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City of Indio

AGENDA

City Council / Indio Water Authority / Indio Housing Authority

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @ 5:00 PM

Council Chamber, 150 Civic Center Mall

 

 

The City Council serves as the Indio Water Authority and Indio Housing Authority

 

The City Council Chamber will be open to the public and City Council meetings will be conducted in person and remotely through Zoom in compliance with Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361)

 

The Council Chamber will have very limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public will be required to comply with the California Department of Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings which requires unvaccinated individuals to wear a mask in indoor public settings unless otherwise exempt.

You may view the meeting via Livestream on the City’s website

 

or via Facebook Live

 

or via YouTube

 

or view and participate viaZoom

Webinar ID: 883 6835 9918 / Passcode: 931694

 

 Consistent with Government Code Section 54953(e) (Assembly Bill 361), members of the Indio City Council and City Staff are permitted to attend the meeting by teleconference and such teleconference locations are not accessible to the public and are not subject to special posting requirements.  If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) please contact the office of the City Clerk at 760-391-4007 prior to the meeting for assistance.

 

Members of the public who desire to address the City Council during the meeting may do so either in person or orally or in writing as described below.

 

Oral Comments:Oral testimony can be provided in person or during the virtual live session. Individual speakers are limited to three minutes each, unless the Mayor amends the time limit. To address the Council in person please complete speaker request card located at the entrance and give it to the City Clerk. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. To address the Council during the virtual live session via zoom, please email the City Clerk at ssanchez@indio.org, or alternatively, during the specific agenda item or general comment period (i.e. non-agenda items), please use the "raise your hand" function in zoom in order to be recognized by the City Clerk in order to provide comments in real time.  The City Clerk will facilitate to the extent possible any email requests to provide oral testimony that are sent during the live meeting.  Please specify on the subject line of the email “Oral Comment” and note the agenda item number or if general comment (i.e. non-agenda item). To participate during the live session, please keep track of the meeting proceedings by watching the meeting via Livestream, Facebook Live, YouTube, or Zoom. Please raise your hand and your name or other identifier (phone number) will be called when it is your turn to speak.

 

Written Comments: If you are unable to provide comments during the meeting (whether in person or the virtual live session), written public comments on agenda and non-agenda items, or both, may be submitted by email to the City Clerk at ssanchez@indio.org. Please specify on the subject line the agenda item number or if general public comment (i.e. non-agenda item). For example on a specific item, write "agenda item 8a" on the email subject line.

 

Email/Written comments must be received by the City Clerk no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and such comments will be distributed to the City Clerk, City Council, posted on the agenda landing page and be made part of the agenda packet and public record of the meeting; however, they will not be read during the meeting.

 

Public Hearing Items: Any person may provide in-person comments on public hearing items. Oral or written comments will also be accepted on public hearing items in the manner prescribed in the notice at the top of this agenda except that comments will be accepted during the public hearing until the hearing is closed.

 

 

MISSION STATEMENT

THE CITY OF INDIO'S PUBLIC SERVANTS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO ENCHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR SESSION - 5 PM

 

 

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Mayor Waymond Fermon

Mayor Pro Tem Oscar Ortiz

Councilmember Lupe Ramos Amith

Councilmember Glenn Miller

Councilmember Elaine Holmes

 

 

2.

INVOCATION

The City Council does not endorse the content of the invocation and does not endorse the invocational speaker’s particular faith, belief and/or religious denomination. The City Council does not engage in any prior inquiry, review of, or involvement in, the content of the invocation, except to request the speaker to refrain from using the invocation as an opportunity to attempt to convert others to a particular faith or to disparage any faith or belief and for the speaker to face the City Council. The City Council has an established neutral policy for selecting and scheduling invocational speakers. The City Clerk will make the Council’s policy on invocations available upon request for public inspection and copying.

 

 

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

4.

PRESENTATIONS

 

 

 

4.1

Shadow Hills High School - Girls Cross Country 2021 Desert Empire League Champions & CIF Champion, Michael DeTamble (300m hurdles) (Mayor Fermon)

 

 

 

 

4.2

Proclamation for City of Indio Retiree - Paul Stalma (22years) (Mayor Fermon)

 

 

 

 

4.3

Proclamation for City of Indio Retiree - Dennis Wolbert (13years) (Mayor Fermon)

 

 

 

 

4.4

Proclamation for City of Indio Retiree - Jose Luis Moran (20years) (Mayor Fermon)

 

 

 

 

4.5

Introduction of New Employees & Promotions (Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager)

 

 

 

5.

REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REPORT ON MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(D)

 

 

6.

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC)

Frida Arriaga, Miabella Cansino, Kailey Cisneros, Stephanie DeJesus, Lilyana Garcia, Eliana Perez, Daniela Rodriguez, Vianca Terriquez, and Victoria Terriquez

 

 

7.

APPOINTMENTS

 

 

 

7.1

Mayor Appointments to External/Internal Committees, Commissions and Boards

 

 

 

 

7.2

Appointment to the Investment Committee (Mayor Fermon)

 

 

 

 

7.3

Appointment of City Delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly (GA)

 

 

 

 

7.4

Appointment to the Sustainability Commission by Mayor Waymond Fermon

 

 

 

 

7.5

Appointment to the Sustainability Commission by Mayor Pro Tem Oscar Ortiz

 

 

 

8.

CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION

 

 

 

8.1

Update on Desert Recreation District (DRD) Cooperative Agreements

 

 

 

9.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Consent calendar items are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one motion. Reading of text of Ordinances is waived and Ordinances are adopted as second reading, by title only. Public requests to discuss consent calendar items must be filed with the City Clerk before the consent calendar is called. This is the time for any member of the public wishing to speak on a consent calendar item to do so. Any member of the public wishing to speak shall have a total of three minutes to address any and all items on which he/she wishes to speak. Unless a consent calendar item is pulled for discussion by a council member, there will be no further opportunity to discuss the matter. If a consent calendar item is pulled for Council discussion and a member of the public then wishes to speak, he/she shall limit comments to matters raised during the Council discussion.

 

 

 

9.1

Minutes for City Council/Indio Water Authority meeting held December 1, 2021

 

Staff Report - Minutes for City Council/Indio Water Authority - Pdf

6 - 12

 

 

9.2

City Warrants from 11/25/2021 - 12/09/2021 (Rob Rockwell, Assistant City Manager and Director of Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File

 

Staff Report - City Warrants - Pdf

13 - 39

 

 

9.3

Authorize the Executive Director to Sign the 2021 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Integrated Regional Water Management Planning and Funding in the Colorado River Basin Funding Area (Rey Trejo, Interim IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - 2021 MOU for Integrated Regional Water Management Planning and Funding in the Colorado River Basin Funding Area - Pdf

40 - 51

 

 

9.4

Resolution No. 10250 of Intention for Annexation No. 82 (Tract Map Nos. 37075 and 37076) LGI Homes-California, LLC., into CFD No. 2004-1 and setting the public hearing for January 19, 2022 (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Resolution No. 10250 of Intention for Annexation No. 82 (Tract Map Nos. 37075 and 37076) LGI Homes-California, LLC., into CFD No. 2004- - Pdf

52 - 67

 

 

9.5

Amendment No. 1 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with TY-Lin International, in an amount not-to-exceed $26,499.58 for Biological Support Services for the Indio Boulevard Seismic Retrofit Project, City Project No. BR0801 (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Amendment No. 1 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with TY-Lin International, in an amount not-to-exceed $26,499.58 for Bi - Pdf

68 - 83

 

 

9.6

Amendment No. 2 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates in an amount not-to-exceed $561,999, to prepare final plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Jackson Street and Avenue 50 Intersection Improvement Project (Project No. TS1901) (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Amendment No. 2 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates - Pdf

