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>> TODAY IS MAY 3.

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I'M SORRY MARCH 3.

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WOW IT'S SO NICE TO SEE FACES.

I JUST LOVE YOU GUYS.

HI EVERYONE BRING IT TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GOOD EVENING.

IT'S 5:01.

THIS IS MARCH 3.

THIS IS A REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY OF COUNSIL IN THE INDIA WATER AUTHORITY.

MAY WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE.

WE WILL WAIT A SECOND HAVE ONE COUNCILMEMBER THAT TECHNOLOGY ISN'T BEING KIND.

IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN ASSIST? ARE WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT, TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY ITEM NUMBER 2 IS INVOCATION.

WE REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE PASTOR NATE KONA IS GOING TO BE THE ONE GIVING THE INVOCATION FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WISH TO STAND.

TERRIFIC, IF NOT LET'S TURN IT OVER TO PASTOR KONA, PLEASE.

YES.

>> CAN WE START?

>> YES PLEASE.

>> HEAVENLY FATHER WE OFFER PRAYERS THIS NIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE LARGEST CITY OF COACHELLA VALLEY.

INDIO.

WE FILL THE MINDS WITH OUR INCREDIBLE LEADERS.

GIVE EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT FROM THE POLICE CHIEF TO THE CITY MANAGER IN EACH COUNCILMEMBER THE HEART OF THE SERVANT.

HELP THEM TO MAKE TO SUBMIT DECISIONS THAT ARE SELFLESS THAT BENEFIT EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS GREAT CITY.

LORD WE WANT HUMILITY, NO HINTS OF HESITANCE OR DEBATE.

BE FAIR AND JUST.

REMINDED BY YOUR WORD THAT EVERY SOUL HAS CERTAIN RIGHTS GIVEN FROM YOU OUR CREATOR.

THEREFORE HELP THE DECISIONS THAT HELP THE BOTH RICH AND POOR IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S RECEIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLES GROUPS.

FILL THIS TIME FOR STRONG LOVE WITH HER FELLOWMAN AND LOVE AND FALL FOLLOWS EACH OTHER THAT HONORS YOU.

LET LOVE FLOW FROM OUR HEARTS INTO OUR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMING US INTO THIS IN SEASON.

GUIDE US WITH YOUR DIVINE HELP.

WE PRAY EVERY DECISION BE MADE WITH THE SERMON, WISDOM AND FAIRNESS.

HELP EACH OF US HEAVENLY FATHER TO SEEK JUSTICE AND HAVE MERCY AND TO WALK HUMBLY.

WE PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME LORD JESUS CHRIST, OUR SAVIOR.

AMEN.

>> THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> PLEASE PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

PLEASE BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> OKAY LET'S SEE IF I'M STILL ON, YES, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

OKAY.

CITY ATTORNEY, GIVE A REPORT ON CLOSE SESSION THIS EVENING?

>> THINK ABOUT AMIR.

THE CLOTHES ITEM CAUGHT THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH PRINT NEXT NUMBER 51 OF MY FAVORITE.

[5. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC) REPORT]

THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT YAK REPORT.

WHO IS REPRESENTING US ON THE YAC REPORT? HEIGHT?

>> HELLO.

WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING I'M DENISE €".

YAK BEGAN TO SHUT UP OUR INSTAGRAM.

JACK HAS CREATED A VIRTUAL POSTERS FOR LIST OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHOP LOCAL.

WE SHUT OUT PREGNANT BUSINESSES EVERY FRIDAY AND WE USE A # SHOUT ME FRIDAY.

FOR MORE PLEASE FOLLOW YAK.

>> THAT'S ALL HEALTH.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

THAT'S FABULOUS AND THANK YOU EVERYONE.

WE MISS YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK ON THE DAIS SOMEDAY.

[6.a. Appointment of Delegate and Alternate Representative to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly (GA) [Annual General Assembly scheduled for May 6, 2021, 11am via zoom]]

NUMBER 6.

APPOINTMENTS.

APPOINTMENT OF A DELICATE AND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LET'S SEE, WHO IS ON, WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS SCAG, >> SCAG.

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NO, I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FOR SEEING BAG.

NOT SCAG? I KNOW WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE ON SCAG.

WELL, WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.

HAVING SAID THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO COME ON YOU DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR SCAG.

I'M NOT ABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON MAY 6.

IF THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JUMP RIGHT IN FOLKS.

>> I'M AVAILABLE.

>> YOU GET TO BE THE DELEGATE AND I NEEDED ALTERNATE PLEASE.

>> I CAN BE THE ALTERNATE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ AND PRO-TEMPERAMENT.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ IS A DELEGATE AND MAYOR PRO TEM FURMAN AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

ITEM NUMBER 7 REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS,

[7. 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 COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ETC. LET'S SEE I LIKE TO START WITH COUNCILMEMBER GLENN MILLER.

>> THINK ABOUT AMIR.

A COUPLE OF MY COMMITTEES WERE ACTIVE.

WHEN WAS HE BAG EXECUTIVE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON.

THE HIGHLIGHT WAS A SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM FOR ALL OF OUR SIGNALIZED THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

THEY WERE TO THE CONTRACT LITTLE OVER $21 MILLION TO START SECRET ICING ALL THE SINGLE LIGHTS WE CAN GET FROM ONE SPOT TO THE OTHER A LOT QUICKER.

WE DID THAT LONG TIME AGO AND FRED WARING AND NOW LOOKING AT WASHINGTON FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CITY TO THE NEXT.

FROM COACHELLA TO PALM SPRINGS DESERT HOT SPRINGS.

THAT'S EXCITING.

MESSAGE BOARDS ARE GOING UP ON INDIAN CANYON SO WHEN WE HAVE THE DUST OF THE STORMS INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE LARGE BRIDGE ACROSS THAT AREA WHERE IT'S BLOWING SAND AND DEBRIS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MESSAGE BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE PALM SPRINGS /DESERT HOT SPRINGS.

THAT'S EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE SOME REDUCED TIMES AND TRAVELING IN BETWEEN THE CITIES WITH THE STREETLIGHTS IN THE SIGNALING STATION.

WITHOUT, THE NEXT ONE IS €" AGENCY.

THEY HAD A REGULAR MEETING.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGING FARES SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

THEY'RE GOING TO START THE NEW ROUTES ON MAY 2.

THE ONES THAT THEY BEEN HAVING TO GO THROUGHOUT TH CITIES THAT REDUCE 15 ROUNDS DOWN TO 9.

THEY ARE NOW GOING TO GO BACK AND START CHARGING THE REGULAR AFFAIRS.

WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW TO CHARGE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO COLLECT FARES.

THE LAB THIS UNDER THE EMERGENCY TO NOT DO THIS.

MAY 2 WILL START THE NEW ROUTES THEY WILL START CHARGING THE REGULAR AFFAIRS AGAIN.*REDUCE RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS I NEEDED.

ALSO HAVE 4 COLLEGE OF THE DESERT WHICH WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THE STUDENTS GET BACK INTO SCHOOL AND THEN FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ONE THING I LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED IN MEMORY TOMMY EDWARDS.

TOMMY WAS A STABLE OF ONLINE MANY YEARS A HEAD O MAINTENANCE.

HE PASSED ON RECENTLY.

HE WAS AN INDIO RESIDENT.

HE WAS THE ONE THAT REALLY BROUGHT THE HYDROGEN CELL FUEL SYSTEMS TO SUNLIGHT IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND WAS WORKING THAT IN.

FIRSTLY HE PASSED ON RECENTLY AND WE WANT TO HONOR HIM IN HIS MEMORY.

THE ONLY OTHER THING WAS THE RIBBON-CUTTING AT THE INDIO FOOD PARK.

VERY EXCITING NEW OPERATION HERE IN THE CITY OF INDIO AND DOWNTOWN.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE PLEASE GO OUT AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT AS IT WAS HAPPENING OUT THERE.

GREAT LOCAL MUSIC, FOOD, FOOD TRUCKS, ALL KINDS OF SHIRTS DIFFERENT OPERATIONS THAT ARE UNDER HIS ROOF THAT ARE HAVING FREE SPACE THERE THAT ARE YOUTH PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE CITY VIDEO AND COACHELLA VALLEY.

VERY MUCH A NICE OPERATION AND OPENED UP THE OTHER DAY.

MY HATS OFF TO THEM AND IF WE COULD ADJOURN THE MEETING AGAIN IN THE NAME OF TOMMY EDWARDS THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CANCEL MILLER MILLER, OKAY.

COUNCILMEMBER RAMOS WATSON.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR.

I HAVE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS THIS EVENING.

>> OH BUT YOU MUST SHARE THE ITEM OF INTEREST THAT MAKES YOU SMILE.

>> THAT'S IT BEAUTIFUL DAY IN INDIO.

>> YES, THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR THINK HE OFFER JOINING US TODAY.

I FIRST WANT TO REMEMBER OUR RESIDENTS TO TAKE HER HAOLE MEMBER SURVEY TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON WHAT TYPES ARE HOUSING ARE NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE SURVEYS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT INDIO.ORG/HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 12.

I ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT A BUSINESS GRANT OR APPLICATIONS.

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THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED ONLY ONLINE.

WE HAVE $10,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE TO STOREFRONTS AND $5000 GRANTS IN TO INDEPENDENTLY HOME, HOME DAYCARE'S.

THESE ARE ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY AN APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FRIDAY AT ADM.

BE READY TO APPLY AS THESE GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY AT MIDNIGHT.

AND WHEN I'LL BE AVAILABLE FRIDAY AT ADM FOR EVERYONES CONVENIENCE.

THUS WE CAN HAVE IT MEETING THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING DOUBLE MISS DOWNTOWN.

WE REALIZED LIKE TO HAVE AN INVENTORY OF HOME OWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF FAMILIES AND DOWNTOWN AREAS.

THESE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN IN THIS WAY AS WE DEVELOP NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW HOUSING WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THE STATUS OF THE HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS IN THE AREA.

SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE DO IT WILL BE CAN TO PREVENT ANY DISPLACEMENT OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES AND USING APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS.

INITIALLY IT WILL LOOK AT 3 DIFFERENT DATA POINTS IN THIS VERSE ONE IS THE HOME OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER OR A PRINTER? SECOND WILL BE WHAT IS TH RANGE OF THE OCCUPANTS YEARLY INCOME AND ANY SENSES TO TRACKING DOWNTOWN AND THIRD WHAT IS THE RANGE OF HOW MUCH THEY CURRENTLY PAY IN RENT OR MORTGAGE IN EACH CENSUS TRACT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT DATA WORKING WITH HER COUNSEL ON THE FUTURE OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND THE FUTURE OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES.

LAST MONTH I ALSO ATTENDED THE COACHELLA VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2 THEY RELEASE THE 2020 GREATER PALM SPRINGS ECONOMIC REPORT.

THEY ALSO STARTED THE FIRST FORM OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMEBACK SERIES WHICH IS A 3-PART SERIES ON E-COMMERCE.

AND IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE.

THEY ALSO GAVE A REPORT ON THE MILLION MASK GIVEAWAY.

SO FAR THEY'VE HELPED DISTRIBUTE $3 MILLION WORTH OF PPE INCLUDING 1.4 MILLION MASKS AND 1.6 THOUSAND HALF LITER BOTTLES OF HAND SANITIZER.

ALSO ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

WE PASSED THE RESOLUTION TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 HOPING TO BRIDGIT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE SOCAL GREEN PRINT PROGRAM WHICH BE AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE WHICH WILL HELP COMMUNITIES PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES WHILE ACCOMMODATING NEW DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE WEBSITE FOCUSES ON 6 THINGS WHICH ARE ONE, BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT.

2, COMMUNITY EQUITY, 3 IS RISK AND RESILIENCE, FOR I WATER.

5 IS INFRASTRUCTURE AND 6 IS BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

NEXT UP WILL BE FINALIZING DATA, CONDUCTING USER TESTING AND DOING ONLINE OUTREACH AND LAUNCHING THE WEBSITE.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE ZERO ADMISSION VEHICLE MARKET DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WHICH WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 1 THAT INCLUDES AN ACCELERATED ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ALSO INCLUDES TOPICS LIKE HELPING BUSINESSES ACCESS INCENTIVES, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, SMALL BUSINESS HELP AND ZERO ADMISSION VEHICLE MARKET DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GO TO MAYOR PER TEMPERAMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU MAYOR.

GOING TO BE BRIEF.

I'M NOT NORMALLY KNOWN TO BE BRIEF.

I'VE BEEN BOUNCING AROUND IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR ME.

GOING TO START OFF WITH MY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY MR. FEYNMAN AND HE DISCUSSED ASSEMBLY BILL 2542.

WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS A CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUSTICE ACT OF 2020.

THEY ALSO DISCUSSED SENATE BILL 1506 WHICH REQUIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE ANY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING FERTILITY'S WITH THE VICTIM IS NOT ARMED.

WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDED SOME PROBATION CHANGES IN THE STATE.

NEXT ITEM DURING THE MEETING WAS WE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND THE COMMITMENT OF AROUND RACE AND DIVERSITY IN POLICING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS GOING ON.

A LOT OF GOOD RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN BUILT FROM THIS.

OUR EXECUTIVE BODY PASSED A RESOLUTION IN DECEMBER.

THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING.

EITHER GOING TO BE ONGOING GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE BUSINESS.

WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE RELATIONSHIPS.

I WANT TO GOLF MY NOTES A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN WAY AROUND ON ME THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAYBE THE LAST YEAR OR SO WE'VE HAD SOME HIGH-PROFILE CASES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO CAUTION MYSELF TO TALK ABOUT THESE CASES BECAUSE, THERE IS STILL IN LITIGATION AND I DO BELIEVE EVERYONE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

I BELIEVE IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.

[00:15:01]

WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROFILE KIDNAPPING CASE OUT THE CITY OF INDIO AND RECENTLY WE HAD A FORTUNATE CASE IN CATHEDRAL CITY OF A MURDE CASE.

BUT, ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THOSE CASES.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON THAT GETS UNNOTICED SOMETIMES.

OUR AGENCIES ARE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, CATHEDRAL CITY PDF COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE CASES.

THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THAT.

I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THEM ON THE HARD WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING BECAUSE I KNOW LATELY WE'VE BEEN HARPING ON POLICY.

IN THE MIDST OF THIS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD POLICE WORK GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES SOLVE THESE CASES.

I WANT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THOSE AGENCIES THAT I MENTIONED.

SO, I WANT TO CONTINUE BY I ATTENDED FOOD PARK OPENING AND I GOT THERE A LITTLE LATE AFTER THE RIBBON-CUTTING.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIC BURRIS SHARON AND THE TEAM AT INDIAN FOOD PARK.

GREAT PLACE TO GO.

I THINK THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING GREAT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OPEN SPACE.

A LOT OF LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS.

A LOT OF GOOD FOOD.

I'VE BEEN TELLING FOLKS FROM THE VALLEY, IF YOU WANT TO GAIN 5 TO 10 POUND COME ON DOWN TO THE FOOD PARK AND GET SOME OF THAT GOOD FOOD.

SO, GREAT JOB ON THAT.

THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING'S COMING TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I ALSO ATTENDED A SMALL AWARD CEREMONY FOR A SENIOR VOLUNTEER WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I HAVE TO ADD THAT WE HAVE TO RELY SOMETIMES THAT A LOT OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND A LOT OF OUR CLUBS AND A LOT OF OUR EVENTS DON'T HAPPE WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD VOLUNTEERS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAUREEN MAUREEN WAS HONORED AT THIS SMALL CEREMONY IN PALM DESERT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HER FOR BEING SO INVOLVED ENACTED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THEN I ATTENDED THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS, MAYORS PANEL ON BEHALF OF OUR MERIT WHO HAD A CONFLICT.

THIS WAS EXCITING.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GOES ON EVERY YEAR.

THE FIRST YEAR I ATTENDED AS A SPECTATOR WHEN COUNSEL MEMBER PREMIER WAS MAYOR.

HE COULD WATCH ALL THE OTHER CITIES MAYORS TALK ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THINGS ARE COMING.

LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE BEEN WATCHING OUR MAYORS GET UP THERE AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS.

SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE ARE TO COME BEFORE RUSSIAN.

IT'S A LONG LIST OF THEM.

SOMETIMES WE FORGET.

WE GET INTO COVID AND WOULD GET INTO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND WE FORGET ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED, OUR PLANNING COMMISSION HAS BEEN WORKING ON.

STAFF HAS BEEN PUTTING IN THE HARD WORK TO GET THESE THINGS DONE.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE LITTLE SECOND TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT.

JUST IN DECEMBER, THIS PAST DECEMBER ALONE NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITS, WE HAVE 47.

JUST IN ONE MONTH.

NEW MULTIFAMILY PERMITS.

WE HAVE 949 BUILDINGS.

WE HAD ISSUED RESIDENTIAL AND NOT RESIDENTIAL ISSUED.

HUNDRED AND 91.

THAT'S OCCURRED DURING A PANDEMIC.

DURING JANUARY 2021 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITS, 31.

ALL RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL PERMITS, 224.

THAT'S A JANUARY ALONE.

THAT'S REALLY IN IMPRESSIVE.

ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE IN 2020 JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT.

WE HAVE A HAMPTON INN AND SUITES BY HILTON OPEN UP NORTH OF THE FREEWAY.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE PROJECTS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEM.

ALSO SOMETHING I AM VERY FOND OF.

I KNOW MY FAMILY IS.

OCTOBER 2020 AND THAT WAS ARBY'S IN THE POMS SHOPPING CENTER.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.

I LAUGH BECAUSE WE GO TO ARBY'S A LOT.

WE EAT OUT A LOT.

ARBY'S IS GETTING A LOT OF MAYOR PRO TEM'S MONEY.

ARBY'S IS GOOD AND FIRE DOES SUPERMARKETS.

MY DAILY ACTIVITY SOMETIMES GOES FROM GOING TO WINCO GOING TO BUT PRIORITIZE AND THEN GOING TO THE MEAT MARKET TO BUY KARI ASADA.

WE ARE FREQUENTLY VISITING THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AND ARE GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SOME OF THEM ARE WALKABLE.

I'M LIKE WOW.

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DURING OUR PANEL I WAS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SHARING SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE BEEN WORKING ON IS A COUNSEL AND PREVIOUSLY BEFORE HE GOT ON.

THESE THINGS DO TAKE TIME.

THIS LONG INCUBATION PERIOD THAT REALLY QUENCHES THE NUNS AND BULLS TO GET THESE THINGS RIGHT.

I HAVE TO GIVE IT TO OUR STAFF AND OUR COUNSEL.

WE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB ESPECIALLY UNDER A PANDEMIC.

ALSO IN AVENUE 42 JACKSON TRIPOLI OPENED IN DECEMBER.

THAT'S ALSO BEING.

2021 LIKE I MENTIONED WE HAD THE INDIO FOOD PARK AT MILES AVENUE DOWNTOWN.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2021.

WE HAVE BAYS HOT CHICKEN COMING IN NEXT TO CHIPOTLE.

THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

WE HAVE MATTRESS BROTHERS OUTLET CENTER THAT'S EXPANDING.

THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

DURING SOME THESE PANELS I LIKE TO POKE FUN AT OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.

WE HAVE OUR LOVE FOR COFFEE SO I CALLED UP THE COFFEE WARS.

WE DO HAVE STARBUCKS COMING IN ON 44 AND GOLF CENTER PARKWAY.

WE HAVE DUTCH BROTHERS ON HIGHWAY 111.

AS YOU KNOW LA QUINTA RIGHT ACROSS FROM JEFFERSON HAS DUTCH BROTHERS.

WHERE COMPETITION WITH THEM.

BUT, I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF MY SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

JUST THIS MORNING I WAS DOWN AT COACHELLA AT €" STREET COFFEE.

WHICH WAS GREAT.

I LOVE COFFEE AND I'M A COFFEE AND BAGEL INTO THE GUY.

I LOVE THE COFFEE SHOPS COMING IN.

THE ME ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INDIO GRAND MARKETPLACE THAT IS COMING IN.

I'M GOING TO JUMP OVER TO OUR AUTOMALL.

WE HAVE KEY COMING IN.

THAT'S BIG FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS SOMETHING RECENTLY THAT CAME.

WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO KIA AND THE EAST SIDE OF THAT WE HAVE AN ITEM TONIGHT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S A CERTIFIED PREOWNED UNIT CARS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER ON.

WE HAVE THE MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL SITE ON INDIO BOULEVARD.

SOMETHING REALLY BIG THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS THE CAMPUS EXPANSION.

THAT'S BIG FOR A DOWNTOWN AREA.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HUNT.

ALSO, A NEW LOCATION, GOLF CENTER PARKWAY AVENUE 45.

THE NEW T KB.

LET ME TELL YOU I'VE WORKED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY AND MY COWORKERS, I'M TAKING T KB AT LEAST ONCE TO WORK.

YOU COULD CALL IT TAPE KATE BNS THEM.

TAKING T KB TO WORK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.

TK BE VERY POPULAR.

THERE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB THEIR NEW SITE.

LET ME MOVE ON.

BELIEVE ME THIS IS A SMALL LIST.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

THE ARCADIA INDIO BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL.

THAT'S BIG IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET A LOT OF OUR FOLKS ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED.

THAT'S BIG.

I'M GONNA CONCLUDE WITH TH QUICK QUACK COMING TO TH POMS SHOPPING CENTER BY WALMART NORTH OF THE FREEWAY.

THAT'S ALSO DOWN THE STREET FROM ME.

THEY WILL SEE A LOT OF MY MONEY AS WELL BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE WASHING CARS.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND BEFORE.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THIS PANEL AND SOME OF OUR MEAT NEIGHBOR CITIES ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

INDIO WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST INDIO CAN BE.

I COULD BE PALM SPRINGS OR LA QUINTA OR PALM DESERT.

BERGER TO BE THE BEST INDIO WE CAN BE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

LET ME MOVE ON.

WE ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I ALSO WAS PART OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

IT WAS A GREAT PANEL.

IT'S ON YOUTUBE IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE PANEL.

THE ODD THING WAS I WAS TH OLD GUY ON THE PANEL.

AND A LOT OF OUR YOUNGER FOLKS ON THERE.

I GUESS I'M MOVING UP THE CHAIN.

NONETHELESS IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS, FORMER AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN DESERT SANDS TO SHOW THE CHALLENGES OF SOME THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY.

MYSELF, I HAD A VILLAGE AROUND ME.

I FELT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE THAT SAME VILLAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

I WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS ABOUT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR HOLDING OUT.

I WANT TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT BAILEY FOR SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.

VERY SUPPORTIVE AND A GOOD SUPERINTENDENT.

HE ALWAYS TAKES MY CALLS.

IF I CALL A TAXI'S RIGHT THERE AND HE'S BEEN VERY PROACTIVE ON SOME OF THE SUBJECTS.

ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, TROY STRAINS WHO WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL OF GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND.

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VERY SUCCESSFUL HATS OFF TO THE COMMITTEE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE NEW SWEARING CEREMONY FOR 2 INDIO POLICE OFFICERS.

WE HAVE 2 NEW POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STREET TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.

I AM A COWORKER OF ONE OF OUR OFFICERS FAMILY.

IT'S AMAZING TO WATCH THIS YOUNG MAN GIRL AND NOW BECOME A POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY I LOVE THE MOST.

I'M GREAT GLAD WE GOT TO OFFICERS OUT THERE.

WANT TO CONCLUDE AND LET FOLKS KNOW WE ARE GOING TO GET VACCINATED.

OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN.

NONETHELESS PLEASE CONTINUE TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19.

WE STILL HAVE OUR COVID-19 SITE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS OPEN TO GET TESTED.

ALSO, CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES.

