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AGENDA
OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CITY OF COACHELLA
PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
December 17, 2025
5:00 PM
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Coachella, CA
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1 Agenda Planning Commission Study Session December 17, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
ROLL CALL:
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NON-HEARING ITEMS:
1. Displacement Avoidance Plan Presentation by KDI
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THIS MEETING IS ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 2 Displacement
Avoidance Plan
(DAP)
Coachella Prospera
City of Coachella Planning Commission
Study Session
December 17, 2025
3 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
The DAP Team
Christian Rodriguez Ceja
community principal
Corinne Odom
planning associate
Martin Gil
community coordinator
Edith Ramos
ECV fellow
Project
Lead:
Policy Technical Support:
Education, Outreach,
and Engagement:
4 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Agenda
1. Project Overview
2. Displacement Overview
3. Displacement Trends
4. DAP Community Involvement
5. Discussion: Planning Commission Insights
6. Next Steps
5 Item 1.
Project Overview
6 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Transformative Climate Communities (TCC)
Program
TCC is an innovative, new investment in
community-scale climate action, with
potentially broad implications.
● Launched in 2017 by the California
State Legislature
● Funds the implementation of
neighborhood-level transformative
plans that include multiple,
coordinated projects to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Transformative Climate Communities (TCC)
Program
● Provides an array of local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, while
minimizing the risk of displacement
○ Affordable Housing
○ Shared Mobility
○ Green Infrastructure
○ Energy Efficiency
● Empowers communities disproportionately impacted by
pollution to lead their own neighborhood transformation 8 Item 1.
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Transformative Climate Communities (TCC)
Program
California Climate Investments: initiative
using billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to
reduce emissions, encourage economic
development, and protect public health
● Reduce emissions
● Encourage economic development
● Protect public health
Investments are directed toward low-income
communities to ensure that the residents
most vulnerable to climate change and
pollution benefit first and foremost
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Project Overview
Project-wide Vision: To create a more equitable and
climate-resilient community through neighborhood planning that supports climate change adaptation, the healthy
development of children, the ability of older adults to age in place, and an overall sense of connectedness that benefits all residents.
The vision means having access to public resources like recreational and wellness facilities, zero-emission public transportation, affordable housing, an urban forest, solar programs that help make homes more energy efficient, parks and open spaces, infrastructure like sidewalks and bicycle trails that promote activity and mobility, and economic opportunities that increase wealth and prosperity.
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
The Displacement Avoidance Plan (DAP)
To help residents and small businesses
stay in place, the DAP combines:
● Education
● Advocacy
● Community Engagement
The DAP will identify displacement risks
in the project area and recommend new
and improved policies or programs to
protect business owners and residents,
allowing them to enjoy the benefits of the
Coachella Prospera projects. Transform Fresno, 2021 Draft Here to Stay Report
Watts Rising Collaborative,
Investment Without
Displacement Policy
11 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
The DAP Pre-Work
Step 1: Initial Engagement
○ Focus groups included
community members, small
businesses and stakeholders
Step 2: Policy Workshop
○ KDI and City Staff discussed and
compiled anti-displacement
policy recommendations
Step 3: City Council Review
○ Policy recommendations
presented to Coachella City
Council for approval
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
The DAP Outcomes
A total of 6 anti-displacement policies will be adopted as a result of the DAP.
3 residential policies
+
3 small business policies
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
DAP Requirements
● Implement anti-displacement
policies, programs and efforts
● Address displacement
vulnerabilities
● Focus within the defined Project
Area
● Robust community engagement
14 Item 1.
Displacement Overview
15 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Displacement 101
Displacement happens when
people move against their
will. Reasons could be:
● Eviction, foreclosure, demolition,
extreme rent increases, negligent
landlords
Displacement disconnects
people from their existing
communities – affecting
physical, mental, and
emotional health
● Family, friends, jobs, schools
service providers
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Displacement 101
Displacement affects
life chances, displaced
households often
move to lower-income
neighborhoods
● Health, educational
outcomes, earnings
potential
Displacement
weakens the
political power
of communities
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Displacement 101
Investment-Induced
Displacement: ● Triggered by economic and
speculative impacts of
transformative infrastructure
development (e.g., sustainability
and resiliency features, mobility
enhancements, parks and open
space improvements, etc.)
