May 20, 2020 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]

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[GAVEL]>>> GOOD EVENING.WE'LL CALLING THE MEETING OF THEINDIO CITY COUNCIL AND THE INDIOWATER AUTHORITY TO ORDER.IT'S 5:00.PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT IAM MAYOR GLENN MILLER IN COUNCILCHAMBERS.ALL FOUR OF MY COLLEAGUES PERTHE GOVERNOR'S ORDER ARE ONZOOM.TELEVIA CONFERENCE.WE WILL NOT BE HAVING INNOVATIONAT THIS TIME.PLEASE KEEP ALL OF THOSE WHO AREIN HARM'S WAY AND ALL OF THOSEHELPING US GET THROUGH THIS THISIN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ANDMIKING SURE WE WORK TOGETHER ASONE ANOTHER.IF WE COULD PRIZE FOR THE PLEDGEOF ALLEGIANCE.IF WE WILL DO THAT, MR. WAYMONDFERMON IF

YOU COULD LEAD US TOTHE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OURCOUNTRY.>> SURE.PLACE

YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOURHEARD.READY.BEGIN.>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEFLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FORWHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATIONUNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITHLIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.AMEN.THANK YOU, MR. FERMON, FOR YOURHELP WITH THE PLEDGE.WE'LL REPORT ON THE CLOSEDSESSION.CITY ATTORNEY, WE DID NOT HAVEANYTHING.WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING.MOVE TO

[5. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REPORT ON MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(d)]

>> MR. FERMON: SURE.FIRST AND FOREMOST, GOOD EVENINGFOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE ANDEVERYONE WATCHING ONLINE.I HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE OUTTHERE.BEFORE I EVEN START I WANT TOSEND MY HEARTFELT SINCEREHEARTNESS TO THE CLASS OF THE2020 SENIORS WHO ARE HAVING AHARD TIME RIGHT NOW.I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THESUPERINTENDENT BAILEY.AND GETTING NEWS ON THAT.HE WILL BE RELEASING THINGS ONTHE GRADUATION PROCEEDINGSSHORTLY.BUT THAT IS PRETTY TOUGH ON THESENIORS FROM SHADOW HILLS HIGHSCHOOL, AMESTAD HIGH SCHOOL, LAQUINTO HIGH SCHOOL AND INDIOHIGH SCHOOL.I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYINGTHAT.ALSO, ON MY COMMITTEES, I HAVETHE PRIVILEGE TO SIT IN ON THEJCAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARDOF DIRECTORS AS AN ALTERNATE.DURING THAT MEETING, C.E.O.

OFCVED JOE WALLACE DID APRESENTATION ON A STUDY ON THATECONOMIC IMPACT OF OURCOMMUNITY.SOME OF THE NUMBERS WERE SCARY.BUT IT IS, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLEOF A

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MAYOR.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MR. FERMON.DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY KIND OFINDICATION ON THE PROCESS FORAND HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD BEGOING TOWARD RENT SUPPORT? BASICALLY IT'S SUPPORT FOR THERENTERS AND THE LANDLORDS.DID THEY SAY ANYTHING ABOUTTHAT? AND WHEN IT MIGHT BE COMING TOTHE CITY IF WE HAVEN'T GOT ITALL?

>> MR. FERMON: OKAY.I JUST REACHED OUT TO GREGRODRIGUEZ AND HE RELAYED TO MEAS SOON AS THEY GET A TIMELINEHE WILL GET BACK TO ME.THE PROCESS THEY WILL DO IT ISTHROUGH LIFT ARISE.HERE LOCALLY UNITED WAY IS GOINGTO ASSIST WITH THE EFFORTBECAUSE THEY HAVE THEINFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACETO COORDINATE SUCH A TASK OFTHAT MAGNITUDE.SO AS SOON AS I GET AN UPDATE IWILL RELAY IT BACK TO THE

CITYMANAGER AND HE CAN DISSEMINATEIT TO THE COUNCIL AND THEPUBLIC.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.MR. ORTIZ, DO YOU WANT TO GONEXT, SIR?

>> MR. ORTIZ: SURE.LAST THURSDAY I ATTEMPTED THECPVAC ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.THE PRIORITIES ARE WATERCONSERVATION AN THE WATERQUALITY, RESTORATION, ENERGYEFFICIENCY AND THE CONSERVATION,AIR QUALITY, SUSTAINABLERESOURCE USE, CLIMATE CHANGE ANDGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ANDREDUCING SOLID WASTE.ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS FORSTAFF TO BRING US MOREPRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONREGARDING THE HYDROGEN FUEL.WE ARE SEEING GERMANY, JAPAN ANDSOUTH KOREA MOVED TOWARD THEMORE HYDROGEN FUELTRANSPORTATION.WE SHOULD LOOK CLOSELY AT THEHYDROGEN FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.IT'S NOT AS EFFICIENT ASELECTRIC POWER BUT IT'S MORECONVENIENT AND IT HAS THEDIFFERENT APPLICATIONS WHERE THEELECTRICAL IS COMING UP SHORT.ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THEELECTRIC POWER IS STORAGE.WITH THE HYDROGEN FUEL, YOU CANSTORE IT IN TANKS JUST LIKEGASOLINE.ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THEELECTRICAL IS THE SIZE AND THEWEIGHT TO THE BATTERIES.THAT IS WHY WE DON'T SEE BATTERYPOWERED COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES.BUT HYDROGEN WE CAN POWERPLANES, TRAINS, VEHICLES AND THEONLY BYPRODUCT IS WATER.I SET UP A TOUR WITH THE SUNLINE HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONFACILITY WHICH I'LL VISIT JUNE1.THIS MORNING I ATTENDEDCOACHELLA VALLEY PARTNERSHIPMEETING.THEY HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT WORKTO STUDY THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OFTHE HEALTH CRISIS THROUGHOUT THEVALLEY.ONE OF THE RECENT STUDY IS THEEMPLOYMENT IMPACT REPORTAVAILABLE ONLINE AT CVAC.COMTHAT SHOWS WE LOST 53,000 JOBSAPPROXIMATELY.WHICH IS 28% OF THE WORKFORCE.SO WE WENT FROM 7% UNEMPLOYMENTTO 32% UNEMPLOYMENT IN THECOACHELLA VALLEY.AND THE PROJECTIONS ARE THAT 30%OF THE BUSINESSES WILL NOTSURVIVE THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IFTHERE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT HELPFROM OUR GOVERNMENTS.THE COACHELLA VALLEY COULD SEECLOSURE OF 4,500 BUSINESSES.THE MOST AFFECTED INDUSTRIES ARESALES AND SALES-RELATED JOBSFOLLOWED BY THE

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ALL I GOT.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ.COUNCILMEMBER AMITH, DO YOU HAVEANYTHING FOR US TODAY?

>> MS. AMITH: I HAVE HAD NOCOMMITTEE MEETINGS IN THE PASTTWO WEEKS.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.THANK YOU.MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES?

>> MS. HOLMES: GOOD EVENING,EVERYONE.FIRST, I WANT TO THANKCOUNCILMEMBER FERMON FOR ALL OFHIS WORDS.I HAVE BEEN IN THE DESERT ALMOST20 YEARS.THE ONE THING THAT WAS MOSTENDEARING TO ME IS HOW HELPFULEVERYONE IS.WHETHER IT'S A NON-PROFIT ORTHOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO HELP.I THINK WHAT I SEE NOW AND WHATI SAW ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO WEREPEOPLE THAT COULD LEAST AFFORDIT ARE THE MOST HELPFUL.THEY FIND WAYS TO HELP.THIS COMMUNITY WILL HELP ANDREACH OUT AND GET PEOPLE THROUGHTHE CHALLENGING TIMES.I THINK THAT IS REALLY A STRONGPOINT OF INDIO.THANK YOU SO EVERYONE.LET'S SEE.I HAD THE COACHELLA VALLEYCONSERVATION COMMITTEE MEETINGIN THE MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCYMEETING.SO I WILL ROLL THOSE, BOTH OFTHOSE MEETINGS IN TO ONE.REALLY, WE ARE STILL WORKINGTOWARD ACQUIRING LAMED FORCON -- LAND FOR CONSERVATION ANDMAINTAIN THE LAND.2019 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THECONSERVATION COMMISSION.THERE HAS BEEN 111,000, MORETHAN 111,000 ACRES CONSERVED.THE GOAL INITIALLY WAS 48,000.SO IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WEHAVE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO MAKEHEADWAY IN TO ACQUIRING LAND.IT HAD BECOME AFFORDABLE FRANKLYAS OF THE RECESSIONARY PERIOD.WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRELAND.WE CREATE TRAILS, WE CLEAN ITUP.WE TRY TO GET THE NATIVE SPECIESBACK TO BEING, YOU KNOW, LOCALHABITAT FROM PLANT AND AN ANIMALPERSPECTIVE.SO IT'S WORKING WELL IN OURCOMMUNITY.THERE IS GOING TO BE OPEN SPACEFOR THE FAMILIES, KIDS ANDFUTURE GENERATIONS.JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOWSOURCE IS $4 TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENTSOURCES.BUT THERE ARE DEVELOPER IMPACTFEES, CBAG AND THERE ARE PIECESOF MONEY COMING IN FROMEVERYWHERE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.AGAIN, I WAS WITH COUNCILMEMBERFERMON, MAYOR, GLENN MILLER ATTHE SHANDY GROUP GIVING OUTMEALS.THAT IS SOME COMBINATION OFHEARTFELT AND FUN ANDENERGIZING.I MEAN IT'S JUST GREAT.PEOPLE ARE SO THANKFUL.I THINK ANY OF US COULD DO MORE,WE WOULD.SO THANK YOU TO THE SHANDYGROUP.A FEW OTHER THANK YOUS HERE.BECAUSE IT'S JUST, THERE ARE SOMANY THINGS.STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB.CODE ENFORCEMENT, PLANNING.I THINK EVERYBODY IS JUST, JUSTREALLY, YOU KNOW, GONE FURTHERTHAN THEY USUALLY DO.AND STEPPED UP MORE THAN USUALIN THIS PERIOD OF TIME.I WANT TO SAY A THANK YOU, AS IUNDERSTAND FROM THE CITYMANAGER.THERE IS A LOT OF TRAINING GOINGON WITHIN STAFF.AND, YOU KNOW, STAFF CAN LOOK ONIT, I HAVE BEEN ON THAT SIDE OFTHE FENCE.YOU CAN LOOK AT TRAINING ASSOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DOAND LOOK AT TRAINING THATSOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE YOUADDITIONAL SKILLS TO MOVE YOUFORWARD.SO FROM A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTPERSPECTIVE, KUDOS TO THOSEGOING THROUGH THE TRAINING.EMBRACE IT.FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE IT PUTSUS ON THE TOP LEVEL AND THELEADING EDGE.THANK YOU FOR THOSE, PUTTING INTHE TIME TO DO TRAINING ANDBEING DEDICATED TO IT.THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR HAVINGTHE TRAINING AND ENSURING THATOUR EMPLOYEES ARE UP TO DATE ONEVERYTHING.I'M GOING TO ALSO ASK, I'MSEEING A LOT MORE PEOPLEWANDERING AROUND.I KNOW WE ARE ALL EAGER TOWANDER.THAT IS JUST OUR NATURE.WE NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT ANDTHINK ABOUT WHETHER A TRIP ORBEING OUT IS NEEDED ORNECESSARY.WE ARE STILL, WE ARE NOT OUT OFTHE WOODS.THEY ARE STILL UNKNOWNS WITHCOVID-19.STILL SOME CHALLENGES.STILL A GROUP OF THE PEOPLE THATARE IMMUNOSUPPRESSED THAT MAYHAVE CHALLENGES.THAT MAY BE ULTRA SUSCEPTIBLE.WE DO NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE ANDTHINK OF OTHERS AND

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BUSINESS AND THEENVIRONMENT STARTED AGAIN.THAT IS THE END OF MY COMMENTS,MAYOR.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOUVERY MUCH.THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTS ANDTHE HARD WORK TOWARD THECOMMUNITY.ON MY MYSELF, I HAD ONE MEETINGWITH THE SUNLINE TAXI CAB BUDGETCOMMITTEE.ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HADOBVIOUSLY IS THE TAXI CABS ARETAKING A HARD HIT.THEY ALREADY DID WITH UBER ANDLYFT.SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE AREDOING TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELDA LITTLE BIT IS WE ARE TAKING,THEY HAD A FLAT FEE OF $60,000OF COMPANIES.THERE ARE FOUR COMPANIES IN THECOACHELLA VALLEY.THE SUNLINE ADMINISTERS THE TAXIPROGRAM.THEY WILL LOWER THAT TO $40,000AND MAKE IT AN EVEN PLAYINGFIELD.THEN IT GOES BASED OFF THEAMOUNT OF THE CARS YOU HAVE.THEY UPPED THAT A LITTLE BIT SOTHE COMPANIES THAT HAVE MOREVEHICLES AND ARE BIGGER PAY ALITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE GUYTHAT MIGHT HAVE EIGHT SO WEDON'T CLOSE IT DOWN.THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF THEM,OF THE CAB COMPANIES THAT COMEIN TO INDIO OFTEN.SO WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT COMESUP.WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT.WE WILL HAVE A BALANCED BUDGETFOR SUNLINE.ALSO, ONE THING THEY DID TOCOMPETE WITH UBER AND LYFT WASTO TAKE DIVIDERS OUT THAT YOUSAW IN THE TAXI SO THEY HAVE THE EXTRAPROTECTION AND HOPEFULLY IT WILLBRING TAXI CABS UP TO MORE OF ASTANDARD THAT PEOPLE FEELCOMFORTABLE ABOUT GETTING BACKIN TO THEM.THEY ARE TAKING IT HARD.I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOTHE CITY OF INDIO.MAY 16, 1930, WE WEREINCORPORATED.I WAS FORTUNATE TO DO A NBCUPDATE ON IT.ON TELEVISED PROGRAM, WITH THEJOE SMITH.BROOK BARRY HAS DONE ANEXCELLENT JOB TO MAKE SURE THECOMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ISGOING ON.SHE SET IT UP WITH HERCONNECTIONS AND WAS ABLE TOTHANK EVERYONE AND WISHEVERYBODY A HAPPY ANNIVERSARYAND HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR THE CITYOF INDIO 90TH.WHEN WE GET PAST THIS AND HAVEMORE TIME WE WILL COME UP TO ANEVENT TO CELEBRATE THE 90THBIRTHDAY IN FASHION.RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DOIT.WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF ZOOMMEETINGS.ALL OF YOU HAVE.ALL OF US HAVE.A LOT OF THEM THROUGHOUT THECITY FROM THE LEAGUE OFCALIFORNIA CITIES TALKING TO THEMAYOR TODAY.CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT TALKEDABOUT THE NEW BUDGET THEY AREASKING FOR, WHICH WOULD DIRECTLYGO TO CITIES.TRYING TO SEE THE FUND INSTEADOF THE COUNTY WOULD GO TO THECITIES.ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS HE MADEIS TO SEE IF THE MONEY THAT THECOUNTY GOT THE $436 MILLIONCOULD BE DEDICATED TO EACH CITYFOR SALES TAX THEY LOST FOR THEQUARTER TO LEVEL IT OFF.THE REASON WE DO NOT HAVE THESALES TAX IS THE BUSINESSES ARECLOSED.HE THINKS THAT FUNDING WOULD BERELATED AND WOULD BE ABLE TO BEDONE SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THATAND WHAT IS GOING ON.MEETINGS WITH THE DIFFERENTPEOPLE ON ZOOM.FROM THE COUNTY, STATE AND THELOCAL.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THECOMMUNITY, ONE THING ABOUT THECOMMUNITY AND THE COACHELLAVALLEY AS A WHOLE WE RISE TO THEOCCASION.THERE ARE SO MANY GENEROUSPEOPLE OUT THERE BESIDES THESTAFF WORKING HARD.WE HAVE NON-PROFITS AND GROUPSDONATING MEALS AND MASKS.WE HAVE TONEMY ROMERO FEEDINGTHE FINE FOOD BANK.LOVE OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCHAND ALL KIND OF THE GROUPS THATARE HELPING TO HELP THOSE INNEED.TODAY I WAS AT THE FINE FOOTBANK.THEY BOXED UP.IT'S ONLY THE NATIONAL GUARD.CONSERVATION CORPS WENT TO FIGHTFIRES.THEY BROUGHT IN MORE NATIONALGUARDS MEN AND WOMEN AND THEYARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 1,500 TOTHE 2,000 DISTRIBUTION BOXES PUTOUT EACH DAY.TODAY WAS LA QUINTA HIGH SCHOOL.IT WILL BE AT SHADOW HILLS ANDINDIO HIGH SCHOOL.MY THANKS TO THEM AND THECOUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR ALL THATYOU ARE DOING TO HELP.WE WILL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER.WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.BUT AT THE MOMENT WE NEED TO BEAPART.BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BESOCIAL DISTANCE WISE.MAKE SURE WE ARE MASKING UP FOROTHER PEOPLE.IT'S NOT FOR YOU.EVEN MYSELF, I FEEL HEALTHY.IT'S NOT FOR ME.IT'S FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE HERETO MAKE SURE THEY FEELCOMFORTABLE AND BEING ABLE TOCOME OUT.IF THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WEARE ABLE TO PROTECT OURSELVESTHEY WILL FEEL COMFORTABLECOMING OUT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LLGET BUSINESSES OPENED UP SOONERTHAN LATER AND GET BACK TONORMAL LIFESTYLE AS QUICK ASPOSSIBLE.THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.THANK ALL OF YOU

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[6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

