Agenda — Desert Hot Springs City Council, November 7, 2023 (part 1 of 9)

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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
and the City Council Serving as the Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency Board
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
4:30 PM - Closed Session
5:30 PM - Presentations
6:00 PM - Regular Session
Council Chambers/City Hall
11-999 Palm Drive
Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240

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CLOSED SESSION - 4:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time, item(s) on the Closed Session agenda may be discussed during Public Comments. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

CLOSED SESSION:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: Wealthy Ventures, Inc. dba Avant Outdoor Advertising v.

City of Desert Hot Springs; Riverside County Superior Court Case Number CVPS2304926

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED

LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (One potential case)

3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:

Property: 13700 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 (APN 641- 294-042); and 17825 Indian Avenue, Palm Springs, CA 92258 (APNs 666-150-003, 666-150-007, and 666-150-008)

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Agency Negotiator: Frank Luckino, City Manager
Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: Frank Luckino, City Manager
Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms

4. Public Employee Complaints
(Government Code Section 54957)
RECESS
PRESENTATIONS - 5:30 P.M.
"CV200" Presentation
Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG)
Introduction of Fire Chief, Brian White
REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
At this time the City Council may amend the order of the agenda, approve the Consent Calendar, remove items from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action, and add Urgency Items.

Urgency Items ("Added Starters"): The Brown Act, which governs public meetings, permits the City Council to take action on any item that does not appear on the agenda only if 2/3 of the City Council (if all are present) or all members of the City Council (if fewer than all members are present) determine there is a need to take immediate action on the item, and the need to take immediate action came to the City Council's attention after the agenda was posted.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time, pursuant to the Brown Act, any person may comment on matters of general interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, NOT listed on the agenda. Under the Brown Act, the City Council should not take action on or discuss matters raised during Public Comment portion of the agenda that are not listed on the agenda.

Comments are limited to the first ten (10) speakers at three (3) minutes per speaker. Speakers may not yield their time to others without consent of the Mayor. All comments are to be directed to the City Council and shall be devoid

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of any personal attacks. Members of the public are expected to maintain a professional, courteous decorum during public comments.

Please complete and submit a "speaker card" to the City Clerk. You will be asked to STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD.

CITY MANAGER REPORT

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
PUBLIC HEARINGS:

5. Annexation No. 48 to the City of Desert Hot Springs Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 for APN 666-360-017
Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director
Recommendation:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take public testimony;
5) Close the Public Hearing;
6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;
7) Adopt a Resolution calling an election to submit to the qualified electors the question of levying a special tax within the area proposed to be annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (Annexation No. 48)
8) Hold the election;
9) Canvass the election; and
10) Adopt a Resolution declaring election results for annexation to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (Annexation No. 48).

Staff Report - SR-23-251 - Pdf
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6. Creating Special Tax Area 54 (Snider Investments, LLC) for APN 666- 360-017 within the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director
Recommendation:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take public testimony;
5) Close the Public Hearing;
6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;
7) Hold the election;
8) Canvass the election; and
9) Adopt an Ordinance Establishing a Special Public Safety Tax Area Zone 54 (Snider Investments, LLC).

Staff Report - SR-23-252 - Pdf
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7. Appeal Fee Related to Vacation Rental Permits
Christina Newsom, Compliance Director
Recommendation:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take testimony from those in favor;
5) Take testimony from those opposed;
6) Take testimony from those in a neutral position;
7) Close the Public Hearing;
8) City Council discussion; and
9) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council adopting the new User Fees related to Short-Term Vacation Rentals and the Nexus Study prepared therefore.

Staff Report - SR-23-257 - Pdf
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ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR:

8. Parking Management Plan
Sean Smith, Economic Development Director
Recommendation:

Receive and file.

Staff Report - SR-23-260 - Pdf
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9. First Amendment to Engineering Plan Check Professional Services Agreement with NV5, Incorporated
Nicholas Haecker, Public Works Director
Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to execute, and make any substantive changes, to the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City and NV5, Incorporated for Engineering Plan Check Services in the amount not to exceed $120,000 and allow for any substantive changes to be made by the City Manager, if needed.

Staff Report - SR-23-254 - Pdf
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10. Award Construction Contracts for Road Repairs to Storm Damages Daniel Porras, Assistant City Manager
Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements for construction of emergency road repairs between the City and the following contractors in the corresponding amounts listed below, and allow for any substantive changes to be made by the City Manager, if needed.
1) Powel Constructors in an amount not to exceed $517,207.00 and a total budget of $719,704.70.
2) KIP Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $1,399,819.00 and a total budget of $1,839,052.60.
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3) KEC Engineering in an amount not to exceed $1,148,740.00 and a total budget of $1,457,152.40
4) Tri-Star Contracting II Inc in am amount not to exceed $3,438,249.20 and a total budget of $4,097,924.27
Staff Report - SR-23-267 - Pdf

11. Temporary Reduction in Cannabis Cultivation Tax for the July - December 2023 Tax Period
Frank Luckino, City Manager
Recommendation:

Introduce for First Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs, California, amending Chapters 3.33 (Titled "Marijuana Cultivation Tax") and 3.35 (Titled "Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax") to amend Sections 3.33.005 (Titled "Imposition of Tax") and 3.35.005 (Titled "Imposition of Tax") to lower recreational and medical cultivation taxes of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code ("DHSMC") during the temporary term of July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

Staff Report - SR-23-253 - Pdf
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12. CalRecycle SB 1383 Grant Application
Noe Arechiga, Grants Manager
Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution of the City Council to authorize Staff to submit a grant application for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 2024-2025 funds for $ 75,000 for Organic Waste Reduction Program.

Staff Report - SR-23-265 - Pdf
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13. Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Application Resolution for FY 2024-25
Noe Arechiga, Grants Manager
Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution of the City Council authorizing the City of Desert Hot Springs to participate in and authorize the City Manager to approve all agreements and necessary documents associated with the Community Development Block Grant for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. ($270,000 for installation of shade structures at Wardman Park)
Staff Report - SR-23-258 - Pdf
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14. Purchase and Sale Agreement with Riverside County for Former Library
Daniel Porras, Assistant City Manager
Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of the former library by and between the City of Desert 559 - 685

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Hot Springs and Riverside County in an amount not to exceed $350,000 and allow for any substantive changes to be made by the City Manager, if needed.

Staff Report - SR-23-269 - Pdf
CONSENT CALENDAR:

Matters on the "Consent Calendar" are considered routine and may be acted upon by one motion under "Approval of the Agenda." Individual items may also be removed by the City Council for separate discussion under "Approval of the Agenda." The title is deemed to be read and further reading waived on any ordinance listed on the Consent Calendar for second reading and adoption.

15. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes: October 17, 2023 Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes as presented; or as corrected.

Staff Report - SR-23-266 - Pdf
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16. Second Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance Adding Chapter

17.250 "Desert Storage Specific Plan"
Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk
Recommendation:

Approve Second Reading, read by title only and adopt: "An Ordinance Adding Chapter 17.250 "Desert Storage Specific Plan" to Title 17 "Zoning" of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code to Establish Zoning Standards for the Desert Storage Specific Plan Area."
Staff Report - SR-23-262 - Pdf
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17. Second Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance Amending Chapter of Title 17, Zoning Code: "Chapter 17.12 (Commercial Districts)," and In Effect Terminating the Urgency Interim Ordinances (Moratoria) Approved by the City Council on January 17, 2023 and on May 2, 2023 Restricting Uses in the Downtown Area
Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk
Recommendation:

Approve Second Reading, read by title only and adopt: "An Ordinance amending "Chapter 17.12 (Commercial Districts)" of Title 17, Zoning Code, which Ordinance will in effect terminate the Urgency Interim Ordinances (Moratoria) approved by the City Council on January 17, 2023 and on May 2, 2023 restricting uses in the Downtown Area." Staff Report - SR-23-261 - Pdf
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18. Second Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance Amending Vacation Rental Regulations
Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk
Recommendation:
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Approve Second Reading, read by title only and adopt: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Chapter 5.44 of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code regarding Vacation Rentals." Staff Report - SR-23-259 - Pdf

19. Payment Register and City Council Expenditures for the Months of July 2023 Through September 2023
Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director
Recommendation: Receive and file.

Staff Report - SR-23-255 - Pdf
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have NOT addressed the City Council on an item which is NOT on the agenda. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD.

ADJOURN

UPCOMING MEETING DATES
*Please refer to the City website calendar at www.cityofdhs.org for meeting locations and the most up to date information.

November 9 Public Safety Commission 6:00 p.m.

November 14 Planning Commission 6:00 p.m.

November 21 City Council Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m.

December 5 City Council Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m.
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NOTICES
In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public record, relates to an open session agenda item, and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall during normal business hours at 11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.

If, however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this agenda at 11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.

Americans with Disabilities Act
In an effort to comply with the requirements of Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Desert Hot Springs requires that any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance, or accommodation(s) in order to communicate at a City public meeting, must inform the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements.

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SR-23-251
City of Desert Hot Springs
City Council

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
To: City Council
Date: November 7, 2023
Department: Administrative Services
Prepared by: Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director Subject: Annexation No. 48 to the City of Desert Hot Springs Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 for APN 666-360-017
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take public testimony;
5) Close the Public Hearing;
6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;
7) Adopt a Resolution calling an election to submit to the qualified electors the question of levying a special tax within the area proposed to be annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (Annexation No. 48)
8) Hold the election;
9) Canvass the election; and
10) Adopt a Resolution declaring election results for annexation to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (Annexation No. 48).

DISCUSSION:

On October 3, 2023, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2023-043 declaring its intention to annex territory to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the "CFD No. 2010-1" or "District") and commence the annexation proceedings for the property for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City. A public hearing on this matter was scheduled for November 7, 2023. The City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding the annexation of approximately 4 acres of land to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services). This parcel is currently being developed. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council will consider adopting a resolution scheduling a special election within the territory to be annexed to the community facilities district on the question of the annual levy of special taxes on the annexing property to pay the costs of maintenance services financed by CFD No. 2010-1. The resolution schedules the special election on November 7, 2023, immediately following the public hearing.

The services as described above may be funded with proceeds of the special tax of CFD No. 2010-1, as provided by Section 53313 of the California Government Code. The existing and new development Item Number: 5.

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of residential and non-residential properties does not provide sufficient revenues to provide landscape maintenance and lighting services. The City formed CFD No. 2010-1 (Services) to address this shortfall and to provide certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property. Special Tax rates are based on District costs, maintenance category, as well as land use category. These Special Tax rates are applied on a Benefit Unit basis determined by the property's Land Use Category which are one (1) BU per single-family residential unit, six tenths (0.6) BU per multi-family unit, five (5) BUs per acre for commercial and hotel property, and two (2) BUs per acre for industrial and religious property. To accommodate the unknown maintenance costs of future projects, properties are assigned Maintenance Categories with a rate per BU for providing services to those parcels. There are 36 Maintenance Categories included in the Rate and Method of Apportionment. These 36 Maintenance Categories range from $20.00 to $5,000 per BU which is determined by their Land Use Category.

After a Maintenance Category has been assigned, the Special Tax levied adjusts annually by the greater of the Consumer Price Index or two- and one-half percent at the beginning of each following fiscal year. The City can levy less than the maximum annual special tax if the full amount is not needed, but never more. Maintenance Category assignments can be seen in Exhibit B of the attached resolution calling an election. The proposed annexation to the District consists of approximately 4 acres.

The proposed special taxes for the properties included in this annexation for Fiscal Year 2023-24 is a maximum of $5,000 per BU and may increase annually by the greater of the Consumer Price Index or two- and one-half percent.

This forty-eighth annexation to the District will increase CFD No. 2010-1 by one parcel, 4 nonresidential acres.

The property owner(s) requesting the annexation of its property to the community facilities district has delivered to the City Clerk a written waiver consenting to the special election being conducted by the City Clerk by November 7, 2023.

Immediately following the adoption of the resolution calling the election, the property owner will deliver a voted Official Ballot(s) to the City Clerk. The City Clerk will then canvass the voted ballot and report the results of the election to the Council. The Council will then consider the adoption of the resolution declaring the results of the election, which will complete the annexation of the property to the community facilities district.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Currently, existing and new development generates insufficient General Fund revenues to pay for the General Fund expenses of serving the area. The District provides the City additional funding for a portion of landscape maintenance, lighting, and drainage basin service costs (i.e. landscaping, lighting, and maintenance and repair of public structures situated on parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space). A portion of the operations funding will be derived from alternative funding sources including other special districts and the City's General Fund.

All costs associated with the annexation to the CFD No. 2010-1 are to be paid for by the property owners/developers who are participating in the annexation to the CFD No. 2010-1 through an application fee of $5,000. The property owner is responsible for all costs and payment of associated levy amounts applied to the annual tax roll for maintenance services.

Item Number: 5.

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ATTACHMENTS:
1) Recorded Annexation Map - CFD 2010-1 Annexation No. 48 2) Resolution Calling an Election
3) Petition Waiver Consent
4) Resolution Declaring Election Results
5) Certificate Declaring Election Results
6) Public Hearing Notice
7) Council Properties Map
Item Number: 5.

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Item Number: 5.

Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT

HOT SPRINGS CALLING AN ELECTION TO SUBMIT TO THE

QUALIFIED ELECTORS THE QUESTION OF LEVYING A SPECIAL

TAX WITHIN THE AREA PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)
(ANNEXATION NO. 48)
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2010 the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the “City”) approved Resolution No. 2010-037 establishing Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) of the City of Desert Hot Springs, County of Riverside, State of California (the "CFD No. 2010-1") for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council called a special election for July 6, 2010, at which the questions of levying a special tax and establishing an appropriations limit with respect to the CFD No. 2010-1 were submitted to the qualified electors within the CFD No. 2010-1; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010-038 determining the results of the special election and finding that more than two-thirds (2/3) of all votes cast at the special election were cast in favor of the proposition presented, and such proposition passed; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 53339) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code as amended (the "Act"), to annex territory into an existing community facilities district by complying with the procedures set forth in said Article 3.5; and WHEREAS, the City Council on October 3, 2023, duly adopted Resolution No. 2023-043 (the “Resolution of Intention”) declaring its intention to annex certain territory to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) and to levy a special tax within that territory to pay for certain services and setting a time and place for the public hearing on the proposed annexation for November 7, 2023.

WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed is identified in a map entitled "Annexation Map No. 48 Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)" a copy of which was recorded, on October 13, 2023, in Book 92 of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts at Page(s) 12, in the office of the Riverside County Recorder; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act and the Resolution of Intention, a noticed public hearing was convened by the City Council on November 7, 2023, not earlier than the hour of 6:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers located at 11-999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240, relative to the proposed annexation of said territory to CFD No. 2010-1; and
WHEREAS, written protests have not been filed by fifty percent (50%) or more of the registered voters residing within the CFD No 2010-1, or by fifty percent (50%) or more of the registered voters residing within the territory to be annexed, or by the owners of one-half (1/2) or more of the area within the CFD No. 2010-1, or by the owners of one-half (1/2) or more of the territory to be annexed; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that there are fewer than twelve registered voters residing in the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2010-1 and that the qualified electors in such territory are the landowners; and
WHEREAS, on the basis of all of the foregoing, the City Council has determined at this time to call an election to authorize the annexation of territory to the CFD No. 2010-1 and the levying of a special tax as described in Exhibit B hereto; and
Item Number: 5.

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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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WHEREAS, the City Council has received a written instrument from each landowner in the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2010-1 consenting to the shortening of election time requirements, waiving analysis and arguments, and waiving all notice requirements relating to the conduct of the election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has concurred in the election date set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT

SPRINGS, ACTING EX OFFICIO AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2010-1 (SERVICES) OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1 Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

Section 2. Conformation of Finding in Resolution of Intention. The City Council reconfirms all of its findings and determinations as set forth in the Resolution of Intention.

Section 3. Findings Regarding Protests. The City Council finds and determines that written protests to the proposed annexation of territory to the CFD No. 2010-1 and the levy of the special tax within such territory are insufficient in number and in amount under the Act, and the City Council hereby further orders and determines that all such protests are hereby overruled.

Section 4. Findings Regarding Prior Proceedings. The City Council finds and determines that all prior proceedings had and taken by the City Council with respect to the annexation of territory to CFD No. 2010-1 are valid and in conformity with the requirements of the Act.

Section 5. Levy of Special Tax. As stated in the Resolution of Intention, except where funds are otherwise available, subject to the approval of the qualified electors of territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1, a special tax sufficient to pay the costs of the Services (including incidental expenses as described in the Resolution of Intention), secured by recordation of a continuing lien against all nonexempt real property in CFD No. 2010-1, will be levied annually in CFD No. 2010-1. The rate and method of apportionment, and manner of collection of the special tax are specified in Exhibit B hereto.

Section 6. Apportionment of Tax. The special tax as apportioned to each parcel is based on the cost of making the Services available to each parcel, or other reasonable basis, and is not based on or upon the ownership of real property.

Section 7. Tax Roll Preparation. The office of the Finance Director, 11-999 Palm Drive, City of Desert Hot Springs, is hereby designated as the office that will be responsible for annually preparing a current roll of special tax levy obligations by assessor’s parcel number and that will be responsible for estimating future special tax levies pursuant to Government Code section 53340.2. The Finance Director may cause these functions to be performed by his or her deputies, assistants, or other designated agents.

Section 8. Accountability Measures. Pursuant to Section 50075.1 of the California Government Code, the City shall create a separate account into which tax proceeds will be deposited; and the Finance Director annually shall file a report with the City Council that will state (a) the amount of funds collected and expended and (b) the status of the Services financed in CFD No. 2010-1.

Section 9. Special Election; Voting Procedures. The City Council hereby submits the questions of levying the special tax within the territory proposed to be annexed to the qualified electors, in accordance with and subject to the Act. The special election shall be held on November 7, 2023, and shall be conducted as follows:
(a) Qualified Electors. The City Council hereby determines that the Services are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of development occurring within Item Number: 5.

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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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the boundaries of CFD No. 2010-1. Because fewer than twelve registered voters resided within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1 on October 3, 2023 (a date within the 90 days preceding the close of the public hearing on the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1), the qualified electors shall be the landowners within territory proposed to be annexed, and each landowner who was the owner of record at the close of the hearing shall have one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that such landowner owns within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1. (b) Mail Ballot Election. Pursuant to Government Code section 53327.5, the election shall be conducted as a mail ballot election. The City Council hereby ratifies the City Clerk’s delivery of a ballot to each landowner within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1. The City Council hereby ratifies the form of the ballot, which is attached hereto as Exhibit C. (c) Return of Ballots. The City Clerk shall accept the ballots of the landowners up to 6:00 p.m. on November 7, 2023. The City Clerk shall have available ballots that may be marked at the City Clerk’s office on the Election Day by voters. Once all qualified electors have voted, the City Clerk may close the election.
(d) Canvass of Election. The City Clerk shall commence the canvass of the returns of the special election as soon as the election is closed (on November 7, 2023, or when all qualified electors have voted) at the City Clerk’s office. At the conclusion of the canvass, the City Clerk shall declare the results of the election.
(e) Declaration of Results. The City Council shall declare the results of the special election following the completion of the canvass of the returns and shall cause to be inserted into its minutes a statement of the results of the special election as ascertained by the canvass of the returns.

Section 10. Filing of Resolution and Map with City Clerk. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to file a copy of this resolution and the annexation map of the boundaries of CFD No. 2010-1 in his/her office.

Dated: November 7, 2023
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON THE NEXT PAGE]
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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs at a regular meeting held on this seventh day of November 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk Scott Matas, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney
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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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CERTIFICATE OF CLERK
I, Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk of the City of Desert Hot Springs, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on November 7, 2023, of which meeting all of the members of said City Council had due notice, and at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

I do hereby further certify that an agenda of said meeting was posted at least 72 hours before said meeting at 11-999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, 92240, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.

I do hereby further certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing copy with the original minutes of said meeting on file and of record in my office; that said copy is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting and entered in said minutes; and that said resolution has not been amended, modified, rescinded or revoked in any manner since the date of its adoption, and the same is now in full force and effect.

Dated: November 7, 2023
City Clerk of the City of Desert Hot Springs
[SEAL]
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EXHIBIT A

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The services which may be funded with proceeds of the special tax of CFD No. 2010-1, as provided by Section 53313 of the Act, are the following:
(a) maintenance and lighting of parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space, which maintenance and lighting services may include, without limitation, furnishing of electrical power to street lights; repair and replacement of damaged or inoperative light bulbs, fixtures and standards; maintenance (including irrigation and replacement) of landscaping vegetation situated on or adjacent to parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space; maintenance and repair of irrigation facilities; maintenance of public signage; graffiti removal from and maintenance and repair of public structures situated on parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space; maintenance and repair of playground or recreation program equipment or facilities situated on any park; and
(b) maintenance and operation of storm drainage and flood protection facilities, including, without limitation, drainage inlets and retention basins.

In addition to payment of the cost and expense of the forgoing services, proceeds of the special tax may be expended to pay “Administrative Expenses,” as said term is defined in Exhibit B to this resolution of intention.

The above services shall be limited to those provided within the boundaries of CFD No. 2010-1 or for the benefit of the properties within the boundaries of CFD No. 2010-1, as the boundary is expanded from time to time by anticipated annexations and said services may be financed by proceeds of the special tax of CFD No. 2010-1 only to the extent that they are in addition to those provided in the territory of CFD No. 2010-1 before CFD No. 2010-1 was created.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-1
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)

EXHIBIT B

RATES AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAX FOR
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)

OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
A Special Tax (the “Special Tax”) shall be levied on and collected from each Assessor’s Parcel (defined below) in Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services), in each Fiscal Year, (defined below), commencing in the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2010, in an amount determined by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs, acting ex officio as the legislative body of CFD No. 2010-1, by applying the rates and method of apportionment set forth below. All of the real property in CFD No. 2010-1, unless exempted by law or by the provisions herein, shall be taxed for the purposes, to the extent and in the manner provided herein.

A. DEFINITIONS
“Acre or Acreage” means the land area of an Assessor’s Parcel as shown on any Assessor’s Parcel Map, or if the land area is not shown on the Assessor’s Parcel Map, the land area as shown on the applicable Final Map, or if the area is not shown on the applicable Final Map, the land area shall be calculated by the Administrator. “Administrative Expenses” means any ordinary and necessary expenses allocable to the Special Tax Requirement which are incurred by the City on behalf of CFD No. 2010-1 related to the determination of the amount of the levy of Special Tax, the collection of Special Tax including the expenses of collecting delinquencies, the payment of salaries and benefits of any City employee whose duties are directly related to the administration of CFD No. 2010-1, and costs otherwise incurred in order to carry out the authorized purposes relating to CFD No. 2010-1.
“Administrator” means the City of Desert Hot Springs City Manager of the City, or his or her designee.
“Assessor’s Parcel” means a lot or parcel of land that is identifiable by an Assessor’s Parcel Number by the County Assessor of the County of Riverside. “Assessor’s Parcel Map” means an official map of the Assessor of the County designating parcels by Assessor’s Parcel Number.
“Assessor’s Parcel Number” means that identification number assigned to a parcel by the County Assessor of the County.
“Assigned Special Tax” means the Special Tax for each Land Use Category of Taxable Property, as determined in accordance with Section C., below.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-2
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
“Benefit Unit” means a single-family residential lot or dwelling unit or the equivalent.

Single Family Property is assigned benefit units based on the number of Residential Units per Assessor’s Parcel with the basis being one (1) benefit unit per Residential Unit. MultiFamily Residential Property is assigned 60 percent of one benefit unit, or six-tenths (0.6) benefit units, per Residential Unit. Commercial Property is assigned benefit units based on acreage with the basis being five (5) benefit units per acre. Hotel Property is assigned benefit units based on acreage with the basis being five (5) benefit units per acre. Industrial Property is assigned benefit units based on acreage with the basis being two (2) benefit units per acre.

