Agenda packet — Palm Springs City Council, March 11, 2026 (part 4 of 5)

EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES

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EXHIBIT “B”

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION

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EXHIBIT “C”

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ATTACHMENT B
Public Integrity Disclosure Form

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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS – PUBLIC INTEGRITY

DISCLOSURE

APPLICANT DISCLOSURE FORM
(Revised 05/16/19)

PUBLIC INTEGRITY DISCLOSURE

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: MARCH 11, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: AN APPLICATION BY CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION OF “THE HAL FORREST RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 608 SOUTH INDIAN TRAIL (APN 508-152-001), CASE HSPB #175
FROM: Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
BY: Department of Planning Services
SUMMARY:

The Hal Forrest Residence at 608 S. Indian Trail is a single-family home designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture by Brewster & Benedict. Constructed during the Depression era, this home represents residential development of the 1930’s and is associated with the entertainment industry of that period. This designation request is a City-initiated application. The period of significance for this home is 1937-1943. If designated as a historic resource, the property would be subject to the regulations outlined in Section 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC).

The HSPB and staff evaluated the application in accordance with the historic designation ordinance and applicable state/federal regulations, and determined it qualifies as a Class 1 (Landmark) historic site.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.

2. Close the public hearing and adopt Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
DESIGNATING THE HAL FORREST RESIDENCE, LOCATED AT 608 SOUTH INDIAN TRAIL, AS A CLASS 1 (LANDMARK) HISTORIC RESOURCE HSPB #175, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (APN 508-152-001).”
BACKGROUND:

The attached historic resources report, prepared by GPA Consulting (“the report”) and site visits are the basis of this staff report.

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City Council Staff Report
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Historic Designation – The Hal Forrest Residence
Related Relevant City Actions by HSPB, Planning, Fire, Building, etc.

November, 2025 Site inspection by members of the HSPB and City Staff.

February 3, 2026 HSPB considered the application for designation at a public hearing recommending Class 1 designation.

Ownership Status
June 2024 Purchased by current owners.

MAIN ENTRANCE FACING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, 2025.

The Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) reviewed an application requesting major alteration of a Class 3 site on November 5, 2025, pursuant to Section 8.05.130 (Demolition or Alteration of a Class 3 and 4 sites), and determined to stay the request and initiate the designation proceedings.

The City commissioned a historic resources report and HSPB reviewed the report during the February 3, 2026 meeting. Based on the analysis provided in the report and a site visit, HSPB made the findings to recommend Class 1 (Landmark) designation.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

The analysis of the application relative to the criteria for the designation of historic resources is detailed in the attached HSPB resolution and staff report dated February 3, 2026. In order to be designated a historic landmark, a resource must exhibit exceptional historic significance and meet one or more of the criteria listed in PSMC Section

8.05.070.C.1.a. The Board made findings in support of Class 1 (Landmark) designation based on the following criteria:

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Historic Designation – The Hal Forrest Residence
PSMC 8.05.070, (C,1,Part a). The site, structure, building, or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
(Criterion ii) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state, or local history; (Criterion iii) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state, or local history;
(Criterion v) 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;
Pursuant to PSMC 8.05.070, (5,C,1,Part b); “Historic Integrity” the HSPB made findings that the Hal Forrest Residence possesses sufficient historic integrity to qualify as a Class 1 (Landmark) historic site.

During the February 3, 2026 HSPB meeting, the Board expressed their support of the application for Class 1 designation based on the criteria with a 6-0 vote.

The Hal Forrest Residence meets the definition of a historic resource based on Criterion 2, 3, and 5 of the Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance and possesses integrity to qualify as a Class 1 (Landmark) site. The HSPB recommendation to the City Council reflects these findings which are outlined in the attached draft City Council resolution.

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.

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:

This item aligns with the following City Council Strategic Plan Broad Goal: Economic Development.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

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Historic Designation – The Hal Forrest Residence
REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Christopher Hadwin
Assistant City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Scott Stiles

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Vicinity Map.

B. Draft Resolution.

C. Application, related background materials, photos.

D. HSPB resolution, staff report, minute excerpt.

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ATTACHMENT A
(Vicinity Map)

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Department of Planning Services
Vicinity Map

CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
608 S. Indian Trail

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ATTACHMENT B
(Draft Resolution)

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RESOLUTION NO._____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM

SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE HAL FORREST
RESIDENCE, LOCATED AT 608 SOUTH INDIAN TRAIL , AS A
CLASS 1 (LANDMARK) HISTORIC RESOURCE HSPB #1 75,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (APN 508-152-001).

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 City of Palm Springs submitted an application seeking historic site designation of the Hal Forrest Residence located at 608 S. Indian Trail; and

C. WHEREAS, on November 3, 2025, members of the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) and City staff conducted site inspections of the proposed historic resource; and

D. WHEREAS, on February 3, 2026, a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board to consider Case HSPB #175 was held in accordance with applicable law; and

E. WHEREAS, at said hearing, the HSPB 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 and voted 6-0 to recommend that the Council designate The Hal Forrest Residence a Class 1 (Landmark) historic resource; and

F. WHEREAS, on March 11, 2026, a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs City Council to consider Case HSPB #175 was held in accordance with applicable law; and

G. WHEREAS, at the said 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 “A”, CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES.

Evaluation of the Application. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.070 (C,1,a), the City Council shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following criteria:

Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or object may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource, provided both of the following findings (“a” and “b”) are met:

a. The site, structure, building, or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:

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608 S. Indian Trail is a single- family residential property in the Indian Trail Tract which was subdivided in 1933 during the Depression- era. While the building is on a single parcel, the property is made up of three individual lots. The following is an analysis of the criteria and integrity findings to determine if the site meets the qualifications for historic site designation.

(Criterion i) The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state, or community;

Based on the research provided in the report, no meaningful or significant events that made a contribution to the nation, state or local community occurred at this site, thus, this criterion is not met.

(Criterion ii) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;

Harry Paul Forrest, also known as Hal Forrest, was an influential and well -known American comic strip artist who was best known for Tailspin Tommy (1928- 1942). The aviation- themed comic strip was first published in 1928 and soon featured in the Sunday news paper. Due to its popularity, this comic series inspired books, radio series and feature- length films. His home on Indian Trail was the family vacation home during his active years as an artist. In fact, the report reveals a second- story studio was specifi cally designed for his use when staying at this residence. As an individual whose career left a meaningful contribution to his field of work, this criterion is met.

(Criterion iii) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state, or local history;

Completed in 1937, this home is an example of residential development in the Depression- era of Palm Springs. The wealthy and Hollywood elite came to the desert as a vacation destination despite the national economic downturn. 608 S. Indian Trail represents the design style that was favored during this period. Spanish Colonial Revival had distinct characteristics when applied to residential development, particularly in the desert region. The plan and elevations for these homes were often irregular and asymmetrical, and site planning was a major focus. The Hal Forrest Residence exemplifies residential development patterns, architectural style before the rise of Mid-century Modernism, and the influence of the entertainment industry in Palm Springs during the 1930s. Criterion iii is met.

(Criterion iv) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;

Unlike the National Register criterion concerning construction, the Palm Springs evaluation of construction addresses the type (of construction), the period (of construction) and the method (of construction). The structures on the site were constructed using conventional methods of construction and materials that were available during the period. Criterion iv is not met.

(Criterion v) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist,

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or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high artistic value;

The firm Brewster & Benedict was locally recognized for their commercial and residential projects that were typically designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Hal Forrest commissioned this firm to design his home in 1936. This Brewster & Benedict partnership only lasted three years but during this time, the firm completed several high-profile projects within the city such as the Pacific Building (HSPB #13), the Cork ‘n Bottle Building (HSPB #31) and an exhibition house for the Bullocks Department Store (1752 N. Tuscan Road). The influence of their work as master architects is represented through a variety of projects and 608 S. Indian Trail embodies their design aesthetic and influence, therefore, Criterion v for historic significance is met.

(Criterion vi) 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

The resource is not within a historic district and does not qualify under Criterion vi.

(Criterion vii) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory.

No information has been provided on any pre-historic significance of the site.

SECTION 2: PART “B” ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY.

Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.070 (C,1,b). 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: integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, setting, feeling, or association.

The report provides an evaluation of the site relative to the seven aspects or qualities of historic integrity, as recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. The seven aspects or qualities include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The report concludes that the site retains a high degree of integrity and is further analyzed below:

1. Location:

The single-family home is sited on the lot in its original location; therefore, the integrity of location is met.

2. Design:

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building mass and the distinctive rock wall around the perimeter of the property is a character - defining feature from that period. The deep overhangs, exposed rafter tails, and low-slung roofs are design elements associated with the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The design integrity remains intact.

3. Setting:

The surrounding area maintains residential zoning but most of the open space has been infilled with new development. The original center median lined with palm trees along street remains in place, and the four homes at the corner of East Camino Parocela and South Indian Trail maintain their respective orientations on the site as seen in the 1939 aerial photograph in the report. Some changes to the setting are observed.

4. Materials:

The home is constructed with conventional materials from that period. Adobe/stucco finished walls, steel casement windows, wood framed fenestration, terra cotta tiles on the roof, exposed wooden beams and rafters and the stone perimeter walls remain consis tent throughout the home. Although replacement of some exterior materials may have taken place, there is a consistency to the design, and many original elements appear intact.

5. Workmanship:

Exterior maintenance and general upkeep of the site reveal the design details of the home. The stone walls and the intricate wood details and overhangs appear to be in good condition and demonstrate skilled workmanship from that period.

6. Feeling:

The layout and orientation of the home, the openness of the site, and the retention of original building materials contribute to the overall feeling of the site remaining intact. The integrity of feeling is met.

7. Association:

The design of the home maintains its original association with the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture and reflects the residential development patterns of the 1930s. The integrity of association with the period of style is intact.

SECTION 3: DEFINING HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS

In considering a recommendation for historic resource designation it is important to distinguish those physical elements that are original or from the period of significance that contribute to the resource’s historic significance from alterations, additions or features that were added 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 historic resource.

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The following is a list of character-defining features identified by the City Council:

Character-defining features of the resource are as follows:
• Site design and building orientation to the northwest corner • Irregular-shaped plan
• One-story building layout with two-story sections on the north and south side of the home • Horizontal massing
• Circular towers with conical roofs
• Low-pitched, hipped and cross-gable roofs
• Open eaves with exposed rafter tails
• Asymmetrically arranged elevations
• Front and rear porch colonnades
• Hand-troweled, lightly textured stucco cladding
• Red terra cotta barrel roofing tiles
• Rock-faced fireplace and brick chimney under the rear porch • Second-floor balconies and roof decks
• Wood rafter tails, post and beam construction, and wooden trim • Original window and door openings
• Multi-light steel casement windows
• Wood plank main entrance door
• Single and multi-light wood doors
• Stone walls around the property and wrought iron pedestrian entrance gate

Non-contributing elements:
• Single-light wood windows
• Scored concrete front porch flooring
• Concrete slab (hardscape) driveway and rear patio
• Concrete walkways
• Exterior light fixtures
• In-ground swimming pool and concrete pool decking
• Iron-fencing above the perimeter stone walls
• Enclosed garage area for additional living space on the west elevation of the home where the curb cut exists

SECTION 4: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

SECTION 5: CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO HISTORIC SITES:

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According to Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code, the following shall apply to a Class 1 Historic Resource:

1. It shall meet the definition of a Class 1 historic site as outlined in Municipal Code Section

8.05.020.

2. An archival file on the property shall be maintained by the City.

3. It may be qualified as ‘historic’ at the federal, state, and/or county level.

4. The structure/site may not be modified, nor objects removed without following the procedures outlined in Municipal Code Section 8.05.110 “Demolition or Alteration of Class 1 and Class 2 Historic Resources – Certificate of Appropriateness”.

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 Hal Forrest Residence located at 608 S. Indian Trail, a Class 1 (Landmark) Historic Resource (Case HSPB #175).

ADOPTED THIS ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2026.

SCOTT STILES

CITY MANAGER
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, 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, MMC

CITY CLERK

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ATTACHMENT C
(Application)

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Hal Forrest Residence
608 S. Indian Trail
Palm Springs, California

Historic Resource Report

January 2026

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report Executive Summary

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Palm Springs (City) retained GPA Consulting (GPA) to prepare this Historic Resource Report (HRR) for 608 S. Indian Trail (Assessor Parcel Number 508-152-001) (property).

The property is a one- and two-story single-family residence constructed in 1937 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. In 2018, the property was identified in a historic resources survey conducted by Historic Resources Group (HRG). Due to its lack of visibility from the public right -of-way, the property was assigned California Historical Resource Status Code 7R, “identified in Reconnaissance Level Survey or in an Area of Potential Effect (APE):

Not evaluated.”1 As such, it is a City of Palm Springs Class 3 historic building.

As part of the process for reviewing permits for Class 3 historic buildings, the purpose of this HRR is to support a Historic Site Preservation Board (HPSB) determination of whether the property possesses sufficient historic significance to warrant possible re-designation to a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource.

GPA conducted research and fieldwork to evaluate the property within the Influence of the Entertainment Industry theme and Depression-Era Single Family Residential Development sub -theme of the Palm Springs Between the Wars context detailed in the City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement and Survey Findings report prepared by Historic Resources Group (HRG) in December 2018.

GPA concludes that 608 S. Indian Trail appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion ii for its direct association with the career of aviator and comic strip artist, Hal Forrest ; under Criterion iii as an excellent example of 1930s residential development and as a good example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style; and under Criterion v for presenting the work of Brewster & Benedict. The property retains all seven aspects of integrity from the period of significance, 1937 to 1943, encompassing the initial year of construction to the year Forrest sold the property.

The recommended status code is 5S3, “Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation.”2

1 California State Office of Historic Preservation, “California Historical Resource Status Codes,” March 1, 2020, accessed January 2026, https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1069/files/Resource-Status-Codes.pdf 2 “California Historical Resource Status Codes.”

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... 1

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Methodology .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

1.3 Qualifications of Preparers ................................................................................................................................................. 2

2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance .................................................................................................. 3 Class 1 and Class 2 Historic Resource Eligibility Criteria ..................................................................... 4 Class 3 and Class 4 Buildings .............................................................................................................. 5 Integrity .............................................................................................................................................. 5

3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................................................................................ 6

3.1 Physical Description of the Property ......................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 History of the Property ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Ownership and Construction History ................................................................................................. 10

3.3 Previous Surveys and Designations ......................................................................................................................... 12

4. Historic Contexts ................................................................................................................................. 13

4.1 Single-Family Residential Development between the Wars (1919-1941) .................................. 13 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements.............................................................................. 15

4.2 The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) ........................................................................ 17 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements.............................................................................. 18

4.3 Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture in Palm Springs ............................................................................19 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements.............................................................................. 20

4.4 The Work of Architects Benedict & Brewster .................................................................................................. 21

4.5 The Life and Work of Hal Forrest .............................................................................................................................. 22

5. Evaluation of Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 24 Criterion i .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Criterion ii ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Criterion iii ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Criterion iv ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Criterion v ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Criterion vi ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Criterion vii ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Statement of Significance ................................................................................................................. 28 Integrity ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Character-Defining Features ............................................................................................................. 29

6. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 31

7. SOURCES ................................................................................................................................................. 32

Appendix A – Résumés
Appendix B – Building Permit Records
Appendix C – DPR Form
Appendix D – Historic Contexts
Appendix E – Sample Work of Brewster & Benedict

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 1

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this Historic Resource Report (HRR) is to evaluate a property in the c ity of Palm Springs for individual eligibility under City’s Class 1 and Class 2 historic resource criteria . The subject property comprises three parcels (Assessor Parcel Number [APN] 508-152-001, -016, and -017) associated with the address 608 S. Indian Trail ( the property) (see Figure 1). It is improved with a single-family residence constructed in 1937, and an in-ground swimming pool.

Figure 1: Location of the property.

1.2 Methodology
In preparing this report, GPA performed the following tasks:

1. Conducted a field inspection to ascertain the general condition and physical integrity of the property.

Digital photographs were taken during this field inspection.

2. Conducted research into the history of the property. Sources referenced included previously completed reports and survey data such as the City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement and Survey Findings report prepared by Historic Resources Group (HRG) in December 2018, which includes a detailed historic context statement (2018 Historic Context Statement) and the findings of a historic resources survey (2018 Survey). Conducted additional research at repositories containing building permit records, city directories, newspaper archives, and historical photographs, maps, and aerials.

3. Reviewed and analyzed ordinances, statutes, regulations, bulletins, and technical materials relating to federal, state, and local historic preservation designations, and assessment processes and programs to evaluate the property for significance and integrity.

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1.3 Qualifications of Preparers
Audrey von Ahrens, Senior Architectural Historian, was responsible for the preparation of this report with assistance from Phoebe Rayburn, Architectural Historian I . Ms. von Ahrens was responsible for reviewing this report for quality assurance and quality control. Ms. von Ahrens and Ms. Duane fulfill the qualifications for a historic preservation professional outlined in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61. Their résumés are included as Appendix A.

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2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

2.1 Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance
The City of Palm Springs (City) administers a local designation program in which individual properties and concentrations of properties can be designated as historic resources and historic districts. The designation of significant properties is governed by Title 8, Chapter 8.05 (Historic Preservation) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, referred to hereafter as “Historic Preservation Ordinance.” The Historic Preservation Ordinance establishes and authorizes a seven member Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board ( HSPB) to issue decisions regarding applications to alter or demolish designated or potentially eligible resources and for new construction in historic districts; make recommendations to City Council regarding designation of historic resources; advise the City Council and/or Planning Commission in all matters concerning historic preservation; and educate and inform the community on his toric preservation matters.
3 To facilitate this process, the Historic Preservation Ordinance establishes requirements that a property or properties must meet in order to qualify for designation as a historic resource or historic district.

The City of Palm Springs classifies individual historic resources and potential historic resources into four different categories, as defined in Article I of the Historic Preservation Ordinance (General Provisions):4 Landmark/Class 1 historic resource - Any site, structure, building or object not located on Tribal Trust or Allotted Trust Land designated by resolution of the City Council as having historic, architectural, archaeological, cultural or aesthetic significance that contributes to an understanding and awareness of the community’ s history. A Class 1 historic resource may include a structure, building or object on the site, or may include all or a portion of the site itself.

Class 1 historic resources are eligible for the execution of a Mills Act historic property preservation agreement, as determined by the City Council.

Historic Merit/Class 2 historic resource - A site, structure, building or object not located on Tribal Trust or Allotted Trust Land that does not qualify for Class 1 historic resource designation under this chapter, but is otherwise deserving of official recognition as having historic, architectural, archaeological, cultural or aesthetic significance and is designated as a Class 2 historic resource by resolution of the City Council. A Class 2 historic resource may lack some aspects of historic integrity, or may include a site where the structure, building or object of historic significance has been lost, damaged or removed. Class 2 sites on which the historic resource still exists are eligible for the execution of a Mills Act historic property preservation agreement, as determined by the City Council.

Potentially Eligible/Class 3 building - Any building which is not a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource, but is identified in a City historic resources survey as eligible for designation as a historic resource. A building may be a Class 3 building regardless of the construction date or the improvements thereon. Class 3 sites are not eligible for the execution of a Mills Act historic property preservation agreement.

Class 4 building - Any building which is not a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource or a Class 3 building, and on which the building or improvements thereon were constructed before January

3 City of Palm Springs Municipal Code, 8.05.030.
4 City of Palm Springs Municipal Code, 8.05.020.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 4 1, 1978, or whose age cannot be determined. The City Council shall review this date and update it as it deems appropriate through amendment to this chapter.

Class 1 and Class 2 Historic Resource Eligibility Criteria Article III of the Historic Preservation Ordinance (Procedures for Designation of Historic Resources and Historic Districts) defines the following criteria for designating Historic Resources (Class 1 and Class 2 historic resources) in the City:
5 1. Class 1 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or object may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource, provided one or more of the following criteria in subsections a” and b” are met:
a. The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
i. The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community; or
ii. The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history; or
iii. The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history; or
iv. The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; or
v. The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his or her age, or that possesses high artistic value; or
vi. The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluated applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one entity exists; or
vii. The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory.
b. The site, structure, building or object 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.

2. Class 2 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or object may be designated as a Class 2 historic resource, provided the site, structure, building or object exhibits significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed above. A Class 2 historic resource shall not be required to meet the findings for integrity as described above.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 5 Class 3 and Class 4 Buildings
As noted above, the City of Palm Springs defines Class 3 buildings as those previously identified as eligible in a historic resources survey, and Class 4 buildings as those that are not Class 1 or Class 2 historic resources or a Class 3 building, but were constructed before January 1, 1978 , or whose age cannot be determined. The Ordinance does not provide separate eligibility criteria for Class 3 and Class 4 buildings, but notes any Class 3 or 4 building may be designated as a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource if they meet the eligibility criteria listed above.6
Integrity
As noted above, in order for a property to qualify as a City of Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Resource, it must not only be significant under one or more of the above evaluative criteria but also retain integrity, which the National Park Service defines in National Register Bulletin 15 a s "the ability of a property to convey its significance.” 7 Within the concept of integrity, the National Register recognizes the following seven aspects or qualities that in various combinations define integrity: feeling, association, workmanship, location, design, setting, and materials. Integrity is based on si gnificance: why, where, and when a property is important. Thus, the significance of the property must be fully established before the integrity is analyzed.

6 City of Palm Springs Municipal Code, 8.05.080.
7 Patrick Andrus and Rebecca Shrimpton, eds., (National Register Bulletin 15) How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation (US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resources: 1997), 44-45, accessed October 2024, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf.

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3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
608 S. Indian Trail is part of the Indian Trail Tract Planning District (also seen as Desert Trail Tract) in the City of Palm Springs which is densely developed with one -story single -family residences primary constructed in the 1930s and 1950s.8 The subject property is located near the center of the tract at the north end of the block bound by E. Camino Parocela ono the north, S. Indian Trail on the west, E. Sunny Dunes Road on the south, and S. Vista Oro on the east (see Figure 1).

Figure 2: Location of the property.

3.1 Physical Description of the Property
The property consists of three rectangular shaped parcels (see Figure 2). A one- and two-story Spanish Colonial Revival style single-family residence is constructed on the western parcel (APN 508-152-001), oriented towards the northwest corner with shallow setbacks on the north (facing E. Camino Parocela) and west (facing S. Indian Trail) (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). A concrete driveway is located south of the house providing access from S.

Indian Trail and a masonry wall surrounds the property boundary . Near the center of the property, in the rear yard, is an in-ground swimming pool, which spans all three parcels.

The residence is irregular in plan with a multi-gable roof comprising a one -story volume with cross -hipped roof flanked by two-story wings with hipped and hexagonal roofs. The roofs are clad in red clay tiles and have open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The exterior walls are clad with smooth stucco. The elevations are

8 Historic Resources Group (HRG), City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement & Survey Findings (Final Draft for City Council Approval 2018), App D-94.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 7 asymmetrically arranged with f enestration primarily consisting of multi-light steel casement windows, fixed multi-light windows, single-light fixed windows, and wood-paneled and multi-light wood doors.

The primary elevation faces northwest and has a full-width porch with scored concrete slab and stucco -clad rectangular columns. A curving, scored concrete walkway leads to the main entrance on the north end of the porch where a wood plank door is within a slightly recessed opening. South of the main entrance is a large opening with multi -light wood tripartite window that is centered on the elevation, and on the south end is a smaller window opening with paired multi-light steel casements (see Figure 5).

The west elevation faces S. Indian Trail and overlooks the scored concrete driveway (see Figure 4). The one - story volume has a wood slab door with single light that is flanked by a steel casement window (north) and a large window opening with grouping of four single lights with wood mullions and sill (south). The two-story south wing is set back at an angle from the one-story volume, creating the appearance of a hexagonal tower rising from one- story roof. A secondary entrance with simple hollow slab wood door is center ed on the southwest-facing plane of the two -story wing which otherwise comprises steel casement windows of various sizes and groupings (see Figure 6).

The north elevation consists of the one - and two -story east wing which has asymmetrically arranged steel casement windows of various sizes and groupings. The west end of the wing has a round tower that rises above the roof of the main one -story volume (see Figure 7). The east elevation has a one -story shed roof volume with three narrow, fixed single -light wood windows (see Figure 8). The second story is set back by a roof deck and has a recessed corner porch with single-light wood door on the north end of the elevation.

The rear elevations overlook the large rear yard with in -ground swimming pool. The main one -story volume and east wing have a full-width, projecting, one-story porch with stepped shed roof supported by simple wood posts and beams (see Figure 9). An exterior brick chimney with stone veneer fireplace surround is centered beneath the porch of the southeast -facing plane of the one -story volume. On the south end of the elevation, the south wing has a second-story balcony with wrought iron railings and carved wood posts and outriggers (see Figure 10). There are multiple entrance openings with multi-light wood single and double doors, and windows of various sizes and types, asymmetrically arranged across the elevation (see Figure 11).

Figure 3: View of primary (northwest) elevation, looking southeast from intersection of Parocela and Indian Trail. Source:

GPA, December 2025.

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Figure 4: View of west elevation, looking east from Indian Trail. Source: GPA, December 2025.

Figure 5: Primary (northwest) elevation, view looking southeast. Source: GPA, December 2025.

Figure 6: West and south elevations, main one-story volume (left) and south wing (right), looking northeast from Indian.

Source: GPA, December 2025.

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Figure 7: North elevation, east wing, looking south. Source:

GPA, December 2025.

Figure 8: South and east elevations, east wing, looking northwest from rear yard. Source: GPA, December 2025.

Figure 9: View of rear elevations, looking west from rear yard. Source: GPA, December 2025.

Figure 10: Rear elevation, south wing, looking southwest.

Source: GPA, December 2025.

Figure 11: Rear elevation, one-story volume (center) and east wing (right), looking north. Source: GPA, December 2025.

