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2024 11 19 CC Minutes4OF TO' CALL TO ORDER CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 A regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Mayor Evans. PRESENT: Councilmembers Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Pena, Sanchez, and Mayor Evans ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA — None CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA City Manager McMillen asked to pull Business Session Item No. 1 from the agenda related to Council's interviews and appointment of a La Quinta resident to serve as the City's representative on the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Energy Consumers Advisory Committee (ECAC) as the IID Board of Directors disbanded the ECAC, effective January 1, 2025, earlier this afternoon during their regular meeting. Council concurred. CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9; CASES NAMES AND NUMBERS — MULTIPLE (listed below, all in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware) CASE NAME: CASE NUMBER SilverRock Development Company, LLC 24-11647 SilverRock Lifestyle Residences, LLC 24-11648 SilverRock Lodging, LLC 24-11650 SilverRock Luxury Residences, LLC 24-11652 SilverRock Phase I, LLC 24-11654 RGC PA 789, LLC 24-11657 2. 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) COUNCIL RECESSED THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING AND MOVED INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 3:02 P.M. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 1 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 MAYOR EVANS RECONVENED THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 4:00 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT REPORT ON ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Evans said the Council considered only Closed Session Item No. 1 and will reconvene back into Closed Session to consider Closed Session Item No. 2 after the Open Session of the meeting. City Attorney Ihrke reported the following pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1 (Brown Act): • CLOSED SESSION ITEM NO. 1 — no new reportable action on this matter; a brief summary of the bankruptcy proceedings status for SilverRock Development Company and its affiliates will be provided under the Announcements, Presentations, and Written Communications section of the agenda, as Presentation No. 1. Council's authorization remains in place for the City Attorney, in coordination with the City Attorney's Office, to defend and protect the interests of the City in the multiple bankruptcy cases filed by SilverRock Development Company and its responsive affiliates as reported out for Closed Session Item No. 2 from the August 6, 2024, Council meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember McGarrey led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA PUBLIC SPEAKER: Alena Callimanis, La Quinta — provided an update on the Read With Me volunteer program which assists children from low income, limited English speaking environments to develop to their fullest potential by learning to read, comprehend, and speak English, including volunteers scheduled to go into local schools; thanked City staff for their assistance; noted the start of the after-school program at Mountain Vista; and questioned why accessory dwelling units (ADUs), tabled for Council's consideration on tonight's agenda as Public Hearing Item No. 3, could not be categorized as "very low income" housing units. PUBLIC SPEAKER: George Christopher, La Quinta — proposed the City create its own energy advisory commission or committee to consider the City's energy needs and allow resident participation and collaboration now that IID has dissolved the ECAC, and offered to participate in any capacity. Mayor Evans said that on December 3, 2024, the Council agenda will include a Study Session Item to discuss the proposed Coachella Valley Power Agency (CVPA) Joint Powers Agreement with Riverside County, IID consumer agencies, and utilities to discuss CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 how to go forward in collectively addressing the needs of the CVPA's members concerning electric service in the eastern Coachella Valley, and to study and evaluate pathways to a transition to a standalone provider of electrical services in this area. ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. TALUS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FORMERLY SILVERROCK) - STATUS UPDATE City Attorney Ihrke said on August 5, 2024, SilverRock Development Company LLC and its affiliates, collectively referred to as "SDC," voluntarily petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware; and per Council's direction and approval, the City retained Special Counsel who has continuously been working with the City Manager and City Attorney throughout these proceedings. Prior Announcements regarding the bankruptcy case are available on the City's website at www.laquintaca.gov/taluslq. Mr. Ihrke said on November 12, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing that essentially turned into a "status conference" during which an update was provided to the court on a couple of pending items: 1) The Bankruptcy Court was apprised that its current Interim Order authorizing Debtor -In -Possession (or "DIP") Financing allowing the current Chief Restructuring Office (CRO) to administer the debtors' estate, issued October 31, 2024, was continuing to be implemented and would allow for payment of SDC costs until the next scheduled hearing before the court, scheduled for December 3, 2024. As reported previously, this is part of the City -led negotiated DIP Financing that would be provided to the CRO, who is an independent "supervisor," to administer and oversee the debtors' estate and proposed reorganization plan. Pursuant to the Interim Order, the terms of the City's loan and that loan's repayment to the City, and the requirement for the CRO to use these funds only for specific items relating to the Talus site, such as remedial construction work, clean-up, and dust and erosion control, are generally the same as summarized previously. 2) The Bankruptcy Court was apprised that SDC and its affiliates were looking to obtain final signatures for substituting a former judge of the Bankruptcy Court (Christopher S. Sontchi), as the managing member of the SDC entities, who has been retained as a fiduciary with expertise in handling businesses that are in voluntary bankruptcy in other matters, to replace Robert Green and Robert Green Companies as the controlling manager(s) of SDC and its affiliates. This is a corporate governance issue that was brought about and in response to a legal issue raised by the U.S. Trustee's Office, which indicated that the substitution CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 of former Judge Sontchi in this role would satisfy one of the legal issues the U.S. Trustee had raised. At the November 12, 2024, hearing, debtor's counsel represented that all documentation finalizing the retaining of former judge Sontchi in the capacity of controlling manager for the debtor was anticipated to be completed shortly after the hearing. The next Omnibus Hearing date before the Bankruptcy Court is set for December 3, 2024. City Manager McMillen said he met with staff just prior to the SilverRock golf course re- opening on November 7, 2024, following the annual reseeding; a lot of misinformation has been generated regarding the status of the Talus development; and in an effort to provide accurate and up-to-date information, the City has posted signage at prominent locations throughout the project site and printed business cards containing a Quick Response (QR) code directing the public to the City's website at www.laquintaca.gov/taluslq to obtain the most current update on the bankruptcy case, prior developer defaults, as well as the status of the Talus project, including its history and a chronological timeline since 2002 to present. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2024 2. AUTHORIZE OVERNIGHT TRAVEL FOR MARKETING MANAGER TO ATTEND eTOURISM SUMMIT IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, APRIL 20-24, 2025 3. AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE RED TERRA NURSERY TO PURCHASE UP TO $175,000 OF PLANT MATERIAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 4. ACCEPT ON-SITE IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLUB VILLA AT ANDALUSIA RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRACT MAP NO. 37790, LOCATED SOUTH OF AVENUE 58, EAST OF MADISON STREET IN THE ANDALUSIA AT CORAL MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT 5. APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES WITH AURIGO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 6. RECEIVE AND FILE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 7. APPROVE DEMAND REGISTERS DATED NOVEMBER 1 AND 8, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Fitzpatrick/McGarrey to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion passed unanimously. BUSINESS SESSION — pulled from the Agenda as noted during Confirmation of Agenda 1. INTERVIEW AND APPOINT A RESIDENT TO SERVE ON THE IMPERIAL STUDY SESSION 1. DISCUSS VISTA SANTA ROSA COMMUNITY MEMBERS SURVEY RESULTS AND ZONING STANDARDS COMPARISON BETWEEN LA QUINTA AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY RELATING TO THE SOUTHERN SPHERE OF INFLUENCE (SOI) AREA Planning Manager Flores, Senior Planner Nespor, and Consulting Planner Criste, CEO of Terra Nova Planning and Research, Inc., presented the staff report, which is on file in the Clerk's Office. Council discussed the results of the comprehensive survey; residential heights existing in the SOI; more community outreach warranted to determine why some residents are not in favor of annexation; outreach should include the benefits of joining the City of La Quinta; the future intent for the SOI area; the attraction of the current quality of life in the SOI; the tremendous addition the SOI would be to the City; the County's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) requirements and specifically for the SOI area; need to understand the impacts an annexation would have on the City's RHNA requirements; need to develop policy regarding ranchos; need to provide information on current and future energy issues; need to understand how property taxes would be affected; annexing the entire SOI versus piecemealed annexation of individual parcels within the SOI; developing a master planning effort to create a cohesive long-term plan for the SOI embracing comments from the SOI residents; suitability of the SOI for affordable/workforce housing; diversifying property types in the City; examination of tax revenue — property tax being the lowest revenue source; the requirement to provide public services to the standard the rest of the City enjoys; interest of developers who own SOI land; worthwhile to map out the "yes" and "no" responses to the survey; need to know the County's plans for the SOI area, particularly affordable housing; requirement to annex contiguous areas; and production of a fact -sheet addressing survey comments and concerns. PUBLIC SPEAKER: John Powell, Vista Santa Rosa, land owner and farmer — noted the survey's low response rate may be due to one response from an owner who owns multiple parcels, even though multiple copies were sent for each of his/her/their parcels; additional tax revenue due to the City once the County pays off the Redevelopment Agency bonds; the impact of the recently County -approved enhanced infrastructure finance district on the SOI; the Vista Santa Rosa overlay that is part of the County's General Plan should be CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 examined; appreciates the preservation of the right to farm; and believes annexation by La Quinta would bring value to his property. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Tara Bravo Malai, PGA West, La Quinta — said that she would be happy to welcome the residents of Vista Santa Rosa into the City; and supports the survey efforts and the protections the City provides to residents. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Gayle Cady, Vista Santa Rosa — one of the original petitioners for the Vista Santa Rosa community over 30+ years ago; appreciates that, of the three neighboring cities interested in annexing Vista Santa Rosa, La Quinta has been the first to do a resident survey; consider that many SOI residents have horses and wish to continue that lifestyle; regarding any "grandfather" zoning clause, asked if there is also a "sunset" clause; and requested the City continue its outreach to SOI residents via television, newspaper, mail, etc. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Mark Tadros, Vista Santa Rosa, farmer — suggested that the City better explain not only why Vista Santa Rosa residents should want to be annexed, but also why La Quinta wishes to annex Vista Santa Rosa; and suggested the City conduct community outreach meetings for more personal communication and exchange. PUBLIC SPEAKER: David Dinnel, La Quinta — wondered what the benefit of annexation would be to existing City residents since there would be significant cost to the City to provide services and capital output; and expressed concerns about decline in short-term vacation rental (STVR) interest and housing density. Council reached a consensus and directed staff to map survey responses; continue outreach; begin focus group planning sessions; and establish a timeline of the annexation process. MAYOR EVANS CALLED FOR A BRIEF RECESS AT 5:22 P.M. MAYOR EVANS RECONVENED THE COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. ADOPT RESOLUTION TO UPDATE THE CITY'S SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PROGRAM USER AND REGULATORY FEES [RESOLUTION NO. 2024-041] City Clerk Radeva presented the staff report, which is on file in the Clerk's Office. Council discussed the addition of the "multi -unit lock -off STVR unit" definition; the need to define in the municipal code, how the multi -unit Tock -offs are accomplished to avoid loopholes; effect of multi -unit lock -off definition on Legacy Villas; how cost -recovery is accounted; and cost -recovery efforts of other cities. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 5:43 P.M. PUBLIC SPEAKER: David Dinnel, La Quinta — has STVRs; shocked at the high increase in fees; doesn't understand the basis for the increase; and cost of enforcement of illegal STVRs should not be included in the program recovery costs. PUBLIC SPEAKER: George Christopher, La Quinta — asked about the difference between the General STVR permit and the General STVR permit subject to annual mitigation fees listed as number 3 and 4 in the staff report; and questioned whether the City would begin to issue new permits and in what locations. MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 5:57 P.M. MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Pena/Fitzpatrick to adopt Resolution No. 2024-041 as presented: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PROGRAM USER AND REGULATORY FEES Motion passed unanimously. 2. ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2022-0012 AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE JEFFERSON SQUARE SPECIFIC PLAN 2022-0003 (TTM 38604) AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2022-0015 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE SOUTH HALF OF THE EXISTING JEFFERSON SQUARE COMMERCIAL CENTER; CEQA: A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION HAS BEEN PREPARED (EA 2022-0012); LOCATION: SOUTHWEST CORNER OF JEFFERSON STREET AND FRED WARING DRIVE [RESOLUTION NOs 2024-042 AND 2024-043] Planning Manager Flores introduced Consulting Planner Criste, CEO of Terra Nova Planning and Research, Inc., who presented the staff report, which is on file in the Clerk's Office. Council discussed using different materials on clearly marked designated pedestrian pathways and crosswalks access within the center; Specific Plan variations regarding parking requirements and height; impact on schools attendance, and missing school response; and current traffic count, and the estimated traffic count per the Specific Plan for the commercial center being higher than the traffic count for the proposed housing development. APPLICANT PRESENTATION: Luis Gomez, representative of the applicant, Flora La Quinta, LLC., and Principal with goUrban Development — provided an overview of the project, including project history, design, restrictions and considerations of the surrounding existing infrastructure, commercial and residential components, collaboration and outreach with surrounding residents and outside agencies; and community benefits. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 7 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 6:20 P.M. Mayor Evans said WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS were received from La Quinta resident Alice Garza in opposition of the proposed Jefferson Square commercial center specific plan amendment, proposing a residential component, located at the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Fred Waring Drive, which were distributed to Council, made public, published on the City's website, and included in the public record of this meeting. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Heidi Kemp, La Quinta (received donated time from resident Kathleen Boylan) — a current teacher in the Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD), said this project will impact local schools which are currently overfull; opposed to the project due to reduction of parking requirements which may cause increased parking in the neighboring Monticello development in which she resides; traffic and parking is already horrendous due to the nearby park; requested speed limit signs in her neighborhood; residents in Monticello don't have the funds to create a homeowners association (HOA) to make it a gated community; City needs to worry about its existing residents first; Jefferson Square should be developed as a commercial development entirely that services residents as originally planned and promised; and hedges will not provide the needed privacy. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Steven Williams, La Quinta — lives in Monticello; opposed to the project; it should be kept commercial as originally planned; and residents should not suffer because the developer lost its commercial tenants. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Bryan Peterson, La Quinta — all surrounding communities are single - story homes for privacy; opposed to the project due to multi -story buildings decreasing privacy of existing homes; only commercial was intended when residents bought their homes; egress and safety issues; parking concerns will increase; and not the right project, it should be kept commercial. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Jonathan Redd, La Quinta — opposed the project due to the proposed residential development being an apartment complex; traffic and parking concerns; and currently overcrowding of schools will worsen. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Nathan March, La Quinta — said he felt Planning Commissioners were dismissive; already must deal with the traffic the nearby park brings to the area; not opposed to building out the project; opposed to an apartment building overlooking the existing surrounding homes; and changing from commercial to residential is a failure of the developer. PUBLIC SPEAKER: David Sterling, La Quinta — teacher and coach at DSUSD — schools will be impacted, already overcrowded; opposed to two-story residential; the site has been mismanaged; and would not have purchased his home if he knew two-story residential would be proposed and/or built adjacent to his property. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 8 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 PUBLIC SPEAKER: Charlie Jimenez, La Quinta — lives opposite of the proposed buildings 5 and 6; hedge barriers are not acceptable privacy for his backyard; will adversely affect his and neighbors' property values; and opposed the two-story residential. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Angel Trejo, La Quinta — 20 -year resident; has two daughters at home; already burdened with traffic; and opposed to the project. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Marshall Cooper, La Quinta — opposed; would not have purchased his house in 2020 if he knew residential development was being planned at the commercial center; concerned about Riverside County Sheriff's Department's response to having the proposed residential development in the area; asked about stepping up elevation, rather than two -stories along the border; and hedges need time to grow and they die, and suggested requiring a 30 -foot wall instead. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Laurie Skochil, La Quinta — bought her home with the expectation of walking to a variety of commercial businesses; asked Council to visit the site and view sight lines and parking; Monticello is currently a traffic cut -through; asked about notification radius for the public hearing; opposed the project; and property values will be diminished. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Michael Rodriguez, La Quinta — opposed to the project because traffic is already crazy; his neighbors will have others looking into their backyards; his backyard is his oasis; and residential doesn't belong at this site, it should be commercial. WRITTEN COMMENTS: Anonymous, Monticello resident, La Quinta — opposed to the project, would like commercial uses only. Council discussed traffic ingress and egress; per DSUSD guidelines the proposed residential project would generate 14 elementary-, 8 middle-, and 12 high-school students; hedge maintenance, and possibly imposing stringent maintenance requirements conditions; opportunity to improve landscaping of entire development; commercial properties not good at plant maintenance; Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) to exist between the commercial and residential components of the center; no additional fencing planned; preserve cross access of the center and to the adjacent public park; the applicant's experience with similar developments; the need for a variety of additional housing types in La Quinta; similar residential developments next to commercial centers in other parts of the city; current La Quinta property values; the proposed apartments are market -rate; setbacks; quality build planned with varying heights; speed limits and road diet improvements made in the surrounding area; CC&Rs often dictate the new commercial that is permitted; accuracy of the line -of -sight as presented; modification of parking standards; type of mixed-use projects to be expected in the future; infill development is now the norm; apartments not being a nest of crime, not transients; market rate apartments are generally more or as expensive as a mortgage; imposing a permitting system for apartment parking; entrances to the park; use of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 9 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 commercial parking spaces for the park; and research mitigation options for Monticello parking and traffic issues. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Heidi Kemp, La Quinta — asked why possible future La Quinta apartment residents are more important than existing residents. PUBLIC SPEAKER: Nathan March, La Quinta — if Council moves forward with this project, they must understand the likely reality that there would be dead hedges, more cars, etc.; and suggested consideration to put in more speed bumps and more traffic cops in the area. PUBLIC SPEAKER: George Christopher, La Quinta — not for or against the project; permit parking is an option; and the City could reduce landscaping area and repurpose it for additional parking. MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:02 P.M. Council and staff discussion followed regarding possibly continuing the public hearing to the next Council meeting to allow Council to visit the site to observe sight lines and examine the traffic patterns in the area; and potentially conditioning the project to permit parking. MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING REOPENED AT 8:06 P.M. Council reached a consensus to continue this item for two weeks, during which time, Council will visit the site to observe sight lines, parking conditions, and traffic flow. MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Pena/Fitzpatrick to continue this item to the December 3, 2024, Council meeting. Motion passed unanimously. 3. INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CODE LANGUAGE CLEAN UP AND CHANGES REGARDING: RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL EVENTS, TENTATIVE MAP PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES, VILLAGE PARKING ALLOWANCES, VINYL FENCING, BED AND BREAKFAST INNS, RESIDENTIAL GARAGE SETBACKS, TEMPORARY USE PERMIT TIMING AND EXPIRATIONS, AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS; CEQA: THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061 (b)(3), COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION. LOCATION: CITY-WIDE [ORDINANCE NO. 618] Senior Planner Nespor and Planning Manager Flores presented the staff report, which is on file in the Clerk's Office. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 10 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 Council discussed fees for processing expedited applications; and importance that any applications for Large Lot Qualified and Certified clearly state whether or not the applicant intends to use the property to hold special events. MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 8:19 P.M. PUBLIC SPEAKER: None. MAYOR EVANS DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:19 P.M. MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Sanchez/Fitzpatrick to make a finding, included in Ordinance No. 618, that adopting this ordinance is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) Review of Exemptions — Common Sense Rule, and is consistent with the previously approve General Plan 2035 Environmental Impact Report. Motion passed unanimously. MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Sanchez/Fitzpatrick to take up Ordinance No. 618 by title and number only and waive further reading as presented. Motion passed unanimously. City Clerk Radeva read the following title of Ordinance No. 618 into the record: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 9 AND TITLE 13 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL EVENTS, TENTATIVE MAP PUBLIC HEARING NTOICES, VILLAGE PARKING ALLWOANCES, VINYL FENCING, BED AND BREAKFAST INNS, RESIDENTIAL GARAGE SETBACKS, TEMPORARY USE PERMIT TIMING AND EXPIRATIONS, AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS PROJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2024-0001 MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Sanchez/Fitzpatrick to introduce at first reading Ordinance No. 618 as presented. Motion passed unanimously. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS — All reports are on file in the City Clerk's Office. MAYOR'S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' ITEMS Mayor Evans reported on her, and other Councilmembers' attendance at Coachella Valley Economic Partnership Economic Summit; Magic Lights event; Family Fall Festival; La Quinta Arts Celebration awards reception; Charity Day; Feed the Heros Lunch at La Quinta High School; AMEX Board meeting; Kitchen Idea ribbon cutting; Heart Walk; Veteran's Day; Sam Croce 101st birthday; Friends of Desert Mountains fundraiser; and Braille Institute CEO conference. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 11 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 Councilmember Sanchez reported on his attendance at the Alzheimer's Center open - house and Leadership Coachella Valley Speaker Series. Councilmember McGarrey reported on her attendance at the Wildland Conservation 30 - year desert protection event. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS La Quinta's representative for 2024, Mayor Evans reported on her participation in the following organizations' meetings: • CVAG COACHELLA VALLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION • CVAG ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE • VISIT GREATER PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION AND VISITORS' BUREAU • IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT — CV ENERGY COMMISSION La Quinta's representative for 2024, Councilmember Fitzpatrick reported on her participation in the following organization's meeting: • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (RCTC) La Quinta's representative for 2024, Councilmember McGarrey reported on her participation in the following organizations' meetings: • COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY • LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES — EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY DIVISION La Quinta's representative for 2024, Mayor Pro Tem Pena reported on his participation in the following organization's meeting: • CVAG PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE La Quinta's representative for 2024, Councilmember Sanchez reported on his participation in the following organization's meeting: • SO. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION 2. 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) COUNCIL RECESSED THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING AND MOVED INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:39 P.M. MAYOR EVANS RECONVENED THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 9:03 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 12 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024 REPORT ON ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Ihrke reported the following pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1 (Brown Act): • CLOSED SESSION ITEM NO. 2 — no reportable action. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded by Councilmembers Pena/Sanchez to adjourn at 9:03 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk City of La Quinta, California CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 13 of 13 NOVEMBER 19, 2024