Sep 11, 2024 City Council Meetings

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ALL RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN THIS MEETING. WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE COACHELLA COUNCIL, SITTING AS THE COACHELLA SANITARY DISTRICT. COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. COACHELLA FINANCING AUTHORITY, COACHELLA EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL CORPORATION, COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, THIS IS, SEPTEMBER 11TH. I WILL TAKE, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR TWO MOMENTS OF SILENCE BEFORE WE BEGIN. ONE, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SEPTEMBER 11TH, AND I KNOW A LOT OF US WERE REMEMBER THAT DAY AND WE WERE VERY YOUNG, WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE TRAGIC TERRORIST ATTACKS HAPPENED ON NINE OVER 11. AND I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR, OUR PREVIOUS, OUR RETIRED CITY MANAGER, A PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, DAVID GARCIA, WHO PASSED AWAY, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, WEEK AND A HALF AGO. SO IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND HAVE REFLECTION. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'LL ASK AS WELL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING THAT WE CLOSE IN THE HONOR OF OUR PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, DAVID R GARCIA. GARCIA WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE OUR ROLL CALL. EVERYBODY IS IN ATTENDANCE. I'LL MOVE ON TO

[Approval of Agenda]

[Adjourn to Closed Session]

[Reconvene Regular Meeting]

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTED TO CALENDARIA MUNOZ, BECAUSE SHE

[Proclamations/Presentations/Direction]

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THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE. SO WITH THIS NEW PROJECT WE ARE GOING TO ADD THAT PERIMETER WALL. SO IT WILL NOW CONTINUE ALL ACROSS BAGHDAD AND THEN GO UP ON GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ADDED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RELOCATION OF SIX POWER LINES AND FOUR OFF SITE POWER POLES. ESTIMATED COST TODAY ON THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY $30 MILLION. SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS THAT ARE TO BE DERIVED FROM THIS NEW SWITCHING STATION? I'D CONDUCTED A STUDY AND IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS A NEED TO UPGRADE THE SWITCHING STATION DUE TO LIMITED REDUNDANCY AND THE POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY DURING A POWER OUTAGE EVENT, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF. WE WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE AN EVENT WHERE THERE'S A LARGE POWER OUTAGE WITHIN THE CITY. SO THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RELIABILITY. THE NEW SWITCHING STATION WILL MEET UPDATED INDUSTRY STANDARDS, RESULTING AGAIN IN A MORE RESILIENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. WHILE THE PROJECT MAY HAVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS, THE MAIN DRIVER ONCE AGAIN IS SYSTEM RELIABILITY. AND PAUL RODRIGUEZ, WHO I MENTIONED DEPUTY MANAGER IN THE POWER DEPARTMENT, IS JOINING US HERE. AND ALSO, HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH ANY Q&A AT THE END. ONCE THE NEW SWITCHING STATION IS BUILT, THE EXISTING SITE COULD FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW LOAD SERVING TRANSFORMERS TO MEET FUTURE ENERGY CAPACITY NEEDS, ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT AGAIN, THE MAIN DRIVER OF THIS. WE KNOW

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INVESTING IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ITS UPGRADES IS A STRATEGIC DECISION THAT ALIGNS WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO MEETING ITS CUSTOMER NEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING A RELIABLE SERVICE.

FOR PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, WE DID DRAFT AN INITIAL STUDY OR I'M SORRY, WE DID PUBLISH AN INITIAL STUDY AND DRAFT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW 30 DAYS AGO. TODAY IS ACTUALLY THE LAST DAY OF PUBLIC COMMENT. NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROJECT AND THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS THESE DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE. WIRED.COM. TIMELINE. SO WE EXPECT THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPROVE THE MAJOR WORK AUTHORIZATION LATER THIS YEAR. SO Q4 OF 2024, WE EXPECT TO START CONSTRUCTION AS EARLY AS Q1 OF 2025. NOW, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE SPECIALTY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ORDERED, THERE COULD BE SOME POTENTIAL DELAYS OR LONG LEAD TIMES ALSO COST, RIGHT? WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING OUR PROJECTS AT BUDGET OR UNDER BUDGET. SO AS WE REEVALUATE SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND THE COST, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE COULD BE SOME DELAYS. HOWEVER, OUR PROJECT NEEDS TO BE IN SERVICE BY Q4 OF 2026, SO AGAIN, THE ONLY THE ONLY DELAYS HERE WOULD BE BUILT INTO THAT CONSTRUCTION START DATE. BUT AGAIN, ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS TO BE IN SERVICE BY THE END OF 2026. AND WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND I TURN IT BACK TO YOU AND INDULGE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? YES REALLY QUICKLY, THANK YOU, ANTONIO, FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO DOES THE CITY OF COACHELLA HAVE ANY SHARE OF COSTS IN THIS PROJECT? NO, IT DOES NOT. BUT WE WOULD WELCOME THAT IF YOU. I'M NOT OFFERING, BUT I BELIEVE THE CITY WILL BE PROVIDING SOME COMMENTS. IF THE CITY MANAGER WOULD CONFIRM THAT. BUT YOU WILL BE PROVIDING SOME COMMENTS. BUT THIS IS AN IT PROJECT. IT'S PART OF OUR RELIABILITY, OUR REGULATORY NEEDS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE. BUT AGAIN THIS IS GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH I.A.D. GOOD. THANK YOU. SO YOU WERE HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS BAC.

YOU YOU, GAVE US AN UPDATE ON THE PEAKER ENHANCEMENTS THAT YOU GUYS WERE DOING THERE, BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO A PEAKER STATION OR PEAKER FACILITY ON THAT SAME SITE, I THINK AT THAT TIME YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PROJECT WAS AT LEAST IT WAS IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS WELL. AND THEN NOW, YOU GUYS HAVE A $30 MILLION INVESTMENT HERE IN THE SWITCHING GEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SITE AND YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IT IS IN TERMS OF MEETING YOUR ENERGY NEEDS AND, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ENERGY, WE GET THAT. IT'S A GREAT THING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE SYSTEM RELIABILITY. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE ESTHETICALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE WHERE WHERE IT SITS NEXT TO COACHELLA, AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CITY, WHERE THAT AREA AND THIS DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF CERTAIN PARTICULATE MATTERS THAT ARE IN THE AIR, POVERTY LEVELS, LACK OF SIDEWALKS OR LACK OF LANDSCAPING. YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HOW'S THE HOW'S HOW'S THE I'D VIEW THAT IN TERMS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PUBLIC UTILITY TO HELP. MAYBE ENHANCE THE AREA IN THE COMMUNITY, OR AT LEAST FEEL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. I GET THE I GET THE RESPONSIBILITY STANDPOINT. I GET THE FACT THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DELIVER ELECTRONS AND KEEP OUR LIGHTS UP. BUT FROM, LIKE, ENHANCING AND ESTHETICS AND MAKING THE AREA PLEASING, LIKE, HOW DO YOU GUYS VIEW THAT, LIKE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY? YOU'RE GOING TO ADD A NEW WALL I GUESS, WHICH IS

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AND THEIR MEMORIES ARE LONG, YOU KNOW? AND SO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO HELP US OUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. POINT WELL MADE, MAYOR. AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A TEAM AT ID THAT LOOKS AT OUR SUBSTATIONS, NOT JUST HERE IN COACHELLA, BUT THROUGHOUT THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS AS TO HOW MUCH WE CAN DO, BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD TO THOSE EXISTING SUBSTATIONS. SO AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN ENCOURAGE YOU TO FORMALIZE THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS. AND THEN MYSELF IN MY CAPACITY, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE PASS THAT ON TO OUR BOARD.

OUR PROJECT MANAGERS AND ALSO OUR POWER DEPARTMENT, WHERE AGAIN, YOU HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE THAT'S ALSO LISTENING TO YOUR COMMENTS. AND AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THIS IS A NEW PROJECT. SO IT DOES PRESENT AGAIN, I THINK THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO RAISE THAT QUESTION, AS YOU JUST DID SO ELOQUENTLY. AND AGAIN, WE'LL CONSIDER THAT WE DID SUBMIT A COMMENT THERE FOR THE SEQUEL. THERE, THERE ND AND IT DOES INCLUDE, INFILLING SOME OF THE SIDEWALK THAT'S MISSING AND NEW ADA RAMPS, THE BLOCK WALL THAT THEY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLE CONTINUATION OF THE ART MURAL PROJECT AND OTHER LITTLE DEFICIENCIES THAT WE WANT TO, IMPROVE AROUND THE SUBSTATION T, TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE IT MORE WALKABLE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY. LANDSCAPING AND LANDSCAPING. AND WE HAD INCLUDED SOME RENDERINGS AS WELL. YEAH, YEAH. WELL, I WE LOOK HOPEFULLY

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THANKS FOR COMING IN. GREAT JOB ANTONIO. THANK YOU ANTONIO. SORRY JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION QUICKLY BEFORE I FORGE, THE STATION, WILL SOME OF THE POWER THAT IS GENERATED THERE BE USED FOR OUTSIDE THE CITY OF COACHELLA? SO BE USED FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE WITHIN LIKE OTHER AREAS. SO THIS IS NOT A SUBSTATION. IT WILL NOT BE. WE'RE NOT GENERATING NEW POWER.

THIS IS SIMPLY A SWITCHING STATION. OKAY. WHICH IS WHAT, THOUGH. SO SWITCHING STATION YOU HAVE AT THAT LOCATION I BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUR FIVE TRANSMISSION LINES. OKAY. THAT COME TO THAT.

SO IT'S A HUB OF ENERGY OKAY. TRANSMISSION LINES COME IN. AND FROM THERE WE ROUTE POWER TO OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, WHICH IS AT THE RESIDENTIAL LEVEL, COMMERCIAL LEVEL. BUT THE SWITCHING STATION REALLY IS NOT WE'RE NOT PRODUCING ANY NEW MEGAWATTS THERE. IT'S SIMPLY JUST THE HUB WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO SHIFT POWER FROM FROM ONE LOCATION TO THE NEXT. BUT ALSO DURING AN OUTAGE EVENT, ALLOWING US TO SHIFT LOAD TO A DIFFERENT CIRCUIT. SO WE MAINTAIN POWER AND NOT CAUSE A LARGER OUTAGE. SO THAT'S REALLY THE ROLE OF THE SWITCHING STATION. I WILL ASK PAUL AND LOOK OVER AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR. COUNCIL PAUL RODRIGUEZ, DEPUTY POWER MANAGER, AS ANTONIO WAS EXPLAINING, SWITCHING STATION MEANS THAT THERE IS NO TRANSFORMATION.

WE'RE NOT ADDING ANY NEW TRANSFORMERS THERE. IT'S A SWITCHING STATION THAT ALLOWS US TO INTERCONNECT ALL OUR SUBTRANSMISSION LINES IN THIS. IN THIS CASE, IT'S 92 KV.

THERE'S FIVE TRANSMISSION LINES THERE. WITH THE EXISTING GENERATORS THAT WE'RE HAVING THERE, THIS KIND OF COMPLEMENTS ANOTHER PROJECT. WE JUST FINISHED UP IN THIS AREA, WHICH WAS THE CNCL LINE UPGRADE. IT'S A 92 KV, THREE MILE TRANSMISSION LINE THAT GOES FROM OUR COACHELLA VALLEY SUBSTATION INTO THIS COACHELLA SWITCHING STATION, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT CROSSING THE HIGHWAY, YOU'LL SEE A LATTICE STRUCTURE, A BIG LATTICE STRUCTURE WITH SHINY NEW CONDUCTORS. BECAUSE THAT THAT PROJECT WAS TO INCREASE CAPACIT, THIS THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT THAT ONE SLIGHTLY BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE BUILDING TO A NEW STANDARD THAT AUTOMATICALLY INCREASES AMPACITY WITHIN WITHIN THE DESIGN, IT'S BASICALLY GOING FROM A2000 AMP DESIGN TO A 3000 AMP DESIGN, ALLOWING THE MAXIMUM FLOW ON THAT CNCL LINE, WHICH WAS DESIGNED WITH HIGH TECH CONDUCTOR, SO HIGH END CONDUCTOR TO MAXIMIZE POWER FLOWS WITH USING THE SAME STRUCTURE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE NEW POLES IN THE AREA. AND I'M NOT SURE IF I ANSWERED ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR, AND I'LL JUST TOUCH ON THE ON THE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE COST. SO THE $30 MILLION WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO CUT EVEN WITHIN THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF MANDATES. SO WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS PROJECT PROBABLY PRE-COVID. WE COULD HAVE PROBABLY DONE HALF THE COST. SO WE'RE STRUGGLING EVEN TO, RIGHT. BUDGET FOR THE FOR THIS PROJECT, GIVEN THAT THE PRICE IS, IS VERY HIGH COMPARED TO WHAT WE INITIALLY FORECASTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE PUSHING, ONE OF THE DRIVING ELEMENTS OF THE COST IS THAT WE HAVE TO USE CARB COMPLIANT BREAKERS. SO WE, WE HISTORICALLY HAVE USED, HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKERS THAT HAVE AN SF6 GAS, AND THAT'S A GREENHOUSE GAS CARB. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REQUIRES US NOW TO START USING NON, SF6 GAS TYPE BREAKERS SO THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN COST THERE IS ABOUT THREE TIMES FOR THE BREAKERS. SO THERE'S IT'S A SIGNIFICANT COST. SO YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF BUDGET THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH THERE BECAUSE WE NEED TO WORK THAT FINE LINE BETWEEN PROVIDING RELIABLE POWER AND KEEPING THE RATES LOW FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, YEAH. I, I, WE GET COSTS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE OUR OWN PROJECTS THAT COST MONEY. I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU LOOK AT THINGS FROM WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES? YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT HOW IDES HAVE HAS EXISTED HERE AND HAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S HOW DO YOU VALUE THIS COMMUNITY AND SO, YES, COST IS A FACTOR. YES, CHEAP POWER IS A FACTOR.

BUT ALSO HOW A GOVERNMENT SEES THEMSELVES WITHIN A COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS, IS AS ELECTED OFFICIALS OR AS A GOVERNMENT THAT WE ALL TEND TO HOLD UP AND, AND LOOK AT IT FROM A VALUE STANDPOINT. SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING, IS THAT YOU TAKE IT TO YOUR BOARD, YOU TAKE IT TO

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UNDERSTOOD. AND WE RUN INTO THESE THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER CITIES AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTATIONS. ONE I GUESS ONE HISTORIC FACT HERE IS THIS SUBSTATION WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST ONES IN THE REGION. SO, I BELIEVE OVER 50 YEARS. YEAH YEAH. WELL, OVER 50 YEARS.

YEAH. I WAS TALKING TO SOME ENGINEERS. I WAS TRYING TO GET AN ACTUAL DATE, AND THEY'RE THINKING PROBABLY 80 BASED ON SOME OF THE OLD EQUIPMENT THAT THEY FOUND THERE. SO I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE SUBSTATIONS I INHERITED. I COULDN'T ACTUALLY FIND THE EXACT DATE WHEN IT WAS BUILT. SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. THOSE GENERATORS WERE PUT IN THERE AROUND 70S. WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN IN TOWN FOR QUITE SOME YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MELISSA. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE PRESENTATION FOR CANDELARIA MUNOZ. IS SHE HERE? I'M GONNA ASK THE COUNCIL TO JOIN US IF, MISS MUNOZ IS HERE. THANK YOU. I SAW HER, SHE'S HERE. THAT'S FIN.

WITH US. BIENVENIDO UNO DOS. OKAY, CANDELARIA. LA TENEMOS A UNA PRESENTACION. UNA PROCLAMATION A CANDELARIA. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, A PROCLAMATION. I'M GOING TO READ IT IN ENGLISH. IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS A CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA PROCLAMATION. IT SAYS WHEREAS CANDELARIA WAS RAISED IN OASIS, CALIFORNIA AND GRADUATED FROM COACHELLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS RAISED IN A LARGE FAMILY BY A MOTHER WHO WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND A FATHER WHO WAS A FARM WORKER. SHE FREQUENTLY VISITED SINALOA, MEXICO AS A CHILD TO VISIT HER FAMILY AND ENJOYED HELPING WITH THE FARM ANIMALS AND WATCHING FAMILY MEMBERS MAKE HOMEMADE CHEESE. THAT'S A GOOD PROCESS AND TASTY TOO. WHEREAS CANDELARIA MUNOZ BEGAN WORKING FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, PALM DESERT STATION OCTOBER 2001 AS AN OFFICE ASSISTANT. IN FEBRUARY 2004. OH, WHO'S THIS? IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IN FEBRUARY 2004, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER TO WHERE SHE WORKED IN THE PATROL DIVISION, CRIMINAL PREVENTION AND TRAFFIC, SERVING THE CITIES OF RANCHO MIRAGE, PALM DESERT AND INDIAN WELLS. WHEREAS IN APRIL 2014 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE THERMAL STATION WHERE SHE WORKED FOR IN THE CITY OF LA QUINTA IN THE PATROL DIVISION. CRIME PREVENTION AND TRAFFIC. AND WHEREAS, IN DECEMBER 2023, SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA TOBACCO GRANTS PROGRAM, WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON ANTI-TOBACCO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SHE CONDUCTED TOBACCO COMPLIANCE INSPECTION ON ALL BUSINESSES THAT SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND PARTICIPATED IN CITY EVENTS WHERE SHE GAVE INFORMATION ON THE HARMS OF SMOKING AND VAPING AND WHEREAS, ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024, CANDELARIA RETIRED FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LOOKED FORWARD TO TRAVELING, VISITING HER SON, DAUGHTER, GRANDKIDS AND SISTER WHO LIVE SISTERS WHO LIVE OUT OF TOWN. NOW THEREFORE, I, STEPHEN, A HERNANDEZ MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA BY THE POWERS VESTED IN US, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE CANDELARIA MUNOZ AND URGE ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO CONGRATULATE MISS MUNOZ ON HER RETIREMENT. FELICIDADES. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THIS HONOR. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T I NEVER THOUGHT I'D GET ONE OF THESE, BUT I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE IN COACHELLA FOR THIS, WHAT, A YEAR AND A HALF MAYBE. BUT SO THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE WORKED MOST CITIES AND I'M GLAD I ENDED IT HERE AT COACHELLA, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE, AND I'M ABLE TO THEY'RE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS WHERE WE USED TO COME AND VISIT. WHEN I LIVED IN OASIS, WE USED TO ALWAYS COME TO SAFEWAY TO DO OUR SHOPPING. AND SO THIS WAS THE CITY WE VISITED. AND SO I'M VERY HONORED TO GET THIS FROM, FROM YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL OF YOU GUYS. I REALLY

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AWESOME. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. THAT'S QUITE A FEAT, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. YOUR FAMILY'S HERE. YES. SO FROM GEORGIA. WELL, WELL, THANK YOU. IS THAT YOUR. IS THAT YOUR SON AND DAUGHTER? NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE. WELL LET'S GET THEM ALL IN HERE. AND THEN WE DO. WE DO HAVE OUR CAPTAIN AND OUR LIEUTENANT WHO ARE HERE AS WELL. AND MAYBE OUR CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, CAPTAIN? YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. SO, CANDY, I'VE KNOWN CANDY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH A GREAT FRIEND. SHE'S BEEN A FANTASTIC EMPLOYEE. AND SHE WAS DEFINITELY OUR. WHAT'S THAT? TELLING JOKES. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. BUT, CANDY, WHEN WE GOT THE TOBACCO GRANT FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CANDY WAS REALLY OUR FIRST CHOICE. IT WAS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE. AND IT WAS A CLEAR CHOICE FOR ALL OF US. WE KNEW SHE WOULD DO FANTASTIC WITH IT, AND ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WAS THAT SHE WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING MENTOR AND FRIEND AND EDUCATOR ON IN REGARDS TO TOBACCO AND ANTI TOBACCO USE. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CANDY. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILY. TIME GOES FAST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, NO. JUST TO ECHO WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID, I WORKED WITH CANDY FOR THIS TIME IN COACHELLA, AND I ALSO WORKED WITH HER PREVIOUS TO HER BEING ASSIGNED TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND SHE WAS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. I ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER. ONE THING, IF YOU KNOW CANDY IS SHE KNOWS EVERYBODY, SO SHE WHEN SHE WAS PLACED IN THE POSITION FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA, SHE WOULD KNOW EVERYONE. SHE EITHER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH THEM, SHE EITHER WORKED WITH THEM, SHE'S FRIENDS WITH THEM. SO SHE WAS A FANTASTIC FIT. AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE TO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. FOR CANDELARIA, YOU KNOW, SHE VISITS OUR SCHOOL SITES, SHE VISITS ALL THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND IT'S NOT EASY MANAGING A TABLE WITH ANTI-TOBACCO AND VAPING, YOU KNOW, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE EDUCATION AGAINST IT, AND IT'S NOT EASY. AND SHE DID IT WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND KINDNESS. SHE WAS ALWAYS ENGAGING AND SUPPORTIVE OF ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, OF ADULTS, OF KIDDOS. SHE VISITS OUR SCHOOL SITES. AND THAT'S ALSO NOT EASY. WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE KIDDOS AROUND HER TABLE, IT'S NOT EASY TO DO, BUT SHE'S VERY WELL RESPECTED AND WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU. THANK YOU. CANDELARIA THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE ONE PHOTO. ALL RIGHT.

SMILE. ARE YOU READY? ONE, TWO THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. AWESOME ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID OR NOT. YEAH THANK YOU. AND. MY NEIGHBORS THAT WERE ON THE UPPER STREET. YEAH THE OASIS AND OASIS, YOU KNOW, KNOWING EVERYBODY IN. THAT YOU KNOW, I GOT ONE FOR MY MOM. MY PARENTS RIGHT THERE. OH. NICE. AND YEAH, I'LL STAY HERE. I STILL HAVE ALL ENCOUNTERED. HE'S LIKE, THAT'S MY FAMILY. YEAH, IT'S A SMALL TOWN LIKE THAT. SOUNDS GOOD.

YEAH IT DOES MAKE IT EASY TO KNOW. NO CHEESE, NO BUENO. BUENO OKAY. I JUST HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DICKERSON. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR OF THE PRESENTATIONS. THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR, MARISSA. MARISSA. WELCOME. MISS MARTINEZ. I'LL BE BACK. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL. HI. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE ONE SLIDE. SHE'S GOING TO BE BUSY, JUST. WE ALWAYS BRING THIS TO YOU EVERY SIX MONTHS. SO JUST GIVING YOU THE SNAPSHOT FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR, WE HAVE THE GRITO KICKING OFF THIS SUNDAY. THEN WE HAVE IN OCTOBER. WE HAVE OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH IS EVERY FRIDAY IN BAKOUMA PARK.

IT'S THE ONE CLOSER TO THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS. AND WE THEN HAVE OUR COMMUNITY CLEANUP IN OCTOBER. WE HAVE TACOS, TEQUILA AND VELAS FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER 19TH. OUR HALLOWEEN

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SO THE PILGRIMAGE, OBVIOUSLY IS THE, PILGRIMAGE OF GUADALUPE, WHO STARTS AT PALM SPRINGS AND ENDS IN COACHELLA. AND OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR IS OVER AT OUR SENIOR CENTER. AND, STARTING 2025, SNAPSHOT FEBRUARY 8TH, WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY CLEANUP. AND THEN ON THE 22ND, WE MOVED ARBOR DAY UP. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH SOME AGENCIES THAT THAT DATE FIT BECAUSE WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON A GRANT FOR SOME TREES FOR THE PLANTING OF ARBOR DAY. SO WE DIDN'T MOVE IT UP A BIT FROM APRIL TO THE END OF FEBRUARY. WE THINK THAT ACTUALLY WILL BE A NICER CLIMATE FOR US AS WELL, MARCH 1ST, ANOTHER, THE FOURTH COMMUNITY CLEANUP OF THE 12 MONTH SNAPSHOT. AND THEN MARCH 8TH IS DAY OF THE YOUNG CHILD SUAVECITO SUNDAY ON THE 16TH ON A SUNDAY, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, ON SATURDAY WILL BE THE MARIACHI FESTIVAL AT VETERANS PARK. WE HAVE THE SENIOR INSPIRATION AWARDS IS GENERALLY IN MARCH, MAY WE ALSO HAVE OUR SECOND MOVIE SERIES AND ALSO ON FRIDAYS AT MCDONOUGH PARK, WE HAVE OPERATION SPLASH THAT KICKS OFF THE OPENING OF OUR OUR BAGUMA POOL. AND THEN WE ARE PROPOSING JULY THIRD, WHICH IS A THURSDAY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT FOR NEXT YEAR. IF COUNCIL SUPPORTS THAT, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IN THE PYROTECHNIC CONTRACTING FOR THOSE ITEMS FOR THAT ITEM, DO YOU GUYS LIKE THE EVENT CALENDAR? AND ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE JUST A COMMENT ON THE 4TH OF JULY, I THINK IT'S GREAT THE EVENT HAS, GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY. I JUST THINK WE SHOULD SHIFT THE TIME THAT IT STARTS A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE STARTING TOO EARLY AND ONE HOUR LATER. YEAH, BECAUSE JULY WAS HOT. IT WAS. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HOT. SO WE COULD JUST SHIFT THAT AND GO A LITTLE BIT LATER INTO THE NIGHT. AND I THINK IT'LL BE, IT'LL ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PLEASANT EVENING, YOU KNOW. SO JUST, JUST MY COMMENTS ON ANY ON THAT. IF COUNCIL IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, WE, WE HAVE NO CONFLICT WITH THAT. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY I KNOW A FEW OF US WERE THERE. WE WERE SWEATING. YES, IT WAS HOT. IT WAS HOT. DECEMBER CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WERE THEY ARE THEY JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 1/11 DECEMBER 11TH. YEAH DECEMBER 11TH. SO THAT WOULD BE THE DAY WHERE I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS I'M NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION. SO WE USUALLY, THE FORMAL WILL BE ON THE 11TH, BUT WE ALSO USUALLY DO, AN, AN, BASICALLY A RECOGNITION FOR ANY OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND INCOMING ALSO AS A PART OF THE TREE LIGHTING, SOMETIMES, AT AT THE TREE ON THE FOURTH. YEAH. OKAY YEP. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, YOU DON'T NEED TO. THIS IS NOT A MOTION. SO I THINK IT WORKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND WE'LL SEND CALENDAR INVITATIONS TO ALL BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE SLIDE. SO IT'S ON EVERYONE'S CALENDAR. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE COMMUNITY CLEANUPS. DO WE SEE MORE OF AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE USING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES? OR WE GET A PRETTY STEADY FLOW. WE DO ALTERNATE. WE DO TWO IN THE FALL, TWO IN THE SPRING, KIND OF MORE OR LESS BASICALLY. AND THEN WE ALTERNATE THE PARKS, RIGHT? SO WE DO BACK DUMA AND LAS FLORES FOR THE FALL AND THEN BACK DUMA AND LAS FLORES SO WE CAN GET BOTH ENDS OF THE CITY. BUT WE USUALLY GET A PRETTY STEADY FLOW. WE'RE SEEING, IN THE ROUNDS OF 40 TO 50 VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE HAVE THEM FOR THE PRINT SHREDDER. DO WE HAVE THAT FOR EACH COMMUNITY OR EACH EACH ONE OF THEM? WE HAVE ADDED THAT INTO THE HAULER AGREEMENT SO THEY PROVIDE SHREDDING AT EACH OF THE EVENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR LIKE OIL, FOR DISPOSING OF OIL AND ANY OTHER TYPES OF.

YES. AND ALSO AS PART OF THE OIL DISPOSAL, THERE IS ALSO A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE WHERE IF THEY CALL BURRTEC, THEY WILL PICK UP THE OIL FROM THEM FROM THEIR HOME, SO THAT IS ALSO A REGULAR SERVICE FOR THEM, AS WELL AS BULKY ITEMS, SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT, I JUST I'M USING THE OPPORTUNITY. SORRY BUT OUR HAULER CONTRACT IS VERY GENEROUS IN THE SENSE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAUL YOUR STUFF TO THE DUMP IF YOU HAVE BULKY ITEMS, THEY WILL TAKE FOR EVERY WEEK, IF SO LONG AS YOU CALL THEM ON YOUR NEXT PICKUP, THEY WILL PICK UP FOUR ITEMS FOR YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M WONDERING IF FAMILIES GET BOGGED DOWN WITH SO MANY DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES, IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS. I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE, JUST SOMETIMES WE CAN ADVERTISE IT LIKE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. I THINK IT'S WE WILL. AND I KNOW WE ALSO SENT OUT, A WE

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SORRY. I THINK THE AUDIO WASN'T WORKING THERE, BUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JASON TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH POLE TO ONTARIO ACTUALLY TAKES ONLY A MATTER OF MOMENTS FOR ME. AS YOU KNOW, I GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD IN A SINGLE NIGHT. IT DOESN'T. I LOVE ONTARIO, THIS IS A WONDERFUL CITY. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE PARADE. I LOVE THE CHILDREN HERE. THEY'RE WONDERFUL KIDS. ALL OF THEM ARE ON THE NICE LIST. FAMILIES GET TOGETHER. THERE'S MORE LOVE IN THE WORLD. THERE'S MORE PEACE, THERE'S MORE GIVING. AND IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL SPIRIT. I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL SEASON. MAKE SURE YOU STAY NICE. WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS. HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO. I ALWAYS LOVE THE HOLIDAY SEASON BECAUSE IT'S THAT SEASON OF GOOD CHEER. THERE HE GOES. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. SO THOSE WERE THE FIGURES WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR MERRY CHRISTMAS. THE COUNTDOWN INTO THE DRONE OPPORTUNITY. SO IF THAT IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S INTERESTED TO THE COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO BRING THIS BACK. BUT IT IS A COST ITEM TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE SECTION AT THE END. MARISA, WHAT IS THE COST OF THAT? WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND THAT 30 30,000 RANGE JUST FOR WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW MANY MINUTES, SECONDS. NO, WE'RE LOOKING AT STILL LIKE THAT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. TEN, 15 MINUTES FOR 30,000. YES. WHY DON'T WE JUST DO FIREWORKS? IT IS A SIMILAR COST, A LOT OF CITIES HAVE CHANGED TO FIREWORKS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. I WILL SAY THAT I THINK THAT FIREWORKS GIVE YOU STILL THAT MORE IN PERSON. BOOM. SO I FOR THE PRICING, I DO THINK THAT FOR OUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT, WE WOULD STAY CONSISTENT. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND SWAPPING IT OUT, BUT IT'S JUST MORE IMPACTFUL BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A I THINK IT ENGAGES MORE OF YOUR SENSES, ESSENTIALLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. IF THERE IS INTEREST IN US PURSUING THIS. WE'D BE HAPPY TO BRING IT BACK. IF NOT, WE DID EVALUATE IT. WE ARE LOOKING AT A 30 TO $40,000, ADD ON TO AN EVENT. IT REALLY WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND BE AN EVENT ON ITS OWN, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD AUGMENT TO AN EXISTING EVENT.

OKAY. SO FOR ME, AND EVEN IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TREE LIGHT CEREMONY, I PREFER TO USE THE

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THE LICENSE PLATE READERS COULD TELL US IF HE. IF HE REALLY DOES. I I'M I'M INTERESTED IN ENTERTAINING THE IDEA. THIS IS SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES TO, SEE, IT'S SOMETHING NICE I'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW IT COULD HELP, YOU KNOW, CREATE A BETTER EXPERIENCE HERE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SOMETIMES HAVE TO TRAVEL TO AMUSEMENT PARKS OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD TO SEE THIS TYPE OF SHOW. AND WHAT A GREAT GIFT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT HERE AT HOME. AND SO I'D BE INTERESTED IN ENTERTAINING THAT FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I'M JUST WONDERING, LIKE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MENTIONED TO DO THE COUNTDOWN, BUT WOULD IT JUST BE THAT OR ARE YOU THINKING OF LIKE USING OTHER THINGS SO WE WOULD STILL INCORPORATE IT WITH PROBABLY WITH THE THEME OF THE PARADE. SO WE WOULD HAVE THE FEATURES THAT WE DESIGNED WITH THE, WITH THE TEAM THAT SELECTED TO CREATE FEATURES THAT WOULD COMPLEMENT THE PARADE THEME THAT'S COMING UP, AND THEN IT WOULD END WITH THE COUNTDOWN COOL. AND IT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, SYNCED WITH THE MUSIC, AND IT WOULD THEN BE SYNCED WITH THE MUSIC THAT WOULD FOLLOW, BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE ALL THE LIGHTING THAT GOES ON WITH THE TREE. SO IT WOULD BE THE COUNTDOWN AND THEN THE MUSIC WOULD BE WITH THAT COUNTDOWN, AND THEN IT WOULD CHANGE TO THE MUSIC THAT GOES ON. WHEN WE LIGHT THE WHOLE BLOCK WITH THE TREE. IT'S A 15 MINUTE SHOW, IS WHAT YOU SAID? YES. GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT SOME SUPPORT UP HERE. OKAY, WE WILL BRING BACK AN ITEM ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. THIS IS THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. IS THAT THE TENANT OR WHO? OH. OH OH OH. OUR ENGINEER, MR. SIMMONS. HELLO SO, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS THE I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT OUR ACTIONS HAVE BEEN OVER THE SUMMER. TO ADVANCE THIS GRANT PROJECT. THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY, JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, IT'S A COMPETITIVE FEDERAL GRANT, AND IT'S CREATED TO IMPROVE SAFETY DEFICIENCIES ON EXISTING PUBLIC STREETS. THE CITY HAS SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED EIGHT GRANTS MANY TIMES IN THE PAST FOR THINGS LIKE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, BIKE LANES, SAFETY PROJECTS, SIGNALIZED SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. AND WE ALSO RECEIVED THE MOST RECENT AGENT GRANT WE RECEIVED WAS TO PREPARE A CITYWIDE LOCAL ROADS AND SAFETY PLAN, SO WHAT IS THE LOCAL ROADS AND SAFETY PLAN? IT IS A PLAN THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING, ANALYZING AND PRIORITIZING ROADWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON LOCAL ROADS, AND THE PROCESS RESULTS IN A PRIORITIZED LIST OF ISSUES, RISK ACTIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON LOCAL ROADS, SO IT'S KIND OF THE 30,000 FOOT VIEW FOR A PLANNING DOCUMENT. IT LOOKS AT THE WHOLE CITY. IT HAS A LOT OF ENGINEERING ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO IT, LOOKING AT TRAFFIC SAFETY, LOOKING AT TRAFFIC COUNTS AND LOOKING AT, CRASH DATA TO IDENTIFY SAFETY ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND COME UP WITH RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS ON WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO, ADDRESS THOSE SAFETY ISSUES. LOOKING AT OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED LSPS, ON THE RIGHT, I GOT THIS FROM THE FHWA WEBSITE. AND IT INDICATED THAT, YOU KNOW, OTHER COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA AND WASHINGTON, YOU KNOW, THEY REDUCE THEIR SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES BY 25, 17, 35%, SO AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE LSP IS CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN LSP IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR CIP FUNDING MOVING FORWARD, SO AS WE WERE FINISHING OUR LSP, WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THAT AND SEE WHAT PROJECTS WE COULD APPLY FOR THE CIP CYCLE 12 APPLICATION, I WILL MENTION THE CIP APPLICATION WAS DUE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, SO WE HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THAT APPLICATION BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MEET THAT DEADLINE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. YOU KNOW, TELL YOU WHAT, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AND WHAT GRANT FUNDS WE HOPE TO BE COMING FORWARD FROM THIS. SO ON THE LEFT, THAT'S ALL THE CRASH DATA IN THE

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YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE A CRASH, BUT THEY'RE HIGHLY VISIBLE. AND IT DOES KEEP THE CARS IN THEIR LANE, GIVES THAT ADDITIONAL SEPARATION FROM THE BICYCLES TO REALLY HELP REDUCE THOSE, COLLISIONS AND INCIDENTS BETWEEN THE CARS AND THE BIKES AND SPEED. YEAH. AND HOPEFULLY IT REDUCES SPEED BECAUSE HAVING THOSE THAT NICE BRIGHT BARRIER KEEPS PEOPLE IN THEIR LANE. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO SWERVE. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO TRY TO PASS ON THE RIGHT, TO TRY TO HURRY UP AND GET TO AN INTERSECTION, KIND OF LOOKING AT WHAT THESE LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED. OBVIOUSLY THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THESE ARE THE BRIGHT ORANGE ONES THAT WE WOULD BE RECOMMENDING, ADJACENT TO A BIKE LANE, AND ON THE LEFT, YOU JUST KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED IN PLACE, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE RAPID FLASHING BEACONS, THE TWO INTERSECTIONS ON TOP, THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS DUMA AT 52ND. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS BAGDAD AT CESAR CHAVEZ, I KIND OF MADE THESE PICTURES ZOOMED OUT A LITTLE BIT ON PURPOSE. YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU COME UP TO THESE INTERSECTIONS, IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT LITTLE FLASHING BEACON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS AND PARTICULARLY A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT CROSS THESE INTERSECTIONS. THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOTH DROP OFF BUSLOADS OF CHILDREN AT DUMA PARK, AND THEY USE THIS INTERSECTION A LOT. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT THERE. THAT USES THIS INTERSECTION AS WELL. THE THAT LITTLE AREA THERE ON DUMA, THE PARK IS ALSO DARK RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP TO MARITZA IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR LIGHTING WITH RESPECT TO THE PAST, THE WALKING PATHS IN THAT WHOLE AREA NEAREST THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THEN IN THE PARKING LOT FOR THE POOL, THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT THAT THAT ARE ON THAT WALKWAY. AND SO IT IS DARK. IT'S EXTREMELY DARK THERE AT NIGHT.

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APPARENTLY IT'S HARD TO SEE PEOPLE ON THE DAY TOO. BUT WITH THIS OVERHEAD SYSTEM. SO WE WANT TO IMPROVE IT WITH THE OVERHEAD SYSTEM, MUCH MORE VISIBLE, HIGH VISIBILITY, YOU KNOW, REALLY HOPE THAT IT'LL GET THE CAR'S ATTENTION. NICE FLASHING LIGHTS. THAT'LL GET THEM TO ACTUALLY STOP BECAUSE IT IS A FULL POLE THAT ACTUALLY WILL HAVE A STREET LIGHT BUILT INTO IT AS WELL. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LIGHTING AT THE CROSSWALK. AND JUST AS A AS AN ANECDOTE, SINCE YOU MENTIONED NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE, I DID PERSONALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAFFIC COUNTS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT BOTH THESE INTERSECTIONS, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. CLOSE TO 100 STUDENTS TOTAL IS WHAT WE COUNTED CROSSING AT THE TWO INTERSECTIONS, BUT WHILE WE WERE DOING OUR TRAFFIC COUNTS, SEVEN TIMES, GOT TO USE TWO HANDS SEVEN TIMES. WHILE STUDENTS WERE ACTIVELY IN THE CROSSWALK CROSSING THE STREET, CARS JUST BLEW RIGHT THROUGH LIKE THEY WEREN'T EVEN THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY, REALLY IMPROVE THAT VISIBILITY, GET THOSE CARS TO STOP WHEN OUR STUDENTS AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO CROSS AT THESE INTERSECTIONS. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU HAVE OF THOSE? AND YOU AND YOU INSTALLED ON VALLEY ROAD ON CESAR CHAVEZ? THAT ONE PEOPLE JUST LITERALLY GO THEY DON'T EVEN WAIT. BUT THAT ONE ALSO FLASHES BY ITSELF. SO IT'S LIKE A GHOST THERE'S THERE OR SOMETHING. YEAH, THERE'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS PEDESTRIANS THERE, SO WHEN WE DO THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TRAFFIC WARRANT AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS PER HOUR IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE CIP FUNDING. YEAH, SO THAT ONE CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC TO QUALIFY FOR AN ENGINEERING WARRANT TO BE INCLUDED IN IN THIS PHASE. BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLANS, WITH THE LSP, AND WITH, AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN THAT'S, ON MY NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL IDENTIFY THAT INTERSECTION WILL OBVIOUSLY BE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPROVEMENT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, UPGRADING THESE, THEY'RE CALLED, RFP SYSTEMS, RAPID FLASHING BEACONS, UPGRADING THOSE RFP SYSTEMS WITH OVERHEAD HAWK SYSTEMS IS, YOU KNOW, OVERALL VALUABLE TO THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT ANY INTERSECTION, SO JUST KIND OF IN CONCLUSION, TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR WITH THE CIP THIS CYCLE, AGAIN, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR FIRST DRAFT OF THE LSP, THE FINAL DRAFT IS GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER. WHILE DOING THAT, LSP, WE IDENTIFIED THE SOME KEY INTERSECTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO APPLY FOR THE CYCLE 12 APPLICATION, WE DID SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST FOR THE PROJECTS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IS ABOUT $2.9 MILLION. HSF IS ONE OF THE NICE GRANTS THAT'S STILL DOES THE 90% REIMBURSEMENT, SO THAT WOULD IF WE DO, IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT GRANT, THAT WOULD BE $2.6 MILLION OF ACTUAL FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS THESE PROJECTS, AND FOR NEXT STEPS, NOT ONLY DID WE APPLY FOR THIS GRANT FOR THESE ACTUAL PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE ALSO APPLIED FOR A GRANT FOR AN ADDITIONAL PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT'S CALLED THE SAFE ROUTES FOR ALL PLAN, THAT IS KIND OF THE NEXT STEP THAT YOU DO ON THE LSP. I SAID THE LSP IS THE 30,000 FOOT VIEW THAT ANALYZES THE WHOLE CITY AND THE SAFE ROUTES FOR ALL IS THE MUCH MORE DETAILED PLAN THAT'S GOING TO LOOK AT INTERSECTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, IT'S GOING TO LOOK AT SPECIFIC INTERSECTIONS, SPECIFIC PROJECTS, AND IT'LL GIVE YOU A PRIORITIZED LIST AND ACTUALLY GIVE YOU AN ACTION PLAN ON HOW TO ADDRESS, ALL THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND HANDLE THEM AS A LIST, KIND OF LIKE THE TPS CVAC HAS, WHERE YOU CAN PRIORITIZE ALL THE PROJECTS AND ACTUALLY HAVE AN ENGINEERING ESTIMATE OF HOW TO APPROACH THOSE PROJECTS IN MULTIPLE YEARS. MOVING FORWARD, SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE UPDATES, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN IT COMES TO THE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND, AND WHAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR WITH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM FOR THIS CYCLE. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE MORE COMMENTS. ANYTHING ELSE, ANDREW. I AM GLAD TO SEE THIS DONE AT A MUCH LARGER SCALE BECAUSE I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED MANY AREAS IN THE CITY THAT WERE SAFETY CONCERNS, AND I DO LIKE THIS APPROACH WHERE WE'RE REALLY CAREFULLY IDENTIFYING MANY AREAS IN THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON. AND I ALSO THINK THAT, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, THAT THIS IS GOING TO STRENGTHEN, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY TO GO AFTER OTHER GRANTS, I KNOW WHEN THERE'S MANY GRANTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THEY'RE REALLY PRIORITIZING SAFETY. AND I THINK THAT MAKES US A MORE COMPETITIVE TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THOSE

