Mayor Mallotto
Mayor Pro Tem O'Keefe
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member Weill
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Regular City Council Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 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, Weill, O'Keefe, Mallotto
2. PRESENTATIONS
2.A. Riverside County Sheriff's Department Update
2.B. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Rancho Mirage Country Club as a Green Community for Participation in the Grow Together Garden Program
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-E)
5.A. April 2, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the April 2, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.B. 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report.
5.C. Compliance with Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Eligibility Requirements by Approving the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project List
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(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.”
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. 205 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. 38978. (Location: Approximately 1,450 Feet North of Country Club Drive on the East Side of Vista Del Sol)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(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. 205), 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. 206 to Community Facilities District No. 1 in Connection with Tentative Parcel Map No. 39233. (Location: 72111 Clancy Lane)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(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. 206), 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. Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Ratify the nominations of members to serve on various boards and commissions as presented and waive any applicable term limits.
7.B. Property Tax Reduction Phase Out Agreement
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Property Tax Reduction Phase Out Agreement and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the Agreement, subject to revisions approved by the County and the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney.
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 - POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). One Potential Case.
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: April 10, 2026