1984 04 17 CC( AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LA QUIN*A
A regular *etinq of the City CounCIl
of the City of La Q\:iinta, California,
to be held at City Hall, 78-105 Calle
Estado, La Qtiiflta, California.
April 17, 1984 7:30 p.ni.
1. ClIL * ORDER
A. Flag Salute
2. BOLL CALL
3. PURL*C *ENT
This is the time set aside for citizens to address the City Council on matters
relating to City business. When addressing the City Council, please state your
narr* and address. The proceedings of the Council meetings are recorded on tape,
and o*tx*ts of each person shall be limited to teeee 3) minutes.
4. WRITT* *UNlCATIONS
5. pIIU'i BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
6. HE**RINGS
7. CONSENT cz***AR Boll Call Vote)
A. Approval of the Minutes of the regular u*eting of April 3, 1984.
B. PROPOSED I*B*OLUTION. A I*ESOIXJTION OF THE CITY COU* OF ThE
CITY OF LA OUIUIA, APPI*VING DBW*N[*.
8. BUSINESS SESSION
A. PROPOSED OBOrN**. AN ORDIN*CE OF ThE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUI**IA, CALIFOHNIA, AME**DING
THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE * * DOG MCENSES.
1. Ordiaance for adoption. Boll Call Vote)
B. Continued consideration of a request for a Final Extension of Time, Tentative
Tract Map No. 14496-Revised, Anden Corporation, Applicant.
1. Report frcm the Planning C**ssion.
2. Motion for adoption.
C. Report frau the Plaining CaTlt*ssion regarding proposed minor revisions to
building plans, Tract Map No.18767, Landmark Land Company, Applicant.
1. Motion for adoption.
D. Report fran the City Attorney regarding publication and posting of notices.
1. Resolution for adoption.
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City Council
April 17, 1984
Page Two.
E. Report fran the Planning Department regarding 48th Avenue and the Hig*May 111
I;*Wss. INFo*TIC*L)
F. Report fr* the City Manager regarding various road jiroee*t projects,
requesting authorization to call for bids.
1. Motion for adoption.
G. Report fran the C*imunity Safety Coordinator regarding bids for a pickup
truck.
1. Motion for adoption.
H. P*POSED RESOMIrlON. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QLJINT**, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION
No. 83-76, DESI*TING SEaPITY PACIFIC NATI*AL B*K AS AN AUT!K)RIZED DEPOSITO*
FOR CITY FUNDS AND DESI(*TING *AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES**NES.
1. Resolution for adoption.
I. PROPOSED RESOLUTION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CAL*RNIA, P*'IDING FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT* OF S*STATE U*S *ND R*ULCTIONS BY THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER WITHIN
THE CITY OF LA QUINTA.
1. Resolution for adoption.
J. Report fraa the C*ru'unity safety Coordinator regarding hazardous materials.
INmF*TION)
K. Report fran the Couu*ity Safety Coordinator regarding the Fire Service and
Paranedic Study. INF*I*d*TION)
L. Continued consideration of the Desert Resort Ccunities Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
1. Revised escro* instructions. *
2. Resolution for adoption.
M. Other.
9. *
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( RESOLUTION NO. 84-23
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 17, 1984.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of April, 1984.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
*MANAG*
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( ORDINANCE NO.52
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING 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 S1(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
51 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
Si 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: The Honorable Mayor and **bers of the City Council
From: The Planning Cc*t*ssion
Date: April 17, 1984
Subject: Final E,*ension of Time for T*ntative Tract Map No. 14496, Pevised
I*uest: E:ct* E*cpiration Date fr* May 20, 1984, to NoveebeEr 20, 1984
Location: Santa Rosa Cove, *st Side of Eisenhower Drive at 50th Avenue
Applicant: Anden Co*poration
This request was first considered by the City Council at its March 20, 1984 meeting.
At that meeting, the City Council stated that its policy was to grant extension of
time requests only on those tentative naps *which have a signed school mitigation
agreements***t. Consideration of this extension of time request was continued to the
April 3rd and April 17th meetings to allo* the Applicant time to sign an agreement
with the Desert Sands U*iif ied School District.
The Applicant has stated that an agreement will be signed with the school district
prior to the City Council's consideration of this request. A copy of this agreement
will be presented to the City Council at the April 17, 1984 meeting.
Tentative Tract Map No. 14496, Revised, was originally approved by Riverside County
on 1*V*L* 20, 1979. The Applicant has recorded the final maps on four 4) of the
seven 7) tract phases. The three r*nainng phases are currently in plan ch* with
the City Engineer. The Planning ao*ssion rec*ended approval of this extension
of time request at its March 13, 1984 meeting.
Findings
1. The Applicant has made substantial progress in cc::plying with the requirements
of approval necessary to file final subdivision maps.
2. The request is in c**liance with the Municipal lami Division Ordinance and
State law.
3. The request is in c*r*liance with the City's policy requiring a school mitigation
agreement prior to approval of an extension of time request.
*
Based upon the above findings, the Planning Ccrooission and staff recar[r** that
the City Council approve an extension of the expiration date for Tentative Tract
Map No. 14496, Pevised, to Nov*riber 20, 1984.
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( MEMORANDUM
J;**** CITY OF LA QUINTA
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To: The Honorable Mayor and *r**rs of the City *uncil
From: The Planning Ca*'ssion
Date: April 17, 1984
Subject: *act Map t*). 18767
Location: Calle Norte
Applicant: Landmark land Ccp*ny
Request: Tb Review Proposed Minor Revisions to Building Plans
on April 10, 1984, the Planning CO*5sion reviewed the attached Staff Memorandum
concerning minor revisions to building plans for Tract *. 18767 Duna La Quinta")
and unan*usly recaended approval of the revised plans as *uuitted by the
Applicant.
The Planning Commission discussed each of the issues raised in the neeo height, mass,
and density) and it was their consensus that the revised units would be even less
visible fran the exterior of the project with the height reduction, and that bulk and
mass within the project w*e not a major concern.
Plans will be available for review at the study session and the ireeting.
Prepared/Approved By:
Tawrence L. Stevens
Planninq Director
APPROVED
m AS TO CONTENT
*R CITY COUN*ILME*I*G
CITY MA*ER
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: Larry Stevens1 Planning Director
From Jim Longtin, City Attorney
Date: April 11, 1984
Subject: PUBLJCATIC* & POSTING OF *VIICES
This opinion is in response to the specific questions raised in your *randum
of April 9, 1984.
1. No Qualifying Newspaper of General Circulation within the City.
There is no qualifying newspaper of general circulation, published
and circulated within the City of La Quinta, for the purpose of
publication of hearing notices pursuant to Gov*ent Code 65854.
A newspaper of general circulation is a newspaper published for
dissemination of news of a general character, which has a bona fide
subscription list of paying subscribers, and has been established,
printed and published at regular intervals in the City for at
least one year preceding. Gov. Code 6000.
On the issue of what constitutes printed and published" within
the city, it is further regLured that the newspaper have only one
principal office of publication and that office must be within the
city. Gov. Code 6008. Thus, no newspaper qualifies.
Since there is no qualifying newspaper of general circulation within
the city, hearing notices should be posted in at least three public
places within the city. G*v. Code 65854 b).
2. Determination of Public Places for Postinq of Notices.
*ither statutory nor case law specify either a) who shall decide
the three places for posting or b) what criteria shall be considered
in making such determination. It is * opinion that either the
plaiiing director or the city council could appropriately determine
the three places for posting. Tl* safest me*d **ould be for the
council to make such determination by resolution.
Although there are no criteria established for determining the places
for posting, the intent of the code section is to give notice to all
interested persons in the nost feasible and practicable way. Thus,
the selection of places for posting should be guided by a *rmon
sense of view of conspicuous and accessible places nost freeuented
by the public and *st likely to be noticed by interested citizens.
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( 3. Mditional Non-*andatory Notices.
Gav. code 65854 requires notice by either publication or posting, depending
upon the existence of a newspaper of general circulation published within
the city. Gov. Code 65854.5 requires additional notice by mailing.
Gov. code 65854 also authorizes, but does not require, additional notice
in such manner as it may deem necessary or des irable. Since posting,
rather than newspaper publication, is required in La Quinta pursuant to
Gov. code 65854, any newspaper publication *uld he optional only and
not m**datory. It is my opinion that such optional publication is not
reuuired to ireet the criteria of Gav. code 65854, including the ten days
prior to hearing" requirement. However, as a matter of practice, it is
both appropriate and desirable to give 10 days notice and publish in a
newspaper which is widely circulated in La Quinta.
JL/aj
cc: Frank Usher, City Manager
*PPPOv*D
CONT*NT.
