Sep 21, 2026 City Council Meetings

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OF COACHELLA CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE COUNCIL SITTING AS A COACHELLA SANITARY DISTRICT, COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COACHELLA FINANCING AUTHORITY, COACHELLA EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL CORPORATION, COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION AT THE TIME, IS 5:03 P.M. YOU CAN COMMUNICATE OR PARTICIPATE ONLINE OR IN PERSON FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC TO VIEW, AND COMMENTS WILL BE RETAINED FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORDS. READING COMMENTS WILL NOT BE READ ALOUD AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM PEREZ HERE. MAYOR.

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[Reconvene Regular Meeting]

[Closed Session Announcements]

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

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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. Public Hearing Calendar)]

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THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. ANY OTHER NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS? THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I HAVE. IS THERE ANY IN ZOOM? IF THERE'S ANYBODY ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS,

[Proclamations/Presentations]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR FIGUEROA. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO BE INTRODUCING MR. JIM CURTIS, WHO'S GOING TO BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION AND UPDATE FOR THE HEAD TRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT'S COMING UP IN OCTOBER. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. JIM CURTIS. I'M THE COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF INDIO. WELCOME EVERYONE ELSE. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON THIS LITTLE FESTIVAL THAT'S COMING HERE AT THE END OF THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. SO AS YOU PROBABLY HEARD, OCTOBER 10TH AND 11TH, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IS HEAD TRIP FESTIVAL AT THE EMPIRE POLO CLUB. AND IT'S HAPPENING. IT'S COMING. AND WE I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON KIND OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, ONE AND TWO KIND OF GIVE YOU A KIND OF A MAP AND AN OVERVIEW OF HOW SOME OF YOUR STREETS WILL BE AFFECTED. YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S WE'LL START REAL QUICK ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE ONE OF THE PLANS THAT WE DO WITH GOLDENVOICE, ALONG WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE SHARE A LOT OF PLANS, OUR SAFETY PLAN, OUR TRAFFIC PLAN, OUR EMS PLAN, EVACUATION PLAN, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE SHARE. THIS IS JUST ONE THAT I'M IN CHARGE OF, WHICH IS A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. SO AS A COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER, I HANDLE THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE POLO CLUB. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS JUST LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE HEAD TRIP FESTIVAL ON THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WE DO DEAL WITH SOME OF YOUR BUSINESSES THERE ON JACKSON AND 48TH, THE MCDONALD'S AND THE STARBUCKS THERE. THAT'S AND THE WALMART GROCERY STORE. SO WE DEAL WITH THEM AS WELL AND TALK TO THE OWNERS OF THAT PLAZA. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. IT JUST TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN ALL OF OUR MEETINGS. WE CONTRACT AND CONTACT SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AND SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT SURROUND EMPIRE, JUST TO KIND OF TELL THEM WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE FESTIVAL, WHAT TRAFFIC NEEDS, WHAT THE ROAD CLOSURES ARE, CLOSURES ARE WHAT THE BICYCLE ROUTES MIGHT BE, AND ANY TYPE OF PASSES THEY MIGHT NEED AS WELL, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT, I THINK. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THERE YOU GO. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT NOISE MANAGEMENT. I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT IN A SECOND BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE SOME NOISE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO MANAGE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO AS WELL. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, HOW RIDESHARE WORKS. SOME OF OUR WE CALL IT THE BLOWOUT. WHEN EXIT, EVERYBODY'S

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THE MAIN THING, AND I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE MAPS NEXT AND OR ACTUALLY THE NEXT, IT SAYS THANK YOU. YOU CAN WRITE THIS NUMBER DOWN. THE RESIDENT HOTLINE IS (760) 391-4112, THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO YOUR HOMES. IF YOU HAVE TRAFFIC BLOCKING BUSINESSES, YOU CAN CALL ME IF THE BASS IS TOO, TOO MUCH FOR THIS CONCERT, WHICH I KNOW IT WILL BE, BUT THAT THAT HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY GOING TO AFFECT COACHELLA HERE IS SOME OF OUR SHUTTLES TO THE EMPIRE GRAND OASIS. SO THE EMPIRE GRAND OASIS IS ON AVENUE 58 IN THERMAL, AS YOU ALL KNOW. AND SO THEY HAVE GOTTEN A PERMIT FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO HAVE SOME PARKING DONE FOR SHUTTLE BUSSES AND FOR STAFF PARKING. SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE WAYS THAT THEY MIGHT GET, WHICH IS WILL AFFECT YOUR HARRISON HARRISON STREET, AIRPORT BOULEVARD AND THEN JACKSON STREET WEST ON. 452.

THIS ONE IS FOR MOST OF OUR OUR SHUTTLE DRIVERS WHEN THEY TAKE A BREAK. THIS IS HOW THEY GET TO AND FROM AND OBVIOUSLY FROM EMPIRE POLO CLUB TO IGO IS SOUTH ON MONROE AND BACKWARDS THE WAY IT GOES. NEXT MAP PLEASE. WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR FOR STAFF SHUTTLES. THIS IS AGAIN GOING ON HARRISON WEST ON AIRPORT, NORTH ON VAN BUREN AND WEST ON 48TH OVER TO THEIR SHUTTLE LOT TOWARDS THE POLO GROUNDS. A LITTLE BIT FARTHER. ONE MORE PLEASE. AND THEN THIS ONE IS WHEN WE WE START CLOSING SOME STREETS FOR BLOWOUT IS WHAT WE CALL IT. THIS IS HOW THE SHUTTLES GET DOWN TO IGO. THEY'LL JUST TAKE MONROE ALL THE WAY TO AIRPORT AND THEN OVER TO HARRISON AND THEN INTO IGO. THERE'S ABOUT 300 SHUTTLE BUSSES THAT WILL BE GOING BACK AND FORTH FROM THIS LOT. THEY ALSO. SOME OF THOSE SHUTTLE BUSSES ALSO GO TO PALM SPRINGS AND PICK UP PEOPLE AND PALM DESERT. AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY THERE. BUT THESE SHUTTLES ARE JUST FOR STAFF PICKUP AND FOR SHUTTLE DRIVERS TO TAKE A BREAK. THEY'LL SET UP A TENT THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THEM TO HAVE FOOD. BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, THOUGH, YOU WON'T HAVE A TON OF TRAFFIC. WE DON'T THINK WITH THAT CAMPING THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT, THE CAMPING LOTS THAT ARE USUALLY FOR COACHELLA AND STAGECOACH ARE NOW OPEN FOR GENERAL PARKING, WHICH MEANS WE'LL GET THE CARS OFF THE STREETS A LOT FASTER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JIM CURTIS? THANK YOU FOR COMING AND LETTING US KNOW OF THE VISITORS IN A COUPLE WEEKS. PERFECT, PERFECT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. APPRECIATE. KNOW NOW WE'LL DO PROCLAMATION PRESENTED THE COACHELLA BOXING CLUB BOXERS. SO WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS OF THE. YOU WANT TO PRESENT THEM FIRST. LEE WE'LL GIVE YOU A MICROPHONE AND YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR BOXERS AND THEN WE'LL. WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS FOR THEM UP HERE.

I'LL GET. GO AHEAD. HELLO. I WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE BOXING CLUB, THE GREAT FIGHTERS AND THE GREAT TRAINERS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE LEE ESPINOZA, KING COACH, WE CALL HIM. AND WE HAVE ALSO ANOTHER GREAT COACH THAT COACH, THE WORLD CHAMPION MARCOS CABALLERO. AND THEN WE GOT MY LITTLE BROTHER, NINE TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW GABINO FLORES. AND THEN WE GOT FORMER IBF WORLD CHAMPION RANDY CABALLERO. ONE AND ONLY. AND THEN I'M SORRY, I FORGOT AUBREY MARTINEZ WITH HER BOUTS AND HER TITLES. AND THEN YOU GOT ME. GRANT FLORES, CURRENTLY 130 AND NINE KNOCKOUTS. I'M A GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS FIGHT IN TWO WEEKS, OCTOBER 10TH LIVE ON THE ZONE. AND I'M PROUD TO BE HERE.

AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF COACHELLA EVERYWHERE I GO. AND WE'LL BE REPPING IT OVER THERE IN CHICAGO. WOO! SO WE HAVE SOME. YEAH, THEY WORK NOW. WE HAVE SOME ■PROCLAMATION.

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IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THEY GO. AND SOME OF THE NOW IT'S PUTTING IT'S TIME. YOU KNOW WE DON'T PAY OR NOTHING. BUT. SO OKAY I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS IBF WORLD CHAMPION. OKAY.

NEXT. NEXT. OH NO. I DIDN'T WORK WITH. WELL MARCUS. MARCUS COME HERE. MARCUS. MARCUS. I USED TO TRAIN HIM WHEN HE WAS LITTLE. CAN YOU SEE? CAN YOU SEE THAT? OKAY, SO NOW HE'S ONE OF OUR GUYS THAT I ADMIRE HIM NOW AS A TRAINER. HE'S TRAINING PROFESSIONAL NOW. AND I KEEP TELLING HIM I REALLY ENJOY ENJOY HIM. ME WATCHING HIM TRAIN, HE'S SO NICE AND HE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. WOW. SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR. A LITTLE PAIN, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. COACHELLA. TO HAVE SO MANY CHAMPIONS TO BE SUPPORTED TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR TIME TO HELP KIDS. AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING COACHELLA BOXING CLUB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. NOBODY.

OH YEAH. COME ON. YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING. LOOK AT THIS. THERE YOU GO. HI, MY NAME IS EMERY MARTINEZ, AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO LEE ESPINOSA AND MY DAD FOR TRAINING ME. AND I'VE COME SO FAR. AND I PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET MORE BELTS AND PUT MORE NAMES ON MY BOOK. OH, MAN. ALL RIGHT. THEY FORCED ME UP HERE.

GUYS, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. THE CITY OF COACHELLA, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE BECAUSE IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS AND WHAT HE'S DONE IN THIS GYM, I WOULD HAVE I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP THANKFULLY. YOU KNOW WITH THE WITH THE SUPPORT FROM MY DAD AND EVERYBODY IN THIS GYM AND THE CITY TO KEEP THAT BUILDING UP AND RUNNING, IT SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE STILL TILL TODAY, YOU KNOW, AND I'M GETTING OLDER AND I'M SEEING THESE YOUNGER KIDS GROW UP AND DOING THEIR THING. IT'S GREAT TO SEE. AND IT'S A GREAT THING TO HAVE THAT GYM AND JUST LET EVERYBODY ELSE KNOW. I ALSO RUN A CLASS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS FROM 8 TO 9 AT THE BOXING GYM, SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME OUT, GIVE IT A TRY. I'VE HELPED OUT MULTIPLE LADIES WITH SCIATIC PAIN, KNEE PAIN, BACK PAIN, AND AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME GIVE IT A TRY, ANYBODY CAN COME OUT AND GIVE IT A TRY. YOU HAVE ONE LIKE 80 YEARS OLD. I DO. THERE WAS THERE WAS AN OLDER LADY THAT COMES. SHE BRINGS IT'S HER. SHE BRINGS HER MOTHER AND THEN HER DAUGHTER. THEY ALL COME AS A FAMILY AND THEY JUST LOVE IT THERE. THEY SAID THE DAUGHTER WAS VERY, NOT VERY SOCIAL WITH PEOPLE AND COMING INTO THE GYM, SHE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY. JUST HAS A GOOD TIME, DANCES WITH THE MUSIC AND JUST IT'S A GREAT ATMOSPHERE. AND LIKE I SAID, I COULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT THAT GYM THERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU GOT RIGHT NOW. EACH DAY CAN RUN DIFFERENT. I CAN RUN FROM 20 TO 35 PEOPLE IS MY BIGGEST CLASS I'VE HAD IN THERE. SO LIKE I SAID, I JUST ENJOY WHAT I DO LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE REACH THEIR FITNESS GOALS AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. GOOD, GOOD.

OKAY. BEFORE I BEGIN, I, I WANT TO SHARE AS I, AS I SEE YOU GUYS IS NOT JUST A BOXERS AND THE CHAMPS COMING OUT OF COACHELLA BOXING CLUB, BUT AS WELL AS THE, THE FRIENDSHIP AND THE FAMILY ORIENTED TYPE OF CLUB THAT YOU GUYS HAVE OVER THERE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF, OF YOU GUYS COMING UP WHO ARE THEN HELPING OTHERS WHO ARE JUST STARTING. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS WHY THAT BOXING CLUB IS SO SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE YOU HELP ONE ANOTHER AND YOU HELP NEW PEOPLE COMING IN, AND YOU ALSO ALLOW OTHERS TO MENTOR YOU, BECAUSE IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF HUMILITY TO ALLOW OTHERS TO TRAIN YOU AND TO, YOU KNOW, GET COACHED BY THEM. AND SO I THANK YOU, LEE, AND ALL OF YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS AND ALL

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IF YOU HAVE GRANT OR JADEN, NEVADA, MARCUS AND EMERY MARTINEZ CALL ONE. THE CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA. CITY OF COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA. PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, GRANT FLORES IS A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND HAS BUILT AN UNDEFEATED PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF 13 WINS AND ZERO LOSSES, INCLUDING NINE KNOCKOUTS. AND WHEREAS GRANT FLORES IS A BOXER AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, WHERE HE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP HIS CRAFT AND PURSUE EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONAL BOXING. AND WHEREAS BOXING HAS TAUGHT GRANT FLORES THE VALUES OF DISCIPLINE AND PERSEVERANCE, QUALITIES THAT HAVE GUIDED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, AND EVERY TIME HE STEPPED INTO THE RING. AND WHEREAS GRANT FLORES TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN REPRESENTING HIS CITY AND THE FLORES NAME, EACH TIME HE COMPETES, CARRYING HIS COMMUNITY WITH HIM ON THE PROFESSIONAL STAGE. AND WHEREAS, THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEE ESPINOZA, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LOCAL BOXERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN, DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND GROW AS ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE, DISCIPLINE AND VALUES OF THE SPORT WITH GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR FRANK FIGUEROA AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, BY THE POWER INVESTED IN US, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE GRANT FLORES. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK GOD AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF COACHELLA. I WANT TO THANK LEO ESPINOZA FOR OPENING UP HIS DOORS TO ME AND ALLOWING ME TO TRAIN THERE TO REACH MY GOALS AND TO, YOU KNOW, GO IN THERE EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE AND TO SEE EVERYBODY AROUND THERE WORKING AROUND ME THAT MOTIVATES ME.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT BOUT.

AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE JOURNEY AND I'M JUST TAKING IT ALL IN. AND THIS IS ONE STEP, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO BRING THE BELT BACK TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE DOCTOR FRANK FIGUEROA, THE MAYOR, AND I APPRECIATE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO THE NEXT ONE IS FOR GABINO FLORES. SENIOR COACHELLA PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS GABINO FLORES IS AN ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG BOXER AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, WHOSE DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT TO HIS SPORT HAVE EARNED HIM RECOGNITION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. AND WHEREAS GABINO FLORES HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A SEVEN TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE CONSISTENCY, SKILL AND DETERMINATION THROUGHOUT HIS BOXING CAREER. AND WHEREAS GABINO FLORES RECENTLY ACHIEVED THE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WINNING BOTH THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS AND THE GOLDEN GLOVES IN BACK TO BACK NATIONAL COMPETITIONS WITHIN THE SPAN OF JUST TWO WEEKS. AND WHEREAS HIS SUCCESS IN THE RING REFLECTS COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRAINING, PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE THAT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG ATHLETES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEO ESPINOSA, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LOCAL BOXERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN, DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND GROW AS ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE, DISCIPLINE AND VALUES OF THE SPORT WITH GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I. FRANK FIGUEROA, MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. BY THE POWER VESTED IN US, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE GABINO FLORES AND URGE ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING HIS ACHIEVEMENTS, DISCIPLINE, PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION TO REPRESENTING HIS COMMUNITY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL BOXING. SO I'M GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR MARCOS CABALLERO. WHEREAS MARCOS CABALLERO HAS DEDICATED 35 YEARS TO THE SPORT OF BOXING AS A TRAINER AND MENTOR, SHARING HIS EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR THE SPORT WITH GENERATIONS OF ATHLETES. AND WHEREAS MARCOS CABALLERO HAS TRAINED NUMEROUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, HELPING LOCAL ATHLETES DEVELOP THE DISCIPLINE, CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE SPORT.

AND WHEREAS MARCOS CABALLERO PROUDLY TRAINED HIS SON RANDY CABALLERO, GUIDING HIM THROUGHOUT HIS BOXING CAREER AND HELPING HIM ACHIEVE THE REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BECOMING A WORLD CHAMPION. AND WHEREAS MARCOS CABALLERO IS EXPERIENCED AS A TRAINER, HAS EXTENDED TO THE WORLD STAGE, INCLUDING COACHING FIVE TIME WORLD CHAMPION ROMAN GONZALEZ AND CONTRIBUTING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO ATHLETES COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING. AND WHEREAS THE COACHELLA VALLEY, THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEO ESPINOSA, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LOCAL BOXERS WITH

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NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER GIVE UP. AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA.

THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT GIFT AND JUST KEEP SUPPORTING THE GYM AS A CHAMPION. YOUR WIFE, MY WIFE, MY KIDS. OH, THIS IS. THIS WOULD BE KEEPING MY FAMILY TOGETHER. OH, SHIT. I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. OKAY, I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR AMAURY MARTINEZ, WHEREAS AMAURY MARTINEZ, AGE 13, BEGAN HER BOXING TRAINING AT THE AGE OF 11 AND HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG PASSION FOR THE SPORT AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING HER SKILLS. AND WHEREAS MARIE MARTINEZ HAS ESTABLISHED AN AMATEUR BOXING RECORD OF TEN WINS AND TWO LOSSES AND HAS EARNED VICTORIES AT ALL SOLID STATE TOURNAMENTS, THE JEAN LOUIS INVITATION AND THE JUNIOR OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT, AS WELL AS THE SECOND PLACE OF THE RINGSIDE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. AND WHEREAS A MARINE MARTINEZ HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND SPAR WITH PROFESSIONAL FEMALE BOXERS, INCLUDING JOCELYN, CAMARILLO AND BROOKE, CIVILIAN OF COACHELLA, FURTHER DEVELOPING HER SKILLS AND GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE SPORTS. AND WHEREAS, AMAURY MARTINEZ DEMONSTRATES LEADERSHIP AND SPORTSMANSHIP BY MENTORING NEW BOXERS WHILE MAINTAINING A 4.4 POINT WOW. REFLECTING HER DEDICATION TO BOTH ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS. AND. WHEREAS, COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEO ESPINOZA, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LOCAL BOXERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN, DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND GROW AS ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE, DISCIPLINE AND VALUES OF THE SPORT WITH GENERATING A YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND NOW DOCTOR FRANK FIGUEROA, MAYOR OF COACHELLA AND THE CITY COUNCIL. COACHELLA. BY HERE, THE POWER VESTED IN US DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AMAURY MARTINEZ, WHICH ARE THE LAST NAME. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. DO YOU WANT ME TO HOLD IT? YES, PLEASE. YEAH. JUST TIRED. HI. MY NAME IS AMAURY MARTINEZ, AND I'M SO PROUD ABOUT GETTING RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY OF COACHELLA. I WANT TO THANK LEAH ESPINOSA FOR OPENING HIS DOORS TO ME SO I COULD TRAIN. OH. AND MY DAD FOR TRAINING ME FOR SO LONG. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I'VE GOT TO GET RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND ALSO INDIO. AND I PLAN TO GET MORE NAMES ON MY BOOK AND GET MORE BELTS AND TO, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP ON WORKING HARD AND YEAH, YEAH, TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION ONE DAY. YOU'LL TAKE IT. OKAY, SO THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS GOING TO GO TO JADEN DELARA UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO GRANT AFTER I READ IT. YEAH. WHEREAS JADEN DELARA IS A DEDICATED YOUNG BOXER WHOSE HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT HAVE LED HIM TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. AND WHEREAS JADEN DELARA RECENTLY ACHIEVED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN HIS BOXING CAREER BY WINNING THE GOLDEN GLOVES AND BRINGING HOME HIS FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND WHEREAS JADEN DE LARA PROUDLY TRAINS AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, WHERE HE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP HIS SKILLS, STRENGTHEN HIS CHARACTER AND PURSUE EXCELLENCE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RING. AND WHEREAS JADEN DELARA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REFLECTS THE PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE AND DETERMINATION REQUIRED TO COMPETE AT A HIGH LEVEL AND SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG ATHLETES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE COACHELLA VALLEY BOXING CLUB, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEO ESPINOZA, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LOCAL BOXERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN, DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND GROW AS ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE, DISCIPLINE AND VALUES OF THE

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PERFECT. THERE'S MORE PEOPLE. OH, HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO. THREE. AND NOW THE FAMILY AFTER THIS.

ALL RIGHT. FAMILY MEMBERS, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO GO IN. I CAN SEND THE PHOTOS TO YOU GUYS TO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE IN THE PICTURE? DON'T BE SHY.

MY PAPA OVER THERE. LET ME. LET ME GET UP HERE. COME ON, COME ON. THERE WE GO. ENOUGH SPACE.

YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. MAYBE OVER HERE. I'M SURE WE'LL MAKE HISTORY. YOU GOTTA BE PART OF HISTORY. COME ON. YOU'RE GONNA REGRET IT ONE DAY. OH, OKAY. NO, NO, I'M NOT BAD. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK OVER HERE, YOU GUYS. ONE. TWO. THREE. I'M GONNA GET A FEW OF MY PHONE TO.

OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

SO. SO BEFORE YOU GO, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S LEFT, BUT THANK THE PARENTS. THANK THE TRAINERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION FOR SUPPORTING YOUR GUYS'S KIDS. BUT IN REALITY, IT'S A BOXERS THEIR DETERMINATION LAS GANAS DE ADELANTE. I WAS AN SRO WHEN YOU WERE AT KDAY. I REMEMBER ONE DAY YOU HAD A BLACK GUY AND I SAW ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND I'M LIKE, HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM? YOU KNOW, IS HE OKAY? YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S GOING ON. HE'S LIKE, OH NO, HE BOXES. I SAID, OKAY, SO I KEPT WATCHING YOU. AND I REMEMBER THEY USED TO HAVE LIKE CARNIVALS AND THEY HAD PIZZA AND EVERYTHING AND YOU NEVER ATE. AND I WOULD ASK THE KIDS, LIKE, WHY ISN'T HE EATING PIZZA? OH, HE HAS TO MAKE WEIGHT. HE'S BOXING, HE'S BOXING. THERE'S A LOT OF DEDICATION THAT GOES INTO BOXING, MAKING WEIGHT AND TRAINING. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE TIRED, WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND BOX BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS, THE TRAINERS CAN CAN WANT IT FOR YOU. THEY CAN TRY TO ENFORCE IT. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT. SO I REMEMBER THAT AND I NEVER FORGET THAT. SO THAT DEDICATION, HARD WORK, LOOK WHERE YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW, OKAY? YOU DON'T NEED PIZZA EITHER. NO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

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COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, PÉREZ AND MARTINEZ, I HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE TO INTERACT WITH YOU, BUT CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH YOU IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME TO REPRESENT THE CITY'S INTERESTS UP IN SACRAMENTO. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO TODAY, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED LEGISLATIVE BUDGET WITH A FOCUS ON CHROMIUM SIX AND THE STATE BUDGET. AND LEGISLATIVELY, I WON'T REALLY HIGHLIGHT MUCH THE BILLS BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE BILLS ARE SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. SO SOME MIGHT BECOME LOST, SOME MIGHT NOT. WITH ONE EXCEPTION THAT I'LL NOTE WHEN I WHEN I GET THERE. SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE. SO THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED ON AUGUST 31ST. AND TRUE TO FORM, THE LEGISLATURE WAITED UNTIL THE ABSOLUTE LAST SECOND, LAST SECOND TO DISPENSE WITH MOST OF THE CONTROVERSIAL BILLS. IN ALL, ABOUT 900 BILLS WERE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AND ARE CURRENTLY SITTING ON HIS DESK, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS UNTIL THE 30TH OF SEPTEMBER TO EITHER SIGN OR VETO THOSE BILLS. MOVING FORWARD. I REALLY WANT TO START WITH KIND OF A DISCUSSION ON CHROMIUM SIX. SO SEVERAL OF YOU CAME TO SACRAMENTO IN MAY TO LOBBY THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON THE NEEDS OF THE CITY WITH RESPECT TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO ULTIMATELY GET THE CITY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS ULTIMATELY AFFORDABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF, OF, OF THE CITY. WE HAD REALLY GOOD MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS, JEFF GONZALEZ WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO, WHO'S THE CHAIR OF THE INLAND EMPIRE CAUCUS, AND ALSO THE INCOMING CHAIR OF THE LATINO CAUCUS, AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR STEVE PADILLA. MR. PADILLA HAD TO CANCEL ON US LAST SECOND BECAUSE HE WASN'T FEELING WELL. BUT WE DID HAVE A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. AND AS WE WERE MEETING WITH THESE FOLKS, OUR ASKS WERE TWOFOLD. FIRST, WE WANTED TO REALLY IMPRESS ON THE LEGISLATORS THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THEY VOICE THEIR POSITION TO THE STATE WATER BOARD, THAT THE WATER BOARD NOT BACKTRACK ON THE IMPORTANT POLICY, ONE THAT WE GOT A YEAR PRIOR AS IT WAS DEVELOPING ITS FISCAL PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. A YEAR PRIOR, THE THE STATE WATER BOARD A AMENDED ITS POLICY FOR FORGIVING LOANS AND ACTUALLY INCREASED THE CAP UP TO $50 MILLION, WHICH IS HUGE. AND THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT GIVEN DWINDLING FUNDS WITH HOW THE STATE FUNDS ITS WATER PROGRAMS, THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN ATTEMPT BY THE WATER BOARD TO ACTUALLY PULL THAT BACK. SO OUR ASK OF THESE LEGISLATORS WAS THAT THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE WATER BOARD THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, THAT THIS, THAT THESE GUIDELINES WERE MAINTAINED. FORTUNATELY, AND THIS IS GOOD NEWS WHEN THE IUP, WHICH IS THE DOCUMENT THAT ACTUALLY CAPTURES HOW THE STATE IS GOING TO SPEND ITS FISCAL DOLLARS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. IT'S IT'S KNOWN AS THE INTENDED USE PLAN. THE DRAFT DID NOT PROPOSE ANY CHANGES, AND THE. AND THE DOCUMENT WAS ADOPTED IN LATE AUGUST WITH NO CHANGES. SO WE ARE STILL IN A VERY GOOD POSITION AS THE STATE MOVES FORWARD WITH ITS CHROMIUM SIX COMPLIANCE PLAN TO POTENTIALLY GO FOR THE FULL $50 MILLION IN LOAN FORGIVENESS, WHICH IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MAKING US WHOLE AND ULTIMATELY SHIELDING THE RESIDENTS FROM HAVING TO BEAR A SIGNIFICANT RATE INCREASE ON THEIR BILLS. THAT WAS THAT WAS A BIG WIN.

THE SECOND ASK THAT WE HAD FOR LEGISLATORS, ACTUALLY, I PROBABLY WENT A LITTLE BIT FORWARD. THE SECOND ASK THAT WE HAD FOR LEGISLATORS WAS THAT THEY DO THEIR BEST TO INCLUDE A DEDICATED APPROPRIATION FROM FOR CHROMIUM SIX COMPLIANCE IN THE STATE BUDGET. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DID NOT OCCUR. AND THE REASON IS THAT AS AS WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE IUP, MOST OF THE CITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY CHROME, ODDLY ENOUGH, HAVE NOT APPLIED TO THE STATE FOR ASSISTANCE. IN ALL, ONLY FOUR CITIES APPLIED THE CITY OF COACHELLA, THE CITY OF INDIO AND TWO OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CITIES DID NOT APPLY. THE REASON WHY THAT IS SIGNIFICANT WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET IS THAT IT CREATES THE IMPRESSION FOR THE BUDGETEERS THAT THE STATE HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FUNDING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND TO ULTIMATELY ENSURE THAT THE CITIES OF COACHELLA, THE CITIES OF INDIO AND THE OTHER CITIES THAT APPLIED ARE GOING TO BE FINE.

AND WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT IT MAKES THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR CHROMIUM SIX REALLY HARD TO GET. ULTIMATELY, IN ORDER FOR US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET AN APPROPRIATION, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO ENCOURAGE MORE CITIES TO APPLY. I WILL NOTE THAT THE STATE ASSOCIATION THAT HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR CHROMIUM SIX, THE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS ALLIANCE, IS HAVING ITS BOARD MEETING IN LA QUINTA IN EARLY NOVEMBER, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A CENTRAL TOPIC OF DISCUSSION, REALLY ENCOURAGING MORE CITIES TO APPLY. BUT AT LEAST FOR THE

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MR. TRUMP REFERENCED IT AS THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. WHEN THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET ACTUALLY HAD A NUMBER OF TRIGGERS THAT WERE SET TO CUT SERVICES TO THE SAFETY NET AND ANTICIPATION THAT THE FEDERAL BUDGET WOULD BE PRETTY BAD FOR THE STATE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE ADOPTED FEDERAL BUDGET, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ONLY A MONTH AFTERWARD, WAS AS BAD AS YOU COULD IMAGINE ON HEALTH CARE ALONE, THE HIT TO THE STATE WAS GOING TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND $15 BILLION A YEAR. WITH RESPECT TO FOOD PROGRAMS, IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE $5 BILLION A YEAR. SO THE STATE WAS REALLY PLACED IN A REALLY BAD POSITION. AND GOING INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE WERE FACING THE VERY REAL PROSPECT THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO EVENTUALLY COME OFF INSURANCE PROGRAMS. SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BETWEEN 2 AND 3 MILLION PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH WAS, OF COURSE, GOING TO BE DEVASTATING. THANKFULLY, IN ADOPTING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, THE LEGISLATURE MADE THE DECISION TO ACTUALLY DELAY A LOT OF THOSE CUTS, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THE UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION. SO A LOT OF THE CUTS THAT WERE PROPOSED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WERE ACTUALLY DELAYED UNTIL NEXT JUNE. THAT IS ULTIMATELY A GOOD THING. HOWEVER, WHEN THE LEGISLATURE COMES BACK IN JUNE TO DEAL WITH THIS, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A IN NOT A VERY GOOD FISCAL SITUATION. WE'RE ACTUALLY FACING ABOUT A $10 BILLION BUDGET, FOLLOWED BY AN $8 BILLION BUDGET AND THEN AN $8 BILLION DEFICIT. SO TEN, EIGHT AND EIGHT DEFICITS GOING FORWARD. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE PROGRAMS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE NOT BECOMING UNINSURED AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THOSE PROTECTIONS WAS ULTIMATELY A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY. LET ME JUST MOVE FORWARD. ONE ITEM THAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET WAS THAT THE THE BUDGET DID INCLUDE ABOUT $175 MILLION FOR IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION DEFENSE. SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN LAWYERS TO NAVIGATE THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. AND IT ACTUALLY IS THE LARGEST APPROPRIATION OF ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. AND OF THAT AND OF THAT FINANCING, 10 MILLION WAS SET ASIDE FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE. THE GUIDELINES ON HOW THOSE $10 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE PUT OUT HAVE NOT REALLY COME OUT, BUT I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THEM SO THAT AS SOON AS THOSE GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE, I SHARE THEM WITH YOU, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF, OF, OF THOSE PROGRAMS AS THEY COME ONLINE. IN ADDITION, THE BUDGET DID INCLUDE SOME DOLLARS FOR CAL FOOD, WHICH IS THE FUNDING PROGRAM THAT WE USE TO MAINTAIN TO ENSURE THAT OUR FOOD BANKS HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY. AND ABOUT $233 MILLION THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO THE COUNTIES TO HELP THEM HIRE THE STAFF, THAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO ULTIMATELY ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO FOOD SERVICES.

WE KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE GOING TO LOSE ELIGIBILITY, BUT WE WANT TO TRY WITH USING NAVIGATORS TO ENSURE THAT THESE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN SERVICES IN OTHER WAYS, SO THAT THAT WAS ANOTHER ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET GOING TOWARDS LEGISLATION. I'LL JUST INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THESE BILLS, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, RESPONDING TO WHAT WE WERE SEEING NATIONALLY AND ACROSS THE STATE WITH RESPECT TO IMMIGRATION WAS A CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE LEGISLATURE. AND THERE'S A CURRENT PACKAGE OF BILLS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK THAT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO SUE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT, TO ACTUALLY ALLOW FOLKS THAT WORK WITH IMMIGRANTS TO SHIELD THEIR INFORMATION FROM FROM PUBLIC RECORDS IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID POTENTIAL DOXING. THIS IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT IS SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. AND MY SENSE IS THAT GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, REGARDLESS OF WHO'S GOVERNOR, THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AN APPROACH BY THE LEGISLATURE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE NOT BEING ABUSED. AS YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT MOVES FORWARD WITH HIS DEPORTATION PLANS FROM THE FROM THE BILLS. OF NOTE. I WILL JUST NOTE THAT WITH RESPECT TO DATA CENTERS, AS I WAS ON THE PLANE FLYING, FLYING DOWN THIS MORNING, I SAW A PRESS RELEASE THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD ACTUALLY SIGNED THE SEVEN BILLS THAT I INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT. WITH RESPECT TO DATA CENTERS, THIS PUTS CALIFORNIA AT THE ABSOLUTE FRONT END OF ENSURING THAT AS DATA CENTERS COME ONLINE, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE NO OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR THERE TO BE ANY RATE IMPACTS. THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS ADOPTED ACTUALLY REQUIRES THE CPUC TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE RATE FOR DATA CENTERS, WHERE THEY ACTUALLY PAY A SIGNIFICANT LARGER SHARE OF COST, AND THAT WILL ULTIMATELY ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS DON'T GET HIT BY ANY IMPACTS THERE. THE LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS THAT DATA CENTERS GO THROUGH SEQUA THAT THEY'RE NOT, THAT THERE BE NO OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR LOCAL AGENCIES TO ACTUALLY MINISTERIALLY APPROVE DATA CENTERS TO BASICALLY EXEMPT THEM FROM SEQUEL, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED IN IMPERIAL. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY STATE SENATOR PADILLA THAT AUTHORED THAT LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE BILLS DEALING WITH ENSURING THAT THERE BE NO IMPACT FROM RATES.

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CONCERNS. I INCLUDED A LOT OF BILLS IN THE STAFF REPORT. AS YOU'RE READING THEM, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. GIVE ME A RING AND I WILL KEEP MY EYE OUT AS UPDATES ARE COMING FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND I'M EXPECTING MOST OF THOSE TO ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND SINCE HE LEFT THE STATE THIS MORNING AND WON'T COME BACK UNTIL FRIDAY. BUT AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR HAS UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY TO SIGN OR VETO ALL OF THESE BILLS. BUT WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. VERY WELL PRESENTED.

ABSOLUTELY. FUN TO. ITEM NUMBER FIVE PRESENTATION FROM CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SO DON'T PANIC. I'M NOT ASKING YOU FOR ANYTHING TODAY. JUST I'M PLANNING ON A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS OVER THE NEXT YEAR, SO I FIGURED IT'D BE BEST FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE. IF WE START OFF WITH THE LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ARE AND HOW THEY WORK, SO WE CAN HAVE PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE. SO WE'LL START OFF WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 513 50, WHICH AUTHORIZES A COUNTY THAT PROVIDES CONTRACT SERVICES TO ANY CITY TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS. IT ALSO LIMITS THAT RECOVERY TO ACTUAL COSTS AND LIMITS IT TO ONLY THOSE THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THAT CITY. ANY SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED TO ALL OTHER AREAS MEANING INDIO POLICE, CITY POLICE, DHS CANNOT BE RECOVERED. SO THAT MAINLY APPLIES TO WHAT WE CALL BASELINE SERVICES. IT INCLUDES OUR SWAT TEAM AND AVIATION ARE AS GOOD EXAMPLES, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A DETAILED LIST IN A MINUTE. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS POLICY, BOARD POLICY OR BOARD POLICY. B THREE AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY TO ENGAGE IN CONTRACT SERVICES OR TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES WITH ANY CITY THAT REQUESTS SERVICES THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WHICH BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO. THERE ARE RATES THAT ARE SET AT THAT TIME, AND THOSE RATES ARE REVIEWED AND AUDITED EVERY YEAR BY THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER BOARD POLICY BEFORE LIMITS THE RECOVERY TO ACTUAL COSTS. SO MANY PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT WE ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY BY SELLING CONTRACT SERVICES BY THE HOUR. BUT BUT WE DON'T. WE RECOVER THE COSTS THAT WE INCUR. SO THE MODEL LOOKS LIKE THIS. SO A GENERAL OVERHEAD COSTS ARE NOT BUILD.

THAT INCLUDES THE SHERIFF, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM CAPTAINS. TO INCLUDE MYSELF, WE ARE NOT PART OF THAT CONTRACT RATE. SO YOU DON'T PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES. THE RATE IS BASED ON PATROL STATION OPERATION. IT'S NOT JUST THERMAL STATION ALONE. WE HAVE 13 PATROL STATIONS, SO THEY'RE ALL LUMPED TOGETHER. WHEN WE WHEN WE CALCULATE THAT RATE, IT INCLUDES SWORN AND CLASSIFIED SUPPORT PERSONNEL. AND SO THE RATE ULTIMATELY IS CALCULATED BY SUMMING ALL THE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. ACTUAL COST. THE LABOR RATES ARE ESTIMATED UP UNTIL ABOUT APRIL OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AT THAT POINT, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO INCUR IN MAY AND JUNE, AND THEN WE COME UP WITH AN ESTIMATED OR A FINAL ESTIMATED RATE FOR THE FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. IF WE OVERESTIMATED OR UNDERESTIMATED THAT JUST ROLLS OVER TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S CONTRACT RATE. SO AGAIN, BASELINE SERVICES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RATE AND THE RATE IS REVIEWED, AUDITED BY THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EVERY TIME THERE IS A CHANGE, WHICH IS ANNUALLY NET COUNTY COSTS SUPPORTED OPERATIONS ARE EXCLUDED MEANS YOU DON'T PAY FOR THE JAIL. YOU DON'T PAY FOR BOOKINGS. WE USED TO CHARGE CONTRACT CITIES FOR BOOKINGS PER BOOKING, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. SO YOU DON'T PAY FOR ANY PART OF THE JAILS, THE COURTS, THE CORONER OR THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. I'LL SUMMARIZE THIS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ IT ALL, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT GIVES YOU TWO FORMULAS THAT ARE THAT MAINLY APPLY TO CONTRACT CITIES. THE FIRST ONE IS A FULLY SUPPORTIVE, PRODUCTIVE RATE. THAT'S YOUR PATROL STAFF. SO YOU ONLY PAY FOR THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE PATROL DEPUTIES IN THE CITY. IF YOUR DEPUTY LEAVES, FOR EXAMPLE, COACHELLA AND GOES TO LA QUINTA TO HELP ON A CALL LOOKING TO EXEMPT PAYING FOR THOSE HOURS, VICE VERSA, IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR MORE DEPUTIES FOR AN INCIDENT AND WE BRING THOSE IN, YOU'LL BE CHARGED FOR THOSE HOURS. THE LAST ONE IS FULLY COMPENSATED RATE THAT THAT INVOLVES MAINLY YOUR DEDICATED SPECIALTY MEMBERS, YOUR TRAFFIC DEPUTY. SO YOU PAY FOR THAT ENTIRE BODY EVEN WHEN HE'S AWAY SICK, YOU WON'T GENERALLY PAY FOR TRAINING. SO THE BASELINE SERVICES THAT I EXPLAINED TO INCLUDE INCLUDES THE SWAT TEAM, OUR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU, WHICH IS MAJOR

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IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL MUTUAL AID FROM OTHER COUNTIES OR THE STATE.

AGAIN, YOU DON'T PAY FOR AVIATION OR THE HAZARDOUS DEVICES TEAM. THAT'S THE BOMB TEAM. ANY FORENSIC SERVICES AND ACADEMY TRAINING THAT'S MORE SPECIFICALLY TO ADVANCED OFFICER TRAINING. SO AFTER SOMEONE IS OUT OF THE ACADEMY AND WE SEND THEM TO TRAINING, A LOT OF THE TIMES WE MOVE THAT COST OVER TO THE COUNTY. AND THEN SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEAR THAT THAT COST. SO CONTRACT BILLING SAYS FIVE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY 15. YOU RECEIVE 15 INVOICES ANNUALLY. THE FIRST OF THE LAST ARE ADJUSTED. REALLY. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE IS 22 DAYS. THE LAST ONE IS A COUPLE EXTRA DAYS. AND IT GETS US IN LINE WITH OUR BILLING PERIODS AND OUR PAY PERIODS. TO MAKE THINGS EASY, THERE'S AN ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT INVOICE. SO EARLIER I MENTIONED THAT COME APRIL, WE RECALCULATE, WE FORECAST WHAT THE TOTAL COST IS GOING TO BE, AND THEN YOU GET A RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS BILLING PERIODS THAT WE CHARGE OR BILLED YOU USING AN ESTIMATED RATE. THEN AT THE END THERE'S AN ANNUAL FACILITY INVOICE. SO THAT'S YOUR SHARE OF THE THERMAL STATION. SO WE FACTOR IN THEIR SPACE, THEIR CUBICLES, HOW MUCH SPACE THEY'RE CONSUMING. THERE'S A PORTION OF DISPATCH, WHICH A PORTION OF THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT RATE ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, OUR INFORMATION SERVICES BUREAU, THOSE ARE ALL PATROL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. SO THE BENEFITS OF CONTRACTING WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE IT'S A TURNKEY OPERATION, DOESN'T COST ANYTHING UP FRONT OR TO START ANYTHING. NO BUILDINGS TO BUILD OR DEVELOP.

YOU JUST REQUEST FOR SERVICES. AND WE DELIVER THOSE SERVICES USING OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. SO THE COUNTY HOLDS ALL THAT LIABILITY.

ANYTIME A DEPUTY DOES SOMETHING WRONG OR DEPUTIES SUED, THE COUNTY IS SUED. THE CITY IS IDENTIFIED FROM THAT LIABILITY, WHICH IS A BIG COST, AS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAPERS, FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVENESS. ALTHOUGH WE ASK FOR A COMMITMENT AND A SIGNED CONTRACT, IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE. YOU CAN ADJUST, INCREASE AND DECREASE AS YOU NEED. THE ONLY REASON WE NEED THOSE AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS IS SO WE CAN FORECAST OUR STAFFING AND MAKE SURE WE'RE HIRING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO MEET THAT DEMAND. BUT BUT IF YOU NEED IT TO REDUCE, WE CAN ABSORB THOSE BODIES INTO OUR REGULAR COUNTY OPERATION. SO WE HANDLE ALL THE RECRUITMENT, THE TRAINING, THE RETENTION, ALL THE HR SERVICES, SPECIALTY BUREAUS ARE INCLUDED IN THOSE BASELINE SERVICES. AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES. AVIATION FREE SWAT TEAM IS FREE ANYTIME WE NEED THOSE SERVICES, THERE'S NO CONCERN. AND THEN WE HAVE BUILT IN RESOURCES. SO YOU HAVE A CPAP UNIT, WHICH I JUST LEARNED A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IT'S A CLINICAL THERAPIST THAT'S ASSIGNED TO A DEPUTY DEPUTY SHERIFF, AND THEY RESPOND TO ALL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND THEY MAINLY TAKE PRIORITY OR THE PRIMARY OR THE INITIAL. THEY TAKE THE CASE AND THEY HANDLE IT THROUGH THOSE RESOURCES WITH THE COUNTY. WE ALSO HAVE FOUR CPS CASEWORKERS AND ONE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE WORKER WORKING OUT OF THE THERMAL STATION, SO THEY HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO OUR INVESTIGATORS AND VICE VERSA. OUR INVESTIGATORS HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. SO WHEN THEY NEED TO COORDINATE AND TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR A CASE, A SITUATION, SOME ISSUES AT A VICTIM'S HOME, THEY CAN COORDINATE A LOT EASIER. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE HOTLINE. SO THIS IS YOUR CONTRACT. SO YOU CONTRACT FOR 90 HOURS A DAY. SOMETIMES IT'S ENOUGH, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT.

BUT 9090 HOURS PER DAY GIVES YOU AN EQUIVALENT TO 17 DEPUTY SHERIFF'S AT 100 OR 184 HOURS PER POSITION. SO THE DEDICATED POSITIONS THAT YOU CONTRACT FOR IS ONE SHERIFF. SERGEANT IS YOUR CAT SERGEANT THREE DEPUTY SHERIFFS ON THAT CAT TEAM, ONE TRAFFIC DEPUTY AND THREE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, TWO ASSIGNED TO PATROL, ONE ASSIGNED TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU PAY FOR ONE VIOLENT CRIME GANG TASK FORCE DEPUTY, ONE ON THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE AND ONE ASSIGNED TO POST-RELEASE ACCOUNTABILITY COMPLIANCE. IT'S A PROBATION COMPLIANCE TEAM, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS STILL ABOUT 90% GRANT FUNDED. SO THAT BRINGS ME TO MY LAST SLIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND SPECIAL THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED ON RIDE ALONGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE IT WAS INFORMATIONAL BENEFICIAL. AND AGAIN, THAT YOU HAVE A STANDING OPEN INVITATION IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK OUT AGAIN, WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU CAPTAIN.

QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOVE ON NOW TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. NONE.

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I THOUGHT IT WAS ON HERE. I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK. WELL THE ITEM IS ON THERE SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL. SO OKAY. AND WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER ITEM NUMBER TEN. OKAY.

WE'LL TAKE ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER TEN. JAMES RODRIGUEZ GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. ACTUALLY IT'S BOTH TEN AND 13. I JUST DIDN'T PUT IT ON THERE. AND I KNOW THAT OUR CONSENT CALENDAR WE HAVE ONLY THE THREE MINUTES FOR ALL OF THEM. SO I WILL CONSOLIDATE THEM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE CONVERSATION. OUR CONSENT CALENDAR HAS ROUTINELY BEEN UTILIZED IN THIS FASHION FOR 6 TO 8 CONTRACTS. THINGS THAT SEEM ROUTINE. HOWEVER, SOME OF THEM BEAR FURTHER SCRUTINY. SOMETIMES SOME OF THEM HAVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER SHELF LIFE, SO TO SPEAK, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE DEDICATING US TO AND HOW WE'RE UTILIZING THOSE SERVICES. SO ON TEN, WE'RE SPENDING $8 MILLION TO HELP TO DESIGN THE BRIDGE OVER THE WHITEWATER PASS. AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE SAID MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THAT BRIDGE IS SO NEEDED. AND WHILE THAT IS TRUE, WHAT ISN'T TECHNICALLY REQUIRED IS THE FORETHOUGHT THAT IS BEING PUT INTO IT. AND THERE IS A LOT OF FORETHOUGHT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS BILLED AS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE DESIGN, IT IS GOING TO BE WIDE ENOUGH TO BE SIX LANES. EVENTUALLY THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE PARTICULATE MATTER. THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE MITIGATED BY THE CURRENT PLANS THAT JUST PUT A BIKE LANE AND A TREE CORRIDOR. SO WHEN WE ARE PLANNING THESE THINGS, SOMETIMES THEY'RE OVERENGINEERED FOR FUTURE PLANS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ENGINEERED FOR THOSE FUTURE ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME. SO WE WANT TO BUILD IT BIGGER. WE'LL HAVE WE'LL POUR THE FOUNDATIONS LARGER. WE'LL PUT EVERYTHING IN NOW. WE'LL PUT ALL THE CONDUITS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO RUN EVERYTHING THROUGH. AND WHEN THAT TIME COMES, TIME COMES. BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES, THERE ARE UNMITIGATED ISSUES THAT HAPPEN. INCREASED COSTS, INCREASED REPAIRS, INCREASED TRAFFIC, PARTICULATE MATTERS. WE ARE ALREADY IN A DOME OF POLLUTION. WE HAVE A HUGE POLLUTION ISSUE BECAUSE OF THAT DOME. WE HAVE A LITTLE TINY, YOU KNOW, SEAL OVER OUR AIR, JUST LIKE LA DOES WITH THEIR SMOG. SO THE MORE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND THE MORE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT WE NEED TO ALSO BE PLANNING FOR THOSE MITIGATIONS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMETHING IS OVERENGINEERED. QUITE OBVIOUSLY, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY SAID TO BE CERTAIN THING, THE ENGINEERING, THE MATHEMATICS, THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS SHOW A DIFFERENT STORY. SO ALSO WITH THE TIME THAT I HAVE LEFT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TACOS AND TEQUILA FESTIVAL, WE JUST HAD THIS WHOLE THING WITH SMOKING AND BANNING IT ON PUBLIC LANDS. WHY DO WE KEEP HAVING ALL OF THESE BEER GARDENS FOR ALL OF OUR FESTIVALS THAT THE CITY DOESN'T EVEN GET THE MONEY FROM? WE'RE AUTHORIZING THESE PEOPLE TO COME IN, PUT THESE THINGS UP, TAKE ALL OF THE FUNDS, AND ALCOHOL IS A BIG KILLER AND THAT'S PUTTING INTO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S OKAY, WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMENTS. ANDREW, ARE YOU HERE? CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN ON ITEM NUMBER TEN, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT HOW THE MONEY GOES IN THE STAFF REPORT? IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED. I KNOW WE CHATTED ABOUT IT. SO. YES, ITEM NUMBER TEN. THE THOSE FUNDS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE THROUGH THE HPP GRANTS. SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT IS ACTUALLY FUNDED, 88.8% IS FUNDED THROUGH THE HPP GRANT. AND THEN THE SMALL REMAINDER, LESS THAN $1 MILLION IS FUNDED 75% BY CVAG AND 25% BY THE CITY. AND THAT'S ALSO THAT'S NOT DESIGNED THAT'S THE FULL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING. SO THAT'S A FULL TIME RESIDENT ENGINEER, ALL THE MATERIALS TESTING THAT GOES ON

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

[New Business Calendar (Legislative and Administrative)]

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE WANT TO VOLUNTEER OR NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE A. I DID IT LAST YEAR SO I WON'T DO IT THIS YEAR. WHO'S GOING TO LEAGUE OF CITIES? OH, COUNCIL. YES. EXCEPT MARTINEZ.

OKAY. THERE'S A NOMINATION FOR MR. MARTINEZ. DO YOU ACCEPT? I ACCEPT, OKAY, FRIDAY AT 8 A.M.

ON FRIDAY. SO THEY VOTE. SO IS THERE A SECOND THE. DO YOU WANT TO DO ALTERNATE. OKAY. IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED, AN ALTERNATE. WE NEED AN ALTERNATE. NO, BECAUSE EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN THE ALTERNATE, I HAD TO BE THE PRIMARY BECAUSE THE PRIMARY LENS. I'LL BE THE SECOND ALTERNATE. OKAY. YOU CAN BE THE SECOND ALTERNATE. YOU WANT TO BE THE. ARE YOU GOING TO THE CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY? SO OKAY. SOMEBODY WEDNESDAY. I KNOW IT'S ON FRIDAY. OH, IT'S ON FRIDAY.

YEAH, FRIDAY. OKAY. THURSDAY I WILL BE THERE. I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE, BUT I HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY ON FRIDAY SO YOU CAN'T MISS. NO, I'M JUST SAYING. THEN I FOREGO THE SECOND ALTERNATE.

OKAY, SO MAYOR AS THE ALTERNATE AND THEN DELGADO AS THE SECOND WILL BOTH BE ALTERNATES. I'LL BE I'LL BE THE SECOND. YEAH. MISS MARTINEZ WILL BE THE PRIMARY. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE DON'T NEED A JUST A. THERE'S NO MOTION OR NOTHING. MR. CITY, DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. THAT'D BE.

YEAH, WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL. YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BERGEN.

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

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 16. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION SERVICES WITH CARE SOLACE INCORPORATED, UTILIZING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS. MR. CITY MANAGER. YES, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH WITH YOU, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THE CONSULTANT IS ON THE ZOOM LINK. IT'S THE NAME ANITA WARD. OH, AND ALSO FOR THE RECORD, THIS WAS PREPARED BY JESSICA TORRES, OUR PIO ASSISTANT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. NO, DON'T SEE ANITA.

SAMANTHA. SHEERA. IF ANYBODY'S ON ZOOM WHO IS PRESENTING THIS ITEM, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED. OKAY. THAT BEING THE CASE, SIR, WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE OF THIS ITEM TO THE OTHER TO THE OCTOBER 14TH MEETING. WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 14TH. I'LL MOTION A SET FIRST. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.

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WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO UPDATE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BYLAWS GOVERNING ATTENDANCE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

RIGHT. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST BY CVAG TO PUT BEFORE YOU AMENDMENT ONE TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT ONE IS PROPOSING TO DO TWO THINGS.

THE FIRST IS TO UPDATE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NOT FOR MEMBERS, BUT FOR ALTERNATES AND ALTERNATES ONLY FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND FOR THE TRIBAL NATIONS. AND THOSE CHANGES ARE RIGHT NOW, MEMBER AGENCIES, THE MAYORS OF THE RESPECTIVE CITIES ARE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ALTERNATES TO THOSE CITIES, IS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE. IT'S THE FIVE SUPERVISORS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS THEIR ALTERNATES. I SHOULDN'T SAY THEY. BUT THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT PROPOSES THAT THE ALTERNATES WOULD NOT BE ELECTED MEMBERS, BUT PRESUMABLY OF THE SUPERVISOR'S CHOICE OF A NON-ELECTED INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD FOR TRIBAL NATIONS. SAME THING. THE TRIBAL. THE TRIBAL NATIONS CHAIR WOULD BE THE REGULAR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IF THAT CHAIR CANNOT MAKE IT, THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY SAY WOULD BE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, EXECUTIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE OF THAT TRIBE. SO NOT NECESSARILY SOMEBODY ON TRIBAL COUNCIL, BUT A NON-ELECTED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS THE ALTERNATE AT THE SELECTION OF THAT TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE OTHER CHANGE IN AMENDMENT ONE WOULD BE TO UPDATE THE BYLAWS GOVERNING ATTENDANCE AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS, AND TO IMPOSE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR REPEATED ABSENCES, WHICH INCLUDE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION, DEACTIVATION OR LOSS OF VOTING PRIVILEGES. AND AGAIN, THOSE WOULD BE BYLAWS THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT FUTURE MEETINGS. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OH, IS THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHEN THIS ITEM CAME TWICE. AND SO THIS STEMS FROM THE TRIBAL NATIONS WHO SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME ATTENDING MEETINGS. AND SO THEY WANTED TO REALLY PUSH FOR THE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE SOME TRIBES HAVE VERY SMALL MEMBERSHIP. AND SO IT'S SOMETIMES HARD FOR THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN OR, OR AN ALTERNATE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS STEMS FROM. IT WAS A LONG DISCUSSION AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT WE HAD TWICE, AND WE DID COME TO A RESOLUTION WITH WITH THIS. SO THIS HAS TO GO TO EVERY SINGLE CITY THAT IS PART OF CVAG TO VOTE. AND UNTIL THAT, ALL THE CITIES APPROVE IT, THEN IT GETS AMENDED. OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T GET AMENDED. THAT'S A GOOD POINT, MAYOR. IT WOULD REQUIRE TWO THIRDS OF ALL MEMBERS OF CVAG TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT. I'M ACTUALLY NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER MEMBER AGENCY ACTING ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE THE FIRST, BUT WE'RE THE FIRST AS FAR AS I KNOW. I THINK THE I THINK THE EXECUTIVE TEAM SHOULD PROBABLY UPDATE THEIR THEIR BYLAWS. AND SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. OKAY. THERE'S A SUPPORT. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. IS THAT IS THAT A MOTION TO APPROVE IT? OH, MOTION. OKAY. THAT'S A MOTION. AND I'LL SECOND. AND IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. ANY COMMENTS ON ZOOM. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE.

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

DOCTOR FIGUEROA. YES. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON. AND OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S PASSED.

STILL REQUIRES TWO THIRDS VOTE FROM THE REST OF THE CITIES AND CVAG. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 18. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC IN THE

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REGULARLY FLOODS, HAS TERRIBLE ASPHALT CONDITIONS AND HAS BEEN IN LONG MAKING TO GET UPDATED.

THIS IS THE RENDERING FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING IT WITH. SO THE LOW WATER CROSSING WILL BE REPLACED, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRIDGE GOING OVER THE WHITEWATER CHANNEL AVENUE. TYLER STREET GETS REALIGNED, THE CV LINK GETS REALIGNED TO GO UNDER THE BRIDGE. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS IS ONLY PHASE ONE. SO THIS BRIDGE WILL DEAD END ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WHITEWATER CHANNEL, AND THEN HAVE A RECONNECTION BACK TO THE EXISTING SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AT THE 86. AND THEN EVENTUALLY PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT IS THE 86 AVENUE 50 INTERCHANGE. AS FAR AS THE DISCUSSION ANALYSIS, THIS IN 2014 IS WHEN THE CITY FIRST RECEIVED THE HPP FUNDS FOR THE AVENUE 50 BRIDGE, AND WE COMPLETED THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT THAT'S JUST GIVING US AUTHORIZATION TO START WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE. SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE WAS FINISHED IN 2019 AND IN 2019.

THEN WE GET AUTHORIZATION TO START THE RIGHT OF WAY AND DESIGN PHASE. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS. THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMPLICATED PROJECT I'VE EVER WORKED ON WITH ID, STATE, FEDERAL, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE INTO THIS AND GOING THROUGH COVID, THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE ENTIRE DESIGN PHASE AS WELL, EMINENT DOMAIN.

BUT WE HAVE FINISHED THE RIGHT OF WAY DESIGN PHASE OF THE PROJECT. AND IN Q4 OF 2025, IN MAY OF 2026, CALTRANS, CALTRANS AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZED US TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, AND WE HAVE SOLICITED THE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. ON JULY 9TH, THE CITY ISSUED THE NOTICE INVITING BIDS. ON JULY 28TH, WE HELD A MANDATORY JOB WALK, AND ON SEPTEMBER 3RD WE HAD A PUBLIC BID OPENING AND WE HAD SEVEN COMPANIES BID ON THE PROJECT. VERY CLOSE NUMBERS ON ALL THE BIDS. VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND OUR LOW BID AT 48 709 WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT $7 MILLION UNDER OUR ESTIMATE. SO THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY WELL UNDER WHAT WE HAD ESTIMATED AND WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. LOOKING AT THE FISCAL IMPACT FOR JUST AWARDING THIS CONTRACT, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S APPROVED CIP. AND IT'S WE HAVE SOME MONEY BUDGETED TO BOTH ST69 AND TO W 39, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME WATER ENHANCEMENTS ON THE PROJECT AS WELL. THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IS 48709, PLUS THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF 4,870,982.

IT'S PRIMARILY FUNDED BY HPP AND CVAG, AND THE CITY FUNDS AND THE ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. WITH HPP FUNDING A LITTLE MORE THAN 42 MILLION CVAG FUNDING CLOSE TO 9 MILLION.

THE WATER FUND IS 400 000. MEASURE A IS 1.6 MILLION AND SB FUND 117 IS 555,000 573. YOU'LL NOTICE THERE ARE NO GENERAL FUND ALLOCATIONS UP THERE, BECAUSE THE PROJECT WAS $7 MILLION. UNDER BUDGET, WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT WITH NO ALLOCATIONS FROM GENERAL FUND AND FUND IT ONLY THROUGH MEASURE A AND SB ONE FUNDS. ONE OF THE ASPECTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. SO HBP WILL ONLY FUND THE PORTIONS NEXT TO THE BRIDGE. SO THE WAY THE PROJECT IS BROKEN UP, WE HAVE PORTIONS THAT HBP WILL FUND. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PORTIONS THAT CVAG AND THE CITY SPLIT 75%, 25%. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME PORTIONS THAT CVAG WILL COVER 100%. SO ON THIS DIAGRAM, THE PINK PORTION IN THE MIDDLE, THAT'S THE PORTION THAT HBP WILL ACTUALLY GIVE US REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE YELLOW PORTIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS PHASE ONE. THOSE ARE THE PORTIONS THAT CVAG AND THE CITY SPLIT AT THE 7,525% REIMBURSEMENT RATIO. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE CV LINK AND CV SINK PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY FUNDED BY CVAG AT A 100% REIMBURSEMENT RATIO. SO I WANTED TO KIND OF TOUCH BASE ON THE WHOLE PROJECT AS WELL. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD THE

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SO WHEN WE ADD IN THE $7.9 MILLION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FEES FOR THE, WHICH WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED EARLIER, AND THAT WAS ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR, THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL $7.9 MILLION THAT'S ADDED TO THE CONTRACT. SO THE ACTUAL TOTAL PROJECT IS 61,551,444.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S ABOUT $7 MILLION UNDER WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE ALLOCATIONS, YOU KNOW, THAT INCREASES OUR HB FUND BECAUSE HB FUND DOES PAY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING. CVAG STILL GIVES US OUR 75% REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE'RE NOW UP TO ABOUT 49,000,297, 497 THAT THE STATE WILL BE GIVING US THROUGH THE HB PROGRAM. THE CVAG ALLOCATION GOES UP TO CLOSER TO 9.5 MILLION, THE WATER FUND 450 AND MEASURE A STILL ONLY 1.6 MILLION AND SB 1734. SO EVEN WITH ALL COSTS INCLUDED ALL CONTINGENCIES, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ARE FULL IN COST STILL REQUIRES NO GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION. WE'RE ABLE TO FUND THIS THROUGH OUR SB ONE AND OUR MEASURE A FUNDING AND. THIS STARTS A LITTLE CONFUSING WITH THIS CHART THAT I HAVE HERE. THIS BASICALLY BREAKS DOWN WHAT THAT PICTURE WAS BEFORE, WHERE THE PINK PORTIONS, THAT'S THE HBP FUND PARTICIPATING PORTIONS. AND THEN WE HAVE THE NON PARTICIPATING PORTIONS, WHICH IS THE YELLOW AND THE CV LINK. AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE 100% CVAG PORTIONS.

THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT GETS SPENT JUST ON CV LINK AND CV SINK PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A GOOD BREAKDOWN OF HOW ALL THAT MONEY IS SPENT. SO THE TOTAL CITY LOCAL SHARES TO THIS 2,784,000. AND AGAIN WITH NO GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED. SO THE STAFF REVIEWED ALL BIDS. WE DID RECEIVE SEVEN BIDS, AND RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS DEEMED THE LOWEST BIDDER. THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY BID PROTESTS AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR JUST THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, INCLUDING THE 10% CONTINGENCY, IS 48,000,709 821 FOR CONSTRUCTION, 4,870,000 982 IN CONTINGENCY FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT COST OF 53,580,803. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF 48709821, PLUS THE 10% CONTINGENCY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AVENUE 50 BRIDGE OVER THE COACHELLA VALLEY STORMWATER CHANNEL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED.

SORRY. JAMES RODRIGUEZ HAS A COMMENT UNDER 18. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COUNCIL. JAMES RODRIGUEZ, NATIVE RESIDENT OF COACHELLA. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK FOR ANDREW. AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS ARE BEING PUT IN, I MYSELF WAS VERY CONFUSED AT HOW EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY PLAY A PART.

IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING LITTLE PIECES HERE, LITTLE PIECES THERE OF ONE GIANT PROJECT. BUT ACTUALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING AT THE END OF IT, IT REALLY IS JUST A BUNCH OF SMALL PROJECTS THAT HAPPEN TO FIT TOGETHER REALLY WELL TO MAKE THAT CORRIDOR. THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE, APART FROM APPROVING IT, THIS IS TOTALLY FINE, IS HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO ALLOW THE AREA AROUND IT TO BENEFIT FROM THOSE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY NOW WE HEARD WE'RE NOT EVEN PAYING FOR IT. IT'S ALL IT WAS ALL THEIR WORK TO GET IT SO THAT WE COULD GET IT ALL PAID FOR THROUGH DIFFERENT MEASURES. SO EVEN THOUGH WE AREN'T PAYING FOR IT, WE SHOULD STILL GET THE BENEFIT FROM IT BEING LIKE WE KEEP SAYING IN OUR BACKYARD, RIGHT? LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DATA CENTER. WHEN THAT CORRIDOR IS COMPLETED IN HOWEVER MANY YEARS IT TAKES, IT UNLOCKS ALL OF THAT AREA FOR THE FUTURE PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR LA ENTRADA, BUT ALSO IT ALLOWS THOSE DEVELOPERS TO TURN OVER PROFIT OR BUILD SOMETHING OR WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AGREEMENT, SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US THAT ONCE THAT AREA IS BUILT AND IT'S NOW A GIANT HONEYPOT FOR ALL OF THE DEVELOPERS TO MANIFEST NEW THINGS THAT RESIDENTS ARE GOING

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL FOR. YEAH. ANDREW. MR. MARTINEZ YEAH. JUST A COMMENT. JUST LIKE MR. JAMES RODRIGUEZ. I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE COUNCIL. AND IN FACT, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. AND MY FIRST MEETING TO BRING THIS PROJECT BACK WITH AN UPDATE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK STUFF, PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO FINALLY, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO, INTO CONTRACT. AND IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF 48,000,709 821 000, WITH $0.10, PLUS THE 10% CONTINGENCY. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. BEFORE WE VOTE, CAN I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? SURE. GO AHEAD. SINCE YOU MENTIONED STAFF, I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO PROVIDE A LOT OF THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS SINCE IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

SO I DID WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK ANDY CHIA WITH INGENIOUS ENGINEERING FOR ALL OF HIS WORK.

DAVID WILSON AT CBW, TOM KIRK AND JONATHAN HOY AT CVAG, IVAN LOPEZ AND GUILLERMO WITH ID. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AT HPP AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE WITH CALTRANS. DESPITE BEING A HUGE THORN ON MY SIDE AND PROJECT LIKE THIS, THEY ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. I WANT TO THANK CABAZON TRIBES FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THEY'VE HAD ON THIS PROJECT FROM DAY ONE. AND MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK BRIANNA GREENWOOD, OUR SENIOR ENGINEER, WHOSE ORGANIZATION AND DEDICATION DEALING WITH ALL OF THE PERMITS AND JUST THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK THAT IT TAKES TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I'D BE ABSOLUTELY REMISS NOT TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION SHE'S PUT INTO THIS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TOO. THANK YOU. ANDREW. IT IS IT IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY TIRED OF ME SAYING IT OVER AND OVER DURING, YOU KNOW, MY CLOSING COMMENTS ABOUT WHERE'S OUR BRIDGE? WHERE'S OUR BRIDGE? BUT THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AND WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD. AND SO THANK YOU TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND ALL THE PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE HELPED US ALONG THE WAY, AS WELL AS AS WELL AS CVAG AND SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME OF THE FUNDING. BUT THIS IS A MASSIVE PROJECT FOR THE CITY, COACHELLA, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TO DO THE GROUNDBREAKING THIS NEXT MONTH, NEXT MONTH, THE 15. RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN THE PORTION OF THE CITY PORTION IS. SO PEOPLE CAN CLARIFY BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING A PORTION, BUT IT'S BUDGETED. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S JUST COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND LIKE UNALLOCATED. IT'S, IT'S BEEN BUDGETED THROUGH THE CPI PROJECTS. YES. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, LIKE THAT'S WHAT OUR PORTION IS. YEAH. I MEAN, WE'RE SPENDING OUR SB ONE DOLLARS ON OUR MEASURE, $8 ON THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY SAVING THOSE MONIES UP SO THAT THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE MONEY IN SB ONE AND MEASURE A TO COVER THIS, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT OUR GENERAL FUND RESERVES. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, IT'S NOT COMING FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES. IT'S COMING FROM SB ONE AND BUILD UP THAT YOU'VE BEEN. YES. BUT THAT IS STILL CITY DOLLARS THAT GO TO. RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. SO OKAY, SO THIS IS THE FIRST AND SECOND WE CAN TAKE ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MARTINEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES. MAYOR. PRO TEM PEREZ. YES. AND MAYOR. DOCTOR FIGUEROA. AYE. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON. THANK YOU. ANDREW. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19 RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY. AND I. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR FIGUEROA AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL ON A FERNANDEZ MANAGEMENT ANALYST. AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PLAN FOR THE 2027 RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY. SO THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN IDENTIFIES ACTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS A HIGH PRIORITY ITEM, WHICH IS WHERE OUR RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY STEMS FROM. WE STARTED THE ACADEMY IN 2023, WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY'S DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AND FUNCTIONS. SO FAR, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE RESIDENT ACADEMIES, WHICH HAVE ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN OUR CITY COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE HAVE SOME PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PARKS AND

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SO THEY CAN JUST POST IT ON THE WALL. I KNOW YOU GAVE US LIKE, WHAT WAS IT LIKE A TROPHY AWARD, A TROPHY AWARD. AND SOMETIMES THEY PUT IT TO THE SIDE AND IT'S VERY CLEAR. SO YOU CANNOT READ THE ACTUAL LETTERS OF COACHELLA, THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE LIKE A NICE CERTIFICATE SO THEY CAN PUT IT ON A NICE FRAME AND THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO SEE THIS KIND OF STUFF. AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN THEY TAKE THE PHOTO. SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING BOTH THE AWARD. I'LL RECOMMEND BOTH IF THE BUDGET OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S PERMISSIBLE. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE WE GO BACK TO.

YES. CAN I GET ONE? HE WANTS ONE. HE WANTS TO BE. PUT IT ON A LITTLE NOTE THAT HE NEEDS TO GET HIS CERTIFICATE. DO YOU WANT US TO BACKDATE IT? I JUST YEAH, I JUST LOVE. WE'LL FRAME IT FOR HIM. THE NAME. YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I SEE THE CITY OF COACHELLA, IT'S JUST LIKE, EMPOWERS ME. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND I WANT TO HAVE THAT. THAT'S. SO I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY WITH THE ADDITIONAL. THAT PARTICIPANTS GET A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? FIRST, YOU CAN'T GO YET. I DO, I DO HAVE COMMENTS THOUGH, AND I THANK YOU FOR FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. I THINK IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR AND YOU SEE THE RESIDENTS REALLY ENJOY IT. AND SO IT'S REALLY NICE. IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER THAT WAY. AND I SEE THAT THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED BECOME, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS AND REALLY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. SO I'VE SEEN HOW IT'S GROWN. AND SO I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE AND THANKFUL TO YOU. IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. YOU'VE DONE A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. AND THEN CAN YOU ALSO INCLUDE COUNCIL MEMBER JUAN MARTINEZ'S CERTIFICATE AS WELL? WE WILL WE'RE PRESENTED TO HIM ON THE GRADUATION IN MARCH. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. IT'S A BIG I COUNCIL MEMBER ABSTAIN. YOU'RE GETTING ONE. OH.

I COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO YES. MAYOR PRO TEM PEREZ YES. AND MAYOR DOCTOR FIGUEROA I THANK

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WE HAVE OFFICES IN SAN FRANCISCO, IRVINE AND LOS ANGELES. SO AGENDA FOR TODAY, WE'LL REVIEW SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES, TALK THROUGH SOME EXISTING EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT THAT WE'VE DONE. TALK ABOUT THE OUTREACH PROCESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND DEMAND FORECASTING, AND THEN HOW ALL OF THAT INFORMS PHASE SITE PLANNING, CAPITAL COST ESTIMATION, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEN SOME IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS. SO WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY, THERE ARE FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS THAT WE ARE TO ADDRESS. SO WE CONDUCTED AN ASSESSMENT OF EV CHARGING READINESS AND INCLUDING EXISTING CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. LAND USE COMMUNITY FACILITY NEEDS, EXISTING PERMITTING AND POLICY, AND THE STATE OF INTEGRATION WITH YOUR ELECTRICAL LOAD SERVING ENTITY ID. FROM THAT, WE FORECASTED EV ADOPTION AND CHARGING DEMAND THROUGH YEAR 2040, WHICH IS FIVE YEARS BEYOND THE REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT, AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHY THAT IS, AND WE USE THAT TO TO THEN DEVELOP ESTIMATES OF THE RIGHT TYPES AND POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR FUTURE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING LEVEL TWO CHARGING, SOME OF THAT LOWER POWER CHARGING, AS WELL AS DC FAST CHARGING AT COMMUNITY DESTINATIONS, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, COMMERCIAL AREAS, ETC. WE ALSO CONDUCTED A A PRETTY IN-DEPTH COMMUNITY SURVEY AND USE THAT TO INFORM THOSE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS. AND THEN ALL OF THAT COMES TOGETHER INTO AN ACTIONABLE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. AGAIN, THIS IS A PLANNING STUDY. THIS IS NOT A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

WHAT WE WANT THIS TO BE A USEFUL FRAMEWORK FOR THE CITY TO DEPLOY EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FUTURE. SO IN THE CITY, CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHARGING IS RELATIVELY SPARSE. THERE ARE REALLY FIVE SITES WHERE THERE IS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO

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LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP IS ANOTHER ONE. LOVE'S IS AN INTERESTING SITE BECAUSE WHILE YOU SEE AN $8 MILLION FIGURE THERE, WE KNOW THAT A PRIVATE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING FOR FAST CHARGING FUNDING THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT CAPITAL MAY NOT BE VERY LIKELY WON'T BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY SHOULD YOU PURSUE CHARGING AT THAT SITE. IN 2035, SOME KEY SITES THE LIBRARY, THE TRANSIT CENTER AND THE FOOD FOR LESS ARE JUST A FEW TO CALL OUT.

A SLIGHTLY LOWER COUNT, INCREMENTAL COUNT, AND SLIGHTLY LOWER COST TARGET. BECAUSE OF A FEWER NUMBER OF DC FAST CHARGERS. AND LASTLY, 2040 SOME KEY SITES HERE THE SENIOR CENTER, CORPORATE YARD, STARBUCKS AND THEN ARCO, AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR DC FAST CHARGING SITE. AGAIN, THESE ARE THIS IS A PLANNING FRAMEWORK. AND, AND SOME OF OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO USE THIS AS A TOOL. SO AS OTHER SITES COME UP, WE RECOMMEND THE CITY, YOU KNOW, PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNISTICALLY. IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL LEVEL TWO DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM CHARGING, YOU COULD REPLACE ONE OF THOSE TWO BELOW. AND A TOTAL CAPITAL COST SUMMARY. SO A COUPLE NOTES HERE.

TOTAL COST RIGHT AROUND $30 MILLION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE THE, THE CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. CAPITAL COSTS WILL BE SPLIT OVER TIME AMONGST PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, LANDOWNERS, EV CHARGING OPERATORS. IF YOU PURSUE MORE OF A TURNKEY KIND OF OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING MODEL EMPLOYERS, AND THEN THE CITY, DC FAST CHARGING IS EXPENSIVE. IT SERVES MORE DRIVERS ON A PER DRIVER BASIS. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SIMILAR TO LEVEL TWO IN TERMS OF COST PER DRIVER, AND IT PROVIDES JUST A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE IN SOME OF THOSE HIGH TOURISM TIMES OF YEAR. IT CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF VALUE TO THE CITY BECAUSE IT CAN TURN OVER MANY DRIVERS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. AND WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING TO COME FROM? SHOULD THE CITY BEAR SOME OF THAT CAPITAL? WE PROVIDE IN THE REPORT A FULL MATRIX OF POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE UPDATE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE FUNDING FROM THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, FAST CHARGE CALIFORNIA FROM THE STATE OR

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AND THERE ARE HYPERLINKS WITHIN THE REPORT TO THE DIRECT KIND OF SOURCE OF TRUTH ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND TO CLOSE HERE, JUST SOME KIND OF HIGH LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, COORDINATE EARLY WITH THAT ID. WE HOPE THAT THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED WITH THE PEAK POWER DEMAND AND THE ASSOCIATED SITES CAN HELP YOU GET IN THE QUEUE EARLY AND FIND, YOU KNOW, CREATIVE WAYS TO FINANCE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM UPGRADES LIKE TRANSFORMERS AND SUBSTATIONS. THANK YOU. YES, YES. THANK YOU. NICK. I THINK WE WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL REVIEW THEIR FINAL REPORT AND INCLUDING THE APPENDIX. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CONCLUDING REMARKS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR BRINGING THIS. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THIS IS A FILE AND RECEIVE. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. YES. FOR NUMBER 20 JAMES RODRIGUEZ.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COUNCIL. JAMES RODRIGUEZ, NATIVE RESIDENT OF COACHELLA. I WASN'T GOING TO COMMENT ON IT. AND THEN I REMEMBERED I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS. I RENTED AN ELECTRIC CAR THROUGH HERTZ LAST YEAR AND I WASN'T EXPECTING TO GET IT. I WAS EXPECTING A GAS VEHICLE, SO WHEN I DID GET IT, IT WAS A COMPLETELY BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE TO HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AN APP, TO HAVE TO SIGN UP WITH MEMBERSHIP, TO HAVE TO USE A CREDIT CARD VERSUS CASH. THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE TO DOING THE ELECTRIC CHARGING. AND LIKE THEY WERE SAYING, THERE ARE SOME SLOW CHARGERS, THERE ARE SOME FASTER CHARGERS. AND EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE THE FASTER CHARGERS AND EVEN WHEN THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME, YOU KNOW, CAPACITANCE BANK WHERE YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 300KW OR MEGAWATTS, WHATEVER IT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR CAR, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO DIVIDE THAT BY HOWEVER MANY TERMINALS ARE PLUGGED IN. SO THE MORE TERMINALS WE HAVE, THE MORE CAPACITANCE WE NEED. AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ELECTRICITY COMING INTO THE AREA. SO I REALLY THINK THAT THE CITY CAN DOUBLE DOWN ITS EFFORTS BECAUSE THIS GAS BAN DID NOT HAPPEN THROUGH LEGISLATION. IT DID NOT HAPPEN THROUGH A REASON THAT PEOPLE GAVE. IT HAPPENED THROUGH THE CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY. THAT IS A ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES WHO SIT IN A ROOM AND MAKE SWEEPING DECISIONS. I PREDICT THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION RECENTLY TO DATA CENTERS, ELECTRICITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER ARE GOING TO NOTICE THAT THE CERTAIN ISSUES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH OUR GASOLINE ARE GOING TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT WE WILL HAVE WITH LITHIUM ION BATTERY PRODUCTION, WITH ALL OF THE COPPER, WITH ALL OF MAGNESIUM, WITH ALL OF THE ANYTHING ELSE THAT GOES INTO THESE VEHICLES, FIRST OFF. SECONDLY, THOSE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO START TO GET BIGGER BATTERIES BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT MORE RANGE OUT OF THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT TAKE WAY LONGER TO CHARGE THAN FILLING UP A TANK OF GAS. AFTER ALL OF THAT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS SO SCARED ABOUT CHINA DOING IT BEFORE US.

THE DATA CENTERS, RIGHT? WELL, CHINA ALREADY HAS REMOVABLE BATTERIES. THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY IN A TWO MINUTE FLAT SYSTEM THAT TAKES OUT THE OLD BATTERY, GIVES YOU A BRAND NEW REFRESHED BATTERY. THEY HAVE THEM FOR MOTORCYCLES. THEY HAVE THEM FOR E-BIKES. THEY HAVE THEM. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY, THAT TECHNOLOGY COULD CHANGE IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS. THE TARIFFS COULD MAKE IT SO THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN IMPLEMENT.

OR WE COULD HAVE A PARTY CHANGE THAT SUDDENLY IT'S OKAY TO HAVE GASOLINE. SO LET'S BE AWARE OF THE NUANCE TO A LOT OF THIS INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF STEAMROLLING ALONG WITH, OH, THE STATE SAID IT, OH, WE'VE GOT TO DO IT. OH, THIS IS SO GOOD. OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF NUANCE TO IT, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS CONSUMERS AND AS RESIDENTS AND AS A CHANGE OF WHAT WE KNOW OF AS NORMAL LIFE.

SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE PLANS THAT WE HAVE, THE MORE THAT WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO HAVING THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE MORE INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO SUPPORT IT ALL. AND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT CHEAP TO INSTALL MORE, MAINTAIN OR TO RECOUP COSTS FROM. IF THE INDUSTRY CHANGES FASTER THAN WE IMPLEMENT IT. SO PLEASE KEEP

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SO THIS IS THE OVERALL SKETCH OF THE PARK. A LITTLE HARD TO TELL ON THIS, BUT THERE'S FOUR PRIMARY AREAS THAT ARE CIRCLED IN RED WHERE WE CONDUCTED SOME VALUE ENGINEERING. JUST FOR THE QUICK DISCUSSION ANALYSIS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED STAFF TO PROCEED WITH A DESIGN OPTION WITH A CONSTRUCTION COST WAS ESTIMATED IN THE 15 TO $17 MILLION RANGE, AND COUNCIL GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO SEEK GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THAT REMAINING BALANCE. CITY STAFF. WE DID APPLY FOR MULTIPLE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SINCE THAT TIME, BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SECURE ANY ADDITIONAL GRANTS FOR THE PROJECT. SO, AS DISCUSSED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DESIGN ENGINEER FIRM TO VALUE ENGINEER THE PROJECT AND CONTAIN THE COSTS IN THE 12 TO $13 MILLION RANGE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE WITHOUT HAVING THE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS. SO STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND AUTHORIZING THE VALUE ENGINEERING OPTIONS BEING PRESENTED HERE SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT TO BID, AND THIS PROJECT WILL STILL DELIVER A COMPLETE PROJECT WITH AMENITIES, IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. LOOKING AT HOW THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THIS ACTION WE'RE JUST GETTING AUTHORIZATION TO BID. SO THERE'S NO ACTUAL FISCAL ACTION RIGHT NOW. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY APPROPRIATIONS AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS THE BUDGET SHEET THAT'S IN OUR ANNUAL OUR APPROVED BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE 8.965 THAT WAS FROM THE GRANT. AND THAT SECOND LINE WAS THE TBD. THAT'S ABOUT THE $5 MILLION THAT WE WERE HOPING TO GET OTHER GRANT FUNDING FROM. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SHAVE FROM THE PROJECT BY DOING THE VALUE ENGINEERING. SO INSTEAD OF THE 17.3 MILLION, WE NEED TO GET THE PROJECT INTO ABOUT $12.5 MILLION. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DIP INTO GENERAL FUND RESERVES IN ORDER TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT. SO LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT FOR THE VALUE ENGINEERING IN THE GREAT LAWN AREA, WE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON, THERE'S THAT BIG KIND OF ANGULAR SHADE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT FACES THE EVENT LAWN. THERE WERE TWO OF THOSE. THOSE ARE REALLY VERY EXPENSIVE STRUCTURES. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE NEED THE ONE THAT FACES THE GREAT LAWN, SINCE THAT'S NOT REALLY AN EVENT SPACE WHERE I WOULD NEED A BIG SHADE STRUCTURE ON THAT SIDE. SO WE'D BE REMOVING THAT STRUCTURE.

WE'VE REDUCED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING. WE HAVE MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE XERISCAPING ON THE PERIMETER. THAT AND ONE OF THE BIGGER CHANGES THAT WE HAVE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST REMOVALS IS ACTUALLY REMOVAL OF THE VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE LACK OF TOTAL POWER, I ACTUALLY CANNOT CURRENTLY HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY TO GIVE US THE POWER FOR THE 30 CHARGING STATIONS THAT WERE THERE. SO BY REMOVING THOSE FROM THE PROJECT, THAT'S BOTH A COST SAVINGS AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING AVAILABLE POWER FOR THE PROJECT AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POWER AVAILABLE FOR THOSE CHARGING STATIONS ANYWAY. SO THAT'S SAVINGS OF ALL OF THOSE SAVINGS KIND OF IN THE GREAT LAWN AREA, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN ONE POINT, A LITTLE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN TOTAL SAVINGS IN THAT AREA. LOOKING TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE PARK. THIS IS THE BIGGEST OVERALL COST ITEM FOR THE SAVINGS IS REMOVAL OF THE SPLASH PAD, THE SPLASH PADS.

NOT ONLY IS IT ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEMS THAT WAS PROPOSED IN THE ENTIRE PARK, BUT IT'S ALSO BY FAR THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM FOR MAINTENANCE. SO NOT ONLY LOOKING AT THE CURRENT COST OF THE PARK, BUT THE LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE SPLASH PARKS AT THE OTHER PARKS. SO AT THIS TIME WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD WITHOUT A SPLASH PAD. THERE'S STILL SPACE AVAILABLE. SO IN THE FUTURE, IF IF ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS BECAME AVAILABLE OR IF OTHER FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE, THERE WOULD STILL BE SPACE THAT WE COULD PUT ONE IN IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE DO RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT A SPLASH PAD AT THIS TIME. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO SGC TO GET PERMISSION TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE PROJECT SCOPE AS WELL. IMAGE. SO JUST TO THE RIGHT OF CONCHA BAY. OKAY, SO SHE WAS A LITTLE GRASS SPOT. I ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE THIS REVISED LAYOUT AS WELL, BECAUSE

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WE'RE GOING TO FULLY IMPROVE MITCHELL DRIVE ALL THE WAY OUT TO GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE EXPANSION PARKING AREA. SO WE'VE DELETED THAT AS WELL. THE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ON MITCHELL DRIVE FROM THE EDGE OF LAS FLORES TO GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. SO WE CAN SAVE ABOUT $1 MILLION IN THAT AREA. SO THIS WAS THE CONCEPT FOR THE RETENTION BASIN THAT WAS IN THE $17 MILLION PLAN. WE HAVE ALL THESE LIKE LARGE GABION KIND OF WALLS IN ORDER TO HAVE AN OVERLOOK. AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LUSH LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE BASIN BY CHANGING IT TO XERISCAPE, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE ALL THE LUSH LANDSCAPING IN THE PARK WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY INTERACT, BUT WE CAN GET RID OF A LOT OF THOSE RETAINING WALLS, USE SLOPED AREAS, AND HAVE THIS RETENTION AREA UTILIZE THE XERISCAPE TO SAVE SOME MONEY IN THAT AREA. AND THEN THE OTHER KIND OF BIG CHANGE IS TOWARDS THE EAST END OF THE PARK. THERE WAS A A LARGE PROPOSED FITNESS AREA THAT WAS A, A HUGE STRUCTURE. THERE WERE THESE ROCK CLIMBING BOULDERS. THERE WAS KIND OF A LOT GOING ON THERE. SO WE DO STILL WANT TO HAVE SOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PARK, BUT WE'RE FOCUSING NOW ON HAVING SOME SMALLER EXERCISE EQUIPMENT THAT'S KIND OF SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE PARK INSTEAD OF HAVING LIKE A LARGE, CENTRALIZED, YOU KNOW, OUTDOOR GYM SPACE. I'VE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF OTHER GYMS THAT'S KIND OF LIKE REALLY BIG OUTDOOR GYM SPACES DON'T SEEM TO GET THAT MUCH USE ANYWAY. AND I THINK KIND OF THE HAVING KEY ELEMENTS SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE PARK WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF TAKE A WALK AROUND THE PARK AND STOP AT DIFFERENT LITTLE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PARK. I THINK WE'LL GET A LOT OF USE AND BE VERY POPULAR. SO WE'RE ALSO REDUCING SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING IN HERE. AGAIN, WE'RE FOCUSING ON SOME PASSIVE LAWN SPACE. SO PEOPLE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO HANG OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND ENJOY THE PARK. NO CHANGES TO THE SPIRAL ART WALK. WE THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE OF THE PARK. SO WE CAN SAVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS HERE. SO THESE ARE KIND OF THE VALUE ENGINEERING. I THINK IT'S REALLY PRESENTED IN A WAY WHERE WE STILL MEET ALL OF THE ASPECTS OF, OF THE PARK. WE'RE STILL CHECKING OFF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE PROMISED TO DELIVER TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE JUST SCALING BACK ON SOME ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP IT IN THAT $12.5 MILLION BUDGET. AND RIGHT NOW, THE OBJECT WOULD BE TO PUT THIS PROJECT OUT TO BID SO WE

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YEAH. THE WHOLE ASPHALT STRIP THAT YOU SEE ALONG KIND OF YOU HAVE ALL THE GRASS IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN THE, THE ASPHALT STRIP THAT GOES ALONG THE NORTH EDGE OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THIS PICTURE. SO THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL STREET SIDE HEAD AND PARKING, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE OTHER PORTION OF THE PARK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU CAN KIND OF MAKE OUT ALL THE PARKING STALLS PAINTED IN THAT PICTURE THERE. THERE IS A IN THAT CORNER. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. YES. CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT TO NOT MODIFY WAS THE, YOU KNOW, LEAVE THE FUTSAL COURT, LEAVE THAT BATHROOM RIGHT THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THE ADDITIONAL BATHROOM CENTRALIZED. AND THEN THERE'LL ALSO BE THE ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AT THE CAFE AREA. SO THE ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS AND THE SMALL COURTS BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS. WE DIDN'T TOUCH THOSE. WE THOUGHT THOSE WERE IMPORTANT ITEMS TO DELIVER TO THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK WITH SOME, I THINK IN, IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME, SOME, SOME FUNDING FOR THE SHADE STRUCTURES. I DO HATE TO SEE SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS, LIKE THE REMOVAL OF THE GYM. I THINK THE GYM WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE THERE. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT THAT'S BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. AND I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

YEAH. SO WITH THAT, I'LL DO A MOTION TO MOVE IT FORWARD. THANK YOU ANDREW. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE DOCK PARK COMPONENT. THERE ARE NO CHANGES AT ALL TO THE DOG PARK. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ALL THE ORIGINAL PICTURES ON THE FROM THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT. IF YOU WANTED TO GO BACK AND SEE ANY OF THEM. THANK YOU. THERE IS A MOTION, BUT IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON ZOOM WHO'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. SEEING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION SO WE CAN DO ROLL CALL. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUME. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DELGADO. YES. AND MAYOR DOCTOR FIGUEROA, I JUST TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD, MAYOR PEREZ HAD ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT, SO SHE HAD TO LEAVE AT 8:00. OKAY. FOR THE RECORD, NEXT WE'LL DO. THERE IS

[Reports and Requests]

COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, MR. MARTINEZ. LET'S SEE. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MR. CITY MANAGER, IF WE COULD PLEASE GET AN UPDATE OR A STATUS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON AVENUE 48 IN VAN BUREN. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT, SIR? AVENUE 48, AVENUE 48 IN VAN BUREN. YOU KNOW THAT BIG PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW? SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S SOME LITIGATIONS THERE. OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE HOTEL? THE HOTEL? YEAH, HOTEL.

IT'S. ANY UPDATE, ANY REPORTS, ANY STATUS ON THAT PROPERTY? OKAY, I'LL SEE IF WE CAN HAVE AN UPDATE DURING DIRECT REPORTS. IF NOT, WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP TO YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER

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AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM IS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH SHADE EQUITY. I KNOW I MENTIONED IT MAYBE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, BUT JUST WONDERING WHO ON STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT AND IF WE CAN POSSIBLY GET SOMETHING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT SOME POINT. I KNOW IT'S NEW, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT FROM THE LAST TIME WE HAD MENTIONED IT, AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON THAT. SO WE WILL BRING UP AN UPDATE TO YOU ON OCTOBER 14TH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN DELGADO, I THINK I THINK THE LIGHTHOUSE SHUT DOWN. LIGHTHOUSE SHUT DOWN. OH, I DID I DON'T HAVE ANY. I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T THE ONLY ONE. I WAS GONNA PIGGYBACK ON THAT GLENMORE HOTEL AS WELL. JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO. JUST AN UPDATE. MAYBE WE CAN GET AN UPDATE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT, LIKE PRESENTATION ON KIND OF HOW THEY'RE, HOW THEY'VE BEEN DOING WITH CODE AND KIND OF THEIR CASE LOAD NOW THAT THEY'RE FULLY STAFFED AGAIN AND SEEING HOW THEY'RE DOING, OR SOME OF THE LARGER VIOLATIONS ARE, AND HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY CREATE AVENUES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY DON'T GET LIKE CITATIONS AND INSTEAD THEY HAVE A WARNING? OR HOW DO THEY DO THAT? JUST, JUST LOOKING AT AND SEEING HOW WHAT'S OCCURRING IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, HOW, HOW WE'RE DOING OUT THERE IN THE CITY? ABSOLUTELY, SIR. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BRING UP TO YOU ON OCTOBER 14TH AND ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS. THAT'D BE GREAT. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS ON MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEES, MR. MARTINEZ. NO COMMITTEES, BUT A COUPLE OF REPORTS. BUT BEFORE I SAID ANYTHING ON MY REPORTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE OF OUR SENIOR CENTER MEMBERS SUFFER AN INJURY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO HER AND HER FAMILY THAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER. I HOPE SHE HAS A FULL RECOVERY, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THAT, PLEASE.

ABSOLUTELY, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I ATTENDED THE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE SENIOR CENTER. IT WAS VERY NICE AND COLORFUL. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AND LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS FROM THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR CITY INSTAGRAM, I DID NOTICE THAT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THERE, INCLUDING MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO AND MAYOR FIGUEROA. WE WERE OVER THERE.

WERE YOU THERE? AND THEN? YEAH, SO WE GOT A GREAT TIME. AND IT IS IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO CELEBRATE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF COACHELLA AND 97% OF HISPANIC HERITAGE HERE AND ALSO CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE MONTH. SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN. I ALSO ATTENDED THE ACTUALLY, I DID THE, THE RIDE ALONG WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE. THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. AND I PURPOSELY CHOOSE THE THE NIGHT SHIFT SO I CAN SEE THE CITY OF COACHELLA AFTER DARK. SO IT WAS VERY NICE. IT WAS INTERESTING. CORPORAL KENDALL MARTINEZ WAS EXCELLENT. AND THEN I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE BRIEFING BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THEY GO OUT. AND I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THAT THREE OF THE MEMBERS, THREE OF THE OFFICERS THAT WERE DOING THEIR SOLOS. AND I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW YOUNG THEY ARE 22, 23 AND AND 26. I WAS LIKE, WOW, THEY'RE LIKE YOUNGER THAN MY KIDS, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T DONE IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO DO IT AND PARTICIPATE ON IT. I WAS VERY INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, FULL RESPECT FOR THEM. I WAS LIKE, ACTUALLY KENDALL MARTINEZ WAS LIKE, COME ON, YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE CRUISER. I'M LIKE, ARE YOU SURE? SO YEAH, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO HAND IN HAND. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO? AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. I ALSO ATTENDED THE, THE UPGRADE ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE WITH MR. JAMES RODRIGUEZ, THE WAFFLES. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAFFLES, BUT I WAS THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. I WAS GETTING A LOT OF CALLS, SO I DIDN'T GET TO EXPERIENCE. OUR CITY MANAGER WAS THERE TO PRESENT. IT WAS NICE TO HAVE YOU THERE, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORTS, COUNCILWOMAN, JUST VERY BRIEFLY,

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AND OUR MAYOR DID A REALLY GREAT JOB ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND PROVIDING EXAMPLES OF HOW THE CITY OF COACHELLA IS MOVING FORWARD. SO JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. AND IT'S ALWAYS A REALLY GOOD EVENT TO ATTEND. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS A LOT. COUNCILWOMAN DELGADO, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TO SAY OUTSIDE OF JUST THANKING OUR TEAM FOR MOVING THESE PROJECTS ALONG. THERE ARE SOME THAT WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PUSHING ON. AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE SEEING THEM COME THROUGH. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE SOME CLOSURE IN THE CRC AS WELL SOON. AND SO WITH THAT, THAT'S IT FOR ME. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO THE CONFERENCE AND SEEING WHAT INFORMATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WE GAIN FROM THAT, FROM THAT CONFERENCE. I DO HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT ON. OKAY, YES, I FORGOT TO MENTION AND THANK YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, OUR CITY MANAGER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE ALL HANDS MEETING, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THE ARMY OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT MOVE THE CITY FORWARD EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO THAT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

I WAS AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT IF THEY REALLY WANT TO ENGAGE ON ME TEACHING A FITNESS CLASS TO THEM, I CAN DO THAT ON A FRIDAY. IF THEY'RE WILLING TO COMMIT, I'M WILLING TO COMMIT WITH THEM. SO THAT WAS VERY NICE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

YEAH. THANK YOU TO STAFF. I WENT TO THE WE ALL WENT TO THE ALL VALLEY MAYOR'S LUNCHEON.

THANK YOU TO SELENA AND OUR JESSICA TORRES, OUR PIO ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT, FOR HELPING ME WITH ANSWERING SOME OF THOSE PREDETERMINED QUESTIONS. IT'S LIKE VULTURES UP THERE. LIKE THERE'S NO LIKE, OH, IT'S YOUR TURN. YOU JUST GOT TO LIKE, GRAB THE MIC AND GO FOR IT. OTHERWISE YOU GET LEFT BEHIND LIKE WILEY COYOTE. AND SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE WHAT THE OTHER CITIES HAD TO DO AND REALLY FOCUS ON THAT AND WHAT OUR CITY IS DOING AS CLEARLY WE KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING WITH ARENA AND MAKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION TO SOME CITIES THERE. I WENT TO THE SENIOR CENTER.

MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE, AND I'VE OFFICIALLY BECOME THE COFFEE GUY BECAUSE NOW I KNOW HOW TO REPLACE THE COFFEE MACHINE AND RUN THE COFFEE SHOP THERE. SO I MIGHT HAVE TO DO MY WEEKLY VOLUNTEER HOURS THERE, DO COFFEE HOUR WITH THEM. IT WAS REALLY FUN. GOT TO FILM MY STATE OF THE CITY. WELCOME OR INTRO VIDEO. THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, WHO JUMPED IN AFTER I TOLD HIM YOU WERE GETTING THIS VIDEO WITH ME. JUST GO LIKE THIS. SO THAT WAS FUN AND THE SENIORS LOVED IT. SO WE DID A INFINITIVE IN ENGLISH AND A SHORT ONE IN SPANISH, SO WE COULD GO TO BE BILINGUAL. I DID ATTEND MY CIVIC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

I HAVE SOME ITEMS TO BRING BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER ON THAT FOR SOME PRESENTATION. THANKS.

KUDOS TO THE CITY STAFF FOR HELPING ME PLAN. WE'RE PLANNING A STATE OF THE CITY. OCTOBER 22ND, 8 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AT THE VETERANS PARK. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COOL SURPRISES FOR PEOPLE. I KNOW COUNCIL IS STARTING TO FILM THEIR STUFF, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT VIDEOS YOU HAVE. AND THIS YEAR'S I TOLD ANDREW, I'M TRYING TO STAY UNDER BUDGET, SO EVERY TIME WE MEET WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO STAY UNDER BUDGET ON EXPENDITURES FOR THAT STATE OF THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT FOR NOW. BUT HOPEFULLY WE END UP UNDER BUDGET AT THE END. VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. AND JUST TODAY, I THINK TODAY PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER TODAY IS YOM KIPPUR. FOR THOSE THAT CELEBRATE, IT IS A HOLIDAY. AND SO AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALSO IT'S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THANKS FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY STAFF WHO, WHO WORK IN AND CHOOSE TO WORK AT THE CITY OF COACHELLA, WHO ARE CITIES PREDOMINANTLY 98% LATINO AND DAY IN AND DAY OUT SUPPORTED PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STAFF BECAUSE ALL I HEAR IS GOOD STUFF FROM PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY WALK IN THE DOOR. SO WITH THAT, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. MR. CITY MANAGER FOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS REPORTS. YES, WE HAVE OUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR, MR. COSTA LA STRADA, GIVING YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON PROPOSITION 218 FOR THE WATER RATES. JASON, CAN

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EARLY IN JULY, WE INITIATED A COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AS WE KIND OF MOVE THROUGH THE PROP 218 PROCESS. AND SO PART OF THAT INCLUDED A WEBINAR THAT WE HOSTED EARLIER IN THE MONTH. WE DID THAT VIA THE ONLINE, AND WE ALSO ALLOWED FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME IN PERSON. WE DID HAVE A GOOD PARTICIPATION THERE. AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MAKING UPDATES TO OUR WEB PAGE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 218 PROCESS. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAPSHOT OF THE WEB PAGE, AND WE HOPE THAT THIS IS GOING TO GO LIVE MAYBE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK HERE. BUT BUT WE ARE MAKING SOME EDITS TO THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SECTION UNDER WATER AND SEWER RATES, WHERE WE CURRENTLY SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT WATER AND SEWER RATES. WE PLAN TO MAKE SOME EDITS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROP 218 PROCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE COST OF SERVICE STUDIES. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST THE GENERAL PROP 218, WHAT IT IS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROPOSED COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO THAT WE'RE GOING TO ROLL OUT.

SO THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SHARE INFORMATION ON HOW TO HOW TO OBJECT AGAINST THE THE RATE, HOW TO PROTEST.

AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PROVIDE ALL THAT INFORMATION UP, UP FRONT. ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE SHARED IN SPANISH. ALSO ON THIS WEB PAGE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SHARE THE LINK TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO. SO WE ACTUALLY RECORDED THE WEBINAR. AND THAT WEBINAR IS GOING TO BE SHARED HERE. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SECTION THAT THAT WAS MAINLY DRIVEN BY A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED DURING THE WEBINAR. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE. ALSO POSTING THE PROP 218 NOTICE ONCE THAT IS FINALIZED, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ONCE IT'S AUTHORIZED FOR MAILING BY THE COUNCIL, THAT WILL GO TO EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA FOR BOTH WATER AND SEWER, BUT WE WILL SHARE IT HERE ALSO.

WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO KIND OF ROLL OUT FROM SOMETIME THIS WEEK UP UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER 14TH. AND ON OCTOBER 14TH, WE PLAN TO BRING THE COST OF SERVICE STUDIES FOR THE WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF THE PROPOSED RATE CHANGES THAT THE PROP 218 NOTICE WILL HAVE. AND THE INTENT THERE IS THAT WE WILL BRING THOSE STUDIES TO YOU FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIPT AND FILE, AND THEN WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MAIL THE PROP 218 NOTICE, WHICH WOULD THEN SET THE HEARING FOR DECEMBER 9TH. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE SHARED HERE ON, ON THE CITY'S WEBPAGE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE PLAN TO POST ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S GOING TO SHOW STEP BY STEP HOW TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEB PAGE. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT WITH THE PIO'S OFFICE WITH JESSICA. SO THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR ALL YOUR HELP WITH THIS. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND FOR MYSELF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. JAMES RODRIGUEZ FOR THAT COMMUNITY POTLUCK THAT HE'S BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH CALLED REACH. I DID ATTEND THIS LAST ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, AND I'LL TELL YOU, THOSE CHICKEN AND WAFFLES ARE AMAZING. GOOD JOB JAMES, WHOEVER PREPARED THOSE FOR YOU. IT WAS A HOT DAY TOO, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF THOSE COMING. ALSO, LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. IT'S THIS WEEK. SO WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR COUNCIL THERE AND OUR STAFF MEMBER, OUR DIRECTORS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN JUST TO REMIND YOU, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY. SO THAT'LL BE A VERY SHORT WEEK. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANKS TO OUR MARKET, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE CHICKEN, THE WATER. AND THEN ANDREW, YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS FOR US TO. COME ON OVER. ANDREW. YOU GOT ONE MORE I KNOW. SINCE WE'VE BEEN

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OCTOBER MOVIES IN THE PARK START SOON. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THE LAUNCH FOR TCC AT DATELAND PARK SKATE PARK. IT SAYS GROUNDBREAKING THERE. IT'S NOT A GROUNDBREAKING. IT'S A LAUNCH BECAUSE WE'RE JUST DOING WE'RE STARTING WITH THE DESIGN. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING EVENTS AT THE WELLNESS CENTER AND AT THE AND AT THE SKATE PARK, AND THEN SINCE WE'VE NOW APPROVED THE AVENUE 50 BRIDGE, WE ARE PLANNING ON HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE AVENUE 50 WHITEWATER BRIDGE PROJECT ON OCTOBER 15TH AT SIERRA VISTA PARK. SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT ALL THOSE INVITES TO COUNCIL THIS COMING WEEK. AND LASTLY, I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER THIS WHOLE LIST. BUT LASTLY, I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE TACOS TEQUILA CHAVEZ IS ON OCTOBER 17TH FROM 4 TO 8 P.M. AND TYPICALLY WE REACH OUT TO COUNCIL TO ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS EITHER AMONGST YOURSELVES OR PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, OR THAT YOU WOULD LIKE STAFF TO REACH OUT, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS NEED JUDGES FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL. SO IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO BE JUDGES, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY COMMISSIONS OR PEOPLE THAT STAFF SHOULD BE REACHING OUT TO IN ORDER TO GET OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT WONDERFUL EVENT. I ASKED THE SERGEANT IN THE BACK IF ONE OF THE DEPUTIES WOULD LIKE TO BE A JUDGE. SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE NICE AND MAYBE A CAL FIRE MEMBER AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO I CAN REACH OUT TO YOU, BOTH OUR SHERIFFS AND OUR AND OUR FIRE COUNCIL MEMBER, MARTINEZ.

IT'S HIS TURN TO DO THE TASTING BECAUSE WE'VE ALL DONE IT ALREADY. SO IT'S FINE. IT'S YOUR TURN. SO AND THEN I THINK A SENIOR CENTER. TONIGHT'S MY NIGHT. I'M KIDDING. BUT. OKAY, SO THAT'S THREE. I HAVE ONE MORE THAT I'LL SEND YOU. I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL BECAUSE I GOTTA, I GOTTA ASK THEM SOMETHING FOR YOU. SO. OKAY. AND THEN YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE REACH OUT TO THE SENIOR CENTER WHERE THEY CAN NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER AS WELL TO COME. I THINK THE QUEEN SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT THAT GETS IT, THAT DOES THE TASTING. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM AND WE'LL LET EVERYONE KNOW ONCE WE HAVE A FINAL LIST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THAT NO OTHER ONES.

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