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Home My WebLink AboutItem 3D - Public Comment1 Brent Rasi From:alika <alikas1@hotmail.com> Sent:Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:42 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’m Alika a downtown Palm Spring merchant I manage two buildings both have been vandalized, under the Palm Springs Facade program, vandalism is not included, if the priority is to maintain and beautifying the city, isn’t maintain it’s history and glory part of the beauty? I exhausted from having to foot the Bill for something that seems to becoming a “common occurrence” It needs to be iradicated. “Graffiti can be art, but Graffiti on someones property who doesn’t approve is VANDELISM that by defininition is a crime” we need help Alika rocks downtown merchant 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:Michael Crick To:City Clerk Cc:Michael Crick Subject:Palm Springs City Council - Proposed Security Video Camera System and Vandalism Repair Grant Program - July 14, 2022 Date:Tuesday, July 12, 2022 12:42:19 PM Importance:High 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 Clerk, This is just a brief message, endorsing the "Security Video Camera System and Vandalism Repair Grant Program", which will be up for review at the Palm Springs City Council Meeting on Thursday, July 14, at 5:30 PM. Compass Rose Financial Planning & Investment Management is in full support of this proposed program to assist small businesses in the downtown district to effectively cut the cost of vandalism they might experience. Please include our endorsement among other Palm Springs small businesses in support of the proposed program, and forward to the Palm Springs City Council's attention. Best regards, Michael Michael Crick Operations Manager Compass Rose Financial Planning, Inc. 333 North Palm Canyon Drive, Suite #112-A Palm Springs, CA 92262 Phone: (760) 322-5200 Web: www.CompassRoseFP.com Follow us on Facebook Your Fiduciary Advisor! 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:Britton Steel To:City Clerk Subject:Help for Businesses Targeting by Acid Etched Graffiti Date:Tuesday, July 12, 2022 6:14:32 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. Dear Palm Springs City Council Members: My spouse and I were saddened and distressed by the recent incidents of acid-etched graffiti on the windows of storefronts in our beautiful, vibrant downtown. It's really awful. The store owners work so hard to bring charm and vital energy to our community after two years of pandemic travel slowdowns. Regardless of whether the perpetrators are stopped, this needs to stop. Moreover, I understand there is some movement towards providing the affected businesses owners with a grant to fully reimburse them to repair the damage. I sincerely encourage you all to follow through and make these grants, and to take a strong stand against this kind of vandalism. Thank you. We both appreciate your attention and your leadership in these trying times. Britton Steel Kurt A. Wuellner 3531 East Via Escuela Palm Springs, CA 92262 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:luvdasun To:City Clerk Subject:Downtown Vandalism, etc Date:Tuesday, July 12, 2022 4:54:08 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, I'd really like to see the downtown businesses get help with the vandalism/defacing. I've lived in Palm Springs for almost 20 years and would like to see the downtown keep improving. Many wonderful new businesses are struggling to survive there and I really hope they can. Also as a healthcare worker, I'm happy to see that we are going to be a sanctuary city for women needing abortions. I feel that taking that right away is only the beginning of the horrible things this SCOTUS has planned for us. Sincerely, Meg Bane Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note9, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:Kim Galland To:City Clerk Subject:July 14 Agenda Item "D2-Vandalism Repair Grant" Date:Monday, July 11, 2022 5:44:12 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. I am writing in reference to the proposed funding to assist downtown businesses who have had their windows broken or damaged from vandals, E.g., acid etched graffiti. We, as small business owners, would find it a hardship to come up with funds for the cost of expensive window repairs. At any time of year, and especially during our much slower summer season. Filing an insurance claim would still require a high deductible, plus filing a claim could significantly increase insurance costs. It would be a tremendous benefit to the downtown businesses faced with this dilemma if the City of Palm Springs would approve the funding of this grant for 100% coverage up to $4,000 per window that is broken or damaged from vandals. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. Kim Galland KIMBALS 288 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 760-408-6866 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:dwjag@aol.com To:City Clerk Subject:Acid etched windows Date:Monday, July 11, 2022 11:06:07 AM 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 saw a post asking Palm Springs residents to support a 100% grant to fix the damaged windows in downtown Palm Springs. I am against it. Where does their entitlement stop? It is not my taxes that should go to subsidize them. Yes to using my taxes to increase law enforcement to put a stop to this. I had a business with 8 locations for 23 years. I never expected the city or anyone else to pay my bills. They have insurance. Either they can use their insurance or foot the bill. Why should the funds I contributed to the City go to only the sacred shops on Palm Canyon? Spend the funds to protect all of us, not fix something that is not your responsibility. If you'd like, loan them the money, but don't just sit down and write checks. Thank you, Dennis Walsh 277 West El Portal 328 West Mountain View Place 225 East Avenida Palmera 1850 South Camino Real 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D Darrell Baum Wabi Sabi Japan Living 300 N Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262 760-537-3838 Info@wabisabijapanliving.com Palm Springs City Council Re: July 14, 2022 agenda item D2 “Vandalism Grant” I am for the Vandalism Grant and would recommend the following for consideration: •The City view acid etch graffiti as graffiti. o The City to address the acid etch graffiti as other graffiti’s under the Graffiti clean up program covering costs of acid etch going forward. o There are companies that can repair acid etch graffiti and the City could create a contract with them with repair service monthly or quarterly or on demand. •Place a cap of $4k and cover 100% for this program o Example: Our window with tinting is around $2k. If the City were to provide 50%, $1k, I could not provide the other 50% at this time due to the economic downturn. My deductible is $1k and I have bills to pay, e.g., SCE this month is $921. I will pay business bills first. o The result is that the unsightly windows will remain as they are. •Consider this program in the future for when there are downturns in the economy as we are experiencing now. •Extend this for broken windows during this economic downturn o There is a broken window in the downtown core that is has been boarded up for several months. Most likely this is due to the economic downturn. There have been opinions on social media that businesses have insurance and therefore the business should use their insurance. As in the example, I cannot afford to pay the deductible at this time. Using insurance causes an increase and can lead to denial of insurance. The City will continue to have these unsightly windows until the economy returns to growth. Please consider that window damage should actually be the responsibility of the property owners. Property owners pick and choose which expenses they want to cover. They should be held responsible for the building exterior including windows. Please consider a city ordinance that would hold the property owners accountable for building exterior including the windows. I sincerely appreciate District 3 Geoff Kors for recognizing the current economic environment and stepping up with this proposed program. I hope the other City Council members will see the importance of this program during this time of a slowing economy. Best Regards, Darrell Baum 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D From:irving.idell@gmail.com To:City Clerk Cc:Irving idell Subject:Comments for todays council meeting Date:Thursday, July 14, 2022 6:13:35 AM 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. 1- City funded child care is ridiculous, This is the council again taking care of themselves. 2- Paying for vandalism for merchants is also a ridiculous idea, No one pays us homeowners for our vandalism. That’s what insurance is for , every policy has a rider you can purchase for that. I would propose then paying for every homeowner who has experienced theft and vandalism then. Merchants are no different then us. We are a small town NOT A BANK!! It’s about time this council stopped taking care of themselves and look at what is happening to our town. We are a tourist town and no one wants to vacation amount drug infested homeless people. Stop waiting for the navigation center and do your jobs !! Sent from my iPhone 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D 1 Brent Rasi To:Monique Lomeli Subject:RE: D 2-Vandalism Repair Grant Program From: sazzysgalleria <sazzysgalleria@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2022 1:02 PM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: D 2‐Vandalism Repair Grant Program 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 Council. We are writing you to show our very strong support for the proposed funding of the "D 2‐Vandalism Repair Grant Program". My wife and I own a retail store in downtown Palm Springs called Sazzy's Galleria. We are located at 270 N Palm Canyon Dr. Our store specializes in many different forms of handmade artwork featuring over 50 artists. We moved here in January of 2020 with the dream of opening a store in beautiful Palm Springs! Our lease began on February 1st, 2020. The space was gutted and we started major remodeling. Then the pandemic hit. We stopped everything not realizing the severity of what was coming. We were financially hit hard and had to wait out the pandemic until we finally opened our doors October 1st, 2020. During those months of waiting our four huge front windows were vandalized with acid etched graffiti. The cost to replace them was over $3000! This was an expense we could not afford, but had no choice. We tried to apply for the Facade Improvement Program, but were told there were no funds available. This was a major setback, especially considering we were opening at the height of the pandemic. That first year being open was still horrific with the pandemic. We are surviving, but how we wish there would have been a program to help us out with this horrific vandalism! More recently, we have had more acid etched graffiti vandalism happen to our front door. We cannot financially afford to have the door replaced at this time. We ask, along with other business owners, that you please support this program. We all want to keep our businesses here in Palm Springs! We all want to keep Palm Springs beautiful!! Thank you. Sincerely, Mitch and Tiffany Luther Sazzy's Galleria 270 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D 1 Brent Rasi To:Monique Lomeli Subject:RE: D2-Vandalism Repair Grant From: Tinder Box Palm Springs <tinderboxps@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 12:59 PM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: D2‐Vandalism Repair Grant 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, Our business (The Tinder Box) was one of many that had it's windows vandalized by acid wash/etched graffiti in June. We have owned the business for over 14 years and have had multiple forms of vandalism, from broken windows to scratched/etched windows and a break in with door damage and have never asked for the cities assistance. We are asking for the city to cover to cost of the damage window 100%, our estimate is approximately $4,000.00. We have other windows that are damaged as well, but this acid wash is not repairable. We are a small business and can not afford our insurance rates to increase so we are asking for the city to help. Please help keep downtown Palm Springs looking beautiful and help small businesses. Thank you, Brian and Debra Hunsaker Brian and Debra Hunsaker The Tinder Box Palm Springs 200 N. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 325-4041 www.Tinderboxpalmsprings.com 7/14/2022 Public Comment Item 3D