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A
A
Please
place
your
hand
over
your
heart
and
repeat
with
me:
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation
under
God
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
Thank
you.
You
may
be
seated
city
clerk
roll
call,
please
councilmember.
A
A
B
D
You
mr.
mayor
members
of
council,
prior
to
reporting
on
tonight's
closed
session,
which
was
very
brief,
I'd
like
to
amend
my
report
at
a
closed
session
last
night,
I
gave
a
full
report,
but
I
didn't
mention
that
there
were
several
matters
we
did
not
discuss.
We
had
noticed
a
bunch
of
matters
on
initiation
of
litigation.
We
only
had
time
for
three
of
those
matters
and
of
the
real
estate
matters
noticed.
We
only
had
time
to
consider
the
one
for
44:49
North,
Indian,
Canyon
Drive.
D
A
Mr.
Hawkin
next
item
is
public
comment
for
the
special
agenda
item.
Only
this
time
has
been
set
aside
for
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
City
Council.
Only
on
special
two
items.
Two
minutes
will
be
assigned
to
each
speaker
and
our
first
speaker
will
be
Gary,
solo,
sotto,
I'm,
sorry
followed
by
tow
blase,
wolf
and
then
norm
King
and
then
Kathy,
where
mock
anyone
else
who
wishes
to
speak.
Please
put
in
a
card.
Oh.
A
E
My
name,
I
am
Gary
Soto,
it's
nice
to
be
here,
I
also
serve
on
the
task
force
for
election
reform.
As
a
Latino
and
the
youngest
of
seven
siblings.
My
family
experienced
harsh
realities
of
discrimination
in
the
city
we
resided
in
the
segregated
schools
and
lack
of
representation
on
the
election
format
was
really
hard
on
those
people
of
color,
especially
of
those
who
are
Latino
or
who
didn't
even
attend
the
local
church.
E
This
experience
still
negative
negatively
affected
me
and
I've
made
every
attempt
to
let
it
go
and
move
on,
and
just
a
few
weeks
ago
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
when
I
had
a
discussion
with
two
people
in
the
city
who
I
felt
were
politically
astute
and
we
were
talking
about
this
subject
and
they
could
not
see
why
we
needed
to
move
in
this
direction.
They
felt
that
Palm
Springs
was
too
small.
E
They
felt
that
Palm
Springs
was
inclusive
and
we
didn't
need
to
go
in
this
direction,
but
after
hearing
them
my
feelings,
my
ugly
feelings
came
back
to
me
in
listening
to
what
they
were
saying,
because
I
didn't
feel
that
they
were
intentionally
biased
but
I.
Really
felt
that
they
were
unconsciously,
biased
and
it
was
deep-rooted.
E
So
the
statement
of
privilege
is
when
you
think
something
is
not
a
problem,
because
it's
not
a
problem
to
you.
Personally.
District
designation
allows
grassroots
candidates
to
be
elected.
We
need
to
take
a
stand
for
diversity,
the
same
process
that
our
local
school
board
has
the
same
process,
that
our
state
elections
have
the
same
process
that
our
national
elections
have
making.
This
decision
to
move
forward
with
this
format
is
the
right
thing
to
do
not
just
for
people
like
me
of
color,
but
for
every
citizen
in
Palm
Springs.
Thank
you.
A
F
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Tobias
wolfen,
along
with
Gary
Soto
I,
co-chaired
the
election
reform
subcommittee
of
the
task
force
last
year
and
with
a
newly
expanded
group,
we
are
going
to
be
offering
our
assistance
and
services
going
forward
this
year
as
well
and
I
just
want
to
say
a
couple
of
words
about
the
the
work
that
we
see
ahead.
F
Assuming
that
the
City
Council
adopts
this
resolution,
one
of
our
chief
priorities,
along
with
thinking
about
good
government
reforms,
was
thinking
about
increasing
the
breadth
and
diversity
of
participation
both
of
the
electorate
and
also
of
people
who
might
want
to
serve
either
on
boards
and
commissions
or
an
elected
office
in
Palm
Springs,
and
we
considered
a
range
of
possibilities.
This
was
one
of
them
and
both
the
merits
and
the
costs
associated
with
it
were
something
that
we
talked
about
a
fair
bit.
F
We
are
informed
that
California
law
likely
requires
this,
or
at
least
there's
enough
of
an
argument
that
it
requires
it
that
the
city
may
decide
to
move
forward.
On
that
basis,
we
will
going
forward
be
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
get
as
much
information
from
the
Palm
Springs
community
as
possible
to
inform
the
process
of
drawing
district
lines
and
of
finding
other
ways
to
increase
the
breadth
and
diversity
of
political
participation
and
engagement
in
Palm
Springs.
That
has
always
been
one
of
our
top
priorities.
It
will,
it
will
remain
so.
F
We
made
a
number
of
other
recommendations,
including
recommendations
about,
for
example,
going
to
a
rotating
mayor
instead
of
an
at-large
mayor,
I
think
gonna
have
to
be
discussed
further.
It
would
be
premature
for
us
to
come
forward
with
any
sort
of
renew
to
revisited
recommendations,
so
I
guess
in
our
in
our
subsequent
meetings,
we'll
take
those
issues
up
informed
by
I
hope,
a
broad
array
of
opinion
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
folks
might
have
in
the
time
available.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
A
G
Thirteen's,
you
may
have
to
hear
this
again
if
you
happen
to
see
my
op-ed
this
morning
in
the
deserts
and
I
apologize
for
that,
but
I
made
it
shorter
tonight,
I'm
norm,
King
I'm,
a
former
city
manager
here
in
Palm,
Springs
and
also
Moreno
Valley,
and
thus
have
experienced
both
an
at-large,
directly
elected
mayor
city
and
a
five
district
non
directly
elected
mayor
city
listing
elections
for
Palm
Springs
I
think
are
inevitable.
The
critical
issue
is
to
retain
our
directly
elected
mayor,
approved
overwhelmingly
by
voters
over
30
years
ago.
G
The
City
Council
has
the
authority
and
the
obligation
to
uphold
our
voter-approved
directly
elected
mayor
by
creating
four
districts
rather
than
five.
My
argument
is:
the
districts
are
even
more
important
with
a
District
Council
than
even
with
an
at-large.
For
these
reasons,
and
these
there's
a
following
downsides:
I
realized
their
upsides,
but
these
are
some
of
the
downsides.
I
think
we
have
to
deal
with
of
having
district
elections
and
why
I'm,
directly
elected
mayor
will
help
mitigate
mitigate
these
disruption,
disruptions
to
our
civic
culture.
G
First,
district
elections
clearly
disenfranchise
voters
presently
in
Palm
Springs
over
4
volt
years
over
four
years,
a
citizen
may
vote
in
two
elections
for
five
candidates
versus
one
vote
for
one
candidate
every
four
years
in
a
district
city,
a
directly
elected
mayor
with
four
districts
will
give
the
citizens
two
votes
rather
than
one
vote
over
a
four-year
period
of
time.
But
it's
good
for
my
district
is
more
important
than
what
is
good
for
the
city
as
a
whole.
When
I
interviewed
to
become
city
manager,
Moreno
Valley
I
asked
the
five
councilmembers.
G
What
was
the
most
important,
the
city
as
a
whole
or
your
district
to
their
credit,
they
were
honest
and
each
of
the
five
answered
my
district
comes.
First,
a
directly
elected
mayor
will
provide
some
check
on
the
inevitable
tendency
for
councilmembers
to
view
other
to
view.
Their
district
is
more
important
than
the
city
as
a
whole.
I
will
vote
for
your
project.
If
you
vote
for
mine,
vote
trading
will
become
likely,
as
council
members
will
defer
to
the
wishes
of
the
councilmember
in
whose
district
a
project
is
proposed.
G
H
H
Six:
nine
nine
Wilson
Lane
Palm
Springs
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
you
to
start
the
process
of
going
toward
districts.
I
hope
that
you
will
take
a
long
time
doing
it
looking
at
absolutely
every
option
possible
so
that
we
come
out
with
the
best
districts
and
the
best
formation
of
the
console
at
the
end
of
the
process.
I
think
it's
important
to
stop
the
clock
both
to
stop
piling
up
attorneys
fees,
but
also
for
the
goal
of
racial
justice.
H
I
had
the
opportunity
in
the
70s
to
work
on
district
elections
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
were
successful
the
surprised
we
were
successful
in
our
first
attempt
and
we
elected
the
first
minority
mayor,
a
minority
city,
councilor
and
they've
had
minority
representation
ever
since
I
think
it's
really
it's.
It
gives
a
chance
for
communities
to
identify
leaders
and
have
a
broader
representation
on
console.
I
hope
that
you'll
take
this
step
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
Sing
none.
We
will
close
the
public
comment:
okay,
new
business
item,
1
a
consideration
of
whether
to
transition
from
an
at-large
electoral
system
to
a
district
based
electoral
system
for
members
of
the
City
Council
determined
whether
to
adopt
consistent
with
this
council
subcommittee
recommendation
a
resolution
entitled
a
resolution
of
the
City
Council,
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
California,
declaring
its
intention
to
transition
from
an
at-large
elections
to
district
based
elections
pursuant
to
Elections
Code,
section
1,
zero,
zero
one
zero
to
have
a
staff
report.
Please.
Mr.
D
Mayor
members
of
the
council,
the
federal
voters,
Voting
Rights
Act-
is
actually
on
the
books
for
quite
a
long
time.
The
current
iteration
of
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act
is
a
lot
newer
and
we
have
a
very,
very
different
standard
at
California
law
than
at
federal
law.
The
bar
is
considerably
lower
with
respect
to
any
potential
allegation
that
there
is
in
fact
a
problem
with
a
particular
at-large
voting
system.
D
In
this
instance,
we
have
received
a
letter
from
an
attorney
named
Kevin
Shankman,
and
the
letter
was
received
on
the
5th
of
March
and,
as
a
consequence,
a
clock
starts
ticking
under
California
law
that
clock
starting
on
mate
March.
The
5th
excuse
me
is
a
45-day
clock
which
ends
today
and
a
90-day
clock
subsequently.
If,
in
fact,
you
adopt
a
resolution
of
intention
during
which
the
possibility
of
districts
would
be
examined
in
speaking
with
mr.
Shankman,
as
the
staff
report
indicates,
mr.
D
Shankman
was
willing
to
give
us
an
extension
of
time
in
which
to
consider
the
potential
move
to
districts
and
that
extension
would
carry
us
through
the
end
of
calendar
2018.
The
process
is
statutory.
It's
a
required
for
public
meeting
process.
The
middle
of
the
process
is
punctuated
by
the
drawing
of
the
maps
of
the
districts.
If
we
go
down
this
road-
and
there
are
other
time
requirements
connected
to
the
public
meetings,
but
I
don't
want
to
get
too
deeply
into
the
legal
weeds
so
to
speak.
D
The
issues
tonight
are
simple:
you're
deciding
whether
you
intend
to
pursue
this
process
or
not
you're.
Considering
a
resolution
of
intention
and
this,
the
recommendation
of
your
subcommittee
is
that
you
go
ahead
and
do
exactly
that,
which
is
requested
by
mr.
Shankman
demanded
by
mr.
Shankman
in
his
letter.
I
will
let
the
subcommittee
speak
for
itself
with
respect
to
its
rationale.
D
It's
challenging
for
you,
but
I'm
I'm
cautioning,
you
not
to
believe
that
the
bar
is
so
high
that
the
attorneys
fees
ought
not
to
be
considered
at
this
juncture.
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
told
you
that
we
could
beat
this
allegation,
because
our
voting
is
likely
very
neutral
and
likely
very
consistent
with
the
racial
and
demographic
parties
and
patterns
that
we
see
in
our
community,
because
to
be
blunt,
the
thresholds
so
low
that
that's
not
necessarily
the
case.
I'll
defer
to
the
subcommittee,
don't
have
much
more
to
say,
but
I'm
certainly
available
for
questions.
Okay,.
I
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
mr.
mayor.
So,
as
the
city
attorney
has
said,
we
have
received
a
notice
claiming
that
we
were
in
violation
of
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act,
which
is
a
civil
rights
law
designed
to
ensure
protected
minorities
voting
rights.
The
letter
was
signed
by
an
attorney,
but
the
attorney
represents
a
nonprofit
organization,
the
Southwest
voter
registration
education
project
that
focuses
on
registering
particularly
Latino
voters.
They
do
a
lot
of
work
in
California
who
have
worked
in
the
state
to
register
Latino
voters.
I
They
don't
take
positions
in
elections,
they
just
work
to
register
and
turn
out
Latino
voters,
so
they
have
more
influence
in
elections.
I
think
it's
really
important
to
note.
The
bar
is
low,
but
no
city
has
successfully
prevailed
in
defending
an
at-large
system
of
electing
their
City
Council
after
receiving
a
notice
of
violation
of
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act.
So
what
does
the
law
say?
I
The
law
says
that
no
government
entity
in
California
can
use
an
at-large
voting
system
and
I'll
just
won't
quote
it
that
impairs
the
ability
of
a
protected
class
to
elect
candidates
of
its
choice
or
its
ability
to
influence
the
outcome
of
election.
A
court
looking
at
one
of
these
cases
will
look
at
a
whole
bunch
of
factors,
including
racially
polarized
voting
they'll.
Look
if
there's
a
history
of
discrimination
in
the
location
and
that
because
of
past
discrimination,
a
protected
minority
group
has
lower
economic
gains,
lower
health
results
and
other
ways
that
they
may
be
disadvantaged.
I
So
those
are
the
kind
of
factors.
Unlike
the
federal
law,
you
don't
have
to
prove
intentional
discrimination.
You
don't
have
to
prove
that
you
can
create
a
majority
minority,
district
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
are
familiar
with
federal
law,
but
California
law
is
a
much
much
different
and
lower
standard.
I
One
of
the
things
that
is
obviously
relevant
and
are
making
a
decision
is
the
fact
that
a
successful
plaintiff
in
one
of
these
cases,
whether
through
settlement
or
litigation,
is
entitled
to
his
or
her
attorneys
fees
and
costs.
If
the
government
entity
were
to
win,
you
don't
get
or
your
attorneys
fees
and
costs,
and
that's
typical
in
many
civil
rights
laws,
because
it's
the
only
way
an
individual
could
bring
a
civil
rights
claim
as
if
you
could
find
an
attorney.
I
Who
would
do
it
for
attorneys
fees
because
most
people
facing
civil
rights
violations
don't
have
the
resources
to
pay
millions
of
dollars
for
an
attorney?
And
in
these
cases
where
people
have
fought
and
lost
or
fought
and
settled
the
plaintiff
and
their
attorney
draws
the
district
Maps,
not
the
city
when
the
city
doesn't
voluntarily
the
City
Council,
with
input
from
the
community
gets
to
draw
the
maps,
litigation
fees.
I
think
the
estimate
was
one
to
two
million
dollars
on
the
low
end.
I
I
The
legislature
has
taken
some
actions
to
minimize
costs
for
cities
that
voluntarily
declare
an
intention
to
move
into
districts
and
start
the
process
assembly
bill
350
provides
a
safe
harbor
for
jurisdictions
that
voluntarily
declare
their
intention
to
move
to
districts
within
45
days
of
getting
a
notice,
which
means
if
we
make
the
decision.
That
is
our
intention
to
move
to
districts
tonight
we
freeze
attorneys
fees
and
no
more
than
$30,000.
J
Councilmember
Coors
and
I
were
the
ad
hoc
subcommittee
that
was
appointed
by
our
colleagues
to
study
this
issue
and
come
back
with
recommendations.
He
went
to
law,
school
and
I
went
to
public
administration
school,
so
being
very
creative.
We
thought
he
would
handle
the
legal
issues
and
I
would
talk
about
public
policy,
but
all
kidding
aside,
this
was
something
that
I
think
for
all
of
us
who
had
the
pleasure
of
running
citywide
and
engaging
with
voters
in
absolutely
every
corner
of
this
city.
J
The
prospect
of
not
being
able
to
do
that
going
forward
was
something
that
was
difficult.
I
know
personally,
in
the
first
3-4
days
after
we
received
this
letter
and
got
more
deeply
into
the
legal
issues.
I
found
myself
at
neighborhood
meetings,
far
away
from
where
I
happen
to
live
interacting
with
people
in
a
neighborhood
that
I
loved,
but
on
district
basis,
would
not
be
able
to
to
directly
represent,
although
I
will
always
well
I
sit
on
this
dais
put
first
and
foremost
the
interest
of
everyone
in
this
city
before
anything
else
and
I.
J
Believe
all
of
my
colleagues
will
do
the
same.
The
question
before
us
is
not
whether
we
think
districts
are
best
or
at
large,
is
at
best.
The
question
before
us
is
whether
or
not
we
are
going
to
challenge
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act.
We
can
engage
lots
of
conversation
about
whether
we
think
district
elections
are
better
or
at-large
elections
or
better,
but
we
didn't
bring
this
issue
to
this
Dyess.
It
was
an
attorney
representing
individuals
that
believed
that
they
were
disadvantaged
if
the
city
were
to
take
and
engage
in
this
fight.
J
As
councilmember
Coors
is
indicated,
there
are
severe
financial
risks
that
are
associated.
There
are
also
reputational
risks
that
are
associated
with
fighting
this.
Ours
is
a
city
that
believes
in
diversity.
That
cares
about
diversity,
because
it
is
very
hard
in
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
to
find
someone
who
has
not
personally
faced
discrimination
at
one
time
or
another
and
often
frequently,
because
of
who
they
are
not
what
they
do.
J
J
The
Latino
caucus
in
Sacramento
made
moving
to
districts
a
priority
nearly
20
years
ago.
They
did
so
because
it
was
the
experience
in
their
communities
across
this
state
that
at-large
voting
was
used
to
diminish
the
influence
that
they
had
in
elections
and
to
decrease
the
number
of
Latinos
that
were
going
to
be
elected
and
on
multiple
occasions
the
legislature
has
reinforced
that
they
believe
in
that
decision
that
was
made
and
are
continuing
to
make
it
more
difficult
for
cities
to
choose
to
stay
out
of
at
large
elections.
J
We
have
the
example
most
particularly
of
our
neighboring
cities,
both
Indio
and
Cathedral
City,
who
have
received
letters
such
as
what
we
received
and
in
both
instances
and
I
particularly
want
to
call
attention
to
our
neighbors
next
door
in
Cathedral
City.
They
embraced
this
just
this
opportunity
to
engage
with
their
public.
J
They
did
not
hold
the
minimum
number
of
meetings,
but
they
reached
out
throughout
the
community
to
engage
with
people
in
every
neighborhood
of
Cathedral
City
to
provide
an
opportunity
not
only
to
make
the
best
decisions
as
to
how
their
districts
who
are
going
to
be
formed,
but
to
make
sure
that
everyone
felt
they
had
an
opportunity
to
engage
in
the
in
this
decision.
I
want
our
city
to
take
and
do
that
and
I
know.
J
As
someone
who
came
to
this
diocese
as
a
result
of
my
work
in
neighborhood
organizations
that
we
have
neighborhoods
that
want
to
be
engaged
on
this
question
and
one
of
the
most
profound
things
that
we
want
to
do
at
the
end
of
the
day
is
ensure
that
our
neighborhood
boundaries
remain
intact
within
each
one
of
the
districts.
So
it
is
my
hope
that
we
take
all
of
the
time
that
we
have
available
to
us
to
ensure
that
we
truly
do
engage
the
public
on
each
and
every
question.
That's
before
us.
We
did
hear
from
mr.
J
D
Mayor
if
I
may
I
just
wanted
to
add
before
we
concluded
the
staff
report
portion
of
the
agenda
items
consideration
the
fact
that
with
the
council
and
subcommittees
direction,
I
should
say
we
engage
the
services
of
a
demographer
to
sort
of
assist
us.
Even
at
this
early
stage
of
looking
at
a
resolution
of
intention
that
demographer
has
been
in
communication
with
the
city
been
hired
through
the
office
of
city
attorney
and
special
counsel,
the
information
we
have
isn't
yet
final.
It's
not
it's
not
ready
to
be
discussed
or
released
as
a
practical
matter.
D
There
are
still
remaining
litigation
risks
regarding
other
potential
plaintiffs
in
this
matter,
based
on
demographic
data
and
such
that
will
be
discussed.
However,
the
subcommittee
has
instructed
me
to
report
to
you
in
this
forum
that
we
will,
that
is,
the
city
will
release
what
we
can
as
soon
as
we
can,
without
exposing
the
city
to
any
unnecessary
risk
and
in
all
events,
that
demographic
data
will
be
available
before
the
drawing
of
maps
in
this
process.
A
A
So
I
can
see
from
a
practical
aspect.
In
addition
to
the
the
areas
you
covered
very
succinctly,
I
think
it
would
be
an
advantage.
I
know:
I
lived
in
Washington
DC
over
20
years,
and
we
had
wards
there.
Eight
and
I
think
it
worked
quite
well
there.
Although
people
did
look
out
for
their
ward,
they
were
all
Washingtonians
I
mean
like
we
all
look
out
for
California,
but
we're
all
Americans,
so
I
think
that's
sort
of
a
parallel
there.
K
K
You
know
we
could
talk
for
hours
and
hours
and
we
will
and
upcoming
public
hearings
about
the
pros
and
the
cons
about
moving
to
districts
and
all
that
will
entail
and
I'm
for
one
I'm
excited
for
that
conversation.
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
the
the
benefits
that
I
see
now,
because
right
now
we're
deciding.
We
have
a
specific
legal
issue
in
front
of
us.
K
K
It's
one
that
we
need
to
tackle
and
I'm
glad
that
we're
doing
it
now
so
I'm
I
welcome
that
opportunity
to
discuss
this
further,
but
we
really
want
public
input.
Sometimes
it's
hard
for
us
to
guess
how
many
people
will
come
and
speak,
and
you
know
what
issue
we'll
take
up
with
the
community,
and
so
we
really
do
want
public
input
from
everyone
in
the
community
on
these
important
issues
and
we're
going
to
do
our
best
to
get
everyone's
input
and
everyone
engaged
in
this
process.
You
know
really.
K
You
know
the
larger
issues
we'll
get
into
for
our
specific
city,
but
you
know
I'm
here
to
represent
all
of
the
people
of
Palm
Springs,
as
our
city
I,
believe
we
stand
for
equality
and
justice
and
equity,
and
those
are
all
values
that
we
carry
forward,
and
this
council,
in
particular,
is
interested
in
best
representing
everyone
in
our
community
making
sure
everyone
can
participate,
that
everyone
is
civically
engaged.
We
do
a
lot
of
work
in
the
neighborhoods
and
we
really
care
about
each
and
every
voter
and
resident,
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
statement.
K
This
is
a
sensitive
issue.
They're
gonna
be
difficult
conversations
in
the
community.
We
already
see
op-eds
coming
out
about
this
issue
and
I
just
want
to
urge
people
to
be
sensitive
and
I.
Think
the
quote
that
Gary
sotto
just
said
in
public
comment
says
it
quite
well.
He
said
just
because
it's
not
an
issue
for
you
personally
doesn't
mean
it's
an
issue
for
others
and
I.
K
You
know
how
you
want
this
process
to
happen
for
the
city
of
Palm
Springs,
we
always
say:
Palm
Springs
were
like
no
place
else.
We
often
act
like
it
and
we
know
that
we're
unique
and
different
and
that
we
have
a
substantial
amount
of
public
engagement
on
issues
like
this
and
we're
really
looking
forward
to
working
on
this
issue.
Together
with
everyone
Thank.
You.
C
Don't
fully
understand,
I
want
to
admit
that
I
don't
fully
understand
the
voters,
Rights
Act
and
therefore
I'm,
not
fully
convinced
that
we're
in
violation
I
understand
the
purpose
of
the
Act,
but
I
also
don't
necessarily
believe
in
cookie
cutter
policy.
For
that.
For
what
for
policy?
That's
good
for
one
city
is
good
for
every
city
and
I'm.
Not
it's
not
a
get
even
close
to
having
to
prove
to
me
that
we
are
in
violation
of
this
act.
In
fact
of
all
cities
in
California,
I
can't
imagine
a
city,
that's
more
inclusive
than
Palm.
C
C
Wouldn't
affect
others
I
understand
that
in
fact,
I
wouldn't
be
sitting
in
this
chair
if
I
didn't
care
deeply
well
beyond
my
own
issues,
but
about
issues
of
our
community
and
every
individual
in
our
community.
In
fact,
the
secret
to
this
job,
for
me,
is
that
that's
what's
fun
and
challenging
is
that
we
represent
a
much
larger
community
every
day
in
every
decision
that
we
make
or
most
decisions
that
we
made
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
everybody
now
and
into
the
future.
C
I'm
most
excited
about
the
prospect,
and
hopefully
we
can
come
up
with
the
very
best
ways
we
ever
have
to
get
our
community
to
come
in
and
speak
to
us
and
tell
us
if
they
feel
they're
not
being
represented
as
fully
as
they
could
or
that
they
want
different
representation
or
they
feel
slighted.
I
want
to
hear
those
things.
C
I'm
excited
about
the
prospect
I'm
excited
about
this
because
I
love,
municipal
governance
and
I
love
the
science
of
it
and
more
than
anything,
I
love
the
psychology
of
understanding
who
our
constituency
is
and
what
matters
most
of
them,
which
could
be
different
tomorrow
than
it
is
today
and
I.
Think
that's
what
keeps
our
jobs
interesting.
C
So
having
said
that,
I'm
happy
to
move
forward
to
get
into
this
car
with
my
colleagues
and
drive
forward,
but
only
to
the
next
stop
sign
only
until
we
get
to
a
place
where
our
community
has
been
very,
very
clear,
very
vocal,
often
about
how
they
feel
about
this
issue
and
I.
Don't
and
I
need
a
clear
direction
from
them
on
this,
because
it's
not
as
clear
to
me
yet.
H
C
You
know
I
can
say
that
when
councilman
Coors
and
I
were
writing
policies
for
the
vacation
rental
issues,
which
seems
to
which
will
end
up
being
a
legacy
issue
for
us,
whether
we
like
it
or
not,
we
held
22
separate
meetings
on
this
issue
and
that
almost
didn't
seem
enough
for
how
much
information
we
needed
to
glean
and
to
fully
understand
how
the
community
felt
and
to
make
determinations
on
on
how
to
move
forward
in
that
so
I'm
very
much
looking
forward
to
the
community
conversation.
That's
what
excites
me
the
very
most
in
this.
B
D
Okay,
the
resolution
is
entitled
a
resolution
of
the
City
Council,
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
California,
declaring
its
intention
to
transition
from
at-large
elections
to
district
based
elections
pursuant
to
Elections
Code,
section
10,
Oh
10,
that
is
ten
thousand
ten,
and
it's
a
statutory
process.
As
I
said,
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act.
We
did
get
a
little
bit
longer
from
the
attorney
who
wrote
that
letter
representing
the
voting
group.
D
We
got
quite
a
bit
longer
actually
till
the
end
of
December
2018,
during
which
to
conduct
some
public
meetings
that
are
mandatory
and
their
public
hearings,
their
notice,
public
hearings,
and
they
take
place
in
conformance
with
all
applicable
California
law.
The
meetings
themselves
have
a
little
bit
of
a
relationship
to
one
another
and
the
drawing
of
the
maps.
The
drawing
of
the
maps
is
a
central
piece
of
this.
In
fact,
it
is
in
the
dead
center
of
the
four
mandatory
meetings
to
before
and
to
after.
D
The
community
gives
input
and
the
community
reviews
the
work
product
when
those
maps
are
drawn
you're
starting
that
process.
You
mentioned
a
car
mayor,
pro-tem
Robertson.
You
asked
the
question
you're
getting
in
the
car.
You're
starting
that
process,
it's
a
longer
trip
because
you
asked
for
the
opportunity
to
have
a
longer
trip
than
the
statutory
scheme
allows.
So
you
have
a
much
longer
time
to
look
at
this.
D
You're
adopting
this
resolution
of
intention
you're
moving
forward
with
the
process.
If
you
diverge,
if
you
get
off
the
bus
so
to
speak
dry
how
to
stop
the
car,
you
you'll
end
up
in
a
situation
where
mr.
Shankman
will
sue
us.
That's
what
he's
indicated
and
he's
got
that
opportunity
to
do
it.
We
won't
complete
the
drive.
So
that's
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
and
I
will
do
everything
in
my
power
to
communicate
with
mr.
Shankman
what
your
process
is
secure,
his
joinder
in
it
further
agreements
from
him
he's
specific.
D
A
A
K
We
gonna
have
are
we
gonna
have
an
ability,
after
we
vote,
to
give
some
direction
towards
staff
about
how
we
implement
this
going
forward.
I
just
want
to
ask
the
mayor
who's
running
this
meeting.
If
we
should
make
those
comments
now
to
staff
about
direction
about
how
to
carry
this
forward
or
if
you'd,
like
the
vote
from.
A
K
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
so
part
of
this
conversation
and
part
of
the
allegations
in
the
doit
demand
letter
is
that
you
know
we
need
to
include
everyone
in
this
conversation
and
so
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
notice
everything
that
we're
doing
on
this
issue
in
Spanish,
as
well
as
provide
interpretation
and
translation
services.
K
A
C
Dr.
Reddy
I'm,
hoping
that
staff
can
come
back
to
us
for
the
highest
level
strategy
that
we've
ever
used
and
maybe
even
better
to
garner
public
input
on
this.
We
ask
for
input
a
lot
and
people
are
busy
and
don't
pay
as
close
attention
off
into
what
we're
doing
or
the
politics.
But
this
is
so
very
important
and
I
know
this
should
include
our
communications
director.
C
B
Just
note
councilmen,
there's,
there's
there's
several
ways
to
approach
this
in
a
very
from
up.
You
know
an
aggressive
manner
in
terms
of
getting
the
community
involved.
What
I
would
suggest
is
there's
a
subcommittee
on
this
matter.
Staff
you'll
get
scheduled
with
them
as
soon
as
possible,
come
up
with
some
plans
and
bring
the
process
plan
back
to
the
council
for
consideration.
B
I
Thank
You
mayor
yeah,
just
following
up
on
that,
because
the
subcommittee
has
had
those
discussions
and
as
we
go
through
that
and
we'll
see
if
we
get
the
working
group,
because
we
want
to
get
input
from
different
people
who
are
part
of
this
as
well
on
the
process.
But
one
of
the
things
we
want
to
talk
about
is
to
bring
back
also
what
is
necessary
to
budget,
because
you
know
we
may
be
wanting
to
look
at
some
spanish-language
ads
and
we
may
want
to.
I
In
addition
to
interpreter,
we
have
child
care
issues
with
people
who
can't
come
to
meetings
because
they're
single
parents
and
just
what
our
options
are
and
really
in
a
way
as
council
mayor
pro-tem,
said,
go
outside
what
we
normally
would
do
here
to
make
sure
we
are
getting
the
kind
of
input
from
people
who
may
not
ever
be
able
to
come
to
a
meeting
at
six
o'clock
at
night
in
City
Hall.
And
so
that
really
is
the
goal.
I
We
want
to
do
meetings
outside
of
here
as
well,
but
we
do
have
a
number
of
ideas
and
I'm
sure
we'll
get
some
more
from
the
community
and
anyone
who's
listening
or
anyone
who's
reporting
on
this.
We
welcome
you
can
email
either
the
subcommittee
members
ideas
on
how
we
can
do
outreach,
we're
open
to
any
and
all
ideas,
the
more
the
better
and
we
will
go
through
that
process
and
bring
something
back
for
the
council
and
I'm
sure.
I
A
Attorney
city
manager,
while
we're
doing
this,
could
we
agendize
on
a
future
meeting?
I'm,
maybe
not
the
next
one,
but
in
the
near
future,
to
also
bring
up
a
discussion
of
the
also
potential
issue
of
moving
from
odd
to
even
year's
which
there's
some
question
on
whether
that's
required
or
not
both.
But
we
need
it'd
be
good
to
discuss
it
and
also
discuss
whether
we
should
move
in
that
direction
and
also
discuss
whether
we
should
do
it
in
tandem
or
we
can
do
it
in
tandem
with
this
action.
So
I
just
like
to
agendize
it.
A
D
K
Just
I
think
council
member
courses
idea
was
fantastic
and
I.
I
would
ask
that,
while
we're
hiring
consultants
for
the
demographic
data,
we
might
want
to
consider
hiring
a
consultant
for
Latino
outreach
for
minority
voter
outreach
so
that
we
can
rely
on
experts
about
how
to
best
go
about
this
process.
I
know
so
many
cities
are
moving
towards
districts
and
have
engaged
in
this
process.
I'm
sure
we
could
get
some
advice
from
other
cities
and
our
neighbors,
and
if
there
are
potential
consultants
and
experts
that
we
could
rely
upon
to
do
some
of
that
work.
J
Erica
I
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
for
your
comments
and
particularly
councilmember
holstege,
for
the
idea
of
identifying
someone
to
do
Latino
outreach.
If,
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
elect
someone
who
is
Latino
to
this
council,
it
would
be
a
first,
but
if
we
increase
the
number
of
minorities
that
are
voting
in
our
elections,
that
will
be
a
victory
as
well
and
something
that
we
definitely
want
to
to
achieve
so.
J
I'm,
looking
forward
to
working
both
in
the
subcommittee
and
with
the
election
reform
group
to
make
sure
that
we
are
engaging
everyone
in
the
in
this
community
at
the
end
of
the
day.
All
of
the
decisions
that
we
have
to
make
on
this
are
going
to
be
decisions
that
have
to
be
made
up
here
at
this
Dyess,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
to
our
colleagues
the
greatest
amount
of
information
and
insight
as
we
move
forward
and
I'm
very
pleased
to
have
been
able
to
participate
in
this
kind
of
vote.
A
And
in
the
comments,
okay,
seeing
none
are
we
ready
for
adjournment?
Okay,
therefore,
the
we
will.
The
City
Council
will
adjourn
to
the
next
regular
meeting.
Wednesday
made
the
second
2018.
It's
six
o'clock
p.m.
council
chamber
City
Hall
preceded
by
closed
section
session
in
the
small
conference
room,
City
Hall,
that
we
are
adjourned.