City Hall Council Chamber 1515 Sixth Street, Coachella, California (760)398-3502 . www.coachella.org MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA THE COUNCIL SITTING As THE COACHELLA SANITARY DISTRICT, COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION. DISTRICT,COACHELLA FINANCING AUTHORITY, COACHELLA EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL CORPORATION, COACHELLA WATER AUTIORITV,SUCCESSOR AGENCY TOTHE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANDO COACHELLA PARKS AND. RECREATION FOUNDATION January 14, 2025 10:00. 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Minutes Page 2 CALLTOORDER: City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 Mayor Hernandez called the Special Meeting oft the City Council oft the City of Coachella to order at 10:00 a.m. ROLLCALL: Present: Councilmember Perez, Councilmember Dr. Figueroa, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Delgado, and Mayor Hernandez City Clerk City Treasurer APPROVALOF AGENDA: "Att this time the Council/ BoamuCopontiowAuthonty may announce any items being pulled from the Agenda or continued to another date or request the moving of an item on the agenda" PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The City Clerk led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENTS (CLOSED SESSIONITEMS): The public may address the City Coumal/PoauCoponton Authority on any item ofinterest to the public that isi not on1 the agenda but is in the subject matter jurisdiction thereof. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes. Ini regards to the public evaluation performance ofthe City Manager In Opposition: Request to Speak: 1. Jesus Gonzalez 2. Juan M. Alvarado Jr. 3. Claudia Lua Alvarado 4. Neftali Galarza 5. Victor Garcia 6. Vanessa Aguilar 7. Ruben Gonzalez Minutes Page: 3 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 8. Yaya Ortiz 9. Anna L. Garcia 10. Jesus Lopez 11.Dr. Frances Esparza 12. Ariana Rodriguez 13.Joel Moto 14. Armen Paronyan 15. Fernando Escalante 16. Nick Meza 17. Freeman Swank (Armtek) 18. Grace Martin 19. Jason Hernandez 20. Joise Gonzalez 21.. Jose Comite Latino 22. Rosalio Avila 23. Israel Morales 24. Jaime Barajas 25.Joey Acuna Jr. 26. Martha Arriola - Representing the staff of Coral Mountain Academy 27. Steve Garcia 28. Jennifer Duran 29. Natalia Gonzalez 30. Amalia U. Deaztlan 31. Marnie Navarro Minutes Page 4 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 32. Oscar Fonseca 33. Agustin Arreola 34. Vanessa Sanchez-Meza 35. Bethany Aguiar 36. Matthew Rickert 37. Mayra Perez 38. Angela Zepeda 39. Castulo Estrada 40. Gabriel Perez 41. Hope Huerta 42. Risseth Lora 43. Maritza Martinez 44. Celina Jimenez 45. Ruben Ramirez 46.4 Andrew Simmons 47.I Delia Granados 48.John Kearney 49. Beatrice Hernandez 50. Ismael Ortiz Via Zoom: 1. Adrian Ruiz 2. Mario Ornelas 3. Rosa Cobadilla Minutes Page 5 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 4. Steven Hernandez Mayor Pro Tem Delgado stepped away at 12:08pm. and returned at 12:15pm. 5. Isela Murillo 6. Michelle Salado 7. CLG 8. Craig Smith 9. Chris 10. Estela Acuna 11. Marissa Aceves 12. Mr. Garcia 13.Luisa Erethia 14. Tanya 15. Duane Young 16. Supervisor Manuel Perez Via Email: 1. Ray Leon 2. Lelia Namvar 3. Esperanza Arce 4. Luz Gallegos 5. Lorena Robles 6. Yavonne Zapata 7. Christopher Martinez 8. Daniel Garcia Minutes Page 6 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 9. Diana Gomez Councilmember Dr. Figueroa stepped away at 12:50 p.m. and returned at 12:51p.m. 10. Lizbeth Navarro Councilmember Virgen stepped away at 12:52 p.m. and returned at 12:57 p.m. 11. Maria Ortiz 12. Eduardo Ceja 13.Juan Martinez 14. Diana Quesada 15. Juan Guevara 16. Brandon Marley 17.Jasmin Ceja 18. Juan Garcia Mayor Hernandez stepped away at 1:10 p.m. and returned at 1:11p.m. 19. Eduardo Garcia 20. Rosa Ceja 21. Steven Perez Councimember Virgen stepped away at 1:13 p.m. and returned at 11:13 p.m. 22. Francisco Arce 23. Cesar Huazano 24. Yareli Felix 25. Donald Quigley 26. Elena Bonilla Minutes Page 7 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 27. Talitha Barcenas 28. Adriana Gonzalez 29. Yesenia Aispuro 30. Margit F. Chiriaco Rusche 31. Mel Williams 32. Marisol Zamora Silva 33. Gretchen Diaz 34. George Tudor 35. Christy Porter 36. Patty Solis 37. Brenda Gaxiola 38. Katia Lopez 39. Berlinda Blackburn 40. Javier Madrigal 41. Veronica Gomez 42. Victor Valdez 43. Ruben Perez 44. Jose Campos 45. Miguel Navarrete 46. Monica Rodriguez 47. Melanie Aguilar 48. Amelia Rodriguez 49.. Jocelyn Vargas 50. Emanuel Garcia Minutes Page 8 City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 51.Leonard St. Sauver 52. Philip Bautista 53. Monica Rodriguez 54. Craig Armstrong 55. Weld-mart 56. Teran Family 57. Maria Ruiz 58. Janell Percy InF Favor: Via Zoom: 1. Jonathan Baton 2. Carissa Herrea - Teachers Association 3. David 4. Stephanie Ambriz 5. Christian Bautista ADJOURNTOCLOSED: SESSION: Title: City Manager PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: Acting City Manager PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CONFERENCE WITHLEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.90)2)(e,0) One (1) Potential Case CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: City Manager Minutes Page 9 Motion: Approved: 3-2: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: Acting City Manager City Council Special Meeting January 14, 2025 To place City Manager on paid administrative leave effective immediately Councilmember Perez, Councilmember Dr. Figueroa, and Mayor Pro Tem Delgado Councilmember Virgen, and Mayor Hernandez Motion: To appoint Maritza Martinez as acting City Manager immediately Approved: 5-0, Unanimous roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Councilmember Perez, Councilmember Dr. Figueroa, Councilmember Virgen, Mayor Pro Tem Delgado, and Mayor Hernandez None CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9d)2)(e)0) One (1) Potential Case Noi reportable action taken. REPORTS AND REQUESTS: Council comments/Report of] Miscellaneous Committees. City Manager gives his thanks. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Hernandez adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. City Clerk A