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Cathedral City honored for risk management; city unveils new cadet class and earns regional transportation mention
Summary
City staff accepted a PERMA award for reducing liability costs, the fire department introduced a 10-member cadet program supported by a local foundation donation, and the city received a SCAG honorable mention for its downtown active-transportation projects.
Cathedral City officials accepted an outstanding achievement award from the Public Entity Risk Management Authority (PERMA) on May 14, recognizing the city's work to reduce its cost of risk through stronger contractual insurance requirements and staff training.
The award presentation came as the council also recognized a new cohort of 10 fire cadets and a donation to the cadet program, and as staff accepted an honorable mention from the Southern California Association of Governments for the downtown active-transportation "Cathedral City connectors" project.
City risk management analyst Gabrielle Amita said Cathedral City joined the PERMA pool for liability and workers-compensation coverage and has used PERMA training to move the city toward a more proactive risk-management approach. PERMA Executive Director Beth Lyons told the council the award acknowledges agencies that demonstrate "an ongoing and proactive commitment to risk control and risk management," and singled out the city's use of insurance requirements in its encroachment-permit process as an example of contractual risk transfer that limited exposure to pool members.
Fire Chief Michael Contreras introduced the department's newly launched cadet program, saying the six-month recruitment resulted in 10 local students joining the program. The cadets described early training and ride-along experiences as exposing them to life-skills and career paths in public safety. Contreras and other staff noted post advisors and school staff played a key role getting the program started.
Andrew Lee, assistant engineer, announced Cathedral City received an honorable mention from SCAG in the Active, Healthy, and Safe category for its Active Transportation Program Cycle 5 downtown connectors project. Lee said the project delivered "more than 3.5 miles of bike lanes, 1.5 miles of sidewalks and multi-use trail, and a high-intensity activated crosswalk," and credited the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, Riverside Transportation Commission, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, residents and stakeholders for their partnership.
Scott Robinson, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City, used the public-comment portion of the meeting to update the council on the club's membership and summer program figures and to thank city sponsors and volunteers.
City officials said the award presentations, the cadet announcement and the regional recognition illustrate several of the administration's stated priorities: improving public safety training pipelines, investing in active-transportation infrastructure, and strengthening municipal risk-management practices.
The council did not take formal action on the presentations; no votes were required.
