2023 07 10 Council Special Meeting - Closed SessionGEM of the DESERT —
NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL .
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY CLERK:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the La Quinta City Council is
hereby called to be held on Monday, July 10, 2023, commencing at 3:00 p.m. at La
Quinta City Hall located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253 for the following
purpose:
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION;
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (2)
OR (3) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9
(NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1)
Dated: July 7, 2023
IsI l inda Evans
Linda Evans, Mayor
Attest:
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MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk, do hereby declare that the foregoing notice for the Special
Meeting of the City Council of the City of La Quinta on July 10, 2023, was posted on the
City's website, near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the
bulletin board at the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on July 7,
2023.
MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
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City Council agendas and staff reports
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023
3:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Members of the public may listen to this meeting by tuning -in live via
http://Iaquinta.12milesout.com/video/live.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers: Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Pena, Sanchez, Mayor Evans
PUBLIC COMMENTS - INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the public may address the City Council on any matter listed or not listed on the
agenda as follows:
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in -person during the meeting by
submitting 15 copies to the City Clerk, it is requested that this takes place prior to the
beginning of the meeting; or can be emailed in advance to CityClerkMail(aD_LaQuintaCA.gov,
no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting. Written public comments will be
distributed to Council, made public, and will be incorporated into the public record of the
meeting, but will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Mayor, a
brief summary of public comments is asked to be reported.
If written public comments are emailed, the email subject line must clearly state "Written
Comments" and should include: 1) full name, 2) city of residence, and 3) subject
matter.
VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided in -person during the meeting by completing
a "Request to Speak" form and submitting it to the City Clerk; it is requested that this takes
place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes
(or approximately 350 words). Members of the public shall be called upon to speak by the
Mayor.
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In accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2022-027, a one-time additional speaker
time donation of three (3) minutes per individual is permitted; please note that the member
of the public donating time must: 1) submit this in writing to the City Clerk by completing a
"Request to Speak" form noting the name of the person to whom time is being donated to,
and 2) be present at the time the speaker provides verbal comments.
Verbal public comments are defined as comments provided in the speakers' own voice and
may not include video or sound recordings of the speaker or of other individuals or entities,
unless permitted by the Mayor.
Public speakers may elect to use printed presentation materials to aid their comments; 15
copies of such printed materials shall be provided to the City Clerk to be disseminated to the
City Council, made public, and incorporated into the public record of the meeting; it is
requested that the printed materials are provided prior to the beginning of the meeting. There
shall be no use of Chamber resources and technology to display visual or audible
presentations during public comments, unless permitted by the Mayor.
All writings or documents, including but not limited to emails and attachments to emails,
submitted to the City regarding any item(s) listed or not listed on this agenda are public
records. All information in such writings and documents is subject to disclosure as being in
the public domain and subject to search and review by electronic means, including but not
limited to the City's Internet Web site and any other Internet Web -based platform or other
Web -based form of communication. All information in such writings and documents similarly
is subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act [Government Code §
7920.000 et seq.].
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on
the agenda pursuant to the "Public Comments — Instructions" listed above. The City Council
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 the
Brown Act [Government Code § 54954.2(b)].
TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY — INSTRUCTIONS
Teleconference accessibility may be triggered in accordance with AB 2449 (Stats. 2022, Ch.
285), codified in the Brown Act [Government Code § 549531, if a member of the City Council
requests to attend and participate in this meeting remotely due to `just cause" or "emergency
circumstances," as defined, and only if the request is approved. In such instances, remote
public accessibility and participation will be facilitated via Zoom Webinar as detailed at the
end of this Agenda.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
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CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION;
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OR
(3) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9
(NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE
REPORT ON ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
MAYOR'S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
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The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on July 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at
the City Hall Council Chamber, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing
Agenda for the La Quinta City Council Special meeting was posted on the City's website,
near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin board
at the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on July 7, 2023.
DATED: July 7, 2023
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MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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Public Notices
• Agenda packet materials are available for public inspection: 1) at the Clerk's Office at La
Quinta City Hall, located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California 92253; and 2) on
the City's website at www.laquintaca.gov/councilagendas, in accordance with the Brown
Act [Government Code § 54957.5; AB 2647 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 971)].
• The La Quinta City Council Chamber is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is
needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk's office at (760) 777-7123, 24-
hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made.
If background material is to be presented to the City Council during a City Council
meeting, please be advised that 15 copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be
supplied to the City Clerk for distribution. It is requested that this takes place prior to the
beginning of the meeting.
*** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES — PURSUANT TO AB 2449***
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY IS IN EFFECT
Verbal public comments via Teleconference — members of the public may attend and
participate in this meeting by teleconference via Zoom and use the "raise your hand"
feature when public comments are prompted by the Mayor; the City will facilitate the ability
for a member of the public to be audible to the City Council and general public and allow
him/her/them to speak on the item(s) requested. Please note — members of the public must
unmute themselves when prompted upon being recognized by the Mayor, in order to
become audible to the City Council and the public.
Only one person at a time may speak by teleconference and only after being recognized by
the Mayor.
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/m/82540879912
Meeting ID: 825 4087 9912
Or join by phone: (253) 215 — 8782
Written public comments — can be provided in person during the meeting or emailed to the
City Clerk's Office at CityClerkMail(a-)-LaQuintaCA.gov any time prior to the adjournment of
the meeting, and will be distributed to the City Council, made public, incorporated into the
public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request
of the Mayor, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent the
City Clerk's Office can accommodate such request.
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