Rancho Mirage City Council Meeting, February 20, 2025

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[00:00:13] good afternoon
[00:00:15] everyone I'm going to call this meeting
[00:00:17] order this is the meeting of the city
[00:00:20] council the library and Observatory
[00:00:23] board the Housing Authority board and
[00:00:27] the city council representing the red
[00:00:29] velopment successor
[00:00:31] agency this is the regular meeting for
[00:00:35] Thursday February 20th it is now
[00:00:38] approximately 1
[00:00:40] p.m. and I would like you to join me in
[00:00:43] the flag salute to our great country and
[00:00:46] please rise and place your hand over
[00:00:50] your heart and repeat I pledge
[00:00:54] allegiance of the United States of
[00:00:57] America and to the repu for stands one
[00:01:01] nation under God indivisible with liy
[00:01:05] andice for
[00:01:11] all thank you uh may we have a roll call
[00:01:15] please council member
[00:01:17] DS I'm here council member framber
[00:01:20] edstein here council member O'Keefe here
[00:01:23] mayor protm molato here mayor W
[00:01:28] here the first order of business
[00:01:31] today is one that gives me a great deal
[00:01:34] of
[00:01:36] pleasure and it's the recognition of
[00:01:41] somebody that as far as I'm concerned is
[00:01:45] a hero to our community a hero to
[00:01:49] ranchel
[00:01:51] Mirage for 25 years Lieutenant Rick
[00:01:54] Espinosa has served with honor and
[00:01:57] dedication in the Riverside County count
[00:02:00] Sheriff's
[00:02:01] Department protecting the Coachella
[00:02:03] Valley and leading with service above
[00:02:07] self rising through the ranks from
[00:02:10] Deputy to
[00:02:11] Lieutenant his career has been defined
[00:02:15] by hard work leadership and
[00:02:20] resilience that resilience was tested
[00:02:23] and on full display on August
[00:02:26] 29th
[00:02:27] 2008 when lieutenant Espinosa was shot
[00:02:31] in the line of duty during a traffic
[00:02:34] stop in Desert Hot
[00:02:37] Springs despite life-threatening
[00:02:40] injuries he returned to duty in just 3
[00:02:44] months becoming a symbol of strength and
[00:02:47] inspiration to his fellow officers and
[00:02:51] our entire
[00:02:53] community in November of
[00:02:56] 2022 Lieutenant ESP Espinosa took on the
[00:03:00] role of Lieutenant for the city of
[00:03:03] Rancho
[00:03:04] Mirage we are so fortunate that he
[00:03:08] concludes his remarkable career with us
[00:03:14] and we thank him for his courage
[00:03:16] leadership and unwavering commitment to
[00:03:20] this
[00:03:22] city Lieutenant
[00:03:24] Espinosa it has been our privilege to
[00:03:27] have you serve and lead in ranchel
[00:03:30] Mirage and we wish you and your family
[00:03:33] all the best in your well-earned
[00:03:37] retirement and I think I speak for
[00:03:39] everybody on this Das and probably
[00:03:41] everybody in our community that is so
[00:03:44] appreciative and and indebted for the
[00:03:47] services that you have
[00:03:49] provided I'd now like to invite
[00:03:54] um uh your daughter if she is here
[00:03:57] Marina Harris to say a few words is
[00:04:08] here by the way Mr Mayor congratulations
[00:04:11] on those words for for Rick much
[00:04:17] appreciate do I stand here yeah yep
[00:04:22] okay it is an honor and on behalf of my
[00:04:25] family and just all of his friends just
[00:04:29] being able to be here and we just like
[00:04:31] to thank each and every one of you from
[00:04:33] the bottom of our hearts we're just so
[00:04:36] grateful um for you recognizing him and
[00:04:41] he always told us growing up um he asks
[00:04:46] us this question and he's instills it in
[00:04:47] his grandchildren as
[00:04:49] well what impact does your name
[00:04:53] have and he tells them I'm sorry I'm
[00:04:56] going to get a little emotional um when
[00:04:59] somebody hears your name what do you
[00:05:01] want them to think of you when they see
[00:05:04] your name they you know know that you're
[00:05:07] coming are they going to be excited are
[00:05:08] they going to be happy are they going to
[00:05:09] be you know know that you're a role
[00:05:11] model for other
[00:05:13] people and seeing him like with his
[00:05:17] retirement and where he's at today we're
[00:05:20] just so grateful that he not only
[00:05:22] practic what he teaches as well so thank
[00:05:25] you and he'll leave a legacy for his
[00:05:28] family and we appreciate that
[00:05:30] [Applause]
[00:05:38] well I must tell you Marina that the
[00:05:40] Gratitude is really from us to you and
[00:05:44] your
[00:05:45] family uh Lieutenant would you like to
[00:05:47] say a few words
[00:06:03] uh mayor city council um and everyone
[00:06:06] here uh thank you uh very much I uh I
[00:06:11] just said it I'll say it again I don't
[00:06:13] know what I did uh to be assigned uh
[00:06:17] here to this city uh and to work with
[00:06:20] you uh but um I'm grateful
[00:06:25] um the time I've had with you uh the
[00:06:28] time I've worked with you Isaiah um has
[00:06:32] been nothing but great I have I don't I
[00:06:36] haven't had one bad day uh working for
[00:06:39] you guys I love um the assignment uh the
[00:06:43] people that I work with from the station
[00:06:45] uh everyone that has uh come and been
[00:06:48] assigned uh to the city of Rancher
[00:06:50] Mirage uh has uh bought in uh to the
[00:06:55] city and um we give back what you guys
[00:06:59] put out
[00:07:00] so we thank you I thank you um for
[00:07:03] allowing me to be here and represent you
[00:07:06] and my department so thank you well we
[00:07:09] we are appreciative
[00:07:17] Lieutenant I want I want you to stay
[00:07:19] right there because we have a little
[00:07:21] something uh on the table that we would
[00:07:23] like to present to you and I will ask uh
[00:07:26] the entire city council and staff uh to
[00:07:30] join me down below uh and make a
[00:07:33] presentation to the lieutenant so if you
[00:07:35] would
[00:07:57] please great job
[00:08:06] I don't have a cold so I can shake her
[00:08:10] hand
[00:08:11] Lieutenant um this is a shadow box
[00:08:15] wow and uh if it's too heavy for you we
[00:08:19] can get somebody to carry it for
[00:08:21] you wow but as you can
[00:08:26] see it says in grateful appreciation of
[00:08:29] your 24 years of outstanding service
[00:08:33] unwavering dedication and exceptional
[00:08:36] leadership with the Riverside County
[00:08:39] Sheriff Department we honor your
[00:08:42] remarkable commitment to protecting and
[00:08:44] service servicing our
[00:08:47] community your tireless efforts and
[00:08:51] steadfast Devotion to Public Safety have
[00:08:56] left an indelible Mark ensuring the
[00:08:58] well-being
[00:08:59] of countless residents and
[00:09:03] businesses on behalf of the residents
[00:09:06] business and Leadership of ranchel
[00:09:09] Mirage we expend extend our deepest
[00:09:12] gratitude and heartfelt
[00:09:15] congratulations We Wish You A rewarding
[00:09:19] and fulfilling
[00:09:20] retirement presented with honor and
[00:09:24] appreciation the city of ranchel Mirage
[00:09:27] and so with this Lieutenant I hope that
[00:09:31] you will hang it in a place that you go
[00:09:33] by
[00:09:34] occasionally and reflect upon the good
[00:09:37] memories that you've had with our city
[00:09:40] because I can tell you we have nothing
[00:09:42] but good memories when we think of you
[00:09:45] so thank you so
[00:09:46] [Applause]
[00:09:58] much for
[00:10:44] [Applause]
[00:10:55] thank
[00:10:56] you I'm not going to I'm
[00:11:00] thank you
[00:11:02] [Applause]
[00:11:20] everyone okay um maybe not quite as
[00:11:24] emotional but certainly as
[00:11:27] important um we now have a presentation
[00:11:31] by Keith young who is our representative
[00:11:35] to the Palm Springs International
[00:11:39] Airport
[00:11:40] commission and Keith if you would bring
[00:11:43] us up to date on what's going on there
[00:11:45] we would appreciate it thank you Mr
[00:11:48] Mayor Mr mayor council members and City
[00:11:50] staff as always it's a pleasure to be
[00:11:52] with you uh to provide you these updates
[00:11:54] it continues to be my privilege to
[00:11:57] represent our city and our CI citizens
[00:12:00] as we develop this vital transportation
[00:12:02] and economic resource that is Palm
[00:12:05] Springs International
[00:12:08] Airport part of what's so exciting about
[00:12:10] the airport at this point is the growth
[00:12:12] in passenger use of the airport uh as
[00:12:15] you'll see from this slide over 3.2
[00:12:17] million people uh traveled through our
[00:12:20] airport in
[00:12:21] 2024 and five individual months set
[00:12:24] passenger alltime records for those
[00:12:26] months March of 2024 was actually the
[00:12:29] busiest month ever recorded in passenger
[00:12:32] traffic in the history of the
[00:12:35] airport certainly the airport's master
[00:12:37] plan has been in the news a lot lately
[00:12:40] and I will endeavor to summarize a few
[00:12:42] components of that and also obviously be
[00:12:44] available to answer your questions
[00:12:45] around that the Palm Spring City Council
[00:12:48] approved the conceptual development plan
[00:12:50] for the airport on January 23 key
[00:12:54] elements of the long-term master plan
[00:12:57] include expansion of the airports gates
[00:13:00] from 18 to 32 construction of a hybrid
[00:13:04] Rental Car Center uh this is two phases
[00:13:07] with the second phase of that Center
[00:13:08] being built as necessary if demand
[00:13:11] increases as anticipated uh this
[00:13:14] two-phase approach actually addresses
[00:13:16] concerns that people have had both in
[00:13:19] terms of um historic preservation as
[00:13:22] well as the aesthetic and with this uh
[00:13:25] it allows scalability for rental car
[00:13:28] demand and to uh not go up if if in fact
[00:13:31] in future years it is less than we
[00:13:33] currently anticipate the first phase of
[00:13:35] that would see a three-story uh building
[00:13:39] adjacent to the um current uh terminal
[00:13:44] however two of those stories as uh are
[00:13:46] currently planned will be underground so
[00:13:48] there would only be one above ground
[00:13:50] story uh with that first phase of the
[00:13:52] rental car center which is the one that
[00:13:54] we certainly anticipate will be
[00:13:55] completed uh this stage of the plan does
[00:13:58] not address Design Elements for any of
[00:14:00] the components it's really about staging
[00:14:03] the phases um finding the General
[00:14:05] locations and addressing scale issues as
[00:14:08] related to those components approval of
[00:14:10] the plan and this is a really important
[00:14:12] thing uh in allows Palm Springs Airport
[00:14:15] uh to initiate the necessary squa and
[00:14:18] NEPA environmental review processes
[00:14:20] those are anticipated to take somewhere
[00:14:22] between 12 and 18 months uh and those
[00:14:25] have to be as you all know completed
[00:14:27] before uh the next stage
[00:14:30] the first phase of terminal development
[00:14:32] if all that goes as planned uh is
[00:14:35] envisioned to include seven new gates uh
[00:14:38] a terminal adjacent rental car facility
[00:14:40] as I just mentioned a federal inspection
[00:14:43] station and this uh FIS is what allows
[00:14:45] for direct international flights to Palm
[00:14:48] Springs international airport so that we
[00:14:50] would have um that facility and capacity
[00:14:52] if this ultimately advances as well as
[00:14:55] an expanded baggage claim uh certainly
[00:14:58] there's some uncertainty around every
[00:14:59] component of this plan as it relates to
[00:15:01] funding these are large projects with
[00:15:04] large budgets uh particularly in the
[00:15:06] current uh environment um there is
[00:15:09] uncertainty about uh these funding
[00:15:12] sources for some of these things uh
[00:15:14] discretionary funds from the federal
[00:15:16] government are are feeling less certain
[00:15:18] uh these days than perhaps they did a
[00:15:20] year or two
[00:15:22] prior this is a graphic that you're
[00:15:24] probably familiar with you've seen on TV
[00:15:26] in the newspaper and I've previously
[00:15:28] presented here but this highlights key
[00:15:30] elements of the two phases on the left
[00:15:33] side uh the the orange components here
[00:15:35] are phase one on the left and phase two
[00:15:37] on the right of the rental car center as
[00:15:39] currently conceptualized uh and as
[00:15:42] you'll see the green box around the
[00:15:44] portion on the right uh is actually land
[00:15:47] that the airport does not currently own
[00:15:50] so that would require a land acquisition
[00:15:52] uh to build that out in the way that it
[00:15:54] is currently uh
[00:15:56] conceptualized the gates uh
[00:15:59] that would be part of phase one is
[00:16:01] currently uh developed are those that
[00:16:04] are uh just above the rental car center
[00:16:08] uh on the left uh the orange part on the
[00:16:10] left and those would be the first new
[00:16:12] gates the additional Gates on the right
[00:16:14] the long um terminal there would be uh a
[00:16:17] later phase of the airport development
[00:16:21] plan while we wait for that master plan
[00:16:24] to move forward there continue to be
[00:16:26] ongoing improvements in a variety of
[00:16:28] ways
[00:16:29] uh the shade is just one such uh
[00:16:31] Improvement you may have seen this
[00:16:32] previously uh the nude shade structures
[00:16:35] outside of TSA as well as one pictured
[00:16:38] on the left outside the nine cities uh
[00:16:40] food and beverage Outlet uh in the AUA
[00:16:42] calenti terminal uh there's also a
[00:16:44] feasibility study underway looking at
[00:16:47] shading of the Uber and LT pickup areas
[00:16:50] outside uh there's some concern about
[00:16:52] that given though that with the master
[00:16:54] plan traffic patterns in that area may
[00:16:56] change and that mean that any shade
[00:16:58] structure erected in those areas might
[00:17:00] not survive that transition um other
[00:17:03] important projects that either have been
[00:17:05] are nearly complete in the current
[00:17:07] fiscal year include an important taxiway
[00:17:10] Rehabilitation uh water fountain
[00:17:12] replacement throughout the airport your
[00:17:14] commissioner is really proud of those
[00:17:15] because I advocated strongly for those
[00:17:17] uh roadway signage replacement um the
[00:17:20] FIS uh feasibility study and design of a
[00:17:23] new baggage handling system other things
[00:17:26] that are hopefully uh will come to pass
[00:17:28] for the next two or 3 years funding and
[00:17:31] design considerations dependent are
[00:17:33] construction of a new baggage handling
[00:17:35] system a breach gate construction that's
[00:17:38] the area as you exit the secure area of
[00:17:40] the airport where we go through those um
[00:17:43] Turn Style kind of doors that often stop
[00:17:45] on us those are really not adequate for
[00:17:49] uh current traffic in the airport and so
[00:17:51] it is hoped that those will be replaced
[00:17:53] as well as elevator replacement and
[00:17:55] possibly toward the end of a 2 or three
[00:17:57] period if funding can be achieved uh
[00:17:59] escalator replacement as
[00:18:02] well there are additional um retail and
[00:18:05] food and beverage Outlets that continue
[00:18:06] to be rolled out uh this is the newest
[00:18:08] this is uh only only having open last
[00:18:11] month this is Pink Door and this is
[00:18:13] available in the public facing areas of
[00:18:15] the airport so outside of security so
[00:18:18] anyone can access this there are Coffee
[00:18:20] espresso drinks both packaged and Fresh
[00:18:23] Foods from local vendors uh and I
[00:18:26] understand from the airport commission
[00:18:27] just last night uh that apparently
[00:18:29] they're having uh they're having to work
[00:18:32] to keep things in stock because the
[00:18:33] utilization of this uh has actually been
[00:18:36] so high one priority of the commission
[00:18:38] and its committees uh has been to
[00:18:41] represent and promote local vendors in
[00:18:43] the airport uh 27 local vendors are
[00:18:46] currently represented throughout the
[00:18:47] retail and food and beverage outlets in
[00:18:49] the airport um we are working with wh
[00:18:52] Smith the company that uh manages that
[00:18:55] portion of airport operations uh for
[00:18:57] trying to achieve a goal 15% of sales
[00:19:00] from local reps and I'm happy to report
[00:19:02] that I learned last night that a ranch a
[00:19:03] mirage product from our own brand Dany
[00:19:05] tofe uh uh an ice cream toffee bar May
[00:19:08] well be making its Palm Springs Airport
[00:19:10] debut within the next few
[00:19:12] weeks there are recent service editions
[00:19:15] many of which you have uh perhaps been
[00:19:17] able to sample yourself uh and some of
[00:19:19] these are really exciting Delta began in
[00:19:21] December offering non-stop service to
[00:19:23] JFK on Saturdays a frontier returned to
[00:19:26] the airport in December with service to
[00:19:29] SFO and Denver uh Porter the Canadian
[00:19:31] Airline offers non-stop service to
[00:19:33] Toronto and finally United initiated the
[00:19:36] first ever non-stop service to
[00:19:38] Washington on a Dallas flight that runs
[00:19:41] daily uh through April 30th um I've been
[00:19:44] advised that both Delta and United
[00:19:46] Representatives have indicated they've
[00:19:48] been very satisfied with traffic on the
[00:19:51] JFK and Dallas roots and while that
[00:19:54] doesn't predict any future action it's
[00:19:56] certainly what we want to see in terms
[00:19:57] of uh keeping an expanded Air
[00:20:01] Service there are recent additions to
[00:20:03] yearr round service so neither of these
[00:20:05] are new service routes uh but they have
[00:20:07] recently increased to daily both to
[00:20:09] Portland on Alaska and Bellingham on
[00:20:12] Allegient and finally uh one uh reminder
[00:20:15] for any of you who don't have a real ID
[00:20:18] yet uh the previously extended and I
[00:20:20] think re-extended deadline for traveling
[00:20:22] with a real ID uh is now May 7th of this
[00:20:26] year and so in all probability if you've
[00:20:29] had a relent driver's license renewal
[00:20:31] you have that but if you don't you would
[00:20:33] require a passport or other acceptable
[00:20:35] form of ID for domestic travel beginning
[00:20:38] on May the 7th so that's my brief
[00:20:40] summary um would certainly welcome any
[00:20:42] questions uh either now or subsequently
[00:20:45] or any feedback that you wish for me to
[00:20:48] uh take back to the commission well
[00:20:50] thank you Keith that's a good report
[00:20:53] obviously we're very proud of the uh the
[00:20:56] airport and the job that it does are
[00:20:59] there any comments uh yes uh
[00:21:02] Eve I attended one of the commission
[00:21:05] hearings a few months ago and I have to
[00:21:08] commend the city and the commission for
[00:21:10] their transparency and openness with the
[00:21:13] communities and their concerns you've
[00:21:15] done a really great job at talking to
[00:21:18] those neighbors of the airport and your
[00:21:20] residents in general and listening to
[00:21:22] their ideas and suggestions about the
[00:21:26] placement of the buildings and um I
[00:21:28] think that balance that you've struck
[00:21:30] with your community is to be commended
[00:21:32] because um and your firm that you've
[00:21:35] employed to help with this master plan
[00:21:37] they're fantastic they so I just want to
[00:21:39] commend you as a commission for being
[00:21:42] patient with that process letting people
[00:21:44] have their time letting their review
[00:21:47] become part of your ideas I think that
[00:21:50] that is what is in the best service for
[00:21:52] you and that this Airport's going to be
[00:21:54] fantastic and it's certainly needed um
[00:21:57] people are waiting at Gates now for
[00:21:58] flights that don't have arrival points
[00:22:01] because we're over impacted but with our
[00:22:04] community tourism and what that airport
[00:22:05] means I think to all of us including our
[00:22:07] city this is incredible so thank you for
[00:22:11] undertaking this Monumental task thank
[00:22:14] you and and that input is vital to
[00:22:16] everything we do and we do take it very
[00:22:17] seriously so thank you for calling that
[00:22:19] out appreciate
[00:22:21] it any other comments Mr Mayor yes so um
[00:22:25] I think we all know that the primary um
[00:22:28] issue for most people who had criticisms
[00:22:30] of uh the initial designs uh had to do
[00:22:33] with the renter car building so uh the
[00:22:35] way in which the airport commission came
[00:22:37] about finding a solution to that uh by
[00:22:39] the way for those of you who don't know
[00:22:41] where the uh renar building is proposed
[00:22:44] to be built originally it was scheduled
[00:22:46] to be a five-story building and then it
[00:22:48] was two stories underground with three
[00:22:50] stories above and that still uh resulted
[00:22:52] in lots of criticism uh from um from
[00:22:55] particularly people in Palm Springs
[00:22:57] about the look of the finished product
[00:23:00] so the way in which uh the commission
[00:23:02] eventually came about a solution to that
[00:23:04] building I think uh it's going to create
[00:23:06] some problems eventually conceivably
[00:23:08] with respect to uh when that second
[00:23:10] building if and when it's eventually
[00:23:11] built figuring out how to engage in
[00:23:13] traffic easily and conveniently between
[00:23:15] the two buildings but uh it was a
[00:23:17] solution that made sense for uh for the
[00:23:19] community for the people of of Palm
[00:23:21] Springs and for those who had concerns
[00:23:23] about uh the aesthetic look and field of
[00:23:24] the airport everyone wants that airport
[00:23:27] to look pretty much like like it does
[00:23:29] today which is a great airport we all
[00:23:30] love it and so I I agree with Eve I
[00:23:33] think that uh that the commission you
[00:23:35] and your Commissioners are you're did a
[00:23:36] great job uh and thank you for finding a
[00:23:38] way to come to a solution on that Renta
[00:23:41] car building thank you Mr Mayor thank
[00:23:43] you Steve any other
[00:23:46] comments okay thank you very much we
[00:23:48] appreciate the report thank you keep up
[00:23:51] the good work thank you thank
[00:23:53] you that concludes the presentation part
[00:23:56] of the meeting we will we'll now go to
[00:23:59] the non-agenda public
[00:24:02] comments this is an opportunity for the
[00:24:05] public to speak on issues that are not
[00:24:08] on the agenda for a maximum of 3 minutes
[00:24:12] per speaker should you exceed the 3
[00:24:16] minutes I will ask you to conclude your
[00:24:20] comments with
[00:24:22] that uh Madam clerk do we have any
[00:24:26] requests yes the first speaker is Ken
[00:24:29] Dench I'm sorry if I got that last name
[00:24:31] wrong it's
[00:24:39] okay thank you council members my name
[00:24:41] is Ken Deutch and I live in the
[00:24:43] beautiful community of Del Web Rancho
[00:24:46] Mirage I'm here today joined by fellow
[00:24:49] Del Web residents to ask you to preserve
[00:24:52] precious open space in the city of
[00:24:54] Rancho Mirage and let's be clear we
[00:24:57] don't want you to referee HOA issues
[00:25:00] that's not why we're here rather we need
[00:25:02] you to be aware of an issue that will
[00:25:05] ultimately involve the city now here's
[00:25:07] some
[00:25:08] background this past September our HOA
[00:25:11] board voted to convert an attractive
[00:25:13] landscaped park into an industrial yard
[00:25:17] in the middle of a residential
[00:25:19] neighborhood this was done without
[00:25:21] notifying residents or asking for
[00:25:23] Homeowner input another option for the
[00:25:26] industrial yard would be outside our
[00:25:28] gates but still on our property this
[00:25:31] facility will house Landscaping Vehicles
[00:25:34] leading to pollution noise trash and
[00:25:37] workers parking on residential streets
[00:25:39] all day our quiet enjoyment of the uh
[00:25:43] Community is guaranteed in our cc&rs and
[00:25:46] is threatened by this action and we must
[00:25:49] rely on our city council to help ensure
[00:25:51] that our peaceful existence is
[00:25:53] maintained now of course the residents
[00:25:56] who live closest to the proposed yard
[00:25:58] will be most impacted by the negative
[00:26:00] effects of this decision they will be
[00:26:03] the ones to see smell and hear this
[00:26:05] industrial location if the yard is
[00:26:08] placed outside our gates that leads to
[00:26:10] Los Alamos it'll invite theft as well as
[00:26:14] the same negative environmental issues
[00:26:17] but please note this is not a not in my
[00:26:19] backyard nimi issue residents throughout
[00:26:22] the community are Disturbed that a
[00:26:24] capricious decision by a few will
[00:26:27] eradicate open space for all in our
[00:26:29] neighborhood whether outside the Los
[00:26:31] Alamos Gates or within the community
[00:26:34] known as the Magnum location now this
[00:26:37] location was specifically designed as a
[00:26:40] landscaped Park in both the original and
[00:26:43] final plans that were submitted reviewed
[00:26:46] and approved by the city council nearby
[00:26:49] residents were told by the Builder they
[00:26:51] would look out on this attractive Park
[00:26:53] area and it would always be there while
[00:26:56] no final decisions have been made we are
[00:26:59] here to implore you to deny the
[00:27:01] destruction of open space in this
[00:27:03] Rancher Mirage neighborhood when it
[00:27:06] comes to the attention by our board now
[00:27:09] on behalf of my fellow Del Web residents
[00:27:11] we thank you for your consideration and
[00:27:14] for keeping our city safe and beautiful
[00:27:16] thank you thank you for your
[00:27:21] comments Christie Jeffrey Hing
[00:27:30] good afternoon good afternoon Mr Mayor
[00:27:32] uh I just hear um I'm resident of Ranch
[00:27:35] Mirage Country Club and in the past 68
[00:27:38] months the city had to take action
[00:27:40] against Oasis Ranch for the clubhouse
[00:27:43] then they had to go in clean it up and
[00:27:45] they cited him for this and build him
