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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5A - Public CommentJanuary 13, 2022 City Council meeting re: Resolution Authorizing Joint Application with the County of Riverside for Homekey2 Funding Good evening, Madam Mayor, City Council members, and City manager. My name is Lina Sola, I am a member of the Community Partnership on Homelessness. I am pleased to see the Approval of the Resolution for a Joint Application with the County of Riverside for Homekey2 Funding, which will initiate the letters of interest for organizations to run the Navigation Center. One omission I noticed in the timeline detail of the report was that the homeless population of Palm Springs was not named as a stakeholder in this project. It seems that many failed attempts by other cities have mentioned that this step was missed. Assessing our homeless population could be essential to the success of this center, developing it with a better ratio of services based on actual needs. Will the wrap around services include help with addiction? On a non -related topic, I am interested to see if the City is considering reinstating the Policy Academy. I know business owners have been questioning whether Palm Springs can have a group of Citizens on Patrol to help business owners reduce the vandalism, drug sales and total disregard the homeless have for their establishments and surrounding property. j--►3-Zazz 1;' (, co fn ITLM NO. Finally, I heard that the sit/lie laws have become more robust in our city, however there is a man that has he own personal encampment on the sidewalk of Ramone between the streets of S. Oleander and S. Williams. He has been there with his tent, carts and trash for well over two months. Why is this allowed? Thank you for your time. Lina Sola 571 S. Bedford Dr. - Palm Springs, CA 92264 (818) 430-7026 AnthonyMe'ia To: City of Palm Springs Subject: RE: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs<palm spri ngsca @enotify.visioni nte rn et.co m > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 202212:55 PM To: City Clerk <CityCierk@palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony. Melia @pa lmspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/hombre Charles Rogers City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Tel6fono (opcional) 9093745926 Email (optional/opcional) dbarchuck(@ al-com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Item 5A - Staff Report I have the following questions regarding the City Council Staff Report: 1. Will the County of Riverside require the City of Palm Springs to serve and house homeless individuals from other parts of Riverside County as a condition of providing funding for the acquistion of the property where the Navigation Center will be located at 3589 McCarthy Road? 2. The report states that the receipt of the Homekey funds plus the contribution of $5,900,000 from the County will provide an opportunity for the City to provide substantial, life changing services for "unsheltered residents of Palm Springs." How will City management know that the recepients of these services are unsheltered individuals from Palm Springs? Isn't it possible or even probable that the Center will be serving unsheltered people from other areas of Riverside County? 3. Will general fund money be used if there is a shortage of funds for the construction, operations, and/or maintenance of the Center? Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. Ti#ani Bailey From: Anthony Mejia Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:51 PM To: Tiffani Bailey Subject: Fwd-. HomeKey 2 Funding Attachments: Homeless Navigation Center Letter 1_13 22.pdf AC Anthony Mejia City Clerk Begin forwarded message: From: Deiter Crawford <dcrawford10414@yahoo.com> Date: January 13, 2022 at 2:48:28 PM PST To: Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Mejia@ paImspringsca.gov> Cc: Jarvis Crawford <Jarvis.Crawford@palmspringsca.gov>, Cynthia Sessions <cindylou052@yahoo.com> Subject: HomeKey 2 Funding Fat OTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- pO NOT CLICK on links or open tachments unless you are sure the content is safe, City Clerk Please include attached letter from Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association with Public Comment for City Council Meeting tonight Thanks Deiter Crawford I -IS - 2A?-Z VWhov, DESER"HGHHLAND GATEWAY ESTATES January 13, 2022 To: Palm Springs City Council RE: POTENTIAL HOMELESS NAVIGATION CENTER AT 3589 MCCARTHY ROAD We understand there's a big need for Homeless Services all over the country, and our city is not exempt. However the Desert Highland Gateway Estates area is not a good fit. As a community It has its own problems with substance abuse, mental health and violence. While we don't want to seem discriminatory or insensitive to the issue at hand, the idea that bringing in more citizens with these same types of issues on top of displacement makes absolutely no sense and is quite frankly asinine to put it mildly. Palm Springs residents and businesses report worsening problems including increasing rates of disturbance, trash, violence, mental illness and substance abuse due to the unhoused population. To even consider putting a navigation center within a 1 mile radius of our neighborhood could not have possibly been thoroughly evaluated. The City pushes all the less desirable projects to this area. We are essentially a dumping ground, and we have had enough. Cannabis Facilities, Liquor Stores and Convenient Stores are all that seem "worthy" of our residents to patronize. Our area is a food desert, no grocery stores, pharmacies, or banks. We are in desperate need of establishments to stabilize our community, not hinder it further. It's like red -lining and de facto segregation to put the homeless services facility out here. This is "NIMBYism at its finest". The City claims to be Inclusive, diverse, and equitable but none of that is evident in the north end of town. The site is immediately adjacent to both single-family and multifamily residential uses and two Federally Subsidized Apartment Complexes (120 Units & 57 Units). Basically the families and their children were not even a thought of during this process, and are "expendable" in the eyes of The City. This is honestly a slap in the face and realization of what the City of Palm Springs thinks of us on this end of town. DESER"HG LAND GATEWAY ESTATES The proposed facility will also be in the middle of the 2 main entrances to our "fair" city, between Highway I I I and Indian Canyon Drive. With the amount of traffic fatalities that we have had on these roads as a result of no stop lights, should give the city pause as to what more tragedies can be faced in the future. Staff report says "This site is close to public transportation served by Sunline Transit Route 4 along Rosa Parks Road." that will give the homeless direct access to travel directly through our neighborhood which ultimately causes us to worry about our "Quality of life". There are several locations around the city that would be more accommodating and safer with regard to adjacent neighborhoods. The Navigation Center should be located near Social Services, Healthcare Facilities, Grocery Stores, Public Transportation, Etc. Thanks for your time and consideration Respectfully, Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association Anthony Melia From: Randy Faveau <randyf36@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 8:00 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Navigation Center Location 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 weigh in on the City's proposed location for the Navigation Center. The City manager's recommendation is not conducive to our family neighborhood here in Desert Highland Gateway Estates and the surrounding areas. Our neighborhood has the largest population of children in the city. A homeless services center was in place in our neighborhood in 2017 and there was an increase in crime and erratic behavior from the homeless receiving services. Now fast forward 4 years and we're back to the same place. As the saying goes, those who do not learn from history will be doomed to repeat it. The proposed sites on San Rafael Dr and McCarthy Rd are in the middle of apartments, condos, family homes, and cash only cannabis dispensaries, among other businesses. Not to mention the proposed site is less than two blocks from the Palm Springs Visitor Center. All of these entities will be negatively impacted with the introduction of a center specifically for homeless housing and services through increased crime and drug abuse. There are more appropriate sites in the City for the Navigation Center such as E. Ramon Rd near the airport and 1243 Gene Autry Trail location. My response to having a Navigation Center dumped in our area is an emphatic "NO." Please stop using the North End of Palm Springs as a dumping ground! Regards, Randolph Faveau Desert Highland Gateway Estates Neighborhood 1[1EM NO. AnthonyMe'ia From: Ykaysha Gaines <ykayshagaines@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 7:07 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. I have a Public comment in regards to the navigation center that you all are trying to put on the North end of town. To entertain such a project in this area of town is asinine and completely unthought out. Our side of town has continuously been a dumping ground for unfavorable projects in the eyes of the Palm Springs city council. We currently have our own issues with crime and drugs and things of that nature in this neighborhood it doesn't make any sense to bring more chaotic situations to our neighborhood 1-16-.2 2- IT>?uNo. 5-4 Brent Rasi To: Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs < palms rin c enoti .visioninternet.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 8:36 AM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmsgrinesca.Qov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Me' ia@ paImsprinesca.eov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/Nombre Sycri d Davis City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 9727682714 Email (optional/opcional) s c dMme.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios I have recently read about the homeless navigation renter and low income housing bring rushed through approval to be placed in my area. I am a full time resident and I am very concerned. I believe that clustering the two will cause increased crime and will lower my property values in my area. I am opposed to the placement and request the city look into other areas. This type of project has failed miserably in the past and has ruined neighborhoods. There are other places that would have less impact on residents. We already have a serious and growing crime problem which does not appear to be addressed at all. This will add more burden to an already stressed area. I strongly oppose this and if passed, I will certainly campaign to show our disappointment at the ballot box. More time needs to be spent on feasibility and placement. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. Brent Rasi To: Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs<palmsprinjgsca@enotify.visioninternet.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 10:04 PM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@Palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Melia@ paImspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Full Name/Nombre Eric Atcheson City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 2022997900 Email (optional/opcional) eric.atchesonftmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios I'm concerned about the current homeless navigation location in the northern portion of Racquet Club Estates. As a homeowner the current homeless situation in palm springs is tremendous, and I agree that it is a problem that needs the council's attention. I question the location of the navigation center especially in such a dense residence area. Palm Springs has a large area for development and location of these centers and question the decision of this location. I would like to be made aware of community voting on this decision as I believe the move would not only upset residents but also have an adverse impact on Racquet Club Estates both from an ownership and management by Palm Springs police. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. �p1ic�G�+'r+wgti.� n' M NO. ,