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3.2 History of the Property
Ownership and Construction History
The property was purchased by Harry P. (Hal) Forrest and Charlotte Ousley -Forrest in 1935. 9 They commissioned the architectural firm , Brewster & Benedict , in 1936 to design the one-story single -family residence with second -floor studio for cartoonist Hal. C onstruction was completed in 1937. 10 According to Desert Sun newspaper article s, erection of a stone wall around the residence and construction on a “large addition” to the house was underway in 1938 (see Figure 12).11 The Forrest family lived at 9108 S. Olin Street in Los Angeles and used the Palm Springs property as a second home.12 The Forrests sold the property to Gilbert Smith of Pasadena in 1943 and Smith filed an application for another addition that year.13 The property was the Smith family winter home until at least 194 7.14 Film studio executive Joseph Schenck purchased the property and installed an in -ground pool in 1948 (see Figure 13).15 Later that year, Schenck sold the property to brother and sister Morris Teitelbaum and Pauline DeMartini (née Teitelbaum), two prominent New York City labor attorneys.16 The Teitelbaum family owned the property and used it as a winter home until at least 1972.17

9 “Desert Sunbeams,” The Desert Sun, April 26, 1935, 5, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747255297/.
10 “Brewster&. Benedict Design Beautiful New Residence,” The Desert Sun, December 18, 1936, 5, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747259132/; “Unique New Homes Are Planned by Brewster & Benedict,” The Desert Sun, February 19, 1937, 6, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747259695/?match=1&terms=%22Hal%20Forrest%22; “Brewster & Benedict Design Fine New Structures,” The Desert Sun, May 7, 1937, 1, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747260373/.
11 The stone wall was built using stones Forrest personally collected from the desert; “Doin’ The Town…With Evelyn,” The Desert Sun, December 23, 1938, 4, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747236580/; “608 S Indian Tr: Forrest/Schenck Residence,” California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Form Set, Historic Resources Group (HRG), Palm Springs, California, December 2016; “Desert Sun Beams.”
12 United States Census Bureau, “1940 United States Federal Census: Palm Springs, Riverside, California, 33-22A,” Ancestry, accessed December 2025, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-00277- 00120.
13 “Realty continues to Sell Briskly in Palm Springs,” The Desert Sun, July 23, 1943, 8, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747220812/; “Gilbert Smith’s Back For Another Season,” The Desert Sun, September 10, 1943, 4, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747220848/; “Building Permits,” The Desert Sun, November 12, 1943, 8, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747220946/. 14 City Directory, Palm Springs, 1947, 177, Ancestry.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/3104791?usePUB=true&_phsrc=GXt266&pId=11686 26812.
15 City of Palm Springs, Building Permit No. 3431, March 23, 1948; “Joe Schenck: Noted Film Producer Again a Villager,” The Desert Sun, February 24, 1948, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747217633/.
16 “DeVorzon Sells Schenck Estate to New Yorkers,” The Desert Sun, February 24, 1948, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747217633/. 17 “Patio Party Hosted by Teitelbaums,” The Desert Sun, May 2, 1955, 2, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747254157/; “Navy Lt. David Teitelbaum,” The Desert Sun, September 16, 1972, 2, Newspapers.com, accessed December 2025, https://www.newspapers.com/image/747563870/.

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Figure 12: 1939 historical aerial photograph showing
property shortly after initial construction. Source: Flight C_5750, Frame 227-34, January 1, 1939. Courtesy of
UCSB Santa Barbara.

Figure 13: 1953 historical aerial photograph showing
property with addition of swimming pool. Source: Flight AXM_1953B, Frame 10K-17, January 1, 1953. Courtesy of
UCSB Santa Barbara.

Figure 14: 1962 Sanborn Fire Insurance map showing property with footprint reflecting its existing condition. Source:

Sanborn Map Company, Palm Springs, Sheet 7, February 1929 revised to June 1962. Courtesy of Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo).

By 1974, a permit for enclosing and remodeling the detached garage lists William Price as the owner .18 Price owned the property until at least 1991 when the residence was reroofed.19 More recently , in 2019, owner Michael McMahan restored the rear patio colonnade which was enclosed at an unknown date .20 As part of this work, the tile front porch flooring was replaced with scored concrete and original light fixtures were replaced.

18 Building Permit No. B-7549, May 16, 1974.
19 Building Permit No. B 20585, August 2, 1991.
20 Building Permit No. 2019-1988, July 3, 2019; Building Permit No. 2021-1237, March 25, 2021.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 12 TABLE 1: BUILDING PERMIT HISTORY (alterations visible from exterior only) Date Permit No. Description Contractor Owner/Applicant Value 1948/03/23 3431 20’ x 40’ swimming pool granite as
per plan.

Paddock Eng. Mr. Jos Schenck $6,300
1974/05/16 B-7549 Enclosed existing 20’ x 22’ garage
to create new dining room. Frame,
stucco, and glass.

Spencer Const. William Price $2,600
1991/08/02 B 20585 Removed and replaced clay tile
with new 40# underlayment over
living room, dining room, and den
areas. 4’ x 6’ minimum roof rafters
24” on center, span approx. 8”.

Owner William Price $2,000
2019/07/03 2019-1988 Remodeled kitchen and bathroom
and reverted unpermitted living
space back to an open patio.

Owner Michael
McMahan
$10,000
2021/03/25 2021-1237 Constructed a new spa. Owner Michael McMahan
$2,000

3.3 Previous Surveys and Designations
608 S. Indian Trail was previously identified in the 2018 Survey conducted by HRG, and was assigned California Historical Resource Status Code of 7R , “identified in Reconnaissance Level Survey or in an Area of Potential Effect (APE): Not evaluated” (see Appendix C ).21 The Citywide Historic Resources Inventory states:
[The property is] significant as an example of 1930s residential development, when important figures in entertainment, finance, and business flocked to the desert in the winter, helping to cement the village's reputation as one of the nation's top winter resort destinations ; and as a good example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture by Brewster & Benedict. 22 As such, it is a City of Palm Springs Class 3 historic building .

As part of as part of the process for reviewing permits for Class 3 historic buildings, the City requested this HRR to support a HSPB determination of whether the property possesses sufficient historic significance to warrant possible re-designation to a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource. 23

21 “California Historical Resource Status Codes.”
22 HRG, App C.
23 City of Palm Springs Department of Planning Services, “[…] Approval of a Major Alteration of a Class 3 Site Located at 608 South Indian Trail and Associated Review for Potential Re-Designation […] to a Class 1 or Class 2 Historic Resource,” November 5, 2023, accessed January 2026,
https://www.palmspringsca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/92698/638974135348800000.

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4. HISTORIC CONTEXTS
The significance of a property must be evaluated within its historic context(s). Historic contexts are those patterns or trends in history by which a specific property is understood. The most relevant contexts and themes from the 2018 Historic Context Statement for evaluating the property at 608 S. Indian Trail are as follows:
• Context: Palm Springs Between the Wars (1919-1941)
o Theme: Single-Family Residential Development (1919-1941)  Sub-Theme: Depression-Era Single-family Residential Development (1930-1941) o Theme: The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) • Context: Architectural Styles & Local Practitioners
o Spanish-Colonial Revival Style
o Benedict & Brewster
Additional historic contexts developed as part of this report include the Life and Work of Hal Forrest.

4.1 Single-Family Residential Development between the Wars (1919- 1941)
The Palm Springs Between the Wars (1919- 1941) context includes the theme of Single-family Residential Development between the Wars (1919-1941) (see Appendix D). The theme addresses Palm Springs’ transition from resort to residential development and discusses select residential subdivisions within two sub -themes:

Single-Family Residential Development (1919 -1929) and Depression-Era Single -Family Residential Development (1930- 1941). The most applicable sub-theme, Depression-Era Single -Family Residential Development, and the Indian Trail Tract are described as follows:

Depression-Era Single-Family Residential Development
The popularity of Palm Springs with the Depression-proof movie industry surely provided more economic stability for real estate than in most other cities in the United States. There were also plenty of vacant lots available in existing tracts for those who wished to invest or build a house.

New subdivision development, however, did not resume in earnest until the mid -1930s, and when it did, it tended to be smaller tracts than those developed in the 1920s. Like other cities in the country, economic recovery from the Great Depression, and residential development and expansion in Palm Springs, were halted by the advent of World War II. 24 Indian Trail Tract
This three-street subdivision from 1933 consists of the east side of Calle Palo Fierro, Indian Trail, and Vista del Oro between Ramon Road and Sunny Dunes Road. The following development history was excerpted from Appendix B: Overview of Tract Development of the 2018 Historic Context Statement.

24 HRG, 77.

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Indian Trail (a.k.a. Desert Trails Tract in news accounts of 1936) was subdivided by Pearl McManus and her husband Austin McManus into 90 parcels. The tract map for the development shows the design of a bridle path on the median along Indian Trail and larg e frontage lots along the street. Pearl McManus was a lifelong horsewoman who was a member of the Desert Riders, and incorporating a bridle path into the development was consistent with her vision of the Palm Springs lifestyle.

The initial marketing by McManus Realty declared that “Sunshine and health await you at Indian Trail tract.” The McManuses endeavored to bring distinction to the tract not only through its palm-lined main thoroughfare but also in the siting of the corner properties, with houses built in a “boomerang” layout, stretching across the lots. The McManuses would follow this same design pattern more than a decade later with their Tahquitz River Estates tract, located to the south. Most development in Indian Trail o ccurred in the years leading up to World War II with Spanish Colonial architecture predominant. Original lot prices in 1936 ranged from $550- $950. Several homes in the tract were designed by significant Palm Springs architects of the 1930s, including Lee Miller, Brewster & Benedict, and W.C. Pennell, as well as at least one design by prominent Los Angeles architectural designers Meyer & Holler.

In its first decade, the tract became something of a mini movie colony with an impressive list of important Hollywood figures owning or leasing winter homes in Indian Trail. Cartoonist Hal Forrest; novelist and screenwriter Leslie Charteris, creator of the popular The Saint novels; three-time Academy Award -nominated cinematographer Ray Binger; radio star Cal Pearce; producer/director John M. Stahl; Easter Parade director Charles “Chuck” Walters; and 20th Century Fox chief Joseph M. Schenck all lived within a block of each other on Indian Trail. In 1936 McManus had contractor/civil engineer Lee Miller construct what is now referred to as the “Casablanca Adobe” (HSPB-68), a vernacular style adobe home that was occupied in the 1940s by the Casablanca screenwriter Howard E. Koch.

While Hollywood was well represented in the tract so too were important figures in other fields including landscape artist Bathasar Kundert; Winfield and Grace Song Line, experts on Korean and Asian culture and affairs; and Tracy B. Williams, noted designer of Winton automobile and boat motors; among others. The tract was also home to prominent members of the local community such as the Village Pharmacy’s Harry Brott; optometrist Dexter Blau; O’Donnell golf pro George Howard Jr. and architect Howard P. Lapham.
25 Indian Trail Tract Planning District
The Indian Trail Tract is one of four pre-World War II subdivisions that were identified in the 2018 Survey that do not retain sufficient integrity for designation as historic districts but represent an early period of the city’s residential development and contain important features that should be considered for local planning purposes. 26 As explained in the survey findings, standard practice is not to identify contributors and non -contributors; instead, the overall character of the neighborhood and any important planning features were described for future consideration, as excerpted below:

25 HRG, APP B – 43-44.
26 HRG, APP-C-D-3.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 15 This planning district consists of Indian Trail between Sunny Dunes Road and Ramon Road.

This boundary encompasses the most intact portion of the tract, and includes the landscaped median/bridle path.

Indian Trail is composed primarily of one-story, single-family residences in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Hacienda Ranch styles. A significant amenity of the tract is the bridle path (now a landscaped median with mature palm trees along S. Indian Trail), which was included in the original plans for the tract. Many properties in the district have historic masonry walls, which is a unifying feature.

The Indian Trail Tract does not retain sufficient integrity for designation as a historic district.

However, due to its early period of development, sense of time and place, association with Pearl McManus, and concentration of pre -World War II residences, it may warrant special consideration in local planning. The district retains the feel of its original 1930s subdivision with its distinctive wide median down the center of the street, flanking single -family homes with a uniform one -story height, angled “bo omerang”-shaped houses on most corner lots, and unifying masonry walls around many properties. It retains the character of an early 20th century residential development in Palm Springs. Significant individual properties have been identified as eligible for local designation.
27 There is one designated resource within the tract boundary: 590 S. Indian Trail. Properties identified as eligible for local designation within the tract boundary are: 504 S. Indian Trail, 537 S. Indian Trail, 538 S. Indian Trail, 590 S. Indian Trail, 591 S. Indian Trail, 608 S. Indian Trail (subject property), 609 S.

Indian Trail, 523 S. Vista Oro, 539 S. Vista Oro, 587 S. Vista Oro, and 665 S. Vista Oro.28 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements
Eligibility Criteria and Integrity Considerations
According to the 2018 Historic Context Statement, a single-family residence evaluated within the Single-Family Residential Development Between the Wars (1919 -1941) theme may be individually eligible for historic designation under one or more of the following criteria:

A/1/iii (Pattern/Period) As a good and intact example of 1920s or 1930s residential development reflecting an important period of growth and transition in the city. Due to development patterns in Palm Springs, there are few tracts developed during this period that are eligible for historic designation; therefore, intact examples that are scattered throughout the prewar neighborhoods are eligible for individual designation.
29 A property that is significant for its historic association is eligible if it retains the essential physical features that made up its character or appearance during the period of its association with the important event, historical pattern, or person(s). A residential property from this period eligible under Criteria A/1/iii should retain integrity of location, design, workmanship, materials, and feeling, at a minimum, in order

27 HRG, App D – 94-95.
28 HRG, App D – 96.
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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 16 to reflect the important association with the city’s residential development during this period. A property that has lost some historic materials or details can be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, pattern of windows and doors, texture of materials, and ornamentation. There is a relatively large number of prewar single -family residences, particularly from the 1930s, scattered throughout the early residential subdivisions. Therefore, individually eligible examples identified in the survey typically retain all or most of their original windows, particularly on the primary façade, original wall cladding, and do not have additions that are visible from the public right-of-way.
30 B/2/ii (Person) For its association with a significant person. Significant persons within this theme include members of the community who may have been influential in the development of Palm Springs, or who gained significance within their profession. Homes associated with people in the entertainment industry are evaluated under a separate context.

Properties eligible under this criterion are typically those associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when he or she achieved significance.
31 A residential property significant under Criterion B/2/ ii (Person) should retain integrity of location, design, workmanship, and feeling, at a minimum, in order to convey the historic association with a significant person.32
C/3/iv, v33 (Arch.) As an excellent or rare example of an architectural style or method of construction from the relevant period , or as the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect. 34
A residential property significant under Criterion C/3/ iv,v (Architecture) should retain integrity of design, workmanship, materials, and feeling, at a minimum, in order to be eligible for its architectural merit. A property that has lost some historic materials or details can be eligible if it retains the majorit y of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, pattern of windows and doors, texture of materials, and ornamentation. The property is not e ligible, however, if it retains

30 HRG, 92.
31 HRG, 90.
32 HRG, 92.
33 A discrepancy currently exists between the local criteria applicability presented in the 2018 Historic Context Statement and the City’s “Technical Assistance for Applicants: How to Apply the Criteria for Historic Designation” (last revised December 6, 2021), which states: “Use Criterion iii (“Period”) when evaluating a site relative to a series of events, a particular period in history or an architectural style or trend that exemplifies a particular period” (emphasis added). 34 HRG, 90-91.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 17 some basic features conveying massing but has lost the majority of the features that once characterized its style. 35
Registration Requirements
To be eligible under this theme, a property must:
• date from the period of significance; and
• represent important patterns and trends in residential development from this period, including representing 1920s and 1930s development and settlement patterns; an association with an important developer; an association with Palm Springs as an artists’ enc lave; an association with tourism in Palm Springs; or
• represent an excellent, rare, or influential example of an architectural style, property type, or method of construction; or be associated with a significant architect or designer; and • display most of the character-defining features of the property type or style; and • retain the essential aspects of historic integrity. 36

4.2 The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) The Palm Springs Between the Wars (1919- 1941) Context includes the theme of The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) (see Appendix D), excerpted below:

This theme explores the influence of the Hollywood film industry on the development and growth of Palm Springs in the 1920s and 1930s. Hollywood first discovered Palm Springs as early as 1915, when author -turned-director Edmund Mitchell filmed a silent ada ptation of his 1901 novel The Lone Star Rush, the first motion picture to be filmed in Palm Springs.

Throughout the 1910s and 1920s the desert around Palm Springs was used for location shooting of numerous silent films set in Middle Eastern or North Africa n locales, including Salome (1922) starring Theda Bara and, according to some sources, The Sheik (1921) with Rudolph Valentino in his most famous role.

The movie industry brought additional attention to Palm Springs in 1922, when Valentino honeymooned at the Palm Springs Hotel with his second wife, Natacha Rambova, only to be arrested for bigamy because his divorce from his first wife was not yet fin al. Syndicated gossip columnist Louella Parsons dispatched a number of columns from the Desert Inn during a 1926 visit, drawing wider attention to Palm Springs. By the end of the decade the isolated desert village had become a favored winter weekend retreat for the burgeoning film industry, offering privacy and relaxation, warm winter sunshine and stunning natural beauty, just a few hours’ drive from Los Angeles. This allowed actors to get away while complying with the studios’ famous “two-hour rule,” the contractual obligation to be available on short notice for filming or publicity purposes.

Perhaps the earliest house associated with movie people was the Reginald Pole adobe (1916, 175 S. Cahuilla Road; HSPB -59), which was said to have been visited by Charles Chaplin and exotic Russian silent screen star Nazimova. It was one of the few homes as sociated with

35 HRG, 92.
36 HRG, 93.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 18 entertainment figures in Palm Springs in the teens and twenties, as almost everyone else congregated at the various hotels.

In the 1920s the film stars and studio moguls stayed primarily at the Desert Inn or the Oasis; beginning in 1928 they flocked to the extravagant Hotel El Mirador as well… A number of movie people who did not take houses, but wanted a more permanent place to stay while wintering in the desert, rented apartments.
37 As Palm Springs grew in popularity with members of the entertainment industry, hotels, sports facilities, restaurants, nightclubs and retail establishments were developed to accommodate the demand for recreation and diversion. Some of these establishments were owned by celebrities.38
Many of the Hollywood celebrities and executives who vacationed in Palm Springs eventually rented or bought seasonal homes there. So many of them settled in the area south of the Hotel El Mirador that the neighborhood became known as the Movie Colony. Old Las Palmas (Las Palmas Estates) was another popular Hollywood enclave in Palm Springs . 39 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements
Starting in the early 20th century, Palm Springs was a get -away for members of the entertainment industry, including movie stars, directors, composers, and other members of the upper echelon of the industry. Members of the entertainment industry became par t of the fabric of the city. Properties significant under this theme include residents and commercial establishments with specific associations with the entertainment community. Commercial establishments may be eligible for a known association with the Hollywood social scene in Palm Springs. There are also identified concentrations of residential properties that are associated with famous residents, including the “Movie Colony” potential historic district. Many residences associated with people in the entertainment industry, in the Movie Colony and other neighborhoods, are not visible from the public right-of-way. 40 Eligibility Criteria and Integrity Considerations
According to the 2018 Historic Context Statement, a single-family residence evaluated within The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919 -1941) theme may be individually eligible for historic designation under one or more of the following criteria:

B/2/ii (Person) For its association with an important person(s) in the entertainment industry. Properties eligible under this criterion are those associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when he or she achieved significance. Properties associ ated with living persons are usually not eligible for landmark designation. Sufficient time must

37 HRG, 150-152.
38 HRG, 153.
39 HRG, 155.
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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 19 have elapsed to assess both the person’s field of endeavor and his or her contribution to that field.41
A residential property significant under Criterion B/2/ ii (Person) should retain integrity of location, design, workmanship, and feeling in order to convey the historic association with a significant person. 42 Registration Requirements
To be eligible under this theme, a property must:
• date from the period of significance; and
• represent a known association with an important person or persons in the entertainment industry; because Palm Springs is a resort destination, eligible properties associated with people in the entertainment industry in the city will likely be second homes; for commercial properties, represent a known association with the Hollywood social scene in Palm Springs; a film location must represent an early or iconic location; and • display most of the character-defining features of the property type or style; and • retain the essential aspects of historic integrity
43 4.3 Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture in Palm Springs The following context was excerpted from the Architectural Styles & Local Practitioners context of the 2018 Historic Context Statement:

The Spanish Colonial Revival style attained widespread popularity throughout Southern California following the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, which was housed in a series of Spanish Baroque-inspired buildings designed by chief architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. The style lent itself to monumental public edifices, churches, and exuberant commercial buildings and theaters, but was less suited to residential or smaller scale commercial architecture. For those, architects drew inspiration fro m provincial Spain, particularly the arid southern region of Andalusia, where many young American architects were diverted while World War I prevented their traditional post -graduate “grand tour” of Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany. The resulting style was based on infinitely creative combinations of plaster, tile, wood, and iron, featuring plaster -clad volumes arranged around patios, low-pitched tile roofs, decorative details of iron, wood, and glazed ceramic tile, and a sprawling, horizontal orie ntation. It was a deliberate attempt to develop a “native” California architectural style and romanticize the area’s colonial past, though it drew directly from

41 Eligibility under Criterion B for listing in the National Register of Historic Places requires that: “Each property associated with an important individual should be compared to other associated properties to identify those that best represent the person’s historic contributions. The best representatives usually are properties associated with the person's adult or productive life. Properties associated with an individual's formative or later years may also qualify if it can be demonstrated that the person's activities during this period were historically significant or if no properties from the person's productive years survives. Length of association is an important factor when assessing several properties with similar associations. A community or State may contain several properties eligible for associations with the same important person, if each represents a different aspect of the person's productive life”; HRG, 157. 42 HRG, 158.
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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 20 Spanish and other Mediterranean precedents and bore little resemblance to the simple missions and rustic adobe ranch houses that comprised the state’s actual colonial -era buildings.

In Palm Springs in the 1920s and 1930s the Spanish Colonial Revival style was often simplified and reduced to its most basic elements for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

The result was a simpler, more rustic style reminiscent of traditional southwestern adobes and haciendas that was believed to be better suited to the desert climate and casual, resort lifestyle.

These tended to be informal one- or two -story buildings finished in plaster, with simple rectilinear plans, low-pitched gable or hipped roofs clad in barrel tile or wood shakes, wood or steel sash windows, and little or no ornamentation. This minimalist Spanish trend continued into the post-World War II years; the city has houses and commercial buildings from the 1940s that feature red clay tile roofing and steel casement windows.

Examples of high -style Spanish Colonial Revival residential architecture in Palm Springs include The Willows (1924, HSPB -34) and Ojo del Desierto (1925, HSPB -19). Commercial examples include the El Paseo Building (1930, HSPB-27) and the La Plaza Center and Theatre (1936, HSPB -22). Examples of the more typical simplified Spanish Colonial Revival style include the Crawford Apartments (1945, now the Village Inn) at 855 N. Indian Canyon Drive, and the single-family residence (c. 1930) located at 545 S. Calle Santa Rosa.

Character-defining features include:
• Asymmetrical façade
• Irregular plan and horizontal massing
• Varied gable or hipped roofs with clay barrel tiles; occasionally flat roofs • Plaster veneered exterior walls forming wide, uninterrupted expanses • Wood-sash or steel casement or double-hung windows, typically with divided lights • Round, pointed, or parabolic arched openings
• Arcades, colonnades, or corridors
• Decorative grilles of wood, wrought iron, or plaster
• Balconies, patios or towers
• Decorative terra cotta or glazed ceramic tile work
44 Eligibility Criteria and Registration Requirements
Eligibility Criteria and Integrity Considerations
According to the 2018 Historic Context Statement, a single -family residence evaluated within Architectural Styles & Local Practitioners Context may be individually eligible for historic designation under the following criterion:

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 21 C/3/iv, v45 (Arch.) As a good or excellent example of an architectural style or method of construction from the relevant period, or as the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect. 46
A property that is eligible for designation as an excellent example of its architectural style retains most - though not necessarily all - of the character-defining features of the style, and continues to exhibit its historic appearance. A property that has lost some historic materials or details can be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, pattern of windows and doors, texture of materials, and ornamentation. The property is not eligible, however, if it retains some basic features conveying massing but has lost the majority of the features that once characterized its style. A property important for illustrating a particular architectural style or constructio n technique must retain most of the physical features that constitute that style or technique.47

4.4 The Work of Architects Benedict & Brewster
The subject property was designed by the architectural firm Brewster & Benedict, a partnership between Floyd E. Brewster and Hiram H. Benedict , from late 1935 through early 1938. Though they only collaborated for a relatively short time between late 1935 and early 1938, the firm completed a large number of projects in Palm Springs.48 See Appendix E for a sample list of the works of Benedict & Brewster in Palm Springs.

Floyd Emery Brewster was born in Lake Placid, New York in 1888 and received his graduate degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1913. After graduating, he moved frequently and held a series of jobs at architectural firms in Washington and New York. In 1916, he married his wife Hazel Hunt and joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In 1917, the Brewsters moved to Riverside and Floyd worked as Head of the Drawing Department at the Polytechnic High School in Riverside California, between 1917 and 1918. 49 In 1918, Brewster and his wife moved to Santa Barbara where he opened a small independent practice. A pivotal point in his career came in 1923 when he began working with George Washington Smith, a prominent architect known for his Spanish Colonial Revival style designs. The two collaborated until Smith’s passing in 1930.