[00:27:49] for it and from what my understanding is
[00:27:52] he has never responded my question is
[00:27:55] how far is the city going to go to
[00:27:57] maintain or will they continue to go
[00:28:00] back as it's Fallen back into disrepair
[00:28:03] again with leaves weeds broken tree
[00:28:07] limbs all over the place so how far is
[00:28:09] the city going to pursue this will they
[00:28:11] go back
[00:28:12] again and clean up the area and build
[00:28:16] them again and how long will it take
[00:28:18] before the city will take legal action
[00:28:20] against a racist Ranch yes
[00:28:24] sir thank
[00:28:26] you see Susan
[00:28:46] Ragsdale this is my beautiful rescue
[00:28:49] Bobo I've had her for two months now and
[00:28:51] she is a year and she's a delight and
[00:28:54] I'm so pleased I'm very sorry to have to
[00:28:57] read something unpleasant to you however
[00:29:00] I'm really hoping as I said many times
[00:29:02] ago to make lemonade out of lemons
[00:29:05] because it it's better I have a lot of
[00:29:08] things to present to you but I only have
[00:29:10] a three minute comment the city of
[00:29:12] Rancho Mirage is guilty of gross
[00:29:15] negligence and fraud against me with
[00:29:17] these federal crimes the city gave
[00:29:19] priority treatment to hostile pred
[00:29:22] hostile predatory vulgar misogynist
[00:29:26] tenant bullies with the m the malicious
[00:29:29] and deceitful property manager meantime
[00:29:32] I have suffered demeaning
[00:29:33] lifethreatening and tragic injuries I'm
[00:29:37] asking to be restored to what is
[00:29:39] rightfully mine a city
[00:29:41] apartment I'm begging I'm begging you I
[00:29:44] could get down on my knees that's how I
[00:29:46] feel I dream about it every morning when
[00:29:49] I wake up I'm begging you to make the
[00:29:52] ethical and compassionate decision to
[00:29:54] help me please I'm headed for my 2006
[00:29:58] Toyota Matrix if I die in there it's a
[00:30:01] wrongful death I studied the law for
[00:30:04] this I never knew anything about it I'm
[00:30:07] asking the city to uphold the
[00:30:09] Constitution by restoring my civil
[00:30:12] rights with liberty and justice for all
[00:30:14] I want the city to provide Justice for
[00:30:16] me because I am innocent and have been
[00:30:19] brutally
[00:30:21] victimized by all concerned
[00:30:24] unfortunately it's very sad I had a life
[00:30:27] full of creativ
[00:30:28] ity using Abus abusive and loveing Grace
[00:30:33] using abusive tricks and lies the city
[00:30:35] of Rancho Mirage literally stole my life
[00:30:38] and swindled me out of my retirement
[00:30:41] which was 1700 and a month Social
[00:30:44] Security and affordable housing that's
[00:30:46] that's all I have and I'm 73 now I'm
[00:30:50] disabled I always suffer from extreme
[00:30:52] traumatic stress it's anguish from Fear
[00:30:55] I cannot relax I will not go back to
[00:30:58] court for any reason
[00:31:00] whatsoever I refuse to become entangled
[00:31:04] in Malice and deceit again that was more
[00:31:07] torturous than
[00:31:09] anything besides all the nightmares I
[00:31:11] have the city has already crushed my
[00:31:14] spirit really crushed it it's for
[00:31:18] real and made me lose the will to live
[00:31:23] I'm disabled and can't function I'm
[00:31:25] heartbroken because I lost my f my small
[00:31:28] family regarding how badly the city
[00:31:31] council treats me my daughter Asia feels
[00:31:34] overwhelmingly traumatized and ashamed
[00:31:37] in order to cope she simply had to turn
[00:31:39] her back on me and pretend I do not
[00:31:41] exist I can't live with this situation
[00:31:43] any more so please help me I also
[00:31:45] brought some beautiful prayers for you
[00:31:48] the peace Prayer by St Thomas or I'm
[00:31:51] sorry St Francis thank you for your
[00:31:53] comments yes thank you very much for the
[00:31:55] time Wally Melendez
[00:32:26] uh good afternoon um city
[00:32:30] council
[00:32:39] Administration
[00:32:41] so a
[00:32:45] group uh an
[00:32:48] organization
[00:32:49] commandeered the public
[00:32:55] library from my view
[00:32:58] Viewpoint my
[00:33:03] estimation that might be
[00:33:08] illegal if the
[00:33:12] library receives taxpayer
[00:33:18] dollars
[00:33:20] then no group should take should
[00:33:26] commander and occupy by the
[00:33:29] library for 17
[00:33:32] days at that's um about a
[00:33:37] month the
[00:33:41] public which pays in those taxpayer
[00:33:47] dollars uh should not be treated that
[00:33:52] way as far as as far as I know that
[00:33:56] library is called a public
[00:34:00] Library so
[00:34:02] this group that appears to be very
[00:34:09] rich ER did that and I wonder I wonder
[00:34:16] also if the city council signed off of
[00:34:20] that on that uh
[00:34:26] deal and
[00:34:29] somebody said that what goes on
[00:34:33] locally is a
[00:34:35] microcosm of what happens at the very
[00:34:40] top Washington
[00:34:43] DC nowadays being run by billionaires
[00:34:48] being taken control by
[00:34:50] billionaires and I'm talking about the
[00:34:53] Republican party and I'm talking about
[00:34:56] the the the Trump I'm talking about
[00:35:02] musk and their
[00:35:04] gang they're all billionaires or they're
[00:35:09] trying they're hoping that Trump will
[00:35:13] make them
[00:35:15] billionaires Trump is not a billionaire
[00:35:17] he's a
[00:35:19] charlatan thank
[00:35:21] you thank you for your comments that was
[00:35:24] the last speaker card is there anyone
[00:35:26] else in the audience who would like to
[00:35:27] speak on something that is not on
[00:35:28] today's
[00:35:30] agenda that was the last speaker thank
[00:35:33] you we will now go to the council board
[00:35:36] member
[00:35:37] comments and I will start on my left
[00:35:40] with Eve fromberg edstein Eve if do you
[00:35:43] have any comments no comments today all
[00:35:45] right thank you Michael thank you Mr
[00:35:49] Mayor um good afternoon everyone uh
[00:35:52] first I want to congratulate city
[00:35:54] manager Isaiah Hagerman and the staff
[00:35:56] and my colleagues on the council uh from
[00:35:59] a recent report by the California policy
[00:36:01] center it's a group that ranks cities
[00:36:03] and studies their financial um handling
[00:36:06] of local budgets Ranch Mirage received
[00:36:10] the highest rating possible ranked third
[00:36:12] in the entire state so all of our
[00:36:14] residents can be proud that our city is
[00:36:18] well-run and financially strong second I
[00:36:22] want to congratulate preservation Mirage
[00:36:24] on its documentary film Richard nitra's
[00:36:28] Maslin house it debuted last night
[00:36:30] during modernism week and it tells an
[00:36:33] important story about how architectural
[00:36:35] and cultural preservation became an
[00:36:37] important part of the story of ranchel
[00:36:40] Mirage
[00:36:44] um this is a picture of the Maslin
[00:36:49] house uh which was debuted last night
[00:36:52] and it's a beautiful story uh it's a got
[00:36:55] a little little bit of controversy about
[00:36:57] about it because of the way that the
[00:36:59] house was demolished but the Legacy at
[00:37:01] leaves is very important these are also
[00:37:04] available for
[00:37:06] purchase um I want to congratulate um
[00:37:11] thank you I want to congratulate the
[00:37:13] preservation barrage and Nathan
[00:37:16] jru and um Scott Goldstein Dave yur
[00:37:21] Melissa Richie Craig trumpan and the
[00:37:24] city uh historic preservation Commission
[00:37:28] and to our new film star mayor protim
[00:37:31] Lyn molat uh she was a featured speaker
[00:37:34] in the film and it was it's a great film
[00:37:37] when it shows you should be sure to
[00:37:38] check it out um also I was honored to
[00:37:41] represent Rancher mirage at the Fine
[00:37:42] Food Bank ton to benefit victims of the
[00:37:45] LA fires I also represented our city at
[00:37:48] the Holocaust Memorial Day of
[00:37:51] remembrance at the mallum theater I was
[00:37:54] proud to introduce the Rancho Mirage
[00:37:56] sponsored national g graphic program
[00:37:59] featuring astral photography which was
[00:38:01] breathtakingly beautiful it made me
[00:38:04] proud that our city is the only city
[00:38:06] with its own
[00:38:08] Observatory um I attended the Children's
[00:38:11] Discovery Museum fundraiser that raises
[00:38:13] essential money for the wonderful
[00:38:15] programs that benefit the children and
[00:38:18] their families and of course the Rancher
[00:38:21] marage Writers Festival has become a
[00:38:23] world famous event uh so congratulations
[00:38:26] to Jamie C
[00:38:28] uh Aaron Espinosa debie Miller all of
[00:38:32] the library staff and the angels so our
[00:38:35] city is filled with great people who do
[00:38:37] really good things and tonight some of
[00:38:40] those folks are going to be uh
[00:38:41] acknowledged at the chambers Ramy Awards
[00:38:44] so I hope I see some of you there um I
[00:38:47] believe that volunteerism is its own
[00:38:50] reward and I encourage everyone to
[00:38:52] volunteer make a difference and recently
[00:38:56] some volunteers hundreds of of them
[00:38:57] gathered for the be a hero 5K run on
[00:39:01] February 1st at the ranch Mirage
[00:39:03] Community Center uh this was a
[00:39:05] familyfriendly event that benefited the
[00:39:08] hazeldon Betty Ford Children's Program
[00:39:11] the Barbara Sinatra children center uh
[00:39:14] it was a wonderful day and thanks to Kai
[00:39:17] Beach we have a short video I'd like you
[00:39:19] to
[00:39:23] see children are everything to us they
[00:39:26] are our heart and anything you can do to
[00:39:29] help a child makes you a hero hey I'm
[00:39:31] Molly Thorp I'm the race director for
[00:39:33] Palm Springs marathon runners we're at
[00:39:36] Ranch and Mirage community park and
[00:39:37] we're expecting about 250 participants
[00:39:40] today for the be a hero 5K race it is a
[00:39:44] great event that benefits the Betty Ford
[00:39:46] Children's Program and the Barbara
[00:39:48] Sinatra children center the goal of our
[00:39:50] program today is to really let the
[00:39:53] community know that they are heroes and
[00:39:56] by supporting this event they are
[00:39:57] helping us in the Fight Against Child
[00:39:59] Abuse I like to participate and help and
[00:40:03] donate money too we have Community
[00:40:05] Partners representing approximately 25
[00:40:08] different organizations who are here
[00:40:10] today to share their information and
[00:40:13] this event lets everyone in the
[00:40:15] community know what is available and
[00:40:18] offered free of charge to students in
[00:40:20] our Valley it's a chance to come
[00:40:23] together as a community and do the run
[00:40:25] and uh it's good for for a good cause if
[00:40:27] you're not here today in person with us
[00:40:30] we can still use your support please
[00:40:32] contact the Betty Ford Center barbarra
[00:40:35] Center and see how you can be a hero and
[00:40:38] help a child in need it's an annual
[00:40:40] event every year we want it to grow
[00:40:42] bigger and better and that'll happen
[00:40:44] through your
[00:40:45] [Music]
[00:40:50] participation you Mr May thank you
[00:40:54] Michael uh Steve
[00:40:58] thank you Mr Mayor so I do uh want to
[00:40:59] speak for just a moment about The
[00:41:01] Writers Festival so we recently
[00:41:03] completed another successful Writers
[00:41:04] Festival and it brings it brought
[00:41:06] together some 75 of the world's best-
[00:41:09] known authors journalists and critical
[00:41:10] thinkers um Coachella for the brain as
[00:41:14] it is sometimes called has become a
[00:41:15] highly regarded worldclass festival and
[00:41:18] our city is highlighted on a world stage
[00:41:21] uh the mayor and I are honored to sit on
[00:41:23] the festival board and the reason I
[00:41:25] speak to it today is I want to a great
[00:41:27] big thank you to all of the city
[00:41:29] staffers who work tirelessly to make
[00:41:31] this Festival a success so all of our
[00:41:33] library staff uh who worked very hard
[00:41:36] every day to make it work all of our
[00:41:37] library volunteers who helped all of our
[00:41:40] city staffers who were there uh to help
[00:41:42] control the the uh the event and the
[00:41:45] members of our public uh works
[00:41:46] department so uh it would not have been
[00:41:48] a great success without your efforts and
[00:41:50] I salute all of you and your dedication
[00:41:53] and hard work is much appreciated uh I
[00:41:55] know the mayor is going to talk a little
[00:41:56] bit more about the Rus Festival in a few
[00:41:58] minutes a couple of other things that I
[00:41:59] wanted to talk about um I sit on a
[00:42:02] couple of um outside agencies and I
[00:42:05] wanted to report on recent meetings of
[00:42:07] those agencies to my colleagues and to
[00:42:08] the public one of them is visit greater
[00:42:11] Palm Springs now the last executive
[00:42:13] committee meeting for visit greater Palm
[00:42:15] Springs with January 31st at the AO
[00:42:18] cayente Resort Hotel vgps is important
[00:42:22] to the economic Su success of the
[00:42:24] Coachella Valley and to Rancher Mirage
