Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Regular City Council Meeting
Thursday, September 4, 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. PRESENTATIONS
2.A. Hidden Harvest Presentation
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
5.A. Waive Full Reading of Any Ordinance Introduced or Adopted Pursuant to this Agenda
5.B. Zoning Text Amendment Case No. ZTA25-0002 – Applicant: City of Rancho Mirage. Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.30 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) – Section 17.30.270 D. Penalty of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 1225, 2nd Reading, 1) Finding Adoption of this Ordinance Exempt from CEQA; and 2) Amending Section 17.30.270 (Short-Term Rentals), Subpart “D” (Penalty) of Chapter 17.30 (General Property and Use Standards) of Title 17 (“Zoning”) of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code, Revising the Fine Schedule to Incorporate a Tier Based Penalty Fee Schedule.
5.C. July 17, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the July 17, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.D. Appointment to the Rancho Mirage Mobilehome Fair Practices Commission
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Wallace Hill to serve as a member of the Rancho Mirage Mobilehome Fair Practices Commission for the remainder of the current term.
5.E. Authorization of Opioid Settlement Agreements with Purdue/Sackler and Approval and Execution of Future Opioid Settlement Agreements
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into the Settlement Agreements with the Purdue/Sackler Settlement, Agreeing to the Terms of the California State-Subdivision Agreement, and Authorizing the City Manager to Approve and Execute Future Proposed Opioid Settlement Agreements.
5.F. Rancho Mirage Energy Authority (RMEA) 2024 Power Source Disclosure Attestation
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve providing attestation for Rancho Mirage Energy Authority's 2024 Power Source Disclosure (PSD) Annual Report as specified under California’s PSD Program.
5.G. Authorization for the City Manager to Procure Six (6) Level III DC Fast Charging Units
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to procure six (6) Level III DC Fast Charging Units at a not-to-exceed cost of $50,000 per unit, and to take all necessary actions to secure Southern California Edison (SCE) Charge Ready funding, implement required utility upgrades, and complete installation at City facilities.
5.H. Amended Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule (ROPS) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-SA-(Next-in-Order), Approving and Adopting an Amended Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, Pursuant to Assembly Bills 26x1 and 1484.
5.I. Updated Calendar Year 2025 Salary Schedule
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Approving the Updated Calendar Year 2025 Salary Schedule to Comply with California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Pay Schedules.
5.J. Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2025
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and File the June 30, 2025, Quarterly Treasurer’s Report as presented.
5.K. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
5.L. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. Resolution Amending the Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee and Adopting a DUI/Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee and Adopting a DUI/Vehicle Impound Cost Recovery Fee.
7. ACTION CALENDAR
7.A. Annexation No. 199 to Community Facilities District No. 1 (in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. 38844, Owner: Advanced Health Care). Location: Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Declaring the City’s Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 1 and to Levy a Special Tax therein for Additional Police and Fire Services, Preliminarily Approve a Map of the Area Proposed to be Annexed, and Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider the Annexation and the Levy of the Special Tax for Annexation No. 199.
7.B. Annexation No. 200 to Community Facilities District No. 1 (in Connection with Tentative Tract Map No. 38990, Owner: EC Rancho Mirage Holding GP Corp.). Location: Cotino Project - Section 31, Approximately 650 Feet South from the Intersection of Monterey Avenue and Gerald Ford Drive, on the West Side of Monterey Avenue
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Declaring the City’s Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 1 and to Levy a Special Tax therein for Additional Police and Fire Services, Preliminarily Approve a Map of the Area Proposed to be Annexed, and Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider the Annexation and the Levy of the Special Tax for Annexation No. 200.
8. 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.
9. CLOSED SESSION
9.A. Closed Session Agenda
— 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISITING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1). Case Name: Ricky Martinez v. City of Rancho Mirage. Case No.: CVPS2503449.
9.B. Recess to Closed Session
9.C. Reconvene Open Session
9.D. Closed Session Announcements
10. ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC NOTICES
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: August 29, 2025