Brewster returned to his independent practice, but amid the Great Depression, work was slow. He took a Los Angeles-based position with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) soon after the agency was established in 1934. A former Riverside Polytechnic High School student, Hiram Hudson Benedict, was also working at the FHA before leaving for Palm Springs. In 1935, Benedict contacted Brewster and convinced him to come to Palm Springs.
50 45 A discrepancy currently exists between the local criteria applicability presented in the 2018 Historic Context Statement and the City’s “Technical Assistance for Applicants: How to Apply the Criteria for Historic Designation” (last revised December 6, 2021), which states: “Use Criterion iii (“Period”) when evaluating a site relative to a series of events, a particular period in history or an architectural style or trend that exemplifies a particular period” (emphasis added). 46HRG, 339.
47 HRG, 339.
48 Steven Keylon, Nomination Application for City of Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Site: “Casa Adaire” The Walter Kirschner Residence, 417 Hermosa Place, Palm Springs, CA 92262, (Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, n.d.), 11. 49 Keylon, “Casa Adaire,” 82.
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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 22 Hiram Hudson Benedict was born in Riverside, California in 1900 and graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School around 1920. During the 1920s, B enedict worked as a draftsman or designer for a series of distinguished architects in California and New York, including brief stints with James Osborne Craig; John C.

Austin; George Washington Smith; Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury; James Gamble Rogers; and Walker & Eisen.

During the early years of the Great Depression, Benedict worked as a designer in Detroit before finding work at the Los Angeles FHA office alongside his former teacher and mentor, Floyd E. Brewster.

In 1935, Benedict moved to Palm Springs and opened an office affiliated with Los Angeles-based architect Gene Verne. Soon after, he convinced Brewster to join him in Palm Springs, and they formed the partnership of Brewster & Benedict. They collaborated on a series of high -profile projects, including an exhibition house for Bullocks Department Store, the Pacific Building, the Cork ‘n Bottle, and the Bacon L. Clifton Building, as well as residential projects for wealthy clients. Their designs spanned the popular styles of the era, including Spanish Colonial Revival, Hollywood Regency, Ranch, and Streamline Moderne. 51 Their short partnership came to an end in 1938, and Brewster returned to Los Angeles to work for the FHA. He passed away in Monrovia, California in 1971. 52
Benedict moved to Phoenix for a short time before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II as the principal architect for the 13th Naval District headquartered in Seattle. After the war, he worked at the Seattle firm of Bain, Overturf, Turner & Associates before returning to Palm Springs in 1946. There, he designed the Thunderbird Country Club and a Girl Scout Youth Center. Benedict returned to Pho enix to work with the firm Lescher & Mahoney, and soon thereafter officially obtained his architecture lice nse in 1956. He had a prolific career in Arizona before retiring to Washington. He passed away in Nordlan, Washington in 1984. 53 4.5 The Life and Work of Hal Forrest
Harry Paul (Hal) Forrest was an American comic artist and the creator of the first aviation comic strips in history:

Artie the Ace (1926-1927) and Tailspin Tommy (1928-1942). He was born in 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he was 16, he drew his first comic strip, Percy the Boy Scout, for the Philadelphia Telegraph.

While Hal attended the Art Institute of Chicago between 1911 and 1915, he worked as an illustrator at The Chicago Tribune and was active in Boy Scouts. After graduating , Forrest drew a s eries of comics for The Philadelphia Record.54
At the onset of World War I in 1917, Forrest was drafted to the Army. He was assigned to the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps —an early predecessor to the U.S. Air Force —and stationed at Camp Kelly in San Antonio, Texas. During the war, Forrest applied his artistic skills to create posters and cartoons for the war effort, including comics for the Camp Kelly newspaper.

After the war, Forrest served in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. While he was stationed at Clover Field in Santa Monica between 1926 and 1927, he drew Artie the Ace , an aviation -themed comic strip distributed in local military magazines. Around this time, Charles Lindbergh’s first successful transatlantic flight sparked a period of widespread public interest in aviation. Seeking to capitalize on the sudden popularity, Forrest and newspaper writer Glenn Chaffin were hired by a comic strip syndicate, Bell Syndicate, to create a comic strip with an aviation theme: Tailspin Tommy.

51 “608 S Indian Tr: Forrest/Schenck Residence”; Keylon, “Casa Adaire,” 80. 52 Keylon, “Casa Adaire,” 91.
53 Keylon, “Casa Adaire,” 93.
54 “Hal Forrest,” RoGallery, 2025, accessed December 2025, https://www.rogallery.com/artists/hal-forrest/.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 23 The first Tailspin Tommy comic strip was published on May 21, 1928, and by the early 1930s, the comic was syndicated in hundreds of daily and Sunday newspapers. Forrest collaborated with Chaffin until 1933, then both wrote and illustrated the comic until 1936 when he hired an assistant, Reynold Brown, as an inker.

Tailspin Tommy inspired several similar comic strips, including Scorchy Smith, Skyroads, Smilin' Jack, Barney Baxter, and a comic with a female protagonist, Flyin' Jenny. The main character of Tailspin Tommy would go on to appear in books, magazines, a radio series, episodic movie serials, and four feature-length films; however, by the late 1930s, interest in Tommy Tailspin was beginning to wane. Forrest moved to a new syndicate, United Feature, to generate more interest, but the strip ultimately ended in 1942.55 Forrest passed away in Culver City in 1959.56

55 “Hal Forrest,” RoGallery; “Hal Forrest and Tailspin Tommy,” Collectair Aviation Art and Artifacts, accessed December 2025, http://www.collectair.com/tailspin.html; “Hal Forrest,” Lambiek Comiclopedia, accessed January 2026, https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/forrest_hal.htm.
56 “’Hal’ Forrest, ‘Tailspin’s’ Creator, Dies,” Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, November 24, 1959, 3, accessed January 2026, https://www.newspapers.com/image/684055803.

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5. EVALUATION OF ELIGIBILITY
As explained in Section 3. 3, t he property was previous ly identified as a Class 3 building but has not been intensively evaluated for individual eligibility as a Class 1 Historic Resource . Following is an evaluation of the property under each of the criteria for listing on the Palm Beach Historic Resource Inventory to determine whether the property qualifies as either a Class 1 or Class 2 Historic Resource. The applicable historic contexts within which the property was evaluated are included in Section 4 with the relevant eligibility requirements for each.

Criterion i
To be eligible under Criterion i, a property must have an association with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community.
608 S. Indian Trail does not meet the eligibility criteria or registration requirements to be eligible for individual listing under this c riterion. Research confirmed that no significant events took place at the property, and that the property was not constructed as a result of any one important event that made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state, or community. R ather, the subject property reflects the Depression-Era single-family residential development patterns within the Palm Springs Between the Wars context , which are best evaluated under Criterion iii.

As such, 608 S. Indian Trail does not appear eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion i.

Criterion ii
To be eligible under Criterion ii, a property must be associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history.

The most applicable context for evaluating the property under Criterion ii is the Influence of the Entertainment Industry theme. The 2018 Historic Context Statement indicates that an individual single-family residence may be eligible under t his theme if it represent s a known association with an important person or persons in the entertainment industry.57
As explained in Section 3.2, the single-family residence at 608 S. Indian Trail was initially constructed for and owned by comic strip artist, Hal Forrest. The property served as a vacation home for him and his family, including his wife Charlotte Ousley -Forrest and daughter Elizabeth , from 1937 through 1943. By this time , Forrest was established as a well-known comic strip artist with the success of Tailspin Tommy, a popular aviation comic strip that ran in hundreds of newspapers between 1928 and 1942 and was adapted into books, magazines, and movies. Tailspin Tommy also inspired several similar comic strips during this period of intense public interest in the field of aviation. .58
Forrest has a known association with other residences in Southern California during this period, including 9018 S. Olin Street in Los Angeles as early as 1931 and late as 1942. The Forrests moved in to the Los Angeles house after it was constructed for a previous owner and added an addition for a servants’ quarters above the existing garage.59 In comparison , the residence at 608 S. Indian Trail was commissioned by the Forrest family and

57 HRG, 156.
58 “Hal Forrest and Tailspin Tommy.”
59 “World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California,” 1942, Ancestry.com, accessed January 2026, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1002/records/13618243; 1940 census, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Permit Nos. 1930LA07419 and 1931LA18162.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 25 designed to include a second-story studio for Hal’s work, indicating that it has a direct association with his work and contributions to comic strip history. 60
The property was later purchased by Joseph Schenck, a prominent film studio executive; however, Schenck’s ownership was brief —lasting less than a year —and is therefore unlikely to have an important association with his significant contributions to film his tory when compared to other properties, such as a film studio, office, or longer-term residence.

As such, 608 S. Indian Trail appears to be individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion ii for its association with aviator and popular comic strip artist, Hal Forrest during a significant and prolific period in his career.

Criterion iii
To be eligible under Criterion iii, a property must reflect or exemplify a particular period of national, state, or local history. The most applicable contexts for evaluating the property under Criterion iii are the Palm Springs Between the Wars historic context, specifically within the Depression-Era Single -Family Residential Development sub- theme and the development of the Indian Trail tract, as well as Spanish-Colonial Revival style architecture.61 608 S. Indian Trail is associated with the trend of residential development in Palm Springs between World War I and World War II. In the 1920s, business tycoons, industrialists, and other wealthy businessmen, along with the Hollywood elite, discovered the desert and began to transform Palm Springs into an international resort.62 While the movie stars primarily stayed at the resort hotels when visiting Palm Springs, other wealthy residents and seasonal visitors started commissioning architect-designed estates and drawing increased attention to the growing resort town.
63 This trend continued into the 1930s as more celebrities , and professionals in other industries largely untouched by the Great Depression, made it their winter weekend getaway. 64 Residential tracts developed during this period were largely concentrated on land immediately surrounding the existing village and the resorts.65
Constructed in 1937, 608 S. Indian Trail meets the eligibility requirements for individual listing under Criterion ii as a good and intact example of 1930s residential development reflecting an important period of growth and transition in the city. Specifically, it is an example of a single-family residence within the sub-theme, Depression- Era Single -Family Residential Development , representing the continued growth and development in Palm Springs during the Great Depression. Furthermore, it is an excellent example of this period of development when many early homes were constructed on multiple parcels with ample space for landscaped private gardens.

It also appears to be one of the earlier residences constructed within the Indian Trail Tract. Although the tract was initially recorded in 1933, the earliest extant residences date to 1935 with only a few constructed by the end of the 1930s. Additionally, the design and orientation of the residence on its corner lot exemplifies the McManuses (the developer) attempt to “bring distinction to the tract not only through its palm -lined main

60 “Brewster&. Benedict Design Beautiful New Residence.” 61 Per the City’s “Technical Assistance for Applicants: How to Apply the Criteria for Historic Designation” (last revised December 6, 2021), “Use Criterion iii (“Period”) when evaluating a site relative to…an architectural style or trend that exemplifies a particular period.”
62 HRG, 50.
63 HRG, 50.
64 HRG, 50.
65 HRG, 62.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 26 thoroughfare but also in the siting of the corner properties, with houses built in a “boomerang” layout, stretching across the lots.”66 This design pattern would be followed in later tracts developed by the McManuses.

Figure 15: 1933 Tract Map. Source: Riverside County
Assessor.

Figure 16: 1939 aerial photograph of Indian Trail
tract. Source: Flight C_5750, Frame 206-30, January
1, 1939. Courtesy of UCSB Library Geospatial
Collection.

The single-family residence is a good example of the Spanish-Colonial Revival style. The property embodies the distinctive characteristics of the style through its irregular plan, one - and two -story horizontal massing, asymmetrically arranged fenestration with steel casement windows and wood doors, clay barrel tile roofing, and stucco cladding.

For all of the above reasons, 608 S. Indian Trail appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion iii.

Criterion iv
A property is eligible under Criterion iv if it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction.

Unlike the National Register criterion concerning construction, the Palm Springs evaluation of construction addresses the type (of construction), the period (of construction) and the method (of construction). It appears that the 608 S. Indian Trail was built using standard construction techniques, methods, and materials that were widely employed during the period it was constructed.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 27 Therefore, 608 S. Indian Trail is not eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion iv.

Criterion v
A property is eligible under Criterion v if it presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his or her age, or that possesses high artistic value. 608 S. Indian Trail is one of several single-family residences designed by the architectural firm of Brewster & Benedict in Palm Springs. National Register Bulletin 15 defines a “master” as “a figure of generally recognized greatness in a field, a known craftsman of consummate skill, or an anonymous craftsman whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality.” 67 Brewster & Benedict are recognized as prolific and master architects in Palm Springs and designed a substantial number of commercial and residential properties during the short time the firm was a ctive, from late 1935 through early 1938. See Appendix E for a list of known examples of their single-family residential work.

Based on research and analysis into the architectural firm and their body of work, the property exemplifies the work of Brewster & Benedict as a custom -designed Spanish Colonial Revival residence in Palm Springs .

Compared to similar examples of their work in Palm Springs, the property is highly expressive, incorporating a sprawling plan and variety of shapes and volumes to create organic, asymmetrical massing that aligns with the McManuses’ vision for residential design in the Indian Trail Tract.

Therefore, 608 S. Indian Trail appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion v.

Criterion vi
A property is eligible under Criterion vi if it represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

Criterion vi is generally applied to historic districts. As explained in Section 4.1, the Indian Trail Tract was evaluated as ineligible as a historic district in the 2018 Survey due to a lack of integrity and this finding remains valid.

Therefore, 608 S. Indian Trail does not appear eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion vi.

Criterion vii
A property is eligible under Criterion vii if it has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory.

The potential to yield information important to history or prehistory generally applies to archeological resources, but may apply to a built resource in instances where the resource may contain important information about such topics as construction techniques or human activity. In any case, the resource must be the principal source of information,68 which does not appear to be the case for 608 S. Indian Trail.

Therefore, 608 S. Indian Trail does not appear eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion vii.

67 National Register Bulletin 15, 20.
68 National Register Bulletin 15, 21.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 28 Statement of Significance
608 S. Indian Trail appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion ii within the Palm Springs Between the Wars context and Influence of the Entertai nment Industry theme for its direct and important association with the career of aviator and comic strip artist, Hal Forrest . It also appears eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion iii within the Palm Springs Between the Wars context and Depression-Era Single -Family Residential Development sub -theme as an example of 1930s residential development reflecting an important period of growth and transition in the city that continued during the Great Depression , and as a good example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style . Lastly, the property appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion v as an example of work of the architectural firm Brewster & Benedict . The period of significance is 1937 , the year of construction, to 1943, the year Forrest sold the property.

Integrity
To qualify as a City of Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Resource, properties must retain their physical integrity from the period in which they gained significance. Integrity is a property’s ability to convey its historic significance through its physical features. “National Register Bulletin #15” defines seven aspects of integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. In order to c onvey significance, a property must retain some combination of these aspects of integrity from its period of significance. In the case of architecturally significant properties, the period of significance is normally the date of construction. For historically significant properties, the period of significance is usually measured by the length of the associations.

Additionally, s ome factors of integrity are more important than others depending on the significance of a property. The 2018 Historic Context Statement provides integrity considerations for each context, theme, and property type (see Section 4).

Following is an analysis of 608 S. Indian Trail under each of the seven aspects of integrity from the period of significance, 1937 to 1943.

Location – The place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred.

The property retains integrity of location as the building has not been moved since it was initially constructed in 1937.

Design – The combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of the property.

The property retains integrity of design. Documentary evidence found through research, such as historical aerial photographs and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps (see Section 3.2), indicate that the overall scale, massing, form, and fenestration pattern reflect their historic appearance from 1943, the end of the period of significance. The only alterations, such replacement of windows on secondary elevations, are minor and compatible with the historic character of the property in terms of style and materials. As such, the property retains sufficient integrity of design to convey its historical and architectural significance.

Setting – The physical environment of a historic property.

The property retains integrity of setting overall. The broad setting of a low-density single-family residential area remains intact despite some infill development. Original elements of the Indian Trail Tract that are extant and contributor to the integrity of broad setting include the palm tree-lined median along Indian Trail. Few changes have occurred to the site and immediate setting other than hardscaping improvements and the addition of an in-ground pool, which do not detract from the historic character of the property.

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 29 Materials – 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 property retains integrity of materials. Key features and their materials extant from the period of significance include: clay tile roofing, stucco cladding, steel windows, wood doors, rafters, posts, beams, and trim, as well as site features such as the stone property walls with metal gates.

Workmanship – The physical evidence or the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.

The property retains integrity of workmanship for the same reason s it retains integrity of design and materials .

Extant original features, materials , and finishes provide physi cal evidence of workmanship from the period of significance.

Feeling - A property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.

Integrity of feeling is intact as the property continues to evoke the feeling of a custom -designed single-family residence constructed in the 1930s.

Association - The direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.

The property retains integrity of association because its physical integrity and integrity of feeling are sufficient to convey its historic association with Hal Forrest, 1930s residential development patterns in Palm Springs, and Spanish Colonial Revival style, as well as the work of Brewster & Benedict.

Summary of Integrity Analysis
The property retains all seven aspects of integrity necessary to convey its individual historical significance from 1937 to 1943.

Character-Defining Features
Character-defining features are the architectural components that contribute to a building’s sense of time and place. Character-defining features can generally be grouped into three categories: the overall visual character of a building, the exterior mater ials and craftsmanship, and the interior spaces, features, and finishes. The relative importance of character-defining features depends on the level of craftsmanship, visibility, and integrity.

In addition, some character -defining features are more importa nt than others in conveying the significance of the building. The character -defining features identified below are considered the most essential elements contributing to the significance of the property and generally include features that date from the per iod of significance, directly relate to the original use, type, and style, display craftsmanship, are highly visible, and retain integrity.

The following is a list of character-defining features for 608 S. Indian Trail.

Overall Visual Character
• Orientation to northwest corner
• Irregular-shaped plan
• One- and two-story height
• Horizontal massing
• Circular towers with conical roofs

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608 S. Indian Trail, Palm Springs – Historic Resource Report 30 • Low pitched, hipped and cross-gabled roofs
• Open eaves with exposed rafter tails
• Asymmetrically arranged elevations
• Front and rear porch colonnades
Exterior Features and Materials
• Hand-troweled, lightly textured stucco cladding
• Red clay barrel tile roofing
• Exterior brick chimney
• Balconies/roof decks
• Wood rafter tails, posts, beams, and trim
• Original window and door openings
• Multi-light steel casement windows
• Wood plank main entrance door
• Single and multi-light wood doors
• Stone property walls with wrought iron pedestrian entrance gate Non-contributing elements:
• Single-light wood windows
• Scored concrete front porch flooring and concrete slab driveway and rear yard patio and walkways • Light fixtures
• In-ground swimming pool and concrete pool deck

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6. CONCLUSIONS
As part of the process for reviewing permits for Class 3 historic buildings, GPA was retained to prepare this HRR for property at 608 S. Indian Trail to support an HPSB determination of whether the property possesses sufficient historic significance to warrant possible re-designation to a Class 1 or Class 2 historic resource.

GPA concludes that 608 S. Indian Trail appears individually eligible as a Class 1 historic resource under City of Palm Springs Criterion ii for its direct association with the career of aviator and comic strip artist, Hal Forrest ; under Criterion iii as an excellent example of 1930s residential development and as a good example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style; and under Criterion v for presenting the work of Brewster & Benedict. The property retains all seven aspects of integrity from the period of significance which is 1937, the year of construction, to 1943, the year Forrest sold the property.

The recommended California Historical Resource Status Code is 5S3, “ Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation.”

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7. SOURCES
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Ancestry.com. Various Records. Various Dates. https://www.ancestry.com/.

California State Office of Historic Preservation. “California Historical Resource Status Codes. ” March 1, 2020.

Accessed January 2026. https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1068/files/Resource-Status-Codes.pdf.

City of Palm Springs. Building Permits. Various Dates.

City of Palm Springs. “City Charter, Municipal Code and Regulations.” Accessed January 2026. https://ecode360.com/PA4982.

City of Palm Springs Department of Planning Services. “[…] Approval of a Major Alteration of a Class 3 Site Located at 608 South Indian Trail and Associated Review for Potential Re -Designation […] to a Class 1 or Class 2 Historic Resource.” November 5, 2023. Accessed January 2026. https://www.palmspringsca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/92698/638974135348800000.

Collectair Aviation Art and Artifacts. “Hal Forrest and Tailspin Tommy.” Accessed December 2025. http://www.collectair.com/tailspin.html.

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Keylon, Steven. Nomination Application for City of Palm Springs Class 1 Historic Sit e: “Casa Adaire” The Walter Kirschner Residence, 417 Hermosa Place, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. N.D.

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APPENDIX A – RÉSUMÉS

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AUDREY VON AHRENS

Audrey von Ahrens is a Senior Architectural Historian at GPA. She has been involved in the field of historic preservation since 2013. Audrey graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Science in Historic Preservation and City Planning where she focused on preservation planning and community economic development. She has since worked in private historic preservation consulting in California. Audrey joined GPA in 2017 and her experience has included the preparation of environmental complia nce documents in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; historic context statements; Secretary of the Interior’s Standards analysis; large -scale historic resources surveys; and ev aluations of eligibility for a wide variety of projects and property types throughout Southern California. Audrey is also experienced in coordinating with property owners and local governments in the preparation and review of Mills Act Property Contract ap plications and the inspection and reporting of properties applying for or with existing contracts.

Educational Background: Selected Projects:
• M.S., Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
• Master of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania,
2016
• B.A., Architectural Studies and Urban Studies,
University of Pittsburgh, 2013
• 200-202 W. Ojai Avenue, Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards Compliance Memorandum, Ojai, 2022
• 2830 E. Wardlow Road, CEQA Historical Resources
Evaluation Report, Long Beach Airport, 2022
• 31382 Monterey Street, Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards Memorandum, Laguna Beach, 2022
• 325 S. Boyle Avenue, CEQA Historical Resources
Technical Report, Los Angeles, 2022-2023
• 3605 Spring Street, CEQA Historical Resources
Evaluation Report, Long Beach Airport, 2023
• 3917 Long Beach Boulevard, CEQA Historical
Resources Evaluation Report, Long Beach, 2019
• 556 Broadway, CEQA Historical Resources Evaluation
Report, Chula Vista, 2021-2022
• 7740-7770 McGroarty Street, CEQA Historical
Resources Evaluation Report, Los Angeles, 2021
• Acres of Books, Historic Mitigation Measure
Implementation, Long Beach, 2023
• Georgian Hotel, Secretary of the Interior’s Standards Compliance Memorandum, Santa Monica, 2021
• Long Beach Armory, Historic American Building
Survey Documentation, Long Beach, 2019
• Long Beach Historic District Design Guidelines, 2017- 2019
• North Hollywood Southern Pacific Railroad Depot,
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards Compliance
Memo, Los Angeles, 2021
• Villa Riviera, Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
Memorandum, Long Beach, 2019
• Whittier Citrus Packing House, Historic Property
Treatment Plan, Whittier, 2022-2023
Professional Experience:
• GPA Consulting, Senior Architectural Historian, 2024- Present
― Associate Architectural Historian, 2021-2024
― Architectural Historian II, 2017-2021
• Heritage Consulting, Inc., Intern, 2015-2016
• Tacony Community Development Corp., Intern, 2014
• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Intern,
2013
• University of Pittsburgh, Teaching Assistant, 2012-
2013
• Pittsburgh Planning Department, Intern, 2012
• Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Intern, 2011
Qualifications:
• Meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional
Qualification Standards for history and architectural
history pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61, Appendix A.

Professional Activities:
• Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council,
Planning and Land Use Committee (DLANC), 2018-
2024
• DLANC, Board of Directors, Alternate, 2019-2024

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AMANDA DUANE

Amanda Duane is a Senior Architectural Historian at GPA. She has been involved in the field of historic preservation since 2011. Amanda graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Historic Preservation. She has since worked in local government and private historic preservation consulting in California. Amanda joined GPA in 2012 and her experience has included the preparation of environmental compliance documents in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record recordation; large-scale historic resources surveys; Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit and Mills Act applications; National Register Place nominations; local landmark applications; historic context statements; and evaluations of eligibility for a wide variety of projects and property types throughout California. She is experienced in expertly guiding property owners thro ugh the process of securing local and federal historic tax credits and working with local governments to develop design guidelines for administering local design reviews. Amanda is also highly skilled in graphic design as well as interpretation and exhibition design.

Educational Background: Selected Projects:
• B.F.A, Historic Preservation, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2011
• 1413 Michigan Avenue, Nikkei Hall, CEQA HRTR,
Santa Monica, 2020
• 1500 W. Adams Boulevard, CEQA HRTR, Los Angeles,
2022-2023
• 3443 Sepulveda Boulevard CEQA HRER, Los Angeles,
2018
• 400-432 S. San Vicente Boulevard, CEQA HRER, Los
Angeles, 2023
• 402-404 Pasadena, CEQA HRTR, San Clemente, 2023-
2024
• 4360 Dozier Avenue, Historical Resources Technical
Report, Los Angeles County, 2016
• 867 10th Street CEQA HRER, Los Angeles, 2018
• 956 Seward Street, CEQA HRER, Los Angeles, 2023
• African American Historic Context Statement, Los
Angeles, 2017
• Bank of Italy Building, Tax Credit Certification, Los Angeles, 2015-2019
• Berths 148-151 CEQA HRER, Port of Los Angeles,
2019
• Exotic Revival Historic Context Statement, Los Angeles, 2015
• Jewish History of Los Angeles Context Statement, Los
Angeles, 2016
• Las Palmas Senior Center, CEQA HRER, Los Angeles,
2023-2024
• Mar Vista Gardens, Los Angeles, National Register
Nomination, 2018
• MGM Scenic Arts Building, CEQA HRER, Culver City,
2019
• Times Mirror Square, Historic Structure Report, Los
Angeles, 2017
Professional Experience:
• GPA Consulting, Senior Architectural Historian, 2021- Present
― Associate Architectural Historian, 2017-2021
― Architectural Historian II, 2014-2017
― Architectural Historian I, 2012-2014
• Architectural Resources Group, Intern, 2012
• City of Los Angeles, Office of Historic Resources,
Intern, 2011-2012
Qualifications:
• Meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional
Qualification Standards for architectural history
pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR
Part 61, Appendix A.
• National Preservation Institute, Section 106: An
Introduction
Professional Activities:
• California Preservation Foundation Conference
Programs Committee, 2017

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PHOEBE RAYBURN

Phoebe Rayburn is an Architectural Historian I at GPA. She has been involved with the field of historic preservation since 2024. Phoebe graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelor’s degree in historic preservation and community planning and a minor in art history. At GPA, she assists the architectural historian team with the preparation of environmental compliance documents in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOIS). Prior to GPA, Ms. Rayburn was a preservation intern at the Historic Charleston Foundation, where she performed historic property inspections, coordinated inspection schedules, prepared and mailed in spection reports, and performed archival research on endangered historic properties for presentation. She is proficient in a number of software programs, including AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, and Microsoft Office. She uses these skills to add depth to her analyses and reports in the form of maps, illustrations, and graphics.

Educational Background: Selected Projects:
• B.A., Historic Preservation and Community Planning,
Minor in Art History, College of Charleston, 2024
• 12482 Putnam Street, CEQA Historical Resource
Evaluation Report, Whittier, 2025
• 1323 South Pacific Street, CEQA Historical Resources
Evaluation Report, Oceanside, 2025
• 145 S. Earlham Street, Design Standards Memo,
Orange, 2025
• 405 E. Toluca Street, Design Standards Memo, Orange,
2025
• 442 S. Shaffer Street, Design Standards Memo,
Orange, 2025
• 5679 Corso di Napoli, CEQA Historical Resource
Evaluation Report, Long Beach, 2025
• 8910-8924 Ardendale Avenue, CEQA Historical
Resource Evaluation Report, San Gabriel, 2025
• El Nido Fire Station Replacement, Section 106 Historic Property Survey Report, Merced County, 2025
• Henningsen-Lotus Road Multi-Use Trail, Section 106
Historic Property Survey Report, El Dorado County,
2025
• I-405 Auxiliary Lanes from I-110 to Wilmington, Section 106 Historic Property Survey Report, Los Angeles
County, 2025
• Kensington Historic District, National Register of
Historic Places Nomination Form, San Diego, 2025
• Lodi Downtown Specific Plan, Historic Resources
Inventory, Lodi, 2025
• Telegraph Road over San Gabriel River Bridge, Section 106 Historic Property Survey Report, Pico Rivera, 2025
• Washington Boulevard Bridge over Rio Hondo Channel,
Section 106 Historic Property Survey Report, Pico
Rivera, 2025
Professional Experience:
• GPA Consulting, Architectural Historian I, February
2025 – Present
• Historic Charleston Foundation, Preservation Intern,
January 2024 – May 2024

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APPENDIX B – SELECT BUILDING PERMITS
(Includes only those permits pertaining to the construction of the existing building on the property and visible exterior alterations)

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APPENDIX C – DPR FORM SET

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APPENDIX D – HISTORIC CONTEXTS

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Context: Palm Springs between the Wars (1919-1941)
O’Donnell House, Ojo del Desierto, 447 W. Alejo Road, 1925. Listed in the National Register; HSPB-

19. Source: Steve Vaught, Paradise Leased.
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El Mirador Hotel, photographed c. 1933. Source: Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.

CONTEXT: PALM SPRINGS BETWEEN THE WARS (1919-1941)
Overview
This context explores the transformation of Palm Springs from a modest spa town into a luxury winter resort in the years between the First and Second World Wars. By 1918 Nellie Coffman and her sons, George Roberson and Earl Coffman, understood the town’s potential, not as a health spa for asthmatics and consumptives, but as an exclusive winter resort for the well-to-do, and set about transforming their sanatorium into the luxurious Desert Inn, one of the most renowned hostelries in the country. Their success inspired the development of two equally spectacular hotels in the 1920s and cemented the town’s growing reputation as one of the country’s premier luxury winter resorts. These were the Oasis Hotel (121 S. Palm Canyon Drive; HSPB -10), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr. (known as Lloyd Wright) and opened in 1925 by Pearl McCallum McManus;97 and the grand Hotel El Mirador (1150 N.

Indian Canyon Drive), designed by Walker and Eisen in a sumptuous Spanish Colonial Revival style and opened in 1927.98
97 The Oasis Hotel opened on a provisional basis in 1924, but the official opening was in 1925. 98 There was a New Years’ Eve party held at El Mirador on December 31, 1927; the hotel officially opened for business on January 1, 1928.

Burton L. Smith, “Miracle Hotel Graces Desert,” Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1928. 49 A – Page 674 of 925

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Automobile tourism played an early and important part in the success and growth of Palm Springs as a resort destination. In 1914, highway bonds were passed in Riverside County for extensive road improvements and construction of new routes. As part of these efforts, the highway connecting Los Angeles and Palm Springs was completed in October 1916.99 Pavement of the highway through to Indio was completed in 1924, allowing travelers to drive all the way from Los Angeles to Palm Springs in less than 4 hours, all on paved roads.
100
The first residential subdivisions were recorded in the early 1920s on tracts largely concentrated on land immediately surrounding the existing village and the resorts. Several tracts were subdivided by Prescott T. Stevens, along with other prominent early Palm Springs settlers including Pearl McManus, Raymond Cree, and Harriet Cody. There are extant properties from this period associated with some of the village's most prominent citizens, including Ted Fulford, Carl G. Lykken, Zaddie Bunker, Alvah Hicks, Harold Hicks, Katherine Finchy, Earle Strebe, Phil Boyd, and many others.

In the 1920s, business tycoons, industrialists, and other wealthy businessmen, along with the Hollywood elite, discovered the desert and began to transform Palm Springs into an international resort. While the movie stars primarily stayed at the resort hotels when visiting Palm Springs, other wealthy residents and seasonal visitors started building architect -designed estates and drawing increased attention to the growing resort town. Wealthy capitalists who came to Palm Springs in the 1920s include King Camp Gillette; Carrie Humphrey Birge, widow of George K. Birge, the wallpaper & Pierce- Arrow magnate; businessman and philanthropist William Mead; Frederick W. Stevens of the American Locomotive Company; Chicago capitalist John Burnham; steel magnate Louis R. Davidson; and cereal king S.K.

Kellogg, who began wintering in Palm Springs as early as 1926.

The 1930s saw Palm Springs blossom, as more and more celebrities made it their winter weekend getaway, and more development sprang up to house and entertain them. By the start of World War II, Palm Springs had so long been thought of as a movie star's playground that some of the neighborhoods were described as "Beverly Hills in the desert." One section was so filled with film notables, the neighborhood was ultimately dubbed the "Movie Colony."
In the 1930s important figures in finance and business continued to flock to the desert in the winter, helping to cement the village's reputation as one of the nation's top winter resort destination s.

Internationally famous names such as Walter P. Chrysler; Alfred Vanderbilt; Herbert F. "Hib" Johnson of the S.C. Johnson Co.; John Jakob Raskob, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, head of finance for both General Motors and Dupont de Nemours , and builder of th e Empire State Building; auto magnate Walter Marmon; Julia S. Carnell of National Cash Register; Arthur K. Bourne of Singer Sewing Machine fortune; Franklyn Hutton, James S. Kemper and his brother Hathaway of the 99 Steve Lech, “Back in the Day: Jackrabbit Trail was a first link between Moreno and Redlands,” The Press Enterprise, February 27, 2014. 100 Steve Lech, “Back in the Day: Jackrabbit Trail was a first link between Moreno and Redlands,” The Press Enterprise, February 27, 2014. 50 A – Page 675 of 925

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insurance giant, Kemper Insurance Group; Ru ssell Vought of Vought Aircraft; and Lawrence Mario Giannini, who made the Bank of America into one of the world's largest financial institutions.

Architecturally, the Spanish and Mediterranean Revival styles were the town’s dominant architectural expression during this period. In addition, there are examples of simplified Ranch houses featuring rustic details and board -and-batten exterior walls. Beginning in the 1930s, prominent Modernist architects began making significant contributions to the architectural landscape in Palm Springs. 101 This context examines influences on the built environment in Palm Springs between World War I and the onset of World War II. The first section provides an overview of the important developments in architecture during this period and a brief discussion of some of the significant architects. Following the introductory section are the themes and sub-themes, divided by property type: single-family residential development, multi-family residential development, commercial development, and civic and institutional development. At the conclusion of each theme are registration requirements for evaluating resources under that theme.
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Early aerial view of Palm Springs, showing sparse development in 1920s. Photograph is taken above present-day Tennis Club. Indian Avenue (now Indian Canyon) is the tree-lined street at the top of the photo; the perpendicular street is Arenas Road. The open space on the left is the Desert Inn Mashie Golf Course. Source: Palm Springs, CA: Images of America, p. 68.

THEME: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE WARS (1919-1941)102 Residential Architecture (1919-1941)103
This sub-theme explores the important role of architecture in the development of single-family housing in Palms Springs, and discusses buildings that are significant examples of particular architectural styles or the work of important architects. In the early 1920s the utilitarian structures built to serve the basic needs of early settlers began to give way to more stylish housing designed for the pleasure of seasonal residents and visitors. There are a range of architectural styles seen in the residential neighborhoods of Palm Springs from this period, including period revival, Ranch, and early Modernist works. 102 Multi-family residential development is discussed in a separate theme, below. 103 This section includes an overview discussion of the predominant architectural styles from this period. A more detailed description of each style, including character-defining features, is included in the Architectural Styles section. 52 A – Page 677 of 925

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Early 20th Century & Period Revival Styles
There is a small number of 1920s and 1930s “California bungalows” influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement in Palm Springs. Although these examples are rare, tenets of the style reflect the lifestyle of Palm Springs (rugged/rustic setting, use of natural materials, connection to outdoors), and the modest, one-story, bungalow type is seen throughout the early neighborhoods, albeit with varying stylistic details.

The California bungalow was a simple, garden -oriented house uniquely suited for the climate and lifestyle of the region. The term bungalow typically refers to a modest, one- or one-and-a-half-story house with an informal floor plan. The exteriors were generally simple, to fit with the rugged lifestyle of the inhabitants, and the use of natural materials was important to the design aesthetic. Wide, overhanging eaves not only emphasized the horizontal emphasis of the small bungalow, but were also practical in shading the house from the hot California sun. Structural members were exposed, particularly at the roof line. Brick or stone foundations supported the wood frames, which were clad either in wood shingles or stucco, and heavy supports define the deeply recessed front porch.

Residential design in the 1920s displays an eclectic array of period revival styles, inspired in part by the Panama-California Exposition and the burgeoning film industry. As the focus on regional expression through architecture evolved, period and exotic revival styles took hold throughout California.

Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival examples prevailed, in large measure due to the Panama-California Exposition, held in San Diego in 1915. The lead architect was Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who was assisted by Carleton Winslow. Goodhue chose an eclectic Spanish style for the exposition buildings, setting it apart from the more formal European Renaissance and Neoclassical styles which were being employed at the San Francisco World’s Fair the same year. Goodhue’s architecture featured stylistic references to the Catholic missions and churches of Southern California and Mexico, as well as to grand palaces of Mexico, Spain, and Italy. Well suited to the region’s warm, dry climate, the Spanish Coloni al and Mediterranean Revival styles in particular appealed to many Southern California residents for their exotic appearance and sense of history. “Here were two styles supported by the regional myth of California as the Mediterranean shores of America and even, in the case of Spanish Revival, supported by a slight degree of historical justification.” 104
In the 1920s and 1930s a number of architects and designers from Los Angeles and elsewhere worked in Palm Springs, designing Spanish and Mediterranean Revival-style residences primarily as winter homes for seasonal residents. Many of these were constructed of cast -in-place concrete, likely in response to the desert climate. Architects working in Palm Springs during this period included: Paul R. Williams, the talented and prolific “Architect to the Stars” and first African American member of the American Institute of Architects; Gerard Colcord, a Beverly Hills architect best known for his sprawling “Country Colonials;” Wallace Neff, whose highly refined, distinctive interpretations of traditional styles made him one of Southern California’s most sought-after residential architects; John Porter Clark, a young designer who, 104 Starr, Material Dreams, 191.
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after working in Pasadena for Garrett Van Pelt, moved to Palm Springs and worked under the l icense of Van Pelt and Lind until securing his own certification; and William Charles Tanner, an artist and draftsman based first in Riverside and then Hollywood, who was not a licensed architect but who managed to secure some of the most important project s in Palm Springs in the 1920s, including the revamped Desert Inn and the house called Ojo del Desierto (“Eye of the Desert”).

Ojo del Desierto (447 W. Alejo Road, HSPB-19 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places ), the winter home of oilman Thomas O’Donnell, a Desert Inn regular, and his wife Dr. Winnifred Willis Jenney, is one of the best examples of the Spanish and Mediterranean Revival in Palm Springs.

Constructed in 1925 on the hillside above the Desert Inn, Ojo del Desierto was designed by Tanner, who was simultaneously working on the Desert Inn, and built by Alvah Hicks on land that had been owned by Nellie Coffman. The house was built of reinforced concrete, clad in plaster to resemble adobe, and topped with a clay tile roof. Cantilevered wood balconies shield the house from the sun, and French doors open to tiled patios and a large stone terrace with a commanding view over the city. The interior features tile floors, hooded fireplaces, exposed wood trusses, wrought iron balconies, and Mudejar-style
paneled wood doors.

Other high-style examples include The Willows ( 412 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way, HSPB-34), originally constructed in 1925 as the winter home of businessman, philanthropist, and Los Feliz developer William Mead and designed by architect William J. Dodd of Dodd & Richards.105 It is built into the lower slopes of Mt. San Jacinto at the west end of Tahquitz Canyon Way. The house is a cluster of simple rectangular volumes finished in plaster, wi th clay barrel tile roofs, wrought iron balconies supported on elaborate plaster brackets, and an elevated, arched loggia with a plaster groin vault. The interior features plaster walls, polychrome coffered ceilings, and tiled fireplaces. That same year, Dodd & Richards designed a twin of The Willows for Roland P. Bishop (468 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way) . Bishop was a prominent Los Angeles businessman who headed Bishop & Co., Southern California's largest confectioner and purveyor of baked goods, which was acquired by the National Biscuit Co. (NABISCO) in 1930.

One of the most exotic Mediterranean-inspired houses in Palm Springs is Dar Marroc (now the Korakia Pensione, 257 Patencio Drive), the home of Scottish-born painter Gordon Coutts, who after a lifetime of wandering the world spent his last years in Palm Springs. Coutts was born in Aberdeen in the mid - 1860s and studied art at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he distinguished himself with his landscapes and portraits; he later spent ten years as an art ins tructor in New South Wales, Australia, and some of his works now hang in the Australian National Art Gallery, the Adelaide National Gallery, and the 105 “The History,” The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn, https://thewillowspalmsprings.com/press-history-of-the-willows/ (accessed June 23, 2015).
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Melbourne Art Gallery. 106 Coutts moved to San Francisco with his American wife Alice about 1900; after their divorce in 1917, he spent several years living in Spain and North Africa with his second wife, Gertrude.107 In the early 1920s ill health ended Coutts’ travels and brought him to Palm Springs, then a budding artists’ colony whose climate and light reminded him of North Africa. He built Dar Marroc in 1924, complete with crenellated walls, horseshoe arches, tiled patios, and tinkling fountains. Coutts settled there with his wife and daughters and hosted a bohemian salon of artists that included American
Gothic painter Grant Wood, the great English portrait artist Sir John Lavery, and film stars like Errol Flynn and Rudolph Valentino. 108 Coutts died in Palm Springs in 1937. 109 After his death, Dar Marroc was converted into an apartment building.110
In
1929 photographer Stephen H. Willard built an exceptional Spanish Colonial Revival house at 1701 S. Palm Canyon Drive. Willard was raised in Corona and learned photography in high school. After graduating in 1912 he made photographic trips through the Sierra Nevada s and the deserts of the Southwest. In 1922 he and his wife Beatrice settled in Palm Springs and opened a studio and gall ery, and Willard continued his travels to photograph the Colorado and Mojave deserts. His photos, donated 106 Anne Sullivan, “There’s A Real Castle in the Desert,” The Desert Sun, May 12, 1978, D1. 107 “Biography,” Gordon Coutts (1865-1937) Painter, http://www.gordoncoutts.com (accessed July 21, 2015). 108 Thomas Carney, “Korakia Dreaming,” Architectural Digest, May 1996, 144-45; and Niemann, 114. 109 Sullivan, D1.
110 Carney, 144. Dar Marroc was purchased by designer G. Douglas Smith in 1989 and rehabilitated as the Korakia Pensione.

L: Dar Marroc (1924), one of the most exotic designs in Palm Springs, was the home of painter Gordon Coutts. Source: Los Angeles Public Library. R: Willard House (1929). Source: http://twinlakesgallery.com/history/willards-story/. 55 A – Page 680 of 925

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L: Arthur Bourne House (1933, Wallace Neff). Source: Alson Clark, Wallace Neff: Architect of California’s Golden Age, p. 163. R: The Richards House in Smoke Tree Ranch reflects the rustic Ranch-style seen in Palm Springs. Source: Palm Springs Historical Society. to the Palm Springs Desert Museum in 1999, are “not only valuable artistic masterpieces but also a historic record of the desert and mountain environments.” 111 The Willards lived in the house, with its sprawling plan, exterior staircase, and second -story wood balcony, until 1947. 112 The property is now part of the Moorten Botanical Garden.

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igh style Spanish and Mediterranean Revival examples such as The Willows , Ojo del Desierto, and Dar Marroc are comparatively rare in Palm Springs, where the simpler, more rustic style of traditional southwestern adobe, hacienda, and wood ranch vernacular types were believed to be better suited to the desert climate and casual lifestyle. These tended to be informal one-story houses finished in plaster, brick, or board-and-batten siding, with irregular or rambling plans, low-pitched tile or wood shake roofs, wood or steel windows, and minimal ornamentation. The Ranch-style house proved particularly popular both before and after the war, combining as it did modernist ideas of space and function with traditional elements of working ranches and Spanish ranchos. This minimalist trend continued into the post-World War II years; the city has a collection of 1940s bungalows that feature red clay tile roofing and steel casement windows. The Arthur Bourne House (1933, 486 S. Patencio Road; altered) by Wallace Neff is a Spanish-style hacienda built around a central courtyard and swimming pool, but the simplicity of its forms and its integration of indoor spaces with exterior terraces reflects this important architect's attempt to “fuse the Mediterranean Revival with the modern style.” 113
111 Palm Springs Art Museum, “Stephen H. Willard Photography Collection & Archive,” Palm Springs Art Museum, https://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs-art-collection/photography/stephen-h-willard-photography-collection-and-archive/ (accessed August 17, 2015).
112 Niemann, 111.
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Sub-Theme: Single-Family Residential Development (1919-1929) If [Herodotus] were to visit this modern ‘ Occidental Araby’ at Palm Springs which is becoming world famous for its beauty and wonderful winter weather conditions…he would find flora and fauna of infinite variety and kind….he would find that me n of wealth had preceded him to enjoy the natural beauty, the perfect winter climate, the rejuvenating elevation and the curative spring waters by building fine homes and establishing here a winter community.119
From the start, Palm Springs owed much of its residential development to tourism. Guests who stayed at the Desert Inn (able to accommodate 200 guests by 1925), the Oasis Hotel (officially opened in 1925), and El Mirador (opened with a New Year’s Eve Party in 1927) came for the warm desert air and positive health effects. 120 Those same guests began to consider the value of residency in Palm Springs and as author Lawrence Culver points out, “…Hollywood vacationers-turned-residents portended the future of the resort.”121
Pre-World War II residential development was largely concentrated on land immediately surrounding the existing village and the resorts: “the sheltered area.” 122 Development to the west of Palm Canyon Drive at the base of the foothills provided shelter from wind and blowing sand as well as vistas of the surrounding mountains and desert landscape. Less expensive tracts clustered on the east side of the Palm Canyon/Indian Canyon spine that bisected the village. However, the developments south of El Mirador catered to guests of the hotel that cultivated a distinctly Hollywood clientele. 123 Many hotel guests later bought homes in the area around El Mirador.

The other major area of prewar residential development in Palm Springs was to the south along the spine of South Palm Canyon Drive around Tahquitz Creek. With the exception of Smoke Tree Ranch, south Palm Springs remained largely undeveloped until the late 1950s and 1960s. Before World War II, there was no development east of Sunrise Way.

In addition to the rise of the automobile, the prewar residential development of Palm Springs was influenced as well by the Los Angeles press . During the 1920s , the society pages of the Los Angeles
Times and other newspapers extensively covered the arrivals and departures of wealthy industrialists from all over the country who opened their homes for the season or took up winter residency in Palm Springs. Social occasions in Palm Springs were also widely covered—be they parties in private homes or one of the many public events (e.g., the Desert Circus, dog shows, fashion shows, or other events). With 119 Brochure for the Araby Tract, 1925.
120 The development of these hotels is discussed in greater detail in the Commercial Development theme; they are mentioned here as catalysts for residential development during this period. 121 Lawrence Culver, The Frontier of Leisure (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010), 156. 122 “Ad for Austin G. McManus,” Palm Springs California Magazine, 1929, 27. 123 The El Mirador was the only one of the Palm Springs hotels that welcomed Jewish guests. This and purposeful cultivation of Hollywood through publicist and free accommodations for the press made it popular with actors, writers, directors, and other Hollywood notables. 61 A – Page 682 of 925

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the arrival of the Hollywood actors, writers, producers and directors, photographs of stars enjoying the desert playground were distributed nationally.

Development in all of Palm Springs’ pre-World War II residential tracts was sparse, and in-fill construction continued in virtually all of them throughout the postwar period. As a result, the period revival style residences from before World War II often sit side-by-side with Ranch and Mid-century Modern designs from later periods. Many early homes were constructed on multiple parcels with ample space for landscaped private gardens.

Residential Subdivisions from the Period
Following is a discussion of select residential subdivisions that were recorded in the 1920s. The narrative discussion is intended to provide an overview of residential development during this period, includ ing the earliest recorded tracts, those that were particularly significant in the development of Palm Springs, or those that were associated with an important developer. The subdivisions are listed chronologically by the date they were initially recorded. The Overview of Tract Development in Appendix B includes a list of the residential subdivisions in Palm Springs that were studied as part of the survey effort , including any information compiled about additional tracts not included in the narrative . The information included in the table is intended to provide additional data about residential development in Palm Springs and inform future researchers about this facet of Palm Springs history; a complete history of each tract is outside the scope of this project.

FIGURE 2: RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS RECORDED IN THE 1920S

NAME DATE DEVELOPER
Las Hacienditas 1923 J.J. Kocher
Vista Acres 1923 Prescott T. Stevens
Tahquitz Park 1923 Pearl McCallum McManus
Palm Canyon Mesa 1924 Edmond T. Fulford
Araby Tract 1925 H.W. Otis and Son
Merito Vista 1925 Prescott T. Stevens
Las Palmas Estates 1926 Prescott T. Stevens
Palm Springs Estates 1927 Prescott T. Stevens
Vista Santa Rosa 1927 Raymond Cree & John Chaffey
Palos Verdes Tract 1928 Harriet Dowie Cody and Reta McDowie 62 A – Page 683 of 925

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Sub-theme: Depression-Era Single-Family Residential Development (1930-1941) The popularity of Palm Springs with the Depression -proof m ovie industry surely provided more economic stability for real estate than in most other cities in the United States. There were also plenty of vacant lots available in existing tracts for those who wished to invest or build a house. New subdivision development, however, did not resume in earnest until the mid-1930s, and when it did, it tended to be smaller tracts than those developed in the 1920s. Like other cities in the country, economic recovery from the Great Depression , and residential development and expansion in Palm Springs , were halted by the advent of World War II.

Residential Subdivisions from the Period
Following is a discussion of select residential subdivisions that were recorded in the 1930s. The narrative discussion is meant to provide an overview of residential development during this period . The subdivisions are listed chronologically by the date they were initially recorded. The Overview of Tract Development in Appendix B includes a list of the residential subdivisions in Palm Springs that were studied as part of the survey effort , including any information compiled about additional tracts not included in the narrative. The information included in the table is intended to provide additional data about residential development in Palm Sprin gs and inform future researchers about this facet of Palm Springs history; a complete history of each recorded tract is outside the scope of this project.

FIGURE 3: RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS RECORDED 1930-1941

NAME DATE DEVELOPER
Smoke Tree Ranch 1931 L. Mac Blankenhorn
Indian Trail Tract 1933 Pearl and Austin McManus
La Rambla 1934 John R. Chaffey
Chino Canyon Mesa 1935 Rufus J. Chapman
Vista Del Monte 1935 Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy
El Mirador Estates 1935 Sallie Stevens Nichols and Culver Nichols Desert Sands 1935 Edmond F. Lindop
Racquet Club Colony 1935 Walter N. Marks
Little Tuscany 1936 Alvah Hicks
Palm Springs Village 1936 John Munholland
Palm Springs Desert Estates 1936 Mason Case and Company Palm Highlands 1936 Robert Ransom
Ramon Tract 1937 John W. Williams
Palm Springs Palisades 1937 Frank Meline Company
Warm Sands 1937 None listed
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Theme: The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) This theme explores the influence of the Hollywood film industry on the development and growth of Palm Springs in the 1920s and 1930s. Hollywood first discovered Palm Springs as early as 1915, when author-turned-director Edmund Mitchell filmed a silent adaptation of his 1901 novel The Lone Star Rush, the first motion picture to be filmed in Palm Springs. 399 Throughout the 1910s and 1920s the desert around Palm Springs was used for location shooting of numerous silent films set in Middle Eastern or North African locales, including Salome (1922) starring Theda Bara and, according to some sources, The Sheik (1921) with Rudolph Valentino in his most famous role.400 The movie industry brought additional attention to Palm Springs in 1922, when Valentino honeymooned at the Palm Springs Hotel with his second wife, Natacha Rambova, only to be arrested for bigamy because his divorce from his first wife was not yet final. 401 Syndicated gossip columnist Louella
Parsons dispatched a number of columns from the Desert Inn during a 1926 visit, drawing wider attention to Palm Springs.402 By the end of the decade the isolated desert village had become a favored winter weekend retreat for the burgeoning film industry, offering privacy and relaxation, warm winter sunshine and stunning natural beauty, just a few hours’ drive from Los Angeles. This allowed actors to get away while complying with the studios’ famous “two -hour rule,” the contractual obligation to be available on short notice for filming or publicity purposes.

Perhaps the earliest house associated with movie people was the Reginald Pole adobe ( 1916, 175 S.

Cahuilla Road; HSPB-59), which was said to have been visited by Charles Chaplin and exotic Russian silent screen star Nazimova.
403 It was one of the few homes associated with entertainment figures in Palm Springs in the teens and twenties, as almost everyone else congregated at the various hotels.

In the 1920s the film stars and studio moguls stayed primarily at the Desert Inn or the Oasis; beginning in 1928 they flocked to the extravagant Hotel El Mirador as well. Irving Berlin and Shirley Temple (with her parents) were Desert Inn regulars; Loretta Young favored the uppermost room in the Oasis’ tower. 404
Hollywood’s patronage saved El Mirador from bankruptcy at the onset of the Great Depression. In just its first two months of operation, the hotel’s guest list included such Hollywood luminaries as Lillian Gish, Pola Negri, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, and Gloria Swanson. 405
399 Niemann, 168.
400 Niemann, 169-169 and Starr, 25. Other sources claim that exterior locations of The Sheik were filmed in other places including Guadalupe Dunes in Santa Barbara County and the Walking Dunes on Long Island. 401 Gloria Greer, “Bringing Fame to Palm Springs,” Palm Springs Life, January 2013, http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs- Life/January-2013/Bringing-Fame-to-Palm-Springs/ (accessed January 22, 2015). Valentino was acquitted after Dr. Florilla White testified that the couple had not shared a bed at her hotel.
402 Greer, “Bringing Fame to Palm Springs.”
403 Steve Vaught, correspondence with project team, September 29, 2015. 404 Niemann, 64 and 68.
405 Niemann, 123.
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A number of movie people who did not take houses, but wanted a more permanent place to stay while wintering in the desert, rented apartments. There were several high-end apartments catering to well-to- do visitors, beginning with the Casa Palmeras in 1928. Casa Palmeras residents included Clifton Webb; Ann Sothern; Joe Penner; Bert Wheeler; Oscar-winning cinematographer Karl Struss; Harold Lloyd; and Joan Leslie. The El Encanto (completed in 1929), located across from the Tahquitz Vista and Hotel Del Tahquitz; the Colonial House (1936), and the Key Club (1938; demolished) were also popular apartment rentals for the Hollywood set.

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ere was an early influx of significant radio personalities during this period as well, some of whom took their shows on the road and broadcast from Palm Springs. Each winter for several years, radio stars Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll broadcast their popular program Amos n’ Andy from a small studio in the El Mirador Hotel’s iconic tower (HSPB-1).406 Radio giants Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson both started coming to the Desert Inn in the 1920s and then constructed more permanent winter homes in the 1930s.
406 Dennis McDougal and Mike Meenan, “It’s Check-Out Time for Palm Springs’ El Mirador,” Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1977, P120, http://www.proquest.com (accessed July 29, 2012).

Esther Williams on the cover of the Palm
Springs Villager, September 1955. Source:

Palm Springs Historical Society.
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Other Hollywood notables associated with Palm Springs during this period include Harold Lloyd; Adolphe Menjou; William Powell; studio chief Joe Schenck; producer Bryan Foy; Richard Arlen; Robert Woolsey; Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs; George Bancrof t; Reginald Owen; William Gargan; Chuck Morrison; Charles Butterworth; Paul Lukas; Ralph Bellamy; and Charles Farrell.

Publicist Tony Burke fostered the hotel’s air of Hollywood exclusivity with photos of celebrities lounging and sunning themselves amidst El Mirador’s lush grounds – Lucille Ball, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable, Paulette Goddard, Olivia de Havilland. 407 Johnny Weissmuller, surfer Duke Kahanamoku, and Esther Williams – swimming champions turned film stars – swam and posed for photographers in El Mirador’s pool. Frank Bogert, manager of the El Mirador Hotel and future Mayor of Palm Springs, also supplied and widely distributed images of stars at play in Palm Springs. The fame of these celebrity visitors inevitably made the town itself famous. “Through radio broadcasts, fan magazine layouts, movies and publicity shots,” writes historian Alan Hess, “Palm Springs was defined by the media in the national consciousness to a degree out of proportion with its size or the n umber of people who had actually visited it.”
408 On winter weekends in the 1930s the village’s streets were jammed with ordinary day tourists from Los Angeles, hoping to catch a glimpse of a movie star.409 407 Niemann, 126, and Bob Colacello, “Palm Springs Weekends,” Vanity Fair, June 1999, 205. 408 Alan Hess and Andrew Danish, Palm Springs Weekend (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001), 38-39. 409 Starr, 27.

L: Photograph of New York Governor Herbert Lehman and Shirley Temple having lunch at the El Mirador, arranged by Frank Bogert and distributed to over 1,200 newspapers. R: Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden broadcasting Amos n’ Andy from the El Mirador tower (HSPB-1). Source for both: Palm Springs Life, “Bringing Fame to Palm Springs.” 152

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Del Tahquitz Hotel, 1928. Photograph c. 1933. Source: Los Angeles Public Library.

As Palm Springs grew in popularity with members of the entertainment industry, hotels, sports facilities, restaurants, nightclubs and retail establishments were developed to accommodate the demand for recreation and diversion. Some of these establishments were owned by celebrities. In 1928 silent film actress Fritzi Ridgeway built the Del Tahquitz Hotel at the southeast corner of what is now South Palm Canyon Drive and Baristo Road. Ridgeway’s film career did not survive the advent of talking pictures, and she sold the Del Tahquitz in 1931. The Pueblo Revival- style hotel featured wide balconies, a courtyard swimming pool, and the Saddle Bar Cocktail Lounge, with saddles as barstools. The Del Tahquitz was demolished in 1960 to make way for the Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan building (HSPB-54)
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n 1933 actors Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy built two tennis courts at the north end of town, on a plot of land that they had purchased from Alvah Hicks. 411 The courts proved so popular with their Hollywood friends that the following year Farrell and Bellamy built additional courts, a swimming pool, dining room, and guest bungalows and offered memberships in the new Palm Springs Racquet Club 410 Niemann, 248-249. See also IMDb, “Fritzi Ridgeway Biography,” IMDb, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725904/bio?ref_=nm_of_bio_sm (accessed January 26, 2015). 411 Niemann, 132.
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(2743 N. Indian Canyon Drive; HSPB -83). The club’s Bamboo Bar became the social center of Palm Springs, with four seats permanently reserved for Farrell and his friends Clark Gable, William Powell, and Spencer Tracy.412
Pearl McManus opened her competing Tennis Club (Ormsby and Steffgren, 701 W. Baristo Road) at the south end of town in February 1938, on a boulder-strewn hillside at the west end of Baristo Road.

Charter members included actors Ray Milland, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, and MGM musical star Jeanette MacDonald.413 Pearl was heavily involved in the design of the Tennis Club, which was originally modeled after the Hotel Cappuccini, a former Capuchin monastery on the Amalfi coast from which she drew the inspiration for the stone-walled terraces above the club’s elegant oval swimming pool. 414
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he village’s most popular and most famous nightclub, the Chi Chi, opened in 1935 on Palm Canyon Drive, just north of the Desert Inn, on land leased from Zaddie Bunker. Beginning as a waffle house, it was converted by its owner, Irwin S. Schuman, first into a restaurant called the Desert Grille, and then into a full-fledged nightclub with dining, dancing, and live entertainment. It was expanded in 1938 and again in 1950 with the addition of the 750- seat Starlight Room. The Chi Chi (217 N. Palm Canyon 412 Colacello, 205.
413 Greer.
414 Steve Vaught, Sentinels in Stone: Palm Springs’ Historic Tennis Club Neighborhood and its Iconic Walls (Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, 2015), 13.

L: Racquet Club built by Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy. Photographed in 1955. Source: Los Angeles Public Library.

R: Photograph of the world-famous Palm Springs Tennis Club pool, as it appeared in the 1950s. Source: Los Angeles Public Library. 154

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L: The Chi Chi nightclub, opened in 1935 on Palm Canyon Drive. Source: Palm Springs Life, “In the Swing.” R: Designed in 1927 by architect John Byers, this was the longtime residence of Cary Grant, who purchased it in 1954 (928 Avenida Palmas, HSPB-75).

Source: Los Angeles Public Library.

Drive; demolished) was the premier nightspot of the Hollywood crowd into the 1960s, and its headliners were frequently interchangeable with its clientele – Louis Armstrong, Desi Arnaz, Pearl Bailey, Milton Berle, Nat “King” Cole, Vic Damone, Sammy Davis, Jr., Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt, Gypsy Rose Lee, Peggy Lee, Liberace, Jerry Lewis, Tony Martin, the Mills Brothers, Patti Page, Louie Prima and Keeley Smith, Sophie Tucker, and Mae West.
415
Many of the Hollywood celebrities and executives who vacationed in Palm Springs eventually rented or bought seasonal homes there. So many of them settled in the area south of the Hotel El Mirador that the neighborhood became known as the Movie Colony. 416 Old Las Palmas (Las Palmas Estates)
was another popular Hollywood enclave in Palm Springs.417 415 Niemann, 255-258. The Chi Chi closed in 1966 and, after a decade of failed attempts at a revival, the building was demolished in 1977. 416 The “Movie Colony” was not a tract development, rather a neighborhood name that developed later to describe the high concentration of Hollywood personages residing in the area around the El Mirador Hotel. Although a wider area is sometimes claimed, the boundaries of the Movie Colony as recognized by the City of Palm Springs, the Palm Springs Board of Realtors, and the Movie Colony Neighborhood Association are: Tachevah Road on the north, Alejo Road on the south, Avenida Caballeros on the east, and Indian Canyon Drive on the west (source: The Movie Colony Neighborhood Association, http://www.themoviecolony.org/history.php). For purposes of this report, tract names are used to discuss development patterns and “Movie Colony” is used when referring to the broader social history of the area. 417 The development of these neighborhoods is discussed in the theme Single-Family Residential Development between the Wars (1919- 1941). Specific properties associated with the entertainment industry are identified in the survey findings. 155

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SAMPLE WORKS OF BREWSTER & BENEDICT
Name/Address Year
Built Condition Status
Code Photo (if available)
Lloyd and
“Tootsie” Simon
Residence, 388
East Valmonte
del Norte
1935 Extant 5S3

339 Vereda Sur 1936 Extant

Alvah F. and
Theresa Hicks
Residence, 404
Camino del Sur
1936 Extant 7R

Milton Hicks
Residence, 523
Camino Sur
1936 Extant 5S3

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SAMPLE WORKS OF BREWSTER & BENEDICT
Name/Address Year
Built Condition Status
Code Photo (if available)
Hal Forrest
Residence, 608
South Indian
Trail (subject
property)
1937 Extant 7R

388 West
Stevens
1937 Extant 6Z

591 West
Stevens
1937 Extant 5S3

201 Vereda del
Norte
1937 Extant

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SAMPLE WORKS OF BREWSTER & BENEDICT
Name/Address Year
Built Condition Status
Code Photo (if available)
532 West
Wawona
1937 Extant

1725 North
Tuscan Road
1937 Extant

1350 East
Tachevah
1937 Demolished 6Z
388 East Mel 1937 Demolished 6Z
Frank Pershing
Residence, 453
West Santa Rosa
1938 Extant 5S3

Residence of H.

Dalziel Wilson,
561 Camino
Norte
1944 Extant 5S3

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HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD

STAFF REPORT

DATE: February 3, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT: APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION OF “THE HAL FORREST RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 608 SOUTH INDIAN TRAIL, (APN 508-152-001) CASE: HSPB #175 (SY)

FROM: Department of Planning Services

SUMMARY

The owners of the property submitted a proposal for major alteration of a Class 3 site which was reviewed by the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) on November 5, 2025, pursuant to Section 8.05.130 (Demolition or Alteration to a Class 3 and 4 sites). At this meeting, the HSPB stayed the request and initiated the designation proceedings.

Based on the report findings, the property at 608 S. Indian Trail meets the necessary criteria and integrity findings to be reclassified as a historic landmark site, and the period of significance is 1937-1943.

If designated as a historic resource, the property would be subject to the regulations outlined in Section 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.

2. Close the public hearing and adopt Resolution HSPB #175, “A RESOLUTION OF

THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM

SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE “THE HAL FORREST RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 608 S. INDIAN TRAIL, AS A CLASS 1 (LANDMARK) HISTORIC RESOURCE, HSPB #1 75, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (APN #508-152-001).”

BACKGROUND AND SETTING:

City records indicate this property was part of a tract subdivided by Pearl McManus in 1933. The home was constructed for the artist Hal Forrest in 1935. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by Brewster & Benedict, the home has an irregular plan, asymmetrical elevations and a combination of different roof forms. The building is oriented towards the northwest corner with deep porch overhangs facing the internal courtyard. The exterior walls are finished in adobe/stucco with steel casement windows.

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AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

MAIN ENTRANCE FACING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, 2025.

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Related Relevant City Actions by HSPB, Planning, Fire, Building, etc.

November, 2025 Site inspection by members of the HSPB and City Staff.

Ownership Status
June, 2024 Purchased by the current owner.

Historic Context Statement “Between the Wars (1919-1941)” Unlike other cities in the United States, Palm Springs maintained economic stability in real estate during the Great Depression, but the development tracts were smaller in size compared to the 1920s . 1 A simplified version of Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival was the trend up until after World War II. Buildings were often one to two stories with terra cotta roof tiles and steel casement windows. This style was deemed appropriate for the warm desert conditions of southern California during this period.
2 It was also during this period when the movie industry was gaining influence in the region.

Context: Single-family Residential Development (1919-1941) Theme: Single-Family Residential Development (1919-1941) Sub-theme: Depression-Era SF Residential Development (1930-1941) Registration Requirements: To be eligible under this theme, a property must:
 Date from the period of significance; and
 Represent important patterns and trends in residential development from this period, including representing 1920s and 1930s development and settlement patterns; an association with an important developer; an association with Palm Springs as an artists’ enclave; an association with tourism in Palm Springs; or
 Represent an excellent, rare, or influential example of an architectural style, property type, or method of construction; or be associated with a significant architect or designer; and display most of the character- defining features of the property type or style; and
 Retain the essential aspects of historic integrity
Theme: The Influence of the Entertainment Industry (1919-1941) Registration Requirements: To be eligible under this theme, a property must:
 Date from the period of significance; and
 Represent a known association with an important person or persons in the entertainment industry; because Palm Springs is a resort destination, eligible properties associated with people in the entertainment industry in the city will likely be second homes; for commercial properties, represent a known association with the Hollywood social scene in Palm Springs; a film location must represent an early or iconic location; and  Display most of the character-defining features of the property type or style; and
 Retain the essential aspects of historic integrity

1 City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement “Palm Springs between the Wars (1919-1941)”, 77. 2 City of Palm Springs Citywide Historic Context Statement “Architectural Styles”, 344.

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Context: Architectural Styles & Local Practitioners
Theme: Single-family Residential Development between the Wars Sub-theme: Spanish Colonial Revival
Registration Requirements: To be eligible under this theme as an excellent example of its architectural style, a property must:
 Retain most – though not necessarily all – of the character-defining features of the style, and continue to exhibit its historic appearance  If important for illustrating a particular architectural style or construction technique, must retain most of the physical features that constitute that style or technique.

ANALYSIS:

The historic resources report (“the report”), site visit, and city documents and forms are the basis of this staff report. The report calls attention to the character-defining features of the property and provides detailed background information regarding the developing cultural trends in the area during the period of significance.

Historic Preservation activities in Palm Springs are regulated under Municipal Code Section 8.05 (“ Historic Preservation” ). The purpose of the Historic Preservation Ordinance is:

“…to stabilize and improve buildings, structures or areas which are considered to be of historical, architectural, archaeological or ecological

value, to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy and to promote the use of historic resources for the education and welfare of the citizens.”

Conditions that apply to Class 1 historic sites or resources:

1. It shall meet the definition of a historic site as outlined in Municipal Code Section

8.05.020.

2. An archival file shall be maintained on the property by the City.

3. It may be qualified as ‘historic’ at the federal, state, and/or county level.

4. A marker explaining the historic nature of the site may be installed in a location viewable from the public way.

5. Compliance with all rules and regulations for Historic Resources and Historic Districts under Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code.

6. If designated, the findings in support of designation shall be stated in a resolution of the City Council that shall be recorded with the County Recorders’ office within 90 days of the effective date of the Council’s resolution.

Evaluation of the Application. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.070 (C,1,a), the HSPB shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following criteria:

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a. The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:

608 S. Indian Trail is a single-family residential property in the Indian Trail Tract which was subdivided in 1933 during the Depression- era. While the building is on a single parcel, the property is made up of three individual lots. The following is an analysis of the criteria and integrity findings to determine if the site meets the qualifications for historic site designation.

(Criterion i) The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community;

Based on the research provided in the report, no meaningful or significant event s that made a contribution to the nation, state or local community occurred at this site, thus, this criterion is not met.

(Criterion ii) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;

Harry Paul Forrest , also known as Hal Forrest , was an influential and well -known American comic strip artist who was best known for Tailspin Tommy (1928-1942). The aviation-themed comic strip was first published in 1928 and soon featured in the Sunday newspaper. Due to its popularity, this comic series inspired books, radio series and feature-length films. His home on Indian Trail was the family vacation home during his active years as an artist. In fact, the report reveals a second-story studio was specifically designed for his use when staying at this residence. As an individual whose career left a meaningful contribution to his field of work, this criterion is met.

(Criterion iii) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history;

Completed in 1937, this home is an example of residential development in the Depression-era of Palm Springs. The wealthy and Hollywood elite came to the desert as a vacation destination despite the national economic downturn. 608 S. Indian Trail represents the design style that was favored during this period. Spanish Colonial Revival had distinct characteristics when applied to residential development , particularly in the desert region . The plan and elevations for these homes were often irregular and asymmetrical, and site planning was a major focus . The Hal Forrest Residence exemplifies residential development patterns , architectural style before the rise of Mid- century Modernism, and the influence of the entertainment industry in Palm Springs during the 1930s. Criterion iii is met.

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(Criterion iv) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction;

(Criterion v) 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 resource is not within a historic district and does not qualify under Criterion vi.

(Criterion vii) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory.

No information is available on any pre-historic significance of the site.

Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.070 (C,1,b). 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: integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, setting, feeling, or association.

The Hal Forrest Residence is evaluated based on the following topics of integrity based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards:

Location.

The single-family home is sited on the lot in its original location; therefore, the integrity of location is met.

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Design.

The home has an irregular floor plan with the main entry feature facing the northwest corner of the lot. The layout of the home creates a protective alcove around the main courtyard and swimming pool area preserving privacy on the lot . The varying heights create articulation of building mass and the distinctive rock wall around the perimeter of the property is a character -defining feature from that period. The deep overhangs , exposed rafter tails, and low-slung roofs are design elements associated with the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The design integrity remains intact.

Setting.

The surrounding area maintains residential zoning but most of the open space has been infilled with new development . The original center median lined with palm trees along street remains in place, and the four homes at the corner of East Camino Parocela and South Indian Trail maintain their respective orientations on the site as seen in the 1939 aerial photograph in the report. Some changes to the setting are observed.

Materials.

The home is constructed with conventional materials from that period. Adobe/stucco finished walls, steel casement windows, wood framed fenestration, terra cotta tiles on the roof, exposed wooden beams and rafters and the stone perimeter walls remain consistent throughout the home. Although replacement of some exterior materials may have taken place, there is a consistency to the design, and many original elements appear intact.

Workmanship.

Feeling.

The layout and orientation of the home , the openness of the site, and the retention of original building materials contribute to the overall feeling of the site remaining intact. The integrity of feeling is met.

Association.

DEFINING HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS:

When evaluating a property for historic designation, it is important to identify the original elements that contribute to its historic significance from later additions or alterations.

While these changes may be sympathetic to the original design, it can c reate a false sense of historicity. Distinguishing original character -defining features from non- original elements will aid the HSPB when it is tasked with evaluating future alterations to the historic resource.

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Character-defining features on page 29 of the historic resources report and the staff analysis of important features are listed as follows:

• Site design and building orientation to the northwest corner • Irregular-shaped plan
• One-story building layout with two-story sections on the north and south side of the home
• Horizontal massing
• Circular towers with conical roofs
• Low-pitched, hipped and cross-gable roofs
• Open eaves with exposed rafter tails
• Asymmetrically arranged elevations
• Front and rear porch colonnades
• Hand-troweled, lightly textured stucco cladding
• Red terra cotta barrel roofing tiles
• Rock-faced fireplace and brick chimney under the rear porch • Second-floor balconies and roof decks
• Wood rafter tails, post and beam construction, and wooden trim • Original window and door openings
• Multi-light steel casement windows
• Wood plank main entrance door
• Single and multi-light wood doors
• Stone walls around the property and wrought iron pedestrian entrance gate

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:

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NOTIFICATION:

Pursuant to section 8.05.140 of the Municipal Code of Palm Springs, all residents within five hundred (500) feet of the subject property have been notified and notice was published in a newspaper of general circulation.

CONCLUSION:

The Hal Forrest Residence meets the definition of a historic resource based on Criterion 2, 3 and 5 of the Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance and meets the necessary integrity findings to support its historic significance; therefore, staff recommends Class 1 Designation as a historic landmark property.

PREPARED BY: Sarah Yoon, Associate Planner/Historic Preservation Officer REVIEWED BY: Anthony Riederer, Assistant Director of Planning Services

Attachments:

A. Vicinity Map
B. Draft Resolution
C. Application, related background materials, photos.

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EXCERPTS OF MINUTES

At the Historic Site Preservation Board meeting of the City of Palm Springs, held February 3, 2026, the Historic Site Preservation Board took the following action:

2.C. APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION OF “THE HAL FORREST RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT
608 SOUTH INDIAN TRAIL, (APN 508-152-001) CASE: HSPB #175 (SY)

Historic Preservation Officer Yoon presented the staff report and answered questions of the board.

Anthony Stark (applicant representative) answered questions of the board.

Motion by Member Herr, seconded by Member Paonessa recommending that the City Council designate “The Hal Forrest Residence” (HSPB 175) a Class 1 historic site. This action is not a project pursuant to CEQA.

AYES:

Hansen, Bachman, Herr, Paonessa, Maschka Hitchcock, McCready.

NOES: None.

ABSENT: Moruzzi.

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 11, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2026–2027 ANNUAL

ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
FROM: Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
BY: Housing and Community Development
SUMMARY:

This is the first of two public hearings for the 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan (AAP, Attachment A). The CDBG AAP is prepared by the City every year pursuant to requirements set forth by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which mandates that units of government receiving federal housing and community development assistance must prepare an AAP as part of the implementation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan), which serves as the blueprint for community development activity in the City. A second public hearing will be scheduled for April 22, 2026, to complete the public review process and consider adoption of these items for submittal to HUD.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Open the Public Hearing for testimony.

2. Review the draft 2026-2027 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan and provide direction to staff.

3. Schedule a Public Hearing for April 22, 2026, to consider for approval and adoption of the 2026-2027 CDBG Budget and Annual Action Plan.

BACKGROUND:

Palm Springs is an “entitlement city”, meaning that it is a direct recipient of CDBG funds from the federal government. The CDBG Program was adopted by Congress over fifty years ago, and offers local governments, along with citizen participation, the opportunity to fund certain projects, programs and/or public services provided that they meet one of the three national objectives:

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CDBG 2026–2027 Annual Action Plan

1. Benefit low/moderate-income (LMI) persons.

2. Prevent or eliminate slums and blight.

3. Meeting urgent local community development needs.

In Fiscal Year 2020, the City Council opted to change the way it allocates CDBG funds and to directly select the sub-recipients, which may include only City Departments for funding of City programs, services, or capital projects.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

The anticipated total amount of CDBG funds to be allocated for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year is estimated to be $350,000. The Federal statute requires that at least 70% of the expenditures benefit Low/Mod persons. As an entitlement grantee, the City has and will continue to utilize these funds for neighborhood revitalization, preserving decent housing, expanding economic opportunities, and/or improving community facilities and services, principally to benefit Low/Mod persons. A map showing the City’s Low/Mod areas is provided in Attachment B.
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan
Based on the estimated CDBG allocation of $350,000, and given the statutory limitations on the percentage of CDBG funds that may be utilized for Administration (20%), Public Services (15%), with the remaining funds to be utilized for Public Facilities and Capital Improvements, including Housing Rehabilitation, the total CDBG resources for 2026- 2027, by eligibility category, are estimated as follows (assuming the maximum allowable allocations are applied):

ESTIMTED CDBG 2024–2025 ALLOCATION $350,000
[Less] Administration (20%, Maximum) $ 70,000
[Less] Fair Housing – Public Service
(15%, Maximum) $ 52,500
REMAINING PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS $227,500
In recent years, the City Council has requested that staff not allocate CDBG funds for Administration and to increase the Programmatic Funds by the amount of the Administration funds. For this fiscal year, staff is requesting to allocate funds for Administration.

As such, the budget recommendations for the Draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan are as follows:

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2026-2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Public Services:

Legal Assistance: The City currently provides a legal assistance program to qualifying residents. Staff recommends working with a local non-profit fair housing services organization to provide comprehensive services, assisting with tenant/landlord issues. These include anti-discrimination investigations, landlord/ tenant mediation services, training and technical assistance, workshops and seminars.

The goals for this activity are to provide fair housing services to 500 Palm Springs households citywide. Of those, 500 will be Low- or Moderate-Income Households.

The recommended amount of CDBG funding for this activity is $52,500.

2. Residential Rehabilitation:

Major Home Repair: Major Home Repair: Under this program, the City would provide grants to qualified low- to moderate-income homeowners to make needed home improvements. Grants would be available to address code deficiencies, eliminate blight, and improve handicapped accessibility. The maximum grant amount is $35,000 per household. The Major Home Repair Program will be provided on a first come/first-served basis to qualified applicants. To participate, the property must be located within the City of Palm Springs, must be owner- occupied, and owners must meet income requirements. Grant funds may only be used for costs of services and materials necessary to carry out City-approved repair work.

The goals for this activity are to serve approximately six Palm Springs households Citywide. Of those, 6 will be Low- or Moderate-Income Households. The recommended amount of CDBG funding for this activity is $227,500 Staff will incorporate City Council’s recommendations for use of the CDBG funds into a draft CDBG 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and Budget and will seek approval of the CDBG 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and Budget as follows:
March 12 - April 21 – 30-day public review of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and Budget.
April 22 – Public Hearing #2 and Council approval of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and Budget.
May 1 – Submittal of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and Budget to HUD for review and approval.
July 1 – CDBG funds available for use (reimbursement basis).

These activities are consistent with the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan).

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:

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

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no direct fiscal impact to the General Fund. These dollars are the City’s allocated federal annual entitlement funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Jay Virata
Assistant City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Scott Stiles

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan
B. Map of CDBG Low/Mod Areas

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Attachment A

Draft 2026 – 2027 Annual Action Plan

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Annual Action Plan
2026
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Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

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

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Annual Action Plan delineates the City's proposed investment of its allocation in CDBG entitlement funds during the fiscal year 2026 – 2027 spanning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Action Plan will serve as the City of Palm Springs's annual application to HUD for federal funds over the next year and is the second year in the five-year (2025 – 2029) Consolidated Plan. The Annual Action Plan builds upon the strategies articulated in the Consolidated Plan. It represents the City's continued effort to provide activities that address the housing and other community-identified priority needs of the very low, low, and moderate-income residents of Palm Springs.

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

The Consolidated Plan is the primary tool used by the City to accomplish the goals and objectives outlined therein. The City's goals and objectives address social issues related to public services and housing needs for seniors, youth, homeless, handicapped, and those in general that fall within the very low to low and moderate-income levels. During the FY 2026–2027 program year, Palm Springs will focus CDBG funding on supporting the goal of providing a suitable living environment and decent housing by focusing funds on fair housing and home repairs to income eligible residents through the City's housing rehabilitation program.

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

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

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Palm Springs continues to address affordable housing by offering home repair assistance and focusing resources on fair housing. CDBG is a vital funding source and is instrumental in carrying out the programs and projects identified to meet the goals and objectives needed to fill gaps in services. The City of Palm Springs will continue to undertake designated programs and projects in FY 2026/2027 designed to meet the goals and objectives outlined within the Five-Year Consolidated Plan but will also meet the objectives in the Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029, keeping an eye on trends in the housing market and economy.

The economy, homeless epidemic, and housing crisis the State continues to face creates a need greater than the City can address in a single year or possibly even in multiple years. The City choses to use the FY 2026-2027 allocation to fund a significant housing rehabilitation program that will assist low /moderate income citizens, with housing repairs that impact the safety and livability of their housing.

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

The City will follow its approved Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) while developing the Action Plan.

The Draft Annual Action Plan was advertised in the local newspaper (Desert Sun) and was available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Palm Springs, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California, 92262 and on the City’s website (www.palmspringsca.gov). The Draft Annual Action Plan was made available electronically for public review and comment for a minimum of a 30-day period beginning 2/25/26.

Newspaper AD – A Legal Notice was published in the Desert Sun newspaper on April 7, 2026, to advertise upcoming public hearings and the upcoming Action Plans 30 -day availability.

Public Hearing - The City Council held its first of two Public Hearings on 3/25/26.

Internet Outreach - Information regarding the Draft Action Plan was published on the City website event calendar for the encouragement of public participation Internet Outreach. Additionally, the City encouraged feedback from the public through written responses to the City Clerk during the public comment period for the Draft Annual Action Plan. Information regarding the Draft Action Plan was made available on the City's website under CDBG webpage to encourage public participation.

Newspaper AD – A Legal Notice was published in the Desert Sun newspaper on 4/7/26, to advertise a second public hearing on 4/22/26. The City Council held the second required Public Hearing on April 22, 2026.

5. Summary of public comments

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

TBD

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them TBD

7. Summary
Through the Citizens Participation Plan process, the City is able to approve programs and projects that meet our designated goals and objectives as outlined in the Consolidated Plan.

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

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

Agency Role Name Department/Agency

CDBG Administrator PALM SPRINGS Housing & Community Development Division Table 1 – Responsible Agencies

Narrative (optional)
The Community and Economic Development Department of the City of Palm Springs is the lead department responsible for the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan. The Community and Economic Development Department coordinates and consults with City Departments, County Agencies and nonprofit organizations, to ensure that the CDBG program provides vital community supports. The City's coordination and consultation efforts began in early fall and have included numerous meetings, phone calls, forums and input sessions. The City of Palm Springs is a local government jurisdiction with a population of 48,518(2019 ACS). The City has been an Entitlement Community for CDBG Program since FY 1987.

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

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1. Introduction
The 2026- 2027 Annual Action Plan is a joint effort between multiple public, private, and non-profit community partners.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))
The City is continuing to seek opportunities in enhancing coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and other service agencies:
• The Housing Authority of Riverside County provides residents throughout the County with rental assistance to those that are eligible based on income. The Authority administers the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. They also own and operate affordable housing projects throughout the County and collaborate with local jurisdictions with rehabilitating and upgrading multi- family housing units.
• Riverside County Continuum of Care is comprised of representatives from public, private, and nonprofit agencies including homeless and formerly homeless individuals that are committed to assisting in facilitating a continuum of care planning process throughout the County. This coalition assesses the need for affordable housing and homeless services countywide to provide a seamless delivery of services to those in need.
• The Department of Public and Social Services administers programs under the anti-poverty umbrella for the County of Riverside. The main goal for residents is to move them towards self- sufficiency and moving poor families from poverty. DPSS assists residents on many levels including childcare, education, employment training, health and human services, homeless and housing.

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

Essential aspects of Plan development and implementation of project objectives involved meeting and coordinating with the CoC. These meetings helped recognize our priority needs as well as what demands there are for various coordinated homeless and housing services. The City of Palm Springs will continue to consult with the CoC, Housing Authority, and other agencies where necessary to address the needs of the homeless populations as well as housing for persons at risk, however, the City of Palm Springs is not directly involved in the CoC. The City is, however, part of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Homeless committee which is part of the CoC.

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Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS Palm Springs is only eligible for CDBG funds.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside County Continuum of Care Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Essential aspects of Plan development and implementation of project objectives involved meeting and coordinating with the CoC. These meetings helped recognize our priority needs as well as what demands there are for various coordinated homeless and housing services. The City of Palm Springs will continue to consult with the CoC, Housing Authority, and other agencies where necessary to address the needs of the homeless populations as well as housing for persons at risk, however, the City of Palm Springs is not directly involved in the CoC. The City is, however, part of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Homeless committee which is part of the CoC. 2 Agency/Group/Organization HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
PHA
Services - Housing

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What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Anti-poverty Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
The PHA has the authority to purchase, construct, maintain, operate, improve, extend, or repair their housing facilities within the City and to eliminate housing conditions which are detrimental to peace, health, safety, and morals or welfare of the City.
3 Agency/Group/Organization The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
Services-Health
Services-Education
Services-Employment

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What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Public Housing Needs
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Anti-poverty Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency assists area residents in securing resources
4 Agency/Group/Organization Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services-Education
Service-Fair Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Market Analysis
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

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

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

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

City of Palm Springs 6th
Cycle Housing Element
(20
City of Palm Springs Identifies strategies to increase affordable housing production and preservation, which are reflected in the Consolidated Plan affordable housing and housing rehabilitation goals.

Riverside County
Housing and Workforce
Solutions S
County of Riverside Emphasizes integrated housing, employment, and supportive services for vulnerable populations; informs local CDBG strategies for services and workforce access.

CVAG Active
Transportation Plan
Coachella Valley
Association of
Governments
Supports connectivity, infrastructure improvements, and goals, which are echoed in Palm Springs CDBG-funded pedestrian safety and ADA improvement projects.

California Department
of Housing and
Community Dev
State of California Informs best practices on fair housing, housing element compliance, and the distribution of state funding aligned with Consolidated Plan goals.

HUD Strategic Plan (FY
2022-2026)
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Reinforces the City commitment to expanding affordable housing, and strengthening community resilience all key themes in the Consolidated Plan.

Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts

Narrative (optional)

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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)

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

Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Public Meeting
Non-
targeted/broad
community

TBD TBD TBD
2 Public Hearing
Non-
targeted/broad
community

TBD TBD TBD
3 Newspaper Ad
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking - Specify
other language:

Spanish

TBD TBD TBD
4 Newspaper Ad
Non-
targeted/broad
community

TBD TBD TBD
Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach

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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction

Anticipated Resources
Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder of
ConPlan
$
Narrative
Description Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services 350,000.00 0.00 0.00 350,000.00 1,400,000.00

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table

Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
Federal funds such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) support Palm Springs’ housing and community development priorities.

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The city combines these funds with private, state, and local sources to expand the impact of its investments.

Public-private partnerships play a central role. Developers use Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) along with private financing to build and renovate affordable housing. This increases the number of available units and brings long-term investment to neighborhoods that need it most.

In economic development, federal and private funds are used to improve business districts, upgrade infrastructure, and support job creation.

State funds add to federal efforts by helping expand housing and infrastructure programs. State housing trust funds support rental assistance, foreclosure prevention, and homebuyer education. Transportation and public works grants improve roads, transit, and utilities, helping to strengthen local infrastructure.

Local funding further supports these efforts. City dollars are used to develop parks, libraries, and community centers. Public safety is improved through equipment purchases and training, partly funded with federal resources.

Although CDBG does not require a local match, Palm Springs contributes in-kind support—such as staff time, office space, and public services— to extend the reach of its programs. By coordinating different funding sources, the city is able to meet housing needs, improve neighborhoods, and support long-term community development.

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If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan NA
Discussion
The challenges associated with meeting the housing and community development needs in Palm Spring often surpass the available resources. To bridge this gap, the city is proactive in seeking and securing additional funding from local, state, federal, and private sources. By leveraging CDBG funds alongside these supplementary resources, Palm Spring enhances its capacity to undertake and complete projects that might otherwise be unfeasible. This collaborative and resourceful approach underscores the city's dedication to fostering a vibrant and sustainable community for all its residents

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Annual Goals and Objectives

AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Affordable Housing
Development
2025 2029 Affordable Housing Community-
wide
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$227,500.00
Homeowner Housing
Rehabilitated: 6 Household
Housing Unit
2 Fair Housing and
Anti-Discrimination
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Community-
wide
Supportive
Services
CDBG:
$52,500.00
Public service activities other
than Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 500 Persons
Assisted
Table 6 – Goals Summary

Goal Descriptions

1 Goal Name Affordable Housing Development
Goal Description Major rehab for 6 homeowners.
2 Goal Name Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination
Goal Description

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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
The City will utilize funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to support two initiatives that enhance the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents. Each project aligns with the City’s strategic goals and ensures that federal resources are used effectively to meet community needs. This section outlines the funded projects, their objectives, target populations, and expected outcomes, demonstrating Palm Springs’s commitment to building a sustainable, and supportive community.

Projects
# Project Name
1 Major Rehab
2 Fair Housing Services
Table 7 - Project Information

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

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Project Summary Information

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1 Project Name Major Rehab
Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing Development
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding CDBG: $227,500.00
Description Provides up to $35,000 in grants to low- and moderate-income homeowners to address code violations, eliminate blight, and improve accessibility. The program is expected to serve approximately 6 qualifying households citywide.

Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
6 low/mod income households.

Location Description Low mod income homeowner homes as identified by application for assistance.

Planned Activities Home Rehab
2 Project Name Fair Housing Services
Target Area Community-wide
Goals Supported Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination
Needs Addressed Supportive Services
Funding CDBG: $52,500.00
Description Fair Housing Services
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
500 households/individuals will seek services from Fair Housing Location Description
Planned Activities Legal services for fair housing complaints

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City of Palm Springs has identified specific geographic areas with high levels of poverty, minority concentration, and housing and economic distress as priority areas for targeted investment. These neighborhoods face significant disparities in access to affordable housing, infrastructure, and economic opportunities, and will be the focus of community development initiatives over the Consolidated Plan period.

Low- and Moderate-Income Areas:

Census tracts with concentrations of low- and moderate-income (LMI) households are prioritized for housing rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements, and public service investments. These areas struggle with poverty and inadequate housing and will benefit from efforts to improve neighborhood conditions, reduce disparities, and enhance residents' quality of life.

Economically Distressed Neighborhoods:

Specific neighborhoods, particularly those near downtown and other high-poverty zones, face overcrowding and substandard housing. These areas will receive targeted programs for residential rehabilitation and accessibility upgrades to address substandard housing conditions and promote neighborhood revitalization.

Areas of Minority Concentration:

Hispanic and Black communities, which experience disproportionately higher rates of housing discrimination and economic hardship, are prioritized for fair housing services, affordable housing development, and job creation programs. In areas—especially in southern Palm Springs—culturally sensitive outreach and housing services will be emphasized.

Strategic Goals for Target Areas Include:

Affordable Housing & Homelessness Prevention: Increased investment in affordable housing units and supportive services for at-risk populations in LMI and minority-concentrated neighborhoods.

Infrastructure & Community Services: Street improvements, water and sewer upgrades, and ADA- compliant sidewalks will enhance accessibility and living conditions.

Economic & Educational Opportunities: Job training, small business support, and economic mobility initiatives will target underserved areas to promote long-term self-sufficiency.

These targeted geographic priorities will ensure federal funds are effectively used to reduce disparities

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and support the most vulnerable Palm Springs residents
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Community-wide
Downtown Palm Springs
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically Palm Springs prioritizes geographic allocation of investments to neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of low-income and minority residents. These areas often experience overlapping challenges, including housing cost burdens, overcrowding, and substandard housing conditions.

Targeting resources to these communities ensures that investments address the most critical disparities in housing, infrastructure, and economic opportunity.

Historically, certain areas—particularly parts of Downtown Palm Springs—have experienced disinvestment, resulting in poor housing conditions and limited economic development. By focusing on these neighborhoods, the City aims to correct historic inequities, promote revitalization without displacement, and create stable communities. Affordable housing development is a central priority, as many households in these areas are severely cost-burdened. The City allocates investments toward constructing and rehabilitating affordable housing in high-need areas to ensure low- and moderate- income families have access to quality, safe homes. These efforts are especially targeted in neighborhoods where demand for affordable units is most acute.

Palm Springs also addresses economic disparities by directing job creation and workforce development programs to underserved areas. Investments in local business support, employment services, and training help reduce unemployment and foster economic mobility for residents in historically disadvantaged communities.

Infrastructure upgrades—such as improved sidewalks, street lighting, and drainage—are prioritized in low-income neighborhoods that lack access to essential services. These improvements enhance safety, mobility, and overall quality of life for residents.

Vulnerable populations, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and families with children, are disproportionately represented in these areas. Investments in accessible housing and wraparound services are essential to preventing displacement and supporting long-term stability.

This geographically targeted strategy is shaped by robust community engagement, including public meetings and stakeholder input, ensuring that investments directly respond to residents’ stated needs

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and promote outcomes across Palm Springs.

Discussion
The geographic distribution of resources and assistance in Palm Springs is strategically designed to focus on neighborhoods with the greatest needs for housing, infrastructure, and economic development. The City targets areas with high concentrations of low- and moderate-income residents and minority populations, as well as neighborhoods affected by historic disinvestment. This approach ensures that resources are directed where they can generate the most impactful outcomes.

Key areas of geographic focus include Downtown Palm Springs, Desert Highlands/Gateway, Demuth Park/Veterans Tract, and the Lawrence Crossley Neighborhood. These communities face persistent challenges such as substandard housing conditions, overcrowding, and high housing cost burdens. They also report lower access to economic opportunities and essential services. By targeting investments to these areas, the City aims to address long-standing disparities in housing quality, infrastructure, and employment.

In Downtown Palm Springs, the City is prioritizing affordable housing development, home rehabilitation, and infrastructure upgrades to address displacement risks and rising housing costs. In Desert Highlands/Gateway and Lawrence Crossley, investments will support affordable housing, streetscape improvements, and economic development initiatives aimed at correcting historic patterns of exclusion and marginalization.

Economic development programs, including workforce training, job creation, and small business support, are being directed to these target neighborhoods to combat higher rates of unemployment and income differences. Infrastructure enhancements such as sidewalk repairs, drainage improvements, and street lighting upgrades are also planned to improve safety, accessibility, and overall livability.

Palm Springs is committed to a community-driven approach. Public outreach, including surveys, hearings, and neighborhood meetings, has informed these geographic priorities to ensure that the voices of residents are central to the planning process. This strategy reflects the City’s goal of creating a community for all.

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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
Recognizing the growing need for affordable housing options, the City is committed to using federal funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to support affordable housing initiatives for low- and moderate-income households, including special needs populations and those experiencing lessness.

This section highlights the City’s efforts to increase the availability of affordable rental units, provide rental assistance to vulnerable residents, and ensure long-term housing stability through partnerships with developers, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders. The AP-55 Affordable Housing section reflects Palm Springs’s dedication to addressing housing challenges, preventing displacement, and fostering communities where all residents can thrive.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0
Non-Homeless 4
Special-Needs 2
Total 6
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 0
The Production of New Units 0
Rehab of Existing Units 6
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 6
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type

Discussion
the City of Palm Springs will prioritize the preservation and support of affordable housing through targeted initiatives funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Recognizing the growing pressure on housing affordability—especially for low- and moderate-income households, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and other special-needs populations—the City has set clear goals to stabilize households and prevent displacement.

the City will rehabilitate 6 existing housing units, preserving affordability and improving habitability for low-income homeowners. These efforts are intended to maintain the quality and longevity of the

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existing affordable housing stock, especially in older neighborhoods where homes may need safety or code compliance upgrades.

Palm Springs does not anticipate new unit production or acquisition in FY 2026, instead focusing limited resources on direct household support and housing preservation.

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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
Palm Springs has a limited number of public housing units compared to the growing need, which includes both the preservation of existing units and the improvement of housing quality for low-income households. This section outlines the city’s approach to ensuring that its public housing programs continue to provide sustainable, quality living environments and to address any barriers that may affect access to housing for vulnerable populations, such as seniors, individuals with disabilities, and families facing homelessness.

Additionally, the city is committed to ensuring that public housing programs are integrated into the community and provide residents with access to essential services, economic opportunities, and fair housing practices. By leveraging federal and state resources, the city aims to create long-term solutions to housing instability and support efforts for resilient, and thriving communities. The city's goals include improving the overall quality of public housing, expanding housing opportunities, and removing any barriers to accessing these crucial housing resources.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing Over the next year, the City of Palm Springs will continue to work closely with the Palm Springs Housing Authority to support capital improvements, resident services, and housing stability for individuals and families living in public housing. Planned actions include pursuing HUD Capital Fund Program (CFP) resources to complete critical maintenance and modernization projects—such as energy-efficient upgrades, roof repairs, HVAC replacements, and ADA accessibility improvements in aging public housing stock.

The City will also support the Housing Authority’s efforts to enhance the quality of life for public housing residents by strengthening partnerships with local nonprofits to deliver on-site services. These include youth enrichment programs, senior wellness services, financial literacy workshops, and health screenings.

Additionally, Palm Springs plans to explore opportunities for leveraging public housing sites for mixed- income redevelopment where feasible. While preserving current units, the City will evaluate how to add density or create mixed-use spaces that support community amenities, jobs, and long-term sustainability. Tenant relocation and return policies will be implemented in any such effort, ensuring that existing residents are protected and empowered throughout the process.

Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
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encourage public housing residents to take an active role in management decisions. Residents are invited to participate in public housing planning processes, provide feedback on modernization projects, and review policies affecting their communities. This fosters transparency and resident empowerment.

To support the path to homeownership, the City partners with agencies to provide housing counseling, credit repair services, and first-time homebuyer education tailored to public housing tenants. For qualifying households, the Section 8 Homeownership Program will be promoted as a tool to transition from rental housing to ownership. These efforts help residents build financial capacity and long-term housing independence.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
As of this writing, the Palm Springs Housing Authority is not designated as a troubled Public Housing Agency (PHA).

Discussion
The Palm Springs Consolidated Plan addresses the city’s efforts and strategies regarding public housing and how it plans to expand, preserve, and improve its public housing stock. Public housing plays a crucial role in ensuring that low-income families, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations have access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. The city has committed to leveraging federal and state resources to enhance the quality of public housing, improve accessibility, and expand support services for those living in public housing units.

In Palm Springs, public housing programs face significant challenges, including high demand for affordable housing, aging housing stock, and limited resources for major repairs and renovations.

However, the city has made strides in addressing these issues by prioritizing rehabilitation and maintenance of existing public housing units and working with nonprofit organizations and housing developers to increase housing opportunities. Palm Springs also focuses on providing supportive services to residents of public housing, such as access to employment training, healthcare, and educational opportunities, ensuring that the city’s public housing efforts are not only about providing shelter but also improving the overall quality of life for residents.

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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
Palm Springs is committed to ensuring that its housing strategies are providing not only affordable housing but also the necessary services to help these populations maintain stable housing and improve their quality of life. Special needs populations often face challenges related to accessibility, affordability, and access to essential services such as healthcare, employment opportunities, and legal support. As such, Palm Springs has developed a variety of programs designed to meet the unique needs of these groups, both through housing solutions and supportive services.

This section highlights the city’s goals for expanding housing options for these populations, improving the accessibility of existing housing, and providing critical support services. Palm Springs is also focused on collaborating with local agencies, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to ensure that the needs of special populations are met comprehensively, fostering an environment where all residents, regardless of their circumstances, can thrive. The city recognizes that addressing the needs of these groups requires targeted and strategic interventions, as well as continuous engagement with the community to identify emerging needs and adjust services accordingly.

Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City of Palm Springs, in partnership with nonprofit organizations and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG), will continue its proactive efforts to reach unsheltered homeless individuals through street outreach programs. These initiatives focus on building trust with individuals living in encampments, parks, and public spaces and providing assessments that connect them to shelter, healthcare, and supportive services.

Mobile outreach teams—including case managers, social workers, and behavioral health professionals— conduct regular visits to known encampment areas, especially in the downtown corridor and desert outskirts. These teams assess immediate needs, screen for mental health or substance use disorders, and connect individuals to Coordinated Entry System (CES) assessments. They distribute hygiene kits, food, and referrals for crisis stabilization, shelters, and housing programs.

Palm Springs prioritizes trauma-informed, culturally competent outreach tailored to populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with chronic conditions. Bilingual outreach staff help reduce

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language barriers and improve service access among the city’s Hispanic and migrant populations.

Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City will support emergency shelters and transitional housing programs operated by local providers, such as Martha’s Village & Kitchen and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. These programs serve homeless individuals and families by offering temporary, low-barrier shelter with on-site case management and connections to permanent housing pathways.

Non-CDDBG unding will be directed toward expanding shelter capacity during extreme weather events through seasonal warming centers and pop-up shelters. Transitional housing programs will continue supporting youth aging out of foster care, survivors of domestic violence, and veterans with specialized recovery or reintegration needs.

The City will also advocate for regional solutions, including additional shelter beds and wraparound services through CVAG’s Homelessness Action Plan. Emphasis will be placed on integrating transitional programs with employment services and permanent supportive housing pipelines.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
Palm Springs supports a Housing First model to rapidly place individuals and families in stable housing while addressing supportive service needs in parallel. This approach reduces barriers to housing entry and shortens the time spent experiencing homelessness.

Palm Springs will also support permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects that combine long-term rental subsidies with intensive case management and health services for chronically homeless individuals. Partnerships with CVAG and Riverside County allow the City to leverage state and federal resources, including ESG-CV and HOME-ARP funding, to sustain housing placements and expand PSH stock.

Prevention of returns to homelessness involves maintaining regular follow-ups, eviction prevention counseling, and ensuring that formerly homeless households have access to employment training, childcare, and health services.

Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly

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funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.

Palm Springs will focus prevention efforts on individuals at imminent risk of homelessness, particularly those facing eviction, domestic violence, or discharge from institutional settings such as hospitals, jails, or foster care. Prevention programs include short-term rental or utility assistance, legal aid for eviction defense, and mediation between tenants and landlords.

Coordination with healthcare providers and social service agencies will be strengthened to ensure warm handoffs for patients exiting hospitals or mental health facilities. Foster youth and justice-involved individuals will be linked to supportive housing, transitional living programs, and case management through county and nonprofit partnerships.

The City will also expand outreach to families facing economic crises due to job loss or illness, connecting them with wraparound services such as food assistance, financial counseling, and childcare support. These proactive interventions aim to keep vulnerable households stably housed and prevent the escalation to homelessness.

Discussion
Palm Springs is committed to supporting these vulnerable populations by providing a variety of services aimed at reducing housing instability and ensuring long-term solutions to homelessness. This section describes the city’s approach to helping low-income individuals and families avoid homelessness, providing the necessary services, and offering support to special needs groups who require additional assistance to access housing and thrive in their communities.

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

Barriers can stem from various public policies, including land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, development fees, growth limitations, and policies that affect the return on investment for residential development. These factors can increase the cost of housing development or restrict the availability of land for affordable housing, making it difficult for low- and moderate-income households to find suitable and affordable housing. The city acknowledges the need to identify and remove or ameliorate these barriers to create an environment conducive to affordable housing development and availability.

Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City of Palm Springs has identified several actions aimed at removing or alleviating the negative effects of public policies that create barriers to affordable housing development. These efforts focus on reducing regulatory burdens, incentivizing development, and fostering strategic partnerships to increase the availability of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.

Palm Springs will revise its zoning ordinances to allow higher-density and mixed-use development in areas where affordable housing is most needed, including locations near public transit and job centers.

These revisions aim to expand opportunities for multifamily housing and utilize underdeveloped parcels more efficiently.

The City will also continue offering financial incentives—such as reduced development fees, property tax abatements, and direct funding—to developers that incorporate affordable housing units into their projects. These incentives help offset construction costs and improve the financial feasibility of building affordable units.

To reduce development costs further, Palm Springs is committed to reviewing and streamlining building codes to remove outdated or overly burdensome requirements that drive up construction expenses.

Additionally, the City will maintain its policy of offering fee waivers and reductions for affordable housing projects, including permitting and inspection fees.

Recognizing that restrictive growth limitations and land use controls can constrain housing development, the City will revisit these policies to support more flexible development on vacant or underutilized land with existing infrastructure.

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collaborating with private developers to finance and construct affordable housing. These partnerships are key to addressing the affordability gap and scaling up production.

Collectively, these actions reflect Palm Springs’ strategic commitment to eliminating regulatory barriers and expanding the supply of affordable housing for its most vulnerable residents.

Discussion:

Palm Springs has identified several public policy-related barriers that contribute to the limited supply and high cost of affordable housing in the community. These barriers include restrictive zoning ordinances, outdated land use controls, burdensome development fees, and growth management policies that limit the number or density of new housing units.

Zoning regulations and land use controls, while intended to ensure community character and safety, often restrict the development of multifamily or higher-density housing in areas where affordable units are most needed. This limits the availability of land suitable for affordable housing, driving up costs and reducing development opportunities. To address this, the City is actively working to revise zoning ordinances and encourage higher-density and mixed-use developments near transit corridors and employment centers.

Development fees, such as impact fees and permitting costs, can significantly affect the financial feasibility of affordable housing projects. These fees disproportionately impact developments targeting low- and moderate-income households. In response, Palm Springs is pursuing fee reductions and waivers for qualified affordable housing developments to lower overall costs and promote construction.

Growth limitations have also been identified as a barrier, particularly where policies cap new unit production or restrict development in certain neighborhoods. The City is evaluating and updating these policies to support increased housing production, particularly in areas with existing infrastructure and underutilized land.

Additionally, outdated building codes and lengthy permitting processes can delay affordable housing projects and increase costs. Palm Springs is streamlining its development review processes and aligning building standards with affordability goals to reduce regulatory obstacles. These targeted actions— zoning reform, fee reductions, growth policy updates, and regulatory streamlining—Palm Springs is addressing to affordable housing development. These efforts will expand housing opportunities and ensure access to safe, affordable homes for low- and moderate-income residents.

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

This section focuses on the city's efforts to tackle obstacles to meeting the needs of underserved populations, foster and maintain affordable housing, address environmental concerns like lead-based paint hazards, reduce the number of families living at or below the poverty level, develop an effective institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. By implementing a variety of strategies and actions, Palm Springs aims to create an environment where all residents, especially those in vulnerable or disadvantaged populations, have access to affordable, stable, and healthy housing.

Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs Palm Springs faces several challenges in meeting the housing and service needs of underserved populations, including low- and moderate-income residents, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and the homeless. To address these obstacles, the city is planning to increase the supply of affordable housing through zoning reforms that allow higher-density development and incentivize developers to build more affordable units. The city also plans to leverage state and federal resources to expand available funding for affordable housing projects, homeless services, and supportive housing programs.

Additionally, Palm Springs is committed to improving access to essential services such as healthcare, employment, education, and transportation by partnering with local nonprofits and social service providers to ensure that marginalized populations have the support they need to thrive.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing Palm Springs is focused on fostering and maintaining affordable housing by prioritizing the preservation of existing affordable units and promoting the development of new housing. The city plans to implement programs aimed at rehabilitating older affordable housing units to prevent deterioration and maintain their affordability for low-income households. Additionally, Palm Springs will continue to offer financial incentives to developers who build affordable housing, including property tax abatements and reduced development fees, making it financially feasible to create more affordable units. The city is also working to expand rental assistance programs, such as Section 8 vouchers, to help low-income families access and maintain affordable housing in the community.

Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
Palm Springs is committed to reducing lead-based paint hazards, especially in homes built before 1978 that are inhabited by young children or other vulnerable populations. The city plans to implement lead- paint remediation programs, which will include testing and removal of lead-based paint in these homes.

This effort will be supported by public education campaigns to raise awareness about the risks of lead exposure and provide homeowners with resources to address potential hazards. Through these actions,

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Palm Springs aims to protect the health and safety of its residents, particularly young children, from the dangerous effects of lead poisoning.

Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families Reducing the number of families living in poverty is a key goal for Palm Springs. To achieve this, the city plans to expand job training and workforce development programs that help low-income families acquire the skills they need to secure stable and well-paying jobs. Palm Springs will also support economic empowerment initiatives, including financial literacy programs and small business assistance for entrepreneurs from low-income backgrounds. The city is focused on increasing access to childcare services and educational opportunities, particularly for single parents, to ensure they can enter or remain in the workforce while providing for their children.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
Palm Springs recognizes the importance of a strong institutional structure to effectively address housing and community development needs. To strengthen this structure, the city will continue to foster collaboration among public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private developers. This includes building the capacity of local service providers to handle growing demand for housing and supportive services by offering technical assistance, training, and resources. Additionally, the city will work to streamline and improve the efficiency of its housing programs, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively and that service delivery is responsive to the needs of the community.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
Effective coordination between public and private agencies is crucial for meeting the housing and social service needs of Palm Springs' residents. The city plans to enhance these efforts by strengthening partnerships with local housing authorities, social service providers, healthcare agencies, and employment services. Palm Springs will continue to utilize the Coordinated Entry System (CES), a centralized process designed to streamline intake, assessments, referrals, and service delivery for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability. By improving coordination and ensuring that resources are efficiently allocated, Palm Springs will better address the needs of its residents and help prevent homelessness.

Discussion:

The city's efforts to increase affordable housing, provide rental assistance, reduce lead-based paint hazards, and reduce poverty through workforce development are all critical steps toward building a more stable community. Palm Springs' focus on maintaining affordable housing through rehabilitation programs and incentivizing new development will ensure that the housing needs of low- and moderate-

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income residents are met.

Additionally, the city's emphasis on developing a strong institutional structure and enhancing coordination between public and private agencies will improve service delivery, ensuring that individuals and families in need are connected with the resources required to achieve housing stability. By working collaboratively with local nonprofits, service providers, and housing developers, Palm Springs is positioning itself to address the complex challenges of affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and economic mobility.

The city's commitment to fostering partnerships and building capacity within the community reflects its long-term vision of creating a resilient thriving a environment for all residents. Through these efforts, Palm Springs aims to reduce homelessness, improve housing quality, and empower low-income families to break the cycle of poverty, ensuring a better quality of life for all.

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Annual Action Plan
2026
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other CDBG Requirements

1. The amount of urgent need activities 0

2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income.Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 70.00%

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2026
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2026
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Attachment B

Map of CDBG Low/Mod Areas

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 11, 2026 BUSINESS & LEGISLATIVE
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS

5.27.050(D) AND 5.27.040(D), (E) AND (F) OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING THE CITY’S HOTEL INCENTIVE

PROGRAM
FROM: Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
BY: Economic Development
SUMMARY:

This agenda item provides the City Council with the opportunity to amend the restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program. The ordinance amends the restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program by stating that any program participants who fail to remain current with remitting the collected transient occupancy taxes to the City will receive a 30- day notice requiring that the participant become current on payments.

RECOMMENDATION:

Waive the full reading of the ordinance text in its entirety and read by title only; and introduce for first reading of Ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS

5.27.050(D) AND 5.27.040(D), (E), AND (F) OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING THE CITY’S HOTEL OPERATIONS INCENTIVE PROGRAM” BACKGROUND:

On February 25, 2026, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2126, adding Chapter

5.27 to the Palm Springs Municipal Code, restructuring the City’s Hotel Operations Incentive Program. Subsequently, the City Council desired to clarify the City’s authority to enforce the conditions of the restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program.

In addition, following the February 25, 2026 Council meeting, it was discovered that, within the Hotel Tier section of the new Chapter, the numerical references do not match the textual referencing in two subsections; and, language regarding a cap on the amount that can be rebated to hotel operators under the “bonus” provision of Chapter 5.27.

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City Council Staff Report
Mar 11, 2026 -- Page 2
Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Section 5.27.050(D) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, Clarifying City’s Authority to Enforce Conditions of Restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program 55575.38285\44723891.1
This ordinance will amend Section 5.27.050(D) to require that the City provide a 30-day notice of compliance if any program participants do not remain current with remitting the collected transient occupancy taxes to the City, and will conform the numerical references to their textural references, and include a cap of 75 percent to an operator using the bonus provision.

ENVIRONMENTAL:

Approval of the ordinance does not constitute a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility for it to cause a direct physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)). The ordinance involves amending an economic assistance program (a governmental financing mechanism) and does not directly authorize any specific development or construction activity. This action is an organizational/administrative activity of the City in furtherance of its economic development goals and thus is not a “project” as defined in CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5).

FISCAL:

Adoption of the ordinance has no immediate fiscal impact, as it does not appropriate funds or approve a specific subsidy. Adoption of the ordinance does not directly change the fiscal impact of the restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program, but it will authorize the City to better enforce compliance with its conditions.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Wayne Olson
City Attorney: Jeffrey Ballinger
City Manager: Scott Stiles

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Ordinance entitled – An Ordinance Amending Sections 5.27.050(D) and 5.27.040(D), (E) and (F) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, Regarding the City’s Hotel Incentive Program

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Attachment A
(Ordinance)

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ORDINANCE NO. __________

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS

5.27.050(D) AND 5.27.040(D), (E), AND (F) OF THE PALM
SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, CLARIFYING CITY’S

AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE CONDITIONS OF

RESTRUCTURED HOTEL OPERATIONS INCENTIVE

PROGRAM
City Attorney’s Summary
This ordinance amends the City of Palm Springs Municipal Code to clarify the City’s authority to enforce the conditions of its restructured hotel operations incentive program and clarifying language regarding hotel incentive tiers.

WHEREAS, on February 25, 2026, during a regular meeting of the City Council, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2126, adding Chapter 5.27 to the Palm Springs Municipal Code, restructuring the City’s Hotel Operations Incentive Program; WHEREAS, following the adoption of Ordinance No. 2126, the City Council desired to amend Chapter 5.27 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code to further clarify the City’s authority to enforce the conditions of the restructured Hotel Operations Incentive Program and to clarify language regarding hotel incentive tiers.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Recitals. That the recitals reflected above are true and correct, and are incorporated by this reference herein as the cause and foundation for the action taken by and through this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. Code Amendment. Subsection D (Failure to Remain Current with TOT Payments) of Section 5.27.050 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read in full as follows. New text is marked in underline, deleted text is marked in strikethrough:
“D. Failure to Remain Current with TOT Payments

1. Should an operator fail to remain current with all TOT payments, pursuant to Section 5.27.050(A)(6), the city may shall issue a written notice to the operator, providing thirty (30) days to become current with all TOT payments.

2. If thirty (30) days passes from the date of receipt of the first notice and the operator is still not current with all TOT payments, the city shall be entitled to terminate the incentive package agreement and the operator shall thereafter not be entitled to any further distributions from its incentive package.”

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SECTION 3. Code Amendment. Subsections D, E and F of Section 5.27.040 (Incentive Tiers) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read in full as follows.

New text is marked in underline, deleted text is marked in strikethrough:
“D. Tier 3. An operator investing a minimum of Four Three Hundred and Fifty Hundred Thousand Dollars ($350,000) per room is eligible to receive an amount equal to ninety (90) percent of the transient occupancy tax increment collected and remitted to the city pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of this code for five (5) years, thereafter decreasing to sixty-five (65) percent, and such payments shall be made for a total of twenty-five (25) years, or until the operator has received an amount equal to ADI, whichever event occurs first.

E. Tier 4. An operator investing a minimum of Seven Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($600,000) per room is eligible to receive an amount equal to ninety (90) percent of the transient occupancy tax increment collected and remitted to the city pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of this code for five (5) years, thereafter decreasing to seventy-five (75) percent, and such payments shall be made for a total of thirty (30) years, or until the operator has received an amount equal to ADI, whichever event occurs first.

F. Projects awarded an incentive package pursuant to this chapter, may be eligible for bonus incentives if the below criteria are met. An operator may only elect to receive one of the following bonuses to their incentive package. However, in no case shall an amount exceed 75 percent benefit to the operator.

1. Hotels that are Class 1 or Class 2 Historic Resources as defined in Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 8.05, shall be eligible to receive an additional five (5) percent of the transient occupancy tax increment collected and remitted to the city beginning in the sixth (6th) year of the incentive package agreement.

2. Convention Center Hotels shall be eligible to receive an additional ten (10) percent of the transient occupancy tax increment collected and remitted to the city beginning in the sixth (6 th) year of the incentive package agreement.”
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.

SECTION 5. Certification. 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.

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SECTION 6. Severability. 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 unconstitutional or contravened via legislation.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS ___ DAY OF ___________________, 2026.

NAOMI SOTO
MAYOR
ATTEST:

BRENDA PREE, MMC, CERA

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, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. ___ is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the __ day of _____________, 2026, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the __ day of ______________, 2026, 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 ______________, 2026.

BRENDA PREE, MMC, CERA

CITY CLERK

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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 11, 2026 BUSINESS & LEGISLATIVE
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING COMMITMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000 FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 72-UNIT AFFORDABLE
SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 1555 E. ALEJO ROAD IN

THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
FROM: Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
BY: Housing & Community Development
SUMMARY:

Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation (Developer) is proposing to develop a 72-unit affordable senior housing community (Project, Attachment A). The Project, situated on land owned by the United Methodist Church of Palm Springs (UMCPS) and to be leased to Developer, will serve seniors aged 55 and older with incomes at or below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Developer is requesting a funding commitment letter (Attachment B) from the City for a $3,000,000 permanent financing loan and participation in the City’s Affordable Housing Fee Waiver Program.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. Approve a funding commitment in the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation to provide permanent financing for the development of a 100 percent affordable housing community located at 1555 East Alejo Road in the City of Palm Springs.

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Funding Commitment Letter and other necessary documents to facilitate the funding commitment.

BUSINESS PRINCIPAL DISCLOSURE:

Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation is a nonprofit corporation (Attachment C).

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City Council Staff Report
March 11, 2026 – Page 2
Wakeland Housing Funding Commitment
BACKGROUND:

The United Methodist Church of Palm Springs (UMCPS) issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) in April 2024 to leverage approximately two acres of its undeveloped land at 1555 E Alejo Road for the construction of affordable senior housing units. UMCPS sought a highly qualified developer who would be able to secure all necessary financing and operating subsidies independently while providing fair market value to the Church for the use of its land through a ground-lease agreement. Ultimately, the Church sought a partner that would manage the project for its entire life, ensuring proper maintenance and the provision of necessary tenant support services. In February 2025, Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation was selected as the developer for this project.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

Developer requests a $3,000,000 loan from the City to assist with the purchase of land.

The loan will accrue simple interest at 3 percent per annum, carry a 55-year affordability term, and be repaid from annual residual receipts, secured by a deed of trust on the property. The City anticipates making loan funds available for disbursement in Fiscal Year 2029, contingent upon completion of project entitlements, execution of loan documents, and confirmation of all other project financing sources. Pursuant to Resolution No. 24654, the project qualifies for the Affordable and Multi-Family Housing Incentive Program (Attachment D).

The proposed affordability program includes a total of 72 units, which will be affordable across multiple AMI levels, including units restricted at 30%, 50%, and 60% AMI, plus one manager unit. The project advances the City’s Housing Element goals by increasing the number of residential units for lower income households.

A 2025 table of incomes for Riverside County is shown below:

Income
Category
Percent
AMI 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person Acutely Low 15% $10,900 $12,500 $14,050 $15,600 $16,850 $18,100 Extremely
Low 32% $23,500 $26,850 $30,200 $33,550 $37,650 $43,150 Very Low
Income 54% $39,200 $44,750 $50,350 $55,950 $60,450 $64,900 Low Income 86% $62,650 $71,600 $80,550 $89,500 $96,700 $103,850 Median
Income 100% $72,750 $83,100 $93,500 $103,900 $112,200 $120,500 Moderate
Income 120% $87,300 $99,750 $112,250 $124,700 $134,700 $144,650 Development Timeline
The development schedule for the affordable senior community at 1555 E. Alejo Road is estimated to last until late 2029. A preliminary timeline is provided below:

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City Council Staff Report
March 11, 2026 – Page 3
Wakeland Housing Funding Commitment
December 2025: Funding request submitted to the City of Palm Springs. February 2026: Entitlements submission.
March 2026: Anticipated City funding award.
April 2026: Target date for entitlement approval.
April 2026: HCD SuperNOFA application submission.
September 2026: 4% TCAC (Tax Credit) application submission. December 2026: Anticipated 4% TCAC Award and submission to Plan Check. June 2027: Building permits issued and financial closing of the construction loan. June 2027: Construction commencement.
March 2029: Construction completion
September 2029: Conversion to permanent financing.

Outreach Activities
The project’s outreach strategy began in early 2025 with initial brainstorming sessions involving the UMCPS Congregation, followed by targeted discussions with immediate neighbors and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Moving into 2026, the focus shifts to creation of dedicated digital and print fact sheets, further congregational meetings in mid-March, and a comprehensive mailing campaign to residents and businesses. This proactive approach continues through the summer of 2026 with community presentations and consistent updates to stakeholders as the development progresses through the entitlement and predevelopment phases.

Regional Housing Needs Assessment Goals
To meet the state-mandated 6th Cycle (2021–2029) Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) the City has established a pipeline of 100% affordable developments, totaling approximately 470 units across several key projects. This portfolio includes the 203-unit Juniper Mission, the 82-unit 305 W. San Rafael project, and the 115-unit San Rafael Apartments project, all of which received significant funding commitments or Exclusive Negotiation Agreements between late 2025 and early 2026.

These developments specifically target residents at or below 60% of the AMI, ensuring a steady supply of low and very low-income housing. A critical component of this strategy is the proposed Project by Developer. This development would create 72 additional affordable homes for seniors aged 55 and older. It is anticipated this project would conclude within the current RHNA cycle.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:

The proposed City action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15192–15194, which provide a statutory exemption for affordable housing projects meeting specified criteria. The Project qualifies for this exemption because it is a 100 percent affordable housing development located on an infill site and complies with applicable density, location, and affordability requirements. As a statutory exemption, the Project is not subject to further CEQA review or environmental analysis.

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City Council Staff Report
March 11, 2026 – Page 4
Wakeland Housing Funding Commitment
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:

This item aligns with the following City Council Strategic Plan Broad Goal: Housing.

FISCAL IMPACT:

As proposed, a commitment letter for $3,000,000 would be provided to Developer to support the Project. The loan proceeds will be available for disbursement in Fiscal Year 2029, subject to City Council approval of a separate loan agreement. Terms of the loan are anticipated to have 3% simple annual interest rate; 57-year term (55-year affordability requirement), and payments based on residual receipts. The loan will be secured by a regulatory agreement, which ensures long-term affordability. If sold to another entity, the new buyers would be legally obligated to maintain the same rent limits for the remainder of the term. Other forms of security may include a leasehold deed of trust, and assignment of plans and contracts. The funding commitment may be terminated at the City’s sole and absolute discretion or if Developer is unsuccessful after three (3) attempts to obtain Low- Income Housing Tax Credits or other required financing. No General Fund impact is anticipated.

REVIEWED BY:

Department Director: Jay Virata
Assistant City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Scott Stiles

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Project Proposal
B. Draft Funding Commitment Letter
C. Business Disclosure Form
D. Resolution Number 24654 – Affordable and Multi-Family Housing Incentive Program

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ATTACHMENT A

Project Proposal

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December 22, 2025

Ariel Bishop-Williams
Housing Services Administrator
City of Palm Springs
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Re: Request for Affordable Housing Fee Waivers and $3,000,000 in City Capital Funding

Dear Ms. Bishop-Williams,

Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, a nonprofit affordable housing developer with a long history of delivering high-quality, service-enhanced housing throughout Southern California, is partnering with the United Methodist Church of Palm Springs to develop 72 affordable rental homes on church-owned land located at 1555 E. Alejo Road, within the Section 14 Specific Plan area. In support of this proposed development, Wakeland respectfully submits this letter to request participation in the City of Palm Springs’ Affordable Housing Fee Waiver Program and to seek $3,000,000 in City capital funding.

The development is planned as a senior community serving residents aged 55 and older, responding to Palm Springs’ growing need for stable, affordable housing for older adults, particularly those on fixed or limited incomes who wish to age in place. We also plan to set aside 36 units for seniors who are exiting homelessness, subject to a future rental subsidy award from Riverside County. All units will be income- restricted at or below 60% of Area Median Income (AMI), with deeper affordability anticipated for a portion of the homes.

The project is proposed on a site zoned for high residential use and will consist of thoughtfully scaled buildings of 2 and 3 stories in height, consistent with applicable zoning. The site plan creates a series of landscaped courtyards, outdoor community space, and integrated stormwater capture and infiltration, including permeable surfaces and drought-tolerant planting to enhance resident comfort while supporting sustainable desert-appropriate design.

The proposed development will deliver the following public benefits:
 72 new affordable homes for low-income seniors (55+)
 100% affordability, with long-term deed restrictions
 High-quality, energy-efficient design appropriate for the desert climate  On-site resident services and community space to support health, stability, and social connection

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 A thoughtful site plan that respects the surrounding neighborhood and the historic context of Section 14
 Advancement of Palm Springs’ housing, equity, and aging-in-place goals

The project builds upon the United Methodist Church’s longstanding mission of service to the Palm Springs community, ensuring that church land continues to serve a public purpose for generations to come.

Fee Waiver Request
To help ensure financial feasibility and maximize affordability, Wakeland requests participation in the City’s Affordable Housing Fee Waiver Program, including waivers of applicable development impact fees, plan check fees, and permit fees.

Request for City Capital Funding
In addition, Wakeland requests $3,000,000 in City capital funding to support the development of this project. City investment will play a pivotal role in closing the project’s capital funding gap, leveraging significant state resources, including low-income housing tax credits, and ensuring timely delivery of much-needed affordable housing in Palm Springs. City participation will directly increase the number of affordable senior homes delivered and strengthen the competitiveness of the project for outside funding sources.

In addition to this request letter, we have also included here conceptual designs and renderings of the development, a development timeline, as well as project financials showing the total budget, sources and uses, unit mix and rental income, and cash flow projections.

Wakeland is committed to working collaboratively with the City of Palm Springs to deliver a high-quality development that reflects shared values of equity, stewardship, and care for older residents. We appreciate the City’s continued leadership in addressing the housing crisis and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this request in greater detail.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Michael Busse
Project Manager
Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation

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United Methodist Church of Palm Springs Affordable Senior Housing• 1555 E Alejo Road - Palm Springs, CA 1 FEBUARY 2025
Conceptual Bird’s Eye View From Southwest
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United Methodist Church of Palm Springs Affordable Senior Housing• 1555 E Alejo Road - Palm Springs, CA 1 FEBUARY 2025
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Unit Type Quantity Area AMI
Studio 25 350 30-60%
1BR 46 480 30-60%
2BR Manager 1 715 N/A
TOTAL 72
• Three three-story residential building wings are fanned out across the "L" shaped housing site, creating a series of shared common spaces between and among the housing and church sites.
• The full building is approximately 60,000 SF, including 4,700 SF of interior common amenity spaces, 36,000 SF of residential units, and 2,200 SF of utility space.
• Two elevators are provided.
• Onsite interior amenities include a generous multi-purpose community room with kitchen, laundry facilities, fitness room, computer room and waste chute rooms at each level.
• Outdoor amenities include a variety of shaded gathering spaces, a BBQ area, bocce ball court, community garden shared with the church, and walking paths stretching throughout the site.
• Two offices are provided for property management plus a conference room, offices, break room and work room for onsite services.
• Passive design strategies were prioritized in the building layout to reduce energy demand. Both roof-mounted and carport-mounted solar panels are provided to generate maximum energy.
• 54 total covered parking spaces are provided for the housing building, see below.

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1 FEBUARY 2025United Methodist Church of Palm Springs Affordable Senior Housing• 1555 E Alejo Road - Palm Springs, CA NORTH0 40 80 FT
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United Methodist Church of Palm Springs Affordable Senior Housing• 1555 E Alejo Road - Palm Springs, CA 1 FEBUARY 2025
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United Methodist Church of Palm Springs Affordable Senior Housing• 1555 E Alejo Road - Palm Springs, CA 1 FEBUARY 2025
Conceptual View From Church
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UMC Palm Springs Affordable Senior Community
Sources and Uses of Financing
Uses of Funding Per Unit Predev Construction Permanent
Land Acquisition 31,251$ 45,100$ 2,250,090$ 2,250,090$ Design & Engineering 25,414$ 950,000$ 1,829,785$ 1,829,785$ Legal/Financial/Other Consultants 6,250$ 125,000$ 450,000$ 450,000$ Permits & Fees 31,231$ 50,000$ 2,248,600$ 2,248,600$ Direct Construction Costs 333,471$ -$ 24,009,942$ 24,009,942$ Financing Costs 101,419$ -$ 7,052,833$ 7,302,147$ Marketing/G & A/Security 7,056$ -$ 508,000$ 508,000$ Developer Fees 34,722$ -$ 690,000$ 2,500,000$ Construction Contingency 32,121$ -$ 2,312,157$ 2,312,682$ Indirect Cost Contingency 6,944$ 56,250$ 500,000$ 500,000$ Deferred Costs -$ -$ 2,059,838$ -$ Total Project Uses 609,878$ 1,226,350$ 43,911,246$ 43,911,246$ Residential/Comm Construction Per Unit Predev Construction Permanent Tax Credit Equity 328,876$ -$ 2,367,904$ 23,679,054$ Permanent Loan 61,429$ -$ -$ 4,422,900$ Construction Loan -$ -$ 27,798,930$ -$ Wakeland Loan -$ 1,226,350$ -$ -$ HCD - MHP Loan 156,211$ -$ 10,122,473$ 11,247,192$ City of Palm Springs Loan 41,667$ -$ -$ 3,000,000$ FHLB - AHP 21,694$ 1,562,000$ 1,562,000$ Deferred Costs -$ 2,059,838$
GP Sponsor Equity 1.39$ -$ 100$ 100$ Total Project Sources 609,878$ 1,226,350$ 43,911,246$ 43,911,246$

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UMC Palm Springs Affordable Senior Community
72 Units
Development Budget
Per Unit Total
Land Acquisition
Land Acquisition 31,251 2,250,090
Total Land Acquisition 31,251 2,250,090
Direct Construction Costs
Building 333,471 24,009,942
Construction Contingency 32,121 2,312,682
Total Direct Construction Costs 365,592 26,322,625
Indirect Development Costs
Architecture and Engineering 19,650 1,414,785
Civil Engineering + Survey 3,958 285,000
Due Diligence Studies 1,389 100,000
Sustainability 1,111 80,000
Permits and Fees 21,425 1,542,600
Utilities 6,944 500,000
Construction Manager 2,861 206,000
Legal and Accounting 6,250 450,000
Developer Fee 34,722 2,500,000
Security During Construction 2,500 180,000
Lease Up 1,264 91,000
Furnishings 2,472 178,000
Construction Loan Interest 54,045 3,891,274
Insurance 10,417 750,000
Other Financing Costs 44,026 3,169,873
Total Indirect Development Costs 213,035 15,338,532
Total Development Cost 609,878 43,911,246

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UMC Palm Springs Affordable Senior Community RUN DATE: 02/18/26 Number Monthly Utility Net Monthly Net Annual Unit Total Rent/ % of Median Unit Type of Units Rent Allowance Rent Rent Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. -$

30.00% 0BR/1BA 13 588 80 508 79,248 480 6,240 $1.06

30.00% 1BR/1BA 13 629 91 538 83,928 700 9,100 $0.77

50.00% 0BR/1BA 4 980 80 900 43,200 700 2,800 $1.29

50.00% 1BR/1BA 10 1,049 91 958 114,960 950 9,500 $1.01

60.00% 0BR/1BA 8 1,176 80 1,096 105,216 480 3,840 $2.28

60.00% 1BR/1BA 23 1,259 91 1,168 322,368 700 16,100 $1.67 Mgr. BR2/BA2 1 0 0 0 0 700 700 $0.00
72 12,937 748,920 48,280
TCAC 2025

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UMC Palm Springs Affordable Senior Community
Project Cash Flow
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RENTAL REVENUES: 2.5% incease/yr
Gross Potential Rent (Affordable Units) 748,920 767,643 786,834 806,505 826,668 847,335 868,518 890,231 912,487 935,299 958,681 982,648 1,007,214 1,032,394 1,058,204 1,084,659 1,111,775 1,139,569 1,168,058 1,197,259 1,227,190 1,257,870 1,289,317 1,321,550 1,354,589 1,388,454 1,423,165 1,458,744 1,495,213 1,532,593 Annual S8 Increment 468,936 480,659 492,675 504,992 517,617 530,557 543,821 557,417 571,352 585,636 600,277 615,284 630,666 646,433 662,594 679,159 696,138 713,541 731,380 749,665 768,407 787,617 807,307 827,490 848,177 869,381 891,116 913,394 936,229 959,635 Laundry/Other 12,096 12,398 12,708 13,026 13,352 13,686 14,028 14,379 14,738 15,106 15,484 15,871 16,268 16,675 17,092 17,519 17,957 18,406 18,866 19,338 19,821 20,317 20,825 21,346 21,880 22,427 22,988 23,563 24,152 24,756 COSR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vacancy Allowance (61,498) (39,002) (39,977) (40,977) (42,001) (43,051) (44,127) (45,231) (46,361) (47,520) (48,708) (49,926) (51,174) (52,453) (53,765) (55,109) (56,487) (57,899) (59,346) (60,830) (62,351) (63,909) (65,507) (67,145) (68,823) (70,544) (72,308) (74,115) (75,968) (77,867) Vacancy Allowance (PSH Units) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Net Rental Income 1,168,454 1,221,698 1,252,240 1,283,546 1,315,636 1,348,527 1,382,240 1,416,796 1,452,216 1,488,521 1,525,734 1,563,877 1,602,974 1,643,049 1,684,125 1,726,228 1,769,383 1,813,617 1,858,958 1,905,432 1,953,067 2,001,895 2,051,942 2,103,241 2,155,823 2,209,718 2,264,961 2,321,586 2,379,626 2,439,117 Reimbursement of Operating Reserve 0
PROPERTY OPERATING COSTS: 3.5% increase/yr
Administrative Expenses:

Office Supplies & Equipment 4,800 4,968 5,142 5,322 5,508 5,701 5,901 6,108 6,322 6,543 6,772 7,009 7,254 7,508 7,771 8,043 8,325 8,616 8,918 9,230 9,553 9,887 10,233 10,591 10,962 11,346 11,743 12,154 12,579 13,019 Payroll Services 1,200 1,242 1,285 1,330 1,377 1,425 1,475 1,527 1,580 1,635 1,692 1,751 1,812 1,875 1,941 2,009 2,079 2,152 2,227 2,305 2,386 2,470 2,556 2,645 2,738 2,834 2,933 3,036 3,142 3,252 Office Salaries 2,400 2,484 2,571 2,661 2,754 2,850 2,950 3,053 3,160 3,271 3,385 3,503 3,626 3,753 3,884 4,020 4,161 4,307 4,458 4,614 4,775 4,942 5,115 5,294 5,479 5,671 5,869 6,074 6,287 6,507 Telephone/Answering Service/Internet 7,200 7,452 7,713 7,983 8,262 8,551 8,850 9,160 9,481 9,813 10,156 10,511 10,879 11,260 11,654 12,062 12,484 12,921 13,373 13,841 14,325 14,826 15,345 15,882 16,438 17,013 17,608 18,224 18,862 19,522 Auto Expense 2,400 2,484 2,571 2,661 2,754 2,850 2,950 3,053 3,160 3,271 3,385 3,503 3,626 3,753 3,884 4,020 4,161 4,307 4,458 4,614 4,775 4,942 5,115 5,294 5,479 5,671 5,869 6,074 6,287 6,507 Training & Travel 2,400 2,484 2,571 2,661 2,754 2,850 2,950 3,053 3,160 3,271 3,385 3,503 3,626 3,753 3,884 4,020 4,161 4,307 4,458 4,614 4,775 4,942 5,115 5,294 5,479 5,671 5,869 6,074 6,287 6,507 Misc. Administrative Expense 6,380 6,603 6,834 7,073 7,321 7,577 7,842 8,116 8,400 8,694 8,998 9,313 9,639 9,976 10,325 10,686 11,060 11,447 11,848 12,263 12,692 13,136 13,596 14,072 14,565 15,075 15,603 16,149 16,714 17,299 County Monitoring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Issuer Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marketing Expense:

Advertising 1,800 1,863 1,928 1,995 2,065 2,137 2,212 2,289 2,369 2,452 2,538 2,627 2,719 2,814 2,912 3,014 3,119 3,228 3,341 3,458 3,579 3,704 3,834 3,968 4,107 4,251 4,400 4,554 4,713 4,878 Professional Fees:

Property Management Fees 43,200 44,712 46,277 47,897 49,573 51,308 53,104 54,963 56,887 58,878 60,939 63,072 65,280 67,565 69,930 72,378 74,911 77,533 80,247 83,056 85,963 88,972 92,086 95,309 98,645 102,098 105,671 109,369 113,197 117,159 Accounting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Fees 6,000 6,210 6,427 6,652 6,885 7,126 7,375 7,633 7,900 8,177 8,463 8,759 9,066 9,383 9,711 10,051 10,403 10,767 11,144 11,534 11,938 12,356 12,788 13,236 13,699 14,178 14,674 15,188 15,720 16,270 Auditing Expense 15,000 15,525 16,068 16,630 17,212 17,814 18,437 19,082 19,750 20,441 21,156 21,896 22,662 23,455 24,276 25,126 26,005 26,915 27,857 28,832 29,841 30,885 31,966 33,085 34,243 35,442 36,682 37,966 39,295 40,670 Utilities:

Electricity 43,200 44,712 46,277 47,897 49,573 51,308 53,104 54,963 56,887 58,878 60,939 63,072 65,280 67,565 69,930 72,378 74,911 77,533 80,247 83,056 85,963 88,972 92,086 95,309 98,645 102,098 105,671 109,369 113,197 117,159 Gas (community center and laundry) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Water and Sewer 69,120 71,539 74,043 76,635 79,317 82,093 84,966 87,940 91,018 94,204 97,501 100,914 104,446 108,102 111,886 115,802 119,855 124,050 128,392 132,886 137,537 142,351 147,333 152,490 157,827 163,351 169,068 174,985 181,109 187,448 Payroll/Payroll Taxes:

Salaries-Manager 66,000 68,310 70,701 73,176 75,737 78,388 81,132 83,972 86,911 89,953 93,101 96,360 99,733 103,224 106,837 110,576 114,446 118,452 122,598 126,889 131,330 135,927 140,684 145,608 150,704 155,979 161,438 167,088 172,936 178,989 Salaries-Assistant Manager 28,600 29,601 30,637 31,709 32,819 33,968 35,157 36,387 37,661 38,979 40,343 41,755 43,216 44,729 46,295 47,915 49,592 51,328 53,124 54,983 56,907 58,899 60,960 63,094 65,302 67,588 69,954 72,402 74,936 77,559 Salaries-Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salaries-Maintenance Technician 60,000 62,100 64,274 66,524 68,852 71,262 73,756 76,337 79,009 81,774 84,636 87,598 90,664 93,837 97,121 100,520 104,038 107,679 111,448 115,349 119,386 123,565 127,890 132,366 136,999 141,794 146,757 151,893 157,209 162,711 Salaries-Maintenance Personnel 30,000 31,050 32,137 33,262 34,426 35,631 36,878 38,169 39,505 40,888 42,319 43,800 45,333 46,920 48,562 50,262 52,021 53,842 55,726 57,676 59,695 61,784 63,946 66,184 68,500 70,898 73,379 75,947 78,605 81,356 Services incl. PSH Interfaith 90,000 93,150 96,410 99,784 103,276 106,891 110,632 114,504 118,512 122,660 126,953 131,396 135,995 140,755 145,681 150,780 156,057 161,519 167,172 173,023 179,079 185,347 191,834 198,548 205,497 212,689 220,133 227,838 235,812 244,065 Payroll Taxes 18,460 28,421 29,416 30,446 31,511 32,614 33,756 34,937 36,160 37,425 38,735 40,091 41,494 42,947 44,450 46,005 47,615 49,282 51,007 52,792 36,732 38,018 39,348 40,725 42,151 43,626 45,153 46,733 48,369 50,062 Workers Compensation 9,240 9,563 9,898 10,244 10,603 10,974 11,358 11,756 12,167 12,593 13,034 13,490 13,962 14,451 14,957 15,480 16,022 16,583 17,163 17,764 18,386 19,030 19,696 20,385 21,098 21,836 22,600 23,391 24,210 25,057 Health Insurance/Other Benefits 12,000 12,420 12,855 13,305 13,771 14,253 14,752 15,268 15,802 16,355 16,927 17,519 18,132 18,767 19,424 20,104 20,808 21,536 22,290 23,070 23,877 24,713 25,578 26,473 27,400 28,359 29,352 30,379 31,442 32,542 Contract Services:

Exterminating 12,960 13,414 13,883 14,369 14,872 15,393 15,932 16,490 17,067 17,664 18,282 18,922 19,584 20,269 20,978 21,712 22,472 23,259 24,073 24,916 25,788 26,691 27,625 28,592 29,593 30,629 31,701 32,811 33,959 35,148 Trash Removal 13,824 14,308 14,809 15,327 15,863 16,418 16,993 17,588 18,204 18,841 19,500 20,183 20,889 21,620 22,377 23,160 23,971 24,810 25,678 26,577 27,507 28,470 29,466 30,497 31,564 32,669 33,812 34,995 36,220 37,488 Other maintenance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Building/Grounds Maintenance 6,000 6,210 6,427 6,652 6,885 7,126 7,375 7,633 7,900 8,177 8,463 8,759 9,066 9,383 9,711 10,051 10,403 10,767 11,144 11,534 11,938 12,356 12,788 13,236 13,699 14,178 14,674 15,188 15,720 16,270 Janitorial 8,640 8,942 9,255 9,579 9,914 10,261 10,620 10,992 11,377 11,775 12,187 12,614 13,055 13,512 13,985 14,474 14,981 15,505 16,048 16,610 17,191 17,793 18,416 19,061 19,728 20,418 21,133 21,873 22,639 23,431 Repair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Security 26,000 26,910 27,852 28,827 29,836 30,880 31,961 33,080 34,238 35,436 36,676 37,960 39,289 40,664 42,087 43,560 45,085 46,663 48,296 49,986 51,736 53,547 55,421 57,361 59,369 61,447 63,598 65,824 68,128 70,512 Cleaning & Decorating: 0
Painting Supplies 20,962 21,696 22,455 23,241 24,054 24,896 25,767 26,669 27,602 28,568 29,568 30,603 31,674 32,783 33,930 35,118 36,347 37,619 38,936 40,299 41,709 43,169 44,680 46,244 47,863 49,538 51,272 53,067 54,924 56,846 Turnover 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Repairs & Maintenance:

Repairs & Maintenance General 20,800 21,528 22,281 23,061 23,868 24,703 25,568 26,463 27,389 28,348 29,340 30,367 31,430 32,530 33,669 34,847 36,067 37,329 38,636 39,988 41,388 42,837 44,336 45,888 47,494 49,156 50,876 52,657 54,500 56,408 Elevator 12,000 12,420 12,855 13,305 13,771 14,253 14,752 15,268 15,802 16,355 16,927 17,519 18,132 18,767 19,424 20,104 20,808 21,536 22,290 23,070 23,877 24,713 25,578 26,473 27,400 28,359 29,352 30,379 31,442 32,542 TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS 640,586 672,321 695,852 720,208 745,413 771,501 798,505 826,453 855,380 885,319 916,300 948,369 981,563 1,015,920 1,051,476 1,088,277 1,126,368 1,165,792 1,206,597 1,248,829 1,274,628 1,319,244 1,365,414 1,413,204 1,462,667 1,513,862 1,566,844 1,621,681 1,678,440 1,737,183 Taxes & Insurance:

Real Property Tax Assessment 2,000 2,040 2,081 2,123 2,165 2,208 2,252 2,297 2,343 2,390 2,438 2,487 2,537 2,588 2,640 2,693 2,747 2,802 2,858 2,915 2,973 3,032 3,093 3,155 3,218 3,282 3,348 3,415 3,483 3,553 City Monitoring Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 County Compliance Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Misc Taxes/Licenses/Permits 840 869 899 930 963 997 1,032 1,068 1,105 1,144 1,184 1,225 1,268 1,312 1,358 1,406 1,455 1,506 1,559 1,614 1,670 1,728 1,788 1,851 1,916 1,983 2,052 2,124 2,198 2,275 Insurance 75,000 77,625 80,342 83,154 86,064 89,076 92,194 95,421 98,761 102,218 105,796 109,499 113,331 117,298 121,403 125,652 130,050 134,602 139,313 144,189 149,236 154,459 159,865 165,460 171,251 177,245 183,449 189,870 196,515 203,393 TOTAL FIXED COSTS 77,840 80,534 83,322 86,207 89,192 92,281 95,478 98,786 102,209 105,752 109,418 113,211 117,136 121,198 125,401 129,751 134,252 138,910 143,730 148,718 153,879 159,219 164,746 170,466 176,385 182,510 188,849 195,409 202,196 209,221

TOTAL OPERATING COSTS 718,426 752,855 779,174 806,415 834,605 863,782 893,983 925,239 957,589 991,071 1,025,718 1,061,580 1,098,699 1,137,118 1,176,877 1,218,028 1,260,620 1,304,702 1,350,327 1,397,547 1,428,507 1,478,463 1,530,160 1,583,670 1,639,052 1,696,372 1,755,693 1,817,090 1,880,636 1,946,404 NET OPERATING INCOME: 450,028 468,843 473,066 477,132 481,031 484,745 488,258 491,557 494,627 497,450 500,016 502,297 504,275 505,932 507,248 508,200 508,763 508,915 508,631 507,885 524,560 523,433 521,782 519,571 516,772 513,346 509,268 504,496 498,990 492,714 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS:

Net Operating Income 450,028 468,843 473,066 477,132 481,031 484,745 488,258 491,557 494,627 497,450 500,016 502,297 504,275 505,932 507,248 508,200 508,763 508,915 508,631 507,885 524,560 523,433 521,782 519,571 516,772 513,346 509,268 504,496 498,990 492,714 MHP required payment (.42%) 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 56,686 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Replacement Reserve 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 CASH FLOW AVAILABLE FOR DEBT SERVICE 357,342 376,157 380,380 384,446 388,345 392,059 395,572 398,871 401,941 404,764 407,330 409,611 411,589 413,246 414,563 415,514 416,077 416,229 415,945 415,199 488,560 487,433 485,782 483,571 480,772 477,346 473,268 468,496 462,990 456,714 Cash Flow w/o Section 8 357,342 376,157 380,380 384,446 388,345 392,059 395,572 398,871 401,941 404,764 407,330 409,611 411,589 413,246 414,563 415,514 416,077 416,229 415,945 415,199 488,560 487,433 485,782 483,571 480,772 477,346 473,268 468,496 462,990 456,714 Cash Flow after MHP 357,342 376,157 380,380 384,446 388,345 392,059 395,572 398,871 401,941 404,764 407,330 409,611 411,589 413,246 414,563 415,514 416,077 416,229 415,945 415,199 488,560 487,433 485,782 483,571 480,772 477,346 473,268 468,496 462,990 456,714 Debt Service - First Trust Deed (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) (310,730) Cash Flow After Debt Service 46,612 65,427 69,650 73,716 77,615 81,329 84,842 88,141 91,211 94,034 96,600 98,881 100,859 102,516 103,833 104,784 105,347 105,499 105,215 104,469 177,830 176,702 175,052 172,841 170,041 166,616 162,538 157,766 152,260 145,983 General Partner Asset Mgt Fee (30,000) (30,900) (31,827) (32,782) (33,765) (34,778) (35,822) (36,896) (38,003) (39,143) (40,317) (41,527) (42,773) (44,056) (45,378) (46,739) (48,141) (49,585) (51,073) (52,605) (54,183) (55,809) (57,483) (59,208) (60,984) (62,813) (64,698) (66,639) (68,638) (70,697) Limited Partner Asset Mgmt. Fee (5,000) (5,150) (5,305) (5,464) (5,628) (5,796) (5,970) (6,149) (6,334) (6,524) (6,720) (6,921) (7,129) (7,343) (7,563) (7,790) (8,024) (8,264) (8,512) (8,768) (9,031) (9,301) (9,581) (9,868) (10,164) (10,469) (10,783) (11,106) (11,440) (11,783) CASH FLOW AVAILABLE FOR RESIDUAL RECEIPT 11,612 29,377 32,519 35,470 38,222 40,755 43,050 45,096 46,874 48,367 49,563 50,433 50,957 51,117 50,892 50,255 49,182 47,649 45,630 43,096 114,616 111,592 107,988 103,765 98,894 93,334 87,057 80,021 72,183 63,504

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UMC Palm Springs Affordable Senior Community
Development Timeline
Milestone Date
City of Palm Springs Funding RequestDec-25
City of Palm Springs Funding Award Jan-26
Submit Entitlements Feb-26
Riverside County Voucher Application TBD
Riverside County Voucher Award TBD
Entitlements Approved Apr-26
HCD SuperNOFA Application Apr-26
HCD SuperNOFA Award Aug-26
4% TCAC Application Sep-26
Submit to Plan Check Dec-26
4% TCAC Award Dec-26
Building Permit Issued Jun-27
Construction Closing Jun-27
Construction Completion Mar-29
Conversion to Permanent Financing Sep-29

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ATTACHMENT B

Draft Funding Commitment Letter

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City of Palm Spring s
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way • Palm Springs, California 92262 Tel: (760) 323-8299 • Fax: (760) 323-8207 • Web:
www.palmspringsca.gov
March 11, 2026
Taylor Holland
Director of Development
Wakeland Housing
1230 Columbia Street, Suite 950
San Diego, CA 92101
RE: FUNDING COMMITMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000), 1555 EAST ALEJO ROAD, PALM SPRINGS, CA
Dear Ms. Holland,
I am pleased to inform you that the Palm Springs City Council approved your request for funding at its meeting on March 11, 2026. A loan from The City will provide a loan in the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,0 00,000) to assist with permanent financing for the 72-unit affordable rental housing project (Housing Project) located at 1555 E. Alejo Road (APN 508-060-038), Palm Springs, California 92262, in partnership with the United Methodist Church of Palm Springs which owns this property. As proposed, the Housing Project will include 72 affordable units for low-income seniors (55+), 36 units will be set aside for seniors who are exiting homelessness depending on the availability of rental subsidies from Riverside County, and a still to be determined number of units with a preference for veterans.

The City of Palm Springs anticipates that the loan proceeds in the total amount of $3,0 00,000 (Three Million Dollars) will be available for disbursement in Fiscal Year 2029.

Disbursement of funds will be subject to availability of budgeted funds, all standard pre- closing conditions, an executed lease agreement with the United Methodist Church of Palm Springs for development of this project with a term of at least 57 years, and verification of project financing. These and other terms will be documented in a separate Loan Agreement to be executed by the parties that will require separate City Council approval.

The funds will be made available as a loan under the following terms:

Interest rate: 3% simple annual
Term of Affordability: 55 years
Term of Loan: 57 years
Repayment: Annual payments based on residual receipts
Collateral: May include Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Plans and Contracts, and Right to Cure

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Funding Commitment Page 2
Wakeland UMC Affordable Senior Housing
Post Office Box 2743 • Palm Springs, California 92263-2743 In addition, pursuant to Resolution No. 24654, the City will extend the benefits of the Affordable and Multi-Family Housing Incentive Program, which provides a waiver of applicable Permits Fees for projects that are 100 percent affordable.

The City and Developer will also enter into a separate Regulatory Agreement containing covenants to protect the City’s financial interest in the Housing Project, including long -term affordability requirements, reporting obligations, and compliance with all applicable federal and State program rules. The Regulatory Agreement will be recorded in the Official Records of Riverside County.

This Funding Commitment may be terminated at the City’s sole and absolute discretion.

Additionally, the Funding Commitment may be terminated if the Developer is unsuccessful after three (3) attempts to obtain Low-Income Housing Tax Credits or other required financing.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Jay Virata, Housing and Community Development Director, at 760 -323-8228 or by email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Scott C. Stiles, ICMA-CM
City Manager

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ATTACHMENT C

Business Disclosure Form

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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS – PUBLIC INTEGRITY DISCLOSURE
(INSTRUCTION FOR APPLICANTS)
(Revised 05/16/19)

CITY OF PALM SPRINGS

PUBLIC INTEGRITY DISCLOSURE
(INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS)

Who Must File?

Applicants that are NOT a natural person or group of natural people that will be identified on the application, and seek a City approval determined by a vote of City officials . Examples include corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, etc. that seek a City Council approval, or an approval by one of the City’s board or commissions.

Why Must I File?

The City of Palm Springs Public Integrity Ordinance advances transparency in municipal government and assists public officials in avoiding conflicts of int erest. The City ’s Public Integrity Ordinance, codified in Chapter 2.60 of the municipal code, reflects the City’s interest in ensuring that companies (and other legal entities that are not natural people) doing business in the community are transparent and make disclosure as to their ownership and management, and further that those companies disclose the identity of any person , with a beneficial ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more.

When Must I File?

You must file this form with the Office of the City Clerk, or designee, at the same time when you file your application for a City approval determined by a vote of City officials, whether elected or appointed.

What Must I Disclose?

A. The names of all natural persons who are officers, directors, members, managers, trustees, and other fiduciaries serving trusts or other types of organizations (attorneys, accountants, etc.).

Note: (1) you must make these disclosures in relation to the applicant entity, and also in relation to any related entity that owns a part of, or makes a profit based upon the business of the applicant entity. Disclosures may include parent, subsidiary or affiliated entities of the applicant entity; (2) if any entity that is not a natural person serves as the applicant entity (e.g. as a member of the applicant LLC), then all officers, directors, members, managers, trustees, etc., of the second entity must be disclosed.

B. The names of persons owning a beneficial interest of five percent (5%) or more in your entity, Owners/investors who have such an interest hold either investment power or voting power, i.e., they can (i) sell or transfer their interest, or (ii) vote their interest in management decisions.

NOTE: USE ADDITIONAL PAGES AS NECESSARY

What if I Have Questions?

If you have any questions about how to complete this form, please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 323-8206, [email protected].

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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS – PUBLIC INTEGRITY DISCLOSURE

APPLICANT DISCLOSURE FORM

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