[00:42:27] in the city of Ranch Mirage about
[00:42:29] 31% of our annual operating revenues
[00:42:32] comes from to Trent occupancy taxes uh
[00:42:36] and most of those to taxes are generated
[00:42:39] by our destination Resort Hotels the
[00:42:40] Weston the Omni and the Ritz Carlton and
[00:42:43] vgps uh helps Drive visitor traffic that
[00:42:46] pays those tot revenues now the
[00:42:49] executive committee at the last meeting
[00:42:51] approved a set of goals for 2025 and we
[00:42:54] reviewed all of the accomplishments of
[00:42:55] 2024 I'm going to share just one of
[00:42:57] those 2024 accomplishments today uh
[00:43:00] convention sales the convention Sales
[00:43:02] Group at vgps overachieved in surpassing
[00:43:05] the 2024 room night goal for convention
[00:43:08] sales more than 237,000 room nights in
[00:43:11] this desert many of them right here in
[00:43:13] Rancher Mirage uh now that goal there
[00:43:15] that that that achievement was about 9%
[00:43:18] above our last preco numbers which were
[00:43:21] back in 2019 and it was also about 15%
[00:43:24] higher than the goal that was set by the
[00:43:26] ex executive committee for 2024 so vgps
[00:43:29] is doing an effective job in attracting
[00:43:32] travelers to our destination and helping
[00:43:34] to generate those important tot revenues
[00:43:36] the other uh Outside Agency that I sit
[00:43:39] on that I wanted to speak to you about
[00:43:41] today is the Coachella Valley
[00:43:43] Association of governments
[00:43:44] Transportation committee so the last
[00:43:47] meeting of the transportation committee
[00:43:49] was on February 3rd at the seag meeting
[00:43:52] room in Palm Desert now I've raised this
[00:43:54] issue before here in this chamber and I
[00:43:57] to raise it again because I did discuss
[00:43:58] it at the last meeting the issue I
[00:44:01] raised in the that we've discussed in
[00:44:02] the past and I I believe it's very
[00:44:04] important to us here in Ranch Mirage I
[00:44:06] asked for the transportation committee
[00:44:08] to hold to put an item on the agenda for
[00:44:11] our next uh committee meeting so that
[00:44:13] members can discuss the issue and the
[00:44:15] issue is this the Rancher Mar I'm sorry
[00:44:18] the Riverside County Transportation
[00:44:20] Commission some years ago several years
[00:44:21] ago developed What's called the traffic
[00:44:23] relief plan and a 1% sales tax to
[00:44:26] support that plan the trp it's a broad
[00:44:29] plan to address and improve local
[00:44:31] roadways major highways and public
[00:44:33] transportation throughout the Riverside
[00:44:35] County and Coachella Valley now there
[00:44:37] are separate plans for three different
[00:44:39] Riverside County geographies one of
[00:44:41] which is the Coachella Valley now the
[00:44:43] trp it was to be funded by a 1% sales
[00:44:46] tax that was to have been on the ballot
[00:44:49] in November of 2024 now most sales tax
[00:44:52] measures require a 67% supermajority
[00:44:55] vote for Passage
[00:44:57] rctc had hoped that Passage would be
[00:45:00] subject to a new California law that
[00:45:02] would have allowed passage with a 55%
[00:45:05] vote but the state legislators decided
[00:45:07] against the 55% vote so uh as public
[00:45:10] surveys indicated that the measure would
[00:45:13] pass but only with a 60% vote that tax
[00:45:16] measure was pulled that doesn't mean it
[00:45:18] won't come back rctc will have to fight
[00:45:21] the battle in the future and they are
[00:45:22] going to so what's my issue why am I
[00:45:24] talking about this today and what do I
[00:45:26] think we need to do about it today voter
[00:45:28] surveys that the rctc conducted about
[00:45:32] use of those funds most of the voters
[00:45:35] suggested that what they wanted those
[00:45:36] funds to be used for uh were to fix and
[00:45:40] keep our local roads in good working
[00:45:42] order now in the other two Riverside
[00:45:46] County rctc regions each City would have
[00:45:49] received a share of that tax revenue and
[00:45:51] that's probably what we be planned again
[00:45:52] in the future uh when this measure comes
[00:45:55] back to the ballot the only only city in
[00:45:58] the only cities in Riverside County that
[00:46:01] were not to achieve or to re to to
[00:46:04] receive some share of those funds were
[00:46:06] here in the Coachella Valley seag
[00:46:09] Coachella Valley Association of
[00:46:10] governments was set to receive 100% of
[00:46:13] those funds here's a problem and the
[00:46:15] problem is that our public works
[00:46:17] department in this city and the Public
[00:46:19] Works departments in every city in this
[00:46:21] desert they are the groups that actually
[00:46:23] repair the local roadways that the
[00:46:25] citizens who were serve said was the
[00:46:27] most important use of those
[00:46:30] funds help me understand why is it the
[00:46:33] case that not one cent of those revenues
[00:46:35] would come to the city to do that which
[00:46:37] the voters said they wanted done well
[00:46:39] that's why I'm talking about this today
[00:46:42] it is the case that this measure will
[00:46:43] come back to the ballot either in
[00:46:45] November of 2026 or November 2028 sounds
[00:46:48] like a long time off but if we are to
[00:46:51] fix this issue and make sure that we get
[00:46:54] our fair share of those revenues if and
[00:46:57] when this tax measure is passed we need
[00:46:59] to start working on it today and that's
[00:47:02] why I brought it up at the
[00:47:03] transportation committee at the last
[00:47:04] meeting that's why I asked it to be on
[00:47:06] the agenda for our next meeting so that
[00:47:08] the transportation committee can put a
[00:47:10] stake on the ground with the opinion
[00:47:13] that some of those funds must come to
[00:47:14] our our city in my opinion it should be
[00:47:16] similar to the way in which measure a
[00:47:18] funds are are divided among the cities
[00:47:20] and and with the uh C with with the cell
[00:47:23] Valley Association of governments we get
[00:47:24] 35% of those dollars we get should get 3
[00:47:26] 5% of these dollars if and when this
[00:47:28] measure is passed so um I propose that
[00:47:32] the traffic commission discuss this
[00:47:33] matter and stake out an official
[00:47:34] position and I also encourage the mayor
[00:47:36] who sits on the executive committee of
[00:47:38] CAG to do the same with the executive
[00:47:40] committee and I encourage uh council
[00:47:43] member fromberg edstein to do the same
[00:47:45] Eve now sits on rctc she's our
[00:47:47] representative to rctc and together we
[00:47:49] need to make our voices known that we
[00:47:52] expect to get a fair share of those tax
[00:47:54] revenues if and when this measure not
[00:47:56] when but if
[00:47:57] not I'm sorry not if but when this
[00:47:59] measure comes back to the ballot
[00:48:00] November 26 or November 28th thank you
[00:48:02] Mr Mayor thank you Steve and I can
[00:48:05] assure you that uh as chairman of the
[00:48:08] seag executive
[00:48:10] committee uh that I will uh uh ride her
[00:48:14] on that issue uh to make sure that uh we
[00:48:17] get an allocation because as Steve
[00:48:20] points out we're The Entity that does
[00:48:22] the work so it is critically important
[00:48:27] uh mayor proam
[00:48:30] molat thank you Mr Mayor and thank you
[00:48:33] all for being here today good news um my
[00:48:36] Council comments were um items that my
[00:48:40] colleagues have already spoken about the
[00:48:43] second good news I'm not going to
[00:48:44] torture you with my grally voice so I'm
[00:48:48] going to limit my comments today I'm
[00:48:49] grateful for all of you being here today
[00:48:51] thank you and my comments
[00:48:57] uh the important thing feel feel better
[00:49:00] uh I'll embellish a few things as far as
[00:49:03] the writer's Festival is
[00:49:06] concerned the 11th annual Writers
[00:49:09] Festival took place as most of you know
[00:49:11] February 5 to February 7 at the ranch
[00:49:16] Mirage Library and
[00:49:18] Observatory again dubb the Coachella for
[00:49:21] the brain the festiv festival brought
[00:49:25] together over 70 acclaimed authors
[00:49:29] political figures and cultural icons for
[00:49:33] engaging in discussions on politics
[00:49:37] history humor literature and more this
[00:49:42] year's theme the United States semi
[00:49:45] quent tennial honored the nation's
[00:49:48] upcoming 250th anniversary in
[00:49:53] 2026 and set the stage for Thought Prov
[00:49:58] conversations with
[00:50:00] 1450
[00:50:02] attendees the festival delivered Dynamic
[00:50:05] and diverse lineup of panels and
[00:50:08] speakers ensuring an unforgettable
[00:50:11] experience for all a heartfelt thank you
[00:50:15] to Festival founder and chairman and
[00:50:19] president Jamie cabler along with the
[00:50:22] festival library and City staff whose
[00:50:25] dedication
[00:50:27] makes the extraordinary event possible
[00:50:30] Aaron I see you sitting there you
[00:50:33] deserve a vow thank you for your
[00:50:37] efforts and a very special thanks to our
[00:50:41] 588 Angel donors who whose generosity
[00:50:46] funds
[00:50:48] 89% of the festival and allows us to
[00:50:52] create a world class literary event
[00:50:56] featuring some of the finest writers in
[00:50:59] world I can't begin to tell you the
[00:51:02] amount of Goodwill and publicity that we
[00:51:07] get in Rancho
[00:51:09] Mirage uh as a result of of this event
[00:51:14] it is recognized
[00:51:17] worldwide enjoy this video of some of
[00:51:21] the highlights of this extraordinary
[00:51:23] event if you would play that please
[00:51:30] [Music]
[00:51:34] some say that life is a collection of
[00:51:36] shared stories then it follows that the
[00:51:38] written word elevates those stories to
[00:51:41] an art form and this year the Rancho
[00:51:43] Mirage Writers Festival honored that
[00:51:45] tradition with an inspiring program of
[00:51:47] thought-provoking discussions and
[00:51:49] Unforgettable storytelling well this is
[00:51:51] amazing you know there's just you know a
[00:51:53] wide array of voices and you know really
[00:51:55] talented people and you know really
[00:51:57] engaged readers and so I mean what's not
[00:52:00] to like now celebrating its 11th year
[00:52:02] the Rancho Mirage writers festival's
[00:52:04] theme the United States semi Quin
[00:52:06] Centennial honored 250 years of American
[00:52:10] history and culture we know we're doing
[00:52:12] it a little bit early but we felt like
[00:52:14] uh celebrating the 250th anniversary of
[00:52:18] the United States of America needed a
[00:52:20] 2-year celebration so we're starting
[00:52:22] this year and then in 2026 our theme
[00:52:25] will continue founded in 2014 by Jamie
[00:52:28] caver the festival has earned its
[00:52:30] reputation as Coachella for the brain by
[00:52:33] drawing literary lons cultural icons and
[00:52:36] award-winning authors from around the
[00:52:38] world to the heart of the California
[00:52:40] desert such a worldclass event that we
[00:52:42] get to have in the valley I'm actually a
[00:52:44] local myself and I love being a part of
[00:52:46] this event and welcoming people to our
[00:52:49] wonderful home and celebrating the
[00:52:52] written word and exchange of ideas and
[00:52:54] it really is Coachella for
[00:52:57] each year the Rancho Mirage Library and
[00:52:59] Observatory becomes a vibrant hub for
[00:53:01] writers readers and intellectuals
[00:53:04] providing a space where creativity
[00:53:06] exploration and meaningful dialogue
[00:53:08] Thrive it's remarkable that in a city
[00:53:11] the size of ranch and Mirage you become
[00:53:12] the center of the literary Universe for
[00:53:14] a couple of days this year the festival
[00:53:16] kicked off with Angel Knight at the Omni
[00:53:18] Rancho Los palus Resort featuring
[00:53:20] keynote speakers John mechum and Brian
[00:53:23] Williams for me it's like being at a
[00:53:25] rock concert people backstage these are
[00:53:28] the names on my bookshelves and I'm very
[00:53:31] lucky to be among them it's a remarkable
[00:53:33] group of people of different interests
[00:53:37] but common purpose and the common
[00:53:39] purpose is to tell great stories and
[00:53:42] hopefully those stories shed some light
[00:53:44] in a world that's way too given to
[00:53:46] Darkness right now this event brought
[00:53:48] together writers Community leaders and
[00:53:50] attendees sparking new connections and
[00:53:52] inspiring fresh ideas we love this event
[00:53:55] honestly we look forward to it all year
[00:53:57] and what Jamie does to pull this off and
[00:54:00] all the other staff it's just a
[00:54:02] wonderful event it's so full of fun and
[00:54:04] Debbie gets credit too she works really
[00:54:07] hard at this so we're happy back here
[00:54:09] thank
[00:54:10] [Music]
[00:54:17] you the official Festival began the
[00:54:20] following morning continuing its
[00:54:21] tradition of captivating literature
[00:54:23] lovers year after year it's the greatest
[00:54:26] collection of storytellers you could
[00:54:29] ever find and that's what we need right
[00:54:31] now it's good communication over the