Religious Property is assigned benefit units based on acreage with the basis being two (2) benefit units per acre.
“CFD” or “CFD No. 2010-1” means the City of Desert Hot Springs Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services).
“City” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Commercial Property” means, in any Fiscal Year, any Assessor’s Parcel for which a building permit or use permit has been issued for a commercial establishment which includes, but is not limited to, retail stores, clothing stores, book stores, video rental stores, drug stores, professional services (i.e., barber shops, dry cleaners), restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals, movie theaters, appliance and electronic stores, home supply stores, auto parts stores, and other businesses providing auto-related products and services. The Administrator shall make the determination if an Assessor’s Parcel is Commercial Property. “County” means the County of Riverside
“Exempt Property” means all Assessors’ Parcels designated as being exempt from the Special Tax as provided for in Section G.
“Final Map” means a subdivision of property by recordation of a final map, parcel map, or lot line adjustment, pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (California Government Code Section 66410 et seq.) or recordation of a condominium plan pursuant to California Civil Code 1352 that creates individual lots for which building permits may be issued without further subdivision
“Fiscal Year” means the period from and including July 1st of any year to and including the following June 30th.
“Hotel Property” means, in any Fiscal Year, any Assessor’s Parcel for which a building permit or use permit has been issued for a structure that constitutes a place of lodging providing sleeping accommodations and related facilities for travelers. The Administrator shall make the determination if an Assessor’s Parcel is Hotel Property. “Industrial Property” means, in any Fiscal Year, any Assessor’s Parcel for which a building permit or use permit has been issued for construction of an industrial, manufacturing, or warehousing structure. The Administrator shall make the determination if an Assessor’s Parcel is Industrial Property.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-3
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
“Land Use Category” means any of the categories contained in Table 1 hereof to which a Parcel is assigned consistent with the land use approvals that have been received or proposed for the Parcel as of March 1 preceding the beginning of a Fiscal Year. “Maintenance Category” means any of the categories listed in Table 2 hereof to which an Assessor’s Parcel is assigned consistent with the rate per Benefit Unit for providing Services to said Assessor’s Parcel as determined by the Administrator. “Maximum Special Tax Rate(s)” means the Maximum Special Tax for each Land Use Category of Taxable Property, as determined in accordance with Section C., below. “Multi-Family Residential Property” means any Assessor’s Parcel of residential property that consists of a building or buildings comprised of attached Residential Units available for rental, but not purchase, by the general public and under common management. “Religious Property” means any Assessor’s Parcel used as a place of worship or for other religious activities. The Administrator shall make the determination if an Assessor’s Parcel is Religious Property.
“Residential Unit” means, for each Fiscal Year, a building or portion thereof on an Assessor’s Parcel intended for use by one (1) family and containing but one (1) kitchen, which is designed primarily for residential occupancy including single family and multifamily dwellings. Residential Unit shall not include hotels or motels which shall be classified as Hotel Property.
“Services” means those services authorized to be funded by CFD No. 2010-1 as set forth in the documents adopted by the City Council when the CFD was formed. “Single Family Residential Property” means any residential property that consists of a building comprised of attached or detached residential units available for purchase or rent by the general public.
“Special Tax(es)” means the special tax to be levied in each Fiscal Year on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property.
"Special Tax Requirement" means that amount to be collected in any Fiscal Year to pay for certain costs as required to meet the needs of CFD No. 2010-1 in both the current Fiscal Year and the next Fiscal Year. The costs to be covered shall be the direct costs for (i) Services, and (ii) Administrative Expenses. Under no circumstances shall the Special Tax Requirement include funds for Bonds.
"Taxable Property" means all Assessor’s Parcels within CFD No. 2010-1, which are not Exempt Property.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-4
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
B. ASSIGNMENT TO LAND USE AND MAINTENANCE CATEGORY
The Special Tax shall be levied annually upon each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property for each Fiscal Year according to the Land Use Category and Maintenance Category assigned. Each Fiscal Year the Administrator shall identify the current Assessor’s Parcel Number assigned to all Assessor’s Parcels of Taxable Property within CFD No. 2010-1 and determine which Land Use Category each Assessor’s Parcel should be assigned to according to Table 1 below. The Administrator shall further assign the appropriate Maintenance Category contained in Table 2 according to the estimated cost for providing Services to the Assessor’s Parcel.

TABLE 1
Land Use Category
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
City of Desert Hot Springs, California
Land Use
Category Description Benefit Unit(s)
A Single Family Residential Property One (1) / Residential Unit B Multi-Family Residential Property Six tenths (0.6) / Residential Unit C Commercial Property Five (5) / Acre
D Hotel Property Five (5) / Acre
E Industrial Property Two (2) / Acre
F Religious Property Two (2) / Acre
No Special Tax shall be levied on property which, at the time of adoption of the Resolution of Formation for CFD No. 2010-1, is an Exempt Property.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-5
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
C. MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX RATES
The Maximum Special Tax for each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property assigned to each Maintenance Category shall be the greater of: (i) the applicable Assigned Special Tax described in Table 2 for such Maintenance Category or (ii) the amount derived by application of the Backup Special Tax.
a. Assigned Special Tax
The Assigned Special Tax for each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property is shown in Table 2 is fixed and does not increase each Fiscal Year. For each Fiscal Year following the first Fiscal Year an Assessor’s Parcel is levied the applicable Assigned Special Tax shall increase by i) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) for Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County (1982-84 = 100) since the beginning of the preceding Fiscal Year, or ii) by two and one half percent (2.50%), whichever is greater on each subsequent July 1 for the Fiscal Year then commencing.
b. Backup Special Tax
The Backup Special Tax shall equal the Assigned Special Tax that is applicable to an Assessor’s Parcel as determined for the current Fiscal Year the tax is calculated.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Assessor’s Parcels classified or to be classified as Taxable Property is subsequently changed or modified by recordation of a lot line adjustment or similar instrument, then the Backup Special Tax shall be recalculated for the area that has been changed or modified.

When a Final Map is recorded, the Backup Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel classified or to be classified as Commercial Property, Industrial Property, or Religious Property within such Final Map shall be determined by multiplying the Assigned Special Tax rate per Benefit Unit by the Proposed Benefit Units or Acreage of Commercial Property, Industrial Property, or Religious Property described in Table 4 of Section G., in such Final Map and dividing such amount by the number of Taxable Acres classified or to be classified as Commercial Property, Industrial Property, or Religious Property (i.e., the number of acres) within such Final Map.

When a Final Map is recorded, the Backup Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel classified or to be classified as Single Family Residential Property or Multi-Family Residential Property within such Final Map shall be determined by multiplying the Assigned Special Tax rate per Benefit Unit by the Proposed Benefit Units of Single Family Residential Property or MultiFamily Residential Property described in Table 4 of Section G., in such Final Map and dividing such amount by the number of Assessor’s Parcels classified or to be classified as Single Family Residential Property or Multi-Family Residential Property (i.e., the number of single family residential lots) within such Final Map.

For each Fiscal Year following Fiscal Year 2010-2011 the Backup Special Tax shall increase by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) for Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County (1982-84 = 100) since the beginning of the preceding Fiscal Year, Item Number: 5.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-6
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
or by two and one half percent (2.50%), whichever is greater.

TABLE 2
Assigned Special Tax Rates
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
City of Desert Hot Springs, California
Maintenance
Category
Assigned Special Tax
Rate Per Benefit Unit
1 $20.00
2 $30.00
3 $40.00
4 $50.00
5 $60.00
6 $70.00
7 $80.00
8 $90.00
9 $100.00
10 $150.00
11 $200.00
12 $250.00
13 $300.00
14 $350.00
15 $400.00
16 $450.00
17 $500.00
18 $550.00
19 $600.00
20 $650.00
21 $700.00
22 $750.00
23 $800.00
24 $850.00
25 $900.00
26 $950.00
27 $1,000.00
28 $1,250.00
29 $1,500.00
30 $2,000.00
31 $2,500.00
32 $3,000.00
33 $3,500.00
34 $4,000.00
35 $4,500.00
36 $5,000.00
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City of Desert Hot Springs B-7
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
TABLE 3
Assignment to Land Use Category
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
City of Desert Hot Springs, California
Assessor Parcel No. Land Use Category Maintenance Category 666-360-017 E 36
D. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ANNUAL SPECIAL TAX
For each Fiscal Year, the City shall determine the total amount of the Special Tax Requirement to be levied and collected to pay the costs of providing the Services during the Fiscal Year and shall levy the Special Tax as determined by the actual cost of providing services as shown in Exhibit A on all Assessor’s Parcels in all Land Use Categories and Maintenance Categories at the rates necessary to fully fund such costs; provided that such rates shall not exceed the Maximum Special Tax Rates for the Fiscal Year. In levying the Special Tax to fund the costs of providing the Services in each Fiscal Year, the City shall (a) determine the cost of providing the Services and the amount of the Special Tax per Benefit Unit to be levied on Assessor’s Parcels in each Maintenance Category to provide such Services; (b) levy the Special Tax on all Assessor’s Parcels in each Maintenance Category, as then applicable, based on the Benefit Units assigned to such Assessor’s Parcels depending on the Land Use Categories to which they are assigned. The amount of the Special Tax to be levied on any Assessor’s Parcel in any Fiscal Year shall be the total of the rates of Special Tax determined pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent that such clauses are applicable to the Assessor’s Parcel, based on the Land Use Category and Maintenance Category to which the Assessor’s Parcel is assigned and the Services which must be funded from the total amount of the Special Tax per Benefit Unit to be levied on all Assessor’s Parcels in the same Maintenance Category to fund the costs of such Services.

E. FUTURE ANNEXATIONS
It is anticipated that additional properties will be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1 from time to time. As each annexation is proposed, an analysis will be prepared to determine the annual cost for providing Services. Based on this analysis, the property to be annexed will be assigned to the appropriate Maintenance Category and the appropriate Assigned Tax rate contained in Table 2.

F. TERM OF SPECIAL TAX
For each Fiscal Year, the Special Tax shall be levied in perpetuity as long as the Services are being provided.

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City of Desert Hot Springs B-8
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
G. EXEMPTIONS
The City shall classify as Exempt Property within CFD No. 2010-1, any Assessor’s Parcel in any of the following categories; (i) Assessor’s Parcels which are owned by, irrevocably offered for dedication, encumbered by or restricted in use by any public entity; (ii) Assessor’s Parcels with public or utility easements making impractical their utilization for other than the purposes set forth in the easement; (iii) Assessor’s Parcels which are privately owned but are encumbered by or restricted solely for public uses; or (iv) any Assessor’s Parcel which is in use in the performance of a public function as determined by the Administrator.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the classification of Exempt Property shall not reduce the Benefit Units or Acreage to less than the amount shown in Table 4 below.

TABLE 4
Proposed Benefit Units and Acreage
Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)
City of Desert Hot Springs, California
Assessor Parcel No. Benefit Units Acreage
666-360-017 8 4
H. APPEALS
Any property owner claiming that the amount or application of the Special Tax is not correct may file a written notice of appeal with the City not later than twelve months after having paid the first installment of the Special Tax that is disputed. A representative(s) of CFD No. 2010-1 shall promptly review the appeal, and if necessary, meet with the property owner, consider written and oral evidence regarding the amount of the Special Tax, and rule on the appeal. If the representative’s decision requires that the Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel be modified or changed in favor of the property owner, a cash refund shall not be made, but an adjustment shall be made to the Special Tax on that Assessor’s Parcel in the subsequent Fiscal Year(s).

I. MANNER OF COLLECTION
The Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem property taxes, provided, however, that CFD No. 2010-1 may collect the Special Tax at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet its financial obligations.

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EXHIBIT C

SPECIAL TAX ELECTION

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)
ANNEXATION NO. 48
(November 7, 2023)
This ballot is for the use of the authorized representative of the following owner of land within the City of Desert Hot Springs Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (“CFD No. 2010-1”) Annexation No. 48:

Name of Landowner Number of Acres Owned Total Votes
According to the provisions of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, and resolutions of the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the “City”), the abovenamed landowner is entitled to cast the number of votes shown above under the heading “Total Votes,” representing the total votes for the property owned by said landowner. The City has sent the enclosed ballot to you so that you may vote on whether or not to approve the special tax.

This special tax ballot is for the use of the property owner of the parcel identified below, which parcel is located within the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2010-1, City of Desert Hot Springs, County of Riverside, State of California. Please advise the City Clerk, at (760) 329-6411 – Ext. 107, if the name set forth below is incorrect or if you are no longer one of the owners of this parcel. This special tax ballot may be used to express either support for, or opposition to, the proposed special tax. To be counted, this special tax ballot must be signed below by the owner or, if the owner is not an individual, by an authorized representative of the owner. The ballot must then be delivered to the City Clerk, either by mail or in person, as follows:

Mail
Delivery: If by mail, place ballot in the return envelope provided, and mail in an adequate amount of time so that the City Clerk receives the signed ballot no later than November 7, 2023, the date set for the election.

Personal
Delivery: If in person, deliver to the City Clerk’s office (11-999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, 92240) any time before 4:00 p.m. on November 7, 2023. If after 4:00 p.m., please deliver to the City Clerk, at the City Council Chambers (11-999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, 92240) no later than 6:00 p.m.

However delivered, this ballot must be received by the Clerk prior to the close of the public meeting on November 7, 2023.

Very truly yours,
Geoffrey Buchheim
Administrative Services Director
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TO CAST THIS BALLOT, PLEASE RETURN THIS ENTIRE PAGE.

OFFICIAL SPECIAL TAX BALLOT
Name & Address of Property Owner: Assessor’s Parcel Number(s):

ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)
ANNEXATION NO. 48
AN “X” OR OTHER MARK WILL CAST ALL VOTES ASSIGNED TO THIS BALLOT

SPECIAL TAX BALLOT MEASURE
MARK “YES” OR “NO”
WITH AN “X”:

Shall the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs be authorized to levy a special tax on an annual basis at the rates and apportioned as described in Exhibit C to the Resolution Declaring its Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) adopted by the City Council on October 3, 2023 (the “Resolution”), which is incorporated herein by this reference, within the territory identified on the map entitled “Annexation Map No. 48 of Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) City of Desert Hot Springs, County of Riverside,” to finance certain services as set forth in Section 4 to the Resolution (including incidental expenses)? YES _________

NO _________
Certification for Special Election Ballot
The undersigned is an authorized representative of the above-named landowner and is the person legally authorized and entitled to cast this ballot on behalf of the above-named landowner.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration is executed on ____________, 2023.

OWNER NAME
Signature
Print Name
Title
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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT

HOT SPRINGS DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS FOR COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES) (ANNEXATION NO. 48) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the "City") has heretofore conducted proceedings for the annexation of approximately 4 acres of land to Community Facilities District No. 2010- 1 (Services) (the "CFD No. 2010-1") of the City of Desert Hot Springs, including conducting a public hearing pursuant to Section 53339.5 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing, the City Council adopted a resolution calling a special election for November 7, 2023, and submitting to the qualified electors of the territory to be annexed to the CFD No. 2010-1 the question of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real property as provided in the form of special election ballot attached thereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, a Certificate of Election Results, dated November 7, 2023, executed by the City Clerk (or, in the absence of the City Clerk, the Acting City Clerk – in either case, the “Clerk”), has been filed with this Council, certifying that a completed ballot has been returned to the Clerk for each landowner-voter(s) eligible to cast a ballot in said special election, with all votes cast as “Yes” votes in favor of the ballot measure, and further certifying on said basis that the special mailed-ballot election was closed; and WHEREAS, this Council has received, reviewed and hereby accepts the Clerk’s Certificate of Election Results and wishes by this resolution to declare the results of the special mailed-ballot election;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS:

Section 1. Recitals. This Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct.

Section 2. Ballot Measure. This Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the ballot measure submitted to the qualified electors of the territory to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1 has been passed and approved by those qualified electors in accordance with Sections 53328 and 53329 of the Government Code.

Section 3. Special Election; Voting Procedures. The City Council hereby submits the questions of levying the special tax within the territory proposed to be annexed to the qualified electors, in accordance with and subject to the Act. The special election shall be held on November 7, 2023, and shall be conducted as follows:
(a) Qualified Electors. The City Council hereby determines that the Services are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City as a result of development occurring within the boundaries of CFD No. 2010-1. Because fewer than twelve registered voters resided within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1 on October 3, 2023 (a date within the 90 days preceding the close of the public hearing on the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1), the qualified electors shall be the landowners within territory proposed to be annexed, and each landowner who was the owner of record at the close of the hearing shall have one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that such landowner owns within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1.

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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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(b) Mail Ballot Election. Pursuant to Government Code section 53327.5, the election shall be conducted as a mail ballot election. The City Council hereby ratifies the City Clerk’s delivery of a ballot to each landowner within the territory proposed to be annexed to CFD No. 2010-1. The City Council hereby ratifies the form of the ballot, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. (c) Return of Ballots. The City Clerk shall accept the ballots of the landowners up to 6:00 p.m. on November 7, 2023. The City Clerk shall have available ballots that may be marked at the City Clerk’s office on the Election Day by voters. Once all qualified electors have voted, the City Clerk may close the election.
(d) Canvass of Election. The City Clerk shall commence the canvass of the returns of the special election as soon as the election is closed (on November 7, 2023, or when all qualified electors have voted) at the City Clerk’s office. At the conclusion of the canvass, the City Clerk shall declare the results of the election.

Section 4. Declaration of Results. All votes voted in the special election on the proposition of the annual levy of special taxes within the territory to be annexed to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the CFD No. 2010-1 were voted in favor thereof, and such proposition carried.

Section 5. Annexation. This Council hereby finds, determines and declares that pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code, the City Council is authorized to determine that the territory to be annexed has been added to and become a part of the CFD No. 2010-1 with full legal effect, and the City Council is also authorized, pursuant to said Section 53339.8, to annually levy special taxes within the territory to be annexed to pay the costs of the services to be provided by the CFD No. 2010-1 as specified in Resolution No. 2023-043 adopted by the City Council on October 3, 2023. The boundaries of the territory annexed are shown on the map entitled, "Annexation Map No. 48 Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services)" a copy of which was recorded, on October 13, 2023, in Book 92 of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts at Page(s) 12, in the office of the Riverside County Recorder.

Section 6. Notice of Special Tax Lien. Pursuant to Section 53339.8 of the Government Code and Section 3117.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Clerk shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder of the County of Riverside an amendment of the notice of special tax lien and a map of the amended boundaries of the CFD No. 2010-1 including the annexed territory.

Section 7. Effect. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption.

Dated: November 7, 2023
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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs at a regular meeting held on this seventh day of November 2023 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk Scott Matas, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney

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Resolution No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Dated: November 7, 2023
Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk
[SEAL]
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EXHIBIT A

SPECIAL TAX ELECTION

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

However delivered, this ballot must be received by the Clerk prior to the close of the public meeting on November 7, 2023.

Very truly yours,
Geoffrey Buchheim
Administrative Services Director
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TO CAST THIS BALLOT, PLEASE RETURN THIS ENTIRE PAGE.

OFFICIAL SPECIAL TAX BALLOT
Name & Address of Property Owner: Assessor’s Parcel Number(s):

ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)
ANNEXATION NO. 48
AN “X” OR OTHER MARK WILL CAST ALL VOTES ASSIGNED TO THIS BALLOT

SPECIAL TAX BALLOT MEASURE
MARK “YES” OR “NO”
WITH AN “X”:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on ____________, 2023.

OWNER NAME
Signature
Print Name
Title
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CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (SERVICES)
ANNEXATION NO. 48

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION RESULTS
I, the undersigned, being the City Clerk or the Acting City Clerk, as the case may be, hereby certify:

In connection with the special mailed-ballot election called by the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the “City”) on this same date in the proceedings of the City Council for the annexation of territory to the above-entitled community facilities district, I personally received (a) a signed and dated waiver and consent form and (b) a signed, dated and marked election ballot(s) on behalf of the owner(s) listed below, the entity named as the sole landowner of the land within the boundary of the above-entitled community facilities district in the Certificate Regarding Registered Voters and Landowners, dated ____________ 2023, and on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City in connection with the City Council actions on that date. Copies of the completed waiver and consent form and the completed ballot received by me and on file in my office are attached hereto.

Following such receipt, I have personally, and in the presence of all persons present, reviewed the ballot to confirm that it is properly marked and signed, and I hereby certify the result of that count to be that the ballot was cast in favor of the measure.

Based upon the foregoing, all votes that were cast having been cast “Yes”, in favor of the ballot measure, the measure has therefore passed.

Landowner
Qualified
Landowner Votes Votes Cast YES NO
Snider Investments, LLC 4
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on ____________, 2023.

Jerryl Soriano
City Clerk
City of Desert Hot Springs
By:

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CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Annexation of Territory to the Existing Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) – Annexation No. 48
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs on October 3, 2023, adopted Resolution No. 2023-043, on file with the City Clerk, in which it declared its intention to annex territory to existing Community Facilities District No. 2010-1 (Services) (the "CFD No. 2010-1"), and to levy a special tax to pay for certain maintenance services, all pursuant to the provisions of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Chapter 2.5, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the California Government Code. The resolution describes the territory to be annexed, specifies the type of services to be financed, and describes the rate and method of apportionment of the proposed special tax. No change in the tax levied in the existing CFD No. 2010-1 is proposed. For further details, the resolution is available at the Office of the City Clerk, 11999 Palm Drive, and Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed annexation of said territory to the CFD No. 2010-1. At the hearing, the testimony of all interest persons for or against the annexation of the territory or the levying of the special taxes will be heard.

The Public Hearing will be held as follows:

Location: City Hall / Council Chamber
11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be sent to the City Council prior to the hearing. Written comments may be mailed or delivered in person to:

City Clerk, City of Desert Hot Springs, 11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240; or via email to [email protected], prior to 4:30 p.m. on November 7, 2023.

QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES may be addressed to Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director, at (760) 329-6411 Ext. 227 or via Email: [email protected] /s/ Jerryl Soriano, CMC
City Clerk
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CFD 2010-1 Annexation 48
Council Member Properties
Source: County of Riverside GIS, 2023.

CFD 2010-1
Annexation 48
20TH AVE

PALM DR
I 10

VARNER RD

MIHALYO RD

PALM DR

VERBENA DR
15TH
AVE
14TH AVE (TWO BUNCH PALMS TRL)

MONUMENT
ST

PAUL RD

DILLON RD

CABOT RD
I 10

LITTLE MORONGO RD

MESQUITE AVE

HACIENDA AVE
1ST ST PIERSON BLVD

SANTA CRUZ RD

MISSION LAKES BLVD

N INDIAN CANYON DR

VALENCIA DR
8TH ST
4TH ST

ACOMA AVE

MOUNTAIN VIEW RD
18TH AVE

IRONWOOD DR
M:\GIS-Assessment\DHS\CouncilProperties_CFD2010-1_Annex48.mxd; Map revised Sept. 12, 2019 0 6,000 12,000 Feet

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
LEGEND
Annex48 (east of Calle De Los Romos and north of 19th Street) City Boundary
Council Member's Property
500 Foot Buffer
JP - Jan Pye
GG - Gary Gardner
RB - Russell Betts
SM - Scott Matas
RN - Roger Nunez

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SR-23-252
City of Desert Hot Springs
City Council

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
To: City Council
Date: November 7, 2023
Department: Administrative Services
Prepared by: Geoffrey Buchheim, Administrative Services Director Subject: Creating Special Tax Area 54 (Snider Investments, LLC) for APN 666-360-017 within the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area RECOMMENDATION:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take public testimony;
5) Close the Public Hearing;
6) City Council discussion and questions of Staff;
7) Hold the election;
8) Canvass the election; and
9) Adopt an Ordinance Establishing a Special Public Safety Tax Area Zone 54 (Snider Investments, LLC).

BACKGROUND:

On October 3, 2023, the City Council adopted a Resolution Creating Special Tax Area Zone 54 (Snider Investments, LLC), Resolution No. 2023-044, within the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area.

The Public Safety Tax Area Zone 54 (Snider Investments, LLC) is currently comprised of one nonresidential lot, commonly referred to as Snider Investments, LLC; Assessor’s Parcel Number 666- 360-017. This property is located north of 19th Avenue and east of Calle De Los Romos.

It is anticipated that the Special Taxes levied by the District will provide funding for services and incidental expenses in connection with said services.

DISCUSSION:

It is of critical importance to the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs that residents of the City receive high-quality police and fire protection services. In carefully reviewing the City’s budget and revenue projections with the Police and Fire Departments, it has become clear to City staff that the City budget does not contain adequate funding to ensure the continued delivery of adequate highquality public safety services unless additional revenues are obtained.

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SR-23-252
It is the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to generate additional funds to pay for police and fire protection services by authorizing the levy of a tax on improved parcels of real property on the secured property tax roll of Riverside County that are within Zone 54 of the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area (the “Zone”). The voters of Zone 54 recognize the importance of adequate public safety services to the entire Desert Hot Springs community and approve this tax to ensure that those services will be maintained and improved citywide.

The revenues raised by this tax are to be used solely for the purposes of obtaining, furnishing, operating, and maintaining police and fire protection equipment or apparatus, for paying the salaries and benefits of police and fire protection personnel, and for such other police and fire protection service expenses as are deemed necessary for the benefit of the residents of Zone 54.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The applicant has paid a deposit of $5,000, which covers the costs of establishing the zone. The property owner is responsible for all costs and payment of associated levy amounts applied to the annual tax roll for police and fire maintenance services.

ATTACHMENTS:
1) Ordinance for Zone 54
2) Boundary Map Site Map - PTAX2 Zone 54
3) Certificate of Election Results - PTAX2 Zone 54
4) Council Properties Map
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Ordinance No. 2023-___
Date Adopted: November 7, 2023

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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-___

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX FOR POLICE AND

FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL OF

THE VOTERS OF THE DESERT HOT SPRINGS PUBLIC SAFETY TAX
AREA ZONE 54 (SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC)
THE VOTERS OF ZONE 54 OF THE DESERT HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AREA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Purpose, Intent and Authority.

It is of critical importance to the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs that residents of the City receive high-quality police and fire protection services. In carefully reviewing the City’s budget and revenue projections with the Police and Fire Departments, it has become clear to City staff that the City budget does not contain adequate funding to ensure the continued delivery of adequate high-quality public safety services unless additional revenues are obtained.

It is the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to generate additional funds to pay for police and fire protection services by authorizing the levy of a tax on improved parcels of real property on the secured property tax roll of Riverside County that are within Zone 54 of the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area (the “Zone”). The voters of Zone 54 recognize the importance of adequate public safety services to the entire Desert Hot Springs community and approve this tax to ensure that those services will be maintained and improved citywide.

This tax is a special tax within the meaning of Section 4 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. Because the burden of this tax falls upon property, this tax also is a property tax, but this tax is not determined according to nor in any manner based upon the value of property; this tax is levied on a parcel and use of property basis. Insofar as not inconsistent with this Ordinance or with legislation authorizing special taxes and insofar as applicable to a property tax that is not based on value, such provisions of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and of Article XIII of the California Constitution as relate to ad valorem property taxes are intended to apply to the collection and administration of this tax (Section 4 of this Ordinance), as authorized by law. This tax is not an ad valorem property tax; it is an excise tax on the use of property. Because the revenue from the tax may be used only to fund public safety services, it is also a special tax.

This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 54978 and is in compliance with that law and all others applicable to the tax. At the time that the Council submitted this Ordinance to the voters of Zone 54, there were 0 registered voters residing there and a single property owner. Because the Special Public Safety Tax will be imposed on property in Zone 54 and paid by the owner of the property, the Council finds that restricting the vote on the Special Public Safety Tax to property owners in Zone 54 is appropriate and consistent with the principles and requirements of California Constitution Article XIIIC (Proposition 218).

Section 2. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply throughout this Ordinance.

A. “Animal control services” means services directed toward maintaining a safe and stray-free community, including but not limited to the enforcement of applicable State and City laws and citing of Item Number: 6.

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violators; kennel operation and maintenance services; care for impounded animals and adoption services; pick-up of stray animals; issuing and recording dog licenses; investigating animal abuse; handling endangered species; removing wild animals and reptiles from the community; and administrative costs related to those activities.

B. “Code enforcement services” means services directed toward the enforcement of provisions of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code related to public nuisances, including but not limited to zoning, signs, land use, and property maintenance violations; business licensing; removal of abandoned vehicles; and administrative costs related to those activities.

C. “Constant first year dollars” shall mean an actual dollar amount which, in years subsequent to the first fiscal year the tax is levied, shall have the same purchasing price as the base amount in first fiscal year dollars as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The base amount shall be the amount of tax per parcel as specified in Section 3(A) herein. The adjustments from actual to constant dollars shall be made by use of the Consumer Price Index, as specified in Section 3(B) herein.

D. “Consumer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario in the month of March as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the Consumer Price Index is discontinued or revised, such other government index or computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Consumer Price Index had not been discontinued or revised.

E. “Fiscal year” means the period of July 1 through the following June 30.

F. “Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area” means all the properties within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Desert Hot Springs.

G. “Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area Zone 54” (the “Zone”) means that portion of the incorporated area of the City of Desert Hot Springs located within the boundaries described in Exhibit A hereto and as shown on the map Exhibit B hereto.

H. “Fire protection services” means the services provided by the Riverside County Fire Department pursuant to A Cooperative Agreement to Provide Fire Protection, Fire Prevention, Rescue and Medical Aid for the City of Desert Hot Springs, or any successor agreement, entered into by and between the City and Riverside County Fire Department, or another public agency, and the administrative costs directly related to those activities.

I. “Parcel” means the land and any improvements thereon, designated by an assessor’s parcel map and parcel number and carried on the secured property tax roll of Riverside County. For the purposes of this Ordinance, parcel does not include any land or improvements outside the boundaries of the Zone nor any land or improvements owned by any governmental entity.

J. “Police protection services” means services protecting the safety of the citizens of the City through the maintenance of law and order, including but not limited to the enforcement of criminal, civil, and vehicular laws and provisions of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code; services to enhance the quality of life, environment, and safety of the citizens of the City; services responding to calls for police assistance; services in cooperation with other City departments, including code enforcement and animal administrative costs directly related to those activities.

K. “Public safety services” means police protection, fire protection, code enforcement, and animal control services.

L. Pursuant to Government Code §54978, “voter” means a person owning real property within the Zone at the time this Ordinance was adopted, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll prepared by the Riverside County Assessor’s Office.

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Section 3. Amount and Level of Taxes. The tax per year on each parcel in the Zone shall not exceed the amount applicable to the parcel, as specified below.

A. For First Fiscal Year:

The tax per year for the first fiscal year (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024) shall be the amount of Tax per Parcel for a Property Use Code Category as set forth in Exhibit C hereto. The use code assigned to each parcel shall be reviewed and updated periodically.

B. For Subsequent Fiscal Year:

In order to keep the tax on each parcel in constant first year dollars for each fiscal year subsequent to the first fiscal year, the tax per year shall be adjusted as set forth below to reflect any increase in the Consumer Price Index beyond the first fiscal year the tax is levied.

For each Property Use Category on Exhibit C, the tax per year on each parcel for each fiscal year subsequent to the first fiscal year shall be an amount determined as follows:

Tax Per Parcel
For the Current
Fiscal Year =
Tax Per Parcel
For Preceding
Fiscal Year X
Consumer Price Index
for April of immediately
Preceding Fiscal Year
OR 1.03, whichever is less
Provided, however, that in no event shall the tax per parcel for any fiscal year be less than the amount established for the first fiscal year.

C. Nature of Tax Levy.

The taxes levied on each parcel pursuant to this Article shall be a charge upon the parcel and shall be due and collectible as set forth in Section 4, below.

D. Reduction of Tax for Parcels Subject to Existing Public Safety Parcel Tax.

The tax imposed on any parcel in Zone 54 shall not be reduced by the amount of tax imposed on that parcel pursuant to Ordinance No. 517 (codified as §§ 35.150 et seq. of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code). The tax imposed on any parcel in Zone 54 pursuant to this ordinance shall be the full amount set forth in Exhibit C, adjusted for inflation as provided for in Section 3(B).

Section 4. Collection and Administration.

A. Taxes as Liens Against the Property.

The amount of taxes for each parcel each year shall constitute a lien on such property, in accordance with Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2187, and shall have the same effect as an ad valorem real property tax lien until fully paid.

B. Collection.

The taxes on each parcel shall be billed on the secured roll tax bills for ad valorem property taxes and are to be collected in the same manner in which Riverside County collects secured roll ad valorem property taxes. Insofar as feasible and insofar as not inconsistent with this Ordinance, the times and procedures regarding exceptions, due dates, installment payments, corrections, cancellations, refunds, late payments, penalties, liens, and collections for secured roll ad valorem property taxes (as established by Riverside County) shall be applicable to the collection of this tax. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, as to this tax:

Item Number: 6.

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1. The secured roll tax bills shall be the only notices required for this tax, and

2. The homeowners and veterans exemptions shall not be applicable because such exemptions are determined by dollar amount of value.

C. Costs of Administration by County.

The reasonable costs incurred by the County officers collecting and administering this tax shall be deducted from the collected taxes.

D. Use of Tax Revenue.

The revenue collected from the tax imposed by this ordinance shall be placed into a separate account and may be used only to fund public safety services, including the costs of administering and collecting the tax and enforcing the provisions of this ordinance. Revenue from the tax may be used for public safety services citywide.

E. Refunds.

1. Whenever the amount of any tax, interest or penalty has been overpaid or paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or received by the City pursuant to this ordinance, it may be refunded as provided in this Section.

2. No refund may be made except upon a written claim verified by the person who paid the tax or by his or her guardian or conservator or the executor or administrator of his or her will or estate and stating the grounds upon which the claim is made. All claims filed pursuant to this subsection must be presented within one year after payment of the amount for which the claimant is seeking a refund.

3. No order of a refund may be made until a written claim therefore has been presented in accordance with this subsection. No suit for money, damages or a refund may be brought against the City until a written claim therefore has been presented to the City and has been acted upon or has been deemed rejected by the City, in accordance with this subsection. Only the person who filed the claim may bring such a suit, and if another person should do so, judgment shall not be rendered for the plaintiff.

F. Initiatives to Affect Tax.

Consistent with the California Constitution (art. XIIIC, §3) the tax imposed by this ordinance may be affected by initiative. The procedures for qualification of such an initiative and the election on a qualified initiative shall be consistent with the California Constitution (art. 2, sec. 8), the California Elections Code (Chapter 3 of Division 9), and the Municipal Code. The minimum number of signatures necessary to qualify an initiative to affect the tax approved by this ordinance shall be equal to 5 percent of the votes in the City for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. The election on a qualified initiative to affect the tax shall be a regular citywide election. An initiative affecting the tax shall be approved only if at least two-thirds of the votes cast on the measure are in favor of its approval.

Section 5. Severability Clause.

If any article section, subsection, sentence, phrase of clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance.

The voters of the Zone hereby declare that they would have adopted the remainder of this Ordinance, including each article, section, subsection, sentenced phrase or clause, irrespective of the invalidity of any other article, section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause.

Item Number: 6.

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Section 6. Effective Date and Posting.

A. Canvass of Election.

The City Clerk shall commence the canvass of the returns of the special election as soon as the election is closed (on November 7, 2023, or when all qualified electors have voted) at the City Clerk’s office. At the conclusion of the canvass, the City Clerk shall certify the results of the election.

B. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval by two-thirds of the voters voting within the Zone in an election to be held on November 7, 2023, so that taxes shall first be collected hereunder for the tax year beginning July 1, 2023.

Dated: November 7, 2023
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APPROVED by the following vote of the Voters of Zone 54 of the Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax Area on November 7, 2023: Yes Votes: _____ No. Votes: Percent (%) Approval:
_____
PASSED AND ADOPTED by Declaration of the vote by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs on this seventh day of November 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk Scott Matas, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A

DESERT HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX
ZONE 54 (SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC)

ZONE DESCRIPTION
The City of Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax District (the “District”) boundary is coterminous with that of the City of Desert Hot Springs’ (the “City”) incorporated territory. Each zone within the District is a portion of that area and is described below by Riverside County Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) included within the zone.
(Note: the APNs are current as of the Final Tax Lien Assessment Roll for FY 2023-2024) APN Acreage
666-360-017 4
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EXHIBIT B

BOUNDARY MAP

SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AREA
ZONE 54 (SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC)

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
A map of the above-entitled zone within the City of Desert Hot Springs Special Public Safety Tax follows on the next page.

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EXHIBIT C

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX

TAX RATE TABLE
City Land Use
Category
County Property
Use Code Category
Per Parcel
Annual Tax Rate*
Single Family Residential/R-1 R1 (Single Family Residential) $341.13 per unit CR (Single family residential on
commercially zoned property)
$341.13 per unit
Duplexes/R-2 and other Nonrental Multi-family ResidentialR2 (2 or 3 unit dwelling units on a single parcel)
$190.68 per unit
RC (Condos with private entry) $190.68 per unit
RD (Condos with common entry) $190.68 per unit
Apartments and Mobile R3 (Apartment buildings) $109.15 per unit Homes/R-3 RM (Individually owned mobile home
lot with mobile home hook-up; mobile
home not assessed by assessor)
$109.15 per unit
MF (Individually owned parcel
improved by assessor because it is on a
legal foundation)
$109.15per unit
MI (Mobile home assessed by assessor,
located on leased land, and not
associated with rental park)
$109.15 per unit
MO (Individually owned parcel
improved with mobile home hook-up;
mobile home assessed by assessor)
$109.15 per unit
MP (Mobile home located on rented
land in rental park and assessed by
assessor)
$109.15 per unit
Commercial CL (Commercial building on leased
land)
$568.57 for 1 acre or less
$852.87 > than 1 acre to 3 acres
$1,279.30 > than 3 acres to 5 acres
$1,918.97 > than 5 acres to 15 acres
$2,878.44 > than 15 acres to 25 acres
$4,316.94 > than 25 acres to 40 acres
$6,474.69 > than 40 acres
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CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX

TAX RATE TABLE (CONTINUED)
City Land Use
Category
County Property
Use Code Category
Per Parcel
Annual Tax Rate*
Commercial (Continued) C1 (All other commercial property) $568.57 for 1 acre or less $852.87 > than 1 acre to 3 acres
$1,279.30 > than 3 acres to 5 acres
$1,918.97 > than 5 acres to 15 acres
$2,878.44 > than 15 acres to 25 acres
$4,316.94 > than 25 acres to 40 acres
$6,474.69 > than 40 acres
Industrial $568.57 for 1 acre or less
$852.87 > than 1 acre to 3 acres
$1,279.30 > than 3 acres to 5 acres
$1,918.97 > than 5 acres to 15 acres
$2,878.44 > than 15 acres to 25 acres
$4,316.94 > than 25 acres to 40 acres
$6,474.69 > than 40 acres
Hotel $107.79 per room
* Rates will be escalated by lessor of CPI or 3.00% commencing Fiscal Year 2024-25 Item Number: 6.

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SHEET 1 OF 1 SHEET
19TH AVE

CALLE DE LOS ROMOS

THIS BOUNDARY MAP CORRECTLY SHOWS THE
BOUNDARIES OF ZONE 53 (BURGER KING).

FOR DETAILS CONCERNING THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF
LOTS OR PARCELS REFER TO THE COUNTY ASSESSOR’S
MAPS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.

BOUNDARY MAP
S1/2, NE1/4 OF SEC. 14, T.3S, R.4E.

SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AREA
ZONE 54 (SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC)

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

VICINITY MAP

NOT TO SCALE

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
15TH AVE
16TH AVE

PARK LN
BOBCAT
PROJECT 19TH AVE

TWO BUNCH PALMS TRL

LITTLE MORONGO RD DILLONRD
18TH AVE
20TH AVE
10 0 300 600
Feet
666-360-017
LEGEND
ZONE 54PARCEL LINES
M: \G IS-Assessmen t\DHS\PTAX2_Z54_Bounda ry.mxd

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AREA
ZONE 54 (SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC)

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION RESULTS
I, the undersigned, being the City Clerk or the Acting City Clerk, as the case may be, hereby certify:

In connection with the special mailed-ballot election called by the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Desert Hot Springs (the “City”) on this same date in the proceedings of the City Council for the above-entitled public safety tax area, I personally received (a) a signed and dated waiver and consent form and (b) signed, dated and marked election ballots on behalf of, SNIDER INVESTMENTS, LLC, the entity named as the sole landowner of the land within the boundary of the above-entitled zone of the public safety tax area in the Certificate Regarding Registered Voters and Landowners, dated November 7, 2023, and on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City in connection with the City Council actions on that date. Copies of the completed waiver and consent form and the completed ballot received by me and on file in my office are attached hereto.

Following such receipt, I have personally, and in the presence of all persons present, reviewed the ballots to confirm that they were properly marked and signed, and I hereby certify the result of that count to be that the ballots were cast in favor of the measure.

Based upon the foregoing, all votes that were cast having been cast “Yes”, in favor of the ballot measure, the measure has therefore passed.

Qualified
Landowner Votes Votes Cast YES NO
4 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on ____________, 2023.

Jerryl Soriano
City Clerk
City of Desert Hot Springs
By:

(Attach completed copies of Waiver/Consent and Ballot)
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PTAX2 Zone 54
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SR-23-257
City of Desert Hot Springs
City Council

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
To: City Council
Date: November 7, 2023
Department: Code & Cannabis Compliance
Prepared by: Christina Newsom, Compliance Director
Subject: Appeal Fee Related to Vacation Rental Permits
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Staff Report;
2) Entertain questions of Staff from the City Council;
3) Open the Public Hearing;
4) Take testimony from those in favor;
5) Take testimony from those opposed;
6) Take testimony from those in a neutral position;
7) Close the Public Hearing;
8) City Council discussion; and
9) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council adopting the new User Fees related to Short-Term Vacation Rentals and the Nexus Study prepared therefore.

BACKGROUND:

The California Constitution allows municipalities to recover reasonable costs borne from providing certain services to certain individuals. The City is permitted to charge fees based on “costs reasonably borne” by the City. However, the fees may not exceed the costs of providing the service. “Costs reasonably borne” is intended to include all appropriations by an entity for the appropriate costs for the continuation of the service over time. This includes ongoing expenses such as operating costs and an allocation for overhead and administration. The types of costs include salaries and wages; employee fringe benefits; maintenance and operations costs; overhead costs; general City and department and/or divisional overhead costs. Without corresponding user fees, these services would be funded by tax revenues. In June 2020, the City adopted its current user fee schedule based on the User Fee Study completed in April 2020.

DISCUSSION:

Chapter 5.44 of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code regulates Vacation Rentals. Sub-section

5.44.060 relates to the denial of a vacation rental permit. For an applicant to file an appeal for the denial of a vacation rental permit, a filing fee established by the City Council by resolution must be paid at the time of filing such appeal. Currently, the City has a fee established for administrative and public hearings. However, no fee has been established specifically for the appeal of a vacation rental permit denial.

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New fees need to be added due to new regulations or as the City adds services. The following are proposed fees to be added to the user fee schedule: proposed fees to be added to the user fee schedule:

1. Vacation Rental Permit Appeal Fee
User Fee Calculations- Vacation Rental Permit Appeal Fee Position Number
of Hours
Fully
Burdened
Hourly
Rate
Calculation
Salary
Hourly
Rate
Fringe
Benefits
Maintenance
&
Operations
Costs
Overhead
Costs Total
Average
Hourly
Rate

46.72% 18.68% 172.23%
Compliance
Officer/Manager 4 $116.43 $34.48 $16.11 $6.44 $59.39 $465.72 Compliance
Tech 2 $90.02 $26.66 $12.46 $4.98 $45.92 $180.04
Compliance
Admin. Assist. 1 $92.93 $27.52 $12.86 $5.14 $47.40 $92.93 Total fee amount for full cost
recovery:
$738.69
FISCAL IMPACT:

As these are new fees, the fiscal impact will be an increase in user fee revenue for the City. Currently, the City processes approximately 10 vacation rental permit appeals, which will generate $7,386.60 in new user fees.

ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution - STVR Appeal Fee
2) VR Fees Nexus Study
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT

HOT SPRINGS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

ADOPTING THE NEW USER FEES RELATED TO SHORT TERM

VACATION RENTALS AND THE NEXUS STUDY PREPARED

THEREFORE
WHEREAS, the City of Desert Hot Springs has established new rules and regulations for Short Term Vacation Rentals, as defined in Chapter 5.44 of the Desert Hots Springs Municipal Code (“DHSMC”); and
WHEREAS, the fees related to Short Term Vacation Rentals are needed to cover the City’s costs in administering such regulations; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply with both the letter and the spirit of the California Constitution and limit the growth of taxes; and WHEREAS, the City provides various services related to Short Term Vacation Rentals to the public including, but not limited to, processing applications, conducting inspections, and issuing permits, etc. (the “Short Term Vacation Rental Services”); and WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a methodology of recovering the costs reasonably borne from providing services as they relate to Short Term Vacation Rentals certain other special services, including but not limited to, those concerning park and recreation services, rental of City property, police and fire services, and other miscellaneous City services, of a voluntary or limited nature, such that general taxes are not diverted from general services of a broad nature and thereby utilized unfairly and inequitably for such special services (“City Services”); and WHEREAS, City Council intends to collect fees (the “Fees”) to offset the costs associated with providing the Short Term Vacation Rental Services and City Services; and
WHEREAS, because some of the Fees are described in Government Code Section 66014, the City is required to hold at least one open and public meeting as well as a general description of the matter to be considered are to be mailed at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting to those parties (if any) who have filed requests for such notifications; and
WHEREAS, since no requests for such notification were filed with the City, no notices were mailed; and
WHEREAS, data indicating the amount of the estimated cost required to provide the services for the Short Term Vacation Rentals and City Services and the resources anticipated to fund the same were made available to the public at least 10 days prior to the date of this meeting, in accordance with Government Code Section 66016; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 66016 and 66018, the enactment or increase in any fees to be charged for services must be adopted by the Item Number: 7.

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City Council by ordinance or resolution, after providing notice and holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66018, the City complied with all notice and hearing requirements thereof; and
WHEREAS, City staff has prepared and presented to the City Council a “User Fee Study for Short Term Vacation Rentals” dated October 23, 2023, at which public testimony was received and duly considered on the proposed Fees; and WHEREAS, the amount of the Fees does not exceed the true cost of providing the Short Term Vacation Rental Services; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the fees as set forth in the User Fee Study is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act because it is a funding mechanism having no physical effect on the environment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs as follows:

Section 1. RECITALS
That the Recitals set forth above are true and correct.

Section 2. APPROVAL OF USER FEE STUDY
That the City Council hereby approve and adopt the User Fee Study and the fees and charges contained herein, attached hereto and incorporated as Exhibit A.

Section 3. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
That all the provisions heretofore adopted by the City Council that are in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed.

Section 4. SEVERABLITY
That if any provisions of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.

Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
That this Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption and the User Fee Study and the Fees contained therein shall take effect immediately, but the fees therein shall take effect accordance with law.

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Section 6. CERTIFICATION
That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution and enter it into the book or original resolutions.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs at a regular meeting held on this _____ day of _____ 2023 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk Scott Matas, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jennifer Mizrahi, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
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Vacation Rental Permit Denial Appeal Fee
Nexus Study
10/19/2023
Fee Types
Code Compliance
Administative
Assistant
Code Compliance
Tech
Code Compliance
Officer/Manager Total
Vacation Rental Permit Denial Appeal Fee 1 2 4 $ 738.69 $ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Updated Fully Burdened hourly rate calculated per method and percentages in the DHS Fully Allocated Hourly Rate Position Detail Report created in FY19-20 by Revenue Costs Associates $ 90.02 92.93 $ 116.43 $ - $ - $ Fringe Benefits Maint & Oper Costs Overhead Costs
Average Hourly Rate 46.72% 18.68% 172.23% Total (Percentages based on Fully Allocated Hourly Rate Detail 19-20 document. Created from the 2020 User Fee Study.) Code Compliance Administrative Assistant 27.52 $ 12.86 $ 5.14 $ 47.40 $ 92.93 $ Code Compliance Tech 26.66 $ 12.46 $ 4.98 $ 45.92 $ 90.02 $ Code Compliance Officer/Manager 34.48 $ 16.11 $ 6.44 $ 59.39 $ 116.43 $ Fees Hourly Breakdowns

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SR-23-260
City of Desert Hot Springs
City Council

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
To: City Council
Date: November 7, 2023
Department: Economic Development
Prepared by: Sean Smith, Economic Development Director
Subject: Parking Management Plan
RECOMMENDATION:

Receive and file.

BACKGROUND:

In Spring of 2021, City Staff submitted a grant application in an amount of $400,000 to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Sustainable Communities Program, for the completion of Parking Management Plan. In an effort to review existing conditions and plan for the future, the Parking Management Plan scope of work was focused on the City's Downtown District and the Industrial area where Cannabis business are allowed.

In Summer of 2021, the City was notified by SCAG that the City's Parking Management Plan project was successfully selected for awarding the grant funds.

Through SCAG's Sustainable Communities Program, SCAG awards and administers the consultant contract, while the City administers, reviews, and approves the consultant work.

In fall of 2022, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) retained Walker Consultants to complete a study of current and future parking and access needs in the Downtown District and Industrial Cannabis area in the City of Desert Hot Springs.

DISCUSSION:

The completed draft Parking Management Plan includes an assessment of current and anticipated future parking conditions within the Downtown District and Industrial Cannabis area. Data was collected through in-person field observations as well as outreach and engagement with the public and key stakeholders. Additionally, several virtual community meetings were held.

These efforts produced useful feedback. Field inspections allowed for the observation of parking and traffic flow while community engagement provided insight on issues of importance to city residents and workers. Additionally, a significant number of non-parking concerns were voiced on issues such as speeding, the desire for more sidewalks, lighting, and increased safety at crosswalks. While not directly associated with parking, these issues do play a key role in the types of transportation people choose to engage in. For instance, addressing the aforementioned concerns could result in an increase in walking, biking, and other forms of mobility throughout the city.

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The data collected and associated recommendations are detailed in the draft Plan. Examples include encouraging shared parking while discouraging onsite parking for businesses, creating dedicated connection routes for other forms of mobility, and planning for future public parking lot locations.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Parking Management Plan was funded entirely through SCAG with no cost to the City of Desert Hot Springs.

ATTACHMENTS:
1) Draft Parking Management Plan
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2 Prepared for the City of Desert Hot Springs
Draft Parking Management Plan
8/21/2023
Funding: The preparation of this report was financed through a grant from the State of California – Department of Transportation.

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3 This is a project for the City of Desert Hot Springs and the City of Garden Grove with funding provided by the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Sustainability Program. SCAG’s Sustainability Program assists Southern California cities and other organizations in evaluating planning options and stimulating development consistent with the region’s goals. Sustainability Program tools support visioning efforts, infill analyses, economic and policy analyses, and marketing and communication programs.

The contents of this report reflect the views of the author who is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of SCAG, or the State of California – Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. SCAG shall not be responsible for the City’s use or adaptation of the report.

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4 Contents
Executive Summary 9
Existing Conditions 10
Planning Context 10
Parking Supply and Demand 10
Future Growth and Development 11
Stakeholder and Community Outreach Findings 11
Key Stakeholder Outreach Findings 11
Community Outreach Findings 12
Short-Term and Ongoing Recommendations 13
Longer-Term Strategy Recommendations 16
Introduction 19
SCAG Support 19
Setting 20
Purpose of the Study 20
Study Areas 21
Downtown Study Area 21
Industrial Cannabis Study Area 21
Planning Context 24
Relevant Planning Goals and Policies 24
Land Use and Community Design Element 24
Mobility and Infrastructure Element 25
Economic Development Element 26
Open Space and Natural Resources Element 26
Health and Wellness Element 26
Climate Action Plan (2013) – GHG Reduction Measures 27
Zoning, Land Use, and Development Standards 27
Downtown Study Area Zoning 27
Industrial Cannabis Study Area Zoning and Land Use 29
Off-Street Parking Requirements 31
Parking and Transportation Demand Management Regulations and Enforcement 32 Multimodal Transportation Options 33
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5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and Planning 33
Shared Mobility Services 37
Demographics and Growth Projections 41
Demographic Information 41
Growth Projections and Potential 42
Parking Supply and Demand 44
Downtown Study Area 44
Downtown Parking Supply 44
Downtown Parking Demand Counts 46
Downtown Field Observations 48
Downtown Study Area Curb Use 48
Industrial Cannabis Study Area 49
Industrial Cannabis Area Parking Supply 49
Industrial Cannabis Area Parking Demand Counts 51
Industrial Cannabis Area Field Observations 53
Industrial Cannabis Study Area Curb Use 54
Summary of Key Parking Supply and Demand Findings 54
Downtown Study Area 54
Industrial Cannabis Study Area 54
Outreach and Engagement 56
Overview of Key Stakeholder Outreach 56
Feedback Received – Interagency Coordination 57
RCTC Email – 4/17/23 57
SunLine Transit Meeting – 4/19/23 58
Desert Hot Springs Planning Department Meeting – 4/27/23 59 IE Commuter – 5/12/2023 60
Feedback Received – Civic/Business Organizations 61
Downtown Steering Committee Meeting – 10/24/22 61
Student-Led Downtown Vision Outreach – January-March 2023 64 Direct Business and Employee Outreach – April 2023 64
Business Licensees Survey – April-May 2023 66
Summary of Key Takeaways from Key Stakeholder Outreach 68 Item Number: 8.

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6 Overview of General Public Outreach 70
Feedback Received – General Public 71
Desert Hot Springs Holiday Parade – 12/10/23 71
Community Survey – April-May 2023 73
Industrial Cannabis Study Area Employee Direct Outreach– April 2023 79 Virtual Community Meetings – May 2023 81
Summary of Key Takeaways from General Public Outreach 84 Recommendations 88
Introduction 88
Community Input 89
Overarching Long-Term Vision 90
Summary of Parking and Access Recommendations for Downtown and the Industrial Cannabis District 91 Short-Term and Ongoing Strategies 92

1. Repeal Minimum Parking Requirements 92

2. Facilitate Shared/Public Parking 103

3. Discourage Unshared Parking 114

4. Allow for Mixed-Use and Infill Development 118

5. Support Walking, Biking, and Shared Mobility 123
Potential Longer-Term Strategies 130

1. Manage Public Parking Based on Demand 130

2. Invest in New Parking Technologies 134

3. Create a Parking Benefit District 136

4. Prepare to Manage Parking with Dedicated City or Contract Staff 140 Appendix A: Exploratory Calculations and Discussion of Future Conditions 141 Introduction 141
Future Downtown Parking Demand 142
Residential Land Use - Existing 142
Residential Land Use - Future 143
Commercial Land Use - Existing 144
Commercial Land Use – Future 144
Future Industrial Cannabis Area Parking Demand 149
Methodology 149
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7 Development Potential 150
Considerations and Interpretation 152
Conclusion 152
Appendix B: Complete Business Licensee Survey Results 153 Appendix C: Complete Community Survey Results 160
Multiple Choice Questions 160
Geospatial Questions 165
Issues Identified 170
Improvements Suggested 181
Appendix D: Financial Considerations 193
Introduction 193
Current Fee Structure and Revenues 193
Cost Considerations for Recommended Measures 194
Review of Fees and Other Funding Sources 197
Specific Funding Sources for Consideration 202
List of Figures
Figure 1: City of Desert Hot Springs Context Map 20
Figure 2: Downtown Study Area Boundaries 21
Figure 3: Industrial Cannabis Study Area Boundaries 22
Figure 4: Downtown Study Area Zoning Map 28
Figure 5: Industrial Cannabis Study Area Zoning Map 30
Figure 6: Top Barriers to Walking and Biking in Desert Hot Springs 34 Figure 7: Pierson Boulevard Project Location 35
Figure 8: Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities in Desert Hot Springs 36 Figure 9: CV Link’s Desert Hot Springs Regional Extension 37 Figure 10: Prior SunRide Transit Zone Flex Stops, Points of Interest, and Fixed Route Transfer Points 38 Figure 11: Expanded SunRide Zone and Fixed Route Transfer Points 39 Figure 12: IE Commuter Vanpool Marketing 40
Figure 13: SolVan Vehicles 40
Figure 14: Thursday and Saturday Parking Utilization in Downtown Desert Hot Springs 47 Figure 15: Thursday 9AM Peak Hour - Parking Utilization in Downtown Desert Hot Springs 47 Figure 16: Street parking along Pierson Blvd 48
Figure 17: Industrial Cannabis Area Streets 50
Figure 18: Combined Street Parking Utilization on Two Bunch Palms Trail and San Jacinto Lane 52 Figure 19: SunLine Transit Fixed Route and Flexible Transit (SunRide) Service Area 59 Item Number: 8.

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8 Figure 20: Photo of Feedback Gathered from Downtown Steering Committee 63 Figure 21: Business Licensee Survey Respondents’ Employee Home Locations 67 Figure 22: Business Licensee Survey Respondents’ Parking Perceptions 67 Figure 23: Photos of Project Booth at Holiday Parade Event 71 Figure 24: Input Received During Holiday Parade Outreach 72 Figure 25: Screenshot of Survey Introduction Page 74
Figure 26: Screenshot of Map-Based Survey Page 74
Figure 27: Screenshot of Instagram Post Promoting Survey 75 Figure 28: Issue Identified: Unsafe Crossings – All Areas 77 Figure 29: Screenshot of Downtown Study Area Comments 82 Figure 30: Screenshot of Industrial Cannabis Study Area Comments 83 Figure 31: Restaurant redevelopment in Fayetteville, AR on a site that had been vacant for 40 years 95 Figure 32: Vacant lot development in Fayetteville, AR 95 Figure 33: Building Addition Made Possible by Parking Code Update in Wickenburg, AZ 96 Figure 34: Underutilized Downtown Parking Lot 99
Figure 35: Representative Parcel Sizes and Associated Parking Space Yields 108 Figure 36: Example of Santa Monica’s L(1) Zoning Category Permitting Residential Units on Upper Floors 122 Figure 37: Retail sales-tax revenue in Old Pasadena before and after installing parking meters in 1993 137 List of Tables
Table 1: Current Building Square Footage by Use in the Downtown Study Area 29 Table 2: Downtown Desert Hot Springs Off-Street Parking Inventories by Facility 44 Table 3: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Street Parking Inventories 49 Table 4: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Selected Off-Street Parking Facility Inventories 51 Table 5: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Selected Off-Street Parking Facility Utilization 52 Table 6: Interagency Coordination and Civic/Business Organization Outreach Overview 57 Table 7: Civic, Business, and Interagency Outreach Key Takeaways 68 Table 8: General Public Outreach Activities Overview 70 Table 9: Desired Improvements Identified During Holiday Parade Outreach 72 Table 10: Key Takeaways from General Public Outreach 84 Table 11: Summary of Parking and Access Recommendations for Desert Hot Springs 91 Table 12: Case Studies of Cities with Changes to Minimum Parking Requirements 93 Table 13: Walking Distance from Parking - Level of Service Standards 106 Table 14: Recommended Parking Locations 107
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9 Executive Summary
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the City of Desert Hot Springs engaged Walker Consultants (“Walker”) to conduct a Parking Management Study to analyze current parking and access needs and opportunities in the City’s downtown and in the Industrial Cannabis Area in part to plan for future growth. The study includes an overview of the existing planning context, parking supply and demand observations and quantifications, key stakeholder and community outreach, and planning and policy recommendations that align with existing goals and policies outlined in the General Plan and SCAG’s goals for this engagement. Key findings of the report include:
• The City of Desert Hot Springs’ General Plan includes goals related to parking management, including:
efficient land use patterns, innovative parking solutions, infill revitalization, prioritizing industrial development, streamlining the permit process, reducing vehicle miles traveled, and developing a multimodal approach to transportation.
• The Downtown Study Area has ample parking availability, and much of the downtown is currently covered in surface parking lots. Most spaces sit empty all of the time, and during typical peak conditions, drivers rarely have to walk far to reach their destinations.
• In the Industrial Cannabis Study Area, most developments provide more than enough off-street parking to meet the typical parking demand of their employees. Public on-street parking also has low utilization.

One large work site experiences some parking and access difficulties, primarily during shift change. • Outreach revealed that both key stakeholders and community members are interested in economic development, street safety improvements, and better multi-modal optionsthroughout the City. Employees in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area were generally unaware of shared mobility services and regional commuter incentive programs, which could improve parking availability and provide more sustainable and equitable transportation options for employees.
• In light of existing and future conditions, and the community priorities revealed through outreach, this report’s recommendations for (1) short-term and ongoing strategies and (2) a framework for considering potential long-term strategies include:
o Short-term and ongoing strategy recommendations

1. Repeal minimum parking requirements.

2. Facilitate shared/public parking.

3. Discourage unshared parking.

4. Allow for mixed-use and infill developments.

5. Support walking, biking, and shared mobility solutions. o Potential longer-term strategy recommendations

1. Manage public parking based on demand.

2. Invest in new parking technologies.

3. Create a parking benefit district.

4. Prepare to manage public parking with dedicated City or contract staff.

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10 Existing Conditions
Planning Context
• The City’s General Plan already contains many goals and policies related to parking and access in several of its plan elements, including Land Use and Community Design, Mobility and Infrastructure, Economic Development, Open Space and Natural Resources, and Health and Wellness. These goals include:
o Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
o Infill Revitalization
o Streamline Permit Process
o Community Health through Land
Use Planning
o Develop a Multimodal Approach
o Prioritize Industrial Development
o Efficient Land Use Patterns
o Innovative Parking Solutions
o Greenhouse Gas Reduction
• The current zoning regulations prohibit mixed-use development in key areas, limiting the City’s potential to reduce vehicle miles traveled and facilitate sustainable modes of travel, including walking and biking. • The municipal code establishes off-street parking mandates for different land uses, making vehicle travel more attractive and convenient than it would be if parking provision were based on market demand.

Developers are not required to provide similar benefits to serve those who travel by other modes. • The City has a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and is in the process of making street improvements that will improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians. Despite the City’s weather conditions—including high temperatures and frequent winds—many residents have expressed a desire for safe active transportation infrastructure, such as bike paths and pedestrian crosswalks. • Shared mobility services include on-demand rideshare service, vanpool incentives, and a Guaranteed Ride Home program. Few residents or employees are aware of these opportunities.

Parking Supply and Demand
Downtown Study Area
• The downtown study area contains approximately 1,800 parking spaces, including:
o Approximately 800 public on-street spaces
o Approximately 1,000 private off-street spaces1
• There are currently no designated public parking lots. • Overall parking occupancy for all on- and off-street spaces in the downtown study area ranged from 12 percent to 18 percent—always well below the 85 percent occupancy target. • Parking demand was slightly higher on Thursday than on Saturday, and fairly stable throughout each day, without extreme peaks. The highest demand observed was at 9:00 am on Thursday. 1 This does not include single family home driveways and garages or parking lots with fewer than five spaces.

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11 Industrial Cannabis Study Area
• There were approximately 1,873 existing and “potential” (with no formal curb and/or currently unpaved) street parking spaces along the seven streets in the study area. o The majority are potential future spaces where there is a paved roadway but no formal curb. o Some are potential future spaces where the roadway is still unpaved. o Even along developed curbs, street parking utilization was consistently low. • Walker sampled off-street parking facility utilization on Thursday between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. o A total of 523 vehicles were counted in a total of 878 private off-street parking spaces, for a utilization of 60 percent across the sampled facilities. o Most developments provide more than enough off-street parking to meet the typical parking demand of their employees. One large facility experienced some parking and access difficulties, primarily during shift change.

Future Growth and Development
• Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) demographic forecasts estimated that the Desert Hot Springs population could nearly double from 29,390 persons in 2019 to 58,900 persons by 2040. • Desert Hot Springs’ Regional Housing Needs Assessment for the 2021-2029 planning period was determined by SCAG to be 3,873 housing units. The General Plan states that, as part of a comprehensive development code update, the City will evaluate, and modify if necessary, parking standards to ensure that they do not constrain the development of housing, specifically senior housing and multi-family housing. • Desert Hot Springs expects economic growth to occur throughout the City, as it strengthens its existing tourism and cannabis industries and looks to attract and retain new businesses, including warehousing/fulfillment centers, health care, professional office uses, and regional-serving retail. • If new development proceeds without proactive parking strategies in place, the City risks losing an unnecessary portion of its most valuable real estate to surface parking spaces that sit empty much of the time.

Stakeholder and Community Outreach Findings
The study included conversations with key stakeholders and outreach to the general public, including an online community-wide survey, virtual and in-person events, and direct outreach conducted in the study areas.

Key Stakeholder Outreach Findings
• City of Desert Hot Springs staff are actively engaging in efforts to support economic development, including by analyzing relevant lessons learned from other cities. • SunLine Transit and IE Commuter offer various shared mobility services, and continued efforts to increase awareness of and participation in shared mobility options could reduce parking demand in the city. • Stakeholders supported parking and zoning strategies that facilitate downtown development and more flexible land use.

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12 • Approximately 70 percent of business licensee survey respondents reported that most of their employees live within Desert Hot Springs.
• Policy solutions focused on bicycle infrastructure and sustainable travel incentives were the most likely to be seen by business licensee survey respondents as “very helpful.” • Business licensee survey respondents also generally supported the following policy solutions:
o More flexible parking standards
o Rideshare matching initiatives or incentives
o Upgraded transit service
o Adjustments to SunRide micro transit
o Shuttles between businesses and other areas of the City Community Outreach Findings
• The most popular items that Holiday Parade event attendees wanted to see more of were on-street programming, multi-modal streets, and safety improvements. Open-ended comments also focused on safety and active transportation, suggesting more sidewalks in residential areas, safety treatments at intersections for pedestrians, and protected bike lanes. • Most survey respondents drive themselves as their primary form of transportation, but several use alternative modes for at least some trips, and 25 percent indicated they would be at least “somewhat likely” to switch to an e-bike or scooter for some trips if there were safe infrastructure and secure parking. • Employees contacted in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area were generally not aware of SunRide micro transit or regional commuter incentive programs.
• For both the Downtown and Industrial Cannabis areas, community members are especially interested in improving street safety.
• Community members seem generally aware that Desert Hot Springs is growing and will need to plan for that growth with adjustments to traffic and parking strategies.

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Implementation Rationale General Plan Support
Strategy 1: Repeal Minimum Parking Requirements
• Develop ordinance updating
development code Section

17.48.040.

Repealing minimum parking
requirements streamlines the
adaptive reuse of existing
buildings and facilitates
redevelopment over existing
excess surface parking lots. This
supports goals for economic
development, density, and
commercial intensification while
also improving the visual
character of the downtown. It
could also result in more
efficient use of the area’s
existing parking resources.

Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.6: Infill Revitalization
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor
LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification
LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources
LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments
LU-8.3: Protect Industrial Uses
LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Strategies MI-10.2: Expand Funding
Economic Development Element
ED-2.2: Economic Development
ED-2.3: Streamline Permit Process
Strategy 2: Facilitate Shared/Public Parking
• Identify downtown offstreet private parking
facilities for investment to
increase the supply of
parking that is publicly
managed and available.
• Develop a plan for cannabis
area street parking safety
improvements.
• Conduct outreach, develop
model agreement, and
promote shared use
agreements among private
entities.

Different land uses often
experience peak parking
demands at different times of
day and days of the week.

Shared parking can reduce the
amount of parking that needs to
be constructed, freeing up land
for more businesses, amenities,
or public space. Shared parking
encourages pedestrian activity
by allowing many small parking
facilities to be consolidated into
larger shared lots, reducing the
visual impact of surface parking
and making walking more
practical and pleasant.

Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.6: Infill Revitalization
LU-1.7: Infrastructure
LU-1.8 Lot Consolidation
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor
LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification
LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments
LU-7.6: Innovative Parking Solutions
LU-8.3: Protect Industrial Uses
LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-11.2: Cluster Development
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-1.3: Multi-Modal
MI-2.6: Rights-of-Way
MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization
MI-3.3: Adaptive Street Strategies
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Strategies MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way
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Open Space and Natural Resources Element
OS-2.4: Air Quality Goals
Economic Development Element
ED-2.2: Economic Development
Health and Wellness Element
HW-1.10 Amenities that Promote Healthy Living
Strategy 3: Discourage Unshared Parking
• Update the development
code to establish soft
maximum parking
allowances (whereby excess
parking may be provided
only if additional TDM
measures are also
provided), equal to or based
on previous minimum
parking requirements in
code Section 17.48.040.
• Create and adopt a Parking
and TDM Plan with
requirements for the
inclusion of TDM measures
for new projects that
include more unshared
parking than allowed under
the soft maximums.

When each business or parcel
provides its own parking, the
result is often acres of
underutilized parking spaces that
sit empty much of the time.

Right-sizing parking allows more
public and private land to be
used for economic activity,
community amenities, and open
space. When developers who
wish to provide additional
parking must provide similar
benefits that will serve those
who travel by other modes, this
can support goals for community
health, social equity, and
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Strategy 4: Allow for Mixed-Use and Infill Development
• Rezone Residential-Low and
Residential-Medium areas
of downtown to Mixed-Use
Neighborhood.
• Update the development
code to establish a new
category, permitting
residential uses (limited to
upper floors) where such
uses were previously not
allowed.

Allowing a mix of uses in an area
can improve proximity and
access to different places,
reducing the distance and
segregation between different
types of places, making it
possible for more trips to be
taken without a car. Mixed-use
projects that include residential
units are often more
economically viable to develop,
and limiting newly allowed
residential uses to upper floors
can help ensure that any of the
efficiency benefits of
concentrating commercial or
industrial uses within a
designated area will be
preserved.

Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.6: Infill Revitalization
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor
LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification
LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources
LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-11.2: Cluster Development
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-1.3: Multi-Modal
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Strategies MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-10.3: Impact Fees
Economic Development Element
ED-1.9: Cannabis Cultivation
ED-2.2 Economic Development
ED-2.3 Streamline Permit Process
Open Space and Natural Resources Element
OS-2.4: Air Quality Goals
Health and Wellness Element
HW-1.10 Amenities that Promote Healthy Living
Strategy 5: Support Walking, Biking, and Shared Mobility • Develop an Active
Transportation Safety and
Connectivity Plan.
• Adopt mode share goals and
align budget expenditures.
• Establish a sustainable
mobility impact fee.
• Create and adopt a Parking
and TDM Plan.
• Promote regional commuter
programs.
• Establish development
standards and a plan for
bicycle and scooter parking.
• Explore potential connector
routes between downtown
and key areas.
• Explore opportunities to
create a mobility hub.

Desert Hot Springs will get what
it builds for, and a transportation
strategy that takes “alternative”
modes of travel—including
walking, biking, e-bikes, electric
scooters, neighborhood electric
vehicles, transit services,
carpooling, and car sharing—
seriously today will eventually
result in many long-term
benefits, including:
reduced automobile accidents
and fatalities, health and
wellness benefits of fresh air and
exercise, greater sense of
community, improved air
quality, reduced greenhouse gas
emissions, and less traffic
congestion, economic vitality
and support for local businesses,
fiscal sustainability and savings
on infrastructure spending,
Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.7: Infrastructure
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-1.3: Multi-Modal
MI-2.6: Rights-of-Way
MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization
MI-3.3: Adaptive Street Strategies
MI-3.4: Test Street Improvement
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Strategies MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-10.3: Impact Fees
MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way
Economic Development Element
ED-2.2: Economic Development
ED-2.3: Streamline Permit Process
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access and mobility for those too
young, too elderly, too
financially constrained, or
otherwise unable to drive,
financial freedom from the
expenses of vehicle ownership,
more efficient land use and
reduced sprawl, resulting in
more affordable housing,
opportunities for community
amenities, and the preservation
of open space.

Open Space and Natural Resources Element
OS-2.4: Air Quality Goals
Health and Wellness Element
HW-1.10 Amenities that Promote Healthy Living
Longer-Term Strategy Recommendations
Implementation Rationale General Plan Support
Strategy 1: Manage Public Parking Based on Demand
• Informally monitor street
parking occupancy to see
whether utilization rates
ever seem to regularly
exceed 85 percent.
• If warranted by congested
parking, conduct an initial
parking occupancy study.
• Develop a management
plan that may include time
limits, demand-based
pricing, and/or permits.
• Continually monitor
occupancy and adjust time
limits or pricing as necessary
to achieve parking
availability.

Many successful business districts
and densely developed areas
eventually find that parking
occupancies naturally come to
exceed an 85 percent threshold in
prime locations, and strategies must
be developed to maintain parking
availability. Keeping a few spaces
available on each block keeps visitors
from having to circle to find a
space—saving time, preventing
superfluous emissions, allowing
people to arrive on-time for
appointments and work, and
ensuring potential visitors do not
decide to go elsewhere due to a lack
of convenient parking.

Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.6: Infill Revitalization
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor
LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification
LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources
LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-1.3: Multi-Modal
MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use
Strategies
MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way
Economic Development Element
ED-1.9: Cannabis Cultivation
ED-2.2: Economic Development
Strategy 2: Invest in New Parking Technologies
• If additional parking
management becomes
necessary in the future,
explore options and conduct
outreach with local business
owners, community
members, and City staff
If the City’s parking management
becomes more complex in the
future, it is well-worth exploring the
technology solutions available to
create a user-friendly experience and
save staff time on administration and
enforcement.

Land Use Element
LU-1.8 Lot Consolidation
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor
LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification
LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources
LU-7.6: Innovative Parking Solutions
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members to determine
which technologies best
meet their needs.
• Consider options such as
pay-by-plate technologies,
Automated License Plate
Recognition (ALPR)
enforcement equipment,
smart sensors, and mobile
apps.

LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-11.2: Cluster Development
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization
MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way
Economic Development Element
ED-2.2: Economic Development
Strategy 3: Create a Parking Benefit District
• Conduct stakeholder
outreach with the business
community.
• Establish preliminary district
boundaries.
• Establish district
membership.
• Determine the type of
governing body (e.g.,
commission, advisory board,
etc.)
• Establish roles and
responsibilities.
• Determine authority and
options for parking revenue
allocation.
• Schedule regular meetings.

When the business community and
resident stakeholders have an active
role in identifying parking issues,
needs, and opportunities, making
decisions, and allocating parking
revenue for local programs or
projects, this helps ensure that public
spaces are managed in a way that
most benefits the community, and it
helps generate buy-in and support
for parking management.

Land Use Element
LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled
LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning
LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources
LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments
LU-7.6: Innovative Parking Solutions
LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development
LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns
LU-12.10: Visual Character
Mobility and Infrastructure Element
MI-1.3: Multi-Modal
MI-2.6: Rights-of-Ways
MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization
MI-3.3: Adaptive Street Strategies
MI-3.4: Test Street Improvement
MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use
Strategies
MI-9.4: Special Assessments
MI-10.2: Expand Funding
MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way
Economic Development Element
ED-2.2: Economic Development
Open Space and Natural Resources Element
OS-2.4: Air Quality Goals
Health and Wellness Element
HW-1.10 Amenities that Promote Healthy Living
Strategy 4: Prepare to Manage Parking with Dedicated Staff As Desert Hot Springs grows, and both the Downtown and Industrial Cannabis District are further developed, parking planning and enforcement capabilities for on- and potentially off-street parking will be needed. Ultimately, Walker recommends that additional staff who are dedicated to ensuring parking functionality and regulation compliance monitor parking conditions in the City, enforce parking restrictions, and interface with private parking owners to work on a collaborative approach to providing parking.

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The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the City of Desert Hot Springs engaged Walker Consultants (“Walker”) to conduct a Parking Management Study to analyze current parking and access needs and opportunities in the City and plan for future growth. The report includes an overview of the existing parking and access conditions, a summary of the outreach and engagement conducted, and final recommendations for parking management that align with the City’s goals as stated in the General Plan.

SCAG Support
This project is supported by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for six counties in Southern California, including Riverside County. The funding comes from SCAG’s Sustainable Communities Program (SCP), which is a vehicle for promoting local jurisdictional efforts to test local planning tools. The SCP also serves as the primary funding mechanism where SCAG partners with local agencies to implement goals, objectives and strategies for Connect SoCal, the agency’s regional plan. These strategies aim to achieve an integrated regional development pattern that reduces Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and that supports SCAG’s equity-focused initiatives.

Within the SCP, SCAG’s Smart Cities & Mobility Innovations (SCMI) projects support the implementation of the agency’s long-range planning efforts: Smart Cities & Job Centers, Go Zones, and Shared Mobility/Mobility as a Service. These “Key Connections” focus on advancing expanded mobility ecosystems and management strategies using innovative policy and/or technology to realize regional planning goals. Goals of the SCMI include:
• To create dynamic, connected, built environments that support multimodal mobility, reduce reliance on single-occupant vehicles, and reduce VMT.
• To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality by reducing driving alone, idling, or searching for parking.
• To support healthy and equitable communities by allocating public resources like curb space more equitably.
• To encourage shared modes, manage parking effectively, and support commerce and the growth of housing and employment in job centers.
• To mitigate impacts from transportation.

By pursuing grant funding through the SCP, the City of Desert Hot Springs sought to analyze parking and access conditions and develop management strategies that support both local and regional planning goals.

Report Outline

1. Introduction

2. Planning Context

3. On-Street Parking
Supply and Demand

4. Outreach and
Engagement

5. Recommendations
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Desert Hot Springs is in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley geographic region, southeast of State Route 62 and northeast of Interstate 10. The City is located between the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountain ranges in the Colorado Desert region of the Sonoran Desert, near Joshua Tree National Park (see Figure 1). The climate of the area generally includes high winds, low precipitation, hot summers, and mild winters.

Figure 1: City of Desert Hot Springs Context Map
Source: Aerial Image - Google Earth, 2023.

The City has experienced rapid growth, having approximately doubled in population since the 2000 Census, to its current population estimate of approximately 33,091 (United States Census Bureau, 2022). The City’s economy relies heavily on industrial cannabis activity and tourism, in part due to the area’s natural hot springs.

Purpose of the Study
As noted in the scope of services for this engagement, the City of Desert Hot Springs sought to develop a parking management plan encompassing the commercial and light industrial hubs of the City to facilitate new development and provide mobility options accommodating to all users. The project study areas are currently characterized by inconsistent parking strategies and limited by parking standards which hinder efficient use of developable space for commercial, residential, and/or light industrial use. The plan is intended to provide consistent parking standards and the framework to deploy innovative practices to meet future development and mobility demand through data collection, parking management, curb innovation, and Compete Streets strategies.

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This project focused on two study areas where the City would like to facilitate new development: (1) the downtown area and (2) the industrial cannabis area. In addition to studying publicly available street parking, Walker also made observations at many of the larger private off-street parking facilities, to understand how private parking supplies were being utilized within the study areas.

Downtown Study Area
The Downtown Study Area (see Figure 2) centers around Pierson Boulevard, bounded by Cholla Drive to the west and Mesquite Avenue to the east. It extends one block north to 1st Street, between West Drive and Mesquite Avenue, and one block south to Acoma Avenue, between Cholla Drive and Mesquite Avenue. This study area includes ten blocks total. Pierson Boulevard is lined with businesses and institutions, with properties that occasionally extend to First Street and Acoma Avenue. Most of the other properties along First Street and Acoma Avenue are single family homes.

Figure 2: Downtown Study Area Boundaries
Source: Walker Consultants and Google Maps, 2023.

Industrial Cannabis Study Area
The Industrial Cannabis Study Area (see Figure 3) is within the City’s Industrial Cannabis Overlay. The primary study area streets are Little Morongo Road between 13th Avenue and Dillon Road, Two Bunch Palms Trail between Little Morongo Road and Cholla Drive, all of San Jacinto Lane, and all of Cabot Road. The study area also includes three streets that have yet to be paved or see much development—San Gorgonio Lane, Palomar Lane, and 15th Avenue.

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22 Source: City of Desert Hot Springs and Google Maps, 2023.

Figure 3: Industrial Cannabis Study Area Boundaries
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This Planning Context chapter provides an overview of the existing planning goals and policies, zoning and land use information, development standards, and regulations. It also provides an overview of the City’s current and planned multimodal transportation options that relate to access and parking demand. Finally, it concludes with relevant demographics and a discussion of how current citywide growth forecasts may affect the study areas in the future.

The Planning Context findings will inform recommended options for parking management in the project study areas The recommendations will also consider how parking planning and management can help support the goals of economic resilience, health and equity in transportation and land use, and the reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions. The background information in this chapter will help ensure that the strategies presented account for the local context and planning vision in Desert Hot Springs.

Relevant Planning Goals and Policies
Desert Hot Springs’s General Plan, adopted in 2020, already contains many goals and policies related to parking and access in several of its plan elements, including Land Use and Community Design, Mobility and Infrastructure, Economic Development, Open Space and Natural Resources, and Health and Wellness. Additionally, Desert Hot Springs adopted a Climate Action Plan in 2013 that contains goals for sustainable transportation and actions to be implemented. Reviewing existing goals and policies will help ensure the recommendations in this report are made to align with the City’s goals.

Land Use and Community Design Element
• LU-1.5: Reduce Vehicular Trips and Miles Traveled. Coordinate land use patterns with the Mobility and Infrastructure Element to improve and protect air quality, reduce vehicular trips, and promote active transportation modes and transit use.
• LU-1.6: Infill Revitalization. Encourage revitalization of underutilized and vacant infill properties within the City closest to available infrastructure and community services. • LU-1.7: Infrastructure. Ensure that infrastructure is integrated into the community concurrently with new development projects.
• LU-1.8: Lot Consolidation. Encourage lot consolidation and utilize land assembly strategies and incentives to promote compatible infill developments.
• LU-1.9: Community Health through Land Use Planning. Maintain and promote the pattern and linkage of land uses citywide to promote mobility choices and healthy lifestyles. • Policy LU-2.7: Higher Residential Density Corridor. Allow higher-density and mixed uses along Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard to encourage shopping, services, and entertainment amenities in closer proximity to established infrastructure and transit services.

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25 • Policy LU-3.1: Commercial Services. Ensure that zoning regulations allow for a full range of commercial services, retail activity, and entertainment and restaurant uses. • Policy LU-3.6: Commercial Intensification. Encourage the intensification of commercial uses on underutilized and vacant commercial properties within Downtown and along the Pierson Boulevard and Palm Drive corridors.
• Policy LU-3.10: City-owned Land and Resources. Maximize revenue from the utilization of City-owned land and resources.
• Policy LU-4.2: Pedestrian-friendly Environments. Accommodate outdoor cafes and neighborhood-serving uses as a means of promoting pedestrian activity and commercial center vitality. • Policy LU-7.6: Innovative Parking Solutions. Allow mixed-use developments to utilize shared parking plans, park once and walk districts, and other innovative and flexible parking strategies. • Policy LU-8.3: Protect Industrial Uses. Limit non-industrial uses within industrially designated areas to protect the viability of those areas for industrial businesses. • Policy LU-8.5: Prioritize Industrial Development. Prioritize business attraction and retention of employment and revenue-generating uses on industrial land.
• Policy LU-11.1: Efficient Land Use Patterns. Encourage a land use pattern that preserves the City’s desert environment, limits impact to natural habitat areas, and minimizes sprawl. • Policy LU-11.2: Cluster Development. Encourage proposed projects within designated conservation areas to cluster development to provide for the greatest amount of conservation while respecting surrounding established and planned uses.
• Policy LU-12.10: Visual Character. Encourage residential development that enhances the visual character, quality, and uniqueness of neighborhoods and districts.

Mobility and Infrastructure Element
• Policy MI-1.3: Multi-Modal. Aim to develop a multimodal and/or multipurpose approach when implementing infrastructure outlined in the Mobility Plan. • Policy MI-2.6: Rights-of-Ways. Use available public rights-of-ways to provide wider sidewalks, bicycle lanes, trail facilities, and transit amenities.
• Policy MI-3.1: Safety Prioritization. Design, plan, and operate streets to prioritize the safety of the most vulnerable roadway user.
• Policy MI-3.3: Adaptive Street Strategies. Repurpose underused roadway space for safety, mobility, and public space improvements using low-cost, temporary solutions. • Policy MI-3.4: Test Street Improvement. Install temporary, low-cost materials to test street improvement ideas prior to incorporating permanent designs for successful projects.

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26 • Policy MI-5.1: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled. Implement development and transportation improvements that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing per capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), reducing impacts on the City’s transportation network, and maintaining the desired service levels for all modes of transportation.
• Policy MI-5.2: Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Strategies. Implement sustainable transportation and land use strategies that can effectively reduce vehicle miles traveled. Consider using vehicle daily trips as the benchmark demand for determining potential levels of parking and vehicular congestion. • Policy MI-9.4: Special Assessments. Support special assessment districts for street and traffic improvements.
• Policy MI-10.2: Expand Funding. Prioritize funding to improve the built environment for people who walk, bike, take transit, and for other vulnerable roadway users, where fiscally prudent. • Policy MI-10.3: Impact Fees. Ensure that impact fees provide adequate funding for necessary transportation improvements that will benefit all travel modes, while also incentivizing development that is less dependent on expensive, new transportation.
• Policy MI-11.7: Rights-of-Way. Seek opportunities to integrate mobility and infrastructure planning, particularly to efficiently use rights-of-way.

Economic Development Element
• Policy ED-1.9 Cannabis Cultivation. Develop a comprehensive strategy to position the City as the premier center for cannabis cultivation and production businesses and enterprises that support/complement the developing cannabis industry in the Coachella Valley.
• Policy ED-2.2: Economic Development. Promote economic development through focused land use planning, flexible development standards, and targeted circulation and infrastructure improvements. • Policy ED-2.3: Streamline Permit Process. Maintain a development permitting process that provides clarity, consistency, and assistance opportunities for new businesses and existing businesses looking to expand.

Open Space and Natural Resources Element
• Policy OS-2.4: Air Quality Goals. Ensure that land use and transportation plans support regional air quality goals, with new development projects reducing vehicle miles traveled and vehicle trips.

Health and Wellness Element
• Policy HW-1.10: Amenities that Promote Healthy Living. Encourage developments to provide access, facilities, and amenities that connect to trails, encourage walking, and/or provide for other facilities that promote healthy living.

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• Car-Pooling and Mass Transit: Promote “Shared Vehicle at Work” programs to increase carpooling and mass transit by 20% with a “guaranteed ride home.”
• Buses: Promote the benefits of buses to increase ridership by 130%, provide promotions and incentives for new riders.
• Bike, Walking, NEV Parkway: Support Parkway 1e11 as a Valley amenity and means to alternative forms of transportation and to promote health in Desert Hot Springs. • Reduce Retail Leakage: Encourage reduction in VMT and “retail leakage” through the Economic Development Strategic Plan to attract more businesses such as Wal-Mart to the City. • Bus Route Maximization: Collaborate with SunLine officials to reform routes to promote smaller buses with more routes and frequencies to increase ridership by 50%. • Van Pools: Partner and recognize all DHS major employers with over 50 employees for van pools. • Car Sharing: Promote ZIP and/or other car share programs through preferential parking and promotion with signage to serve 5% of existing drivers who each reduce their driving by 25%. • Transit Oriented Development: Promote transit oriented development to foster development in line with mass transit corridors.
• Visitor Shuttles: Collaborate with local hotels and resorts to establish effective point-to-point transportation for visitors, e.g. shuttles to airport, hotels, business district. • Neighborhood Electric Vehicles: Design and promote Neighborhood Electric Vehicle program to achieve minimum of 400 NEVs for Desert Hot Springs residents and visitors.

Zoning, Land Use, and Development Standards
Downtown Study Area Zoning
Zoning districts in the downtown study area (see map in Figure 4) include:
• Commercial – General, along Pierson Boulevard between West Drive and Cactus Drive • Commercial – Downtown, along Pierson Boulevard between Cactus Drive and Mesquite Avenue • Mixed Use – Neighborhood, on the south side of 1st Street and north side of Acoma Avenue • Residential – Low, on a portion of the north side of 1st Street and a portion of the south side of Acoma Avenue
• Residential – Medium, on a portion of the north side of 1st Street and a portion of the south side of Acoma Avenue
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0.30 and a maximum building height of 35 feet. Section 17.12.070 offers a bonus height incentive for developments with certain features, such as providing pedestrian amenities or additional parking, but residential uses are not currently permitted use in these zoning districts.

Section 17.12.290 contains parking and circulation guidelines for the commercial zoning districts. The guidelines consider pedestrian safety, landscaping, and visual impact of off-street parking facilities. They recommend providing angled parking and shared parking whenever possible.

The Mixed Use-Neighborhood zoning district has a maximum residential density of 15 residential dwelling units per acre and a maximum floor area ratio of 1.00 for nonresidential uses. Building heights are allowed to be up to three stories. Section 17.14.060 states that it should be convenient for people to walk between various uses parking only once and that commercial parking lots in the mixed use zone should be located to the rear of buildings.

The Residential – Medium zoning district has a maximum density of twenty residential dwelling units per acre.

The Residential – Low zoning district has a maximum density of six residential dwelling units per acre.

Figure 4: Downtown Study Area Zoning Map
Source: City of Desert Hot Springs, 2023.

Replica Data – Downtown Building Use Area Estimates
To gather relevant information for the downtown study area land use, Walker consulted Replica data, a proprietary data set that provides data related to mobility, land use, people, and economic activity from location-based mobile apps, connected vehicles, and demographic data from public and private sources.

According to Replica data, approximately 197,000 square feet, or 36 percent of the land in the downtown study area is currently used for single-family residences. Approximately 95,000 square feet, or 18 percent, is used for multi-family residences. There are currently 250,600 square feet, or slightly less than half of the downtown building area, occupied by non-residential buildings, including restaurants, retail, professional services, funeral parlors, offices, religious institutions, and City Hall. Some of these buildings are currently vacant. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10
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29 Table 1 below displays Replica summary data with estimates of existing building uses and square footage within the downtown study area. Appendix A includes exploratory calculations and discussion of the potential for additional downtown commercial build-out in the future.

Table 1: Current Building Square Footage by Use in the Downtown Study Area Building Use Area (square feet) % of Total
Single-Family Residential 197,000 36%
Retail 103,000 19%
Multi-Family Residential 95,000 18%
Office 84,000 15%
Non-Retail Attraction 42,700 8%
Other Categories 20,900 4%
Total 542,600 100%
Source: Data – Replica, 2023. Table and calculations - Walker Consultants, 2023.

Industrial Cannabis Study Area Zoning and Land Use
As shown in Figure 5 on page 30, zoning in the industrial cannabis study area is primarily Light-Industrial, with an Industrial Cannabis Overlay. At the east end of the study area, just west of Cholla Drive, there is also some Open Space-Conservation zoning north of Two Bunch Palms and Residential-Rural Desert zoning south of Two Bunch Palms. There are currently approximately 575,000 square feet of industrial cannabis developments throughout the Industrial Cannabis Overlay area (including outside of this project’s study area). Appendix A includes exploratory calculations and discussion of the potential for additional industrial cannabis development in the future.

Section 17.16.180 establishes parking and circulation guidelines for the industrial district. The guidelines consider pedestrian safety, efficiency, landscaping, and the visual impact of off-street parking facilities. They state that industrial sites should be self-contained developments capable of accommodating their own parking needs; the use of the public street for parking and staging of trucks is not allowed. The zoning ordinance does not include any specific standards or guidelines for the Industrial Cannabis Overlay.

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30 Figure 5: Industrial Cannabis Study Area Zoning Map
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31 Off-Street Parking Requirements
Section 17.48.040 of the municipal code establishes off-street parking requirements for different land uses.

Parking requirements for multifamily residential buildings are as follows:

Studio and 1 bedroom 1.5 covered and 1 uncovered guest space for every 5 units 2 bedrooms 2.0 covered and 1 uncovered guest space for every 5 units 3 or more bedrooms 2.5 covered and 1 uncovered guest space for every 5 units The code also includes specific parking requirements for 34 unique commercial land uses. The following provides a sample of the off-street parking requirements for commercial uses:

Banks, savings and loans, financial 1 space for each 200 sf of gfa, plus 1 lane for each drive-up window and/or automatic teller machine with 6 vehicles per lane Barber shop/beauty parlor 2 spaces for each barber chair; 3 spaces for each beautician station Offices, general
gfa up to 2,000 sf
2,001 to 7,500 sf
7,501 to 40,000 sf
40,001 sf and greater
1 space for each 200 sf
1 space for each 250 sf
1 space for each 300 sf
1 space for each 350 sf
Restaurants, cafes, bars and other
eating and drinking establishments (gfa
includes outdoor seating/eating area)
1 space per 75 sf of gfa including indoor and outdoor seating areas Delicatessen/donut shop 1 space per 150 sf of gfa
Retail commercial 1 space for each 250 sf of gfa
All other commercial uses 1 space for each 200 sf of gfa and not listed above Parking requirements established for industrial uses are as follows:

Auto dismantling, junk yards, recycling
centers
1 space for each 300 sf of gross building area, plus 1 space for every 10,000 sf of gross yard area
Mini-storage 7 spaces
Industrial warehousing 1 space per 750 sf of gfa
Although not clearly established by code, in practice, the parking requirement for industrial cannabis developments has been a blended requirement based on:
• 1 space per 2,500 sf of cultivation area
• 1 space per 750 sf of cannabis manufacturing, testing, extraction, distribution, and packaging space • 1 space per 250 sf of office space
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32 Chapter 17.48 also contains handicapped parking requirements, parking design standards, and regulations governing off-site parking, shared parking, and tandem parking:
• Handicapped parking: The code requires handicapped spaces be provided according to the State of California’s requirements, based on the total number of parking spaces. • Design standards: The code establishes design standards for landscaping, shading, lighting, and slope of off-street parking facilities, as well as minimum aisle widths and stall widths and depths for various parking angles.
• Off-site parking: Unless otherwise approved by the review authority, required parking spaces must be located on the same parcel as the structure or use, and spaces for multifamily residential developments must be located within 150 feet from the dwelling unit (front or rear door) for which the parking space is provided.
• Shared parking: Shared parking may be approved if multiple uses cooperatively establish and operate the facilities and if the uses generate parking demands primarily during hours when the remaining uses are not in operation. The number of spaces must meet the greater parking demand of the participating uses, and additional documents may be required to ensure that the conditions enabling the parking to be shared will continue to apply for the life of the commercial/industrial development. • Tandem parking: Tandem parking (for a maximum of 10 percent of the required parking spaces) may be approved only for commercial or industrial developments required to provide 150 or more parking spaces, and only if an attendant is on duty during the hours the development is open for business.

Parking and Transportation Demand Management
Regulations and Enforcement
Desert Hot Springs has several typical regulations in Chapter 10.16 (Stopping, Standing, and Parking) of the municipal code governing parking. Examples of these regulations include allowing the establishment of no parking areas, prohibiting street parking for more than 72 hours, prohibiting parking in designated fire lanes, and prohibiting parking for the purpose of displaying a vehicle for sale or rent. The Police Department may respond to parking complaint calls for service but generally does not do proactive parking enforcement.

The code also gives the City Traffic Engineer authority to establish:
• Green curb markings to designate areas with parking time limits of 3, 10, 20, or 40 minutes, with the length of the limit stenciled into the curb.
• Authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings prohibiting parking longer than one hour. • Authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings prohibiting parking longer than two hours.

Parking time limits, one hour parking, and two hour parking may be enforced between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays. The City does not currently have any parking time limits in effect, Item Number: 8.

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33 nor does it employ any of the following parking management strategies: paid parking, unbundled parking, maximum parking allowances, permit parking, parking in-lieu fees, or parking cash-out.

Transportation demand management is addressed only to the extent required by state law, for large non-residential developments. Chapter 10.56 establishes transportation demand management (TDM) plan requirements.

Developments that will employ 100 or more people must submit a TDM plan with the goal of achieving a vehicle occupancy rate of 1.5. The plan must include strategies and guidelines to reduce the number of trips and increase the amount of nonvehicular transportation. Plans may include the provision of transit facilities, bicycle facilities, rideshare facilities, alternate work schedules, an information center for transportation alternatives, contributions to fund providing regional transportation facilities, incentives for mass transit usage, contributions for affordable housing closer to the employer, shuttle programs, golf cart circulation programs, bicycle lane provision, and parking fee implementation. Enforcement is the purview of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Multimodal Transportation Options
Parking demand can be influenced by the availability of alternatives to single occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel, such as walking, biking, carpooling, using neighborhood electric vehicles, and riding public transit. As cities grow, they often seek to reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and increase the share of trips taken by these other modes.

Prioritizing and promoting multimodal transportation can improve public health and safety, promote social equity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the land area dedicated for vehicle storage, and improve economic vitality and resilience. In Desert Hot Springs, several regional transportation services exist that give residents and visitors the option to travel by modes that are more sustainable than driving alone, and the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan includes improvements that will create new options and help shape travel behavior in the future. Current and planned multimodal transportation options are summarized below.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and Planning
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
The Desert Hot Springs Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was developed in 2016 with the goal of creating a connected bicycle and pedestrian network. The plan provides injury and fatality statistics, identifies existing active transportation infrastructure in the City, and recommends improvements based on travel demand, safety, and equity. Recommendations were informed by community input through workshops in both English and Spanish.

Workshop participants identified the streets they walked or biked on the most as Dillon Road, Hacienda Avenue, Mesquite Avenue, Mountain View Road, Pierson Boulevard and Two Bunch Palms Trail. A participant survey also revealed the biggest barriers to walking or biking to be the lack of sidewalks and bike lanes, poor lighting, and high vehicle speeds (see Figure 6 on page 34).

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34 Figure 6: Top Barriers to Walking and Biking in Desert Hot Springs Source: Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, 2016.

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan identifies priorities for new bicycle facilities that will increase connectivity between existing facilities and throughout the City (see Figure 8 on page 36). The plan also highlights future connections to CV Link, a 50-mile bicycle, pedestrian, and low-speed electric vehicle pathway with construction already underway, along the Whitewater River between Palm Springs and Coachella. The future Desert Hot Springs Regional Extension route will connect people from the Gene Autry Trail and I-10, via Class II bicycle lanes connecting to Palm Drive and Dillon Road (see Figure 9 on page 37).

The City of Desert Hot Springs has also applied for grant funding to develop an Active Transportation Safety and Connectivity Plan, which would incorporate and update the 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

Street Improvement Projects Underway
Desert Hot Springs is currently in the process of making street improvements that will improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians along two of the City’s main streets, Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard.

Palm Drive - from Two Bunch Palms Trail to Pierson Boulevard Palm Drive is an important connector between the Downtown study area and the industrial cannabis study area.

Desert Hot Springs plans to improve conditions along this route by installing new streetlights, new crosswalks (including at Two Bunch Palms), and white stripe bike lanes from Acoma Avenue to Two Bunch Palms with a “bike sharrow” or shared lane marking, between Acoma Avenue and Pierson Boulevard.

Pierson Boulevard – from Golden Eagle Way to Verbena Drive Pierson Boulevard is the main street of the City’s downtown area. Plans for Pierson Boulevard include new bike ways, raised pedestrian crosswalks to allow for easier crossing of long blocks, and angled parking in the center of the street, offset from crosswalks by landscaping. The planned improvement covers the segment from Golden Eagle Way on the west to Verbena Drive on the east (see Figure 7 on page 35). The project plan includes:
• Bicycle facilities
o Golden Eagle Way to West Drive – white stripe bike lanes o West Drive to Mequite Drive – bike sharrows
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35 • Raised crosswalks
o 3 between West Drive and Cactus Drive
o 3 between Cactus Drive and Palm Drive
o 1 between Palm Drive and Ocotillo Drive
o 1 between Ocotillo Drive and Mesquite Drive
• Angled parking in the center (offset from crosswalk by landscaping) o 22 spaces between West Drive and Cactus Drive
o 18 spaces between Cactus Drive and Palm Drive
o 0 spaces between Palm Drive and Ocotillo Drive
o 14 spaces between Ocotillo Drive and Mesquite Drive
• Installation of City logos at Palm Drive/Pierson Boulevard intersection Figure 7: Pierson Boulevard Project Location

Source: City of Desert Hot Springs, 2022.

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36 Figure 8: Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities in Desert Hot Springs Source: Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, 2016.

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37 Figure 9: CV Link’s Desert Hot Springs Regional Extension Source: Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, 2016.

Shared Mobility Services
SunLine Transit Services
Desert Hot Springs is served by the SunLine Transit Agency, which offers fixed route bus service, dial-a-ride service, and commuter programs that connect Riverside County. Additional programs exist for seniors, persons with disabilities, and high school, CSUSB-PD, and College of the Desert students.

SunBus
The fixed route service, SunBus, currently has nine fixed routes, three of which go through Desert Hot Springs. All three routes travel along Pierson Boulevard and also pass by the intersection of Palm Drive and Two Bunch Palms Trail. Route 2 runs approximately every hour and connects Desert Hot Springs with Palm Springs and Cathedral City to the south, via Palm Drive (see Figure 11 on page 39). Route 3 also runs approximately every hour and connects Item Number: 8.

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38 Desert Hot Springs with Desert Edge to the east, via Hacienda Avenue (see Figure 11 on page 39). Route 5 connects Desert Hot Springs with Palm Desert to the southeast, via I-10 (see Figure 11 on page 39). It operates only on weekdays, running three times in the morning and three times in the evening. All buses offer free WiFi and are equipped with bike racks. Riders can purchase passes virtually via the Token Transit app, or in person at Desert Market on Palm Drive.

SunRide
SunLine Transit Agency began offering on-demand rideshare through the SunRide program in September 2022.

SunRide connects passengers to local fixed routes or other stops in a specified zone. Passengers may schedule rides and pay with the SunRide app, up to seven days in advance. The service operates Monday through Friday between 5:30 am and 6:30 pm. The average wait time is 15 minutes. The fare is three dollars and includes a transfer to fixed routes. In Desert Hot Springs, the SunRide zone was initially only to the east of Palm Drive (see Figure 10), but the coverage area was recently expanded (see Figure 11 on page 39) west to Little Morongo Road and north of Pierson beyond Mission Lakes Boulevard, so the majority of the developed portion of the City is within the zone, including large employers in the industrial cannabis study area.

Figure 10: Prior SunRide Transit Zone Flex Stops, Points of Interest, and Fixed Route Transfer Points Source: SunLine Transit Agency, 2022.

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39 Figure 11: Expanded SunRide Zone and Fixed Route Transfer Points Source: SunLine Transit Agency, 2023.

SunCommute
SunLine Transit Agency also offers educational resources and commuter incentives. SunLine provides materials, meetings, and workshops to employee transportation coordinators and provides staff for presentations to commuters. The agency also offers free trial bus passes and has an employer bus pass program with monthly bus passes available to employers for $24, compared to the regular price of $34. Employers may then subsidize any portion of the pass for their employees. This can be a tax-free benefit for employers, a pre-tax benefit for employees, or both, if an employer provides a partial subsidy.

IE Commuter Programs
IE Commuter is a program of the Riverside County Transportation Commission and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. The program helps employers of all sizes set up customized rideshare programs at no cost to the employer. The program also provides commuters with incentives, information, and services that encourage commuters to consider alternatives to driving alone.

Rideshare Incentives and Guaranteed Ride Home Program
IE Commuter offers monthly drawings, as well as a $5 gift card per day rideshare incentive for employees who carpool or vanpool at least five days a month for three or more consecutive months. IE Commuter also offers a Guaranteed Ride Home program, which provides Lyft/Uber or other travel reimbursement for commuters who use rideshare to get to work but may have to leave early due to an emergency or stay late to work unexpected overtime.

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40 SolVan Vanpool
Other services include carpool or vanpool matching and personalized bus or train routing assistance. IE Commuter partners with SunLine Transit to offer the SolVan program, a vanpool incentive program for groups of 5 to 15 people, which provides a 50 percent subsidy of up to $400-500 per month to offset the cost of a van lease through a qualified leasing vendor. Vanpool is marketed as a way to save money by splitting the cost of gas, tolls, and parking, enjoy more free time and legroom, reduce wear and mileage on personal vehicles, travel in a more environmentally friendly way, and save time in traffic by accessing HOV lanes (see Figure 12). Figure 13 displays two examples of the SolVan vehicles.

Figure 12: IE Commuter Vanpool Marketing
Source: IE Commuter, 2022.

Figure 13: SolVan Vehicles
Source: SolVan, 2023.

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41 Demographics and Growth Projections
Understanding current demographics and projected and potential growth is helpful in developing appropriate parking management recommendations. The following subsections provide an overview of relevant information from the City’s General Plan, Replica data, the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) demographic forecasts for the City, and growth estimates provided by City staff.

Appendix A incorporates these estimates to develop exploratory calculations for future parking demand for both base growth and aggressive growth scenarios. Ultimately, the exploratory calculations provide a glimpse into what could happen if growth patterns continue according to the status quo, and the City takes no action to improve parking and land use efficiency and reduce the growing footprint of surface parking lots.

Demographic Information
Citywide Demographics
The following information from the General Plan provides local context for the entire City of Desert Hot Springs:
• 30% of residents are under age 18, 16% are 18-29, 40% are 30-61, and 14% are 62 and over. • The median annual household income is $34,000, which is lower than the County’s median of $58,000. o The average annual household income of those in owner-occupied housing is $46,000. o The average annual household income of those in renter-occupied housing is $25,000. • 64% of residents are in lower-income categories.
• The average household size is 3.11 (more than half are 1-2 people, so other households are much larger). • 65% of the housing stock is single-family housing units, 28% is multi-family, and 8% is mobile homes. • 13% of units are “overcrowded” as defined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, occupied by more than one person per room (excluding bathrooms and kitchens).

The Economic Policy Institute estimated average annual transportation spending for an adult in Desert Hot Springs at $10,624—nearly half of the City’s median individual income, and over a quarter of the median household income of $34,000. The average transportation spending figure is an underestimate, as it does not account for how the cost of providing mandated parking spaces increases rents, ownership costs, or other prices.

Vehicle Ownership Estimates
According to Replica data, within the downtown study area, approximately 5 percent of households have no vehicles available, 33 percent have one vehicle, 30 percent have two vehicles, and 32 percent have three or more vehicles. Despite the significant expense of vehicle ownership, this data shows that in many households find vehicle ownership necessary to have transportation to access basic needs and opportunities.

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42 Growth Projections and Potential
Housing Needs and Population Growth Forecasts
Desert Hot Springs’ Regional Housing Needs Assessment for the 2021-2029 planning period was determined by SCAG to be 3,873 housing units, including 569 units for extremely/very low-income households, 535 units for lowincome households, 688 units for moderate-income households, and 2,081 units for above moderate-income households. The General Plan states that, as part of a comprehensive development code update, the City will evaluate, and modify if necessary, parking standards to ensure that they do not constrain the development of housing, specifically senior housing and multi-family housing.

Between 2000 and 2010, the City’s population grew 56 percent, much faster than average for Riverside County.

Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) demographic forecasts estimated that the Desert Hot Springs population could nearly double from 29,390 persons in 2019 to 58,900 persons by 2040.

New housing and population growth will affect travel and parking needs, as will the number of visitors and employees coming from other cities and regions.

Economic Growth Potential
Desert Hot Springs expects economic growth to occur throughout the City, as it strengthens its existing tourism and cannabis industries and looks to attract and retain new businesses, including warehousing/fulfillment centers, health care, professional office uses, and regional-serving retail.

Downtown Study Area
The City’s vision for the downtown study area prioritizes food and beverage establishments, retail, offices, and health and wellness businesses. Some growth may involve construction that increases the total commercial development footprint, while other growth may simply entail the occupancy of vacant buildings or adaptive reuse that supports the City’s vision for downtown.

Industrial Cannabis Study Area
The industrial cannabis study area includes a large amount of undeveloped land and offers significant potential for cannabis-related growth and development. There are currently approximately 575,000 square feet of industrial cannabis developments throughout the entire Industrial Cannabis Overlay area, and the City anticipates this will grow by approximately 1,425,000 square feet, to a total of approximately 2,000,000 square feet, as the area is built out over the next 10 years. There is enough land within the study area boundaries to accommodate this amount of new development, but it is more likely new industrial cannabis developments will be more evenly spread out throughout the entire overlay area.

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44 Parking Supply and Demand
This section provides a summary of the existing parking supply and demand data for the project’s two study areas, the downtown and the industrial cannabis area in Desert Hot Springs. Walker conducted Thursday and Saturday parking counts in December of 2022, on the 1st and 3rd, to represent typical weekday and weekend demand on days without special circumstances or events. The data includes approximate inventories of on-street parking spaces in both areas provided by Walker’s partner, Arcadis IBI Group. For occupancy data, Walker conducted counts for the morning, lunch hour, afternoon, and evening period each day for all parking in the downtown and for street parking in the industrial cannabis area, as well as a large sample of peak weekday parking occupancies for many of the private and gated off-street facilities in the industrial cannabis area. Counts were conducted every three hours between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Downtown Study Area
The downtown study area (as shown in Figure 2 on page 21 and Figure 15 on page 50) centers around Pierson Boulevard, between Cholla Drive to the west and Mesquite Avenue to the east. It extends one block north to 1st Street, between West Drive and Mesquite Avenue, and one block south to Acoma Avenue, between Cholla Drive and Mesquite Avenue. This study area includes ten blocks total. Pierson Boulevard is lined with businesses and institutions, with properties that occasionally extend to First Street and Acoma Avenue. Most of the other properties along First Street and Acoma Avenue are single family homes.

Downtown Parking Supply
The downtown study area contains approximately 1,800 parking spaces, including approximately 800 on-street spaces and approximately 1,000 off-street spaces. This does not include single family home driveways and garages or parking lots with fewer than five spaces. There are currently no designated public parking lots.

Walker’s partner, Arcadis IBI Group, provided the number of parking spaces available for streets in the downtown study area. Walker conducted an inventory count of spaces for 36 parking lots. Table 2 displays the quantity of parking spaces counted at each off-street parking lot by study area block, and a corresponding map number for each facility. Figure 15 on page 47 shows the location of each facility on the map.

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45 Number
on Map
Facility Address Associated/Adjacent Business or Institution Parking
Inventory
1 66038 Pierson Blvd Más More Better Skate Shop 9
2 66070 Pierson Blvd JC Realtors, Cutting Edge Hair Salon 5 3 66088 Pierson Blvd Grown&Sexy Playhouse 5
4 66230 Pierson Blvd The Cottage Too 35
5 66272 Pierson Blvd Casillas Funeral Home 22
6 66292 Pierson Blvd DHS Collective 6
7 66370 Pierson Blvd Casa Blanca 26
8 66369 Pierson Blvd Carnicería Mi Ranchito 14
9 66424 Pierson Blvd Rose Mortuary 12
10 66434 Pierson Blvd City Hall Overflow Lot 5
11 66450 Pierson Blvd DHS Dental 10
12 65950 Pierson Blvd City Hall 29
13 11876 Palm Drive N/A (NW Corner of block) 23
14 11930 Palm Drive Dynasty Driving School 10
15 11940 Pierson Blvd N/A (SW corner of block) 21
16 66550 Pierson Blvd Builders Supply 61
17 66669 First Street St. Elizabeth Annex 9
18 66700 Pierson Blvd St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish 168 19 65861 Pierson Blvd FJH Tax Services 12
20 65909 Pierson Blvd Covenant Church 9
21 65935, 65947,
65957, 65961
Pierson Blvd
A Classic Act Hair & Nail Studio, Just Gina’s Hair & Nail Salon, DHS Coin Laundry, Tan’s Pizza, 7-Eleven 43
22 66041 Pierson Blvd Four Winds Realty 5
23 66121 and 66135
Pierson Blvd Delicias Mexican Cuisine, Café Bella 32
24 66169 and 66171
Pierson Blvd
The Spread, IVTHC Inland Valley Therapeutic Healing
Center 11
25 66309 Pierson Blvd N/A 103
26 66321 Pierson Blvd The Micro Buddery Dispensary (Angled parking with entrance off Pierson Blvd) 12
27 66321 Pierson Blvd The Micro Buddery Dispensary (Gated lot with entrance off Acoma Avenue) 24
28 66425 Pierson Blvd Farmer In the Dale Produce 25
29 66463 Pierson Blvd,
etc.

Pierson Blvd and Palm Drive – S/E Corner Development 74 30 12070, 12076,
12078, 12084, 12106
Palm Drive
Thai Palms Restaurant, CK Authentic Thai Massage,
Haalos Bodywork Emporium, Meina Hair Salon, Tax
Accounting Services, Desert's Finest Dispensary
36 31 12040 Palm Dr N/A (gravel lot) 24
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46 Number
on Map
Facility Address Associated/Adjacent Business or Institution Parking
Inventory
32 66523 Pierson Blvd N/A (between fence and BBVA brick wall) 22 33 66565 Pierson Blvd BBVA Compass Bank (PNC Bank) 18
34 66675 Pierson Blvd Borrego Health 43
35 66695 Pierson Blvd Iglesia de Dios Monte Sinai 16
36 66735 Pierson Blvd United Methodist Church – paved lot off Acoma Avenue 20
Total 999
Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Downtown Parking Demand Counts
This section shows how parking demand downtown varies according to time of day and day of the week. It includes spatial analysis of demand throughout the downtown study area, including both private off-street facilities and public street parking.

A widely recognized best practice in parking management involves the comparison of actual parking utilization rates with an 85 percent occupancy target. When parking is 85 percent occupied, spaces are well-used, but it is also still possible for drivers to find a space without cruising around waiting for another driver to leave, which would result in increased emissions and traffic congestion. Utilization rates can be compared with this 85 percent threshold at various levels of analysis—for individual block segments, streets, parking lots, or an entire area.
• Overall parking occupancy for all on and off-street spaces in the downtown study area ranged from 12 percent to 18 percent—always well below the 85 percent occupancy target.
• Peak demand was observed at 9:00 am on Thursday, December 1st. Even during this peak demand hour, the overall utilization was only 18 percent. No block segments had a parking occupancy over 85 percent, and only two off-street facilities (City Hall Overflow lot and Borrego Health) exceeded this threshold.
• Parking demand was slightly higher on Thursday than on Saturday, and fairly stable throughout each day, without extreme peak periods. Thursday parking utilization ranged from 17 to 18 percent, and Saturday utilization ranged from 12 to 15 percent (see Figure 14 on page 47).

Even when total parking occupancy is observed to be at or below the 85 percent threshold, efficient parking management requires understanding how evenly occupancy is spread across the study area. When occupancy rates are above the 85 percent threshold in some areas but not in others, a city might respond by implementing or increasing prices in the high demand areas, or by improving signage and wayfinding so drivers know where parking is available. Maintaining availability of on-street parking is especially important to support local businesses, ensuring Target Parking
Utilization
85% occupancy is the
optimal goal for downtown
parking utilization. At 85%,
most spaces are utilized
while those seeking a
space can find one with
minimal searching.

When occupancy is over
85%, people begin
perceiving parking as “full”
and often must search
longer to find a space.

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47 that potential customers interested in a quick trip are not discouraged from visiting due to a lack of convenient street parking. Based on the demand counts conducted for this study, uneven parking occupancy is not currently a problem in downtown Desert Hot Springs. Even during the peak demand hour at 9:00 am on Thursday, no block segments had parking occupancy over 85 percent, and only two off-street facilities (City Hall Overflow lot and Borrego Health) exceeded this threshold, and there were still many available spaces in the surrounding area. Figure 15 displays the peak hour utilization by downtown street segment and off-street lot.

Figure 14: Thursday and Saturday Parking Utilization in Downtown Desert Hot Springs Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Figure 15: Thursday 9AM Peak Hour - Parking Utilization in Downtown Desert Hot Springs Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.
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48 Downtown Field Observations
Driving through the downtown study area in Desert Hot Springs, the team observed plentiful on-street and off-street parking and a number of vacant parcels. Some of the on-street parking along Pierson Boulevard was broken into segments by curb extensions protecting palm trees (see Figure 16). The downtown study area included retail, dining, and residential uses, including many single family homes. There were many curb cuts and driveways.

Some businesses were right next to the sidewalk, creating a more welcoming environment for pedestrians, but others were set back by their parking lot. The blocks along Pierson Boulevard were relatively long, without pedestrian crossings.

Downtown Study Area Curb Use
The curb is a valuable public asset. Public space along the curb has many potential uses, including:
• Parking lot or driveway access
• Fire hydrant access
• Public parking for privately-owned vehicles
• Public parking for privately-owned bicycles
and scooters
• Car share parking
• Bike/scooter share docking station
• Protected bike lanes
• Transit boarding stops
• Passenger pick-up and drop-off areas
• Loading and delivery zones
• Outdoor dining and gathering areas
• Pocket parks or community gardens
• Green space and landscaping
In some cases, the use of curb space is restricted to ensure visibility and improve traffic safety. In other cases, use of the curb space may be limited where the space is necessary to access a driveway or parking lot. In the downtown study area, these “curb cuts” accounted for approximately 310 vehicle spaces worth of curb space, according to data provided by Arcadis IBI Group, using the curb mapping software Curb IQ.

The downtown did not have any curb spaces dedicated to bike or scooter parking, car share parking, protected bike lanes, transit boarding stops, loading areas, outdoor dining and gathering, or pocket parks. Some curb space was used as landscaping for the palm trees lining Pierson Boulevard, but most curb space was dedicated to private vehicle parking.

Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Figure 16: Street parking along Pierson
Blvd
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49 Industrial Cannabis Study Area
The industrial cannabis study area is within the City’s Industrial Cannabis Overlay. Figure 17 on page 50 displays the study area boundaries. There are many businesses in the area, but a large share of the land also remains undeveloped. The study area includes the following streets:
• Little Morongo Road from 13th Avenue to Dillon Road
• Cabot Drive from Two Bunch Palms Trail to 15th Avenue • Two Bunch Palms Trail from Little Morongo Road to Cholla Drive • San Jacinto Lane from Little Morongo Road to Cabot Drive • San Gorgonio Lane from Little Morongo Road to Cabot Drive • Palomar Lane from Little Morongo Road to Cabot Drive
• 15th Avenue from Little Morongo Road to Cabot Drive
Industrial Cannabis Area Parking Supply
On-Street Parking
The street parking supplies in the industrial cannabis study area were provided by Walker’s partner, Arcadis IBI group, a firm with expertise in digital curb mapping. There were approximately 1,873 potential street parking spaces in total along the seven streets in the study area (see Table 3). Of these:
• Approximately 215 spaces, or 11 percent, are already developed as curb parking with a curb/sidewalk and paved roadway. These are labeled “Parking – Free” in Figure 17 below. • Approximately 1,057 spaces, or 56 percent, are spaces where there is a paved roadway but no formal curb.

These are labeled “Undesignated” in Figure 17.
• The remaining 601 spaces, or 32 percent, are potential future spaces on unpaved areas (e.g., San Gorgonio Lane, Palomar Lane, 15th Avenue, and a portion of Cabot Rd). These are labeled “Unpaved” in Figure 17.

Table 3: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Street Parking Inventories Street Parking Inventory Type(s)
Little Morongo Road 780 Parking – Free; Undesignated
Cabot Road 214 Parking – Free; Undesignated; Unpaved
15th Avenue 162 Unpaved
Palomar Lane 147 Unpaved
San Gorgonio Lane 156 Unpaved
San Jacinto Lane 130 Parking – Free; Undesignated
Two Bunch Palms Trail 284 Parking – Free; Undesignated
Total 1,873
Source: Data – IBI Group, Table - Walker Consultants, 2022.

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50 Figure 17: Industrial Cannabis Area Streets
Source: IBI Group and CurbIQ, 2023.

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51 Selected Off-Street Facilities
Most off-street parking facilities in the area were gated, and some were monitored by a parking attendant or security staff member. For many of the cannabis facilities, Walker was able to speak with the staff on site to obtain access to the facility and conduct parking inventory and occupancy counts. Table 4 displays the list of off-street facilities within the study area where parking counts were conducted.

Table 4: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Selected Off-Street Parking Facility Inventories Facility Address Associated Business
Parking
Inventory
13300 Little Morongo Road Desert Hot Springs Green Horizons, Inc. (Med Men) 81 13310 Little Morongo Road NUMACO, LLC 203
15850 Little Morongo Road Industrial Park 217
65000 Two Bunch Palms Trail Med for America, Inc. 225
65283 Two Bunch Palms Trail TBP Indoor Facilities - T2 18 65321 Two Bunch Palms Trail Canndescent, MBC 35
65441 Two Bunch Palms Trail Med for America, Inc. 60
65242 San Jacinto Lane San Jac Facilities LLC 12
65282 San Jacinto Lane A CUT ABOVE, LLC 27
Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Industrial Cannabis Area Parking Demand Counts
Walker conducted street parking counts every three hours between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on both Thursday and Saturday. Vehicles were observed parking on the street only on Two Bunch Palms Trail and San Jacinto Lane. There were approximately 414 spaces available on these two streets, and together, their combined utilization ranged from 0 percent on Saturday evening to 16 percent on Thursday morning.

Demand varied according to time of day and day of the week. Street parking utilization was higher on Thursday than Saturday during all observation periods, and on both days, utilization was highest in the morning and decreased throughout the day (see Figure 18 on page 52).

Most off-street parking facilities in the area were gated, and some were monitored by a parking attendant or security staff member. In some cases, Walker was able to speak with the staff on site to obtain access to the facility and conduct parking inventory and occupancy counts. The off-street facility occupancy counts were all collected sometime on Thursday, December 1st, during the peak demand period between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Utilization data for these sample facilities is displayed in Table 5 on page 52. A total of 523 vehicles were counted in a total of 878 private off-street parking spaces, for an average utilization of 60 percent across the sampled facilities. The highest utilization at any individual facility was 80 percent, observed at 65000 Two Bunch Palms Trail.

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52 Figure 18: Combined Street Parking Utilization on Two Bunch Palms Trail and San Jacinto Lane Source: Inventory Data – IBI Group, Occupancy Data and Graph - Walker Consultants, 2022.

Table 5: Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Area – Selected Off-Street Parking Facility Utilization Facility Address Associated Business
Parking
Inventory
Peak Hours
Occupancy
Peak Hours
Utilization
13300 Little Morongo Road
Desert Hot Springs
Green Horizons, Inc.
(Med Men)
81 10 12%
13310 Little Morongo Road NUMACO, LLC 203 116 57%
15850 Little Morongo Road Industrial Park 217 144 66%
65000 Two Bunch Palms Trail Med for America, Inc. 225 180 80% 65283 Two Bunch Palms Trail TBP Indoor Facilities - T2 18 8 44% 65321 Two Bunch Palms Trail Canndescent, MBC 35 18 51%
65441 Two Bunch Palms Trail Med for America, Inc. 60 25 42% 65242 San Jacinto Lane San Jac Facilities LLC 12 6 50%
65282 San Jacinto Lane A CUT ABOVE, LLC 27 16 59%
Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
9:00 AM 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM
Combined Street Parking Utilization on Two Bunch Palms
Trail and San Jacinto Lane
Thursday, December 1st, 2022 Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 85% Occupancy Target 85% Occupancy Target
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53 Industrial Cannabis Area Field Observations
The team drove through the industrial cannabis study area and observed conditions along Two Bunch Palms Trail.

The area on the north side of the street was mostly undeveloped land. Most vehicles parked along the street were parked in the gravel on the north side of the street. There were empty places open for parking, but pedestrian travel along Two Bunch Palms Trail seemed dangerous, as many portions of the street did not have sidewalks. The street was wide and conducive to driving at high speeds. The speed limit was 45 miles per hour, and there were no traffic calming measures and very few light fixtures in place. Despite these conditions, several pedestrians were seen walking or riding a scooter from the cannabis facilities toward Palm Drive (see Figure 13). The cannabis district was near the west end of Two Bunch Palms, and there did not seem to be much through traffic on the street.

The other streets in the industrial cannabis study area did not have full sidewalks either, although there were sidewalks in front of some individual developments. Three streets (San Gorgonio Lane, Palomar Lane, and 15th Avenue) were still unpaved and did not yet have any buildings constructed along them. Most of the land along Little Morongo Road also remained undeveloped.

Cabot Drive was closed for road construction during the December counts, but enough other street parking was available in the nearby vicinity that this was not thought to impact the results.

When the team first visited the area in October 2022, vehicles were parked in the gravel on the north side of the Two Bunch Palms, including parallel parking, angled parking, and sometimes informally parking two layers deep and leaving space for vehicles to enter and exit. When Walker returned in December 2022 for the parking counts, there were fewer vehicles parked on the street, and all were parked parallel. A parking attendant explained that this was because the DreamFields facility had changed locations from the south to north side of the street, at 65000 Two Bunch Palms Trail, and now offered more parking for employees.

Much of this parking was on an unpermitted gravel lot, which the business was planning to pave in the future. Walker observed a shift change at this facility at around 2:30 pm on Thursday, which seemed to go smoothly and did not result in any queuing along Two Bunch Palms Trail.

There were also two religious institutions within the study area— Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses along Two Bunch Palms and First Pentecostal Church of the Coachella Valley on San Jacinto— with large parking lots empty most of the time. Source: IBI Group, 2022.

