HomeMy WebLinkAbout22102 - RESOLUTIONS - 11/14/2007 RESOLUTION NO. 22102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR A 115
ACRE SITE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF TRAMVIEW ROAD AND NORTH INDIAN CANYON
DRIVE FOR THE WEST VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER
OF COLLEGE OF THE DESERT.
WHEREAS, the Desert Community College District undertook a process to select a
location for the Western Coachella Valley Education Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs proposed a 115 acre site at the northwest corner
of Tramview Road and Indian Canyon Drive as the location of the campus, and
committed to undertaking the acquisition process with the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management; and
WHEREAS, the City also 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 will 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
Resolution No. 22102
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs
that on a combined 142 acre site, and additionally offers the following:
Section 1. An Exclusive Agreement to Negotiate with the Desert Community
College District for a 115 acre site located at the northwest corner of Tramview
Road and North Indian Canyon Drive for the location of the Western Coachella
Valley Education Center in the City of Palm Springs, is hereby approved; and
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute all
documents related to this Agreement.
ADOPTED this 14t" day of November, 2007.
David H. Ready, Cit�er
ATTEST:
mes 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- 22102 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at an
adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 14'h day of
November, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet, and Mayor Oden.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None.
es Thompson, City Clerk
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