ANDINFORMATION.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.I WAS GOING TO START WITH ASUGGESTION THAT

NECKTIES ARE ANON-ESSENTIAL GARMENT.>> MAYOR MILLER: I'M WITH YOU.THIS IS THE ONLY

TIE I HAVE WORNIN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.>> I WAS FEELING SORRY FORMYSELF UNTIL YOU ALL STARTEDTALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OUTTHERE MAKING ALL THE SACRIFICESTHEY ARE DOING.I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOWTHAT WE ARE SITTING HERE WITHNECKTIES AND FACE MASKS.THAT IS VERY MINOR SACRIFICE.AS FAR AS THE REPORT, I PUT ONTHE AGENDA THIS TIME ADISCUSSION ITEM CONCERNING THEGOVERNOR ORDERS AS IT RELATES TOTHE WHOLE COVID-19 ISSUE.I PUT IT ON HERE LARGELY BECAUSETHIS CHANGES DAY BY DAY.WHEN WE PUT THE AGENDA TOGETHERTHURSDAY, FRIDAY LAST WEEK,THERE WAS NO TELLING WHAT MIGHTBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS OFTODAY.I WANTED THE CITY COUNCIL TOHAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSSANYTHING UNDER THE EXISTINGORDERS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST.I WILL START OFF BY MENTIONINGTHAT IT'S OUR HOPE RIGHT NOWTHAT VERY SHORTLY THAT THECOUNTY, OUR COUNTY IS GOING TOBE GIVEN THE CO-AHEAD TO BEGINOPENING SOME LEVEL OF BUSINESSACTIVITY UNDER STANDARDS, UNDERSAFETY STANDARDS THAT WILL BEHOPEFULLY APPROVED AS PART OFTHE APPROVAL FOR US TO GOFORWARD.THE COUNTY TASK FORCE ONECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS BEENTALKING BUSINESS SEGMENT BYBUSINESS SEGMENT THE KINDS OFSTANDARDS THAT NEED TO BE INPLACE FOR THE BUSINESSES TOREOPEN.MOST OF THE COACHELLA VALLEYCITIES ARE HOPEFUL WE MIGHT ALLEND UP ADON'TING THE SAMESTANDARDS SO THAT THE WHOLEREGION WOULD BE OPERATED --ADOPTED THE SAME STANDARDS SOTHAT WHOLE REGION WOULD BEOPERATED SO BUSINESS BY BUSINESSPEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO GUESS WHATTHE STANDARDS WERE.WE ARE HOPEFUL IF THIS CAN ROLLOUT IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE WEWILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENTATTESTATION PROCESS FORREOPENING BUSINESSES TO CERTIFYTHAT THEY HAVE READ THESTANDARDS AND WILL IMPLEMENTTHEM AND ENFORCE THEM.AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT INA LOGICAL SEQUENCE WE WILL ALLBE BETTER SERVED.ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE COMEUP SINCE A WEEK AGO FRIDAY WHENTHE COUNTY WITHDREW THEIR ORDERSON A NUMBER OF THE ISSUESINCLUDING FACE MASKS.I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING OF ANA MISUNDERSTANDING BY A LOT OFPEOPLE AT THAT POINT.THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER ON FACEMASKS WHICH IS ALWAYS THE HIGHERLEVEL AUTHORITY NEVER MANDATEDFACE MASKS.HAILY RECOMMEND -- HIGHLYRECOMMENDS THEM.AND IN SOME SPECIFIC INSTANCESIT REQUIRES THEM BUT FOR THEMOST PART IT'S NOT A MANDATE.I THINK THE PHILOSOPHY THERE HASALWAYS BEEN RATHER THANREQUIRING THE FACE MASKS THAT WEWOULD APPEAL TO PEOPLE'SCITIZENSHIP, APPEAL TO THEIR OWNSELF-INTEREST AND THAT THATWOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO BRINGABOUT COMPLIANCE.ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT IT ISVIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCEA PERSON-TO-PERSON FACE MASKREQUIREMENT.FOR THE MOST PART LAWENFORCEMENT COMPLETELY UNABLE TODO THAT KIND OF ENFORCEMENT.SO THE REQUIREMENT FROM THESTATE HAS NEVER BEEN MANDATORY.WHEN THE COUNTY ADOPTED THEIRORDER THE COUNTY MADE ITMANDATORY.AND NOW WHEN THE COUNTY WITHDREWTHAT ORDER, IT LEFT THOSE OF USWHO ONLY HAD GOVERNOR'S ORDER INEFFECT IN A SITUATION WHERE WEDON'T HAVE A MANDATORY FACE MASKPOLICY.SOME CITIES THEN TURNED AROUNDAND ADOPTED ONE.WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT.WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING SINCETHAT DATE.IF THE CITY COUNCIL SO WISHED,WE COULD MAKE A FACE MASK ORDERMANDATORY.I COULD ISSUE IT INITIALLY ASDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT, THE COUNCIL WOULDTHEN HAVE TO CONFIRM IT AT ALATER DATE.AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THESTANDARDS MAY BE COMING DOWN THEROAD THAT ALL THE CITIES WOULDBE ADOPTING AS THE BUSINESSESREOPEN, THERE

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SUBJECTTO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHINGHELPFUL TO STAFF IN OURIMPLEMENTATION.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.ANYTHING ELSE, MR. CITY MANAGER?

>> NOT RIGHT NOW.>> MAYOR MILLER: ON THESHORT-TERM RENTALS, THEGOVERNOR'S ORDER IS IN PLACETILL 16TH OF JUNE.NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WE CANNOTOVERRIDE HIS AUTHORITY, EVEN IFWE WANTED TO OPEN UP THESHORT-TERM RENTAL FOROPPORTUNITIES WE COULD NOT?

>> CORRECT.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.MAYOR PRO TEM, WHY DON'T YOULEAD OFF,

CONSIDERING YOU ARE ATTHE TOP THERE.SEE HOW IT GOES.>> MS. HOLMES: MOVE MYPOSITION HERE.ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS, I'LLSTART WITH THAT.I SUPPORT SHORT-TERM RENTALS.I SUPPORT THE ABILITY OF SOMEONETHAT CAN PURPOSEFULLY RENT THEIRHOME OR CONDOMINIUM OUT SO LONGAS THEY FOLLOW THE RULES.THEY GET THE BUSINESS LICENSE SOON AND SO FORTH.SO AFTER THE GOVERNOR ORDEREXPIRE, I WOULD SUPPORT ALLOWINGSHORT-TERM RENTALS BUT WITHCAVEATS.YOU KNOW, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENTFOLKS ARE REALLY CHALLENGED ATTHIS POINT.SHORT-TERM RENTALS TEND TO HAVEA SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION THATFOLLOW THE RULES AND ASIGNIFICANT SEGMENT OF THEPOPULATION THAT DO NOT.AND HENCE, CREATE PROBLEMS ANDCHALLENGES FOR THOSE AROUNDTHEM.THUS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL CODEENFORCEMENT.MY OTHER QUESTION AND I'MCURIOUS TO SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLETHINK, OTHER COUNCILMEMBERSTHINK.YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE PANDEMICAND THE COVID-19, WE ARE TRYINGNOT TO BRING PEOPLE IN.WE ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THEENVIRONMENT.SO FOR CONTROLLING THEENVIRONMENT, WHAT HAPPENS WHENALL OF A SUDDEN WE OPEN THE DOORTO SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND PEOPLECOME IN FROM ANYWHERE ANDEVERYWHERE AND MAY OR MAY NOTFOLLOW THE STRONGLY RECOMMENDEDSUGGESTION TO WEAR MASK OR WATCHOUT ABOUT

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COMMENTS ON MASKS.>> MAYOR MILLER: PLEASE.>> MS. HOLMES: THIS ISSOMETHING THAT KEPT ME UP ATNIGHT.I'M CHALLENGED WITH HAVING TO,QUOTE/UNQUOTE, MANDATE SOMEONETO WEAR MASKS.WE HAVE ABILITY TO THINK.CITY MANAGER USED GOODCITIZENSHIP.WHY DO I HAVE TO MANDATE THINGSTO WALK OUTSIDE OR WALK TO THESUPERMARKET OR WHEREVER? I SEE THE GROUPS OF PEOPLEWITHOUT MASKS BEING NOTRESPONSIBLE TOWARD PEOPLE THATMAY BE AROUND THEM.IT'S COMMON SENSE.THROW A MASS INCOME YOUR POCKETOR IN THE PURSE IN A GROSS --THROW A MASK IN YOUR POCKET ORIN YOUR PURSE IN A GROCERY STOREOR WHEN SOMEBODY IS IN CLOSEPROXIMITY.PUT THE MASK ON FOR A FEWMINUTES.SO PERSON YOU GET IN YOUR CARTAKE IT OFF.BUT IT DEFIES LOGIC THAT PEOPLEDON'T HAVE THE COMMON SENSE ORGOOD CITIZENRY THAT FORCED ME TOMAKE A THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS WESHOULD TAKE ONE STEP FURTHERFROM THE STRONGLY RECOMMEND.I RECOGNIZE IF WE,QUOTE/UNQUOTE, MANDATE WE CAN'TENFORCE THAT.BUT DOES THE TERMS GET THE POINTACROSS TO THE PEOPLE IN OURCOMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TOCONTINUE TO BE SAFE ANDRESPONSIBLE? PARTICULARLY, SINCE WE ARESLOWLY GOING TO OPEN UP THEECONOMY AND THE COMMUNITY.SO NOW IS THE TIME NOT TO SLACKOFF BUT TO STAY VIGILANT SO WECAN OPEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITYUP.THAT OPENING WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY I'MLEANING TOWARD MANDATING MASKSWEARING IN CERTAIN SITUATIONSLIKE GROCERY STORES ANDDRUGSTORES AND AREAS WHERE THEREIS CLOSE PROXIMITY ONLY.THAT IS

MY CURRENT POSITION.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: SO YOU ARETALKING, IF I CAN PARAPHRASEWHAT YOU SAID, YOU ARE TALKINGABOUT CERTAIN SELECT PLACES KINDOF LIKE LA

QUINTA DID.THEY DID PHARMACIES AND GROCERYSTORES.>> MS. HOLMES:

CORRECT.CORRECT.>> MAYOR MILLER: BUT WE ALSOHAVE OTHER AS WE START TO OPENWE'LL HAVE BURLINGTON COATFACTORY AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIESI THINK THAT WILL BE THE SAMESITUATION.TECHNICALLY IF YOU HAVE TO WEARA MASK INSIDE A GROCERY STOREWHY WOULDN'T YOU WEAR IT INBURLINGTON? I'M ALSO CHALLENGED WITH THAT.BUT YOU ARE THINKING SELECTIVEBUSINESSES FOR

NOW.>> MS. HOLMES: I STILL, ISTILL WANT TO BELIEVE IN THEPEOPLE AROUND ME THAT HAVE SOMELEVEL OF COMMON SENSE.YOU KNOW THE BIGGER ISSUE WITHOPENING UP THE RETAIL YOU GO TORETAIL AND YOU ARE LOOKING ATTHE CLOTHES AND SHOPPING AND YOUARE TOUCHING AND TRYING THEM ON.IT'S AN INTERESTING ENVIRONMENT.I THINK I REALLY WANT TO NOTOVERDO IT ON THE MANDATING.I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO BERESPONSIBLE.I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BEGOOD CITIZENS AND TO BERESPONSIBLE.HOW IS THAT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.I APPRECIATE THAT.I'M TRYING, IF WE ARE GOING TOGIVE THE CITY MANAGER DIRECTIONI WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE ARETALKING ABOUT IT SO IF HE DOESHE CAN MAKE THE EXECUTIVE ORDERFOR US AND WE CAN CLARIFY ITLATER.THANK YOU.ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TOMAKE OR ANYTHING?

>> MS. HOLMES: NOT AT THISTIME.I'LL CIRCLE BACK AROUND ON THESHORT-TERM RENTALS ONCE I AMBETTER ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, WRAPMY ARMS AROUND WHAT MIGHT HAPPENIF

WE OPEN THOSE UP.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MAYOR PRO TEM.MR. FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: YES, SIR.I'LL START WITH THE FACE MASKS.RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I THINK WESHOULD MANDATE IT.I'M OUT AND ABOUT, SOMETIMESMORE THAN I WANT TO BE FORDIFFERENT REASONS.JUST BEING SOME OF THE LOCALBUSINESSES AND TALKING TO SOMEOF THE EMPLOYEES, FOR INSTANCE,I WAS RECENTLY AT CVS.THEY HAD A CUSTOMER COME IN WHOREFUSED TO WEAR A MASK.IT BECAME AN ISSUE.RATHER THAN CALLING

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IN PUBLIC.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.SHORT-TERM RENTALS?

>> MR. FERMON: AS FAR ASSHORT-TERM RENTALS GO, THAT IS AHARD ONE.WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.RIGHT NOW OUR NUMBERS ARESTEADY.BUT AS WE BEGIN TO OPEN, ARETHEY GOING TO DROP? ARE WE GOING TO PEAK AGAIN? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERSARE.IT'S HARD TO CONTAIN IF YOU HAVEOTHER FOLKS COMING FROM OUT OFTHE COMMUNITY.WITH THAT SAID, IF WE FELL UNDERTHE STATE AS FAR AS RESCINDINGOUR ORDER, I THINK THAT WILLGIVE US AMPLE TIME TO FIGURE THENUMBERS OUT.SO I THINK JUNE 19 IS THEGOVERNOR'S DEADLINE UNLESS HEEXTENDS IT.I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEMRESCINDING IT, FALLING UNDER THESTATE'S GUIDELINES AS FAR AS OURSHORT-TERM RENTALS.THEREFORE IT'S RIGHT NOW, IT'SSTILL FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS ANDFIRST RESPONDERS UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE.THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS,MR.

MAYOR.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,COUNCILMAN FERMON.COUNCILMAN ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: YES.FOR THE FACE MASKS, I THINKESPECIALLY TO PROTECT THEEMPLOYEES I THINK WE SHOULDMANDATE BUSINESSES TO ENFORCEFACE MASKS.IF ANYBODY IS ENTERING YOURBUSINESS YOU SHOULD REQUIRE THEMTO WEAR A FACE MASK.I RECENTLY HEARD FROM EMPLOYEESAT AT&T, THEY ARE SAYING THEYARE NOT REQUIRED SO NOW THEY AREEXPOSED BECAUSE THE BUSINESSISN'T REQUIRED TO ENFORCE THEFACE MASK RULES.SO I THINK TO PROTECT OURWORKFORCE WE SHOULD REQUIRE IFBUSINESSES WILL REOPEN THEYSHOULD REQUIRE FACE MASKS FORPEOPLE ENTERING THE BUSINESSES.AS FAR AS PEOPLE OUTDOORS, ITHINK THAT IS WHERE IT SHOULD BERECOMMENDED.IF YOU ARE WALKING AROUND OR ATTHE PARK, IF PEOPLE AREEXERCISING I DEFINITELY WOULDRECOMMEND IT, BECAUSE YOU AREEXPELLING A LOT OF -- YOU COULDSPREAD A LOT OF GERMS.OR EVEN AT THE PARK WHERE THEAIR IS STAGNANT.THERE COULD BE SPREAD.I SAY TO RECOMMEND IT FOR PEOPLEOUTDOORS BUT IF PEOPLE AREINDOORS AND INSIDE OF BUSINESSESI THINK WE SHOULD MANDATE THAT.ESPECIALLY TO PROTECT THEEMPLOYEES AND TO PROTECT OTHERPEOPLE.FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE HAVEA MONTH.WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE WILL BEAT A MONTH FROM NOW.I THINK THAT SHOULD JUST, WEDON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE RIGHTNOW.RIGHT? SO THE STATE IS MANDATING IT.WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN UP TO ANONESSENTIAL WORKERS.SO LET'S WAIT A MONTH AND SEEWHERE WE ARE AT AND SEE WHAT THEPUBLIC EXPERTS SAY.IF IT'S STILL SPREADING AT HIGHRATES, THEN WE SHOULD -- I DON'TTHINK THE STATE WOULD OPEN UP TOTHAT IF THAT IS THE CASE.ON THAT I WILL WAIT TO SEE AMONTH FROM NOW SEE WHERE WE AREAT AND SEE WHAT THE PUBLICEXPERTS SAY.BUT FOR THE FACE MASKS I WOULDRECOMMEND TO MANDATE BUSINESSESTO REQUIRE ANYBODY

ENTERING THEBUSINESS TO WEAR A FACE MASK TOPROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES ANDWORKFORCE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.ANYTHING ELSE, MR. ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: NO.THAT'S IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: ON THESHORT-TERM RENTALS, I FEELSTRONGLY THAT WHEN THEGOVERNOR'S ORDER EXPIRES THATOUR ORDER SHOULD EXPIRE ALONGWITH IT.THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING ANYOUTSIDER FROM THE CITY OF INDIOTO COME IN TO THE CITY OF INDIOON A DAILY BASIS RIGHT NOW.SO, I DON'T SEE WHAT APROHIBITION ON

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WOULDAPPRECIATE IT.>> THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ITFOR THE LAST TWO DAYS.THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVING PIECESAND STACKING IT AND HOPEFULLYTHEY WILL KEEP ON

THAT.WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT.>> MS. AMITH: OKAY.ON THE SUBJECT OF FACE MASKS,ABSOLUTELY NOT.I DO NOT WANT TO MANDATE FACEMASKS IN MY COMMUNITY.MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS IF YOUARE EVEN PROPOSING FOR US TOCONSIDER MANDATING, I WANT TOKNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GOINGTO DO TO ENFORCE IT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: IS THAT IT,MS. AMITH? IS THAT IT? END OF YOUR COMMENTS? AFTER HE ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS?

>> MS. AMITH: I WANT TO HEARTHE ANSWER.THERE IS NO PENAL CODE TO BECITED IF I

DECIDE I'M NOT GOINGTO WEAR A FACE MASK.>> I HAVE BEEN VERY CANDID.WE ARE NOT SUGGESTING THAT WEWILL CITE PEOPLE RANDOMLY ON THESTREET FOR NOT WEARING A FACEMASK.I'M NOT SURE ANYONE IN THECOACHELLA VALLEY HAS BEEN CITEDFOR FACE MASK VIOLATION.EVEN WHEN THE COUNTY HAD AMANDATORY ORDER.THERE MAY HAVE BEEN BUT IHAVEN'T, I'M NOT SURE THERE HASBEEN.THE CHIEF IS SAYING HE IS NOTAWARE EITHER.SO THERE IS NO SUGGESTION THATIS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUTBUSINESSES REOPENING, THE COMMONSUGGESTION THAT WE HAVE BEENHEARING AROUND THE STATE IS THATBUSINESSES WOULD BE REQUIRED TOREQUIRE CUSTOMERS.AND EMPLOYEES TO BE MASKED.THAT THEY WOULD BE OBLIGATED TOENFORCE THAT BY REFUSING SERVICETO ANYONE WHO DECLINED TO BEMASKED OR TO MAKE IT AREQUIREMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.SO THE ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT BEBY THE GOVERNMENT EXCEPT INCASES WHERE YOU HAD A BUSINESSTHAT REEGREGIOUSLY REFUSED TOCOMPLY WITH THE CONDITION THEYACCEPTED FOR REOPENING THEBUSINESS.THAT IS AS CLOSE TO ENFORCEMENTAS I CAN ACTUALLY SUGGEST.OTHERWISE, I THINK IN FACT IT ISNOT

ENFORCEABLE.>> MS. AMITH: I AGREE WITHYOU.BUT BY REQUIRING BUSINESSES TOMANDATE IT WITHIN THEIRESTABLISHMENTS, THEY AREBASICALLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINSTA POPULATION THAT IS NOT ABLE TOWEAR MASKS DUE TO HEALTH ISSUESOR ELDERLY ISSUES OR WHATEVERCOMPLICATIONS THEY HAVE.THERE IS A GOOD SEGMENT OF THECOMMUNITY THAT CAN'T WEAR A MASKBECAUSE IT PROHIBITS THEIRABILITY TO BREATHE.SO, YEAH, YOU ARE RIGHT, WECAN'T ENFORCE IT.BUT BY MAKING AT IT RETAILREQUIREMENT YOU AREDISCRIMINATING AGAINST A BIGSEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, THEELDERLY COMMUNITY, DISABLEDCOMMUNITY.I THINK THAT IS UNFAIR.SO I DISAGREE

WITH MANDATINGANYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY.THAT IS MY POSITION.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTAFTER THAT.THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WOULDLIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT.ON MINE PERSONALLY ON THESHORT-TERM RENTALS I AGREE WITHTHE COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.I THINK OUR COMMUNITY IS BASEDON THIS AND IF THEY FOLLOW THESAME GUIDELINES AND THE RULESTHAT WE ARE WHEN THE GOVERNORMANDATE'S END WE SHOULD BE ABLETO HAVE THE SHORT-TERM RENTALSJUST LIKE HOTELS.IT ISN'T DIFFERENT.WHEN THEY OPEN UP WE WILL BEABLE TO UTILIZE HOTELS.THERE WILL BE MEASURES IN PLACETO DO IT.I THINK THE SHORT-TERM RENTALSSHOULD BE OPEN.LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS.THEY HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE.AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW THE RULESTHEY PUT IN PLACE THEY SHOULDUTILIZE THE BUSINESS.ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS.WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE16TH.ON THE MASKS, EVEN THOUGH I'M INFAVOR OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND IWANT TO WISH THE BEST ON PEOPLETO MAKE SURE THEY ARE DOING WHATTHEY CAN FOR OTHER PEOPLE, JUSTLIKE I SAID BEFORE, I DON'T WEARTHIS MASK OBVIOUSLY FOR MYSELFAND MY TERMS.I AM VERY CONFIDENT

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EQUIPMENT IN BULKWITH SOME OF THE CDBG MONEY TOHELP THE BUSINESSES UTILIZE THISOR GET THE COUNTY TO GIVE USMONEY DOWN TO UTILIZE THIS.IF WE CAN EVEN PURCHASE IT.BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BEMANDATORY FOR THE GOVERNOR IF HEIS GOING TO OPEN UP OURBUSINESSES EARLY IN THE CITY OFINDIO AND THROUGH THE COACHELLAVALLEY THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVETHOSE REQUIREMENTS.I AM IN FAVOR OF WEARING A MASKIN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.I THINK OUTDOORS, AS LONG AS WEKNOW THAT FROM THE START WE ARENOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCEIT.I THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATORYWE UTILIZE IT IN THE LOCATIONSWE DO.THAT IS MY THOUGHTS ON IT.LET'S LISTEN TO THE PUBLICCOMMENTS FIRST.THEN WE CAN KIND OF GO BACKAROUND AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THECITY MANAGER ON WHAT WE THINK WESHOULD DO.OBVIOUSLY SHORT-TERM RENTALSWILL COME LATER AND

[7. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

>> YES, MAYOR.WE HAVE FOUR E-MAILS FOR THEPUBLIC COMMENT.THE FIRST ONE IS FROM THEGREATER COACHELLA VALLEYHISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.IT STATES, "WE THE UNDERSIGNEDIN COLLABORATION WITH THEREGIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSRESPECTFULLY URGE THE INDIO CITYCOUNCIL TO DEVELOP A COORDINATEDRENT RELIEF PAYMENT PROGRAM WITHLANDLORDS AND RESIDENTIAL ANDCOMMERCIAL TENANTS IN ASIX-MONTH PAYMENT PLAN.AT THE STATE LEVEL GOVERNORGAVIN NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OFEMERGENCY AND RECOMMENDED FOR AMORATORIUM AGAINST EVICTIONS.AS A RESULT, IT'S UP TO THECITIES AND COUNTIES TO CLARIFYAND PROVIDE THE LANDLORD ANDRENT PROTECTIONS.MOST RENTERS ARE NOT GOING TOKNOW THAT THERE IS A COURT ORDERMORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS IN PLACEOR THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TOSUBMIT A LETTER TO THE LANDLORD.THE NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSINGCOUNCIL REPORTS THAT 31% OFRENTERS NATIONWIDE HAVE NOT PAIDTHEIR APRIL RENT.THE MAJORITY OF RENTERS DO NOTFIGHT EVICTION IN COURT AND WILLSIMPLY COMPLY WITH THE NOTICEFROM A LANDLORD.THE NUMBER OF REPORTED PEOPLEWHO HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORKBECAUSE OF THE EPIDEMIC AND THEECONOMIC CRISIS IS GOING TO GROWEVEN MORE IN THE COMING WEEKS.THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BEMADE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF THISWILL BE STAGGERING WHEN THEMORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS ENDS.PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORKFOR MONTHS ARE REQUIRED TO COMEUP WITH THE BACK RENT.AS THE CITY OF INDIO, WE SHOULDHAVE THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FORTHE PEOPLE TO STAY IN THEIRHOMES.WE HAVE THE INDIO RESIDENTS THATARE EMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYEDTHAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOWORK AS TELEWORKERS.BY HAVING THEM BE ABLE TO STAYIN THEIR HOMES, WE'LL ALLOW THEMTO WORK FROM HOME.SOME OF THESE SUGGESTEDSOLUTIONS AND NOW WHICH HAVEDRAWN FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONSIS BELOW.WE URGE YOU TO JOIN OTHERJURISDICTIONS."THE TEXT REFERRING TO THROUGH,ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPTAN ORDINANCE THAT WILL DO THEFOLLOWING --THROUGH NEW COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS COVIDVIRUS RELATED FUNDS TO CREATEINDIO CITY LEVEL RENT RELIEFPROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ANDLAND LORDS FOR THE RESIDENTIALTENANTS FINANCIALLY IMPACTED DUETO COVID-19.CREATE A SIX-MONTH RENTREPAYMENT PLAN SO PEOPLE HAVETIME THEY NEED TO CATCH UP.ADD PROTECTION AGAINST THREE-DAYNOTICES FOR THE NONPAYMENT WHICHARE STILL SERVED AND CAN BE USEDFOR EVICTIONS AFTER THE CRISISIS OVER.RESPECTFULLY."THE SECOND FROM DANIEL DURANGO.I'M DANIEL.WHILE I MAY NOT BE A RESIDENT OFTHE CITY OF INDIO I AM ESSENTIALWORKER IN INDIO.I WORK AT THE AT&T STORE ONJACKSON STREET.I HAVE PREEXISTING MEDICALCONDITIONS THAT MAKE MEVULNERABLE TO COVID-19.I RETURN BACK TO WORK ON MONDAYTO MODIFICATIONS AND FACE MASKSFOR EMPLOYEES BUT THE CUSTOMERS,BUT FOR CUSTOMERS IT'S NOTMANDATORY TO WEAR MASKS.ONLY RECOMMENDED.THAT IS BASED ON COUNTY POLICY.WHILE WE DO OUR BEST TO DISTANCEFROM CUSTOMERS, OUR VERY NATUREOF WORK HAS US IN CLOSEPROXIMITY TO THE CUSTOMERS ATTIMES AND SOMETIMES TOUCHINGTHEIR DEVICES.WHAT I AM ASKING IS FOR OURECONOMY TO OPEN BUT OPEN SAFELY.PLEASE REQUIRE MASKS FOR THEPUBLIC AND KEEP DISTANCING ANDOTHER SENSIBLE MODIFICATIONS.THIS WILL KEEP US SAFE AND HELPCONTINUE LEVELING THE CURVE.THANK YOU."NEXT COMMENT IS FROM JESUSGONZALEZ."GOOD

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THE HEALTHOF INDIO RESIDENTS AS APRIORITY.">> MAYOR MILLER: IS THAT IT?

>> THAT CONCLUDES E-MAILS.NOW I HAVE FOUR CALLS.>> MAYOR MILLER: FOUR

CALLSALSO.OKAY.WANTED TO CHECK.GO AHEAD.>> THE FIRST ONE WILL BE AARONTERRON.>> ERIN TERRYN.GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYORGLENN MILLER AND THECOUNCILMEMBERS.I'M ERIN.I WORK AS A REGISTERED NURSEHERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.I'M ALSO A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OFINDIO.IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ME TOCOMMENT TONIGHT TO URGE THECOUNCIL TO VOTE TO MANDATEBUSINESSES TO ENFORCE FACIALCOVERINGS OR FACE MASKSREQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY OFINDIO.I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS A BELIEVERIN SCIENCE AND AN ESSENTIALHEALTHCARE WORKER.IN THE U.S.

TODAY NEARLY 100NURSES HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19.THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE OUR OTHERHEALTHCARE WORKERS INCLUDING THEPHYSICIANS, RESPIRATORYTHERAPISTS, AIDES, ET CETERA.I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TO SIMPLYPASS MEASURES TO REQUIRE MASKSIN ALL PUBLIC PLACES IN ANEFFORT TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTSAND THE COMMUNITY.BELIEVE ME, NO ONE HATES WEARINGA MASK MORE THAN A HEALTHCAREPROVIDER.MOST OF US HAVE SKIN BREAKDOWNSBEHIND OUR EARS, ON OUR NOSES,CHIN AND CHEEKS.BUT WE DO IT SO WE PROTECTOTHERS AND OURSELVES.EVEN IN THE HOSPITAL TODAY ALLOF OUR PATIENTS ARE REQUIRED TOWEAR A MASK AS THEY ARE BEINGTRANSPORTED REGARDLESS OF THEDIAGNOSIS.EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERYVISITOR, EVERY PHYSICIAN ISREQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK.WEARING A MASK IS AN IMPORTANTFACTOR IN PREVENTING THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS.ESPECIALLY AS WE BEGIN TODISCUSS REOPENING THE ECONOMY.IN FACT, NUMEROUS STUDIES ARESUGGESTING IF ONLY 80% OF THEPOPULATION WORE FACE MASKS WECOULD COMPLETELY HALT THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS.I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVEFRIENDS OR LOVED ONES THAT WORKIN HEALTHCARE.IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO WEAR AMASK TO PROTECT YOURSELF, I ASKYOU WEAR ONE FOR THEM.I SPEAK WITH YOU TO VOTE TOENFORCE THE FACIAL COVERINGS BYTHE BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.BY HALTING THE SPREAD WE CANDECREASE THE NUMBERS AND PREVENTMANY MORE HEALTHCARE WORKERSHAVE BECOMING ILL OR PERISHING.WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES ON THELINE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.ALL WE ARE ASKING IN RETURN ISFOR YOU TO TAKE CARE OF US.BY WEARING A MASK AND CONTINUINGTO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCINGMEASURES.WHEN YOU WEAR A MASK YOU ARESAYING YOU RESPECT NURSES ANDOTHER HEALTHCARE WORKERS.THE VOTE TONIGHT WILL SHOW USTHE SAME.THANK YOU FOR YOUR

TIME.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FORYOUR COMMENTS.>> NEXT WE HAVE ERIC LEMUSE.>>

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STAND IN SOLIDARITYFOR WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARESAYING.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR

MILLER: THANK YOU FORYOUR COMMENTS, SIR.>> NEXT, I HAVE SUSAN STOBER.>> YES.MY NAME? SUSAN.THANK YOU MAYOR MILLER AND THECOUNCILMEMBERS.MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE WORKED ANDLIVED IN THE COACHELLA VALLEYFOR 30 YEARS.MY HUSBAND IS A LOCAL RADIONEWSCASTER AND I MANAGE AWOMEN'S RETAIL APPAREL STORE.I'M A MEMBER OF THE ELPASEOCOMMUNITY BOARD AND WE OWN APROPERTY IN INDIO.WE ARE NOT ABSENTEE LANDLORDS.WE VET OUR GUESTS AND ONLY RENTTO GUESTS WHO WILL RESPECT THEHOME,

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POSSIBLE.TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FORYOUR COMMENTS, MA'AM.WE HAVE ONE MORE?

>> YES, WE HAVE ONE MORE.MATTHEW STOBER.>> HELLO, MAYOR ANDCOUNCILMEMBERS.I LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE.I HAVE SEEN INDIO EVOLVE SINCE1987.WE DEPEND ON A CITY THAT WILLCHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO FOR ITSCOMMUNITY AND APPRECIATE HOWVITAL TOURISM IS FOR THE LOCALECONOMY.UNREASONABLE RESTRICTIONSAGAINST SHORT-TERM RENTALS WHOCREATED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FORTHE HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE POUREDTHEIR LIFE SAVINGS IN THEPROPERTIES.THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE COSTHOMEOWNERS AND THE SHORT-TERMRENTAL EMPLOYEES THOUSANDS OFDOLLARS.THE CITY OF INDIO FAR GREATER.REVENUE GONE FOREVER.THE INEFFICIENT RESTRICTIONSWILL INEVIDENTLY LEAD TO CLOSESOF THE IMPORTANT BUSINESSES THATPAY FOR THE POLICE, FIREDEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAND CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.HOW WILL WE PAY FOR THE CRITICALAREAS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT? WITHOUT TAX REVENUE GENERATED,INDIO FACES THE REALISTIC THREATOF BECOMING A DESOLATE CITY THATWAS ONCE THRIVERRING WITHTOURISM AND EMERGENCE OF NEWBUSINESS.NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCILUNDERSTANDS THIS.THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNADINOUNDERSTANDS THIS.THEY ALL TOOK ACTION FOR THECOMMUNITIES.I'M ASKING THE CITY OF INDIO TODO THE SAME.WE PAY PROPERTY TAX.THE SECOND HIGHEST CITYOCCUPANCY TAX IN THE COACHELLAVALLEY.THIS RESTRICTION TAKEN AWAY THEABILITY TO USE THE PROMPT.THE CURVE IS FLATTENING.GIVE US THE ABILITY TO MAKE ALIVING AGAIN.MANY VACATION RENTALS OPERATEWITH CARE AND THOUGHT.WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THENEIGHBORS' CONCERNS AND WE CAREABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OURRENTAL IS IN.WE WANT TO MAKE THE CITY OFINDIO A BETTER PLACE FOR

ALL.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FORYOUR COMMENTS, SIR.WE APPRECIATE THAT.CITY CLERK, IS THERE ANY OTHERPEOPLE IN THE QUEUE?

>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLICCOMMENT.>> MAYOR MILLER: IF I COULD,I'M GOING TO ALLOW THE CITYATTORNEY.THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONSOF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND PEOPLEOPENING THIS UP.I WANT THE CITY ATTORNEY TOCLARIFY

THIS FOR US, PLEASE.>> SURE.THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER THROUGH ALISTING OF WHAT THEY CALLESSENTIAL WORKFORCE, ESSENTIALSERVICES IN THAT PARTICULARORDER WITH REGARD TO HOTEL OROTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS THATARE USED FOR THOSE PURPOSES,THEY ONLY ALLOWED, THEY ARE ONLYALLOWED TO BE USED FOR COVID-19MITIGATION AND CONTAINMENTMEASURES.AND/OR FOR PROVIDINGACCOMMODATIONS FOR ESSENTIALWORKERS.OR FOR PROVIDING HOUSINGSOLUTIONS INCLUDING THEHOMELESS.SO THE CITY'S ORDER IS MORE OFPROCESS TO ENSURE THAT OWNERSTHAT HAVE THE

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JUMP IN AS WELL.>> MAYOR MILLER: WELL, I HAVEA QUESTION FOR THE CITYATTORNEY.I SAW YOUR E-MAIL HERE.YOU DIDN'T FIND AN EXPIRATIONDATE?

>> NO.>> MAYOR MILLER: IN GOVERNOR'SORDER.>> NO.>> MAYOR MILLER: I KNOW

THEOTHER CITIES ARE ASSUMING FORSOME REASON IT'S JUNE 19.>> THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE THECOUNTY'S ORDER ON THE SHORT-TERMRENTALS AND THE OTHER ORDERS HADA SUNSET DATE OF JUNE 19.I THINK EVERYBODY ASSUMED IT WASA CARRY FROM THE GOVERNOR'SORDER BUT THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERINCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ORDEROF MAY

7 HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE.>> MAYOR MILLER: WELL, MAYBETHAT IS GOOD NEWS AND NOT BADNEWS.MAYBE THE GOVERNOR WILL BE MOREINCLINED TO MAKE

ADJUSTMENTS ONTHAT SOONER THAN LATER.>> I THINK THAT IS PART OF THERESILIENCY PLAN IS WHEN THEY AREOPENING THE DIFFERENT STAGES OFTHE ECONOMY.I FORGET WHICH STAGE THISSHORT-TERM RENTALS AND HOTELSARE IN.I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY ARESTAGE TWO OR STAGE THREE BUTCERTAINLY AS THEY MOVE TOWARDTHAT STAGE, THEN THAT PART OFTHE GOVERNOR'S ORDER WILL BELIFTED.YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ORUTILIZE HOTEL ROOMS AND VACATIONRENTALS FOR VACATION PURPOSESNOT SOLELY COVID RELATED.IN TERMS OF THE OTHER CITIESMENTIONED I DON'T KNOW THESPECIFICS BUT THE STATE HAS ACOUNTY-BY-COUNTY PROCESS WHERECERTAIN COUNTIES CAN MOVETHROUGH THE PROCESS MOREQUICKLY.IT MAY BE THAT THEY HAVE DONETHAT.AGAIN I

CAN'T COMMENT ON ITBECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEORDERS SAY.>> MAYOR MILLER: I BELIEVETHAT IS TRUE THAT SAN BERNADINOCOUNTY ANNOUNCED THEY RECEIVEDAN APPROVAL.ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T SEE THE PARTOF THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS.I'M SURE NEWPORT BEACH IS DOINGTHEIR OWN THING LIKE THEY ALWAYSDO.I'M NOT INTERESTED IN FLAUNTINGTHE LAW THE WAY THEY DO.IT DOESN'T USUALLY WORK OUT FORTHEM, AS YOU KNOW.BUT IN TERMS OF THE DEADLINE, IMEAN I'M ACTUALLY HEARTENED TOKNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE IN THEGOVERNOR'S THOUGHT PROCESS THATTHEY MIGHT TAKE ACTION ON THISSOONER THAN THE 19TH.I'M PRETTY SURE ALL THE CITIESWILL FOLLOW SUIT WHEN IT BECOMESLEGAL.I'M NOT, I CAN'T POSITIVELY SAYTHAT ABOUT A COUPLE OF CITIES.I

THINK FOR THE MOST PART THECITIES WILL FOLLOW SUIT.>> CITY ATTORNEY CAN YOU DO ME AFAVOR AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUCHECK IN TO THE SAN BERNADINOAND ANY OTHER CITIES THAT MIGHTBE OPEN FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALSAND HOTELS AND FIGURE OUT HOWTHEY DID THAT AND DISSEMINATETHAT OUT TO REST OF THE COUNCILSO WE CAN SEE IT? IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TODO, THAT IS WHY WE ARE PARTWAYAT THE MERCY OF THE COUNTY.IF THE COUNTY IS TAKING THE LEADAND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OPENTHINGS UP INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES,THAT MEANS RIVERSIDE COUNTY HASTO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS AND GO.AND PUSH FORWARD WITH THAT.I'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOWTHEY ARE OPEN.I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF FLAUNTINGTHE LAWS OF THE GOVERNOR.IN THE LONG RUN IF HE HAS THEPOWER TO SHUT DOWN BUSINESS, THESAME WITH RESTAURANTS.IT'S NOT WORRY ABOUT US SHUTTINGTHEM DOWN BE I YOU WORRY ABOUTTHEIR LIQUOR LICENSE TAKEN ORSTATE LICENSE, PESTICIDEBUSINESS OR ANYTHING ELSE, THESTATE COULD PULL THE LICENSE ANDIT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL FOR THEMFOREVER.BY THE TIME THEY GOT IT BACK,THEY WOULD BE CLOSED.I WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT ANDBEST WITH THE GUIDELINES BUT WENEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THETHOUGHT PROCESS IN PLACE.ALSO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TOHOW WE'LL MOVE THIS FORWARDSAFELY.THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY IF YOUCOULD ALSO COMMENT ON THELEGISLATION THAT YOU HAVE BEENKEEPING US UP TO DATE ON, THERENT ASPECT AND HELPING WITH THELENDING.THE COUNTY WILL GO FORWARD WITHA FUNDING SOURCE BUT THERE ISQUITE A BIT OF LEGISLATION OUTTHERE.I AM DISAPPOINTED AND I KNOW WEARE HAVING PEOPLE IN THEINDIVIDUALS SAYING THE CITY OFINDIO BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF IDIDN'T SAY IS THERE A REASON WHYTHE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE HASN'TPUT IN AN ACT ACROSS THE WHOLECOUNTY? CONSIDERING THEY HAVE THEJURISDICTION TO HAVE US HELPWITH THAT AND MAKE A BLANKETOPPORTUNITY? WHY HAVEN'T THEY? WHY HASN'T THEM CALL OUT THECOUNTY SUPERVISORS ON THAT? THE STATE GOVERNOR HAS NOT DONEIT EITHER.HE HAS TALKED ABOUT A CERTAINDATE BUT HE COULD EASILY PUT ANEXECUTIVE ORDER AND HAVE RENTCONTROL WHERE IT IS CONSISTENT.HE HASN'T.WHY IS THE REASON BEHIND IT? THE LOCAL LEGISLATURE AND THECITY ATTORNEY TALK ABOUTLEGISLATION FROM OTHER AREAS.THERE IS NOT ONE PIECE OFLEGISLATION I KNOW OF FROM OURTWO ASSEMBLY MEMBERS WHO

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ASSEMBLY MEMBERS HAVEDONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.SO, THAT IS, I'LL LEAVE THAT.>> SURE.I HAVE BEEN TRACKING LEGISLATIONWITH RESPECT TO COVID RELATEDLEGISLATION.SINCE LAST I CHECK WAS 35, MAYBE40 PIECE OF LEGISLATION.LOOKING AT THE TENANT/LANDLORDLEGISLATION.T HERE IS MUCH MORE THAN THESETWO BUT THIS WAS THE MOSTRELEVANT.I KEEP UP ON THAT AND I LET THECOUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGERKNOW.BUT THE CURRENT ONE THAT SEEMSTO HAVE THE MOST PROMISE ISSB-1410.THAT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OFAN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCEPROGRAM.IT IS TO HELP COVER 80% OFTENANT MISSED RENT FOR UP TOSEVEN MONTHS.IT WOULD BE MANAGED BY THECALIFORNIA HOUSING AND COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT.THE RENTER AND THE LANDLORDWOULD PARTICIPATE IN THEPROGRAM.ELIGIBLE RENTERS HAVE TODEMONSTRATE THE INABILITY TO PAYTHE RENT BECAUSE OF COVID-19RELATED JOB LOSS OR BECAUSE OFTHE SHUTDOWN OF THE GOVERNMENTRESPONSE TO COVID PANDEMIC.THE PROPERTY OWNERS CAN RECEIVE80% OF THE EXISTING RENTALPAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THETENANTS AND THE LOST INCOME FORRENTAL PAYMENTS AS LONG AS THEYAGREE NOT TO INCREASE THE RENTOR COLLECT LATE FEES.THIS HAS MADE THE WAY THROUGHPRETTY QUICKLY.SO THEY JUST HAD A HEARINGYESTERDAY.IT WENT FROM COMMITTEE TWODAYING AST IT WENT FROM THE --TWO DAYS AGO IT WENT FROM THECOMMITTEE, REFERRED BACK TO THEHOUSING GROUP IN SACRAMENTO.SO, THERE HAS BEEN SOME MOVEMENTON THIS.THE OTHER INTERESTING PROPOSALIS A PROPOSAL OF A GROUP OFSENATORS LED BY SENATOR ATKINSTHAT WOULD GIVE, THIS ISCREATIVE.THIS WOULD GIVE LANDLORD TAXCREDITS EQUAL TO THE VALUE OFTHE MISSED PAYMENTS.SO THE LANDLORD CAN KEEP THECREDIT, WHICH WOULD LOWER THEIRSTATE TAX BILLS FROM 2024-2033.OR THE LANDLORD CAN SELL THE TAXCREDITS FOR CASH.TENANTS WOULD HAVE THE TEN YEARSTO PAY BACK THE MISSED RENT TOTHE STATE.WITH SOME TENANTS NOT HAVING TOPAY THE FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE OF AHARDSHIP EXEMPTION.THE STATE WOULD NOT CHARGEINTEREST.THIS PROGRAM WOULD ALSO BEVOLUNTARY.THAT WASN'T, THAT PROGRAM WASTALKED ABOUT.IT HASN'T BEEN PUT DOWN ON PAPERYET.BUT CERTAINLY I'LL BE FOLLOWINGTHIS AND OTHER PIECES OFLEGISLATION.THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHERPIECES OF LEGISLATION BUT THESETWO LOOKED THE MOST

INTERESTINGAND PROMISING AS WELL.>> I'M SURE WITH THAT MANYADVOCATES ON THAT SYSTEM, AND INTHE LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY INASSEMBLY, THEY WILL GET TOGETHERAND CRAFT A BILL LIKE THEYNORMALLY DO TO COME UP WITH ABILL THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TOALL OF THEM.THEY WOULD ALL SIGN ON LIKE THEYALWAYS DO.CITY MANAGER WHAT DO YOU NEEDFROM US? HOW DO YOU NEED US TO GOFORWARD?

>> IF I COULD.I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENTON WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WASREFERRING

TO.>> MAYOR MILLER: PLEASE.>> IN THE CALL RECENTLY ON THAT,OR A FEW MOMENTS AGO ON THAT.I MEAN THIS DISCUSSION, WE HAVEAGENDIZED IT AND HAD LENGTHYDISCUSSIONS, TWO MEETINGS IN AROW.THE COUNCIL DID GIVE DIRECTION.THE COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION ANDMY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE FOLLOWWHAT IS GOING ON AT THE STATE.BECAUSE IN THE JUDGMENT, THEOPPORTUNITY TO MATCH FUNDINGWITH INCENTIVES THAT ALLOWRENTERS AND THE LAND LORDS TOFIND REAL SOLUTIONS TO THEPROBLEMS IS FAR PREFERABLE THANADOPTING A SHORT-TERM ORDINANCETHAT DOESN'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHINGOTHER THAN SOMEBODY SAID IT'S ASYMBOLIC MESSAGE TO THECOMMUNITY THAT WE SUPPORT THEM.WE ABSOLUTELY DO SUPPORT THECOMMUNITY.WE HAVE SPENT HOURS NOW WORKINGON THIS.WE HAVE SPENT WEEKS NOW WORKINGON THIS.WHEN WE GET TO THE CDBG ITEM, WEWILL TALK ABOUT IT EVEN MORE.WHAT MR. FERMON BROUGHT BACKFROM THE

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SOME KIND OFREGULATIONS.>> MAYOR MILLER: GO AHEAD,MR.

FERMON.>> MR. FERMON: I JUST WANT TOADD THAT I THINK NOT ONLY AT OURCOUNTY LEVEL BUT LOCALLY.I THINK WE GET THE WORD"ENFORCEMENT" KIND OF WRONGSOMETIMES.OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T HAVETO RESULT IN A CITATION AND/ORARREST.MANY INFRACTIONS ARE PREVENTEDBY BEING PROACTIVE.FOR INSTANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFETEAM.VERY PROACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SQUAD.I BELIEVE OFFICER ANDY IS INCHARGE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA.VERY ACTIVE.I THINK BEING PROACTIVE ANDHAVING A GREAT RAPPORT WILLPREVENT US FROM, Q U OTE/UNQUOTE,ENFORCEMENT.I THINK THE PROACTIVITY WILL GETIN FRONT OF THAT.WE HEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT.EVERY INFRACTION DOESN'T HAVE TORESULT IN AN ARREST AND/OR ACITATION.SO, AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT GOESIT CAN BE DONE WITH THEPROACTIVITY AND THECOMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING ANDHAVING A RAPPORT WITH THECOMMUNITY.I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT AS FARAS THAT.I AM HEARING FROM THE COUNTY ANDLOCALLY.I THINK THAT WORD ISMISCONSTRUED

SOMETIMES.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MR. FERMON.YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF FACE MASKSIN PUBLIC PLACES THAT AREINDOORS?

>> MR. FERMON: ABSOLUTELY.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.MR. ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: YEAH, I FIRSTWANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEPUBLIC COMMENTS.I STILL AM IN SUPPORT OF THESIX-MONTH PAYMENT PLAN AND I'MSTILL IN SUPPORT OF CANCELINGTHE THREE-DAY NOTICES THAT ARESTILL AFFECTING THE RESIDENTSAND COULD BE USED FOR THE LATEREVICTIONS AND COULD AFFECT THEIRRENT HISTORY.DON'T ASSUME THAT PEOPLE CALLINGUS ARE NOT CALLING THE COUNTYAND THE STATE.SOME OF THEM ARE.THEY ARE PUSHING AT THOSE LEVELSBUT THEY REALIZE WE HAVEAUTHORITY SO THEY PUT PRESSUREON US.THEY HAVE SEEN IT DONE INSEVERAL CITIES IN THE VALLEY.SO WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY.WE ARE, ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.AS FOR THE FACE MASK I STILLWOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MANDATEDINSIDE OF

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FAR AS I THINK THAT IS --YEAH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.>> THANK YOU, MR. ORTIZ.COUNCILMEMBER AMITH, LAST WORDSOR COMMENTS?

>> MS. AMITH: YES.IF IT IS HARD ENOUGH FOR ASEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY TO WEARA FACEK MASK WHEN IT'S 100DEGREES HOW DIFFICULT WILL IT BEAT 110 AND 120 WHICH IS AROUNDTHE CORNER? CASTING US ASIDE AND MAKING USHAVE CURBSIDE SERVICE ISN'TGOING TO REALLY WORK WHEN WEWANT TO BUY A DRESS.THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLEAR AND ACUT EXEMPTION FOR THE 25% OF THEPOPULATION THAT CANNOT WEARMASKS DUE TO BEING ELDERLY ORDISABLED OR

HAVING SOME HEALTHCONDITION THAT THEY CANNOT WEARA MASK FOR A LONG PERIOD OFTIME.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.THANK YOU, MS. AMITH.MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES, ANY LASTCOMMENTS?

>> MS. HOLMES: YOU KNOW, YES.MANDATING IS JUST A STRONG WORDWITHOUT ANY TEETH IN IT.I'M GOING TO -- I HAVE BEEN ONTHE PHONE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE,A LOT OF THE ELDERLY GROUPACTUALLY WANTS US TO MANDATEBECAUSE THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED.I THINK THE MESSAGE IS THERE ARESOME WHO ARE CONCERNED AND SOMETHAT CAN AND SOME THAT CAN'T.FOR TO US WRAP OUR ARMS AROUNDANY LEVEL OF DETAIL WILL BE ACHALLENGE.I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TOSTRONGLY RECOMMENDING.PARTICULARLY SENDING THATMESSAGE TO OUR BUSINESSES.SO LET ME TAKE ANOTHER APPROACH.VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THECHAMBER, WITH BILLBOARDS, WITHEVERYTHING WE DO, WITH THEBUSINESSES.WITH OUTREACH TO EACH OF THEBUSINESSES.THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OFTHE FACE MASKS MANDATORY, ITHINK THE MESSAGE IS WE STRONGLYRECOMMEND OR FOR THE SAFETY OFEVERYONE WEAR A FACE MASK.WE WON'T GET 100% COMPLIANCE BUTWE NEED SOME LEVEL TO PROTECTTHOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE NEED TOMAKE A DECISION ON WHAT THEYWILL DO.I'LL LEAN BACK AND SAY I DON'TWANT TO MANDATE BUT I WANT TOSTRONGLY RECOMMEND AND CREATE ASTRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAM ANDCONNECT WITH THE CHAMBER THATHELPS US GET THE WORD OUT.I WANT TO COME ONE A PROGRAM OFSOME TYPE, SHAPE AND DESCRIPTIONWHERE WE REACH OUT TO THEBUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITIESAND THE AREAS AND THETERRITORIES, WHATEVER.WHERE WE TALK TO THE MANAGEMENTTO SAY HEY, WE ARE NOT MANDATINGBUT WE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDINGAND WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETYTHAT YOU CONSIDER, YOU KNOW,ASKING YOUR PATRONS TO WEAR AFACE MASK.THAT IS WHERE I STAND ON THAT.AND IN TERMS OF THE SHORT-TERMRENTALS, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS WECAN, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ALLOWPEOPLE TO RESPECT THEIR HOMES.WHAT IS GOING HAPPEN -- WE TALKABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.HOMES WILL GO IN FORECLOSURE.THAT WILL PRESENT CHALLENGES.I WAS HERE THE LAST TIME WE WENTTHROUGH THE FORECLOSURE ISSUESIN INDIO.IT WAS NOT PLEASANT FOR ANYONE.I WOULD SUPPORT GOING BACK INTHE SHORT-TERM OR ALLOWINGSHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES TO,YOU KNOW, APPLY TO BECOMESHORT-TERM RENTALS AS SOON AS WECAN.AS SOON AS THE RESTRICTIONS ARELIFTED AND AS SOON AS IT

MAKESSENSE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MAYOR PRO TEM.WELL, GOOD THING ABOUT

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RENT CONTROLAND THAT FOR A WHILE.KEEP US ABREAST OF IT.>> YES.>> MAYOR MILLER: AND WHAT WEARE DOING.IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SOMETHINGWE WILL.I HOPE THAT THE COUNTY AND THELEGISLATION DOES THAT.WE HAVE THE PROTECTIONS IN PLACENOW TO SUPPORT AND PROTECTPEOPLE GOING OUT.WE DON'T WANT ANYONE KICKED OUTOF THE HOMES OR THE BUSINESSES.BUT IT'S A CONTRACTUALOBLIGATION BETWEEN TWO SEPARATEPARTIES NOT THE CITY OF INDIO.SEE WHAT THE LEGISLATION DOESAND WHAT THE COUNTY, IF THEYCOME ONE A PLAN BESIDES THEMONEY.THEN WE CAN RE-EVALUATE.IF WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIALMEETING, WE WILL DO THAT.YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO THAT.RIGHT NOW I THINK WE NEED TOFOLLOW ADVICE OF THE CITYMANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.THOSE RESIDENTS OUT THERE IF YOUNEED SUPPORT WE WILL HELP YOUFOR LEGAL AID, TALK ABOUT WITHTHE CDBG MONEY.WE HEAR YOU.WE UNDERSTAND YOU.GIVE US TIME TO BE ABLE TO WORKOUT AND MAKE PROPER DECISION FOREVERYONE THAT WE MAKE SURE WEWILL MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPENIN TERMS OF WHATEVER WE CAN DOSO WE WILL COME BACK TORE-EVALUATE WHEN WE HAVEINFORMATION.THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER TOPIC INTWO MORE WEEKS.WHO KNOWS? I REALLY DO BELIEVE LEGISLATIONWILL COME THROUGH IN ONE WAY ORTHE OTHER WHERE IT WILL BEUNIVERSAL THROUGHOUT THE AREA.WE HAVE TIME TO REACT.PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING KICKED OUTOF THEIR HOMES, THERE IS AMECHANISM IN PLACE.WE HEAR YOU AND WE ARE WORKINGTHAT.MASKING, PLEASE.ALSO ON THE OTHER, PLEASE KEEPUS ABREAST OF THAT.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> IN NO WAY WAS I TRYING TOSUGGEST ON THE RENTAL ISSUEPEOPLE SHOULD BE LOBBYING THECOUNTY AND THE STATE.I WASN'T SUGGESTED THAT AT ALL.I WAS TRYING TO STAY THERE IS AREASON WHY THE COUNTY AND THESTATE HASN'T ADOPTED THATORDINANCE.IMPAIRING CONTRACTS WITHOUTINCENTIVE IS A BAD CONCEPT.WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOPPORTUNITY TO PUT MONEY ON THETABLE WHERE THE CONTRACTS CAN BERENEGOTIATED AND INCENTIVIZED.NOT MANDATED WHERE WE HAVE ALIABILITY RISK.I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK I'MSAY GOG CONTACT THE COUNTY --SAYING GO CONTACT

THE COUNTY ORTHE STATE.THERE IS A REASON THEY HAVEN'TADOPTED IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: ON THESHORT-TERM RENTALS I BELIEVETHAT AS SOON AS THIS IS LIFTEDWE NEED TO OPEN THEN.UNDER SAFE GUIDELINES.SOCIAL DISTANCING, CLEANSING,P.P.E.

EQUIPMENT.ALL THE THINGS THAT MATTER.WE HAVE CASINOS GETTING READY TOOPEN WHICH IS A WHOLE OTHER CANOF WORMS WE WILL HAVE TO DEALWITH.WE NEED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT INTHE RIGHT TIME.YOU WANT TO TO WAIT UNTIL WHATCOMES LET'S LOOK AT THAT AND SEEWHAT THE SHORT-TERM RENTALSBRING US.I THINK HOTELS AND SHORT-TERMRENTALS SHOULD OPEN WHEN WE GETA CLEAR LIGHT AND THEY FOLLOWGUIDELINES.I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO RENT HOMES ORRENT THE HOTEL ROOMS HOW THEYSEE FIT.CITY MANAGER, IS THAT IT?

>> THAT HELPS.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.WITH THAT, MOVE TO THE NEXTITEM.PUBLIC COMMENT.CITY CLERK.DO WE HAVE ANYTHING WITH THEPUBLIC COMMENTS OTHER THAN WHATWE DID?

>> NO.THAT IS IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: ANY OTHERPUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANYTHING ONTHE AGENDA TO KNOW ABOUT?

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>> ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.YOU WILL WAVE AT ME WHEN WE

AREREADY.>> YES.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.MOVE ON.NO PUBLIC COMMENT.TIME SET ASIDE AND WE HAD NOBODYTHAT WISH TO SPEAK.THERE WILL BE OTHER ONES TOSPEAK ON ITEMS ON THEADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON THE CONSENTCALENDAR.WE HAVE ITEMS "A" THROUGH "J."ANYBODY NEED TO PULL ANY ITEMSOR TALK ABOUT IT OR ANYBODY WITHRECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY OF IT?

[8. CONSENT CALENDAR]

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVECONSENT CALENDAR AS NOTED.>> "A" THROUGH "J."PRO

TEM HOLMES.SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERMON.VOICE CALL VOTE, PLEASE.>> COUNCILMEMBER C OMMISSIONERLUPE RAMOS AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER COMMISSIONERFERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER COMMISSIONERORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: AYE.>> MAYOR PRO TEM VICE PRESIDENTHOLMES?

>> MS. HOLMES: AYE>> MR. MAYOR MILLER?

>> AYE.WE MOVE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVEITEMS.THE FIRST IS THE PURCHASE ANDTHE

[a. Purchase and Sale Agreement for a property located on the northwest corner of Jefferson Street and Varner Road (a portion of APN 607-260-058) between the City of Indio ("City") and Dakota Dunes, Inc., for the sale of a City-owned parcel of 1.74 acres and finding of General Plan conformity (Carl S. Morgan, Economic Development Director) Recommendation: Approve]

DUNE FORTHE SALE OF THE CITY-OWNEDPARCEL OF 1.74 ACRES AND FINDINGOF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY.MR. CARL MORGAN ARE YOU HANDINGTHIS FOR US, SIR?

>> YES, I AM.>> MAYOR MILLER: EXCITED TOHAVE PEOPLE INSIDE HERE.>>

YEAH.IT'S GREAT.I DON'T LIKE THE MASKS, THOUGH.>> MAYOR MILLER: I HAVE A HARDTIME

WITH IT>>IF I PUT IT OVER MY NOSE I CAN'TSEE BECAUSE MY GLASSES FOG.I'LL TRY NOT TO

TALK OUT OF MYNOSE.>> MAYOR MILLER: WE HAVEPAPERWORK ON THIS?

>> YOU DO.THEY ARE PUTTING A POWER POINTUP.GOOD EVENING.HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OFTHE CITY COUNCIL.CARL MORGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.I HAVE TWO BACK-TO-BACK ITEMSFOR YOU THIS EVENING.THE FIRST IS THE PURCHASE ANDTHE SALE AGREEMENT WITH THEDAKOTA DUNES, INC.YOU SAW THIS BRIEFLY ON MARCH 4.ON THE AGENDA.WE HAD TO PULL THAT ITEM BECAUSEWE HAD TO COMPLY WITH THEAB-1486.WE SENT OUT NOTICES OF INTENTDISPOSE OF THE SURPLUS PROPERTYFOR THAT PIECE OF THE REALESTATE AND THREE OTHERS.PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODESECTION 54222.SURPLUS LANDS.NOTICES WERE MAILED MARCH 19 OF2020.DEADLINE FOR THE LETTERS OF THEINTEREST WAS CLOSE OF BUSINESSMAY 18.WE RECEIVED NO LETTERS OFINTEREST ON THIS PROPERTY.OR THE OTHER THREE THAT WERE ONTHAT NOTICE.IS HE GOING TO PUT THAT UP,OR -- I SEE IT DOWN BELOW.WE SENT IT.I GUESS I CAN KEEP

GOING.>> OKAY.>> I AM GOING TO NEED A MAP SOPEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE IT IS AT,THOUGH.HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THAT UP.PROPOSED PURCHASE AND SALEAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OFINDIO AND DAKOTA DUNES, INC.OWNER OF THE RESORT AT THE 40655JEFFERSON STREET.DAKOTA DUNES SEEKS TO ACQUIRE1.7 ACRE REMNANT PARCEL LEFTOVER FROM THE JEFFERSON STREETINTERCHANGE PROJECT.IT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THAT.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ONTHE NORTHWEST CORNER OF VARNERROAD AND JEFFERSON STREET.THIS MUST STILL BE WORKING ONIT.THAT IS GREAT.MR. TURNER INTENDS TO USE THEPROPERTY OF EXPAND EXISTING R.V.SHADOW HILLS R.V.

RESORT THERE.THAT PIECE OF REAL ESTATE ISRIGHT ON THE HARD CORNER.WE HAVE HELD BACK A HALF ACRE OFTHE PROPERTY TO BE ABLE TO PUT ACITY MONUMENT SIGN AND/OR PUBLICART ON THE REAL ESTATE.WE NEGOTIATED WITH MR. TURNER TOROUGH GRADE THAT FOR US WHEN HEIS DOING THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTSTO EXPAND HIS R.V.PURCHASE PRICE 151.227REPRESENTING THE FAIR MARKETAPPRAISED VALUE.THE CITY WILL PAY ARE 50% OF THEESCROW FEES ESTIMATED $425.THE FEES WILL BE DEDUCTED FROMTHE PURCHASE

PRICE.>> MAYOR MILLER: HERE WE GO,MR.

MORGAN.>> GOODIE, GOODIE.THERE IS THE LOCATION.YOU SEE JEFFERSON/VARNER IN THERED DEMAR KATES THE SITE WE ARETALKING ABOUT.THE CORNER EAST OF THAT HALFACRE THAT WE RESERVED WITH THECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.WE ANTICIPATE CLOSE OF ESCROW BYJULY 20 OF THIS YEAR.THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.WE'D RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCILCONSIDER APPROVING THE PURCHASEAND

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THE SALE AGREEMENT.>> MAYOR MILLER: THE HALF ACREIS GOING TO BE UTILIZED IN THEONE CORNER ON CORNER OF VARNERROAD AND JEFFERSON STREET FOR AMONUMENT.WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.OPEN AREA TO BEAUTIFY THE ENTRYIN THE CITY IN THE SHADOW

HILLSAREA.>> CORRECT.>> MAYOR MILLER: THE OTHERPART WILL EVENTUALLY BE PART OFHIS R.V.

PARK.RIGHT?

>> YEAH.ALLOW HIM TO PULL IT OUT TO THEFRONTAGE AND HAVE THE VISIBILITYIF YOU

WILL.RIGHT NOW YOU ONLY SEE IT FROM ABILLBOARD SIGN THAT IS ON THEPROPERTY.>> MAYOR MILLER: GREAT.GREAT THING TO DO WITH THEPARCEL.IT'S LAND LOCKED BECAUSE OF THEWAY EGRESS AND THE INGRESS.ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL ANDMAYOR PRO TEM ON ANYTHING THEYWOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? MAYOR PRO TEM?

UNMUTE YOU.>> MS. HOLMES: YEAH, YOU KNOWWHAT? IT'S IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.I HAVE NOTHING.I SUPPORT THIS AND I'M GLAD TOSEE THIS HAS GONE THROUGH.WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THEPIECES OF THIS PUZZLE HERE.AND THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO HIMOWNING THE PROPERTY ANDEXPANDING HIS

BUSINESS.>> ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WANTTO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? IF NOT, SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTIONOR HAVE QUESTIONS OF MR. MORGANFIRST.WE CAN DO

THAT.IF NOT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.>> MS. AMITH: I HAVE AQUESTION.>> MAYOR MILLER: GO AHEAD,MS.

AMITH.>> MS. AMITH: WILL THIS ALLOWHIM TO EXPAND THE EXISTING R.V.OR IS HE GOING TO HAVE TO GOTHROUGH THE ADDITIONAL STEPS ORBARRIERS TO HIM EXPANDING WITHTHE ADDITIONAL PARCEL?

>> MAYOR MILLER: MR. SNYDERCOME UP REAL QUICK.MR. SNYDER? KEVIN SNYDER IS THE COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND WILLDISCUSS

THIS.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY DOESNOT NECESSITATE AUTOMATIC RIGHTTO DEVELOP.THERE WOULD BE A CHANGE IN THEGENERAL PLAN AND DESIGNATIONREQUIRED ON THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSDECISION AND ADOPTION OF THEINDIO GENERAL PLAN 2040.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFFPREPARED TO WORK WITH THEPROPERTY OWNER WHEN HE DECIDESTO PURSUE THE APPLICATIONS.SUBSEQUENT TO THAT OR CONCURRENT DEPENDING ON THEBUSINESS DECISION HE WOULD ALSONEED TO SEEK APPROVING IN THEVEIN OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITIF REQUIRED OR DESIGN REVIEW.THERE ARE STEPS BUT THEY'RE THETYPICAL STEPS TO GO THROUGH.ZONING WOULD BE REQUIREDPRECONDITION TO

THAT.>> MAYOR MILLER: ANSWER YOURQUESTION, MS. AMITH?

KEVIN, DON'T LEAVE REAL QUICK.STAY UP HERE IN CASE WE NEEDYOU.>> MS. AMITH:

YES, THANK YOU.>> MR. TURNER IS AWARE HE HAS TOGO THROUGH THIS.>> MAYOR MILLER: THAT

IS WHATI WAS GOING TO ASK.>> HE IS AWARE HE HAS TO GOTHROUGH THE PROCESS.>> MAYOR MILLER: AND HE ISSTILL IN FAVOR OF PURCHASING THEPROCESS?

>> YES.HE KNOWS IT DOESN'T ENTITLE HIMTO BUILD.>> MAYOR MILLER: ALL I NEED

TOKNOW.SOMEONE MAKE A MOMENT ANDSECOND.>> MAKE A MOTION TO SALE ANDTAKE ALL THE NECESSARY ACTIONAND -- I SKIPPED LINE BUT THECITY OWNED PARCEL OF 1.74 ACRESNORTH OF VARNER ROAD AND CITYMANAGER TO TAKE THE NECESSARYACTIONS AND EXECUTION OF THENECESSARY DOCUMENTS TOEFFECTUATE THE PURCHASE AND THESALE AGREEMENT AND FIND PROPOSEDPOSITION IN CONFORMITY WITH THEGENERAL

PLAN.>> MAYOR MILLER: FIRST BY THECOUNCILMEMBER FERMON.SECOND?

>> SECOND.>> ROLL CALL.>> LUPE RAMOS AMITH?

>> AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: AYE.>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES?

>> MS. HOLMES: AYE.>> MAYOR MILLER?

>> MAYOR MILLER: AYE.PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.5-0.THANK YOU.MOVE ON TO ITEM "B" WHICH IS THEAPPROVAL OF THE EXCLUSIVENEGOTIATING AGREEMENT E.N.A.BETWEEN THE

[b. Approve an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (“ENA”) between the City of Indio (“City”) and PSDG INDIO, LLC, for the sale and development of approximately 54 acres of City-owned property known as the Sports Park (“Site”) (Carl S. Morgan, Economic Development Director) Recommendation: Approve]

MR. MORGAN IS HANDLINGTHIS, TOO.>> I AM.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.>> BEGINNING.WE ARE GETTING THERE.AS YOU SAID, MR. MAYOR, THIS ISAN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATINGAGREEMENT OF CITY OF INDIO ANDTHE PSDG INDIO LLC.BACKGROUND 2006 THE CITY OFINDIO ASSEMBLED BY THEN HADASSEMBLED 56 ACRES OF THE LAND.WELL, YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITHTHAT.FOR A FUTURE SPORTS PARKCOMPLEX.DUE TO THE 2008 FINANCIALCRISIS, THE PROJECT THAT HADBEEN DESIGNED FOR THAT REALLYWAS NOT DEEMED FINANCIALLYFEASIBLE AT THAT TIME.IN MARCH THE CITY ENTERED IN THEE.N.A.

WITH THE PSDG INDIO LLCFOR MASTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.AS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONSTHAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING WITHTHEM, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED ANINTEREST IN EXPLORING THEPOSSIBILITIES ON THIS PIECE OFTHE REAL ESTATE AS WELL.THEY WOULD PUT THIS IN THEFINANCIAL FEESABILITY AND THEMARKETING -- FEASIBILITY OR

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WEENTERED IN TO BACK IN MARCH OFTHIS YEAR.IT'S KEITH FALLS OF THE PSDG,PROVE DON'T RESOURCES GROUP.STEVE HICKS.SUMMIT SMITH IS ALSO ADDED TOTHIS TEAM.C.D.

SMITH CONSTRUCTION.SUMMIT SMITH IS THE FULL SERVICEREAL ESTATE COMPANY.THESE LINKS THAT ARE ON THEPOWER POINT TAKES YOU TO THEIRWEBSITE.IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE WEBSITE.THERE ARE SPORTS PARK EXAMPLESTHERE THEY HAVE DONE AND AREDOING.PSDG AND SUMMIT SMITH ARE THECODEVELOPERS ON THE PROJECT.THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATINGAGREEMENT ESSENTIALLY IS A14-MONTH AGREEMENT THAT COULD BEEXTENDED ON THE MUTUAL WRITTENAGREEMENT TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODSUP TO THREE MONTHS.IN THE E.N.A.

PERIOD WE'D WORKTO REFINE THEIR DEVELOPMENTPROPOSAL SEEKING DIRECTION FROMTHE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TONEGOTIATIONS ON THAT.ULTIMATELY EITHER LEADING TOEITHER SOME KIND OF GROUND LEASEFOR THE PROPERTY OR MAYBEDISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OFTHAT THROUGH THE D.D.A.THEN THERE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BEANALYSIS TO BE DONE AND THEOTHER THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TOBE DONE AS PART OF A DEVELOPMENTPROJECT.OKAY.IT'S ON.OOPS.THIS IS THE REAL ESTATE WE ARETALKING ABOUT.IT'S THE LAND SUBJECT TO THEE.N.A.IT'S BOUNDED BY BASICALLY WESTOF THE JACKSON BETWEEN AVENUE 44AND MARKET STREET.THAT IS THE 54 ACRES THAT ISPART OF THE E.N.A.RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR THECOUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPROVINGTHE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATINGAGREEMENT WITH THE PSDG.THEN AUTHORIZING THE CITYMANAGER TO TAKE THE STEPSNECESSARY TO EXECUTE THATDOCUMENT.THEN MAKING THE OTHER FINDINGSIN THE RECOMMENDATION.THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF

REPORT.>> MAY I MAKE A COMMENT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: CITY MANAGER?

>> JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITYCOUNCIL IS AWARE OF BUT I WANTTO MAKE SURE WE SAY IT FOR THEPUBLIC.WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT THISGROUP, THIS IS SUCH A QUALITYAND QUALIFIED GROUP OF PEOPLETHAT ARE INTERESTED IN DOINGTHIS ANALYSIS.I DON'T THINK IT IS TIME YET FORTHE PUBLIC TO START CELEBRATINGTHE NEW SPORTS PARK.BECAUSE THIS PROJECT HAS HADMAJOR PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF THEFINANCING, THE WAY IT WASFINANCED INITIALLY, THE LANDVALUES.BEING ABLE TO PUT THISALTOGETHER AND GO FORWARD ISSTILL SOMETHING OF A LONG SHOT.BUT I AM ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AQUALITY GROUP THAT HAS BEENWILLING AND INTERESTED IN DOINGTHIS.TO HAVE THEM HAVE EXPERIENCEWITH THIS PROJECT MADE USEXCITED ABOUT IT.SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURETHAT WE DON'T LEAD WITH THEHEADLINES TOMORROW, SPORTS PARKCOMES TO DOWNTOWN INDIO.BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THERE YET.THIS IS AN E.N.A.

TO ALLOW THEANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT.AND WE ARE JUST FINGERS CROSSEDHOPING SOMETHING POSITIVE WILLCOME FROM THAT.ALSO, I DIDN'T ASK THEM TO BEAVAILABLE ONLINE TODAY BUT IKNOW THAT SOME OF THEM AREWATCHING.CARL DIDN'T MENTION OUR FRIENDSPETER GLADSER AND KEN BECKER WHOARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ANDLIKELY THE ONES THAT AREWATCHING THIS ACROSS THECOUNTRY.SO I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO THEM.AND THANK THEM

FOR THEIRINTEREST IN INDIO.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,CITY MANAGER.ANYTHING ELSE, MR. MORGAN? BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL?

>> THAT'S IT.>> MAYOR MILLER:COUNCILMEMBERS, ANYTHING YOUWOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?

THIS PARK HAS BEEN THERE FOR ALONG TIME WAITING.IT'S GOOD NEWS.ANYBODY.>> I WILL SAY SOMETHING, IFANYBODY CAN PULL IT OFF, THEYCAN.ALL THE BITS AND PIECES AND HOWTHEY WERE ASSEMBLED IS A LITTLEBIT, IT'S CHALLENGE THAT SOMEONEOF THEIR CALIBER CAN WRAP THEIRARMS AROUND TO MOVE FORWARD.I AM HOPEFUL.I'M ENCOURAGED.I AM

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APPROPRIATE TIME I'MHAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION.>> MAYOR MILLER: ONE SECOND.I THINK WE LOST LUPE RAMOSAMITH.I THINK THERE WAS A NOTE THATWENT UP THAT SAID SHE CAN'T HAVEACCESS.ARE YOU THERE?

LOOK AT THE CHAT ON THE BOTTOM.I NOTE.I DON'T THINK SHE CAN GET ON THEMEETING.>>

MS. AMITH: NOW I'M ON.>> MAYOR MILLER: I WANT TOMAKE SURE.DID YOU HEAR ANY OF THIS, DO YOUHAVE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING,ANYTHING TO COMMENT ON?

>> MS. AMITH: I DON'T HAVE ANYQUESTIONS.I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHATTHEIR

EXPLORATORY REVIEW BRINGSFORWARD.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU GOT TO HEAREVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU GOTKNOCKED OFF.ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? OSCAR, WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

>> MR. ORTIZ: I SECOND THEMOTION.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.GO AHEAD.I THINK IT'S

GREAT WE GOT ANOPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOMEBODYLOOK AT THIS PARK.GO AHEAD.>> MS. HOLMES: OKAY.I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOGE.IT'S BEEN SECONDED.APPROVE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATINGAGREEMENT CITY OF INDIO AND PSDGINDIO FOR THE SALE AND THEDEVELOPMENT OF

APPROXIMATELY 54ACRES OF THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTYKNOWN AS SPORTS PARK SITE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES AND THESECOND FROM MR. ORTIZ.ROLL CALL,

VOTE.>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: AYE.>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES?

>> MS. HOLMES: AYE.>> MAYOR MILLER?

>> MAYOR MILLER: AYE.WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER "C,"THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE

[c. Presentation for Council Direction regarding the FY 2020/2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Allocation, Carryover and Reprogrammed Funds from the CDBG FY 2019/2020 and FY 2018/2019 Funding Allocations and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding Allocation (Kevin H. Snyder, Community Development Director) Recommendation: Provide Input & Direction]

>> I'LL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ANDI'LL LET MR. SNYDER TAKE IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: NO WHITEBOARDTODAY?