[00:54:33] next few days attendees experienced over
[00:54:35] 70 lectures conversations and panel
[00:54:38] discussions the authors that
[00:54:40] participated have been awarded Pulitzer
[00:54:42] prizes National book awards push card
[00:54:44] prizes National book critic Circle
[00:54:46] Awards peab body Awards Grammys Emmys
[00:54:49] and tonies the Rancho Mirage riters
[00:54:52] Festival is the absolute best it's
[00:54:56] intellectually stimulating it's
[00:54:58] enjoyable uh it's in a great location
[00:55:01] and it's a pleasure to be here again I
[00:55:03] feel like I'm on an endless red carpet
[00:55:06] full of celebrities who are smarter than
[00:55:10] the people who might show up at the
[00:55:11] Golden Gloves not quite as Polished in
[00:55:13] terms of how they look but I like
[00:55:15] texture as the festival unfolded guests
[00:55:18] shared insights over lunch reflecting on
[00:55:20] the books and stories that have had a
[00:55:22] lasting impact on their lives this is
[00:55:24] beyond cool you know when you look at
[00:55:26] the lineup of speakers and the lineup of
[00:55:29] authors it is world renown they're world
[00:55:31] renown since its Inception the festival
[00:55:33] has left an enduring mark on the
[00:55:35] community donating thousands of books
[00:55:37] offering free programming to the public
[00:55:39] during the year and inspiring the next
[00:55:41] generation of writers by including
[00:55:43] students and Scholars from local high
[00:55:45] schools and universities there's a lot
[00:55:47] of important people here a lot of people
[00:55:49] that i' would love to get to introduce
[00:55:50] myself get to know them figure out you
[00:55:53] know what led them to where they are now
[00:55:55] and how can I app that to my journey the
[00:55:58] event closed with a special appearance
[00:56:00] by Bill Gates and historian Doris Karns
[00:56:02] Goodwin offering profound insights that
[00:56:04] set the stage for the next chapter in
[00:56:07] this remarkable celebration of literary
[00:56:09] Excellence my dad's Festival is the best
[00:56:11] writer's Festival in the world it's been
[00:56:14] going for 11 years and I just think it
[00:56:16] gets better every year turning the page
[00:56:18] the Rancher Mirage Writers Festival will
[00:56:21] continue to inspire future generations
[00:56:23] of thinkers writers and storytellers
[00:56:35] it was a great event uh For the First
[00:56:38] Time The Writers Festival was live
[00:56:41] streamed all 2025 Festival sessions free
[00:56:46] of charge making the event more
[00:56:49] accessible to the community the response
[00:56:52] was remarkable with 333 views
[00:56:56] on Angel night over
[00:56:59] 21,000 views throughout the 3-day
[00:57:02] festival and
[00:57:04] 969 views of the Bill Gates event for
[00:57:09] those who couldn't attend all sessions
[00:57:11] will soon be available on Rancher Mirage
[00:57:14] Writers Festival YouTube
[00:57:18] channel uh and broadcast on
[00:57:21] rmtv Spectrum Channel
[00:57:24] 17 so stay tuned just a terrific
[00:57:29] terrific event with that I will now
[00:57:33] transition into uh city manager comments
[00:57:37] and if he uh has any or does not we will
[00:57:42] then go directly to the consent calendar
[00:57:45] Isaiah thank you Mr Mayor yeah just a
[00:57:47] few comments before we get into uh the
[00:57:49] consent calendar uh the first one that I
[00:57:51] wanted to address was uh the city's
[00:57:54] housing uh so the city has an obl ation
[00:57:57] uh to provide a harassment free EnV
[00:57:59] environment within our housing
[00:58:01] properties uh and so that's what we
[00:58:03] strive to do and uh we will also uh
[00:58:07] follow uh the Court ruling um uh when
[00:58:11] they review uh such
[00:58:14] cases uh when it comes to abatement of
[00:58:16] properties uh within the city uh that
[00:58:19] fall into
[00:58:20] disrepair um there's been times in the
[00:58:23] past and I expect times in the future
[00:58:25] where we have had to Abate uh the same
[00:58:28] property multiple times uh we try not to
[00:58:32] uh Abate but uh when a property owner
[00:58:35] does not comply and clean up the
[00:58:37] property themselves then the city will
[00:58:39] step in and do that and then we assess
[00:58:41] those charges on the tax
[00:58:44] roll uh when it comes to uh you know a
[00:58:48] potential maintenance yard uh at D web
[00:58:51] uh so thank you to the residents that uh
[00:58:53] showed up today to express their
[00:58:54] concerns about uh losing open space uh
[00:58:58] currently uh our planning department uh
[00:59:01] has had some informal conversations with
[00:59:03] uh HOA board members from Dell web uh on
[00:59:06] the topic of a maintenance yard but
[00:59:09] nothing has been submitted yet uh so we
[00:59:12] appreciate uh you showing up today and
[00:59:14] expressing uh your concerns on that
[00:59:17] topic with that we'll go ahead and go to
[00:59:19] the consent calendar for the council uh
[00:59:21] so you have six items for
[00:59:24] consideration item number one is to
[00:59:26] approve the January 16th 2025 regular
[00:59:30] meeting
[00:59:31] minutes item number two is to uh approve
[00:59:34] the appointment of uh Gary for all to
[00:59:38] the Rancher Mirage Traffic Safety
[00:59:41] commission item number three is to adopt
[00:59:44] resolution number 2025 next in order
[00:59:47] adopting uh the city's investment policy
[00:59:50] we do this on an annual basis uh the
[00:59:53] changes this year were very minor and
[00:59:55] just keeping up with changes in
[00:59:56] government code
[00:59:58] sections uh item number four is to uh
[01:00:01] receive and file the December 31st 2024
[01:00:05] quarterly treasurers report item number
[01:00:07] five are contracts and item number six
[01:00:10] are the demands before we go to council
[01:00:11] comments or questions I'll ask the city
[01:00:13] clerk to take any public comment on the
[01:00:15] consent calendar thank you I did not
[01:00:17] receive any speaker cards is there
[01:00:18] anyone in the audience who would like to
[01:00:20] speak uh regarding an item on the
[01:00:21] consent
[01:00:22] calendar no
[01:00:24] speakers are there any Council comments
[01:00:27] regarding the consent calendar I do Mr
[01:00:29] Mayor so uh I would like to speak for
[01:00:31] just a moment uh to item number two the
[01:00:35] appointment of Gary frell to The Ranch
[01:00:37] Mirage Traffic Safety uh commission so
[01:00:40] Gary is one of my neighbors at Ranch
[01:00:42] marage Country Club he is my nominee to
[01:00:44] the commission he is here in the chamber
[01:00:46] today Gary I just want to say thank you
[01:00:48] very much and applaud you for app point
[01:00:50] for for nominating yourself to to the
[01:00:52] commission we're we're happy to appoint
[01:00:54] you my guess is that it is probably
[01:00:56] likely that my colleagues will go along
[01:00:58] with my nomination today so Gary
[01:01:01] welcome and thank you for your service
[01:01:04] Gary are there any other comments on
[01:01:07] any uh I'll entertain a motion please I
[01:01:11] will move I will make the motion to
[01:01:12] approve the consent
[01:01:13] calendar okay Motion in a second please
[01:01:19] vote motion carries 5
[01:01:23] Z the next item is we go into the public
[01:01:27] hearings and the first one will be
[01:01:30] introduced by Jessica pulam our Deputy
[01:01:33] of
[01:01:34] sustainability regarding adopting
[01:01:37] resolution number
[01:01:39] 2025 adjusting electric generation rate
[01:01:45] Jessica thank you Mr Mayor and hello
[01:01:47] council members um I'm here today to
[01:01:50] provide an update on the ranch marage
[01:01:51] Energy Authority as well as to propose a
[01:01:54] armier rate reduction as well as to
[01:01:56] discuss discuss the drivers of rising
[01:01:59] electric
[01:02:01] costs over the last four years
[01:02:03] electricity rates have continued to rise
[01:02:06] the graph shown on the screen now shows
[01:02:08] that since 2021 se's delivery and
[01:02:11] transmission costs have risen by nearly
[01:02:13] 60% while arm's generation portion of
[01:02:16] the bill has risen about
[01:02:18] 177% the average residential customer
[01:02:21] went from paying 25 cents to 36 Cents a
[01:02:24] kilowatt is where we currently at we can
[01:02:28] see that delivery and transmission costs
[01:02:29] are a large driver of why electricity
[01:02:32] has risen so drastically and this is not
[01:02:35] a portion of the service that rmea
[01:02:38] controls or has any jurisdiction or
[01:02:40] authority over this is something that
[01:02:42] all SCE customers pay regardless of
[01:02:45] whether they are with rmea or
[01:02:49] not rmea has kept its generation rates
[01:02:52] stable and remains committed to
[01:02:54] affordability to date we we have saved
[01:02:56] our customers over $4 million and we
[01:02:59] have launched three new rebate programs
[01:03:00] to help our customers take control of
[01:03:02] their power we encouraging them to
[01:03:05] reduce their bills through reducing
[01:03:06] their energy consumption through
[01:03:08] efficiency
[01:03:09] measures reducing time of use cost by
[01:03:12] providing a battery program that
[01:03:14] provides rebates and helping with the
[01:03:16] transition to electric vehicles by
[01:03:18] offering rebates for evv
[01:03:21] Chargers to help offset Rising costs I'm
[01:03:24] requesting that c Council approve a
[01:03:26] generation rate decrease which will
[01:03:28] result in approximately $900,000 coming
[01:03:31] from the rate stability Reserve fund for
[01:03:33] fiscal year 2025 this adjustment will
[01:03:36] help mitigate Rising costs and ensure
[01:03:38] that our customers continue to receive
[01:03:39] reliable and affordable energy this
[01:03:42] concludes my presentation um and I am
[01:03:45] available for any
[01:03:47] questions thank you Jessica are there
[01:03:49] any uh public comments regarding this
[01:03:51] item I did not receive any speaker cards
[01:03:53] is there anyone in the audience who
[01:03:55] would like to speak up on this item no
[01:03:58] speakers all right are there any Council
[01:04:02] comments well it's a great program
[01:04:04] Jessica you do a fabulous job
[01:04:07] administering this just outstanding and
[01:04:09] I must tell you that many times we on
[01:04:12] the council will get uh inquiries from
[01:04:16] our constituents when they receive a
[01:04:18] bill that you know see the bill is very
[01:04:21] confusing I don't understand it um there
[01:04:25] is a charge from uh SC Edison there's a
[01:04:28] charge from rme
[01:04:31] rmea uh could you explain it to me and
[01:04:34] my answer is uh Jessica handle it and uh
[01:04:39] Jessica immediately comes to the rescue
[01:04:43] and uh every time uh they are well
[01:04:48] satisfied so again thank you so very
[01:04:51] much um if there are no other um uh
[01:04:55] comments I'll ask for a motion
[01:04:57] please I'll go ahead and make the motion
[01:04:59] that the city council adopt resolution
[01:05:01] number 2025 next in order approving
[01:05:04] adjusted rate schedule for rancher
[01:05:06] Mirage Energy Authority and I'll second
[01:05:09] Motion in a second please
[01:05:12] vote motion carries
[01:05:15] 5-0 thank you the next item will be
[01:05:18] handled by Marcus Alan our housing
[01:05:22] manager and it's regarding the cons
[01:05:25] consideration of approving the issuance
[01:05:28] of by the California Municipal Finance
[01:05:31] Authority of tax exempt revenue bonds if
[01:05:35] you would uh
[01:05:38] Marcus thank you mayor good afternoon
[01:05:41] mayor while city council and City staff
[01:05:45] this item before you is a public hearing
[01:05:47] pursuant to the federal tax equity and
[01:05:49] fiscal responsibility Act of 1982
[01:05:52] commonly referred to as tea tea requires
[01:05:55] that a public hearing be held by the
[01:05:57] governing body of the jurisdiction in
[01:05:59] which a project to be financed with tax
[01:06:02] exempt financing is located and that the
[01:06:04] governing body approved the proposed
[01:06:06] financing the Pacific companies has
[01:06:09] asked that the California Municipal
[01:06:10] Finance Authority the CMFA be the issuer
[01:06:14] of tax exam financing in an amount or to
[01:06:17] finance or refinance the acquisition
[01:06:19] construction Improvement and equipping
[01:06:21] of a multif family rental housing
[01:06:24] project located south of Veil East of
[01:06:26] kilargo Avenue West of montere Avenue
[01:06:29] within the city of Ranch Mirage the
[01:06:31] California Municipal Finance Authority
[01:06:33] is a joint Powers Authority formed to
[01:06:35] assist local governments nonprofit
[01:06:37] organizations and businesses with the
[01:06:39] issuance of both taxable and tax exempt
[01:06:42] debt the debt is to be issued by the
[01:06:45] CMFA will be the sole responsibility of
[01:06:48] the borrower borrower and the city will
[01:06:50] have no Financial or legal obligations
[01:06:53] or responsibilities regarding the
[01:06:55] repayment of the debt all financing
[01:06:58] documents will carry disclaimers that
[01:07:00] the loan is not an obligation of the
[01:07:02] city the city will also bear no costs in
[01:07:05] the issuance of the proposed debts this
[01:07:07] is a private loan with the borrower and
[01:07:10] the their Bank staff recommends the city
[01:07:12] council adopt the resolution approving
[01:07:15] the issuance of bonds by the CMFA for
[01:07:17] the borrower such adoption is solely for
[01:07:19] the purposes of satisfying the
[01:07:21] requirements of tea the code and the
[01:07:23] California government code section
[01:07:26] 6500 this concludes my presentation I am
[01:07:29] available for any questions also in
[01:07:31] attendance to answer any questions is
[01:07:33] Jared Suzuki of the California Municipal
[01:07:35] Finance Authority thank you thank you
[01:07:38] Marcus are there any public
[01:07:40] comments I did not receive any speaker
[01:07:42] cards is there anyone who would like to
[01:07:44] speak on this item no
[01:07:47] speakers the U the clarification that
[01:07:51] Marcus made uh is important because
[01:07:55] we're always asked uh what is the
[01:07:59] liability and
[01:08:01] responsibility as far as the city is
[01:08:03] concerned regarding these unisal bonds
[01:08:07] and the answer is zero we have no
[01:08:10] responsibility
[01:08:11] whatsoever uh this is merely a
[01:08:16] formal uh procedure that's required uh
[01:08:20] for the issuance of the bonds but again
[01:08:24] uh the city Bears no liability and or
[01:08:29] responsibility uh are there any
[01:08:31] additional comments from my
[01:08:35] colleagues Mr Mayor the only comment I
[01:08:37] have is that this is an important
[01:08:39] addition to our affordable housing stock
[01:08:40] in the city of Ranch Mirage so as we
[01:08:42] know we've been discussing this issue
[01:08:44] for couple of years now we will probably
[01:08:46] continue to discuss it for a couple of
[01:08:47] years Yet to Come uh but it's critical
[01:08:49] that U that this project be built as
[01:08:51] soon as possible and um uh I'm happy to
[01:08:54] see it moving forward thank thank you Mr
[01:08:55] Mayor thank you state any other
[01:08:59] comments seeing none I'll entertain a
[01:09:01] motion
[01:09:02] please I'll move that the city council a
[01:09:06] conduct a public hearing under the tax
[01:09:07] equity and fiscal responsibility Act of
[01:09:10] 1982 and the Internal Revenue code of
[01:09:13] 1986 as amended and the related Treasury
[01:09:16] regulations on the proposed issuance of
[01:09:19] tax exemp bonds by the California
[01:09:21] Municipal Finance Authority and B adopt
[01:09:25] and approve resolution number 2025 next
[01:09:28] in order approving the issuance by the
[01:09:30] California Municipal Finance Authority
[01:09:32] of tax exempt revenue bonds for the
[01:09:35] purpose of financing the acquisition
[01:09:37] construction equipping and Improvement
[01:09:39] of a multif family rental housing
[01:09:41] project I'll second there's a motion and
[01:09:44] a second please
[01:09:47] vote motion carries 5 thank
[01:09:51] you the next item on our on our agenda
[01:09:55] genda is the prev
[01:09:59] Villas a very interesting
[01:10:02] project uh and that's going to be
[01:10:05] presented by polar Fletch rud which
[01:10:10] requires uh tutoring uh as it relates to
[01:10:14] the pronunciation of her last name
[01:10:17] because it's reasonably
[01:10:19] new uh but we're happy and excited for
[01:10:22] her so with that um polar Fu one thank
[01:10:26] you mayor and good afternoon city
[01:10:29] council let's give a moment for the
[01:10:31] presentation to come up there we are
[01:10:33] today for your consideration is PR
[01:10:35] Villas a proposed 3D printed residential
[01:10:38] development by Palm Coast modular
[01:10:40] located at the southeast corner of via
[01:10:42] hoshina and Ginger Rogers
[01:10:46] Road the project requires a general plan
[01:10:48] zoning map Amendment to rezone the site
[01:10:51] from very low density residential and
[01:10:53] medium density residential
[01:10:56] to low density residential rl3 which
[01:10:59] allows up to three dwelling units per
[01:11:01] acre the zoning change will enable the
[01:11:04] development of 28 residential lots
[01:11:07] maintaining compatibility with the
[01:11:08] surrounding
[01:11:11] neighborhoods tenative track map
[01:11:14] 38868 proposes the subdivision of two
[01:11:17] existing Parcels into 28 residential
[01:11:20] lots and four common Lots conforming to
[01:11:22] all development standards under the rl3
[01:11:25] zoning District lot sizes range from
[01:11:28] 12,000 to
[01:11:30] 14542 Ft with the density of 2.8 units
[01:11:34] per
[01:11:36] acre the site will feature a gated entry
[01:11:39] a 37t private roadway with the culdesac
[01:11:42] and retention basins for storm water
[01:11:44] management each lot will accommodate a
[01:11:47] 3D printed modular home with a detach
[01:11:49] Adu and twocc car garage as well as a
[01:11:52] private vehicle gate a secondary
[01:11:55] emergency access will be provided off of
[01:11:57] via
[01:12:00] Florencia the rendering showcases the
[01:12:02] development's modern architecture
[01:12:04] featuring clean lines geometric patterns
[01:12:06] and expansive windows that integrate
[01:12:08] indoor and outdoor living the structures
[01:12:11] will have a maximum height of 12 ft and
[01:12:13] integrate seamlessly with the
[01:12:17] landscape this rendering highlights
[01:12:19] textures one and texture 2 which offers
[01:12:22] a further architectural depth texture
[01:12:25] one includes vertical accent panels
[01:12:27] creating a dynamic facade that interacts
[01:12:29] with natural light texture 2 uses Shadow
[01:12:32] and subtle variations to add
[01:12:34] architectural interest while maintaining
[01:12:36] the clean modern aesthetic those
[01:12:39] textures enhance the visual identity of
[01:12:40] the development while ensuring
[01:12:42] compatibility with the desert
[01:12:45] landscape this rendering highlights
[01:12:47] texture five featuring a b bold vertical
[01:12:50] diamond pattern adding a dynamic
[01:12:52] three-dimensional quality to the facade
[01:12:55] the light and Shadow interaction across
[01:12:57] the surface creates a dramatic visual
[01:12:59] statement while maintaining the clean
[01:13:01] geometric language of the development
[01:13:04] the residences contain neutral and
[01:13:06] earthy colors with materials selected
[01:13:08] for durability in the desert climate
[01:13:10] while ensuring a seamless integration
[01:13:13] with the surrounding
[01:13:15] landscape the community entry and
[01:13:17] Parkway includes drought tolerant
[01:13:19] Landscaping native shrubs succulents and
[01:13:21] a tree line Parkway meeting section 30
[01:13:24] landsc Cape design
[01:13:27] guidelines an initial study was
[01:13:29] conducted for the project resulting in
[01:13:31] the recommendation for an adopted
[01:13:33] mitigated negative declaration
[01:13:35] mitigation measures were proposed for
[01:13:37] biological resources geological
[01:13:39] resources and cultural and tribal
[01:13:44] resources on January 9th 2025 the
[01:13:47] Planning Commission held a public
[01:13:48] hearing to review the project the
[01:13:51] commission recommended approval of the
[01:13:52] project to the city council following
[01:13:55] the meeting staff identified the
[01:13:57] potential use of pre-fabricated pools
[01:13:59] within the development and now
[01:14:01] recommends an additional condition of
[01:14:02] approval to ensure compatibility with
[01:14:04] the city's General plan in maintaining
[01:14:07] the use of high quality
[01:14:09] materials public hearing notices were
[01:14:11] sent out on January 29
[01:14:13] 2025 we received one comment which has
[01:14:16] been distributed to council prior to
[01:14:18] today's meeting staff recommends that
[01:14:21] the city council make the action as
[01:14:23] shown on the screen
[01:14:25] this concludes staff's presentation I
[01:14:27] would now like to invite the applicant
[01:14:29] to the podium staff is available for any
[01:14:31] questions thank you for the
[01:14:42] consideration thank you Mr mayor council
[01:14:45] members and staff for your time and
[01:14:46] consideration today my name is Adam
[01:14:49] Nester and I'm the CEO of Palm Coast
[01:14:51] modular and we're here today seeking
[01:14:53] your approval for our 10 acre
[01:14:54] residential development
[01:14:59] PR uh as po already stated most of the
[01:15:03] details prier is 28 Lots uh with a front
[01:15:06] house and back house that are both 3D
[01:15:08] printed uh unique structures we have
[01:15:10] modern architecture and sustainable
[01:15:12] features that come built in uh the
[01:15:15] project site is uh close to Ginger
[01:15:17] Rogers and Via Joseph occupying 10 acres
[01:15:20] uh less than a mile north of cotino uh
[01:15:23] lots of beautiful developments going up
[01:15:25] in the area and our houses are going to
[01:15:27] fit right
[01:15:28] in um what else here uh we our our comes
[01:15:32] are unique so the 3D printed uh
[01:15:34] manufacturing brings very high quality
[01:15:36] and they're extremely durable uh very
[01:15:39] low total cost of ownership and one of
[01:15:42] our main themes is to blend in
[01:15:44] seamlessly with the
[01:15:46] desert many of you have already been out
[01:15:48] to our Desert Hot Springs development
[01:15:50] and it's good to see you again uh you've
[01:15:52] seen the construction and there's a
[01:15:54] picture on the left of the walls going
[01:15:55] up they're actually printed in a factory
[01:15:58] and shipped to the site and then we
[01:16:00] stand them up on a slab on grade um you
[01:16:02] can see some of the different textures
[01:16:04] on the right there uh literally we can
[01:16:06] print just about anything into these
[01:16:08] panels um there's very uh big Windows um
[01:16:13] kind of oversized features uh impressive
[01:16:15] buildings if you actually go up and
[01:16:17] touch one of those monolithic panels you
[01:16:19] get a sense of there's sort of a
[01:16:21] grandure of them um and the Interiors
[01:16:24] are modern kind of a European look and
[01:16:28] feel uh the product itself is
[01:16:31] manufactured by a partner mod Mighty
[01:16:33] buildings uh they use a 3D printing
[01:16:35] process to actually print the walls and
[01:16:37] then some more robots come in and do
[01:16:39] some uh milling and then there's a
[01:16:42] polishing process and then they get
[01:16:43] painted uh packed in a crate and shipped
[01:16:46] to the
[01:16:47] site um and as I mentioned when they're
[01:16:49] delivered to the site we just stand them
[01:16:51] up uh put the roof on which is also a
[01:16:53] pre-fabricated component and we can have
[01:16:55] the building shell up in a matter of
[01:16:57] days literally a week you have a house
[01:17:02] standing um talked about sustainability
[01:17:05] so uh the actual material itself is very
[01:17:08] similar to Concrete but it's lighter and
[01:17:10] lasts longer uh will not degrade when
[01:17:13] exposed to water like concrete U we say
[01:17:15] it'll last 10,000 years who knows I
[01:17:17] won't be around but uh uh the polymer
[01:17:20] itself uses some waste products um
[01:17:23] specifically from aluminum processing so
[01:17:25] that would normally get thrown out but
[01:17:26] we're actually building the walls out of
[01:17:27] it and using something that's wasteful
[01:17:30] uh there's hardly any wood in the
[01:17:32] construction so these homes are fire
[01:17:34] resistant and maybe that applies more
[01:17:37] out in La where I'm at but um they won't
[01:17:39] they wouldn't burn down typically not
[01:17:41] not a big deal out here um very good uh
[01:17:44] insulation and soundproofing uh the
[01:17:47] walls are about 8 in thick after you get
[01:17:49] all the drywall on and uh we're going to
[01:17:51] add gray water systems and we intend to
[01:17:54] have enough uh solar capacity so they're
[01:17:56] pretty much off- grid I try to use no
[01:18:00] power um again here's our Desert Hot
[01:18:03] Springs development uh we have 20 10
[01:18:06] Lots completed 20 homes um it's going to
[01:18:10] be the same exact uh construction method
[01:18:12] here in ranchel Mirage just on a bigger
[01:18:14] scale and and much nicer
[01:18:17] houses okay and that's it for my quick
[01:18:19] presentation uh any
[01:18:22] questions well I will comment that um as
[01:18:25] you as you
[01:18:27] mentioned uh a number of us toured your
[01:18:30] your development in Desert Hot Springs
[01:18:33] you know you you preconceive ideas when
[01:18:35] you hear 3D
[01:18:37] printing at least I did and I said you
[01:18:41] know what kind of a house is going to
[01:18:42] come out of a printer well
[01:18:46] obviously uh this is quite remarkable
[01:18:49] and it's almost like um uh a tilt up
[01:18:53] situation where where things are
[01:18:56] delivered uh and then assembled on on
[01:19:00] site uh and extremely attractive and are
[01:19:04] selling well there and I'm sure that
[01:19:06] they will sell exceedingly well in ranch
[01:19:09] and Mirage so again we were we were most
[01:19:14] placed with your product looked
[01:19:16] extremely good are there any other
[01:19:19] comments that my colleagues have uh yes
[01:19:22] thank you Mr Mayor Adam thank you again
[01:19:23] for arranging for our tour
[01:19:25] uh for the product that you're building
[01:19:26] up in Desert Hot Springs it it made it
[01:19:29] much more real to us after we saw your
[01:19:31] presentation at the Planning Commission
[01:19:33] last month I do have a couple of
[01:19:35] questions for you one would you speak
[01:19:36] for a moment to the sustainability of
[01:19:38] this product uh so you talked about fire
[01:19:41] resistance uh one of the other issues
[01:19:43] that is more likely to occur for us is
[01:19:45] is earthquakes so talk to us about
[01:19:47] sustainability and how this product Will
[01:19:50] Survive those kinds of events sure so
[01:19:53] regarding earthquakes um they're
[01:19:55] absolutely up to California sizing
[01:19:58] standards uh the the 3D printed walls
[01:20:01] themselves have high strength steel
[01:20:03] going around them very thick heavy gauge
[01:20:05] steel uh they're not going to fall over
[01:20:08] um we we say they're bulletproof um not
[01:20:10] that that's our concern but uh um they
[01:20:13] they're Rock Solid um I wouldn't worry
[01:20:16] about it um um the sustainability side
[01:20:21] um probably the one of the main things
[01:20:24] about it is the factory built nature of
[01:20:25] it so there's very little waste in the
[01:20:29] construction um we're not going out to
[01:20:31] the site and cutting a bunch of 2x4s and
[01:20:33] throwing Lumber in the in the
[01:20:35] trash um the manufacturer actually
[01:20:39] procures all of the product and material
[01:20:41] and sends it to us basically um so
[01:20:44] that's a very tightly controlled supply
[01:20:46] chain um we don't have as many quality
[01:20:50] issues because of the factory built
[01:20:51] nature of it there's tighter quality
[01:20:53] control there um um uh very they they
[01:20:57] like to say well we want to say Net Zero
[01:21:00] carbon but I don't think we're we're
[01:21:02] quite there yet carbon emissions um
[01:21:04] there's still a little bit of carbon
[01:21:06] emission that you net out of this um
[01:21:09] yeah that's I think that and tell us
[01:21:11] about um the utility expense to uh once
[01:21:14] you live in one of these uh one of these
[01:21:16] buildings so we just had a presentation
[01:21:19] by uh by uh Jessica about rmea and
[01:21:22] what's happening to uh electric rates in
[01:21:24] the city what about living in this
[01:21:26] building what will your utility cost be
[01:21:28] like compared to a traditional
[01:21:30] construction well hopefully there'll be
[01:21:32] lower there's a whole lot of insulation
[01:21:35] um like I said the walls are 8 in thick
[01:21:38] and and they go beyond the minimum I
[01:21:40] think which is
[01:21:41] r24 R39 depending on where you are um
[01:21:46] the inclusion of a whole lot of solar
[01:21:49] panels is hopefully you won't have an
[01:21:51] electric bill at all and be able to
[01:21:53] charge your EV and run your pool pump
[01:21:55] and and all that good stuff um there
[01:21:58] might be a a battery option so we have
[01:22:01] backup power and if the power goes out
[01:22:03] uh you'll be good for a little while as
[01:22:04] long as the Sun's shining um yeah okay
[01:22:07] and tell me one more thing uh that I
[01:22:09] think is going to be different here in
[01:22:11] Ranch Mirage versus the product that we
[01:22:12] saw in in Desert Hot Springs tell us
[01:22:15] about the look of the exterior panels
[01:22:18] that we will see here in Ranch Mirage
[01:22:20] versus what we saw in desert hot springs
[01:22:23] and also secondly tell me about the pool
[01:22:25] construction I have to tell you that's
[01:22:27] the that was my least favorite issue
[01:22:29] about the desert hot springs product so
[01:22:30] tell us about that yes sir we we heard
[01:22:32] about the pools um so uh the 3D printed
[01:22:36] walls um some of them will be like what
[01:22:38] you saw but then we have these
[01:22:40] parametric panels so that's how we spice
[01:22:42] it up a little bit in the front facades
[01:22:44] um we don't want it to all look the same
[01:22:46] like Cookie Cutter prefab homes uh so we
[01:22:50] can put a number of these different
[01:22:51] textured panels on the front and the
[01:22:53] sides of the house to kind of break up
[01:22:56] the lines and make things look different
[01:22:58] um the pools so uh what you saw in
[01:23:01] Desert Hot Springs was a a very
[01:23:03] cost-effective way to put a pool in
[01:23:05] they're fiberglass pool shells that we
[01:23:07] just drop into a hole and then put some
[01:23:09] concrete around to make it look nice but
[01:23:11] uh we will not be doing that here um
[01:23:13] these homes demand a a really cool pool
[01:23:17] let's say so they will be we're going to
[01:23:20] let the the buyers probably tell us what
[01:23:22] they want um design them you know you
[01:23:24] want stamped concrete and a rock Grotto
[01:23:26] or just some straight lines or um
[01:23:29] they'll be nice pools thank you Adam
[01:23:32] I'll invite you for a
[01:23:34] swim thanks thank you Mr Mayor actually
[01:23:38] uh that was one of my points when we
[01:23:41] inspected the uh the property that I
[01:23:45] anticipated that your your pools and
[01:23:47] ranchel marage would be more
[01:23:49] conventionally uh built yes sir shot
[01:23:53] creep yep yeah
[01:23:55] any other comments I'd like to
[01:23:57] congratulate you on your method buing
[01:24:00] you it's it's solid I was most impressed
[01:24:05] with your SK beams and the instulation I
[01:24:07] think one of the most
[01:24:09] attractive um components especially
[01:24:12] given our recent experiences with Los
[01:24:14] Angeles is that it's fire gr I'm sure
[01:24:18] insurance companies will most welcome
[01:24:20] that in a time when as a realtor during
[01:24:23] the day it's very difficult
[01:24:25] for a new homeowner or purching a person
[01:24:28] purchasing a home is having difficulty
[01:24:30] getting insurance so this would be most
[01:24:34] uh welcome yeah and we're looking at
[01:24:36] going into the the burn zones to help
[01:24:38] rebuild I actually live out there so
[01:24:40] very close to one of the zones um and
[01:24:42] these might be a good fit for sure
[01:24:45] terrific any other comments yes Eve how
[01:24:49] do you foresee long-term maintenance on
[01:24:51] this home as compared to a traditionally
[01:24:53] built home sorry pardon my voice it
[01:24:56] should be uh lower that's one of our
[01:24:58] main selling points um the fact that you
[01:25:01] don't have any wood means you'll never
[01:25:03] get termites and every every home in
[01:25:06] SoCal has termites usually um there so
[01:25:10] the wood won't get eaten it won't rot it
[01:25:13] won't mold there there is no wood um you
[01:25:17] the panels are so durable um there
[01:25:20] there's very little to do them you can
[01:25:22] go out and we just pressure wash them to
[01:25:24] get dust off but they look just brand
[01:25:26] new when you do that um they can be
[01:25:28] painted any color if you wanted to
[01:25:32] um I yeah I think uh when when it the
[01:25:36] design is meant to be sustainable and
[01:25:39] and part of sustainable is uh long-term
[01:25:42] durability and low cost so no issues of
[01:25:45] cracking on those polymer panels as
[01:25:47] there are a stck out no no we haven't
[01:25:51] had a single crack once they're standing
[01:25:54] um there was one that maybe got put down
[01:25:56] a little hard and we opened it up and it
[01:25:58] was cracked but um be careful with them
[01:26:00] yeah
[01:26:01] right thank you Michael Adam I want to
[01:26:05] thank you for being here today and I for
[01:26:07] one think that the technology is
[01:26:10] innovative and new and I love the
[01:26:13] designs I liked everything about it uh
[01:26:15] so congratulations thank
[01:26:18] you any other
[01:26:22] comments if not I'll entertain a motion
[01:26:24] please we public comment thought we did
[01:26:27] but any any public comments no I did not
[01:26:30] receive any speaker cards is there
[01:26:32] anyone in the audience who would like to
[01:26:33] provide comments on this item no
[01:26:36] speakers all right thank you I'll now
[01:26:39] entertain a
[01:26:41] motion I'll go ahead and make the motion
[01:26:43] that the city council adopt resolution
[01:26:44] number 2025 next in order approving and
[01:26:47] adopting the mitigation monitoring and
[01:26:49] Reporting program and mitigated negative
[01:26:51] declaration for the proposed project
[01:26:54] based on environmental assessment case
[01:26:55] number ea2
[01:26:57] 24-1 and B adopt resolution number 2025
[01:27:00] next in order approving the general plan
[01:27:02] zoning map Amendment uh to change the
[01:27:05] underlying zoning designation of the
[01:27:07] subject property from very low density
[01:27:10] and medium density residential
[01:27:11] designations to low low density
[01:27:14] residential three dwelling units per
[01:27:16] acre Max tenative track map number TTM
[01:27:21] 24-1 and preliminary development plan
[01:27:23] case number pdp2 24-
[01:27:26] 00001 does that uh motion include the
[01:27:29] addition of condition of approval 22A as
[01:27:32] presented by staff where was 22A that
[01:27:36] was uh regarding the pools oh
[01:27:40] yes I appreciate that start over
[01:27:43] especially with regard to the question
[01:27:44] that I
[01:27:46] asked yes it
[01:27:48] includes um what what is the condition
[01:27:51] say again 22A as 22 by staff including
[01:27:54] condition 22A thank
[01:27:56] you there's a motion and do I hear a
[01:27:58] second I'll second there's a motion and
[01:28:01] a second please
[01:28:04] vote motion carries 5 Z congratulations
[01:28:09] good luck on the
[01:28:11] project the uh the next item on the
[01:28:14] action calendar is a an annual review of
[01:28:18] development agreements and that's going
[01:28:21] to be presented by Lesley
[01:28:25] um
[01:28:28] lesie is it lesli Perez assistant
[01:28:31] planner if you will lesle uh before you
[01:28:34] get going with the presentation I just
[01:28:36] wanted to give an overview for everybody
[01:28:38] about how this will work um so we uh
[01:28:41] split this into uh four items a b c and
[01:28:45] d uh and So based on um various
[01:28:49] potential conflicts of interests uh
[01:28:52] these motions are set up so that certain
[01:28:54] council members uh May recuse themselves
[01:28:57] uh on the various items and so just uh
[01:29:00] for a member of the public um there will
[01:29:03] be four opportunities uh to speak and so
[01:29:07] we will have a presentation uh for the
[01:29:09] development agreements identified under
[01:29:11] a uh and then there will be a public
[01:29:13] comment period and then a motion by the
[01:29:15] council and then B same process over new
[01:29:19] presentation uh public comment motion by
[01:29:22] the council C and D so uh depending on
[01:29:25] what item you're here to speak on if you
[01:29:27] wait until that presentation uh comes
[01:29:30] forward we're going to have four sets
[01:29:34] today okay Lesly if you would
[01:29:40] please thank you I'm going to wait for
[01:29:42] the slides to pull up good afternoon
[01:29:44] Maron city council item 10 is the annual
[01:29:47] development agreement review today I'll
[01:29:49] be giving four different presentations
[01:29:51] this first presentation includes a
[01:29:53] review for the Rano Mirage Self Storage
[01:29:56] Weston Vacation Club Mana Ferrari
[01:29:59] section 31 specific plan in- andout
[01:30:02] Burger tentative track map 3
[01:30:05] 6620 Porcupine Creek Wellness Center
[01:30:08] Eisenhower memory care administration
[01:30:10] and Desert Island
[01:30:15] Hotel displayed on the slide is a
[01:30:17] location of each project site undergoing
[01:30:19] review this periodic assessment is for
[01:30:21] the year of 2024 this City's Municipal
[01:30:24] Code requires periodic review of active
[01:30:27] development agreements to determine if
[01:30:29] the subject property owner or developer
[01:30:31] is performing in good faith with the
[01:30:33] terms and conditions of their respective
[01:30:37] agreement the table summarizes the
[01:30:39] status of each agreement's current
[01:30:40] standing all 10 development Agreements
[01:30:43] are considered to be in good standing
[01:30:44] and in compliance with the existing
[01:30:46] terms and Provisions of their respective
[01:30:48] agreements as a courtesy staff mailed
[01:30:51] notices and send emails to all effective
[01:30:53] property owners and or developers
[01:30:55] informing them of this meeting staff has
[01:30:57] not received any comments for this
[01:31:00] item staff recommends that the city
[01:31:02] council consider finding that the
[01:31:04] subject developers Andor property owners
[01:31:06] are currently in compliance with the
[01:31:08] terms and conditions of the 10
[01:31:10] development agreements this concludes my
[01:31:12] first presentation and I would be happy
[01:31:14] to answer any questions are there any uh
[01:31:17] public comments regarding
[01:31:20] 10A uh uh in and of by itself I did not
[01:31:25] receive any speaker cards for that is
