Feb 26, 2025 City Council Meetings

[ Call to Order]

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GET GOING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYBODY. TO THE AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CLOSED SESSION. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE COUNCIL, CITY OF COACHELLA.

SANITARY DISTRICT, COACHELLA. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COACHELLA. FINANCING AUTHORITY, COACHELLA. EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT CORPORATION. WHICH? WATER AUTHORITY? SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO

[Approval of Agenda]

WHEN'S IT COMING BACK? PROBABLY IN MAY OR TILL MAY. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY DON'T WE TALK ABOUT THAT LATER? I'M. I'M DIGGING IN THE BUDGET STUFF. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO REAL QUICKLY. MAYOR, IF WE COULD DO A ROLL CALL. OH, WE DO A ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR FIGUEROA, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. VIRGIN HERE. MAYOR HERNANDEZ HERE. THEN WE'LL. IF THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE ONE MODIFICATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. ANY

[Adjourn to Closed Session]

[Reconvene Regular Meeting]

THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. AND THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

[Proclamations/Presentations/Direction]

BUT NOW, THANKS TO SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, WE'RE ABLE TO LIVE BASICALLY NORMAL LIVES. BUT WE STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO RAISE AWARENESS, BECAUSE WE DO STILL ENCOUNTER CERTAIN ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO INSURANCES AND, YOU KNOW, PROCEDURES THAT WE WANT TO GET DONE. AND SOMETIMES THE INSURANCE COMPANIES DON'T WANT TO COVER. BUT JUST RAISING AWARENESS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST KEYS FOR US AND FOR ME. AND BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY, THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOU WOULD JOIN US UP. I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO JOIN ME. DO YOU WANT TO READ IT? NO. THE LAST TIME I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE WITH THE WORDS. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO READ A COUPLE OF WHEREASES. YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME. AND IT SAYS CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA PROCLAMATIONS. AND IT'S A HEMOPHILIA. HEMOPHILIA? WHEREAS HEMOPHILIA IS A RARE GENETIC CONDITION AFFECTING AT LEAST 4000 PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA. AND THE DISEASE IMPACTS AT LEAST 360,000 PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA.

AND WHEREAS WITH PROPER CARE AND ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL RESOURCES, A PERSON WITH HEMOPHILIA AND OTHER RELATED BLEEDING DISORDERS CAN CONTROL BLEEDING EPISODES AND CAN LEAD TO PRODUCTIVE LIVES. AND WHEREAS HEMOPHILIA COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA SEEKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS FOUNDING MEMBERS.

ORGANIZATION. AND WHEREAS, THE HEMOPHILIA FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRINCIPLES MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND BUILD A COMMUNITY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH INHERITED BLEEDING DISORDERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND WHEREAS THIS AWARENESS, THIS AWARENESS MONTH WILL GENERATE GREATER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF NOT ONLY HEMOPHILIA BUT ALL

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE THE NINTH STREET PARK IMPROVEMENTS BY CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION. AND JUST. ARE WE CALLING THIS THE BASEBALL DIAMOND PARK OR. NO. IS THAT NOT THE NAME? IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US DIRECTION, TO GIVE IT A NAME, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS. BASEBALL DIAMOND. THAT'S ALL. GO AHEAD.

IT DOES LOOK JUST LIKE THE HOME PLATE. YEAH. THAT MIGHT BE THE NICKNAME PLATE. YEAH. HOME PLATE. PARK. SO I'M JUST HERE TO INTRODUCE CHELSEA CORPORATION OR CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

AND ALEX EARL IS GOING TO PRIMARILY BE DOING THE PRESENTATION. AND JUST FOR A QUICK RECAP, THE PUBLIC PARK. THIS WAS A JOINT EFFORT WITH CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION, AND WE WORK TOGETHER TO APPLY FOR THE INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN ORDER TO GET FUNDING FOR THIS PARK. AND THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PARK ARE PART OF THEIR OVERALL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE INVESTMENT. SO CHELSEA AND ALEX EARL WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE THE WHOLE DESIGN STATUS IS AT. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE A NICE VIDEO THAT WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FIRST. WHILE WE KIND OF SWITCH PLACES, FLY THROUGH THROUGH THE WHOLE PARK DESIGN. THANK YOU. THANKS, ANDREW. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR HERNANDEZ. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE TODAY IS A VIDEO RIGHT NOW OF THE PROPOSED NINTH STREET PARK. IT'S ANDREW MENTIONED IT'S OUR CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THE APARTMENTS PROJECT RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT THE CORNER OF SIXTH STREET AND CESAR CHAVEZ. I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ALL THE ROADWORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON DOWN THERE. AND SIX STREET JUST GOT REOPENED. SO DROVE IN THIS AFTERNOON, AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY NICE. SO AS I MENTIONED.

YEAH, A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. PART OF THE IAYG FINANCING OUR BUDGET LINE IN THE IAYG GRANT FUND FOR THIS WAS 350,000. AND OUR CONDITION OF APPROVAL WAS A MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION COST OF $350,000. AND OR IF THERE WERE ANY SAVINGS THAT WOULD BE CONTRIBUTED AS WELL. OUR OUR KAVALA APARTMENTS PROJECT IS FACING A BASICALLY A FIVE MONTH DELAY ON CONSTRUCTION. SO OUR BUDGET IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS ACTUALLY A $550,000 COST THAT WE'RE ABSORBING $200,000 OF. AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THAT IS THIS IS A MUCH MORE IMPROVED CONCEPT COMPARED TO WHAT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED IN THE IAYG APPLICATION BACK TO COUNCIL BACK IN 2022 AND THE BUDGET MODIFICATION 2023. OH, SORRY. AND THAT WAS BASED ON FEEDBACK

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YOU SEE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AND DG IN THERE. AND SO YEAH, IT WAS WE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH STAFF GOING BACK AND FORTH AND HAD SOME GOOD MEETINGS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, LEE, TO WALK US THROUGH THE SPECIFICS OF THE PARK AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. YES. SO THIS IS THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THAT WE WENT OVER WITH THE CITY BACK AND FORTH TO THIS FINAL DESIGN. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THREE AXIS WALKWAYS LEADING FROM THE CURRENT EXISTING CROSSWALK CONNECTIONS INTO THIS AREA. EACH OF THOSE WALKS LEAD TO A CENTER FOCAL POINT, WHERE THERE WILL BE A SCULPTURE AND THE SURROUNDING EDGE OF THE PARK AREA, WHICH IS THE DARKER GREEN YOU'RE SEEING.

THAT IS A MORE DENSE PLANTED AREA THAT WILL BE PRIMARILY TO PREVENT ANY SORT OF VEHICLE ACCESS OR DETER ANY SORT OF VEHICLE ACCESS IN THERE TO ACT AS A BARRIER. THE TAN AND REDDISH COLORS IS DG AREA THAT WILL HAVE XERISCAPE. SO THERE'S NO PLANT SYMBOLS ON THIS PLAN, BUT IN THE MODEL YOU'LL SEE PLANTING AND LATER ON THERE IS A PLANTING PLAN WHERE YOU'LL SEE SYMBOLS FOR THAT AREA. THE WALKWAYS. THE AXIAL WALKWAYS LEADING TO THE CENTER WILL BE LINED WITH FLOWERING TREES. AND THEN WE HAVE THE ROUNDED WALKWAY IN TWO SECTIONS OF THE THREE SECTION PARK THAT WILL BE LINED WITH LARGER SHADE TREES AND WHICH ALSO HAVE SOME FLOWER TO THEM. THOSE TWO WALKWAYS ENCLOSE TWO TURF AREA, LARGER TURF AREAS WHICH ARE ABOUT 6000FT■!S EACH F AREA. THE LARGER REDDISH AREA THAT IS ON THE NINTH STREET SIDE OF THE PARK THERE WILL BE RESERVED FOR POTENTIAL SCULPTURE AND ART INSTALLATIONS, POSSIBLY FOR USE FROM THE FESTIVAL OR SO.

SOME SOME LARGER ART. THERE WILL BE SOME BENCHES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WALKWAYS AND AS ALEX SAID, LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE PARK AS WELL. AND I'LL GO THROUGH SOME IMAGES, SOME MODEL IMAGES. LET'S SEE. RIGHT BUTTON. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE VIEW OF ONE OF THE AXIAL WALKWAYS LEADING TO THE CENTER OF THE PARK. THIS IS A KIND OF AN AERIAL VIEW OF THAT MORE OPEN SECTION. WE TOOK LIBERTIES WITH THE SCULPTURES THERE. SO THAT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S INTENDED, BUT JUST AN IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THAT AREA. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SHRUBS A LITTLE MORE SPREAD OUT. LOTS OF DESERT PLANTING AND FLOWERING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND OVERHEAD WITH THE LARGE TURF AREAS. YOU CAN IGNORE THE MAN WITH THE LAWNMOWER. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. NO. THAT WAS, THAT WAS ANDREW. OKAY. ANOTHER LARGER OVERVIEW OF THE PARK THERE. AND THEN IN THE CENTER THERE WILL BE A SCULPTURAL ELEMENT AND A LITTLE MORE OF A PLAZA TYPE FEEL WITH SOME BENCH BENCH SEATING AROUND THERE. AND YEAH, THERE'S AN OVERVIEW WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT OF HOW THIS PARK WILL LINE. SO THE SCULPTURAL AREA WILL BE ON THAT NINTH STREET SIDE, WHICH IS KIND OF THE BUSIER STREET IN THIS SECTION OF TOWN. SO IT'LL BE A GOOD VIEW FOR ANY ART GOING IN THERE. AND THEN, YEAH, THIS IS THE CURRENT PLANTING PLAN WE HAVE IN HERE AND I CAN RUN OVER. I'LL GO OVER THE TREES FOR YOU

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AND AT A COUPLE OF THE INTERSECTIONS OF THE WALKWAYS, PROPOSING THE ULMUS PARVIFOLIA DRAKE, WHICH IS A LARGER SHADE TREE ABOUT 40FT TALL AND WIDE. AND THOUGH IT'S NOT AS SHOWY WITH WITH THE FLOWERS AS THE OTHER TWO TREES, IT DOES PRODUCE SOME GREEN AND RED BURGUNDY FLOWERS IN SPRING AND FALL. LOOKS VERY GRAY RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S THAT? THE RENDERING LOOKS VERY GRAY RIGHT NOW. WELL, THIS IS THIS IS THE WHAT WOULD BE THE PLANTING PLAN FOR CDS THAT YOU'RE VIEWING THERE. BUT YEAH, OF COURSE WE'RE HOPING IT OUR INTENT TO LOOK IS, IS RIGHT HERE. SO YEAH. SO I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE 300,000 PLUS THE 200,000. THE 500,000. YEAH. IS THAT TO PRODUCE THE DOCUMENTS OR IS IT TO ACTUALLY DO THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS? YEAH. SO THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DESIGN COSTS.

OKAY. SO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS IS ABOUT 500,000. AND YOU WERE CONDITIONED TO BUILD THIS PARK, CORRECT. OKAY. AND $300,000. YEAH. AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO EAT THE 200, WHICH IS GREAT. THANK YOU JOSE. YOU'VE DONE A LOT HERE YOU KNOW. SO. THE AS WE'RE AS IT SOUNDS LIKE AS WE'RE LIMITED IN SOME OF OUR RESOURCES. YES. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH.

AND I THINK CONCEPTUALLY IT LOOKS GREAT. AND OBVIOUSLY AS IT GETS BUILT OUT, YOU KNOW, AND IT GROWS, IT'S GOING TO GO TO THAT AS YOU'RE DESIGNING. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY, SAY, IN THE FUTURE WHERE AFTER THIS IS DEDICATED TO US THAT THE CITY WANTS TO MODIFY? IS THERE IS THERE AN APPROACH? MAYBE THIS IS AN ARCHITECTURAL IDEA WHERE THE CITY CAN WORK WITH YOUR PLANS AND ENHANCE THEM. SO SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WANT TO ELIMINATE MORE DG AND WE WANT TO PUT MORE GREEN TURF, OR IF THERE'S A, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A WATER ELEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO INCLUDE. IS, IS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. ARE WE THINKING KIND OF THROUGH THAT. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THAT WAS THE INTENT. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF MY TALKING POINTS THAT WAS GOING TO GET TO IF ASKED. AND PERFECT. THANKS FOR ASKING. SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE BEGINNING OF THE PARK ESSENTIALLY. I MEAN, WE WON'T BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE FUTURE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE CITY, THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED, MORE IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE TO IT IN THE FUTURE. AND THE CITY IS GREAT AT CHASING MONEY IN TERMS OF GRANT FUNDING AND GREEN FUNDING. WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I THINK FOR US IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS AS IT RELATES TO LIKE THE PARK NODES THAT WE HAVE. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO JUST KIND OF MENTALLY MOVE WITH ME, THIS PARK NODE ACTUALLY STARTS AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THERE'S A WALKING TRAIL WITH BEAUTIFICATION. AND WE CAN RIDE OUR BIKE THROUGH THERE. AND THEN WE TURN THROUGH A LITTLE ALLEY.

AND THE IDEA IN THE FUTURE IS TO KIND OF ENGAGE THE CANAL WITH A BIRD ESTUARY. RIGHT, SELINA.

IT'S COMING. RIGHT. YOU HAVEN'T FORGOT ABOUT THE BIRD GROUND ON THE IN THREE YEARS. SO I'M HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE. BUT BUT THEN BUT THEN IT GOES TO SHADY LANE. SO SHADY LANE IS OUR FIRST LITTLE BULB OUT. LIKE OUR LITTLE A LITTLE FIRST PARK AND THAT'S A FRUIT EDIBLE GARDEN. AND THEN YOU GO DOWN AND YOU GOT THE BIG MURAL. THEN YOU GO TO DATELAND AND YOU GOT LIKE A MORE OF A PLAY ACTIVE. AND THEN NOW YOU'RE GOING TO LEAD HERE. AND THEN FROM HERE YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY.

FROM THE LIBRARY, YOU GO TO VETERANS, FROM VETERANS, YOU GO TO AREA. RIGHT. LIKE THOSE LIKE YOU GOT ALL THESE LITTLE PARKS. SO IN TERMS OF HOW WE LIKE THIS COUNCIL, YOU GUYS FOR THE MEANTIME, SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. THIS KIND OF CAN COMPLETE STREET DESIGN AND KNOW WHERE YOU'RE TALKING. DURING OUR BREAK I WALKED THE VETERANS PARK AND VIEW. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND GO ALL THE WAY UP. AND THEN YOU DO THE LITTLE LAP AND YOU DO, YOU KNOW, A BIG LAP WALKING AROUND. SO IT FINISHES THAT POCKET OF WHAT YOU KNOW THAT IT BECOMES ANOTHER WALKING PART FOR FOLKS. RIGHT. SO NOW NOW I YEAH, I NOTICED THAT IT'S DOESN'T INCLUDE A LOT OF LIGHT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT THE COUNCIL IS

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AND BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE SUBSTATION, WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A WHOLE PROCESS OVER A YEAR WITH CHELSEA LOOKING AT THE UNDERGROUND PROCESS AND THE WAY THE POLES COME IN THEIR THEIR SWITCHGEAR, THEY GO FROM POLE TO POLE. THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WHERE YOU UNDERGROUND ONE POLE, BUT IN ORDER TO UNDERGROUND IT, YOU HAVE TO PUT TWO MORE POLES UP.

SO WE CAME UP WITH THIS WHOLE PLAN FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO END UP NETTING ONE ADDITIONAL POLE SO WE COULD UNDERGROUND THREE POLES AT THE PARK, BUT WE'D HAVE TO PUT FOUR POLES UP ACROSS THE STREET. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT AND IT WAS AT A VERY HIGH COST. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT WASN'T REALLY A PLAN THAT WE THOUGHT WAS ECONOMICAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

SO JUST BECAUSE OF THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT SUBSTATION UNDERGROUNDING POLES, KIND OF RIGHT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S JUST NOT REALLY ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. AND YOU DON'T ACTUALLY GET ANY REAL QUALITATIVE UNDERGROUND FEEL FROM IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO INSTALL NEW POLES TO UNDERGROUND THE POLES THAT ARE THERE. YEAH, I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME RESEARCHING AND A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH GOING OVER. SO. SO THEN WE'RE NOT UNDERGROUNDING. WE ARE NOT UNDERGROUNDING ANY POLES. NO, BUT WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO. AS BEST AS OR AS BEST AS WE CAN AND AS BEST AS THE IDE LETS US WORK WITH THEM. CAN WE INTEGRATE THEM IN THE PARK DESIGN, LIKE, IN OTHER WORDS, CAN WE PLANT LIKE A BOUGAINVILLEA AROUND THEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SO YES, ONE OF OUR EARLIER CONCEPTS WE HAD DID INCLUDE SOME BLOCK WALLS AT THE SUBSTATION. THESE PLANTS DON'T NECESSARILY SHOW IT, BUT ON THE CORNER OF NINTH STREET AND SHADY ON THE OPPOSITE CORNER, THERE'S A BIG PIECE OF RIGHT OF WAY RIGHT THERE THAT COULD ALSO BE INCORPORATED IN KIND OF IN SOME FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE PARK, BUT THAT IS A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO BEAUTIFY THE FRONTAGE ON THE OTHER SIDE AS POTENTIALLY SOME FUTURE EXPANSION OF THIS PARK TO GIVE IT MORE OF A COMPLETE STREET FEEL. BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE PART OF A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT WOULD BE ON CHELSEA AT THIS TIME. BUT AS WE LOOK AT, AS YOU MENTIONED, POTENTIALS FOR EXPANSION OF THE PARK AND POTENTIALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CORRIDOR, THEN WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AS WELL. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FOR MYSELF FOR THE CHELSEA TEAM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. JUST MORE. MORE CONCERNS AND JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON I MEAN I LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS IS WHAT STAFF AND CHELSEA HAS COME UP WITH. BUT IF WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY INCREASED THE $200,000 UP TO THE $550,000, IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW? CORRECT. AND SO WHEN WE'RE ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH ROOM FOR US TO MAKE CHANGES. AND IF THOSE CHANGES ARE ADDITIONS AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDITIONS, AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND REDESIGN TO SEE WHERE WE CAN TAKE AND THEN ADD IN. I DO LIKE THAT YOU GUYS PUT THE CONCEPT TOGETHER WHERE WE CAN SEEK OTHER MONIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW AS FAR AS THE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR, I THINK WE'RE ALL TIED UP ON THOSE GRANTS. BUT GOING FORWARD IS MAYBE BUILDING IT OUT AND ALSO IS OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER AREAS THAT NEED SOME ATTENTION AS WELL. BUT I THINK

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RESPONDED WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND TRYING TO REALLY ADOPT. AS MUCH AS COUNCIL GIVES DIRECTION IN. AND SO I DO. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU GUYS FOR CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO ADOPT EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT. I MEAN, YOU GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU GO TO COUNCIL.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF ASK AND THEN YOU HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER AS WELL, AND HE HAS HIS ASK AND REQUIREMENTS TOO. SO THANK YOU FOR THE DESIGN THAT YOU'VE COME UP WITH. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT BUILD OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I GUESS WE'LL JUST CONSIDER THIS PHASE ONE. YEAH. YES. AND THE PARK WILL HAVE A LOT OF INTENTIONAL DESIGN WITH CONDUITS TO FACILITATE THAT FUTURE EXPANSION AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN IS THIS ALSO IN TERMS OF LEAD TIME? I KNOW, I KNOW CORDOVA PROBABLY MARCH. SO WHAT'S THE LEAD TIME ON THIS.