>> I WAS GOING TO POINT OUT THATI SACRIFICED MY WHITE BOARD.I LEFT IT BEHIND.EVERYONE, I CAN HEAR APPLAUSE INTHE DISTANCE.THERE ARE DIFFERENT BASKETBALLCOACHES.THERE IS THE ONES THAT REALLYWORK EVERY LITTLE ANGLE OFTRAINING THE TEAM.AND THEN THERE ARE THE ONES THATJUST ROLL OUT THE BALL AND LETTHE TEAM PLAY.I FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE I'MJUST ROLLING OUT THE BALL NOWAND LETTING THE COUNCIL DEALWITH THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD,WE HAVE TALKED AND TALKED ABOUTTHE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CANPUT THE PROJECTS TOGETHER TOALLOCATE THE FUNDING WITH THECDBG MONEY.WE DIDN'T COME TO ANY FIRMCONSENSUS AT THE LAST MEETING.FAR FROM IT.THERE SEEMED TO BE AREAS WHERETHERE IS COMFORT LEVEL WITH THECOUNCILMEMBER AND THEN MAYBEOTHER AREAS THAT THERE IS ADIFFERENCE OF OPINION.ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE PUTCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUTTOGETHER AS A SUGGESTION.BASED A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THECOUNCIL'S DISCUSSION WAS LASTTIME.AS TO HOW THE FUNDS COULD BEALLOCATED.THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYSTO ASSEMBLE THESE NUMBERS.SOMEHOW WE NEED TO WORK THROUGHTHIS TODAY.STAFF NEEDS TO GET DIRECTIONBECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT TOGETHERTHE REPORT.WE HAVE TO HOLD THE PUBLICHEARINGS.GET THIS ADOPTED.IT IS POSSIBLE TO GO BACK LATERAND CHANGE.BUT WE DO HAVE TO GET THEINITIAL PROGRAM ADOPTED OR WEWON'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS ANY OFTHE FUNDS IN THE PACKAGE.THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF URGENCYWE COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO PUTTOGETHER TO HOLD THE PUBLICHEARING ABOUT.ON THIS SHEET HERE, THAT ISSHOWN ON THE BOARD, WE INCLUDEDSOME FUNDING FOR CVRM, FINEFOODBACK, THE COUNCIL IS NOTOBLIGATED TO THE DOLLARS.THOSE ARE JUST SOMETHING WE THATPUT ON THE BOARD.YOU MIGHT WANT DIFFERENT NUMBERSUP THERE.COUNCIL EXPRESSED INTEREST INMEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM TOEXPAND THE PROGRAM.$50,000.THAT IS ON THE LIST.THE MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAMONE WE HAD BEFORE.INTEREST IN THAT.$75,000 FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODCLEAN-UP PROGRAM.ROLLOVER DOLLARS FROM BEFORE.THE COUNCIL SUGGESTED ANDCONSENSUS TO ADD $75,000 TO THE$75 ALREADY IN THE BUDGET FORTHE

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STREETLIGHTIMPROVEMENT PROJECT.THERE WAS NOT CONSENSUS ON THATAND WE ARE NOT PRETENDING THEREWAS.WE WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING UPHERE FOR THE DISCUSSION SAKE.THE COUNCIL COULD APPROVE ANYPART OF THAT.IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED TOCONSIDER THAT THE PRIORITY.THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WEINCLUDED $144,000 TO EXPAND THEINLAND FAIR HOUSING ANDMEDIATION BOARD PROGRAM.CONCEPT THERE IS TO TRY TO HELPTHE RENTERS AND THE LANDLORDS TOBE ABLE TO ENTER INTO NEWAGREEMENTS AND TO RESOLVE RENTERPROBLEMS.CONTRACT PROBLEMS THAT AREINEVITABLE THAT ARE COMING UP.WE THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.INLAND FAIR HOUSING IS WILLINGTO DO THE PROGRAM.WE MADE A SUGGESTION FOR$168,000 FOR THE LEGAL AIDSERVICES.THERE WERE TWO PROSE SALS.THEY ARE BOTH EXCELLENT WERECEIVED.STAFF LEANED SLIGHTLY TO ONE OFTHE TWO.WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT IN THERECOMMENDATION.THE COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE EITHEROR BOTH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS IFYOU HAD STRONG FEELING ABOUTTHAT.IN ADDITION TO THIS, NOT ON THISSHEET BUT THERE ARE OTHEROPTIONS.IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO POINTOUT THE ONE THAT COUNCILMEMBERORTIZ BROUGHT UP LAST TIME WEDIDN'T GET A QUICK TURN-AROUNDON UNTIL THE LAST 24 HOURS.THAT WAS THE UNITED WAY PROGRAM.SUBSIDIZING RENTS AND MORTGAGES.IT'S A PROGRAM THEY HAD RUN OUTOF MONEY.BUT WE COULD ADD SOME MONEY TOTHAT PROGRAM TO ALLOW THEM TOCONTINUE TO SERVE INDIORESIDENTS.THAT IS AN OPTION.INTERESTINGLY COUNCILMEMBERFERMON AT THE HOMELESS SERVICESCOMMITTEE TODAY LEARNED THAT THECOUNTY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO USESOME OF THEIR CARES ACT MONEY TOFUND THAT KIND OF PROGRAM.THAT IN FACT, THEY ARE GOING TOPLAN TO PUT PART OF THAT MONEYON THE WEST VALLEY WITH THEUNITED WAY.ON THE EAST VALLEY, HE WAS TOLDTHAT THEY WILL -- MR. FERMON CANCORRECT ME IF I SAY ANY OF THISWRONG -- HE WAS TOLD THEY WILLBE USING LIFT TO RISE, ANOTHEREXCELLENT OUTFIT.WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEYTHEY WILL PUT IN TO IT.GIVEN MY DRUTHERS I WOULDOBVIOUSLY RATHER USE THEIRFUNDING SINCE THEY HAVE A HUGEPOT OF MONEY AVAILABLE TO THEM.THAT WE COULD THEN PUT, ALLOCATEOUR FUNDING SOMEWHERE ELSE.BUT AGAIN THAT IS UP TO THECOUNCIL.WHAT WE DON'T HAVE UP HERE IS APROGRAM THAT WOULD FUND A SMALLBUSINESS FORGIVABLE LOANPROGRAM.THERE IS A CDBG FUNDED PROGRAMTHAT THE COUNTY ADOPTED FORBUSINESSES OF UNDER FIVEEMPLOYEES.INDIO ISN'T ELIGIBLE BECAUSEIT'S A CDBG POT.THAT THE COUNTY GETS THAT SERVESTHOSE WHO DON'T OTHERWISE GETFUNDING.SO IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE THATPROGRAM FOR OUR RESIDENTS WE'DHAVE TO USE OUR CDBG AND DO ASIMILAR PROGRAM.THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST.IT DIDN'T GET MUCH MENTION LASTWEEK WHEN IT WAS ON THEWHITEBOARD.SO A LOT OF OPTIONS.A LOT OF THINGS.YOU COULD DO PARK PROJECTS.THAT IS NOT ON HERE EITHER OTHERTHAN THE CARRY OVER OF THEDOCTOR CARRY ON PARKIMPROVEMENTS THAT IS UP ABOVE.SO WITH THAT, THAT IS THESUMMARY.I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE SINCE ICARRIED ON HERE KEVIN WANTS TOCOVER.WE ARE

AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL.>> TWO MINOR POINTS IF I COULD,MAYOR.FIRST, ALL FUNDS AREREIMBURSABLE FUNDS SO THEENTITIES HAVE TO HAVE THECAPACITY TO SPEND FIRST AND GETREIMBURSED.IT'S A H.U.D.

REQUIREMENT,DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT.WE CHECKED WITH THE ENTITIES ANDTHEY HAVE THE CAPACITY.IF YOU WERE GOING TO FUNDOUTSIDE ENTITIES ON THIS LIST,THEY DO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DOTHAT.THE ONLY OTHER POINT I WOULDMAKE AS FOLLOWUP TO WHAT THECITY MANAGER SAID WE UNDERSTANDBASED ON THE

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSINGAND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THERE MAYBE A SECOND ROUND OF CARES ACTFUNDING COMING OUT.WE DON'T KNOW WHEN AND WE DON'TKNOW THE AMOUNT.BUT THERE BE ANOTHER PROVERBIALBITE AT THE APPLE FOR COUNCIL TOCONSIDER OTHER

PROJECTS IN THEFUTURE.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MR. SNYDER AND THE CITY MANAGER.I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY TALKEDABOUT THE $436 MILLION THEY HAVEABOUT GIVING IT TO US FOR THESMALL BUSINESS LOANS.THAT IS WHEN THE DISCUSSION WEHAD AND EVEN GREG RODRIGUEZ ANDBRIAN NESTANDY TALKED ABOUTTHAT.THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITYFOR THE $436 MILLION FOR THESMALL BUSINESS GRANTS AS WELL.WE ARE WAITING, THEY HAVE A PLANTO ROLL IT OUT.SEE WHAT THEY SAY.WE HAVE ONE AFTER WE TALK, WEHAVE TO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT,TOO.LET'S GO UP IN THERE.ANY DISCUSSION, MR. ORTIZ?

WHY DON'T WE START WITH YOUSINCE YOU ARE READY TO GO.>> MR. ORTIZ: YEAH, I WOULDLIKE TO SEE US PUT IN SOME MONEYFOR MARTHA'S VILLAGE AS WELL.WE HAVE MONEY FOR THE CVRM ANDTHE FINE FOOD BANK AND MEALS ONWHEELS.MARTHA'S VILLAGE DOES A LOT OFGREAT ORGANIZER US IF TO GET THEFOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THERESIDENTS, TOO.I WANT TO SEE MONEY FOR THEMFROM THE MINOR HOME REPAIRPROGRAM.OR THE STREETLIGHT IMPROVEMENTPROJECT.THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SEEIF WE COULD REQUIRE FOR THELEGAL AID SERVICES IF WE COULDREQUIRE SOME OUTREACH WHERE WESEND FLIERS IN THE ENGLISH ANDSPANISH TO THE RENTERS TO LETTHEM KNOW THAT

THE LEGAL AIDSERVICE IS AVAILABLE.THOSE ARE MY TWO REQUESTS.>> MAYOR MILLER: YOU ARE GOODWITH THE CITY MANAGER BROUGHT UPTHE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, YOU ARECOMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE HAVEHERE JUST DIFFERENT DOLLARFIGURES? OBVIOUSLY IF YOU ADD MARTHA'SVILLAGE WE HAVE TO MOVE MONEYAROUND.THANK YOU, MR. ORTIZ.MAYOR PRO TEM?

>> MS. HOLMES: SEE, WHEN THEREIS A PRESENTATION THEY MOVE THEUNMUTE BUTTON.LET ME ASK A QUESTION.WITH RESPECT TO THE $50,000 FORTHE FINE FOOD BANK AND THE$100,000 FOR RESCUE MISSION,WHAT DO WE USUALLY GIVE RESCUEMISSION?

>> $42,000 THE LAST SEVERALYEARS.$42,000.>> MS. HOLMES: SO, HERE ISJUST A THOUGHT.I'D LIKE TO GIVE ADDITIONALDOLLARS TO RESCUE MISSION,ABSOLUTELY.I'M NOT SURE IT NEEDS TO BEANOTHER, WHAT, $60,000.I THINK FINE FOOD BANK IS JUSTDOING AN AMAZING JOB.GETTING FOOD, FINDING FOOD,WHERE IN SOME CASES THERE ISN'T.GETTING FOOD OUT TO OURRESIDENTS.THE VERY RESIDENTS WE TALK ABOUTWHO ARE HAVING CHALLENGES ANDMAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY THEIRRENT, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DIFFERENTDISTRIBUTION OF THAT.TO PUT LESS ON RESCUE MISSIONAND A LITTLE MORE.SO MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IT'S$70,000 TO RESCUE MISSION AND$75,000 TO FIND FOOD BANK.I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT FINDFOOD BANK IN A LARGER WAY.NOW THAT I UNDERSTAND THESTREETLIGHT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTAND HOW IT FITS IN TO THIS I'MGOOD WITH IT.STREETLIGHT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTMEANS SAFETY ON OUR STREETS.SO, I'M OKAY.SO IN TERMS OF THE INLAND FAIRHOUSING AND THE LEGAL AIDSERVICES, THAT WAS SOMETHING IFELT WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN THATPARTICULARLY I'M NOT SUPPORTINGTHE ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS OFRENT, RENTAL CARE AS IT IS.AT THIS POINT.BUT SERVICE OR PROVIDING ASERVICE TO THOSE THAT NEED THEHELP, THAT MAY NOT UNDERSTANDTHE DETAIL, THAT ARE GETTINGTHOSE THREE-DAY PAY OR QUITNOTICES AND THEY DON'TUNDERSTAND THEY DON'TNECESSARILY APPLY IS IMPORTANT.BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A LOTOF BAD PENNIES OUT THERE WHEN ITCOMES TO THE LANDLORDSFREQUENTLY.THAT IS NOT A -- I'M JUST SAYINGTHERE IS A SMALL SEGMENT THERETHAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE.I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDERESOURCES TO HELP.I THINK INLAND FAIR HOUSING ORTHE LEGAL AID SERVICES AREIMPORTANT WAYS TO DO IT.MY QUESTION TO THE FELLOWCOUNCILMEMBERS OR PERHAPS TOSTAFF, OR BOTH, IS DO WE NEEDBOTH? I DON'T HAVE A CONCEPT OF WHATIT WILL TAKE TO PROVIDERESOURCES TO SUPPORT,

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ON MAINTAINING PARKS.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,MAYOR PRO TEM.CITY MANAGER YOU WANT TO RESPONDTO THAT REAL QUICK?

>> YES.FIRST OF ALL, ANYTHING WE AREDOING THAT IS COVID RELATED, YOUKNOW, THERE IS REAL QUESTIONSABOUT HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH AND HOWMUCH IS TOO MUCH.IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGURETHAT OUT.INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND THELEGAL AID SERVICES ARE A LITTLEDIFFERENT FOCUS.WE HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG WENEED HOUSING COUNSELING.WE NEED LEGAL AID.IT'S POTENTIAL THEY BOTH HAVESOME OF THAT.BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT TWODIFFERENT FUNCTIONS CRITICALLYIMPORTANT FOR RENTERS TO BE ABLETO COME UP WITH THE NEWAGREEMENTS WITH THE LANDLORDS.IF WE CAN GET THE MONEY FROM THECOUNTY AND THE STATE, AND IF WECAN PUT THIS KIND OF THERESOURCE OUT THERE TO HELPPEOPLE NEGOTIATE THE NEWAGREEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE DONE ALOT MORE FOR THE RENTERS THAN WEARE

WORKING WITH NOW.>> MS. HOLMES: OKAY.>> WE THINK IT TAKES BOTH>> MS. HOLMES:

OKAY.THANK YOU FOR THAT.>> MAYOR MILLER: ANYTHINGELSE, MR. SNYDER, YOU WANT TOCOMMENT? ANYTHING ELSE, MAYOR PRO TEMHOLMES YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON?

>> MS. HOLMES: NO.JUST FOR THE POTENTIALREALLOCATION OF THE MONIESBETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WITH MORE OFA FOCUS TO FIND AND FIND A FEWDOLLARS TO PUT TOWARD THEMAINTENANCE OF THE

PARKS THATWOULD BE GREAT.>> MAYOR MILLER: A COUPLE OFMILLION WOULD BE MORE ALONG THELINES.NIL OTHER ISSUE WITH THE MONEYIS THAT -- THE OTHER ISSUE WITHTHE MONEY IT IS NEVER ENOUGH.SO MANY CAUSES.WE COULD NEVER PICK ANYTHINGTHAT WOULDN'T BE GOOD.THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE.COUNCILMEMBER AMITH, WOULD YOULIKE TO COMMENT?

>> MS. AMITH: I'D LOVE TO FINDMONEY FOR PARKS.I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT THIS ISTHE FUND TO FIND IT FROM.IF THE CITY MANAGER CAN WORK THEMAGIC WITH THAT I WOULD LOVE TOSEE IT.I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULDDO THAT.I SUPPORT STAFF'S

RECOMMENDATIONAS IT STANDS.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU,COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.COUNCILMEMBER FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: YES.MR. MAYOR, I DO HAVE A LITTLEISSUE WITH THE WAY IT STANDS.ONE OF THE REASONS IS I MEAN, IAM CVRM A LOT AND MARTHA'S A LOTAND I AM BOUNCING AROUND IN THEPAPA JOHN'S TO DO VOLUNTEERWORK.ONE THING I NOTICE AT MARTHA'SIS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, IFYOU HAVE A SURGERY, AND YOU AREHOMELESS, AND YOU HAVE NO PLACETO GO THERE IS NINE RECUPERATIVEBEDS IN THE VALLEY.ALL NINE ARE AT MARTHA'S VILLAGEAND KITCHEN.MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHENALSO PROVIDES CHILD CARE FOR THEESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THE FIRSTRESPONDERS IN THE COVIDPANDEMIC.WHICH WE ALL KNOW CHILD CARE ISVERY EXPENSIVE.NOT ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY BUTSTATEWIDE.ALSO, THEY PROVIDE FOODDISTRIBUTION FOR THE COMMUNITYAND FOR THE RESIDENTS.SO, I LIKE TO SEE SOMEWHEREWHERE WE CAN REALLOCATE SOME OFTHE FUNDS TO MARTHA'S.I THINK THEY DESERVE TO ALSO GETSOME OF ASSISTANCE.I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ALLTHE ORGANIZATIONS DO.IT'S GREAT COMMUNITY WORK.ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IT ISHELPING THE COMMUNITY.WHAT I SEE PERSONALLY THESERVICES THAT MARTHA PROVIDING ITHINK AS A CITY WE COULD DO MORETO ASSIST THEM.I KNOW WE HAVE TO TIGHTEN THEBELTS AND CRUNCH SOME OF THEDOLLARS.THIS IS THE HEART OF THEDECISIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKEBUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FUNDS TOALLOCATE TO THE MARTHA VILLAGEAND KITCHEN FOR THE SERVICESTHEY

PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY.THAT IS IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.THANK YOU, MR. FERMON.I LIKE THE LIST BUT THERE ARE ACOUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD DODIFFERENTLY.I WOULD MOVE THE COACHELLAVALLEY RESCUE MISSION TO $50,000AND MAKE MARTHA'S VILLAGE $50 UNO.I WOULD TAKE FIND FOOD BANK TOMOVE IT TO $100,000 BECAUSE ITHINK IT IS THE GREATEST GOOD WECAN DO BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OFWORK THEY ARE DOING.I WOULD LOWER DOWN THE MINORHOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR REPAIRS.THAT HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED MUCH.LEAVE STREETLIGHTS BECAUSE WEHAVE AN INVESTMENT OF THECOMMUNITY WE STILL HAVE TO THINKABOUT THE FUTURE.WE CAN'T THINK OF THE QUICKTHINGS WE ARE DOING NOW.I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE OTHERFUNDING.I WILL ASK THE CITY MANAGER TOSET UP A MEETING WITH THE COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHOEVEROFFICE WANTS TO COME.GREG RODRIGUEZ OR BRIAN ORGEORGE JOHNSON AND VICTOR MANUELPEREZ THE SUPERVISOR TO TALKABOUT THE $10 MILLION TOHOPEFULLY USE IT FOR THE RENTSUPPORT AND FOR THE SMALLBUSINESSES.I WOULD ALSO TAKE THEOPPORTUNITY TO BUY IF WE COULD,IF IT'S LEGAL, P.P.E.

EQUIPMENTWITH $100,000 OUT OF THE MINORHOME IMPROVEMENT TO GIVE OURBUSINESSES A HEADS UP.ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVETHOUGHT ABOUT IF WE CAN PROCURETHIS IS THE BUSINESSES THAT WANTTO GET OPEN AND START GETTINGPEOPLE BACK TO WORK DO NOT HAVETHE PROPER P.P.E.

AND AREN'TABLE TO GET IT.A LOT OF THE PLACES DON'T DO THESERVICE OR DON'T NEED SUPPLIESBEFORE AND NEVER HAD ARELATIONSHIP WITH ANYBODYCOMPARED.SO I WOULD LIKE TO SET $100,000ASIDE AND GO THROUGH THE CHAMBEROF COMMERCE OR THE BUSINESSES TOBE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE PROPERP.P.E.

EQUIPMENT TO START UP SOWHEN THEY START THE LETTERSTATING THEY WILL FOLLOW RULESWE HAVE IN PLACE BY THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS AND EVERYONE ELSEAND THE GOVERNOR THEY WILLSOCIAL DISTANCING.THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARECLEAN.THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEY HAVETHE PROPER EQUIPMENT.WE CAN HELP THEM OPEN BUSINESSESUP.THE

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EQUIPMENT.CLEANING SUPPLIES, MASKS, THAT.ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING TOMANDATE MASKS THROUGH THE CITY.I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT ON US TOHAVE AVAILABLE TO GIVEBUSINESSES TO PASS OUT TO PEOPLETHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THEM.SO THEY CAN FACILITATE THAT.THAT IS MY COMMENTS.WE WILL NEED TO GIVE DIRECTION.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT OR DOSTUFF.NEED TO DO IT.CITY MANAGER?

>> LET ME LEAN OFF OF WHAT THEMAYOR JUST SAID.AND SEE IF THIS GETS US THERE.THINK OF EASY IT WOULD BE IF IHAD A WHITE BOARD.I'LL GIVE IT UP.IF WE JUST TOOK THE LIST THATTHE STAFF PROVIDED THAT IS UP ONTHE BOARD HERE.WE DID $50,000 FOR CCRM, $50,000TO MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND FINDFOOD BANK AT $100,000 ANDREDUCED THE MINOR HOME REPAIRDOWN FROM $200,000 TO $50,000,AND THEN THAT WOULD GIVE THE$100,000 TO BUY P.P.E.

TODISTRIBUTE WHICH KEVIN NODS HISHEAD IS A LEGAL EXPENDITURE.IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THECOUNCIL WOULD WANT TO MAKECOMMENT ON, THAT WOULD BE A

GOODPROPOSAL.>> MAYOR MILLER: COMMENTS?

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TOGIVE BUSINESSES P.P.E.

BUTDOESN'T IT HAVE TO COME OUT OFCARES FUNDS BECAUSE IT'S COVIDRELATED?

>> WE'LL MANGE IT WORK.>> IT CAN COME OUT OF THE$512,000 -->> IT CAN COME OUT OF BOTH

IFIT'S COVID RELATED, WE CAN USEIT.>> MAYOR MILLER: IF WE MOVETHE MONEY AROUND THAT IS HOW WEDO IT.I LIKE THE NUMBER AND IT WILLGIVE US AN BUSINESS ADVANTAGE.I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M LOOKING ATTHE BOARD.GO BACK TO VICTOR MANUEL PEREZAND THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS TOGET FUNDING WHICH I THINK ISOBLIGATED TO US.THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE DIDN'TGET THE FUNDING FOR THEM.THEY GOT IT BECAUSE OF THEAMOUNT OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVEIN THE CITIES AND THEY NEED TODISTRIBUTE IT.IF WE CAN GET $10 MILLION WE CANHELP RENTERS AND HELP THEBUSINESSES BY GIVING THEM LOANSTHAT ARE GRANTS.I DON'T BELIEVE TAKING THE MONEYAND TASKING THEM TO PAY IT BACKWILL HELP THEM OR THE RENTERS.SO WE IF START TO HELP THEBUSINESSES AND THE RENTERS GIVETHEM THE GRANT TO STAY INBUSINESS.THAT IS THE COMMENTS.LEAVE IT OPEN TO ANY OF YOU THATWANT TO JUMP IN.GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN.WHOEVER WANTS TO PUT UP THE HANDOR COME IN.IF NOT

THE CITY MANAGER HASDIRECTIONS.HOW YOU WANT TO COMMENT.>> MARK, REPEAT THE DISTRIBUTIONYOU MENTIONED WITH ADDINGMARTHA'S IN THE MIX?

>> YES.WHAT WOULD CHANGE FROM THEAGENDA REPORT IS THAT CVRM WOULDGO $100,000 TO $50,000.FIND WOULD GO FROM $50,000 UP TO$100,000.ADD $50,000 FOR MARTHA'SVILLAGE.MINOR HOME REPAIR WOULD GO FROM$200,000 TO $50,000.ADD $100,000 FOR

THE P.P.E.>> SO THE MINOR HOME REPAIRPROGRAM, HAD IT NOT BEENSUCCESSFUL?

>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN OPERATING ITFOR VERY LONG.>> CORRECT.WE HAD SIGNIFICANT LEAD UP TIMEAND WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THEREGULATORY APPROVALS.SO WE WERE IN THE LAST FOUR ORFIVE MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN GETTINGINTEREST IN IT BUT DIDN'T HAVEOPPORTUNITY TO FULLY EXPEND THEFUNDS.I THINK $50,000 FUNDING IF THATIS

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PROGRAM.WE COULD SUPPORT THE CITIZENS.>> OKAY.BECAUSE THERE IS JUST A LOT OFAREAS IN CERTAIN PART OF INDIOWHERE PEOPLE NEED HELP.WHERE PERHAPS THEY ARE ELDERLYOR OUT OF WORK OR INCAPACITATINGOR DISABLED.SOME OF THE OLDER HOMES, NEEDASSISTANCE.I LIKE WE CAN DO THAT.GOING BACK TO MARTHA'S VILLAGE.WHEN I FIRST CAME AND STARTED TODO THIS MARTHA'S WAS ON THELIST.THEN I DIDN'T CARE FOR THEDIRECTION.ONCE THE FATHER JOE PROPERTY ORSA SPECIAL OF IT WAS NO LONGERRUNNING IT, AND THE TWO LADIESTHAT FOUNDED IT WENT DOWN TOMECCA.I WAS REALLY NOT PLEASED WITHTHE DIRECTION IT WAS GOING INFOR MANY, MANY YEARS.SO AS A RESULT, WE HAVEN'TFUNDED IT.OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVESITTING IN ON THE HOMELESSNESSCOMMITTEE AND I HAVE SEEN A LOTOF CHANGES.AT SOME POINT I WOULD LIKE APRESENTATION.I THINK MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THEWORLD CAME TO AN END I HAD ASKEDFOR BOTH RESCUE MISSION ANDMARTHA SO I COULD BETTERUNDERSTAND THE SERVICES THATTHEY OFFER.WHAT DIFFERENT ONE THAN THEOTHER.I THINK MARTHA IS DOING SOMEGOOD THINGS.DIFFERENT BUT GOOD THINGS.I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO SUPPORTADDING THEM BACK IN TO THIS.BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE APRESENTATION OR SOME

INFORMATIONABOUT THEIR SERVICES.PLEASE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.MR. FERMON DRAGGED ME ALONG TOMARTHA'S VILLAGE AND WE DID ATOUR WITH THE BRAND NEW OUTREACHDEVELOPMENT PERSON FOR THEFUNDING AND GRANTS.AND THEIR WHOLE TEAM.THEY BOUGHT IT FROM THE FATHERJOE SO NOW THEY OWN IT LOCALLY.IT'S NOT OWNED UNDER HISLEADERSHIP.IT'S SEPARATE ENTITY.WHEN WE WENT THERE, I WASIMPRESSED.THEY HAD A FOOD PANTRY THATANYONE COULD GO TO.A COOLING CENTER.TWO PLACES FOR COOLING.THEY HAVE THE CONVALESCENCE BEDSFOR PEOPLE RECOVERING.NINE BEDS THERE.THEY HAD A PROGRAM FOR THEINDIVIDUALS, THEY HAVE THEBORREGOS SPRING HEALTH TOPROVIDE HEALTH AND DENTAL ANDTHEY WERE SELF-CONTAINED FORWHAT THEY DID TO HELP THE OTHERINDIVIDUALS WITH THE HOUSING ANDTHE OTHER STUFF THERE.ROBUST THING.I WAS ACTUALLY VERY IMPRETZEDAND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBERFERMON TAKING ME OVER THERE ANDSHOWING US THAT.WE DROPPED OFF SOME MASKS AFTERTHE DISTRIBUTION.THERE WAS AN EXTRA 500 MASKS ANDI ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE THEMTHERE.WE DISTRIBUTED HALF TO MARTHA'SVILLAGE AND THE OTHER TO ARERESCUE MISSION.YOU SHOULD GO OVER

TO HAVE ALOOK AT THE PROGRAMS.>> MS. HOLMES: SO LET ME ASKYOU SOMETHING.ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I HAVE HADOF LATE IS THAT YOU KNOW THEYOFFER UP A SOUP KITCHEN.SO THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS ALL THEPEOPLE THERE IS AN ENORMOUSNUMBER OF THE PEOPLE THAT TENDTO CONGREGATE ON THE EMPTY LOTAND WHAT NOT.RESCUE MISSION HAS STRICT RULESFOR PEOPLE LOITER OR CONDITIONGRE GAIT.THERE IS A PROGRAM, YOU ARE PARTOF IT.ET CETERA.ET CETERA.THE CHALLENGE I HAVE HAD WITHMARTHA OR THE CHALLENGES PEOPLECOME IN AND THEY OPERATE, THEYGET THE FOOD AND THEN THEY AREBACK LOITERING AND YEE RATINGCHALLENGES ON STREET CORNERS ANDTHE EMPTY LOTS.I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT IS THEIN THE BEST INTEREST.THE SCHOOL IS ACROSS THE STREET.HOUSING IS ACROSS THE STREET.AFFORDABLE HOUSING.THAT WAS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE TOHAVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.JUST HANGING OUT THERE GOING INAND THEY GET THE FOOD AND HANGBACK OUT ON THE CORNER.DID YOU SEE THAT?

I HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN THERE INGOSH, SIX MONTHS.>> MAYOR MILLER: WE DID SEE ALITTLE OF THAT.WE CAN HAVE THE CHIEF TALK ABOUTTHAT ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITHTHEM.BOTH OF THEM HAVE PEOPLE OUTTHAT COME OUT.THEY ARE RESIDENTS AND THEY ARELEAVING.IT'S THE WAY TO GET A MEAL.IT'S DIFFERENT.PLUS THE HEALTHCARE IS THERE.THEY CAN GET HEALTHCARE AT THATLOCATION.IF THEY WOULDN'T THERE THEYWOULD BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.MR. FERMON HAS HIS HAND UP ANDHE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE

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CVRMAND MARTHA'S VILLAGE.>> MR. FERMON: I THINK THAT ISJUST PART OF THE HOMELESS ISSUEIN ITSELF.I'M IN DISTRICT TWO.THERE IS FOLKS OFF THE FREEWAYAND IF THEY ARE HOUSINGRESISTANT AND THEY DON'T WANTASSISTANCE IF WE GO THERE, THEYWILL MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.I THINK JUST RIGHT THERE NEXT TOMARTHA'S VILLAGE AND THE KITCHENIS EASY ACCESS TO A MEAL.THERE IS SHADE THERE.AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY NEEDT.L.C.

FROM THE SERVICES WE HAVEINCLUDING THE HOMELESSCOMMITTEE.HOLIDAY LIFE TEAM.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVETO KEEP WORKING THEM.AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY AREOUTSIDE OF THEIR GATES, NOT INTHE PARKING LOT.NOT INSIDE.BUT WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLEIS NEXT TO THE MARTHA'S.IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE COACHELLAVALLEY RESCUE MISSION THERE ISNOT ANYPLACE FOR THEM TOCONGREGATE UNLESS THEY ARE ONTHE STREET.THAT AREA, BEHIND THE GASSTATION IS NOW CLEAR.THOSE FOLKS WENT SOMEWHERE.NOW THEY ARE DOWN BY MARTHA'S.I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ANONGOING EFFORT TO KEEP WORKINGWITH THE FOLKS TO TRY TO FINDTHEM SERVICES, HOUSING, MENTALHEALTH SUPPORT.SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT.THAT IS JUST PART OF THE EFFORT.ADDS OUR FUNDING IS AND THE --AS THE FUNDING IS WE GIVE CITYMANAGER AWOULD AGREE TO THAT ANDI WANT TO PROVIDE MARTHA WITHFURTHER ASSISTANCE.THANK YOU, MR. INJURIA.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ANYTHINGELSE?

>> MS. HOLMES: NO.I WILL SUPPORT THAT.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE CHIEF TOTALK REAL QUICK ABOUT THAT.WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE LINETO TALK ABOUT IT.CAN YOU SHED LIGHT ON THAT? SHED LIGHT ON THIS?

>> I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBERFERMON THAT THERE IS SOME AREASTHAT WE COULD USE SOME SPRUCINGUP.THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT.AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU HAVETHAT ACTIVITY.BUT THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN TOMANAGE IT.THEY ARE GOOD PARTNERS WITH US.IT'S JUST A DYNAMIC THAT ISUNIQUE AT THAT

PARTICULARLOCATION.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.THANK YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THEY DO.I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ONTHAT.YOU WILL KEEP US ABREAST IFTHERE IS ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO.MIGHT BE A NEW CDBG AREA IF WECOME UP TO HELP THEM LATER ON ASWE GET MORE FUNDING.MR.

ORTIZ AND MS. AMITH AND THENASK THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOCOMMENT.>>

MR. ORTIZ: I'M OKAY WITHTHE PROPOSAL FROM THE CITYMANAGER.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: I DON'T MINDRECONSIDERING MARTHA'S VILLAGEAND KITCHEN FOR FUNDING.I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY PLAY AROLE IN THE LOITERING AND THEPERIMETER AREA.THE C.V.

RESCUE MISSION HAS ASTRICT POLICY THAT THEIR PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS CANNOT LOITER NEARTHE FACILITY.I THINK MARTHA'S VILLAGE NEEDSTO IMPLEMENT THAT SAME POLICY.I DO NOT AGREE THAT THE FINDFOOD BANK SHOULD RECEIVE MORETHAN VCRM OR MARCH THAT'SKITCHEN.IT'S A REGIONAL BANK.AND IT SERVES A LARGE REGION.THE CITY OF INDIO NUMBER ONEISSUE IS HOMELESSNESS.NOT FOOD.I DO NOT SUPPORT FIND FOOD BANKRECEIVING ANY MORE THAN THEHOMELESSNESS SERVICES.OTHER THAN THAT I'M

GOOD WITHTHE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.IF WE

COULD HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.>> YES.WE HAVE A SPEAKER.LINDA BARIC.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK

YOU.>> I'M LINDA AND THE PRESIDENTAND THE C.E.O.

OF MARTHA'SVILLAGE AND KITCHEN.I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S ANHONOR TO BE PART OF THE WORTHYGROUP OF ORGANIZATION THAT AREBEING CONSIDERED THIS EVENING.FOR THE CDBG FUNDING.IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY HONOR TOSHARE WHAT WE DO AT MARTHA'S.MARTHA'S ALWAYS ALWAYS BEENCOMMUNITY BASED SERVING OVER6,000

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RESOURCE NEEDED BY ALL.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.PLEASE BE SAFE.AND WELL.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES TOOUR COMMUNITY.ANYBODY ELSE, CITY CLERK NEEDSTO SPEAK?

>> THAT IS THE ONLY PUBLICCOMMENT.>> MAYOR MILLER: CITY MANAGER,MR. SNYDER, BASICALLY THE ONLYCOMMENT WE HAVE DIFFERENT ISTHAT COUNCILMEMBER AMITH WOULDLIKE TO SEE ALL THREE OF THEMARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY.I'M FINE WITH THE ALLOCATION ASIT IS.A I THINK THE OTHERCOUNCILMEMBERS ARE, EXCEPT FORMS. AMITH.WOULD ANYTHING LIKE TO CHANGETHE FORMULA FOR MARTHA'S ORANYBODY ELSE OR LEAVE AS IS? RIGHT NOW IT IS 4-1.ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ORCHANGING ANYTHING OR DO WE GOFORWARD?

MR. FERMON, GO AHEAD.>> MR. FERMON: I HAVE TO AGREEWITH COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.I THINK IT SHOULD BE THE SAMEACROSS THE BOARD.SHE DID BRING UP A VALID POINTWITH WHERE OUR ISSUE LIE, WITHTHE HOMELESSNESS.I AGREE WITH HER STANCE TO

KEEPIT ACROSS THE BOARD.>> MAYOR MILLER: MEALS ONWHEELS AT 50.GOOD WITH THAT?

>> YES.>> MAYOR MILLER: IF WE GO75,000 ACROSS THE BOARD DO YOUWANT TO THE $100,000 FOR P.P.E.OR $75,000 TO MAKE IT ALL$57,000 EACH?

THERE IS $200,000.YOU WANT TO SPLIT IT EVENLY ORCHANGE DISTRIBUTION ON THEP.P.E.?>> MR. ORTIZ: I WOULDRECOMMEND USING $75,000 FORMARTHA'S, $75,000 FOR CVRM AND$50,000

FOR FIND FOOD BANK.>> I WOULD TEXAS THAT.WHATEVER REMAINDER IS LEFT FORTHE P.P.E.

I DON'T KNOW IT WILLMAKE A DENT.>> MAYOR MILLER: YEAH BUT ITHINK WE NEED TO HELP BUSINESSESMOVE FORWARD.IF WE DO THAT, IF WE CHANGE THEFORMULA, THEN IT WOULD BE 75,75, 50.FIND FOOD BANK, 50.57,000 FOR THE RESCUE MISSIONAND MARTHA'S VILLAGE.WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WEWILL DO.MAYOR PRO TEM, WHAT IS YOURTHOUGHT TO

GIVE THE GUIDANCE ANDMOVE ON.>> MS. HOLMES: I DON'T WANT TOBELABOR THE POINT.I WANT TOED A FEW EXTRA DOLLARSFOR THE FIND FOOD BANK.I UNDERSTAND THE REGIONAL AND IUNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LOTOF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THATARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.IF THERE IS NOT COUNCILCONSENSUS ON THAT SO BE IT.CONCEPT OF THE P.P.E.

ISIMPORTANT.AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER LET METELL YOU.I SPEND EVERY DAY TRYING TOFIGURE OUT WHERE TO BUY WIPESOR -- I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF MEFIND DISPENSER.SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOWTO MAKE A DISPENSER FOR WHEN ICAN PHYSICALLY OPEN MY DOORS TOSANITIZE OR DISINFECT.I'M FINDING THINGS LITTLE BYLITTLE.I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE ARE.BUT IF WE OPEN THE ABILITY OFTHE CITY TO HAVE SOME OF THISTHAT WE

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FOR THESMALL BUSINESS, OR FOR ANYBUSINESS THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC.BETTER YET WORK WITH THE CHAMBERTO FINDS A SOURCE THAT CAN BECOUNTED ON FOR THESE ITEMS.I KNOW, YOU KNOW, AT CITY HALL.YOU CAN GET WIPES.YOU KNOW WHAT I GO ON THE FIELDTRIPS TO FIND WIPES AND USUALLYCOME BACK WITHOUT ANY.THAT KIND OF SOURCING WOULD BEIMMENSELY

APPRECIATED.>> MAYOR MILLER: IF I COULD --THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.KEVIN, HOW DID WE COME ABOUT THE$50,000 FOR MEALS ON WHEELS?

>> I ASKED FOR IT.I WAS IMPORTANT TO ME.>> MAYOR MILLER: YOU ASKED FOR$50,000.NO MAGICAL NUMBER TO THAT?

