JOINT MEETING
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS TRIBAL COUNCIL
Palm Springs Convention Center, Mesquite F-H
277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA 92262
AGENDA
July 18, 2024
5:00 PM JOINT MEETING
TRIBAL COUNCIL
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
Reid D. Milanovich, Chairman
Candace Patencio Anderson, Vice Chairman
Savana R. Saubel, Secretary/Treasurer
John R. Preckwinkle III, Member
Virginia Siva-Gillespie, Member
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Jeffrey Bernstein, Mayor
Ron deHarte, Mayor Pro Tem
Grace Garner, Councilmember
Christy Holstege, Councilmember
Lisa Middleton, Councilmember
Scott Stiles, City Manager
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5:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL:
TRIBAL COUNCIL ROLL CALL:
INTRODUCTIONS:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
1. DISCUSSIONS:
A. ARTS & CULTURE CITY
B. AGUA CALIENTE CULTURAL MUSEUM UPCOMING PROGRAMMING
C. TRIBAL COURT
D. TRIBAL FOOD & BEVERAGE TAX PROGRAM
E. MEASURE J BALLOT MEASURE
F. PSUSD NATIVE AMERICAN CURRICULUM
G. COD CAMPUS
H. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
2. CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND TRIBAL COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
July 18, 2024 Joint City Council and Tribal Council Meeting 2 ADJOURNMENT:
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I, Brenda Pree, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, hereby certify this Agenda was delivered to each member of the City Council, provided to all parties who have requested such notice, posted at City Hall before 4:00 p.m., on July 17, 2024, and posted on the City’s website as required by established policies and procedures.
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BRENDA PREE, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
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July 18, 2024 Joint City Council and Tribal Council Meeting 3 July 18, 2024
JOINT MEETING
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
TRIBAL COUNCIL
Call To Order
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. City Council Roll Call
3. Tribal Council Roll Call
4. Introductions
5. Public Comment
Museums
• Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
• Palm Springs Air Museum
• Palm Springs Art Museum
• Palm Springs Architecture & Design Center
Arts & Culture City
Film Festivals
• The Palm Springs International Film Festival
• Palm Springs ShortFest
• American Documentary Film Festival
• Animation Film Festival
• Arthur Lyons Film Noir
• Cinema Diverse
• French Film Festival
• Jewish Film Festival
• Latin Film Festival
• Women’s Film Festival
Arts & Culture City
Theatre Groups
• The Bent
• Desert Ensemble Theatre
• Dezart Performs
• Palm Canyon Theatre
• Revolution Stage
Music
• Desert Winds Freedom Symphony
• International Piano Competition
Major Events
• Desert X
• Modernism Week Palm Springs
• Palm Springs Pride
Choral Groups
• Modern Men Choral Group
• Palm Springs Gay Mens Chorus
Arts & Culture City
Entertainment Venues
• Over 70 live music venues including The
Cascade Lounge and the currently being
renovated Plaza Theatre, a 700+ seat venue
programmed by Oak View
• Palm Springs Cultural Center
Galleries and Studios
• Over 150 galleries and artists studios
Dance
• Nickerson-Rossi Dance
• Palm Springs Dance
“Homegrown” Talent
• Music studios, local artists, and performers
• Youth and school groups
Arts & Culture City
Arts & Culture City
Arts & Culture City
Arts & Culture City
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Upcoming Programming
Recent Program Summary
Spring 2024 Inaugural Educator Night
• Bi-annual event for educators to preview our upcoming field trip program and experience our permanent gallery.
2024-2025 Season
Fieldtrips
• Our 3rd -5th grade fieldtrip experience will begin this fall, fully booked out. Bookings for 2025 will launch early next year.