YEAH. SO SINCE THIS IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, IT'S TIED TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO IN TALKS WITH STAFF, THEY'LL RELEASE TCO TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE TENANTS IN AS QUICKLY AS CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE. RIGHT NOW, THE TIMELINE FOR THAT IS WE'RE AIMING FOR BUILDING A TO BE COMPLETE WITH TCO AT THE END OF MARCH AND BUILDING B AT THE END OF APRIL, SO IT'S A STAGGERED SINCE IT'S TWO SEPARATE BUILDINGS, STAGGERED OCCUPANCY TIMING, BUT WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO GET OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND WE NEED THAT TO CONVERT ONTO OUR PERMANENT LOAN, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE TAX CREDITS FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCING STRUCTURE. SO THE PLAN IS TO WE'RE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF CDS. THEY'RE JUST CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND PLANNING TO BREAK GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE'VE THE TIMELINE THAT MY CONSTRUCTION TEAM HAS COME UP WITH IS AIMING FOR COMPLETION SOMETIME IN JUNE. ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE FAST? YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR A FEW SUMMERS NOW, SO YOU KNOW THE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER EXCITING PROJECT. AND THEN HERE'S A AN UPDATE ON THE COACHELLA RAIL STATION FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE AND STATION EVALUATION RESULTS. GABRIEL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, GABRIEL PEREZ, YOUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DIRECTOR. SO GREAT UPDATE FOR THE COUNCIL. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THERE IS A PLANNED RAIL LINE CALLED THE COACHELLA VALLEY GORGONIO PASS RAIL CORRIDOR SERVICE THAT WOULD CONNECT BETWEEN LA UNION STATION THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY TO ANAHEIM, THROUGH RIVERSIDE, LOMA LINDA, ALL THE WAY TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY, WHERE THE CITY OF COACHELLA WOULD BE THE END OF THE LINE, POTENTIALLY. AND SO STAFF KNOCKED ON DOORS TO TRY TO OBTAIN FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE APPROACHED SCAG ABOUT FUNDING, AND THEY POINTED US TO CPTC, AND WE IDENTIFIED A HOUSING GRANT THAT WE COULD APPLY FOR. AND SO THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY IS A $2 MILLION FUNDED GRANT UNDER THAT PROGRAM FOR REAP 2.0. SO WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT THREE POTENTIAL FEASIBLE LOCATIONS FOR A RAIL STATION IN THE CITY, AND WE DO HAVE OUR CONSULTANT ON THE PROJECT FROM MARIE LEWIS ADAMS. THAT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT STUDY. THANK YOU. WELCOME, MISS ADAMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. LET'S SEE. SO WE'LL KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND I DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE COACHELLA VALLEY RAIL LINE.

IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN CONCEIVED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, GOING BACK TO THE 90S TO BRING PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE FROM LOS ANGELES ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY. SO. IN 2022, THEY COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, WHICH INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, THE CORRIDOR AS FAR OPERATING AS FAR AS COACHELLA, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP HERE, WHICH IS ALSO ON RTC'S WEBSITE. THEY KIND OF HAD THESE DESIGNATED STATION ZONES IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CORRIDOR WITHOUT DEFINING PRECISE STATION LOCATIONS AT THAT STAGE. SO THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS TO, YOU KNOW, NARROW DOWN A POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR A STATION. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR STUDY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FIRST IS TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR THE STATION SITE AND THE LAYOVER FACILITY. BECAUSE THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE TO SELECT THE CITY'S PREFERRED STATION LOCATION AND WHEN SELECTED, DEVELOP PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THE STATION ITSELF, AS

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SO WE'VE GOT JUST JUST SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS FROM HERE. WE DO HAVE A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP PLANNED FOR MARCH 18TH. WE'RE GOING TO START ADVERTISING THAT PRETTY, PRETTY SOON TO START WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON SOME CONCEPTS. YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE? WHAT DO WE WANT A RAIL STATION TO ACHIEVE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND WHAT MIGHT THAT LOOK LIKE, WHAT THAT MIGHT THAT MEAN FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO YEAH, WE APPRECIATE ANY QUESTIONS AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE CIRCLES. SO THE FULL CIRCLE MEANS IT'S A GOOD RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. OH SORRY. YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE THE KEY ON HERE. YES. THE DARK GREEN. THE FULL GREEN CIRCLE MEANS GOOD THAT THAT'S THE HIGHEST. THE HALF GREEN CIRCLE IS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. THE OPEN BLUE CIRCLE IS NEUTRAL. OKAY. SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE. RED MEANS NOT SO GOOD. SO THAT'S THAT'S ROUGHLY THE RANKING SYSTEM. I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND HOW WE GOT HERE. THE, THE FIRST INITIAL TRAIN TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY CAME 20 YEARS AGO. RIGHT. BIG TIME TO ME 25 YEARS AGO. AND THEN THE NEXT PHASE WAS, WHO'S GOING TO GET A STATION? AND SO ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT WE MADE IS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THAT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AS PART OF THE ENVIRO SCREEN AND, AND THAT ARE PART OF THAT SCORE, EXTREMELY HIGH IN TERMS OF GRANTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THOSE THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT JUST USED, YOU KNOW, TO GET A STATION FOR SOMEONE ELSE. IN OTHER WORDS, SOMEBODY SAYING, YEAH, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM 30 MILES FROM HERE, YOU KNOW? NO, NO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, WE'LL DO IT FOR US HERE. AND SO THAT GOT US TO COACHELLA BEING CONSIDERED. AND THE COOL THING IS THAT THIS WHOLE CORRIDOR IS PART OF THE SCREEN 23.0. RIGHT. AND SO WE MEET THAT CRITERIA.

AND I THINK FROM A LONG TERM LEVERAGING GRANTS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET GRANTS FROM THE STATE OR FED WHENEVER THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE OTHER THING NOW IS, IS OBVIOUSLY WHAT THE SITE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND THEN THE THIRD, THE THIRD OR MAYBE THE FOURTH PHASE IS HOW DO WE FUND IT STILL? YOU KNOW, A $10 BILLION ENDEAVOR THAT THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY HAVE TO GO OUT AND TRY TO GO GET 40 OR $50,000,000 BILLION FOR THE WHOLE REGION. SO THIS IS NOT COMING YET, BUT IN TEN YEARS, FIVE YEARS, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO COME. I THINK WE'RE WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT THIS. AND YES, THE CURRENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT IS COOL EVENTUALLY. RIGHT. IT'LL GET THERE. BUT WHAT'S MORE EXCITING IS THAT THERE'S 200 ACRES THAT GO FROM ESSENTIALLY WHERE OUR RESILIENCY CENTERS AT JOHN POWELL AND THEN TYLER STREET. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE FUTURE OR WHERE POTENTIAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES ARE WITH THE NEW BRIDGE ON 50, THE IMPROVEMENTS GOING ON ON 52 AND THEN THE UNDERINVESTMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED AT SIERRA VISTA PONDEROSA LIKE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT THE CITY. BUT THEN ALSO KIND OF FROM AN EQUITY STANDPOINT, HELP INDUCE AND BRING VALUE TO THOSE AREAS THAT ARE UNDER THERE. PEOPLE LOOK AT THEM AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED MORE INVESTMENT. SO FROM LIKE A CITY STANDPOINT AND GROWING THIS SETS UP THOSE 200 ACRES REALLY NICE. AND I THINK AT THE OTHER SIDE AND WHEN WE

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IT'S NOT CITY HALL, BUT IT'D BE GREAT TO PUT A CITY HALL ON THE OTHER SIDE AND CENTER IT AS ON A CENTRAL, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE BEAUTIFUL. AND SO THAT PART OF THE EXERCISE OF EVERYBODY IN THE CITY'S FUTURE IS DREAMING. LIKE WHAT THOSE 200 ACRES CAN BE AND REALLY DOING SOMETHING THAT'S CATALYTIC AND THAT, THAT THAT LINKS THE OLD WITH THE NEW WITH THE OLD. AND THEN AS WE JUMP ACROSS TO THE 86. SO THIS IS STILL WITHIN, LIKE STILL WITHIN THE HEART OF THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT'S KIND OF COOL ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. YEAH. AND THE CITY'S ALREADY MADE ITS FIRST INVESTMENT WITH THE WITH THE RESILIENCY CENTER. SO KUDOS TO YOU KNOW OUR OUR TEAM THAT GOT THE RESILIENCY CENTER GOT YOU GAVE YOU WENT OUT THERE YOU AND GAVE AND GAVE AND GOT THE AND SAID HEY THIS IS A GOOD LITTLE PROJECT TO INVEST IN WITH.

HIDDEN HARVEST. SO IT'S NICE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONNECTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I'M LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENT. HAVE YOU HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ANY LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OR ANYONE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE ONE OF THE CATEGORIES ON HERE FOR SITE TWO IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS. HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ANY OF THOSE GROUPS SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE PROCESS FROM, FROM THE BEGINNING? AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TO I THINK WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THAT AREA. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SPECIFICALLY. ARE THERE ONES THAT YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE SPECIFICALLY THAT WE REACH OUT TO? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE. SO IT MENTIONS THAT THERE'S REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY. CABAZON, KB, ANTHONY VINEYARD, CVAC, SUNLINE, PETER RABBIT AND THE HOUSING COALITION. SO I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER EVERYTHING AS MUCH AS WE CAN ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WITH COMMUNITY INPUT. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I THINK IT WILL BE IMPORTANT SINCE IT DOES REQUIRE SEQUA. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET THEM ON BOARD TO BE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING. UNDERSTOOD. I THINK THE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT SITE TWO, THE ACCESS AND IT WOULD BE ON THIS SITE. RIGHT.

BECAUSE ORIGINALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND HOW WOULD YOU GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO IT'LL BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S ACCESSIBLE. AND THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. THERE WOULD BE ACTUALLY TWO PLATFORMS, ONE, YOU KNOW, ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRACKS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THE TRACKS IN ORDER TO GET THERE.

BUT THERE WOULD ALSO BE PLATFORM ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST JUST SO THERE'S GREATER FLEXIBILITY IF THE IT HAPPENS TO OPERATE ON A DIFFERENT TRACK AT A GIVEN TIME, THEN YOU ALSO LOOK INTO A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. ABSOLUTELY. JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO THE DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE BY ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE, YOU GO DOWN TO THAT METROLINK STATION. THEY HAVE THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, AND IT MAXIMIZES THE USAGE OF THE BOTH LANES, BECAUSE IF NOT, THEN YOU'RE SAYING, OH, YOU GOT TO PARK ON THAT SIDE. AND IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING DROPPED OFF ON ONE SIDE AND THE PICKUP AND DROP OFF IS ON ONE SIDE, THEN IT'S LIKE, WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GO? SO HAVING IT ALREADY PRE, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT OUT JUST USING THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IS A GOOD, YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING INSTEAD OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT. SO YEAH ABSOLUTELY. AND AS YOU WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW THE CONNECTIVITY PART OF THIS PROJECT, LIKE BEING ABLE TO CONNECT BOTH SIDES OF THE TRACKS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. YEAH. SO AS WE GET INTO IT NOW THAT WE KIND OF HAVE OUR AREA THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON, WE CAN LOOK AT IN MORE DETAIL, LIKE HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN A LITTLE BETTER, MAKE IT EASIER TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE MORE CONNECTIVITY IN THAT AREA AND TO THE RESILIENCE CENTER AS WELL? YEAH. BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE THAT LIKE USAGE, RIGHT. IT CREATES THAT OTHER SPACE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND PART OF THIS EXERCISE SHOULD BE AND THIS IS MORE FROM THE CITY PLANNING IS HOW DO YOU REIMAGINE SOME OF THOSE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN LIKE AGRICULTURAL STORAGE OR, YOU KNOW, SO FROM A JUST KIND OF A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, THE USES THAT THOSE CAN BECOME AND WHAT THEY CAN BECOME NOW WITH THE CONNECTIVITY AND LIKE TRANSIT ORIENTATED, IT'S PRETTY BIG. I MEAN, IF YOU GO TO LIKE OTHER TOWNS THAT ARE

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AND NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. THIS IS A SOCCER SPORTS LEAGUE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL UPDATE. JUST TO KIND OF SET THE TABLE. THIS IS KIND OF A FOLLOW UP FROM. SEPTEMBER OR RIGHT WHEN THE COUNCIL HAD A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION. PRETTY MUCH ALL OF US UP HERE WERE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION. AND WE SAID, HEY, STAFF, START LOOKING INTO AN RFP TO, YOU KNOW, GO OUT AND MAYBE CONSOLIDATE THE LEAGUE. SO YOU HAVE A COOL PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. YES. THIS ITEM IS A IS A FOLLOW UP TO AN ITEM THAT WE HAD SOME STUDY SESSION AND A LOT OF CONVERSATION LAST YEAR ON. SO JUST WANTED TO GAUGE THE COUNCIL'S APPETITE AS WE PROCEED FORWARD. WE DO HAVE A DRAFT AND THE POWERPOINT WILL GO THROUGH THE BULLET POINTS OF THAT DRAFT. SO LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK WITH REGARDS TO SOME OF THE DETAIL AND ALSO NEXT STEPS. GOING TO TAKE A HIGH LEVEL JUST IN IN A COUPLE OF THE INTRO SLIDES. JUST AS A THIS SLIDE IS ESSENTIALLY PRESENT WHAT THE SOCCER SEASON IN COACHELLA IS. SO WE OPEN FIELDS IN MID SEPTEMBER THROUGH MID-DECEMBER, ALMOST LATE DECEMBER, AND THEN WE CLOSE IN FOR MAINTENANCE AGAIN. WE OPEN THEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY AND THEN WE CLOSE THEM IN JULY AT THE END OF JULY. SO ESSENTIALLY WE GOT ABOUT SIX WEEKS IN THE PEAK OF THE SUMMER FROM AUGUST TO MID SEPTEMBER WHEN WE DO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WEAR PATTERN AREAS, AND THEN WE OVERSEED AT THE END OF DECEMBER THROUGH JANUARY TO PROVIDE THE RYE AND ESSENTIALLY ENSURE THAT WE HAVE GRASS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. HIGH LEVEL. AGAIN, THIS IS ALREADY BEEN A CONVERSATION PIECE, BUT WANTED TO IDENTIFY THE DAYS OF USE THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO PROVIDE TO A LEAGUE. AND THOSE WOULD BE THE MOU DAYS. SO THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS WOULD STAY AS COUNCIL APPROVED, WHICH ARE THE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN DAYS, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT YUMA AND AT LAS FLORES. IT'S TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. AS A

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20% WOULD BE MADE UP OF THE BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT THEY SPEAK TO, OF THEIR EXPERIENCE. ESSENTIALLY, ANOTHER 20% WOULD BE BASED ON THE PROGRAM FEE THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAM, AND 10% WOULD BE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE THEIR ORGANIZATION UNIQUE. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ROLL THIS OUT NEXT WEEK, 30 DAYS. IT WOULD OPEN FOR 30 DAYS. IT THERE WOULD BE A REVIEW PROCESS. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER 30 DAYS. AND THEN WE CAN BRING THIS BACK IN MAY TO PRESENT THE TOP SCORES. IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO GO, THE COMPONENTS THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD GO WITH THE IDENTIFIED RESPONDENT. IF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD BE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THAT ORGANIZATION, WITH ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS AS COUNCIL DEEMS FIT TO RENEW THE FACILITY USE PERMIT WOULD CORRESPOND WITH THE MOU FIELDS THAT CORRESPOND. OBVIOUSLY, COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS, STAND AND MOU DAYS WOULD BE THE ONES THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED AS FACILITIES FOR THIS AWARDED ORGANIZATION. THERE WOULD BE NO FIELD USE FEES AND THE SNACK BAR USE WOULD NOT GO WITH THIS AWARD. WE WOULD WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT THAT'S UP TO COUNCIL. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO HOLD THE SNACK BARS AND NOT MAKE THOSE A PART OF THE AWARD. BUT

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ALL RIGHT, NOT HEAVILY. THE HEAVIEST USER OF OUR SNACK BAR IS BASEBALL. YEAH. SO NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO PUBLISH THE RFP IF COUNCIL DIRECTS OR PUBLISH THE RFP AS IDENTIFIED WITH ANY EDITS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE, DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE RFP PUBLICATION. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. TAKE A FEW. OKAY. I'LL CALL. THE FIRST ONE IS JUAN ALVARADO. IF WE CAN JUST PUT THE THREE MINUTE CLOCK UP. TIMER. HELLO. HI, EVERYBODY. I'M JUAN ALVARADO AND I'VE. I WAS A PART OF THE GROUP SESSIONS. THE STUDY SESSIONS WITH THE LEAGUE AND TALKING ABOUT THE LEAGUES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I SEE IN THE RFP. I ACTUALLY SMILED BECAUSE IT'S THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND IT'LL ONLY MAKE THINGS BETTER. THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I MEAN, SOME OF THE COACHES ALREADY HAVE THAT STUFF.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE NICE THAT EVERYBODY HAS IT, BUT I'M EXCITED THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DISCUSSION OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE 1A1 LEAGUE, AN ORGANIZED LEAGUE AND A LEAGUE THAT CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S THIS UPDATE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. CITY COUNCIL PUSHING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FORWARD. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTING A GROUP THAT HAS A LOT OF STRONG PLAYERS THAT ARE STRONG WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN STRONG WITHIN THE SOCCER WORLD. SO I'M BACKING THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH MY EXPERIENCE WORKING AT IN THE FRONT OFFICE OF THE L.A. GALAXY, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS ARE GETTING EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD. SO THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE MANUEL HURTADO.

HELLO, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MANUEL HURTADO, JUST LIKE JOHNNY SAID HIMSELF RIGHT NOW. SEEN THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ALSO MADE ME SMILE FROM BEING A PERSON, FROM THE COMMUNITY MYSELF, WHICH I LOVE. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE POTENTIAL OF PUSHING THIS RFP FORWARD. I JUST SEE MYSELF AS LIKE, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T PUSH THIS FORWARD? ONE OF THE SLIDES SAID A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE KIDS. I HAVE MYSELF CREATED A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. YOU WILL SEE MY NAME IF IT IS PASSED FORWARD FROM THE SENSE OF LIKE, WHAT ARE WE PROVIDING OUR KIDS FROM CAREER TRADES COLLEGE? I'M FORMERLY THE ASSISTANT COACH AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, BUT I LIVE HERE IN COACHELLA, PALOMA STATES RANDOM 48. AND I'M EXCITED TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY IN OUR VALLEY THAT I WISH I HAD WHEN I WAS LITTLE, PLAYING IN THE COACHELLA LEAGUES AND HAD NO IDEA. FROM PLAYING TO WORKING TWO JOBS, NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT FOUR YEARS OR NOTHING FOR ME TO BE BETTER. AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES ME TO BE HERE NOW AND PRESENT. LIKE THIS IS A CRY OUT, RIGHT? LET'S LET'S TRY TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR KIDS.

LET'S TRY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LET'S REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE ON AND OFF THE FIELD AND GET THEM AWAY FROM THE STREETS AND ALL THE STUFF. I WAS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB DID A LOT FOR ME, BUT I THINK THE LEAGUE'S JUST ONE LEAGUE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, COLLEGE PATHWAY, A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE HERE IN THE VALLEY WITH THESE KIDS WOULD BE HUGE. AND I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT YOU SAY AND POTENTIALLY BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CLAUDIA ALVARADO. HI, I'M CLAUDIA ALVARADO, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M EXCITED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME CHANGE AND TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT BRING SOMETHING NEW. FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK A LOT OF US AND THE PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP THE NEW LEAGUE, IF THAT HAPPENS, WHEN IT HAPPENS, WE CAN BRING DIFFERENT BRANDS AND LIKE DIFFERENT SPONSORS TO THE COACHELLA, TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE BIG CONNECTIONS WITH THE ELECTROLYTE, AND WE HAVE BIG CONNECTIONS WITH BRANDS THAT ARE WILLING AND WANT TO HELP THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND IN THIS CASE, THE KIDS. MYSELF, I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE LOOKING AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS. BUT I NEED I NEED THIS GROUP, LIKE THE CORRECT GROUP TO HELP AND SUPPORT. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS NEW GROUP HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND CAN ACTUALLY DO DIFFERENT THINGS. LIKE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AS A MOM, AS A

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AND SO FROM A TIMELINE PERSPECTIVE, I THINK OUR GOAL SHOULD BE FALL OF THIS YEAR. YES I'M SORRY. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FALL THIS YEAR AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, THE GROUP SELECTING A GROUP THAT'S GOING TO REVIEW THE RFP AND ALLOWING US TO MOVE FORWARD. I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IT'S A IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET ORGANIZED BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF LIKE PRIVATE LEAGUES THAT ARE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT WANTING TO COME INTO THE COACHELLA VALLEY IN OTHER AREAS. AND THESE LEAGUE TEAMS THAT ARE THAT ARE WELL ORGANIZED, LIKE IN SAN DIEGO AND OTHER. SO I IMAGINE THAT THEY IN SOME WAYS ARE WANTING TO DO THEIR OWN RECREATIONAL VENUES. BUT I THINK I THINK IN TERMS OF HOW KIND OF CITY NONPROFIT RECREATION VENUES OPERATE, I THINK THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO RELOOK AT THAT AND EVALUATE IT IS NOW. AND SO IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, YOU KNOW, AND I'M FOR IT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK JUST TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER CHUCK MENTIONED, IF WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT WITH REGARDS TO THE REFS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I'VE PLAYED IN THE LEAGUES BEFORE AND THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. I HOPE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. MIRZA, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ACCOUNTABILITY, I MEAN, HOW MUCH REALLY CAN WE ENFORCE? AND WITH ENFORCEMENT, YOU MEAN FIELD USE? WELL, SO A LOT OF THE LEAGUE FORMAT OR THE I SHOULD SAY SORRY. SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS HERE. OBVIOUSLY THE 500 1C3, THEY HAVE TO HAVE BOARD MEETINGS. I MEAN THESE ARE ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NOW. SOME OF THEM CORRECT. THE 500 1C3 IS BUT THE BOARD MEETING AND THAT LANGUAGE I THINK WE REDACTED THAT FROM THE MOU SOME TIME BACK. SO HERE'S I GUESS THIS IS WHERE I'M GETTING TO. IS THAT SO A LOT OF TIME AND DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED HERE.

BUT OKAY. SO LET'S SAY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE FIVE BOARD MEETINGS OKAY. NOW WHAT. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST. AND I WISH THINGS WERE, YOU KNOW, SET WHERE EVERYBODY SHOWS UP. SO LET'S SAY THAT WE HAVE THE NEW LEAGUE SAYS THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY CAN HAVE A MEETING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE QUORUM. AND SO THEN WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY. WHAT. YOU KNOW, SO I GET WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING HERE TOGETHER AND EVERYONE PUT TOGETHER. BUT THEN ALL RIGHT IT'S PUT THERE TO PUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND A CRITERIA AND A FRAMEWORK. BUT THEN OKAY. SO THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN I GUESS WHAT I'M GOING BY FOR WHAT'S BEEN PROVIDED. UNDERSTAND I THINK THAT IF THERE IS CONCERN OVER THE FOUR BOARD MEETINGS, WE COULD REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE. A TO ADD THE WAY TO VET THAT WOULD SIMPLY BE TO REQUIRE THEM TO SHOW PROOF OF IT SO THAT THEY HAD A BOARD MEETING. YEAH, MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. SO IF IT DOESN'T OCCUR, OTHER SCENARIOS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DEALT WITH SIMILAR TO THIS IS THAT IT THEN GOES TO THE PARKS COMMISSION. THERE'S RECOMMENDATIONS MADE. THEN IT COMES TO COUNCIL, WHETHER WE PUT THEM ON LIKE A TEMPORARY, YOU

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THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. IT REALLY ISN'T. AND AS FAR AS LIKE FIELD USE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF COACHES, WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OF ADULTS WHO ARE IN MULTIPLE TEAMS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM. AND IT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW PHYSICALLY ACTIVE THEY ARE. THEY'RE ON LIKE THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS AND THEY USE BOTH LEAGUES.

SO IT'S LIKE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. THE FIELD USE ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE. IF WE'RE GOING DOWN TO ONE LEAGUE MARISSA THEN SHOULD THERE STILL BE USE OF BOTH PARKS? THERE CAN BE. THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL. I DIDN'T WANT TO RESTRICT IT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS, AND I WANTED TO STAY WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED QUITE A BIT, AND I STILL WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT LEAGUE, THAT FLEXIBILITY TO HOUSE ADULTS AND YOUTH. YEAH. AND I MEAN, THAT MIGHT BE A CONSIDERATION TOO, IS WE'RE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, ONE ONE CONCERN THAT WE GET FROM FROM FAMILIES A LOT AND, AND I KNOW THAT WAS SOME OF YOUR GUYS'S CONCERNS AS WELL, IS THAT MAYBE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE HOURS AND DAYS OF WHEN COMMUNITY CAN USE THEM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BOTH PARKS. MAYBE, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW RANCHO LAS FLORES DOESN'T HAVE ANY FIELDS. I THINK WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DIVIDE IT UP. I THINK THEY REPAINT IT AND DO SMALL.

THE KIDDOS FIELDS ARE SMALLER, SO THEY REPAINT SEVERAL AND THE SIZE OF ONE. THE AT LEAST THE IN THE MAKEUP OF THIS RFP. THE REASON I INCLUDED ALL BOTH PARKS IS BECAUSE I THINK IT GIVES THE

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BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS CONSOLIDATE, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE YOUR ONE LEAGUE HAS 1000, THE OTHER LEAGUES HAS 500. NOW YOU HAVE 1500. I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CORRECT CONSOLIDATING. SO THEN THE COMMENDATION AFTER THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK WHAT I'M FEELING FROM THIS IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS, IS ADD STRUCTURE, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ELECTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS. AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THE NORM OF WHAT WE DO AS A COMMUNITY OR AS A CITY COUNCIL IS SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS. YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR PRO TEM BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT ABOUT, WELL, WHAT'S ENFORCEMENT LOOK LIKE. AND MAYBE I LOOK AT LEGAL AND SAY, ALL RIGHT, CAN WE DEVELOP A MECHANISM IN WHICH IF THEY AREN'T MEETING FIVE TIMES A YEAR AND FOUR TIMES OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING MINUTES, ETC? COULD THERE BE A FINE SYSTEM, FOR EXAMPLE, OR COULD THERE BE A PUNISHMENT LIKE IT'S A STICK, CARROTS AND STICKS, YOU KNOW, COULD THERE BE A SYSTEM IN WHICH GRANTS OR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NO LONGER OFFERED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO, RIGHT? SO IT'S ALL UP TO YOU, LEGAL IN TERMS OF WHAT IS IN THE CITY'S CONTROL, IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITH NONPROFITS TO PARTICULARLY THE ONES THAT WANT TO USE OUR CITY FACILITIES. RIGHT? I MEAN, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ESTABLISH A BETTER RELATIONSHIP, AND WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A ONE WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S GOING TO BE.

A TRUE NONPROFIT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT THE QUESTIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD, YOU KNOW, AND THAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE WHAT WE WANT TO SEE ARE UNDERSTOOD. SO THAT QUESTION OF HOW DO WE ENFORCE. IT'S A GOOD ONE. AND THEN MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE HOMEWORK ON BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND, AND FIGURING OUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE CARROTS AND STICKS THAT WE CAN, THAT WE CAN DO FROM A PUBLIC POLICY ADMINISTRATION PLATFORM. AND FRANKLY IT PROBABLY MEANS FINES, YOU KNOW. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER THINGS, TOO. FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIRING THE REFEREES TO HAVE THEIR CERTIFICATION. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH IT. BUT THEN WHAT IF THE LEAGUE COMES BACK AND SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY REFEREES WITH CERTIFICATIONS. YOU STILL NEED REFEREES. AND SO IT'S ALSO THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S A LOT OF TIME. IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL, BUT ALSO THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S NOT BLACK AND WHITE. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STUFF WE ARE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN ENFORCE, BUT EVEN TO IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S VOLUNTEER WORK. IT'S A LOT OF DEDICATION. WE PROVIDE IT. AND BUT THEN TWO IS LIKE, OKAY, WELL, WHAT IF THERE'S LIMITATIONS? WHAT IF YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A LOT OF REFEREES. WHAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE CERTIFICATION. THEN YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO DISCUSS REALLY AT THAT POINT IS ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING THEM IN UNTIL WE GET PEOPLE CERTIFICATION. THERE'S JUST I'M JUST DISGUSTING. OR IS HOW DO WE REALLY ENFORCE IT? HOW MUCH CAN WE REALLY ENFORCE OTHER THAN MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING IT AND THE APPLICATION, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE NEXT QUESTION I DO HAVE IS MIRZA ON THE 30 DAY THE RFP CLOSES IN 30 DAYS. IS THERE CONSIDERATION TO PUT THAT 60 DAYS I CAN I'M, I SAY THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MASSIVE. OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING AN APPLICATION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT AN APPLICATION TOGETHER. AND THERE IS A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS HERE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW WANTS TO LOOK INTO PUTTING AN RFP, GETTING A 500 1C3 DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT IN 30 DAYS. I DON'T THINK SO. IT TAKES IT TAKES A BIT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE BEING FAIR IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ALLOWING WHOEVER THAT IS TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION AND THAT THEY'RE NOT INTIMIDATED BY ALL THAT'S REQUIRED, AND THEN LIMITING THEM TO 30 DAYS, THAT'S ALL MY RECOMMENDATION. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START. AND, YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE RAISED REALLY GOOD POINTS OF, YOU KNOW, ENFORCEMENT AND, AND, AND A LOT OF THERE IS A LOT OF STRUCTURE. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO START SOMEWHERE AND THIS IS IT AND LET IT HAPPEN. RIGHT. IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY CAN'T FIND CERTIFIED REVS, WE'LL LET IT HAPPEN. LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. AND KIND OF AND FOR US, I MEAN, I THINK IT SHOWS THERE'S A LOT OF WILLINGNESS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY TO THAT HAS BEEN SHOWING UP TO THOSE STUDY

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BUT WE CAN'T JUST SAY THIS IS TOO MUCH STRUCTURE AND WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THERE HAS TO WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. AND IF WE HAVE TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS, I'M SURE WE CAN DO THAT. BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD IT'S A GOOD START. AND SO JUST TO CLARIFY, I'M NOT QUESTIONING THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT RATHER IS HOW MUCH WE CAN ENFORCE OF IT. AND I JUST WANT IT TO BE UNDERSTOOD FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS THAT THIS IS A CRITERIA THAT WE'RE EXPECTING IN THE APPLICATION, BUT A LOT OF IT AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME TO US AND WANTING US TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE'RE NOT WE HAVE NO OVERSIGHT IN. AND WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. AND AS TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WE COULD LOOK AT EITHER FINES OR DAMAGES SIMILAR TO A CONTRACT. MR. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S TRUE. WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE FINES AND SOME TYPE OF DAMAGES PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT THAT THEY ENTER INTO TO HELP WITH THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AFTER THE AWARD IS GIVEN. YEAH. SO THAT SO THAT IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT HOW MUCH CAN WE ENFORCE OR HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND SAY, YEAH, WE HAVE A MECHANISM NOW, I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GOES BOTH WAYS, YOU KNOW. SO I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. YEAH I DO YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S GREAT FOR US TO BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS HAD CHALLENGES WITH IS OKAY, HOW DO WE HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. AND SO PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN DO MAKES IT CLEAR. AND THEN ALSO THAT OUR FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS AND WHOEVER ELSE CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN AND WHAT WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, AUTHORIZE OR OR PROVIDE LIMITATIONS. BUT THE CRITERIA IS GOOD. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT AT ALL. IT WAS RATHER MORE AS WHAT WHAT CAN WE CAN REALLY HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO. AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR IT. AND ONE LAST QUESTION TO CLARIFY. IN THE NO FIELD USE WILL BE OFFERED SUBCONTRACTED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SO IF ANYONE THERE SOLELY ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR AND ALLOW FOR THE USAGE FOR SOCCER PURPOSES ONLY. SO NO ONE GOES TO THEM TO ASK FOR ANYTHING. CORRECT. AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH. RIGHT. SO THEY CANNOT SHARE THAT FIELD WITH A TRAVELING GROUP THAT SHOWS UP ONE DAY. ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO BORROW THE FIELD, THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY, TO THE CITY THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE ONLY OTHER THAT I HEARD, I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, BUT SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO WE'RE DOING IT FOR 60 DAYS. YEAH. YOU GOT YOU HAVE DIRECTION I DO THANK YOU. BRING THIS BACK AND GO FROM THERE. SO FOLKS HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A GOOD RFP. OKAY. THAT'S KIND OF EXCITING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS A COMMUNITY BASED GRANT PROGRAM PRESENTATION. I AM HERE PRESENTING DEPUTY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. HI. MATT ARROYO, GRANTS MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. LET ME GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE COMMUNITY BASED GRANT PROGRAM. SO JUST START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE COMMUNITY BASED GRANT PROGRAM WAS THE GUIDELINES AND THE APPLICATION FORM WERE ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2010. THE GRANT ALLOWS THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES TO THE RESIDENTS OF COACHELLA. IN TERMS OF SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION, THE ORGANIZATION WELL, THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT ONE APPLICATION PER FISCAL YEAR. THE APPLICATION REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 DURING A FISCAL YEAR PERIOD, AND FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM, ACTIVITY, OR PROJECT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A PRECEDENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THE FOLLOWING IS THE CRITERIA THAT'S LISTED IN OUR PROGRAM GUIDELINES. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT, FIRST, THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL BASED AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION OR A NONPROFIT AGENCY WITH A TAX EXEMPTION STATUS OF 500 AND 1C3.

THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE PREEXISTING PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMITTAL. THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD SERVE A UNIQUE FUNCTION AND PROVIDE A PUBLIC OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE. IT MUST HAVE A DOCUMENTED TRACK RECORD OF SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIFIED TARGET GROUP WITHIN THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND MUST DEFINE THEIR THEIR PROPOSED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IN MEASURABLE TERMS. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY. THE

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ANY QUESTIONS? ONE QUESTION I HAD RIGHT NOW, THE APPLICATIONS ARE ALL PAPER BASED, RIGHT? CORRECT. WELL, THEY'RE ABLE TO IF THEY CALL. SO ON OUR GUIDELINES WE HAVE THE PAPER APPLICATION, THEIR FRONT IN OUR FRONT OFFICE LOBBY. AND ALSO IF THEY CALL THE MAIN NUMBER THEY'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE A THE APPLICATION IN A PDF FORM THAT THEY CAN FILL OUT. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW AND WE DID THE WE DID ALL THE, THE COMMISSIONER KIND OF APPLICATIONS. WE DID THAT ALL ELECTRONIC. SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT IS SOMETHING LIKE YOU KNOW AS WE MOVE PROGRESSED THROUGH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S ON THE COMPUTER AND CAN HAPPEN ON THE PHONE. AND SO THAT YOU CAN START BECAUSE I KNOW THEY REQUIRE LIKE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION LIKE AFTER THE FACT. SO LIKE TO START THAT INITIAL APPLICATION. SO IT GETS IN. AND THEN THAT WAY YOU JUST DO THE FOLLOW UP FOR LIKE THIS IS THE ITEMS OR SOME WAY WHERE THERE'S WAYS YOU CAN DO ELECTRONIC FORMS OR YOU CAN ATTACH THE DOCUMENT THERE. SO IT'S ALL IN ONE PLACE ON THE BACK END. IT'S JUST ONE ONE FELL SWOOP. AND THEY COLLECT EVERYTHING UP FRONT LIKE THAT AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, THE BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MISSING THIS OR THAT. AND THAT WAY IT'S, YOU KNOW, ATTACHED TO THE ATTACHED TO. YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A FEASIBLE. I KNOW BECAUSE THAT REQUIRES SOME WORK FOR MY TEAM. BUT I KNOW THAT WE DID THE ELECTRONIC OF THE COMMISSIONER APPLICATION, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE END USER, BUT ALSO AT THE BACK END, BECAUSE THEN IT'S ALL DONE IN ONE SWOOP WHEN YOU GET IT ALL THERE. YEAH, DEFINITELY. I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO DOING THAT. MAKES SENSE. YEAH. AND THEN THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IN THAT STRUCTURE HOW THINGS GO.

YEAH. STUFF. SO. RIGHT. SO YEAH DEFINITELY HELP AND SORRY. DO WE HAVE THIS THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE GRANT. DO WE HAVE ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. IS IT ON PAGES. YEAH. WHERE CAN THEY FIND IT AT. IT'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN. OH IT IS ON THERE. YEAH. MAYBE IF WE CAN MOVE IT I DON'T THINK MANY FOLKS WOULD CONSIDER MAYBE THE COMMUNITY GRANT $1,000, MAYBE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MIGHT BE A BIT MAYBE CONFUSING FOR THEM. YEAH. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT A SITE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FROM PEOPLE JUST REACHING OUT WAS THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE COMMUNITY GRANT, AND THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO ATTRACT AND HELP AS MANY ORGANIZATIONS AS WE CAN, FOR THE MANY DIFFERENT REASONS THAT YOU HAVE SHARED HERE. I REMEMBER ONE OF THEM WAS I WENT TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I THINK THE PRINCIPAL CAME IN HERE AND ASKED FOR THE 1000 BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING THEY WERE RIGHT. THEY WERE. I FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE, WHERE THEY WERE GOING, BUT THEY WERE COMPETING AT THE STATE LEVEL, MAYBE CHANGING THE NAME, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT JUST SAYS APPLY FOR A GRANT. SO MAYBE LIKE CHANGING THE LABEL OF IT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE BECAUSE WHEN YOU CLICK ON THERE I'M LIKE, OH WELL GRANTS DO YOU HAVE IT? I ASSUME THERE'S MORE, RIGHT. BUT IT'S JUST ONE. SO MAYBE MAKING IT ITS OWN TAB. RIGHT. SO IN A SPECIFIC SECTION. YEAH, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF AWARD BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION IN TERMS OF GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS. AND THEN DO GRANTS GO IN FRONT OF LET ME SEE. I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONS PLANNING COMMISSION, YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION, CULTURAL AND ARTS COMMISSION, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.

DO THE GRANT APPLICATIONS GO IN FRONT OF THOSE COMMISSIONS TO BE HEARD AND VETTED? THESE GRANT

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SO. SO A MEMBER OF ONE OF THOSE COMMITTEES CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT IN THE CITY. THAT IS CORRECT.

AND IS THERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? IF THEY APPLY, THERE WOULD NOT BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BUT WE WOULD ADVISE AGAINST THEM APPLYING IN THEIR POSITION AS A COMMISSIONER. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO IF I'M A MEMBER OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, I CAN APPLY FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION. THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU'RE IF YOU HAVE AN INDEPENDENT ROLE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ROLE AS A COMMISSIONER, YOU ARE NOT PREVENTED FROM APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT. SO THEN IF SOMEBODY IS A MEMBER OF A NONPROFIT AND THEY'RE A BOARD MEMBER, THEY CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT ISN'T A CONFLICT. THAT IS CORRECT. NO. SO THAT'S THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN BEEN OUT THERE IN THE NEWS THAT THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND I'M LIKE, WHERE HOW THEY DON'T EVEN SEE THE GRANT. THOSE GRANTS COME DIRECTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

CAN A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPLY FOR THE GRANTS? NO. CORRECT. WE HAVE A CONFLICT THAT WE APPLY. EVEN IF WE'RE A CITY MEMBER OF A NONPROFIT, WE CANNOT APPLY. I DON'T SIT ON ANY NONPROFITS, BUT. BUT IF A MEMBER OF ANY OF OUR COMMISSIONS WANTS TO APPLY AND THEY'RE APPLYING THROUGH A NONPROFIT, THERE'S NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING HOW THINGS ARE GETTING TWISTED. NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS. IF AN ORGANIZATION ASKS THE CITY TO SPONSOR, USUALLY IT'S ABOVE THE $1,000 LIMIT. CORRECT. DOES THOSE GO TO THOSE COMMISSIONS? ANY ONES THAT I MENTIONED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION, CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, THE COACHELLA PARKS AND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, DO ANY OF THOSE SPONSORSHIPS GO TO THOSE COMMISSIONS? THOSE KNOW THAT? SO NONE OF THE NONE OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO VOTE ON A SPONSORSHIP THAT AN ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT, OR, YOU KNOW, WE SPONSORED THE PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL, CORRECT? YEAH, THAT DOESN'T GO THROUGH NONE OF THOSE GO TO ANY OF THOSE COMMISSIONS AND DO THE SAME RULES APPLY TO MR. CITY ATTORNEY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST? THAT IS CORRECT. WELL, IT'S INTERESTING I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THAT GETS STATED THAT IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE FILLED OUT APPLICATIONS THAT WANT TO BE PART OF VARIOUS COMMISSIONS, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF THEY APPLY. AND HEARD FROM OUR ATTORNEY, YOU'RE HEARING IT FROM OUR STAFF THAT NONE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS ACTUALLY GO TO THOSE COMMISSIONS. THOSE THOSE APPLICATIONS COME STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT FROM YOU TO THIS BODY. THIS BODY. YES. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF WE APPLY AND WE CAN'T, WE'RE PROHIBITED. THAT SHOULD BE STATED AND THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN.

AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SPONSORSHIP AND A GRANT. CORRECT? RIGHT. AND WE'VE SPONSORED A LOT OF THINGS. I WILL SAY SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT A GOVERNMENT CANNOT DO THINGS ALONE, THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST HOW MUCH ISSUES THERE ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR NONPROFITS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. OUR GOVERNMENT OR OUR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE'S A LOT OF SECTORS THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASSETS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, IT'S BEEN THE CAPACITY THAT WE'VE WORKED TO BUILD OVER THE LAST TEN, 15 YEARS IN OUR NONPROFITS. AND I CAN NAME THEM ALIANZA, RAICES, CULTURAS BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. DODEK, THE ALLIANCE THAT WE HAVE HERE, BASICALLY THIS WHOLE BUILDING, WE HAVE NONPROFITS IN HERE THAT ARE RENTING FROM US FOR $1, $1, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING GROUPS THAT REALLY WORK TO BRING SERVICES AND EXPAND CAPACITY WITHIN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND I THINK THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING. I

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AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT NONPROFITS IS THEY LIVE IN AND THE PEOPLE THAT COMPOSE, COMPOSE THEM, THEY LIVE IN TOWN, THEY GO TO YOUR SCHOOLS, THEY GO TO YOUR CHURCHES. YOU SEE THEM AT THE GROCERY STORES. THEY GET IN PART OF THEY BE PART THEY'RE PART OF CIVICS. SOMETIMES THEY'RE FOR ME, SOMETIMES THEY'RE AGAINST ME. IT DOESN'T MATTER. LIKE THEY'RE PART OF CIVIC LIFE. THEY SHOULD BE PART OF CIVIC LIFE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN ANY COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THIS PROGRAM IS AMAZING. AND I THINK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE TO BUILD ON NONPROFIT CAPACITY, WHETHER IT BE GIVING OUR SPORTS LEAGUES ZERO FEE TO USE OUR PARKS, WHETHER IT BE HAVING THE NONPROFITS IN THIS BUILDING USE THEM FOR $1, WHETHER IT BE US HELPING THEM BUILD CAPACITY THROUGH GRANTS OR THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL. AND IT'S NOT TO BE VILIFIED. IT'S TO BE ACTUALLY EMBRACED BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE WHAT WE HAVE IN COACHELLA, AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T THINK INTERSECTORAL IT'S VERY TOP DOWN, BUT IN THIS CITY, WE THINK BOTTOM UP INCLUSIVE AND WE'VE SEEN SOME GREAT RESULTS, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK EVERYWHERE WE'RE GOING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. I'M NOT. THANK YOU. IT'S AMAZING I I'M NOT DONE. THANK YOU. SO SORRY. WE DO HAVE A WRITTEN REQUEST OKAY I LET ME MAKE A COMMENT ON MAKING SURE I DON'T THINK THAT NONPROFITS WHEREVER A QUESTION OR CONCERN. I THINK AS A CITY, WE'RE WELL KNOWN OF GETTING THEM AND SEEKING OUT GRANTS AND BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE MONEYS AND BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROGRAMS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NONPROFITS. AND THERE IS A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS HERE WITHIN THE CITY CHAMBER THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE THESE FACILITIES. AND IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR THEM, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS THAT THEY PAY THE $1 A YEAR, BUT THE RESOURCES THAT THEY PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY ARE MUCH MORE GREATER. WE GET IT BACK SO MUCH MORE. THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF NONPROFITS. THEY SAVE THE CITIES A LOT OF MONEY. I THINK WHAT THE CONCERN WAS THAT THERE BE A FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS, AND I THINK THAT'S THE DISTINCTION. AND SO I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS DOWNPLAYING NONPROFITS AT ALL.

AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, AND IT'S A LOT OF VOLUNTEERISM AND IT'S A LOT OF COMMITTED HOURS, YOU KNOW, WAY BEHIND. THERE'S NO LIKE, YOU KNOW, 8 TO 5. IT'S NONSTOP. IT'S ALL THE TIME. AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S THE NONPROFITS THAT ANYBODY FINDS QUESTIONABLE OR IS CRITICAL OF,

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LET'S MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THAT EXISTS. SO PROMOTING IS ONE THING CALLING IT UNFAIR OR MORE FAIR AND OPEN. THAT'S THOSE WORDS MATTER AND THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S AN UNCHARACTERIZED PORTION OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING WITH THIS PROGRAM. AND FOR, FOR ANYBODY THAT'S APPLIED FOR A GRANT, YOU'VE AWARDED THEM. AND, AND YOU PROBABLY WE'VE AWARDED THE CITY LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL'S AWARDED A LOT OF GRANTS. AND SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND LIKE THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN AROUND AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE UNFAIRNESS IS AT. RIGHT. IT'S WEIRD. HOST TWO WORKSHOPS. MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT AS A WAY TO ADVERTISE THE PROGRAM AND JUST HOLD A WORKSHOP. AND ALSO I THINK THAT WE CHANGING OF IT ON THE WEBSITE. I THINK THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, DRAW THE EYE BECAUSE IT'S THE IT'S THE FLOW ON THE WEBSITE. RIGHT. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT STUDY IT AND, AND THE END USER, THE WEB USER, THE THERE'S A SPECIAL WORD FOR IT IN THE COMPUTER SCIENCE WORLD, I THINK THE INTERFACE I THINK WOULD ALSO GO A LONG WAY.

PERHAPS WE HAVE A BUTTON THAT SAYS APPLY FOR A GRANT. YEAH, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN A DIFFERENT WOULD THAT WORK OR COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING ON IT. BUT UPDATING THE ACCESSIBILITY WE CAN THAT'S THAT'S IT. HOST THE WORKSHOP. I, YOU KNOW, TWO WORKSHOPS OR I DON'T KNOW, I, I DON'T THINK WE NEED A SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED A WORKSHOP. I THINK PUTTING IT ON THE MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE SO THAT THEY CAN APPLY ONLINE, I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND THE COMMUNITY OF COACHELLA KNOWS THAT THIS GRANT EXISTS. SO I THINK WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE APPLICATIONS. AT LEAST I'VE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS. THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S BEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND HOW DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE GRANT? BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE ALL THE TIME AND THEY'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CLERK OR ANY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE MAYBE COMING OUT OF THE COFFEE SHOP AND THEY STOP BY AND THEY SAY, I'M PUTTING TOGETHER WHATEVER EVENT OR I'M TRYING TO HOST SOMETHING THAT'S EDUCATIONAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND EVEN YOU GUYS ARE LIKE, OH, YOU SHOULD APPLY TO THIS GRANT.

THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. COULD WE MAKE IT SO THAT IT'S BETTER ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT'S ACCESSIBLE? I THINK YOU GUYS AGREED THAT WE COULD DO THAT. SO I THINK IT'S GOOD. I JUST GOT A I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM A NONPROFIT IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THEY SAID THE GRANT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND ON THE SITE. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE OF THE GRANT. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH SAYING THAT MANY FOLKS WERE UNAWARE OF THE GRANT. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. WE'RE SIMPLY UPDATING THE WAY PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE GRANT, AND ALSO THAT OTHERS OR THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THE GRANT EXISTS, AND THEN ALSO THAT NOT EVERYONE COMES TO SIXTH STREET COFFEE. AND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT THEIRS. IT'S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR RESIDENTS OR OUR NONPROFITS OR OUR BUSINESSES TO KNOW WHAT WE HAVE. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING, AND THAT WE'RE INFORMING PEOPLE THAT THIS STUFF EXISTS. THAT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG. IT'S BEEN TRYING TO BE SPUN, THAT IT'S CLOSED AND

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I THINK, I THINK THE, THE IF, IF IT'S A MATTER OF US USING TECHNOLOGY, THAT'S COOL. WE WANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY. I THINK THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT THE PROCESS IS NEEDS TO BE FAIR AND OPEN, WHICH IMPLIES THAT IT'S CLOSED AND UNFAIR. LIKE IT JUST LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. AND STAFF, YOU HAVE SAID THAT EVERYBODY WHO HAS APPLIED HAS GOTTEN A GRANT. AND IF THE QUESTION IS MAYBE THE ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T LIKE WHO'S GETTING THE GRANTS, OTHER PEOPLE CAN APPLY. AND IT'S OUR JOB, I THINK, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS MAYOR, IS TO HELP PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS. I GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND SOMEBODY TELLS ME, HEY, MAYOR, HOW DO I PULL A BUSINESS PERMIT? HEY, MAYOR, HOW DO I PULL A PERMIT TO BUILD AN ADU? HEY, MAYOR, HOW DO HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A PROGRAM THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVES ME TURF RETROFITS? OR DO YOU HAVE ANY GRANTS FOR NONPROFITS? YES. HERE'S THE APPLICATION. HERE'S THE PERSON TO TALK TO. THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT I DO. AND SO I'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW.

AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED TO THESE GRANTS. NOT ONE HAS EVER BEEN REJECTED. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED TO SPONSORSHIPS. THOSE GO IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL GETS TO DECIDE WHICH EVENTS TO SPONSOR. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE GRANTS, NOT ONE HAS BEEN REJECTED. SO I FIND I THINK I THINK WE'RE GOING TO AGREE TO DISAGREE IN TERMS OF HOW YOU VIEW IT, AND HOW I VIEW FAILS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT THE APPLICANTS THAT ARE APPLYING, IT'S THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THE GRANT. THERE'S A VERY CLEAR DISTINCTION. THERE WOULD BE NO ONE WHO WOULD BE APPLYING. IF THE MONEYS ARE THERE THAT WOULD BE REJECTED. THAT WOULD BE KIND OF SILLY IF THERE WERE, BUT ESPECIALLY NOT IF IT'S NOT COMPETITIVE. MEANING IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GETTING THIS LONG LIST OF APPLICANTS SEEKING THE $15,000, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE UNAWARE OF IT. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. IT'S NOT THAT THE APPLICANTS ARE BEING DENIED THE 1000. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING QUESTIONED, BUT RATHER IS THAT IT JUST BE OPENED UP SO THAT OTHER NONPROFITS OR, YOU KNOW, ARE AWARE OF THE GRANT. THAT'S IT. BUT IT IS OPEN. SELENA AND JAIME, CAN WE AGREE THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SO THAT THEY CAN FILL IT OUT? YES. THE PDF IS ACTUALLY FILLABLE. NO ONE HAS EVER COME IN TO TURN IT IN IN PERSON. THEY USUALLY JUST SEND IT BECAUSE IT IS FILLABLE. BUT I DO AGREE WITH DOCTOR FIGUEROA THAT WE COULD MAKE IT WHERE IT'S EVEN MORE OPTIMIZED, WHERE YOU CAN INCLUDE ALL THE ATTACHMENTS AND DO ALL THAT. IT'S ALREADY ONLINE, IT'S ALREADY ON, IT'S ALREADY FILLABLE ONLINE, ONLINE. AND OKAY, SO WE'RE ALREADY DOING THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER IS ASKING THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS ASKING, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR IS GOING TO KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS AND THERE'S NO POINT TO IT. IT'S REALLY QUITE SILLY. WE'RE ALL ADULTS HERE, AND WE ALL REPRESENT OUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HEAR THEM ALL OUT. THAT'S IT. I THINK. WHAT SILLY IS THAT? YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING WHEN WE'RE ALREADY DOING IT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S SILLY. SO SELENA IS ON HERE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NONPROFITS APPLY FOR A GRANT. SO WE'LL MAKE THE BUTTON LIKE REAL CLEAR. DID YOU JUST ADD THAT RIGHT NOW APPLY FOR GRANT JASON. DID YOU JUST PULL THAT UP LIKE I JUST DID IT FOR YOU GUYS? LET'S GO. AND WE WILL OPTIMIZE FOR SHOWING US THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER AND JUST MORE BEAUTIFUL. AND YOU KNOW, AND BY THE WAY, WE JUST SHARED THAT INITIALLY IS WHERE YOU SHARED ALREADY THAT IT WAS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST DISCOVERED. IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. NONPROFITS APPLY FOR A GRANT. YES, BUT WE JUST DISCUSSED IT. MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE MAKING SUCH A BIG DEAL. IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL. IT'S JUST MAKING IT MORE VISIBLE, VISIBLE, ACCESSIBLE. AND SO MAYBE AND I JUST SHARED THIS IN THE BEGINNING. INSTEAD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT CAN MAYBE BE IN THE FRONT ON THE WEBSITE, THE WEB PAGE. I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE THINGS ON THE VERY BOTTOM AND PEOPLE CAN SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, I CAN SAY LIKE THE CITY OF COACHELLA, YOU KNOW, PROMOTERS ARE, YOU KNOW, SPONSOR OR ARE NONPROFITS, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A GRANT OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SELENA, CAN YOU BRING BACK ALSO IS THE CRITERIA FOR THE SPONSORSHIPS AND AS WELL AS THE CRITERIA FOR THE ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM AS WELL. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU HYMAN. AND AS I MENTIONED, WE DO

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AND IT READS, DEAR COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM THAT IS BLATANTLY MISSING FROM THE COMMUNITY BASED GRANT PROGRAM PRESENTATION ITEM SEVEN AND IS EVIDENCED IN YOUR PRACTICES. STAFF AND COUNCIL ARE NOT VERIFYING IF NONPROFITS ARE IN GOOD STANDING. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO NONPROFITS WHO HAVE CONTINUOUSLY AND CONSISTENTLY FUNDED THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHARITIES DIVISION. IN RECENT YEARS, THESE NONPROFITS FAILED TO FAIL TO FILE REQUIRED TAX FORMS, OFTEN DENY RECEIVING ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDING, AND ARE STILL IN DELINQUENT STATUS. NONPROFITS AND DELINQUENT STATUS PER STATE LAW MAY NOT OPERATE OR SOLICIT FUNDING. YOU ARE FUNDING ILLEGAL OPERATIONS WITH PUBLIC MONEY. SHAME ON YOU. NOT VERIFIED IN NONPROFIT STATUS IS NOT ONLY IRRESPONSIBLE, BUT IT LENDS TO THE CITY'S TRACK RECORD FOR FAVORITISM. WHY ARE YOU PAYING GRANTS? WHY ARE YOU PAYING A GRANTS MANAGER WHO IS IN KEEPING TRACK OF ANNUAL AMOUNTS EACH NONPROFIT IS AWARDED, AND HAS THE AUDACITY TO RECOMMEND YOU GO AGAINST YOUR OWN POLICY TO AWARD THAT NONPROFIT MORE MONEY THAN POLICY ALLOWS. OR IS SOMEONE PRESSURING THE GRANTS MANAGER TO DO FAVORS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S COMMISSIONERS WIFE? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. ANNIE AND MOSS. THANK YOU, ANNIE AND MOSS. THERE IS. BUT THERE IS A GOOD POINT IN THERE THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS THAT IS THAT OUR NONPROFITS ARE IN GOOD STANDING, MEANING THEY STILL HAVE THEIR LICENSE. AND THAT'S A FAIR. THAT'S ALSO A FAIR. YOU WANT TO DO THAT ACROSS THE BOARD AND EVERYTHING IN COACHELLA BECAUSE I'M OKAY WITH THAT. IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT FOR EVERYTHING. SO THE NONPROFITS THAT ARE IN HERE, THE NONPROFITS THAT USE THE PARKS, THE NONPROFITS THAT APPLY, EVERYBODY THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO YOU WANT TO COME AND USE A SERVICE OR APPLY TO A SERVICE, YOU GOT TO BE IN GOOD STANDING. THAT'S FINE WITH ME. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY.

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AND WITH THAT IT'S RIGHT AT 8:00 AND WE'LL OPEN UP FOR DOING THIS FOR 11 YEARS. BILL. JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY FORMS. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM IF THERE'S ANYBODY ONLINE ON ZOOM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTUALLY, LET'S TAKE A TWO MINUTE

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WHO IS YOUR APPOINTEE? SO MY WE'RE DOING ARTS PARKS AND RECS, RIGHT? YES. ARTS ARTS. WE'RE DOING ARTS CULTURE AND ARTS COMMISSION FIRST. OKAY. AND THEN I'LL MOVE NOW TO THE AFTER THAT I'LL MOVE TO THE PARKS COMMISSION SINCE WE'RE ALL DOING THEM. AND THEN I'LL THEN AFTER THAT, I'LL MOVE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO MY APPOINTEE IS ALYSSA MARIE TORRES. COOL. IS THERE ANOTHER OF MR. FIGUEROA? NO, MINE. MINE IS STILL THERE. IS HE OFF? WELL, YOU CAN APPOINT ANOTHER ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ MESSAGED ME. HER APPOINTEE IS ALMA FOR ROSA. FOR ROSA? SO THEN, FRANK, YOU'RE NOT APPOINTING ONE. STEPHANIE. I'M APPOINTING ONE AS WELL. I THOUGHT MINE WAS STILL. WELL, THERE'S FOUR OPENINGS AND THERE'S TWO APPOINTEES, WHICH IS YOUR TWO, SO I'M DECIDING TO SHARE IT. SO STEPHANIE, IF YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, IF NOT, I'LL MAKE TWO. BOTH ARE IN THERE. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPOINT ARMANDO LERMA AND YAYA ORTIZ. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I'LL CLOSE IT AND THEN I'LL ASK FOR A ROLL CALL.

OKAY, I'LL TAKE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. AND THEN, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE THE PROCESS HERE WHERE WE CAN EACH APPOINT OUR OWN PERSON. AND SO

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AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, MAYOR HERNANDEZ HAS CHOSEN HIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HAS CHOSEN HERS. AND I WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD HOW IT WORKS FOR THE MAYOR'S APPOINTEES. SO THE SO THE MAYOR HAS ALLOWED GO AHEAD. THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE NOMINATIONS OCCURRED BY RESPECTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE MAYOR WILL APPOINT AND THOSE APPOINTMENTS WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL. CORRECT. SO THERE IS A MOTION. THERE IS APPOINTMENTS. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? OH I ALREADY DID THAT ROLL CALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA I COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. MAYOR HERNANDEZ, I WILL MOVE FORWARD NOW TO THE. PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. AND THEY ARE NOT TO INTERRUPT, BUT I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT TWO OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THE PARKS AND REC ALSO WANTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MR. AVILA AND MR. NUNEZ SUBMITTED FOR BOTH PARKS AND PLANNING. THANK YOU. ROSALIO. AND WHO? JESUS. NUNEZ. NUNEZ. NUNEZ. OKAY. LET'S SEE. HERE IT IS. SO IN THAT ONE WE HAVE WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE VACANT OR THAT NEED AN APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENT. I'M NOT ACTUALLY JUST TWO. THERE'S TWO OPENINGS, NOT THREE FOR PARKS. YES, THAT'D BE ROSALIO AVILA AND ROBERTO ANTONIO CABRERA CABALLERO. SORRY, THERE'S A THIRD ONE AND WE HAD ONE THAT. OH, IT'S VACANT IS VACANT DUE TO ABSENCES. SO WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES TO FILL. ALL RIGHT. MR. WAIT. SORRY, MARTHA. WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES OR FOUR VACANCIES TO FILL. THREE. AND THEN, INCLUDING MR. FIGUEROA'S VACANCY. DON'T HAVE ONE FOR ME, BUT THERE'S A TOTAL OF THREE. THERE'S TWO THAT ARE RESULT OF THE CHANGE OF TERMS. AND THERE IS ONE THAT IS VACANT DUE TO ABSENCE IN ATTENDANCE.

RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF FOUR THEN. IT'S STILL THREE. IT'S INCLUSIVE. SO THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS WOULD BE THEN WE START. SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT. IT HAS AN END DATE OF 2026. BUT IN THE OTHER ONES IT'S 2024. YEAH. IT'S. I DON'T THINK THOSE ARE I DON'T REALLY REFLECT THE MY APPOINTMENTS, BUT IT JUST REFLECTS WHAT THE PERIOD WAS ON THAT TIME. ALSO IT DOESN'T STOP YOUR TERM. NO, NO THERE WAS JUST AN APPOINTMENT MADE. SO IT'S THE ONES THAT ARE VACANT ESSENTIALLY ARE THE THREE POSITIONS. AND IT IS THE APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER GALARZA AT THE TIME, THE APPOINTMENT BY YOURSELF. YEAH. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE APPOINTMENT BY DOCTOR FIGUEROA. OKAY. THAT'S ALLOWED AND I WILL. JUST QUESTIONING. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RUN THROUGH. IT RAN WITH OUR TERM. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MARISSA. SO MY APPOINTEE IS VICTOR ALCANTARA. SO A POINT OF ORDER QUESTION. SO IF WE APPOINT THEM BUT THEN THEY ALSO WANT TO BE ON THE PLANNING THEN THEN IF THEY GET APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING DO THEY VACATE THIS ONE. AND THEN WE GOT TO GO BACK OKAY. JUST POINT OF ORDER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS I'LL PICK MR. ROSALIA AVILA. IS HE HERE? YEAH. HE'S RIGHT. WHERE IS HE? HE'S JUST ROAMING AROUND. OH, HE LEFT, HE LEFT? DID. YOU DON'T WANT TO APPOINT SOMEONE? WELL, THERE'S. THERE'S THREE OPENINGS AND THREE APPLICATIONS. I MEAN, YOU TALKED TO HER ABOUT THE OTHER ONE. DOES SHE WANT TO APPOINT SOMEONE HERE? WELL, NO I DIDN'T. NO, I DIDN'T I MEAN, THE ONLY ONE THAT'S LEFT IN IS JESUS NUNEZ. AND THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER OPENING THAT WE HAVE. AND THERE'S NO OTHER APPLICANTS. SO. SO THERE'S THREE PEOPLE AND THERE'S THREE APPOINTMENTS. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT GO AND THEN. I'LL MOTION TO ACCEPT THE THREE APPLICANTS. AND THEN IS THERE A SECOND TO THE THREE APPLICANTS. SECOND LET ME GET A ROLL CALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEACON. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. MAYOR. FERNANDEZ.

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NO I THINK HE DIDN'T ALTER. NO. IS THERE TO 26. HE'S THE ALTERNATE RIGHT NOW. GOT IT.

YEAH. SO HE'S APPLYING TO BE ON OKAY. I'M GOING TO MOTION TO MAKE OSCAR FONSECA MY PERMANENT.

AND MY APPOINTEE IS EVA LARA. AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER PEREZ. IS IT MARISA? IS IT MARGARITA FLORES? MARGARITA FLORES THAT THAT IS THE NAME. IS THAT WHAT IS IT? I THINK THERE MIGHT BE I THINK THAT MIGHT BE LOPEZ. OKAY. SO AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ IS MARGARITA LOPEZ. OKAY. THAT'S HER. THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. THANK YOU. OUR APOLOGIES. FOR. THE QUESTION.

AND THEN DO YOU NEED TO APPOINT AN ALTERNATE. YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO AND I'M GOING TO APPOINT ROBERT CABALLERO AS THE ALTERNATE AS WELL OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL. IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? IN A SECOND. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? YES.

COUNCIL. GO AHEAD. WE STILL NEED ONE MORE APPOINTMENT, RIGHT? NO. WE FILLED THE ALTERNATE. I MOVED FONSECA, AND THEN YOU HAVE FLORES AND. OH, AND FLORES. LOPEZ. LOPEZ. LOPEZ. THANK YOU.

OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA . COUNCIL MEMBER I MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS. AND I READ. I'VE READ WHAT YOU ALL WISH TO DO. AND FRANK SAYS, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SIT ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES.

SENIOR CITIZEN COMMITTEE, ALTERNATE FOR SUNLIGHT, MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL. WASTE TRANSFER, CHAMBER, COMMERCE. I'D LIKE TO BECOME THE PRIMARY FOR THE ANIMAL CAMPUS BOARD AND VISIT GREATER PALM SPRINGS. AND THEN HE ALSO SAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE SISTER CITY. AND IF AND IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY ON THE CDC AND THE CDC, I CAN SAY IT'S ALTERNATE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. ALL OF THIS. AND THEN. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO SAID SHE WANTS THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT COMMISSION, SUNLINE, THE MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY, SKAG ENGINEERING, AND SHE IS ASKING FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY ENERGY COMMISSION, PUBLIC SAFETY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPLACING WATER. YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM ANIMALS AND REMOVED FROM HOMELESS, AND YOU WANT TO BE ALTERNATE ON ENERGY TRANSPORTATION EXECUTIVE HOMELESS, THE GREATER VISITING PALM SPRINGS I. I WILL ACCEPT YOUR CONTINUE TO SERVE ON PALM SPRINGS, SUNLINE, COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY, SCAG ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS. BUT I'M GOING TO ADD TC.

IRCTC AND I'M NOT GOING. I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBER, VIREN, SIT ON THE COACHELLA VALLEY ENERGY COMMISSION. I WILL. FRANK, DO YOU WANT TO DO PUBLIC SAFETY ANYMORE? I CAN BE

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RIGHT. AREN'T YOU ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE RIGHT NOW? NO. IT WAS ME AND NATALIE BEFORE. AND RETIRED COUNCILMEMBER GALLARDO. OH, OKAY. WELL, YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. COUNCILMEMBER FIGUEROA, YOU'RE ON THE CVAG. I'M ON THE CVAG ONE. OKAY. AND THEN THE COACHELLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I, I, I'D LIKE TO RIGHT NOW, IT'S. YEAH, I'D LIKE HER TO DO IT. YEAH. JUST BECAUSE IT EXPOSES HER AND GETS TO MEET SOME BUSINESS. GOT TO PUT PEREZ.

AND THEN THE JOINT WATER POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YEAH, I DIDN'T SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT THAT ONE. I THINK THAT THERE'S ALREADY FOLKS ON THERE. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER FIGUEROA IS ON THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THE JOINT WHAT IS THE JOINT WATER POLICY WITH THE CVUSD, I THINK WHAT IS IT? IT'S THAT JPA THAT'S THE ONE. OH, THE MEAN YOU ARE ON WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

THAT'S. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM HOMELESSNESS. WHO WANTS TO DO HOMELESSNESS. THAT'S THE ALTERNATE. I'LL GIVE MIGUELITO THE PRIMARY. AND THEN YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ANIMAL COMMISSION, BUT FRANK WANTS TO BE REPLACED AS A PRIMARY. AS A PRIMARY. AND YOU'VE BEEN GOING. YEAH, I'VE BEEN GOING TO THOSE. SO YOU ENJOYING THE. CAN YOU LET THEM KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE A THAT WE'RE ON IT OVER HERE IN COACHELLA. I DO LET THEM KNOW.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS IN COACHELLA AND WE'RE DOING MORE. WE'VE DONE LIKE THREE OR 4 OR 5 SPARE NEUTERS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. I DO LET THEM KNOW THAT WHEN THEY SEE COACHELLA SHOW UP, THEY GET EXCITED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING OUR PART. SO THEY SEE ME, THEY GET ALL MAD, LIKE, HEY, DUDE, LIKE WE'RE DOING OUR PART, ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT TO REPLACE NEFTALI ON THE ENERGY COMMITTEE THAT MEETS AFTER THE CVC? DENISE, COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR PRO TEM. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? AND IT SAYS ALTERNATE FOR THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT AT CVCC. OH, YEAH? YEAH. AREN'T YOU PART OF THE I AM YOU'RE PART OF THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT. YOU WOULD YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT.

YEAH. THAT'S THE LIST I SENT YOU. OH I NEED TO READ YOURS TOO OUT LOUD. YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE CVAG ENERGY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON. THAT'S FINE. YOU GAVE IT TO ME, AND THEN YOU. OKAY, SO THEN YOU CAN DO THE ENERGY COMMISSION. YOU CAN DO THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. YOU DO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND I'M GOING TO ASK MAYOR PRO TEM TO BE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE. AND YOU COULD BE ON THE ENERGY, PUBLIC WORKS, WATER SEWER SUBCOMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY HARD. ONE AND THEN I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO BE. REPLACE FRANK. WELL. IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU OR DO YOU NEED YOU NEED MORE. I ONLY HAVE FOUR. YOU COULD BE MY ALTERNATE ON THE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE.

OKAY. AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PRETTY MUCH. THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS THE ALTERNATE IN ANY CITY. SO THAT'S THE WAY THAT WORKS. AND THEN, FRANK, YOU'RE THE PRIMARY AT GREATER PALM SPRINGS. OKAY. ALSO, FOR THE GREATER PALM SPRINGS, IT'S NOT ON THE FORM 806. SO IT NEEDS TO GET ADDED ON THE FORM EIGHT. THAT'S A NEW COMMITTEE. THAT'S A NEW COMMITTEE. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT ON THE FORM 806. SO I CAN IF I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE IT DOES GET COMPENSATED FOR $100 PER MEETING. OKAY. WHICH COMMITTEE WAS THE GREATER PALM SPRINGS. PALM SPRINGS. OKAY. HOW IS THAT ONE FRANK SERVED ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. YEAH. THAT ONE. THAT ONE ONLY HAS ABOUT SIX MEETINGS A YEAR. SO. BUT YEAH IT'S MISSING ON THAT FORM. 806I, I'M GOING TO APPOINT MYSELF TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO DO THAT. DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THAT MAYOR 70 OR DO OR. YEAH, I CAN BE HERE. YEAH THAT'S FINE. OKAY. WELL, THERE'LL BE TWO MEMBERS AND THEN THE SISTER CITY. FRANK WANTS TO DO IT. I'LL DO IT WITH YOU, FRANK. AND THEN

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I PUT YADIRA THERE. RIGHT. WHO WANTS TO BE HER ALTERNATE? I SAID I WAS GONNA BE THE ALTERNATE FOR THE HOMELESS. THE ALTERNATE. OKAY. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT THAT'S GOING TO STAY WITH YOU, STEPHANIE. AND THEN DENISE. DO YOU WANT TO BE THE ALTERNATE? YEAH, I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE. OKAY. BUT YOU ARE TAKING RTC, SO IT'S PRETTY. IT'S GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BOTH BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION AND THE EXECUTIVE. SO YOU'LL BE GOING OVER THE OTHER SIDE. SO IT'S A LOT. PUBLIC SAFETY RIGHT NOW. IT'S BOTH DOCTOR FIGUEROA AND DENISE. CAN YOU GUYS SAY YOU WANTED TO STAY ON IT. NO. THAT ONE I WAS OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO BE ON IT, SO. OKAY. SO YOU BOTH WANT TO STAY ON IT? NO. THAT'S FINE. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GIVE YADIRA MORE. YOU CAN MAKE IT THE ALTERNATE TO THE ANIMAL COMMISSION. YEAH, I CAN MAKE HER THE ALTERNATE TO THE. I'D LIKE TO REMAIN ON THE JPA OF THE CVCC WITH FRANK, WHICH HAS BEEN ON THERE FOR A LONG TIME. SUNLINE DENISE WOULD BE THE PRIMARY. I'M GOING TO MAKE YADIRA THE ALTERNATE. PALM SPRINGS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

IT'S MANAGER SHOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO. AND I'LL MAKE YADIRA THE ALTERNATE, NOT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. RIVERSIDE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

DENISE, YOU WILL HAVE BOTH THE RCTC AND THE PUBLIC ENTITY RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. PERMA.

I'LL NEED TO TAKE THAT FOR NOW. LIABILITY. THAT'S ALWAYS FUN, RIGHT? SCAG YOU BOTH. WELL, HOLD ON. YOU'RE A MEMBER, SCAG. AND YOU'RE A MEMBER OF SCAG. I THINK I'M SO WEIRD THOUGH. THROUGH THE. SO I'M. I HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT FROM THE SCAG PRESIDENT, AND I THINK YOU'RE APPOINTED FROM THE FROM THE AREA. OKAY. AND THEN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, COACHELLA HAS A CVAG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE A CHAIR THERE. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE YOU WANT YOU GUYS WANT TO LOOK INTO IT. SO IT SAYS IT SITS ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

SO IT WE ACTUALLY DON'T. IT WAS WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER RETIRED COUNCILMEMBER MEGAN JACINTO WAS ON THERE. SHE HAD ABOUT A YEAR LEFT ON HER TERM. BUT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET ELECTED. SO ACTUALLY THAT'S THAT IS INCORRECT WHERE IT SAYS THE CHAIR, IT'S ONLY FOR THE WHAT IS RIGHT UNDER. I THINK IT'S FOR THE VOTING MEMBER. THAT'S ALL IT IS. IT'S JUST A VOTING MEMBER.

OKAY. SO THAT'S OFF. AND THEN FRANK, YOU AND I WILL CONTINUE ON THE JOINT WATER AUTHORITY AND THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT AD-HOC COMMITTEE HELD AS NEEDED. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER AND MYSELF WILL DO THAT. DO THAT. NPPD'S TASK FORCE. LIKE WHAT WAS THAT ONE? THE ONE YOU JUST SAID. IT'S AS NEEDED. SO IT'S JUST AN AD HOC JUST IN CASE WE NEED TO AMEND THE WATER. THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT. WE'LL MOVE. YOU GOTTA CHECK IN WITH US ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS. AND THEN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE A DOCTOR.

FIGUEROA. AND THEN YADIRA AND THE JOINT POTTER WATER POLICY. IT'LL BE MYSELF AND. RIGHT. THE ANIMAL CAMPUS. BE FRANK. DID WE GET IT? DID WE GET AN ALTERNATE. YEAH. COACHELLA VALLEY ENERGY COMMISSION, THAT'S THAT'LL BE YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR STEPHANIE AND THE UT MAYOR UT UTILITIES USER TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WE I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN STAFFED BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC. I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAD ANYBODY APPLY FOR THAT FOR YEARS BACK WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE. THAT'S BY STATUTE TO AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO FILL IT SO WE CAN OPEN IT. WE HAVE TO OPEN IT RIGHT. FOR APPLICATIONS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO OPEN UP TO SEE. SO MAKE SURE IT GETS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO ABIDE BY THE RULE. AND THEN COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY I SAID DENISE, AND THEN AS AN ALTERNATE, WHAT DID I SAY? I'LL SAY AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THAT ALTERNATE. THERE'S MONEY THERE, GUYS. SO AND WITH THE PROP FOUR, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE MONEY. AND THEN THE GREATER PALM SPRINGS, IT'LL BE YOU.

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THIS IS ADOPT URGENCY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1221 AMENDING CHAPTER 55.8 REGULATION OF SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M BACK. I WAS THINKING GABRIEL. YEAH. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, ITEM NUMBER 22 IS URGENCY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1221. AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 1222, ENACTING UPDATED REGULATIONS FOR THE SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND THIS EVENING, I ALSO HAVE MR. JIM PRIEST ONLINE WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO THE COUNCIL. IF WE CAN MAKE A JIM PRIEST A PANELIST. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I'LL HAVE JIM TAKE OVER RIGHT HERE. AND THEN I'LL KIND OF CHIME IN AS WE GO ALONG. JIM, ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE THE SCREEN AND ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR US AND SPEAK? YES. THANK YOU, MISS JIMENEZ. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, JIM PRIEST KRIEGER. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, HONORABLE STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. YOU KNOW, THE STAFF THIS EVENING IS PRESENTING TWO ORDINANCES FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. ONE IS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE. THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO HAVE UPDATED REGULATIONS IN EFFECT FOR FESTIVAL SEASON, WHICH WILL BE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. THE URGENCY ORDINANCE INCLUDES FINDINGS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND REQUIRES A 4/5 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT IT. BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF YOU PRESENT THIS EVENING, THAT WILL REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN ORDER TO ADOPT AN URGENCY ORDINANCE. THE SECOND DOCUMENT IS A STANDARD ORDINANCE. IT'S SUBSTANTIVELY THE SAME ORDINANCE. WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE THAT TONIGHT, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING FOR ADOPTION. BECAUSE IT'S A STANDARD ORDINANCE. WE WOULD ONLY NEED THREE COUNCIL VOTES FOR THAT. BUT AGAIN, STAFF'S REQUEST IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE ACTION ON BOTH ORDINANCES TONIGHT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROCESS SO FAR. BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, WE HAD AN INTERNAL STAFF TEAM FORMED, MEETING CONTINUOUSLY TO DISCUSS VARIOUS POLICY ISSUES AND HOW TO PUT THOSE INTO AN APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE. IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, IDEAS AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHERE WE SOLICITED INPUT AND COMMENT FROM THE PC THERE. JULY 10TH, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD A STUDY SESSION WITH REGARD TO BOTH SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS AND WITH REGARD TO POSSIBLE BALLOT MEASURE TO INCREASE THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX RATE, THE HOTEL TAX RATE IN THE CITY. AFTER THAT, WE SHIFTED OUR FOCUS WITH COUNCIL DIRECTION TO PUT A MEASURE ON. WE SHIFTED FOCUS OVER TO WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME MEASURE Y, WHICH THE VOTERS OF COACHELLA DID ULTIMATELY PASS. AND SO IN DECEMBER OF 2024, MEASURE Y IN THE TOT PROVISIONS WENT INTO EFFECT. WE THEN SHIFTED OUR FOCUS BACK TO THE REGULATORY PART OF SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS, AND THAT RESULTED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF JUST KIND OF TECHNICAL UPDATES AND CLEANUP TERMS IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT THE ORDINANCE ALSO HAS A NUMBER OF CHANGES OR UPDATES TO POLICY. AND WE'D LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THOSE IN THIS POWERPOINT. FIRST OF ALL, DEFINITIONS, WE'VE IN ORDER TO MODERNIZE THE ORDINANCE, WE'VE ADDED CLEAR DEFINITIONS FOR AGENTS, AGENTS WHO REPRESENT AN OWNER HOSTING PLATFORMS, RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, AND THE LIKE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TERMS WERE THE CLEAREST POSSIBLE WE COULD MAKE THEM. IT JUST ENHANCES ENFORCEABILITY THAT WAY. A SECOND POLICY, THIS IS

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AND THAT ALLOWS SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE 1ST. AND IF THE RENTAL IS THE OWNER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE, AFTER DISCUSSING WITH STAFF AND HEARING COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT IF WE WERE TO PROVIDE A LOWER COST AND A SIMPLER PERMITTING OPTION FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY ONLY BE SHORT TERM, RENTING THEIR PROPERTY FOR A SHORT TIME A MONTH, MAYBE A MONTH AND A HALF. DURING FESTIVAL SEASON THIS MARCH 1ST THROUGH JUNE 1ST WINDOW FOR A SEASONAL PERMIT WOULD GIVE THEM THAT OPTION. NOW, IF YOU'RE A CORPORATE OWNER OR AN ABSENTEE OWNER, YOU DO NOT RESIDE AT THE PROPERTY. YOU WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE SEASONAL PERMITS, BUT YOU WOULD STILL BE ELIGIBLE, AS CURRENTLY IS THE CASE, TO GET AN ANNUAL PERMIT FROM THE CITY. AND THEN AGAIN, ALSO, IF YOU OWN YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU WANT TO RENT IT YOUR OWN RESIDENCE OUT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT OUTSIDE OF THE MARCH, THE JUNE 1ST WINDOW, YOU WOULD ALSO GET AN ANNUAL PERMIT AS AS IS CURRENTLY THE PRACTICE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. A COUPLE OF MAXIMUM NUMBER LIMITS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS ORDINANCE. ONE PROVIDES THAT NO OWNER CAN HOLD MORE THAN FIVE PERMITS, EITHER ANNUAL OR SEASONAL, AND THAT THAT IS BASED ON SOME COMMENTS WE HAD HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL DURING THE STUDY SESSION, AND THEN ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. FIVE WAS THE NUMBER ARRIVED AT IN OUR DISCUSSION.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S A POLICY CALL OF THE COUNCIL. ULTIMATELY, WE DID INCLUDE SOME SPECIAL RULES WITH REGARD TO CORPORATE OR BUSINESS OWNERS TO ADDRESS A POTENTIAL ISSUE THAT COULD COME UP. AND WE'VE SEEN THIS IN SOME OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE, SAY, CORPORATION A ALREADY HOLDS FIVE LICENSES AND THEY WANT TO SPIN OFF CORPORATION B, LLC OR SOMETHING, AND THEN THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR FIVE PERMITS. THAT REALLY IS NOT THE INTENT OF THE RULE HERE. IT'S EACH OWNER. YOU CAN HAVE FIVE PERMITS. AND SO IF A CORPORATION SPINS OFF ANOTHER BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS OWNED, CONTROLLED OR AFFILIATED WITH IT, THEN THEY COLLECTIVELY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FIVE PERMIT LIMIT. SO THAT JUST DOES NOT GO AD INFINITUM. WHERE WE KEEP SPINNING OFF COMPANIES AND EVERYBODY GETS THEIR FIVE PERMITS, THAT'S THIS IS INTENDED TO NIP THAT ISSUE IN THE BUD.

ANOTHER POLICY UPDATE HERE IS THAT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERMITS PER NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS WAS ALSO BASED ON SOME COMMENTS WE HAD HEARD AT THE STUDY SESSION, AND ALSO DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. AND IN FACT, WHAT THE LANGUAGE WOULD DO HERE IS THAT IT WOULD SET A NUMBER, SET A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL PERMITS TO NO MORE THAN 20% OF THE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE DEFINED. MANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA ARE BASED UPON A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP. AND SO IF WE'RE TRYING TO ASSESS IS A PROPERTY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WOULD DEFER TO THE SUBDIVISION MAP THAT WAS RECORDED AGAINST THAT PROPERTY. IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO SUCH MAP, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A FEW OF THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE A FINAL MAP RECORDED. THE CITY ITSELF MAINTAINS AN OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD MAP, AND WE WOULD USE THAT TO DETERMINE WHERE A PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS WITHIN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS INTENDED TO LIMIT THE PROLIFERATION OF BUSINESS OR ABSENTEE OWNER PERMITS ISSUED IN ANY PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S A STRONG CONCERN IN MANY JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE SHORT

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AND, YOU KNOW, MISSY MENDEZ MAY HAVE A MORE INFORMATION ON THIS, BUT LAST I HEARD, THERE'S ONLY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN COACHELLA THAT CURRENTLY IS ABOVE 20%. THAT'S LA COLONIA. THERE ARE FOUR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, I BELIEVE IT'S 15 AND 17% HAVING ANNUAL PERMITS, AND THEN ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY ARE IN SINGLE DIGITS. SO THE 20% CAP WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON FURTHER ANNUAL PERMITS IN LA COLONIA, BUT THERE WOULD STILL BE ROOM UNDER A CAP FOR THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY. AND ALSO POSSIBLE THAT PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY HAVE AN ANNUAL PERMIT MAY DECIDE TO SWITCH OVER TO THE LESS EXPENSIVE AND SIMPLER SEASONAL PERMIT, IF THAT'S ALL THEY INTEND TO DO IN ANY PARTICULAR YEAR. SO THAT MAY, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EFFECT OF FREEING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE CAP ROOM IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE 20% THERE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I LIKE THAT WE ALSO INCLUDED LANGUAGE REQUIRING THAT THE OWNER SIGN A HOLD HARMLESS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, AND TO SECURE AT LEAST A $1 MILLION GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY TO COVER SITUATIONS WHERE PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, SITUATION CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL. SOMETIMES IT IS A SHORT TERM RENTAL AND BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN. AND IF SOMEBODY DECIDES TO TRY TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE CITY ARISING OUT OF ACTIVITIES, A SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL, THAT'S WHERE THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT WOULD COME INTO PLAY, AND THEN THE INSURANCE COVERAGE PROVIDES SOME FINANCIAL RESOURCES THERE TO COVER ANY LIABILITY SHOULD ANY BE, YOU KNOW, ALLEGED OR ULTIMATELY PROVEN IN COURT. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. WE CLARIFIED A POINT IN THE ORDINANCE HERE THAT IF THERE'S A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF A SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL, THE EXISTING PERMIT AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRES, NEW OWNER HAS TO SECURE A NEW PERMIT. AND THAT THAT'S REALLY INTENDED SO THAT STALE PERMITS DON'T CONTINUE TO EXIST ON THE SYSTEM. AND ALSO AS PART OF FAIRNESS, AGAIN, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MAY BE HITTING UP AGAINST THAT 20% CAP, THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO CLEAR OFF THE STALE PERMITS, HAVE A MECHANISM FOR DOING THAT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE SPACE UNDER THE CAP COULD BE USED FOR ACTIVE PERMITS. WE DO HAVE SPECIAL RULES INCLUDED FOR TRANSFERS OF CORPORATE OR BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. BASICALLY, IF A BUSINESS TRANSFERS EXCUSE ME, IF A BUSINESS SHOULD TRANSFER A PROPERTY TO ANOTHER BUSINESS SUCH THAT IT TRIGGERS BASICALLY A PROPERTY TAX REASSESSMENT THAT'S CONSIDERED A NEW OWNER, THE OLD LICENSE EXPIRES AND THE NEW BUSINESS OWNER HAS GOT TO GET A NEW LICENSE. WE'VE ALSO DRAFTED AN EXEMPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN SPOUSES, FAMILY MEMBERS, WHEREBY THE PERMIT CAN CONTINUE IN EFFECT WITHIN THE FAMILY. SO THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TRIGGER A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND AN EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. NEXT ITEM. JUST MAKING SURE WE CLARIFIED A LOT OF POINTS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PAY YOUR TOT. AND WHETHER YOU'RE AN OWNER AN AGENT HOSTING PLATFORM, WHOEVER'S COLLECTING THE TOT FROM THE GUEST, THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REMIT THAT TO THE CITY. SO AGAIN, WE JUST REALLY UPDATED AND TIGHTENED UP THE REGULATIONS THERE TO MAKE SURE. WE ALSO PROVIDE THAT IF YOU HAVE A PERMIT AND YOU ARE BEHIND ON YOUR TOT, THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY EITHER TOT OR FINES THAT THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DENY OR NOT RENEW YOUR PERMIT. AND AGAIN, THAT IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE OWNERS STAYING CURRENT ON THEIR TOT PAYING ANY FINES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING, ETC, OF COURSE, IF ANYBODY IF AN OWNER IS, SAY, APPEALING A TOT JUDGMENT OR APPEALING A FINE OR SOMETHING THAT'S STILL ON APPEAL, THAT'S NOT A FINAL DECISION. BUT IF THERE'S BEEN A FINAL DECISION MADE, YOU OWE THE TAX AND YOU HAVEN'T PAID IT, YOU OWE THE FINES, YOU HAVEN'T PAID IT. APPEALS EXHAUSTED OR APPEALS NOT PURSUED, THEN THE CITY MAY DENY OR NOT RENEW YOUR PERMIT UNTIL YOU GET THOSE AMOUNTS PAID OFF. OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY LIMIT. IF WE MAINTAIN THE EXISTING RULES FOR OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY LIMIT TWO PERSONS PER BEDROOM PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL PERSONS, AND

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AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A LARGER LOT THAT CAN HANDLE IT, THE PERMIT ADMINISTRATOR CAN GIVE YOU THAT SPECIAL DISPENSATION THERE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE'VE CLARIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY IS A LITTLE UNCLEAR ON THIS THAT A SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL AGREEMENT CAN BE EITHER IN THE FORM OF AN ORAL AGREEMENT OR A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. IF THE AGREEMENT IS IN WRITING, THE EXISTING CODE ALREADY HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF PROVISIONS THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN A IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. WE DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE THOSE. I THINK WE JUST KIND OF CLEANED UP SOME OF THE TERMINOLOGY, BUT WE DIDN'T CHANGE. WE DIDN'T ADD ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GO INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. BUT AGAIN, WE CLARIFY THAT YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HAVE ONE. YOU COULD HAVE AN ORAL CONTRACT AS WELL. NOISE, JUST A REALLY A CLARIFYING AMENDMENT HERE. YOU KNOW, RADIO, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, LOUDSPEAKER, OTHER FORM OF AMPLIFIED SOUND THAT VIOLATES THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE. I'LL NOTE THAT AT THE LAST STUDY SESSION AT THE COUNCIL HAD THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE AND REGULATING UNDER THAT. TO THAT END, OUR OFFICE TOOK A QUICK LOOK OR ACTUALLY FAIRLY DETAILED LOOK AT YOUR CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE. IT DATES TO 2010. IT'S REASONABLY MODERN AND IT HAS GOOD PROVISIONS IN IT. SO BY CROSS-REFERENCING YOUR EXISTING NOISE ORDINANCE, WE THINK WE HAVE PROVIDED AN APPROPRIATE OBJECTIVE STANDARD WHEREBY IF CODE ENFORCEMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY, THEY'D BE ABLE TO JUDGE, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATELY, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THE NOISE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN VIOLATED. AND IF SO, THEN WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH ANY AMPLIFIED SOUND OR OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, RADIOS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

LASTLY, AMONG THE POLICY ISSUES, WE'VE CLARIFIED THAT NO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT MAY BE USED AS A SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND LOCAL POLICY AROUND THE COUNTY IN THAT AREA, AND THAT 80 USE ARE REALLY INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LONG TERM HOUSING. THEY'RE REALLY NOT MEANT FOR SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS. AND SO WE'VE CRAFTED THE ORDINANCE IN THIS WAY TO SAY THAT NO ADU CAN BE USED AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OKAY. THIS IS A LIST OF FINES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THIS ORDINANCE. NOW THIS IS FOR A VIOLATION, ONE SPECIFIC VIOLATION WHICH IS OPERATING A SHORT TERM RENTAL

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COACHELLA WHEN IT COMES TO SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT COSTS WHERE WE'RE KIND OF ON THE LOWER END.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU AND AGAIN, MISS JIMENEZ CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ON THAT. BUT IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO TAKE ACTION THIS EVENING ON THESE ORDINANCES, WE INTEND TO BRING BACK A RESOLUTION TO THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD SET NEW APPLICATION FEES FOR A PERMIT AT. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. MENDEZ, BUT IT WOULD BE 400 FOR AN ANNUAL 200 FOR A SEASONAL. CORRECT. AND YEAH, WE'LL BRING IT BRING THAT BACK. AND EVEN THE HOME SHARE COSTS. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE COACHELLA IS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GROUP FOR FINES FOR VARIOUS VIOLATIONS HERE I WOULD NOTE YOU SEE A FEW EYE POPPING NUMBERS WITH SOME OF THESE CITIES FOR EXAMPLE CRYSTAL OR I'M SORRY, CATHEDRAL CITY IMPOSES UP TO $15,000 FOR A THIRD VIOLATION. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN IF A COURT WOULD ENFORCE THAT HIGH A FINE. JUST JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE THINK OF THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT, CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, THE PROHIBITION ON CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, MOST OF US IN A DAY TO DAY BASIS, THINK OF IT IN TERMS OF LIKE DEATH PENALTY, LIFE IMPRISONMENT, YOU KNOW, REALLY SEVERE PENALTIES LIKE THAT. BUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT APPLIES TO FINES TOO. AND YOU CAN CHARGE A CRIMINAL FINE TO THE POINT WHERE A JUDGE MAY JUST SAY EIGHTH AMENDMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO ENFORCE SOMETHING THAT HIGH. SO I THINK COACHELLA HAS STRATEGICALLY PLACED ITSELF HERE IN THE NUMBERS AMONGST THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE INCREASED IT. THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE INCENTIVE FOR COMPLIANCE. BUT I THINK ALL OF THE NUMBERS THAT COACHELLA IS PROPOSING IN THIS ORDINANCE ARE EMINENTLY ENFORCEABLE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT INCORPORATE THESE INTO THE ORDINANCE, WE AT LEAST WANT TO JUST PUT OUT A COUPLE OF OTHER POLICY ISSUES THAT WE, AS STAFF, DISCUSSED PRETTY EXTENSIVELY. AGAIN, THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY ORDINANCE, BUT IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE ANYTHING LIKE THIS, WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT THAT IN. DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE GETTING THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I MIGHT BEG THE COUNCIL'S INDULGENCE THAT IF YOU WANT TO PURSUE ANY OF THESE ADDITIONAL POLICIES, THAT MAYBE WE BRING THOSE BACK AS A SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL'S CALL THERE. SO THE THREE POLICY ISSUES. ONE IS THAT INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ORAL AGREEMENTS, WE REQUIRE ALL THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE OWNER AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY, THE RENTER, TO BE IN WRITING. THAT'S ONE

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CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN OUR CODE. YOU KNOW, AN IN-PERSON CHECK IN WOULD GIVE A GREAT DEAL OF CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION, BUT IT MAY ALSO BE SEEN AS A LITTLE TOO RESTRICTIVE A LOT OF TIMES WITH AIRBNBS VERBOSE, THESE ONLINE BROKERAGE FIRMS, THERE ISN'T AN IN-PERSON CHECK IN. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL ONLINE, IT'S ALL DONE THROUGH ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. AND THEN YOU GO TO YOUR PLACE. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER POLICY CALL FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. AND THEN LASTLY, REQUIRING ALL SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS TO INSTALL A NOISE AWARE OR SIMILAR SOUND MONITORING SYSTEM. AND WHAT THIS DOES, THIS IS A SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE IN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL. AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE SOUND EXCEEDS A CERTAIN PRESET LEVEL, THE OWNER IS NOTIFIED OR THE OWNER'S AGENT IS NOTIFIED, AND THIS MAY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF, YOU KNOW, I HAD A MENTOR TELL ME YEARS AGO THE BEST CODE ENFORCEMENT IS SELF ENFORCEMENT. AND IF WE CAN USE SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO GET OWNERS TO GET ON THE PHONE AND SAY, HEY GUYS, DIAL IT BACK, THE PROBLEM MAY GET SOLVED WITHOUT ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS OR ANYTHING HAPPENING, SO THAT THAT MAY BE A VALUABLE POLICY TO ADD. AGAIN, IT'S NOT LANGUAGE THAT I'M PREPARED THIS EVENING TO INCLUDE INTO THE URGENCY ORDINANCE. SO IF THE COUNCIL'S INTERESTED IN THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING BACK A FUTURE AMENDMENT TO ADD LANGUAGE TO THAT EFFECT. BUT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT NOT STOP THE PROGRESS OF THESE ORDINANCES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. NEXT SLIDE. YEAH. AND THEN WE JUST HAVE THIS IS THIS IS THE CITY'S MAP OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN TOWN. THE COPY I HAVE IS NOT SHOWING THE SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT USUALLY THEY'RE JUST DOTS ON THE MAP. SO MAYBE I'M JUST NOT SEEING IT ON MY COPY HERE. YEAH, WE HAVE A DIGITAL COPY. SORRY ABOUT THAT, JIM. AND OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.

YEAH. MY COPY JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE DOTS. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE IDENTIFIED THERE. BUT THAT JUST PROVIDES YOU A CITY LEVEL REPRESENTATION OF WHERE THE SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE BY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL. YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON OUR NOISE ORDINANCE. I KNOW THAT HE REFERENCED INCLUDING THAT ON HERE, BUT WHAT IS OUR CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE? IS IT NO AMPLIFIED MUSIC BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 P.M. AND 7 A.M. OR OR DO WE KNOW THE EXACT HOURS FOR THIS? THE LEVEL IS TEN MINUTES AT EITHER 55DB IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. IS THAT BEFORE 10 P.M? YEAH. BEFORE 10 P.M. CUT OFF. IT WAS TEN. RIGHT. AND THEN AFTER 10 P.M, IT DROPS TO 45DB OF WHAT THEY CALL CNIL CONTINUOUS NOISE EQUIVALENCY LEVEL. SO THAT'S TEN MINUTES AT 45DB. BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY STANDARD IN THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S A BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO IT. IF A SOUND DEVICE IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE FROM 50FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, IRRESPECTIVE OF 55 OR 45DB, THAT CAN ALSO BE ACTIONABLE. AND SO I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR CODE CURRENTLY IS MODERN, ENFORCEABLE, WORKABLE. AND SO WHAT WE SIMPLY DID WITH THIS ORDINANCE IS WE CROSS-REFERENCED IT INTO THE NOISE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? JIM, CAN YOU CAN YOU PUT BACK THE SLIDES BACK UP SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT? WHICH ONE DID YOU. AND THEN THERE ARE SO MANY. CAN WE CAN WE JUST START FROM THE BEGINNING AND THEN JUST. YEAH. I'M SORRY I'M NOT IN CONTROL OF THE SLIDES. I GOT IT, JIM. THANK YOU. AND SO THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. AND THEN NEXT SLIDE. SO THEN I THINK IT'S THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT SO WHEN IT COMES

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SORRY. THANK YOU. FIVE PERMITS AT THE SAME TIME. SO FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WELL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PER. OH SORRY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. I WASN'T ABLE TO KEEP UP. YEAH. AND JIM, IF YOU WANT TO FEEL THAT, THAT'S FINE. NO. CORRECT. IT WOULD BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PERMITS IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. THAT'S CORRECT. JUST FIVE. AND NOW THAT WOULD. OH I SEE TO CORPORATE OKAY. WE ONLY HAVE ONE HOLDER WITH FIVE CURRENTLY AND THAT'S A BUSINESS. YEAH. JUST ONE. AND THEN WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 20% OF, OF STRS THAT MAY BE PERMITTED IN, IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, DOES THAT DOES THAT APPLY TO ALL BUSINESSES THEN ARE WE SAYING THAT ONLY 20% OF BUSINESSES CAN EXIST IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, OR ARE WE IN 20% OF STRS? BECAUSE LIKE FOR, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO PICK ON LA COLONIA 20%.

WE'RE DOING IT BY NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF SAYING LIKE CITYWIDE 20%. BECAUSE IF YOU DO THAT, THEN MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST MAKING THIS UP. LA COLONIA COULD GET ALL THE 20% AND THAT COULD BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STRS AND SO, SO, SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTE OR DISTINGUISH THAT THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MAP THAT WILL INDICATE WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, WHAT EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IS CALLED AND TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE WITHIN THAT. RIGHT.

AND SO GABRIEL PEREZ HELPED US CREATE THIS MAP. SO THANK YOU. AND SO THAT WE COULD ENFORCE THE 20% THRESHOLD. AND SO FOR LIKE LA COLONIA, THEY'RE AT 29% RIGHT NOW. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE DON'T ISSUE ANY MORE STR PERMITS THERE UNTIL THEY BRING THAT DOWN. AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH DEMAND. AND SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST GOING TO STAY LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO ISSUE ANY MORE THERE. SURE. AND THAT MAKES SENSE. AND I AND I WOULD CLARIFY THAT THIS 20% CAP IS ON ANNUAL PERMITS. YEAH. IF SOMEBODY IN LA COLONIA WANTED TO COME IN AND OBTAIN A SEASONAL PERMIT TO RENT THEIR RESIDENCE DURING THE MARCH FIRST TO JUNE, FIRST PERIOD THAT A SEASONAL PERMIT OPERATES, THEY COULD STILL DO THAT BECAUSE THE 20% CAP DOESN'T LIMIT THEM. THAT'S WHAT WE SAID, RIGHT? IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO RENT IN, THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL REQUESTED. SO THAT'S THE GRACE. THAT'S THE GRACE THAT, YOU KNOW, A HOMEOWNER RESIDENT OF COACHELLA WANTS TO RENT OUT HIS OR HER PLACE FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S COMING IN, PERHAPS TO STAFF OR TO WORK COACHELLA, STAGECOACH, THOSE EVENTS, THEY WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT EVEN IN LA COLONIA. THE ONLY THE ONLY EFFECT OF THE CAP IS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE ANNUAL PERMITS ISSUED TO LA COLONIA UNTIL THAT NUMBER COMES DOWN THROUGH EXPIRATION, REVOCATION OR JUST SURRENDER OF PERMITS OVER TIME. AND CERTAINLY I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, DURING THE SEASONAL TIME WHEN WE DO HAVE THESE FESTIVALS, THAT IS PROBABLY WHEN WE MAKE GENERATE THE MOST INCOME FROM THE STR, WHICH MAKES MAKES SENSE. SO AND THE REASON I ASK ABOUT THE 20% ON STR IS BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY THAT WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THAT CITY THAT ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. THEN WE'RE ALLOWING THE 20%, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, LA COLONIA, IT'S AT ITS MAX. SO WE'RE SAYING, OKAY, 20% IN STR. AND SO LET'S SAY THAT WE HAD RESIDENTS THAT WANTED TO OPERATE FROM HOME OR HAVE A BUSINESS AND REGISTER THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS AT HOME. WOULD THAT THEN, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM. ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE HOME SHARE FOLK, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST RENTING, LIKE A BEDROOM OR TWO BEDROOMS IN THEIR HOME OR ASIDE FROM STR, SO LET'S SAY LIKE A HOME KITCHEN OR SOMETHING? YEAH, RIGHT.

SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T APPLY. NO NO NO NO NO I'M NOT I'M NOT SAYING WHETHER IT APPLIES. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT ARE WE ALLOWED TO HAVE THIS MANY BUSINESSES WITHIN ONE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS WHAT I'M ASKING. I DON'T THINK WE LIMIT BUSINESSES, HOME BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, JUST THE RENTAL PIECE. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN BETWEEN THE TWO, THEN WE'RE ALSO SAYING THAT THERE'S NO DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING SO THEY CAN BE FIVE WITHIN THE SAME STREET. THEN THERE'S NO OKAY THAT, THAT THAT WAS YEAH. THAT'S NOT THE POLICY OF THIS ORDINANCE. THE WAY OF CAPPING IT AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, DEALING WITH POTENTIAL PROLIFERATION OF THESE WAS THE NUMBER OF PERMITS PER OWNER AND THE NUMBER OF PERMITS

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SO IT'S TAKING THAT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OFF ON THE STAFF END. RIGHT. YES. YES OKAY.

SO ABSOLUTELY SAVING TIME FOR THE. YES. BECAUSE THE PLATFORM ONCE THAT GOES INTO EFFECT, IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE TOT AND THE T BID LIKE IT'LL BE LIKE TOT T BID. SO WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT. IT'S JUST THAT RIGHT NOW THAT HASN'T OBVIOUSLY BEEN, YOU KNOW, PASSED OR VOTED ON OR WHATEVER. SO THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE JUST YET. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION A MOTION TO APPROVE. THERE'S TWO. I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

FORGIVE ME, SELENA, WHEN IT COMES TO THE TOT IS IN THE OWNER. AND THEN SO CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE. SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT THE TOT IS ALSO PUT ON THE ON THE OWNER OF. OR WAS IT JUST THE OCCUPANT JUST THE OCCUPANT. SO BECAUSE WE HAVE NO. YES. SO JIM YOU CAN CLARIFY IT SAYS OWNER. AND SO IT'S NO THE AGENT IS ALSO EVERYBODY'S RESPONSIBLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE THE OWNER THE AGENT OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO REMIT NO MATTER WHAT. AND YES, SO THAT IS ALSO THE RESPONSE, RIGHT? YEAH. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT ULTIMATELY T.O.T TAX IS THE GUEST'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY TO THE OWNER OR THE AGENT OR THE HOSTING PLATFORM. BUT WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF DISCONNECTS IS WHERE THE OWNER, AGENT OR THE HOSTING PLATFORM EITHER DOESN'T COLLECT IT FROM THE GUEST, OR THEY COLLECT IT AND THEY DON'T SEND IT TO THE CITY. AND SO WE'VE TIGHTENED UP THE RULES TO SIMPLY SAY, YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU DO THAT. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT AS PART OF MEASURE Y, AS A COUNCIL KNOWS, I WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING THE STAFF DRAFT MEASURE Y. WE ALSO INCLUDE A LOT OF LANGUAGE IN THAT IN YOUR TOT ORDINANCE, WHICH NOW EXISTS, WHICH TALKS ABOUT RENTAL AGENTS AND THEIR OBLIGATION TO COLLECT AND REMIT TOT. SO WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO CATCH THIS FROM TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES. BOTH THE STR AND THE TOT ORDINANCE. AND WE THINK THIS IS A PRETTY TIGHT SET OF RULES TO MAKE SURE THESE GUYS DO THIS. THANK YOU JIM. THAT PROVIDES A LOT MORE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I THINK THAT MANY FOLKS ARE MAYBE THINKING THAT IT'S ONLY ON THE OCCUPANT. BUT THEN THIS ALSO THEN SHARES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNERS TO COLLECT AND THEN ALSO SUBMIT. YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE HAVE WE INCLUDED ALSO TO HAVE LIKE A POINT OF CONTACT IN CASE WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE FROM, YOU KNOW, THAT HOLDS THIS PERMIT OR PERMITS. DO WE HAVE

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AN AGENT OR AN AGENT. YEAH. WE BY CLARIFYING THE DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFYING THE TERMS, YOU ALREADY HAVE IT IN YOUR CODE, BUT WE'VE JUST SORT OF CLARIFIED IT A BIT MORE. YEAH. IF YOU ARE AN OWNER, YOU YOU HAVE TO DESIGNATE A LOCAL PERSON WHO'S YOUR AGENT, WHO'S A POINT OF CONTACT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PROVISIONS ALREADY IN YOUR CODE. AND AGAIN, WE JUST SORT OF CLARIFIED THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE A 15 MINUTE PHONE RESPONSE. IF THERE'S A COMPLAINT, 45 MINUTE IN-PERSON RESPONSE TO GET THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL, THAT'S ALREADY IN YOUR CODE. AGAIN, WE'VE JUST CLARIFIED THAT. BUT THAT'S VERY CLEARLY IN YOUR CODE THAT THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOCAL PERSON WHO CAN RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS AND DEAL WITH THAT PROMPTLY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST THE LAST QUESTION ON THE VIOLATIONS, IF THEY DO GET VIOLATIONS, HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO IT? LIKE, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOME SET TIME WHERE THEY NEED TO RESPOND, PAY THE FINE. IF THEY GET A FINE? HAVE WE HAVE WE ADDED THAT AS WELL? YOU KNOW, LET ME I HAVEN'T I'M SORRY I DIDN'T LOOK INTO THAT. SO I CAN GET BACK TO YOU BECAUSE I. THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO. HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO PAY THE VIOLATION OR CORRECT IT RIGHT TO. CORRECT. YEAH. THAT LANGUAGE SAYS LIKE THEY CAN GET THEY CAN GET A FINE OR YOU KNOW, IS IT LIKE, DO THEY GET A LIKE THAT FIRST ONE. LIKE DO THEY GET A CORRECTED OR WHAT'S THAT CORRECTION. BECAUSE IF THAT'S NOT CLEAR SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO USE THAT AND SAY, WELL, IN NOWHERE DOES IT SAY THAT I HAVE TO RESPOND TO THIS WITHIN 15 DAYS OR 30 DAYS OR PAY FOR IT, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE DOESN'T GET INTO THE PROCEDURAL DETAILS LIKE THAT. IT FOCUSES ON THE CORE VIOLATION AND THE CORE FINE. BUT YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THINGS THAT OFTEN ALSO GET WORKED OUT AS A FUNCTION OF, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION. YOU KNOW, YOU ISSUE THE FINE, THE PROPERTY OWNER COMES IN. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO SQUARE THIS? AND CITIES ROUTINELY DO THIS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GET A FINE PAID TO GAIN COMPLIANCE, EVEN IF MAYBE IT TAKES A LITTLE EXTRA TIME. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT ADMINISTRATIVELY. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FROM MISS JIMENEZ ON THAT, WE COULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THERE'S TWO ORDINANCES, RIGHT. YES, YES I HAVE TO READ THEM. YES. THE RECORD THE RECOMMENDATION IS THIS EVENING IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE, BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF YOU PRESENT TONIGHT. ADOPT THE URGENCY ORDINANCE. AND THEN INTRODUCE THE STANDARD ORDINANCE. AND THAT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE THREE OF YOUR VOTES. BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU TAKE ACTION ON BOTH TONIGHT. OKAY. SO DO YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER? ALL TOGETHER. SO MOTION TO ADOPT URGENCY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1221 AMENDING CHAPTER 5.8 REGULATION OF SHORT TERM RENTAL. SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS OF TITLE FIVE BUSINESS LICENSE AND REGULATIONS OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND AND UPDATE THE CITY'S REGULATIONS OF SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE, TWO, TWO, TWO. AMENDING CHAPTER 5.8 REGULATION OF SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS OF TITLE FIVE BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND AND UPDATE THE CITY'S REGULATIONS ON SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. IS THERE A ROLL CALL? COUNCIL MEMBER FIGUEROA I. COUNCIL MEMBER I. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. MAYOR HERNANDEZ. HI. I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE MOMENT, AND I APOLOGIZE TO JOSEPH, WHO'S BEEN WAITING HERE IN SPANISH BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WANT TO GIVE BUENOS NOCHES. NOCHES PORQUE LA COMUNIDAD DE COACHELLA HACIENDO ALGO PUEDEN HACER EL MICROPHONE TAMBIÉN EN EL ZOOM. GRACIAS POR ALGO PORQUE LA CIUDAD DE COACHELLA EXIGIDO UNA RESPUESTA DEL MAYOR DE LA CIUDAD Y MIEMBROS DEL COACHELLA. EL MOTIVO ES PORQUE SE CALLADO DE LO ESTA PASANDO EN EL VALLE DE COACHELLA, CON MIGRATION, PORQUE NO LO HA DICHO HACE RATO YO ESCUCHAR. DICIENDO QUÉ ES TIEMPO DE ALGO. USTEDES ESTAN PROTEGIENDO LA CIUDAD DE COACHELLA. ESTE ES EL PRIMER PUNTO. EL OTRO PUNTO COMO EL

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EL PUEBLO DE COACHELLA. QUIERE SABER MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU TIEMPO Y AHORA SI ME AHORA ME VOY DE NOCHE. MUCHAS GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 23. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS IS FOR $50 MILLION DOLLARS FOR RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING AFTER ANOTHER GRANT WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS COMMISSION. HI, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AGAIN. I'M ARROYO, GRANTS MANAGER. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY IS CONSIDERING PURSUING FOR THE OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW, THE PROGRAM IS MANAGED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES THROUGH AT THE STATE LEVEL THROUGH THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND. IT ASSISTS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCESS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION TO RENOVATE OR BUILD NEW PARKS. IT PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS UP TO 50%, AND THE MAX GRANT REQUEST IS $15 MILLION.

