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From YouTube: City Council Joint Commission Meeting | Jun 21 2022
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A Special Joint Session of the Palm Springs City Council, Boards, Commissions and Committees, held June 21st, 2022 at 6pm
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We
want
to
see
you
as
our
partners
in
helping
to
make
this
city
the
kind
of
city
that
we
are
trying
all
of
us
to
achieve,
and
we're
really
pleased
to
have
you
here
this
evening.
It
is
the
first
of
what
will
be
many
upcoming
conversations
around.
How
do
we
make
ourselves
more
effective
from
a
procedural
standpoint,
we're
going
to
give
10
minutes
to
each
commission
we're
going
to
do
so
in
alphabetical
order?
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So
again.
Ten
minutes
to
do
your
presentation,
an
initial
five-minute
q.
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then
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
commission
in
alphabetical
order
when
we're
finished
with
every
commission
will
open
it
up
again
to
city
council
for
questions
and
for
comments
that
any
of
us
might
have
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
let
the
city
city
clerk,
take
and
call
each
board
and
commission
up,
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you.
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Thank
you,
mayor
and
city
council
of
top
dollar,
chairman
of
the
airport
commission.
I
believe
it's,
the
largest
commission
of
all
the
other
commissions
that
we
have
and
the
reason
being
that
we
represent
all
the
cities
in
the
coachella
valley,
including
the
riverside
county,
having
been
in
the
desert
for
over
three
decades.
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So
that
was
our
number
one
choice
and
kevin
or
the
others.
If
I
say
anything,
incorrect
correct
me,
so
definitely
we
would
like
to
see
down
the
road.
We
take
that
step
understanding
that,
in
order
to
get
immigration
and
customs,
it
takes
a
lot
of
federal
as
well
as
state
approvals,
but
we
need
to
some
sometimes
somewhere
have
to
make
a
start.
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Absolutely,
madam
mayor
and
city
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
international
service.
Really,
the
genesis
of
that
is
going
to
be
a
master
planning
project
for
the
airport,
so
that
we
can
understand
what
traffic
we're
receiving
understand,
what
our
limitations,
what
our
capabilities
are
and
then
from
there
we
can
build
a
program
around
international
service.
We've
already
been
in
discussions
with
custom
and
border
protection
about
what
that
looks
like
what
the
facilities
needs.
Are
we
just
need
to
undergo
that
planning
process
to
ensure
it
happens?
All.
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I'm
the
only
one
of
that
board-
that's
here
tonight
and
good
evening.
First
of
all,
and
we
had
no
prepared
presentation
that
was
correct.
There's
one
thing:
I'd
like
to
throw
at
the
city
council
the
primary
discussions
we
have
on
that
board
relate
to
violations
of
the
short-term
rental
act
and
many
of
us
or
most
of
us
remember
the
tumult
and
argumenting
the
arguing
that
went
on
that
led
to
that
act
and
it's
a
very
strict
and
very
severe
act.
I
Good
evening,
I'm
tom
jakeway
from
architectural
review,
and
I
want
to
say
that
our
committee
is
pretty
unique
in
that
every
single
person
on
the
committee
is
a
design
professional.
So
we
are
really
tasked
with
with
approaching
our
review
of
projects
in
a
very
professional
sort
of
way,
and
I
have
to
say
our
committee
works
together.
Like
a
swiss
clock,
everybody
gets
along
with
each
other
and
I
think
we
have
really
really
improved
a
number
of
projects
that
have
come
before
us
with
our
accomplishments.
I
I
would
say
the
biggest
thing
is
that
this
year
we
transitioned
from
being
called
the
architectural
advisory
committee
to
becoming
the
architectural
review
committee,
and
the
difference
is
when
we
were
the
advisory
committee.
We
got
the
submittals
first
and
we
would
look
at
a
a
design
and
then
pass
it
along
to
planning
commission
and
then
they
would
review
it
and
they
would
send
it
back
to
us
again.
Well,
council,
directed
that
we
try
to
short
term,
make
some
of
this
submittal
process
easier
and
a
little
more
simple.
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So
talking
with
director
fagg
and
some
of
the
other
members,
we
realized
that
it
made
more
sense.
If
the
plans
came
to
us
second,
because
when
we
were
the
first
one
to
review
it,
we're
only
looking
at
the
architecture
and
the
materials
and
the
colors
and
the
signage,
but
we
could
see
sometimes
glaring
things
that
we
knew.
The
planning
commission
wasn't
going
to
approve
density,
setbacks,
zoning
and
we
felt
frustrated
that
we
were
reviewing
things
that
we
knew
weren't
going
to
pass.
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So
now
they
go
to
planning
commission
first
and
they
get
that
review
of
their
entitlements.
Planning
commission
will
sometimes
give
us
little
suggestions.
Look
at
this
tell
us
what
you
think
about.
Are
the
headlights
hidden
properly
at
a
drive-through
restaurant
thing,
so
our
our
processes
really
become
much
more
efficient.
I
In
addition,
a
new
staff
position
was
created
within
the
planning
department
and
that
person's
sole
job
or
not
sole
job,
but
the
primary
job
is
to
work
with
developers
as
they
first
approach
the
city
with
the
project
and
let
them
know
what
the
city
expects
design
wise.
Let
them
know
what
the
city
expects
in
a
presentation
that
they
bring
to
us
where
in
the
past
we
would
get
things
that
came
to
us
that
were
so
out
in
left
field.
I
It
was
just
kind
of
a
waste
of
time
to
review
them,
or
now
all
of
that
has
really
been
simplified.
With
this
pre-check
or
pre-review
that
a
staff
member
can
do,
and
I
think
the
developers
really
appreciate
it,
because
it
saves
them
both
time
and
money
that
they
know
when
they
finally
come
to
us.
It's
something.
That's
that's
going
to
be
appropriate
and
then
moving
ahead.
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We
had
a
discussion
at
our
last
meeting.
We
had
a
project
that
came
in
that
had
a
parklets
that
had
been
approved
for
their
outdoor
dining
and
outdoor
dining
itself
in
the
parking
lot
and
during
the
initial
part
of
covid,
the
rules
were
just
so
suspended.
Everybody
wanted
to
support
these
restaurants
and
let
them
get
outdoor
dining
going
well
now.
I
I
think
we
really
need
direction
from
council
as
to
does
the
city
have
a
plan
for
outdoor
restaurants,
taking
them
off
of
the
sidewalks
or
taking
them
out
of
the
parking
lanes,
at
least
how
much
leeway
are
we
going
to
give
restaurants
to
expand
into
their
existing
parking
and
how
much
design
review?
Should
we
give
outdoor
dining,
especially
when
it
comes
to
lighting
music
things
that
can
affect
their
neighbors?
I
I
So
it's
a
fine
line
of
wanting
to
support
our
businesses,
but
also
support
the
design
quality
that
we
have
always
had
in
the
past
indoor
or
outdoor
outdoor
dining
always
was
part
of
the
initial
submittal,
because
it
there
wasn't
that
parklet
break
that
that
showed
up
so
any
direction
that
we
can
get
on.
The
city's
support
of
outdoor
dining
is
appreciated,
and
another
thing
is
code
enforcement
issues.
It's
very
frustrating
because
we
might
work
on
reviewing
a
sign
project
where
we're
literally
debating.
I
I
Same
thing
happens
with
landscaping
and
a
lot
of
these
larger
projects.
If
you
go
out
to
home
depot
every
parking
every
landscaping
bay
is
empty,
the
trees
are
dead,
there's
no
maintenance
nothing's
been
replaced.
We
have
when
we
review
a
project.
We
have
such
a
strict
review
for
shade
from
trees
in
the
parking
lot
types
of
trees,
combinations
of
plants
and
then
again
after
we
expend
all
that
time
to
review
those
sorts
of
things.
It
just
seems
to
be
forgotten.
I
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J
J
I
want
to
to
report
that
the
recent
change
that
the
council
passed
in
2020
has
had
some
good
results
by
establishing
four
classes
of
historic
sites
and
creating
a
mechanism
for
review
of
buildings
coming
through
the
building
permit
process
has
it
has.
As
I
understand
it,
has
been
a
success,
I
understand
that
it's
allowed
the
staff
to
quickly
review
projects
for
any
historic
preservation,
concerns
and
working
together
and,
in
many
cases,
has
actually
improved
projects
by
making
the
owners
aware
of
the
significant
aspects
of
their
buildings.
J
Second
responsibility:
once
the
sites
are
historically
designated,
our
board
reviews
proposed
changes
to
designated
properties,
and
our
third
responsibility
is
to
educate
the
community
on
what
historic
preservation
is
and
why
it's
important
and
I'll
show
you
some
examples.
A
little
later
on
and
then
fourth
area
is
to
review
major
changes
to
class
three
sites
and
full
demolitions
of
of
class
four
sites.
J
J
We
have
the
house
of
tomorrow
designed
by
architect
william
chrysol
for
developer
robert
alexander
in
1960,
the
goldberg
residence
designed
by
architect,
william
cody
in
1962
and
here's
architect,
donald
wechsler's
own
home,
for
his
family,
designed
in
1955
the
crockett
residence
built
in
1951
by
architectural
designer
herbert
burns.
Recently
the
owner
found
the
original
paint
color.
J
So,
although
this
house
is
white
in
this
photo,
it
was
returned
to
the
original
color
and
then
we
have
the
the
class
1
spanish
revival
house
built
in
1930
for
industrialist
henry
pearson
and
by
the
way
he
was
the
one
that
was
responsible
for
digging
the
the
well
for
which
deep
well
is
known
and
he
lived
there.
But
it
was
too
far
out
of
town,
so
he
decided
he
needed
to
come
closer
to
town
with
this
house.
J
So
next
is
the
the
hopi
village.
This
is
a
group
of
four
handmade
stone
houses
built
in
the
1930s
that
have
lots
of
stories
connected
with
them.
Some
myth,
some
truth.
This
is
nicknamed
the
hopi
village
and
our
hope
for
these
fragile
buildings
is
that
the
historic
designation
will
give
prestige
and
encourage
the
owners
to
increase
their
care
as
they
are
kind
of
falling.
Apart.
J
J
So
we
looked
at
desert
designated
properties.
So
what
else
do
we
do?
We
review
owner,
initiated
changes
to
historic
properties?
We
study
and
refer
to
the
guidelines
of
the
department
of
interior
standards
for
the
treatment
of
historic
structures,
and
we
review
certificates
of
appropriateness
for
changes,
respecting
the
historic
character
is
always
key.
J
J
J
It
is
reflected
in
our
work
plan
that
we
develop
each
year
so
so,
each
year
our
board
identifies
several
historic
sites
to
study
and
we've
listed
a
few
here.
The
chocolates
golf
course
clubhouse
riverside
county
courthouse
across
from
city
hall.
We
have
a
number
of
others
that
we're
thinking
about,
and
we
also
are
working
on
applications
from
the
public
that
include
several
family
homes
and,
of
course,
community.
Outreach
and
education
are
also
a
very
important
of
our
work
plan.
J
Our
wonderful
city
website
has
a
wealth
of
information
for
the
public
and
it
and
it
has
all
kinds
of
valuable
information,
including
the
city-wide
historic
content
statement
and
through
assistance
of
our
staff
liaison
ken
lyon.
Presentations
to
the
realtors
board
has
also
informed
realtors
and
buyers
about
potentially
historic
properties
and
how
to
market
such
unique
properties.
J
So
our
annual
symposium
recently
held
on
april
23rd
and
24th
at
the
convention
center
hosted
about
500
attendees
in
this
very
same
room
over
two
days.
Bringing
people
and
students
together,
we've
just
recently
appointed
a
new
subcommittee
to
organize
this
2023
symposium
and
the
associated
activities,
and
so,
while
the
symposium
teaches
us
about
preservation,
researching
writing,
saving
and
maintaining
it's
also
about
celebrating
the
people
and
recognizing
them
this
year,
three
awards
were
given
and
presented
to
dick
parquet,
stephen
keylon
and
ken
lyon.
J
So
my
wrap
up
comments
quickly.
So
so
we
greatly
appreciate
and
value
city
council
support
with
budget
and
staff
resources
enabling
us
to
do
our
work.
We
appreciate
the
council's
establishment
of
a
historic
preservation
offer
officer.
Ken
lyon
has
been
wonderful
in
in
helping
and
working
and
communicating
with
us,
and
then
we
thank
the
the
council
for
reviewing
those
meal
acts,
contracts
which
are
very
important
and
are
kind
of
an
incentive
for
tax
breaks
and
now
cultural
tourism.
J
It's
our
full-blown
economic
engine
and
the
work
of
our
board
and
the
council's
awareness
of
the
importance
of
preservation
to
the
economic
vitality
of
our
city
is
something
greatly
admired
by
other
cities.
So
we
are
so
proud
to
preserve
what
our
city
is
unique
in
every
aspect
and
in
closing
there's
that
wonderful
saying
you
know
that.
J
K
K
Before
we
move
on,
I
would
like
to
honor
the
memory
of
two
commissioners
who
passed
this
year:
nikki
randolph
and
jim
gross
both
whose
commission
and
community
service
made
a
difference
for
the
city
of
palm
springs
and,
as
we
move
on
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
our
staff
liaison
jay
varada
who's
in
the
oh
over
here
now
very
good
jay.
Thank
you.
K
Jay
is
the
glue
that
keeps
us
together
and
we
appreciate
all
the
work
that
he
does
so
our
accomplishments
for
the
human
rights
commission
this
last
year.
I
think
the
greatest
oh
see,
I
told
you,
I
needed
assistance
the
contributions,
the
greatest
contributions
that
we
feel
we
made
for
the
city
is
that
the
city's
general
plan
now
includes
an
emphasis
on
diversity,
safer,
neighborhoods
and
diverse
commercial
arts,
entertainment
and
cultural
operations.
K
We
believe,
as
a
commission,
that
our
actions
are
to
be
guided
by
and
in
support
of
the
palm
springs
city
council
other
accomplishments
that
you
can
see
on
the
screen
and
see
I'm
not
doing
my
advancing
the
slides
properly.
Thank
you,
hugo
women's
rights.
We
had
a
hispanic
heritage
month
session
on
zoom.
G
G
G
L
Your
honors,
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
tonight
and
speak
to
you
on
behalf
of
the
library
board
of
trustees.
The
librarian
me
has
to
make
a
footnote
to
my
presentation
that
the
library
board
of
trustees
was
founded
in
1938
and
it
was
a
group
of
citizens
that
were
dedicated
to
library,
services
to
the
village.
Our
history
note
says,
and
they
also
noted
that
they
had
a
fundraiser
where
everyone
provided
some
sort
of
donation.
L
L
What
have
we
done?
Well,
this
is
a
partnership
that
includes
all
of
you
as
well,
because
some
of
these
projects
have
been
on
our
list
for
a
long
time.
First
of
all,
the
wellwood
patio
renovation,
I'm
so
happy
that
I
am
here
today
to
say
it
is
completed.
I
hope
you've
been
there.
It
is
a
beautiful
space
that
respects
that
building
and
our
history
we've
also
been
working
to
just
do
housekeeping
for
the
board
of
trustees.
L
So
we've
updated
our
bylaws
to
reflect
some
changes
that
we
are
in
managing
the
library
board
of
trustees.
We
also
decided
to
give
some
money
to
fund
a
campaign
that
brought
awareness
to
the
library
we
have
so
many
people
who
love
the
library,
but
we
have
people
we
still
need
to
reach.
So
those
were
things
that
we
put
out
there
in
every
possible
way.
Our
staff
worked
really
hard
to
bring
more
people
to
the
library
and
it
was
very
successful.
L
We
receive
a
lot
of
donations.
Citizens
are
loving
to
come
by
and
drop
a
book
off
or
give
us
some
donations
to
help
us
at
our
book
sales
and
raise
money.
So
it
really
is
an
effort
for
the
entire
citizens
of
palm
springs.
To
make
sure
we
have
a
successful
library
program,
we're
very
blessed.
I
won't
say
that
too
loud,
but
you
guys
know
that
we
have
three
very
important
support
groups,
and
these
are
our
groups
of
citizens
who
dedicate
their
time
and
they
help
us
raise
money
to
support
the
program.
L
The
trustees,
which
I
represent,
the
friends
of
the
library.
What
could
we
do
without
them?
They've
just
been
amazing
partners
and
a
real
blessing
to
the
community
and
there's
a
lot
of
them
out
there.
You
all
know
that
I'm
sure
you
hear
from
them
and
our
recent
creation,
the
board
of
trustees,
formed
the
library
foundation
and
that
that
was
built
are
just
designed
to
help
us
with
capital
campaigns
which
we've
been
talking
about
recently
to
help
us
in
the
future.
L
L
What
were
we
doing
during
coved?
Well,
we
all
know
that
it
was
a
challenge
to
our
community,
but
the
library
staff
came
together
and
tried
to
find
ways
that
we
could
still
keep
services
flowing
even
with
the
shuttered
building.
How
do
we
do
that?
You
might
not
know
this,
but
we
actually
had
citizens
pulling
into
the
parking
lot
trying
to
access
the
wi-fi
in
the
library
because
they
were
so
used
to
going
to
the
to
the
library
for
internet
access.
None
of
us
are
blessed
to
be
able
to
go
home
and
get
on
the
internet.
L
L
We
also
had
chromebooks
people,
don't
have
access
to
computers,
so
our
program
extended
that
as
well,
which
we're
very
proud
of
library
board
of
trustees
gave
forty
thousand
dollars
of
trust
fund
money,
as
you
can
see,
and
it
was
spent
for
materials
and
what
we're
seeing.
I'm
I've
been
a
librarian
for
40
years,
and
so
I
remember
the
days
where
we
used
to
have
phono
disks.
How
many
of
us
know
what
a
phono
disk
is
and
then
it
faded
out
to
cds?
Well,
now,
cds,
nobody
ever
wants
cds.
So
what
do
you
want?
L
L
L
I
kind
of
call
this
as
a
building
that
sits
on
our
campus
that
people
ride
by
every
day
and
really
don't
pay
much
attention
to,
and
if
you
haven't
been
in
that
building,
I
think
that
when
we
get
through
with
that,
it's
going
to
be
a
remarkable
facility
for
the
community.
Our
vision
is
to
create
meeting
space,
have
a
bookstore
there
for
the
friends
and
to
also
provide
a
temporary
location
when
we
have
to
shut
the
main
library
down
potentially
for
renovation.
L
Our
history,
at
one
time
we
did
have
branch
libraries
in
the
city
right
and,
for
whatever
reasons
those
went
away
as
many
things
do.
I
come
from
working
in
public
libraries,
with
lots
of
branches
and
in
particular
I
I
spent
so
many
years
at
san
francisco
public,
where
those
branches
become
a
part
of
the
community
they
serve,
especially
in
the
different
pockets
of
the
community.
L
I
think
that
it's
certainly
something
once
we
get
the
main
library
renovation
underway,
that
we
should
examine
as
a
way
to
extend
services,
and
there
are
lots
of
ways
to
do
that
now
and
it's
not
sometimes
even
a
traditional,
brick
and
mortar.
It
can
be
other
ways
of
having
you
know:
virtual
library,
branches
and
other
types
of
services.
So
I
think
it
definitely
is
something
that
is
worth
looking
at
and
I
I
think
that
it
would
be
one
more
way
since
our
city
is
growing
and
there's
more
population
to
get
service
out.
There
did.
L
I
think
that
is
something
that
you
may
recall.
Mayor
middleton
formed
a
charge
to
committee
some
a
few
years
ago.
Now
it
feels
like
it
was
just
yesterday
where
we
had
a
a
member,
a
community
member
based
group
that
looked
at
where
the
library
should
be
located
and
during
that
expiration
we
actually
dusted
off
the
branch
library
system
that
existed
and
talked
about
that.
So
that
committee
was
well
aware
that
there
was
branches
at
one
time
and
how
they
served
the
community
and
where
are
they
now
so
yeah
yeah.
L
A
D
So
the
measure
measure
j
was
a
tax
that
was
voted
on
by
the
citizens
in
2011
and
that's
very
small
and
took
effect
in
in
2012.
It's
a
one
percent
sales
tax,
which
means
that
it's
primarily
it's
not
just
funded
by
residents,
but
it's
also
by
visitors
as
well,
but
all
the
money
stays
within
palm
springs.
D
Oops,
that's
tiny,
okay,
sorry,
so
some
of
the
projects
that
have
been
funded
in
part
or
whole
by
measure
j
include
renovation
of
the
wellwood
library
over
140
miles
of
street,
paving
the
renovation
of
fire
station
number.
Four:
the
police
station
remodel
new
bike
paths
and
bike
lanes,
sidewalk
repairs,
funding
for
the
high
school
auditorium,
the
architecture
and
design
museum,
the
mizell
senior
center,
the
animal
shelter,
the
visitor
center,
the
swim
center
and
pavilion
and
there's
been
extensive
park
upgrades
most,
notably,
is
our
new
downtown
park,
but
also
in
our
community
parks.
D
We've
seen,
we've
seen
the
shade
structures,
the
new
gen
gym
floor,
james
with
jesse,
an
ada
accessible,
a
playground,
other
playground,
upgrades,
restroom
upgrades
and
more
so
today,
through
the
22-23
fiscal
year,
measure
j
will
have
raised
about
150
million
dollars.
Our
current
annual
revenue
is
approximately
20
million
dollars
a
year,
so
the
process
of
the
city
projects
is
that
qualified,
there's,
potentially
hundreds
of
projects
that
come
eligible
for
measure
j.
D
These
are
all
vetted
by
the
city's
engineering
department,
with
the
help
of
other
departments,
and
the
city
is
always
looking
for
outside
funding,
such
as
grants
and
other
tax
budgets.
But
the
projects
need
that
need
measure.
J
funding
are
presented
to
the
commission
for
review
and
prioritizing
prior
to
go
into
city
council
each
year.
There
are
two
types
of
projects
that
are
presented
to
measure
j
commission,
the
first
of
the
projects
initiated
through
various
city
departments,
and
these
are
generally
larger
scale
projects
and
over
the
course
of
the
fiscal
year.
D
The
measure
j
commission
will
review
the
projects
and
make
recommendations
to
city
council
as
part
of
the
annual
budget
cycle
and
there's
also
an
annual
set-aside
for
community-initiated
projects.
Currently,
it's
set
aside
as
one
million
dollars
a
year,
and
these
are
generally
smaller
in
scope,
and
these
projects
are
initiated
by
other
city
commissions,
non-profits,
1ps
and
directly
from
the
citizens.
D
D
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
recommended
for
the
22
23
fiscal
year,
which
is
again
the
revenue
is
approximately
20
million
dollars,
but
there's
about
10
million
dollars
in
carryover
from
previous
years.
So
the
projects
that
we've
put
forward
for
the
2223
fiscal
year
include
six
million
dollars
in
street,
paving
which
is
an
increase
from
the
previous
three
million
dollars
a
year.
Four
million
dollars
to
redo
the
recreational
field,
lighting
for
four
million
dollars
set
aside
for
the
main
library
renovation.
D
Two
and
a
half
million
in
city
facility
improvements,
two
million
dollars
in
various
parks
projects,
a
1.6
million
set
aside
for
the
relocation
of
fire
station
1
and
numerous
other
recommendations
include
convention
center
improvements,
funding
for
the
plaza
theater
renovation,
restroom
renovations
and
community
parks,
improved
park,
ada
access
funding
for
the
mizella
senior
center
kitchen,
wellness,
centers
and
gardens
that
are
public
schools,
and
also
the
commission
has
recommended
funding
for
various
projects
at
the
animal
shelter.
The
boys
and
girls
clubs,
the
palm
canyon
theater
and
the
palm
springs
cultural
center.
D
As
the
one
million
dollars
in
community
initiated,
projects
was
not
used
during
the
two
years
of
the
pandemic.
There's
now,
potentially
three
million
dollars
to
be
allocated
today.
Measure
j
has
only
allocated
1.6
million
of
this
3
million
in
the
year
ahead.
The
measure
j
will
start
on
planning
for
the
23-24
fiscal
year.
We'll
start
reviewing
the
projects
in
september
with
an
ultimate
presentation
to
city
council
in
may
of
23..
D
So
some
of
the
main
goals
of
measure
j
going
forward
are
to
increase
community
awareness
of
measure
j
projects,
so
our
citizens
know
where
their
tax
dollars
are
spent
and
at
some
point
the
tax
will
sunset
and
voters
may
be
asked
to
decide
whether
to
renew
the
commission
is
also
working
to
increase
funding
for
the
community
projects.
The
one
million
dollar
set-aside
was
established
when
measure
j
revenue
was
about
half
what
it
is
today.
D
We
want
more
community
input
and
what
we
hope
to
achieve
are
set
annual
amounts
to
be
devoted
to
particular
areas
of
the
city.
These
are
more
projects
and
than
funds,
so
the
goal
will
be
to
ensure
that
specific
areas
are
addressed
each
year,
including
parks,
police
and
fire,
libraries,
community
and
cultural
centers,
streets
and
sidewalks.
Thank
you.
M
M
I
love
what
we're
doing
with
the
city
right
now
and
we're
hoping
to
progress
this
forward.
Since
we've
started,
we
have
our
summer
camp
and
some
of
the
recreation
accomplishments
that
we've
done
so
far.
We're
ongoing
programs
that
are
running
daily
right
now
is
our
summer
camp,
with
over
150-165
kids
per
day
in
our
camp.
M
We've
met
with
the
pickleball
community
going
over
with
them
and
hearing
their
needs.
Their
concerns.
We've
addressed
it
to
you
guys
and
we're
moving
forward
with
that
project
dog
park
survey.
Our
dog
parks
are
over
utilized.
We
need
new
dog
parks,
more
better
facilities
from
there.
You
look
at
our
current
accomplishments.
We've
created
a
new
archery
program,
that's
filled
every
time
we
run
the
program,
it's
completely
filled,
we're
actually
looking
to
double
up
next
season.
M
I
I
came
in
I'm
a
level
three
archery
instructor
and
it's
good
to
see
a
new
program
for
the
kids.
Our
city
needs
it.
We
work
with
facilities
to
plant
over
88
new
trees
in
three
of
our
different
parks.
Thank
you,
city
council.
Is
that
what
there
were
some
of
you
guys
planting
those
trees
trying
to
really
make
a
difference
for
our
community
playground
resurfacing.
We
put
all
new
surfaces
in
our
playground
and
it
was
smart.
The
way
it
was
thought
out.
M
M
M
We
have
our
different
programs
that
are
going
on.
We've
got
the
pavilion
upgrades.
The
new
sound
system
we're
waiting
on
this
some
of
the
technology
to
come
in
and
become
available
to
upgrade
the
sound
system
at
the
pavilion
new
park
and
rex
director.
Thank
you.
Jesus
is
finally
starting
in
a
couple
days.
M
It's
been
a
little
bit,
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
new
parking
director.
We
want
to
give
her
some
time
to
understand
our
community,
which
we
really
do
want
her
to
understand
our
community.
What
it's
all
about
the
diversity?
You
know
we
have
a
really
eclectic.
You
know
unique
community
here
want
her
to
know,
so
we
can
start
moving
forward
with
a
new
master
plan
to
see
where
our
city
is
going,
we're
not
the
same
city.
We
were
10
years
ago,
we're
not
going
to
be
the
same
city.
M
We
are
10
years
from
now
and
I
want
to
see
it
grow
in
a
productive
way.
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
measure
j.
Thank
you.
Measure
day's
been
great,
a
major
help,
making
great
strides
to
help
improve
our
city
for
the
people
that
are
year
round
and
all
the
residents
in
here
generally,
so
we
rise
up
for
parks
and
recreation.
So
that's
supposed
to
be
the
end
of
my
presentation,
but
really
you
know
we're
here
trying
to
make
it
better
for
our
city
we're
working
diligently.
You
know
we
have
a
lot
of
different
stuff.
M
We
just
had
juneteenth
just
passed
very
successful,
a
good
presentation,
I'd
like
to
help.
You
know,
foster
everything
and
grow
it
to
make
it
a
better
all-inclusive
community.
As
you
guys
see,
I'm
swaying
here,
I'm
a
walking
paraplegic.
So
I'm
very
I'm
very
about
the
adaptive
and
the
ada
accessibility
trying
to
make
better
inclusion
for
our
whole
parks,
because
parts
make
fun
life,
you
know
make
life
fun.
It
really
does
we
all
work
hard,
let's
recreate
too.
M
M
Thank
you
for
the
question
you
know
for
me
really
I'd
like
to
have
a
lot
of
community
meetings
to
reach
out
to
our
community.
You
look
at
the
like
right
now.
You
look
at
our
working
class.
You
know
they
play
soccer
every
weekend,
there's
no
soccer
park.
We
have
dedicated
for
them
we're
getting
ready
to
build
a
pickleball
court,
which
I
love
greatest
upcoming.
You
know
sport,
let's
include
everybody
what's
going
on
here,
so
let's
really
be
inclusive
and
and
listen
to
what
we
need.
You
know
we
have
great
facilities.
M
We
have
new
lighting
coming
in
our
our
ball.
Fields
are
doing
great
our
swim
facility.
We
just
had
the
first
lgbt
swim
meet
out
at
palm
springs
where
it
should
be.
You
know
we
have
these
great
things
that
are
coming
in.
Let's
just
foster
and
help
grow
it.
That's
really
what
I
want
to
see
happen
and
listen
to
what
the
community
needs,
and
I
just
appreciate
what
you
guys
are
doing.
It
really
is
you
guys
get
hit
from
every
side,
and
I
just
thank
you
for
what
we
for
what
you
guys
do
really
all
right.
A
E
E
E
We
have
done
some
wonderful
things.
Last
year
we
got
to
approve
two
new,
affordable
housing
projects,
vista
sunrise,
two,
which
has
61
affordable
housing
units
and
also
looked
at
the
dap
cam,
the
dap,
the
new
dap
campus
and
a
five
final
approval
for
alo
project,
which
was
71
units
of
affordable
housing
and
in
those
projects
we
mainly
helped
trying
to
meet
the
applicant's
interests
without
creating
denials
or
difficulties
that
would
cost
them
more
money.
E
E
We
no
longer
look
at
sign
ordinances,
and
previously
we
gave
back
or
gave
to
the
architectural
review
committee
landscape
projects.
We
need
to
review
that
this
year.
It's
it's
worked
to
the
extent
that
it's
made
it
simpler
for
our
applicants,
but
some
staffing
glitches,
which
were
pretty
major,
didn't
make
it
as
seamless
for
the
planning
commission.
E
We
were
supposed
to
have
a
senior
planner,
who
was
an
architect
reviewing
projects
that
came
to
us
for
site
plan,
design
and
consistency
issues,
and
that
really
got
held
up
in
that
that
that
person
who
was
appointed
was
also
working,
another
full-time
job
and
wasn't
available
to
play
the
key
role
in
this
transition
process.
That
planning
commission
needed,
but
I
think
the
process
and
I've
worked
with
that
change
process
and
was
a
real
advocate
for
it
in
santa
monica.
E
We
did
a
few
other
things.
The
zoning
code
update.
We
did.
We
worked
on
the
ordinance,
the
sb9,
which
allows
it's
a
state
ordinance
that
allows
for
lot
splits
to
allow
up
to
four
units
on
a
previous
on
a
unit
that
a
lot
that
had
been
designated
for
one
unit
worked
with
the
city,
council
and
staff
and
we're
still
working
on
that
to
bring
back
to
you
a
revised
ordinance
and
we
worked
on
service
station
standards.
E
E
And
then
we've
got
some
zone
text
amendments
on
carbon,
free,
renewable
energy
on
cannabis
facilities,
an
issue
that
we
also
brought
to
the
city
council
last
year
and
will
be
coming
back
to
us
and
last
year
when
we
were
choosing
our
priorities
other
than
the
zoning
update
in
the
general
plan
update.
Our
third
was
shade
in
the
form
of
protection
of
our
existing
trees
and
tree
planting
requirements.
It's
something
that
the
commission
cares
a
great
deal
about
and
shade
structures
and
appropriate
shading,
and
we
want
to
work
on
a
draft
ordinance
with
the
sustainability
commission.
E
It
was
something
we
wanted
to
do
last
year
and
we
hope
that
we'll
be
able
to
do
this
year
and,
as
always,
I
think
our
commission,
because
we're
working
because
the
things
we
deal
with
are
also
things
that
will
go
to
city
council.
If
the
applicant
disagrees
with
the
decisions
we
make,
we
need
some
access
to
council.
It
had
worked
fairly
well
for
us
when
we
had
a
city
councilor,
who
was
appointed
to
the
planning
commission
and
came
and
not
to
all
the
meetings
but
came
and
sat
and
talked
with
us.
A
Well,
it
feels
that
way
from
time
to
time,
I'm
sure,
but
thank
you
kathy.
You
brought
up
the
liaison
and
thank
you
for
the
kind
words.
Could
you
talk
about
what
what
helps
and
what
does
not
help
in
terms
of
having
that
liaison
relationship
as
it
is
something
we've
talked
about
at
different
times,
with
many
commissions.
E
One
of
one
of
the
housing
projects-
and
I
I
think
it
just
helps
to
have
someone
discuss
issues
with
to
find
out
if
there
is
council
policy,
if
we're
overstepping
on
on
a
denial
where
we
think
there
isn't
console
policy,
but
consul
thinks
there
already
is
policy.
I
think
those
are
the
kinds
of
questions
so
that
we
fit
better
into
what
you're
trying
to
do
while
we're
doing
our
role
as
authentically
as
we
can.
N
N
N
The
our
community
has
changed
so
much
over
the
past
30
years.
So
we
really
put
a
lot
of
time
and
effort,
probably
a
year's
worth
of
effort
in
talking
about
the
ordinance
among
our
original
commission
that
went
out
last
year
and
then
our
new
commissioners
brought
them
into
the
conversation.
So
we
we
updated
that
ordinance
for
you
guys
and
have
sent
that
to
you
for
evaluation.
N
The
second
priority
was
to
continue
to
evaluate
our
public
arts
collection,
with
maintenance
issues
and
to
survey
the
collection,
so
one
of
the
things
that
we've
realized
that
the
public
art
collection
had
a
lot
of
reef,
deferred
maintenance
for
many
many
years
and
it's
in
our
ordinance
as
our
responsibilities.
So
we
all
felt
very
strongly
that
we
should
get
that
under
get
that
back
on
track
and
really
create
a
maintenance
program
for
the
commission
in
the
city.
N
The
other
priority
was
relaunching
our
popular
pre-covid
public
arts
grant
program
for
neighborhoods.
So
we
just
launched
this
program
right
two
weeks
before
cove
it
happened.
Everybody
we
had
been
pre-launching
in
people
were
so
excited
about
it,
so
covid
happened
and
we
kind
of
transformed
that
program
to
work
through
covid,
but
we
really
wanted
to
go
back
to
the
basics
of
it
as
a
way
of
putting
public
art
throughout
the
city,
so
neighborhood
inhabit,
neighborhood
and
community
directed
so
neighborhoods
would
come
to
us
with
the
idea
and
we
would
work
with
them
to.
N
You
know
workshop
the
idea
into
a
beautiful
piece
of
public
art
for
the
community,
and
then
we
wanted
to
create
a
new
piece
of
art
that
would
promote
social
issues
in
the
city
and
have
it
on
have
it
be
on
public
property.
So
it
would
be
much
easier
to
take
care
of
so
then.
The
other
thing
that
we
did
was
we
also
committed
to
kind
of
changing
the
entire
way
our
commission
worked.
So
we
reorganized
ourselves
to
work
with
city
staff
in
the
and
the
council
on
the
direction
that
we
wanted
to
go.
N
So
we
have
done
that
through
the
year
and
then
we've
also
increased
our
communication
with
other
commissions.
So
the
two
commissions
that
we
kind
of
have
started
talking
with
are
parks
and
recs.
So
they're
not
surprised
at
a
public
heart
piece
that
just
happens,
and
they
know
nothing
about
it.
So
to
have
people
be
on
the
front
end
of
our
projects
and
we've
been
talking
about
the
to
the
library
about
their.
N
You
know
their
new
renewal
of
the
library
and
rebuilding
of
the
library
and
wanting
to
be
on
the
front
end
of
those
conversations
with
public
art
and
with
sunrise
park.
So
we'd
really
like
to
be
on
the
front
end
of
all
of
those
conversations
to
create
a
really
great
opportunity
for
public
art
in
the
city,
so
so
number
one
we
do.
We
updated
our
public
ordinance.
N
In
november,
we
created
this
maintenance
three-year
program
which
is
going
to
be
about
30
of
our
budget
for
the
next
few
years
until
we
have
completely
caught
up
with
every
piece
of
art.
We've
relaunched
our
artists.
Here
we
did
that
in
february
and
then
we
restarted
our
community
outreach
because
pre-covered
we
did
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
community
outreach
and
then
that
kind
of
all
went
online.
N
So
march
was
our
first
foray
out
into
that
at
the
ps1
picnic,
and
then
we
have
approved
our
social
issue
piece.
So
we'll
see
how
that
ends
up
working
out
with
the
council,
so
that
was
in
march
and
then
I,
our
additional
accomplishments,
are:
we've
approved
the
aids
memorial
and
just
approved
their
installation
request.
N
We
commissioned
the
tot,
taught
pub
piece
of
public
art
in
last
july
and
installed
it
in
december,
and
we
approved
the
purchase
of
another
piece
of
art
fossils
of
the
future,
which
was
a
temporary
piece
of
art.
So
we
approved
that
in
may
and
then
for
temporary
art
in
the
city
to
keep
things
moving
and
keep
things
fresh.
N
N
And
then,
in
june
we
started
the
stop
in
the
name
of
love
project,
so
we've
continued
our
maintenance
programs
with
the
benches,
and
then
we
did
the
first
juneteenth
celebration.
We
also
submitted
a
restoration
program
to
measure
j
for
rainmaker
and
we've
re-um
reapproved.
The
loans
with
the
palm
springs
art
museum
that
hadn't
been
looked
at
for
a
number
of
years.
N
So
we
have
ongoing
conversations
about
relocating
the
three
john
clement
sculptures
together,
that's
how
they
should
be
viewed
and
then
be
able
to
restore
them.
At
the
same
time,
renewal
of
the
richard
wyatt
mural,
the
filipino
american
mural
project
and
new
ideas
for
an
echo
art,
walk
asphalt,
art
and
and
talking
about
lawrence
crosley.
O
Palm
springs
is
a
artist's
community,
but
the
community
means
all
of
us
in
this
room
and
we
represent
every
interest
of
palm
springs
and
the
arts
commission
needs
all
of
your
help,
so
we're
the
first
ones
to
complain
when
people
come
to
us
with
their
priority
for
us
and
we
don't
necessarily
always
like
that.
But
at
the
same
time
we
want
to
be
the
first
when
you
have
something
that
you
think
you
need
our
expertise
for.
O
So
when
jerry
was
talking
about
redoing
sunrise
park,
we
have
12
pieces
of
public
art
in
palm
in
sunrise
park.
Not
many
people
know
we
have
that
many,
but
we
do
so
when
that
is
being
reimagined
and
re-envisioned.
We
would
like
to
be
part
of
that
conversation
simultaneously
we're
going
to
be
engaging
every
other
commission
where
appropriate.
O
So
we
have
a
project
that
I'm
going
to
be
talking
about
next,
that
is,
I've
already
had
initial
conversations
with
the
parks
department
and
once
we
get
through
that,
we're
then
going
to
engage
sustainability
wherever
you
are
and
then
ultimately
we're
all
going
to
go
to
measure
j,
because
you
need
money
to
pay
for
what
you
want
to
do.
So
that's
two
things
we
want
to
consider.
O
The
first
big
project,
we're
very
excited
about
is
the
one
in
front
of
it's
called
asphalt
art
in
april
bloomberg
philanthropies
released
a
major
study
about
their
asphalt
art
initiative
and
what
does
is
it
shows
how
public
art
improves
street
safety.
The
report
compared
crash
rates
and
real-time
behavior
of
pedestrians
and
motorists
in
art
sites.
Before
and
after
the
projects
were
installed
over
two-year
period.
Vehicle
crashes
involving
pedestrians
and
cyclists,
fell
by
50
percent
on
streets
with
artistic
design
features
and
crashes
decreased
17.
O
So
we
will
intend
to
be
implementing
some
test
sites.
With
this
program
with
each
community
be
handled
very
differently.
Some
areas
may
have
a
public
space
like
that.
Some
may
want
to
crosswalk
an
area
like
desert.
Highland
estates
may
want
the
residents
to
participate
in
not
only
the
design
but
the
actual
execution
and
implementation.
O
Whereas
an
area
like
deep
well
may
have
a
specific
area,
they
would
think
that
they
need
some
attention
to,
and
they
just
may
want
to
approve
the
design
and
not
let
you
know
have
city
engineering.
Do
the
implementation
itself,
that's
where
we
need
to
work
with
the
different
communities,
and
we
need
each
of
you
to
represent
your
community
and
tell
us
what
you
think
would
work
best
for
you
there.
O
O
This
was
proposed
prior
to
the
completion
of
cody
place
and
elan
and
prior
to
the
sunny
dunes
retail
revival,
as
well,
so
there's
300
new
homes
in
that
area.
That
could
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
and
that's
also
where
cv
link
will
be
which
we
did
not
know,
but
we
were
quite
excited.
We
were
thinking
about
it,
so
our
intent
is
to
create
an
eco
art,
walk
along
the
wash
there
eco
art
uses,
recycled
or
natural
materials,
while
focusing
messages
on
sustainability,
conservation
and
awareness
of
climate
change.
O
These
will
not
be
bright,
colored
pieces
of
art
that
will
need
to
be
repainted
every
year.
Eco
art
embraces
the
idea
that
the
art
will
be
aged
and
enhanced
by
environment
and
the
weather,
and
we
kind
of
think
a
lot
of
the
artwork
throughout
palm
springs
should
be
embracing.
That
idea
as
well
an
example
of
the
eco
art,
is
this
piece
here.
O
We
think
it
will
be
something
that
the
citizens
will
love
as
well,
so,
and
the
other
idea
is
rather
than
just
doing
a
bronze
statue
there
or
something:
that's
you
know
big
and
bright
and
neon
that
the
eco-friendliness
of
this
makes
it
very
modern.
So
we're
doing
this
entirely
new
thing
in
palm
springs.
An
art
walk
the
idea
that
it's
embracing,
ecology
and
sustainability
is
a
nice
fresh
way
of
thinking.
We
think
okay
and
social
voices.
O
My
next
one,
sorry,
okay,
social
voices.
I
think
tracy
touched
on
this.
A
little
bit,
but
the
palm
springs
spirit
is
defined
by
a
range
of
ethnicities,
gender
identities,
social
orientations,
religions,
physical
abilities
and
economic
backgrounds,
and
each
of
those
have
an
individual
creative
style
and
an
individual
social
challenge
as
well.
O
Now
we
want
to
create
an
area
or
multiple
areas
throughout
the
city
with
permanent
art,
which
promotes
all
social
issues.
We
were
thinking
of
francis
stevens
park.
Maybe
that
could
be
something
with
with
social
issues,
because
every
rally
we
do
starts
in
francis
stevens
park.
Maybe
we
do
something
there
now
we
don't
know.
This
is
just
an
idea.
We
want
to
engage
with
the
human
rights
commission
and
the
parks
commission
to
find
a
way
to
embrace
this
idea.
O
We
haven't
done
any
more
thinking
than
that,
but
this
is
a
cert
where
we're
headed
we're
trying
to
create
an
ideology
that
then
embraces
and
welcomes
the
other
commissions
as
well.
Okay
and
the
intent
of
this
project
is
to
make
sure
that
every
palm
springs,
resident
from
diverse
backgrounds
feels
welcome
and
inspired
and
defines
palm
springs
as
a
diverse
city.
Okay,
now
I've
covered
community
modernity
and
totality
totality
is
we
have
300
pieces
of
public
art
in
palm
springs?
O
Not
many
people
know
that
whenever
we
do
a
press
release
it's
this
is
a
new
piece
of
artwork.
It
doesn't
talk
about
the
collection
when
we
did
the
top
piece
we
put
in
there.
This
is
the
12th
piece
of
artwork
in
sunrise
park.
What
that
does?
Is
it
not
only
elevates
taut?
It
also
elevates
sunrise
park.
It
elevates
all
the
other
pieces
in
that
area
of
the
collection.
So
we
have
some
ideas
on
how
we
want
to
engage
with
that.
O
O
C
Thank
you
for
all
you
do.
It's
really
appreciated.
I
think
it's
one
of
the
things
that
sets
us
apart
from
other
cities,
although
there
are
several
cities
that
really
focus
on
art,
the
city
council
funded
money
to
do
an
inventory,
and
it
is
an
appraisal
of
that,
and
where
is
that?
What
status
is
that
in
of
all
of
our
art,
that
we
own.
N
The
only
appraisal
that
we've
sent
you
this
year-
and
I
don't
know
that
was
for
three
pieces
of
art
and
I
think
it
was
included.
They
ended
up,
including
it
in
the
rfp
for
the
three-year
maintenance
contract,
and
that
is
coming.
We
we
approved
that
in
january
and
then
we're
supposed
to
hear
back
this
week
about
it.
So
I
don't
know
if
that's
that's
what
you're
talking
about,
but
we
never
we've
never
voted
to
appraise
the
entire
collection.
C
N
We
didn't
fund
an
inventory
for
all
of
the
art.
What
I
did
was
I
took
what
the
city
had
had.
That
was,
the
latest
reporting
on
the
art
was
from
2016
and
it
was
missing.
Tons
and
tons
of
information
had
a
lot
of
incorrect
information.
So
over
the
past
few
years
I've
been
updating
it
and
I
turned
it
over
to
the
city
to
do
with
as
they
wish
in
february,
and
then
we,
I
also
created
an
inventory
of
all
of
our
temporary
art,
so
300
pieces
equals
all
of
our
permanent
collection,
plus
temporary
art.
N
N
So
we've,
you
know,
asked
for
it
for
years
now,
since
I've
been
on
the
commission,
because
it's
very
important
to
me
to
be
able
to
have
a
collection
that
we
know
you
know
what
it's
made
of
when
it
was
purchased.
You
know
we
have
some
of
the
basic
information,
but
there
isn't
a
history
behind
the
collection.
N
So
what
I've
done
over
the
past
couple
years
is
take
it
upon
myself
to
add
my
historic
knowledge
of
what
we've
done
over
the
past
five
years
and
then
take
that
document
and
update
it
with
you
know
noted
as
those
are
our
changes
and
changes
that
have
happened.
Since
you
know,
we
started
doing
maintenance
on
projects
when
we
did
maintenance,
so
there
is
now
a
whole
like
spreadsheet,
of
as
much
information
as
available
because
the
other
documents,
unless
you
can
find
them,
nobody
can
find
them.
N
C
Yeah,
I
think
it's
important
to
finish
that
I
looked
at
our
city
manager.
I
think
we've
funded
that
as
a
council.
I
think
it's
very
important
to
finish
that
and
work
with
the
arts
commission
on
doing
that.
So
that
can
be
done
and
just
two
other
quick
questions.
Talkwitz.
You
know
we
spent
a
lot
of
money,
redoing
the
median
on
tockwits
and
we
have
pads
specifically
for
art.
Those
pads
currently
have
the
horses
that
you
talked
about
on
it.
C
N
Yeah
I
mean
we
wanted
to
move
the
clements
there
there,
but
they
are
too
big.
So
one
thing
I
think
when
not
always
I
don't
know
if
the
arts
commission
was
involved
with
what
the
planning
was
with
the
median,
but
because
of
traffic,
you
can
only
have
a
certain
size
of
piece
of
artwork
there.
So,
yes,
we
would
love
to
have
art
there
that
changes
every
year,
but
ideally
I
don't
think
it
would
be
art
collection,
because
you
would
have
to
do
an
rfp
to
have
someone
design
something
specifically
that
will
work
with
safety.
N
N
You
know,
so
they
would
last
three
years
so
when
you
think
of
art
in
a
median,
especially
it's
very
narrow,
the
pads
go
really
wide
out
to
the
street
that
we
really
should
do
an
rfp
request
for
people
to
create
maybe
art
on
a
theme
right
like
every
two
years.
We
do
a
new
rfp
and
maybe
we
pick
you
know-
maybe
it's
all
one
artist
or
maybe
four
artists
and
we
have
whatever
this
theme
is
for
we
leave
it
up
for
two
years
and
then
rotate
it
out.
N
C
I
think
the
last
thing
a
lot
of
cities
around
the
country
during
pride
month.
Our
pride
is
a
different
gay
pride
month,
gay
lesbian,
bisexual
transgender
q,
a
questioning
all
that
we,
I
haven't
seen
anything
from
the
arts
commission
like
if
you
go
to
downtown
santa
monica,
you
know
over
3rd
street
promenade,
they
have
a
beautiful
rainbow,
colored
kind
of
lights
above
or
you
go
to
any
city.
They
have
something
interesting
and
we,
I
don't
think
have
done
anything
like
that.
I'm
just
curious.
Why.
N
We
did
actually,
we
were
working
on
a
project
with
pride
last
in
2000.
What
was
the
first
year
of
covet
2019
20.,
but
we
weren't
able
to
end
up
completing
that
project
so
that
that
was
really
an
exciting
thing.
It
was
because
pride
ended
up
being
not
in
person,
so
the
project
we
we
needed
so
many
volunteers
for
the
project
that
it
wasn't.
We
weren't
covet
available,
really
to
do
it
so.
H
P
I
didn't
expect
to
be
next,
and
I
also
was
surprised
that
I'm
the
chair,
and
that
was
new-
I'm
not
listed
as
a
chair
in
the
agenda.
We
had
an
election
for
chair
in
may,
because
our
current
chair
and
co-chair
are
both
being
termed
out.
So
I'm
a
brand
new
chair
for
the
sustainability
commission,
I'm
going
to
violate
the
order
here,
a
little
bit
also
because
one
of
the
things
that
has
come
out
in
this
presentation
is
a
reminder
of
how
much
we
need
to
think
beyond.
P
Just
our
own
commission
the
examples
from
planning
the
examples
from
arts.
I
know
having
talked
with
rex
and
park
and
rec
that
there's
a
whole
variety
of
ways
that
the
agenda
of
sustainability
can
be
shared
with
many
other
commissions
and-
and
that's
been
a
helpful
point
in
this
meeting.
Our
agenda
is
really
one
of
changing
how
energy
and
natural
resources
are
used
in
the
city.
That's
a
big
agenda
and
we
do
that
in
a
variety
of
ways.
P
We
have
individual
projects
or
projects
that
are
initiated
by
commissioners,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of.
We
have
some
things
that
come
to
us
from
the
state
which
create
a
lot
of
work
and
we
have
a
whole
and
things
coming
from
council
and
all
of
those
mean
that
we
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
change
behavior.
P
So
a
lot
of
what
the
commissioners
are
doing
is
working
with
our
very,
very,
very,
very
limited
staff
on
trying
to
come
up
trying
to
implement
programs
to
change
behavior
and
trying
to
bring
the
the
perspectives
of
other
communities
of
of
of
neighborhoods
and
other
communities,
and
just
other
I'm
going
to
say
academic.
I
don't
really
mean
academic,
but
other
types
of
perspectives
to
changing
behaviors.
P
What
we
have
worked
on
in
the
past
year
is
quite
a
few
things.
I
thought
we
were
going
to
have
a
list
up
there,
but
we
don't
so
I
don't
have
to
go
over
that.
There
are
a
number
of
very
specific
projects.
We've
worked
on
in
the
past
year
past
year
and
a
half
that
I
want
to
cite
one
of
them
is
that
we've
had
a
household
battery
recycling
program.
That's
been
going
on
since
2019..
P
We
are
very,
very,
very
close
to
having
recycled
two
tons
of
batteries
and
when
they're,
including
those
include
my
hearing
aid
batteries,
that's
a
lot
of
batteries.
So
that's
we.
We
know
that's
a
lot
of
work.
We
also
have
a
sustainability
scholarship
that
we
have
been
doing
for
a
good
while
the
scholarships
are
up
to
750
dollars
per
business
and
they
help
businesses
adjust
to
the
policies
of
sustainability.
For
example,
everyone
has
heard
about
the
banning
of
gas-powered
leaf
blowers.
P
We
help
restaurants
convert
to
reusable
food,
wear
and
disposable.
Wear
and
we've
also
done
some
work
that
I
don't
have
it
on
my
list
with
helping
businesses
install
ev
chargers
for
cars.
Those
are
those
are
very
big
actions.
We've
also
presented
a
climate
rec
climate
yep,
a
climate
action
road
map
to
the
city
council.
Last
october.
The
road
map
recommends
has
recommended
actions
for
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
transportation
and
from
residential
and
commercial
buildings.
P
So
those
are
some
main
projects
and
also
right
now,
thanks
to
commissioner
friedman,
we're
in
the
middle
of
working
on
two
proposed
energy
use
ordinances,
even
though
this
is
he's
about
ready
to
be
turned
out.
That
will
be
going
to
council
to
help
with
renewal
energy
and
help
with
renewable
energy
and
with
energy
use
and
multi-family
residences.
So
we're
doing
a
lot
and
we're
doing
it
with
what
is
soon
going
to
be
for
commissioners
and
and
that's
that's
a
drastic
reduction
and
we
don't
currently
have
a
project
director.
P
We're
going
to
continue,
of
course,
our
process
of
working
with
staff
and
with
palm
springs
disposable
and
everyone
else
with.
How
do
we
get
people
to
change
behavior?
Well,
in
lots
of
different
ways,
we
have
a
a
greenhouse
gas
analysis,
update
that
is
in
that's
coming
up.
We
have
a
climate
action
plan,
that's
coming
up.
We
have
water,
water
conservation
issues
and,
like
I
said,
the
energy
products,
so
this
so
there's
a
lot
that
we're
doing
and
we're
doing
it
with
a
very
short
staff.
P
At
this
point,
and
as
I
said
at
the
beginning,
we're
very
I'm
very
pleased
to
hear
the
amount
of
interest
and
sustainability
issues
from
public
arts
and
human
rights
and
everyone
else
that
we
can
work
together
to
help
change
the
entire
culture
of
of
environmental
usage.
So
that
was
probably
too
quick,
but
I'm
a
fast
talker.
Q
Good
evening
city,
council,
members
and
all
of
our
fellow
board
members
and
commission
members
first
I'd
just
like
to
take
a
moment
to
make
everyone
familiar
with
the
names
of
the
people
that
are
on
the
village
fest
committee
myself,
I'm
the
chair,
daniel
ganella,
celia
garton,
is
the
vice
chair,
julie,
montante,
david
anderson,
greg
roberts,
john
bolton,
christopher
ramirez,
and
our
downtown
merchant's
partner.
Joy
meredith
is
a
non-voting
member
of
the
commission
as
well.
Q
Since
vendors
in
downtown
merchants
were
absent
from
the
event
for
over
a
year
they
all
had
to
be
rejuried,
meaning
reviewed
and
majoried
so
and
approved.
We
did
spend
a
lot
of
time,
recruiting
merchants
and
vendors
back
assisting
with
applications,
re-jurying
them
and
in
order
to
prepare
for
the
july
2021
reopening
it
was
a
very
busy
quick
process
for
us.
Q
Part
of
the
original
festival
footprint
could
not
be
accessed
at
that
time
because
of
the
restaurant
parklets
and
in
addition
to
the
fact
that
we
just
didn't,
have
a
full
slate
of
vendors.
At
that
point,
some
of
the
vendors
had
gone
off
to
do
other
things
because
of
covid,
some
of
them
closed
down
or
moved,
and
we
are
in
the
process
of
now
recruiting
newer
and
more
exciting
vendors,
and
I
am
not
even
moving
my
slides.
I'm
sorry
about
that.
Q
Q
Q
Q
One
example
is
we
have
an
italian
pizza
vendor,
that's
making
fresh
pizzas
on
site
with
a
wood
burning,
oven
at
their
booth,
and
we
continue
to
endeavor
to
try
to
find
more
and
more
diverse
vendors,
while
many
of
the
local
families
and
tourists
do
attend
the
festival,
it's
largely
attended
by
visitors
and
by
tourists.
At
this
point,
we
are
looking
to
market
better
to
our
locals,
as
well
as
to
a
wider
visitor
base.
Q
We
think
that
diversifying
our
offerings
could
help
with
that.
A
lot
of
people
I
talk
to
here
in
town
that
say:
oh
you're,
on
village
fest
been
there
done
that
you
know.
I
go
once
in
a
while.
If
I
have
a
visitor
in
town
but
we'd
like
to
see
it
become
more
of
a
weekly
thing,
even
for
the
locals,
a
lot
of
young
families.
Come
you
see
a
lot
of
children
there.
It's
really
great.
Q
We
are
planning
to
reinstate
the
halloween
costume
contest
and
parade,
which
is
a
really
great
thing
for
families.
It's
it's
the
cutest
thing
ever.
I
don't
know
if
you've
ever
seen
it
I
especially
enjoy
being
being
on
the
panel
for
that
for
the
for
the
contest,
other
programs
that
we
intend
to
either
add
or
reinstate
or
the
youth
art
program.
You
might
recall
there
were
banners
hanging
along
palm
canyon
with
some
artwork
on
it
and
that
was
actually
from
our
youth
art,
art
program,
the
village
fest
poster
art
contest.
Q
The
annual
birthday
celebration,
which
I
mentioned,
and
this
year
we
distributed
over
two
thousand
cupcakes.
No,
I'm
sorry
over
two
thousand
cookies
this
year
last
year
with
cupcakes
mayf
may.
The
fourth
be
with
you,
which
is
a
star
wars
day,
is
something
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
as
well
and
more
events
to
come.
We're
still
kind
of
putting
on
our
thinking
caps.
