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DATE: JUNE 6, 2007 NEW BUSINESS
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS EXPRESSING ITS INTENT TO APPLY TO THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT TO ACQUIRE A 115 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRAMVIEW ROAD AND NORTH
INDIAN CANYON DRIVE FOR RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE
FUTURE CAMPUS OF THE WEST VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER OF
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Community & Economic Development Department
SUMMARY:
This 'action is a step in the City of Palm Springs' process of securing the site for the
Western Coachella Valley Educational Center for the College of the Desert (the
proposed location is a 115 acre parcel of public land west of Indian Canyon Drive, in
section 34, T.3S., R.4E) from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) through the
Recreation and Public Purpose Act.
The City has discussed the acquisition of the 115 acre parcel with the BLM for over a
year for the educational center as well as a regional sports park. On April 3, 2006 the
City submitted its proposal to the Desert Community College District to be selected as
the site for the West Valley campus. The regional sports park concept has been
modified to be included in the campus proposal as City/College joint-use facilities.
This resolution authorizes the City to develop and provide the BLM with a preliminary
schematic design of the entire proposed campus. The City will request the land be
designated for Recreation and Public Purpose, and then the schematic plan will be
submitted with the application.
Item No. C . B .
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS EXPRESSING ITS INTENT TO APPLY TO THE
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO ACQUIRE A 115 ACRE SITE
LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRAMVIEW ROAD AND
NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE FOR RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE
FUTURE CAMPUS OF THE WEST VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER OF
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
FISCAL IMPACT:
The application to the BLM does not incur any cost to the City. However, the Agency
has budgeted $150,000 in the 2007-08 year for the preparation of the campus master
plan as well as the environmental analysis. The ultimate development of the campus
and recreation facilities will come at significant capital costs to the City.
46�hn, S nd, Director of Tom Wilso
qJ„ unity & Economic Development Assistant City Manager
DAVID H_ READY
Executive Director
Attachments:
1. City Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS EXPRESSING
ITS INTENT TO APPLY TO THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT TO ACQUIRE A 115
ACRE SITE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF TRAMVIEW ROAD AND
NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE FOR
RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE
FUTURE CAMPUS OF THE WEST VALLEY
EDUCATION CENTER OF COLLEGE OF THE
DESERT
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
desires to undertake the acquisition process with the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management; and
WHEREAS, the City proposed that existing City facilities, including 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 City has received universal endorsement and support from the
business community and the Palm Springs public at large for its proposal; and
WHEREAS, the City 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 committed, through its Community Redevelopment Agency, funds
for off-site improvements, including a portion of the construction cost of Sunrise
Parkway, and has pledged to seek regional funding sources for roadway improvements,
including Measure A funds and Transportation Uniform Mitigation (TUMF) funds; and
WHEREAS, the City has made 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, the development of parks and recreational facilities, and the
development of housing and commercial projects; and
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs
that it maintains its unqualified support for its proposal 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 will immediately commence the process
of acquiring the proposed campus site from the United States Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) for athletic, recreation, and educational facilities; and
Section 2. The City requests that the BLM classify the lands for Recreation
and Public Purpose; and
Section 3. The City will undertake the master planning of the facilities for the
purpose of meeting the Recreation and Public Purpose Act requirements, the
entitlement process for the campus, and all necessary environmental analysis
under NEPA and CEQA; and
Section 4. The City agrees to compensate the BLM for the potential loss of
habitat on public lands.
ADOPTED this day of 12007.
City Manager
ATTEST:
City Clerk
City Council
June 6, 2007
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CERTIFICATION:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
1, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 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 , 2006,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
James Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California