Mayor Weill
Mayor Pro Tem Mallotto
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member O'Keefe
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Regular City Council Meeting
Thursday, October 16, 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. Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce Business Update
2.B. FIND Food Bank Update
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
5.A. September 18, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the September 18, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.B. Final Tract Map No. 38990 - Cotino Town Center
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Final Tract Map No. 38990, subject to final review and approval by the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney.
5.C. Closure of Library and Observatory for the 2026 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve closing the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory from Tuesday, January 20, 2026, through Saturday, February 7, 2026, for the 2026 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.
5.D. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
5.E. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. Annexation No. 199 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM 38844. Location: Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order) Calling an Election on Levying a Special Tax within the Area Proposed to be Annexed to Community Facilities District No. 1 (Annexation No. 199), Declaring the Election Results, Approving the Annexation of the Territory and Directing the Recordation of the Amendment of the Notice of Special Tax Lien.
6.B. Annexation No. 200 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Tentative Tract Map No. TTM 38990. Location: Section 31 (Cotino) 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), Calling an Election on Levying a Special Tax within the Area Proposed to be Annexed to Community Facilities District No. 1 (Annexation No. 200), Declaring the Election Results, Approving the Annexation of the Territory and Directing the Recordation of the Amendment of the Notice of Special Tax Lien.
7. ACTION CALENDAR
7.A. Annexation No. 202 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Preliminary Development Plan Case No. PDP24-0002. Owner: Rancho Mirage Pacific Associates LP. Location: South of Via Vail, West of Monterey Avenue, and East of the Rancho Mirage Dog Park
— 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. 202.
7.B. Special Event Permit Case No. SE25-0027 – Fireworks Display at the Thunderbird County Club (70737 Country Club Drive) on November 8, 2025
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a five-minute fireworks display at the Thunderbird Country Club on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 9:15 p.m.
7.C. Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Financial Summary and Year-End Budget Adjustments
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the resolutions identified as Resolutions “1” through “4”, amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budgets for each respective entity; 1) Resolution No. 2025-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 City Budget; 2) Resolution No. 2025-CSD-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Services District Budget; 3) Resolution No. 2025-HA-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Housing Authority Budget; and 4) Resolution No. 2025-LB-(Next-in-Order), Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Library and Observatory Budget.
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
— CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Case name unspecified since disclosure may jeopardize existing settlement negotiations.
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.
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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: October 10, 2025