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Brent Rasi
From:Deiter Crawford <dcrawford10414@yahoo.com>
Sent:Thursday, May 26, 2022 4:22 PM
To:City Clerk
Cc:Cynthia Sessions; Charlieejr
Subject:City Council Public Comment
Attachments:Abatement Proceedings letter.docx.pdf
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City Clerk
On behalf of the Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association please include attached in public
comment at tonight's City Council meeting for Item 3C Abatement Proceedings.
Respectfully
Deiter Crawford
5/26/2022
Public Comment
Item 3C
May 26,2022
To: Palm Springs City Council
RE:City of Palm Springs City Council’s Agenda Item 3C the ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1.06 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL
CODE (COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS) AND
SECTION 11.72.200 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
(COMMENCEMENT OF ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS).
Upon review of the staff report our main concern with the ordinance is that it will push Lower
Income Palm Springs residence out of their properties by first citing the residents; shortening the
time frame those residence have to correct those citations; then allow the city to hire contractors
to make the corrections; then impose outrageous fines for said contractor bills on to the residents;
which will ultimately result in tax liens and property loss. Our community members are in fear
that the city tax collectors will have the ability to eventually sell our property to pay off the debt.
As a community we want to do everything we can to get in compliance before any of this
happens. With the new proposed ordinance, reasonable timing to become compliant will be
eliminated. We are asking for the city’s assistance in cleanup projects like making dumpsters
accessible for free to residents, as well as partnering with nonprofit organizations like Habitat for
Humanity to bring properties up to code. We have many elderly residents in our community who
are on fixed incomes and have no means to pay potential fines that this ordinance will certainly
bring about. Inflation is at an all-time high, with the cost of living continuing to rise with no
relief in sight.
Our community is totally against this ordinance in its current state and we urge the council to
consider not adopting this ordinance.
Respectfully,
Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association
5/26/2022
Public Comment
Item 3C