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Home My WebLink About2A Public CommentConsolidated Agenda Correspondence Received Prior to 03/24/2021 Batch Three Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Subject: Jacci Tutunjian <jacci@smoketreejewelers.com> Tuesday, March 23, 2021 5:55 PM City Clerk Public Comment -Item My question is what happened to the $10M that was given to the city to purchase a shelter for these people? I can't blame them for being bussed into Palm Springs but they are causing havoc everywhere! Not all of them, but there are those that are mentally challenged that is for sure! Jacci Tutunjian Sent from Gmail Mobile 1 Anthony Mejia To: City of Palm Springs Subject: RE : *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs <palmspringsca@enotify.visioninternet.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:37 PM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Mejia@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/Nombre Martin Warnke City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 7605340919 Email (optional/opcional) mdwarnke@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Commenting on the "conditional use permit" for Well in the Desert. While Well in the Desert provides valuable services to the homeless community, our city leaders need to "do the right thing" for our tax paying citizens and business owners. Homelessness, in itself is not a crime, however, the destruction of property (public and private), the drug use and crime, theft and shoplifting are. Well in the Deserts current location is on a residential street that abuts our downtown business/tourism district and is plain and simple a blight on our great city. The business I manage, like many others, spends thousands of dollars a month to clean, repair and cover the losses as a result of a part of this homeless community. Our police department is often slow to respond to the crimes and threats because they do not have the resources. I encourage the council not to renew the permit for Well in the Desert at it's current location . Please, save our city 's reputation as a tourism destination. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System™. Please do not reply directly to this email . ITEM NO. __._7.:....A:.-_ 03 (zs-/ ZP LI 1 Our Purpose Jewish Family Service partners with people of all backgrounds to build stable and dignified lives. Together, we create a stronger and healthier community where everyone can thrive. March 24, 2021 Members of the City Council City of Palm Springs 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: Well in the Desert Conditional Use Permit Letter of Support Honorable Council Members: Jewish Family Service Moving Forward Together As a community partner, Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD) expresses its support of Well in the Desert (The Well) and urges renewal of The Well's Conditional Use Permit. JFSSD has been a community partner of The Well in the provision of services for the homeless and recently homeless population for years and, since September of 2020, we have directly collaborated with The Well to help provide outreach supplies (hygiene kits, food bags, sleeping bags, etc.) to the vulnerable homeless population in the Palm Springs area. The Well is uniquely located in a building that provides a "one stop shop" for a wide variety of the immediate needs of this population. We look forward to continuing to serve and uplift the lives of people experiencing homelessness with The Well and we believe that renewal of The Well's Conditional Use Permit will benefit this work. Thank you for consideration and your service to the community. Sincerely, Chris Olsen Chief of Staff Jewish Family Service of San Diego JOAN & IRWIN JACOBS CAMPUS I Turk Family Center ITEM NO. ~1:A o ~ /-z_ ':) l 1Pl--\ 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, California 92123 Phone (858) 637-3000 Fax (858) 637-3001 jfssd.org Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Subject: Brett Smith <bgsmith27@gmail.com> Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11 :52 AM City Clerk Public Comment -Item This is in regards to the meeting this Thursday in regards to the Homeless situation plaguing Palm Springs. Dear Council Members: I have written several times about my concern and disgust of the growing population of homeless in Palm Springs. Just last night on the neighborhood app, Next Door, I read countless accounts of homeless individuals destroying property, leaving debris and trash on streets, yards, and gutters. We have a serious problem with this sector of our population and it is threatening the image and safety of our city. I personally have called the non-emergency police number NUMEROUS times to report homeless people going through our condo trash bins, wandering through our development, leaving debris and shopping carts littered in my neighborhood, and now breaking landscape lighting and creating car vandalism. Having just returned from Indian Wells and Palm Desert, I can't recall having seen ANY presence of homeless individuals. I have tremendous amounts of compassion for those less fortunate. I spent 30 years working in public education, addressing the needs and struggles of many of our valley families. Unfortunately, many of those "on the street" are NOT seeking assistance. They do NOT desire assistance, nor are they merely homeless. However, they are NOT welcome to destroy and litter and threaten a city that is already pushing boundaries on its resources and image as safe and beautiful. When I walk to the Smoketree shopping area, I must pass the deserted Denny's and Bank of America. This area contains several bus stop waiting areas. This entire area looks like a blighted section from a large city: trash, graffiti, broken sidewalks, weeds, sleeping bags, and shopping carts. The homeless have become quite bold in their comments (rantings) to passerbys. NON of them are wearing masks. They all seem to have a bicycle. At night, they wander down my street and are frequently heard yelling or cursing. This is happening all over our city. Not only are they comfortable in areas like Target, Vons, Home Depot, Lowe's, and Walmart, but in the canyons and underpasses of many of our roadways. To make matters worse, they have invaded our downtown environment, making visitors and residents uncomfortable. This is the lifeblood of our tourist-driven city. Word is out that it is not safe to be downtown. In addition, many of the deserted buildings have become sleeping spots for these individuals, often leaving their urine and personal collections behind. It is disgusting! I had high hopes when one of our council members ran her reelection campaign on the fact that she had secured funding to address the homeless situation. Many of us thought we would see a reduction in the numbers of those on the streets. This has not happened! I am well aware of all the services that our city offers these people, BUT 1-There are too many homeless people to benefit from this, 2-The county bused in extra homeless individuals, 3-Tourists, in acts of kindness, offer these people money, 4-Many of those on the streets do not want taxpayer sympathy or services, 5-Palm Springs, out of empathy, has created a larger problem. 6-We have far too many vacated and abandoned buildings downtown. We have created a city that now attracts and enables MORE homeless individuals to "move" here. 1 What is the answer? I honestly don't know. I think there needs to be a respect for those people in our city who live here, work here, and have chosen to retire or visit here. We deserve clean neighborhoods, shopping areas, streets, parks, and bus terminals. We should feel safe and proud of our neighborhoods. There needs to be a serious discussion about consequences for those who do not choose to honor our city standards. It is shameful that we must use our police department's efforts chasing down these individuals and cleaning up after them. We cannot expect an old hotel, once converted, to house ALL of the homeless in our city. I am all for food kitchens, health services, and temporary shelter for those less fortunate, but the level of homeless/mental instability/drug use/anger/and disrespect of many of these individuals has exploded. We can blame the pandemic, the higher living costs, the county, whatever ... but the problem is NOT going away. Negative behaviors cannot be rewarded with ignorance, denial, and forgiveness. Every citizen is expected to follow the rules of society. If laws are broken, if one chooses to deface another residence or building, if one threatens another individual, if one loiters or squats on private property there are consequences! Why are the homeless given this exception? It is time for strict measures. There needs to be a plan that is consistent and enforced. What is presently in place is NOT working. A city-wide campaign needs to be initiated to educate the public, residents and visitors, about NOT enabling the current behaviors of so many of our homeless population. Tent camps in our canyons, behind stores, and in open fields need to be taken down. (These are also areas that attract rodents, insects, and disease.) Where will these people go? I wish I had an answer. Our parks and public bus terminals need to have signage alerting all of the expectations for use. Empty lots need to be cleaned up. Underpasses need monitoring/fencing. Loitering on private property should not be tolerated. Stores need to reinvent security measures for their shopping carts and secure their trash areas. Places of business need to monitor and clean up the areas around their property, eliminating hiding spots and unlocked bins of discarded materials. More police need to be hired to enforce the rules. All I know is once our part time residents depart, and the desert heat returns, we will have more places for these people to hang out, to congregate, and to "deface." There needs to be a concerted effort to make the homeless epidemic situation in our valley the #1 priority of focus. Education, enforcement, and ongoing progress reports are needed to combat this cancer that is threatening the beauty, safety, and financial future of Palm Springs. Thank you for addressing these concerns. With Appreciation and Respect, Brett Smith 20 year resident of Palm Springs 2 Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hello Team; Paul Kurdian <paul@innatpalmsprings.com> Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12 :11 PM City Clerk Sam McDermott FW : Homelessness Issue First and foremost, thank you for managing our City and Community during these challenging times. We truly appreciate everyone's efforts!!! Can you please add the following to the agenda? We have observed and seen on several occasions dropping off of the mentally ill and homeless people in our city by unmarked vans during the early hours (2:00 AM, etc) at shopping centers on the outskirts of town. How can we stop this activity and isn't it illegal for other regions/cities to undertake such activity? We appreciate you addressing these issues and would like to know how we can support your efforts to mitigate what we presume is illegal activity in our city. All the best, Paul Kurdian Operations Officer Inn at Palm Springs 2525 N. Palm Canyon Drive. Palm Springs, CA 92262 888-788-8466 ( Ca II/Text) From: Tamara Stevens <admin@palmspringshospitality.org> Date: March 23, 2021 at 5:11:59 PM PDT Subject: Homelessness Issue Good Evening PSHA Members - At this week's Palm Springs City Council Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 5:50 pm the City Council will be discussing homelessness programs. We encourage everyone who has been affected by homelessness to call in and share your experience and brainstorm possible solutions. This will be the first item on the agenda. Once you dial in you will be placed in the queue. ITEMNO. ~{\ 1 0 °?:) l-~ -s I '2,Dl. t • Submit your public comment to the City Council electronically. Material may be emailed to cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov. Transmittal prior to the start of the meeting is required. Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and retained for the official record . • You may provide telephonic comments by calling the City Clerk's Office at (760) 323-8204 by no later than 5:00 p.m. to be added to the public comment queue. At the appropriate time, a staff member will call you so that you may provide your public testimony to the City Council . • View the City Council meeting live at the City's website www.palmspringsca.gov/pstv, YouTube, or Channel 17 (Spectrum). A. I. PRESENTATION ON CITY HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS Click to View Thanks, Tamara Stevens Executive Administrator P. 0. Box 4507 Palm Springs, CA 92263 (780) 83S·49S7 Tamara.Stevens@palmspringshospitality.org www.palmspringshospitality.org 2 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Well in the desert From: Mickey Neill <mickey.neill@yahoo.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:55 AM To: Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca .gov> Subject: Well in the desert E Please don't move or shut down the Well in the desert site. It's a necessary service tax payers not only are happy to support they volunteer their time and money to often. Moving the site is not an option! Sincerely Michele Neill Pale Springs Resident Sent from my iPad ITEM NO. ~ D?:>} i, ~,LP~ I 1 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Well in the Desert From: Adam Koffman <arkoffman@hotmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 202111:04 AM To: Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Well in the Desert Dear Ms. Garner, We live across the street from your parents Jim & Juanita on Ocotillo. We are lucky to have such nice neighbors! We know they are very proud of you serving on our city council @. I see on your council meeting agenda for tomorrow night (3/25) a renewal for our local homeless shelter's "conditional use permit" (item 2A II). I also see that the director, Arlene Rosenthal, is asking for more concessions from our city. I was thinking, since it's the city that is granting the concession, and if the council agrees to renew, aren't we in a stronger position to ask for concessions from her? Specifically, if the council agrees to renew, can we ask Arlene and her team to collect demographic information about her clients, such as where the clients are originally from and how they ultimately got to her day shelter? I see her staff are already collecting some daily counts (pp 12-23 in the staff report ). In addition to this detailed record keeping, I think it should be easy for the staff to document a few more data elements. Collecting some key demographic information would be valuable to our city. Frankly, we seem to be reacting to a core community issue without understanding root causes. For example, just the other week our police chief Bryan Reyes, as you know, made a public statement that Riverside County was "dumping" people off in our city ... and our council was surprised by the information. Why not ask Arlene to partner with our city and help us identify the key sources for her client population? With all the work she does, she should be a subject matter on her clients' demographics. It won't cost the city anything, and it's a small concession to ask Arlene in exchange for renewing the generous concessions the city gives her. I'm just not seeing the critical data anywhere, which makes me wonder how can our city develop a truly successful action plan? 1 ITEM NO. _1,,,_IA_--L C5:>{ z, S { 'l.dL ( Thank you for taking the time to consider our request, and we really appreciate all the time and energy you dedicate to our city. Best wishes, Adam &Jim 615 E Ocotillo Ave Palm Springs, CA 2 Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Subject: @ Greetings Perera, Vanessa <Vanessa .Perera@marriott.com> Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:08 AM City Clerk Public Comment -Item-Homelessness I am the General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott on Tahquitz Canyon Way, would like to address the homelessness tents in the desert area across from my hotel. It is the area adjacent to Hermosa Drive. Guests staying in the rooms facing this area ( mountains) see tents, garbage, homeless people fighting. It is not a pretty site-we want our guests to experience the beauty of Palm Springs, not overlook homeless tent shelters. I hope the city can address this issue. Thank you for your time. 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Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an electronic signature under applicable law. 1 ITEMNO._~_-......,.._ oo/is-j-20 2-l Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Subject: E Roula Talala <rtouler@aol.com> Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:54 AM City Clerk Public Comment -Item In my opinion, most of the homeless have some sort of addiction or mental health issues. That being stated, I strongly believe they need some sort of an institute to rehabilitate them back into society. An institute to help them back on their feet again, train them to care and provide for themselves, eventually ! A mix of a hospital and school, combined! Just an idea! Best Regards, Roula ! Sent from my iPhone 1 ITEMNO. 1_,f\ 03(-z~/10-z_l Consolidated Agenda Correspondence Received Prior to 03/23/2021 Batch Two PO Box 2007 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Tax ID #95-6105882 March 23, 2021 Mayor Christy Holstege and the City Council of Palm Springs c/o Mr. Anthony Mejia, City Cler~ Palm Springs City Hall 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Re: Well in the Desert Dear Mayor Holstege and all, Rev. Jane Voigts pastorjane@umcps.org 760.327.5931 I would like to offer my words of deep support and gratitude to Arlene Rosenthal and Well in the Desert. We have been a partner in their compassionate work for the hungry and unhoused of Palm Springs for the past two years. The Well comes to our campus on Monday and Tuesday to serve a nutritious lunch, graciously served. Many volunteers, including those from our congregation, participate in these feasts of care. Since the pandemic, we have continued to proudly work with the Well in their work. Safety protocols have always been strictly followed, and Arlene has always been very attentive to any needed additional measures. She has always understood the responsibilities and heart that partnership with us and our neighbors entails. When, in the middle of the summer, our Fellowship Hall was able to be the County's Temporary Overnight Cooling Center for Palm Springs, she and the Well went out of their way to coordinate efforts with the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (who was running the Overnight program) as well as help us deal with uninvited trespassers on our property not part of either the Well nor the CVRM program. I have learned a lot about homelessness form Arlene. I have been inspired by her love and unending commitment to caring for these most vulnerable, complex and difficult brothers and sisters of our community. Thank you for this opportunity to share. Much Peace, Pastor Jane Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: @ March 23, 2021 City of Palm Springs Attn: City Clerk Palm Springs City Hall jorge 767@sbcglobal.net Tuesday, March 23, 2021 3:00 PM City Clerk Vince Costa Re: Homeless Issues in front of our business 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Re: Homeless Problems our Business Dear City Clerk: We the owners and operate of Johnny Costa's Ristorante located at 440 S Palm Canyon Dr. In Palm Springs. For the past years, the Homeless problems are now taking a toll on our business daily operations. The Homeless people are causing major health issue by regular urinating and defecating right in front and at the rear of the building, leave a the area smelling like an out-p.ouse. 1 ITEMNO. -~A o-z:,(i~{~IA That area is always saturated with liter, to include drug use needless, make it even dangerous for us to try to clean up. In many cases, the homeless individuals confront our customers for money and sometimes even threaten them when they refused to comply with the demands. This is becoming a daily routine for us asking those individuals to leave the premises, which sometimes almost tum violent. We encourage the city to find an immediate solution to this on-going problem. Thank you Vice and Sal 2 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: PS Homeless City Council Meeting From: Brian <brianvolz@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 20216:43 PM To: Geoff Kors <Geoff.Kors@palmspringsca.gov>; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: PS Homeless City Council Meeting Hello, Instead of concentrating on a downtown statue, there is a pressing and far more important issue with the burgeoning homeless situation in Baristo neighborhood and the Well of the Desert Encilia location. City Council is meeting Thursday at 530 to probably(?) rubber stamp an ongoing failed solution per attached. Please take deep consideration as to the outcome and think about your constituents and the city's downtown image and tourism which we so much rely upon. Though I'm not cold-hearted, let's set aside the virtuousness of the current situation and deep dive the real business and sociological issues we entrusted when we elected you based on promised solutions. The City will thank you! I live in this downtown neighborhood whose safety and security is at question and it's a controversial issue here. Perhaps City Council members should spend a few days and evenings observing this area to get the full impact? https://nextdoor .com/news feed/?post=180861377 &com ment=563608834 Thank you for your time. Brian Volz 421 Copper Canyon Road Palm Springs, Pa. 6093510426 Brian Volz Palm Springs, CA 1 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Safety /Transients/ Homeless From: Stacey Johnson <rekasta@aol.com > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 6:58 PM To: Geoff Kors <Geoff.Kors@palmspringsca.gov>; Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov>; Llubi Rios <Llubi.Rios@palmspringsca.gov > Subject: Fwd: Safety /Transients/ Homeless From: Stacey Johnson <rekasta@aol.com > Date: March 22, 2021 at 6:51:10 PM PDT To: Lisa.Middleton@palmspringsca.gov, Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov, David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov, Christy.Holstage@palmspringsca.gov, Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov, Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov, jeff.kors@palmspringsca.gov Cc: nwatson@pschamber.org, Roxy Engle <polarnwt@gmail.com >, Tracy Conrad <Tracy@smoketreeranch.com >, Lisa Bell <Lisab@smoketreeranch.com >, Julie Exley <jexley@comcast.net>, Brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov Subject: Safety /Transients/ Homeless Dear David Ready and Members of the City Council: I'm a resident and business owner in Palm Springs, my family has lived in the valley and have been upstanding members of this community since the 1940's. In my years, I've watched the city grow and change from a resort town into a burgeoning city. I write to you today out of utter frustration and concern at the current approach to the homeless and transient problem in Palm Springs. Month after month the amount of people living on the street, the trash littered on our sidewalks, camps of homeless people in our shopping centers, street corners, parks and our desert trails has grown out of control. Crime and drug use are on the rise at an alarming rate. As a result, we, the residents who pay taxes and want to keep our community safe and clean, are no longer able walk down to our neighborhood shopping centers for dinner or just to grab a cup of coffee for fear of being accosted or stepping on a needle. In our neighborhood alone, Smoke Tree, we are unable to walk down to the market or restaurants for fear of our own safety. The Bank Of America Building on the corner of Smoke Tree Lane and Palm Canyon, at times, will have up to 20 sleeping outside of the building and the situation during COVID has become untenable. The mounds of trash, old clothing, shopping carts, etc has turned our beautiful little neighborhood into an unrecognizable slum. This is completely out of hand and against the values and morals we have as a community. It is simply inhumane, unhealthy and dangerous to allow people to sleep on the street unimpeded. It's not good for anybody, not the law-abiding members of this community, the business owners, the visitors, nor the people who find themselves living on the street in what amounts to being 3rd world conditions. It goes without saying, many of these people have mental issues and drug and alcohol addictions which all translate into them being unstable, erratic and potentially a danger to themselves and others. By letting this continue, we as a community and the city are at the very minimum complacent, liable and derelict of responsibilities. Make no 1 ITEM NO. 1,J\ I \ o~ I t s-1P'l..J mistake, it is our lack of policies that allow this problem to continue and grow unchecked. I personally have witnessed drug deals in broad daylight, and 3 separate fist fights between transients in one week alone. I can't even walk my dog anymore without fear of being accosted or without having to sidestep trash or even human feces on the street. Is this the direction we are going as a city??? Keeping in mind, Palm Springs is a tourist town that depends on people wanting to visit. That won't continue much longer if this problem is allowed to persist and grow unchecked. This crisis needs to be immediately dealt with. We must immediately tackle this issue head on and in a meaningful way. As we all know, we are quite literally, part of the problem OR part of the solution. I hope for everyone's sake, it's the latter. Below will demonstrate just a few images from this week and video of what has now become a daily visual and more importantly a serious safety risk in our beautiful neighborhood! These are just a few pictures of the horrible condition our shopping center and the surrounding area is in. I did not attach the photos of the 15 or more homeless camps surrounding the Bank of America building on a nightly basis, or the close up of the needles on the sidewalk when I go for my walk. I did not attach the images of feces or the emails and letters from our customers about the deplorable state of our city. I am sure some of you have seen this for yourselves. If we work together as a community we can find a solution but we can no longer kick this can down the road. 2 3 Stacey 4 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. From: marina avirossgroup.com <marina@avirossgroup.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 202112:51 PM To: Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com >; Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com > Cc: Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com >; Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com >; Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov>; Keith Markovitz <Keithmarkovitz@msn.com >; Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com >; JENNY GIL <jenny@desertx.org>; Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org >; Todd Monaghan <jtoddm111@yahoo.com >; Ellen Wolf <ellen802@me.com >; David Rea~y <David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov>; Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmspringsca.gov>; Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>; Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov>; brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov <brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov>; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov >; Cc: Jeff Brock <JeffWBrock@gmail.com >; Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com >; Lars Viklund <lv90266@gmail.com>; John Janulis <buenasuerte75@gmail.com >; nwatson@pschamber.org <nwatson@pschamber.org>; Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com >; Joe <joe@joeenos.com >; Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprings.com >; Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >; Maureen Flannery <maureen@flannerylegal.com >; Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com >; Aftab Dada <Aftab.Dada@hilton.com >; Nate@barcecil.com <Nate@barcecil.com>; Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com >; Jason Perry <jperry@prgim.com >; Tony Marchese <Tmarchese8503@gmail.com >; willie@lSOluptown.com <willie@lSOluptown.com>; chad@lSOluptown.com <chad@lSOluptown.com >; john@eight4nine.com <john@eight4nine.com >; matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com <matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com >; Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com >; Tara Lazar <ta ra@flOcreative.com >; Laurence Colton <la rryinbelvedere@gma ii .com > Subject: Re: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. And they need to follow the laws on the books for the criminal element that sees Palm Springs as a playground. Resources and programs are important for those that will accept assistance and for those that don't, they need to understand that they don't have cart Blanche with this town. They need to be arrested for the crimes and prosecuted which they are absolutely not to this point. This crime is considered "petty" it's anything but! Marina Rossi The Avi-Ross Group, LLC www .avirossgroup.com ITBMNO._t., __ A __ -. 07:, /-zs /,z,u 7-/ 1 NOTICE: This email-message and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient, and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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From: Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 202112:43 PM To: Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com > Cc: Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com >; Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com >; Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov>; Keith Markovitz <Keithmarkovitz@msn.com >; Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com >; JENNY GIL <jenny@desertx.org>; Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org >; Todd Monaghan <jtoddm111@yahoo.com >; Ellen Wolf <ellen802@me.com >; David Ready <David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov>; Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmspringsca.gov>; Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>; Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov>; brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov <brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov>; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov>; Cc: Jeff Brock <JeffWBrock@gmail.com >; Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com >; Lars Viklund <lv90266@gmail.com >; marina avirossgroup.com <marina@avirossgroup.com >; John Janulis <buenasuerte7S@gmail.com >; nwatson@pschamber.org <nwatson@pschamber.org>; Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com >; Joe <joe@joeenos.com >; Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprings.com >; Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >; Maureen Flannery <maureen@flannerylegal.com >; Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com >; Aftab Dada <Aftab.Dada@hilton.com >; Nate@barcecil.com <Nate@barcecil.com >; Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com >; Jason Perry <jperry@prgim.com >; Tony Marchese <Tmarchese8503@gmail.com >; willie@lSOluptown.com <willie@lSOluptown.com>; chad@lSOluptown.com <chad@lSOluptown.com>; john@eight4nine.com <john@eight4nine.com >; matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com <matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com >; Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com >; Tara Lazar <tara@flOcreative.com >; Laurence Colton <larryinbelvedere@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. That's even worse, funds and no competent leadership or plans previously implemented . The time and money alone spent trying to buy and convert the Ivy Palms Hotel was a disaster From the moment anyone suggested it. How it got as far as it did is beyond me. Need new leadership, new ideas. iPhone,Scott Timberlake On Mar 23, 2021, at 12:32 PM, Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com > wrote: The City has $3 mio left and the county has plenty of resources to fund additional money? Thank you and STAY SAFE Michael Braun 760-641-4046 Grit Development Palm Springs www.Gritpalmsprings.com www.instagram.com/downtownpalmsprings/ 2 http://linkedin.com/in/michael-braun-3408207 Sent from my iPhone On Mar 23, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com > wrote: Thanks Graham, that is very encouraging. All we need are new city officials to implement it. This has been a problem long before 2016 and our leaders have failed us horribly. Every opportunity has been given to them to do something similar and they have done nothing .. all talk, no action iPhone,Scott Timberlake On Mar 23, 2021, at 12:06 PM, Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com > wrote: All, We have certainly had our share of issues at Melvyn's & Ingleside Inn and have responded by dedicating additional resources to security and planned improvements to exterior entries. I do want to point to a success story. There is an organization in my community of Pacific Palisades, California that has made a major impact and dramatically reduced our homeless population. The privately funded Pacific Palisades Task on Homelessness (HOME I pptfh) reduced the homeless population by over 70% since 2016. The cliffs note version of their strategy is: 1. Annually count the Homeless Population to set benchmarks & track progress 2. Achieve legal authority to clean up camps and fund equipment to help police (in our case one example was ATVs/ Gators to access canyons). 3. Partnered with The People Concern (large downtown LA non- profit) to privately fund 2 dedicated case workers to focus on the neighborhood. The case workers develop relationships and make sure people get the help the need (medication, etc). 4. Fund private vouchers once people are ready to commit to sustainable housing I know there are similar groups doing great work in Palm Springs and that the issue is larger than just people falling on hard times. I just wanted to pass along a success story. The PPTFH budget is only $225K per year and accomplishes a lot! Best 3 Graham Culp Meriwether Companies (Melvyn's/ Ingleside) From: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 6:20 PM To: Christy Holstege <christy.holstege@palmspringsca.gov> Cc: Keith Markovitz <keithmarkovitz@msn.com >; Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com >; JENNY GIL <jenny@desertx.org>; Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org >; Todd Monaghan <jtoddm111@yahoo.com >; Ellen Wolf <ellen802@me.com >; David Ready <david.ready@palmspringsca.gov>; Lisa Middleton <lisa.middleton@palmspringsca.gov>; Grace Garner <grace.garner@palmspringsca.gov>; Dennis Woods <dennis.woods@palmspringsca.gov>; brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov; Amy Blaisdell <amy.blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov>; Cc: Jeff Brock <jeffwbrock@gmail.com >; Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com >; Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com >; Lars Viklund <1v90266@gmail.com >; Marina Rossi <marina@avirossgroup.com >; John Janulis <buenasuerte75@gmail.com >; nwatson@pschamber.org: Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com >; Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com >; Joe <joe@joeenos.com >; Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprings.com >; Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >; Maureen Flannery <maureen@flannerylegal.com >; Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com >; Aftab Dada <aftab.dada@hilton.com >; Nate@barcecil.com : Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com >; Jason Perry <jperry@prgim.com >; Tony Marchese <tmarchese8503@gmail.com >; willie@lSOluptown.com: chad@lSOluptown.com : john@eight4nine.com : matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com; Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com >; Tara Lazar <tara@flOcreative.com >; Michael Braun <michael@gritps.com >; Laurence Colton <larryinbelvedere@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. 100% Once PS becomes known as an unsafe City, everyone loses and big time. Have heard of a major NYT writer that is following the "Fast Rise and FASTER Fall of Palm Springs." Buckle up. 4 On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 6:06 PM Todd Monaghan <jtoddmlll@yahoo.com > wrote: 1 I would also like to add that the term"homeless" is a very broad term when labeling the group that is causing the major issues in our city. Unfortunately the group that is causing the most danger and crime to our city are not individuals that have fallen on hard times, but rather seem to be drug addicts, career criminals, and/ or mentally ill individuals. I have been told by city council members and the police department that these are individuals that do not want help. This is the group that is taking over our streets, parks, shopping areas, benches, bus stops and neighborhoods. I have been told by those in power that "our hands are tied" when dealing with these individuals. I personally called 911 last night as I witnessed a dangerous situation downtown at 8:45pm. A group of individuals cooking drugs on foil outside on the sidewalk and being aggressive with individuals walking by them. I was told by the operator that 911 was only for more dangerous life/death situations. I am sure it is only a matter of time and unfortunately that is probably what it will take for things to change. I truly fear that our beautiful city is taking on a reputation as being unsafe, dirty and overrun by this new group that is taking over our streets. It seems to be the new main topic of conversation in town and so sad given all we have to offer. I hope we do not wait until it is too late to turn things around. Todd Monaghan DRE#: 01496073 760.902.7998 121 S Palm Canyon Drive Suite 227 Palm Springs, CA 92262 5 On Monday, March 22, 2021, 08:44:20 PM EDT, Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com > wrote: Hello Everyone - I certainly appreciate the time Mayor Holstege invested into responding to the email and it appears this critical issue is on the council's radar. I am very concerned that the long list of "efforts and programs" the city has put into place to "address issues of homelessness in Palm Springs" hasn't solved the problem -a problem that continues to threaten the safety of our residents and tourists as well as cause ongoing economic hardship to our local businesses and our tourism industry. Putting on my solution-oriented hat, I have to ask a few key questions - 1. What immediate and/or drastic changes actually need to happen in order to solve the problem? 2. Are there experts the city can hire who can create a solution that will actually solve the problem? 3. Are there other cities we can turn to who have effectively solved the problem that we can model after? I welcome everyone's feedback with the goal of working together to actually solve the problem. Brady Sand ah I 6 From: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 4:03 PM To: Keith Markovitz <keithmarkovitz@msn.com >; Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com >; todd m <jtoddm111@yahoo.com> Cc: JENNY GIL <jenny@desertx.org >; Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org >; Ellen Wolf <ellen802@me.com>; David Ready <David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov>; Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmsprinqsca.gov>; Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>; Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@palmsprinqsca.gov>; brian.reyes@palmsprinqsca.gov ; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmsprinqsca.gov>; Cc: Jeff Brock <JeffWBrock@gmail.com >; Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com >; Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com>; Lars Viklund <lv90266@gmail.com>; Marina Rossi <Marina@avirossgroup.com>; John Janulis <buenasuerte75@gmail.com>; nwatson@pschamber.org : Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com>; Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com >; Joe <joe@joeenos.com >; Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprinqs.com >; Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com>; Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >; Maureen Flannery <maureen@flannerylegal.com>; Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com >; Aftab Dada <Aftab.Dada@hilton.com>; Nate@barcecil.com ; Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com>; Jason Perry <jperry@prgim.com>; Tony Marchese <Tmarchese8503@gmail.com>; willie@1501uptown.com ; chad@1501uptown.com ; john@eight4nine.com ; matt.shough@avalonpalmsprinqs.com ; Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com>; Tara Lazar <tara@f1Ocreative.com >; Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com>; Laurence Colton <larryinbelvedere@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. Hi all, Thanks for your emails. I assure you the city council and PSPD 1 is taking these issues very seriously. We set dedicated agenda items at the last council meeting and the upcoming meeting this Thursday about homelessness: all the programs the city is doing, the housing programs the city is funding, what the county is doing and not doing as the governmental agency that has the responsibility to provide mental health, homelessness, housing, and social services, and a report from PSPD. The conditional use permit for the Well in the Desert location is also on the agenda for this Thursday. I encourage everyone to get involved there and we will also submit all of your emails to the full city council to consider carefully. 7 I also encourage you to contact Supervisor Perez and Riverside County about these issues. While as a city, we have obtained $10M for housing and homelessness, funded a large number of housing and employment programs, housed hundreds of people through these programs, funded crisis response behavioral health workers within PSPD, dedicated a large amount of PSPD resources and time on this and much more, the city cannot solve homelessness alone and we need the County to continue to address this issue with us on a larger scale than is happening now. I've copied the text of the staff report for this Thursday's meeting below so that you can be aware of what has been done to date and you can give us your input. "Although social services in general, and homelessness specifically, are the province and jurisdiction of County Government (Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code, Sec. 1700), the City of Palm Springs has provided significant General Fund resources to address increasing issues of homelessness within the City. However, with the closure of Roy's in 2017 (the County's Homeless Shelter serving the western Coachella Valley), and the more recent effects of COVID, Palm Springs has experienced a significant increase inhomelessness. Moreover, certain County Programs, although intended to improve the situation, have had an impact of seemingly increasing our local homeless population. City and County Staff have met previously to discuss these issues and will be part of the County's presentation during this meeting. Below is a summary of the City's efforts and programs to address issues of homelessness in Palm Springs: Contracting with the County to provide a dedicated social service Crisis Team for Palm Springs that makes contact with homeless individuals and refers them to resources for housing (permanent and supportive), mental health, and substance abuse. This includes temporary housing, and motel vouchers. 8 • Wrap Around Services from Martha's Village and Kitchen. This includes helping individuals to obtain permanent housing and supportive housing; securing health, disability, social security and other benefits; training for computer skills, internet searches for employment, completing on-line en:,ployment applications, and interview techniques; and basic first aid training and assistance with securing food handler's certificates. • Cool/Warm Centers. In mid-June of 2019, the City opened the Demuth Community Center as a temporary overnight Cooling Center. Operations continued at the Boxing Club, then moved to the Palm Springs High School Gym to allow for proper social distancing, then moved to the Methodist Church when high school classes were preparing to resume. Palm Springs Boxing Club continues to be used as a Homeless Access Center and is staffed by Coachella Valley Association of Governments. • Well in the Desert. Well in the Desert provides support services and operates a cooling center to aid unsheltered individuals. Shower and restroom facilities are available for patrons, as well as beverages and snacks. The City provides funding to the Well in the Desert to assist with these services. • Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) CV200, with the goal of identifying those who most frequently use first responder and hospital resources. CVAG engages these individuals, who are on the streets and in encampments, with coordinated and consistent scheduled outreaches with public safety and homeless service providers. Using the Homeless Access Center in Palm Springs, CV AG provides necessary documentation and referrals for housing, medical, mental health, substance abuse, and employment services. CVAG also works to get individuals permanent housing, programs, and family reunifications. CVAG staff has been conducting regular outreach with local law enforcement and local public health workers to make connections with the CV200 individuals, build trust and connections with them, and identify available services for housing, medical, mental health, substance abuse, employment, and -ultimately -permanent housing solutions. Palm Springs provides the Boxing Club facility and $100,000 annually to support these services. 9 • CV Housing First Programming. The CV Housing First program uses two primary methods to get clients to housing solutions: rapid resolution and crisis stabilization units. . Rapid Resolution is an urgent, cost-saving solution that the staff at the Homeless Access Center in Palm Springs provides to help individuals overcome the barriers that keep people from getting housing. This could include options such as helping them secure their identifying paperwork, which then can help them qualify for benefits. It also includes sorting out the process for housing, medical, mental health, substance abuse, employment, and mainstream benefits. Palm Springs provides the Boxing Club facility and $100,000 annually to support these services. • Palm Springs Rental Assistance. This program will focus on low-income households whose income does not exceed 80% of the Area Median Income in Riverside 1 County. Renters in the City of Palm Springs who meet the eligibility requirements may receive one-time rental assistance of $3,500 per household to cover two (2) to three (3) months of rent. • Food Distribution. The City funds twice-weekly mobile pantry food distribution at the Palm Springs Convention Center and James 0. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center. • Roy's Desert Resource Center -The City provided annual support to Roy's to provide services to families and single adults who were homeless in the Coachella Valley. Staff screened participants and coordinated case management services for clients. Clients were allowed to remain in the program up to 120 days based on their 1 progress. Clients participated in case management activities and received the tools necessary to secure housing and successfully end their homelessness. The City contributed $103,000 annually. • Police and Community Service Officers. The City provides several Police Officers and Community Service 10 Officers dedicated to homeless response. The cost for dedicating these positions was $523,000 in 2016 and 2017, $708,000 in 2018, and $533,000 in 2019, for a total of $2,287,000. • Bus Pass and Transportation Voucher Programs. The City supported various programs providing transportation resource. These included: Alan Seman Homeless Bus Pass Program -$9,000; Shelter from the Storm Transportation Voucher Program -$10,000; and Well in the Desert-Project Re-unite -$6,000. • Transient Property Storage and Camp Cleanup. The City provided services to assist with property storage and encampment cleaning in the amount of $318,000. Outcomes of these efforts are illustrated in the following: • 413 individuals provided with permanent housing • 1,281 individuals provided with temporary housing or shelter • 137 individuals received behavioral health or substance abuse treatments • 143 individuals became employed • 1,563 individuals provided with mainstream benefits • 368 individuals provided with overnight cool/warm shelter Also, as was presented by CVAG Staff, the CV200 Program which focuses on providing assistance to those individuals in the Coachella Valley considered to be chronically homeless, has had tremendous success since the beginning of the Calendar year. lnjust 40 days, the CV200 program successfully assisted 20 individuals from the list of 200 chronically homeless persons with exiting homelessness. The CV Housing First Program has had an overall success rate of 65% when helping individuals exit homelessness, when compared to a 5% success rate at Roy's. CVAG attributes this to the Housing First philosophy which focuses on first stabilizing someone's housing situation enabling them to address the issues that lead to , becoming homeless in the first place, like maintaining employment and dealing with addiction or mental health issues. 11 Finally, the City also received $10 million in June 2020 to address homelessness from the State's Housing Homelessness and Assistance Program, (HHAP). The following is a timeline of expenditure of these funds: • August 2020 -City Council approved a funding commitment of $3 million to County of Riverside for the Ivy Palm Hotel Project to create 75 new permanent supportive housing units. • December 2020 -County of Riverside notified City they were not successful in purchasing Ivy Palm Hotel. • January 2021 -City Council subsequently approved funding commitments totaling $4 million for affordable housing projects, including $1.4 million to Agave on Palm Canyon for 71 affordable housing units, of which 25 units will be dedicated to housing those experiencing homelessness; and $2.4 million for Vista Sunrise II to create 61 new affordable housing units which include 29 units dedicated to those experiencing homelessness. • January 2021 -Gene Autry Site RFP issued to affordable and homeless housing developers. HHAP funds may be utilized to assist with creation of homeless services and housing. Proposals are anticipated this month. Staff is continuing efforts to expend the balance of these funds to create additional permanent supportive housing through collaborative efforts. Additional information will be provided on these programs during the City Council presentation." 12 Christy Gilbert Holstege, Esq. Mayor City of Palm Springs 3200 E. T ahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 www.palmspringsca.gov Tel: (760) 323-8200 Fax: (760) 323-8207 christy. holstege@palmsprinqsca.gov From: Keith Markovitz <keithmarkovitz@msn.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 2:49 PM To: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com >; todd m <jtoddm111@yahoo.com >; Keith Markovitz <keithmarkovitz@msn.com > Cc: JENNY GIL <jenny@desertx.org >; Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org >; Ellen Wolf <ellen802@me.com>; David Ready <David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov>; Christy Holstege <Christy. Holstege@palmsprinqsca.gov>; Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmsprinqsca.gov>; Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>; Dennis Woods 1 <Dennis.Woods@palmsprinqsca.gov>; brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov <brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov>; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov>; Cc: Jeff Brock <JeffWBrock@gmail.com>; Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com >; Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com>; Lars Viklund <lv90266@qmail.com>; Marina Rossi <Marina@avirossgroup.com>; John Janulis <buenasuerte75@gmail.com >; nwatson@pschamber.org <nwatson@pschamber.org >; Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com>; Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com>; Joe <joe@joeenos.com >; Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprinqs.com >; Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com >; Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >; Maureen Flannery <maureen@flanneryleqal.com>; Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com>; Aftab Dada <Aftab.Dada@hilton.com>; 1 Nate@barcecil.com <Nate@barcecil.com>; Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com>; Jason Perry <jperry@prqim.com>; Tony Marchese <Tmarchese8503@gmail.com>; willie@1501uptown.com <willie@1501uptown.com >; chad@1501uptown.com <chad@1501uptown.com>; john@eight4nine.com <john@eight4nine.com>; matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings.com <matt.shough@avalonpalmsprinqs.com>; Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com >; Tara Lazar <tara@f1Ocreative.com >; Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com>; Laurence Colton <larryinbelvedere@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. Hello council, 13 I saw multiple "camps" being broken up by police today in Palm Springs. One thankfully very near a home I own on south riverside drive. The situation under the bridge has been really scary. I sincerely hope this is only the beginning of your plan to clean up our beautiful city. We over over the continued decay of this town and it's a matter of time 1 before people stop coming here. People are routinely shooting and smoking dope not to mention FUC&@I NG outside the entrance of our office entrance. An entire community rallied to save these beautiful buildings only to have them literally shit on ! Some of you ran specifically on this issue and it's only gotten worse. What now? Keith Markovitz TTK Represents www.ttkrepresents.com DRE#: 01327863 121 S Palm Canyon Dr. Suite 227 Palm Springs, CA 92262 m: 760.641.0628 <~WRD0000.jpg> 14 On Mar 22, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com > wrote: Becoming insanity and so scary for locals and visitors alike. ---Forwarded message--------- From: Jenny Gil <jenny@desertx.org > Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11 :51 AM Subject: Fwd: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. To: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com > Cc: Susan Davis <susandavis.ps@gmail.com> Hi Richard, We've been receiving increasingly violent reports from our visitors and our volunteers being attacked at the Vivian Suter exhibition, located on S. Palm Canyon and Baristo by the Bevmo. I've had to pull my docents from this site because it is not safe for them to be on the street on a busy weekend and in daylight(!). We've been in communication with PSPD about these attacks and been informing Lisa Middleton and City Council. I will be sharing these reports at City Council meeting on Thursday as they will be discussing their homelessness plans. I wonder if you will be speaking as well and if there is a strategy for business owners, residents and organizations to push council to approve real measures to solve this problem. FYI: Below are photos of an individual (the man in the white t-shirt) who attacked two Desert X visitors yesterday, he was accompanied by two women, also in the picture. They are dressed as tourist and attacking our visitors. We've also had problems with violent crazy homeless woman trying to hit people with a wooden board and nails, and people shooting up on the sidewalk in full day light. 15 j. <P1030571-2.jpeg> <P1010473.jpeg> Begin forwarded message: From: Susan Davis <susan. davis@desertx.org > Subject: FW: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. Date: February 24, 2021 at 3:05:08 PM PST To: Jenny Gil <jenny@desertx.org > From: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com > Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 2:59 PM To: Susan Davis <susan.davis@desertx.org > Subject: Fwd: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. ---Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@qmail.com > Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 2:58 PM Subject: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. To: David Ready <david.ready@palmsprings-ca.gov>, 16 Christy Holstege <Christy. Holstege@palmspringsca.gov >, Lisa Middleton <Lisa. Middleton@palmspringsca.gov>, <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>, <Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov>, <brian.reyes@palmspringsca.gov>, Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov> Cc: Jeff Brock <JeffWBrock@gmail.com>, Scott Timberlake <scottptimberlake@icloud.com>, Matthew Kurtz <matt@lescactusps.com>, Lars Viklund <lv90266@gmail.com>, Marina Rossi <Marina@avirossgroup.com >, John Janulis <buenasuerte75@gmail.com >, <nwatson@pschamber.org >, Phillip Conner <phillip.conner@villaroyale.com>, Graham Culp <gculp@meriwetherco.com>, Joe <joe@joeenos.com>, Liz Ostoich <liz@farmpalmsprings.com >, Brady Sandahl <brady@bradysandahl.com >, Kevin Corcoran <kevin@kevinjcorcoran.com >, Maureen Flannery <maureen@flannerylegal.com>, Mike Flannery <mike@acmehouseco.com >, Aftab Dada <Aftab.Dada@hilton.com>, <Nate@barcecil.com>, Autumn Griffith <autumn@holidayhouseps.com>, Jason Perry <jperry@prgim.com >, Tony Marchese <Tmarchese8503@gmail.com>, <willie@1501uptown.com >, <chad@1501uptown.com >, <john@eight4nine.com>, <matt.shough@avalonpalmsprings .co m>, Paulette Monarrez <paulette@korakia.com>, Tara Lazar <tara@f1Ocreative.com >, Michael Braun <Michael@gritps.com>, Laurence Colton <larryinbelvedere@gmail.com>, Keith Markovitz <Keithmarkovitz@msn.com > Hello David Ready, Mayor and Council. As local residents, business owners and Palm Springs investors, the petty crime and homeless issues are becoming huge 17 safety concerns. We own Sparrows Lodge, Holiday House and investors in Les Cactus, Ingleside Inn and are opening a new restaurant in a few weeks, Bar Cecil. We are supporters of Desert X, The PS Architectural Museum, Eisenhauer Health, Sanctuary and many other local charities. We LOVE Palm Springs! However, the problems seem to be getting worse and camps of vagrants are all over town. There is a drug / bike gang working out of the back of Bit O' Country and we are all well aware of other "trouble spots" in town including Ramon / Indian and Bev Mo. The human feces, needles and trash are not only disgusting but also health hazards. We see it daily working on our new project in the Stein Mart center and often feel threatened by vagrants on bikes or foot. The vandalism of cars and property is also increasing. Our hotelguests repeatedly have vacations ruined when their cars are broken in to and many neighbors have had their homes vandalized. If Palm Springs becomes known as dirty and / or unsafe, our visitor business will evaporate and locals will move away, we have all seen that happen to a City. PLEASE do not cut services to fire or police. We need more patrol cars, not fewer. How can we help? Thank you. Richard Crisman Jeff Brock 18 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs <palmspringsca@enotify.visioninternet.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 202110:11 AM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Mejia@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/Nombre Erik Graham City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 7603334338 Email (optional/opcional) acepalmspringinfo@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Have lived and worked in Palm Springs for over 10 years now. Some things stay the same, somethings get better and some just never seem to get any better. No matter how much money and time is put into the homeless situation. It seems to be the proverbial "one step forward, two steps back". As a resident and worker in Palm Springs not a day goes by where I'm not having to deal with a homeless individual either camping on a property or going through the trash and leaving behind debris. This not only costs the city time and money it's costing homeowners and business. Many of us home owners and business are already doing what we can to support the Well ofThe Desert. We need the city to continue to support them and if at all possible add additional support to facilities and cooling centers here in Palm Springs. Comments or questions for me? Please feel free to contact me. Erik Graham, Warehouse, Receiving & Facilities Mgr. ACE/Palm Springs Hardware 1785 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Ph: 760-332-1951 Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System™. Please do not reply directly to this email. ITBMNO. t-A 1 D"b \'lS" l'ZoL \ Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Homeless From: joe joeenos.com <joe@joeenos.com > Sent: Monday, March 22, 202112:33 PM To: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov >; Geoff Kors <Geoff.Kors@palmspringsca.gov >; Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmspringsca.gov >; David Ready <David.Ready@palmspringsca.gov >; Amy Blaisdell <Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov > Subject: Homeless Dear Mayor and Council- I don't know what it's going to take for you to realize that the homeless and corresponding crime is permanently damaging our neighborhoods and downtown. Since December I've mostly left my comments to the decline of quality of life in my neighborhood (Twin Palms) due to the temporary housing of homeless at leisure hotels within a block or two. As Councilmember Middleton knows, I've witnessed everything from injected drug use to burglary (2/23, no follow up from PSPD). This population is changing the character of neighborhoods and leading to a very diminished quality of life. I've also encouraged friends and neighbors to speak out as well, and I know you've heard from Brady Sandahl, Todd Monaghan, David Murphy among others about our common issues and encounters with this population and our desire to see it addressed immediately. Now to be copied on a letter from Desert X about this weekend's incident at their site exhibition and what some consider a "bus stop" at Baristo and Palm Canyon is truly maddening. What are your priorities? The Sunline bus must come 2 or 3 times an hour to Baristo and S Palm Canyon. There's no reason that anyone should be there for days on end, let alone sleeping, injecting drugs, or causing mayhem. Where are you and the PSPD on this? Do we need to move Well in the Desert away from downtown? There are future days to debate support Desert X, "hero" pay, and Forever Marilyn. Please turn all of your attention to cleaning up our streets and making Palm Springs (neighborhoods and downtown)the city we moved here to enjoy, not battle. Thank you. Joe Enos ----------Forwarded message--------- From: Jenny Gil <jenny@desertx.org> Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:51 AM Subject: Fwd: Homeless camps in Palm Springs. ITEMNO. ?.-A 06(7 5\l oLI 1 To: Richard Crisman <richardcrisman@gmail.com > Cc: Susan Davis <susandavis.ps@gmail.com > Hi Richard, We've been receiving increasingly violent reports from our visitors and our volunteers being attacked at the Vivian Suter exhibition, located on S. Palm Canyon and Baristo by the Bevmo. I've had to pull my docents from this site because it is not safe for them to be on the street on a busy weekend and in daylight ( !). We've been in communication with PSPD about these attacks and been informing Lisa Middleton and City Council. I will be sharing these reports at City Council meeting on Thursday as they will be discussing their homelessness plans. I wonder if you will be speaking as well and if there is a strategy for business owners, residents and organizations to push council to approve real measures to solve this problem. FYI: Below are photos of an individual (the man in the white t-shirt) who attacked two Desert X visitors yesterday, he was accompanied by two women, also in the picture. They are dressed as tourist and attacking our visitors. We've also had problems with violent crazy homeless woman trying to hit people with a wooden board and nails, and people shooting up on the sidewalk in full day light. Joe Enos Joe Enos & Co. I Palm Springs 760-322-7476 office 310-746-7530 cell 2 Consolidated Agenda Correspondence Received Prior to 03/22/2021 Batch One