THIS THING IS STILL HERE.

WERE GETTING BETTER AT UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS THING IS GOING TO WORK.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY.

I THINK WE NEED TO ADAPT TO IT.

I THINK DOING A GREAT JOB IN OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE BE SAFE.

I WANT TO URGE EVERYBODY AS WE CONTINUE TO OPEN OUR ECONOMY TO SPEND LOCALLY.

SPENT LOCALLY.

KEEP YOUR DOLLARS IN INDIO.

EXPANDED OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ESPECIALLY.

IT'S A DOMINO EFFECT.

THE MAYOR CAN ATTEST TO THIS.

THE MORE WE SPEND AND ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE BUSINESS OWNERS.

YOU SPEND AT A LOCAL BUSINESS AND YOU CAN HIRE MORE FOLKS.

THEY REGENERATE THE MONEY AND IT GOES BACK INTO OUR ECONOMY.

WE KEEP OUR DOLLARS HERE.

WE NEED TO KEEP OUR DOLLARS SPENT 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT LEAVES OUR CITY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY SALES TAX.

WE WANT TO BUILD THINGS IN THE CITY OF VIDEO.

WE WANT TO BRING MORE ACTIVITIES.

WE WILL HAVE BETTER PARKS.

WANT BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT.

WE NEED TO KEEP HER DOLLARS HERE IN INDIO.

THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT META-MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU APPEARED LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

I HOPE THIS IS ON VIDEO.

I THINK IT REALLY DEPICTS HOW WE ALL FEEL ABOUT THE CITY.

INDIO IS ON FIRE.

WHEN I WAS MAYOR THE LAST TIME 4 YEARS AGO I HEARD ARBY'S WAS COMING TO TOWN.

HONEST TO GOD.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING.

ITO WILL SPEND AN AND OR MS. EMMA NO TIME AT ARBY'S.

I LOVE THAT PLACE.

EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON.

THEY COULD THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE REPORT.

TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING OR LISTENING TO THIS.

YOU KNOW, INDIO IS THE PLACE TO BE.

I'M GLAD TO BE ON THIS COUNSEL.

ALL OF US BECAUSE I THINK WE MADE A GREAT TEAM.

BUT THE HARD ACT TO FOLLOW ME OR PRETEND.

I'M GONNA TRY.

I'M GONNA START AND REFERENCING MY PHONE BECAUSE I'M GONNA START WITH THE NAMES OF THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY.

I WANT TO GIVE OUT A SHOUT OUT TO THEM.

HANG ON ONE SECOND HERE.

MAYBE, MAYBE I HAVE THAT, MAYBE I DON'T HAVE THEIR NAMES.

I WAS TRYING TO HARD.

TO GRADUATED GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY SWORN IN INDIO PD.

VERY EXCITED AND VERY HAPPY AND VERY HONORED TO HAVE THEM IN OUR CITY.

THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

SHOUT OUT TO INDIO FOOD PARK ATTENDED NOT JUST THE RIBBON-CUTTING BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS.

WHAT A GREAT PLACE.

MUSIC OUTSIDE.

FOOD, DRINKS.

IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

THE FOOD TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE BEST PIZZA I'VE HAD A LONG TIME AT ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS.

NICE TO SEE FAMILIES PLAYING IN THE GRASS AND PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER GOOD WERE STILL IN THIS COVID THING.

I'M SURE THERE ARE NOT HALF THE CROWDS ONCE WE GET PAST SOME OF THIS.

IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE CARS LINING THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN.

IF I COULD JUST SAY SOMETHING TO MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS.

AS THIS GROWS SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT AT LEAST I THINK WE DO IN ASSISTING THIS PROCESS AND MOVING IT FORWARD.

HIS CONSIDERING SOME FUNDING OF SOME SORT OR ASSISTANCE FOR A SHARED KITCHEN.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF MICRO BUSINESSES AND HOW YOU CAN HELP MICRO BUSINESSES.

THE NEXT STEP WITH THE FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES ESPECIALLY AS WERE COMING OUT OF COVID TO HAVE A SHARED KITCHEN THAT CAN REALLY HELP THESE RESTAURANTS MOVE FORWARD AND GET ON HER FEET WOULD BE TERRIFIC.

I THINK THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE CAN HELP WITH THE PUBLIC BE TERRIFIC.

LET'S SEE.

WITH RESPECT TO THE ROLLOUT OF GRANTS EVERYONE.

GET ON YOUR COMPUTER AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND GET READY.

THE CITY OF INDIA IS COMMITTED TO HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO I WAS ON IHEARTRADIO LAST WEEK OR 2 WEEKS AGO TALKING ABOUT THE ROLE OUT OF GRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

8 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY MORNING.

ALSO ATTENDED, GOT A TOUR OF DOORS YMCA.

THAT'S A MILES AVENUE PARK.

IT HAD BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.

WHAT A GREAT PLACE.

IT'S A PRESCHOOL.

THEY HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF THE WHOLE DISTANCING WITH THE KIDS.

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AS IT TURNS OUT THE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING EVEN MORE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND SCHOOLING AND READING AND ALL OF THAT.

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ISN'T GOING TO GO AWAY AFTER COVID BECAUSE IT'S A MODEL THAT WORKS.

IT WORKS BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE THERE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 16 TO 18 TO 20 YEARS.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE.

REALLY SUPPORT THE YMCA.

EVERYWHERE PARTICULARLY TH ORGANIZATION HERE IN TH CITY OF INDIA.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM FERMAN.

I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE MAUREEN BARN AS WELL.

SHE SPENDS AN AMAZING AMOUNT TIME HERE AT ART MUSEUM IN INDIO.

GREAT IDEAS.

WORKS VERY HARD TO HELP RAISE THE BAR AND RING THE MUSEUM HERE AND TO THE FOREFRONT WITH MANY ACTIVITIES.

OKAY, SO ENDS MY LIST OF THINGS I WAS INVOLVED WITH AND PARTICIPATED IN.

THE NEXT ITEM IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION.

[8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

>> THEY KEEP MCNAMARA.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER.

I THINK THE COUNCIL PRETTY THOROUGHLY COVERED EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE.

THERE WAS A REMINDER ABOUT PEOPLE BEING AWARE THERE IS A HOUSING SURVEY GOING ON.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ COVER THAT.

AGAIN, IF PEOPLE WILL GO ONLINE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOUSING SURVEY WE ARE DOING A CONJUNCTION WITH HER HOUSING ELEMENT PROJECT WE WENT APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT'S OVER FOR RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, VERY, VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENT.

CITY CLERK TO BE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> NO COMMENTS MAYOR.

>> NO COMMENTS.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER 10 CONSENT CALENDAR.

[10. CONSENT CALENDAR]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WISH TO PULL ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR?

>> THERE'S ONE ITEM I NEED TO RECUSE OR ABSTAIN FROM.

IS IT THE JEFFERSON PLANTS OR SOMETHING ON HERE.

>> ,CONSENT.

>> PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY THEN I DON'T NEED TO OBTAIN ON ANYTHING.

>> ALL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS A THROUGH J.

>> I HAVE A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND 4 PRO TEM FERMON.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 11 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. A, CONSIDER RATION OF INDIA SPORT MASTER PLAN NEEDED FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF THE

[11.a. Consideration of Indio’s Sports Park Master plan needed for the submittal of the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program Grant application (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve]

STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.

GRANT APPLICATION.

MR. ALSO THANK YOU FOR SEEING.

>> TIMOTHY WASSIL PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

GLAD TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF COUNSEL.

THIS IS AN EXCITING APPLICATION THAT WE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.

YOU KNOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO I LIKE TO INVITE MR. CHRIS HERMON WAS HER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND HE'S BEEN HELPING US WITH THIS GRANT ALONG WITH THE LEESON AND ASSOCIATES.

OF COURSE BIG KUDOS TO MIKE EGGER HAS BEEN CARRYING A LOT OF THIS EFFORT HERE.

WITHOUT CHRIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP TO THE PODIUM AND INTRODUCING THE ITEM AND DISLIKE THE MIRROR STATED THIS IS, YOUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO THE STATE.

IN QUEUE.

>> WELCOME MR. HERMAN.

>> OH, IT'S A GOOD BREATHE.

MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY ESPECIALLY ON THIS PROJECT.

39 ACRES OF PROPERTY OF JACKSON, AMAZING PROPERTY TO DO THIS WITH.

TAP THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WE DID IS EXCITING AND ENGAGING.

IN THE 2 RESULTS THAT WORK MAY BE A LITTLE BIT SURPRISING BUT, NOT TO SURPRISING.

THERE'S A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROJECT.

I THINK I SHOULD START WITH THE FIRST FEW THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE HAD HAVE 5 COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE SLIDES.

WHAT I DO SEE UP ON THE SLIDES YOU GUYS SEE IS THE PROPOSED PARK SITE.

IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IS IT RIGHT HERE?

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OKAY.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAD THE COMMUNITY COME TO THE PARK SITE ON THE VERY FIRST TIME TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WAS, WHERE IT WAS AND WHAT THEIR NEED WERE.

WE DID A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THEY FILLED OUT SURVEYS ON SITE.

THERE WAS ALSO AVAILABILITY FOR THESE ONLINE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

YOU WILL SEE WE PRESENTED IMAGES OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF WHAT A PARK COULD BE WITH A LIST OF ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THIS PARTICULAR PARK.

NOT JUST A TYPICAL PARK BUT A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY PARK.

THOSE RESULTS WERE THEN TALLIED AND RATED AND PRIORITY.

WHAT WE SEE HERE IN THIS YELLOW BAR ARE WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ITEMS WERE.

THEY'RE LISTED ON THE LEFT.

IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE THERE.

IN TERMS OF HIERARCHY.

SHADE STRUCTURES, OBVIOUSLY HERE IN THE DESERT ARE CERTAIN IMPORTANT.

OPEN SPACE FIELD FOR MY SPORTS.

THAT'S THE ROOKIE TO THE SOUL PROJECT.

PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO WALK.

WALKING PATHS.

DEFINITELY A RESTROOM AND CONCESSION BUILDING.

PLACES FOR PUBLIC ART, FITNESS TRAILS, PICNIC TABLES, COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THEN PET FRIENDLY SPACES, DOG PARK AND INTERNET WI-FI.

THERE'S A DESIRE FOR A LARGE INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY.

SO, WHAT WE DO NEXT? WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON SITE WE DID DESIGN TRY.

WHEN A VIRTUAL MEETING IN BETWEEN.

WE DID A DESIGN CHARRETTE NEXT ON SITE WE TOOK AT THE PARK WE TOOK THE ELEMENTS OF THAT SURVEY AND CREATED A SCALED DRAWING ON GOOGL OF WHAT THEY LOOKED OUT IN THEIR FIRST ON-SITE MEETING.

THEN TO THESE CUTOUTS OF VARIOUS FACILITIES.

WE HAD 5 TABLES SET UP WHERE EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE COULD START BECOMING THE PARK DESIGNERS.

WHICH HELPS THEM BE MORE ENGAGED.

THEY GET UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THINGS GO AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE ORGANIZED.

WHICH LED US DOWN TO 8 REFINED PLAN AND THEN WHICH WAS PRESENTED VIRTUALLY AND THEN THIS PLANT WAS PRESENTED AS A MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARK.

WHICH HAS ALL OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE DESIRED ON THE SITE.

I COULD GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL IF YOU LIKE.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE IS THE LARGE BIG BOX IS WHERE WE LOCATED A FUTURE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER.

YOU WILL SEE TO THE LEFT COMMUNITY GARDEN, SKATE PARK.

PICKLE BALL COURTS.

TENNIS COURTS.

TO THE RIGHT IS A LARGE OPEN SPACE AREA WITH BALL FIELDS, PARKING, TRAILS, PICNIC AND SHADED AREAS.

THE COMMUNITY VENUE SITE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE PARK ON TRAILS.

