CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Agenda

Thursday, February 16, 2023

1:30 P.m. - 3:30 P.m.

City Hall Council Chamber

44950 Eldorado Drive, Indian Wells, CA 92210

 

Welcome to a meeting of the Indian Wells City Council.

Public Comments: Members of the Public who wish to speak should fill out a blue slip and submit it to the City Clerk, comments are limited to 3 minutes. In accordance with State Law, remarks during public comment are to be limited to subjects within the City's jurisdiction. 

Notification: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) please contact the City Clerk at 760-346-2489, 48 hours prior to the meeting.

 

 

Please turn off all communication devices (phones) or put them on non-audible mode (vibrate) during Council proceedings. All documents for public review are available for public inspection at City Hall reception, 44-950 Eldorado Drive, Indian Wells during normal business hours. 

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A.

CONVENE THE INDIAN WELLS CITY COUNCIL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL

MAYOR DONNA GRIFFITH
MAYOR PRO TEM GREG SANDERS
COUNCIL MEMBER TY PEABODY
COUNCIL MEMBER BRUCE WHITMAN
COUNCIL MEMBER DANA REED

B.

APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA

C.

PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

C.1

Indian Wells Funding Check Presentation

C.2

Proclamation Recognizing South West Church 50th Anniversary

C.3

Riverside County Transportation Commission Presentation by Aaron Hake

C.4

College of the Desert Certification Program Presentation by Veronica Izurieta

D.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Members of the Public who wish to speak on consent items or items not listed on the agenda may do so at this time.  Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes. Speakers will be alerted when their time is up and are then to return to their seats and no further comments will be permitted.

Please note that while the City Council values your comments, the Council cannot respond nor take action on matters not listed on the agenda until the matter may appear on the forthcoming agenda.

E.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS

The City Manager or Department Heads may make brief announcements, informal comments, or brief the Council on items of interest.

F.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS

G.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be approved by one motion.  Reading of text of Ordinances is waived and Ordinances are adopted as second reading, by title only.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Council request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

G.1

Supplemental Appropriation for Grant Writer Services to Engineering Solutions Services

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES contract term extension from three years to five years; and 

  APPROVES supplemental appropriation for a total of $140,000 to Engineering Solutions Services’ (“ESS”) contract to continue providing grant research and application services for various project grants; and
  
  AUTHORIZES the City Manager, or designee, to transfer funds into the appropriate account.

G.2

Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map No. 38396, Amethyst Drive

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council ADOPTS Resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 38396 and finding said map in substantial conformance with the approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 38396; and
  
  AUTHORIZES and DIRECTS the City Clerk, the City Engineer/Public Works Director, and the Acting City Surveyor to execute Final Parcel Map No. 38396.

G.3

Indian Wells Golf Resort Emergency Repairs

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES Water Filtration Repairs for $39,171 at the Indian Wells Golf Resort; and
  
  APPROVES Irrigation Pump Replacement for $19,037 at the Indian Wells Golf Resort; and
  
  APPROVES reallocating $58,208 from the active organic waste enclosure budget for these repairs; no supplemental appropriation is necessary, and
  
  APPROVES authorizing the remaining $68,792 organic waste enclosure budget into the emergency replacement reserve for use at the City Manager’s discretion.

G.4

Council Members Attendance at 2023 Events

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the attendance of Council Member/s to events held in 2023 as identified in the staff report.

G.5

November 3, 2022, City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meeting Minutes

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the November 3, 2022, City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meeting Minutes.

G.6

December 15, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the December 15, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes.

G.7

January 5, 2023, City Council Meeting Minutes

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the January 5, 2023, City Council Meeting Minutes.

G.8

City Treasurer’s Report for December 2022

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council RECEIVES and FILES the City Treasurer’s Report for December 2022.

H.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

For each of the items listed under PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, the public will be provided an opportunity to speak. After a staff report is provided, the Mayor will open the public hearing. At that time the applicant will be allowed five (5) minutes to make a presentation on the case. Members of the public will then be allowed three (3) minutes each to speak, unless there are a number of person’s wishing to speak and then the Mayor will allow only two (2) minutes, to accommodate for more persons.

The City Council may ask the speakers questions relative to the case and the testimony provided. The question period will not count against your time limit. After all persons have spoken, the applicant will be allowed three minutes to summarize or rebut any public testimony. The Mayor will then close the public hearing portion of the hearing and deliberate the matter.

H.1

Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 21.85 of the Indian Wells Zoning Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU)

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council OPENS the Public Hearing, takes any public testimony, CLOSES the Public Hearing; and
  
  FINDS that, under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17, adoption of the Ordinance is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), because the ordinance implements the state ADU law (Gov. Code § 65852.2), which also regulates JADUs, as defined by Section 65852.22; and
  
  INTRODUCES Ordinance to be read by title only and further reading waived, amending Chapter 21.85 of the Indian Wells Zoning Code relating to ADU and JADU regulations.

I.

GENERAL BUSINESS

The Mayor will call upon the members of the public to address the Council regarding the agenda item being considered. After the public has provided comment, the item is closed to further comment and brought to the Council for discussion and action.

I.1

2023 City Council Strategic Planning Session

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council REVIEWS and APPROVES the action items from the 2023 City Council Strategic Planning Session. 

I.2

Council Ad Hoc Committee to Review Resident Committees

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council AUTHORIZES the formation of a Resident Committee Review Ad Hoc Committee comprised of Mayor Griffith and Council Member Whitman. 

I.3

Indian Wells Turf Rebate Program Update

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council DISCUSSES funding options related to the Turf Rebate Program; and 
  
  If Council desires APPROVES Supplemental Appropriation for additional funding.

I.4

Resident Benefit Opportunity – Annual Tennis Ticket Allotment

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the proposal from Desert Champions; and 
  
  AUTHORIZES the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Host Sponsorship Agreement for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open.

I.5

Proposed Ordinance Amending Section 11.36.125 of the Municipal Code Regarding Recreational Vehicle Parking Permits and Finds the Action to be Exempt from CEQA

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council INTRODUCES Ordinance to be read by title only, and further reading waived Amending Section 11.36.125 of the Municipal Core relating to Recreational Vehicle Parking; and
  
  FINDS The action to be exempt from CEQA; and
  
  APPROVES Municipal Text Amendment No. 2023-01 regarding recreational-vehicle parking-permit requirements or provides ALTERNATIVES and DIRECTION. 

I.6

City Council Golf Resort Ad-Hoc Committee Update

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council RECEIVES and FILES the City Council Golf Resort Ad-Hoc Committee Update. 

J.

COUNCIL MEMBERS' REPORTS AND COMMENTS

On their own initiative, Council Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities.  Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff, or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda.  The Council may take action on items listed on the Agenda.

J.1

COUNCIL MEMBER REED

California Joint Powers Insurance Authority
Riverside County Transportation Commission
CVAG Public Safety Committee
CVAG Transportation Committee

J.2

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITMAN

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Desert Sands Unified School District
Indian Wells Marketing Committee
Indian Wells Public Safety
Visit Greater Palm Springs

J.3

COUNCIL MEMBER PEABODY

Cove Communities Services Commission
Coachella Valley Animal Campus
Indian Wells Golf Resort Advisory Committee
Indian Wells Marketing Committee
Sunline Transit Agency

J.4

MAYOR PRO TEM SANDERS

Cove Communities Services Commission
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
Desert Sand Unified School District
Indian Wells Finance & Legal Services Oversight Committee
Indian Wells Personnel Committee
Indian Wells Public Safety Committee
Indian Wells Tee Committee

J.5

MAYOR GRIFFITH

CVAG Executive Committee
CVAG Conservation Commission
CVAG Energy & Environmental Resources
CVAG Homelessness Committee
Indian Wells Community Activities Committee
Indian Wells Golf Resort Advisory Committee
Indian Wells Grants In Aid Committee
Indian Wells Finance/Legal Services Oversight Committee
Indian Wells Personnel Committee
Indian Wells Tee Committee

K.

ADJOURNMENT

To a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council to be held at1:30 p.m. on March 2, 2023 in the City Hall Council Chamber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affidavit of Posting,

I, Angelica Avila, certify that on February 10, 2023 I caused to be posted a notice of a City Council Meeting to be held on February 16, 2023 a 1:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber.

Notices were posted at Indian Wells Civic Center and City's Website [www.cityofindianwells.org]