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City of Indio

AGENDA

City Council / Indio Water Authority

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Council Chamber, 150 Civic Center Mall

 

 

The City Council serves as the Indio Water Authority, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Indio

 

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)

 

Members of the public will be required to comply with the California Department of Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings which strongly recommends that all persons, regardless of vaccine status, continue to mask while in indoor public settings and businesses. [Eff. 3/1/22].

 

You may view the meeting via Livestream on the City’s website, Facebook Live, YouTube

or view and participate via Zoom

Webinar ID: 868 9905 7902, Passcode: 92201

Agenda en Español

 

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 cityclerk@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 cityclerk@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

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSED SESSION - 4 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.

PUBLIC COMMENT

This is the time set aside for public comment for items not on the agenda. Public comments may be provided in the manner prescribed at the top of this agenda. If the total time of comments extend beyond 30 minutes, the Mayor may defer further public comments for items Not on the Agenda until the end of the Agenda.

 

 

3.

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER:

 

 

 

3.1

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant Exposure to Litigation (1 Potential Case) – Pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(2)

 

 

 

 

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.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

 

 

5.

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC)

Frida Arriaga, Sofia Campbell, Miabella Cansino, Kailey Cisneros, Stephanie DeJesus, Mia Garcia, Xitlali Lucero Natividad, April Nuñez Aceves, Taliyah Randolph, Aramis Jasso Rivera, Daniela Rodriguez, Vianca Terriquez, Victoria Terriquez, and Viviana Terriquez.

 

 

6.

CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION

 

 

 

6.1

CIP and Parks Improvement Update

 

 

 

7.

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

 

 

8.

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.

 

 

 

8.1

Minutes for City Council meeting of Oct 5, 2022 (Sabdi Sanchez, City Clerk Administrator) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Minutes for Oct. 5, 2022 - Pdf

7 - 12

 

 

8.2

City Warrants from 09.30.2022 thru 10.13.2022 (Rob Rockwell, Assistant City Manager & Director of Finance) Recommendation: Receive & File

 

Staff Report - City Warrants from 09.30.2022 thru 10.13.2022 - Pdf

13 - 34

 

 

8.3

IWA Warrants from 09.21.2022 thru 10.04.2022 (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Receive & File

 

Staff Report - IWA Warrants from 09.21.2022 thru 10.04.2022 - Pdf

35 - 40

 

 

8.4

Water improvements, Performance Bond (No. 0746747) in the amount of $125,508 from Veritas Lido LLC for Tract Map No. 31601, and Bill of Sale for Water System Facilities and Maintenance Guaranty Bond (No. 0808953) in the amount of $12,550.80 from Lennar Homes of California LLC, (Lido at Terra Lago) Indio, for Tract Map No. 31601 to be released on October 19, 2023 after the one year warranty period (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - TMN 31601 Lido at Terra Lago - Pdf

41 - 55

 

 

8.5

Purchase and Installation of Shade Structures Contract Award to USA Shade and Fabric Structures for the purchase and installation of shade structures for a not-to-exceed amount of $226,444.79 (Rey Trejo, IWA General Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - USA Shade & Fabric Structures - Pdf

56 - 108

 

 

8.6

Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1784, adoption of 2022 California Building Standards (Kevin Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1784 - 2022 Building Code - Pdf

109 - 158

 

 

8.7

Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1785 adopting by reference the 2022 edition of the California Fire Code with amendments and making findings that modifications to the California Fire Code are reasonably necessary because of local conditions (Bryan White, Fire Chief) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1785 - 2022 Fire Code. - Pdf

159 - 174

 

 

8.8

Resolution No. 10333 acknowledging receipt of a report made by the Fire Chief of Indio Fire Department regarding compliance with the annual inspection of certain identified occupancies pursuant to sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code (Bryan White, Fire Chief) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Resolution No. 10333 - Fire Code Sections 13146.2 & 13146.3 - Pdf

175 - 180

 

 

8.9

Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Confidential, and Unrepresented Employees (MCU), the Indio City Employee Association (ICEA), and Service Employee International Union (SEIU) regarding salaries and benefits (Andrew Ansoorian, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Comp & Benefits b/w City and MCU, ICEA, and SEIU. - Pdf

181 - 183

 

 

8.10

Resolution No. 10334 supporting State Proposition 26 and opposing State Proposition 27 (Bryan H. Montgomery, City Manager) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Resolution No. 10334 - State Propositions 26 and 27 - Pdf

184 - 188

 

 

8.11

Construction Contract with Coast Recreation, Inc. in the amount of $170,085.06 for the Dr. Carreon Park Playground Renovation Project (Project No. PK2208) (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Contract w/ Coast Recreation for Dr. Carreon Park - Pdf

189 - 248

 

 

8.12

Construction Contract change order with ATP General Engineering Contractors for various road improvements, and budget adjustments in the amount of $1,700,000.00 (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Change Order - Pdf

249 - 258

 

 

8.13

Procurement of twenty (20) Ford Police Interceptor SUVs AWD, based upon the lowest bid, for $1,777,543.20, including the costs for up fitting (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Purchase of Twenty (20) New Ford Explorers - Pdf

259 - 262

 

 

8.14

Reconsideration of the circumstances of the COVID-19 state of emergency and determine that the legislative bodies of the City of Indio will continue to hold meetings via teleconferencing pursuant to the findings set forth in Government Code Section 54953(e)(3) (Steven P. Graham, City Attorney) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Reconsideration of Covid state of emergency - Pdf

263 - 264

 

9.

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

 

 

 

9.1

Final Parcel Map for The City of Indio, a Municipal Corporation, Parcel Map No. 38387, generally located on the northeast corner of Monroe Street and John Nobles Avenue (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve

 

Staff Report - Final Parcel Map No. 38387, Monroe Street and John Nobles Avenue - Pdf

265 - 268

 

 

9.2

Ordinance No. 1787 amending Chapter 93, Chapter 101, and Chapter 130 of the Indio Municipal Code relating to Safe and Sane Fireworks, and the use Possession and Use of Dangerous Fireworks, introduce the ordinance by title only and request the City Clerk to read the title (Michael Washburn, Chief of Police) Recommendation: Approve Introduction & Waive Full Reading

 

Staff Report - Ordinance No. 1787 relating to Fireworks - Pdf

269 - 289

 

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

 

 

10.1

Ordinance No. 1786, adopting amendments to Chapter 33 of the Indio Municipal Code pertaining to the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees and adoption of the Revised Fee Schedule for the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees effective January 1, 2023 (Kevin Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve Introduction & Waive Full Reading

 

Staff Report - Ordinance No. 1786 - TUMF - Pdf

290 - 304

 

11.

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.

 

 

12.

ADJOURN

 

 

 

NEXT COUNCIL / IWA MEETING: NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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 October 14, 2022, 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