>> NO.I THINK WE STARTED WITH THAT.I KNOW PARTICULARLY NOW THEIMPORTANCE OF THE SENIORS.THERE WAS NOT A MAGIC EQUATIONFOR THE

NUMBER.>> OKAY.MR.

FERMON, WEIGH IN ON THIS ANDI'LL PUT SOMETHING OUT.>> MR. FERMON: I AGREE WITHCOUNCILMEMBER AMITH AND ORTIZ ONPROJECTION OF THE FUNDS HOW HESTATED.I WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT GUY NOT AMATHEMATICIAN.I'LL GO WITH HIS NUMBERS.IT SOUNDS OKAY

WITH ME.>> MAYOR MILLER: HOW ABOUT IMAKE A MOMENT, MY RECOMMENDATIONTAKE THE $200,000 AND SPLIT ITTHREE WAYS.MARTHA'S VILLAGE, THE RESCUEMISSION AND THE FIND FOOD BANKAND LEAVE MEALS ON WHEELS THESAME.TAKE $200,000 AND SPLIT IT DOWN.EVERYBODY WILL GET THE SAME.$50,000 FOR MEALS ON WHEELS.LEAVE THE P.P.E.

EQUIPMENTTHERE.>> WORKS FOR ME.>> MAYOR MILLER: FAIR? EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME.GIVING THUMBS UP.IF NOBODY HAS COMPLAINTS

THATWILL DO.>> THAT IS GOOD.THUMBS UP.>> MAYOR MILLER: THEY ARE UP.THAT IS WHAT WE DO.TAKE $200,000 AND SPLIT IT THREEWAYS BETWEEN MARTHA'S VILLAGE,RESCUE MISSION AND THE FIND FOODBANK AND LEAVE MEALS ON WHEELAND $50,000 FOR THE P.P.E.ANY OTHER DIRECTION WE NEED, YOUNEED ANYTHING FROM US TO PROVIDEINPUT AND DIRECTION?

>> WE DO NOT NEED ANYTHING ELSE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.>> AS A MATTER OF NOTE, MAYOR,WE WILL NOTIFY POTENTIALRECIPIENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGOPPORTUNITY TO

PARTICIPATE ANDANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THECOUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FORGETTING THIS INFORMATION.I MEAN THERE IS NEVER ENOUGHMONEY.HOPEFULLY IF WE GET A SECONDROUND WE CAN LOOK AT THE OTHERSTUFF.WE WILL LOOK TO COUNTY AND MEETWITH THE SUPERVISOR AND THECOUNTY STAFF TO GET FUNDING.MAYBE WE COULD HAVE MORE RELIEF.THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK,MR. SNYDER.YOU HAVE YOUR DIRECTION.WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT.MOVE ON TO THE LAST

ITEM.>> MR. MAYOR?

>> MAYOR MILLER: YES.CITY MANAGER.>> WE ARE ABOUT TO LOSECOUNCILMEMBER HOLMES.WE

HAD THAT LITTLE SHORT90TH BIRTHDAY VIDEO WE WEREGOING TO SHOW TONIGHT.>> OKAY.>>

IT'S ONLY 30 SECONDS.>> ABSOLUTELY.>> CAN WE TAKE -->> MAYOR MILLER: WHERE IS THEMAYOR PRO TEM GOING?

YES.>> MAYOR MILLER: NEVER MIND.DON'T LEAVE YET.>> BROOKE BARRY PREPARED A

SHORTVIDEO.I'LL BE QUIET.SHE IS AMAZING.DONE A GREAT JOB.>> YEP.

¶ INDIO ¶¶ INDIO ¶¶ IT'S THE HUB OF THE VALLEY ¶¶ IT'S INDIO ¶¶ FOR YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN ¶¶ COME TO INDIO ¶¶ COACHELLA VALLEY HAS MUCH TODO ¶¶ THE BEST PLACE TO

WORK ANDPLAY AND LIVE ¶¶ IS INDIO ¶¶ INDIO ¶¶ INDIO ¶¶>> MAYOR MILLER: THAT IS

CUTE.>> VERY GOOD.>> MAYOR MILLER: VERY COOL.THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME FORTHAT.>>

THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.TELL MISS BARRY THANK YOU FORHER HARD WORK.WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON THEITEM NUMBER TEN.WHICH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.ITEM "A."ONLY PUBLIC HEARING WE HAVE IS APUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPTRESOLUTION 10140

[a. A public hearing to adopt Resolution No. 10140 - Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (EA 19-07-401) and Resolution No. 10141 approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 37797 (TPM 19-07-543) to subdivide an existing parcel into two (2) legal lots for commercial and residential uses for the Arroyo Crossing project located South of Highway 111 and West of Jefferson Street (APN:600-020-016) (Kevin H. Snyder, Community Development Director) Recommendation: Approve]

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10141APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPNO.

37797.TPM 19-07-543 TO SUBDY DIVIDE ANEXISTING PARCEL INTO TWO LEGALLOTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND THERESIDENTIAL USE FROM THE ARROYOCROSSING PROJECT LOCATED SOUTHOF HIGHWAY 111 AND WEST OFJEFFERSON STREET.APN: 600-020-016.MR. SNYDER YOU ARE HANDLINGTHIS.THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD LIKE TOSAY

SOMETHING REAL QUICK.>> YES.COUNCILMEMBER ELAINE HOLMES OWNSTHE PROPERTY WITHIN 1,000 FEETOF THE BOUNDARIES OF THEDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ANDTHEREFORE SHE WILL BE RECUSINGHERSELF FROM THIS.I THINK SHE MAY HAVE ALREADYBEEN OFF THE GRID

HERE.>> MAYOR MILLER: GOOD NIGHT,MAYOR PRO TEM.>> THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: MOVE ON TOMR.

SNYDER.PLEASE, SIR.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.GOOD EVENING.AS THE MAYOR INDICATED THAT IS APUBLIC HEARING ITEM.THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN MANAGED BYGUSTAVO GOMEZ, ASSISTANT PLANNERFOR THE CITY OF INDIO.HE IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY TOGIVE HIS STAFF REPORT ANDPRESENTATION AND ANSWER

ANYQUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MIGHTHAVE.THANK YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: WELCOME,MR.

GOMEZ.>> HI.HI.CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY?

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE'VE GOTYOU.>> PERFECT.SO, GOOD EVENING MAYOR ANDMEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.MY NAME IS GUSTAVO GOMEZ.ASSISTANT PLANNER.BEFORE YOU TODAY HAVE ARROYO ANDTHE TENTHTIVE PAR SHELL MAP.BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THEPLANNING COMMISSION BACKGROUND.THE PROJECT CONTINUED ONFEBRUARY 26.TO A DATE CERTAIN OF MARCH 11CONDUCT GOVERNMENT, TWOGOVERNMENT AB 52 CONSULTATIONWITH THE BAND.ON MARCH 11 IT WAS CONTINUED TOA DATE CERTAIN OF THE MARCH 25.TO ADDRESS DESIGN CONCERNS FORTHE DESIGN REVIEW ENTITLEMENT.ON MARCH 25, THE PLANNINGCOMMISSION APPROVED THERESOLUTION NUMBER 1925 WHICH THEAPPLICANT ADDRESSED THECOMMISSION CONCERNS FOR SHAREDCOMMENT SPACE, COLOR SCHEMESAMENITIES.DRIVEWAYS AND THE PEDESTRIANWALKWAYS TO MAKE, TO ENSURE THATTHE PROJECT OF THE HIGH QUALITY.FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE GOING TO BESOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ONTHE OVERALL OF THE PROJECT.SO THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON, ITIS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 111 ANDAVENUE 48.ON WEST OF JEFFERSON STREET.HERE IS A SITE PLAN.THE PROJECT IS COMPRISED OFSEVEN AFFORDABLE THREE-STORYBUILDINGS.THAT INCLUDES RECREATIONAL AREA,LEASE AREA, CABANA AND ALSO10,000 SQUARE FEET COMMERCIALOFFICE SPACE LOCATED TO THENORTH OF THE PROJECT.HERE ARE SOME TYPICAL ELEVATIONSFOR BOTH OFFICE BUILDING, OFFICECOMMERCIAL AND ELEVATION FOR THEAPARTMENTS.WITH COLORS THAT WERE APPROVEDBY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.HERE ARE SOME RENDERINGS OF THEBUILDING LOOKING ON JEFFERSONSTREET.THE PROJECT IS ALSO ANAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT WHICHALLOWS FOR THE DENSITY BONUS.SO IT IS GOING TO BE 100%AFFORDABLE.BASED ON THE APPLICABLE ZONINGFOR THE MUSB 300, IT PERMITS 20DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR THEPROJECT SIZE WHICH IS 6.4 ACRES.SO, 128 UNITS ARE PERMITTED ASTHE BASE DENSITY WITHOUT THEDENSITY BONUS.HOWEVER, WITH THE BONUS THETOTAL UNITS PERMITTED ARE 230UNITS.HOWEVER, THE PROPOSED PROJECT ISONLY PROPOSING 184 UNITS.THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO THECALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYACT.THERE IS MONITORING ANDREPORTING PROGRAM CREATED FORPROJECT.THEY ARE PROPOSING TO SUBSIDIZETHE PROJECT TO THE TWO LOTS.LOT ONE 5.4 ACRES FOR THERESIDENTIAL.THE OTHER WOULD BE FOR THE 0.8ACRES FOR THE COMMERCIALCOMPONENT OF THE PROJECT.WITH THAT THE

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COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE.THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF REPORT.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLICHEARING.QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FROM THEDEVELOPER OR FROM THE STAFF? WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLICHEARING UNLESS THE DEVELOPERWANTS TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST.MR. GOMEZ, ASK THE DEVELOPER IFTHEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHINGQUICK.WE WOULD LOVE

TO HEAR WHAT THEYWANT TO SAY.>> SURE.ABSOLUTELY.IS DARREN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE?

>> HE IS.THEY ARE UNMUTING HIM RIGHT NOW.>> OKAY.>> MAYOR MILLER: SOME OF THETHINGS WE GOT, I DON'T KNOW IFYOU GOT IN THE MAILBOX WAS THEINFORMATION

ON THE COMPANY ANDEVERYTHING ELSE.VERY IMPRESSIVE ON THE PORTFOLIOAND THE TEAM.>> I

BELIEVE HE IS UNMUTED NOW.>> MAYOR MILLER: SIR?

>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FORMR. GOMEZ.WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGHTHE AGUA CALIENTE TRIBE?

>> AS PART OF THE REVIEWWHENEVER WE HAVE A PROJECT THATIS DISTURBING ANY RAW LAND WE DOCONSULTATION.WHEN WE GOT ONE OF THE LETTERSFROM THE, WHAT WE DISTRIBUTED,WE HAVE A LIST OF THE TRIBES WESEND IT TO.THE BAND OF THE

INDIANSREQUESTED CONSULTATION SO WEWANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DID THAT.>>

MAYOR MILLER: WE AREREQUIRED BY THE STATE LAW TO DOTHAT.>> ANYTHING COME FROM THECONSULTATION?

>> YES.THEY DID ADD CONDITION THAT THEYWERE GOING TO DO A MORESUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH WAS WHENTHEY SURVEY THE LAND.BEFORE THEY STARTED TO

DISTURBTHE EARLY THEY WILL SURVEY.>> MAYOR MILLER: DID WE GET ACHANCE TO GET THE DEVELOPER ONOR ANYTHING?

WE ARE HAVING A DIFFICULTY TOGET THEM TO GO ON.IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS MUTED.>> NO, THE

VIDEO IS OFF.>> MAYOR MILLER: AS LONG AS WETHE HEAR HIM.>> DO WE HAVE THE DEVELOPERPHONE NUMBER TO CALL HIM TO DOTHE COMMENTS BY PHONE?

>> I HAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER.>> MAYBE IF YOU -->> GIVE ME A SECOND WHILE I

FINDIT.>> YOU CAN E-MAIL IT.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL MOVE

ONWITH THE PUBLIC HEARING.>> ON THE SCREEN?

>> HIS NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.>> STILL SEND IT TO SABDE.>> YES.I AM.>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.FOR THAT, WE WILL LET HIM SPEAKAFTER THIS.OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOBODY IS HERE IS THERE ANYBODYTHAT WANTS TO SPEAK WE KNOW OF?

>> NO.>> MAYOR MILLER: WE HAVE NOPUBLIC COMMENTS.WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE

THEPUBLIC HEARING.>> WE GOT TO WAIT UNTIL TO SEEIF WE CAN GET HIM ON.DID YOU GET IT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE AREWAITING ON THE DEVELOPER.>> I E-MAILED

IT.>> THANK YOU.JUST RECEIVED IT.>> WE WILL BE CALLING THEDEVELOPER NOW.THE

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LINE WILL BE BUSY.PROBLEM WITH ZOOMING.>> I AM MISSING A NUMBER.THERE WE GOT

IT.THERE HE IS.949-599-6069.>> CAN YOU READ THAT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: YES.>> I'M IMPRESSED.>> NO KIDDING.>> EVERYONE HAS IT NOW.>> MAYOR

MILLER: YEAH.[LAUGHTER]OPEN COMMUNICATIONS.>> HE IS ON.>> IS HE THERE?

>> HELLO.>> MAYOR MILLER: DARREN, AREYOU THERE?

>> YES, I'M HERE.I APOLOGIZE.FOR SOME REASON MY MIC IS NOTWORKING.I

APOLOGIZE.>> MAYOR MILLER: NOT A PROBLEMWHATSOEVER.WELCOME.>> THANK YOU.THANK YOU.I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYORAND THE CITY COUNCIL.IT'S A LONG TIME COMING TO BRINGTHE PROJECT TO THE CITY COUNCILAND BRINGING IT FOR YOU HERE.WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITHSTAFF PLANNING COMMISSION, JUSTWORKING ON, FEET ON THE GROUND.AND DEVELOPING SOMETHING OF THEHIGH QUALITY THAT THE CITY WILLBE PROUD OF.I THINK YOU HAVE ALL HAVEBACKGROUND ON THE COMPANY.WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.WE SPECIALIZE IN AFFORDABLEHOUSING.THIS IS OUR ARENA.100% AFFORDABLE FAMILY SENIORPROJECTS.WE NOT ONLY DEVELOP THE SITESBUT WE OWN THEM.SO WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBOR.WE OWN THE PROPERTY.WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THEPROJECT TO FRUITION.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEI WOULD BE

HAPPY TO ANSWER THEMFOR YOU.>> MAYOR MILLER: WHAT KIND OFTIME FRAME ARE YOU LOOKING TOGET STARTED? DARREN? SIR, ARE YOU THERE?

>> YES, I'M HERE.I'M SORRY.>> MAYOR MILLER: WHAT KIND OFTIME FRAME ARE YOU LOOKING TOGET STARTED?

>> JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.I'M HAVING TECHNICALDIFFICULTIES.GIVE

ME ONE SECOND HERE.>> MAYOR MILLER: NO PROBLEM.>> OKAY.CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: YES, WE CAN.>> GO AHEAD, I'M SORRY.>> I SAID WHAT KIND OF TIMEFRAME ARE YOU LOOKING AT TO GETSTARTED? IS THIS A PROJECT YOU WILL BEDOING IN THE NEXT YEAR? WHAT IS YOUR TIME FRAME FORSTART OF THE PROCESS AND ALSOARE YOU GOING TO BE DOINGHOUSING AND THE OFFICE SEPARATEOR THE SAME TIME?

>> SO, WE ARE ANXIOUS TO GETSTARTED RIGHT AWAY.SO ONCE WE GET THIS APPROVAL, WEARE ACTUALLY INITIATING, WE HAVEHAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THECITY ON A GRANT APPLICATION.THERE IS SOME GRANT FUNDINGAVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT THATBENEFITS THE CITY AS WELL.A GRANT WILL GO TO A PROJECT.AND THE CITY FOR THEINFRASTRUCTURE.FOR TRANSIT.FOR BIKE AND PED.WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVEOUR FIRST CALL WITH THE CITYNEXT WEEK.IT'S AN APPLICATION THAT WILL BEDUE IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.SO AS SOON AS WE GET THE LASTAPPROVAL WE CAN EXPLOREDIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIESAND WHEN WE BUILD THE AFFORDABLEHOUSING WE WILL ALSO BE BUILDINGTHE

OFFICES AT THE SAME TIME.WE ARE LOOKING AT 2021 MOSTLIKELY START DATE.>> MAYOR MILLER: WILL YOU DOBOTH AT THE SAME TIME? PHASED IN APARTMENTS AND THEOFFICE SPACE?

>> WE WOULD PROBABLY BE DOINGBOTH AT THE SAME TIME.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.THANK YOU.MR. ORTIZ, I SEE YOU HAVE YOURMIC OFF.WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, SIR?

>> MR. ORTIZ: HAPPY TO SEE ANAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT COMETHROUGH TO THE CITY.WE APPRECIATE THAT.I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS REALLYAPPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.THANK YOU ALL,

STAFF FORBRINGING THIS FORWARD.>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.ANYBODY ELSE? MR. FERMON, MS. AMITH? ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.SO WITH THAT, NOBODY ELSE MAKESA COMMENT.WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.NO MORE DISCUSSION AND THE STUFFDOESN'T NEED ANYTHING AND NOQUESTIONS WE CAN MAKE

A MOTION.>> I'LL MAKE A MOVE TO ADOPT THERESOLUTION NUMBER 10140 ADOPTINGTHE MITIGATED NEGATIVEDECLARATION AND THE MITIGATIONMONITORING AND THE REPORTINGPROGRAM AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONNUMBER 10141 APPROVING THETENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER37797.TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING PARCELTO TWO LEGAL LOTS FOR

THECOMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIALUSES FOR THE ARROYO CROSSINGPROJECT.>>

MAYOR MILLER: MOVED FIRSTBY THE COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ.>> MR. FERMON: SECOND.>> MAYOR MILLER: SECOND BY THECOUNCILMEMBER FERMON.CITY ATTORNEY?

>> TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MOTIONWOULD INCLUDE THE HANDOUT THATWAS GIVEN TO ALL THECOUNCILMEMBERS.WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDITIONSTHAT WILL BE

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INCORPORATE THAT TO THEFINAL RESOLUTION.>> MAYOR MILLER: BOTH OF YOUARE FINE WITH THE AMENDMENT? OKAY.FIRST BY COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ ANDSECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FERMON.ROLL

CALL VOTE, PLEASE.>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?

>> AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ?

>> AYE.>> MAYOR MILLER?

>> MAYOR MILLER: AYE.PASSED 4-0.CONGRATULATIONS.FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN INDIO.WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROJECT.WITH THAT NO OTHER ITEMS.I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE MY MOREPUBLIC COMMENTS.WE HAVE GOOD WITH THAT.WE WILL ADJOURN.I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THETIME AND THANK THE STAFF,AMAZING JOB THEY ARE DOING UNDERTHE EXTREME CONDITIONS AND THECITY COUNCIL.THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT TO HELPTHE COMMUNITY.HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO EVERYONECOMING UP.HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.PLEASE BE SAFE.CONTINUE TO MASK YOURSELF UPWHEN YOU ARE OUT.BE SOCIAL DISTANCING.WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.GOD BLESS.GOOD NIGHT.

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