Mar 25, 2026 City Council Meetings

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COACHELLA CITY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE COUNCIL SITTING AS A COUNCIL, 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 COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION. THE DATE IS MARCH 25TH, 2026. IT IS 5 P.M. AND WE ARE HERE FOR CLOSED SESSION. YOU CAN TAKE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. MAYOR

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WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. MOTION AND MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND, SECOND, FIRST AND A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER. PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM DOCTOR FIGUEROA YES. AND THEN, FOR THE RECORD, SO THE COUNCIL MEMBER DID WALK IN AT 501, AND WE DID ONLY TABLE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 11TH, 2026, MEETING. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. NONE.

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AND THE OTHER ONES ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS. I THINK IT'S UP TO YOU. I THINK AFTER ITEM 23 WOULD PROBABLY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THOSE ITEMS. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM AT ITEM UNDER GENERAL IN THE REGULAR NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR ENDS WITH ITEM 20 OR DO YOU WANT TO DO IT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR OF ITEM NUMBER 23? NO. CAN WE ADD IT AS OH, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. SO THEN WOULD IT BE THEN IF WE ADDED AT THE END OF NEW BUSINESS, THEN WOULD THAT PUSH OUT THE OTHERS? WOULD IT BE THEN WOULD THEY BECOME THEN 21, 22 OR WOULD THEY WOULD BE AS 24, 25 ADDED AT THE END OF THE NEW BUSINESS? YEAH. WE WOULD TAKE A RECESS OF THE REGULAR MEETING TO THEN TAKE UP THE TWO ITEMS ON THE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA THAT CAN HAPPEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH WOULD BE AFTER ITEM 20 OR AT YOUR ELECTION. IT CAN HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH WOULD BE AFTER ITEM NUMBER 23. THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL. I GUESS FOR THE SAKE OF BEING AN EASIER TRANSITION, IS JUST. THEN JUMP INTO SPECIAL MEETING AFTER THE. SO WE'LL DO THIS ITEM. THE TWO ITEMS AND THE END OF ITEM NUMBER 23. CORRECT. SO WE'LL TAKE THOSE ITEMS AT THE END OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE GENERAL OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF I CAN HAVE OUR FORMER MAYOR, MISS MONTENEGRO, LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING? GREAT. 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. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS,

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OKAY, SO HERE WE ARE. SO LIKE I SAID, BACK IN 2022, RUHS PUBLIC HEALTH WAS LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE WELLBEING SOLUTIONS ACROSS RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND THE BLUE ZONES. PURPOSE RESONATED DEEPLY WITH US. IT ALIGNED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH PRINCIPLES, LOOKING FOR UPSTREAM WAYS TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND OUTCOMES THAT CAN BE MEASURED. SO OUR PARTNERSHIP ISN'T JUST A LOCAL PROJECT, IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. THE BLUE ZONES PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER EVERYONE EVERYWHERE TO LIVE BETTER, LONGER. PUBLIC HEALTH'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE HEALTHIEST COUNTY IN THE NATION, WITH OUR MISSION TO MEANINGFULLY ENHANCE AND EXTEND LIFE FOR ALL IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. THESE ARE THE CORE TENETS FOR OUR WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SO AS WE LEAN INTO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND CREATE DEDICATED OPPORTUNITIES, WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT I'M GOING TO GO ON A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY HERE. SO BACK IN 2022, THE ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED. WE CAME INTO THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AND WE SAW AND DID WINDSHIELD TOURS HERE. AND WE WERE STRATEGIC IN ENSURING THAT THE CITY OF COACHELLA WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE COACHELLA DEMONSTRATED READINESS. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE WORK IN JULY OF 2024, AND SPENT NINE MORE MONTHS BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS WORK, WHICH INCLUDED BUILDING THE TEAM THAT'S FROM HERE, DOING DEEP DISCOVERY WORK THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUILDING OUR BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS THAT SERVES AS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. NOW, AS WE'RE NEARING THE END OF YEAR ONE, WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TOWARDS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION TARGETS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION IS TO REALLY SEE THAT MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN WELL-BEING. AND WE MEASURE THAT BY USING THE GALLUP WELL-BEING INDEX AND OUR WORK WITH BLUE ZONES. AND EVERYTHING WE DO WITH THIS PROJECT DRIVES TOWARDS THAT GALLUP WELL-BEING INDEX GOAL. ONE OF THE THINGS WITH BLUE ZONES IS THINKING ABOUT THAT LIFE RADIUS MODEL THAT SHAPES OUR ROUTINES, OUR CHOICES, AND ULTIMATELY OUR HEALTH, EVEN WITHOUT US REALIZING IT. AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES EASY. WE BELIEVE THAT COACHELLA HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF ITS RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE, EVERY PLACE AND EVERY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A HAND IN THAT. AMERICANS SPEND 90% OF THEIR LIVES NEAR HOME, THEIR LIFE RADIUS, OUR LIFE RADIUS. THIS VISUALLY ILLUSTRATES HOW WE CAN INFLUENCE THE LIFE RADIUS, THE AREA WHERE PEOPLE CONDUCT MOST DAILY ACTIVITIES THROUGH SECTORS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND POLICY. THIS FOCUSED, HOLISTIC APPROACH BASED ON RESEARCH AND ACTIVE COMMUNICATION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ALLOWS COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE BETTER,

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THIS IS COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE RESIDENTS FROM THE CITY OF COACHELLA. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A SIGN IN LIST. WE ALSO HAD OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS AND OVER 25 COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP HOST AND CURATE BLUE ZONES INSPIRED TABLES AROUND THE VETERANS PARK. OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE CONNECTION, LEARN ABOUT THE POWER NINE, AND EXPERIENCE WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE THE HEALTHY CHOICE THE

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THE SURVEYS DON'T INDICATE THAT IT'S A BLUE ZONE SURVEY. IT JUST COMES IN A BIG ENVELOPE.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS THESE LAST TWO YEARS, IT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL ALSO BE DEPLOYED IN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. SO WE WILL SHARE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION WHEN WE WHEN WE LEARN, WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE DEPLOYED. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO GREG BRADBURY FROM IEHP, WHO IS OUR PRIMARY SPONSOR OF OUR PROJECT, TO TALK MORE ABOUT HOW WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THESE MEASURES AND THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING REGIONALLY. THANK YOU, ANGELA, AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING. AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS GREG BRADBURY, CEO OF IEHP FOUNDATION. WE ARE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SPONSOR THIS WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO SHARE FROM THE HEALTH PLAN STANDPOINT AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU KNOW, INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH PLAN, WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF THE INLAND EMPIRE RESIDENTS, WE RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE IS, BUT WE KNOW THAT REALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES ACROSS THE REGION, WHAT REALLY MAKES UP ABOUT 80% OF SOME OF THESE HEALTH OUTCOMES IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR IN A HOSPITAL. IT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, IN OUR HOMES, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. AND WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE. LIKE MANY OF YOU, I'M A DAD OF TWO DAUGHTERS AND KNOWS THAT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY GROW UP IN MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THEIR HEALTH. AND SO JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHY WE'RE INVESTING IN THIS WORK TO BEGIN WITH. AS DOCTOR SINGH SHARED, YOU KNOW, THIS WORK, ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY LIKED ABOUT BLUE ZONES INITIALLY WAS THAT IT'S SO DATA DRIVEN THAT BLUE ZONES REALLY DOES MEASURE. THEY HAVE A VERY STRONG SET OF GOALS THAT THEY SET OUT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THEN THEY PROVIDE MEASUREMENT TO US ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS A SNAPSHOT, JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE MONTHLY REPORT THAT WE GET FROM BLUE ZONES. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THERE'S FIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, CITY OF COACHELLA BEING ONE OF THOSE. AND WE GET INDIVIDUAL REPORTS THAT SHOW US THIS DASHBOARD EVERY SINGLE MONTH THAT SHOWS EXACTLY THAT PROGRESS. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY ARE RIGHT ON TRACK WITH ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL GOALS AND METRICS. ACTUALLY, THE END OF MARCH IS THE COMPLETION OF THE FULL FIRST YEAR TRANSFORMATION. AND AS ANGELA SAID, THEY ARE RIGHT ON TRACK. THEY ARE GREEN ON ALL OF THOSE METRICS, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING. THEY ALSO, LIKE SHELDON MENTIONED, THE GALLUP WELL-BEING SURVEY AS WELL. YOU KNOW, IT'S A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SURVEY. AND SO NOT ONLY DO WE SEE THE RESULTS FOR CITY OF COACHELLA, BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT BENCHMARKED AGAINST NATIONAL COMPARISONS AS WELL. JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS ON A COUPLE OF AREAS IN PARTICULAR THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY EXCITING ACROSS THE REGION, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING COACHELLA, BUT THE OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL. ONE OF THOSE IS IN THE AREA OF ALCOHOL POLICY. YOU KNOW, ANGELA MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS THERE'S AN ALCOHOL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT LAUNCHED, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE VIDEO, THERE WAS A VIDEO THAT WAS PRODUCED FOR EACH OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, REALLY REFLECTING THE FLAVOR OF THAT LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO WE REALLY THOUGHT THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT. ON TOBACCO POLICY. THE BLUE ZONES

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I WOULD JUST SAY, JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AND CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THE SENIORS, WE ARE VERY CONNECTED WITH THE SENIORS. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN US HOST TABLES THERE PERIODICALLY JUST TO PROVIDE THEM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, REMIND THEM AND BE

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YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CONNECTION THERE. RELATIONSHIP, I THINK, IS THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING COMMUNICATED BECAUSE THE SENIOR CENTER IS STILL A CITY OF COACHELLA FACILITY. YOU KNOW, IT IS. AND SO WHEN WHEN BLUE ZONE OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER, IT'S NOT JUST BLUE ZONE IS SETTING UP A TABLE OR DOING EVENTS THERE, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED WITH THE CITY THAT THOSE EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE HELD THERE. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE WHEN WHEN A CITY IS PROVIDING $200,000, IT'S $200,000 UP FRONT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS ONE CHECK. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DISTRIBUTED OVER TIME. SO AND I CONTACTED MY MY COLLEAGUES TOO, IN PALM SPRINGS BECAUSE I WANTED TO KNOW AT LEAST A MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE SO THAT I'M MORE AWARE OF MAYBE WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE THAT RELATIONSHIP. BUT SO I, I LEARNED THAT THAT WE PROVIDED OR THAT WE COULD CHECK UPFRONT $200,000, BUT WE DON'T GET ANY INFORMATION. AND SO I ALSO, WHEN I SPOKE TO MY COLLEAGUES IN PALM SPRINGS, THEY SHARED THAT THEY GET MONTHLY, I THINK, COMMUNICATION OR EMAILS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. AND SO I THINK FROM THE TIME THAT THAT WE ENTERED IN THIS PARTNERSHIP, AND I KNOW THAT IT STARTED PRIOR TO WHEN WE CUT THAT CHECK, AND I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION PRIOR TO THAT, YOU KNOW, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE BLUE ZONE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE DATA COLLECTION. I THINK BY FAR THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE STRENGTHS IS THOSE ASSESSMENTS WAS EVALUATIONS. AND THEN RECOGNIZING AT THAT POINT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE, I THINK FOR US IS THAT WE THERE'S A DISCONNECT. AND SO THESE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATION AS TO WHERE BLUE ZONE IS. I DON'T KNOW, BLUE ZONE HOURS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE BLUE ZONES OFFICE IS.

BUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY, MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THAT THE $200,000 THAT CAME FROM THE GENERAL FUND DIRECTLY TO BLUE ZONE, THAT WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR IT, YOU KNOW, AND AND THAT'S NOT A BAD THING. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A BAD THING. IT'S, IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS THERE. WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR RESIDENTS TO INFORM THEM OF WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IS WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING. AND IN RETURN, THIS IS WHERE WE AS AN AS A CITY AND RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS IMPROVED, INCREASED. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE NO INFORMATION AT ALL, WHEN DID WE ENTER THE PARTNERSHIP? AND I WILL I JUST WANT TO START WITH SAYING, I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CLEAR LINE OF COMMUNICATION. SO I'LL JUST PROVIDE A BRIEF HISTORY OF WHERE I INITIATED THIS COMMUNICATION. SINCE I STEPPED INTO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WHEN WE HELD WHEN WE HELD MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY, I INVITED EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER, BOTH VIA EMAIL AND VIA TEXT MESSAGE, TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND AREAS IN WHICH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, AND I WAS READY TO HOST PARAMETERS. IN CASES WHERE THERE MAY BE MORE THAN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT. WE ALSO HOSTED SUMMITS WHERE THERE WAS VOTING THAT TOOK PLACE BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED, ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE. I ALSO INVITED COUNCIL TO THAT VIA EMAIL AND VIA TEXT MESSAGE, AND HAD A CONVERSATION WHICH WITH EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER

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AND I DID RECEIVE A TEXT FROM YOU, I THINK IT WAS ONCE OR TWICE, BUT YOU'VE YOU'VE INDICATED MANY, MANY EVENTS HERE, AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BENEFICIAL. BUT CLEARLY IF WE'RE NOT SHOWING UP, THEN I CAN TELL YOU THAT EMAIL, IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING SO MUCH EMAIL EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND SOMETIMES I'M JUST BUSY. AND SO MAYBE BY THE TIME THAT I SEE THINGS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THERE, BUT I APOLOGIZE.

I'LL PULL IT ALL UP AND SEE WHAT I, WHAT I SEE AND WHAT THE INVITATIONS ARE. BUT, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE OUTSIDE OF JUST EMAILS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID YOU'RE IN CONTACT WITH THE CITY MANAGER, THE FORMER CITY, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER. I'VE ASKED HIM MANY TIMES AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. HE DIDN'T. HE SAID THAT HE WOULDN'T GET ANY INFORMATION WHEN I ASKED HIM, HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BLUE ZONE? HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH BLUE ZONE. AND THAT'S JUST THE INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED FROM HIM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAD MANY, MANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT, YOU KNOW, BLUE ZONE DOES. AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE ZONE. SO I DID I DID ASK THAT AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT A BETTER LINE OF COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO EXIST. BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A STEERING COMMITTEE OR SOME OF THESE OTHER COMMITTEES, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THERE IS A CITY, THAT THERE'S A CITY EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE THERE, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THEN HAS OR IMPROVES THE THE COMMUNICATION.

IF THERE'S SOMEONE SERVING IN THAT COMMITTEE. AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE SAYING COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE, I THINK IT WOULD BE ALSO BENEFICIAL THAT PERHAPS THERE WAS MORE INCLUSIVITY IN THE SENSE THAT THEN WE ALSO THEN GET TO CHOOSE PERHAPS, WHO OUR GOOD COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DID YOU YOU KNOW, FROM FROM IN THE PAST? I'M JUST SAYING MORE MORE INVOLVEMENT, MORE ENGAGEMENT, MORE COMMUNICATION. AND SO, AND I, I TALKED TO AGAIN, THE FROM PALM SPRINGS AND SHE SAID, HEY, SHARE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU. AND SO THEY DID TALK ABOUT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS THAT THEY SERVE ON DIRECTLY. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A LAPSE IN THE BEGINNING WITH BLUE ZONE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO GO AND EXPLORE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP. AND I THINK THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THERE. SHE DID SAY IT IMPROVED AND THAT THE CITY, I THINK WITH THAT IN PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED A SMALL BUSINESS OR A RESTAURANT TYPE OF PROGRAM. I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE CITY THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE SOME INPUT AS WELL, FROM WHAT WE SEE AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BUSINESSES AND, AND RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I THINK WE NEED MORE OF. WE NEED MORE OF.

ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE, AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE MADE THOSE INVITATIONS. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE, THE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT ACTION. I MEAN, YOU THAT'S THAT'S YOUR DECISION. I I'M OPEN TO IT. WE DO WE DO INVITE THEM OVER TO OUR SECTOR COMMITTEES AND STEERING COMMITTEES AS, AS ASSIGNED OR AS VOLUNTEERED. RIGHT. WE ASK WHO WANTS TO BE A PART OF WHICH COMMITTEE? WE DON'T FORCE IT ON ANYONE. SO THE MORE PARTICIPATION, THE BETTER THIS IS BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF YOU DON'T LIKE EMAIL, THEN I I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER

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YEAH. WHO'S. LET ME GET MY BLUEPRINT. OKAY, OKAY. AND JUST BECAUSE MAYBE HAVING HAVING YEAH, MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT BACK AS AN ITEM IN A POINT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS OR SOMETHING TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, AND THEN YOU ALL CAN BE ON THERE, THERE CAN BE NOMINATIONS. SO WE CAN MOVE ON THAT WAY. JUST ONE MOMENT. OKAY. SO AND. NOW AGAIN, OUR STEERING COMMITTEE, THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES BASED ON THE WAY THAT THEY STARTED AND CHANGES IN THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS. BUT IN INITIALLY, WE HAVE CARLA AVALOS FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, GABY AYALA FROM INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH, AMY QUINN FROM OFFICE, COUNTY SUPERVISOR DOCTOR FRANCIS ESPARZA FROM CVS, CVS, I'M SORRY, COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRIC JUANITA GODWIN FROM BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. NATALIA GONZALEZ, RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. WE. SELENA JIMENEZ. CITY OF COACHELLA. SOCORRO. SANCHEZ. COACHELLA. VALLEY.

UNIFIED. SCHOOL. DISTRICT. MARTATOS. ASSIST. FORMS. CORINA VELASQUEZ HAS NOT PARTICIPATED SINCE THE INITIAL ONE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO CONTACT THEM. SHE'S FROM BORREGO HEALTH GAP AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, DOCTOR GABRIEL MARTIN FROM DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN, SELENA, CAN YOU SHARE MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN HAD FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS? I HAD THIS PROBABLY LIKE TEN LAST YEAR. I THINK IT WAS ANGELA OR. MARY. YEAH, I, I HAVEN'T BEEN BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS I DID, I DID ATTEND SOME IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, I THINK BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. BUT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY'RE THAT OFTEN, RIGHT? THEY'RE LIKE QUARTERLY OR SOMETHING. SO DEFINITELY. YEAH. AND SO I, I HAD MET WITH THEM PREVIOUSLY TO JUST KIND OF INDIVIDUALLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT ARE RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS. AND SO, YEAH, YOU GUYS HAVE SENT INVITES AND, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I HAVEN'T ATTENDED, I'M SORRY, BUT I, I DO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND I'VE GIVEN INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK. YEAH. SO. ONE MORE QUESTION. SO THEN YOU HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND THEN CAN THAT BE MAYBE CHANGED SO THAT THERE'S MORE ENGAGEMENT? I THINK WE CAN, WE, WE CAN CHANGE THE, THE TIMELINE, THE, THE STEERING COMMITTEE, I WOULD SAY IS MORE OF A HIGH LEVEL MEETING. THE DETAILED MEETINGS HAPPEN DURING OUR SECTOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE WE DISCUSS THE MORE IN MORE DEPTH WITH THE ACTUAL WORK IS GOING TO TAKE OUT TAKE ON. IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE, WE DISCUSS OUR BLUEPRINT AND THE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, ON ON HOW WE SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH. AND THEN ARE THERE WHAT ARE THE OFFICE HOURS AND THEN WHERE IS THE OFFICE LOCATED? SO THE OFFICE IS LOCATED ON AVENUE 50TH AND VAN BUREN. WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ANNA PEREZ'S REALTY. OUR DOORS ARE NOT OPEN DURING BUSINESS HOURS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE WE DO DO A LOT OF WORK IN COMMUNITY, BUT WHEN WE ARE IN THE OFFICE, THE DOOR IS OPEN.

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SO ALL THREE OF THE MEDICAID OR MEDI-CAL PLANS ARE CONTRIBUTING. EISENHOWER HEALTH IS ALSO A CONTRIBUTOR AS WELL, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE. RUHS IS A CONTRIBUTOR. SO ALL OF THOSE FUNDS MAKE UP THAT BUDGET. A LOT OF THAT IS STAFFING. SOME OF THAT IS THE NATIONAL SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE DISCRETIONARY, WHICH YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WHERE THE LOCAL TEAM CAN DETERMINE HOW THOSE ARE UTILIZED. AND THEN I DID PULL UP MY EMAILS. THE LAST INVITATION THAT I GOT WAS DECEMBER 19TH, 2024. THAT WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION THAT WAS DURING THE SUMMITS. AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS INVITING ALL OF COUNCIL, ALL THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD. WE'VE NOT SENT FORMAL INVITATIONS BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE PROMOTING IT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'RE DOING FLIERS. WE'RE WHICH WE DISTRIBUTE AT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE SHARE THEM WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEN IN WHICH THEY SHARE THEM AS WELL. AND IT'S MORE OF A GRASSROOTS EFFORT. AND WE HAVE IT ON OUR EVENTBRITE AND WEBSITE. THEY'RE NOT PERSONAL INVITATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE THAT. IF THERE WAS A COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED, THE ONE FOR PALM SPRINGS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S FORMED SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN THE CITY AND BLUE ZONE? NO, IT'S A STEERING COMMITTEE. IT'S THE SAME MODEL. SO IF AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING SOMETHING TO COUNCIL TO ASSIGN SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT BLUE ZONE'S PROJECT IS WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD WOULD DECIDE ON. AND I THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TOO, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS WHERE IT IMPROVES, YOU KNOW, BUT I SAY IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN THE SENSE THAT IS THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT PERHAPS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT WE CAN THEN COLLABORATE. I THINK AT THAT POINT TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, TO IMPROVE IT AND TO, YOU KNOW, REACH A LARGER AUDIENCE. CAN WE WE HAVE A CITY REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR STEERING COMMITTEE AND, AND WE INVITE THEM TO THE CORRESPONDING SECTOR COMMITTEES. THAT MAKES IT SO JUST TO LET THEM KNOW, LIKE IF IT'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT, WE REACH OUT TO ANDREW AS WELL. AND IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE, THEN WE MAKE AN EFFORT TO. WELL, I'LL SAY WE REACH OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO THEN OKAYS IT WITH WITH THE DIRECTORS. AND WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS AT THE CITY OFFICES IN REGARDS TO THE WORK. SO BECAUSE

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IS THERE ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT BLUE ZONE IS DOING SOME DATA COLLECTION AND SURVEYING TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES? YES. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING OUR YEAR TWO BLUEPRINT, WHICH WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. AND ONCE THAT'S FINAL, I CAN SHARE THAT WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO FORWARD TO COUNCIL AS WELL. AND OUR CEO FOR SUNLIGHT DID SHARE THAT IN THE RE RE-IMAGING RIGHTS REIMAGINED. YES. THAT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE JOINING BLUE ZONE TO LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF POLICY. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A BIG WIN I THINK RIGHT.

YES. YES WE ARE BOTH PALM SPRINGS AND COACHELLA ARE ACTIVELY WORKING AND ATTENDING THOSE WORKSHOPS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU. SORRY. THANK YOU ANGELA AND TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DO RECEIVE THE INVITATIONS. I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I DO RECEIVE THEM. AND I THINK IT STARTED WITH THE WHEN YOU STARTED THE THE COMMITTEES AND ALL OF THAT. AND I ATTENDED MAYBE, I THINK TWO DAYS WORTH OF, YOU KNOW, COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AND YOU ASKED ALL OF US IF WE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE SPECIFIC COMMITTEES AND THAT WE WOULD SIGN OURSELVES UP. SO I APPRECIATE IT. I AM STILL GETTING THE EMAILS AFTER ATTENDING THAT SUMMIT FOR TWO DAYS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I AM GETTING THOSE. I GUESS I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR INFORMATION ON ONLINE PRETTY FREQUENTLY, AND THEN ALSO THE PARTNERS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AT SHARING THE INFORMATION AND THE EVENTS, INCLUDING DRD. SO THAT'S HOW I ALSO KEPT UP WITH SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE COLLABORATING WITH TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY DO SEND OUT PRESS RELEASES AND, AND THEY WILL SHARE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TOO. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE PARTNERS ARE ALSO HELPING OUT IN THAT WAY. MY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ARE MAINLY DIRECTED FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. THE FIRST ONE IS, COULD WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A CITY REPRESENTATIVE? AND BY CITY REPRESENTATIVE, I MEAN BY A STAFF MEMBER? I THINK WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT ARE PROBABLY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THAT TOO. BUT CAN WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS ATTENDING THOSE, THOSE MEETINGS? AND THEN ALSO IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH OUR PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER. SO IF YOU CAN JUST FORWARD THAT INFORMATION THAT WASN'T BEING FORWARDED PREVIOUSLY, ANYTHING YOU GET, IF THEY HAVE A PRESS RELEASE OR ANY KIND OF INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH US TOO, AND THEN I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WILL, YOU'LL TYPICALLY TEXT US OR SOMETHING. SO WE ALL HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. CHANGED IT. OKAY, PERFECT. SO EMAIL WORKS GREAT FOR ME. I CHECK MY EMAILS ALL DAY. IT'S JUST, I GUESS EASIER FOR ME TO, TO DO THAT.

BUT TEXTING WORKS GREAT TOO. WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU GUYS AND WORKS FOR US. AND I KNOW ALL COUNCIL, WE COMMUNICATE IN A DIFFERENT WAY SOMETIMES FOR US. WE WERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER THAT SOME PEOPLE PREFER A PHONE CALL. SOME PEOPLE ARE WORKING BETTER WITH TEXT MESSAGES DEPENDING ON EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE. EVERYBODY'S EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. SO THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. BUT THAT'S IT FOR ME ON THE ON THE BLUE ZONES. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE AND BEING ABLE TO PRESENT. IT'S GREAT INFORMATION. I THINK IT'S

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ALSO FROM US FROM COUNCIL, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO LET US KNOW WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU NEED FROM OUR LEADERSHIP. WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE SHARING WITH US, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN ALSO FILL IN THE GAPS IF THERE ARE ANY. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO AS WELL. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, WHETHER IT BE ATTENDING THESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR HAVING, YOU KNOW, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH YOU ALL, OR YOU GUYS ATTENDING SOME OF OUR OTHER COMMITTEES, THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE TIME FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH US AND LET US KNOW. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE NEWSLETTER THAT SHE MENTIONED. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO THAT NEWSLETTER BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AND SUBMITTING YOUR EMAIL. SO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONE THAT ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR WEBSITE IS BLUE ZONES, PROJECT.COM OR FOR IN SHORT, B Z P BLUE ZONES PROJECT.COM. CAN YOU ENTER? CAN YOU SEND US AN EMAIL WITH THE WITH THE LINK AND THEN JUST WHAT THE NEWSLETTER AS WELL? YES, I CAN DO THAT. AND I CAN ALSO FORWARD THE THE LAST MONTHLY REPORT.

THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. I THINK THAT WE CAN HELP OUT A GREAT DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESTAURANT ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. I REALLY DO, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING A GREAT DEAL ON OUR SMALL BUSINESS, OUR MOM AND POP, AND A LOT OF THE MOM AND POP HERE, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, ARE RESTAURANTS. AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT WE CAN HELP WITH THAT ENGAGEMENT AND THAT OUTREACH, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE WITH THE RESTAURANTS, I DO BELIEVE. YEAH, I AGREE. I THINK THAT OUR WORK BLUE ZONES WORK ALIGNS VERY WELL WITH THE COACHELLA PROSPERA INITIATIVE. SO ANYTHING THAT CAN BE COMMUNICATED WITH US ON WHERE WE CAN PARTNER, WE ARE AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. IF WE'RE IN A MEETING, WE WILL CALL AS SOON AS WE GET OUT. I KNOW I DO. I'VE SEEN MY COLLEAGUES DO THE SAME, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES OFFICIALLY DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU. I MEAN, I'VE YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN ALREADY, BUT MY NAME IS HOPE. I'M THE ORGANIZATION'S AND WELL-BEING FOR BLUE ZONES PROJECT COACHELLA. IF YOU SAW THE LIVE VIDEOS MODEL, I'M THE PLACES THAT THAT'S MY SORT OF SECTOR THAT I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, OF COURSE, RIGHT, IS WORKING WITH WORKSITES AND YOU, THE CITY, ARE A WORK SITE, RIGHT? WE HAD SOME EARLY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GETTING THE CITY AS A WORK SITE APPROVED. RIGHT. AND WHAT THAT MEANS. AND YOU KNOW, THOSE CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T CONTINUE, BUT I WOULD INVITE COUNCIL NOW TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND SEE ABOUT GETTING THE CITY APPROVED AS A WORK SITE. I KNOW PALM SPRINGS IS DOING THE SAME THING IN RIVERSIDE AND BANNING ARE UNDERGOING THE SAME THING.

RIGHT. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, AS ANGELA MENTIONED, OUR OFFICE IS ON BEHIND THE CBS NEXT TO ANNA PEREZ. YOU KNOW, WE'LL WELCOME ALL YOU ALL TO JOIN US. I KNOW CASSANDRA'S HERE. SHE CAN SPEAK ABOUT IT, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE THE BLUE ZONES ORIGIN STORY AND, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS TAKE THE PURPOSE WORKSHOP, RIGHT? WE'RE THERE MOST OF THE TIME, AND WE WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SHARE THAT ALL WITH YOU. I DO HAVE MY BUSINESS CARD, SO I CAN LEAVE THAT WITH YOU AT THE END SO YOU CAN HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION, BUT I'LL LET CASSANDRA SPEAK NOW. THANK YOU. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CASSANDRA TURAN AND I AM THE ENGAGEMENT LEAD FOR BLUE ZONES PROJECT, COACHELLA. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH OUR YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD, AND WE HAD OUR KICKOFF IN JANUARY, WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING. WE HAD OVER 750 PEOPLE THERE. I DID INVITE, YOU KNOW, I INVITED DENISE BECAUSE ME AND DENISE GO WAY BACK. YEAH, I INVITED HER AND I INVITED MISS PEREZ AT THE SYNERGY FESTIVAL. WE, WE TALKED AND OF COURSE, WE INVITED STEPHANIE AND FRANK AND WE INVITED EVERYBODY TO OUR KICKOFF. WE DID HAVE A GREAT A GREAT SHOWING. I MEAN, 750 PEOPLE FROM COACHELLA TO COME OUT TO THIS EVENT WAS AMAZING.

WE JUST I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH COACHELLA BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS, THEY DESERVE THIS. AND I AM SO EXCITED AND PROUD TO BE THE PERSON THAT IS GOING TO BE EXPRESSING THAT TO EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ANGELA. YOU HAVE LAST COMMENTS OR I HAVE ONE MORE. I MEAN, YOU COULD ALWAYS USE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD, RIGHT? SHE.

THIS IS HER ALL THE TIME FULL OF ENERGY. SHE SHE MAKES YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BE HAPPY AND SMILE AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE. SO THANK YOU, CASSANDRA, I APPRECIATE YOU. AND SO LASTLY, I WILL JUST SAY AS WE FINISH UP THE BLUEPRINT, THAT IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS COMMUNITY LED.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THE BLUE ZONES PROJECT TEAM CAME UP WITH. THIS IS ALL, YOU KNOW,

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THANK YOU. I'M THINKING MAYBE YOU CAN SEND SOME OF THE EVENTS I'M THINKING OF. DELIA USUALLY PUTS US ON OUR OUR CALENDAR, AND I THINK IT'S JUST EASIER FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN ATTENDANCE FOR MISS TURAN. I HAD HER DAUGHTER IN MY ELD CLASS LAST YEAR. SHE HERE. SHE.

SHE'S BACK THERE, I SEEN HER, SHE WAS HIDING BACK. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANGELA, I DON'T REALLY EVERYONE'S TALKED. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE GREAT QUESTIONS. AND I THINK WE CAN, MR. GABRIEL, WE CAN BRING BACK THE ITEM AND DISCUSS IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM ABOUT ADDING A COUNCIL MEMBER ON THERE. SO THANK YOU, ANGELA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL. AND NOW WE'LL FORMALLY STEP INTO MY ELECTED POSITION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR COACHELLA RAIL STATION FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, OUR CTC STAFF. HELLO, EVERYONE. NICE TO BE BACK. MY NAME IS MARIE LOUIS ADAMS. I'M THE CONSULTANT PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS. I'M WITH HDR. I'M PLEASED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT. AS WE START TO WRAP UP THIS STUDY. IT'S IN ITS FINAL STAGES. I KNOW I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OF YOU THROUGH OTHER COMMITTEES RECENTLY, SO TRY TO BE EFFICIENT WITH YOUR TIME AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED. SO THIS PROJECT CAME OUT AS PART OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY RAIL LARGER PROJECT TO CONNECT LOS ANGELES WITH THE COACHELLA VALLEY WITH PASSENGER REGULAR PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE. THAT PROJECT IS IS KICKING OFF THROUGH CTC, THE BROADER PROJECT. SO THIS IS GREAT TIMING, YOU KNOW, AS THIS PROJECT WRAPS UP AND BEGINS TO FEED INTO THE BROADER CB RAIL EFFORT. SO THIS PROJECT REALLY HAD THREE MAIN GOALS. ONE WAS TO IDENTIFY A PREFERRED STATION LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY, TO ENGAGE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS, WISHES, DESIRES FOR A STATION. AND ONCE THAT LOCATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, PROVIDE A DESIGN FOR THE STATION, PROVIDE LAND USE PLANNING FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS WELL FOR THE AREA SURROUNDING THE RAIL STATION. SO THIS IS NOT THE FINAL WORD ON STATION LOCATION. THE OFFICIAL LOCATION WILL BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE CV RAIL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS. THIS STUDY WILL FEED INTO THAT.

AGAIN. THAT PROCESS IS IS KICKING OFF SHORTLY. WE DID QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. WE HELD A SERIES OF FOUR COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS BETWEEN LATE 2024 AND LAST OCTOBER 2025, FOLLOWED UP WITH ONLINE ENGAGEMENT AS WELL. WE WENT TO SEVERAL POP UP EVENTS, ATTENDED MANY OF THE LOCAL LOCAL EVENTS, INCLUDING FIESTAS AZULES. WE ALSO CONVENED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF LOTS OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE AREA, WHICH MET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PROCESS AND PROVIDED US SOME GREAT INPUT. SO FIRST, I WILL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STATION LAYOUT. THE STATION PREFERRED STATION SITE IS IN THE PUEBLO VIEJO AREA, HAS GREAT ACCESSIBILITY, CENTRALLY LOCATED AND FEW ENGINEERING CONSTRAINTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LAYOVER FACILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT AS COACHELLA IS THE END OF THE LINE. SO PART OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR THAT LAYOVER FACILITY SOUTH OF AVENUE 52. FURTHER DESIGN WOULD BE DEVELOPED LATER DURING THE CV RAIL PROCESS. SO THE STATION LAYOUT IS PROPOSED TO CENTER BETWEEN AROUND SIXTH AND FOURTH STREETS. WE HAVE HERE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STATION WAS REALLY ACCESSIBLE IN A MULTI-MODAL MANNER VIA WALKING, BIKING, TRANSIT, BUS CONNECTIONS AND VEHICLES AS WELL. SO WE HAVE PARKING, DROP OFF AREA, BUS PULLOUT, BIKE TRAIL, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ALSO A CONNECTION ACROSS THE TRACKS WITH THE WITH THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS THE TRACKS. IT'S NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM THE PLATFORMS, IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT THE TWO SIDES OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FUTURE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER. IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT THE CITY. SO THE DESIGN OF THE STATION HAS GONE THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS AND

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AND WE CAN EXIT TOWARDS THE RESILIENCE CENTER. AND THE IDEA IS FOR THE THE RAMP TO BE THE RAMPS AND THE OVERCROSSING TO BE AVAILABLE 24 OVER SEVEN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST FOR THE TRAIN STATION. SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD USE TO ACCESS THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER WOULD HAVE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO THE PLATFORMS AT THE TIMES WHEN TRAINS ARE NOT RUNNING FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. ALL RIGHT.

SO ALONG WITH THE STATION ITSELF, WE WERE TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE AREA AROUND THE STATION. THE LAND USE, BOTH ON THE PUEBLO VIEJO SIDE AND ALSO TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TRACKS. SO THE STATION AREA PLAN IS BUILT UPON THE INFORMATION IN COACHELLA'S EXISTING GENERAL PLAN AND PUEBLO VIEJO REVITALIZATION PLAN, CONSISTENT WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT ARENA REAP 2.0 AND REALLY KIND OF CAPITALIZES ON THE RETURN OF PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE. SO THE PLAN THE THE THIS ONE HAD. SORRY, NOW I'M IN THE WRONG DIRECTION HERE. OKAY, SO THE STATION AREA PLAN HAS THREE MAIN ELEMENTS. ONE FOR PUEBLO VIEJO, AN ELEMENT FOR THE POTENTIAL STATION ITSELF, AND ALSO FOR DOWNTOWN EXPANSION, THE AREA TO THE EAST AND FOR ALL THOSE AREAS. COMMON THEMES ARE MOBILITY AND ART AND CULTURE. THE PLAN INCLUDES A TOOLKIT. IT INCLUDES DESIGNATING LAND USES. IT INCLUDES THE PUBLIC REALM, THE STREETS, AND THE OPEN SPACE ELEMENTS. IT INCLUDES BLOCK SITE PLAN DESIGN AS WELL AS

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST THANK YOU. WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PRESENT IT OR SOMEBODY ELSE DURING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE. YEAH.

SO WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK. IT'S GREAT. I GUESS NOW WE JUST LOOK AT THE NEXT STEPS, RIGHT? WHICH IS BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO GATHER. SO THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT FUNDING AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF.

THANK YOU. MY ONLY QUESTION IS THEN ARE YOU THEN IN COLLABORATION WITH CTC AS THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PHASING? YES. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO I SERVE ON THE I SERVE ON CTC, AND THEN I ALSO SERVE ON THE SKAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. SO THEN I'M ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FUNDING DOWN INTO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. IT'S NICE TO SEE IT AT THAT LEVEL. THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE LEADERSHIP COACHELLA VALLEY PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SHAWN WEBB. I'M A HONORARY BOARD MEMBER WITH LEADERSHIP COACHELLA VALLEY. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE

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BUT I ALSO AM MY PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY WORK FOR THE CITY OF PALM DESERT. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR TO THIS SPACE. SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US SPACE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. AS SHAWN MENTIONED, LEADERSHIP, COACHELLA VALLEY IS 25 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE JUST HIT THIS BIG MILESTONE AND WE'VE NEVER TALKED TO OUR LOCAL CITIES ABOUT WHAT WE DO, WHY OUR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR COMMUNITIES. AND WE JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATIONAL UPDATE SO YOU'RE AWARE OF HOPEFULLY THE PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WAIST THAT WE DO FOR THE WHOLE REGION. SO WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PROGRAM MOVING THE VALLEY FORWARD, THIS GROUP, IT'S ABOUT 45 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THEY GET TO COME FROM ALL SECTORS, LEARN ABOUT ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, THE EXCEPTIONAL THINGS THAT ARE DONE, THAT ARE ESPECIALLY DONE UNDER THE RADAR. AND SO IT REALLY HELPS DEVELOP PLAY SPACE LEADERSHIP. WHERE CAN THEY JUMP INTO THE COMMUNITY? HOW CAN THEY IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS? IT ALSO LOOKS AT REGIONAL AWARENESS. SO IF YOU ARE IN MY CASE, I'M BASED IN PALM DESERT.

I WORK FOR THE CITY OF PALM DESERT. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN COACHELLA? WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT TOWARDS DESERT HOT SPRINGS? IT GIVES YOU THAT BIGGER PICTURE. IT CREATES LASTING NETWORKS. I KNOW A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND I WOULD CONSIDER SHAWN WEBB AS WELL, TO BE SOME OF THE TIGHTEST PEOPLE I KNOW IN THIS VALLEY. AND THEY'RE FROM LEADERSHIP. IT DRIVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE DO A HAPPY HOUR OR WHAT WE CALL CONNECT AND REFLECT. AFTER EVERY SESSION, WE ALWAYS FIND A LOCAL BUSINESS THAT WE HOST THAT IN. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM. SO IF THEY HAVE SOME TYPE OF FUNCTION, WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE FROM OUR ALUMNI AND ALSO THE CURRENT CLASS. AND FINALLY, IT ENCOURAGES VOLUNTEERISM. SO STARTING, I BELIEVE ABOUT WHEN SHAWN WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM, WE, THE CLASS STARTED DOING A CLASS PROJECT AND THAT WAS AT FIRST A BRICK AT CVM AND IT'S GROWN AND GROWN. AND NOW EVERY YEAR THE CLASS COLLABORATES ON A LARGE PROJECT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THEY DO. THE BOARD DOESN'T DIRECT, AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY INSTRUMENTAL WAY TO DEEPEN THAT LEADERSHIP SKILL AND GET INVOLVED INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO AS SHAWN MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD 940 PARTICIPANTS, SO NEARLY 1000 IN 25 YEARS. SO THINK OF THE VARIOUS ROLES, PEOPLE, PLACES THAT THAT HAS AFFECTED 150 OF WHICH HAVE COME FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES, 90 FROM EDUCATION AND 200 PLUS FROM NON-PROFITS. AND TWO YEARS AGO, WE CREATED OUR FIRST EVER PHILANTHROPY DAY AS ONE OF THE SESSIONS. AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE

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TESTING, TESTING. CAN YOU GUYS SEE THE PRESENTATION YOU SHARED? THANK YOU. YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL GET STARTED. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS IRINA STEVENS, PROJECT MANAGER. AND TODAY I'LL BE WALKING THROUGH THE CITY OF COACHELLA'S BROADBAND MASTER PLAN. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK ABOUT THIS TODAY. THE SLIDES SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TEN MINUTES WITH QUESTIONS. AFTERWARDS. THE TOPIC WILL TOUCH ON A LOT OF DETAILS BRIEFLY, WHICH MAY NOT ADDRESS ALL THE QUESTIONS. SO IF THIS ITEM NEEDS MORE EXPLANATION, WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPLEMENT THIS WITH A STUDY SESSION OR ANOTHER MEETING. SO THE SUBJECT IS NOT JUST ABOUT INTERNET SERVICE. IT'S ABOUT TREATING BROADBAND AS CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SIMILAR TO ROADS, WATER, POWER, AND SHOWING HOW BROADBAND TIES INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SERVICES AND LONG TERM CITY STRATEGY. THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY AND SURVEY WORK ARE NOW COMPLETE, AND WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT ARE THE CONCLUSIONS, WHAT WE FOUND, WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY, AND WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS NEXT STEPS. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE THE COUNCIL INFORMATION THAT IT NEEDS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY COULD BE INTERESTED IN. SO THIS TIMELINE SHOWS HOW THE CITY'S

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THEY'VE ALSO BEEN WAITING TO SEE CONDUIT AVAILABILITY FROM THE NEW IPS BUILD OUT FROM CVAG AFTER IT'S COMPLETE, SO THEY CAN BETTER LEVERAGE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT CAUSING CONSTRUCTION. SO THE KEY POINT IS THAT BROADBAND PLANNING REQUIRES THIS PROACTIVE, MULTI-YEAR APPROACH, AND THE CITY BUILT PROJECT READINESS IN STEP WITH FUNDING WINDOWS. AND THAT POSITIONING MATTERS AS STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS NOW MOVE INTO THEIR DEPLOYMENT STAGE. WE HAD. NOTABLY THE PROPOSED POTENTIAL AWARDS WITHIN THE CITY ARE ARE GOING TO PREPARE AND RESOUND. THAT COULD ENCOMPASS ABOUT 150 TO 200 LOCATIONS AWARDED TOTAL AS PART OF BIGGER PROJECTS, AND SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PRIMARY PULMONARY SP CHARTER SPECTRUM HAS ALSO BEEN ENGAGED IN AN EFFORT TO UPGRADE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE NEW STANDARDS, SO THEY'VE BEEN UPGRADED FOR HIGHER SPEEDS AND GREATER RELIABILITY. WE HAD 23 PROVIDERS AS PART OF THE RFP EFFORT THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN FURTHER INVESTMENT. SOME OF THESE HAVE ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS MODELS THAT ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR IN THE BROADBAND ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM, AND MANY OF THEM AT THE TIME OF THE CONVERSATION WERE STILL WAITING FOR OTHER EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO DO PROPER MARKET ASSESSMENTS FOR THEIR BUSINESS MODELS. THESE CONVERSATIONS COULD PICK UP AFTER THERE'S A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAINTY IN SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS. SO THIS SLIDE SETS THE LOCAL CONTEXT USING THE OFFICIAL FCC BROADBAND FABRIC MAP. THE GREEN LOCATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT AT LEAST ONE PROVIDER REPORTED THE ABILITY TO DELIVER SPEEDS OF ABOVE 100MBPS DOWNLOAD, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT MOST OF THE CITY SHOWED UP AS GREEN ON THE FCC MAP, MEANING THAT ON PAPER, THE COVERAGE LOOKED FAIRLY COMPLETE. SO. BUT THESE GAPS REMAINED, AND THAT'S WHY WE CONDUCTED THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, BECAUSE THE FCC DATA IS REPORTED, IT'S NOT VERIFIED.

AND SO THE PROVIDER SAYS IT CAN DELIVER. WHAT RESIDENTS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE IS OFTEN DIFFERENT. SO THE ONES THAT ARE ON THERAPY REPRESENTS LOCATIONS THAT ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS. AND. THE CALIFORNIA HAS. THE NTIA POTENTIAL PLAN FOR THE GRANTS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE SERVED BY FRONTIER AND RESOUND, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL OTHER SMALLER PROVIDERS THAT COULD EXPAND TO THE CITY AS PART OF OTHER PROJECTS. THE TAKEAWAY IS THAT THERE'S FINANCIAL PATHS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT THE CITY NEEDS TO CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS MODELS AND ENTERPRISE VEHICLES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR. WHAT IS DIFFERENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR BROADBAND. IRINA, CAN YOU INDICATE, YOU KNOW, THAT TABLE WHERE YOU SAY ALIGN CONFLICT AND NO IMPACT? CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU REVIEWED THAT WITH STAFF. THAT THAT IS THE THAT'S THE SAME SLIDE THAT. YEAH. IRINA, CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, YES, YES. YEAH. BECAUSE WE WERE STILL REVIEWING THIS SLIDE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S LIKE THREE DIFFERENT IMAGES ON, ON THERE. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION, BUT SO SHOULD WE MOVE TO THIS SLIDE? YES. SO THIS IS HAVING A HARD TIME.

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SO THESE CHARTS ARE JUST REPRESENT THE COMPLEXITY OF TYPES OF BUSINESS MODELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AND THEN THIS SLIDE, THIS GRAPHIC SIMPLIFIES THESE OPTIONS INTO KIND OF A GRADIENT OF FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES THAT ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE. SO MODEL THE FIRST MODEL CONDUIT ONLY. SO THE CITY INSTALLS EMPTY PIPES AND ACTS AS A LANDLORD TO PRIVATE PROVIDERS. IRINA, YOU STILL SOUND A LITTLE MUFFLED AND SO I APOLOGIZE. DID YOU GUYS WANT TO BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES HERE PRESENT, MAYBE THEY CAN HELP PRESENT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE. YES. IF I COULD JUST SEND MY NOTES OVER TO THEM, WE CAN PICK THAT UP OVER. THEY CAN THEY CAN PICK IT UP AND CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION. I'M SORRY FOR THESE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. GOOD EVENING. SORRY FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. MY NAME IS KEN DEMELO AND I'M SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WITH HR GREEN.

ALSO WITH ME IS ED BARRETT, WHO'S THE HEAD OF OUR GROUP. IRINA WAS THE PROJECT MANAGER AND DID MOST OF THE WORK, SO I'LL GO. I CAN GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE SLIDES AND THEN AND THEN IF I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFICS, I MIGHT ASK IRINA AND THEN I MIGHT TRANSLATE FOR YOU, IF THAT HELPS. THE REAL QUESTION WAS THAT CHART, BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS SAYING WITH THAT CHART. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO THE CONCEPT OF THAT CHART, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S SAYING ALIGN CONFLICT, NO IMPACT. AND IT'S REALLY SMALL BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE LITTLE THING. SO WHAT DOES WHAT ARE THE COLOR CODING MEAN? I THINK TELL IT TO US IN LAYMAN TERMS. SURE. WELL, SO LET ME JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS SLIDE. SO IN THE UPPER LEFT, IT HAS THE. AND THEN I'LL GET TO THE ONE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TOO. BUT IN THE UPPER LEFT THERE'S THAT SHOWS THE BUSINESS MODELS AND, AND THE WAY THAT YOU CAN KIND OF THINK ABOUT THAT IS LIKE THE UPPER LEFT, IT SAYS FULL MUNICIPAL BROADBAND AND THEN GOING TO THE RIGHT, LIKE ON THAT SLIDE, IT GOES THROUGH AND TALKS ABOUT WHAT YOUR COMMITMENT WOULD BE, WHAT THE CITY'S COMMITMENT WOULD BE. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE DOWN IS PUBLICLY OWNED, BUT PRIVATELY, PRIVATELY SERVICED. SO WHAT THAT MEANS, AND AGAIN, JUST LAYMAN'S TERMS, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT THE CITY COULD PUT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THEN LIKE HAVE CONTRACT OUT, WHO WOULD ACTUALLY RUN IT AND OPERATE IT. AND THEN AGAIN, IT GOES THROUGH KIND OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT. AND SO, SO THEN GOING ACROSS TO THE RIGHT SHOWS WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THAT WORK. AND THEN HYBRID OWNERSHIP. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT ONE, JUST BECAUSE THAT KIND OF MAKES THE DIFFERENT THINGS GOING TO THE RIGHT MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE. SO ON HYBRID OWNERSHIP, SO YOU OWN THE RIGHT OF WAY. OF COURSE IT'S THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY. SO YOU WOULD OWN THAT. AND THEN MIDDLE MILE IS KIND OF LIKE THE HIGHWAY FOR IN BROADBAND TERMS, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE HIGHWAY.

AND THEN THE, AND THEN YOU GO FROM THAT TO LIKE THE HOUSE OR THE BUSINESS OR THAT SORT OF THING. SO IN A HYBRID MODEL, THE OFTENTIMES IS NOT THE ONLY WAY IT WORKS, BUT OFTENTIMES THE CITY THEN MIGHT OWN YOU OWN THE RIGHT OF WAY. YOU MIGHT IN THE MIDDLE MILE. BUT THEN FOR WHAT GOES FROM THE MIDDLE MILE, THE HIGHWAY TO THE HOUSES, THEN YOU COULD START LOOKING AT WITHIN LIKE A PRIVATE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER BUILD FROM THE HIGHWAY OVER TO THE HOUSES. AND SO THEY WOULD BUILD OFF FROM THAT. SO THAT AGAIN, AND THESE ARE JUST FIVE MODELS AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM, YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION, RIGHT? OKAY. SO THEN THE LAST ONE KIND OF GOING DOWN THROUGH THOSE FIVE, THE LAST ONE IS FULLY PRIVATE BROADBAND. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU JUST HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN A PRIVATE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER COMES IN AND BUILDS IT.

AND SO IF YOU NOTICE ON THAT ONE, THE ONLY COMMITMENT YOU HAVE IS OWNING THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THE PRIVATE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TAKE CARE OF THE REST. SO YOU'RE GIVING US OPTIONS HERE. THAT'S TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE BUSINESS MODELS ARE. YEAH. DO ANY OF THESE OPTIONS EXPLAIN THE COST? WE'LL GET TO THAT. OKAY. WE WILL GET TO THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A FINAL REPORT THAT WE CAN SEND TO THE COUNCIL. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CIRCULATED CIRCULATED THE DRAFT FINAL REPORT FOR FOR EVERYONE'S REVIEW. AND I ALSO CIRCULATED THAT TO STAFF. AND SO I THINK

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SO I WANT TO PICK THAT ONE JUST TO EXPLAIN IT. SO UBIQUITY MEANS THAT EVERYONE GETS IT LIKE EVERYONE HAS BROADBAND. AND SO, AND WHAT THIS IS, IS POINTING OUT IS THAT IF YOU HAVE FULL UBIQUITY, SO, SO LIKE IF THE GOAL IS, IS TO HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE EQUAL INTERNET, NO MATTER ANY OF THE FACTORS, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER INCOME LEVEL OR ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THOSE, THEN THAT YOU, IF YOU GAIN THAT, YOU MIGHT LOSE SOME THINGS, RIGHT? SO IF YOU HAVE COMPLETE UBIQUITY, LOOK ALL THE WAY OVER TO AFFORDABILITY. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETE UBIQUITY, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE BECAUSE IT JUST COSTS TO DO THAT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND DO WHAT NOW? COLOR CODING. YEAH, YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE WAY YOU SAID THAT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE BECAUSE WE JUST THERE ARE TERMS THAT WE USE, YOU KNOW, SO YEAH. AND SO, SO, AND THEN IF YOU GO DOWN THERE, YOU CAN SEE LIKE, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE CHOICE, THEN YOU MIGHT THEN YOU THAT COULD ALIGN WITH UBIQUITY.

BUT IF YOU GET OVER TO RISK AVERSION, THEN YOU COULD RUN INTO SOME PROBLEMS. AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT THAT'S GOING THROUGH IS TO SAY, IF YOU WANT THIS, WHAT ALIGNS WITH THAT VERSUS WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LOSE FOR THAT? OKAY, OKAY. SO WHAT IRINA WAS TALKING ABOUT NEXT WITH THE I HIT THE RIGHT BUTTON HERE. YEAH. OKAY. ON THIS ONE. SO, SO THERE ARE SO THIS, SO WHAT WE'RE KIND OF DOING HERE IS GOING DOWN A PATH OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE A FIELD OF BUSINESS MODELS IN A DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS, WHAT YOU GAIN, WHAT YOU LOSE. AND THEN THIS KIND OF SUMMARIZES THAT AS, AS IRINA SAID. AND SO NETWORK AND DEPLOYMENT MODELS.

SO HERE'S THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU COULD APPROACH THOSE. SO SO IF YOU IN THOSE DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS, HERE'S SOME DIFFERENT WAYS YOU COULD, THE CITY COULD ACT. AND SO LIKE THE TOP ONE IS JUST TO SAY THERE'S GOING TO BE CONDUIT ONLY. AND SO IF THERE'S CONDUIT ONLY, AND YOU PROVIDED THE CONDUIT. SO IN THE BUSINESS MODEL, THIS WOULD BE YOU FOR CONDUIT ONLY BUSINESS MODEL WHERE YOU ARE PROVIDING THE CONDUIT, THEN YOU COULD, YOU COULD JUST PUT IN THE CONDUIT, YOU COULD OWN IT. THAT'S, THAT'S PARTICULARLY IF YOU DO IT WITH OTHER PROJECTS, LIKE IF YOU ARE TEARING UP A ROAD TO REDO A ROAD AND YOU PUT IN CONDUIT THAT CAN BE PUT IN FAIRLY CHEAPLY, IF YOU DO IT THAT WAY, THEN YOU COULD ALSO HAVE LOW CAPITAL EXPOSURE. AND SO THAT'S THESE ARE JUST HELPING YOU THINK THROUGH WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE COULD DO. AND SO WE DO HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT SAY, LOOK, WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE FIBER, MANAGE IT, BUT WE'LL PUT IN THE CONDUIT AND WE'RE DOING THESE OTHER PROJECTS. AND THEN THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CV SYNC. NOW. I RAN THE PROJECT FOR CV SYNC, AND SO I HAVE SOME BACKGROUND WITH THAT. WITH CV SYNC, WITH CV, CV SYNC, THEY PUT IN THE CONDUIT AND THE FIBER FOR ALL THE SIGNALS, BUT THEY HAVE SOME EXCESS CONDUIT. AND SO SINCE THERE'S EXTRA EXCESS CONDUIT, THE QUESTION IS HOW WOULD YOU USE THAT? SO IN THAT CASE THERE IS CONDUIT CONDUIT ONLY. BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EITHER THE CITY OR THE OR THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WOULD COME IN AND PUT FIBER IN THAT EMPTY CONDUIT, RIGHT. AND SO DARK FIBER JUST AGAIN, SO YOU KNOW THESE TERMS, DARK FIBER IS WHERE YOU PUT LIKE YOU HAVE THE DUCT, THE CONDUIT YOU PUT IN THE FIBER, BUT AND THEN YOU WOULD LEASE IT OUT FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD WANT TO USE THE FIBER, THAT'S AN OPTION. YOU COULD DO. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS WHERE IS WHERE YOU SHARE LIKE, LIKE WE'LL PUT IN SOME, YOU PUT IN SOME, THERE'S MONEY THAT GOES IN THERE, YOU KNOW, WHO, WHO PAYS FOR THE THINGS, WHO BUYS THE THINGS. AND THEN BASICALLY, IN THAT CASE, THE CITY HAS TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH MANAGING ALL THE CONTRACTS FOR THAT. AND THEN OPEN ACCESS IS THERE ARE SOME INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS

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SO I THINK I'LL COME BACK TO THIS ONE. SO WE'LL WE'LL SKIP AND COME BACK TO THAT ONE. JUST JUST NOT WASTING YOUR TIME. NOW TO YOUR QUESTION. SO, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS WE WENT THROUGH AND SAID, OKAY, IF THERE WAS AND AGAIN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUSINESS MODELS, AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT A FULL MUNICIPAL BUILD, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? AND THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING AT. SO IN LOOKING AT WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE IS, IS THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF COST. AND SO ON THE LEFT YOU HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION. AND THE WAY TO THINK ABOUT THAT IS THAT'S THE CAPITAL EXPENSE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO PUT IT ALL IN TO HAVE IT. ON THE RIGHT ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF OPERATIONS OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL MUNICIPAL NETWORK. AND SO IF YOU WERE GOING TO BUILD IT, THERE'S A COST. IF YOU'RE GOING TO OPERATE IT, THERE'S A COST.

NOW, AGAIN, IN THE BUSINESS MODELS, YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU DO THAT WITH WITH PRIVATE PROVIDERS. NOW, WHAT I WANT SOMETHING I WANT TO PARTICULARLY SAY ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THESE NUMBERS, THE WAY THAT LIKE A FULLY MUNICIPAL MODEL WORKS IS THAT YOU HAVE THE, THE COST AND THEN YOU HAVE TO BUILD IT, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE COST FOR OPERATING IT.

GRANTS TAKE DOWN THE COST OF BUILDING. AND SO THAT'S WHY GRANTS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN THE INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW IS THAT YOU GET GRANT MONEY AND THAT LOWERS THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND WITH THIS IS THAT FOR EVERY FOR EVERY, YOU BUILD IT AND FOR WHOEVER YOU BUILD IT TO, HOUSES, BUSINESSES, WHATEVER, THEN THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE PAYING ALSO. AND SO THEN YOU BUILD THE, HERE'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO PUT IT IN. AND THEN HOWEVER THAT WILL BE FINANCED, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN LOWER IT WITH WITH GRANTS, BUT HERE'S ALL TO BE FINANCED. AND THEN HERE'S WHAT THE COST OF OPERATIONS ARE. AND THEN TO START, WE USUALLY SAY LIKE 35% OF THE PEOPLE WILL TYPICALLY TAKE IT. THAT COULD BE HIGHER IF THE NEEDS ARE BIGGER, 35%, 40%, 50%. BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT A TYPICAL COST, LIKE MAYBE $75 A PERSON, THEN YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, PER PER HOUSE, AND THEN YOU HAVE 12,000 ADDRESSES. THEN YOU START THINKING WHAT PERCENT OF THAT? AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN DOLLARS WISE? AND THAT'S HOW YOU THEN OFFSET THE COSTS. SO NOW THAT NUMBER MIGHT LOOK BIG. BUT IT HAS TO BE TAKEN IN CONTEXT OF IF YOU BUILD IT, THEN WHAT CAN YOU ANTICIPATE THE REVENUES TO BE? AND THAT'S WHAT THE FEASIBILITY AND THE FEASIBILITY

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AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE. HEY, YOU GUYS, I WORKED WITH A CITY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND THEIR HOSPITAL GOT A GRANT FOR TELEMEDICINE. THAT WAS A PRETTY HEFTY GRANT. AND THEY HAD TO GIVE IT BACK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE NETWORK THAT WOULD GO TO THE HOUSES, SO THEY COULDN'T DO TELEMEDICINE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THE KEY IS, IS THERE A PROBLEM TO SOLVE? YOU KNOW, AND IF THERE'S A PROBLEM TO SOLVE, THEN THEN THE PATH IS TO START THINKING, OKAY, HOW DO WE SOLVE IT? AND CHATTANOOGA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. NOW, NOT EVERYBODY'S CHATTANOOGA BECAUSE BECAUSE THEY HAD CERTAIN FACTORS, BUT THEY'RE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW IF THE RIGHT WORK IS DONE, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR MULTIPLE PROBLEMS IN THE RIGHT WORK IS DONE, SOME REALLY AMAZING THINGS CAN HAPPEN. OKAY, LET'S GO AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO TIME HERE. NO, NO, NO, THE MONEY PIECE. RIGHT? YEP. SO SO THE SO SO THEN THE WAY TO THINK OF THAT IS, IS PARTICULARLY TO, TO THINKING THROUGH. AND WE WANT IN ALL OF THOSE OPTIONS, WE WANT YOUR EYES OPEN. LIKE WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT THE FACTORS ARE, WHAT THINGS ARE TO, TO CONSIDER. AND SO WE SAY NUMBER OF PASSINGS, THAT'S JUST THE NUMBER OF, OF HOMES. BUT THEN BUSINESSES GET A DIFFERENT REVENUE AND THERE'S A DIFFERENT COST THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT REVENUE. AND SO THEN YOU HAVE TO THINK THROUGH, OKAY, IF THE, IF THERE IS A COST OF 51 MILLION, THEN YOU HAVE TO THINK, HOW DO WE PAY FOR THAT

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[ Public Comments (Non-Agenda Items) (Limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. If additional time is required for public comments, they will be heard after Item No. 15. Public Hearing Calendar)]

THAT IS A TYPO ON THE AGENDA. IT SHOULD BE ITEM 16. THANK YOU. PUBLIC. YEAH. SO WE'LL MOVE ON THERE TO THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL BOARD CORPORATION AUTHORITY ON ANY ITEM OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION THEREOF. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS FOR JAMES RODRIGUEZ. JUST NOTE YOU'LL BE CALLED UP FOR THE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS AGAIN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHO I AM, BUT I HAVE BEEN FILING CIVIC PROTESTS AND CIVIC FILINGS WITH THE CITY FOR THE PAST MONTH, AS WELL AS BEING AN ACTIVE COMMENTER FOR MANY YEARS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANGES OF OUR ACTUAL COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY TO MENTION SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE ANTICIPATED LITIGATION AGENDA FOR THE PAST COUPLE MEETINGS, BUT HAS NOT ACTUALLY BEEN SPECIFICALLY STATED. I AM CURRENTLY IN A WRIT OF MANDATE FILED WITH THE PALM SPRINGS COURTHOUSE UNDER THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY COURT TO COMPEL THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO WORK UNDER THE BROWN ACT RULES.

I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'M SURE THAT YOU CAN SPEAK MORE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, WITH YOUR OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND HOW I HAVE ALLEGED THOSE BROWN ACTS VIOLATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU GET IN CONTACT WITH WHOEVER OR WHOMEVER YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, TO REALLY KEEP THE COUNCIL IN CONTROL OF WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE IN THE END, IN THE LONG RUN, THE COUNCIL, AS WE ARE AWARE, WILL EVENTUALLY AND MAY POSSIBLY BE THE ONES WITH RESPONSIBLE OUTCOMES REGARDING THESE ACTIONS, AS WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'LL SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE ALAN CARVALHO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALAN CARVALHO. FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST. WE CANNOT HAVE ME WAITING OR ANY OF US WAITING TWO HOURS TO

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THEY NEED TO GET THEIR HOMEWORK DONE AND NOT KEEP US WAITING. SO THAT'S MY COMPLAINT, I AGREE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS FOR MOVING THE CITY FORWARD. WE HAVE A MAYOR THAT IS FINALLY ADMITTED GUILTY AS CHARGED. HE PLEADED GUILTY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS CITY TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD. IT'S BEEN A DECADE OF THE SAME LEADERSHIP. YOU GUYS AND WOMEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CHANGE THE COURSE OF THIS CITY AND I MEAN, GET INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST COUNCIL. GET OUT THERE LIKE WE DO IN CATHEDRAL CITY. YOU GO HAVE RESTAURANTS GATHERING PLACES. TWO OF YOU AT A TIME CAN ACTUALLY HAVE MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY FEELS COMFORTABLE COMING UP HERE AND SPEAKING.

IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, MAKE US FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS CARE. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL THESE DECISIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE BUSINESSES. THE PEOPLE MATTER TOO. WE NEED TO BE GIVING PRIORITY. SOME OF US COME A DISTANCE TO SPEAK, SO PLEASE RESPECT THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE YOUR RESIDENTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING, MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. DON'T BE AFRAID TO EXPRESS YOURSELF. DON'T GET ALONG.

DON'T GO ALONG TO GET ALONG. BE WILLING TO SPEAK UP. LENNY O'NEAL IS LOOKING AT US ALL AND SHE'S LOOKING AT IT PROUDLY. WE SHE HAS A LEGACY AND WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT LEGACY. SPEAK OUT, BE REAL. BE HONEST, AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SYLVIA MONTENEGRO. I AM SYLVIA MONTENEGRO. I RESIDE AT 52138 SHADY LANE HERE IN COACHELLA. AND I AM HERE. I COME TO SEEK PEACE AND JUSTICE AS A CITIZEN AND AS A HOMEOWNER.

I COME TO REQUEST A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE MAYOR ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ. AT THIS MOMENT, I WILL SAY MAYOR DAVID HERNANDEZ PLED GUILTY. THAT IS HONORABLE. HE PLED GUILTY. HE SAVED THIS CITY A LOT OF EXPENDITURE IN A TRIAL. NOW LET US HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION. WE CANNOT APPOINT A FRIEND, SOMEBODY WE KNOW, SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT LOOK GOOD IN THAT SEAT.

