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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5A - Public CommentAnthony 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: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:45 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 INOTICE: 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. Full Name/Nombre JOANNE GILL City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 7603274176 Email (optional/opcional) jameillPaol.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios If Section 14 is Indian Land, a sovereign nation, not owned by the City of Palm Springs, why would the city council consider the city paying retribution to the descendants of those who's homes were burned in the 1960? Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. f ?AllGGom� ITEM NO. _ 5 ~ r ' Submitted To: Palm Springs City Council Via Email: cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov Date: November 18, 2021 From: THE PALM SPRINGS SECTION 14 - ADVISORY GROUP BY. Interim Chairperson/Spokesperson, Pearl Taylor-Devers Re: Regular Meeting Agenda For November 18, 2021 Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak. My name is Pearl Taylor Devers. I am a Palm Springs native, born and raised on section 14. 1 am here, as the interim chair, and spokesperson representing the members of the newly formed "Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors" Advisory Group. We are a group of about 100 direct descendants who actually lived on, and were directly affected by what happened to Section 14. On behalf of our Advisory Group, We would like to thank you for the formal apology, and the decision to begin the process for removing the Frank Bogert statue. Most of our group members were not even aware of the Councils actions concerning Section 14, until the news report surfaced, and they realized they had been excluded from the proceedings thus far. We realize that numerous key questions still need to be answered to make meaningful progress, thus creating and implementing a reparations program. We would like to be included in that process! We ask that the city would allow sufficient time for reports, stories, more interviews and further studies, with members of our Advisory Group to be analyzed, before any votes or conclusions be held. Our Advisory Group is asking that we have an opportunity to speak with one voice by submitting our own proposal for council's consideration. We will be providing our information to the council. We feel that there has been some unfortunate exclusions, that are extremely pertinent to this issue. Therefore, the descendants, and the members of the Section 14 Survivors, Advisory Group are asking to be recognized, and heard and valued. Thank you. Pearl Taylor Devers pdeversl @gmail.com 818-464-08273 111 1 �31202-1 MMd NO. Anthony Mejia From: Susan <destoseaproperties@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:14 PM To: City Clerk; Anthony Mejia; Geoff Kors; Lisa Middleton; CityManager Subject: City of Palm Springs agenda items.. Nov 18 2021 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. Nov 18 2021- City Clerk, Mayor Council November 18, 2021 City Council Agendas COD legal fee- NO, Reparations- NO, Bogert Sculpture- NO to any move or change in location. Navigation center McCarthy -NO. DAP expansion not to code -NO COD $500,000 attorney outside contract: I oppose any such attorney contract for half a million dollars. The pandemic has slowed down progress on many public projects. DO NOT SIGN an attorney fee contract. A work around between new COD leads and new Mayor of PS can unfold. I request that the City of Palm Springs leads have patience, wait, see how this unfolds, work directly with COD leads, allow COD to perform their feasibility studies I think a convention center public forum can be set up for mid January 2022 to discuss many situation BOGERT Sculpture- No to any change of location- Is it sad that city of PS current leads spin, use politics. Leave Bogert sculpture memorial as is/whereis and stop the lies, spins, political false stumps! NAVIGATION CENTER- the City paid for appraisal, yet lacks transparency as to public record requests to show us the appraisal. The property sold for $3.5 million recently, yet the city made an offer of nearly double the value at just under $6 million. Wasting of public funds is wrong. sIzo-?-.i Nblic. Core ITEM No. REPARATIONS - Palm Springs has never had slavery situation. This City Council is clearly aberrant, inept to politically spin again. Using public funds on false narrative when Indian Land owners, two tribe members had every right to notice temporary tenants, many squatters who paid no rent to the tribe members to vacate so tribe members may develop their land. The Citizenry of Palm Springs have nothing to do with this. Taxpayer funds may not be used in this manner. Wasting public funds again on false narratives is wrong. Granted this City Council is new to the city, fails to know or see clearly to facts, fails to comprehend a simple matter of tribe land rights. This is another political spin, mismanagement by leads. DAP project- The DAP expansion needs to be reviewed, plans changed to keep code zone for 31 units (not 61 units) City is wrong to increase density, while deleting adequate parking for the new additions. Either scale back on public center spaces to add parking or scale back to 31 units with proper parking. City said it will install signal light in front of new units. As we know another pedestrian was run over, hit by car and died as a result of the DAP crossing to east Stater Bros market. The city is liable for such poor designs and there will likely be more deaths as density is being increased far above building zone & codes. I oppose high density and height increases to three stories and lack of parking spaces per unit as per codes. It is time to put the above items on agenda at the Convention Center in Palm Springs, then on the ballot from there if need be for a few of the items. Thankyou. Susan Smith POB 2525 Palm Springs CA 92263 760 567-8867 REVISED: Submitted To: Palm Springs City Council Via Email: cityclerk@paimspringsca.gov Date: November 18, 2021 From: THE PALM SPRINGS SECTION 14 - ADVISORY GROUP BY. Interim Chairperson/Spokesperson, Pearl Taylor-Devers Re: Regular Meeting Agenda For November 18, 2021 Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak. My name is Pearl Taylor Devers. I am a Palm Springs native, born and raised on section 14. My father was a carpenter who built our home on the reservation. He was very active in our very close knit community. He and my mother worked very hard and provided a loving home for me and my siblings. I am here, as the interim chair, and spokesperson representing the members of the newly formed "Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors" Advisory Group. We are a group of direct descendants who actually lived on, and were directly affected by what happened to Section 14. On behalf of the Section 14 Advisory Group, We would like to thank you for the formal apology, and the decision to begin the process for removing the Frank Bogert statue. Most of our members were not aware of the councils decisions, and the great work that has already taken place by the Community Action Committee, Jarvis Crawford, and many others. We applaud their efforts and we thank them, publicly for their ongoing work. We realize that numerous key questions still need to be answered to make meaningful progress, thus creating and implementing a reparations program. We thank the council for allowing sufficient time for more reports, more stories, more interviews and further studies. We are here to help! We look forward to joining forces with other community groups, and working with everyone to make this journey successful, in spite of the past actions. We will be submitting our information to the council. The descendants, and the members of the Section 14 Survivors, Advisory Group are thanking you for the opportunity to be heard, recognized, and valued. Thank you. Pearl Taylor Devers pdeversl@gmail.com 818-464-8273 �\ I I Pi 1 Z102-E yvbW, C�ow-\yy'*e✓A-t Anthony Mejia From: Deiter Crawford <dcrawford10414@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 3:13 PM To: Anthony Mejia Subject: City Council Public Comment Attachments: Section 14 Reparations Recommendation.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. City Clerk Please include attached letter about Section 14 Reparations in Public Comment for City Council Meeting tonight Thanks Deiter Crawford T2Ub G Gom ITEM NO. 'S Section 14 Reparations Destruction Documented in the 1968 Attorney General's report were instances of homes valued from $3400 to $8000 which were destroyed by the city without notice to the owners of the impending destruction. Homer Manning, a janitor and member of the City Human Relations Council who rented a piece of land and constructed a home in 1955 that he later converted into a two -unit apartment building with a city permit valued at $8,000 was informed by his tenant that his building was about to be demolished. Mr. Moses Clinton said that his house occupied by his son Hari, was destroyed without his knowledge while his son was at work. Hari Clinton's personal belongings, along with a stove, refrigerator, furniture, and an air conditioner, were either destroyed or taken from the house. Mr.James Goree said that his house valued at $3,400 and occupied by his sister was destroyed without notice. Mr. R. L. Lucas, a seventy-seven year old man, received a notice to vacate several dwellings which he owned. He did not believe the notices. The city destroyed five dwellings owned by Mr. Lucas and valued at $5,100. Mr. Lucas also states that he lost four water tanks, four stoves, four refrigerators, six air conditioners, fifteen beds, and fifteen mattresses. Mr. Lucas depended on a total rental of $460.00 per month from these units for his support. Mrs. Van Williams received an eviction notice, but disregarded it and took a trip to Los Angeles. When she returned, her house valued at $7,500 and all her personal possessions had been destroyed. She had built the home in 1944 and had been a resident of Palm Springs since 1933. Similarly destroyed was the house of an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Spilletti, who died following her eviction. The report linked the destruction of Section 14 to federal accusations of misconduct by conservators for the Agua Caliente Indians. � � y �Ii1� �-1�- 11 f 1! •11 Section 14 Reparations Recommendation $15 Million Reparation Fund Minimum (Funded by General Fund, TOT, Convention Center Tax) 200 Homes Demolished valued at $8000 in 1959 Value of $8,000 in 1959 is equivalent to $75,052.37 in 2021 200 Homes @ $76,000 each = $16 million $1.1 million Avg. Price of a Palm Springs Home Oct. 2021 $8,000 in 1959 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $76,062.37 today, an increase of $67,052.37 over 62 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.68% per year between 1959 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 838.15%. This means that today's prices are 9.38 times higher than average prices since 1959, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 10.66% of what it could buy back then. The 1959 inflation rate was 0.69%. The current year -over -year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 5.37%. If this number holds, $8,000 today will be equivalent to $8,429.24 next year. Qualifying Residents must either have lived in or been a direct descendant of a Minority person who lived in Section 14 between 1919 to 1969, or who suffered discrimination in housing because of city ordinances, policies or practices Homebuyers Assistance Program Allow homebuyers the opportunity to purchase New Single-family homes at various Moderate -income sites with Down Payment Assistance Home Repair Program Assist homeowners with real property improvement needs by providing financial assistance for structural alterations and reconstruction, modernization and improvements to the home's function, elimination of health and safety hazards, changes that improve appearance and eliminate obsolescence, reconditioning or replacing plumbing, adding or replacing roofing, gutters, and downspouts, adding or replacing floors, major landscape work and site improvements, enhancing accessibility for a disabled person, and making energy conservation improvements. Monetary Payments Ability to use funds for whatever purpose they deem most appropriate.