.16, 15.20, 15.24 and 15.32 of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) to adopt the 2019 Edition of California Building Code and Appendix J of the California Building Code (Grading), the 2019 Edition of the California Electrical Code, the 2019 Edition of the California Mechanical Code, the 2019 Edition of the California Plumbing Code, the 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code, and adding Chapter 15.53, with certain amendments thereto and conforming amendments. (Second Reading)

• 13.Resolution No. WA-2020-01 Authorizing And Directing That Application Be Made To Obtain A Grant Under The Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program’s Planning Grant – Round 3 And To Enter Into An Agreement With The California Department Of Water Resources To Receive A Grant For The Prop 68 Round 3 Planning Grant

• 14.Resolution No. 2020-05, a Resolution in Support of a Comprehensive Analysis of Ocean Water Import for the Restoration of the Salton Sea

• 15.Quarterly Reports

• 16.Amendment No. 3 to Professional Service Agreement with Southern California Soils and Testing (SCST) to provide Materials testing and Inspection Service for Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 2, City Project ST-100.

• 17.Notice of Completion for City Project Number ST-124, Traffic Calming Phase III Project

• 18.Receive and file Sports League Financial Examination Report for Coachella Valley Soccer League (CVSL).  

• 19.Approve Amended Lease Agreement with Alianza Coachella Valley, for property located at 1515 Sixth Street, Coachella. 

• 20.Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Service Agreement with Angenious Engineering Services, Inc. to provide Engineering Services for the Dillon Road Bridge over the Coachella Valley Storm Water Channel, Project # 2019-ST-109, to modify provisions applicable to Subconsultants. 

• 21.Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Service Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. for the City of Coachella's Active Transportation Plan in an amount of $8,000.00.

• 22.Structural Property Improvement Program (SPIP) – Approval of Funding for Jesus R. Gonzalez Property located on 772 Vine Avenue

New Business Calendar (Legislative and Administrative):

• 23.Review and direct staff on any amendments to the established Community Field Use Program.

• 24.Receive and file sports league financial examination report for Coachella Little Arabs Youth Football (CLAYF), Coachella Valley Raiders Youth Football Association (CVRYFA) and Coachella Youth Sports Association Soccer (CYSAS) and direct staff regarding field use restrictions, if any.  

• 25.Recommend approval of:

  1. Ninth Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coachella and Sports Leagues; and
  2. Fourth Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coachella and Adult Sports Leagues. 

Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial):

• 26.Coachella Travel Centre Project

  1. Environmental Assessment (EA 18-05) adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the development of the Coachella Travel Centre project.
  2. Ordinance No. 1148 approving Change of Zone (CZ 18-11) from A-R (Agricultural Reserve) to C-G (General Commercial).
  3. Conditional Use Permits (CUP 310 and 311) for drive-thru restaurant, car wash and truck wash facilities.
  4. Variance (VAR 18-09) to allow a four-story hotel building in excess of 50 feet in height, in the C-G (General Commercial) zone.
  5. Architectural Review (AR 18-09) to allow a new 3,800 sq. ft. convenience store with service station, 1,200 sq. ft. drive-thru restaurant, 5,555 sq. ft. restaurant, 2,677 sq. ft. car wash tunnel, 4,754 sq. ft. truck washing facility, and 11, 259 sq. ft. 4-story hotel with related infrastructure on 14.1 acres of vacant land located on the south side of Avenue 50 between the Whitewater Channel and the State Route 86 Expressway. 

• 27.Kismet Coachella – Retail Dispensary

  a)Ordinance No. 1146 approving Change of Zone 18-07 that proposes to add the RC (Retail Cannabis) overlay zone to the existing C-G (General Commercial) zone on Building 1 located at 1639 and 1645 6th Street.
  
  

  b)Resolution No. 2019-64 approving Conditional Use Permit 305 to convert existing vacant commercial tenant space into the following uses: a 3050 square foot cannabis dispensary including 750 square feet for check-in and waiting area, 1800 square feet of retail display area and 500 square feet of rear storage, inventory control and packaging to be located in Building 1 located at 1639 and 1645 6th Street; and a 4500 square foot coffee shop, art display and office/event space to be located in Building 2 located at 1657 and 1669 6th Street.

Successor Agency:

• 28.Resolution No. SA-2020-01, Approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) 20-21.

Public Comments (Non-Agenda Items):

The public may address the City Council/Board/Corporation/ Authority on any item of interest to the public that is not on the agenda but is in the subject matter jurisdiction thereof. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes.

Reports and Requests:

Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees.

City Manager’s Comments.

Adjournment: