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Home My WebLink AboutNon - AgendaFrom:Jerry Croxdale To:City Clerk Cc:Paul Vale Subject:Low Water Crossing at South Palm Canyon Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 6:10:47 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. Dear Mayor and City Council Members, I am a retired Registered Landscape Architect who wholeheartedly supports the bidding and construction of the above named project. The attempts by Oswit Land Trust (OLT) to block this project have been entirely misleading, disingenuous and not based in truth. They have posted inflammatory and factually untrue claims that this project is not needed, this project is based upon the needs of an unbuilt housing development, and in their estimation since it hasn’t fully flooded in recent memory, that it won’t flood again. As expected, OLT’s followers have lapped up these false statements as “truth”. I read the City’s project summary when it was published 9(?) months ago. I don’t need to refer to the Summary, as I remember the most salient points. Project Facts This public safety project was designed approximately 18 years ago by CalTrans. The project is funded. The City bought the 3 acres in full view of the community and OLT. The project area is a FEMA site. The project is one of the last segments of a larger flood control strategy for Palm Springs, and all watersheds downstream. OLT stated the project wasn’t necessary, yet hired a Stanford professor to create drainage options. OLT’s consultant offered alternative drainage options that were immediately determined not feasible by an independent Civil Engineering firm hired by the City of Palm Springs. OLT has failed to publicly acknowledge their participation in offering alternative drainage solutions, while also stating that no drainage improvements are needed. Just because the project area hasn’t flooded in recent memory, a 100 year storm event can happen anytime. Also, 100 year storm events don’t happen “every 100 years” - they can happen back to back, or in 5 years or 20. Observations CalTrans is a public entity that is charged with protecting the “health safety and welfare” of its citizens and the infrastructure it designs and builds. Their licensed Civil, Structural, Hydrological and Environmental engineers use proven engineering methods, rainfall data, core samples, known infiltration rates and other means and methods. In short, the decisions CalTrans makes are based in truth and facts. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda The flippant and untrue public statements made by OLT about the project insinuating “it’s not needed”, directly implicates some malfeasance and misuse of public funds by CalTrans. Additionally, OLT’s objections fly in the face of a documented FEMA site, selfishly ignoring the potential damage, injury or even death of everyone located downstream. Summary My hope is that you collectively vote to move this longstanding project forward, and not stall it once again. Your vote isn’t about having “political courage”, it’s about common sense. Trust CalTrans, trust engineers, their logic and science. Trust FEMA declarations, trust Flood Control Districts, and choose to support the public safety of your constituents. The City would be legally exposed beyond belief by denying a vetted, funded CalTrans, Flood Control District and FEMA project. Do the right thing. Thank you for allowing me to weigh in on this important public safety project. Respectfully, Jerry Croxdale 810 Hila Lane Palm Springs Sent from my iPhone 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:chanelholguin31@gmail.com To:City Clerk Subject:Written Comments (Please read) Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 5:36:46 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. Hello my name is Chanel Holguin. I am writing this on behalf of Nell Smith. Nell Smith was my case worker at the Transgender Health & Wellness Center. This woman, changed my life. She saved me from a domestic violence situation and got me housed within a week. Because of her I got my first studio, got hired at DAP Health, got my license back, a new car, and now work at St. John’s. She is my angel and I appreciate all she has done for myself, the transgender community, and humans in general. I pray you support her in which ever endeavor she chooses to go because I know people will be helped. I love you Nell and God bless you and the people of Palm Springs. Love and light. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 4:26:11 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 #:4079480 IP Address:75.85.211.34 Submission Date:05/28/2025 4:26 Survey Time:6 minutes, 20 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 Bryan Beak City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) bryanbeak@yahoo.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Dear Palm Springs City Council, As Co-Chair of Vista Las Palmas Neighbors Foundation, I oppose the current shared ownership legislation. Three concerns: Quality of Life: Replacing neighbors with 8 rotating vacation families degrades residential neighborhoods and drives residents to other valley cities. Zoning Rights: Residents bought in single-family zones. Any city wide upzoning should require neighborhood votes, not council mandates. Enforcement: With LLC ownership by 8 people, violations create legal nightmares. Are all owners penalized? Will non-violating owners sue the city? This increases time share ownership in Palm Springs and degrades our neighborhoods. I oppose shared ownership citywide. Please rescind this ordinance. Bryan Beak Co-Chair, Vista Las Palmas Neighbors Foundation Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:nheathcock@icloud.com To:City Clerk Subject:Nell Smith - city council meeting submission of comment Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 3:06:17 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. Hello my name is Nicole and I’m a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. I’m also a mother, a student, and a woman rebuilding her life from the ground up. I’m here today because of a housing program that didn’t just give me shelter — it gave me the chance to start over safely, with dignity. And I’m especially here because of Nell. Nell didn’t treat me like a case. She treated me like a person. She saw my whole story — the trauma, the strength, the fear, and the fire — and she made sure I had a safe place to land when I had nowhere else to go. For survivors like me, especially those of us who identify as LGBTQ+ or trans, programs like this are more than helpful — they are life-saving. We already fight to be seen. We shouldn’t have to fight for housing too. Nell understands that. Not from a distance, not from a textbook — from doing the work. And that’s exactly why she belongs on the Human Rights Commission. Because she doesn’t just talk about equity and justice — she lives it. I stand here today because of her compassion, her advocacy, and her belief in people like me. And I’m proud to stand with her now. Sent from my iPhone 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:3123754437@mms.att.net To:City Clerk Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 2:29:18 PM Attachments:text_0.txt From:Sunny Berro To:Ron deHarte; City Clerk Subject:Concerns over your alignment with extremists Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 2:05:45 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. Good afternoon Ron, I'm writing this email with so much heaviness and disappointment in my heart. I was recently sent a social media post you posted of your visit to Temple Isiah regarding the tragic shooting of 2 Israeli embassy staffers. I think it’s truly great that you are showing up for the Jewish community during these hard times. The person who sent me this is a community member and a friend. They pointed out that the man tagged in your post Bob Weinstein is a xenophobic and Islamophobic extremist. I decided to take a look at his public Facebook page and was in shock. Not that someone could be so hateful, wrong and misleading, but that my Mayor endorses this person. The same Mayor who just said “Standing Against Hate in the Face of Heartbreak.” I want to give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you were not aware of the blatant and unacceptable rhetoric this person is spreading. However, I have not seen one post from you regarding the 9 year old Palestinian boy who was stabbed in Illinois. Or the Palestinian college students who were targeted and shot in Vermont. Also nothing about the attempted drowning of the 3 year old Palestinian girl in Texas. Those are all domestic tragedies you continue to be silent about. The selective empathy from our leaders is beyond obvious at this point. This in turn is causing more division and hurt within our beautiful city. Many members of the community do not feel safe, including myself. You and other council members have emboldened these extremists and their endless hate and discrimination. Please review the screenshots attached from Bob’s public Facebook page. Ron, you need to speak up about this. To say I’m disgusted would be an understatement. This man is not alone in his rhetoric. He is comfortable spreading easily debunked and dehumanizing propaganda like a Britain appointed leader for the Palestinians (who they did not know or want) that met with Hitler and co-conspired to create the holocaust. The same garbage Netanyahu once tried to pass off as truth and was quickly debunked by journalists and scholars. The purpose of this is to get you to dehumanize the Palestinians and it has historically worked. But not anymore. It’s bad enough that we’ve had to accept that our own community leaders have not spoken up about the constant starvation, slaughter and bombardment the Palestinians are going through by the unhinged psyhotic Israeli regime, but to publicly prop up someone like Bob is abhorrent and unacceptable. This is a big deal and not something that will go away quietly. We do not feel safe with this person in the community and especially when they're being endorsed by our Mayor. I know you are a busy man but you need to say and do something about this as soon as possible. PS: I've also attached a clip of just some of the harassment we face when protesting against the genocide in Gaza or doing our silent vigils. Though we mostly get support and praise from the community there's always one or two completely unhinged zionist that verbally attacks us. In 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda the video the man screams "F### Gaza!" and "I hope they kill 50,000 more." This was unprovoked. City Clerk please add this into the public record. Thank you both, Sunny IMG_4095.MP4 IMG_4278.jpg IMG_4280.jpg IMG_4281.jpg IMG_4282.jpg IMG_4283.jpg IMG_4285.jpg IMG_4286.jpg 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Shyam Lal To:City Clerk Cc:Rami Randhawa; Vanessa Vergara Subject:Palm Springs Project No 06-18, Low Water Crossing Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 12:12:55 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. To City Clerk, We are residents of the Monte Sereno HOA, off Bogert Trail, in Palm Springs, CA. As you know, past flooding has isolated our neighborhood and disrupted safe and emergency passage. We welcome the proposed Low Water Crossing project (# 06-18), are strong supporters and request for its expedient approval and implementation. Thank you, Shyam Lal & Rami Randhawa 1038 Bella Vista Palm Springs, CA 92264 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Steve Krause To:Ron deHarte Cc:City Clerk Subject:South Palm canyon drive low water crossing property Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 11:04:57 AM 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. To whom it may concern, My name is Steve Krause I live at 466 Neutra Street in Alta at the South end of South Palm Canyon drive. I'm writing in support of the low water project at Andreas Canyon on South Palm Canyon drive because it's critical to the health safety and welfare of myself and my community. When that intersection floods we don't have access to emergency services and they can't access us putting lives at risk I believe it's imperative that this project gets done as soon as possible. Thank you for your support!! 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Scott Bader To:City Clerk Cc:Tera Willis (tera@vintagegroupre.com) Subject:South Palm Canyon Low Flow Water Crossing Date:Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:33:14 AM Attachments:image001.png 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. Please be advised that we are in favor of this project. Kerry and Scott Bader 1010 Bella Vista PS 92264 Monte Sereno 50 weeks seems like an extremely long time to complete this project….can it be sped up in any way???? Thank you. Scott Bader | Shareholder Phone: 952.540.8635 | Cell: 612.272.5717 scottbader@badercompanies.com Bader, a multi-generational, family company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, takes residential concepts from idea to reality. Founded in 1968, Bader has been setting the standard in multi-family housing for nearly sixty years. Through creativity and innovation, Bader consistently provides exceptional value to all its shareholders. Discover more at www.badercompanies.com 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Pat Barton To:City Clerk Subject:Opposition to Expansion of Co-Owned Housing Permits in Old Las Palmas Date:Monday, May 26, 2025 6:39:56 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. Dear Mayor deHarte and Esteemed Members of the Palm Springs City Council, I am writing as a concerned resident of the Old Las Palmas neighborhood to express my strong opposition to the expansion of co-owned housing permits within our community. Old Las Palmas is known for its historic significance, architectural preservation, and the peaceful residential character that defines daily life here. The potential increase of co- owned properties—often marketed as luxury vacation homes under shared ownership— poses a serious threat to the integrity and long-term livability of our neighborhood. While the city has enacted an ordinance limiting co-owned homes to 30 across Palm Springs, our neighborhood’s unique heritage and residential density make it especially vulnerable to the disruptions that can accompany these arrangements. We have already seen the impact of short-term vacation rentals in the form of increased traffic, noise disturbances, and transient occupancy patterns that erode the community spirit we have worked hard to preserve. Moreover, the influx of co-owned properties risks accelerating property inflation, making it increasingly difficult for full-time residents and future generations to afford to live here. If left unchecked, this trend will transform Old Las Palmas from a historically grounded, diverse neighborhood into a revolving door for high-income absentee owners. In light of these concerns, I respectfully request that any City Council members who have received campaign contributions from individuals or entities affiliated with Pacaso or other co-ownership platforms recuse themselves from any votes or deliberations on this issue. It is critical that these decisions be made with transparency, free of conflicts of interest, and with full accountability to the residents of Palm Springs. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda I urge the Council to protect the character and future of Old Las Palmas by rejecting any expansion of co-owned housing permits in our neighborhood or other similarly impacted areas. Thank you for your time and continued service. Sincerely, Patricia Barton 444 W. Chino Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 pbarton@dc.rr.com 760-774-0822 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:dfwh0ppy To:City Clerk Subject:Co owned housing proposed ordinance Date:Monday, May 26, 2025 4:57:23 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. We live in the Vista Las Palmas area of Palm Springs in a home we purchased in 1972. We already have approximately 50% of our street, Rose Avenue, filled with Vacation Rentals, so you can imagine the constant turnover of "Weekend Warriors" that party and brutally change the nature and culture of the City for us and the non-rental owners that remain. Now, you propose to worsen the bleak situation by allowing multiple separate owners to share in the ownership and use of a single family home turning our neighborhood into a zoo. The City of Palm Springs is rightfully a destination for vacation travelers, that's what hotels are for, not to destroy the backbone of the City, any City, by forcing permanent residents to flee. The City Counsel should consider the kind of City Pacaso Housing will create, no real neighbors that care for their homes, parking and noise problems, trash on the streets and gutters, an unlivable mess. Daniel l Dintzer Attorney at Law 1102 North Rose Avenue Palm Springs, Ca. 92262 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Info Info To:City Clerk Subject:Citizen Comments re: Time Share / Multi-Shared Ownership Housing Regulation Palm Springs Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 8:25:56 AM 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. I am writing to register my VERY STRONG OPPOSITION to Palm Springs allowing the existence of time share / multi-share housing in ANY predominately residential neighbor hood in Palm Springs. I fully understand the importance of our tourism-based economy here in Palm Springs. FYI-I was one of the Palm Springs residents who served on the citizens advisory committee to guide our city government in their review and revision on the short term rental regulations several years ago. That committee was composed of private citizens, short term rental property owners and short term rental property management companies. So all “sides” were represented. There were months of difficult discussions, negotiations and eventually good compromising, amongst the committee members. One of the main areas of opposition arose from the very excessive negative impact on life quality when commercial housing is integrated into residential neighborhoods. Forcing the loss of community support due to the constant influx of strangers who are in no way invested in the quality of life where they are invading. We eventually presented our recommendations, with compromises which passed by majority vote amongst all committee members, to our city officials for consideration in revising the existing (at that time) short term vacation rental regulations. Setting % limits per neighborhood. Sadly, after that project ended, the very powerful and very well funded short term vacation rental property management groups were able to effectively lobby our elected officials to completely ignore the full committee’s recommendations. Resulting in an actual INCREASE in STR properties via creating a whole new category that bypassed most of the actual regulations meant to modulate the impact in residential communities composed of the very residents who support Palm Springs business YEAR ROUND by living here permanently. So it was not surprising to see several years later that the regulations adopted failed. And we are now revising them to better control the STR management companies because owners are so negligent in their own profit making on the backs of destroying life quality. It is with this same insight that I oppose the proliferation of what is simply yet another form of commercial housing destroying the life quality of residential neighborhoods in Palm Springs. Time shares such as PACSO. The fact cannot be disputed that whether short term, Airbnb / VRBO type housing or time share / multi-shared interest properties, they are all BUSINESSES which provide temporarily accommodations to travelers / tourists. At the expense of losing permanent housing. Driving up the COST of remaining permanent housing. And causing pubic nuisance (mostly noise and parking) problems so significant that our city actually needs a department to mitigate those issues. Regardless of WHO pays for the investigation / mitigation process. These types of housing situations are in fact no different than hotels / motels. And should be regulated as such. Meaning they should only be in commercial zoned districts. They should be REQUIRED to follow the same fire, safety, evacuation, emergency lighting regulations. AND be required to offer some sort of ADA accommodations. As are hotels which struggle to compete on the un- level playing field which city governments such as Palms Springs have enabled. Currently, there is not a single ADA compliant / wheelchair accessible short term rental property to be found anywhere in Palm Springs. I brought this fact to the attention of our city leaders years ago, during our STR 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda committee meetings. And even suggested that the city offer a reduction the the permit fee to any STR which meets certain ADA standards. Our mayor at the time shut me down with a curt “not going to happen”! As a physical therapist with 47 years experience, who is now a disabled terminal cancer patient myself, I still find THAT appalling. I say a definite “NO” to allowing any proliferation of time share / multi-share housing in our fine city. And ESPECIALLY in any residential neighborhoods. Jeff Mauk 4941 Frey Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 415-533-4614 info@sfbackdoorboys.com 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Craig Gibson To:City Clerk Subject:co-owned housing (Pacaso) ordinance Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2025 3:29:56 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. Do NOT allow this ordnance allowing co-ownership/partial ownership, another name for timeshare, to stand. No Pacado in Palm Springs. Craig Gibson 717 East Alexander Way 302-430-8400 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 3C As a resident in Old Las Palmas and given the uncertainty around revocation, I urge the council not to issue additional co-owned housing permits. Louise Hampton From:Louise Hampton To:City Clerk Cc:Louise Hampton Subject:Fractional Interest Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:04:11 PM Attachments:image002.png image003.png image004.png image005.png image006.png 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. To City Council, 760.320.4586 louise@louisehampton.com louisehampton.com DRE #00802409 What's your home worth? Click here to find out. All terms of any offer, counter-offer, addendum or other potential agreement between the respective principals involving the sender or recipient of this email must be reduced to writing and signed by the respective principals. Oral communications, emails, text, faxes, or other communications alone, without signatures by the respective principals shall be in no manner binding upon the aforementioned parties. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 3C 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 3C From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Monday, May 26, 2025 12:42:11 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 #:4072852 IP Address:172.56.183.125 Submission Date:05/26/2025 12:42 Survey Time:1 minute, 38 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 William Parsha City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Psp, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) Your Comments/Sus comentarios There are only four public high-speed DC chargers in Palm Springs ….Really? Come on. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Monday, May 26, 2025 11:13:36 AM 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 #:4072728 IP Address:75.85.209.196 Submission Date:05/26/2025 11:13 Survey Time:9 minutes, 24 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 Steven Mooew City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) smoore10@dc.rr.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios we support the South Palm Canyon Low Flow Water Crossing, We feel it a necessary addition for residents entry and exit from the neighbor during desert downpours. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:hartman_r1@icloud.com To:City Clerk Subject:Crossing project no. 06-18 Date:Monday, May 26, 2025 7:09:17 AM 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. Council: I strongly support this project for the safety of my community. Bob Hartman 3059 Monte Azul (monte Sereno) Palm Springs Palm Springs ((BallardMobileSignature)) 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Thomas Rosato To:City Clerk Subject:South Palm Canyon Low Water Crossing Project Date:Sunday, May 25, 2025 12:52:44 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. Hello We live at 3138 Barona Road (at Bogert Trail) and just recently completed building our house there. We are highly supportive of the project to prevent flooding at S Palm Canyon and Bogert Trail and are concerned about emergency access during rainstorms and floods. Please know you have full support from us for the project and would like it to proceed. Tom Rosato and Jack Garrity 3138 Barona Road 646 286 4138 Sent from my iPad 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Sunday, May 25, 2025 6:47:02 AM 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 #:4071388 IP Address:72.132.17.131 Submission Date:05/25/2025 6:46 Survey Time:5 minutes, 42 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 William Freeman City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) FreemanAndrewsPS@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Expressing our support to immediately approve and proceed with the LOW FLOW WATER PROJECT at SOUTH PALM CANYON NO 06-18. I live in the Andreas Hills neighborhood with the intersection of Bogert Trail and S Palm Canyon as the only ingress/egress to our neighborhood. Our household and most of our neighbors are seniors who may require emergency assistance which this project will assure can access us during heavy rainstorms. I lived here during the February 14, 2019 storm and was unable to access my home! Please vote to approve this project! Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Bruce and Bill To:City Clerk Cc:Bruce Jungk Subject:Arenas Canyon Low Water Crossing Project Date:Saturday, May 24, 2025 2:15:23 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. Dear City Council Members, We are residents of Monte Sereno in the Andreas Hills community. We have lived here 15 years. On February 14, 2019 we received a distress call from our 90 year-old friends who at that time lived in a condominium on Laverne Way. Due to the extreme heavy rain storm that day their front porch was flooded and water was beginning to come in under the front door. Since both were using walkers, it was impossible for them to take any action and they were extremely scared. They asked us to come over and help. We immediately left and headed down Bogert Trail, but we were unable to proceed because the water was at a dangerous height over both Bogert Trail and S. Palm Canyon Drive. Although we had an SUV, we were concerned that we would flood the vehicle if we attempted to cross the water. We had to call our friends and tell them we were unable to help them. It was a scary time. Fortunately, they just had damage to their entry hall flooring and some of the living room carpet. Now, when I think about the inability for emergency vehicles to reach our community when we have another similar rainstorm (and we’re bound to given the rapidly changing climate) we are greatly concerned about the safety of ourselves and our neighbors. There really should be no debate about this. The safety of over 700 families is at stake. Please put people first and approve the low water crossing project. Thank you. Bruce Jungk William Hubbard 3060 Monte Azul 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Norm Lofthus To:City Clerk Subject:South Palm Canyon Drive Low Water Crossing Project Date:Saturday, May 24, 2025 2:08:01 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. May 24, 2025 Palm Springs City Clerk 3200 East Taquitz Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: South Palm Canyon Drive Low-Water Crossing Project at Arenas Canyon To Whom it May Concern, As homeowners of 3193 E. Bogert Trail since 2002, we strongly support the Low-Water Crossing Project referenced above. The floods in 2005, 2010 and 2019 trapped us in our home. We are supporters of Oswit Canyon and contributed to purchase of the property by the Oswit Trust in order to save the alluvial fan. However we believe safety is the first priority. As a person with Parkinson’s Disease and cardiac issues, it is imperative that emergency services are able to access my home. Over the years I have had 4 events that have necessitated emergency services. We urge the City Council to approve this project ASAP before the funding is lost. Sincerely, Norman Lofthus and Arlene Moore 3193 E. Bogert Trail, Palm Springs, CA 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 4:06:55 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 #:4069895 IP Address:24.161.72.128 Submission Date:05/23/2025 4:06 Survey Time:2 minutes, 51 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 Jack Garrity City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) (917) 806-7099 Email (optional/opcional) jackgarritynyc@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios I am writing to let the city council and planning board know that as a homeowner at Bogert Trail and Barona Road I believe the project to control flood waters at south palm canyon and Bogert Trail is highly necessary and I am very supportive. I am sorry others are confused about the projects intent and design, and raising irrelevant issues such a s wildlife impact when human lives are at stake given we have only one road in and out and cannot be blocked from ambulance or police or fire department services if needed during a storm. Thank you for moving ahead with the project Jack Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 4:03:46 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 #:4069888 IP Address:24.161.72.128 Submission Date:05/23/2025 4:03 Survey Time:3 minutes, 13 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 Thomas Rosato City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) (646) 286-4138 Email (optional/opcional) trosato@me.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios As a homeowner in Andreas Hills, I highly support the South Palm Canyon low-water crossing project. We cannot be without access to emergency services during future flooding events which are becoming more frequent. I have looked at the design and support the project given its low profile. I believe those that do not support this don’t understand the minimalist design, are fearing some kind of high bridge etc. Thanks for pushing this project through so that we do not lose the funds to do the project Tom Rosato Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Michael Joseph Pitkin To:City Clerk Subject:MAY 27, 2025 10:30 AM SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 2:24:18 PM Attachments:Screenshot 2025-05-23 at 12-57-46 MJCIP Apps (45).png 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. Attn: Jeffrey Bernstein, Councilmember Grace Elena Garner, Councilmember David Ready, Councilmember 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda Flinn Fagg, Deputy City Manager GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SENATOR ROSILICIE OCHOA BOGH CALIFORNIA BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY EXECUTIVE TEAM ASSEMBLY MEMBER JEFF GONZALEZ ASSEMBLY MEMBER GREG WALLIS Capital Annex Swing Space Building located at 1021 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Bank of Montreal Building located at 500 Capitol Mall Suite 1850 Michael Joseph Pitkin, Public Comment: #4 ~There is a reason that Prop One passed in the State of California. (The coming Olympics in Los Angeles). ~Prop One labels all unhoused as drug addicts, ex-prisoners, and mentally challenged. ~Prop One requires all groups to be processed in behavioral health management. (Which can't function right now). ~The City of Palm Springs has processed the beginning of Prop One through the Palm Springs Measure J Commission. ~Attached is the Prop One grantee awardee (Riverside County/ San Bernardino County) www.dontmindme.org ~Has Madchen Amick discussed any type of partnership with the local organizations already operating in The City of Palm Springs? The Well in The Desert/ Marthas Village and Kitchen/ Roy's Behavioral Health Center/ Windy Springs Wellness Center/Homeless Housing Opportunities, Partnership & Education Program HHopes (RUHS)/ The Path/ Jewish Family Services of San Diego Coachella Valley Rescue Mission ~~Has Madchen Amick discussed any type of partnership with the local housing organizations already operating in The City of Palm Springs - Coachella Valley? 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Lift to Rise ~Has Madchen Amick discussed any type of partnership with the local job works organizations (prison to employment) already operating in Coachella Valley? DPSS Community Action Partnership - Housing and Workforce Solutions Americas Job Center - Workforce Development Centers ~Has Madchen Amick set up a representative to meet "face to face" with the local unhoused in Palm Springs? (Unhoused are daily in the many parks, bathrooms, and meal programs). ~Has Madchen Amick set up a representative to meet "face to face" with the Coachella Valley unhoused clients in other Coachella Valley cities who all come daily to Palm Springs (because it is wealthy)? ~Has Madchen Amick set up a representative to meet "face to face" with local police departments and Department of Corrections who dump their released inmates throughout Coachella Valley, hoping the newly released will find jobs in the City of Palm Springs (because it is wealthy)? ~As an unhoused, living with HIV, I cann't get the care I need from the established DAP Health/Martha's Village & Kitchen, etc. ~As an unhoused, (being human trafficked in Palm Springs) and when I ask questions of Mr. Naylor - (Well in the Desert), his reply is, " If I don't like it, I can go elsewhere". (As if that is a choice). 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Scot Hobert To:City Clerk Subject:Southern CA Edison Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 12:43:58 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. City Council: I know you always have so much on your plate but it’s past time that you hold SCE feet to the fire. If we complain to PUC they literally side with SCE EVERYTIME so we have zero state government oversight of this out of control power company. Rates keep rising and their dependability keeps dropping. I live in Andreas Hills, last year we experienced 4 UNPLANNED outages, one for 20hours. This is inexcusable. SCE has a horrible record out here and it’s time the City Council deal with them for the residents of PS. Today the power went off, then later on, then off, then on again. This should not be the norm and the CITY COUNCIL should put pressure on Edison as they do not listen to residents at all, for gods sake there isn’t even a phone number to call them anymore for us. SCE DOES NOT MAINTAIN THEIR EQUIPMENT, THEY WAIT UNTIL IT FAILS. BUT THEY ALWAYS GET THE RATE RAISES THEY REQUEST. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. So please, for the safety, health and security of your residents do something. And please do not tell me you are powerless, you know you are not. Thank You Scot Hobert Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Steve Monieson To:City Clerk Subject:South Palm Canyon Low Flow Water Crossing Project No. 06-18 Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 11:34:57 AM 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. As a new resident (purchased a home 2024) in the Andreas Palms development off of Bogert Trail- we have enjoyed meeting many new neighbors in the area. One of the largest topics they have expressed passion for is the ongoing need for a low water crossing at South Palm Canyon Drive and Bogert Trail. We are fully supportive of their efforts and join them to support this important safety issue impacting our neighborhood. The land has been secured, the project has been scoped, and from all records it seems that all parties were in agreement (both verbally and contractually) on this construction since March 2020. We must stop kicking the can down the road and utilize the CalTrans Funding that is still available to complete this important project. Steve Monieson smonieson@comcast.net 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Friday, May 23, 2025 11:22:51 AM 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 #:4068993 IP Address:107.215.211.93 Submission Date:05/23/2025 11:22 Survey Time:9 minutes, 40 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 Steve Monieson City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) Email (optional/opcional) smonieson@comcast.net Your Comments/Sus comentarios As a new resident (purchased a home 2024) in the Andreas Palms development off of Bogert Trail- we have enjoyed meeting many new neighbors in the area. One of the largest topics they have expressed passion for is the ongoing need for a low water crossing at South Palm Canyon Drive and Bogert Trail. We are fully supportive of their efforts and join them to support this important safety issue impacting our neighborhood. The land has been secured, the project has been scoped, and from all records it seems that all parties were in agreement (both verbally and contractually) on this construction since March 2020. We must stop kicking the can down the road and utilize the CalTrans Funding that is still available to complete this important project. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Thomas Ledwith To:Ron deHarte; Jeffrey Bernstein; Grace Garner; City Clerk Subject:Thursday Morning -Downtown Starbucks (the one next to the Kimpton ) Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2025 4:50:16 PM Attachments:IMG_0822.heic 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. To all , Good evening! My neighbor in Palm Springs, Went to have coffee this morning and saw this and was kind of surprised . The City of Palm Springs wants Canadians back to spend their money in the city . But , is this appropriate attire for Palm Springs ? Thank you for reading my email. Sincerely, Thomas Ledwith 2701 E Mesquite Ave Palm Springs Sent from my T-Mobile 5G LTE device 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:People for Palm Springs Parks To:City Clerk Subject:Letter in Support of the G- Force Program Proposal Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2025 12:21:50 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. Dear Palm Springs City council, I am writing to express my strong support for the G-Force program and its Measure J proposal for a permanent workout space at Ruth Hardy Park. This program is one of the true treasures of Palm Springs, embodying the city’s commitment to health, wellness, and community spirit. Led by Michael Koth and Ted Guise, this free, outdoor fitness class offers the community an opportunity to enhance physical strength and also to engage with the community. As a Blue Zone city promoting health, wellness, and longevity, Palm Springs has an opportunity to further its mission by supporting this initiative. G-Force’s inclusive approach— offering free classes to all participants—is a shining example of how to encourage an active, engaged, and healthy community. The program’s Measure J proposal has been developed with great care and collaboration, including active engagement with the Parks Department, City staff, and participation in Parks & Recreation Master Plan meetings. I understand that G-Force’s application ranked second during the Parks & Recreation review of park-related proposals. This is a testament to its importance and value to our city. I wholeheartedly endorse this project and urge you to consider it for Measure J funding. Supporting G-Force will not only enhance the well-being of countless residents but also reinforce Palm Springs’ reputation as a city dedicated to health and longevity. The G-Force proposal is aligned with the mission of People for Palm Springs Parks and will undoubtedly make Ruth Hardy a more inviting and enjoyable park. Thank you for your time and consideration. Warm regards, Katherine Hatch People for Palm Springs Parks 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Sylvia Kestenberg To:City Clerk Subject:water crossing bridge on South Palm Canyon drive City Project #06-18, Federal Aid Project NR_NBIL (502) Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2025 2:26:31 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. To whom it may concern: We live at 1031 Andreas Palms Drive, Palm Springs 92264 We need emergency access because we are both 76 and under doctor’s care. My husband Michael is undergoing chemo and at risk for heart attack and stroke. Emergency assistance is a real concern to us. There is only one access to and from South Palm Canyon drive Please consider our safety. Thank you for your cooperation. Sylvia and Michael Kestenberg 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M From:mwexler2@gmail.com To:City Clerk Subject:South Palm Canyon Low Flow Water Crossing Project No. 06-18 Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:40:57 AM 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. To all city council members, I live at 785 Bogert Trail. This special neighborhood is a gem in the city and my wife and I love living here. I’m writing to express my support for the low flow water crossing project. With only one way in/out of this area, this project is a critical, potentially life saving infrastructure that needs to be approved. In 2024, there were 590 emergency calls to the 710 homes in the affected area. Then add our aging population and climate change to the mix. How can this project not be approved as it is essential for the safety of all residents in this area? The analogy I’d use for the project is that I believe most people who own their home have homeowner’s insurance. Many years could go by with no need for a claim but when issues arise, it’s essential that the insurance policy was in place. This project is our insurance policy to ensure emergency vehicles can enter our neighborhood every day, no matter the weather conditions. Thank you for your on-going work to make Palm Springs a very unique and special city. Regards, Michael Wexler 785 Bogert Trail Palm Springs, CA 92264 mwexler2@gmail.com 267.261.3000 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M From:Christopher J. Cerillo To:City Clerk Subject:E-Public Comment Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:54:05 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. I’m writing in regards to the Veterans Day Parade and placement of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as the Sons of the American Revolution. As we approach the 250th Anniversary it would be greatly appreciated if we were to be front and center in leading the Parade as We represent Our Patriot Ancestors who fought the Very First War in Establishing our Great Nation. We have often been placed after following Military Vehicles, Antique Cars and Motorcycles. Needless to say this leaves for an unhealthy environment for our Horse Drawn Carriage and Re-Enactors. It only seems fitting and respectful to remember those from so long ago to be remembered. Christopher J. Cerillo President, Coachella Valley Chapter SAR 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Zeynep Graves To:City Clerk Cc:bi@bighorninstitute.org; palmcanyon@mac.com; Lisa Belenky Subject:Comments re South Palm Canyon Drive low water crossing bridge replacement Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:19:32 PM Attachments:2025-5-20 Oswit bridge comments - CEQA review.pdf 2025-05-20 Comment Ltr. Exhibits.pdf 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. Dear City Clerk, On behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the Tahquitz Group of the Sierra Club, and the Bighorn Institute, please see the attached comments regarding the need for subsequent CEQA review of the South Palm Canyon Drive low water crossing bridge replacement at Arenas Canyon South. Sincerely, Zeynep Graves Senior Attorney Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 549 Joshua Tree, CA 92252-0549 510.844.7160 This message may be protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work product doctrine. If you believe you have received this message in error, please do not read it. Please reply to the sender that it has been sent in error and delete the message. Thank you. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 1 Via Email May 20, 2025 City of Palm Springs City Council 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov RE: Comments on the Need for Subsequent CEQA Review of South Palm Canyon Drive Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement at Arenas Canyon South Dear Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and City Council Members, These comment are submitted on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the Tahquitz Group of the Sierra Club, and the Bighorn Institute. Our organizations are committed to the preservation of the Peninsular bighorn sheep and its habitats in Palm Springs and throughout its range. As explained in our April 7, 2025 letter to the City Council (incorporated herein by reference), we are concerned that the City is relying on environmental review that is outdated— the 2012 Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”).1 As a result, the City Council has not considered the changed circumstances in the Oswit Canyon area and new information about wildlife use and habitat restoration in the project area since the 2012 MND was adopted, which is necessary before any new discretionary decisions are made regarding the project . As a result of the new information and changed circumstances , the impacts of the Project construction and operation to species and habitats, including to the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, may be significantly greater than anticipated in the 2012 MND. Therefore, the City should undertake subsequent environmental review to address these issues. Because these reasonably foreseeable consequences were not addressed in the 2012 MND, the City cannot properly rely on the 2012 MND to support its decisions going forward and must undertake further environmental review. 1 South Palm Canyon Drive Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement at Arenas Canyon South, CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT 08 – RIV – Palm Springs City Project No. 06-18, Federal Aid Project No. BR-NBIL (502), Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration dated January 2012. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 2 Here, substantial changes have occurred in the “circumstances under which the project is undertaken ” requiring “major revisions of the previous . . . negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects . . .” (CEQA Guidelines, § 15162, subd. (a)(2).) In addition, “[n]ew information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous . . . negative declaration was adopted, shows . . . [t]he project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous . . . negative declaration . . .” (CEQA Guidelines, § 15162, subd. (a)(3).) Below we provide additional details regarding the new information and changed circumstances which show that the changes in impacts to the Peninsular bighorn sheep are substantial and were not considered in the 2021 MND. Because the new information and changed circumstances will lead to substantial impacts that have not been previously addressed , and may be able to be avoided through alternatives, or minimized and mitigated, subsequent or supplemental CEQA review is required. 2012 MND and New Information The 2012 MND’s information about the affected environment in the Biological Study Area (“BSA”) (see map, MND at 22 (Figure 5)) and likely impacts addressed in the Natural Environmental Study (2011) (“NES”) are now inaccurate with regard to the Peninsular bighorn sheep. The 2012 MND states that the Peninsular bighorn sheep, which are a listed species under both the California Endangered Species Act and the Federal Endangered Species Act, “could potentially, but are not expected to, occur within the BSA.” 2012 MND at 30. And the NES relied on in the MND specifically assumes that the bighorn will remain at higher elevations in the project area: “Peninsular bighorn sheep often occurs at higher elevations on steeper terrain than is present within the BSA. The USFWS also does not expect it to occur in the BSA.” 2012 MND at 31 (citing NES). Similarly, Appendix B states, with reference to the bighorn, that “[t]here are two known occurrences within 10 miles of the Project site. The species often occurs at higher elevations on steeper terrain than is present within the BSA.” 2012 MND, Appendix B, “Listed and Proposed Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Area” at B-14. However, since the Oswit Canyon area has been placed in conservation and habitat restoration efforts have been undertaken, Peninsular bighorn sheep are now frequently utilizing the lower elevation areas in and adjacent to the BSA. Evidence of this use has been provided to the City by several commenters including photographs and personal accounts of bighorn sighting in the Oswit Canyon. 2025_04_09 Item 3B PDF2 at 97, 98, 100; see also id. at 96 (possible cactus wren nest with eggs), 99 (bobcat). 2 City of Palm Springs. 2025. City Council Agenda Packet – April 9, 2025, Item 3B. Available at: https://publicportal.palmspringsca.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1423574&dbid=0&repo=CityHall- Primary (accessed May 16, 2025). 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 3 Additionally, evidence attached hereto as Exhibits A through D further documents Peninsular bighorn sheep utilizing the canyon bottom and alluvial fan habitat at the base of the canyon between 2020 and 2025, underscoring the species’ expanded presence in low-elevation areas near the project site.3 The lack of identification and analysis of impacts to bighorn in and near the project site affects the conclusions in several of the sections of the MND, including regarding impacts to wildlife, special status species, and noise. The alternatives considered and the minimization and mitigation measures adopted in the MND are insufficient to address these impacts as well. Changed Circumstances Because of the conservation and restoration activities undertaken by the land trust and volunteers, the habitat in the Oswit Canyon area has been improved and restored. As a result, the area is now more actively used by wildlife, including bighorn sheep, as noted above. Recent evidence submitted to the City Counsel includes observations of a variety of native shrubs and flowering plants and shows that the habitat is thriving. (2025_04_09 Item 3B PDF pp. 95 (list of plant species observed on April 8, 2025)). Undeveloped low-elevation desert habitat within the City is increasingly rare and provides important habitat for many species. The loss of such habitat under the current Project design represents a significant impact. In light of the changed circumstances, the City Council should consider whether alternative designs, or minimization and mitigation measures are needed to address the loss of this low elevation habitat and the previously unexamined impacts to bighorn sheep. Construction-related impacts, including noise, dust, and disturbance, will have outsized impacts on the bighorn sheep that now regularly utilize the project site. The City Council must take another look at the Project and consider whether some or all of the Project impacts can be avoided by design alternatives, or minimized and mitigated through design modifications or other measures. At a minimum, the City Council must address the requirements of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plant (MSHCP) regarding construction that will impact bighorn sheep. Additional mitigation measures, such as seasonal construction restrictions, wildlife exclusion fencing, and other protective provisions, must be incorporated as part of the updated CEQA review. The South Palm Canyon Drive Bridge Project was originally designed to capture increased flows during high rain events associated with a large development project that would have introduced roads and other impermeable surfaces. However, because the Oswit Canyon property and alluvial fan area are now permanently conserved, that development project will no longer occur. As a result, the projected flows may be significantly less than assumed in the original design, raising questions about whether the size and scale of the Project are “right sized” for current conditions. 3 Ex. A, Bighorn Institute. Photographic Compendium of Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Sightings in Oswit Canyon and Adjacent Alluvial Fan (2020–2024), Including Location Coordinates and Map; Ex. B, 2025. Post on bighorn sheep sighting in Oswit Canyon. Facebook, February 16, 2025; Ex. C, 2024. Post on bighorn sheep sighting in Oswit Canyon. Facebook, October 28, 2024; Ex. D, 2024. Post on bighorn sheep sighting in Oswit Canyon. Facebook, October 9, 2024. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 4 Conclusion The City cannot continue to rely on the 2012 MND to fulfill its environmental review obligations under CEQA. Circumstances in the Project area have changed substantially: the vast majority of the Oswit Canyon lands west of Palm Canyon Drive are now permanently preserved in their natural condition, and new information has emerged regarding habitat restoration and increased wildlife use, including by the endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep. As a result, the impacts of the Project construction and operation to environmental resources will be significantly greater than anticipated in the 2012 MND. Because these and other reasonably foreseeable consequences of the Project were not addressed by the City in the 2012 MND, and mitigation measures or alternatives could substantially reduce the significant impacts of the Project, the City must undertake further environmental review pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code. Reg. § 15162 (a), before any additional discretionary approvals are made for this Project by the City Council. As part of the updated environmental review, the public must be provided with a meaningful opportunity to comment and submit additional information regarding the current status of species and habitats in the area, as well as other changed circumstances and new information relevant to the Project’s impacts to resources in the Project area, which will be affected in ways that were not addressed in earlier CEQA review. The public must also be provided an opportunity to comment on alternatives and mitigation measures that could substantially reduce significant impacts of the Project in light of the changed circumstances and new information. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or require additional information. Respectfully, Joan Taylor, Chair Tahquitz Group Sierra Club palmcanyon@mac.com James R. DeForge, Executive Director Bighorn Institute bi@bighorninstitute.org Lisa Belenky, Senior Counsel Center for Biological Diversity lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M EXHIBIT A 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 5-29-2020 rams 5-29-2020 location: 540720, 3737817 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M rams 5-3-2021 location: 541527, 3737955 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M rams 8-3-2021 location: 540710, 3737797 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M ewes and rams 6-13-2022 location: 539914, 3737756 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M ewes and rams 1-4-2024 location: 541560, 3737971 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M Ram 1-10-2024 Facebook post from Matt Miller’s friend s friend 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M ewes and rams 5-13-2024 location: 540760, 3737797 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M Map of PBS observed by BI from 2020 – 2024 in the Oswit Canyon bottom or alluvial fan 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M EXHIBIT B 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M EXHIBIT C 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M EXHIBIT D 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M 05/28/2025 Public Comment Item 1M From:Scott Connelly To:City Clerk Cc:Trey Daniel Subject:Fwd: Sustainability Commission Comment Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:10:43 AM 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. Could you help me get this message to the Sustainability Commision. The email contact on the City website is not valid and returns undeliverable. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Scott Connelly <scottdesert@gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM Subject: Sustainability Commission Comment To: <lindsey.paige.mccloy@palmspringsca.gov> Cc: Trey Daniel <traedaniel7@gmail.com> Re: Shade Trees The recently completed CV Link in the Lawrence Crossley neighborhood along 34th Ave to Lawrence Crossley Drive might be a good location to install shade trees along the path which is part of the Tahquitz Golf Course. The City owns the golf course and the reclaimed water irrigation is in place all along this pathway. Approximated 15 trees could be planted adjacent to the pathway which would provide shade and visual enhancement. Attached 2 photos. Thank you for your consideration. Scott Connelly Palm Springs 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Friday, May 16, 2025 12:27:50 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 #:4053238 IP Address:66.27.165.249 Submission Date:05/16/2025 12:27 Survey Time:5 minutes, 50 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 Julie Pogue City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) (309) 287-1557 Email (optional/opcional) sunny360247@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios To say that I and my neighbors are disappointed that all work has stopped at the “Dream” hotel. What is going on? This property has been an eyesore for TOO many years and we want it finished or at least make a park there. The developer should be FINED for each day that nothing is done. I and my neighbors are sick of looking at it. PLEASE do something!!! Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Thursday, May 15, 2025 3:27:03 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 #:4051509 IP Address:172.56.180.119 Submission Date:05/15/2025 3:26 Survey Time:38 minutes, 19 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 Michael Murphy City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) (646) 378-9884 Email (optional/opcional) miscellaneousnyc@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios Has the City identified EV chargers as a priority? The existing infrastructure is grossly inadequate: (1) my condo development does not have chargers and our Board seems resistant to acting, despite state laws on chargers; (2) many chargers are broken, eg., 4 of 8 chargers at the public garage downtown were inoperable last week; (3) many chargers appearing on apps are available for guests of restaurants & hotels only; (4) the public library’s charger is a great City amenity, but it is dominated by Uber/Lyft drivers, leaving residents with little access; and (5) very few high traffic areas — grocery stores, medical facilities, shopping destinations — have working chargers, eg., the two chargers at the Camelot theater/cultural center have been broken for ages. Residents of PS need more chargers. Encouraging better private sector maintenance of existing chargers would be a great start. I would like to see the City adopt a plan to make PS an EV leader among California cities. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 05/28/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda