HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 2022-01-22 litCITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Cathedral City
Special Meeting
Saturday, January 22, 2022
8:00 AM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Golf Resort Palm Springs
67967 Vista Chino, Cathedral City, CA 92234
• CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 AM by Mayor Ernesto Gutierrez.
• ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Ernesto Gutierrez Mayor Present
Rita Lamb Mayor Pro Tern Present
Mark Carnevale Councilmember Present
Nancy Ross Councilmember Present
Raymond Gregory Councilmember Present
1. AGENDA ITEM
A. Annual City Council Goal Setting Strategy Session
Recommendation: The item is presented for information, discussion and
direction only.
Through the discussion of the City Council, it was the consensus of the City
Council to establish the following as the list of Goals and Departmental Work
Plans for 2022:
A. Parks and Recreation
a. Complete the budgeted parks improvements and provide periodic
status updates to Council;
b. Complete the Cathedral City High School Swimming Pool
agreements with the Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD)
and the Desert Recreation District (DRD) for approval by Council
and provide community access to the pool in the summer of 2022;
c. Work toward a successful DRD annexation election in 2022;
d. Support the Parks and Community Events (PACE) Commission in
providing small community events in the parks including potentially
a 5K run, events to introduce the community to the DRD and events
to support community non-profits;
e. Provide a volunteer appreciation event in 2022;
f. Develop cost estimates for construction of new pickleball courts or
conversion of existing tennis courts to be used for pickleball; and,
g. Identify and evaluate options to provide a public pool and/or
community recreation center in Cathedral City in conjunction with
the DRD.
B. Streets and Infrastructure
a. Develop an electric vehicle transition plan to comply with upcoming
state mandates and include consideration of publicly accessible
charging stations;
b. Provide a comprehensive review of allowable uses of CDBG
funding including information on programs and services provided in
other jurisdictions;
c. Develop an entryway, medians, and lighting master plan to provide
appealing gateways to the City;
d. Explore a professional services contract to gauge property owner
interest and potentially develop an Assessment District to provide
infrastructure in the area north of Ramon Road and west of CV
Link; and,
e. Conduct research and prepare a report on the history of a joint
Coachella Valley Council.
C. Finance and General Government
a. Develop employee recognition and appreciation events and
programs including opportunities to interact with management;
b. Evaluate City communications with the public and needed
improvements including increased use of video and communication
with Spanish speakers;
c. Provide an on-line calendar to display Amphitheater bookings;
d. Explore providing a General Fund Capital Projects List as part of
development of the next biennial budget;
e. Develop and adopt a Facilities Master Plan;
f Develop and adopt an Information Technology Master Plan
including consideration of providing public WiFi access in parks;
g. Explore the development of a citywide fiber optic broadband
network;
h. Evaluate annually the additional payments for PERS and OPEB
debt obligations;
i. Expand the Tyler Munis budgeting module and improve budget
reporting to departments and Council;
j. Implement improvement to purchasing practices and procedures to
align with procurement code requirements; and,
k. Complete a comprehensive review of Cannabis including the costs
and requirements of cannabis licensing, code requirements and
enforcement and taxation.
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D. Code Enforcement
a. Implement the pro-active model for providing Code Enforcement
services;
b. Provide a follow-up presentation on the integration of the Short-
Term Vacation Rental enforcement and general code enforcement
teams;
c. Continue to prioritize illegal parking enforcement; and,
d. Evaluate and improve the Tyler 311 app & related notification
processes.
E. Public Safety
a. Fill the authorized Ambulance (AO)
Operatorpositions and
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complete the transition to the Ambulance Operator Program;
b. Provision of the third ambulance;
c. Provide regular, comprehensive reporting on the Homeless Liaison
program including results, status of cases, clean-ups and other
services provided;
d. Develop a Police Chief/Fire Chief and Police Officer at Your Corner
program or integrate into the City Hall at Your Corner program; and,
e. Provide increased and improved opportunities for Police and Fire
personnel to interact with the community.
F. Community & Economic Development
a. Streamline and improve the development review, permitting and
inspection processes;
b. Complete and improve the installation of the Tyler EnerGov
software to automate, improve and streamline the plan review,
permitting and inspection processes;
c. Complete the comprehensive update of the Cathedral City
Municipal Code with initial emphasis on Chapter 9 (zoning) and
Chapter 5 (business regulations);
d. Update and improve methods to communicate with developers,
contractors and the public on Planning and Building processes;
e. Implement a mobile home park inspection program with associated
cost recovery fees;
f. Evaluate data and work with CVEP to identify holes in the local
economy and develop plans to address;
g. Update the Thousand Palms annexation fiscal analysis; and,
h. Complete the entitlements for the 13.5 acres and work with the
developer on construction documents, plan review and permits to
keep the development process on target to meet the established
schedule.
Departmental Work Plans
Administrative Services
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A. Finance
a. Implement Tyler Munis Position Budget Control for the Next
Biennial Budget Cycle (FY 2023/2024 & FY 2024/2025);
b. Implement the Tyler Munis Enterprise Asset Management (EAM),
Inventory and Work Order System;
c. Commence Tyler Munis Payroll Enhancements;
d. Issue a Pension Obligation Bond (POB) for Public Employee
Retirement System (PERS) Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL);
e. Complete Cathedral City Municipal Code (CCMC) Update;
f. Streamline and Enhance Cannabis/Business Licensing Processes;
g. Review and Implement Internal Processes for Purchasing (i.e.,
Purchasing Checklist);
h. Support the Desert Recreation District (DRD) Formation; and,
i. Create an active Risk Management Role/Function with
Departments & Divisions to Mitigate Potential Litigation.
B. Information Technology
a. Deliver an IT Strategic Master Plan;
b. Conduct a Technology Audit - to be incorporated in the Tyler EAM
and Inventory modules:
1. Laptops, desktops, iPads, etc.
2. Cell phones
3. Shared vs. private printers
c. Increase Stability/Speed of Wi-Fi Connection by Upgrading City
Hall Wi-Fi;
d. Add Web-link to Laserfiche (2021 Council Goal#3-q);
e. Migrate PD users back to Cyrun Alliance CAD/RMS;
f. Implement a Fuel Management System to integrate with Tyler
EAM;
g. Continue to improve serviceability by adding/updating hardware
and/or adding/updating server software, such as operating system,
database, email systems, file server systems, and telephone
systems;
h. Continue improving GIS data and mapping system;
i, Continue utilizing/training staff on Office 365 to provide cloud
storage, cloud email system, online collaboration, conferencing,
instant messaging, and new office versions; and,
j. Continue improving IT Security hardware & software solutions to
include the deployment of a yearly IT Security Awareness Training.
C. Facilities
a. Leverage the Facilities Reserve Study Plan to Initiate a Facilities
Master Plan Strategy;
b. Beautify the Downtown Area by:
1. Repainting the purple streetlights in the downtown area,
2. Replacing the flower planters on the handrail columns
leading from the Paseo to the rear north parking lot.
c. Remove & Replace 22-year-old window tint at Fire Station 413
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entrance lobby and the west facing windows; and,
d. Civic Center Initiatives to include:
1. Repainting the jail,
2. Replace the exit signs.
ll. Planning and Building
A. Planning
a. Complete General Plan Update (Phase 2 - Zoning);
b. Complete Housing Element Update;
c. Complete CCMC Updates - Chapter 9 (Priority 1 & 2);
d. Complete Billboard Ordinance Update;
e. Development & Project Support:
1. Streamline Entitlement & Approval Process (CCMC
Updates)
2. Reduce Plan Review Timeframes
3. Update Applications & Submittal Requirements
f. Update Downtown Specific Plan & Explore Design Guidelines; and,
g. Architectural Review Committee - fill landscape architect position.
B. Building
a. Implement Energov (Phase 1):
1. Complete Transition from Permits Plus (old system)
2. Implement Online Permits & Payments
3. Implement Electronic Plan Submittal & Review
4. Implement Inspections Module (Online and In-Field Results)
b. Development & Project Support:
1. Reduce Permit and Plan Review Timeframes
• Cross-training Staff
• Implement InternNolunteer Program
2. Provide Friday Inspections
c. Adoption of 2022 Codes:
d. Implement Mobile Home Parks Inspection Program
C. Code Enforcement
a. Implement Proactive Code Enforcement in Four Neighborhoods
1. Obtain 75% Compliance Threshold
2. Leverage Interdepartmental & Interagency Partnerships
b. STVR Program, Implement Phase II
1. Enforcement of Unpermitted STVRs, Advertising & TOT
Remittance Violations
2. Leverage STVR Compliance Officer Resources
c. Weekend Enforcement
d. Institute Saturday and Sunday Coverage
e. Implement Strategy to Manage Unpermitted Vendor Activity
f CCMC Update
1. Complete Update to Chapter 5.96 - Short Term Vacation
Rental Units
2. Complete Update to Title 13 Code Enforcement and
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Remedies
3. Participate in City-wide Update on Chapters That Relate to
Enforcement
g. Improve Utilization of City Attorney's Office
1. Fine Recovery
2. Pursue Civil Remedies
h. Volunteer Program
1. Enlist 2 volunteers
Ill. Economic Development
a. Promote Citywide Development Opportunities;
b. Complete 13.5 Acre Entitlement (SW Corner of Date Palm Drive/East
Palm Canyon);
c. Market 5 Acres (Adjacent to Napa Auto Parts);
d. Promote Horizonal and Vertical Development of North Cathedral City;
e. Complete & Implement the Development Impact Fee Study;
f. Retain College of the Desert's (COD) Road Runner Motors Project;
g. Strengthen and Diversify the Cannabis Industry Business Cluster;
h. Continue to Equitably Locate Public Art Throughout All Five Districts;
i. Continue Supporting Planning and Engineering Entitlement Efforts;
and,
j. Engage Tribe on Local Development Partnership Opportunities.
IV. Fire Department
a. Initiate the Accreditation Process for Center for Public Safety
Excellence (CPSE);
b. Reduce emergency response times through data assessment &
technology;
c. Develop a plan to create a fulltime Fire Marshal position;
d. Improve Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes with increased
development of High-Performance CPR;
e. Provide Update to City Council on the Ambulance Operator program
progress and implementation of phase two;
f. Reduce workplace injuries by creating a peer review process for
injuries and near-miss accidents;
g. Continue Fire Service migration to PSEC;
h. Improve Fire Department's Use of Technology;
i. Complete Installation and Implementation of call alerting system at
Stations 412 and 413;
j. Improve Data Accuracy by Implementing New Mobile Data Books
(MDBs);
k. Improve Firefighter Safety by Replacing Station 412 Breathing Air
Compressor;
1. Develop renovations plans for Fire Station 412 and 413 to prepare for
grant applications; and,
m. Develop a plan and adopt the next California Fire Code.
V. Police Department
a. Prevent & Suppress Crime
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1. The basic mission of the Police Department is suppression
of violent crime and property crime in Cathedral City.
2. Increase Gang Unit staffing, RING Community Program,
Nextdoor.
b. Evaluate Staffing Ratios
1. Explore the need in the next biennial budget process for
additional personnel, both sworn and nonsworn.
c. Maintain Priority One Response Time Within Seven Minutes
1. A priority one call is an incident where there is imminent
danger of loss of life or property.
2. Designate personnel to track CAD responses on a routine
basis.
3. Evaluate size and coordination of beats and deployments to
ensure efficient and effective responses.
d. Maintain, Embrace & Engage Partnerships with the Community
1. Shop with a Cop, Santa for Seniors, Spooktacular,
Neighborhood Watch, Citizens on Patrol, Police Explorer
Program, Police Cadet Program, Citizen Police Academy
e. Enhance Police Department Technology
1. ATAC/RAIDS Online, crime statistics access for community
2. Transition to Alliance CAD/RMS server system
3. Continue the transition from ERICA to PSEC to establish
countywide communications interoperability
4. Intelligence-led policing through analytics
f. Identify & Address Emerging Policing Trends within Our Own
Community:
1. Seek grants that assist in serving our community
• OTS grants, Tobacco grants, Cannabis grants
2. Improve Homeless Liaison Program
• Partner with the County to add a mental health
technician to the HLO program
VI. Engineering and Public Works Department
A. Engineering Division
a. Complete a Pavement Management Program update
b. Bridge the digital divide by proposing citywide broadband
infrastructure
c. Streamline the development review and permitting processes
d. Participate in the comprehensive CCMC update
e. Work with Public Works division to complete budgeted park
improvements
f. Utilize additional consultants for staff augmentation
g. Fill Engineering vacancies
h. Complete construction on Capital Improvement Projects:
1. Ofelia Bringas Memorial Bridge
2. Citywide striping
3. Century Park neighborhood street rehabilitation
4. Via De Anza Street rehabilitation
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5. Sarah Street rehabilitation
6. Ramon Road REAS
7. Corral Road REAS
8. Avenida Los Ninos surface widening
9. HSIP Cycle 9A - 10 Intersections
10.Panorama Dog Park
11.ATP Cycle 5 Grant Projects
• Complete East Palm Canyon Bicycle Lanes
• Complete Plans & Start Construction on Date Palm Drive
- EPC to Perez Road
• Complete Plans & Start Construction on Cathedral
Canyon Multiuse Trail
i. Complete design on Capital Improvement Projects:
1. Dream Homes Park
2. Traffic Signal at Landau Blvd. and McCallum Way
3. East Palm Canyon MUP and Widening
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4. Second Street Dog Park
5. ACBCI funded Date Palm Drive Improvements
6. CVAG Partnership Projects
7. Complete Design of CVAG/CV Link Traffic Signal at Canyon
Shore Drive
8. Partner with CVAG to Initiate the Design of Varner Road (Palm
to Date Palm Drive)
9. Complete Design & Start Construction of Date Palm Widening
(1-10 to Varner)
10. Complete Funding Agreement & Design for Los Gatos/Date
Palm Improvements
B. Public Works Division
a. Paint Red Curbs throughout entire City
b. Enforce Shopping Cart Retrieval Program
c. Complete the Panorama Dog Park w/Engineering
d. Implement Asset Management System for street signs
e. Inventory accounting for future maintenance
f. Claims support
g. Sign pollution reduction
h. Continue Water Efficiency Renovations/Beautification projects:
1. Medians, Parkways & Retention basins.
2. Lighting and Landscaping Districts (LLDs).
3. Install more shade trees.
i. Implement successful SB 1383 programs for:
1. Commercial and Multi-Family
2. Residential
j. Implement Fuel Management System (card reader at fuel pumps).
k. Explore Electric Fleet Implementation and Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment (EVSE) and publicly accessible charging stations
1. Utilize Fleet Asset Management System for rolling stock
VII. City Administration
a. Update the Records Retention Schedule & Implement Citywide
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Records Management System
b. Manage the 2022 Municipal Election
c. Conduct a Class & Compensation Study
d. Negotiate Four (4) Collective Bargaining Contracts
e. Review the Viability of Technology Stipends and Car Allowances to
reduce costs and improve efficiency
f. Launch an Employee Appreciation Committee
g. Expand the City's 2022 Special Events
h. Improve the City's Website
i. Support the Proposed DRD Annexation and 2022 Measure
j. Partner with PSUSD on Cathedral City High School Summer Pool
Program
At the conclusion of this discussion, it was the recommendation of staff to
schedule a special meeting at a later date to complete the presentation of the
2022 Mid-year Budget Review and the Formation of a Five-year Strategic Plan
and the pathway forward, the City Council concurred.
ADJOURN
Mayor Ernesto Gutierrez adjourned the January 22, 2022, Special City Council Meeting at
3:06 P.M.
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