Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and Board of Library Trustees Minutes
October 23, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Present: Mayor Jan Harnik, Councilmember Gina Nestande, Mayor Pro Tem Evan Trubee, Councilmember Karina Quintanilla,
Councilmember Joe Pradetto
1. CALL TO ORDER - STUDY SESSION
A Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council was called to order by Mayor Harnik on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 3:15 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. STUDY SESSION TOPICS
2.a UPDATE ON THE CITY’S PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING ITS REGIONAL
HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION (RHNA)
Carlos Flores, Deputy Director of Development Services, and Siji Fernandez, Senior Planner, narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
During discussion, the following items were requested:
• The current median income level;
• The number of existing affordable housing units owned by the City; and • A comparison of how other cities are progressing toward the same goal.
2.b UPDATE ON THE UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC PLAN Carlos Flores, Deputy Director of Development Services, narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the Study Session at 3:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michelle Nance
Acting Assistant City Clerk/Assistant Secretary
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Anthony J. Mejia, MMC
City Clerk/Secretary