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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/2/2016 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.A. A.OF p A LM S..R iy 0 v a • cqOFOAN�P City Council Staff Report DATE: November 2, 2016 CONSENT CALENDAR SUBJECT: APPROVE THE STREET NAME OF DESERT INN DRIVE FOR THE STREET SEGMENT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS "MAIN STREET" IN THE DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS PROJECT FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Office of the City Manager SUMMARY: At the October 19, 2016, City Council meeting, the Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (Mills/Roberts) reported on the Subcommittee's recommendation to name the new street segment previously identified as "Main Street" in the Downtown Palm Springs Project as "Desert Inn Drive." This action would formally approve naming this new street segment as "Desert Inn Drive." RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE STREET NAME OF "DESERT INN DRIVE" FOR THE NEW STREET SEGMENT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS "MAIN STREET" IN THE DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS PROJECT, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY BETWEEN MUSEUM DRIVE AND N. PALM CANYON DRIVE." BACKGROUND: The Downtown Palm Springs Project will construct one new street located immediately north of and parallel with Tahquitz Canyon Way between Museum Drive and N. Palm Canyon Drive, that has unofficially been identified as "Main Street." The City Council previously discussed determining an official name for this street, and assigned the issue to an Ad-Hoc Subcommittee consisting of Mayor Pro-Tem Mills and Council Member Roberts. The Ad-Hoc Subcommittee met and identified a proposed street name of "Desert Inn Drive," which was reported to the City Council at its October 19, 2016, meeting. At the direction of the City Council at that time, this item is being presented for the City Council to give full consideration of approving the proposed street name of "Desert Inn Drive." ITEM NO. I� City Council Staff Report November 2, 2016 - Page 2 Approval of Purchase Order for Harris &Associates (CP 16-04) Chapter 14.08 "Street Name Changes," of the Palm Springs Municipal Code regulates the process for initiating the change of a street name for existing City streets. However, Chapter 14.08 does not regulate the naming of new City streets, which is regulated by California Government Code Section 34091.1, which states: Whenever the legislative body finds that a name should be adopted and applied to any city street, or that the existing name of any city street should be changed, the legislative body may adopt a resolution designating a name for, or change the name of, such street. In this case, if it is the desire of the City Council to officially designate the name "Desert Inn Drive" to the new street to be constructed within the Downtown Palm Springs Project located immediately north of and parallel with Tahquitz Canyon Way between Museum Drive and N. Palm Canyon Drive, the City Council may adopt the recommended Resolution. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Section 15061 (b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines exempts activities that are covered under the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect upon the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The requested action is related to the approval of a street name for a new City street, which itself will not result in any new direct physical impacts to the environment. Therefore, the requested action is considered exempt from CEQA. FISCAL IMPACT: None. SUBMITTED Marcus L. Fuller, MPA, P.E., P.L.S. David H. Ready, Esq. Assistant City Manager/City Engineer City Manager Attachment: 1. Resolution 02 Attachment 1 03 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE STREET NAME OF "DESERT INN DRIVE" FOR THE NEW STREET SEGMENT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS "MAIN STREET" IN THE DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS PROJECT, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY BETWEEN MUSEUM DRIVE AND N. PALM CANYON DRIVE WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs, (the "City"), desires to determine an appropriate street name for the new street to be constructed in the Downtown Palm Springs Project, located immediately north of and parallel with Tahquitz Canyon Way between Museum Drive and N. Palm Canyon Drive, (the "New Street'); and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 34091.1 requires that whenever the legislative body finds that a name should be adopted and applied to any city street, the legislative body may adopt a resolution designating a name for such street; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the name of the New Street should be officially identified as "Desert Inn Drive." NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby designated and identifies the name of the new street to be constructed immediately north of and parallel with Tahquitz Canyon Way between Museum Drive and N. Palm Canyon Drive as "Desert Inn Drive." SECTION 2. This Resolution is hereby adopted in accordance with California Government Code Section 34091.1 and shall be effective public notice of the official street name designation of "Desert Inn Drive" for the new street identified in Section 1 herein. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this Resolution to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, in accordance with California Government Code Section 34092. 04 Resolution No. Page 2 ADOPTED THIS 2nd day of November, 2016. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, 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 November 2, 2016, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk O5