HomeMy WebLinkAbout21518 - RESOLUTIONS - 2/22/2006 RESOLUTION NO. 21518
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT AND
COMMITMENT TO A PROPOSED CAMPUS
SITE OF THE WEST VALLEY EDUCATION
CENTER WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, AT A 115 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRAMVIEW
ROAD AND NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE.
WHEREAS, the Desert Community College District has undertaken a process to select a
location for the Western Coachella Valley Education Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs has proposed a 115 acre site at the northwest corner
of Tramview Road and Indian Canyon Drive as the location of the campus, and is currently
engaged in the acquisition process with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, to acquire the land for the campus; and
WHEREAS, the site lies at the center of the greater Western Coachella Valley, is fully
serviced by transportation infrastructure, and is ideally located with easy access to all the
' potential students within the Western Coachella Valley area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed college site is located entirely within the City of Palm Springs
city limits, is "development ready", is serviced by all utilities at the site, and is not
encumbered by any environmental or endangered species issues; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs proposes that existing City facilities, the 27 acre
Desert Highland Park and the Desert Highland Unity Center, be included in the campus as
joint use facilities, which would allow programs to begin to be offered at the site during a
"ramp up" planning, development, and construction periods: and
WHEREAS, the total combined 142 acre campus site could be expanded by the
acquisition of 100 or more acres of additional land directly north of the campus site; and
WHEREAS, the location provides an exceptionally unique access to employment
opportunities for students, as the City of Palm Springs is the job and the employment
center of the Coachella Valley with the largest number of jobs of any Valley city; and
WHEREAS, the campus site location also provides opportunities for the College to
participate in commercial and/or housing development projects on adjacent properties,
providing opportunities for the generation of revenue; and
WHEREAS, a City of Palm Springs campus location immediately provides the College with
' entree to the Palm Springs business community for internship or contract education
opportunities, including over 150 hotels representing 7,000 hotel rooms, and a significant
manufacturing and commercial sector with more than 5,100 businesses located in Palm
Springs; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs has received universal endorsement and support '
from the business community and the Palm Springs public at large for its proposal; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs is prepared to provide significant financial and
administrative support to the College, including the dedication of a significant portion of its
"Quimby" park fees for the development of joint use facilities on the campus site; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs has had an ongoing commitment to the development
of this area of the community with the replacement and improvement of infrastructure
adjacent to the proposed campus site, as well as the development of housing and
commercial projects; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs that
it provides its unqualified support for its proposal to be submitted April 3, 2006 to the
Desert Community College District to locate the Western Coachella Valley Education
Center in the City of Palm Springs, on a combined 142 acre site, and additionally offers the
following:
Section 1. The City of Palm Springs hereby commits to completing the necessary timely
actions to acquire the proposed campus site from the United States Bureau of Land
Management;
Section 2. The City of Palm Springs hereby commits not less than 50% of its "Quimby" '
park improvement funds to the development of joint use facilities on the proposed site;
Section 3. The City of Palm Springs agrees to undertake the process of acquiring 100
acres of additional land for expansion of the campus;
Section 4. The City of Palm Springs commits to undertaking the planning and
entitlement process for the campus, including all necessary environmental analysis;
Section 5. The City of Palm Springs hereby pledges the existing James 0. Jessie
Desert Highland Unity Center and the Desert Highland Park as joint use facilities;
Section 6. The City of Palm Springs hereby commits, through its Community
Redevelopment Agency, funds for off-site improvements, including a portion of the
construction cost of Sunrise Parkway, and pledges to proceed diligently on seeking
regional funding sources for the roadway improvements, including Measure A funds and
Transportation Uniform Mitigation (TUMF) funds;
Section 7. The City of Palm Springs commits funds from its Arts in Public Places
Program for the design, development, and construction of campus entry features.
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ADOPTED this 22Id day of February, 2006.
David H. Ready, City Mangy
ATTEST:
Blames Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 21518 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on February 22, 2006, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Pougnet,
Mayor Pro Tem Foat and Mayor Oden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
J mes Thompson, City CI rk
GCity of Palm Springs, California