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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 2000-03-08 � � � � � � � €�,; ; ma � , � C�thedr�l it , � � �� CITY OP CATHEDRAL CITY � �� MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL � SITTING AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT � � WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8� 2000 � This meeting of the City Council, also sitting as the Redevelopment Agency and � Community Services District Boards was called to order by Mayor/Chairman/President � Gary L. Amy in the Council Chamber at 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, Cathedral City, California, on March 8, 2000, at the 3:00 p.m. Study Session with Roll Call of all members present. The regular evening meeting at 7:30 p.m. was opened by � Mayor/Chairman/President Amy, with invocation by Mayor/Chairman/President Gary L. Amy, followed by the flag salute led by Mayor Pro Tem/RDA-CSD Board Member � Sarah Di Grandi. � � ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers/RDA-CSD Board Members Kathleen De � Rosa, Robert Gomer, Gregory S. Pettis, Mayor Pro � Tem/RDA-CSD Board Member Sarah Di Grandi, and � Mayor/Chairman/President Gary L. Amy � � Absent: None � � � AGENDA FINALIZATION: � � � The following matters were not described on the duly noted agenda for this � meeting, but required immediate action which could not reasonably wait for the � next regular meeting. Both of the items were posted prior to the 72-hour posting � requirement for this meeting and therefore did not require a vote of the City Council for the items to be heard. I �� :; CLOSED SESSION: � 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION � �� pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subd. (a). � Names of Parties: Cathedral City v. Cathedral Park Properties =� Case No.: INC 092007 LEGISLATIVE ACTION: 5. Authorization of Change Orders for the E. Palm Canyon/Perez Road , Project. s , ; ;� I i f � � � � 3 CC/RDA/CSD MINUTES MARCH 8, 2000 . � PAGE 2 � � With regard to Item No. 4 of the Legislative Action agenda, a report was given by the = City Engineer and public input was opened and closed without comment. Councilmember De Rosa then made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Di Grandi, carried by a 5-0 vote to approve the Change Order requests, deleting Section b. of � the recommendation. This action was adopted by Minute Order No. 31�1. � � Councilmember Pettis made a motion, seconded by Councilmember De Rosa, carried ; by a 5-0 vote to add the following ConsentAgenda item for discussion. City Engineer � Dave Faessel had requested that this item be heard tonight as approval of Final � Parcel Map 29294 is critical at this time in order to meet a tax credit application # deadline of March 15, 2000, which is prior to the next regularly scheduled City � Council meeting. Mr. Faessel was notified of the urgency the afternoon of this � meeting. � � CONSENT AGENDA: ; 2.A. Approval of Final Map for Parcel Map 29294 for the division of land into four parcels on the east side of Date Palm Drive, north of McCallum Way. � � � A report was given by the City Engineer and public input was opened and closed � without comment. Councilmember Pettis made a motion, seconded by ; Councilmember Gomer, carried by a 4-0 vote, with Mayor Pro Tem Di Grandi abstaining due to the fact that the applicant does business with her place of i employment, to approve the Final Map by Minute Order No. 3110. � � � Councilmember Pettis made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Di Grandi, carried � by a 5-0 vote to add the following Legislative Action item for discussion. , Councilmember Pettis requested this item be added as he believed that AB1939 is � " scheduled to be considered by the California Legislature prior to the next regularly � scheduled City Council meeting. Councilmember Pettis learned of AB1939 after the j posting of tonight's agenda when he attended a meeting of the Board of Directors ! of the Southern California Association of Governments, of which he is a member. � ; LEGISLATIVE ACTION: ; 6. Discussion concerning AB 1939, an Assembly Bill which, if adopted, ° would amend the California lntegrated Waste Management Act to J allow 50% recycling credit for transformation of waste, a 40% `� increase from the current law. :,� y Councilmember Pettis gave a report to Council on this issue and public input was � opened and closed without comment. Councilmember Pettis then made a motion, � seconded by Mayor Amy, carried by a 5-0 vote, to unanimously support AB 1939 by � Minute Order No. 3112. � � � ; i � t S 1 J � ; � � � r CC/RDA/CSD MINUTES MARCH 8, 2000 PAGE 3 � � CLOSED SESSION AGENDA: � 1. PERSONNEL MATTER pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. �� (Mike Owens) � Issue for Discussion: 1) Cathedral City Public Safety Management � � Association (CCPSMA); 2) Cathedral City Firefighters Association � (CCFFA); 3) Unrepresented Employees; and, 4) Police Officers � Association (POA) E � = 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFICANT � EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, � Subd. (b)(1). (1-Steve Sowles) � No. of Cases: One � � i A. Recommendation: Mayor Amy made a motion, seconded by ' Councilmember Pettis, carried by 5-0 vote to adjourn to the � Study Session Conference Room to hear Closed Session items. § CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: None � ! COUNCIL COMMENTS: i � Councilmember De Rosa congratulated Councilmember Pettis for his E appointment to the Board of Southern California Association of � Governments. � PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS , i � Proclamation Designating March 29, 2000, asTheValley's Promise Day was presented by Mayor Amy. � ' CALL FOR CORRECTIONS/APPROVAL OF MINUTES ; Minutes of City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting held February 23, fi 2000, were approved as amended. Councilmember De Rosa requested that it be noted she and Councilmember Gomer abstained on Item Nos. 2 and 3 of the Closed Session Agenda for the meeting of February 23, 2000. The City Clerk has amended ; subject minutes as noted. �� .� � CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember/RDA-CSD Board Member De Rosa made a motion, seconded by Mayor � Pro Tem/RDA-CSD Board Member Di Grandi, carried by a 5-0 vote, approving Consent ; Agenda Item Nos. 1 and 2. � 1. Received and Filed Claims and Demands incurred by the City Council, Redevelopment Agency and the Community Services District Boards in the ` total aggregate sum of 51,404,124.45 for the month of January, 2000 by Minute Order Nos. 3109, R-793 and C-328. i i � � � � � � � � CC/RDA/CSD MINUTES � MARCH 8, 2000 � PAGE 4 � � � 2. Adopted Ordinance No. 520amending Municipal Code Chapter11.96 "Noise � Control" by adding regulations pertaining to construction activities during � certain hours and penalty provisions. (2"d Reading) � PUBLIC HEARING � � � 3. Proposed Option Agreement for disposition of real property to Mercy � Charities Housing California for purpose of affordable housing for the � elderly to be located generally west of North Buddy Rogers between "B" ; Street and "B" Street. � ; Report was made by Warren Bradshaw, Housing Specialist. � � Public Hearing was opened: � Cornell English, Cathedral City - Spoke in favor of the project. � � Richard Altman, Cathedral City- Spoke in favor of the project. � Public Hearing was closed. ; ; , � ; Councilmember/RDA Board Member Pettis made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro � Tem/RDA Board Member Di Grandi, carried by a 3-2 vote, with Councilmember/RDA � Board Member De Rosa and Mayor/Chairman Amy voting no, to adopt Resolution � No. 2000-20 consenting to the execution of an Option Agreement by and between ; the Redevelopment Agency and Mercy Charities Housing California (MCHC); and to i adopt Resolution No. R-301 approving the execution of an Option Agreement by � and between the Redevelopment Agency and MCHC, and committing up to 5300,000 � of Housing Set Aside Funds as construction subsidy for affordable senior housing. � LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS: � � � � 4. Authorization foran extension ofthe Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LINC Housing Corporation to July 27, 2000, for the development of ' Desert Cloisters, a mixed-income housing project to be located on West �, Buddy Rogers Drive between Date Palm Drive and Monty Hall Drive. ' � , � Report was given by Redevelopment Director Susan Moeller and applicants. � Public Input was opened and closed without comment. I , 4 � .t �" RDA Board Member Pettis made a motion, seconded by RDA Board Member Di Grandi, f carried by a 5-0 vote, authorizing approval of an extension to the MOU with LINC Housing by Minute Order R-794. , , � :� � 'i f i � � Y � � � CC/RDA/CSD MINUTES MARCH 8, 2000 � PAGE 5 � � ADJOURNMENT: '.:;`� � � There being no further business for discussion, this meeting was adjourned at 8:55 ; `� p.m. � � , � �e�'�.�sr � , Donna M. Velotta ' City Clerk � � 5 1 $ � � b � 1 't i 'a i � % f 4 � 3 s f t � � ! C � 1 1 S � 3 � � � i � e I t 0 � h �