Jan 28, 2026 City Council Meetings

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RIGHT, LET'S BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CLOSED SESSION OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE CITY, THE COUNCIL SITTING AS COACHELLA. SANITARY DISTRICT, COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COACHELLA FINANCING AUTHORITY, COACHELLA EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL CORPORATION. COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT. TODAY IS JANUARY 28TH, 2026. HAPPY NEW YEAR, I GUESS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR OFFICIALLY. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING STARTED. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE NOTE FOR THE RECORD, WE'RE STARTING AT 501.

WE DO HAVE A FULL COUNCIL. MR. CITY MANAGER, ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO. CAN WE GET A

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[Adjourn to Closed Session]

[Reconvene Regular Meeting]

I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND OUR CITY CLERK IS GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR PROFESSIONAL CITY CLERK. READY TO BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. WE'LL

[Council Reorganization]

SHE'S HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS THE NOMINATION OF THE POSITION OF MAYOR PRO TEM. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? FLOOR IS OPEN. MYSELF. NOMINATE MYSELF FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION. THERE'S A MOTION TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR FIGUEROA. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND HIS NOMINATION. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION? THERE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FIGUEROA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. PRO TEM DELGADO.

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BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET ALL OF THE MOBILITY NEEDS OF

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THAT WILL SUBSIDIZE RIDES UP TO $150. SO WE WILL PUT IN $75 FOR EVERY $75 SOMEONE PAYS FOR A TAXI RIDE. AND AND ALL OF THE TAXI PROVIDERS HERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY ARE A PART OF THAT PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUNRISE, WHICH IS OUR VERSION OF OF UBER AND LYFT. AND SO FOR EACH RIDE ON SUNRISE, IT'S $3 PER RIDE. AND ALL OF THE CITIES WITHIN THE COACHELLA VALLEY HAS SOME LEVEL OF SUNRISE SERVICE AS WELL. AND ABOUT THE ABOUT OUR INITIATIVE THAT I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S CALLED SUNLINE RIDES REIMAGINED, AND THIS INITIATIVE INVOLVES TAKING THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE OF OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM. SO A LOT OF DATA GATHERING HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF DATA ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THINGS LIKE RIDERSHIP, WHERE ARE PEOPLE TAKING THE CATCHING THE BUS AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING, WHAT TIME OF DAY AND AND WHERE ARE LOCATIONS THAT PEOPLE NEED US TO GO. BUT WE'RE NOT DOING RIGHT NOW. AND AND DATA FROM LIKE SUNRISE WILL GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO THAT. RIGHT. SO SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FIVE MONTHS OR SO. AND WE WE'RE STILL DOING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT RIGHT NOW.

PROBABLY THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE PROCESS THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE ARE WE ARE DOING A SURVEY. AND SO WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY. AND IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THERE ARE FLIERS THAT HAVE A QR CODE. AND SO ANYONE CAN EASILY SCAN THE QR CODE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO AN ONLINE VERSION OF THE SURVEY THAT IS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND EVERY TIME YOU COMPLETE THE SURVEY, YOU ARE ENTERED TO WIN A GIFT CARD FOR $100 OR $50. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ADDED INCENTIVE TO PROVIDING US WITH FEEDBACK.

BUT IN CASE YOU AREN'T ABLE TO DO IT ONLINE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM ON THE LITTLE TABLE, WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED HARD COPIES OF THE SURVEY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY ARE TRYING HARD TO GET EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT SUNLINE, WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER. AND THAT WILL POSITION US TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE DO THIS PROCESS ABOUT EVERY 5 TO 6 YEARS. THE LAST TIME WE DID IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE COVID, AND IT WAS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE WERE WE WERE DOING THIS PROCESS WHEN FOLKS WERE GOING ABOUT THEIR LIVES THE WAY THEY DID BEFORE COVID, THEN COVID HIT AND A LOT OF US CHANGED THE WAY WE LIVE. WE WORK AND WE TRAVEL, RIGHT. SO SO I THINK THIS WILL HELP US REALLY, TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO MORE TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. AND SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS. SO THE SUNRISE IS THE UBER STYLE RIGHT. AND THEN THE SUN DIAL IS THE ONE WHERE IT'S FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. THAT'S THE TRUCK THAT COMES WITH THE THE ADA ACCESSIBLE OR ANY DIFFERENT. THOSE. YES. AND THEN THAT ONE AND THAT ONE'S. HAS A DIFFERENT RATE. RIGHT.

FOR PEOPLE OR YES, IT'S ONLY HALF THE COST OF FIXED ROUTE. SO WE ONLY CHARGE ACTUALLY AND NOT HALF THE COST. BUT IT'S, IT CAN ONLY BE TWICE THE COST OF FIXED ROUTE. SO IT'S $2 OKAY.

YEAH. AND I DO NEED TO MENTION THAT YOU NEED TO BE CERTIFIED BY A MEDICAL PROVIDER IN ORDER TO TAKE SUN DIAL, WHICH IS OUR COMPLIMENTARY PARATRANSIT. AND THAT GOES WITHIN THAT, THAT TRAVELS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OF A FIXED ROUTE. THAT'S THE FTA STANDARD FOR PARATRANSIT. SO UNFORTUNATELY, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE FIXED ROUTE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE PARATRANSIT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE START TO BRING IN OTHER MODES, RIGHT? LIKE TAXI AND SUN RIDE TO HELP FILL THOSE GAPS. OUR BUDGET ANNUALLY IS ABOUT $50 MILLION. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT OUR SERVICE AREA IS OVER 1100 SQUARE MILES. IT SPANS FROM THE SALTON SEA, NORTH SHORE, MECCA, ALL THE WAY OUT TO SAN BERNARDINO. ALL OF THAT SERVICE TERRITORY IS ACTUALLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. AND SO IT'S A VERY VAST TERRITORY. WHEN WE GO TO SAN BERNARDINO, WE'RE BRINGING A LOT OF KIDS IN OUR ROUTE TEN TO GO TO CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO. WE ACTUALLY CARRY A LOT OF KIDS ON OUR ON OUR SYSTEM. THEY MAKE UP ABOUT 15 TO 20% OF OUR RIDERSHIP EVERY YEAR. AND THEN WE WE CONNECT WITH METROLINK IN

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YOU HAVE A VAST AREA AND KIND OF A LIMITED BUDGET. I'M SURE RHODE ISLAND HAS TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE. 50 MILLION. IT'S A LOT FOR ALL OF US. BUT FOR RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY, IT'S NOT A LOT. IT CAN BE TOUGH. IT'S TOUGH. WELL, SO MONA IS OUR NEW CEO. SHE'S BEEN WITH THIS NOW A COUPLE OF TWO AND A HALF YEARS ROUGHLY, AND SHE'S OUTSTANDING WITH BEING RESPONSIVE TO REALLY IS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOME NEED OR SOME TYPE OF ANYONE REQUESTING TRANSPORTATION OR ANY TYPE OF BUS STOPS OR ANY TYPE OF SERVICE, SHE IS VERY RESPONSIVE AND SHE WILL SHOW UP AND SHE'LL HAVE HER TEAM SHOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCOMMODATING AS MANY PEOPLE AS AS THEY CAN, AND STILL BE PROFESSIONAL AND AND KIND. AND IN RETURN. SO THE SURVEY THAT WE HAVE GOING OUT, MONA, CAN YOU SHARE THE DEADLINE TO THAT? OH, YES. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. IT'S THE END OF FEBRUARY. SO WE WANT TO COLLECT EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS THEN WE START LOOKING AT SERVICE ALTERNATIVES. SO THE SERVICE ALTERNATIVES ARE GOING TO REFLECT THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS SOME FINDINGS THAT WE GOT OUT OF OUR DATA ANALYSIS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK OUT INTO THE PUBLIC AND SHARE THE SERVICE ALTERNATIVES SO THAT WE CAN THEY CAN TELL US IF WE HEARD THEM CORRECTLY AND IF WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING. SO SO THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

I'LL PROBABLY BRING OUR CONSULTANTS IN TO THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE MORE TECHNICAL THEN. AND THEN IT'S AN 18 MONTH PROCESS EVEN AFTER THAT. SO ONCE WE GET THE SERVICE ALTERNATIVES, THOSE ALTERNATIVES WILL FEED INTO SCENARIO SERVICE SCENARIOS. WE'RE GOING TO PRODUCE TWO SERVICE SCENARIOS THAT WILL GO TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND THE BOARD WILL GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHETHER OR NOT THOSE SERVICE SCENARIOS REALLY REFLECT THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. AND THEN WE WILL DO ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO JUST VALIDATE WHAT WHAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN AND WHAT WE THINK THE COMMUNITY COULD, COULD LIVE WITH, QUITE FRANKLY, FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 6 YEARS. AGAIN, OUR RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. SO WE'RE NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, GOING TO PROBABLY BE. I'M ALREADY PREDICTING WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET EVERY SINGLE PERSON'S INTEREST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY TRY HARD TO AND AND THAT FINAL PLAN THAT THE BOARD WILL FINALLY ADOPT AT THE END AFTER THE THE 18 MONTH, 18 MONTH PROCESS IS DONE. AND AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY STARTED. WE'VE BEEN DOING DATA GATHERING.

SO I'M GUESSING BY THE END OF THIS YEAR THEY'LL BE MAKING THEY'LL BE TAKING ACTION ON A FINAL REPORT. AND THAT WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THE WORK THAT MY STAFF DOES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE MAKE SERVICE CHANGES EVERY EVERY FOUR MONTHS. SO THREE TIMES A YEAR. AND THAT'S DICTATED BY OUR CONTRACT WITH OUR WITH OUR BUS OPERATOR UNION. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S AND THEN WE JUST GO FROM THERE AND WE JUST, WE DO OUR BEST TO CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THANK YOU. AND THEN IF WE CAN DO AN INFILL, IF WE CAN HELP PROMOTE THAT SURVEY, WE WE HAVE HOW MANY RESPONSES IN CITY OF RAMONA. OH WE WOULD LIKE MORE.

LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ONLY WE'VE GOTTEN ABOUT PROBABLY LESS THAN A HUNDRED. AND IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY WHERE WE'RE REALLY NEEDING TO GET MORE RESPONSES. WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO PUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND, TO GO INTO SENIOR CENTERS AND

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AND HERE'S ANOTHER PROPERTY WHERE THE FENCE WAS REPAIRED, DOORS WERE REPLACED, SOME WINDOWS, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, AND I THINK THEY EVEN GOT A PAINT EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE HOME. SO THIS THIS IS A REALLY GOOD, GOOD ONE THAT WE THOUGHT WAS WORTHY OF FEATURING HERE.

AND HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. AND AGAIN, MOST OF THESE THE RANGE WAS BETWEEN AS AS SMALL AS 23,000 AND THEN UP TO 50,000 THE MAX ON ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES. AND SO I THINK THE MONEY WAS VERY WELL SPENT BECAUSE THESE, THESE PROPERTIES REALLY NEEDED THE ASSISTANCE.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WITH THE BEFORE AND AFTERS. LET'S KEEP GOING. AND SO AGAIN, I, I THINK THIS WAS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. IT WAS ALWAYS OVERSUBSCRIBED AND WE NEVER HAD ENOUGH FUNDING FOR EVERYONE. BUT IT WAS IT WAS NONETHELESS. PEOPLE WERE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. AND AND AS YOU GUYS HAD WITNESSED A VIDEO SOME YEARS AGO WHERE WE DID A BEFORE AND AFTER SOMEONE THAT BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAM. AND THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS IN TOTAL. SELENA. HOW MANY HOMES WERE WE ABLE TO SERVICE? SORRY I'M PRETTY SURE. YES 2323 TOTAL. HOW MANY APPLICATIONS DID WE RECEIVE? EVERY TIME IT WAS OVER 100. EVERY SINGLE TIME. SO AND THEN SO WHEN YOU WENT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, WAS IT I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S VERY TEDIOUS AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY KNOW WHAT A A VERY DETAILED AND LONG PROCESS IT IS INTO IDENTIFYING WHAT

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THESE ARE GOOD PROGRAMS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH COACHELLA, YOU DRIVE THROUGH 52, YOU DRIVE TO THROUGH BARRIO NUEVO, WHICH IS BARRIO VIEJO ALREADY. YOU DRIVE TO PONDEROSA, SIERRA VISTA. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GETTING TO HOMES THAT ARE UPWARDS OF 70, 80 YEARS OLD. AND THEN YOU PASS BY AND YOU LOOK, YOU KNOCK ON THE DOOR, AND I'VE KNOCKED ON A LOT OF DOORS, AND YOU SEE HOW WILLETO AND ABUELITA OUT THERE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY'RE ON A FIXED INCOME, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE ALSO, YOU KNOW, PARENTS OR THEIR KIDS OR WHATEVER. IT'S HAPPENING. RIGHT? SO IT'S IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT. AND I KNOW, I KNOW WE DON'T LIKE IT AS STAFF BECAUSE IT'S CUMBERSOME. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. AS YOU SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY. FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE AGENCIES. BUT THE RESIDENT, WHEN YOU FINALLY DELIVER IT, THEY LOVE IT. IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, AT LEAST FOR ME. THE NEXT CDBG DOLLARS THAT COME HERE, WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE OUR RESIDENTS. I DON'T KNOW, ANOTHER USE RIGHT NOW THAT I SEE UNLESS WE WANT TO PUT MORE LIGHTS UP OR MORE LIGHTS AT LAS FLORES OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW. BUT BUT I THINK GIVING IT TO THE RESIDENTS GOES A LONG WAY, YOU KNOW, AND YOU JUST DRIVE AROUND, DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND YOU START SEEING LIKE A LOT OF ROOFS AND PEOPLE'S HOMES GET TAMBIÉN ACABADOS. YEAH. SO I FOR ONE, AM SUPPORTIVE OF CDBG PROGRAM AND AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW YEARS PRIORITIZING THIS PROGRAM. IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. I THINK THE CBDG FUNDING THAT WAS WAS AVAILABLE. I THINK WHAT THE EXECUTIVES ASKED FOR IS THAT WE ALLOW IT TO ROLL SO THAT IT CAN ACCUMULATE, BECAUSE EVEN WHAT WAS ALLOWED, OR EVEN WHAT WE HAD, WAS NOT ENOUGH TO REALLY, TRULY DO AN ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

SO WHAT THE EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS ASKED FOR IS THAT WE ROLL IT OVER. WE ALLOW IT TO ACCUMULATE SO THAT THAT WAY YOU CAN PUT A BETTER PROGRAM IN PLACE. I IF I RECALL, I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, BECAUSE WE DID ASK AT THAT MOMENT IS WITH THE MONEY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WAS IT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO TO REALLY DO IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOMES AND THEN HOW MANY? AND IT WASN'T VERY MANY. SO THE CONVERSATION WAS IS THAT WE ALLOW IT TO ACCUMULATE, BUT THAT DIDN'T REMOVE IT FROM BEING ANOTHER PHASE OF A HOME ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, BUT RATHER IS THAT WE ALLOW IT TO ACCUMULATE AND THEN MAKE A BETTER DECISION ONCE WE SEE MORE FUNDING IN THAT, IN THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT USE THREE YEARS OF CDBG ALLOCATION FOR THIS PROGRAM. YEAH. RIGHT NOW WE'RE BANKING TWO YEARS, CORRECT, BILL. AND SO WE HAVE TWO YEARS THAT ARE BEING BANKED. AND I THINK THE VALUE IS LIKE 450,000. AND SO SO THE COUNCIL CAN DEFINITELY I CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND JUST KIND OF ASK AGAIN HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THE FUNDING. SO ON AVERAGE 450,000 WILL GET YOU JUST A I DON'T KNOW MAYBE 1012.

