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To:City Clerk
Subject:Public Comment - Agenda Item: 1-A City Council meeting of October 12, 2023 (5:30PM)
Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 2:01:00 PM
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October 12, 2023
City of Palm Springs
City Council
Council Chamber/City Hall
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA. 92262
Attn: Clerk of the Board
Re: Written letter to be entered in the Public record and made available for public Inspection
for the October 12, 2023 City Council meeting
Agenda Item: 1-A (continuous implementation of AB361)
Dear Palm Springs City Council,
Please discontinue with the potential unlawful actions of having remotely performed meeting
of City officials (City Council/boards/commissions/committees) throughout the Palm Springs
City boundaries under California's AB361 law.
It's been repeatedly demonstrated that the "Findings" of City officials to declare the use of
Assembly Bill 361 has been false.
The meeting of City Council on October 12, 2023 has NO remote meeting access codes or
instruction for the general public listed on that meeting agenda. No telephone number was
provide to contact City officials of any disruptions that would "delay" the meeting until
corrections were made. Prior City Public meeting "required" participates (Public speakers) to
pre-register thought City administrators (Not a third-party) to partispate in the Peoples
business remotely (provide Public testimony).
Most Importantly is AB361 has expired (No State of Emergency in regards to COVID-19).
Plus the fact that the City has exceeded the "every 30 day" requirement to renew the original
City resolution in regards to the legal use of AB361 in prior months.
City officials haven't "promoted" any form of "physical" distancing in regards to COVID-19.
Many City conducted remote access meetings have discontinued "Rollcall" Voting.
In conclusion - the City of Palm Springs have missed AB361 to provide themselves a
convenience method of avoiding Public meeting venues - which helps to destroy Public trust
in Governance of the City of Palm Springs and the regional government agencies that they
affect.
Discontinue the use of AB361
Sincerely,
10/12/2023
Public Comment
Item 1A
Brad Anderson | 37043 Ferber Dr. Rancho Mirage, CA. 92270
Ba4612442@gmail.com
Cc:
10/12/2023
Public Comment
Item 1A