Fall 2024 Educator Night
• Our second educator night for educators to preview our upcoming field trip program and experience our permanent gallery. 2023 Lecture Series
• Inaugural Conversations
2024 Drop-In Programs
• Hands-on activities
Summer Sundays
• Arts and culture projects for local
families
Knowledge: Knowing and Sharing
• Featured topics include a closer look at
the ACBCI & PSUSD curriculum
collaboration and Dr. Sean Milanovich’s
dissertation on the Treaty of Temecula
• Select Wednesday evenings beginning
fall 2024
Recent Programs Summary 2024 Speaker Series
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Upcoming Programming
Tribal Court
Target Opening date: October 1, 2024
Tribal Court Address:980 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am –5pm
Tribal Court Phone: (760) 866-6500
Tribal Code Link: www.aguacaliente.org/legal-Department Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Court
The Tribal Court exercises general civil
jurisdiction over Indians and non-Indians who
either reside on the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation, transact business on the
reservation, and/or have consented to tribal
jurisdiction, or acted in a way that may bring
them within the jurisdiction of the Tribe
according to tribal law.
• Contract Law
• Taxation Disputes
• Tort Liability Claims
• Unlawful Detainer
• Child Welfare
• Child Protection
Tribal Court
• Guardianship
• Adoptions
• Tribal Customary Adoption
• Tribal Foster/Adoptive Home Licensing
• Tribal Elder and Dependent Adult Protection
• Foreign Judgments (Child & Spousal Support Obligations of Employees, Child Support Obligations of Tribal Members)
• Civil Complaints/Civil Disputes
• Drafting Domestic Violence and Harassment Protection Orders Tribal Court
Joseph J. Wiseman, Chief Judge serves a 3-year term
Rosemary Glaser , Tribal Court Administrator
Anita Kersting, Assistant Tribal Court Administrator
Jerry McCormies, Tribal Court Clerk
Jason Reed, Tribal Court Bailiff
3 Tribal Court Security Officers
Tribal Court
The Tribal Court currently has an eight-member team
CDTFA Regulation 1616
• The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration amended Regulation 1616 to clarify that federal law preempts the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sales and purchases of meals, food, and beverages for consumption on an Indian reservation when the sales are subject to an Indian tribe’s sales tax. • The food and beverage sales tax is similar to the California sales tax on meals, food, and beverage sales and is imposed at the same rate as the California sales tax. Importantly, there is no double taxation of a sale. • The Tribal food and beverage sales tax commenced on January 1, 2023.
Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
ACBCI Tax Department Goals
• We are working to ensure a streamlined process
• We are providing transparency
• We are partnering with our taxpayers and are investing in our taxpayers to increase food and beverage sales on the Agua Caliente Reservation Tribal Food and Beverage Sales Tax
Total Collections 1/1/23 to 12/31/23 $9,445,266
Allocations to Cities $3,077,121
1. Tax revenue is primarily used for funding of Tribal Government services. Such uses include:
a. Administration of Tribal Government - including departments that do not generate revenue to cover costs
b.Law Enforcement – fund officers to enforce Tribal laws and work in the Tribal Court system
c. Grants/Contributions to local government for public safety Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
ACBCI Tax Dollars at Work
2. Additional Uses – Grant Programs
a. Tribal Economic Development Match Fund:
i. To cover such outlays as local government impact or
infrastructure fees imposed on Tribal economic development projects
ii. Tribal Transportation Program match funds for street/public utility improvements not covered by Tribal Transportation Program funding
Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
b. Food & Beverage Grant Programs:
For improvements to taxpayer restaurants or bars (subject to City approvals as needed):
• Expanded indoor or outdoor seating
• Updating/renovating properties (furnishings, lighting, facade, and fixtures)
Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
Grant Programs for Tribal Food and Beverage Tax
c. Restaurant Week Grant Fund:
Pay taxpayer’s fee to participate in Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week d. Vandalism Repair and Mitigation Fund:
Graffiti removal
Grant Programs for Tribal Food and Beverage Tax
Tribal Food & Beverage Tax Program
Measure J Ballot Measure
• On July 9, 2024 the Palm Springs City Council unanimously voted to put Measure J on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot to extend the Measure J 1% sales tax by removing the sunset provision. • Measure J is currently scheduled to sunset, or expire, on March 31, 2037.
By removing this provision, the 1% sales tax will continue until repealed by the voting residents of Palm Springs at a future election. • Requires majority (50% + 1) of Palm Springs voters to approve. • If passed, new provisions would become operative April 1, 2025.
However, since this is an extension of an existing tax, with no change in rate, there would be no impact.
Measure J Ballot Measure
• Generates approximately $22 million annually and over $190 million since inception in 2012. A recent study done by a third party determined 58% of the sales tax is generated by non-residents.
Measure J Ballot Measure
• Measure J sales tax is not assessed on certain groceries, medical devices and services, and prescription drugs.
• Measure J is over 10% of general use revenue and accounted for in a separate fund.
• Measure J is subject to an independent annual audit.
• All expenses are reviewed by an oversight Commission that is independent of City Staff.
• Staff follow the City’s Procurement policy for all projects. • Measure J past, current, and future projects can be found at www.engagepalmsprings.com .
Measure J Ballot Measure
Community Initiated Projects:
• Residents of Palm Springs can apply to have a project completed. • Application process is currently open and will close on September 30, 2024. • The City Council has set aside $6 million in funding for projects. • All applications will be reviewed by the Commission and selected projects will be recommended to the City Council for approval in early 2025.
Community Initiated Projects recently
completed:
• Wellness Center and School Garden at Cielo
Vista
• Charter School
• Boys and Girls Club drainage improvements
Measure J Ballot Measure
More Community Initiated
Projects Completed:
• Victoria Park Shade Structures
and Playground Equipment
• Wellwood Library Renovation
• Improvements to the Palm
Springs High School Auditorium
Measure J Ballot Measure
More Community Initiated
Projects Completed:
• Mizell Senior Center Kitchen
Renovation
• Animal Shelter Shade Structures
• Parks Improvements including
renovation to public restrooms
establishing ADA access, and
dog park improvements.
Measure J Ballot Measure
Measure J revenue has proven to be integral to our City’s financial health, and essential for future projects to benefit our residents. Below are some prior and future major projects:
• Downtown Revitalization - $45 million (total debt service $65 million) • Annual Street Paving - $38.3 million, and 103 miles paved, since inception ($9 million, and 33 miles in FY24)
• Plaza Theatre Restoration (partially funded) - $7.5 million • Downtown Park - $4.1 million
• LED Lighting at Park Recreation Fields - $4.7 million • Police Department Renovation - $3.4 million
• Fire Station #4 Renovation - $1.4 million
• City intends to issue debt for the Main Library Renovation in 2025 and a new Fire Station #1 soon after • City intends on using funds from Measure J to pay the annual principal and interest payments PSUSD Native American Curriculum
Current Units of Study for 3rd and 8th grades with 11th grade coming online next school year (24/25 school year). Future plans for individual lessons in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. All lessons created are the result of the partnership between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Palm Springs Unified School District and its Foundation.
