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Votes at a glance: Cathedral City Council actions, June 25, 2025
Summary
The council approved consent agenda items, several ordinances, grants, appointments and contracts during its June 25 meeting; this roundup lists each formal action, outcomes and key details.
The Cathedral City City Council took the following formal actions during its June 25 meeting. All items listed were adopted or approved by the council unless noted otherwise.
1) Consent agenda (Items 4a–4p): Motion to approve the consent agenda carried by roll call (all ayes). Notable consent items included approval of minutes (05/28/2025 study session and regular meeting), acceptance of May 2025 check demands, adoption of amended personnel rules, execution of an MOU letter with Cathedral City Police Officers Association to update CalPERS reporting for special compensation, adoption of a publicly available pay schedule, several completed-project notices of completion and releases of retention funds, purchases for fire SCBA compressors ($175,548.90), landscape and janitorial maintenance agreements, and a school resource officer agreement with Palm Springs Unified School District for FY25–26 and FY26–27 for $369,158. Council member Carnivale recused from Item 4h (highway safety improvements project) because he owns property in the area; the remainder of the consent agenda was approved unanimously.
2) Public hearing — Lighting and Landscape District: Council adopted resolutions approving the final engineer’s report and ordering the levy and collection of annual assessments for FY25–26 (roll call: all ayes). No public speakers.
3) Zoning Ordinance Amendment 25‑0002 & Specific Plan Amendment 25‑0002: Council introduced and adopted ordinances amending Chapter 9.18 (RM district) to permit single‑family dwellings on limited small lots and amending Specific Plan 87‑26C accordingly (roll call: all ayes).
4) Code amendment — Title 9 / Chapter 9.09 (Public Notification): Council introduced and adopted an ordinance adding Chapter 9.09 to expand mailed notice radii and require developer‑led community meetings for projects of five acres or more (roll call: all ayes).
5) Appointments: Council appointed Antonio Beshu to the Finance Advisory Committee (motion carried; Council member Volley abstained on final recorded vote). The council ratified multiple commission and committee reappointments and nominations; council directed the city manager to return within 90 days with a policy on commission/committee attendance reporting.
6) CityDetect contract (code compliance AI cameras): Council approved a three‑year service agreement with CityDetect with annual cost $73,600 and a total contract value of $220,800; contract includes vendor training and a 90‑day termination for convenience (roll call: all ayes).
7) Community Assistance Grants (FY25–26): Council approved $70,000 in awards across multiple community nonprofit organizations as recommended by the subcommittee (roll call: all ayes).
8) Community Arts Grants (FY25–26): Council approved $20,000 in arts grants as recommended by the Public Arts Commission (roll call: all ayes).
9) OPEB Section 115 trust: Council adopted a resolution approving participation in a Schuster Advisory Group‑administered Section 115 trust for OPEB prefunding and directed staff to return with a formal investment policy within 120 days; council also authorized discontinuation of CalPERS CERBT participation as implementation proceeds (roll call: all ayes).
Each of the above items was recorded in the meeting minutes; where votes were taken the roll‑call tallies were read aloud and entered into the record. For items with second readings or ordinances, the clerk read titles as required.
