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A
So
when
you
see
us
go
forward
like
yes,
that
means
you
probably
should
start
bringing
it
to
a
close,
but
seriously
we're
looking
forward
to
having
an
opportunity
to
exchange
ideas
with
individuals
around
our
budget.
The
budget
is
the
most
important
document
that
we
issue
each
year.
This
is
how
priorities
are
established.
A
So
I
would
like
to
begin
by
asking
our
city
manager
and
our
finance
manager
to
make
an
overview
presentation
of
the
slides
that
they
have
put
together.
At
that
point,
we
will
be
asking
some
questions
and
then
we
will
move
in
once.
We
have
asked
a
few
questions
to
allowing
everyone
in
the
public
who
would
like
to
come
forward
and
speak
to
have
an
opportunity
to
speak,
and
we
will
try
to
energy
exchange
questions
with
you
as
you
come
forward
to
speak.
So
with
that
David,
is
it
your
Jeff?
That's
closely.
B
Actually,
if
I
could
just
a
brief,
no
thank
you
I
took
my
tie
off,
so
people
did
feel
this
was
a
little
more
informal,
then
one
that,
just
as
we
go
through
the
presentation,
which
I
think
will
be
really
helpful
for
folks
to
have
a
sense,
I,
just
sort
of
want
to
follow
up
at
least
I
said
budgets
or
priorities,
and
so
this
is
and
really
appreciate,
staff
a
balanced
budget.
So
if
people
have
ideas
for
more
money,
they
would
like
to
see
us
spend.
B
It
would
be
great,
as
you
watch
your
presentation
to
think
of
things
that
you
think
may
not
be
as
important
as
what
you're
recommending,
because
we
can
only
spend
more
if
we
cut
from
somewhere
else.
So
just
given
I
just
wanted
people
to
think
about
that
as
staff
goes
through
the
presentation,
because,
ultimately,
what
council
will
decide
is,
if
we
add
something
we're
gonna,
take
something
away.
B
A
B
C
You
council
members
I,
would
just
note
that
finance
director
is
going
to
give
a
brief
presentation.
We've
made
some
modifications
to
the
presentation
that
we
saw
originally
based
on
some
council
direction.
I
would
also
know
that,
with
regard
to
the
possibility
of
measure
seeing
it,
which
is
on
the
ballot,
if
that
does
pass,
that's
obviously
going
to
have
an
impact
on
our
budget,
and
the
finance
director
has
added
a
couple
slides
that
will
sort
of
discuss
that
in
a
little
bit
more
detail.
That
being
said
at
Jeff,
oh,
why
don't
you
go
ahead
and
proceed?
D
Here's
our
revised
summary
for
the
general
fund
you'll
see
as
dr.
Reddy
indicated.
We
have
a
surplus
indicated
right
now
of
just
over
1.2
million
dollars
for
the
current
year.
We
also
have
in
new
items
in
the
prior
year
we're
showing
a
fourth
out
four
million
dollar
transfer
to
our
new
CalPERS
reserve
fund
and
additional
capital
of
one
and
a
half
million
for
additional
needs
there.
D
We
also
are
showing
a
new
item
here:
additional
staffing,
a
staff
budget
recommendations
of
nine
hundred,
sixty
thousand
dollars,
we'll
get
to
that
summary
in
a
moment,
but
we
are
presenting
at
this
point.
If
all
these
items
are
included,
we
have
a
revised
surplus
of
258
thousand
dollars,
which
would
give
us
a
reserve
of
19
percent.
D
To
get
a
better
concept
of
our
overall
reserve
position,
and
these
first
numbers
are
from
that
previous
slide
of
the
20
million
dollar
projected
ending
balance
for
next
year
with
a
19
percent
reserve.
But
we
also
have
this.
The
new
council
directed
CalPERS
reserve
set
aside
and
with
the
combination
of
all
of
the
monies
we're
looking
at
for
these
couple
of
years.
We
would
be
ending
next
year
with
a
eleven
point:
two
five
million
dollar
CalPERS
reserve
and
for
the
public.
D
So
some
major
additions
in
in
this
budget
with
all
of
these
items
are
included
for
the
current
year.
We
are
adding
three
million
dollars
that
CalPERS
reserve
and
we
have
several
capital
items.
We've
added
and
there
are
some
departmental
reorganization
items
and
departmental
budget
requests
that
were
previously
presented
at
the
April
4th
meeting
and
those
are
included
in
the
budget.
Our
major
revenue
categories
are
here
and
we
will
show
you
some
details
on
the
the
major
increases
versus
the
prior
year
and
most
notably,
we've
added
the
measure.
D
D
Other
significant
items
are
noted
here
also,
and
then
here's
the
that
new
list
that
was
not
presented
previously
that
we're
presenting
for
the
first
time
tonight.
These
are
borne
out
of
the
the
meetings
with
the
council
subcommittee
as
additional
items
of
interest
for
consideration.