Honors
2021 Honoring Nations Award from the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
Testified before the California Select Committee On Native American Affairs Partnership and Curriculum First pilot program (2018/19), both predate the state law AB1703 - the California Indian Education Act (2022) 3rd Grade
6 years in use in PSUSD
Approximately 137 3rd-grade teachers
have received 3-hour training and
ongoing support each year
Total of 18 hours of professional
development and over 100 hours of
ongoing support for 3rd-grade teachers
3rd-grade teachers have delivered -
5,850 instructional hours to 10,451 3rd-
grade students
Statistics
8th Grade
4 years in use in PSUSD
Approximately 41 8th-grade teachers
have received 3-hour training and
ongoing support each year
Total of 12 hours of professional
development and over 75 hours of
ongoing support for 8th-grade teachers
8th-grade teachers have delivered -
2,880 instructional hours to 7,050 8th-
grade students
PSUSD Native American Curriculum
COD Campus
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Springs
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Economic Development Projects
• Business Retention Expansion & Recruitment
• Staff of two – Dean Grubl, Commercial Districts Administrator • Business Retention Subcommittee
• Incentive Programs – Hotel Incentive & Façade Enhancement Office of Economic Development
Economic Development Projects
180 days highlights
• Focus on existing project development & identify new projects • Airport expansion & surrounding development
• Evaluate Convention Center & CC Hotel
K J
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HI
F
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N
A
L B
C
D
O
A – Airport Expansion $2B
B – College of the Desert New Campus $405M
C – Potential Housing Unk
D – New Library $45M
E – Thompson Hotel $170M
F – Dream Hotel $125M
G – Possible Convention Ctr Hotel Unk
H – Convention Ctr Hotel Improvement $25M
I – Nexus Hotel Development $200M
J – Parcel B Condos/Retail $50M
K – SoHo House Hotel and Club Unk
L – New Fire Station $50M
M - Orchid Tree Hotel $75M
N – New National Retail Investments Unk
O – Convention Ctr Updates $125M
Totals: $3.27B
Projects costs are estimates
Does not include new residential projects
Over $3 Billion of Investment
City of Palm Springs –
Commercial Development Map
Palm Springs Airport
• $2.2B expansion & improvements
• Double enplanements 3.3M to 6.7M
• CONRAC facility –CFCs
• Baggage claim, terminals, parking, grounds
• FAA funding, bonds, PFCs, revenue
agreements
• Master planning will complete end of 2024
• Agua Caliente Terminal
Economic Development Projects
College of the Desert
Palm Springs Campus
• 167,000 gsf
• 841 parking stalls
• Creative & Culinary Programs
• Accelerator, Culinary Institute, Events Center
• $405M Palm Springs Campus
• Break ground in Fall of 2024
Economic Development Projects
Economic Development Projects
Economic Development Projects
Thompson Hotel
• 168 guest rooms
• North Building Complete
• South Building Complete End of 2024
• First Guests September of 2024
• 30,000sf of Class A Retail/F&B
• Parking garage
Dream Hotel
• 156 room hotel - 5 stories
• 69 residential condos
• Parking for entire project
• ARC approval June 2024
• Civil plans & moving dirt
Economic Development Projects
‘Prairie
Schooner’ site
• Convention center parking lot site
• Nexus Development out of Newport Beach, CA
• Convention center hotel product possible
“Parcel B”
• Grit Development next phase of downtown development
• 46 luxury residences
• Retail on first floor
• Development Agreement renewed through 2030
Palm Springs Public Library
• $15.2M in existing funding
• $8.6M in Measure J funds
• $6.5M in matching grant funds
• $1M capital campaign
• Stacks, IT systems & grounds
• Temp space needed
Plaza Theater
• 700+ seat performance space
• Oak View Group programming space
• Plaza Theater Foundation $15M+
• City contribution $20M
• Complete late 2025
Economic Development Projects
Commercial Business Districts
• Gathers businesses into self-created districts
• Communication & marketing of each district
• Expands opportunities beyond the downtown
core
• Arenas District – 1st to be certified
o Others:
o Rim Rock, Smoketree, Sunny Dunes
Economic Development Projects
• Feasibility analysis completed in 2023
• Master plan completed early 2024
• $43M in priority items
• Renovation of conference hall
• Improved Eastern Entrance
• “District” connectivity
Palm Springs Convention
Center
Economic Development Projects
Palm Springs Convention Center
• Outdoor event space
• Indoor/outdoor social areas
• Local food & beverage
• Open space learning
• Digital/art enhancements
• Microtransit/shuttle
• Improved pedestrian experience
Economic Development Projects
Convention Center
Hotel
• Needs for additional room blocks
• Peak nights - 1700 room nights
• Need additional 400+ blockable rooms
• $20M minimum PIP required
Economic Development Projects
• Develop a near-, mid- & long-term vision for the City’s economy • Identify and develop economic focus areas
• Considerable stakeholder engagement
• Sustainable economy & maintain a high quality of life Economic Development Strategic Plan
Thank You