[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
[4. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION]
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>>> THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION FOR T LISTED THEREIN.
I APOLOGIZE MY CAMERA IS NOT WORKING SO YOU WON'T SEE MY VIDEO FOR THE EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT THERE PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT PHYSICALLY ON THE THIS YEAR.
CYNTHIA HERNANDEZ FOR CITY CLERK AND BALVIN THE CITY TREASURER.
THE REASON THAT PEOPLE DID NOT SEE THE NA BALLOT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOBODY WAS AGAINST THEM.
WELL, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SET EVERYBODY'S MIND AT EASE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THESE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THAT THEY -- JUST BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T WRI BALLOT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
HERNANDEZ, CITY CLERK IS HERE, AS IS BALVINA.
[5.a. Resolution No. 10185, certifying the General Municipal Election held November 3, 2020 (Sabdi Sanchez, City Clerk Administrator) Recommendation: Approve]
I WILL TURN THIS OVER FOR SABDI FOR THE OA OFFICE.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE CITY OF INDIO CALLED A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3.
FOR THE FILLING OF TWO COUNCIL SEATS DIST DISTRICT 5.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THE CANVASS OF THE BALLOT FROM THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS THAT SHOWS COUNCILMEMBER MILLER IS COUNCILM DISTRICT 1.
AND COULD BE RAMOS AMITH IS THE COUNCILMEM DISTRICT 5.
10185 TONIGHT, IT WILL FORMALIZE THOSE ACTIONS AND ALLOW THE CITY CLERK TO ADMINISTRATOR THE OATH OF OFFICE AND PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I'LL SECOND.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: MAYOR BY FERMON AND COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ IS SECOND.
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER LUPE RAMOS AMITH? CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF, PLEASE?
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM WAYMOND FERMON?
NOW WE MOVE ON TO NUMBER 6, THE OATH OF OFF ELECTED OFFICIALS.
[6.a. Cynthia Hernandez, City Clerk]
>> CLERK: OKAY, IF WE CAN HAVE MS. HERNAN PODIUM OR THE FRONT.
SHE WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH FOR THE CITY TREASURER.
AND ALSO -- >> ROXANNE: CLARIFICATION THE CITY CLERK ALREADY RECEIVED THE OATH OF OFFICE SO THE NEWLY-ELECTED CITY CLERK SHE WILL PRO WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR
[6.b. Balvina Ramirez, City Treasurer]
THE CITY TREASURER.WE'LL BE DOING ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME?
>> MAYOR HOLMES: INDIVIDUALLY.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: WHO IS FIRST? BALVINA.
I KNOW YOU NOT HERE PHYSICALLY BUT WOULD Y MIND RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND SO WE CAN SEE YOU? WE'LL START WITH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND AFTER ME.
>> I BALVINA RAMIREZ -- >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND THAT BEAR TRUE FAITH IN ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF CITY TREASURER FOR THE CITY OF INDIO TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
[REPEATING] >> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] CAN I SAY JU FEW WORDS?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR ELAINE HOLMES, THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR RESIDENTS FOR THE TRUST IN ME AS THE CITY TREASURER FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE MY CITY.
[6.c. Glenn Miller, Councilmember, District 1]
DO IT FROM THERE OR COME DOWN.>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I'LL COME DOWN TO YOU.
>> CLERK: YOU CAN SAY I AND STATE YOUR NAME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I GLENN MILLER SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE CITY OF INDIO, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, THE RESIDENTS FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.
IT'S BEEN A TRYING YEAR BUT I'M LOOKING FO ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
WE COULD HAVEN'T DONE IT BETTER WITH A GRE AND A GREAT SET OF RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH IN ME.
[6.d. Guadalupe Ramos Amith, Councilmember, District 5]
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.>> JUST GOING TO HEAR HER, NOT SEE HER?
>> MAYOR HOLMES: ARE YOU ABLE TO GO ON CAMERA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE ME ON CAMERA.
>> OKAY, WE START WITH I AND STATE YOUR COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: I, LUPE RAMOS AMITH DO SO ESSENTIALLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGI CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE CITY
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OF INDIO TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: THANK YOU, CYNTHIA.
>> WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU HERE WHEN CHANCE.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: IF YOU CAN HEAR M JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE THIS FINAL TERM.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OVER MY FOUR YEARS COME TO FRUITION IN THE CITY AND A LOT OF GROWTH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING EVERYTHING COMMUNITY ASKED OF ME 16 YEARS AGO TO FRUITION IN MY FINAL TERM.
THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HAVING CONFIDENCE IN ME TO SERVE ONE LAST TERM.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO DITTO WHAT LUPE SAID BUT IT MIGHT BE CHEATING BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
A THOUGH WE WEREN'T ON THE BALL -- ALTHOUGH WE WEREN'T ON THE BALLOT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THE VOTERS FO THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 7, PRESENTATION TO MIDGE RODIER FOR 14 YEARS OF SERVICE ON
[7.a. Recognition of Margaret Rodier for 14 years of service in the Community Services Commission (Mayor Holmes)]
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.SOME OF YOU ARE ASKING I HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR TEN YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN FOR 14.
SHE HAS BEEN DOING A TERRIFIC JOB.
WHEN I CAME ON BOARD, I REAPPOINTED HER TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION BECAUSE SHE OUTSTANDING IN HER CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
SHE HAS BEEN AROUND THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
SHE HAS PUT HER HEART AND SOUL IN TO EVER MAKES IT WORK.
DUE TO THE PERSONAL REASONS SHE IS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE.
WHAT THIS SAYS IS THANK YOU FOR 14-PLUS YEA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF INDIO.
WE WILL MISS YOU BUT WE KNOW YOU WILL STILL BE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 8, REPORT ON THE CITY COUNC EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS,
[8. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REPORT ON MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(d)]
COMMISSIONS AND MEETINGS.LET'S START WITH LUPE RAMOS AMITH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I JUST, THE ONLY MEETING I HAD THIS PAST TWO WEEKS IS THE FAIR ADVISORY BOARD.
AND I'M GOING TO BE UPDATING CITY MANAG SIGNIFICANT UPDATES IN THAT RESPECT.
AND HE WILL SHARE THOSE UPDATES WITH THE C A LATER TIME.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANTED TO SHARE FIRST AN UPDATE THAT I GOT FROM OUR COUNTY.
SO THE POSITIVITY RATES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE PAST MONTH TO 18%.
THE GOOD THING IS OUR TEST RATE HAS ALSO DOUBLED IN THE LAST MONTH SO MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING PROTECT EACH OTHER.
OUR COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST DEATH RATE FROM TO DECEMBER 10, WITH 42 COVID DEATHS.
BEDS ARE AT 100% AND HOSPITALS ARE NOW IMPLEMENTING THEIR SURGE PLANS.
REQUESTS FROM HOSPITALS STILL COMING IN TO THE COUNTY.
AND THEY ARE LUCKILY STILL ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE P.P.E.
NEEDS AND THEY ARE MAINTAINING THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN.
THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF THE PFIZER VACCINE WILL BE HERE ON DECEMBER 18.
IT WILL ALL THE GO TO OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
AND THE SECOND ALLOCATION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE HERE DECEMBER 21.
IT WILL BE GOING TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
I HAD CVAG MEETING THIS MORNING.
THE COACHELLA VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP.
ONE THING THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS THE MILLION GIVEAWAY WHERE THEY OBTAINED OVER $1 MILLION OF P.P.E.
FOR CITIES AND BUSINESSES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
THEY ALLOCATED 12,000 FACE SHIELDS FO WORKERS.
THEY HAVE THE SMALL BUSINESS COMEBACK WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.
THEY HAVE ALSO STILL BEEN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
THEY ALSO RECENTLY APPLIED WITH THE C.O.D.
FOR A $1.25 MILLION STUDY THE STATE OF BANDWIDTH AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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HERE IN THE VALLEY.ANOTHER MEETING I HAD WITH COUNCILMEMBER GLENN MILLER WAS THE JPA TRANSFER STATION AUTHORITY.
OUR CURRENT WASTE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THE COUNTY WILL BE ENDING IN 2021.
WE STILL HAVE OUR LEASE AT OUR TRANSFER ST FIVE MORE YEARS.
WE CONTACTED THE COUNTY BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO EXTEND OUR AGREEMENT ON THE SAME TERMS SO WE HAVE OPTED TO DO A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMEN BIRTECH.
WE USED TO SEND 130,000 TONS A YEAR TO THE SALTEN SEA AND ANYTHING OVER THAT WOULD GO TO THE COUNTY FACILITIES.
NOW WE'LL SEND ALL OF OUR WASTE TO THE SAL LOCATION.
WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE TRANSFER STATION AFTER THE LEASE IS UP IN 2026 OR MOVING OUR OPERATION TO A NEW SITE SO WE ARE WEIG OUT OUR OPTIONS THERE.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE NUMBERS CLARIFY.
THE NUMBERS REALLY FOR OVERALL COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE.
NOT SPECIFIC TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY, CORRECT?
SO, IF I MAY ADD TO THAT IN THAT WE ALL NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL AND MASK UP.
THE HOSPITALS HERE AREN'T QUITE AT 100%.
BUT THEY WILL BE IN A BLINK OF AN EYE IF WE DON'T PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT AND REALLY BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
IT IS JUST, JUST TAKEN THE COUNTY BY STORM HERE.
IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE FOR THE LOSS OF LIFE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
AS MR. ORTIZ SAID, WE WERE PART OF THE WAS J.P.A.
AND IT WAS, GOOD WORK THAT I WAS WAS MY FIRST MEETING.
WE WERE ABLE TO REDO THE AGREEMENT SO THAT BOTH OF THE AGREEMENTS WITH BIRTECH AND THE WAY TRANSFER STATION WENT TO 2026 AND RE-EVALUATE.
THE CITY OF INDIO IS 70% PRODUCER OF THAT BUT WE SPLIT THE REVENUE 50/50.
I THINK WHEN WE GET IN THE NEXT ONE WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT BASED ON VOLUME AND HOW MUCH GOES IN, AND HOW MUCH EACH CITY GETS.
THE CITY OF INDIO BEING 100,000 PEOPLE AND BEING 43,000.
YOU KNOW, WE PRODUCE SO MUCH MORE WASTE BUT WE SPLIT THE MONEY HALF AND HALF.
IT SHOULD GO BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE THAT GOES.
I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE FAIR.
SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IN 2026 WHEN WE GO TO LOOK AT THE WAY WE DO.
I WANT TO THANK MR. ORTIZ AND THE REST O INCLUDING YOURSELF, MAYOR, FOR SETTING THIS UP.
IT GIVES US TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO TRANSFER STATION AND WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING.
MR. ORTIZ WILL PROBABLY GET MORE IN THE DETAIL LATER ON.
BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A BIG INVESTMENT UNLESS WE EXPAND THE ONE WE HAVE.
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME REAL THOUGHTS G THIS.
ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE EASTERN VALLEY THA WITH THE POWER FOR THE AREA.
THEY ARE REDOING THE BUDGET NOW.
THEY ARE STILL LOOKING AT WHAT THEY ARE G FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DELINQUENT.
THEY ARE PAYING OFF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING I.A.D.
THEY HAVE A PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T PAY THEIR BILLS INCLUDING THE PROGRAMS THEY WANT YOU TO GET INTO.
IF YOU ARE DELINQUENT, CITY OF INDIO HAS DELINQUENCIES.
WE ARE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE BOARD.
WE DON'T THINK THAT IS APPROPRIATE.
BUT THEY WANT TO GET IN AGREEMENTS INDIVIDUALS SO THEY HAVE A PAYMENT PLAN TO GET BACK IN.
BUT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN THE RED BETWEEN $2,000 AND UP TO $9,000 IN BACK I.A.D.
THERE WILL HAVE BE NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSS ON HOW TO HELP THE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT'S ALL DONE AND FINISHED UP THAT THE ARE ABLE TO PAY THE BILLS DOWN AND AT THE SAME TIME ABLE TO PAY THE OTHER BILLS.
SO, A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WILL BE FORWARD WITH THAT.
THEY ARE SPENDING A LOT OF THE INVESTMENT THOUGH, UPGRADING THE LINES.
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I WAS REALLY SURPRISED CONSIDERING THE AGREEMENT ENDS IN 15 YEARS.THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER TO THERE, MR. MARTINEZ, TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WILL INVEST IN THE LINES ALONG 111 IN TO THE LA QUINTA.
ALSO ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR TO RANCH MIRAGE AREA, HOW THEY ARE UPDATING THAT CAPACITY.
I WILL GIVE YOU UPDATES ON THAT MEETING.
THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER QUICK THINGS.
IROK, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW OF IT.
IT'S THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR THE RI COUNTY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT GO THROUGH A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM.
OVER 500 PEOPLE HAVE GRADUATED FROM IT.
IT HAS TAKEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE SYSTEM WHO HAD DRUG PROBLEMS. IROK.
THROUGH THE COURT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
IT'S ALL THE COUNTY COURTS AND THE SYSTEMS THERE.
AND ANOTHER SIX GRADUATES GRADUATED.
RAN OUT OF THE INDIO CITY AREA FOR THE COUNTY.
I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM.
THERE ARE SO MANY OWE PROGRAMS OUT THERE USUALLY CONDEMN PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE PROBLEMS ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
THEY HAVE TAKEN 500 PEOPLE AND TURNED THE AROUND.
WE NEED TO TAKE OUR HATS OFF FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, THE COURTS, THE D.A.
AND EVERYONE CONTINUE TO HELP THE PEOPLE.
THIS IS A SMALL PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE DON'T HEAR ABOUT.
JUDGE BEN GIMINI HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF IT FOR THE COURTS.
FOUR OF THEM WERE INDIO RESIDENTS.
LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COURT PROGRAM FOR TWO YEARS FOR THE DRUG REHABILITATION, GET THE JOB, GET EVERYTHING DONE.
THEN THE RECORDS ARE ESSPONGED AND THEY G IN THE SYSTEM.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH AND NEW YEAR.
AS EVERYBODY SAID, THE NUMBERS ARE RISING.
THE CITY OF INDIO HAS HAD QUITE A FEW DEAT WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY ADJOURN THE MEETING THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR IN THE HONOR OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES UNFORTUNATELY TO COVID-19.
MR. DOUG YORK, WHO WAS A STALWART OF THE CITY OF INDIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER.
HIS WIFE LINDA RUNS THE BIRD SANCTUARY OVER THERE.
HE WAS THE VALLEY SANITATION BOARD MEMBER AND HE PASSED ON RECENTLY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN ALL THE PEOPLE THEIR LIVES HERE.
NOT JUST THROUGH INDIO BUT THROUGH THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND ACROSS OUR NATION WITH DOUG YORK.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: THERE WE GO.
I WILL SHARE ONE BOARD THAT I HAD.
THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS I WOULD LIKE SHARE.
WE RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE RAIL CORRIDOR SERVICE.
I JOKE SOMETIMES WITH MR. TIMOTHY WASSIL WITH THE CITY ABOUT HOW SOMETIMES THE PROJECTS HAVE SUCH A LONG INCUBATION PERIOD.
TALKS FOR THE PROJECT STARTED WAY BACK IN 1991.
WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE FIRS THE PROJECT.
WITH THIS CORRIDOR SERVICES, THIS WOULD BE A DIRECT TRAIN OR SHOULD I SAY AMTRAK FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY GOING TH BERNADINO COUNTY AND EMPIRE TO GET TO THE VALLEY.
SO THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FIRST TIER.
BY THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE SHOULD BE GETTING THAT WILL OUTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF THE STATION.
ALSO CONCEPTUAL OPERATION PLAN.
BUT NOW WE ARE STARTING TO REALLY SEE IT HOPEFULLY COME TO FRUITION IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
SO THAT IS ONE BOARD THAT I ATTENDED.
I ALSO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THE COMMENTS ON THE NUMBERS.
BECAUSE -- AND I HAVE TO THANK THE CITY A MS. DIAZ FOR PROVIDING US WITH SOME RESOURCES THE COUNTY AND THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
THE REASON I SAY THAT, IN THE CITY OF IND 6,029 CORN FIRMED CASES OF COVID-19.
BUT WITHIN THAT, WE HAVE 103 DEATHS.
AND THOSE DEATHS, 103 DEATHS, THOSE ARE PEOPLE.
THAT IS SAD BUT IT'S ALSO A BURDEN ON FAMILIES TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE SERVICES.
AND SO LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, MS. ROXANN PROVIDED US WITH COUNTY ASSISTANCE THAT THE IS PROVIDING.
I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATIO FOLKS IF THEY NEED IT.
ALSO, I ATTENDED, WE DID A FOOD FOR FINE FOOD BANK.
THE FOLKS OVER THERE DOING A GREAT JOB.
OUR POLICE CHIEF, MIKE WASHBURN AND SOME O STAFF FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ALSO SOME OF THE STAFF FROM THE CITY.
SO, WE PACKED 800 BAGS OF FOOD TO GO OUT COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WAS A GOOD VOLUNTEER EVENT THAT WE ATTENDED THIS PAST WEEK.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK A LOT OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING WORK IN THE
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COMMUNITIES WITH THE FOOD DRIVES AND THE TOY DRIVES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THIS TIME.
ESPECIALLY DURING COVID AND THE PANDEMIC.
IT'S HARD FOR FOLKS TO REALLY SPEND THEIR PRESENTS AND GIFTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
I WANT TO THANK SPECIFICALLY ALYSSA TORRES AND LUPES NIETO FOR DOING THIS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY REACHED OUT TO ME FOR ASSISTANCE AND I WANT TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY FOR STEPPING UP FRONT.
AND HELPING OUR COMMUNITY WITH SOME OF THE TOY DRIVES.
I ALSO WANT TO ADD JUST TO SEND THIS TO CO LUPE RAMOS IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO THE FESTIVAL AND AS FAR AS SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AS COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE REACHING OUT TO ME ABOUT FESTIVAL.
FOLKS ARE WAITING TO GET UPDATE ON THAT BE IS A STORIED TRADITION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THAT IN THE FUTURE.
I'D LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE OUT THERE.
WE ATTENDED THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY F CITY OF INDIO.
I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIES GOING OUT AND TA PICTURES BY THE TREE.
PLEASE GO OUT AND TAKE PICTURES AND PLEASE THEM.
THAT IS A WAY FOR US TO CONNECT WITH THE C BECAUSE WE MISS EVERYONE WHO USUALLY COMES OUT FOR THE CEREMONY.
SO, THAT WILL COMPLETE MY REPORT, MADAM MAYOR.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
YES, THE TREE LIGHTING WAS A LOT OF FUN.
FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS IT'S BEEN MUSIC AND SO THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BUT WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE AND REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
ALL OF MY COMMITTEES WERE DARK.
SOMETHING MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART IS THE SENIOR CENTER.
OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY IS OFTEN A COMMUNITY T LEFT OUT, THAT IS ISOLATED.
THROUGH OUR SENIOR CENTER AND THE MEALS PROGRAM, WE HAVE REALLY IDENTIFIED THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AT RISK OR ARE REALLY ISOLATED AND NEED SOME SOCIAL INTERACTION.
TO THAT END, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE 500 CARE PACKAGES, BLANKETS, GLOVES, HATS, SOCKS.
AN ADDITIONAL THING THERE WERE FOOD ITEMS AND MANY OTHER THINGS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF US BEING ABLE TO STAY IN OUR SENIORS ALBEIT THROUGH AT IT WINDSHIELD, MANY OF OUR STAFF WHO JUST AWESOME JOB REACHED OUT TO AND GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE SENIORS.
I KNOW THEY WERE VERY DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR RECEIVING SOME OF THESE THINGS.
MANY OF WHOM MIGHT NOT HAVE THESE GIFTS OR BE ABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON A NEW BLANKET BECAUSE OF THEIR CERTAIN CHALLENG HAVE IN LIFE.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF INDIO FO SUPPORT OF THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
ANYTIME WE CAN HELP THE SENIORS, I'M THERE.
TO FOLLOW ALONG, SADLY WE HAVE HAD TWO DE ADDITION TO THE COVID.
DOUG YORK WAS A PILLAR OF THIS COMMUNITY.
HE WAS SO INVOLVED AND SO ENGAGED.
HE HAS BEEN SICK FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
BUT YOU WOULD FIND THIS PERSON ON A BOARD.
ON A BOARD FOR MUSEUM OR VALLEY SANITARY, BOARD FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HE RAN, HE WORKED FOR AND THEN OWNED MERE SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION.
AND PART OF THAT WAS TO TRAVEL AND TO TEA THE METHODS HAVING TO DO WITH PRODUCTION SPECIFIC TO THE FARMING INDUSTRY.
YOU KNOW, THERE USED TO BE A FUNCTION HE CHAMBER, USED TO BE WESTERN NIGHT.
HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT INTELLIGENCE, WARMTH, WIT AND HE MENTORED A LOT OF US.
THERE IS A PARK HERE DOUG YORK PARK THAT WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.
RIGHT HERE JUST OUTSIDE OF IPAC.
THE COMMUNITY WILL MISS YOU, DOUG YORK.
HE WAS LEGAL -- SORRY, LEGISLATIVE ANALYST FOR FIRST I.I.D.
BUT HE AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER WAS ALWAYS CHAMBER BOARD.
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESS.
WHEN HE RETIRED FROM THE GAS COMPANY, HE THEN WORKED FULL-TIME DOING LEGISLATIVE ITEMS TRYING TO KEEP SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE LOOP.
MAKING SURE THEY HAD ALL THE TOOLS THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
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AGAIN, MANY YEARS THIS MAN SPENT HELPING OU COMMUNITY IN MANY, MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.IT'S A SAD AND UNFORTUNATE YEAR TO HAVE TO ALL OF THIS.
SO, THAT ENDS MY COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS LET'S MOVE >> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: MADAM MAYOR?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING? IT'S TOTALLY LIKE ME ALWAYS TO FORGET SOMETHING.
I WANT TO SEND PRAYERS AND SPEEDY RECOVERY TO ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: WE HAD A STRUCTURE FIRE HERE IN THE CITY.
AND ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS WAS INJURED.
I WANT TO SEND SPEEDY RECOVERY TO HIM.
THANK OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR WHAT THEY DO.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION.
AM I COMING ACROSS? WE HAVE TWO FAIRLY LENGTHY PRESENTATI SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE GENTLEMAN
WHO IS IN THE -- >> IT SAYS YOU CAN START THE VIDEO BECAUSE THE HOST STOPPED IT.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY HELLO TO HIM.
WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN, ALEX CHAVEZ, WHO IS IN THE ZOOM AUDIENCE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
WE ARE NOT SET UP TO DO RUNNING TRANSLATION THROUGHOUT THE MEETING.
BUT HE IS IN THE ZOOM AUDIENCE.
SO WHEN WE GET TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION, HE IS AVAILABLE TO TRANSLATE FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE TOLD US THEY WILL BE CALLING WHO ARE SPANISH-SPEAKING.
SO FOR MR. CHAVEZ'S SAKE, I WANT HIM TO KNO ACKNOWLEDGE HE IS THERE AND WE THANK HIM FOR BEING TONIGHT.
WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT IN THE AGENDA, HIS MICROPHONE WILL BE OPENED UP AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAVEZ.
AND SECONDLY, BEFORE I PASS THIS OFF FOR TH PRESENTATIONS.
I, TOO, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE TH HAS BEEN CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING YEARS THAT WE'LL EVER GO ON A GOVERNMENTAL BASIS.
AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TIME OF JOY.
AND THIS YEAR WE ARE HAVING TO WORK HARDER TO CREATE OUR OWN JOY.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE JOY IN MY LIFE LARGELY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE PEOPLE I GET TO WORK WITH.
THE CITY COUNCIL, THE STAFF, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
FOR ME THAT IS MY JOY TO GET TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.
WITH THAT COMMENT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE KEVIN SNYDER TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST
[9.a. Presentation for Draft Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Plan (Kevin H. Snyder, Director of Community Development)]
PRESENTATION REFERRED TO AS THE T.C.C.THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
MADAM MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, KEVIN SNYDER.
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENT DRAFT TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES PLAN OR THE T.C.C.
PLAN, WHICH I'LL SAY TO MAKE IT SIMPLER GOING FORWARD.
BUT, BEFORE WE GO IN TO A PRESENTATION LARGELY DONE BY THE PROJECT CONSULTANT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I WANT TO FIRST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MY DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR W HIS TEAM.
THEY HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE PROBABLY TASK OF HANDLING THE GRANT MANAGEMENT AND BILLING PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
WE GET THE FUN PART IF YOU WILL OF DOING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE DEVELOPING THE PLAN.
SPEAKING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU TO TIM AND HIS TEAM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK GUSTAVO GOMEZ, ASSISTANT PLANNER.
GUSTAVO HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN HELPING TO PUT THIS PLAN TOGETHER.
HE HAS BEEN CREATIVE IN HIS THOUGHTS.
HE IS THE PRIMARY PICTURE-TAKER IN THE DRA PLAN THAT YOU WERE PROVIDED THIS EVENING.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN A KEY EDITOR IN THE DRAFT THIS POINT.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO GUSTAVO.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HIM.
PLAN PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS A RESULT OF A STATE GRANT.
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$200,000 STATE GRANT.WE WERE FORTUNATE, THE CITY WAS FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THE GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL.
THIS IS UNDER THE STATE'S CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM.
AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION IN SOME KEY PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DOWNTOWN.
AND THE JEWEL COMMUNITY, THE JEWEL COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IS THE AREA NORTH OF AVENUE 45 THAT IS EAST OF JACKSON STREET.
GENERALLY BOUNDED BY THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL ON THE NORTH END.
WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE LAST SPRING TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THE THOUGHTS AND THE IDEAS, A PRIORITIES AROUND DEVELOPING A PLAN THAT WILL HELP THE FUTURE TO GO OUT AND HOPEFULLY SEEK FUNDING FROM EITHER REGIONAL OR THE STATE ENTITIES TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT WHAT THE COMMUNITY SEES AS VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT IN THESE AREAS.
SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR TO TRY TO DO ENGAGEMENT THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF THE PLAN.
THE PANDEMIC WAS NEW AND CHALLENGING BUT I'M THANKFUL WE HAD A GREAT TEAM AT THE CITY AND THE CONSULTANT TEAM THAT ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE.
THE CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT WE WERE AB WITH IS A FIRM CALLED DUDEK.
DUDEK DEVELOPED THE FIRST T.C.C.
PLAN FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
THAT WAS FOR PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF IN UNINCORPORATED RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR TO WORK WITH THEM AS THEY HELP DEVELOP THE PLAN.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER THE PRESENTATION TO ROSE NEWBERRY AND OSHA WITH DUDEK.
HOPEFULLY THEY ARE ON THE SCREEN.
I WILL ASK THEM TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN AND HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO PRESENT THIS EXCITING PLAN TO YOU ALL.
SO WE ARE GOING TO RUN THROUGH A BRIEF PRESENTATION.
WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
WHAT WAS THAT? HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME OKAY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DUDEK'S PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN GROUP.
AND WITH ME TODAY PRESENTING ON THE TRANSF CLIMATE COMMUNITIES PLAN IS ROSE NEWBERRY.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT KEVIN SNYD GUSTAVO GOMEZWERE TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH IN THIS PROCESS AND INSTRUMENTAL IN PREPARATION OF THE PLAN.
ALONG WITH MANY, MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUN AND AGENCY PARTNERS WHICH WE'LL GET IN TO LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
>> I NEED THE HOST TO STOP SCREEN SHARING THE PLAN.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO, LIKE I MENTIONED, ROSE NEWBERRY AND I WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY.
THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATIO COVERING.
I'M GOING TO GET IN TO A LITTLE BIT OF THE PURPOSE, WHICH KEVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE GREAT CONTENT AS WELL.
I'LL GET A LITTLE MORE IN TO THAT AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ROSE TO GET IN TO MORE DETAILS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
SO AS KEVIN MENTIONED, THE T.C.C.
PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM OF CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL.
OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION.
SO, WE DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PROVIDE A SHOUT OUT TO THE STATE PARTNERS FOR REALLY MAKING THIS PLANNING EFFORT POSSIBLE.
SO WHAT IS THE TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM? AS KEVIN MENTIONED, IT'S A STATE GRANT PROG FUNDS PROJECTS AND PLANS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA THAT EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTR WOULD REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND REALLY MAKE HEALTHIER, BETTER PLACES I COMMUNITIES.
SO IT ONLY FUNDS COMMUNITIES THAT ARE C DISADVANTAGED.
WHICH MEANS THAT THE COMMUNITIES THAT FACE AIR OR THE WATER POLLUTION BURDEN.
FOR EXAMPLE, LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OR INDUSTRIAL USES.
AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVE SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES.
SO THE PLAN DOES HAVE A DEFINED FOCUS AREA.
ALSO AS KEVIN MENTIONED EARLIER AND ROSE W INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT
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LATER.WE HAVE AN ACTUAL MAP TO SHOW YOU OF THE AREA.
THE STATE GRANT PROGRAM IS REALLY INTENDED TO HELP COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE THE MOST THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLLUTION.
AND HELP FACILITATE BRINGING GRANT FUNDING IN TO THOSE COMMUNITIES TO MAKE THEM HEALTHIER.
REALLY HELP THE CITY IMPLEMENT EXISTING PLANS? WELL, I MEAN THE PROGRAM IS REALLY INTENDED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED PLANS.
FOR EXAMPLE, TO HELP ACHIEVE GRANT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT YOUR SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL MASTER PLAN.
SO THROUGHOUT THIS PLANNING PROCESS, WE HAVE REALLY FOCUSED ON AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM SURE THAT THE PLAN FOCUSES ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS AND WANTS.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS PLAN IS A ROADMAP TO LAUNCH GRANT APPLICATIONS.
BY IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS.
WHICH REALLY ARE AIMED AT SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, THE HEALTH, WORKFORCE AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS.
THAT ULTIMATELY REALLY ALIGN WITH YOUR CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
SO THE NEXT STEPS OF IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, REVISITING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UPON REVISION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
AS WELL AS MONITORING FUNDING OPPORTUNIT THEY ARE RELEASED FROM THE FEDERAL OR THE GOVERNMENT.
AGAIN, USING THIS PLAN AS A ROADMAP OR SUCCESSFULLY OBTAIN FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE PROJECTS.
IT'S REALLY INTENDED TO BE A LIVING PLAN.
THAT IS KIND OF REASSESSED AND UTILIZED ON AN ONGOING REGULAR BASIS.
WITH THAT, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AN IT OVER TO ROSE TO GET IN TO MORE ABOUT THE PLAN.
SO TONIGHT WE ARE REALLY GOING TO FOCUS ON THE PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS AND THE FINDINGS BUT I WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CHAPTERS.
AND MAYBE ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS OF THE PRESENTATION.
SO THE FIRST THING WE TALK ABOUT IN THE PLA PLANNING CONTEXT AND THEMES.
THE PLAN IS ORGANIZED AROUND FOUR TEAMS THAT ARE ALL GRANT PROGRAMS WITHIN T.C.C.
SO WE LOOK AT HOUSING, TRANSPORTA GREENING, AND COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE THREE CENSUS TRACKS THAT ARE DISADVANTAGED AND WE REALLY DRILLED IN TO WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE.
IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH PARKS? WHAT IS THE PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT? IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONTEXT BEN YOU RE WHEN YOU READ IT.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE WRITING A GRANT APPLICATION IT SETS UP THE PLAN AND THE FUTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
I'LL TALK ABOUT PUBLIC OUTREACH IN THE OTHE SLIDES.
THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE BILINGUAL OUTREACH EF FOR THE AREA.
THE NEXT THING WE DID IS PLANNER VIEW.
IT WAS ONE TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING P UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SMALL TWEAKS THAT MADE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY MORE GRANT COMPETITIVE.
SOMETIMES YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET THE HOU MONEY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN POLICIES IN PLACE.
IT'S EASIER TO HIT DIFFERENT METRICS FOR TRANSPORTATION IF YOUR STREET SCRAPE IS A CERTAIN WAY.
WE REVIEWED THOSE FOR POLICIES.
THE INTENT WASN'T TO SAY REVISE ALL YOUR P T.C.C.
BUT UNDERSTAND HOW REGULATIONS IN THE FOC AREA CAN AFFECT THE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
THE SECOND PART OF THAT WAS UNDERSTANDING WHAT PLANS WERE IMPLEMENTING.
SO SHE CALLED TRULY IMPORTANT PLAN, SAFE TO SCHOOL PLAN AND THE STREETS PLAN ADOPTED YEAR TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN HELP GET MONEY FOR THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH, HAVE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ADAPTED AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.
THE NEXT CHAPTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS A CHAPTER ABOUT BEING COMPETITIVE.
SO WE ASSESSED ALL OF THE PROJECTS ON THREE MAJOR METRICS.
COST, BASIC REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETITIVENESS.
EVERY PROGRAM HAS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION.
WE TRY TO RANK THEM TO SCORE THE PROJECTS TO SHOW WHICH ONES ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO GET FUNDING BASED ON THE CRITERIA.
THEN THE LAST CHAPTER HAS AN IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECTS FOR THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED AND THAT INCLUDES WHERE THEY COULD GO, HOW IT SHOULD BE DESIGNED AND HOW WE THINK THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO GET FUND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE IF IT WITH WAS A PROJECT THAT THE CITY WANTED TO PURSUE.
EXCEPT FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AND STREETS, WHICH ALREADY HAVE ADOPTED PLANS THESE ARE VERY DRAFT IDEAS.
IF THE CITY WAS GOING TO PURSUE, THEY WOULD DRILL DOWN AT A DESIGN LEVEL.
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AND A LOT OF OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ONLY APPL THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.WHAT A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IS, IS COM IN THAT THERE IS A VERY EXTENSIVE MATH EQUATION.
BUT MOST AFFECTED BY THE POLLUTION, LEAST ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT IMPACT.
THEN WE DID LOOK AT THE FOUR THEMES.
BECAUSE EACH OF THE THEMES HAS AN ASSOCIATED GRANT THAT THE CITY COULD GO AFTER FUNDING FOR.
SO THAT IS HOW WE ORGANIZED OUR PLAN.
HERE IS THE AREA WE ARE LOOKING AT.
THESE ARE THREE DIFFERENT CENSUS TRACKS.
I THINK IT'S TWO AND A PARTIAL.
THESE ARE IN THE TOP 5% OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THERE IS TWO KIND OF CUTOFF TOP 75 AND THE TOP 5%.
SO THESE ARE THE MOST COMPETITIVE, MOST ELIGIBLE FOR THE T.C.C.
PUBLIC OUTREACH IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT IN PLANNING.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOUR GRANT APPLICATIONS YOU NEED TO KNOW SOMEHOW YOU TALK TO THE PUBLIC, WHAT THEY -- TO SHOW HOW YOU TALK TO THE PUBLIC, WHAT THEY SAID AND HOW THEY ARE BACKING IT.
WE DID A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH.
WE WERE FORTUNATE IN TIMING BECAUSE WE KNEW COVID WAS HAPPENING THE ENTIRE TIME.
WE KICKED OFF IN MARCH SO WE WENT TO VIRTUAL IMMEDIATELY WHICH SERVED US VERY WELL.
YOU CAN SEE THE MOBILE VIEW ON MY CELL PH SIDE.
THIS WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH PROVIDED UPDATES TO THE PLAN AND WHERE YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THE PLAN, REGISTER THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
A LIVING PLACE THAT HOUSED ALL THE INFORMATION.
WE HOSTED THREE VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
THESE WERE BILINGUAL MEETINGS.
SO WE HAVE ANOTHER PLANNER ON STAFF WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PLAN BUT SHE IS A NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER.
SO WE OFFERED EVERY MEETING IN BOTH LANGUAGES.
WE GOT MORE PARTICIPATION ON THE ENGLISH SIDE BUT PEOPLE ATTENDED IN BOTH LANGUAGES.
WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
WE INVITED PEOPLE TO THE MEETINGS IN VARIOUS WAYS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE COULDN'T GO OUT AND THEM.
SO WE DID DIRECT MAILERS FOR THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS.
WE KNEW WHERE THE FOCUS AREA WAS SO WE COUL POSTCARDS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO EVERY RESIDENT.
THEY WERE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THE SOCIAL POSTINGS.
WE DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON COMMUNICATION AND ONCE WE STARTED TO HIT THE SOCIAL MEDIA WE GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION.
WE DID A VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY.
TO CLICK ON THE PICTURES WHAT THEY LIKE AND WHAT THEY WANT THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK LIKE AVAILABLE LANGUAGES ON THE WEBSITE.
WE DID STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS WE'LL TALK ABOUT.
WE DID THREE VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
SIX IN TOTAL BECAUSE OF THE TWO LANGUAGES, AND IN SPANISH.
WHEN WE HOST THEM ON ZOOM AND PEOPLE COUL WITH THEM VIA ZOOM, BUT THE REAL SUCCESS PUSHING THEM TO THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD OVER 600 VIEWS ON MEETINGS THREE.
THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY WERE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP O ANYTHING OUT.
WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK THAT WAY.
WE DID POST THEM ON THE WEBSITE ON YOUTUBE.
BUT THEY ALSO LOADED ON FACEBOOK AND PEOPLE VIEW ON THE COMMENT AFTER THE FACT.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
PEOPLE COULD COMMUNICATE IN THE ZOOM CHAT, ON FACEBOOK.
THE BUCK SHOT APPROACH WORKED WELL.
WE DID A VIRTUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY.
WE BROKE DOWN THE THEMES AND WE PUT PICTURES OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY COULD POSSIBLY LOOK LIKE AND ASKED PEOPLE WHAT THEY LIKE.
WE COPIED THIS IN THE PUBLIC MEETING AS A WAY TO GENERATE QUICK AND THE USEFUL FEEDBACK ABOUT REALLY WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTAN TO THE COMMUNITY? SO WE UNDERSTAND THE CITY CAN'T DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE.
STAKEHOLDER, A BIG KICKOFF IN MARCH WITH EVERYONE.
WE MET ONE ON ONE WITH ALL THE AGENCIES AND MANY, MANY CITY OFFICIALS THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES.
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CURRENT GRANT APPLICATION LANDSCAPE LOOKED LIKE.
WERE THEY GOING AFTER THE GRANTS? WHERE THEY SEE PROBLEMS THERE? GENERAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THE THREATS FOR THE CITY AND THE REGION.
THE FOCUS AREA TO REALLY DRILL DOWN ON THINKING ABOUT THE CITY BUT ALSO REGIONAL AGENCIES THAT WOULD USE THE PLAN TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS.
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AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING CUSTOMIZED RECOMMENDATIONS.THESE ARE SOME SUMMARIZED RESULTS FROM ALL OF OUR OUTREACH.
THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD THE MOST ON EACH THEME.
WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT SAVING PUBLIC HOUSING.
WE WERE HOSTING THE MEETINGS IN THE SUMMER.
WHILE IT'S COOLED DOWN IN INDIO NOW, WE HE ABOUT NEEDING TREES AND LIGHTER PAVEMENTS.
ALSO, PLACES TO GATHER ONCE IT IS SAFE TO GATHER AGAIN.
THOSE ARE THE BIG THEMES WE HEARD.
SO WALK THROUGH THE PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS.
YOU WILL SEE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THE PLAN.
EACH OF THESE HAS EXTENSIVE, A COUPLE OF SHEETS ON MAPS WHERE THEY COULD GO AND RECOMMENDATIONS SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THIS, LET US KNOW.
ONE IS THE NEW HIGH QUALITY ATTAINABLE HOUSING.
PROGRAM RUNS THE HOUSING COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM.
SO THAT IS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
IT HAS TO BE APARTMENTS OR DENSITY OF 12 UNITS FOR THE ANCHOR.
THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS ARE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN T.C.C.
HAS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES.
WE KNOW THAT DENSER HOUSES REDUCES THE GREENHOUSE GASES.
THERE IS SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS BEING NEAR THE BUS STOPS.
SO WE LOOKED AT THAT AS ONE OPTION.
THE OTHER HOUSING RECOMMENDATION WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE CITY'S EXISTING CDBG MAINS AND WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM OFFERS TO HOMEOWNERS WEATHERIZATION.
ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TO COOL YOUR HOME IN THE SUMMER AND KEEP IT WARM I WINTER.
THERE ARE MANY NEW PROGRAMS AND WAYS TO EXP APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
ADDING PANELS ON SOMEONE'S HOME AND WE ARE EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM.
AND COMMUNITY, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE CENTERS.
THIS IS OUR MOST BROAD RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK THE ONE YOU WOULD SEE THE MOST CUSTOMIZATION IF IT WAS SOMETHING YOU DID CHOOSE TO PURSUE.
THINGS WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT WAS SAFE PLACES TO GATHER.
ALSO ACCESSING EMERGENCY MATERIALS DURING A HAZARD EVENT.
IT'S THE LONGEST HAZARD I HAVE LIVED THROUGH.
PLACE TO ACCESS FOOD AND SERVICES.
AND COMMUNITY GARDENS AND THE PARK SPACE.
BUT IN GENERAL PEOPLE REALLY WANTED A PLACE TO GO IN THE PROJECT AREA TO BE WITH THE NEIGHBORS, MAYBE HAVE INTERNET ACCESS.
THOSE SORTS OF ITEMS. FOR TRANSPORTATION, WE REALLY DEPENDED O EXISTING VERY RECENT, VERY GOOD PLANS THAT THE HAS.
FIRST, THE COMPLETE STREETS PLAN, MAKING STREETS FOR ALL MODE OF TRAVEL.
CARS, BICYCLES, PEDESTRIANS, GOLF CARTS IF YOU LIKE.
THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN WHICH HAD RECOMMENDATIONS.
MAKING SAFE ROUTES INCLUDES MAKING THEM EASIER TO WALK AND BIKE ON AND HAVE SHADE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO SCHOOL SITES.
THESE ARE BOTH ADOPTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR HAD VERY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.
WHERE TO IMPROVE, WHERE TO PUT CROSSWALKS.
WE THOUGHT THEY MISSED CLIMATE ADAPTATION FOR THE HOT MONTHS.
BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THE TWO PROJECTS.
THEN THEY ARE CITYWIDE BUT LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS THEY HAD SPECIFICALLY IN THE PROJECT AREA.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE VERY INTERESTED PROJECTS.
AND THEY ARE VERY, VERY FUNDABLE.
THEY ACTUALLY CAME OUT AS THE MOST COMPE PROJECTS.
PARTIALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE ADOPTED PLANS WITH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH.
WITH THE PLANS ARE DOING THEM IN PERSON.
SO THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY BACKING.
WE ONLY HEARD THE ECHO AGAIN AND AGAIN IN OUR EVENTS.
THEN THE LAST THREE ARE THE URBAN GREENING.
BRING NATURE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE FIRST SOUNDS WALKING AND IT'S NOT.
IT HAS TREES AND URBAN SPACE THAN OTHER PART OF THE CITY THAT MAKES IT 10-20 DEGREES HOTTER ON A HOT DAY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BOTH ADDING TREES TO T COMMUNITY.
AND DIFFERENT ROOFING MATERIALS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CITY.
ESPECIALLY IN THE JULY AND AUGUST MEETINGS.
LOOKING AT THE WAYS TO COOL DOWN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
SPECIFICALLY NEW PARKS AND UNDER-PARKS COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A MAP IN THE PLAN OF VACANT AREAS THAT OUTSIDE OF WALKING DISTANCE TO AN
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EXISTING PARK.COVID ALSO MADE US REALIZE HAVING PLACES OUTDOORS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE SANITY AND OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR HEALTH.
THE LAST ONE WAS COMMUNITY GARDENS.
PEOPLE REALLY ALSO WANTED SUPERMARKETS WHICH ISN'T QUITE FIT IN T.C.C.
BUT WE DID HEAR THAT WE NEED TO BUY FOOD.
COMMUNITY GARDENS CAME UP AS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BUT ALSO AS A WAY TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT NATURE AND ABOUT GARDENS AND BE T FOOD COMES FROM.
AND THE FARMING HISTORY OF THE VALLEY.
AND ESPECIALLY PARTNERING WITH PARKS, THE SITES, LOCAL PLACES OF WORSHIP TO INCREASE COMMUNITY GARDENS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT WAS ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIG IN TO, IN THE PLAN PROVIDED.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE.
ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? WELL, I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE TREES.
THIS WEATHER IS SHADE IS ALWAYS WELCOME.
I LIKED ALL THE HOUSING ELEMENTS THAT WERE IN HERE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING.
JUST A LOT OF, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF RESEARCH DONE.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND ENERGY.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM MY PAR CRIME ON COUNCIL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I DID WANT TO REVIEW A BIT ON TABLE 1-2 FOR THE HOUSING INDICATORS.
>> LET ME STOP SHARING MY SCREEN SO I CAN O FOLLOW ALONG WITH YOU.
DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION OR DID YOU TO EXPLAIN IT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: IF YOU WANT TO GO EXPLAIN IT.
I THINK THERE ARE CONCERNING NUMBERS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THAT CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR HOUSING NUMBERS THERE.
AND THE RAMP BURDENS WE ARE SEEING.
THESE HAVE THREE COMMUNITY INDICATORS IN IT.
IF A HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT IS CONSIDERED INHABITABLE IF IT DOESN'T HAVE EITHER, IF IT DOESN'T HAVE KITCHEN FACILITIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY FOR CONSUMING HEALTHY FOOD.
WE FOUND 2% OF THE HOMES IN THE JEWEL COMMUNITY, THIS IS ALL BY THE CENSUS TRACK, WERE CONSIDERED INHABITABLE.
BASIC PLUMBING IS THE OTHER ONE.
HOWEVER BUT IT MEANS WELL IN THE BOTTOM QUARTILE OF THE STATE.
COMPARED TO THE STATE IT'S A TROUBLING NUMBER.
SO, I THINK THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION IN THAT COMMUNITY.
MAKING SURE THE EXISTING HOUSING ARE KEEPING SAFE AND HEALTHY.
THE OTHER THINGS WE SAW WERE HOUSING COST TO HOMEOWNERS.
BOTH DOWNTOWN, 16% OF THE HOMEOWNERS ARE PAYING MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR RENT IN HOUSING COSTS.
WORSE THAN THE STATE AS A WHOLE.
AND THEN REALLY WHAT WE SAW WAS 44% OF THE THE JEWEL COMMUNITY ARE FACING HOUSING COST BURDEN.
WHICH IS IN THE BOTTOM QUARTILE OF THE STATE.
SO YOU ARE SEEING BOTH THE HOUSING INHABITABILITY AND THE RENTING AS THE BIGGEST THREATS TO PEOPLE BEING SAFE IN THEIR HOUSING I JEWEL COMMUNITY AND THE PROJECT AT LARGE.
THAT WAS THE COMMUNITY WE REALLY SAW THEM POP UP IN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: SO, AND THAT IS 44% OF THE RENTERS ARE SPENDING MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR INCOME, RIGHT, FOR HOUSING?
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I KNOW THE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSING INHABITABILITY EXTEND THE HOME PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER YOU MENTIONED THAT THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM RIGHT NOW IS -- DO THEY HAVE A WAIT LIST GOING AT THE MOMENT?
WE PROBABLY WILL IN JANUARY, WHEN WE BR C.A.R.E.S.
ACT OPTIONS AGAIN, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS HIGHLY IN DEMAND.
SO, IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO HOW WE GET MORE FUNDING.
AND, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR MY ANSWER, BUT THAT IS PART OF WHY WE ARE DOING THE WHOLE T.C.C.
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND LOOK F FUNDING.
WE THINK THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR SOME OF THAT.
SO, I SEE THAT AS THE RECOMMENDATION TO TRY TO REMEDIATE SOME OF THAT, THAT IS GOING ON IN THE JEWEL COMMUNITY.
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EXTENSION OF THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.FOR ALL OF THESE RENTERS THAT ARE LOOKIN SOMETHING MORE AFFORDABLE, HOW FAR DOES THAT RECOMMENDATION GO AS FAR AS USING CITY FUNDS OR USING THE CITY LAND TO BE ABLE TO BUILD SOME OF T AFFORDABLE UNITS?
>> DO YOU WANT TO PLUG THE CITY'S FUTURE WITH US ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT RIGHT NOW? I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING TO DO.
>> SO, YOU KNOW, KEVIN AND I AND OUR TEAM A GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE FOR THE CITY.
SO, AS WE MENTIONED, THIS PLAN IS REALLY ROADMAP AND PROVIDING THE TOOLS.
THROUGH THAT HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.
AND SOME REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOUR CITY AND K ABLE TO GET REALLY GREAT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT AS WELL THAT GO THE TYPICAL HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE PROJECT.
IT'S VERY EXCITING SO THERE WILL BE OPPORTU REALLY EXPLORE SOME OF THE HOUSING ISSUES THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
>> I WILL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT FOR OUR TEAM AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: THANK YOU.
NOT TO SIZE UP THE QUESTION BUT I THINK THA THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DIG ON THE H ISSUES AND MORE OPTIONS BEYOND THE T.C.C.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING THERE FOR THE H.S.C.
BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO DRILL DOWN TO THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEN I KNOW THIS YEAR WE GOT THROWN OFF A LITTLE BIT WITH THE COVID STUFF GOING ON.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS, THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS?
>> SO IT WAS BETWEEN -- YEAH, I BELIEVE AL STATS ARE IN THE PLAN FOR THE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE ZOOM.
WHICH WAS IN THE -- ROUGHLY THE TEENS FOR EVERY MEETING.
BUT THE FACEBOOK, PEOPLE REALLY VISITING O IT WAS OVER 600.
BROOKE CAN LOOK -- I'LL VOLUNTEER BROOKE FOR THIS, FOR HOW LONG THE VIEWS WERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A LOT OF PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO STICK AROUND WITH US FOR AN HOUR.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO LIVE STREAM, USE THE FAC LIVE OPTION.
WHICH WAS GREAT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE KIND OF GET A LITTLE BIT, THEY ARE NOT AS COMFORTABLE WITH ZOOM.
SO IT ALLOWED THEM TO GET ON A PROGRAM.
A LOT OF FOLKS USE FACEBOOK ON A DAILY BASIS COULD MAKE COMMENTS AND LIKE OTHER PEOPLE'S COMMENTS AND IT PROVIDED MORE ACTION.
AND PUBLIC EXCITEMENT ON THE PLAN WHICH WAS GREAT.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? OR COMMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: IF I COULD REAL QUICK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: ON THE PROGRAM ITSELF, GOING OUT TO LOOK FOR GRANT FUNDING I TAKE WHOLE OR IS THIS THE BASIS TO COME UP WITH OTHER REGIONAL APPROACHES TO OUR HOUSING ELEMENTS AND ALSO OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS? WHAT IS THE MAIN NEXUS?
PLAN IS A STAGE-SETTER IF YOU WILL.
IT IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
IT ALLOWS FOR THE COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY FUTURE PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF EITHER UTILIZATION OF FUNDS AND/OR TO DIRECT STAFF TO PURSUE OUTSIDE FUNDING WHETHER AT THE STATE, REGIONAL OR THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO IT'S A REALLY A PRIORITY SETTING PLAN IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT IN THAT REGARD.
IT PROVIDES I THINK CLEAR DIRECTION AS TO WHAT THE MEMBERS OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND THE CITY ARE HOPING AND SEEKING TO HAVE LEVE INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE HAPPEN THERE.
SO IF A FUTURE COUNCIL YOURSELF OR THE FUT COUNCIL DIRECTS TO PURSUE FUNDING.
FOR EXAMPLE OUR FRIENDS IN COACHELLA GOT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR URBAN GREENING AND PUTTING SHADE TREES IN THE COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THAT.
IT WAS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY IDENTIFIED THROUGH THEIR T.C.C.
SO WE COULD CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE PURSUE A SIMILAR FUNDING AVENUE.
>> MARK: IF I COULD ADD TO THAT.
NOT ONLY DID THEY GET A GRANT TO DO PLANTIN TREES BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD A PRETTY MUCH SHOVEL-READY PLAN READY, I USED THE WORD TWICE, THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST PLANT TREES.
THEY HAD A WHOLE FULL PROGRAM THEY WERE A GET FUNDING FOR.
WE ALSO HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM THE INSTITUTE GOVERNMENT THAT IS VERY INTERESTED IN INDIO.
AND HAS OFFERED US SUPPORT AS FROM THEIR END TO HELP US LOOK FOR THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT IS THE GROUP THAT BEACON AWARD THAT HAS BEEN REAL HIGH ON INDIO.
THIS IS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP AND WE WER TO GET THIS FUNDING AND WE HAVE HAD A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH THE DUDEK TEAM.
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>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: THANK YOU.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN TAKE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE AREAS AROUND US HAVE GO GRANTS THAN WE HAVE.
WE CAN'T EVEN GET THE $6 MILLION THE STATE FOR HOUSING FOR OUR OWN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
SO WE'LL BRANCH OUT FROM HERE AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT THAT GOES INTO THIS THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE DUDEK NEXT.
WILL IT BE A CRUTCH, PART OF THIS TO GO OUT AND LOOK FOR GRANTS OR IS THIS TAKING THIS INFORMATION? HOUSING AND THE AMOUNTS OF THE AREAS WE N AND, YOU KNOW, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE STUFF ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE NEED HOUSING AND DIFFERENT VARIETIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WHERE DOES THAT GO? WHERE DOES THE NEXUS COME IN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO? I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE OF US THAT WOULDN MORE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR AT LEAST RATE HOUSING TO BE DROPPED DOWN WHERE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO BE ABLE TO SPEND LESS THEIR PAYCHECKS.
SO I MEAN, I THINK WE ARE ALL FOR THAT.
IT'S TRYING TO BRING THEM IN THE CITY AND ENTICE THEM TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT AT THE SAME TIME.
OR GET THE HOUSING COALITION TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU THINK OF THE MACRO/MICRO LEVEL.
LOOKING CITYWIDE TO COME ONE HOW TO PLAN FO UNITS WE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WE ARE TO PLAN FOR.
WE HAVE DRILLED DOWN TO THE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY THAT QUALIFIED UNDER THE T.C.C.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO MORE IN DEPTH AT THE MICRO LEVEL.
THE DIFFERENCE IS HAVING THE T.C.C.
PLAN GIVES US ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE GRANT FUNDING REQUESTS BECAUSE THE PLAN WHICH IS A VALUE-AD FOR THE STATE.
WE HAVE THAT AND MANY COMMUNITIES DON'T.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO PURSUE THOSE GRANT FUND OPPORTUNITIES.
THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS GOING TO BE THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY'S OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A REALLY ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT HO IN OUR CITY.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WHERE THE AVAILABLE SITES ARE FOR HOUSING.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER THE CURREN AND GENERAL FUND POLICIES HELP US OR HURT US.
WE WILL BE A COMPANION TO THIS, THE FIRST P HOUSING ELEMENT DONE.
WE ALSO AS PART OF THAT GRANT HAVE AN OPP GET IN DEPTH ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN HOUSING.
THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN DEP CONVERSATION TO HELP INCENTIVIZE THROUGH THE POLICIES OR OTHER ACTIONS REGIONAL AND CITY FINANCING APPROACHES TO MAKE THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TRULY HAPPEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO GET THAT.
LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'S GREAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY SEEMS TO BE ON THE SHORT END OF THE STICK ON THE GRANTS.
I CONTINUE TO SEE THE AREAS LIKE COACHELLA WHO HAS A LOT OF NEED ALSO BUT HAS 100,000 RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF A OF NEED, TOO.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE OF THIS.
BECAUSE WE DO REALLY NEED TO GET SOME HELP FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE THIS COME TRUE.
THERE IS NO WAY THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO AND GO FORWARD WITH IT.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROPERTY OR OTHER STUFF.
BUT THEN THAT JUST KICKS IN PREVAILING WAGE AND OTHER STUFF AND IT MAKES IT WE NEED GRANTS FROM THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TO FRUITION.
I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK WHAT WE ARE ALL LINEAR AND ONE THING HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE ANOTHER.
COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: GREAT GROUP.
THEIR STAFF CONTACTED US AGAIN THE LAST WE OKAY, WE ARE READY TO START WORKING ON SOME PROJECTS THAT THEY ARE INTEREST AND THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN.
AND THERE IS NO REASON IN THE WORLD WE CA WORKING ON THESE THINGS ALL AT ONE TIME.
BUT THERE IS CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT STEPS TO GET THERE.
AND GETTING AHOLD OF THE CAP-AND-TRADE TYPE MONEY IS SO COMPETITIVE THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE RIGHT STEPS YOU NEVER HA CHANCE TO GET IT.
I QUOTED A NUMBER THAT CAME UP IN A S.C.A.G.
CONFERENCE LAST TYPICAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT REQUIRES SUBSIDIARIES OF $200,000 PER UNIT.
THAT MEANS THE CITY OF INDIO IS PROBABLY CAPABILITY OF FUNDING THREE UNITS.
I MEAN, IT'S A DAUNTING KIND OF ALLOCATION THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
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SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY GET IN THERE AND PUSH AND FIGHT FOR THOSE DOLLARS.WHEN I'M NOT A CITY MANAGER ANYMORE, APPOINT ME TO SOME VOLUNTARY THING WHERE I CAN BE OBNOXIOUS AND AGGRESSIVE AND MAKE SURE THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE IT IS OUR TIME.
THIS IS HELPING PUT US IN THAT POSITION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: THANK YOU.
WE'LL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER.
I WANTED TO PUT ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZ TOGETHER.
I GOT ALL THE INFORMATION BUT MAKE SURE AND VERY MUCH A NEED.
MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON? ANY COMMENTS?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: YEAH.
I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, TOO, WE HAVE TO BE READY WHEN THE GRANTS COME ALONG.
AND THIS REPORT IS VERY MUCH REFLECT THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, SO, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
AS WE MOVE ALONG, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY A FIRST STEP IN TH DIRECTION TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE NECESSITIES IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES.
I THINK FOCUSING ON THESE COMMUNITIE DIFFERENT GRANTS AND THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE HOUSING COMMUNITIES CHANGE OVER TIME THE LAST FEW YEARS.
SOME OF OUR STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY CENTERS, THE POSSIBILITY OF INDIO SPORTS PARK IN THE AREA.
AND GARDENING AND FARMERS MARKETS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS.
I MEAN LOOK AT OUR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY I INDIO.
WE DON'T HAVE A FARMERS MARKET.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION TO HAVE A FARMERS MARKET.
I HAVE SEEN THE REPORT OF A CITY PLANNING 200 TREES.
I KNOW SOMETIMES AS THE CITY OF INDIO WE DO EVENTS WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND WE PLANT TREES AND FLOWERS.
THEN I START TO THINK WELL, WHAT ABOUT WATE CONSERVATION? I KNOW I.W.A.
DOES GREAT PROGRAMS AND GREAT OUTREACH WHERE WE GIVING OUT DIFFERENT SPRINKLERS AND SHOWER HEADS.
I THINK THIS IS ALL GOING TO WORK TOGETHER.
BUT LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THIS IS A STEP IN DIRECTION.
WE NEED TO BE READY WHEN THE GRANTS COME ALONG.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: GOOD SUPPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER AMITH, MY THOUGHTS?
I'M NOT IN A PLACE I CAN MAKE COMMENTS.
IT ALLOWS US TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THI FORWARD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR NOT JUST THE PRESENT FOR THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT YOU HAVE PUT IN.
GUSTAVO, STAFF, WHAT A TREMENDOUS EFFORT THIS HAS BEEN.
I LOOK FORWARD ON CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS.
>> KEVIN: MAYOR, TWO QUICK POINTS.
ONE I WANT TO UNDERSCORE WHAT THE CITY M SAID.
IT'S HAPPENING LITERALLY IN SWIRLS.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING ON AROUND US.
THE HOUSING PRODUCTION WE ARE SEEING IN THE COMMUNITY WILL HELP WITH THE FUTURE NUMBERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, EXPLORING PROJECTS LIKE THE CITY MANAGER SAID IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FOCUS ON DISTINCT AREA OF OUR CITY.
AND MY FINAL POINT IS WE ARE NOT DONE COMING BACK TO YOU BECAUSE THIS WAS THE PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENT.
WE WILL COMING BACK TO YOU AT THE JANUAR COUNCILMEMBER, ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING THE PLAN.
ADOPTION OF THE PLAN WILL COMPLETE THE GRANT.
IT WILL ALSO SET US UP TO LET THE WORLD AROUND US KNOW WHEN WE GO OUT AND PURSUE THAT FUNDING THAT IT HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL I TERMS OF BEING A VIABLE AND AN IMPORTANT PLAN TO CITY.
WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU IN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH.
[9.b. Public Safety Campus Update (Scott Trujillo, Deputy City Manager)]
NEXT ITEM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THIS, PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS UPDATE.SCOTT TRUJILLO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE BACK AND PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS THAT CONSISTS OF A STATION, NEW DISPATCH CENTER AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES BUILDING.
SO THREE BRAND NEW BUILDINGS IF YOU WILL.
AS YOU WILL SEE THIS COVER SLIDE HERE IS A RENDERING OF UPCOMING
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ATTRACTIONS, OF WHAT IS COME.LET ME HELP ORIENT YOU IF YOU WILL AS TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
THE WHITE BLANKED OUT FACILITIES, THAT IS THE EXISTING POLICE STATION AND EXISTING FIRE STATION.
SO THE THREE BRAND NEW BUILDINGS IS WHAT IS DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.
ON THE LEFT, OF COURSE, YOU WILL SEE THE NE STATION.
THE BUILDING RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE IS DISPATCH CENTER.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS THE PUB SERVICES BUILDING.
A BEAUTIFUL RENDERING HERE AND IT GIVES Y IDEA AS TO WHAT IS COMING.
IF YOU RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE WERE IN CONCEPTUAL PHASE.
WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE COMPLETED THE GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS.
THERE WERE TWO STUDIES THAT REMAINED.
THE NOISE AND CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDY.
TODAY THE CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDY HAS COME IN SO THE ONLY ONE OUTSTANDING THE NOISE.
THAT WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK SO THAT IS NEAR COMPLETION.
WHICH WILL THEN PUT US IN WHAT I CALL THE C PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD COMING IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO NEXT IN TERMS TO THE PROCESS IS IN JANUARY, JANUARY 13, IS TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND DO W CALL A PROJECT CONSULTATION.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY GIVING THEM A PREVIEW OF THE PROJECT.
AND THEN FOLLOWED SUBSEQUENT MONTHS DO DESIGN REVIEW WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROBABLY IN FEBRUARY AND/OR MARCH.
WE COMPLETED THE ON-SITE UTILITY INFRASTRUC COORDINATION TO ALLOW US TO CREATE MASTER UTILITY SITE PLAN.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE COMPLETE AND SUBMITT THE CITY ENTITLE PROCESS.
THAT INCLUDES THE LANDSCAPE AND OTHER PLANS COMPLETE.
SO THAT LEADS US TO NUMBER SIX, THE COST ESTIMATING.
AT LEAST AT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN LEVEL, I'M ARE ALL SEATED AT THE MOMENT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROJECT OF OVER $50 MILLION AT THIS POINT.
IF YOU RECALL, AT THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATI WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT $40 MILLION.
WE DIAL THINGS IN, THE COSTS HAVE GONE UP.
IF I MAY FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE AND SO FORTH GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW.
I THROW OUT THINGS; SUCH AS, THE PREDESIGN, WHERE WE WERE LAST TIME.
WE ARE DONE WITH SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
IF I COULD OVERSIMPLIFY AND SAY THERE ARE FOUR PARTS.
THE PREDESIGN, THEN MOVE TO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
THAT IS 3D RENDERING AND THE FLOOR PLANS, ET CETERA.
AFTER THAT IS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
WHERE THE ELEVATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND REVISE AND INCORPORATE DETAIL FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THE FOURTH IS THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT.
WE ARE NEARING THAT POINT IN TIME.
TO ORIENT US AGAIN AND MORE FOR THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS THE EXISTING SITE PLAN.
THE VACANT LAND TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT ON T SIDE IS THE THREE BUILDING LOCATIONS WILL GO.
ALSO WHAT I WANT TO MENTION HERE ON THE BRISTOL STREET, WE DID HEAR THE COUNCIL.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DESERT SAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONG WITH THE TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.
WE WILL RESTRIPE BRISTOL TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRISTOL, ON THE SCHOOL SIDE AS WE LOOK TO TRAFFIC.
SO, THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN MITIGATED IF YOU WILL.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS BRING UP MATT AC HOLT ARK TUCKTURE TO HAVE HIM DISCUSS SITE PLANS AND SHOW YOU BEAUTIFU RENDERINGS.
HE GETS TO DO THE FUN PART, SHOW YOU BEAUTI BUILDINGS.
AFTER THAT, I WILL COME BACK TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULE AND THE BUDGET.
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I'LL FLOW THROUGH MORE MACRO LEVEL BUILDINGS AND FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY.SOME OF THE IMAGES ARE SMALL FOR THE POTENT SHOWN.
THE FIRST SLIDE HERE, WE HAVE STUDIED OUT A PHASE ONE AND A PHASE TWO AT THE OUTSET OF THE PROJECT.
PHASE I DOES INCORPORATE THE THREE BUILDINGS ON THE LOWER RIGHT.
IN RED THERE IS THE FIRE STATION.
DISPATCH IS THERE IN YELLOW IN THE MIDDLE.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES BUILDING UP THERE ON THE NORTH IN KIND OF THE LIGHTER BLUE.
AND THE LIGHT RED ON THE LEFT SIDE IS TH BUILDINGS THAT WILL REMAIN IN PHASE I.
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE GRAY, WE ARE LOOKING LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK ON THE SITE.
TO GET ENOUGH ADEQUATE PARKING, ESPECIALLY A P.D.
FUNCTION OF PATROL VEHICLES AND THEIR OWN PERSONAL VEHICLES.
I DOES DRIVE THE NEED FOR A LOT OF PARKING DRIVE THE NEED FOR A LOT OF PARKING.
WE ARE EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR DURING THIS PHASE OR PART OF THE PROJECT PLANNING FOR THE CANOPIES.
SO THAT WAY SOME OF THE OFFICERS NOW ALREAD ISSUES WITH THE HEAT AND THE EQUIPMENT IN THE EITHER BURNING UP OR ACTUALLY BURNING THEM.
SO THERE IS SOME MITIGATION THERE.
AS WE GO IN TO PHASE II, THIS IS LOOKING AT WHICH WE STUDIED HERE AND NOT FOR THE BUDGET AND THE CURRENT INTENT OF THE PROJECT, BUT MORE SO THE LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR SITE.
AS WE LOOK TO CONSTRUCT NOW LIMITING HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE TO SPEND ON THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT IS TORE UP LATER FOR OTHER PHASE.
WE HAVE STUDIED OUT HOW TO MINIMIZE THAT AND GET IT INCORPORATED TO THE CITY'S ENTITLEMENT APPROVAL AND THE CEQA DOCUMENTS.
SO WHENEVER THE FUTURE POLICE DEPARTMENT FORTH IN THE FUTURE ALL THE MAJOR HURDLE ARE COMPLETED AT THAT POINT.
THAT IS WHERE THE PROCESS IS PLANNING TO HOLD KNOWING THAT IS FURTHER OUT IN THE PROCESS.
WE'LL PICK THAT BACK UP AT SUCH TIME.
HERE IS THE MASTER UTILITY SITE PLAN THAT MENTIONED.
WE DO HAVE THE COORDINATED AND VETTED WITH THE UTILITY PROVIDERS.
THE MAIN PREMISE TO THIS IS THERE IS A DRIVEBY WE ARE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE AS THE ALL THE MAJOR UTILITIES ON TO THE SITE.
THAT WAY IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES OR MAINTEN EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
IT ALSO HELPS WITH THE COSTS IN THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING MULTIPLE CONNECTION POINTS OFF-SITE OR ON TO THE PUBLIC STREETS.
IF WE DO IT ONCE AND BRING IT ON SITE WE CAN BRANCH OFF AND LIMIT FEES IN THAT REGARD.
THE FIRST BUILDING WE LOOK AT WILL START FROM THE SITE PLAN, THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND WE'LL WORK OUR WAY NORTH FOR THE VISUAL ORIENTATION.
THIS HERE IS CONCEPTUAL RENDERING FOR THE FIRE STATION, AS IF YOU ARE STANDING ON DR. CARREON AND BRISTOL AT THE CORNER LOOKING BACK.
THE SITE HERE, LARGELY IT'S ORIENTED WITH THE BUILDING AS PUSHED TO THE PUBLIC STREET POSSIBLE.
PROVIDING QUICK ACCESS TO EXIT THE BUILDI OUT TO DR. CARREON AS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND RESPOND.
THE BACK OF THE SITE THERE IS A HATCH PATTERN.
WE CALL THAT THE GRINDER AND IT GIVES THE AREA FOR THE LARGE VEHICLES AND ANY LAY DOWN HOSE ROLL OUT AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THEY NEED.
THERE IS COVERED PARKING IN THE BACK WITH THE LIGHT RED CANOPIES THERE.
KIND OF OVER THE PARKING STALLS.
THAT IS BEHIND A SECURED PERIMETER WALL.
THEN THE PUBLIC PARKING THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
A FEW SPACES MORE THAN WHAT THERE IS CURRENTLY.
BUT TO PROVIDE THAT ACCESS FOR PUBLIC OBVIOUSLY TO THE BUILDING.
THEN ON THE UPPER LEFT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR A PAD AND A LOCATION FOR THE FUTURE FIRE TRAINING FACILITY OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
RIGHT NOW THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS CURRENT PHASE FROM THE BUDGET OR CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT.
OTHER THAN JUST THE PLANNING FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD COME FORTH LATER.
IN THE PLAN ITSELF, REALLY THE THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE FIRE STATION IS THE APPARATUS BAY AND THE WORKSHOP ASSOCIATED THERE.
THAT IS THE THICK RED BOX THAT IS NOT LOADING UP QUITE YET.
IN THE LEFT SIDE, THAT IS THE LEFT APPARATUS BAY.
ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, ALL OF THOSE LITTLE AREAS IS MORE OF THE "B" OCCUPANCY, THE BUSINESS OFFICE AREA, THE CHIEF OFFICE, SO FORTH.
THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS IN THAT SENSE.
IN THE UPPER KIND OF THE MIDDLE PORTION, T RIGHT, THAT IS THE LIVING QUARTERS.
DORM ROOMS, LIVING DAY ROOM AND KITCHEN.
THIS IS THE CENTER OF THE SITE.
THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE STAFF ENTRY AREA.
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YOU WILL SEE A COMMON THEME IN THE BUILDINGS AS TRYING TO BE CONTEMPORARY.A LITTLE MORE MODERN TO MATCH SOME OF TH FACILITIES HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
HEALTHCARE THAT WAS JUST BUILT NEXT DOOR.
WE DID WANT TO TRY TO UPDATE THAT VIEW OF THE CITY'S BUILDINGS IN THIS NEW ENDEAVOR.
HERE, THIS IS THE MOST PUBLIC AND SECURE BUILDING.
SOMEWHAT INFERRED FROM THE NAME ITSELF.
BUT THIS IS THE HEARTBEAT TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.
INFRASTRUCTURE WISE, EVERYTHING WILL REALL EN ROUTE TO THIS BUILDING.
BOTH FOR SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS ON THE CAMPUS IS SECURITY WALL AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE LOWER RIGHT A LITTLE BIT THERE THE VEHICULAR GATES TO SECURE THE AREA.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC FACING PORTION OF THIS BUILDING SO TO SPEAK.
IT WILL BE ONLY THROUGH THE SECURED ESCORT THAT PEOPLE COULD ACCESS.
IN BETWEEN THIS AND THE P.S.S.
BUILDING, THIS IS TOUGH TO SEE HERE BUT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE DISPATCHERS' WORK, THE HIGH INTENSITY, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE B SEPARATION BETWEEN BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE A COVERED PATIO.
WE ALSO IN THE LANDSCAPING PLAN DRESS OUT THAT AREA.
TO PROVIDE A QUICK, CALMING ACCESS TO EXIT WHEN NEEDED.
YOU WILL SEE THAT TIE-IN HERE ON THE FLOOR PLAN.
THE LARGE YELLOW ON THE RIGHT IS THE DISPAT ITSELF.
CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THAT NORTHERN LITTLE ESCAPE IN THE COVERED PATIO.
ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL OF THE PLAN, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE I.T.
OBVIOUSLY THIS BUILDING WITH THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, THERE IS LARGER NEED FOR I.T.
ROOMS AND SERVER ROOMS. IN THE LOWER LEFT.
SO THE TEAM HERE HAS DECIDED TO BRING A REAL PRESENCE TO I.T.
BUT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE KIND OF AL INCOMING AND OUTGOING NEEDS ON THE CAMPUS.
THEN FROM THERE, NORTH IS THE SUPPORT SP DISPATCH.
THIS BUILDING BEING THE SMALLEST OF THE THR TRIED TO ECONOMIZE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR EFFICIENCIES AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE NECESSARY HERE.
THE THIRD ONE HERE, I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THAT DOWN.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE SOMEWHAT PUBLIC SID PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES BUILDING ON THE RIGHT AWAY FROM US IS THE PUBLIC PARKING AND ENTRY AREA AND LOBBY HERE ON SOUTHSIDE OF THE FA SID IS THE OFFICES.
LOOKING HERE ON THE SOUTH, THAT WAS THAT W FAR SOUTH OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS A PARTIAL TWO-STORY FACILITY.
THAT IS THE REPRESENTATION OF THE DEEP PURPLE COLOR AT THE TOP.
THAT IS THE TWO-STORY PORTION.
WE HAVE DESIGNED THIS TO MAXIMIZE WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE IN THIS FACILITY.
GIVING AT IT PERMANENT HOME FOR P.D.
AND MOVING IT OUT OF THE ANTIQUATED AND OUTGROWN SPACES.
WE DESIGNED THE STRUCTURAL DECK TO HAVE A SINGLE STORY AT THAT LEVEL TO PROVIDE THE CLEARANCE FOR THAT AREA.
AND THEN BUILD ON TOP OF IT WITHOUT HAV COMPLEX STRUCTURE TO HAVE MULTIPLE LEVELS INDEXED THROUGHOUT.
THIS BUILDING WILL BE A COMBINATION OF THE FIRE AND P.D.
FIRE HAS A NEW FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IN BUILDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AS YOU WILL SEE IN A MOMENT.
THAT IS WHY IT WAS NOT INCORPORATED IN THE NEW FIRE STATION AND WE KNOW IT TODAY.
THEY ARE COMBINED IN ONE FIRE HOUSE AT THE MOMENT.
BEING THAT THE FIRE HAS MORE OF THE PUBLIC -- THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS MORE OF A PUBLIC NEED THAN THE FIRE STATION ITSELF.
WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE IT TO BUILDING AND ECONOMIZE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ACROSS THE CAMPUS INSTEAD OF BUILDING EACH -- I MARKED " TWICE.
INSTEAD OF HAVING ITS OWN MEETING ROOM AND LARGE SQUARE FOOTAGE SPACES.
THE PURPOSE HERE IS TO BRING BOTH DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO SHARE THE COMMON SPACES.
SO WE ONLY HAVE ONE SET OF THE TRAINING ROOMS THAT ARE LARGE SQUARE FOOTAGE ROOMS WITH A SHARED CONFERENCE ROOM.
THAT IS WHY YOU SEE A LARGER PUBLIC PARKING SPACE HERE AS WELL.
IN THE EVENT THAT WE CAN HOUSE THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS OUT OF THIS.
THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER FACILITY TO DO SO O TRAINING BETWEEN THE POLICE AND FIRE AGENCIES.
THIS WOULD BE A BUILDING TO REALLY HOUSE THAT.
THIS ONE MIGHT TAKE A MINUTE TO LOAD AS WELL.
BUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, ALL THE BLUE, THAT PROPERTY IN EVIDENCE.
WE HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE I.P.D.
TEAM, ACCOUNTED FOR EXISTING STORAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEGALITY
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AND THE DURATION WE NEED TO HOLD AND MAXIMIZED STORAGE YOU CAN SEE THERE.ALL THE LITTLE DASH LINES AND THE BOXES ARE THE HIGH DENSITY STORAGE TO WORK TO LIMIT HOW MUCH BUILDING WE NEED TO BUILD FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SPACE INSIDE.
THE KIND OF LIGHT TAN AND N THE UPPER RIGHT IS THE NEW FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
THAT IS ALSO BRINGING ABOUT A NEED TO SCAN AND CONVERT MOST OF THE FIRE'S DATA COLLECTION AND PLANS.
THAT THEY HOLD GREAT ARCHIVE FOR THE CITY.
THAT WILL BE SCANNED AS THIS WHOLE MOVE HAPPENS TO GET THAT DIGITAL AND HELP TO BRING IT FORWARD.
THE RED ROOMS IN THE MIDDLE ARE THE TWO TRAINING ROOMS. THEY ARE EACH 400 SQUARE FOOT APIECE TO SQUARE FOOT WITH OPERABLE WALL BETWEEN.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS SOME SHARED P.D.
DEPARTMENT OFFICE SPACE AND SO FORTH.
THE PARTIAL TWO-STORY PLAN IS DEDICATED AT THE MOMENT TO ONE P.D.
THIS IS A DEPARTMENT THAT COULD MOVE OVER P.D.
IF AND WHEN THAT IS BUILT IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE DID WANT TO SET THIS UP WITH THE POSSIBLE REUSE IN THE FUTURE THAT IT IS FLEXIBILITY.
NEED, FIRE NEED OR CITY NEED, THIS COULD WITHOUT CROSSING DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENT LINES FOR THE, JUST THE POTE THERE COULD BE A FUTURE NEED FOR THAT AS WELL.
AS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN, ALLUDED TO, SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR US THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE CITY ENTITLEMENT.
BUT WHAT WE DO THE HEAVY LIFTING ON IS WITH CONSULTANT TEAMS IN THAT PHASE.
SO WE NOW HAVE MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING SYSTEMS VETTED THROUGH FOR THE BUILDING.
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS IDENTIFIED HOW TO MAK MOST COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH THERE.
SO NEXT STEPS WILL BE COORDINATING THE REMAINING STEPS WITH THE CITY FOR THE ENTITLEMENT.
AS SCOTT MENTIONED GOING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HERE NEAR THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR.
THAT WILL CULMINATE FINAL APPROVAL WE NEED FOR THAT PROCESS AND MOVE US IN TO SKIPPING DOWN A LINE FOR A MOMENT IS THE ACTUAL START DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IN START OF FEN 2021.
THAT IS WHEN WE PUT DETAILS AND START TO IDENTIFY MORE THE FINITE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SYSTEMS AND SCOPES.
IN THERE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST THE CITY AND THE PROJECT BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
WE KNOW THAT THE CURRENT VALUATION IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN PROJECTED INITIALLY.
MOSTLY THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SITE.
AS WE GOT TO UNDERSTANDING MORE OF THE SIZ AMOUNT OF THE AREA THAT NEED TO BE IMPACTED, THAT IS WHAT DROVE UP A LOT OF VARIANCE FROM THE INITIAL TO NOW.
WE DO HAVE SOME AREAS THAT WE THINK WE C THOSE NUMBERS BETTER.
BUT IT TAKES ABOUT GETTING IN THE DESON PHASE.
IN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN THE BEST WE CAN DO SQUARE FOOT.
WE KNOW THE AMOUNT OF THE ASPHALT WE NEED AND DESIGN GRADING.
WE CAN START TO BREAK THE NUMBER DOWN AND FI THE VALUE REDUCTIONS FOR CITY AS WELL.
ARE THERE AREAS INSTEAD OF DEMOLISHING THE EXISTING PARKING OR THE SITE FEATURES, CAN WE THOSE? MAYBE WE DO A SLURRY SEAL IF WE CAN REPAIR THEM.
PHASE IS WHERE WE CAN LOOK TO THE MAXIMIZE SOME OF THE SAVINGS TO BRING THOSE FORWARD.
THAT IS THE CONTINUING REDUCTION BUDGET AS WELL.
THAT IS HIGH POINT OF EVERYONE'S MIND.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE CONSULTANT AND THE TEAM RETAINED TO DELIVER THE PROJECT.
SOMEWHERE THROUGHOUT HERE AND START CONSTRUCTION THERE WILL BE A SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
THAT WOULD BE HERE ASSISTING WITH THE CITY AS WELL ON THAT ENDEAVOR AS THAT APPROACHES.
MOVING ON TO THE MASTER SCHEDULE, SO THE PREDESIGN IS DONE.
ENTITLEMENT COMPLETED, WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO MONTHS.
BALANCE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH INCLUDE TH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION DOCS COMPLETION SEPTEMBER 2021.
THEN PLAN CHECK TO BE COMPLETED IN JUST OV YEAR.
BID AND AWARD OF THE PROJECT IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCTION, SPRING OF 2022.
NOW THERE ARE SOME, COULD BE SOME AREAS WE COULD EXPEDITE IF NEED BE.
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NOW HERE IS A BRIEF BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE AR LOOKING AT.DESIGN FEES, A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT $2 MILLION.
AS YOU RECALL WE DID HAVE VANDER CONSTRUCTI AS PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
WE DID AWAY WITH THAT CONTRACT SEVERAL MO TO REALIZE SOME REAL COST SAVINGS.
THAT NUMBER COULD PROBABLY BE MORE IN TUNE OF $500,000.
SO YOU SAVE $1.5 MILLION THERE.
THE CITY EXPENSES NOW THIS IS FULLY LOADED.
WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE CHARGE OURSELVES BUT I HAVE THAT IN THERE IN THE EVENT WE DO.
WHAT I HAVE ALSO DONE IS BROKE IT DOWN BY BUILDING.
SO THE SITE CONSTRUCTION GRADING $6.2 MILLION.
FIRE STATION ALONE IS $13.2 MILLION.
IF WE WENT FORWARD WITH THE DISPATCH CENTER THAT IS $9.6 MILLION.
BUILDING TO CONSTRUCT IS $17 MILLION.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT BREAKDOWN IN CASE WE DO A STAND-ALONE PROJECT.
AS MARK HAS ALWAYS SAID WE BUILD TO THE BUD OTHER WAY AROUND.
LASTLY BEFORE WE GET TO MORE DISCUSSIONS AS TO HOW WE ARE GOING TO FUND THIS AND SO FORTH.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE TWO CHIEFS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR COMMENTS.
IF I COULD START WITH CHIEF FISH.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: GREAT PRESENTATION, BY THE WAY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL.
BECAUSE I SAW THE NUMBERS, TOO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD VERY MUCH EDUCATE NOT ONLY YOURSELVES BUT YOU HAVE STORY BEFORE, BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC OUT THERE IS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS A NEED FOR A NEW FIRE STATION IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER FACILITIES.
FIRST OF ALL, THE CURRENT FIRE STATION THAT SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CITY, ALSO HOUSES THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL.
IT WAS CONSTRUCTED HALF OF IT FOR THE CITY LIBRARY.
THE OTHER HALF OF IT WAS FOR THE TWO-PERSON FIRE STATION ALONG WITH ALL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
CURRENTLY THE BUILDING HOUSES OVER 14 IND ON A DAILY BASIS.
9-10 OF THEM ARE THERE 24 HOURS A DAY.
JUST IN MY COURSE OF MY CAREER IN AND OUT CITY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS OUR STAFFING HAS FOUR TO NINE ON A DAILY BASIS RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES WITHIN THE CITY.
AND OUR STAFF OF THE FIRE MARSHAL IS CURRENTLY STAFFED AT FIVE.
THE FACILITY IS NOT SEISMICALLY SOUND.
IT'S NOT FEASIBLE FOR EXPANSION OR IMPROVEM THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH THE MONEY LONG-TERM.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK THERE SPEND EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE CITY CONTINUES TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP AN AN ANNUAL BASIS TO MAKE IT A LOSING PROPOSIT US.
THE NEW DESIGN AS IT SITS NOW IS DESIGNED W IDEA OF NOT JUST WHAT WE NEED NOW BUT WHERE CITY GOING TO BE IN 50 YEARS? IT'S A 50-YEAR BUILDING.
WE MAKE THE INVESTMENT NOW BUT IT IS DESI WILL WE BE IN THE CALL VOLUME, BUT SERVICE AND PROJECTING OUT WHAT THE CITY OF INDIO LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THE DEMANDS ON THE FIRE STATION WOULD BE AT THE FULL BUILDOUT.
SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, THOSE NEEDS ARE BUILT IN TO THE FACILITY AND IT DOESN'T COST -- THERE ISN'T AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INVES PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS YOU SAW IN THE PICT WAS THE LARGE GRINDER AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT IS THAT OUR PRIMARY TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY EXISTS AT BEN CLARK TRAINING IN RIVERSIDE AT THE FORMER AIR FORCE BASE.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SATELLITE TRAINING CENTER AT ROY WILSON TRAINING CENTER IN THOUSAND PALMS. FOR TO US DO COMPLEX MULTI-COMPANY TRAINING THE UNITS HAVE TO COORDINATE MOVEMENT OPERATIONALLY TO MAIN TIN COVERAGE ALLOW THE CREWS TO GO TO ROY WILSON.
THIS WILL INCORPORATE POTENTIAL FOR THE AD TRAINING TOWER THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
AS THEY STATED THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE PLANS AND IT'S NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED.
I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF OUR MULTIAGENCY INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS; SPECIFICALLY, THE TRUCK COMPANY AND THE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM YOU ARE PART OF THAT THERE WO OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTS TO FUND THAT IN THE FUTURE.
BECAUSE OF THE MULTIAGENCY NATURE.
SO I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIES TO WORK TOGETHER.
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BUT ALSO FOR THE CITIES TO REALIZE BENEFIT AT MINIMAL COST.SO WITH THOSE, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
I GREATLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR US TO GET THERE.
BUT IT'S CERTAINLY AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY THE CITY WILL NEED FOR THE FUTURE.
I ASK TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.
OR YOU CAN CALL ME BACK IF YOU HAVE SOME WASHBURN'S COMMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CHIEF? AT THIS POINT, JUST WAIT UNTIL IT'S OVER? OKAY.
OFF THE HOOK BUT ONLY FOR A MINUTE.
I'M MIKE WASHBURN, YOUR POLICE CHIEF.
MY COMMENTS, I'LL BE PRETTY BRIEF.
YOU HAVE BEEN IN OUR FACILITY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 44 PERSONNEL WORKING OU TEMPORARY STRUCTURES THAT ARE WAY PAST THEIR LIFETIME.
THE MOST PRESSING NEED FRANKLY IS THE DIS CENTER.
IF WE LOSE COMMUNICATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO BE HURT VERY BADLY.
IN THE EVENT OF A SEISMIC ACTIVITY, THAT TRAILER COULD FALL OFF OF ITS BLOCKS.
AND WE WOULD HAVE ALL KIND OF PROBLEMS. SO, FOR US, IT REALLY IS THAT STATE-OF-TH DISPATCH CENTER THAT IS THE PRIMARY NEED.
WE ARE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT RISK WHEN IT COMES TO O PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE ROOM.
IT IS KIND OF A DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE TEND TO DAMAGE PRO OCCASION.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THE FIREARMS FOR INSTANCE.
WE DID HAVE TO PAY A CLAIM BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO PROPERLY STORE THEM.
BUT AGAIN THE DISPATCH CENTER IS THE PRIMARY NEED.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO I.T.
THAT KIND OF WORK OUT OF A CLOSET.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A NICE PLACE TO DO THE WORK AND PLACE THEM IN THE I.T.
INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE ENTIRE COMPLEX, AS MATT SAID.
WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I WANT TO ECHO THE CHIEF'S COMMENTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SHORING UP OUR DISPATCH CENTER AND OUR EVIDENCE ROOMS. I HAVE TOURED THE DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS IS WELL-NEEDED TO MAXIMIZE THE SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF YOU THINK THAT THE BUILDING HAS BEEN A SINCE 1974 AND THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH WE HAVE HAD COMMUNITY IS SIGNIFICANT.
I MEAN, WE DEFINITELY NEED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES HERE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER MILLER, ORTIZ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I HAVE A COUPLE QUICK ONES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: SCOTT, SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A $58 MILLION.
YOU CAN SAVE A COUPLE DOLLARS HERE AND T WE WILL PROBABLY RUN IN TO THE ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME.
HOW MUCH M MORE YEARS DO WE HAVE AT MEASURE "X"?
>> SCOTT: I BELIEVE WE ARE FOUR YEARS IN TO IT AND IT WAS FOR 20.
AND THEN, SO THE RATIONALE AT THIS POINT IS TO PERHAPS GO BACK TO THE VOTERS, EXTEND MEASURE "X" IN 2022.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I'M NOT BIG ON TAXES.
BUT THIS ISN'T THE ONLY NEED WE NEED BUT T SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS.
IT'S OLD, ANTIQUATED AND IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNICATION CENTER AS ONE.
BUT ALSO WE HAVE A LOT MORE OFFICERS, A LOT MORE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE CONTINUING TO STAY THERE.
THEY LIVE IN THERE 72 HOURS AT A TIME.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY ARE LIVING IN LUXURY.
I MEAN IT'S SOMETHING WE DO BUT WE ALSO NE HALL.
WE HAVE BRIDGES WE ARE YOU CAN THING ABOUT.
OSCAR TALKING ABOUT HELPING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M NOT BIG ON TAXES BUT WE NEED TO GO BACK "X." IF WE TAKE THE $5 MILLION OUT OF THIS, SAY WE TAKE $4 MILLION OUT FOR 15 YEARS, $56 MILLION.
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IF YOU ADD OVERHEAD WE HAVE THE $1.8 MILLION.NOW WE ARE AT $6 MILLION IF YOU ADD IN THE IMPROVEMENTS WE GUARANTEED WE ARE AT $9-10 MILLION.
IT DOESN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
WE NEED A LIBRARY AND A MOBILE STATION FO MODULAR HOUSING IF WE HAVE GOING TO DO SOMETHING.
WE HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION CENTER.
AND OUR BRIDGES THAT ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP.
THE ONLY WAY WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT IS WITH MEASURE "X" AND BOND AGAINST IT FOR THE HUGE PROJECTS.
SO THAT WE CAN PAY IT OVER 30-YEAR PERIOD AND TAKE THE REST OF THE MONEY AND CATCH BACK UP ON ROADS AND STUFF WE LOST OUT BECAUSE COVID-19 AND AREAS WE HAVE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO DO.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS AND WE TALK ABOUT THAT MONEY, THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND WE WILL DO BUT WE HAVE TO PUT OTHER THINGS ON THE BACK BURNER.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COUNCI KNOW ABOUT.
BECAUSE IT WILL STOP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
IT WILL STOP A LOT OF THE THINGS WE HAVE.
THAT MEANS WE ARE PUTTING ALL OUR EGGS IN THIS BASKET.
I MEAN IT'S STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD SPOT.
CITY MANAGER? RECOMMENDATIONS?
I'M TRYING TO GET MY MASK UP, MY GLASSES.
I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT LET ALONE BUILD A PO STATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: SORRY.
>> MARK: THAT IS, IN FACT, THE CIRCUMSTANC FIND OURSELVES IN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO.
THIS ONE IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
I WONDER IF THE COUNCIL THOUGHT WE WOULD G FAR ALONG THIS QUICKLY.
I THINK WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS OF YEARS AGO AT A COUNCIL BUDGET MEETING, YOU CHALLENGED US TO GET THIS DONE.
THE INITIAL BUDGET OF $40 MILLION, THERE WAS NO MAGIC TO THAT.
THAT WAS A WILD GUESS AT THE TIME.
I AM PLEASED THAT IT HASN'T ESCALATED WORSE THAN THAT.
THE BOND ONCER WON'T BE THAT NUMBER.
IT WOULD -- THE BOND ISSUE WON'T BE THAT NUMBER.
IT WON'T BE A DIFFERENT NUMBER.
SOME OF IT WE WILL HAVE ALREADY SPENT AND S PROBABLY ISN'T FINANCEABLE.
BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT GOING FORWARD AN RIGHT NUMBER.
WE WILL BRING BACK THE ISSUE TO TAKE BACK TO THE VOTERS ON MEASURE "X." AT WHATEVER EARLY DATE WE CAN DO THAT.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE -- IS NOVEMBER 2 DATE, WE PROBABLY WILL ASK THE COUNCIL BEFORE LONG TO ALLOW US TO PREPARE THAT.
OUR PUBLIC KNOWS WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING T WELL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE WE HAVE A CHANCE.
THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAY TO BUILD THIS PROJECT IS IN THE PHASES THAT WE HAVE DEFINED HERE.
IF WE EVER HAD TO BREAK THAT UP, IT WOULD C MONEY.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT PRETTY PICTURES.
THIS IS NOT A TAJ MAHAL COMPLEX.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE DESIGNED T SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY IS PROUD OF IN TERMS LOOKS.
I THINK EVERYBODY WILL AGREE WHEN THEY SEE IT SOME DAY THAT WE ARE NOT OVERBUILDING.
WE ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING FOR ANYBODY'S EGO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX.
AND I THINK AGAIN, SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL BE PROUD OF.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: YEAH.
I THINK WE NEED TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THAT MEASURE.
I MEAN, AS MUCH AS I HATE TO DO THAT AND IN RAISING AND CONTINUING TAXES BECAUSE WE FIGURE WE'D DO IT, THERE ARE JUST TOO NEEDS.
WE START TALKING ABOUT THE SPORTS PARKS.
THEN WHEN PEOPLE DO IT, WE WILL MAKE SOME NEW BUILDINGS BECAUSE WE WON'T PUT MAINTENANCE ON IT BUT THEN WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS DONE POORLY INVEST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK AND THE OTHER STUFF.
SO ONCE WE START TO BUILD THE BUILDINGS ROADS WE HAVE TO GIVE TIM THE MONEY TO GO SLURRY SEAL THEM ONCE WE FIX THEM.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND TO MAINTAIN THE LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN THE PARK LIKE THE COMMUNITY EXPECTS IT.
YOU WON'T DO THAT WITH THE REGULAR TAX MONEY WE HAVE.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO.
BUT I ALSO LIKE I SAID WE HAVE TO PREPARE WAYS.
BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T GET THE TAX MEASURE BY, WE WILL HAVE TO PUT OTHER PROJECTS ON THE BACK BURNER AND A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE EXPECTING US TO SPEND IT ON THEIR STREETS AND THAT, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPY THA THE STREETS ARE NOT GETTING DONE.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REGULAR TAX DOLLARS TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
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WE DESERVED.WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE IT FORWARD WITH THE OTHER PRIORITIES AT THE SAME TIME.
BECAUSE THE SPORTS PARK ALONE IS ANOTHER $1 MILLION.
WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T PROJECT GRANTS.
AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO HOPE AND WE TALKED A EARLIER.
BUT IT'S VERY HIGH COMPETITION ON THAT.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT PLANNING ON NOT GETTING THE GRANTS.
WE CAN SUBSIDIZE AND MOVE THE STUFF BACK.
IF NOT WE HAVE TO PREPARE TO DO THE REST OF THE STUFF WE DO.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: GOOD COMMENTS THEY ARE.
WE HAVE TO FIND SOME DOLLARS HERE.
MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON OR COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I JUST, I KNOW WE ARE GETTING THERE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE DID EXTEND MEASURE "X" TO GET PERCENTA TO SEE WHAT DO WE SEE WOULD BE GOING TOWARD THIS PROJECT AND WHAT DO WE SEE IS GOING TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT IS STILL GOING TOWARD ROADS.
AND ALSO, IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET PAST ME COUNCILMEMBER MILLER IS SAYING, WHAT DO THE PROJECTIONS LOOK LIKE?
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION.
YOU KNOW, THIS CAME TOGETHER VERY FAST.
YOU KNOW, IT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED.
AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE GOING FROM.
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA NUMBER 10, PUBLIC COMMENT.
[10. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.CITY CLERK, CAN YOU HELP US WITH THAT?
WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMENTS FROM SPANISH SPEAKERS.
HE IS OTHER INTERPRETER -- HE IS OUR INTERP TONIGHT.
WE WILL START WITH GLADYS GAMARENA.
MY COMPUTER IS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF PROBLEM.
>> MARK: WE HAVE TO OPEN UP ALEX.
>> CLERK: HE IS ON THE PANELIST LIST.
MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN FREEZING ALL DAY.
I HAVE GLADYS ON THE ZOOM LINE.
WORKING FROM 6:00 TO 6:00 WITH THE KIDS.
HELP THAT YOU ARE ASKING IS ECONOMIC SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE PROGRESSING, SO WE CAN HAVE OUR OPEN.
WE NEED MORE SO WE CAN CONTINUE WORK AND B THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL.
SO WE CAN BE PROTECTED REGARDING THE COVID.
I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS IN TO CONSIDERATION, THE WORKERS.
BUT I'M ALSO AFRAID BECAUSE OF THIS TIME OF COVID.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE ALLOW THE -- ACTUALLY, TELL THE SPEAKER IN SPANISH THAT HE IS TRANSLATE SO THAT WAY THEY CAN TAKE A PAUSE IN BETWEEN THE CERTAIN SENTENCES, THAT WAY THE COUNCIL CAN HEAR THE SPANISH TRANSLATION AND THEN HEAR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION CLEARLY.
SO YOU WANT ME TO LET HER SPEAK FIRST? PAUSE? AND THEN SPEAK?
>> CLERK: IF YOU CAN LET HER KNOW THAT YOU WILL TRANSLATE SO WHOEVER THE SPEAKER IS SHOULD SAY A FEW SENTENCES OR A SENTENCE OR TWO AND LET YOU TRANSLATE AND THEN THEY CAN CONTINUE.
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SHE SAID NO.>> CLERK: THE NEXT PERSON IS JOSIE AYALLA.
I'M A CHILD CARE PROVIDER FOR ALMOST 39 YEARS.
MY FRIEND SAYS WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE HAVE TO CLEAN THE WHOLE DAYCARE AREA.
WE HAVE, I HAVE SIX KIDS FROM SCHOOL.
PLUS OTHER KIDS, THE LITTLE KIDS.
AND THEN ME AND MY HELPER WE HAVE TO -- [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE TIME.
WE NEED TO GIVE THEM FOOD AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT I NEVER EVER, EVER FACE BEFORE.
YOU GUYS SEE US WITH THE SITUATION AND HELP US WITH ANYTHING.
AND WE LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING.
MY JOB THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR SO LONG.
IF I DON'T OPEN MY DOORS, MY MOTHERS CANNOT BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK.
>> CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER IS MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ.
ALEX? MERCEDES? ROSALINA ORBADILLA, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ.
I'M A PROVIDER IN THE CITY OF INDIO.
I AM HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR BACKUP MOMENTARILY.
I WANT TO ASK YOU IF WE CAN BE PRIORITY O BUSINESSES.
SO WE CONTINUE WITH OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PARENTS.
TO HELP ALL THE ESSENTIAL PARENTS.
SO WE NEED YOUR BACKUP SO WE CAN SURVIVE FOR THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
SINCE THE PANDEMIC IS GETTING EVERY DAY AND THERE IS MORE CASES ALL THE TIME.
AND AS PROVIDERS, WE HELP OUT FAMILIES THAT ARE WITH LOW-INCOME.
AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY ESSENTIAL.
MY FAMILY AND I ALL VOTED FOR YOU GUYS.
AND NOW I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AS A SMALL BUSINESS.
>> CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER ROSALINA BOBADILLA.
>> TRANSLATOR: I AM A PROVIDER HERE IN TH INDIO.
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I AM HERE TO ASK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR MONETARY HELP.THAT WE BE A PRIORITY ON YOUR NEXT MEETING.
ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.
SO WE CAN KEEP OUR BUSINESSES OPEN.
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP SO WE CAN KEE BUSINESSES OPEN.
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
BEING THAT THE PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING US EVERY DAY MORE.
OUR PRIORITY IS TO KEEP THE FAMILIES HEALTHY.
SINCE WE CATER TO ONLY FAMILIES OF LOWER INCOME.
AND THEY ARE ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
AND WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR BACKUP.
LIKE IN THE LAST MEETING, MS. RAMOS TOLD US THEY WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO HELP PAY FOR THE RENT.
AND I DON'T SEE THAT ANYBODY IS ASKING HELP FOR THAT.
SO I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE US IN TO ACCOUNT.
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD THAT THE C COACHELLA, THEY DID GIVE PRIORITY TO THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND GOD WILLING WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 6TH OF DECEMBER.
>> CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER, GARCIA.
>> HELLO? I AM ROSALA GARCIA, PROVIDER IN THE CITY OF INDIO.
I AM ALSO BACKING UP MY FRIENDS.
I'M A PROVIDER AND I AM OVEREXTENDING MYSELF.
BY MYSELF, I AM THE ONE THAT IS DOING ALL THE CLEANING, ALL THE COOKING.
I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE US IN TO CONSIDERATION.
I THINK NOW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING EVEN MORE.
WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN BACK US UP, WE A MORE, WE ARE INVESTING MORE TIME AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.
WE HAVE TO USE A LOT OF CHEMICALS.
A LOT OF EXTRA -- THAT IS ALL.
>> CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER NOAME MALLOY.
MY NAME IS NOAME MALLOY AND I'M A CHILD CA CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF INDIO.
I'M HERE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE AS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS NEED FUNDING AND SUPPORT AS WELL.
WE ARE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE ALSO ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE BACKBONE TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES.
AND WITHOUT US, THEY WOULDN'T ABLE TO GO WORK.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF INDIO NEED CARE AND SUPPORT FROM THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT WHICH IS WHY WE VOTED AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
TO KEEP YOU IN OFFICE AND TO HELP US.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE SPOKE TO A THEM.
A COUPLE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS LAST TIME.
THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WERE TONS OF FUNDING THROUGH THE PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OFFERS, LIKE THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE ACTUALLY SEEKED, WE ACTUALLY ASKED FOR THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY THAT PROGRAM.
AND TO BE HONEST, WE DO NEED THE FUNDING FOR UPGRADES AND DIFFERENT ADJUSTMENTS WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE TO OUR OWN HOMES.
NO ONE IS HELPING US AT ALL WHATSOEVER.
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SCHOOLS, THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.ALL THE SCHOOL AGE KIDS ARE AT OUR HOMES, DOING SCHOOL FROM OUR HOME.
WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP SIX FEET APART, SIX DISTANCE.
IT'S LIKE PROVIDING EXTRA THINGS WE HAVE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE ASKING FOR YOUR H FOR FUNDING AND ASKING FOR SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY HELP.
SURE WE GOT A LOT OF ADVICE FROM OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT TOLD US THERE WERE OTHER PROGRAMS WE COULD APPLY FOR BUT THOSE PR ARE ALSO OVERSUBSCRIBED AND ALREADY THE FUNDING ALREADY WENT OUT.
I KNOW THE GOVERNOR IS IMPLEMENTI BUSINESS GRANT.
WE NEED YOU GUYS TO HEAR US AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN NEED OF DIRE HELP.
I MEAN, I INVITE YOU TO COME TO MY HOME SO YOU CAN SEE.
LIKE HOW OVERSATURATED WE ARE.
HOW OVERWORKED, HOW OVERSTRETCHED WE ALL ARE.
ALL WE ARE ASKING IS FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES IN PRIORITY AS RESTAURANTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE ATT THE MEETINGS.
WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR YOUR HELP.
>> CLERK: NEXT COMMENT IS EMMA NUE MARTINEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A QUICK HIGH LEVEL OVER SITUATION THAT WE ARE FACING AS IT RELATES UNDERCOLLECTION.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER GLENN MILLER MENTIONED ABOUT WHAT I.A.D.
IS FACING AND THE ARE FACING AS IT RELATES TO THE PANDEMIC.
BUT I WANT TO PROVIDE QUICK FACTS.
AND NUMBER TWO, JUST, YOU KNOW, ENLIST YOU SUPPORT TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE CONSTITUENTS TO CALL US SO THEY CAN ENLI OF THE PROGRAMS. SEPTEMBER 11 THIS YEAR, 36,865 RESIDENTIA BEHIND ON THE BILL IN ARREARS 31 DAYS OR MORE.
59% OF THOSE ARE IN COACHELLA VALLEY.
THIS IS A TOTAL OF THE $11.6 MILLION IN THE UNPAID BILL THAT THE I.A.D.
EXPERIENCES AND THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE TO WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE.
IF WE WERE OUT TO GO AND DISCONNECT FOLKS RIGHT NOW DUE TO NONPAYMENT THERE WOULD BE 13,235 ACCOUNTS THAT WOULD BE DISCONNE TODAY.
54% OF THOSE ARE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
THE REST IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD 2,641 ACCOUNTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING.
MR. GLENN MILLER HAS BEEN KEEPING TABS ON THIS THE E.C.A.C.
SO, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DI ARE DOING A FULL COURT OUTREACH PRESS TO COUNCIL TO PROVIDE THAT, THE QUICK DATA POINTS TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF THE SITUATION.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO HELP PEOPLE AND LISTEN TO THE LIGHT/HEAT PROGRAM.
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WE HAVE OUR OWN PROGRAM, THE BOARD RECENTLY INFUSED $2 MILLION IN THE INCOME QUALIFYING PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL PEOPLE NEED TO DO IS A THAW GET A LAYOFF NOTICE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS THEY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BUT PANDEMIC THEY CAN IMMEDIATELY ENROLL IN PROGRAMS. AND SO THERE ARE FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE.YOU KNOW UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS FOLKS ARE JUST NOT CALLING US TO TELL US THAT THEY NEED ASSISTANCE OR TO ENROLL IN A FLEXIBILITY PAYMENT PLAN.
WE HAVE THERE A LIST OF THE RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OPERATED BY OTHER NON-PROFITS.
SO, AGAIN, I WANT TO PROVIDE THAT HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW.
AND AGAIN, JUST REQUEST YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW.
THIS COULD BE ALLOWED TO SEND SOAK.
YOU WORK WITH BROOKE BARRY WHO HAS POSTED THE INFORMATION ON OUR BEHALF.
AGAIN WANT TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL.
BECAUSE CONSTITUENTS ASK FOR SUPPORT.
THERE IS THE MORATORIUM STILL IN PLACE.
WE ARE NOT SHUTTING PEOPLE OFF.
BUT THE MORATORIUM DOES NOT MAKE THE UNPAID BALANCES GO AWAY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT IN A WORSE POSITION AFTER THE PANDEMIC THAN THEY WERE BEFORE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RE-ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR WORK YOU DO AND EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> CLERK: NEXT PERSON IS SUSAN.
SUSAN, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOUR MIC? I HAVE ANOTHER MEMBER WITH THE NAME OF JOSIE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE SAME AS JOSUE AYALLA.
I AM PROVIDER IN INDIO AND I'M HERE FOR THE SAME REASON THAT MY PARTNERS WERE TALKING.
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC PERIOD.
ASKING THE SAME FROM ALL OF US, BUT ALL OF US PROVIDERS ARE -- WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION.
AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE NOT CLOSING, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE RISK OF BEING CONTAGIOUS.
AND I HOPE AS MY PARTNERS ALREADY HAVE SPOKEN THAT YOU TAKE US IN TO ACCOUNT IN THE NEXT MEETING SO YOU CAN GIVE US SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.>> CLERK: MY NAME IS MARIA CORDOVA.
AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND TO HELP MY COMMUNITY.
I CONSIDER THAT WE ARE ALL PART OF A WEB I HELP EACH OTHER.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN DUR PANDEMIC.
ONE OF THE FOCUSES THAT I AM TARGETING NOW IS THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS.
THE KIDS THAT I TAKE CARE OF THAT ARE ALSO CHILDREN OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS, TOO.
MANY WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
OTHERS ARE OF A LIMITED MEANS.
ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES THAT I SEE BETWEEN MY WORK AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES IS THERE IS THREE THINGS.
ONE, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH KIDS.
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT FAMILIES THAT OBVIOUSLY HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOBS AND DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.
AND ALSO, THEY ARE FOUND IN SAME PLACE FOR V HOURS.
SO WE NEED TO THINK OF CREATIVE WAYS TO KE SAFE.
I MEAN IN MY CASE, I HAVE BEEN REMODDING P HOUSE -- REMODELING PART OF MY HOUSE.
THE NEXT THING I HAVE IN MIND IS THAT THEY TO BE CHANGING A WINDOW, PUTTING AN EXTRA WINDOW SO THERE IS AN ADDED AI CURRENT.
THEY ARE GOING TO PUT -- TO PUT LIKE SOME MINI AIR CONDITIONERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE RESTAURANTS, THEY HAVE T OPTION -- THEY HAD THE OPTION OF TAKING CLIENTS OUT.
AND THEY ONLY HAD THEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPTIONS OF GIVING CLASSES DISTANCE LEARNING.
AND THE BIG ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE.
ONE OF MY MAIN FOCUSES IS THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS.
AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO IT IS TO BACK THEM UP IN A WAY WE CAN HELP THEM TO BE SAFE.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP US WHICHEVER WAY IS POSSIBLE TO BACK US UP.SINCE WE DON'T HAVE OPTIONS, AND WE HAVE LIKE, WE RECEIVE 6-12 FAMILIES A DAY.
IT'S PART OF GROWTH FROM OUR HEART.
BUT OUR SAVINGS ARE ALSO LEAVING US WITH AL EXPENSES.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF US THAT NEED HELP.
BUT SIMPLY, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON THAT DOESN DOESN'T GET HEARD.
LIKE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE OIL.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER, I BELIEVE WE HAVE CERIQUE NIETO ON THE LINE.
IF YOU ARE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> CLERK: ARE YOU HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
I WANT TO WELCOME MAYOR HOLMES TO THE CIT THIS YEAR.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF INDIO FOR ALMOST 36 YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE PARK.
I'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED WITH THE SPORTS THE BEGINNING.
I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S MEETING ABOUT THE PARK.
WE DISCUSS PLANS, DESIGNS, AND US TRYING GRANT FOR THIS PARK.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEETINGS AND US TRYING TO SEE IF CITY FUNDS.
ACT OR MEASURE "X" MONEY TO GET THIS PARK UP A FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
MAYBE FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS WE COULD BRIN UP FOR DISCUSSION.
MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> MARK: I KNOW THERE IS NOTHING ON TONIGHT ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT RELATED TO CARE.
BUT AS A COUPLE OF THE SPEAKERS REFERENCED PLAN ON TALKING ABOUT THAT ON JANUARY 6.
I WONDER IF WE SHOULD HAVE MR. CHAVEZ TRANSLATE MY COMMENTS SO THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TO US IN SPANISH ARE ABLE TO HEAR THAT.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: I THINK THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.
TALK TO MERCEDES, AND THE PEOPLE THAT HIRE WILL GIVE ME A CALL.
>> CLERK: HE WANTS YOU TO REPEAT WHAT SPANISH.
>> MARK: RIGHT NOW IF YOU WOULD DO THAT.
I JUST WANT THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT TO WE ARE GOING TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE JANUARY 6.
>> TO ALLOCATE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO USE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.>> THAT PROVIDERS SHOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY.
>> AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THAT DATE.
>> CITY MANAGER CAN ALSO ADVISE THEM OF THE P.P.E.
I KNOW THAT WOULD PROBABLY ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BURDEN THAT SOME OF THEM ARE HAVING TO SANITIZE THE WORK LOCATIONS.
>> TRANSLATOR: THE SPRAY TYPE.
IT'S THE HAND WASH TYPE OF SANITIZER.
>> TRANSLATOR: THROUGH THE CITY HALL.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: MR. CHAVEZ CAN YOU ADVISE THEM THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF INDIO WEBSITE.
THERE ARE MANY MORE RESOURCES.
ARE WE READY TO GO TO THE NEXT ITEM? THAT WAS GOOD INFORMATION TO HEAR.
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I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO PULL ITEM "G." I WOUL PULL ITEM "H." ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR?>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: JUST "H." >> CLERK: I DON'T NEED ITEM "G" TO BE PULLED BUT IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT.
>> CLERK: THIS IS A PROFESSION AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL BAKER.
THE AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE REQUIRED FEDERAL PROVISIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF MONEY.
BECAUSE IT'S HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ITEM.
SO, WHEN YOU ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR T RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THE REQUIRED PROVISIONS AND THE FINAL FORM APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $169,327.
SO, THE CLERK WILL NOTE IT FOR THE RECORD STAY ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND I DON'T IT AS AMENDED.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: A COUPLE OF US WANT TO PULL ITEM "H." DO WE WANT TO DO A MOTION FOR ITEMS "A" THROUGH "G" PLUS "I"?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: SURE.
AS THE AGENDA HAS BEEN AMENDED.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I'M SECOND.
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER LUPE RAMOS AMITH? IS SHE THERE?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER MILLEY?
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON?
CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM "H," AND ITEM "G" AS AMENDED PASSED.
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I WANT A DISCUSSION ON ITEM "H." I SHOW THE PRESENTATION ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I HERE.THAT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PRESENTATION?
>> MARK: I THINK MR. SNYDER IS HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT.
[11.h. Proposed City Sponsorship of Desert Biennial for the Desert X 2021 International Art Exhibition in Downtown Indio (Kevin H. Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve]
I BELIEVE THAT DEBRA ELAINE IN THE ZOOM WORLD HERE.PUBLIC PARKS MANAGEMENTS ANALYST DEBRA EILE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ARTS COM I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
DESSERT IS SOMEWHERE ON THE ZOOM.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO SPEAK A ITEM.
THIS ITEM REFERS TO THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT DESERT X IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ART SUPPLIES.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, DESERT X HAS CREATED ARTWORK IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND WITH THEIR MISSION OF SHARING CONTEMPORARY ARTWORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE WISE OF US TO SUPP MISSION.
AS HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, I SPENT THE LAST, TWO YEARS SINCE THE LAST EXHIBIT SPEAKING CONCERNS THAT THE COMMISSION HAD.
SPEAKING ABOUT MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF CREATING A BET PROCEDURE FOR WORK THAT WILL BE EXHIBITED.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY RECEPTIVE.
AND IT'S "P" BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH ME AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARTWORK THEY SHARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES ARE RELEVANT.
AND SO, THE COMMISSION MADE RECOMMENDATION SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY AN ARTIST CALLED OSO M AERIO THAT FOCUSES ON THE LOCAL STUDENTS.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HERE AND SPEAK THE PROJECT.
THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMIS MADE.
AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THAT DONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE JENNY GILL ALSO O BELIEVE.
TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT IN DEPTH.
AND TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THE COUNCIL HAS SPECIFICALLY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR HOLMES AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF INDIO FO SUPPORT IN 2017.
AND 2019 OF THE DESERT X EXHIBITION.
WE ARE HOPING TO PLACE SOME OF THE ART INSTALLATION OF THE 2021 DESERT EXHIBITION IN THE CITY OF INDIO AS WELL AND CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP.
TONIGHT I'M JOINED BY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WAKEFIELD AND THE COCURATOR CAESAR GARCIA ALVAREZ WHO WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK IN ABOUT THE TWO PROJECTS WE ARE POSING FOR CITY INDIO.
ONE MY THE ARTIST MORIO AND A SECOND ARTIST.
CAESAR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT THE PROPROJECTS WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR THE PAST -- PROJECTS WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR THE PAST MONTHS WITH THE DESERT X.
WE HAVE A PROPOSED LOCATION FOR BOTH OF THE WORKS.
AND A PLAN TO DEVELOP THE PROJECTS WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO GIVE US A BRIEFING A PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SPEARHEADING, CESAR?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
MY NAME IS CESAR GARCIA ALVAREZ.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NON-PROFIT ARTS BASE IN LOS ANGELES AND THE COCURATOR OF THE EDITION OF DESERT X.
I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABO PROJECTS WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE CITY OF INDIO.
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THAT BOTH OF MANY WAYS RELATE TO OR EXPAND D COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION EXHIBITION PROJECT.THE FIRST ONE IS A PROJECT BY OSCAR MURIL COLOMBIAN BORN AND U.K.
IT'S CALLED "FREQUENCIES" AND THIS IS A PROJECT HE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR SOME TIME THAT ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A TIME CAPSULE OF SORTS.
OF PARTICULAR DIFFERENT MOMENTS THROUGH TH THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXECUTED IN 25 COUNTRIES.
THE ORIGINAL WAY THAT THE PROJECT GETS DONE IS THAT THE ARTIST STUDIO IN COLLABORATION COMMISSIONING ENTITY WORK WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COVER THE DESKS OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH CANVASES.
THAT STAY FOR THE DURATION OF A PARTICULAR HOPES THAT THE STUDENTS INTERVENE IN THEM ABLE TO SORT OF EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND CREATE SORT OF A TIME CAPSULE OF THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT.
MOST OF THE TIMES THIS PROJECT IS EXECUTE SCHOOLS.
BUT FOR THIS PROJECT FOR DESERT X, CONSIDE RADICALLY CHANGED EDUCATION OF STUDENTS SUGGEST THE PROJECT BE ADAPTED FOR THE FIRST TIME SO STUDENTS CAN ENGAGE IN AN ART ACTIVITY AT HOME.
SO, OVER THE BEGINNING IN JANUARY THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE SHOW IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STUDENTS PICK UP AND RECEIVE MATERIALS, ART SUPPLIES, WELL AS BOARD AND A PIECE OF CANVAS, THAT THEY WILL BE INVITED TO INTERVENE AND SORT OF EXPRESS WHAT THEY ARE FEELING, HOW THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES GOING.
AT THE CULMINATION OF THE DESERT X PROJECT BE A PUBLIC MOMENT TO SHOW THE TIME CAPSULE GIVE AUDIENCES A VIEW OF WHAT THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN LIKE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE YOUTH FROM THE AGES OF 8-17.
WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT SO RESULTING CANVASES OF THE PROJECT IN THE INDIO.
HE IS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST AND IMPORTANT FOR US FOR THIS ITERATION WE BROUGHT OUR BOLD AND HEADLINING PROJECTS TO THE CITY OF INDIO FOR THE 2021 EDITION OF DESERT X.
THE SECOND PROJECT IS A LARGE-SCALE CERAMIC MURAL.
>> I CAN SHARE THE IMAGES FROM THE PRESEN WAS ATTACHED.
>> SO DEBRA, I WOULD RECOMMEND IF I CAN, MAKE A QUICK RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THIS ALONG.
THAT WE FOCUS ON THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN FRONT OF COUNCIL WHICH IS THE FUNDING REQUEST AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION.
I THINK THERE IS ADEQUATE INFORMATION IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT ACCOMPANIED THIS ITEM TO GIVE THE COUNCIL CONTEXT ON THE COMPONEN THE POTENTIAL EXHIBITION.
BUT I BELIEVE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ITEM IS REALLY TO GET COUNCIL DIRECTION ON THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY YOUR ARTS COMMISSION.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT BEFORE I VOICE MY CONCERNS I WOULD LIKE OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL TO SEE IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: SO WHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION VOTED ON THIS, WAS IT UNANIMOUS? WAS IT WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IN T FUNDING? IS THAT LESS THAN WHAT THEY WANTED? I MEAN, WHERE IS THIS PROJECT FIT IN TO THIS?
>> KEVIN: THE ARTS COMMISSION WAS PRESEN WITH FUNDING REQUEST OF $35,000.
SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS FUNDING AMOUNT.
THE ARTS COMMISSION DISCUSSED THIS MATTE ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDED A FUNDING AMOUNT OF FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
SO IT'S LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT THA PROVIDED BY, THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: UNANIMOUS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: SO THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THE COMMITTEE WE ASKED IS RECOMMENDING $15,000.
THEY FEEL THAT IT IS AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT THA DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT HERE?
>> SO IF I MAY, THE COMMISSION LOOKED AT THINK THE BUDGET OF ALL OF THE PROJECTS.
AND WEIGHED WHAT DESERT X WAS ASKING FOR AND WHAT THEY FELT COMFORTABLE PROVIDING.
THE $15,000 NUMBER CAME SPECIFICAL ARTWORK THAT WAS JUST BEING DESCRIBED TO YOU.
AND THAT SPECIFICALLY WOULD GO TO PROVIDI MATERIALS TO STUDENTS IN THE
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COACHELLA VALLEY THE TIME CAPSULE THAT WOULD CREATE THE EVENTUAL ART INSTALLATION.>> MARK: LET ME CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
THE REQUEST, THE ACTION FROM THE ART COMMIS RECOMMEND $15,000.
THEY PASSED ALONG THE COMMENT THAT PERHA CITY COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO PUT ANOTHER SUM OF FROM GENERAL FUND SOURCES.
PERHAPS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.
BUT THEY DIDN'T WISH TO ALLOCATE MORE THAN FROM THE ART FUND.
WHAT HAS CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE TONIGHT IS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
AND WITHOUT KNOWING THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE CITY COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO ACT ON THIS MATTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO PUT THIS OVER FOR THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: MY ONLY CONCERN IS EXACTLY THAT.
ARE WE GOING TO GET SOMETHING FOR $15,000 WILL BE ACCEPTABLE? IF THEY ARE ASKING FOR $35,000 OR $15,000 COMPROMISING? I WANT SOMETHING BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
OBVIOUSLY I DON'T WANT THEM TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR $15,000.
IF THE ART COMMISSION FEELS IT'S ADEQUATE, I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THE REASON I ASKED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PULLED IS BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE IN COUPLE OF YEARS WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY NOTHING.
THE INSTALLATION OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON MILES AVENUE WAS CLOSED.
AS A RESULT, MY BUSINESS WAS REALLY IMPACTED BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSED.
PEOPLE WOULD SAY WELL, WHAT IS IT? WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? WHAT IS THE NEXT ONE? MY OWN EXPENSE AND I WENT AND PRINTED THINGS.
I DON'T HAVE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM A VIEW OF THIS.
AND $15,000 I ECHO COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.
I JUST HEARD THE GENTLEMAN CESAR WHO JUST SPOKE.
"AND WE HOPE." NOT WE WILL, NOT A PICTURE, NOT ANYTHING.
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TIME CAPSULE.
I AM REALLY STRUGGLING WITH APPROVING ANY MONEY FOR DESERT X TO BEGIN WITH GIVEN THE HISTORY.
AND THE FACT THAT WE SAT HERE A YEAR AGO A THEIR LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN OUR CITY UP AND DIDN'T, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFIC CHANGE.
SO, I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL HERE WHAT WANT TO DO NEXT.
I NEED A LOT MORE BEFORE I VOTE ON DOLLARS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: WELL, YOU KNOW, COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED THIS.
I THINK THEY TOOK OUR ADVICE IN TO ACCOUNT.
BECAUSE THEY DID REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ALLOCATED, RIGHT? THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT SPECIFICAL ALLOCATING FOR THIS ONE PROJECT.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE.
IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PROJECT IS, WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND LET THEM DO THEIR LITTLE PRESENTATION TO GET SOME DETAILS IF THERE THAT MUCH CONCERN OVER THIS FUNDING.
BUT IT IS PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING.
IT'S FROM THE PUBLIC ARTS FUND.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE CONCERNED LET'S GO AHEAD AND WATCH THE PRESENTATION, OR GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND SEE WHAT IT ENTAILS.
>> SO I BELIEVE THAT THE PRESENTATION WAS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID MENTION THAT I DREW TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ARTS COMMISSION WAS THAT THE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE BEIN RECOMMENDED IN TOTAL OVER $150,000 IN VALUE.
WHAT DESERT X IS ASKING FOR IS NOT FOR US TO PAY FOR THE ARTWORK BUT TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT -- I MEAN ART IS A VERY THING.
NOT EVERYTHING IS FOR EVERYONE.
A GET YOUR CONCERNS BUT I GET SOME PEOPL DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED.
BUT THAT IS A CONVERSATION, THAT IS A TYPE CONVERSATION WE HAD AT THE ARTS COMMISSION ABOUT IS THE VALUE OF DESERT X PROVIDING THE SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY? AND AS AN EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION.
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AND SO, WHAT WE GET FOR $15,000 IS PARTICI SUPPORT AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS DOING THIS WORK THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY.SO I AM NOT SURE HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION.
AND HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE GOING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE FROM DESERT X.
>> I APPRECIATE THE ARTWORK AND THE HARD WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE PROJECTS.
BUT I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO GET THIS ON THE AGENDA AS A PRESENTATION.
SO, WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM THE PAST AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING IN TO.
LIKE DEBRA SAID, THIS IS ARTWORK AND ARTWOR SUBJECTIVE BUT WE DON'T HAVE VISUALS TO MOVE FORWARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PRESENTATI LOCATION, WHAT STUDENTS, WHAT SCHOOLS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THE STUDENTS INVOLVED? I LOVE THE IDEA.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THIS AS A PRESENTATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
ARE WE GOING TO TABLE THIS FOR THE NEXT MEETING OR DO IT NOW? I WOULD LIKE TO GO MORE IN DEPTH OF THE PROJECT.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: SO THAT IS MY QUESTION.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT SUBJECTIVIT SOMETHING IS CLOSED THERE IS NO SUBJECTIVITY TO BE HAD.
I WILL ASK THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF WHAT CAN WE DO? CAN WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION AT THE JANUARY MEETING?
THAT IS BASED ON THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.
YOU DIDN'T PUT IT ON FOR PRESENTATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A PRESENTATION DESIRED TO PUT ON.
BUT IF THE COUNCIL -- WHETHER THE ISSUE BEYOND THE $15,000, THEN I'M NOT PREPARED THAT.
BUT THE $15,000 IN THE STAFF REPORT I THOUGHT IT WAS SO SIMPLE I PUT IT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN HOW IT WAS IMP INDIO THE LAST TWO TIMES.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THAT IS RIGHT.
>> MARK: I THINK BIG MISTAKES WERE MADE.
BUT I CERTAINLY AM NOT BACKING AWAY FROM $15,000.
I THINK THAT IS A MINIMAL CONTRIBUTIO PROGRAM THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
I JUST WANT TO SEE IT WORK IN INDIO.
I WOULD LIKE A COMMITMENT FROM DESERT X TH ACTUALLY GOING TO GET THE COMMITMENT THIS TIME.
IF WE WANT TO PRESENTATION ON THE PROGRAM LET'S PUT IT ON FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
I'LL MEET WITH THEM AHEAD OF TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I WANT TO MENTION DEBRA WAS GOING THROUGH IS ON THE AGENDA BREAKDOWN OF THE FUNDS IS ON THE AGENDA AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE $15,000 IS DIRECTLY FOR THE ART SUPPLIES.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: ART SUPPLIES.
>> MARK: I DIDN'T SEE THE REPORT, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: TO MAKE THE ARTWORK.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: CAN I ASK A QUESTION OF DESERT X?
>> MAYOR HOLMES: IF I CAN GET A FEEL FRO COUNCILMEMBERS.
DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH IT BEING A CONSENT CALENDAR? IT'S ONLY $15,000.
DO WE WANT TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO SUPPORT THIS? OR BASED ON THE INFORMATION MOVE TO AGENDA OR PACK IT OR DO WE WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD UNTIL JANUARY? WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: WAYMOND FERMON WANTS TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION OF DESERT X.
ARE THE TOTALS A COMBINATION OF ALL THE CO TOGETHER FUNDING THE DESERT X PROJECTS?
>> ARE YOU ABLE TO -- >> YEAH.
WOULD YOU MINE REPEATING THE QUESTION -- MIND REPEATING THE QUESTION.
IS IT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT IN INDIO?
I SEE THE FUNDING FOR THE INDIO $15,000 FO SUPPLIES BUT THERE IS GRAND TOTALS ON THE BREAKDOWNS.
IS THIS A COMBINATION OF ALL THE DESERT CIT DESERT X TO FUND THIS?
ARE YOU ASKING HOW MUCH OTHER CITIES ARE DESERT X? OR ARE YOU ASKING IF THE $15,000 ARE ALLOCA SUPPLIES THAT ARE GOING TO DIFFERENT STUDENTS TO DIFFERENT CITIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I MEAN ALL THE OTHER CITIES.
>> ARE YOU ASKING IF THE OTHER CITIES COMBINE FUNDING IS GOING TO SUPPORT THESE
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PROJECTS?SO INDIO IS PUTTING IN $15,000.
ARE THE OTHER CITIES PUTTING IN THE REMAINDER?
SO OUR FUNDING COMES FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES.
OTHER CITIES ARE PUTTING OTHER FUNDING.
THE CITY IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WE ARE WORKING WIT SITES.
BUT THE FUNDING ALSO COMES FROM INDIVIDUAL COLLECTORS WHO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND THEIR PROJECTS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: OKAY.
HOW DID WE COME TO THE LOCATIONS? HOW DO WE COME TO THAT?
>> SO, SINCE, YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME I HAV TOUCH WITH JENNY AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE WAYS WE COULD IMPROVE THE PROC AS PER CITY LEADERSHIP REQUEST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WHEN THEY THE PROCESS SELECTING ARTISTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THINGS W DROVE THEM AROUND.
I FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SITES FOR D POTENTIAL PROJECTS.
THERE IS ONE THAT WAS A MURAL.
SO WE WENT I THINK TO 21 POSSIBLE W COMMUNITY.
WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT SPACES.
I THINK BASED ON THE FINALISTS, THE FINALIS ARTISTS THEN WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF DO ANOTHER HAVE A LOOK AT AVAILABLE CITY SPACES.
AND THEN WE CAME UP WITH THE LOCATION THAT WE FOUND.
I THINK IT WAS ALSO, TOO, BECAUSE OF COVID, WE WANTED THE CONCEPT OF HOW IT WOULD BE DONE CHANGED.
SO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS KIND OF BECOME A BIT MORE TRICKY.
AND SO, WHEN WE DECIDED ON THAT SPACE ON OASIS AS A WAY TO BE ABLE TO STILL SHOW WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE COVID RESTRICTIONS.
IT JUST CAME UP AS THE BEST LOCATION.
>> MARK: DEBRA AND I WORKED TOGETHER ON THAT LOCATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: OKAY.
I DON'T LIKE TO GO AGAINST ANY OF THE COMMISSIONS.
IF THE COMMISSION PUT THE TIME IN TO REALLY THINK OUT THESE PROJECTS.
I DON'T WANT TO GO AGAINST THE COMMISSION DECISION.
NONETHELESS, WE JUST HOPE THAT WE ARE GETT QUALITY ART DISPLAY OR ART PIECES WITH $15,000.
THIS IS GOING TO ART SUPPLIES AND THERE A EXPENSES.
GIVEN THIS CONVERSATION, THEN PERHAPS WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> CAN I MAKE COMMENTS? I'M SORRY.
>> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS INCLUDE STAFF REPORT, THESE ARE WALL ARTS? IS THAT CORRECT? TWO WALL ARTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: ARE THE TWO PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE PROPOSING TWO SEPARATE WALL ARTS? MURALS FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD?
AND ONE IS, IT'S -- DO YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE.
ONE IS A CERAMIC AND PAINTED MURAL BY FELIPE.
AND THE PROJECT BY OSCAR MURILLA THAT CESAR PRESENTING IS AN EDUCATIONAL-BASED PROJECT THAT INVOLVES CHILDREN FROM THE THREE DISTRICTS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY PARTICIPATING FROM HOM BUILDING THEIR OWN CANVAS WITH THE ART SUPPLIES WE WILL BE PROVIDING CHILDREN IN THE THREE DISTRICTS.
WE WILL BE COLLECTING IN MARCH THE CANVAS THESE 1,000 CHILDREN ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY HAVE CREATED AT HOME DURING T COVID TIMES IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY.
WE WILL BE DISPLAYING THESE IN AN EXHIBITION THAT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO SEE.
AND AS DEBRA EXPLAINED WE HAVE BEEN LOCATING DIFFERENT VENUES FOR THIS EXHIBITION WITHIN THE CITY OF INDIO.
AND DEBRA AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE LOCATION FOR THE EXHIBITION PRESENTED.
BUT IT'S EDUCATION-BASED COMMUNITY PROJECT.
I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY KNOW YOU SAID THEY ARE CANVASES.
THEY WILL BE DISPLACED OUTSIDE? WHAT SIZE ARE THEY? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS? ARE THEY BASICALLY ON A WALL LIKE A MURAL?
>> SO, CURRENTLY WE WERE LOOKING AT THE TWO WITH DEBRA AND HER TEAM.
ONE OF IT IS INSIDE OF THE ARMORY BUILDING OF INDIO.
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SO IT WOULD BE INDOORS.IT WOULD BE AN EXHIBITION DISPLAY TH DEVELOPED WITH OUR TEAM AND THE CURATORS ARTISTS.
OUR SECOND OPTION IS TO SHOW THESE WORKS IN DIFFERENT STORE FRONTS THAT WE HAVE LOCATED ON MILES AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN INDIO.
SO THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE WOR OUTSIDE 24/7 WITHOUT HAVING TO GO INDOORS IN THE CASE OF THE COVID RESTRICT THE TIME OF THE EXHIBITION AT THE END OF MARCH.
I DON'T KNOW THAT OUR STORE FRONTS ARE LIT.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATI PROVIDING WITHIN THE EXHIBITION PLAN SO LIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: FOR THEM TO BE LIT.
I DON'T LIKE ANY EXHIBITIONS TO BE IN AN E BUILDING.
I WANT THEM TO BE PUBLICLY VIEWABLE 24/7.
I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ANY MURALS.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY MORE MURALS.
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ONES THAT WE HAVE.
AS FAR AS THE ART COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, THE ART COMMISSION IS STRICTLY A RECOMMENDATION.
WE, THE COUNCIL, DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO AL FUNDS.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE DESERT X PROJECT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THEM FULLY FOR THE $35,000.
BUT I WANT TWO SIGNIFICANT ART PIECES THA STATEMENT PIECES IN MY COMMUNITY.
JUST LIKE THE OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE.
UP TO NOW I DON'T FEEL WE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PIECES.
THERE IS AN INTEREST TO SPEAK TO THE PIECES.
BEFORE I WAS INTERRUPTED DURING MY PRESENT SOMEBODY WHO HAS FAMILY HISTORY IN THE VALLEY AND SOMEBODY AS A QUEER BROWN MAN IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT CAME TO THE CITY OF INDIO WERE NOT ONLY INCLUSIVE OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT AND THE CITY COMPOSITION BUT ALSO INCLUDE RESPECTABLE AND THE RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.
I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF BOTH FELIPA WHO IS PROBABLY THE MOST ACCLAIMED MEXICAN ARTISTS WORKING IN THIS COUNTRY AT THIS TIME AND HAVE HIS MAJOR PIECE IN THE CITY OF INDIO IS NOT COINCIDENCE.
AND MURILLA GLOBALLY IS SPOKE ABOUT AS O MOST SOUGHT AFTER PAINTER AND THIS EDUCATIONAL HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT THE M OF NEW YORK AND FROM GALLERIES AROUND THE WORLD.
THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ITERATION ON THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THE CUT IN ARTS FUNDING AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS THAT THERE WERE TWO ARTISTS THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE PARTICIPANTS THEMSELVES REPRESENTED AND BROUGHT A LOT OF ATTENTION IN TERMS OF TWO OF THE ANCHORS PROJECTS.
WE DID THAT BECAUSE DEBRA WHO HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR, THE MOST REMARKABLE PUBLIC ART SUPPORTERS FOR YOUR CITY AND CONSTITUENTS REALLY P US ON TAKING THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS SERIOUSLY.
AND SO, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THE TWO ARTISTS AND THE KIND OF THE AUDIENCES ARE GOING TO BE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S ITERATION.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CURATORS FOR EVERY SHOW.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE PAST TWO VERSIONS BUT I WAS MADE VERY AWARE BY DEBRA THESE WERE THE COUNCIL CONCERN AND I ADDRESSED THEM IN SCOPE OF PROJECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: NO ONE IS NEGATING THE ARTIST.
I'M SIMPLY STATING I WANT TO SEE STATEMENT PIECES.
NOT ITEMS THAT ARE PLACED ON WALLS.
AND THIS DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT, SIR, IS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL.
SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INTERR WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK IT IS UP TO US TO MAKE THE DECISI THE CURATOR TO DO WHAT WE WANT HIM TO DO IN OUR CITY.
FROM THE PAST CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HA COUNCIL, WE FELT WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH ATTENTION.
I STILL DON'T FEEL THAT WITH THE PROPROPOSALS, ALTHOUGH THE ARTISTS ARE RENOWNED AND MAYBE THEY CAN RECONSIDER THE PROPOSAL.
I THINK WE NEED STATEMENT PIECES IN THE COM LEAST THAT CAN BE VIEWED 24/7.
AND BE PART OF THE DESERT X PROJECT.
YOU KNOW PART OF THE APP WHERE THE PEOPLE VISIT EACH OF THE SITES THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.
NOT LIKE YOURS IN THE DOWNTOWN THAT WAS JU TREATED LIKE A GHOST.
THAT COULD CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.
I HAVE GOT THINGS GOING IN THREE DIFFERENT HERE.
I HAVE TWO COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WANT TO PO MOVE FORWARD.
I HAVE A COUNCILMEMBER THAT WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONCERNS.
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I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE $15,000 BECAUSE THE ART COMMISSION RECOMMENDED IT.
I AGREE WITH LUPE IT'S UP WITH US.
BUT UNLESS THEY COME ONE A PIECE I DON'T FE ABOUT GIVING THEM $35,000 TO HOPE THEY COME SOMETHING.
IF IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH THE ART COMMISSION, THAT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THEM IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO.
I DON'T BELIEVE DESERT X HAVE DONE US WELL.
THEY HIGHLIGHTED MORE OF PALM DESERT AND AS WE HAVE.
IF THEY GIVE US THE MONEY THIS TIME AND TH THROUGH I DON'T THINK THEY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT COMING BACK TO US.
I UNDERSTAND CITY OF COACHELLA DECLINED T THEM ANY FUNDING.
BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GIVING THE CANVAS KIDS, LETTING THEM DO THAT AND PUTTING IT UP STORE FRONT MAYBE THERE THAT USED TO BE THE YELLOW MART UP AGAINST THE WINDOWS OR THROUGH THE THING OR SOMETHING TO HAVE THE LIGHTS SHINING THROUGH WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK THROUGH.
IF LUPE WANTS TO GO WITH MORE MONEY I CAN GO WITH THE $15,000 AND THEN LET THEM COME BACK WITH A STATEMENT PIECE TO THE ART COMMISSION.
I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING IT FROM HERE.
WE MIGHT AS GIVE THEM THE ART COMMISSION AND BE DONE WITH IT.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: TO THAT END, DO I HEAR A MOTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH: I MAKE A MOTION W FORWARD WITH THE $15,000 FOR THE ART SUPPLIES STUDENTS.
AND THAT WE DESERT X TO COME BACK WITH A SECOND PROPOSAL FOR ASTATEMENT PIECE TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY SIMILAR TO THOSE LOCATED OF PALM DESERT.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER: I'M SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.
CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER TEXAS A&M?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON?
>> MAYOR HOLMES: MAYOR HOLMES?
WITH ALL THE DISCUSSION AND THE CAVEATS WE MENTIONED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: VERY QUICK -- >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I WANT TO MAKE A NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF HOW WE SPEAK TO OUR STAFF AND OUR GUESTS HERE ON THE INDI CITY COUNCIL.
BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING US.
WE ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CITY.
THE PEOPLE ARE DOING HARD WORK FOR US AND BE RESPECTFUL.
AND CONSIDERATE OF THEIR TIME HERE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. AMENDMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIN BETWEEN THE CITY OF INDIO
[12.a. Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement between the City of Indio and HCL Indio Grand Marketplace, LLC to extend the term through December 31, 2021 with two (2) extensions of six (6) months each (Carl S. Morgan, Director of Economic Development) Recommendation: Approve]
AND H.C.L.INDIO GRAND MARKETPLACE L.L.C.
TO EXTEND THE TERM THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021 WITH TWO EXTENSIONS OF SIX MONTHS EACH.
>> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, C ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AN AMEN THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OF INDIO AND H.C.L.
BACKGROUND, AS YOU KNOW, HAAGEN COMPANY PUR INDIO FASHION MALL IN FEBRUARY OF 2008-2018.
THE CITY ENTERED IN AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIN AGREEMENT MARCH 16 OF 2019.
AND DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE DEVELOP MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT PLANS FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE EXISTING MALL.
ALSO MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MALL DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO MAKE IT MORE DESIRABLE FOR THE PATRONS TO VISIT.
AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN ALSO HAS WORKED ON THE PLANS FOR THE 20 ACRES THAT THE CITY OWNED DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE EXISTING MALL.
THE HAGUE HAGUE PRESENTED CON -- THE HAAGEN GAVE US THE PROGRESS AND THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL E.N.A.
AND ALSO PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS SIX-MONTH EXTENSIONS.
THESE EXTENSIONS OF TIME ARE NEEDED TO FINALIZE THE PLANS OBTAIN ENTITLEMENTS, COMPLETE THE CEQA ANALYSIS AND THEN ALSO NEGOTIAT DISPOSITION AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE MAP ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE EXISTING IN MARKETPLACE IDENTIFIED IN
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RED.AND SO THAT IS THE MALL PROPER IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN THE CITY-OWNED LAND TO THE SOUTH OF THAT SHOWN IN BLUE IS THE LAND THAT IS PART OF THE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL AP AMENDMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING BETWEEN THE CITY OF INDIO AND THE H.C.L.
THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY.
THERE BEING NONE, DO I HEAR A MOTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: MOTION TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ PLACES A MOTION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON: I'M SECOND.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON.
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER MILLER?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON?
NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
[13.a. A public hearing to receive and file the AB 1600 annual reports (Rob Rockwell, Assistant City Manager and Director of Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File]
PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE AB-1600 ANNUAL REPORT.>> ROB: GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.
ROB ROCKWELL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AN DIRECTOR.
THIS ITEM IS STAFF ASK THE COUNCIL TO RECEIVE AND FILE FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NINE IMPACT FEE ACCOUNTS FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS SHOWS IMPACT FEES FROM JULY 1, 2019 TH 30, 2020.
THE REPORT SHOW HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED A THEY CONFIRM THE FUNDS WERE SPENT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED PER GOVER CODE, WHICH IS FIVE YEARS.
THE FUNDS THAT ARE NOT SPENT IN THAT TIME SUBJECT TO REFUND DEVELOPER THAT PAID THEM.
FOR SUMMARY DISCUSSION AND PURPOSES I'LL TALK ABOUT THE SEVEN CITY FUNDS SEPARATE FROM THE TWO WATER DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FUNDS.
ON THE CITY SIDE, THREE OF THE SEVEN FUNDS ARE CARRYING A NEGATIVE BALANCE OF CUMULATIVELY MILLION.
THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE FUNDS WERE SPENT PRIOR TO THE RECESSION.
PRIOR TO THE 2010 ON PROPERTY RIGHT AROU SPORTS PARK AREA.
THE PURCHASES CAUSED THE FUNDS TO GO NEGATIVE.
THEY HAVE BEEN SLOWLY RECOVERING.
THE MAJORITY OF THE DEFICIT RELATED TO POLICE IMPACT FEES.
FOUR OF THE CITY OF THE SEVEN FEES RETAI BALANCE OF $1.4 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE POSITIVE BALANCE HELD IN THE TWO DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACCOUNTS.
ONE OF THOSE BUILDING BEING PARKS AND REC.
THE OTHER BEING BUILDING AND GROUNDS.
THE REASON THAT THE TWO DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS ARE CARRYING A POSITIVE BALANCE THOSE TWO PAID DEBT SERVICE ON THE BONDS THE CITY ISSUED SEVERAL YEARS AGO SO WE MAINTAIN A POSITIVE BALANCE IN THE FUNDS.
IF THE DEVELOPMENT SLOWS DOWN AND THERE INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE DEBT SERVICE THE OBLIGATION TOTALING $1.6 MILLION OR A PORTION OF IT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE GENERAL FUNDS.
WE KEEP SOME FUNDS IN RESERVE.
TO COVER THE DEBT SERVICE IN CASE DEVELOPMENT SLOWS DOWN.
FOR THE CITY FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEING REPORTED, RECEIPTS TOTAL $2.8 MILLION.
$2.4 MILLION WITH US EXPENDED.
THAT WAS REFLECTION OF THE FUNDS BEING SPENT.
NOT ACCUMULATED ON THE CITY SIDE.
AS SOON AS THEY COME IN, THEY ARE ADOPTE BUDGET PROJECT AND EXPENSE FOR THE PROJECTS YOU APPROVE.
WATER SIDE, THE TWO ACCOUNTS TOTAL $12.5 MILLION.
WE RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION IN WATER DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR THE YEAR BEING REPORTED.
AND ABOUT $651,000 OF THAT WAS BEING SPENT.
SO I KNOW FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT SIDE THERE ARE BIG PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PLANS.
I'M SURE THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT IN THE COMING YEARS.
BUT AT THIS POINT THEY ARE ACCUMULATING.
WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT SO WE DON'T HOLD THOSE FOR LONGER THAN WE NEED TO.
WE NEED A PROJECT OR A PLAN IN PLACE TO SPEND THE FUNDS IN THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD I MENTIONED.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF REPORT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYONE THAT WISHE COMMENT? GOING ONCE.
BEING NO COMMENTS I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
RECOMMENDATION, RECEIVE AND FILE.
SO THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE A VOTE.
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DOES IT, CITY ATTORNEY?>> ROXANNE: USUALLY WITH THE RECEIVE AND FILE, A NOD IS OKAY BUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN
THE COVID WORLD -- >> MAYOR HOLMES: WE SHOULD DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ: I'LL SECOND.
>> MAYOR HOLMES: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ.
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER MILLER?
>> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?
>> SHE HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON?
THAT IS THE END OF THE MEETING.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE WITH SOME THOUGHTS.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A DIFFICULT SEASON FOR ALL OF US.
USUALLY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WE ARE CELEBRATING TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY.
THIS YEAR THERE ARE EMPTY CHAIRS.
I REALLY, MY HEART GOES OUT TO FOLKS.
WE NEED TO KEEP THOSE THAT WE HAVE LOST IN OUR HEARTS.
WE NEED TO KEEP THOSE THAT ARE WITH US VERY STRONGLY IN OUR HEARTS.
I WISH ALL OF YOU CELEBRATION WITH THOSE CLOSESTS TO YOU THAT MEANS VERY, VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO CLOSE THE MEETING IN MEMORY OF PATRICK SWARTHCOFF AND ALL OF THOSE WE HAVE LOST.
THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 6.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL HERE.
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.