CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Agenda

Thursday, May 18, 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

Emergency Preparedness Update by Emergency Services Coordinator Linda Soto

C.2

Capital Improvement Project Update by Public Works Director Ken Seumalo

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 March 2023

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council RECEIVES and FILES the City Treasurer’s Report for March 2023.

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 Adopting Annual Levy and Engineer’s Report for the Indian Wells Street Lighting District No. 2000-1

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council OPENS the Public Hearing, takes any public testimony, CLOSES the Public Hearing; and
  
  ADOPTS Resolution approving the annual levy of the Indian Wells Street Lighting District No. 2000-1 for Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
  
  ORDERS the Indian Wells Street Lighting District No. 2000-1 levy to be placed on the fiscal year 2023-24 Riverside County tax roll.

H.2

Resolution Adopting Final Annual Levy Report for Landscape and Lighting District No. 91-1 for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council OPENS the Public Hearing, takes any public testimony, CLOSES the Public Hearing; and
  
  ADOPTS Resolution approving collection of assessments for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 for the Landscape and Lighting District No. 91-1; and
  
  ORDERS the Landscape and Lighting District No. 91-1 levy to be placed on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Riverside County tax roll.

H.3

Resolution Adopting Annual Levy and Engineer’s Report for the Drainage Maintenance Benefit Assessment District No. 1

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council OPENS the Public Hearing, takes any public testimony, CLOSES the Public Hearing; and
  
  ADOPTS Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report for the Drainage Maintenance Benefit Assessment District No. 1 for the Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
  
  ADOPTS Resolution approving the annual levy of the Drainage Maintenance Benefit Assessment District No. 1 for the Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
  
  ORDERS the Drainage Maintenance Benefit Assessment District No. 1 levy to be placed on the fiscal year 2023-24 Riverside County tax roll. 

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 Winterfest Event Update

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council RECIEVES and FILES report documenting staff’s work with Cooper Consulting and Creating to develop a 2023 Winterfest event plan, budget, sponsorships, and report back in September 2023. 

I.2

Public Safety Speeding Initiative

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council AUTHORIZES the City Manager to continue speed enforcement efforts as outlined in this report. 

I.3

Fiscal Years 2023-25 Biennial Operating Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council REVIEWS, DISCUSSES, and APPROVES or APPROVES AS AMENDED the Biennial Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.

I.4

Indian Wells Golf Resort Implementation Goals and Deliverables for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Cycle

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council APPROVES the Indian Wells Golf Resort Implementation Goals and Deliverables for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Cycle.

J.

COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS

J.1

Request to Place Discussion Regarding Governance on a Future Agenda

• RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION to staff on Council Member Bruce Whitman request for a future agenda item on Governance. 

K.

COUNCIL MEMBERS' 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.

K.1

COUNCIL MEMBER REED

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

K.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

K.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

K.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

K.5

MAYOR GRIFFITH

CVAG Executive Committee
CVAG Conservation Commission
CVAG Energy & Environmental Resources Committee
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

L.

ADJOURNMENT

To a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council to be held at 1:30 p.m. on June 1, 2023 in the City Hall Council Chamber.

 

 

 

 

Affidavit of Posting,

I, Angelica Avila, certify that on May 12, 2023 I caused to be posted a notice of a City Council Meeting to be held on May 18, 2023 at 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]