HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1EFrom:City of Palm Springs
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Date:Wednesday, February 8, 2023 2:56:00 PM
Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs
Submission #:2234766
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Submission Date:02/08/2023 2:55
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Paul Ortega
City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia
Palm Springs,
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7604094833
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portega@dwa.org
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Re: item 1E on Council's 2/9/23 agenda. As president of the board of directors for the Desert Water Agency and
chairman of its Conservation and Public Affairs Committee, I would like to first thank Council for its decision last fall
to provide supplemental funding in support of the Agency's turf replacement rebate program. These additional
funds went a long way toward making turf removal and replacement much more affordable for members of this
community. These programs help tremendously toward meeting the Agency's, the City's and California's goals of
long term water conservation and sustainability. However those additional funds were quickly depleted and now a
significant backlog of close to $325,000 in current applications exists. I urge Council to consider augmenting its
funding for this program beyond the $300,000 recommended in the current staff report, just as our Agency will
soon consider augmenting its current $3.6 million allocation for this fiscal year. Thank you.
Thank you,
City of Palm Springs
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02/09/2023
Public Comment
Item 1E