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IT'S LIKE YOU YOU LIKE STAND IN ANY CORNER IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND YOU'LL SEE SEVEN PLUS IN THE SAME TWO HOURS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ISSUE. WE'RE ADDRESSING. I JUST THINK WE SHOULDN'T BE SAYING LIKE, WE'RE THE WORST, YOU KNOW, LIKE, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT LET'S NOT ALSO LIKE, LIKE YOU KNOW, BACKHAND SLAP OUR CITY, IF YOU I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH OUR, OUR CITY AND I'VE SEEN MORE ACCIDENTS IN THE INTERSECTIONS IN INDIAN WELLS AND TAKING OVER THAN I HAVE SEEN IN THIS CITY. AND IT JUST MY EXPERIENCE, I JUST THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE USE OUR WORDS, CAREFULLY AND WE, YOU KNOW, TAKE PRIDE IN THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES, BUT NOT ALSO SAY, LIKE WE'RE THE WORST CITY ON THIS ISSUE. THAT'S PROBABLY NOT TRUE. I WANT TO SAY WE'RE THE WORST, BUT WE DEFINITELY DO HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF SPEEDING HERE. AND THAT'S JUST FROM FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF LIVING HERE FOR DECADES. AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIVING HERE, SENIORS HAVE BROUGHT IT UP MANY, MANY TIMES. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A CONCERN OF THEM JUST USING THE CROSSWALKS. IT'S JUST COMMON STUFF THAT MANY FAMILIES OBVIOUSLY GO THROUGH. BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, IT IS MUCH HIGHER HERE. AND I THINK THAT HAS TO DO NOT SO MUCH WITH THE RESIDENTS OR WITH THE FAMILIES, BUT RATHER THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SO MANY YEARS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, IS THAT MANY TIMES PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH COACHELLA FEEL THAT, HEY, NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD TRAFFIC DEPUTIES IN THE PAST. AND SO HOPEFULLY WITH NOW BRINGING IN A TRAFFIC DEPUTY THAT HOLDS FOLKS MORE ACCOUNTABLE THAN MAYBE THEY WEREN'T BEING HELD TO PRIOR.

THESE ARE GOOD IMPROVEMENTS OR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO. WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US? DO YOU NEED US TO WRITE A LETTER? YOU ALREADY SUBMITTED RIGHT? CONGRESSMAN I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE UP HERE THAT CAN HELP, WELL, THE THIS GRANT, AS FAR AS ITS COMPETITIVENESS, IT'S NOT, IT'S MUCH MORE BASED ON THE SAFETY OUTCOME THAT YOU GET. SO IT'S REALLY BASED ON THE BENEFIT COST RATIO. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY DO THEIR CUT OFF. YOU EITHER HAVE A GOOD BENEFIT COST RATIO OR YOU DON'T. AND SO WE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD HAVE A BENEFIT COST RATIO ABOVE 22. IT'S A VERY HARD NUMBER TO REACH, SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS GRANT. HOWEVER, WE ALSO SUBMITTED A BACKUP, APPLICATION, WITH A LITTLE BIT LESS SCOPE, WITH A BENEFIT COST RATIO OF 37, WHICH WOULD BE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO MAKE THE CUT. I KNOW IN THE LAST CYCLE, THE CYCLE, THE CUTOFF FOR BENEFIT COST RATIO WAS 19, SO, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THAT WE INTENTIONALLY TARGETED PROJECTS AND IN TARGETED AND TARGETED A

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THAT ONE BUSINESS THAT WE HAD, AND THEN GOING OVER CANNABIS COMPLIANCE IN THE CITY, SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH COMPLIANCE FOR THE LAST YEAR. WE'VE BEEN DOING ON SITE VISITS FOR THESE BUSINESSES, WHEN WE'RE RENEWING PERMITS, ON SITE VISIT IS REQUIRED FOR THEM TO RENEW THEIR PERMITS. SO THE ONES THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, THEY RECEIVE CORRECTIONS, LETTERS WITH WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE. SO, WE DO WORK WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE BUSINESSES ARE IN COMPLIANCE FOR EXAMPLE, BUILDING AND SAFETY UTILITIES. PLANNING AND THE CANNABIS DIVISION. SO FOR RETAIL, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN BUSINESSES. WE'RE SHOWING THAT ONLY FIVE OF THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WHICH IS NEEDED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DIVISION, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ALL THE SIGN OFFS, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S THAT NO LIFE OR SAFETY HAZARDS ARE ON SITE, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. THAT'S WITH OUR UTILITIES DIVISION MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A SEWER DISCHARGE PERMIT, THEY'RE NOT DISCHARGING ANYTHING. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO INTO SEWER. ALL SEVEN OF OUR RETAIL BUSINESSES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT CRP. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE WHO HAVE AN ACTIVE, CANNABIS REGULATORY PERMIT, WHICH IS A PERMIT THAT'S NEEDED TO OPERATE IN THE CITY. AND CUP IS ANOTHER PERMIT THAT'S NEEDED TO OPERATE IN THE CITY. ALL SEVEN OF THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE AN ACTIVE CUP, AND WE'RE WORKING ON RENEWING THE CRP FOR TWO OF THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR CULTIVATION. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 BUSINESSES, FIVE OF THEM HAVE A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THREE OF THEM ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH

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AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE OUR COUNCIL PROGRESS REPORTS AND THE CITY COUNCIL QUARTERLY REPORTS.

SO THIS IS MORE OF AN UPDATE. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. ANY ADVICE OR ANYTHING FROM YOU ALL ON HOW WE CAN WORK ON GETTING THESE BUSINESSES IN COMPLIANCE. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL I SO I'LL START. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THESE QUARTERLY UPDATED REPORTS OR UPDATE REPORTS. WHY? BECAUSE THEY'LL RENEW ALL OF US AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER SAYING THEY NEED HELP, CITY STAFF, ETC. IS NOT DOING X, Y, AND Z AND THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE MISSING OR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE IS A GOOD THING. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO BE, OVERSTEPPING OR WE DON'T WANT TO BE, EVEN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING WHEN WE CAN'T, BUT I THINK AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THERE'S A PATH TO COMPLIANCE, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. AND, AND, AND SOME OF THESE, DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS, RIGHT, CAN BE PRETTY COMPLICATED BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT LIKE SEWER OR ANOTHER WAS ABOUT LIKE FIRE AND RADIUSES. ANOTHER IS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUILDING AND SAFETY ISSUES. AND SO THERE THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE, COMPLEXITY. BUT THE MORE WE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM IN TERMS OF HOW THEY CAN BECOME COMPLIANT. AND THEN EVEN IF WE CAN PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THEM, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. I THINK THAT'S A YOU KNOW, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT COACHELLA'S INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF, SOCIAL EQUITY FOLKS, THAT ARE NOT NOT AS SOPHISTICATED AS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BIGGER DUDES OR BIGGER COMPANIES. AND SO I THINK JUST BEING NIMBLE AND WORKING THROUGH SOLUTIONS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE, BECAUSE I THINK THE COUNCIL IN GENERAL WANTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME COMPLIANT. I HOPE I'M NOT MISSING, YOU KNOW, MISS STEPPING ON MY COMMENTS HERE, BUT THE MORE WE CAN PROVIDE AN AVENUE AND CALL THEM BACK, THE BETTER OFF I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE. YEAH, CHECKING IN WITH THEM, SEEING HOW. YEAH. AND MAKING AND BY THE WAY I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU. I MEAN, YOU HAVE BEEN A GODSEND IN TERMS OF ORGANIZING THIS PROGRAM AND YOU KNOW, FROM AND IT'S A LOT YOU WHAT YOU SAY 22 YEAH.

AND THEN JUST, KIND OF KEEPING TRACK OF WHO'S OPERATING, WHO'S NOT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF NO ENFORCEMENT. YEAH. BUT YEAH. SO GOOD WORK. GOOD WORK. AND I SAW THAT THE TAXES, THOUGH IT'S DECREASED OVERALL BY NOT MUCH FROM LAST YEAR. THE ACTUAL RETAIL INCREASED LIKE $20,000.

CAN YOU PULL THAT UP? I JUST IT'S BECAUSE YOU WENT QUICKLY ON THE ON THE TAX. I CAN GO BACK.

SO SO THERE WE SEE RETAIL. OKAY ACTUALLY IT'S STILL DECREASED. SO NOT INCREASED. YEAH.

$200,000. ALMOST AND THE DECREASE IS MOSTLY ON THE CULTIVATION PART, BUT WE ALSO

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[Consent Calendar]

CHACON WAS BORN IN GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, AND RAISED ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION IN NEW MEXICO. AND SO SHE'S BEEN HER ARTWORK HAS BEEN FEATURED, BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE US CONSULATE AND EMBASSY IN RUSSIA, THE OBAMA FOUNDATION, ON AND ON. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART IN CHICAGO, ETC. AND SO SHE'S A VERY WELL APPOINTED ARTIST THAT, YOU KNOW, CREATES MEANINGFUL MURALS THAT CONNECT WITH AND RESONATE WITH CULTURAL, CULTURAL, COMMUNITIES. AND SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED RENDERING.

IT'S CALLED LISTENING TO THE RAIN. AND SO SHE THE CONCEPT FOR THIS WORK, ACKNOWLEDGES THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE AND THE ACUTE BALANCE THAT SUSTAINS ALL LIFE IN THE DESERT. SO PLANTS AND PEOPLE HAVE ADAPTED TO THIS SYSTEM, FINDING IT POSSIBLE TO NOT ONLY LIVE, BUT THRIVE AGAINST HARSH CONDITIONS AND LIMITED WATER. SO THE MURAL IS A CELEBRATION OF THE BEAUTY OF THAT TENACITY AND KNOWLEDGE. AND THIS IS FROM THE ARTIST, SO THE PROPOSED MURAL SITE IS THE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING. AND SO THE MURAL WILL APPROXIMATELY BE 23 BY 2023 BY 28 IN SIZE. AND I BELIEVE I DO HAVE THE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE HERE. THIS EVENING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AFTER. I JUST BLESS YOU, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SHOW THE NEXT SLIDE, AND THEN I'LL HAVE MR. MCALLISTER COME UP. A POINT OF ORDER. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER, OR MAYOR PRO TEM, IF YOU CAN LEAD THIS DISCUSSION. SURE.

YES. I OWN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN 1000FT OF THE PROPOSED MURAL. OKAY THANK YOU. AND SO THIS IS WHAT THE MURAL WILL POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE ONCE IT IS INSTALLED. AND SO THIS IS JUST A VERY DRAF, YOU KNOW, A VERY ROUGH DRAFT. SKETCH. AND SO THE REQUESTED AMOUNT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,000. THE CULTURE AND ARTS COMMISSION APPROVED OR IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. SO THE ARTIST, HAS REQUESTED 15 OR RATHER $19,000 TO COVER INSTALLATION COSTS, TRAVEL, LODGING, PER DIEM EXPENSES, AND THEN THE ARTS COMMISSION ADDED ON AN ARTIST WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000, BRINGING THE TOTAL UP TO $24,000. AND THE INSTALLATION TIMELINE IS AS FOLLOWS, SO BASICALLY, AND I APOLOGIZE, I GUESS I DIDN'T UPDATE THE TIMELINE, BUT SO NONIE IS THINKING SHE WILL BEGIN PAINTING THE MURAL AROUND DECEMBER AND THEN SHE WILL FINISH IT IN JANUARY. AND THEN RIGHT AS SHE FINISHES, SHE WILL THEN HOST THE ARTIST WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH, THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN THE ARTS COMMISSION THOUGHT IT'D BE GREAT IF THE KIDS WOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR, TO BE MENTORED BY HER, TO BE SHOWN LIKE HOW? HOW DO YOU INSTALL A MURAL OF THIS SIZE AND HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY PUT A PROPOSAL TOGETHER SO THAT YOUR ART ARTWORK CAN BE, ACCEPTED AND FUNDED AND ALL THIS GOOD STUFF? AND SO SHE'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT REALLY, REALLY FUN, FOR THE, FOR THE YOUTH. AND SO THAT'LL HAPPEN PROBABLY AROUND JANUARY OF 20, 25. AND THEN I HAVE SOME SELECTED MURALS BY THE ARTIST JUST TO KIND OF DEMONSTRATE THE DEPTH AND THE BREADTH OF HER

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WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ANYTHING ELSE? NO, BUT SHE'S A VERY WELL RECOGNIZED ARTIST. RIGHT AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SPOT FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S ADJACENT TO THE OTHER, YOU HAVE THE, THE OTHER ONE OVER HERE IN THE, IN THE PASEO. AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER REALLY NICE ONE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE, AND IT'LL CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE OF THAT, THAT AVENUE OF DOWNTOWN. OKAY. THANK YOU SELENA. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THAT WAS ITEM 21 RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY ALL RIGHT. SO GOING BACK TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WANT TO PULL OR ARE WE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I WANT TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 22. I'M JUST GOING TO WAIT FOR SELENA TO COME BACK.

CALL BACK. OKAY. WE'LL WAIT. IT'S OKAY. OKAY. SELENA. I'VE ASKED TO PULL ITEM 22 FOR THE.

WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PULLED? DOCTOR FIGUEROA? NO. ARE THOSE THE ONLY. IS THAT THE ONLY ONE? COUNCILWOMAN. YEAH. OKAY. SELENA. SO, YES. WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING IS THAT WE PROVIDE 45,000 TO THE CONTAINER PARK. A CONTAINER PARK? YES. AND SO ARE YOU ASKING FOR A SPONSORSHIP? BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE TWO OTHER, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE

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THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, LIKE, GOODIES LIKE, YOU KNOW, KETTLE CORN AND A PUMPKIN PATCH AND A TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT AND INCLUDING SOME OKTOBERFEST FESTIVITIES AS WELL. SO THEY PLAN ON HAVING, YOU KNOW, FOOD VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, KID FRIENDLY GAMES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, A BEER GARDEN AND SO THIS WOULD HAPPEN, POTENTIALLY FRIDAYS THROUGH SUNDAY, FOUR WEEKENDS PER MONTH. AND THE MONTHS WOULD BE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, SO THE SO THE $45,000 REQUEST WOULD COVER, THE EVENT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE, I GUESS 12, EVENTS OR 12 DAYS OF WORTH OF EVENTS. AND SO THE $45,000 REQUEST IS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING, VENUE SIGNAGE, SHADE COVER, LIGHTING, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT LIKE THE AUDIOVISUAL AND THE STAGE SECURITY AND OTHER PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING'S RUNNING SMOOTHLY. PORTABLE RESTROOMS, HAND-WASHING STATIONS AND OTHER SUPPLIES THAT COULD BE NEEDED.

SO WE SEE THIS AS A HUGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORT BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVIDE A LOW COST ENTRY POINT FOR SMALL, SMALL FOOD VENDORS. BECAUSE IF YOU GUYS RECALL, WE DID HAVE 75 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED OUR WORKSHOP FOR STREET VENDING. SO WE'RE KIND OF WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW WITH THE SBDC TO KIND OF, PUT THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN SHOWING UP AT THE COUNTY AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING, CALLS FROM PUBLIC HEALTH ABOUT, HEY, SO ANYWAY, SO WE SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY VERY CLOSELY IN HELPING THESE PEOPLE COME ON BOARD AND JUST KIND OF GET THEIR FIRST FEEL FOR WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE AT THE CONTAINER PARK OF ENDING THEIR FOOD OR VENDING THEIR CRAFTS. AND SO, SO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SHOWCASE THEIR OFFERINGS WITHOUT EXPENSIVE OVERHEAD COST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC FOR OUR SURROUNDING BUSINESSES BECAUSE WHEN WE DO OKTOBERFEST, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE, THERE'S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ALSO GO TO, LIKE THE COACHELLA BAR OR LIKE JALISCO OR EL TRANVIA, TRÉBOL BAR, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF FEATURE, YOU KNOW, SOME OKTOBERFEST FESTIVITY TO KIND OF HELP THEM AS WELL, TO PROMOTE THEMSELVES AND SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN LEARN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR OFFERINGS ARE IN CASE THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEM. AND SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO ALSO PROVIDE A PUBLIC SPACE FOR COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER. WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD TIES, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE LOCAL CULTURE, BECAUSE A LOT OF WHAT WILL BE FEATURED HERE IS GOING TO BE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT. SO WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON LOCAL AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH INTEREST FOR FOOD VENDING AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO WE FIGURED THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CATAPULT THAT AND GET THAT GOING, AND SO, SO HERE WE FEATURED THIS PHOTO SO THAT COUNCIL COULD SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL IT'S LOOKING ALREADY, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING HARD AT JUST, YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFYING THE, THE CONTAINER PARK AND SO WE THINK THAT WITH THESE EVENTS AND THE SUPPORT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO REALLY CREATE, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCES. AND SO, SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN WE NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO SEE IF WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM AND KIND OF HELP THEM EVEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, FEATURE THEM ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT KIND OF STUFF TO REALLY, AGAIN, BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS LIKE FOR THE OTHER TWO, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN FOR SPONSORSHIPS, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS ALL ON PUBLIC SPACE. YOU KNOW, IT'S CITY OWNED. AND SO WHAT CITY STAFF IS ASKING IS TO PROVIDE 45,000 TO A PRIVATE BUSINESS AND TO A LOCATION THAT'S NOT OWNED OR RAN BY THE CITY. AND SO MY QUESTION AND CONCERN TO THAT IS THAT WHEN WE'RE GIVING 45,000 TO A BUSINESS OR ANY ENTITY THAT WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY WE'RE

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AND SO THEY GET TO PROMOTE THE DOWNTOWN. ULTIMATELY, THEY'RE PROMOTING THE DOWNTOWN.

ULTIMATELY, THEY'RE THEY'RE PROMOTING, THE PARKS OUT HERE. AND SO HERE, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT WE'RE PROMOTING A PRIVATE ENTITY WHICH IT'S NOT THAT I HAVE SO MUCH OF A CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT I HAVE A CONCERN ANY TIME THAT WE'RE PUTTING 45 K TO PROMOTE A PRIVATE ENTITY OVER ALL THE OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE, AND WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT NEED THAT TYPE OF MARKETING. BUT TWO IS THAT FOR ME, I NEED TO SEE A BREAKDOWN.

SO I KNOW THAT YOU PUT ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS ON THERE AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF IT. BUT BUT I NEED FOR ME, I NEED A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH IS GOING TO BE USED FOR MARKETING. HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO BE USED FOR LIGHTING, MUSIC, AUDIO? I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE UNTIL I SEE WHAT THE BREAKDOWN IS BECAUSE KEEP IN MIND THE 45 K IS TAXPAYER DOLLARS. IT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S NOT OUR MONEY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THEIR MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT FOR EACH OF THOSE ITEMS. AND I KNOW SYNERGY IS HERE, AND THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF PROVIDING A BREAKDOWN OF I BELIEVE THE STAFF REPORT HAD A BREAKDOWN, BUT I YOU KNOW, IT'S IT DOWN HERE. I BELIEVE IT IS. SO, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK, BUT YEAH, THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN THE STAFF REPORT. I AM, REJOINED THE CONVERSATION HERE. AND, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, BUT IN TERMS OF THE CITY SUPPORT TO FACILITATE SMALL BUSINESS, I, FOR ONE, BELIEVE THAT IT'S A GOOD IDEA. YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT SHOULD ASSIST OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND FACILITATING THEIR SUCCESS AND ENSURING THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, BE EQUIPPED WITH WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, IT'S PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ENHANCING THE DOWNTOWN. AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE FROM USING PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES, COVID, WE GAVE WE GAVE OUT A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO FACILITATE THEM. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR, OUR SMALL BUSINESS, KIND OF INCUBATORS THAT WE'VE, HAVE, YOU KNOW, USE CITY ASSETS AND THEN PROVIDED LOW INCOME OR LOW, LOW INTEREST LOANS, IN SOME OF OUR FACILITIES SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEE MORE SMALL BUSINESS ENHANCEMENT, THAT THAT'S BEEN DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO JUST IMPLEMENTED A FACADE PROGRAM, RIGHT. OVER $1 MILLION WHERE WE'RE ASKING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, TO WELL, HERE'S SOME HERE'S SOME GOVERNMENT MONEY OR HERE'S SOME MONEY TO HELP WITH THE FACADE PROGRAMS. AND I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD THING. GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BRING PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN. IT'S GOING TO SHOWCASE WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S GOING TO CREATE MORE COMMUNITY AND IN THIS CASE, RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START TO REALLY INVEST IN THE GASTRONOMIA, WHICH IS THE FOOD THAT WE KNOW THAT COACHELLA GETS DOWN AND COOKING LIKE, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOOD COOKS HERE. AND, AND WE NEED TO HELP FACILITATE AND INCUBATE. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD STORIES, LIKE OF HOW SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE GUAMUCHIL USED TO COOK AT THEIR HOUSE OR WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD STORIES OF HOW, WHAT'S WHAT'S THE GAL'S NAME THERE. THAT'S ON 49, AND SHE HAS HER BUSINESS AT ROSIE'S CENTER. OH, THE TACO TACO. THE TACO 7600. I USED TO GO THERE ON SUNDAYS AND GET ONE OF MY, MY HOUSE ON 53. WE HAVE BOOTSIE CAKES TO TULSI CAKES. DULCE CAKES. SHE WENT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, THE CASINO. SO SO IT'S LIKE OKAY, LIKE I GET IT, CUPCAKES, I GET IT. WE WANT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE BREAKDOWN. BUT IN TERMS OF OUR JOB AS GOVERNMENT TO HELP FACILITATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A COOL EFFORT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 12 DIFFERENT EVENTS, RIGHT FROM PUMPKIN PATCHES TO OKTOBERFEST. I DON'T LIKE BEER, BY THE WAY, BUT NOW I CAN DRINK A BEER. I'M JUST SAYING. BUT BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW? AND LET'S KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THAT WE'RE IN COMPETITION. I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, NOT SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WE USED TO BE AHEAD. THERE'S A NEIGHBORING CITY THAT'S GOT A LOT OF MOMENTUM. AND WE NEED TO WE NEED TO GET MOVING, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE THEY'VE BEEN I GUESS WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THAT

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OKAY. I APOLOGIZE, BUT YEAH, I THINK WE LISTED AND WE DIDN'T PROBABLY PUT BREAKDOWNS, BUT, IT, IT IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE INEXPENSIVE. THE 45,000, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT EVENTS AND ALL ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO REALLY BE COMPLIANT WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, DUST CONTROL AND ALL THIS GOOD STUFF, SO WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, THEY'RE JUST LIKE A ONE DAY EVENT AND, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS, THIS IS OVER THE SPAN OF, YOU KNOW, THREE MONTHS IS THE DUST OKAY THERE THOUGH BECAUSE IT'S ALL DIRT. SO LIKE WHEN YOU SAY DUST MITIGATION I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE PEOPLE AREN'T YOU KNOW. YEAH. SOME HE PLANS THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S I'M MY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT IS SO YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING IN THE LIKE SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS IN THERE. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. SO LIKE AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE AGENDA AND THE ITEM AND SO YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A SPACE. SO LIKE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE FROM DOING IT THERE OR DOING IT THIS PARK BEHIND US LIKE IT'S IN THE CENTER OVER HERE AND IT'S A GRASS. SO YOU MITIGATE IT. RIGHT. AND YOU JUST PUT BARRIERS. SO LIKE TRYING TO SEE LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOING IT IN A, IN A PLACE WHERE LIKE THE TRAFFIC, THE MY OTHER CONCERN IS THE TRAFFIC AND THE PARKING IN THAT AREA. RIGHT. THERE'S LIKE THERE'S SOME PARKING THERE, THE MITIGATION OF IT. BUT IF YOU DO IT LIKE SOMEWHERE LIKE IN THE PARK, RIGHT. LIKE IT DOES HAVE A I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING AT WITH THE COST AND YOU'RE GETTING 12 FOR X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS, BUT IT'S ALSO, IT'S LIKE THIS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

AND, YOU KNOW, RFP WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO SEE. YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF VISIBILITY WITH THE SITE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY VISIBLE AND WE'RE HOPING TO REALLY PROVIDE THOSE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAVE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA FOR A PUMPKIN PATCH OR EVEN, JUST EVEN HAVE LIKE AN OKTOBERFEST EVENT, YOU KNOW? SO, IT, IT YOU WON'T GET THAT EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, ELSEWHERE. AND THEN ALSO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT COORDINATOR PERSON, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S WE'VE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT WOULD YOU WANT TO COORDINATE THIS EVENT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF INNER WORKINGS WITH SBDC, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WITH, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S REALLY TOUGH. AND SO, SO THIS WAS, I THINK, A SOLUTION FOR VISIBILITY AND JUST BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHERE THEY CAN SEE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING AND THEY CAN COME AND EXPERIENCE IT. AND WE'RE HOPING TO ATTRACT OTHER PEOPLE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. SO I THINK THIS SPACE DOES LEND ITSELF TO JUST PROXIMITY AND VISIBILITY AND, AND, WE JUST APPROVED OR WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT MARITA'S IN CHARGE OF. SO TO TRY TO UTILIZE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND THEN STAFF WOULD ONLY MAKE HER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY EVEN GREATER. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL HERE. I DON'T SEE SHE'S THERE. MARITZA, DO YOU WANT TO DO 12 MORE EVENTS? SHE'S GOING TO SAY. SO YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS ME TO DO, YOU KNOW? BUT BUT I THINK PRIVATE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, THOSE ARE GOOD.

YEAH I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, SELENA. THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF ECHO

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LET'S SEE YOUR PROPOSAL. AND SO I THINK IF, IF, IF THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT WAS TO ALLOW OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES TO JOIN IN AND BE PART OF CULTIVATING BUSINESS IN COACHELLA, I WANT TO HEAR IT.

WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE AN INCUBATOR LIKE 12 LIKE, AND THEN DO A RFP AND RUN IT EVERY YEAR AND SEE WHO HAS THE BEST PROGRAM FOR 40 5KA YEAR LIKE THAT, WOULD, YOU KNOW, BUT WE CAN DO MORE THAN ONE. AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT IF THIS IS IF THIS IS THE BEGINNING, OTHERS WANT TO GO AND OTHER PROPERTIES, LET'S HEAR IT. I COMPLETELY SUPPORT IT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROCESS AND THERE'S NO BREAKDOWN OF 45,000 OF WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO, IT'S A NO FOR ME. BUT IF YOU COULD BRING THE ITEM BACK OR AT LEAST EMAIL US WHAT THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 45 K IS GOING TO. AND THEN AGAIN, MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PUTTING IT OUT TO COACHELLA, LETTING OTHER BUSINESSES COME UP IF THEY WANT TO. WE HAVE A LOT OF RANCHES OUT HERE, I'M SURE MAYBE THEY WANT TO BENEFIT. I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THE PRIVATE PUBLIC RELATIONSHIPS. I SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES. I'M VERY PRO-BUSINESS, BUT I JUST DON'T LIKE THE LACK OF PROCESS. IT'S THE REASON WHY. SO IF YOU CAN EMAIL ME THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 45 K, JUST SO THAT I CAN SEE WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING TO FOR EACH ITEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS CONSENT CALENDAR. AND SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TAKE A I'M GOING TO TAKE ITEM I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAD ITEM 21. AND THEN I'LL THEN WE'LL TAKE ITEM 22. LET'S ALL ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF ITEM 21 AND 22 WHICH WILL TAKE SEPARATE I MEAN YOU CAN SO IT'S CONSENT. WE CAN JUST RECORD DIFFERENT VOTES ON THE DIFFERENT CONSENT ITEMS AND THE CONFLICTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEP OUT BECAUSE IT'S CONSENT. WE CAN JUST WRITE THE ABSTENTION AND WHOEVER WANTS TO GO, IT'S UP TO THEM. OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING YES, EXCEPT EXCEPT. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO AND ITEM NUMBER 21. I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON ITEM NUMBER 21. AND THEN ON ITEM NUMBER 22 I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE RECORD THAT INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE IT MAY BE A SPLIT VOTE ON THAT ONE. JUST I WANT TO TAKE 22, TAKE THEM SEPARATE. YEAH. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 22, PLEASE. IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THAT I'LL SECOND AND I WILL BE ABSTAINING AGAIN FROM ITEM 21. OKAY. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES COUNCIL MEMBER GALARZA. AYE COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. AYE MAYOR PRO TEM. BERGEN. HI. MAYOR HERNANDEZ, I AGAIN, WITH AN EXCEPTION, AN EXEMPT ABSTAINING FROM ITEM 21. ITEM NUMBER 22. THIS IS AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO SPONSOR THE COACHELLA CONTAINER PARK, I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? THANK YOU. YES. OKAY SO WE HAVE A, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ROLL FOR ITEM NUMBER 22. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. NO COUNCIL MEMBER GALLARDO I, COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. NO. MAYOR PRO TEM. BERGEN I. MAYOR.

[New Business Calendar (Legislative and Administrative)]

ADMINISTRATIVE. THIS IS 2022. ITEM 24 SPONSORSHIP OF THE RANCHO LOS MUERTOS EVENT.

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THANK YOU. BETTER OKAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH BRIANNA, AND I KNOW THAT OUR PEOPLE ON ZOOM CAN HEAR. AND THE TELEVISION, WE HOLD IT. TO LEAN IN. I JUST NEEDED IT HIGHER. I'M WEARING VERY TALL SHOES. BETTER THANK YOU, AS I WAS SAYING, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING BRIANNA AND TIZOC WHEN I WORKED AT THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM AND WORKED WITH THEM IN A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FROM THE MUSEUM WITH RUN WITH LOS MUERTOS AND SO WHEN THEY DECIDED TO ESTABLISH CODEX CREATION COMMITTEE INTO A NONPROFIT, I WAS TRULY ON BOARD. I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND I'LL SAY THAT THE RUN WITH LOS MUERTOS IS A VERY PERSONAL EVENT FOR ME. I HAVE TWO TEENAGE SONS. THEY RUN IT EVERY YEAR IN HONOR OF THEIR LATE FATHER. SO BESIDES THE PERSONAL ASPECT, I SEE WHAT IT DOES TO THE COMMUNITY AND I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT. SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE ON THE BOARD. AND AT THAT POINT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ANNALISA HOLLENBECK, WHO IS OUR TREASURER. SO THANK YOU. LET'S JUST DROP THIS DOWN FOR MY

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MY NAME IS MARK PION. I AM ALSO JUST ECSTATIC TO BE PART OF THE BOARD. AND WITH SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, I AM, I ALWAYS THINK OF MYSELF AS A TRANSPLANT HERE, EVEN THOUGH MY. MY WIFE WAS BORN HERE AND WE VISITED HERE, AT A HOME HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BUT I'VE BEEN HERE NEARLY A DECADE NOW, AND, MET TIZOC IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE MOVED HERE. AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU ALL HERE ALSO ON THE BOARD. AND REALLY JUST APPROACHING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS FROM A VERY HOLISTIC APPROACH, TIZOC AND BREA, THEY, I MEAN, YOU'VE KNOWN THEM PERSONALLY AND THEIR EFFORTS, BUT JUST THE ABILITY TO CONNECT. GREAT PEOPLE AND TO THINK ABOUT PLANTING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE.

I'M ALL ABOUT THAT. AND I'M JUST, JUST HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU AND BE PART OF THIS BOARD AND PART OF THIS GREAT CITY OF COACHELLA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO HERE ON OUT, YOU GUYS NEED SOMETHING? ASK THEM. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THIS YEAR. NOW, SO I'M GRATEFUL TO MARISA AND THEIR TEAM. WE'RE COMING BEFORE YOU A LITTLE EARLIER THAN NORMAL, WE NORMALLY WE COME OUT WITH OUR POSTER AND ALL THAT STUFF, WE ARE GRATEFUL BECAUSE, YOU APPROVE. THAT MEANS WE CAN GET THE MONEY TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE THE EVENT. THE LONGER YOU WAIT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT STUFF, THINGS GET MORE EXPENSIVE. LIKE IT? JUST FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO COME BEFORE YOU. EASIER? I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I GET INTO THIS, WE'VE BEEN ON A YEAR TO YEAR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A CONTRACT WITH YOU FOLKS OR ACTUALLY NOT EVEN A CONTRACT. IT'S JUST YEAR TO YEAR. AND TYPICALLY, EVENTS OF THIS SIZE TO BE ABLE TO GROW, TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO. THE MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS ARE VERY HELPFUL, TO, TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. SO I'LL JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE. SO FOR THIS YEAR, CAN ANYONE READ WHAT WHAT'S THERE IN YELLOW? SO UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND PUREPECHA, YOU WOULD NOT PUT THAT SAYS RUN WITH LOS MUERTOS, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO CONNECT. OBVIOUSLY, WE WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ALSO CONNECT WITH MEXICO AS WELL. SO WE'VE HAD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OAXACA, MICHOACAN. SO THIS IS, PUREPECHA. AND IT'S GOING TO INFORM A LOT OF THE ART AND THE STUFF THAT WE DO THIS YEAR, AND THAT PIECE AND YOU'LL SEE THE ALL THE ARTWORK LATER WAS MADE BY THIS AMAZING ARTIST, ALMA ZAMORA, FROM MICHOACAN AGAIN.

PUREPECHA. SHE LIVES IN MEXICO NOW, BUT, JUST INCREDIBLY TALENTED, SO. CAN'T WAIT TO UNVEIL THE REST OF IT, SOME OF YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A ONE NIGHT EVENT, WE DO A TON OF PROGRAMING LEADING UP TO THE EVENT THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY WITH THE INTENT AND PURPOSE TO GET EVERYONE TO COACHELLA ON NOVEMBER 2ND, SO POR VIDA IS OUR WORKOUT PROGRAM AGAIN, RONALD'S MOTTO IS YOU ARE RUNNING IN HONOR OF SOME OF ITS PAST. SO WHO WILL YOU RUN FOR. BUT POR VIDA IS FOR YOUR LIFE TO. LET'S KIND OF EXTEND THAT. THAT CULTURE OF FITNESS FOR YOURSELF. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A POP OUT IN TWO WEEKS AT THE INDIO HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, SLOWLY BECOMING MY FAVORITE PART OF THE EVENT IS THE PROCESSION, WE STARTED THAT.

I THINK MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO. AND SO WE PARTNER WITH ACS AND WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS NOW THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY IN TERMS OF BALLET FOLKLORICO, DANZA, YOU KNOW, CHEERLEADERS, YOU KNOW, HIP HOP, JAZZ, LIKE, YOU NAME IT. THE POINT IS TO, YOU KNOW, COME OUT AND BE IN FRONT OF YOUR

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SPONSORSHIP, UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF FOLKS PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND SWEAT INTO THIS, AND IF WE WANT TO SEE THE EVENT GROW AND CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN IT, WELL, WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE SACRIFICES I'VE MADE. I THINK THAT AS A, AS A, AS A CITY, WE CAN DO A LITTLE MORE TOO, AND SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION WITH AN INCREASE OF 45,000 INSTEAD OF 35. I'LL SECOND. SO THAT'S OKAY. YOU YOU CAME IN REQUESTING FOR 35 K. THAT'S WHAT WE BUDGETED. AND SO 35 K IS WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BUDGETED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PAID. YOU COVERED ALL THE COSTS RIGHT. WHAT 35 K.

TO BE HONEST, THE REALITY IS THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VALUE OF WHAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU KNOW, WE BRING T WE WE'RE ON WE'RE ON TELEVISION, WE'RE ON RADIO, WE'RE ON BILLBOARDS AGAIN WITH THE PURPOSE TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE TO THE DOWNTOWN OF COACHELLA. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PRICE OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, BANG FOR YOUR BUCK PER SE, THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WE

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NOT EVEN CLOSE. YOU LOOK AT WHAT IT COSTS TO DO STAGING AND ALL THAT STUFF. LIKE IT'S. BUT IT'S VERY HELPFUL. AND TO BE HONEST, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY THROW THAT BACK INTO EXPANDING PROGRAMING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. AS AN ORGANIZATION. SO, I'M TRYING TO GO AROUND THIS QUESTION. SO IT'S VERY, SO IT'S NOT THOUGHT OF AS, AS SOMETHING THAT'S MAYBE, THAT I'M TARGETING ANYBODY. WHEN SO 35,000 WAS WHAT IS BUDGETED RIGHT FOR US, AND THEN IF, IF THERE WAS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR ADDITIONAL FEES, WAS THERE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT WHEN YOU CAME IN TODAY TO SHARE WHAT THE ADDITIONAL COSTS WERE SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT THAT BREAKDOWN IS, OR WHERE THE ADDITIONAL 10,000, BECAUSE I WAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT BECAUSE 35 K WAS BUDGETED AND SO NOW THEN TO ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN K, SIMILAR TO WHAT I REQUESTED BEFORE, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I WE AS A CITY NEED TO GET INTO THE RHYTHM OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE RECEIPTS OR INVOICES. AS FOR US TO SEE WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO. AND I THINK THAT'S FAIR. AND I THINK THAT ONCE YOU KNOW, WE SEE, AT LEAST FOR ME, ONCE I SEE, HEY, THIS IS GOING OKAY, COOL. NOW I HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 45,000, BUT I DO WANT TO SEE, LIKE A COST BREAKDOWN AS TO WHERE THIS MONEY IS, IS GOING TO. AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS TAKE IT AS MORE AS JUST RESPONSIBILITY ON MY PART TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE GIVING OUR RESIDENTS A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THEIR MONEY IS GOING BECAUSE IT'S THEIR MONEY. I, I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND I AGREE WITH YOU, AGAIN, US THIS ISN'T A FOR PROFIT EVENT.

WE'RE NOT SELLING TICKETS. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, LIKE, LINE OUR POCKETS. RIGHT, SO OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY MATTERS TO US, TOO. WE WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE A THEY BUY IN, RIGHT? THAT THIS IS EVENTS BELONGS TO THEM, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE ANYONE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OR USING MONEY THAT SHOULDN'T BE USED IN A PARTICULAR WAY. SO HAPPY TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, A BREAKDOWN OF THAT 45,000. I CAN TELL YOU WITH VALUE, THIS EVENT ITSELF IS WELL OVER $150,000. JUST IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BROUGHT INTO IT, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EASY FOR US TO PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THAT AND YOU'RE JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY. YEAH, I'M THINKING THAT PROBABLY, MY COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO LEAN FOR IT. AND SO WHAT I DO ASK IS THAT IN THE 35 HAS ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED. IS THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK, TWO WEEKS, THAT YOU PROVIDE US A BREAKDOWN OF THE REST OF THAT TEN K? AND, AND SO THEN THAT CAN COME BACK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE TEN K ONLY. AND THAT ONLY MAKES ME FEEL COMFORTABLE. SO 35 K IS WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED. BUT FOR THE OTHER TEN K UNLESS YOU CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING. SO AND I'M OKAY WITH EVEN JUST THROWING IT INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THE NEXT AGENDA, JUST AS LONG AS WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF COST. THAT'S IT. SO IN MY IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE COMING IN THROUGH AS AN AGENDIZED ITEM, BUT RATHER JUST AS A CONSENT CALENDAR. THESE ARE THE ADDITIONAL, BREAKDOWNS OF THE COST. AND THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST, I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW, COUNCIL WANTS THE PROCESS. THIS, I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION IN TWO WEEKS, IF THAT'S WHAT THE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THE REQUEST IS, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME, BUT CERTAINLY IF IT'S ABOUT VALUE AND WHAT THE CITY. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE FROM, WE HAVE PEOPLE REGISTERED FROM NORTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, OREGON, NEW MEXICO, LITERALLY THAT HAVE NOW THIS IS LIKE THEIR MEXICO, RIGHT. LIKE THIS IS AUTHENTIC TO THEM AND IT REALLY IS. IT'S A COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, RAICES DOES AN AMAZING JOB EVERY YEAR OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

LIKE IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND SO PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE TOURISTS AND STUFF LIKE THE VALUE IS BY FAR THERE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A DRONE SHOW TO BE HONEST TO THE NEW BOARD HERE, I WAS ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WHEN THIS WAS COMING

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THERE'S A PICTURE OF YOU RUNNING AT A SESSION THAT WE HAD AT THE GALEN MUSEUM IN PALM DESERT, WHEN ARLENE WAS MANAGING THAT, THAT SPACE. SO TERRIBLE PHOTO, BY THE WAY. IT'S TERRIBLE. BUT, LISTEN, YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER, EVERY YEAR I SAY, OKAY, AND THERE'S BEEN INCREASES, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE INVOICES, SO WHATEVER. AND I'M THINKING MY COLLEAGUES ARE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH THE 45 K. SO I'M ASKING THAT FOR THE SAKE OF JUST BEING TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THAT YOU DO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS OF WHERE EVERYTHING IS GOING. OKAY. THANK YOU. WILL DO. THANK YOU. I THINK A SIMPLE EMAIL MIGHT DO. I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IF YOU CAN JUST EMAIL WE CAN SEND TO MARITZA BREAKDOWN. YEAH. YEAH THAT'S WONDERFUL. IT'S ALSO PRODUCTIVE FOR US TO SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A PRESENTATION AGAIN OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. I WILL SAY SOMETHING THAT, COUNCIL AGO, THERE WAS A GROUP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE VERY HESITANT ON NONPROFITS OR EVEN BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, MAKING MONEY AND, AND, AND SO IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT THE CITY WOULD DO TO HELP INCENTIVIZE OR HELP TO EITHER SMALL BUSINESSES OR EVENTS OR WHATNOT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT WAS ONE OF THEIR BIG CONCERNS IS LIKE, HEY, GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T HELP PEOPLE OR BUSINESSES OR NONPROFITS OR, YOU KNOW, CREATE A PROFIT. I DISAGREED, LIKE, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ARE OR NONPROFITS, THE MORE THEY'RE GOING TO POUR INTO THEIR EVENTS AND THE MORE THE COMMUNITY GETS IN TERMS OF JUST THE SHOW, LIKE THE EXPERIENCE AND I'VE BEEN AROUND, YOU KNOW, 11 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN THE LIKE THE GROWTH OF THIS EVENT AND, AND EVERY YEAR IT DOESN'T, I'M, I'M JUST AMAZED AT OF HOW SOMETHING NEW IS ADDED, YOU KNOW, AND, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, I OKAY, WE CAN WE CAN YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE THE DOLLARS FOR. BUT IF YOU GUYS MAKE A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S GOING TO A NONPROFIT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO DO THIS EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER NEXT YEAR, OR YOU'LL USE SOME OF THOSE PROCEEDS TO HELP WITH SCHOLARSHIPS WITH THE KIDS HERE IN COACHELLA OR RUNNERS OR WHOEVER. BUT, I MEAN, I THINK THE FACILITATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE KIND OF A COOL THING, YOU KNOW, AND THERE ARE COMMUNITIES SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST AUSTIN, YOU KNOW, NEW ORLEANS, RIGHT, LIKE THAT HAVE IN A LOT OF WAYS USED THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND, AND THEIR SELF-IDENTITY TO, TO CREATE SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM ASPECT. I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. I THINK I THINK WE COULD DO IT PROBABLY BETTER IF WE'RE MORE ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND REALLY CREATE SOMETHING COOL HERE THAT'S UNIQUE FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY COACHELLA, YOU KNOW? SO I'LL ASK YOU GUYS TO KIND OF THINK THROUGH THAT SINCE THERE'S MORE BRAIN LEFT NOW. BRI, I'M GLAD YOU HAVE SOME HELP. YOU KNOW? BUT BUT BUT I REALLY I, YOU KNOW, I'M OKAY WITH THE AUGMENTATION. THE NEXT ITEM TOO, THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN AUGMENTATION OF FUNDS AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'S SUPER DOPE LIKE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, YOURS IS VERY, YOU KNOW, THE LOS MUERTOS COOL IDENTITY. THEIRS IS VERY CHICANO. LIKE THAT'S WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME, YOU KNOW. BUT BUT, IF I CAN PUT IN A WORD LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS ON THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT, BUT I KNOW HOW HARD CULTURAS WORKS YEAR ROUND MEETING. AND IT'S LIKE IT'S COMMUNITY BUILDING TO PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A PROCESS WHEN PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING, THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO PUT A STAGE LIKE IT'S BUSINESS DEVELOPING A LOT OF WAYS. IT'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LOT OF WAYS.

AND IT'S JUST A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT'S PUT INTO MAKING THINGS HAPPEN. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT'S WELL DESERVED. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. SO I JUST THINK

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THIS IS A SPONSORSHIP FOR SYNERGY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR, ANOTHER PARTNER THAT WE'VE HAD FOR OVER A DECADE AS THE SYNERGY FESTIVAL HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 2012. AND THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST THE SPONSORSHIP A LITTLE ABOVE $10,000 AND $200, 10,200 ABOVE LAST YEAR'S ASK. SO THAT AMOUNT WILL NEED TO BE ALLOCATED FROM UNALLOCATED GENERAL FUND RESERVES, WHICH WOULD BE A COUNCIL ACTION WITH WITH THIS ITEM TO PROVIDE US SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SYNERGY. AND ALSO THIS YEAR'S REQUEST. I WANTED TO BRING UP TWO INDIVIDUALS, BUT FIRST, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP FRED WARZEKA. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS FRED WARZEKA. I'VE BEEN WITH SYNERGY AND CULTURE FOR NOW, GOING ON EIGHT YEARS. I'VE BEEN THE ART DIRECTOR AND CURATOR FOR SYNERGY, THE ART EVENT, FOR SEVEN YEARS. SO I STARTED OUT AS A PARTICIPANT, SOMEBODY THAT JUST GOT RANDOMLY PICKED BECAUSE THEY SAW MY ARTWORK AT A LIVE EVENT SOMEWHERE ON THE WEST END OF THE VALLEY, AND YAYA BROUGHT ME IN, AND I'VE KIND OF BEEN STUCK EVER SINCE. I HAVEN'T WANTED TO LEAVE, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR ON THE EXTRA MONEY IS, AS THE ARTISTS ARE, WE'VE GROWN THE ART EVENT DRASTICALLY. IT'S GONE FROM A HANDFUL OF MAYBE 5 TO 10 ARTISTS FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AND NOW I'VE GROWN IT TO 25 HANDPICKED. IF I PUT AN OPEN CALL, I COULD EASILY HAVE 40 OR 50 PEOPLE COMING OUT AND JUST PAINTING LIVE. THAT IS A HUGE COST. SO EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GET OUR BUDGET, WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS OBVIOUSLY. SO WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO OFFER A, YOU KNOW, A SMALL PORTION OF BUCKET OF PAINT BECAUSE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING COST WISE HAS TO GO TO STAGING AND, UTILITIES AND STUFF AND SO ON. SO PART OF THAT MONEY IS NOW GOING TO BE ALLOCATED TO PAYING OR HELP PROVIDING MONEY TO OUR ARTISTS FOR COMING OUT, AND ALSO OUR CULTURAL ARTISTS THAT COME OUT AND PERFORM THAT HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

SO THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH IN MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST IT'S STILL VERY, VERY MUCH COMMUNITY BASED. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S HELD AT AT THE PARK AND IT'S WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF SEVERAL BLOCKS, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT EVENT THAT'S GROWN EVERY SINGLE YEAR. LIKE, I SAID, I'VE BEEN WITH IT FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW, AND I'VE SEEN IT GROW DRASTICALLY. AS FOR THE FUTURE OF SYNERGY, THIS IS THE 13TH SYNERGY, THIS WILL BE THE FINAL YEAR OF SYNERGY. OF SYNERGY, IT'S NOT CLOSING THE DOOR ON SYNERGY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING. IT'S. I'M SORRY. IT'S KIND OF. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED AND I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER. I HAVEN'T BEEN PAID TO DO THESE FOR THE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. BUT IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH, ALONG WITH A FEW OF THE OTHER MEMBERS THAT ARE THAT ARE STILL WITH CULTURE AND, AND SYNERGY, SO HOPEFULLY, I'VE SAID ENOUGH. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF ANYBODY ABOUT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SO I APOLOGIZE. I'M DOING GREAT. I'M DOING GREAT. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, ANY

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GRACIAS GRACIAS. BUENAS NOCHES. BUENOS NOCHES EL MISMO OKAY. EL SIGUIENTE ES ISIDRO CEPEDA.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CULTURAS. I KNOW THAT IT ALREADY WENT THROUGH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH. ESSENTIALLY, THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A PROJECT WITH ZINES, AND THE ZINE IS SHORT FOR A MAGAZINE, AND THE IDEA IS TO CREATE SOMETHING CALLED LIKE A TESTIMONIOS DEL VALLE DE COACHELLA, WHERE WE CAN DOCUMENT THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN IT WILL BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT WILL BE SUSTAINED BY THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THAT THROUGH THAT MODALITY, WE COULD EVEN TEACH THE YOUTH HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. RIGHT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S LIKE TEN YEARS OLD AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE ECONOMY AND THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND THE TYPE OF POLITICS THAT ARE SHAPING WHAT IS COACHELLA, THEN THEY CAN DOCUMENT THAT. AND THEN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, SOMEBODY ELSE THAT IS AROUND THE SAME AGE AND SEEING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE COULD, COULD REFER BACK TO THAT.

RIGHT. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE THAT MUCH TIME PASSING. FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY LIKES LOWRIDERS, LET'S JUST SAY, AND THEN THERE'S A KID THAT IS INTERESTED IN THAT AND WANTS TO JUST KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM. THEN SOMEONE WILL CREATE A ZINE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND THEN THEY WOULD WRITE LIKE THEIR THEIR INFORMATION, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO BE PART OF THAT NETWORK. AND NOW THERE WOULD BE LIKE A NETWORK CONNECTING PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND THE IDEA IS TO EVENTUALLY THAT THE TESTIMONIALS OF COACHELLA TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT WILL MATCH, LIKE SAN DIEGO ZINE FEST OR EVEN THE LOS ANGELES ZINE FEST AND HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE VALLEY CREATE THEIR ZINES AND SHARING THE STORIES. YOU MENTIONED THE VALUE OF THE STORIES HERE IN COACHELLA, HOW WE HAVE THAT CULTURAL WEALTH, AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO SHOWCASE IT AT THE STATE LEVEL, OR EVEN AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, BECAUSE THESE EVENTS GET PRETTY BIG. SO THE IDEA IS TO BEGIN WITH A SMALL PUBLICATION, GET PEOPLE INVOLVED, MAYBE HOUSE SOME OF THOSE IN THE LIBRARIES SO THAT KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. AND THEN ONCE THAT STARTS GAINING MOTION, THEN WE COULD EXPAND AT A LARGER, LIKE AT A LARGER SCAL. SO THIS IS THIS PROJECT COULD TAKE MANY FORMS. IT WILL DEPEND ON THE INTEREST THAT YOU HAVE. THE INTEREST THAT CULTURA IS SEEING, LIKE WE HAVE INTEREST IN IT. AND THEN THE COMMITMENT TO HELP NOURISH THAT. I SEE IT AS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CULTIVATED AND THEN EVENTUALLY BE RUN BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES.

RIGHT. BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY FOR EXAMPLE, HAS LIKE A, LIKE A STORY OF FOOD AND SHARING HOW FOOD AND THEIR CULTURE, I KNOW SOMEBODY MENTIONED WELL, THE PEOPLE THAT WENT BEFORE US MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MICHOACAN. AND, AND I KNOW THERE'S A BIG PUREPECHA COMMUNITY HERE, RIGHT, THAT WORK HERE AS WELL. AND IF THEY SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH WITH THE FOODS THAT THEY'RE MAKING OR ANY OTHER TALENT THAT THEY HAVE, THEN THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE CULTURE FROM COACHELLA. AND THEN THEY COULD SELL THAT AT THE ZINE FEST, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR PRODUCT. AND I SEE IT AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD LIKE SELF-REPLICATE AND I KNOW I WENT REALLY FAST, BUT AND I WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME TOO, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE OVER TIME. HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE ZM ZM Z I N E ESSENTIALLY IS SHORT FOR MAGAZINE RIGHT. AND THEY'VE BEEN USED AS LIKE A POLITICAL RELIGIOUS PAMPHLETS LIKE HISTORICALLY. I KNOW LIKE DURING THE CHICANO MOVEMENT LIKE CHICANAS USE LIKE A TYPE, LIKE A TYPE OF VERSION OF THAT TO LIKE TO DOCUMENT THEIR HISTORIES BECAUSE THE CHICANOS WERE LOST. WE KNOW THE CHICANOS LIKE THEY GOT A LOT OF THE CREDIT, BUT THE WOMEN WERE ALSO A BIG PART OF THAT MOVEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT LIKE, MOVIMIENTOS. LIKE IN THE MINING. RIGHT LIKE THERE'S A BIG THING CALLED, LIKE THE SALT. I FORGET THE NAME NOW, BUT THEY MADE A DOCUMENTARY SHOWING THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN, ACTUALLY, IN THE INVESTMENT OF POLITICS. SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DOCUMENT THE STORIES OF COACHELLA, DOCUMENT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, DOCUMENT THEIR TALENTS, AND ALSO KEEP A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. RIGHT. AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL STORIES, AND NOT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THEM. BUT IMAGINE IF PEOPLE DID AND THEN EVENTUALLY

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UNDERSTOOD. THANK THANK YOU. YOU GOT ME ON MODALITY. OKAY OH, IT'S LIKE A DIFFERENT MODE. LIKE A GENRE. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT'S OUR NEXT FESTIVAL. THINGS TO GO. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. BYE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKER? I DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS. I ALGUNA OTRA PERSONA Q LOS GUSTARIA IF THERE'S ANYBODY ONLINE ON ZOOM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

COME ON, COME ON UP. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM THE COUNCIL. GABRIEL LA, ASSISTANT MANAGER. ASSISTANT MANAGER ANDREW. AND ESPECIALLY I WANT TO THANK, MISS DELGADO. LAST YEAR, SHE WENT HER AND MARITZA TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING. AND AFTER THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO HER AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY ABOUT THE STREETS. PROBABLY, YOU KNOW ABOUT IT ALREADY. AND SHE WALK WITH US, TOOK SOME PICTURES AND TALK TO ANDREW, AND HE WENT OVER THERE TO AND WALK THE STREETS WITH US AND, AND WE GOT THAT LIKE, I SAID, THE BALL ROLLING IN, GETTING THE STREET REPAVED AND MEDITATION AND IT GOT DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT LOOKS REAL NICE. NOW YOU CAN BE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE AND YOU DON'T HEAR THAT FROM THE CARS. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME AREAS THAT WIDE OPEN AND, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU EVERYBODY. IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT GOT DONE. AND ALSO I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW THE WORD TO USE, BUT KUDOS TO LORENZO. THAT LORENZO DESCRIPTION RIGHT. OR JOSEPH DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER GUYS. LEONARD LEONARD LEONARD. HE WAS OVER THERE. YOU KNOW, SUPERVISING EVERYTHING WAS HOT. YOU KNOW, WATER, EVERYTHING. MAKE SURE AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GOT DONE THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. YOU KNOW, HE DID A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF SWEATING. KUDOS TO HIM, LORENZO IS, LORENZO, MEXICAN NAME. LORENZO I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW I START WITH THE L, I KNOW IT START WITH THE L, BUT YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS NICE. I DON'T KNOW, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CHANCE, JUST GO BY THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW? MR. BUENA VISTA, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS DID A LEWIS HOME AND THE OTHER ONE ON 52. YEAH. AND THEY LOOK NICE. YOU KNOW, I WENT TO THE ONE ON 52. AND I KNOW THAT ONE. HE NEEDED TO YOU KNOW EVEN THOUGH IT'S A NEWER COMMUNITY THAN US. BUT YOU KNOW, IT REALLY NEEDED TO. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH WE HAVE A AND JUST FOR THE I'M SORRY, JUST FOR THE RECORD, CAN YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME. IT'S JUST PROCESS THEN I KNOW WE KNOW YOUR NAME. THE RUSSIANS ARE LOOKING FOR ME. SO ARE VICTORIES 84 408 RUSSELL AVENUE. OKAY. WE HAVE A GOOD ROAD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING. YEAH, SLOW AND STEADY, BUT? IT'S SLOW, BUT STEADY. YEAH, WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS. I WAS DESPERATE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE STARTED LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE MUST START THIS AT THIS TIME, AT THAT TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS TIME IS GOING BY GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. AND I SAID, OH, MAN, YOU KNOW, THEY DID OVER THERE. THEY DID OVER THERE. I SAID, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IT GOT DONE.

LOOKS NICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT WAS A PRIORITY ON THAT ROAD IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM. SO I HAVE SOME PICTURES. BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T TAKEN THEM OUT, YOU KNOW. BUT I CAN IF YOU LIKE, I CAN BRING THEM TO YOU HOW IT LOOKS BEFORE. HOW IT LOOKS NOW.

YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE THOSE PHOTOS. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE THEM.

YOU CAN PROVIDE THEM TO ME AND ANGELA. JUST FOR A POINT OF ORDER. I'LL BE STEPPING OUT OF THE MEETING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SO IT'S 831. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 26. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE FORMATION OF THE COACHELLA AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT AD HOC

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NOW CAN WE GET ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I'M JUST REALLY QUICKLY THOUGH.

MAYBE. OH NATALIE'S ALREADY I GUESS HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. HE'S THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR IS ON THERE ALSO. AND SO IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE JUST SOMEONE FROM FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SO I AM FROM THE COUNCIL. NO, I KNOW, BUT YOU STILL ALSO WHERE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT HATS. I WON'T BE WEARING THAT HAT WHEN I'M THERE. COUNCILMAN FIGUEROA, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A NO. I KNOW YOU'RE OVERWHELMED. I'M OVERWHELMED. I'M OVERWHELMED. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. OKAY, OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE, AYE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ABSTAIN? ANYONE TO. NO. NOPE.

MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD NOW ON ITEM NUMBER 27. THIS IS APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL FIELD AND SHELTER SERVICE BETWEEN CITY OF COACHELLA AND THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE. ANIMAL SERVICES, TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF 500 AND HALF $1 MILLION. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL SHOULD BE ON ZOOM AT. I'LL START OFF WITH, MY PRESENTATION, AND THEY CAN JUMP IN AND GIVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES. OKAY. FRANCO'S GOT MORE WORK. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF COACHELLA HAS BEEN CONTRACTING WITH THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. OUR LAST AGREEMENT WAS IN 2021. IT WAS A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT EXPIRED ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR. THE COUNTY HAS REQUESTED A FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXTEND IT FOR ONE YEAR. SO IT WILL RUN THROUGH JANUARY 30TH OF 2025. THESE ARE KIND OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE. THEY RESPOND TO CALLS. IMPOUND ANIMALS, PROVIDE HUMANE CARE, INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ANIMAL BITES. QUARANTINE ANIMALS, REMOVE DECEASED ANIMALS FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, INSPECT AND ISSUE PERMITS FOR DOG KENNELS AND CATTERIES. THEY ENCOURAGE THE RETURN OF LOST ANIMALS AND, STRAY ANIMALS. STRAY ANIMALS, THEY DO A LOT OF PROGRAMS, TOO. SO THEY MENTIONED A FEW PROGRAMS THAT THEY DO, AND I'LL LET THEM SPEAK TO THAT. BUT THEY DID PROVIDE A LETTER TO ALL THE PARTNERS THAT THEY CAME FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO INCREASE THE RATES BY 5%. AND THEY PROVIDED THE FEE BREAKDOWN THAT'S IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, THEY'RE PROPOSING ALSO, THEY'RE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR ORDINANCES THAT THEY HOPE ONCE IT GETS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, THAT ALL CITIES WILL FOLLOW AS WELL. WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES. WE ADDED FOUR SHOT AND SPAY NEUTER BUS SERVICES. THEY GOT A NEW BUS SERVICE WHERE THEY PROVIDE THESE CLINICS AND THEY COME OUT TO CITIES. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT WITH A NONPROFIT AND WE ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO COME OUT HERE AS WELL. SO EACH EVENT COSTS ABOUT $3,000. WE'RE DOING FOUR. SO WE ADDED, AN EXTRA 12,000 TO THE BUDGET, THEY'RE THEY BRING IN THEIR, THEIR CLINICAL STAFF SERVICES, THEIR VETERINARIANS AND, FOR NINE MONTHS, FOR NINE HOURS AND TO BE BILLED, SO IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT RATE COMPARED. I THINK WE PAID THE SAME TO THE NONPROFIT. SO IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD DEAL,

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CERTAINLY NOT ON A DAY LIKE TODAY. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL DAY. APPROXIMATELY 31 FIELD SERVICE CALLS PER DAY, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR RESPONSE TIME FOR PRIORITY ONE CALLS AROUND 48 MINUTES. SO PRIORITY ONE CALLS ARE THE MOST URGENT TYPE OF CALL THAT WE RECEIVE, OUR CALL CENTER IS VERY BUSY RECEIVING OVER 46,000 CALLS ANNUALLY. ONE THING THAT I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF AND THE CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED IT, THERE IS AN INCREASING NEED FOR SPAY AND NEUTER ACCESS, AFFORDABLE, ESPECIALLY, IT'S BEEN KNOWN FOR I THINK, SINCE THE PANDEMIC THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 18 JOBS FOR EVERY VETERINARIAN LOOKING FOR ONE, WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THAT GAP SOMEWHAT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, WE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL VETERINARIAN POSITIONS APPROVED, WHICH WILL BRING US UP TO A TOTAL OF SEVEN VETERINARIANS. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO FIND THEM AND HIRE THEM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING A COMPETITIVE SALARY. WE ALSO HAVE ORDERED TWO BUSSES TO DO MOBILE SPAY AND NEUTER. SO THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT WHICH I APPRECIATE, WE JUST HAD OUR SECOND BUS ARRIVE EARLIER THIS MONTH, THEY WERE ON ORDER IN 2022. SO THANKS TO SUPPLY CHAIN, IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET HERE, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO DO. OUR MOBILE SPAY AND NEUTER WITH, IN ADDITION TO DOING, WELLNESS CLINICS THAT WE ARE DOING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO, AGAIN, HELP FILL THAT GAP FOR NEED OF VETERINARIAN SERVICES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE. WE ALSO RECENTLY COMPLETED A SURGERY SUITE AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY CAMPUS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ANIMAL SAMARITANS, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBOR THERE, AND THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING US WITH SURGERIES, BUT WE HAVE A NEED FOR MORE. AND SO WE RECENTLY REMODELED A SPACE IN OUR EXISTING SHELTER. THERE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE TWO BEDS TO DO ADDITIONAL SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERY AND OTHER NEEDED SURGERIES THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO ON CAMPUS, IN 2023, WE HAD OUR HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AT 11,170, SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES AND JUST TO

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SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE'LL DEFINITELY BE EXCEEDING OUR TOTAL LAST YEAR, THIS IS IMAGERY OF OUR NEW SPAY NEUTER BUSSES. SO YOU CAN SEE WE MOVED TO A CLASS C WHICH IS HELPING US FROM A STAFFING STANDPOINT. AND THE CITY MANAGER ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THOSE ARE $3,000 PER DAY, ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS WE STARTED A PET SUPPORT PROGRAM IN JUNE OF 2023, AND WHAT'S BEEN REALLY FANTASTIC ABOUT THAT PROGRAM IS THAT IT HAS HELPED US WHEN PEOPLE ARE ARRIVING AT THE SHELTER WITH AN ANIMAL, EITHER THAT THEY HAVE FOUND OR THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO SURRENDER TO THE SHELTER. WE HAVE STARTED WITH A SIMPLE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES IT TAKE? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU NEED? WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR KEEP THAT PET OR KEEP YOUR PET? TODAY, WE FOUND THAT 51% OF THE ANIMALS THAT COME TO US HAVE, BEEN ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES, WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN FOSTERED BY THEIR FINDER OR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE OWNER TO HELP THEM KEEP THEIR PET, THAT HAS HELPED US, DIVERT ALMOST 7000 PETS FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM, CONSIDERING THAT WE TAKE IN 32,000 ANIMALS ANNUALLY, AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 90 ANIMALS EVERY SINGLE 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR, TAKING 7000 OUT OF THAT, I GUESS REMOVING 7000 ADDITIONAL ANIMALS THAT MIGHT HAVE ENTERED THE SHELTER SYSTEM IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR US BEING ABLE TO DO OUR JOB BETTER. SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE KICKED OFF A 5000 CAT CHALLENGE IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON LIFE SAVING, THE CAT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OR THE INITIATIVES I SHOULD SAY, THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, IS AGAIN, PET SUPPORT MOSTLY ASSISTS CATS. SO 67% OF THE CATS SEEN IN PET SUPPORT WERE DIVERTED AND DIDN'T ENTER THE SHELTER. AND THAT'S JUST IN 2024. IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE FROM 41% OF LAST YEAR TO 55% THIS YEAR. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE 5000 CAT CHALLENGE WHEN WE COMMENCED IT IN JANUARY OF 2024, WE WERE SEEKING TO EUTHANIZE 5000 FEWER CATS DURING THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

WE'VE ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO KITTEN FOSTERING AS PART OF THAT 5000 CAT CHALLENGE, WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO HELP KEEP, HEALTHY STRAY CATS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE ARE WELL ON TRACK TO EXCEED OUR 5000 GOAL FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR WITH AT THE END OF JULY OF 2024, 2900 FEWER CATS EUTHANIZED THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. I MENTIONED JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO WHAT OUR TOTAL WAS FOR INTAKE, IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A CHART THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS OVER THE COURSE OF TEN YEARS WHAT OUR INTAKE HAS BEEN.

AND WHAT OUR OUTCOMES ARE, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT IN THE SCHEME OF JUST WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING OVERALL, AND PERHAPS ASSIST WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN OR HEARD OR READ ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS GOES BACK TO 2014, 2015 AND OUR LIVE IMPOUNDS BACK IN THAT YEAR WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 30. LOOKS LIKE 38,900, YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT NUMBER, WHICH IS THIS BROWN LINE RIGHT HERE, BY THE WAY, TRACKS OVER TIME AND JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, THE BROWN LINE ACTUALLY RELATES TO THESE NUMBERS OVER HERE. IN, IN 23, 24, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE DOWN TO 32,000. WE TOOK A BIG DIP RIGHT DOWN IN THE PANDEMIC WHEN THE SHELTER WAS CLOSED AND EVERYONE WAS ADOPTING ANIMALS AND KEEPING THEIR PETS AT HOME BECAUSE THEY WERE HOME THERE WITH THEM. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK ARE INTERESTING TO SEE IS, THE NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS. SO ADOPTIONS IS THE ORANGE BROWN LINE HERE. YOU CAN SEE ADOPTIONS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 AND 10,000 BACK IN 2014, 2015, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT NUMBER IN FISCAL YEAR 2324, WHICH JUST ENDED IN JUNE 30TH, WAS ACTUALLY AT THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN TEN YEARS. SO WE ADOPTED OUT MORE ANIMALS LAST FISCAL YEAR, THAN WE HAD THE PREVIOUS TEN, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE

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BUT WE DO LIKE TO SEE THAT IT'S AT LEAST TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ONE NEW AREA OF FOCUS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IN THE COMING, YEAR IS GOING TO BE THIS RETURN TO OWNER NUMBER. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE LIGHT BLUE LINE THAT WAS MUCH HIGHER BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND TOOK A NOSEDIVE AND HASN'T QUITE YET RETURNED. SO WE'RE PLANNING TO PROVIDE SOME FOCUS, TO THAT AREA. BUT AGAIN, THIS JUST GIVES YOU SORT OF A SNAPSHOT OVER TEN YEARS. SO YOU CAN JUST SEE WHERE WE'RE SITTING TODAY, IN ASSOCIATION TO WITH WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE DO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH VIA THE MOBILE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS AS WELL AS THE WELLNESS CLINICS. THE WELLNESS CLINIC IS SOMETHING WE STARTED DOING. I WANT TO SAY, AT THE END OF 2022, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE COUNTY, THOSE CLINICS INCLUDE VACCINES, YOU CAN SEE IT'S MENTIONED HERE AS WELL AS FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT, DEWORMING AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE A REAL COMMON THING. I THINK IT SAYS RIGHT HERE, YEAH, FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT AND MICROCHIPS. SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN OFFERING IN THOSE CLINICS AND DOING THOSE THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE COUNTY, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING TOOL KITS TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, TO HELP ADDRESS THE LARGE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY THAT SPEAKS SPANISH. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR, BILINGUAL MATERIAL HERE ON THIS PAGE. WE ALSO ARE RECENTLY DOING A LOT MORE EFFORT TO CREATE TOOL KITS FOR OUR SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AND LOOKING AT FOCUS THAT SPECIFICALLY, ADDRESSES COMMUNITIES THAT SPEAK SPANISH.

PRIMARILY. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER AREAS AND THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO THAT BETTER, WE ALSO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS IN EACH COMMUNITY BY REQUEST. SO IF YOU HAVE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO TABLE AT, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'D LOVE TO ATTEND, THIS I ACTUALLY PUT THIS SLIDE TOGETHER YESTERDAY, BUT, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW ABOUT AN EMERGENCY. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM, OUR STAFF ARE WELL TRAINED. IN FACT, I ALMOST THINK WE PERFORM BEST DURING AN EMERGENCY, WE'RE CURRENTLY SHELTERING ANIMALS FOR EVACUEES. WE ARE STAGING ON SITE AT INCIDENT COMMAND. WE ARE DRIVING ANIMALS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE SHELTERING LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO WHERE THE ANIMALS CAN BE HOUSED. WE'RE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO EVACUEES AND ANIMALS THAT ARE OUT IN THE FIELD PROVIDING HAY, FOOD, WHATEVER MIGHT BE NEEDED DURING THESE TYPES OF EMERGENCIES.

WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE MOVE ANIMALS THAT DON'T HAVE THE MEANS BY WHICH TO MOVE THEIR ANIMALS, OR SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEIR MEANS IS CUT OFF LIKE THEY CAN'T GET TO THEIR CARS. SO WE CAN HELP, AND THEN WE DO THAT WITH A LOT OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE RIVERSIDE EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESPONSE SYSTEM KNOWN AS RIRS. AND THAT IS A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT HELP US DURING THESE EVENTS AND SOMETIMES OTHER EVENTS, LIKE LARGE SCALE CRUELTY CASES. I MENTIONED THE RETURN TO OWNER FOCUS, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ONE THING WE DID LAUNCH LAST JULY WAS PETCO LOVE LOST, WHICH IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT USES FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE TO HELP CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THEIR PETS, AND SO, THAT SOFTWARE ACTUALLY LOOKS ON NEXTDOOR AND THE NEIGHBOR PROGRAM BY RING AND POWERBOOST AND LOOKS AT IMAGES THERE AND COMPARES THEM TO THE IMAGES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE SHELTER. AND WHEN IT FINDS A MATCH, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS CONNECT BOTH THE SHELTER TO THE OWNER. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD 455 REUNIONS, THROUGH, MAY OF THIS YEAR JUST USING THAT FACIAL RECOGNITION

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JUST GIVING IT A DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW, I ALSO HAVE, I THINK A QUICK HANDOUT THAT I WANTED TO SHOW ON. LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS. AARON, THE, COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM, I SAW THAT THAT WAS AN ITEM ON THE ON THE GRAPH, HOW ARE PEOPLE ABLE TO SOMETIMES PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY. CAT PROGRAM, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO SPAY AND NEUTER THESE ANIMALS, AND THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHERE YOU END UP WITH THAT GRAPH WITH THE ONE FEMALE CAT, AND YOU END UP WITH 1100, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY CATS, HOW DO PEOPLE, HOW CAN PEOPLE, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE TRAPPING, OR ASSISTING IN BRINGING ANIMALS IN FOR SPAY AND NEUTER, I WOULD RECOMMEND CONTACTING THE SHELTER AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE TRAPS IN OUR IN OUR, CATCHING CATS, AGAIN, CONTACT THE SHELTER. YOU CAN DO THAT JUST THROUGH OUR GENERAL PHONE NUMBER. OKAY, AND THEY CAN HELP SET YOU UP WITH HOW YOU CAN GET SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERY FOR THOSE CATS, I WANTED TO SHOW REALLY QUICKLY THE, STATISTICS FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY, SHELTER SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I KNOW, IN COACHELLA, YOU WANT TO KNOW, MOSTLY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT YOUR LOCAL SHELTER, THIS IS HOW MANY ANIMALS WE'VE TAKEN IN TO DATE IN 2024, THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE SHELTER. SO THIS IS LET'S SEE. IT'S NOT TO DATE. IT'S THROUGH JULY 31ST. SO 303,555 ANIMALS HAVE COME IN THERE, YOU CAN SEE APPROXIMATELY WHAT THAT AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION LOOKS LIKE AT THAT SHELTER. HOW MANY COME IN APPROXIMATELY DAILY THERE. AND THEN WHAT THE LIVE OUTCOMES ARE, YOU CAN SEE THE LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR BOTH DOGS AND CATS THERE. AND THEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL THIS OTHER INTERESTING I CAN'T SEEM TO GET TO. OKAY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO UNSHARE AND THEN AND THEN RESHARE. I'M SORR. LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS. IT'S BURIED BEHIND THE CONTROLS UP AT THE TOP. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET TO IT. LET'S SEE. I AM SCREEN SHARING. THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE. OKAY, OKAY. HERE'S YOUR. SHARE SCREEN OKAY. SO THIS ONE IS

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THE AVERAGE DAILY INTAKE THAT NUMBER IS NOT RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE FAR LOWER FOR YOU. AND THE LIVE RELEASE RATE IS 79% FOR DOGS AND 58% FOR CATS. FOR COACHELLA, ANIMALS, IT LOOKS LIKE 207 ADOPTIONS. A LOT WERE TRANSFERRED TO PARTNERS, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PARTNER WORK, WE ACTUALLY SEE THAT MUCH HIGHER IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND THEN ABOUT 37 OWNER RETURNS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD A NUMBER OF OWNER EUTHANASIA REQUESTS, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE, THAT IS A SERVICE THAT WE OFFER THAT'S VERY AFFORDABLE, MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE THAN YOU WOULD FIND AT A VETERINARIAN, WHEN YOU SEE THE EUTHANASIA UNTREATABLE, THAT'S GOING TO BE ANIMALS THAT ARE TYPICALLY IRREMEDIABLY SUFFERING. AND SO THIS IT'S NICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE ANIMALS AT THEIR TIME OF NEED. SO WANTED TO SHARE IN PARTICULAR THIS INFORMATION FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA, IN CASE YOU WANTED TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN YOUR CITY. AWESOME. SO, ERIN, I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO MAYBE START THIS CONVERSATION. YEAH, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE SHOWING US OUR ANNUAL INTAKE, AND I KNOW THAT AS PART OF THIS BUDGET, WE'VE, ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR COUNTY LED, SERVICES WHERE THEY WILL THEY'LL COME OUT AND PROVIDE EITHER WELLNESS OR I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DOING SPAY AND NEUTER ON THOSE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS. YEAH. OKAY. I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT WE GOT THE COUNTY. I THINK THE PARTNERSHIP WE ALSO HAVE WITH THE NONPROFIT THAT RENE HELD AS WELL, I THINK WE DID, WHAT, LIKE 4 OR 5 EVENTS WITH THEM, TOO. AND WE WANT TO BRING ANOTHER ITEM BACK WITH THEM AS WELL. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE INTAKE DOESN'T DO IS KIND OF BREAK DOWN IF THOSE ARE LARGE ANIMALS OR SMALL ANIMALS. BUT IN TERMS OF THE DOGS, BUT NONETHELESS, THOUGH I THINK WE AS A CITY SHOULD MAYBE DEDICATE SOME TIME WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY EITHER BREEDERS IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA OR OR FOLKS THAT ARE JUST BEING IRRESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR DOGS. YOU KNOW, AND WE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO TRY TO BRING THAT INTAKE NUMBER DOWN. AND MAYBE, MAYBE WE WANT TO SET A GOAL, FOR THE NEXT THIS NEXT YEAR THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO REDUCE INTAKE BY TEN, 20%. AND THEN AND THEN JUST KIND OF GET A STEADY PROGRAM WITH THE COUNTY WITH NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TO DO OUR PART IN ALLEVIATING KIND OF THE OVERALL, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY SHELTER. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING OUR BANG FOR OUR BUCK, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, IF WE WERE TO DO THIS ON OUR OWN AND HAVE OUR OWN SHELTER, IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE GOT TO WATCH WHAT'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, AT THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SENTIMENTS OUT THERE THAT THAT SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE COUNTY'S RECEIVING THE BRUNT OF LIKE THE COMMUNITY, LIKE JUST CONCERNS AND FOR AARON, SHE'S SHE'S TAKEN A LOT OF THAT. RIGHT. LIKE SHE'S AND, AND BUT US AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO KIND OF LIKE, TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN TOO, YOU KNOW, AND A LOT OF THE TIMES I THINK WE HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF, HEY, WE'RE OUTSOURCING THE SERVICE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF

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AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT. I MEAN, WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN HELP HERE. I WOULD DO MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? THAT CAT PROGRAM LIKE, BECAUSE IT ISN'T ON, LIKE, ANIMAL CONTROL. LIKE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A YOU HAVE TO INITIATE IT. AND HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE? BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE A CAT PROBLEM, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T SPAY AND NEUTER, RIGHT? WE'RE THE STARTED THERE. AND SO HOW DO WE CONTROL THE POPULATION? BUT I THINK ALSO THE, MICROCHIPPING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR DOGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE FIREWORKS, HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHERE. AND I THINK EDUCATING PEOPLE THAT MORE THAN LIKELY YOUR DOG ENDED UP AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN THOUSAND PALMS, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEIR DOG GOT RUN OVER OR SOMETHING. BUT YOU GOT TO START THERE FIRST BECAUSE MORE THAN LIKELY SOMEONE LIKE YOU SAW THE NUMBERS, PEOPLE WOULD DO THE RETURNS OVER THE COUNTER. THEY'RE STRAYS, BUT THEY USUALLY AREN'T. BUT I WOULD ASSUME AARON, PROBABLY A LOT OF THOSE ANIMALS DON'T HAVE MICROCHIPPING, AND THEN THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T EVER RETURN BACK TO THEIR OWNER, SO HOW DO WE KIND OF HELP? IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS. IT'S NOT JUST HAVING A MICROCHIP. IT'S KEEPING THE MICROCHIP UP TO DATE. SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT MOVES A LOT, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN THEIR MICROCHIP IS UP TO DATE. WE ALWAYS CALL WE ALWAYS EMAIL, IN SOME CASES, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO A DOOR KNOCK, IF IT'S IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE PICK AN ANIMAL UP, AND SO BUT IF THAT INFORMATION ISN'T UP TO DATE, YOU KNOW, THEN IT CAN BE A DEAD END AND WE GET A LOT OF DEAD ENDS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE COULD ALSO JUST DO AS AN EDUCATION PIECE IS REMINDING PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR MICROCHIP INFORMATION. RIGHT PETCO LOVE LOST IS A FREE SERVICE. YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR PET AND UPLOAD IT TO PETCO LOVE LOST PROACTIVELY AND THEN IT'S THERE. AND SO THEN IF THAT PET COMES IN, THEN THAT MATCH ALREADY GETS MADE RIGHT, EVEN WITHOUT A MICROCHIP, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, I THINK WE'VE HEARD IN OTHER CITIES LIKE SACRAMENTO WHERE PEOPLE WILL GO TO A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE GATHERS, LET'S SAY IT'S LIKE A SOCCER, YOU KNOW, COMPLEX OR SOMEPLACE WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THEIR PETS WITH THEM AND THEN JUST SCANNING, YOU KNOW, HAVING VOLUNTEERS SCAN THE MICROCHIP AND SAY, LIKE, HEY, IS THIS UP TO DATE? YOU WANT TO UPDATE IT, YOU KNOW, AND JUST TAKING KIND OF LIKE AN ACTIVE ROLE AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE CONNECTING WITH THEIR PETS. I THINK ANOTHER MISCONCEPTION IS THAT THE SHELTER WANTS YOUR ANIMAL AND DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK, TOO. WE COULD WORK TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF, WHICH IS WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH YOUR PET.

IF YOU COME AND YOU COME TO GET YOUR PET, WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH THAT PET. IF YOU NEED HELP GETTING YOUR PET OUT, WE WILL HELP YOU GET YOUR PET OUT, AND SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT PERCEPTION OF THAT THE SHELTER WANTS TO TAKE YOUR ANIMAL FROM YOU AND KEEP IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE COULD ALL HELP CHANGE, BECAUSE THAT WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN KEEPING YOUR PET. WE WANT IT TO GO HOME WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, THE ANIMALS THAT COME INTO OUR SHELTER ARE THEY'RE THERE, FOR THE MOST PART. WELL FED. THEY'RE FRIENDLY, THEY BELONGED TO SOMEBODY. SO, YOU KNOW, THESE AREN'T, FOR THE MOST PART, FERAL ANIMALS. YOU KNOW, THEY WERE SOMEBODY'S PET, AND THEY'RE NOT COMING FOR THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT IF WE ALL FOCUSED ON, RETURN TO OWNER AND HAVING PEOPLE COME AND RETURN THEIR PET, PICK UP THEIR PETS, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY IS I. I JUST LOOKING AT THE STATISTICS, THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE IN YOUNG PUPPIES AND KITTENS COMING INTO THE SHELTER, AND WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH, YOU KNOW, THE LACK OF SPAY AND NEUTER AFFORDABLY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY AM PROUD OF YOU GUYS FOR ALREADY DOING SO MANY EVENTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO DO TO OFFER SPAY AND NEUTER. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING US AS WELL. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET OUT TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES AND TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN DO. YOU KNOW, ON OUR OWN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE COMMUNITY ALL IN WITH US TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT FEEDBACK LOOP IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO RETHINK, LIKE OUR APPROACH. SO WE HAVE OUR OUR ISLAND MEETINGS, WHICH IS BASICALLY US PRESENTING TO

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SO, I HAVE ONE OTHER JUST COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU WERE JUST DISCUSSING, I THINK IT'S, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU'RE WANTING TO REDUCE THIS NUMBER IS TO THINK ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ORDER FOR THEIR ANIMAL TO NOT END UP WITH US. AND MAYBE THAT HELP LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN SENDING CODE ENFORCEMENT OUT. IT MIGHT BE HELPING THEM REPAIR THEIR FENCE, OR HELPING THEM MAYBE GET THEIR ANIMAL TO A VET, OR JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HOW NEIGHBORS CAN HELP EACH OTHER IN BEING SUCCESSFUL. A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY OF PET OWNERS. AND SO I LIKE THAT IDEA. JUST BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICE. AND ASSISTANCE TO YOUR COMMUNITY VERSUS BEING PUNITIVE AND JUST THINKING ABOUT LIKE, HOW CAN WE HELP THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS KEEP THEIR PETS ENCLOSED IN THEIR FENCES? YOU KNOW, IS IT A WORK WEEKEND WHERE WE CAN GO AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S FENCES ARE REINFORCED, YOU KNOW, DOES HOME DEPOT WANT TO DONATE MATERIALS, IS THERE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR THAT WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, HELP, HELP SHORE UP FENCING IN A CERTAIN COMMUNITY WHERE MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THE WIND WAS WREAKED HAVOC ON IT, YOU KNOW, OR IS THERE, DOES SOMEBODY NEED ASSISTANCE GETTING PET FOOD FROM THE PET PANTRY? MAYBE THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO BRING THEIR PET TO THE SHELTER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FEED IT ANYMORE. AND JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN KIND OF HELP EACH OTHER, HAVE MORE SUCCESSFUL PET OWNERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, BECAUSE I KNOW OUR OFFICERS, GO AROUND WITH, JUST TEMPORARY FENCING TO TRY AND, YOU KNOW, HELP SHORE UP OPENINGS THAT THEY FIND. BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU'LL FIND A DOG JUST SITTING RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE OPENING THAT IT CAME OUTSIDE OF. AND SO YOUR COMMUNITY COULD TAKE THAT SAME TACTIC, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, I SUPPOSE, WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO CONSIDER. SO IT'S JUST JUST A THOUGHT. CARROTS AND STICKS I AGREE ALL OF THE ABOVE. SO I'LL JUMP RIGHT IN HERE GABRIEL, FOR LIKE A LOT OF THIS STUFF, YOU KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WANT

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AND SO I THINK WHEN WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS LIKE THAT, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE MIGHT BE SHORT OF STAFFING, IS TO COLLABORATE PEOPLE WHO REALLY, REALLY DO GENUINELY JUST LOVE AND WANT TO HELP AND ASSIST, COACHELLA WITH SOME OF THE ANIMAL CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, WE SHOULD USE TO OUR FULLEST, I'M SURE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ORGANIZATION, WITH THE COMMUNITY, FOR THESE VOLUNTEERS, I THINK IT'S GREAT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COMMIT THEIR TIME, BUT IT'S WHAT CAN WE FACILITATE FACILITATE. AND THEN IS THERE A TIME FRAME THAT YOU GUYS NEED? THAT'S A LOT OF PROGRAMS HERE THAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED. AND THEN SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. AND I WANT TO HEAR FROM FROM STAFF FROM THE EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS. YOU KNOW I KNOW THIS FALLS UNDER GABRIEL PEREZ, BUT ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS HERE THAT ARE ADDRESSING THE ANIMAL CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE WE'RE HAVING. SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A MEETING WITH EVERYONE WHO'S A STAKEHOLDER, WITH EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THESE CALLS AND WHAT PROGRAMS WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT FORWARD. AND WHAT WE HAVE THE STAFFING FOR IS ANOTHER THING, TOO. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING, THEN LIKE I SAID, COLLABORATING WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO INVEST THEIR TIME FOR FREE TO US WOULD BE OF GREAT, GREAT HELP. AND TO I THINK ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I SEE QUITE A BIT IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF STRAY ANIMALS A LOT, AND THESE ANIMALS ARE REPRODUCING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE OWNERS.

AND SO THEY'RE KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THEM RUNNING AROUND, ROAMING AROUND THE STREETS AND THAT'S A BIG ISSUE. AND I KNOW THAT WE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT IS TO HAVE A TRAP AND RELEASE PROGRAM. AND I THINK IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, JUST FROM WHAT I SEE WHEN I'M IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, IS THAT THE SPAY AND NEUTERING IS ABSOLUTELY AT THE MOST PRIORITY. BUT ALSO IS THAT IF WE'RE NOT CATCHING AND RELEASING SOME OF THESE STRAYS THAT ARE OUT THERE, THEN IT'S STILL GOING TO BE THAT IMBALANCE, AND I SEE AARON SHAKING HER HEAD IS JUST A REALITY. AND, AND SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES, THEY JUST HAVE SO MANY CATS. I MEAN, EVERYWHERE.

AND WE REALLY NEED TO START FOCUSING ON THOSE COMMUNITIES. AND I'M PRETTY SURE LIKE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF, WHEN THEY'RE IN THESE COMMUNITIES, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THEY KNOW WHICH COMMUNITIES HAVE MORE STRAYS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. THEY REALLY DO KNOW. AND SO, AGAIN, IT'S JUST, WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND COMING UP WITH THE PROGRAM AS THAT YOU GUYS CAN CARRY OUT THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE THE STAFFING TO CARRY OUT. AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE, LET US KNOW WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES IS SO THAT THEN WE CONSIDER WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BECAUSE I ALSO DON'T WANT YOU GUYS FEELING OVERWHELMED AND THINKING, WELL, WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT ALL THIS STUFF. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS NEW EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT, BUT WE'RE NOW HAVING TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE WHERE DO WE GET THE STAFF FOR. AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU GUYS ARE ALL FEELING THAT. SO AGAIN, IF YOU GUYS CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEETING, SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, WHAT CAN BE A PRIORITY, PUT SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM, WHATEVER YOU NEED AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO US. LET US KNOW. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU NEED HELP WITH AND IF WE CAN GO FROM THERE. BUT THIS REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF WORK, AND A LOT OF STAFFING, A LOT OF HOURS. THAT'S A GOOD RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES ANY ABSTENTION DELGADO I DIDN'T. OH YES, I SAID I THANK YOU, THANK YOU AARON.

THANK YOU AARON THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 28. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH FOR LAW

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GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS NUMBER 28. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. LITTLE BACKGROUND, IN 2008, WE HAD A GOOD LEVEL OF SERVICE PREPARED, PRE. GREAT RECESSION. WE HAD 110 PATROL HOURS PER DAY. TWO SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM DEPUTIES, DEDICATED SERGEANT SCHOOL RESOURCE, DEPUTY GANG TASK FORCE, DEPUTY NARCOTIC TASK FORCE, DEPUTY TWO MOTOR OFFICERS AND TWO COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICERS. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER THAT TIME THERE WAS A BIG RECESSION. A LOT OF CITIES DOWNSIZED, BUDGETS WERE REDUCED, OUR DAYS WERE GONE, AND IN 2024, THIS IS OUR CURRENT SERVICE. WE HAVE 90 PATROL HOURS, THREE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM DEPUTIES, A DEDICATED SERGEANT, ONE TASK FORCE DEPUTY, ONE THE TASK FORCE DEPUTY PACK DEPUTY AND THREE COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER. ONE IS TOBACCO FUNDED. THROUGH THE GRANT WE RECEIVED IN 2008, WE HAD ABOUT 38,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY, AND 2024 WE HAVE ABOUT 43,000, ABOUT AN 18% INCREASE. AND AS HOMES KEEP KEEP COMING INTO PRODUCTION, BUSINESSES KEEP COMING IN, THE POPULATION IS GOING TO INCREASE. THIS NEW AGREEMENT IS FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2029, DURING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THOSE SERVICES, IN SPEAKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LIEUTENANT VASQUEZ WAS VERY, HELPFUL, VERY HELPFUL AND CRUCIAL IN DEVELOPING THIS PLAN AND HEARING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE CAME UP WITH THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND THIS YEAR, IN THIS FISCAL YEAR ONE, WE WERE GOING TO ADD A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY. THAT'S ABOUT $426,000 INCREASE YEAR. NUMBER TWO, IT WILL BE ADDING ANOTHER, CAT TEAM DEPUTY AND A CSO, TO REPLACE THE TOBACCO GRANT. AND THAT'S ABOUT A $1 MILLION INCREASE, ALSO, WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT AGAIN. SO THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME SAVINGS THERE. IF WE GET THE GRANT FOR THAT YEAR. YEAR THREE IS GOING FROM 90 OR 90 HOURS OF PATROL SERVICES, WHICH IS WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS, WHICH EQUALS FOUR DEPUTIES DURING THE DAY. AND THREE DEPUTIES AT NIGHT, RAISING IT TO 96 HOURS, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR DEPUTIES AT NIGHT AND EQUAL FOR DAY FOR NIGHT. AND THAT'S ABOUT A $1.6 MILLION INCREASE YEAR. NUMBER FOUR, IT WOULD BE ADDING THE SECOND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEN YEAR NUMBER FIVE IS, ADDING THE TWO EXISTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DEPUTIES, AND CONVERTING THEM INTO MOTORCYCLES. SO WE'RE BUYING THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THAT.

THIS IS KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN, THE ON JULY 10TH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE $11.2 MILLION FOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. YEAR ONE. IF WE ADOPT THIS AGREEMENT, THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND. SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED THAT MONEY AND THE PRICE FOR YEAR ONE, EVEN WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES, IS BELOW THE REQUESTED AMOUNT, IF YOU SEE THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST, IF WE DO NOTHING, IT'S ABOUT A $60 MILLION INVESTMENT. BUT WITH THE WITH THE INVESTMENT INTO PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS ABOUT $7.8 MILLION INVESTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ABOUT $67 MILLION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. SO IT'S A BIG INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO IMPROVE THOSE SERVICES AND PROVIDE THAT QUALITY OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FROM JULY 24TH. FROM JULY 24TH TO JUNE 29TH, WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE ANY NON-MONETARY CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT, ALLOW CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. DURING THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE LIEUTENANT VASQUEZ UP TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL, COMMENTS ON THE WAY HE CREATED THE FIVE YEAR PLAN. IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE. AND HE CAN EXPLAIN HOW. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT, THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR MANY YEARS. AND I HOPE WE, PROGRESS FORWARD WITH IT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE CONTRACT ITSELF, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE IS WITH

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OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BUDGET FOR TOO? YEAH. YEAH. SO INITIALLY WHEN I, WHEN I FORMULATED THIS PLAN, THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE CITY IS AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REFERENCED, TRAFFIC AND LACK OF ENFORCEMENT WITHIN FOR TRAFFIC, I HAD, PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A WHILE BACK, THE ADDITION OF, OR THE ADDING OF A MOTORCYCLE ENFORCEMENT, THAT WAS, NOT AGREED UPON. THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE DIRECTION THE CITY WANTED TO GO TO AT THAT POINT. DUE TO THE COST OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND VARIOUS REASONS, WE CAN REVISIT THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO I THOUGHT THE BEST THING TO GO. WE STILL NEED THAT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. STILL BE DONE. MAYBE NOT AS EFFECTIVELY, BUT STILL BE DONE IN A PATROL CAR. AND SO I'M THINKING BABY STEPS HERE AGAIN, START OFF WITH A WITH A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY AND A PATROL CAR. AT THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS, WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL, HOPEFULLY, ANOTHER TRAFFIC DEPUTY. AND THEN

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IT DEPENDS ON WHAT DIRECTION, AGAIN, THAT YOU WANT TO GO. WE'RE COMPLETELY MOLDABLE. IF YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR, WE DON'T NEED THAT CSO. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WANT TO CONVERT TO THAT MOTOR OFFICER OR THAT TRAFFIC DEPUTY TO A MOTOR OFFICER. WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS ONE SOUNDS GOOD. THERE'S A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CALL FOR THE MOTION. OKAY I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM I MAYOR HERNANDEZ. I MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 29.

THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH URBAN HABITAT. THIS IS FOR AVENUE 50. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

COUNCIL SO AS MR. MAYOR MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE AVENUE 50 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SOME BACKGROUND YOU HAVE 50 STREET IMPROVEMENT, IT'S A WIDENING PROJECT, ALSO STREET 93, THIS IS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY DEVELOPERS. CVAG AND, THE GOAL IS TO WIDEN AVENUE 50 FROM THE WESTERN CITY LIMITS TO CESAR CHAVEZ. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE IMPROVING THE ASPHALT CONDITIONS, IMPROVING INTERSECTIONS, INSTALLING LANDSCAPE MEDIANS ALONG THE ENTIRETY OF THE CORRIDOR, THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AGREED WITH CVAG IS $9.25 MILLION. THAT'S A REIMBURSABLE RATE OF 75%. SO OUR TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR AGREEMENT WITH CVAG IS FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF 6.9 MILLION, AND THEN WE COVER THE REMAINDER, WITHIN THE CVAG TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, THIS IS A TOP TEN LIST OR A TOP TEN PROJECT ON THEIR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITIZATION STUDY, WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE PROJECTS ALREADY TO COUNCIL, SO WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN, COMPLETED WITH THIS PROJECT. WE DID HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DOCTOR HORTON WHERE THEY DID THE WIDENING AND THE LANDSCAPE MEDIANS IN FRONT OF THE NEW MARIPOSA POINT. AND THEN THEY ALSO DID THE WIDENING FOR US GOING EAST ALL THE WAY TO THE INTERSECTION OF VAN BUREN.

WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FULL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. SO WE DO HAVE THE DESIGN READY.

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS GOING, AND WE HAVE ALREADY DONE ACQUISITION AND DEMOLITION OF TWO OF THE HOMES BETWEEN DEL ORO AND CESAR CHAVEZ, WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR THAT LAST SECTION, FOR THIS PART. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BREAKING THE REMAINING WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE INTO TWO PHASES. SO THIS PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENT IS FROM THE WESTERN CITY LIMITS TO THE EDGE OF DEL ORO PARK AT AVENIDA DEL PARQUE PARKWAY, SO THIS IS THE SECTION THAT IS ALREADY FULLY WIDENED. BUT IT'S THE SECTION THAT NEEDS ALL OF THE MEDIANS, THE ASPHALT REPAIR, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE DOING ENHANCED MEDIANS IN THE AREA WHERE THE MEDIANS ALREADY EXIST, AND WE'LL ALSO BE DOING CRACK SEAL AND SLURRY SEAL AND RESTRIPING OF THE ENTIRE ROADWAY ALONG THIS PHASE AS WELL, THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL COMMUNITY, BOTH WITH SAFETY AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. ANYTIME YOU HAVE A FULLY LANDSCAPED MEDIAN THAT PROVIDES SHADE, THAT PROVIDES CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES SAFETY WHERE YOU ELIMINATE THOSE HEAD ON COLLISIONS BY HAVING THAT MEETING THAT SEPARATES THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC, THE PHASE TWO PORTION OF THE PROJECT THAT WILL BE THE SMALL SECTION FROM DEL ORO TO CESAR CHAVEZ IN THAT AREA, THAT PHASE TWO SECTION, WHICH WE'LL BRING TO YOU AFTER WE COMPLETE OUR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITIONS, WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THAT LAST SECTION, THAT WILL INCLUDE WIDENING, THAT WILL INCLUDE UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING, THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE MEDIANS AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT DEL ORO. AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT CESAR CHAVEZ, SO JUST TO KIND OF LIKE PICTURE WHAT I JUST LAID OUT, THE PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ARE APPROVING RIGHT NOW WITH THIS CONTRACT, ARE SHOWN IN BLUE. SO IT'S THE WESTERN CITY LIMITS TO CALHOUN. AND THEN FROM VAN BUREN TO AVENIDA DEL PARQUE, THE PHASE TWO IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE FROM DEL ORO PARK TO CESAR

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AND I KNOW THE COUNTY AND INDIO HAVE A PROJECT RIGHT THERE THAT'S PUTTING IN AN INTERSECTION OR LIGHTS AND THEN, DOING THE REPAVING. SO I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LITTLE GAP RIGHT THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE EXCLUDED IN TERMS OF ROAD REPLACEMENT AND PAVEMENT, YES. THAT IS GOING TO BE FULLY REPAVED AS WELL, WITH A PROJECT THAT WAS BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL BEFORE THE BREAK, THE FULL PAVEMENT REHABILITATION FROM THAT CORNER OVER TO THE CITY LIMITS IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE MESQUITE WATER PROJECT. SO IT'S PART OF MESQUITE SO THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS GETTING TORN UP AS PART OF THAT PROJECT. AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE ASPHALT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THERE. SO THE, WHEN THE WHOLE CORRIDOR IS DONE, YES, WE WILL HAVE BRAND NEW ASPHALT, THANKS FOR THAT REMINDER. THE ASPHALT FROM THE CITY LIMITS ALL THE WAY ACROSS.

