Revised: 2.9.22
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES
AGREEMENT NO. 7228
BETWEEN THE CITY PALM SPRINGS AND DOKKEN ENGINEERING
1. Parties and Date.
This Amendment No. 3 to the Consulting Services Agreement No. 7228 is made and entered into as of this day of , 2023, by and between the City of Palm Springs (“City”) and Dokken Engineering, a California Corporation with its principal place of business at 110 Blue Ravine Road, Suit e 200, Folsom, CA 95630 ( “Consultant”). City and Consultant are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
2. Recitals.
2.1 Agreement. T he City and Consultant have entered into an agreement entitled “Consulting Services Agreement No. 7228” dated December 20, 2018 (“Agreement” or “Contract”) for the purpose of retaining the services of Consultant to provide professional engineering and consulting services related to the Indian Canyon Drive Sewer Main Between Tramview Road and Garnet Avenue, City Project No. 01-11, (the “Project”).
2.2 Amendment. T he City and Consultant desire to amend the A greement to provide additional geotechnical design and subsurface investigations of the sewer main trench and Micro - Tunnel installation under the Indian Canyon Drive bridge and along Indican C anyon. The Parties have heretofore entered into that Amendment No. 2 dated October 12, 2021.
2.3 Amendment Authority. This Amendment No. 3 is authorized pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Agreement.
3. Terms.
3.1 SCOPE OF SERVICES Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
The additional services identified in the Consultants letter dated January 23, 2023, included herewith as Attachment 1, are hereby incorporated into Exhibit “A” of the Agreement.
3.2 Compensation of Consultant Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
The total amount of compensation is increased by $83,630 for a new total not to exceed amount of $305,386.75.
3.3 Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment No. 3, all other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect and shall govern the actions of the
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parties under this Amendment No. 3. From and after the date of this Amendment No. 3, whenever the term “Agreement” or “Contract” appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 3.
3.4 Adequate Consideration. The Parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 3.
3.5 Severability. If any portion of this Amendment No. 3 is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
3.6 Counterparts. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in duplicate originals, each of which is deemed to be an original, but when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
AND DOKKEN ENGINEERING
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the P arties have executed this Agreement as of the dates stated below.
CONTRACTOR:
By: _____________________________________ By: _________________________________________ Signature Signature
(2nd signature required for Corporations)
Date: Date:
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS:
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL:
Date: _______ Item No.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
By: ____________ By: ______ Jeff Ballinger Brenda Pree
City Attorney City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: _____ Date:
Teresa Gallavan
Interim City Manager
Revised: 2.9.22
ATTACHMENT 1
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1450 Frazee Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92108 Tele 858.514.8377 Fax 858.514.8608 www.dokkenengineering.com January 23, 2023
Mr. Joel Montalvo, PE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92263
RE: Indian Canyon Drive Sewer Main – Amendment 3 Proposal Proposal to Prepare Geotechnical Design Report for Subsurface Investigations of Sewer Main Trench with Micro Tunnel Installation, including Update of Sewer PS&E ,
Along Indian Canyon Dr. from Garnet Ave. to 2,200 Feet South of Palm Springs Station Rd.
Dear Mr. Montalvo:
A cost proposal has been requested by the City to provide a Geotechnical Design Report (GDR) summarizing additional subsurface investigations required to address sewer infrastructure along Indian Canyon Drive. Specifi
cally, this GDR will address work related to proposed micro tunnel installation of sewer main between Garnet Avenue and 2,200 feet South of Palm Spring Station Road. Dokken Engineering will coordinate with Goecon to perform additional geotechnical investigations as summarized below and per Geocon’s scope of work and cost proposal, included as Attachment A. As detailed in ou
r overall cost proposal included as Attachment B, this amendment would add $83,630 to our existing sanitary sewer contract, increasing the total to $305,386.75.
The additional geotechnical investigations are proposed as the sewer main was not included on previous geotechnical investigation documentation and a su
mmary of previous documentation is insufficient to
adequately describe existing subsurface conditions along the proposed profile. Approximately 2,525 feet of the sewer main, will be installed using micro tunneling methods at depths of 15 to 60 feet. The geotechnical conditions along the proposed tunneling alignment are expected to consist of cohesionles s sand and cobbles/small boulders. Therefore, a GDR is required to explore the soil conditions with respect to the micro tunneling and the cut and cover utility installation north and south of the micro tunnel area. The previous geotechnical investigations by Geocon and Diaz Yorman were performed for the widening of In dian Canyon drive and do not provide the necessary information at the micro tunnel shaft locations or throughout the micro tunnel depths for design of the micro tunnel methods.
Based on the information above, Geocon is proposing to excavate a combination of hollow‐stem auger and rotary sonic borings along length of the proposed alignment. The hollow stem auger bor ings will be performed at select intervals along the length of the proposed sewer main alignment and will allow the collection of relatively undisturbed soil samples for laboratory testing. Samples will be collected every 2 feet within the tunnel envelope zone and every 5 f eet within the rest of the boring outside of the pipe zone. Continuous sampling will be performed within the rotary sonic borings to develop a detailed soil profile in the area of the micro tunnel shafts and within the tunnel envelope. All borings will be advanced a minim um of 5 feet below pipe invert.
This proposal will also provide support to update the sewer plans, estimate, and specifications as needed based on recommendations provided in the GDR. The following is a list of the Tasks involved in
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providing additional geotechni
cal design support for this sewer line project with a brief description of the work involved for each task:
Task 1 – Project Management
Project Management includes meetings as needed, presentation of work products, development and monitoring of action items, coordination with Stakeholders and Utilities, progress reports, work progress and budget monitoring, as well as City coordination and communication.
Task 2 – Data Collection and Mapping Confirmation (Pre‐Field Activities Included) Dokken Engineering will work with Geocon to provide utility markouts for excavations by notifying USA DigAlert and marking excavation limits . Project setup scheduling, environmental permitting, and a no fee encroachment permit are included with this task. No additional potholing will be performed as part of this work.
Task 3 – Sewer Main Design PS&E (Field Activities, Lab Testing, and Report Prep Included) The proposed geotechnical investigation field activities include:
Obtaining traffic control during Geocon drilling operations which are expected to include flag persons where the roadway is only one lane in each direction (the railroad bridge area) and signage where the roadway width allows traffic to be directed around the drilling operations.
Drilling seven hollow‐stem auger borings utilizi
ng a CME‐75 truck mounted drill rig. The
borings will be 8‐inch‐diameter and will extend 15 to 40 feet below ground surface.
Sampling will be performed every 2 feet within the pipe zone and every 5 feet outside of the pipe zone. Th e pavement section thicknesses (AC and AB) will be noted on the boring logs. Borings will be backfilled with native cuttings and capped with cold patch AC upon completion.
Drilling four sonic borings to depths of 15 to 60 feet deep. The continuous samples will be logged for consistency in the field and transported to a G eocon laboratory where they will be logged in detail. The borings will be backfilled bentonite cement slurry and capped with cold patch AC upon completion. The pavement sections will be measured and noted on each boring log.
The proposed geotechnical laboratory testing and report writi ng tasks include:
Perform laboratory testing which is expected to include grain size analyses and direct shear testing. The final laboratory test program will be performed based on the soils encountered during drilling with respect to the proposed improvements. Prepare a geotechnical investigation report which will include characteriza tion of geologic units, faulting, groundwater, expected ground conditions for cut and cover trenches, shafts, and micro tunnels, tunnel construction considerations, geotechnical
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parameters
for trench and shaft excavations shoring, lateral earth pressures, and passive resistance, design parameters for buried structures, boring locations, boring logs, and laboratory test data.
Below is a summary of the effort and cost.
TASK NAME ESTIMATED
HOURS
ESTIMATED
COSTS
Task 1. Project Management 16 $3,280
Task 2. Data Collection and Mapping Confirmation 6 + GEOCON $3,330 Task 3. Sewer Plans, Specifications, and Estimate 60 + GEOCON $77,020 TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $83,630
Please let me know if you have any quest
ions or comments.
Sincerely,
Michael Greer, PE, TE
Project Manager
DOKKEN ENGINEERING
1309/RTL/MG
Attach.
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41571 Corning Place, 101 ■ Murrieta, CA 92562 ■ Telephone (951)304-2300 ■ www.geoconinc.com
Proposal No. IE-4016
December 29, 2022
Dokken Engineering
1450 Frazee Road, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92108
Attention: Mr. Michael Greer, PE
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN REPORT
SEWER MAIN TRENCH AND MICROTUNNEL INSTALLATION
INDIAN CANYON DRIVE FROM GARNET AVENUE TO
2,200 FEET SOUTH OF PALM SPRINGS STATION ROAD
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Dear Mr. Greer:
In acc ordance with your request, Geocon West, Inc. (Geocon) is pleased to submit this proposal to provide a geotechnical design report (GDR) for the planning and construction of a s ewer main to be located east of the centerline of Indian Canyon Drive from Garnet Avenue to 2,200 feet south of Palms Springs Station Road in Palm Springs, California. This proposal has been prepar ed based on our discussions with you and our review of Sewer Plans for Indian Canyon Drive from Station 128+74.85 to Garnet Avenue in Palm Springs California Addendum 1 prepared by Dokken with respect to the existing geotechnical information available for the widening of Indian Canyon Drive prepared by Geocon and Diaz Yorman.
SITE AND PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
We understand that approximately 5,500 feet of sewer main will be constructed along Indian Canyon Drive, east of the centerline from station 166+00 to approximately station 111+00. Approximately 2,525 feet of the se wer main, from station 153+99.80 to station 128+74.85, will be installed using micro tunneling methods at depths of 15 to 60 feet. The geotechnical conditions along the proposed tunneling alignment are expected to consist of cohesionless sand and cobbles/small boulders. Therefore, a GDR is required to explore the soil conditions with respect to the micro tunneling and the cut and cover utility installation north and south of the micro tunnel area. The previous geotechnical investigations by Geocon and Diaz Yorman were performed for the widening of Indian Canyon dr ive and do not provide the necessary information at the micro tunnel shaft locations or throughout the micro tunnel depths for design of the micro tunnel methods.
ATTACHMENT A
Geocon Proposal No. IE-4016 - 2 - December 29, 2022
GEOTECHNICAL SCOPE OF SERVICES
Based on the information above, Geocon is proposing to excavate a combination of hollow-stem auger and rotary sonic borings along length of the proposed alignment. The hollow stem auger borings will be performed at select intervals along the length of the proposed sewer main alignment and will allow the collection of relatively undisturbed soil samples for laboratory testing. Samples will be collected every 2 feet within the tunnel envelope zone and every 5 feet within the rest of th e boring outside of the pipe zone. Continuous sampling will be performed within the rotary sonic borings to develop a detailed soil profile in the area of the micro tunnel shafts and within the tunnel envelope. All borings will be advanced a minimum of 5 feet below pipe invert. Our scope of services will include the following:
• Preparation and submittal of a no-fee encroachment permit for the city of Palm Springs. • Marking of the boring locations a nd notification to Underground Service Alert of S outhern California (USA) to mark any utility conflicts within the vicinity of the borings. • Obtaining traffic control during our drilling operations which is expected to include flag persons where the roadway is only one lan e in each direct ion (the railroad bridge area) and sign age where the roadway width allows traffic to be directed around the drilling operations. • Drilling seven hollow -stem auger bo rings utilizing a CME -75 truck m ounted drill rig. The borings will be 8-inch-diameter and will extend 15 to 40 feet below ground surface. Sampling will be performed every 2 feet within the pipe zone and every 5 feet outside of the pipe zone.
The pavement section thicknesses (AC and AB) will be noted on the boring logs. Borings will be backfilled with native cuttings and capped with cold patch AC upon completion. • Drilling four sonic borings to depths of 15 to 60 feet deep. The continuous sample s will be logged for consistency in the field and transported to Geocon’s laboratory w here they will be logged in det ail. The borings will be bac kfilled bentonite cement slurry and capped with cold patch AC upon completion. The pavement sections will be measured and noted on each boring log.
• Perform laboratory testing whi ch is expected to include grain size analyses and direct shear testing. The final laboratory test program will be performed based on the s oils encountered during drilling with respect to the proposed improvements. • Prepare a geotechnical investigation report which will include characterization of geologic units, faulting, groundwater, expected ground conditions for cut and cover trenches, shafts, and micro tunnels, tunnel construction considerations, geotechnical parameters for trench and shaft excavations shoring, lateral earth pressures, and passive resistance, design parameters for buried structures, boring locations, boring logs, and laboratory test data.
Geocon Proposal No. IE-4016 - 3 - December 29, 2022
• Post report consultation will be provided as needed on a time and materials basis.
Assumptions:
• We will be able to perform our work during regu lar business hours of 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and no night or weekend work will be required. • The encroachment permit will be a NO FEE permit for this city of Palm Springs project. • AC cold patch will be acceptable method of capping the boring s in this area which will be undergoing construction and new paving in the near future. • The field services are subject to California Prevailing wage rates for this public sector project. • Instrumentation and monitoring during construction may be recommended.
GEOTECHNICAL SCHEDULE
Once authorization t o proceed h as been provided, Geocon will prepare the encroachment permit and submit it for review and comments or acceptance. During this time, we will mark the boring location s and notify USA and schedule the drill rigs. We propose to perform both methods of drilling during the same two days so that motorists will be impacted by the traffic control for two days only. The laboratory testing is expected to take two weeks from t he drilling to complete and the geotechnical investigation report is expected to be issued four weeks following the laboratory test completion for an expected timeline of seven to eight weeks from encroachment permit issuance.
GEOTECHNICAL PROPOSED FEES
Based upon the scope o f s ervices recommended above and a ssumptions made, we estimate that the geotechnical investigation can be pe rformed for a time and materials estimated fee of $69,750. Our services will be bi lled in accordance with the current Schedule of Fees which is incorporated into and made a part of this proposal.
Geocon Proposal No. IE-4016 - 4 - December 29, 2022
Estimate
Prefield Activities
Site Reconnaisance & Mark Excavation Locations Notify USA $1,050 Project Set Up, Scheduling, Environmental Permitting $560 No Fee Encroachment Permitting $560
$2,170
Field Activities
Hollowstem Auger Drilling - 2 days PW $10,695
Logging of Hollowstem Auger Borings - 2 days PW $3,850
Sonic Drilling - 2 days PW $17,250
Sampling & Logging Sonic Borings - 2 days PW & 1 day lab $5,170 Senior Oversight $1,320
Traffic Control with Flag Persons - 2 days PW $10,350
$48,635
Laboratory Testing $6,995
Geotechnical Report Preparation
Geotechnical & Engineering Analysis, Drafting, Word
Processing, Senior Review $11,950
ESTIMATE: $69,750
Task
GDR FOR SEWER MAIN AND MICRO TUNNELING
In prepar ing this proposal, we have made every e ffort to anticipate subsurface conditions and to coordinate w ith regulatory ag ency personnel regarding t he scope of our investigation. However, regulatory a gencies occasion ally request additional exploration or clarif ication to assu re that investigations are complete and fully understood by all concerned parties. Should additional exploration, addendum, update reports or letters become necessary, following the completion of our report; they will be billed on a time and materials basis.
LIMITATIONS
Please carefully review the contents of this proposal, the Terms and Conditions for Professional Services (Terms) and the Schedule of Fees, which are incorporated into and made a part of this proposal. If the y meet with your approval, issue an agreement for our review and signature. We will commence with the scope of services outlined herein upon receipt of your written authorization; however, services provided by Geocon will be pursuant to the Terms and Schedule of Fees until or unless a mutually agreed upon, negotiated contract is finalized.
Please be advised that if Geocon is required to provide an immediate defense to Client pursuant to a claim alleging the negligence of Geocon, Client will be billed on a time and materials basis for such defense in accordance with Geocon’s Schedule of Fees, and if there is a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that a portion of t he damages awarded in conn ection with a claim we re caused by or attributable to Geocon, then Geocon shall be obligated to reimburse Client for that portion of the defense Geocon Proposal No. IE-4016 - 5 - December 29, 2022
costs reasonably incurred b y Client which is attributable to the portion of the damages caused by or attributable to Geocon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Geocon be liable for providing an immediate defense to Client for any claim not alleging the negli gence or other liability of Geocon.
It is mut ually agreed between Client and Geocon that all s ervices afforded and work performed by Geocon are provided pursuant to Civil Code Section 2782 and such agreement is expressly integrated into and made a part of any and all contracts or agreements entered into between the parties.
Should you have any questions regarding this proposal, or if we may be of further service, please contact the undersigned at your convenience.
Very truly yours,
GEOCON WEST, INC.
Lisa A. Battiato, CEG
Regional Manager
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Attachments: 2022 SOF, TCPS
GEOCON WEST, INC • 41571 Corning Place, Suite 101, Murrieta, A 92562 www.geoconinc.com • 951.304.2300 • FAX 951.304.2392
GEOTECHNICAL
ENVIRONMENTA L
MATERIALS 2022 Schedule of Fees – RV22
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Word Processor/Non-Technical Assistant/Draftsman .................................................................................................................................................. $83/hr.
Engineering Assistant/Lab Technician. ......................................................................................................................................................................... $93/hr.
Engineering Field Technician ........................................................................................................................................................................................*75/hr.
Senior Field Technician .................................................................................................................................................................................................*75/hr.
Special Inspector (Concrete, Rebar, Masonry, Welding, etc.) .....................................................................................................................................*85/hr.
Field Technician Supervisor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... *120/hr.
Staff Engineer/Geologist ............................................................................................................................................................................................. *120/hr.
Sr. Staff Engineer/Geologist ....................................................................................................................................................................................... *125/hr.
Project Engineer/Geologist ......................................................................................................................................................................................... *135/hr.
Senior Project Engineer/Geologist ............................................................................................................................................................................. *145/hr.
Senior Engineer/Geologist .......................................................................................................................................................................................... *155/hr.
Associate Engineer/Geologist ..................................................................................................................................................................................... *165hr.
Principal Engineer/Geologist/Litigation Support .......................................................................................................................................................... 250/hr.
Attorney Fees (General) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. *350/hr.
Deposition or Court Appearance ................................................................................................................................................................................ $400/hr.
Overtime/Saturday Rate/Night Rate (10pm – 6am w/ 8 Hr minimum per call out) .................................................................... 1.5 X Regular Hourly Rate Sunday and Holiday Rate ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 X Regular Hourly Rate Minimum Field Services Fee (per day or per call-out)............................................................................................................................................... 4 Hours Short-Notice Cancellation (after 4 pm of the day prior to the scheduled inspection time) ....................................................................................... 4 Hours Short-Notice Cancellation (upon or after arrival at jobsite) ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Hours *Prevailing Wage (PW) California Labor Code §1720, et. Seq. add $40/hr.
TRAVEL
Personnel................................................................................................................................................................................................. Regular Hourly Rate Subsistence (Per Diem) ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Quote Vehicle Mileage ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 0.75/mile
EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS
*Nuclear Density Gauge/Sand Cone Testing Equipment ............. $10/hr. Water Buffalo ................................................................................. $75/ea. *Vehicle ............................................................................................ $10/hr. Battery-Powered Pump .............................................................. $100/day *Special Inspection Equipment ........................................................ $5/hr. Water Level Indicator .................................................................... $50/day Coring Machine (concrete, asphalt, masonry) .......................... $285/day Perforated 3” PVC Pipe ............................................................... $25/10ft.
Generator..................................................................................... $105/day Gravel ............................................................................................ $30/bag Double Ring Infiltrometer ............................................................ $135/day Sand ............................................................................................. $30/bag GPS Unit ...................................................................................... $175/day AC Cold Patch .............................................................................. $30/bag Pick-up Truck .............................................................................. $150/day Quick Set PCC Patch ................................................................... $30/bag Mobile Laboratory with Lab Technician .................................. $1,650/day Temp Marking Paint ..................................................................... $15/can Drive-Tube Sampler ..................................................................... $60/day Lath................................................................................................. $10/ea.
Hand-Auger .................................................................................. $50/day Air Compressor ........................................................................... $150/day Dynamic Cone Penetrometer .................................................... $250/day Soil Sample Tube .......................................................................... $15/ea.
Double Ring Infiltrometer ........................................................... $200/day Percussion Hammer Drill ........................................................... $125/day Manometer ................................................................................. $100/day ....................................................................................................................
Schmidt Hammer ....................................................................... $100/day ....................................................................................................................
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ENVIRONMENTA L
MATERIALS 2022 Schedule of Fees – RV22
LABORATORY TESTS
COMPACTION CURVES SOIL AND AGGREGATE PROPERTIES
(D698/D1557/T99/T108) 4-inch mold ............................................... $220 (D422/T88) Particle Size, Hydrometer w/out Sieve .......................... $165 (D698/D1557/T99/T108) 6-inch mold ............................................... $230 (C136/D6913/T27) Sieve, Coarse to Fine w/ #200 Wash ................ $150 (CT 216) California Impact ................................................................. $230 (C136/D6913/T27) Sieve, Coarse or Fine w/ #200 Wash ................ $115 Check Point ........................................................................................ $100 (C136/D6913/T27) Sieve, Coarse or Fine No #200 Wash ............... $100 (D1632/CT312) Soil Cement Cyl. Fabrication (Set of 3) ................. $150 (C117/D1140/T11) Materials Finer than #200 .................................... $90 (D1632/CT312) Soil Cement Cyl. Fabrication (Addtl. Spec.) ............ $50 (D2216/T265/CT226) Moisture Content .............................................. $30 (D1633/CT312) Soil Cement Comp. Strength (Set of 3) ................. $300 (D2487/D2488) Visual Soil Classification ............................................ $30 (D1633/CT312) Soil Cement Comp. Strength (Addtl. Spec.) ......... $100 (D2937) Density of In-Place Soil, Drive-Cyl. Method .......................... $45 SOIL AND AGGREGATE STABILITY (D4943) Shrinkage Factors of Soils, Wax Method .............................. $55 (D2844/CT301) Resistance Value .................................................... $290 (C131/C535/CT211) L.A. Abrasion Resistance ................................ $200 (D2844/CT301) Resistance Value, Treated...................................... $295 (C142/T112) Clay Lumps and Friable Particles ................................ $170 (D1883) California Bearing Ratio ...................................................... $530 (C123/T113) Light Weight Particles ................................................... $245 (C977) Stabilization Ability of Lime .................................................... $185 (D3744/CT229/T210) Durability Index Fine ...................................... $190 (D1883) Calif. Bearing Ratio (Army Corp of Engineers) ................. $105 (D3744/CT229/T210) Durability Index Coarse $225 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (CT227) Cleanness Value .................................................................. $170 (G187/CT643/T288) pH and Resistivity ............................................ $135 (D4791) Flat & Elongated Particles ................................................... $165 (D4972/T289) pH Only ......................................................................... $30 (D693/CT205) Percent Crushed Particles ......................................... $145 (CT417) Sulfate Content .................................................................... $100 (D5821) Percent. of Fractured Particles, Coarse Aggregate............ $140 (CT422) Chloride Content .................................................................... $55 (C40/CT213/T21) Organic Impurities .................................................. $75 (D2974) Organic Content ..................................................................... $50 (C235) Soft Hardness (Scratch Hardness) ...................................... $100 PERMEABILITY, CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION (C88/CT214/T104) Sulfate Soundness ............................................. $410 (D5084) Permeability, Flexible Wall .................................................. $270 (C1252/T304) Uncompact. Void Content, Fine Aggregate .............. $150 (D5856) Permeability, Rigid Wall ...................................................... $260 (C127/CT206/T85) Coarse Specific Gravity ...................................... $125 (D2434) Permeability, Constant Head ............................................. $280 (C128/CT207/T84) Fine Specific Gravity .......................................... $150 (D2434) Permeability, FHA Slab-on-Grade ...................................... $110 (D854/CT209/T100) Specific Gravity of Soil ..................................... $150 (D2434) Permeability, Hourly .............................................................. $55 (C29/CT212/T19) Unit Weight & Percent Voids.................................. $90 (D2435/T216) Consolidation (6 pts. w/ Unload) ............................... $350 (D2419/CT217/T176) Sand Equivalent ............................................. $110 (D2435/T216) Consolidation Additional Point w/ Unload ................... $65 (D4318/CT204/T89/T90) Plastic Index (Plastic/Liq. Limit) ............... $165 (D4546) Swell/Compression Testing & Density................................ $120 (D4318/CT204/T89) Liquid Limit .......................................................... $95 (D4546) Swell/Settlement Testing & Density (ea. addtl. pt.) ............. $85 (D4318/CT204/T90) Plastic Limit ......................................................... $95 (D4546) Swell/Settlement Testing & Density (County) .................... $100 (C330) Spec. for Lightweight Aggregates, Struc. Concrete .......... Quote (D4546) Swell/Settlement Testing & Density (FHA) .......................... $90 SHEAR STRENGTH (D4829) Expansion Index of Soils ..................................................... $160 (D2166) Unconfined Compression .................................................... $100 STEEL TESTING (D3080/T236) Direct Shear (3 points) .............................................. $295 Reinforcing Steel Tests: (D3080/T236) Remolded Direct Shear (3 points) ............................. $300 (A370) Tensile Strength & Elongation (D3080/T236) Direct Shear Addtl. Points/ea. residual pass ............. $115 • #11 Bar & Smaller ............................................................................. $100 (D2850) Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Shear .......................... $160 • #14 Bar .............................................................................................. $125 (D2580) Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Staged ........................ $160 • #18 Bar (Proof Test) ........................................................................ $125 (D4767) Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Shear .............................. $265 .................................................................................................................... (D4767) Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Staged ............................ $340 .................................................................................................................... (EM1110) Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Shear ............................... $375 .................................................................................................................... (EM1110) Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Staged ............................. $480
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MATERIALS 2022 Schedule of Fees – RV22
LABORATORY TESTS (CONTINUED)
(A370) Bend Test MASONRY**
• #11 Bar & Smaller .............................................................................. $50 Concrete Block Test (Sets of 3 Required):
• #14 & #18 Bar .................................................................................... $70 • (C140) Unit Weight Moisture Content & Absorption ....................... $195 (A370) Tensile - Mechanically Spliced Bar • (C140) Moisture Content/Absorption (ea. addtl. specimen) ............ $65 • #11 Bar & Smaller ............................................................................ $150 • (C140) Compression Test ................................................................ $195 • #14 Bar & Larger .............................................................................. $190 • (C140) Compression Test (ea. addtl. specimen) ............................. $65 (A370) Tensile – Electric Resist. Butt Splice w/ Control ................... $150 • (C426) Linear Drying Shrinkage ...................................................... $285 (A370) Straightening of bar (if required) .............................................. $25 • (C109/UBC 21-16) Mortar Cylinder (2”x4”) ...................................... $30 Structural Steel Tests: • (C942) Grout Prism (3”x3”x6”), trimming included ............................ $35 • (A370) Machining & Prep of Test Specimen ...................... Cost + 20% Masonry Prism (Assemblage):
• (A370) Tensile Strength & Elongation • (C1314) 8”x8”x16” – 8”x12”x16” ..................................................... $200 Up to 200,000 lbs. ..................................................................... $100 • (C1314) 8”x16”x16” – 10”x12”x16” ................................................. $225 200,000 – 300,000 lbs. ............................................................. $125 • (C1314) 12”x12”x16” – 12”x16”x16” ............................................... $250 300,000 – 400,000 lbs. ............................................................. $150 • (C1314) Larger than 12”x16”x16” ................................................ Quote Pre-stressing Wire & Tendon Tests: Brick Test (Set of 5 Specimens):
• (A421) Tensile Strength, Single Wire.............................................. $150 • (C67) 24-Hour Absorption, Cold Water ........................................... $225 • (A416) Tensile Strength, 7-Wire Strand.......................................... $175 • (C67) 5-Hour Absorption, Boiling Water .......................................... $225 High Strength Bolt, Nut, & Washer Tests: • (C67) Compression Test or Modulus of Rupture ............................ $255 • (A325/A490) Tensile Test on Bolts ................................................. $100 • (C67) Each Additional Specimen ...................................................... $45 • (A563) Proof Load Test on Nuts ..................................................... $100 CONCRETE** • (A325/A490) Hardness Test on Bolts ............................................... $50 Mix Designs:
• (A536) Hardness Test on Nuts .......................................................... $50 • (ACI211/ACI214) Concrete Mix Design .......................................... $350 • (F436) Hardness Test on Washers ................................................... $50 • (ACI211/ACI214) Review of Concrete Mix Design ......................... $350 Weld Specimen Tests: • (C192) Concrete Trial Mix (includes equipment & labor) ............... $495 • (E164) Ultrasonic Examination ...................................................... Quote Concrete Properties:
Machining & Prep of Test Specimen ........................... Cost + 20% • (C39/CT521/T22) Comp. Strength, Concrete Cyl............................. $30 • (E381) Macrotech Test (3 Faces) .................................................. $355 • (C42/CT521/T22) Comp. Strength, Concrete/Gunite Core .............. $60 ASPHALT TESTING • (C78/CT523) Flex. Strength of 6”x6”x21” Concrete Beam ............. $165 Asphalt Properties: • (C174) Length Measuring of Drilled Cores ....................................... $75 • (D2726/CT308/T166) Bulk Spec. Grav., Compacted HMA ........... $100 • (C1140) Shotcrete Panel-Coring & Testing (Set of 3) .................... $290 • (D1560/CT366) Stabilometer Value (HVEEM) .............................. $145 • (C1140) Shotcrete Panel (each addtl. specimen) ............................. $90 • (D2041) Theoretical Max Specific Gravity ...................................... $145 • (C496) Static Modulus of Elasticity .................................................. $200 • (D5444) Sieve Analysis of Extracted Asphalt ................................. $150 • (C496) Drying Shrinkage (Set of 3, up to 28 days) ......................... $395 • (D6307/CT382) Percent Asphalt, Ignition Method ......................... $150 • (C642) Spec. Gravity, Absorp., Voids in Hardened Concrete .......... $95 • (D1188) Unit Weight of Asphalt Core ............................................... $65 • (F1869) Moisture Vapor Emission Rate, Concrete Subfloor ............ $50
MISCELLANEOUS TESTING SERVICES
• Emulsion ........................................................................................... $300 • Wet Track Abrasion ......................................................................... $175 Calibration of Hydraulic Ram:
• 100 Ton & Under.............................................................................. $200 • 101 Tons – 200 Tons ....................................................................... $300 Use of Universal Testing Machine:
• UTM with One Operator .................................................................. $320 • Additional Technician ................................................Regular Tech Rate Spray Applied Fireproofing: *2X Surcharge on rush turn-around for laboratory testing. • (E605/E736) Fireproofing Oven Dry Density/Thickness ...... $90 **Fee applies for sample storage, testing, or disposal.
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GEOTECHNICAL
ENVIRONMENTA L
MATERIALS 2022 Schedule of Fees – RV22
1. Listed are typical charges for the services most frequently performed by Geocon. Prices for unlisted services as well as special quotations for programs involving volume work will be provided upon request. Laboratory test prices shown are for laboratory work only and include reporting of routine results not calling for comments, recommendations or conclusions.
2. Sampling and testing are conducted in substantial conformance with the latest applicable or designated specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Caltrans, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or other pertinent agencies.
3. Saturday, night work, and overtime hours are charged at time and one-half; Sundays and holidays at double time. Per diem is based on the local costs per day when location of work dictates.
4. Equipment and materials will be billed at cost plus 15%. Outside services including subcontractors and rental of special equipment are billed at cost plus 15%. Hourly services are billed portal to portal from closest office in accordance with the stated hourly rates herein.
5. Invoices will be submitted at four-week intervals. Terms of payment are met upon presentation of invoice. Invoices become delinquent thirty (30) days from invoice date and subject to one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) service charge per month, or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is lower. If Client objects to all or any portion of any invoice, Client will so notify Geocon in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days of the invoice date, identify the cause of disagreement, and pay that portion of the invoice not in dispute. The parties will immediately make every effort to settle the disputed portion of the invoice.
Payment on delinquent invoices will first be applied to accrued interest and then to the principal amount. All time spent, and expenses incurred (including any attorney's fees and costs) in connection with collection of any delinquent amount will be paid by Client to Geocon per Geocon's current fee schedule.
6. Client and Geocon shall allocate certain of the risks so that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Geocon’s (the term “Geocon” includes Geocon’s partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, subcontractors and subconsultants) total aggregate liability to Client is limited to the greater of $100,000 or the total compensation received from Client by Geocon for services rendered on this project, for any and all of Client’s injuries, damages, claims, losses, expenses, or claim expenses arising out of this Agreement from any cause or causes, including attorneys’ fees and costs which may be awarded to the prevailing party, and Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Geocon from and against all liabilities in excess of the monetary limit established above.
7. Client and Geocon shall allocate certain of the other risks so that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Client shall limit Geocon’s total aggregate liability to all third parties, including contractors, subcontractors of all tiers, materialmen, and others involved in Client’s project, as well as persons and other entities not involved in the project, to the greater of $200,000 or the total compensation received from Client by Geocon for services rendered on this project, for any and all injuries, damages, cause or causes, including attorneys’ fees and costs which may be awarded to the prevailing party, and Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Geocon from and against all liabilities in excess of the monetary limit established above, including all liability incurred by Geocon for acts, errors, or omissions, pursuant to entering into agreements with third parties on behalf of Client in order to obtain access or entry onto property not owned by Client. Client agrees to notify all contractors and subcontractors of any limitation of Geocon’s liability to them and require them to abide by such limitation for damages suffered by any contractor or subcontractor arising from Geocon’s actions or inactions. Neither the contractor nor any subcontractor assumes any liability for damages to others which may arise on account of Geocon’s actions or inactions.
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GEOCON WEST, INC.
41571 Corning Place #101 Murrieta CA 92562
Tel. 951.304.2300 Fax 951.304.2392
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
THE AGREEMENT Geocon Project No.:
Agreement Date:
This Agreement is mad e by and between Geocon West, Inc., hereinafter referred to as “Geocon,” and, _______________________________________________________, a ____________________ corporation/LLC/LP (circle one), hereinafter referred to as “Client.” The term “Client” includes ________________________________________, who is the Client ’s project representative agent and/or , ___________________________________, who is the Client ’s designated agent for all notices and communications between Geocon and Client. All notices and communications from Geocon to Client are to be addressed to:
Send Invoices to: Send Deliverables and Notices to:
Email: ________________________________ Email: ________________________________ Phone: ________________________________ Phone: ________________________________ Address: ______________________________ Address: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Attention: ______________________________ Attention: ______________________________
The Agreement between the parties consists of these Terms and Conditions , the attached Proposal for Geotechnical Design Report, Sewer Main Trench and Micro Tunnel Installation, Indian Canyon Drive from Garnet Avenue to 2,200 feet South of Palm Springs Sta tion Road, Palm Springs, California, Proposal IE -4016 dated December 27, 2022 , and any exhibits or attachments referenced in the Proposal.
Geotechnical Investigation & GDR for T&M estimated fee of $69,750.
SUMMARY OF DOCUMENTS
Client and Geocon agre e to perform this Agreement in accordance with the following exhibits which are inc orporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement:
Exhibit 1: Geocon’s Proposal
Exhibit 2: Geocon’s Schedule of Fees/Terms and Conditions Exhibit 3: Business & Professional Code §6749 Waiver Letter
Together, these elements will constitute the entire Agreement superseding any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, or agreements either written or oral. Any changes to this Agreement must be mutually agreed to in writing.
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ARTICLE 1 – AGREEMENT
The services provided by Geocon sh all b e performed in accordance with the Standard of Care (defined below) .
Geocon’s services are defined by and limited to tho se services described in the attached Proposal a nd Schedule of Fees , which are incorporated by this reference and these Terms and Conditions. Together , the Propo sal, Schedule of Fees , and Terms and Conditions form the entire Agreeme nt and
supersede all pri or negotiations , representations, or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement can only be amended by a written instrument signed by both Client and Geocon. Failure to immediately enforce any provision in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiv er of the right to enforce that provision or any other provision.
ARTICLE 2 – SCOPE OF SERVICES
Geocon’s services under this Agree ment include only those services specified in the Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Client expressly releases any claim against Geocon relating to any additional servic es that Geocon recommended , but that Client either did not authorize or instructed Geocon not to perform.
Unless specifically stated otherwise , the Proposal attached hereto does not include surveying the project site (“the Site”) or precisely identifying sampling, inspection or test loc ations, depths and elevations. Where applicable, sampling, inspection, test locat ions, depths and elevations will be based on field estimates and inform ation furnished by C lient and its representatives. Unless stated otherwi se in the report , such locations, depths and elevations are approximate. Geocon will take reasonable precautions to limit damage to the Site due to the performance of services , but Client understands that som e damage may necessarily occur in the normal course of services, and this Agreement does not include repair of such damage unless specifically stated in the Proposal.
Where applicable , observations and standardized sampling , inspection and testing procedu res employed by Geocon will indicate conditions of materials and construction activities only at the precise location and time wher e and when services were performed.
Client recognizes that actual conditions at the Site , or where applicable, conditions o f materials and construction activities at other locations, may vary from those measured or observed by Geocon when performing the services, and that conditions at one location and time do not necessarily indicate the conditions of apparently identical material(s) at other locations and times. Services of Geocon , even if performed on a
continuous basis, should not be interpreted to me an th at Geocon is observing , verifying, testing or inspecting all materials on the Site. Geocon is responsible only for those data, interpretations, and recommendations based solely on information available to Geocon and will only be accurate as of the d ate of observation. Furthermore, where applicable , Geocon is only responsible for those data, interpretations, and recommendations regarding actual materials and construction activities observed, sampled, inspected or t ested. Geocon will not be responsible f or ot her parties ’ interpretations or use of any information developed by Geocon. However, Geocon may make certain inferences based upon the information derived from these pr ocedures to formulate professional opinions regarding conditions in other areas.
