HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-04 City Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, December 4, 2023
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Palm Springs
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 this meeting was conducted in part by teleconference.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
A Special Meeting of the Palm Springs City Council was called to order by Mayor Garner on
Monday, December 4, 2023 , at 10:02 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Christy Holstege, Ron deHarte, and Lisa Middleton; Mayor Pro Tem
Jeffrey Bernstein; and Mayor Grace Elena Garner.
Absent: None.
City Staff
Present: Scott Stiles, City Manager; Teresa Gallavan, Assistant City Manager; Flinn Fagg,
Deputy City Manager; Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney; and Brenda Pree, City Clerk, were
present at Roll Call.
Councilmember Holstege joined the meeting, via Zoom, at 10:07 a.m.
3. PUBLIC TESTIMONY:
Thomas Adamo, Lee Morcus, David Feltman, Doug Watson, Debra Hovel, Kevin Comer, Peter
Moruzzi, Katherine DeShaw, Patsy Marino, Liz Armstrong, Chris Menrad, Trina Turk, Janice
Lyle, John Scot Borrowman, Nona Watson, Octavio Fernandez, Mark Ostoich, Randy Sturges,
Scott Gill, Bruce Hoban, Michael Stern, Peggy Trotl, Scott Connelly, Max Dirdah, Aftab Dada,
Michael Wollaeger, Mark Davis, George Yin, Gary Winuk, and David Perry provided oral
testimony.
4. QUALIFICATION OF INITIATIVE MEASURE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE
DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS SPECIFIC PLAN TO FACILITATE THE VACATION
OF A PORTION OF MUSEUM WAY BETWEEN BELARDO ROAD AND MUSEUM
DRIVE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF THE
“FOREVER MARILYN” STATUE AT THAT LOCATION
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DEHARTE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLSTEGE, CARRIED 4-1 (MAYOR GARNER VOTING NO), to receive, file, and accept
the Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition Signatures as valid in all respects; and adopt
Ordinance No. 2092, without an election, an ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN
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PALM SPRINGS SPECIFIC PLAN TO FACILITATE THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF
MUSEUM WAY BETWEEN BELARDO ROAD AND MUSEUM DRIVE IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THE PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF THE “FOREVER MARILYN”
STATUE AT THAT LOCATION, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE
SECTION 9215(a).”
ADJOURNMENT:
The City Council adjourned the special meeting of Monday, December 4, 2023, at 12:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________________
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL: 1/11/2024