WE SHOULD JUST CIRCLE THAT FOR, LIKE, PAINT IT BLUE BECAUSE OF. SO JUST QUICKLY, I'M SURE EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE CONDITIONS OUT HERE. THIS IS THE MEDIAN AS IT EXISTS ON, THE EXISTING MEETING IN FRONT OF CVS. YOU CAN SEE THE LANDSCAPING IS FAIRLY PALTRY. IT'S JUST SITTING IN DIRT AND THE CONCRETE IS, THE STAMPED CONCRETE IS KIND OF OLD AND WORN OUT, IN THE STREET. NEEDS SOME REPAIRS. CRACK SEAL AND SLURRY SEAL AND RESTRIPING, MOST OF THE SECTION WHERE WE'RE DOING THIS WORK, THERE IS NO MEETING AT ALL, SO, YOU KNOW, THE PRIME AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME, A LITTLE BIT OF GAPS OF THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PARKWAY AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME ENHANCEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPING ON THE PARKWAY AS WELL. IN AREAS WHERE IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT SUFFICIENT. BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, AS FAR AS KIND OF LOOKING WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE, THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT DR. HORTON JUST PUT IN. SO THEY DID THE STAMPED CONCRETE WITH KIND OF THE CURVED DESIGNS. THEY HAVE THE DG, THEY HAVE THE MIXED PLANTING STYLES, SO AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER PICTURE OF WHAT DR. HORTON HAS RECENTLY INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THEIR PROJECT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT OUR PROJECT IS GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN THIS. WE ARE GOING, YOU KNOW, VERY HIGH END, VERY HIGH QUALITY WITH WHAT WE WANT TO PUT IN. THIS IS A PRIMARY CORRIDOR IN THE CITY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REFLECT THAT ASPECT. IS IT GOING TO HAVE LIGHTS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTS? THERE WILL BE LOTS OF LANDSCAPING LIGHTS. THERE WILL BE UP LIGHTING ON THE ON THE DATE PALM TREES, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE MORE HIGH QUALITY LIKE CONCRETE INSET LIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE GRAVEL, THE D.R. HORTON, THEY HAVE THE STAMPED CONCRETE AND THEY ONLY HAD ONE COLOR OF GRAVEL. WE'RE ACTUALLY USING 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT COLORS OF GRAVEL, SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THE ENHANCED ESTHETICS. WE CAN HAVE THE DIFFERENT COLORS KIND OF COMPLEMENTING EACH OTHER TO REALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A BETTER OVERALL APPEARANCE, ANOTHER THING THAT WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IS WE WILL HAVE, BECAUSE DR. HORTON WAS KIND OF A SMALL SECTION, THEY DIDN'T HAVE QUITE AS MUCH VARIETY IN THE PLANTS, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE VARIETY IN OUR PLANT PALETTE AS WELL. SO WE DO HAVE THE DRAKE ELMS AND THE DATE PALMS, BUT WE'RE ALSO ADDING THE FLAMBOYANT TREES. SO WE GET THE EXTRA COLOR IN THE MEDIANS. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF, THE LOW SHRUBBERY PLANTS INCLUDING AGAVES, ALOES, BOTTLEBRUSH, DESERT SPOONS, RED YUCCAS, AND THE GOLD LANTANA. THAT COULD BE OUR ORANGE CORRIDOR. OKAY, COOL, WE DID DO A COLOR RENDERING AS PART TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE THE DIFFERENT COLORS OF GRAVEL, AND THE MORE HIGH DENSITY OF SHRUBS IN THE, IN THE BETTER VARIETY OF PLANTS, IN ORDER TO REALLY IMPROVE THE ESTHETICS. IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND IMPROVE THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND KIND OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR. SO WHERE IS THAT RIGHT THERE THAT SO THAT'S NEW MEDIUMS ARE GOING TO REFRESH CONCEPT. YEAH SO I DIDN'T COLOR THE ENTIRE SECTION. I JUST KIND OF GAVE EXAMPLES. SO I WANTED TO GIVE SOME GOOD EXAMPLES OF KIND OF WHAT THE WHOLE CORRIDOR WILL END UP LOOKING LIKE, BUT THE TOP SECTION THAT WOULD BE FROM CALHOUN TO COLONIA AND THEN THE BOTTOM SECTION, I KIND OF WANTED TO SHOW WHAT THE EXISTING

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YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S A YEAH. THERE'S A SECOND DRIVEWAY THERE. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER BAUTISTA, MY.

FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER. SO KIND OF MOVING ON TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE FISCAL IMPACT AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE LOW BIDDER WAS URBAN HABITAT, THEIR TOTAL BID WAS FOR AN AMOUNT OF 3,307,524. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST, ONCE YOU INCLUDE MATERIAL TESTING, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, SURVEYING AND A CONTINGENCY, COMES TO 3,000,683 273, THE PROJECT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S APPROVED CIP FOR 2425. SO THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE OVERALL BUDGET AND THE FUNDING TO PAY FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE 75% REIMBURSEMENT FROM CVAG.

SO IN THIS PORTION, THEIR REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE THE 2.762 MILLION. AND FOR THE 25% CITY FUNDING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SOURCES THAT WE'RE PULLING FROM TO GET THAT, SOME OF IT WILL BE A DEVELOPER DEPOSIT OF 195 521. THAT'S ACTUALLY A DEPOSIT THAT THE PRADO COMMUNITY GAVE TO THE CITY YEARS AGO. SO IN LIEU OF THEM INSTALLING THE MEDIANS, WHEN THAT COMMUNITY WAS BUILT, THEY GAVE A DEVELOPER DEPOSIT. SO THAT GOES TOWARDS SOME OF OUR FUNDING, AND THEN THE REMAINING FUNDING IS SPLIT BETWEEN MEASURE A AND SB ONE. SO, OBVIOUSLY THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH URBAN HABITAT IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,307,005, 24 AND $0.42, PLUS THE 10% CONTINGENCY FOR THE AVENUE, 50 STREET AND MEDIAN IMPROVEMENT PLANS. PHASE ONE I'D SEEN A LOT URBAN HABITAT IS DOING ON GOLF CENTER PARKWAY RIGHT THERE ON 111, I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL HAS SEEN THAT, BUT THAT'S THEM. IT'S ACTUALLY COMING OUT REALLY NICE. THAT 111 COURT, THAT ONE 2011 CORRIDOR. YEAH. THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING A LOT OF WORK ON JEFFERSON. RIGHT BY THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE THERE AS WELL. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL THE NEW INDIO SIGNS AND YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD, WHICH IS ALSO LOOKING VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND JUST SO NEW JUST IN TERMS OF NEW MEDIUMS. SO NEW MEDIUMS IN FRONT OF LA COLONIA, NEW MEDIUMS IN FRONT OF PRADO. AND THAT'S IT. OR, WE WANTED TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF FREDERICK. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO PAST FREDERICK, OVER TO, TO THE TO THE ORAL. YEAH, AND THEN WE ARE STOPPING SHORT THERE JUST BECAUSE, IN ORDER TO SET UP TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STUFF FOR THE NEXT PHASE, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO SET BACK A LITTLE BIT. SO WE ARE GOING TO COVER THAT FIRST BLOCK AFTER FREDERICK AS WELL. THAT WAY, ALL OF THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS EAST OF THE PARK WILL ALL BE DONE. THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE DONE EAST OF THE PARK. SO DOES THAT MEAN, SORRY, WEST OF THE PARK, YOU'LL STOP AT WHERE THAT, COMMUNITY HAS AN ENTRANCE. AND YES, THAT THAT LARGE CROSSWALK. BUT THAT WILL BE PHASE TWO. YES. AND THEN PHASE TWO, WE GET THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT DE ORO AND THE WIDENING BETWEEN DEL ORO AND CESAR CHAVEZ. UNDERSTOOD. AND YOUR WHEN DOES PHASE TWO START OR WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME, WE ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS RELATIVE TO THE LAST PROPERTY ACQUISITION THAT'S REQUIRED IN ORDER TO KICK OFF PHASE TWO. UNDERSTOOD. THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE NORMALLY WE APPROVE SOMETHING NOW AND THEN, LIKE A YEAR, COMES BACK WITH A LITTLE ADDITION TO WHAT WE APPROVED, THE GOAL IN BREAKING THIS UP IN TWO PHASES, WE HAVE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIS PROPERTY OWNERS. SO, I MEAN, WE GENERALLY DON'T DISCUSS THE PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS IN OPEN SESSION, BUT, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THAT WILL BE COMPLETED AND TIME TO KIND OF JUST ROLL THE PROJECT RIGHT INTO EACH OTHER. SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY PHASE TWO WILL BE ABLE TO ROLL RIGHT AFTER PHASE ONE.

THAT WAY WE'RE ONLY INCONVENIENCING THE COMMUNITY ON THAT STREET, YOU KNOW, THIS GIVEN FISCAL YEAR, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I ANTICIPATE BEING PUT OFF PAST THIS FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? SEEING NONE. MOTION

[Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial)]

[03:45:05]

THEY'VE BEEN VALIDATED, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMENT ON THIS, ESSENTIALLY THE ASSESSMENT RATE INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE ITEMS AS WE JUST WENT THROUGH, THESE ARE OUR ESTIMATES WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT, THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE 655. THIS IS HIGHER THAN THE TWO NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT WERE JUST INCORPORATED, BUT IT IS NOT THE HIGHEST OF THE DISTRICTS. IN COMPARISON, IT REALLY KIND OF FALLS A LITTLE BIT ON THE HIGHER END, BUT NOT, IT'S PROBABLY STILL NOT THE HIGHEST. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED AT AROUND 700, SEVEN, 50 A MONTH. AND IN THE LMDS. SO THIS IS NOT THE HIGHEST. I'LL TAKE MY WORDS BACK, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE AN INFLATOR, SO IT WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP AS COSTS GO UP AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE INFLATION INTO THE ASSESSMENT AS NEEDED, WITH THAT, ESSENTIALLY WE DID RECEIVE THE ONE BALLOT. IT IS WITH, IT WAS RECEIVED BY THE CLERK, WE'VE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, CURRENTLY, WE WOULD THEN DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TABULATE THE BALLOTS AND PROVIDE US THAT NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE FORM AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. AND THE GENERAL PRESENTATION IS THE FOLLOWING. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICTS.

EXPLANATION OF THE SERVICE PROPOSED TO THE FINANCE. EXPLANATION OF RATE AND APPORTIONMENT OF FORMULA FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS HAS BEEN HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY MISS MARTINEZ.

YES. CORRECT. CORRECT ALL RIGHT. IT IS TIME TO TAKE TESTIMONY FROM THE PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE TO

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PAUSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS HEREBY CLOSED. NOW I ASK THE CITY COUNCIL HOW THEY WISH TO PROCEED. IS THERE A MOTION? CORRECT. MAYOR, IF YOU WILL FOLLOW THE SCRIPT WHICH WAS ADOPTED TO THE TWO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS AFTER EACH OTHER, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE SCRIPT. SO THERE SHOULD BE A SEPARATE SHEET ON YOUR DESK. A SINGLE SHEET, NO SINGLE SHEET.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE FIRST ACTION WOULD BE ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF FORMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF COACHELLA TO ESTABLISH CITY OF COACHELLA CFD NUMBER 2020 4-1 TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATION LIMIT THEREOF TO AUTHORIZE A LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX THEREIN, AND TO SUBMIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPROPRIATION LIMIT AND THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS. IF WE CAN GET A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR THAT RESOLUTION, THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024, DASH ONE MOTION. THERE IS A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VIRGIN. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? YES COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM VATICAN I. MAYOR HERNANDEZ I AND THE NEXT RESOLUTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF COACHELLA CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA CFD NUMBER 2020 4-1 FOR PROPOSITIONS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT AND THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAX WITHIN THE CFD, I GIVE YOU THE FIRST AND SECOND. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE SAID RESOLUTION? AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2020 4-1. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOTION THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

FIGUEROA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM VATICAN I. MAYOR HERNANDEZ I MAYOR. THERE'S A SCRIPT THAT WAS A STAPLE THAT THE ONE PAGE CONTINUATION. I'M NOT SURE IF HE HAS IT. COMMISSIONER PAGE? THE SECOND PAGE OF THE SCRIPT. I DON'T THINK IT WAS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL START FROM THE TOP AND START FROM THE TOP OF THIS ONE. THAT ONE PAGE. YES. IT'S A CONTINUATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION OF FORMATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2020 4-1. PUBLIC SERVICES ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 53325.1 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA ALSO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY. FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2020 4-1. PUBLIC SERVICES, A BALLOT MEASURE REGARDING THE ANNUAL LEVY, A SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT. THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2020 4-1. PUBLIC SERVICES SHALL NOW BE DECLARED CITY CLERK. THERE WAS ONE VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BALLOT MEASURE AND ZERO VOTES IN A IN OPPOSITION OF THE BALLOT MEASURE. OKAY. AND THERE IS AT LEAST TWO THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BALLOT MEASURE. THE RESOLUTION DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS AND DIRECTING THE RECORDING OF A NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN SHALL BE ADOPTED. SO WE WANT THE SPECIAL ELECTION. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. CITY COUNCIL, WE MUST

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DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM DEACON I. MAYOR HERNANDEZ I THAT CONCLUDES THIS ITEM. CONGRATULATIONS TO MOTION CARRIED AND THE ELECTION WAS WO.

AMAZING WORK GUYS. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO WAIT. DO WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN? AN ITEM NUMBER 31. SAME EXACT SCRIPT, EXCEPT DIFFERENT NUMBERS. ALL RIGHT. NOBODY HAS. GIVE ME THE NEW NUMBERS. LET ME START OFF ONCE AGAIN. YOU KNOW, SAME SCRIPT. I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCES. OKAY WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT CFD NUMBER 2000 5-1, ANNEXATION NUMBER 36 SEVILLA TWO, PYRAMID RANCH. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. NUMBER 2024 DASH 46 DETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF A PRIOR PROCEEDING RELATED TO ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY.

ANNEXATION NUMBER 36IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. CFD NUMBER 2000 AND 5-1 LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICES ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 50 ON BEHALF OF CFD NUMBER 2005 ZERO ONE, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION WITHIN ANNEXATION AREA NUMBER 36 SEVILLA TWO PYRAMID RANCH ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024. DASH 51. HAVING SEEN THE RESULTS OF A OF THE ELECTION HELD WITHIN CFD NUMBER 2000 AND 5-1 AREA NUMBER 36 SEVILLA TWO. PYRAMID RANCH. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1215 ON BEHALF OF CFD NUMBER 2005. DASH ZERO ONE AUTHORIZING THE LEVEL OF A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN THE ANNEXATION AREA. NUMBER 36 ANNEXED TO SAID DISTRICT. FIRST READING IT TO MY SCRIPT NOW THIS IS CITY OF COACHELLA. COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FORMATION, COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2020 2000 AND 5-1 AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID DISTRICT PROPOSITION REGARDING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RELATING TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2000 AND 5-01. YEAH THIS IS FOR CFD 2005. DASH ONE ANNEXATION NUMBER 36 TO CORRECT THE SCRIPT HAS THE OTHER OH OKAY. YEAH 36. SO THE SCRIPT HAS THE OTHER 2000 AND 5-01. THIS PUBLIC HEARING RELATES TO THE PROPOSED FORMATION OF SAID DISTRICT AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID DISTRICT PROPOSITION REGARDING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CLARIFY, FOR THE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY, ANNEXATION OF CONSISTENCY APPLICABLE. NUMBER 205-1, LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE PARAMEDIC SERVICES. THAT SPIRIT HAS THE ITEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS ITEM. NO, I UNDERSTAND AND I'M HAVING A YEAH I'M FOLLOWING. GOT IT. I'M FOLLOWING I'M TRACKING OKAY. SO NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE FORM AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. CAN WE GET A PRESENTATION BY STAFF REGARDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT?

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NUMBER 36 AN ANNEX TO CFD NUMBER 2005 001. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE IS A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER. 2024 DASH 48.

CORRECT THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA I MAYOR PRO TEM I MAYOR HERNANDEZ I NOW WHAT BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 50.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24? DASH 50 AND CALL THE SPECIAL ELECTION I MOTION. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION. A SECOND WAS A SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY I'LL TAKE ROLL.

COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. I MAYOR PRO TEM. VERGENNES I MAYOR HERNANDEZ I. OKAY I READ FROM THE TOP AGAIN. YEAH. LET ME. YEAH. LET ME JUST REVISE THAT.

YES, I THINK I GOT IT. I SAID THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF COACHELLA, ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION OF FORMATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2024, DASH 48, PUBLIC SERVICES ESTABLISHING THE DIRECT THE DISTRICT AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 53 320 5.1 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE. DID I GET IT RIGHT OR DID I HAVE TO ALSO READ THE DOT? THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COACHELLA ADOPTED RESOLUTION FOR THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2024 DASH 50. IS IT SO? IS IT 24, 48 OR 2454 DASH 48. AND THEN THE SECOND WAS 22,000 AND 501. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE DID BOTH OF THEM. YES. OKAY. THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF COACHELLA, ALSO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 2024, DASH 50, A BALLOT MEASURE REGARDING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FACILITIES. DISTRICTS THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF THE SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMUNITY. FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 20

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FIGUEROA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM BERGEN I. MAYOR HERNANDEZ I THE CITY COUNCIL ORDERING THE FIRST READING. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA. LEVIN. LEVIN. LEVIN. LEVIN LEVIN. LEVIN. LEVIN. LEVIN. LEVIN.

LEVIN. SORRY. LEVIN. SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICT NUMBER 20 2448 2024. DASH 50. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1215. LEVY SPECIAL TAX WITHIN ANNEXATION AREA. NUMBER 36, AWESOME. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEAVE. SHE CAN'T LEAVE BECAUSE.

CAN SHE LEAVE? YEAH, I THINK WE MAY NEED TO. I THINK WE MAY NEED A YEAH, WE NEED HER TO COMPLETE THIS. YEAH THAT WAS LOUD. SHE'S COMING BACK. SHE'S COMING BACK. SHE'S GETTING. AND THAT'LL BE IT. A POP BREAK. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO RETURNS SO WE CAN CONTINUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO? SO WE JUST NOW BE A FIRST OR SECOND, A MOTION IN MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM BERGEN I MAYOR HERNANDEZ I. THE MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THESE TWO DISTRICTS ARE NOW PART OF OUR TAX SYSTEM. AWESOME. SO, ONE OF THE BEST ELECTIONS I'VE EVER 100% SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS

[Reports and Requests]

AND SO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE DOES IT ALL HAVE TO BE FOR FACADE AND THEN CAN SOME OF IT BE ADOPTED INTERNALLY IF THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM STAY IN OPERATION AND EVEN ATTRACT MORE CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS? BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM AND SOME OF THEM REACHED OUT TO ME IS THAT INTERNALLY, THEY HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO INVEST IN, BUT THE MONEY IS SIMPLY FOR THE FACADE AND NOT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE. SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION OR, OR SEE IF WE CAN ADD ANYTHING TO THE FACADE PROGRAM, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF POINTLESS IF THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE INTERNALLY, WE WENT TO A BIT WHEN IT CAME TO THE OVERPOPULATION OF ANIMALS. I THINK THAT THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THIS YEAR. I THINK IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND MEETINGS, BUT I DO THINK THAT STILL WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD, IF WE CAN, WITH ANY OF THE, SPAY AND NEUTERING, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THAT I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THAT WAS INITIATED OR WHAT STARTED. IT IS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN THE COMMUNITY SAYING, HEY, WHY IS MY COMMUNITY BEING REPAVED? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER OR WHY IS IT ANOTHER COMMUNITY BEING REPAVED? AND MINE ISN'T WHEN IT'S OLDER? SO I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND REALLY USING DATA AND ANALYSIS TO THEN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION

[04:10:04]

AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN REALLY MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY ON HOW WE BETTER, START WITH COMMUNITY ABOUT PREVENTATIVE, ITEMS WITH ANIMAL, SERVICES. BUT ALSO, HOW DO WE TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT WHEN YOU BUY AN ANIMAL FROM A BREEDER OR YOU GET AN ANIMAL FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR BECAUSE THEY, THEIR ANIMAL HAD. A LITTER. AND THEN HOW DO YOU PREVENT THAT FROM THEM, THEN CREATING THAT CYCLE OF JUST CONTINUOUS, OVERPOPULATION, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MEETINGS. ONE THING I DID DO, I WENT TO EUROPE IN THE SUMMER, IN AUGUST, AND, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE BLUE CITIES HERE, BLUE ZONES, BECAUSE IN EUROPE EVERYTHING IS WALKING DISTANCE, AND YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON ANY TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN PUBLIC TRANSIT, WHICH IS REALLY RELIABLE, AND SEEING HOW WE HAVE THAT TRANSIT HUB, ALREADY OPERATING, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE USING IT, IN THE WATER STATION IS THERE AND THERE IS A RESTROOM, BUT IT'S PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING IT AND, IT'S VERY WELL LIT. SO IT PREVENTS ANY CRIME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THEY ARE. IT'S MUCH EASIER TO CATCH THE BUS, SIT IN YOUR RESPECTIVE LITTLE POD, AND THEN GET ON WHERE YOU NEED TO WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SPOT. SO REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT BEING IN STARTING, OPERATING AND THOSE ARE JUST MY COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU. I'LL BE BRIEF. I HAVE MY MEETING OR MY MONTHLY MEETING, SCHEDULED WITH THE CITY MANAGER TOMORROW. SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

HAPPY TO BE BACK. AND, GLAD TO SEE STAFF. I HOPE YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF, AND

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ARE THERE AT LEAST SOME IDEAS RIGHT NOW. AND I KNOW IT'S 10:00, SO I'LL STOP WITH THAT.

GABRIEL FORSHAW'S. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU A GOOD ANNOUNCEMENT.

WE KICKED OFF THE COACHELLA TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY TODAY. IT'S THAT $2 MILLION GRANT THAT WE GOT. IT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY OPTIMAL LOCATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. CV RAIL LINE STATIONS, SPECIFICALLY THE COACHELLA STATION, THERE'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2025. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO WE'LL KEEP THE COUNCIL POSTED ON THOSE, TOMORROW IS THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE RESTROOM PROJECT, 9 A.M. AT SUNDAY, 3 P.M. MONDAY. THE SENIOR CENTER IS HAVING AN EVENT AT 10 A.M. HOPEFULLY COUNCIL CAN ATTEND. AND HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO DOCTOR VIOLA. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. RELEASE COMPLIANCE. YEAH STAR CAKE TO GO EAT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED

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