OF COURSE I WAS A LOT MORE MONIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE GRANTS SO WE HAD TO COME BACK AND GO OKAY, WHAT'S NEXT AND WHAT CAN WE DO WITHIN WHAT THE GRANT ALLOWANCES WHICH I BELIEVE IS AN 8 HALF-MILLION.

OKAY.

THIS IS REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE FEEL WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING AFTER THE GRANT.

IT ADDRESSES ALL THE SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT WERE ASKED FOR IN THOSE TOP 5 PRIORITIES.

PROVIDES VERY LARGE OPEN SPACE WITH LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY FOR FIELD SIZES.

YOU'LL SEE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FIELD SIZES ARE OUTLINED ON THE RIGHT.

FOR SOCCER.

AT THE VERY SMALLEST AGE GROUP TO THE LARGEST AGE GROUP.

FOOTBALL, SORT OF SOFTBALL LAYOUT ON THE BALLFIELD TO THE RIGHT AND THE BASEBALL LAYOUT TO THE BASEBALL FIELD ON THE LEFT.

PARKING OF A MARK MARKER STREET.

WITH THE PROMENADE SIGNIFICANT.

HERE YOU'VE ARRIVED TO THE SITE.

IT SETS UP THE ACCESS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SPACE.

PUTS THE RESTROOM AND CONCESSION BUILDING IN THAT AREA.

POTENTIALLY PLACES WERE FOOD TRUCKS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING.

THE TRAILS FOR THE PARK SPLIT OFF IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND WRAP AROUND AS YOU SEE.

IN THE SPACE.

SO THE AMENITIES INCLUDED ARE SHADE STRUCTURES AND TREES.

OPEN FIELDS A SPACE ORGANIZE FOR THIS.

WALKING PATHS.

RESTROOM SECESSION BUILDING.

PARKING LOTS, WALKING PATH LIGHTS AND LIGHTS FOR ONE BALLFIELD.

THAT'S WHAT WERE APPLYING FOR WITHIN THE GRANT.

THIS SHOWS YOU THE MODIFIED GRANT APPLICATION PLAN WITH MORE AMENITIES.

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AND THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

>> BOSCH, TERRIFIC.

COUNSEL, TO HAVE A QUESTIONS FOR MR. HERMAN?

>> YES CAN HE GO OVER HOW MANY TYPES OF DIFFERENT SPORTS FIELDS ARE GOING TO END UP ON HERE? I SEE 3 BASEBALL.

THE REMAINING AREAS THAT ARE OUTLINED, WHAT TYPE OF SPORTS FIELDS ARE THOSE PROPOSED TO BE?

>> THERE'S FOOTBALL AND A WHOLE VARIETY OF SOCCER FIELDS FROM HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL DOWN TO JUNIOR.

THE WAY THOSE GET LAID OUT LEAVES A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY BUT THIS MAXES OUT WHAT IS THERE.

AND DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF OVERLAP WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH A LOT OF THE SPORTS FIELD SOUND TODAY.

JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE.

>> BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ OR MIRA PRETEND YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I ATTENDED MOST OF THE WORKSITES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BIG FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW CITY MANAGER HAS TO TELL ME SOMETIMES TO RELAX, YOU KNOW BECAUSE SOME OF THESE GRANTS ARE VERY HARD TO COME BY.

WE'VE DONE THE WORK AS A STAFF.

WE'VE DONE THE WORK, OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE DONE THE WORK.

OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL ENGAGED IN THIS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS COME TO FORMATION AND WERE GONNA DO ALL WE CAN TO GET THAT AND EVEN RECENTLY I HAD A GROUP FROM WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES, THE ORIGINAL FOLKS OF NORTH INDIO.

SUBMIT A PETITION TO ME WHICH I GAVE TO THE CLERK JUST EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO THE CITY FOR PURSUING THIS GRANT TO SEE THIS PART THROUGH.

YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I JUST WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER, WHO PROBABLY HAS EXPERIENCE, WHAT IT HELP IF WE GOT LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM SOME OF OUR OTHER LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE OFFICIALS TO ATTACH WITH THIS APPLICATION SHOWING THE NEED FOR THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY? MOST OF OUR OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS KNOW THE AREA.

AND SO I THINK HOPEFULLY MAYBE IT WILL WORK IF WE REACHED OUT TO OUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR OR SENATOR'S OFFICES.

I THINK WE COULD GET THE SENATOR'S OFFICE ON BOARD REAL QUICK.

OUR CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE AND OUR ASSEMBLY TO SHOW SOME SUPPORT WITH THIS GRANT THAT WAS JUST MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF AND CONSULTING TEAM FOR REALLY WORKING HARD.

WE DID HAVE SOME HARD DAYS OUT THERE IN THE DIRT WITH THE WIND.

BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT.

I'M THINKING EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN IN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

THE PRESENTATION VOLUME WAS VERY LOW ON MY SIDE.

AROUND THE PERIMETER OF TH GREEN SPACE IS THAT A WALKING PATH?

>> YES.

>> OKAY SO THIS IS NOT ONLY A YOUTH, ATHLETIC CAMPUS BUT ALSO AS A PARK FOR WALK ABILITY AND ALL THAT, RIGHT?

>> YES, CORRECT.

>> DID WE INCORPORATE TRANSIT STOP?

>> I HAVE NOT INCLUDED A TRANSIT STOP.

WE ACTUALLY DID A STUDY OF ALL OF THE BUS ROUTES THAT WERE IN THE AREA.

BECAUSE THAT CAME UP AS ONE OF THE ITEMS PEOPLE WERE ASKING ABOUT.

WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA FOR THE BUS STOPS ARE AND OF COURSE CB LENGTH WE SHOULD OVER THE CITY LINK COMMERCIALS ARE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

IT'S NOT TO FAR AWAY ACTUALLY.

THERE IS EASY SERVICE TO GET TO THIS PARK SITE.

>> IS IT ENOUGH TO GIVE US POINTS CLOSE TO TRANSIT?

>> YES.

I'M NOT THE PERSON THAT DOES THE GRANT APPLICATION BUT I BELIEVE THE STUDY REVEALED THAT AND THE COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE PUT IT WHICH ARE MISSING HERE IS A LOT OF THE EARLY SIDE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH THAT WENT INTO THE PRESENTATION WHICH SHOWED ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PLAN WHERE ALL THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR'S WERE.

ALL THAT STUFF IS IN THE PRESENTATION TO IDENTIFY WHY THIS IS A GREAT SITE FOR THE OVERALL CITY AND THE WALK ABILITY.

WERE GOING TO FORCE THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THE SITE THAT ARE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY.

THERE'S A HUGE, HUGE AMOUNT OF POPULATION THAT CAN DO THAT.

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>> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND THIS IS BASICALLY WITH THE $8.5 MILLION WILL BUILD US.

>> YES, WHAT YOU SEE ON TH PREVIOUS GREEN.

>> RIGHT, WHEN THIS IS UP AND I SEE THE DIFFERENT FIELDS AND LUPE MADE A POINT OF THAT.

WHAT YOU THINK IS REALISTIC ON HERE? IS IT 5 SOCCER FIELDS? IF YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY DO IT, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T DO THAT MANY EVENTS AT ONE TIME.

WHAT WOULD YOU ESTIMATE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES FOR BESIDES BASEBALL FIELDS?

>> AS OUTLINES FOR DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE SOCCER FIELDS THERE'S ONE €¦ THERE ARE 8 SOCCER FIELDS WITH VARIOUS SIZES.

IF YOU WENT TO LARGER SIZES YOU COULD GO 4 TO 6.

THERE'S A LARGE FOOTBALL FIELD THAT SITTING THERE IN THE OUTFIELD WHICH IS A MULTIUSE FIELD.

YOU'VE GOT THE OUT FIELDS OF A LITTLE LEAGUE BALLFIELD BEING USED AS WELL AS AN OVERLAY WITH THE FOOTBALL FIELD IF THAT'S WHAT'S NEEDED.

>> I DON'T THINK THIS MAP DOES IT JUSTICE OF WHAT IT REALLY WILL HAVE EYED SO WHEN YOU PUT IT IN THE TERMS OF A FOOTBALL FIELD IN 6 SOCCER FIELDS PEOPLE CAN REALIZE IT WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY IN THE WAY IT SET UP.

I DON'T THINK IT SHOWS IT AS THAT MUCH AS WHAT IT REALLY IS.

BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE KIDS AND FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS AT ONE TIME.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THAT REALLY TELLS IT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE INDIO BUT WE HAVE ONE OR 2 SOCCER FIELDS ARE ORDINARY WE CAN UTILIZE SO THIS WILL BE VERY WELL PRESENTED AND DONE.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PUSH THE GRANT TO A HIGHER THING? I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WRITE THE GRANT BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON HERE THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE, TIM OR MIKE?

>> MIKE MIGHT WANT TO WEIGH IN ON IT.

>> ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WHERE THE COMMUNITY CENTER LOOKING FOR THIS FUNDING.

>> LIKE I MENTIONED WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

MASON ASSOCIATE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE GRANT APPLICATION WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB AND ANYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED AND NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS GRANT HAS BEEN ALREADY VETTED.

THE APPLICATION IS DUE NEXT WEEK ON THE 12TH.

EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD DO HAS BEEN DONE NOW.

TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION BY NEXT WEEK.

WHAT I WANTED TO ADD IF I MAY IS HOPEFULLY IF AND WHEN WE GET THIS GRANT AND BY THE TIME WE GO TO THROUGH EXECUTION AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE MASTER PLAN.

DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR BUDGET IS AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

AS ADDITIVE ALTERNATIVES.

AT THAT TIME IT WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF WE WANT TO INCLUDE ANYTHING ELSE DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

>> THANK YOU.

IF I COULD ECHO THAT.

YOU CAN SEE IT SHOWS HERE AS OTHER ADDITIONAL AMENITIES.

IF WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE GRANT, THAT'S STEP NUMBER ONE.

IT'S 8.5 MILLION+ HALF A MILLION FROM THE CITY.

WE DO HAVE THE OTHER PROPERTY AND WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THEN TO USE THIS APPROVAL TO GO OUT AND LEVERAGE TO GET OTHER GRANTS AND OTHER SPONSORSHIPS AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT SOMETIMES OCCUR WITH SPORTS FACILITIES.

SOMETIMES YOU LITERALLY CA MAKE OPERATING AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES AS LONG AS IT'S PROVIDING PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USES.

THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WANT TO GO FOR.

STEP NUMBER ONE IS TO GET THE GRANT.

THEN WE WILL VERY AGGRESSIVELY LOOK AT THOSE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

THERE'S ALSO OTHER LAND AROUND HERE.

THAT WE HAVE OUR EYE ON.

IF AND WHEN THE DAY COMES AND WE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THE SITE IN THE FUTURE.

NOT THIS YEAR BUT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

ALTHOUGH THAT COMES TO PLAY IF WE COULD GET PAST STEP NUMBER ONE.

>> TERRIFIC.

AS NEAR PRO TEM FERMON IS OR SOMETHING WE CAN DO, RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL OFFICIALS?

>> HAVE THEY BEEN THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT ALREADY?

>> I THINK WE HAVE.

IF THEY ARE REQUIRED I'M PRETTY SURE WE WOULD HAVE REQUESTED THEM AND GOT THEM.

>> THERE VERY TIGHT.

THE STATE IS VERY TIGHT ON WHAT THEY ACCEPT AND WHAT THEY WILL GET POINTS FOR.

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WHEN YOU GO TO THE TRAINING ON THESE PROGRAMS THEY TELL YOU THIS IS NOT A GRANT WHERE YOU CAN LOBBY TO GET MORE SUPPORT.

THEY ARE REALLY STRICT ON HOW THEY DO THIS.

THAT'S WHY THE POINT SYSTEM IS SO CRITICAL BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET CREDIT TOWARDS THE GRANT AWARD WAS THROUGH TH POINTS.

YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND LETTERS OF SUPPORT BUT I THINK WE DID ALREADY ASK FOR THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT THAT WE THOUGHT GAVE US CREDIT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM THAT I REPORT THE PETITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND HAD HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

>> FANTASTIC.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANTS FOR THIS MASTER PLAN.