THERE'S TWO ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR THE GRANT, AND EITHER ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT, SO THE CITY WILL BE PURSUING THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDING FOR THE RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK EXPANSION. THE. IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE IT WOULD BE A VERY COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATION GIVEN THE FACT THAT BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION, THE PARK HAS WILL BE CONSTRUCTING VARIOUS NEW OUTDOOR RECREATION FEATURES.

IT'S HAD INTENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING, LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE FUNDING FROM THE EXISTING PROP 68 GRANT IN ORDER TO MEET THE 50% MATCH. SO NEXT SLIDE IS THE BUDGET BREAKDOWN. SO CURRENTLY AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THE 8.4 MILLION AND PROP 68 GRANT FUNDING IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THE 50% MATCH, INCLUDING PARK FUNDS AT ONE POINT ROUGHLY 1.6. AND OUR GRANT REQUEST IS GOING TO BE GOING TO BE $7,068,100. AND I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY JUST CLARIFY THAT EVEN THOUGH THE MAX REQUEST IS $50 MILLION BASED ON THE OUTDOOR OR THE FEATURES THAT WILL BE APPLYING FOR IN THE GRANT, THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WAS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WE COULD APPLY FOR, FOR THE FEATURES THAT WERE ACTUAL ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THE GRANT APPLICATION IN THAT THERE, CAN YOU ALSO PUT THE FACT THAT WE OWN THE LAND AND THEN FIGURE OUT THE VALUE OF THAT TO, OF GOING INTO LAND. SO IT'S JUST GOOD THAT YOU PUT THE LAND THAT WE OWN AND WHAT THAT VALUE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, AS A LEVERAGING. SO IT'S DIFF PLUS LAND PLUS THE LAND AS WELL. YEAH DEFINITELY DO THAT. AND THEN MY LAST SLIDE IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THE TIMELINE. WE'RE ON TRACK TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION BY THE MARCH 11TH DEADLINE. AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEADLINE OF JUNE 1ST. SO AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE'LL HAVE TO BE APPROVED TO PURSUE THE, THE, THE APPLICATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WHICH IS JUNE 1ST. AND THEN ONCE WE SUBMIT THAT WE WILL BE WE'LL THEY'LL BE NOTIFYING APPLICANTS BY

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[Reports and Requests]

LET'S SEE I PARTICIPATED LAST WEEK AT THE. PRESIDENT'S DAY PARADE IN THE NATIONAL DATE FESTIVAL. THAT WAS A GREAT ATTENDED EVENT AND WENT TO THE FAIR. ALSO, LOTS OF CULTURE AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO ATTEND. AND DO. WE KNOW THAT IT RAINED RECENTLY AND SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, THE LOOK OUT, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MOSQUITO LIFE AND LOOKING AT REALLY HOW DO THEY, YOU KNOW, REMOVE WATER. AND BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE THAT SEASON OF, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S RAIN AND SHOWERS. LOOKING OUT FOR THAT. MR. CITY MANAGER I STILL NEED, WANT, WANT THE CITY STAFF TO GO IN AND DO A VISIT AND MEET WITH THE MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL. GENERAL MANAGER TO KIND OF JUST HAVE A SEE HOW WE CAN BE GOOD PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY WITH PREPARATION FOR BUSY SEASON FOR THAT. AND YOU KNOW. THE DISCUSSION OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA AS A SANCTUARY CITY, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DIALOG IT AND REALLY SAY, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN THAT ORDINANCE PASSED AND THE ROOM WAS FULL HERE AND REALLY SAYING THAT WE'RE HERE TO PROTECT EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT AND HOW WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DO THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE AS A, AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A, AS A COUNCIL AND HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, JOIN. AND HOW DO WE REALLY SAY THAT WE'RE PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE IN TODAY'S WORLD, A LOT OF STUFF IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON DC AND IT'S AND IT'S AFFECTING US DOWN HERE. IT'S AFFECTING US IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AND HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES THAT LOOK RIGHT? AND HOW DO WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND REALLY STAND STRONG TO STAND SIDE TO SIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND, AND REALLY SUPPORT THE VULNERABLE POPULATION WHO, WHO FEELS LIKE THEY'RE NOT BEING PROTECTED OR HOW DO THEY THEY GET THAT RESOURCE RIGHT. AND PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE FOR THEM AND SUPPORTING THEM. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. AS A MEMBER, ADRIAN, THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ON FEBRUARY 24TH, WE WERE HERE. WE HAD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC STUDY SESSION. I THOUGHT IT WENT PRETTY WELL. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW ITEMS THAT, AS A COUNCIL, I THINK WE WERE SHARING AND KIND OF DECIDED AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE COMMUNITY OR MOST OF THE COMMUNITY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE MEETING AND WILL BE KEEPING EVERYONE UP TO DATE. I THINK THAT THESE STUDY SESSIONS ARE ALWAYS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ALLOW FOR US TO NOT NECESSARILY GO BY AN AGENDA, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ISN'T TOO, TOO MUCH STRUCTURE. IT ALLOWS FOR JUST A CONVERSATION TO KIND OF FLOW NATURALLY. AND THEN ON. THIS WEEK AS WELL, I HAD A MEETING AND THEY WERE HERE EARLIER WITH CHELSEA REGARDING THE NINTH. WHAT IS IT, NINTH STREET. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY NINTH AVENUE, NINTH STREET PARK. THANKS, SELENA. SO WE WERE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GO OVER THE DESIGN CONCEPT AND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WANTED TO DO. THE ONLY THING FOR ME, I THINK, WITH THAT CONCEPT IS THEY DID PRESENT TO THE

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I THINK THAT IT ALLOWS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO CITY STAFF TO JUST TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT CONCERNS. I HEAR THE SAME THING IN ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY, WHICH WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE HEARING IT OR I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE BRINGING IT UP TO OUR ATTENTION. AND THAT IS THE ISSUE WITH SPEEDING AND SPEED BUMPS. WE DID HAVE QUITE A FEW DEPUTIES THAT WERE THERE ON BEHALF OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SO THEY ENGAGED A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO THAT. AND THEN THEY ALSO MENTIONED STREET SWEEPING AND HOW WE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE ACCOMMODATING IS WHAT I HEARD. AND SO THEY WERE SHARING A FEW IDEAS, BUT OVERALL THAT MEETING ENDED VERY QUICKLY. I THINK I GOT I ARRIVED A LITTLE BIT LATE, AND BY THE TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, THEY WERE ALREADY THEY WERE FINISHED. BUT I STILL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH WAS NICE. THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THE PARK FOR THAT LITTLE TOT LOT PARK THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE. SO REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND JUST ENGAGE THEM. AND THEN LAST THING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SO TOMORROW AND FRIDAY I'LL BE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUMMIT. IT'S BEING PUT ON BY THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, AND ALSO FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH. AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE CORRECT NAME ANYMORE, THE UPDATED NAME AT THE MOMENT, BUT THEY'RE HAVING A CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUMMIT. AND ORIGINALLY IT WAS IN PERSON AND THEY MOVED IT TO VIRTUAL. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE QUITE A FEW SESSIONS. I KNOW THEY'RE OPENING IT UP TO OTHER FOLKS THAT WANT TO REGISTER. IT'S FROM 8 TO 5. AND IT I LOOKED AT THE AGENDA. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE OTHER PEOPLE AND JUST HEAR ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS DOING WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WHEN WE HAD THAT SITUATION HAPPENING IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE WILDFIRES, JUST BECAUSE IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN OUR AREA. AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IT NEVER DOES. BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A COUNCIL THAT WE STAY UP TO DATE WITH WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING WHEN THEY'RE BATTLING WITH THESE NATURAL DISASTERS AND, AND SEEING SO THAT WE CAN LEARN AHEAD OF TIME AND WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IF I HOPE IT NEVER DOES HAPPEN. BUT IF IT WERE THAT WE KNOW WHO TO COMMUNICATE WITH, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, WHEN THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUMMIT IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. AND THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. AGAIN, THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALWAYS BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, YOUR GOOD WORK, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COUNCIL, YOU'RE APPRECIATED, YOU'RE SEEN, AND THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I GOT A FEW.

JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT STAFF ON HAVING YOU 50 COMING HOME FROM WORK. GET PAST CHALLENGES AND EVERYTHING'S NICE AND SMOOTH NOW FROM JACKSON ALLEN G. AND THEN AS YOU GO DOWN YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE MEDIUM START TO TAKE SHAPE. AND JUST LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT'S GOING TO REALLY LOOK. AND SO I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF. I KNOW ANDREW COSTELLO WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF INDIO. WE'RE MAKING THAT CORRIDOR, YOU KNOW, COME TO LIFE. IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE THAT. AND THEN I ALSO SEE VAN BUREN THAT'S STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT PUTTING MEDIUMS

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RIGHT? AND THEN WHAT WE DID IS WE WENT FROM UNASSIGNED TO ASSIGNED. SO WE ACTUALLY ALLOCATED THE MONEY TO THE THIS IS A FUTURE PROJECT, A FUTURE CIP PROJECT. SO IT'S NOT LOST.

IT'S NOT VANISHED. AND THEN WE WERE HERE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THAT. WE STARTED TOUTING HOW GREAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ACTUALLY PAVING SOME OF THE STREETS IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES, AND WE TOOK SOME MONEY FROM OUR RESERVES TO START TO PAVE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PUSH UP CIP DOLLARS, ETC. AND THEN THERE WAS A BIG CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PARK, RIGHT? WE'RE SAYING, HEY, IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A PARK, LET'S BUILD THE ULTIMATE PARK. MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS GET IT. BILL COMES AND SAYS, HEY, THERE'S THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY. WE SAY, HEY, THAT'S GREAT. PROBABLY HAD ASSIGNED OR LOOKED AT UNASSIGNED DIFFERENT THINGS, OR WENT FROM UNASSIGNED TO ASSIGNED. PROBABLY DIDN'T DO THAT. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER STRATEGY TO FUND THE PARK, WHICH WHICH IS GREAT.

WHICH IS GREAT, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING SHIFTING. AND THEN I SAW THIS, THIS MENTION THAT $300,000 ARE BEING USED TO FOR CONSULTANTS AND OH MY GOD, THEY'RE CONSULTANTS AND THEY'RE BEING USED IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND I STARTED THINKING, THIS IS FUNNY BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO PLANNERS. THERE'S THREE PLANNERS NOW, WE JUST GOT A NEW ONE IN JANUARY.

BUT BEFORE THAT THERE WAS TWO PLANNERS, GABRIEL AND OUR OTHER GENTLEMAN THERE. THAT'S ASSISTANT PLANNER. AND THEN I STARTED AND I ASKED BILL THIS QUESTION. I SAID, BILL, IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE CONSULTANTS, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO BRING ON MORE STAFF? AND SO BECAUSE USUALLY CITIES, THEY DO WHAT'S CALLED A MAKE OR BUY ANALYSIS, WHICH IS DO WE DO WE MAKE IT? IN OTHER WORDS, DO WE BRING ON THE STAFF OR DO WE BUY IT? DO WE CONSULT RIGHT. WE GO GET A CONSULTANT. AND THEN I STARTED LOOKING AT, WELL, WHY DO WE NEED PLANNING CONSULTANTS? LOOK AT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON ON THE 50TH CORRIDOR, ALL THE NEW HOMES THAT ARE HAPPENING. IT'S KIND OF NEAT TO SEE THE DOWNTOWN, ETC. SO THOSE CONSULTANTS ARE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL THE PLANNING. AND THEN THERE IS THIS MENTION OF OUR WORK WITH P SEVEN, P SEVEN, WITH OUR ANNEXATION EFFORTS AND SPENDING MONEY ON A CONSULTANT TO GO OUT THERE AND DO COMMUNITY SUPPORT. TODAY WE SAW A WHOLE GROUP FROM P SEVEN SAYING, HEY, WE WANT TO BE IN COACHELLA. WE LOVE COACHELLA AND THESE ARE GREAT THINGS. AND SO MY THING IS LIKE, HOW ARE THOSE DOLLARS LOST? OR HOW ARE THOSE INAPPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES OR SOMEHOW VANISHED? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME, YOU KNOW, AND BECAUSE DOLLARS GO FROM ASSIGNED TO OR FROM UNASSIGNED

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BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR IMAGES FOR US, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN CONTROL? IT'S OUR PURSE AND IT'S THE INFORMATION AND THE DATA. SO IT MEANS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DOLLARS THAT WE ALLOCATE TO THE SHERIFF, OR IF WE HAD OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, IT WOULD MEAN IT MEANS THAT OUR SHERIFF IS NOT TO ASSIST ICE OR ANY OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ARE WORKING ON DEPORTATION EFFORTS. WE DON'T FEEL THAT OUR CITY GENERATED TAXES SHOULD BE USED FOR FEDERAL FOR FEDERAL DEPORTATION EFFORTS.

IN FACT, WE LOOK AT IT AS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, AND IT IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE FED DOES. IT ALSO MEANS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO. INFORMATION THAT WE MAY HAVE, RIGHT, IF SOMEBODY COMES TO PULL A BUILDING PERMIT, SOMEBODY COMES TO GET A WATER SERVICE, ONE, WE DON'T ASK FOR YOUR LEGAL STATUS. AND TWO, IF WE HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LEGAL STATUS. IF ANYBODY IS ASKING ABOUT THAT, WE DON'T SHARE IT. WE DON'T SHARE IT. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE ALSO AS A CITY, RIGHT? WE WE'VE PUT OUR OUR VALUES, OUR DOLLARS, WHERE OUR VALUES ARE AT. WE WORKED WITH DODEK TO BRING IN AND A NONPROFIT THAT THAT CAN OFFER SERVICES TO OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. WE WORK WITH THE MEXICAN CONSULATE. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE SALVADORAN COUNCIL THAT OTHER COUNSELORS TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BECOME, YOU KNOW, LEGAL OR IN ORDER TO GET MORE SERVICES, WHATEVER IT IS, WE'VE HELPED THEM. I THINK, AS WELL, THE COUNCIL PUT AN EFFORT FORWARD WHERE WE LOOKED AT AT AT GIVING THEM SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING DURING COVID, AND YET THEY WERE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND VITAL WORKERS IN OUR ECONOMY. AND SO THE CITY FELT THAT THOSE WERE IMPORTANT. AND UNDER PREVIOUS STATE LAW, THOSE ACTIONS WERE ALLOWED. NOW, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW, I, I

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LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER NOR AUTHORITY. AND THOSE ACTIONS ARE ALL FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN EVEN TODAY, AS I WAS HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE MEETING, THERE WAS NEW DIRECTIVES THAT ARE BEING GIVEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF CREATING A REGISTRY FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. AND I'M LIKE, YOU'RE ASKING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TO SELF IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND SELF-DEPORT THEMSELVES, AND YOU'RE MAKING IT MANDATORY, LIKE YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE TEARING FAMILIES APART, LIKE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO CRIMINALIZE THEM IF THEY DON'T.

SO THERE IS THIS WHOLE NEW. APPROACH TO IMMIGRATIONS AND IMMIGRANT AND OUR COUNTRY.

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. ELECTIONS. THEY DICTATE WHAT HAPPENS IN IN ANY OFFICE, YOU KNOW, AND AT LEAST FROM WHAT WE CAN CONTROL HERE IN THE CITY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CONTROL IT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASK OUR SHERIFF AND EVERYBODY THAT WE DON'T WORK WITH, WITH THOSE FOLKS. BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, I THINK THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO REMEMBER. WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN IT COMES DOWN AND TIME TO VOTE, THAT WE REMEMBER WHAT'S OCCURRING AND, AND WE MAKE A CHANGE. SO WITH THAT CITY MANAGER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU. ONE LAST THING, ACTUALLY, COUNCILMEMBER AGAIN ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO BRING KATE TODAY AND NO. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, KATIE. MY OLD FRIEND KATE, SHE FOLLOWED ME FROM APPLE VALLEY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND WORKED WITH US FOR FOUR YEARS AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER BACK. WE SHE JUMPED INTO THE DEEP END AND I THREW A THING TO HER BOY.

SHE GRABBED A HOLD AND WE'RE GOING TOGETHER. BUT FOUR EYES ARE ALWAYS BETTER THAN TWO. AND RIGHT NOW SHE'S A SHE'S MY SITE AND FINANCE. SO YOU'VE STRETCHED ME A LITTLE BIT AND I'M BUSY WITH DEVELOPERS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER HERE. I HAD TO GO GET HER OUT OF HENDERSON WHEN SHE. SHE WAS SMART, YOU KNOW, I BOUGHT PROPERTY IN VEGAS THINKING THAT I'M GOING TO RETIRE AND NOT PAY CALIFORNIA STATE TAXES. I NEVER MADE IT OVER THERE, THOUGH. SHE DID, BUT I PULLED HER BACK. SO. SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER HERE. AND SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE GETTING OUT BUDGET STUFF TO THE DEPARTMENTS EITHER TOMORROW OR MONDAY. AND BUDGET.

BUDGET WILL PUT OUT A CALENDAR TO YOU. AND THEN MID-YEAR WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON AS WELL THAT WILL COME TO YOU THE NEXT MEETING. SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE KAY HERE. HAPPY TO BE HERE OKAY. WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WELCOME I KNOW THAT I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS COMMUNITY IN THE CITY. SO WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK. THANKS COUNCIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.