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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNon-Agenda Public CommentAnthony Mejia Subject: RE: Overnight Shelter From: Wendy Anderson <wendvanderson100(a@email.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 11:37 AM To: Justin Clifton <Justin.Clifton@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Overnight Shelter NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. I understand the overnight shelter at the Methodist church is closing at the end of this month. I am very surprised there isn't a plan in place for another shelter or a means to keep the current shelter open. I would like this concern to be brought forward at the next council meeting if possible. I am a homeowner in Palm Springs. Wendy Anderson 403-837-7839 113)1&912O-ZF ?Vvic. C ommtyA- ?vM No. M On-- R,Y 6a Anthony Mejia From: Petal Mansouri <ppmansou@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:49 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Public Comment - Item NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hello, I would like to know what is being done about the increased presence of transient individuals hanging out around various areas of the city. In particular the bus stop on Cielo Rd in front of the airport has become a "shelter" as well as a ditch on Highway 111 and Gene Autry that has people camping in it with trash, shopping carts, shelter like structures, and smoke often permeating from the area. Driving through Palm Springs everyday I now see trash everywhere and rampant drug users wandering the streets, sleeping on the sidewalks and in bus stops, making the city unsafe and unsanitary for visitors and residents alike. The city seems to turn a blind eye to these issues. We have an anti loitering ordinance which seems to be largely ignored. The ambiance of Palm Springs is slowly being corroded and we will turn into another San Francisco with businesses leaving en mass and tourism slowing if this issue is not brought under control. The quality of life for tax paying residents is also being affected as you can't go to a grocery store or take a walk without passing someone in a zombie like stupor passed out on the street. The "policy" of taking no action for fear of criticism from a left leaning constituency will be far more damaging to the future of this city than cleaning up the streets and enforcing the rules that we currently have. 161Z� 12b -Zk Public COM eA rrEM No.n Anthony Mejia From: Brent Rasi Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:09 PM To: Anthony Mejia Subject: Public Comment received via phone Good afternoon, I've received the following public comment for distribution. "I am 89-years-old, and I cannot go shopping at Walmart anymore because they no longer offer scooters or benches because of loitering and theft. I cannot afford a scooter because I am low-income. Stores aren't accessible because of their removal of scooters and are having shorter hours because of theft. The seniors are getting hurt the most." Thank you, Brent Rasi 1,1 zo e tc C- ITEM NO. , Q. a. Anthony Mejia From: David Christian <DC@DAVIDchristian.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 10:39 AM To: Christy Holstege; Lisa Middleton; Grace Garner; Dennis Woods; Geoff Kors; Llubi Rios; City Clerk Subject: Please unrestrict Palm Springs restaurants and businesses. Attachments: H RC Fi na I Rebutta I_20210913 [2].pdf NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Palm Springs City Council Members, Over recent weeks, I spent a weekend in La Jolla, a weekend in Vista and a weekend in Carlsbad. There were virtually no mask requirements that I saw and certainly no need to show I am vaccinated, which I happen to be. Palm Springs is, by any definition, a town that caters heavily to tourism. So, my question is why would we project an image that basically says "stay away", when the public in most other nearby areas seem to be saying that there is always some risk in life and we want our freedoms of choice back? Also, I just heard from one more friend down valley telling me they no longer go to Palm Springs when dining out. He was not even close to being the first to tell me that. Please do both our citizens and our restaurant owners a big favor and drop the restriction to prove one has been vaccinated in order to simply get to their table. Needless to say, there is little protection even taking place, as everyone immediately removes any mask they may be wearing in order to drink and dine. In the end, this is more a symbolic statement than it is any real protection. Treat people like adults and give them credit for being able to make their own decisions. We are all COVID weary and I thank you for considering helping with some relief. Best regards, David Christian Palm Springs Voter and longtime resident. D 128 I20Z1 ITEM NO. Anthony Mejia From: PALM SPRINGS <psfrankj@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 9:01 AM To: City Clerk; mypalmsprings@rattletech.com Subject: NYTimes: The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Leaf Blowers NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Try this. Frank Jasko The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Leaf Blowers https://www.nvtimes.com/2021/10/25/opinion/leaf-blowers- california- emissions.html?unlocked article code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfaohlSFUZBibSRdkhrxaAwvzCvbJ5iHv5MvW PUnNJxuAUDY-a UbEIKdmZsAo3iOdX51BLLorDrRU 9NoAnZMGUOus4fW39MMOTkOooa- GWlpecuUVOhltDTjZ2f8db5llPiu5k-PdWXQD63dhSIkLQZh91B3NR3 gQx-zaiPEeR33Nd9zKlhUse8HWFcEXHM6 r4CBx- OMGFbwXc7WQ1X-JeXzLSIL2M-uSKMVUSWR- dEiQJsStr48hcOdeUIK78MxcrHcLSirkUAWZiR5v7TL42a1AGT6aRabuZCdVNuA httPs://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/opinion/leaf-blowers-california- emissions.htmPunlocked article cod e=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE I Non UktbfgohISFUZBibSRdkhrxgAwvz CYbJ56Hv5MyWPUnNJxuAUDY- a UbEIKdmZsAo3_iOc1X51BLLorDrRU 9NoAnZMGUOus4fW3_9MMOTkOooa- GW1pgcuUVOhltDTiZ2f8db511Piu5k-PdWXgD63dhSIkLQZh9IB3NR3 gQx- za6PEeR33Nd9zK1hUsR8HWFcEXHM6 r4CBx-OMGFbwXc7WQ1X-JeXzLSIL2M-u5KMVUSWR- dEiQJsStr48hcOdgUIK78MxcrHcL5irkUAWZiR5y7TL42aJAGT6aRgbuZCdVNuA Guest Essay The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Leaf Blowers Oct. 25, 2021 By Margaret Renkl Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Into these perfect October afternoons, when light gleams on the red dogwood berries and the blue arrowwood berries and the purple beautyberries; on the last of the many - colored zinnias and the last of the yellow marigolds and the last of the white snakeroot flowers; on the shining hair of babies in strollers and the shining ponytails of young mothers and the tender, shining heads of old men walking dogs — into the midst of all this beauty, the kind of beauty that makes despair seem like only a figment of the midnight imagination, the monsters arrive. They come in a deafening, surging swarm, blasting from lawn to lawn and filling the air with the stench of gasoline and death. I would call them mechanical locusts, descending upon every patch of gold in the neighborhood the way the grasshoppers of old would arrive, in numbers so great they darkened the sky, to lay bare a cornfield in minutes. But that comparison is unfair to locusts. Grasshoppers belong here. Gasoline -powered leaf blowers are invaders, the most maddening of all the maddening, environment -destroying tools of the American lawn -care industry. Nearly everything about how Americans "care" for their lawns is deadly. Pesticides prevent wildflower seeds from germinating and poison the insects that feed songbirds and other wildlife. Lawn mower blades, set too low, chop into bits the snakes and turtles and baby rabbits that can't get away in time. Mulch, piled too deep, smothers ground -nesting bees, and often the very plants that mulch is supposed to protect, as well. But the gasoline -powered leaf blower exists in a category of environmental hell all its own, spewing pollutants — carbon monoxide, smog -forming nitrous oxides, carcinogenic hydrocarbons — into the atmosphere at a literally breathtaking rate. This particular environmental catastrophe is not news. A 2011 study by Edmunds found that a two-stroke gasoline -powered leaf blower spewed out more pollution than a 6,200-pound Ford F- 150 SVT Raptor pickup truck. Jason Kavanagh, the engineering editor at Edmunds at the time, noted that "hydrocarbon emissions from a half-hour of yard work with the two-stroke leaf blower are about the same as a 3,900-mile drive from Texas to Alaska in a Raptor." The two-stroke engine found in most consumer gas -powered leaf blowers is an outmoded technology. Unlike larger, heavier engines, a two-stroke engine combines oil and gas in a single chamber, which gives the machine more power while remaining light enough to carry. That design also means that it is very loud, and that as much as a third of the fuel is spewed into the air as unburned aerosol. How loud? "Some produce more than 100 decibels of low -frequency, wall -penetrating sound — or as much noise as a plane taking off— at levels that can cause tinnitus and hearing loss with long exposure," Monica Cardoza wrote for Audubon Magazine this year. In his Oct. 2 newsletter, the writer James Fallows summarized the emissions problem this way: "Using a two-stroke engine is like heating your house with an open pit fire in the living room — and chopping down your trees to keep it going, and trying to whoosh away the fetid black smoke before your children are poisoned by it." As Mr. Fallows's last point suggests, what's bad for the environment is bad for humans, too — most menacingly, of course, for the employees of landscape services, who are exposed to these dangers all day long. The risks come not only from the noise and the chemical emissions that two-stroke engines produce, but also from the dust they stir up. "That dust can contain pollen, mold, animal feces, heavy metals and chemicals from herbicides and pesticides," notes Sara Peach of Yale Climate Connections. All this adds up to increased risk of lung cancer, asthma, cardiovascular disease, premature birth and other life -threatening conditions. This month, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a new law making his the first state with plans to ban gas -powered lawn equipment along with other machines, like generators and pressure washers, that use gasoline -powered engines. Only the Environmental Protection Agency can set emission standards. But California, owing to its unique climate and geography, which allow airborne pollutants to coalesce and linger, is the exception to this federal limitation. Other states can opt to follow California's more stringent tailpipe emissions standards, as 12 states and the District of Columbia do. Thanks in part to those standards, the passenger vehicles on California's roads and highways collectively produce less pollution than off -road machinery does. Think about that for a minute: Lawn -care equipment creates more pollution in California than cars do. More than 100 cities across the country have already passed regulations to ban or restrict gas - powered leaf blowers. For people committed to their manicured lawns, the good news is that powerful electric and batter- operated leaf blowers now exist, and they are quieter and greener and healthier than gasoline -powered blowers. Their market share is also growing rapidly; electric equipment now represents roughly 44 percent of lawn -care machinery sales. But the trouble with leaf blowers isn't only their pollution -spewing health consequences. It's also the damage they do to biodiversity. Fallen leaves provide protection for overwintering insects and the egg sacs of others. Leaf blowers, whether electric or gasoline -powered, dislodge the leaf litter that is so essential to insect life — the insect life that in turn is so essential to birds and other wildlife. The ideal fertilizer and mulch can't be found in your local garden center. They are available at no cost in the form of a tree's own leaves. The best thing to do with fallen leaves is to mulch them with a lawn mower if your lawn consists of entirely of unvariegated turf grass (which it should not, given that turf grass requires immense amounts of water and poison to maintain). Our yard is a mixture of grasses and clovers and wildflowers, so we can safely let our leaves lie. If a high wind carries them away, it's hard not to wail, "Wait! I was saving those!" And the leaves that fall across every inch of this wild half acre of suburbia are so much prettier than any unnaturally green lawn beaten into submission by stench -spewing machinery. All those golden sugar maple leaves hold onto the light, and for weeks it looks as though our whole yard is on fire, even in the rain. Who could be troubled by a blanket made of light? A blanket keeping all the little creatures safe from the cold? Margaret Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, is the author of the books "Graceland. at Last: Notes on Hone and Heartache From the American South" and "Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss." 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: Monday, October 25, 2021 6:59 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 Rick City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios I live in a apartment in Palm Springs and my downstairs neighbor smokes pot every night. The smell is so strong it causes me to cough and sneeze. I have complained to the property manager but have been told that he can smoke in his own unit. It is so bad that my ex-wife accused me of smoking in front on our 4 year old son because his clothes smelled when he went home. She does not want him to come to my apartment if it is continues to smell and have smoke. I am on a waiting list to move into a different unit, but there is no guarantee that this wont just happen again. I am so frustrated and uncomfortable in my own home. This is not fair that I have to put up with this. Please ban smoking in apartments in Palm Springs. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 10 ) Zg) Zo 21 VoWiG comm�4- rrW No. 112n_! L)Cy lo` 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: Saturday, October 23, 20214:06 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 Danny Murphy City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 9494136967 Email (optional/opcional) Dannv@TheSoCaLLife.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios My Wife and I purchased a condo in Palm Springs about 1 1/2 years ago. Since purchasing this property, we have had nothing but issues with one of our neighbors with whom we share a common wall with smoking inside his unit at all hours of the day and night. It has been a significant nuisance for us and our guests, not to mention it is a health and safety issue. We literally smell smoke throughout our condo, and are often awakened at night when the neighbor decides to smoke when they can't sleep in the middle of the night. To mitigate the issue since purchasing the property, we have done the following: Flex sealed every outlet, socket, vent, medicine cabinet and plumbing fixture on our shared wall Ensured that our HVAC vents are sealed and not allowing bad air from our neighbor into our ventilation system We have asked the smoking neighbor to do all of the above on their end (which they say they have done, but with very little improvement in air quality). Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. �0lzvd-zozI ?VA ,. ( (.0 MW A� I'" NO. 1*"SL1V1" 4kC' 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: Saturday, October 23, 20214:07 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 Danny Murphy City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 9494136967 Email (optional/opcional) dannv@thesocallife.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Part 2 of my submission: We have now renovated our condo, and during the construction process, we pulled all of the drywall off the shared wall with the smoking neighbor, we removed ALL of the old insulation and replaced it with two new layers of insulation, we painted every single 2x4 with an odor resistant paint, we sealed the wall with an odor resistant plastic and then put new extra thick drywall on our shared wall. While these expensive and time consuming steps have helped mitigate the issue, much to our worry, it has NOT fixed the issue to an acceptable level. We are now out of options that we can exercise in order to safely occupy our home. This is horrible! In closing, we hope the City passes the ordinance to ban smoking both inside and outside of residential units with shared walls. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. Oct 18, 2021 Dear Palm Springs City Council Members, As you have a matter before you that concerns our plans to extend our roots to your lovely city, we wanted to share some context about who we are and our connection to the place. Our family has enjoyed the Coachella Valley for many years. Our kids have grown up visiting the desert for Christmas and school breaks and we are regulars at the Indian Wells tennis tournament. We have hosted many friends and family over the years at these occasions. So we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build a home that we anticipate will become our retirement destination as our final kid heads to college in a few years. There is no lack of buildable land in the desert. But we specifically chose Palm Springs instead of the adjacent communities because it feels like an oasis of social inclusion for folks of all identities and backgrounds. This is important to us as we are a biracial family with a kid who is gender expansive and identifies as nonbinary. We felt Palm Springs would be a place we could bring our whole selves and would feel like home. For the most part we have felt welcomed by our future Palm Springs neighbors, and we look forward to becoming more involved in the community. We are active in philanthropy and local nonprofit work in San Francisco and plan to bring this same energy and spirit to the desert to make our connection to the region one that becomes an enduring and meaningful part of our lives. Sincerely, Chad & Tenah Dyer 415-505-3467 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: Monday, October 25, 20217:39 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 Julie Tanner City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios My friend who lives in an apartment in downtown Palm Springs asked me to give my feedback here. I am six months pregnant and can no longer visit her at her apartment because of the constant and heavy smell of smoke from her two neighbors. The smoke penetrates her unit as it is like she and I were smoking. Being pregnant I cannot have this health hazard. It is astonishing to me that it is legal. Sadly, I no longer visit my friend so she comes to my home. I urge the city Council of Palm Springs to pass the smoking ban ordinance. It is unfair and unhealthy for the majority of the citizens in the city. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. fv,Ao I 1, LoM rrEM No.Q Qn - 1PAvvlo - 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: Monday, October 25, 2021 8:58 AM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Mejia@pal mspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/Hombre Alyssa Ann Murphy City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) alyssamurphvl07C@Pmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios My husband and I own a condo in Sunrise East. It is a beautiful community and we love coming here to get away from our hectic work schedules and enjoy the peace (and fun) Palm Springs has to offer. Unfortunately, our neighbor constantly smokes day and night. In our current remodel we saw there is no fire wall and nothing but insulation between his unit and ours. As a result the smoke completely infiltrates our space from the HVAC, to the light sockets, to the garage. It is everywhere. At times it smells like a smoke filled casino in my space that is supposed to be my peaceful get away. We have spent thousands of dollars to try and mitigate to some success, but not enough to keep the smoke out. There is nothing more we can do. The reality is there is NO WAY to keep the smoke out given the shared wall situation. I don't typically want government to set laws like this, but in the case of smoke it is not just a nuisance it is truly impacting my ability to enjoy my home. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. TTENI No. ,e^,- 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: Monday, October 25, 20217:32 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 Alyssa Phillips City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios I recently purchased my condo in Palm Springs. This is supposed to be my happy place where I can escape the city and spend tranquil peaceful time with my friends and family. To my complete frustration my neighbor smokes all the time. I have asked him to be considerate and understand his smoking is impacting my ability to enjoy my home. I have taken costly measures on my side to no avail. His smoke penetrates my HVAC vents, it even comes in through the light sockets and my medicine cabinet. I have been awakened multiple times in the middle of the night coughing as I have what I thought was a light case of asthma, but the constant smoke makes it a more severe case. Please pass the ordinance to ban smoking in attached wall condo and apartment units. If not, I feel I will half to sell and I am quite anxious if I could even do that. I would have to sell to a smoker. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 101 ze1 zaz( 6AAI %G C;vYyw'1v.'rteL - ITEM NO. Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Chamber of Commerce Covid Survey From: Stan May <stanleymay@Pmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 3:35 PM To: Dennis Woods<Dennis.Woods@palmsprinPsca.gov> Subject: Chamber of Commerce Covid Survey NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dennis, You may recall that I live in your district in Racquet Club Estates. Anyway, I noticed that the Palm Springs Chamber is cosponsoring this Covid survey with the city. I believe it's a wonton act by the Chamber to undermine the science that the city has been following for the last two years around Covid. The reason we as a city have been as successful in fighting this virus as we have is because we have an awful lot of people willing to buy in to the mandates made in the name of science. I really don't care what Palm Desert or any other city in the valley chooses to do, we feel safe going out to restaurants and bars in the City of Palm Springs because of the best practices the city has undertaken during this horrible pandemic. Please don't make city policy based off of a Chamber driven initiative which has only commercial interests in mind. KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. Stan May - (206) 919-2572 sta nl a ym a y(o) gmail. com �°1Z81Zuz( V>uQ iuc--o rnW-r. ITEM NO. Jr _ _i_► L Anthony Mejia From: Sent: To: Subject: June Porter <countryroads444@gmail.com> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1 :55 PM City Clerk Common sense and reason NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs --DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To Whom it May Concern, I am not a resident of Palm Springs and I've never been there. My husband and I are retired and love to travel and see new places. Palm Springs has been on our bucket list but sadly we may have missed our opportunity to visit. From what I have heard Palm Springs has adopted some very unreasonable mandates. We refuse to go anywhere that may require covering half of your face with a mask. Masks inhibit healthy oxygen and are not effective against the tiny covid particles unless they are N95. I don't know anyone that uses an N95 mask, do you? I also understand that the city of Palm Springs is requiring patrons to provide the repugnant vaccine passport. Is this true? Has your city adopted these measures? Does this make sense after all the harm done thus far to small businesses? Does this make sense when California's daily covid positivity rate is currently down to . 00011 percent? 1 Anthony Mejia From: Sent: Thomas Ledwith <thomas_m_ledwith@yahoo.com> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1 :58 PM To: Lisa Middleton; Geoff Kors; Dennis Woods; Anthony Mejia; Christy Holstege; Grace Garner Subject: Assistant City Manager -Many Questions NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs --DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To All, The Assistant City manager did not stay in city position for a long time . Why was she removed from The City of Selma? Yes, lot of unanswered questions. Sincerely, Thomas M Ledwith 2701 E Mesquite Ave Palm Springs, Ca Sent from my iPhone 1 10 j-i0 lvv ytAt)\i e, (Dh'\\IY\uvl-- ITEMNo. Non-~e,,._ 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, October 19, 20211:52 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 Barbara Marie Thomas City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia 1656 East San Lorenzo, Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 9495470833 Email (optional/opcional) barbarathomas@earthlink.net Your Comments/Sus comentarios My home in Palm Springs has been broken into twice in the last month. My Kawaii Piano was stolen along with other things. Then recently Squatters broke into my home cooked, left dirty pans and towels and then stole most of my clothes and new sheets for a guest bed. Two days ago a neighbor observed a woman leaving my backyard wearing my ugg boots Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 1 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Health Policy From: marten jensen <mortenljensen@outlook.com > Date: October 20, 2021 at 9:47:39 PM PDT To: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov > Subject: Health Policy NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs --DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear City Councilman; I want to voice my complaint over the cities Covid polices. 1.) depriving individuals of oxygen while increasing intake of carbon dioxide is a public health hazard. Physical exertion demands oxygen, to deny it is an act against THE right to life. 2.) there is no scientific basis upon which Covid is a health crisis at all! Death rate is .01% amognst infected. 3.) CDC has recorded over 420,000 injuries and/ or deaths resulting as a direct result of Vaccinations. 4) natural immunity is the most effective way to combat CoVD-19 5) the Federal Government has publically stated it is censoring information via internet regarding COVID-19 Palm Springs is violating the rights of its citizens and is actively engaging in harming its own resident. You have acted immorally, unethically and irresponsibly. The Constitution does not allow you this power. It likewise doesn't allow "emergency power'' indefinitly. The city is looking at severe financial cost when the citizens seek compensation for your abusive illegal Heath policies. Follow Palm Deserts example if you must but end this bull shit! Morten Jensen Palm Springs 1 ITBMNO. 1 D )'20 )zL>~l fublic (D~ Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Masks and Vaccine Passport From: andy.ludlow@pacbell.net Date: October 20, 2021 at 4:56:53 PM PDT To: Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov>, Geoff Kors <Geoff.Kors@palmspringsca .gov >, Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov>, Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov>, Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Masks and Vaccine Passport lrNOTICE: This message originated outside ofThe City of Palm Springs --DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Mayor and City Council Members: Although I do not live in Palm Springs I did spend a considerable amount of time in your city. I was astonished when the City Council imposed an indoor mask mandate this summer. With vaccines available to all adults who want them there is no reason for the masks to return. Vaccinated people are protected from severe forms of the disease and unvaccinated people, many of whom have had Covid and are now more protected than the vaccinated, can get the vaccine anytime they wish. Most of the country, including most of the cities in the Coachella Valley, do not have a mask mandate. Regressing to an indoor mask mandate renders Palm Springs an outlier. After Palm Springs imposed a vaccine passport several of us decided to hit our favorite restaurant for lunch. We were shocked when proof of vaccination was required and refused to comply, even though all of us are fully vaccinated. We went to three other restaurants and refused to submit to such a violation of personal privacy. Finally we found one that rightly declined to act as a proxy for law enforcement. This restaurant was full while the others had plenty of empty tables. We are appalled that many of our fellow citizens who pay taxes but are unvaccinated are being denied service in Palm Springs. Cathedral City removed it's vaccine passport several weeks ago and I hope the City Council lets the mask mandate rule lapse on October 31. As winter approaches I will advise my friends and family who desire time in an area that is sunny and warm that they might be better off going to Florida or other places where none of these retrograde rules have been imposed. Please consider removing these two unscientific and divisive rules. Thank you for your time, Enoch Ludlow 68095 Espada Rd. Cathedral City, CA 92234 1 Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Covid Restrictions From: DAVID MARTIN <david@browneinsurance.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 202112:59 PM To: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Covid Restrictions NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs --DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Mayor Holstege, As a business owner in Palm Springs and resident of Cathedral City, I just wanted to let you and the City Council know me and my husband completely support the Covid Restrictions that are in place in Palm Springs. Thank you for putting the safety of residents and visitors first. Thank you again and keep up the great work!! Warm Regards, David Martin 1 10 ( 2-6 }2i>~ fu b\\L co)')\~ ITEMNO. bl on-Bq.o,mll\-. Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Covid Restrictions From: DAVID MARTIN <david@browneinsurance.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 12:59 PM To: Christy Holstege <Christy. Holstege@ pa lmspringsca.eov> Subject: Covid Restrictions i NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are Isure the content is safe. Dear Mayor Holstege, As a business owner in Palm Springs and resident of Cathedral City, I just wanted to let you and the City Council know me and my husband completely support the Covid Restrictions that are in place in Palm Springs. Thank you for putting the safety of residents and visitors first. Thank you again and keep up the great workH Warm Regards, David Martin lo1zg)�2-r PfEM NO. l �U 11G�D YY�YV�P,VF� Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Health Policy From: morten jensen <mortenliensen@outlook.com> Date: October 20, 2021 at 9:47:39 PM PDT To: Christy Holstege <Christy.HolstegeCc@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Health Policy NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear City Councilman; I want to voice my complaint over the cities Covid polices. 1.) depriving individuals of oxygen while increasing intake of carbon dioxide is a public health hazard. Physical exertion demands oxygen , to deny it is an act against THE right to life. 2.) there is no scientific basis upon which Covid is a health crisis at all! Death rate is .01% amognst infected. 3.) CDC has recorded over 420,000 injuries and/ or deaths resulting as a direct result of Vaccinations. 4) natural immunity is the most effective way to combat CoVD-19 5) the Federal Government has publically stated it is censoring information via internet regarding COVID-19 Palm Springs is violating the rights of its citizens and is actively engaging in harming its own resident. You have acted immorally, unethically and irresponsibly. The Constitution does not allow you this power. It likewise doesn't allow "emergency power" indefinitly. The city is looking at severe financial cost when the citizens seek compensation for your abusive illegal Heath policies. Follow Palm Deserts example if you must but end this bull shit! Morten Jensen Palm Springs 10 ) -00 );?-Ov iPr�h is o rmm No. Un)�a;- a4trvlt� Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Masks and Vaccine Passport From: andy.ludlow@pacbell.net Date: October 20, 2021 at 4:56:53 PM PDT To: Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@ pa lmsprinesca.gov>, Geoff Kors <Geoff.Kors@paImsprinesca.gov>, Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@ pal mspringsca.gov>, Christy Holstege <Christy.HolstegeC«@palmspringsca.gov>, Lisa Middleton <Lisa.Middleton@palmsprinpsca.pov> Subject: Masks and Vaccine Passport NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Mayor and City Council Members: Although I do not live in Palm Springs I did spend a considerable amount of time in your city. I was astonished when the City Council imposed an indoor mask mandate this summer. With vaccines available to all adults who want them there is no reason for the masks to return. Vaccinated people are protected from severe forms of the disease and unvaccinated people, many of whom have had Covid and are now more protected than the vaccinated, can get the vaccine anytime they wish. Most of the country, including most of the cities in the Coachella Valley, do not have a mask mandate. Regressing to an indoor mask mandate renders Palm Springs an outlier. After Palm Springs imposed a vaccine passport several of us decided to hit our favorite restaurant for lunch. We were shocked when proof of vaccination was required and refused to comply, even though all of us are fully vaccinated. We went to three other restaurants and refused to submit to such a violation of personal privacy. Finally we found one that rightly declined to act as a proxy for law enforcement. This restaurant was full while the others had plenty of empty tables. We are appalled that many of our fellow citizens who pay taxes but are unvaccinated are being denied service in Palm Springs. Cathedral City removed it's vaccine passport several weeks ago and I hope the City Council lets the mask mandate rule lapse on October 31. As winter approaches I will advise my friends and family who desire time in an area that is sunny and warm that they might be better off going to Florida or other places where none of these retrograde rules have been imposed. Please consider removing these two unscientific and divisive rules. Thank you for your time, Enoch Ludlow 68095 Espada Rd. Cathedral City, CA 92234 Zn I- rrEm �NO. - ..6A A- Anthony Mejia From: June Porter <countryroads444@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:55 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Common sense and reason NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To Whom it May Concern, I am not a resident of Palm Springs and I've never been there. My husband and I are retired and love to travel and see new places. Palm Springs has been on our bucket list but sadly we may have missed our opportunity to visit. From what I have heard Palm Springs has adopted some very unreasonable mandates. We refuse to go anywhere that may require covering half of your face with a mask. Masks inhibit healthy oxygen and are not effective against the tiny covid particles unless they are N95. I don't know anyone that uses an N95 mask, do you? I also understand that the city of Palm Springs is requiring patrons to provide the repugnant vaccine passport. Is this true? Has your city adopted these measures? Does this make sense after all the harm done thus far to small businesses? Does this make sense when California's daily covid positivity rate is currently down to .00011 percent? 16I28I2OV 'P� b tic, Gom rMM No. r►444'1�Y� Anthony Mejia From: Thomas Ledwith <thomas_m_ledwith@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:58 PM To: Lisa Middleton; Geoff Kors; Dennis Woods; Anthony Mejia; Christy Holstege; Grace Garner Subject: Assistant City Manager - Many Questions NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To All, The Assistant City manager did not stay in city position for a long time. Why was she removed from The City of Selma? Yes, lot of unanswered questions. Sincerely , Thomas M Ledwith 2701 E Mesquite Ave Palm Springs, Ca Sent from my iPhone ID ISO lzhzj t>Vtbl I G C orrlm"� -k TMM NO. D (jI" 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, October 19, 2021 1:52 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 Barbara Marie Thomas City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia 1656 East San Lorenzo, Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 9495470833 Email (optional/opcional) barbarathomasCc)earthlink.net Your Comments/Sus comentarios My home in Palm Springs has been broken into twice in the last month. My Kawaii Piano was stolen along with other things. Then recently Squatters broke into my home cooked, left dirty pans and towels and then stole most of my clothes and new sheets for a guest bed. Two days ago a neighbor observed a woman leaving my backyard wearing my ugg boots Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. ITEM NO. d — V v�� Anthony Mejia From: Chris Paddock <crpaddock@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 5:22 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Public Comment - Item I NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are tl sure the content is safe. It is time for the council to stand up and reconsider real rent control. The council's actions to allow the rental market to be replaced by the vacation home market needs to be met with a a toll that protects the rental inventory and by what reasonable means that inventory can be accessed. The 3 to 4 times income qualification is and dated modelandis being used to discriminate against low to moderate income earners, seniors on fixed incomes and those on disabilities. The average Rental Market American is spending 40-600 of their income on housing. Subsidized housing has 3-6 year waits. Housing for the disabled is more than housing, it is a medical expense. WE can no longer wait for RE developers and county supervisors to solve this problem - this crisis. Chris Paddock 2202 N. MAGNOLIA ROAD PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 crpaddock(a-gmail.com It' I-ZC12D2{ Fyib� i(. CDrnme,� - ITEM NO..NQY) — qqJe M C%- Anthony Mejia From: dave locke <davidlockenh@msn.com> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 12:39 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Public Comment on Agenda NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Since it appears that no one responded to my last e-mail, I will, once again try to get your attention! I continue to be amazed by the condition of this city on my morning walks through town. The heat has not dispersed the homeless situation at all, they are out in 'full force', cluttering up the sidewalks, sleeping on benches, sleeping in restaurant patio's, washing up in the fountain in front of the Hyatt and obviously camping out on the roof of the parking garage at Baristo and Indian Canyon as I often run into them exiting the elevators. Once again, in the 3 hours that I walk around the city every morning, the is ZERO police presence. You all need to wake up early and get out of your homes and office and travel around town and SEE what is going on! am confident you will be as disgusted and embarrassed as I am to present this 'resort destination' to our visitors. Sent from Mail for Windows �bd2�1�o� b 1 �orrnYVW* ,6- ITEM NO. t -