IT'S A DENT. AND. IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. BUT TO COUNCILWOMAN DELGADO'S POINT, HOW MANY YEARS CAN YOU BANK IT. RIGHT. WE I REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION EARLIER, LAST LATER HALF OF THAT YEAR.

HOW MANY? I THINK YOU SAID UP TO THREE YEARS YOU COULD TAKE IT AND THEN YOU CAN SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO WITHDRAW IT AT THREE YEARS AND THEN WE HAVE A PLAN. RIGHT? BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN ASSESS LIKE, OKAY, WE KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM COSTS ABOUT I WAS DOING THE MATH. IT'S ABOUT LIKE $55,000 IN THAT 2024 CYCLE THAT PEOPLE GOT IN THEIR HOME. SO THEN AT LEAST YOU HAVE A GOOD FIGURE WHEN YOU BANKED IT RIGHT. AND BE ABLE TO THEN SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN ON THIS PROGRAM. AND INSTEAD OF LIKE TAKING PIECES AND PIECES AND YOU'RE ONLY GETTING FOUR AT A TIME LIKE SHE MENTIONED, RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT'S A BIG A BIG THING TO SEE. RIGHT. AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT ON HERE TO REALLY DISCUSS THAT AND REALLY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT. AND I REMEMBER THAT CLEARLY. RIGHT. AND THAT WAS A DISCUSSION. SO YOU KNOW SHE BRINGS A POINT THAT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE HAVE UP TO THREE YEARS TO BANK. YES. RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, RIGHT, TO KNOW THAT

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THANK YOU SELENA. SORRY. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REAL QUICK. HOW MUCH DO WE GET PER YEAR? I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT LAST TIME, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER. SO THE AVERAGE LATELY, IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN ABOUT 230,000. OKAY. 230. YES. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE THE PROGRAM.

I THINK IT'S I MEAN, 23 HOMES IS IT'S A GOOD AMOUNT. I THINK IT'S GREAT. I GUESS THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK STAFF IS, IS THERE ANY WAY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM? LIKE, I KNOW WE GET THE FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTY AND WE'RE ABLE TO USE THAT AND ALLOTTED FOR THE HOMES. BUT IF THERE'S EVER ANY OPPORTUNITY, IF WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFIT, I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT WITH KENDRA, BUT IF THERE'S EVER THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM, AND MAYBE IF WE ASK FOR SOME FORM OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS AND WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO REHAB SOME HOMES. SO JUST KIND OF A THOUGHT, IF WE CAN PUT THAT AS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT ANYTIME WE HAVE ANYTHING COMING INTO THE CITY, BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM A LOT, AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE MORE THAN 23 HOMES BEING REHABBED. IT'S A THIS IS GREAT. I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM, BUT JUST THINKING OF HOW DO WE EXPAND IT, HOW DO WE GET MORE FUNDING OR HOW DO WE ALLOW MORE FUNDING TO THE PROGRAM? SO, NINA, WHEN YOU GUYS COME BACK THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US MAYBE A LIST OF MAYBE SOME PROJECTS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN BENEFIT FROM? SURE. IT'S HARD TO COMPARE. YOU KNOW, WHAT'S A BETTER USE? IT'S ALL A GOOD USE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE RESTROOMS AND THE LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF FIELDS WHERE THERE WASN'T LIGHTING FOR YOUNG KIDS. AND SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY THAT THAT'S NOT A NEED OR THE RESTROOMS, YOU KNOW, THAT HAD BEEN, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DECADES OLD. SO WE ALSO, WHEN WE REACH 50,000 IN POPULATION, WILL BECOME AN ENTITLEMENT CITY WHERE WE DON'T GO THROUGH THE COUNTY AND OUR ALLOTMENT OF CDBG, SO LONG AS CDBG PROGRAM IS STILL IN PLACE, RIGHT ARE ALLOTMENT GOES WAY UP. LIKE HOW MUCH DOES IT INCREASE? NO. IN HEMET WHEN I WAS THERE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE 2006, WE WERE GETTING OVER $1 MILLION OKAY. BACK THEN. SO YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THAT IT'S DROPPED. WE WERE GETTING I THINK 300 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND AT ONE POINT BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE WERE ALSO FUNDING CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH IT AS WELL. BUT THE ALLOTMENT HAS DROPPED. IT'S I MEAN, TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S POINT, IT'S ALL ABOUT PRIORITIES, RIGHT? IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES ARE. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE THERE'S YOU COULD USE CDBG FOR FACADE PROGRAMS. YOU CAN USE IT FOR PUTTING RESTROOMS. MY MY SIMPLE POINT IS GO LOOK AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND THE HOMES ARE GETTING OLD AND PEOPLE ARE ON FIXED INCOMES AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND WE NEED TO DO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION. I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T ASK IF THERE WERE MORE QUESTIONS, BUT HOPEFULLY, ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR JUST ONE MORE SORRY. DO WE? SORRY, THIS JUST CAME TO MIND, BUT DO WE WORK AT ALL WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM? HAVE WE COMBINED THEM WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND USING THIS PROGRAM? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE NOT THE CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT I WAS TRYING TO USE CAP RIVERSIDE IS TO BRING THE TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM BACK INTO THE CITY. AND THEN ANYTIME ANYBODY CALLED ME ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND I DIDN'T HAVE, LIKE, ABILITY TO FUND THEM, I WOULD REFER THEM TO CAP RIVERSIDE AND I TELL THEM YOU ARE USING THEM. I AM REFERRING PEOPLE OVER THERE, HEY, SEEK THEIR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM. GOTCHA. AND YEAH. SO ABSOLUTELY. AND I HAVE THE NUMBER RIGHT ON MY SCREEN. MAYBE WE SHOULD FIND OUT HOW MANY. THANK YOU. SELENA. MAYBE WE SHOULD FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE USED CAP. BECAUSE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, COACHELLA IS ONE OF THEIR ENTITLEMENT CITIES, AND ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SIGNEES TO CAP. AND WE USED TO HAVE A SEAT ON THEIR WAY BACK IN THE DAY, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SELENA. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM CULTURES, MUSIC AND ART. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST A CONVERSATION FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. BEFORE WE START THE THE POWERPOINT, I WANT TO SAY JUST

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PHASE ONE. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT PHASE ONE. CONSTRUCTING THE SHELL OF THE FUTURE RECORDING STUDIO AND ADJUSTMENT STUDY RESOURCE ROOM. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE ROOF, EXTERIOR WALLS, DOORS, AND BASIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, CREATING SAFE AND ENCLOSED SPACE THAT CAN BE FINISHED IN A LATER PHASE ONCE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS SECURED. SO THE FIRST PICTURE TO MY LEFT WHEN WE STARTED CLEANING THE CENTER THE FIRST TIME, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. SO WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SECOND PHOTO IS THAT RUBEN AND SOME OF HIS VOLUNTEERS TOOK DOWN THE ROOF AND BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALLS. SO TO THE LAST PHOTO ON MY RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN THE FUNDING COMES IN A RECORDING STUDIO FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE KIDS CAN CREATE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT FAMOUS PERSON CAN COME OUT OF THAT MUSIC STUDIO. SO THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, BEFORE I READ, THAT'S THE FUTURE RESOURCE CULTURAL STUDY ROOM. AND THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE MIDDLE PICTURE. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, TEMPORARY USE DURING PHASE ONE STUDY AND RESOURCE ROOM UNTIL FULL BUILD OUT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. THE ENCLOSED STRUCTURE SERVES AS A MULTI-PURPOSE MEETING ROOM FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS, STAFF MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND SMALL COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THIS TEMPORARY USE ENSURES THE SPACE IS IMMEDIATELY FUNCTIONAL AND SUPPORTS EARLY ACTIVATION OF THE SITE, WHILE ALLOWING US TO RESPONSIBLY FACE CONSTRUCTION. THIS APPROACH MAXIMIZES THE IMPACT OF PHASE ONE DOLLARS, PROVIDES A SAFE INDOOR SPACE RIGHT AWAY, AND DEMONSTRATES RESPONSIBLE, INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. ON THE LEFT SIDE, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. WHEN WE FIRST GOT THAT FACILITY, THAT THAT SPOT, IT WAS IT WAS A MESS. AND WE WERE JUST GOING TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT. BUT SO IN THAT CORNER NEXT TO THE TO THE RESOURCE RECORDING AREA, WE WANT TO PUT

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IT'S A LONG OVERDUE. I THINK THE CULTURAL CENTER IS IS A VERY IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN LACKING. YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, SO IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE IT, SEE IT DONE.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YAYA AND RUBEN, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME ALREADY. I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE FOR MORE GEARED TOWARDS STAFF. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH. I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE THE LOCATION YOU YOU'VE SECURED THAT AND THAT IN ITSELF IS IS A BIG DEAL TOO. I DON'T KNOW HOW A PARTNERSHIP WOULD WORK OR WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. I I'M NOT FAMILIAR, BUT. HAVE WE DONE THIS IN THE PAST? LIKE HAVE WE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE HELP OUT NONPROFIT WITH THIS TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, ASK LIKE PERMITS AND STUFF OR WHAT HAS BEEN THE CONVERSATION WITH YOU, BILL AND WITH CULTURAS? I WENT TO THE SITE BACK BEFORE OUR HOLIDAY BREAK AND I WAS IMPRESSED. I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN I WHEN I LEFT HERE AND I WENT TO THE SITE, AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK AND IT LOOKS GOOD, IT'S CLEANED UP. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE RUBEN SAID, THERE'S NO POWER ON THE SITE. FUNDING IS TOUGH. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT MAYBE WAIVING SOME PERMIT FEES.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE, BUT THEY'RE A NONPROFIT. AND SO MAYBE WE COME BACK WITH A POLICY THAT, YOU KNOW, HELPING NONPROFITS AND IN DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN THE CITY, EVEN IF IT'S TEAS OR SOMETHING, WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR BUDGETS ARE TIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE BUDGET ISSUES. BUT IT WASN'T AN ASK, YOU KNOW, FOR, YOU KNOW, CONNECTING DIED OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT $100,000 OR SOMETHING.

I'M SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LESS THAN $5,000 HERE. AND IT COULD COME THROUGH ALMOST LIKE THROUGH A COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT. THE THE COMMUNITY, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR $1,000 STIPEND. WE COULD DO THAT OR EVEN LIKE A SPONSORSHIP. BUT I JUST WANTED THE COUNCIL TO GET AN UPDATE FROM FROM RUBEN AND YAYA AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND YOU KNOW, THEIR VISION.

I KNOW THAT WHEN THEY CAME, COUNCIL WAS VERY INTERESTED WITH SYNERGY AND WHAT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, OVER AT THE PARK AT DATELAND AND COUNCIL SEEMED TO ENJOY THAT. I KNOW THAT TURNING THE SITE, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY'VE DONE. AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS, BUT NON-PROFITS AS WELL. SO I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THEM TO COME TO THE COUNCIL, GIVE AN UPDATE, SOME PICTURES OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SITE, BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL THAT THERE IS BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE AT THE SITE. I'M NOT ASKING, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. ALSO, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WITH THE SUPERVISOR TRYING TO GET SOME SUPPORT THERE AS WELL. BUT I WANTED TO GET A FEEL FROM THE COUNCIL IF WE'RE INTERESTED IN IN WAIVING SOME FEES, AND THEN IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, WE COULD BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE COUNCIL OR I THINK ADMINISTRATIVELY I CAN DO IT TOO, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WHAT THE FEES WOULD BE AT THIS POINT. SO ARE WE SAYING WAIVING FEES OR WAIVING PERMITS BECAUSE PERMIT, I'M SORRY, PERMIT FEES, WAIVING PERMITS, WAIVING PERMIT FEES, NOT PERMITS. NO, NO, THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GET PERMITS. BUT YEAH, THIS WOULD ONLY BE ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECOND PHASE AND THE THIRD PHASE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR UNDERTAKING. SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING ONCE WE START HAVING EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS THAT, LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY SOON AND AND WHAT'S BEEN SO WHAT'S BEEN THE CONVERSATION WITH WITH ID. AND IS THAT THE ONLY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE THE LOCATION IS, IS LACKING RIGHT NOW. YEAH. WE HAVE WATER ON THE YOU GUYS HAVE WATER. SO YOU HAVE THAT AND WE HAD POWER LIKE I SAID. BUT THE WHAT I CALL THE ID BECAUSE OF THE POLE WAS LEANING. THERE WAS THERE WAS ACTUALLY POWER ON THE PROPERTY. SO THIS IS BASICALLY RESTORING THE POWER THAT WAS RESTORING IT EXISTED. SO WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST AA2 HUNDRED AMP PANEL. OBVIOUSLY THE DEMAND IS GOING TO BE A LOT BIGGER WHEN WE DO PHASE TWO AND THREE. BUT I THINK THAT'S ADEQUATE TWO AND A HALF TO TO ACCOMMODATE THE RECORDING STUDIO, THE STUDY SESSION, THE RESTROOMS AND THE STAGE. SO THAT SHOULD BE

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SO YEAH, IF THERE'S OTHER NON-PROFITS OR OTHER AGENCIES THAT LIKE TO PARTNER UP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPEN. WE'RE OPEN FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOT WELL AN ASK IS THAT THOUGH. YOU SAID THAT WHEN YOU LEFT, YOU KNOW, YOU SEEN THE BEFORE PICTURES, RIGHT? AND YOU'VE SEEN WHERE IT'S AT TODAY. AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ME, BECAUSE I THINK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL IS TO KNOW THE BACKGROUND ON IT. YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF IT. YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WAS APPROVED. I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S ALSO BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A PRESENTATION AND EDUCATE US ON, ON THE HISTORY OF IT. I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. WE GOT THE CENTER WAS LIKE A WAR ZONE. IT WAS A MEDICAL COMPANY THAT WAS THERE. IT WAS RUNNING FROM CITY FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AND THEY LEFT THE MESS. SO WE'VE DONE SOME MAJOR WORK THERE AND MAJOR, MAJOR WORK. HE SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO, NO, NO MORE QUESTIONS. BUT I JUST HAD A COMMENT FOR BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIKE THE LIKE A PRESENTATION BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. SO JUST LIKE A PRESENTATION ON THAT WOULD BE GREAT JUST TO SEE THE HISTORICAL PIECE. BUT THANK YOU YAYA AND RUBEN FOR THE PRESENTATION ON ON YOUR VISION OF THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WE ARE. DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT FOR HIM TO COME BACK? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO CONSENT CALENDAR. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ITEMS ACTED UPON SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SEPARATE QUICKLY WE. WHAT DID I SKIP SOMETHING? WE HAVE BRAIN COMMUNICATION. OH WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. I'VE HAD ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS? THERE

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THANK YOU. NEXT UP, I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THEY'RE HERE. WE? JOSE BROOKS IS MANAGER. ARE YOU HERE? YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL. YOU MIGHT BE HERE IN PERSON. NO. COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB.

OKAY, SO NEXT WE HAVE CHRIS CHRISTIANSEN. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS CHRISTENSEN WITH THE DESERT HEALTHCARE DISTRICT FOUNDATION. I'M THE CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION. AND I WANTED TO COME TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AND YOUR RESIDENTS HERE ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT WE ARE UNDERWAY IN DOING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE DESERT HEALTHCARE DISTRICT AND FOUNDATION, WE ARE A PUBLIC AGENCY THAT DOES PROVIDE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TOWARDS PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE DESERT. HEALTHCARE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. AND PART OF THIS PROCESS IS DEVELOPING OUR NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY OF 2026. AND SO AS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH ARE SEVERAL ELECTED, SEVEN ELECTED MEMBERS, WHICH WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE COACHELLA AREA AND REPRESENTING ALL DIFFERENT ZONES IN OUR DISTRICT. AND SO WE ARE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.

IT'S BEEN VERY ROBUST, VERY PROGRESSIVE IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE'RE TAKING IT ON THE ROAD. SO WE WANT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN HOW WE'RE SHAPING THE SERVICES AND THE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF OUR HEALTHCARE DISTRICT. AND SO WE WANT THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND THE PUBLIC VOICE IN THE DECISIONS THAT ARE ULTIMATELY OUTCOME OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND WE DO HAVE IN COACHELLA ON. FEBRUARY 5TH, THAT'S A THURSDAY FROM 530 TO 730 HERE AT THE COACHELLA LIBRARY. WE ARE DOING A COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL RESIDENTS INVITING THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE THERE, PARTICIPATE IN THIS LISTENING SESSION TO HELP GUIDE THE DECISIONS THAT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ULTIMATELY CHOOSE IN THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. AND I KNOW THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE MAY NOT BE ROOM FOR ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I AM AVAILABLE IF THERE IS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN YOU SEND US AN INVITE FOR THE FEBRUARY 5TH SO THAT WE HAVE IT ON OUR CALENDARS? YEAH,

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BUT WE WE DO WANT TO HAVE AS MUCH PUBLIC INPUT AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE DEVELOPING A SURVEY FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT DO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT COMING INTO PUBLIC THAT WE CAN, THAT WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT. AND DURING OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM. AND WE DO HAVE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH, WITH PROMOTORAS THAT DO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE A FEW MORE FLIERS UP HERE. IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO TO TAKE ONE. NEXT UP WE HAVE ADAN RODRIGUEZ WITH CV LITTLE ARABS, WHO. ARE YOU GUYS? I DIDN'T HAVE A SPEECH. SO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. ALL RIGHT, SO MY NAME IS ELENA RODRIGUEZ. I WAS THE 13TH AND CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE COACHELLA LITTLE ARABS. SO I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR TEAM HERE. WE'RE MISSING A FEW BOYS, BUT THESE ARE THE GENTLEMEN THAT REPRESENTED THE CITY OF COACHELLA AT NATIONALS THIS YEAR. WITH A RECORD OF THREE AND ONE, PLACING FOURTH PLACE OUT OF 17 TEAMS. AND I'M FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST NATIONAL TEAM THAT WE'VE EVER HAD HERE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GUYS. TO ALL THE PARENTS JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T HAVE A SPEECH. SO THIS IS ALSO OUR TEAM WON THE SUPER BOWL. AND WHAT QUALIFIED US TO GO TO NATIONALS. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THE BOYS WERE OUT THERE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND AGAIN WE REPRESENTED THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND IT WAS NICE TO, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THEM COMPETE OUT THERE AT A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. YOU KNOW, EVEN FACING SOME OF THE THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY. RIGHT. WE WERE THE ONLY MOSTLY HISPANIC KIDS OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, PLAYING TEAMS FROM THE EAST AND FIGHTING THROUGH THAT. AND SO THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY, LIKE I'VE BEEN TELLING MY BOYS, WE ALL GO THROUGH THINGS IN LIFE, YOU KNOW, GET JUDGED BY PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SAY IT'S IT'S NOT HOW WE START, IT'S HOW WE FINISH. SO, YOU KNOW, STEVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK AT US A CERTAIN WAY. THEY'RE GOING TO ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CITY OF COACHELLA A CERTAIN WAY. WHEN WE WALKED OUT IN THE FIELD, THE FIRST THING THEY SAID, WELL, WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS FROM? WELL, GOOGLE IT, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHERE COACHELLA IS AT. JUST GOOGLE IT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL I KEPT SAYING TO EVERY COACH THAT WAS WHERE WERE YOU GUYS FROM? YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD TELL US, OH, WE'RE FROM NEW MARYLAND. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MARYLAND IS EITHER. WHERE'S COACHELLA? BUT GOOGLE US, YOU KNOW? SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE BOYS TOOK A LOT OF PRIDE IN REPRESENTING THE CITY OF COACHELLA. I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THEM. I'M STILL PROUD OF THEM. AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE CAME AS A UNIT TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE COACHELLA.

LITTLE ARABS. AND YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU GUYS. HOLD ON. DO YOU HAVE A TEAM CAPTAIN? BRING UP MICHAEL AND DON AND FRANKIE UP HERE. YEAH. AND THEN WHY DON'T YOU GUYS LINE UP IN FRONT OF US HERE ON THE DAIS? GET IT. GET OFF THAT WALL! GET UP IN FRONT.

EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU. WHERE'D YOU GUYS GO? PLAY FOOTBALL. WHERE'D YOU GUYS GO FOR THE COMPETITION? FLORIDA. NICE. GET OVER HERE, GUYS, GET OVER HERE! YEAH! EVERYONE UP HERE. OH, HERE. OH. I'M SORRY. OUR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WAS IN IN FLORIDA. FLORIDA. SO IF YOU GUYS EVER WANT TO TRAVEL WITH 12 OR 13 BOYS. A LOT OF FUN. I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE BECAUSE THAT'S. THAT WAS ME, YOU KNOW, RUNNING THROUGH THE AIRPORT WITH 12, 13 BOYS WAS PRETTY FUN.

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EVERYBODY. HERE. YOU'RE FINE. OKAY. NO. HOLD ON. EVERYBODY READY? LOOK OVER HERE AND SMILE.

READY? 123123. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE CAPTAIN. GIVE US YOUR NAME. WHAT GRADED YOU'RE IN.

AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE? MY NAME IS ADAM RODRIGUEZ, I PLAY QUARTERBACK, I'M IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, AND I LEARNED LIKE A LOT OF FRIENDSHIPS AND HOW, LIKE, WE ALL CAME TO PLAY AND WE CAME TOGETHER. THE FIRST GAME DIDN'T GO OUR WAY AND WE JUST FOUGHT.

THEY WERE BIGGER THAN US, BUT WE HAD MORE HEART. HI, MY NAME IS FRANCISCO VASQUEZ. I PLAY RUNNING BACK KICKER AND. THE THINGS I LEARNED WITH THIS TEAM IS THAT WE ALL HAVE HEART. AND EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T THE BIGGEST AT THE TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA, WE ALL WERE ABLE TO PLAY AS A TEAM AND JUST COME OUT AND PLAY OUR HEARTS OUT. AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO CHERISH WITH MY TEAMMATES. AND YEAH, YEAH. I ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR THIS AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. THAT'S YOU ARE THE FIRST TEAM THAT I KNOW OF THAT HAS GONE TO FLORIDA AND THE SUPER BOWL. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PARENTS TOO, BECAUSE YOU DRIVE THEM THERE EVERY DAY. YOU FEED THEM YOU, YOU YOU NURSE THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN GET HURT, ETC. AND YOU KEEP THEIR MINDS GOING BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH. THE SEASON'S LONG, IT'S GRUELING. AND BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I USED TO BE A LITTLE ARAB AS WELL. I WAS A RAIDER BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THE RAIDERS EXISTED, YOU KNOW, AND I WHAT I LEARNED FROM PLAYING SPORTS WAS IS EXACTLY WHAT ALL YOU GUYS ARE, ARE LEARNING ABOUT HEART AND HAVING HEART AND OVERCOMING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND REPRESENTING LIFE IS HARD. LIFE IS HARD. AND I KNOW BECAUSE I'M GOING THROUGH IT. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE THE BETTER OF IT. AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. YOU GUYS ARE YOU GUYS ARE JUST BEING ROLE MODELS, MAN. AND THE NEXT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND YOU, THE NEXT KIDS THAT ARE WATCHING YOU GUYS PLAY, THEY GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL. AND AND YOU GUYS ARE LEADING THE WAY AND OPENING SOME ROADS, MAN. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE EXPECT BIG THINGS FROM YOU GUYS. AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU CAN GO TO CV TO NEXT YEAR. AND YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT'S CONTROVERSIAL BUT BUT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL. SO YOU KNOW THAT'S MY JOB. BUT BUT BUT WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE REMEMBER THAT COACHELLA IS YOUR HOME AGAIN. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU

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BILL, CAN WE CAN WE INVITE THEM BACK AND GIVE THEM A PROCLAMATION AND THEN OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEM? HOW ARE YOU? WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. ALL THE FUNDRAISERS, DID THEY THANK YOU. IT'S KIND OF COOL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE. YEAH, WE JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ZOOM OR IF YOU CAN PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. AND YOU ARE ON ZOOM. THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON. MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR. IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSENT ITEMS BE ACTED UPON SIMULTANEOUSLY, UNLESS ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION IS REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS. I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GO AHEAD AND NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THAT I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON ITEM NUMBER 12, AS I OWN. MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS NEAR THAT AREA, AND I BELIEVE, AND I WILL ABSTAIN TOO, AS I HAVE PROPERTY NEAR AVENUE 48. PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS IN THAT AREA. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN IS THERE ANY OTHER ABSTENTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I JUST WANT TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 18. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S CAN WE GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE OFF ITEM NUMBER 18. WELL YOU KNOW LET'S JUST TAKE ITEM NUMBER 18. THAT'S AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS VINTAGE ASSOCIATION LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THE ANDREW ANDREW. OKAY. YES SIR. YEAH. SO THIS ONE IS A CONTINUATION RIGHT. BECAUSE SO THIS BID WENT OUT IN 2022 THE INITIAL TIME. SO IT HASN'T IT HASN'T BEEN REDONE RIGHT. BASED ON WHAT I READ IN THE YES THIS IS THE THE LAST EXTENSION THAT WAS AVAILABLE ON THEIR CONTRACT. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE LAST EXTENSION OF IT. SO THE NEXT, NEXT FISCAL YEAR YOU'LL HAVE A FULL FISCAL YEAR. WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUT FOR RFP TO REDO THIS CONTRACT. MY OTHER QUESTION SO WHICH OTHER WHICH OTHER PLACES DOES VINTAGE DO. LIKE. SO. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONTRACTS WITH THEM. THIS ONE IS SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR THE MEDIANS OKAY. SO THIS IS THE SMALLEST CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH THEM. AND THEN THEY ALSO DO THE MAINTENANCE ON OUR PARKS. SO THEY DO WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR A CONTRACT FOR LAS FLORES AND THEN A SEPARATE CONTRACT FOR ALL THE OTHER KIND OF SMALLER PARKS ARE LUMPED TOGETHER INTO ONE OTHER CONTRACT. OKAY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE KIND OF HOW THE SERVICE GOES AND WHEN THEY DO THE SERVICING? BECAUSE I GOT REACHED OUT THAT THE PARK ONE WASN'T BEING SERVICED PROPERLY OR IT WAS NOT BEING KEPT UP. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE IT'S BEING KEPT UP IN THE IN THE RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK ONE. SO YES, I ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM, NOT NEXT WEEK, BUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO TALK TO THEIR MANAGEMENT ABOUT THAT. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN REACHED OUT TO THAT AS WELL, RELATIVE TO SOME OF THE TRASH PICKUP SCHEDULES. SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS MODIFIED AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS ENHANCED AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE TRASH PICKUP SCHEDULES ON WEEKENDS IN PARTICULAR, HAS NOT BEEN UP TO PAR. WHAT OUR STANDARDS ARE FOR THE CONTRACT.

SO I AM TALKING TO THE MANAGEMENT. YEAH, APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS UPDATED. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT. LIKE YOU LOOK AT THIS CORRIDOR, THE THIS ONE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING. IT'S GREAT. LOOKS GREAT. BUT THEN YOU GO OTHER PLACES AND IT'S THE SERVICE IS A LITTLE BIT NOT SPOTTY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT ONE AREA GETS KIND OF SERVICE THAT EVERYONE IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE, THE CLEANING AND THE SCAPING, ESPECIALLY THE CLEANING, THE PARKS. SO THE THE MAYOR PRO TEM BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT, AND I LOOK AT IT MORE FROM THESE ARE THREE FOUR YEAR CONTRACTS. AND IT'S THE LAST YEAR. AND SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT THEM OUT FOR BID. THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF STANDARD THAT WE DO. RIGHT.

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SO A LOT OF THE A LOT OF THE PARK ONES WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID AT THAT TIME. AND THIS ONE WAS JUST SIX MONTHS FURTHER BEHIND. OKAY. SO I THINK YOU RECALL I EXTENDED THE OTHER ONES BACK IN THE AROUND THE FISCAL YEAR AROUND JULY. OKAY. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING AN RFP IS GOING TO GO OUT FOR ALL OF THESE IN THIS NEXT SIX MONTHS BEFORE JULY 1ST. THEN I BELIEVE SO OKAY. YES. IT ALSO HELP US WITH ESTABLISHING BUDGETS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE EXPECTING COST INCREASE. AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW THAT ROLLING INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AS WELL. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. SO THE CESAR CHAVEZ CORRIDOR WITH THE THE SO THEY ONLY RAKE AND DO STUFF RIGHT. THEY DON'T. HOW OFTEN DO THEY REPLACE LIKE PLANTS THAT DIE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LIKE THE ONE WHERE THE GUADALAJARA INTERCHANGE, WHERE THERE'S THE THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, THAT'S KIND OF IT'S KIND OF THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN ISLAND THAT LIVES BY ITSELF. SO NOT SURE IF THAT HAD ANY INTENTION OF HAVING ANY. I DON'T THINK THERE'S WATER THERE. SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY. BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT GOES IN THAT ONE. SO YOU KNOW WITH THE AND IT'S THE OTHER SIDE IS THE, THE O'REILLY AUTO PARTS. THERE'S AN ISLAND THERE THAT YOU CAN WALK AS A PED, BUT THERE'S ONLY ROCKS. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY OR IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYTHING IN THE CENTER. I CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE DO HAVE SOME MEDIANS THAT DON'T HAVE WATER, SO THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND I CAN GET BACK TO YOU AND GET BACK TO COUNCIL. THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS. WHY THERE'S NOT PLANTS IN THAT INTERSECTION OR

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SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO

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WE'LL HEAR FROM YOU. VALERIE. GO AHEAD AND LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE. MY NAME IS VALERIE. I'M A JUNIOR IN COACHELLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

I LIVE IN COACHELLA. I AM A RESIDENT HERE, AND I FIND THIS OPPORTUNITY VERY. HOW DO I SAY IMPORTANT FOR ESPECIALLY FOR NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON? SO I FIND IT IMPORTANT TO BE A VOICE OF MY PEERS OR MY COMMUNITY. AND I JUST LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY GIVES PEOPLE HOPE, I GUESS, IN A WAY, AND I HOPE I WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE. AND I JUST I'M GRATEFUL THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO TO YOUNGER PEOPLE, FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HEAR FROM BRANDON BRANDON.

IF NOW WE CAN HEAR FROM EMILY. EMILY I SEE HER THERE. OKAY. SO HI MY NAME IS EMILY. FELIX AND I ALSO GO TO CV COACHELLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M A SENIOR AND I AM INVOLVED IN A LOT OF CLUBS THAT HAVE TO DO LIKE I'M AN ASB, I'M IN A LOT OF CLUBS AND ALSO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. I'M PART OF KOL FAM, WHICH IS ALSO LIKE AROUND LIKE WE'RE THE CITY COUNCIL IS AT. AND EVER SINCE I JOINED, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS HERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. SO I JUST ALWAYS WANTED TO ADVOCATE FOR LIKE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE SCARED. OR THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT EVEN INFORMED ABOUT THE INFORMATION HERE OR LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON. THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE SCARED. THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION. AND I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GIVE LIKE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION OR RECEIVE HELP. AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSION, THE COACHELLA COMMISSION, NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE PEOPLE LIKE US, YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIKE, EXPRESS THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK BRANDON JUST CAME ON. SORRY. KICKED ME OFF. HI. MY NAME IS BRANDON. THE REASON I WANTED TO DO THE YOUTH COMMISSION IS SO THAT I CAN, LIKE, BRING AWARENESS. I WANTED TO SPEAK FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND I WANTED TO KIND OF, LIKE, BRING MORE AWARENESS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO USE MY VOICE BECAUSE I'M IN LIKE SOME YOUTH LIKE GROUPS THAT ARE FOR LIKE COMMUNITIES. I WANTED TO HELP JUST PROMOTE, LIKE SHOW PEOPLE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY THINK THAT IT WOULD BE ABLE TO, THAT THEY COULD HELP IT OUT. YEAH, JUST BE ABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT THERE'S HELP

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MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. MAYOR HERNANDEZ. I MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 25, RESOLUTION 2026, DASH FOR APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES WITH BELL, BRUNET AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRITICAL ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY.

ITEM NUMBER 25 IS THAT YOU, BILL? OH, LINCOLN, I THINK I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU THE NEXT THREE ITEMS, ACTUALLY 25, 26 AND 27 BE HEARD TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE TO DO WITH FORMING THE JPA, WITH ID AND THE FINANCING. LINCOLN, YOU'RE UP FOR THREE ITEMS. AND.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE BEEN IN MEETINGS WITH ID TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND START THE FORMATION PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH COUNCIL FOR THE COACHELLA ELECTRIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE DECIDED THAT INDIO HAS A SUCCESSFUL PROCESS THAT WAS CREATED AND THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY ID, AND THAT RATHER THAN RECREATE THE WHEEL, SINCE WE HAVE AN ALLOWANCE IN OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS TO GO WITH A SOLE SOURCE FOR THAT, WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE THE SAME PLAYERS THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH. THE PROCESS THAT WAS DONE IN INDIO, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH ID IN THAT VENTURE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MUNICIPAL ADVISORS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PLAYERS AND SPEAK HIGHLY OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED. THESE COSTS OF THESE CONTRACTS CAN ALL BE RECUPERATED THROUGH THE EVENTUAL BOND PROCEEDS AND THE RATES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE THE GOAL OF THIS ENDEAVOR IS REALLY TO INCREASE REDUNDANCY AND ALLOW FOR RENEWAL OF ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE EXISTING POPULATION. THE GOAL IS THAT ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT IS DONE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE PUTTING IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL OFFSET THE PAYMENTS BY THE RESIDENTS AND THE PROCESS WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE.

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THE THE FINANCING ARRANGEMENT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? LINCOLN. YOUR PRESENTATION IS THOROUGH. YOU YOU LEFT THE COUNCIL SPEECHLESS. HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? WELL, HOW DO WE HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS FROM A POINT OF ORDER? DO I HAVE TO TAKE EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY? RIGHT? OR SHOULD I TAKE A. WE CAN DO A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THREE. IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL DESIRES. THEN I'LL JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE THREE ITEMS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 25 2627 RESOLUTION 2006 2026 DASH FOR 2026 FIVE 2020 6-6. I'LL GO AHEAD. MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. SECOND. I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE A COMMENT AND THANK BILL AND LINCOLN AND ALL THE FOLKS WORKING ON THIS. IT DOES PROVIDE AN OPTION AND A PATH TO ADDRESS THE ENERGY SHORTFALLS WITHIN THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY, THE REDUNDANCY FACTOR AND IMPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY IS IS NEEDED. BUT I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT ALLOWS FOR GROWTH TO CONTINUE AS A MODEL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE DOING IT AS WELL, AND THERE'S OTHER MODELS AS WELL IN GPA'S ETCETERA. I THINK THE PROOF IS GOING TO BE IN IN HOW WE IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND THE, THE CORRESPONDING DIFFS THAT THE DIFF STUDY. THAT'S GOING TO COME BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE THE LEAST IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS. VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. BUT THIS IS A MODEL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND MORE TO COME HERE. SO THANK YOU. THERE IS A MOTION. THERE'S A SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. DELGADO. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. VIRGIN. YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. MAYOR. HERNANDEZ. YES. MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 28. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CALTRANS SUSTAINABLE CORRIDOR. YES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M BACK. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS TO FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AS WELL. EVEN THOUGH MY PROPERTY IS MORE THAN 1000FT FROM THIS. IT'S A WHOLE CORRIDOR THAT GOES FROM AVENUE 48 TO 54, AND IT PASSES THROUGH.

SO I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE OF THE AREA OF WHERE MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS. ITEM 28.

YES. CAN YOU CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE AREA REAL QUICK? OKAY. JUST THE AREA YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE ITEM, JUST THE AREA. YEAH. IT'S JUST THE AREA IS CESAR CHAVEZ STREET BETWEEN AVENUE 54 ALL THE WAY TO PARK LANE. SO WHERE THE KFC PIZZA HUT IS KIND OF THAT AREA, IT'S COVERING THAT ENTIRE SPAN. BUT ONLY ONLY THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR PIECE. RIGHT? NOT WE'RE NOT TALKING LIKE HOMES OR JUST A COMMERCIAL. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE CORRIDOR.

JUST THE CORRIDOR. YOU'RE NOT GOING INTO ANY. NO, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING INTO ANY STREETS. I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD LEAVE THE COUNCIL TO PEOPLE. I'M ON 54. I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE. I'M. I'M ON 54. MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A RECESS REAL QUICKLY TO REVIEW. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. WE'RE BACK. COUNCIL RECONVENES. RYAN. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE THREE CONFLICTS ON THIS ITEM. THAT BEING COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR HERNANDEZ. AND I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THERE? PRO TEM AND MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. AS SUCH, SINCE WE DO NEED THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM, WE WILL BE DRAWING STICKS AT RANDOM. THE LONG STICK IS THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WILL NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ITEM. THOSE WHO GRAB THE SHORT STICKS CAN RECUSE THEMSELVES AFTER THEY DRAW IT, AND WITH THAT, ANGELA WILL COME UP WITH THREE STICKS.

I REALLY DON'T, I HOPE I DON'T GET THE LAST. I'M THE ONE THAT'S LIKE. I GET THE LAST,

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ITEM NUMBER 28. AND BASICALLY THIS IS JUST A REQUEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALTRANS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT FOR OUR CESAR CHAVEZ STREET CORRIDOR TRANSFORMATION PLAN WITH CIVIC WELL IN THE AMOUNT OF 83,600 RISES TO 50,000, AND TERRANOVA $260,140. AND SO THE CITY OF COACHELLA SUBMITTED A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION TO CALTRANS, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $393,740. THE CITY DID HAVE A MATCH THAT WE PUT INTO THIS, AND IT WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT I NOT REMEMBERING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT ABOUT 54,000, WE'LL SAY. AND SO THE FUNDING WILL ESSENTIALLY HELP THE CITY AND ITS SUB APPLICANTS TO DEVELOP A TRANSFORMATION PLAN FOR THIS CHAVEZ STREET CORRIDOR. THE TRANSFORMATION PLAN WILL SERVE AS THE BLUEPRINT TO TRANSFORM THE STREET INTO A VIBRANT, MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR THAT ENHANCES MOBILITY, FOSTERS ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND IMPROVES OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PLAN WILL ALSO BUILD UPON PREVIOUS AND FUTURE INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THE ATP FUNDED CONNECTING COACHELLA PROJECT AND THE SGC FUNDED TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM. THE PLAN WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE COHESIVE, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE. AND SO CIVIC WELL WILL BE. THE ROLE THAT THEY'LL BE PLAYING IS OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT. CIVIC WELL USED TO BE THE GOVERNMENT COMPANY AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL ACROSS TIME IN SUBMITTING THESE PREPARING THESE PROJECTS AND PLANS. AND SO THEY HAVE EXCELLENT RAPPORT WITH CALTRANS. AND SO I REALLY FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE SUCCESS OF OUR APPLICATION WAS ROOTED IN THEIR EXPERTISE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH CALTRANS. RAICES CULTURA IS COMING ON BOARD FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THEY WILL HELP US ASSEMBLE THE ADVISORY GROUP. AND THEN TERRA NOVA IS GOING TO DO A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING WITH PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH DEVELOPING CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, MAPPING AND EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING. AND SO THAT IS WHY THEY GET THEY GET THE BULK OF THE DOLLARS. AND THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS. NO THANK YOU SELENA FOR THE WORK I THINK THIS IS MUCH NEEDED. I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO HAD BEEN PUSHING FOR, YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFICATION AND ALL THAT, ESPECIALLY SO CHAVEZ. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. SO THIS IS THIS IS A GRANT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. YES. SO WE STILL DON'T KNOW IF DID WE GET THE GRANT YET. YES WE DID. WE GOT IT. YES. OKAY. SO WE'RE MOVING OKAY. SO THE NEXT PHASE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTATION. YES. AND IS CALTRANS ALSO GOING TO BE ADMINISTERING AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT. YES. WE WILL BE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION. THIS WILL BETTER POSITION THE CITY TO ACTUALLY GET FUNDED. I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WHEN THIS IS YEARS AGO. TEN YEARS, 15 YEARS, THE CITY KIND OF UNDERWENT A CONCEPTUALIZATION PLAN OF WHAT THAT CORRIDOR COULD LOOK LIKE. AND I REMEMBER OUT IN THE KFC AREA WHAT STREETS THAT. WELL, IT GOES WITH GRAPEFRUIT LIKE ALL GOING ON PARK LANE, PARK LANE. SO IT'S LIKE GOING, YEAH, PARK LANE ON THE OTHER SIDE IN GRAPEFRUIT THERE IS ENVISIONED LIKE A, A ROUNDABOUT IN THAT AREA. AND THEN THERE IS ALSO LIKE ON 54, THERE IS, THERE WAS ENVISIONED JUST KIND OF MORE OF STREET CALMING AND, AND KIND OF WHAT THEY DID IN CATHEDRAL CITY. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHERE THEY KIND OF CALM THE STREETS, ENTERING INTO, YOU KNOW, COACHELLA OR THAT WAS ENVISIONED. AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO KIND OF A IT WAS ALSO A PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT LOOKED

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RIGHT. I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO DO CONNECTING COACHELLA. AND AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT PLAN IN PLACE AND DO ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. AND THEN FOR CYCLE EIGHT ATP CYCLE EIGHT, WE'RE WE INTEND TO PUT IN FOR THAT. AND SO IF YOU RECALL THE LAST TIME WE THE CITY BARELY MISSED THE FUNDING MARK. SO WE'RE TECHNICALLY NEXT IN LINE. THE NEXT TIME CYCLE EIGHT COMES UP.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THOSE $25 MILLION. SO YOU THINK THIS IS GOING TO MAKE US COMPETITIVE? YES. FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF ATP? YES OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MAKES SENSE. IT'S A PLANNING GRANT.