[01:31:27] there anyone who would like to speak on
[01:31:29] 10A no speakers are there any Council
[01:31:32] comments regarding item
[01:31:36] 10A if none I will entertain a motion
[01:31:41] for item 10A in and of and by
[01:31:47] itself I'll go ahead and do the motion
[01:31:49] that the city council find that the
[01:31:52] subject developers and or property
[01:31:54] owners are currently in compliance with
[01:31:56] the terms and conditions of the
[01:31:58] following 10 development agreements
[01:32:00] Ranch marage Self Storage Weston
[01:32:02] Vacation Club McKenna Ferrari section 31
[01:32:06] plan section 31 specific plan In-N-Out
[01:32:08] Burger uh tentative track back
[01:32:12] 3662 porcupine Wellness Center and
[01:32:15] Eisenhower MCA and Desert Island hotel
[01:32:18] and all second there's a motion in a
[01:32:20] second please vote
[01:32:24] motion carries 5-0 thank you we'll now
[01:32:28] go to uh 10B if you would lesle if uh
[01:32:31] before she starts the presentation uh go
[01:32:34] ahead thank you mayor uh the council
[01:32:37] member Downs will be uh due to a
[01:32:40] potential conflict of interest due to
[01:32:41] the proximity of his resence to the
[01:32:43] project will be recusing himself but he
[01:32:46] may either step down from the dis and
[01:32:47] leave the council chambers or may um sit
[01:32:50] in with the public and listen as an
[01:32:52] interested member of the public Andor
[01:32:53] address the council as an interested
[01:32:55] member of the public if he so wishes
[01:32:57] thank you Colin I will choose Item B I
[01:32:59] will sit with my
[01:33:22] neighbors thank thank you can we pull up
[01:33:24] the slides
[01:33:28] please okay I think we can proceed if
[01:33:31] you would uh Lesley with uh 10
[01:33:35] B the second presentation is a review of
[01:33:39] the development agreement for the
[01:33:40] residences at the ranom Mirage Country
[01:33:43] Club the residences at the ranom Mirage
[01:33:46] Country Club is located off Frank anatra
[01:33:48] and Bob hob Drive the development
[01:33:50] agreement is active until June 1st 2034
[01:33:53] which is found to be in good standing
[01:33:54] per staff and City attorney review staff
[01:33:57] has not received any comments for this
[01:33:59] item staff recommends that the city
[01:34:02] council consider finding that the
[01:34:03] subject developer Andor property owner
[01:34:05] is currently in compliance with the
[01:34:07] terms and conditions of the development
[01:34:09] agreement for the residences at the
[01:34:11] Rancho Mirage Country Club this
[01:34:13] concludes my second presentation and I
[01:34:14] would be happy to answer any
[01:34:16] questions chrisy are there public
[01:34:19] comments yes Alan wall
[01:34:29] this is so
[01:34:32] grand um I wrote what I was going to say
[01:34:36] only because I'm a little bit nervous
[01:34:38] I've never spoken in front of you people
[01:34:41] before um good
[01:34:44] afternoon Mr W and City Council Members
[01:34:47] my name is Aly wall and I live in ranch
[01:34:50] and Mirage Country Club I'm somewhat of
[01:34:53] a newbie
[01:34:54] as I didn't buy my home until
[01:34:56] 2022 last night I had the opportunity to
[01:35:00] watch the April 18th 2019 council
[01:35:03] meeting on
[01:35:04] YouTube when the council approved this
[01:35:07] development agreement it was exciting to
[01:35:09] see what was planned and thrilling for
[01:35:12] our residents when the council voted to
[01:35:14] approve the
[01:35:15] da50 as evidence by the energetic
[01:35:18] audience Applause I'm here to thank you
[01:35:22] for the incredible amount of work put
[01:35:24] into the project and into our community
[01:35:28] it was evident from City coun that it
[01:35:31] was evident from city council member
[01:35:32] comments that they had spent many hours
[01:35:35] on the ground working with us over many
[01:35:38] years to solve issues as they arose and
[01:35:41] it was evident that they cared we are
[01:35:44] disappointed the project did not come to
[01:35:46] fruition but I remain confident that we
[01:35:49] will come out of this limbo the limbo
[01:35:51] that we are in a stronger more informed
[01:35:54] Community than we were back in
[01:35:57] 2016 I'm also confident that when we
[01:36:00] finally do have a developer to build out
[01:36:03] a project you will be by our side every
[01:36:06] step of the way so this was just to say
[01:36:09] thank you for all the work that you've
[01:36:10] done for us because I know that
[01:36:13] sometimes you get other messages sent
[01:36:16] your way so thank you thank you for your
[01:36:20] thoughts
[01:36:21] [Applause]
[01:36:25] that was the only speaker card is there
[01:36:26] anyone else who would like to speak on
[01:36:29] 10B no additional speakers thank
[01:36:33] you uh Council
[01:36:38] comments seeing none I'll entertain a
[01:36:41] motion regarding item 10B I'll move that
[01:36:45] the city council find that the subject
[01:36:47] developer Andor property owner is
[01:36:50] currently in compliance with the terms
[01:36:51] and conditions of the devel vment
[01:36:53] agreement for residences at Ranch Mirage
[01:36:56] Country
[01:36:57] Club and a second I'll
[01:37:02] second please
[01:37:06] vote motion carries 40 with council
[01:37:09] member Downs recused all right we'll
[01:37:12] wait for council member DS to return to
[01:37:15] his
[01:37:16] seat and while we play musical chairs U
[01:37:19] for this next item before you uh mayor
[01:37:21] proen molat and Council me member Kee
[01:37:24] will also be recusing themselves due to
[01:37:25] a potential conflict of interest due to
[01:37:27] proximity of their residents to the
[01:37:29] subject development uh they may they
[01:37:31] will leave the dis and will either leave
[01:37:33] the chambers or may sit in the audience
[01:37:35] as a member interested member of the
[01:37:48] public was it
[01:38:01] why does it always seem why does it seem
[01:38:04] so lonely for all of us moment
[01:38:07] Dr
[01:38:09] yeah okay um we can proceed um Lesley if
[01:38:14] you
[01:38:15] will um
[01:38:19] 10c thank you mayor this third
[01:38:22] presentation is a review of the
[01:38:24] development agreement for the ranom
[01:38:27] Mirage Auto
[01:38:29] Center I'm sorry for Del Web Del
[01:38:33] Web the Del Web Community is located off
[01:38:36] dinos Shore in Los Alamos Road as of
[01:38:39] today all 1,29 homes have been built
[01:38:42] this project is in compliance with the
[01:38:43] da requirements and is in good standing
[01:38:46] staff has not received any comments for
[01:38:48] this
[01:38:49] item staff recommends that the city
[01:38:51] council consider finding that the
[01:38:53] subject developer and or property owner
[01:38:55] is currently in compliance with the
[01:38:57] terms and conditions of the Del Web
[01:38:59] agreement this concludes the third
[01:39:01] presentation and I would be happy to
[01:39:02] answer any
[01:39:03] questions firsty any comments please no
[01:39:06] I did not receive any speaker cards is
[01:39:08] there anyone in the audience who would
[01:39:09] like to speak on item 10 C no
[01:39:13] speakers okay are there any Council
[01:39:15] comments regarding item
[01:39:19] 10c if
[01:39:22] not uh I'll entertain a motion regarding
[01:39:24] item 10 C I'll make the motion Mr Mayor
[01:39:27] that uh the city council find that the
[01:39:29] subject developers Andor property owner
[01:39:32] is uh cons is currently in compliance
[01:39:35] with the terms and conditions of the
[01:39:37] development agreement for Dell
[01:39:39] web and a
[01:39:42] second I guess I'll second okay please
[01:39:50] vote motion carries 30
[01:39:53] with mayor protm molat and council
[01:39:55] member O'Keefe
[01:39:59] recused and we're now at item 10
[01:40:04] D thank you mayor for last round of
[01:40:06] musical chairs we will have the other
[01:40:08] the former the council members rejoin us
[01:40:11] and council member fber Edelstein will
[01:40:13] be recusing herself due to a potential
[01:40:14] conflict of interest on this item
[01:40:33] okay we can proceed uh Lesley if you
[01:40:36] would item
[01:40:37] 10d thank
[01:40:40] you this fourth presentation is a review
[01:40:43] of the development agreement for the
[01:40:44] Rancher Mirage Auto
[01:40:47] Center the Rancher Mirage Auto Center is
[01:40:49] located off Highway 111 in Mirage Road
[01:40:52] the final development land case number
[01:40:54] fdp
[01:40:56] 21-5 was approved and the vulval and
[01:40:59] service building permits are ready to be
[01:41:00] issued based on the provisions of the da
[01:41:03] staff has determined that the da is in
[01:41:05] good standing staff has not received any
[01:41:07] comments for this
[01:41:09] item staff recommends that the city
[01:41:11] council consider finding that the
[01:41:12] subject developer Andor property owner
[01:41:14] is currently in compliance with the
[01:41:16] terms and conditions of the development
[01:41:18] agreement for the Rancher Mirage Auto
[01:41:19] Center this concludes my fourth
[01:41:21] presentation and I would be happy to
[01:41:23] answer any
[01:41:24] questions thank you are there any public
[01:41:26] comments I did not receive any speaker
[01:41:28] cards is there anyone in the audience
[01:41:30] who would like to speak on item 10 D no
[01:41:33] speakers thank you are there any Council
[01:41:37] comments regarding item 10
[01:41:42] D seeing none I'll entertain a motion on
[01:41:45] 10 D I'll make the
[01:41:47] motion that the city council find that
[01:41:51] the subject developer and or property
[01:41:53] owner is currently in compliance with
[01:41:55] the terms and conditions of the
[01:41:57] development agreement for rancher Mirage
[01:41:59] Auto Center second there's a motion in a
[01:42:03] second please
[01:42:07] vote motion carries for zero with
[01:42:09] council member framber Edelstein
[01:42:12] recused all right we will wait a moment
[01:42:16] till council member from our Ed State
[01:42:19] returns
[01:42:30] glad to have you back Eve it was
[01:42:32] emptiness without you it always is
[01:42:36] yeah uh the last item on our agenda is
[01:42:40] item number 11 that's going to be
[01:42:43] presented by the director of Public
[01:42:45] Works Ryan
[01:42:47] stendell Ryan if you would please
[01:42:49] absolutely thank you honorable mayor and
[01:42:51] City Council Members um the item before
[01:42:53] you this afternoon is a contract uh
[01:42:55] staff report and contract associated
[01:42:57] with one of the city's uh important
[01:42:59] special Revenue funds I do not have a a
[01:43:02] PowerPoint presentation uh for you this
[01:43:04] afternoon but I will employ a very quick
[01:43:06] tactic that I've used successfully
[01:43:07] called follow the money if you look in
[01:43:10] your budget book in the special Revenue
[01:43:12] funds tab you will find section 248 fund
[01:43:15] 248 is funded by CSA 152 this is
[01:43:20] essentially a Voluntary Assessment
[01:43:22] District that we partici participated in
[01:43:23] since 1993 with the county which helps
[01:43:26] us administer uh storm water programs
[01:43:30] that are uh requirements by the federal
[01:43:32] government um some of the activities
[01:43:34] that are taken with this money are storm
[01:43:36] drain cleaning uh catch Basin cleaning
[01:43:39] and street sweeping uh this provides a
[01:43:41] funding mechanism of approximately $150
[01:43:44] to $160,000 annually uh again it is
[01:43:47] completely voluntary the contract that
[01:43:49] is on the agenda is an initial term of 5
[01:43:52] years with two 2-year extensions for a
[01:43:55] total of nine years this is consistent
[01:43:57] with past terms uh with the county they
[01:44:00] do all the administration they collect
[01:44:02] all the funds through the property tax
[01:44:04] roles and they they distribute to the uh
[01:44:06] member agencies so with that staff would
[01:44:08] recommend approval of said contract and
[01:44:10] are happy to answer any questions that
[01:44:12] you might have right thank you are there
[01:44:15] any public comments there are no speaker
[01:44:17] card submitted is there anyone in the
[01:44:18] audience who would like to speak on this
[01:44:20] item no
[01:44:22] speakers seeing none I'll ask for
[01:44:25] Council
[01:44:28] comments all right there are none I'll
[01:44:31] entertain a motion for item 11 on the
[01:44:33] action
[01:44:38] calendar I'll make the motion that the
[01:44:41] city council approve the administrative
[01:44:43] Services agreement for CSA 152 npdes
[01:44:48] program at the County of Riverside I'll
[01:44:50] second a motion and second kindly
[01:44:56] vote motion carries 5
[01:44:59] z uh that concludes uh our action
[01:45:02] calendar and the items on the
[01:45:04] agenda um we do not have a closed
[01:45:08] session
[01:45:09] today um this evening we have uh uh
[01:45:14] what's called the uh ramy's Awards um
[01:45:19] which is put on by the chamber honoring
[01:45:23] all of the local
[01:45:25] businesses uh it's a wonderful event so
[01:45:28] we're looking forward to participating
[01:45:31] in that this evening and if there are no
[01:45:34] other issues at the moment I will
[01:45:37] conclude this meeting now