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Hello, I am submitting a comment regarding the proposed guaranteed income program for trans/non-binary individuals. Please share with City Council and include in the public record. Thank you. Mary Miller > Dear Palm Springs City Council, > As long as we have people living on the streets, publicly abusing illegal drugs and having mental health breakdowns, as well as committing crimes to support their habits, please focus the City's expertise, resources, and attention on solving this problem. > > I am opposed to any guaranteed income program, but especially one that is based on gender identity. While I fully support the rights of each individual to express his or her gender identity as he or she sees fit, I do not believe gender identity should de facto qualify anyone for a guaranteed income, regardless of that person’s financial situation. > > It is distressing to see our City leaders focusing time, effort and resources on pursuing this program rather than solving the very real problems associated with homelessness that affect far more people in Palm Springs, and if not addressed, threaten the survival of tourism in our City. While I think most citizens of Palm Springs support transgender and non-binary individual’s rights, the vast majority of people in our City would prioritize homelessness and the various issues associated with it (addiction, mental health issues, affordable housing, and crime), as FAR more critical and deserving of every penny of funding the City can identify. > > Thank you, > Mary Miller 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A From:Mary Culbert To:City Clerk Subject:Input on Pilot Basic Income Program - Item 3 A for Thursday"s Council Meeting Date:Tuesday, March 22, 2022 3:57:29 PM 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, While I believe that the discrimination this item seeks to address is very real, there seems to be a consensus on Nextdoor, regardless of values, that any money, which would go out of City coffers for this project is best spent on homelessness, and crime, which is reaching or has reached code red. After reviewing the state site on the grant money, and seeing what Los Angeles is doing, it looks like we are way down the line on this state money timewise. Is the City of Palm Springs limited due to the late nature of the state grant cycle? If not, and the City is inclined to go for this state pilot money for a larger portion of the population, and if it ultimately helps with homelessness, especially those with mental health issues thereby reducing crime, you might get more of the community behind you? In any event, it seems that the vast majority, of those I have spoken to, want the city's financial efforts put into resolving pressing issues such as homelessness before putting any city money into a guaranteed income program for a small portion of the population. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the City of Palm Springs, Mary Culbert -- “Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today...." Hemingway 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A Public Comment – 3.A Queer Works and DAP Health Guaranteed Income Project BASIC INFORMATION •Guaranteed income: monthly, cash payment given directly to individuals to help supplement their income (or lack thereof) and a GIP is designed to test the impact of these payments. •Also designed to help help financially stabilize community members and learn information to help create future, evidence-based policies, and programs. •In addition to the capital funding to build the draft and future ask for program funding from the City, we will be leveraging philanthropic funds, state funds and matched donations to reach our project goal. PAST MGI OUTCOMES Past MGI/GIP project outcomes include: •The ability to pay for childcare, groceries and household expenses which lead to more opportunities find full-time employment. •Less income volatility and greater financial wellbeing due to the ability to cover unexpected financial expenses, leading to feelings of security and safety in households. •The ability to prioritize self-caring behaviors and family/social time which lead to greater increases in mental health and social well-being. PALM SPRINGS SPECIFIC •Our GIP will given directly to individuals in Palm Springs who identify as transgender or nonbinary (TGNB), who are on the lower end of the socioeconomic scale in the city. WHY TGNB •One of the most at-risk populations in our city, facing some of the highest levels of homelessness, unemployment, sexual and physical assault, and discrimination. •Often ignored or excluded from social programs. •Will help to create the social and institutional change needed to help this vulnerable population begin to thrive. •Payments will come without the conditions, both socially and physically, that are often put on to the TGNB community. •Nothing else like this exists in the country for TGNB individuals – chance to do something that is the first of its kind. 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A THE IMPACT •Barriers often block them from accessing other social welfare programs and sources of supplemental income. •Barriers include legal status, job history and education requirements – all which won’t come in the way of this program. •Those who do not receive the income supplement will still be given the tools and skills to learn how to access additional resources – which impacts other areas of their lives. DAP HEALTH & SUPPORT •DAP Health has a long history of a positive working relationship with the city, and history working with the TGNB population. •Support from project from multiple organizations and trans leaders (LGBT Center, Stonewall Democrats, UCR to name a few). •DAP Health has track record of successful projects with the city. ABOUT QUEER WORKS •Founder and staff identify as TGNB – made up of licensed therapist and community activist •Focused on housing stability and mental health in the Coachella Valley •Doing work with the TGNB community for over 17 years with proven track record of success •Recently received almost $500,000 in funding from Riverside County to work with the TGNB population. 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A Date: March 23, 2022 From: David Brinkman, CEO DAP Health To: Palm Springs City Council RE: In Support of DAP Health’s Partnership with Queer Works At your upcoming meeting on March 24th, the City Council will be considering a request to provide $200,000 in financial support for a proposed guaranteed income pilot program. This request for financial support is submitted by a partnership between DAP Health and Queer Works. Based on the documented successes of similar guaranteed income pilots nationwide, DAP Health is highly motivated to pursue the proposed project. While DAP Health will be underwriting our own participation in the initial application and design phase, the $200,000 in funding requested from the City is for the specific purpose of enabling Queer Works’ participation in this critical first phase as our partner in this effort. For this reason, as you consider this request, we want to underscore the reasons why DAP Health has chosen to partner with Queer Works and why we believe strongly that this organization is ideally suited for this project: •We are impressed by Queer Works’ demonstrated skills, experience, competence in the areas of mental health treatment, social services support, benefits counseling, and program administration. •We are confident in Queer Works’ in-depth understanding of the issues and societal, workplace/financial, and health disparities faced by individuals who are transgender and gender non- binary. •This initiative will require collaboration and communication between contractors that is conducted with a high degree of professionalism. DAP Health and Queer Works have established a successful track record of collaboration that has benefited the clients we respectively and jointly serve. Thank you for taking into account our strong support of Queer Works as DAP Health’s partner in this proposed initiative. 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A Mayors for a Guaranteed Income is a coalition of mayors advocating for a guaranteed income to ensure that all Americans have an income floor. March 23, 2022 Palm Springs City Council 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: Guaranteed Income Pilot Dear Members of the Palm Springs City Council, As the founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a network of more than 70 mayors from across the country that believe all Americans should have an income floor, I took great interest in the proposal the Palm Springs City Council is considering to create a guaranteed income pilot for the transgender community. While Mayors for a Guaranteed Income doesn’t take a position on specific action taken by city councils, we are currently assisting over 30 cities with pilots across the country. I’m writing today to tell you that we’ve seen success from every pilot that mayors have launched so far, including my own pilot. I launched the first mayor-led pilot in the country in 2019 in Stockton, California, so I’ve seen first hand the impact a guaranteed income pilot can have in a community. The pilot, the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), gave 125 randomly selected residents $500/month for 24 months. The cash was completely unconditional, with no strings attached and no work requirements. Not only did the pilot help the participants make ends meet, it also started a productive conversation in Stockton about how a guaranteed income gives people the freedom and flexibility needed to thrive. In terms of the pilot participants, our full findings will be out later this year, but we saw incredible results from the first year. A team of independent researchers evaluated our first year of data and found that a guaranteed income enabled recipients to find full-time employment at a higher rate than those who didn't receive cash and reduced income volatility, and recipients of guaranteed income were healthier, showing less depression and anxiety (you can read the full findings here). If you have any questions about how to administer a guaranteed income pilot, we are happy to offer assistance. Sincerely, Michael D. Tubbs Founder Steve Adler (Austin, TX)Thomas G. Ambrosino (Chelsea, MA) Ras J. Baraka (Newark, NJ) Tom Barrett(Milwaukee, WI) Stephen Benjamin(Columbia, SC) Daniel Biss (Evanston, IL) Keisha Lance Bottoms (Atlanta, GA)London Breed (San Francisco, CA) Aja Brown (Compton, CA) LaToya Cantrell(New Orleans, LA) Melvin Carter(Saint Paul, MN) Jake Day (Salisbury, MD) Paul Deasy (Flagstaff, AZ)Jenny Durkan (Seattle, WA) Jorge O. Elorza (Providence, RI) Malik Evans(Rochester, NY) Benjamin Florsheim(Middletown, CT) Jacob Frey (Minneapolis, MN) Eric Garcetti (Los Angeles, CA)Robert Garcia (Long Beach, CA) Todd Gloria (San Diego, CA) Michael B. Hancock(Denver, CO) Rodney Harris(Miami Gardens, FL) Sue Himmelrich (Santa Monica, CA) Christy Holstege (Palm Springs, CA)Lindsey P. Horvath (West Hollywood, CA) Kamal Johnson (Hudson, NY) Tishaura O. Jones(Saint Louis, MO) Ellen Kamei(Mountain View, CA) Jim Kenney (Philadelphia, PA) Chokwe A. Lumumba (Jackson, MS)Dianne Martinez (Emeryville, CA) Lauren Meister (West Hollywood, CA) Alex Morse(Holyoke, MA) Svante Myrick(Ithaca, NY) Ron Nirenberg (San Antonio, TX) Bryan Osario (Delano, CA)Eric Papenfuse (Harrisburg, PA) Shawyn Patterson-Howard (Mount Vernon, NY) William Peduto(Pittsburgh, PA) Adrian D. Perkins(Shreveport, LA) Lauren Poe (Gainesville, FL)Jerome A. Prince (Gary, IN)Satya Rhodes-Conway (Madison, WI) Katie Rosenberg (Wausau, WI) Andre Sayegh(Paterson, NJ) Libby Schaaf(Oakland, CA) Steve Schewel (Durham, NC)Brandon Scott (Baltimore, MD)Sumbul Siddiqui (Cambridge, MA) Alejandra Sotelo-Solis (National City, CA) Darrell Steinberg(Sacramento, CA) Kate Stewart(Takoma Park, MD) Levar Stoney (Richmond, VA)Edward A. Sundquist (Jamestown, NY)Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX) Lovely A. Warren (Rochester, NY) Anne Watson(Montpelier, VT) Alan Webber(Santa Fe, NM) Justin Wilson (Alexandria, VA)Victoria R. Woodards (Tacoma, WA)Randall Woodfin (birmingham, AL) Michael Tubbs Executive Chair, MGI 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A From:Borja, Karen To:Lisa Middleton; City Clerk; City Clerk; Grace Garner; Dennis Woods; Geoff Kors; Christy Holstege Subject:Public Comment: 3A - Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:09:36 PM Attachments:image002.png Public Comment_Gauranteed Income_PPAFPSW.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. March 24, 2022 Palm Springs City Council 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: Public Comment, 3A- Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Dear Honorable Mayor Middleton and Palm Springs City Council: Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest is in support of the City of Palm Spring’s participation in the Mayor’s for a Guaranteed Income Pilot program, which can benefit low-income, transgender, and non-binary individuals in Palm Springs. By moving forward with this pilot program, the city makes another public commitment to the most at-risk populations in the city. This pilot will be the first of its kind to create the type of social and institutional change needed to help a vulnerable population begin to thrive. If this pilot is successful, the safety net created for local residents will support many in their journey out of poverty. This pilot program also has the ability to open the door to future state funds. The City of Stockton “determined that full-time employment rose among those who received the guaranteed income and that their financial, physical and emotional health improved.” Planned Parenthood is advocating for similar enrichments to the lives of Palm Springs residents through the pilot program. It is for these reasons that Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest asks that the City Council of Palm Springs approve participation in the Mayor’s for a Guaranteed Income Pilot program, and take part in helping to uplift low-income, transgender and non- binary residents. Thank you, Vernita Gutierrez Vice President of External Affairs Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest 71777 San Jacinto Drive • Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 • Phone 619.881.4500 • www.voteforchoice.org March 24, 2022 Palm Springs City Council 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: Public Comment, 3A- Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Dear Honorable Mayor Middleton and Palm Springs City Council: Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest is in support of the City of Palm Spring’s participation in the Mayor’s for a Guaranteed Income Pilot program, which can benefit low-income, transgender, and non-binary individuals in Palm Springs. By moving forward with this pilot program, the city makes another public commitment to the most at-risk populations in the city. This pilot will be the first of its kind to create the type of social and institutional change needed to help a vulnerable population begin to thrive. If this pilot is successful, the safety net created for local residents will support many in their journey out of poverty. This pilot program also has the ability to open the door to future state funds. The City of Stockton “determined that full-time employment rose among those who received the guaranteed income and that their financial, physical and emotional health improved.” Planned Parenthood is advocating for similar enrichments to the lives of Palm Springs residents through the pilot program. It is for these reasons that Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest asks that the City Council of Palm Springs approve participation in the Mayor’s for a Guaranteed Income Pilot program, and take part in helping to uplift low-income, transgender and non-binary residents. Thank you, Vernita Gutierrez Vice President of External Affairs Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A From:APALA IE Chaper To:City Clerk Subject:March 24, 2022 Palm Springs City Council Meeting Public Comment | Support for Item 3A - Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 3:59:21 PM Attachments:circle logo one.png 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. Honorable Mayor and City Council Members, The Inland Empire California Chapter of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) wishes to express our strong support for the proposed Guaranteed Income pilot program which would benefit our Palm Springs residents who identify as transgender and non-binary (TGNB). As an organization centered on advocacy where worker protections intersect with the issues already present in historically marginalized communities, we know that this program would provide immediate and direct relief to many of our most vulnerable community members who have continually struggled to meet their basic needs throughout the pandemic. This support would come at an especially critical time when help can be put to best use. Working in collaboration with reputable and trusted organizations as such as DAP Health and Queer Works, as well as accessing to part of $35 million in available funds from State of California which dedicated specifically for the purpose of establishing guaranteed income pilot programs, provides even greater assurance that this program can be successfully and effectively implemented, and that now is the optimal time to launch i We are asking that the Palm Springs City Council approve the request to provide financial support for the purpose of establishing the guaranteed income pilot program, as this would be the best way to monitor its impact during. We respectfully request that this email be recognized as a public comment during the March 24, 2022 City Council meeting, and retained for the official record. In Unity, 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO Inland Empire Chapter 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A From:Edwin Ramoran To:City Clerk Subject:March 24, 2022 Palm Springs City Council Meeting Public Comment | Support for Item 3A - Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:46:46 PM 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. March 24, 2022 [Disclosure: I serve on the City’s Human Rights Commission, however my public comment here is a an organizer with Bayanihan Desert, focused on Filipinx community and civic engagement.] Dear Palm Springs City Council, "Storytelling. I think it’s important for them to understand that their stories are valuable. It matters. There’s nothing more powerful than owning your story. Nothing more powerful.”— Geena Rocero, transgender Filipina activist and model Bayanihan Desert is in favor and strongly supports the City’s participation in the Mayor’s Guaranteed Income Pilot program, which will benefit trans and non-binary individuals in Palm Springs. This community is one of the most at-risk populations in our city, facing some of the highest levels of homelessness, unemployment, sexual and physical assault, and discrimination. The stories of our city’s transgender and non-binary community echoes those across the country. This pilot will be the first of its kind to create the type of social and institutional change needed to help a vulnerable population begin to thrive. This community is too many times forgotten and ignored when it comes to social assistance and financial programs. Often, they are disqualified from even applying for assistance, with barriers centered around legal status, job and education history, name and gender congruence on documents, and housing status. This pilot will overlook these barriers, allowing the community to gain access to valuable resources and opportunities usually given to cisgender individuals. It is for these reasons we, Bayanihan Desert, ask that the City Council of Palm Springs approve participation in the Mayor’s Guaranteed Income Pilot program, and take part in helping to uplift the transgender and non-binary community. Thank you, Edwin Ramoran Bayanihan Desert 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A Co-founder and organizer 3975 E Camino Parocela Palm Springs, CA 92264 (424) 452-8881 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A From:jbarda@psusd.us To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comment - min Income for transgender Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 5:45:09 PM 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. Good evening. I’d like to submit my objection to the city sponsoring a minimum income for one specific group- the transgender community. This policy is discriminatory to all others in need. I’m not opposed to supporting our low income residence but we should not be deciding who gets money based on gender identity or sexuality but by need of the residents. Transgender and non-binary may need support but it is against other people’s civil rights to not give them a chance because they identify as something else. This is against all of our rights to not be discriminated against based on anything. Please find other more inclusive ways to support our lower income residence. Julie Barda Sent from my iPhone 3/24/2022 Public Comment Item 3A