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Home My WebLink AboutNon AgendaFrom:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Thursday, April 11, 2024 11:49:25 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. Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:3131863 IP Address:66.27.168.58 Submission Date:04/11/2024 11:49 Survey Time:3 minutes, 47 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 City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia , Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios As someone who cherishes the memories of growing up in Demuth Park and now shares the joy of creating new memories there with my own children, it is disheartening to witness its decline amidst shifting priorities. While I fully support the diversification of activities within our community, it pains me to see essential aspects of the park, such as illuminated facilities and well-maintained sports fields, neglected.The absence of proper lighting, adequately seeded grass, and prepared sports facilities has led to the relocation of vital youth sports leagues like AYSO soccer and baseball to alternative venues. Consequently, families are compelled to seek recreational opportunities outside our immediate vicinity, thereby diminishing the park's role as a central hub for community engagement and youth development.As concerned members of the community who prioritize the well-being and recreational needs of our children, we urge the city to adopt a comprehensive approach to revitalizing Demuth Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 04/11/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda From:Christy Holstege To:City Clerk Subject:Fwd: Pickleball Project Date:Monday, April 15, 2024 8:33:50 PM Attachments:image001.png Christy Gilbert Holstege, Esq. Councilmember District 4 City of Palm Springs Begin forwarded message: From: Jane Garrison <jane.garrison66@gmail.com> Date: April 15, 2024 at 6:26:18 PM PDT To: Yvonne Wise <Yvonne.Wise@palmspringsca.gov> Cc: Jeffrey Bernstein <Jeffrey.Bernstein@palmspringsca.gov>, Christy Holstege <Christy.Holstege@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Re: Pickleball Project 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. Yvonne, please share with commission. Thank you. Dear Parks and Recreation commissioners, As you know, I spoke at a previous meeting concerned and against the removal of mature trees for pickleball expansion (and I'm a pickleball player). I was unable to attend the last meeting as I was out of town. I'm disappointed that the Commission went forward with the approval to remove mature trees to expand the courts. It's disappointing that a city like Palm Springs, that promotes how progressive it is, would remove trees for pickleball courts when we are in the middle of a climate crisis. If the commission or City Council is unwilling to get creative to build the courts around the trees, I request some minimal additions to the plan. 1. Please increase the ratio of new trees planted to the ones removed at a ratio of 1 to 10. To remove a 50-year-old massive tree and replace it with 3 tiny new trees is certainly not anywhere close to equitable or acceptable. 2. Please be sure the trees selected are native trees. 3. Each replacement tree should be a MINIMUM of a 48" box. We have planted over 100 trees of this size (and larger) at Prescott Preserve if you would like any photos or to see them in person. 04/11/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 4. Please add to the landscape plan of the pickleball courts to plant native bushes to create a screen between the open space grassy area and the pickleball courts. Native bushes provide fabulous habitat for small birds such as hummingbirds. As an additional benefit, it will provide a visual screen for those using the open area from having to watch pickleball. 5. If trees are removed it should not be done during nesting season (Feb to Sept). I'm still hopeful that the City Council will do the right thing and not allow the removal of the mature trees but at a minimum, I hope the aforementioned suggestions can be included. I look forward to your reply Jane Garrison On Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 9:16 AM Yvonne Wise <Yvonne.Wise@palmspringsca.gov> wrote: Hello Jane: Thanks for reaching out. At present, the proposed conceptual court layout is in the footprint of approximately 15 trees. The City is working with a certified arborist to help us determine the best path forward regarding the project, including evaluating the trees at Demuth Park. No Pickleball Court concept has been approved yet, and instead, the City is in the conceptual development phase as we work through design and various site issues. We are hosting another community outreach meeting tomorrow night for the design team to present the concept and to collect additional feedback. I have attached the flyer for individuals who may want to join. Additionally, we have a dedicated email address to receive feedback for those who are unable to attend the meetings: pickleball@palmspringsca.gov. I hope this information is helpful and I can keep you posted as the project progresses. Sincerely, Yvonne Wise Director, Parks & Recreation City of Palm Springs 401 S. Pavilion Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 04/11/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda t: 760.323.8277 | email: yvonne.wise@palmspringsca.gov The City of Palm Springs is hiring! Apply Here. From: Jane Garrison <jane@oswitlandtrust.org> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 7:12 PM To: Yvonne Wise <Yvonne.Wise@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: Hi Yvonne! 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. We are getting swamped with emails from people who are upset about the proposed removal of 15 mature huge trees for more pickleball courts. Can you let us know if an alternative plan is being considered that would work around the trees? Thanks Jane 04/11/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda 04/25/2024 Public Comment Non Agenda From:dougsky1@aol.com To:Brenda Pree; City Clerk Subject:Public Comment Correction from April 11, 2024 Date:Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:09:37 PM Attachments:April 11 correction to written and oral testomony.docx 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. Good afternoon Brenda- I wanted to make two corrections to my comments at the April 14, 2024 meeting. I have attached a correction to my public comments both oral and written. I double checked my comments after the meeting and need to make two corrections for the record. 1. In editing the written comments I deleted references to to the Monroe statue editorial by the Desert Sun. I tried to edit down to two minutes and in my final edits forgot I removed the correct editorial reference. 2. In my oral comments I said Bogert and Reverend Rollins went to Washington DC to secure FHA financing. Bogert and Reverend Rollins went to DC together for a different housing program. In the attachment I have noted these items in blue so it is easy to see. Please enter these comments into the record and provide a copy to the mayor and city council. Thank you for your hard work. Doug Evans 4/25/2024 Public Comment Non-Agenda April 11, 2024 City Council Closed Session Meeting Comments By Doug Evans, Friends of Frank Bogert Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council- “I don’t know how we got to this big discussion” Councilmember Grace Garner 9/29/2021. “textbook example of how not to conduct the people’s business” Desert Sun editorial May 2021 describing how city handled Bogert Statue removal. Correction- in editing to try and meet 2 minutes I took out my note that this quote was regarding the Monroe statue. The Desert Sun editorial on the Monroe statue process was similar- not transparent and public comments were mixed. How decisions are made is as important as the decision. Today marks your 10th closed session in the past year; 21st closed session since Section 14 Survivors filed their first claim. Your closed session agendas have become a forum for Section 14 Survivors and recently Friends of Frank Bogert to address the city council. Something is wrong. The city council has backtracked on its decision last April to get the facts on Section 14. After your last closed session meeting Friends of Frank Bogert including Frank’s daughter talked to survivors and we had a meaningful series of discussions regarding Section 14 and Frank Bogert. Both Donna and I appreciated the opportunity to talk and share our views. At times it was tense and at other times we smiled and laughed with each other. Today I have submitted a 17-page document which summarizes the efforts the city and Mayor Bogert took to find and build affordable housing for Section 14 residents. This includes the fact the city built Seminole Gardens and Reverend Rollins and Frank Bogert working together to secure FHA financing for Section 14 residents. $200 down payment and 100% financing. Many of the displaced residents benefited from these programs and some of the descendants are unaware of the efforts the city and others went to try and find affordable housing for displaced residents. These facts were easy to find and somehow ignored by the individuals who prepared the HRC report. Note for the record- in my oral comments I said that Bogert and Rollins went to Washington DC together to get the FHA financing. Bogert and Rollins went to Washington DC to secure funding for a different housing program. Together Bogert and Rollins work together to help find housing for displaced residents. See the 17-page attachment for more details. How did we get here………the city allowed and continues to allow nonfactual information such as the HRC report and now the discredited Attorney General report to be cited and 4/25/2024 Public Comment Non-Agenda used as factual information. Despite refusing to adopt the HRC in 2021report, several of you continue to reference it in your public comments and talks with media. It’s time to step back, acknowledge the city’s rush to judgement, correct the record by getting the facts. Thank you, Doug Evans, FFB Doug Evans 4/25/2024 Public Comment Non-Agenda