ALSO TO NOTE THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROJECT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA OF THE INCOME LEVELS OF THE FAMILIES THAT LIVED HERE.

AND THE LACK OF GREEN SPACES AND THE BUSINESS IS HERE.

THIS HAS SUCH GOOD POTENTIAL FOR ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES THERE.

JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OUR STAFF FOR THIS MASTER PLAN.

>> DEFINITELY.

I ECHO THAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU MIKE.

THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS PUT INTO THIS IS AN HORMUZ.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY, WELL TO THAT END DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> ALL MOTION TO APPROVE THE INDIO SPORTS PARK.

>> ALL SECOND.

>> I HAVE ACCOUNT.[INDISCERNABLE].

MAY HAVE A ROLE CALL PLEASE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER 11 B.

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY VIDEO AND IT WAS OR IS MY 10 PROPERTY LLC FOR THE SALE OF A CITY-OWNED PARCEL OF 16.44 ACRES NORTH OF WARNER ROAD.

[11.b. Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) between the City of Indio (“City”) and Mozoras I-10 Property, LLC, for the sale of a City-owned parcel of 16.44 acres north of Varner Road (Carl S. Morgan, Director of Economic Development) Recommendation: Approve]

MR. MORGAN?

>> MET AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CARL MORGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPER MUST BEAR MENTIONED THIS IS A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT A LITTLE BACKGROUND, ANDREA'S POSEURS IS THE OWNER OF THE I 10 AUTOMALL.

HE PURCHASED AUTO DEALERSHIP IN INDIO ON HIGHWAY 111 BACK IN 1992.

MOVE THAT DEALERSHIP TO THE 10 AUTOMALL ON VARNER ROAD 99.

HIS EXISTING DEALERSHIP HAS 109 EMPLOYEES AND DOES PROXIMALLY $75 MILLION IN ANNUAL SALES EVERY YEAR.

THE PURCHASE AND SELL AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU IS TO CONVEY 16.44 ACRES ON VARNER ROAD LOCATED BETWEEN ADAMS STREET AND JEFFERSON STREET.

THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $2.718 MILLION.

THE APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE BASED UPON CURRENT APPRAISAL.

UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PSA UNTRACEABLE DEPOSIT HUNDRED $30,000 WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS.

THE PSA AGREES FOR A 90 DAY INSPECTION.

AN ESCROW WILL CLOSE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THAT INSPECTION PERIOD.

THIS IS THE SITE TO BE CONVEYED.

SO, TO THE WEST OF THE SITE IS YOUR DODGE /CHRYSLER/JEEP.

THIS IS THE FORMER CROP DODGE/CHRYSLER JEEP SITE.

THE CELL TOWER TO THE NORTH HAS BEEN REMOVED.

THE PROJECT ATTRIBUTES.

THEY RECEIVED FROM HONDA FOR 12,000 SUPERSTORE ON THE SITE.

THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN ARCHITECT AND PREPARED ALL THE NECESSARY PLANS.

AND TO OPEN UP THAT CERTIFIED SUPERSTORE.

THE NEW HONDA SUPER SORT WILL CREATE 50 NEW JOBS AND GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL 70 MILLION IN ANNUAL SALES.

THIS IS ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN WHAT THE BUILDING CAN LOOK LIKE FROM HONDA.

THIS IS THE BOOK THAT THEY CREATE IN ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL LOCATION OF WHERE THE SHOWROOM WILL BE IN THE CARS IN FRONT AND THE CARS AND BACK.

THIS IS NO LESS TRUE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, THAT SAME BUILDING.

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THERE STRICT STANDARDS ON WHAT THEY WILL ALLOW THEM TERMS OF FIT AND FINISH.

THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU IS TO APPROVE A PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VIDEO AND MORE SERVICE I 10 PROPERTY LLC A CALIFORNIA COMPANY.

AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS INCLUDING EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE SALE AGREEMENT AND THE FARMER APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND FIND THAT THE PROPOSED SALE IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNSEL? OKAY.

>> MADDEN WHERE I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITION.

THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN THERE FOR LONG TIME.

THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN OUR CITY FOR A LONG TIME.

IN THIS EXPANSION I THINK IS AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S AN INVESTMENT FOR OU COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS.

IT WILL CREATE GREAT JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITY AND BRING IN MUCH-NEEDED TAX DOLLARS.

USED CAR SALES ARE A LOT OF THE FUTURE OF A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS.

THERE'S NO LEASING INVOLVED.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

LET THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER ABSOLUTE ESSAY.

>> I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

TALK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS, THE QUINTESSENTIAL SMALL BUSINESS THAT STARTS ON HIGHWAY 111.

THEN LOOK AT WHAT HE'S ABLE TO EXPAND AND HIS EXISTING FACILITY AND OUT OF THIS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS STORY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS AT THE MOMENT? WITH RESPECT TO THE ITEM NUMBER 11 B?

>> I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MILLER HAS MOTION.

I WANT TO ADD.

I'M GOING TO SECOND THOUGHT.

I WANT TO ADD FOR THE PUBLIC TO REALLY LOOK AT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS NEW BUILDING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING UP.

THEY HAVE SOME GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING AS FAR AS ENERGY-SAVING, AIR CONDITIONER UNITS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND.

THIS IS SOME HIGH-TECH THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AS FAR AS LIGHTING INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING.

REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS BUILDING AND THERE REALLY SETTING A NEW STANDARD WITH THIS BUILDING COMING IN.

IT'S A GREAT ADDITION OF OUR 10 AUTOMALL.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

>> TERRIFIC, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MILLER AND A SECOND BY PRO TEM FERMON.

ANY COMMENT BEFORE GET THERE?

>> NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? CONGRATULATIONS PETE THAT'S FANTASTIC.

NEXT ITEM.

WHAT A GREAT NIGHT.

[11.c. Indio Water Authority Fiscal Year 2020-21 Midyear Budget Update (Trish Rhay, IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Receive & File and Approve]

ITEM 11 C.

INDIO WATER AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2020 €" 21 MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE.

TRISH RHAY.

APPEARED TO PRESENT OUR CHECK IN FOR THE MIDYEAR 4 IWA.

MOSTLY GOOD NEWS.

A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

ALWAYS WORK TO DO.

OKAY.

FIRST SLIDE IS OVERALL JUST THE INS AND OUTS OF OUR BUDGET.

FOR THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS OUR REVENUE.

WE BUDGETED FOR LITTLE OVER 23 MILLION.

MIDYEAR WERE AT 13.

LITTLE BIT HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED AND WILL GO INTO DETAIL ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

EXPENDITURES, IT'S GOT SOME WORK TO DO.

WE BUDGETED 21 AND A HALF MILLION AND WERE AT ABOUT 8 MILLION SO WERE LITTLE LOW ON THAT AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A BIT MORE.

SO OVERALL FOR REVENUES.

WATER CELLS ARE BIGGEST CHUNK.

AS YOU CAN SEE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IT IS SLOWLY STEADILY GROWING.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS YEAR IT'S GROWING AT ABOUT HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE A MONTH THEN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

SO YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY COULD THAT BE AND I LOOK AT IT IN THAT 80 PERCENT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE RESIDENTIAL AND MORE PEOPLE ARE STAYING AT HOME THESE DAYS.

SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT.

ADDITIONALLY YOU KNOW EVEN WITH COVID WE ARE STILL PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ON ISSUING NEW LEADERS.

REVENUE FROM NEW METERS ARE GOING UP AS WELL.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

THAT'S NOT EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE OVERSHOOTING WHAT OUR BUDGET WAS.

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WITH THE AGGRESSIVE CIP AND THINGS COMING UP AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT GATHERING TO MUCH MONEY.

OKAY, ON THE OPERATING SIDE.

OVERALL WE ARE LOAN.

I PRETTY MUCH STAY ON TARGET.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE OPERATING SITE EVERYONE IS A LITTLE CAUTIOUS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SOME SURPRISE COULD COME UP THAT THEY HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR.

SO THEY KINDA THINK ABOUT WELL, I SHOULD WAIT TO BUY THE SUPPLIES OR WEIGHT TO DO THIS UNTIL I HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER FEEL WHETHER MY BUDGET WILL CARRY ME THROUGH.

TYPICALLY FOR MOST THINGS WE BOUNCE BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT WE WILL BE PRETTY EVEN.

ONE OF THE LARGE OFFSETS RIGHT NOW IS THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT.

THIS WAS AT MIDYEAR.

THE COUNCIL MEETING RIGHT AFTER MIDYEAR WE APPROVED 5 NEW VEHICLES.

AT THE END OF THE YEAR WILL WILL BE CAUGHT UP WITH THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER BIG LARGE SERVICE PAYMENT COMING OUT.

SO, ANTICIPATE WE WILL BE PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT.

CAPITAL, SO, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOT DOING WHAT WE INITIALLY THOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

WE WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO DO A CIP PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR YOU WITH ALL THE PROJECTS AND WHERE WERE GOING.

I WON'T STEAL RAY'S THUNDER.

I WILL SAY MOST OF THE PROJECTS WE HAVE ON BOARD RIGHT NOW IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM ARE IN THE EARLY PLANNING PHASES.

YOU WILL HEAR A BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF TALKED ABOUT THIS WHERE WE COME BACK TO A LOT AS WE PLAN PROJECTS.

WE TRUTH TEST AT EACH PHASE THE ASSUMPTIONS WE MADE WHEN WE PROPOSED THE PROJECT.

WE HAVE A COUPLE LEAF TRUTH TESTED AND FOUND, WE MEET NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TRACK SO WE WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THOSE AS WELL.

WE ANTICIPATE, YES?

>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS CHART A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WHEN THIS IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, IS THIS TOTAL FUND BALANCES? WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?

>> THIS IS 3 FUNDS WE HAVE.

ONE OF THEM IS GENERAL CAPITAL REHAB WHICH COMES OUT OF RATES.

THE OTHER 2 FUND OUR SUPPLEMENTAL, WATER AND THE WATER SUPPLY ARE TO FEES HAVE TO BE USED FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

SOME PROJECTS CAN USE A MIX OF THESE THINGS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE PROJECT IS.

THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE SOLELY SUPPORTED BY WATER FACILITIES OR SUPPLEMENTAL OR IT WILL BE A SPLIT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE FUNCTION AND FINAL RESULT OF THE PROJECT IS.

>> IS A BLUE REPRESENTING EXPENDED.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE EXPENDED SO FAR.

AND THE ORANGE IS WHAT WE PROJECTED TO SPEND.

WE ANTICIPATE RIGHT NOW THE ORANGE COLUMNS AT UP TO ABOUT 2.4 MILLION, AROUND THERE.

WE ANTICIPATE IT MAY BE A MILLION LOW.

WE WILL DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

>> OKAY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> I THINK I GOT ONE MORE.

THIS IS THE BIG NEWS.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE .

SO HERE WE ARE.

OPERATING RESERVES.

AS YOU REMEMBER COUNCIL APPROVED REVISION OF OUR RESERVE POLICY AND REDUCED IT FROM 6 TO 2 RESERVES.

I WILL SAY PROBABLY THANKS TO MY TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF IWA WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2001 AND THE FIRST POLICY ESTABLISHED IN 2012 THEY ARE FULLY FUNDED.

FOR ALL OF OUR RESERVES AND ARE COVERED FOR THE POLICY.

THAT'S HUGE.

THAT'S THE RESULT OF A STRONG LONG-RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN, COUNCIL SUPPORT THE NEW POLICY AND I WILL TELL YOU WITH THE INVESTMENTS W HAVE COMING UP THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY WITH THE BONDING, BOND RATING AGENCIES.

REALLY GIVE THEM MORE CONFIDENCE TO GIVE US GOOD RATES ON BONDS WE MAY HAVE COMING IN THE FUTURE.

>> OUTSTANDING.

>> THAT'S IT.

