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THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS FROM I'D. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL CAMERON BUTCHER, OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT ON INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS HERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. SO JUST A BIT OF BACKGROUND, AS YOU HOPEFULLY ARE ALL AWARE, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFF OF THE CITY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AROUND POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, LOOKING AT TARGETING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELECTRICAL CAPACITY TO SERVE AND FACILITATE NEW DEVELOPMENT, MOSTLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. AND SO OUT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE'VE HONED IN ON A POTENTIAL JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. AGENCY AGREEMENT, EXCUSE ME, SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE CITY OF INDIO. AND SO TONIGHT, OUR PRESENTATION IS JUST FOCUSED ON WALKING YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO MEET SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT DEMANDS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND HOW THE JPA STRUCTURE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY ULTIMATELY WANTED TO PURSUE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO JUST TO ORIENT EVERYBODY HERE, THE FOCUS IS REALLY KIND OF IN WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST AREA OF THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER IN THE CITY'S PLANNING QUEUE OR HAVE BEEN PERMITTED, THAT ARE SEEKING NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS. THESE RANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ALL THE WAY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, APARTMENTS AND OTHER MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING PROJECTS, INCLUDING HERE SORT OF IN THE CITY CENTER, BUT AGAIN, MOSTLY REALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE. TO ORIENT YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE ID SYSTEM, THE RED DOTS THAT YOU SEE ARE EXISTING FACILITIES, THE NEW JACKSON SUBSTATION THAT WE HAVE AT THE CORNER OF JACKSON AND 50TH ACROSS THE STREET IS THE ORIGINAL SITE, THE ORIGINAL SUBSTATION SITE, AND THAT IS THE GREEN DOT THAT YOU SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. AND THAT, FRANKLY, IS THE FOCUS OF THIS PRESENTATION. BUT I DID WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE MAINTAIN, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, INCLUDING OUR COACHELLA SWITCHING STATION, WHICH IS HERE AGAIN IN THE CITY CENTER OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT, AS WELL AS THE AVENUE 52 SUBSTATION, WHICH IS ON A SITE ON AVENUE 52, A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST, AS WELL AS SOME NEW SUBSTATION DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN CONCERT WITH THE CITY OF INDIO, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS THAT ARE PROPOSING DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREAS. AND THAT'S THAT GREEN DOT THAT YOU SEE LABELED NEW SUBSTATION ALONG AVENUE 52. THE REASON THAT'S ON THERE IS BECAUSE IT WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR THE CITY, IN ADDITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IT WOULD SERVE IN INDIO AND ELSEWHERE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS A MAP THAT GIVES YOU SOME SENSE. BOTH OF THE SUBSTATIONS. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE NOTATIONS ON THE MAP THERE.NEW JACKSON BURBANK THREE AND THE NEW SUBSTATION THAT WE'D MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. BUT IT REALLY SHOWS YOU THE SCOPE AND LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT THE CITY IS SEEKING TO FACILITATE. RIGHT? OF COURSE, AS PART OF ITS LAND USE JURISDICTION. AND ULTIMATELY, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE SEE A NEED TO TRY TO FACILITATE ON WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS THE SHORTER TERM, SOMETHING OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS. SOME OF THESE ARE LARGE SORT OF MASTER
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PLANNED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE PHASED BUILD OUTS. OTHERS ARE SINGULAR PROJECTS, AGAIN, MULTIFAMILY. SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, ON THE ORDER OF 50 UNITS ALL THE WAY UP TO ABOUT 150 UNITS, BUT EACH OF WHICH, OF COURSE, HAS ITS OWN CAPACITY DEMANDS EQUIVALENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, IF YOU WILL. AND SO OUR FOCUS IS REALLY ON TRYING TO FIND TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES, IF YOU WILL, WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT ONE OR MORE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO GIVE THE CITY THE EXACT AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL CAPACITY, OR SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO THAT, TO SERVE ITS CURRENT NEEDS, WHILE WE LOOK FOR OTHER LONGER TERM SOLUTIONS AND OR AS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT MATERIALIZES AND ITSELF FINANCES AND FUNDS A LOT OF THOSE SOLUTIONS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS IS JUST A BASIC BREAKDOWN. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION AROUND WHAT THESE POTENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS COULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT WE REFER TO AS JACKSON BANK FOR THE FIRST ITEM HERE ON THE LIST WOULD BE THE REPURPOSING OF OUR EXISTING SITE. SO I'D OWNS THE SITE THERE TO BE THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF JACKSON, AND 50 BASICALLY WOULD BE A SINGLE NEW TRANSFORMER TO COMPLEMENT THE SUBSTATION ACROSS THE STREET. THE NEW ONE THAT WAS COMMISSIONED BACK IN 2007, THAT HAS A PRICE TAG OF APPROXIMATELY $21 MILLION, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE SOME RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT SITE IS THAT IT WAS AN OLD SUBSTATION SITE, AND SO A LOT OF THE EXISTING CONDUIT ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S THERE IS STILL USEFUL AND CAN BE REPURPOSED AND RECONFIGURED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT TO THE CITY SOONER RATHER THAN REQUIRING BUILD OUT, AS WOULD TYPICALLY BE THE CASE, THAT FACILITY ITSELF, WHEN COMMISSIONED, WOULD OFFER YOU SOMEWHERE ON THE ORDER OF ABOUT 2200 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WORTH OF CAPACITY. AND I WANT TO POINT OUT IT CAN BE USED FOR ANYTHING COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL USES, ETC. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME SENSE OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT THAT PROJECT IS IN TERMS OF HOW LONG THAT CAPACITY COULD POTENTIALLY LAST. GIVEN WHAT YOUR HISTORICAL BUILD NUMBERS HAVE BEEN. THE SECOND ITEM IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A THIRD BANK, A THIRD TRANSFORMER, AT WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE COACHELLA SWITCHING STATION. THAT COMES WITH A VERY SIMILAR PRICE TAG AND WOULD ALSO SERVE A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT. THAT SITE, THOSE OWNED AND COULD BE ACCOMMODATING OF THAT PARTICULAR TRANSFORMER, IS GEOGRAPHICALLY A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY FROM WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS CURRENTLY COMING INTO. AND SO WE THINK THERE'D BE A FAIR BIT OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH LINE EXTENSIONS, RIGHT? GETTING THE ELECTRONS FROM THAT LOCATION OUT TO THE WEST WHERE THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE, ARE COMING. AND SO WE THINK THAT FOR THOSE REASONS, THE FIRST PROJECT ON THIS LIST WOULD BE THE MOST IDEAL, BUT I THINK BOTH OF THEM PROVIDE AN EQUAL CAPACITY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. SO THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES AMONGST THEM, BUT THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR IN THAT REGARD. OF COURSE. IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECOND BANK AT OUR AVENUE 52 SUBSTATION, WHICH AGAIN IS A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST, HAS A SIMILAR PRICE TAG, OFFERS A SIMILAR CAPACITY OPPORTUNITY, BUT AGAIN, JUST GETS FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM WHERE THE LOAD AND DEMAND IS MATERIALIZING. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE FOURTH ITEM WE DID MENTION THIS ON THE MAP.WE SHOWED YOU THE NEW SUBSTATION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. REALLY, I THINK, IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE CALHOUN RANCH, SOUTH OF 52 BETWEEN CALHOUN AND VAN BUREN, WOULD BE THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE FACILITY.
THAT IS A FULL BLOWN NEW SUBSTATION. RIGHT. SO THIS IS NOT A PARTIAL BUILD OUT. THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING NEW, WOULD REQUIRE A NEW SITE, AND OF COURSE IS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THAT, THOUGH OBVIOUSLY WOULD OFFER A MUCH LARGER OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF CAPACITY. SOMEWHERE ON THE ORDER OF ABOUT 8000 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. AGAIN, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN PART TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. IT WOULD ALSO SERVE INDIO AND OTHER SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS. THAT WOULDN'T ALL BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD BE LOOKING TO TAKE ON. JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES. SUBSTATIONS BRING CAPACITY INTO AN AREA, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE FIXED LOCATIONS, RIGHT? THEY DON'T SORT OF MOVE AROUND. AND SO LINES HAVE TO BE BUILT FROM THOSE SUBSTATIONS TO WHERE THE LOAD IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED. SO THERE WOULD BE LINE EXTENSIONS OF FEEDERS AND OTHER SORT OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE UNDERTAKEN. THAT'S VERY TYPICAL. DEVELOPERS DO THOSE THINGS TODAY. AND SO THAT WOULD BE TYPICAL HERE AS WELL. NOTHING WOULD CHANGE. THE DEVELOPERS WOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE EXTENSIONS. THE OTHER THING TO POINT OUT IS THERE ARE POTENTIAL COST SHARE OPPORTUNITIES. THE DISTRICT HAS HAD REALLY GOOD LUCK, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY LAUNCH A COUPLE OF NEW INITIATIVES HERE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WHERE WE'VE GOT COST SHARES BETWEEN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND DEVELOPERS THAT ARE ALL SEEKING TO ENHANCE CAPACITY IN CERTAIN AREAS. THOUSAND PALMS, FOR EXAMPLE, ALSO IN SOUTH LA QUINTA, WHERE THE JURISDICTIONS THE DEVELOPERS HAVE COME TOGETHER AND ARE JOINTLY LOOKING TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH DISTRICT WHERE THEY WOULD FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND OF COURSE, THE DISTRICT WOULD BUILD IT AND THEN HAVE CAPACITY TO SUPPLY IN THOSE INSTANCES. SO THINGS LIKE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOURTH BANK, FOR EXAMPLE, COULD BE SPECIFIC TO THE CITY, BUT IT COULD PROVIDE CAPACITY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE CITY'S PERIPHERAL BOUNDARY. AND SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY AND THOSE DEVELOPERS OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WANTED TO COME TOGETHER TO JOINTLY FUND THOSE SO THAT THE COST IS DEFRAYED, AND THEN ULTIMATELY YOU'RE GETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
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YOU NEED AS OPPOSED TO BUYING INTO SOMETHING THAT'S MUCH LARGER AND WELL IN EXCESS OF WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE. AND AGAIN, WHAT WE CALL THE SHORT TERM, SOMEWHERE ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 10 YEARS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE TO THE CITY, IF WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD, I THINK OUR FOCUS WOULD BE ON THE FORMATION OF A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. THIS IS WHAT THE DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF INDIO ENTERED INTO. IT'S A FORMATION OF A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRIC SERVICE, RETAIL, ELECTRIC SERVICE, THE CITY AND ID WOULD WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO THE JURISDICTION IN THIS CASE. AGAIN, WE THINK THE JACKSON BANK FOR MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR REASONS THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO OVER AGAIN. BUT FUNDAMENTALLY, IT WOULDN'T JUST BE LIMITED TO ONE PROJECT IF THE CITY HAD INTEREST IN LOOKING BEYOND THAT. SO ONCE YOU FORM A JPA, THE BEAUTY OF IT IS, IS THAT YOU CAN ENTER INTO PROJECT AGREEMENTS, WHICH ARE SPECIFIC TO A SINGLE PIECE OR MULTIPLE PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT ONCE THOSE ARE COMPLETED, YOU CAN DO THAT AGAIN IN OTHER AREAS WITH OTHER PROJECTS. IF YOU HAVE INTEREST OR NEED TO ADVANCE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO ONCE THE JPA IS FORMED, THAT CONSTRUCT IS AVAILABLE. IT CAN JUST SIMPLY SIT DORMANT IF THE FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE INITIATED OR COMPLETED, IF THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR IT TO DO UNTIL THERE IS AGAIN SOMETHING FOR IT TO DO. GENERALLY THEY'RE STRUCTURED WITH A JPA AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE BASIC OUTLINE OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCIES. AND THEN AS THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE, A PROJECT AGREEMENT WOULD BE ENTERED INTO THAT WOULD SPELL OUT THE PARTICULARS OF THE PROJECT, ITS COST, ITS SCHEDULE, ETC. AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO COLLECTION OF ANY SUMS THAT THAT MIGHT BE ASSESSED WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE RAISED TO FUND THESE INFRASTRUCTURES, THERE WOULD BE SERVICING AGREEMENTS AND OR SURCHARGE RESOLUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AMOUNTS COLLECTED AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH THAT'S HANDLED. SO, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A TYPICAL PROCESS. ONCE THE JPA IS SIGNED, ONCE A PROJECT AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO, ID WOULD ENGINEER, WOULD PROCURE AND CONSTRUCT THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. THAT WOULD INCLUDE EVERYTHING, IF YOU WILL, SOUP TO NUTS, EVERYTHING FROM CEQA COMPLIANCE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ALL THE WAY TO THE INITIAL ENGINEERING, ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO EPC CONTRACT SOLICITATIONS AND THE HIRING OF A QUALIFIED ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE FACILITY ITSELF. PRESENTLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM 24 TO 36 MONTHS ON DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF A PROJECT. FROM THE TIME THAT WE FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT. A LOT OF THAT IS OWING TO THE FACT THAT EQUIPMENT HAS REALLY LONG LEAD TIMES NOWADAYS. THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE US GLOBALLY, BUT SPECIFICALLY ACROSS THE US. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, DELIVERY TIME FRAMES NOW FOR MAJOR EQUIPMENT THAT ARE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO 24 MONTHS, DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. CONSTRUCTION FOR THESE FACILITIES IS A LOT FASTER. IT'S TYPICALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6 TO 9 MONTHS, SIX MONTHS IF WE'RE DEALING WITH AN ENERGIZED SITE. SO SOMETHING BRAND NEW WHERE THERE'S NO CURRENT ELECTRIC RISK, WHEREAS IF WE'RE DEALING WITH AN EXISTING FACILITY IN AN EXISTING ELECTRIFIED SUBSTATION, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT LONGER, RIGHT? IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED IN A IN A SAFE MANNER, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE FACILITY HAS TO MAINTAIN AN OPERABLE CONDITION. SO REALLY, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN THE TIMELINES, THOSE NUMBERS WOULD COME DOWN AS FAR AS THOSE DURATIONS FROM THE POINT OF COMMISSIONING OF A PROJECT. BUT PRESENTLY, WE THINK THAT'S A PRETTY FAIR ASSESSMENT OF THE TIME, GIVEN THE THE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONCE THE JPA. WELL, EXCUSE ME, I SHOULD SAY THE JPA FACILITY WOULD BE OWNED BY THE JPA. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ENTER INTO A JPA AND NEW PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IS FUNDED, THE EQUIPMENT WOULD BE OWNED BY THE JPA ITSELF, NOT BY ID. THAT WOULD HAPPEN UNTIL THE DEBTS WERE REPAID. WHATEVER BOND FINANCING OR OTHER FINANCING MECHANISMS WERE UTILIZED, AT WHICH POINT THE FACILITY WOULD TRANSFER TO ID AS WHERE THE CURRENT UTILITY AND ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDER, AT LEAST ON THAT SIDE. SO THAT'S THE GENERAL STRUCTURE. I THINK THAT THE HEADLINE HERE, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'VE COMMUNICATED TO STAFF, IS THAT THIS REALLY GIVES THE CITY A TARGETED OPPORTUNITY TO HONE IN ON ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD SERVE THE NEED AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE EXPANSIVE THAT'S A LITTLE MORE SPECULATIVE. AND WE'RE RUNNING INTO THAT IN OTHER PLACES WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SUBSTATIONS THAT ARE FAIRLY LARGE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE WILL BE LOTS OF DEVELOPMENT OVER TIME, AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE COMPETING INTERESTS IN TERMS OF THEIR TIMING AND WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE. BUT HERE AS IT IS JUST THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AND IT IS AS IT IS THAT WE HAVE FACILITIES WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION, WE THINK THAT ONE OR MORE OF THESE PROJECTS WOULD REALLY JUST, AGAIN, GIVE YOU THE BEST SORT OF TARGETED OPPORTUNITY TO GET WHAT YOU NEED, NOT SOMETHING MORE THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT ON TO, TO HOPE AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF SUGGEST WILL MATERIALIZE. SO I THINK THOSE WOULD BE THE BASIC POINTS HERE. WE HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE THAT DEALS WITH THE SCHEDULE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A SORT OF AN OUTLINE HERE. AND I KNOW THIS IS A A BIT TRUNCATED OVER THE EARLIER SLIDE. WE SAID 24 TO 36[00:15:01]
MONTHS. BUT I THINK THAT IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE JACKSON FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE EQUIPMENT, I WON'T BORE YOU WITH THE DETAILS, BUT IT'S VERY TYPICAL. WE HAVE EQUIPMENT LIKE THAT THAT WE ORDER REGULARLY AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE FLEET. SO WE THINK A PROJECT LIKE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DELIVERED SOMEWHERE ON THE ORDER OF Q2 2028. SO A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS FROM NOW IS, I THINK, THE TIMELINE HERE. BUT WORKING FROM THE TOP DOWN, IF THE CITY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE JPA CONSTRUCT, IN ANALYZING THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, IF WE WERE TO EXECUTE SOME SORT OF JPA AGREEMENT, SAY SOME TIME AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, WE WOULD INITIATE THE INITIAL ENGINEERING AND THE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENT. THAT'S MOSTLY GOING TO BE THE TRANSFORMER, THE SWITCHGEAR, THE CONTROL HOUSE AND OTHER LONG LEAD ITEMS THAT JUST HAVE A LONG DURATION FOR DELIVERY. AND THEN AROUND ABOUT Q4 2026, WE WOULD SOLICIT AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO AN EPC CONTRACTOR. ID ISN'T BUILDING THESE INTERNALLY. OUR STAFF IS FOCUSED ON OPERATIONAL MATTERS. SO LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE JPA AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, WE'RE HIRING OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS THAT BUILD THESE ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND SO FAR WE'VE HAD VERY GOOD LUCK. WE'VE HAD VERY GOOD BIDS THAT HAVE COME IN FOR LESS THAN WE WERE EXPECTING, AND THEY'RE ALL COMING IN VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD COMPETITION IN THAT MARKET. BUT WE WOULD HIRE THAT OUT SO THAT ULTIMATELY THE BALANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT WERE PROCURED ON A LONG LEAD BASIS WOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR. SO WE'D HAVE A SINGLE POINT WITH RESPECT TO GETTING THAT FACILITY ONLINE.EXCUSE ME, BE LOOKING AT COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION SOMEWHERE ON THE TIMEFRAME OF Q1 2028, WITH INITIAL CONNECTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT LOAD, NEW PROJECTS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND JUST AS SOON AS THEY COULD MAKE THEIR TIE INS WITH THE LINE EXTENSIONS AND FEEDER CIRCUITS. SO AGAIN, ALL DATES ARE APPROXIMATE THAT REALLY I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, SO BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THIS IS REALLY AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH STAFF. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BASIC DETAILS AROUND THE PROJECT SITES, THE POTENTIAL PRICE TAGS AND THE VARIOUS WAYS I THINK TO ALLOCATE AND SPLIT THOSE COSTS ARE HERE. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL STOP THERE AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. IT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SO THE THE JUST TO CLARIFY, THE JPA WOULD OWN THE EQUIPMENT AND ALSO WOULD THE JP ALSO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH I'D BE LIABLE FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS A COMBINED GPA. SO NO.
SO THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THE JPA WOULD OWN THE EQUIPMENT, BUT ID WOULD MAINTAIN THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SYSTEM. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE REGULATORY CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THESE FACILITIES THAT A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES JUST DON'T HAVE.
