Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
Thursday, May 15, 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
1.A. Call to Order
1.B. Flag Salute
1.C. Roll Call: Downs, Fromberg Edelstein, O'Keefe, Mallotto, Weill
2. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
3. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-F)
4.A. Waive Full Reading of Any Ordinance Introduced or Adopted Pursuant to this Agenda
4.B. May 1, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the May 1, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
4.C. General Plan Annual Progress Report for 2024
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and File the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report.
4.D. Compliance with Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Eligibility Requirements by Approving the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project List
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Project List to be Funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program, in Accordance with Senate Bill 1, the “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.”
4.E. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
4.F. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.A. Zoning Text Amendment Case No. ZTA25-0001 – Applicant: City of Rancho Mirage. Consideration of an Omnibus Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.68 (Special Elections) – Section 2.68.040 (City Parks Maintenance); Adding Chapter 5.45 (Shopping Cart Management) to Title 5 (Business Taxes, Licenses, and Regulations); Amending Chapter 8.25 (Landing Of Aircraft) – Section 8.25.020 (Landing of Aircraft); Amending Chapter 8.26 (City Parks and Recreation Facility Regulations) – Section 8.26.030 (Group Use of Parks); Amending Chapter 8.63 (Camping Regulations) – Section 8.63.060 (Enforcement); Amending Chapter 14.20 (Definitions) – Section 14.20.100 (Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code Definitions); Amending Chapter 17.20 (General Property and Use Standards) – Section 17.20.140 (Screening and Buffering); Repealing and Replacing Chapter 17.32 (Wireless Communication Facilities); Amending Chapter 17.34 (Introduction) of Division IV (Permits and Review) – Section 17.34.010 (Introduction); and Amending Chapter 17.48 (Conditional Use Permits) – Section 17.48.045 (Minor Conditional Use Permits) of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code. Location: City-Wide
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Find that the adoption of the Omnibus Ordinance has been reviewed in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, and that adoption of the Ordinance is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 because it is not a “project”, and 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment because the amendments involve general policy and procedure making; and 2) Introduce Ordinance No. (Next-in-Order), 1st Reading, Amending Chapter 2.68 (Special Elections) – Section 2.68.040 (City Parks Maintenance); Adding Chapter 5.45 (Shopping Cart Management) to Title 5 (Business Taxes, Licenses, and Regulations); Amending Chapter 8.25 (Landing Of Aircraft) – Section 8.25.020 (Landing of Aircraft); Amending Chapter 8.26 (City Parks and Recreation Facility Regulations) – Section 8.26.030 (Group Use of Parks); Amending Chapter 8.63 (Camping Regulations) – Section 8.63.060 (Enforcement); Amending Chapter 14.20 (Definitions) – Section 14.20.100 (Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code Definitions); Amending Chapter 17.20 (General Property and Use Standards) – Section 17.20.140 (Screening and Buffering); Repealing and Replacing Chapter 17.32 (Wireless Communication Facilities); Amending Chapter 17.34 (Introduction) of Division IV (Permits and Review) – Section 17.34.010 (Introduction); and Amending Chapter 17.48 (Conditional Use Permits) – Section 17.48.045 (Minor Conditional Use Permits) of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code.
5.B. Extension of Time Case No. ET25-0001 for a Two-Year Extension of Time for Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM22-0003 (TTM 38224). Applicant: Phillip Fomotor of Fomotor Engineering on Behalf of La Paloma Homes, Inc. Consideration of the First Time Extension for Tentative Tract Map 38224 (Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM22-0003), a 9-Lot Residential Subdivision on 4.77 Acres, Located in Section 30 at the Northeast Corner of Via Josefina and Ginger Rogers Road (APN: 685-080-014)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations); and 2) Approve a two-year Extension of Time (ET25-0001) for Tentative Tract Map Case No. TTM22-0003 (TTM 38224), subject to the Conditions of Approval, and based on the content and Findings in the attached staff report.
5.C. Environmental Assessment Case No. EA24-0011 and General Plan Text Amendment Case No. GPTA24-0001– Assembly Bill 2140 Safety Element Update. Applicant: City of Rancho Mirage. Location: City-Wide
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Finding that the Adoption of the Safety Element of the City’s General Plan is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(B)(3) and Approving General Plan Text Amendment Case No. GPTA24-0001, Incorporating by Reference the 2023 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan into the Safety Element in the City’s General Plan in Accordance with Assembly Bill 2140.
5.D. Updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance No. (Next-in-Order), 1st Reading, Adopting the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as Recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.
6. ACTION CALENDAR
6.A. Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Rates
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Establishing Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Rates for All Classes of Customers within the Jurisdiction of the City of Rancho Mirage, Effective July 1, 2025.
6.B. Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Levy of Assessments for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 87-01
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments for the Rancho Mirage Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 87-01, for Fiscal Year 2025/2026; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Declaring its Intention to Levy Annual Assessments for the Rancho Mirage Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 87-01, for Fiscal Year 2025/2026; and 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), for Preliminary Approval of the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Rancho Mirage Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 87-01, for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
7. 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.
8. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
8.A. Closed Session Agenda
— 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957. Public Employee: City Manager/Executive Director.
8.B. Recess to Closed Session
8.C. Closed Session Announcements
9. ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC NOTICES
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Date Posted: May 9, 2025