BUT THAT I RECOMMEND YOU RECEIVE AND FILE.

>> THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

COUNSEL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AFTER HOW WONDERFUL THAT LAST SLIDE WAS QUICK.

>> I THINK THEY'VE DONE AN IMAGE SEEING JOB.

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YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU.

TALK ABOUT THE RESERVES AN WE DIVIDED IT UP AND AWAY FULLY FUNDED AND HAVE COME TO GOOD CREDIT FROM YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S A MAJOR PART OF OUR EXPANSION FOR OUR ECONOMICS IS THE WATER.

SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> ALL MAKEUP MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.

IW 8 FISCAL MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE.

>> THANK YOU TO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND BY ORTIZ.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 12 D.

[11.d. Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Midyear Budget Update and approve the recommendations and associated budget adjustments reflected in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Midyear Budget Summary, adjusting the budgets for various departments and functions (Mark Scott, Interim City Manager) Recommendation: Receive & File and Approve]

FISCAL YEAR RESERVE AND FILE FISCAL YEAR 2021 MAJOR MIDYEAR BUDGET AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET ASSESSMENTS REFLECTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 ONE MIDYEAR BUDGET CENTER MONEY ADJUSTING THE BUDGETS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE MR. SCOTT.

>> MR. SCOTT WILL GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK I'M SURE.

>> FANTASTIC.

ALL STARTED OFF.

THEN MARK WILL FINISH US OFF WITH THIS PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU.

OUR CFO.

>> FEEL GUILTY TAKING OFF MY MOUSE.

>> AND ROB WALK WILL THE CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE DIRECTOR.

WE WILL GO THROUGH A BRIEF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

MARCUS CAN'T GIVE THE COUNCIL A THOROUGH FINANCIAL UPDATE IN DECEMBER AND AT THE TIME THE MESSAGE WAS THAT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WAS STABLE.

DESPITE THE FACT WE WERE UNSURE THAT THERE WERE GOING TO BE CONCERTS, WE DOUBTED IT BUT DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE AND WE KNEW THERE WERE SOME FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY.

TONIGHT'S MESSAGE ISN'T ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

THERE'S NOT ANY NEW NEWS.

TAKING THIS REPORT TO YOU TO BASICALLY FORMALIZE AND ADOPT THE FINANCIAL CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN DECEMBER.

FORMALIZING THOSE.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE IN MORE DETAIL.

IN THIS SLIDE YOU WILL SEE AN OLD RECAP OF THE APPROPRIATIONS ON THE LEFT OF THE REVENUE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHART.

THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND ADOPTED EXPENDITURES TOTALING $78,958,000.

WE ARE ASKING IN THIS DOCUMENT TO REDUCE THE SPENDING AUTHORITY BY $3.8 MILLION RELATED TO THE LACK OF THE CONCERT ACTIVITIES.

THE $3.8 MILLION IS OVER TIME AND CONTRACT SERVICES THAT COME THROUGH THE CITY FOR POLICING SERVICES THAT ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REIMBURSED BY THE FESTIVAL PROMOTERS.

THAT'S A $3.8 MILLION OF REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS AND YOU WILL SEE WHEN I TALK ABOUT REVENUE IN A MOMENT THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED REDUCTION OF EQUAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE ON THE REVENUE SIDE TO THAT DEGREE.

IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LACK OF THE CONCERT ACTIVITIES STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS.

A TOTAL $795,000.

635,000 IS RELATED TO THE SMALLER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GRANT WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER THIS EVENING.

THERE WAS A $75,000 INCREASE FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY TRUST THAT'S TO HELP WITH AT RISK YOUTH PROGRAMS. AND 75,000 INCREASE FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

ALSO TO HELP FACILITATE YOUTH PROGRAMS OF THE CITY OF INDIA.

WITH THOSE 2 ADJUSTMENTS TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS IN GENERAL FUND WILL BE REDUCED TO $75,916,491.

ALSO THE REPORT THERE'S ABOUT $85,000 IN APPROPRIATION INCREASES.

OUTSIDE THE GENERAL FUND MUCH OF THAT IS THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS IN A SMALL, $11,000 WORTH OF ADJUSTMENT AND LANDSCAPE DISTRICTS.

ON THE REVENUE SIDE WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH ASSUMING WE WOULD RECEIVE 72,000,482 THOUSAND $694.

WERE TAKING OUT CONCERT REVENUE OF $6.1 MILLION.

OF THE $6.1 MILLION 3.8 ABOUT IS STRICTLY RELATED TO THE REVENUE THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE A DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES AND THE REMAINDER ABOUT $2.3 MILLION AS OF MONDAY THE CITY RECEIVES RELATED TO THE TICKET SALES.

THE CITY RECEIVES ROUGHLY 5 DOLLARS PER TICKET SALE AND THAT EQUATES TO ROUGHLY $2.3 MILLION AND THAT MONIES NOT COMING IN THIS YEAR.

RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF THAT REVENUE FROM THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

FOR RECOMMENDING THE INCREASE OF REVENUE RELATED TO THE CARE SOCK FUNDING THIS WAS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL APPROVED EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

JULY.

THAT WAS TO COVER MAINLY PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.

WE RECEIVE THE MONEY I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS YEAR THAT'S $1.1 MILLION.

AND THEN GOOD NEWS.

WERE ASKING WE INCREASE THE SALES TAX REVENUE BY $5.2 MILLION.

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THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE WE ADOPTED A CONSERVATIVE BUDGET.

WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ARE AND TO BE VERY CANDID WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THE BUYING CAPACITY OF THE CITIZENSHIP WHERE THEY WOULD JUST STOP GOING TO THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT TO BRICK-AND-MORTAR AND TO OTHER CELLS PURCHASING ONLINE.

THIS BEEN AN ABUNDANCE OF SALES ACTIVITY ONLINE.

AMAZON, WALMART, ALL THOSE ONLINE PLATFORMS. RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE OF $5.2 BILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE.

THAT'S A 2 AND HALF MILLION INCREASE IN BRADLEY BURNS SALES TAX IN 2.7 INCREASE IN MEASURE X TRANSACTIONS AND NEW SALES TAX.

THAT WOULD BRING THE BUDGET FOR REGULAR SALES TAX OF THE 12 MILLION AND THE MEASURE X BUDGET UP TO 11.5 MILLION.

THAT'S A SLIGHTLY MORE REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE SOURCES.

LAST FISCAL YEAR 1920 WHICH IS PROBABLY ASTONISHING.

IT'S NOT QUITE THE AMOUNT WE RECEIVED THE PRIOR YEAR IN 1819.

IT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION LESS COMBINED BETWEEN THOSE 2 NUMBERS.

I THINK THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE SALES TAX IS COMING IN.

JUST TO RECAP THE GENERAL FUND SITUATION.

WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET OF $78.9 MILLION.

THE ASSUMED REVENUE WAS 72.4 THERE WAS A GAP OF $6.4 MILLION THAT WE WERE GOING TO FILL WITH ONE-TIME FUNDS.

THAT WAS THE PLAN WE ADOPTED.

WE ALSO ASSUMED THAT $6.4 MILLION SOME OF THAT WOULD BE SALARY SAVINGS AND MAYBE SOME OTHER OPERATIONAL SAVINGS.

UNTIL THE SAVINGS MANIFEST WE HAVE TO ASSUME AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO COVER IT SO IT'S ALL SHOWN IN FUND BALANCE.

BASICALLY ADJUSTED THIS RECOMMENDING REDUCING 70.9.

REVENUE GOING UP SLIGHTLY.

THEN IN EFFECT 72.6.

THAT REDUCES THE NEED FOR ONE-TIME FUND BALANCE TO CLOSE THE GAP.

REDUCES IT BY $3.2 MILLION.

WHICH IS A VERY ENCOURAGING OUTCOME IN SPITE OF THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE IN.

IT'S A POSITIVE BUDGETARY CHANGE.

AND THAT SAVINGS OF $3.2 MILLION THAT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

THAT STAYS IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROGRAM WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURE.

THAT IS ASSUMING OF COURSE WE MEET ALL OF OUR REVENUE EXPENDITURE TARGETS WE BUILT INTO THIS YEAR.

IT'S ALL A PROJECTION.

THE MY SHOULD BE THAT WE SHOULD START TO TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW BUDGET.

WHICH IS A FEW MONTHS AWAY.

WILL START TALKING IN EARLY MAY IF NOT SOONER IN REGARDS TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE NEXT LINE IS LOOKING AHEAD.

I THINK MARK WANTED TO COVER THOSE ITEMS.

>> THANK YOU.

MR. ROCKWELL.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS UP TO COVER THESE VERY THOROUGHLY.

WE DID FOR THE MOST PART COVER ALL OF THIS IN DECEMBER.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PUT INTO THE STAFF REPORT A SUMMARY OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BACK IN DECEMBER.

COUNSEL WILL REMEMBER THE PUBLIC MAY NOT.

THAT WILL BE ADOPTED THE BUDGET LAST YEAR THERE WAS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY THAT WE REALLY ADOPTED KIND OF A HOLD IN PLACE BUDGET THEM AND CAME BACK IN DECEMBER AND EVALUATED IT TO SEE IF IT WAS REALLY ON TARGET.

WE FOUND ALL THE THINGS THAT ROB JUST COVERED, THE SALES TAX WAS UP IN THE FESTIVALS WERE GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEY KIND OF WASHED EACH OTHER OUT SO WE WERE IN DECENT SHAPE.

STILL WAS A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD TO DEFER A LOT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AS WERE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR THE BIGGEST POSSIBLE CHANGE AND WERE FINGERS CROSSED HOPING THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

IF WE GET THIS FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY OR THE COVID RELIEF MONEY AND THE KINDS OF NUMBERS THAT WERE LOOKING AT THAT ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS ALLOCATION.

SOMETHING EVEN INTO THE $2 MILLION RANGE.

THAT PUTS US INTO A SITUATION OF BEING ABLE TO REPLENISH OUR CAPITAL FUNDING.

ONE TIME WHEN HE OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A GOOD SOURCE TO USE FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.

IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO USE TO REPLENISH SOME OF OUR CAPITAL SPENDING CATEGORIES.

IN PARTICULAR ARE LOOKING AT MEASURE X THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO GO TO OUR PUBLIC SOMETIME IN THAT NEXT LESSON THEN TO YOUR SEEKING AN EXTENSION SO WE CAN DO BOND DEBT TO MOVE FORWARD SOME OF OUR LONG-TERM CAPITAL PROJECTS.

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WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE'VE SPENT THE MONEY AS WE HAD PROMISED TO BE SPENDING THE MONEY.

WHILE THE MEASURE DOES ALLOW SPENDING ON OPERATIONAL COST THIS.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS DONE ITS BEST TO SPEND IT ON ONE-TIME CAPITAL COST THIS.

THE CITY HAS A VERY GOOD RECORD OF HAVING DONE THAT.

IF WE CAN USE SOME OF THE STIMULUS MONEY TO REPLENISH CAPITAL SPENDING THAT HAS BEEN DEFERRED THEN WE ARE PUTTING OURSELVES IN A GOO POSITION TO GET OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT TO EXTEND MEASURE X.

MEASURE X IS NOTHING SHORT OF A GOD SENT TO THE CITY.

BEING ABLE TO MOVE THAT FORD WOULD BE A REAL BLESSING.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE KINDS OF ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN RAISED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BY THE PUBLIC, BY STAFF.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT GOING FORWARD YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE.

WHEN I CAN REVIEW IT BUT THERE'S A LONG LIST.

SOME OF THESE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFFING.

WERE GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE FOR REVIEW SHORTLY.

IN OUR PERMIT FEES HAVE BEEN SO, SO LOW.

WE THINK VERY REASONABLE PERMIT FEES WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THE CODE STAFF WHICH NOT ONLY ALLOWS THEM TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ADMINISTERING SHORT-TERM UNTOLD ENFORCEMENT BUT FREES UP STAFF TO DO OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT.

OTHER AREAS, NOT SO OBVIOUS WERE SOME OF THE MONEY COMES FROM TO DO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE LIKE.