For
the
the
council
at
large,
these
will
be
included
in
the
presentation
to
the
council
at
their
next
meeting,
the
first
meeting
in
May
and
here's
a
summary
of
where
we're
at
with
our
our
capital
funding.
D
For
the
current
year,
we've
got
four
million
dollars
in
the
budget
for
streets,
three
million
out
of
measure
J
and
an
additional
million
out
of
the
general
fund
being
transferred
over
to
the
capital
projects
fund.
The
4.2
million
dollar
item
there
for
facilities
that
represents
the
bow
lots
of
measure.
J
funds
which
have
not
previously
been
allocated
in
measure
J,
will
be
joining
the
City
Council
on
May,
2nd
to
present
and
discuss
their
recommendations
to
the
council
at
large.
D
The
next
two
columns
indicate
both
the
five-year
and
10-year
projected
need
for
both
streets
and
facilities,
and
I'll
note
that
none
of
these
have
solid
funding
sources
identified
for
them
at
this
time.
These
are
just
purely
the
needs
based
upon
the
current
a
report
that
councils
received
now.
The
the
major
concern
for
this
budget
year,
of
course,
is
whether
or
not
measure
C
will
pass
on
June
5th,
as
the
council
has
previously
received
information.
D
The
consultant
analysis
had
presented
that
the
estimated
loss
would
be
ten
and
a
half
million
dollars
after
that
kicks
in
in
two
years.
In
response
to
that,
we've
already
come
up
with
a
projected
list
of
potential
cuts
to
the
budget.
Now
we've
only
looked
at
the
expenditure
side,
there
are
obviously
always
could
be
revenue
enhancements
considered,
but
we
would
based
upon
the
council,
subcommittees
direction.
We've
come
up
with
three
basic
options.
One
would
be
to
go
at
at
8
percent,
across-the-board
cut,
which
is
sounds
rather
straightforward.
D
It's
rather
challenging
to
actually
implement
when
you're
looking
for
8%
in
each
department.
That
could
be
done,
but
it's
a
challenge
it
option.
2
would
be
do
the
same
approach
but
to
keep
public
safety
held
out
of
that
whole
consideration,
and
so
the
percentage
would
go
up
to
13
percent
of
safety
budgets
in
order
to
get
at
the
eight
and
a
half
million
dollar
number
now
I'll
just
mention
I'm,
sorry
to
get
to
the
ten
and
a
half
million
dollar.
D
Now
both
of
these
items
would
exclude
measure
J
at
this
point
and
also
debt
service
payments.
The
final
option
is
a
third
one.
Would
be
more
program
specific
and
the
next
two
slides
are
going
to
kind
of
lay
out
those
options
and
I
think
at
this
point,
we're
all
going
to
pause
and
let
Council
discuss
these
items
as
they
indicated
they
wanted
to
give
some
information
unless
you'd
like
me
to
start
on
giving
the
overall
summary.
A
I'll
go
ahead
and
get
started,
and
then
I
think
councilmember
Coors
will
also
have
some
comments.
We
thought
it
was
important
for
everyone
to
be
aware
that,
if
measure
G
C
does
pass,
there
are
going
to
be
budget
implications
to
it.
We
are
not
advocating
any
one
of
these
three
options.
All
of
us
have
had
experience
at
one
time
or
another
with
attempts
at
across-the-board
cuts,
and
they
are
extremely
difficult
to
implement.
A
No
doubt
if,
in
fact,
measure
G
C
passes,
we
will
be
looking
at
some
variation
of
all
three
of
these
approaches
to
to
making
cuts.
These
are
options
that
would
be
before
City
Council,
but
they
are
things
that
everyone
in
the
public
should
be
aware
of.
The
purpose
in
making
these
known
is
not
to
try
to
scare
people,
as
I
am
sure.
A
Some
folks
will
say
it
is
to
inform
individuals
as
to
what
the
potential
consequences
are
going
to
be
if
we
have
to
make
a
reduction
of
ten
million
dollars
in
this
budget,
and
no
one
should
believe
that
making
cuts
of
this
magnitude
are
going
to
be
easy.
They
are,
would
be
extremely
difficult.
No
one
on
sitting
up
here
once
make
cuts
of
this
nature,
but
it
is
one
of
the
consequences
that
we
face.
If
measured,
C
is
passed
by
the
voters.
B
Great,
thank
you.
So
what
I
just
want
to
thank
staff
I
know
both
councilmember,
Middleton
and
I
have
talked
about
how
much
we
appreciate
the
amount
of
work
that
Jeff
your
department
goes
through,
but
all
the
departments
in
preparing
a
budget
and
making
the
request
to
the
city
manager
has
to
go
through
everything
before
we
start
doing
the
work
on
it.
So,
as
always,
a
really
wonderful
job
and
very
much
appreciated.
Just
a
couple
comments
going
through
this.
B
Out
six
and
a
half
million
a
year
on
a
rolling
five-year
average,
so
it's
really
eight
million
this
year
right.
It's
the
regular,
the
three
you
had
already
plus
an
additional
five,
that's
correct,
so
that
will
get
us
to
about
11
of
the
30
we
need,
but
we
paid
some
of
that
with
the
increased
cost
this
year
and
last
year,
so
we're
about
on
track
with
our
goal.
B
Two
of
this,
the
increase
is
about
fourteen
million
dollars
more
a
year
than
we
were
paying,
and
so,
if
we
don't
put
the
money
away
for
those
big
increases
in
for
three
or
four
years,
we're
gonna
have
to
see
dramatic
cuts
and
less
CalPERS
makes
a
lot
of
money
and
they
change
their
projections.
So
it's
just
a
responsible
thing.
B
As
far
as
having
to
look
at
cut
so
very
much
appreciate
the
voters
of
our
city
stepping
up
and
doing
this,
because
it
has
allowed
us
already
to
add
six
police
personnel,
six
firefighter
paramedic
personnel
and
do
a
lot
of
these
other
things.
Here
we
have
one
or
two
other
comments
going
to
street
repairs,
given
at
least
for
the
subcommittee.
Our
recommendation
was
a
reserve
in
the
1617
percent
and
I
think,
since
we
know
it
takes
five
million
a
year
to
be
able
to
continue
road
repairs
and
then
maintain
them.
B
So
we
don't
run
into
this
75
million
whole
again.
At
least
my
recommendation
I
think
both
of
ours
would
be
to
take
a
million
out
of
that
reserve
to
street
repairs
and
hit
the
five
million
mark
and
not
have
us
start
falling
behind,
because
that
put
us
in
such
a
big
hole
in
the
past
and
it's
making
real
difference.
So
that
is
a
recommendation.
We're
going
to
make
I
do
think
on
page
13,
the
10.5
million
loss
and
the
city
attorney
probably
knows
this
number
better
than
almost
anyone
as
we've
gone
back
and
forth.
B
B
It's
it's
the
it's.
The
revenue
loss
to
the
city
and
thatin
also
includes
sales
tax.
So
just
so
we
clear
that
up.
So
people
don't
think
it's
there's
additional.
On
top
of
that,
that's
with
everything
that
the
city
would
be
losing
and
I
think
that's
all
I
have
for
this
point.
Just
things
I
wanted
to
note
before
public
comment
a.
A
Couple
of
points
and
I
want
to
pick
up
on
Street
repairs,
because
it's
something
that
I've
put
a
lot
of
energy
into
and
I
really
want
to
thank
staff
and
the
prior
City
Council
for
their
commitment
on
street
repairs.
If
you
go
back
approximately
four
years,
we
were
looking
at
an
estimate
of
an
over
75
million
dollars
to
bring
all
of
our
streets
up
to
a
satisfactory
level.
A
In
the
last
three
years,
City
Council
has
invested
twenty
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
street
repairs
that
coinciding
with
good
oil
prices
has
allowed
us
to
get
far
more
bang
for
the
dollar
and
the
estimate
that
I'm
seeing
right
now
is
Marcus,
am
I
correct,
somewhere
in
the
vicinity
of
thirty
five
to
forty
million
dollars
to
bring
every
street
up
to
satisfactory.
If
we
can
spend
the
five
million
dollars
on
an
annual
basis
over
the
next
five
years,
we
can
not
only
improve
the
number
of
streets
that
we
have
that
are
at
satisfactory.
A
Something
else,
though,
that
flipping
back
to
page
seven.
Not
only
did
we
have
a
seven
million
dollar
increase
in
sales
tax,
we
had
a
1.1
million
dollar
increase
in
the
property
taxes
that
came
in
that's
a
testament
to
how
hot
and
how
strong
the
Palm
Springs
real
estate
market
is,
and
we
are
now
benefiting
the
benefit
of
that
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
have
revenues
that
we
can
use
to
pay
down
our
pers
obligations
and
to
invest
in
additional
Public
Safety.
B
And
I
will
throw
out
one
more
thing
which
is,
and
it's
not
a
7-figure
thing
so
you'll
be
happy,
but
we
do
need
a
couple
things.
One
is
to
put
some
money
in
the
budget
and
prepared
it
will
be
prepared
on
May
2nd
to
discuss
from
our
subcommittee
that's
doing
the
Voting
Rights
Act
for
our
public
outreach
and
community
forums
and
a
demographer
and
all
the
things
that
go
with
the
district
election
process.
We
want
to
interactive
map,
so
people
actually
can
draw
their
own
Maps
and
submit
them.
B
So
we
want
to
put
money
aside
there.
We
also
want,
as
we're
about
to
go
into
recruitment
for
our
boards
and
commissions,
to
put
some
money
into
doing
actual
advertising
for
it,
because
I
think
the
same
issue
that
applies
at
the
council
level
applies
to
our
boards
and
commissions
as
far
as
not
reflecting
the
diversity
of
our
city,
and
so
we
need
to
do
I
think
different
outreach
and
put
some
dollars
into
that
effort
to
make
sure
we're
getting
diverse,
a
possible
pool
of
applicants
into
the
process.
A
D
A
D
It
doesn't
sound
like
much,
but
it
has
a
massive
increase
on
contributions
required
by
public
employers.
Now,
the
part
that
we
haven't
discussed
is
on
February
14th.
They
implemented
a
new
set
of
changes
and
the
most
significant
of
those
is
the
lowering
of
the
amortization
schedule
on
the
debt
on
the
unfunded
liability.
If
you
will,
from
30
years
to
20
years,
so
I
liken
this
to
if
you
have
a
floating
adjustable
rate
mortgage
and
you're
going
from
a
30-year
mortgage,
and
you
decide
you're
gonna
refinance
and
do
a
20-year
mortgage.
D
Yeah
you're
gonna
save
a
lot
of
money
in
those
outer
years
on
interest
costs,
but
you're
definitely
going
to
be
paying
a
lot
more
upfront.
You
know:
I
talked
to
the
senior
actuary
for
CalPERS
and
separately,
our
own
actuary
for
CalPERS,
and
neither
one
of
them
would
even
admit
that
our
future
obligations
for
the
years
beginning
in
21,
22
and
22
23,
where
you
have
the
question
mark
Sarah,
they
wouldn't
even
admit
there
was
going
to
be
a
positive
or
a
minus.
D
As
I
said,
we
were
doing
other
reforms
and
it
could
all
come
out
in
the
wash
so
cities
and
other
entities
are
kind
of
on
our
own
right
now
to
do
our
best
efforts
to
make
these
projections
so
hopefully
with
the
next
set
of
actuarials,
which
will
come
out
sometime
between
July
and
October,
even
late
as
December,
they
will
have
revised
numbers.
But
these
are
these
numbers.
D
Are
the
CalPERS
projections
for
us
at
this
point
so
when
you
see
that
line
they're
going
from
current
contributions
of
1617
from
thirteen
and
a
half
million
to
almost
doubling
out
in
22
23?
That's
that's.
What's
been
motivating
most
of
our
actions
for
this
past
year
and
then
I'll
also
point
out
included
in
this
is
our
retiree
health
insurance
obligations,
which
are
much
smaller
but
growing,
also
which
are
there
in
that
bottom
line.
Jeff.
A
If
you
could
stay
with
that
slide
for
a
moment,
the
strategy
that
we
have
been
trying
to
follow
over
the
last
year
has
been
to
well.
We
are
in
good
time,
set
aside
additional
money,
try
to
have
a
rolling
five-year
average
of
money
that
we
are
setting
aside
over
and
above
what
we're
obligated
to
do
for
CalPERS.
Are
there
additional
steps
that
either
you
or
dr.
Reddy
feel
we
should
be
taking
well.
D
One
of
the
things
we've
done
already
is
CalPERS
has
made
available
an
option
to
do
a
prepayment
at
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year,
which
pays
a
substantial
portion
of
our
annual
obligation,
and
we
took
advantage
of
that
this
year
and
we're
saving
about
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
from
just
that.
Move.
Because
and
that's
after
considering
lost
interest
income
and.
A
D
D
C
You
council,
member
I,
would
just
like
to
note.
There
is
a
one
other
area
that
we're
still
trying
to
piece
together
to
finalize
it
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
we
have
it
council
meeting
next
week,
and
that
is
with
regard
to
the
fire
department.
It
appears
we're
going
to
need
some
additional
and
I
mentioned
this
last
week,
additional
inspections
that
will
be
offset
by
fee,
so
it
should
basically
be
a
cost
neutral.
A
All
right
folks,
anyone
who
would
like
to
speak.
We
do
not
have
speaker
cards
this
evening,
so
what
I
would
ask
is
you
are
interested
in
speaking
to
us
please
line
up
over
here
on
my
right
and
your
left
along
the
the
wall.
We
will
take
folks
one
at
a
time
and,
as
I
said
when
I
nod
off
than
you've
spoken
long
enough,
John.
E
E
E
That
view
has
mayor
and
I
do
know
that
sieve
AG
has
been
making
some
good
moves.
They
seem
to
be
headed
in
the
right
direction.
We'll
hope
that
the
path
of
life
proves
to
be
an
effective
and
impactful
service
and
I'm
delighted
that
sieve
AG
has
hired
hark
to
undertake
an
assessment
of
existing
and
new
services
in
the
Coachella
Valley
for
the
homeless
and
gaps
in
service
that
may
remain,
but
I
must
gas
shouldn't
the
city
be
doing
more
on
our
own.
E
Such
a
reinvention
would
require
a
dedicated
staff,
member,
at
least
a
part-time
consultant,
to
move
the
city
toward
a
more
rapid
and
more
purposeful
engagement
in
the
fight
against
homelessness.
There
may
be
grant
money
or
some
daylight
in
this
budget
before
you
finish
your
work
in
two
months
to
pay
for
such
a
person.
I
do
hope
so
and
I
also
hope
the
city
will
welcome
more
volunteer
engagement
in
the
issue.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
C
And
I
think
a
general
statement
I
would
like
to
make
and
and
because
the
gentleman
raised,
an
important
question
that
it
is
an
issue
at
our
doorsteps.
