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Home My WebLink AboutItem 3AFrom:Grace Garner To:City Clerk Subject:Fwd: Weintraub Date:Monday, July 10, 2023 4:13:59 PM Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: George D <gdobosh@yahoo.com> Date: July 10, 2023 at 08:44:55 PDT To: Grace Garner <Grace.Garner@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Weintraub 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. Weintraub is making the entire city council look like fools. He sounds like a crook to me. I would stop doing business with him. Also who negotiated these horrible deals. You are doing a disservice to the entire valley. Sent from my iPhone 07/10/2023 Public Comment Item 3A From:Jeffrey Bernstein To:City Clerk Subject:Fwd: More concessions to developers? Date:Saturday, July 8, 2023 3:54:37 PM Thank you! Jeffrey Jeffrey Bernstein Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember City of Palm Springs 442-305-9942 Jeffrey.Bernstein@palmspringsca.gov Begin forwarded message: From: "Domicone, Harry" <domicone@callutheran.edu> Subject: More concessions to developers? Date: July 8, 2023 at 8:07:45 AM PDT To: "Jeffrey.Bernstein@palmspringsca.gov" <Jeffrey.Bernstein@palmspringsca.gov> 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: Thank you for your receptiveness and thoughtful responses to my previous comments. It seems that every time I read about a development project, the city continues to grant delays and conceptions. Even after stating “no more delays or exceptions,” they seem to continue to materialize. To some, it suggests that outside developers and their slick attorneys continue to outfox and bamboozle the city council. Developers seem to believe that the citizens of Palm Springs should compensate the developers because of market 07/10/2023 Public Comment Item 3A developments, unforeseen competition, costs of borrowing, and more. Reading about the 7-story (which everyone knows will be more than 7 stories, with assumed towers above elevator shafts and other roof-top mechanical considerations… and “first stories” are generally much taller than the rest, given retail outlets that occupy them), I see that the developer has continued to ask for delays, exceptions, extensions, etc. My opinion is that “enough is enough.” Not only with this project, but with all other ones. The city, which functions in the best interests of the citizens, seems to be expected to live up to their ends of agreements, but that seems to be only a starting point for future negotiations by the developers. Are we being played as fools? Here’s a suggestion: NO MORE projects should be approved without STRONG financial backing demonstrated by developers, and those that are approved should not be subject to future negotiations. Developers wanting kickbacks of occupancy taxes (up to 100%, in some cases) is incomprehensible. Many of us like the city the size it is, and as evidenced by the recent “roads report,” an important component of our infrastructure has eroded in quality. Am I the only one who sees something wrong, here? Please…. NO MORE DEVELOPMENT, no more expansion, no more give- always to out of town developers (as we continue to watch our locally-owned and managed business shutter) — at least until we upgrade (or at least sufficiently maintain!) our streets and the rest of our infrastructure. I’ve heard it suggested that the city council is “drunk on too much tax revenue, which may be one reason why it is so tempting to give it away.” Responsible growth that is consistent with the residents of Palm Springs’ interests is great. However, the moves toward unbridled growth and ambitions, for which you and your city council colleagues have inherited from previous councils (and, in some cases, their own poor decisions and decision-making — not yours) are resulting in the lowering of the quality of life of those who currently live here. I beseech you to call a halt to future seemingly unbridled development and giveaways to out of town slick developers, until we can restore the quality of life than attracted most of us to Palm Springs and, until he last few years, has encouraged us to remain. Thank you for your kind attention and for, in my opinion, continuing to balance the interests of multiple stakeholders, which you have convinced me is a responsibility to which you are committed. Sincerely, Harry Domicone Palm Springs, California Sent from a tablet 07/10/2023 Public Comment Item 3A From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Thursday, July 6, 2023 9:26:40 AM Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:2548854 IP Address:72.132.208.207 Submission Date:07/06/2023 9:26 Survey Time:6 minutes, 20 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 Stephen Jacobs City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) stephen@withaph.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Re: Item 3A Orchid Tree Hotel - The submitted 7 story apartment building in the middle of downtown and Historic Tennis Club is a monstrosity and should be immediately rejected. Richard Weintraub has been treating city staff, the planning commission, and city council like fools. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 07/10/2023 Public Comment Item 3A From:Jennifer K To:City Clerk Subject:No Additional Shelter Beds on the north side Date:Monday, July 3, 2023 9:52:49 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 City Council: First off, we are in full support of a Navigation center, even if the best location for it is on the north side of town where we live. We were promised this was a navigation center only, not a nightly shelter. But the addition of 50 single-night beds is very concerning for the same concerns the location of the center present: 1.No affordable food locations - closest is Tower Market. High prices for food. 2. Limited transportation - Bus stops with no shelter to protect from the summer sun and only run every 30 mins or so to town. Also costs money each way, which the unhoused will not have. Making it much more difficult to GET to work. 3. No convenient banking for cash a check to pay for food, transportation, etc. The addition of the beds and difficulty to get into town and back by a certain time will result in more concentrated loitering in the north end - or maybe this was the point. The lack of food, etc will result in more crime, more trespassing, the list goes on. Why not have the extra beds and shelter in a place that makes more sense, like the originally proposed area near Home Depot? Which will result in the unhoused be within walking distance to affordable groceries, jobs, etc. Why do the other districts continue to protect the affluent NIMBY areas instead of considering the WHOLE community you claim you serve. Continuing to push the unhoused away from the city doesn't help them and continues to show the veiled racism of dumping them in a lower socioeconomic area..... conveniently near the Rosa Parks area. You will continue to create a ghetto of the north side, the first impression and Welcome to Palm Springs while making it harder for those that truly need help. But at least the wealthy residents will be happy. We ask you to represent ALL OF US and reconsider your decision to add 50 single-night shelter beds in an area that cannot support them. Thank you, Jennifer and Curtis Kellams 06/29/2023 Public Comment Item 3A