Transform Fresno, 2021 Draft Here to Stay
Report
18 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Anti-Displacement Strategies
Strategies (policies, programs, financing tools) for
slowing displacement:
○ Renter Protections
■ Rental Assistance, Tenant Counseling,
Just Cause for Evictions Ordinances,
Rent Stabilization
○ Housing Production
■ Subsidized Housing, Permit
Streamlining
○ Stock Preservation and Upgrades
■ Community Land Trusts, Condo
Conversion Restrictions
○ Asset Building
■ Financial Coaching, Seed Deposits
Lease to Purchase
19 Item 1.
Displacement Trends
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Coachella’s Small Business Landscape
Engagement
conducted in 2023
revealed challenges
and concerns in the
eyes of small business
owners:
● Expensive new code and compliance
requirements
● Delayed resolution for business set up,
remodeling processes
● Difficult competition with larger
companies
● Security (especially for businesses
operating late at night)
● Impact of the unhoused population
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Coachella’s Small Business Landscape
Engagement
conducted in 2023
also revealed
areas for
improvement and
opportunities for
support from the
City:
● Accessible and responsive city officials
● Enhanced security measures for all businesses
● Accelerated processes for business
extensions, business plans
● Investment in security infrastructure and
attention to areas of commerce
● Responsibility of property owners for upkeep,
beautification
● Insurance coverage for small business owners
28 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Coachella’s Small Business Landscape
Small business
owners identified
potential policies
and programs that
could provide
support.
● Financial assistance programs or grants for
affordable code compliance.
● Orientation programs to educate new owners
on setup process.
● Collaboration with law enforcement for equal
security measures.
● Resource allocation to address the unhoused
population issue.
● Regular meetings or forums for small business
owners to interact with city representatives.
29 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Coachella’s Small Business Landscape
Small business
owners identified
potential policies
and programs that
could provide
support. (cont’d)
● Grant programs for solar panels,
improvements, and cleaning services.
● Streamlined approval processes for aesthetic
enhancements.
● Programmatic events to increase small
business exposure.
● Representation and consideration of owners'
opinions in decision-making
● Creation of a small business alliance and
subgroups for effective communication.
30 Item 1.
DAP Community Involvement
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Small Business Alliance (SBA)
1. Provide a forum
2. Discuss, prioritize, and advocate
3. Develop lines of communication
4. Develop capacity
5. Strengthen relationships
6. Elevate policy, programs, and
funding
32 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Small Business Survey
● Challenges
○ Physical
○ Operational
○ Financial
● Property Information
○ Location/Relocation
○ Duration
○ Rent vs. Own
● Policy and Program Preferences
● Business Information
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Vecinos de Coachella Prospera
● Use ambassadors’ insights and lived experiences to shape Coachella’s Displacement Avoidance Plan
● Collect real-time data on evictions, rent increases, housing conditions, and tenant experiences to inform city strategies ● Train ambassadors with the knowledge and skills to support prohousing advocacy, fair housing practices, and anti-displacement programs
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Displacement Avoidance Plan
Vecinos de Coachella Prospera
Program Themes
1. Displacement Education and the
Coachella Housing Landscape
1. Community Engagement 101, City
Decision-Making and Vecinos Influence
1. DAP Precedents and Coachella DAP
Development
● Monthly meetings
○ Relationship Building
○ Priority Topics
○ Guest Speakers
○ Data and Storytelling
Methods
○ Engagement and
Outreach Planning
● Compensation
35 Item 1.
Planning Commission Insights
36 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
What signs of displacement (of residents or small businesses) are you seeing in Coachella?
Have residents or business owners brought specific issues to your attention?
What do you think are the anti-displacement priorities of residents and business owners?
37 Item 1.
Displacement Avoidance Plan
Next Steps ● Presentation to Planning
Commission ○ City Council Study Session
● Early 2026 Meetings for Vecinos de
Coachella Prospera and SBA
● Policy Precedent Research (KE
Impact)
● Community Education, Outreach
and Engagement (FHCRC)
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