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City of Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting - July 26th 2021
A
All
right
I'd
like
to
call
to
order
our
july
2021
palm
springs,
parks
and
recreation
meeting.
Would
everybody
like
join
me
for
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
C
D
All
right,
chair,
alcorn.
A
B
E
E
I
D
Yes,
the
agenda
for
this
meeting
was
posted
at
city
hall,
the
leisure
center,
the
website
on
wednesday
20
july
21st,
as
required
and
established
by
policies
and
procedures.
A
A
F
D
D
A
B
D
I'm
going
to
for
our
new
commissioners
that
just
started,
I'm
going
to
put
you
guys
as
to
abstaining,
since
this
is
your
first
meeting.
Okay,.
K
A
Awesome
all
right,
so
this
portion
of
the
meeting
is
open
for
public
comments.
So
at
this
time
do
we
have
any
public
present
with
any
open
comments.
L
A
Okay,
thank
you,
since
there's
no
public
comments,
we're
just
gonna
keep
moving
on
city
managers,
comments.
D
M
M
We
will
go
from
north
palm
canyon,
down
along
palm
canyon,
indian,
all
through
the
corridor
main
arteries
and
then
we'll
start
trimming
the
parks
and
after
that,
the
residential
streets
and
the
one
big
piece
of
good
information
we
have
tonight
is
that
we
will
be
requesting
for
council
the
amendments
to
restore
all
four
landscape
contracts
to
the
full
100
percent,
which
means
all
services
will
be
restored
to
the
pre-covered
schedules
and
frequency
of
schedules,
and
that's
really
the
big
ones.
We
have
right
now.
B
Oh
okay,
stacy
donnie,
is
it
so
so
is
it?
Is
it
good
to
say
that
the
fields
everything's
going
to
be
instead
of
every
two
weeks
it's
going
to
be
once
a
week.
M
I'd
have
to
confirm
the
frequency
schedule,
but
I
think
that's
what
it
is.
Yes,
okay
and
all
the
overseeding.
All
of
that
that's
going
to
be
added
in
rolled
in
the
tree
spraying.
Everything.
B
D
All
right,
my
updates,
I
have
our
four
kids
only
after
school
program
here
at
the
leisure
center
will
start
on
august
9th.
We
will
be
picking
up
from
rio,
vista
cielo,
vista
catherine,
finchey
and
raymond
cree
peewee
rec
will
be
starting
on
august
9th
as
well.
It
will
go
from
10
a.m
to
1
p.m.
Monday,
tuesday,
thursday
friday
high
school
water
polo
will
be
starting
soon
as
well.
When
school
gets
in
session.
In
a
next
week,
we
are
continuing
to
reinstate
programs
in
our
different
facilities.
D
D
We're
looking
at
becoming
a
host
home
for
an
adult
and
youth
orchestra.
Here
at
the
leisure
center
on
thursdays,
joj
will
be
partnering
with
some
organizations
to
bring
different
opportunities
to
our
young
adults.
They'll
be
working
closely
with
the
yep
program
and
then
also
doing
some
other
stuff
with
the
rest
of
our
kids.
During
the
week.
D
The
early
childhood
literacy
program
jarvis
is
working
on
getting
that
on
track
for
september,
so
that
we
can
open
that
back
up
to
our
little
people,
so
we
can
get
them
enrolled
and
then
our
fourth
of
july
events
went
really
well.
I
want
to
thank
you.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
commissioners
who
were
able
to
come
out
and
help
and
those
who
were
in
attendance-
and
this
is
the
last
week
of
camp
for
all
three
camps.
It
was
really
awesome
to
have
them
back
and
watch
them.
D
Come
visit
to
see
the
pool
or
swim
participate
in
activities
together,
and
we
are
down
to
our
final
countdown
with
them
just
wanted
to
share
some
quick
flyers
with
you,
and
I
will
send
these
out.
D
So
here
are
the
fko
program
after
school
program,
where
the
kids
get
picked
up
from
these
schools
and
then
our
pee
wee
rec
program.
D
D
D
The
department
was
given
a
proclamation
for
parks
and
recreation
month.
So
there's
a
quick
picture
that
I
borrowed
from
the
city
of
palm
springs.
Social
media
account
and
that's
what
I
have
as
far
as
updates
for
you.
N
Cynthia,
I
have
a
question.
Yes
ma'am.
Do
you
have
a
wish
list?
Do
you
have
like
a
list
of
items
that
you
need
for
the
backpack
giveaway,
or
would
you
just
prefer
like
a
donation
and
you
guys
get
the
items?
How.
D
D
A
B
I'll
go
johnny
caldonado
vice
chair
been
on
the
commission.
Now
I
think
it's
four
four
five
years.
Maybe
it's
good
to
see
everybody
welcome
new
faces
and
if
we
can
help
in
any
way
just
reach
out
be
a
phone
call
text
the
emails,
whatever
you
need
for
them
for
the
new
commissioners,
especially
thank
you.
N
Okay,
so
hey
everyone,
my
name
is
ellen
goodman
and
I
originally
joined
the
commission
as
the
school
district
liaison,
and
so
I
continued
to,
I
guess,
sit
in
that
role
via
the
superintendent
and
the
city
council
and
then
jodi
diaz
joined
us
and
so
now
there's
two
of
us
from
our
school
district,
and
I
think
one
of
the
reasons
I
I
was
interested
in
parks
x
is
outdoor
open
space,
the
programs
and
their
recreations
for
all
of
our
community
members,
young
and
mid
and
senior,
and
I
tend
to
I
really
look
for
ways
to
bring
our
community
together
and
to
elevate
our
experience
of
living
here
in
palm
springs,
and
one
way
to
do
that
is
through
parks
and
recreation
versus
some
of
the
other
commissions,
and
also
in
my
role
at
my
job,
I'm
really
not
able
to
sit
on
non-profit
boards,
and
so
for
me
this
was
my
community
service
in
a
way
that
I
could
give
back
to
my
community
and
it's
very,
very,
very
fulfilling,
and
I
want
to
welcome
everybody
who's
on
a
call
today.
F
F
The
last
few
years
I've
been
chair,
I
finally
got
to
retire
and
start
to
re,
enjoy
it
and
watch
jerry
run
this
now
for
a
while
and
he's
gonna
be
doing
a
good
job
along
with
johnny
who
helped
me
in
the
last
couple
years,
the
ones
that
I
do
know
on
here,
new
people.
If
there's
anything
you
need
to
reach
out,
we
do
everything
we're
not
supposed
to
be
communicating
directly
and
more
than
a
quorum.
But
if
you
have
a
question
or
something
I
can
help
you
with,
I'm
always
happy
to
help.
L
O
I'm
also
with
the
aids
memorial
task
force
so
I'll
be
talking
to
you
in
a
little
bit.
H
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
susie
meyer.
It
has
my
maiden
name
on
here,
because
I
was
on
a
work
call
before
this.
My
wife
and
I
moved
to
town
a
few
years
ago,
and
when
I
was
in
school
I
focused
on
land
use
projects,
so
I've
really
been
looking
for
a
way
to
give
back
to
the
local
community.
I'm
a
lawyer
by
profession,
so
I
do
sort
of
the
back
end
stuff
with
a
lot
of
land
use
things.
H
So
I'm
hoping
that
I
can
be
a
resource
to
you
guys
and
I'm
just
really
excited
to
be
involved
in
the
projects
that
you
have
going
on.
So
thanks
for
having
me
welcome
thanks,
christopher.
L
L
So
I
thought
I
would
be
able
to
to
work
with
the
parks
and
recreation
in
the
city
and
much
more
of
kind
of
on
a
personal
level
to
be
able
to
help
in
whatever
way
I
can
to
facilitate
more
more
in
the
direction
of
what
we
need
to
do
for
our
community
with
regards
to
parks
and
recreation.
So
I
joined,
and
I
was
glad
to
be
accepted.
So
thank
you
for
having
me
awesome.
L
C
P
G
Hey
everyone,
my
name
is
john
moralia.
I
joined
the
commission
about
four
months
ago,
so
I'm
pretty
new
as
well.
I
am
on
the
dog
park
subcommittee
and
the
public
arts
subcommittee.
My
reason
for
wanting
to
be
on
the
parks
and
recs
commission
is,
I
don't
want
to
say
purely
selfish,
but
it's
somewhat
selfish.
G
I
use
most
of
our
parks
and
recreation
facilities
other
than
the
skateboard,
I'm
too
old
for
that
now.
But
that
is
why
I
wanted
to
join,
because
I'm
I'm
out
there
all
the
time
using
these
facilities,
so
I'm
interested
in
making
sure
that
everyone
can
use
them.
So
welcome
to
the
new
people.
J
So
I'm
jody
diaz-
I
don't
know
I
heard
ellen
mention
my
name,
so
she
probably
said
how
long
we've
been
on
this
commission.
I
am
I've
been
an
educator
with
palm
street
judicial
district
for
29
years.
I've
raised
both
of
my
kids,
the
last
one
just
graduated
this
june,
so
they've
been.
J
We
lived
our
lives
in
parks
and
recreation
systems,
since
they
were
four
three
four,
so
just
wanting
to
see
what's
best
for
kids
and
families,
if
I
feel
as
though
sometimes
our
city's
recently
making
decisions
that
are
going
the
other
way.
So
I
want
to
continue
to
push
for.
J
For
that.
I
use
the
parks
and
recreation
system
myself,
I'm
a
and
I
even
take
one
of
the
dance
classes
down
at
one
of
the
centers
as
well,
and
I
just
want
to
see
it
continue
to
be
better
and
offer
more
as
much
as
we
can
do
for
the
community
at
large,
all
ages,
sizes,
etc,
etc.
J
And
I
guess
that's
it.
Thank
you.
K
Yes,
hello
good
afternoon
to
everyone.
This
is
my
first
meeting,
I'm
a
newly
minted
commissioner,
I'm
originally
from
new
york
and
I've
been
living
in
the
palm
springs
area.
For
the
past
four
and
a
half
years.
All
of
my
life
have
been
very
big
on
volunteerism
and
I
just
felt
that
this
would
be
an
excellent
avenue
for
me
to
become
involved
in
to
become
affiliated
with.
C
And
I'm
very
excited
about
this
endeavor.
I
I
My
family
came
to
this
city
in
the
early
1950s
live
here
in
the
desert,
highland
gateway
estates
neighborhood
with
my
girlfriend
and
my
three-year-old
son,
I'm
a
product
of
the
palm
springs
department
of
parks
and
wrecks,
of
course,
here
at
desert
highland,
but
I
played
little
league
at
du
mouth
used
all
the
other
parks
as
well,
so
I
just
want
to
give
back
and
make
a
difference
in
the
community
that
gave
so
much
to
me.
My
background
is
in
public
health
and
community
health.
C
Hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
prima
and
I
just
moved
to
palm
springs.
Last
year
I
got
married
so
I
moved
down
here
and
I
found
hayley
preston.
She
started
desert
composting
and
everything
and
I'm
with
them
today.
Thank
you.
C
E
Yeah,
this
is
hi
everyone,
travis
armstrong.
I
got
involved
parks
and
recreation
2010.
I
think
this
is
the
state
of
our
dog
park.
I
think
I've
attended
almost
all
the
meetings
park
and
recreation
commission
since
that
time,
even
back
when
we're
meeting
the
leisure
center
with
no
tv
or
anything
like
that
in
the
little
room.
E
It's
like
my
ninth
year,
I
think,
on
different
city
commissions
and
see
what
else
my
day
job
I
work
for
cal
fire,
I'm
the
associate
archaeologist
for
southern
california
for
cal
fire
and
welcome
everybody.
A
D
I'm
gonna
have:
can
we
back
up
to
the
rest
of
that
item?
Johnny's
gonna
go
over
roles
and
responsibilities,
really
quick.
Yes,
he
did
a
great
job
the
last
time.
So
I've
only
told
him.
B
Well,
I
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
my
notes,
so,
but
just
the
job
of
the
commissioner
is
is
number
one
get
involved
with
the
community.
B
It's
like
see
a
knee
feel
a
need
right,
so
I
think
you
know
showing
up
to
the
meetings.
Zoom
is
a
very
interesting
tool.
We've
all
been
using
now
and
I'm
very
much
looking
forward
to
the
meetings
that
we
can
all
get
together.
B
B
No,
I
did
much
better
last
time,
but
yeah
just
just
just
show
up
to
the
meetings
you
know,
and
and
do
you
get
that
feel
in
your
heart
and
then
share
it
to
us.
You
know,
let
us
know
what
what's
on
your
mind
and
just
be
a
part
of
of
the
community
parks
and
rec
is
a
lot
of
fun.
B
N
Better
job
johnny
tonight,
yeah,
you
did
a
great
job.
Can
I
add
something?
Please
do.
That
was
great.
I
I
would
I
don't
know.
Maybe
you
said
this
and
I
wasn't
paying
attention,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
everyone
on
the
commission
to
one
be
reminded
and
for
new
folks
to
remember
that
we
feed
the
the
city,
the
you
know,
cynthia
and
her
team.
We
feed
information,
we
feed
information
to
city
council.
N
So
knowing
that
as
we
come
together
as
a
group
and
we
make
suggestions,
if
we
just
remember
that
that's
what
we
are
is
a
suggestion
body,
then
I
think
the
experience
elevated
as
commissioners
back
to
you.
N
N
Jerry,
I'm
sorry,
one
more
thing
I
did
notice
somebody
had
responded.
They
did
a
reply
all
to
the
emails.
Alan
said
this
a
little
earlier.
We
are,
we
follow
the
brown
act
and
so
some
of
the
roles
and
responsibilities.
We
try
to
be
really
mindful
not
to
do
reply,
alls
and
emails,
and
we
have
to
make
sure
that,
if
we're
having
committee
meetings
or
adjunct
meetings,
you
know
that
we
maintain
a
number
of
people.
N
D
No,
I
think
that
between
you
and
johnny,
you
guys
summed
it
up
really
well.
I
know
the
commissioners,
the
new
commissioners
got
to
meet
with
anthony
today
and
they
were
sworn
in
so
hopefully
they
got
their
nice
packet,
but
if
not,
we'll
definitely
make
sure
that
you
get
all
of
the
information
that
you
need
so
that
we
are
not
in
any
kind
of
violation
and
we
can
keep
our
business
moving
forward.
R
Hello,
commissioners,
so
here's
my
quick
update
for
you.
We
had
some
priority
projects
that
the
parks
and
rec
commission
sent
to
city
council.
They
picked
seven
of
those
projects
and
the
four
remaining
I'm
going
to
give
you
an
update,
so
pavilion
windows
for
acoustics
and
shade.
Just
a
reminder.
R
We
split
that
project
up,
so
facilities
will
be
handling
the
the
this.
I'm
sorry
something
just
facilities,
handling
the
windows
and
the
curtains.
The
blinds
are
critical
for
the
windows
and
then
engineering's
handling
the
audio
equipment
to
improve
the
sound
system
in
there.
We
are
still
waiting
for
the
contractor
to
provide
our
procurement
division
with
the
revised
purchasing
agreements,
so
once
we
get
that
from
them
in
a
manner
that
procurement
will.
O
R
Okay
with
we
can
move
forward
and
procure
the
audio
stuff
with
regards
to
shade
structures
at
the
various
parks.
Many
of
you
probably
already
saw
the
metal
structures
have
already
been
installed
and
now
we're
just
waiting
for
the
fabric
to
be
delivered
on
site
once
it's
delivered.
It
should
be
a
pretty
easy
installation
of
the
fabric
onto
those
shade
structures,
so
it's
it
should
be
done
fairly
soon.
R
Regarding
the
playground
surfacing,
we
are
going
to
be
working
at
the
playground
at
dumuth
park
and
the
playground
at
desert
highland
park.
So
right
now
the
contract
was
just
awarded
by
city
council
last
thursday,
so
we
are
waiting
for
those
documents
to
be
signed.
R
Let's
see,
no
that
was
actually
approved
july
8th,
but
we
are
still
waiting
for
the
all
the
contracts
to
be
signed,
and
then
the
last
project
that
was
a
priority
to
this
commission
was
the
ballfield
lighting
project.
Our
design
consultants
are
still
working
on
it,
they're
doing
pro
evaluations,
as
well
as
inspecting
the
celtar
equipment
that
were
attached
to
some
of
the
poles,
especially
in
the
vicinity
of
the
stadium,
so
they
are
still
moving
along
and
they
are
on
time
with
that
project.
R
Some
of
the
other
park
projects
that
our
staff
is
working
on
is
the
sunrise
park
restrooms.
If
any
of
you
walk
by,
you
probably
notice
that
the
contractor
has
made
a
significant
progress
on
the
restrooms,
so
we're
hoping
to
get
those
back
online
fairly
soon.
R
A
reminder
dumuth
park
will
be
removing
the
existing
restrooms
and
building
a
new
structure
and
then
desert
highland
park.
Restrooms
are
going
to
be
brand
new
restrooms.
Regarding
the
du
moose
community
center.
We
have
a
project
to
replace
the
hvac
plans
are
now
complete
and
we
are
going
to
go
out
to
bid
in
september
so
that
will
bring
much
needed
ac
to
the
community
center
and
then
the
final
project
I
have
for
you
is
the
downtown
park.
R
I
think
cynthia
has
is
showing
some
of
the
photos
that
were
taken
today.
The
as
you
can
see.
The
stage
is
almost
complete.
Those
blocks
that
you
see
those
are
the
seat
walls
waiting
for
for
a
long
time.
Now
that
the
seat
walls
are
here,
we
can
have
those
installs.
Those
were
kind
of
delayed
based
off
of
covered
material
availability,
but
once
those
seat
walls
are
in
place,
then
we
can
put
the
landscaping
behind
it
and
then
proceed
much
faster.
R
The
contractor
is
behind
his
schedule,
just
a
matter
of
materials
not
being
available,
so
they
continue
on,
but
these
photos
were
taken
today.
So
thank
you.
I
Got
a
question
not
sure
if
this
is
for
don
or
for
cynthia,
but
I
noticed
on
the
on
the
desert
highland
restroom.
When
it
was
on
the
city
council
agenda.
I
They
had
the
wrong
location
and
cynthia.
J
I
did
reach
out
I
reached
out
to
cynthia
about
that.
Dieter.
I
don't
know
if
she
ever
got
a
chance
to
find.
D
R
Yeah
mike
isn't
here
on
mondays:
he
works
tuesdays
to
fridays,
so
I
can
check
in
with
him
tomorrow
on
that
I
wasn't.
F
F
M
M
I
think
I
met
with
mike
originally
when
we
were
first
working
on
this
and
it
was
was
showing
him
the
location
of
the
existing
sewer
water
and
power,
and
I
think
that
was
probably
what
was
dictating
some
of
the
original
plan.
D
Yeah,
we'll
we'll
we'll
like
tomorrow
and
just
verify
that
that's
not
going
to
be
an
issue.
A
Thank
you
don
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up
too
allen
covet
19
updates.
D
D
Obviously,
when
you're
outside
they're
not
required,
we
are
trying
to
bring
back
the
programming
that
has
been
not
happening
because
of
the
pandemic
and
we're
slowly
bringing
everything
back
so
in
the
next
month
or
two.
I
expect
to
have
many
more
classes
reinstated.
D
People
are
trying
to
you,
know,
finish
up
their
vacations
and
get
their
families
back
in
school.
So
I
mentioned
several
of
the
classes
that
will
be
returning
in
the
next
month
or
so,
and
some
new
programming
that
we'll
be
putting
into
place.
So
we
are
moving
right
along
obviously
keeping
a
tight,
close
eye
on
what
the
state
and
the
counties
are
doing
to
make
sure
we're
consistent.
But
we
are
definitely
trying
to
do
our
part
to
keep
our
community
safe.
D
A
You
all
right
now
that
we
got
their
coveted,
let's
go
to
discussion
on
dap
art
memorial
placement
at
the
downtown
park
project.
So
we
have
some
people
here,
gonna
be
presenting.
O
O
My
name
is
dan
spencer
and
I'm
an
architect,
but
I
spend
about
a
third
of
my
time
doing
non-profit
work
or
community
work
and
in
2012
I
was
chair
of
the
architecture
and
design
council
and
I
presented
a
lecture
at
the
museum
regarding
on
world
aids
day
regarding
memorials
and
I'm
referenced,
a
project
that
I
did
back
in
the
90s,
the
key
west
aids
memorial
and
so
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
I
proposed
that
palm
springs
needed
to
create
a
memorial
to
remember,
educate
and
connect
the
community
so
that
those
that
we've
lost
to
aids
will
be
forever
immortalized
and
out
of
that
presentation,
todd
and
jeff,
and
I
started
noodling
about
what
how
to
how
to
move
forward
in
the
community
and
by
the.
O
So.
This
was
a
long
time
ago
and
more
recent
history
is
at
the
end
of
2019.
O
We
had
our
first
presentation
to
the
arts
commission
and
we
presented
our
concepts
and
but
it
really
was
a
challenge
to
try
to
find
a
location
and
then,
of
course,
we
ended
up
having
our
time
of
covid,
but
in
some
ways
that
assisted
us,
mike
richie,
moved
to
palm
springs
and
he's
on
the
national
aids
task
force.
O
O
The
next
step
in
early
2020
was
to
try
to
get
on
the
agenda,
but
it
never
happened,
and
so
then,
last
summer,
when
the
downtown
park
got
the
green
light,
we
really
kind
of
moved
into
another
mode,
and
I
called
philip
smith
and
said:
would
you
help
us
out,
and
so
he
has
volunteered
his
design
work
for
us,
and
last
month
we
presented
to
the
arts
commission
again
and
they
approved
the
to
receive
the
piece
of
art
that
we're
proposing
and
support
the
move
to
put
it
in
the
downtown
park
as
part
of
the
oasis
park
downtown.
O
So
with
that
little
brief
background
on
all
the
things
we've
been
doing
over
the
last
eight
years,
philip's
gonna
show
you
what
we're
proposing
thanks.
K
D
I'll,
let
you
I'll
make
you
co-host
so
that
you
can
screen
share
there.
You
go.
D
K
Everybody
see
that
yeah,
okay,
great
so
just
for
background.
My
name
is
philip
smith.
I'm
an
artist!
My
studio
is
based
here
locally
in
palm
desert.
K
I
grew
up
in
the
desert
from
1980
onward,
with
an
11
year
stint
on
the
east
coast,
but
I've
been
here
back
in
the
desert
since
late
2000
and
I've
been
involved
with
a
lot
of
different
public
art
projects
all
over
the
country
as
well
as
local
projects
like
I
was
part
of
the
first
desert
x
in
2017,
and
I'm
currently
working
on
a
number
of
public
art
projects
from
bellevue
washington
to
newark
new
jersey
to
west
hollywood.
California.
K
K
I'll
also
say
that
the
west
hollywood
project
that
I'm
working
on
actually
in
the
midst
of
installing
right
now
is
a
park
that
is
also
designed
was
designed
by
rios
clemente
hale,
now,
just
rios
who
also
obviously
designed
the
downtown
palm
springs
park,
so
I'm
familiar
with
their
craft
and
good
design
and
good
ideas
and
really
excited
just
personally
that
that
park
is
happening.
So
thank
you
for
making
that
happen.
K
What
I'm
gonna
do
is
just
kind
of
go
through
these
few
pages
and
talk
a
bit
about
the
location
and
then
talk
briefly
about
the
memorial
and
the
design
itself.
So
you
sort
of
know
where
our
heads
are
at
and
sort
of
conceptually
what
this
thing
looks
like
you
know
the
meaning
behind
it.
It's
going
to
start
first
with
the
location
which
is
really
our
priority
for
the
evening.
K
K
We
we
at
the
task
force
did
not
design
this
park
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
a
the
placement
of
this
was
possible
and
that
b
that
there
was
a
sensible
location,
and
so
I
called
up
nate
cormier
and
myself
and
a
few
of
the
task
force
members
met
with
nate,
as
well
as
jason
shinoda
from
rios
about
two
and
a
half
weeks
ago,
and
they
were
aware
of
the
design
and
showed
up
at
the
site
suggesting
three
or
four
different
locations
after
walking
the
site,
we
all
decided,
we
all
had
the
exact
same
thought
that
this,
where
the
x
marks
the
spot
here
in
this
pdf
is,
is
where
we
believe
the
best
location
is.
K
I
will
say,
I
believe
it's
the
best
location
for
a
number
of
reasons.
One
is
that
we
realize
this
is
coming
in
a
bit
late
in
the
game.
This
is
something
that
is
not
part
of
the
initial
design,
so
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
placement
of
this
the
sculpture,
this
memorial,
was
not
going
to
be
interrupting
any
of
the
already
designed
functionality
of
the
park.
Any
of
the
programming
that's
been.
K
You
know
designed
in
from
the
very
beginning
also
this
provides
the
site,
provides
sort
of
a
very
kind
of
simple
intimate
location,
there's
two
mesquite
trees
on
each
side
and
that's
a
dg
surface,
and
so
the
sculpture
can
sit
within
that
dg
area
providing
enough
room
for
people
to
walk
around
it.
If
there
happen
to
be
a
larger
gathering
for
a
particular
event,
people
can
begin
to
fill
in
around
the
sidewalks
on
the
edge.
K
I'm
a
light
based
artist
and
so
light
is
very
important
to
me
and
the
fact
that
this
piece
is
sort
of
out
and
actually
away
from
the
oasis
a
bit
really
worked.
Well,
because
sunlight
can
really
hit
this
piece
as
you'll
see
in
the
design.
K
There
is
a
hole,
an
oculus
in
the
center
of
it
as
you
look
at
it
to
the
north,
it
will
frame
the
waterfall
in
the
water
area
and
looking
to
the
south,
it
will
frame
the
palm
trees
of
the
oasis,
so
it
really
works
out
well
and
when
those
mesquite
trees
go
up
and
around
the
dappled
light
on
the
artwork
will
be
even
better
than
day
one.
K
So
I'm
going
to
get
into
what
this
memorial,
what
the
sculpture
is,
I'm
going
to
say
too,
when,
when
dan
and
the
task
force
first
approached
me
with
this
idea,
I
I
sort
of
sat
on
it
for
a
little
while,
because
I
I
wasn't
sure
I
I
it
was
a
a
large
task
to
accomplish,
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
ai
was
the
right
person
and
b
that
I
could
put
a
solid
idea
forward
and
so
about
a
month
and
a
half
after
being
asked,
I
came
into
the
studio
one
morning
and
saw
it
as
it
happens
from
time
to
time
somewhat
somewhat
rarely
and
I
drew
this
sketch.
K
This
is
a
nine
foot
diameter,
so
nine
foot
wide
by
nine
foot
tall
by
about
three
foot,
deep
stone,
sculpture
and
that
is
an
oculus
in
the
center
and
really
my
intent
with
the
scale
of
this
work
is
to
make
it
more
of
the
pedestrian
more
human
scale.
So
it's
something
that
is
approachable.
It's
meant
to
be
a
tactile
work!
That's
why
it
is
stone.
I
want
people
to
touch
the
art,
that's
the
beauty
of
public
art.
It's
out
there
in
the
world,
24,
7
and
and
accessible
at
all
times.
K
Within
this
this
this
stone
the
circular
stone
work.
I
really
wanted
to
have
kind
of
sightedness
to
it
that
there
was
one
side
that
was
really
sort
of
geared
towards
the
community
that
was
almost
sort
of
like
wrapping
around
you
almost
like
outstretched
arms
and,
on
the
other
side,
was
a
bit
more
of
a
personal,
more
individual
side,
where
the
piece
was
actually
pushing
towards
you
on
sort
of
trying
to
engage
in
that
way.
K
K
These
concentric
rings
really
as
a
textured
shadowed
carved
surface
that
is
really
about
representing
humanity
and
the
diversity
of
people
that
that
are
on
this
planet
and
but
that
the
fact
that
all
of
us
have
been
affected
in
some
way
by
the
aids
epidemic
and
so
that
that
line
work,
that
pinwheel
of
language
are
actually
grooves
that
are
cut
like
an
aberration.
K
In
this
pure
surface,
this
pure
quilt
work
of
humanity
and,
as
I
say,
that
sort
of
one
foot,
seven
inch
19
20
inch
oculus
looking
through
in
this
case,
would
be
looking
towards
towards
the
waterfall.
J
J
K
K
It's
fine,
it's
fine!
It's
a
good
question.
The
the
thing
too,
to
note
here
is
how
this
piece
is
sitting
on
the
ground.
Well,
I
want
it
to
just
touch
the
ground,
so
it
actually,
this
immense
stone,
heavy
stone
piece,
has
a
kind
of
lightness
to
it,
because
it
is
almost
recovering
off
of
the
ground.
So
it's
just
touches.
K
K
There
is
this
kind
of
wave
form
on
the
back
side,
almost
let's
say
like
the
hours
like
the
the
lines
on
the
clock,
the
the
petals
of
a
flower,
but
it's
really.
This
side
is
really
about
the
sense
of
hope,
the
reality
of
grief,
the
reality
that
time,
heals
and
again
the
fact
that
this
piece
kind
of
pushes
out
towards
at
the
center,
so
that
again,
just
by
the
act
of
running
your
hand
across
the
work,
but
there
may
be
a
sense
of
engagement.
K
A
sense
of
healing
in
that
very
real
touch,
just
a
kind
of
quick
detail
beginning
to
show
this
is
the
intent
right
now
is
for
this
to
be
a
limestone,
a
carved
limestone
work
that
will
need
to
be
cut
in
three
sections.
K
That
will
then
seamlessly
be
put
together,
but
you
can
get
a
sense
of
the
light
and
shadow
and
the
play.
That's
gonna
happen
across
the
surface.
We
wanted
again
the
stone
for
it
to
be.
You
know
of
the
earth
for
it
to
have
the
warmth
that
exists
in
the
park
within
the
natural,
colors
and
palette
of
the
desert
itself
and
that's
being
used
in
the
park,
and
then,
additionally,
we
want
there
to
be.
You
know
this
the
shift
of
light
over
the
course
of
the
day,
but
then
there's
also
a
nighttime
experience.
K
So
there
are
a
couple
of
up
lights
in
ground
lights
that
are
shooting
light
up
onto
the
work
itself
at
night,
so
you're
getting
a
kind
of
dramatic
lighting
at
the
evening,
those
lights.
Those
fixtures
will
be
selected
along
with
rios
so
that
there's
continuity
of
aesthetics
and
also
continuity
of
the
coloration
of
the
white
light.
So
everything
is
continuous
throughout
the
park.
B
Yeah,
I'd
like
to
say
something
sure,
phillip
good
job,
I've
known
philip
for
quite
some
time
and
he
he's
done
a
lot
of
work
for
the
projects
at
coachella
as
well.
This
this
man
is
talented
so
when
he
puts
his
hands
on
it,
it's
it's
good
stuff.
So
one
question,
so
you
said
it's
made
out
of
limestone.
K
Yeah,
so
this
is
a
section
cut
right
down
the
middle
of
it,
so
it's
nine
feet
high
and
then
it's
about
three
foot
to
three
foot
six
wide
from
its
outermost
point
to
its
outmost
point.
So
you
can
see
that
that
that
hole
in
the
center
represented
here
where
the
person
is
outstretching
their
their
arm
and
hand
got
it.
B
K
I
didn't
know
if
there
were
any
comments
about
this
location
in
the
park
again,
I
kind
of
want
to
reiterate
that
that
there
was
a
unanimous
thought
across
the
task
force,
as
well
as
the
designers
of
the
park,
that
this
was
a
location
that
felt
correct
and
it
was
you
know
it
just
it
just
felt
right,
I'm
not
sure
what
else
to
say,
but
that
we
all
sort
of
smiled
and
felt
felt
right
when
we
talked
about
this
location.
C
E
That's
right,
I
don't
have
video
for
the
call.
So
if
you
showed
this
already,
I
apologize
is
the
signage
for
this
piece
of
art.
I'm
gonna
have
like
the
name
of
it
and
the
artist
is
it
gonna
have
any
other
information
like
promoting
or
referencing
organizations,
or
what
what
is
the
sign
is
going
to
be
like.
K
O
Historically,
memorials
have
had
a
whole
variety
of
things
where
you'd
have
names
carved
in
stone
and
and
for
us
we
came
up
with
the
notion
that
what
we'll
do
is
we'll,
within
a
very
discrete
signage,
we
will
have
a
qr
code
and
a
website
and
you'll
be
able
to
scan
in
and
access
individual
stories
and
link
to
the
national
aids.
O
You
really
will
have
a
whole
range
of
things
that
allow
you
to
access
in
a
very
simple
way,
and
we
thought
that
it
really
keeps
the
focus
on
on
the
piece
of
art,
but
does
provide
information
that
is
readily
available
to
everybody.
So
that's
that's
how
we
are
going
to
be
moving
forward
with
that.
K
That's
something
that
I
I've
been
asked
to
design
several
memorials
in
the
past,
and
I
think
the
challenge
is
always
to
ensure
that
this
object.
This
sculpture,
whatever
it
may
be,
is
timeless
right
that
it's
not
something
that
oh
remember,
that
thing
from
50
60
70
100
years
ago,
that
doesn't
feel
like
it
applies
today.
I
think
really
the
advantage
of
sort
of
keeping
all
of
the
documentation
the
names,
the
information,
the
literature.
K
All
of
that
can
always
be
updating,
I
mean
really
daily
if
it
wants
to
be,
but
that
ultimately,
the
object
that
is,
there
is
really
touching
on
timeless
themes
that
deal
with
hope,
unity
and
healing,
so
that
maybe
somebody
that
doesn't
even
recognize
that
this
this
is
actually
the
aids
memorial
might
actually
find
healing
in
the
touch
of
the
sculpture.
E
Yeah,
this
is
a
travis
again
I
mean,
I
think
the
sculpture
is
a
great
idea,
but
I
do
think
there's
a
bigger
policy.
Question
of
the
city
is
trying
to
turn
over
public
spaces.
E
That's
going
to
have
access
and
entry
points
to
private
groups,
who
may
be
advocacy
groups
and
what
that
those
websites
say.
I
mean
it's
a
bigger
policy
question
I
think,
for
the
city
and
other
cities
have
gone
through
this
as
well
when
you,
when
you
turn
over
that
public
space
and
then
you're
promoting
the
private
group
on
it.
F
I've
been
waiting
to
jump
in
so
I'm
going
to
I've
had
my
hand
up
for
a
while.
I
have
been
on
the
downtown
park
subcommittee
since
2018.
F
care
of
all
the
plans,
but
I
don't
know
why
this
was
never
pulled
together
to
our
subcommittee
to
discuss
it.
No
reflection
on
you,
phillip,
and
designing
that
and
everything
it
seems
like.
The
arts
commission
always
tries
to
railroad
our
parks
commission
to
do
what
they've
already
decided
to
do.
We
designed
this
park
with
rios
hours
and
hours
and
hours,
and
we
had
made
a
place
over
on
the
far
right
back
in
that
grove
area
for
art,
commission.
I
Yeah,
I
just
kind
of
want
to
echo
the
same
thing.
Is
this
promoting
an
organization
or
sponsoring
a
certain
group?
As
alan
said,
I'm
sure
lots
of
organizations
would
like
that
spot
there.
But
for
me
personally,
I
believe
if
it
is
gonna
go
in
that
you
know
there
should
be
some
type
of
educational
component,
not
just
a
memorial.
I
I
actually
as
a
youth,
learn
sex
education
in
the
palm
springs
parks
and
rec
department
at
james
o,
jesse
desert
highland
unity
center.
As
I
said,
my
background
is
in
public
health.
I
So
if
I
would
like
to
see
something
around
education
about
sexually
transmitted
diseases
and
things
of
that
nature
as
well,
but
I
just
want
to
echo
what
alan's
saying
it
it
seems
like
you
know:
you
guys
are
just
going
around
the
whole
parks
and
rec's
commission
to
just
kind
of
decide
what
what
you
guys
want
to
throw
in
the
park.
We
haven't
really
had
a
say
so
really
as
a
commission
at
all
about
the
park.
So
that's
another
story
for
a
different.
N
Please,
thank
you
so
I'd
like
to
ask
just
a
question
and
I
might
be
having
problems
with
my
camera
because
I
I
only
see
myself
on
this
on
the
board
on
the
zoom
board.
So
I
apologize
if
I'm
looking
around
but
I'm
curious.
Has
your
group
talked
to
anyone
at
the
city
council
yet
so
I
have
two
two
questions
but
or
a
question
to
comment,
but
have
you
talked
to
anyone
on
the
city
council.
O
Yes-
and
we
have
been
talking
to
the
city
council
in
previous
years-
even
so,
we
have
gone
back
and
updated
them
based
on
this
work,
more
recent
work,
and
so
we
have
had
discussions
and
updated
the
city
council
members
about
this
proposal.
N
Okay,
great
thanks,
so
I
just
want
to
compliment.
I
think
it's
an
absolutely
beautiful
piece
of
art,
so
good
job.
N
A
couple
of
things
come
up
from
me
and
I
thank
you,
alan
for
sharing
that
the
arts
commission
does
have
an
allocated
location,
so
they
have
a
very
specific
location.
I
might
make
a
recommendation
that
you
go
to
the
arts
commission
and
have
this
be
a
part
of
their
installation
for
the
downtown
park.
If
that's
of
interest,
if
that's
where
you'd
like
it,
then
I
remember
a
while
back.
N
The
trans
community
came
to
the
commission
and
asked
about
putting
a
memorial
piece
of
art
at
ruth
hardy
park,
and
they
did
not
have
the
same
representation
that
this
this
project
has,
and
they
didn't
have
the
same
strong
lobbying
arm
that
I
think
this
group
has,
and
at
that
time
the
parks
and
rec
commission
talked
about
the
absence
of
a
policy
very
similar
to
naming
parks
or
naming
fields
that
there
really
isn't
a
unified
policy,
and
at
that
time
the
parks
and
rec
commission
declined
to
put
or
to
make
the
recommendation
to
put
a
memorial
piece
of
art
in
the
park.
N
For
the
trans
community,
I
I
would
feel
a
little
uncomfortable
saying
no
to
trans
community
and
yes
to
hiv
aids
community,
and
so
I
might
make
a
recommendation
that
we
spend
a
little
time
really
looking
at
policy.
And
what
would
that
blanket
policy
be
so
that
when
people
come
to
parks
with
a
recommendation
or
a
request
that
everyone
is
treated
equally
back
to
you,
jerry.
L
L
So
I
wanted
to
say
that
when
the
committee
brought
this
to
our
meeting
in
june,
we
were
totally
thrilled
with
it
from
the
arts
commission
perspective
we
are
looking
at
the
art
zone.
Part
of
the
park
is
what
we
will
have
sort
of
somewhat
jurisdiction
over
and
we'll
introduce
art
projects
for,
but
we
saw
the
philippines
smith
piece
as
an
addition
to
the
park
itself
and
not
necessarily
something
that
we
as
the
arts
commission
were
trying
to
enforce
upon
anyone.
L
We
feel
very
honored
that
we
have
such
a
talented,
globally
renowned
artist
such
as
phillip
smith
living
in
our
community
and
able
to
do
this
piece
for
the
park.
So
we
unanimously
support
the
project
and
would
urge
the
parking
rep
send
it
to
council
for
their
approval
as
well.
We
think
it
would
be
a
very
good
addition
to
the
park.
It's
a
spectacular
piece
and
then
we
will,
as
you
pointed
out,
will
address
the
part
of
the
downtown
park
that
is
owned
for
the
art
component.
N
N
L
Well,
no!
Well,
I
was
just
saying
that
we
have
not
fully
determined
because
of
the
park.
It's
not
completed
yet
what
pieces
we
would
look
for
for
the
actual
art
park,
part
of
it.
But
when
the
committee
brought
this
aids
memorial
to
us,
we
thought
it
was
a
as
an
additional
component
to
the
downtown
park
and
with
the
committee
working
with
the
park
designers
coming
with
an
ideal
location
for
it
in
the
main
component
of
the
park,
we
were
willing
to
vote
unanimously
to
approve
and
accept
it
as
a
piece
of
the
palm
springs.
K
Can
can
I
just
speak
to
that
very
briefly,
I'm
sorry
russell
to
cut
you
off.
I
I'll
just
say
we
that
day
that
we
went
out
with
rios
to
look
at
the
site
and
see
what
was
possible
to
see
if
there
was
even
something
available
there.
We
did
look
at
that
portion,
which
I
know
in
their
drawings
has
has
always
shown
maryland,
which
is
a
very
different
scale.
F
L
F
L
No,
no,
the
group
is
going
through
all
of
the
different
entities
involved,
the
arts
commission
park
and
rex,
and
then
once
we
all
give
it
the
blessing,
then
it
goes
to
city
council.
A
Yeah
jerry
vote
to
move
this
forward.
Yes,
ma'am.
N
Yes,
I
I
have
to
share
that
where
I
I
love
every
I
love
the
guys.
I
love
everybody
on
this
on
the
meeting,
I
love
the
piece
of
art.
N
I
would
feel
very,
very,
very
bad
if
this
got
a
recommendation
from
the
parks,
commission
and
the
trans
community
was
declined
previously,
and
I
would
really
feel
that
this
an
equity
issue
would
come
up,
and
so
I
I
might
put
forth
a
recommendation
that
the
parks
and
recs
commission
actually
look
at
a
blanket
policy
so
that
we
have
a
level
of
fairness
that
that's
my
stand.
I
don't
know
how
other
commissioners
feel
I'd
like
to
hear
from
other
commissioners.
J
Ellen
I
I
this
is
jody.
I
am
in
complete
agreement
with
you
on
that
topic.
We
can't
start
picking
one
or
over
the
other,
especially
if
somebody's
already
been
denied
an
opportunity,
and
you
know
there's
policies
and
I
you
know
allen
already
expressed
and
deter
as
well.
I
feel,
like
you,
know
it's
coming
from
around
the
corner
and
all
of
a
sudden,
it's
in
front
of
us,
but
we
haven't,
you
know,
had
a
chance
to
be
presented
with
it
beforehand.
So
I
agree
was.
N
My
memory
tells
me
it
was
not
accepted
because
we
did
not
have
a
policy
put
in
place
very
similar
to
the
way
we
had
discussions
around.
The
naming
people
wanted
to
name
ball
fields,
people
wanted
to
name
buildings,
and
so
the
commission
spent
time
developing
a
naming
policy,
so
they
were
declining
because
there
was
not
a
policy
in
place
and
then.
A
All
right
so
at
this
point
I'm
just
trying
to
keep
the
meeting
moving
forward
at
this
point,
I'm
looking
for
a
recommendation
here
wha.
What
should
we
do?
Should
we
put
this
on
miss
diaz.
J
I
think
perhaps
we
do
have
a
downtown
park.
What
do
you
call
it
ad
hoc
subcommittee.
J
They
do
a
little
bit
more
investigation
and
discussion
and
bring
it
to
the
rest
of
parks
and
recs
commissions.
That's
my
suggestion.
A
N
I
I
like
that
cherry
and
I
I
think
that
it's
worthy
of
that
I
think
other
people
once
they
know
that
there's
been
a
discussion.
They
might
come
forward
with
a
piece
of
art
that
wants
to
go
into
downtown
park
yeah.
So.
L
A
N
Sounds
like
if
you'd
like
to
have
a
discussion,
go
ahead.
Travis.
E
D
I
think,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
what
we
all
still
need
to
realize
is
that
both
commissions
are
just
advisory
right,
so
we
could
both
commissions
could
make
a
recommendation
and
they
can
be
aligned,
but
then,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
council
can
say
yeah
we
want
to
go
in
that
in
that
route.
That's
you
know
an
unfortunate
reality
of
all
of
this
too.
D
F
E
Been
discussion
or
votes
that
have
been
unanimous.
The
city
staff
does
not
inform
the
city
council
of
that
debate
or
discussion,
and
so
they're
not
they're,
not
knowledgeable
when
they,
when
they
approve
something
that
there
was
discussion
at
the
parks
emission
level,
because
whoever
is
writing
those
staff
reports
is
ignoring.
D
A
We
had
it
pulled
up,
we
had
a
vote
on
it,
we're
going
to
move
it
forward
to
the
next
month.
D
Yeah
jay
and
I
will
have
to
get
together
with
whoever
is
the
city
liaison
for
that
task
force
and
let
them
know
that
the
commission's
recommendation
is
for
this
to
be
presented
before
the
task
force,
design
that
helped
with
the
design
of
the
downtown
park
and
for
the
downtown
park
task
force
to
come
back
with
a
recommendation
saying
that
they're
either
good
with
it
or
not
good
with
it,
and
then
have
that
discussion
with
parks
and
rec
commission
and
then
we'll
go
from
there.
F
O
I'd
just
like
to
tell
you
that
over
the
last
x
number
of
years
working
through
the
city
process
and
getting
asking
people
well
how?
How
do
we
move?
O
This
idea
forward
has
been
like
running
in
circles,
so
I
appreciate
you
know
you
helping
with
the
process
and
and
working
through
the
process,
but
it
is
one
of
those
things,
as
you
know,
with
the
city
that
it
is
a
a
challenging
web
to
to
work
through,
and
so
we
we're
sorry
that
we
didn't
get
to
you
sooner.
This
was
the
process
that
we
were
told.
O
These
are
the
steps
you
go
through,
and
so
it
was
just
that
was
what
we
were
told.
So
I
appreciate
your
input
and
your
feedback,
and
I
know
that
process
is
very
important
and
how
you
come
up
with
your
procedures.
Moving
forward
is
also
really
key
for
every
of
all
the
commissions,
so
we
went
through
a
similar
conversation
with
the
arts
commission
around.
What
are
the
steps
needed
to
be?
O
You
know
go
through
in
order
to
to
make
it
happen,
so
appreciate
all
your
support
and
help
and
we'll
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you.
D
A
Can
we
call
for
a
vote
for
this
to
bring
this
back
to
the
ad
hoc
committee
and
we
can
discuss
this
all
in
favor?
Raise
your
hands
aye.
C
A
C
A
P
Everyone
I'm
haley
preston.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
guys.
You
are
good
at
doing
like
marathon
sprints
in
meetings,
so
I
don't
know
about
you,
but
I'm
like
I
gotta
get
you
jazzed
on
compost,
because
I
don't
know
if
I
can
make
it
look
pretty
like
like
phillips,
not
pretty,
but
wonderful,
like
phillips
work,
but
I
can
certainly.
I
can
certainly
change
your
minds
about
whatever
you
might
be
thinking.
Compost
is
so
I'm
gonna
have
my
my
colleague
janet
share
our
slides.
P
Okay,
so
cynthia
asked
us
to
come
and
share
about
our
community
composting
initiative
and-
and
we
prepared
prepared
the
slideshow
for
you.
So
in
six
months,
in
just
six
months,
we
have
gone
from
a
visionary
conversation
to
a
growing
community
of
nearly
a
hundred
volunteers
and
with
me
here
tonight
are
several
leaders
in
this
movement
and
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
them,
janet
cook
and
mike
riondo,
prima
bavaretti
jax
patterson.
P
So
palm
springs
has
always
been
seen
as
a
cultural
leader
and
it's
important
to
us
that
community
composting
be
seen
as
palm
springs,
doing
what
palm
springs
does
best,
so
it's
designing
for
a
healthy,
inclusive
lifestyle,
and
for
this
reason
we
wanted
to
engage
our
city's
civic
leaders.
Our
work,
as
a
coalition
has
led
us
to
present
to
some
subcommittees
of
the
sustainability
commission
and
to
speak
with
city
council
members,
the
mayor
and
now
the
parks
and
rec
commission.
P
P
Both
parks
and
recreation
are
important
because
we
all
know
that
being
human
is
so
much
more
than
the
nine
to
five
people
have
needs
that
go
beyond
basic
survival.
We
need
connection
to
nature,
to
places
of
joy
and
activities
that
support
our
physical,
mental
and
social
health,
and
none
of
these
things
are
possible
if
we
don't
have
a
healthy
physical
environment.
P
Today
this
is
more
pressing
than
ever.
Humans
are
experiencing
unprecedented
levels
of
loneliness,
life-threatening
disease,
economic
and
food
insecurity,
providing
parks
and
urban
green
spaces
and
associated
programs
where
people
learn
about
resource
recovery
and
practice.
Growing,
fresh
fruit
and
vegetables
is
a
simple
and
straightforward
way
to
foster
social
cohesion,
encourage
people
to
stay
in
their
community
and
meet
those
needs
and
simple
and
straightforward
matters
because
needs
are
coming
up
in
a
bigger
context
and
that
context
is
complicated.
P
Two
years
ago
you
wouldn't
have
found
the
word
pandemic
outside
of
a
high
school
vocabulary
list,
and
now
that
it's
killed
millions
of
people
we're
talking
about
disease
in
a
different
way.
The
same
is
true
for
heat,
domes
and
other
extreme
weather
events
caused
by
climate
change.
Community
composting
is
another
term
that
we
hear
more
often,
especially
since
it's
on
california's
radar
and
expected
to
become
a
law
next
year.
P
We
live
in
a
politically
challenging
time.
Not
everyone
sees
the
world
the
same
way,
but
people
don't
have
to
vote
alike
to
get
overheated
starved
or
dead,
and
this
is
where
we
can
make
a
positive
difference.
We
don't
have
to
debate
about
climate
change
or
make
big
capital
investments
to
reduce
our
carbon
emissions
or
to
reduce
our
waste,
provide
access
to
green
spaces
or
create
healthy
soil
and
nutritious
foods.
We
just
need
to
start
composting.
P
So
desert
compost
will
serve
as
a
catalyst
for
social
change
and
climate
resilience
through
regenerative
replicable,
closed-loop
food
systems,
soil
restoration
and
resource
stewardship.
Our
practices
will
foster
the
inclusion,
education
and
civic
engagement
that
makes
for
strong
communities
together
we
will
heal
the
planet.
Q
Our
community
compost
project
meets
all
these
needs
and
community
composting
is
transparent.
Most
of
us
don't
know
what
happens
to
our
recycling
once
it
leaves
our
bins
on
trucks
and
it's
kind
of
out
of
sight
out
of
mind,
but
we
do
know
what
happens
when
our
kitchen
scraps
yard,
clippings
and
green
material
go
to
industrial
facilities.
Q
So
what
do
we
do
about
all
the
carbon
we're
standing
on
the
answer?
The
soil
feeds
on
carbon
just
like
plants
feed
on
carbon,
so
carbon
can
actually
sequester.
Compost
can
actually
sequester
carbon
from
the
atmosphere,
and
that
means
the
compost
draws
carbon
out
of
the
air
and
puts
it
to
work
in
the
ground.
So
we
don't
need
fancy
technology.
We
are
everything
we
need
to
capture
carbon
and
restore
it
into
our
soil
through
composting
and
composting
is
the
beginning.
Q
In
the
end
of
the
food
system,
so
soil
is
created
from
compost
and
food
is
created
from
the
soil.
This
is
a
key
point
because
the
world
has
lost
about
60
percent
of
its
topsoil.
This
is
not
looking
good,
so
anyone
who's
spent
more
than
a
weekend
in
the
coachella
valley
knows
how
fast
the
wind
can
take.
The
topsoil
away
and
composting
can
really
help
with
that
and
applying
compost
reduces
soil
loss
by
over
86
percent,
but
wait
there's
more
more,
you
say
no,
there
can't
be,
but
yes,
there
is
community.
P
P
P
Q
So
to
determine
where
and
how
we
can
initiate
community
composting
most
effectively.
Our
coalition
has
formed
relationships
built
on
successful
models
to
tailor
our
community
composting
site
to
the
unique
needs
of
the
coachella
valley.
So
our
grant
also
gives
us
the
funding
we
need
to
get
started
and
our
relationships
with
other
community
composting
organizations
throughout
the
state
gives
us
the
infrastructure
and
support.
We
need
to
get
it
right,
the
first
time
and
make
our
city
look
good.
Q
So,
in
june
members
of
our
coalition
attended
a
five-day
on-site,
soil
stewardship
training,
and
we
met
people
from
all
over
the
state
and
sister
communities
who
are
successfully
running
community
composting
projects
in
san,
diego
south,
central
l.a,
central
valley,
sacramento,
long
beach
and
pomona.
To
name
a
few.
Q
We
talked
about
principles
of
ecological
garden,
design,
compost,
site
design,
contaminants
bioplastics,
how
to
use
compost
and
how
to
assess
compost,
quality
and
soil
health.
The
training
also
included
site
visits
to
various
community
composting
sites.
In
la
and
the
inland
empire
to
really
witness
firsthand
how
numerous
communities
have
successfully
designed
developed
and
supported
their
own
community-led,
gardens
and
compost.
Q
The
following
are
some
really
awesome:
examples
of
community
gardening
and
composting,
three
sisters,
gardens
in
sacramento,
buena,
vista
gardens
in
pomona,
and
then
la
compost.
La
compost
actually
began
in
2013
with
the
collective
efforts
of
volunteers,
friends,
family.
They
wanted
to
see
how
far
their
organic
material
was
traveling
and
the
harmful
effects
it
had
on
the
environment,
so
they
initially
started
off
as
a
collection,
crew,
riding
bikes
with
trailers
that
allow
them
to
haul
food
scraps
leaves
paper
and
other
organic
material
from
restaurants,
homes,
schools
and
local
compost
centers.
Q
While
this
worked
in
other
cities
for
la
it
was
like
too
big
and
it
made
it
unsustainable.
So
in
2014
they
actually
switched
their
model
to
a
more
decentralized
community
compost,
hubs
that
are
cared
for
and
maintained
enjoyed
by
community
members.
So
the
compost
hubs
are
built
in
places
where
people
coexist,
faith,
centers,
schools,
gardens
workplaces
and
each
hub
really
reflects
the
community
in
which
it's
located,
but
they
all
serve
the
same
purpose.
P
All
right
guys,
thanks
for
hanging
in
there
with
us
we're
getting
to
the
punchline,
so
the
desert
community
compost
coalition
wants
to
model
building
healthy
from
healthier
community
and
neighborhood
by
creating
a
flagship
community,
green
space,
gardens
education,
center
and
compost
yard.
On
the
north
end
of
town,
our
site
will
provide
palm
springs
residents
with
the
community
composting
service
and
serve
as
an
educational
model
of
a
closed
loop
food
system.
P
P
The
city
has
a
vacant
lot
at
3401,
north
sunrise
way
adjacent
to
the
coyote
run
2
apartments.
We
have
nearly
100
coalition
members
from
all
throughout
this
valley,
ready
to
get
started.
We
have
the
support
of
the
ucce
master
gardeners
and
the
support
of
the
california
alliance
for
community
composting
in
partnership
with
cal
recycle.
P
P
Our
project
will
help
the
state
reach
its
goals
in
diverting
27
million
tons
of
food
scraps
from
being
landfilled
each
year.
So,
in
closing,
I'm
proud
of
my
city
palm
springs.
Leaders
have
made
it
clear
that
they
are
committed
to
making
palm
springs
the
first
city
in
the
desert
to
offer
a
community
composting
option
when
our
coalition
met
with
stacy
shaffer
in
june.
She
helped
us
understand
more
about
the
process
in
the
next
steps.
P
Daisy
identified
the
need
for
a
utility
survey
at
the
site
and
we
also
discussed
creating
an
operating
contract
between
our
community
compost
organization
in
the
city,
so
that
the
city
owns
the
composting
site,
but
we
staff
and
manage
it
in
the
meantime.
We're
counting
on
the
green
light
from
the
parks
and
rec
commission
on
this
space,
so
that
we
can
provide
a
completed
proposal
that
includes
logistics
and
a
budget
and
a
plan
and
cremate
and
create
immediate
benefits
and
programs
for
the
public
at
the
coyote
run
site
to
meet
the
community.
P
Community's
immediate
need
and
begin
processing
compost.
We're
asking
for
your
home
to
open
the
site
at
coyote
run
and
provide
access
to
water
to
achieve
the
community's
longer
term
needs
and
create
a
model
closed
food
system
with
the
community
garden
and
education
center.
We're
asking
you
to
continue
the
conversation
with
us
in
september
when
we
expect
to
have
the
information
we
need
to
complete
our
proposal.
P
A
Great
proposal,
so
I
have
a
few
quick
questions
for
you.
This
is
just
from
me
and
I
want
to
ask
you
a
few
so
how
many
of
you
on
this
project
live
in
the
area.
Actually
around
coyote
run.
P
So
I
I
live
there
and
are
you
asking
how
many
members
of
our
coalition
live
near?
Coyote
run
yeah
we're.
There
are
a
handful,
but
we
have
people
from
all
over
the
desert.
So
we
have
two
two
palm
desert
folks
represented
tonight.
We
have
a
long
time
palm
springs
resident
who
now
lives
in
las
vegas
who
feels
passionate
about
this
product
and
we
have
our
grant
liaison
from
keller
cycle
and
california
alliance
for
green
spaces
and
she's
here.
Eleanor
quesenzi.
A
Awesome
another
thanks
for
answering
that
the
reason
I
ask
is
because
there's
a
few
cons,
there's
a
few
things
I'd
like
to
see
personally
like
we
had
our
waste
treatment
plant,
that's
placed
in
the
south
palm
canyon
area
or
the
south
area,
and
it's
built
around
a
community.
A
So
now
we
didn't
do
any
real
forethought
and
now
a
lot
of
the
community
members
around
that
area
smell
it
constantly
and
they
have
to
live
with
it.
So
I
guess
what
I'm
proposing
is.
I
would
like
to
see
anywhere
from
four
five.
Maybe
six
community
discussion
groups
brought
up
by
you
guys
with
our
community
and
have
a
member
of
staff
say
cynthia
or
patrick,
from
sustainability.
P
Well,
absolutely,
and
so
the
coalition
was
founded
with
the
intention
of
serving
each
individual
need
from
wherever
we
put
a
hub,
so
I've
been
in
touch
with
the
coyote
run,
apartment
supervisors
and
I'm
in
touch
with
grace
garner
it's
her
district.
So
I
absolutely
want
to
make
sure
that
we
serve
those
neighborhoods
and
make
sure
that
they
have
a
voice
in
the
conversation.
P
Those
are
all
those
are
all
scheduled.
So
I
just
I
want
you
to
know
that
those
are
on
our
minds.
Awesome.
A
P
Absolutely
yeah,
and
just
so
you
know,
hot
composting
doesn't
emit
aromas,
so
there's
no
smell,
it
doesn't
look
bad.
That's
why
we
threw
in
a
couple
pictures
on
the
slide,
show
just
to
help
you.
You
know
demystify
it
a
little
bit.
A
E
This
travis,
I
I
have
one
a
question
and
then
a
comment
depending
on
the
answer.
This
whole
idea
seems
to
be
really
under
more
in
the
jurisdiction
of
sustainability.
E
Just
from
our
last
discussion,
I
mean
I
don't
want
us
to
be
accused
of
stepping
on
other
commission's
toes
either.
P
No
and
you're
you're
right,
so
we
we
have
been
in
we've,
been
at
several
of
those
meetings.
We've
presented
to
the
subcommittee
on
waste
reduction
and
patrick's
been
working
with
us
since
our
humble
beginnings,
so
I
believe
he's
here
tonight
and
but
the
sustainability
commission.
They
were
our
first
gateway
and
then
they
said
you
know
you
really
need
to
go
talk
to
parks
and
rec.
So
here
we
are.
C
E
P
Clear
that
up
just
really
cool,
so
we've
not
presented
to
the
sustainability
commission,
but
we
have
presented
to
the
subcommittee
on
waste
reduction,
which
is
the
subcommittee
of
the
sustainability
commission.
So
they
are
technically
reporting
back
to
the
commission
to
let
them
know
what
they've
been
learning
from
community
composters
and
we
also
have
a
liaison
on
the
community
or
the
sustainability
commission
as
well.
So
hopefully
those
messages
are
getting
through,
but
sometimes
things
get
lost
in
translation.
A
J
Hi,
just
wondering
from
the
pictures
there
are
is
that
the
proposed
lot
for
that
at
the
very
end
of
sunrise,
right
at
where
we
were
gonna
put
a
park
in
I'm
confused.
Because
I
live
right
here
and
I'm
one
concerned
like
jerry
was
about.
D
What
I
was
gonna
I'll
show
you
a
screenshot
so
that
you
can
see
where
they're
talking
about
it.
Can
you
see
that
nope
yep?
No,
I.
J
D
Where
the
x's
it's
on,
the
inside
area
of
the
coyote
run
apartments,
it's
slated
to
be.
You
know,
park
space.
They
haven't
developed
that
land
into
anything
just
yet.
So
the
ladies
that
are
here
presenting
are
requesting
to
be
able
to
use
that
piece
of
land
to
do
the
project
that
they
presented
about.
J
F
About
five
years
ago,
this
commission
worked
with
that
coyote
run
on
that
land
and
approved
a
grant
be
used
for
playground
equipment
for
that
park.
Then
all
of
a
sudden
it
kind
of
went
you
do
know
anything.
That's
happened
with
that
hayley
is
that
still
in
the
works.
D
So
let
me
touch
on
that
ellen
because
when
I
first
got
here-
and
we
were
talking
about
applying
for
that
prop
68
grant
for
the
white
water
park-
that
we
had
the
design
done
for
the
grant
project
that
we
were
going
to
be
applying
for
for
that
particular
space-
didn't
allow
us
to
apply
for
the
playground
equipment
because
of
surrounding
area
park
space.
While
it
may
not
necessarily
be
open
public
park
space,
it
was
still
considered
park
space,
and
so
that's
what
threw
a
wrench
into
that
grant
application.
D
F
F
And
haley
has
any
discussion
or
brought
into
the
group
the
four
seasons
gated
community
there
are
they
on
board
with
you.
P
N
F
J
I
So
my
question
is-
and
this
is
for
city
staff-
is
this:
coyote
runs
property,
coachella
valley,
housing
coalition,
or
does
the
city
own
this
property?
It's.
D
A
city-owned
piece
of
land,
but
the
tricky
part
about
it,
is
it's
on
the
inside
of
the
brick
wall,
and
so
it's
kind
of
a
deceiving
piece
of
land
which
would
suggest
that
it's
a
coyote
run
piece
of
property,
and
that's
why
I
wanted
the
ladies
to
come
before
you
and
present,
because
one,
I
know
the
commission
likes
to
know
is
their
community
involvement
and
support.
Have
the
surrounding
communities
been
reached
out
to
to
get
their
input
or
are
we
just
making
moves
to
make
moves
right?
D
I
know
that's
really
important
to
the
commission,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you've
got
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
the
ladies
present
the
idea
and
then
the
commission
move
forward
from
there,
because
I've
also
heard
the
commission
say
our
children
are
really
important.
We
want
to
see
more
playgrounds,
more
different
activity
type
of
stuff,
so
this
is
a
city-owned
piece
of
land.
It's
just.
It's
just
really
tricky
the
way
it
lays.
I
Okay,
thanks
for
that
part
and
then
one
more
as
far
as
coachella
valley,
housing
coalition.
I
know
they
have
a
ymca
kids
club
program
that
they
work
with
here
in
desert.
Highland,
that's
been
really
successful.
I
Are
we
working
with
coachella
valley,
housing
coalition,
because
I
really
like
the
community
garden
and
the
educational
center
element,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
also
we're
not
taking
up
a
potential
park
space
in
the
area
that
we
know
has
been
underserved
underrepresented.
I
We've
been
trying
to
get
a
park
in
that
area
forever,
so
I
would
love
to
have
community
input
and
make
sure
that
they
actually
want
the
community
garden
as
well.
P
P
This
is
a
totally
new
way
of
doing
things
we
don't
have
to
like
bring
in
a
bunch
of
soil,
we're
going
to
make
it
for
you
and
we're
going
to
save
water
in
the
process
and
then,
by
the
way,
we'll
create
a
green
space
for
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
and
we'll
get
the
communities
together
and
we'll
say
what
do
you
want
to
see
for
the
next
stage?
And
so
our
coalition
has
been
taking
it
step
by
step.
P
We
just
recently
got
a
translator
and
I'm
going
to
be
meeting
with
councillor
garner
so
that
we
can
organize
a
community
meeting
and
say
we're
yours.
You
tell
us
what
you'd
like
to
see.
So
I
absolutely
believe
in
interviewing
the
people
that
live
in
that
surrounding
area,
including
the
folks
at
the
four
seasons
in
the
upper
west
side.
H
H
Would
the
current
model
essentially
be
members
of
community
bringing
their
own
compost
to
the
site,
or
do
you
have
any
elements
whereby
you
would
be
initiating
some
sort
of
collection
or
something
proactive
on
your
side
so
that
the
community
members
can
sort
of?
Have
you
come
to
them?.
P
Sure
so
we're
planning
on
creating
a
couple
different
options.
The
certified
farmers
markets
have
agreed
to
partner
with
us
for
drop-off
locations
and
then
we're
also
planning
on
being
able
to
receive
food,
food
scraps
and
organic
material
at
certain
time
frames
during
the
day
at
the
site
so
we'll
make
it
make
it
accessible
for
as
many
people
as
we
can.
H
But
to
clarify
you
wouldn't
be,
establishing
sort
of
like
psds
does
something
like
a
daily
or
a
weekly
day
of
a
week
where
you
would
come
to
different
communities
to
pick
up.
P
That's
an
idea
in
in
in
conversation,
because,
right
now
we
understand
there
are
some
folks
that
don't
have
the
accessibility.
They
don't
have
the
freedom
to
go
and
drop
it
off
the
market
and
they
work
nine
to
five.
N
Yeah
thanks
jerry,
so
wow
really
interesting
conversation.
I
I
want
to
just
really
commend
you
guys.
I
moved
here
eight
years
ago
from
san
francisco
and
it's
a
law,
and
so
composting
is
a
part
of
our
law
there
and
they
are
teaching
it
in
elementary
schools
and,
what's
really
fascinating,
is
the
awareness
and
the
exposure
of
little
people
when
they
start
to
really
understand
composting
and
then
ultimately
gardens
and
I'm
a
big
fan
and
a
component
of
gardens.
N
I
know
many
of
our
schools
have
gardens
and
we've
worked
with
those
schools
in
enhancing
those
gardens.
Composting
and
gardening
gives
young
people
an
opportunity
to
really
understand
not
just
sustainability
but
really
about
food
about
nutrition.
About
health,
I
mean
I
couldn't
think
of
a
better
place
than
in
a
community
that
is
a
food
desert
and
doesn't
have
exposure
to
natural
resources
like
gardening
and
not
every
one
of
our
elementary
schools
or
middle
schools.
You
know
have
gardens,
so
I
do
think
it
is
something
to
consider
from
what
I've
seen.
N
I
did
a
little
bit
of
research
around
that
area
as
I
was
just
looking
at
houses,
and
I
know
that
coyote
run
has
play
structures
for
little
kids.
What
I
saw
for
coyote
run
was
really
the
older
kids
that
really
wanted
to
play
soccer,
and
I
do
think
that
our
community
is
missing
a
soccer
experience
and
soccer
parks
and
other
types
of
activities
for
older
kids.
So
I
love
it.
I
I
commend
you
for
it,
I'm
already
collecting
my
stuff.
N
There
was
a
woman
in
town
who
designed
school
gardens
to
look
like
pizzas,
and
so
they
were
growing
everything
that
would
be
on
a
pizza,
tomatoes
and
basil
and
and
then
they
would
actually
take
the
items
from
the
garden
and
make
the
pizza
and
they
could
eat
the
pizza.
And
when
I
saw
little
kids
have
this
experience,
you
know
it
really
shifted.
My
understanding
of
composting
and
compost
gardens
to
a
whole
new
realm,
and
so
I
encourage
us
whether
you
want
to
do
community
meetings
or
what.
N
But
I
would
encourage
us
as
a
commission
to
really
look
at
the
needs
of
coyote
run
and
the
age-appropriateness,
and
so
I
think
little
kids
have
like
I
said
the
play
structure.
I
think
all
kids
and
families
could
participate
in
a
garden,
and
maybe
we
need
to
think
about
what
we
can
create
for
our
mental
school
in
high
exploit.
N
That
would
be
outside
of
because
that's
a
very
small
piece
of
land-
and
I
can't
imagine
a
play
structure
like
a
13
year
old-
is
really
gonna,
enjoy
a
play
structure
as
much
as
something
else
so
good
job.
You
guys
thank.
P
You
so
we're
envisioning
a
park
like
space
for
all
ages
and
and
in
our
minds
you
know
playing
in
the
dirt
is
as
good
as
anything
I
I
enjoy
it,
but
again
I'm
a
gardener
and
we
have
a
healthy
cross-section
of
master
gardeners
on
this
coalition.
So
we're
really
open
to
you
know
interviewing
the
community
again
and
asking
them
what
they
would
like
to
see.
I
I
love
pizza,
gardens
and
there's
nothing
like
being
able
to
grow
a
tomato
from
soil
that
you
personally
had
a
hand
in
making.
A
C
Hi
everyone
yeah.
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment,
because
I'm
one
of
the
coalition
members
who
attended
the
one
week,
friday's
training
program,
that's
conducted
by
cal,
recycle
and
the
green
spaces.
C
I
just
wanna,
you
know
there
are
many
questions
that
on
this
home
we
want
to
have
a
compost.
Is
it
gonna
smell?
Is
it
gonna
create
some
issues,
but
one
kind
of
presentation
I
want
to
do
I'm
actually
in
my
backyard,
these
are
the
two
buckets
of
compost:
cat
litter
buckets,
I'm
up
cycling,
and
this
is
the
compost
bucket.
I
started
four
months
ago,
and
this
is
the
bucket
I
started
after
coming
from
the
meeting
from
the
camp
and
they
don't
smell.
C
It's
really
good
compost,
I'm
using
it
in
my
garden,
and
this
compost
phase
is
really
gonna,
create
an
education
center
starting
from
kids
to
people
who
want
to
have
healthy
food
healthy,
green
spaces.
But
there
are
a
lot
of
questions
and
we
are
happy
to
answer
all
the
questions
and
clear
anything
that
people
surrounding
us
want
to
ask
us.
A
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
I'm
suggesting
we
need
to
have
the
community
talk.
Everybody
needs
to
get
together.
We
need
to
talk
before
we
move
forward
on
this.
I
feel
how
does
the
commission
feel
on
this
as
well?
J
Jerry
just
like
we've
done
with
all
these
other
things,
pickleball
swimming
pool
dog
park.
We
need
to
have
a
meeting
and
we
need
to
have
it
in
that
community
area.
J
And
you
know
these
folks
could
go
door-to-door
and
put
a
flyer
on
the
door
of
what
time
and
somewhere
there
right
there
in
coyote
run
and
also
invite
those
of
us
that
live
right
around
the
area
and
give
them
a
chance
to
come
and
listen
to
these
gals
and
listen
to
the
presentation.
J
P
Yes,
it's
on
our
list.
I
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everyone
knows
like
these.
These
are
all
steps
that
we're
taking
and
so
you're,
echoing
the
things
that
we're
working
on
right
now
and
so
I'm
glad
we're
all
aligned-
and
I
love
the
idea
of
the
community
meeting
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
be
talking
to
council
garner
about,
but
this
this
presentation
we
were
doing
for
you
tonight
was
kind
of
a
last-minute
eking
us
in
just
so
that
we
could
introduce
the
idea
to
you.
P
So
I'm
absolutely
like
happy
to
come
back
to
this
commission
and
say:
look
what
we've
done.
Look
who
we've
talked
to
and
look
what
they're
excited
about,
but
I
have
talked
to
both
of
the
managers
at
coyote
run
and
I
would
love
to
keep
keep
those
conversations
going,
but
their
initial
response
was
yes,
please,
and
this
would
be
very
well
received.
D
P
J
F
I
was
just
going
to
say
that
this
is
more.
I
thought
patrick's
sustainability
group
to
have
the
community
meetings,
because
it's
not
really
a
park
and
wow.
I
do
like
us
being
able
to
be
involved
with
what
knowing
what
is
going
on.
I
think
this
is
more
sustainability
commission's
function
of
putting
something
together,
just
a
thought
out.
There.
P
So
they
we
we're
still
in
conversations
with
them
and
and
what
they
recommended
was
that
we
talked
to
you
guys
specifically
about
the
site
they're,
not
the
the
holders
of
the
keys
on
that
one.
So.
P
It
is,
and-
and
our
goal
with
the
sustainability
commission
is
helping
them
meet
the
goals
of
1383
and
1826,
which
are
massive,
so
it
takes.
It
takes
a
village
to
do
this,
and
that's
why
we
came
to
parks
and
rec
and
said
hey
we
want
to.
We
want
to
be
able
to
bring
this
to
our
community
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
meet
the
state
mandates
and
also
create
something
of
beauty
and
value
for
for
the
community.
C
And
I
just
want
to
highlight
all
of
the
kinds
of
projects
around
many
areas:
la
county
works
with
parks
and
community
composting
same
with
san
diego
county.
So
this
is
something
that
parks
and
recs
throughout
the
state
have
kind
of
embraced
this
as
a
way
of
seeing
organic
matter
from
park
sites
be
transformed
into
soil.
C
We
have
data
from
sites
that
we've
stewarded
within
the
first
year,
we've
improved
the
water
holding
capacity
of
sites
by
fivefold,
and
we
can
show
that
on
parkland
we
can
create
it
as
a
space
that
offers
a
diversity
of
programming
within
the
parks.
So
we
really
want
to
highlight
it
as
a
space
that
could
be
really
beneficial
in
terms
of
a
broad
range
of
community
benefits,
not
only
safe
gathering
space,
urban
greening
places
for
educational
programming,
but
also
places
where
you're
changing
the
actual
soil
and
water
holding
capacity,
reducing
emissions
etc.
C
So,
just
as
a
highlight
to
that,
we
want
to
kind
of
tell
you
and
open
dialogue
so
that,
like
those
experiences
of
other
parks,
could
inform
this
space
to
be
a
successful
space
and
also
within
our
team.
We
do
a
lot
of
community-led
design,
so
I'm
hearing
that
as
some
of
the
desire
of
the
commission
and
it's
great
to
get
your
feedback
out
of
this
early
stage
so
that
we
could
be
responsive
to
including
those
things.
C
So
when
I
appreciate
the
the
concerns
and
things
that
have
been
elevated,
I'm
hearing
really
clearly
the
desire
for
community
input
and
even
some
community
input
in
the
design
process.
Those
are
definitely
things
that
we
could
support
as
the
funding
agent
agency
for
the
work
and
we're
happy
to
do
that's
part
of
our
goals.
It's
community
composting
for
green
space.
We
want
to
see
communities
empowered
and
doing
this
work,
so
we
resonate
with
that
and
we'll
be
happy
to
follow
through
with
those
requests.
A
A
No
all
right
so
we're
gonna
get
some
community
involvement,
we'll
get
some
meetings
and
we'll
visit
this
back
at
a
later
date.
So
moving
forward
review
and
discuss
commission's
project
goals
for
measure
j's
commission
review.
D
All
right,
so
I
had
a
the
two
previous
cheats
from
our
april
24th
goal.
Setting
meeting
miss
yes
had
mentioned
that
she
recalls
a
wish
list,
part
two
from
measure
j
and
didn't
work
out
on
it,
so
I'm
bringing
this
forward.
So
we
as
a
commission
can
get
this
going
and
then
the
subcommittee
can
take
it
forward
and
we
can
work
with
engineering
to
get
appropriate
pricing
so
that
when
it
comes
time
to
present
to
measure
j
we'll
be
ready
to
go
and
have
realistic
pricing
in
place.
D
A
D
I
know
that
from
the
previous
list
lighting
and
the
dog
park
were
part
of
the
original
list.
It
just
kind
of
got
to
the
bottom,
because
we
funded,
we
requested
funding
for
all
these
other
things
like
the
shade
structures.
D
D
So
all
of
those
projects
were
originally
a
part
of
the
presentation
that
the
subcommittee
did
to
measure
jay
sometime
back
for
that
million
dollar
timeline.
So,
but
just
about
everything
we
originally
presented,
with
the
exception
of
lighting
and
dog
park,
turf
help
right
made
it
first
portion
of
the
list.
So
I
know
you
guys
have
been
very
vocal
on
continuing
our
ventures
with
helping
out
our
bathroom
facilities
and
other
restrooms
lighting's
been
a
popular
topic
as
well.
D
A
You
know
for
me,
I'm
not
trying
to
speak
up
first,
but
I'd
like
to
really
look
into
the
demuth
park.
The
second
parking
lot
getting
that
re-graded,
because
we're
going
to
tear
that
whole
thing
up,
re-grade
it.
So
it
has
proper
drainage
because
when
the
sprinklers
come
on
or
it
rains,
you
have
feet
of
water
in
that
parking
lot.
A
N
So
let
me
can
I
just
clarify
cynthia.
I
appreciate
you
doing
that
overview,
so
you
would
like
to
put
a
list,
together
of
which
would
add
up
to
a
basically
a
million
dollars
to
present
to
measure
jay,
and
is
that
what
the
purpose
of
this
time
is.
N
May
I
suggest
that
we
maybe
have
a
ideas
like,
for
example,
this
parking
lot
at
the
booth
and
so
forth,
and
then
cynthia
you
meet
with
the
measure
j
subcommittee,
because
one
of
the
things
I
think
is
really
important
and
what
I've
heard
is
and
we're
going
to
be
revisiting.
This
measure
j
is
looking
for
a
theme
and
looking
for
probably
something
you
know
not
a
quick
and
dirty,
and
let's
get
this
done
because
we
have
a
million
an
extra
million
dollars.
N
I
mean
there's
a
huge
excess
of
funds
that
the
city
did
not
prepare
for
because
of
covid,
and
so
I
think
that
measure
j
is
looking
for
something.
Maybe
that
has
a
little
more
velocity,
then
here's
a
list
of
10
items
that
cost
a
million
dollars,
and
we
think
that
you
can
get
this
done
with
the
overage.
N
You
know
the
the
excess
money
that
you
have,
so
I
think
they're
really
looking
for
something
that
we've
done
before
and
and
and
one
of
the
topics
or
themes
that
comes
up
and
listening
to
the
parking
lot.
Knowing
about
the
ground
coverage
at
the
dog
park,
knowing
about
lighting
knowing
about
shade
for
the
playgrounds
and
for
our
parks
comes
up
a
safety
issue,
this
all
sounds
like
safety
that
you
know
the
way
the
parking
lot
is
with
the
flooding
I
saw
it
today
I
was
by
there
today.
You
know
this
is
a
safety
issue.
N
The
ground
covering
at
the
dog
park
is
a
safety
issue,
the
holes,
the
digging
people
are
falling
and
then
the
shade
we
don't
have
a
sufficient
amount
of
shade
in
our
parks,
and
this
is
a
health
and
a
safety
issue.
So
I
I
would
say
we
can
use
this
time
just
to
toss
out
ideas
and
we
know
on
our
off-site.
N
F
D
On
working
directly
with
engineering
for
the
pricing
which
we
didn't
do
last
time,
so
we
will,
we
will
go
that
route.
They
do
know,
I'm
eventually
going
to
be
coming,
so
we
can
have
some
discussion,
but
if
we
can
get
the
list
of
ideas
together
so
that
the
subcommittee
can
can
work
on
it
and
then
bring
it
back,
I
think
that's.
D
A
fantastic
idea
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
overlook
the
playground
resurfacing
for
other
park
areas
as
well,
because
they
none
of
this
stuff
really
has
been
put
on
a
maintenance
schedule.
So
I
think
this
might
be
a
great
time
to
take
a
look
at
that
too,
and
maybe
even
replacing
some
of
that
equipment,
so
I'll
have
to
get
with
the
parks
maintenance
supervisor
to
see
what
the
age
of
the
cir
of
the
structures
are.
So
I
can
also
we
can
also
take
a
look
at
that
and.
N
Go
from
there
right
and
I
think
that
also
is
safety,
and
and
do
we
know
if
the
restrooms,
if
the
trailer
bathroom
was
moved
from
the
dog
park
over
to
the
james
o
jesse
center.
I
don't
believe
your
highlands.
F
N
F
E
F
Just
the
airport,
when
they
have
an
emergency,
they
wanted
it
across
the
street
because
someone
hit
a
water
line
and
then
knocked
them
out
inside
and
they
had
to
come
over
and
get
it
they
just.
I
know
they
liked
it
there
and
that's
the
only
reason
that
david
was
able
to
get
it
before
when
we
talked
also
cynthia.
Would
you
ask,
I
heard
dan
say
something
about
they're,
going
to
tear
the
restroom
down
at
the
move
and
build
a
new
one?
F
D
D
So
that
restroom
did
get
cdbg
dollars
allocated
to
it
as
well,
because
they
they're
not
very
functional,
so
they
were
on
the
restroom
adventure
for
re
remodeling
and
all
that
good
stuff.
There
were
just
issues
because
I
think
originally
it
could
have
been
considered
a
historical
building
because
of
the
architectural
design.
F
I
D
D
Playground
structure,
playground,
resurfacing
and
structures.
I
And
then
also
cynthia
I'd
like
to
see
us
do
a
study
of
the
community
needs.
I
saw
that
that
one
was
on
the
top
three
selections
of
a
lot
of
the
commissioners
just
so
we
can
kind
of
we're
not
just
going
by
what
we
want
to
see
or
what
staff
think
should
be
in
the
park,
but
actually
hearing
from
the
community
as
well.
G
What
about
some
water
features
at
some
of
our
parks?
Remember
we
had
talked
about
the
turtle
things
going
away
and
nothing
ever
coming
back.
D
J
E
This
is
travis.
I
just
want
to
say
I
kind
of
find
this
discussion
a
little
concerning.
I
mean
we're
just
throwing
out
ideas
that
commissioners
have
for
funding.
When,
usually
we
have
a
long
process
discussion
about
this,
it's
a
little
odd.
To
me
I
mean
I
can
throw
a
whole
bunch
of
ideas,
but
I
just
don't
think
it's
the
right
place
to
do
it,
but
I
do
want
to
ask
about
several
months
ago,
trisha
diaz
brought
up
this
equipment
in
the
parks,
and
I
thought
we
passed
a
resolution
asking
for
this
fitness
equipment.
E
D
N
Yeah
there's
a
list,
that's
already
been
made
and
cynthia
you
had,
you
had
circulated
it
and
we
voted
and
we
did
surveys
on
it.
We
were
very
intentional.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
and
we
have
our
top
10
list
and
we
one
of
them,
I
think,
was
number
one
was
continuing.
The
projects
that
was
the
number
one
priority
is
what
was
under
construction
and
already
allocated
as
a
timeline
and
for
funding
was
a
continuation
and
then
there
were
two
other
ones.
N
One
was
dog
park
and
there
was
another
one,
so
I
kind
of
agree
with
travis
and
I
think
it's
good
to
get
ideas
out
there,
but
we
did
come
together
as
a
group
specifically
for
this.
So
thanks
jerry
for
bringing
us
back
to
home
base
and
then
alan,
if
you
could
send
out
a
email
to
the
subcommittee,
and
so
we
can
get
on
a
calendar
and
start
to
put
something
together.
So
cynthia
can
get
some
quotes
and
some
prices
I
think
measure
jay
is
going
to
want
to
get
things
to
city
council
by
october.
N
A
Let's
move
this
meeting
forward
to
the
committee
assignments,
ad-hoc
committees,
reports
and
updates
from
adult
committees.
D
All
right,
so
I
highlighted
the
yellow,
the
in
yellow
those
who
are
no
longer
with
us,
so
that
we
would
know
where
we
would
need
to
add
some
people.
I
mean,
if
you
guys
want
to
you,
can
look
at
arranging
some
it's
up
to
you.
F
A
Yeah
see
I'll
step
up
to
measure.
I
was
looking
at
two
different
things:
I'll
step
into
measure,
j
and
I'll
step
up
to
sunrise
park
too,
because
I'm
there
all
the
time
you
know-
and
I've
already
noticed
quite
a
few
things
going
on
there.
I
think
that's
supposed
to
be
one
of
our
flagship
parks
like
the
more
that's
getting
fixed
up
the
more
you're
seeing
that
needs
to
be
fixed
up.
N
And
jerry
as
kind
of
our
chair,
maybe
you
can
check
in
with
the
city
you
and
cynthia
can
do
a
little
kind
of
digging
to
see
where
the
city
is
at
last
we
heard
around
sunrise
park
is
there
was
a
master
plan
and
we
haven't
heard
anything
since
then,
and
so
that
kind
of
put
the
brakes
on
our
kind
of
sunrise
park
discussions.
A
N
A
Do
we
have
any?
We
have
two
new
commissioners
correct.
Three
three
new
is
anybody.
Our
sub
committees
are.
We
have
a
dog
park
subcommittee.
A
A
All
right,
christopher,
is
anything
jumping
out
at
you.
My
friend.
L
A
A
Sir,
all
right
so
is
there
any
other
updates
on
the
ad
hoc
assignments.
N
Sorry
jerry,
I
will
just
say
that
I
just
sent
an
email
to
dog
park
committee,
john
and
travis
and
travis.
While
we
have
you
on
the
phone
here,
if
you
could
just
look
at
your
schedule,
see
which
day
after
work
would
accommodate
a
quick
call
with
john,
and
I
that
would
be
super
great
so
that
we
can
move
this
forward
because
we'd
like
to
be
able
to
give
cynthia
some
information.
So
she
can
get
some
pricing
on
it.
A
So
moving
on
forward
from
that,
let's
move
on
to
reports,
commissioner,
comments
we'll
open
this
section
up
for
commissioners
to
comment:
have
any
questions,
comments
or
concerns
about
parks,
rex
and
now's
the
time
to
share
hey.
A
A
G
J
J
I
I
just
feel
really
that's
that's
a
disservice
to
all
the
commissions
to
them
as
well,
once
they've
got
people
ready
to
start
working
on
something
and
but
they
haven't
come
to
us
and
then
we're
the
bad
guy
because
we
got
to
shut
it
down.
I
just
feel
like.
We
need
to
continue
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
right
here.
There
was
a
lot
of
things
presented
to
us
tonight
and
I
just
feel
like
we
have
to.
J
B
Yeah,
you
know
just
to
ditto
exactly
what
what
jody
had
just
said.
Commissioners,
don't
don't
panic
it's
never
this
late!
This
is
one
of
the
longest
ones
we've
ever
had,
but
yeah
stay
united,
get
involved
and
and
get
out
to
these
parks
and
take
a
look
at
what's
going
on
out
there
and
and
just
walk
them
all.
If
you
can
and
yeah
it's
a
great
meeting,
jerry
good
job,
it's
very
difficult
tonight.
B
This
was
a
tough
one,
but
we,
you
know,
let's
stay
focused
and
again:
rome
wasn't
built
in
a
day
it's
going
to
take
some
time,
but
be
a
little
patient
and
let's
work
together
like
we
do
we
have
to
let's
get
stuff
done.
That's
all
I
want
to
do
is
get
stuff
done
on
this
commission.
L
But
it's
just
it's
great
to
see
what
we,
what
we
can
do.
I've
I've
lived
in
palm
springs
on
and
off
since,
like
1978
and
across
from
sunrise
park,
and
I
see
the
difference,
the
variables
and
the
different
parks
between
move
and
and
the
one
on
the
what's,
the
one,
I'm
sorry
the
one
where
the
tennis
courts
are,
I'm
sorry
and
and
sunrise
park
and
and
some
of
the
smaller
ones
that
have
popped
up
in
recent
years.
L
So
I'm
just
curious
where
the
next
iteration,
if
there
really
can
be
if
we
can
really
do
some
creative
things,
that
other
cities
eventually
do,
I
mean
seeing
that
we're
doing
the
compositing
that
was
that
was
huge.
Actually,
that
was
a
great
idea.
I
wish
I
would
have
thought
of
something
like
that,
so
I
I
hope,
there's
a
lot
more
to
do.
N
Great
thanks,
sir,
you
did
a
great
job,
jerry,
really
just
congratulations.
This
was
a
tough
meeting
like
johnny
said
you
cut
your
teeth
on
it.
You
were
fantastic.
You
led
us
right
through
it.
I
will
echo
what
jody
said.
So
thank
you
for
those
wise
words
and
I
actually
was
very
excited.
I
thought
tonight's
meeting
was
very
juicy.
Had
a
lot
of
meat
on
the
bones.
I
feel
super
energized.
A
H
I
don't
have
too
many
substantive
comments.
Just
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
be
a
part
of
the
committee.
It's
really
interesting.
I
used
to
work
for
the
city
of
la
I
work
for
mayor
v
ragosa,
and
we
were
really
tasked
with
a
lot
of
the
green
space
progress
back
in
2008
2009,
so
I'm
definitely
familiar
with
how
these
things
can
be
kind
of
contentious,
and
I
thought
that
you
know
everyone
approaching
this
with
an
open
mind
is,
is
really
wonderful.
H
So
thanks
for
letting
me
be
a
part
of
it
and
I'm
happy
to
help.
However,
I
can.
K
With
my
fellow
new
commanders,
thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
be
a
part
of
the
group.
I
just
found
this
to
be
an
amazing
think.
Tank.
C
An
exchange
of
ideas,
a
vast
array
of
ideas
and
I
came
up
with
a
lot
of
thoughts
in
moving
forward
as
far
as
different
ideas,
different
concepts
and
different
things
that
could
be
brought
to
the
table.
I
was
absolutely
absolutely
fascinated
to
learn
a
great
deal
of
pride
to
the
coyote
run
cost
and
I'm
very,
very
much
looking
forward
to
work
with
the
group
on
different
initiatives
and
my
hats
off
to
all
of
you.
A
very
committed,
enthusiastic
group
and.
D
She's,
not
a
commissioner
chair.
C
I
would
like
to
say
something
for
the
arts
commission,
if
there's
anything
as
an
artist
that
I
can
do
to
commun,
do
the
communication
better.
Please
let
us
know
because
that's
all
we
want
also
sorry.
I
know
I
wasn't
supposed
to
talk,
but
I
just
to
let
you
guys
know
that
we
really
do
want
to
work
in
tandem
with
you
all.
I
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
say
good
to
know
that
we've
got
some
space
over
there
in
the
coyote
runs
area
that
can
possibly
create
some
programming.
That
area
is
really
underserved
and
underrepresented.
I
You
guys
may
or
may
not
know
if
you're
watching
the
news,
we
don't
have
much
for
our
teams
to
do
over
here.
Up
in
this
area,
past
san
rafael,
they're
they've
resorted
to
gang
war.
We've
got
15
year
olds
out
here,
shooting
at
each
other.
So
we
really
need
to
do
something
up
in
that
area
and
create
some
programming
over
around
coyote
run
and
the
two
trailer
parks
so
glad
to
see
that
happening
and
really
excited
about
all
the
other
stuff
that
was
mentioning
tonight.
A
Thank
you,
mr
crawford,
and
I
agree
with
that
statement.
The
phone
in
is
who's
on
the
phone.
E
Hi,
I
just
want
to
support
what
dieter
and
jody
said
their
comments.
I
fully
support.
I
do
mention
you
were
an
hour,
I
think
past
our
meeting
time
and
when
we
get
back
to
meeting
in
person,
I
think
there's
an
issue
with
some.
When
we
have
these
public
presentations,
there's
not
a
lot
of
order
to
them.
You
know,
and
it
can
get
really
super
repetitive
and
eat
up
a
lot
of
time
and
also
at
the
expense
of
commissioner
comments.
E
As
the
director
mentioned,
we
are
advisory,
and
so
there
should
be
enough
time
for
people
to
have
all
their
comments
and
tonight's
meeting
did
run
super
long,
and
I
think
that
some
of
the
public
comments
presentations
could
have
been
have
a
time
hot
to
them
and
then
just
for
example,
we
just
had
somebody
from
the
public.
E
You
know
burst
in
and
make
a
comment
during
commissioner
comments.
It's
just.
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
how
the
meeting
management,
so
we
don't
run
over
like
this.
A
Thank
you
much
and
as
far
as
I
go,
all
I
got
to
say
is
just
for
the
parks
and
recs.
The
staff
is
doing
a
great
job.
You
know
the
summer
camp.
I
take
my
kids
to
one
of
them
and
they're.
You
know
it's
a
lot
of
kids.
Our
parks
and
rec
is
dealing
with
and
they've
done,
a
fantastic
job
at
all
three
places
for
years
and
years,
and
it
just
gets
better
and
better
and
just
kudos
to
you
and
your
staff
cynthia
so
from
here,
that's
it.
A
D
A
All
right,
everybody
with
the
first
and
the
second
to
adjourn.
I
want
to
call
this
meeting
and
our
next
meeting
remember
next
month
we
are
off
city
takes
next
month
off,
so
our
next
meeting
is
going
to
be
september,
27th
2021
at
5,
30
via
zoom,
and
just
appreciate
everybody
taking
the
time.
I
know
it
was
a
long
one
this
time.
So
thank
you.
Everybody
gary.