WE KEEP LOOKING.

RECREATION OBVIOUSLY, THE PARKS.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER TONIGHT.

WITHOUT REVEALING THAT WHOLE LIST WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD SUMMARY TO PROVIDE REMIND US WHERE WE STAND.

IT'S A GOOD SUMMARY TO WORK WITH AS WE START NEXT YEAR AND WE LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FEDERAL STIMULUS.

IT'S ALSO GOOD SUMMARY TO GIVE A HEAD START TO ANNEX CITY MANAGER AS A LOOK AT WHAT THE TASK IS MOVING FORWARD.

THAT WAS THE PURPOSE FOR PUTTING THE LONG REPORT TOGETHER IF COUNSEL HAS QUESTIONS WERE HAPPY TO ADDRESS IT.

I THINK FROM MY STANDPOINT THAT WRAPS UP.

HE MENTIONED THE CV CT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB?

>> I MENTIONED WERE ASKING FOR APPROPRIATION CHANGES TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS FOR THE TRUSTS AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

>> I MENTIONED BECAUSE IT'S UP TO YOU AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS.

WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO VOTED AGAINST GOING FORWARD WITH THAT.

LOOK AT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND I THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO TAKE THOSE VOTES SEPARATELY SO IT'S ALWAYS AWKWARD TO HAVE ONE THING THAT SOMEONE OBJECTS TO HAVING TO VOTE NO ON THE ENTIRE BUDGET.

IF PERHAPS IT COULD BE DONE IN 2 MOTIONS TO DEAL WITH THAT.

>> SO, LET'S ASK FOR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL.

THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW WE ASK FOR MOTION.

>> THERE ARE 2 ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED THAT I PROBABLY CANNOT SUPPORT AT THIS TIME.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE COULD BREAK IT UP INTO 3 MOTIONS.

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

>> GO AHEAD.

THE STAFF REPORT HE REFERRED TO $5.2 MILLION IN INCREASED SALES TAX.

WHEN I START LOOKING AT THE NARRATIVE THAT FOLLOWS IT'S BREAKING DOWN SALES TAX AND 2.5 MILLION IS THE TRANSACTION X FUNDING?

>> YES IT IS.

FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WE WERE SO FORTUNATE THAT THE PUBLIC ENTRUSTED US WITH THE MEASURE X FUNDING BUT ASKING THAT WE REALLY LABEL THAT SEPARATELY AND IDENTIFY IT AS MEASURE X FUNDING.

INSTEAD OF LUMPING IT INTO WHAT WE CONSIDER GENERAL FUND SALES TAX REVENUE.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS ABLE TO BE USED THAT WAY.

WE REALLY WANT TO TRACK IT AND IDENTIFY IT SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN FOLLOW THE TRAIL AS TO WHAT WAS CONTRIBUTED AND WHAT WE'VE SPENT.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT UP-TO-DATE THERE ARE $8 MILLION IN MEASURE X DEFER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT AT SOME POINT WE WILL HAVE TO BACKFILL GOOD I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN FRONT OF US AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AS THIS IS A POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING WE STILL HAVE CATCHING UP TO DO ON THE PANDEMIC AND HOW IT'S AFFECTED THE CITY'S REVENUES.

I HOPE WHEN THE TOPIC DOES COME UP THAT WE DO GO FORWARD TO THE RESIDENCE TO

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EITHER EXTEND MEASURE X OR RECONSIDER MEASURE X THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR.

WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLEAR AND VERY OPEN ABOUT WHAT TRANSACTIONS HAVE AFFECTED MEASURE X.

I DON'T EVER WANT TO GET IN A POSITION WITH THE PUBLI WERE HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY FUNDING WASN'T CATEGORIZED THE WAY WE INITIALLY SPOKE IT WOULD BE INTENDED FOR.

ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOOD THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THIS THOROUGHLY.

I JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE EARMARK OR TAG IT, JUST TAG IT SO WE CAN CONSTANTLY FOLLOW IT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

EACH COUNCIL MEMBER CAN EXPLAIN IT TO THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WAS DONE AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT POINT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM CITY STAFF AND CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

YOU'VE GIVEN US A POSITIVE MESSAGE AND HOPE MOVING FORWARD.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.

YOU MENTIONED 3 MOTIONS.

SO THERE'S CLARIFICATION.

>> I'LL BE SPECIFIC WITH THE FUNDING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS PROPOSED.

TO ALLOCATE SPECIFICALLY TO TO NONPROFITS.

THE CV CT AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

I FEEL IT'S UNFAIR TO ALL THE OTHER NONPROFITS THAT SERVE INDIA YOUTH AND HAVE VERY, VERY WORTHY PROGRAMS THAT HAS BEEN LONG ESTABLISHED IN IN DEAL TO NOT GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETITIVELY BID FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONIES THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED.

IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE ALLOCATED IN THE PAST.

HUNDRED $50,000.

IT'S BEEN ALLOCATED TO ONLY 2 NONPROFITS BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO RATHER THAN TO TAKE PUBLIC INPUTS, RATHER THAN TALK TO THE NONPROFITS THAT HAVE LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NGO AS TO WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS COULD BE CONSIDERED.

I DON'T FEEL THAT'S THE RIGHT PATH OF ACTION OR COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE.

THE SECOND PART IS WERE PROPOSING TO ALLOCATE I BELIEVE $645,000 OF MONEY THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE SURPLUS.

TO GRANT MONEY TO BUSINESSES.

AND I JUST THINK THAT'S A LITTLE, AND THIS NOT BEEN A GOOD FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FOR US TO MAKE ONE WERE ALREADY IN THE HOLE AND OWING OURSELVES MONEY FOR MONIES WE BORROWED FROM OTHER FUNDS.

TO ALL OF A SUDDEN COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL $645,000 THAT WERE BORROWING FROM SOMEWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE.

TO GIVE AWAY TO BUSINESSES.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S NOT WHY TAXPAYERS PAY TAXES TO BAILOUT BUSINESSES.

ALTHOUGH I KNOW OUR BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH RECESSIONS AT LEAST BEFORE IN MY LIFETIME.

WE'VE ALWAYS SURVIVED AND WORKED THROUGH IT.

I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT TO USE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GIVE GRANTS AWAY THAT WAY.

THOSE ARE THE 2 MOTIONS I WOULD ASK TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET.

WHICH I AM SUPPORTIVE OF.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNSEL NUMBER.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.

>> THANKS ROB FOR YOUR INPUT AND ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TOWARDS OUR FINANCES.

HOW MUCH ACTUALLY ARE ABUSING OUT OF MEASURE X TO HELP SHORE UP THE BUDGET? PART OF THE 2.7 MILLION THAT'S IN THERE, WHAT TO BE PLANO BEFORE WILL BE ACTUALLY SPENDING NOW CONCERNING WE HAVE THAT EXTRA REVENUE?

>> I DON'T WANT IT TO GET COMPLICATED BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED.

YOU KNOW I JUST EXPLAINED WE HAVE SOME SAVINGS FOR THIS YEAR WERE WE WERE EXPECTED TO USE LESS FUND BALANCE.

THE FUND BALANCE IS PRIMARILY MEASURE X MONIES WE DIDN'T SPEND IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

BY HAVING LESS RELIANCE ON MEASURE X THIS YEAR IT MEAN SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE-TIME PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

MOST OF MEASURE X THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND LAST TERM IS RESERVED AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO STATE THAT IF YOU APPROVE THESE GRANTS THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE PART OF THAT MEASURE X AMOUNT IN THE FUTURE OF WHERE WE EXPLAINED WITH A MONEY WENT.

WILL BE ON AS MEASURE X EXPENDITURES.

THAT'S MY THAT'S BEEN SAVED.

AS FAR AS THIS CURRENT OPERATIONAL YEAR ARE PROBABLY MEASURE X IS ABOUT 11 AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS ARE PROBABLY ABOUT $9 MILLION INTO THAT TO COVER

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OPERATION.

1 MILLION IS LONG-TERM BONDS THAT WERE PAYING FOR OUT OF MEASURE X.

THAT'S NOT ANYTHING NEW.

ABOUT 60 TO 70 PERCENT IN THE OPERATIONS THIS YEAR I GET ABOUT $8 MILLION OF 11/2 MILLION DOLLARS TO COVER OPERATIONS.

THAT IS SOMETHING IF REVENUE GROWS NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE COULD REDUCE THE ALLIANCE ON MEASURE X BUT I DON'T SUSPECT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT UNDERNEATH UNDER HUNDRED PERCENT.

THAT'S DEPENDENT UPON WHAT EXPANDER PRIORITIES COUNCIL SETS FOR THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR.

>> ON THE STIMULUS MONEY.

ON THE STIMULUS IT COMES FORWARD.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO COUNCILMEMBER, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE GROUNDS, WE INSTEAD OF TAKING CARE IS FUNDING IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT WE DECIDED TO UTILIZE THAT FOR CITY SERVICES.

AND THEN TAKE THE OTHER FUNDING THAT IS OUR FUNDING DO IT.

TECHNICALLY IT WAS SMALL.

HELPING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES SOMETHING OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT.

TECHNICALLY WERE TAKING CARE IS FUNDING AND COVERING OUR EXPENSES AND UTILIZING OUR FUNDING TO DO THE OTHER ONE.

IT ISN'T AS COMPLICATED SO WILL GO BACK TO THE CARES ACT.

SO TECHNICALLY IT'S WORSE THAN WHAT WERE DOING.

I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO DO IT.

I THANK YOU HANDLED IT VERY WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR FINANCIALS.

YOUR STELLAR INDIVIDUAL WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE WE FOLLOW THE RULES AND TAUGHT THE TEES ACROSS THE ICE AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE BOTH WAYS.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS.

YOU MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND IT AND HAVE THE SAME TIME IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHAT YOU DO AND YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT IT AND YOUR STAFF IS.

SO PLEASE GIVE THEM OUR THANKS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I ECHO THAT.

YOU TAKE.

COMPLICATED INFORMATION AN ROLL IT OUT IN A MANNER THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

ULTIMATELY HOPEFULLY THEY ARE LISTENING AND IF THEY'RE NOT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE OR BY WAY OF THIS DOCUMENTATION.

VERY EASY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR JANE Q.

PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU.

YES.

I WILL COMPLETELY AGREE.

YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE OUTSTANDING AND WERE PROUD TO HAVE THE YOU IN THE CITY OF INDIA.

IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLICATED AND I WILL ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE ONE OF 3 MOTIONS OR A MOTION WITH 3 PIECES TO IT?

>> I'M HAPPY TO HELP IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO MAKE 2 MOTIONS.

I HAVE THAT READY TO GO WHENEVER YOU ARE.

IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE.

>> A MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE THE ASSISTANCE.

>> THE MORE FIRST MOTION WOULD BE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 €" 21 MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 20 €" 21 MIDYEAR BUDGET SUMMARY ADJUSTING THE BUDGETS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS.

THIS WOULD BE GENERAL, CITY ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, LANDSCAPE AND LETTING DISTRICTS.

THAT WOULD REMOVE THE 2 THAT COUNCILMEMBER LUPE RAMOS AMITH WANTED TO SEPARATE OUT.

>> EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD'VE SAID.

>> COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER.

>> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

>> TO HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND THE MOTION.

I WANTED CLARITY ON THE LLB'S.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT THAT WE JUST WROTE OFF A FEW MONTHS AGO, RIGHT?

>> DOES LANDSCAPE THAT HAVE RESOURCES WERE JUST USING THE LANDSCAPE TO WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THOSE DISTRICTS.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MILLER AND A SECOND BY LUPE RAMOS AMITH.

MAY HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NOW THERE'S A SECOND MOTION IF SOMEONE WILL MAKE THE SECOND MOTION FOR ME.

>> THAT MOTION WOULD BE.