ARTICLE 3 – STANDARD OF CARE
Services performed by Geocon under this Agreement are
expected by Client to be conducted in a manner consistent with the level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the profe ssion practicing contemporaneously unde r similar conditions in the lo cality of the project (“Standard of Care”) .
Under no circumstance is an y warranty, expressed or implied, made in connection with the providing of services.
ARTICLE 4 – SITE ACCESS AND SITE
CONDITIONS
Client will gran t or obt ain f ree access to the S ite fo r all equipment and personnel necessary for Geocon to perform the work set forth in this Agreement. Client will notify any and all possessors of the Site that Client has granted Geocon free access to the Site.
Client is responsible for accurately delineating the locations of all subterranean structures and utilities. Geocon will take reasonable pr ecautions, in accordance with the Standard of Care, to avoid known subterranean structures, and Client waives any claim against Geo con, to the extent not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Geocon, and agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Ge ocon harmless from any claim or liability for injury or loss, including costs of defense, arising from damage done to subterranean structures and utilities not identified or accurately located . In addition , Client agrees to compensate Geocon for any time spent or expenses incurred by Geocon in defense of any such claim, with compensation to be based upon Geocon ’s prevailing fee schedu le an d expense reimbursement policy.
Client hereby warrants that if Client knows or has any reason to assume or suspect that hazardous materials may exist at the Site, Client shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Geocon all documents and information k nown to Client that relate to the identity, location, quantity, nature or characteristics of the hazardous condition, material, or waste at, on, or under the Site.
If, during site visits , certain conditions are observ ed that may jeopardize Geocon ’s (or oth ers) health and safety , such conditions will be brought to the attention of the Client. Geocon will n ot direct , supervise or control the work of non -Geocon contractors or th eir subcontractors. Geocon ’s services will n ot include a review or evaluation of su ch co ntractor’s (or subcontractor’s) safety measures , and Geocon shall have no
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responsibility for suc h work and/or safety at the jobsite regardless of whether Geocon provide d safety training
services to those parties. Geocon shall be responsible only for its own activities and that of its employees and subcontractors on any s ite, except where Geocon is sp ecifically retained to perform health and safety review services in whic h case Geocon’s responsibilities are limited to the express scope of those services.
In addition , Client will f urnish or cause to be furnished such other reports , data, studies, plans, specifications, documents and other information on surface and subsur face site
conditions required by Geocon for proper performance of its services. Geocon shall be entitled to rely upon Client-provided documents and information in performing the servic es
required under this A greement; however, Geocon assumes no responsibility or liability for their accuracy or compl eteness.
Client-provided documents will remain the property of the Client.
ARTICLE 5 – MONITORING
If Geocon is retained by Client to provi de a site representative for the purpose of monitoring specific portions of the construction work or other field act ivities as set forth in the Proposal, then t his p rovision applies. For the specified assignment, Geocon will report observations and profess ional opinions to Client or Client’s agent. No action of Geocon or Geocon’s site representative can be construed as altering any Agreement between Client a nd ot hers. Geocon will report to Client or Client ’s agent any observed work within Geocon ’s scope of services which, in Geocon’s professional opinion, does not conform with plans and specifications. Geocon has no right to reject or stop work of any agent o r subcontractor of the Client. Such rights are reserved solely for Client. Furthermore , Geocon’s presence on the Site does no t in any way guarantee the completion or quality of the performance of the work of any party retained by Client to provide field or construction-related services.
If Geocon is not retained by Client for the purpose of
monitoring construction work or field activities, Geocon will not be held liable or r esponsible for such activities or for the performance of the completed project. Mon itoring of
construction work or field activities and the performance of the completed project is and will remain the sole and express responsibility of Client or oth er party designated by Client.
Client hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Geocon from and against any loss or judgment, suffered by Geocon as a result of a claim or lawsuit resulting from Client’s failure to monitor construction work or field activities for which Geocon has not been retained.
Geocon will not be responsible for and will not have control or charge of specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction or other field ac tivities selected by any agent or agreement of Client. It is mutually understood and agreed by Client and Geocon that Geocon has no control or enforcement ability over any persons or parties who are not employees of Geocon. Geocon d oes not purport to be , nor is Geocon responsi ble for any safety precauti ons or programs incident thereto for such non-employees of Geocon.
ARTICLE 6 – DISCOVERY OF HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS
Client represents that Client has made a reasonable effort to evaluate if hazardous materials are on or near the Site, and that Client has informed Geocon of Client’s findings relative to the possible presence of such materials.
Hazardous materials may exist at a site where there is no reason to believe they could or should be present. Geocon and Client agree that the discovery of unanticipated hazardous materials constitutes a changed condition mandating a renegotiation of the scope of work or terminatio n of services. Geocon and Client also agree that the discovery of unant icipated hazardous materials may make it necessary for Geocon to take im mediate measures to protect health and safet y. Client agrees to compensate Geocon f or an y equipment decontaminati on or other costs incident to the discovery of unanticipated hazardous materials.
Geocon agrees to notify Client when unanticipated hazardous materials or suspected hazardous materials are encountered. The Client, if not the owner of the S ite, warrants th at he has notified the owner of the implications of our services , that the presence or suspected presence of hazardous conditions on the Site m ay require reporting under federal , state an d/or local regulations and , if required , it will be the owners ’ responsibility to report this information to the regulatory agencies. Geocon will not assume the res ponsibility for reporting the presence and relea se of hazardous
materials/wastes/conditions on the Site to regulatory agencies.
Additionally, the Client, if not the owner of the Site, recognizes that the di scovery of hazardous condi tions or suspected hazardous conditions may result in a significant redu ction in value of the Site and has notified the owner(s) of the Site of the potential ra mifications of this asses sment. The Client also recognizes that this discovery of hazardous cond itions or suspected hazardous conditions may spur the Site owner(s), if not the Client or potentially impacted neigh boring site owners, to institute action against Geocon, and Client waives any claim against Geocon to the extent not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Geocon, and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees to defend, indemnify, and save Geocon harmless from any such claim, liability, and/or defense costs for injury or loss arising from Geocon’s discovery of unanticipated hazardous materials or su spected hazardous materials , including, but not limited to, any costs created by delay of th e project and any cost associ ated with possible reduction in the property’s value.
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ARTICLE 7 – DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL
It is understood and ag reed that, unless specifically negotiated in writing , Geocon is not , and has no responsibility as , a handler, generator, operator, treater or storer , transporter or disposer of hazardou s or toxic subst ances found or identified at the Site, and that Client shall undertake or arran ge for , either directly or indirectly through su bcontractors, the handling, removal, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous substances or c onstituents found or identified at the Site.
Where applicable, Geocon will dispose of remainin g soil and rock samples sixty (60) days after su bmission of the report covering those samples. Further storage or transfer of sampl es can be made at Client ’s exp ense upon Client ’s prior written request.
ARTICLE 8 – GENERAL CONTRACTOR’S
PERFORMANCE
Geocon is not responsible for the general contractor’s
(“Contractor”) means, methods, techniques or sequences during the performance of its work. Geocon will not supervise or direct Contractor ’s work, nor be liable for any failure of Contractor to complete its work in accordance with the
project’s plans, specifications and applicable codes , laws and regulations. Client understands and agrees that Contractor, not Geocon, has sole responsibility for the safety of persons and property at the Site.
ARTICLE 9 – CONDITIONS OF ASSESSMENT
SERVICES
Where applicable , the Client should recognize that any assessment service s performed in support of this Agreement shall not be consid ered and/or construed as a comprehensive site characterization. The fin dings and conclusions in such reports will be predicated on the informat ion obtained through conducting the services outlined in the written scope of services.
It should also be recogni zed that the services performed should not be interpreted as a statistical evaluation of the S ite, but are rather intended to provide a prelimi nary indication of impacts to the S ite from the possible usage , generation, or release o f hazardous contaminants. Also, if no significant indicators of the presence of hazardous contam inants are encountered d uring our services , this does not preclude the presence of hazardous contaminants on the Site. A statistical evaluation of the S ite would include a comprehensive
sampling effort and laboratory analysis program to provide a basis for estimating the potential for the presence of hazardous contaminants with a numerical confidence value.
The services shall only be deemed conclusive with r espect to the tasks performed and the information obtained. No
guarantee of the results of the servic es is implied within thi s Agreement.
ARTICLE 10 – CHANGED CONDITIONS
If Geocon discovers conditions or circumstance s that it did not contemplate ( “Changed Conditions”) at the time of t his Agreement, it will give Client written notice of the Changed Conditions. Client and Geocon will then negotiate an
appropriate amendment to this Agreement, or agree to perform such ser vices on an additional services basis, in ac cordance with the hourly rates set forth in the Schedule of Fees attached hereto as Exhibit 2 . If Geocon and Client cannot agree upon an amendment or performance of suc h services on an
additional services basis within thirty ( 30) days after the notice, Geocon may terminate this Ag reement and be
compensated as set forth herein in Article 14, “Termination.”
ARTICLE 11 – CERTIFICATIONS
Client will not require Geocon to exe cute any certification regarding services pe rformed or w ork tested or observed unless: 1 ) Geocon believes that it has performed sufficient services to provide a sufficient basis to iss ue the certification; 2) Geocon believes th at the services performed and work tested or observed meet the criteria o f the certification; and 3) Geocon has reviewed and approved in writi ng the exact form of such certification prior to executi on of this Agreement. Any certification by Geocon is limited to the expression of a professional opinion based upon the s ervices pe rformed by Geocon, and does not constit ute a warranty or guarantee , either express or implied . Client agrees not to condition the resolution of any dispute upon Geocon signing a certification.
ARTICLE 12 – OWNERSHIP AND LIMITATIONS
OF DOCUMENTS
Unless oth erwise specified in this Agreement or i n an Addendum, and provided th at Geocon has been fully paid for its services, Client shall have the r ight to use the document s, maps, photographs, drawings and specifications resulting from Geocon’s efforts on the pro ject, for purposes reasonably contemplated by the parties. Geocon sha ll have the right , but shall not be obligated , to retain copies of all such materials and shall have the right to use the same for any purpose , unless such use would be expected to cause harm to Client.
Client shall specify in advance, in writing, and be c harged for all arrangements for special or extended -period maintenance of such materials by Geo con. Geocon retains the right of ownership with respect to any patentable concepts or
copyrightable materials arising from its services.
The information contain ed in reports generated by Geocon is only valid as of the date of issue and as the information relates to the Site and services performed. The information presented
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in the reports must no t be relied upon for purposes other tha n those conveyed therein. Othe r parties relying on the
information contained in the reports are subje ct to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Re-use of any materia l described by Client , including provision or publication to third parties , on extensions of this project or on a ny other project without Geocon ’s written authorization shall be at Cli ent’s and third parties ’ risk, and Client agrees to indemnify , defend, and hold harmless Geocon from all claims , damages, and expenses , including attorneys ’ fees, arising out of such un authorized re -use to the fullest extent permitted under California law.
ARTICLE 13 – BILLING AND PAYMENT
Client will pay Geocon in accordance with the procedures indicated in the Proposa l and its attachments. Invoices will be submitted to Client by Geocon , and will be due and payable upon presentation. Payment shall not be c ontingent upon Client’s compensation for these services f rom their clien t or other third party. If Client objects to all or any portion of any invoice, Client w ill so notify Geocon in w riting within fourteen (14) calendar days of the invoice date , identify the cause of disagreeme nt, and pay, when due, that portion of the invoice not in dispute. The parties will immediat ely make every effort to settle the dis puted portion of the invoice. In the absence of written notification described above , the balance as stated on the invoice will be paid.
Invoices are delinquent if payment has not been received within thirty (30) day s from date of invoice. Client will pay an additional charge of one -and-one-half (1.5) percent per month (or the maximum percentage allowed by law , whichever is higher) on any delinquent amount, excepting any portion of the invoiced amount in dispute and r esolved in favor of Client.
Payment thereafter will first be applied to accrued interest and then to the principal unpaid amount. All time s pent and expenses incurred (including any attorney ’s fees and costs) in connection with collection of any delinquent amount will be paid by Client to Geocon per Geocon’s current fee schedule. In the event Client fails to pay Geocon within sixty (60) days after invoices are rendered, Client agrees that Geocon will have the right to declare Client in major breach of this Agreement and cease all work on the project. At Geocon’s option, Geocon may waive said major breach upon payment by Client of all
arrearages and outstanding invoices.
ARTICLE 14 – TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated by either party seven (7) days after written notice in the event of any b reach of any provision of this Agreement or in the event of substantial failure of performance by the other party, or if Client suspends the work for more than three (3 ) months. In the event of termination, Geocon will be paid for services performed p rior to the date of terminatio n plus reasonable termination expenses, including, but not limited to t he cost of completing analyses, records, and reports necessary to docume nt job status at the time of termination.
If Geocon for any reason does not comple te all of the services contemplated by this Agreement , Geocon cannot be
responsible for the accuracy , completeness, or workab ility of the contract documents prepared by Geoc on if used , changed, or completed by Client or by another party. Accordingly , Client ag rees, to the fullest exte nt permitted by law , to indemnify and hold Geocon harmless from any and all claims, liability, or cost (including reasonable attorneys ’ fees an d defense costs) for injury or loss arising or allegedly arising from such use, completion, or any unauthorized changes made by any party to any contract documents prepared by Geocon pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 15 – RISK ALLOCATION
Many risks potentially affect Geocon by virtue of entering into this Agreement to perform professional engineering services on behalf of Client. The principal risk is the potential for human error by Geocon. In order for Client to obtain a lower fee from Geocon, among other benefits , and in order for Geocon to reduce its residual risk created by prov iding services to Client, Client and Geocon agree as follows:
1. Client and Geocon shall allocate certa in of the risks so that, to the fullest extent permitted by law , Geocon’s (the term “Geocon” includes Geocon ’s partn ers, officers,
directors, employees, agents, affiliates, subcontractors and subconsultants) total aggregate liability to Client is
limited t o the greater of $100,000 or the total
compensation received from Client by Geocon for
services rendered o n this project for any and all of
Client’s injuries , damages, claims, losses, expenses, or claim expenses arising out of this Agreement from any
cause or causes, including attorneys’ fees and costs which may be awarded to the prevailing party , and Client
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ge ocon from and
against all liab ilities in excess of the monetary limit established above;
2. Client and Geocon shal l allocate certain of t he other risks so that, to the fullest extent pe rmitted by law, Client shall limit Geocon’s total aggregate liability to all third parties, including c ontractors, subcontractors of all tiers ,
materialmen, and others involved in Clien t’s project , as well as persons and other entities not involved in the project, to the greater of $200,000 or the total
compensation received from Client by Geocon for services rendered on this project for any and all injuries, damages, cause or causes, including attorneys’ fees and costs which may be awarded to the prevailing party, and Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Geoco n from and against all lia bilities in excess of the monetary limit established above, including all liability incurred by Geocon for acts,
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errors, or omissions, pursuant to entering into agreements with third parties on behalf of Client in order to obtain access or entry onto property not owned by Client. Client agrees to notify all contractors and subcontractors of any limitation of Geocon’s liability to them, and require them to abide by such limitation for damages suffered by any
contractor or subcontractor arising from Geocon’s actions or inactions. Neither the contractor nor any subcontractor assumes any liability for d amages to others which may
arise on account of Geocon’s actions or inactions; and
3. Client under stands that dollar limits higher than t hose indicated may be avai lable. If Client wishes to discuss other limits, and the resulting impact on Geocon’s retained risk and fee , Client shall so notify Geocon in writing. If Client fails to issue such notification prior to accepting this Agreement, through signature or , without signature, by verbally or in writing authorizing Geocon to commence
services, Client shall be deemed to have accepted the limits indicated above.
Limitations on liability and indemnit ies in this Agreement are business unde rstandings between the par ties voluntarily and knowingly entered into , and shall apply to all theories of recovery includi ng, but not limited to , breach of contract , warranty, tort (including n egligence), strict or st atutory liability, or any other caus e o f action, except for willf ul misconduct or gross negligence. The Parties also agree that Client will not seek damages in excess of limitations indirectly through suits with other parties who m ay join Geocon as a third party, nor by an award or attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party in excess of the aggregate liability agreed upon herein by the parties. “Parties” means Client and Geocon and their partners , officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, subcontractors and subconsultants.
Both Client and Geocon agr ee that they will not be liable to each other , under any circumstances , for special , indirect, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to this Agr eement. This provision takes precedence over any conflicting provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 16 – INDEMNIFICATION
If any claim is brought against Geocon , its employees, agents, and subcontractors and/ or Client by a third party , relating in any way to the services, the contribution and indemnification rights and obligations of Geocon an d Client, subject to Article 15 entitled “Risk Allocation,” such claim shall be determined as follows:
1. If any negligen ce, breach of contract , or willful
misconduct of Geocon caused any damag e, injury, or loss claimed by the third party, then Geocon and Cl ient shall each indemnify the other against any loss or judgment on a comparative responsibility basis under comparativ e
negligence principles (Client responsibility t o include that of its agents, employees, and other contractors); and
2. Unless Geocon was l iable for negligence , breach of contract, or willful misconduct which in whole or in part , caused the damage , injury, or loss asserted in the third party claim , Client shall indemnify Geocon against the claim, liability, loss, legal fees, consulting fees, and other costs of defense reasonably incurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any claim alleging Geocon’s negligent performa nce of professional services , Geocon’s obligations regarding Client’s defense under this Section sha ll be limited solely to th e re imbursement of Client ’s reasonable defense costs incurred, in proportion to the extent determined by a trier of fact to have been actually caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Geocon.
ARTICLE 17 – THIRD PARTY RELIANCE
If Client requests t hat Geocon’s work product be relied upon by a third party , including, but not limited to , a lender, Client specifically agrees to provide the third party with a copy o f this Agreement and Geocon’s Reliance Letter template (to be furnished upon request) and Client agrees to limit Geocon ’s total liability to Client and any third party as described in t he section entitled “Risk Allocation” above. Furthermore , Client agrees to defend and indemnif y Geocon from any and all third party c laims, damages, costs, and losses arising out of or in any way related to such third party ’s reliance on the services that are the subject of thi s Agreement , per the above - referenced sections e ntitled “Risk Allocation ” and
“Indemnification.” Any third part y which accepts Geocon’s work product does so under the strict understanding that the third party is bound by all provisio ns in this Agreement including, but not limited to , the provisions of t he “Risk Allocation” and “Indemnification” sections above , and this section, as though th e th ird party was a signatory thereto. In addition, every report, recommendation, finding, or conclusion issued by Geoc on shall be subject to the limitations stated therein.
ARTICLE 18 – INSURANCE
Geocon and Client agree to maint ain during the performance of the services : (1) statutory Workers ’ Compensation
coverage, (2) Commercial General Liability coverage in the sum of not less than $1 ,000,000 per occurrence and
$2,000,000 in the aggregate , and (3) Automobile Liability insurance coverage in the sum of n ot l ess than $1 ,000,000 single limit.
ARTICLE 19 – PREVAILING WAGE
OBLIGATIONS
Client shall not ify Geocon in writing i f the services subject to this Agreement constit utes a “public work” under any and all federal, state, and/or local prevailing wage laws , and/or living
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wage laws and/or ordinances, including, but not limited to, the Davis-Bacon Act and the provisions of California Labor Code § 1720 et seq. In addition , Client shall notify Geoc on if Geocon is obligated by statute , any public contracting authority, and/or a developer to pay prevailing wages and benefits and/or any other predetermined wa ges or benefits (collectively, “prevailing wage obligations ”). In the event that Geocon must ad here to federal , state, and/or local pr evailing wage obligations for work performed , Client shall provide Geocon with any and all prevailing wage determinations
applicable to the work to be performed by Geocon. Client understands an d agrees that Geocon ’s f ee for services performed under this Ag reement will be calculated, in part, on the basis of representations by Client regarding the existence and amount of any a nd all prevailing wage obligations and that, if such obligations exist, Geocon’s fee might be different.
Client shall also be responsi ble for informing Geocon w ithin ten (10) days of commencement of services whether certified payroll records are required t o be submitted. Client further understands and agrees that G eocon will rely on the
representations made by Client with regard to prev ailing wage obligations an d Cl ient agrees to defend , indemnify and hold harmless Geocon against any and all claims , liabilities, suits, demands, losses, costs, and expenses, including but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and all legal expenses an d fees, fines, penalties, or s anctions, arising from Geocon ’s reliance upon Client ’s representations regarding prevailing wage obligations.
ARTICLE 20 – ASSIGNMENTS
Neither party to this Agr eement shall assign its rights, duties, and obligations hereund er without the prior writt en consent of the other party.
ARTICLE 21 – CONFIDENTIALITY
Geocon, upon Client’s request, shall have its employees, agents, and subcontractors sign reasonable and c ustomary
confidentiality agreements furnished by Client.
ARTICLE 22 – DELAYS
In the even t that Geocon field or technical work is suspended due to causes outside of its control , Geocon shall be equitably compensated (in accordance with Geocon’s current schedule of fees and condit ions) for the additional labor , equipment, and other charges asso ciated with maintaining its workforce and equipment available during the suspension (if directed to do so by the Client), or at the Client’s option, for such similar charges that are incurred by Geocon for demobilization and subsequent remobilization. In no e vent shall Geocon be required to maintain a field force in stand-by status in the field for a period of five (5) calendar days.
ARTICLE 23 – MEDIATION/ARBITRATION
In an effort to resol ve any conflicts (other than payment disputes) that arise during the design and construction of the project or following the completion of the project, arising out of or relating to th is Agreement, or the breach thereof , which cannot be settled through direct discussions, Client and Geocon agree to first endeavor to set tle the dispute in an amicable manner by non-binding mediation administered by J.A.M.S. or the A merican Arbitration Ass ociation under its Construction Industry Mediation Rules , before resorti ng to arbitration.
Thereafter, any unresolved controversy or cla im arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitrat ion administered by J.A .M.S. or the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Com mercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment upon the Award rendered b y the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The Parties agree to share the mediator ’s and arbitrator’s fees equally. If the dispute is arbitrated, the arbitrator may include in any award the righ t to recover mediator and arbitrator fees , along with any other recoverable costs. The prevailing party in any arbitration may, in the arbitrator’s discretion, be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees incurred in arbitrating the dispute.
The Client and Geocon further agree to i nclude a similar mediation/arbitration provision in all agreements with
independent contractors and consultants retained for the project and to require all independent contractors and consultants also to include a similar mediation provision in all agreements with their subcontractors, subconsultants, suppliers and fabricators , thereby providing for mediation as the primar y method for dispute resolution among the parties to all those agreements.
ARTICLE 24 – FAIR CONSTRUCTION
This Agreement will be constru ed a s a whole in accordance with its fair meaning and without regard to California Civil Code §1654 or similar statutes.
ARTICLE 25 – GOVERNING LAW, WAIVER AND
SURVIVAL
The law of the State of California will govern the validity of this Agreement, its interpretation and performance.
Waiver by either party of any breach of this Agreement, will not constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
If any of the provisions contained in this Agreement are held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be impaired. Risk allocation and indemnities will survive termination or failure of this Agreement for any cause.
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The parties have read or had the opport unity to read the foregoing, including all attachments, addendums, and exhibits hereto, have had an opportunity to discuss the same, completely understand the terms , and willingly enter into th is Agreement which will become effective on the date signed below by Client.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
CLIENT:
Authorized By:
Print Name:
Title:
Date:
GEOCON WEST, INC.
Authorized By:
Print Name:
Title:
Date:
City of Palm Springs
ICD Sewer Main Design ATTACHMENT B
Michael Greer, PE, TE
Project Manager
Rob Burns, SE
Project Bridge Engineer
Associate Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Senior CAD Manager
CAD Technician
TOTAL HOURS
TOTAL COST
TOTAL COST
TOTAL PROJECT HOURS
TOTAL PROJECT COST
$240.00 $240.00 $170.00 $120.00 $167.50 $120
DESIGN AND PLANS FOR SEWER MAIN 14 8 28 32 0 0 82 $13,880.00 $69,750.00 82 $83,630.00 Task 1 - Project Management / UPRR Coordination 448 16 $3,280.00 $0.00 16 $3,280.00 Task 2 - Data Collection and Mapping Confirmation 24 6 $1,160.00 $2,170.00 6 $3,330.00 Task 3 - Sewer Main Design Plans, Specs, and Estimate 8 4 16 32 60 $9,440.00 $67,580.00 60 $77,020.00 TOTAL HOURS 14 8 28 32 0 0 82 $13,880.00 $69,750.00 82 $83,630.00 OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL COST w/ ODCs $3,360.00 $1,920.00 $4,760.00 $3,840.00 $0.00 $0.00 TOTAL $13,880.00 $69,750.00 TOTAL $83,630.00 TOTAL COST $3,360.00 $1,920.00 $4,760.00 $3,840.00 $0. 00 $0.00 $13,880.00 $69,750.00 $83,630.00 TASKS
GeoconDokken Engineering
Dokken Engineering 1/23/2023
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
APPROVE USE OF PUBLIC ART FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR THE
SUNUP ROTARY CHALK ART FESTIVAL
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE USE OF PUBLIC ART FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR THE
SUNUP ROTARY CHALK ART FESTIVAL
Attachments
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVE USE OF PUBLIC ART FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3, 000
FOR THE SUNUP ROTARY CHALK ART FESTIVAL
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Community & Economic Development Department
SUMMARY:
The Public Arts Commission is requesting that the City Council approve funding in the amount of $3,000 for the Sunup Rotary Chalk Art Festival (Project).
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve funding in the amount of $3,000 of Public Art Funds for the Sunup Rotary Chalk Art Festival.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
At their meeting of November 16, 2022, the City’s Public Arts Commission voted unanimously to request the City Council approve funding in the amount of $3,000 of public art funds for the Sunup Rotary Chalk Art Festival.
The Rotary Club of Palm Springs has been holding the Project in Downtown Palm Springs for the past 11 years . Professional artists from across Southern California and students from the Palm Springs Unified School District, Desert Sands Unified School District , and the Coachella Valley School District will participate in creating chalk art pieces over the course of two days on Saturday, March 18th, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, and Sunday, March 19th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The event will be free to the public.
The Sunup Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The mission of the Sunup Rotary Foundation is to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and alleviation of poverty both in our community and around the world. Monies raised from this event are donated to the Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Foundation for Rotary student leadership programs, charitable organizations in the Coachella Valley, and many other projects.
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Sunup Rotary Chalk Art
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
The recommended action is not a “project” for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as that term is defined by CEQA guidelines (Guidelines) section 15378.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:
Section 2.24.050 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code requires the Public Arts Commission to, “Be responsible for a Palm Springs public arts program including policies and guidelines, oversight of development of art projects and maintenance of art collection.”
FISCAL IMPACT
:
Approval of this action would allocate $3, 000 of public art funds for the Sunup Rotary Chalk Art Event.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director: Jay Virata
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, ESTIMATE, AND AUTHORIZATION
TO BID WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) SLUDGE DRYING BEDS, CITY PROJECT 21-05
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept the plans, specifications, estimate, and authorize Staff to advertise and solicit bids for the WWTP Sludge Drying Beds, City Project 21-05.
Attachments
Item 1I
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: A PPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE AND
AUTHORIZATION TO BID WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP)
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS, CITY PROJECT 21-05
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Engineering Services Department
SUMMARY:
Approval of this item will allow Staff to proceed with the WWTP Sludge Drying Beds, City Project 21-05, with an estimated cost of $1,907,000. The construction documents (Plans, Specifications, and Estimate) are completed and in accordance with Section 7.03.040 of the Procurement and Contracting Code, t he City Council shall approve and adopt the specifications and work details and authorize the bid request as required for all public projects in excess of $200,000.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Accept the plans, specifications and estimate and authorize S taff to advertise and solicit bids for the WWTP Sludge Drying Beds, City Project 21-05 (“the Project”).
BACKGROUND:
On April 21, 2010, the City Council approved the Wastewater Treatment Plant Capital Repair and Rehabilitation Plan. Staff identified 30 capital projects required at the City’s WWTP at a projected cost of $67 million. The City Council authorized Staff to proceed with five projects considered top priority. Th ey were the Digester No. 1 Rehabilitation Project, Plant Reclaimed Water Upgrades, Gravity Thickener Upgrades, New Perimeter Security Fence, and Electrical System Update. The total for these projects was $8 million.
On December 7, 2016, the City Council awarded a construction contract for the WWTP Upgrades Project. This included many of the remaining projects considered top priority, which were the new Headworks, Primary Clarifiers, Influent Pump Station, and Sludge Centrifuge. The project was completed in 2018 at a total cost of $31.4 million.
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Capital Repair and Rehabilitation Plan and complete a rate study. On April 22, 2021, the City Council reviewed and approved the 2021 Wastewater Capital Rehabilitation and Repair Plan. The 2021 Plan included a 5- Year Capital Improvement Program (CI P) for the WWTP, identifying 14 projects totaling approximately $80 million, with no increases to the rate payers for the next five years. The WWTP Sludge Drying Beds Project is a priority of the CIP.
There are eleven (11) sludge drying beds that require rehabilitation. The Project consists of removal of the existing asphalt concrete pavement bottoms and replacement with new Portland cement concrete bottoms. In addition, the existing concrete masonry walls that separate neighboring sludge drying be ds will be replaced with reinforced concrete partition walls.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Carollo Engineers, Inc. has completed the preparation of plans and specifications for the Project. The contract documents prepared by the consultant have been reviewed and approved by the City’s Engineering Services Department.
With City Council approval, Staff will advertise the Project in The Desert Sun and post the Project on the City’s on-line bid management system. Copies of the contract documents are on file with the Engineering Services Department. The following tentative schedule has been identified for the bid process:
Notice Inviting Bids to be posted: February 28, 2023 Deadline for receipt of bids: March 28, 2023
Contract awarded by City Council April 27, 2023
Staff recommends the City Council approve the contract documents and authorize Staff to formally solicit construction bids for the Project. The plan documents, specifications, and estimate are on file with the City Clerk.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
:
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15302 “Replacement or Reconstruction”, Class 2 projects consist of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. Therefore, Staff has determined that the WWTP Sludge Drying Beds , City Project No. 21 -05, is considered categorically exempt from CEQA.
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CP 21-05 Sludge Drying Beds
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:
This project aligns with City Council Priority 3A – Improve City Facilities – and will assist in implementing the strategic planning task to Prioritize Deferred Maintenance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds are budgeted and available in the Wastewater Fund. The Project is a part of the 2021 Wastewater Capital Rehabilitation and Repair Plan, which identifies capital projects directly related to the City’s WWTP or sanitary sewer collection system. Projects identified in the plan are paid for by sewer fees collected by the City.
REVIEWED BY:
City Engineer: Joel Montalvo
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
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02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2082 OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.77 RELATING TO ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive the second reading of text in its entirety, read by title only, and adopt Ordinance No. 2082, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.77 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS.” Attachments
Item 1J
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2082 OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.77 RELATING TO ADULT -ORIENTED
BUSINESSES
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Flinn Fagg, Deputy City Manager
SUMMARY:
This is the second reading of an ordinance to amend Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) Section 5.77 relative to adult -oriented business regulations . The City Council approved the proposed amendments at first reading on February 9, 2023, with minor revisions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive the second reading of text in its entirety, read by title only, and adopt Ordinance No. 2082, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.77 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS.”
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On February 9, 2023, Ordinance No. 2082 was introduced for first reading as noted below:
ACTION: Waive reading of the texting in its entirety, read by title only and introduce for first reading Ordinance No. 2082, “ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALMS SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.77 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ADULT- ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS.”
AYES: Councilmembers deHarte, Holstege, Middleton, Mayor Pro Tem Bernstein, Mayor Garner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Adult-Oriented Business Ordinance
The City Council voted to introduce Ordinance No. 2082, subject to the following minor revisions and deletions:
• Amend Section 5.77.010 (definition of Adult Sex Venue) to reinstate the phrase “not primarily dedicated to providing overnight lodging accommodations” which was incorrectly removed from the final version of the ordinance. • Amend Section 5.77.010 (Definition of Specified Anatomical Parts ) to remove Subsection (2) per previous City Council discussion.
• Amend Section 5.77.025(20) (Findings/Requirements) to eliminate the requirement for a buffer between patrons and performers.
The ordinance has been amended to include these revisions as directed by the City Council.
This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance.
The ordinance shall be effective 30 days from adoption, or as may be otherwise implemented by direction of the City Council.
REVIEWED BY:
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Ordinance No. 2082 (amended)
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ORDINANCE NO. 2082
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALMS SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
5.77 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ADULT -ORIENTED BUSINESS
REGULATIONS.
City Attorney’s Summary
The proposed ordinance will update the City’s regulations pertaining to adult -oriented business uses, including
definitions of adult use categories, minor revisions to operational procedures, separation requirements, and safety requirements.
A. The City of Palm Springs is a charter city organized pursuant to Article XI of the California Constitution and pursuant to the authority granted the City by Sections 5 and 7 of Article XI, the City has the power to make and enforce within its limits all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs not in conflict with general laws and its own charter; and
B. Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City of Palm Springs may adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations not in conflict wi th general laws to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens ; and
C. I n accordance with the City’s above- referenced charter city authority, the City Council wishes to amend its Municipal Code provisions regarding adult -oriented businesses; and
D. The City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence presented in connection with the public meeting on the ordinance, including, but not limited to, the staff report, and all written and oral testimony presented.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1
. That the findings and determinations reflected above are true and correct, and are incorporated by this reference herein as the cause and foundation for the action taken by the and through this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Rescind and replace Chapter 5.77 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as follows:
Chapter 5.77 ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
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5.77.055 Intent.
(a) The intent of this chapter is to regulate adult-oriented businesses which, because of their very nature, are believed to have any of the recognized significant secondary effects on the community which include, but are not limited to:
depreciated property values and increased vacancies in residential and commercial areas in the vicinity of the adult -oriented businesses; higher crime rates, noise, debris or vandalism in the vicinity of adult -oriented businesses; and blighting conditions such as low level maintenance of commercial premises and parking lots which thereby have a deleterious effect upon adjacent areas. Special regulation of these uses is necessary to ensure that these adverse effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the adult-oriented businesses. It is neither the intent, nor effect of this section to impose limitations or restrictions on the content of any communicative material.
Similarly, it is neither the intent, nor effect of this section to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials or merchandise protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors or exhibitors of adult -oriented businesses to their intended market.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to authorize, legalize or permit the establishment, operation or maintenance of any business, building or use which violates any city ordinance or any statute of the state of California regarding public nuisances, unlawful exposure, sexual conduct, lewdness or obscene or harmful matter or the exhibition or public display thereof.
5.77.010 Definitions.
“Adjacent” means directly abutting, having a boundary or property line(s) in common or bordering directly, contiguous to, or directly across a public right-of-way.
“Adult entertainment establishment” means a bar, lounge, nightclub, movie theater, live theater, or similar establishment which features as a regular and substantial course of conduct, any type of live entertainment, films, or other oral or visual representations which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts (see “Adult-Oriented Business” for a definition of regular and substantial portion of its business).
“Adult-oriented business” means any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct performs as an adult entertainment establishment, adult retail establishment, adult sex venue, or stripper; any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct sells or distributes sexually -oriented merchandise or sexually -oriented material; or any other business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers to its patrons products, merchandise, services or entertainment characterized by Item 1J - Page 4
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an emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts. “Adult -oriented business” shall also include any business establishment or concern which, as a regular and substantial course of conduct provides or allows performers, mod els, actors, actresses or employees to appear in any place in attire which does not opaquely cover specified anatomical parts. For the purposes of this section, a business establishment or concern has established the provision of products, merchandise, ser vices or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts as a regular and substantial course of conduct when one or more of the following conditions exist:
(1) The area devoted to sexually -oriented merchandise and/or sexually - oriented material exceeds more than twenty percent of the total display or floor space area open to the public;
(2) The business establishment or concern presents any type of live entertainment which is characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activity or specified anatomical parts at least six times in any month in any given year;
(3) The business establishment or concern obtains a significant or substantial portion of its revenues from the sale, rental or lease of entertainment, material or merchandise characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts or advertises the availability of the same; or
(4) The regular and substantial course of conduct of the business consists of or involves the sale, trade, display or presentation of services, products or entertainment which are characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.
“Adult retail establishment” means any establishment, such as an adult bookstore, adult video store, adult arcade, or any similar retail use which as a regular and substantial course of conduct, displays and/or distributes sexually -oriented material and/or merchandise, including printed materials, videos, sexual devices, and similar items, which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or relating to specified sex ual activities or specified anatomical parts (see “Adult -Oriented Business” for a definition of regular and substantial portion of its business).
“Clothing optional hotel/motel” means a non- adult hotel/motel which, in the ordinary course of business permits persons to be nude in and on those public areas of the hotel or motel property which are not visible from any public right -of-way. A clothing optional hotel shall not include any hotel or motel which provides compensation of any form or permits any pers on to accept compensation of any form for exposing specified anatomical parts or engaging in specified sexual activities unless the exposure of such specified anatomical parts is ancillary or incidental to the activity for which the compensation is received.
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“Adult sex venue ” means any establishment not primarily dedicated to providing overnight lodging accommodations , including a private club, which as a regular and substantial course of conduct permits persons to engage in specified sexual activities in any public or semipublic portion of the establishment or which provides any private room to persons more than once in a twenty-hour period in which persons are permitted to engage in specified sexual activities. For the purpose of this section, a “public or semipublic portion of an establishment” shall mean any portion of the establishment in which invitees of the establishment are permitted access and which is not let, leased or rented more than once in a twenty -hour period to persons who are entitled to exclusive use of the room. The above notwithstanding, an “adult sex venue” is also any place that represents itself to any person or group of persons as a place for persons to engage in specified sexual activities.
“Director” means the Finance & Treasury Director of the City of Palm Springs or the City Manager’s designee.
“Sexually-oriented material” means any element of sexually-oriented merchandise, or any book, periodical, magazine, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, video, or other written, oral or visual representation which, for purposes of sexual arousal, provides depictions that are characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.
“Sexually-oriented merchandise” means sexually oriented implements and paraphernalia, such as, but not limited to: dildos, auto sucks, sexually oriented vibrators, edible underwear, benwa balls, inflatable orifices, anatomical balloons with orifices, simulated and battery operated vaginas, and similar sexually oriented devices that are designed or market ed primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or sado- masochistic activity.
“Specified anatomical parts” means:
(1)
Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals; anal region; pubic region; or the areola of the female breast;. or
(2) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
“Specified sexual activities” means:
(1) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; (2) Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or any sexual act involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another; (3) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, or female breast;
(4) Striptease or the removal of clothing to the point where specified anatomical parts are not opaquely covered.
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5.77.015 License Required.
No adult-oriented business shall be permitted to operate, engage in, conduct or carry on business within the city unless the owner of the business first obtains a business license from the city of Palm Springs.
5.77.020 Application Requirements.
(a) The property owner, or authorized agent of the property owner, is eligible to request a business license for an adult-oriented business.
(b) The following information is required at the time a business license for an adult - oriented business is submitted to the Finance & Treasury Department:
(1) A completed business license application signed by the property owner or authorized representative;
(2) A nonrefundable deposit or fee as set forth by ordinance or resolution of the city council;
(3) A letter of justification describing the proposed project and explaining how it will comply with the findings/requirements contained in Section 5.77.030; (4) All
Any other information as required by the city of Palm Springs.
5.77.025 Findings/Requirements.
(a) The city shall issue a business license within thirty days following receipt of a complete application if it finds that:
(1) The adult-oriented business shall be located in the city’s C -M, M-1, M-1-P and M-2 zoning districts.*
(2) The adult-oriented business shall not be located adjacent to any residential zone.*
(3) The adult-oriented business shall not be located within six hundred feet of any lot upon which there is properly located a public park, public playground, school, day care/childcare center, or youth center or within six hundred feet of any lot used by a religious institution for religious activities at least three times per week.*
(4) The adult-oriented business shall not be located on any property fronting upon a major or secondary thoroughfare as defined in the general plan of the city of Palm Springs. For the purpose of this chapter, a property fronts on such a road if the property and any portion of the right -of-way for the road have a contiguous boundary.
(5) The adult -oriented business shall not be located on property adjacent to another adult-oriented business.
(6) The adult-oriented business complies with parking requirements as listed in Palm Springs Zoning Code Chapter 93.00.
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(7) The adult -oriented business shall not be located completely or partially within any mobile structure or pushcart.
(8) The adult-oriented business shall not stage any special events, promotions, festivals, concerts or similar events which would increase the demand for parking beyond the approved number of spaces for the particular use, unless otherwise permitted under a Land Use Permit.
(9) The adult-oriented business shall not conduct any massage, tattooing or acupressure on the premises or operate escort services from the premises. (10) For Adult Entertainment Establishments or Adult Sex Venues, the applicant has submitted a security plan, developed in consultation with, and approved by, the Police Department, to address patron safety at such facilities. (11) The adult-oriented business complies with the city’s sign regulations. (12) The adult -oriented business complies with the development and design requirements of the zone in which it is to be located.
(13) The adult-oriented business shall not display any sexually-oriented material or sexually-oriented merchandise which would be visible from any public rights-of-way.
(14) The adult-oriented business shall not allow admittance to any person under the age of eighteen if no liquor is served, or under the age of twenty -one if liquor is served.
(15) With the exception of adult sex venues, the adult -oriented business shall not operate between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m.
(16) Neither the applicant, i f an individual, nor any of the officers or general partners, if a corporation or partnership, of the adult-oriented business has been found guilty within the past two years of a felony classified by the state as a sex- related offense and has not violated any of the provisions of an adult-oriented business license or similar permit or license in any city, county, territory or state.
(17) The adult-oriented business complies with the outdoor lighting standards listed in Palm Springs Zoning Code Chapter 93.00.
(18) The adult-oriented business shall comply with the noise ordinance and any mitigation measures necessary to reduce the project’s noise impacts to the city’s articulated noise standard.
(19) The adult-oriented business shall comply with all building and construction standards of the California Building Code, as adopted by the City of Palm Springs, and all other federal, state and city -adopted standards for the specific use.
(20) Whenever live entertainment is provided, patrons shall be physically separated from performers by a buffer zone of at least six feet. “Live entertainment,” for the purposes of this requirement, means any existent display by a human being which is characterized by an emphasis on specified anatomical parts or specified sexual activities. This provision shall not apply to an individual viewing area where the stage is completely Item 1J - Page 8
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separated from the individual viewing area by a floor to ceiling permanent, solid barrier.
(20) The following additional standards shall apply to Adult Sex Venues:
a. Information shall be provided to patrons relating to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and the methods of preventing such infections. Operators shall be required to partner with a local public health organization to educate patrons on sexually transmitted infections and substance abuse prevention.
b. Safe sex supplies, including condoms and lubricant, shall be made available for patrons.
c. Employees shall be trained regarding the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and the means of prevention.
d. Operators shall ensure that the facility is maintained in a sanitary condition. The Director shall establish and publish sanitation guidelines for Adult Sex Venue facilities , which shall be provided to the operator and serve as a basis for inspections by City staff. e. Any public areas of the Adult Sex Venue shall be screened from view of any adjacent public right-of-way utilizing a six (6) foot high opaque wall, fence, or hedge. For the purposes of this requirement, parking lots shall not be considered a public area.
(b) The Director shall deny the requested license if the above findings have not been made.
*The distance of separation required by Findings (a) (1), (2) and (3) shall be made using a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the property on which the adult -oriented business is, or will be located, and to the nearest property lie of the protected uses described in this Subsection.
5.77.030 License – Duration.
An adult-oriented business permit
license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
5.77.035 License – Renewal.
A license for an adult -oriented business shall be renewed on a year -to-year basis provided that the permittee and the adult -oriented business continue to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter. The Director or designee shall inspect the adult- oriented business as part of the renewal process to verify that the business is in conformance to the requirements of this chapter. A request for license renewal must be accompanied by a completed adult -oriented business license application. If said application conforms to the previously approved applicati on and the adult -oriented business has not changed, the license shall be renewed by the Director for another year.
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Any change or alteration in the nature or operation of the adult -oriented business will require the renewal to be reviewed by the Director. The renewal fee for an adult-oriented business license shall be established by ordinance or resolution of the city council.
5.77.040 Licenses – Nontransferrable – Use Specific.
No license for an adult -oriented business may be sold, transferred or assigned by any permittee or by operation of law, to any other person, group, partnership, corporation or any other entity. Any such sale, transfer or assignment or attempted sale, transfer or assignment shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of the l icense and the license shall be thereafter null and void. An adult -oriented business license held by a corporation or partnership is subject to the same rules of transferability as contained above. Any change in the nature or composition of the adult -oriented business from one element of an adult -oriented business to another element of an adult -oriented business shall also render the license null and void. An adult -oriented business license shall only be valid for the exact location specified on the permit.
5.77.045 Enforcement and Revocation.
(a) Inspections. The permittee shall permit officers of the city of Palm Springs, the county of Riverside, and each of their authorized representatives to conduct unscheduled inspections of the premises of the adult -oriented business for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time the adult -oriented business is open for business or occupied.
(b) Revocation Grounds. The Director may revoke an adult-oriented business license when it is discovered that any of the following have occurred:
(1) Any of the findings contained in Section 5.77.025 above ceases to be satisfied;
(2) The application contains incorrect, false or misleading information; (3) The applicant is convicted of any felony that is classified as a sex or sex - related offense, any violation of the city’s zoning ordinance, any violation of the city’s massage ordinance, or any violation of any other adult business ordinance of any other city, county, or state;
(4) Any person has been convicted of a sex-related offense as a result of his or her activity on the premises of the adult-oriented business.
(c) Revocation Notice. Upon determining that the grounds for license revocation exist, the Director shall furnish written notice of the proposed revocation to the permittee.
Such notice shall summarize the principal reasons for the proposed revocation, shall state that the permittee may appeal the decision within fifteen calendar days of the posting or the post-marked date on the notice. The notice shall be delivered both by posting the notice at the location of the adult -oriented business and by sending the same, certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to the permittee as that name and address appears on the license. Not later than Item 1J - Page 10
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fifteen calendar days after the latter of the mailing or posting of the notice, the permittee may file an appeal of the Director’s determination with the city clerk. If the appeal is filed within fifteen calendar days of the mailing or posting of the notice referenced above, the appeal hearing shall be provided as contained in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director under this chapter may file an appeal in the manner provided in Chapter 2.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, and the appeal shall be noticed, heard and decided as provided therein.
(e) Reapplication After Revocation. No person, corporation, partnership or member thereof or any other entity may obtain an adult -oriented business license for a business once its license has been revoked.
5.77.050 Violation – Penalty.
(a) Every person, whether acting as an individual owner, employee of the owner, permittee, or operator or employee of the permittee, or whether acting as a mer e helper for the owner, permittee employer or operator, or whether acting as a participant or worker in any way, who operates or conducts or who participates in the operation of an unpermitted adult -oriented business, or who violates any provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to any provision of Section 5.77.025, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense or imprisoned for not more than six months in the county jail for each offense, or both. Each day the violation continues shall be regarded as a separate offense for which the full penalty may be imposed.
(b) Any establishment operated, conducted or maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter is unlawful and a public nuisance, and the city attorney may, in addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action hereunder, commence an action or actions, proceeding or proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such adult-oriented business and restrain and enjoin any person from operating, conducting or maintaining such an establishment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Any adult -oriented business at which two (2) or more overdoses of regulate d narcotics occur within any twelve (12) month period shall be subject to revocation of its business license, with automatic suspension of its business license pending final resolution of license revocation proceedings.
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trafficking, prostitution, facilitating prostitution (pimping), such business shall be subject to revocation of its business license, with automatic suspension of its business license, pending final resolution of license revocation.
(e) In the event any arrest or conviction for the crimes listed in subdivision (d) is based on activity at an adult -oriented business, such business shall be subject to revocation of its business license, with automatic suspension of its business license, pending final resolution of license revocation.
(f) Any adult -oriented business shall, as a closely regulated business, during the hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, be subject to inspection by any peace officer, City employee or health inspector, without delay or hindrance. Any such search between the hours of 6:00pm to 8:00am of the next day shall require either the consent of the operator or a judicially-issued search warrant.
(Note: Only those changes discussed at the City Council meeting of February 9, 2023, are shown in underlined or stricken
text.)
SECTION 3. Applicants for a business license for an adult-oriented business shall pay the Adult Oriented Business Permit fee, as established in the adopted Comprehensive Fee Schedule, in addition to any required business license fee. These fees may be consolidated and adjusted as part of any amendment process for the Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
SECTION 4
. If any section or provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, or contravened by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining sections and/or provisions of this ordinance shall remain valid. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section or provision thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more section(s) or provision(s) may be declared invalid or unconstitut ional or contravened via legislation.
SECTION 5
. The proposed ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et. seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State Guidelines, because the ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is not a “project,” as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State Guidelines.
SECTION 6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.
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Ordinance No. 2082
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023.
GRACE ELENA GARNER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA PREE, MMC
CITY CLERK
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. ____ is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on _________ and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on __________ by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Springs, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________.
BRENDA PREE, MMC
CITY CLERK
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 25033.”
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this action.
2. Attachments
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DATE: F EBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Stephanie George, Director of Human Resources
SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider an amendment to the current fiscal year Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan, which includes the addition of five and a half full-time equivalent (“FTE”) positions and creation of two new classifications.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. _____, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT
NO. 4 TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 25033.”
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Council approved the fiscal year 2022- 23 budget, which included the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan , on June 30, 2022 and has since approved three (3) separate amendments to the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan.
As the City evolves, there is a continued need to assess and adjust employee count and job classifications to meet new requirements, goals, and societal trends. Upon review of several City classifications and department operations, staff is recommending adding five and a half full-time equivalent (“FTE”) positions and the creation of two new classifications which require an amendment to the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan.
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that belong to Airport tenants such as airlines, car rental companies, retail and food and beverage concessionaires, service providers , and third-party interests such as the FAA and TSA. The A irport also maintains a number of internal radio and computer -based systems related to security, operations, baggage handling, lighting, messaging, gate management, parking, and others. This is all in addition to the A irport public WiFi. It has become evident over time that the A irport’s IT needs are so complex that the A irport requires dedicated 24 hours 7 day per week Tier I support to help ensure business continuity. It is also apparent that many s ystems need deferred and preventative maintenance and updates to ensure an efficient Airport.
Most recently, the implementation of Common Use at the A irport highlighted the fact current City resources are insufficient to manage Airport disruptions. Due to the airline’s schedules, the A irport needs IT personnel on site prior to the first flight of the day and after the last flight of the day to ensure that Tier I support can be provided to the airlines and that technological issues can be escalated if needed. Rapid mobilization of IT Technicians is critical in an airport environment because the need is often very time- sensitive, and the impacts of disruption can be wide-ranging and costly.
To expand coverage at the A irport, s taff recommends the addition of three (3 ) FTE Information Technology Technicians, of which two and one half (2.5) FTE funded by the Airport Enterprise fund and half (.5) an FTE funded by the general fund, which would result in a fully burdened cost of $476,883.
Human Resources
There has been a historic increase in City services and staff over the past 2 years. Since the beginning of the 2021-2022 fiscal year, 60.5 full-time equivalent positions have been added to the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan. Through restructuring and streamlining processes, we’ve increased recruitment and hiring efforts from a three-year average of 4.9 new hires per month to this year’s average of 7.2 new hires per month.
The number of new employees hired in 2022 increased 61% over the previous three-year average. Even with these improvements, there are currently eighty-seven vacancies and many more positions requested to be added with the next fiscal year budget.
There are nationwide talent acquisition challenges that require increased outreach and involvement from recruiters to obtain a qualified candidate pool. We anticipate the addition of another recruiter would allow us to expedite the hiring of needed staff as well as keep up with the increased turnover and recruitment service expectations in today’s environment.
Staff recommends the addition of one (1) FTE Human Resources Specialist (MX43). This addition would result in an annual fully burdened cost of $150,564.
Parks and Recreation
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leaves are putting a strain on the staffing resources at the Swim Center. Adding an Aquatics Manager (MX38) will create a better growth ladder for the Lifeguard Series as well as provide someone who can be more focused on the facility management side of operating a swim center. Specifically, this position will be responsible for training, safety, and budget management of the Swim Center.
Staff recommends the addition of one (1) FTE Aquatics Manager (MX38). This addition would result in a fully burdened cost of $141,796.
Administrative Series
The City currently has six different represented administrative classifications and an additional four administrative-financial hybrid classifications that are convoluted and have caused many issues over the years when attempting to properly classify administrative positions. Human Resources staff , in collaboration with the two bargaining groups over these positions, the Public Employees Association of Palm Springs (“PEAPS”) and the Management Association of Palm Springs (“MAPS”), have come up with a solution.
Going forward, all current City administrative needs can be met by two newly created classifications: Administrative Assistant (PEAPS) proposed at GU33 of the General Unit Salary Range and Administrative Specialist (MAPS) proposed at MX41 of the Management Unit Salary Range. The Adminis trative Specialist position will be distinguished from the Administrative Assistant by the requirement for a higher skill set and responsibility level, and supervisory duties.
All represented administrative positions are being reviewed with the goal of each being reclassed into the new appropriate classification. The reclassifications will happen over the next six months. In order to begin recruiting for vacant positions and in preparation of the reclassifications, the new classifications must be added t o the PEAPS and MAPS salary schedules, included as Attachment C and Attachment D.
Approval of this change will not have a financial impact until a time in which the specific reclassifications are brought forward.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The requested City Council action is not 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 potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The requested action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:
Approval of this action supports City Council priority 4A, Good Governance – E nhance Service Levels.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will appropriate $371,840 from the General Fund reserves and $397,403 from the Airport Enterprise Fund to the appropriate payroll account for the positions.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director: Stephanie George
Deputy City Manager: Jeremy Hammond
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Resolution Amendment 4 to Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan B. Amended Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan
C. Amended General Unit Salary Schedule
D. Amended Management Unit Salary Schedule
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ATTACHMENT A
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RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS
AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 -
2023, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 25033.
WHEREAS, Council approved the allocated positions and compensation plan with the adoption of the fiscal year 2022-23 budget on June 30, 2022.
WHEREAS, Amendment 1 to the fiscal year 2022- 23 allocated positions and compensation plan was approved on September 29, 2022.
WHEREAS, Amendment 2 to the fiscal year 2022- 23 allocated positions and compensation plan was approved on November 28, 2022.
WHEREAS, Amendment 3 to the fiscal year 2022- 23 allocated positions and compensation plan was approved on January 12, 2023.
WHEREAS, the fourth amendment to the allocated positions and compensation plan for fiscal year 2022- 23 is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That effective March 5 , 2023, the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan is hereby amended as follows:
Department Action Classification +/-
FTE Unit/Range
Aviation (IT) Add Information Technology Technicians 2.5 GU46 Information
Technology Add Information Technology Technician .5 GU46 Human
Resources Add Human Resources Specialist 1 MX43
Parks &
Recreation Add Aquatics Manager 1 MX38
N/A New
Classification Administrative Assistant 0 GU33
N/A New
Classification Administrative Secretary 0 MX41
SECTION 2. The Director of Human Resources is authorized and directed to modify the Fiscal Year Allocated Positions Plan and fulfill any meet and confer process(es) in accordance with these changes.
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Resolution No. _____
SECTION 3.
Authorize the appropriation of $ 371,840 from the General Fund reserves and $397,403 from the Airport Enterprise Fund to the appropriate payroll account for the positions.
ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023.
TER ESA GALLAVAN
INTERIM CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
BRENDA PREE, MMC
CITY CLERK
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Resolution No. _____
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, Brenda Pree, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. ____ is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 21st day of February 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Springs, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________.
BRENDA PREE, MMC
CITY CLERK
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ATTACHMENT B
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan AVIATION 69.00
Airport Administration Section Total 12.00
Executive Director PS International Airport EX3 83 1.00 Assistant Airport Director EX3 72 1.00
Airport Safety Management Systems Manager MX 54 1.00
Aviation Planner MX 52 1.00
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 1.00
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 1.00
Deputy Director of Aviation - Marketing MX 62 1.00
Marketing & Communications Specialist MX 51 1.00
Community Engagement & Legislative Affairs Specialist EX2 54 1.00 Airport Administration Manager MX 61 1.00
Administrative Secretary MX 39 1.00
Account Specialist II G 39 1.00
Control Center Operations Section Total 23.00
Airport Operations Manager MX 56 1.00
Airport Security Supervisor MX 52 1.00
Airport Security Manager MX 56 1.00
Airport Operations Supervisor MX 52 4.00
Airport Operations Specialist II G 46 3.00
Airport Operations Specialist I G 44 13.00
Airport Operations Aide G 34 0.00
Terminal Operations Section Total 34.00
Maintenance Superintendent MX 54 1.00
Maintenance Supervisor MX 51 4.00
Maintenance Technician, Senior G 45 1.00
Maintenance Technician II G 39 3.00
Maintenance Technician I G 35 2.00
Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38 2.00
Maintenance Worker I G 28 17.00
Industrial Technician, Lead G 48 1.00
Industrial Technician G 45 3.00
BUILDING & SAFETY 14.33
Building & Safety Section Total 14.33
Building Official EX2 67 1.00
Plans Examiner Supervisor MX 55 1.00
Building Inspector Supervisor MX 51 1.00
Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Administrative Secretary MX 39 2.00
Plans Examiner G 47 2.00
Building Inspector G 45 4.00
Permit Center Technician G 43 3.33
CITY CLERK 6.00
City Clerk Section Total 6.00
City Clerk EX4 73 1.00
Chief Deputy City Clerk MX 54 1.00
Deputy City Clerk MX 40 2.00
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 1.00
Executive Services Assistant G 28 1.00
CITY COUNCIL 2.00
City Council Section Total 2.00
Executive Assistant Mayor/Council EX2 48 1.00
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 1.00
CITY MANAGER 6.00
City Manager Section Total 4.00
City Manager CM FLAT 1.00
Special Assistant to the City Manager EX2 66 1.00
Executive Services Administrator EX2 48 1.00
Deputy City Manager EX4 84 1.00
Assistant City Manager Section Total 2.00
Assistant City Manager¹ EX4 88 1.00
Executive Program Administrator (Funded in Dev Services) EX2 52 1.00 COMMUNICATIONS 3.00
Communications Section Total 3.00
Chief Communications Officer EX2 64 1.00
Director of Communications EX2 60 1.00
Office of Neighborhoods, Manager EX2 60 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 10.00
Community & Economic Development Section Total 6.72
Deputy City Manager EX4 84 1.00
Director of Community & Economic Development EX3 76 0.27 Administrative Coordinator MX 41 1.00
Community Development Administrator MX 53 0.45
Central Business District Administrator MX 59 0.50
Director of Fund Development EX2 59 1.00
Homeless Outreach Coordinator MX 53 1.00
Housing Services Administrator MX 57 1.00
Redevelopment Coordinator MX 51 0.50
Community Development Block Grant Section Total 0.20
Community Development Administrator MX 53 0.20
CRA Merged Area #1/Merged #1 CAP Successor Section Total 1.43 Director of Community & Economic Development EX3 76 0.43 Central Business District Administrator MX 59 0.50
Redevelopment Coordinator MX 51 0.50
Housing Successor Project Section Total 0.20
Director of Community & Economic Development EX3 76 0.15 Community Development Administrator MX 53 0.05
New Housing Section Total 1.15
Director of Community & Economic Development EX3 76 0.15 Community Development Administrator MX 53 0.30
Housing Program Assistant G 39 0.70
Rent Control Section Total 0.30
Housing Program Assistant G 39 0.30
ENGINEERING SERVICES 16.33
Engineering Services Section Total 16.33
City Engineer EX3 79 1.00
Administrative Coordinator MX 41 1.00
Civil Engineer, Associate¹ MX 59 2.00
Civil Engineer, Senior¹ (Funded in Wastewater) MX 64 1.00 Civil Engineer, Senior (Funded in Aviation) MX 64 1.00
Engineering Assistant MX 51 1.00
Engineering Assistant, Senior¹ MX 53 1.00
Engineering Associate MX 59 1.00
Public Works Inspector, Senior¹ MX 52 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Permit Center Technician¹ G 43 1.33
Principal Engineer MX 66 1.00
Project Manager MX 58 2.00
Public Works Inspector1 G 46 2.00
FINANCE & TREASURY 22.00
Administration & Treasury Section Total 6.00
Director of Finance & Treasurer EX3 82 1.00
Accounting Manager MX 59 1.00
Auditor MX 54 3.00
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 1.00
Accounting & Accounts Receivable Section Total 4.00
Assistant Director of Finance EX3 72 1.00
Accountant MX 51 2.00
Account Specialist II G 39 1.00
Budget, Audit & Revenue Section Total 7.00
Audit & Revenue Supervisor MX 58 1.00
Budget Analyst MX 54 1.00
Budget Manager MX 59 1.00
Account Specialist G 35 1.00
Account Clerk I G 28 1.00
Account Clerk II G 31 2.00
Payroll & Accounts Payable Section Total 5.00
Account Technician, Senior MX 45 1.00
Payroll and Accounting Manager EX2 63 1.00
Payroll Coordinator MX 46 1.00
Account Specialist G 35 2.00
FIRE 90.00
Airport Rescue Firefighting Section Total 9.00
Fire Engineer (includes Paramedic classification) F 45 - 46 9.00 CFD Public Safety Fire Section Total 0.80
Fire Captain (includes Paramedic classification) F 64 - 65 0.80 Fire Administration Section Total 77.70
Fire Battalion Chief FMX 70 4.00
Fire Captain (includes Paramedic classification) F 64 - 65 17.20 Fire Chief EX4 89 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Fire Deputy Chief FMX 78 2.00
Fire Engineer (includes Paramedic classification) F 45 - 46 15.00 Firefighter (includes Paramedic classification) F 40 - 41 27.50 Firefighter (overhire) F 40 - 41 1.00
Account Specialist II G 39 1.00
Administrative Assistant MX 45 1.00
Clerical Assistant G 23 1.00
Emergency Management Coordinator MX 53 1.00
Fire Marshal MX 64 1.00
Fire Prevention Specialist G 42 4.00
Plans Examiner II G 54 1.00
Safety Augmentation - Fire Section Total 2.50
Firefighter (includes Paramedic classification) F 40 - 41 2.50 HUMAN RESOURCES 11.00
Employee Benefits Section Total 1.75
Director of Human Resources EX4 76 0.30
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 0.20
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 0.20
Human Resources Specialist, Senior MX 50 0.45
Human Resources Specialist MX 43 0.60
Human Resources Section Total 4.95
Administrative Secretary MX 39 1.00
Director of Human Resources EX4 76 0.25
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 0.50
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 0.50
Human Resources Manager EX2 63 1.00
Human Resources Specialist MX 43 1.70
Workers Compensation Section Total 4.30
Director of Human Resources EX4 76 0.45
Executive Administrative Assistant EX2 45 0.30
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 0.30
Human Resources Specialist MX 43 0.70
Human Resources Specialist, Senior MX 50 1.55
Human Resources Technician G 37 0.00
Occupational Health & Safety Manager EX2 63 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 19.00
Information Technology Section Total 19.00
Director of Information Technology EX3 78 1.00
Assistant Director of Information Technology EX3 72 1.00 Business Systems Analyst MX 52 1.00
GIS Analyst MX 49 1.00
GIS Technician GU 46 1.00
Information Technology Manager MX 67 0.00
Information Technology Network Engineer MX 64 1.00
Information Technology Analyst MX 48 1.00
Network Administrator MX 54 3.00
Information Technology Technician G 46 6.50
Information Technology Technician (Funded in Aviation) G 47 2.50 LIBRARY 15.25
Library Section Total 15.25
Director of Library Services EX3 76 1.00
Library & Public Services Manager MX 49 1.00
Library Operations & Collections Manager MX 49 1.00
Librarian MX 45 5.50
Library Assistant, Senior G 29 1.00
Library Assistant G 25 5.50
Library Page G 16 0.25
MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES 62.00
Downtown/Uptown Maintenance Section Total 13.00
Maintenance Supervisor MX 51 1.00
Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38 2.00
Maintenance Worker I G 28 10.00
Facilities Maintenance Section Total 19.00
Director of Public Works EX3 79 1.00
Assistant Director of Maintenance & Facilities EX2 63 1.00 Deputy Director of Maintenance & Facilities MX 60 1.00
Maintenance Supervisor MX 51 1.00
Account Clerk II G 31 1.00
Account Specialist II G 39 1.00
Administrative Secretary MX 39 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Cogeneration Technician, Senior G 51 1.00
Cogeneration Technician G 41 1.00
Maintenance Electrician HVAC G 45 2.00
Maintenance Electrician HVAC (Funded in Aviation) G 45 2.00 Maintenance Electrician G 45 1.00
Maintenance Electrician (Funded in Aviation) G 45 1.00
Maintenance Mechanic, Senior G 45 1.00
Maintenance Mechanic I - Building G 35 3.00
Fleet Operations Section Total 8.00
Fleet Maintenance Manager MX 58 1.00
Fleet Maintenance Technician, Lead G 45 1.00
Fleet Maintenance Technician III G 42 2.00
Fleet Maintenance Technician II G 39 2.00
Secretary G 29 1.00
Parts & Office Assistant G 26 1.00
Parks Maintenance Section Total 12.00
Maintenance Supervisor MX 51 1.00
Maintenance Mechanic I - Parks G 35 3.00
Maintenance Mechanic, Lead G 38 1.00
Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38 1.00
Maintenance Worker I G 28 6.00
Street Cleaning Section Total 0.25
Street Maintenance Manager MX 55 0.25
Street Maintenance Section Total 9.75
Street Maintenance Manager MX 55 0.75
Street/Traffic Maint Worker/Senior Heavy Equip Operator G 44 1.00 Street/Traffic Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38 2.00
Street/Traffic Maintenance Worker G 31 6.00
PLANNING SERVICES 11.34
Planning Services Section Total 11.34
Director of Development Services EX3 81 1.00
Director of Planning Services EX3 79 0.00
Assistant Director of Planning EX3 70 1.00
Principal Planner MX 66 2.00
Associate Planner MX 52 3.00
Assistant Planner MX 47 1.00
Administrative Coordinator MX 41 1.00
Administrative Secretary MX 39 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Planning Technician G 41 1.00
Permit Center Technician G 43 0.34
POLICE 161.00
Airport Security Section Total 10.00
Police Officer (Aviation - TSA) (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 2.00 Police Officer (Aviation) (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 46 - 47 7.00 Police Sergeant (Aviation) (includes Sergeant II & III classifications) P 55 - 57 1.00 Animal Services Section Total 3.00
Animal Services Officer G 36 3.00
CFD Public Safety Police Section Total 2.00
Police Officer (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 2.00 Dispatch Center Section Total 16.00
Dispatcher Supervisor MX 46 2.00
Dispatcher G 40 14.00
Police Administration & Enforcement Section Total 124.00 Police Chief EX4 89 1.00
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 1.00
Police Captain PMX 73 2.00
Police Lieutenant PMX 66 5.00
Police Sergeant (includes Sergeant II & III classifications) P 55 - 57 15.00 Police Officer (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 69.00 Police Officer (Overhire) (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 2.00 Crime Scene Technician G 44 2.00
Police Services Manager MX 61 1.00
Police Services Supervisor MX 44 1.00
Community Outreach & Media Specialist G 41 1.00
Crime Analyst G 41 2.00
Rangemaster G 41 1.00
Professional Standards Coordinator G 38 1.00
Property Technician G 37 2.00
Community Service Officer G 36 7.00
Police Records Technician G 36 1.00
Account Specialist G 35 1.00
Secretary, Senior G 33 1.00
Police Trainee G 30 0.00
Police Services Officer G 30 8.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
AB109 - Police Section Total 1.00
Police Officer (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 1.00 Jail Transport Operations Section Total 3.00
Jail Transport Officer G 31 3.00
Safety Augmentation - Police Section Total 2.00
Police Officer (includes Senior & Master Officer classifications) P 45 - 47 2.00 PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING 3.00
Procurement & Contracting Section Total 3.00
Procurement & Contracting Manager MX 61 1.00
Procurement Specialist II MX 48 1.00
Procurement Specialist II MX 48 1.00
PARKS AND RECREATION 38.25
Demuth Park Family Center Section Total 5.25
Parks and Recreation Manager MX 54 1.00
Recreation Program Assistant G 21 4.25
James O. Jessie DHUC Section Total 6.70
Director of Parks & Recreation EX3 76 0.20
Parks and Recreation Manager MX 54 1.00
Program Coordinator G 35 1.00
Recreation Program Assistant G 21 4.50
Recreation Administration Section Total 17.30
Director of Parks & Recreation EX3 76 0.80
Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation EX2 63 1.00
Parks and Recreation Manager MX 54 1.00
Recreation Supervisor MX 41 1.00
Park Ranger G 24 3.00
Program Coordinator² G 35 3.00
Secretary, Senior G 33 1.00
Recreation Program Aide G 24 1.00
Recreation Program Assistant G 21 3.50
Account Clerk I G 28 1.00
Maintenance Worker I G 28 1.00
Swim Center Section Total 9.00
Aquatics Manager MX 38 1.00
Aquatics Supervisor G 26 1.00
Revised February 21, 2023
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS 2022 - 2023 Allocated Positions & Compensation Plan Dept./Section/Classification Unit Range Allocated
Positions
Lifeguard, Lead G 23 1.00
Lifeguard G 20 6.00
Lifeguard Trainee G 19 0.00
SPECIAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE 21.00
Special Program Compliance Section Total 6.00
Director of Special Program Compliance EX2 60 1.00
Account Clerk II G 31 2.00
Account Technician, Senior MX 45 1.00
Administrative Secretary MX 39 1.00
Executive Program Administrator EX2 52 1.00
Code Compliance Section Total 15.00
Code Compliance Officer G 41 12.00
Code Compliance Supervisor MX 53 2.00
Secretary, Senior G 33 1.00
SUSTAINABILITY 4.00
Office of Sustainability Section Total 2.50
Office of Sustainability Director EX2 64 0.25
Program Coordinator G 35 0.25
Climate Action and Sustainability Specialist MX 48 2.00 Recycling Section Total 1.50
Office of Sustainability Director EX2 64 0.75
Program Coordinator G 35 0.75
FY2022-23 Amendment 4 Total Positions 584.50
FY2022-23 Amendment 3 Total Positions 579.50
FY2022-23 Amendment 2 Total Positions 577.50
FY2022-23 Amendment 1 Total Positions 576.50
FY 2022- 23 Total Positions 575.50
CM Denotes City Manager position
EX Denotes exempt positions
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G Denotes general unit positions represented by the Public Employees Association of Palm Springs MX Denotes management, professional and confidential positions represented by the Management Association of Palm Springs P
PMX
1 2 Denotes positions funded through Village Fest and Special Events Denotes firefighter positions represented by the Palm Springs Firefighters Association Denotes fire management positions represented by the Palm Springs Fire Management Association Denotes police safety positions represented by the Palm Springs Police Officers' Association Denotes police management positions represented by the Palm Springs Police Management Association Denotes positions partially funded through the Waste Water Treatment Plant Revised February 21, 2023
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ATTACHMENT C
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SALARY AND CLASSIFICATION
FY 2022-23
GENERAL UNIT
SCHEDULE
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GENERAL UNIT
Classifications
FY 2022-23
Position Title Table Range
Account Clerk I G 28
Account Clerk II G 31
Account Specialist I G 35
Account Specialist II G 39
Administrative Assistant G 33
Airport Operations Aide G 34
Airport Operations Specialist I G 44
Airport Operations Specialist II G 46
Animal Services Officer G 36
Building Inspector G 45
Clerical Assistant G 23
Code Compliance Officer G 41
Cogeneration Technician G 41
Cogeneration Technician, Senior G 51
Community Outreach & Media Specialist G 41
Community Service Officer G 36
Crime Analyst G 41
Crime Scene Technician G 44
Dispatcher G 40
Executive Services Assistant G 28
Fire Prevention Specialist G 42
Fleet Maintenance Technician II G 39
Fleet Maintenance Technician III G 42
Fleet Maintenance Technician, Lead G 45
GIS Technician G 46
Housing Program Assistant G 39
Human Resources Technician G 37
Industrial Technician G 45
Industrial Technician, Lead G 48
Information Technology Technician G 46
Jail Transport Officer G 31
Library Assistant G 25
Library Assistant, Senior G 29
Library Page G 16
Lifeguard G 20
Lifeguard Trainee G 19
Lifeguard, Lead G 23
Revised February 21, 2023
Effective March 5, 2023
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GENERAL UNIT
Classifications
FY 2022-23
Position Title Table Range
Maintenance Electrician G 45
Maintenance Electrician (HVAC) G 45
Maintenance Mechanic I G 35
Maintenance Mechanic, Lead G 38
Maintenance Mechanic, Senior G 45
Maintenance Technician I G 35
Maintenance Technician II G 39
Maintenance Technician, Senior G 45
Maintenance Worker I G 28
Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38
Park Ranger G 24
Parts & Office Assistant G 26
Parts Specialist G 30
Permit Center Technician G 43
Planning Technician G 41
Plans Examiner G 47
Plans Examiner II G 54
Police Records Technician G 36
Police Services Officer G 30
Police Trainee G 30
Professional Standards Coordinator G 38
Program Coordinator G 35
Property Technician G 37
Public Works Inspector G 46
Rangemaster G 41
Recreation Program Aide G 24
Recreation Program Assistant G 21
Secretary G 29
Secretary, Senior G 33
Street/Traffic Maintenance Worker G 31
Street/Traffic Maintenance Worker, Lead G 38
Street/Traffic Maint. Worker/Senior Heavy Equipment Operator G 44 69TOTAL CLASSIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL UNIT
Revised February 21, 2023
Effective March 5, 2023
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GENERAL UNIT
Classifications
FY 2022-23
Tier I Tier 2
Bilingual 5% $250
Certification (per MOU)
Notary 5% $100
Master's Degree
2.5%
The premium pays above of additional compensation are pays which are reportable as special compensation to the extent allowed by Title 2, Section 571 of the California Code of Regulations.
Education or certifications required to meet job requirements are not applicable to receive additional premium pay, unless otherwise specified by MOU.
Wages on the following tables are paid on a bi-weekly basis; other amounts, such as hourly and annual, are provided for comparison. Values are calculated and converted from monthly rate.
All appointments will be made in compliance with California minimum wage laws. 5%
Type
Premium
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FY 2022-23
RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Hourly $ 15.81 $ 16.58 $ 17.43 $ 18.32 $ 19.24 $ 20.22 $ 21.25 Bi-weekly $ 1,264.62 $ 1,326.46 $ 1,394.31 $ 1,465.85 $ 1,539.23 $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 Monthly $ 2,740 $ 2,874 $ 3,021 $ 3,176 $ 3,335 $ 3,504 $ 3,683 Annual $ 32,880 $ 34,488 $ 36,252 $ 38,112 $ 40,020 $ 42,048 $ 44,196 Hourly $ 16.19 $ 17.01 $ 17.86 $ 18.80 $ 19.73 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 Bi-weekly $ 1,295.54 $ 1,361.08 $ 1,428.92 $ 1,503.69 $ 1,578.00 $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 Monthly $ 2,807 $ 2,949 $ 3,096 $ 3,258 $ 3,419 $ 3,596 $ 3,777 Annual $ 33,684 $ 35,388 $ 37,152 $ 39,096 $ 41,028 $ 43,152 $ 45,324 Hourly $ 16.58 $ 17.43 $ 18.32 $ 19.24 $ 20.22 $ 21.25 $ 22.34 Bi-weekly $ 1,326.46 $ 1,394.31 $ 1,465.85 $ 1,539.23 $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 Monthly $ 2,874 $ 3,021 $ 3,176 $ 3,335 $ 3,504 $ 3,683 $ 3,872 Annual $ 34,488 $ 36,252 $ 38,112 $ 40,020 $ 42,048 $ 44,196 $ 46,464 Hourly $ 17.01 $ 17.86 $ 18.80 $ 19.73 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.89 Bi-weekly $ 1,361.08 $ 1,428.92 $ 1,503.69 $ 1,578.00 $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 Monthly $ 2,949 $ 3,096 $ 3,258 $ 3,419 $ 3,596 $ 3,777 $ 3,968 Annual $ 35,388 $ 37,152 $ 39,096 $ 41,028 $ 43,152 $ 45,324 $ 47,616 Hourly $ 17.43 $ 18.32 $ 19.24 $ 20.22 $ 21.25 $ 22.34 $ 23.47 Bi-weekly $ 1,394.31 $ 1,465.85 $ 1,539.23 $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 Monthly $ 3,021 $ 3,176 $ 3,335 $ 3,504 $ 3,683 $ 3,872 $ 4,068 Annual $ 36,252 $ 38,112 $ 40,020 $ 42,048 $ 44,196 $ 46,464 $ 48,816 Hourly $ 17.86 $ 18.80 $ 19.73 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.89 $ 24.05 Bi-weekly $ 1,428.92 $ 1,503.69 $ 1,578.00 $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 Monthly $ 3,096 $ 3,258 $ 3,419 $ 3,596 $ 3,777 $ 3,968 $ 4,169 Annual $ 37,152 $ 39,096 $ 41,028 $ 43,152 $ 45,324 $ 47,616 $ 50,028 Hourly $ 18.32 $ 19.24 $ 20.22 $ 21.25 $ 22.34 $ 23.47 $ 24.63 Bi-weekly $ 1,465.85 $ 1,539.23 $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 Monthly $ 3,176 $ 3,335 $ 3,504 $ 3,683 $ 3,872 $ 4,068 $ 4,270 Annual $ 38,112 $ 40,020 $ 42,048 $ 44,196 $ 46,464 $ 48,816 $ 51,240 Hourly $ 18.80 $ 19.73 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.89 $ 24.05 $ 25.28 Bi-weekly $ 1,503.69 $ 1,578.00 $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 Monthly $ 3,258 $ 3,419 $ 3,596 $ 3,777 $ 3,968 $ 4,169 $ 4,381 Annual $ 39,096 $ 41,028 $ 43,152 $ 45,324 $ 47,616 $ 50,028 $ 52,572 Hourly $ 19.24 $ 20.22 $ 21.25 $ 22.34 $ 23.47 $ 24.63 $ 25.92 Bi-weekly $ 1,539.23 $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 $ 2,073.23 Monthly $ 3,335 $ 3,504 $ 3,683 $ 3,872 $ 4,068 $ 4,270 $ 4,492 Annual $ 40,020 $ 42,048 $ 44,196 $ 46,464 $ 48,816 $ 51,240 $ 53,904 Effective June 26, 2022
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
GENERAL UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (G)
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RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Effective June 26, 2022
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
GENERAL UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (G)
Hourly $ 19.73 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.89 $ 24.05 $ 25.28 $ 26.54 Bi-weekly $ 1,578.00 $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 Monthly $ 3,419 $ 3,596 $ 3,777 $ 3,968 $ 4,169 $ 4,381 $ 4,601 Annual $ 41,028 $ 43,152 $ 45,324 $ 47,616 $ 50,028 $ 52,572 $ 55,212 Hourly $ 20.22 $ 21.25 $ 22.34 $ 23.47 $ 24.63 $ 25.92 $ 27.23 Bi-weekly $ 1,617.23 $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 Monthly $ 3,504 $ 3,683 $ 3,872 $ 4,068 $ 4,270 $ 4,492 $ 4,720 Annual $ 42,048 $ 44,196 $ 46,464 $ 48,816 $ 51,240 $ 53,904 $ 56,640 Hourly $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.89 $ 24.05 $ 25.28 $ 26.54 $ 27.88 Bi-weekly $ 1,659.69 $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 Monthly $ 3,596 $ 3,777 $ 3,968 $ 4,169 $ 4,381 $ 4,601 $ 4,833 Annual $ 43,152 $ 45,324 $ 47,616 $ 50,028 $ 52,572 $ 55,212 $ 57,996 Hourly $ 21.25 $ 22.34 $ 23.47 $ 24.63 $ 25.92 $ 27.23 $ 28.59 Bi-weekly $ 1,699.85 $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 Monthly $ 3,683 $ 3,872 $ 4,068 $ 4,270 $ 4,492 $ 4,720 $ 4,956 Annual $ 44,196 $ 46,464 $ 48,816 $ 51,240 $ 53,904 $ 56,640 $ 59,472 Hourly $ 21.79 $ 22.89 $ 24.05 $ 25.28 $ 26.54 $ 27.88 $ 29.31 Bi-weekly $ 1,743.23 $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 Monthly $ 3,777 $ 3,968 $ 4,169 $ 4,381 $ 4,601 $ 4,833 $ 5,080 Annual $ 45,324 $ 47,616 $ 50,028 $ 52,572 $ 55,212 $ 57,996 $ 60,960 Hourly $ 22.34 $ 23.47 $ 24.63 $ 25.92 $ 27.23 $ 28.59 $ 30.02 Bi-weekly $ 1,787.08 $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 Monthly $ 3,872 $ 4,068 $ 4,270 $ 4,492 $ 4,720 $ 4,956 $ 5,204 Annual $ 46,464 $ 48,816 $ 51,240 $ 53,904 $ 56,640 $ 59,472 $ 62,448 Hourly $ 22.89 $ 24.05 $ 25.28 $ 26.54 $ 27.88 $ 29.31 $ 30.81 Bi-weekly $ 1,831.38 $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 Monthly $ 3,968 $ 4,169 $ 4,381 $ 4,601 $ 4,833 $ 5,080 $ 5,340 Annual $ 47,616 $ 50,028 $ 52,572 $ 55,212 $ 57,996 $ 60,960 $ 64,080 Hourly $ 23.47 $ 24.63 $ 25.92 $ 27.23 $ 28.59 $ 30.02 $ 31.55 Bi-weekly $ 1,877.54 $ 1,970.77 $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 Monthly $ 4,068 $ 4,270 $ 4,492 $ 4,720 $ 4,956 $ 5,204 $ 5,469 Annual $ 48,816 $ 51,240 $ 53,904 $ 56,640 $ 59,472 $ 62,448 $ 65,628 Hourly $ 24.05 $ 25.28 $ 26.54 $ 27.88 $ 29.31 $ 30.81 $ 32.36 Bi-weekly $ 1,924.15 $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 Monthly $ 4,169 $ 4,381 $ 4,601 $ 4,833 $ 5,080 $ 5,340 $ 5,609 Annual $ 50,028 $ 52,572 $ 55,212 $ 57,996 $ 60,960 $ 64,080 $ 67,308 33 29
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RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Effective June 26, 2022
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
GENERAL UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (G)
Hourly $ 27.23 $ 25.92 $ 27.23 $ 28.59 $ 30.02 $ 31.55 $ 33.16 Bi-weekly $ 2,178.46 $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 Monthly $ 4,720 $ 4,492 $ 4,720 $ 4,956 $ 5,204 $ 5,469 $ 5,748 Annual $ 56,640 $ 53,904 $ 56,640 $ 59,472 $ 62,448 $ 65,628 $ 68,976 Hourly $ 25.28 $ 26.54 $ 27.88 $ 29.31 $ 30.81 $ 32.36 $ 34.01 Bi-weekly $ 2,022.00 $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 Monthly $ 4,381 $ 4,601 $ 4,833 $ 5,080 $ 5,340 $ 5,609 $ 5,895 Annual $ 52,572 $ 55,212 $ 57,996 $ 60,960 $ 64,080 $ 67,308 $ 70,740 Hourly $ 25.92 $ 27.23 $ 28.59 $ 30.02 $ 31.55 $ 33.16 $ 34.83 Bi-weekly $ 2,073.23 $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 Monthly $ 4,492 $ 4,720 $ 4,956 $ 5,204 $ 5,469 $ 5,748 $ 6,037 Annual $ 53,904 $ 56,640 $ 59,472 $ 62,448 $ 65,628 $ 68,976 $ 72,444 Hourly $ 26.54 $ 27.88 $ 29.31 $ 30.81 $ 32.36 $ 34.01 $ 35.71 Bi-weekly $ 2,123.54 $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 $ 2,856.92 Monthly $ 4,601 $ 4,833 $ 5,080 $ 5,340 $ 5,609 $ 5,895 $ 6,190 Annual $ 55,212 $ 57,996 $ 60,960 $ 64,080 $ 67,308 $ 70,740 $ 74,280 Hourly $ 27.23 $ 28.59 $ 30.02 $ 31.55 $ 33.16 $ 34.83 $ 36.59 Bi-weekly $ 2,178.46 $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 Monthly $ 4,720 $ 4,956 $ 5,204 $ 5,469 $ 5,748 $ 6,037 $ 6,343 Annual $ 56,640 $ 59,472 $ 62,448 $ 65,628 $ 68,976 $ 72,444 $ 76,116 Hourly $ 27.88 $ 29.31 $ 30.81 $ 32.36 $ 34.01 $ 35.71 $ 37.53 Bi-weekly $ 2,230.62 $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 $ 2,856.92 $ 3,002.31 Monthly $ 4,833 $ 5,080 $ 5,340 $ 5,609 $ 5,895 $ 6,190 $ 6,505 Annual $ 57,996 $ 60,960 $ 64,080 $ 67,308 $ 70,740 $ 74,280 $ 78,060 Hourly $ 28.59 $ 30.02 $ 31.55 $ 33.16 $ 34.83 $ 36.59 $ 38.45 Bi-weekly $ 2,287.38 $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 $ 3,075.69 Monthly $ 4,956 $ 5,204 $ 5,469 $ 5,748 $ 6,037 $ 6,343 $ 6,664 Annual $ 59,472 $ 62,448 $ 65,628 $ 68,976 $ 72,444 $ 76,116 $ 79,968 Hourly $ 29.31 $ 30.81 $ 32.36 $ 34.01 $ 35.71 $ 37.53 $ 39.40 Bi-weekly $ 2,344.62 $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 $ 2,856.92 $ 3,002.31 $ 3,152.31 Monthly $ 5,080 $ 5,340 $ 5,609 $ 5,895 $ 6,190 $ 6,505 $ 6,830 Annual $ 60,960 $ 64,080 $ 67,308 $ 70,740 $ 74,280 $ 78,060 $ 81,960 Hourly $ 30.02 $ 31.55 $ 33.16 $ 34.83 $ 36.59 $ 38.45 $ 40.40 Bi-weekly $ 2,401.85 $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 $ 3,075.69 $ 3,231.69 Monthly $ 5,204 $ 5,469 $ 5,748 $ 6,037 $ 6,343 $ 6,664 $ 7,002 Annual $ 62,448 $ 65,628 $ 68,976 $ 72,444 $ 76,116 $ 79,968 $ 84,024 34 35
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RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Effective June 26, 2022
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
GENERAL UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (G)
Hourly $ 30.81 $ 32.36 $ 34.01 $ 35.72 $ 37.53 $ 39.42 $ 41.42 Bi-weekly $ 2,464.62 $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 $ 2,857.38 $ 3,002.31 $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.38 Monthly $ 5,340 $ 5,609 $ 5,895 $ 6,191 $ 6,505 $ 6,832 $ 7,179 Annual $ 64,080 $ 67,308 $ 70,740 $ 74,292 $ 78,060 $ 81,984 $ 86,148 Hourly $ 31.55 $ 33.16 $ 34.83 $ 36.59 $ 38.46 $ 40.40 $ 42.44 Bi-weekly $ 2,524.15 $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 $ 3,076.62 $ 3,231.69 $ 3,395.08 Monthly $ 5,469 $ 5,748 $ 6,037 $ 6,343 $ 6,666 $ 7,002 $ 7,356 Annual $ 65,628 $ 68,976 $ 72,444 $ 76,116 $ 79,992 $ 84,024 $ 88,272 Hourly $ 32.36 $ 34.01 $ 35.72 $ 37.53 $ 39.42 $ 41.42 $ 43.52 Bi-weekly $ 2,588.77 $ 2,720.77 $ 2,857.38 $ 3,002.31 $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.38 $ 3,481.38 Monthly $ 5,609 $ 5,895 $ 6,191 $ 6,505 $ 6,832 $ 7,179 $ 7,543 Annual $ 67,308 $ 70,740 $ 74,292 $ 78,060 $ 81,984 $ 86,148 $ 90,516 Hourly $ 33.16 $ 34.83 $ 36.59 $ 38.46 $ 40.41 $ 42.44 $ 44.60 Bi-weekly $ 2,652.92 $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 $ 3,076.62 $ 3,232.62 $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 Monthly $ 5,748 $ 6,037 $ 6,343 $ 6,666 $ 7,004 $ 7,356 $ 7,731 Annual $ 68,976 $ 72,444 $ 76,116 $ 79,992 $ 84,048 $ 88,272 $ 92,772 Hourly $ 34.01 $ 35.72 $ 37.54 $ 39.42 $ 41.42 $ 43.52 $ 45.72 Bi-weekly $ 2,720.77 $ 2,857.38 $ 3,003.23 $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.85 $ 3,481.38 $ 3,657.23 Monthly $ 5,895 $ 6,191 $ 6,507 $ 6,832 $ 7,180 $ 7,543 $ 7,924 Annual $ 70,740 $ 74,292 $ 78,084 $ 81,984 $ 86,160 $ 90,516 $ 95,088 Hourly $ 34.83 $ 36.59 $ 38.46 $ 40.41 $ 42.44 $ 44.60 $ 46.87 Bi-weekly $ 2,786.31 $ 2,927.54 $ 3,076.62 $ 3,232.62 $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 $ 3,749.54 Monthly $ 6,037 $ 6,343 $ 6,666 $ 7,004 $ 7,356 $ 7,731 $ 8,124 Annual $ 72,444 $ 76,116 $ 79,992 $ 84,048 $ 88,272 $ 92,772 $ 97,488 Hourly $ 35.72 $ 37.54 $ 39.42 $ 41.42 $ 43.52 $ 45.72 $ 48.04 Bi-weekly $ 2,857.38 $ 3,003.23 $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.85 $ 3,481.38 $ 3,657.23 $ 3,843.23 Monthly $ 6,191 $ 6,507 $ 6,832 $ 7,180 $ 7,543 $ 7,924 $ 8,327 Annual $ 74,292 $ 78,084 $ 81,984 $ 86,160 $ 90,516 $ 95,088 $ 99,924 Hourly $ 36.59 $ 38.46 $ 40.41 $ 42.44 $ 44.60 $ 46.87 $ 49.24 Bi-weekly $ 2,927.54 $ 3,076.62 $ 3,232.62 $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 $ 3,749.54 $ 3,939.23 Monthly $ 6,343 $ 6,666 $ 7,004 $ 7,356 $ 7,731 $ 8,124 $ 8,535 Annual $ 76,116 $ 79,992 $ 84,048 $ 88,272 $ 92,772 $ 97,488 $ 102,420 Hourly $ 37.54 $ 39.42 $ 41.42 $ 43.52 $ 45.72 $ 48.04 $ 50.43 Bi-weekly $ 3,003.23 $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.85 $ 3,481.38 $ 3,657.23 $ 3,843.23 $ 4,034.77 Monthly $ 6,507 $ 6,832 $ 7,180 $ 7,543 $ 7,924 $ 8,327 $ 8,742 Annual $ 78,084 $ 81,984 $ 86,160 $ 90,516 $ 95,088 $ 99,924 $ 104,904 50 44
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RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Effective June 26, 2022
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
GENERAL UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (G)
Hourly $ 38.46 $ 40.41 $ 42.44 $ 44.60 $ 46.87 $ 49.24 $ 51.70 Bi-weekly $ 3,076.62 $ 3,232.62 $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 $ 3,749.54 $ 3,939.23 $ 4,135.85 Monthly $ 6,666 $ 7,004 $ 7,356 $ 7,731 $ 8,124 $ 8,535 $ 8,961 Annual $ 79,992 $ 84,048 $ 88,272 $ 92,772 $ 97,488 $ 102,420 $ 107,532 Hourly $ 39.42 $ 41.42 $ 43.52 $ 45.72 $ 48.04 $ 50.43 $ 52.95 Bi-weekly $ 3,153.23 $ 3,313.85 $ 3,481.38 $ 3,657.23 $ 3,843.23 $ 4,034.77 $ 4,236.00 Monthly $ 6,832 $ 7,180 $ 7,543 $ 7,924 $ 8,327 $ 8,742 $ 9,178 Annual $ 81,984 $ 86,160 $ 90,516 $ 95,088 $ 99,924 $ 104,904 $ 110,136 Hourly $ 40.41 $ 42.44 $ 44.60 $ 46.87 $ 49.24 $ 51.70 $ 54.28 Bi-weekly $ 3,232.62 $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 $ 3,749.54 $ 3,939.23 $ 4,135.85 $ 4,342.15 Monthly $ 7,004 $ 7,356 $ 7,731 $ 8,124 $ 8,535 $ 8,961 $ 9,408 Annual $ 84,048 $ 88,272 $ 92,772 $ 97,488 $ 102,420 $ 107,532 $ 112,896 Hourly $ 41.42 $ 43.52 $ 45.72 $ 48.04 $ 50.43 $ 52.95 $ 55.59 Bi-weekly $ 3,313.85 $ 3,481.38 $ 3,657.23 $ 3,843.23 $ 4,034.77 $ 4,236.00 $ 4,447.38 Monthly $ 7,180 $ 7,543 $ 7,924 $ 8,327 $ 8,742 $ 9,178 $ 9,636 Annual $ 86,160 $ 90,516 $ 95,088 $ 99,924 $ 104,904 $ 110,136 $ 115,632 Hourly $ 42.44 $ 44.60 $ 46.87 $ 49.24 $ 51.70 $ 54.28 $ 57.00 Bi-weekly $ 3,395.08 $ 3,568.15 $ 3,749.54 $ 3,939.23 $ 4,135.85 $ 4,342.15 $ 4,560.00 Monthly $ 7,356 $ 7,731 $ 8,124 $ 8,535 $ 8,961 $ 9,408 $ 9,880 Annual $ 88,272 $ 92,772 $ 97,488 $ 102,420 $ 107,532 $ 112,896 $ 118,560 52 53
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SALARY AND CLASSIFICATION
FY 2022-23
MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULE
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MANAGEMENT UNIT
Classifications
FY 2022-23
Table Range
MX 51
Accounting Manager MX 59
MX 45
MX 45
MX 41
MX 39
Administrative Specialist MX 41
MX 61
MX 56
MX 52
MX 56
Airport Security Supervisor MX 52
Aquatics Supervisor MX 28
MX 47
MX 52
MX 58
Auditor MX 54
Aviation Planner MX 52
Aviation Security Supervisor MX 52
MX 54
Budget Manager MX 59
MX 51
Business Systems Analyst MX 52
MX 59
MX 54
MX 59
MX 64
Climate Action and Sustainability Specialist MX 48
Code Compliance Supervisor MX 53
MX 53
MX 40
MX 62
Deputy Director of Maintenance and Facilities MX 60
Dispatch Supervisor MX 46
MX 53
MX 51
MX 53
MX 59
Fire Marshal MX 64
MX 58Fleet Maintenance Manager
Emergency Management Coordinator
Central Business District Administrator
Budget Analyst
Engineering Assistant, Senior
Engineering Assistant
Engineering Associate
Building Inspector Supervisor
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Community Development Administrator
Deputy Director of Aviation - Marketing
Deputy City Clerk
Civil Engineer, Associate
Civil Engineer, Senior
Assistant Planner
Associate Planner
Administrative Secretary
Account Technician, Senior
Audit & Revenue Supervisor
Airport Operations Manager
Airport Operations Supervisor
Airport Security Manager
Position Title
Accountant
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Coordinator
Airport Administration Manager
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MANAGEMENT UNIT
Classifications
FY 2022-23
Table RangePosition Title
GIS Analyst MX 49
Homeless Outreach Coordinator MX 53
MX 57
MX 43
MX 50
MX 48
MX 67
MX 64
MX 45
MX 49
MX 49
Maintenance Superintendent MX 54
MX 51
Manager, Airport Safety Management Systems MX 54
Marketing and Communications Specialist MX 51
MX 54
Parks & Recreation Manager MX 54
MX 46
Plans Examiner Supervisor MX 55
Police Services Manager MX 61
Police Services Supervisor MX 44
MX 66
MX 66
MX 61
MX 43
MX 48
Project Manager MX 58
MX 52
Recreation Supervisor MX 41
MX 51
MX 55
71 Information Technology Analyst
Information Technology Manager
Information Technology Network Engineer
Librarian
Library & Public Services Manager
Library Operations & Collections Manager
Maintenance Supervisor
Procurement & Contracting Manager
Procurement Specialist I
Network Administrator
Principal Planner
Payroll Coordinator
Principal Engineer
Street Maintenance Manager
TOTAL CLASSIFICATIONS FOR MAPS
Procurement Specialist II
Redevelopment Coordinator
Public Works Inspector, Senior
Human Resources Specialist, Senior
Human Resources Specialist
Housing Services Administrator
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MANAGEMENT UNIT
Certification Key
FY 2022-23
Tier I Tier II
Master's Degree
Bilingual (Speaking and Listening) 2.5% $125
Bilingual (Writing) 2.5% $125
Notary 5% $100
Professional License/Certification
Premium
5%
5%
The premium pays above of additional compensation are pays which are reportable as special compensation to the extent allowed by Title 2, Section 571 of the California Code of Regulations.
Education or certifications required to meet job requirements are not applicable to receive additional premium pay, unless otherwise specified by MOU.
Wages on the following tables are paid on a bi-weekly basis; other amounts, such as hourly and annual, are provided for comparison. Values are calculated and converted from monthly rate.
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FY 2022-23
Effective June 26, 2022
RANGE WAGE RATE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Hourly $ 20.83 $ 21.87 $ 22.96 $ 24.12 $ 25.32 $ 26.58 $ 27.91 Bi-weekly $ 1,666.15 $ 1,749.23 $ 1,836.92 $ 1,929.23 $ 2,025.23 $ 2,126.77 $ 2,232.92 Monthly $ 3,610 $ 3,790 $ 3,980 $ 4,180 $ 4,388 $ 4,608 $ 4,838 Annual $ 43,320 $ 45,480 $ 47,760 $ 50,160 $ 52,656 $ 55,296 $ 58,056 Hourly $ 28.18 $ 29.63 $ 31.10 $ 32.71 $ 34.34 $ 36.09 $ 37.91 Bi-weekly $ 2,254.15 $ 2,370.00 $ 2,488.15 $ 2,616.46 $ 2,747.08 $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 Monthly $ 4,884 $ 5,135 $ 5,391 $ 5,669 $ 5,952 $ 6,255 $ 6,571 Annual $ 58,608 $ 61,620 $ 64,692 $ 68,028 $ 71,424 $ 75,060 $ 78,852 Hourly $ 28.86 $ 30.33 $ 31.88 $ 33.51 $ 35.20 $ 36.97 $ 38.84 Bi-weekly $ 2,309.08 $ 2,426.31 $ 2,550.46 $ 2,680.62 $ 2,815.85 $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 Monthly $ 5,003 $ 5,257 $ 5,526 $ 5,808 $ 6,101 $ 6,408 $ 6,732 Annual $ 60,036 $ 63,084 $ 66,312 $ 69,696 $ 73,212 $ 76,896 $ 80,784 Hourly $ 29.63 $ 31.10 $ 32.71 $ 34.34 $ 36.09 $ 37.91 $ 39.82 Bi-weekly $ 2,370.00 $ 2,488.15 $ 2,616.46 $ 2,747.08 $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 Monthly $ 5,135 $ 5,391 $ 5,669 $ 5,952 $ 6,255 $ 6,571 $ 6,902 Annual $ 61,620 $ 64,692 $ 68,028 $ 71,424 $ 75,060 $ 78,852 $ 82,824 Hourly $ 30.33 $ 31.88 $ 33.51 $ 35.20 $ 36.97 $ 38.84 $ 40.83 Bi-weekly $ 2,426.31 $ 2,550.46 $ 2,680.62 $ 2,815.85 $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 Monthly $ 5,257 $ 5,526 $ 5,808 $ 6,101 $ 6,408 $ 6,732 $ 7,078 Annual $ 63,084 $ 66,312 $ 69,696 $ 73,212 $ 76,896 $ 80,784 $ 84,936 Hourly $ 31.10 $ 32.71 $ 34.34 $ 36.09 $ 37.91 $ 39.82 $ 41.86 Bi-weekly $ 2,488.15 $ 2,616.46 $ 2,747.08 $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 Monthly $ 5,391 $ 5,669 $ 5,952 $ 6,255 $ 6,571 $ 6,902 $ 7,255 Annual $ 64,692 $ 68,028 $ 71,424 $ 75,060 $ 78,852 $ 82,824 $ 87,060 Hourly $ 31.88 $ 33.51 $ 35.20 $ 36.97 $ 38.84 $ 40.83 $ 42.89 Bi-weekly $ 2,550.46 $ 2,680.62 $ 2,815.85 $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 Monthly $ 5,526 $ 5,808 $ 6,101 $ 6,408 $ 6,732 $ 7,078 $ 7,434 Annual $ 66,312 $ 69,696 $ 73,212 $ 76,896 $ 80,784 $ 84,936 $ 89,208 Hourly $ 32.71 $ 34.34 $ 36.09 $ 37.91 $ 39.82 $ 41.86 $ 43.94 Bi-weekly $ 2,616.46 $ 2,747.08 $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 Monthly $ 5,669 $ 5,952 $ 6,255 $ 6,571 $ 6,902 $ 7,255 $ 7,617 Annual $ 68,028 $ 71,424 $ 75,060 $ 78,852 $ 82,824 $ 87,060 $ 91,404 Hourly $ 33.51 $ 35.20 $ 36.97 $ 38.84 $ 40.83 $ 42.89 $ 45.05 Bi-weekly $ 2,680.62 $ 2,815.85 $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 Monthly $ 5,808 $ 6,101 $ 6,408 $ 6,732 $ 7,078 $ 7,434 $ 7,809 Annual $ 69,696 $ 73,212 $ 76,896 $ 80,784 $ 84,936 $ 89,208 $ 93,708
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MANAGEMENT UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (MX)
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
MANAGEMENT UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (MX)
Hourly $ 34.34 $ 36.09 $ 37.91 $ 39.82 $ 41.86 $ 43.94 $ 46.18 Bi-weekly $ 2,747.08 $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 Monthly $ 5,952 $ 6,255 $ 6,571 $ 6,902 $ 7,255 $ 7,617 $ 8,005 Annual $ 71,424 $ 75,060 $ 78,852 $ 82,824 $ 87,060 $ 91,404 $ 96,060 Hourly $ 35.20 $ 36.97 $ 38.84 $ 40.83 $ 42.89 $ 45.05 $ 47.34 Bi-weekly $ 2,815.85 $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 Monthly $ 6,101 $ 6,408 $ 6,732 $ 7,078 $ 7,434 $ 7,809 $ 8,205 Annual $ 73,212 $ 76,896 $ 80,784 $ 84,936 $ 89,208 $ 93,708 $ 98,460 Hourly $ 36.09 $ 37.91 $ 39.82 $ 41.86 $ 43.94 $ 46.18 $ 48.51 Bi-weekly $ 2,886.92 $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 Monthly $ 6,255 $ 6,571 $ 6,902 $ 7,255 $ 7,617 $ 8,005 $ 8,409 Annual $ 75,060 $ 78,852 $ 82,824 $ 87,060 $ 91,404 $ 96,060 $ 100,908 Hourly $ 36.97 $ 38.84 $ 40.83 $ 42.89 $ 45.05 $ 47.34 $ 49.74 Bi-weekly $ 2,957.54 $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 Monthly $ 6,408 $ 6,732 $ 7,078 $ 7,434 $ 7,809 $ 8,205 $ 8,621 Annual $ 76,896 $ 80,784 $ 84,936 $ 89,208 $ 93,708 $ 98,460 $ 103,452 Hourly $ 37.91 $ 39.82 $ 41.86 $ 43.94 $ 46.18 $ 48.51 $ 50.96 Bi-weekly $ 3,032.77 $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 Monthly $ 6,571 $ 6,902 $ 7,255 $ 7,617 $ 8,005 $ 8,409 $ 8,833 Annual $ 78,852 $ 82,824 $ 87,060 $ 91,404 $ 96,060 $ 100,908 $ 105,996 Hourly $ 38.84 $ 40.83 $ 42.89 $ 45.05 $ 47.34 $ 49.74 $ 52.26 Bi-weekly $ 3,107.08 $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 Monthly $ 6,732 $ 7,078 $ 7,434 $ 7,809 $ 8,205 $ 8,621 $ 9,059 Annual $ 80,784 $ 84,936 $ 89,208 $ 93,708 $ 98,460 $ 103,452 $ 108,708 Hourly $ 39.82 $ 41.86 $ 43.94 $ 46.18 $ 48.51 $ 50.96 $ 53.56 Bi-weekly $ 3,185.54 $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 Monthly $ 6,902 $ 7,255 $ 7,617 $ 8,005 $ 8,409 $ 8,833 $ 9,284 Annual $ 82,824 $ 87,060 $ 91,404 $ 96,060 $ 100,908 $ 105,996 $ 111,408 Hourly $ 40.83 $ 42.89 $ 45.05 $ 47.34 $ 49.74 $ 52.26 $ 54.93 Bi-weekly $ 3,266.77 $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 Monthly $ 7,078 $ 7,434 $ 7,809 $ 8,205 $ 8,621 $ 9,059 $ 9,521 Annual $ 84,936 $ 89,208 $ 93,708 $ 98,460 $ 103,452 $ 108,708 $ 114,252 Hourly $ 41.86 $ 43.94 $ 46.18 $ 48.51 $ 50.96 $ 53.56 $ 56.28 Bi-weekly $ 3,348.46 $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 Monthly $ 7,255 $ 7,617 $ 8,005 $ 8,409 $ 8,833 $ 9,284 $ 9,756 Annual $ 87,060 $ 91,404 $ 96,060 $ 100,908 $ 105,996 $ 111,408 $ 117,072 48 49
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
MANAGEMENT UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (MX)
Hourly $ 42.89 $ 45.05 $ 47.34 $ 49.74 $ 52.26 $ 54.93 $ 57.69 Bi-weekly $ 3,431.08 $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 Monthly $ 7,434 $ 7,809 $ 8,205 $ 8,621 $ 9,059 $ 9,521 $ 9,999 Annual $ 89,208 $ 93,708 $ 98,460 $ 103,452 $ 108,708 $ 114,252 $ 119,988 Hourly $ 43.94 $ 46.18 $ 48.51 $ 50.96 $ 53.56 $ 56.28 $ 59.11 Bi-weekly $ 3,515.54 $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 Monthly $ 7,617 $ 8,005 $ 8,409 $ 8,833 $ 9,284 $ 9,756 $ 10,245 Annual $ 91,404 $ 96,060 $ 100,908 $ 105,996 $ 111,408 $ 117,072 $ 122,940 Hourly $ 45.05 $ 47.34 $ 49.74 $ 52.26 $ 54.93 $ 57.69 $ 60.58 Bi-weekly $ 3,604.15 $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 $ 4,846.62 Monthly $ 7,809 $ 8,205 $ 8,621 $ 9,059 $ 9,521 $ 9,999 $ 10,501 Annual $ 93,708 $ 98,460 $ 103,452 $ 108,708 $ 114,252 $ 119,988 $ 126,012 Hourly $ 46.18 $ 48.51 $ 50.96 $ 53.56 $ 56.28 $ 59.11 $ 62.10 Bi-weekly $ 3,694.62 $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 $ 4,968.00 Monthly $ 8,005 $ 8,409 $ 8,833 $ 9,284 $ 9,756 $ 10,245 $ 10,764 Annual $ 96,060 $ 100,908 $ 105,996 $ 111,408 $ 117,072 $ 122,940 $ 129,168 Hourly $ 47.34 $ 49.74 $ 52.26 $ 54.93 $ 57.69 $ 60.58 $ 63.65 Bi-weekly $ 3,786.92 $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 $ 4,846.62 $ 5,092.15 Monthly $ 8,205 $ 8,621 $ 9,059 $ 9,521 $ 9,999 $ 10,501 $ 11,033 Annual $ 98,460 $ 103,452 $ 108,708 $ 114,252 $ 119,988 $ 126,012 $ 132,396 Hourly $ 48.51 $ 50.96 $ 53.56 $ 56.28 $ 59.11 $ 62.10 $ 65.26 Bi-weekly $ 3,881.08 $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 $ 4,968.00 $ 5,220.46 Monthly $ 8,409 $ 8,833 $ 9,284 $ 9,756 $ 10,245 $ 10,764 $ 11,311 Annual $ 100,908 $ 105,996 $ 111,408 $ 117,072 $ 122,940 $ 129,168 $ 135,732 Hourly $ 49.74 $ 52.26 $ 54.93 $ 57.69 $ 60.58 $ 63.65 $ 66.88 Bi-weekly $ 3,978.92 $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 $ 4,846.62 $ 5,092.15 $ 5,350.62 Monthly $ 8,621 $ 9,059 $ 9,521 $ 9,999 $ 10,501 $ 11,033 $ 11,593 Annual $ 103,452 $ 108,708 $ 114,252 $ 119,988 $ 126,012 $ 132,396 $ 139,116 Hourly $ 50.96 $ 53.56 $ 56.28 $ 59.11 $ 62.10 $ 65.26 $ 68.55 Bi-weekly $ 4,076.77 $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 $ 4,968.00 $ 5,220.46 $ 5,484.00 Monthly $ 8,833 $ 9,284 $ 9,756 $ 10,245 $ 10,764 $ 11,311 $ 11,882 Annual $ 105,996 $ 111,408 $ 117,072 $ 122,940 $ 129,168 $ 135,732 $ 142,584 Hourly $ 52.26 $ 54.93 $ 57.69 $ 60.58 $ 63.65 $ 66.88 $ 70.29 Bi-weekly $ 4,181.08 $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 $ 4,846.62 $ 5,092.15 $ 5,350.62 $ 5,623.38 Monthly $ 9,059 $ 9,521 $ 9,999 $ 10,501 $ 11,033 $ 11,593 $ 12,184 Annual $ 108,708 $ 114,252 $ 119,988 $ 126,012 $ 132,396 $ 139,116 $ 146,208 60 61
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
MANAGEMENT UNIT SALARY SCHEDULE (MX)
Hourly $ 53.56 $ 56.28 $ 59.11 $ 62.10 $ 65.26 $ 68.55 $ 72.03 Bi-weekly $ 4,284.92 $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 $ 4,968.00 $ 5,220.46 $ 5,484.00 $ 5,762.77 Monthly $ 9,284 $ 9,756 $ 10,245 $ 10,764 $ 11,311 $ 11,882 $ 12,486 Annual $ 111,408 $ 117,072 $ 122,940 $ 129,168 $ 135,732 $ 142,584 $ 149,832 Hourly $ 54.93 $ 57.69 $ 60.58 $ 63.65 $ 5.86 $ 70.29 $ 73.82 Bi-weekly $ 4,394.31 $ 4,614.92 $ 4,846.62 $ 5,092.15 $ 468.62 $ 5,623.38 $ 5,905.38 Monthly $ 9,521 $ 9,999 $ 10,501 $ 11,033 $ 11,593 $ 12,184 $ 12,795 Annual $ 114,252 $ 119,988 $ 126,012 $ 132,396 $ 12,184 $ 146,208 $ 153,540 Hourly $ 56.28 $ 59.11 $ 62.10 $ 65.26 $ 68.55 $ 72.03 $ 75.63 Bi-weekly $ 4,502.77 $ 4,728.46 $ 4,968.00 $ 5,220.46 $ 5,484.00 $ 5,762.77 $ 6,050.77 Monthly $ 9,756 $ 10,245 $ 10,764 $ 11,311 $ 11,882 $ 12,486 $ 13,110 Annual $ 117,072 $ 122,940 $ 129,168 $ 135,732 $ 142,584 $ 149,832 $ 157,320 66 67
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
STAFF AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2023
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the report of Staff Authorized Agreements and Purchase Orders for the period of January 1 through January 31, 2023.
Attachments
Item 1L
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: STAFF AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2023
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Procurement Department
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the report of Staff Authorized Agreements (Attachment A) and Purchase Orders (Attachment B) for the period of January 1 through January 31, 2023.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The City’s policies and procedures provide the City Manager and designated staff authority to enter into agreements and purchase orders which are $75,000 or less, and certain other amendments and change orders as previously approved by the City Council.
Palm Springs Municipal Code §7.02.030(l) requires a monthly report be submitted to the City Manager.
The original contract documents are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and purchase orders are on file in the Procurement Department.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director: Kim Baker
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
ATTACHMENTS:
A. City Manager or designee authorized agreements for January 2023 B. Purchase orders for January 2023
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Staff Authorized Agreements
January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Dept Contract # Contract Description Contract
To
tal
INFO TECHNOLOGY 23I008 Battery Replacement in PSP Servers 100521 8,127.06 FIRE DEPARTMENT 23I009 PPE Uniform Repair Services 101677 30,000.00 23I010 Symposium Digital Design Services 101008 2,500.00 23P012 John Clement-Art Relocation & Repair 104059 72,000.00 23I025 Capital Advisory Services for Auberge Palm Springs Hotel
TBD 3,300.00
HUMAN RESOURCES 23I013 Organization Development Leadership Academy 103583 18,250.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT 23I001 Car wash/window tint/detailing for Police Vehicles 100345 10,000.00
ENGINEERING - PUBLIC
WORKS
23I007 Block G Parking Structure Feasibility Study 101834 9,900.00
SOCAL PPE LLC
Vendor
GRUBER POWER SERVICES
HR DYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE
SAME DAY EXPRESS LLC DBA SIGNATURE
MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL
NANNER V INC
COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEV.
RICHARD NORMAN HOVEL
HVS BROKERAGE AND ADVISORY
Item 1L - Page 2
Purchase Orders
January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Dept PO # Contract # PO Description PO Total
23000796 Video Conf. Camera for PSP Conference Room INC-224 100413 1,768.08 23000801 Office Reconfiguration for Mike DeCastro 103900 5,699.09 23000817 Owl Conferencing Camera & Mic for Large Meetings 100413 1,104.39 23000822 A9378 Callyo Renewal 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023 101273 3,225.61 23000823 Chairs for IT Department 103900 4,143.25
23000835 GIS Service update for County Housing Unit Totals 103878 3,850.00 23000836 Adobe Annual License Renewal 1/22/2023 - 1/21/2024 101364 13,045.07 23000837 Mitchell 1 Renewal_Fleet Department 102894 5,664.00 23000838 IAPro/BlueTeam Annual Renewal Feb 2023 - Jan 2024 100516 2,599.96 23000840 ID card printer 101364 1,458.49
23000841 Macbook for Apple Configurator for InTune 100112 1,594.68 23000873 Servers racks and PDUs 100257 12,011.22
23000886 A9194 Dell Premier Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard & Mous 100265 2,030.08 23000887 Additional phone licenses for new employees 101274 4,931.00
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
COMPLIANCE
23000813 A9324 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS 103900 1,200.00 FINANCE DEPARTMENT 23000850 A9324 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT 103900 20,000.00 23000804 A9376 Purchase & Sale of Public Art - WOW Sculpture 101157 5,000.00 23000806 A9377 Purchase & Sale of Public Art - Popsicles Artwork 101158 14,000.00 23000893 A9324 Office Supplies for Comm. & Economic Dev. Dept. 103900 5,000.00 23000586 Banquet Services for Veterans Day Parade 100184 3,391.25 23000653 Sounds, Lighting and Staging for Festival of Light 103646 24,210.93 23000687 Light Towers and Generators for Parades 100351 2,136.00 23000756 photo booth for breakfast w/ Santa Community Event 101036 500.00 23000812 Barricade Rental for the Palm Springs Film Festiva 100031 14,243.50 23000818 softball field drag mat used for prepping the fiel 101463 256.39 23000855 Banners for 85th Anniversary 100494 7,538.25
23000859 Recreation Staff uniform shirts 101421 1,481.45 23000882 Tents for special events 100494 6,309.19
23000883 Rental and lunch for board retreat 100071 966.43 LIBRARY 23000854 Ebsco Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions for W
MML
100090 3,705.17
23000810 SWAT WEAPON SIGHTS 100127 6,025.03
23000811 SWAT SHIELDS 100127 6,444.86
23000820 RANGE SUPPLIES 104152 2,257.55
23000833 A9324 Office supplies for the Police Department 103900 25,000.00 23000839 TASER CARTRIDGES 103897 2,002.01
INTELESYSONE
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEV.
MICHAEL DANIEL BIRNBERG
JOHN M CERNEY
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Vendor
INFO TECHNOLOGY B & H PHOTO
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
B & H PHOTO
CALLYO 2009 CORP
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
SOLOMON N NIMAKO
IT1 SOURCE LLC
MITCHELL REPAIR INFORMATION COMPANY
CI TECHNOLOGIES
IT1 SOURCE LLC
CDW GOVERNMENT INC
INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC
DELL MARKETING LP
RECREATION
DEPARTMENT
HYATT REGENCY SUITES PALM SPRINGS
VIVID STAGING SOLUTIONS
BRUDVIK INC
MOISES RENEE MORAN
TOPS N BARRICADES INC
VARSITY BRANDS HOLDING CO INC
IMAGE360 PALM DESERT
SCARLIGHT LLC
IMAGE360 PALM DESERT
PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER
EBSCO
POLICE DEPARTMENT L N CURTIS AND SONS
L N CURTIS AND SONS
SUREFIRE LLC
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
AXON ENTERPRISE INC
Item 1L - Page 3
Purchase Orders
January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Dept PO # Contract # PO Description PO TotalVendor
23000843 RANGE TRAINING AMMUNITION 100163 1,509.43
23000851 RANGE TRAINING AMMUNITION 100151 7,037.24
23000852 RANGE TRAINING AMMUNITION 100598 710.13
23000858 BODY ARMOR PLATES 103541 16,184.35
23000866 DISPATCH CHAIR 101651 1,950.31
23000872 23I006 PSPD ON-SITE WEEKLY DOCUMENT SHREDDING 103589 5,000.00 23000881 GAS MASK FILTERS 100132 12,175.55
23000888 23I001 WINDOW TINT APPLICATION/REMOVAL & CAR WASHES
100345 1,500.00
23000889 PSPD RANGE RUBBER TRAP LEAD REMOVAL 101202 6,400.16 PLANNING 23000815 A9324 OFFICE SUPPLIES, GENERAL 103900 5,000.00
ENGINEERING - PUBLIC
WORKS
23000824 A9324 Office supplies for Engineering Services Departmen 103900 5,000.00 23000246 A9065 RJ SACS CRASH BAR REPAIR 100200 380.00 23000792 A9065 REPAIR MX SHOP/SACS DOOR 100200 5,828.25 23000793 A9274 AIRFIELD BEADS & PAINT 104066 50,000.00 23000794 A9294 PSP DOOR MAINTENANCE / PM REPAIR SRVS 101535 50,000.00 23000795 A9379 RENTAL AGREEMENT TRAFFIC SIGNAGE/BARRICADES 100031 21,850.00 23000800 A9372 FEE ESTIMATE FOR MASTER PLAN 104105 8,000.00 23000809 A9274 PSP AIRFIELD PAINT SUPPLIES 104066 22,079.43 23000870 A9071 PSP PLUMBING SERVICES 101606 4,612.28 23000871 A9276 AIRPORT RADIO REPAIR 101272 1,035.00 23000890 A9065 LOCK AND KEY SERVICES 100200 9,808.18 23000891 A9294 AUTOMATIC DOOR REPAIRS 101535 7,918.00 23000892 A9135 PSP DOOR MAINTENANCE / PM REPAIR SRVS 103889 6,985.56 23000797 Replacement glass for City Hall 100082 1,915.00 23000798 Replace broken glass in window ( leisure center ) 100082 608.00 23000803 A9135 Maintenance of roll up door at Fire Station 4 103889 624.00 23000807 A9071 Emergency call out for FS 1 101606 2,500.00 23000808 A9071 Map out storm drain Boys and girls club ( engineer 101606 8,000.00 23000814 A9186 Chemicals for City Buildings and Cogen Plant 100148 13,191.55 23000816 Secure Vault Lids 103960 44,768.41
23000821 Rydlyme 5 Gallon descaler 100053 2,778.01
23000832 A9065 Rekey City Yard 100200 425.53
23000834 A9135 Aircraft Cables Cable Stops Cable Sleeves Roller B 103889 11,639.80 23000842 A9135 replace motorized crash bars PSPD 103889 10,420.50 23000856 Replace broken glass in window ( Pavilion center ) 100082 907.00 23000857 Wiring and Components needed for City yard AC Powe 100117 6,605.12 23000862 A9136 Relocation of walls and adding new 103895 35,640.00 23000863 A9069 Repair refrigerant leak at WWML 103797 3,850.00
SAN DIEGO POLICE EQUIPMENT
DOOLEY ENTERPRISES INC
PROFORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHELLBACK TACTICAL LLC
TIMOTHY F HENDERSHOTT
DESERT ARC
ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS
NANNER V INC
LIBERTY MFG INC
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
AVIATION DEPARTMENT VALLEY LOCK AND SAFE
VALLEY LOCK AND SAFE
ENNIS FLINT INC
HINGEWERKS COMMERCIAL DOORS INC.
TOPS N BARRICADES INC
NEIL E ROOD
ENNIS FLINT INC
KINCAID INDUSTRIES INC
AIRWAVE COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES
VALLEY LOCK AND SAFE
HINGEWERKS COMMERCIAL DOORS INC.
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
FACILITIES MAINTENENCE PALM SPRINGS MIRROR AND GLASS
PALM SPRINGS MIRROR AND GLASS
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
KINCAID INDUSTRIES INC
KINCAID INDUSTRIES INC
NALCO COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS
ALLIED REFRIGERATION INC
VALLEY LOCK AND SAFE
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
PALM SPRINGS MIRROR AND GLASS
DESERT ELECTRIC SUPPLY
PUB CONSTRUCTION INC
ALLISON MECHANICAL INC
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Purchase Orders
January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Dept PO # Contract # PO Description PO TotalVendor
23000864 A9071 Clean out 14 Roof Drains City Hall 101606 6,500.00 23000865 A9135 Repair west back double doors to city yard 103889 936.00 23000868 Hot water pumps for RJ terminal PSP 101739 2,931.45 23000874 A9136 Frame out walls in Downtown Shop 103895 21,856.00 23000875 A9136 Frame out walls in facilities shop. 103895 18,424.00 23000884 A9135 Emergency Gate Repair Animal Shelter 103889 3,000.00 23000885 Annual Fire Extinguisher Maintenance 100048 79.83 23000799 Service and Repair PD Motorcycle # 2M7619 101855 2,054.52 23000805 A9157 AUTOMOTIVE Parts stock order 100133 899.01 23000825 A9157 AUTOMOTIVE parts order 100133 1,608.33 23000826 A9230 4 wheel alignment unit 200818 100393 149.00 23000827 A9230 Service and repair unit 320420 100393 67.54 23000828 A9230 AUTOMOTIVE Repairs Unit 301297 100393 560.00 23000829 A9241 Paint Repair. Police Unit 203218 104038 4,396.96 23000830 A9265 Repairs for FD Apparatus E9 103508 3,921.39 23000831 A9157 AUTOMOTIVE Parts stock order 100133 1,496.86 23000844 A9082 Loader rental 100114 1,301.69
23000845 A9265 Repairs for FD Apparatus E9 103508 3,360.29 23000846 A9230 Perform 4 wheel alignment unit 202217 100393 149.99 23000847 A9190 Emergency after hours tow service 100079 460.00 23000848 A9040 AUTOMOTIVE Parts stock order 100115 7,652.98 23000849 A9040 AUTOMOTIVE tire order 100115 1,390.40 23000853 Windshield Replacement Unit 202217 100375 425.87 23000860 Loader Unit 300215 All Glass Replacement 100114 9,951.93 23000861 A9230 Wheel Alignment Unit 20118 100393 149.00 23000869 Perform repairs on unit 307505 101580 12,860.80 23000876 A9230 Perform a 4 wheel alignment unit 203415 100393 149.00 23000877 A9190 Tow of unit 157010 100079 230.00
23000878 A9265 PM services on units 1ARF51 & unit 1ARF52 103508 2,565.00 23000879 A9082 Loader Rental for Street Dept. 100114 5,945.78 23000880 A9157 Repair of unit 202819 100133 125.00 STREETS MAINTENANCE 23000802 A9192 Replace lost delineators . 100282 9,608.82 23000042 Portable restroom rental for City Yard 100234 2,303.92 23000819 Down Town City Logo on Vest and Jackets 100580 482.31 23000867 Stihl Battery operated blower kit +2 batteries 100217 4,653.99 *Please note Purchase Orders (POs) issued with contract numbers shown indicate an approved contract is being utilized. Therefore, the PO issued is an order against the contract.
KINCAID INDUSTRIES INC
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTOR
PUB CONSTRUCTION INC
PUB CONSTRUCTION INC
DANIELS TIRE SERVICE INC
DANIELS TIRE SERVICE INC
ALL STAR GLASS
UNITED RENTALS
GERGIS YOUSEF
OLLIN DOCK & DOOR INC
DESERT FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO INC
FLEET OPERATIONS JORDAN FREEMAN
PALM SPRINGS MOTORS
PALM SPRINGS MOTORS
GERGIS YOUSEF
GERGIS YOUSEF
GERGIS YOUSEF
J & L AUTO BODY INC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FLEET SERVICES INC
PALM SPRINGS MOTORS
UNITED RENTALS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FLEET SERVICES INC
GERGIS YOUSEF
MOHICA TOWING
PALM SPRINGS MOTORS
PACIFIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LLC
DOWNTOWN
MAINTENANCE
BURRTEC ENVIRONMENTAL
DESERT PROMOTIONAL EMBROIDERY LLC
EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS
QUINN POWER SYSTEMS
GERGIS YOUSEF
MOHICA TOWING
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FLEET SERVICES INC
UNITED RENTALS
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION OF $392,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
BALANCE TO THE BUILDING & SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOR CONTRACTUAL
SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an appropriation of $392,000 from the General Fund Balance to the Building & Safety Department for contractual services.
Attachments
Item 1M
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION OF $392 ,000 FROM THE GENERAL
FUND BALANCE TO THE BUILDING & SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOR
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Building & Safety Department
SUMMARY:
This is a request for an appropriation of $392,000 from the General Fund Balance to the Building & Safety Department for contractual services.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve an appropriation of $ 392,000 from the General Fund Balance to the Building & Safety Department for contractual services.
BACKGROUND:
The Building & Safety Department is responsible for checking and approving building plans and specifications for compliance with established building codes, zoning regulations and ordinances, coordination of plan reviews with other departments , and preparing comprehensive plan check reports. Additionally, the department issues residential and commercial building permits , performs building inspections , and investigates construction complaints.
The Building & Safety Department utilizes two firms to assist in the plan review process:
West Coast Consultants, Inc. (“WC3”), and Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (“Bureau Veritas”). The City entered into agreements with both consultants in July of 2020, with an agreement term of three years and the option for (2) one-year extensions. The funds paid to these two consulting firms are directly offset by building permit fees that are charged to customers.
The department has two vacant Plans Examiner positions. Efforts to fill the positions have been unsuccessful, as the field of qualified applicants has been limited. Consequently, temporary staffing has been utilized to assist with in- house plans examination and Item 1M - Page 1
City Council Staff Report
February 21, 2023 -- Page 2
Appropriation Request for Building & Safety Department
coordination with the City’s plan review consultants . In addition, two retired annuitants have been retained to further assist with maintaining customer service levels in the Building & Safety Department. No funding was allocated for temporary staffing as part of the FY22/23 budget; consequently, an appropriation is requested to provide for temporary staffing needs until such time that full-time staff members are hired.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Based on current plan review activity, it is projected that the amount allocated to the City’s plan review consultants, Bureau Veritas and WC3, will be insufficient to cover costs through the end of the fiscal year. The projected deficit amount is detailed in the table below:
Consultant FY22/23
Allocation
Average Billing
Per Month
Total
Estimated
Billing
Projected
Deficit1
Bureau Veritas $235,000 $25,100 $301,200 $66,200
WC3 $400,000 $45,683 $548,200 $148,200
Total $635,000 $70,783 $849,400 $214,400
1The projected deficit was derived by calculating the average billed during the first six months of the fiscal year and multiplying that figure by the number of months remaining less the initial budgeted amount.
As noted previously, the Contractual Services account serves as a type of “pass-through” account, in that the fees charged by the City’s plan review consultants are then recouped through plan review fees that are charged to customers.
It is anticipated that temporary staffing will be needed through the end of the fiscal year while the department seeks to fill the two vacant Plans Examiner positions. The following table identifies the amount that has been paid to date for temporary staffing, as well as the projected funding needed through the end of the fiscal year:
Temporary
Staff
FY22/23
Allocation
Expenses to
Date
Estimated
Deficit
Total Funding
Needed
Proper
Solutions $0 $41,612 $24,000 $65,612
Retired
Annuitants $0 $55,568 $56,420 $111,988
Total $0 $97,180 $80,420 $177,600
It should be noted that the additional funding needed for the temporary staff positions is offset by the salary savings from the two vacant Plans Examiner positions.
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City Council Staff Report
February 21, 2023 -- Page 3
Appropriation Request for Building & Safety Department
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will appropriate $ 392,000 from General Fund Balance to the Building & Safety Department Contractual Services Account #100-2005-40105.
REVIEWED BY:
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
Acting Finance Director: Kristopher Mooney
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
02/21/2023
SUBJECT:
AN APPLICATION BY THE VILLA ROMA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION OF “THE VILLA ROMA GARDEN HOMES” LOCATED AT 2500 SOUTH SIERRA MADRE DRIVE, (MASTER APN
#512-120-070), CASE HSPB #140
RECOMMENDATION:
Open the public hearing and receive public testimony. 1.
Close the public hearing and if in agreement with the HSPB recommendation, adopt the following resolution and if not in support of the HSPB recommendation, deny a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE VILLA ROMA GARDEN HOMES LOCATED AT 2500 SOUTH SIERRA MADRE DRIVE AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT “HD-9” / CASE HSPB 140 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (MASTER APN 512-120-070).”
2. Attachments
Item 2A
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: F EBRUARY 21, 2023 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: AN APPLICATION BY THE VILLA ROMA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION OF “THE VILLA ROMA
GARDEN HOMES” LOCATED AT 2500 SOUTH SIERRA MADRE DRIVE, (MASTER APN #512-120-070), CASE HSPB #140
FROM: Teresa Gallavan, Interim City Manager
BY: Department of Planning Services
SUMMARY:
A majority of homeowners at the Villa Roma condominium complex are seeking historic district designation of Villa Roma Garden Homes. Staff analyzed the application and determined that it does not meet the City’s criteria necessary for recommending historic district designation under Municipal Code Section 8.05.
The Tribal Historic Preservation Officer also evaluated the application (as required by the Palm Springs Municipal Code) and concurred with Staff’s findings that the proposed district and potential contributing resources therein lack exceptional historic significance and integrity to qualify for designation under the Code.
However, on June 7, 2022 the City’s Historic Site Preservation Board (“ HSPB”) considered the application and voted 5-1-1 (Rose absent, Rosenow recused) to recommend historic district designation of Villa Roma Garden Homes based on its own interpretation of the criteria, finding that it met two of the criteria required for designation.
Based on the HSPB recommendation, all sixty-four units at Villa Roma would be deemed contributing structures within the proposed historic district designation, and therefore eligible for possible tax reduction benefits under the Mills Act program . Despite the recommendation of the HSPB, staff believes there is insufficient information showing that the individual homes and buildings thereon meet the minimum criteria for Class 1 or Class 2 historic designation , which is a requirement under the Code for historic district designation and the execution of Mills Act contracts . Staff also cautions that the lower threshold implied by the HSPB findings for determining exceptional historic significance in this case is not consistent with the City’s historic preservation ordinance. The integrity of the City’s historic preservation program relies on both the Board and Staff applying the findings as written in the City’s ordinance.
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City Council Staff Report
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Case HSPB 140 VILLA ROMA HISTORIC DISTRICT
This application is being forwarded to the City Council with the recommendation for approval by the HSPB, with an associated resolution reflecting the findings of the HSPB.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.
2. Close the public hearing and if in agreement with the HSPB recommendation adopt the following resolution and if not in support of the HSP B recommendation deny Resolution No. ____ “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE VILLA ROMA GARDEN HOMES LOCATED AT 2500 SOUTH SIERRA MADRE DRIVE AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT “HD-9” / CASE HSPB 140 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (MASTER APN 512-120-070).”
BACKGROUND AND SETTING:
Evaluation of the application by the HSPB was based on the attached historic resources report (“the report”), dated August 2021 prepared by Steven Vaught for the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation on behalf of the HOA, as well as site visits, public testimony and the HSPB staff report.
Related Relevant City Actions by HSPB, Planning, Fire, Building, etc.
October 2, 2021
December 4, 2021
February 5, 2022
Three Community meetings conducted remotely via Zoom with property owners within the proposed HD and City Staff pursuant PSMC 8.05.090 (B,1).
May, 2022 Site inspection by members of the HSPB and City Staff.
May 9, 2022 Draft review sent to Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (“THPO”) for comment.
June 7, 2022 HSPB considered the application at a noticed public hearing and voted 5-1- 1 (Rose absent, Rosenow recused) to recommend historic district designation with conditions. (Staff to return at the July meeting with a draft resolution reflecting the Board’s action.
July 5, 2022 HSPB voted 5-1-1 (Rose absent, Rosenow recused) to reject the draft resolution by staff and requested revised findings be incorporated for consideration at the September HSPB meeting.
September 6, 2022 HSPB voted 4 -1 (Rosenow recused) to adopt the revised resolution (HSPB #140) recommending that the City Council approve the proposed historic district designation with conditions.
October 17, 2022 Review comments received from THPO concurring with Staff’s findings of ineligibility.
Villa Roma is a 69 -unit condominium complex located at the southeast corner of South Item 2A - Page 2
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Case HSPB 140 VILLA ROMA HISTORIC DISTRICT
Sierra Madre and East Avenida Granada. It was developed in 1964 by Orange County developer Dominick Sfregola and designed by architect James K. Schuler.
The area of the proposed historic district is comprised of roughly 3.92- acres at the southeast corner of Sierra Madre Drive and Granada Drive, located on fee land on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, (Township 4 South, Range 4 East, Section 35 of the USGS Palm Springs Quadrangle map). It is approximately 1/2 mile north of the Andreas Canyon National Register District.
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS:
HSPB analysis: The board’s analysis of the application relative to the criteria for the designation of historic resources is detailed in the attached HSPB resolution #140. The Board made findings in support of Historic District designation based on the following two criteria:
PSMC 8.05.090 (C,1): “The proposed district and the contributing resources located therein exhibit exceptional historic significance and meet.... the criteria below”:
(Criterion c) “ The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history.”
(Criterion f) “ Represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.”
PSMC 8.05.090, requires each of the contributing resources within the proposed district to “possess exceptional historic significance” and be evaluated for historic integrity (based on integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association).
The Board did not evaluate each of the buildings to determine if individually they possess exceptional historic significance relative to the criteria in the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. The Board also did not evaluate the historic integrity of each building in the proposed district to determine whether individually they possess sufficient historic integrity to be determined “contributing”. Rather, they concluded that all the following buildings and features in the proposed historic district possess exceptional historic significance and retain sufficient historic integrity although they lack distinction.
The HSPB identified the following as contributing features:
• The site plan.
• Nineteen (19) residential building composed of 2, 3, and 4 dwelling units per building.
• Original Roman-themes architectural elements, most notably a “Temple of Venus,” ringed by I onic columns and surmounted by a circular roof pierced by a large oculus and fronted by a semi-circular reflecting pool with foundation (excluding the 2013 replacement of the Venus statue.)
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Case HSPB 140 VILLA ROMA HISTORIC DISTRICT
• Temple “ruins” with ionic columns located at the northeast and southwest portion of the Temple of Venus lawn area.
• Carports.
• Swimming pool and spa.
• Clubhouse including the colonnade and the folded- plate portico on the west side facing the swimming pool.
• Original statuary, benches, and planters
• Original monument sign (not including the plastic signage). • Original exterior sconce light fixtures at the front doors (where extant).
Additionally, PSMC 8.05.090 (C,3) requires that to designate a historic district, “The proposed district contains contributing resources on a majority of the sites within the proposed district which individually
(emphasis added) meet the criteria in paragraphs
8.05.090 C1 and 8.05.090 C 2….” As noted above, the Board did not individually evaluate each contributing resource within the proposed district but rather evaluated the district as a whole. In doing so it determined that all the buildings and elements of the proposed historic district are contributing without undertaking individual analysis of these resources as required by the Code.
Staff Analysis:
Staff’s analysis of the application is provided in the attached HSPB staff report. It concluded that findings in support of a recommendation for historic district designation could not be made.
Compliance with Conditions of Approval.
The HSPB imposed a condition of approval that
the applicant provide a set of design guidelines as required pursuant to PSMC 8.05.090 (A,3,b) for approval by the City’s H istoric Preservation Officer (HPO) prior to the City Council hearing. The applicant provided design guidelines which have been reviewed by the HPO and found to be acceptable.
CONCLUSION:
The HSPB found that the Villa Roma Garden Homes complex meets the definition of a historic district based on Criteria “c” and “f” of the Palm Springs H istoric Preservation Ordinance Section 8.05.090 (C,1). The Board found that virtually all buildings, pool, statuary, monument sign and other features are contributing resources within the proposed district, although it provided no analysis of individual resources under Section
8.05.090 (C,2) and (C,3) to substantiate this assertion. It further determined that those resources possess a majority of the characteristics that demonstrate good historic integrity, again without making specific findings in support of their assertion.
Staff analyzed the application and determined that that it does not meet the criteria necessary to recommend historic district designation . Staff does not concur with the Board’s findings.
The Tribal Historic Preservation Officer concurred with City staff’s findings.
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City Council Staff Report
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Case HSPB 140 VILLA ROMA HISTORIC DISTRICT
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
The proposed historic resource designation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTIFICATION:
Pursuant to Section 94.09.00 (Public Hearing) of the Palm Springs Zoning Code, written notice has been mailed to all property owners and residents within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed historic district as well as all residents and property owners within the proposed district. Notice was also published in a newspaper of general circulation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director Christopher Hadwin
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
Interim City Manager: Teresa Gallavan
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Vicinity Map.
B. Resolution.
C. Application, related background materials, photos.
D. HSPB staff report, minute excerpt and HSPB resolution #140.
E. Letter from the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer.
F. Public Comment.
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ATTACHMENT A
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Department of Planning Services
Vicinity Map
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
HSPB #140 Villa Roma Historic District
2500 S. Sierra Madre
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RESOLUTION #:_____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE VILLA ROMA
GARDEN HOMES LOCATED AT 2500 SOUTH SIERRA MADRE
DRIVE, (MASTER APN #512-120-070) QUALIFIES AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT (HSPB #140 / HD-10 ) SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
A. WHEREAS, Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allows for the designation of historic sites and districts; and
B. WHEREAS, the Villa Roma Garden Homes Homeowner’s Association submitted an application to the City seeking historic district designation of The Villa Roma Garden Homes located at 2500 South Sierra Madre Drive. The application included a historic resources report (“the report”) prepared for the applicant by the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation (“PSPF”) dated August, 2021; and
C. WHEREAS, Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 8.05, Article V, Section 8.05.200; “Tribal Review of Applications for Historic Designation (reservation Fee Land)” the Villa Roma Garden Homes is located on Fee land on the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Reservation and on July 25, 2022 the City’s Historic Preservation Officer (“HPO”) notified the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (“THPO”) of receipt of the application.
D. WHEREAS, on October 2, 2021, December 4, 2021 and February 5, 2022 community meetings were conducted remotely via Zoom with property owners within the proposed historic district and City Staff pursuant to PSMC 8.05.090 (B,1); and
E. WHEREAS, in May 2022, members of the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) and City staff conducted site inspections of the proposed historic district; and
F. WHEREAS, on June 7, 202 2, a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board to consider Case HSPB #140 was held in accordance with applicable law; and
G. WHEREAS, at said hearing, the HSPB carefully reviewed and considered all the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, incl uding, but not limited to, the staff report and all written and oral testimony and voted 5-1- 1 (Rose absent, Rosenow recused) to recommend historic district designation of the Villa Roma Garden Homes with conditions; and
H. WHEREAS, at the HSPB meeting of July 5, 2022, City staff returned with a draft resolution reflecting the HSPB’s actions. At said meeting the HSPB voted 5-1-1 (Rose absent, Rosenow recused) to reject the draft resolution and request revised findings be prepared; and
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I. WHEREAS, at the HSPB m eeting of September 6, 2022, City staff returned with a second draft resolution reflecting the HSPB’s actions. At said meeting the HSPB voted 4-1 (Rosenow recused) to adopt Resolution #140 to recommend historic district designation of the Villa Roma Garden Homes with conditions; and
J. WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022, City staff received review comments from the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (“THPO”) concurring with staff’s findings of ineligibility.
K. WHEREAS, on February 9 , 2023, a noticed public heari ng of the Palm Springs City Council to consider Case HSPB #140 was held in accordance with applicable law; and
L. WHEREAS, at said hearing, the City Council continued the public hearing to a date certain of February 21, 2023; and
M. WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023 at a noticed public hearing, the City Council carefully reviewed and considered all 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.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS RESOLVES:
SECTION 1 : FINDINGS – PART C,1, CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
Evaluation of the Application.
Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.090 (C), the City Council shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following criteria:
PSMC 8.05.090 (C,1); Criteria for the Designation of Historic Districts. A n area of the City may be designated as a Historic District, provided one or more of the following findings are met:
1. The proposed district and the contributing resources located therein exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
The Council did not evaluate the individual resources, buildings or elements within the proposed historic district to determine if individually they exhibit exceptional historic significance nor whether they individually meet the criteria listed below . Instead the City Council found that the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District, as a whole, exhibits exceptional historic significance because it is reflective of the post -World War II shift in residential development patterns from single family houses to include multi-family housing and to embrace new and innovative form of multi-family property types. The City Council also found that the historic district exemplifies the postwar garden apartment community type that today contributes to Palm Springs’ Mid- century Modern residential landscape. These findings are further discussed under the criteria below.
(Criterion “a”) The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community;
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The proposed area does not qualify as a historic district under Criterion “a”.
(Criterion “b”) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;
The proposed area does not qualify as a historic district under Criterion “b”.
(Criterion “c”) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history;
The City Council finds that Villa Roma Garden Homes qualifies as a historic district based on Criterion “c”. In making its finding, the City Council determined that the historic district is significant within the theme, “Post-World War II Multi-Family Residential Development” in Palm Springs, as discussed in the citywide historic context statement. Villa Roma Garden Homes exemplifies new trends and patterns of multi-family development from the postwar period when prosperity brought a new group of upper middle and middle-class tourists, residents, and second-home owners to the city . This gradual democratization of Palm Springs would irrevocably change the city during the 1950’s and 60’s through the use of innovative and creative forms of multi-family residential development and ownership options.
The City Council further found that Villa Roma Garden Homes exemplifies the multi-family garden apartment community property type of the 1960s , and now regarded as ubiquitous to Palm Springs’ residential landscape. The type employed a Modern design aesthetic and sometimes incorporated historic architectural styles such as the Roman elements applied to Villa Roma Garden Homes. The garden apartment type of the 1960s features low-slung buildings and a site plan that incorporates separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, no or few through streets, landscaped areas, and amenities such as pools , clubhouses, and gathering spaces deliberately designed to foster a unique sense of community and social interaction.
(Criterion “d”) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction;
The proposed area does not qualify as a historic district under Criterion “d”.
(Criterion “e”) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high artistic value;
The proposed area does not qualify as a historic district under Criterion “e”.
(Criterion “f”) The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one entity exists; or
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on Criterion “f”. In making this finding, the City Council note s that the historic district derives significance from being a unified entity comprised of a variety of contributing features and because it characterizes Midcentury Modern garden apartment communities of the post-War era in Palm Springs. The significance o f the dist rict results from the interrelationship of its contributing features that convey a visual sense of the overall historic environment and period of development although the components lack individual distinction.
(Criterion “g”) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory.
The proposed area does not qualify as a historic district under Criterion “g”.
Conclusion: The City Council finds that the Villa Roma Garden Homes exhibits exceptional historic significance and qualifies as a historic district based on Criteria “c” and “f”.
SECTION 2: PART C,2 AND C,3 ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY AND
DETERMINIATION OF CONTRIBUTING AND NON- CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES AND ELEMENTS.
Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.090 (C,2). The contributing resources within the proposed historic district shall be evaluated for integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association according to the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service’s National Register Bulletin titled: “How to apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation” as revised from time to time.
Analysis of Contributing Resources and Non- contributing Buildings & Parcels.
(PSMC 8.05.090 (C,3): The proposed district:
a.) Contains contributing resources on a majority of the sites within the proposed district which individually meet the criteria in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section, as well as other structures, buildings, or archaeological sites which contribute generally to the overall distinctive character of the area and are related historically or visually by plan or physical development;
b.) Includes non- contributing properties or vacant parcels only to the extent necessary to establish appropriate, logical or convenient boundaries
Although the Historic Site Preservation Board and the City Council did not evaluate individual buildings or elements of the proposed historic district, they evaluated the proposed district as a whole, and the City Council finds that nearly all the buildings and elements within the proposed district are of exceptional historic significance and thus identifies the “Contributing” resources to be as follows:
The contributing features of the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District are:
• Its site plan.
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• Nineteen (19) residential building composed of 2, 3, and 4 dwelling units per building. • Midcentury modern design emphasizing horizontal massing, flat rooflines, overhanging eaves, minimal exterior detailing, and construction materials including concrete block (split face, slumpstone, and screen block), aluminum, and glass • Original Roman-themes architectural elements, most notably a “Temple of Venus,” ringed by ionic columns and surmounted by a circular roof pierced by a large oculus and fronted by a semi-circular reflecting pool with foundation (excluding the 2013 replacement of the Venus statue.)
• Temple “ruins” with ionic columns located at the northeast and southwest portion of the Temple of Venus lawn area.
• Carports.
• Swimming pool and spa.
• Clubhouse including the colonnade and the folded- plate portico on the west side facing the swimming pool.
• Original statuary, benches, and planters
• Original monument sign (not including the plastic signage). • Original exterior sconce light fixtures at the front doors.
As listed, contributing resources exist on the majority of sites within the proposed district and thus it conforms to PSMC 8.05.110 (C,3,a).
The non-contributing features of the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District are:
• Additions to back patios on residential units.
• Solar panels and related concealment screens.
• Glass bock windows.
• Steel security doors.
• Non-original entry light fixtures.
• Ground mounted pool equipment and equipment enclosure. • Pool fencing.
• Desert landscaping.
As listed, non- contributing properties or features are included only to the extent necessary to establish appropriate, logical or convenient boundaries and thus the proposed Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District conforms to PSMC 8.05.110 (C,3,b)
SECTION 3: CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES.
In considering a recommendation for historic district designat ion it is important to distinguish those physical elements that are original or from the period of significance that contribute to the district’s historic significance from alterations, additions or features that were added or altered at a later time that may be sympathetic to the original character, but which may create a false sense of historicity. Distinguishing original character -defining features from non- original elements aids the HSPB when it is tasked with evaluating future alterations to the buildings within the historic district.
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The City Council determines that the character-defining feature of the Villa Roma Historic District are the combination of the following:
• Low-slung single-story buildings.
• Repetitive building design.
• Various “roman- inspired” precast objects (statues, benches, planters) that create a whimsical thematic quality to the district.
• Primary dwelling entrances facing small common-use courtyards rather than the street. • Carports and parking areas accessed from the perimeter public streets, placed between clusters of units, and separate from pedestrian courtyards and outdoor passageways. • Limited private outdoor space for each dwelling, mostly in the form of small patios. • Large open common use spaces – (1) a corner open lawn area and (2) a centralized common-use swimming pool, terrace, and community building.
SECTION 4: PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, HISTORIC CONTEXT AND PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The boundaries for the proposed historic district would be the 3.92 acres bounded by Avenida Granada on the north, Sierra Madre Drive on the west, and property lines along the east and south that comprise the limits of the original development.
