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South Palm Canyon + Sunny Dunes Business Association
650 E. Sunny Dunes Road
Palm Springs, CA 92264
November 9, 2023
City Council of Palm Springs
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Dear Honorable Council Members,
We, the undersigned, enthusiastically support the request to add Chapter 2.65 to the Palm Springs
Municipal Code (PSMC) to allow for the formation of commercial districts and to provide guidelines for
the administration of the districts. We believe this new ordinance supports the Council’s mission “(to
provide) excellent and responsive public services”.
The South Palm Canyon and Sunny Dunes Business Association was created to promote and
advocate for businesses in South Palm Springs. Our mission is to collectively work as business and
merchant owners toward the goal of bringing business to the designated district. We advocate for
solutions to neighborhood issues which affect this mission.
Our business owners include two of the oldest-operating businesses in Palm Springs—we have a lot
of history here! We have identified over 108 operating businesses in our district and currently list
over 50 active businesses and community partners in our group. We have an active Facebook page,
Google group, and have held ten meetings over the past eleven months.
South Palm Springs is not in the “tourist zone” and we feel tends to be overlooked by city-run
marketing campaigns and services. Our business zone tends to support residents while uptown
businesses attract visitors. This area is especially important to locals. We have the same interests as
main street but need help driving commerce and making improvements in the health, safety, and
welfare of our business owners and clients.
We are delighted the City of Palm Springs has plans to foster and support these partnerships and has
engaged a Central Business District Administrator. We look forward to working together.
With appreciation,
South Palm Canyon and Sunny Dunes Business Association
John McBain, Gear Leather
Julie Exley, Pink Cactus
Bill Sanderson, Townie Bagels
Bob Smiland, Desert Hand Car Wash
Helene Meyer, Peninsula Pastry
Dennis Costa, Bouschet
Jason Bronstein, Little Shop of Treasures
Philip Rechner, Roadrunner Estate Sales
Michaeljohn Horne, Club 541