PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Regular Session 4:00 p.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

73-510 Fred Waring Drive

Palm Desert, California

This is a joint meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, Palm Desert Housing Authority and the Palm Desert Board of Library Trustees. Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting may be conducted as a hybrid meeting allowing public access via teleconference or in person, and up to two Councilmembers may attend remotely.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Councilmember Quintanilla.

4.

INSPIRATION

Mayor Trubee.

5.

AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS

5.a

PRESENTATION: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON EXISTING RATES AND PROGRAMS

5.b

PRESENTATION: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER UPDATE

5.c

PRESENTATION: COACHELLA VALLEY PREPAREDNESS NETWORK

6.

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

7.

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION

8.

NON­AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS

This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on issues that are not on the agenda for up to three minutes. Speakers may utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of the agenda. Because the Brown Act does not allow the City Council to act on items not listed on the agenda, members may briefly respond or refer the matter to staff for a report and recommendation at a future meeting.

9.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. The public may comment on any items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit. Individual items may be removed by the City Council for a separate discussion.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  To approve the consent calendar as presented.

9.a

APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Approve the Study Session and Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2025, and the Special Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025.

9.b

APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Approve the warrant registers issued for the period October 1, 2025, to December 12, 2025.

9.c

NOVEMBER 2025 PROCUREMENT REPORT

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Receive and file the monthly Procurement Report for November 2025.

9.d

RECEIVE AND FILE APPLICATIONS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES

• RECOMMENDATION:

   Receive and file applications for Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for: 

  • Shogun Restaurant (Shin Nihon Kosan, Inc.)
    74225 HWY 111 Ste. A, Palm Desert, CA 92260-4143
  • Backstreet Bistro (Giogen Restaurant Group [GRG] LLC)
    72820 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA 92260-3302

9.e

APPROVAL OF THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL LIAISON AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Approve the 2026 City Council Liaison and Subcommittee Assignments and the appointment of representatives to external organizations.

9.f

ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1438 DELETING SECTION 2.52.555(F) OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE OUTDATED EMAIL RETENTION PROVISIONS

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Adopt Ordinance No. 1438 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DELETING SECTION 2.52.555(F) OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE OUTDATED EMAIL RETENTION PROVISIONS.”

9.g

ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1440 AMENDING CHAPTER 25.34 AND CHAPTER 26.30 OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO URBAN LOT SPLITS AND TWO-UNIT PROJECTS AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Adopt Ordinance No. 1440 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 25.34 (SPECIAL USE PROVISIONS) AND CHAPTER 26.30 (URBAN LOT SPLITS) OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO URBAN LOT SPLITS AND TWO-UNIT PROJECTS AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.”

9.h

APPROVAL OF PARK ORDINANCE WAIVERS FOR THE 2026 PALM DESERT HALF MARATHON AND 5K AND WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Approve temporary waiver of the following Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) Sections for the 2026 Palm Desert Half Marathon and 5K, and Wildflower Festival:

  1. 11.01.20 (Hours of Use in City Parks)
  2. 11.01.140 (Amplified Sound in City Parks)
  3. 11.01.080 H (Camping)
  4. 11.01.080 O (Placement of Advertising Signage in City Parks)
  5. 11.01.080 Q (Vendor Sales in City Parks)
  6. 11.01.080 W (Possession/Consumption of Alcohol in City Parks) pursuant to PDMC 9.58.040

9.i

REJECT ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR MAINTENANCE FOR PUBLIC ART COLLECTION AND EL PASEO SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Reject all proposals submitted in response to the City’s Request for Proposals 2025-RFP-123 (RFP) for Maintenance for Public Art Collection and El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition.
  2. Authorize staff to re-issue the RFP without the prevailing wage requirement based on a revised determination of the applicable work classification.
  3. Authorize staff to execute a six-month on-call maintenance services agreement no. C50290 with Rice Construction in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to provide maintenance services for the City’s Public Art Collection and El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition during the re-bidding period.

9.j

RESOLUTION FOR RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2026, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177 AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Adopt Resolution SA-RDA 105 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177 AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS.

9.k

APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ANGELICA M. ZARCO, DBA HOLISTIC SYSTEM INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS FOR PROGRAM AND CONSULTING SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement No. C49550 with Angelica M. Zarco dba Holistic System Integration Solutions to extend the agreement through Fiscal Year 2026/2027 (June 30, 2027);
  2. Increase not-to-exceed annual compensation from $192,000 to $312,000 per fiscal year;
  3. Authorize the City Attorney to make any non-monetary changes to the agreement; and
  4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute any change orders or amendments, including extensions of the agreement, provided such actions remain within the approved not-to-exceed amount.

