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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Administrative Appeals Board
1.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Palm Springs Administrative Appeals Board was called to order by
Chair Sinclair on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 5:35 p.m.
2.ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Patrick Basile, Jocelyn Kane, David Parker, Vice Chair Michael
Paonessa, and Chair Wayne Sinclair
City Staff
Present: Abe Galvan-Sanchez, Deputy City Attorney; Patrick Clifford, Executive Program
Administrator; Mitchell Nabhan, Code Compliance Supervisor; Jacob Gonzalez,
Code Compliance Officer; Jason Whittaker, Code Compliance Officer; Jonathan
Ingram, Code Compliance Officer; Cassandra Edney, Deputy City Clerk.
3.ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA
By consensus, the Board accepted the agenda as presented.
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER PATRICK BASILE, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR
PAONESSA, CARRIED 5-0
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
APPEAL HEARINGS:
4. APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTATIVE DECISION OF A SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION
OF THE VACATION RENTAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FINE OF $2,500.00 TO ALISA & ROBERT BEKNAZARIAN
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1105 VIA SAN MICHAEL RD., PALM
SPRINGS.
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER BASILE, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER PARKER,
CARRIED 5-0 to UPHOLD and adopt Resolution No. 0284 entitled “A RESOLUTION OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ON THE APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AB0611
ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO ALISA & ROBERT BEKNAZARIAN AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION OF A SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION OF THE VACATION
RENTAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1105
VIA SAN MICHAEL RD., PALM SPRINGS”
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5. APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTATIVE CITATION A7144 AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISION OF A TWO-YEAR SUSPENSION OF THE VACATION RENTAL
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 390 W.
CORTEZ, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR PAONESSA, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER KANE,
CARRIED 5-0 to UPHOLD and adopt a Resolution No. 0285 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ON THE APPEAL OF STEVEN BITON FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 390 W. CORTEZ, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATION A7144 ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 AND THE TWO-YEAR
SUSPENSION OF VACATION RENTAL REGISTRATION CERTIFCATE #5045.”
6. APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION THAT SEAN WILLIAMS IS
PERMANENTLY INELIGIBLE TO OPERATE A VACATION RENTAL IN THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINE OF $5,000 FOR
OPERATING AN UNREGISTERED VACATION RENTAL PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 3001 N. CHUPEROSA RD., PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR PAONESSA, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER KANE,
CARRIED 5-0 to UPHOLD and adopt a Resolution No. 0286 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ON THE APPEAL OF SEAN WILLIAMS FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3001 N. CHUPEROSA RD., PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AB0606 ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF
$5,000 AND THE PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY TO OPERATE A VACATION RENTAL
IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS.”
OTHER BUSINESS:
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 25, 2023, and November 29, 2023.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR PAONESSA, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER BASILE,
CARRIED 5-0 to APPROVE
8. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REQUESTS: None.
9. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS AND COMMENTS: None.
10. CITY CLERK’S REPORTS AND FUTURE MEETING DATES
Deputy City Clerk Edney provided an update on future meetings.
ADJOURNMENT
The Administrative Appeals Board meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Cassandra Edney
Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD: ___/____/2023
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