RECEIVE THE FILE FISCAL YEAR 2021 MIDYEAR UPDATE EXCEEDS MEET YOU THIS WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET OF ASSESSMENT REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 MIDYEAR BUDGET ASSEMBLY ADJUSTING THE BUDGETS FOR FAIRY DUST APARTMENTS AND FUNCTION WITH THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS.

THERE WOULD BE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

>> WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

>> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MILLAN.

WHY WAS SECOND?

>> ALL SECOND.

MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[12.a. Continued Public Hearing of January 20, 2021: Introduce, waive full reading, and read by title only, Ordinance No. 1759, approving the Second Amendment for the Desert Shores Specific Plan (Kevin H. Snyder, Community Development Director) Recommendation: introduce ordinance]

ITEM A.

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING OF JANUARY 20, 2021.

WAVE FULL READING AND READ BY TITLE ONLY AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1759 APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT FOR THE DESERT SHORES SPECIFIC PLAN.

HI MR. SNYDER.

>> GOOD EVENING MER HOMES.

AS AMIR INDICATED THIS IS A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM FROM JANUARY 20.

AT THAT TIME PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR DESERT SHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION REQUESTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND STAFF TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND SUBSEQUENT TO JANUARY 20.

THAT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE SLIGHTLY MODIFIED SPECIFIC PLAN MINUTE IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

NIKKI GOMEZ ASSISTANT PLANNER IS THE ASSIGNED STAFF PLANNER AND SHE'S AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF STOP REPORT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING MATT AMIR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

HOPE YOU CAN SEE MY SCREEN.

>> HOLD ON, ONE SECOND.

>> PERFECT.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS €" GOMEZ.

BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A DESERT SHORES SECOND AMENDMENT AND IT'S MENTIONED BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR KEVIN SNYDER.

THIS IS A CONTINUED ITEM FROM THE JANUARY 20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THE PROJECT, THIS IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF 4TH STREET AND AVENUE 49.

THE DESERT SHORES RESORT IS COMPRISED OF 141 COACHE SPACES WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, CLUBHOUSE AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

THE ORIGINAL DESERT SHORES THE SPECIFIC PLANS ADOPTED MARCH 1, 2000.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THAT SPECIFIC PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER 1 2004.

THAT FIRST AMENDMENT ESTABLISHED THE ENCLOSED OF THE €" FACILITIES.

CONSIDERED A CONCEIT APPEARED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMBINATION TO THE STRUCTURES AT THEIR LOG MEETING THEY COULD HAVE A GARAGE WITH THE CASITA OR STRUCTURES HOWEVER COMBINATION THEY WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

OF COURSE IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE MOTORCOACH PORT THAT IS PART OF THAT RESORT ASPECT OF THAT COMMUNITY.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT AS I MENTIONED ESTABLISHED THE STANDARDS FOR THOSE EXCESSIVE STRUCTURES IN THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.

THE SIMILAR ARCHITECTURE AS YOU SEE NOW AND MOST OF THE SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ALMOST BUILT OUT AND HAVE THOSE EXISTING STRUCTURES.

TODAY.

SO THIS PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT WILL ESTABLISH THAT THE 10 FOOT FRONT SETBACK.

2 OF THE GARAGES OR OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

JUST AS AN EXAMPLE.

THERE WOULD BE A 10 FOOT SETBACK THAT WOULD ALLOW SPACE FOLLOWING THE EXISTING PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT THAT'S ALREADY THERE TO THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THEY WILL BE PROPOSING ARE ADDING TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A MINOR MODIFICATION THAT WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE MINOR MODIFICATIONS UP TO 15 PERCENT OF THE NUMERICAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AS WELL AS A REQUIREMENT AND LETTER FROM PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT THE HOA TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY UPON THEIR BUILDING PERMIT FOR ANY PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WISH TO BUILD UP TO THE 10 FOOT SETBACK.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO INTRODUCE A FULL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1759

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APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE DESERT SHORES MOTORCOACH RESORT SPECIFICALLY PLANNED 99 €" 10 €" 10 AT THAT THE CIT CLERK RECEIVE THE ORDINANCE TO DEFINE THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTIONS 1506 0C2.

THAT STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DESERT SHORES HOA IS ALSO WITH US TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISS GOMEZ.

FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?

>> I WILL ASK KEVIN A QUICK QUESTION.

KEVIN HOW'S ANY NEW DWELLING LAWS AFFECT THIS? DOES IT HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON IT AS ALL WE.

>> IT DOES NOT IT'S AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL IN THE MOTORCOACH RESORT.

>> GREAT.

I THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS.

BY THE PUBLIC.

>> NO COMMENTS MER.

>> NO COMMENTS I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I WILL MAKE MOTION APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE DESERT SHORES MOTORCOACH RESULT SPECIFIC .

99 €" 10 €" 10 AND REQUEST THE CITY CLERK READ THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY AND FIND THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT UNDER SEQUEL GUIDELINES 15060.

150601, AND 15162.

>> ALL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> I HAVE A SECOND MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE?

>>.

>> AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF INDIO APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE DESERT SHORES MOTORCOACH RESORT BUT THIS IS SPECIFIC PLANT NUMBER 99 €" 10 €" 10.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL GO ON TO HI, MR. SNYDER TOLD B.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT SOLUTION 10191 APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37999 TPM 20 €" 10 €" 406 TO SUBDIVIDED 2.60 ACRE PARCEL OF IMPROVED LAND INTO 3 PARCELS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

JEFFERSON PLAZA LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 111 AND EAST OF JEFFERSON STREET.

APN 600 €" 1:30 €" 021.

INVITED THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT SECTION 15315.

MR. SNYDER.

>> THANK YOU MER HOMES.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

KEVIN SNYDER APPEARED AS AMIR INDICATED THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM REGARDING A PROPOSED TENTATIVE PARCEL MALL.

YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THIS PROPOSAL AND ALICE FORWARDED RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY IN JUST A MOMENT.

[12.b. A public hearing to adopt Resolution No. 10191 approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 37999 (TPM 20-10-406) to subdivide a 2.60 acre parcel of improved land into three (3) parcels for commercial use (Jefferson Plaza) located on the north side of Highway 111 and east of Jefferson Street (APN: 600-130-021) and finding the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Section 15315) Kevin H. Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve]

THE ASSIGNED PLANNER FOR THIS IS ROSIE LEWIS ASSOCIATE PLANNER SHE WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> COULD DEFEAT MATT AMERICA MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MY NAME IS ROSIE MILLER AND I'M ASSOCIATE PLANNER FOR THE COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT.

YOU CAN ALL SEE MY SCREEN.

THAT'S PERFECT.

THIS IS AN ITEM FOR TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37999 BROUGHT FORTH BY SHIRAZ ROAD.

THE PART CHECKED IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 111 E.

OF JEFFERSON AND ALONG THE CHANNEL HERE.

AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S A FULLY DEVELOPED AN OPERATIONAL CENTER.

BETTER KNOWN AS JEFFERSON PLAZA.

I PUT UP SOME PICTURES HERE FOR YOU SO YOU CONCEIT WITH THE SHOPPING CENTER LOOKS LIKE.

IT IS A 2.6 ACRE PARCEL.

A SINGLE PARCEL THAT HAS ACCESS TO AXIS FROM HIGHWAY 111, ONE HERE AND ANOTHER ONE HERE THAT'S THE SHORT AXIS.

THE PARCEL IS PROPOSED TO SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 PARCELS GOOD EACH PARCEL HAVING ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.

PARCEL ONE WILL HAVE THE SHIRAZ.

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AS YOU CAN SEE THE 3 LOTS HERE AND THE PARCEL SIZES WE HAVE COMPUTED THE MAP COVERAGE IN EACH MEET THE MAXIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED BY THE MS 300 WHICH IS 50 PERCENT.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE TENANT PARCEL MAP IS FOR LEASE, FINANCE OR EXCEL.

WITHOUT STAFF RECOMMENDS AN ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 10191 APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37999 TO SUBDIVIDE THE 2.60 ACRE PARCEL INTO 3 PARCELS FOR COMMISSIONER USE LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 111 E.

OF JEFFERSON STREET.

THAT INCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.

I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE ALSO ONLINE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

THANK YOU.

>> OKAY.

BEFORE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES COUNSEL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

>> KEVIN, THEIR SUB DIVIDING AND ARE THEY SELLING THE PROPERTIES SO THEY CAN SELL THEM SEPARATELY? HOW'S THAT RUNNING?

>> CURRENTSCRACKED THE PURPOSE IS FOR SALE AND LEASE OR OTHER LIEN STATION AND FINANCIAL UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTY.

IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT THAT.

ALTHOUGH AS POINTED OUT THE PROPERTIES FULLY DEVELOPED WITH INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS AND COMMON SHARED ACCESS POINTS.

>> THEY WILL STILL HAVE PARKING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT MEET IF THEY DIVIDED THE AREA I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD MEET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE WHOLE AREA AT ONE TIME.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT.

THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED SHARED PARKING ACCESS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ALL IF APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL BETWEEN THE 3 PARCELS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WILL THAT SHARED PARKING LOT BE RECORDED ON THE DEED OF THE 3 PARCELS? I'M NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT PARCEL ONE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ACCESS POINT FOR PARCEL 2 AND PARCEL 3 SHARON ACCESS POINTS AND THE QUESTION COMES TO ME AS TO LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKING LOT.

HOW DOES THAT GET RESOLVED UNLESS THERE'S A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT RECORDED ON THE DEED OF TRUST.

>> COULD ANNOUNCE COUNSEL MEMBER MISS LULA AS SHE HAS MORE DETAIL THAN I DO AT THE MOMENT.

>> WE HAVE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND ITS CONDITION OF APPROVAL SECTION B PRIOR TO FINAL MAP APPROVAL.

IT'S FOR THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT 8 CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS PERMITS UNCEASING ART SPECIALIZING ONGOING RECIPROCAL ACCESS OBLIGATIONS BUT NOT LIMITED TO OBLIGATIONS THAT INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS, STREETS, COMMON AREAS AS WELL AS SHARED PARKING ALLOWANCES BETWEEN THE NEW PARCELS THAT HAS TO HAPPEN PRIOR TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINAL MAP.

>> WILL INCLUDES EASEMENTS SO THE OWNER OF PARCEL 2 PARCEL 3 WANTS TO DRIVE THROUGH PARCEL ONE ENTRY POINT THAT THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT AWAY?

>> CORRECT.

THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS, THAT IS A REQUIREMENT PRIOR WHICH IS THE APPLICANT SHOULD INCLUDE A REPORT EASEMENTS OF ALL UTILITIES MAINTENANCE AND EGRESS AREA.

THESE MEN SHOULD ALLOW THE AXIS OF TRAVERSING OVER AND THROUGH ADJOINING PARCELS.

THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE FINAL MAP.

>> CURRENTLY BETWEEN THESE 3 PARCELS IN THE PARCELS TO THE EAST OF THEM I HAVE A SHARED ENTRY.

ARE THEY ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PARCELS ON THE EAST?

>> THOSE ARE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

WE JUST CARRYOVER.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

>> OKAY, THERE AREN'T ANY FURTHER COMMENTS I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC?

>> NO COMMENTS MAYOR.

>> MR. FRANKLIN IS REPRESENTED APPLICANT CAN CANCEL ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL HAS APPEARED HE'S NOT ANTICIPATING SPEAKING THIS EVENING.

>> PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE.

DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 10191 APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37999 TNP 20 €" 10 €" 4062 SUBDIVIDE A 2.60 ACRE PARCEL INTO 3 PARCELS FOR COMMERCIAL USE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 111 AND EAST OF JEFFERSON STREET.

IN PUTTING THE PREJUDICE OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT SECTION 15315.

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>> SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> MOTION BY FURMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.

WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE.

ASK.AT THIS POINT FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE MEETING IN HONOR OF TOMMY EDWARDS OF SOME LINE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 5, 2021 AT 10 AM.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR TOMMY EDWARDS PLEASE.

OKAY EVERYONE, THANK YOU WE WILL SEE IT MARCH 5, 2021 AT 10 AM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.