HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-1-23 Item 1AFrom:Brad Anderson
To:City Clerk
Cc:Assemblymember.Wallis@assembly.ca.gov
Subject:Public Comment, Agenda Item: 1.A, Palm Springs City Council meeting of January 23, 2025 (5:30PM)
Date:Monday, January 20, 2025 11:09:00 AM
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January 20, 2025
City of Palm Springs
City Council / City Hall
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA. 92262
(760) 322-8204 - www. palmspringsca.gov
Attention: Clerk of the Board / City Council / General Public
Re: Written letter to be entered in the Public record and made available for public Inspection
for the January 23, 2025 (5:30) Regular Scheduled Palm Springs City Council meeting -
Agenda Item: 1.A (City Council meeting minutes of January 9, 2025)
Dear current City Council members,
Please review my written statements listed below prior to the consideration of agenda Item:
1.A (Approval of City Council January 9, 2025 meeting minutes).
It's highly recommended to abandon the Citys motivation to approve the January 9, 2025 City
of Palm Springs Council meeting minutes as written. It's reasonable to consider that Palm
Springs City officials have used the pretext notion of "streamlining" the City's (duty) of
accurately recording (written minutes) of verbal testimony given during City conducted Public
meetings held under it's authority with the radical Implementation of eliminating (omitting)
major aspects (ALL) public verbal testimony given during Palm Springs City conducted
public meetings.
It's been repeatedly demonstrated that Palm Springs city officials have ONLY recorded
(written minutes) of public speaker(s) names (if given) in the official public record. No other
related Information of the topic(s) (Agenda Item(s) that were spoken in regards too) were
recorded within the January 9, 2025 City Council meeting minutes. a brief description
(summary) of the verbalize public testimony that was surrendered by the general public was
NOT recorded in the Citys written meeting minutes. Also, NO indication of support or
opposition to the agenda Item(s) that were spoken (verbal testimony) in regards too were
recorded within the written meeting minutes.
It's highly recommended to recognize and record public speaker(s) name(s) (if given) and the
agenda Item(s) (topic) that verbal testimony was directed towards plus a brief summary of the
spoken statement that was given by the Public speaker(s), including the stance taken (Support
or Opposition).
Please be advised that California regulation (law) Governmental code: 54954.3(a)(c) - allows
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the opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item
of interest to the public. It's reasonable to consider that remarks (Public Comments) made to
the legislative body would be recognized and recorded accurately within written meeting
minutes of those public meetings.
Please consider allowing citizens the opportunity to address (provide Public Comment) during
Palm Springs City Council Open Public meetings at the time that the City Council would
consider each agenda Item listed on that Public meeting posted agenda. It's NOT reasonable
to have Public Comments given far in advance (offen several hours in advance of City
Council's consideration) of the agenda topic being considered by the City Council. Also, it's
critical that Palm Springs City officials "allow" more than the current allotted speaking time of
ONLY two (2) minute time period per citizen for the "whole" (complete) City Council
meeting agenda (other than Public Hearing Item(s) and Non-Agenda Public comment).
Please consider the Public good over the willingness of Palm Springs City Council's attempt to
censor Public testimony at their Public venues and eliminating (disenfranchise) Public
partispation at Palm Springs City Council meetings.
Sincerely,
Brad Anderson | 37043 Ferber Dr. Rancho Mirage, CA. 92270
Cc:
47th District Assembly member
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