The
reality
is
the
structural
arrangement
of
government.
Is
local
government
has
not
involved
in
social
services.
It's
a
function
of
County
government
they're,
the
ones
that
receive
the
tax
dollars
to
handle
it.
C
Obviously,
as
we
know,
they're
not
able
to
handle
the
issues,
the
issue
is
us,
and
so
council
has
gone
above
and
beyond
what
they're
required
to
do
in
essence,
taking
money
from
the
general
fund
for
other
services
and
and
used
it
for
homeless
services.
Now,
certainly,
we've
had
some
improvement.
Clearly,
council
wants
to
do
more.
C
With
regard
to
the
coordination,
it's
manifested
in
a
couple
ways
one
clearly:
the
police
department
is
involved
with
personnel
dedicated
to
the
homeless,
working
in
conjunction
with
our
Community
Development
Department,
which
is
administering
grants
from
the
healthcare
district
and
is
hiring
doing
the
hiring
of
the
county
for
the
additional
healthcare
worker
social
workers.
That
being
said,
it's
the
main
locus
of
the
coordination
is
between
Community
Development
and
the
police
department.
The
chief
is
very
involved.
The
director
of
Community
Development
is
very
involved.
B
So
I
do
have
a
couple
comments
on
it.
First,
on
the
staffing
note,
because
I
do
think
one
person
who
is
really
focused-
and
maybe
it's
a
combination
of
both
homelessness
and
housing,
affordability
for
working
families,
because
without
that
we
end
up
having
people
who
lose
their
homes
and
end
up
homeless.
It's
something
worth
looking
at
and
it
might
be
thinking
about
some
of
the
desert
healthcare
district.
For
some
funding
towards
that,
we
may
have
some
funding
extra
funding
from
our
new
wraparound
services.
B
But
while
we're
on
this
I
do
want
to
share
a
little
because
we've
in
this
budget,
just
so
folks,
are
aware.
We've
added
there's
an
additional
two
hundred
thousand
this
year
to
do
wraparound
services,
which
will
include
a
case
manager
and
employment
specialists
who
are
exclusively
focused
on
working
with
our
residents,
who
are
homeless,
to
help
get
them
off
the
street
so
and
that's
new
funding
and
there's
also
another.
B
The
full
crisis
team
is
about
three
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
we're
adding
a
second
one
that
we
didn't
have
last
year.
Most,
not
all
of
that
money
comes
from
a
grant.
We
wrote
to
the
desert
healthcare
district,
actually
asking
for
two
million
dollars:
investment
in
West,
Valley,
homeless,
related
programs
which
they
agreed
to,
and
so
that
will
enable
us
to
do
more.
The
sieve
AG
program
in
the
first
six
months
has
had
some
very
good
success.
B
I
think
about
twenty
six
people
who
were
on
the
streets
are
now
housed
and
about
the
same
number
of
people
got
rental
assistance
who
otherwise
would
be
on
the
streets.
So
that
program
which
is
new,
is
we're
starting
to
see
results
which
is
terrific
as
well,
but
we
can
always
do
more
and
I
think
this
also
is
going
to
fit
into
the
conversation
on.
B
You
know
we
subsidize
a
lot
of
units
when
they
were
built
and
as
those
expire
making
sure
we
have
funding
to
keep
those
people
in
those
subsidized
units,
because
preventing
homelessness
is
as
important
as
addressing
the
people
who
are
currently
homeless,
because
otherwise
they're
just
cycling
different
people
on
and
off
the
streets
and
the
goal
is
to
get
as
many
people
off
the
streets
as
possible.
So
I
think
the
city
in
the
last
two
years
has
really
seen
an
increase
in
focus
and
in
resources
towards
this
I
do
agree.
B
We
can
and
should
do
more,
and
we
were
one
of
the
few
cities
in
the
county
to
see
a
significant
decline
in
the
number
of
homeless
in
the
point-in-time
count,
despite
having
twice
as
many
volunteers
on
the
streets.
So
it
is
progress
as
john
mentioned,
but
we
still
have
a
lot
of
people
who
don't
have
a
place
roof
over
the
head
every
night
and
that
has
to
be
a
top
priority.
So
I
appreciate
those
comments.
True
and.
A
I
would
add
to
that
that
when
we
look
at
the
budget
and
what
we're
spending
on
homeless,
the
these
items
are
spread
across
a
wide
range
of
different
apartments,
and
one
of
the
things
that
staff
and
I
applaud
them
have
been
trying
to
do
over.
Just
the
last
48
hours
is
to
bring
together
the
various
expenditures
that
we
do
make
with
regard
to
homeless
services
and
put
them
in
a
single
exhibit,
so
that
we
can,
for
the
public,
make
a
very
clear
presentation
of
how
much
have
we
spent.
F
Yeah,
my
name
is
Kathy
Brandt
and
I'm
here
to
speak
about
the
two
budget
items
that
relate
to
the
Palm
Springs
library
and
I'm,
urging
the
City
Council
to
reverse
the
trend
that
has
been
in
existence
for
the
last
twelve
or
fourteen
years
and
spend
some
time
spent
some
money
on
our
beloved
library.
Since
2007
staffing
at
the
library
has
decreased
by
thirty
nine
percent,
while
vision,
the
visits
daily
visits
in
circulation
have
increased
dramatically.
In
2007,
there
were
over
23
full-time,
equivalent
staff
23.
F
One
thousand
two
items
are
on
your
list
for
possible
funding
for
next
year,
one
half
of
a
librarian
one,
half
and
$100,000
to
renovate
the
Jacey
free
building
now
I
know
we
all
know
that
the
Frey
building
is
and
needs
to
be
really
renovated
from
the
studs
up
and-
and
it
is,
it
is
an
important
part
of
the
budget
and
actually
has
a
lot
of
potential
for
increasing
revenue
for
the
city
but
being
able
to
rent
it
out.
If
there's
different
service
groups
to
hold
function,
is
there
and
things
like
that.
F
But
the
library
building
itself
needs
renovation,
no
matter
if
we
get
a
new
library
within
the
next
10
20
years,
probably
not
in
my
lifetime.
But
up
until
that
point
that
a
decision
is
made
about
the
library
at
new
library.
We
have
to
live
with
the
old
one
and
it's
a
beautiful
building.
It's
it's
a
historic
building,
and
but
it
is
Ninian
dire
need
of
a
renovation
of
the
infrastructure
this
has
been
bandied
about
there
mandated
about.
A
You
and
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
the
Friends
of
the
Palm
Springs
Library,
and
it
was
a
very,
very
positive
meeting.
Councilmember,
holstege
and
I
are
members
of
the
library
subcommittee.
We
will
be
meeting
this
Thursday
with
the
trustees
at
their
regular
meeting.
That's
Thursday,
3:00
p.m.
in
the
large
conference
room
here
at
City
Hall,
so
I
certainly
encourage
everyone
who
is
interested
in
libraries
to
attend
that
meeting.
Subsequently,
we
are
looking
forward
to
meeting
also
with
Palm
Springs
foundation,
with
the
purchase
of
the
property
by
the
College
of
the
desert.
A
There
are
an
awful
lot
of
opportunities
that
we
have
to
evaluate
moving
forward
as
to
what
the
future
for
our
library
should
be.
Lots
of
options
are
on
the
table
and
I
look
very
much
to
being
able
to
interact
with
the
trustees,
the
foundation,
the
friends
in
our
community,
so
that
we
make
the
right
decisions
at
the
right
time
for
the
future
of
the
library.
Some
of
this
in
terms
of
maintenance.
These
are
things
that
we
have
identified,
not
only
in
the
library
building,
but
in
many
buildings
throughout
Palm
Springs.
B
B
C
With
regard
to
the
the
library
clearly,
with
the
announcement
that
the
College
of
the
desert
has
acquired
the
parking
or
I'm
sorry
has
acquired
the
the
old
mall.
That
obviously
is
going
to
raise
the
issue
of
the
discussion
of
what
we
do
with
the
library
again,
which
is
a
very
good
thing
in
the
meantime.
What
we
do
know
is
that
there's
at
least
five
million
dollars
worth
of
capital
that
we
need
to
put
into
the
current
library.
That
is
a
discussion
we
are
gonna
have
to
have
with
regard
to
the
FRA
building.
C
B
And
I
would
just
ask
that
for
the
May
2nd
given
we'll
have
this
joint
meeting
on
our
capital
budget,
which,
as
we
can
see
from
you,
know,
160
million
dollars
in
the
next
ten
years
to
really
make
sure
we're
looking
at
the
comprehensive
list
with
measure
J
getting
their
input
and
having
council
start
to
prioritize
what
we
want
to
do
and
I
think
may
seconds
a
good
time
to
do
that
since
we'll
be
in
that
joint
meeting.
Yes,
so
thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
G
Think
this
kind
of
dovetails
pretty
well
I,
don't
know
Pam,
and
it
was
great
that
she
went
ahead
and
gave
all
the
facts
and
figures,
because
I
was
I,
want
to
take
a
little
different
approach
on
the
library
and
just
state
where
I
see
it
and
well
how
it's
useful,
I,
think
Lisa
mentions
talking
about
public
safety.
Well,
I
suggest
that
the
library
has
a
mental
safety
issue
that
if
we
provide
a
refuge,
a
place
of
tranquility,
a
place
that
is
welcoming
to
all
and
is
just
full
of
knowledge
and
information.
G
It
is
almost
a
priceless
situation
with
the
library
and
kids
today,
and
also
adults
who
are
now
addicted
to
their
small
smartphones,
need
an
alternative
place
where
you
don't
have
that
tool
at
hand,
and
you
explore
the
world
in
other
ways.
So
I've
been
in
that
library,
since
about
1990
and
I,
like
Pam
I'm
amazed
what
they've
been
able
to
get
out
of
the
staff
reduction.
G
But
to
me,
that's
not
how
you
keep
staff
I,
assume
they're,
going
to
collapse
and
disappear
over
time
here
that
you
know
they
do
need
additional
bodies,
no
matter
how
much
automation
comes
in
the
library
is
not
a
place
of
automation,
so
I'm
thrilled
that
you
know
there's
an
additional
meeting
that
Lisa's
going
to
attend.
You
know
that
that
perhaps
you
all
recognize
that
this
slide
needs
to
stop.
This
is
Palm
Springs
of
imagery
and
what
we
can
deliver
of
substance
on
an
intellectual
level
to
people
not
just
the
next
big
hotel.
G
That's
going
into
this
town,
I
personally
am
NOT
happy
at
those
numbers.
I
think
we
could
provide.
You
know
a
much
more
secure
and
satisfying
life
to
our
residents.
Here
you
said:
where
do
we
get
the
dollars?
I
look.
Did
a
980
thousand
dollar
hotel
incentive?
Why
don't?
We
have
one
less
hotel
and
a
more
distinguished
library
that
we
can
compare
to
any
in
the
valley.
All
I
ever
hear
is
that
Rancho
Mirage
has
the
library
I
think
we
could
easily
outshine
them
with
just
a
few
more
dollars
and
a
little
more
focus.
B
H
Your
honors
council
member
Middleton
and
mr.
Coors,
my
name,
is
Adam
ik,
bride
and
I'm
honored
to
be
a
Palm
Springs
public
library
trustee
one
of
those
people.
You
were
just
referencing
I'm,
also
on
Library
Foundation
as
a
board
member
I'm,
very
proud
to
be
a
friend
of
the
library
I'm,
a
local
business
owner
I'm,
member
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
a
resident
of
Palm
Springs
I
normally
wing
this.
H
But
these
are
important
things
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
guys,
but
some
of
you
know
I
will
lead
sometimes,
but
our
library
is
really
lucky
to
have
served.
Two
hundred
twenty
three
thousand
two
hundred
and
eighteen
people
at
the
main
library
and
sixty
four
thousand
nine
hundred
and
eighty
nine
at
the
whale
would
Murray
Memorial
Library
jeanny
will
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
for
a
total
member
total
number
of
two
hundred
and
eighty
eight
thousand
two
hundred
and
seven
citizens
and
users
walk
through
our
door.
That's
past
year.
H
H
So
it's
really
something
to
see
in
a
community
our
size.
This
much
support
and
I
know
that
you
guys
feel
the
same
way
so
I'm
not
preaching
to
I,
know
I'm
preaching
to
the
choir,
and
it's
very
rare
but
I
think
that
we're
really
blessed
in
Palm
Springs
to
have
such
a
supportive
community
and
it's
time
for
us
to
leverage
that
I.
Also
think,
each
of
you
and
mayor
moon,
who
always
come
to
our
events
and
cheer
us
on
and
I,
know
last
year
the
reading
program
right
in
the
middle
of
it.
H
You
know
they're
the
citizens
take
note
of
that,
and
they
really
do
appreciate
that
support
I'm
here
to
say.
Thank
you
as
well
as
let
you
know
that
we
are
proud
of
the
continued
support
that
you've
given
to
our
budget
through
the
years,
even
though
the
trustees
had
a
conversation
about
this
not
too
long
ago,
with
the
staff
and
I
think
that
we
know
just
from
the
what
you've
heard
so
far
that
we
do
a
lot
with
less
I
asked
Jeanne.
H
What
could
we
do
with
more
just
imagine,
and
so
that
should
be
our
dream
and
it
should
be
our
goal,
as
citizens
is
to
someday,
have
more
for
the
library
and
all
of
us
be
very
proud
of
what
that
would
bring
us
over
the
coming
months.
That
staff
trustees
foundation,
friends,
our
council,
liaisons
and
the
public
will
be
coming
together
and
will
be
starting
a
new
strategic
plan,
one
that
hasn't
been
done
in
many
years
for
the
library
and
we're
not
calling
it
a
strategic
plan.
H
We're
calling
it
a
strategic
direction,
which
we
think
is
more
important,
and
it's
for
the
future
library,
programs
and
services
to
take
our
library
and
our
users
to
the
next
level
of
what
a
world-class
library
can
provide
and
she'll
Rancho
Mirage.
What
it's
all
about
by
the
way,
this
plan
will
identify
three
to
five
year
goals
so
that
it's
much
more
manageable
for
us
and
it
will
require
your
support.
H
We're
gonna
be
back
in
here,
asking
you
to
consider
these
things
and
look
at
additional
funding
and
I
know
that's
hard
when
you're
looking
at
the
cost
of
rising
calpers
and
the
things
you
have
to
be
faced
with,
but
I
think
that
if
we
don't
ask
we'll
never
get
there.
So
it's
time
for
us
to
focus
on
that
so
and
finally,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
and
I
hope.
Once
again,
our
community
of
supporters
and
we've
just
tapped
a
few.
We
could
have
had
this
room,
probably
full.
H
If
we'd
put
the
call
out,
we
can
count
on
your
approval
of
Ginny's
budget
this
year
by
all
means
and
without
hesitation.
You'll
approve
that
and
I
want
you
to
remember
my
name,
because
I
will
be
back
as
a
trustee
asking
for
more
money
in
the
future
and
that's
what
I
have
to
say.
Thank
you
any
questions
for
me
as
a
trustee,
I
think.
A
What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
I
know.
Councilmember,
holstege
and
I
wanted
to
be
assigned
to
the
library
committee,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
to
to
evaluate
these
plans
moving
forward
and
to
make
our
library
something
that
we
are
not
only
as
proud
of
as
we
are
today,
but
even
more
proud
at
the.
H
I
And
good
evening,
I'm
Bruce
Hoban,
as
many
of
you
know,
I've,
been
to
a
lot
of
the
budget
meetings
and
so
by
question.
Here's
and
looking
at
this
proposed
budget
on
page
nine,
it
talks
about
the
bargaining
units
for
the
contracts
that
expire
on
June
30th.
It
says
TBD,
so
does
that
mean
right
now
we
are
leaving
the
current
contract
salary
levels
in
place
until
that
bargaining
concludes
at
the
end
of
June
and
therefore
assuming
it
goes
up.
There's
a
lot
more.
I
There
are
more
expenses
than
anticipated.
Okay.
I
know
that's
a
sensitive
topic
to
say
what
would
go
up
by,
but
it
is
a
fact
that
in
2010
we
reduced
the
city
employees
by
10%
and
we've
only
given
them
4%
back
on
that
since
2010
and
inflation
has
been
over
13%
since
that
time
period.
So
there
is
some
number.
So
that's
really
a
question.
I
Okay,
is
you
know
what
is
this
number
in
the
present
budget
and
then
the
second
one
I
heard
that
the
CalPERS
expense
on
newer
employees
is
not
really
seeing
an
adjustment
yet
because
we
have
people
keep
leaving
the
city,
and
so
does
that
imply.
There's
a
high
turnover
in
newer
employees
that
we're
bringing
in
because
perhaps
salaries
are
not
competitive.
Those
are
my
two
questions.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
C
I
would
know
yes
it
it
is
to
be
determined.
So
the
budget
is
a
carryover
budget
with
increases
in
personnel
related,
but
for
any
bargaining
unit
increases,
so
those
would
have
to
come
in
at
the
end
of
the
process.
That
would
be
to
add.
It
expense
number
one
number
two
with
regard
to
our
people
paid
in
Palm
Springs
enough
to
keep
them
here,
I
would
say:
Palm
Springs
probably
pays
a
little
better
than
than
other
cities
in
our
comparative
set.
C
B
C
D
C
A
B
Back
and
then
we
have
another
hundred
thousand
that
we
were
directing
from
PS
resorts
because
we
direct
225,000
our
new
contract.
We
do
have
some
more
money
there
that
we
can
direct
and
we
haven't
directed
that
yeah
right.
Okay,
so
second
was
the
loss
on
the
golf
course,
and
maybe
you
can
explain
that
David
I
think.
The
question
is
that
we're
gonna
have
the
same
loss.
This
fiscal.
You
ever
maybe
explain
that
whole
situation,
the.
C
The
golf
course
subsidy,
it's
basically
two
parts,
one
is
the
debt
on
it,
which
is
approximately
a
million
dollars
a
year.
The
other
is,
if
there's
a
subset
in
their
operations,
it
used
to
be
almost
almost
two
million
dollars
a
year.
We've
made
some
structural
arrangements
and
things
the
bottom
line
is
now.
It
basically
breaks
even
on
on
operations.
However,
there
still
is
that
yearly
about
a
million
dollars
in
debt
service.
That
being
said,
there's
about
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
debt.
That
remains,
and
that
will
be.
We
just
looked
at
that
through.
C
D
A
Well,
this
is
the
first
meeting
that
we
have
had
on
on
this
dedicated.
We
have
many
meetings
coming
up
at
City
Council
you.
This
is
not
going
to
be
the
last
opportunity
for
individuals
to
weigh
in,
and
we
certainly
receive
your
phone
calls
and
your
emails
I
encourage
not
only
those
that
are
in
the
audience,
but
those
that
are
watching
at
home
on
their
laptops
and
their
television
screens
to
reach
out
to
councilmember,
Coors
and
I.
Regarding
your
suggestions
for
the
budget,
we
want
to
make
this
as
an
interactive
process,
as
we
can.
A
I
will
come
back
to
one
of
our
themes
this
year
is.
We
know
that
we
have
some
very
long-term
obligations
that
we
need
to
make
most,
particularly
with
reference
to
infrastructure
and
with
our
obligations
to
CalPERS.
We
are
trying
in
what
is
a
good
year
financially
for
the
city,
to
set
money
aside
and
to
use
the
increased
revenues
to
take
care
of
the
upcoming
expenses
that
we
will
incur.
We
are
on
a
ten
eleven
year,
bull
market.