YES, IT'S A PLANNING GRANT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR ANY CLASSIC QUESTIONS? THIS THIS GRANT REALLY RELIEVES CITY STAFF FROM HAVING TO DO A LOT OF THIS WORK WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN AND DO A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WANTING SOME COMMUNITY INPUT FROM THE BUSINESSES, THE SMALL BUSINESSES. SO THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN TACKLE THOSE IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL, SO THAT THEN WE CAN START BUILDING, AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I DO FEEL THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION TO GET THE EIGHT CYCLE FOR, FOR ATP. AND SO WHEN WE COMBINE THAT AND THEN HOPEFULLY WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE COMING IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I DON'T THINK IT'S 32. I THINK WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE COMBINING, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE ITEMS AND ALL THESE MONIES, IT REALLY DOES BRING A GOOD INVESTMENT, A MUCH NEEDED INVESTMENT ON THIS AS A CHAVEZ CORRIDOR FROM 54, YOU KNOW, TO CLEAN, TO PARK LANE, TO PARK LANE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE GOTTEN ELECTED HERE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT CORRIDOR IS SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS AND EVEN THOSE WHO WORK IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA ARE CONSTANTLY, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR IMPROVEMENTS. YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES DRIVE BY THAT STREET EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVERY SINGLE DAY. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY TENS OF THOUSANDS GO DOWN THAT CORRIDOR. AND SO WE'RE MAKING THESE, YOU KNOW, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF IMPROVEMENT AND INVESTMENTS IN THAT AREA. IT REALLY DOES IMPROVE NOT JUST THE FACADE, BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY. I MEAN, IT'S JUST OVERALL, YOU KNOW, THE PLAN AND THE PROGRAM THAT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THERE, I THINK IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD. I SEE. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT A MOTION? YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE. IS THERE A SECOND I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND. ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER. PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES. MAYOR.

HERNANDEZ. YES. LET ME CALL MY COLLEAGUES BACK. AND I'LL STAY BECAUSE I HAVE THE NEXT ITEM.

I'M GOING TO CALL THE LUCKY ONES BACK. WE'LL MOVE ON TO COACHELLA. PROSPERA, THIS IS, I

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I'VE WORKED WITH MANY COMMUNICATIONS FIRMS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, AND NO ONE CARES AS DEEPLY AS ASLAN CONSULTING. AND I THINK IT'S IT'S IT REALLY SHOWS. AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE LITTLE STICKER THAT I LEFT ON YOUR ON YOUR TABLE. THERE'S A LITTLE STICKER AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY FIRM BE ABLE TO GIVE ME THE STICKER LIKE THAT, LIKE CUT LIKE THAT, LIKE OUR LOGO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS RECALL WHEN WE HAD THE GREAT ALTERNATIVE SOLAR INSTALL INAUGURAL INAUGURAL EVENT, WE COULD NOT FIND OUR HARD HATS THAT WE HAVE FOR COUNCIL, AND SO WE HAD TO GO BUY NEW ONES BECAUSE WE COULD NOT FIND THEM.

AND OF COURSE, I HAD TO DEVELOP THE LOGO FOR THE LITTLE HARD HAT. RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ALL CAME TO THE RESCUE. I WAS LIKE, CAN I GET THESE ASAP? BECAUSE I HAVE THIS EVENT AND WE COULD NOT FIND THE HATS. SO THEY DEVELOPED THE LITTLE STICKER. AND, YOU KNOW, HE TOOK THE MEASUREMENTS AND OH MY GOSH. AND HE SAVED THE DAY. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY RESPONSIVE. I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WE WE DON'T GET THAT KIND OF RESPONSE FROM OTHER FIRMS. PEOPLE WILL TELL ME, YOU KNOW WHAT, I, I CAN'T THIS I NEED A WEEK OR I NEED THREE DAYS. AND SO SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY RESPONSIVE. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE REALLY COME TO APPRECIATE AND SO AND ALSO THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL IS THAT THEY'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR PROFESSIONALISM BECAUSE WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THEY'RE INDUSTRY CHAMPIONS WHEN IT COMES TO STORYTELLING. AND EVEN TALKING ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. DASHLANE HAS HELPED THE SALTON SEA AND NORTHSHORE DO SOME OF THAT WORK, AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA, BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE'RE TAKING ON. SO THEY'VE BEEN AT EVERY PARTNER EVENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 25 MEETINGS AND EVENTS, AND ALSO THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO RECORDINGS. THEY DEVELOP FLIERS FOR US, AND THEY ALSO HELP US WITH OUTREACH, CAMPAIGN COORDINATION. BECAUSE COACHELLA, PROSPERA IS SO HUGE THAT WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNER WHO IS COACHELLA VALLEY ALIANZA.

THEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, GRID, AND WE'VE GOT 11 OTHER PARTNERS THAT HE HAS TO COORDINATE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN BETTER INTEGRATE THE DELIVERY OF ALL OUR PROJECTS AND PLANS. AND, AND HERE I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE COUNCIL A BRIEF SAMPLE OF A VIDEO THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER.

AND PARDON US, I COULDN'T FIND THIS OTHER ONE. SO THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT OLD, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU IT'S QUICK. HI, MY NAME IS JAIME ARROYO AND I'M THE GRANTS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM FOR THE RESIDENTS WITHIN COACHELLA, BECAUSE WE'RE BRINGING A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ADDRESSING MANY NEEDS. MY NAME IS JUAN ARROYO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST

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THEY ALSO THE WEBSITE ALSO FEATURES OUR PLANS AND SAME THING. HERE WE HAVE DETAILED EXPLANATION DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH OF THESE. AND THEN THERE'S CONNECTION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITE. BECAUSE FOR EACH OF THESE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT PARTNER ASSIGNED TO THEM. AND THEY ALSO MANAGE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. AND HERE ARE JUST SOME SAMPLE POSTINGS THAT WERE REALLY, REALLY WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE WERE VERY PARTICIPATORY BECAUSE THEY ALSO CONDUCT SURVEYS AND POLLS FOR US, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE FUNDER REQUIRES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE'RE GIVING THE FEEDBACK BACK TO THE FUNDER AND SO ON. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. FOR COACHELLA, PROSPERA, WE HAVE 409 FOLLOWERS, AND HERE'S SOME DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGE AND GENDER AND THE INTERACTIONS. HOW MANY UNIQUE ACCOUNTS WERE REACHED, HOW MANY VIEWS WE'VE HAD 334,600 VIEWS. AND THEN JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, SGC AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, THEY FOLLOW THESE. AND SO THEY'LL CONSTANTLY TELL US IN MEETINGS, HEY, I SAW THAT FLIER OR HEY, I LIKE THAT VIDEO, OKAY. YOU KNOW, SO THEY ARE ON THEY'RE WATCHING THE COACHELLA PROSPERA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. AND THIS ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST KIND OF GOES OVER LIKE THE VIDEOS, LIKE GRAPHICS, LIVE VIDEO, PHOTOS, ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ACROSS TIME. AND WE'VE HAD 197 ITEMS THAT THEY'VE PRODUCED. AND SO THAT MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE A BIG NUMBER, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A HUGE NUMBER BECAUSE EVERY IMAGINE, EVERY EVENT, EVERY MEETING, EVERYTHING THAT'S NOTABLE, LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE SUPPORTING IT. AND SO HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE COST. AND SO WE HAVE SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING WEB HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. AND ALSO PROVIDING THE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND CONTENT CREATION.

THAT SECTION OF THE BUDGET IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE CITY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'LL NEED THESE FOLK TO DEVELOP HIM AND HIS TEAM TO DEVELOP A GRAPHIC, A FLIER, A, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GO TAKE VIDEO OF, YOU KNOW, LIKE I RECENTLY HAD THE FIRST SOLAR INSTALLATION PROJECT GO UP. AND SO THEY'RE ALWAYS AT THE READY, BEING PULLED IN EVERY DIRECTION TO HELP SUPPORT COACHELLA. PROSPERA. BECAUSE THE FUNDER REQUIRES THAT WE BASICALLY CAPTURE EVERY MOMENT.

THAT IS A MILESTONE. SO WE ARE REQUESTING A RENEWAL IN THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE AMOUNT OF

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OTHER PEOPLE, THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE 250,000 OR CLOSE TO 200, IF NOT MORE THAN THAT. AND SO I, THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL DID REVIEW EVERYTHING THEY SUBMITTED WHEN THEY INITIALLY GOT THIS CONTRACT. AND AND THEY DEFINITELY REVIEW EVERYTHING WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS WOULD REALLY HELP STAFF TO TO HAVE THE ASLAN CONSULTING CONTINUE WITH US TO HELP US LIVE. COACHELLA.

PROSPERA, YOU'RE REALLY VOUCHING FOR THIS. I GOT A QUESTION. WERE THEY ORIGINALLY A PART OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WHEN WE. YOU SAID THAT SHE DID GROWTH COUNCIL LOVES THEM? YES.

AND SO THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BECAUSE THE DESIGN ET-CETERA THAT WENT TO THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL, THEY WERE ORIGINAL. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF ALL THAT. RIGHT? YES.

YEAH. A PART OF ALL OF THAT. OKAY. SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS IS THAT HOW MANY PARTNERS DO WE HAVE IN. SO IS EACH ONE OF THEM COMING TO US EVERY YEAR AS WELL TO READ TO KNOW LIKE CONTRACT THIS. NO. AND I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT BRING UP THAT POINT. SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AS AN EXCEPTION OR WHY. WELL BECAUSE SO SO THEY HAPPEN TO BE A A CITY A CITY SUB AWARDEE. SO THEY'RE NOT LIKE THE PARTNERS WHERE THEY'RE MEMORIALIZED IN COACHELLA WITH SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS. AND THEN THE STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT SGC GAVE US, EXHIBIT B. BUT I DID WANT TO STATE THAT THAT ACTUALLY WE THE INTENTION OF THEIR CONTRACT WAS TO HAVE THEM FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS IF THEY PERFORM WELL AND ALL THIS GOOD STUFF. BUT THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IS JUST BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO FALL UNDER THE CITY. AND SO THE CITY HAS TO TREAT, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS AND YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AND JUST FROM A STANDPOINT OF REMINDING HOW MUCH DOLLARS WE RECEIVE, WE RECEIVE, WHAT, $27 MILLION, RIGHT? SO 29.5 NOW. OH MY BAD, I'M 2 MILLION SHORT. SO WE GOT 229 MILLION 9.5. AND AND AND SO PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS CREATE ANALYTICS CREATE. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, KIND OF GIVE A GUIDELINE ETC. SO ALL TOGETHER MAYBE IT'S A $500,000 OVER FIVE YEARS FOR, FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK. YES. AND SO FOR ME IT'S LIKE IT'S WORKING. IT'S WORKING. IT REALLY IS. IF IT'S NOT BROKE, THEN WHY CHANGE IT? THAT'S MY POINT. BUT SO I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. YEAH I THINK I'VE SEEN I'M ONE OF THE FOLLOWERS FOR THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT I DO LIKE THAT THEY. ONE THING I'VE NOTICED IS THEY SHARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE PARTNERS ARE DOING. SO THEY INCORPORATE ALL OF THAT. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GOOD WORK INTO THE MEETINGS THAT THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. AND THE PARTNERS, IT'S IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SEE. SO CAN YOU GO BACK TO JUST THE SLIDE WHERE I THINK THERE WAS ONE WHERE YOU MENTIONED RIGHT HERE? YEAH. SO THEY DO A LOT OF OUR WEB AND SECURITY PERFORMANCE, ALL OF THAT STUFF. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN TOO, WITH THIS GRANT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, LETTING THEM KNOW THESE ARE THE MEETINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING. I'VE ALSO SEEN THAT THEY'VE SHARED LIKE GRID ALTERNATIVES, THE APPLICATION, ALL OF THAT. SO I THINK IT'S GREAT. ALTHOUGH THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I, I'VE SEEN REALLY GOOD STUFF AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ENGAGING COACHELLA, PROSPERA, AND ALSO IT BEING SHARED ON OUR LIKE CITY OF COACHELLA, INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SEE ALL OF THAT AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY TOO. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION, ALL MOTION TO APPROVE? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. YES, SELENA. WHEN? SORRY. WHEN YOU'RE GOING AFTER THESE TYPES OF OF OF PROJECTS OR SERVICES THAT YOU ARE NEEDING, WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS? WE DID RFP FOR THIS, AND I HAD TO SHOW THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL THAT THAT WAS AN RFP PROCESS. YEAH. AND THEN WHO WHO WHAT TYPE OF APPLICANTS DO YOU GET? WHO ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU GETTING? IS IT THE KIND OF THE SAME? YEAH. THE SAME OVER. YEAH. THE SAME FIRMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOUR CV STRATEGIES, JAZZ. YOU KNOW BURKE RICKS. AND THEN HAVE YOU

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I MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 30. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF COACHELLA. TACOS. TEQUILA FESTIVAL BEER, TEQUILA GARDEN OPERATION. I NEVER I WOULD NEVER THINK THAT THE ENGINEER WOULD BE PRESENTING THIS, BUT HEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. OH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. YES. SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEANUP ITEM. SINCE THERE IS ALCOHOL SOLD THERE, WE REALIZE WE NEED TO HAVE THE COUNCIL PERMISSION IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEER GARDEN, THE ALCOHOL SALES AT THE PUBLIC PARK. AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THIS COMMUNITY AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, WE DO HAVE THE TACOS, TEQUILA AND FESTIVAL HAPPENING AND IT PARTNERS WITH THE GREATER COACHELLA. YOU'RE YOU'RE MISSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

YOU'RE MISSING A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION. YES, SIR. THERE'S ALWAYS A JUDGE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I WANT TO NOMINATE THE MAYOR PRO TEM AGAIN. IF HE'S OKAY WITH BEING THE JUDGE FOR THE THE BEST TACOS IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE THE JUDGE? DO YOU WANT TO BE THE JUDGE? IT'S FINE. YOU SURE THAT'S A TOUGH COUNCILMEMBER PEREZ? I MEAN, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT, YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON'T EAT A COUPLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT LIKE, IT'S. AND THEN YOU WON'T NEED TO EAT AFTER EITHER BECAUSE TACOS. OH MY GOODNESS. OKAY. YEAH. YOU CAN. I RECOMMEND YOU BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU DON'T EAT THEM ALL. YOU TAKE A LITTLE BITE AND THEN SOMEONE GOTTA EAT IT AND THEN I PASS IT ON. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY FUN. IT'S JUST VERY FULFILLING. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET, YOU'RE GONNA. YOU'RE GONNA BE SO FULL. OKAY. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND I WILL REACH OUT TO THE CHAMBER AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD JOIN, TOO, ANDREW. LIKE, MAYBE WE SHOULD SEND TWO REPRESENTATIVES. IT'S YOUR FIRST EVENT. I'M SURE YOU LIKE TACOS. IT'S LIKE. I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. SO. YEAH. SO THE MOTION IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY IS TO AGAIN AUTHORIZE THE THE SELLING OF THE BEER AND TEQUILA AT THE PUBLIC PARK. AND THEN ALSO, THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A, A BUDGET SET BECAUSE WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TALK ABOUT BUDGET FOR SOME EVENTS INDIVIDUALLY. SO I DID PUT IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT WE WANTED TO APPROPRIATE APPROXIMATELY $55,000. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WAS KIND OF BEFORE WE HAD SOME NUMBERS PRESENTED. WE DO HAVE FINAL NUMBERS NOW FOR THE EVENT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME OF OUR LARGER VENDORS TO GIVE US A BULK DISCOUNTS, TO DO A LOT OF PROJECTS FOR US, AND THEY ACTUALLY REDUCED THEIR PRICES BY 20%. SO I ACTUALLY THINK WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT FOR UNDER 40. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET SAVINGS ON THESE EVENTS. PREVIOUS YEARS WAS BUDGETED AT 70. SO ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BEER GARDEN WITH THE CORRESPONDING BUDGET ALLOCATION. DOING THE BEER GARDEN THIS YEAR AGAIN, IS IT IS IT THE CASINO AUGUSTINE AGAIN OR THE CASINO DID NOT DO THE BEER GARDEN THIS YEAR, BUT THE BEER GARDEN IS CONTRACTED THROUGH THE COACHELLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, I THINK. NO, I THINK IT WAS EL CAPITAN WHO DID IT. OKAY. THE RESTROOM, I THINK SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION. THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WHAT IS THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS? IS IT THE 55,000 IN THE STAFF REPORT I YEAH I WOULD SAY YEAH I ASKED FOR THE EXTRA JUST IN CASE, YOU KNOW SOMETHING COMES UP DURING THE DAY. YEAH. SO THE MOTION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF COACHELLA TACOS AND TEQUILA FESTIVAL BEER AND TEQUILA GARDEN OPERATION ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2026 AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK FROM 4 P.M. TO 8 P.M. IN THE APPROPRIATE UP TO 55,000 FROM UNALLOCATED GENERAL FUND RESERVES. THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? AND WE HAVE A JUDGE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. VIRGIN. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. MAYOR. HERNANDEZ. YES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 31. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE ONE TIME FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THE COACHELLA BRANCH LIBRARY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YES. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO AUTHORIZE A ONE TIME ALLOCATION FOR THE COACHELLA

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CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO LENGTHEN TIME FOR ANYBODY UNLESS YOU NEED ANYTHING. BUT WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S SUPPORT. AGAIN, WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW ONE OF THREE LIBRARIES THAT GETS CITY AND COUNTY SUPPORT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY, AND THAT JUST SHOWS HOW SPECIAL WE ARE AT COACHELLA. SO WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO CHANGE WHAT WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE. I SPOKE TO MISS SELENA ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NONPROFITS OR OTHER EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD 475 PEOPLE COME TO OUR BACKPACK DRIVE. WE CAN'T SUSTAIN THAT BY OURSELVES.

SO THE CITY DID HELP US TO BUY, YOU KNOW, ENOUGH BACKPACKS FOR EVERYBODY. WE DID RUN OUT. I WASN'T ANTICIPATING THAT. THAT WAS MY FIRST YEAR THERE. LAST YEAR WE HAD LESS BECAUSE THE CITY DID HAVE A BACKPACK DRIVE AS WELL. SO THAT'S WAYS WHERE WE CAN CONSERVE INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO EVENTS. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS THERE, WE ALSO HAD TWO DONE DIA DEL NINO EVENTS.

THAT SEEMS UNNECESSARY AS WELL. I THINK THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN CONSERVE, AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO INVENT MONEY TO GIVE TO THE LIBRARY, TO JUST MAYBE MOVE IT AROUND AND LEVERAGE WHAT WE CAN DO AGAIN, IT DOESN'T GO TO COST FOR VOLUNTEERS. IT DOESN'T GO TO COST FOR STAFF. IT DOESN'T GO TO COST FOR SUPPLIES, OFFICE SUPPLIES. IT'S ALL GOING TO PROGRAMING AND THINGS THAT WE GIVE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC. AWESOME QUESTION. SO SOME COOL PROGRAMING YOU HAVE LAID OUT THERE. SO ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE I HEAR THE WHAT IS THE BOOK TIME HOUR WHEN PEOPLE GET TO READ THAT. THAT'S REALLY A GREAT TIME AND YOU GET A BIG CROWD. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT. THANKS. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE'RE ONE OF WOULD YOU SAY THREE THAT YOU GET COUNTY AND CITY. THOSE THREE CITIES SUPPORT LITERACY. IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT'S A BIG DEAL. SO AND I KNOW THAT FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AS WELL HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME. SO WHATEVER EFFORT WE CAN DO THERE, IT'S GOOD TO. YEAH. I THINK ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE IS THE INCREASE IN IN THE LITERACY RATE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. OUR LIBRARY, I THINK IS IS CRITICAL. AND I ONE OF THE REASONS I, I SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY FOR I THINK LIKE SEVEN YEARS NOW, IT'S BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A NICE SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME AND GATHER AND LEARN TOGETHER,

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COUNCILMEMBER. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. AYE. MAYOR HERNANDEZ I WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 32. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME STICK PROBLEM ON ITEM NUMBER 32, BECAUSE IT IS EXTENDING THE FACADE PROGRAM TO AVENUE 54 DOWN TO AVENUE 48. SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DRAW STICKS BECAUSE I IMAGINE THAT COUNCIL DOCTOR FIGUEROA, COUNCIL MEMBER AND MYSELF ARE GOING TO ABSTAIN. IS THAT CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. WE'LL REUSE THE SAME. NO, I ALREADY BROKE MINE. OH, YEAH. RIGHT. YOU RIGHT BACK. SO THE TREES.

ALL RIGHT. AND BECAUSE WE NEED THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH THREE CONFLICTS, WE WILL BE DRAWING STICKS. THE LONGEST STICK IS THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOTE. OKAY, I'M THINKING I SHOULD GO FIRST. OH, YOU GOT THE SHORT STICK YOU WANT? NO, NO. GO AHEAD. YOU ALREADY GOT THE. YOU WANT TO GO NEXT YEAR? NO. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. WE LOSE STICKS AGAIN. I GOT THE LONG ONE. WE CAN GO AHEAD. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD AGAIN, MY PROPERTY IS OVER 1000FT FROM THIS NEW ADDED AREA. BUT FROM ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I WANTED TO RECUSE MYSELF. HOWEVER, THERE'S THREE CONFLICTS, AND WE DREW STICKS AND I DREW THE LONGEST STICK AGAIN. SO THE MAYOR HAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM IN THIS VOTE. SO ITEM NUMBER 32. ALL RIGHT. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS ITEM 32 TO EXTEND THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LIMITS ALONG CESAR CHAVEZ STREET TO ENCOMPASS THE AREA BETWEEN AVENUE 54 AND PARK LANE. AND I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THIS PORTION REAL QUICK. SO THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS AN ENDEAVOR OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO LEVERAGE PUBLIC FUNDS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO AREA SPECIFICALLY, SPECIFICALLY ALONG SIXTH STREET BETWEEN CESAR CHAVEZ STREET AND BOULEVARD AND CESAR CHAVEZ STREET BETWEEN AVENUE 52 AND SIXTH STREET. AND NOW, IN ORDER TO BETTER INTEGRATE OTHER TRANSFORMATIVE PLANS AND POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO ENCOMPASS THE AREA ALONG CESAR CHAVEZ STREET BETWEEN AVENUE 54 AND PARK LANE. AND HERE'S A LITTLE MAP AND PARDON THIS UGLY MAP, BUT IT REALLY PAINTS THE PICTURE OF THE LIMITS. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO EXTEND THE LIMITS TO GO ALL THE WAY TO AVENUE 54 AND ALL THE WAY UP TO PARK LANE. AND AS YOU SEE, I PUT A LITTLE IMAGE THERE TO GIVE PEOPLE A VISUAL THAT KFC IS KIND OF LIKE AROUND THAT AREA WHERE PARK LANE IS, AND THEN AUGUSTINE CASINO ON AVENUE 54, JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE A VISUAL. THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO UPGRADE THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, WHICH IS CESAR CHAVEZ STREET AND THE DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO AREA, BY IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE AREA, ENCOURAGING THE RETENTION OF EXISTING BUSINESSES, INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES, TENANT STABILITY AND LEASE RATES FOR THE PROPERTIES, THE PROGRAM WILL EVENTUALLY FUND EXTERIOR ENHANCEMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED ESTHETICS AND APPEARANCE ON CESAR CHAVEZ STREET BETWEEN AVENUE 54 AND PARK LANE. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IN ORDER TO BETTER INTEGRATE AGAIN OTHER WORK THAT THE CITY IS UNDERTAKING, THAT IS ALSO VERY

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SO. COUNCIL AND THEN SELENA, IT'S IT'S ONLY CESAR CHAVEZ, RIGHT. THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENTS, NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE FACADE FOR AVENUE 54 CORRECT? NO THAT'S CORRECT.

JUST THE CESAR CHAVEZ COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR OKAY. SO. SO CITY COUNCIL DID REMOVE THE DOLLARS ATTACHED TO THE FACADE PROGRAM LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS LIKE A 7 OR $8 MILLION DEFICIT. WHERE ARE WE AT? WELL, THERE WAS APPROPRIATIONS OF THAT, THAT AMOUNT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OUR FISCAL YEAR END FOR LAST YEAR IS GOING TO CLOSE OUT BETWEEN 2.2 TO $2.5 MILLION DEFICIT. AND WE WE HAVEN'T FIXED THAT PROBLEM. WE'RE STILL UP AGAINST, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT POLICE AND FIRE ARE GOING TO INCREASE. WE HAVE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PAY FOR WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR REVENUES IN SALES TAX ARE DECREASING. SO, SO THE, THE, THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR THE FACADE PROGRAM, WHAT WE'RE PUT TO THE SIDE. AND SO JUST TO HOW MANY, HOW MANY JOB FREEZES DO WE HAVE. HOW MANY CURRENTLY WE HAVE SEVEN. AND WE HAVE SOME OPENINGS. NOW THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO POSSIBLY FREEZE AS WELL. MID-YEAR WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 11TH, AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA BECAUSE WE'LL BE GETTING REVENUES, A LARGE CHUNK OF OUR REVENUES FROM THE COUNTY ANY DAY. IN FACT, THEY MAY HAVE SHOWED UP TODAY, I'M NOT SURE.

BUT IF WE GET THEM AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND AT THAT POINT WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA AS TO FISCALLY WHERE WE STAND. ALSO HAVE SOME BETTER SALES TAX NUMBERS AS WELL. YEAH. AND THEN WE'RE IT WAS THREE EXECUTIVES DOWN NOW RIGHT. I THINK THERE WAS TWO AND A MID MANAGER MANAGER. AND THEN WE HAD BASICALLY ELIMINATED A LOT OF PROJECTS OR THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. MY POINT TO THAT IS THAT THIS, LIKE MANY OTHER THINGS WE HAD TO PUT ASIDE BECAUSE WE WERE EXPERIENCING A REALLY, REALLY LARGE DEFICIT, REALLY LARGE, I MEAN, TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN WITH ALL THE EVEN WITH ALL THE JOB FREEZES, YOU KNOW, EXECUTIVE TEAM POSITIONS, YOU KNOW, NOT FILLED WITH ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE PUT TO THE SIDE. WE'RE STILL AT A 2.5 FOR LAST YEAR. AND THEN I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY WE HAVE WHEN WE PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER. WHEN STAFF DOES THAT BETWEEN 1 MILLION TO 1 MILLION, THREE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. SO MY ESTIMATE THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ELIMINATED CAN'T BE BROUGHT BACK. YOU KNOW, YEARS LATER, THE HOPE IS ALWAYS OBVIOUSLY TO STRENGTHEN OUR, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY AND NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER CITY. THE POINT OF THAT, THOUGH, IS THAT IT'S NOT THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED, BUT RATHER THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THESE PROJECTS WERE JUST KIND OF PUT TO THE SIDE AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE FUNDING OR MONEY WOULDN'T BE HERE MANY YEARS LATER. BUT IT IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE HAVE THE CALTRANS MONEY COMING THROUGH, WHICH IS HOW MUCH WAS IT? SELENA 394,000.

CLOSE TO 400,000. AND THEN HOPEFULLY RECEIVE OR GET AWARDED THE 25 MILLION FOR THE ATP. RIGHT. AND THEN ALL THIS OTHER STUFF THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE'RE DOING. AND SO WHEN WE INTEGRATE THE FACADE PROGRAM IN THERE, WHEN WE'RE DOING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT MAKES SENSE AT THAT POINT TO START THINKING OF IT AT A MUCH LARGER SCALE. NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN CESAR CHAVEZ, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUILDINGS, THERE'S DIFFERENT COLORS. YOU KNOW, THE BUILDINGS ARE DIFFERENT COLORS. THERE'S DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, DESIGNS ON IT. AND THE HOPE IS ALWAYS TO MAKE IT COHESIVE, YOU KNOW, SO IT MAKES IT ATTRACTIVE. SO

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I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND. I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DELGADO. YES. MAYOR. HERNANDEZ. YES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. OH, ACTUALLY, LET ME BRING BACK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN ITEM 33. AS MY

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BUT FOR ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I WILL BE ABSTAINING. I WILL ALSO BE OBTAINING AS MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE VISIT HERE THAT LOCATION. OH OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 33. KENDRA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. KENDRA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. AND TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE CALHOUN STREET SUBDIVISION PROJECT. JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT, THE APPLICANT IS ROD VANDENBERG OF PACIFIC MODERN BUILDERS. HE SUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION FOR A TENTATIVE TRACK MAP, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT CUP AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ON MARCH 25TH, 2025. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AVENUE 49 AND CALHOUN CALHOUN STREET. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION AND ZONING DESIGNATION ARE BOTH GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS PROJECT RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 17TH WITH A VOTE OF 4 TO 0. THE PROJECT IS PROPOSING THE SUBDIVISION OF 39.98 ACRES OF LAND INTO 257 SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOTS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1.21 ACRES OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS. THE RESIDENTIAL USE CONSISTS OF 144 LOTS, EACH ENCOMPASSING A MINIMUM OF 3400FT■!S AND 113 LOTS, EACH ENCOMPASSING A MINIMUM OF 4050FT■!S. THE PROJECT WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO OBTAINING BUILDING PERMITS. THE PROJECT IS ALSO PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A 3.53 ACRE PARK, 3.13 ACRES OF RECREATIONAL SPACE AND 0.4 ACRE LANDSCAPE RETENTION BASIN. THE 3.13 ACRE PARK INCLUDES TOT LOT, BASKETBALL COURT, RAMADAS WITH PICNIC TABLES, A TURF GRASS AREA AND A SMALL PARKING LOT. THE 0.4 ACRE LANDSCAPE RETENTION BASIN WILL BE PARTIALLY LANDSCAPED WITH GRASS, RECREATIONAL USE AND AN ENCIRCLED DG TRAIL. THE GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION, LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION ALLOWS FOR DENSITY BETWEEN 7 AND 25 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS A DENSITY OF 7.29 UNITS PER ACRE. THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES TWO PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT, BOTH TO BE IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE PROVIDING TWO CAR GARAGES FOR ALL FUTURE HOMES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES NOT MEET MUNICIPAL CODE. MINIMUM LOT SIZE, MINIMUM CORNER LOT WIDTH, SIDE YARD SETBACK OR REAR YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

HOWEVER, THESE ITEMS MEET THE PROPOSED STANDARDS REQUESTED IN THE PUD. TWO VEHICULAR ACCESS POINTS INCLUDE ONE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE FROM AVENUE 49 AND ONE ON THE EAST SIDE FROM CALHOUN STREET. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES 84 FOOT WIDE FULL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS. AT AVENUE 49 STREET IMPROVEMENTS WOULD INCLUDE 46FT OF TRAVEL LANES WITH CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIX FOOT SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES, AND 26 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE AREA ALONG THE PROJECT SITE. AVENUE 49 FRONTAGE, AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE GATED IN ALL INTERNAL STREETS, WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE COMMUNITY HOA.

THE PROJECT ENTRY INCLUDES ENHANCED PAVEMENT AND ENTRY MONUMENT SIGN AT EACH PROPERTY, ENTRY AND LANDSCAPING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PROJECT ENTRY. THE PROJECT INCLUDES LANDSCAPING AREAS ALONG INTERNAL STREETS, LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE RETENTION BASINS AND A LANDSCAPED CBD EASEMENT. ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT, THE COMMUNITY WILL BE LANDSCAPED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS IN THREE QUARTER INCH CALIFORNIA GOLD DECORATIVE GRAVEL. A SIX

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AND THEN COUNCIL HAS ANY COMMENTS FOR KENDRA OR FOR THE APPLICANT AS WELL. THANK YOU.

KENDRA, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PARK? YES. THERE MAY BE A BETTER. HERE WE GO. THERE'S A BETTER PICTURE. THANK YOU. SO THERE WILL BE A RETENTION BASIN. YES. SO THAT AREA THAT'S LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE ON THE PROJECT SITE THAT HAS THE DOG TRAIL ENCLOSED, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE RETENTION BASIN THERE. 3.53 ACRES. AND THEN CAN YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GO OVER AGAIN THE ENTRYWAY LIKE THE ENTRANCES I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY. I JUST I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE MAP HERE TO THE ENTRYWAYS ARE GOING TO BE THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO POINTS OF ENTRY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOCATED ON AVENUE 49 AND CALHOUN STREET. OKAY. THE CALHOUN GETS A PARK PARKING LOT, RIGHT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN THE IMAGE. YES. AND THAT PARK IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC PARK. IT WILL NOT BE A PART OF THE INTERNAL HOA COMMUNITY. BUT THE

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OR MAYBE THEY DID. I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S COOL. YOU KNOW, IT'S THREE ACRES OR MORE. MORE THAN THREE ACRES. I THINK IT'S GREAT. WE LOVE PARKS. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DOG PARKS. THAT'S IT. AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WITH THAT. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ITEM. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. DO WE HAVE LIKE SOME SORT OF I'M TRYING TO VISUALLY REMEMBER LIKE THE EXACT LOCATION. BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE STREET IMPROVEMENT AND LIKE THAT'S ALL KIND OF PART OF THE I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE LIKE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING IN PLACE AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO DO THE OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THEY WILL BE BUILDING OUT CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS FOR AVENUE 49 AND AND DOING IMPROVEMENTS ON CALHOUN AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS WHERE THIS LOCATION IS. IT DOES CONNECT THE REST OF LIKE THE SIDEWALKS, WHICH IS REALLY NEEDED THERE. AND I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES WHEN WE HAVE BUILD OUTS AND HOUSING COMMUNITIES IS THAT WE'RE NOW CONNECTING THE SIDEWALKS. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MUCH, MUCH NEEDED, MUCH NEEDED HERE. AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF HIGH TRAFFIC THAT GOES IN THAT AREA AS WELL. AND SO WE CAN THINK OF LATER ON MAYBE SOME MORE SAFETY MEASURES THERE. BUT I DO LIKE TO SEE THAT CONNECTED. YES. OKAY. WITH THAT. THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS THERE. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ITEM I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND I'LL SECOND. OKAY. A THERE'S MOTION IN A SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER 33. AND ROLL CALL I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA A. AND THEY CAN COME BACK. UNLESS HE WANTS TO WAIT TILL THE VERY END. YEAH.

MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 34. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 1228, TITLE 15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR HERNANDEZ AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND ESTEEMED CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LISA DIAZ. I'M BUILDING OFFICIAL. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE. SOME TOPICS WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TODAY IS CODE ADOPTION PROCESS. THE CODES THEMSELVES, STATE AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS, THE PUBLIC NOTICE AND THEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE. SO CODE ADOPTION PROCESS CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION ADOPTED THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODES ON OR AROUND JANUARY 1ST, 2025. THE BUILDING CODES ARE PUBLISHED JANUARY 1ST, AND THE BUILDING CODE HAS TAKEN EFFECT 180 180 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026. THE CODE ADOPTION PROCESS. THE CITY IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW TO ADOPT CODES. THE CITY MAY AMEND THE CODES TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES. THE AMENDMENTS TO BUILDING STANDARDS NEED TO BE JUSTIFIED ON BASIS OF LOCAL GEOLOGIC, TOPOGRAPHIC, CLIMACTIC, OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE AMENDMENTS MUST GENERALLY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE, NOT LESS

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ESTABLISHES HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, FIRE SAFETY, AND ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS. TITLE 25 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SETS REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING STANDARDS FOR MOBILE HOMES, INCLUDING DESIGN AND INSTALLATION, AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24, WHICH IS OUR CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODES OR THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES. SO STATE LOCAL AMENDMENTS UPDATES INCLUDED BY STATE AGENCIES. THE UPDATE OF ALL CALIFORNIA CODES. UPDATE TO BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS. IT ALSO RELOCATED THE WILD URBAN INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING IT A STANDALONE CODE, AND GENERALLY MINOR REVISIONS. THROUGH THIS ADOPTION CYCLE, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS OUR OUR WAS OUR FIRE MARSHAL WORKED. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM TO GET THEIR AMENDMENTS AND TO ADOPT THE CODE, THE WILD URBAN INTERFACE CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE. WITH THE AMENDMENTS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 1228, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA OF THE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE. THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE. THE 2025 CALIFORNIA URBAN INTERFACE CODE. THE 2025 HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE. THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE. THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARDS CODE, AND MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL CODE ADOPTION. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR OUR PRESENTATION. I'M HERE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE CARLOS FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE THAT'S PRESENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR WHAT ARE THE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THIS YEAR VERSUS THE LAST ADOPTION. SO WE HAVE NEW STRUCTURAL STANDARDS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE UPDATING ALL OUR HANDOUTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO HAVE AN INCREASE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR THE HOMES WILL BE AT NET ZERO, WHICH WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST CODE CYCLE WITH SOLAR AND NOW FUTURE BATTERY WIRING FOR THE HOMES. HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN APPROVED THIS LAST CYCLE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GONE FORWARD, OR THEY'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF LIKE GETTING THE FULL PERMITS, ETC. YEAH. SO THE APPLICATION WAS MADE PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2026. THAT APPLICATION IS GOING TO STAND THROUGH THE 2022 CODE, AND WE'LL BUILD THAT PROJECT OUT TO THOSE STANDARDS. IT'S ONLY THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CAME IN AFTER JANUARY 1ST THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE 2025 BUILDING CODE. OKAY, SO WHEN THESE PEOPLE PUT IN PERMITS, WERE THEY MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE CHANGES? YES, WE PUBLISHED IT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE A FLIER AT THE COUNTER, AND WE WORKED WITH OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TO GET TRY TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. SO WHEN THEY GO AND ASK FOR A PERMIT, WERE THEY MADE AWARE THOUGH? I KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU HAVE THEM ON THE COUNTER, BUT WERE THEY TOLD

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OH MY BAD. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 847. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL AND ADDRESS THE NEW TITLE? 24 UPDATES ANYONE ONLINE? ANYONE ONLINE? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE, GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE CITY COUNCIL? THANK YOU CARLOS, FOR FOR HELPING US OUT.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN HERE. IT WAS REFRESHING TO SEE YOU AGAIN. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. AND IN THIS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE IS THAT A MOTION? IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND. OH, YOU ALMOST DIDN'T GET IT. WE WERE GONNA WE'RE GONNA STAY IN 22. YEAH. STAY IN 22. UPDATING THE CODES. RIGHT. MAYBE WE WANT TO STAY IN 22, I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE ROLL. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER. PEREZ. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. VITKIN. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM. FIGUEROA. AYE.

MAYOR HERNANDEZ I WE DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER. CONSENT. ITEM NUMBER 12. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THERE WAS TWO ABSTENTIONS ON IT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER EATON WAS, I THINK ON THE PHONE AND LEAVE. BUT WE NEED TO REDO THAT ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM

[12.Amendment Number Four to the Reimbursement Agreement with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and appropriate $19,837 from General Fund for Avenue 48 Arts and Music Line Project, City Project ST-140.]

PRIMARY PROPERTIES ARE, I BELIEVE, OVER 1000FT BEFORE. ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. OKAY. AND

[Reports and Requests ]

IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN WITH THEM. THEY HAVE MORE FUN I THINK, THAN SOME OF US THAT ARE YOUNGER AND I THINK THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A FEW EVENTS. YOU KNOW, ONE THAT WAS THAT WE WERE OR THAT I WAS REALLY PROUD OF AND HAPPY TO ATTEND WAS THE THE KICKOFF FOR OUR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION. AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, THESE THESE RESIDENTIAL HOMES ALSO LEARNING THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BATTERY, YOU KNOW, BACK UP NOW AS WELL WITH THE ADDITIONAL 7 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE TCC GRANT, I DID ATTEND THE UCR MICRO BUSINESS GRADUATION. THAT'S ALWAYS, FOR ME, VERY REWARDING BECAUSE YOU HAVE RESIDENTS, YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DOING EITHER START UP BUSINESSES OR THEY'RE EXPANDING THEIR BUSINESSES, OR THEY'RE MOVING THEIR BUSINESSES FROM THEIR HOME INTO A BRICK OR MORTAR. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY ENJOY SEEING OUR OUR RESIDENTS REALLY GOING INTO THESE BUSINESSES. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S GREAT TO TO SEE THAT ALSO MANY OF THESE. RESIDENTS AS WELL, THEY, THEY STARTED I THINK THEIR BUSINESSES, AS WE'VE SEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, DURING THE COVID, WHERE YOU SEE REALLY A LOT OF HOMES START OR

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RIGHT. YEAH. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE OF AGREEMENTS WITH THEM. RIGHT? YES. YEAH.

AND THEN THE ANDREW THE AVENUE 50, YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THAT GET KICKED OFF THE BRIDGE. WE JUST GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY. CERTIFICATION SIGNED BY CALTRANS LAST WEEK. SO. WHO'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE HOPEFULLY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE THE CRC HOPEFULLY THAT WE SHOULD BE SEEING THIS YEAR COME THROUGH. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACRONYM CRC, IT'S A COMMUNITY RESILIENCY CENTER AND THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AS WELL, THAT WE'RE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AS WELL AS THE WELLNESS, THE WELLNESS CENTER OUT IN BOBBY PARK, AND THEN THE EXTENSION OF THE LIBRARY.

ANNEXATION AS WELL IS WHAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH. THERE'S A LOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT.

AND AS YOU SEE TODAY, THERE'S A FEW ITEMS FOR THE STARTING, THE BEAUTIFICATION CORRIDOR ON THE CESAR CHAVEZ FROM 54. YOU KNOW, I FORGOT WHAT PARK LANE. PARK LANE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TACOS AND TEQUILA. I'M NEVER A JUDGE. I DON'T EAT MEAT, SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T PARTICIPATE. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN. IT REALLY DOES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE UP. BUT WE HAVE A LOT, A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, JOB FREEZES AND, YOU KNOW, I SEE CARLOS HERE, I, I, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T LIKE THAT WE CUT THAT. YOU KNOW. BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIG, YOU KNOW, THE LARGER PICTURE AND OUR FINANCES AND WHERE WE'RE AT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO ELIMINATE AS WELL. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE NOT SHORTAGES, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STAFF DECREASES, YOU SEEING THIS EXACT THE EXECUTIVES IN THE BACK AND THEY'RE TAKING ON A LOT.

THEY'RE TAKING ON A LOT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD THIS YEAR. AND SO THEY'RE BUSY. THEY'RE BUSY. AND SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL BACK THERE. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON A HEAVY WORKLOAD.

