1984 04 03 CCH A G.E N D A
CITY QXINCIL CITY OF LA QUINTA
A regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of La Quinta, California,
to be held at City Hall, 78-105 Calle
Estado, La Quinta, California.
April 3, 1984 7:30 p.in.
CIIL TO OEDER
A. Invocation
B. Flag Salute
O3. PUBLIC *
This is the tiue set aside for citizens to address the City Council on matters
relating to City business. When addressing the City Council, please state your
nat** and address. The proceedings of the Council minutes are recorded on tape,
and c*tn*ts of each person shall be limited to three 3) ininutes.
WRITTEN *CCUNICATIGNS
QA A c**unication frcin the La Quinta Sports and Youth Association regarding
the Third Annual La Quinta Sports and Youth Association Parade.
* BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
HEARINGS
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* Appr"*l of the Minutes of the regular meeting of March 20, 1984.
P*POSED RESOLUTION. * A HESOWTION OF THE CITY COU**IL OF THE
CITY CF LA QU]*A, C*LIF*RNIA, APPI*TING
D*NDS.
8. BUSINESS SESSION
Continuation of a request for an E*ension of Tixr*, Tentative Tract Map
No.14496 Revised, Anden Corporation, Applicant.
Ql Heport li*i* Principal Planner.
2. *tion for adoption.
*B. Continuation of a request for an *ansion of Tixre, Tentative Tract Map
No. 13640-A*ended No.2, M.B. Johnson, Applicant.
Cl Report fr* Principal Planner.
2. Motion for adoption.
C. Report fr*n the Principal Planner regarding Final Parcel Map No. 19028, an
approved parcel nap dividing the *isting Plaza La Quinta Q*rr*rcial Center
into seven 7) lots, located at the southwest center of High*y 111 and
Washington Street; Burnett Development c*rpany, Applicant.
1. Motion for adopticn.
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April 3, 1984
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OD. PROPOSED * AN ORDINANCE OF ThE CITY COONCIL OF *L
CITY OF IA QUIN'IA, CALIFO*NIA, AML*DING
ThE: LA QUINTA *UNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DOG LICENSES.
Ordinance for introduction.
GE. Consideration of the Desert Resort C*iuoities Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
Ol. Revised escro*j instructions.
G2. Resolution for adoption.
CF. Report fran the Canunity Safety Coordinator regarding installation of
stop signs at various locations.
Qi Resolution for adoption.
QG. Appoint*t*t of representatives to the Iconteon Planning Advisory *committee.
* cation fr* the La Quinta Planning Commission.
Q:xtui*cation fr*n the La Quinta Property O*ers Association.
C*THirnication fran the La QLinta **uLL* of *
4. Q**cation fr*n the La Quinta Business Association.
CH. Report f* the *unity Safety Coordinator regarding su*pl*nental law
enforo*t*nt services. INBDRM**TI*AL)
* Report frtin the City Attorney regaining development agreements*tents.
Cl Resolution for adoption.
Report f*n the City D*Lnager regarding downtown landscaping/beautif ication
program and other street inprov**ts. INFORMATI*L)
Council discussion regarding a Task Force to study Parks and Recreation
and related services.
L. Other.
9. *OURNM**
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SPORTS & YOUTH ASSOCIATION
POST OFFICE BOX 262. LA OUINTA CALIFORNIA 92253
March 19, 1984
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Robert L. Baier
Distinguished Council Members
P.O. Box 1504
La Quinta, California 92253
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
On behalf of the Board Members of the La Quinta Sports and
Youth Association Inc.* I cordially invite you to participate
in the Third Annual La Quinta Sports and Youth Association
Parade. This year's parade, entitled Year of the Olympiad",
promises to be the biggest and best ever. Convertibles with
identifying banners have been arranged to transport you through
the parade route.
I thank you in advance for your help in making this an exciting
event. I know your participation and show of interest will be
of the utmost importance to the citizens of La Quinta.
Sincerely Yours
Timothy McCracken
Parade Chairman *
P.S. The date of the parade will
be SatLirday, May 5th, with *, * * P* i**C *
parade line-up beginning at
8:30 a.m. Parade will start
at 9:00 a.m. *
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H RESOLUTION NO.84-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING DEMANDS.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta, California, to approve demands as shown on the Demand
Warrant register dated April 3, 1984.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 1984.
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FOR*1: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
CITY ATTORNEY
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H MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Lawrence L. Stevens, Planning Director
Date: April 3, 1984
Subject: Extension of Time in Which to File a Final Map for Tentative
Tract Map No. 14496, Anden Corporation, Applicant.
Consideration of this request was continued from March 20, 1984, to
allow the Applicant time to sign a school mitigation agreement with
Desert Sands Unified School District. The Applicant is currently
working with the School District and has informed staff that an
agreement will be signed prior to the April 3, 1984, City Council
meeting.
If the school mitigation agreement is completed, the Planning
Commission respectfully requests the City Council approve the
extension of time in which to file a final map for Tentative Tract
Map No. 14496, Revised, to November 20, 1984.
Lawrence L. Stevens
Planning Director
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Lawrence L. Stevens, Planning Director
Date: April 3, 1984
Subject: Extension of Time in Which to File a Final Map for
Tentative Tract Map No. 13640, Amended No. 2; M.B. Johnson,
Applicant
Consideration of this request was continued from March 20, 1984, to
allow the Applicant time to sign a school mitigation agreement with
Desert Sands School District. The Applicant has now signed an
agreement with the School District for those portions of Tract 13640
which have not had final maps recorded.
Based upon this factor and the information contained in the staff
report dated March 20, 1984, the Planning Commission respectfully
requests the City Council approve the extension of time in which
to file a final map for Tentative Tract Map No. 13640, Amended
No. 2, to August 14, 1984.
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Planning Director
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Sandra L. Bonner, Principal Planner
Date: April 3, 1984
Subject: FINAL PARCEL MAP 19028, Dividing the Existing Plaza La
Quinta Commercial Center into Seven Lots; ii. D. J*hn**n
*empa*, Applicant * c*.
The City Engineer has reviewed the final record map and determined
that it is in compliance with the current state and municipal
requirements. No improvement plans streets, water and sewer) nor
bonds guaranteeing the installation of improvements were required
since the shopping center is completed.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the CC & R's as to their
form and content.
It is recommended that the Final Map be accepted.
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AS TO CONTENT.
*FOR CITY COUNCIL ME*I*G
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H ORDINANCE NO.
A CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMEND INC; THE LA
QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DOG LICENSES.
The city council of the City of La Quinta, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 10.08.010, 10.08.020, 10.08.030, 10.08.040
and 10.08.110 of Chapter 10.08, are amended to read as follows:
10.08.010 License required. No person within the city
owning, possessing, controlling, harboring, or keeping any
dog over four months of age shall fail, refuse or neglect to
procure a dog license tag for each dog, from the city manager
or his authorized agent. No license issued pursuant to this
title shall be transferable. Ord. 10 Sl(part), 1982)
10.08.020 Exemptions. A dog license tag is not required
for any dog found within the city under any of the following
conditions:
A. When the dog is owned by, or in the care of, any
person who is a nonresident or who is traveling
through the city, or who is temporarily sojourning
therein, provided the dog is kept within the city
for less than thirty days;
B. When the dog has a valid license from either the
county of riverside or another city within the
county; provided this exemption shall be available
for a maximum period not exceeding six months.
Ord. 10 S1(part), 1982)
10.08.030 Term. The effective period of each dog
license issued shall be not more than two years. Ord. 10
S1(part), 1982)
10.08.040 Fees. The license fee payable shall be the
amount fixed from time to time by resolution of the city
council; provided, that in the absence of any such established
amount, the licensing authority may collect and deposit in the
appropriate accounts provided for such purpose a fee in the
same amount as is applicable for similar dog licensing in
unincorporated areas of the county.
10.08.110 Tag--Replacement. If the dog license tag is
lost or destroyed, the owner shall immediately procure a
duplicate license tag from the licensing authority, for which
a fee of one-half the original fee shall be charged. Ord. 10
S1(part), 1982)
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty 30) days after passage.
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Frank M. Usher, City Manager
Date: March 30, 1984
Subject: Desert* Resort Communities Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pursuant tQ the request of the-City Council at your meeting of
February 21, 1984, the City has been furnished with revised
escrow instructions which meet criteria established by the
Council relative to withdrawal of funds at any time prior to
close of escrow. The language incorporated into the revised
escrow instructions was prepared-by the City Attorney.
Attached for your information are copies of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Desert Resort Communities Convention and
Visitors Bureau; a Revenue Plan; a Marketing Plan-and approved
budget for their first year, from April 1, 1984 March 31, 1985.
A resolution of appropriation has-been provided should the Council
approve participation in the Desert Resort Communities CVB.
Regarding parti*cipation in the CVB by other cities, Cathedral
City, Palm Desert and Indian Wells have approved participation.
The City of Rancho Mirage-will act on this matter Thursday,
April 5th and the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors will
act on the item Tuesday, April 3rd. The City of Indio has not
been formally approached as of this date. However, Roger Harlow,
Indio's Mayor, has attended two meetings of the CVB and will be
presenting the package to the Indio City Council at a study session
next week.
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: City Manager Frank Usher and the La Quinta City Council
From: Doug Brown, Community Safety Coordinator
Date: March 29, 1984
Subject: SPECIAL REPORT COVE TRAFFIC CONTROL PROJECT
Per the directions of the City Council, staff has
prepared data on the placement and cost of stop signs for traffic
control at all uncontrolled intersections in the Cove area of
La Quinta. The Cove is the area south of Calle Tampico*pico and
west of Avenida Bermudas.)
A recent survey indicates the following:
1. There are 288 intersections in the Cove area.
2. Of those intersections 152 are controlled at this
time.
3. There are 40 uncontrolled intersections that will
require a single 1) stop sign to control 1YT1!
type intersections.) There are 96 uncontrolled inter-
sections that will require two 2) stop signs to
control + type intersections). That represents a
need for 232 new, complete stop signs.
Further study indicates that a replacement program for
old, worn-out stop signs is needed. This is to replace those
signs which have been vandalized, sun-faded, or which have lost
most of their reflectivity. Predominately those signs facing
east or west suffer the most from sun-fade. A preliminary
estimate indicates that 20% of the existing 272 stop signs need
immediate replacement. This would be about 54 stop signs.
Additionally, a reserve supply of about 20 stop signs should be
on hand at City Yard to replace those signs which are randomly
damaged beyond repair or which are stolen.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT:
MATERIALS COST
1. Stop signs, R-1, 30" 306 $20.00 ea $6,220.00
2. Mounting Hardware set) 250 $1.00 ea 250.00
3. Steel pipe posts 12') 250 $20.00 ea 5,000.00
4. Concrete 125 sacks) 125 $2.00 ea 250.00
6% tax 703.20
TOTAL MATERIALS $12,432.20
NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A CLOSE ESTIMATE.)
Labor to erect the signs is yet another matter. We have
estimated that it would take one man approximately 40 minutes
per sign. This is if no difficulties are encountered and if a
power auger is used to dig the hole. A two-man crew, with the
same equipment could put up a sign in about 15 minutes. These
are just guesstimates. At that rate it would take over 154 hours
one man)* about a month of solid work, or about 58 hours two men)
Labor by city staff i.e. maintenance worker) is about $12.00
per hour with benefits. Using in-house labor with one man would
cost about $1848. Outside labor could be another means of
getting this project done quicker, but at a greater cost for
labor.
Fainting of stop legends and stop bar would also need to
be done. This adds an additional cost of $25.00 per sign in
materials and labor to complete that work. Painting would
represent an additional cost of about $5800.00 to the project.
A good guess of the total cost for the stop signing project
in the cove would be about $20,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
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Douglas A. Brown
Community Safety Coordinator
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.H RESOLUTION NO. 84-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THROUGH
STREETS AND PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
STOP SIGNS AT DESIGNATED INTERSECTIONS.
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code, Section 21354 authorizes
cities to designate streets under its jurisdiction as through
streets and authorizes the erection of stop signs at entrances
thereto and authorizes the designation of intersections as stop
intersections and authorizes the erection of stop signs at one or
more entrances thereto; and
WHEREAS, La Quinta Municipal Code Section 12.44.010 and
12.44.020 provides authority for the City Council, by resolution,
to designate through streets and intersections at which vehicles
are required to stop; and further provides for the city engineer
to erect and maintain stop signs as so designated by resolution;
and further provides that when proper signs are in place, all
vehicular traffic shall be required to stop before entering any
intersection of a through street;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta,
does resolve as follows:
1. All streets described and labeled as through streets
on Exhibit A", attached hereto and incorporated herein
by this reference, are hereby designated and declared to
be through streets.
2. The City traffic engineer, or his designee, is hereby
authorized and directed to install and maintain stop
signs, in conformance with Section 21351-21355 of the
Vehicle Code, on the streets intersecting such through
streets at those entrances and in the manner described
and designated on said Exhibit UAII.
3. When said stop signs have been installed and are in
place giving notice thereof, all vehicular traffic
shall stop before entering any intersection of a through
street, all in accordance with the stop sign designation
as set forth in said Exhibit A".
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of April 1984.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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0H MEMORANDUM
CITYOFLAQUINTA
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To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: The Planning Commission
Date: March 20, 1984
Subject: SELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
TO THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMITTEE
At the regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on March 13,
1984, Chairman John Klimkiewicz volunteered to represent the Commission
on the Downtown Advisory Planning Committee.
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CITY
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4H MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: City Manager Frank Usher and the Honorable Mayor and
City Council Members
From: Douglas Brown, Community Safety Coordinator
Date: March 26, 1984
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL REPORT
BACKGROUND:
A major reason for the incorporation of La Quinta was to
provide better law enforcement for the community. Two years ago
the City was experiencing an average of forty 40) residential
burglaries per month. Today we have a monthly average of around
twenty 20) burglaries per month! Phis is not an accident!
It has been the result of a commitment by the City Council to
fund additional law enforcement services from the Riverside County
Sheriff's Department. It has been the result of the participation
and acceptance of anti-crime programs by the citizens of the
community. It has been the result of excellent communications,
hard work, and positive attitudes between City staff and the
sheriff's department.
Crime cannot be abolished, but it can be reduced. In the
two years that La Quinta has been a city we have proven that crime
can be reduced. In December 1982 a report was issued to the
City Council entitled: La Quinta Anti-crime Program." The goal
of that program was to reduce crime in La Quinta 20% by October 1,
1983. Statistics revealed about a 25% reduction in serious
crimes homicide, robbery, rape, theft, burglary, assault and
arson) during that period. Burglaries alone were reduced by
about 35%. In short, we more than achieved that goal.
A new anti-crime program is being developed and will soon be
presented to the City Council. We will set new objectives and
goals in that program.
STATUS QUO:
La Quinta presently contracts for 36 hours per day of service
from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. This time is
divided into 24 hours per day three 8-hour shifts) of general
law enforcement and 12 hours per day of mixed general law and
traffic enforcement.
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Additional resources from the sheriff's department include
investigative detective) services, crime prevention services,
all-wheel-drive vehicles, aircraft, K-9 dog) unit, S.W.A.T. team
and supervision.
The time currently allocated is adequate for our community's
present needs based on comments from law enforcement personnel,
citizens at large, and staff.
REQUEST BY CITY COUNCIL:
The City Council has directed staff to explore supplemental"
law enforcement services. Such supplemental services I interpret
as a reserve deputy sheriff program and/or a sheriff aide program.
SYNOPSIS:
Reserve Deputy Program
The reserve deputy sheriff program is a voluntary program.
Reserves do not receive any compensation. A reserve deputy sheriff
can only act under the direct supervision of a regular deputy
sheriff. This voids the concept that more patrol cars can be out
on the streets if a reserve program is in force.
At the current time there are no reserve deputy sheriffs
working out of the Indio station. WHY? I have talked with law
enforcement officials about this and the following thoughts
surfaced:
* It takes over 96 hours of specialized training
through community college classes to attain Level II
reserve deputy status. The only community colleges
presently offering such training are Riverside City
and San Jacinto. Additionally, 200 hours of field
training are required. This much of a time commit-
ment is prohibitive for someone to *volunteer" their
time in such a hazardous duty.
* Reserves must serve a minimum of sixteen 16) hours per
month on duty" plus attend a three hour monthly meeting.
This adds to the time commitment.
* Persons who got into a reserve program often used it as
a stepping stone into a full-time law enforcement career.
However, to become a full-time law enforcement officer a
person must complete the basic Peace Officers Standards
and Training P.O.S.T.) which encompasses a 688 hour
training course at the Peace Officer's Academy in River-
side. Consequently, time spent as a reserve deputy may
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be good experience but is of minimal value in obtaining
the P.O.S.T. certificate required for full-time employment
in law enforcement.
* Reserve deputies do not always go out on patrol duty.
About 25% of their time may be spent working in the civil
Section or in the jail; not very desirable duty.
* Unlike volunteer firefighters in this County, reserve
deputies receive absolutely no pay or compensation for
their time.
* Reserve deputies may be assigned to patrol duties in
an area other than their local community. This may be
unpopular with the reserve who feels a desire to patrol
his own community area. SEE ATTACHED MEMO FOR MORE
DETAILS ON RESERVE PROGRAM.)
Sheriff Aide Program
The Sheriff Aide program is considerably different
from the reserve deputy program. Sheriff aides are a
concept presently being utilized in nearby Indian Wells.
The primary idea of using aides is to provide soft enforce-
ment" functions by non-sworn staff aides) as opposed to
utilizing sworn deputies' time for those functions. Soft
enforcement" includes: patrolling, code enforcement work,
traffic control, reports for accidents on private property,
report taking of past crimes, and some crime prevention
work. Sheriff aides do not carry firearms, do not make
arrests, do not make traffic stops on vehicles, and do not
take the place of regular deputies.
In essence, a community like Indian Wells, with an
abundance of private gated communities of stable, wealthy,
older citizens and an almost total absence of working class
and less-than-median-income populace, an aide program may
work quite well. However, in La Quinta, especially in the
Cove area, we have a proportion of people of a potentially
violent nature. Some of these people are on parole, probation,
or are active criminals. Contempt runs high toward
authority with these persons. That constitutes a need for
sworn deputies as opposed to aides, from a safety point of
view.
Although aides are less expensive $13.37/hour), the
hourly rate does not include a vehicle or special equipment
radios, safety equipment, etc.). SEE ATTACHED NEWS ARTICLE
ON 1'PATROL AIDES".)
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OPINION:
The City of La Quinta appears to be adequately reducing
crime with the present resources available. There is no long
term data available with which to base crime trends in the community,
but the short-term post incorporation) data reveals dramatic
successes in crime reduction.
Demographics are important indicators of contributing factors
to crime. Unfortunately, we do not have any comprehensive current"
demographic data on La Quinta, such as census bureau statistics.
What information we do have is about four years old. However,
data based on post-incorporation experience indicates that the
growing number of vacant and non-homeowner occupied dwellings in
the Cove area has a potential to increase criminal activity.
Criminal types have located in La Quinta due to the availability
of rental houses. There are documented cases of whole families
of burglars residing in La Quinta. Another case we are aware of
involves known drug dealers that have moved to and from three
separate rental homes in the Cove area. This accentuates two
key points: 1) that rental housing is readily available, and
2) that persons renting homes do not necessarily screen tenants
very well.
On a positive note, we do know that more crimes are being
reported. This is due to additional law enforcement staffing
which has helped reduce response times and increased arrests of
criminals. We do know that most serious crimes are decreasing
while less serious crimes are increasing. This doesn't truly
represent an increase in the number of less serious crimes
peace disturbance, drinking in public, trespassing, etc.) but
more an inclination by the public to report those incidents which
were previously ignored due to longer response times by deputies
prior to incorporation. Public education programs on crime
prevention, news coverage of arrests, and extensive Neighborhood
Watch signage have also helped to encourage the public to report
suspicious activities or minor crimes to the sheriff's department.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Expand Existing Services
V; t is recommended that the City Council allocate an additional
*)four 1(4) hours per day to the existing contract with R.C.S.D. for
fiscal year 84-'85. This will round out the daily time at five
full eight 8) hour shifts, or a daily total of forty 40) hours of
law enforcement service. The purpose of this is to allocate fixed
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time for expanded crime prevention services and to accrue hours
for special 11task force" operations. One such operation would be a
weekend crackdown on illegal off-road vehicle traffic utilizing
several deputies on dirt-bikes and the aircraft for observation.
The current cost to expand such services would be an additional
$50,000 per year. Helping to offset these increased costs would be
increased revenue in fines from violators. The increased time also
allows better coverage of annexed territory and increases in
population due to new development.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Program
The R.C.S.D. has a very fine reserve program that complies
with all State and P.O.S.T. regulations. Unfortunately, the program
requires a very heavy and ambitious time commitment on the
part of voluntary participants. The waning era of volunteerism
has taken its toll in this program whereby there are no participants
in this program in the Coachella valley at this time.
It is staff's recommendation that the reserve deputy program
cannot be considered as a source of supplemental law enforcement
to La Quinta at this time.
Sheriff Aide Program
The sheriff aide program which is being used in Indian Wells
could be implemented in La Quinta. However, such a program is
not recommended as a method of supplemental law enforcement for
the following reasons:
a) Such aides are essentially a duplication of our Code
Enforcement Officer position.
b) Expanded city staff, equipped with portable radios,
are providing a form of additional patrol services at
this time.
c) Plans to add another Code Enforcement Officer to staff
for fiscal year 84-'85 will expand our ability to provide
additional duties common to a sheriff aide position.
d) Our Community Safety staff wear uniforms and are
equipped and trained in essentially the same areas as
sheriff aides. The principal difference is local
control" over Code Enforcement staff, whereas Sheriff
Aides are under County control and supervision.
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SUMMARY:
The City of La Quinta is doing very well in the area of law
enforcement. We enjoy an excellent working relationship with the
Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The R.C.S.D. is continually
working with staff to improve service to our community. Reduced
crime statistics are he frui* of our labors in this regard.
No external supplemental" law enforcement services are
recommended at this time. Expansion of existing contract services
with R.C.S.D. will allow us to better carry out new and expanded
crime prevention programs in a revised La Quinta Anti-Crime
Program" which will be released in the near future.
Expanded city staffing in the Community Safety Department
in the form of another Code Enforcement Officer, will enhance our
ability to conduct abatement operations as well as provide increased
patrol for criminal deterence and/or detection.
On behalf of the Community Safety Department I want to
extend our thanks to City Manager Usher and the City Council for
providing us with the necessary resources with which to combat
the criminal element. The decreased crime statistics in La Quinta
are a direct result of your desires and efforts.
Respectfully submitted,
*O *
Douglas A. Brown
Community Safety Coordinator
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=H MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Longtin, City Attorney
Date: March 23, 1984
Subject: Development Agreements: Resolution Establishing Procedures
and Requirements
Legislation enabling cities to enter into development agreements
was enacted by the 1979 State legislature in order to provide cities
with a voluntary method of giving necessary assurances to landowners
and developers undertaking large scale land development.
In such multi-phase land development projects, the developer is
required to commit a substantial investment in up-front" costs.
Typically, a return on this investment may not be received until
several years of construction have been undertaken. This initial
investment may be lost entirely or in part when and if the city
changes the development regulations prior to project completion.
Such changes may include general plan and/or zoning amendments,
growth control policies, more restrictive development policies,
the addition of more expensive exactions and fees, or amendments to
other development regulations within the city's police power.
