1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 3. ROLL CALL: 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: “At this time the Council/Board/Corporation/Authority may announce any items being pulled from the agenda or continued to another date or request the moving of an item on the agenda.” 5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: a. Regular Meeting of December 9, 2015, of the City Council, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, and Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency.
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: a. Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Robert Lindewall, Deputy, Riverside County Sheriff/City of Coachella, Officer of the Year, 2015 b. Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Damen Butvidas, Lead Investigator III, Riverside County Sheriff /City of Coachella. Investigator of the Year, 2015 c. Recognition of City of Coachella Employees for their Years of Service d. Receive and file the identified financing proposal for construction of the Coachella Library in partnership with the Coachella Valley Unified School District's Adult Education Program. 7. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
CONSENT CALENDAR:(It is recommended that Consent items be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action are requested by a Council Member or Member of the Audience.) a. Ordinance No. 1081 amending various sections of Chapter 17.54 of the Coachella Zoning Code(Off-Street Parking and Loading) to establish a policy permitting certain garage conversions into residential living space, subject to certain limitations and standards. (Second Reading) b. Resolution No. 2016-02, Adopting the Revised Personnel Rules and Regulations. c. Recommendation to accept CAL COPS Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account(SLESA) grant for 2015-2016 and authorize the expenditure plan d. Authorize award of a maintenance agreement to Clean Street for street sweeping maintenance services, in the amount not to exceed $58,493.76 annually. e. Construction Contract in the Amount of $54,410.00 plus a Construction Contingency to Matich Corporation for the Street Rehabilitation of Harrison Place, City Project No. ST-74-2015-03
NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE): Resolution No. 2016-01 objecting to the Public Sale of a Developed Parcel of Land Located at 53-990 Enterprise Way (Assessor Parcel Number 763-140-081-2), and Authorizing the Purchase of the Parcel from the Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Set public hearing date of March 9, 2016 to approve a Resolution to: 1) become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the Indio Sub-Basin within the boundaries and sphere of influence of the Coachella Water Authority 2) approve filing of the Notice of Exemption and 3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into agreements as needed to satisfy Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requirements.
Consideration to Re-Appoint Albert Perez and Atay Ramirez to the Coachella Planning Commission, and Appoint Mike Etheridge to the Planning Commission.
9a. Ordinance No. 1084 adding a chapter to the Coachella Municipal Code requiring City-issued regulatory permits to operate medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and transportation facilities. (First Reading) (MOVED TO ITEM 10) 10. PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL): a. Ordinance No. 1082, Updating Section 10.08.040 of the Municipal Code Regarding the Manner of Parking, Including a Street Sweeping No Parking Enforcement Program (Second Reading). b. Ordinance No. 1083 amending various sections of the Zoning Code regarding medical cannabis dispensaries, mobile dispensaries, and cultivation, including a finding of exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act. (First Reading).
PUBLIC COMMENTS: “The public may address the City Council/Board/Corporation/Authority on any item of interest to the public that is not on the agenda, but is within the subject matter jurisdiction thereof. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes.”
REPORTS AND REQUESTS: a. Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees. 1. Council Report on City Subcommittees b. City Manager's Comments.
13. CLOSED SESSION: 14. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: 15. ADJOURNMENT:
1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 3. ROLL CALL: 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: “At this time the Council/Board/Corporation/Authority may announce any items being pulled from the agenda or continued to another date or request the moving of an item on the agenda.” 5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: a. Regular Meeting of December 9, 2015, of the City Council, Coachella Fire Protection District, Coachella Sanitary District, Coachella Financing Authority, Coachella Educational and Governmental Access Cable Corporation, Coachella Water Authority, and Successor Agency to the Coachella Redevelopment Agency.
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: a. Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Robert Lindewall, Deputy, Riverside County Sheriff/City of Coachella, Officer of the Year, 2015 b. Recognition of Peace Officer Award Honoree Damen Butvidas, Lead Investigator III, Riverside County Sheriff /City of Coachella. Investigator of the Year, 2015 c. Recognition of City of Coachella Employees for their Years of Service d. Receive and file the identified financing proposal for construction of the Coachella Library in partnership with the Coachella Valley Unified School District's Adult Education Program. 7. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
CONSENT CALENDAR:(It is recommended that Consent items be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action are requested by a Council Member or Member of the Audience.) a. Ordinance No. 1081 amending various sections of Chapter 17.54 of the Coachella Zoning Code(Off-Street Parking and Loading) to establish a policy permitting certain garage conversions into residential living space, subject to certain limitations and standards. (Second Reading) b. Resolution No. 2016-02, Adopting the Revised Personnel Rules and Regulations. c. Recommendation to accept CAL COPS Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account(SLESA) grant for 2015-2016 and authorize the expenditure plan d. Authorize award of a maintenance agreement to Clean Street for street sweeping maintenance services, in the amount not to exceed $58,493.76 annually. e. Construction Contract in the Amount of $54,410.00 plus a Construction Contingency to Matich Corporation for the Street Rehabilitation of Harrison Place, City Project No. ST-74-2015-03
NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE): Resolution No. 2016-01 objecting to the Public Sale of a Developed Parcel of Land Located at 53-990 Enterprise Way (Assessor Parcel Number 763-140-081-2), and Authorizing the Purchase of the Parcel from the Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Set public hearing date of March 9, 2016 to approve a Resolution to: 1) become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the Indio Sub-Basin within the boundaries and sphere of influence of the Coachella Water Authority 2) approve filing of the Notice of Exemption and 3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into agreements as needed to satisfy Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requirements.
Consideration to Re-Appoint Albert Perez and Atay Ramirez to the Coachella Planning Commission, and Appoint Mike Etheridge to the Planning Commission.
9a. Ordinance No. 1084 adding a chapter to the Coachella Municipal Code requiring City-issued regulatory permits to operate medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and transportation facilities. (First Reading) (MOVED TO ITEM 10) 10. PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR (QUASI-JUDICIAL): a. Ordinance No. 1082, Updating Section 10.08.040 of the Municipal Code Regarding the Manner of Parking, Including a Street Sweeping No Parking Enforcement Program (Second Reading). b. Ordinance No. 1083 amending various sections of the Zoning Code regarding medical cannabis dispensaries, mobile dispensaries, and cultivation, including a finding of exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act. (First Reading).
PUBLIC COMMENTS: “The public may address the City Council/Board/Corporation/Authority on any item of interest to the public that is not on the agenda, but is within the subject matter jurisdiction thereof. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes.”
REPORTS AND REQUESTS: a. Council Comments/Report of Miscellaneous Committees. 1. Council Report on City Subcommittees b. City Manager's Comments.
13. CLOSED SESSION: 14. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: 15. ADJOURNMENT: