Agenda packet — Palm Springs City Council, March 10, 2022 (part 2 of 2)

(which is less than 5 acres) and substantially surrounded by urban uses;

3. The project is not located on sites that have value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species;

4. The project will not result in any significant impacts relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and

5. The project can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.

E. T he City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, including, but not limited to, the staff report, and all written and oral testimony presents.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1:

The City Council hereby adopt s a Categorical Exemption for this Ordinance and finds that it is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15332 (In- Fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines. Within 5 days of approval of this Ordinance, a Notice of Exemption shall be prepared and filed with the Riverside County Clerk.

SECTION 2:

Pursuant to Zoning Code Section 94.07.00(A) – “ the council in reviewing a proposed change of zone shall consider whether the following conditions exist in reference to the proposed zoning of the subject property”:

1. The proposed change of zone is in conformity with the general plan map and report.

The requested change of zone is from RMHP to R -1-C; the General Plan designation of the property is VLDR (Very Low Density Residential), which permits a density range of 2.1 – 4.0 dwelling units per acre. The proposed change of zone would be in conformity with the G eneral Plan land use designation given that the goal of the General Plan is to provide for neighborhood-related residential uses in the area. The proposed change of zone is being made in accordance with the procedures set forth in State Planning law and the change of zone hearings are being held in accordance with applicable laws.

The proposed change of zone will not require an amendment to the General Plan because the R-1-C zoning district is consistent with the VLDR designation, which is for low-density residential uses. The proposed change of zone will result in the creation of four lots, which is consistent with the General Plan for the very -low Item 2A - 13
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density designation of the subject site. This is merely a corrective action to align the parcel’s zoning designation with its current G eneral Plan designation. If approved, the new zoning will be in conformity with the Ge neral Plan map and will further support and serve the General Plan Land Uses of the adjacent and surrounding properties.

2. The subject property is suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed zone, in terms of access, size of parcel, relationship to s imilar or re lated uses, and other considerations deemed relevant by the commission and council.

The subject property is currently undeveloped, and the proposed zoning designation to R-1- C standards will be suitable on the site in terms of density, access, lot sizes, and relationship to similar or related uses in the immediate neighborhood. There are eight existing lots to the southwest of the subject site; the lots are all developed with single-family homes, and they are all zoned R-1-C.

Access into the p roposed lots will be from Sunrise Way. The proposed lot sizes are in conformity with the minimum lot size required for the R -1-C zone. The future homes on the site will be consistent with the existing residential uses to the southwest of the location. The proposed R -1-C zone will also be consistent in terms of intensity of use to the adjacent mobile homes west of the site.

3. The proposed change of zone is necessary and proper at this time and is not likely to be detrimental to the adjacent property or residents.

The proposed change of zone of the approximately 1.35- acre parcel to R -1-C is proper at this time given that the parcel has remained undeveloped. In part, this has been due to the parcel’s mismatched General Plan and zoning designations.

The proposed change will specifically allow the property to be developed appropriately and thereby help the City to meet its stated housing goals and needs. The proposed zone change will not have adverse effects on existing and future surrounding land uses given that properties to the southwest and west of the site are also residential uses. Also, the adjoining parcel to the southwest is zoned R-1-C, and so are the other seven lots with existing single- family homes.

And finally , the narrow shape and location of the land may be too sm all to accommodate other uses such as a neighborhood commercial development or office use. Additionally, the proposed change of zone is necessary because the size of the parcel does not meet the minimum lot size required for a mobile ho me park development. According to Palm Springs Zoning Code Section 92.07.03 (A), no parcel of land containing less than ten (10) acres may be used for the purposes permitted in the R-MHP zone, the subject parcel size is 1.35 acres.

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SECTION 3:

Pursuant to California Law, thi s ordinance was introduced at first reading on March 10, 2022 and adopted at second reading on _____, 2022 for the approval of Case 5.1517-CZ Change of Zone.

SECTION 4:

The City Council adopts an ordinance to amend the City’s zoning map to change the zoning designation from RMHP ( Residential Mobile Home Park ) to R-1- C (Single-Family Residential ) for an undeveloped 1.35- acre site located at the northwest corner of Sunny Dunes Drive and South Sunrise Way.

SECTION 5:

Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.

SECTION 6:

Publication: The City Clerk is hereby ordered to and directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or summary thereof or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law.

ADOPTED this ______ day of March 2022.

Lisa Middleton, Mayor

ATTEST:

________________________________
Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT #4
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City of Palm Springs
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3200 E. Tahqui:z Canyon Way
Palm Spfings, CA 92262
760-32J-82d5
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P~l.n Sytings., CA 922G'1
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Oc1oher 12th, 2020
I Prml Hryn, of Modlin Homes LlC requesl a change of 70ne rcw the rem?.ir)cfe, oa(CE.>I 01 T(ack Map nurnbe1 36693. This 1.35 a-ere V<'lcant parcel located adJU<.:c:nl lo U1c: Rttmou Mvbi'e Home Par''{ 1s currently designated as very low dens ty in the City 01 Palm Spnngs' Ganara1 Plan hO\\fcvcr the pare.el 1s non-<;onfonn ing 3nrJ <.:lttal 700EHI as R1 -C a,1d RMHP. The R1 -C zone begins at the corner of Sunny Dune:;. Hd. ctnt.l $umi::s-e 'Nay and tM res1 of the pnroel <:1long Sumise Way is .i:onud RMHP. 1 propose to c--.hange the non-confirming portion thal is currenUy RMHPS to be rezoned to R1 -C. with rming so th& pa,cel Will conf0tin lo me very low density specified in the General Pl.in.

I have included soine sile plans df!picting how the property oould po;cntiaUy be de•,eloped W!th four single f3mily residences. In this pmpo!>i;e;I. WP. ,iim to mclude a 5 rt. sidewalk and widen Su1H1SQ Way by 9 It 10 create a dece1ert1hfl la,)e lea<hng 10 1nC,1v1<11.1.fll hAmmerhP.ad drivewnys, mis win m nimi7P. the impact to traffic flow anc:J inccease v1sib1hty and safety. I he proposed hOmo$ a.re sin~le $tory 1n a mid-century style consistent wrth the context of the neighborhood. There should be no f;19rnfu::::m1 impact to the surrounding neighbors. as L'le hornes loc.ihom; exceed the 1cquiu;cJ :.c:U.n.1at,;kt.. h1 addition. average neighboring home sites are 10,000 BF and the proposed lols rcmge 13,000-15,000 SF.

I here ha•Je been se•1eri'll proposed oommercial and pla'1ned developmenls for this proper1y in tl"c past. all or wll1Ch would have had ah gi1 ,mpacl on~o Sunrise Way. We believe that th~ ~">roposed four tCGidentiol lois. would h,:we minimal impact on Sunrise Way.

Please see enclosed cunenl Sll8 pMtoQraphs., PfO~eCI renderings and detailed site plans.

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1. Name
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Entity
MODLIN
HOMES,
LLC
PUBLIC

INTEGRITY

DISCLOSURE

APPLICANT

DISCLOSURE
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2. Address
of
Entity
(Principle
Place
of
Business)
1775
E
PALM
CANYON
DR.
#110-23,
Palm
Springs,
CA
92264

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California
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where
Entity
is
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Secretary
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CALIFORNIA
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Signature
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Date
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11/18/2020

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EXISTING
R1-CZONE9,500 SF

EXISTING RMHPTO BE RE-ZONED
TO R1-C49,306 SF
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SITEE. RAMON RD.

SUNRISE WAY
E. SUNNY DUNES RD.

Site Plan
Scale: 1
16" = 1'-0"1
Sunrise Way
Sunny Dunes Rd.

DRAWING:

SHEET:

Change of Zone
Site Plan Diagram
A101
DATE: 10.12.20
DESIGNER:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

Parallel Lines
601 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Suite 110-B
Palm Springs CA 92262
[email protected]
Modlin Homes, LLC
1775 E Palm Canyon Dr. suite 110-23
Palm Springs, Ca 92264
[email protected]
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S. Sunrise Way @ E. Sunny Dunes Rd.

Palm Springs CA 92262
APN: 508.240.020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

1.35 ACRES IN POR LOT 2 MB 014/652 SD
PALM VALLEY COLONY LANDS Lot 2
Subdivision Name PALM VALLEY COLONY
LANDS Acres 001.35 Lot Type Lot Rec Map Type
Map Book Recorded CO Code SD Map Plat B 014
Map Plat P 652 Portion Lot Portion
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Sunrise Way - looking SouthWest
Scale: NTS1
DRAWING:

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Existing Site Photographs
A102
DATE: 10.12.20
DESIGNER:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

Palm Springs CA 92262
APN: 508.240.020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

SHEET:

Existing Site Photographs
A103
DATE: 10.12.20
DESIGNER:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

Palm Springs CA 92262
APN: 508.240.020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

SHEET:

Proposed Rendering
A104
DATE: 10.12.20
DESIGNER:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

Palm Springs CA 92262
APN: 508.240.020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

SHEET:

Proposed Rendering
A105
DATE: 10.12.20
DESIGNER:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

Palm Springs CA 92262
APN: 508.240.020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
03/10/2022 2. B.

City Clerk -

SUBJECT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2022–2023 ANNUAL

ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
RECOMMENDATION:

Open the Public Hearing for public testimony;1.

Review the draft 2022-2023 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan, and provide direction to Staff;

2. Schedule a Public Hearing for April 21, 2022, to approve and adopt the 2022-2023 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan.

3. Attachments
Item 2B

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT

DATE: March 10, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2022–2023

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager

BY: Community & Economic Development Department

SUMMARY:

This is the first of two public hearings for the 202 2-2023 Annual Action Plan (AAP , ATTACHMENT 1 ). The CDBG AAP is prepared by the City every year pursuant to requirements set forth by the Department of Housing and Urban D evelopment (HUD), which mandate that units of government receiving federal housing and community development assistance must prepare an AAP as part of the implementation of the Five Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) , which serves as the bluepri nt for comm unity development activity in the City. A second public hearing will be scheduled for April 21 , 2022, to complete the public review process and consider adoption of these items for submittal to HUD.

RECOMMENDATION:

1) Open the Public Hearing for public testimony;
2) Review the draft 202 2-2023 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan, and provide direction to Staff;
3) Schedule a Public Hearing for April 2 1, 2022, to approve and adopt the 202 2-2023 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan.

BACKGROUND:

On February 24, 2022, t he City Council discussed potential uses for the 202 2-2023 CDBG Funds. At this meeting , the City Council was presented with potential Public Improvement and Capital Improvement, Public Service, and Rehabilitation projects which meet the City’s 2020 -2024 Co nsolidated Plan (ConPlan) goals as shown in ATTACHMENT 2.

Item 2B - 1
City Council Staff Report
March 10, 2022 – Page 2
CDBG 2022 – 2023 Annual Action Plan Public Hearing #1

It is estimated that the City will receive a CDBG allocation of $430,000, the same amount of CDBG funds received last year.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

Palm Springs is an “entitlement city”, meaning that it is a direct recipient of CDBG funds from the federal government. The CDBG Program was adopted by Congress forty-seven years ago to provide a flexible funding source for local governments to meet the community development needs of their low and moderate-i ncome (Low/Mod) residents and was the first federal block grant. This direct grant from HUD enables entitlement units of governments to fund three National Objectives: benefiting Low/Mod persons; preventing or eliminating slums or blight; and, meeting urgent need.

Of the total amount of CDBG funds to be allocated for the 202 2-2023 Fiscal Year ($430,000), the Federal statute requires that at least 70% of the expenditures benefit Low/Mod persons. As an entitlement grantee, the City has and will continue to utilize these funds for neighborhood revitalization, preserving decent housing, expanding economic opportuni ties, and/or improving community facilities and services , principally to benefit Low/Mod persons . A map showing the City’s Low/Mod areas is provide d in ATTACHMENT 3.

Based on the estimated CDBG allocation of $430,000 and given the statutory limitations on the percentage of CDBG funds that may be utilized for Administration (20%) and Public Services (15%), with the remaining funds to be utilized for Public Facilities and Capital Improvements including Housing Rehabilitation, the total CDBG resources for 2022-2023, by eligibility category, are estimated as follows:

Public Facilities and Capital Improvements $279,5 00 Public Services (includes Fair Housing) $ 64,500
TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS (80%) $ 344,000

ADMINISTRATION (20%) $ 86,000

TOTAL CDBG 2022–2023 FUNDING $ 430,000

2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS

As the Public Services category of resources in the amount of $64 ,500 exceeds the estimated expenditures for F air Housing ($55,000) by $9,500 , it is recommended that $9,500 be allocated t o Public F acilities and Capital Improvements , which includes Rehabilitation ( Home Repair Program). Thus, a total of $2 89,000 is recommended for Public F acilities and Capital Improvements expenditures (including $10,000 for Home Repair Program). The proposed expenditures are detailed below:

Item 2B - 2
City Council Staff Report
March 10, 2022 – Page 3
CDBG 2022 – 2023 Annual Action Plan Public Hearing #1

Public Facilities & Capital Improvements:

1. City of Palm Springs Community & Economic Development – Home Repair Program (Rehabilitation): For the past 35 years, the City has operated a Home Repair Program. This program assists very low -income homeowners with minor r outine maintenance, emergency repairs and accessibility modifi cations at nominal cost s, including other related health and safety code work. First -year participants receive standard disaster preparedness items (i.e., hot water heater strapping). The annu al $1,500 grant excludes the first -year disaster preparedness items and any Code Enforcement abatement.
20 City-wide; 20 L/M; 20 PS Households Recommended: $10,000

2. S hade Str uctures for Playground Equipment : CDBG may fund shade structures at Demuth Park and Baristo Park within the Low/Mod areas of t he City. It is anticipated that t hree large shade structures would utilize the entire amount of allocated for public facilities and ca pital improvements ( $279,000). The dimensions for each structure will vary but are estimated to be approximately 32 feet by 34 feet and will be approximately 14 feet tall . The steel powder coated frames and fabrics are available in a variety of colors.
2,704 Census Tract; 2,127 L/M 2,704 PS Residents Recommended: $279,000

Public Services:

1. Fair Housing Council of Riverside County – Fair Housing Program: Under CDBG guidelines the City is required to provide its residents a fair housing program. Staff recommends working with the Fair Housing Council to provide comprehensive services which affirmatively address and promote fair housing rights and landlord/ tenant services. These include anti -discrimination investigations, landlord/tenant mediation services, training and technical assistance, workshops and seminars, and housing discrimination audits and tests.
2,000 City-wide; 1,800 L/M; 2,000 PS Residents Recommended: $55,000

Upon approval of the draft Annual Action Plan, the next steps for moving forward would be as follows:

• March 14 to April 13 – 30-day public review of Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Annual Action Plan and Budget.

• April 21 – Public Hearing #2, Council approval of Fiscal Year 202 2-2023 Annual Action Plan and Budget.

• April 25 – Submittal of Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Annual Action Plan and Budget to HUD for review and approval.

• July 1 – CDBG funds available for use (reimbursement basis).

Item 2B - 3
City Council Staff Report
March 10, 2022 – Page 4
CDBG 2022 – 2023 Annual Action Plan Public Hearing #1

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:

The recommended ac tion does not result in a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a Project means the whole of an action, which has a pote ntial for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This action is a pre- requisite to ensuring the City can receive its anticipated $4 30,000 CDBG entitlement.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Jay Virata
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Justin Clifton

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Draft 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan.

2. 2020-2024 ConPlan Goals.

3. Low/Moderate Income Census Block Map.

Item 2B - 4
ATTACHMENT 1

DRAFT 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan
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Annual Action Plan
2022
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Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction
The City of Palm Springs has been operating as an entitlement community since 1987 under the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Annual Action Plan delineates the City's proposed investment of its allocation in CDBG entitlement funds during the fiscal year 2022 – 2023 spanning July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, the forty-eighth year of operation for Palm Springs' CDBG program. The Action Plan will serve as the City of Palm Springs's annual application to HUD for federal funds over the next year and is the third in the five- year (2020 – 2024) ConPlan. The Annual Action Plan builds upon the strategies articulated in the ConPlan. It represents the City's continued effort to provide activities that address the housing and other community-identified priority needs of the very low, low, and moderate-income residents of Palm Springs.

2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan.

The ConPlan is a tool used by the City to bring it closer each year to accomplishing the goals and objectives as outlined within the Consolidated Plan. The City's goals and objectives for the next five years are summarized below and address such issues related to seniors and youth, homeless, handicapped, and those in general that fall within the very low to low and moderate-income levels. The goals and objectives address needs within the community and what areas to focus on to address those needs.

3. Evaluation of past performance
This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goals or projects.

The City of Palm Springs collaborates and partners with many organizations, groups, individuals, and agencies that express an interest in providing input and working with the City to identify and address gaps in the service and the needs of the community. These efforts are mainly for those that experience financial instability, which manifests into many other areas of need. Palm Springs has also managed to Item 2B - 6

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continue with its affordable housing program. These funding sources are instrumental in carrying out the programs and projects identified to meet the goals and objectives also determined by the City as being essential to provide needed services and fill gaps in services. The City of Palm Springs will be able to undertake designated programs and projects in FY 2022/2023 designed to meet the goals and objectives outlined within the new Five-Year Consolidated Plan for FY 2020/2021 through FY 2024/2025.

The economy, homeless epidemic, and housing crisis the State faces still has created a need greater than the City can address in a single year or possibly even in multiple years. With the continued focus on improving conditions and implementing programs and projects designed to meet the needs and address gaps in service, some improvements will be made as the year progresses. However, the City has been able to achieve some measure of progress through the funding of organizations that are specifically established to provide direct services to homeless and low to moderate-income persons.

4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from citizen participation section of plan.

The City followed its approved Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) while developing the Action Plan. For the FY 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, the City held two virtual public hearings to gather citizen participation in the planning process and development of proposed activities of the Action Plan. Additionally, the City encourages feedback from the public to submit written responses to the City Clerk during the commenting period of the Draft Annual Action Plan. The Draft Annual Action Plan was advertised in the local newspaper and was available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Palm Springs, 3200 E.

Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California, 92262 and on the City’s website (www.palmspringsca.gov). The Draft Annual Action Plan was made available electronically for public review and comment for a 30-day period beginning March 14, 2022, to April 13, 2022. Newspaper AD – A Legal Notice was published in the Desert Sun newspaper on February 26, 2022 to advertise upcoming public hearing and the upcoming Action Plans 30 -day availability was published in the local Desert Sun newspaper. Public Hearing - The City Council held its first of two Public Hearings on March 10, 2022. Internet Outreach - Information regarding the Draft Action Plan was published on the City website event calendar for the encouragement of public participation Internet Outreach - Information regarding the Draft Action Plan was made available on the City's website under CDBG webpage to encourage public participation. Newspaper AD – A Legal Notice was published in the Desert Sun newspaper on ________. 2022 to advertise an upcoming public hearing. Public Hearing - The City Council held the second required Public Hearing on April 21, 2022.

5. Summary of public comments
This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen Participation section of the Con Plan.

The City did not receive any public comments after the 30-day public participation period.

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6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them No comments were rejected.

7. Summary
Through the Citizens Participation Plan process, public hearings, meetings, and applications, the City were able to approve programs and projects of the Annual Action Plan that would meet our designated goals and objectives as outlined in the Consolidated Plan. The goals and objectives will assist the City in determining what programs and activities to fund to continue meeting the needs as identified within the community.

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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)

1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency

CDBG Administrator PALM SPRINGS Community & Economic Development Department
Table 1 – Responsible Agencies

Narrative (optional)
The Community and Economic Development Department of the City of Palm Springs is the lead department responsible for the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan. The Community and Economic Development Department also coordinated and consulted with a variety of City Departments in coordinating extensively, both internally and with other County Agencies or nonprofit organizations, to provide vital community services. The City's coordination and consultation efforts began in early fall and have included numerous forums, one-on-one telephone calls with social service providers, and public hearings held in City Council chambers. The City of Palm Springs is a local government jurisdiction with a population of 48,518(2019 ACS). The City has been an Entitlement Community for CDBG Program since FY 1987.

Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Contact Person: Jay Virata, Community & Economic Development Director Street Address: 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262-6959 Mailing Address: PO Box 2743, Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743 Item 2B - 9

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AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)

1. Introduction
The 2022- 2023 Annual Action Plan was prepared as a joint effort between multiple public, private, and non-profit community partners as well as through community outreach and engagement.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))
The City developed this Annual Action Plan Plan through consultation with adjacent local governments such as the Riverside County Housing Authority, Palm Springs CoC, Department of Public and Social Services, as well as City Departments, social and health service providers, and other local non-profit organizations.

Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.

Essential aspects of the Annual Action Plan development process and implementation of project objectives involved meeting and coordinating with the CoC as well as other organizations and agencies that supply Riverside County residents including those in the City of Palm Springs. These meetings helped recognize our priority needs as well as what demands there are for various coordinated homeless and housing services. The City of Palm Springs will continue to consult with the CoC, Housing Authority, and other agencies where necessary to address the needs of the homeless populations as well as housing for persons at risk. The City of Palm Springs is not directly involved in the CoC. The City is, however, part of the SCAG Homeless committee which is part of the CoC. As part of the effort to ensure the effective and efficient provision of housing and other services to homeless individuals and families, the development of the Consolidated Plan also included active citizen participation, which is described later in the Citizen Participation section.

Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS The City of Palm Springs is not a direct recipient of ESG funds.

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2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities
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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside County Continuum of Care Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services - Housing
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied
youth
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

2 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority of the County of Riverside
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services - Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied
youth
Homelessness Strategy
Market Analysis
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Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

3 Agency/Group/Organization The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
Services-Health
Services-Education
Services-Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied
youth
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

4 Agency/Group/Organization FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF RIVERSIDE

COUNTY, INC
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Education
Service-Fair Housing
Mediation, Financial Training
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What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs
Market Analysis
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City made a strong effort to consult with all agency types relevant to the development of this Consolidated Plan.

Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? Continuum of
Care Riverside County
The County of Riverside is a Continuum of Care applicants and conducts homeless counts, surveys of the homeless population, and strategic planning to end homelessness.

Consistent with the goals of the CoC, the City of Palm Springs Strategic Plan will provide support to nonprofits that meet the social services needs of the residents with an emphasis on the homeless.

Housing Element City of Palm Springs
Based on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) set forth by the State of California, The Housing Element is the City's chief policy document for the development of affordable and market-rate housing. Consistent with this policy document, the City will maintain and enhance the quality of existing residential neighborhoods through and, promote and encourage fair housing opportunities for all economic segments of the community, regardless of age, sex, ethnic background, physical condition, or family size.

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Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? 2019 Riverside
County Point in
Time Report
The County of Riverside
Department of Public Social
Services (DPSS) with University
of California.

This report summarizes the count methodology, data visualization dashboards, and results of the sheltered and unsheltered PIT Count. The PIT Count provides a snapshot of the visible homeless and is not intended to represent a complete accounting of the homeless population.

Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts

Narrative (optional)
The City participates in regional planning efforts in Riverside County in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan. The City also works with the State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing to track reported fair housing data. In addition, the City works with adjacent Cities on the continuum of care and housing matters of significance to all communities Item 2B - 15

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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting

As indicated in the Summary in E05 above the City followed its approved Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) while developing the Action Plan. For the FY 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, the City held two virtual public hearings to gather citizen participation in the planning process and development of proposed activities of the Action Plan. Additionally, the City encourages feedback from the public to submit written responses to the City Clerk during the commenting period of the Draft Annual Action Plan.

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Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort Ord
er
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/attend
ance
Summary of
comments rece
ived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
1 Public Hearing
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing

Citywide
Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
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Sort Ord
er
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/attend
ance
Summary of
comments rece
ived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
2 Internet
Outreach
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing

Citywide
Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable https://www.palmspringsca.gov/cdb gprogram
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Sort Ord
er
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/attend
ance
Summary of
comments rece
ived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
3 Newspaper Ad
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing

Citywide
Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach
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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
The City of Palm Springs anticipates receiving CDBG funds of $2,244,905 during the five years of the Consolidated Plan, and $430,000 will be received in FY 2022-2023. Table 59 illustrates the City's expected resources, while Tables 6 and 7 provide further detail as related to the City's goals associated with the CDBG funding.

Anticipated Resources
Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 3 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and
Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services 430,000 0 430,000 0
The estimated amount of CDBG funds
over the 5-year Consolidated Plan
period is $2,900,000.

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
The City does not receive HOME, ESG, HOPWA, Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly Section 8), Competitive McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Funds, HOME Match, or ESG Match. Therefore, there will be no leveraging for these funds. However, the City will leverage CDBG funds with City General Funds and Housing Funds to maximize resources available to provide needed service.

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If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan Not Applicable
Discussion

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Annual Goals and Objectives

AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Housing Goal 1-Palm
Springs Comm
Devpt& hm rehab
2020 2024 Affordable Housing Community-
wide
Housing CDBG:
$10,000
Rental units rehabilitated: 5
Household Housing Unit
2 Housing Goal 4 - Fair
Housing
2020 2024 Fair Housing Community-
wide
Non-housing CDBG:
$55,000
Public service activities for
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 1000 Households
Assisted
3 Non- Housing Comm-
Devpt Goal 1-Rehab
2020 2024 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Community-
wide
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$279,000
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 2127 Persons Assisted
4 Administration 2020 2024 Administration Community-
wide
Housing
Homeless
Non-housing
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$86,000
Other: 0 Other
Table 6 – Goals Summary

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Goal Descriptions

1 Goal Name Housing Goal 1-Palm Springs Comm Devpt& hm rehab Goal
Description
For the past 34 years, the City has operated a Home Repair Program. This program assists very low-income homeowners with minor routine maintenance, emergency repairs, and accessibility modifications at nominal costs, including other related health and safety code work. First-year participants receive standard disaster preparedness items (i.e., water heater strapping). The annual $1,500 grant excludes the first-year disaster preparedness items and any Code Enforcement abatement.
2 Goal Name Housing Goal 4 - Fair Housing
Goal
Description
Under CDBG guidelines, the City is mandated to provide its residents with a fair housing program. This also targets "protected classes" which includes nondiscrimination based on actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, domestic partner status, marital status, ancestry, national origin (i.e., place of origin, immigration status, cultural or linguistic characteristics, or ethnicity), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or medical condition. The Fair Housing Council requested these funds to provide comprehensive services that affirmatively address and promote fair housing (anti-discrimination) rights and landlord/tenant services to the City of Palm Springs. 3 Goal Name Non- Housing Comm- Devpt Goal 1-Rehab
Goal
Description
The project proposes improvements for upgrading electrical, plumbing and general refurbishments of buildings. 4 Goal Name Administration
Goal
Description
To support City programs.

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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
The City used a grantee survey of qualified organizations with direct solicitation to allow the City Council to select qualified organizations projects based on need. Therefore, the City chose model 3- Grantee survey of qualified organizations with direct solicitation

Projects
# Project Name
1 Administration
2 City Dept of Public Works & Engineering Demuth and Baristo Parks Shade Structures 3 Fair Housing Council of Riverside County- Fair Housing Services 4 City of Palm Springs Community & Economic Development - Home Repair Program Table 7 - Project Information

Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs
These allocations were based on the outcomes of the needs assessment in the consolidated plan as well as emerging needs within the jurisdiction.