9.l

AWARD CONTRACTS TO THE ALTUM GROUP, NAI CONSULTING, AND NV5, INC., FOR ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Award a three-year Professional Services Agreement No. C50300 to The Altum Group for On-Call Engineering Services in an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year.
  2. Award a three-year Professional Services Agreement No. C50310 to NAI Consulting for On-Call Engineering Services in an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year.
  3. Award a three-year Professional Services Agreement No. C50320 to NV5, Inc. for On-Call Engineering Services in an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year.
  4. Authorize the City Attorney to make necessary non-monetary changes to the agreements.
  5. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements, amendments, and any other documents necessary to effectuate these actions.

10.

ACTION CALENDAR

The public may comment on individual Action Items within the three-minute time limit. Speakers may utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of the agenda.

10.a

APPROVE FUNDING AND RESERVATION AGREEMENT FOR THE COOK STREET ENERGY SUBSTATION WITH IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Approve the Funding and Reservation Agreement NO. C50340 for the Cook Street energy substation with Imperial Irrigation District.
  2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement, subject to revisions approved by all other parties and approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney.
  3. Appropriate $4,700,000 to Capital Bond Proceeds Project Account No. 4514258-4400100 from available Fund Balance.
  4. Direct the City Manager to commence the process to form a Community Facilities District for the North Sphere Electric Substation necessary for the property owners to commence payment of their share of energy demand.

11.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

The public may comment on individual public hearing items within the three-minute time limit. The applicant or appellant will be provided up to ten minutes to make their presentation. If other speakers provide comments, the applicant or appellant will be given an opportunity to offer rebuttal comments for up to three additional minutes. Speakers may utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of this agenda.

11.a

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1439 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE BY REFERENCE WITH APPENDICES AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Conduct a public hearing and consider public testimony.
  2. Adopt Ordinance 1439 entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE WITH APPENDICES AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS.

11.b

PROPOSED PLAN FOR BOND ISSUANCE BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE PALM DESERT FAMILY HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COOK STREET AND FRANK SINATRA DRIVE (APN 694-200-021)

• RECOMMENDATION:
  1. Conduct the public hearing under the requirements of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (“TEFRA”) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in connection with the proposed issuance, in one or more series, of tax-exempt revenue bonds (the “Bonds”) by the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”), a joint exercise of powers authority and public entity of the State of California, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000). The Bonds will finance the acquisition, construction, and development of the Palm Desert Family Housing Project, a 298-unit multifamily affordable rental housing development (295 income-restricted units and 3 manager units) located at the northwest corner of Cook Street and Frank Sinatra Drive (APN 694-200-021) in Palm Desert, California (the “Project”), and receive public comments thereon.
  2. Adopt Resolution 2026-001 entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY OF TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PALM DESERT FAMILY HOUSING PROJECT,” approving the issuance of the Bonds by CMFA for the benefit of Sinatra Family Housing, LP, a California limited partnership (the “Borrower”), a partnership of which Affirmed Housing (the “Developer”) or a related person to the Developer is the general partner, to provide for the financing of the Project. Such adoption is solely for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code, and California Government Code Sections 6500 et seq.
  3. Authorize the Mayor or the City Manager to enter into and execute the Indemnity Agreement with Sinatra Family Housing, LP, attached hereto in substantial form.

11.c

CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS AND A CORRESPONDING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Introduce Ordinance 1442 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS, MODIFYING SECTIONS OF PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 25 PERTAINING TO THE HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS AND FINDING THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.”

11.d

CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL OF A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING A PRECISE PLAN FOR THE CATAVINA RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

• RECOMMENDATION:

  Continue the public hearing for a consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission to a date certain of February 12, 2026.

12.

INFORMATION ITEMS

13.

ADJOURNMENT

14.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the Office of the City Clerk, Palm Desert Civic Center, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items considered in open session, and documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.palmdesert.gov by clicking “Meeting Agendas” at the top of the page.

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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

I, Michelle Nance, Acting Assistant City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency for the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, and Housing Authority, was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and City website www.palmdesert.gov no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.

 

/S/ Michelle Nance 
Acting Assistant City Clerk