The historic context is “Post World War II (1945 – 1969)” as identified in the Citywide Historic Context Statement report dated December, 2018.
The period of significance is 1964-65, marking the completion of construction of the Villa Roma Garden Homes.
SECTION 5: HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES.
A document titled “Villa Roma Owners Association Architectural Guidelines (Rules & Regulations)”, dated October 2022 shall comprise the design guidelines for the Villa Roma Historic District. Notwithstanding the above, any demolition or alteration of a building, structure or object within the Historic District shall be subject to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code and, as provided in said Chapter, may require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the City prior to demolition or alteration.
SECTION 6: PROPERTY OWNER SUPPORT
The historic district application included letters of support from 56 of the 69 property owners which meets the Historic Preservation Ordinance requirement that no less than 51% of property owners support the proposed district designation.
SECTION 7: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed historic district designation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Item 2A - Page 14
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Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 8: CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
According to Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code, the following shall apply to historic districts:
1. It shall meet the definition of a historic district as outlined in Municipal Code Section
8.05.020.
2. An archival file on the properties in the district shall be maintained by the City.
3. It may be qualified as ‘historic’ at the federal, state, and/or county level.
4. The structure or resources in the district may not be modified nor objects removed without following the procedures outlined in Municipal Code Section 8.05.12 0 “Demolition or Alteration or New Construction within a Historic District – Certificate of Appropriateness”, including conformance with the District’s approved Design Guidelines.
5. A marker explaining the historic nature of the site may be installed at the site in a location viewable from the public way.
6. Compliance with all rules and regulations for Historic Sites and Historic Districts under Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code shall be required.
7. The site shall not be further subdivided.
8. The City Clerk shall submit the Council Resolution to the County recorder for recordation within 90 days of the effective date of the Council’s resolution.
Based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby designates “The Villa Roma Garden Homes” located at 2500 South Sierra Madre Drive, as a Historic District (HSPB #140 / HD-9).
Indemnification. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Palm Springs, its agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against the City of Palm Springs or its agents, officers or employees to attach, set aside, void or annul, an approval of the City of Palm Springs, its legislative body, advisory agencies, or administrative officers concerning Case HSPB #140 / HD-10. The City of Palm Springs will promptly notify the applicant of any such claim, action, or proceeding against the City of Palm Springs and the applicant will either undertake defense of the matter and pay the City's associated legal costs or will advance funds to pay for defense of the matter by the City Attorney. If the City of Palm Springs fails to promptly notify the applicant of any such claim, action or proceeding or fails to cooperate fully in the defense, the applicant shall not, thereafter, be responsible to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless the City of Palm Springs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City retains the right to settle or abandon the matter without the applicant's consent but should it do so, the City shall waive the indemnification herein, except, the City's decision to settle or abandon a matter following an adverse judgment or failure to appeal, shall not cause a waiver of the indemnification rights herein.
ADOPTED THIS TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023.
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TERESA GALLAVAN
INTERIM CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
BRENDA PREE, CITY CLERK
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, Brenda Pree, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. ____ is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on _______________________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Springs, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________.
BRENDA PREE, CITY CLERK
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ATTACHMENT C
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1 VILLA
ROMA
GARDEN
HOMES
(Now Known as Villa Roma)
2500 South Sierra
Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Nomination Application
for City of Palm Springs
Historic District
Prepared by
Steve Vaught
For the
Palm Springs
Preservation Foundation
August 2021
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2 Acknowledgements
The author gratefully wishes to thank
the following individuals/organizations for
their professional expertise and/or editing assistance:
Barbara and Ron Marshall; Gary Johns; Tracy Conrad; Gerry Ragucci; Jesse McManus; Dan Ary; Tracy Tracton; Eric Scott; Dane Koch; Orange Coast Title Company of Southern California; Ron Duby; Jackie Linares, Palm Springs Department of Building & Safety; Renee Brown, Palm Springs Historical Society; and the members of the Villa Roma Homeowners Association.
And a special thank you to Philip Parks for his invaluable assistance.
Front cover: Villa Roma pool and club house, 1960s, taken from an early sales brochure. (Courtesy Jesse McManus)
Above: A Marilyn Visel model strikes a stylish pose at Villa Roma. November 20, 1966. (Courtesy Palm Springs Historical Society)
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3 VILLA ROMA
Historic District Nomination
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: PAGE 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: PAGE 5
CLASS 1 HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION APPLICATION FORM: PAGE 7 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: PAGE 10
BACKGROUND/HISTORIC CONTEXT: PAGE 42
EVALUATION FOR CLASS 1 RESOURCE DESIGNATION: PAGE 43
INTEGRITY ANALYSIS: PAGE 44
APPENDICES
I Riverside County Assessor’s Map
II Google Earth View
III Site Plan
IV Villa Roma Units/APNs
V Historic Preservation Plan
VI Various Views/Architectural Elements
VII Grant Deed
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4 Introduction
The Palm Springs Preservation Foundation (PSPF) is a non -profit organization whose mission is “to educate and promote public awareness of the importance of preserving the historical resources and architecture of the city of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area.” Starting in 2008, PSPF has actively lobbied local governments throughout the Coachella Valley to support the creation of historic districts in accordance with their local ordinances. However, due to the foundation’s limited resources, PSPF can only support efforts to create historic districts if there is strong homeowner interest and enthusiasm for such an undertaking. On March 1, 2021, PSPF was notified by the Villa Roma Homeowners Association (HOA) that they had voted to pursue historic distr ict designation. PSPF was provided letters of support indicating that a majority of owners (56 of 69) supported pursuing historic district designation. Copies of these documents (and the photographic survey of the Villa Roma complex) have been provided to the city’s Director of Planning Services on a thumb drive.
Villa Roma has long been known for its community spirit. (Courtesy Dan Ary)
Prepared by Steve Vaught on behalf of:
Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
1775 East Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 110-195
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-837-7117
[email protected]
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5 Executive Summary
SIGNIFICANCE:
Villa Roma Garden Homes (hereinafter referred to as “Villa Roma”) is a 69 -unit condominium complex located in south Palm Springs. From the time of its completion in 1964, Villa Roma has stood as one of the area’s best-known landmarks owing to its unique and highly visible Roman -themed design. Behind the over-the-top theatricality of its exterior embellishments, however, lies a skillfully thought -out and well executed modernist condominium community based on the “Garden City” model as adapted to its desert environment. The unusual architectural style of Villa Roma sets it apart from most of its contemporaries, making it a rare Palm Springs symbol of what had been an international fascination with Ancient Rome that reached its peak in the years leading up to V illa Roma’s construction. Additionally, Villa Roma is a significant and largely intact representative of the “leisure lifestyle” type of multi -family dwelling that gained popularity in Palm Springs during the 1960s , and which today embodies the spirit of desert living. Nearly 60 years after its construction, Villa Roma retains the exact same charm and atmosphere which drew its initial residents in the 1960s.
Villa Roma is a fine example of the significant modernist architecture for which Palm Springs is internationally known and should be viewed as a component of the historic trends that define the city’s image as a center of important midcentury architecture (i.e., an historic trend that exemplifies “a particular period of the national, state or local history”).
DESIGNATION CRITERIA:
Villa Roma has been identified as a potential historic resource in the Palm S prings Historic Resource Survey Inventory and Context Statement of 2015 (Final Draft 2018).
A brief summary of the evaluation contained in this nomination is as follows: Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) 8.05.020 (a) paragraphs 3, 4 & 5 - Design/Construction: Villa Roma is eligible under the theme of Modern architecture because it possesses numerous distinctive characteristics that make up the modernist style including post -and beam construction, overall horizontality, flat roofs, use of inexpensive mass-produced materials (like concrete block) and man -made materials suitable to the harsh desert environment (including aluminum, glass and concrete), deep eaves (to moderate the solar heat) and an architectural design that blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors. Therefore, for its distinctive characteristics and high artistic values, Villa Roma qualifies as a Historic District under Criteria 3, 4 and 5.
SUMMARY:
This evaluation finds Villa Roma eligible for listing as a Palm Springs Historic District under PSMC 8.05.020 (a) paragraphs 3, 4 & 5 of the local ordinance’s seven criteria (criteria 6 is deemed inapplicable as the various buildings in Villa Roma possess “individual distinction”). Additionally, the buildings in the proposed historic district retain a high degree of architectural integrity.
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6 James K. Schuler (1938- )
(Via Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION
PLANNING / ZONING GENERAL INFORMATION FORM
TO THE APPLICANT: Complete all parts of this application. Denote "NA" for lines that are not applicable.
Project lotormat;on-
Applicant's Name: Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
Applicant's Address: 1775 East Palm Canyon Drive. Suite 110-195, Palm Springs. CA 92264 Site Address: 2500 South Sierra Madre Drive. Palm Springs, CA 92264 APN: 512-120-070-6 (overall} Phone# : 760-837-7117 Email: [email protected] Zone: GP: Section/Township/Range: Por NE ¼ NW ¼ NW ¼ of Sec 35 / TS4/ R4E Description of Project:
Villa Roma is a significant , largely intact and very rare Palm Springs example of midcentury modem residential design that was combined with classica l Roman-themed elements to create a feeling of historical association .
An outstanding model of "garden apartment" design. Villa Roma is significant as one of the early condominium projects that became an important phase in the history and development of Palm Springs .
Note: For Historic District applications: on a separate page provide a list of all sites/parcels within the proposed historic district boundaries with the same information listed above.
Is the project located on the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Reservation ?Yes/ No: No (Refer to the Land Status Map under Tribal Resources on the Planning Department home page) Construction Date: 1964 D Estimated Actual (denote source, i.e. building permits) Architect: James K. Schuler & Associates
Original Owner : Villa Roma Development Co. (Dominick Sfregola) Common/Historic Name of Property: Villa RomaNilla Roma Garden Homes Other historic associations: Villa Roma Prestige Garden Homes/Villa Roma Garden Condominiums Attach to this application any information, photos, drawing s, newspaper articles, reports, studies , or other materials to fully describe the characteristics or conditions that support this application for historic designation.
Architectural Style: M i d c e n tu r y modern with classica l Roman embel l is hment s Refer to the Architectural Styles chapter of Citywide Historic Context Statement, under Historic Resources on the Plannina Department Home Paae: www.oalmsorinosca .aov.
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HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION APPLICATION (CONT.)
cr;ter;a for the pesjanatjon of a Class 1 Hjstorjc Resource:
Pursuant to the Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) Section 8.05.0?0(C, 1 ): A site, structure, building, or object may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource or a Contributing Resource in a proposed historic district by the Palm Springs City Council, provided both of the following findings are met. Refer to the US Department of the Interior National Register Bulletin "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation" of potentially historic resources for further information.
Provide a written description of how the site qualifies as a historic resource per the following Findings. Please provide answers on a separate sheet or report.
FINDING 1: The site, structure , building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
a. The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state, or community. 1
b. The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history.
c. The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history. d. The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. e. The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possess high artistic value. f. The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts , for parcels on which more than one entity exists.
FINDING 2: The site, structure, building or object retains one or more of the following aspects of integrity, as established in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. Provide a written description for each element as listed: Design; Materials; Workmanship ; Location; Setting; Feeling; and Association. 2 cr;terja tor the Pesjqnatjon of a Glass 2 Hjstorjc Resource:
Pursuant to the Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) Section 8.05.0?0(C , 1 ): A site, structure, building, or object may be designated as a Class 2 historic resource of a Contributing Resource in a proposed historic district by the Palm Springs City Council, provided the site, structure, building, or object exhibits significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed in Finding 1 above. A Class 2 historic resource is not required to meet the findings for integrity as described in Finding 2.
cr;ter;a and findjngs for Pesjqnatjon of Hjstorjc Pistrjcts· In addition to the criteria listed in Finding 1, to be considered for designation as a Historic District, a defined area must:
a. Contain contributing resources on a majority of the sites within the proposed district which individually meet the criteria in Finding 1. The defined area may include other structures, buildings, or archaeological sites which contribute generally to the overall distinctive character of the area and are related historically or visually by plan or physical development. Provide a separate list by address and Assessor Parcel Number (APN) for each site/parcel that meets the criteria outlined in Finding 1. b. Identify non-contributing properties or vacant parcels to the extent necessary to establish appropriate , logical or convenient boundaries. Provide a separate list by address and APN number for each site/parcel within the proposed historic district that is considered non-contributing to the overall historic significance of the historic district.
1 N OTE: Unlike the National Trust criteria, the City's criterion does not conside r "patterns of events". For conside ration of "patterns of events", use Criterion "C", reflecting a particular period.
2 NOTE: Refer to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bulletin for "How to Evaluate the Integrity of a Property ".
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICATION
HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION
HISTORIC DISTRICT APPL/CATIONS
APPLICANT'S REQUIRED MATERIAL CHECKLIST
The following items must be submitted before a Historic District application will be accepted. Please check off each item to assure completeness. Provide twelve (12) hard copies and one (1) PDF copy of the following materials unless otherwise noted:
Application Information:
• General Information form listing main contact person. (1 copy) • A map of the proposed district boundaries, identifying all potentially contributing resources.
• A list of all Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) , addresses , and ownership within the proposed district boundaries. (1 copy)
Formal Historic District Designation Report :
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City Use
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The following it ems shall be included in a Historic Resource Report describing how the district is eligible and appropriate for designation per PSMC 8.05.090.
• Photographs of all sites within the proposed district boundaries. • Aerial photo of the proposed historic district (from Google Maps or equal). • Informatio n on the architect, designer , and/or developer. • D ate and method of construction. Provide copies of building permits. • Identify the period of significance of the proposed district which the contributing resources collectively represent.
• A detailed assessment of the character defining features describ ing materials , architectural details/style, landscape elements , or other relevant descriptors of each site believed to be contributing.
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Proposed historic district design guidelines, which includes development, and aesthetic standard s.
Ownership and address history: ("Chain of Title") for each potentially contr ibuting resource within the proposed district.
Evaluation of the site relative to the Criteria and Findings for Designation of Historic Districts for each potentially contributing resource within the proposed historic district.
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• Public Hearing labels per PSZC Section 94.09.00. 111!!11 0 • Any documentati on or resarch deemed necessary to determine the qualifications O of the site, structure, building, or objects within the proposed historic district.
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10 Statement of Significance
Summary
Villa Roma is a 69-unit condominium complex located in south Palm Springs on a 3.92- acre parcel fronted by East Avenida Granada on the north and South Sierra Madre Drive on the west. The southern and eastern boundaries are alleyways. Villa Roma is composed of 20 separate structures, 19 of which are residential. The 20th is given over for community use as the complex’s club house. While each of the residential units have their own individual addresses, the general address for Villa Roma is 2500 South Sierra Madre Drive. The Riverside County Assessor gives the build date of 1966, however, the actual completion date appears to be fall 1964 based on advertisements/photographs in Palm Springs Life.
Villa Roma is located on Lot 70 of Tract 3048. Each of the units have been assigned their own APNs, however, the overall APN for Villa Roma is 512-120-070-6. Villa Roma is sited on fee-simple land and is located within the boundaries of the Canyon Corridor Neighborhood Association.
(Author Photo. December 2020)
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11 History
Villa Roma’s “Temple of Venus,” 1960s, with its original Venus. (Courtesy Jesse McManus)
Villa Roma’s origins can be traced back to the Palm Springs General Plan of 1959 and the population boom it sought to address. While the village had been renowned for decades as a haven for relaxation and leisure activities, it was largely a playground for the well-to-do who could either afford private homes of their own or extended stays in luxury resorts. Multi-family dwellings made up only a fraction of residential structures.
In fact, as late as 1959, the General Plan noted that only 5.6% of the City’s population lived in multi-family residences.
During the 1950s, this was becoming a serious problem as the city struggled to keep up with its growing popularity. According to the General Plan, between the years of 1950 and 1956 alone, the full-time population had jumped a startling 60%, with future growth expected to rise at a rate of 4-5% per annum.
During the booming post -war years, Palm Springs saw itself growing well beyond its original reputation as a vacation resort with an ever -increasing number looking to the village as a permanent or semi -permanent home. Many were empty nesters who wanted to enjoy the benefits a home offered without the responsibilities and expenses that came with it. Others desired low maintenance part time residences, either for a season, or as a weekend getaway. The fact that Palm Springs was easily accessible by Item 2A - Page 29
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The City’s 1959 General Plan attempted to address this issue by an increase in medium- density zoning in areas where it might be of benefit. Particular focus for this growth was given to the heretofore largely undeveloped area of south Palm Springs. South Palm Springs, no ted the report, “is endowed with a beautiful natural environment and a spectacular view which would make it a most unusual and desirable location for apartments, with excellent access to the rest of the City.”
The change in zoning had the desired effect a nd within a year , new multi -family developments were underway or in the planning stages throughout the city. As envisioned, a major area for this development was south Palm Springs, which had the added incentive of the planned Canyon Country Club (1961-65). What followed over the next decade was a remarkable series of modernistic condominiums that have come to embody the “leisure lifestyle” of Palm Springs. The first was the Polynesian -themed Royal Hawaiian Estates (Wexler & Harrison. 1960); followed by Par k Imperial South (Barry A. Berkus. 1960); Sandcliff Garden Homes (Sherwin L. Barton. 1960); Canyon View Estates (Palmer & Krisel. 1962); Canyon Country Club Colony (Harry Kelso. 1964); Villa Roma Garden Homes (James K. Schuler. 196 4); Country Club Estates (Jones & Emmons. 1965); and Kings Point (William Krisel. 1969).
The historic “leisure lifestyle” condominiums of south Palm Springs were featured in the 2013 PSPF tribute journal The Architecture of Desert Leisure by Erik Rosenow. Villa Roma was chosen to grace the cover.
(Courtesy Palm Springs Preservation Foundation)
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13 These developments helped to reduce the multi -family housing crunch of the day, but they were not produced in a stopgap manner simply to fill a void quickly and maximize a profit. To the contrary, Villa Roma and its fellow leisure lifestyle condominiums were created efficiently, but with great thought, care and talent. Their developers and designers, which included some of the desert’s most notable modernists, sought to produce som ething that would make noteworthy and lasting additions to the architectural legacy of Palm Springs. Their foresight has withstood the test of time and, to date, three of the developments, Royal Hawaiian Estates; Sandcliff Garden Homes; and Park Imperial S outh have been honored as Palm Springs’ Historic Districts #2, 5 and 6, respectively.
While condominiums are quite common in the Palm Springs of today, Villa Roma and its 1960s contemporaries were part of a vanguard of new multi -family residential construction representing an historic trend in the growth and development of Palm Springs. As author and historian Lawrence Culver noted in his book, The Frontier of Leisure (Oxford University Press. 2010), Palm Springs was the first in the state and one of the f irst resorts in the nation to legalize condominiums as a new form of vacation housing. In fact, its early successes in this vein helped to pave the way for other resorts to follow suit such as Vail and Aspen.
Villa Roma Construction
Plans for Villa Roma Garden Homes w ere first announced in November of 1963, with an accompanying building permit (B -6281), calling for the construction of 69 2- and 3- bedroom apartments at a cost of $1,050,000. As the Desert Sun was later to note, Villa Roma proved to be the largest single permit valuation of 1963. Construction appears to have been underway throughout much of 1964 with completion by the fall.
Villa Roma’s Developer – Dominick Sfregola
Villa Roma was developed out of Orange County, California under the aegis of the Villa Roma Development Co., Inc., a Santa Ana-based entity controlled by prominent Orange County builder/developer Dominick Sfregola (1922 -2008). Sfregola was active throughout Southern California and responsible for numerous commercial buildings and shopping centers from Oxnard to San Diego. One of his best-known developments was the Villa Marina “Boatel” in Oceanside Harbor (1966), a novel enterprise that catered to both motorists and boaters.
In 1965, after successful completion of Villa Roma, Sfregola announced plans to build a sister condominium development on the adjacent property at Avenida Granada and South Palm Canyon Drive. But unlike the low -rise Villa Roma, Sfregola’s new venture was to be 10 stories high (later reduced to seven), making it the city’s first high rise condominium. The announcement generated a torrent of protest from both local homeowners and others opposed to any kind of high rise in Palm Springs. However, in spite of the vo ciferous opposition, the project was approved by both the Planning Commission and the City Council. The venture was ultimately undone, not by city or Item 2A - Page 31
14 community action, but rather on problems related to its financing. Had it succeeded, the high rise would h ave changed the skyline, not just in the immediate area, but would likely have led to others throughout the city. In 1985, the site became the low -rise Canyon Granada condominiums at 255 East Avenida Granada.
Developer Dominick Sfregola proudly stands at the newly-completed Villa Roma. October 1964. (Courtesy Palm Springs Historical Society)
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15 Villa Roma’s Architect – James K. Schuler
A young James K. Schuler from around the time he designed Villa Roma. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin via newspapers.com)
Although not as well known to Palm Springs, James K. Schuler (1938- ) became a major figure in architecture and development in another vacation paradise – Hawaii. Born in Kimberly, British Columbia, Schuler first came to Hawaii with his family while still a child.
His father Carl was a successful home builder, later becoming president of the Hawaii Home Builders Association. While it would not be a surprise that Schuler would follow his father into building and design, the route he chose was unusual, causin g him to straddle the Pacific throughout much of the 1960s.
After studying at the University of Hawaii where he won an award from the American Institute of Architect’s Hawaii chapter , Schuler went to the mainland, completing his architectural training at the University of Utah. Upon graduation, he settled in the Buena Park area of Orange County. Within a few years, he had established his own architectural firm, James K. Schuler & Associates, which specialized in apartment and condominium construction. On e of his first known commissions was the Jolly Roger Apartments in Paramount (1964). While the Jolly Roger was a fairly straightforward midcentury modern design, Schuler’s subsequent Southern California work explored the possibilities of combining period s tyles with modern architecture. His best -known effort in this vein was the Roman -themed Villa Roma (196 4), but he also worked in a Hawaiian feel at the Arches Apartments in Anaheim (1967), as well as variations of Spanish as with the Newport Plaza commercial center in Tustin (1967), and the Belinda Apartments (1967) and Villa Arms (1971), both located in Anaheim. His largest known Southern California design was 1971’s Parkside development in Fullerton (today known as Uptown Fullerton Apartment Homes) , a 403 -unit apartment complex stretched out over 19.5 acres. As he had with Villa Roma and elsewhere, Schuler arranged the units into separate structures, surrounded by greenery and pathways, allowing the apartments to have a more open feeling. A centrally place d swimming pool (or as in Parkside’s case, 4 pools) was always a feature of Schuler’s designs.
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16 Yet, all the while Schuler was making a name for himself as an architect in Southern California, he was also rising to prominence in the building and developmen t industry 2,500 miles away, in Hawaii. How he managed to accomplish this simultaneous feat is not clear , but in 1967 he was appointed manager of Drafting and Design for the venerable Honolulu-based building firm of Lewers & Cooke . In 1970, he was named Vice President and General Manager of the Shelter Corp. , another builder/developer, and within two years he was its president. By 1973, Schuler had closed up his offices in California and reopened James K. Schuler & Associates in Hawaii, where it would focus on larger-scale home and multi-family developments.
Schuler & Associates specialized in quality affordable housing, which proved to be a successful formula. In 1988, Schuler incorporated a second company, Schuler Homes, Inc., which , b y 2001, had grown to become one of Hawaii’s largest residential developers of both single family and multi -family dwellings. Schuler Homes was responsible for thousands of homes and condominium projects across Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. Although principall y focused on Hawaii, Schuler Homes expanded its range after going public in 1992 with operations in California, Colorado, Arizona, Washington and Oregon. In 2001, Schuler Homes was acquired by Texas - based D.B. Horton, Inc., for $1.2 billion, creating the n ation’s second -largest home builder.
Schuler retired from active business in the early 2000s, but has remained a powerful force in philanthropy, donating millions to various worthy causes through the Schuler Family Foundation.
Villa Roma Architecture – Classic Garden Apartment Design
Schuler’s first challenge in the planning and design of Villa Roma was to balance the developer’s desire for maximum profitability with as much open space as possible, allowing each unit to be in a garden setting. After a c areful study of the lot, Schuler calculated that he could create a compound of 69 residential units, which would be broken up into 19 separate structures, (plus a separate club house), ranging from 2 -4 units each. The vast majority of these, 15, would be 4 -unit structures, with three configured as duplexes and one as a triplex.
Schuler avoided the feel of uniformity by splitting the orientation of the structures roughly in half between those on north-south axes and those running east-west. On most of the 4-unit structures, Schuler staggered the end units to not only visually break up the monotony of the massing, but to add to the open feeling both inside and out. Schuler used the structures ’ asymmetrical placements and the staggered setbacks as an opportunity to create small courtyards, each with their own focal point, usually a mature olive tree or other large planting.
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17 A vintage plan of Villa Roma (minus the club house) showing how Schuler arranged the different structures/units. Note how the architect staggered some of the end units to create courtyards. (Courtesy Jesse McManus)
Schuler further sought to create privacy and a sheltering atmosphere by ensuring residence entrances faced inward and not onto the street. The only exception to this were the units on the northwest portion of the property, but even these were buffered by the extensive green space of the Temple Garden and the stunning mountain backdrop beyond.
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18 A view of Villa Roma units arranged around a garden court. (Author photo. December 2020)
Schuler carefully arranged for the complex’s parking to be convenient yet discreetly hidden behind the units through a series of motor courts. In the very center of Villa Roma, Schuler created the “heart” of the complex with its swimming pool, spa and community building.
While the plan is ordered with everything solidly in either north-south or east-west axes, the overall feeling from within is that of a small village that developed in stages rather than a modern condominium complex. The asymmetrically placed structures, pathways, and the different courtyards, allows the Villa Roma to unfold a little at a time, enhancing its charm and highlighting the cleverness of its design.
In producing his plans for Villa Roma, Schuler created a classic garden apartme nt design of the type that had gained popularity across the country, and in Southern California in particular, in the years leading up to and following World War II. The philosophy behind such apartments had its origins in the 19 th century “Garden City” movement, which sought to harmonize the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces.
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19 Schuler’s design is a textbook of the style including most all of its character defining features such as:
• Three acres in size or greater
• Low-slung buildings, rarely exceeding two stories in height • Elimination of common interior corridors
• Repetition of nearly identical building models throughout the plan • Primary building entrances face common courtyards rather than the street • Parking at the perimeter of the site plan
• Recreational amenities planned to help foster community • Variety of landscape used to delineate outdoor “rooms” • One or more large open spaces, or greens, located at the interior of the site plan, around which buildings are arranged
Villa Roma Architecture – Midcentury Modern with a Roman Accent
During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a notable fascination with Ancient Rome, its history, culture and architecture, particularly in the years immediately leading up to Villa Roma’s construction. A number of factors influenced this interest beginning with American servicemen who fought in the Italian campaign during World War II and who saw the beauty of Italy and its Roman -era antiquities firsthand. There was also the resumption of archeological dig s at Pompeii and Herculaneum, which continually sparked the collective imagination with each new discovery. And there were the 1960 Summer Olympic Games held in the Eternal City, the very first to be televised in North America. The broadcasts were a huge r atings success and only added to the appeal and interest in Rome and its incomparable history.
But the most important influence on the public’s imagination for Ancient Rome came from Hollywood. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Hollywood produced a series of films and television programs that highlighted and romanticized the glory of Ancient Rome for an enthusiastic public in what were dubbed colloquially as “Sword and Sandal” epics. A sample includes Quo Vadis (1951); The Robe (1953); Julius Caesar (1953); The Silver Chalice (1954); Ben-Hur (1959); The Last Days of Pompeii (1959); Spartacus (1960); Barabbas (1961); Cleopatra (1963) and The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964); among numerous others. Ancient Rome was such a popular subject during the period it even got the comedy treatment with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
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20 Mt. San Jacinto as seen from the Villa Roma Club House. (Author photo. December 2020)
By the time of Villa Roma’s planning, a romanticized image of all things Ancient Roman was firmly implanted in the public psyche, with its associations of glamour, glory, timeless architecture, and opulence. Therefore, it seemed a natural progression that this fascination would spill over into architecture and interior design. Throughout the country, examples of Roman-themed structures began to spring up in a variety of types from apartments, hotels, motels, theaters, restaurants, bars and health clubs. This trend even reached Palm Springs with at least two noteworthy pre-Villa Roma examples being the Morrill/Hearst Residence (James H. McNaughton. 1962) in Little Tuscany, and the Pompeii de Las Palmas apartments (1964), which today has been honored as Palm Springs Historic District #4.
Yet, there was almost no attempt to actually recreate authentic Roman building styles as had been the case with other period revivals. Rather, this was a “Hollywood” type of phenomenon with Roman -inspired elements such as columns and statuary attached superficially to otherwise contemporary designs. No better example of this could be found than Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada which began construction in 1962 and went on to become one of the most important and best-known casinos in the world.
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21 In describing the style of Caesars, architectural historian and author Alan Hess stated "Caesars Palace needed only a sumptuous array of Classical statuary and a host of marble-white columns to establish its theme. The visitor's imagination, in league with well-placed publicity, filled in the opulence.” Hess’ description perfectly sums up the style not only of Caesars itself, but of other Hollywood Roman designs including Villa Roma.
In approaching his design for V illa Roma, Schuler used the same type of superficial embellishments as others were doing to create a suggestion in the viewer’s mind of Rome and its positive associations. Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the showy and theatrical Temple Garden used to set the tone for the entire development with its pseudo-Roman temple bookended on the northeast and southwest portion by columned “ruins” with steps and marble benches.
Dominick Sfregola (R) shows off the Villa Roma’s original Venus. October 1964. (Courtesy Palm Springs Historical Society)
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22 The eye-catching Temple of Venus is not only the architectural highlight of the garden, it is the most overtly impressive visual feature of the entire complex. While no serious attempt was made to authentically replicate any actual Roman precedents, Schule r’s ersatz Temple of Venus is composed of readily identifiable Roman imagery including ionic columns, benches, decorative pool and fountains, and, of course, Venus herself.
While the original statue was stolen in the 1970s and never recovered, vintage imag es show a thoroughly modern-looking goddess updated for 1960s standards, a midcentury modern Venus if there could be such a thing. The current replacement, a copy after the Canova Venus, makes a more traditional statement.
Today’s Venus.
(Author photo. December 2020)
The expansive Temple Garden provided not only visual interest it also served as a functional part of the complex, giving residents their own park with a large grassy pad, cooling fountains and multiple benches from which to contemplate the beautiful mountain vistas.
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23 Villa Roma Architecture – the Individual Units
A typical Villa Roma unit showing original windows, double door, and light fixture. Note the variation in roof height, one of a number of ways Schuler minimized a box-like appearance. (Author photo. December 2020)
Schuler may have felt that the over-the-top iconography of the Temple Garden had well enough established the complex’s Roman theme so he need not hammer the point home any further in the design of the individual units. In fact, Schuler barely references classical precedents in the exteriors of the units themselves other than a pair of ionic pilasters discreetly, if not somewhat self -consciously, bracketing the ends of each structure. If the pilasters were to be deleted from the equation, what remains is a w ell- planned, thoroughly modern midcentury residential design, which exhibits virtually all the hallmarks of Desert Modern architecture.
While Villa Roma’s overall construction budget of $1,050,000 made it the largest Palm Springs permit valuation of 1963, it left Schuler with a tight margin with which to work when broken down on a per-unit basis. Midcentury garden apartments, however, were by their very concept, intended to be produced using inexpensive materials, minimal ornamentation, and efficiency of design. It is how an architect or builder worked within these confines that determines the success or failure of its final design. Therefore, considering the limited parameters he had to work with, it is interesting to note how much Schuler was able to achieve in his design of Villa Roma.
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24 Massing
Schuler began with the most basic of architectural forms, the cube, which comprised the shape of each of the individual units, whether they be of 2- or 3 -bedroom configurations. As noted earlier, the architect arranged these cubes into 19 semi - detached structures of two, three, and four units each. And, as noted earlier, he broke up the monolithic massing of most of the 4 -unit structures by staggering the end unit s either forward or back from the central two, which opened up space and gave more room for windows. This also created small courtyards when matching structures were mirrored with each other. Structures were divided almost evenly be tween those on a north-south axis and those on an east-west axis.
Typical Villa Roma court arrangement. Note rooflines and differences in entry roofs. (Author Photo. December 2020)
Rooflines and Entries
Although the roofs were flat, Schuler variegated their heights and further broke up the appearance of a cube by creating recessed entryways for each unit. This achieved the effect of creating both a psychological as well as physical progression from the outside world into the privacy of the unit itself. On the inside, Schuler raised the height of the Item 2A - Page 42
25 entry to increase the feeling of spaciousness as one entered the unit and filled it with light through the use of large clerestory windows placed above the doo rframe. Schuler sought to further individualize each structure in the design of the roof placed over the raised entryways. On some, he used a convex form, gracefully curving over the clerestory, or he placed a low peak over the entry. On still others, he c hose a bold platform, curving outwards to form the base of the rooftop “pedestal.” With each style, Schuler made certain that the designs projected forward to create sun-shading eaves for the clerestory windows.
Villa Roma unit showing raised “platform” style of roof above entry. Note eaves, variegated roof heights, recessed entry, clerestory windows, carriage entry light and “Sprite” screen block wall, all typical original design features. Windows are vinyl-type replacements. (Author Photo. April 2021)
Eaves
Eaves were added to both the front and rear of each unit as sun protection. At the rear, the eaves extend 5-feet to serve as roofs for the private patios, which were a feature of all Villa Roma units. Beyond the solid portions, Schuler added slatted sections to prevent the patios from becoming too dark.
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26 Walls
The Villa Roma’s residential units were frame constructed and sheathed in plain stucco.
Schuler added interest and variety by sheathing the side walls in textured slump stone blocks. Care was taken in that the vertical block lines were only lightly visible while the horizontal lines were more deeply scored. The same effect was used on the fireplace chimneys, all of which was intended to emphasize the horizontality of the design.
View demonstrating how Schuler used concrete block to achieve different visu al effects. (Author Photo. December 2020)
Concrete and Screen Block
Schuler used this same type of horizontally-scored block in the creation of low planting beds in front of the units as well as for the free -standing walls used to conceal the complex’s individual air conditioning systems. Schuler brought an artistic touch to these otherwise utilitarian walls by piercing them in the center with screens of either “SUNarc” or “Sprite” pattern concrete blocks produced by General Concrete Products, Inc. As was the case on other elements, there were different iterations of the concrete walls and the block additions to ensure variety.
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27 The Sprite and SUNarc patterns as seen in the 2018 book Concrete Screen Block: The Power of Pattern by Ron and Barbara Marshall.
(Courtesy Palm Springs Preservation Foundation)
Examples of Sprite and SUNarc blocks in use at Villa Roma. (Author photo. December 2020)
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28 However, this was only one of three different types of concrete walls employed by the architect at Villa Roma. He also used smooth -surfaced square block walls in certain areas, particularly for the carports and for some of the patios. Lastly, he used split-face blocks as patio walls and as perimeter walls around the edges of the property as well as anchors for the signage at the front of the complex.
Note the four types of blocks used by Schuler to inexpensively yet effectively give variety using the same base material.
(Author Photo. December 2020)
Doors and Windows
Schuler wanted the entry to each unit to set the tone for what was to come so he created a grand entrance with ov ersized wood -slab double paneled doors surmounted by clerestory windows and artistic roof covering. The recessed step -up entryways were paved in terrazzo and illuminated by one of several different decorative lamps that ranged from amber crackle-glazed globes to nickel-plated carriage lamps. On the rear patios, sliding glass “Glide” brand doors were utilized.
Windows were chosen with narrow aluminum frames to give as much of an uninterrupted view as possible. Schuler appears to have intentionally avoided giving the windows any special treatment that might draw attention to them, preferring the simple expanse of the glass panes to avoid distracting from the views.
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29 Patios
Each Villa Roma unit had its own private patio, walled on the exterior by concrete blocks and shaded by eaves. Schuler chose simple circular metal poles to support the patio roofs. A gate was added in the outer walls to allow access to and from the adjacen t carports. Originally, these gates were in the same style as the front doors, wooden core with paneled accents. Over time, most of these have been replaced by metal security gates. An original feature of each patio was its own built -in gas grill with perm anent briquettes.
Example of a typical Villa Roma patio. Note gate accessing adjacent carport. (Courtesy Jesse McManus)
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30 Carports
Example of a Villa Roma carport. Note treatment of patio walls and carport roof details. Pavers visible in lower-left were added in 2016, replacing original asphalt. (Author Photo. December 2020)
Adhering to classic garden apartment design, Schuler arranged for parking at Villa Roma to be discreetly hidden away yet readily accessible to each unit. He achieved this by arranging parking to be accessed either through alleyways running behind the complex or five motor courts positioned at the rear of certain structural groupings. While the carports were purely utilitarian, Schuler nonetheless gave them careful trea tment, tying them visually to the main structures by using the same style of circular pipe supporting pillars as he had with the patio roofs. Carport area walls were made of simple but attractive smooth concrete block squares, which made a pleasing contras t against the rougher look of the slump stone patio wall blocks. While the carport motor courts all had ready pedestrian access to and from the main complex, Schuler screened them from view with concrete block walls. It should be noted that none of the carports at Villa Roma have been converted to garages, which is a rarity in complexes of similar vintage.
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31 Interior Design
Views showing some of Villa Roma’s original 1964
interior decoration by W & J Sloane.
(Courtesy Jesse McManus)
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32 Floor plans of Villa Roma showing the two types of available units – the “Caesar” and the “Cleopatra.”
(Courtesy Jesse McManus)
For Villa Roma, Schuler created two types of residential units f rom which buyers could choose. These were whimsically dubbed “Caesar” and “Cleopatra” units, no doubt a very timely reference to the recent Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton mega -production still in the news and still playing in some outlying theaters. The majority of Villa Roma’s units were Caesars with two bedrooms and two baths. Per the Riverside County Assessor, there were 39 Caesar units with 1,379 sq. ft. of space, and a further two that comprised 1,339 sq. ft. The 28 Cleopatra units were larger, with two bedrooms and two baths, but also had the addition of a convertible den space that could be used as a third bedroom. The Cleopatra units were 1,542 sq. ft.
From a structural standpoint, Schuler provided a double wall between the units to aid in soundproofing. But beyond the technical, the units were fitted out with all the l atest features the discriminating 1960s desert dweller could ask for. Not only was each unit provided with its own wood -burning fireplace, they were all dramatically faced in imported marble slabs running from hearth to ceiling. And in a nod to the Roman theme, each master bath was fitted out with a sunken tiled “Roman tub.” The kitchens were equipped with the latest G.E. appliances with black walnut cabinets and Formica counter tops.
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33 Community Features
To the 19 residential units of Villa Roma, Schuler added a 20 th – a community club house, which was appropriately built at the center of the complex and facing the enormous pool, which had been built and designed by Tahitian Pools of Santa Ana at a cost of $12,000. Also included was a Swirlpool ® spa tub just west of the main pool.
Club House colonnade with its Caesar-Meets-Wexler look. (Author Photo. December 2020)
Schuler’s design of the community building was intended to be complementary yet distinctive from the residential structures. And distinctive it was. Perhaps nowhere else in the world could be found the singularly-unique community building colonnade, which combined a midcentury modern folded plate roof with classic ionic columns, a bizarre juxtaposition of styles that somehow works in the context of the overall development.
Advertisements from the 1960s also state that Villa Roma’s amenities included a putting green and shuffleboard court. The precise location of these lost features has not been determined.
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34 Aerial of pool showing its unique midcentury shape.
(Courtesy Jesse McManus)
Overview of pool and Swirlpool tub.
(Courtesy Jesse McManus)
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35 Landscape Architecture and Design
As noted elsewhere, Villa Roma was created in a classic garden apartment design with multiple structures placed across landscaped grounds. As with the buildings themselves, the landscape design appears to have been carefu lly considered and laid out to provide the maximum appeal for Villa Roma residents. The expansive Temple Garden, which takes up the northwestern portion of the development, may provide the most overt visual cues to the complex’s Roman theme, but it is cont inued elsewhere, albeit more subtly in the placement of statuary, benches and a series of decorative planters, some of which are emblazoned in Roman motifs and a large “VR.” Early promotional brochures touted that the statuary and other architectural elements had been “culled from the distant corners of the earth.” While those distant corners may have actually been somewhere in Orange County, the romantic illusion they provided was all that was necessary to establish the desired feeling. Today, there are numerous vintage benches and planters on the Villa Roma grounds.
Villa Roma’s landscaping reflects a blend of original and later plantings. (Author Photo. December 2020)
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36 The landscape itself added to the effect with the pla cement of mature olive trees, hedges, Italian cypress es, palm trees and other Mediterranean -type plantings, at various points throughout the property. The cypress trees have not survived but the olive and palm trees have. As for the original grass lawns su rrounding Villa Roma, the current program has been to swap out the water -intensive grass for more desert appropriate plantings. This is a process that is ongoing. However, certain sections will retain the original grass lawn.
Post Construction
Although Villa Roma was originally announced as a condominium project, it initially opened as apartments, offering leases to Palm Springs’ “finest homes at the desert’s most exclusive address.” The leasing terms were intended to be attr active to both seasonal and full-time residents who were looking for “luxurious carefree” living that was “secluded” yet “close to everything.” Renters could also choose to have their units furnished or unfurnished and “with or without complete services.” Rental rates started at $400 a month and up for what was declared to be “PALM SPRINGS’ GREATEST VALUE!!!”
One of the many advertisements used to market Villa Roma in the Desert Sun during the 1960s. (Desert Sun via newspapers.com)
Villa Roma’s media bl itz included advertisements and press releases to Southern California newspapers, magazine and television outlets. Naturally, the hometown Desert Sun was the most engaged, printing alluring photos, both exterior and interior of the complex, and gushing that it was a “Roman Holiday Everyday” at Villa Roma.
Special attention was given to descriptions of the interiors, which had been decorated by the venerable firm of W & J Sloane, along with the ultra-modern kitchen facilities, wet bars, Italian marble fireplaces, Roman master baths, built -in patio barbeques, and, of course, the unique architectural and landscape design. “Our lovely garden condominiums ringed by rich Romanesque landscaping,” stated Villa Roma’s marketing Item 2A - Page 54
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37 director Gordon Brown, “reflects the decision of many people – not only in Southern California – but from various parts of the United States, to make this architectural landmark their permanent home.”
While the initial advertisements were pushing it as a rental property, just a few months later, in April 1965, there began appearing new ads describing Villa Roma as condominiums with prices starting at $32,500. Yet, simultaneously, ads continued running for rentals. This may have been the developer’s strategy all along, to start with rentals and gradually phase them out as units were sold. By the end of 1966, all lease ads had ended and Villa Roma was now being market ed exclusively as condos for $29,500 and up. Ads were clear to emphasize th at Villa Roma was on fee-simple land and not part of any Indian leasehold.
Two elegantly dressed ladies pose by the Villa Roma pool. 1966. (Courtesy Palm Springs Historical Society)
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38 Villa Roma was marketed during this time as part of the “Villa Series” of three condominium projects. The others were the Villa Riviera at East Ramon Road and Sunrise Way and the Garden Villa (Sandcliff Garden Homes) at 1800 Barona Road. The three pr operties do not appear to have any connection from an architectural or developer standpoint other than the shared “Villa” names. Villa Roma was marketed throughout the late 1960s as part of this series.
Villa Roma’s mass marketing appears to have worked with the Desert Sun reporting the complex was enjoying a “sales boom” in early 1967. The newspaper also reported the complex’s occupants hailed from such diverse spots as “Canada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Utah, Missouri, Holland, Ohio and all parts of California.” Swank social events at Villa Roma began appearing in the local society columns including one 1967 “almost” attended by Joan Crawford. Unfortunately, she had to pull out to fly to New York and film an episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Over the ensuing decades, Villa Roma has remained remarkably intact, both in its physical attributes and in the community spirit of its residents who consider themselves all to be, in the words of one longtime resident, “part of the Villa Roma family.” From the very beginning, the Villa Roma club house has been the site of regular gatherings for holidays, birthdays, family reunions, anniversaries, and community meetings. Villa Roma has had a high ratio of longtime residents. One such resident, Tracy Tracton, has been at the complex since the 1960s. “It’s still just the same,” she states, “You can’t find this atmosphere anywhere else. It’s truly a special place.”
Villa Roma residents enjoy a party at the Temple of Venus. 2017. (Courtesy Dan Ary)
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39 A tangible example of the spirit of Villa Roma among its residents was the restoration of “Venus” in the Temple Garden. Once the signature of the complex, the original Venus statue was stolen during the 1970s and not recovered. In 2013, the Villa Roma HOA, with the help of a grant from the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, was able to purchase a new Venus and place her in the temple structure where her lost predecessor once stood. The unveiling was attended by more than 100 people, both Villa Roma residents as well as guests of PSPF’s Leisure Life Weekend event of which Villa Roma was a featured property.
A modest Venus awaits her elevation to stardom at Villa Roma. 2013. (Courtesy Palm Springs Preservation Foundation)
Even more recently, in 2021, Villa Roma residents again banded together to restore another statue, this one by the pool, which had been vandalized. Through the efforts of the HOA, the statue, an original 196 4 feature of Villa Roma, has been restored to its original condition.
Changes and Alterations at Villa Roma
After nearly 60 years of continual use, Villa Roma has managed to maintain a remarkably high degree of integrity, appearing much as it has when it first opened in 1964. Inevitably, some alterations have occurred, most ly in the windows, which have been swapped out by later homeowners for more energy efficient designs. New windows have been placed within the dimensions of the original window openings, be they aluminum-framed, fiberglass or vinyl type, the three types of replacement windows allowed by Villa Roma’s architectural guidelines.
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40 The most notable outlier has been the addition of a panel of glass block windows on the facades of six of the 69 units. While largely hidden behind the concrete block walls in front of the units or on the back patios , these windows do not appear to be an original feature, and are of more recent vintage.
There also appear to have been some changes to the entryway lamps on some of the units. While it has not been possible to verify with complete certainty, it appears there were at least three lamp styles used to give added variety to the various units by James K. Schuler in 1964. One verifiable type is an amber-glass globe type, while another appears to be brushed nickel.
As earlier noted, certain changes are underway with the overall landscaping scheme to allow for more sustainable plantings. Certain sections of the original grass, however, will remain. Based on comparisons with period photographs, the main landscaping features of olive, palm trees and hedges remain. Cypress trees, however, have not survived.
Permit History
A full accounting of permits related to Villa Roma was not conducted owing to t he extensive nature of the various permits generated over the course of six decades.
However, the P alm Springs Department of Building & Safety was able to pull permits related to the complex’s initial construction and a few of a later date:
Permit # Date Description
B-6281 11/21/1963 Overall complex construction/69 units B-6379 12/21/1963 Grade/level site
B-3895 01/03/1964 Plumbing
A-66 01/09/1964 Electrical
A-4113 01/17/1964 Sewer
A-4151 01/31/1964 Sewer
A-123 02/14/1964 Electrical
B-6726 04/06/1964 Carports
B-6845 05/08/1964 Swimming pool/Spa
A-1071 03/02/1965 Electrical
A-7783 05/28/1975 Electrical
B-0884 08/03/1979 Re-roofing
B-22044 12/02/1991 Re-roofing
B-22084 01/10/1992 Re-roofing
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41 Character Defining Features of Villa Roma
Villa Roma is an exceptional example of midcentury modern design and a very rare example of modern design integrated with classical elements.
Contributing Elements
• Classic midcentury modern design emphasizing horizontal massing, flat rooflines, overhanging eaves, minim al exterior detailing, cost -efficient construction materials including concrete blocks ( e.g., split-face block, slump stone, and screen block), aluminum, and glass.
• 19 residential unit structures composed of combinations of 2 -, 3 -, and 4 -unit versions.
• Original Roman-themed architectural elements, most notably a Temple of Venus (at East Avenida Granada and South Sierra Madre), ringed by ionic columns and surmounted by a circular roof pierced by a large oculus, and fronted by a semi - circular reflecting pool with fountains (excluding the 2013 replacement Venus at the Temple of Venus).
• Temple “ruins” with ionic columns located at the northeast and southwest portion of the Temple of Venus lawn area.
• Original statuary (at swimming pool and in front of 447 Avenida Granada. It is recommended the statuary be considered Contributing Elements under the category of "objects."
• Original benches. Over time, a few bench seats (i.e., tops) appear to have been replaced with a simpler design. It is recommended the benches be considered Contributing Elements under the category of "objects." • Original planters which came in two designs (i.e., "VR" and chariot). It is recommended the planters be considered Contributing Elements under the category of "objects."
• Original neighborhood monument signs at South Sierra Madre Drive and Avenida Granada. (Concrete block base and metal surround are original. Plastic signage appears to be a later vintage.)
• Club house and club house colonnade with singularly -unique folded-plate roof supported by ionic columns.
• Original 1964 swimming pool and adjacent “Swirlpool” spa. • Extensive garden spaces and pathways including original landscape features of mature olive and palm trees, original hedging
• Original carports
• Unique elevated rooflines above recessed entries, double paneled slab doors, and clerestory windows
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42 Non-Contributing Elements
• Pool fencing, which has been required by law for safety purposes. • Recent desert landscaping
• Glass block windows on six of the 69 units
• Steel security doors placed in front of entry doors on some of the units • Non-original entry light fixtures (We are unable to determine exactly which types are original and which are replacements due to lack of historic documentation.)
Lost Elements
• Shuffleboard court
• Putting green
While overall the Villa Roma complex is largely intact, an “Historic Preservation Plan” is provided at Appendix V to help guide future improvements to the Villa Roma Historic District and to expedite Certificates of Appropriateness.
HISTORIC CONTEXT
To qualify as a Palm Springs Historic District, the contributing structures must be significant; that is, they must represent a significant part of the history, architecture, or archeology of an area and they must have the characteristics that make them a good representative of properties associated with that aspect of the past. The significance of an historic district can be properly understood when it is evaluated within its historic context. Historic contexts are those patterns or trends in history by which a specific district is understood and its meaning (and ultimately its significance) within history is made clear. In order to decide whether a district’s contributing properties are significant within their historic context, it must be determined which facet of history the district represents; the significance of that facet of history; whether the subject district has relevance in illustrating the historic context; how the district illustrates that history; and an analysis of the physical features the contributing properties in the district possess to determine if they convey the aspect or history with which they are associated. If the subject district represents an important aspect of the area's history (under any of the seven criteria recognized by the Municipal Code) and possesses the requisite qualit y of integrity, then it qualifies as a historic district.
BACKGROUND / HISTORIC CONTEXT
The relatively short history of Palm Springs can be organized into three more or less distinct periods that include Prehistory, the Settlement Period, and the Moder n Period. It is within the context of the last period that Villa Roma will be evaluated.
The Modern Period (1925-1960s): This period can be considered to have begun with the construction of the area’s first “modern” structure, Rudolph Schindler’s Paul and Betty Popenoe Cabin in 1922. During the post-WWII era, Palm Springs’ economy prospered through tourism.
Hollywood celebrities discovered the desert oasis and patronized its hotels, inns, nightclubs and restaurants; celebrity-seeking tourists soon followed, transforming Palm Springs from a sleepy village into an increasingly cosmopolitan environment. In the 196 0s-1970s, m ulti-family residential development played an important role in transforming Palm Springs from a resort Item 2A - Page 60
43 town to a residential community. By the late 1960s the vacation home trend was in full swing .
By 1967, Palm Springs was growing from a popula tion of 20,000 in the off -season to 50,000 during the winter tourist season. The City of Palm Springs was the first in the state and one of the first resort communities in the nation to legalize condominiums as a new form of vacation housing. The popularity of the condominium in Palm Springs hinged on an aging population of empty nesters and retirees who liberated themselves from single -family residences in the suburbs. They vacationed or took up residency in condos where upkeep and maintenance were low and amenities were built -in. Amenities included tennis courts, pools, and/or country club membership. The rise in popularity of timeshare arrangements (where a property could be shared across a consortium of “owners” lowering costs even more) contributed to the growth of condominiums in Palm Springs.
EVALUATION:
ARCHITECTURE (Criteria 3 – 6)
Criterion 3: (That reflects or exemplifies a particular period of the national, state or local history)
The buildings of the Villa Roma historic district represent a specific building -type and exhibit stylistic markers which place them directly in the historic context of Palm Springs’ Modern Period. One of the city’s better -known condominium complexes, by virtue of its highly visible location and the unique Roman elements of its design, Villa Roma is a prime and largely intact example of a particular building-type and the significant modernist architecture for which Palm Springs is widely known. As such, the contributing properties in the d istrict may be viewed as an important component of the historic trends that have come to define Palm Springs’ image as a vacation resort destination and the center of important midcentury architecture, i.e., an historic trend that exemplifies a particular period of the national, state or local history. The contributing properties within Villa Roma qualify for listing as a Historic District on the local registry under Criterion 3.
Criterion 4: (That embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction)
"Type, period, or method of construction" refers to the way certain properties are related to one another by cultural tradition or function, by dates of construction or style, or by choice or availability of materials and technology. To be eligible under t his Criterion, a property must clearly illustrate, through "distinctive characteristics" a pattern of features common to a particular class of resources. "Distinctive characteristics" are the physical features or traits that commonly recur in individual types, periods, or methods of construction. To be eligible under this criterion, a property must clearly contain enough of those characteristics to be considered a true representative of a particular type, period, or method of construction. Characteristics c an be expressed in terms such as form, proportion, structure, plan, style, or materials.
The contributing properties in the district are eligible under this criterion as they represent a fine example of a particular building -type (specifically, the “ garden apartment” type of multi-family dwelling, particularly as a condominium) that established itself in the resort community of Palm Springs from the start of the 1960s onwards. Villa Roma’s buildings also qualify under the theme of Modern architecture because they possess distinctive characteristics that make up the many qualities of the style, such as overall horizontality, expression of structure (i.e., post-and-beam construction), expansive amounts of glass, use of inexpensive, machine -produced materials (i.e., concrete block), etc. The contributing properties in the district are eligible because, in total, Item 2A - Page 61
44 they represent an important example of building practices in Palm Springs from 1920-1965 and at “midcentury.” The contributing properties at Villa Roma qualify as a Historic District on the local registry under Criterion 4.
Criterion 5: (That (a): represents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age; or (b): that possesses high artistic value)
5a: Work of a Master:
Although his work in Palm Springs was limited, James K. Schuler has left an impressive legacy of design excellence that ranges from midcentury modern apartments/condominiums in Orange County, California, to thousands of homes and multi-family dwellings across the state of Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland that spans from the 1960s-2000s.
5b: Properties possessing high artistic values: High artistic values may be expressed in many ways, including areas as diverse as community design or planning, engineering, and sculpture. As an example of the maturing modernist movement, Villa Roma expresses those modernist ideals to a level of excellence and confidence that, in total, could easily be considered an aesthetic ideal. For its high artistic values, Villa Roma qualifies for listing as a Historic District on the local registry under Criterion 5.
7. Integrity Analysis (using U.S. Secretary of Interior Standards)
INTEGRITY
Integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance. To be listed in the local registry, a property must not only be shown to be significant under the criteria, but it also must have integrity. The evaluation of integrity is sometimes a subjective judgment, but it must always be grounded in an understanding of a property's physical features and how they relate to its significance. Historic properties either retain integrity (that is, convey their significance) or they do not. The definition of integrity includes seven aspects or qualities. To retain historic integrity a property will always possess several, and usually most, of the aspects. The retention of specific aspects of integrity is paramount for a property to convey its significance. Determining which of these aspects are most important to a particular property requires knowing why, where, and when the property is significant. The following sections define t he seven aspects and explain how they combine to produce integrity.
LOCATION
Location is the place where an historic property was constructed or the place where an historic event occurred. The relationship between the property and its location is often important to understanding why the property was created or why something happened. The actual location of a historic property, complemented by its setting, is particularly important in recapturing the sense of historic events and persons. Except in rare cases, the relationship between a property and its historic associations is destroyed if the property is moved. Villa Roma remains in its original location and therefore fully meets this criterion.
DESIGN
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45 of a property and applies to activities as diverse as community planning, engineering, architecture, and lands cape architecture. Design includes such elements as organization of space, proportion, scale, technology, ornamentation, and materials. A property’s design reflects historic functions and technologies as well as aesthetics. It includes such considerations as the structural system; massing; arrangement of spaces; pattern of fenestration; textures and colors of surface materials; type, amount, and style of ornamental detailing. The essential characteristics of form, plan, space, structure, and style have surv ived largely intact at Villa Roma. Similarly, the structural system; massing; arrangement of spaces; pattern of fenestration; and the type, amount, and style of detailing, have largely survived intact.
While the majority of the original aluminum -framed windows have been replaced, their replacements have been fitted into the parameters of the original openings. The vinyl replacement types, which make up approximately 40% of the windows, have a wider trim than the originals, but this may be detachable. Additionally, certain of the original entry light fixtures have been replaced and unsympathetic glass block windows were added to six of the 69 units. Fortunately, all of these conditions are reversible and the historic designation will curtail future unsympathetic changes. Additionally, the Historic Preservation Plan (provided at Appendix V) creates a framework to eventually reverse the few current integrity issues.
SETTING
Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event occurred, setting refers to the character of the place in which the property played its historical role. It involves how, not just where, the property is situated and its relationship to surrounding features and open space. Setting often reflects the basic physical conditions under which a property was built and the functions it was intended to serve. In addition, the way in which a property is positioned in its environment can reflect the designer’s concept of nature and aesthetic preferences. The setting of Villa Roma continues to reflect the master architect’s original design relationship of site and structure. T he most important original elements of Villa Roma are intact and in place as originally designed.
MATERIALS
Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. The choice and combination of materials reveals the preferences of those who created the property and indicate the availability of particular types of materials and technologies. Villa Roma exhibits a high level of design in part due to the choice of materials and a sophisticated effect is accomplished by the cohesive and striking combination of those materials.
WORKMANSHIP
Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans’ labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure, object, or site. Workmanship can apply to the property as a whole or to its individual components. It can be expressed in vernacular methods of construction and plain finishes or in highly sophisticated configurations and ornamental detailing. It can be based on common traditions or innovative period techniques. Workmanship is important because it can furnish evidence of the technology of a craft, illustrate the aesthetic principles of a historic or prehistoric period, and reveal individual, local, regional, or national applications of Item 2A - Page 63
46 both technological practices and aesthetic principles. Examples of workmanship in historic buildings include tooling, carving, painting, graining, turning, and joinery. The workmanship evident at Villa Roma represents a high level of design expression. Villa Roma also exhibits high construction standards that can be expected to be associated with an “upscale” apartment /condominium complex. Therefore, the property continues to express a high degree of contemporary period workmanship.
FEELING
Feeling is a property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.
It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the property’s historic character . For example, a rural historic district retaining original design, materials, workmanship, and setting will relate the feeling of agricultural life in the 19th century. When constructed, Villa Roma catered to an aspiring middle class of both seasonal and full- time desert residents who were looking for both comfortable amenities, but also with a certain flair of sophistication, glamour and escapism. The theatricality of Villa Roma’s unique Roman-themed design appealed to those seeking this type of home. Today, that same feeling is still expressed in the design of the complex. Accordingly, Villa Roma retains the same integrity of feeling as it did when first built in 1964.
ASSOCIATION
Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property. A property retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property’s historic character. For example, a Revolutionary War battlefield whose natural and man -made elements have remained intact since the 18th century will retain i ts quality of association with the battle. Because feeling and association depend on individual perceptions, their retention alone is never sufficient to support eligibility of a property for the National Register. Villa Roma is an important example of the type of multi-family dwelling complex that became an important part of the development of Palm Springs during the 1960s and 1970s. Further, its singularly unique Roman - themed style visibly reflect the same type of associations it was intended to convey in the 1960s. Accordingly, Villa Roma continues its association with a pattern of events that have made a meaningful contribution to the community.
INTEGRITY SUMMARY
Villa Roma appears to be in excellent condition partially due to the use of construction materials suitable for the harsh desert environment. This integrity analysis confirms that the buildings and site of Villa Roma still possess all seven aspects of integrity. The buildings of Villa Roma have undergone very few changes since construction and while some secondary recreational amenities have been lost (i.e., shuffleboard courts and putting green), all of the character - defining features survive as originally designed. The buildings and site retain a high degree of integrity sufficient to qualify them for designation as an historic district. Included in this nomination is a “Historic Preservation Plan” at Appendix V. The plan is intended to serve as a road map for the Villa Roma HOA to further improve the integrity of the complex.
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47 Bibliography
Attached is a list of books, articles, and other sources cited or used in preparing this application and other documentation that may be relevant.
Books
Culver, Lawrence. The Frontier of Leisure.
Oxford, UK; Oxford University Press., 2010.
Cygelman, Adele. Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert.
New York, NY; Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1999.
Harris, Cyril M., ed. Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture.
New York, NY; Dover Publications, Inc., 1977.
Hess, Alan and Andrew Danish: Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis. San Francisco, CA; Chronicle Books, 2001.
Marshall, Ron & Barbara. Concrete Screen Block: The Power of Pattern.
Palm Springs, CA; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, 2018.
McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York, NY; Alfred A. Knopf. 1998.
Palm Springs City Directory. Long Beach, CA; Western Directory Co., Various dates.
Rosenow, Erik. The Architecture of Desert Leisure.
Palm Springs, CA; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, 2013.
Ward-Perkins, John. Roman Architecture.
New York, NY; Rizzoli Publications, Inc., 1988.
Magazines
Palm Springs Life
Newspapers
Various issues of:
Desert Sun
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
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48 Los Angeles Times
Tustin News
Internet Resources
Accessingthepast.org
Ancestry.com
Findagrave.com
Imdb.com (Internet Movie Database)
Newspapers.com
Pspreservationfoundation.org
Realtor.com
Usmodernist.org
Moderndesign.org
Interviews
Tracy Tracton
Dan Ary
Jesse McManus
Other Sources Consulted
Palm Springs Historical Society
City of Palm Springs (Planning and Building Departments) Harlan, James R. Pompeii de Las Palmas Nomination Application for Palm Springs Historic District, Palm Springs, CA; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, 2015.
Historic Resources Group. City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement; Survey Findings. Pasadena, 2015 (Final Draft, December 2018).
Marshall, Ron & Barbara. Desert Holly Nomination Application for Palm Springs Historic District, Palm Springs, CA; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, March 2015.
Riche, Melissa. Sandcliff Garden Apartment Homes Nomination Application for Palm Springs Historic District, Palm Springs, CA; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, March 2015.
Riverside County Assessor’s Office
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52 Appendix IV
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(All addresses are within Palm Springs, CA 92264 ) (Building numbers are assigned for reference purposes only} Includes field survey on status of front doors, entry lights and windows. "O" indicates original; "R" for replacement ; and "UC" for unclear. Certain doors could not be verified as they are covered by metal security doors.
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Un it# APN# Sq. Ft Bedroom s Bathroom s Style Door Entry Windows Light
351 512-120-001 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra 0 UC R
355 512-120-002 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R R
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353 512-120-003 1,379 2 2 Caesa r 0 UC 0
357 512-120-004 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
359 512-120-005 1,379 2 2 Caesa r 0 0 0
361 512-120-006 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
Building #3
363 512-120-027 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
411 512-120-028 1,379 2 2 Caesa r SECURITY UC 0
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415 512-120-029 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R R
Building#4
417 512-120 -010 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra SECURITY 0 0
DOOR
419 512-120-009 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R R
421 512-120-008 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 UC R
423 512 -120-007 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra 0 UC R
Building #5
425 512-120-0 11 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R 0
427 512-120-012 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra 0 0 R
429 512-120-013 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopat ra 0 0 R
431 512-120-014 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 UC R
Building #6
433 512-120-015 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra SECURITY 0 0
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435 512-120 -016 1,379 2 2 Caesa r SECURITY 0 R
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437 5 12-120-0 17 1,379 2 2 Caesa r SECURITY 0 0
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439 512-120-0 18 1 ,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra 0 0 R
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Building #7
441 512-120-0 30 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra SECURITY 0 R
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443 512-120-071 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R R
445 512-120-072 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopa t ra 0 UC R
447 512-120-033 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 0 0
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449 512 -120-042 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R R
451 512 -120-043 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R R
453 512-120-044 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY 0 R
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455 512 -120-045 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopat ra 0 UC R
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459 512-120-066 1,542 2+ 2 Cleo patra SECURITY 0 0
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467 512-120-067 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY R R
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475 512 -120-068 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
483 512 -120-069 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 0 0
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Unit# APN# Sq . Ft Bedro o m s Bathroom s Styl e Doo r Entry Windo w s Ligh t
2502 512-120-019 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 0 R
2504 512-120-020 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY 0 0
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2506 512-120-021 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R 0
2508 512-120-022 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY R 0
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Building #11
2510 512-120-023 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatr a 0 0 R
2512 512-120-024 1,339 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2514 5 12-120-025 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY 0 R
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2516 512-120 -026 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra SECURITY UC R
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2518 512-120-041 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
2520 512 -120-040 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY 0 0
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Building #13
2522 512-120-038 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 UC R
2524 512-120-039 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra SECURITY 0 R
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Building #14
2526 512- 120-037 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY R R
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2528 512-120-036 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY 0 R
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2530 512-120-035 1,339 2 2 Caesar 0 R 0
2532 512-120-034 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R R
Building #15
2544 512-120-046 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2546 512-120 -047 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2548 512-120-048 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2550 512-120-049 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
Building #16
2552 512-120-054 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2554 512-120-055 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 UC R
2556 512-120-056 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2558 512-120-057 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
Building #17
2560 512-120-053 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2562 512-120-052 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R R
2564 512- 120-051 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 R 0
2566 512-120-050 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
Building #18
2568 512-120-058 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 0 R
2570 512-120-059 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 UC R
2572 512-120-060 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 0
2574 512-120-061 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra SECURITY R R
DOOR
Building #19
2576 512- 120-062 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 UC R
2578 512-120-063 1,379 2 2 Caesar 0 0 R
2580 512-120-064 1,379 2 2 Caesar SECURITY R R
DOOR
2582 512-120-065 1,542 2+ 2 Cleopatra 0 R R
55 Appendix V
Villa Roma Historic Preservation Plan
The following historic preservation plan is intended to help guide future improvements to Villa Roma and to expedite Certificates of Appropriateness. To that end, these specific improvements at Villa Roma are recommended and should be coordinated with the city’s Historic Preservation Officer:
1. Selection of a single style of replacement window to closely replicate original framing. (Note: Currently, the HOA allows for three types of replacement windows – aluminum, vinyl and fiberglass.)
2. Unoriginal glass block windows should be addressed with a separate remediation strategy.
3. Set standards for entry light types with recommendations to replace unsympathetic designs.
4. Selection of a single standard style for replacement rear patio gates.
5. Selection of a single design of replacement entryway flatwork where original terrazzo has been replaced.
6. Selection of a single design of replacement front door hardware.
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56 Appendix VI
Various Views/Architectural Elements
Above: Unit with original door, vinyl replacement windows, and added glass block. Note custom Villa Roma planter. Below: Small courtyard.
(Author photos. December 2020)
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57 Above: Unit with steel replacement windows. Below: Original olive trees along Sierra Madre. (Author photos. December 2020)
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58 Above: Unit with original windows, doors and light fixture. Below: Unit with security door, replacement windows and light fixture.
(Author photos. December 2020)
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59 Appendix VII
Grant Deed
Grant Deed documenting developer Dominick Sfregola’s acquisition of the Villa Roma property.
Note that one of the grantors was Frank Bogert, a major figure in the history of Palm Springs.
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August 30, 2021
Villa Roma Owners Association, Inc.
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92262
To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of Villa Roma Owners Association, and acting in my capacity as Managing Agent of the Association, I hereby certify that members of the Villa Roma Owners Association have agreed to pursue Historic District designation of the complex, pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 8.05.
The Board of Directors of Villa Roma Owners Association has engaged the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation in the preparation of the Historic District nomination, and has appointed Villa Roma Association member Philip Parks to act on behalf of the Association regarding matters related to the application process. Mr. Parks' email address is [email protected].
Sincerely,
Villa Roma Owners Association
M~affney'Mowe, CMCA, AMS
Managing Agent
Phone: (760) 327-0301 Fax: (877) 681-0301
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
County of Riverside
on August 30, 2021 before me, Jacquelyn L. Smith, Notary Public (insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared Meaghan Gaffney-Howe
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENAL TY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature ~- 5l.1,~ (Seal)
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Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Property Address:
APN:
351 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-001-4
Item 2A - Page 85
DocuSign Envelope ID: B2675755-3E4 7-4DB3-943C-8F7113DA001 E Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Glenn Risso
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
11/9/2020
353 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-003-6
Item 2A - Page 86
DocuSign Envelope ID: E0A78504-8E20-4152-9A7F-F9C86A5F204A Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Adrienne Sardelli
Print Name
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
355 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-002-5
Item 2A - Page 87
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7866F21F-60D9-4986-88F7-3388E904O9C8 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Steven Eden
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
357 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-004-7
Item 2A - Page 88
DocuSign Envelope ID: 36A 17FDE-922F-4F34-AF26-9FA5493B7 A 17 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Kelly McCoy
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
359 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-005-8
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Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
4L11111/4 /V/ u L Dzfl
Print Name
a~p~
Signature{
Property Address:.
APN:
361 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-006-9
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DocuSign Envelope ID: A328C1 BF-9438-4DE2-BA08-BDD0D0A9A356 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Oscar Dominguez
Print Name
[~!~~ 10/14/2020
Signature
Property Address: 363 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
APN: 512-120-027-8
Item 2A - Page 91
DocuSign Envelope ID: ECCF34D7-4806-41D3-8878-A4F6BD98BE22 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Tracy Tracton
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
415 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-029-0
Item 2A - Page 92
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8178FC76-7D39-42F5-9741-D750F742D26D Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Paul Ingold
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
417 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-010-2
Item 2A - Page 93
DocuSign Envelope ID: F3A1B0E6-2C35-4ABF-BD15-A4D62DBD49EE Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Rodolfo cartas
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
419 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-009-2
Item 2A - Page 94
DocuSign Envelope ID: 13ACD2A2-A74C-43F8-81A2-6B05B211 BECD Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Greg McGann
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
421 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-008-1
Item 2A - Page 95
DocuSign Envelope ID: 16A9ACF7-7633-40C1-B812-61CA3EBFFEDF Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
David Johnson
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
423 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-007-0
Item 2A - Page 96
DocuSign Envelope ID: 475CB140-CB70-48A4-BCCB-30B354E4AF3C Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107 /
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Arthur cota
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
425 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-011-3
Item 2A - Page 97
Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
429 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-013-5
Item 2A - Page 98
DocuSign Envelope ID: 120E9D0B-3D96-421 B-8C2C-98CB2DF6580C Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Michael Valdez
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
431 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-014-6
Item 2A - Page 99
DocuSign Envelope ID: 5C31CE00-0249-47B6-8DCC-1FA0529AF963 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Linda Strotz
Print Name
Slg~g ~
Property Address:
APN:
437 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-017-9
Item 2A - Page 100
DocuSign Envelope ID: 6D9B967B-7D82-49F6-988A-0028202E27DD Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Karol
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
439 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-018-0
Item 2A - Page 101
DocuSign Envelope ID: 23EBD660-AB31-4DE5-8994-C1358830E035 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Danny Ary
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
441 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-030-0
Item 2A - Page 102
10/18/2020 Review and sign document(s) I DocuSign
OocuSign Envelope ID: OB5E4212-BCB0-4AC4-952B-F3GB655AB04E Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1.111 E. Tahqultz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Sharon Siegel
----·-·----·----·---
Property Address:
APN:
445 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-072·8
Item 2A - Page 103
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8511FD18-60F5-4328-970D-C18F3FD83590 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Charles Williams
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
449 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-042-1
Item 2A - Page 104
DocuSign Envelope ID: 5957FF6A-1D97-44F4-A736-D94D92DA4A2E Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Thomas Glaser
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/15/2020
451 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-043-2
Item 2A - Page 105
DocuSlgn Envelope ID: 7EAC9068-8285-4FC5-9BCE-81660E49FAC2 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Jerome Young
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
453 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-044-3
Item 2A - Page 106
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1155ACBE-4396-4621-AE4F-6C1 EBEF57649 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Edward T Brose
Print Name
AOA 12480862E4E3 ...