Figure 13: Person riding a scooter along Two
Bunch Palms Trail
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54 Industrial Cannabis Study Area Curb Use
In the industrial cannabis study area, “curb cuts” accounted for approximately 59 vehicle spaces worth of curb space. The industrial cannabis study area did not have any curb space dedicated to bike or scooter parking, car share parking, protected bike lanes, transit boarding stops, loading areas, outdoor dining and gathering, or pocket parks. Most curb space was either still undeveloped or dedicated to private vehicle parking.

Summary of Key Parking Supply and Demand
Findings
Downtown Study Area
• The downtown study area contains approximately 1,800 parking spaces, including approximately 800 spaces on-street and approximately 1,000 spaces off-street. • Downtown parking demand was slightly higher on Thursday than on Saturday, and fairly stable throughout each day, without extreme peak periods.
• Overall, Thursday parking utilization ranged from 17 to 18 percent, and Saturday parking utilization ranged from 12 to 15 percent.
• For the study area as a whole, parking utilization was always well below the recommended target of 85 percent. For several individual parking lots, parking did exceed the 85 percent threshold during peak periods, but there was always ample street parking available nearby.

Industrial Cannabis Study Area
• A total of 1,873 existing and “potential” (with no formal curb and/or currently unpaved) street parking spaces were available in the area.
• Street parking occurred only on Two Bunch Palms Trail and San Jacinto Lane. On these streets:
o Thursday utilization ranged from a high of 16 percent at 9:00 am to 3 percent at 6:00 pm. o Saturday utilization ranged from a high of 10 percent at 9:00 am to 0 percent at 6:00 pm. • Peak demand occurs during weekday mornings and early afternoon. During this time, the average parking utilization was 60 percent across the sampled off-street facilities. The highest utilization at any individual facility was 80 percent.
• Most developments provide more than enough off-street parking to meet the typical parking demand of their employees.

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56 Outreach and Engagement
As part of the plan development process, the project team developed and implemented an outreach and engagement strategy that included outreach to the general public as well as to some key stakeholders in particular.

This chapter documents the engagement and outreach efforts, which included coordination with relevant local and regional government agencies, outreach to civic/business organizations, interaction through community events and in-person engagement, virtual community meetings, and a parking survey.

Overview of Key Stakeholder Outreach
The outreach completed with key stakeholders included a mixture of pre-planned interviews over the remote meeting software Microsoft Teams, impromptu in-person engagement, and planned in-person engagement.

Agencies contacted include:
• Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) – the managing agency that oversees distribution of transportation funding for Riverside County, principally from Measure A sales tax dollars. RCTC also administers state and federal funds to communities throughout Riverside County, owns the Perris Valley Line rail corridor, owns and operates commuter rail stations, and funds other transit services in the county. • SunLine Transit – the primary transit provider in the Coachella Valley. SunLine Transit operates fixed route local bus service, longer-distance commuter-oriented regional service along Interstate 10 between Indio and San Bernardino, a flexible microtransit service (known as SunRide), paratransit service (known as SunDial), and also regulates taxi service in the area.
• City of Desert Hot Springs Planning – the City’s planning department, which oversees land use in the City and that will be involved in implementation of recommendations from this study. • IECommuter – a program in the Inland Empire that supports carpooling/vanpooling service in Riverside County, supports employers in meeting clean-air mandates, and assists with commute survey reporting.

Civic and Business Organizations contacted include:
• Downtown Steering Committee – an ad-hoc committee of business owners and interested residents that served in a volunteer capacity to make recommendations for improvements in the Downtown area. • Industrial District/Cannabis Corridor Businesses – businesses located along Two Bunch Palms Trail, Cabot Road, San Jacinto Lane, and Little Morongo Road, where the majority of development is occurring in the Industrial District/Cannabis Corridor.
• General Business Licensees – registered businesses in Desert Hot Springs, screened to cover a representative sample of the greater Desert Hot Springs business community.

Table 6 on page 57 provides a summary of touchpoints, dates, and methods of data collection from engagement efforts to key stakeholders. Subsequent sections document the feedback received from these engagement efforts.

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57 Table 6: Interagency Coordination and Civic/Business Organization Outreach Overview Audience Date(s) Meeting /Data Collection Format
RCTC Staff 4/17/23 Email
SunLine Transit Staff 4/19/23 Microsoft Teams virtual meeting / meeting notes
Desert Hot Springs Planning Staff 4/27/23 Phone Call
IECommuter 5/12/23 Microsoft Teams virtual meeting /
meeting notes
Downtown Steering Committee 10/24/22 In-person presentation / meeting notes
Industrial District/Cannabis Corridor
Businesses
4/26/23 In-person outreach
Business Licensees (Including Downtown and
Industrial Corridor Businesses)
April-May 2023 Email contact and digital survey
Source: IBI Group, 2023.

Feedback Received – Interagency Coordination
The section below covers information and feedback received from each agency contacted.

RCTC Email – 4/17/23
The technical team contacted RCTC staff to provide an overview of the project and identify any potential ways in which the agency’s current work or planning efforts might need to be considered by the study’s technical team.

The Transit Manager of the Multimodal Department provided an overview of the agency’s role in leading regional transportation efforts, managing sources of transportation funding (including local, state, and federal sources), and supporting local transit operations. Due to the way that service in Desert Hot Springs is provided by SunLine Transit, more detailed discussions with that agency were recommended.

The Transit Manager noted that the only longer-range transit project that the agency is involved with in the Coachella Valley is the Coachella Valley Rail Corridor project which would provide new passenger transit service between the area and Los Angeles. This project has completed a Tier 1 environmental impact statement/environmental impact report and is pursuing funding for Tier II environmental analysis. It is not directly relevant to this study.

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58 SunLine Transit Meeting – 4/19/23
The technical team held a virtual meeting over Microsoft Teams with three members of SunLine Transit’s staff: a Planning Technician, the Transportation Services Coordinator, and the Planning Manager. The discussion was focused on three primary items: existing fixed-route transit service, current and future flexible microtransit service, and carpool/vanpool programs.

SunLine Transit currently operates three fixed-route transit lines in Desert Hot Springs, covering the major roads where there is adequate infrastructure with a curb that can be serviced. All three routes connect with the Downtown Study Area. Route 3 travels along Two Bunch Palms Trail but turns north on West Drive, and the agency noted that they historically had not serviced the area west of Cholla Drive due to the lack of pedestrian infrastructure such as sidewalks. The agency is dependent on the City and private property owners to provide and maintain the infrastructure that is needed for a bus stop. SunLine Transit staff also noted that the extreme conditions in the desert (such as high heat, high wind, and flooding on rainy days) can disrupt transit service and act as a barrier to transit use.

In order to provide a more flexible transit service option, SunLine began offering SunRide, a service that utilizes a fleet of minivans (ADA accessible Chrysler Pacificas) that operate within a zone rather than along major streets only.

The service operates Monday-Friday from 5:30 am to 6:30 pm, with riders requesting and paying for service using a smartphone app, and pick-ups/drop-offs occurring at virtual stops located throughout the service area. The service has experienced significant growth in ridership (including by students at Desert Hot Springs High School), and the service area was expanded in early May 2023 to include a larger portion of the City, including the portions of the Industrial Cannabis Study Area with the highest concentration of employment. A map of SunLine Transit’s fixed route transit service and SunRide service area (gray shaded area) is illustrated in Figure 19 on page 59.

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59 Figure 19: SunLine Transit Fixed Route and Flexible Transit (SunRide) Service Area Source: IBI Group, 2023.

Finally, SunLine Transit oversees SolVan, a vanpooling program that supports shared transportation. Vanpools are typically organized by a group of people traveling to the same work site and are particularly well suited for locations where people work shifts with regular start/stop times and where employees are traveling long distances from home. Vanpools usually have a lead point of contact who helps to manage the vanpool and rider list, track mileage, and organize the vanpool, often with help from a designated Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) or other staff member at their organization. Vans are leased from a private firm, and SolVan provides a monthly subsidy of 50 percent of the lease, up to $400 for standard vehicles and $500 for electric vehicles to reduce the cost burden for the vanpool participants. SolVan currently supports approximately ten vanpools in the greater Coachella Valley area. Depending on the home locations of employees in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area, this program may help encourage shared travel and reduce parking demand.

Desert Hot Springs Planning Department Meeting – 4/27/23 The technical team spoke with the City’s Community Development Director to review the analysis completed for the project. The discussion focused on potential strategies that the City of Desert Hot Springs could use to encourage a more vibrant and economically productive city. The three most significant discussion topics included:

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60 • Industrial Cannabis Study Area parking requirements. The City’s current zoning does not adequately address parking needs for cannabis facilities, primarily due to it being based on calculations that were projected when the industry was still in its infancy. As cannabis producers have shifted from growing cannabis to a greater amount of manufacturing that refines the raw material into other products, the workforce/labor requirements related to those activities have also shifted parking demand at the job sites.

More recent and accurate data relating to parking demand and the number of employees working in each segment of the industry will better inform future parking requirements or approvals. • Economic development. The City is developing strategies to encourage economic development, in particular in the Downtown Study Area along Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard. Strategies discussed included the City purchasing key parcels/properties to dedicate them toward public uses, beautification of streetscapes, and identification of locations that could serve as anchors or draws to development. • Lessons learned from other jurisdictions. City of Desert Hot Springs staff are working to apply lessons learned from strategies and projects that have been deployed in other cities with similar contexts, such as 29 Palms, to support economic development goals.

Additional input from planning staff was captured during the review process for other technical memos during the study.

IE Commuter – 5/12/2023
The technical team held a meeting with IE Commuter, a regional organization supported by RCTC and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) that operates in the Inland Empire (IE). IE Commuter helps employers set up and maintain rideshare programs at their businesses and supports individual commuters who are interested in shared mobility (such as carpooling, vanpooling, and transit). The team spoke with two staff members who oversee and support the program’s operations in Desert Hot Springs and the greater IE Commuter service area.

Staff considered the program as a “concierge service” that helps connect employers and employees to shared mobility options. IE Commuter maintains a ride matching database to help connect members of the public that may wish to commute between similar areas and subsidizes carpools at a rate of $5/day to help offset costs.

One of the program’s primary functions is to support regulations administered by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), the agency responsible for improving air quality for large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley. The AQMD’s Rule 2202 requires employers with greater than 250 employees to develop plans to reduce single-occupancy vehicle commutes to their job sites, monitor progress, and support shared mobility options. Businesses typically designate an individual responsible for monitoring the organization’s compliance with regulations, promoting shared mobility (such as carpooling and vanpooling), and supporting employees in trip reduction efforts. Businesses that do not choose to engage in a trip reduction program can pay into the AQMD Air Quality Investment Program, which funds programs that help to offset the environmental impacts of commuters.

IE Commuter staff noted that they are in regular communication with DreamFields in the Desert Hot Springs Industrial Cannabis Study Area to promote carpooling/vanpooling initiatives, and there is a designated person who does direct outreach to businesses located in the City to encourage shared mobility.

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61 Feedback Received – Civic/Business Organizations
The section below covers information and feedback received from civic organizations and businesses contacted.

Downtown Steering Committee Meeting – 10/24/22
In 2022, the City of Desert Hot Springs convened an ad-hoc, volunteer-based Downtown Steering Committee to provide a forum for community members to brainstorm a vision and potential strategies for improving the Downtown district. Participants worked in three subgroups focused on particular aspects of the built environment and activity in the area, and generated presentations and reports with recommendations for further study. The committee was divided into three subgroups, each of which proposed ideas for implementation listed below. • Resident Subgroup Ideas
o Buying land and using it to incentivize economic development. o Incentivize existing restaurants to move so they’re more centrally located. o Beautification efforts such as removal of security bars on windows and public art/murals. o Youth activities such as playgrounds, water fountains, outdoor movies. o Urban design guidelines to bring a consistent look to development. • Arts and Tourism Subgroup Ideas
o Public space/multi-purpose structures.
o Live music (in the street with street closures).
o More holiday events and street closures to help create a downtown feel. • Business Subgroup Ideas
o People want different kinds of restaurants, including a higher-end restaurant for special occasions. People also want more amenities for the kids such as arcades, bowling alleys, roller or ice-skating rinks.
o Consideration of tax or parking incentives for new development. o Rideshare for cannabis employees or a shuttle between downtown and the district. o Vacancy tax downtown to encourage occupancy.
o New businesses could potentially start in the container park and move to a parcel once they successfully grow.
o Active transportation infrastructure to support travel from hotels to downtown.

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62 Shortly after initiation of the Parking Management Study, the technical team delivered a presentation to the Downtown Steering Committee to introduce the project and gather some initial feedback that could inform the parking analysis. Feedback was gathered in four primary categories:
• Assets identified included the natural hot springs, the existing tourist industry, hiking trails, hotels, the cannabis industry, available land for development, and an open-minded government that is willing to experiment. • Opportunities identified included redevelopment of vacant parcels, potential deployment of shuttles or bike paths to better connect activity centers, the potential for e-bikes to help overcome hills and long travel distances and connect the Spa Zone with the downtown, opportunities to provide bike and e-bike parking serving the downtown, and technology that could be deployed as the redevelopment occurs to support wayfinding, payment for parking, or information for visitors. • Barriers identified included the long travel distances between activity centers and lack of connections between them, as well as restrictive parking requirements on parcels in the Downtown Business District. • Needs identified included redevelopment of vacant parcels and empty lots, security at parking facilities, and consideration of how Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard act as the primary access routes to the Downtown area.

Participants also noted that the city is expecting development of logistics facilities that will bring new employment, as well as corresponding impacts on traffic and housing needs. The photo in Figure 20 on page 63 illustrates notes captured during the meeting.

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63 Figure 20: Photo of Feedback Gathered from Downtown Steering Committee Source: IBI Group, 2023.

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64 Student-Led Downtown Vision Outreach – January-March 2023 Separate from but running concurrently with this project, graduate students from Cal Poly Pomona’s City and Regional Planning program created a Downtown Vision Plan for the City of Desert Hot Springs.

The vision statement created for the downtown area was:
“In the future, downtown Desert Hot Springs will be a thriving and innovative place where residents are proud of their community culture. Our small businesses draw locals and tourists to downtown. Residents enjoy spending their time shopping, dining, and socializing. The vibe downtown is vibrant, inclusive, and safe.” The plan included a range of ideas and recommendations for economic development, urban design and beautification
strategies, transportation improvements, and other aspects of the built environment. The student team led a community engagement event in January 2023 to gather feedback on the ideas. The project’s summary of community feedback—including from a community workshop, five high school tabling events, and a virtual community forum—noted support for reduced parking requirements to encourage economic development, and varying feedback on the need for or reuse of existing off-street parking areas.

Recommendations from the Downtown Vision Plan that are relevant to this project included:
• Updating the zoning code to provide more flexibility and greater diversity in allowed land uses, enabling more mixed-use development.
• Improving the pedestrian environment by limiting commercial driveways, minimizing building setbacks, and providing public spaces.
• Facilitating infill development on undeveloped land.
• Establishing a Downtown Business Association.
• Improving infrastructure and connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists. • Providing bike parking throughout downtown.
• Improving comfort and safety at downtown transit stops.

Direct Business and Employee Outreach – April 2023
The project’s technical staff conducted direct outreach to businesses in both study areas in April 2023 with the goal of promoting responses to the project survey and gathering additional feedback on current parking and transportation needs for businesses and their employees. The team spoke with and left flyers at eight businesses in the downtown study area and gathered more specific feedback from businesses and employees as listed below.

Ocean Springs Tech, Inc.

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65 equally in the other direction around the time of the shift change of another business on weekdays between 1 pm and 2 pm, which blocks access to Ocean Springs and obstructs visibility for anyone crossing the street. They have observed vehicles making U-turns in the middle of the street and other drivers moving at high speeds, and suggested installation of a median in the center of the road to prevent illegal U-turns and preserve business access.

They were concerned about the quality of pavement on nearby streets. They also thought sidewalks are important, but they were not interested in new street lighting (unless designed to preserve the view of the night sky). They and have observed employees biking to other businesses despite weather-related challenges, and they assumed these employees got a ride from someone or used a rideshare service when unable to bike.

Ocean Springs Tech. does not experience any parking challenges and would still provide the same amount of offstreet parking even if it were not required. They would like the curb space to be paved so parking could be allowed on the street in front of their business. All of their employees live within the Coachella Valley, and most live in DHS and Palm Springs. Service employees work between 5am-1pm, and administrative employees work between 7 am - 4:30 pm.

Employees were not aware of regional rideshare incentive or vanpool programs and did not think that they would use them due to obligations before or after work, but they would be open to learning more about them if a coordinator reached out to them. One employee had previously worked for an employer that increased hourly pay by one dollar for employees who did not drive alone to work and noted that this was a significant incentive promoting sustainable commuting.

Cabot Road Contacts
The team spoke with two individuals who were working on Cabot Road in the Cannabis Corridor area. The first, a food vendor, had observed people carpooling to Cabot Road or taking a Lyft or Uber, as well as people biking DreamFields. She was unfamiliar with SunRide microtransit, rideshare incentives, or vanpool programs. She had observed crashes on the street and recommended new stop signs and pedestrian crossing areas to improve safety.

She had seen employees having to exit their business facilities to smoke and noted that safe pedestrian infrastructure would also help protect these employees.

The second individual was a contractor with approximately 15 employees working for him, all of whom commuted from Victorville. He organized their commutes and ride sharing, and although he had not heard of official vanpooling programs, he was thinking of purchasing his own van for his employees and business. Active transportation was not feasible for his employees due to the commute distances.

DreamFields
DreamFields is a large cannabis grower/manufacturer located on Two Bunch Palms Trail. Four employees were interviewed as they waited to enter the facility’s parking area. Some key takeaways from the conversations included:
• Employees arrive up to an hour ahead of their shifts to wait in their cars in line to enter the DreamFields parking area.
• Employees were generally unaware of SunRide micro transit or regional commuter incentive programs. • Employees were generally not interested in bicycling due to the area’s weather and long commute distances, but they were either interested in or currently carpooled with other employees.

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66 • One employee suggested creation of a separate entrance to enter/exit the facility. • Employees who arrived closer to the beginning of their shifts would typically park on Two Bunch Palms Trail to avoid waiting in line.
• Employees were generally open to visiting the Downtown District but did not feel like they had a reason to do so. They noted the lack of green space and parks.

Business Owner Email Comments
Finally, the technical team received two email comments from business owners:
• The first emphasized wanting to have a downtown area that is safe and family-friendly. • The second email suggested installing diagonal parking on Two Bunch Palms Trail and implementing traffic calming measures. The respondent also suggested that a controlled pedestrian crossing would be needed, and that the cannabis facilities with shifts should copy what’s done to manage traffic at factories that also have large shift changes.

Business Licensees Survey – April-May 2023
The technical team developed a digital survey that was available to the public from April 19 to May 12, 2023.

Although most of the survey was aimed at the general public, it also included a set of questions addressing the parking needs of business owners/managers. The survey received 14 responses from individuals who self-identified as business owners. The complete results from the business-focused survey questions are provided in Appendix B; key findings are summarized below.

Survey respondents work for or own a variety of business types, including food and beverage, professional services, commercial retail, logistics/shopping, and cannabis cultivation and manufacturing. Most respondents’ businesses have 50 or fewer employees, two have between 100 and 150, and one has between 450 and 500.

As shown in Figure 21, approximately 70 percent of respondents reported that most of their employees live within Desert Hot Springs, about 15 percent reported that most employees commute from outside the City, and about 15 percent reported an approximately 50/50 split. If the City wishes to reduce parking demand and promote sustainable options, some employees who live outside the City may be potential candidates for shared mobility programs,such as SolVan Vanpool, while some employees who live within the City may be interested in using active transportation options, such as e-bikes, for some of their trips.

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67 Figure 21: Business Licensee Survey Respondents’ Employee Home Locations Source: Walker Consultants, 2023.

As shown in Figure 22, most respondents (58 percent) reported adequate or excess parking, but a sizeable share (42 percent) also reported not having enough parking on-site. These results suggest that some City businesses may benefit from more parking options and flexibility, such as opportunities to enter shared parking agreements that allow private parking lots to be shared with other users outside of peak demand hours.

Figure 22: Business Licensee Survey Respondents’ Parking Perceptions Source: Walker Consultants, 2023.

When asked about situations that impact parking demand at their businesses, four respondents noted that employees operate on shift schedules, two people noted parking demand from food pickup/delivery, one person noted high numbers of employees coming and going throughout the day, and one person noted other cannabisrelated activity. These results provide insight into potential parking management needs; for example, staggered shifts can help increase the efficiency with which existing parking resources are used.

Most employees
Most commute from live in DHS.
outside the City.

About half live in DHS.
"Where do most of your employees live?"
Adequate
More than enough
Not enough
"How would you describe the parking demand at your
business or property?"
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68 Desired Policy Adjustments
In addition to the general questions about existing conditions at businesses, the survey also contained several questions about potential policy or infrastructure changes that could help address parking and transportation needs for employees. Business-owning respondents were asked to rank each of seven initiatives listed below from “not helpful” to “very helpful.”

1. More flexible parking standards that allow businesses to share parking or provide less parking.

2. Rideshare matching initiatives or incentives that encourage employee carpooling or vanpooling.

3. Upgraded transit service (more frequent service, expanded service hours or days).

4. Adjustments to SunRide, SunTransit’s on-demand microtransit service, such as expanding its service area.

5. Shuttles between my business and other areas of the City.

6. Improved bike lanes that help local residents commute to work on bicycles/scooters.

7. Incentives to promote sustainable transportation choices (such as rebates for e-bike purchases).

Survey respondents expressed support for the options presented; all seven options were seen by the majority of survey respondents as at least “somewhat helpful.” However, Option 6 and Option 7—which focused on bicycle infrastructure and sustainable travel incentives—were the most likely to be selected as “very helpful.” This makes sense in light of the other results, showing that most businesses reported most of their employees live within the City boundaries (within biking distance) and showing that most businesses are of a relatively modest size (decreasing the likelihood of effective rideshare matching). However, even if Options 6 and 7 are seen as likely to be “very helpful” for the greatest number of business owners, other options such as rideshare matching may be equally important to pursue, if they would benefit businesses with large numbers of employees who currently drive to work alone.

Summary of Key Takeaways from Key Stakeholder Outreach
Table 7 below summarizes key takeaways from the civic, business, and interagency outreach completed for the project.

Table 7: Civic, Business, and Interagency Outreach Key Takeaways Audience Key Takeaways
RCTC Staff • As a regional agency, RCTC is not closely involved in initiatives to reduce parking demand in Desert Hot Springs, but they support the work of agencies that do.
• SunLine Transit and IE Commuter are most relevant to reducing parking demand in Desert Hot Springs.

SunLine Transit Staff • The agency is actively working to improve transit service to Desert Hot Springs and expand the SolVan program.

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69 • Fixed route transit is challenging to provide in Desert Hot Springs, but the agency is interested in collaborating with the City as new development occurs.
• SunRide Transit has already implemented an expansion of its micro transit service, which is one of the options that businesses broadly supported.

Desert Hot Springs
Planning Staff
• City of Desert Hot Springs staff are actively engaging in efforts to support economic development, better define parking needs at businesses located in the city, and analyzing lessons learned from other cities to apply them.

IE Commuter • IE Commuter is actively engaged in reducing single occupancy trips throughout the Coachella Valley and in Desert Hot Springs. • Most employers in the city are too small to be subject to regulations imposed by the AQMD, but continued efforts to increase awareness of and participation in shared mobility options could reduce parking demand in the city.

Downtown Steering
Committee
• Desert Hot Springs’ business community is active and engaged in efforts to promote a more vibrant and economically productive city. • Business owners and representatives seemed supportive of the relaxation of parking requirements in the downtown area, as well as infrastructure that would support active transportation use such as bicycle lanes.

Student-Led
Downtown Vision
Outreach
• There is support for parking and zoning strategies that facilitate downtown development and more flexible land use.
• Community members would like to see infrastructure that improves connectivity, comfort, and safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users.

Direct Business
Outreach
• Most people are not aware of SunRide micro transit or regional commuter incentive programs.
• Community members—both DreamFields employees and others in the area—would appreciate solutions that save employees from waiting an hour to enter the parking lot.
• Some people rely on active transportation, but most people are not interested in commuting this way due to weather, safety, and distance. • Community members are concerned about street safety, especially for pedestrians on Two Bunch Palms Trail.

Business Licensees
Survey Respondents
• Approximately 70 percent of respondents reported that most of their employees live within Desert Hot Springs.

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70 • Most respondents reported adequate or excess parking, but a sizeable share also reported not having enough parking on-site.
• Policy solutions focused on bicycle infrastructure and sustainable travel incentives were the most likely to be seen as “very helpful.” • Respondents also generally supported the following policy solutions:
o More flexible parking standards
o Rideshare matching initiatives or incentives
o Upgraded transit service
o Adjustments to SunRide micro transit
o Shuttles between businesses and other areas of the City Source: IBI Group and Walker Consultants, 2023.

