City of Coachella California City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting 01/22/2025 06:00 PM

Call to Order: - 5:00 P.M.

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”

Public Comments (Closed Session Items):

The public may address the City Council/Board/Corporation/ Authority on any Closed Session items. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes.

Adjourn to Closed Session:

• 1.PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 
  Title: City Manager and Acting City Manager

• 2.PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
  Title: Acting City Manager

• 3.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
  Agency designated representatives: City Attorney
  Unrepresented Employee: Acting City Manager

• 4.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
  Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/(e)(1)
  One (2) Potential Case

Reconvene Regular Meeting: - 6:00 P.M.

Pledge of Allegiance:

Closed Session Announcements:

Proclamations/Presentations/Direction:

None

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.)

• 5.Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2024, of the City of Coachella, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency and Coachella Parks and Recreation

• 6.Special Meeting Minutes of January 7, 2025, of the City of Coachella, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency and Coachella Parks and Recreation

• 7.Special Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2025, of the City of Coachella, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency and Coachella Parks and Recreation

• 8.Voucher Listing- EFT's/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2024-25 Expenditures as of January 22, 2025, $5,169,160.93

• 9.Approve execution of a maintenance agreement with Yunex LLC for the Traffic Signal Maintenance Project No. 102424, in the amount not to exceed $300,000 for a three-year term.

• 10.Amendment #2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Angenious Engineering Services, Inc. in an amount of $49,500 to provide Professional Engineering Services in preparation of a funding grant application for the SR86/Avenue 50 Interchange Project (ST-81).

• 11.Amendment #3 to the CVAG-City of Coachella Reimbursement Agreement for Project Study Reports (Phase 1) for the Dillon Road Interstate 10 Interchange and the Dillon Road SR 86 Interchange and Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Document for the Dillon Road Bridge at Whitewater Channel, ST-109.

• 12.Ordinance No. 1220 (Second Reading) Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 24-02 – Streamline Code Amendments - Phase 2 to amend Coachella Municipal Code Title 17 regarding zoning district permitted uses, development standards and development review process in the City. City-Initiated.

• 13.Ordinance No. 1218 (Second Reading) Coachella Healthy Food Truck Permit Pilot Program (ZOA No. 24-03) City Parks and parcels in downtown zones (DT-PV and TR-PV Zones)

• 14.Adopt Ordinance No. 1219 Coachella Healthy Food Truck Permit Pilot Program (ZOA No. 24-03) for active date farms (Second Reading)

• 15.Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with KOA Corporation, Inc. for an amount of $34,945 to provide grant writing services for the improvements of Avenue 50 from Calhoun Street to Cesar Chavez Street – City Project ST-93.

• 16.Award Construction Agreement to Superb Engineering for the Westerfield Retention Basin Landscape Improvements, City Project No. 111924, for $245,530.14.   

• 17.Sponsorship with Palm Springs Life and Palm Springs Art Museum in the Amount of $5,000

• 18.Authorize a Sponsorship Grant to Culturas Music & Arts for their Arte del Barrio Events in the Amount of $9,500

• 19.Authorize a Sponsorship Grant to Danza Azteca Citlaltonac in the Amount of $5,000 to Support Events that Cultivate Resilience and Cultural Understandings

• 20.Authorize the City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreements with Interwest for On-Call Professional Planning Consultant Services, in the amount not to exceed $50,000

New Business Calendar (Legislative and Administrative):

• 21.Resolution 2025-01, A Resolution of the City of Coachella, California, Adopting the 2024 City of Coachella Local Road Safety Plan

• 22.Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with NewGen Strategies & Solutions in the amount of $192,120 to conduct a Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Rate Study

• 23.Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. (KMA) for a Hotel Site Feasibility Study in the Amount of $79,500

• 24.Provide Direction and Approve Appointments to the City’s Coachella Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission and Culture and Arts Commission

• 25.Mayor's Appointments to Various Council Subcommittees, Coachella Valley Association of Government (CVAG) Committees, Other Agencies, etc.

• 26.Approve the CalPERS Retiree Limited-Term Appointment Agreement and Resolution No. 2025-02 Finding the Position of City Manager to be Available Due to a Leave of Absence Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(g) Appointing William Pattison as Acting City Manager

Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial):

None

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: