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Thursday, November 14, 2024
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Palm Springs
CALL TO ORDER:
A Regular Meeting of the Palm Springs City Council was called to order by Mayor Bernstein on
Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 5:37 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Joseph Manjarrez, a high school student, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Absent:
City Staff
Present:
Councilmembers Christy Holstege, Grace Elena Garner, and Lisa Middleton; Mayor Pro
Tem Ron deHarte; and Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein.
None.
Scott Stiles, City Manager; Teresa Gallavan, Assistant City Manager; Flinn Fagg, Deputy City
Manager; Jeremy Hammond, Deputy City Manager; Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney; Andrew
Mills, Chief of Police; and Brenda Pree, City Clerk were present at Roll Call. Other staff
members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PRESENTATIONS: None.
PROCLAMATIONS: None.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOLSTEGE, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARNER,
CARRIED 5-0, to accept the agenda.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY:
Wilma Session-Glover, Mikki Brown-Walton, Ben Mayfield, Gloria Gonzales, Doug Evans, Christina
Genera-Martinez, Sharon Hendricks, Ted Barajas, Chris North, Cheryl Taylor, Samantha Nix Smith,
Lisa D. Bernard, Yvonne Hill, Hilton Smith, Diane Johnson, Betty Mayfield-Taylor, Diane McAlpine,
Pearl Devers, Ginny Foat, Lauren Wolfer, Charles Metcalf Jr., Makaiza Keesee, David Weiner, David
Vignolo, Shamoya Holland, Stephanie Brown, Jane Dodd, Leticia Skinner, Nicole Panter Dailey,
Sarena Nelson, Natalie Awad, Abraham Ishaq, Ilka H. Weston, Michael Howard, Brandy Lemmon,
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Mark Raskin, Donald Roy, Iante Roy, Gloria Thompson, Kenneth Strange, Angie Godinez, Phillip
Frazier, Desmond Johnson, Deiter Crawford, Yusef Miller, Nicole Reed, and Jurnee Ogden provided
oral testimony.
1.CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
2.PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
3.BUSINESS & LEGISLATIVE:
A.PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF SECTION 14 CLAIM NO. 22-0903, DATED APRIL 27,
2022, FILED BY LAW OFFICES OF MONROW MABON AND BARRY J. BENNETT,
ON BEHALF OF PEARL DEVERS, SURVIVORS & DESCENDANTS OF SECTION 14;
CLAIM NO. 22-0960, DATED NOVEMBER 29, 2022, FILED BY AREVA MARTIN,
ESQ., MARTIN & MARTIN, LLP PEARL DEVERS & SECTION 14 SURVIVORS AND
DESCENDANTS
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARNER, SECOND BY MAYOR BERNSTEIN,
CARRIED 5-0, to approve the settlement package, adding a day of remembrance, and an update
to the study by Architectural Resources Group, to permit a peer review process.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOLSTEGE, SECOND BY MAYOR BERNSTEIN,
CARRIED 5-0, to approve the affordable housing program.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Sarena Nelson, Nicole Panter Dailey, Ilka Weston, Michael Howard, Abraham Ishaq, David Vignolo,
Natalie Awad, and Brandy Lemmon provided non-agenda oral testimony.
CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENTS, REPORTS, & AGENDA
DEVELOPMENT:
City Manager Stiles and the City Council discussed the tentative upcoming meeting schedule and agenda
items. Council members Garner, Holstege, Middleton; Mayor Pro Tem deHarte; and Mayor Bernstein
provided comments.
ADJOURNMENT:
The City Council adjourned the meeting of Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 9:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL: