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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Minutes of the SpecialJoint Study Sessionof the City Council and Measure “J” Oversight Commission
of the City of Palm Springs
CALL TO ORDER:
A Special Joint Study Session of the Palm Springs City Council and Measure “J” Oversight Commissionwascalledto orderby Mayor deHarteon Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 5:30 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor deHarteled thePledgeof Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: CouncilmembersJeffrey Bernstein, Grace Elena Garner, and David Ready; Mayor ProTemNaomiSoto; andMayorRondeHarte.
Absent: None.
CommissionersSharaL. Cabreros, Larry Isaak, JaniceShon, La Toya Thigpen, LaurenWolfer, Vice ChairAndreaDavis, andChairPeterW. Sipkins JasonKravetz (Alternate)
Absent: CommissionersLindaFutterer, Clifford Hopkins, JackNewby (Alternate) City Staff Present: ScottStiles, City Manager; TeresaGallavan, AssistantCity Manager; Flinn Fagg, DeputyCity Manager; JeremyHammond, DeputyCity Manager; JeffBallinger, City Attorney; AndrewMills, Chiefof Police; andBrendaPree, City Clerkwerepresent at Roll Call. Otherstaff memberspresentedreportsor respondedto questionsas indicatedin theminutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Michael Shaw, CarolMoore, Clark Dugger, GailyaBrown, JonathanLorenzo Yorba, VaughanDavies, Michael Koth, Edwin Ramoran, Tom Dolle, Isabel Chapman, and Oscar Rodas, all providedoral testimony.
1. MEASURE J FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-26AND 2026-27 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BERNSTEIN, SECONDEDBY NAOMI SOTOto accept theMeasure “J” fundBudget
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CITY COUNCIL RECESSEDAT 7:47PM AND RESUMEDAT 7:57 PM.**
2. GENERAL FUND, CAPITAL, AND AIRPORT DRAFT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-26 AND 2026-27
RECEIVEDAND FILED
3. CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR THE AMERICAN
REPRODUCTIVE CENTER
Receivedand Filed
ADJOURNMENT:
TheCity Counciladjournedtheregularmeetingof Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 10:25p.m.
Respectfullysubmitted,
BrendaPree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
APPROVEDBY CITY COUNCIL: 06/11/2025