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MINUTES
Cathedral City
Special Meeting
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
2:00 PM
City Council Chambers
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
• CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM by Mayor Rita Lamb.
• ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Rita Lamb Mayor Present 2:00 PM
Mark Carnevale Mayor Pro Tem Present 2:00 PM
Nancy Ross Councilmember Present 2:00 PM
Raymond Gregory Councilmember Present 2:00 PM
Ernesto Gutierrez Councilmember Present 2:00 PM
1. AGENDA ITEMS
A. Staffing Review of the Development Services Department
Recommendation: This item is presented for information, discussion and
direction only.
Robert Rodriguez, Director of Planning and Building, provided an overview of the
staffing for the Development Services Department and provided an overview of
the services and functions each division of the department is responsible for, and
the amount of time spent doing them. He provided information on some of the
major accomplishments of each division and introduced their future goals and
initiatives.
Danny Lee, commended staff for all of their efforts and accomplishments,
especially related to STVR's. He also expressed how happy he is to hear what is
happening with permitting and inspections.
Council provided comments and asked clarifying questions, which were
responded to by staff. This item was presented for information and discussion
only, there was no formal action taken.
B. Staffing Review of the Assistant City Manager and Economic
Development Departments
Recommendation: This item is presented for information, discussion and
direction only.
Anne Ambrose, Assistant City Manager, provided an overview of the Assistant
City Manager position and the departments that she oversees. She went over the
functions of the Assistant City Manager and the approximate time spent in each
area. She reported that Information Technology/Management Information
Systems will now be under her supervision, and she provided an overview of the
department's responsibilities and future goals.
Stone James, Economic Development Director, provided an overview of the
staffing of the Economic Development Department, the functions, and the
approximate percentage of time spent doing those functions. He presented the
department's activities and accomplishments as well as key future goals. He
went over proposed changes and additions for the FY 2023/2024 and FY
2024/2025 budget cycle.
There was discussion amongst the members of the City Council and questions
were asked related to the proposed changes and additions for the upcoming
budget cycle with responses from staff.
This item was presented for information and discussion only, no formal action
was taken.
ADJOURN
Mayor Rita Lamb adjourned the Special City Council Meeting of March 1, 2023, at 4:15
p.m.
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