LINCOLN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY AND YOU KNOW, YOU NOW HAVE THE BUSINESSES AND THE STARS AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THAT COMING BACK IN FEBRUARY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME OF THOSE AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE UP. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I ATTENDED THE RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY. THE FIRST ONE WAS VERY PLEASANT TO SEE, A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM ENGAGED AND WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY AND HOW EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE. I THINK IT WAS THE VERY FIRST ONE. AND YOU PRESENTED RIGHT, BILL? YEAH. SO I LIKE SEEING THE ACADEMY. IT'S IT'S NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY SHOWING UP, WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'D LIKE SOME FOLLOW UP IN ONE BEING, AND I CAN'T RECALL WHERE WE LEFT OFF WITH THIS, BUT THE SOCCER LEAGUES, THE RFP, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER PUT THAT OUT THERE. IF WE HAD FOLKS THAT RESPONDED TO IT, BUT I, I HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH ONE OF THE COACHES RECENTLY AT THE PARK, AND HE JUST VERY POLITELY ASKED THAT WE GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE AT THE PARKS ON CERTAIN DAYS AND SEE WHO'S UTILIZING THE FIELDS. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE, BUT ACCORDING TO TO ONE OF THE

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AND SO JUST TO MAKE FOLKS AWARE THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS I'VE HEARD ARE PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WALKOUT, THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING SHARED IS THAT IT'S A PEACEFUL PROTEST. THEY'RE JUST EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK OUT AND JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT OKAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY. SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SHARED WITH ME. AND THEY WERE THEY DID ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WE LET THE COMMUNITY BASICALLY KNOW AND MAKE THEM AWARE. AND I THINK I SENT YOU A COUPLE OF FLIERS, BILL, THE THE QUESTION FOR ME WAS, IS THE CITY GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF LIKE RESPONSE? BUT REALLY WHAT THEY'RE TELLING SOME OF THE STUDENTS IS TO JUST WALK TO THEIR LOCAL CITY HALL. I JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT THAT THAT'S OKAY. WALK TO THE CITY HALL. THAT'S FINE. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT PEACEFULLY. AND WE ALL LIVE HERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO IF THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. AND THEN LASTLY AS ALWAYS YOU KNOW THANK YOU TO STAFF THAT IS HERE AND THAT MAYBE IS WATCHING THE MEETING. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS A LOT. I WANT TO SHARE MY PERSONAL OPINION ON THIS MATTER IS I'VE NOTICED THAT IN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD A LOT OF I DON'T WANT TO SAY A LOT. WE'VE HAD STAFF, GOOD STAFF DECIDE TO LEAVE OUR CITY AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SOMETIMES SIT HERE AND AND HEAR WHY. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN OPINION AND THEIR STORY. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON CAN SAY ONE THING AND THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOR THE STAFF THAT IS HERE. YOU'RE APPRECIATED. YOU MAKE THIS CITY GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB. AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE WITH CERTAIN THINGS, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU ALL FEEL RESPECTED. I HOPE THAT YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE VALUABLE, AND I HOPE THAT NO ONE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT WANTED. YOU KNOW, HERE, I CAN'T IMAGINE I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB BESIDES SITTING HERE ON COUNCIL, AND I CANNOT IMAGINE NOT WANTING TO GO TO WORK. I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT WANTING TO SHOW UP TO MY OFFICE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT. I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULD FEEL LIKE, BUT I HAVE HEARD THAT FROM SOME STAFF MEMBERS. AND PERSONALLY, THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION. THAT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE. AND THAT SUCKS A LOT BECAUSE NO ONE DESERVES TO BE MADE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT VALUED, OR IF THEY DO A CERTAIN THING, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE BEING ASKED TO DO THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING RETALIATED AGAINST. NO ONE DESERVES TO WALK INTO AN OFFICE AND FEEL THAT ENERGY OR FEEL THAT. SO MY PERSONAL OPINION, I'M NOT SAYING I'M RIGHT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHAT I JUST SAID IS 100% CORRECT. BUT JUST LIKE EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL, WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHARE HOW WE FEEL AND OUR OPINIONS AND YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR VALUED.

YOU ARE APPRECIATED AND I HOPE THAT YOU DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL THAT BEING SHOWN

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BECAUSE I DID DRIVE BY AND I SAW THE SOCCER LEAGUES USING THEIR FIELDS THAT THEY HAVE RESERVED, BUT ALSO, I KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO USE THE FIELDS OR RENT THE SPACE, YOU GO TO THE CITY HALL AND RENT GET A PERMIT, RIGHT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. SO JUST SEEING IF ON THE WEBSITE JUST THE TIMES AND LIKE LINK HERE IF YOU NEED TO GET A PERMIT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH IT AND SEE LIKE IF YOU GET A PERMIT AND THAT INCLUDES LIKE THE LIGHTS BEING TURNED ON ETCETERA. BUT JUST IT WAS JUST INTERESTING. IT WAS JUST SOMEONE USING THE FIELD. SO IT WASN'T SOMEONE USING IT FOR FOR LEAGUE, IT WAS JUST THE COMMUNITY FIELD THEY USED AND IT WAS TURNED OFF. SO IT WASN'T SURE WHAT THEY IF IT'S NOT A COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAY, THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AT A CERTAIN HOUR AND THEY STAY OFF. AND AND HOW DOES THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIFFERENT DAYS. SO I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT HOW THAT WORKS. BECAUSE THEY REACHED OUT TO ME LAST NIGHT AND I HAD WANTED TO DO A LITTLE DRIVE IN THE EVENING AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, SO I WASN'T I WASN'T SURE HOW THE COMMUNITY FIELD DAYS KIND OF OPERATE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE KIND OF AWARE OF THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF PEOPLE ARE USING THEM OR ALTERNATES THERE. WANT ME TO COME UP AND YES, PLEASE, IF YOU CAN. WELL, NOT NOW, NOT NOW. AT A DIFFERENT FOLLOW UP. YOU CAN DO A FOLLOW UP. YEAH, YOU CAN DO A FOLLOW UP FOR ME PLEASE.

OR YOU COULD DO IT DURING THE CMS COMMENTS. YEAH. THE DID MY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL MEETING WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT. I DID STOP BY THE UCR GRADUATION. I HAD TO GO ON TO ANOTHER MEETING.

SO I GOT TO SEE THE FAMILIES AND THEY ALL LOOKED REALLY EXCITED. AND THANK YOU, SELENA, FOR THAT, FOR YOUR STAFF AND AS WELL FOR THE ENERGY FOR THE FIRST SOLAR PANEL TALKING TO THAT FAMILY. THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROCESS. AND I THINK THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT WAS THAT THAT'S A STORY THAT NOW CAN BE TOLD THAT IT'S REAL BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, IT'S NOT REAL, IT'S THIS AND THAT. SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF THAT WERE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL EVENT WITH THE FAMILY AND ALSO WITH THE PARTNERS, BECAUSE IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE PARTNERS THERE. SO WITH THOSE. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY, IN MINNEAPOLIS AND EVEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER. IF PEOPLE NEED ASSISTANCE AND PEACEFUL PROTESTING. RIGHT. AND AND I KNOW PEOPLE PEOPLE WILL SAY PEACEFUL PROTESTING. AND WHAT HAPPENED TO RENEE? GOOD. AND AND MISTER ALEX. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE'RE HERE TO STAND WITH ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES CAN'T EVEN GO GET FOOD. THEY HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY IS, IS IS HEART IS DISHEARTENING. BUT WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER IN THE HARD TIMES AND IN THE AND THE NOT SO FUN TIMES. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE

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AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT RESOLVED, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE NEXT 60, 70 DAYS. BUT THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR HOPE IS THAT AS THAT WORK IS COMING IN, THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU DO, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, LEAD, YOU KNOW, GET THE BEST PRODUCT FOR COACHELLA, DELIVER, YOU KNOW, IMPLEMENT YOUR GRANTS AND FEEL THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T EXPECT ANY OF US UP HERE TO BE MICROMANAGING OR TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. THAT'S NOT OUR ROLE. THAT'S OUR CM'S ROLE. AND AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO MAYBE BE AN INTERIM AS WELL IF WE CAN'T FIGURE THIS OUT. AND WHOEVER THAT INTERIM IS HAS TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU. SO MY MESSAGE IS TO YOU, EXECUTIVE TEAM, YOU KNOW, KEEP DOING YOU AND AND PERFORM THE BEST THAT YOU CAN. AND I KNOW EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, I'VE SEEN YOUR PRODUCT. I BELIEVE IN YOU GUYS. AND I THINK WE ALL BELIEVE IN YOU. BUT JUST KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IT IS GOING TO BE A MONTHS OF TRANSITION. AND THANK YOU TO YOU AS WELL, BILL, FOR COMING ON. YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A SHORTER STAY. YOU'RE NOT REALLY GOOD AT RETIRING, BUT I THINK THIS TIME AROUND YOU'RE GOING TO BE BETTER. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YOU'VE GOT SOME GOALS YOURSELF RIGHT. SO BUT BUT THANK YOU IN THAT REGARD. COUNCIL MEMBER VIRGIN TALKED ABOUT FRIDAY WITH THE KIDS, THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS EXERCISING THEIR, YOU KNOW, FIRST OR THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO TO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO TO PROTEST AND TO WALK OUT. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING WALKOUTS SO COORDINATED SINCE, I BELIEVE, 1992 COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ, WHEN AND PROBABLY 187 187 AND FOLKS WALKED OUT LIKE AT THAT TIME AND IT WAS THE KIDS WENT THEY WERE I MEAN, THE HIGH SCHOOLERS.

I WAS A SIXTH GRADER AT THAT TIME, FIFTH GRADER. THEY STAYED ON THE SIDEWALK. AND I IMAGINE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE KIND OF HELPING THEM. BUT IF WE NEED TO HELP OUR TEAM, PLEASE GUIDE THEM. AND YES, THEY'RE COMING HERE TO CITY HALL. I'M NOT SURE IF WE WANT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS AREA, YOU KNOW, SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING RUN OVER OR IF WE WANT TO LEAD THEM TO THE TO THE LIBRARY OR TO VETERANS PARK. I MEAN, VETERANS PARK HAS GOT A LOT OF ROOM, YOU KNOW, SO IF THAT IS THEIR INTENTION, LET'S JUST WORK WITH THEM. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS GENERATION IS LIKE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE PEACEFUL. I'M HOPING THAT IT IS. AND WE AS AS THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM, AS PUBLIC SAFETY, AS, AS AS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, ETCETERA, YOU KNOW, IT JUST KIND OF STARE THEM, YOU KNOW, STEER THEM AND LET THEM DO WHAT THEY DO. AND IF WE WANT TO ENGAGE IN A SILENT PROTEST OURSELVES, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT TOO, YOU KNOW, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYBE, THAT ARE GOING TO JOIN THEM OR BE THERE. AND, AND IT'S IT'S PEACEFUL. IT'S PEACEFUL, YOU KNOW. AND AND BY THE WAY, I THINK THIS IS BEING COORDINATED BETWEEN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO COACHELLA WON'T BE THE EXCEPTION. IT'LL BE INDIO OR DESERT SANDS AND PALM SPRINGS. YEAH. THIS YEAR THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT TO BE DONE. AND SO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, GET TO WORK OR HAVE FUN WORKING. AND I WILL SAY ONE THING TOO, AND I JUST KIND OF TEXTED RYAN AND. AND BILL RIGHT NOW, IT'D BE GOOD PRACTICE MAYBE TO JUST GO OVER WITH THE COUNCIL.

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I WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT WE RECEIVED THE RFP BACK FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE GOT A GREAT TURNOUT ON IT. THERE'S LIKE 12 OF THEM, BUT I'D LIKE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REVIEW THEM ALONG WITH STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. SO I'D LIKE A COUPLE OF VOLUNTEERS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT. OKAY. GO AHEAD. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE ONE THING, BILL, ON THAT ISSUE, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF LIKE TIMING. RIGHT. SO IT'D BE GOOD THAT WHEN WE DO THAT PRACTICE THAT THE NEW CM IS ON BOARD SO THAT THEY CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH THE NEW TASKS THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE. SO I'M HOPING THAT THESE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VOLUNTEERED ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. BECAUSE MAYBE WE CAN WORK THOSE PATHS CONCURRENTLY SO THAT WHEN THAT NEW PERSON IS HERE, THEN RIGHT AWAY WE'RE GETTING INTO THAT PRACTICE SO THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAR ROADMAP OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IF THEY CAN CONSIDER THIS. YES. THANK YOU. ALSO, I WANTED TO GIVE COUNCIL AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU. THERE'S THERE'S SOME BIG THINGS THAT I WANTED TO GET ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE I RETIRE AGAIN. ONE OF THEM IS THE AGREEMENT WITH OUR P THREE PARTNER. I'M HOPING TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 25TH. I'M PLANNING ON BRINGING THE JPA AGREEMENT TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN LAST THE LAST MEETING IN MARCH 11TH, THE MID-YEAR BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED AND THEN ALSO A DRAFT HIGH LEVEL DRAFT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR WATER AND SANITARY RATES. YES, IT'S THERE WILL BE SOME STICKER SHOCK BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PRESENT A WORST CASE SCENARIO. WE JUST NEED TO GET THAT OUT THERE. YOU WON'T QUALIFY AS A HIT AND RUN ON YOUR CASE. YOU'RE GOING TO HIT US WITH THAT AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CHROME SIX FOR A WHILE. SO NOW NOT EXACTLY, BUT BUT WITH THAT, THOUGH, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADOPTING RATES UNTIL THE SPRING OF 27, SO THERE WILL BE TIME TO ADJUST. WELL, WE'LL KNOW BETTER ABOUT FUNDING WHAT YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TO GO BORROW FROM THE STATE OR IF WE'RE GOING TO BOND FOR IT, WE'LL WE'LL KNOW BETTER WHAT'S GOING ON BY THE TIME THAT COMES AROUND TO YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL ALSO ASK ANDREW TO COME UP TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LIGHTS YESTERDAY. BILL, CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT AS YOU PRESENT THAT, THAT YOU'RE ALSO PRESENTING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLAN? BECAUSE I THINK THOSE THINGS NEED TO MOVE CONCURRENTLY, RIGHT. IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I SAW A COOL CVS PUT SOMETHING IN THEIR NEWSLETTER, AND THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CHROME SIX ALREADY.

SO WE I KNOW WE'RE DOING SOME OF THAT, BUT YOU COULD BRING THAT BACK. SO SPEAKING ABOUT HAVING GOOD STAFF, OUR RECREATION COORDINATOR IS WATCHING ONLINE. SO SHE'S BEEN TEXTING ME. GIVE ME UPDATES TO YOUR QUESTION. AND SHE SAID THAT THE FIELDS THAT HAVE THE LIGHTS ON, IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE RESEEDING THOSE FIELDS. SO WE DID HAVE THE FIELDS BECAUSE THEY FEEL GOOD TIME FOR SOCCER SEASON. AND THE OTHER TIME CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S WHY THE LIGHTS ARE OFF ON THE COMMUNITY DAYS RIGHT NOW. AND THAT ACTUALLY ENDS ON FRIDAY. OKAY. STARTING NEXT WEEK, THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNTIL 10 P.M. ON COMMUNITY SERVICE. BY THE WAY, GREAT JOB ON THE RESEEDING THE THE FIELDS LOOK GREAT. I WAS OUT THERE THIS MORNING AND I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE GREEN FIELDS. THEY WERE NICE KEEPING THE

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