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AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information
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1 Project Name Administration
Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Administration
Needs Addressed Non-housing
Non-Housing Community Development
Emergency and Crisis response
Funding CDBG: $86,000
Description Funds will be used to provide CDBG Program Administration.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
All residents will benefit from the administration of the CDBG program Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Costs include overhead, salaries, and benefits for staff engaged in program administration and management of the CDBG programs as well as Citizen Participation.
2 Project Name City Dept of Public Works & Engineering Demuth and Baristo Park Shade Structures
Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Non- Housing Comm- Devpt Goal 1-Rehab
Needs Addressed Non-Housing Community Development
Funding CDBG: $279,000
Description The Project seeks to improve community environment for Low/Moderate income persons in Palm Springs.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
2,127 people from Low/Moderate Income communities and 2,704 Palm Springs Residents will benefit
Location Description 3601 E. Mesquite Avenue, PS 92264
Planned Activities The project proposes to install shade structures at Demuth Park and Baristo Park
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3 Project Name Fair Housing Council of Riverside County- Fair Housing Services Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Housing Goal 4 - Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Housing
Funding CDBG: $55,000
Description Under CDBG guidelines, the City is mandated to provide its residents with a fair housing program. The Fair Housing Council requested these funds to provide comprehensive services that affirmatively address and promote fair housing (anti-discrimination) rights and landlord/tenant services to the City of Palm Springs. This CDBG activity is eligible to be funded under Public Services and Program Administration Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
1,800 people from Low/Moderate Income communities and 2,000 Palm Springs Residents will benefit
Location Description Fair Housing Services 190 W. Amado Road PS 92262 Planned Activities Landlord/Tenant services such as education (i.e., outreach, public awareness, individualized counseling) and training / technical assistance (i.e., pro-active workshops preventing complaints and violations); and Anti-Discrimination such as enforcement (i.e., compliant intake, investigation, resolution options)
4 Project Name City of Palm Springs Community & Economic Development - Home Repair Program
Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Housing Goal 1-Palm Springs Comm Devpt& hm rehab Needs Addressed Housing
Funding CDBG: $10,000
Description For the past 35 years, the City has operated a Home Repair Program. This program assists very low-income homeowners with minor routine maintenance, emergency repairs and accessibility modifications at nominal costs, including other related health and safety code work. First- year participants receive standard disaster preparedness items (i.e., hot water heater strapping). The annual $1,500 grant excludes the first-year disaster preparedness items and any Code Enforcement abatement.

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Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
There are 20 Low /moderate-income households that will benefit Location Description 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS 92262 Planned Activities This program assists very-low-income homeowners with minor routine maintenance, emergency repairs, and accessibility modifications at nominal costs, including other related health and safety code work. First- year participants receive standard disaster preparedness items (i.e., natural gas shut-off valve, hot water heater strapping, smoke detectors, house numbers, and exterior light)
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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City does not direct its funding by geographic areas.

Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Community-wide 100
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically Allocating investments by geographical priority is not applicable.

Discussion
Not applicable.

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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
The City experienced significant economic hardship during the 2021-2022 period, and lost its housing set aside funds as a result of the elimination of redevelopment by the State. These two factors limited the City's ability to facilitate affordable housing projects. However, the City continues to encourage the development of various housing units for extremely low to moderate-income households in a variety of ways. Activities include outreach to non-profits and for-profits housing developers as well as the County CoC/Collaborative Applicant, providing in-kind technical assistance for housing developers, financing and funding assistance, and expedited processing as appropriate. Through the efforts of these entities and the CoC, the housing needs of various segments are carefully reviewed and addressed, to the greatest extent possible. According to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) delegating to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG), the responsibility to assign specific housing needs goals; the factors rely on population and employment growth projections. The City's 2014-2021 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) must accommodate 272 new housing units (39 annually), of which 156 units (57.3%) must be for extremely low to moderate-income households. On February 6, 2019, the City approved entering into a Disposition & Development Agreement with Community Housing Opportunity Corporation (CHOC) for a 60-unit multi-family affordable housing development.

CHOC has successfully secured tax credit funding in the amount of $ 20,000 and the project will be progressing into the design phase.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0
Non-Homeless 0
Special-Needs 0
Total 0
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 0
The Production of New Units 0
Rehab of Existing Units 0
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 0
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Item 2B - 31

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Discussion
The City does not own or operate any units. For the purpose of this section, the term “affordable housing” is defined in the HOME regulations at 24 CFR 92.252 for rental housing and 24 CFR 92.254 for homeownership. Nevertheless, the City has partnered with third parties in the development of affordable units that would own and operate 1,440 to use CDBG funding for the purpose of affordable housing as defined in the HOME regulations at 24 CFR 92.252 for rental housing and 24 CFR 92.254 for homeownership. However, the City partners with the County of Riverside to offer Affordable Housing Development and Down Payment Assistance through the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program. The County is the lead agency for this program and will prepare the reporting and evaluation on behalf of the City. The amount of household assisted and/or served shall be documented through coordination with the County and described in the City's CAPER.

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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
The City is not designated as a public housing agency. Consequently, all questions pertaining to public housing are referred to the County of Riverside Housing Authority.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing Not applicable.

Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The City will continue to follow its Citizens Participation Plan to inform and encourage resident participation and work with the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County to educate residents on various topics relative to their rights as residents and homeownership. The City will continue promoting the purchase of affordable housing units for sale throughout the City and educate anyone interested in purchasing or who desires information on how to purchase a home.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
Not applicable.

Discussion
The City will continue its efforts to promote affordable housing within the community and maintain existing affordable housing stock. The City will work with the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County to continue to educate both residents within the community, as well as residents of affordable housing, on topics including the resident/tenant/landlord laws, discrimination, homeownership, predatory lending practices, and other areas of need that may arise.

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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
Homeless and homeless prevention services are identified as a high priority need in the Consolidated Plan. Riverside County, as an Urban County, annually anticipates expending approximately 25 - 50 percent of its public service cap (up to 15 percent of the CDBG annual allocation) to provide homeless and homeless prevention services. Additionally, the City CDBG Public Service (76.3%) and General funds are used to assist and provide housing opportunities for those at-risk of becoming homeless as well as supportive services for those homeless.

Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The County of Riverside CoC has established chronically homeless persons as the highest need priority.

The CoC implements a targeted street-to-home outreach program/campaign that covers 100% of its area and takes a housing-first approach for chronically homeless households and others with a disabling condition. The City, as well, has engaged contractual arrangements with the County's Department of Mental Health for Homeless Outreach Services through its Housing Crisis Response Team with City General Funds. The City has secured match funds from the Desert Healthcare Foundation for a Second Team and established Homeless Wrap-Around Services through Martha's Village & Kitchen (MV&K).

Non-disabled persons are housed as quickly as possible. The CoC has implemented a coordinated assessment system to ensure the right intervention through program admissions that will be marketed to community groups and outreach providers who coordinate outreach efforts with staff trained to guide households through the process regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, etc. The CoC has outreach teams that cover most of County areas. However, the City of Palm Springs took the lead by engaging County Mental Health and funding a Housing Crisis Response Team which conducts daily mobile street outreach and provides client services focused on the chronically homeless populations living on streets to connect them with supportive services and achieve housing stability. The Department of Mental health has outreach peer specialists in the Desert-Mid county region. The Outreach Specialists presents each person with an initial field assessment and an in depth assessment as well as referrals to all contacts, linkage to various community organizations, assistance with entitlement questions and problems, linkage to mental health providers for assessment and services, if appropriate, and housing by partnering with community agencies. In addition, they facilitate referrals and other linkages to services.

Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons There are 646 emergency shelter beds and 540 transitional housing beds in the County of Riverside CoC.

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Transitional Housing (TH) is used to cover the costs of housing while providing case management and support services; providing a period of stability to enable homeless people to transition successfully to and maintain permanent housing within 24 months of program entry. To achieve its goal of ending homelessness, the CoC encourages communities to transform transitional housing programs to permanent supportive housing or rapid re-housing. The CoC is working with the County’s Economic Development Agency (EDA), which administers ESG funding, to integrate CoC and ESG funding to increase the number of families with children who are assisted through rapid re-housing. In addition, non-McKinney-Vento funding sources, such as Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), funded under FEMA will be matched as a source for rental/mortgage assistance for families that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in the County’s strategy to meet this goal.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The CoC has taken the following steps to reduce the length of time homeless (LOTH): 1) adopted and implemented a CoC wide Housing First approach; 2) adopted and implemented a CoC wide Rapid Re- housing approach. The CoC has recently increased the number of public/private partners to help implement these approaches; 3) the CoC has begun revising intake processes to ensure homeless households are given the appropriate intervention at the time admitted to the program to help reduce their stay; 4) adjusted case management procedures to train CoC and ESG case managers to move away from a housing-ready approach to an evidence-based home-based case management approach; 5) improved data collection through HMIS by training participants to enter related data correctly and timely; and 6) generating monthly reports for outcome measurement. The CoC is in the process of adopting the HEARTH goal of no more than 30-days homeless and the high-performing communities’ goal of reducing LOTH at least 10% from preceding years. The CoC will target non-HUD funded projects to reduce their LOTH, such as those who receive EFSP, CDBG, and HOME funding. The region's 2-1-1 Community Connect phone and internet access are another essential resource for individuals and families who are at-risk of or are imminently losing their housing. By utilizing 2-1-1 Community Connect, those in need can reach specialists, trained to answer questions, listen to caller's needs, and connect callers with accurate referrals. The referral is based on a continuously updated database of hundreds of health and human services programs and non-profits city and countywide.

Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving Item 2B - 35

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assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.

The County of Riverside CoC Discharge Policy is mandated by the State of California and followed by the CoC. The CoC established a Discharge Planning Committee, responsible for implementing policies and protocols and coordinating with various organizations to ensure that persons being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. The goals are to identify discharge housing needs inclusive of housing and supportive services and to link the individual with community resources that will include mental health services, substance abuse support, and housing. Health Care – The Hospital Association of Southern California Inland Area serves as the lead agency on the Discharge Planning Committee to facilitate communication regarding the discharge planning needs of homeless persons from acute care hospitals including Riverside County Regional Medical Center. They identify those individuals with severe mental health or substance abuse disorders, and veterans, and fully coordinate their discharge plan possible with follow-up to mental health and/or physical service providers. Mental Health - The County of Riverside Department of Mental Health (DMH) collaborates with DPSS and the CoC in the coordination and implementation of discharge planning for homeless individuals disabled by a serious mental health and/or substance abuse disorder(s). Activities within a mandated policy such as 1) nature of illness and follow-up required, 2) medications and dosage schedules, 3) referrals to mental health providers, 4) financial needs, 5) educational/vocational needs, 6) social needs, and 7) housing needs are prioritized. DMH provides placement assistance to homeless clients leaving the public and private facilities. They also collaborate with the courts and interested parties to determine how best to meet client needs in a community setting. Based on the assessment, homeless individuals are provided with housing placement in board and care, skilled nursing, and privately funded structured residential settings. Foster Care - Riverside County’s Children’s Services Division Independent Living Extended Foster Care programs help transition dependent youth who are emancipating from foster care to independent living. Services available for homeless young adults who left foster care include: re-entering extended foster care, housing referrals, SSI screening, application assistance with medical and food benefits, transportation vouchers, clothing services, and replacement of lost or stolen vital documents, such as Social Security card, birth certificate, state ID or driver’s license. Corrections - The Department of Public Social Services and the Riverside County Sheriff’s and Probation Departments support the Continuum of Care’s mission of working towards reintegrating persons leaving correctional facilities to community-based living and self -sufficiency through effective use of community services. They identify individuals leaving county correctional facilities and work with stakeholders to link these individuals to housing, mental health, substance abuse services, and community supports. Another resource is the Probation Day Reporting centers established for the Early Release (AB109) offenders and assistance for job placement, food, clothing, and counseling services upon release from county and state correctional institutions.

Discussion
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the community. As such, the City will continue to allocate its Pro-Rata Share of funding to the County for distribution through the CoC. The City’s allocation has been estimated to be $70000. In addition, the City also continues to work with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) to address the Coachella Valley’s homelessness issue by way of providing funds for homeless prevention and rapid- rehousing in the amount of $100000, for County Mental Health Housing Crisis Housing Team in the amount of $330000, the Alan Seaman Bus Pass Program in the amount of $3000, and the MV&K's Homeless Wrap-Around Services in the amount of $146412. With these partnerships, the City and the community have been able to determine the needs required to address homelessness and direct available resources such as providing shelter, supportive services, etc. to assist homeless persons to become self-sufficient.

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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:

No governmental constraints have been identified that have a significant adverse impact on housing and affordable housing development in Palm Springs. The City’s permitting process and infrastructure requirements are comparable to those of surrounding Coachella Valley cities. Although some application fees may have increased, they remain among the lowest in the region. General Plan and zoning land use designations allow for all types of development and a broad range of densities. The City’s housing policies and programs have been established and implemented, as necessary, to assure that governmental constraints are minimized. The City’s processes are not a constraint to the provision of affordable housing.

Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City's Housing Element analyzes the governmental, environmental, physical, and economic constraints associated with the development of housing. The Housing Element does not reflect conditions within Palm Springs' control that would negatively impact affordable housing opportunities or create barriers. The City will continue to use available resources to assist in increasing the availability of affordable housing through services, including fast-tracking for shorter processing time, where possible. Other services include maximizing limited resources to increase affordable housing units to lower-income households in its efforts to remove barriers to affordable housing. The City's Consolidated Plan outlines specific goals and activities that will assist in minimizing or eliminating barriers to affordable and fair housing, which the City will continue to address annually.

Discussion:

Funding the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County in FY 2022-2023 will assist the City in educating and addressing issues that may arise that create barriers to affordable housing and fair housing throughout the year, as well as educating groups/individuals of these barriers. In addition, the City updated its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Fair Housing Action Plan that will also assist the City in addressing these types of issues.

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AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:

The City will continue to address obstacles that impact its ability to provide services to those in need.

This will be accomplished through the identified resources and funded organizations.

Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City will continue to work toward the reduction/elimination of obstacles to meet underserved needs through the funding of various organizations designed to provide services to those in need. The City is not equipped to provide direct services required; therefore, funding organizations that do is essential.

The City does partner with these organizations to address obstacles and address barriers that exist.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The dissolution of California Community Redevelopment Agencies has dramatically hampered the availability of funds to foster and maintain affordable housing.

Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
The City has a low elevated amount of lead-based poisoning due to the majority of construction of owner-occupied/renter-occupied housing units that occurred after 1970, according to the County of Riverside Environmental Health Department. The City's Building and Safety Department addresses this issue on a case-by-case basis through the following steps: Step 1: As newer homes are built, stricter environmental guidelines and the sale and rental of older homes are regulated to protect potential buyers and renters. While lead-based paint hazards are still a potential problem, this has allowed for better protection to children and adults by minimizing lead-based paint hazards in new homes. Step 2:

The City will work with the County, residents, or others to address the issue of lead-based paint hazards through testing and abatement efforts on a case-by-case basis. State law, as amended under Section 302, requires housing agencies to conduct random samples of dwelling units, common areas, and exteriors to determine the presence of lead-based paint in pre-1979 family developments where children live or possibly visit. Step 3: The City will conduct outreach and education through the City’s Building and Safety Department. Outreach and education ensure that regulations related to enforcement of lead-based paint are carried out on City projects and on private projects, when possible, through remodels and rehabilitation of older units that require permits or if brought to the City’s attention. Step 4: The City will also refer calls to the County of Riverside Environmental Health Department to identify qualified firms that assist residents and businesses with lead-based paint, mold, and other hazards. Step 5: The City contracts with the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, which distributes informational brochures and attends events to educate and increase awareness of lead- based paint hazards.

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Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families Assisting service providers established to address specific areas of need to those facing poverty is essential in the City’s ability to focus on reducing this issue. Through the partnerships and working relationships with Providers and other Agencies implementing such programs that provide education, job training, supportive services, etc. The City will achieve some success in assisting those facing poverty to improve their situations. Some of the focus areas include: Employment and Education: Jobs, job training, technical assistance, adult literacy, and life skills. Housing: Affordable housing, home repair and rehabilitation, emergency shelters, transitional and permanent housing. Safety Net Services: Food pantries, emergency homeless shelter services, basic nutrition, counseling, and other forms of assistance, when identified. Youth: Programs and services for youth and at-risk youth.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The City will continue with the same process as in the past to undertake actions to develop and maintain institutional structure as follows: Work with County of Riverside, Department of Health as well as other County departments and public agencies to address homeless, food, housing, etc. issues throughout the County; Work with non-profit organizations to improve services or address other needs that are focused on addressing underserved needs within the community; Work with private businesses and other residents, where and when possible; and Continue to participate with the County Continuum of Care Board of Governance and CVAG Homeless Committee to address homeless issues and continue to build a strong collaboration to assist homeless efforts. Improving relations with these groups should improve and establish new institutional structures to gather participation, input, information, or any other form of communication or assistance that will improve the process and address unmet needs.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City works with various County Departments, Agencies, and Non-Profit organizations to identify and carry out goals and objectives of the CDBG Program. The City strives to create a more cooperative and collaborative working relationship. The City invites these groups to attend public hearings, community meetings, and special meetings that address specific programs and projects. The City has an approved Citizen’s Participation Plan that it follows in this regard.

Discussion:

The City seeks to build new partnerships and maintain existing relationships to address and further the needs of the homeless, those at-risk of becoming homeless, and very low to low-income individuals and families. Efforts include implementing new support programs that address needs and gaps in existing service, providing and/or maintaining housing/shelter opportunities, rapid re-housing assistance for homeless and those facing homelessness, assistance with negotiating social services available to individuals and families, and tracking activities associated with these programs. Such efforts allow Item 2B - 40

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involved agencies and organizations to better be able to identify and address needs of this clientele.

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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:

Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.

1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 0

2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0

3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0

4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0

5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: 0

Other CDBG Requirements

1. The amount of urgent need activities 0

2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 100.00%

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ATTACHMENT 2

2020-2024 ConPlan Goals

HOUSING GOALS

GOAL 1: REMOVE CONSTRAINTS THAT HINDER THE PRODUCTION AND

CONSERVATION O F AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AND ASSIST IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF HO USING OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS IN THE CITY.

GOAL 2: PROVIDE SUPPORT SER VICES FOR THE CITY'S RESIDENTS TO ENSURE

THAT ALL HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT

DISCRIMINATION ON THE B ASIS OF ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN (I.E., PLACE OF ORIGIN,

IMMIGRATION STATUS, CULTURAL OR LINGUISTIC CHARA CTERISTICS,

OR ETHNICITY), SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER

EXPRESSION, ANCESTRY, DOMESTIC PARTNER ST ATUS, MARIITAL

STATUS, AGE, HOUSEHOLD COM POSITION, INCOME, SIZE, PHYSICL OR

MENTAL DISABILITY, MEDICAL CONDITION, OR ANY OTHER ARBITRARY FACTOR.

HOMELESS GOALS

GOAL 1: SUPPORT OR PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROGRAM S THAT OFFER

SERVICES AND/OR SUPPOR TIVE HOUSING TO AS SIST HOMELESS

INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES

NON-HOUSING GOALS

GOAL 1: ESTABLISH NEW AND/OR EXPANDED COLLAB ORATIONS WIT H LOCAL

SERVICE PROVIDE RS ON PROJ ECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE

THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND SERVES SENIORS, AT -RISK YOUTH ,

SEVERELY DISABLED ADULTS, AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS

NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS

GOAL 1: PROVIDE PUBLIC FACILI TY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH DESI GN,

ENERGY-EFFICIENCY, REHABILITATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

GOAL 1: P ROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND/OR EX PAND THE CITY’S ECONOMIC BASE

THROUGH ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXISTING

LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
03/10/2022 3. A.

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SUBJECT

DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING PACASO AND SIMILAR

OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
RECOMMENDATION:

Discuss and provide direction to City Staff regarding Pacaso, and other similar operations, within the City of Palm Springs.

Attachments
Item 3A

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT

DATE: March 10, 2022 BUSINESS

SUBJECT: DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING PACASO AND SIMILAR

OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS

FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager

BY: Jeffrey S. Ballinger, City Attorney

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Discuss and provide direction to City S taff regarding Pacaso, and other similar operations, within the City of Palm Springs.

SUMMARY:

This agenda item provides the City Council an opportunity to discuss a relatively new business model that has begun operating within the City of Palm Springs. Specifically, a company named Pacaso, which purchases residential properties, then sells those properties to a limited liability company (“LLC”), which LLC is owned by up to eight (8) owners. The owners of the LLC are thereby entitled to use and occupancy of the residence for short periods of time. Pacaso also provide property management services to the LLC owners.

The City Council is requested to discuss this operation and provide direction to City Staff and the City Attorney as to what, if any, different approach the City Council would like to take with regard to this business model.

It should be noted that this agenda item is not intended to be a discussion of vacation rentals. The City intends to make vacation rentals the focus of a separate City Council workshop in April. This agenda item is solely focused on the business model that Pacaso 1 is currently operating under.

1 Although this staff report and discussion references Pacaso, it is entirely conceivable that any number of similar companies might model themselves after Pacaso, just as what happened with other emergent technologies, such as Uber (for vehicle transportation) or Limebikes (for electric scooters/bicycles).

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City Council Staff Report
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Operations of Pacaso

FACTUAL BACKGROUND:

Pacaso is a relatively new company that holds itself out as a new way to own a second home. According to Pacaso’s website ( https://www.pacaso.com/learn), accessed in 2021, Pacaso operates as follows:
“Co-ownership with Pacaso is the best way to buy and own a great second home. From buying to closing here’s how Pacaso works. First, t ell us a little about yourself and what you are looking for in a second home. Then, start shopping. If a listing currently on Pacaso is not a fit, find one you love on any real estate site and share it with us. If the home is a match for Pacaso, we will partner with you to purchase up to half of the property in a private and professionally managed LLC uniquely designed for co- ownership. This LLC is referred to as the Pacaso Home LLC. On behalf of Pacaso, we line up financing for the LLC and close quick ly. In parallel Pacaso remarkets remaining ownerships shares in the home to interested buyers. Buyers can purchase their desired amount of ownership from one- eighth to one-half of the whole home. We enable qualified buyers to access funds in the LLC and finance up to half of their purchase. The financing relationship is directly between the LLC and the buyer. Pacaso signs closing paperwork on behalf of the LLC. In parallel buyer signs the LLC owner operating agreement to complete their purchase. Ownership is recorded in the owner’s schedule section of the owner operating agreement.

Following closing the collective owners own 100% ownership interest in the LLC. We transform the home with modern interior design and address any necessary repairs. Owners use the mobile app to book stays 2 days to 24 months in advance. Scheduling is easy and equitable based on the number of shares owned. From there we take care of everything, overseeing local property management, bill pay and platform technology, all from the mobile app. Owners simply show up, relax and enjoy their Pacaso.” The maximum length of a stay is based on shares owned. Owners of one share can enjoy a stay anywhere from 2 to 14 nights. A stay with a duration of 2- 7 nights counts as one general stay, while a stay with a duration of 8- 14 nights counts as 2 general stays.

Owners of two shares have the option to book stays up to 28 nights.

Pacaso asserts that it is not a timeshare.
2 According to Pacaso, a Pacaso home is no
different from any other single family residence. Pacaso further asserts that Pacaso co- owners agree to several restrictions to help ensure that their use promotes the public interest, safety and comfort. For example, Pacaso states that there is a maximum of eight co-owners for any home, with only one family using the property at a time; co-owners are

2 Attachment 2 to this Staff Report is Pacaso’s January 21, 2022 response to the City Attorney’s December 6, 2021 letter (Attachment 1).

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Operations of Pacaso

prohibited from having large events or parties that exceed the maximum occupancy of the home; co-o wners must adhere to a 9pm to 7 am quiet hour policy; co- owners are prohibited from renting the home; and Pacaso encouraged homeowners to avoid parking on the street unless absolutely necessary. Pacaso does not provide any documentation or explanation of how these rules are enforced. Owner compliance with these rules is monitored not only by other co- owners, but also by Pacaso as the property manager.

Also, each owner can book the property to use themselves, or may allow guests to use the residence, whether or not the co-owner is present.

According to Pacaso, as of September of 2021, one residence within Palm Springs has been fully sold, and Pacaso was marketing four others in the City.

Finally, Pacaso has sued the City of St. Helena , California, and has been extremely aggressive in other communities that have asserted a right to regulate Pacaso, including alleging those communities are discriminating against a variety of minority classes.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK:

The City of Palm Springs regulates where timeshares can be located within the City and taxes occupancy of timeshares. Specifically, under the City’s zoning ordinance, a timeshare project is allowed only in zones where a hotel use would be permitted (i.e., R- 3, R -4, R -4VP, C -B-D, C -1, C -1AA and C -2 zones, and G -R-5 and R -2 zones when fronting on a major or secondary thoroughfare). So, timeshares are not permitted in single-family zones.

The City’s Zoning Ordinance defines a “timeshare” as follows:
“…a “time-share project” is one in which time-share rights or entitlement to use or occupy any real property or portion thereof has been divided as defined in Section 3.24.020(7) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code into twelve (12) or more time periods of such rights or entitlement.” (PSMC

93.23.11(A).)
Section 3.24.020(7), in turn, defines a timeshare, as

“occupancy related to the situation wherein a purchaser receives the right or entitlement in perpetuity, for life, or for a term of years or other extended term, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot, parcel, unit, room(s), hotel or portion thereof, or segment of real property, annually or on some other seasonable or periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the time- share project which is involved has been divided. The said right or entitlement to occupancy may attach in advance to a specific lot, parcel, unit, room(s), or portion of a hotel, or segment of real property, or may involve designation or selection of the same at a future time or times.”

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City Council Staff Report
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Operations of Pacaso

Despite Pacaso’s assertions to the contrary, the City Attorney believes that Pacaso’s business model meets the City’s definition of a “timeshare”. The City’s definition is broad.

But, broken down, it appears to apply to Pacaso.

Specifically, Pacaso’s business model fits the following, streamlined, definition: “wherein a purchaser receives the right in perpetuity… or other extended term, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot … annually or on some other … periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupa ncy periods into which the time-share project which is involved has been divided.”

Here, purchasers of a Pacaso LLC receive the right, in perpetuity or some other period defined in the LLC agreement, to the recurrent and exclusive use of the lot on which the residence is located. The right to such use is on some periodic basis, for a period of time that is allotted under the LLC agreement.

While a single family residence, owned under an LLC, by up to eight owners may not be the type of time-share development that one often thinks of when they hear the term “time- share” (i.e., a Hyatt Residence Club or Hilton Grand Vacation Club), by its terms, the City’s ordinance applies to Pacaso’s business model.

Notably, because the properties are occupied by the owners of the LLC that owns the property, the City Attorney believes that the occupants would not qualify as “renters” and therefore the City’s vacation rental ordinance would not apply. This means that the strict regulations adopted by the City for vacation rentals (such as special noise regulations, limits on numbers of stays, significant fines for violations, etc.) do not currently apply to occupants of Pacaso properties.

In addition to regulating where time- shares can be located within the City, the Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) also taxes the use of time-shares, although in a manner slightly differently than hotel s and vacation rentals. Specifically, the City has both a Transient Occupancy Tax (“TOT”) (PSMC Chapter 3.24) as well as a Time- Share Occupancy Tax (PSMC Chapter 3.28). The City’s TOT, imposed on short term hotel and vacation rentals, is set at 11½% of the nightly rent. (PSMC 3.24.030(a).) The City’s Time- Share Occupancy Tax is set at Four Dollars ($4.00) per night of occupancy.

OPTIONS:

City Staff is seeking policy direction from the City Council as to how the City Council would like to address business models such as proposed by Pacaso. Some options include:

• Maintain the City’s current prohibition on time- shares in single-family residential zones.
• Maintain the City’s current prohibition on time- shares in single-family residential zones, but update the City’s ordinances.
• Allow operations such as Pacaso’s, but subject them to a strict regulatory regime, similar to the City’s vacation rental ordinance.

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Operations of Pacaso

Option 1: Maintain the City’s current prohibition on time-shares

As discussed in the City’s December 6, 2022 letter to Pacaso, there are sever al policy reasons why the City Council might want to continue prohibiting business models such as Pacaso’s in single- family residential zones. Namely, Pacaso’s business model of purchasing properties, not as a primary residence, but instead exclusively for secondary, vacation occupancy, limits the number of homes that would be available for use primarily as a residence.

Given the aggressive, litigious approach taken by Pacaso in St. Helena, as between this Option and Option 2, below, the City Attorney and City staff would recommend Option 2.

Option 2: Maintain the City’s current prohibition on time-shares, but update the City’s ordinances

Other cities that have encountered Pacaso have chosen to update their ordinances. For instance, the City of St. Helena’s Planning Commission is scheduled to consider an update to its ordinance, which prohibits time- shares in residential zones, on March 1, 2022. ( https://sthelena.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=905 )
As part of that proposed ordinance, the City has extensively documented the policy basis for its prohibition, including protecting the residential character of neighborhoods, as well as the legal basis for doing so.

The City of Sonoma has adopted an urgency ordinance to prohibit time- shares in all zones, based on state law definitions (similar to St. Helena’s approach). It also makes advertising time-shares a municipal code violation. The City will also be following up with non-urgency ordinance.

The City of Hermosa Beach’s Planning Commission is scheduled to consider a similar ordinance on March 15.

Option 3: Allow operations such as Pacaso’s, but subject them to a strict regulatory regime, similar to the City’s vacation rental ordinance

As discussed above, this agenda item is not intended to address vacation rentals. And, vacation rentals in Palm Springs are allowed only as “ancillary and secondary” uses to the residential use of property, PSMC 5.25.020(a), whereas Pacaso properties are purchased and sold by Pacaso exclusively as temporary, secondary vacation homes.

Therefore, the two could, from a legal perspective, be treated differently. That said, from a neighbor’s perspective, the use and occupancy of a Pacaso home may not be significantly different from the use and occupancy of a vacation rental.

Therefore, should the Council, as a policy matter, wish to allow the use of properties such as Pacaso’s business model, it might be advisable to adopt similarly strict regulations, as has been done with vacation rentals.

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Operations of Pacaso

CEQA DETERMINATION:

This discussion and possible direction does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as it is merely a discussion and possible research.

If any ordinance is brought forward, the City will analyze such ordinance, in accordance with CEQA.

FISCAL IMPACTS:

Assuming a Pacaso property pays its Time- Share Occupancy Tax for every day of the year, the revenue to the City would be fairly minimal, at $1,460 per year, per property.

Pacaso asserts that its business model positively impacts local businesses and the City.

However, the City has seen no evidence of that, in the form of economic studies or analyses.

CONCLUSION:

Therefore, City staff and the City Attorney request that the City Council provide policy direction with regard to whether and how to address business models such as Pacaso’s.

REVIEWED BY:

City Attorney: Jeffrey S. Ballinger
City Manager: Justin Clifton

ATTACHMENTS:

1. City Attorney Letter to Pacaso, dated December 6, 2021.

2. Pacaso Response Letter dated February 10, 2022.

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Re: Pacaso’s Operations within the City of Palm Springs, California Dear Ms. Haberle:

As you know, this law firm serves as City Attorney for the City of Palm Springs, California.

In that capacity, we are writing to advise Pacaso.com that Pacaso’s current operations within the City are unlawful and must cease immediately.

While I appreciate your recent efforts to meet with City officials and present Pacaso’s position as to why the City’s timeshare ordinance does not apply to Pacaso, as set forth more fully below, such a position it not legally tenable.

Pacaso is a company that holds itself out as a new way to own a second home. According to Pacaso’s website (https://www.pacaso.com/learn
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“Co-ownership with Pacaso is the best way to buy and own a great second home.

From buying to closing here’s how Pacaso works. First, tell us a little about yourself and what you are looking for in a second home. Then, start shopping. If a listing currently on Pacaso is not a fit, find one you love on any real estate site and share it with us. If the home is a match for Pacaso, we will partner with you to purchase up to half of the property in a private and professionally managed LLC uniquely designed for co-ownership. This LLC is referred to as the Pacaso Home LLC. On behalf of Pacaso, we line up financing for the LLC and close quickly. In parallel Pacaso remarkets remaining ownerships shares in the home to interested buyers. Buyers can purchase their desired amount of ownership from one-eighth Item 3A - 7
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to one-half of the whole home. We enable qualified buyers to access funds in the LLC and finance up to half of their purchase. The financing relationship is directly between the LLC and the buyer. Pacaso signs closing paperwork on behalf of the LLC. In parallel buyer signs the LLC owner operating agreement to complete their purchase. Ownership is recorded in the owner’s schedule section of the owner operating agreement. Following closing the collective owners own 100% ownership interest in the LLC. We transform the home with modern interior design and address any necessary repairs. Owners use the mobile app to book stays 2 days to 24 months in advance. Scheduling is easy and equitable based on the number of shares owned. From there we take care of everything, overseeing local property management, bill pay and platform technology, all from the mobile app. Owners simply show up, relax and enjoy their Pacaso.”
The maximum length of a stay is based on shares owned. Owners of one share can enjoy a stay anywhere from 2 to 14 nights. A stay with a duration of 2-7 nights counts as one general stay, while a stay with a duration of 8-14 nights counts as 2 general stays. Owners of two shares have the option to book stays up to 28 nights.

Pacaso asserts that the properties that they sell and manage are not timeshares. According to Pacaso, a Pacaso home is no different from any other single family residence. Pacaso further asserts that Pacaso co-owners agree to several restrictions to help ensure that their use promotes the public interest, safety and comfort. For example, Pacaso states that there is a maximum of eight co-owners for any home, with only one family using the property at a time; co-owners are prohibited from having large events or parties that exceed the maximum occupancy of the home; co-owners must adhere to a 9pm to 7am quiet hour policy; co-owners are prohibited from renting the home; and Pacaso encouraged homeowners to avoid parking on the street unless absolutely necessary. However, Pacaso does not provide any documentation or explanation of how these rules are enforced. The stays are reserved on an app, and while each co-owner is prohibited from renting the home as a short-term rental, they are permitted to allow other guests to stay there during their allotted days.

According to Pacaso, as of September, one single-family residence within Palm Springs has been fully sold, and Pacaso was marketing four others within the City.

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project is allowed only in those zoning districts where a hotel use would be permitted (i.e., R-3, R-4, R-4VP, C-B-D, C-1, C-1AA and C-2 zones, and G-R-5 and R-2 zones when fronting on a major or secondary thoroughfare). (Palm Springs Zoning Code, § 93.23.11(B).) Indeed, such uses are not allowed by right, but instead require a conditional use permit. Notably, timeshares are not permitted in single-family zones.

The City’s Zoning Ordinance defines a “timeshare” as follows:
“…a “time-share project” is one in which time-share rights or entitlement to use or oc
cupy any real property or portion thereof has been divided as defined in Section 3.24.020(7) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code into twelve (12) or more time periods of such rights or entitlement.” (PSZC, § 93.23.11(A).) Section 3.24.020(7) defines timeshares, for purposes of taxation. It defines a “timeshare” as

“occupancy related to the situation wherein a purchaser receives the right or entitlement in perpetuity, for life, or for a term of years or other extended term, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot, parcel, unit, room(s), hotel or portion thereof, or segment of real property, annually or on some other seasonable or periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the time-share project which is involved has been divided. The said right or entitlement to occupancy may attach in advance to a specific lot, parcel, unit, room(s), or portion of a hotel, or segment of real property, or may involve designation or selection of the same at a future time or times.”

Despite Pacaso’s assertions to the contrary, Pacaso’s business model meets the City’s Ordinance’s definition of a “timeshare”. The City’s definition, broken down into its constituent parts, applies to Pacaso.

Specifically, Pacaso’s business model fits the following definition: “wherein a purchaser receives the right in perpetuity… or other extended term, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot … annually or on some other … periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the time-share project which is involved has been divided.”

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is located. The right to such use is on some periodic basis, for a period of time that is allotted under the LLC agreement.

Thus, by its terms, the City’s ordinance applies to a use such as Pacaso’s. As such, Pacaso’s operations are not permitted in single family-zones within the City of Palm Springs, California.

In addition to the City’s Zoning Ordinance, the City’s business license ordinance requires any party that is transacting any business within the City to first procure a business license and pay the applicable business license tax. (Palm Springs Municipal Code, § 3.48.010.) Pacaso does not possess a City business license, nor has it paid any business license tax to the City. As a result, Pacaso’s operations within the City also are in conflict with the City’s business license ordinance.

Finally, several significant policy reasons justify the City’s prohibition against timeshares in single-family zones. As the City’s Housing Element of the General Plan states,

“Palm Springs considers housing affordability to be a critical issue. The inability to afford housing leads to a number of undesirable situations, including the doubling up of families in a single home, overextension of a household’s financial resources, premature deterioration of housing due to the high number of occupants, situations where children and seniors cannot afford to live near other family members because of the lack of affordable housing options, and in more extreme cases, homelessness.” (City of Palm Springs General Plan, Housing Element, p. 3-19, (2014-2019).)

For every house that Pacaso sells to one of its limited liability corporations, to be used as a second, vacation home, that house becomes unavailable to a buyer or renter who could live there full time. This necessarily reduces the amount of housing stock that is available for full time residents in the City. The reduction in housing stock, in turn, feeds the affordability crisis, making the remaining houses within the City more costly.

Pacaso may claim that it only purchases and sells “luxury” homes, and therefore does not impact the availability of affordable housing. However, basic laws of supply and demand dictate that every home that is made unavailable to a full time resident, whether “luxury” or not, necessarily reduces the supply of homes, and therefore reduces the affordability of housing in the City.

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detract and/or change the character of the neighborhood.” (Housing Element, HS1.8, p. 3-63.) Pacaso portrays its business model as “the modern way to buy and own a second home”. However, Pacaso’s “modern way” involves up to eight (8) investors and their guests rotating occupancy throughout the year. Although the LLC investors are not technically “renters”, neighbors can expect the property to have many of the secondary impacts of vacation rentals, which are currently prohibited in many Coachella Valley cities and heavily regulated in Palm Springs. For example, house cleaners will have to come to the home in between each stay, and the home can turn over multiple times in a week. To a neighbor, that impact is very much the same as if the occupants were short-term vacation renters. In addition, the “co-owners” of the limited liability company really have no connection with one another, other than their investment in the company. All of this necessarily changes the character of a neighborhood, in contravention of the City’s stated policy of preserving the single-family residential character of its neighborhoods.

Another Housing Element policy is to “preserve the supply of affordable rental housing in the community, including mobile home parks, publicly subsidized rental housing, and special needs housing.” (Housing Element, HS2.9, p. 3-68.) As stated above, Pacaso’s business model removes single-family homes from the housing market for individuals or families who wish to reside in Palm Springs and therefore reduces the supply of affordable rental housing for those individuals or families.

Therefore, Pacaso’s current operations within the City are unlawful and must cease immediately.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Ballinger
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City Attorney
City of Palm Springs

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Re: City of Palm Springs’ Correspondence of Dec. 6, 2021, and Pacaso’s Operations within the City of Palm Springs, California

Dear Mr. Ballinger:

As you know, our office has been retained to represent Pacaso in connection with the City of Palm Springs’ (the “City”) correspondence of December 6, 2021.

In its December 6th correspondence, the City demanded that Pacaso cease its current operations in the City. In that regard, the City identified three (3) points of concern with Pacaso’s operations within the City: (1) that Pacaso’s operations violate the City’s time share ordinances (Palm Springs Municipal Code § 93.23.11(A)); (2) Pacaso had not obtained a business license to pay the applicable business license tax (Palm Springs Municipal Code, § 3.48.010); and (3) Pacaso’s business model is incongruent with components of the City’s General Plan, i.e., the Housing Element since it negatively impacts the supply of affordable housing in the City and because Pacaso’s model “looks like” short term vacation rentals.

We will address the above three (3) concerns in the order you addressed them. The City provided the lengthiest analysis to the last of the City’s concerns, i.e., alleged violation of the City’s Housing Element policy. In our telephone conversation regarding the City’s letter, you confirmed that issue was indeed the City’s chief concern with Pacaso’s operations in the City. Before we discuss the City’s concerns, we have provided a little more background into Pacaso and its operations.

Background and Pacaso’s Business Model

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally shifted the housing market in the United States and changed demand for second homes. An analysis from Redfin found that as of November 2021, demand for second homes was 83% above pre -pandemic levels. Reflecting low mortgage rates and corporate shifts towards permanent remote work policies, more people are choosing to relocate to second home destinations or buy second homes there.

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Operating in this changed environment, Pacaso seeks to provide se cond home buyers a better option than a moderately -priced whole second home. By facilitating co -ownership, Pacaso empowers buyers to up level their focus toward luxury properties and away from lower price points, benefitting buyers and reducing competition for homes needed by those who live and work in Palm Springs full-time.

Pacaso’s approach also lowers the barriers to second home ownership by simplifying the process, which opens the door to greater diversity. Second home ownership has traditionally, been accessible only for elite and predominantly white buyers. In contrast, Pacaso’s owner group is organically diverse; as of June 2021, 30% of Pacaso’s clients were non-white or identif ied as LGBTQ+. Pacaso organizes the owne rship group, manages the legal process, and provides a property management service to streamline the home ownership experience for the co-owners. The concept of co-ownership through an LLC is not new; but Pacaso’s simplification of the process in a way that makes the experience accessible to people from traditionally underrepresented communities.

Pacaso and its diverse clientele provide the City with an opportunity to be a partner, to embrace homeowners who are invested in the local community for the long-term, and to enrich and diversify the City’s community. We believe then that rather than be opposed to this model that the City should embrace the opportunity that Pacaso’s business model provides to better utilize the housing stock and support broader homeownership opportunities in the City.

We will now analyze the three (3) points that the City raised in its December 6th letter.

Analysis

(1) Pacaso’s Operations Do Not Violate the City’s Time Share Ordinances.

As set forth herein, the City’s attempt to challenge Pacaso under the City’s time share ordinance is flawed for several reasons. Despite the City’s assertions to the contrary, Pacaso’s business model does not meet the City’s Ordinance’s definition of a “time share”.

The City’s Zoning Ordinance defines a “time share” as follows:

…a “time-share project” is one in which time-share rights or entitlement to use or occupy any real property or portion thereof has been divided as defined in Section

3.24.020(7) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code into twelve (12) or more time periods of such rights or entitlement.” (PSZC, § 93.23.11(A).)

Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 3.24.020(7) defines “time share occupancy” as follows:

. . . occupancy related to the situation wherein a purchaser receives the right or entitlement in perpetuity, for life, or for a term of years or other extended term, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot, parcel, unit, room(s), hotel or portion thereof, or segment of real property, annually or on some other seasonable Item 3A - 14
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or periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the time-share project which is involved has been divided. The said right or entitlement to occupancy may attach in advance to a specific lot, parcel, unit, room(s), or portion of a hotel, or segment of real property, or may involve designation or selection of the same at a future time or times.

A plain reading of the City’s time s hare ordinances makes clear that Sections 93.23.11(A) and

3.24.020(7) do not apply to Pacaso.

Pacaso’s small co -ownership model of single -family homes is starkly different from any “time share” project purportedly covered by Section 93.23.11(A). Pacaso c reates a property -specific LLC for each home, which owns deeded title to the property. Then Pacaso organizes and vets a maximum of eight co-owners, which have ownership interests in the LLC and co -own the home in increments, typically ranging from 12.5% to 50%. The co -owners can purchase their desired ownership interest based on their expected occupancy needs, financial means, and even in certain circumstances their desire to participate in the LLC with co-owners of their choosing. At closing, the co -owners enjoy 100% ownership in the property, and Pacaso’s only role remains as property manager.

On its face, the City’s ordinance does not apply to Pacaso. The ordinance only applies to entitlement to use or occupy any real property or portion thereof has been divided into twelve (12) or more time periods of such rights or entitlement. As pointed out above, Pacaso’s model does not divide the real property into time periods and title to the home is vested in the LLC which is owned by a maximum of eight co-owners.

Moreover, and more fundamentally, the application of the City’s time share ordinance to Pacaso is misplaced since its model does not involve “time shares.” A “time share project” only applies to the “recurrent, exclusive use, right to use or occupancy” of certain property. This is starkly different from the rights inherent to real property ownersh ip, including possession, control, exclusion, and disposition. Pacaso homeowners have more than merely the right to “exclusive use” or to “occupy” a property. Just like any other residential homeowner, Pacaso homeowners own a real property asset in a singl e-family home that includes real property interests, rights and obligations, such as the right to possession, to control, to use and quiet enjoyment, to privacy and to exclude others, to sell the property, to make improvements or refurbish the property, etc.

The City’s time share ban only applies to “projects” that have been “divided” into “use or occupancy periods,” such as the occupancy of a “ segment of real property annually or on some other seasonal or periodic basis .” Section 3.24.020(7) and Section 93.23.11(A). (Emphasis added). Although these Municipal Code sections are too ambiguous and vague to understand, it is nonetheless clear that it imposes a structure that differs from co -ownership of a residential single-family dwelling as employed in Pacaso’s model.

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transient, non-commercial purposes. Section 3.24.020(7). The City’s definition of a “time share” only applies to a “lot, parcel, unit room(s), hotel or portion thereof, or segment of real property annually or on some other seasonal or periodic basis”—all of which (to the extent they are defined in the Section) are commercial in nature and/or intended for a transient use.

A Pacaso home clearly falls outside the definition of a “time share project” under its plain meaning, and by no stretch of the imagination qualifies as a hotel, condominium, or commercial p roperty that the City’s ordinance aims to ban. Pacaso is a purely residential co -homeownership structure that lacks any resemblance to a commercial or transient -like use. A co -owner of a Pacaso home is not a renter, an investor, or a transient occupant. A co-owner of a Pacaso home is an “acquiring owner” with ownership interest in the property. Co -owners are jointly committed to the principle that the relaxed enjoyment of the Pacaso home is one of their foremost objectives. This ownership structure facilit ates a collaborative ownership experience with diverse individuals of their choosing.

Plainly, Pacaso’s homeowners do not merely own the “right or entitlement to occupancy,” or “the recurrent, exclusive use, right to use or occupancy” of a property “for a period of time that has been or will be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the time share program which is involved has been divided.” 3.24.020(7). Nor do Pacaso homeowners own the right to occupy only a “ segment of real property annually or on some other seasonal or periodic basis .” Id. (emphasis added). Rather, Pacaso homeowners own a real property asset in a single -family home that includes real property interests, and rights and obligations shared among co-owners.

Several other f actors differentiate Pacaso homeowners from time share participants. Pacaso homeowners together have control of their home and are involved in decision -making regarding the property. They vote on matters such as selecting and replacing the program manage r, renovations on the home or other changes to the interior or exterior design, and various other fundamental homeownership matters. Co-owners can even sell the home outright. Pacaso is merely a service. .

Pacaso supports o wners as a program manager, making their ownership experience seamless through LLC and property management services, interior design, scheduling service, and concierge services.

Co-owners are not purchasing intervals of time (not on an “annual” or “seaso nal” basis, or otherwise). Nor are co-owners purchasing the right to occupy only a “segment” of the home for a certain period of time. Co-owners’ ability to schedule time in the home is fluid and flexible.

Pacaso homeowners are long-term oriented (like most homeowners) and have materially different incentives with respect to their conduct, use and treatment of the home as compared to short-term renters. This is because Pacaso homeowners are directly invested in the home, its surrounding neighborhood and community, and the long-term maintenance of the property and community at large. Pacaso owners are true homeowners in it for the long -haul. They own for their personal use and enjoyment, not for profit. They can sell their interest at any point after the first year of Item 3A - 16
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ownership by listing the property on the MLS with a local real estate agent, and they are strictly prohibited from renting out the property at any point to anyone.

In contrast, a time share typically entails merely the right to use a f ixed amount of time in a property. It is highly restrictive in terms of resell ability, pricing and control. Time share interests are usually held in multi-unit buildings or resort properties and use of the property is typically split across a large number of investors. Owners of a time share interest are unlikely to have any meaningful interactions with their neighbors, other time share participants, or other members of the community. Behaviorally (and due to the nature of the properties, the structure of time share ownership, and nature of the investment), time share owners resemble short -term renters or hotel guests.

For all these reasons, it is clear that Pacaso’s properties do not fall within the purview of the City’s time share ban.

(2) Pacaso Had Not Obtained a Business License to Pay the Applicable Business License Tax Since It Not Operating a Business.

The City asserts that its business license ordinance requires any party, including Pacaso, that is transacting any business within the City to first procure a business license and pay the applicable business license tax. (Palm Springs Municipal Code, § 3.48.010.)

Pacaso is not required to obtain a business license in the City. The application of the above ordinance only is imposed upon the businesses, trades, professions, callings and occupations specified in Chapters 3.40 through 3.96 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. A review of the ordinances in Chapters 3.40 through 3.96 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code do not provide for application of those provisions to Pacaso. For example, Palm Springs Municipal Code Section

3.44.020, defines “Business” as follows:

“Business” includes professions, trades, and occupations and all and every kind of calling whether or not carried on for profit. ( Ord. 908 § 2, 1971: prior code § 2101(a))

That definition does not apply to Pacaso nor would it apply to any entity that purchased residential property in the City for its own use. The only function that Pacaso serves is to support owners as a program ma nager and possible property management services. If Pacaso homeowners collectively agree that Pacaso’s services are no longer desired, the owners that own their interest in full, can choose to terminate their relationship with Pacaso and self -manage their property.

Pacaso does not agree, then, that under its model it is required to obtain a business license in the City.

(3) Pacaso’s Business Model Does Not Negatively Impacts the Supply of Affordable Housing in the City, Rather, it Positively Impacts that Supply.

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Finally, the City asserts that Pacaso’s business model violates components of the City’s General Plan, i.e., the Housing Element, since it negatively impacts the supply of affordable housing in the City and its model “looks like” and operates like short term vacation rentals.

The City basis its assertion that Pacaso’s business model negatively impacts the City’s pool of affordable housing on its view of the laws of supply and demand, i.e., that for every home that is made unavailable to a full-time resident, whether “luxury” or not, necessarily reduces the supply of homes, and therefore reduces the affordability of housing in the City. This understanding of Pacaso’s business model is far too simplistic. Pacaso not only disagrees with this assertion it maintains that its model actually increases the supply of accessible housing in the City.

First, the homes targeted by Pacaso are not what anyone would be deemed to be pulled from the City’s pool of affordable or accessible housing. Pacaso targets homes that are typically between 2-4X the local median value, but in some cases more. In the City, Pacaso serves five (5) homes, which had an average purchase price of $2.9M and a range of $1.75M-$5.2M. In comparison, the median home value in Palm Springs was $614,194 as of November 2021. Pacaso also does not overbid for homes. The housing market is extremely competitive and Pacaso is often outbid on homes.

Pacaso’s overall involvement in the City’s housing market is small as well. In 2021, there were 2,270 homes sold in the City. Pacaso purchased only five (5) of those houses or 0.2% of total.

Second, Pacaso helps second home buyers “up level” their purchase which means that they aren’t pulling from the City’s pool of affordable or accessible housing. Today, a typical second homeowner uses their home 5-6 weeks out of the year. The rest of the time, these homes either sit empty or rented short term. This traditional approach is an inefficient utilization of the housing stock that reduces moderately-priced housing available to those who live and work in the community full time.

In contrast, Pacaso empowers second home buyers to redirect their focus towards luxury homes and away from homes at lower price points needed by the local workforce. Rather than 8 families competing at lower price points, Pacaso consolidates these families into a single luxury home instead. In other words, whereas eight (8) separate purchases may have purchased second homes for themselves they are now only purchase one home. Rather that negatively impacting the law of supply and demand for affordable housing then, Pacaso’s model positively impacts that supply.

Pacaso is proud to make second home ownership more accessible and enjoyable. By facilitating co-ownership, Pacaso lowers the barriers for all buyers, including traditionally underrepresented groups. As pointed out above, as much as 30% of Pacaso’s clients were non-white or identified as LGBTQ+.

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change the character of the neighborhood.” (Housing Element, HS1.8, p. 3-63.) The City believes that Pacaso’s business model essentially will “look like” a vacation rental to neighbors of a Pacaso property. The City, then, argues that there is very little difference from a vacation re ntal and a Pacaso property. This argument is wrong on a number of counts.

First, as pointed out above, Pacaso’s model consolidates second home buyers into one dwelling.

Thus, rather than eight (8) families owning second homes, lightly occupied, they together own only one. This is important since those same eight (8) families not only may have purchased moderately-priced housing but they would have been more than likely to have rented those same dwellings out on a short -term basis when not using it. Pacaso’s business model eliminates those eight (8) other homes from the short-term rental market.

Second, nothing about the City’s stated Housing Element goals is at odds with Pacaso. Pacaso is a purely residential co-homeownership structure that resembles, in structure and in use, any other residential home (whether co -owned or not). For this reason, for example, to the extent the City seeks to “prevent undue concentration of population” or “promote the public interest, health, comfort, convenience, safety and general welfare,” there is no rational basis between the City’s stated goals and targeting Pacaso. A Pacaso home is no different from any other single -family residence. Pacaso’s homes are subject to the same residential occupancy rules as other homes, and homeowners respect the same rules that other owners are expected to follow. Pacaso co -owners agree to several additional restrictions that ensure their use promote s public interest, safety and comfort. For example, there is a maximum of eight co-owners for any home, with only one family using the property at a time; co -owners are prohibited from having large events or parties that exceed the maximum occupancy for the Pacaso home; co-owners adhere to a 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. quiet hour policy; co-owners are prohibited from renting the home; and Pacaso encourages homeowners to avoid parking on the street unless absolutely necessary, etc. In sum, Pacaso homeowners are no different from other homeowners in the City, thus, efforts to preclude their homeownership does nothing to advance the “convenience, safety and general welfare” of the citizens of the City.

Pacaso takes neighbor relations seriously and has policies in place that reflect our commitment.

All owners agree to Pacaso’s Code of Conduct, which prohibits rental of the home for any length of time, large parties or events that would disrupt the neighbors, among others. If Pacaso learns that the policies have been violated, the company takes action and has the right to suspend owner stay rights. Below is a schedule of enforcement actions should policies be violated. ● After one (1) such policy violation in any eighteen (18) month period, Pacaso may deliver a written warning.
● After two (2) such policy violations in any eighteen (18) month period, Pacaso may deliver a subsequent written warning and/or suspend owner stay rights for up to one (1) month.
● After three (3) such policy violations in any eighteen (18) month period, Pacaso may suspend owner stay rights for up to three (3) months.
● After four (4) such policy violations in any eighteen (18) month period, Pacaso may suspend owner stay rights for up to four (4) months.

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Jeff Ballinger, Esq.

CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
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● After any subsequent policy violations in any eighteen (18) month period, Pacaso may suspend owner stay rights for up to four (4) additional months.

Pacaso has the potential to be an excellent partner of the City and local businesses. Pacaso’s new homeowners are part and parcel of the underlying economic ecosystem. Unlike absentee second homeowners, Pacaso owners occupy their home and support local businesses year -round, including those disproportionately impacted by COVID -19, such as restaurants and retail shops.

Therefore, Pacaso’s business model should positively impact not only the coffers of local business but that of the City’s. Additionally, Pacaso itself employs on average between 8 -10 local businesses per property, including real estate agents, property managers, landscapers, pool cleaners, home cleaners, laundry services, handymen, local artists, and more.

As a demonstration of how Pacaso is working in the real world, Pacaso now operates in more than 30 markets across the United States. Most local leaders have acknowledged that co- ownership is a common practice and property right, and none have implemented regulations that target co-ownership.

Conclusion

Pacaso’s business model will provide second homes to a diverse clientele base who will be homeowners who are invested in the local community for the long-term. These homeowners will both enrich and diversify the City’s community. Additionally, because Pacaso’s mo del will concentrate would-be second homeowners into upper scale residential housing, the City’s pool of affordable or accessible housing is not negatively impacted but is, rather, positively impacted. We believe the City of Palm Springs should embrace the opportunity that Pacaso’s business model provides and we invite a response by the City confirming that it will abandon its challenge to Pacaso’s operations in the City. Pacaso believes strongly in its mission to enrich lives by making second home ownership possible for more people and will pursue all necessary courses of action to defend the rights of the homeowners Pacaso serves.

Sincerely,

SBEMP LLP

Bruce T. Bauer, Esq.

cc: Justin Clifton, City of Palm Springs City Manager
[email protected]

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
03/10/2022 3. B.

City Clerk -

SUBJECT

DISCUSSION OF VACATION RENTAL STUDY SESSION
RECOMMENDATION:

Provide direction to Staff as appropriate for upcoming study session.

Attachments
Item 3B

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT

DATE: MARCH 10, 2022 BUSINESS

SUBJECT: DISCUSSION OF VACATION RENTAL STUDY SESSION

FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager

SUMMARY:

This agenda item is meant to be a preview to a future study session on vacation rentals.

This meeting is limited only to discussing with Council what information and data will be presented at the upcoming City Council Study Session on the current state of vacation rentals in Palm Springs. Similarly, Staff encourages public comment at this meeting to be limited to provide input on what kinds of information and data should be reviewed at a future study session but to save input assessing the impact of vacation rentals or making recommendations for policy changes until the study session is held.

RECOMMENDATION:

Provide direction to Staff as appropriate for upcoming study session.

BACKGROUND:

City Council adopted Ordinance 1918 in April 2017. The Ordinance amended and restated the City’s former vacation rental Ordinance 1907. The Ordinance imposes restrictions on occupancy and use of vacation rental properties in Palm Springs, different and complementary to restrictions initially included in the former Ordinance and provides additional enforcement oversight.

The Department of Special Program Compliance oversees the administrative permitting process and compliance of the ordinance. The standards as set forth in the Ordinance are intended to ensure that short -term rental operations remain harmonious and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, that occupancy, parking, and other requirements are adequate for the proposed use, and to uphold th e public’s health and safety. Further, the intention of the permit standards is to ensure that short -term rental (STR) units that abide by the permit standards would present no more of an impact to the surrounding neighborhood than a regular residence.

Vacation rental code enforcement is overseen by the Palm Springs Police Department.

Code compliance officers, with assistance from patrol officers, provide 24/7 complaint re- sponse. Vacation Rental Compliance D epartment Staff now respond first to Vacation

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Rental Hotline complaint calls. Property managers are not given an opportunity to resolve the call first. There are no “warnings” prior to issuance of a citation. Response to complaint calls now has a very different focus: unlike under the previous ordinance, nuisance reso- lution is now simultaneous with citation issuance.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

Staff anticipates that a great deal of comprehensive data are necessary for a thorough review of the vacation rental program. Staff intends to produce information, data a nd analysis that will help put the current program in broad context and illuminate issues as points of discussion with Council to seek direction on what, if any, changes to the program are needed. Staff is seeking direction from Council not only on the broad categories of data staff indents to present, but also how data are presented, broken down and any charts, graphs and visual aids that Council may wish to see.

Data Staff Proposes to Present at Future Study Session include:

• Permits: This data will show vacation rental permitting trends since the date of implementation of Ordinance 1918 through January 2022. This data will include:
o The total number of permits as of Dec 31, 2021
o The breakdown of total permits between vacation rental homes and homeshare properties.
o Growth by year
o Percentage of growth annually
• Delinquent Permits: This data will show trends in delinquent permits over the last year. In previous years, delinquent permits were not identified in a timely manner and often incorrectly reflected inactive permit statistics. For example, in 2021, 221 properties were identified as delinquent permits and not operating as short -term rentals yet were included in the total number of permits for the City, potentially skewing historical data on total permits. This data include:
o The decline to total delinquent permits between over the last 12 months o The average monthly permit applications processed
o The total permit activity new and renewal for the last 12 months • Vacation Rental Concentration by Neighborhood: This data will look at concentration of vacation rentals across Palm Springs neighborhoods, helping to evaluate how vacation rentals effect neighborhoods differentl y. This data will include:
o Information for all neighborhoods where at least one vacation rental permit exists
o The total number of residential units within each neighborhood o The total number of vacation rentals within each neighborhood o The total number of vacation rentals as a percentage of total residential properties.
o A heat map showing concentration of vacation rentals across the city City Council Staff Report
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o A map showing actual parcel locations of properties with vacation rental permits
• Contract Summary Review: This data will look at the number of vacation rental contracts (stays) for vacation rental properties. This data is important as limiting properties to 32 stays per year ( up to four (4) additional contracts for the third quarter of a calendar year) is one of the primary policies aiming to assure vacation rental use is compatible with residential settings. This data is also complimentary to the data on total permits as it may better assess impact by differentiating between properties with very few rental contracts and those with greater activity.

The data include:
o Includes information from Contract Summaries submitted by property owners/ managers, as required by local ordinance
o Total number of rental contracts
o Average contracts per property, segregated by contracts managed by individuals vs. those managed by agencies

o The total number of properties that fall within each number of contracts from 1-46. For example, the number of properties that only had one contract, the total number of properties with one two contracts, three contracts etc. - also segregated by those managed by individuals vs. Those managed by an agency

• Hotline Review: This data will provide an overview of the number of compl aints received via the Vacation Rental hotline. Hotline activity can be an indicator of impact. However, it is also important to look at the type of complaint, the rate of confirmed non- compliance and to compare complaints from vacation rentals to other residential complaints. The data will include:
o The number total annual active and non- active nuisance calls from 2017- 2021
o A breakdown of calls by the time of year, days of the week, and time of day o A comparison of the number of complaints received for registered versus non-registered vacation rental properties.
o Total active calls for non-vacation rental properties • Citation Review: The citation data provides the total number of citations issued to vacation rentals from all complaint resources. This is a compliment to data on complaints because it may better indicate impact. The data will include:
o The total number of violation
o A breakdown of the primary types of citations issued
o A breakdown of citations as a percentage of total complaints

Staff is seeking direction from Council on any other types of data, data breakdown, analysis and/or visual aids that staff can prepare for a future work session. At the work session, Staff will seek additional direction on whether or not to consider any changes to current vacation rental policies.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Veronica Goedhart
Assistant City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
City Manager: Justin Clifton

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
03/10/2022 3. C.

City Clerk -

SUBJECT
2007 GENERAL PLAN LIMITED UPDATE – REVIEW REVISIONS TO THE

GENERAL PLAN VISION STATEMENT AND PRIORITIES
RECOMMENDATION:

Provide direction as appropriate on proposed Vision and Priority statements for the 2040 General Plan.

Attachments
Item 3C

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT

DATE: March 10, 2022 BUSINESS

SUBJECT: 2007 GENERAL PLAN LIMITED UPDATE – REVIEW REVISIONS TO THE

GENERAL PLAN VISION STATEMENT AND PRIORITIES

FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager

BY: Department of Development Services

SUMMARY:

In late 2019, t he City initiated a limited u pdate to the 2007 General Plan (“Update”) involving updates to certain chapters (Housing, Land Use, Circulation and Safety Elements) and limited updates to other portions of the document. Because the limited update involves several chapters and much has changed since 2007, the City opted to update the long-range community Vision and Priorities statements, which will guide the framework for the rest of the General Plan work program.

On October 8, 2020, the City Council considered the Vision and Priority statements and directed Staff to continue community outreach and gather additional input from various community stakeholders and residents. Staff has completed this additional outreach effort and is presenting the Vision and Priorities for the 2040 General Plan.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Provide direction as appropriate on proposed Vision and Priority statements for the 2040 General Plan.

2. Receive and File.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In September 2019, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Placeworks Inc. for the Update. Due to budget limitations, the Update is limited in scope and focus on four chapters (“Elements”) of the General Plan that are most in need of revisions: the Land Use Element, the Circulation Element, the Housing Element and the Safety Element. Minor updates to the remainder of the document are also proposed as part of the Update, including revisions to the long- term Vision and Priorities found in the Administration chapter of the 2007 General Plan. It is anticipated that the remaining Item 3C - 1
chapters of the document will be updated over the next several years, and future periodic updates to the General Plan will occur on a rotating basis.

Throughout 2020, the City completed outreach efforts on the Update to solicit feedback from the public and incorporate community values into the updated General Plan . This included creation of a dedicated website ( www.psgeneralplan.com), forming and conducting meetings of the G eneral Plan Steering Committee (“GPSC”), administering online surveys, conducting targeted outreach, and posting on the City’s social media sites.

On October
8, 2020, the City Council considered recommended changes and updates to the Vision and Priority statements (see attached staff report). At this meeting the Council directed that additional outreach be conducted to gather further feedback from residents and community stakeholders. Staff subsequently met with the Council Subcommittee on the General Plan Update and receiv ed direction on reaching out to organizations and groups of interest, resulting in additional outreach and input being gathered from a variety of perspectives and interests, including the following:

Outreach Meetings
11/19/20 PS Chamber Meeting PSC
12/01/20 Mainstreet Merchants Meeting MM
12/02/20 PSHA/GM Meeting GM
12/14/20 Human Rights Commission Meeting HR
06/15/21 Neighborhood Meeting at Mizell Center NM1
06/17/21 Neighborhood Meeting at Demuth Community Center NM2 06/22/21 Neighborhood Meeting at Vista Del Monte Elementary NM3 06/28/21 Neighborhood Meeting at James O. Jesse Desert Highland Unity Center
NM4
01/10/22 Conservation/Open Space stakeholders meeting CO 01/06/22
01/11/22
Non-profit stakeholders meetings NP
ANALYSIS:

The fi
rst step to updating the General Plan is to ensure the long-term Vision and Priorities Statements reflect the future direction of Palm Springs. The Vision serves as the foundation for all of the General Plan goals and policies, and the “common ground” from which all decisions are made. It defines priority areas where resources should be focused to ensure that Palm Springs continues to be a great place to live, work and recreate. The Priority statements are values and themes that require more focused attention and future direction above and beyond that mandated by the State. Focused issues become features of the Plan and can be used to prioritize use of staff resources and allocation of budget.

While the Vision and Priorities are not regulatory, they guide the development of policy and action plans.

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To simplify the review of the proposed changes to the 2007 Vision and Priority statements, Staff is provi ding only the recommended Vision and Priority statements considered on October 8, 2020, as those were most pertinent to the feedback staff received during the additional outreach efforts (for reference, the original 2007 statements are available as an attachment).

Vision Statement: The table below shows Vision statement reviewed by Council on October 8, 2020, redline changes to that Vision statement and the final recommended Vision for the 2040 General Plan.

Proposed Vision Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Vision
Palm Springs is a vibrant and
inclusive desert resort community
where year-round and seasonal
residents and visitors enjoy safe
neighborhoods, an exciting
social environment and a
relaxing and positive
experience.

The City values its architectural,
historical, cultural and natural
resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and
sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity and
foster equity and unity among
all of our residents.

The City provides responsive,
friendly and efficient public
services for all our residents and
businesses.

Palm Springs is a vibrant,
diverse, and inclusive desert
resort community where year-
round and seasonal residents
and visitors enjoy safe
neighborhoods, an exciting
social environment and a
relaxing and positive
experience featuring safe
neighborhoods, diverse
commercial, arts, and cultural
opportunities, and an exciting
social environment.

The City values its architectural,
historical, cultural and natural
resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and
sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity, and
foster equity and unity among
all of our residents. and we are
an equitable, inclusive
community with a high quality of
life for all people.

The City provides responsive,
friendly, respectful and efficient
public services allowing for
inclusion of all people and full
community participation for all
our residents and businesses.

Palm Springs is a vibrant,
diverse, and inclusive desert
resort community where year-
round and seasonal residents
and visitors enjoy a relaxing
and positive experience
featuring safe neighborhoods,
diverse commercial, arts, and
cultural opportunities, and an
exciting social environment.

The City values its architectural,
historical, cultural and natural
resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and
sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity, and
we are an equitable, inclusive
community with a high quality of
life for all people.

The City provides responsive,
friendly, respectful and efficient
public services allowing for
inclusion of all people and full
community participation for all
our residents and businesses.

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Priority Statements: The table below shows Priority statements reviewed by Council on October 8, 2020, redline changes to those Priority statement s, and the final recommended Priorities for the 2040 General Plan.

Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements

1. Support Palm Springs as a
premier desert resort
community. Strengthen and
promote those things that
make Palm Springs a one-of-
a kind resort destination,
including its natural
resources, eco-tourism, its
pedestrian-oriented shopping
and entertainment districts, its
unique architecture, the
convenience of its airport
and convention center, and
its wide array of lodging
and recreational facilities.

Support Palm Springs as a
premier desert resort
community. Strengthen and
promote those things that
make Palm Springs a one-of-a
kind resort destination,
including its natural resources,
eco-tourism, its pedestrian-
oriented shopping and
entertainment districts, its
unique architecture, its cultural
diversity and identity, the
convenience of its airport and
convention center, and its wide
array of lodging and
recreational facilities.

NEW PRIORITY 1. Foster and
enhance opportunities for open
space retention and expansion
that allows neighborhood
access throughout Palm
Springs and its adjacent areas.

Open spaces should include
passive and active forms of
recreation where possible.

Foster and enhance
opportunities for open space
retention and expansion that
allows neighborhood access
throughout Palm Springs and its
adjacent areas. Encourage
open space protection and
improve access to open spaces
throughout the community for
community enjoyment, health
benefits and biodiversity.

Where open spaces are
accessible to the public,
promote safe access for all
regardless of age, gender,
sexual orientation, ethnicity,
race, native language, culture,
abilities, and disabilities.

Open spaces should include
passive and active forms of
recreation where possible.

Where open spaces are
accessible to the public,
promote safe access for all
regardless of age, gender,
sexual orientation, ethnicity,
race, native language, culture,
abilities, and disabilities.

Open spaces should include
passive and active forms of
recreation where possible.

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Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements

2. Continue to advance Palm
Springs’ role as a sustainability
leader. Promote the
sustainable use of materials,
energy, land, water, air and
other natural resources to
enhance the long-term
livability of our community.

Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and proactively
anticipate and mitigate the
impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to
landfill through source
reduction, reuse, recycling
and other methods.

Continue to advance Palm
Springs’ role as a sustainability
leader. Promote the
sustainable and affordable
use of materials, energy, land,
water, air and other natural
resources to enhance the long-
term livability of our
community
for all residents
regardless of socio-economic
position. Reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and proactively
anticipate and mitigate the
impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to
landfill through source
reduction, reuse, recycling and
other methods.

Continue to advance Palm
Springs as a sustainability
leader. Promote the
sustainable and affordable
use of materials, energy, land,
water, air and other natural
resources to enhance the long-
term livability of our
community
for all residents
regardless of socio-economic
position. Reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and proactively
anticipate and mitigate the
impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to
landfill through source
reduction, reuse, recycling and
other methods.

3. Diversify and strengthen the
City’s economy and promote
education and innovation.

Develop and encourage new
businesses, employment and
education opportunities that
will maintain a stable and
diverse economy and
workforce. Promote
businesses that will provide a
living wage. Invest in
improving public and private
infrastructure for a digital
future. Promote employment
opportunities in renewable
energy and other green
businesses.

Diversify and strengthen the
City’s economy and promote
education and innovation.

Develop and encourage new
businesses, employment and
education opportunities that
will maintain a stable
sustainable, livable, resilient,
and diverse economy and
workforce. Promote businesses
that will provide a living
wage. Invest in improving
accessible public and private
infrastructure for a digital
future for all. Promote
employment opportunities in
renewable energy and other
green businesses.

Diversify and strengthen the
City’s economy and promote
education and innovation.

Develop and encourage new
businesses, employment and
education opportunities that
will maintain a sustainable,
livable, resilient, and diverse
economy and workforce.

Promote businesses that will
provide a living wage. Invest
in improving accessible public
and private infrastructure for
a digital future for all.

Promote employment
opportunities in renewable
energy and other green
businesses.

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Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements

4. Maintain and enhance a
diverse range of retail, dining
and entertainment
opportunities for local,
regional, and tourist markets.

(No Change)
Maintain, and enhance a
diverse range of retail, dining
and entertainment opportunities
for local, regional, and tourist
markets. Encourage diverse
and appealing shopping
opportunities for residents,
tourists, and the regional
market that will generate
sales tax revenues, attract
customers from neighboring
communities, and enrich the
quality of the life for those
living in and visiting Palm
Springs.

5. Provide for a broad range of
housing opportunities.

Encourage development of
resource efficient housing
units at a range of densities
for all life stages and all
economic levels.

Provide for a broad range of
housing opportunities for all
residents. Encourage
development of resource
efficient and high-quality
housing units at a range of
densities for all life stages,
and all economic levels and
diversified, multifaceted
populations. Identify solutions
to reduce rent burden, housing
instability, and homelessness.

Provide for a broad range of
housing opportunities for all
residents. Encourage
development of resource
efficient and high-quality
housing units at a range of
densities for all life stages,
economic levels and
diversified, multifaceted
populations. Identify solutions
to reduce rent burden, housing
instability, and homelessness.

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Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements

6. Create, maintain and
enhance unique places and
facilities that foster community
interaction and engagement.

Improve parks and other
open spaces, community
facilities, arts/cultural centers
and landmarks in order to
promote the City’s rich
history, offer visual interest,
and support lively activity.

Ensure community facilities
provide services and
amenities that meet the
needs of families in Palm
Springs.

Create, maintain and enhance
unique places and facilities that
foster community interaction
and engagement. Improve and
facilitate access to parks and
other open spaces, community
facilities, arts and cultural
centers and landmarks in
order to promote the City’s
rich history, offer visual
interest, and support lively
activity. Ensure community
facilities provide services and
amenities that meet the needs
of families and individuals to
fully enjoy and contribute to
life in Palm Springs.

7. Encourage the creative
mixing of land uses to promote
vibrant and walkable
neighborhoods and
commercial areas. Combine
residential, retail, office, and
other land uses within
commercial and other key
locations, to create active,
full-service neighborhoods
that are less dependent on
the automobile.

Encourage the creative mixing
of land uses to promote vibrant
and walkable neighborhoods
and commercial areas
accessible to all. Combine
residential, retail, office, open
spaces/recreation and other
land uses within commercial
and other key locations, to
create active, inclusive, and
full-service neighborhoods that
are less dependent on the
automobile.

NEW PRIORITY 2. Nurture
retail opportunities for
residents in all neighborhoods.

Strengthen and promote
equitable and convenient
access to a variety of retail
opportunities that serve the
needs of daily lives in close
proximity to all residential
neighborhoods.

(No Change)

Nurture retail opportunities for
residents in all neighborhoods.

Strengthen and promote
equitable and convenient
access to a variety of retail
opportunities that serve the
needs of daily lives in close
proximity to all residential
neighborhoods.

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Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements
NEW PRIORITY 3. Promote active living, healthy
lifestyles and improved
environments for all. To
improve mental and physical
health, increase opportunities
for individuals to incorporate
physical activities into daily
routines, such as to recreation,
exercise and active
transportation. Promote
healthy food options, and
create social and physical
environments that improve and
the well-being of the
community.

Promote active living, healthy
lifestyles and improved
environments for all. To
improve mental and physical
health, increase opportunities
for individuals to incorporate
physical activities into daily
routines, such as to recreation,
exercise and active
transportation. Promote
healthy food options, and
create social and physical
environments that improve and
the well-being of the
community.

8. Preserve and uphold the
distinct architecture and
unique visual and aesthetic
form in buildings and
neighborhoods that distinguish
Palm Springs from other cities.

Promote the identification of
unique neighborhoods while
encouraging new and
characteristically different
neighborhood types to
develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive
reuse for architecturally and
historically significant
resources.

Preserve and uphold the distinct
architecture and unique visual
and aesthetic form in buildings
and neighborhoods that
distinguish Palm Springs from
other cities. Promote the
identification of unique,
culturally diverse
neighborhoods while creating
strategies and opportunities
for improving neighborhoods
that have a greater need
because of historic
disinvestment. encouraging
Encourage new and
characteristically different
neighborhood types to
develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive reuse
for architecturally and
historically significant
resources.

Preserve and uphold the distinct
architecture and unique visual
and aesthetic form in buildings
and neighborhoods that
distinguish Palm Springs from
other cities. Promote the
identification of unique,
culturally diverse
neighborhoods while creating
strategies and opportunities
for improving neighborhoods
that have a greater need
because of historic
disinvestment. Encourage new
and characteristically different
neighborhood types to
develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive reuse
for architecturally and
historically significant
resources.

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Proposed Priority
Statements Reviewed at
10/08/20 City Council
Meeting
Redline Changes Proposed 2040 Priority
Statements

9. Provide a circulation system
that accommodates the
smooth flow of vehicular
traffic and public
transportation, encourages
safe bicycle and pedestrian
movement, and presents
attractively landscaped
corridors. As the City
develops, safe and complete
streets with transit will be
necessary to ensure a safe
and functioning network of
circulation corridors and
intersections, protecting
residential neighborhoods
from commercial traffic to
the extent possible. The
streets will be attractively
developed, designed with
adequate parking and
maintained to encourage
bicycles, pedestrians, and
alternative forms of
transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of
circulation linkages through
the city and into surrounding
areas must also be
developed and maintained.
(No Change)
Provide a circulation system
that accommodates the smooth
flow of vehicular traffic and
public transportation,
encourages safe bicycle and
pedestrian movement, and
presents attractively landscaped
corridors. As the City develops,
safe and complete streets with
transit will be necessary to
ensure a safe and functioning
network of circulation corridors
and intersections, protecting
residential neighborhoods
from commercial traffic to the
extent possible. The streets will
be attractively developed,
designed with adequate
parking and maintained to
encourage bicycles,
pedestrians, and alternative
forms of transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of
circulation linkages through the
city and into surrounding
areas must also be developed
and maintained.

10. Enhance both visual and
physical access to the City's
surrounding mountains,
washes, open space, and other
scenic and natural resources.

Unparalleled natural
resources in and near Palm
Springs add value to the
City’s quality of life and are
an important contributor to
the City’s image as a
destination resort.

Enhance both visual, and
physical, and equitable access
to the City's surrounding
mountains, washes, open space,
and other scenic and natural
resources. Unparalleled
natural resources in and near
Palm Springs add value to the
City’s quality of life and are
an important contributor to the
City’s image as a destination
resort.

Enhance visual, physical, and
equitable access to the City's
surrounding mountains, washes,
open space, and other scenic
and natural resources.

Unparalleled natural resources
in and near Palm Springs add
value to the City’s quality of
life and are an important
contributor to the City’s image
as a destination resort.
*It is important to note that while the above Priorities are listed by number, they are weighted equally in terms of importance.

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The above changes provide additional input from various community stakeholders and residents and demonstrate a more robust representation of the community. The Planning Commission will review these changes at its meeting of March 9, 2022, and staff will present their recommendations on these changes during the oral presentation to City Council. Once the City Council deems the revisions to the Vision and Priorities as appropriate, the GPSC will use these statements as the guiding principles as they work on recommending updates to the goals, policies and other revisions to the Land Use, Circulation, Housing and Safety elements.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Assistant Director: David Newell
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Justin Clifton

ATTACHMENTS:

1. 2007 General Plan Vision & Priorities.

2. Outreach Meetings Summaries.

3. 10/8/20 City Council Report on Vision & Priorities.

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ATTACHMENT #1
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2007 General Plan Vision and Priorities

General Plan Vision
A world-renowned desert resort community where residents and visitors enjoy safe neighborhoods, an exciting social environment and a relaxing leisure experience.

We enhance our natural, cultural, and historical resources with sustainable economic growth and high style.

We provide responsive, friendly and efficient public services within a government that fosters unity among all our citizens.

General Plan Priorities
Support Palm Springs as one of the world’s premier desert resorts. Strengthen and promote those things that make Palm Springs a one-of-a kind resort destination, including its natural resources, eco-tourism, its pedestrian-oriented shopping and entertainment districts including Downtown, its unique architecture, the convenience of its airport and convention center, and its wide array of lodging and recreational facilities.

Establish the City as a leader in efficient use of resources: land, water, and energy. Promote energy efficiency and the efficient use of natural resources. Promote the development of alternative energy industries and use of alternative energy sources such as wind and solar in new and existing construction to minimize resource depletion and conserve resources for future generations.

Diversify the City’s economic foundations and promote Palm Springs as the “first choice” for businesses. Create employment opportunities that will maintain a stable and diverse economy, including opportunities for workers to live in the communities in which they work. Through land use and other policies, promote Palm Springs as the first choice for businesses such as tourism, entertainment, retail, office, medical, educational, professional, financial, technical, industrial, and other economic and employment generators.

Develop a full range of retail opportunities for local, regional, and tourist markets. Encourage diverse and appealing shopping opportunities for residents, tourists, and the regional market that will generate sales tax revenues, attract customers from neighboring communities, and enrich the quality of the life for those living in and visiting Palm Springs.

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Provide for a broad range of housing opportunities. Encourage development of housing units for varying life stages and styles and all economic levels.

Create unique places that strengthen community identity, offer visual interest, and support lively activity. Concentrate and promote areas of rich community activity served by efficient multimodal transportation and parking.

Encourage the creative mixing of land uses to promote vibrant neighborhoods and reduce the need for vehicle use. Combine residential, retail, office, and other land uses within the Downtown and other key locations, to create active, full-service neighborhoods that are less dependent on the automobile.

Preserve and uphold the high quality of architecture and the unique visual and aesthetic form in buildings and neighborhoods that distinguish Palm Springs from other cities. Promote the identification of unique neighborhoods while encouraging new and characteristically different neighborhood types to develop. Recognize the importance of adaptive reuse for architecturally and historically significant resources.

Provide a circulation system that accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular traffic, encourages safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and presents attractively landscaped corridors. As the City develops, street and roadway improvements will be necessary to ensure a safe and functioning network of circulation corridors and intersections. The streets will be attractively developed and maintained to encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and alternative forms of transportation. Trails, bikeways, and other forms of circulation linkages through the city and into surrounding areas must also be developed and maintained.

Promote development that enhances scenic views and provides both visual and physical access to the City's surrounding mountains, washes, open space, and other scenic and natural resources. Unparalleled natural resources can be found in and near Palm Springs. These resources add value to the City’s quality of life and are an important contributor to the City’s image as a destination resort.

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ATTACHMENT #2
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11/19/20 PS Chamber Meeting
Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Introductions were provided by Mayor Geoff Kors, Councilmember Dennis Woods and Planning Commission Chair Kathy Weremiuk. A presentation on the General Plan Update and proposed Vision Statement & Priorities was given by Assistant Planning Director David Newell.

Mario G. – identify mountains as an important resource of Palm Springs.

Councilmember Woods – what makes Palm Springs unique. Do we want a dedicated bike lane downtown, for example?
Carl B. – focus on our natural resources. People come here to get away from City life.

Deborah H. – establish new design guidelines for our City. Promote idea of small city that is walkable.

Councilmember Woods – it might be important that we think about a broader vision on urban form.

Nick W. – ensure sustainable growth is included.

Mayor Kors – ensure we’re providing opportunities and jobs for future.

Mario G. – lifestyle attracts people to Palm Springs.

Deborah H. – COD will bring younger people, which is important to the community.

Carl B. – problem is very few people want to come here due to lack of professional opportunities.

Debra H. – pandemic has changed community and potential for future.

Deiter C. – vision should reflect needs of families in Palm Springs.

Councilmember Woods – lifestyle – want do we want to maintain and what do we want to change.

Mario G. – the weather is a factor that draws outsiders.

Mario G. – General Plan needs to have some flexibility.

John F. – vision should reflect more than downtown. North end of downtown, uptown should be reflected.

Michael B. – more housing options across all spectrums need to be considered. We should be considering what other cities are doing and diversify our commercial opportunities. Should look at extending our season with permanent residents by offering more housing options, especially for an aging population.

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Mayor Kors – sustainability and innovative technology is important to support our future.

Michael B. – we need more entertainment venues and attractions. Also gathering spaces.

Carl B. – after dark, the City’s options are limited for non-gay tourists. Need more options/attractions for all segments of population, including single, straight visitors.

Charlie E. – electric vehicle charging stations in parks, etc., due to Governor mandating that vehicles only be electric by 2035.

Brady S. – as the gateway to eastern Coachella Valley, we should be sensitive to housing needs.

We need to ensure builders/businesses are getting positive experiences from City hall on application reviews and proposed development.

Councilmember Woods – offer a variety of experiences to allow a healthy lifestyle, outdoor lifestyle, etc. to ensure visitors have positive experience and improve our image.

Carl B. – professional sports. We need to monetize on neighboring communities’ sporting events, as well as attracting more events to the City.

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12/1/20 Main Street Meeting
Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Joy M. – people come to PS to enjoy relaxing atmosphere, mountains. However more recently, we’ve become more urban environment. She misses vibe of local and visitors coming to PS to escape hustle of lives.

Al J. – airport supports businesses in Palm Springs and recognize relationship between the two.

Bruce H. – questioned if PS population is addressed in GP, and whether we will have extreme population growth.

Jeffrey B. – definition of urban is changing. Vibrancy, culture vs. built form. We need local originated retail. We can have density without major city downtown urban form.

Joy M. – good downtowns should have good mix of local and national retail establishments.

Also, parks are important to neighborhoods. Maintain chill vibe.

Zaino M. – make downtown a destination to attract visitors. We need to focus on small businesses.

Bruce H. – promote internet connectivity. Fiber too difficult, so 5G will be important for the future.

Ron D. – more cultural activity necessary to create destination activities for residents and visitors.

Donald G. – feel driving into downtown feels closed/claustrophobic. City needs to balance higher density with traffic congestion.

Mindy R. – feedback she receives is that everyone really likes the parklets downtown, and if they’ll stay after the pandemic. A lot of people are wanting more outdoor space.

Kathy W. – asked if parklets would extend the season.

JC C. – commented on parklets
Kristen E. – parklets removed. Parking management to prevent employee street parking.

Matt R. – reduce palm canyon to two lanes and align better, but not in favor of closing streets.

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12/2/20 – GM Breakfast/PSHA
Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Remote work – what infrastructure we need to accommodate future residents.

Affordable housing needed for tourist/retail workers.

Contact Scott White about Destination X – three pillars that bring people here. Also, shade is important, so shade trees along streets might need to be considered.

Unique stores and shops are important. Both local and national mix.

Future of transportation and use of technology. Biking to be Population is aging, so we may need to accommodate more senior housing. However, visitors tend to be younger. Parks need to be programmed to accommodate all ages.

Unique activities and conventions, even in the summer. Another convention center hotel.

Regulatory flexibility for wireless infrastructure to prepare for 4G and 5G.

Noise Element – can we allow for higher decibels downtown.

Open space is a community benefit. People may stay longer if we promote outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking.

Community gardens and healthy living components.

Needed having educational opportunities and activities, such as the Aspen Institute, speaker series and reinforce current. Possibly performing arts center near (or expansion of) convention center.

Lacking nightlife with exception of gay/lesbian options. Expand nightlife options.

Road diet on Palm Canyon with multi-modal transportation options and possibly outdoor dining/parklets/expanded sidewalks.

Diversifying economy needed. Work regionally with others transportation and economically.

Hire consultant to go to businesses to understand need to draw and support filming.

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12/14/20 Human Rights Commission Meeting
Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities

(Attached is the unified response from the Human Rights Commission to the proposed General Plan Vision and Priority Statements. The Human Rights Commission, at its December 14, 2020, meeting voted unanimously to approve submitting these comments.)

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HRC Comments on 2040 General Plan Vision and Priorities

General Plan Vision

Palm Springs is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive desert resort community where year-round and seasonal residents and visitors enjoy a relaxing and positive experience featuring safe neighborhoods, arts, culture, creativity and an exciting social environment.

The City values equity its indigenous and cultural heritage, architectural, historical, cultural, and natural resources and balances resident priorities with economic and sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity. We are an equitable, inclusive community with a high quality of life for all residents, regardless of income level, race, ethnicity, gender, ability or age. We recognize that all persons have a right to access physical, social and digital infrastructure across all planning objectives.

The City provides responsive, friendly, respectful, and efficient public services allowing for inclusion of people with disabilities and full community participation for all our residents and businesses.

Comments on “General Plan Priorities”

1. Support Palm Springs as a premier desert resort community. Strengthen and promote those things that make Palm Springs a one-of-a kind resort destination, including its natural resources, eco-tourism, its pedestrian-oriented shopping and entertainment districts, its unique architecture, cultural diversity and identity, the convenience of its airport and convention center, and its wide array of lodging and recreational facilities.

Added Priority #1b. Foster and enhance opportunities for open space retention and expansion that allows safe neighborhood access throughout Palm Springs and its adjacent areas. Open spaces with safe access are accessible for all regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, native language, culture, abilities, and disabilities. Where possible, open space includes passive and active forms of recreation for all to enjoy.

2. Continue to advance Palm Springs’ role as a sustainability leader. Promote the sustainable and affordable use of materials, energy, land, water, air and other natural resources to enhance the long-term livability of our community for all residents regardless of socio-economic position.

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and proactively anticipate and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Reduce wastes going to landfill through source reduction, reuse, recycling and other methods.

3. Diversify and strengthen the City’s economy and promote education and innovation.

Develop and encourage new businesses, employment and education opportunities that will maintain a stable sustainable, livable, resilient and diverse economy and workforce. Promote businesses that will provide a living wage. Invest in improving accessible public and private infrastructure for a digital future for all. Promote employment opportunities in renewable energy and other green businesses.

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4. Maintain and enhance a diverse range of retail, dining and entertainment opportunities for local, regional, and tourist markets. Encourage diverse and appealing shopping opportunities for residents, tourists, and the regional market that will generate sales tax revenues, attract customers from neighboring communities, and enrich the quality of the life for those living in and visiting Palm Springs.

Suggested revision of 4 –
Maintain, encourage, and enhance a diverse and appealing range of retail shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities to generate sales tax revenues and enrich the quality of the life for those living in and visiting Palm Springs.

5. Provide for a broad range of affordable, healthy, high-quality housing opportunities for all residents. Encourage development of resource efficient housing units at a range of densities for all life stages and affordable to all economic levels.

ADD -
5b - Identify solutions to complement development programs and facilitate efforts to reduce rent burden and housing instability. Strive to achieve inclusionary housing development to create opportunities for low-income earners, young people, and seniors.

6. Create, maintain and enhance unique places and facilities that foster community interaction and engagement. Facilitate access to and improve parks and other open spaces, community facilities, arts and cultural centers and landmarks in order to promote the City’s rich history, offer visual interest, and support lively activity. Ensure community facilities provide services and amenities for all inhabitants to be able to fully enjoy and contribute to city life. that meet the needs of families in Palm Springs.

7. Encourage the creative mixing of land uses to promote vibrant and walkable neighborhoods and commercial areas accessible to all. Combine residential, retail, office, and other land uses within commercial and other key locations, to create active, inclusive, full-service neighborhoods that are less dependent on the automobile.

#7b. Nurture retail opportunities for residents in all neighborhoods. With a commitment to inclusivity, strengthen and promote equitable and convenient access to the basic ingredients of healthy, productive lives through a variety of retail opportunities that serve the needs of daily lives in close proximity to all residential neighborhoods.

8. Preserve and uphold the distinct architecture and unique visual and aesthetic form in buildings and neighborhoods that distinguish Palm Springs from other cities. Promote the identification of unique culturally diverse neighborhoods while investing in priority neighborhoods that have a Item 3C - 21
greater need because of historic disinvestment. Encourage new and characteristically different neighborhood types to develop. Recognize the importance of adaptive reuse for architecturally and historically significant resources.

9. Provide a circulation system that accommodates the smooth safe flow of vehicular traffic and public transportation, encourages safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and presents attractively landscaped corridors. As the City develops, safe and complete streets with transit will be necessary to ensure a safe and functioning network of circulation corridors and intersections, protecting residential neighborhoods from commercial traffic to the extent possible. The streets will be attractively developed, designed with adequate parking and maintained to encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and alternative forms of transportation. Trails, bikeways, and other forms of circulation linkages through the city and into surrounding areas must also be developed and maintained.

10. Enhance both visual and physical access to the City's surrounding mountains, washes, open space, and other scenic and natural resources. The indigenous heritage and Unparalleled natural resources in and near Palm Springs add value to the City’s quality of life and are an important contributor to the City’s image as a destination resort.

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1/6/22 Non-profit Organizations Meeting
Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Maribel N. asked about previous input from community meetings.

Magi R. would like to have a community center for lesbian center and support groups to meet.

Community living opportunities. Would be interested in land grants.

Ian G. Vision statement is geared too much towards resort environment, but does not address folks who work in the community and worker affordability. People would like to live in the community they work.

Maribel N. on Vision, likes changes to removal of citizens and change to residents and businesses.

Maribel N. Priority 5, housing. City to play a role in facilitating housing in policy and funding.

Ian G. recommends providing a variety of housing options. Different types of housing options to fit need to residents. Residents need more affordable housing, beyond the housing element due to regulatory requirements. Housing element should be actionable document.

Deiter C. implement affordable housing. Would like to see boulders and Crescendo properties zoned for residential, one of which has infrastructure.

Melisa D. as a resident of PS, agrees about land and Crescendo, due to resident disparities in an equitable manner. There are too many vacation rentals and the cost of living is unattainable.

Update Priority 5 to include “equitable manner”.

Magi R. agrees it’s difficult to find rental housing that is affordable; otherwise, we aren’t able to have this resort environment, when workers have to make a long commute.

Azalia G. would like to emphasize the affordability crisis. Would like to work together to make sure we are meeting needs of residents and community to ensure people aren’t rent burden.

Magi R. feels the workers need to be taken care of so they can come to work.

Deiter Crawford priorities should focus on residents, as opposed to businesses and “resort” environment. We forget about people who work at these businesses and working. We should diversify from low-wage service jobs and focus on clean energy jobs, that are local to the community and pay higher wages.

Magi R. said we don’t want to undervalue the tourist industry wages, which may be lower, and we need to ensure we provide housing opportunities for those individuals.

Agustin L. likes the revised priorities, which are better for creating desired outcomes.

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1/10/22 Conservation & Open Space Organizations Meeting Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Vision Statement:

David L. suggested including open space and statements on health related to enjoying outdoor spaces, health needs, etc.

Paisley R. agrees and noted CV has a great biodiversity that should be taken into consideration.

Priorities:

David L., Priority 7, expand to include access to open spaces and parks.

Paisley R., Priority 7, walkable isn’t necessarily accessible. Physical access needs to be considered such as ADA, etc. options, not just “walkable” for those that are impaired.

David L., Priority 7, suggested adding open spaces/recreation to the second sentence:
“Combine residential, retail, office, open spaces/recreation, and other land uses…” David L., Priority 10, equitability should be considered – free, no-cost access to open spaces.

Natural resources should be available to all, regardless of age and income levels.

Paisley R. suggested “enhance both visual, physical and equitable access…” Otherwise participants liked all of the changes to the priorities. No new priorities were suggested.

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1/11/22 Non-profit Organizations Meeting
Summary of Input on General Plan Vision and Priorities
Vision Statement:

Linda B. likes that its more inclusive.

Harriet B. said no mention of commerce and the business community. Should be represented.

Connect word “vibrant” to business community.

Priorities:

Linda B. and Harriet B. suggested making culture and arts its own Priority (not just in Priority 6).

This can be broadly written.

Linda B., Priority 2, noted electricity costs should be considered when considering requirements for sustainability goals.

Harriet B., Priority 3, seems there are two different priorities relative to the economy vs. education. Seems mushy as it relates to education and might be better to make more specific point related education.

Linda B. agreed its not clear, due to talking about two different things. Education not necessarily linked to economy.

Linda B. Priority 4, when mentioning specifics, we leave out other local topics of importance such as green economy, arts, etc.

Linda B., Priority 5, said we should meet the needs of diversified and multi-faceted populations.

Support innovative housing approaches.

Harriet B. Priority 7B, new priority is extremely important especially for northerly end of the city.

Linda B., Priority 9, could we do it different with public transportation through our goals and policies, but likes the proposed priority as modified.

General:

Harriet B. and Linda B. agreed that social services need to be prioritized. Seniors, disabled and those on fixed income are experiencing challenges and are at-risk of homelessness.

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ATTACHMENT #3
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 8, 2020 NEW BUSINESS
SUBJECT: 2007 GENERAL PLAN LIMITED UPDATE - REVIEW PLANNING

COMMISSION RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO THE GENERAL PLAN
VISION STATEMENT AND PRIORITIES.

FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Department of Development Services
SUMMARY:

The limited update to the 2007 General Plan is underway and the City Council will consider revisions to the Vision and Priority statements as part of this process.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve a revised Vision Statement and Priorities for the 2040 General Plan.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In September 2019, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Placeworks Inc. for a limited update to the 2007 General Plan ("Update"). Due to budget limitations, the Update will be limited in scope and focus on four chapters ("Elements") of the General Plan that are most in need of revisions: the Land Use Element, the Circulation Element, the Housing Element and the Safety Element. Minor updates to the remainder of the document are also proposed as part of the Update. The City's consultant, Placeworks, will also conduct the environmental review associated with the update that is required under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").

As part of the Update process, the City has included a robust community engagement program to solicit feedback from the public and incorporate community values into the updated General Plan. The budget for the Update scopes for three community-wide workshops and three in-person and on-line surveys. The City created a dedicated website (www.psgeneralplan.com ) in both English and Spanish to keep the public informed on past and upcoming meetings and ways to participate in the Update process. Finally, the City formed an ad hoc committee, the General Plan Steering Committee ("GPSC"), to serve as one of the primary channels for the community to participate in the Update of the General Plan. The composition of the GPSC includes representation from each of the ITEM No. __ 5_A __
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City
Council
Staff
Report
October
8,
2020
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General
Plan
Limited
Update
five
Council
Districts,
as
well
as
representatives
from
other
City
organizations
and
a
representative
from
the
Tribe.

The
GPSC
also
provides
input
and
recommendations
to
City
staff,
the
consultant
team,
and
the
Planning
Commission,
on
key
components,
such
as
the
vision,
opportunity
areas,
and
land
use
plan.

To
date,
the
GPSC
has
met
on
three
occasions. ANALYSIS: The
first
step
to
updating
the
General
Plan
is
to
ensure
the
2007
Vision
and
Priorities
reflect
the
future
of
Palm
Springs.

According
the
2007
General
Plan,
the
vision
statement
serves
as
the
foundation
for
all
of
the
General
Plan
goals
and
policies,
and
the
"common
ground"
from
which
all
decisions
are
made.

It
defines
priority
areas
where
resources
should
be
focused
to
ensure that
Palm
Springs
continues
to
be
a
great
place
to
live,
work
and
recreate.

The
Priority
statements
are
values
and
themes
that
require
more
focused
attention
and
future
direction
above
and
beyond
that
mandated
by
the
State.

Focused
issues
become
features
of
the
Plan,
and
can
be
used
to
prioritize
use
of
staff
resources
and
allocation
of
budget.

Updates
and
changes
to
the
Vision
and
Priority
statements
need
to
reflect
the
community's
values
to
guide
planning
efforts
for
the
next
20 years.

In
order
to
gain
an
understanding
of
these
values,
a
community-wide
survey
(Survey
#1)
was
administered
from
February
24,
2020
through
March
13,
2020.

The
survey
was
available
in
online
and
hard
copy
formats
in
both
English
and
Spanish
versions.

Below
is
a
summary
of
efforts
made
to
gather
responses
to
the
survey.
•
Public
Workshop
#1:

On
February
24,
2020,
the
City
held
an
open
house/community-wide
workshop
on
the
General
Plan
Update.

The
meeting
was
a
hybrid
of
both
a
presentation
and
interactive
stations.

Survey
#1
was
administered
at
this
workshop
via
handouts
and
at
computer
stations.

The
community
was
also
invited
to
provide
feedback
on
matters
related
to
land
use,
housing
and
circulation.
•
Outreach
to
Organizations:

Development
Services
Department
staff
attended
various
community
organizations
to
present
the
Update
and
seek
responses
to
the
survey,
although
staff
was
only
able
to
do
limited
outreach
as
the
pandemic
prevented
attendance
to
some
of
the
meetings
that
were
scheduled.
•
Social
Media:

The
City
made
posts
on
its
social
media
sites
and
requested
input
from
the
public.
•
General
Plan
Website:

While
the
survey
was
open,
the
website
dedicated
to
the
Update
of
the
General
Plan
(www.psgeneralplan.com
)
provided
a
continued
platform
for
allowing
members
of
the
public
to
participate
in
the
survey
at
any
time,
day
or
night.

A
total
of
338
responses
were
submitted
by
participants
of
the
survey.

A
summary
of
the
survey
results
is
included
as
Attachment
2 to
this
report.

The
GPSC
held
meetings
to
discuss
the
Vision
and
Priority
statements
on
June
9,
2020
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City Council Staff Report
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General Plan Limited Update
and July 20, 2020. The Steering Committee considered the survey results in its review and update recommendations of the 2007 Vision and Priorities. At the latter meeting, the GPSC made final revisions and forwarded to the Planning Commission for review.

The Planning Commission reviewed the GPSC recommendations on July 29, 2020 and September 9, 2020. In general, the Commission agreed with most of the GPSC recommendations, but provided some additional changes. Prior to the Planning Commission making its final revisions on September 9th, a subcommittee of the Sustainability Commission provided additional comments which the Planning Commission incorporated.

Vision. The Vision required updates to guide the future of Palm Springs. The Steering Committee and Planning Commission agreed that Vision needed adjustments to be resident-focused (as compared to tourist-focused) and to identify the importance of being an inclusive and diverse community that fosters equity. The table below compares the 2007 Vision with the proposed updates that were recommended by the Planning Commission:

Original Vision
A world-renowned desert
resort community where
residents and visitors
enjoy safe neighborhoods,
an exciting social
environment and a
relaxing leisure
experience.

We enhance our natural,
cultural, and historical
resources with sustainable
economic growth and high
style.

We provide responsive,
friendly and efficient public
services within a
government that fosters
unity among all our
citizens.

Planning Commission
Redline Changes
Palm Springs is a vibrant and
inclusiveA 'Norld renowned desert
resort community where year
round and seasonal residents and
visitors enjoy safe neighborhoods,
an exciting social environment
and a relaxing and positiveleisure
experience.

The City values its architectural,
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aoo--historical, cultural and natural
resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and
sustainable economic growth-aM
high style.

Planning Commissionf
Proposed Vision
Palm Springs is a vibrant and
inclusive desert resort community
where year-round and seasonal
residents and visitors enjoy safe
neighborhoods, an exciting social
environment and a relaxing and
positive experience.

The City values its architectural,
historical, cultural and natural
resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and
sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity and We celebrate our diversity and foster foster equity and unity among all equity and unity among all of our of our residents. residents.

The City providesVVe provide
responsive, friendly and efficient
public services fQ[Within a
go,,ernment that f-osters unity
among all our residents and
businessescitizens.

The City provides responsive,
friendly and efficient public services
for all our residents and businesses.

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City Council Staff Report
October 8, 2020 -- Page 4
General Plan Limited Update
Priorities. The Priorities have been modified to address changes in community values, including an expansion on issues related to the aforementioned Vision revisions. Two new priorities were added to the ten that were revised. Additionally, with the establishment of the Sustainability Office, Sustainability Commission and many efforts and programs related to sustainability since 2007, the Priorities were updated to reflect that the City continue to lead in the field of sustainability. The importance of open space preservation is also highlighted with the revisions to the Priorities. All changes to the Priorities are shown in the table below and included in Attachment 1.
1 • Support Palm Springs as one ol the world's
premier desert resorts. Strengthen and
promote those things that make Palm
Springs a one-of-a kind resort destination,
including its natural resources, eco-tourism,
its pedestrian-oriented shopping and
entertainment districts including Downtown,
its unique architecture, the convenience of
its airport and convention center, and its
wide array of lodging and recreational
facilities.

NEW PRIORITY 1 .1
f?lanning Commission Redline Changes
Support Palm Springs as ge11e el t#te weFlfl's
premier desert resort community~ .

Strengthen and promote those things that
make Palm Springs a one-of-a kind resort
destination, including its natural resources,
eco-tourism, its pedestrian-oriented
shopping and entertainment districts
iAeh7JeliA~ De•o•AtewA, its unique architecture,
the convenience of its airport and
convention center, and its wide array of
lodging and recreational facilities.

Fi'nal PC Proposed
Support Palm Springs as a premier desert
resort community. Strengthen and promote
those things that make Palm Springs a one
of-a kind resort destination, including its
natural resources, eco-tourism, its
pedestrian-oriented shopping and
entertainment districts, its unique
architecture, the convenience of its airport
and convention center, and its wide array
of lodging and recreational facilities.

Foster and enhance opportunities for open
space retention and expansion that allows
neighborhood access throughout Palm
Springs and ifs adjacent areas. Open spaces
should include passive and active forms of
recreation where possible.

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City Council Staff Report
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General Plan Limited Update
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Original

2. Establish the City as a leader in ellicient use
of resources: land, water, and energy.

Promote energy efficiency and the efficient
use of natural resources. Promote the
development of alternative energy
industries and use of alternative energy
sources such as wind and solar in new and
existing construction to minimize resource
depletion and conserve resources for
future generations.

3. Diversify the City's economic loundations
and promote Palm Springs as the "first
choice" lor businesses.

Create employment opportunities that will
maintain a stable and diverse economy,
including opportunities for workers to live
in the communities in which they work.

Through land use and other policies,
promote Palm Springs as the first choice
for businesses such as tourism,
entertainment, retail, office, medical,
educational, professional, financial,
technical, industrial, and other economic
and employment generators.

Planning Commission Redline Changes Final PC Proposed
Continue to advance Palm Serings' role as a Continue to advance Palm Springs' role as a sustainabilitr_ leader. Promote the sustainability leader. Promote the sustainable use of materials, energx 1 land, sustainable use of materials, energy, land, water, air and other natural resources to water, air and other natural resources to enhance the long-term livabilitx of our enhance the long-term livability of our communitx. Reduce greenhouse gas community. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and groactivelx anticigate and emissions and proactively anticipate and mitigate the imgacts of climate change. mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to landfill through Reduce wastes going to landfill through source reduction, reuse, recxcling and other source reduction, reuse, recycling and other methods. methods.

Diversify and strengthen the City's Diversify and strengthen the City's economy economyeeonomie lounelefions and promote and promote education and innovation. education and innovation. Develog and Develop and encourage new businesses, encourage new Palm SpFiAgs as the "fiFst employment and education opportunities eheiee" foF businesses.,,. CFeate employment that will maintain a stable and diverse and education opportunities that will economy and workforce. Promote maintain a stable and diverse economy businesses that will provide a living wage. and workforce. Promote businesses that Invest in improving public and private will grovide a living wage. Invest in infrastructure for a digital future. Promote imgroving gublic and grivate infrastructure employment opportunities in renewable for a digital future. Promote , iAeh::teliAg energy and other green businesses. eppeFtt:1Aities feF weFIEeFs te liYe iA the
eeffiffit:1Aities iA \11hieh they 1w1eFIE. +hFet:1gh
laAel t:1se emel etheF pelieies, t9Feffiete Palm
SpFiAgs as the fiFst eheiee foF et:1siAesses
st:1eh as tet:1Fisffl, eAteFtaiAffieAt, Fetail,
eHiee, ffieeHeal, eelt:1eatieAal, pFefessieAal,
finaneial, teehAieal, inelt:1stFial, anel etheF
eeeAemie aAel employment oggortunities in
renewable energx and other green
businessesgene Fatefs .

Item 3C - 32
City Council Staff Report
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General Plan Limited Update
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Original

4. Develop a lull range ol retail opportunities
lor local, regional, and tourist markets.

Planning Commission Redline Changes
Maintain and enhance a diverseDe·1-elep a
lull range ol retail, dining and entertainment
opportunities lor local, regional, and tourist
markets. Encourage diverse and appealing
shopping opportunities for residents,
tourists, and the regional market that will
generate sales tax revenues, attract
customers from neighboring communities,
and enrich the quality of the life for those
living in and visiting Palm Springs.

Provide lor a broad range ol housing
opportunities. Encourage development of
resource efficient housing units at a range
of densities for gJ.t,.·aryiAg life stages --eMl
5t-y-les and all economic levels.

Create , maintain and enhance unique places
and facilities that losterstFeAgtheA community
interaction and engagement. Improve parks
and other open spaces. community
facilities. arts/cultural centers and
landmarks in order to promote the City's
rich historyieeAtity , offer visual interest,
and support lively activity. Ensure
community facilities provide services and
amenities that meet the needs of families in
Palm SpringsCeAeeAtrnte eAe 13remete
areas ef rieh eeFAFAl:JAity eeti. ity serve a ey
effieieAt FAl:Jltimeael treAs13ertetieA eAe
13erl<iA9.
·· Final PC Proposed
Maintain and enhance a diverse range ol
retail, dining and entertainment opportunities
lor local, regional, and tourist markets.

Provide lor a broad range ol housing
opportunities. Encourage development of
resource efficient housing units at a range
of densities for all life stages and all
economic levels.

Create, maintain and enhance unique places
and facilities that loster community
interaction and engagement. Improve parks
and other open spaces, community
facilities, arts/ cultural centers and
landmarks in order to promote the City's
rich history, offer visual interest, and
support lively activity. Ensure community
facilities provide services and amenities
that meet the needs of families in Palm
Springs.

Item 3C - 33
City Council Staff Report
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General Plan Limited Update
Original
~- Encourage the creative mixing ol land uses
to promote vibrant neighborhoods and
reduce the need lor vehicle use. Combine
residential, retail, office, and other land
uses within the Downtown and other key
locations, to create active, full-service
neighborhoods that are less dependent on
the automobile.

NEW PRIORITY 2.

8. Preserve and uphold the high quality ol
architecture and the unique visual and
aesthetic lorm in buildings and neighborhoods
that distinguish Palm Springs from other cities.

Promote the identification of unique
neighborhoods while encouraging new and
characteristically different neighborhood
types to develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive reuse for
architecturally and historically significant
resources.

Planning Commission Redline Changes
Encourage the creative mixing ol land uses
to promote vibrant and walkable
neighborhoods and commercial areas.reatJee
the Aeea fer vehiele tJse. Combine
residential, retail, office, and other land
uses within commercialthe DewAte•,•,cA and
other key locations, to create active, full
service neighborhoods that are less
dependent on the automobile.

Preserve and uphold the distinct ltiglt qualify
el-a rchitecture and-#he unique visual and
aesthetic lorm in buildings and neighborhoods
that distinguish Palm Springs from other cities.

Promote the identification of unique
neighborhoods while encouraging new and
characteristically different neighborhood
types to develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive reuse for
architecturally and historically significant
resources.

Final PC Proposed ~
Encourage the creative mixing ol land uses
to promote vibrant and walkable
neighborhoods and commercial areas.

Combine residential, retail, office, and
other land uses within commercial and
other key locations, to create active, full
service neighborhoods that are less
dependent on the automobile.

Nurture retail opportunities lor residents in
all neighborhoods. Strengthen and promote
equitable and convenient access to a variety
of retail opportunities that serve the needs
of daily lives in close proximity to all
residential neighborhoods.

Preserve and uphold the distinct architecture
and unique visual and aesthetic lorm in
buildings and neighborhoods that distinguish
Palm Springs from other cities. Promote the
identification of unique neighborhoods
while encouraging new and
characteristically different neighborhood
types to develop. Recognize the
importance of adaptive reuse for
architecturally and historically significant
resources.

Item 3C - 34
City Council Staff Report
October 8, 2020 -- Page 8
General Plan Limited Update
;, ,WtQr'.igj_titUr~ :~.
. Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth llow of vehicular
traffic, encourages safe bicycle and
pedestrian movement, and presents
attractively landscaped corridors. As the
City develops, street and roadway
improvements will be necessary to ensure a
safe and functioning network of circulation
corridors and intersections. The streets will
be attractively developed and maintained
to encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and
alternative forms of transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of circulation
linkages through the city and into
surrounding areas must also be developed
and maintained.

Planning Commission Redline Changes
Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular
traffic and public transportation , encourages
safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and
presents attractively landscaped corridors.

As the City develops, safe~ and
complete streets with transitFeeelwey
ifflJ9FeYeftlents will be necessary to ensure a
safe and functioning network of circulation
corridors and intersections . protecting
residential neighborhoods from commercial
traffic to the extent possible.-;-The streets
will be attractively developed . designed
with adequate parking and maintained to
encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and
alternative forms of transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of circulation
linkages through the city and into
surrounding areas must also be developed
and maintained.
1 0. Promote development that enhances EnhanceP,emete ee·1elepme11t that e11ha11ees scenic views and provides both visual and see11ie 'liev,s SA& pAniees both visual and physical access to the City's surrounding physical access to the City's surrounding mountains, washes, open space, and other mountains, washes, open space, and other scenic and natural resources. scenic and natural resources. Unparalleled Unparalleled natural resources can be natural resources een be fe1:1nel in and near found in and near Palm Springs. These Palm Springs . These rnse1:JFees add value to resources add value to the City's quality of the City's quality of life and are an life and are an important contributor to the important contributor to the City's image as City's image as a destination resort. a destination resort.

Final PC Pro osed
Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular
traffic and public transportation, encourages
safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and
presents attractively landscaped corridors.

The streets will be attractively developed,
designed with adequate parking and
maintained to encourage bicycles,
pedestrians, and alternative forms of
transportation. Trails, bikeways, and other
forms of circulation linkages through the
city and into surrounding areas must also
be developed and maintained.

Enhance both visual and physical access to
the City's surrounding mountains, washes,
open space, and other scenic and natural
resources. Unparalleled natural resources
in and near Palm Springs add value to the
City's quality of life and are an important
contributor to the City's image as a
destination resort.
*It is important to note that while the above Priorities are listed by number, they are weighted equally in terms of importance.

Item 3C - 35
City
Council
Staff
Report
October
8,
2020
--
Page
9 General
Plan
Limited
Update
The
Planning
Commission
voted
unanimously
to
recommend
the
above
revisions
to
the
Vision
and
Priority
statements.

