Mayor Mallotto
Mayor Pro Tem O'Keefe
Council Member Downs
Council Member Fromberg Edelstein
Council Member Weill
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 1:00 PM
City Council Chamber
69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Regular City Council Meeting
Thursday, June 18, 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. Holocaust Artifacts Donation Ceremony
2.B. Update by The Salvation Army
3. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS/REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-F)
5.A. June 4, 2026, Special City Council Meeting Minutes (Budget Study Session)
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the June 4, 2026, Special City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.B. June 4, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the June 4, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
5.C. Appointment to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Mayor Pro Tem Michael O’Keefe to serve on the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees for the remainder of the current term, which expires January 4, 2027.
5.D. Proposition 4 Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(Next-in-Order), Establishing the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in Accordance with the Provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code.
5.E. Contracts
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms of the contracts as presented and authorize the City Manager to execute the subject contracts.
5.F. Demands
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the demands as presented.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. Historic Preservation Case No. HP26-0002 – Consideration to Designate the Residential Home Located at 71076 Country Club Drive as a Historic Resource
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(Next-in-Order), Designating the Residential Home Located at 71076 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage, California (Assessor Parcel Number 688-230-003) a Historic Resource (Pursuant to Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Chapter 15.27).
7. ACTION CALENDAR
7.A. Shop Local Rancho Mirage Gift Card Program Proposed Bonus Campaign for Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a new Shop Local Rancho Mirage Gift Card Bonus Campaign to coincide with the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce’s “Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage” from July 22-August 16, 2026, utilizing a $30,000 bonus fund with a 50% match incentive.
7.B. Technology Disruption During Public Meetings Policy
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the Technology Disruption During Public Meetings Policy as presented.
7.C. Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
— RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(Next in Order), Approving and Adopting the City’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-LB-(Next in Order), Approving and Adopting the Library and Observatory Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-HA-(Next in Order), Approving and Adopting the City of Rancho Mirage Housing Authority’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-HA-(Next in Order), Adopting and Approving a Schedule of Reimbursement for City Staff Time to be Paid to the City of Rancho Mirage for Fiscal Year 2026-2027; 5) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-CSD-(Next in Order), Approving and Adopting the Rancho Mirage Community Services District’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget; 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(Next in Order), Approving and Adopting a Reimbursement Schedule of City Staff Services Subject to Payment by Designated Special Funds for Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and 7) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-(Next in Order), Approving Updates to the Calendar Year 2026 Salary Schedule to Comply with California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Pay Schedules.
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.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 324-4511 Ext. 488, or via e-mail to CityClerk@RanchoMirageCA.gov, prior to the meeting. Providing notice at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting is suggested, so a determination may be made as to whether the request is feasible.
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: June 12, 2026