Palm Desert City Council - Study Session - January 09, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER - STUDY SESSION
A Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council was called to order by Mayor Harnik on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 2:45 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. STUDY SESSION TOPICS
2.a
STUDY SESSION: FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING AWARD UPDATE
1. FY 2025-26 Outside Agency Funding Award Update.pdf
2. 01 Outside Agency Funding Guidelines 2024.pdf
3. 02 Community Event Sponsorship Policy.pdf
4. 03 Outside Agency Funding Program Presentation 1.9.25.pdf Director of Finance Chavez narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
Following discussion, the City Council has recommended that funding requests for special events, including Desert X, El Paseo Fashion Week, and Palm Desert Food & Wine, will be reviewed and evaluated individually, on a case-by-case basis, rather than as part of a CDBG process.
2.b
STUDY SESSION: EVALUATION OF BUSINESS LICENSING SERVICES
1. Business License Program.pdf
2. BL CC Study Session 01.09.2025.pdf
Director of Development Services Cannone narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
Following discussion, the City Council expressed support for bringing business license functions in-house beginning January 1, 2026, and establishing an annual fixed date for business license renewals.
2.c
STUDY SESSION: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF KEY PROJECTS IN PROGRESS BY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1. Development Services Department - Projects Update.pdf
2. DS Projects Update PPT CC 01.09.25 Revised.pdf
Director of Development Services Cannone narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
2.d
STUDY SESSION: CITY COUNCIL ROLES AND NEW LAWS
1. Council Roles and New Laws.pdf
2. Roles of the City Council.pdf
City Clerk Mejia narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the Study Session at 3:53 p.m.
4. PUBLIC NOTICES