Overview of General Public Outreach
The outreach completed with the general public included a mixture of community meetings using Microsoft Teams, impromptu in-person engagement, and planned in-person engagement. Table 8 summarizes the outreach efforts that engaged the wider community of Desert Hot Springs.

Table 8: General Public Outreach Activities Overview
Meeting/Outreach Type Date(s) Audience
Desert Hot Springs Holiday Parade December 10,
2022
Parade attendees/general public
Parking Survey April-May 2023 Desert Hot Springs residents and visitors Direct Employee Outreach April 26, 2023 Employees of businesses located in Desert Hot Springs
Community Meeting 1 May 4, 2023 Desert Hot Springs residents Community Meeting 2 May 6, 2023 Desert Hot Springs residents Source: IBI Group, 2023.

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Desert Hot Springs Holiday Parade – 12/10/23
The City of Desert Hot Springs hosted a holiday parade and street festival on December 10, 2022. The technical team organized and staffed a booth to introduce members of the general public to the project and gather some initial input. The booth was situated in the heart of the festival area and was passed by several hundred attendees.

The technical team held more than 30 conversations with attendees in both English and Spanish to ask them about parking and transportation in the Desert Hot Springs and to understand what they would like to see more of on streets in the city.

Figure 23: Photos of Project Booth at Holiday Parade Event Source: IBI Group, 2023.

Parade attendees who stopped by the booth were given three stickers to vote on the types of things they would like to see more of in their city. They were also invited to write an open-ended comment and leave a note on the board. A photo of the board is shown in Figure 24 on page 72. Table 9 on page 72 displays the number of sticker votes placed on each improvement. The top three priorities were on-street programming, multi-modal streets, and safety improvements.

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72 Figure 24: Input Received During Holiday Parade Outreach Source: IBI Group, 2023.

Table 9: Desired Improvements Identified During Holiday Parade Outreach Improvement Number of Votes
On-Street Programming (Festivals, Fairs) 25
Multi-modal Streets 16
Safety Improvements 14
Staffed Parking Lot 8
Flexible Streetscapes 8
Securing Parking 7
Parking Structure 6
Accessibility Improvements 6
Loading Zones 2
Designated Employee Parking 2
Angled Parking 1
Signage / Wayfinding 1
Source: IBI Group, 2023.

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73 Open-ended comments and suggestions left on the board included:
• “More sidewalks in residential areas, i.e. Ironwood/Mesquite.” • “Painted intersections with flashing lights for crosswalks.” • “Please bring back the snow pile.”
• “Love protected bike lanes.”
• “Accessible walking ways.”
Community Survey – April-May 2023
The primary method by which the team sought to gain feedback from the general public was through a virtual survey on the Maptionnaire platform. Maptionnaire allows survey respondents to answer question formats that are commonly found on most survey platforms (such as multiple choice questions or ratings/rankings), as well as to provide more specific geospatial (map-based) feedback. Figure 25 on page 74 shows the survey introduction page, and Figure 26 on page 74 shows one of the map-based survey pages.

The survey was available to the public from April 19-May 17, 2023, and was promoted through the City’s website, Instagram and Facebook accounts, physical flyers posted in the community, and both in-person and email outreach to businesses in the project study areas. Figure 27 shows the Instagram post promoting the survey.

The survey received the following responses:
• 63 individual respondents began the survey.
• 45 respondents answered at least some of the survey questions. • 18 respondents navigated the entire survey.

The survey was available in both English and Spanish, but all survey respondents chose to take the English version of the survey. The survey also included a separate section with questions designed for business owners or managers. The responses to those questions are included in the Business Licensees Survey subsection above.

The survey asked respondents where they live, how they travel, about their perceptions of parking availability and safety, and about their interest in potential parking demand management strategies. The survey also contained several questions designed to gather feedback that has a geospatial element. Respondents were asked to “pin” locations on the map where they identified issues and where they would like to see specific improvements to address those issues. The full results from the community survey questions are provided in Appendix C; several key findings are summarized below.

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74 Figure 25: Screenshot of Survey Introduction Page
Source: IBI Group, 2023.

Figure 26: Screenshot of Map-Based Survey Page
Source: IBI Group, 2023.

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75 Figure 27: Screenshot of Instagram Post Promoting Survey Source: IBI Group, 2023.

General Survey Question Results and Analysis
The first few questions asked respondents about their relationship to Desert Hot Springs and about their use of or interest in various modes of travel. Most survey respondents lived and/or worked in Desert Hot Springs. The majority use a car for their primary form of transportation; several respondents also walk, take transit, and use ride share services for some trips. Most survey respondents had heard of e-bikes/scooters, and were interested in learning more about them, but few respondents owned or had ridden one. When asked how likely they would be to switch to an e-bike or scooter for some of their trips if the City provided safe bike infrastructure and secure parking, 25 percent of respondents indicated they would be at least “somewhat likely” to do so. Although only 32 people answered this question, the results are consistent with feedback obtained at the Holiday Parade showing people’s desire for multi-modal streets and safety improvements. This input suggests that investments in bicycle infrastructure and parking may be a cost effective way to shift mode share to more sustainable modes of travel and reduce parking demand, freeing up additional spaces for those who prefer to drive.

The next few questions focused more specifically on parking—perceptions of parking availability and safety, perspectives on shared parking strategies, and connections between parking, land use, and environmental goals.

The results revealed the following:
• Respondents were divided on whether it was generally easy to find parking in Desert Hot Springs. • Most respondents indicated they generally feel safe walking to their parked car, but 25 percent at least “somewhat disagreed” that they generally feel safe.

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76 • Survey respondents were divided on how willing they would be to park in a central location that could be used to access multiple destinations.
• Survey respondents generally did not believe that reallocating excess parking to other uses or sharing parking facilities among multiple uses were good ideas. • Most survey respondents did not see a connection between parking management and meeting environmental goals.

These results suggest that finding convenient parking is important to people, and not always possible in Desert Hot Springs. The City may wish to consider parking strategies that prioritize maintaining availability of at least a few spaces in high-demand areas. Because the parking demand observations completed for this project did not reveal parking scarcity in either study area, additional community outreach may help City staff better understand the specific locations in the City and times of day where more effective parking management may be desired.

The finding that a sizeable share of respondents do not generally feel safe walking to their parked car aligns with the high share of Holiday Parade outreach participants who indicated an interest in “safety improvements” and, to a lesser extent, “securing parking.” These findings suggest that some community members would appreciate safe pedestrian walkways that provide access to parking areas, traffic calming measures, and/or increased security at parking facilities, which may be accomplished in part by increased levels of pedestrian activity.

Although more on-street programming was the most desired improvement indicated by community members who participated in the Holiday Parade outreach event, survey respondents were less supportive of repurposing excess parking. This discrepancy could mean that each outreach method reached a different audience; people attending a community event that repurposes street space for other uses may be more likely than average to support related initiatives, whereas people who chose to take a parking survey may be more likely to prioritize parking. Additional outreach could help provide context into respondents’ concerns about sharing parking facilities among multiple uses.

Map-based Survey Question Results and Analysis
Home, Work, and Other Important Locations: The home location question showed that survey respondents live in many different parts of the City, and three respondents live outside of Desert Hot Springs—in Morongo Valley, Palm Desert, and Redlands. The work location question showed that three respondents worked in the industrial cannabis study area, and at least six respondents worked in or near the downtown study area. Other locations that were important to survey respondents included the commercial districts of Palm Springs and locations along State Route 62, west of Desert Hot Springs.

Issues Identified – Downtown Desert Hot Springs: Respondents were able to identify locations on the map where they had experienced a lack of available parking, a lack of clarity about where to park, unsafe driving, vacant or underused properties, unsafe crossings, a lack of sidewalks, or other issues. Figure 28 on page 77 displays an example of the map-based feedback received; full survey results are included in Appendix C. Findings for the downtown study area are summarized below.
• Lack of parking: Respondents found that there was a lack of available parking primarily near some downtown commercial businesses, with several pins placed near the intersection of Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard.

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77 • Unclear where to park: Respondents found that it was unclear where to park at business located near Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard (where businesses have small parking lots that may be accessible from behind the business) and on the western end of the downtown study area. • Unsafe driving (speeding/swerving): Mostresponses about unsafe driving were clustered north-south along Palm Drive. Some instances of unsafe driving were also observed in neighborhood streets along 5th Street and Hacienda Avenue.
• Vacant or underused properties: Survey respondents noted vacant or underused properties throughout the Downtown study area and areas farther north.
• Unsafe crossings: Survey respondents noted many areas that felt unsafe to cross the street, especially along Palm Drive. Other intersections where unsafe crossings were identified included: Indian Canyon Drive and Mission Lakes Boulevard, Indian Canyon Drive and Pierson Boulevard, Little Morongo Road and Pierson Boulevard, and Hacienda Avenue and Mesquite Avenue.
• Lack of sidewalks: Survey respondents noted a lack of sidewalks in residential neighborhoods along Acoma Avenue in the Downtown Business District, as well as in some residential neighborhoods elsewhere in the City.

Addressing these issues will both improve the quality of life for residents and make the downtown area more attractive to visitors and tourists. Addressing these issues can also help with parking management, by increasing utilization of existing parking resources that currently lack signage and wayfinding, improving parking availability by increasing the share of people who feel it is safe to walk or bike to, from, and around downtown, and improving safety and security by increasing the overall level of pedestrian activity in the downtown area.

Figure 28: Issue Identified: Unsafe Crossings – All Areas

Source: IBI Group, 2023.

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78 Improvements Suggested – Downtown Desert Hot Springs: Respondents also had the opportunity to identify specific locations where they believed certain improvements would be helpful, including reducing traffic speeds, adding crosswalks, adding protected bike lanes, adding bike parking, adding sidewalks, adding lighting, and adding signage and wayfinding. Maps of each response are included in Appendix C and summarized below. • Reducing traffic speeds: Survey respondents suggested reducing traffic speeds through the Downtown area, along Palm Drive.
• Adding crosswalks: Survey respondents suggested adding a crosswalk where 1st Street and Acoma Avenue intersect Palm Drive.
• Adding protected bike lanes: Survey respondents suggested adding protected bike lanes in proximity to the major downtown intersection at Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard. • Adding bike parking: Survey respondents suggested adding bicycle parking locations adjacent to the major downtown intersection at Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard. • Adding sidewalks: Survey respondents suggested adding sidewalks in the residential area along Acoma Avenue downtown, as well as in a few other residential areas to the southeast. • Adding lighting: Survey respondents suggested adding lighting in the residential neighborhoods of the Downtown Business District, at Mission Springs Park, and in some residential areas in the southeastern portion of the city.
• Adding signage and wayfinding: Survey respondents suggested adding signage or wayfinding on either side of the main intersection downtown at Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard.

Issues Identified – Industrial Cannabis Study Area: Issues identified in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area are summarized below; maps for each question are included in Appendix C. • Lack of parking: Respondents identified three locations in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area where there is a lack of parking, located at or in front of the DreamFields and Canndescent facilities. • Unclear where to park: Respondents did not identify any locations in the industrial Cannabis Study Area where it was unclear where to park.
• Unsafe driving (speeding/swerving): Survey respondents noted unsafe driving consistently along Two Bunch Palms Trail in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area, with 14 pins place on this street. • Vacant or underused properties: Survey respondents noted several vacant or underused properties along Two Bunch Palms Trail.
• Unsafe crossings: Survey respondents noted many areas that felt unsafe to cross the street, including many in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area along Two Bunch Palms Trail. • Lack of sidewalks: Survey respondents noted a lack of sidewalks throughout the Industrial Cannabis Study Area, primarily in front of undeveloped properties.

Addressing these issues will improve the quality of life for employees, reduce the likelihood of traffic injuries and fatalities, and make the area more attractive to potential business owners. Addressing these issues can also help with parking management, potentially increasing the effective parking supply by increasing the share of people who feel it is safe to park on-street or even switch to active transportation modes (including e-bikes or scooters) for some commute trips, rather than driving alone.

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79 Improvements Suggested – Industrial Cannabis Study Area: Improvements were also suggested for locations within the Industrial Cannabis Study Area. Maps for each response are included in Appendix C; the feedback issummarized below.
• Reducing traffic speeds: A survey respondent suggested reducing traffic speeds in the Industrial Cannabis Study area around the intersection of Little Morongo Road and Two Bunch Palms Trail. • Adding crosswalks: Survey respondents suggested adding crosswalks on Two Bunch Palms Trail, adjacent to the major employers in the Cannabis Industrial Study Area. • Adding protected bike lanes: Survey respondents suggested adding protected bike lanes throughout the Industrial Cannabis Study area along Two Bunch Palms Drive and on Little Morongo Road. • Adding bike parking: Survey respondents did not identify any locations where they felt bicycle parking was needed in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area.
• Adding sidewalks: Survey respondents suggested adding sidewalks throughout the Industrial Cannabis Study area along Two Bunch Palms Trail and Little Morongo Road. • Adding lighting: Survey respondents suggested adding lighting near major employers and intersections in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area.
• Adding signage and wayfinding: Survey respondents did not identify any locations in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area that needed better signage and wayfinding.

Most improvements suggested were related to traffic and pedestrian safety, specifically along Two Bunch Palms Trail, where major employers are located. Respondents identified a need for reduced traffic speeds, pedestrian crosswalks, protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and lighting on this street. Many of the streets in this study area were still undeveloped, but it could be inferred that the same features desired for Two Bunch Palms could also improve the other streets when they are developed in the future.

Industrial Cannabis Study Area Employee Direct Outreach– April 2023 The project’s technical staff conducted direct outreach to businesses in both study areas in April 2023 with the goal of promoting responses to the project survey and gathering additional feedback on current parking and transportation needs for businesses and their employees. This outreach is covered in greater detail under the Direct Business and Employee Outreach subsection above, but an excerpt of feedback that came from general employees (rather than business owners/managers) is presented below.

DreamFields is a large cannabis grower/manufacturer located on Two Bunch Palms Trail. Four employees were interviewed as they waited to enter the facility’s parking area. Some key takeaways from the conversations included:
• Employees arrive up to an hour ahead of their shifts to wait in their cars in line to enter the DreamFields parking area.
• Employees were generally unaware of SunRide micro transit or regional commuter incentive programs. • Employees were generally not interested in bicycling due to the area’s weather and long commute distances, but they were either interested in or currently carpooled with other employees. • One employee suggested creation of a separate entrance to enter/exit the facility.

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80 • Employees who arrived closer to the beginning of their shifts would typically park on Two Bunch Palms Trail to avoid waiting in line.
• Employees were generally open to visiting the Downtown District but did not feel like they had a reason to do so. They noted the lack of green space and parks.

These findings suggest that the Industrial Cannabis Study Area could benefit from promoting shared mobility opportunities and commuter incentive programs at large employers. Various transportation solutions are already available to employees, but people are not always aware of them. Opportunities and programs such as rideshare matching, cash incentives, vanpool subsidies, and micro transit have the potential to save employees time and money, while also reducing traffic congestion and parking demand.

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81 Virtual Community Meetings – May 2023
The technical team hosted two virtual community meetings in May 2023 to provide an update on the project, report out on the technical work completed, and gather input from the public on potential recommendations. The meetings were held using the Microsoft Teams platform and advertised using the City’s social media platforms and website.

The meetings were held at the following times:
• Thursday, May 4th at 6:00 pm
• Saturday, May 6th at 10:00 am
A weekday evening and weekend morning were selected to provide varying windows of time and opportunity for attendees to join. The Thursday meeting on May 4 received three attendees. The Saturday meeting on May 6th was not attended by any members of the public.

In addition to the formal presentation given, the team held an open-ended discussion to gather input from the community on the two study areas.

For the Downtown Study Area, the team asked: “As the Downtown Business Corridor develops into a more vibrant commercial and community space, what does a successful vision for parking look like to you?” The technical team recorded several individual responses and placed them on a map of the study area, as shown in Figure 29 on page 82. Responses included:
• “Are two through lanes in downtown needed?”
• “Could pocket parking help connect Pierson with other areas? Use empty lots to create new connectivity options?”
• “Small pocket parking areas could also be more convenient to different events going on throughout the area.”
• “Greenscape and lighting to make environment safe and welcoming.” • “Enjoy parking at St Elizabeth’s lot for city events. It makes it easy and convenient to go from neighborhood to neighborhood and don’t have to cross as many streets.” • “Enjoy visiting main drag in Palm Springs. Agreed that pocket parking areas like in Palm Springs are helpful and tie things together.”
Participants were generally supportive of changes to parking in the downtown area and wanted parking to be one component of a more vibrant, active, and family-friendly place to visit.

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82 Figure 29: Screenshot of Downtown Study Area Comments Source: IBI Group, 2023.

For the Industrial Cannabis Study Area, the team asked: “As development continues in the Industrial District/Cannabis Corridor, what are your highest priorities for how people get to their jobs?” The technical team recorded several individual responses and placed them on a map of the study area, as shown in Figure 30 on page 83. Responses included:
• “Not completely on topic but the hazards I see on Two Bunch Palms are related to how traffic is separated between driving through and turning into off-site parking. I know it's a two-lane road, but if these can be better partitioned, I would feel safer. Thank you.” • “Need to identify major arteries and plan for traffic along them.” • “West side of Little Morongo: turnouts could be developed with better signage - wayfinding and to slow drivers down.”
• “Need to better understand how people are getting to/from the area and other cities - which routes are they taking?”
• “New development south in particular will increase traffic.” • “Welcome signage / city identity could be improved.”
• “Safe pull-out areas along major roads.”
Participants were broadly supportive of changes that could help reduce conflict between parking activity and passthrough travel in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area.

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84 Although attendance at the virtual community meetings was low, the community members who did attend provided valuable insights and ideas. Their comments were also consistent with previous feedback from the other community outreach and engagement efforts, highlighting the community’s desire for traffic safety improvements, better walking and biking infrastructure, attractive public spaces, and improved signage and wayfinding.

Summary of Key Takeaways from General Public Outreach
Table 10 below summarizes key takeaways from the general public outreach completed for the project.

Table 10: Key Takeaways from General Public Outreach
Outreach Touchpoint Key Takeaways
Holiday Parade • The most popular items that voting activity participants wanted to see more of were on-street programming, multi-modal streets, and safety improvements. • Open-ended comments also focused on safety and active transportation, suggesting more sidewalks in residential areas, safety treatments at intersections for pedestrians, and protected bike lanes. • Parents who visited the booth were highly supportive of efforts to make walking a safe option for their children by adding sidewalks and safety treatments at intersections.

Parking Survey • Most survey respondents drive themselves as their primary form of transportation, but several use alternative modes for at least some trips. • When asked how likely they would be to switch to an e-bike or scooter for some of their trips if the City provided safe bike infrastructure and secure parking, 25 percent of respondents indicated they would be at least “somewhat likely” to do so.
• Survey respondents were divided on whether parking in the city is easy and whether they would be willing to park in a central location and then walk to multiple destinations.
• Some respondents had safety concerns; 25 percent at least “somewhat disagreed” that they generally feel safe walking to and from their parked car. • Survey respondents were less supportive of the more innovative parking approaches presented such as reuse of excess parking for other uses, shared parking between uses, and the supporting environmental/sustainability goals.

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85 • Survey respondents highlighted areas on the map where they desired to see improvements, including:
o Reducing traffic speeds
▪ Downtown—along Palm Drive
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—Two Bunch Palms Trail and Little Morongo Road
o Adding crosswalks
▪ Downtown—at the intersections of 1st Street/Palm Drive and Acoma Avenue/Palm Drive
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—on Two Bunch Palms Trail, adjacent to the major employers in the Cannabis Industrial Study Area o Adding protected bike lanes
▪ Downtown—near Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—along Two Bunch Palms Drive and on Little Morongo Road
o Adding bike parking
▪ Downtown—near Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—N/A
o Adding sidewalks
▪ Downtown—in the residential area along Acoma Avenue
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—throughout the area along Two Bunch Palms Trail and Little Morongo Road
o Adding lighting
▪ Downtown—in residential neighborhoods
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—near major employers and
intersections
o Adding signage and wayfinding
▪ Downtown—on Palm Drive, north and south of the main
intersection at Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard
▪ Industrial Cannabis Area—N/A
Direct Employee
Outreach
• Most people are not aware of SunRide micro transit or regional commuter incentive programs.
• Community members—both DreamFields employees and others in the area— would appreciate solutions that save employees from waiting an hour to enter the parking lot.
• Some people rely on active transportation, but many people are not interested in commuting this way due to weather, safety, and distance. • Community members are concerned about street safety, especially for pedestrians on Two Bunch Palms Trail.

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Meetings
• Attendees were interested in using parking to create more walkable connections in the Downtown area, and to increase safety in the Industrial Cannabis Study Area.
• Attendees seemed generally aware that Desert Hot Springs is growing and will need to plan for that growth with adjustments to traffic and parking strategies.

Source: IBI Group and Walker Consultants, 2023.

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05 Recommendations
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Introduction
This chapter introduces parking management options for Desert Hot Springs that incorporate existing conditions findings, community feedback, future growth expectations, and the goals of the Southern California Association of Government’s (SCAG’s) policy goals for equity, environment, and efficient use of the curb. As a young city with significant growth forecast for the coming years and a demonstrated enthusiasm for policy innovation, Desert Hot Springs has a unique opportunity to step outside of the status quo and take a more strategic approach to parking and access planning.

Every transportation system that requires a vehicle consists of three crucial components—the vehicles, the right of way, and the terminal capacity. For cars, terminal capacity means parking spaces. Many small cities in the early stages of their growth have simply replicated the policies of peer cities and standard engineering formulas that require an increasing number of parking spaces on every parcel. However, these policies and requirements have not considered the larger impacts and unintended consequences that such policies have. Traditional policies have resulted in a significant amount of public and private space in communities devoted to vehicle storage.

Driving alone is the primary means of transportation in every community in the Coachella Valley. However, this does not mean more auto-infrastructure is always better; on the contrary, it requires that we carefully size the infrastructure we plan, because it is highly space-intensive, capital intensive, and has implications for how all people have access to goods, services, public space, their jobs, and their homes.

Further, we know that how parking is provided has an enormous impact on how we choose to travel, because it increases distances between destinations (such as in the downtown commercial district with goals for walkability) and by making modes other driving more challenging to use, particularly for the young, seniors, and differently abled people. Research has demonstrated that these past policies have numerous detrimental effects, including:
• Increased driving and need for parking as a result of land use patterns and design that encourages or requires driving for most or all trips.
• Increased challenges for those who do not or cannot drive, including youth, seniors who cannot drive, economically and physically disadvantaged people.
• Significant added costs and regulations on the development of all property types, commercial and residential, creating a hindrance to economic development. • Overall higher personal transportation costs for residents and employees in the City in the form of the costs to purchase, insure and maintain vehicles as a result of more and longer automobile trips. • Increased heat island and other negative environmental effects. • An inordinate amount of public and private space dedicated to the automobile including impacts on the design and the aesthetic of the community.

From an equity perspective, a transportation system that relies only on driving alone entrenches residents and workers in a cycle of automobile dependency, which has been extremely costly on both an individual and societal level. Often, households see no alternative but for every adult to purchase, insure, and maintain their own private Item Number: 8.

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89 vehicle, a significant personal expense for those already experiencing financial hardship. At the city level, a transportation and land use system that relies almost exclusively on private vehicles also increases fatalities, air pollution, and housing costs. Parking can be an enormous expense for the city to maintain. In addition, excess parking contributes to environmental harms including stormwater runoff, habitat destruction, and urban heat island effects, and undermines social equity, community, and public health.

Parking is a crucial component of the transportation system; however, when we identify acres of spaces that never or rarely park cars, we identify an asset that is not serving the community, businesses, or residents.

Desert Hot Springs can continue to accommodate private vehicles while also developing innovative strategies to balance the extent to which they are prioritized and thoughtfully right-size the amount of parking that is provided for new development. Considering the strong relationship between parking policy, development patterns, and private automobile dependency, the City can proactively shape new growth and gradually bring about a future in which walking, biking, and shared mobility solutions are at least equally available, affordable, and appealing.

Community Input
Community outreach at the Parade of Lights and Holiday Festival revealed that many community members have a strong desire to be able to safely walk and bike throughout their City. Members of the Downtown Steering Committee shared this desire, highlighting a vision in which both residents and tourists would be able to use electric bicycles and scooters to access downtown. Community members and committee members also shared the desire to promote land uses that contribute to economic vitality. Several community assets were identified, including:
• The hot springs and hotels
• Cannabis businesses
• Vacant properties with development potential
• “Hidden gem” hiking trails
• Joshua Tree visitors passing through or staying in the City Transportation and land use planning can recognize the value of these community assets and help maximize their potential for the City. The Downtown Steering Committee also uplifted the City’s youth as a community asset, as children under 18 comprise over a quarter of the Desert Hot Springs population. Planning efforts can make it possible for children to safely travel to and from school, participate in activities, and visit friends without relying on an adult to drive them, and can also increase the likelihood that today’s children have both the desire and ability to stay and contribute to the community once they enter the workforce.

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