ATTACHMENT A
(External Organization Roster Adopted on December 10,
2025 with four open spots)
Office of the City Clerk Rev. 12/15/2025
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Roster of City Council Subcommittees 2026
Committee Status Meetings Member Member
Finance Standing Committee (Res-12147) Standing As Needed (MAYOR) Soto Ready
Board & Commission Interviews Ad
Hoc Subcommittee* Ad Hoc As Needed (MAYOR)
Soto
(MPT)
Ready
Economic Development Committee Standing As Needed Soto Bernstein Parks & Recreation Master Plan Task
Force
(Approved 10/26/23) * Task Force As Needed Bernstein Soto Arts & Culture Roundtable Task
Force* Task Force As Needed Bernstein Garner
Blue Zones Steering Committee Standing As Needed Soto Ready Ros
ter of City Council
Appointees to External Organizations 2026
External Organizations Meetings Appointee Alternate
Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) (SE/, Form 700 required) Executive Committee
(Agendize assignment at the end of each FY) Last Monday, 4:30 p.m. (MAYOR) Soto
(MPT)
Ready
Energy & Environmental Resources 2nd Thursday, Noon Soto Garner Homelessness Wednesday, 3rd at 10:00a.m. Soto Garner
Public Safety 2nd Monday, 9:00 a.m. Garner Bernstein
Transportation 1st Monday, 10:00 a.m. Ready Garner
California Coalition of Mayors 1st & 3rd Friday, 12:30 p.m. Soto N/A Coachella Valley Conservation
Commission (SE/, Form 700 required) 2nd Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Garner N/A Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy Bd. (SE/, Form 700 required)
2nd Monday, 3:00 p.m.
(4 mtgs./year) Garner N/A
Desert Community Energy Board
(SE/, Form 700 required) 3rd Monday, 3:00 p.m. Bernstein N/A Eastern Riverside County Interoperable
Communications Authority 02/12/2026 at 2pm Garner N/A
Friends of PS Animal Shelter Varies Bernstein Ready
Visit Greater Palm Springs
(SE/, Form 700 required) Varies
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External Organizations Meetings Appointee Alternate
League of California Cities Varies Ready N/A
Main Street/Uptown Business
Association 1st Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Ready N/A
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce 3rd Thursday, 8:00 a.m.
Palm Springs Tourism & Hospitality Organizations
Hotel General Managers Meeting E/O Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. Soto Ready PS Hospitality Association Member
Meeting
2nd Thursday, 11:30 a.m.
Dark – August & December
PS Resorts Meetings Varies deHarte Bernstein
Plaza Theatre Foundation Varies / 4:30 p.m. Bernstein N/A Office of Neighborhood Involvement
(One-PS)
2nd Tuesday, 4:0 0 p.m.
(Dark in August)
Riverside County Transportation
Commission (SE/, Form 700 required) 2nd Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. R eady Garner So. California Association of
Governments Conference & General
Assembly Meeting (SE/, Form 700 required)
May 7-8, 2026 Ready N/A
Sunline Transit Agency (SE/, Form 700 required) 4th Wednesday, Noon Garner Soto Liaisons Meetings Appointee Alternate
Film Festival Liaisons - Bernstein Ready
Active Transportation Committee - deHarte Ready
* Meetings are held on an as-needed basis.
N/A – An alternate appointee is generally not selected.