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Home My WebLink About12/14/2016 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.C. {OppALMS. iy V N a a' 'p41F."it City Council Staff Report DATE: December 14, 2016 CONSENT CALENDAR SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1910 AMENDING THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCORPORATE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING FOR LANDSCAPE RELATED BUSINESSES AS A PREREQUISITE TO OBTAINING A BUSINESS LICENSE FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Office of the City Clerk SUMMARY: The City Council will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 1910. RECOMMENDATION: Waive the second reading of the ordinance text in its entirety and adopt Ordinance No. 1910, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.78.030 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE `OVERSEEDING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT' TO INCORPORATE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION RELATED TO LANDSCAPING WATER EFFICIENCY." STAFF ANALYSIS: On December 7, 2016, Ordinance No. 1910 was introduced for first reading, as noted below: ACTION: 1) Waive the reading of the text and introduce by title for first reading Ordinance No. 1910, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.78.030 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE `OVERSEEDING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT' TO INCORPORATE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION RELATED TO LANDSCAPING WATER EFFICIENCY." Motion by Councilmember Roberts, seconded by Councilmember Kors, and unanimously carried 5-0-0 on a roll call vote. Item No. 1 . C . ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1910 December 14, 2016 Page 2 of 2 AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance. The ordinance shall be effective 30-days from adoption. ames Thompson David H. Ready, Esa , .— City Clerk City Manager /kdh Attachments: Ordinance No. 1910 02 ORDINANCE NO. 1910 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.78.030 "OVERSEEDING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT" OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, TO INCORPORATE REQUIREMENTS FOR REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION RELATED TO LANDSCAPING WATER EFFICIENCY. CITY ATTORNEY SUMMARY This Ordinance amends Section 5.78.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code to require landscape related Businesses to show proof that at least one employee has completed required education regarding grass overseeding alternatives and landscaping water efficiency. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 5.78.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: 5.78.030 Education Requirements. All landscape related business, including any business providing services or nursery products related to or used for landscape installation, maintenance, or design, shall be required to present with an application for business license, or the renewal of a business license, pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 3.40, proof to the satisfaction of the City that at least one employee of the business has, within the twelve months immediately preceding the application, successfully completed a minimum four- hour course developed by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and local stakeholders, on grass overseeding alternatives to traditional scalping and landscaping water efficiency. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS 14th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016. ROBERT MOON, MAYOR ATTEST: JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK 03 Ordinance No. 1910 Page 2 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1910 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on 7th day of December, 2016, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 14th day of December, 2016, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK City of Palm Springs, California 04 The Desert Sun 750 N Gene Autry Trail Certificate of Publication Palm Springs, CA 92262 RECEIVED 760-778-4578/Fax 760-778-4731 CITY OF PALM S P R i�:i; State Of California ss: 2117 JAN -4 PM 8: 00 County of Riverside JAMES THOMW;u CITY CLERK Advertiser: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS/LEGALS PO BOX 2743 PALM SPRINGS CA 92263 Order# 0001809155 1 am over the age of 18 years old, a citizen of the United States and not a party to, or have interest in this matter. I hereby certify that the attached advertisement appeared in said newspaper(set in type not smaller than non panel) in each and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit: Newspaper: The Desert Sun 12/21/2016 1 acknowledge that I am a principal clerk of the printer of The Desert Sun, printed and published weekly in the City of Palm Springs, Nn 1827: County AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO OTHE 1CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Coun of Riverside, State of California.The AMENDING SECTION 5 78.030 CALIFORNIA . OVER' Desert Sun was adjudicated a Newspaper of SEEDING EDUCATION REQUIREMEN- general circulation on March 24, 1988 by the T"OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, TO INCORPORATE REQUIRE- Superior Court of the County of Riverside, MENTS FOR REQUIREMENT FOR EDU- CATION RELATED TO LANDSCAPING State Of California Case No. 191236. WATER EFFICIENCY. �_.C1TY ATTORNEY SUMMARY This Orrin anceance amends ion 5-78.030 of the Palm Springs Munici- pal Code to require landscape relirelat- ed businesses to show proof that at least one employee has completed declare under penalty of perjury that the required education regarding grass p Y p 1 ry overseeding alternatives and land- foregoing is true and correct. Executed on scapmg water efficiency, CERTIFICATION STATE Of CALIFORNIA ) this 21 rst day of ECEMBER, 2076 in Palm COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE I ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS I Springs, Callfo a. I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Sprin8s, Californiado , 11910eIsea full,tlrue,hand correccttccopy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on 7th day of December, 2016, and adopted at a regular meetingg of the City Council held on the 14th day of December, 2016, by the 4followingg vote:ZW AYES: Councilmember Foat Councilmember Kom: Councilmember Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon. NOES: None. ABSENT: None, ABSTAIN: None. 1` JAMES THOMPSON,CITY CLERK City of Palm Springs,California Published:121277 g6