AND SO WE WOULD MAINTAIN THOSE THOSE CONTROLS OPERATE THE SYSTEM. IT WOULD BE INTEGRATED AS PART OF THE THE DISTRICT SYSTEM LIKE ANY OTHER SUBSTATION, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S JUST THAT IT'S A FINANCIAL SECURITIZATION TOOL THAT THE JPA WOULD OWN THE EQUIPMENT.
THERE'S ALSO A GROUND LEASE. FOR EXAMPLE, JACKSON FORESIGHT ID OWNS THE PROPERTY. SO HOW WOULD THE JPA OPERATE ITS EQUIPMENT THERE? IT WOULD BE BY GROUND LEASE. SO THERE ARE MECHANICS THAT GO INTO THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY FROM THE JPA ALL THE WAY TO ITS ITS BOND HOLDERS HAVE THE SECURITY THAT THEY NEED, THAT THE TRANSACTIONS SECURED. AND YOU MENTIONED THE, YOU KNOW, THE THAT THAT AVENUE 52 STATION WOULD GO TOWARDS BOTH CITY OF COACHELLA SO THAT THAT THAT JPA GETS FORMED AND CITY OF COACHELLA JOINS AND BUILDS THAT. WHO TRULY GETS ALL THAT POWER UP FRONT? IS IT THE CITY? IS IT THE ADJACENT AREA? YOU MENTIONED CALHOUN RANCH EARLIER. SO WHO WHO GETS FIRST DIBS ON THE POWER? SURE. THAT GETS CREATED. SO UNDER UNDER THE JPA, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY IN THAT INSTANCE HAS PAID FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE IT'S ATTEMPTING TO FACILITATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE DISTRICT IS IN CONCERT WITH THE CITY WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CAPACITY IS ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY. IN THIS INSTANCE, THAT WAS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS A LITTLE COMPLEX, AND THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS INVOLVED IN THAT INSTANCE. YOU WOULD ALLOCATE BASED ON WHAT YOUR DEMANDS WERE. SO IF THE CITY OF COACHELLA HAD AN INTEREST IN MAYBE, LET'S SAY, 35% OF THE CAPACITY FROM THAT SUBSTATION, WE COULD LOOK AT A COST SHARE WHERE YOU WOULD PARTICIPATE UP TO THE 35% OF THAT FACILITY. SO WE HAVE A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CAN BE ALLOCATED AMONGST MULTIPLE PARTIES, OR TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING UNTO ITSELF, WE COULD GO BACK TO AGAIN, JACKSON.
FOR I KEEP PICKING ON THAT ONE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HIGH ON OUR LIST. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO ENACT JACKSON FOR AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COULD USE ALL THE CAPACITY FOR, WE COULD ALLOCATE ALL OF THE CAPACITY TO THE CITY IN THAT INSTANCE SO IT WOULDN'T BE SHARED. YOU WOULDN'T BE PAYING COST TOWARDS THAT FACILITY. THAT WOULD END UP WITH ANOTHER JURISDICTION, FOR EXAMPLE. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO STICKING TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE FIRST ONE ON JACKSON, THIS IS ALREADY IS THIS AN EXISTING SUBSTATION ALREADY THAT YOU'RE
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JUST ADDING MORE OR UPDATING THE EQUIPMENT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW SUBSTATION HERE. SO IT'S IT'S A DECOMMISSIONED SITE. SO IF YOU GO THERE TODAY IT'S A VACANT PARCEL. IT USED TO BE A SUBSTATION. THE AREA GREW UP AROUND IT. AND SO THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONED A NEW SUBSTATION ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH WAS THREE TIMES AS LARGE AS THE ORIGINAL. SO IT'S IT'S A SCRAPE SITE. IT WOULD REQUIRE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW FOUNDATIONS, FOOTINGS, ETC. THE BENEFIT OF IT IS THAT A LOT OF THE CONDUIT THAT'S BURIED THERE, AND A LOT OF THE OVERHEAD FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE, CAN BE WHAT WE REFER TO AS INTERCEPTED AND SORT OF REDIRECTED AND RECONFIGURED. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE DEVELOPERS BUILDING A LOT OF NEW LINES. WE CAN UTILIZE A LOT OF THOSE LINES THAT ARE THERE NOW AT THAT SITE, BECAUSE IT USED TO BE A SUBSTATION AND A LOT OF IT TERMINATES AT THAT LOCATION. SO THAT I'M LONG WINDED ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT A LOT OF DETAIL THERE. SO THE JPA ALREADY EXISTS. YOU HAVE THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, THE CITY OF INDIO, AND I THINK THE COUNTY IS ALSO INVOLVED. SO THIS WOULD BE US. BASICALLY, IF WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT, WE WOULD BE JOINING THIS OR WE WOULD BE DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY SEPARATE, SOMETHING COMPLETELY SEPARATE. SO THE OTHER ENTITY YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE COACHELLA VALLEY POWER AUTHORITY I BELIEVE. YEAH. WHICH CORRECT IS ALL OF THOSE MEMBER AGENCIES INDIO, LA QUINTA IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THIS STRUCTURE.THIS WOULD BE UNIQUE AND SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. CORRECT. AND THEN TO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW SO YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE THE COUNTY IS WORKING ALONG WITH ID AND OTHER PARTNERS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FUND AND GOING THROUGH PUTTING TOGETHER AGREEMENTS AND COST OF SHARE AND ALL THAT. AT WHAT POINT AND WOULD WE BRING IN SOME STAKEHOLDERS, FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO BUILD THAT HAVE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SO? WOULD THEY ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN SOME WAY OR SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO. OKAY.
THEY WOULD. SO I AND I THINK HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN, I THINK, BILL, I'M POINTING TO MR. PATTON HERE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION AROUND HOW THE CITY MIGHT WANT TO TO UNDERTAKE THAT. BUT THE IDEA IS THAT AS THESE FACILITIES WOULD BE HERE TO FACILITATE NEW DEVELOPMENT, NEW DEVELOPMENT ULTIMATELY NEEDS TO FINANCE AND PAY FOR THOSE NEW FACILITIES. AND SO THE IDEA BEING THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S A JPA STRUCTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY COULD LOOK AT AN IN-LIEU CAPACITY FEE THAT IT COULD COLLECT AS PART OF, SAY, A BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS OR SOME OTHER CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND THAT'S SOME OF THE OTHER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE OTHER CITIES AND AGENCIES ARE LOOKING AT IS DIFFERENT WAYS TO COLLECT FROM DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DO, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WERE ON THE MAP EARLIER THAT ARE DRIVING SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE NEARER TERM. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FACILITATE GETTING ON THE SYSTEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS FOR CONSTRUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT THE LONG TERM SOLUTION IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONDITION THAT THEY PAY A SHARE OF THAT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE ALREADY TWO PROJECTS ON THAT LIST THAT ARE THAT ARE AT A POINT WHERE IF THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PARTICIPATE. SO THERE WOULD BE DOLLARS REALLY. NOW AT THE OUTSET, TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD, AS THEY SAY, WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE COST RECOVERY OVER TIME.
BUT A LOT OF IT INITIALLY, BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS SORT OF READY TO GO AND TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND. SO AS THEY COME IN FOR PERMITS, THEY WOULD BE PAYING FEES THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS DEFRAYING THE ULTIMATE COST OF THE FACILITY. AND DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY OR WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THAT WOULD ALSO DETERMINE HOW MUCH THEY HAVE A SHARE OF COST WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUBSTATION. CORRECT. AND SO WE DEAL IN VA OR KVA, MEGAVOLT AMPERES, KILOVOLT AMPERES. IT'S VERY FOR US IT'S VERY SIMPLE AND EASY.
RIGHT. BUT IT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY DEALS WITH EVERY DAY. WE CAN QUANTIFY WHAT THE TOTAL FACILITY'S CAPACITY IS. IN THIS CASE, IF WE LOOK AT 28 MVA FOR JACKSON, IT'S ABOUT 22.4 ON A NET BASIS. AND SO YOU TAKE AND DIVIDE THAT TIMES THE TOTAL COST. AND THAT GIVES YOU A DOLLAR COST PER MVA OR KVA. AND THAT'S BASICALLY HOW THE CITY OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WOULD APPLY IT. WE KNOW WHAT VERY TYPICAL KVA USAGES ARE GOING TO BE FOR A 200 AMP SERVICE ON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE OR, YOU KNOW, SO FORTH, ALL THE WAY UP TO COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS. AND SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO QUANTIFY APPROXIMATELY. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO GIVE YOU AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR FOR QUARTER ONE 2028? YOU HAVE THE THE FOR THE NEW JACKSON BANK FOR ADDITION FOR IS THAT COMPLETION CORRECT. AND THEN WE WOULD START WITH THEN. SO 2028 WOULD BE THE NEW JACKSON BANK FOR ADDITION. AND THEN WHEN WOULD WE START WITH THE THREE. IT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO THE CITY AND OR THE THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THAT'S THE POINT. I AGAIN,
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WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BOX YOU INTO JACKSON. I KNOW THIS IS IN THE SLIDE, BUT THE IDEA IS, IS THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY ENTERTAIN IF IT WANTED TO. AND I THINK JACKSON MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. OUR POINT WAS, IF WE IMPLEMENTED JACKSON, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND COME 2028, THE FACILITY IS AVAILABLE, AND THEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY THREE YEARS, DEVELOPMENT MATERIALIZES AND UTILIZES ALL OF THE CAPACITY FROM THAT FACILITY. THAT COULD BE A POINT WHERE WE ALL MIGHT BE BACK HERE DISCUSSING A NEW PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING OTHER THAN JACKSON FOR. AND THE THIRD CHARGE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED WHEN. SO THAT WOULD BE TO MEET THE 2028. SO IT BASICALLY IS OUTLINED IN Q1 2026. AND THERE'S THERE'S SOME WORK THAT HAS TO GO INTO THAT, RIGHT. THERE HAS TO BE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF METERS AND USAGE IN THE JURISDICTION. AND I THINK THAT WORK SORT OF HAPPENS IN CONCERT WITH BOND COUNCIL AND THE FOLKS ON THE BOND FINANCING SIDE TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE, BUT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD FOLLOW VERY QUICKLY THE FORMATION OF ANY JPA. AND WE'LL ESTABLISH A RATE FOR CONNECTION SO THAT WE GET REIMBURSED FROM DEVELOPERS THAT COME IN SO THAT WE'RE DIFFUSING OUR DEBT AS WE MOVE ALONG, INSTEAD OF NOT COLLECTING FOR THAT IN THE BEGINNING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A STUDY AT THE SAME TIME. SO AT THE SAME TIME TO THEN TO MEET THE 2026, THEN TO EXECUTE IT. YES. BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TIMING, I MEAN, WE WOULD HAVE TO BE ON POINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THEN COMPLETING IT BY THE 2028 QUARTER ONE, AND ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS WANTING TO MOVE. AND I KNOW THAT THOSE DEADLINES ARE ALSO OBVIOUSLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL TO THEM AS, AS AS IT IS TO US. I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, HAVE ENTERED DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, JPAS I KNOW INDIO ENTERED A JPA WITH WITH YOURSELF. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THE COACHELLA VALLEY JOINT POWER AUTHORITY AS WELL AT THE THEN INCLUDES INDIO AS WELL. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIT CONFUSED AS TO HOW YOU KNOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S BETWEEN THE CITY OF INDIO AND CVPA. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING IN AND GIVE US GIVING US THE TIMELINES AND THE LOCATIONS.YOU KNOW I THINK THAT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. RIGHT NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL I'LL GO PRETTY QUICK. I JUST WANT TO DO AN INTRODUCTION. SO WE ARE I WANTED TO PRESENT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE 2026 SCHEDULE. FOR MANY YEARS, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN SAN BERNARDINO. THEY'VE OFFERED MOBILE SERVICES IN COACHELLA FOR ONE WEEK PER MONTH. THEY PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO MEXICAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN THE REGION, AND A SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING SPACE. THEY ADDRESS LEGAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND WELFARE NEEDS. SOME OF THE SERVICES THEY OFFER ARE ISSUANCE OF MEXICAN PASSPORTS, CONSULAR REGISTRATION, VOTER ID CARDS, CIVIL REGISTRY SERVICES, NOTARIZATION, WILL PREPARATION, MEXICAN CITIZEN APPLICATIONS, AND A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS AS WELL. AS FAR AS THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR, THEY AGAIN, THEY OFFER SERVICES, MOBILE SERVICES ONE WEEK PER MONTH. IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WHERE THEY DO THE THIRD WEEK OF THE MONTH SO THAT THEY CAN MISS THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BREAK. AND THEY GENERALLY OPERATE OUT OF THE LIBRARY FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY ON THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH. AND I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE CITY DOES OFFER THE RENTAL OF THE LIBRARY AT NO COST TO THEM, SO THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT TO OUR CITIZENS. WITH THAT, I WANT TO INVITE LUIS GUZMAN, WHO WORKS FOR THE MEXICAN CONSUL IN SAN BERNARDINO, TO GIVE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF MEXICO IN SAN BERNARDINO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AND FOR ALLOWING US, ALLOWED US TO USE THE THE LIBRARY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO SPEAK IN SPANISH, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT. YEAH, RIGHT. WELL, COMO DIJO YA TENEMOS AUTORIZADA PARA LO CUAL AGRADECEMOS MUCHO
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COMO UNA UNIDAD MOBILE NUESTROS SERVICIOS SON MUY LIMITADOS. TENEMOS ES EL PASAPORTE LA MATRICULA Q ES UNA IDENTIFICATION Q SE USA PRIMORDIAL EN ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS Q NO TIENEN ACCESO A UNA LICENCIA O UNA TARJETA DE RESIDENCIA O UNA ESTE PASAPORTE Y TAMBIĆN EN LAS SOLICITUDES PARA LA CREDENCIAL PARA LA MĆXICO, NECESITAS UNA CREDENCIAL PARA PODER VOTAR. PERO ES MUY AMPLIAMENTE UTILIZADA COMO IDENTIFICATION EN MĆXICO Y CON LAS NUEVAS MEDIDAS PARA. VIAJES. LA GENTE Q VIAJA POR VIA TERRESTRE CON UNA GUIA PARA MATAR PUEDEN CAUSAR SIN NECESIDAD DE PAGAR EL IMPUESTO DE TURISMO SE COBRA IN MEXICO. SI ENTONCES BASICAMENTE LO Q NOSOTROS VAMOS YA ANDREA NOS AYUDA CON EL CALENDARIO VAMOS A ESTAR AQUI. LA ULTIMA SEMANA DE CADA VEZ POR RECEPCION DE CONCEPCION DE DICIEMBRE Y TAMBIĆN NO TENEMOS EN ABRIL PORQUE LOS COSTOS SON MUY ALTOS EN LOS HOTELES ENCONTRAMOS ALOJAMIENTO POR EL COACHELLA FEST. ENTONCES VAMOS A SOLAMENTE EN ABRIL LOS COSTOS DEL VEINTICINCO VAN A AUMENTAR PARA EL SIGUIENTE ANO. LOS COSTOS DE LOS ARTICULOS AUN NO TENEMOS NUESTRAS LEIS EN MĆXICO. EL COSTO DE LOS PASSPORTS. PERO CUANDO LOS TENGAMOS LOS VAMOS A ESTAR PUBLICANDO NUESTRAS PAGINAS INTERNET Y TAMBIĆN ESTA SIENDO LLEGAR A BUENO A COACHELLA QUIZA PARA Q SE PUEDEN PUBLICAR CUANDO TENGAMOS COMO UN SERVICIO DE LA COMUNIDAD SI. PORQUE NADA MAS VAMOS PASAPORTE PARA ABORTAR BUENO EL PASAPORTE MATRICULA PORQUE NOSOTROS SOMOS EL UNICO PAIS O DE LOS PAISES EN EL PASAPORTE. EL MISMO DIA. QUIĆN DE USTEDES HA TENIDO LA OPORTUNIDAD DE AL LADO O VEMOS TRABAJAR PODEMOS TENER HASTA 20 PERSONAS EN UN DIA Y ESE MISMO DIA SE VAN CON SU PASAPORTE O CON SU MATRICULA EN EL CASO ES DIFERENTE PORQUE NOSOTROS SOLAMENTE RECIBIMOS LA SOLICITUD Y ESTA SOLICITUD SE MANDA. MEXICO EL INSTITUTO NACIONAL ELECTORAL ES LA AUTORIDAD DE LAS ELECCIONES.ELLOS LA INFORMACION Y SI LA INFORMACION ES CORRECTA DE MĆXICO ENVIAN LA CREDENCIAL VIA PAQUETERIA A LAS PERSONAS A SU DOMICILIO. ENTONCES NOSOTROS NOS LLEGAR A MAS PERSONAS CON SERVICIOS Q PUEDEN TENER DE FORMA TANGIBLE INMEDIATAMENTE. POR ESO ES ALGO Q MUCHOS USTEDES PREGUNTADO PORQUE NOSOTROS HACEMOS REGISTROS DE NACIMIENTO PORQUE NOSOTROS TENEMOS MUY POCO PERSONAL Y EL REGISTRO NACIMIENTO IMPLICA REVISIONES MUY ARTICULOS DE NOMBRES DE NACIMIENTO ETCĆTERA Y EL PROCESO NOS LLEVA ALREDEDOR DE DOS O TRES SEMANAS DE REVISION Y UNA VEZ TIENEN REVISADO EL EXPEDIENTE SE TIENE Q CAPTURA Y SE TIENE Q TERMINAR EN ESE MISMO DIA PARA Q, EL SISTEMA NOS PERMITE EMITIR UN ACTO DE NACIMIENTO. SIN EMBARGO, ESTA PROXIMA OCASION VAMOS A ESTAR AQUI EN NOVIEMBRE ESTAR ACOMPANANDO UN COMPANERO, UNA COMPANERA DE REGISTRO CIVIL Y VAMOS A ESTAR TRATANDO DE HACER ALGUNA REVISION DE DOCUMENTOS PARA EL NACIONAL. VAMOS A ESTAR TRATANDO DE DAR INFORMACION DE ACLARAR DUDAS. PORQUE HAY MUCHAS DUDAS EN CUANTO A LA COMUNIDAD DE CUALQUIER MANERA. CUANDO NOSOTROS ESTAMOS AQUI YO COMO TAMBIĆN ESTOY EN TODA LA MEJOR EXPOSICION DE LA GENTE ACLARAR LAS DUDAS RESPECTO DE COMO HACER SU REGISTRO NACIMIENTO Y SI AQUI EN EL CONSULADO SAN BERNARDINO, CALEXICO, LOS ANGELES OR LA OTRA OPCION Q TIENEN Q ES INSCRIBIRSE NACIMIENTO EN MĆXICO. QUĆ ES UN PROCESO SIMILAR? PERO COMO LOS RESULTADOS ESTAMOS SOBRE TODOS DE TRABAJO POR LA GRAN DEMANDA DE NACIMIENTO. NOSOTROS TAMBIĆN LE SUGERIMOS LAS PERSONAS PUEDEN VIAJAR A MĆXICO Y PUEDEN HACER SU INSCRIPCION DE NACIMIENTO EN MĆXICO. LA UNICA DIFERENCIA ES NADA MAS SI EN UN CONSULTADO EL ACTA CON EL ACTA Q TIENEN DE DE CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, UTAH PODEMOS NOSOTROS EL REGISTRO. SI ENTONCES EL SIGUIENTE SEMANA NOSOTROS VAMOS A ESTAR DANDO ACCESSORIES O ACLARAR DUDAS RESPECTO COMO HACER EL PROCESO. PERO NO VAMOS A ESTAR NOSOTROS RECIBIENDO EXPEDIENTES NI HACIENDO REGISTROS DE NACIMIENTO POR LO COMENTAMOS ES UN PROCESO UN POCO MAS GUARDADO SI. LA MATRICULA AYUDA MUCHO NUESTROS NACIONALES AL IGUAL CON EL PARA PODER VIAJAR VIA TERRESTRE. ESTO NO ES COMO EL PASAPORTE ESTADOUNIDENSE DE TARJETA SIMPLEMENTE UNA IDENTIFICATION Q NOSOTROS TENEMOS PARA LAS PERSONAS Q AQUI EN ESTADOS UNIDOS EN MĆXICO NO EXISTE LA LA NO HAY NINGUNA AUTORIDAD UNA MATRICULA CONSULAR EN MEXICO PARA ESO NOSOTROS TENEMOS LA CREDENCIAL PARA VOTER. SE PUEDE DAR LA MATRICULA CONSULAR APARTE DE SER UN DOCUMENTO DE ALTA SEGURIDAD Y LA DIRECCION DE LAS PERSONAS Y EN LA PARTE DE ATRAS DE SUS DATOS BIOMETRICS. TAMBIĆN AHORA AL
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IGUAL, EL PASAPORTE SON DOCUMENTOS DE ALTA SEGURIDAD, YA NO SE INCREMENTO EN PERSONAS DE COLOR, SON SON LASER, SON GRABADOS. ENTONCES YA ES MUY DIFICIL PODER FALSIFICATION PASAPORTE MEXICANO O UNA MATRICULA. SI ENTONCES NOSOTROS ESTAMOS TRATANDO DE CON LAS AUTORIDADES TANTO DE RIVERSIDE COMO SAN BERNARDINO. MATRICULA CONSULAR ES UNA INFECCION MUY SEGURA, LOS PROCESOS CON NOSOTROS TAMBIĆN ES MUY SEGUROS PARA UN PASAPORTE. UNA MATRICULA SE VAN DE VERIFICAR TODOS LOS DOCUMENTOS CON LAS PERSONAS DE AHI. TAMBIĆN LO MEJOR USTEDES USTEDES HAN ESCUCHADO ALGUNAS CAJAS A NOSOTROS A VECES LES PEDIMOS MUCHO REQUISITOS. NO ES CIERTO SOLAMENTE SE DEBE DE PEDIR ACTA DE NACIMIENTO Y UNA IDENTIFICACION CON EL ACTO DE NACIMIENTO Y PARA EL CASO DE LA MATRICULA. SOLAMENTE SE AGREGA UNA UN PROYECTO DOMICILIO SON LO MISMO REQUISITOS PARA EL ACTO DE NACIMIENTO. UN IDENTIFICATION CON EL NACIMIENTO Y UN DOMICILIO. SIN EMBARGO, CUANDO PEDIMOS IDENTIFICATION COINCIDEN CON EL ACTO DE NACIMIENTO ES DONDE SE CON LAS COSAS PORQUE MUCHAS PERSONAS PARA VER OBTENIDO OTRA NACIONALIDAD. QUĆ ES LA ESTADOUNIDENSE MUCHAS VECES POR DESCONOCIMIENTO O POR ERROR DE LA AUTORIDAD DOCUMENTOS AQUI EN ESTADOS UNIDOS. LOS NOMBRES CAMBIARON. ENTONCES CUANDO LES PEDIMOS Q NOS PROPORCIONAN DOCUMENTOS A Q NOS AYUDAN A UTILIZAR O COMPROBAR SU SU IDENTIDAD. SI ENTONCES PERO BUENO TODAS LAS VERIFICATIONS SE TIENEN QUĆ HACER EFECTO DE PODER EMITIR UNA MATRICULA CONSULAR. SI LES VAMOS A PEDIR TAMBIĆN SI USTEDES ESCUCHAN VENDIENDO LA SITA'S LOS DEJEN SABER. SI TIENEN NUESTROS CORREOS. SE LES VOY A DEJAR CON ANDREW TIENEN TODO POR FAVOR. LA CONFIANZA DE CONTACTARNOS PORQUE SE HA DADO MUCHO AQUI EN EL VALLE DE COACHELLA. HAY PERSONAS Q SE DEDICAN A SOLICITOR'S. Q LO MEJOR ES ILEGAL. PERO NO ES DEBIDO SI UNA PERSONA QUIERE DEDICAR SU TIEMPO A AYUDAR A OTRAS PERSONAS Y CABRALES Y LA PERSONA NO LO PODEMOS EVITAR NOSOTROS PORQUE NO HEMOS REVISADO. SI NO ES ILLEGAL, EL OFRECER UN SERVICIO DE ALGO, PERO NO ES CORRECTO. SI EL CONSULAR COBRA POR SUS CITAS EL WHATSAPP Q TIENEN EL TELĆFONO Q, TENEMOS ESTE TODAS LAS LAS REDES SOCIALES. AHI ESTAMOS FUNCIONANDO SON GRATUITAS. DE HECHO, CUANDO HABLAN O WHATSAPP ES UN CHATBOT O ES UN CALL CENTER DIRECTAMENTE EN MĆXICO Y NO DEBEN DE COBRA LA CITA SI HAY CONOCIMIENTO POR PARTE DE LAS AUTORIDADES, ALGUIEN VENDIENDO LAS ESTAS EN PARTICULAR SABER NOSOTROS TRABAJAMOS CON CANCILLERIA Y SE MANDA SOLICITA A LAS EMPRESAS COMO META. ESTE ES LA FACEBOOK DE WHATSAPP INSTAGRAM EN LAS CUENTAS DANDO LA VENTA DE CITAS. ENTONCES SI ME GUSTA LAS SON GRATUITAS. INCLUSO NOSOTROS TENEMOS GENTE CINECITTA Y SI ALGUIEN HA ESTADO LOS SABADOS TEMPRANO AHI EN LA BIBLIOTECA PODRAN VER QUĆ SON MUCHAS PERSONAS DE PERSONAS Y AFORTUNADAMENTE PODEMOS TENER CASI POR CIENTO DE LAS PERSONAS. NO PODEMOS LES REGRESAN EL SIGUIENTE BUENO SE DA LA ATENCION PRIORITARIA PERSONAS DE LA TERCERA EDAD CON DISCAPACIDAD PUEDEN OBTENER SUS DOCUMENTOS SI. RESPECTO DE QUĆ HACE EL CONSULADO COMO? EL REGISTRO CIVIL Q MENSAJE DE CASA DE ESTOS CERTIFICADO DE ACTOS DE NACIMIENTO. AQUI ME GUSTARIA TOCAR LOS TEMAS DE PODER TESTAMENTO. OBVIAMENTE NO LO HACEMOS TAMBIĆN SON COMPLICADOS NO NOS VEMOS EN EL RUEDAS. PERO CON GUSTO PODEMOS ORIENTAR LAS PERSONAS SI LAS ACCIONES DE NOTARIO LIMITADAS PARA Q ES PODER TOMENTOSE Y REFUGIOS SI SE PUEDEN HACER CON TODO GUSTO, NOSOTROS PODEMOS ASESORAR LAS PERSONAS PARA DECIRLES COMO HACER SUS TRAMITES ANTE EL CONSULADO.ACTUALMENTE, ESTAMOS VIENDO SOLAMENTE LA. Q SE CIRKAN A LA VENTANILLA DE INFORMACION CONSULAR Q TENEMOS EN SAN BERNARDINO DONDE SE LES SOLICITUD, LA CUAL SE PROCESAR SU TRAMITE. QUIERAN TESTAMENTO PODER ETCĆTERA Y UNA VEZ ESTO SE CONTACT A LAS PERSONAS PARA Q PUEDEN RECOGER SU SU PODER MATERIAL. ES MUY IMPORTANTE. NOSOTROS HACEMOS CARTAS, CARTAS NO AUTORIZADAS NOS HEMOS CARTAS DE NOTARIO NOS VAMOS DOCUMENTOS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS LO HACEMOS ES UN DOCUMENTO EN LOS MISMOS EFECTOS Q UN ESCRITURA PUBLICA EN MĆXICO, EN MEXICO, UN NOTARIO ES MUY DIFERENTE A UN NOTARIO DE AQUI. ENTONCES ES UN ACTO BAJO UN PROTOCOLO Q SE REALIZA POR TOMAR ALREDEDOR DE UNO O DOS DIAS EN PODER TENER RESPECTO DE CASA. AHORITA ESTANDO MUCHO Q PERSONAS ESTAN EN MĆXICO. TENEMOS EL MENSAJE DE DE CASA PARA LAS PERSONAS
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RETORNO ES UNO NO TIENE NINGUN COSTO. PERO ES MUY LIMITADO. SI ES ESTA HACIENDO LA SOLICITUD EN LINEA CON TODO GUSTO. TAMBIĆN NOSOTROS EN TODA LA INFORMACION COMO SE LA SOLICITUD Y TAMBIĆN A SAN BERNARDINO PARA AQUELLOS LES HAGAN VERIFICATION. ES UNA VEZ NOSOTROS HACEMOS EL MENSAJE SE MANDEN UNA SERIE DE OFICIOS A LAS DIFERENTES AUTORIDADES MIGRATORIAS Y EN MĆXICO PARA INGRESAR CON SUS PERTINENTES SIN. LOS IMPUESTOS. SI COPA CERTIFICADO DE ACTOS DE NACIMIENTO, NO TENEMOS LAS COPIAS EN SI LAS HOJAS COLORADAS PORQUE ESTAMOS UTILIZANDO PARA NACIONALIDAD, PERO EN MĆXICO TENEMOS LA COPIA DIGITAL, Q ES UNA COPIA EN PAPEL VON Q TIENE UN CODIGO, LA CUAL ES Y PARA EFECTOS DE LOS TRAMITES EN MĆXICO. PODEMOS IMPRIMIR LAS DE FORMA GRATUITA PARA LAS PERSONAS Q LE SOLICITAN. POR TODO SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA POR FAVOR ESTO MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS. THANK YOU.TENGO PREGUNTAS EN UNA PAGINA Q COSTO CON DESCUENTO Q QUIERE DECIR ESO PERSONAS MAYORES DE 60 ANOS O PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD Q TENGAN UN COMPONENTE MĆDICO EN LA MITAD EN CUANTO A LOS PASSPORTS. SI ENTONCES UNA PERSONA MAYOR DE 60 ANOS, UN PASAPORTE CON DOLORES A DIFERENCIA DE LOS TRES ES PARA PERSONAS MAYORES DE 60 ANOS, O CON DISCAPACIDAD PUEDEN COMPRAR CON UN DOCUMENTO DE DESCUENTO. ASI ES Y ENTONCES ESTAN AYUDANDO AGARRAR LA DOBLE CIUDADANIA AQUI O NO MAS HACER LOS TRAMITES LA INFORMACION REVISAMOS LA DOCUMENTACION, PERO EL TRAMITE ESTAR REALIZADO EN LOS CONSULADOS COMO SAN BERNARDINO, CALEXICO, SAN BERNARDINO SE PUEDE SER ASI ES PERO IGUAL SI LOS DOCUMENTOS PUEDEN AIR CON NOSOTROS Q ASI COMO AQUI HAY MILLER'S LIBROS Y TODO ESO ES MUY DIFERENTE EL DERECHO EN MĆXICO Y LOS NOMBRES TENEMOS. Q NOS DICE COMO VAMOS A PONER EL NOMBRE. ENTONCES SI ES IMPORTANTE Q LAS PERSONAS LES HAGAMOS A ENTENDER SI SU TRAMITE A PROCEDER NO ANTES DE AL LADO PORQUE SI ES UNA HORA DE VIAJE PARA Q LES. ENTONCES NOSOTROS LOS DOCUMENTOS Y HACER ESTO Y ESTO Y ESTO PARA PODER HACER EL TRAMITE O CON ESTOS MOMENTOS. QUIENES SI TIENES MANERA DE VOLVER A MEXICO PUEDES HACER TU INSCRIPTION EN MEXICALI Y TIJUANA, ROSARITO ETCĆTERA Y TANTO MANDO WATKINS HAY OTRA FORMA DE HACER LAS SITUS INVERSUS EN EL TELĆFONO. UNO MUCHO MAS SE MENCIONO EL WHATSAPP LO PUEDEN HACER TAMBIĆN POR WHATSAPP. WHATSAPP ASI ES EL WHATSAPP ES GRATUITO ES UN CHATBOT Q TIENE LA CANCILLERIA PARA MI ES LA FORMA MAS EFICIENTE PORQUE TAMBIĆN EN LINEA EL NUEVO SISTEMA DE SUBIR DOCUMENTOS. ENTONCES LAMENTABLEMENTE EL SISTEMA NO ES MUY AMIGABLE PARA LAS PERSONAS MANEJAN MUY BIEN. LAS COMPUTADORAS ALGO EXTRANJEROS NOSOTROS NO USAMOS NAVEGADORES COMPATIBLES CON TELĆFONOS MOVILES. ENTONCES ESTAR CARGANDO LA INFORMACION SE DISTORTION DE LAS IMAGENES. LA GENTE PENSA Q ES UNA CITA Y ENTONCES NOSOTROS Q HAGAN SU SITA A TRAVĆS DEL WHATSAPP Y POR WHATSAPP CON TODO GUSTO NOSOTROS TENEMOS LA CAPACIDAD DE ATENOLOL LOS PODEMOS ATENDER DE HECHO, NUESTROS HORARIOS PARA LA SEGUNDA MITAD DE VEINTICINCO SE NOS VAMOS A LA UNA MEDIA. AHORA NOS ESTAMOS VIENDO LAS DE LAS CUATRO DE LA TARDE PARA LO MISMO. QUĆ PODEMOS DE NUEVE CUATRO VECES ESTAMOS ANTES DE LAS OCHO LA MANANA. PORQUE ES CUANDO LLEGA MUCHA GENTE PARA EVITAR EL SOL Y POR PASAR LO MAS RAPIDO POSIBLE A LA BIBLIOTECA Y HACER SU TRAMITE TAMBIĆN LO MAS PRONTO POSIBLE Y EL. EL MENSAJE DE CASA TODA LA PROPIEDAD, Q TIENEN AQUI SE PUEDEN LLEVAR PARA PARA ATRASAR MĆXICO. PERO TIENE UN FORMULARIO PARA Q LES VAYAN A COBRA. ASI ES HAY DOS FORMAS AHORITA. HAY UN MENSAJE PARA LOS MEXICANOS EN RETORNO. SE NO TIENE COSTO ES UN FORMATO Q SE HIZO HACE UNOS TRES MESES. ES ESTA MUY LIMITADO A CIERTAS COSAS SI UNA PERSONA CON CON MUCHAS POTENCIAS. QUIZAS NO LES. PERO TENEMOS EL MENSAJE DOMĆSTICO NORMAL. ES UN COSTO DEL $90. ES CERTIFICADO DE SON TRES TANTOS. UN TANTO LA PERSONA SE ENTREGA A LA AUTORIDAD ADONAL EN MĆXICO PARA Q ESTA HAGA. LA REVISION DE LOS LAS PERSONAS TIENEN Q SER USADOS SON COSAS EN SU CASA, MUCHA GENTE ABUSA Y ANTES DE IRSE. SE COMPRA TODO ESTA DE DESCUENTO, ENTONCES ESO NO VOY A ENTRAR. PERO TODO LO TIENEN EN SU SU CASA EN EL MENSAJE SE HACE UN LISTADO Y LA AUTORIDAD MIGRATORIA. VAMOS A DAR EL VISTO BUENO PARA Q LO PUEDEN
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INGRESAR SIN NECESIDAD DE PAGAR IMPUESTOS SOBRE LOS Q. ES IMPORTANTE. ES MUY IMPORTANTE RESALTAR QUĆ NO PUEDEN LLEVAR AUTOS SI EL PROCESO PARA LLEVARSE EL AUTO ES DIFERENTE.SI ES NO SE CONSIDERA DE CASA. TENEMOS LA IMPORTANCIA TEMPORAL DE LOS VEHICULOS EN ESTOS TIEMPOS ERAN MUCHO SON TODOS LOS. ESTADOS UNIDOS TIENEN UN PERMISO ESPECIAL EN EL CONSULADO SAN BERNARDINO EN LAS FRONTERAS ANTE VAN EJĆRCITO, UN STICKER Y TAMBIĆN POR LA PAGINA ELECTRONICA, DONDE ELLOS SU PERMISO Y TIENEN SEIS MESES PARA CIRCULER EN MĆXICO CON ESE PERMISO. SI ES UN HYPERTENSION TEMPORAL. LA IMPORTACION PERMANENT O DEFINITIVA SE TIENE A TRAVĆS DE UNA ADONAL Y VER LAS REGLAS DE IMPORTACION DE VEHICULOS EN ESTE MEMENTO. NO SĆ COMO ESTAN TODAVIA PERO BUENO AHI SI TIENE DETERMINADO VEHICULO CON DETERMINADAS CARACTERISTICAS LAS PUEDEN IMPORTAR EN MĆXICO Y EL IMPUESTO CORRESPONDIENTE DE ESE VEHICULO. GRACIAS. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. JUST A COUPLE. SOLAMENTE UNAS PREGUNTAS Y TAMBIĆN PUEDE PRODUCIR UN CASO DE PERSONAS Q Q NO ENTIENDEN EL ESPANOL. PERO LA MATRICULA CONSULAR QUIĆN NORMALMENTE PIDE ESE TRAMITE DE LA MATRICULA CONSULAR Y PARA Q LO UTILIZAN BUENO LA MATRICULA GENERALMENTE SE UTILIZAN TODAS LAS PERSONAS O LA VIDA. LAS PERSONAS TIENEN ACCESO A UNA LICENCIA AQUI YO YO AQUI NO SE LES UN ESTATUS MIGRATORIO A LAS PERSONAS PARA SACAR LICENCIA. SI PARA SECAR EL REAL ID, PERO GENERALMENTE EN LOS BANOS PIDEN DOS IDENTIFICATIONS, ENTONCES VEN POR EL PASAPORTE Y POR LA MATRICULA PARA VER UNA CUENTA DE BANCO. SI TODAS LAS PERSONAS TIENEN ACCESO A OTRA IDENTIFICATION AQUI EN ESTADOS UNIDOS POR LA MATRICULA LOS MEXICANOS VAN POR LA MATRICULA MEXICANA PUEDEN UTILIZAR ENTONCES ANTE LOS BANCOS ANTE AUTORIDADES PARA IDENTIFICARSE COMO COMPRAR DOMICILIO PORQUE SU DOMICILIO EN EL FRENTE LO PUEDEN UTILIZAR Y TAMBIĆN SIRVE PARA CRUZAR HACIA MEXICO VIA TERRESTRE. NO VIA AĆREA OKAY AQUI EN ESTADOS UNIDOS TIENEN EL PASAPORTE DE LIBRETA Y EL DE LA TARJETA. NO ES LO MISMO EN MĆXICO. EN MEXICO, EL UNICO PASAPORTE ES EL DE LIBRETA LA TARJETA DE LA MATRICULA CONSULAR SI VAN A CRUZAR VIA TERRESTRE PUEDEN UTILIZAR LA MATRICULA DE AQUI EN MEXICO IDENTIFICARSE CON MEXICANOS ES MUY IMPORTANTE MENCIONAR TAMBIĆN COMO SE PRINCIPIO EN MĆXICO EN EL IMPUESTO AL TURISMO SI SON ALREDEDOR DE CINCUENTA. POR ENTRAR EN MEXICO, PUES COMO CON UN PASAPORTE ESTADOUNIDENSES EL TURISMO CUANDO VAN MAS ALLA DE SON CUATRO MILLAS ALGO ASI. SI ENTONCES PERO EL TURISMO ENTONCES SE RECOMIENDA UN IDENTIFICATION MEXICANA PARA EVITAR ESO PARA EVITAR ENTONCES EL IMPOSTOR TURISMO ASI ES. SO JUST REALLY QUICKLY IT'S IT'S BASICALLY AN ID THAT YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE YOU GO HERE TO THE CONSULADO AND YOU ASK FOR AN ID IF YOU'RE MEXICAN OR YOU'RE MEXICAN AND YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THAT ID IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, YOU CAN OPEN UP A BANK ACCOUNT, ETC. YOU'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT. BUENO.
MUY BIEN Y LUEGO AHORITA ESTABAS COMENTANDO LO DE LA CITAS. QUĆ TAN FACIL ES AGENDA LA SITUS PORQUE ME HA TOCADO VARIAS VECES Q ESTOY AQUI EN EL CAFĆ. ESPERANDO UNA BEBIDA O ALGO Y LLEGAN PERSONAS Y DE HECHO SI NOS PREGUNTAN NOS NOS DICEN HOY ES ESTE MENSAJE A TAL NUMERO, PERO NO ME CONTESTA NO NO SE HAYA CIERTOS HORARIOS DE DONDE PUEDEN MANDAR NUMĆROS O NO PERO ME IMAGINO. ENTONCES SI HAY PERSONAS GASTAN COBRADO POR AGENDA PART TWO CITA TAL VEZ NO SEA TAN FACIL. ENTONCES LA CITA DE ESA MANERA. HAY ALGO UN NUMERO Q PUEDEN LLAMAR Y DECIR.
SABES QUĆ OCUPO UNA CITA PARA PARA ESTE TRAMITE O SOLAMENTE ES POR MENSAJE EL MISMO NUMERO Q PUSIMOS EN LA PANTALLA ES EL CUADRO CUATRO ESE FUNCIONA TAMBIĆN PARA LLAMADAS EL CALL CENTER ESTA AQUI AHORITA CON EL HORARIO Q TENEMOS EN MĆXICO. SEGUN YO ESTA LAS SEIS DE LA MANANA POR LA MANANA EN MEXICO DESDE LA MANANA HASTA LAS SEIS DE LA TARDE PORQUE ES DE H0 H0 EN MĆXICO. ENTONCES AQUI DE 6A6 PARA HACER AHORITA EN ESTE TIEMPO EN ESTE HORARIO PORQUE EN MĆXICO ESTAMOS CAMBIANDO EL HORARIO DE VERANO SON DOS HORAS. ENTONCES DONDE PUEDO HACER SU CITA VIA TELEFONICA A ESE NUMERO POR WHATSAPP. ES LAS CUATRO HORAS. PERO TIENE ESA WHATSAPP EN ESPECIFICO PORQUE MUCHA GENTE SE VAYA. GOOGLE PARA EL CONSUMO MEXICANO Y PAGAN LOS PATROCINADORES Y LO PRIMERO PARECEN SON LOS PARA ESTAR EN LAS PRIMERAS LISTAS SON HISTORIAS. PERO ESTE ES EL OFICIAL DONDE COMPRAR SI LA TENGA PACIENCIA Y QUĆ PORQUE ES
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HACER UN CHATBOT ESTA LIMITADA A SUS RESPUESTAS Y SOLAMENTE ES. Q SI OR LOS NUMEROS Q VAN A INDICANDO SI ERES DE MĆXICO MARCA TAN NUMERO DE MARCA EL NUMERO NADA MAS NOS AYUDAN A ESTE LEYENDO LAS INSTRUCCIONES PARA Q SI UN PROCESO FACIL Y TAMBIĆN ESTA LA PAGINA INTERNET, PERO ES MAS COMPLICADO HACERLO POR ESA PAGINA. PORQUE HAY QUĆ SUBIR. DOCUMENTOS. ENTONCES SI PUEDES LLAMAR POR TELĆFONO O PUEDES MANDA UN MENSAJE DE WHATSAPP. ENTONCES VA A SER MI RECOMMENDATION PORQUE NO LO TENEMOS. PERO SI HAY UNA MANERA DE TRABAJAR CON CON LA CIUDAD DE TAL VEZ. SI PODEMOS IMPRIMIR COMO UN VOLANTE ALGO GRANDE Q TENGA ESE MISMO NUMERO BUENO.PUEDES LLAMAR AQUI PARA LA CITA O PUEDES MANDAR MENSAJE Y Q LO PONGAN AQUI ENFRENTE DE LA LIBRERIA. PORQUE ES DONDE ESTAN YO CREO EN ESTE EVITAREA BASTANTES PERSONAS Q ESTĆN CONFUNDIDO HACIA COMO HACEN LO DE LA CITA, PERO TE VOY A MANDALA CON TAMBIĆN RESET LA ATRAS Y TE VOY A PONER EXPLICAR UN POQUITO MAS. PERO CREO Q ES AYUDAR MUCHISIMO ESO PORQUE CUANDO MIREN EL NUMERO. YA NO SE TIENEN Q METER A LA PAGINA. PORQUE SI ME TOCA UNA VEZ Q ESTABA FUERA CON UN SINHA. Y DE HECHO YO ME ESTABA METIENDO A LA PAGINA A VER. QUĆ NUMERO ACABA HABRIA DEMASIADA INFORMATION Q NO NO ALCANCE LOCALIZAR LA. PERO YO DIRIA FUERA COMO UN VOLANTE. ALGO GRANDE Q PUEDEN PONER AHI Y LA GENTE ESTĆ MIRANDO. NO LO PERMITE LA CIUDAD ESTA EL CONSEJO. PODEMOS PONER AQUI EN LA BIBLIOTECA INCLUSO CON EL CALENDARIO PORQUE LA CITA SE VAN A VER UNA SEMANA ANTES. ENTONCES SE VAN A ENCONTRAR ESTAS PARA TRATAR DE HOY. HOY O MANANA SE VAN A VER LAS PARA LA SIGUIENTE SEMANA Q VAMOS A ESTAR AQUI CON USTEDES. PERO SI ME LO PERMITAN PUEDO HACER UNO COMO UN BANNER PEQUENO. NO MUY GRANDE Q PODEMOS PEGAR EN LAS DOS PUERTAS DE LA BIBLIOTECA A UN LADO PARA Q. LA GENTE QUĆ VAMOS A VENIR. CUAL ES EL NUMERO Q TIENEN COMMANDER MANDER WHATSAPP O LLAMAR Y EN QUĆ FECHAS TIENEN Q HACERLA CITA PARA Q AQUI EN COACHELLA Q TAMBIĆN ES MUCHO LA QUEJA Q LUEGO MARCAN NO NO TENEMOS COACHELLA PORQUE ES UNA SEMANA UNA SEMANA. SO BIEN REPITO VERY QUICKLY I WAS JUST ASKING HOW EASY IT IS FOR RESIDENTS TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS. AND HE'S SAYING THERE ARE A FEW OPTIONS. SO ONE IS YOU CAN CALL THIS NUMBER THAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN AND THAT'S THE MAIN NUMBER. THE, THE TRICKY PART IS THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY AND THEY'RE ASKING, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW CAN I CALL OR WHO DO I CALL? AND IF YOU TRY TO GO ONLINE ON GOOGLE AND TRY TO FIND THE THE NUMBER, IT'S VERY TRICKY. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS, BUT YOU CAN SEND A MESSAGE, A TEXT MESSAGE TO THIS NUMBER. AND THEN YOU COULD ALSO CALL IT. BUT I'M ASKING HIM IF HE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY. AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S OKAY, THAT WE HAVE MAYBE SOME PRINTED FLIERS AND WE PUT THEM AT THE LIBRARY AND JUST KEEP THEM THERE WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. THE NUMBER ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE. AND SO JUST SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE ON THERE THAT, HEY, WE CAN EITHER SEND A MESSAGE OR WE CAN CALL. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL. YEAH. SO COMENTARIOS MUCHAS GRACIAS POR TU PRESENTACION GRACIAS GRACIAS. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL BE GOING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. I THINK THAT MR. ESPINOZA. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LEAH ESPINOZA. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB AND FITNESS CENTER. PERO YO CREO PIENSO EN ESPANOL HACER UNA PRESENTACION. ASI A LA CIUDAD. MUCHAS GRACIAS. POR TANTO, MI HAN TENIDO AHI TENEMOS CUATRO ANOS. VAMOS PARA CINCUENTA ANOS. HACIENDO EL TRABAJO. EL GIMNASIO COMENCĆ EN UN PARTIDO COMO ESTAMOS AQUI. RESTAURANTE CON DOS AHORA ES 9000FTā !S. ES UN PALACIO. AHORAY LOS INVITADOS MUCHO EL SENOR. CUANDO SI QUEREMOS YA TENEMOS OTRO GRUPO PARA SI NO LLEGAN A CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO VAN A SER EL TO AMIDO AL COLEGIO. TENEMOS UNOS DE LA CIUDAD DE PADECER OTRO. VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WHITING-TURNER COMPANY COMPANY TENEMOS MUCHOS UNO TENEMOS ESTE ES ESTE SPACE AIR ENGINEERING. AHI SABE TENEMOS ACY LA OPORTUNIDAD LO HACEMOS AHI.
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ENTONCES ESTE. YES. AND I'M GOING TO SWITCH IT TO ENGLISH. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF LEE ESPINOSA AND INTRODUCE THE GREAT TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE.JUST A FEW MEMBERS OF THE AMATEUR TEAM AND THE PROS THAT ARE FIGHTING OUT OF THE LEE ESPINOSA COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB AND PROUDLY REPRESENTING THE COACHELLA VALLEY. I AM BROOKE CIBRIAN. I AM ONE OF FOUR PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS. AND HERE TODAY AND I'LL START ON THIS SIDE AND WE'LL START WITH SOME OF OUR AMATEUR TEAM. SO GISELLE HERNANDEZ CAN STAND UP. WE'LL JUST WE'LL JUST DO A QUICK SHOW AND TELL AND WE'LL KEEP MOVING ALONG. JUST TO PUT SOME NAMES TO THE FACES AND AND GET TO KNOW THE TEAM. YOU COULD JUST AND THEN ONE OF THE COACHES IS ANGEL HERNANDEZ ALSO A FATHER. AND THEN I WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE LINE IF YOU WANT TO GO. MAYBE RIGHT THERE WE HAVE ISAIAH FERNANDEZ AND WE ALSO HAVE HIS FATHER, HERB FERNANDEZ. ANOTHER VERY INVOLVED COACH. WE ALSO HAVE JESUS HERE FROM OUR TEAM. COME ON UP. SO NOW WE'RE SWITCHING SIDES. WE HAVE JOSE RODARTE FROM OBVIOUSLY OUR GYM TOO. AND THEN MULTIPLE TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION WHO'S ALSO GETTING READY FOR THE SUGAR BERT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 21ST AND THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DECEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 13TH. AND AND ALSO ACCOMPANYING HIM IS HIS FATHER. ANOTHER GREAT COACH IS JOSE RODRIGUEZ. SENIOR. AND I'LL MOVE TO I'LL KEEP DAMAGE AT FIRST. AND THEN WE HAVE DANIEL HERRERA AND DOMINIC HERRERA. THEY'RE BROTHERS. SIBLINGS OVER HERE. AWESOME.
THEN WE HAVE MANNY CARDONA AND WE HAVE ACE CAMARILLO. FOLLOWED, FOLLOWED BY VALENCIA. CAMARILLO, ANOTHER GREAT COACH FROM OUR GYM. ALSO IN THE BACK WHO'S TRYING TO HIDE FROM US. EASY.
COME ON DOWN. AND HIS FATHER IS. ALSO ANOTHER GREAT FATHER THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND ALSO HELPFUL IN OUR GYM. AND THEN ONE OF THE FOUR HERE PROFESSIONALS A PROSPECT TO KNOW IS EMILIANO. ADAN OH NINE AND ZERO NINE AND OH, EMILIANO ALVARADO. APOLOGIES. HIS FATHER, WHO'S NOT PRESENT HERE TODAY, IS ALSO ANOTHER COACH VOLUNTEER AT OUR GYM AND HAS HELPED NUMEROUS CHILDREN AND THEN AND I MYSELF. I'M NOT A CHILD BUT HAS HELPED ME TO SO. AND THEN LASTLY, MY NAME IS BROOKE CIBRIAN AND I AM CURRENTLY RAMPING UP FOR TO FOR THE WBC INTERNATIONAL TITLE AT 108 POUNDS. DECEMBER 13TH AND PROUD TO REPRESENT OUR TEAM AND. AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT MY COACH JOSE ZAMORA. AND HE'S ALSO ANOTHER COACH FROM THE GYM.
I AM BEING ENCOURAGED TO TO SHARE SOME BACKGROUND. LIKE MANY OF THESE, I AM ALSO A TWO TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION FOR THE USA BOXING. I ALSO REPRESENTED EL SALVADOR IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES IN 2024. YEAH, 2023. SO SORRY AND AND SO EXCITED. WE HAVE SO MANY ACTIVE FIGHTERS. IT'S CONTINUOUS AS YOU KNOW THE AMATEURS YOU KNOW CAN BE EVERY WEEKEND. BUT TWO OF THE BIG NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS COMING UP ARE THE SUGAR BERT AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR. YEAH. I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK AGAIN IN 2023, EMILIANO AND I WERE RECOGNIZED BY YOUR TEAM HERE. SO SOME NEW FACES. BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE TO TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, SOME SOME SIGHT INTO THESE UP
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AND COMERS THAT ARE WORKED SO HARD AND PROUDLY REPRESENT THE VALLEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BROOKE. IF I CAN HAVE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IN FRONT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE PICTURES PICTURE, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE BOXING HERE. LET'S GO. THIS IS MY FAVORITE GUY. THIS IS YOUR.THIS IS YOUR TIME. COMBINATION. POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP POP. YEAH, YEAH. DO THE THE BODY CHALLENGE. EMILIANO. YOU'RE GOOD. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE THE ONES IN THE FRONT. YEAH, WE ALL THREE. GOT TO BE. READY. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT OR ASK AS. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO FORMALLY ASK AND. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY ASK FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN WILLING TO SPONSOR ANY OF OUR FIGHTERS. IT IS WE COME OUT OF A NONPROFIT GYM AND THE THE EXPENSES FOR THESE NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS ARE HEAVY. AND SO WE ARE VERY COMMUNITY ORIENTED AND WOULD LOVE TO FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH ANY BUSINESS THAT'S INTERESTED TO, TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH. AND IF WE COULD HAVE A CONTACT INFORMATION, WE CAN SWAP CONTACT INFORMATION. THIS WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO DO SO. WE'RE HAPPY TO TO FACILITATE WITH THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU THANK YOU. LEE I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS REALLY QUICKLY.
BROOKE, I THANK YOU FOR FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING THE COMMENTS FOR US. IT ISN'T EASY.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, BOXING IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND TO ALL THE KIDDOS AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE, THE PARENTS, THE COACHES, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO NOT TO JUST THE SPORT, BUT ALSO IS A BIG THANK YOU TO MR. ESPINOZA FOR FOR NOT GIVING UP ON THAT BOXING CLUB. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR, FOR MANY DECADES, AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU TRANSFORMED FROM THE OLD FIRE STATION, YOU KNOW, TO THE BOXING CLUB. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CHAMPIONS COMING OUT OF THAT BOXING. SHE WINS THIS ONE.
SHE'S GOING TO GET A TITLE SHOT. SHE'S ALREADY RANKING ALL THE ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL RIGHT. SO SHE'S REALLY SPECIAL. AND THEN AND THEN ALSO BROOKE IS ALWAYS ON THE SIDELINES THE LOUDEST, THE BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF ANYBODY WHO'S BOXING I'VE BEEN WITH HER. AND YOU KNOW SHE'S SHE'S FUN. AND SO SHE'S SHE'S A GREAT SUPPORTER. AND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A ROLE MODEL TO TO EVERYONE ELSE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR BEING HERE WITH US. IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BYE GUYS. THANK YOU. HASTA LUEGO. GRACIAS. WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE. YES.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE COACHELLA CITY FACILITY. SELF EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN EVALUATION PRESENTATION. SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE LEANNA ROPER WITH EMIG, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING WITH US TODAY ABOUT TITLE TWO, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT. SHE WILL BE PROVIDING IMPORTANT INSIGHT ON OUR SELF EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN, AS WELL AS HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO LEANNA ROPER, WHO WILL GIVE US A PRESENTATION. HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LASANDRA. MY NAME IS LEANNA. I
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AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES AT EMIG, AND EMIG IS THE COMPANY THAT HAS PARTNERED WITH COACHELLA TO PRODUCE THE ADA SELF EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN SHORTLY. THIS IS THE EMIG TEAM. WE ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND OTHER KINDS OF DESIGNERS THAT ARE HERE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS MORE ACCESSIBLE. WE ALSO HAVE OOPS, SORRY. WE ALSO PROVIDE MANY OTHER SERVICES FROM PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION.LET ME SEE HERE IF I CAN GET MY CAPTIONS TO TURN. NOW. OKAY. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IS A CIVIL RIGHTS LAW MANDATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
IT HAS FIVE TITLES. TITLE TWO IS THE ONE THAT IS THE FOCUS OF THIS TRANSITION PLAN BECAUSE IT COVERS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES. TITLE TWO PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN THE SERVICES, PROGRAMS, OR ACTIVITIES OF ALL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND THAT COVERS THE PROGRAM, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE CITY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH CONTRACTS.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE TWO ARE NOT EASY, BUT THEY ARE SIMPLE. YOU MUST PROVIDE A NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION, DEVELOP A GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. DESIGNATE A PERSON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING COMPLIANCE. COMPLETE A SELF-EVALUATION OF SERVICES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AND DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES ANY STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE. AND YOU ALSO MUST INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN CREATING THE PLAN. SO TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, WE EVALUATED PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES RUN BY COACHELLA. WE ASSESSED THE BUILDING FACILITIES. WE ENGAGE THE PUBLIC FOR FEEDBACK. WE PRIORITIZE AND SCHEDULE BARRIER REMOVAL ACTIONS, AND THEN WE DRAFT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PRODUCE THE FINAL RESULT. SO HERE IS WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE SELF-EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN SELF-EVALUATION, WHICH IS FOR THE POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES.
THIS CHECKS THE CITY'S ADHERENCE TO ADA GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND WE SENT A SURVEY OUT TO CITY STAFF TO GAUGE HOW INFORMED AND PREPARED THEY ARE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. COVERED A RANGE OF TOPICS, EVERYTHING FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE PROCEDURES TO HOW PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE RUN, TO EVEN THINGS LIKE THE WEBSITE, EMERGENCY PLANNING. BASICALLY ANY SERVICE THAT THE CITY PROVIDES TO PUBLIC. OUR KEY RESULTS ARE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU DO MODIFY ANY PROGRAMS OR PROCEDURES TO ACCOMMODATE SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY, IT HAS TO BE FREE OF CHARGE AND TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW WEB ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES.
THE CITY DID NOT HAVE WRITTEN POLICIES OR PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW, SO WE ACTUALLY HELPED CREATE SOME RECOMMENDED POLICIES. AND WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND TRAINING TO ENSURE STAFF ARE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND WHAT RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO FULFILL THOSE OBLIGATIONS. AS I MENTIONED, WE HELPED DEVELOP AN ACCESSIBLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT TO FILL IN ANY GAPS IN COACHELLA'S POLICY DOCUMENTATION AND AN IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX TO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENACTING NEW POLICIES. MY UNDERSTANDING AND LASANDRA WILL CONFIRM, BUT IS THAT WE WILL BE HAVING THESE ALL ADOPTED AS PART OF THE DECEMBER 10TH MEETING, AND THE ADA COORDINATOR WILL FOLLOW UP WITH DEPARTMENT MANAGERS ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THEIR SPECIFIC WORK AREAS. ALL RIGHT. SO THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT, THIS IS THE PART THAT PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY MORE FAMILIAR WITH.
THE IDEA OF PHYSICAL ACCESS TO FACILITIES. LAST YEAR WE PERFORMED AN ON SITE EVALUATION OF PARKS AND OTHER FACILITIES LIKE BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. AND WE EVALUATED AGAINST THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STANDARDS, THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 11 B, AND THE 2015 ABA GUIDELINES ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ACT, WHICH IS IN PART
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FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES BUT ALSO COVERS OUTDOOR DEVELOPED AREAS. AND WE GATHERED ALL THAT INFORMATION INTO DETAILED REPORTS IN A TRACKING SPREADSHEET. HERE'S A LIST OF ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE COVERED. APOLOGIES IF THE BOTTOM IS CUT OFF THERE. MAYBE I CAN TURN OFF MY CAPTIONS BY CAPTIONS. THERE WE GO. SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE.IT'S THE BUILDINGS AND PARKS THAT ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO THE KINDS OF BARRIERS THAT WE IDENTIFIED COVERED EVERYTHING FROM YOUR BUILT IN ELEMENTS DOORS, GATES, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ELEVATORS, INTERIOR SPACES, FOOD AND DINING AREAS, RESTROOMS, PARKING, WALKS, AND ROUTES. THE GAME AND SPORTS AREAS ARE A BIG ONE FOR THE PARKS, PICNICS, PLAY EQUIPMENT, BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT FOLKS MIGHT WANT TO USE IN THE PHYSICAL SITES. THE PARK WITH THE HIGHEST ESTIMATED BARRIER REMOVAL COST, WHICH IS ONE OF THE METRICS FOR ESTIMATING THE STATUS OF THESE DIFFERENT SITES, IS THE LARGEST ONE BY PARK.
IT'S JUST VERY LARGE. SO IT HAD THE MOST BARRIERS BECAUSE OF THAT. AND THE BUILDING WITH THE HIGHEST OVERALL ESTIMATED BARRIER THAT IS A BUILDING FACILITY INSTEAD OF A PARK IS THE FORMER BRANCH LIBRARY, WHICH IS JUST ONE OF THE OLDEST, I THINK BUILDINGS THAT COACHELLA IS OPERATING CURRENTLY. THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS ARE RELATED TO ACCESSIBILITY OF PROGRAM AREAS SUCH AS PLAYGROUNDS, SPORTS FIELD AND MEETING ROOMS. THESE ARE LIKE THE REASON THAT YOU GO TO THE SITE AND THE SECOND LARGEST CATEGORY OF ESTIMATED COSTS ARE CORRECTIONS TO THE PARKING ROUTES, ENTRANCES AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT ALLOW YOU TO GET INTO THE PARKING FACILITY. SO AFTER WE HAD DONE THIS HUGE INVENTORY, WE WENT TO THE TRANSITION PLAN. PRIORITIES AND SCHEDULE. THE GOAL OF THE PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE OVER TIME. AND SO TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES FOR WHICH ONES TO DO FIRST. THE CRITERIA THAT WAS USED WAS LEVEL OF USE SITES SERVING MORE PEOPLE ANNUALLY PRIORITIZED OVER LESSER USED SITES. COMPLAINTS OR REQUESTS MEANS SITES THAT HAVE RECEIVED VISITOR COMPLAINTS OR PRIORITIZED HIGHER PROGRAM UNIQUENESS MEANS THAT LOCATIONS WITH UNIQUE FEATURES OR PROGRAM AREAS ARE PRIORITIZED OVER COMMON FACILITIES THAT HAVE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS ELSEWHERE, AND WE ALSO INCORPORATED PLANNED PROJECTS SO THAT ADA ADA UPGRADES CAN BE INCLUDED IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY PLANNED, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY REDUNDANT EFFORTS. SO THE SCORES WERE GIVEN BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR EACH FACILITY, AND THEN THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO PLAN YEARS WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ITEMS BEING THE SOONEST AND THE LOWER PRIORITY ITEMS BEING LATER ON. AND THE SCHEDULE INCREMENTS ARE BASED ON FISCAL YEARS EXTENDING BASICALLY FROM THE END OF NEXT YEAR TO 2035. SO JUST TO KEEP THINGS SHORT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LIST FOR THE NEXT FEW PRIORITY LEVELS. SO FOR YEARS 1 TO 2, WHICH WOULD HAVE COMPLETION IN 2027, RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK, SIERRA VISTA PARK PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE FORMER BRANCH LIBRARY. THESE ARE ALL AREAS THAT THERE ARE ALREADY PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED OR IN PROGRESS AT THOSE SITES, SO WE CAN PUT THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LIST TO BE ADDRESSED WHEN PROJECTS ARE TAKING PLACE. YEARS 3 TO 4 IS A PARK AND COACHELLA CITY HALL. IT'S ONLY TWO PROJECTS FOR THOSE YEARS BECAUSE THEY ARE BIG ONES, AND THEN YEARS 5 TO 6 FOR COMPLETION IN 2031 WOULD BE DATELAND, PARK DE ORO PARK, COACHELLA CIVIC CENTER, AND THE SENIOR CENTER. SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? WELL, THERE'S ALREADY GREAT PROGRESS MADE BECAUSE WE HAVE ADDED. LISANDRO HAS SPEARHEADED ADDING THIS ADA COMPLIANCE WEB PAGE, AND THAT INCLUDES THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT THAT'S REQUIRED, THE GRIEVANCE FORM AND THE SELF-EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN ITSELF SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT THE PLAN IS AND SCRUTINIZE THAT SO THEY CAN ACCESS THE GRIEVANCE FORM, AND SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THE CITY'S NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY LOUD AND CLEAR RIGHT THERE ON THE WEBSITE. THE IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS ARE THAT THE ADA COORDINATOR WILL LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN WITH SUPPORT FROM COACHELLA'S DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR BUDGETING, THE ESTIMATED BURIAL REMOVAL PROJECT COSTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS FOR DIFFERENT WORK AROUND THE CITY, AND SCHEDULE CHANGES MAY BE MADE BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDS. COORDINATION INVOLVES MAKING SURE THOSE ACCESSIBILITY
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IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCORPORATED AS PART OF OTHER RENOVATION PROJECTS, AND ANY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALREADY ONGOING. NOT ALL OF THE BARRIERS ARE LARGE OR EXPENSIVE.SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE AS SIMPLE AS A LITTLE PATCH AND REPAIR THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. LONG TERM, THE ADA COORDINATOR WILL TRACK ONGOING BARRIER REMOVAL EFFORTS USING THE DETAILED SPREADSHEETS AND THE REPORTS THAT INCLUDE ALL THE BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THIS PLAN, AND THE. THERE WILL BE A NEED TO DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH INCLUDES SIDEWALKS, CURB RAMPS AND CROSSWALKS, ETC. IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? IS THERE A REASON WHY THE SENIOR CENTER IS AT THE END OF THE TIMELINE, AS OPPOSED TO IS IT BECAUSE IT HAS LESS NEEDS TO BE DONE ON IT? YES. LET'S BARRIERS FOR FOR REMOVAL OKAY.
YES. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I'M LIKE YEAH YEAH. THEY WERE. YEAH OKAY. YEAH.
THEY JUST WE JUST THE CITY JUST COMPLETED A REMODEL IN THE RESTROOM AND MADE THAT ACCESSIBLE, FULLY ACCESSIBLE. SO. WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TRANSITION PLAN THAT WILL BE PRESENTED HERE THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROPOSALS AND GRADING THEM AND PREPARING THE STAFF REPORT. AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THE WEBSITE, TO THE WEBSITE YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL? YEAH. SO AS LINA SHOWED ON THE PRESENTATION, OUR WEBSITE IS NOW HAS AN ADA COMPLIANCE PAGE. WEB PAGE. THAT IS WHERE ANYONE THAT HAS A GRIEVANCE OR IDENTIFIES A BARRIER IN A BUILDING CAN THEN FILE A GRIEVANCE. THEN WE WILL THEN TAKE THAT GRIEVANCE, INVESTIGATE IT AND GIVE THEM THE RESULTS FROM THE INVESTIGATION, AND THEN MAKE THAT A POSSIBLE PRIORITY OF THE LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO DO AN RFP TO REDO OUR WEBSITE SO THAT ADA COMPLIANT AS WELL. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU ALESSANDRA. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? JUST GREAT JOB GETTING IT ON THERE ON THE WEBSITE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO OUR COUNCIL AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE FINALLY HAVE IT ON THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT AND JUST FILE A GRIEVANCE IF THEY HAVE ONE. SO GOOD JOB GETTING THAT ONLINE. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO GIVE SOME RECOGNITION TO NOT TO ANNIE. SHE DID HELP AND SUPPORT US THROUGH THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
ANNIE LINA IS THE FOR THE PAGE. THE WEB PAGE. DO WE HAVE THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT ATTACHED AS WELL? YES, IT'S ON THE WEB PAGE NOW. OKAY. YES, AND I DID. I'M SURE LINA AND LISANDRO, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ECON DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND TEAM. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF GRANTS THAT WE HAVE COMING THROUGH, AND I BELIEVE ARE WE? I THINK IT'S WE FULFILLING THE ATP. I KNOW WE'RE GOING AFTER THE ATP SEVEN CYCLE. WAS IT. AND SO I'M CERTAIN THAT WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATION, LINA, THAT YOU HAVE DONE ON YOUR END, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECAUSE THIS ALWAYS HELPS US IDENTIFY AND REALLY, I THINK, REDUCE THE WORKLOAD FOR US WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY IDENTIFYING SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THESE NEEDS. BUT THIS IS A GREAT, I THINK, FOUNDATION AND FRAMEWORK. AND SO THAT WE CAN THEN INCORPORATE INTO THE FUTURE GRANTS THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR. YEAH. THANK YOU ALEJANDRO. THANK YOU. AND I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR LAST PRESENTATION. I THINK IT'S ON CBD. CBDG FUNDS. YES. SELENA WILL BE PRESENTING. SORRY. MY PHONE GOT. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO JAIME ARROYO IS ON VIRTUALLY AND HE WILL HELP US PRESENT THIS PRESENTATION. JAIME, ARE YOU ON. YES. OKAY. GREAT. YEAH.
GO AHEAD AND SHARE YOUR SCREEN I THINK. I'LL BE SHARING THE SCREEN. OR WILL IT. YOU'RE SHARING THE SCREEN. OH OKAY. YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. BRING IT UP. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. CITY
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COUNCIL JAIME ARROYO, GRANTS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE ELIGIBLE USES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. SO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY OF COACHELLA IS A COOPERATING CITY UNDER THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, AND THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE CDBG PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIABLE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING, A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PRIMARILY FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS. THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CDBG PROGRAM WERE ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING SLUM AND BLIGHT, PREVENTING DETERIORATION OF PROPERTY, PROVIDING NEEDED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY FACILITIES, PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, ALSO PRESERVING AND IMPROVING THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ACQUISITION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF NEEDED PUBLIC FACILITIES. IMPROVEMENTS AND ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES, AND ALSO CREATION AND RETENTION OF JOBS FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE MAP OF THE CITY'S CDBG ELIGIBLE AREAS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526. THE CITY OF COACHELLA'S ALLOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY $217,000, $217,700, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAP HERE IS REPRESENTS THE LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACKS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY GO OVER SOME PREVIOUS INVESTMENTS AND HOUSING INITIATIVES BY THE CITY OF COACHELLA, INCLUDING THOSE SUPPORTED BY THE CDBG PROGRAM AND FY 2324. THE CITY RECEIVED $267,405 FOR THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. AND JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, THIS IS WHERE THE CITY WILL PROVIDE UP TO $50,000 IN ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR INCOME, QUALIFIED RESIDENTS, IN WHICH THE CITY WILL FIX OR REPAIR EXTERIOR PROBLEMS TO RESIDENTS HOMES, SUCH AS MINOR ROOFING ISSUES, BROKEN WINDOWS OR EXTERIOR PAINT. AND SO IN FY 2324, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO ASSIST EIGHT HOMEOWNERS AND FY 2425, THE CITY RECEIVED $222,938, IN WHICH IT WAS ABLE TO SERVICE FIVE HOMES, TWO OF WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AND THEN IN FY 2425. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY FURTHER INVESTED IN HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM BY ALLOCATING ARPA FUNDING TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE AND BASICALLY INVEST ADDITIONAL DOLLARS INTO THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.CURRENTLY, 11 HOMES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING CONSTRUCTION DONE TO THEIR HOMES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. ALSO THIS YEAR, THE CITY ACTUALLY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALLOCATE $1,610,000 TOWARDS THE. THE MARIPOSA POINT SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION THROUGH THE, AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION, TO DEVELOP 24 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. SO IN TOTAL SO FAR IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ACTUALLY, THE CITY HAS INVESTED TWO POINT OR $2,623,343. AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE CURRENT CDBG FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE. SO IN FY FOUR, FY 2526, THE CITY ACTUALLY FOREWENT ALLOCATION, BUT THEY DIDN'T FOREGO IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T APPLY IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY ACCUMULATE THAT THAT FUNDING. SO SO FAR WE HAVE 222,000 FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $217,700. SO IN TOTAL, THAT BRINGS US TO $439,700 THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN CDBG FUNDING. AND SO CITY STAFF IS BASICALLY SEEKING A GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF HOW TO ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS, WITH THE OPTIONS BEING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAVE THE CDBG FUNDING ALLOCATIONS, OR WE CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE $439,700.
SO PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER, THE LIBRARY ANNEX, OR THE WELLNESS HUB. AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THESE PROJECTS THAT
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ARE LISTED ARE ACTUALLY NOT READY TO UTILIZE THE CDBG FUNDS. AND THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT PHASES RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE WERE TO USE THESE FUNDS, THESE FUNDS FOR THE HOUSING ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, IT WOULD BE READY TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JAIME, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? JUST VERY QUICKLY, HE MENTIONED JAIME MENTIONED THAT THE CITY DIDN'T APPLY FOR CDBG FUNDS.
WHY WHY WAS THAT? IT WAS DECIDED TO TO SIT SIT OUT THAT YEAR SO THAT WE COULD SAVE THE FUNDS TO DO A BIGGER TO COMPLETE A BIGGER PROJECT. AND SO, SO, SO THAT WE HAVE CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PRESENTATION? WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T LOSE THE FUNDS. WE BANKED THEM. WE BANKED IT.
YES. YES. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE STILL AVAILABLE TO US. WE JUST DIDN'T ALLOCATE THEM TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT. NO. TWO 222 I THINK IT WAS. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER 217. SO IN TOTAL CORRECT. WE DIDN'T LOSE THEM. WE DIDN'T LOSE THEM. WAIT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE SO WE CAN JUST THE IDEAL GOAL WOULD BE TO HAVE ENOUGH TO LIKE DO ONE PROJECT AND NOT HAVE TO LIKE PULL FROM OTHER PLACES. RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE INTENDED. YES. AND SO WE'RE SEEKING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON THE WHICH USE SHOULD WE. YES. YOU KNOW AND I THINK ALL THREE OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT. BUT I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE THINK IN THE REST OF THE COUNCIL ON WHAT IS THAT ONE THAT YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE NEEDS THE FUNDING, RIGHT. WHICH ONE, WHICH ONE? IF THIS IF YOU ALLOCATE THIS FOR 39 TO 1 OF THOSE PROJECTS, WHICH ONE ACTUALLY WOULD BRING IT CLOSER TO GETTING COMPLETED? RIGHT. AND WHAT WOULD SERVE THE BETTER PURPOSE FASTER? LIKE WHAT HAS THE FASTEST COMPLETION DATE? YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY ANNEX IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO REACTIVATE THAT WHOLE AREA AND IT'LL COMPLETE THE DOWNTOWN IN A SENSE. RIGHT. BUT BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE CRC, WHICH YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO RAIN THIS WEEKEND. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT PLACE IS ALSO NEEDED. SO I THINK EVERYTHING HAS A NEED. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT KNOWING WHAT WHICH ONE, WHICH ONE ACTUALLY NEEDS THE FUNDING FIRST. I THINK THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. RIGHT. SO PERHAPS YOU'D WANT TO HEAR FROM ANDREW ABOUT THAT. BUT I'M THINKING MAYBE THE WELLNESS HUB. YEAH. AND THE WELLNESS HUB, I KNOW THAT IT WAS DESCRIBED TO BE ONE THING, AND WITH THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR IT, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT THE PICTURES, YOU KNOW, OR, OR SHOWING. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO INDICATE THAT THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHICH PROJECT TO SELECT. ALL YOU HAVE TO SELECT IS A BANK, THE FUNDS ANOTHER YEAR OR B IF YOU WANT TO USE ALL OF THE FUNDING AVAILABLE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANDREW COME ON UP AND AND TELL US WHICH PROJECT COULD WE DO THAT WE COULD FULFILL IN ONE YEAR, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO USE THE FUNDS WITHIN THE ONE YEAR. AND SO I NEED TO LET THE COUNTY KNOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE USE OF THE MONEY. AND THEN WE WOULD BRING THIS BACK FOR WITH THE RESOLUTION AND WITH COUNCIL'S APPROVAL AT THE MEETING IN DECEMBER, SO THAT WE MEET THE THE DEADLINE. BUT I CAN HAVE ANDREW COME ON UP TO ALSO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECT READINESS. WHICH PROJECTS WOULD BE IDEAL, OR DOES COUNCIL WISH TO BANK THE FUNDS? YEAH. THANK YOU ANDREW, BEFORE HE COMES UP HERE. SELENA, THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CBDG FUNDS IS 1ST DECEMBER 11TH. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANDREW. SO I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT HELP GUIDE IT A BIT FOR FOR ALL THREE PROJECTS IS OBVIOUSLY WHICH ONE IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT THEN ALSO IS THAT WHERE ARE WE MOST USING THE FUNDS FOR. LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
IS THAT SO WE HAVE THE 400 A LITTLE OVER 400,000 IS THAT FOR EACH OF THESE PROJECTS, HOW MUCH MONEY OR FUNDS DO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT? AND WOULD THIS FULFILL THAT TO MOVE IT FORWARD FASTER? SO AS FAR AS THE MONEY WE NEED FOR EACH PROJECT, WE'LL KNOW A BETTER IDEA WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY OUT TO BID. AND WE HAVE EXACT NUMBERS. SO RIGHT NOW FOR OUR PROJECTED ESTIMATES FOR THE LIBRARY ANNEX, WE ACTUALLY ARE NOT PROJECTING A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING THERE. BUT ONCE YOU ACTUALLY GO OUT TO BID AND WE SEE WHAT THOSE NUMBERS COME BACK, THAT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON HOW THOSE BID RESULTS COME IN. WITH THE WELLNESS HUB THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT IN, WE'VE ALREADY PUT OUT THE RFQ FOR THAT AS WELL, SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL SOON. AND AS WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE DESIGN BID PROCESS,
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WE'LL BE ABLE TO IF COUNCIL WANTS TO SPEND ALL OF THAT MONEY ON THE WELLNESS HUB, IF WE HAVE A DESIGN BID PROCESS AND THE DETERMINATION AMONG THE COUNCIL IS THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE A PROJECT THAT HAS MORE THAN WHAT'S PROVIDED, THEN THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT THAT. SO WE COULD PROVIDE SOMETHING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS IN THE DESIGN BID PROPOSAL.SO RIGHT NOW THE WELLNESS HUB IS ENVISIONED TO JUST SPEND THE $2.2 MILLION THAT'S ALLOCATED TO THAT PROJECT. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DELIVER THAT PROJECT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE GOOD PROJECTS THAT COULD UTILIZE THE MONEY RELATIVE TO WHICH IS AVAILABLE. FIRST, THE LIBRARY ANNEX WILL BE THE FIRST PROJECT TO GO UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE NEAR 100% PLANS ON THAT. THAT'S JUST LOOKING FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING TO YOU. SO I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW THAT SAYS THIS AMOUNT OF DOLLARS WOULD GO TO EACH PROJECT AS WE GET. RESPONSES FROM CONTRACTORS. WHEN WE PUT THEM OUT TO BID, WE WOULD HAVE MORE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE AS TO HOW MUCH MONEY MIGHT BE NEEDED OR NOT NEEDED FOR EACH PROJECT. RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS THE THREE PROJECTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CRC MIGHT BE THE ONE THAT HAS THE GREATEST NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN IT'S READY FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO IF WE WERE TO CHOOSE THE OPTION B TO BANK THE FUNDS, THAT MONEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT PROJECT. AND THAT PROJECT IS THE ONE THAT PROBABLY WILL NEED SOME SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DELIVERY. SO BY THE TIME THAT MAYBE WE POSSIBLY GET TO THE CRC, THEN WE COULD HAVE MAYBE ACCUMULATED MORE CBDG FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT. YES. AND AND ALL THE CBDG FUNDS. I MEAN, IF WE BANK IT, THESE WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY PROJECT AT ANY TIME. SO WHEN I BRING THE LIBRARY FORWARD AND I HAVE AN ACTUAL BID FROM CONTRACTOR, IF WE NEED FUNDING AT THAT TIME, THEN THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD CONSIDER AT ANY, AT ANY GIVEN TIME FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECTS. SO IF THE CHOICE IS TO BANK IT FOR POTENTIAL USE ON ANY OF THESE PROJECTS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK WHICH PROJECT IT IS RIGHT NOW AND SAY, WE WANT ALL THE MONEY FOR ONE PROJECT OR ANOTHER. THIS CAN BE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS AS WE BID THE PROJECTS OUT AND ANY PROJECT THAT THAT NEEDS THAT SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING, THAT MONEY COULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP GET ANY PROJECT OVER THE HUMP. BUT THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL FROM THE 2.2 MILLION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE WELLNESS HUB. THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE GET THE BID BACK, THAT THAT GOES OVER THE 2.2 MILLION TO USE THE REST OF THE CBD FUNDS. THE WAY WE'RE ACTUALLY BIDDING THIS, THE WELLNESS HUB, IS AS A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT WITH THE $2.2 MILLION CAP ANYWAY, SO WE'RE ASKING A DESIGN BUILDER TO TO TELL US WHAT THEY CAN DELIVER FOR THE 2.2 MILLION. SO THAT PROJECT IS BID IN A WAY THAT IT ACTUALLY HAS A CAPPED PRICE. BUT ONCE THEY HAVE, ONCE I PRESENT THE WHOLE PACKAGE TO YOU AND THEY HAVE KIND OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS, THERE'LL BE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH CITY COUNCIL AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE OUTREACH. AND AND IF THERE IS A DESIRE AMONG THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE COMMUNITY TO ADD MORE THAN WHAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THE 2.2 MILLION, THEN THAT MONEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ENHANCE THAT PROJECT. AND THEN FOR THE CRC, WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT MOVING FORWARD, POSSIBLY AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. I THINK WE WERE WAITING. YEAH, WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE SGC TO GIVE US APPROVAL TO ADVANCE THE RFQ. SO THAT'LL BE OUR THE RFQ IS FOR JUST THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. AND THEN THOSE SELECT BIDDERS WOULD BE ABLE TO PROPOSE ON A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT FOR DURING THE RFP PROCESS. AND THEN THAT ONE'S THAT ONE'S THE THIRD IN LINE AS FAR AS ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION DATES. AND THEN FOR THEM TO REACH BACK TO US. CYNTHIA, DO YOU HAVE MAYBE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW LONG MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE WAITING ON FOR THEM TO RELEASE THIS WEEK? OH, OKAY. SO IT'S IT'S QUICK. IT'S QUICK.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL AND JUST REVIEWING EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US BACK AND FORTH SO THAT ALL THE LEGAL THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. AND AND SO WE GOT THAT BACK. AND SO NOW WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO SAY, OKAY, IT'S GOOD. AND I THINK THIS WEEK WE WILL HEAR FROM HER. OH, WONDERFUL. AND THEN FOR THE 400 K, IF WE WERE TO OBVIOUSLY THEN CHOOSE TO APPLY FOR IT, THEN HOW MANY HOMES WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE HOME ENHANCEMENT? OH, SO YOU'RE ASKING IF WE WERE TO SELECT TO DO THE OPTIONS? YEAH.
SO THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, WE COULD PROBABLY ASSIST, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND MAYBE SEVEN HOMES BECAUSE THEY CAN GO UP TO 50,000 A HOUSEHOLD. AND SO AS WE HEARD, JAIME KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW HOW MANY HOMES WE'VE ACTUALLY ASSISTED, IT'S A TOTAL OF 24 WITH THREE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. AND THEN THE 24 THAT WAS THE PROGRAM INCOME FROM FROM HCD.
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AND SO YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF 48 HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSISTED. BUT CDBG IT'S 24 RIGHT NOW, 24 HOMES. AND SO IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE THAT HOUSING ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, I'D SAY ABOUT 5 TO 7 HOMES AND EVEN SEVEN IS A HIGH NUMBER. YEAH. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DECIDE HERE, IS IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPLY FOR IT BY THE DECEMBER 11TH DEADLINE, THAT KEEP IN MIND THAT IT WOULD BE SEVEN HOMES OR OR LESS THAN THAT. YES. AND THEN THAT'S WAITING ON HOW LONG. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GET THE THE HOMES HAVE TO BE EVALUATED AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET THE, THE REQUIREMENTS. SO IT'S A BIT LENGTHY AS WELL TO TO DO THAT. I DO PERSONALLY THINK THAT THE CRC IS PROBABLY WHAT NEEDS PROBABLY MORE SUPPORT THAN THE OTHER TWO, BUT OF COURSE THAT'S JUST DEPENDENT ON HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE DESIGN AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING BACK FROM THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING PROPOSALS. YES. SO IS THERE ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO DO ABOUT 5 TO 7 HOMES OR, OR SAVE IT SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE ONE OF THE THE THREE PROJECTS RECOMMENDED. I'M OKAY. I'M OKAY WITH EITHER OPTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY DOESN'T GET LOST. I THINK LIKE IT'S SITTING IT'S PARKED THERE, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S. BUT HOW MANY HOW MANY YEARS OF CDBG CAN WE BANK? YEAH, THAT'S HOW MUCH WE CAN. THE COUNTY WAS LIKE, YOU CAN DO ANOTHER YEAR. I MEAN, IF WE NEED THREE YEARS, WE WE NEED THREE YEARS. SO I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BANK OUR ALLOCATION OR YOU CAN USE IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW WE WANT TO USE IT. IF IF YOU KNOW, IF THE DIRECTION IS TO UTILIZE IT. SO IF WE BANK IT, WE DON'T HAVE. WELL, IF WE BANK IT 5 OR 7 RESIDENTS. RIGHT. THAT NEED. YES. IF WE DO THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, IT COULD BE BETWEEN 5 TO 7 HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE ASSIST. AND AGAIN ONLY WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT THE LIKE. WHEN THEY MAKE THE ASSESSMENT, THEY'LL FIND OUT IF THEY NEED UP TO 50,000, OR MAYBE THEY NEED 20 OR 30, WE DON'T KNOW. SO SO JUST DEPENDS.
AND THEN IF THE APPLICATION WERE TO BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF CBDG. SO WE'D HAVE MAYBE ANOTHER 200 K. YES. SITTING THERE. BUT WOULD IT BE SUFFICIENT THEN TO COMPLETE ONE OF THE THREE PROJECTS RECOMMENDED? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE, BUT I WOULD ALMOST ADVISE TO BANK ANOTHER YEAR. SO THEN YOU HAVE LIKE 600 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND AND, AND THEN ALSO GIVES ANDREW TIME TO GET ALL THESE PROJECTS LIKE TO BID RIGHT TO CONSTRUCTION. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CRC, WE STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS. AND THAT COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 9 TO 12 MONTHS. AND THEN YOU PUT IT OUT FOR BID FOR CONSTRUCTION BID THE LIBRARY ANNEX THAT'S COMING UP. BUT THE THE IMPORTANT THING THAT I WANT TO STRESS ABOUT CDBG, CDBG FUNDING IS THAT ONCE YOU GET STARTED, WHEN YOU LAUNCH AND YOU SAY, OKAY, I WANT TO USE THE MONEY IN THIS MANNER, YOU HAVE LIKE LITERALLY JUST THAT YEAR TO FINISH IT. AND THEY WANT IT TO BE A VERY CLEAN PROCESS. SO LIKE YOU HAVE TO PICK A PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO START, YOU KNOW, LIKE LIKE CLEAN, LIKE, NO, NOTHING HAPPENED. YOU'RE GOING TO GET STARTED RIGHT NOW AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH IT WITHIN THE YEAR. AND SO SO THAT IS WHY STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING MAYBE BANKING IT IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO USE IT IN THE OTHER PROPOSED MANNER. AND OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL CAN ACTUALLY SUGGEST ANY OTHER ELIGIBLE USES, IS WHY JAIME OUTLINED ALL THE ELIGIBLE USES OF CDBG FUNDS. WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP INVESTING IN HOUSING, BUT AS WE DO KNOW, COACHELLA NEEDS A LOT OF HELP WITH HOUSING REPAIRS AND SO SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SO SO, SO STAFF WAS JUST BRINGING OPTIONS. AND AGAIN, NONE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE PRESCRIPTIVE. WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL I'M I'M OKAY WITH WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO GO AHEAD AND SAVE IT FOR FOR ONE MORE YEAR. OF COURSE, IN THE ONE YEAR THAT WE COME UP, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T NOT NOT USE THEM FOR THE HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AT THAT TIME. WE'RE JUST SAVING IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR TO ACCUMULATE MORE MONEY. BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WOULD NOT BE USING IT FOR. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S JUST SAVING IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR. YES. SO WE CAN MOVE TO SAVE IT AND THEN MID-YEAR DECIDE THAT
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WE WANT TO HELP 5 OR 6 FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, FIX UP THEIR HOUSE AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. I WOULD COME BACK NEXT YEAR, AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME, TO ASK HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO USE THE FUNDING. SO I'D WAIT, YOU KNOW, I'D COME BACK NEXT NOVEMBER. OTHERWISE I CAN COME BACK IN DECEMBER AND JUST SAY, OKAY, COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THIS. AND SO I JUST PUT A RESOLUTION, ASK FOR YOUR AUTHORIZATION, AND THEN WE MOVE WITH USING OUR 430 SOMETHING THOUSAND. BUT IF YOU BANK IT THEN I'D COME BACK AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR AND THEN JUST REQUEST OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER 200 AND SOMETHING ALLOCATION. IT'S LOOKING TO BE ABOUT 600 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND. DOES THE COUNCIL WISH TO NOW USE IT. AND THEN WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND SO IT TAKES THE THE THE PROCESS ACTUALLY TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME FOR US TO BE APPROVED AND ALL THIS GOOD STUFF. SO WE WOULDN'T EVEN GET A CONTRACT TILL JULY 1ST. AND THEN TYPICALLY WE DON'T EVEN GET IT UNTIL LIKE SEPTEMBER, BECAUSE THEY KIND OF HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR GOES INTO PLACE. SO NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO I'D COME BACK TO GET YOUR APPROVAL TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. SO I'M JUST GIVING YOU GUYS LIKE A OVERVIEW OF THE TIMELINES. I HOPE I DIDN'T CONFUSE ANYBODY, BUT I THINK THAT STAFF IS IS MAYBE RECOMMENDING THE SAVING ANOTHER YEAR BECAUSE BY THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A BETTER ESTIMATE ONCE THOSE DESIGNS AND RFQ CAME FOR ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS. AND AT THAT POINT THE COUNCIL CAN DECIDE, CAN DECIDE YES, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO. OKAY, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OR DOES EVERYONE ELSE. STAND ON THE ITEM AND WE'RE POSITIVE THAT WE CAN BANK THIS MONEY ONE MORE YEAR? YES. YEAH. I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S BANKING LIMITS.AND ALSO ONCE WE APPROVE IT, THEN WE HAVE TO SPEND IT WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH SELENA COVERED A YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WHATEVER WE ALLOCATE IT TO, THAT WE GET THOSE MONIES OUT. AND WHEN THE MONEY IS BIGGER, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EASIER TO SPEND. BUT IF ANDREW CAN GET SOME, YOU KNOW, DESIGN BUILD STUFF OUT, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA AS TO WHAT WE'LL NEED. SO, SO MAYBE BY MID-YEAR 2026, WE CAN GET AT LEAST A PRESENTATION ON WHERE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEFORE COMING FORWARD. THEN WE FULLY DECIDE, BUT IT'LL GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF MAYBE. YEAH, BECAUSE ANDREW WILL COME BACK WITH THE CIP, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST GOING OVER LIKE, WHAT? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING LIKE? AND SO I THINK HE DOES COME BACK.
RIGHT? ANDREW. YOU USUALLY COME BACK. YEAH. YEAH. JUNE. THANK YOU. THESE MONEYS WEREN'T AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WERE THEY? NO. OKAY. JUST ASKING. THANK YOU. AND I THINK IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOSING IT, I THINK THEY WOULD DO A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY SEND OUT SOME INFORMATION INFORMING US ALL THAT I AGREE, WHAT WE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH IT. WHAT ARE THE. COUNCIL'S DIRECTION? I'M OKAY WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF PROPOSING. AS LONG AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO BANK THAT THIRD YEAR TO BANK IT AND THEN BRING BACK THAT PRESENTATION IN THE IN JUNE AS PROPOSED. I'M GOOD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. AND I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO NOTE ONE MORE TIME THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IN THE IN THE THIRD YEAR THAT WE'RE BANKING THAT THAT ELIMINATES THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BUT RATHER JUST SAVING AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. NOT AT ALL.
THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU SELENA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THIS IS OUR TIME FOR
[Public Comments (Non-Agenda Items) (Limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. If additional time is required for public comments, they will be heard after Item No. 15. Public Hearing Calendar)]
PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS RIGHT? YEAH. SO FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS WE DID RECEIVE ONE AND THAT WAS FORWARDED TO COUNCIL. WITH THE SAME INDIVIDUAL IS HERE TO SPEAK IN PERSON. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL BE RECEIVING ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON OR THROUGH ZOOM. OKAY. SO WE CAN START WITH IN PERSON WE HAVE OCHOA. AND JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE IS A LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS YUMEI OCHOA AND I'M GOING TO READ MY COMMENT BECAUSE I MIGHT GET CONFUSED AND GET YOU LOST ON IT.BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A GREAT NEED IN OUR CITY OF COACHELLA FOR STRONGER NOISE REDUCTION MEASUREMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVELY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE FINE. I LOST MY NOTE, BUT LET ME GET BACK TO IT.
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OKAY? ESPECIALLY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVELY LOUD VEHICLES. THIS CONSTANT NOISE FROM MODIFIED MUFFLERS. AND AND SPEEDING CARS AFFECT THE PEACE AND SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF NEARBY RESIDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER A STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF NOISE ORDINANCE AND MORE REGULAR PATROLS TO KEEP OUR STREETS QUIETER AND SAFER. I'M VERY CONCERNED WHEN I GO OUT ON AVENUE 52, I LIVE CLOSER. I'M GOING OUT FOR MILK AND CARS ARE RACING. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE RACETRACK. I NOTICED. IT'S ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT'S NEWLY NEW. THE STREET. THEY'RE USING IT LIKE A THEIR OWN PLAYGROUND AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME OF NIGHT AND MORNING. THREE IN THE MORNING YOU HEAR THE RACERS. 4:30 A.M. YOU HEAR THEM AFTER WORK. IT'S LIKE THEY COME OUT OF WORK WITH VENGEANCE, AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO MIDNIGHT. THAT IS MY CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS FOR ELLEN CARVALHO. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ELLEN CARVALHO. I'M BACK ONCE AGAIN WITH QUESTIONS AND RECEIPTS FOR THE MAYOR. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, HE DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO SHOW UP TONIGHT. SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, MAYOR STEVEN HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY ON FIVE FELONIES AND FOUR MISDEMEANORS. HE'S BEEN ARRESTED, AND HIS MUG SHOT IS PUBLIC. FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. THESE CHARGES INCLUDE LYING UNDER OATH AND FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO A ROLE AS ROLE. HE'S THE MAYOR. HE HAS TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF US. FOUR OF THOSE FELONY COUNTS INVOLVE PROPERTY HE OWNS AT 52280 CAL CAMACHO AND HIS MAY 10TH, 2023 VOTE TO GIVE $100,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS OF CITY MONEY. TO SEE THAT HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAM, THE VERY SAME PROGRAM FOR WHICH HE WAS ALLEGEDLY COLLECTING MONTHLY CHECKS. SO HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS ON THE RECORD. ON MAY 10TH, 2023, WAS MAYOR HERNANDEZ ALREADY BEING PAID BY CVAG HOMELESS PROGRAM WHEN HE VOTED HIMSELF? HE VOTED ON THAT FUNDING. IF SO, ISN'T THAT USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO LINE HIS OWN POCKETS? ISN'T IT SHAMEFUL TO PROFIT OFF THE BACKS OF THE HOMELESS? DID THE MAYOR CONTINUE COLLECTING THIS INCOME THROUGH 2023? 2024, 2025? AND WHY DID HE FAIL TO REPORT THIS INCOME ON HIS REQUIRED FORM 700 700, DISCLOSING FINANCIAL CONFLICTS. NOW, I REALIZE HE'S NOT HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF, BUT PERHAPS THAT SAYS A LOT THAT HE'S NOT HERE. BUT AS LONG BUT AT LONG TIME, CIVIL LEADER LENNY O'NEAL POINTED OUT, MONTHS BEFORE HIS POTENTIAL ILLEGAL VOTE, THERE WERE ONLY THREE EXPLANATIONS TO MY QUESTIONS ONE, HE DIDN'T THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVED TO KNOW WHAT WAS WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH PUBLIC MONEY. TWO HE KNEW IT. HE KNEW IT LOOKED CORRUPT, AND THREE, HE THOUGHT NO ONE WOULD NOTICE. SO WHICH WAS IT, MR. MAYOR? OR IS IT ALL THREE? THE TRUTH IS, HIS ABSENCE TONIGHT SPEAKS VOLUMES. THE CITY DESERVES LEADERSHIP, NOT SCANDAL. THE COMMUNITY DESERVES ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT ARROGANCE. MR. HERNANDEZ, WHEREVER YOU ARE, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE WATCHING, THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO RESIGN. THE LONGER YOU CLING TO POWER, THE DEEPER THE DAMAGE TO THE CITY'S INTEGRITY. IF YOU LOVE THE CITY AS MUCH AS YOU SAY YOU DO, DO THE RIGHT THING. STEP DOWN AND LET THE CITY OF COACHELLA BEGIN TO HEAL. OH, AND ONE LAST THING. IT'S OBVIOUS NOW THAT WHAT HAPPENS IN COACHELLA DOESN'T STAY IN COACHELLA. WE FEEL THE PAIN OF THIS SCANDAL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COACHELLA VALLEY. THANK YOU. TWO POINTS IF THE YOUNG PEOPLE PRESENT, PLEASE PUT THEM FIRST. THEY WAITED AN HOUR TO BE PRESENTED, AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, BE AT THE FIRST THING YOU DO, THAT'D BE GREAT, BECAUSE I'M WAITING THREE MINUTES. I MEAN, I'M SPEAKING FOR THREE MINUTES AND WAIT FOR TWO HOURS. I'M STILL HERE. I'LL BE HERE FOR FIVE HOURS TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE STEVEN NELSON. GOOD[01:50:09]
EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LET'S BE HONEST, THE PEOPLE OF COACHELLA AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY DESERVE BETTER. THE RECENT INDICTMENT OF MAYOR STEVEN HERNANDEZ HAS SHAKEN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE TO ITS CORE. THIS COUNCIL CANNOT SIT ON ITS HANDS WHILE TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO ERODE. I'M CALLING ON THIS BODY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.CENSURE MAYOR HERNANDEZ AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT NO ONE, NO ONE IS ABOVE ACCOUNTABILITY. DO NOTHING. DOING NOTHING IS NOT LEADERSHIP. IT'S TIME TO STAND UP FOR INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND THE PEOPLE YOU WERE ELECTED TO SERVE. SCHEDULE THE CENTER. VOTE FOR NEXT THE NEXT MEETING AND SHOW THIS COMMUNITY THAT ETHICS STILL MATTER IN COACHELLA AND THE REST OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON ZOOM? WE HAVE ONE HAND RAISED. GO AHEAD. JAMES. HI THERE, CITY COUNCIL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME. YES. JAMES RODRIGUEZ, WE ALSO ASK IF YOU CAN PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
SURE. LET'S SEE. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. LET'S SEE IF THE HOST CAN ACTIVATE IT. GO AHEAD. ALRIGHTY. HI THERE, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES RODRIGUEZ, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE. THINGS THAT WE AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO NOTICE.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK FOR ANYONE TO JOIN THE RANKS OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE QUITE A BIT OF, YOU KNOW, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO REPORT AS WELL AS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUALLY KEEPING YOURSELF FROM MAKING ANY TYPES OF QUID PRO QUO OR ANY INFORMATION THAT SHOULDN'T BE SHARED WITH LOCALS THAT AREN'T BEING BROADCAST TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE'VE SEEN IN PAST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DID HAVE INFORMATION, ACCESS OR RELATIONS TO ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS REFUSED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE ONLY HAVE 5000 PEOPLE VOTING IN CALIFORNIA, IN COACHELLA. AND SO I WOULD RECOMMEND TO OUR COUNCIL THAT WE TRY TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND TRY TO UP THE INFORMATION THAT WE ARE SENDING OUT TO THE LOCAL CITY. I HAVE RECOMMENDED IN THE PAST TO CREATE AN APP. WE'VE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN GRANTS TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING APPS. WE'VE GIVEN GRANTS TO COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO RAISE AWARENESS. WE'VE GIVEN GRANTS TO COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE STILL NOT SEEING THAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. AND IN TIMES LIKE THIS PREVIOUS MONTH WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE SUSPICIONS GIVEN A FLAME, A FAN IN TERMS OF WHAT WE SUSPECT IS GOING ON, OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IN POLITICS, AS WE'VE LEARNED, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON HIGHER UP IN OUR FEDERAL, WE ARE AWARE WHEN THERE ARE BACKROOM DEALS, WE ARE AWARE WHEN THERE ARE UNUSUAL CONVERSATIONS OR INCLINATIONS IN OUR REPRESENTATIVES SPEAK, OR THEIR OPENNESS WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I'LL BE COMMENTING ON DOWN
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BELOW ON OUR AGENDA. TRANSPARENCY IS IS IS TANTAMOUNT BECAUSE YOU CAN USE LOGIC TO, YOU KNOW, JUSTIFY PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO DO. BUT LOGIC IS SOMETIMES FLAWED WHEN IT COMES TO THE EMOTIONAL ASPECT OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO INFLUENCE THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE CITY, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US WHEN WE SEE, WHEREAS A, B, C, X, Y, Z ONE, TWO, THREE, PARENTHESES B IS GOING TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT OUR CITY COUNCIL. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US? GIVE US THAT INFORMATION IN PLAIN ENGLISH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON ZOOM? NO OTHER HANDS RAISED. OKAY, THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS. THANK YOU.MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS IS, OR WOULD YOU WANT ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM IT? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. IF WE CAN JUST QUICKLY CONFIRM THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT. OH, YEAH. OH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANY OF THE ITEMS UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I KNOW MR. RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED HE MIGHT HAVE A COMMENT ON SOMETHING. IS HE RAISING HIS HAND ON ZOOM? YES. HE HAS HIS HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM. OKAY. GREAT. HELLO AGAIN. COUNCIL. SO I HAVE A COMMENT ON A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS. WHAT I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT EARLIER, HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES TO REFLECT STATE OR COUNTY POLICY. WE NEED SOME TYPE OF A LAYMAN'S TERM. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE THC CANNABIS SALES? WHAT? I MEAN, WHAT IS ALL OF THAT? WHAT WHAT ARE WE CHANGING? WHAT ARE WE MAKING HAPPEN IN THAT THE THE WORDAGE IS, YOU KNOW, BUILT OUT AS A PROCLAMATION OR AS A DECLARATION, AND THAT'S WHAT'S OBVIOUSLY NEEDED FOR YOU AS A COUNCIL TO PASS AND RECORD THAT INFORMATION. BUT AS OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, IT'S REALLY UP TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE STAFF, WHOEVER HAS THE ABILITY TO GIVE US THOSE LAYMAN'S TERMS. ALL OF THESE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE SAW, THAT THOSE ARE THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE NEED, THOSE VERY EASY LAYMAN TERMS WHERE YOU GUYS GET TO ASK, WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THIS? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THAT? SPECIFICALLY, ALSO THE RENEWAL FOR THE SIXTH STREET COFFEE. I LOVE SMALL BUSINESSES, AND I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP. HOWEVER, $1.50 PER SQUARE FEET UNDER $1,000 RENT IS UNHEARD OF, ESPECIALLY IN A PRIME LOCATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE LIBRARY, AND ESPECIALLY FOR A BUSINESS THAT IS ONLY OPEN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. TO REALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OR, YOU KNOW, LIBRARY PATRONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OR IN THE MORNING. YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAIN TIMES WHERE IT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE OR STOPS BEING AVAILABLE. AND THAT'S QUITE, QUITE A RENT TO HAVE SECURED. AND IT'S A CONFUSING TO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW THAT WAS SECURED AND WHY WE WOULD RENEW IT WITHOUT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE COMPS IN THE AREA. AND $1.50 PER SQUARE FOOT IS NOWHERE NEAR RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT. SO THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD LOVE TO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY TAKE OUT AND SEE MORE INFORMATION ON AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT WE REALLY HAVE A COMMENT ON THEM. BUT WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THE AGENDA PACKETS, SOMETIMES THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG. AND THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR REGULAR COMMUNITY MEMBER TO GET THROUGH. OBVIOUSLY, WE SHOULD ALL BE SITTING HERE READING AND WATCHING THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL AND SEEING WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CITY. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO WORK, PEOPLE WHO HAVE FAMILIES, PEOPLE WHO NEED TO MAYBE GO TO THE BOXING RING AND DO SOME OF THEIR SPORTING EVENTS. SO HAVING A WAY FOR US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE THESE, THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BEFORE A UNANIMOUS, YOU KNOW, AGENDA APPROVAL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES WHERE NOW MOTIVATIONS ARE UNDER SUSPECT FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, OUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES, ANYBODY. THIS IS THE TYPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE'D LIKE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I SEE ANOTHER HAND RAISED. YES. WE HAVE ONE MORE HAND RAISED. GO
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AHEAD. FRANKIE. IS HE UNMUTED OR ARE THEY UNMUTED? THEY SHOULD BE JOINING. OKAY.FRANKIE MORALES, IF YOU CAN HEAR US. AND YOU STILL WANT TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. NO. GO AHEAD. FRANKIE. SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK.
NOTHING. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED ON ZOOM? NO OTHER HANDS RAISED? NO. OKAY, THOSE ARE ALL OUR COMMENTS. OKAY, SO WITH THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM, I DO THINK IT'S I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO MAYBE A FULL PRESENTATION. AND THEN IS THERE A DEADLINE ON THAT ON THE TO THE, THE CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM? YEAH I THINK MAYBE WE CAN WE CAN DO A PRESENTATION ON IT AND WE CAN THEN LEARN THE EXISTING SOCIAL EQUITY, MAYBE PARTICIPANTS AND THEN FOLKS CAN. YEAH, WE JUST GAVE A PRESENTATION THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK THE GENTLEMAN IS PROBABLY REFERRING TO ITEM NUMBER 12, THE AMEND AMENDMENT FOR THE CANNABIS I THINK. RIGHT OR NO SORRY. 13 I THINK HIS COMMENT WAS THE SECOND READING, AND I BELIEVE IT HAD TO DO WITH LIVE SCAN, THE WAY THAT THE CALIFORNIA CANNABIS CONTROL IS REQUIRING US TO TO BACKGROUNDS. OKAY. SO THEN YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, IF THERE'S ANY CONFUSION. YEAH. SO I'M SORRY. SO WE NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM BECAUSE ON THAT APPLICATION THAT IS DUE DECEMBER LIKE EIGHTH OR SOMETHING, I FORGET BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. BUT WE DID BRING THAT ITEM THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING AND GAVE A PRESENTATION ON ON THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, BUT I. OKAY. SO I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S EFFICIENT. THANK YOU SELENA OKAY. AND THEN FOR ANDREW, DO YOU WANT TO COULD YOU COME UP FOR ITEM 14 FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT. YES. THIS IS THE EXTENSION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SIXTH STREET COFFEE. I WOULD MENTION THE DOLLAR 50 SQUARE FOOT ACTUALLY IS MARKET RATE. IT'S LISTED AS A PER MONTH COST, NOT AN ANNUAL COST. WHEN YOU LOOK AT MARKET RATES, WE ACTUALLY DID DO A COST ANALYSIS ON A MARKET RATE ANALYSIS. WHEN WE SET THAT RATE, AVERAGE RATES ARE SO THE BUCK 50 MULTIPLY IT BY 12 TO GET THE ANNUAL RATE. SO IT'S ACTUALLY $18 A SQUARE FOOT. AND THE EXISTING MARKET RATE THROUGHOUT TOWN IS GENERALLY ABOUT 15 TO 30. BUT THIS IS A VERY SMALL SPACE, ONLY 600FT. THAT'S WHY THE LEASE IS SO LOW. BUT WITH THIS LEASE AMEND, WE ARE ACTUALLY RAISING THE RENT TO MARKET RATE. AND WE DID DO A MARKET RATE ANALYSIS FOR THAT. OKAY. AND THEN AND THEN JUST SO THAT ALSO FOLKS IT'S IMPORTANT I THINK FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND TOO IS, IS THE INVESTMENTS THAT EVERY TENANT HAS TO MAKE. I THINK THAT WILL MAYBE PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION AND HISTORY ON MAYBE HOW WE LEASE SOME OF THESE SPACES. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO OVER THAT RIGHT NOW AND EXPLAIN THAT? YEAH. JUST QUICKLY. YEAH. SO WITH ALL OF OUR TENANT SPACES THAT WE LEASE THE WE OFFER AN INITIAL RATE, AN INITIAL RATE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN MARKET RATE AS AN INTRODUCTORY SO THAT THE BUSINESS CAN GET STARTED. AND ANOTHER THING WE DO IS ANY TENANT IMPROVEMENTS THEY MAKE ON THE BUILDING. WE WILL WAIVE LEASE PAYMENTS UP TO THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE. SO SIXTH STREET HAS BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH. THEY'VE BEEN PAYING REGULAR LEASE PAYMENTS FOR A WHILE NOW. SO WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED IN AND THEY DID THEIR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS THERE, LEASE PAYMENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN WAIVED UP TO THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY PUT INTO IT. AND THEIR PREVIOUS RATE WAS ACTUALLY A DOLLAR. SO WITH THIS,
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WE ACTUALLY ARE INCREASING THEIR RENT BY 150% IN ORDER TO GET THEM UP TO THAT MARKET RATE.SO THIS IS NOW THE SECOND EXTENSION OF THEIR LEASE. THEY HAD THE FIRST LEASE THAT INCLUDED THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT REPAYMENTS. THEY HAD AN EXTENSION AT THE DOLLAR A SQUARE FOOT. AND THIS IS NOW THEIR THEIR THIRD EXTENSION, WHICH IS SET AT STANDARD MARKET RATE. AND THEY ARE THEY ARE VALID CONCERNS OR YOU KNOW, JUST FOR US TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND SO WHEN WHEN THE TENANT IS MAKING THE INVESTMENT, THEN WE WEIGH THAT AGAINST THE THE LEASE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MONTHLY PAYMENT. YEAH. IN COMPARISON TO HOW MUCH THEY'RE INVESTING INTO THAT FACILITY. YES. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION AND THE CLARIFICATION.
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THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WE INITIALLY HAD A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. AND THEN ROLL CALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ.YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. THANK YOU.
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NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 19. THAT'S A RECLASSIFICATION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. SO THIS IS FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2547 APPROVING A RECLASSIFICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR TO A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS PART OF THE CITY'S RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL AND RESTRUCTURING, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WERE MERGED WITH THIS CONSOLIDATION, THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION HAS TAKEN ON BROADER RESPONSIBILITIES.THIS RECLASSIFICATION WILL ALLOW THE POSITION TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF ASSIGNED STAFF, AND THEY WILL TAKE A LARGER ROLE MANAGING PARKS, FACILITIES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THEY WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT OF PARK STREET AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. THIS POSITION WILL ALSO ACT AS A KEY LIAISON BETWEEN THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING TO ENSURE BETTER COORDINATION OF RESOURCES, PROJECTS AND STAFF.
IN OCTOBER, STAFF AND THE UNION REPS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SALARY AND CLASSIFICATION AND THE UNION FORMALLY AGREED BY EMAIL, AND THE EMPLOYEE WILL TRANSITION FROM THE SANITARY MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES BARGAINING UNIT TO THE CONFIDENTIAL MID MANAGEMENT UNIT. OVERALL, THIS CLASSIFICATION ENSURES THAT THE TITLE AND PAY RANGE ALIGN WITH THE ACTUAL DUTIES THAT ARE BEING PERFORMED. AND LASTLY, WALLACE POSITION DOES INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY A 20% INCREASE IN PAY. THE POSITION NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR OVERTIME, SO THE ACTUAL OVERALL ADJUSTMENT TO THE BUDGET IS NEGLIGIBLE. SO WITH ALL OF THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 447, APPROVING THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION TO A NEW POSITION TITLED PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND SALARY SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT.
THANK YOU. ANDREW, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? SO THIS POSITION YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE SOME OF THAT. THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY DOING THAT.
OVERSEEING PARKS AND FACILITIES CIP PROJECTS. RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT WITH THE RESTRUCTURING PORTION OF IT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO RESTRUCTURE. AND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSISTING WITH THOSE ROLES. SO YES, THIS WILL MAKE IT FORMAL. YEAH. SO THIS MAKES IT FORMAL.
SO LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THIS MAKES IT SO THAT THEIR JOB TITLE AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION ALIGN WITH THE DUTIES THAT ARE PERFORMING. THEY'VE BEEN A VERY VALUABLE EMPLOYEE. GET STELLAR.
YOU KNOW REVIEWS. AND THEY HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP RELATIVE TO MANAGING THE CONTRACTS AND MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS WITH OUR PARKS, FACILITIES AND STREETS DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU. IF THERE ISN'T ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS IN PERSON OR THROUGH ZOOM ON THE ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER SLIPS. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM? NO. HANDS RAISED ONLINE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ANDREW, IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE THE ITEM FORWARD? MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND.
OKAY. I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. VEGAN. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. THANK YOU. AND THEN. NOW MOVING ON TO
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HOMETOWN HEROES. OKAY. AND WE DO HAVE A. OKAY. SO EVERY YEAR COUNCIL GETS TO PICK HOMETOWN HEROES FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE. AND WE ALSO OFTEN WILL PICK A GRAND MARSHAL THIS YEAR, AFTER EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. LEE ESPINOSA, WHO GAVE A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION EARLIER WITH ALL THE KIDS THAT HE BENEFITS IN THE COMMUNITY, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT LEE ESPINOSA BE THE GRAND MARSHAL TO LEAD THE HOMETOWN HEROES IN THE PARADE, AND OTHER THAN THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AS FAR AS PICKING THE FIVE POTENTIAL HOMETOWN HEROES, GENERALLY THE WAY IT WORKS IS EACH COUNCIL MEMBER GETS TO PICK ONE POTENTIAL HOMETOWN HERO. I'LL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE LIST AND JUST JUST KIND OF MENTION WHAT THEY DO. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT MAYOR STEVE HERNANDEZ DID REACH OUT TO ME AHEAD OF TIME AND HAS SELECTED MR. HILARIO TORRES, WHO WAS A UNITED FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT FOR THE PAST 40 PLUS YEARS, AS HIS NOMINATION FOR A HOMETOWN HERO. HE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF TEN PEOPLE. AND LIKE I SAID, ANY YOU CAN PICK ANYONE YOU WANT. YOU CAN PICK FROM THE TEN THAT HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY THE COMMUNITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON YOU'D LIKE. SO TO GO OVER THE LIST QUICKLY. THESE ARE THE TEN PEOPLE THAT WERE NOMINATED BY OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH AN ONLINE APPLICATION. WE HAVE MARIA DEL CARMEN BANDA, CHILD CARE PROVIDER OF 32 YEARS. WE HAVE MARCOS CABALLERO. I SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOMEONE ELSE READ THESE. I'M GOING TO MURDER SOME OF THESE PRONUNCIATIONS. THAT'S OKAY. I APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE WHO, IF I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME WRONG, MARCOS CABALLERO, A BOXING COACH. WE HAVE CECILIA. GOING TO HELP ME WITH THAT ONE. OKAY. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM TO THE CHILDREN FOR 15 YEARS? LINDA CANTU, MEDICAL ASSISTANT MARIA MENDOZA, THE SENIOR CENTER VOLUNTEER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THAT IS A POST NOMINATION. ROSIE MARTINEZ, HEALTH AND WELLNESS ADVOCATE. ALSO A POSTHUMOUS NOMINATION. WE HAVE NICK MESA, A BUSINESS OWNER AND ENTREPRENEUR. AMAYA NUNEZ, AND ADVOCATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I WILL NOTE ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS GOT ONE NOMINATION EACH. WE ALSO HAVE DOCTOR GABRIEL MARTIN FOR NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. HE RECEIVED, I BELIEVE, 16 NOMINATIONS AND AARON GASSO. HE IS A DEDICATED FOOTBALL COACH AND MENTOR AND ALSO AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO. YOU GUYS CAN NOW CHOOSE TO ANYONE FROM THE LIST OR ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND I WILL TAKE NOTES ON WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE, AND THE CITY WILL REACH OUT TO ALL OF THEM SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUR HOLIDAY PARADE. THANK YOU ANDREW. IT'S OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS. SO I HAVE A NOMINATION. BUT THE REASON WHY I NOMINATE THIS PERSON, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS PERSON, BECAUSE I THINK THAT A HOMETOWN HOMETOWN HERO IS A PERSON WHO GIVES SELFLESSLY TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOT FOR RECOGNITION OR TO BE PRAISED, BUT SIMPLY TO HELP OTHERS OUT. THEIR VOLUNTEERISM AND CONTRIBUTIONS REFLECT COMPASSION, HUMILITY. THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SUE DAVIS, AS SOME YOUTH KNOW HER AS MAMA SUE. SHE HAS FOR 14 YEARS VOLUNTEERED HER TIME AND ENERGY TO SUPPORT THE COACHELLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS TEAM IN COUNTLESS WAYS. EVERY SEASON, SHE PURCHASES TENNIS SHOES FOR THE GIRLS AND HELPS THEM OUT BY PURCHASING THE CLOTHES AS WELL. OUT OF HER OWN POCKET, SHE MAKES THE GIRLS FEEL VALUED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE NOT A LOT OF GIRLS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY GOOD TENNIS SHOES OR THE UNIFORMS. BEYOND HER FINANCIAL GENEROSITY, MAMA SUE HAS GIVEN HER HEART AND TIME TO THE TEAM BY VOLUNTEERING TO HELP AND COACH THE GIRLS AND MENTOR THEM.SHE ATTENDS EVERY MATCH THAT THEY HAVE AND SHE HELPS HIM BUILD CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP A LOT OF THESE GIRLS WHO ARE VERY QUIET AND NOT AS SOCIAL, BECOME CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES AND HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THEY MADE IT TO THE CIF. SO I THINK
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THAT SHE DESERVES RECOGNITION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA I WANT TO NOMINATE MISS MARIA MENDOZA. I THINK, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A SENIOR CENTER, DID IT FOR SO LONG AND SHE STILL GOES TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND OH, SHE PASSED AWAY. SORRY. NO, I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO CONFUSED. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. MY GRANDPA DIED, SO I'M, LIKE, TRYING TO SURVIVE. BUT. SORRY.SO THAT WOULD BE A POSTMORTEM ONE. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING BECAUSE WE REMEMBER, FOLKS. AND THEY'RE. WHAT THEY DID IN THEIR LIFE BECAUSE. IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THE WAY THAT WHAT THEY DID TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT. THANK.
COUNCIL MEMBER VEGA. IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY. I'M GOING TO NOMINATE OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER, DOCTOR GABRIEL MARTIN, BECAUSE HE HAD 16 NOMINATIONS. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I WAS REMINDED EARLIER TODAY THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS, HE WOULD GO TO A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT WERE COORDINATED BY THE CITY. AND I WOULD ALWAYS SEE HIM WITH HIS KIDS. AND SO IT WAS A NICE REMINDER TO TO KIND OF HEAR THAT TODAY, A LITTLE BIT UNEXPECTED, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO HE'S MY NOMINEE. I THINK HE DOES. AND HE'S BEEN DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB. HE NO LONGER WORKS IN THE CITY, BUT HE STILL LIVES IN THE CITY. AND HE STILL GOES TO ALL OF THE EVENTS, TAKES HIS KIDS. I KNOW THAT HIM AND HIS FAMILY, WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED TO THE CITY, THEY ALSO PUT TOGETHER KIND OF LIKE A MOBILE LIBRARY TYPE OF THING, AND THEY HAVE IT OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME. THEY PUT BOOKS, PEOPLE CAN PICK THEM UP, DROP THEM OFF, SWITCH THEM OUT. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING REALLY BEAUTIFUL. AND I THINK HE'S A HE'S A HOMETOWN HERO FOR SURE. SO THAT'S MY NOMINEE. THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA NOMINATE SOMEONE WHO'S NOT ON THE LIST DANIEL RODRIGUEZ. HE WAS HERE SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO, AND HE CAME IN WITH HIS WITH HIS KIDS, HIS SOCCER, HIS SOCCER PLAYERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. RODRIGUEZ PASSED, BUT HE'S BEEN TEACHING OUR YOUTH IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. HE'S WELL KNOWN. YOU KNOW, HE'S TAUGHT THESE KIDS RESPONSIBILITY. HE'S PROVIDED THEM STRUCTURE. YOU KNOW, HE'S SUPPORTED AND AND PUSHED FOR FAMILY UNIT IN THE HOME. AND SO THAT WHO THAT'S WHO MY NOMINATION WILL BE IS MR. RODRIGUEZ. SO IS THERE OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. AND STAFF WILL WORK ON CONTACTING ALL OF THESE MEMBERS AND OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN BE INVOLVED. IN THE PARADE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANDREW.
KIDS AND TO OUR FAMILIES FOR 32 YEARS. SO IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ON ZOOM OR IN PERSON? NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. AND SO AS AS OUR CITY ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HAS MENTIONED IS
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THAT EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL CHOOSES AN INDIVIDUAL. AND WE'VE RESPECTED THAT ANNUALLY.AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE EACH GET TO NOMINATE SOMEONE.
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AT LEAST SINCE I WAS ELECTED TO COUNCIL IN 2021. SO SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WE'VE ADOPTED AND THAT WE'VE BEEN CARRYING, CARRYING IT THROUGH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ISN'T ANY MORE COMMENTS OR STATEMENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING TO MOVE THE ITEM FORWARD? THIS IS JUST DIRECTION, RIGHT? FOR THE. SECOND I'LL TAKE THE MOTION JUST IN CASE. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND, I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE. BEFORE WE GO, I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE A PERSON THAT WE WE SELECT. AND A PERSON WHO RECEIVES THIS AWARD. SHOULD HAVE REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR COMMUNITY. ASSISTED. VOLUNTEERED. I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYBODY ON THE LIST, BUT WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE. AND I WOULD LIKE JUST TO MAKE THAT COMMENT BECAUSE. WE BOUGHT BILL A LONG TO HELP US OUT. RIGHT, BILL? YES. BECAUSE OUR FINANCES WEREN'T RIGHT. CORRECT? YES.
AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. AND WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR SOMEBODY, WHETHER I AGREE OR NOT. YOU ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO. SO YES. CAN I CLARIFY THE MOTION? SURE. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE MOTION IS FOR SIX INDIVIDUALS. AND WE DID ASK TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL. SO THE SIX INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE SO SO SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WHEN YOU'RE SHARING THE INDIVIDUALS. CAN YOU PLEASE THEN WITH THE NAME OF EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO SELECTED THEM. YES. OKAY. YES. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE SIX INDIVIDUALS. SUE DAVIS NOMINATED BY YADIRA PEREZ DANIELLE RODRIGUEZ NOMINATED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO, MARIA MENDOZA, NOMINATED BY DOCTOR FRANK FIGUEROA, DOCTOR GABRIEL MARTIN, NOMINATED BY STEPHANIE HARRIGAN. YES. HILARIO TORRES, NOMINATED BY MAYOR STEVEN HERNANDEZ. AND A BONUS HOMETOWN HERO THAT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY DOCTOR FIGUEROA. COUNCIL WOMAN ARAGON MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO AND YADIRA, WHICH IS MARIA DEL CARMEN BANDA. THANK YOU. AND I WILL ADD THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE GRAND MARSHAL AS WELL. OH THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. AND GRAND MARSHAL WILL BE ESPINOZA. AND HE'S HE'S REALLY BEEN ADVOCATING FOR IT THIS YEAR. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE HIS HIS ULTIMATE DREAM, YOU KNOW, TO BE THE GRAND MARSHAL. AND I'M VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AS OUR GRAND MARSHAL. AND I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO SEE HIM HAPPY AND FULFILLED WITH THIS ROLE. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. I TOOK A VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ AND WHICH WAS A YAY AND A COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. YES. COUNCILMEMBER.
YES. MAYOR PRO TEM DELGADO. YES. THANK YOU. ANDREW. AND THEN NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO. COUNCIL
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COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER FIGUEROA. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE BUSY, COUPLE BUSY WEEKS FOR EVERYBODY. I THINK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AND I THINK WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE TODAY ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING, AND PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE, WHAT WE CAN[02:25:06]
AND CAN'T DO. AS A CITY COUNCIL, YOU CAN'T REMOVE ANYBODY AS A CITY COUNCIL, YOU CAN CENSURE FOLKS, AND THAT REQUIRES IT BRINGING BACK TO AN AGENDA ITEM AND PUTTING IT ON THERE. AND IT REQUIRES IN OUR POLICY AND OUR MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES TWO OTHER TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUT ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT'S AN OPTION OF WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT IF THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY HAS THE ABILITY TO RECALL AN INDIVIDUAL, THERE IS THAT OPTION. SO AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BE RECALLED BY THE VOTERS WHO VOTED THEM THERE. AND OR THE PERSON CAN RESIGN. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT'S THAT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TOWARDS US OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT, RIGHT? ARE WE GOING TO PROCEED WITH WHAT WE CAN AS THE BODY PUT ON THE AGENDA AND DECIDE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO? AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC VOTE OF THE FOUR OF US TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EITHER CENSURE AND SEEING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND AND THAT'S ME ASKING YOU, BILL, TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FORWARD AND AND MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER. BUENO, I GUESS I'LL. TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS TO A MINIMUM HERE. JUST WANT TO SHARE. WE HAD A GREAT EVENT RUN WITH LOS MUERTOS ON THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER. IT WAS AMAZING. GREAT TURNOUT. I THINK THAT EVERY YEAR WE HAVE MORE AND MORE ATHLETES, RUNNERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT JUST COME OUT AND WALK, RUN, DO A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. LIKE ME, I TAKE A TON OF BREAKS. AND MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE RUN IS WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME LIKE, OH, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS? AND I'M LIKE, I DID NOT TRAIN AT ALL. SO I NEVER REALLY CARE ABOUT MY TIME. IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING OUT THERE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EVERYONE. AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I HEAR LIKE, FRIENDS MAKING BETS, YOU KNOW? AND IT'S FUNNY TO KIND OF HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO BEAT WHO. BUT ANYWAYS, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO TO TIZOC, WHO PUTS TOGETHER THE EVENT, AND THEY HAVE A NONPROFIT, I BELIEVE CODEX CREATION IF I IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN ON THE NAME, BUT WANT TO GIVE THEM A HUGE SHOUT OUT FOR YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT HERE IN THE CITY, IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING. I THINK IT GROWS EVERY YEAR AND IT'S IT'S ABSOLUTELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES. AND THEN VERY QUICKLY, I DON'T KNOW IF THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING. PROBABLY NOT. BUT WE DID HAVE A GREAT STATE OF THE CITY EVENT. THANK YOU TO ALL OF STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR GREAT WORK, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID IN PUTTING THAT EVENT TOGETHER, IT CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. WE HAD QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. I THINK OVER 350 OR 300 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, VERY WELL ATTENDED AND I THINK EVERYBODY GETS A GOOD, YOU KNOW, THEY ENJOY THE VIDEOS AND THE SEGMENTS AND THEY'RE AT LEAST FOR ME, I HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOING THEM. I, I TRY TO MAKE IT WHERE I DON'T TAKE IT TOO, TOO SERIOUSLY. I PROVIDE INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH IT. SO I ALWAYS ENJOY THAT ONE TOO. AND THEN WE DID HAVE OUR CV LINK GRAND OPENING EARLIER OR LAST WEEK AND IT WAS AMAZING. IT'S A 40 PLUS MILE CORRIDOR. IT STARTS IN PALM SPRINGS AND CATHEDRAL CITY AND RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST VALLEY. AND IT'S AMAZING. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY USING IT. THEY'RE USING IT ON THEY'RE USING THEIR GOLF CARTS ON THERE. THEY'RE RUNNING THEIR SCOOTERS, THEIR BIKES, EVERYTHING. SO IT'S IT'S A REALLY FUN CORRIDOR. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO USE IT. I WILL JUST SAY IF YOU'RE USING A BIKE OR ANY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SCOOTER OR ANYTHING, WEAR A HELMET, MAYBE DON'T GO OUT THERE AT NIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL IT GETS IT GETS A LITTLE DARKER EARLIER NOW. SO JUST BE SAFE. BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, BUT ENJOY IT. IT'S FUN AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO JUST GET OUT THERE, MOVE AND EXERCISE AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE. SO HIGHLY RECOMMEND USING THAT FOR SURE.
LET'S SEE. OH, WE ALSO HAD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK
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AS WELL, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SEE QUITE A FEW THINGS ON THE AGENDA. SO THANK YOU TO KENDRA.AND I THINK I PRESENTED AND ALSO SELENA, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO, GETTING THOSE AGENDAS AND THE COMMITTEES TOGETHER. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND YOUR HARD WORK. LET'S SEE, THERE'S A FEW THINGS ON HERE. HAPPY VETERANS DAY. ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR VETERANS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. YOUR SACRIFICE DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.
REALLY. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T ALWAYS EXPRESS THAT OR WE DON'T EXPRESS IT. YOU KNOW, UNTIL PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE LEFT US. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR EVERYBODY WHO HAS SERVED, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE SEE YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUPER PROUD TO CALL YOU AND BE PART FOR US TO ALL BE PART OF A COMMUNITY. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. AND THEN LAST THING IS TOMORROW I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN OUR CV IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS. WE HAVE AN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, ALWAYS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE REGION. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, I KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON ZOOM, SO YOU'RE ABLE TO WATCH THEM, OR YOU CAN ALSO GO IN PERSON, BUT THE AGENDAS ARE OUT. AND AGAIN, IT'S THE COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND IT'S ONE OF THE COMMITTEES. IT'S CALLED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT. REALLY GOOD TO JUST KIND OF KNOW WHAT WE'RE UP TO AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ALL AS A REGION REALLY COLLABORATING IN. AND THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS, AS ALWAYS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE STAFF. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, BILL, FOR BEING HERE AND JUST KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. YOU KEEP THIS CITY RUNNING NO MATTER WHAT AND YOU'RE ALL APPRECIATED. I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SIT THROUGH SOME OF THESE MEETINGS, BUT AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID IT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE UP HERE AND THAT YOU DO HOLD US ALL EXTREMELY ACCOUNTABLE WHEN IT'S OUR TIME. AND WE ALL EVERYBODY UP HERE GOT ELECTED. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON HOW WE SAY THINGS AND HOW WE DO THINGS, BUT EVERYBODY UP HERE DID GET ELECTED BY YOU AND THE COMMUNITY THAT IS LISTENING RIGHT NOW, AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE ABILITY TO PUT US HERE AND ALSO TO REMOVE US. BUT I DO RECOMMEND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CITY, TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY, TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE BEING BUILT OUT, PARTICIPATE IN THESE MEETINGS, COME TO THESE MEETINGS. IT'S IMPORTANT NOT JUST WHEN THERE'S CHAOS GOING ON. ALWAYS STAY INFORMED. AND THAT'S ALL I'LL ASK IS JUST CONTINUE TO STAY INFORMED AND ASK A LOT, A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HUME. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YEAH, I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. I ALSO ATTENDED RUN WITH THE MUERTOS AND THIS YEAR I WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD MORE MORE PARTICIPANTS THAN LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR. I ALSO ATTENDED THE SYNERGY EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT WAS REALLY NICE. THEY HAD REALLY NICE CARS. I GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE ARTWORK BEING DONE AS IT WAS AS THEY WERE PAINTING IT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE VETERANS CELEBRATION AT VETERANS PARK AS WELL AS THE VETERANS CELEBRATION YESTERDAY AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY CEMETERY. BOTH WERE VERY WELL ORGANIZED. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR SACRIFICE, AND I'LL END IT WITH WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE I KNOW WE WON'T BE HERE. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES. HOPE IT'S A BLESSED ONE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO TO ALL STAFF. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEREZ.
LIKE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED, I ALSO ATTENDED THE VETERANS BREAKFAST. PANCAKE.
RECOGNITION. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE OUR VETERANS COME OUT. OH, COUNCILMEMBER BEATON, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A WE CAN TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK. DO YOU WANT US TO TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK? DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK? WELL, THERE'S NOT THREE OF US. WE HAVE TO HAVE QUORUM UP HERE, COUNCILMEMBER BEATON. OH, LOOK. HE'S COMING. YOU GOT HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, RYAN, FOR CATCHING THAT. OH. SORRY. RYAN. YOU'RE FINE. IT'S IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR VETERANS COME OUT WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. MANY TIMES THESE VETERANS HAVE PASSED. SO YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, THEIR THEIR KIDS COME OUT AND RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION ON THEIR BEHALF.
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I DO COME FROM A LONG MILITARY FAMILY, AND SO I DO WANT TO QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE ALEX GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER ACOSTA, PAUL PARRA. HE'S STILL SERVING AND HIS FAMILY IS STILL LIVING HERE.AND THEN MY GREAT GRANDFATHER, HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO. HE SERVED IN THE DIVISION THAT WAS REFERRED TO AS THE BLUE DEVILS. THAT WAS A NAME THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY THE GERMANS BECAUSE THEY FOUGHT LIKE DEVILS. AND HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, THE BRONZE STAR. AND HIS NAME IS ALSO ON A STATUE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ITALY, ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE DIVISION. I DID ALSO ATTEND THE SYNERGY EVENT. I LIKE ATTENDING BECAUSE THEY DO FOCUS A GREAT DEAL ON ART. AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MANY ARTISTS THERE PAINTING THE THE MURALS AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE EVENT.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE. I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES TAX AND REVENUE POLICY COMMITTEE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND I'M ALSO SERVING. I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO TRAVELING TO SACRAMENTO TO TALK ABOUT MORE OF THE BUDGET THAT WE SEE. I'M EXCITED FOR THE AG VISION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TOMORROW.
THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF DETAIL THAT WAS SPENT ON THAT, AND I WANT TO THANK RESET AND SELENA FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN THAT. AND I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO SHOW TOMORROW WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE AMOUNT OF DETAILS THAT THAT WAS PUT INTO THAT EVENT. SO I'M I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT WE FINALLY, I THINK, GOT THE SUNLINE BUSSES. DID WE RECEIVE THEM? NOT YET. I KNOW I, I IT SHOULD BE ANY MOMENT. I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRANSFER THEM TO US, BUT I'VE NOT HEARD THAT WE'VE GOT THEM. WE HAVE. WE DO OKAY. RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. I THEN YOU DID FOLLOW THROUGH. THANK YOU. YES, YES. SO WE FINALLY RECEIVED THE TWO SUNLINE BUSSES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE PAST MONTH. SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY DID COME THROUGH AS THEY SAID THEY WOULD. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THEM MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM WRAPPED FIRST, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO PAINT THEM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM LABELED. WE'RE GOING TO LIKE WE DID WITH THE OLD BUS. YEAH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE. I SEE THAT WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE 2 MILLION FOR THE COACHELLA RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY. I THINK WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. WE RECEIVED IT ALREADY FROM RCTC. YEAH, OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEBSITE UPDATE AND THEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU, BILL, FOR PUTTING THAT RFP TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY AS WE USUALLY DO. AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DELIVERING ON PROJECTS. AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU, BILL. YES.
THANK YOU. I'VE HAD ASSEMBLYMAN GONZALEZ REACH OUT TO US AND THEY WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO TAKE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH US TO MEET SOON. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. I'D LIKE TO ATTEND. I'LL GO. OKAY. ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. AFTER A LOT OF CONTEMPLATING AND A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY PERSONAL LIFE AND JUST. IT'S TIME I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE MY RETIREMENT. I'LL SEND A LETTER IN TO THE COUNCIL TOMORROW. I'M PLANNING ON RETIRING MARCH 17TH, SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE BEING BACK. OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO AND THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THAT I'LL BE AROUND. BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING YOU. AND WE'VE DONE SOME GOOD STUFF SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SOME GOOD STUFF AND UNTIL I RETIRE AGAIN. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL, FOR PUTTING YOUR FAITH AND TRUST IN ME. AND THAT'S THAT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
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