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
455 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-045-4
Item 2A - Page 107
DocuSign Envelope ID: 393DA2FD-B83C-443D-A4A5-A0A484AB04C3 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
T. Marc Giroux
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
459 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-066-3
Item 2A - Page 108
DocuSign Envelope ID: E988E42C-0740-486F-9A6B-984026F2DE65 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Donald Grimm
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
467 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-067-4
Item 2A - Page 109
DocuSign Envelope ID: A0AE2D7B-C9C7--46EA-A2E4-ECD4B9BE4D8D Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Pearl Davis
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
475 Avenida Granada
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-068-5
Item 2A - Page 110
DocuSign Envelope ID: 5C4DFEB5-5A41-4D92-897E-966E3ABC762B Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Phil; p Parks
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/17/2020
2502 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-019-1
Item 2A - Page 111
DocuSign Envelope ID: 4E109839-1162-4371-B3DC-86FB4A703D21 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Bennie Jonathan Sumner
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2504 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-020-1
Item 2A - Page 112
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1 FB2F3FF-E2CA-4E66-9DFC-88F1 EAD696CF Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Mary Louise class
Print Name
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2506 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-021-2
Item 2A - Page 113
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CCB1986-1060-4673-A6BF-783F408662E8 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Edward Kubota
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2508 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-022-3
Item 2A - Page 114
DocuSign Envelope ID: 72897CD8-E418-48F1-A446-36F79EEFABF8 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Mark Bourque
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
2512 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-024-5
Item 2A - Page 115
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8A323F2F-026D-4D4E-A325-7ED27F601340 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Macari
Print Name
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Signature
Property Address:
APN:
2514 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-025-6
Item 2A - Page 116
DocuSign Envelope ID: 23998250-0FC9-400C-989C-745EC43D7283 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Edward Tolan
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/19/2020
2516 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-026-7
Item 2A - Page 117
DocuSign Envelope ID: 12CDD0C5-CCFE-4517-9F13-A796760E93C8 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historit district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Joseph Colby
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
2520 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-040-9
Item 2A - Page 118
DocuSign Envelope ID: 4B95083F-E493-4956-B27 A-724179D855D8 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264 '
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Burkman
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2522 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-038-8
Item 2A - Page 119
Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahql!itz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Property Address:
APN:
2524 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-039-9
Item 2A - Page 120
DocuSign Envelope ID: B04D7E65-74E5-4FF3-ADC8-A31D34BB33C6 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Letty Jo Randell
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2526 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-037-7
Item 2A - Page 121
DocuSign Envelope ID: F46893E4-D5DD-4EFF-883F-7134229061A4 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Pamela Hannah
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2528 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-036-6
Item 2A - Page 122
DocuSign Envelope ID: C5D9E2CD-958D-4250-A3A3-0DDE324E76AC Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Miriam Dow
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2530 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-035-5
Item 2A - Page 123
DocuSign Envelope ID: A6769AC7-0D33-460B-9DD6-C04075135513 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Paul Lechlinski
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/16/2020
2532 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-034-4
Item 2A - Page 124
DocuSign Envelope ID: 6C8C1A5F-F4F0-4A1C-B8A2-5AE686A08167 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Dayna Pink
Print Name
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Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/15/2020
2544 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-046-5
Item 2A - Page 125
Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Print Name
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Property Address:
APN:
2546 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-047-6
Item 2A - Page 126
DocuSign Envelope ID: E22EBBED-E37B-40CD-9132-FDC53AEFF8D0 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Richard Anderson
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2548 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-048-7
Item 2A - Page 127
DocuSign Envelope ID: D5198458-451F-4614-A45B-0672FBADCBE4 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
George Gallucci
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/18/2020
2554 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-055-3
Item 2A - Page 128
DocuSign Envelope ID: 402240EB-91 F2-47CA-B646-F0606B45FED2 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Frances Newman
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
11/6/2020
2558 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-057-5
Item 2A - Page 129
DocuSign Envelope ID: 131 A5162-D077-4CEB-BE7F-1 B5A0DC4DB76 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Duane oauphine
Print Name
~DocuSlgned by:
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Signature
Property Address: 2560 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
APN: 512-120-053-1
Item 2A - Page 130
DocuSign Envelope ID: 112E5DB7-2FC0-42CE-8370-4857F90777FE Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Paul Ingold
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2562 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-052-0
Item 2A - Page 131
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEBF6118-78A5-4C98-AA0C-4F952DCB817D Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Peter O'Reilly
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/15/2020
2564 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-051-9
Item 2A - Page 132
DocuSign Envelope ID: 61A85704-5766--42E3-9837-A93409280O1 B Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Saunders-Moorman
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/15/2020
2566 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-050-8
Item 2A - Page 133
DocuSign Envelope ID: 178688FB-C45B-4AE6-AEA4-E4C9980F9B00 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Linda Rudolph
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2568 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-058-6
Item 2A - Page 134
DocuSign Envelope ID: CF63C4CD-7C8A-4621-BEED-0CFB2F66B88D Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
carol Grant
Print Name
006C9ESB6021432 ...
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2572 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-060-7
Item 2A - Page 135
DocuSign Envelope ID: A53AB7E1-B6D9-44BE-A385-3238EAB52C96 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
John Klingenmeier
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2574 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-061-8
Item 2A - Page 136
DocuSign Envelope ID: 55E2549C-AE75-427C-AEFF-6EA4F6D390B6 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Siegfried Lackner
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2576 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-062-9
Item 2A - Page 137
DocuSign Envelope ID: D0A1 E11 F-9375-4F54-83AB-FFF9FF258D94 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Louis cote
Print Name
85864004AD0D41 F .. ,
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/14/2020
2578 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-063-0
Item 2A - Page 138
DocuSign Envelope ID: C5797E22-3D23-4ADA-BDEF-46B92656B4B9 Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Randy Marks
Print Name
Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/15/2020
2580 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-064-1
Item 2A - Page 139
DocuSign Envelope ID: 5ADAE264-0DCA-4376-BF5A-A5031796587B Villa Roma Owners Association Board of Directors
c/o The Gaffney Group
1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 107
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Re: Villa Roma Owners Association
Historic Designation
Dear Board of Directors,
As a member of Villa Roma Owners Association, I hereby provide my approval of the Association pursuing the historic district designation through the City of Palm Springs.
Sincerely,
Lisa vicino
Print Name
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Signature
Property Address:
APN:
10/19/2020
2582 Sierra Madre
Palm Springs, CA 92264
512-120-065-2
VILLA ROMA OWNERS ASSOCIATION
C/O THE GAFFNEY GROUP
VILLA ROMA OWNERS
ASSOCIATION
ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES
(RULES & REGULATIONS)
October 2022
Historic District Design Guidelines
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. GUIDELINE OBJECTIVES
B. HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION CRITERIA
C. LIST OF “CONTRIBUTING SITES” AND “NON-CONTRIBUTING SITES” D. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE APPLICATION PROCESS
E. APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE FOR DEMOLITION, ALTERATION OR
NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT
F. NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATION
G. ARCHITECTURAL MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
H. DISRUPTION OF COMMUNITY COMMON AREA
I. CITY BUILDING PERMITS
J. REPORTING VIOLATIONS
K. NON-CONFORMING EXISTING CONDITIONS
L. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
M. HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
N. OWNER GUIDELINES
1. AIR CONDITIONERS/SWAMP COOLERS
2. BASKETBALL HOOPS
3. CARPORTS
4. CLOTHESLINES
5. DOORS (FRONT)
6. DOORS (PATIO)
7. EXTERIOR MISTING SYSTEMS
8. FENCES & GATES
9. GUTTERS & DOWN SPOUT
10. LIGHTING
11. PATIOS AND LANDINGS
12. PATIO COVERS
13. PATIO DECK AREA
14. SATELLITE EQUIPMENT AND ANNTENNAS
15. SIGNS
16. SKYLIGHTS
17. SOLAR PANELS
18. STORAGE SHEDS
19. WINDOWS & DOORS
20. WINDOWS AND DOOR SCREENS
21. WINDOW TREATMENTS AND AWNINGS
22. WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
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O. ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES
1. CARPORTS
2. CLUB HOUSE
3. GARDEN SPACES
4. LIGHTING
5. MONUMENT SIGN
6. POOL, SPA & DECKING
7. RESESSED ENTRIES
8. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
9. ROMAN THEMED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
10. ROOFS AND FASCIA
11. WALLS
• PATIO
• PERIMETER
• PRIVACY
12. WIRING & CONDUIT (EXTERIOR)
P. AMENDMENTS & EXCEPTIONS
APPENDIX A
APPROVED COLORS
APPENDIX B
APPROVED HARDWARE
APPENDIX C
WINDOW AND SLIDING DOOR DIMENSIONS
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A. GUIDELINE OBJECTIVES
This document is a guide for the members of the Villa Roma Architectural Review Committee (VRARC) and the Villa Roma Owners Association property owners. It is the Board of Directors’ hope that these guidelines will increase the homeowner's awareness of the ways in which the integrity of the Villa Roma Community is preserved and the responsibilities the homeowners must assume in this process.
In order to maintain the architectural character, history and integrity of the community as well as preserve the value of homes and meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Resources and explain how they apply when considering alterations within a historic district, the Board of Directors has enacted the following VRARC guidelines.
The authority of the Board of Directors to enact and enforce these architectural guidelines is provided by the Declaration of Covenants Conditions and Restrictions, Article VIII. Strict observance and adherence to these guidelines is required. However, in the event of any conflict between these architectural guidelines and the Declaration of Covenants Conditions and Restrictions, the documents shall be mutually revised to resolve any inconsistencies or conflicts..
These guidelines refer to what is considered “plain view” which indicates any modification that is visible from other units and/or common areas not within the confines of individual units. Although this is a consideration for architectural modification approval, it does not eliminate the homeowners’ responsibility to adhere to these guidelines
The goal and purpose of the following architectural guidelines is to maintain the integrity of our historically significant features for historic preservation of the Villa Roma community.
B. HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION CRITERIA
The Villa Roma Garden Homes condo community has been designated as an historic district by the Palm Springs City Council upon recommendation of the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) (“the Board”). The City Council found that the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District, as a whole, exhibits exceptional historic significance because it is reflective of the post-World War II shift in residential development patterns from single family houses to include multi-family housing and to embrace new and innovative form of multi-family property types. The Board also found that the historic district exemplifies the postwar garden apartment community type that today contributes to Palm Springs’ Mid-century Modern residential landscape. The Board identified their findings are supported by two criteria pursuant to the City of Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance (PSMC 8.05.090(C,1):
(Criterion “c”) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history;
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based on Criterion “c”. In making its finding, the Board determined that the historic district is significant within the theme, “Post-World War II Multi-Family Residential Development” in Palm Springs, as discussed in the citywide historic context statement. Villa Roma Garden Homes exemplifies new trends and patterns of multi-family development from the postwar period when prosperity brought a new group of upper middle and middle-class tourists, residents, and second-home owners to the city. This gradual democratization of Palm Springs would irrevocably change the city during the 1950’s and 60’s through the use of innovative and creative forms of multi-family residential development and ownership options. The Board further found that Villa Roma Garden Homes exemplifies the multi-family garden apartment community property type of the 1960s, and now regarded as ubiquitous to Palm Springs’ residential landscape.
The type employed a Modern design aesthetic and sometimes incorporated historic architectural styles such as the Roman elements applied to Villa Roma Garden Homes. The garden apartment type of the 1960s features low-slung buildings and a site plan that incorporates separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, no or few through streets, landscaped areas, and amenities such as pools, clubhouses, and gathering spaces deliberately designed to foster a unique sense of community and social interaction.
(Criterion “f”) The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one entity exists;
The Board found that Villa Roma Garden Homes qualifies as a historic district based on Criterion “f”. In making this finding, the Board noted that the historic district derives significance from being a unified entity comprised of a variety of contributing features and because it characterizes Midcentury Modern garden apartment communities of the postwar era in Palm Springs. The identity of the district results from the interrelationship of its contributing features that convey a visual sense of the overall historic environment and period of development. Thus, the Board found that the development as a whole entity is significant, although the individual components lack distinction (i.e., exceptional historic significance”)
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The contributing features of the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District were identified as:
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• Carports.
• Swimming pool and spa.
• Clubhouse including the colonnade and the folded-plate portico on the west side facing the swimming pool.
• Original statuary, benches, and planters
• Original monument sign (not including the plastic signage)
The non-contributing features of the Villa Roma Garden Homes Historic District were identified as:
• Additions to back patios on residential units.
• Solar panels and related concealment screens.
• Glass bock windows.
• Steel security doors.
• Non-original entry light fixtures.
• Ground mounted pool equipment and equipment enclosure. • Pool fencing.
• Desert landscaping.
C. LIST OF “CONTRIBUTING SITES” AND “NON-CONTRIBUTING SITES” Comprehensive list is in development.
D. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE APPLICATION PROCESS
Before any work begins, approval for all exterior and some interior improvements must be obtained from the ARC, the HOA Board of Directors and the Historic Site Preservation Board. Applications should be submitted well in advance of the proposed architectural change(s) and then allow a minimum of sixty (60) days for a response. To initiate this process the homeowner, NOT the tenant, shall request from the Property Manager an application (Architectural Change Form) requesting approval of the proposed improvement(s). The completed application and any applicable plans, sales brochures or other descriptive literature showing the type of installation/construction must be submitted to the Property Manager.
The VRARC and the HOA Board of Directors will review the application at their next monthly meeting (homeowners are welcome to attend to further explain their improvements) and respond to the homeowner in a timely manner. The VRARC may need to do an on-site inspection before rendering a decision. Where appropriate and at the discretion of the HOA Board of Directors, a Hold Harmless Agreement will be required for certain installations. These are recorded with the County Recorder to provide notice of the change and maintenance responsibilities and to inform any future homeowner. Following the VRARC and HOA Board of Item 2A - Page 145
Directors approval, the owner shall submit an application to the Historic Preservation Office or Historic Site Preservation Board by means of an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness .
E. APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE FOR DEMOLITION, ALTERATION OR
NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT
1. Application. The application for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be made upon application by the owner(s) of the site where the contributing or non- contributing resource is located or the owner’s representative upon such forms as may be established by the Department, and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be established by the City Council. Applications shall be signed by all current owner(s) of record.
2. Documentation. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be accompanied by the following items, which detail the proposed demolition, alteration or construction work:
a. A brief description of the proposed demolition, alteration or new construction; b. Photographs of each exterior side of the structure or building to be demolished, altered or constructed;
c. Drawings for conceptual review of any demolition, alteration or new construction work;
d. Material samples and/or manufacturer’s brochures which show and describe the materials to be used in the alteration or new construction; e. A site plan showing the location of the proposed demolition, alteration or new construction work;
f. If signage is part of the proposed alteration work, drawings showing the specifications for the signage and demonstrating conformance to the City’s sign ordinance or approved sign program; and
g. Any other information which the HPO deems necessary to accurately describe the scope of alteration or new construction work proposed.
All homeowner applications, plans and drawings shall be submitted to:
Villa Roma Owners Association
C/O The property management company
Failure to obtain necessary approval in writing from the HOA Board of Directors and the HSPB or HPO is a violation of Association policies in accordance with the CC&Rs and may require modification or removal of the improvements at the homeowner's expense and will result in fines.
F. NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATION
The HOA Board of Directors strongly suggests that the homeowner requesting improvements to consult with all neighbors as to any proposed improvements, approval of which might have an impact on the use and enjoyment of their neighbor’s property, i.e.: dates and times of construction activity.
Neighbor means the home(s), which share a common wall with the homeowner requesting the improvement. This neighbor notification in addition to the notification of a pending application which is required to be given and Item 2A - Page 146
memorialized on the application
G. ARCHITECTURAL MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
1. All work must be performed in a manner consistent with the general dwelling construction and appearance of the community. All work considered being of an unsightly finished nature or of lesser quality than prevailing community standards must be reworked to an acceptable appearance at the sole discretion of the HOA Board of Directors. All work must be performed by a licensed and insured contractor.
2. When construction work requires the use of adjoining property the applicant must obtain written permission from the adjoining property owner. A copy of that permission must be submitted with an application for approval.
3. Paint colors shall be those utilized throughout the complex and are available from the Management company or as reflected in Appendix A. The use of any other colors is not permitted.
4. Any approved architectural changes and installed by any homeowner are the sole future responsibility of the homeowner in terms of upkeep and replacement costs except, at the discretion of the HOA Board of Director's, regular exterior repainting costs may be borne by the Association.
H. DISRUPTION OF THE COMMUNITY COMMON AREA
Community common area, which is damaged or disrupted due to the installation, construction or maintenance of an individual owner's improvement, must be restored to its original condition at the expense of the homeowner as soon as the work is completed.
I. CITY BUILDING PERMITS
Approval by the ARC, the HOA Board of Directors and the HSPB for any improvements does not waive the necessity of obtaining required building permits. Obtaining building permits does not waive the need for VRARC approval. Rulings and information on city building permit requirements may be obtained from the City of Palm Springs Building Department. Please refer to their website at:
https://www.palmspringsca.gov/government/departments/building
J. REPORTING VIOLATION
The VRARC does not actively seek out violations, instead it relies upon the residents to comply with and support the rules and restrictions contained in the CC&Rs. When residents become aware of a possible violation they should report it to the Property Manager. In all cases the VRARC and the HOA Board of Directors will require a written notice of the alleged violation from the affected resident(s).
K. NON-CONFORMING EXISTING CONDITIONS
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L. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
Any exterior additions, alterations or modifications to buildings, walls or fences, except those outlined in these guidelines, are prohibited unless approved by the ARC, the HOA Board of Directors and the HSPB. Also, any interior alterations, including electrical and plumbing changes, changes that affect any interior walls, common walls or the structural integrity of a unit are prohibited unless approved by the HOA Board of Directors. The cost to repair or restore a building to its original condition caused by any unauthorized architectural changes or modifications, made by a homeowner or tenant, will be the responsibility of the homeowner. Additionally, any approved structural change(s) are to be executed by a licensed California contractor and in compliance with all city building codes with proper permits.
M. HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
A fully executed Hold Harmless Agreement may be required. The agreement provides that one party (the "Promisor" or Homeowner) will be responsible for all damages and liability, including legal fees incurred in defending against a claim, the other party (the "Promisee" or Home Owners Association) incurs, resulting from something the (the “Promisor” or Homeowner) does or fails to do.
N. OWNER GUIDELINES:
1. Air Conditioners/Swamp Cooler
Air conditioning units and/or swamp coolers installed in windows or walls or installed on the roof that are visible from common areas are prohibited. i. Air conditioning lines/cables/conduit should be installed through walls whenever possible, not surface mounted.
ii. Any lines/cables/conduit visible from outside the unit must be covered with a galvanized sheet metal line cover and painted to match the building color.
iii. New electrical boxes and covers must also be painted to match the building color.
A Hold Harmless Agreement must be submitted with this installation
2. Basketball Hoops:
Installation of basketball hoops is prohibited.
3. Carports
i. Any modifications to carports are prohibited.
ii. No storage units may be installed within the carports
4. Clotheslines:
Outside clotheslines are prohibited.
5. Doors (Front):
a. All double slab front doors and their maintenance are the responsibility of the homeowners.
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b. Front doors shall be maintained with proper painting in approved colors. Appendix A
c. Any door replacement requires approval and must be in the original design: Double flat solid core 96” tall door with 1.75” x 1.75” raised molding in 3 rectangular shape configurations per door. d. Security doors are acceptable providing they are:
i. In an approved design: linear or reflecting the original door design. Exhibit B
ii. Painted in an approved color. Appendix A
e. Door hardware must be matte gold or satin nickel in appearance with elongated handle in an approved style. Exhibit B
6. Doors (Patio):
Patio doors may be replaced at the owner's expense per the following requirements:
a. Sliding door units are the only acceptable installation. b. The door frames exterior color must be brushed aluminum c. The door opening must remain or be brought back to original dimensions Appendix C
d. Only clear or low-E glass and solar gray tint, if desired, are allowed. No grid, patterned, obscure, reflective or stained glass is permitted.
7. Exterior misting systems:
a. Exterior misting systems are prohibited
8. Fences & Gates:
a. Patio gates, fences, walls, gate latches/locks/hinges and their maintenance are the responsibility of the homeowner.
b. Patio gates must be of metal or wood construction (no glass or, plexi-glass) and must be plain or limited to linear (vertical or horizontal) supports (no scroll or geometric designs)
c. All door fixtures must have a satin nickel or matte gold appearance in approved style. Appendix B
d. Patio gates must be painted the same color as the wall(s) to which they are attached.
e. Privacy fences or gates may be installed in the front of units behind privacy walls, and must be constructed with metal or wood (no glass, plexi-glass). Must be constructed to a height lower than existing walls and hidden from view when looking from the front of the unit. Any adornment must be limited to linear (vertical or horizontal) support treatments only (no scroll or geometric designs) They can be solid, slatted or perforated metal. Lattice is not an acceptable material
f. Unit address numbers next to the exterior of patio gates should be 5” metal in block lettering (not italics) in a brushed aluminum appearance and should be placed on the wall closest to the handle so it can be seen when the gate is in the open position. Should be mounted in a vertical installation. Appendix B
g. Plants or vines may be planted near, but not be attached to fences or gates.
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Example of original rear gate: Metal frame with plywood or paneled wood
Allowable replacements: All Metal
Examples of front privacy fences/gates
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9. Gutters & Down Spouts:
Rain gutters and downspouts are prohibited
10. Lighting:
a. Homeowner installation of lights in the common area is prohibited b. Exterior lighting fixture changes require prior approval. c. Proposed new fixtures should be consistent with approved designs. Appendix B
d. Holiday lighting and decorating is permitted so long as they do not utilize common area electricity and do not damage common area. The acceptable time frame in which to display Holiday decorations is installation no sooner than three weeks prior to the holiday and must be removed within one week following the holiday.
11. Patios and Landings:
The front landing/stoop is the responsibility of the Owners. a. The top landing/stoop should be maintained in the original terrazzo style b. The lower landing/stoop may not be altered and should be retained in original cement material.
c. Unit address numbers at the front of the units may be added within the front patio area but should be 5” metal block lettering style (not italics) in a brushed aluminum appearance and should be mounted in a vertical installation. Appendix B
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Rear patios must be kept free of debris and clutter, to control pest issues.
Gas or propane barbecue grills are permitted in patio areas; charcoal grills and wood burning fire pits are prohibited.
All items on rear patios must be maintained below the rear patio wall sight line, with the exception of the following:
a. Trees or other plantings. Any landscape must be maintained so it is not touching the building or roof.
b. Two temporary removable umbrellas. The umbrellas must be solid in color in an approved color and may not display excessive fading or wear.
c. Shades, awnings or exterior curtains may be allowed (approval is still required) if completely out of sight from common areas when closed and/or retracted.
Owner is responsible for repair to the building or walls caused by the installation or display of any personal property.
12. Patio Covers:
a. Any structural alterations to outdoor patio covers are prohibited b. Covering the patio rafters is allowed but must follow approved design specifications including flat (not corrugated) opaque, translucent or transparent plexiglass and may not extend past the original roof line.
Proper installation includes a slight angle for drainage and a complete seal around the edges to eliminate leaking into the roofing material c. Any damage caused to the roof or structure by improper installation will be the responsibility of the owner
d. Ongoing maintenance to any installation of a patio covering is the responsibility of the owner
e. No siding, fencing or railing of any type is permitted between supportive posts of the patio cover or between the fence and the patio cover.
f. Patio areas may not be completely enclosed in any way by screening or other material.
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A Hold Harmless Agreement must be submitted with this installation
13. Patio Deck Area:
a. Adequate drainage is to be installed to prevent standing water and run- off onto adjacent properties.
b. Any damage caused by hanging of plant containers or other objects from roof eaves is the responsibility of the owner
c. Plant containers may not be attached to the building (stucco) A Hold Harmless Agreement must be submitted with this installation.
14. Satellite Equipment & Antennas (Definitions):
Satellite Equipment & Antennas are prohibited.
15. Signs:
Pursuant to the CC&Rs, no sign, poster, display, billboard or other advertising device of any kind shall be displayed for public view on any portion of the common area property. The only exceptions being a sign indicating the presence of a security system is permitted on a small stake in the common area or decal in window or door. Real estate signs are to be placed inside units in the front windows and/or on the exterior of the Villa Roma property
No signs may be attached to the building exterior, fences or doors.
16. Skylights:
Skylights or solar tubes are prohibited
17. Solar panels
May only be installed with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Upon approval, the entire systems’ maintenance as well the unit’s roof become the sole responsibility of the homeowner(s) a. Must be installed no closer than 5 feet from the edge of the roof b. Must be installed at a total height not to exceed 12” c. Concealment screens are prohibited
d. Exterior cabling down walls must be concealed and painted to match unit color
Optional homeowner car charging units must be installed within homeowners adjacent patio or if not adjacent then in accordance to Palm Springs Municipal Code 8.05.150 Placement of Alternative Energy Systems on Historic Resources.
18. Storage Sheds:
Any freestanding storage sheds or cabinets on patio decks that are visible from any common area(s) are prohibited.
19. Water treatment systems (i.e. water softeners and related equipment) Must be contained behind block walls, which requires board approval or in back patios
20. Windows & Doors:
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request form and must be approved by the Board of Directors. b. Only sliding windows and sliding doors are permitted and must be in the size and style of the original window being replaced. Appendix C c. Framing material must be brushed aluminum
d. Windows and sliding doors may have clear or low-E glass but no grid, patterned, obscure, reflective or stained glass is permitted.
Except for bathroom windows which can have obscure glass e. Glass block is prohibited
f. Both original and/or replacement windows and doors are the sole responsibility of the homeowner including their maintenance A Hold Harmless Agreement must be submitted with this installation
21. Window & Door Screens:
a. Repair or replacement of damaged or missing window and door screens is the responsibility of the homeowner.
b. Window screening and frame replacement may only be
replaced with the same color as the window framing
22. Window Treatments and Awnings:
a. Wrought iron or security bars of any type is prohibited. b. Awnings of any type over windows or openings on the exterior of units are prohibited.
c. Blinds, rolled shutters or sunshades on the exterior of unit windows are prohibited.
d. Non-reflective interior tint may be installed on windows. A sample of the material to be utilized must be submitted with an VRARC application for approval prior to installation.
O. ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES
1. Carports
a. Must remain open and detached from residential units. No enclosed garages are permitted
b. Repairs to be made in similar style and material to the original for all visible elements
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2. Club House
a. Doors & Windows: Must be framed in brushed aluminum in a sliding configuration. May have clear or low-E glass but no grid, patterned, obscure, reflective or stained glass is permitted
b. Folded Plate Roof and Colonnade: Must be maintained in the original design, material and Roman theme
c. Exterior Walls: Must be maintained in wood frame covered in sand finish stucco consistent with original design
d. Columns: Must be maintained in original material and styling
3. Garden Spaces
a. Pathways and sidewalks: Concrete pathways must be maintained in original configuration and all repairs to be made with concrete in matching color
b. Grass areas: Various areas throughout the complex will remain grass to retain the garden apartment element of the community c. Trees: All mature olive, palo verde and palm trees will be maintained for long life and may be replaced with same species if necessary.
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trees will be of a minimum 24” box size
d. Hedges: Original hedges will be maintained in original design along street facing areas. Must be replaced with the same species of plant
4. Lighting
a. Perimeter lighting at all entrances will be maintained in a white globe with black lamp post style
b. Garden and pathway lighting will be maintained in a style to be minimally noticed and blend into the landscaping using a sandstone color fixture
c. Driveway building/wall lights will be maintained to be minimally noticed and blend into any nearby structures. The pole for the driveway pole lights will be black in color with a white globe. Building lights will be of similar color to structure to which it is attached.
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5. Monument Signs: Will be maintained in original concrete block style and painted white. The plastic signage will be maintained in similar font and size as the original
6. Pool, Spa, Decking and Fencing:
a. Coping, plaster, tile, steps and handrails will be maintained in original style, design and material
b. Decking may be covered in a heat reducing product in a gray color to match the original concrete
c. Pool fencing will be of metal material and will meet the specifications required by the City of Palm Springs Department of Building & Safety. It will be painted the same color as the residential units so as to blend in.
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7. Recessed Entries
a. Elevated Rooflines: Maintain the entry rooflines in the original configuration of 3 various styles (flat, arched & peaked) maintaining the pedestal design where originally installed
8. Residential Buildings – Architectural Detail and Building Materials: The 19 residential buildings will be maintained in the original configuration as shown in the site plan including the Roman themed columns and pilasters (half of a 10” diameter scalloped [eleven 1.375” scallops] column with a 14” x 4” roman scroll cap atop a 2” x 11” column cap with an 11” x ½”, 12” x 2” and 14” x 2” concentric base). Replacements shall match existing.
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c. Two Corner Temples with iconic columns supporting a roof will be maintained in original styling using similar material to the original construction.
d. Statues: Original statue as well as the replacement statue will be preserved with regular painting and plaster repair when needed.
Should replacement be required, all attempts should be made to replace with similar look, appearance and material to the original
10. Roofs & Fascia: Roofs will be maintained with the original blown foam installation; Fascia will be repaired, replaced and maintained in original styling
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11. Walls
a. Patio: Will be repaired, replaced or maintained in original square smooth concrete block material
b. Perimeter: Concrete block stone in design similar to original installation will be maintained throughout the complex
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P. AMENDMENTS & EXCEPTIONS:
These guidelines may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors and approved by the Palm Springs Historical Preservation Office or Historic Site Preservation Board. The VRARC and the Board of Directors will conduct a yearly evaluation of the guidelines to determine if amendments are required. Homeowners may also submit requests to the Board of Directors for additions or changes to these guidelines. Exceptions to these policies may also be allowed if deemed justified by the Board of Directors and approved by the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board. Additionally, any existing non- conformities to these guidelines prior to its adoption date are exempt from these guidelines and may be repaired and maintained but cannot be expanded in any way or they must meet the guideline standards set forth above.
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Appendix A Approved Colors
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Villa Roma Colors
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Manai:iement Company: The Gaffney Group
Painting Contractor: OD Painting (buildings) 760-202-8100 Painting Contractor: MC Paintin!l (entry doors) 760-323-801 o Colors and products :
White stucco and block Acriglo 7500 white (no tint)
Stucco I main body color: 0539 Place of Dust. Acribond flat finish 3000 Utility doors: 0539 Place of Dust, Carefree semigloss finish 8400 Tables at pool: Polytec 8800 white (no tint)
Pool fencing: 9800 Protec semigloss
Front entry doors, 3 color options:
0537 Dove's Wing (very light gray/ off white) , Vista Protec semigloss 9800 0666 Trish's Eyes (blue), Vista Protec semigloss 9800
2029-40 Stem Green (green), BENJAMIN MOORE Aura exter ior semigloss -available at AC€ -- - - - -l,la(.dwa,e __
Vista Paint Product - equiv.~IM1 to Stem Green: VP45-22247; Carefi·ee Acryl ic Semigloss Colors on file at the Cathedral City Vista Paint location~with the exception of the Benjamin 68956 Perez Road, Cathedral City, 92234 Moore Slern Green) 760-202-2778
Appendix B Approved Hardware and light fixtures
KwiksetSignatures Up & Down Can Light 6-in high
San Clemente 12-in x 4.75-in Brushed Aluminum
Satin Nickel Outdoor Wall Light outdoor wall light Entry Door Handleset Brushed Aluminum for Sliding Doors For Entryway
5 in. Satin Nickel Floating or Flush Plated House Number
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Appendix C Windows and Sliding Doors
Original Window Dimensions:
CLEOPATRA WIDTH X HIGHTH (inches)
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Kitchen 47 35
Guest Bath 47 48
Master Bath 48 75
Master Slider 70 80
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Patio Slider 96 80 With 48 x 80 sidelight
Den 70 35
Guest Slider 70 80
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Living Room 141 47
Guest BR 70 35
PATIO
Patio Slider 70 80
Kitchen 35 35
Master Toilet 39 41
Master Shower 36 75
Master Slider 70 80
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Sliding Doors
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Villa Roma Owners Association
Owners in attendance at the following meetings where Historic Designation was on the agenda and Ken Lyon was a guest speaker:
October 2. 2021
Robert Graham, Tom Halligan, Joe Severiano and Steve Dicarlo, Barbra Matis, Adrienne Sardelli, Mark Larson, Eddy Kubota, Philip Parks, Steve Eden and Jon Tanaka, Mark Bourque, Nicholas Couscouris, Linda Rudolph, Carol Grant, Tom Glaser, Kelly McCoy, and Paul Pedrazas December 4, 2021
Ethan Pruett, Linda Strotz, Adrienne Sardelli, Kyle Gunderson, Tom Glaser, Philip Parks, Carol Grant, Steve Dicarlo and Joe Severiano, and Marc Giroux
February 5, 2022
Adrienne Sardelli, John Klingenmeier and Del Southard, Marc Giroux, Steve Eden and Jon Tanaka, Ethan Pruett, Tom Glaser, Andrew Gutierrez, Donald Grimm, Brett Bovee, and Carol Grant VILLA ROMA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October 2, 2021 Via Zoom Conferencing
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Ary, President
Greg McGann, Vice President
Wayne Curtis, Secretary
Paul Cartas, Treasurer
Bill VanHemert, Director
OWNERS PRESENT: Robert Graham, Tom Halligan, Joe Severiano and Steve DiCarlo, Barbra Matis, Adrienne Sardelli, Mark Larson, Eddy Kubota, Philip Parks, Steve Eden and Jon Tanaka, Mark Bourque, Nicholas Couscouris, Linda Rudolph, Carol Grant, Tom Glaser, Kelly McCoy, and Paul Pedrazas
Also present were Meaghan Gaffney-Howe, representing The Gaffney Group, and Ken Lyon, representing the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board
CALL TO ORDER
President Ary called the meeting to order at 10:05 A.M. At this time, he introduced Ken Lyon, Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Officer, to present information to the members regarding the Historic Designation that Villa Roma is seeking to obtain.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Historic Designation
Mr. Lyon presented an overview of the following:
• What historic districts are, identifying city districts versus sites for condo complexes. • The process to apply for a historic designation and criteria that need to be met, including completion of a specific report (which the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation has prepared for Villa Roma), community outreach meetings, public hearings following proper notice, and a recommendation to - and final decision by - the City Council.
• Contributing versus non-contributing factors that affect the historic integrity of the property. The Secretary of the Interior has established guidelines for Historic resources, and the City looks to ensure that the integrity of these guidelines are upheld.
• The application/approval process for exterior modifications within Historic sites (interior modification procedures are not governed by the Historic guidelines). This included discussion regarding landscaping and allowance for drought tolerant materials.
• The Mills Act – Legislation that recognizes that the owners of Historic sites have an additional financial burden to maintain property to Historic site standards. While introduced as a tax incentive for the individual owners within a Historic Association, there would be no guarantee that every owner will have a reduction in taxes. It is recommended that owners within a
Historic site confer with their accountant and tax assessor to determine if there is a benefit to the individual.
Following a brief question and answer forum with the owners, Mr. Lyon was thanked for his time and presentation and excused from the meeting.
OWNER FORUM
Topics included the status of the pool saltwater conversion, diverters on the roof of one of the buildings, the Security Item 2A - Page 167
VILLA ROMA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
December 4, 2021 Via Zoom Conferencing
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Ary, President
Greg McGann, Vice President
Wayne Curtis, Secretary
Paul Cartas, Treasurer
Bill VanHemert, Director
OWNERS PRESENT: Ethan Pruett, Linda Strotz, Adrienne Sardelli, Kyle Gunderson, Tom Glaser, Philip Parks, Carol Grant, Steve DiCarlo and Joe Severiano, and Marc Giroux
Also present were Meaghan Gaffney-Howe, representing The Gaffney Group, and Ken Lyon, representing the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board
CALL TO ORDER
President Ary called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. At this time, he introduced Ken Lyon, Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Officer, to present information to the members regarding the Historic Designation that Villa Roma is seeking to obtain.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Historic Designation
Mr. Lyon presented a brief overview of the following, noting that it is the same information that was presented at the October 2021 Meeting:
• What historic districts are, identifying city districts versus sites for condo complexes. • The process to apply for a historic designation and criteria that need to be met, including completion of a specific report (which the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation has prepared for Villa Roma), community outreach meetings, public hearings following proper notice, and a recommendation to - and final decision by - the City Council.
• Contributing versus non-contributing factors that affect the historic integrity of the property. • The Mills Act – Legislation that recognizes that the owners of Historic sites have an additional financial burden to maintain property to Historic site standards. While introduced as a tax incentive for the individual owners within a Historic Association, there would be no guarantee that every owner will have a reduction in taxes. It is recommended that owners within a Historic site confer with their accountant and tax assessor to determine if there is a benefit to the individual.
Discussion ensued regarding the application review process, as well as the first impression and current opinions of the Committee members, noting that the final decision is made by City Council following the recommendation of the Committee.
Mr. Lyon was thanked for his time and presentation and excused from the meeting.
OWNER FORUM
Topics included landscape and security.
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VILLA ROMA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
February 5, 2022, Via Zoom Conferencing
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Ary, President
Greg McGann, Vice President
Philip Parks, Treasurer
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Wayne Curtis, Secretary
Bill VanHemert, Director
OWNERS PRESENT: John Klingenmeier, Steven Eden, Brett Bovee, Marc Giroux, Tom Glaser, Del Southard, Donald Grimm, Adrienne Sardelli, Andrew Gutierrez, Robert Ethan Pruett
Also present was Bobbie Gaffney, representing The Gaffney Group
CALL TO ORDER
President Ary called the meeting to order at 10:02 A.M.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Historic Designation
Ken Lyon, Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Officer, joined the meeting at this time to present information to the members regarding the Historic Designation that Villa Roma is pursuing. He stated that this is the third and last required meeting. Once an application for Historic Designation is filed a public hearing will be held. He will be preparing a staff report for that hearing and notice of the meeting will be sent to property owners within a 500 foot radius. The City Council will make the final decision on whether or not Historic Designation is granted. Villa Roma will be judged against established Historic Designation criteria. There will be site visits to look at the outside of the property only. Mr. Lyons mentioned that there may be non-contributing items, such as building additions, etc., that can be detrimental. If Historic Designation is granted any future exterior alterations would need to go through a review from the City.
However, the City can provide blanket approvals, such as an approved screen door, that would not need to be reviewed each time an owner request was made. He noted that the Association’s Architectural Guidelines would need to be amended because they do not qualify as design guidelines. If approved for Historic Designation the Association will receive a written resolution that is recorded with the County.
Mr. Lyon commented on the different windows that are currently installed at Villa Roma and recommended that all future installations have aluminum frames. He spoke of the Mills Act and mentioned that owners may be required to make changes in order to qualify. An application fee is $1,192 currently. This is reviewed by the City Council and becomes a recorded contract if approved. He noted that Mills Act approval has the potential to reduce taxes, but that may not always be the case. Owners who purchased years ago under Prop 13 may not see a reduction, but should they sell the unit the buyer would. There are 5 year annual inspections required under the Mills Act to ensure that owners are continuing to maintain to original standards.
In closing, Mr. Lyon stated that, since this is the third required meeting, the Association now needs to send him a letter, noting the dates that each of the three meetings was held and the owners in attendance at each meeting. Mr. Lyon was thanked for attending and at this time he exited the meeting.
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Villa Roma Owners’ Association
Meeting of the Board of Directors
February 5, 2022