Once
the
City
Council
approves
the
revisions
to
the
Vision
and
Priorities,
the
GPSC
will
use
these
statements
as the
guiding
principles
as
they
work
on
recommending
updates
to
the
goals,
policies
and
other
specific
revisions
to
the
Land
Use,
Circulation,
Housing
and
Safety
elements.

SUBMITTED
BY:
f:o<
Flinn
Fagg,
AICP
Development
Services
Director
Attachments:

Marcus
L.

Fuller,
MPA,
P.E.,
P.L.S.

Assistant
City
Manager

1. Vision
&
Priorities
-
Planning
Commission
Recommendations

2. General
Plan
Vision
&
Priorities
Survey
-
Summary
of
Results

3. Public
Comment
Letters
Item 3C - 36
Attachment 1
Vision & Priorities -Planning Commission Recommendations Item 3C - 37
GENERAL PLAN 2040
Original
A world-renowned desert resort community
where residents and visitors enjoy safe
neighborhoods, an exciting social
environment and a relaxing leisure
experience.

We enhance our natural, cultural, and
historical resources with sustainable
economic growth and high style.

We provide responsive, friendly and efficient
public services within a government that
fosters unity among all our citizens.
10/8/2020
Vision and Priorities
Planning Commission Revisions
-Planning Commission Redline Ctianges
Palm Springs is a vibrant and inclusiveA

11.:orle:J renownee:J desert resort community
where year-round and seasonal residents and
visitors enjoy safe neighborhoods, an exciting
social environment and a relaxing and
positive~ experience. _
The City values its architectural. We enhance
01:JF nat1:Jral, C1:Jlt1:Jral, ane:J historical . cultural and natural resources and balances resident
priorities with economic and sustainable
econoR=tic growth ana high style.

We celebrate our diversity and foster equity
and unity among all of our residents.

The City provide!;We proviae responsive,
friendly and efficient public services fQrWftR+R
a go,,ernR=tent that ~esters 1:Jnity aR=tong all our
residents and businesse$citii!ens.

Final PC Proposed
Palm Springs is a vibrant and inclusive desert
resort community where year-round and
seasonal residents and visitors enjoy safe
neighborhoods, an exciting social
environment and a relaxing and positive
experience.

The City values its architectural, historical,
cultural and natural resources and balances
resident priorities with economic and
sustainable growth.

We celebrate our diversity and foster equity
and unity among all of our residents.

The City provides responsive, friendly and
efficient public services for all our residents
and businesses.
1 Item 3C - 38
~ '-~ · Original .:,, ··~ t-• Planning Commission Redline Changes

1. Support Palm Springs as one of the world's
premier desert resorts. Strengthen and
promote those things that make Palm Springs
a one-of-a kind resort destination, including
its natural resources, eco-tourism, its
pedestrian-oriented shopping and
entertainment districts including Downtown,
its unique architecture, the convenience of its
airport and convention center, and its wide
array of lodging and recreational facilities.

NEW PRIORITY 1.

2. Establish the City as a leader in efficient use
of resources: land, water, and energy.

Promote energy efficiency and the efficient
use of natural resources. Promote the
development of alternative energy industries
and use of alternative energy sources such as
wind and solar in new and existing
construction to minimize resource depletion
and conserve resources for future
generations.
10/8/2020
Support Palm Springs as g_s11e 9/ tile wsr:/d'&
premier desert resort communityt=e&sFf&.

Strengthen and promote those things that
make Palm Springs a one-of-a kind resort
destination, including its natural resources,
eco-tourism, its pedestrian-oriented shopping
and entertainment districts including
Qovmtown , its unique architecture, the
convenience of its airport and convention
center, and its wide array of lodging and
recreational facilities.

Continue to advance Palm Springs' role as a
sustainability leader. Promote the
sustainable use of materials, energy, land,
water. air and other natural resources to
enhance the long-term livability of our
community. Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and proactively anticipate and
mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to landfill through
source reduction, reuse. recycling and other
methods.

Final PC Proposed
Support Palm Springs as a premier desert
resort community. Strengthen and promote
those things that make Palm Springs a one-of
a kind resort destination, including its natural
resources, eco-tourism, its pedestrian
oriented shopping and entertainment
districts, its unique architecture, the
convenience of its airport and convention
center, and its wide array of lodging and
recreational facilities.

Foster and enhance opportunities for open
space retention and expansion that allows
neighborhood access throughout Palm
Springs and its adjacent areas. Open spaces
should include passive and active forms of
recreation where possible.

Continue to advance Palm Springs' role as a
sustainability leader. Promote the
sustainable use of materials, energy, land,
water, air and other natural resources to
enhance the long-term livability of our
community. Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and proactively anticipate and
mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Reduce wastes going to landfill through
source reduction, reuse, recycling and other
methods.
2 Item 3C - 39

3. Diversify the City's economic foundations
and promote Palm Springs as the '1irst
choice" for businesses.

Create employment opportunities that will
maintain a stable and diverse economy,
including opportunities for workers to live in
the communities in which they work. Through
land use and other policies, promote Palm
Springs as the first choice for businesses such
as tourism, entertainment, retail, office,
medical, educational, professional, financial,
technical, industrial, and other economic and
employment generators.

4. Develop a full range of retail opportunities
for local, regional, and tourist markets.

Encourage diverse and appealing shopping
opportunities for residents, tourists, and the
regional market that will generate sales tax
revenues, attract customers from neighboring
communities, and enrich the quality of the life
for those living in and visiting Palm Springs.
10/8/2020
Planning Commission Redline Changes
Diversify and strengthen the City's
economyeEeRemiE JewA"8tieA5 and promote
education and innovation. Develop and
encourage new Palm Springs as the "first
choice" for businessesL. Create employment
and education opportunities that will
maintain a stable and diverse economy and
workforce. Promote businesses that will
provide a living wage. Invest in improving
public and private infrastructure for a digital
future. Promote , incl1:Jding opport1:Jnities for
11;1orkers to liYe in the comm1:Jnities in which
they work. Thro1:Jgh land 1:Jse and other
policies, promote Palm Springs as the first
choice for 01:Jsinesses s1:Jch as to1:Jrism,
entertainment, retail, office, medical,
ed1:Jcational, professional, financial, technical,
ind1:Jstrial, and other economic and
employment opportunities in renewable
energy and other green
businesse!::generators.

Maintain and enhance a diverscoe.,.elep B
/fl# range of retail, dining and entertainment
opportunities for local, regional, and tourist
markets. Encourage diverse and appealing
shopping opportunities for residents, tourists,
and the regional market that will generate
sales tax revenues, attract customers from
neighboring communities, and enrich the
quality of the life for those living in and
visiting Palm Springs.
"" Final PC Proposed
Diversify and strengthen the City's economy
and promote education and innovation.

Develop and encourage new businesses,
employment and education opportunities
that will maintain a stable and diverse
economy and workforce. Promote businesses
that will provide a living wage. Invest in
improving public and private infrastructure
for a digital future. Promote employment
opportunities in renewable energy and other
green businesses.

Maintain and enhance a diverse range of
retail, dining and entertainment
opportunities for local, regional, and tourist
markets. Encourage diverse and appealing
shopping opportunities for residents, tourists,
and the regional market that will generate
sales tax revenues, attract customers from
neighboring communities, and enrich the
quality of the life for those living in and
visiting Palm Springs.
3 Item 3C - 40
·.•.: ~· -Original Planning Commission Redline Changes Final. PC Proposed

5. Provide for a broad range of housing Provide for a broad range of housing Provide for a broad range of housing opportunities. Encourage development of opportunities. Encourage development of opportunities. Encourage development of housing units for varying life stages and styles resource efficient housing units at a range of resource efficient housing units at a range of and all economic levels. densities for fill•oiar>ting life stages anel styles densities for all life stages and all economic and all economic levels. levels.

6. Create unique places that strengthen Createi maintain and enhance unique places Create, maintain and enhance unique places community identity, offer visual interest, and and facilities that foster5t+'eRg#leR and facilities that foster community support lively activity. Concentrate and community interaction and engagement. interaction and engagement. Improve parks promote areas of rich community activity Improve parks and other open spaces1 and other open spaces, community facilities, served by efficient multimodal transportation community facilities 1 artsL cultural centers and arts/cultural centers and landmarks in order and parking. landmarks in order to promote the City's rich to promote the City's rich history, offer visual historyielentity , offer visual interest, and interest, and support lively activity. Ensure support lively activity. Ensure community community facilities provide services and facilities provide services and amenities that amenities that meet the needs of families in meet the needs of families in Palm Palm Springs.

SpringsConcentrate anel F3roA=1ote areas of rict:i
COA=IA=ll::IAit•t actii,ity ser>oieel 0¥ efficient
A=ll::lltiA=loelal transF3ortation anel F3arlEing.

7. Encourage the creative mixing of land uses Encourage the creative mixing of land uses Encourage the creative mixing of land uses to promote vibrant neighborhoods and to promote vibrant and walkable to promote vibrant and walkable reduce the need for vehicle use. Combine neighborhoods and commercial areas. reell::lce neighborhoods and commercial areas. residential, retail, office, and other land uses tl=le neeel for YeRicle l::lse. Combine residential, Combine residential, retail, office, and other within the Downtown and other key retail, office, and other land uses within land uses within commercial and other key locations, to create active, full-service commercialtRe Downtown and other key locations, to create active, full-service neighborhoods that are less dependent on locations, to create active, full-service neighborhoods that are less dependent on the automobile. neighborhoods that are less dependent on the automobile. the automobile.
10/8/2020 4
Item 3C - 41
- Original
NEW PRIORITY 2.

8. Preserve and uphold the high quality of
architecture and the unique visual and
aesthetic form in buildings and
neighborhoods that distinguish Palm Springs
from other cities. Promote the identification
of unique neighborhoods while encouraging
new and characteristically different
neighborhood types to develop. Recognize
the importance of adaptive reuse for
architecturally and historically significant
resources.
10/8/2020
Planning Commission Redline Changes
Preserve and uphold the distinct J:iigh 'fll&lit-y
et-a rchitecture and-#Je unique visual and
aesthetic form in buildings and
neighborhoods that distinguish Palm Springs
from other cities. Promote the identification
of unique neighborhoods while encouraging
new and characteristically different
neighborhood types to develop. Recognize
the importance of adaptive reuse for
architecturally and historically significant
resources.

Final PC Proposed
",.·,-,,
Nurture retail opportunities for residents in
all neighborhoods. Strengthen and promote
equitable and convenient access to a variety
of retail opportunities that serve the needs of
daily lives in close proximity to all residential
neighborhoods.

Recognize the importance of adaptive reuse
for architecturally and historically significant
resources.
s
Item 3C - 42
Original ·- .

9. Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular
traffic, encourages safe bicycle and
pedestrian movement, and presents
attractively landscaped corridors. As the City
develops, street and roadway improvements
will be necessary to ensure a safe and
functioning network of circulation corridors
and intersections. The streets will be
attractively developed and maintained to
encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and
alternative forms of transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of circulation
linkages through the city and into surrounding
areas must also be developed and
maintained.

10. Promote development that enhances
scenic views and provides both visual and
physical access to the City's surrounding
mountains, washes, open space, and other
scenic and natural resources.

Unparalleled natural resources can be found
in and near Palm Springs. These resources
add value to the City's quality of life and are
an important contributor to the City's image
as a destination resort.
10/8/2020
Planning Commission Redline Changes
Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular
traffic and public transportation , encourages
safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and
presents attractively landscaped corridors.

As the City develops, safestreet and complete
streets with transitroadwav iFAproveFAents
will be necessary to ensure a safe and
functioning network of circulation corridors
and intersections , protecting residential
neighborhoods from commercial traffic to the
extent possible.~ The streets will be
attractively developed , designed with
adequate parking and maintained to
encourage bicycles, pedestrians, and
alternative forms of transportation. Trails,
bikeways, and other forms of circulation
linkages through the city and into surrounding
areas must also be developed and
maintained.

Enhance/lr.omet-e det1elBf)meAf. that
eAllaAEe& &EeAiE views aAd f)r:evides both
visual and physical access to the City's
surrounding mountains, washes, open space,
and other scenic and natural resources.

Unparalleled natural resources can ee found
in and near Palm Springs. These resources
add value to the City's quality of life and are
an important contributor to the City's image
as a destination resort.

END
Final PC Proposed
Provide a circulation system that
accommodates the smooth flow of vehicular
traffic and public transportation, encourages
safe bicycle and pedestrian movement, and
presents attractively landscaped corridors.

As the City develops, safe and complete
streets with transit will be necessary to
ensure a safe and functioning network of
circulation corridors and intersections,
protecting residential neighborhoods from
commercial traffic to the extent possible. The
streets will be attractively developed,
designed with adequate parking and
maintained to encourage bicycles,
pedestrians, and alternative forms of
transportation. Trails, bikeways, and other
forms of circulation linkages through the city
and into surrounding areas must also be
developed and maintained.

Enhance both visual and physical access to
the City's surrounding mountains, washes,
open space, and other scenic and natural
resources. Unparalleled natural resources in
and near Palm Springs add value to the City's
quality of life and are an important
contributor to the City's image as a
destination resort.
6 Item 3C - 43
Attachment 2
General Plan Vision & Priorities Survey -Summary of Results Item 3C - 44
Background

GENERAL
PLAN
2040
General
Plan
Vision
&
Priorities
Survey
Summary
of
Results
March
31,
2020
The
Palm
Springs
Vision
and
Priorities
provide
an
aspirational
description
of
the
type
of
community
Palm
Springs
desires
to
become
in
the
future
and
serves
as
the
foundation
for
the
goals
and
policies
in
the
City's
General
Plan.

As
one
of
the
first
steps
in
the
process
of
updating
the
City
of
Palm
Springs'
General
Plan,
the
City
administered
a
survey
to
solicit
feedback
on
the
existing
(2007)
General
Plan
Vision
and
Priorities
to
determine
if
they
are
still
working
well or
if
they
need
to
be
updated
to
guide
planning
efforts
for
the
next
20 years.

A
total
of
338
responses
were
submitted
by
participants.

The
survey
was
administered
in
both
online
and
hard
copy
formats
from
February
24 th
,
2020
through
March
13 th
,
2020.

English
and
Spanish
versions
of
the
survey
were
made
available
in
both
formats.

Input
collected
will
be
used
by
the
City
and
the
General
Plan
Steering
Committee
(GPSC)
to
inform
their
recommendations
to
update
the
Vision
and
Priorities
and
will also
be
presented
to
the
Planning
Commission
and
City
Council.

Following
is
a
summary
of
the
information
collected
from
participants.

Who
Participated?
The
largest
number
of
respondents
to
the
survey
were
residents;
full
time
residents
comprised
67%
of
respondents
and
part-time
residents
followed
at
16%
of
survey
responses.

Eleven
percent
(11%)
of
all
respondents
both
live
and
work
in
the
City,
and
those
who
work
in
the
city
(only)
comprised
5%
of
respondents.

Only
one
respondent
identified
themselves
as
a visitor
to
Palm
Springs.

Nearly
all
of
the
City's
recognized
neighborhoods
had
residents
participating
in
the
survey
(45
of
48 neighborhoods),
with
the
highest
percentage
of
responses
coming
from
residents
in
the
Little
Tuscany
neighborhood
(7%).

The
Escena,
Gene
Autry
and
Lawrence
Crossley
neighborhoods
were
the
only
ones
without
any
identified
respondents.

The
overwhelming
majority
of
respondents
identified
themselves
as
over
40 years
of
age
(89%),
with
the
40-64
age
bracket
accounting
for
54 percent
of
total
participants.

Conversely,
only
9 percent
of
respondents
identified
themselves
as
younger
than
40-years-old.

While
few
of
the
respondents
claimed
an
expert-level
familiarity
with
the
existing
General
Plan
(5%),
a high
percentage
of
participants
were
either
aware
of
the
document
or
somewhat
knowledgeable
about
it
(87%).

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We
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DESIGN
Participants
in
the
Survey
were
asked
to
identify
whether
the
Vision
statement
and
ten
distinct
Priorities
articulated
in
the
City's
existing
General
Plan
were
1)
fine
as
is,
or
need
to
be
revised;
and
2)
if they
need
to
be
revised,
what
changes
they
would
suggest.

The
majority
of
respondents
(52%)
indicated
that
the
Vision
statement
is
fine
as
it
is
and
does
not
need
to
be
revised.

Participants
provided
132
comments
for
the
City's
consideration
for
possible
refinements
or
edits.

The
community
generally
supported
the ten
existing
priorities,
with
seven
of
them
exceeding
70 percent
in
positive
feedback
(acceptable
as
written).

Priorities
addressing
the
efficient
use
of
resources
and
preservation
of
the
unique
and
high
quality
of
the
built
environment
were
identified
by
the
highest
number
of
respondents
as
requiring no
changes
(79%
and
83%
respectively).

Survey
respondents
had
a
lower
support
rate
of
the
way
the
priorities
advocating
a range
of
housing
opportunities and
retail
opportunities
were
currently
written
(59%
and
65%
respectively).

Although
the
percentage
of
positive
responses
for
the
existing
Vision
and
Priorities
leaned
toward
support
of
the
way
they
are
currently
worded,
it
should
be
noted
that
quite
a few
comments
(740)
were
submitted
with
suggested
changes
to
the
existing
Priorities.

After
reviewing
the
comments,
it
appears
several
are
general
comments
about
things
the
City
should
consider
versus
specific
revisions
suggested
for
a particular
priority.

In
the
coming
months,
the
Steering
Committee
will
be
reviewing
the
comments
and
helping
to
make
suggestions
of
how
to
incorporate
them
into
the
updated
Vision
and
Priorities.

Out
of
the
comments
received,
some
consistent
themes
emerged:
•
Desire
to
address
Climate
Change
•
Importance
of
preserving/conserving
natural
beauty
and
lands
•
Add
language
regarding
Equity,
Diversity
and
lnclusivity
•
Embrace
and
prepare
for
technological
change
•
Better
balance
between
needs
of
residents
and
tourists;
expand
economic
base
beyond
tourism
•
Preserve
and
protect
the
City's
Modernism
design
roots
•
More
services
and
amenities
geared
towards
to
families
•
Expand
image
of
Palm
Springs
beyond
"high
style"
to
embrace
its
more
approachable,
"laid
back",
relaxed
atmosphere
The
remainder
of
this
document
summarizes
the
key
themes
that
emerged
out
of
the
comments
associated
with
the
Vision
statement
and
each
Priority.

A
complete
list
of
all
responses
collected
is
also
attached
for
those
that
are
interested
in
reviewing
the
explicit
feedback
received
by
the
City
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its
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Springs
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GENERAL
PLAN
2040
Feedback
on
the
Existing
Vision
Statement
•
In
response
to
the
current
Vision
statement:

A
world-renowned
desert
resort
community
where
residents
and
visitors
enjoy
safe
neighborhoods,
an
exciting
social
environment
and
a relaxing
leisure
experience.

We
enhance
our
natural,
cultural,
and
historical
resources
with
sustainable
economic
growth
and
high
style
.

We
provide
responsive,
friendly
and
efficient
public
services
within
a government
that
fosters
unity
among
all
our
citizens.
o A
slight
majority
of
respondents
(52
percent)
felt
that
the
current
vision
statement
was
appropriate
but
nearly

47.3 percent
believed
it
needs
to
be
revised.

Among
those
revisions
several
themes
emerged:
•
Strong
desire
to
replace
phrase,
"high
style"
with
something
else;
wasn't
reflective
of
the
community
sentiment
•
Desire
to
acknowledge
the
importance
of
the
city's
cultural,
architectural
and
historic
resources.
•
Include
a
reference
to
inclusiveness
and
the
diversity
of
the
community.
•
Refer
to
the
city's
natural
environment,
parks
and
recreation
facilities
and
include
concepts
of
sustainability
or
renewable
energy.
•
Dislike
for
the
vision
statement's
reference
to
the
city
as
a "resort
community";
there
should
be
much
less
focus
on
leisure
and
tourism
and
more
focus
on
local
business,
a diversified
economy
and
residents
of
all
ages.
•
Prioritize
localized,
controlled
growth
and
planning
and
reflect
the
city's
"village
feel".
•
Future
development
should
focus
less
on
hotels
and
convention
centers
and
more
on
affordable
housing.
•
Add
references
to
the
city's
working
population,
educational
opportunities
and
embrace
of
new
technologies.

Feedback
on
the
Existing
Priorities
(order
does
not
indicate
importance)
•
In
response
to
Priority
1:

Support
Palm
Springs
as
one
of
the
world's
premier
desert
resorts.
o
76 percent
agreed
that
the
priority
is
relevant
and
24 percent
wanted
it
revised.

Those
suggested
revisions
discussed:
•
Less
focus
on
being
"premier"
or
a "world" destination.
•
Recognition
of
City's
identity
as
a small
city
with
a
local
population.
•
More
economic
diversity
away
from
service
and
tourism.
•
Removal
of
the
reference
to
the
"desert".
•
Removal
of
the
word
"resort"
("destination",
"community"
suggested
as
replacements).
•
Addition
of
"place
to
retire".

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• In response to Priority 2: Establish the City as a leader in efficient use of resources: land, water, and energy.
o 79.4 percent agreed that the priority is relevant and 20.6 percent wanted it revised.

These suggested revisions discussed:
• Additional reference to natural resource preservation. • Additional text for climate change.
• Include more specific goals.
• In response to Priority 3: Diversify the City's economic foundations and promote Palm Springs as the 'first choice' for businesses.
o 66.4 percent agreed that the priority is relevant and 33.6 percent wanted it revised.

These suggested revisions discussed:
• More economic diversity and variety in business types. • Confusion about what is meant by "promote" and "first choice". • Defining the specific types of businesses the City wants to promote. • Focusing less on being a "first choice" (implying outside businesses) and more on nurturing local businesses.
• In response to Priority 4: Develop a full range of retail opportunities for local, regional, and tourist markets.
o 64.6 percent agreed that the priority is relevant and 35 percent wanted it revised. These suggested revisions discussed:
• Ensuring that visitors to Palm Springs have unique destinations and businesses that cannot be found elsewhere.
• Adding businesses that are not related to tourism or hospitality and appeal to all socio-economic groups.
• Discouraging chain businesses.
• Encouraging more experiential retail.
• Removing the reference to tourists.
• Concerns about the place of retail in the age of internet shopping. • In response to Priority 5: Provide for a broad range of housing opportunities. o 59.2 percent agreed that the priority is relevant and 40.5 percent wanted it revised.

These suggested revisions discussed:
• Discouraging vacation rentals in the city.
• Encouraging more multi-family housing.
• Encouraging more affordable housing developments.
• Supporting housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. • Making the vision statement less vague by clearly defining what the phrase "broad range" refers to.
• In response to Priority 6: Create unique places that strengthen community identity, offer visual interest, and support lively activity.
o 77.6 percent agreed that the priority is relevant and 21.7 percent wanted it revised.

These suggested revisions discussed:
• Additional references to accessibility.
• Clarifying the language to clearly define what "unique" means. • Creating spaces that are more focused on locals.
• Support underserved communities.

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In
response
to
Priority
7:

Encourage
the
creative
mixing
of
land
uses
to
promote
vibrant
neighborhoods
and
reduce
the
need
for
vehicle
use.
o

72.7 percent
agreed
that
the
priority
is
relevant
and

26.9 percent
wanted
it
revised.

These
suggested
revisions
discussed:
•
Improved
infrastructure
and
safety
for
non-automotive
uses:
biking,
walking,
bus
system,
golf
carts
•
Concerns
about
whether
the
reduced
"need
for
vehicle
use"
is
attainable.
•
In
response
to
Priority
8:

Preserve
and
uphold
the
high
quality
of
architecture
and
the
unique
visual
aesthetic
form
in
buildings
and
neighborhoods
that
distinguish
Palm
Springs
from
other
cities.
o

82.8 percent
agreed
that
the
priority
is
relevant
and

15.7 percent
wanted
it
revised.

These
suggested
revisions
discussed:
•
Clarifying
the
language
and
being
more
specific
about
what
"high
quality
architecture"
means.
•
In
response
to
Priority
9:

27.7 percent
wanted
it
revised.

These
suggested
revisions
discussed:
•
More
emphasis
on
mass
transit.
•
Additional
reference
to
safety
in
this
priority.
•
Reference
parking.
•
In
response
to
Priority
10:

Promote
development
that
enhances
scenic
views
and
provides
both
visual
and
physical
access
to
the
City's
surrounding
mountains,
washes,
open
space,
and
other
scenic
and
natural
resources.
o

77.6 percent
agreed
that
the
priority
is
relevant
and

21.6 percent
wanted
it
revised.

These
suggested
revisions
discussed:
•
Concerns
that
this
priority
would
conflict
with
other
priorities
relating
to
development
and
growth.
•
Exchanging
the
word
"promote"
with
"support."
•
Replace
"wash"
with
"ephemeral
stream."
•
Change
to
"enhances
and
protects".

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of
Palm
Springs
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31,
2020
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Attachment 3
Public Comment Letters
Item 3C - 50
David Newell
From:

Sent:

To:

Cc:

Subject:

Hi Patrick,
Roy Clark
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 3:55 PM
Patrick Tallarico
David Newell
General Plan Revision
During the July 29 Planning Commission meeting about the General Plan, I took a screen shot of the "sustainability priority". I typed it below.

Looking at it again, I see that there is a lot of room for improvement. Climate change came up in the meeting and will be added. My comment about adding waste reduction came later. "Sustainability" is generally understood (ref: definition in the brochure we have as a hand-out). "Livability" is fuzzy.

Thanks.

Roy
Priority 2
2007 Priority
Establish the City as a leader in efficient use of resources: land, water, and energy.

Promote energy efficiency and the efficient use of natural resources. Promote the development of alternate energy industries and use of alternate energy sources such as wind and solar in new and existing construction to minimize resource depletion and conserve resources for future generations.

GPSC Revision
Continue to advance sustainability and livability in the City of Palm Springs.

Promote the efficient use of energy, land, water and other natural resources to enhance the sustainability and livability of our community. Support sustainablefalternatii.·e energy industries and tl=le use of alternafa•e energy sourees in nev, and e>Eisting eonstruction to minimiie resouree depletion and eonser>Je resourees for future generations. 1 Item 3C - 51
David
Newell
From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hi
David,
David
Freedman
Wednesday,
July
29,
2020
7:03
PM
David
Newell
Flinn
Fagg;
Patrick
Tallarico
Climate
change
language
for
GP
Priority
#2
I'm
watching
the
PC
meeting
live.

I'm
glad
to
see
that
Chair
Weremiuk's
climate
change
language
will
be
included
in
Priority
#2,
as
this
was
noted
in
the
survey
results
and
climate
change
adaptation
and
resilience
must
be addressed
in
the
safety
element
of
the
GP,
as
per
Government
Code
Section
65302(9)(4).

This
issue
is
addressed
in
the
guiding
principles
on
page
1-4
of
the
draft
Ventura
County
General
Plan
I sent
you
last
week
as
follows:

Climate
Change
and
Resilience
Reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
to
achieve
all
adopted
targets,
proactively
anticipate
and
mitigate
the
impacts
of
climate
change,
promote
employment
opportunities
in
renewable
energy
and
reducing
greenhouse
gases,
and
increase
resilience
to
the
effects
of
climate
change.

Using
the
Ventura
County
text
as
a
guide,
you
may
want
to
consider
the
following
additional
language
(underlined)
for
Priority
#2:

Promote
the
efficient
use
of
energy,
land,
water
and
other
natural
resources
to
enhance
the
sustainability
and
livability
of
our
community,
and
anticipate
and
mitigate
the
impacts
of
climate
change.

Best, David
Freedman
David
Freedman
Member,
Palm
Springs
Sustainability
Commission
Email.

[email protected]
Home:
(760)
832
8268
Cell:
(347)
634
2723
Item 3C - 52
David Newell
From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Hi Commissioners,
michele johnson <[email protected]>
Friday, July 24, 2020 2:54 PM
David Newell
planning special meeting 7 /29 2A
Regarding item 2A on the7/29 agenda, I haven't seen the changes, but please no rezoning of open spaces. Do NOT turn Bel Air Greens into wall to wall condos. We need open spaces and we need them where they are, not off in the mountains! Keep developers hands off golf courses. Turn them into parks or nature preserves.

And please stop turning commercial districts into housing ie. S Palm Canyon at Mesquite.

Thank you,
Michele Johnson
Palm Springs
1 Item 3C - 53
David
Newell
From: Sent: To: Subject: Attention
of:

Nickie
Mclaughlin
< [email protected]
>
Monday,
July
20,
2020
11 :39
AM
Flinn
Fagg;
David
Newell
Comments
for
GP
Update
-Friends
of
Palm
Springs
Mountains
Director
of
Planning
Services,
Principal
Planner
Newell,
Planning
Commission
General
Plan
Update:

On
behalf
of
the
board
of
directors
of
Friends
of
Palm
Springs
Mountains
(Friends)
we
would
like
to
add
comment
for
your
consideration
in
regards
to
open
space.

Boulders
and
Crescendo
have
recently
been
the
center
of
discussion
by
the
city
council
as
a way
to
assist
with
the
financial
shortage
of
the
annual
budget
due
to
COVID

19. While
we
understand
and
appreciate
the
difficulties
ahead
we
feel
that
selling
these
properties
is
a shortsighted
approach
to
solving
the
problem. As
I am
sure
you
are
aware,
both
these
properties
have
been
a source
of
controversy
for
many
years
and
it
was
with
great
pleasure
that
the
opportunity
arose
to
preserve
these
locations
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.

In
discussions
with
the
property
owner
and
the
council,
the
council
accepted
these
parcels
with
the
intent
of
preserving
them
in
perpetuity.

While
Boulders
and
Crescendo
may
be
considered
by
some
to
be
infill
locations,
the
fact
is,
the
development
of
these
areas
will
have
a permanent
effect
on
not
only
the
neighborhood
but
also
the
surrounding
views
from
a myriad
of
locations
across
the
valley.

The
Little
Tuscany
neighborhood
was
developed
with
sensitive
guidelines
that
created
the
neighborhood
you
see
today.

Sadly
Racquet
Club
from
N
Palm
Canyon
now
resembles
a mini
highway
as
opposed
to
the
meandering
road
that
used
to
exist,
reflecting
the
same
design
enjoyed
in
the
Chino
Canyon
neighborhood.

The
point
is
it
is
very
easy
to
destroy
a natural
setting,
even
with
the
best
intentions.

Case
in
point,
Pedregal,
the
now
abandoned
housing
development
that
has
forever
ruined
the
scenic
portion
now
only
seen
on
the
north
side
of
Tramway
when
entering
the
city.

As
you
move
forward
with
updating
the
General
Plan,
Friends
respectfully
requests
that
you
consider
retaining
these
properties
as
open
space
and
include
them
in
the
Chino
Canyon
Natural
Preserve
created
by
Friends
after
acquiring
Angel
Cove,
Shadowrock
and
surrounding
properties.

Thank
you
in
advance
for
your
consideration.

Sincerely,
Item 3C - 54
Nickie
McLaughlin
Chair Friends
Palm
Springs
Mountains
2 Item 3C - 55
David
Newell
From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: E Mr.

Fagg
and
Mr.

Newell,
Liz
Loomis
<[email protected]>
Monday,
July
20,
2020
7:50
AM
Flinn
Fagg;
David
Newell
'Kathleen
Weremiuk';
Claudia/Tallfellow;
Michael
Fleming;
Fred
Balduini;
Bob
Doren;
Dan
Hall;
David
Anderson;
Eric
Dutton;
Liz
Loomis;
Ned
Barker;
Tony
&
Denise
Hoetker;
Tyler
Burton
General
Plan
Update
-Comments
for
Today's
Meeting
The
Little
Tuscany
Neighborhood
Organization
understands
that
the
Committee
is
meeting
to
develop
language
for
goals
associated
with
the
General
Plan
Update.

Many
of
our
neighbors
participated
in
the
online
surveys
and
meetings
to
ask
that
the
City
change
the
land
use
designation
for
Boulders
and
Crescendo
from
residential
development
to
open
space.

We
ask
that
protecting
and
creating
open
spaces
be
a
priority
for
the
Committee
in
its
recommendations.

These
open
spaces
on
the
hillsides
and
in
the
City
provide
habitat
for
wildlife,
recreation
opportunities
for
residents
and
visitors,
and
combats
climate
change.

These
vistas
are
part
of
what
make
Palm
Springs
unique
and
have
environmental
significance
being
part
of
the
Chino
Cone
alluvial
fan.

We
respectfully
request
the
Committee
use
language
in
its
goal-setting
work
that
communicates
to
Council
this
objective.

Thank
you
in
advance
for
considering
our
request.

May
I also
ask
that
you
share
this
communication
with
all
the
Committee
members?
Sincerely, LIZ
LOOMIS
Public
Affairs
(425)
308-6236
[email protected]
Item 3C - 56
Flinn
Fagg
Subject:

FW:

Boulders
-----Origi
na
I Message-----
From:

John
Young
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
2:41
PM
To:

CityClerk
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Boulders
E To
General
Plan
Steering
Committee,
We
all
are
ready
to
pitch
in
to
help
in
a time
where
we
know
we
face
budget
challenges.

However,
Trashing
the
few
remaining
environmentally
preserved
and
precious
resources
Is
not
the
answer.

The
Boulders,
for
example,
is
culturally
and
historically
relevant
to
the
very
core
of
Palm
Springs
long
time
appeal
to
residents
and
visitors
alike.

It
is
also
crucial
to
already
inherent
and
threatened
plant
and
wildlife.

More
than
these,
I have
been
witness
to
such
similar
thoughts
of
quick
solutions
in
other
communities
that
did
not
offer
return
as
expected.

Worse,
they
became
eyesores,
and
even
a drag
on
city
resources
for
years
and
even
decades.

Again,
I believe
Palm
Springs
residents
accept
the
reality,
and
are
ready
to
step
forward.

Sacrificing
such
as
Boulders
on
the
other
hand
is
doubly
wrongheaded.

It
will
destroy
beauty
and
quality
that
cannot
be
recovered.

Once
gone
is
forever
gone.

And
it's
economic
promise
for
the
city
could
prove
dubious,
counterproductive,
and
even
worse.

My
respect
and
thanks
for
listening
in
this
important
matter.

John
Sacret Young
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from
my
iPhone
1 Item 3C - 57
David
Newell
From:
[email protected]
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:34
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

SAVE
OPEN
SPACE
E Save
"Open
Space"
on
the
General
Plan
PLEASE!!!!!
No
Variances!!!!!
No
giant
hotel
in
the
Demuth
Park
Neighborhood
.......

NO
EXCEPTIONS!!!
Thanks, Stephanie
Item 3C - 58
David
Newell
From:
slime
time
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:32
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

OPEN
KEEP
OPEN
SPACES
OPEN!!!!!!!!
Do
NOT
CHANGE
the
general
plan
KEEP
OPEN
SPACES
OPEN
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from
Yahoo
Mail
for
iPhone
Item 3C - 59
David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Fire <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:47 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: PROTECT OPEN SPACE
E
Hello
thank you for your good service
As a public servant please join me in protecting the best interest of our citizens and visitors by protecting our open space in our area.

We cannot allow a single variance. Not one exception.PROTECT OPEN SPACE The citizens have made their voice and intention very clear over the long journey last few years open space on the creation of the parameters for such.

Please we must Preserve Open space it is the number one reason residents n visitors come tops. We must protect our greatest natural resource.

Thank you
Ruth Sinfuego
760-534-4581
1 Item 3C - 60
David
Newell
-----Original
Message-----
From:

Diane
Ross
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
7:38
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Open
Space
E This
is
a
request
that
you
NOT
change
the
designation
of
land
that
is
open
space.

It
must
remain
as
Open
Space
for
the
sake
of
the
next
generations.

Please
do
not
do
something
that
we
will
all
regret.

Thank
you,
Dr.

Diane
Ross
Sent
from
my
iPhone
Item 3C - 61
David
Newell
-----Origi
na
I Message-----
From:

Robin
Rodriguez
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
3:51
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Saving
the
Desert
E Please
save
what's
left
of
open
space
here
in
Palm
Springs.

Enough
mistakes
have
been
made
to
the
city
already.

I was
born
here
60 years
ago
and
have
never
left.

It's
still
beautiful.
.......

Please
don't
ruin
it.

Sincerely,Robin
Rodriguez
Sent
from
my
iPhone
Item 3C - 62
David
Newell
From:
tanya
petrovna
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
3:48
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Keep
Open
Space
Open
E Dear
Planning Commissioners,
I am
writing
to
ask
to
please
keep
what
is
designated
Open
Space
on
the
General
Plan
as
Open
Space.

I understand
you
are
doing
work
on
updating
the
plan
and
I must
speak
up
for
nature
and
its
necessity
in
our
community.

I was
born
in
Palm
Springs
and
still
a
resident
here.

After
college
I started
and
grew
my
businesses
from
here,
still
do.

I
love
it
here,
I love
my
community,
my
mountains,
my
desert.

I also
have
enjoyed
my
childhood
home
here
in
the
Las
Com
padres
neighborhood
for
56 years.

The
last
25 years
I have
watched
most
of
the
wildlife
disappear
and
it
is
tragic.

The
nature
we
enjoyed
as
children
so
shaped
our
lives.

We
learned
how
to
play
in
it
and
how
it
relieves
stresses
of
life
regardless
of
age.

We
also
learned
about
the
wildlife
first
hand.

Quail,
roadrunners,
horned
lizards,
desert
iguanas,
beetles,
jack
rabbits,
the
smell
of
creosote
after
a rain
and
the
aroma
and
sights
of
the
purple
verbena
in
springtime
were
everywhere.

We
even
knew
what
our
soil
felt
like.

Not
any
longer.

We
also
had
an
indoor
outdoor
cat
for
20 years
and
coyotes
were
never
in
our
yards,
they
had
their
natural
diet
available
readily.

Now
it
is
different.

The
last
25 years
I have
not
enjoyed
the
added
traffic
and
condensed
housing
units
in
the
vicinity
of
my
home.

The
plowing
down
of
ancient
native
desert
plant
life
and
the
subsequent
removal
of
wildlife
pains
me
daily.

I have
just
completed
the
California
Naturalist
class
at
UCR
in
Palm
Desert
and
it
was
full,
packed
with
people
who
share
a
love
for
the
desert,
people
from
origins
from
all
over
the
country
and
different
walks
of
life
expressing
their
interest
in
our
natural
desert.

I have
also
been
on
the
Health
and
Wellness
Advisory
Committee
with
the
CVB
and
their
statistics
show
time
and
time
again
that
the
NUMBER
ONE
reason
people
come
to
visit
here
is
for
our
hiking
trails
and
the
great
outdoors.

Most
of
the
valley
floor
is
developed,
not
all
species
of
plants
and
animals
live
in
the
hills.

So
please
don't
consider
the
mountains
as
enough.

It
is
completely
different,
also
not
everyone
can
climb
hills
but
they
can
enjoy
our
valley
floor.

Once
our
open
space
is
gone,
it's
gone
forever.

There
is
a chance
to
keep
a nice
chunk
of
what
is
left
for
ALL
the
residents
of
Palm
Springs
and
beyond.

No
matter
what
neighborhood
they
live
in.

Please
do
the
right
thing.

Nurture
nature,
nurture
your
residents,
it's
all
we
have
left
to
enjoy
now,
and
to
leave
for
future
generations.

Sincerely, Tanya
Petrovna
Chef
and
Founder
www.cheftanyaskitchen.com @cheftanyaskitchen
1 Item 3C - 63
Life is short, do it (t)a/1!
2 Item 3C - 64
David Newell
From: Melissa Menchaca <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:36 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: O-P-E-N
E
I am a concerned citizen. I am the youth of Palm Springs. I demand the city of Palm Springs to keep open spaces OPEN.

Do NOT change a thing.

You don't speak to the future generations of this city to be aware of what is needed in Palm Springs. STOP IT!!!! KEEP OPEN SPACES OPEN!!!!!
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1 Item 3C - 65
David
Newell
From:

Melissa
Menchaca
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:32
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Keep
it
open
E Keep
the
open
space
on
general
plan
Do
not
change
it
Keep
open
spaces
open!!!!!
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from
Yahoo
Mail
for
iPhone
Item 3C - 66
David
Newell
From:

Melissa
Menchaca
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:33
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Don't
change
E Boyyyuuy Keep
open
spaces
OPEN
You
better
not
change
We
the
people
want
open
spaces
OPEN
WE
DEMAND
THEM
OPEN Sent
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Item 3C - 67
David
Newell
-----Origi
na
I Message-----
From:

Marina
J Briggs
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:10
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Born
and
raised
in
Palm
Springs
E Please
keep
open
spaces
available
in
Palm
Springs!
As
more
and
more
building
has
taken
place
over
the
last
30 years
the
lovely
town
I grew
up
in
had
gradually
disappeared.

PS
was
barely
recognizable
this
last
February
when
I came
'home'.

Open
space
is
needed
for
the
well
being
of
humans,
it
gives
the
mind
and
eye
a
place
to
rest.

It
gives
us
a
sense
of
space
that
all
the
surrounding
buildings
negate.

Let
Palm
Springs
keep
some
breathing
space!
Thank
you
for
listening.

Sincerely, Marina
Macavinta
Briggs
Desert
Hospital
July
1953
PSHS
Class
of
'71
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from
my
iPhone
1 Item 3C - 68
David Newell
From: Chrisi James <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:57 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: The Boulders & Crescendo
To Whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter to share my view of the Vision/Priority plan for Palm Springs.

The material collected and presented at the workshop was extremely reader friendly and informative. Thank you! Firstly, we love the village feel that Palm Springs has alway radiated and hope that it will continue to grow by supporting locally owned shops and restaurants.

Second, the history and architecture is world renown, evident by the thousands of people who come to share in modernism week and other unique festivities. I believe these buildings and homes need to continue to be protected to preserve as a visual part of the original 1930- development of Palm Springs.

Third, moving toward a greener planet by making better use of the solar and wind energy that Palm Springs so readily has access to. Stricter rules on any development to ensure the building plans have exercised every possible means to support the environments sustainability.

We purchased our property in Little Tuscany specifically for a combination of rural, raw, rough landscape as well as the proximity to "old Palm Springs". By that I mean, the original architecture and atmosphere of what Palm Springs stands for.

Having said that, The area of The Boulders and Crescendo is not only beautiful to admire, hike and wonder through they are unique to several forms of vegetation and animal life. Some plants and cacti grow all year while other small annuals depending on the moisture, result in beautiful but short-lived additional vegetation. These plants leave behind a crop of seeds essential for over 375 different birds, animal and insect population. The ones who live in this area all year benefit from this unique selection of seeds while others may migrate through feeding before on route to other destinations.

In regards to selling assets, I realize during these very difficult Covid times Palm Springs, like every other city in the world is trying desperately to financially stay afloat. Perhaps the idea to expand the north end from Indian Canyon to Hwy 62, south of the 1-10 is a viable option.

All I'm asking is please exhaust all other options before destroying the beauty of the unique Boulders and Crescendo, because once it's gone ... it's gone. :(
Best regards,
Chrisi Lamb
Item 3C - 69
David
Newell
-----Original
Message-----
From:

Michael
Johnson
(Demuth
Park
NOrg)
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
5:21
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Public
Comment
to
June
9,
2020
meeting
of
PS
General
Plan
Steering
Committee
E Chairperson
Weremiuk
and
Committee
Members:

As
a
Palm
Springs
resident
and
current
Chair
of
the
Demuth
Park
Neighborhood
Organization,
I relocated
to
the
city
after
having
worked
over
20 years
in
management
in
the
corporate
sector,
in
business
development,
licensing,
strategic
planning
and
management
consulting.

I have
participated
in
and
led
numerous
planning
exercises,
analogous
in
many
ways
to
the
General
Plan
update
exercise
in
which
you
are
now
engaged.

I offer
the
following
comments
to
the
items
on
this
evening's
meeting
agenda.

Item
1:

OVERVIEW
OF

FEBRUARY
24,
2020
PUBLIC

WORKSHOP
AND

FEEDBACK

RECEIVED
FROM
SURVEY
#1
AND
SURVEY
#2
While
I commend
these
efforts
and
personally
responded
to
both
surveys,
the
number
of
responses
and
demographic
representation
of
the
respondents
as
summarized
in
the
reports
on
this
General
Plan
Update
website
are
grossly
insufficient
as
to
provide
meaningful
insight
into
the
perspectives
and
priorities
of
the
average
Palm
Springs
resident.

Based
on
population
figures
utilized
in
the
City's
2018
Districting
Project,
the
cumulative
reported
survey
response
rate
was
less

0.8%
of
Palm
Springs
residents
with
no
respondents
at
all
from
the
Escena,
Gene
Autry
and
Lawrence
Crossley
neighborhoods
(suggested
an
unacceptable
level
of
input
from
residents
in
District
1).

The
February
workshop
was
attended,
as
would
be
expected,
by
far
fewer
residents.

I know
that
the
Planning
Department
was
attempting
to
solicit
further
input
from
Neighborhood
Organizations,
and
an
agreement
to
host
a
Planning
Department
representative
(D.

Newell)
at
the
next
Demuth
Park
NOrg
meeting
was
unfortunately
postponed
by
the
City's
Stay
at
Home
Order.

I urge
the
Committee
to
proceed
with
further
efforts
to
secure
input
from
a greater
and
more
demographically
representative
group
of
residents,
via
community
and
NOrg
meetings
as
soon
as
practicable
or
via
other
remote
means.

Item
2:

REVIEW
AND

CONSIDER

REVISING
THE
2007

GENERAL
PLAN
VISION

STATEMENT
AND

PRIORITIES
The
2007
General
Plan
identified
its
first
Priority
to
"Support
Palm
Springs
as
one
of
the
world's
premier
desert
resorts",
and
the
City
has
certainly
been
successful
in
establishing
itself
as
a
resort
destination.

But
that
Plan
also
highlighted
a
Priority
to
"Diversify
the
City's
economic
foundations
and
promote
Palm
Springs
as
the
'first
choice'
for
businesses",
and,
with
the
possible
exceptions
of
the
hospitality
and
real
estate
industries,
that
goal
has
been
largely
unrealized.

The
catastrophic
economic
impact
of
the
current
pandemic
and
the
tactics
the
City
has
and
is
contemplating
implementing
to
offset
the
loss
of
City
revenue
argue
more
strongly
than
ever
that
the
City
aggressively
prioritize
solicitation
and
securement
of
more
diversified
revenue
sources.

The
City
has
established
a very
significant
base
of
year-round
residents,
and
the
City
must
develop
additional
corporate
and
industrial investment
and
jobs
in
the
City.

Children
growing
up
in
the
City
should
have
employment
and
career
opportunities
locally
outside
of
hospitality,
real
estate
and
residential
property
development.

Any
update
to
the
General
Plan
should
shift
priorities
more
toward
the
welfare
and
quality
of
life
of
residents
while
maintaining
support
for
tourism
and
real
estate
development.

The
City
should
strive
to
be
a
highly
desirable
and
rewarding
place
to
live,
not
just
to
visit
as
a tourist
or
a
part-time
resident.

Economic
development
efforts
should
be
greatly
increased
and
expanding
beyond
tourism,
real
estate
and
cannabis
cultivation
Item 3C - 70
and sale. Educational and employment opportunities for families raised in the City should enable them to succeed and live well while staying in the City.

I appreciate the Committee's efforts to date, and I expect recommendations emerging from these efforts will indeed be robust, thoughtful and representative. But I know well that a Plan is a living document that must be fully endorsed and 'lived' by the organization's management in order to be effective. I can only hope that the City's leadership more fully endorse and 'live' the recommendations you make. Thank you for your work, your civic commitment and your time.

Michael Johnson
Chair, Demuth Park Neighborhood Organization [email protected] 2 Item 3C - 71
David
Newell
From:

Craig
James
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
4:56
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Boulder
and
Crescendo
El
Dear
Council
Members,
I am
writing
this
letter
to
share
my
thoughts
on
the
future
development
plan
for
Palm
Springs
.

The
information
provided
in
the
workshop
was
helpful.

I have
owned
in
the
valley
for
7 years
and
5 were
in
Palm
Desert.

When
I found
our
property
in
Little
Tuscany
I fell
in
love with
the
beauty
and
space
of
this
neighborhood.

It was
a
significant
departure
from
the
gated
communities
in
the
cities
in
the
valley.

The eclectic
village
atmosphere
made
our
move
and
our
decision
to
resurrect
a
derelict
1960
's
rancher
into
a
beautiful
home
. Palm
Springs
represents
the
original
meaning
of
the
Cochella
Valley.

It's
charm
and
beauty
make
coming
to
Palm
Springs
a
unique
experience
.

Maintaining
and
preserving
the
Boulders
and
Crescendo
individually
as
individual
green
spaces
serves
as
a
message
to
our
visitors
how
much
we
treasure
the
importance
of
sustainability.

The
land
between
111
and
10 up
Indian
Canyon
would
best
serve
future
development
and
assist
reducing
the
impact
of
desert
windstorms.

We
appreciate
the
challenges
that
face
the
council
and
recognize
that
dealing
with
the
reality
that
Covid
19 has
created.

Saving
this
beautiful
natural
habitat
is
paramount
and
I hope
that
my
brief
note provides
thought
towards
other
options
that
would
assist
the
council
in
the
reducing
of
city
deficit.

Beat
regards.

Craig James,
Managing
Partner
CAJames
Investment
Group
Cajfg.com Cell:
6046440703
Craig
James
M6046440703
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David
Newell
From:

Big
Sai45
Productions
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
5:07
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Open
spaces
E Hello
Planning
Board,
My
name
is
Mika
Iniguez
and
I am
writing
to
you
today
to
put
forth
my
request
to:

SAVE
OPEN
SPACES
NO

VARIANCES
I understand
that
development
is
important
but
at
some
point
enough
is
enough.

The
natural
beauty
of
Palm
Springs
that
it
has
always
been
famous
for,
is
all
but
disappearing.

The
streets
are
now
congested
with
traffic
that
adds
15-20
minutes
to
each
trip
that
once
were
easy
breezy
to
maneuver. I am
but
one
of
many,
many
residents
that
implore
you
to
SAVE
OPEN
SPACES.

Thank
you,
Mika
Iniguez
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Erwin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:01 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Keeping open space
E
To whom it may concern,
It is imperative that Palm Springs and the surrounding cities keep as much open space as possible. I'm sure the city is concerned about where the funds are going to come from, but let's not forsake our environment in exchange for tax dollars. I'm from a city in Los Angeles that was once a sweet, unique and uncrowded community. The city has built up so many concrete towers, and invited in so many people and so many cars, but now it's just Anytown USA. Please don't let Palm Springs become Anytown USA. Then you will truly lose money, because people won't want to come here anymore.

I beg you to keep open spaces.

Sincerely,
Kelly Erwin
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David Newell
-----Origi na I Message-----
From: Alida Betts <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:26 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>; Ruth Sinfuego <[email protected]> Subject: Palm Springs open spaces
E
I, as a Palm Springs Native,
Implore you to keep the spaces OPEN.

Don't let money Override life.

Sincerely,
Alida Marie Betts
Sent from my iPhone
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Benedetti <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 8:37 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Greenspace
E
Dear Steering Committee Members, I am a home owner here in Palm Springs and value our green space. Please do not reduce existing requirements, in fact, public green space is a valuable component in tourism and should be maintained, if not increased.

Thank you for your consideration,
Tom Benedetti
2958 E. Alta Loma Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Sent from my iPhone
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David
Newell
-----Original
Message-----
From:

Erlinda
Bearman
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Tuesday,
June
9,
2020
3:58
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Open
space
E Please
save
open
space.

Growing
up
in
Palm
Springs
was
the
ultimate
childhood.

Please
don't
spoil
other
children's
chance
at
wonder.

Thank
you,
Erlinda
Macavinta
Bearman
Sent
from
my
iPhone
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David Newell
From: Ned Barker <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:51 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Comments for Steering Committee Meeting June 09 E
Dear General Plan Steering Committee,
Thank you for the important work that you're doing. I've completed the survey, and look forward to learning the overall results.

I am a homeowner in the Little Tuscany neighborhood, and a member of the LTNO board.

I am writing to ask you do what you can to designate the Boulders and Crescendo properties as natural spaces, not to be developed. The long-term value of significant natural open spaces within the City would seem to significantly outweigh the short-term "fire-sale" value the city might receive for these properties.

On a personal note, the wear-and-tear resulting from development of these properties (and already, Palisades) will likely bring disruptions to all of us for years, if not decades.

Thank you for your consideration,
Ned
Ned Barker
2360 N Palermo Dr.

Palm Springs 92262
(404) 547-1900
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:36 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Cc: Geoff Kors <[email protected]>; Lisa Middleton <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Dennis Woods <[email protected]>; Christy Holstege <[email protected]>
Subject: Changes to the General Plan
E
Dear Planning Commissioners,
My name is Dan Barber, I've had a home in Palm Springs since 1991 and have been a permanent resident since 2005. am currently the chair of the Los Compadres Neighborhood Organization and have been active in ONE-PS and it's activities. The residents of my neighborhood, Los Compadres has been very concerned with the issue of open space since the Bel Aire Greens golf course went defunct in 2014.

You have heard many comments and concerns on the importance of open space from emails, surveys, letters and public meetings on development. You also can look at any of the social media platforms (FB, Nextdoor etc.) that residents love this desert paradise and want to keep some open spaces. It's one of the major factors residents moved here and chose the location of their homes. They want to be close to natural vistas, hiking, and other outdoor activities. However, just in the last few years, a developer has tried three different ideas of developing Bel Aire Greens.

Currently, what concerns me is the Golf Course Conversion Ordinance was adopted on September 18, 2019 yet seven months later the same developer submitted another Notice of Intent to develop the property on April 30, 2019. In the Notice of Intent the developer stated "the Affordable Housing Committee members provided enough feedback for the applicant to feel comfortable to begin moving forward with submitting an Intent to Convert and eventually request for a Zone Change and General Plan Amendment to support the proposed development." Where does the developer get these ideas? Is the city talking out of both sides of it's mouth between development and open space? Does the Planning Department tell the developers about existing open spaces and city ordinances about land use? Needless to say the residents of my neighborhood and probably others are outraged that after all the efforts made in getting the golf course conversion ordinance passed. This developer thinks it's as easy to do as change order in a construction project.

I urge you to keep open spaces in any changes made to the General Plan. I urge you that in Planning Department and other Committee meetings with developers to ensure that the developers know of the General Plan and existing city ordinances that pertain to potential development. This could save a lot of time and effort on the planning department, neighborhoods and developers if they had this information up front before they submitted any Notice of Intent.

The residents of Los Compadres and all of Palm Springs are watching these actions. I know that the city needs to provide housing for the homeless. I know the city needs to increase it's tax base but we should do this wisely. I know there are hard decisions to be made in this time of short term budget cuts. But remember, we are in this for the long haul to keep this desert wonderland our paradise.

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I can make myself available to meet virtually or in person at a safe distancing meeting if you would like more information.

Sincerely,
Dan Barber
Los Compadres
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Balduini <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:30 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Boulders and Crescendo Parcels
E
I would again like to voice my sentiments about the fate of these parcels. After being obtained as part of a settlement with Grit development the council was in agreement that the parcels should be preserved as undeveloped lands for the purpose of open space for enjoyment and utilization by the citizens of Palm Springs.

I would urge the council to dedicate itself to such preservation as this is a unique geologic alluvial fan that feeds both fauna and flora along the San Jacinto foothills.

I recognize the difficult situation that the economy poses this year but let us not be shortsighted about the critical asset that these parcels represent in their pristine beauty.

I look forward to hearing what other novel approaches the council explores as a means to gradually overcome the budget shortfall.

Sincerely
Fred Balduini
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David Newell
From: Jesse Archer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 7:13 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Please ... add my voice to keep open spaces open El
Hello steering committee, please keep designated green spaces green. A plan for restoration could really galvanize the community and citizen volunteers to come together to maintain and restore open spaces to show off the natural, enviable beauty of progressive Palm Springs. Thank you! Jesse Archer
Sunmor
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David Newell
From: Beverly Anderson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:31 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Open space in general plan.

E
Please keep an open mind about space in your general plan. Open space is available and is important for the future.