To minimize the developer's risk and establish a predictable
basis for vested rights, the State of California has enacted legis-
lation authorizing cities to enter into binding development agree-
ments. These agreements provide the developer with assurance that
the necessary development permits will be issued regardless of
changes to applicable regulations. These agreements also provide
an opportunity for the local agency to gain certain assurances
about the implementation of a project. Development agreements often,
therefore, serve as a basis for negotiating project approvals.
A development agreement does not take the place of any of the
existing land use approval requirements. Rather, it is a written
contract which may be used for complex and lengthy development
projects to set forth the basic parameter*of contemplated project
approvals and conditions. Under a development agreement both the
city and the developer are committing themselves to proceed in
accordance with the terms of the agreement. In effect, the city
promises not to change its planning or zoning laws applicable to
this development for a specified period of time. Thus, many future
land use decisions will not be made according to the cities' laws
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>Hand policies in effect at that time, but will be made according to
the laws in effect when the agreement was entered into. In return,
the developer may agree to construct specific improvements, provide
public facilities and services, develop according to a specified
time schedule, pay the city certain fees, or make other commitments
which the city might otherwise have no authority to compel a developer
to perform. There are no precise requirements setting forth exactly
what must be contained in a development agreement or exactly at what
stage of the approval process a development agreement may be entered
into. The law applicable to development agreements Gov. Code Section
65864 et. seq.) was deliberately written to be flexible. It is
designed to allow the public agency and the developer to enter into
an agreement corresponding to the specific problems that are raised
by a particular development. Statutory requirements state that a
development agreement must specify the time during which the city
agrees not to change its regulations, the permitted uses of the pro-
perty, the density or intensity of uses, the size of buildin* and
provisions for dedication or reservation of land for public purposes.
The agreement may also include any other terms and conditions including
time schedules for development or additional public services and
facilities to be provided by the developer. The law is also clear
that entering into a development agreement does not prevent a local
agency from subsequently denying or conditioning the project so long
as such decisions are not based upon a zoning change or plan amend-
ment which occurred after entering into the agreement.
In addition, once an agreement has been entered into, a local
agency must periodically review the progress made by the developer
to comply with the agreement at least every twelve months. If a
local agency finds that the developer is not complying with the
terms of the agreement, it may terminate or modify the agreement.
The first step in enabling a city to enter into development
agreements is the adoption of the attached resolution authorizing
development agreements and establishing procedures for the consid-
eration thereof.
Re*Pjjj;$>subm.d*
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*ity Attorney
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FH MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Frank M. Usher, City Manager
Date: March 29, 1984
Subject: Downtown Landscaping/Beautification and Other Street
Improvements UPDATE
Based on an estimate for the landscaping of the islands in
Avenida La Fonda and Calle Estado and the triangle islands
on Avenida Bermudas, it is expected that the cost for land-
scaping will be in excess of $10,000. It will therefore be
necessary to call for formal bids for this purpose. We will
be having a landscaper or landscape architect prepare a plan
and specification for bidding.
Relative to the single island which the Boy Scout troop will
be landscaping, we are expecting a preliminary plan for their
island next week. It is intended that we will put in the
necessary sprinkler system for all of the islands and that the
Boy Scouts will do the work relative to their own island. If
the Boy Scouts have a difficulty in obtaining sufficient funds
for their landscape materials, it would be my intention that
they be given assistance from the City in purchasing them.
With respect to the street improvements and connecting water-
lines between islands, the City Engineer will deliver plans
and specifications in a form ready for bidding by April 6, 1984.
The *ngineerY5 estimate of cost will also be presented at that
time.
The City Engineer is also completing plans and specifications
for bidding for the concrete cross gutter and pad improvements
for the intersection of Jefferson Street and Westward Ho Drive,
the chip sealing of Avenue 52, from Jefferson to Avenida Bermudas,
and the various pavement improvements on Avenue 50, between
Eisenhower Drive and Washington Street. These plans and specifi-
cations, and estimate of cost, will also be provided to us
on April 6th.
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