GIT'f COU*CIL *
OF
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( MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To *ank M. Usher, City Manager
From Planning Departrr*t
Date. April 13, 1984
Subject: 48th Avenue, Highway 111 Bypass
This memo is in response to your request for additional information on the 48th
Avenue, Highway 111 bypass. The attached map indicates the entire route of the
bypass in blue. The green indicates the pr*sed streets within La Quinta. The
purpose of this bypass is to channel through traffic around the congested Highway
111 corridor within lndio. The only portion of the bypass located within Coachella
is the south half of 48th Avenue between Van Buren Street and Highway ill/Highway 86.
The main change to this plan is the deletion of the diagonal connector road; in place
of this section, the La Quinta General Plan Circulation Element*nt has added Adams Street,
Dune Palms Road, and 48th Avenue west of Dune Palms Road to *Washington Street.
In addition, the width of 48th Avenue has been reduced fr* 110' to 100'.
Pr*ared By: fflffiffi*
ZSandraBonner
Principal Planner
Approved By:
Lawrence L. Stevens
Planning Director
APPRO*ED
*K* TO COj'*.TE*T
O* CITY COUNCiL MEETI* G
CF_
CITY *NA*ER
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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: April 13, 1984
Subject: Various street improvements and authorization to call
for bids.
The City Engineer has completed plans and specifications for the
following three projects:
1. Resurfacing of Avenida La Fonda and Calle Estado between
Avenida Bermudas and Desert Club Drive including
installation of water lines for landscape improvements).
2. Cross gutter construction at Jefferson Street and Westward
Ho Drive.
3. Chip seal of Avenue 52 between Jefferson Street and Avenida
Bermudas.
Bids will be received on the three projects on April 25, 1984,
and we expect that contracts maybe let at the Council meeting of
May 1, 1984.
A motion to authorize a call for bids is respectfully recommended.
Regarding other street improvements, I have authorized the
resurfacing of 13,950 square feet of pavement on Avenue 50, at
the entrance to Lago La *uinta, at a cost of $3,488, and the 52
lineal feet of 12-15 inch pipe to the location of a proposed
catch basin, at a cost of approximately $1,500. This was routine
maintenance necessitated by continually standing water, and it was
urgent that the work be done in con]unction with the new street
improvements adjacent to the Duna La Quinta pro*ect in order to
avoid tearing up new street surfaces.
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: City Manager Frank Usher
From: Community Safety Coordinator Doug Brown
Date: April 5, 1984
Subject; REPORT ON BIDS FOR PICKUP TRUCK
On this date we opened bids for a single light utility
pickup truck with the following results:
Bidder Amount
Bretz Mazda of Indlo $6,714.04
Simon Motors of La Quinta $7,701.68
Toyota of Indlo $7,028.88
Indio Datsun $8,106.88
The low bidder for the truck is Bretz Mazda of Indio
with a low bid of $6,714.04. For reference, both of
our other city vehicles are also Mazda pickup trucks.
Based on performance and the low bid, it is hereby
recommended that we accept the bid from Bretz Mazda
and recommend same to the City Council. Mr. Farley at
Bretz has indicated that such vehicle could be delivered
before the end of this month.
Respectfully submitted,
*
Douglas Brown
Community Safety Coordinator
APP*OVED
STO CONTENT.
E<Fo* CITY COU**LME*TING
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( RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS BY
THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER WITHIN THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA.
WHEREAS, the Health and Safety Code of the State of California,
Section 476, provides that When the governing body of a city in the
county consents by resolution or ordinance, the county health officer
shall enforce and observe in the city all of the following:
a) Orders, quarantine regulations, and rules prescribed
by the State Department and other regulations issued
under the provisions of this Code;
b) Statutes relating to the public health."
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta,
California, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. This City Council consents to such enforcement in
the City of La Quinta of such statutes, orders, regulations and
rules by the Health Officer of Riverside County.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall serve a certified copy of
this resolution on the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
Riverside County, and shall forward a copy hereof to the State
Director of Public Health.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 1984.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
CITY ATTORNEY
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: City Manager Frank Usher and the City Council
From: Douglas Brown, Community Safety Coordinator
Date: April 2, 1984
Subject: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL REPORT
BACKGROUND:
Remember the old advertisement, Better living through
chemistry?" Perhaps that is so in many ways, however, as
time has gone on we have found that chemistry" has created
some real monsters. It is said that dozens of new chemicals
are discovered each day. In 1980 it was reported that there
were 4.5 million hazardous materials. Many chemicals are
classified as hazardous materials.
What is a hazardous material? They are any substance
capable of posing an unnecessary risk to health, safety and
property. They are materials which may be highly explosive,
flammable, poisonous and toxic, corrosive, radioactive, or
biologically dangerous. Too often we tend to think of hazardous
material incidents in terms of major spills or disasters. A
gasoline tanker truck on fire, a chemical factory on fire, or
a radiation leak from a nuclear reactor. Because we don't have
any major highway networks passing through La Quinta nor do
we have any railroads in town, nor do we have any industrial
operations, chemical plants, bulk fuel storage, or nuclear
reactors we tend to feel somewhat immune from the threat of
a hazardous materials incident. But we are not.
Hazardous materials are everywhere. Perhaps the most
common hazardous material is gasoline. Another common one is
LPG liquefied petroleum gas), commonly known as propane. If
you think about it practically every household has some of
these hazardous materials in it: toilet bowl cleaner and
drain cleaner corrosives); lighter fluid, scented lamp oil,
and paint thinner flammable liquids); bug killer, weed killer,
and fertilizers organic peroxides/poisons); ammunition explo-
sives); etc.. Even common products found in a garage such as
brake fluid and granulated swimming pool chlorine, which by
themselves are not volatile, but when mixed create fire and
produce toxic vapors.
A hazardous materials incident need not even occur in La
Quinta to be a threat to us. A train derailment up the valley,
a truck tire on 1-10, or a warehouse fire down valley could
send a deadly cloud of smoke toward La Quinta with the right
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wind behind it. Scary to think of but none-the-less, a real
life possibility of happening. Consequently, I feel that it
is important that you, the City Council, know more about the
problems of hazardous materials and some of the mitigation
measures in use and planned to prevent hazardous materials
incidents from becoming major disasters.
ACTION PLAN:
Who will be in charge in the event of a hazardous materials
incident in La Quinta? Through a Memorandum of Understanding
between the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and the
Riverside County Fire Department with our city, the Riverside
County Fire Department has been designated to coordinate the
on scene11 management of the incident. This is primarily
because the fire department is better equipped and better
trained in hazardous materials incidents. Specialized training
provided by the California Fire Service and the California
Highway Patrol has been provided to all of our contract sheriff
deputies and fire personnel. I have also completed both of the
modules of that training. City staff will also be receiving
training in hazardous materials, particularly personnel out
in the field.
The State of California has reacted to the problems of
hazardous materials through SB 618. This bill creates a ten
million dollar fund to combat problems caused by hazardous
materials. Another Senate Bill No. 183, caused the develop-
ment of a Hazardous Materials Incident Contingency Plan. This
also served as a funding source for some hazardous material
response units, specially equipped vehicles equipped with a
variety of supplies to allow properly trained emergency staff
to combat and control hazardous material situations. The
County of Riverside will soon be receiving one of these units.
The Riverside County Fire Department was selected as that
agency most capable of providing a home" for the hazardous
material response unit. That home will be at County Fire
Station No. 20 in Beaumont. Such a unit, in and of itself,
is useless without specialists" from the fire department
to staff such a unit. It is estimated that the cost to staff
such a unit, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day will run in the
vicinity of $336,997 per year. A formula was devised using
population and assessed valuation data to arrive at 11shares"
which cities in the County would contribute toward manning
such a unit. The amount required of La Quinta would amount
to $3,447 per year. That amounts to about 60* per person a
year on a per capita basis. This funding arrangement would
be administered through a joint powers agreement with the
County and the cities.
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Training of local emergency personnel combined with the
special response unit will help substantially in controlling
hazardous material incidents after they occur.
Ideally, our main emphasis should be at preventing future
hazardous material incidents from happening. This can be
accomplished in several ways.
a. Require permits for the storage or use of hazardous
materials, in excess of a set quantity. Provisions
to do this are found in the Uniform Fire Code.
b. Conduct periodic inspections of permittees who store
hazardous materials to assure that proper storage
procedures are being followed.
c. Monitor and patrol rural areas for potential illegal
dumping of hazardous waste.
d. Conduct public relations and education programs for the
citizens regarding hazardous materials and the dangers
of same.
e. Monitor legi*lative efforts aimed at regulating and
controlling hazardous materials and support those
efforts as applicable.
CONCLUSION:
Hazardous materials is a subject that would take days to
cover to develop any degree of expertise in that field. In this
report I have tried to brief you on the subject as it presently
impacts the City of La Quinta.
There is much more information available on hazardous
materials if you desire further information.
I recommend that the City Council endorse and support
the efforts of the Riverside County Fire Department regarding
the funding for the staffing of the hazardous materials
response unit. It is an asset that will pay for itself many
times over, even if only neighboring jurisdictions use it
since hazardous materials incidents in those areas could have
an impact on La Quinta.
Respectfully submitted,
APPquVED
* * Douglas Brown
* Community Safety Coordinator
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staff the unit at county expense. **`
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to payto staff the van," Newman said. *
Each community is being asked to provide funding according to
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( MEMORANDUM
CITY OF LA QUINTA
To: City Manager Frank Usher and the La Quinta City Council
From: Douglas Brawn, Car*ty Safety Coordinator
Date: April 13, 1984
Subject: SPECIAL REPORT FIRE SERVICE AND PARAMEDIC STUDY
*GF*UND:
Fire safety is a primary concern to every c*r*nity. Along that same
line is the delivery of emergency medical services to the a*ttunity. The
Carrrt*ty Safety Coordinator is charged with the responsibility of over-
seeing those two functions in La Quinta.
The need for a comprehensive study of the fire service in La Quinta
and for a similar study into emergency medical service has been desirable
since incorporation. About one year ago an ad hoc ocacittee was formed,
primarily to study what could be done to improve emergency medical service.
The c*rinittee formed in response to an incident at the La Quinta Hotel Golf
Course where Councilmeber Bob Baier had a medical emergency. During the
incident it was noted that the local provider of ambulance service took
about twenty 20) minutes to get to the scene.
The recormendations of the ad hoc cat[nittee were to have a study
conducted of both fire and medical service. It was reccr*ded that
the study be conducted by a private consultant in order to obtain a high
degree of objectivity. Subsequently, $15,000 was budgeted for such a
study, however, that money was later transferred to fund the safety ele-
ment of the General Plan. Consequently, no plan has yet been developed.
There is still a need for a formalized 1master plan'* for fire and
medical service in La Quinta. That plan may be a part of the General
Plan for the city or it could be separate fr* it. The purpose of such
a plan is to provide direction, show intent, address funding methods,
develop criteria, allocate resources, and to assign timelines.
In the absence of such a report, this report will att*t to give
yourselves an overview of existing services, probl*ns, and action that
is already underway to make La Quinta a better place in which to live.
STATUS QUO:
The City of La Quinta contracts for fire protection services fr*r*
the Riverside County Fire Department. There is one fire station in the
city limits which is located on Avenue 52 just east of the Desert Club.
That station is manned year around, 24 hours per day by one 1)
firefighter. Actually, it takes about three firefighters for this
type of constant manning due to days-off, sick leave, etc.).
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The fire apparatus vehicles) are split in ownership. The two fire
engines are owned by Riverside County. The gLuck attack mini-pumper),
the squad, and the rescue are owned by the La Quinta Volunteer Fire
C**pany. The building itself, Station #32, is owned by the Desert
Club but is leased for a token fee on a long term lease to the RCFD.
If at any time the facility is no longer used as a fire station, the
lease automatically expires and the property reverts back to the owner.
The City of La Quinta is extr*nely lucky to have the best volunteer
fire company in Riverside County. Under the leadership of Volunteer Fire
Chief Bernie Gordon, the La Quinta Volunteers, approximately 20 members
strong, provide invaluable service to our * This group of
dedicated and dependable volunteers provide the person power" that backs
up the solo firefighter at Station #32.
Additional support to our a*rinunity a*nes from adjoining County fire
stations. Indian Wells Station #55), Bermuda Dunes Station #31), and
Indio Station #38) frequently respond into La Quinta to backup Station
#32. The Riverside County Fire Department has even greater resources
from which to draw if needed. There are sixty-six 66) fire stations
operated by RCFD. RCFD has over 227 permanent firefighters and has
about 800 volunteer firefighters. R* is also a sub-operation of the
California Department of Forestry CDF) which has a multitude of resources
all over California. Same of these additional resources include: a wide
variety of fire apparatus, bulldozers, hand crews, portable kitchens,
tool caches, aircraft, and complete logistical services.
The 1982-1983 budget for the RCFD was $13,431,864. In 1982 there
were 25,057 incidents calls) handled by the RCFD. Of that total there
were 381 calls out of Station #32. Approximately 57% of all these calls
were for medical aid. *ical aid calls include: injury traffic accidents,
heart attacks, strokes, respiratory arrest, falls, overdoses, etc.. Such
incidents are initially handled by the fire departxt*t until the arrival
of the private ambulance company.
Springs Ambulance company out of Palm Springs provides emergency
medical transportation to La Quinta. They are the only purveyor of such
service to La Quinta at this time. Springs operates two person crews,
per State law, on their ambulances. The crews usually comprise an emer-
gency medical technician *) and a paramedic. What's the difference
between these two positions? Briefly, an EM* is an advanced first aider
that doesn1 t just know how to treat an injury, but why it happened. NOTE:
Many of our fire department volunteers and all of the fulltime firefighters
are trained as EMF 5.) A paramedic on the other hand, is trained to give
advanced life support which consists of drug therapy, intravenous injections,
endotracheal intubation, defibrilation, and use of medical anti-shock pants.
The paramedic can only perform these functions under the radio guidance of
a medical doctor or an Intensive Care Nurse.
Springs Ambulance operates an ambulance out of Indio and other units
out of Palm Desert. They occasionally station a unit in the Plaza La
Quinta shopping center at Hwy. 111 and Washington to cover a wider area
when other units are out on emergency calls.
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The primary complaints against Springs Ambulance in the city of
La Quinta have been that they are slow in getting here, with s*ne
documented cases of twenty minute responses in critical cases. This
is due to their spreading their resources too thin for economical
reasons. The other a**laint is that their rates are very high. It
is not uno*tir*n for a trip fran the Cove area to Indio Catittunity Hospital
a distance of about 8 miles) to cost anywhere fran $250 to $450. This
is certainly a negative impact on many of our older citizens and those
citizens not financially well off.
Another aspect of fire protection involves fire prevention. We
receive fire prevention services as a part of our contract with RCFD.
Captain Jim Johnson serves as La Quinta' 5 Fire Marshal. In that capacity
Captain Johnson makes weekly visits to City Hall during which Tcost of his
tirne is spent checking plans for new developments.
The status quo of fire and medical service in La Quinta is good,
however, there is a fairly urgent need to Th*rove and upgrade existing
services based on growth and changing conditions.
PROB* *ND SOLUTIONS:
In this section I will analyze several areas that I perceive as
probl*ns and to each I will offer one or more solutions.
FIRE STATIONS- With the plans for RCA-West loccoing on the horizon,
an innediate need has been created for a fire station in that area.
Extensive talks have occurred between the developer, the city, and
the RCFD. Tenative plans indicate that the developer will provide
a site, the fire station itself, and initial purchase of fire apparatus.
The site is planned for Avenue 54 at Madison on the southwest corner.
The benefits of this site include that it will be in the city limits
upon annexation), that it is suited for coverage of future growth on
the south and east sides of La Quinta, and that it interfaces with the
RCFD master plan for station location and coverage for unincorporated
County land.
The present fire station #32) is old and has been added onto in a
haphazard manner. It is essentially too *nall for present use. An
inspection of the station indicates that it nay fail during an eatth-
quake which would render our fire equipment inoperative and, even worse,
could kill or injure personnel at the station. This was discussed at
a recent meeting with RCFD officials. Consequently, plans will be
sukinitted soon on ways to refurbish the station to add space and to
make it safer.
There is also a demonstrated need for an additional fire station in the
area of Highway 111 and Washington Street. This would provide better
response times to Shangra La, Plaza La Quinta, and the Westward Ho areas.
This matter has also been discussed with RCFD officials and there is
joint agreement on station location. There is a movement to create a
*ined fire station and City Hall site similar to what the City of
Indian Wells has done. Land for this project could possibly be gained
through a developer in that area. It is, in my opinion, critical that
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plans be made as soon as possible for site acquisition and plans
made for this fire station and City Hall *lex. We need both of
these facilities right now due to the growth which is already going
on in the city.
It is also desirable to assure that the new fire stations will be
designed to aca*r*date additional equipeent and personnel as the
city continues to grow. At least one of the stations, probably the
one for Washington and Highway ill, should have facilities for fuel
dispensing. All of the facilities should have emergency back-up
power for power failures or disaster operations.
PERSONNEL- Additional firefighters will be needed to staff these
new fire stations. This will cost a great deal and plans for funding
these positions must be developed. The continued use of volunteers
out of Station *32 is highly re*ended. Whether sufficient interest
can be generated for the other fire stations to staff with volunteers
remains to be seen.
In my opinion I would like to see a minimum staffing of two fulltirne
firefighters at each fire station. This additional manning would help
to mitigate safety problems, would provide more action and ability
during the initial handling of the situation, would provide staffing
for a*t*y inspection programs fire prevention), and would help to
lower insurance premium costs to citizens.
If we were to utilize the fire depar**t for paramedical services
we could increase our local ability to deliver emergency medical
service while at the same time providing increased manpower for
firefighting purposes. This is what is being done in the adjoining
acounities of Indian Wells, Palm Desert, and Ranch Mirage.
o FIRE P*EFTION- A recent report fr* the RCFD to the Grand Jury
indicated that the RCFD should have an eaaanded fire prevention
program. The thrust of that matter is that there is more work to
be done than people available to do it. The report also indicates
that growth in new developments is far exceeding our review and
inspection capabilities." A fire in a chemical warehouse in The*mal
about a year ago resulted in a statemant to the media by an RCFD
spokesperson that the RCFD does not have the resources to conduct
inspections of c**cial enterprises on a regular basis.
In order to mitigate this problem, it is reac*ed that plans be
made to retain" for a fee based on an hourly rate) specific fire
prevention services above and beyQnd those currently provided. This
is the same concept that has been used in the Cove C*rntur*ties Fire
DiStrict Indian Wells, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage). We need
this service very much in La Quinta. Inspections that I have conducted
around town indicate that we have an inadequate fire inspection program.
This is not due to an inability of staff to conduct such inspections
but due to insufficient staffing to conduct those inspections.
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The fire codes for La Quinta, the Uniform Fire Code, are in need of
updating. This process is presently being worked on by city staff
and Fire Marshal Johnson. A major revision in the codes Will involve
the area of autanatic fire sprinkler systems. It is our intention to
seek the requireeent to reduce the area sq. ft.) which requires an
automatic fire sprinkler syst*n from 12,000 square feet to 5,000 square
feet. This may beeee an issue of controversy with developers, however,
when the tine comes to present the matter to the City Council we will
present a very good case in support of automatic fire sprinklers.
FIRE INSURANCE- Fire insurance premiums that you pay on your home and/or
your business are predicated on what is known as an Insurance Services
Office ISO) rating. Presently the City has a very poor ISO rating. On
a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the best, we have areas in La Quinta
that are rated 7 to 9. In order to inprove such insurance ratings
there are a variety of inprov*rients that can be implemented, at great
cost, to get a better insurance rate. For years many cities across the
United States have spent millions and millions of dollars on new water
lines, fire apparatus, and personnel trying to glean an acceptable ISO
rating. The true beneficiary of such activity has *stly been the
insurance carrier since they profit greatly from such activity.
What are our alternatives? Certainly La Quinta needs new water
lines re: the cove area), and we do need new fire apparatus and people
to staff that equipment. These improvements will help to provide better
fire protection to the acirmunity, however, the taxpayer will pay his
possible savings on fire insurance back to the city through the assess-
rent district or increased taxes to support such inproveeents. The
efforts eeeended to court a favorable ISO rating are designed to save
property not particularly lives.
Recently, Fire Marshal Johnson brought a new kind of program to
* attention. It is called CHIP Conprehensive Homeowner Insurance
Program. This program has met with strong resistance from the insurance
industry. The whole idea is that the tappayer is being doubly dunned
for fire protection costs. On one hand they pay taxes to support fire
deparbents and then they pay insurance premiums in case of loss. *st
insurance premiums are based on loss data, hence ISO ratings. But there
is also a tremendous profit factor built in to insurance premiums. The
CHIP program is designed to take some of those profits and reroute them
back to the citizen in the form of a reduced preniurn and to the fire
departn*t to inprove fire protection services.
This program is still in the research stage by city staff, however,
it appears to have substantial merit all the way around.
o *ICAL SERVICES PARAMEDICS) There is considerable dissatisfaction
with Springs Ambulance for the reasons previously stated. The question
is what to do about it?" There are essentially two aspects to the
area of emergency medical care for citizens of La Quinta. They are:
1.) lirmediate care and treatment at the scene, and 2.) transportation
to the hospital. Presently the emergency medical syst*n operates like
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this: When you have a medical emergency it gets reported to The
wheTher you call The sheriff or anoTher agency. The *
responds The nearest fire engine and squad to The location. At
The same time, * notifies Springs *ulance via radio of the
call. *st of The time, due to Their proximity and numerous locations
throughout The County, The RCFD arrives at The scene first. Their
* trained personnel begin treatment ii[[immediately up to The level of
Their training. When Springs arrives, The victims(s) are turned over
to Springs for further treatment and/or advanced life support. If
the victim(s) need transportation to The hospital it is provided by
Springs.
OTher o*r[*ities in The Coachella valley have att*tpted to and have
taken action to provide better medical service to Their citizens. Tn
the Cove cjcnnities They created a special assessment district to fund
fire department operated paramedic ambulance service of Their own. The
service has operated very well and it is possible That La Quinta could
join wiTh The Cove c*tttt*ities in this effort. To effect such a merger
will require considerable study and research plus we would need The
support of The three Cove ac*r*unities. One negative aspect that looms
over The Cove cccmunities paramedic service is That an anti-trust lawsuit
has been filed in Federal Court by Springs *ulance. That matter still
remains yet to be heard before The courts.
Similarly, The City of Indio, after considerable study and research,
decided to approve a fire department operated ambulance service in
That city. Before The progr*n could actually get under way, Though,
Springs *rbulance filed an anti-trust suit against The City of Indio
and also obtained a injunction against The city starting ambulance
service in The interim period. The outccme of these nearby activities
bear watching by our city.
OTher options are still available to La Quinta. The city could go
out to bid for an exclusive ambulance franchise in La Quinta. We
could also seek to contract through Indio C*rmunity Hospital, a
subsidiary of National *Medical Enterprises, for local ambulance
service. The city could also subsidize ambulance service to make it
financially attractive for a private ambulance company to operate in
La Quinta.
The central issue involves The transportation'1 aspect of emergency
medical services. An official letter of interest was sent to the *
last year requesting that they study, at our request, setting up a
paramedical ambulance service in La Quinta. As yet, we have not heard
frcm Them regarding that report.
Certainly paramedics provide a higher level of service Than I*'s on
those calls requiring superior expertise or advanced life support.
Paramedics also indicate a willingness on a o*rirunity's governing
body to provide 11the best'1 emergency medical service available. For
a resort a*rittuni.ty, such as La Quinta is known for, paramedics are
a plus for pr*ting The a*rinunity to investors and hceebuyers.
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In This report a variety of things have been discussed in regards
to fire service and medical services. Although not as a*Tprehensive as
it could have been, I feel that your understanding of these services in
La Quinta is up to speed with what is happening.
Primary concerns of the City Council will involve the establishment
of a capital Thproveeents program which will set down timelines and criteria
for fire service irt*rov*r*nts during The next few years. Funding methods
for these i!tproveeents and to fund service levels for these services must
also be considered.
The incidence of fire in La Quinta is not of such proportions as
to constitute a priority problem. Our fire experience is relatively law
and we have had one fire fatality since incorporation. Technology is
available that could have prevented the fire death, had it been mandated
by ordinance when the structure was built. That technology is residential
fire sprinklers.
In the near future staff will be presenting new fire codes for
adoption. Because the improvements and technology to keep our citizens
and visitors safe frcm fire are somewhat costly, I suppose the question
to ask is, *hat is a human life worth?" Too often we have to learn frem
our mistakes. The I*I fire in Las Vegas is a prime and graphic exart*le
of not doing it right the first time. *hen one considers the tragic loss
of life, the destruction to property, the risk to firefighters, the bad
image and publicity, the huge lawsuits, and the lost revenues frem such
a fire; even *ller fires extract similar losses All that, just to
save" a developer a few thousand dollars. It is not worth it.
Respectfully si*initted,
Douglas Brown
Ccuu*ity Safety Coordinator
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&(E*CROW INSTRUCTIONS SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK 5. ESCROW No. *
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To: SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK
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Palm Desert
o*pIc*
My instructions in the above numbered escrow are continued modified supplemented as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the City of La Quinta shall
have the right to withdraw said $5,000.00 at any time and for any reason, by
written request to escrow holder, prior to close of escrow."
CITY OF LA QUINTA, a Municipal Corporation
By___________________________
By___________________________
P. 0. Box 1504
La Quinta, Ca. 92253
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