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David
Newell
Subject:

FW:

Keep
open
spaces
open
-----Original
Message-----
From:

Paula
Waldoch
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
12:24
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Keep
open
spaces
open
E > >
Please
continue
to
keep
Palm
Springs
a
progressive
city!
>
Please
keep
our
open
spaces
OPEN!
>
Thank
you,
>
Paula
>
30 year
PS
Resident
> >
Sent
from
my
iPhone
Item 3C - 84
David Newell
From: Joan Temple <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 1:56 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: please:

E
: leave open space open in the Palm Springs area.

Thank you.

Joan Temple [email protected]
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Temkin <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Laura Temkin Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 4:20 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Open Space
E
Please insure that land designated as open space remains that way. I know the city needs money but giving up the reason we live here for short term funds is wrong.

Sent from my iPad
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David Newell
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 12:39 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Maintaining open spaces in central Palm Springs Planning Commission,
I'm a resident of Palm Springs living in the Vibe Community. I want to strongly urge you to support and protect our open spaces in Palm Springs, specifically the defunct Bel Air Greens Golf Course and the Mesquite Golf Course. Currently the only significant large open spaces (parks) are Dumuth Park which is mainly for organized activities and Ruth Hardy Park which is great for picnics or small group gatherings. However, there are no open spaces for walking, biking, or just enjoying our natural desert habitat. There is a horse trail on the north side of Tahquitz Creek Bed which is also a great walking/hiking trail. Recently when the palo verde were in full bloom, the beauty of the creek bed swathed in brilliant yellow was incredible. I have come to realize how beautiful this area is and see the huge importance of keeping it natural and undeveloped for everyone's use and enjoyment. While walking there it is quite amazing to see and hear the amazing wildlife. We regularly see rabbits, lizards, ground squirrels, even coyotes and more. We also see a large variety of birds, and to hear them singing their multitude of songs convinces me that nature is thriving in an area untouched by man for many years. This is a rare opportunity to provide a natural setting for more than sports and small group activities. Please don't let it be converted to housing in any form as once it is gone, it will be lost to all residents of Palm Springs forever. The current closed clubhouses could be repurposed to make a great visitor and interpretive nature center! Schools could use this preserve as a hands on learning experience about desert wildlife and management for students.

I really am begging you to keep this unique open space available for the enjoyment, health and well being of all Palm Springs residents. There are other areas of Palm Springs for housing development, i.e. the north side. What a great opportunity this is to provide natural open spaces in the heart of our city for everyone's benefit and enjoyment, now and in all the years to come.

Thank you for your consideration of an issue important to all of us living in Palm Springs.

Donald Sund
2725 Sunrise Sonata Ln
Palm Springs, CA 92262
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David Newell
From: Lynne Samson <[email protected]>
Subject: Support of Green Space
Date: June 8, 2020 at 2:23:22 PM CST
To: [email protected]
I strongly support that land designated as open space remain open space. This includes the Mesquite Golf Course and Belair Greens area. Development (bricks and mortar) is changing the feel of Palm Springs.

With this in mind, open space becomes a gem that we must respect and care for .... to loose it is to never get it back. This needs to be a time for vision and a strong yes vote to support what green space we have. This decision should be about vision not collecting more taxes from development. Lynne Samson 2700 East Mesquite Ave. A-7
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Bonnie Ruttan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 12:21 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: General Plan
E
Please preserve land that is currently designated as open space Thank you Bonnie Ruttan 1111 Abrigo Rd
PS
Sent from my iPhone
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David
Newell
From:

Joe
Milner
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
3:36
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Keep
Open
Spaces
OPEN!!!!!
E Hello, I am
a fulltime
resident
of
Palm
Springs,
and
I'm
writing
to
urge
the
City
to
keep
our
beautiful
open
spaces
OPEN,
and
to
not
make
the
lands
available
for
either
residential
or
commercial
development.

Thank
you,
Joe
Milner
Palm
Springs,
CA
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David
Newell
From:
lala
mendoza
<artista
[email protected]
>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
1:01
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

Please
keep
open
space
OPEN
SPACE
As
a
resident
of
Palm
Springs,
one
of
the
reasons
I moved
here
is
the
unique
open
feel
to
the
city.

We
are
not
all
crammed
in
like
every
other
city!
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
people
live
here
and
want
to
visit
here.

As
such,
it
pains
and
angers
me
that
the
city
is
considering
reneging
on
its
duty
to
keep
open
spaces
AS
SUCH.

City
golf
courses,
Mesquite
Golf
Course
and
Bel
Air
Greens
should
remain
OPEN
SPACES.

Don't
let
developers
ruin
our
charming
city!
Laura
A.

Mendoza
La
Artista
Design,
Inc.
ph.
323.605.9276
/ laartista.com
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David
Newell
-----Original
Message-----
From:
glogirlgram@yahoo
.com
<[email protected]>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
5:46
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]>
Subject:

Keep
open
spaces
open
E Please,
please
do
not
sell
this
land
We
have
become
Palm
Springs
residents
here
going
on
3 years.

We
love
the
spaciousness
And
tranquility
that
all
the
open
spaces
provide.

Thank
you
Gloria
and
Tony
Mandoza
626
607-6574
Sent
from
my
iPhone
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David Newell
From: Arthur Macmillan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 12:20 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: General Plan Update
E
Hello:

I am writing to advise the Planning Commission that I believe that land that is currently designated as open space, remains as open space.

I am a full time resident of this City for over 31 years.

Thank you.

Arthur MacMillan
2001 E. Camino Parocela
Unit K77
Palm Springs Ca. 92264
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David Newell
-----Origi na I Message-----
From: Charles Larson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 12:42 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: General Plan -Open Space
E
I understand there I a general plan update meeting tomorrow. Palm Springs needs open space especially as we learned during the last three month.

Please keep the current City golf courses, Mesquite Golf Course and Bel Air Greens designated as open space.

Thank you,
Charles Larson
1013 Via Dia
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-699-7306
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David Newell
From: Erin Lareau <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 5:29 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: keep open spaces open ... Please ....

E
Please keep open space open!! with best wishes to you ... 1 Item 3C - 95
David Newell
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 4:04 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]: [email protected]
Subject: Open Space, Mesquite Golf Course and Urbanization.

E
Open Space Steering Committee: Palm Springs Planning Department.

As a 30 year owner of a condominium unit facing Mesquite Golf Course, I urge that the Mesquite Golf Course remain as designated "Open Space"
As a retired Architect who has been involved in Urban Planning in Hawaii, California, Nevada and Alaska; I have seen what the loss of open space has on good planning and the impact it has on urban population.

Please retain the Cities Golf Courses and Mesquite Golf Course with its current designation of Open Space Philip Ladd
Architect Emeritus
Mesquite County Club Phase Ill
Unit G-47.
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David
Newell
From:

Gini
Kast
<[email protected]
>
Sent:

Monday,
June
8,
2020
1:50
PM
To:

Planning
<[email protected]
>
Subject:

One
space
E Please
do
not
sacrifice
the
golf
courses
designated
as
open
space
to
pay
for
this
year's
shortfall.

I am
a
palm
Springs
resident
and
an
avid
hiker
in
my
late
70s
nd
together
with
many
friends
need
these
open
spaces.

Do
not
change
their
designation
and
then
sell
off
the
land
to
developerrs.

Virginia
Kast,
1784
Stardust
Plaza,
palm
Springs.

Ca
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David Newell
From: Kurt Cyr <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 12:29 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Designated open space needs to remain as open space E
Palm Springs City Planning,
It is imperative that land that is currently designated as open space, remains as open space.

This includes the City golf courses, Mesquite Golf Course and Bel Air Greens.

Sincerely,
Kurt Cyr
Kurt Cyr
Mod Squad Tour Guide
[email protected]
760 469-9265
PSModSquad.com
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David Newell
From: Tammy Cox <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 1:55 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: PRESERVE OPEN SPACE ALREADY DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE E
Sadly, prior city officials have abandoned their responsibilities to maintain the charm of the city. The Village feeling is being replaced with tall buildings that darken the street and high density structures abound. We located here 36 years ago becaus Palm Springs has a historic down town, not a drive through, with lovely mountain and desert vistas, and especially the open space preserves specified long ago as one means to accommodate flood control planes.

The snow melt off the mountains can be devastating, often flooding over the control channels, taking out huge chucks of sidewalk, large stone pillars that surround Mesquite golf course. For the safety of all, that is why these areas should remain in the desert preserve as open space.

Mesquite golf course also enables a habitat for 100 year old mesquite trees, and all manner of colorful migrating birds, and desert critters. As well as a city owned bike/walking path the provides daily enjoyment for everyone!
We urge you to continue to designate open space as OPEN SPACE for all to enjoy! Thank you,
Tammy and Bill Cox
2001 Camino Parocela -H-49
Palm Springs, CA 92264
[email protected]
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Baumhoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 12:43 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Cc: John Ferratt Macon <[email protected]>
Subject: Development of Boulders and Crescendo .... General Plan Uodate Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have been residents of Palm Springs and, in particular, the Little Tuscany neighborhood for almost thirty years. One of the features that brought us to this neighborhood was the availability of mountain trails and open spaces. We thought the potential transition of The Boulders and Crescendo parcels to a conservancy trust or similar designation was an especially good decision in the settlement of the legal suits which have dragged on for years.

May we point out that these locations are among the most popular and frequented tourist and recreational areas in the City of Palm Springs. Daily, hundreds of walkers, hikers, birdwatchers and sightseers pass through the canyons, meet the neighbors and engage with the "locals" and frequently return with the intent of investing in and purchasing lots and homes. The surrounding open spaces need to be preserved and treasured. Current members of the LTHO have worked assiduously over several decades to protect these locations, keep them free of over development, raise substantial amounts of money and purchase land to add to the open spaces.

The proposal under discussion to sell these parcels to raise revenue to cover budget shortfalls we feel is shortsighted over the long haul. Please, we urge you, find other ways to raise the capital you need and avoid the infringement on one of our greatest natural resources.

We look forward to working with you in exploring other alternatives to our current budget problems.

Walter Baumhoff
John Macon
595 Chino Canyon Road
92262
[email protected]
760.413.5293/ 408.2625
[email protected]
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David Newell
From: David Lahti <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 11:50 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: General Plan
E
I live in the Los Com padres neighborhood and want to ensure that the Bel Air Greens property just north of me remains open space in the general plan and not developed into affordable housing. I realize that affordable housing is desperately needed in Palm Springs, but there are other locations more suited for that; namely, near the Gene Autry and Ramon area (near commercial businesses and major bus lines).

As you're aware, the group currently called "Save Oswit Canyon, Inc." has been working with a land conservation group (Trust for Public Lands) and they have already been working with the current land owner to purchase the property at fair market value -and then this land would join up potentially with Mesquite Golf Course and Tahquitz Golf Courses to become known as the Mesquite Desert Preserve - a wonderful "Central Park" for bikers, hikers, walkers, bird watchers, and tourists. This Preserve would offer pristine views of our mountains, a habitat for native flora and fauna, and enhance property values all along the perimeter of the preserve.

Please note this is also a flooding area, which would present a risk to the eventual owners in this development.

Feel free to call me if you would like a public statement on this ...

David Lahti
1552 South Compadre Road
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-409-9369
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David Newell
-----Original Message-----
From: Carla <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 2:12 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Crescendo
E
I purchased a home 16 years ago at 2760 N Vista Grande I've been in love with Palm Springs for over 45 years, and this home will be my soon-to-be retirement home When I purchased this house was a wreck, but it had an amazing view.

The seller agent assured me as this was an alluvial apron, this land was not build able, and would remain so While I understand that Palm Springs, where I pay property, sales and rental tax, is in a shortfall as is the rest of the country, I beg you to find another way to rebuild our financial house. This land, when lost, is lost forever Carla Coshow
Sent from my iPhone
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PO Box 3172, Palm Springs, CA 922636
May 18, 2020
Dear Mayor and Honorable Council Members,
I am writing to you today on behalf of the board of Friends of Palm Springs Mountains (FPSM).

We are deeply concerned about the current discussion of selling the properties acquired during the 1090 negotiations with Grit Development. Those properties, known as Crescendo, Boulders and Palm Hills represent the reason this organization was founded. The hard work, the donations and the thousands of hours that so many Palm Springs residents put in to arresting those developments was truly staggering to be a part of. Sixteen years ago (2004) we founded in an effort to fight tract housing, ecologically unsustainable building practices and the destruction of open space that those projects represented.

Neighbors from not only Little Tuscany and Chino Canyon, but from all over the city gathered and formed groups in an attempt to bring environmental awareness to the city in order to preserve a sustainable way of life and preservation of the open space that defined the very character of Palm Springs.

Fifteen long years of public referendums, initiatives, debates, lawsuits, counter-suits, compromises and several elections led to the city's acquisition of those properties.

On July 24, 2019, prior to the city's vote to acquire the properties as part of the Grit Settlement, council member Holstege stated that before deciding how the properties might be used the council needed to go through the public process as the land belongs to the people and specifically how they could be of value as a public benefit.

Council member Middleton reiterated the need for public input and stated that it would be her wish to preserve these properties as open space in perpetuity.

And former Mayor Moon stated that it was his desire to keep the combined properties of Palm Hills, Boulders and Crescendo, totaling 115.3 acres, as open space, also adding that it would be "criminal" to develop these properties considering how hard the community fought to stop them from being developed.

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Sentiments we share.

To now hear that there is consideration to possibly put them up for sale to the highest bidder to fill a budget gap, puts us back to square one again. To say it is disheartening is to understate the feeling of this organization significantly.

We realize you do not need a history lesson but we beseech you to remember how bitterly those lands were fought over. The public should be allowed input prior to any decision being made by this council on the future of what is, in effect, their land.

We are all acutely aware of the predicted financial loss the city is facing but implore you to seek other resources. The amount of financial loss to the city is at best, a guessing game, as no one knows how the future is going to play out, but there are alternatives that the city is considering that need only be temporary as outlined in a few examples.
• Cutting city services by reducing staff -temporary
• Cutting operational supply costs -temporary
• A hiring freeze -temporary
• Limiting hours to the swim center and library -temporary Selling Boulders, Crescendo and Palm Hills to a developer is final.

While our efforts (and those of others) to preserve these areas will continue, councils will change and who knows how successful non-profits can be when challenging new developers? Private citizens are feeling the same cash crunch as the city, and in leaner times, we may not have the same potential donor base to work from.

FPSM therefore strongly urges you to think hard about these scenic areas because once lost, they can never, ever, be replaced. We know you share our preservation concerns so under your watch let's get these properties preserved in perpetuity for the enjoyment of not just our generation but for many more to come.

Sincerely,
Nickie McLaughlin
Chair
Item 3C - 104
DATE:

NAME:

E-MAIL:

SUBJECT:

WWW.PSGENERALPLAN.COM FORM SUBMITTAL
April 27, 2020
Fred Balduini
[email protected]
Boulders & Crescendo developments
Understanding the financial pressures imposed upon the city secondary to the corona virus pandemic, I believe that it is critical that the city endeavor to preserve the afore mentioned areas as protected lands or environmental preserves. The impetus may arise to re-open these areas for development but that approach is fraught with environmental sequellae. The degree of erosion that occurs with moderate rain can be prolific ( fifteen feet of W. Via Escuela washed away with the Valentine day rain of 2019) Adding further impervious coverage in those beautiful habitats can only exacerbate that issue in addition to destroying critical floral and fauna habitat. The acquisition of these lands presents a tremendous opportunity for the city to guarantee the beauty of these regions protecting the west boundary of the entrance to Palm Springs. I would simply like to add my concerned voice that all efforts be utilized to preserve these relatively pristine lands.

I believe the city may never have a chance again to gain such valuable buffer environments.

Thank you
Fred Balduini MD
Item 3C - 105
April 17, 2020
226720-0000101.00
General Plan Update Committee
City of Palm Springs
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Subject: Requested General Plan Update Action
Riverside County APN 516-110-001
Tohl Enterprises, Owner
Dear Committee members,
NVS
Hard Copy by USPS
Email: [email protected]
NV5 represents Toh I Living Trust1, the owner of the 94.5 acre parcel described above which lies on the south side of Interstate 10, and the Whitewater/Tipton Road east-bound off-ramp. Tohl, who has owned the parcel for over half of a century requested that we assist them to resolve a conflict which exists on the parcel between the current General Plan land-use and Zoning designations.

The current General Plan designation is "Desert (1 du/10 ac)", while the current zoning is "HC (Highway Commercial). Tohl indicated that the current zoning was adopted unilaterally by the City of Palm Springs, without objection. Accordingly, Tohl hereby requests that the Committee includes an amendment to the current General Plan designation to "RC" (Regional Commercial) with the intended update so that the zoning and General Plan land-use designations are consistent after the updated Plan is adopted by the City Council.

We and the property owner have requested notifications of the Committee activities and intend to follow the update process closely. We would welcome any questions, information or suggestions from the Committee or City staff which may assist in the furtherance of this request.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,
NV5, Inc.
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Engineering Manager
ecc: Flinn Fagg, AICP [email protected]
Director of Planning Services
David Tohl [email protected]
Tohl Enterprises
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Bill Warner, PE
Consulting Engineer
1 Non-Exempt Martial Trust under the Tohl Living Trust dated September 20, 1979 as amended and restated, Janet Tohl Trustee
42-829 Cook Street, Suite 104 I Palm Desert, CA 92211 I www.NV5.com I Office 760.341.3101 I Fax 760.469.4086

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE -INFRASTRUCTURE -ENERGY -PROGRAM MANAGEMENT -ENVIRONMENTAL Item 3C - 106
Issues Referred to Boards/Commissions by City Council
Human Rights Commission:

1. Renaming of Streets -Martin Luther King, Jr.; Lawrence Crossley; Harvey Milk; Barack Obama (Council, January 9)
Sustainability Commission:

1. Recycling and Diversion of Debris (Council, January 9)

2. Review of Smoking Ordinance (Council, January 9)

3. Evaluate impact of residential solar panels on hillside developments (CM Woods, January 30)

4. Consider a letter of support for the Regional Power Network (CM Woods, February 13) Planning Commission:

1. Evaluate bus stop locations as part of General Plan Update and in relation to future COD West Valley Campus (CM Woods, January 9 and January 30)

2. Evaluate how to make bicycling a viable transportation option, including showers and lockers (CM Woods, February 13)
Public Arts Commission:

1. Review of Rainbow Crosswalks (Council, January 9)

2. Review of art in medians along Tahquitz Canyon Way (CM Woods, February 13)

3. Review of missing art on Gene Autry, south of Vista Chino (CM Woods, February 13)

3.05.2020
Item 3C - 107
March
4,
2020
Mr.

Flinn
Fagg
Director
of
Planning
Services
City
of
Palm
Springs
3200
E.

Tahquitz
Canyon
Way
Palm
Springs,
CA
92262
Dear
Mr.

Fagg:

Thank
you
for
returning
my
call
this
week.

As
discussed,
this
letter
is
to
share
the
desire
of
the
Little
Tuscany
Neighborhood
Organization
to
see
the
properties
known
as
Boulders
and
Crescendo
remain
open
spaces.

To
be
more
specific,
we
would
support
this
land
being
gifted
to
a
non-profit
to
preserve
it
as
natural
lands
free
from
development.

Specific
to
Crescendo,
a
portion
along
the
north
side
of
Racquet
Club
should
be
kept
available
to
support
future
traffic
calming
measures
(such
as
sidewalks).

There
is
also
support
to
create
hiking
trails
with
informative
markers
in
these
areas
as
funding
permits.

Perhaps
a
project
that
our
neighborhood
organization
could
partner
with
the
City
on?
In
addition,
we
request
to
be a
party
of
record
in
the
General
Plan
update
as
changes
are
discussed
and
made
involving
these
properties
by
the
City
Council.

Email
communication
can
be
sent
to
me
at
[email protected]
. We
also
have
encouraged
our
neighbors
to
fill
out
the
on-line
survey
involving
this
issue.

On
another
note,
the
Little
Tuscany
Neighborhood
Organization
also
is
holding
an
event
on
Wednesday,
April
22 from
6-8
p.m.
at
Palo
Verde
Garden
Center
at
2393
N.

Palm
Canyon
Drive.

Michael
Hammond,
Ph.D.,
Retired
Executive
Director
of
the
Agua
Caliente
Cultural
Museum
will
talk
about
early
inhabitants
of
the
Palm
Springs
area
and
native
plants
and
wildlife
that
sustain
us
to
this
day.

You
had
mentioned
that
maybe
David
Newell
could
come
and
share
with
our
neighbors
how
to
be
involved
in
the
General
Plan
update,
and
what
we
should
be
doing
as
a
neighborhood
to
make
our
voices
heard
in
protecting
Boulders
and
Crescendo
as
open
space.

Would
he
be able
to
confirm
his
attendance
so
we
can
send
out
invitations
to
the
neighborhood?
We
expect
SO
people
at
the
event.

As
a final
note,
we
respectfully
request
that
the
City
Clerk
copy
the
Mayor,
City
Council,
and
Planning
Commission
members
on
our
communication.

Thank
you
in
advance
for
this
consideration.

CC:

LTNO
Board
Members
Sincerely,
LIZ

LOOMIS,
Chair
Little
Tuscany
Neighborhood
Organization
(425)
308-6236
[email protected]
RECEIV
ED
MAR
O 9 2020
PLA~~~~~rti:~ICES
Item 3C - 108

RECEIVED
FEB 2 4 2020
General Plan Update Ideas -Paul Lewin
Member, Palm Springs Planning Commission PLANNING SERVICES

DEPARTMENT
Urban Cooling -Planning for a warmer climate
• Create an ideal tree canopy coverage (https:ljsustainability.asu.edu/dcdc/2014/07 /city- phoenix-cool-urban-spaces-proiect/)
• Cool roofs / more reflective surfaces
• Respite spots along major arterials -shade with water • Allow solar parking covers in place of trees in large commercial lots • Remember, it will take 20 years for trees to mature, so if we didn't plant them 20 years ago, we need to start planting now
Pedestrian Connectivity & Safety
• Identify areas which are on important arterial roads and connect sidewalks, even when there is no development on the lot
• Develop higher standards for sidewalks which include ADA compliant widths, no curb cuts in the walking zone, and a street tree component for comfort (ideally, the curb cuts are within the street tree zone) -https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design guide/street-design-elements/sidewalks/
Create areas for higher density, and a mix of housing types • Consider rezoning aging strip centers, and commercial corners to become mixed-use zones
• Consider much taller building heights between 1-10 and the current northern development boundaries.
• Consider density bonuses for apartments, rather than small lot houses or condominiums • Plan for twice as many units as we currently think we need to ensure the private sector has plenty of options to deliver the housing we require.

Increase community amenities
• Identify small parcels that the city can turn into small parks, which can offer shade and recreation opportunities, throughout the community
• Commit to building at least two large community parks that offer a range of recreational options
• Add public water fountains near bus routes and build large shade structures unless trees can be installed
Item 3C - 109
Flinn Fagg
From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Dear Mr. Brown,
Dennis Woods
Friday, December 20, 2019 3:49 PM
Thomas Brown
Re: Heavy trucks running on Racquet Club Rd and Farrell I understand you have been in contact with the City Manager's office on the truck route issue as recently as this past week. I am told that missing signage has been installed and the City Manager is working with the Police Department on enforcement possibilities. Seems we do need to update our code and possibly our General Plan to address truck routes and the classification of trucks. The City is in the process of updating its General Plan and I through this email will let the Planning Director know of your concern so it can be reviewed with an update to the Circulation Element.

Thank you again.

Cheers,
Dennis
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 19, 2019, at 2:45 PM, Dennis Woods <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Brown,
>
> Thank you for writing and caring about the City. Let me check with staff on the history and status of the issues you outline.
>
> Cheers,
> Dennis
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
»» On Dec 17, 2019, at 2:47 PM, Thomas Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
» E
» Hi Dennis, I am one of your constituents living in Racquet Club Rd between Sunrise and Cerritos (across from Calico).

I don't believe we have met, just the same as I did not meet any of the other candidates who supposedly had canvassed their neighborhood "door knockjng" prior to the election. If I sound disenfranchised, it is because of my past experiences with the city.
» I would like to bring to your attention the same issue which affects property values and quality of life. I'm speaking about the large number of "heavy trucks" that use Racquet Club and Farrell as if it were the truck route. » There is a defined truck route through our city as voted in our municipal codes established I believe back in the 1960s. The reason for it being to keep heavy truck use of city streets to a minimum for quality of life and because most of our streets are not designed and built to support such heavy vehicles. Unfortunately, heavy trucks cause excessive damage to the streets which, in turn, amplifies the resulting noise and causes excessive vibrations felt over 100 feet from the street. I suspect it would also impact the city's traffic plan. 1 Item 3C - 110
» As per muni codes, the PSPD is responsible for enforcement. However, I discovered in 2017 that they are unaware of their responsibility and actually laughed when I asked them about it. When I then contacted the council members, I was referred to city manager, Marcus Fuller, who could not answer my questions for another 6 weeks. However, during that 6 weeks, the existing signage citing the applicable muni codes regulating heavy trucks were removed. On 3/29/17, I was informed by City Mgr that the code is not enforceable due to lack of proper signage (ahem, loophole}, but that the Police Chief "had begun training and educating officers in truck traffic enforcement", and with the installation of truck route signage, the code can be enforced.
» The city manager also described the difficulty of enforcing a code established in 1959 where any truck over 6,000 lbs is considered a heavy truck and that a Toyota Tacoma would now be considered a heavy truck. That is true, but a quad cab ford truck from 1969 also weighed over 6,000 pounds. His point was that many regular trucks would be considered heavy trucks. True, but a semi pulling a double decker car trailer or a oil tanker trailer are not making a neighborhood delivery on Racquet Club. I don't know why he chose to point out that the city and police have been derelict in upholding a antiquated muni code. I do question why the code has not been updated in 60 years and why our district has been largely ignored. I wonder how the residents of west of Palm Canyon or how business owners on Palm Canyon downtown would react and how fast the council might then respond. » Today, I made inquiries as to the progress of the police departments training and enforcement of the truck route as per muni codes 12.56.010, 12.56.020 and 12.56.030. I was directed to Officer Soloman who had been in traffic for the last 3 years. He informed me that there has not been any truck route enforcement efforts in the last 3 years. He mentioned that the CHP are the only ones that can stop commercial trucks (due to special equipment that is required}. » After describing the situation, I hope you understand why I might have a low opinion of city hall. Regardless, we have been ignored, marginalized and left to deal with poor streets, excessively loud traffic, and shaking foundations on our homes so that the rest of the city can enjoy more peace and less damage in their homes and businesses. This is not right and the time to stop it is now.
» As our district councilman, I kindly ask you to take the city's abdication of responsibility seriously and to address its dereliction of duty to its residents.
» As the state pays for the maintenance/repair/re-paving costs of the truck route (known as business alternate CA- 111}, I might imagine they expect that the city enforce the truck route so as to justify their costs. » Presently, i know of several other neighbors who are as disgruntled as I am as our quality of life keeps eroding. The city has a chance to step up to the plate to protect the public property and the surrounding residential properties before further damage is done. It will also be cheaper than a class action lawsuit if any residents discover real damage to their property such as racks in foundations.
» I have drafted a plan for additional officers necessary to enforce the plan whereby revenue from citations will cover costs for additional officers and training, as well as the inherent administrative costs utilizing established systems for collection efforts.
» I look forward to discussing this in earnest with you. I have saved all of my correspondence from the city manager as well as with the engineering department.
» Thank you in advance for your time and efforts.
>> Best regards,
>> Tom Brown
» 310-498-6270
» Sent from my iPhone
2 Item 3C - 111
Flinn Fagg
Subject: FW: Extension of Monte Vista to W. Via Escuela Dear Mr. Fagg:

I met with Councilman Dennis Woods last Friday, who represents our district. We live at 600 W. Via Escuela and are directly adjacent to the west of a strip of land that we believe is owned by the city for the purpose of extending Monte Vista through to W. Via Escuela. This was first shown on city maps in 1965 and to this date no extension has ever taken place because there is no purpose for it. Councilman Woods indicates that the city is reviewing the General Plan and that this would be the time to reconsider the traffic necessity of the Monte Vista extension. Would you please keep me informed as to the appropriate time for discussion and input regarding this issue.

Thank you for your help, and we look forward to your response.

David Ormiston
600 W. Via Escue la
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: 916-622-6786
Email: [email protected]
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