City of Coachella California City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting 10/11/2023 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):

Adjourn to Closed Session:

• 1.PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(b)(1) (1)

  Title:  City Manager
  Title:  City Attorney

• 2.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

  Property: APN No. 763-131-078
  Agency Negotiator: Gabriel Martin, City Manager
  Negotiating Parties: Industrial Way Properties
  Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

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

  One (1) Potential Case

• 4.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)

  One (1) Potential Case

• 5.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

  Agency designated representatives: City Attorney
  Employee Organization:  City Manager, Unrepresented

• 6.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956(d)(1)

  Maria Guadalupe Ibarra vs. The City of Coachella
  Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVPS 2102983

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

Pledge of Allegiance:

Closed Session Announcements:

Proclamations/Presentations:

• 7.Presentation on the Services and Programs Provided by the Coachella Valley Braille Institute

• 8.2023-24 Special Event Calendar

• 2023-24 Special Event Calendar.pdf (0.60 MB)

• 9.Civic Center Chambers Rendering and Relocation

• Civic Center Chambers Plans and Renderings August 2023.pdf (9.08 MB)

• 10.Presentation - City of Coachella Home Enhancement Program

• 11.Update on Equity and Social Justice Adhoc Subcommittee

• Agenda - Equity and Social Justice Adhoc Subcommittee 101123.pdf (1.01 MB)

• 12.Small Business Outreach

Written Communications:

• 13.a)  The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce Voice of Business out not + All Valley Mayors Recap

  b)  Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District New Release on West Nile Virus Detection in the East Valley

  c)  Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) “Forever” Chemicals Causing Growing Concerns for Municipalities

  d)  Lift to Rise in Review - Joined U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz for a Roundtable on Capitol Hill to Address Inequity and Housing Instability

  e)  Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce Partnership Tacos, Tequila, & Chavelas Festival

• 2023.10.11 Staff Report.pdf (0.04 MB)
• All Valley.pdf (0.51 MB)
• Vector Control District.pdf (0.25 MB)
• PFAS.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Lift to Rise.pdf (1.35 MB)
• GCVCC Tacos Tequila, Chavelas.pdf (0.43 MB)

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.)

• 14.Regular Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2023, 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, and Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency

• 2023-09-13 City Council Closed Session and Regular Meeting Minutes Document.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 15.Voucher Listing- EFT's/Utility Billing Refunds/FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 Expenditures as of October 11, 2023, $3,680,519.84

• 231011 Warrant Register.pdf (20.66 MB)

• 16.Authorization to file a Notice of Completion and Authorize Appropriation of $56,536.39 from General Fund for the Bagdouma Park Court Improvements City Project P-21, CDBG 4. CO.24-20

• P-21 Bagdouma Park Court Imps NOC Staff Report Draft.pdf (0.04 MB)
• P-21 Bagdouma Park Court Imps -NOC.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 17.Convert Avenue 51 and Mecca Street intersection to a three-way stopped controlled intersection as recommended by the Traffic Memorandum for Stop Warrant Analysis

• Mecca_Ave 51 Stop Sign.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Resolution 2023-68.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Ave 51_Mecca Stop Warrant Analysis_Final.pdf (0.21 MB)

• 18.Sponsorship of Synergy Music and Arts Festival Event:

  a) Sponsorship request from Culturas Music & Arts $18,600.00 for the 2023 Synergy Music and Arts Festival Event; and

  b) Approval for operation of a beer garden on November 11, 2023 at Dateland Park from 4pm to midnight.

• Agenda - Synergy 2023.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 19.Approve Execution of 2023 – 2025 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coachella and Desert Recreation District

• Agenda - DRD MOU 2023-2025 101123.pdf (0.04 MB)
• MOU 2023 - Desert Recreation District.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 20.Approve Donation of two Teqball Tables and Installation at Bagdouma Park

• Exhibit A - Teqball Table City of Coachella Donation Letter 091823.pdf (0.20 MB)
• Agenda - Teqball Table at Bagdouma Park 101123.pdf (4.31 MB)

• 21.Resolution 2023-67 Approving an Engineering Traffic Memorandum and Establishing a Speed Limit Change on Avenue 49 Within the City of Coachella

• Speed Limit Reduction Staff Report.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Resolution 2023-67.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Avenue 49 Speed Change Memo.pdf (0.29 MB)

• 22.Recommend Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Library Operations at the Coachella Library and Coachella Library Annex between the City of Coachella and County of Riverside

• Agenda - Library MOU 101123.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Agreement - MOU between RCLS and Coachella_2023-2028_V2_City Edits_Final (RY 9.27.23) 101123.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 23.Approval of the Comparable Housing Analysis and Replacement Housing Valuation per the Uniform Relocation Act for a Maximum Purchase Differential Amount of $113,000 for the Parcel Located at the Southeast Corner of Avenue 50 and Kenmore Street for the Avenue 50 Widening Project, City Project ST-93

• ST-93 Kenmore comparable housing report.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Attachement 1 Botello 50020 Kenmore CHA.pdf (1.54 MB)

• 24.Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with KOA Corporation in the Amount of $40,000.00 for the Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Center Grant Program – Round 1

• Staff Report - KOA Grant Consulting Services.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Professional Services Agreement - KOA - CRC Grant Round 1.pdf (0.04 MB)
• KOA - Request for Budget Addendum - City of Coachella - SGC CRC Grant.pdf (0.23 MB)

New Business Calendar (Legislative and Administrative):

• 25.Resolution No. 2023-65, Acknowledging Receipt of a Report made by the Fire Chief of the Riverside County Fire Department Regarding Compliance with the Annual Inspection of Certain Occupancies Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code

• Coachella Staff Report 2023 for SB 1205.pdf (0.04 MB)
• SB1205 Resolution 2023 Coachella.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 26.Authorize a Grant in the Amount of $25,000 to the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California to fund an Exhibition by David Bacon Entitled, Working Coachella: Images of the Farmworker Community in the Coachella Valley

• Staff Report - Exhibition Working Coachella.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Attachment 1 - Exhibition Prospectus.pdf (6.16 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Coachella Proposal.pdf (0.21 MB)

• 27.Resolution No. 2023-69 Establishing an Adopt-A-Park and Adopt-A-Street Program

• Agenda - Adopt-A-Park Staff Report 101123.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Resolution - Adopt-A-Park and Adopt-A-Street Programs 101123.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Adopt-A-Street Application.pdf (0.23 MB)
• Adopt-A-Park Application.pdf (0.30 MB)

• 28.City Council Meetings Discussion

• Staff Report - City Council Schedule Discussion.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Attachement A - 2023 Coachella City Council Meeting Analysis.pdf (0.16 MB)

Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial):

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: