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From YouTube: City Council Meeting | July 10 2023
Description
Regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council, held July 10th, 2023
This meeting will also include a report on the City Council Closed Session held July 10th, 2023
A
All
right
good
evening,
I
hereby
call
this
Palm
Springs
regular
city
council
meeting
to
order
of
July
10
2023
at
this
time.
I
want
to
invite
Dexter
past
up.
Dexter
is
in
the
fourth
grade
at
Catherine,
finchy
elementary
school
and
has
been
active
in
the
Parks
and
Rec
programs.
He
has
attended
our
summer
camp
and
after
school
program
and
Dexter
loves,
cooking
and
archery.
B
A
A
A
D
E
Buddy
Holly
also
named
because
he
is
a
buddy
to
all
dogs
and
people
alike
and
whereas
the
Palm
Springs
canine
Council
endorses
the
action
of
the
city
council,
selecting
buddy
Hawley
as
the
canine
mayor
of
Palm
Springs
and
whereas
thousands
of
other
canine
retirees
here
in
the
city
enjoy
our
pet
friendly
neighborhoods
shops,
restaurants
and
sunny
Palm
Springs.
Here,
therefore,
let
it
be
resolved
that
the
Palm
Springs
Animal
Shelter
canine
Council
of
the
city
of
Palm,
Springs
California,
hereby
presents
Buddy
Holly.
The
key
to
the
animal
show.
A
D
Perfect
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
the
treatment
we
have
gotten
after
Westminster.
It
is
such
a
dog
friendly
city
in
California,
which
is
definitely
becoming
harder
and
harder,
and
so
we're
just
very
honored
to
be
recognized
like
this.
The
win
itself
was
huge,
but
this
truly
has
been
very
special.
So
thank
you.
Everyone
thank.
A
A
Oh
and
thanks
to
the
dogs
that
came
out
in
the
audience
I'm
just
seeing
you
very
cool
all
right.
Our
next
item
is
acceptance
of
the
agenda.
The
city
council
will
discuss
the
order
of
the
agenda.
May
amend
the
order
at
urgency,
items,
note,
abstentions
or
no
votes
on
consent,
calendar
items
or
requests
that
consent
calendar
items
we
removed
for
a
separate
discussion.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
next
item
is
public
testimony.
This
time
has
been
set
aside
for
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
city
council
on
non-public
hearing
agenda
items.
Only
two
minutes
will
be
assigned
to
each
speaker.
You're
asked
to
please
begin
your
time
by
telling
us
what
agenda
items
you're
speaking
about
and
general
public
comments
for
subjects
not
on
the
agenda
will
be
taken
later
in
the
evening.
A
A
A
Yes,
okay
motion
passes
we're
moving
on
in
record
time.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
item.
3A
proposed
amendment
to
the
operations
Covenant
Transit
occupancy
tax
share
and
site
plan
revisions
for
the
Orca
Tree
Hotel
development
located
at
222
South
kawea
Road.
May
we
have
a
staff
report.
Please,
yes,.
G
A
I
I
I
want
to
start
out
today
kind
of
let
you
know
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
with
some
of
the
work
that
we
have
this
summer
and
start
out
with
my
favorite
fun
fact
about
mosquitoes
that
only
female
mosquitoes
bite
males
have
one
job.
They
do
it
very
well,
but
the
females
are
what
bite
your
blood,
so
they
can
get
the
protein
and
they
lay
their
eggs
and
that's
the
reason
that
they
bite.
I
Why
that's
important
is
because
here
in
the
Coachella
Valley,
we
have
13
different
species
of
mosquito,
but
as
a
public
health
district,
we're
only
interested
in
three,
because
only
three
of
those
species
can
actually
spread
diseases
and
we
find
those
diseases
it's
endemic
it's
every
year
and
we're
only
looking
for
the
female
ones.
Obviously,
so
the
what
we
have
going
are
the
common
mosquitoes
first,
these
are
the
ones
they're
called
the
culics
common
for
what
everybody
knows
about
mosquitoes
right.
I
They
live
in
those
green
pools,
they
live
in
rural
areas,
big
big
yucky
places
in
water
and
that's
where
they
like
to
live.
That's
where
they
like
to
grow,
that's
where
they
like
to
bite.
They
do
spread
disease
here
in
the
valley.
Right
now
we
have
active
Transmission
in
the
east
valley
of
St
Louis
Encephalitis
virus
and,
as
you
can
see
it
on
that
picture
on
the
right,
that's
the
kind
of
habitat
those
mosquitoes
are
looking
for.
But
what
we're
really
concerned
with
here
in
Palm
Springs
is
this
little
gal.
I
She
is
the
invasive
80s
egypti.
She
has
a
completely
different
habitat
and
different
lifestyle
than
our
Helix
mosquitoes.
She
doesn't
live
in
big
pools.
She
lives
in
things
as
small
as
a
tablespoon
of
water
and
her
favorite
food
happens
to
be
people
which
lives
in
which
means
she
lives
in
your
backyard.
I
This
is
the
area
that
we
have
we're
going
to
start
at
the
end
of
July.
It's
going
to
go
every
Saturday
from
1am
to
7
A.M
we'd
like
to
get
there
in
the
middle
of
the
night
where
people
are
not
going
to
be
around
and
we'll
go
every
Saturday
morning
through
September
the
area
there
is
identified
as
Racquet
Club,
Road,
Sunrise,
Way
Alejo
and
the
mountains.
I
The
application
that
we're
going
to
be
using
the
treatments
is
called
bti,
which
is
an
organic
material.
It's
common
in
soil,
but
when
the
mosquito
actually
ingests
it,
it
is
specific
to
mosquitoes
and
black
flies,
and
once
those
larvae
ingest
it
they
can
no
longer
produce
and
they
can't
grow
into
biting
biting
females.
Again,
it
is
a
proof
to
organic
products.
So
there
is
no
toxicity
and
safe
for
all
people.
I
We
did
start
a
website.
Obviously
that
picture
is
a
little
bit
wrong,
but
the
website
is
cvmosquito.org
Palm,
Springs,
2023
and
I
update
that
website.
Every
time
we
do
an
application.
So
if
there's
something
problems
with
the
weather,
it's
too
windy,
something
like
that
old
post
that
it
doesn't
get
done
that
week
or
whether
or
not
it
got
completed.
I
So
one
thing
that
we're
really
really
interested
in
is
when
I
said
that
there
are
cryptic
sources
that
the
mosquito
can
live
in.
It's
in
your
backyard
and
the
hardest
thing
for
vector
control
district
to
do
is
get
access
to
your
backyard.
Who
has
the
best
access
you?
Do
it
really
is
a
community
effort,
because
it
the
easiest
thing
that
we
can
do
the
cheapest
thing
that
we
can
do
and
the
most
effective
thing
that
anybody
can
do
is
dump
out
the
water.
It
doesn't
take
a
product.
I
Some
other
things
that
you
can
do
other
than
dumping
out,
that
water
drill
some
holes
into
the
bottom
of
those
potted
plants
or
just
throw
the
saucer
away.
They're,
not
really
that
useful
here
in
the
desert.
It
actually
causes
more
root,
rot
than
anything
else,
so
that
collection
of
water
at
the
bottom
isn't
helping
anything
might
as
well
just
throw
that
saucer
away.
Bird
baths
need
to
be
washed
because
these
invasive,
because
they're
so
good
at
infesting,
places
it's
because
their
eggs
dry
out.
I
They
don't
actually
need
water
right,
then
they'll
lay
it
where
their
body
tells
them
they
need
to
right
above
the
water
line
and
their
eggs
can
actually
stay
there
and
diopods
for
over
two
years.
Then,
when,
when
it
gets
water,
that's
when
they'll
hatch
and
that's
when
they'll
start
a
new
problem.
So
if
you
do
a
quick
swipe
around
those
dog
dishes
or
those
bird
baths
will
take
care
of
that
and,
of
course,
anything
that
has
green
water
long
drains
your
fountains
anything
like
that
is
really
really
important
to
get
rid
of.
I
A
G
Mayor
members
of
the
city
council,
the
item
before
you
tonight
in
3A
is
a
second
amendment
to
a
tot
operating
Covenant
between
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
and
the
owners
of
the
Orca
Tree
Hotel
I.
Believe
the
city
council
is
familiar
with
the
history
of
this
hotel
project,
which
dates
back
to
2014
and
some
2016
entitlements.
G
That
agreement
provided
for
revised
milestones
and
other
obligations
of
the
of
the
property
owner,
as
well
as
one
final
Force
Major
provision.
But
with
the
added
caveat
that,
in
order
for
them
to
invoke
that
Force
Major,
they
would
be
required
to
get
a
third
party
report
late
last
year
about
Midway
through
last
year
in
August,
the
property
owner
submitted
to
that
to
the
city.
G
As
a
result,
City
staff
met
with
the
property
owner
and
his
attorney
and
his
team.
Over
the
last
several
months,
we
brought
back
to
the
council
in
February
of
this
year
some
revised
terms
that
the
property
owner
had
proposed,
which
would
include
a
one
million
dollar
penalty.
In
the
event,
he
did
not
move
forward
with
the
project
as
contemplated.
It
also
included
a
revised
conceptual
plan
for
the
hotel
that
reduced
the
scope
of
the
of
the
hotel
and
the
cost
of
construction.
G
He
also
proposed
at
that
time
a
revised
tax
sharing
deal
whereby
the
owner
would
essentially
receive
100
percent
of
the
tot
for
at
least
the
first
10
years
of
operation.
He
proposed
for
the
city
to
defer
its
development
fees
for
three
years,
the
first
three
years
of
operation
as
well
as
City
assistance
with
utility
undergrounding.
G
At
the
time,
the
city
council
considered
this
proposal
in
February.
The
the
city
council
made
it
clear
to
City
staff
that
it
was
not
inclined
to
entertain
that
proposal
and
and
gave
us
direction
to
negotiate
further
with
the
property
owner
in
a
way
that
essentially
did
not
create
any
kind
of
precedent
from
this
project,
but
only
did
things
that
the
city
had
done
with
other
deals,
and
so
that
is
essentially
what
we
are
bringing
back
to
you
as
part
of
the
proposed
Second
Amendment
to
the
tot
agreement.
G
The
first
component
is
a
revised
timeline
that
sets
forth
different
time
periods
within
which
the
property
owner
is
required
to
submit
entitlements.
Then
construction
plans
obtained
their
building,
permit,
obtain
their
financing
and
then
start
and
complete
construction,
and
the
timeline
essentially
provides
for
a
time
period
within
which
the
project
would
be
completed
and
operating
within
44
months,
following
the
the
city's
issuance
of
the
discretionary
entitled
entitlements
for
the
project.
G
The
agreement
in
front
of
you
also
proposes
to
provide
assistance
in
not
oppose
a
condominium
portion
of
the
project
and
again
provide
for
up
to
five
units
that
would
be
exempt
from
the
city's
transient
occupancy
tax.
The
agreement
also
expands
the
definition
of
luxury
hotel
and
provides
the
developer
with
a
little
bit.
More.
Flexibility
in
terms
of
the
type
and
brands
of
luxury
hotels
at
the
owner
would
be
able
to
operate
the
hotel
as
and
then.
G
Finally,
the
agreement
provides
for
not
a
one
million
dollar
penalty,
as
proposed
by
the
owner
previously,
but
instead
a
potential
remedy
for
the
city
in
the
event
that
property
owner
does
not
develop.
In
compliance
with
the
with
the
agreement,
the
city
would
be
able
to
terminate
the
agreement
and
recover
from
the
property
owner
the
city's
cost
that
it
has
incurred
in
negotiating
these
various
deals
over
the
years.
In
order
to
essentially
make
the
city
whole,
the
agreement
is,
has
been
provided
to
you
and
is
attached
I
believe
the
property
owner
is
here.
G
A
K
You
just
a
few
questions
and
I
will
have
a
comment
as
well:
I
want
to
walk
through
the
timeline
just
a
bit
as
I
understand
it,
the
developer,
assuming
that
we
approve
this
evening.
We
then
have
90
days
or
three
months
effectively
in
order
to
submit
to
us
their
schematic
plans
and
then
another
seven
months
after
they
receive
approval
there
to
present
80
percent,
complete
construction
documents,
and
then
three
months
after
that,
they
would
have
to
have
obtained
all
of
their
financing,
am
I,
correct.
L
Close
Okay,
the
one
difference
is
that
11
months
after
they
received
the
entitlements,
they
would
have
a
completed
drawing
set
to
submit
for
building
permits.
And
so
that's
the
one
distinction
seven
months
there'll
be
eighty
percent
complete
by
by
11
months,
is
when
they
submit
for
the
building
permit
and
then
at
14
months
is
when
they
obtain
their
construction
financing
and.
K
All
right
and
I'm
going
to
change
gears
from
this
plan.
We
have
also
seen
in
social
media
and
now
reported
in
today's
paper,
a
six
seven
story,
residential
project
that
the
developer
has
said
they
will
do
if
they
are
not
able
to
move
forward
with
the
hotel
project
and
it's
being
asserted
to
the
public
that
they
have
an
absolute
right
to
build.
That
type
of
structure
under
new
state
law.
Is
that
a
correct
interpretation
of
their
right.
G
They
absolutely
do
not
have
an
absolute
right
to
develop
that
project,
at
least
without
any
sort
of
city
council
review.
The
city
is
still
vested
with
considerable
discretion
through
the
California
Environmental
Quality
act,
as
well
as
even
the
builders
remedy
law
that
they
have
cited.
So
they
do
not
have
an
absolute
right
and,
and
the
city
would
still
be
very
much
involved
in
reviewing
any
project
if
they
were
to
submit
that.
M
G
Sort
of
we're
really
asking
the
council
to
review
the
the
agreement
that
establishes
the
framework
for
the
processing
of
that
application
for
the
revised
Hotel
project.
They
have
not
submitted
a
full
application
for
the
revised
Hotel
project,
but
this
certainly
creates
the
framework
for
it
and
and
councilmember.
Middleton
raises
a
good
point
that
this
is.
This
is
definitely
not
an
agenda
item
dealing
with
the
hotel
project.
It
is
an
agenda
item
dealing
I'm,
sorry
with
the
housing
project.
It
is
a
agenda
item
dealing
with
the
hotel
project.
Okay,.
G
M
M
G
The
agreement
would
provide
that
the
city
would
be
able
to
recoup
those
fees
from
the
tot
rebates
that
we
would
otherwise
be
paying
to
them.
So
the
agreement
provides
that
they
would
be
rebated
some
of
the
tot
fees
if
we
weren't
able
to
collect
the
the
amount
due
to
the
city
through
normal
ways
in
terms
of
you
know,
demand
letters.
The
city
would
be
able
to
basically
withhold
the
the
tot
rebate
that
we
would
otherwise
be
paying
them.
Okay,.
M
O
G
Was
really
provided
just
for
the
council
to
have
context
in
terms
of
the
property
owner
several
months
ago
indicated
that
if
they
were
not
able
to
move
forward
with
a
hotel
project
that
they
would
utilize
the
property
for
another
project,
and
so
in
the
interest
of
transparency
and
letting
the
public
know
what
the
property
owner
was
was
referencing.
We
included
that
information
in
the
edge
in
a
packet,
excellent.
K
K
So
this
is
it
I
want
to
make,
though
one
comment,
the
residential
complex
is
absolutely
not
before
us
and
Mr.
Weintraub
knows
because
I
have
told
him
I
believe
that
that
project
was
surfaced
specifically
in
order
to
inflame
the
public
and
scare
the
public,
in
the
hopes
that
we
would
create
more
favorable
terms
in
this
agreement.
We
were
not
scared
and
we
did
not
create
any
new,
more
favorable
terms
and
the
Good
Will
of
this
council
member
has
been
exhausted.
As
a
result
of
that,
thank
you.
M
I'm
going
to
Echo
that
and
I
think
in
one
of
the
reports
that
I
read
from
the
Desert
Sun,
there
was
comments
from
this
council
member
Middleton
in
2018
about
no
more
delays,
and
it
just
shows
how
much
we
have
bent
over
backwards
to
try
and
and
make
this
project
work.
I
have
serious
doubts
whether
this
developer
is
serious
about
doing
it,
but
I
am
hope.
A
A
And
vote
great
motion
passes
for
to
I'm.
Sorry,
yes,
four
with
one
abstent
with
one
absence,
all
right,
we
are
moving
right
along
shortest
meeting
ever.
The
next
item
is
public
comment
on
non-agenda
items.
This
time
has
been
set
aside
for
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
city
council
on
items
of
general
interest
within
the
subject
matter:
jurisdiction
of
the
city.
A
Although
the
city
council
values
your
comments
pursuant
to
the
brown
act,
it
generally
cannot
take
any
action
on
items
not
listed
on
the
agenda
and
two
minutes
will
be
assigned
to
each
speaker,
but
I
do
want
to
start
off
with
John
Bolton.
This
city
did
present
a
proclamation
to
the
Firebirds,
and
so
we
want
to
give
John
the
first
first
opportunity
to
speak.
A
Well,
if,
if
he
did
leave
we'd
I
will
just
reiterate
that
we
are
just
very
excited
at
the
great
success
of
the
Firebirds
and
how
far
they
came
in
their
league
this
year
and
we
look
forward
to
many
more
successful
games.
If
you
have
not
been
yet
definitely
go
and
one
opportunity
one
more
opportunity:
John
John
Bolton,
are
you
there
all
right?
It
sounds
like
he's
not,
but
that's
all
right,
all
right.
We'll
move
on
to
the
other
public
comments.
We
have
Zachary
Daniel
Stone,
followed
by
Geraldine
mataurus.
P
All
right,
well,
I,
want
to
start
out
with
a
congrats
to
Buddy
Holly,
a
quite
an
achievement.
Another
first
I'm,
not
sure
could
be
for
dogs
could
be
for
the
breed
could
be
for
gender,
no
idea,
let's
see
or
more
I,
don't
know
as
a
canine
mayor.
So
that's
pretty
impressive
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council
for
taking
Dei
so
seriously
appreciate
it.
Switzerland
read
this
today
importing
more
cheese
than
they're
exporting.
It's
actually
really
interesting.
If
you
think
about
it,
if
homelessness
is
a
priority,
let's
prove
it.
P
P
P
My
challenge
to
you
again
establish
a
homeless
commissioner,
a
task
force
I
mean
let's
do
something
a
little
different,
also
congrats
on
the
meeting
time
tonight.
This
has
been
excellent.
You
guys
did
really
really
well
still
didn't
follow
Robert's
Rules
all
the
way,
but
this
could
be
what
all
the
meetings
are
like.
If
you
actually
would
pick
this
book
up
and
follow
the
rules,
especially
with
the
questioning
finally
had
a
book
today,
while
I
was
at
the
library,
the
four
workarounds.
P
Strategies
from
the
world's
scrappiest
organizations
for
tackling
complex
problems,
I,
don't
know
all
right.
Let's
open
it
up
and
read
a
little.
We
constantly
encounter
complex
problems
at
home
in
our
places
of
work
and
in
society
at
Large.
Even
if
we
had
all
the
time
and
money
in
the
world,
sometimes
no
good
solution
can
be
found.
So
what
should
we
do,
especially
when
we
can't
wait?
The
answer
will
work
around
boom
right
on
that
that
was
pretty
sweet.
J
A
F
J
So
mayor
mayor,
Pro,
tem,
Council,
Members
First
time
I'm
addressing
like
this,
my
name
is
Geraldine
mataras
with
you
can
call
me
Jerry.
Okay,
I
have
my
house
for
28
years
here
in
in
the
desert,
and
I
live
in
Palm
Springs
on
and
off,
maybe
three
a
month
out
of
the
year
for
28
years
and
last
year
my
husband
and
I
were
in
the
hospital
together
and
we
had
coveted
and
he
passed
and
I
survived
so
I.
J
We
always
said
that
if
something
happened,
neither
one
or
whether
we
would
come
live
in
the
house
and
it's
financially
better.
For
me
too,
so
I
was
always
here.
The
only
reason
I'm
mentioning
is
because
I
was
always
here
temporarily.
I
never
knew
what
was
really
going
on
here
until
the
last
six
months.
That
I've
been
here
constantly
and
a
couple
of
things
came
up
that
I
just
want
from
an
outsider's
point
of
view,
because
I
was
always
in
L.A
is
is
I,
don't
know
if
I
bring
them
up
right
or
not.
J
We
have
I
was
so
happy
to
see
all
the
dogs
here
today,
especially
that
Pro
tem.
You
know
dog,
mayor.
Okay
and
that's
very
nice,
and
even
in
the
city,
when
you
walk
around,
we
have
a
little
Shih,
Tzu
Maltese
mix,
he's
a
lover
of
our
life
she's
six
years
old.
Her
name
is
pepper
and
I
love
her
very
much,
and
so
do
my
daughters,
they're
all
grown,
but
they
live
with
me
because
they're
in
business
for
themselves.
J
So
what
happened
is
is
that
on
make
it
short
on
two
occasions
that
a
doll
got
really
sick
and
unfortunately,
was
about
between
seven
and
12
o'clock
midnight
and
the
second
time
the
dog
almost
passed,
and
we
didn't
know
why.
Until
we
got
home
we
had
found
out,
she
was
eating
an
electrical
cord
and
because,
when
we
found
her,
she
was
like
this
and
we
thought
she
was
dead
and
we
we
didn't
know
what
to
do
so.
We
called
up
and
everybody
was
closed.
We
couldn't
find
anybody
to
make
a
long
story
short.
J
There
was
a
recording
on
one
of
the
machines
on
one
of
the
VCA
hospitals,
saying
that
if
your
dog
is
sick
because
it
swallowed
some
kind
of
a
medication
or
got
poisoned,
this
is
a
number
to
call
and
you
pay
95,
and
you
could
talk
to
that
person
about
the
poisoning.
Well,
my
daughter
called
anyway
the
dog.
Wasn't
we
didn't
think
she
was
poison.
She
called
anyway,
and
she
spoke
to
the
gentleman
and
he
said:
okay.
He
said
it
doesn't
seem
to
be
in
that
kind
of
a
problem
he
said.
J
J
There's
I'm
I'm,
paying
115
dollars
for
delivery
charges
for
Southern,
California,
Edison
and
I
also
had
about
twelve
hundred
dollars
for
a
hotel
when
the
Lights
Went
Out
for
three
days
in
a
week
and
I
have
fought
them
hard
and
I'm.
Finally,
getting
my
money
back,
but
someone's
canvassing
the
area
telling
me
that
they're
not
we're
not
supposed
to
be
paying
delivery
charges,
okay,
and
they
won't
talk
to
me
about
it.
Southern,
California
and
I
seriously
suggest
that
you
look
into
it
to
see.
J
A
A
H
Yes,
Madam
mayor
members
of
city
council,
just
a
quick
reminder
to
everyone,
including
the
public,
that
our
next
meeting
on
July
24th
will
be
our
last
meeting
before
the
city
council
goes
on
recess
for
the
month
of
August
you'll,
see
on
our
schedule
for
July
24th.
We
are
going
to
have
a
joint
meeting
with
the
Planning
Commission
you'll.
H
F
O
Thank
you
mayor
tonight.
I
would
like
to
ask
Council
to
that.
We
put
on
a
future
agenda
the
opportunity
to
discuss
an
ambassador
program
downtown
and
the
surrounding
areas
and
possibly
give
our
city
manager
direction
to
explore
a
program
downtown
that
can
deliver
customer
service,
personal
interaction
and
programs
to
fit
the
needs
of
business
Community.
Our
tourists
and
residents.
A
O
And
just
thanks
to
the
city
staff
and
everybody
who
was
involved
in
our
fourth
of
July
celebrations
that
occurred
throughout
the
city
is
just
a
tremendous
job
and
a
wide
variety
of
programming.
I
think
our
parks
and
rec
department
and
and
all
our
city
departments
really
did
a
great
job
so
kudos
to
to
everybody.