84 - 104

 

 

9.7

The usage of CalOES Community Power Resiliency Program funds to procure one (1) new portable 200 KW generator to be placed at Fire Station #1 from Quinn Power Systems for $122,985.96 (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - The use of CalOES Community Power Resiliency Program funds in the amount of $122,985.96 to procure one (1) new portable 200 KW generato - Pdf

105 - 129

 

 

9.8

Housing Authority Agenda Item - Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Annual Report of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) pursuant to Senate Bill 341 and Compliance Report pursuant to Assembly Bill 1793 (Kevin H. Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Housing Authority - Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Annual Report of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund - Pdf

130 - 139

 

 

9.9

SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 1767, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Indio amending Chapter 114 (Vending by Pushcart or Vending Vehicle) and Chapter 117 (Solicitation) of the Indio Municipal Code to clarify existing regulations and regulate sidewalk vendors pursuant to Senate Bill 946 (Roxanne Diaz, City Attorney) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 1767 - Pdf

140 - 154

 

 

9.10

Resolution No. 10248 authorizing the City to enter into the Settlement Agreements related to the National Opioid Litigation (Roxanne Diaz, City Attorney) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - National Opioid Settlement - Pdf

155 - 172

 

10.

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

 

 

 

10.1

Discussion and possible direction regarding Cannabis Regulations (Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Discussion and Direction regarding Cannabis Regulations - Pdf

173 - 175

 

11.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

 

 

11.1

Mitigation Fee Act reporting requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 66006 (Rob Rockwell, Assistant City Manager and Director of Finance) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Mitigation Fee Act (AB1600 Report) - Pdf

176 - 186

 

 

11.2

Resolution No. 10249 adopting a new schedule of fees and charges for various municipal services (Rob Rockwell, Assistant City Manager and Director of Finance) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Resolution No. 10249 of the City Council of Indio establishing new fees and charges for various municipal services - Pdf

187 - 211

 

 

11.3

Resolution No. 10247 adopting the 2022 Indio Subbasin Water Management Plan: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Alternative Plan Update (Rey Trejo, Interim IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - 2022 Indio Subbasin Water Management Plan Update for SGMA - Pdf

212 - 216

 

12.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

This is the time set aside for public comment for items not on the agenda. Public comments may be provided in the manner prescribed on the first page of this agenda.

 

 

13.

ADJOURN

 

 

 

NEXT COUNCIL / IWA MEETING: JANUARY 5, 2021

Agenda packets are available on the city’s website at www.indio.org and at the public counter in City Hall at 100 Civic Center Mall, Indio, California. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the front counter of the lobby of the City Hall Administration Building at 100 Civic Center Mall, Indio, during normal City business hours and during the meeting.

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Indio City Council Chamber is accessible to person(s) with disabilities. If special equipment is needed, for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk's office.  Persons with disabilities can receive this agenda in an alternative format and should call the City Clerk's office at 3914007. Notification 48 hours prior to a meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title 11).

 

RULES OF DECORUM

To help conduct the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion, the City Council has adopted rules pertaining to decorum and order, as provided for in Ordinance No. 1205. The City Council will strictly enforce these rules in order to allow full expression of ideas and opinions by councilmembers, staff and the public. Generally, the City's rules of decorum prohibit comments or actions which willfully disrupt the meeting. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any particular member. No individual Councilmember or member of the City staff shall be questioned without first obtaining permission from the Presiding Officer. The City Council asks that all persons - including councilmembers, staff and the public - act and speak respectfully.

 

DECLARATION OF POSTING

I, Sabdi Sanchez, City Clerk Administrator of the City of Indio, California, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda was posted on December 10, 2021, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2, at the following locations:

 

City of Indio Council Chamber, 150 Civic Center Mall, Indio, CA 92201

City of Indio website www.indio.org

Sabdi Sanchez

SABDI SANCHEZ, CMC

CITY CLERK ADMINISTRATOR