[1:02] >>mayor kathleen kelly: welcome
[1:06] to the palm desert city council
[1:08] meeting and redevelopment
[1:11] agency, and housing authority
[1:14] meeting
[1:18] >> roll call.
[1:21] >>
[1:22] >>council member jan harnik:
[1:25] >>council member gina nestande:
[1:27] can you state your reason for
[1:31] remote?
[1:38] >> dealing with family issues.
[1:41] >> thank you.
[1:42] is there anyone over the age 18
[1:44] present with you?
[1:46] >> not at this time.
[1:49] >>mayor pro tem karina
[1:51] quintanilla: from present
[1:54] present
[1:58] >> can you state your reason for
[2:01] remote?
[2:03] >> conference.
[2:05] >> is there anyone in the room
[2:08] that is under 18?
[2:10] >> no.
[2:11] >>
[2:12] >>mayor kathleen kelly: here.
[2:15] all council members present.
[2:18] of
[2:19] thank you for to staff for
[2:21] facilitating a remote
[2:23] participation and in full
[2:25] compliance with a legal
[2:27] requirement. We appreciate that
[2:30] very much.
[2:37] and take full advantage.
[2:42] council member, nestande, will
[2:45] you lead us to the pledge of
[2:50] allegiance.
[2:52] >> thank you, mayor. Please
[2:55] stand as we honor our country.
[3:11] I pledge allegiance to the flag
[3:12] of the united states of america
[3:13] and to the republic for which it
[3:14] stands, one nation, under god,
[3:15] indivisible, with liberty and
[3:16] justice for all.
[3:17] >>
[3:18] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[3:19] you.
[3:20] any report from closed session?
[3:22] >> excuse me.
[3:23] >>
[3:25] >>council member jan harnik: the
[3:26] report could have been very
[3:29] inspirational.
[3:30] we don't know.
[3:31] >> so today I just want to share
[3:33] a quote from the ancient greek
[3:36] poet hesiod. "a great treasure
[3:43] is a sparing tongue."
[3:44] >>
[3:47] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[3:48] you.
[3:49] >> you're welcome.
[3:53] >> any report from closed
[3:55] session?
[3:56] >> thank you, mayor.
[3:57] there was no item to report from
[4:01] closed session.
[4:02] >> we are hoping the inspiration
[4:04] will last for the full meeting.
[4:13] >> we have no awards nor
[4:15] presentations to announce this
[4:17] evening.
[4:18] apart from an important
[4:19] announcement which will be part
[4:21] of the city manager's comments.
[4:23] >> thank you.
[4:25] I would like to invite amy
[4:27] lawrence to the podium for a
[4:30] quick overview of the fourth of
[4:33] july celebration event.
[4:34] >>
[4:38] >> good afternoon, honorable
[4:40] mayor, members of the city
[4:42] council.
[4:43] amy lawrence.
[4:44] economic development.
[4:45] I have with me shelby goodwin
[4:46] who serves as the special events
[4:50] coordinator.
[4:51] on july 4th, the city held its
[4:55] annual celebration in the park
[5:02] including activities for
[5:03] children throughout the day.
[5:06] the boy scouts of america troop
[5:09] presented the flags and the
[5:14] pledge of allegiance and the
[5:15] national anthem. The bands
[5:17] performance was followed by a 20
[5:21] minute fireworks display for the
[5:26] anniversary.
[5:27] this takes a village to execute.
[5:29] with that, we have a special
[5:30] thanks to shelby goodwin and
[5:33] vanessa and for the city's
[5:36] compliance and staff and
[5:38] landscape and special programs
[5:40] teams as well as park
[5:42] ambassadors with the special
[5:44] recreation district, the
[5:45] riverside county sheriffs
[5:47] department, the marshals, the
[5:50] citizens on patrol.
[5:52] thank you for making this event
[5:54] a great success.
[5:55] we would also like to thank the
[6:06] city's sponsors for helping with
[6:10] this event.
[6:11] >> thank you. And thank you for
[6:14] including the list of those who
[6:19] were absolutely inspirational in
[6:22] moving to see how many city
[6:24] staff and others give up their
[6:32] holiday to make sure that others
[6:34] can have a good time.
[6:37] we certainly did. I loved the
[6:41] new finale. It was different
[6:46] from the past and a real treat.
[6:48] so thank you.
[6:53] >> thank you.
[6:54] and I would also like to invite
[6:59] martin alvarez for the work that
[7:03] he has been planning.
[7:05] >> thank you, good afternoon
[7:06] mayor and members of the city
[7:08] council.
[7:09] it's temperatures like we are
[7:14] experiencing today that give us
[7:16] a look and appreciate our
[7:18] outdoor workers and we are
[7:25] teaming up with the local office
[7:30] for appreciation week.
[7:32] along with that, are we are
[7:33] taking the opportunity
[7:34] july 20th, in the morning to
[7:41] have a celebration of all
[7:43] outdoor workers.
[7:45] they are too many to list.
[7:47] we have our streets division,
[7:49] parks and landscape division,
[7:51] facilities, traffic, public
[7:55] works inspectors, building
[7:57] inspectors and compliance
[7:59] officers and managers in the
[8:02] programs.
[8:03] these are all folks providing a
[8:06] service to our community and we
[8:07] want to thank them specifically
[8:10] next week and show our
[8:12] appreciation for them
[8:14] year-round.
[8:15] we are inviting the city council
[8:16] and staff to attend. If you
[8:18] haven't already, please rsvp
[8:24] soon.
[8:25] >>
[8:26] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[8:27] you so much for doing this and
[8:28] thank you to council member
[8:30] harnik for playing a big part in
[8:34] getting this tradition going.
[8:39] so, if you see an outdoor
[8:41] working this month, please say
[8:44] thank you and be a part of this
[8:46] tradition.
[8:53] >> I have nothing further,
[8:55] mayor.
[8:56] >> which brings us to mayor and
[9:00] council member reports and
[9:02] action.
[9:03] let's start with mayor pro tem
[9:08] quintanilla.
[9:09] >>mayor pro tem karina
[9:10] quintanilla: thank you, madam
[9:11] mayor.
[9:12] I'm very excited that there has
[9:14] been a lot to report at the
[9:17] conference that I'm attended and
[9:20] at the arizona state university
[9:22] how they have been combatting
[9:25] and mitigating heat and with
[9:27] their cooling centers and
[9:30] getting fema dollars to support
[9:33] their cooling centers. That was
[9:36] wonderful and on a federal level
[9:39] regarding cybersecurity
[9:41] supervisors and trying to
[9:43] coordinate a meeting through the
[9:45] chamber of commerce for small
[9:47] businesses.
[9:48] the idea of ransom ware attack
[9:54] and how they impact our local
[9:57] economy is very important.
[10:00] there has been a discussion on
[10:02] fentanyl in schools and how to
[10:08] mitigate them and how to bring
[10:13] the community together and the
[10:16] housing services and mentioning
[10:19] the coachella valley as an area
[10:21] with high need.
[10:22] this is a national conference
[10:24] and we were highlighted not only
[10:25] for the need, but later for the
[10:34] innovation we were having.
[10:35] there were questions on the
[10:37] conference and I found it very
[10:39] valuable. I appreciate your
[10:41] support.
[10:42] >> thank you.
[10:44] >> council member nestande?
[10:46] >>council member gina nestande:
[10:47] I don't have any comments to add
[10:50] this evening, thank you, mayor.
[10:53] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[10:54] you.
[10:55] >> council member harnik?
[10:58] >>council member jan harnik:
[10:59] thank you very much.
[11:01] a few things, if I may, council
[11:04] member trubee and I did attend
[11:06] the cal cities events and there
[11:12] was a presentation on water and
[11:14] the issues we are dealing with
[11:15] and it was valuable to be there
[11:17] and I'm glad we were able to
[11:19] take the time to go over.
[11:25] banning or beaumont?
[11:27] >> beaumont.
[11:29] also last thursday, secretary of
[11:32] transportation announced a
[11:34] $1.3 billion funding for the
[11:46] port's and trade corridor.
[11:48] we are part of the trade court
[11:51] order going through the
[11:52] coachella valley and doing a
[11:54] great job representing all the
[11:56] cities in this area to get
[11:58] funding to be sure the I-10 is
[12:02] taken care of appropriately and
[12:03] how it impacts our communities.
[12:07] of course I want to mention,
[12:09] it's hot out there.
[12:11] it's time to check on our
[12:14] neighbors to be sure they are
[12:15] okay.
[12:17] july 1st through august 31st is
[12:19] nine city challenge.
[12:21] during the summer, our high
[12:24] school blood drives are
[12:25] non-existent and many of our
[12:28] snow birds leave.
[12:29] that's another source of blood
[12:31] donations that we don't have.
[12:33] this is a great time.
[12:36] every time you donate, you can
[12:37] save up to three lives. It's an
[12:40] hour of your time.
[12:42] you have until august 31st.
[12:43] make sure you donate.
[12:45] make sure you say palm desert
[12:48] because we would like to win.
[12:49] most important is that we help
[12:51] other people in this.
[12:52] so make sure that you take a
[12:54] moment and you donate to help
[12:57] others. That again is through
[12:59] august 31st.
[13:00] we all have a little bit of time
[13:02] to get there and donate.
[13:04] so, thank you.
[13:08] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[13:09] you.
[13:10] >> council member trubee?
[13:11] >>council member evan trubee:
[13:12] yes, I want to remind everybody
[13:14] that this monday is our
[13:17] inaugural very first task force
[13:19] meeting and very excited to get
[13:22] started with this process on the
[13:24] new beautiful library.
[13:25] you can attend via zoom or in
[13:28] person and of course jen and I
[13:33] will be there.
[13:35] and delivered a real template
[13:37] for us to work with.
[13:39] I'm looking forward to working
[13:41] with this.
[13:42] thank you.
[13:43] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[13:44] you.
[13:45] I have a one request for action.
[13:53] back in 2019, I believe it was
[13:55] the meeting of april 27th.
[14:00] the council members unanimously
[14:04] observed our assessment that the
[14:08] various downtown overlay
[14:12] districts were not serving to
[14:17] effectively implement the
[14:20] general plan of particularly in
[14:34] regard to height we thought were
[14:38] not desirable nor achievable.
[14:40] since that time, we've had two
[14:43] different significant economic
[14:47] stressors to development in the
[14:51] form of covid and inflationary
[15:02] cycle and quite a lot of staff
[15:05] transition.
[15:06] so now that those currently in
[15:10] the development department have
[15:13] gained some experience with the
[15:16] current system, I would like to
[15:19] request staff's assessment of
[15:30] how well the overlay districts
[15:33] are functioning or not
[15:36] functioning and perhaps make
[15:41] some recommendations and
[15:42] alternatives.
[15:43] does that seem feasible?
[15:45] >> yes.
[16:00] and do my colleagues support
[16:02] that?
[16:03] >> absolutely support that.
[16:05] >> I see you nodding also.
[16:13] thank you.
[16:14] this brings us to non-agenda
[16:16] public comment.
[16:17] this is the time to alert the
[16:18] council to topics of enter which
[16:21] are not on tonight's agenda. If
[16:33] you are here to talk about an
[16:34] agenda item, we will give you
[16:36] that time before it is
[16:39] considered.
[16:40] you have up to three minutes to
[16:42] speak to us about things which
[16:44] are not on the agenda.
[17:00] because of state requiring
[17:02] notice before, we won't be able
[17:07] to engage you in conversation.
[17:08] we maybe able to briefly refer
[17:14] to staff for follow-up.
[17:16] mr. Mejia, could you add
[17:28] logistical instructions.
[17:29] >> for those on zoom, please
[17:33] press star 9.
[17:39] if you are on the phone, press
[17:42] star 6.
[17:43] >>
[17:44] >>mayor kathleen kelly: we'll
[17:45] start with those present.
[17:54] barbara? Did I pronounce your
[18:08] name correctly?
[18:09] >>r
[18:10] public speaker: yes, I'm
[18:12] barbara.
[18:13] I'm here to talk about the
[18:16] license reader cameras with
[18:21] intelligence that is a camera
[18:25] that is logging, learning, that
[18:28] is an invasion of our privacy,
[18:31] and also has many problems of
[18:34] its own.
[18:35] according to the city of palm
[18:39] desert at least 101 cameras are
[18:41] being installed to help the
[18:43] sheriff "fight crime and enforce
[18:46] the law".
[18:47] these are carrots of technology.
[18:50] according to flock's own
[18:52] website, they record a detail
[18:55] vehicle fingerprint, travel
[19:00] patterns, stores images,
[19:07] analyzes key elements and that
[19:09] we own the footage and never
[19:12] share it.
[19:13] that is not true.
[19:14] the stored data goes to amazon,
[19:17] google and other tech companies
[19:19] and could easily be hacked.
[19:21] hundreds of cars come under
[19:24] suspicion for a crime if they
[19:26] are recorded passing by a camera
[19:28] on the event of a crime.
[19:32] these cameras have access to the
[19:35] records of all vehicles comings
[19:37] and goings.
[19:38] the surveillance system with
[19:40] their records could be used to
[19:42] implicate someone in a crime or
[19:43] any variety of other situations.
[19:46] these dangers are worsened by
[19:53] these broad disseminations since
[20:00] it not only goes to the
[20:03] neighbors but to other police
[20:05] even around the country through
[20:06] flocks new talent system.
[20:20] which links all the cameras
[20:23] around the country.
[20:25] these cameras are black and on
[20:29] black polls.
[20:30] not to confuse with the
[20:33] intersection cameras.
[20:34] how many people in this room are
[20:36] listening via zoom value and
[20:38] want to keep a right to privacy.
[20:40] can I have a show of hands?
[20:42] thank you.
[20:52] we did not ask for this and the
[20:57] cameras must be taken down
[20:59] immediately.
[21:00] we recognize this is an expense
[21:02] for the city of this technology
[21:05] and for putting the citizens and
[21:13] their residents at the forefront
[21:16] of their decision.
[21:18] >>mayor kathleen kelly: can I
[21:19] ask for one clarification?
[21:20] >> certainly.
[21:22] >> I heard you say you are not
[21:24] speaking about cameras placed at
[21:26] intersections.
[21:27] >> yes, I'm not talking about,
[21:30] well these flocked cameras
[21:33] are -- I have a picture of which
[21:35] one I'm talking about if you
[21:37] would like to see it?
[21:39] >> perhaps you can send that to
[21:41] the clerk afterwards.
[21:59] I brought a picture because
[22:02] there are so many cameras and
[22:04] they are confusing.
[22:05] >> if you go give that to our
[22:07] clerk.
[22:08] if we can ask for a summary in
[22:09] the report that safe guards that
[22:13] offers in place to protect
[22:14] privacy. Thank you.
[22:27] >> thank you.
[22:28] >> any public comment from those
[22:30] present?
[22:31] >> any public comment from zoom?
[22:34] >>clerk: no public comment,
[22:35] mayor.
[22:36] >> that brings us to the consent
[22:38] calendar.
[22:47] to the consent calendar.
[22:49] any council members wish to
[22:52] withdraw any items from consent?
[22:55] then a motion to approve.
[22:59] >> we have a motion and second
[23:00] by mayor pro tem quintanilla and
[23:11] nestande.
[23:12] >>
[23:13] >> roll call, please.
[23:14] >>clerk: [roll call] motion
[23:16] passes 5-0.
[23:18] >> item 2a is award contract
[23:19] 2. Action calendar:
[23:44] a. Award contract to palm
[23:45] springs life / desert
[23:46] publications, inc., to produce
[23:47] palm desert's 50th anniversary
[23:48] celebration
[23:49] 2a 50th anniversary celebration
[23:50] event consultant contract
[23:51] this is amy lawrence. In honor
[23:52] of the celebration, staff is
[23:55] celebrating saturday
[24:00] november 13th. Staff is asking
[24:02] for a proposal from consultants
[24:04] to go through this event.
[24:06] after the end of this process,
[24:08] we received nine submissions.
[24:09] staff is before you requesting
[24:12] award of contract to produce the
[24:15] city's 50th anniversary
[24:19] celebration.
[24:20] this is an agency that has a
[24:29] long history serving this city
[24:32] and the college of the desert
[24:34] and various businesses,
[24:36] non-profit organizations and
[24:38] restaurants could be approved
[24:40] beneficial to the success and
[24:41] innovation of the event. Palm
[24:46] springs showcase this history
[24:48] within the last year and also
[24:50] dynamic musical acts and kids
[24:53] activities, food drink area and
[24:56] taste of palm desert.
[24:58] upon approval of this contract,
[24:59] staff will work with palm
[25:02] springs life on specific details
[25:04] of this event, and we will
[25:07] regularly report to the city
[25:09] council and will return to
[25:11] council for park wavers once we
[25:14] have the scope of the event.
[25:19] I'm available for any questions
[25:22] you may have.
[25:23] >> questions from council.
[25:33] >> I see no questions.
[25:35] thank you to staff for vetting
[25:37] potential consultants.
[25:40] comments, motion?
[25:41] >>
[25:43] >>council member jan harnik: I
[25:45] would like to move staff's
[25:47] recommendation.
[25:48] >> I will second it.
[25:49] >> please take the vote.
[25:52] >>clerk: [roll call]
[26:01] motion passes 5-0.
[26:11] >> item 2b.
[26:20] b. Approve contract with
[26:21] coachella valley water district
[26:22] for utility conflict relocation
[26:23] in roundabout at san pablo
[26:24] avenue and san gorgonio way
[26:27] 2b san pablo roundabout utility
[26:29] >> hopefully this will culminate
[26:32] this. This is for a replacement
[26:35] of a utility pole hopefully with
[26:39] the installation of the sun
[26:42] sculpture.
[26:43] utilities was also a
[26:44] consideration for this project.
[26:45] however during the engineering
[26:47] phase and lighting and solution
[26:48] plan, it was discovered that
[26:50] utilities were much more
[26:52] significantly obstructing than
[26:54] anticipated.
[26:55] so approval of relocating these
[26:57] utilities will allow the project
[26:58] to remain on track with
[27:03] installation of the sculpture
[27:04] this year.
[27:06] in addition, if this is
[27:08] approved, staff will work with
[27:09] residents and businesses in the
[27:11] area to notify them of the work,
[27:14] even though it's minimal impact
[27:18] such as road closures because it
[27:22] will be refined to the
[27:23] roundabout.
[27:25] I'm happy to answer any
[27:26] questions.
[27:27] >> questions?
[27:28] >> I see no questions. So
[27:33] comments for a motion would be
[27:36] welcome.
[27:37] >>council member jan harnik: I
[27:38] motion to approve.
[27:39] >> I second the motion.
[27:40] >> please take the vote.
[27:41] >>clerk:
[27:44] >>council member jan harnik:
[27:45] yes, it sounds like more of the
[27:48] 50th celebration.
[27:49] >>council member gina nestande:
[27:52] yes.
[27:53] >>mayor pro tem karina
[27:54] quintanilla: yes.
[27:55] >>council member evan trubee:
[27:56] yes.
[27:57] >>mayor kathleen kelly: yes.
[27:59] >> motion passes 5-0.
[28:00] >>
[28:06] c. Award contract no. C45240 in
[28:07] the amount of $3,057,420 to
[28:08] matich corporation of san
[28:09] bernardino, california, for the
[28:10] fred waring drive street
[28:11] rehabilitation project (project
[28:40] >> good evening. I'm ron with
[28:44] the projects department. The
[28:45] item before you is for the
[28:48] project on fred waring drive.
[28:55] this is showing cracking and
[29:00] shows failures in the asphalt
[29:03] and sub grades.
[29:06] if it is not repairs, there will
[29:09] be several pot holes. This is
[29:15] including segments of fred wear
[29:22] waring drive getting into the
[29:25] low 50s.
[29:28] they conducted test and
[29:30] including ground penetrating
[29:32] radar and determined the best
[29:34] treatment would be to full deck
[29:37] reclamation. To pulverize the
[29:43] existing asphalt and remove the
[29:45] top six inches of the new
[29:48] blended material to lay a full
[29:50] layer of new asphalt concrete on
[29:54] top.
[29:55] there will be a lot of heavy
[29:57] equipment and significant impact
[29:58] to traffic and will provide
[30:01] notification to businesses and
[30:02] provide one way traffic at all
[30:07] times. The contract will phase
[30:08] the project to enclose the
[30:14] outside lane and then the
[30:17] driveways first and then to the
[30:20] outside lanes and once they have
[30:21] that paved, they will move the
[30:24] operation to the inner lanes and
[30:26] rehabilitate those lanes.
[30:28] in addition to the street rehab,
[30:30] there is pedestrian facilities
[30:32] and drainage improvements that
[30:34] will be maintained. Here is the
[30:37] timeline.
[30:38] we anticipate the project will
[30:40] take approximately 90 calendar
[30:42] days.
[30:43] we built a time line with this
[30:45] in mind.
[30:51] we added an early completion
[30:54] incentive to the contract ahead
[30:56] of schedule.
[30:57] when we are addressing a project
[30:59] on an arterial like fred waring,
[31:03] communication is very important.
[31:04] with that in mind, we built
[31:08] significant aspects into this
[31:09] timeline.
[31:10] you can see we are up to july
[31:20] and at this time we sent out
[31:22] mailers to a large area that are
[31:24] in and around fred waring drive
[31:28] and committee meetings with
[31:30] people to explain and we are
[31:33] here tonight asking this city
[31:34] council to award this contract.
[31:36] we have been receiving support
[31:38] from our public affairs team to
[31:40] help get the word out, and in
[31:42] support of that, we've already
[31:43] put out changeable messages on
[31:46] fred waring to notify drivers of
[31:49] the upcoming project and we have
[31:50] an engage palm desert for fred
[31:54] waring live and accessible on
[31:56] our website.
[31:57] I'm happy to answer any
[31:58] questions.
[32:09] any questions?
[32:11] >> seeing none, are there
[32:13] comments or a motion.
[32:14] >>mayor pro tem karina
[32:20] quintanilla: I did have a
[32:22] comment.
[32:23] I heard from residents that they
[32:26] know this is necessary but not
[32:30] looking forward to it. Thank
[32:33] you to the staff for getting the
[32:35] message ahead out to folks.
[32:41] >>
[32:42] >>council member jan harnik:
[32:43] similar comments.
[32:44] we've always taken great pride
[32:45] in our pavement condition index
[32:49] being at least in the 80s.
[32:51] when you said 50s, I was
[32:54] surprised.
[32:55] thank you for all the outreach
[32:57] and making it as easy as
[33:00] possible for our community
[33:01] members and our guest.
[33:03] I know it will be difficult, but
[33:05] I appreciate all the effort that
[33:07] everyone is taking to making it
[33:13] as easy as possible.
[33:14] >>council member evan trubee:
[33:16] this project is anticipated to
[33:18] take 90 days.
[33:20] how early does the contractor
[33:24] have to finish to capture that
[33:27] incentive award?
[33:28] >> 15 days early in order to get
[33:31] the whole amount.
[33:32] so, it's on a scale before that.
[33:35] >> perfect.
[33:36] thank you.
[33:42] >>mayor kathleen kelly: who
[33:43] would like to make the motion?
[33:45] >>council member jan harnik: I
[33:46] move to approve the agenda item
[33:47] as presented.
[33:48] >> I will second that.
[33:49] >> please take the vote.
[33:50] >>
[33:52] >>clerk: [roll call] motion
[34:02] passes 5-0.
[34:04] >> we have two public hearings
[34:06] this evening.
[34:07] the first is
[34:16] 3. Public hearings
[34:17] a. Approve a proposed plan for
[34:18] bond issuance by the california
[34:19] statewide communities
[34:20] development authority for the
[34:21] crossings at palm desert
[34:22] apartment project
[34:24] I will open the public hearing
[34:26] and ask for a staff report.
[34:30] >> good evening, jessica
[34:31] gonzalez, housing manager, with
[34:33] your economic development
[34:34] department.
[34:36] as proposed as identified on our
[34:40] request, the california state
[34:43] communities development
[34:45] authority, a california public
[34:48] entity is authorized to issue
[34:50] revenue bonds for the purpose of
[34:52] financing multi-rental projects.
[34:57] a developer has requested that
[34:59] csda adopt a plan for financing
[35:02] and providing the issuance of
[35:08] the housing revenue bonds.
[35:10] the proposed includes the tax of
[35:13] revenue bonds not to exceed $60
[35:16] million for the purpose of
[35:19] financing, acquisition and
[35:20] development at crossings at palm
[35:23] desert. The proposed plan
[35:25] requires that the local
[35:27] jurisdiction hold the public
[35:28] hearing and adopt the resolution
[35:30] supportive of the bond issuance
[35:33] to meet the requirements of the
[35:36] fiscal responsibility act as
[35:37] well as the internal revenue
[35:40] service code of 1976. The city
[35:43] has no obligations besides
[35:47] offering the tax and the code
[35:50] and for the financing of this
[35:52] community will be the sole
[35:55] responsibility of the borrower
[35:58] including the payment of the
[35:59] bonds.
[36:00] the city has met the
[36:01] requirements of the code for
[36:02] other developments including the
[36:06] sands, the talia apartments.
[36:18] crossings are on gateway drive.
[36:24] the community is an affordable
[36:27] housing development including
[36:28] 106 units from 1, 2, and 3
[36:32] bedroom units for families not
[36:35] exceeding 80% of the median.
[36:39] staff recommends the city
[36:41] council take public testimony
[36:42] and adopt the resolution
[36:43] supporting their borrowers
[36:47] request.
[36:48] the developers team, irving,
[36:52] representative is here and as
[36:53] well as the representative from
[36:55] csda.
[37:01] >>mayor kathleen kelly: any
[37:02] public comment?
[37:03] >> no public comment, madam
[37:04] mayor.
[37:07] >> any questions for staff or
[37:09] mr. Irving?
[37:18] >> I see no questions so I will
[37:22] close the public hearing.
[37:23] and invite comment and/or a
[37:25] motion.
[37:27] >>
[37:43] >>council member gina nestande:
[37:44] I will make a motion to approve
[37:46] this project and we can't get
[37:48] affordable housing fast enough.
[37:50] >> I second.
[37:51] >> please take the vote.
[37:54] >>clerk: [roll call]
[37:56] >> motion passes 5-0.
[37:59] >> mr. Irving, thank you for
[38:02] being here, and for moving
[38:05] forward with the project.
[38:10] next is item 3b.
[38:20] b. Approve a power purchase
[38:21] agreement with forefront power
[38:22] for the desert willow overflow
[38:25] lot photovoltaic project
[38:29] (project no. 777-14/cfa00005)
[38:44] I will open the public hearing
[38:45] and invite the staff report.
[38:47] >> good evening mayor and
[38:49] members of city council.
[38:50] the item before you is for the
[38:53] approval of the golf course
[38:54] clubhouse. This is another
[38:57] opportunity to expand this
[38:59] city's portfolio and renewable
[39:05] energy projects.
