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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 2016-01-09 Cathedral City CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 68-700 AVENIDA LALO GUERRERO CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Saturday, January 9, 2016 SPECIAL MEETING 8:00 AM WORKSHOP -8:00 AM DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON GOLF RESORT OF PALM SPRINGS 67967 VISTA CHINO CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 • CALL TO ORDER Mayor Stan Henry called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 8:00 a.m. • ROLL CALL Present 5- Mayor Stan Henry, Mayor Pro Tern Gregory S. Pettis,Council Member Shelley Kaplan, Council Member Mark Carnevale, and Council Member John Aguilar 1. PUBLIC COMMENT 2. UPDATE ON GOALS FOR 2015 2.A. 2015-516 Update on Achievement of Council Goals for 2015 Recommendation: This item is provided for information and discussion. City Manager Charles McClendon,gave an overview of the accomplished goals that were established by the City Council for FY 2014-2015. 3. FINANCIAL UPDATE 3.A. 2016-4 FY 14/15 General Fund Year End Review and Budget Update Recommendation: Receive and File Administrative Services Director Tami Scott,presented the FY 2014-2015 General Fund Year End Review and Budget Update. 4. EVENTS UPDATE 4.A. 2016-7 Special Events Update Recommendation: Chris Parman will provide an update on Special Events Communications and Events Manager Chris Parman,provided a recap on the recent events and gave an update on the upcoming Special Events scheduled for Spring 2016. He also presented the FY 2016-2017 Special Events Budget. Cathedral City Page 1 Printed on 1/27/2016 City Council Special Meeting SPECIAL MEETING January 9,2016 5. DISCUSSION ON GOALS AND PRIORITIES 5.A. 2016-3 Discussion on Council Goals for 2016 Recommendation: Provide Direction to Staff on the Goals of the City Council for 2016. The City Council discussed their goals for FY 2016-2017. The following is a list of the goals that will be presented to the City Council at their meeting of January 27, 2016 for approval in the form of a Resolution: 1.Economic and Community Development Promote and assist efforts by property owners to develop in the North City and Extended North City planning areas including assistance in establishing an assessment district to provide necessary infrastructure Make downtown development a priority Explore a longer term arrangement with the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Use revenues resulting from increased solar permit fees to add a Permit Tech position to insure excellent service Use expedited plan check fees to add contract plan review services to provide an accelerated review schedule Nurture positive relationships with the auto dealers Complete the medical cannabis ordinance revisions and implement the resulting permit processes Complete the review process for the mountain side re-zoning to potentially remove the residential designation Expand marketing and tourism options with our Sister City of Tequila, Jalisco Continue discussions with College of the Desert regarding options available to the College in Cathedral City Identify and reach out to developers who specialize in reinventing outdated retail spaces Develop and adopt criteria for evaluating incentive requests Develop a contract for design services related to potential Perez Road improvements 2. Public Safety Complete and adopt strategic plans for Police and Fire Explore grant funding opportunities to increase staffing in Police and Fire Apply for six firefighters through the SAFER grant Prepare a fiscal year-end report on the status of and plans for staffing in Police Prepare a fiscal year-end report on the status of and plans for staffing in Fire Focus efforts on reducing property crime Continue efforts to promote pedestrian safety Create a Crime Analyst position using existing Police department resources Use video cameras and other technology as practical to assist with policing efforts Look at longer term disaster recovery plans 3. Community Engagement and Community Relations Continue City Hall at Your Corner to offer opportunities for residents to interact with Council Continue to provide opportunities for youth members on city Commissions Work with various community partners on a possible holiday event for the needy Continue efforts to embrace diversity including using Commission appointments to do so Evaluate the options, costs and benefits of potentially expanding City Hall hours to include Fridays Develop plans to observe the Lalo Guerrero 100th birthday Provide a financial and general City update to the Thousand Palms community Market our successes Continue to support the Cathedral City Senior Center and explore options for multi-use lease space 4. Infrastructure Advocate for Cathedral City interests on bridges and overpasses with CVAG, Caltrans and other local, regional and state agencies Be aggressive in monitoring activities and supporting Cathedral City positions with intergovernmental agencies Evaluate options to provide indoor community space Explore the viability of options for revenue producing enterprises Cathedral City Page 2 Printed on 1/27/2016 City Council Special Meeting SPECIAL MEETING January 9,2016 5. Governance Continue to explore the possibility of joining the Desert Recreation District Work with the Health Care District on park grant opportunities Move the Charter question to the ballot and start engaging various community groups Offer opportunities to staff to learn basic Spanish Foster a culture open to viewing things differently as a means to achieve constant improvement 6. Financial Strength Complete the selection and installation of new financial software Explore opportunities to obtain Public Safety grants to supplement IT staff ADJOURN Mayor Stan Henry adjourned the Special Meeting at 2:00 p.m. ANLEY E. HENRY, May. ATTEST/� filtd2 70 GARY -H0 ELL, City C-rk Cathedral City Page 3 Printed on 1/27/2016