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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNon Agenda ItemsFrom:LetsAll@GoBananas.net To:City Clerk; Denise Goolsby Cc:abig@kidatheart.com; board@ONE-PS.org Subject:Suggestion: Palm Springs Civics Academy Date:Tuesday, February 14, 2023 7:07:32 PM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image004.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. Dear City Council and Staff, CC; Denise Goolsby and the ONE-PS BoD, A RESPONSE TO US IS NOT NECESSARY. Planting a seed for the idea of creating a “Palm Springs Civics Academy”. The inspiration comes from our neighboring city to the north, Desert Hot Springs. Link to DHS Civics Academy info.: https://www.cityofdhs.org/civics-academy/ For years we (Denise, Bob and I) attended more neighborhood meetings than we can even count. So often the questions and concerns were the same, meeting after meeting, and year after year. Most requiring an explanation about how things work in the city. It is clear, that how the city works is a big mystery to many/most, and wrong assumptions abound. We would often discuss among the three of us, how a library of informative videos from the city depts. on the common topics would go a long way to help educate and inform. That way people would have ready access to visit and share on how the city works. A PS Civics Academy might be an idea to consider. It could even become a recommended primer for all new ONE-PS Reps and Alts. Perhaps even become a learning and research tool for our Palm Springs students. Seed planted. Thanks so much for reading and considering, Bob Heinbaugh & Paul Hinrichsen – Upper West Side NOrg leadership members. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Tuesday, February 14, 2023 3:41:47 AM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2243606 IP Address:75.85.221.160 Submission Date:02/14/2023 3:41 Survey Time:1 minute, 38 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia , Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios When are all the potholes on Palm Canyon and vista chino going to be fixed Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Sunday, February 12, 2023 11:41:36 AM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2240545 IP Address:72.132.184.156 Submission Date:02/12/2023 11:41 Survey Time:8 minutes, 45 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre Doug Ripley City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Kamloops, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) 4038159479 Email (optional/opcional) dourip55@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios My wife and I have been coming down to Palm Springs for a number of years and love the many amenities and excellent restaurants that are here. We like staying close to the core so we can walk around and stop for a coffee and just hang out. Our only complaint is the amount of litter that seems to be around. We differently have noticed that garbage cans are overflowing especially on Tahquitz and wonder how often do they get picked up. Thanks Doug Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Thursday, February 9, 2023 3:13:47 PM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2237026 IP Address:76.93.224.159 Submission Date:02/09/2023 3:13 Survey Time:16 minutes, 28 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre Charles Rogers City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) 9093745926 Email (optional/opcional) dbarchuck@aol.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios I have lived in Council District 5 in the City of Palm Springs for 3 1/2 years and have been a property owner for over 20 years. My concern is the Smoketree area on Palm Canyon Drive between Sunrise Way and Farrell. This area of the City is an absolute eyesore with homeless individuals living in squalor in and around bus stops. There are always numerous shopping carts full of items that quite frankly look like debris and waste products. Several "snowbirds" who stay at my complex during the winter months have commented to me about the dire condition of the Smoketree shopping complex where the Ralph's is located. Chief Mills wrote in one of his public service announcements about people openly using fentanyl at the intersection of Palm Canyon and Sunrise. Many of the individuals I see loitering in this area appear to be under and influence and/or addicted to opiads. The Council must not be waiting on the delayed opening of the Navigation Center to address this very serious matter. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Thursday, February 9, 2023 8:33:19 AM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2235775 IP Address:98.148.51.42 Submission Date:02/09/2023 8:33 Survey Time:3 minutes, 9 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre Janice LoSardo City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Rancho Mirage, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) 3602203000 Email (optional/opcional) janlojanlo2@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Please facilitate direct airline flights to our new sister city, San Miguel De Allende Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:Lauren Wolfer on behalf of Christy Holstege To:n249ers@yahoo.com; City Clerk Subject:Re: Street food vendors Date:Monday, February 6, 2023 5:59:45 PM Hi Kevin, Thanks for your email. The State of California has passed legislation (SB 946 in 2018 and SB 972, which took effect on Jan 1st 2023) that prohibits cities from banning sidewalk vending, however the city is able to regulate these businesses to help ensure public health and safety. Council and city staff are currently in the process of drafting an ordinance regulating sidewalk vending within Palm Springs. I've copied the city clerk who will enter your comments into the public record and share them with the other members of council. Thanks for being involved. Christy Gilbert Holstege, Esq. Councilmember City of Palm Springs, District 4 Tel: (760) 323-8200 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Fax: (760) 323-8207 Palm Springs, CA 92262 www.palmspringsca.gov christy.holstege@palmspringsca.gov From: n249ers@yahoo.com <n249ers@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:19 AM To: Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Street food vendors 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 Councilwoman Hostege, I have never reached out to politicians before, but I feel I must express my opinion on the matter of the pop-up street food vendors in Palm Springs. I am totally against permitting such arrangements for several reasons. Firstly, I think such “businesses” are an unfair arrangement relative to existing brick and mortar, licensed food businesses that are held to health codes and pay business taxes. I feel that the lack of sanitary requirements and oversight and the free nature of just standing at street corners selling food is unsafe to the community. Also, I do not feel such practices improve the look and feel of such a vibrant “town”. In fact, I think such arrangements contribute to the declining quality of the city which is already suffering from the absurd amount of homelessness ruining the quality of life here. This is not an us-versus-them situation, but a matter of fairness and safety. Please refrain from legitimizing these arrangements and perhaps consider establishing an dedicated area/food hall type of arrangement for such vendors and food trucks. This may be a more appropriate, enjoyable and controllable method for permitting non brick and mortar businesses. I appreciate your time and consideration. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda Kevin 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Friday, February 3, 2023 11:19:19 AM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2225264 IP Address:209.52.88.31 Submission Date:02/03/2023 11:19 Survey Time:7 minutes, 58 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre Keith Boras City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) 4033183311 Email (optional/opcional) boras.keith@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Please forward this message to your City Council. As a frequent visitor to Palm Springs I have used the swim Center regularly and often in the past. But this year has been filled with disappointment at the Center being closed frequently. I am given the same excuse each time that relates to shortage of staff. As a retired Municipal Adminiatrator I know the value and difficulties associated with keeping these valuable assets open for taxpayers. While I am not a taxpayer I gladly pay the inflated rate to use the facility. But the apparent incompetence of management in this case is forcing me to consider another location to spent my winters in. I know my loss of business won’t affect the problem but Council needs to be aware of the problem in this facility. In speaking g to others I know I am not the only one with this impression. I trust my view will be considered by Council and a solution will be developed. Sincerely Keith Boras (concerned visitor) Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:Kenneth Bordewick To:City Clerk Subject:Crime in our neighborhood and Homeless People Date:Monday, February 6, 2023 12:44:40 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. Dear City Counsel, Our neighborhoods are experiencing crime. Police do not show up. Our cars are broken into daily. Our garages are broken into daily. People threaten us on our own streets. Now they are knocking on our doors trying to get into our homes. We continue to pay our taxes and the city continues to help everyone but we the residence of this fair city. Its time to stop helping the homeless and start helping the people who reside here in Palm Springs WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. THE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. WE ARE NOT SAFE IN OUR OWN HOMES. My mobile number is 310 467 5635 Kenneth Bordewik 1815 Basque Court 1817 Pintura Circle West 1828 Pintura Circle West Palm Springs CA 92264 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:Kenneth Bordewick To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comment for to nights meeting Date:Monday, February 6, 2023 12:44:42 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. Dear City Counsel Our homes in the palm Springs area are being broken into and Burgled as well as Ransacked. I have camera footage of people coming into my back yard and trying my windows and doors. My direct neighbors home was burgled and Ransacked. We are accosted and yelled at by homeless and drug abuse people. We are made to be afraid in our own homes, neighborhoods and grocery stores. Police don’t respond and if they decide to.. its hours later after the criminals have left. We pay our taxes and respect our fair city. We need to be given the same from our city counsel. We elect YOU to help us. Not to help the homeless and make their lives easier. We come here to retire and have an easy peaceful life. Not to worry about who will enter our homes while we sleep. City council get up off of your buts and do something before its too late. WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK NOW. WE NEED TO TAKE OUR CITY BACK NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO. 1815 Basque Court 1828 Pintura Circle West 1817 Pintura Circle West Palm Springs 92264 You may reach me for more comment on my mobile 310 467 5635 Kenneth Bordewick Sent from Mail for Windows 10 02/09/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda From:Dianne Nezgoda To:City Clerk Subject:Homeless woman in need of help Date:Wednesday, February 1, 2023 8:58:25 AM Attachments:image.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. Hello Ms. Pree, I am asking you to please share my concerns re a homeless woman with our City Council. Her name is Gail and she roams and sleeps up and down Tahquitz from approximately Farrell to Palm Canyon. I met her approximately a year ago and attempted to intervene. I contacted PSPD informing them of her locations. I eventually spoke with an officer in charge of homelessness at the time and he informed me he knew of her, that she wouldn't speak to "us." Then I learned that if she were mentally challenged, which I suspect, there was nothing that could be done for her, unless she willingly wanted shelter. I asked Gail on one occasion if she would like to sleep in a bed and she said, "Yes." I recently ran into her and she looked like she had aged and was struggling to push her shopping cart. I asked her if she was OK and she asked me if I was eating! She doesn't engage but for a few minutes and then drifts off down the street. 01/26/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda This is her sleeping at the intersection of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon. Her sleeping on a side street off of Tahquitz. 01/26/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda Her sleeping on a bus bench on Tahquitz in front of the Hilton. I get frustrated by talk about the future Navigation Center and even about the 15 cots available until the end of the month at the Access Center. What can be done for Gail now? Thank you, Dianne Nezgoda 665 E. Arenas Road djnezgoda@gmail.com 01/26/2023 Public Comment Non Agenda