Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RANCHO MIRAGE CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, ENERGY AUTHORITY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY, JOINT POWERS FINANCE AUTHORITY, LIBRARY
AND OBSERVATORY, AND REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARDS
AGENDA
1. GENERAL
1A. Call to Order
1B. Flag Salute
1C. Roll Call: Downs, Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Introduction of Sheriff's Lieutenant Christopher Ternes
2B. Shay's Warriors Update
2C. Ophelia Project Update
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
An opportunity for the public to speak on issues not on the agenda for a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.
4. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6A. March 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the March 6, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
6B. 2024 Board and Commission Annual Reports
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the 2024 board and commission annual reports as presented.
6C. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
6D. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7A. Section 31 Town Center (Cotino) - Environmental Assessment Case No. EA24-0012 and Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM24-0004 (TTM No. 38990). Applicant: MSA Consulting, Inc. on Behalf of EC Rancho Mirage Holdings LP. Consideration of a Finance and Conveyance Map Solely to Facilitate the Creation of Legal Parcels. Located Approximately 650 Feet South from the Intersection of Monterey Avenue and Gerald Ford Drive, on the West Side of Monterey Avenue (APNs: 685-220-047; 685-220-048; 685-540-035; and 685-540-036)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption based on Environmental Assessment Case No. EA24-0012 and pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations); and 2) Approve Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM24-0004 (TTM38990), subject to the Conditions of Approval and based on the content and Findings in the staff report.
7B. Extension of Time Case No. ET25-0002. Applicant: Bravo Holdings, LLC. Consideration of a First One-Year Extension of Time for Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM22-0002 (TTM No. 38222). The Previously Approved Project Proposes to Subdivide a 10.12-Acre Parcel into Eight (8) Residential Lots and Three (3) Lettered Lots, Including a Private Street. Located on the East Side of Vista Del Sol, Just East of The Betty Ford Center and West of Vista Dunes Road (APNs: 685-280-002; -003)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a one-year Extension of Time (ET25-0002) for Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM22-0002 (TTM 38222), subject to the Conditions of Approval and based on the content and Findings in the attached staff report.
8. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
8A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). (1 Potential Case)
9. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
10. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
10A. Roll Call: Downs, Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill
10B. Closed Session Announcements
11. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Materials: Any staff reports for agenda items considered in open session, as well as agenda materials for open session items provided to a majority of the legislative body(ies) following distribution of the agenda, are available for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at Rancho Mirage City Hall, located at 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, during normal business hours.
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Livestream: This meeting may be viewed via Livestream on the City’s website at www.RanchoMirageCA.gov.
Public Comments: Written public comments may be submitted to the City Clerk via email to CityClerk@RanchoMirageCA.gov or mail/delivery to ATTN: City Clerk, City of Rancho Mirage, 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Please submit written public comments at least three (3) hours in advance of the meeting to ensure they may be fully considered. Written public comments received during the meeting will be distributed to the legislative body(ies) and made available to the public following the meeting.
Oral public comments/testimony may be provided in person at the meeting during the non-agenda public comment period and during the public comment/testimony period for each agenda item. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Please fill out a Request to Speak slip prior to the start of the meeting and submit it to the City Clerk. You will be called upon to speak at the appropriate time. Please submit a separate slip for each item on which you wish to speak.
Declaration of Posting: I, Kristie Ramos, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Mirage, do hereby declare that the foregoing meeting agenda was posted on the City of Rancho Mirage website at www.RanchoMirageCA.gov, on the Rancho Mirage City Hall bulletin board at 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, and at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory at 71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Date Posted: March 28, 2025