2015 09 09 Agenda Packet - Development Code Ad-hocAD-HOC COMMITTEEN AGENDA 1 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
CITY HALL STUDY SESSION ROOM
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 AT 5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call: Committee Members Bettencourt, McCune, Peña, Radi, and Wright.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
1. Appointment of Ad-hoc Committee Chairperson.
2. Appointment of Ad-hoc Committee Vice-Chairperson.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
At this time, members of the public may address the Committee on any matter not listed on the
agenda. Please complete a "Request to Speak" form and limit your comments to three minutes. The
Committee values your comments; however in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on
any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by GC 54954.2(b).
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – NONE
STUDY SESSION
1. Development Code Tune Up.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the Ad-hoc Committee will be held on October 28, 2015,
commencing at 5:00 p.m. at the La Quinta Study Session Room, 78-495 Calle Tampico,
La Quinta, CA 92253.
Ad-hoc Committee agendas and
staff reports are available on the
City’s web page: www.la-quinta.org
City of La Quinta
AD-HOC COMMITTEE
AGENDA
AD-HOC COMMITTEEN AGENDA 2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Monika Radeva, Executive Assistant, of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that
the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta Ad-hoc Committee meeting was posted on the
City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chambers at 78-495 Calle Tampico,
and the bulletin boards at the Stater Brothers Supermarket at 78-630 Highway 111,
and the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51-321 Avenida Bermudas, on September 4,
2015.
DATED: September 3, 2015
MONIKA RADEVA, Executive Assistant
City of La Quinta, California
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City of La Quinta
AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEETING: September 9, 2015
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Ad-hoc Committee Members
FROM: Gabriel Perez, Planning Manager
DATE: September 9, 2015
SUBJECT: Development Code Tune Up
The following outline represents the key items that will be presented by staff:
BACKGROUND- (Why?)
Mission to improve permitting process
Customer Center
Permit software
TUNE UP- (What?)
Development Code Tune Up Objectives
a) Streamline development review process
b) Modernize Development Code standards and procedures
c) Improve staff procedures during the development review process
Guiding Principles
a) Flexible
b) Smart
c) Local
Components of effort (Project Action Team, Ad-hoc Committee, Community
Outreach)
Purpose of Ad-hoc Committee
a) Provide leadership and guidance in the review of the procedures and
processes of the Development Code based on the Development Code Tune
Up objectives.
b) Provide direction for all recommended changes to the Municipal Code.
ACTION STRATEGIES – (How?)
Overview of tune up process
Code Review
Stakeholder outreach
STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 1
OUTREACH
Finalize outreach plan – one-on-one conversations, surveys, stakeholder meetings
SCHEDULE
Deliverables and implementation strategy