WE MUST HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION THAT I DEMAND THAT AND MANY OTHERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO. NOW ALSO, I AM HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING CESAR CHAVEZ. YES, THERE ARE SOME ALLEGATIONS. HOWEVER, WE MUST HONOR THE LEGACY THIS MAN BROUGHT TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, OUR CITY PARK WAS WHERE THE FARM WORKERS GATHERED, AND ONE DAY THEY HAD THE UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION. THEY SUFFERED. THEY SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA BECAUSE THE CITY OF COACHELLA DID NOT WANT THOSE DAMN UGLY PEOPLE HERE IN TOWN, ESPECIALLY IN THE PARK. I WAS SITTING RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE SITTING IN 1973, WHEN A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED THE MAYOR, PLEASE, WHAT COULD WE DO TO GET THOSE UGLY PEOPLE OUT OF HERE? OUR FARM WORKERS? COULD WE TURN THE WATER ON IN THE PARK? CITY MAYOR TURNED TO CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER ORDERED THE WATER TURNED ON. CITY MANAGER CALLED RUDY CABRIALES, THEN CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND RUDY TURNED THE WATER ON EVERYONE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE IN THE PARK GOT SOAKED AS WELL AS CESAR CHAVEZ, BUT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN ONE TIME. SO LET US HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE WORK THAT THIS MAN DID, DESPITE ALLEGATIONS WE CANNOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY, WE CANNOT TAKE THE NAME AWAY FROM A SCHOOL. I WAS IN THE SCHOOL BOARD WHEN SO MANY FINE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA CAME TO OUR BOARD NOT ONCE, BUT MANY TIMES, BEGGING, PLEADING, LET US NAME A NEW

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ALL RIGHT, JUST IMAGINE THE. VEHICLES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH HAULING THE GOODS TO PREPARE FOR THE COACHELLA. NOW, IT IS NOT THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT ARE THE GREAT PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ROLL THROUGH AT A SLOW PACE. IT IS OUR PASSENGER VEHICLES VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND WE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. LA QUINTA HAS CAMERAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. OTHER CITIES DO.

WE HAVE TO GET MODERN HERE AND TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE? AND THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOU TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO REPRESENT ALL OF US, AND IT HASN'T CHANGED SINCE I WAS HERE. FOR YOU ARE SITTING. AND SO THEREFORE LET US ACT FOR THE BENEFIT AND GOOD LIVING FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THOSE ARE ALL OF THE SPEAKER POINTS THAT WE HAVE. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM? IF THERE'S ANY ATTENDEES ON ZOOM WHO'D LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE WITHOUT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE

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COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER I MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA I THAT WILL MOVE ON TO

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ANA FERNANDEZ, MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I'LL BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON OUR 2025 APR FOR HOUSING AND GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. SO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6400 REQUIRES THE CITY TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE 2035 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. THE HOUSING APR IS PRESENTED TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE, AND THEN IT IS SUBMITTED TO HCD AND LCI EACH YEAR BY APRIL 1ST. THE APR ASSESSES HOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AND

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ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR ARE PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THIS YEAR.

SOMETHING ELSE IS MOBILITY, SO INCREASING MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS DONE THROUGH THE CV LINK. SO THAT WAS AN UPDATE ON THE APR FOR HOUSING AND GENERAL PLAN. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN YOU PUT IT BACK TO THE PAGE WHERE THE ARENA NUMBERS ARE? YES. THANK YOU. SO FOR SOME OF THESE UNITS, ANA, ARE WE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH HOW MANY PER YEAR? I KNOW YOU HAVE THE 2025. AND THEN I'M SURE WE SEE THE 2024 PREVIOUSLY. YES. YES. THOSE NUMBERS. YES. SO WE BRING THAT EVERY YEAR.

ATTACHMENT TWO OF YOUR STAFF REPORT ALSO HAS A BREAKDOWN OF EVERY YEAR. SO THAT SHOWS WHAT WE'VE SUBMITTED TO HDD FROM 2021 UNTIL LAST CALENDAR YEAR 2025. SO FOR LAST YEAR, 2024, WE PERMITTED ABOUT 93 SINGLE FAMILY AND ABOUT 90 SOMETHING ADUS AS WELL. SO THAT'S THAT'S HERE, 9280 USE. AND THEN IT WAS ABOUT 93 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR 2024. AND THEN BECAUSE WE'RE. SO I CAN'T GO BACK BECAUSE WE'RE BY 2026, WE MIGHT SEE A JUMP WITH THE SENIOR HOUSING. 63. AND YES, WE ALSO HAVE THE APARTMENTS UP POINT THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS. AND THOSE WILL ALL BE. SO IF, IF WE'RE IF WE'RE DOING THE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THEM IN 2026, THEN IT GETS COUNTED OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE COMPLETED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR? IF THEY'RE ISSUED PERMITS IN 2026, THEY WILL BE COUNTED FOR FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? A

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CASSANDRA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND ESTEEMED CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LEANDRO DIAZ. I'M THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING ON ITEM 18 A D A TITLE TWO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SELF EVALUATION, TRANSITION PLAN, CONTRACT PROPOSAL. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT, ALSO WELL KNOWN AS ADA, WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN JULY 26TH, 1990. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS LAW MANDATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

THE ADA HAS FIVE TITLES. TITLE TWO ADDRESSES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, REQUIRING THAT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENSURE THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO PEDESTRIAN ROUTES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. TITLE TWO PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS THE OBLIGATION WHENEVER STREETS, ROADWAYS OR HIGHWAYS ARE ALTERED TO PROVIDE CURB RAMPS WHERE STREET LEVEL PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS CROSS CURBS.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY OF THE PEDESTRIANS WALKWAYS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROCESSING THE ADA SELF EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN WILL BE FIRST THROUGH EVALUATE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY. ASSESS THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, AND INTERSECTIONS. ENGAGE. THE PUBLIC WILL BE HOSTING PUBLIC OUTREACH AS WELL AS VISITING THE SENIOR CENTER TO GET THEIR INPUT, PRIORITIZE AND SCHEDULE BARRIER REMOVAL ACTIONS. DRAFT THE COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE APPROACHES SCOPE. SERVICES.

WE'RE GOING TO FIRST START OFF WITH THE PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING. ESTABLISH GOALS.

DEVELOP DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE. WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. ARTURO WILL LEAD THE PROJECT STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS, COLLECTING PUBLIC INPUT AND ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS AN ADA TITLE. TWO REQUIREMENT TO BE PERFORMED DURING THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN PROCESS. WE'LL BE ASSESSING THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. ARTURO WILL USE THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES TO ASSESS THE BARRIERS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THE RIGHT OF WAY. ADA TRANSITION PLAN DEVELOPMENT. ARTURO WILL WILL DELIVER AN ADA TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT MEETS THE CITY REQUIREMENTS, AS I OUTLINED IN THE RFP AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADA. TITLE TWO. IMPORTANT NOTE ALL PUBLIC ENTITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SELF-EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. THIS INCLUDES CALTRANS GRANTS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY. THE DELIVERABLES WILL BE A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. ADA SELF EVALUATION A BARRIER INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT DATA. THIS WILL INCLUDE A GIS. MAP AND DATA.

IT'LL ACCOMPANY B, A COMPANY WITH PHOTOS OF THE BARRIERS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AND ASSOCIATED CODE, CODE COMPLIANCE. THE PRIORITIZATION AND PHASING PLAN WILL INCLUDE COST ESTIMATES AND SCHEDULE BARRIER REMOVAL, AND THE FINAL PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. ADA SELF EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN MONITORED. IT WILL INCLUDE A MONITORING AND TRACKING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK AND WILL INCLUDE A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 17 AWARDING A CONTRACT TO AURORA SOLUTIONS ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANTS AND THE AMOUNT OF $149,687 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCESSIBILITY SELF-EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE. CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE DIVISION ONE, PART 2.5, SECTION 54 AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION ADA TITLE TWO. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS. AND THEN FOR REFERENCE, THIS IS ALREADY PRE BUDGETED IN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET FROM. THIS WILL BE THIS WILL BE BUDGETED ON NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET YEAR ONE. RIGHT. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THE CONTRACT AWARDED AND THEN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING FOR NEXT YEAR. MAKE SURE WE GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. LISANDRO SORRY LISANDRO FOR FOR THIS THE ADA YOU KNOW, PROGRAM MODEL

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CORRECT. WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO QUALIFY, CONTINUE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR FOR THOSE GRANTS WITH THIS PLAN IN PLACE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM UNLESS THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM. AND IF THERE IS, CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND? THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU. A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 18. I'LL SECOND. I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM FIERRO, I OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19. THANK YOU. AUTHORIZING MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ADJUST SHARE OF THE RESIDUAL RECIPIENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT DEVELOPED BY CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION, SIXTH STREET SENIOR APARTMENTS. YES, AND ADOBE COMMUNITIES.

PARDON ME. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. I'M BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS ONE KIND OF QUICK.

IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE. ALL WE'RE REQUESTING IS THAT. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND. SO THE CITY THE CITY CFD LOANS ARE GOING TO BE REPAID THROUGH A RESIDUAL RECEIPTS DISTRIBUTION, WHICH ALLOWS THE PROJECT TO REPAY BACK PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST WHEN ADEQUATE CASH FLOW IS AVAILABLE. AND SO I'LL JUST QUICKLY DEFINE THE THE RESIDUAL RECEIPTS BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE PART THAT COULD BE CONFUSING A COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE BASICALLY JUST ASKING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE SPLIT IN THE PRO RATA SHARE FOR CHELSEA'S AND ABODE'S PROJECTS. AND SO THE RESIDUAL RECEIPTS. IT MEANS THAT THE OPERATING INCOME REMAINING AFTER PAYMENT OF PROJECT EXPENSES AND FEES, AS DEFINED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, TYPICALLY OPERATING EXPENSES, RESERVE DEPOSITS, PROJECT FEES AND OTHER MUST PAY DEBT. MINIMUM DEBT SERVICE, INCLUDING STATE LOAN, MANDATORY INTEREST PAYMENTS AND ALL THIS GOOD STUFF ARE SPLIT WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT VENDORS WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD BE HCD OR OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES. AND I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE WILL KIND OF GIVE YOU A VISUAL. SO BASICALLY THESE ARE THE THE, THE SHARE BREAKDOWNS FOR CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE FOR ABODE COMMUNITIES FOR PHASE ONE OF THEIR PROJECT. AND THEN THE BREAKDOWN FOR PHASE TWO. AND SO STAFF IS HERE TODAY REQUESTING THAT WE MODIFY THAT. WE THAT WE BASICALLY CONSIDER THE MODIFICATION TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT JUST TO SHARE OF THE RESIDUAL RECEIPTS FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION FOR SIXTH STREET SENIORS APARTMENTS AND THEN ABODE COMMUNITIES FOR VIA VERDE APARTMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE? PUBLIC COMMENT. YES. NO QUESTIONS. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS. IF THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THERE SHOULD BE A COMMENT, RIGHT? I, I THINK HIS, HIS, HIS FORM HAD MULTIPLE. YEAH IT DID.

IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL. IT IT DID. I DON'T HAVE ITEM 19 LISTED ON HERE, BUT I CAN ADD IT. OH YES.

IT'S OKAY. YES. SO JAMES RODRIGUEZ. COUNCIL I DID PROVIDE A WRITTEN COMMENT TO THAT, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I THOUGHT I ALREADY HAD THAT. IT SOUNDS TO ME. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNICALITY TO IT, AND I'M SURE STAFF UNDERSTANDS IT MORE THAN I DO, BUT FROM WHAT IT HERE'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME IS IT SOUNDS LIKE IF YOU GUYS KNOW BAKERS BURGERS OR OH GOSH, THERE'S A BURGER BRAND OVER THERE BY CABAZON. YOU GOT A MAMA BURGER, A PAPA BURGER, A

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WHEN WE'RE THE MAMA AND THE PAPA AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BABY BURGER. THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME. SO WE'RE CHANGING THIS STRUCTURE FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET. JUST SOUNDS WEIRD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM? THERE'S ANYBODY ON ZOOM WHO'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. SORRY, CELINA. UNLESS THERE'S QUESTIONS. CELINA FOR THE ABODE APARTMENTS. WHEN CAN WE SEE? WHERE IS THAT IN THE PROCESS FOR? SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO CLOSE, I BELIEVE. I THINK THEY WERE DESPERATELY TRYING TO CLOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS LIKE FRIDAY, YOU KNOW, SO VERY, VERY SOON.

YEAH. AND SO THEY HAVE ALL THESE GOVERNMENT SOURCES THAT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THE TO, TO MAKE THE PROJECT PENCIL OUT FINANCIALLY. AND SO THAT'S WHY THE PRO RATA IS WHAT IT IS, BECAUSE NORMALLY THE CITY WOULD PROBABLY GET LIKE 50%, BUT BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PERCENTAGES THEN CHANGE. AND SO BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIKE, I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING, PROBABLY LIKE 20 DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR VIA VERDE. SO ONCE WE APPROVE THIS, THEN WHERE IS VIA VERDE IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, ROAD TO CONSTRUCTION AND GETTING WHEN DO WE SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR TIMELINE IS LOOKING LIKE. SO IF THEY CLOSE AND THEN THEY SO SHORTLY AFTER CLOSING A MONTH AFTER THEY, YOU KNOW, CAN BREAK GROUND. AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT'S JUST AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE GOLDEN, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK IT'LL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF. SO THE PROJECT WILL BE PROBABLY COMPLETED IN 2027, PROBABLY BY JULY OF 2027. I KNOW WHAT THIS ONE WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR FOR, I MEAN, A BIT TEN PLUS YEARS. YEAH, YEAH. AND SO WHEN, WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, ARE WE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING IMMEDIATELY AFTER OR ARE WE GOING TO BE SITTING THERE FOR A BIT? THEY'RE, THEY'VE ALREADY SECURED OUR TAX CREDITS AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOOD TO GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEND IT. SO FIRST THERE'S THE FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER VICENTE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. I WILL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER I. MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. I MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 14. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER TO EXECUTE VARIOUS STATE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. ANDREW. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WAS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND IT WAS PULLED. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU. SO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT. AS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AS WE DO PROJECTS WITH CALTRANS, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF AGREEMENTS WE HAVE TO SIGN AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE DO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS. WE DO THE. THE. PREVAILING WAGE CERTIFICATIONS, RIGHT OF WAY CERTIFICATIONS. AND CALTRANS REQUIRES THAT AS WE'RE SIGNING ALL THESE AGREEMENTS, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES WHO CAN SIGN THOSE AGREEMENTS. WE ALREADY HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WAS ON FILE WITH CALTRANS. SO THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP ITEM, BECAUSE WE DID NOTICE THAT THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ALREADY ON FILE WITH CALTRANS, IT ACTUALLY LISTED THIS IS THE OLDER RESOLUTION. IT LISTED THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AS THE TWO AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES FOR ALL THESE AGREEMENTS. SO SINCE THOSE TITLES DON'T ACTUALLY CURRENTLY EXIST IN OUR ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE, THE REASON TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION IS JUST TO CLEAN UP THIS STANDARD RESOLUTION SO THAT RATHER THAN THE TWO SIGNATORIES BEING THE CITY ENGINEER AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THE SIGNATORIES WILL BE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER. THOSE WERE MOVING FORWARD AND WE'RE ADVANCING CIP PROJECTS. OUR TITLES ARE REFLECTIVE OF OF THE CORRECT TITLES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR ORGANIZATION CHART. SO THE CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON IT. THE CITY MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON LIKE RIGHT AWAY CERTIFICATIONS AND

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[ Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial)]

TO RESEND. NUMBER 2023 DASH 71. APPROVED OCTOBER 10TH, 2023 AND CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 75 FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONDITION OF APPROVALS FOR THE SEVILLA TWO PYRAMID RANCH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

AND TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE SEVILLA TWO PYRAMID RANCH CONDITION OF APPROVAL

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I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 8:33 P.M. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. KENDRA, FORGIVE ME, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TWO YEARS, THE REMOVAL, ARE WE SAYING THAT COMPLETELY MODIFYING IT AND THEN REMOVING THE TWO YEARS? OR ARE WE SAYING THAT WE'RE REMOVING THE LANGUAGE OF TWO YEARS FROM. IS IT AFTER THE FINAL OCCUPANCY PERMIT? BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE, I THINK ORIGINALLY WAS THAT IT WAS A TWO YEARS UP UNTIL THE LAST PHASE WAS RIGHT. THE WAY IT CURRENTLY READS IS TWO YEARS. ONCE THE FINAL HOME GETS IT'S COBO AND THAT IT'S THE COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THAT LANGUAGE. BUT AS THEY'RE BEING BUILT OUT, THEY STILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THAT 20% RULE. SO OF THE 80 HOMES THAT ARE BUILT, ONLY 20% OF THEM AT THIS TIME WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR AN ANNUAL STR PERMIT. SO WE'RE REMOVING IT ALL TOGETHER. WE'RE REMOVING THAT LANGUAGE ALL TOGETHER. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO APPROVE, YOU CAN, BUT WE CAN MODIFY THE THE RESOLUTION TO MAKE IT READ OTHERWISE. SO THE HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO GET BUILT ARE BEING BUILT. ONCE THEY'RE PURCHASED, THEY STILL NEED A TWO YEAR OCCUPANCY BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN RENT UNLESS THE CONDITION IS REMOVED, NONE OF THE HOMES WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE AN STR PERMIT UNTIL THE FINAL HOME RECEIVED THE FINAL HOME.

SO THE 204TH HOME RECEIVES ITS FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND IN MOST RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, ARE WE ARE WE TAPPING OUT AT THE 20%? ARE WE SEEING MORE APPLICATIONS COME IN THAN THE 20% AT THIS TIME? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I THINK THE CLOSEST THAT I'VE HEARD FINANCE SAY WE'VE GOTTEN TO IS AROUND 14%. AND THEN AND THEN HOW WOULD WE BE APPROVING THAT? SO ARE WE SAYING ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE AT THE 20%, THEN AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, THEN THEN THOSE OWNERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO QUALIFY AT THAT TIME. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THERE'S, THERE'S GOING TO BE A WAITING LIST THAT'S PUT TOGETHER. SO ONCE WE DO GET TO THAT 20%, THERE'S GOING TO BE A WAITING LIST. AND IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T RENEW THEIR PERMIT OR IF THEY GET THEIR PERMIT REVOKED, THEN IT WOULD BE THE NEXT PERSON UP ON THAT WAITING LIST. SO MY QUESTION WAS, IF THIS GETS APPROVED, NEW HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT, THEY STILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE TWO YEAR OCCUPANCY, RIGHT? OR THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO BE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO CORRECT. KENDRA, ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE? STAFF IS RECOMMENDING CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION FROM THE FORMER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND BB AND CCB OFFICE WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THE DEVELOPERS NOTIFIED PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE HOMES THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE STRS IN THAT COMMUNITY. AND THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION THAT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE, TWO, TWO, TWO, WHICH WAS THE UPDATE TO THE STR ORDINANCE WITHIN THE CITY. SO THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT HOMES WITH THE INTENTION OF UTILIZING THEM AS STRS, WHETHER IT BE FULL TIME OR FOR SEASONAL, JUST FOR THE FESTIVALS. THANK YOU. AND IN THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE 2023, THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT STIPULATES, RIGHT, THAT LIKE SOMETHING SUPERSEDES SOMETHING ELSE. SO IS THAT STILL RIGHT? WOULD THAT ALSO GO AWAY? THAT LANGUAGE? IS THAT 75? SO IF IT'S MORE RESTRICTIVE, IT SUPERSEDES IT. IF IT'S LESS RESTRICTIVE, IT WOULD NOT SUPERSEDE IT. SO THAT'S WHY ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS UPDATED WAS NOT MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE MORATORIUM THAT WAS INITIALLY PLACED ON THE PROJECT. YEAH. SO I, I DO RECALL WHEN IT CAME FORWARD AND AND THERE WAS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME, YOU

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AND HAVE YOU SEEN IT? I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE COMMENT LETTERS THAT WERE RECEIVED FOR THAT MEETING. YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO OR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE IT TO GO BACK TO THAT RECORDING. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION FROM THE BUILDER. AND THEN SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS. AND SO THAT THAT DEVELOPER, THAT THAT HOUSING DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY AGREED TO IT. THEY KNEW IT AT THAT TIME. SO IF AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT, WHEN PEOPLE WERE COMING IN TO PURCHASE THEIR HOMES, IF THAT THEN WAS, IF THAT COMMUNICATION THEN CHANGED, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULDN'T BE ON THE CITY END BECAUSE THAT THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THAT HOUSING DEVELOPER WAS, WAS VERY CLEAR. IT WAS IN AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO AGREE WITH IT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION, I THINK, MORE INTERNALLY WITH SOME DEPARTMENTS AND, AND OWNERS THAT WANTED TO DO THE SHORT TERM RENTALS. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THAT THAT'S HOW THIS CAME ABOUT WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME OWNERS WHO WERE SHARED THAT THEY COULD OPERATE ESTHER'S. AND THEN AT THAT POINT THERE WAS, I THINK, DIFFICULT THAN TO WALK IT BACK AND SAY, WELL, NO, YOU CAN'T. YOU KNOW, IT'S A CORRECTION, YOU KNOW? YEAH.

SOMEONE IN THE CITY TOLD YOU YOU CAN. BUT NOW WE'RE SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S RESTRICTED. RIGHT. AND SO I AND THAT'S HOW IT CAME ABOUT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNICATION WAS FROM THAT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT HERE IT WAS AGREED UPON AND THEY, THEY KNEW IT VERY CLEARLY. AND SO I. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON IT'S IT'S COMING FORWARD THAT SOME OWNERS OUT THERE WANT TO DO SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD DO SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT THEN WHEN THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WERE TOLD OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY THAT THEY COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. WHAT IS THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? OH, WE DID ALREADY. OH, I'M SORRY, I MISSED IT. I DIDN'T I CLOSED IT.

YEAH. OH YOU'RE RIGHT. SO SORRY. THAT'S FINE. NO YOU'RE RIGHT. I DID NOTE IT. I MEAN, KENDRA, I MEAN I KNOW YOU'RE PRESENTING, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS THE BEST, THIS IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS THE BEST APPROACH FORWARD. I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE, THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL. IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A CONTINUANCE ON THIS ITEM TO HAVE STAFF REVISIT OTHER POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. I THINK THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUANCE IS THAT THE OWNERS WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE STARS FOR THE FESTIVALS, AND I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING FORWARD. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S HERE, I DON'T YOU KNOW. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO COUNCIL PROCEED. IS THERE A MOTION. I JUST ENTERTAIN ONE. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO MOTION, IT FAILS FOR LACK OF EMOTION. CAN I DIE HERE? IS IT GOING? IS THE SUGGESTION TO CONTINUE IT OR JUST FAIL IN THE KENDRA IN THE LANGUAGE IT. IT WAS EITHER ALL OR NO ONE. RIGHT.

SO WE COULD NOT. AND THOSE. AND FOR THE SAKE OF OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WITH THE HOMEOWNERS THAT WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD, IT WAS THAT WE COULDN'T JUST DO A FEW. IT HAD TO BE AT THAT POINT APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. CORRECT. AND THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR EXISTING UPDATED STR ORDINANCE. SO THAT, AGAIN, THERE WOULD BE A NEIGHBORHOOD PERCENTAGE CAP AT 20%. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH. AND AGAIN, THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAP PERCENTAGE DOES NOT APPLY TO SEASONAL PERMITS. IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE ANNUAL. BUT THERE IS THAT OWNERSHIP RESTRICTION OF OF FIVE PERMITS PER HOMEOWNER. SIR, IS THERE A WAY TO. BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE LARGER RULES OF THE OF THE CITY LARGER ORDINANCE. CORRECT. CORRECT. CORRECT. IS THERE A

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SOMEBODY SAID THAT ABOUT 68, 75% OF THE PEOPLE THAT RESIDE HERE IN COACHELLA OWN THEIR HOMES. IT CAN BECOME A PROBLEM WHEN EVERY WEEKEND THEY'RE RENTING THEIR HOMES OUT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOISE AND EVERYTHING WE DO DESERVE TO LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, PEACEFUL COMMUNITY. AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE PARTIES AND, YOU KNOW, EVENTS AND EVERYTHING, BUT WHEN IT'S A CONSTANT WEEKEND, IT DOES BECOME A NUISANCE. I KNOW THAT THE CITY OF LA QUINTA CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY HAVE A NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CALL AND REPORT ANY STARS THAT ARE CAUSING A NUISANCE, AND THAT THE CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL ISSUE VIOLATIONS THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADAPT TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T BECOME A NUISANCE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR ISO IS GOING TO GET BOMBARDED WITH ALL THESE CALLS, AND THEY CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH, AND RESIDENTS EXPECT SOMETHING TO GET DONE. YOU KNOW, WE ALL DESERVE TO TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING NO, BUT WHEN IT DOES BECOME A NUISANCE TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS MY CONCERN BECAUSE I AM VERY FORTUNATE ON MY STREET. I THINK WE HAVE MAYBE ONE STREET AND IT'S A YEAR LONG STR, BUT THEY'RE VERY RESPECTFUL. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY HOMEOWNER THAT RENTS OUT THEIR HOME IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME LUCK, SO THAT WE CAN DEVELOP SOMETHING WHERE THE HOMEOWNERS CAN FILE A COMPLAINT AND ISSUE THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTING THEIR HOUSES, OR THESE COMPANIES WHO HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL HOMES, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST GET A FINE OR SOMETHING SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'VE GOTTEN 3 OR 4 CALLS ALREADY. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT FAIR. WHAT THE, THE, THE PHONE NUMBER, WHO'S WHO'S REGULATING? IS IT US OR IS IT DECKER THAT'S GETTING THE COMPLAINTS? WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO? WE HAVE A NUMBER THAT PEOPLE CALL AND IT DOES GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

AND THEN PEOPLE HAVE ALSO BEEN CALLING. SO AS COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ MENTIONED, OFFICER HERNANDEZ AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR ISO AND HE ACTUALLY MET WITH THEM EARLIER THIS WEEK TO GO OVER THE ADMIN CITATION PROCESS TO KIND OF TEACH THEM AND EDUCATE THEM MORE. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND FOR HIM TO GET MORE INFORMATION FOR US ON WHAT STRS ARE, ARE THE MOST FREQUENT OFFENDERS. SO IN THAT WAY, WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND START ISSUING CITATIONS FOR THESE STARS THAT ARE BECOMING A VERY BURDENSOME FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. SO IN ALL FAIRNESS TO BOTH, RIGHT, WHETHER YOU'RE A NEIGHBOR OR WHETHER YOU'RE

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COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER VISION I, MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. I MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22, WHICH IS ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 22 APPROVED THE FINANCING FOR VIA VERDE LP. THE BORROWER BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING UNDER TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL ACT. OKAY, THAT'S FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YES. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO THIS ITEM, I DO HAVE TO READ THE TITLE BECAUSE IT IS A TEFRA PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NUMBER 22. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 20 TO APPROVE THE FINANCING FOR VIA VERDE ONE LP. THE BORROWER BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT, OR TEFRA. AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE CODE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY, OR CMFA, A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS, AGENCY AND PUBLIC ENTITY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60 MILLION. THE BONDS TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 84 824 COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT. AND SO THIS EVENING, I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF ABODE COMMUNITIES, THE REQUEST TO TO GET THE FINANCING SECURED THROUGH CMFA FOR A 108 UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT CALLED VIA VERDE. AND BASICALLY, WE ARE REQUESTING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT FINANCING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 60 MILLION. WE ARE HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENT ON THE PROJECT, AND THEN TO ALSO OUTLINE THAT THE CITY HAS NO FUNDING, NO FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY IS NECESSARY. THIS IS THIS IS ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWER OR ABODE COMMUNITIES. AND SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 20 TO APPROVE THE FINANCING FOR VIA VERDE. THE BORROWER BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY AND BY HEREBY CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT, OR TEFRA, AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE CODE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY. CMFA, A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS, AGENCY AND PUBLIC ENTITY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 60 MILLION.

THE BONDS TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 84 824 CAPE VERDE, COACHELLA,

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IF THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM, CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND? THERE ARE NONE. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 8:54 P.M. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE. THE RESOLUTION. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 23, A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 16 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT NUMBER 20 6-01 FOR TEMPORARY CAMPGROUND EVENTS IN APRIL 2026. LOCATED AT 83272 51ST AVENUE. HELLO HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ADRIAN MORENO, ASSOCIATE PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM TODAY. THIS IS FOR EP NUMBER 2601 RANCHO 51 FESTIVAL CAMPGROUND. FOR A BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT IS CLAUDIA ALVARADO WITH CO-APPLICANT JUAN ALVARADO. THE CITY APPLICATION DATE WAS FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026. THE EXISTING USE YOU CAN SEE THERE IN RED HIGHLIGHTED IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE EXISTING USE IS AN EXISTING DATE FARM ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THE CASE FILE AGAIN IS EP 2601 FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY CAMPGROUND EVENT IN APRIL 2026. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS ESTATE RANCHO. THE ZONING DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL ESTATE. THIS AREA IS IN THE P SEVEN AREA THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED TO THE CITY. SO BECAUSE OF THAT THEY HAVE TO GET NOW CITY PERMITS BEFORE THEY WERE IN THE COUNTY. FOR BACKGROUND, RANCHO 51 FESTIVAL CAMPGROUND IS AN EXISTING DATE GARDEN COMMUNITY EVENT FACILITY THAT HAS OPERATED WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY FOR OVER NINE YEARS, HOSTING A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE APPLICANT TEAM IS SKILLED IN COORDINATING LOGISTICS, GUEST SERVICES, VENDOR RELATIONS AND EVENT FLOW TO ENSURE A SAFE, ORGANIZED AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL ATTENDEES. THE APPLICANT TEAM INCLUDES CLAUDIA ALVARADO AND JUAN ALVARADO. CLAUDIA ALVARADO HAS EXPERIENCE PRODUCING AND HOSTING FASHION SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. JUAN ALVARADO HAS WORK EXPERIENCE WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS AEG AND THE LA GALAXY. THE APPLICANT TEAM'S COMBINED EXPERTISE AND YEARS OF OPERATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS EXHIBITS THE ABILITY OF THEIR TEAM TO HAVE SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY CAMPGROUND. SPECIAL EVENTS AS PROPOSED IN THIS ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT, CITY STAFF DID REACH OUT TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY FOR THEIR RECORDS ON THE HISTORY OF THEM OPERATING THE EVENTS, AND STAFF DID NOT FIND ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT RECORD SEARCH. CITY STAFF DID REACH OUT TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THIS ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT, AND LIEUTENANT GARCIA INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES TO FOCUS AND TO FOCUS IN ON THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR THE SITE. WHAT IS THEIR REQUEST FOR

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THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A BEER AND WINE GARDEN FOR ALCOHOL SERVICE. THE EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR COACHELLA WEEKEND ONE THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 13TH. COACHELLA WEEKEND TWO FOUR THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 20TH AND THE STAGECOACH WEEKEND FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2026 TO MONDAY, APRIL 27TH. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ONLY FOR APRIL 2026, NOT FOR APRIL 2027 OR FURTHER.

JUST THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE CITY STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON A SEPARATE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT FOR THEIR PRIVATE EVENTS FOR QUINCEANERAS AND SUCH AND WEDDINGS, BUT THAT WILL COME AT A LATER DATE. TODAY, FOCUS IS JUST THE APRIL 2026. THOSE THREE WEEKENDS THEY'RE. THE SITE PLAN INDICATED HERE SHOW TWO VEHICLE ACCESS POINTS ON AVENUE 51 HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THERE IS WHERE THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE LOCATED FOR THE SITE AND HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THERE IS THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE GLAMPING TENTS AND BRING YOUR OWN TENTS WILL BE. AND FOR THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, A MAXIMUM OF 200 GUESTS ARE PERMITTED ON SITE FOR THE EVENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. QUIET HOURS FOR OVERNIGHT AREAS MUST BE OBSERVED FROM 10 P.M. TO 6 A.M. AS SUCH, THERE WILL BE NO AMPLIFIED NOISE FOR THIS EVENT.

AFTER 10 P.M. THERE WILL BE 24 OVER SEVEN LICENSED SECURITY GUARDS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT, AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND POWER TO PAUSE THE EVENT. IF THERE'S ANY SORT OF UNSAFE CONDITION, THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TOUCH ON GENERAL CONDITIONS, SECURITY CONDITIONS, NUISANCE ABATEMENT, BATHROOM AND WATER ACCESS, BUILDING AND FIRE. THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HERE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT THEY OPERATED UNDER THE COUNTY. SO THE APPLICANT TEAM IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH OPERATING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. TO CONTINUE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, THERE IS A CONDITION THE APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH THE TOT TAX ORDINANCE OF THE CITY FOR, AND TO CONTINUE ON TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THE TOT ORDINANCE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF OCCUPANCY IN ANY HOTEL, A TRANSIENT IS SUBJECT TO AND SHALL PAY A TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF 9%. SO THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED AND BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY FOR THIS. THIS SITE WILL BE OPERATING SIMILAR TO A HOTEL AND NOT LIKE A SHORT TERM RENTAL. SO BECAUSE IT'S OPERATING SIMILAR TO A HOTEL, IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET THAT 9%. AND FINDINGS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT. CITY STAFF WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE FINDINGS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT. AND FOR SEQUA, THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM SEQUA. THE. THE PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT WILL BE FOR THE PERMITTING OF EXISTING PRIVATE PROPERTY AND. AS FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 16, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE E P NUMBER 2601 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND THE APPLICANT HERE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO I THINK ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ANSWERED, SAYS FIRE MARSHALS ARE TO INSPECT IT. SO THAT'S THAT'S GOOD. BUT MY OTHER QUESTION IS TRAFFIC. ARE THEY GOING TO BE ENTERING OFF OF JACKSON OFF OF CALHOUN EITHER WAY? SO THEIR ACCESS WOULD BE ON AVENUE 51. AND THERE'S TWO ACCESS POINTS THERE. SO THEY CAN ENTER OFF OF JACKSON OR CALHOUN INTO THE SITE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IF THERE WAS LIKE A TRAFFIC PLAN, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S PEOPLE GOING TO BE COMPLAINING ABOUT TRAFFIC. I KNOW JACKSON ALREADY GETS BACKED UP THAT THAT'S A GIVEN.

SO MY THE STREET THAT I USE WOULD PROBABLY BE CALHOUN. SO I CAN GET, YOU KNOW, TO WORK.

THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE STREET THAT I USE. SO I WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC PLAN. AND THERE IS A TRAFFIC PLAN INCLUDED AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY OPERATED UNDER THE COUNTY. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. JUST A COMMENT. I, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM. I SEE THESE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE COUNTY AND THEY'RE VERY EXTENSIVE. WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, FIRE, TRANSPORTATION, EVERYONE. SO THEY I MEMORIZED THEIR APPLICATION AT THIS POINT, AND WE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS, TO BE FAIR FROM ANYONE. THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WHEN IT CAME TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION. SO IT LOOKS THE SAME TO ME. AND THE HOURS ARE ARE SIMILAR TO US. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOW DOING THIS THROUGH THE CITY. IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN

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SO YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT, BUT I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ON THIS. IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE ALREADY WORKING WITH THROUGH THE COUNTY WITH THEM. SO I'M GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME AT 903, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 23. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER FORMS FOR THIS ITEM. IF THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM, CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND? THERE ARE NONE AT THIS TIME. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLIC HEARING AT 903 AND A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 23. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE T O T IS THAT PER EACH TENT WE'RE LOOKING AT? YES. FOR EACH TENT, WHETHER IT'S SUPPLIED OR WHETHER THEY'RE USING THE, THE, THE SITE, WHETHER THEY'RE USING, I THINK FOR ME, I THINK THAT ADRIAN, WE JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN WE'RE USING OPERATING SIMILAR TO A HOTEL BECAUSE IT IS A RANCH. AND SO I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE WE CAN USE SOME TYPE OF LANGUAGE LATER, OR THAT WE'RE SAYING, HEY, CAMPGROUNDS, INSTEAD OF COMPARING IT TO A HOTEL, BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK IT CAN BE MISLEADING, YOU KNOW? SO WITHIN THAT LANGUAGE IS CAMPGROUND, THEN OBVIOUSLY THEN ADD AND ALLOW TENTS WITHIN THAT. OKAY, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN ON THERE. YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING. YEAH. BECAUSE IF PEOPLE I'M NOT SURE IF THE APPLICANT HAS ANY, BUT I, I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE IT'S HOTEL AND IT'S REALLY RIGHT. WE JUST DON'T WANT TO USE THE LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO A HOTEL, YOU KNOW? SO I'M THINKING THAT AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST IN THE LANGUAGE THAT I THINK THAT WHEN WE'RE USING CAMPGROUND AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ALLOW HOW MANY, HOW MANY TENTS THEY WANT TO USE, BUT THAT WE, WHEN IT COMES BACK, WHETHER IT'S THIS ONE OR ANOTHER RANCH IS USING, YOU KNOW, ANY TYPE OF CAMPGROUNDS IS THAT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO ADOPT SOME TYPE OF LANGUAGE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A CAMPGROUND, YOU KNOW, T O T IS COLLECTED VERSUS IS THAT WHAT YOU. ADRIAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE THIS FIT IN THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE WAS NOT SPECIFIC. SO I THINK WHAT IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE IS FOR US TO COME BACK WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE TO BE EITHER, YOU KNOW, EXPAND THE LANGUAGE TO. THAT WOULD INCLUDE THAT. SO I THINK IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THIS IS BEING PROCESSED THROUGH THE CITY. AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT FIT INTO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE. BUT YOU RAISED A GOOD POINT. SO WITH THAT WOULD IT REQUIRES NOT JUST THE PERMIT, BUT IT WOULD HAPPEN THROUGH THE ORDINANCE PROCESS, RIGHT? YEAH. KENDRA, I THINK YOU HAD A COMMENT. IN CHAPTER 4.28 OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE HOTEL IS DEFINED SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE MENTION IT AS CAMPGROUND, BUT MAKE REFERENCE TO THAT DEFINITION, WHICH IS A BIT BROAD IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE.

AND THEN WE CAN BRING BACK AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFY AND CLEAR THAT LANGUAGE UP A BIT MORE FOR THE FUTURE. SURE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S JUST SORT OF LANGUAGE UPDATE. YEAH. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT? NO. LONG MEETING. OKAY. YEAH. IF THERE'S A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. DID YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YOU GUYS KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE CITY. YEAH. I MEAN, WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE CITY. IT WAS A LONG PROCESS TO GET ANNEXED. AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT HERE IN THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF FELT LIKE WE DIDN'T HAVE A HOME WHEN WE WERE IN THE COUNTY. SO NOW THAT WE'RE A PART OF THE CITY, IT'S IT'S NICE. OKAY, WELL, I GUESS YOU ALREADY KNOW A LOT OF YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT WITH THE COUNTY. SO NOW THAT WE, WE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY, WE FOUGHT FIRST AND THEN WE WE WON. AND THEN WE, WE BECAME FRIENDS WITH THE COUNTY AND WE WENT THROUGH A LOT. NOW THAT WE'RE WITH THE CITY, WE JUST WANT EVERYTHING THAT WE WORKED SO HARD FOR TO GET OUR LAND USE PERMIT THROUGH THE CITY. WE WANT TO HAVE HOPEFULLY A LAND USE PERMIT THAT CAN HELP US CONTINUE HELPING OUR COMMUNITY. LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HOSTED A EGG HUNT FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITY. BEFORE THAT, YOU KNOW, COACHELLA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM BEFORE THAT CHRISTMAS. AND WE TRY TO JUST COVER ALL THE COSTS OR AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY, ALL THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE WE PLAN TO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS, NOT JUST TO BENEFIT US, BUT TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, BUT WE DO HOPE TO HAVE A CUP WITH THE LAND USE PERMIT

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WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM. WE MEAN IT. WE JUST WANT TO PRESENT THE NONPROFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE NONPROFITS. SO IF WE CAN EXTEND OUR LAND THAT, YOU KNOW, GOD, LET US BORROW, WE WILL LET EVERYBODY BORROW IT TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO HELP THE CITY. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'LL TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER I MAYOR PRO TEM FIGUEROA. YES. MOVING ON. SO

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