PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, California
This is a joint meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, Palm Desert Housing Authority and the Palm Desert Board of Library Trustees. Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting may be conducted as a hybrid meeting allowing public access via teleconference or in person, and up to two Councilmembers may attend remotely.
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Pages
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. ACTION CALENDAR
The public may comment on individual Action Items. Speakers may comment inperson or utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of the agenda.
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3.a CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR ACTION TO RESCIND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2024-038 RELATED TO LGBTQ PRIDE
MONTH COMMEMORATIONS AND AMENDING CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-09 RELATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. 3 4. ADJOURNMENT
5. PUBLIC NOTICES
Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the Office of the City Clerk, Palm Desert Civic Center, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items considered in open session, and documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.palmdesert.gov.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda for the Palm Desert City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and City website not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
/S/ Michelle Nance
Acting Assistant City Clerk
City Council Special Meeting
December 16, 2025
2 RESOLUTION NO. 2018- 09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, WELCOMING ALL WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE,
WORK IN, OR VISIT OUR COMMUNITY AND AFFIRMING THE CITY OF PALM DESERT' S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert (" City") wants to reassure its residents and visitors that Palm Desert is a place that welcomes people of all backgrounds and cultures, celebrating diversity and inclusion; and
WHEREAS, Palm Desert values all members of our community including, but not limited to, all religions, ancestries, and ethnicities as well as people of any disability, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or gender identity; and WHEREAS, the City will not tolerate any prejudice, racism, bigotry, hatred, bullying and violence towards any groups within our community; and WHEREAS, the City rejects any attempt to intimidate, threaten, or otherwise marginalize members of our community; and
WHEREAS, the City values all residents regardless of where they are from, who they love, how they worship, how they look, their abilities, or how they vote; and WHEREAS, the City encourages all residents and visitors of Palm Desert to celebrate each other' s differences and learn from one another.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert hereby affirms its commitment to promoting and nurturing a diverse, supportive, inclusive, and protective community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert hereby makes the following statements in furtherance of the intent of this resolution:
The City recognizes, values, and will proactively work to promote diversity and inclusion within Palm Desert; and
The City will protect the rights and privileges of everyone in Palm Desert, regardless of religion, race, nationality, country of birth, immigration status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and The City does not tolerate discrimination, hate crimes, harassment, or assault; and The City hereby rejects prejudice and bigotry in all forms, including but not limited to Islamophobia, anti- Semitism, racism, nativism, misogyny, and homophobia; and 3 RESOLUTION NO. 2018- 09
The City will publicize its commitment to diversity in solicitations for bids, recruiting materials, committee/ commission applications, public art programs; and on its website;
The City will promote actual safety, a sense of security, and equal protection of constitutional and human rights, leading by example through equitable treatment of all by City officials and departments.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this 8th day of February, 2018 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, WEBER, and JONATHAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNI
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SABBY JO 1TI J, MAYOR
4 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY RELATED TO
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATIONS
WHEREAS, the City staff sought direction provided direction on the recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month on June 13, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert will issue a Proclamation for Pride Month on June 27, 2024; and
WHEREAS, each May the City staff will forward a request to recognize Pride Month to Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem for consideration for recognition in June; and WHEREAS, the City staff included Pride Month in the City’s 2024 social media commemorations and recommended for future social media commemorations; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert knows internationally that Pride is celebrated in June but will celebrate Pride in November due to cooler weather; and WHEREAS, upon request for participation in the Palm Springs Pride Parade, staff will circulate to Council members and staff. Those interested will be sent to participate in the event and represent the City; and
WHEREAS, the City will display a banner at City Hall in November to commemorate Pride Month and coincide with local events.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows:
1. As part of the City’s commitment to the City’s Diversity and Inclusion, the City recognizes, values, and will proactively work to promote diversity and inclusion within Palm Desert; and
2. The City will protect the rights and privileges of everyone in Palm Desert, regardless of religion, race, nationality, country of birth, immigration status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and
3. The City will promote actual safety, a sense of security, and equal protection of constitutional and human rights, leading by example through equitable treatment of all by City officials and departments.
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ADOPTED ON JUNE 27, 2024.
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KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2024-038 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on June 27, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, AND QUINTANILLA
TRUBEE
NONE
NONE
NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the 6/28/2024 City of Palm Desert, California, on _______ _ In DocuSigned by:
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ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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