[39:07] public works staff was directed
[39:08] to research options to reduce
[39:11] electrical cost at the desert
[39:14] willow golf course clubhouse.
[39:18] and there are locations and they
[39:21] identified a parking lot that
[39:23] will be constructed on the
[39:27] corner of marketplace and willow
[39:29] drive for this location of the
[39:32] system and this will use 100% of
[39:36] the clubhouse as well as the
[39:37] usage from the golf course
[39:38] irrigation pump.
[39:40] the solar project will again
[39:42] rate over 113 megawatt hours
[39:47] annually and the city is
[39:48] expected to save $2.6 million on
[39:52] electricity bills.
[39:53] this power purchase agreement is
[39:56] identical to the power purchase
[39:58] agreement that the city council
[40:00] approved in 2022.
[40:02] the agreement has been reviewed
[40:04] by nb 5 that are experts in the
[40:08] field of sustainable planning
[40:10] and the city attorney has
[40:17] reviewed the agreement and
[40:18] analysis are reasonable.
[40:24] staff recommends the project be
[40:34] approved per the
[40:38] recommendations.
[40:39] >>mayor kathleen kelly: thank
[40:40] you.
[40:41] is there any public comment?
[40:42] >> no public comment, madam
[40:43] mayor?
[40:44] any questions from council?
[40:55] council member trubee?
[40:56] >>
[40:57] >>council member evan trubee:
[40:58] okay, this lot is dirt. And we
[41:01] are going to ground up this deal
[41:03] here?
[41:04] >> the project will be
[41:06] constructed as part of the
[41:09] desert development and will add
[41:12] the take.
[41:14] >> thank you.
[41:16] >> all right.
[41:22] counsel has advised that before
[41:24] we close the public hearing, we
[41:26] should make a finding basing on
[41:29] the independent review of the
[41:36] proposed system that provides
[41:37] energy savings in compliance
[41:39] with government code 4217.
[41:43] would someone like to move that
[41:48] finding?
[41:52] >>council member jan harnik: I
[41:53] make the motion to move the
[41:58] staff's recommendation with the
[42:01] additional finding.
[42:03] >> it has to be separate.
[42:04] >> I will make the motion to
[42:06] move that finding.
[42:08] >> is there a second?
[42:09] >> I will second that.
[42:10] >>
[42:11] >> roll call, please.
[42:12] >>clerk: [roll call]
[42:20] motion passes 5-0.
[42:23] >> now, I will close the public
[42:26] hearing. And invite the further
[42:30] motion you were eager to make.
[42:33] >>council member jan harnik: so
[42:34] eager.
[42:35] and I do have a quick comment if
[42:37] I may?
[42:38] >> please.
[42:39] >> I'm so happy we are doing
[42:41] this and I know this is one of
[42:43] council's goals to have this
[42:44] type of renewable energy and
[42:47] this is great.
[42:48] thank you very much for all the
[42:49] efforts and the team that
[42:50] brought it to us today.
[42:52] so then, I will make the motion
[42:55] to put forth staff's
[42:58] recommendation.
[43:00] >> is there a second?
[43:01] >> I will second it.
[43:03] >> please take the vote.
[43:04] >>
[43:06] >>council member jan harnik:
[43:13] >>clerk: [roll call]
[43:14] >> motion passes 5-0.
[43:17] >>mayor kathleen kelly: that is
[43:18] all the business on the agenda
[43:21] for this evening. For those of
[43:24] you who might be attending a
[43:27] council meeting for the first
[43:29] time, you might be amazed that
[43:34] so many moment things have
[43:38] happened so quickly and it's
[43:40] because we received excellent
[43:43] staff reports that allowed
[43:47] council to do our homework and
[43:50] we also have a procedure to ask
[43:55] questions and seek
[43:59] clarifications ahead of the
[44:00] meeting.
[44:01] so, thank you to everyone for
[44:04] your efficiencies.
[44:07] we will be adjourned.
[44:09] >> thank you, mayor.
[44:12] >> have a good night. Hydrate.