CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Agenda

Thursday, February 13, 2025

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

City Hall Council Chamber

44950 Eldorado Drive, Indian Wells, CA 92210

 

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A.

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

MAYOR BRUCE WHITMAN
MAYOR PRO TEM DANA REED
COUNCIL MEMBER TOPER TAYLOR
COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN PENNA
COUNCIL MEMBER GREG SANDERS

B.

APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA

C.

PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

C.1

Public Works Grant Update by Management Analyst Jill Moon

C.2

Burrtec Waste 2024 Year End Review by Municipal Marketing Manager Clara Vera

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.

G.1

City Treasurer’s Report for December 2024

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council RECEIVES and FILES the City Treasurer’s Report for December 2024; and

   

  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060. 

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

Resolution Certifying the Environmental Impact Report for General Plan Update; Resolution Adopting the Certified PEIR, General Plan Amendment No. 2025-01 for the General Plan; and Ordinance Approving the Certified PEIR Zone Map Amendment No. 2025-01

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council OPENS the Public Hearing, takes any public testimony, and CLOSES the Public Hearing; and 

  
  ADOPTS Resolution To Certify The Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2024071208), Adopt Environmental Findings, And Adopt A Statement Of Overriding Considerations And Adopt Mitigation Monitoring And Reporting Program Pursuant To The California Environmental Quality Act For The City Of Indian Wells Comprehensive General Plan Update And Associated Zone Map Amendment; and

  
  ADOPTS Resolution Approving, Pursuant To The Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2024071208), For The City Of Indian Wells Comprehensive General Plan Update And Associated Zone Map Amendment, General Plan Amendment No. 2025-01 Adopting A Comprehensive Update To The City’s General Plan And Approving An Ordinance To Adopt Zone Map Amendment No. 2025-01 Amending The City’s Official Zoning Map Consistent With The Updated General Plan Land Use Map; and

  
  INTRODUCES Ordinance Approving, Pursuant To The Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2024071208), The City Of Indian Wells Comprehensive General Plan Update And Associated Zone Map Amendment, Amending The Official City Of Indian Wells Zoning Map (ZMA 2025-01) By Rezoning Certain Parcels Of Land To Be Consistent With The Resort Commercial Land Use Designation In The General Plan; and

  
  APPROVES Ordinance to be brought back for Second Reading and Adoption.

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

Discussion Regarding the Adoption of a Model Resolution Establishing a Good Neighbor Policy Focused on Homelessness

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES the adoption of a model resolution establishing a good neighbor policy on homelessness solutions for Coachella Valley Association of Government’s (CVAG’s) participating agencies; and

  
  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060. 

I.2

Consideration of Potential Local Transactions and Use/SalesTax Ballot Measure

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES Options to Consider Potential Local Transactions and Use/Sales Tax Ballot Measure; and, 

  
  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060. 

I.3

Approval of Design Enhancements as Part of the Players Course Redesign

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council APPROVES the staff-recommended enhancements to the area surrounding the Indian Wells Golf Resort Pavillion and other design features recommended by the Golf Resort Advisory Committee as presented in this report; and

  
  AUTHORIZES the City Manager to execute a change order in the amount of $50,000, for the 75/25 bunker sand blend; and

  
  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060. 

J.

COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS

On their own initiative, Council Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. 

J.1

Council Member Sanders' Request to Place a Discussion Item on a Future City Council Agenda-City Manager Settlement Authority

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on Council Member Sanders’ request to place a discussion item on a future City Council agenda; and

   

  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060.

J.2

Council Member Taylor Request to Place a Discussion Item on a Future City Council Agenda- Modification of the Official City Seal

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on Council Member Taylor’s request to place the modification of the Official City Seal discussion item on a future City Council agenda; and

  
  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060.

   

J.3

Council Member Taylor Request to Place a Discussion Item on a Future City Council Agenda- Fiscal Policy Manual Revisions

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on Councilmember Taylor request to place a discussion to reduce the current Request for Proposal (RFP) Cycle for Certain Professional Service Agreements item on a future City Council agenda; and

   

  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060.

J.4

Council Member Taylor Request to Place a Discussion Item on a Future City Council Agenda- Sponsorship Policy

• RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

  Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on Council Member Taylor request to place a Sponsorship Policy discussion item on a future City Council agenda; and

  
  FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060.

K.

COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS 

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.

K.1

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDERS

Coachella Valley Animal Campus
Cove Communities Service Commission
Desert Sands Unified School District
Desert Recreation District 
Indian Wells Marketing Committee
Indian Wells Finance & Legal Oversight Committee
Indian Wells Public Safety

K.2

COUNCIL MEMBER PENNA

Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy
Indian Wells Preservation Foundation
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Indian Wells Community Activities Committee
Indian Wells Grants In Aid Committee
Indian Wells Public Safety Committee

K.3

COUNCIL MEMBER TAYLOR

Riverside County Transportation Commission
CVAG Homelessness Committee
CVAG Public Safety Committee
CVAG Transportation Committee
Indian Wells Golf Resort Advisory Committee

K.4

MAYOR PRO TEM REED

Southern California Association of Governments
CVAG Conservation Commission
CVAG Energy & Sustainability Committee
Desert Recreation District 
Indian Wells Marketing Committee
Indian Wells Finance & Legal Oversight Committee
Indian Wells Personnel Committee
Indian Wells Tee Committee

K.5

MAYOR WHITMAN

California Joint Power Insurance Authority (JPIA)
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
CVAG Executive Committee
Cove Communities Services Commission
Desert Sands Unified School District
Indian Wells Golf Advisory Committee
Indian Wells Personnel Committee
Indian Wells Tee Committee
Sunline Transit Agency

L.

ADJOURNMENT

To a special scheduled meeting of the City Council to be held at 10:00 a.m. on March 6, 2025, in the City Hall Council Chamber.

 

 

 

Affidavit of Posting,

I, Angelica Avila, certify that on February 7, 2025, I caused to be posted a notice of a City Council Meeting to be held on February 13, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber and Zoom/Teleconference.

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