For
that
future
goals
include
expanding
the
footprint
and
appeal.
We
would
love
to
see
it
all
the
way
up
and
down
palm
canyon
at
some
point
right.
Q
Sorry
to
all
the
merchants
who
who
we
encroach
upon
during
that
time,
further
diversifying
the
food
offerings
and
the
dining
accommodations
we
feel
could
really
be
something
for
locals
and
visitors,
because
it
could
be
a
place
where
you
know.
I
have
plans
with
friends
to
go
to
dinner:
hey
meet
me
at
villagefest:
hey,
have
you
seen
this
new
vendor?
Let's
try
this
food
one
of
the
issues
with
that,
because
I've
done
it
personally
is.
Q
There
is
really
inadequate,
seating
and
dining
accommodation,
and
I
really
think
that's
something
that
we
need
to
up
so
council,
just
fair
warning.
We
may
be
coming
before
you
for
that
at
some
point
and
finding
ways
to
partner
with
other
boards
and
commissions
and
local
events
as
well.
I
think
you
know
it
because
it's
every
week
it's
there
anyway,
so
anything
else
that
happens
knows
that
village
festival
will
be
there
on
thursday,
so
pride
weekend,
thursday
night
is
still
village
fest
right.
Q
Q
We
have
about
I'd,
say
maybe
eight
to
ten
thousand
people
coming
through
village
fest
on
a
thursday
night
in
season
about
four
to
six
in
the
summer,
which
is
even
impressive,
because
it's
very
hot
there
at
night
and
the
board
maintains
really
a
lot
of
momentum,
stamina
and
that
that
has
enabled
us
to
bring
it
back
to
where
it
is
at
least,
and
we're
very
happy
with
that.
But
we
still
endeavor
to
do
more.
Q
Q
We've
done
a
good
job
of
of
dealing
with
the
challenge
through
zoom.
A
lot
of
my
board
members
are
are
getting
antsy
about
that,
but
we
understand
the
reason
why
we're
doing
it
and
so
we're
doing
it
for
the
right
reasons,
and
we
just
look
forward
to
that
changing
at
some
point
and
the
evening
meetings.
Ever
since
we
went
to
that
5
30
schedule,
there
seems
to
be
more
of
a
contention
of
other
meetings
around
the
city
like
I
was
on
the
1ps.
Q
I
was
a
1ps
rep
for
my
neighborhood
and
I
can't
go
to
those
meetings
because
they
over
during
same
time
as
villa
trust,
so
other
people
have
mentioned
that.
I
don't
know.
If
there's
any
review
of
that,
I
thought
I
heard
on
one
of
the
council
meetings
that
you
were
going
to
review
the
meeting
schedules.
A
B
B
But
thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
do
and
I
am
glad
to
see
how
many
of
the
different
commissions
want
to
work
together
more,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
help
provide
those
spaces
for
commissions
to
get
together
and
have
joint
meetings
as
needed,
sustainability
in
parks
or
whoever
it
is
it
really.
It
seems,
like
all
of
you
mentioned
each
other
at
one
point
in
your
presentation.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
that.
R
So
question
for
staff
is
so
what
is
the
timing
with
filling
vacancies
on
commissions?
I
know
we've
had
some
changes,
the
city
clerk's
office,
so
I
know
that
came
up
from
a
couple
folks
yeah.
So
one
of
the
considerations
is
the
likely
reorientation
of
some
of
our
commissions
to
smaller
size.
We
would
likely
propose
to
counsel
and
commissions
that
that
only
happened
through
attrition
of
individuals
that
are
turned
out
so
that
nobody
is
deprived
of
serving
a
second
time,
but
most
of
those
vacancies
are
within
the
number
that
would
likely
be
reduced.
R
So
we
would
like
to
resume
filling
kind
of
depending
on
that
analysis
and
the
final
number
great-
and
I
think
when
we
do
have
that
discussion
just
to
follow
up
mayor
pro
tem,
I
think
making.
However,
we
do
it
to
have
liaison
so
the
commissions
you
know
do
have
that
communication.
I
know
we
did
it
with
planning
sustainability
years
ago
and
it
was
really
an
effective
way
to
work
together.
R
So
everyone's
working,
you
know
in
a
coordinated
way
on
things
that
they
have
in
common
and
I
think
that
came
across
tonight
so
really
appreciate
it
and
other
than
that.
It's
just
really
appreciate
everyone's
work
and
I
just
think
it's
great
for
us
and
the
public
to
hear
all
the
amazing
things
that
you're
doing
that
are
happening
in
the
city.
So,
thank
you
all
very
much.
It's
really
appreciated.
C
I
want
to
thank
absolutely
everyone.
That's
on
the
commission.
I
know
your
chair
and
in
some
cases
a
chair
and
a
co-chair
came
up
and
spoke
I'd
like
to
change
that
format
in
the
future.
It's
each
one
of
you
sitting
in
this
room
and
even
those
not
in
this
room.
The
talent,
that's
in
this
city
is
incredible.
C
The
fact
that
you
want
to
give
back
and
improve
your
city
and
be
civically
minded
is
absolutely
even
more
incredible.
I
want
to
thank
every
single
one
of
you
for
that.
We
are
working
very
hard
as
a
council
and
as
staff
to
make
communication
better
between
commissions
and
the
council,
so
that
our
our
recommendations
and
your
recommendations
receive
all
the
respect
it
needs.
C
You
know
one
thing
or
the
things
that
make
a
great
community
are
one,
it's
history,
of
course,
it's
social
fabric,
which
we
have
very
strong
here
and
it's
built
environment
which
we
have
an
incredible
built
environment.
Here
I
would
encourage
us,
the
parks,
commission,
historic
site
preservation
arc
the
planning
commission
to
be
strong
to
really
be
strong,
because
without
you
being
strong
there
we
will
become
just
another
suburb,
and
I
don't
think
that's
what
anybody
that
I
know
in
this
city
wants
the
only
way
we
can
do.
C
That
is
for
all
of
you
to
be
as
strong
as
possible
and
for
the
social
fabric.
You
know
all
the
commissions
that
deal
with
the
social
fabric
of
inclusion
and
diversity
to
be
strong
as
well.
So
I
want
to
support
you
in
all
of
that.
I
know
at
times
it's
very
difficult
when
you
have
forces
pressed
against
you,
a
developer
that
doesn't
want
to
give
you
exactly
what
you
want.
You
know,
but
it's
you
know
if
we
don't
we'll
homogenize
our
city,
and
I
don't
think
that's
any
anything
anybody
here
wants.
C
C
Did
you
get
more
participation
from
the
public?
I
know
it
was
hard
from
the
from
the
point
of
view
of
the
pandemic.
Did
it
work
or
do
we
need
to
try
something
else,
because
again
we
want
full
participation
that
the
evenings
aren't
working
and
we
have
too
many
rooms
booked.
We
need
that
feedback,
so
talk
to
staff
who
can
talk
to
us,
but
thanks
to
park
and
rec
thanks
to
our
library,
thanks
to
everyone
for
making
it
an
incredible
city
to
live
in
to
play
in
and
to
work
in.
C
So
I
just
really
applaud
all
of
you
and
then
what
I
hope
in
the
future
is
that
we
either
get
little
vignettes
little
quick
videos
of
the
entire
commission
and
or
a
picture
of
all
of
you.
I
think
it's
important
not
just
to
have
your
chairman
speak
but
to
acknowledge
every
single
factor
that
goes
in
to
making
your
commission
strong,
and
I
think
it's
a
body
and
a
group
that
does
that,
and
I
think
we
need
to
acknowledge
that
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
all.
I
took
a
lot
of
notes
and
I'm
looking
up
here
at
my
colleagues
and
all
of
us
were
taking
an
incredible
number
of
notes.
As
you
were
speaking,
I
said
earlier.
This
is
the
first
of
what
needs
to
be
an
ongoing
conversation,
so
we're
going
to
be
reaching
out
to
the
city
manager,
and
we
want
to
hear
from
you
as
to
when
it's
appropriate
for
us
to
come
back
together
for
another
meeting
such
as
this
and
follow-up.
Q
I
did
a
good
job
to
introduce
my
board
and
I
neglected
to
mention
our
staff,
who
is
incredible
and
does
so
much
work
for
all
of
us
faith
roach,
who
is
our
coordinator
and
jasmine
waits?
Who
is
the
parks
and
rec's
coordinator
for
us
as
well
without
staff?
I
don't
think
we
could
do
the
job
that
we
do.