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Date: October 18, 2017 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Subject: DOWNTOWN PARK CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
From: David H. Ready, City Manager
Initiated by: Office of the City Manager
SUMMARY
This action allows for the City Council to review the final conceptual plan for the
Downtown Park.
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On December 2, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1764, approving the
Museum Market Plaza Specific Plan (the "Specific Plan"). The original land use and
development pattern of the Specific Plan area consisted of Blocks A through H, K1 and
K2, and new public streets comprising a total of 18.5 acres within downtown Palm
Springs.
After the City's approval of the Specific Plan, as the City and the developer (Palm
Springs Promenade, LLC, the "Developer") proceeded to coordinate on development of
the Specific Plan, plans for the project area evolved and certain modifications to the
layout of the individual blocks and land uses within the Specific Plan were proposed,
including relocation of the Main Plaza to Museum Drive immediately adjacent to the
Palm Springs Art Museum.
On September 17, 2014, the City Council approved the acquisition of the Downtown
Park identified on Block E from the Developer as permanent public open space, to be
owned and operated by the City as an active and vibrant park area.
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SUMMARY
This action allows for the City Council to review the final conceptual plan for the
Downtown Park.
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On December 2, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1764, approving the
Museum Market Plaza Specific Plan (the "Specific Plan"). The original land use and
development pattern of the Specific Plan area consisted of Blocks A through H, K1 and
K2, and new public streets comprising a total of 18.5 acres within downtown Palm
Springs.
After the City's approval of the Specific Plan, as the City and the developer (Palm
Springs Promenade, LLC, the "Developer") proceeded to coordinate on development of
the Specific Plan, plans for the project area evolved and certain modifications to the
layout of the individual blocks and land uses within the Specific Plan were proposed,
including relocation of the Main Plaza to Museum Drive immediately adjacent to the
Palm Springs Art Museum.
On September 17, 2014, the City Council approved the acquisition of the Downtown
Park identified on Block E from the Developer as permanent public open space, to be
owned and operated by the City as an active and vibrant park area.
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Initial Planning
Initial planning for the Downtown Palm Springs Park' started in February 2015. Under
the City Manager's authority, the City's on-call civil engineering firm, MSA Consulting,
was authorized to proceed with conceptual design planning for a not-to-exceed budget
of $21,000. An initial meeting was held on February 9, 2015, with the City Council
Subcommittee, City staff, and MSA Consulting, to identify the important elements
forming the basis of the conceptual design, such as:
• A performance event stage;
• Public restroom facilities;
• A one-story building for downtown police sub-station, storage use, and potential
observation deck;
• A permanent location for the Forever Marilyn statue;
• A permanent location for the Albert Frey designed "Aluminaire" House; and
• A flexible design to allow multi-function use as a public park, including events
ranging from Village Fest type farmer's markets to large entertainment concerts.
A subsequent meeting was held March 5, 2015, with the City Council Subcommittee,
City staff, and MSA Consulting, to review the first initial conceptual plan identifying a
location for the Aluminaire House adjacent at the southwest corner of the Downtown
Park adjacent to the Palm Springs Art Museum, (hereafter the "Museum"), and a
location for the Forever Marilyn statue at the southeast corner of the Downtown Park
adjacent to Belardo Road. Other concepts proposed generally include:
• Elimination of on-street parallel parking along the Main Street frontage in an effort to
expand the size of the public space;
• Location of a main performance stage at the west end of the Downtown Park
allowing for views to the stage with a perspective framed with Mt. San Jacinto as a
background;
• Location of back-of-house facilities to support the main performance stage, buffered
by a proposed sculpture garden and palm tree grotto on Museum Drive to block
views of the back-of-house facilities from the Museum;
• Location of a second performance stage at the north end of the Downtown Park
allowing for viewing of films and small performances;
• New public restroom facilities, concession space, and police substation within a new
one-story building with roof-top observation deck for additional seating/standing
capacity;
• Development of two circular outdoor spaces providing a total capacity of
approximately 3,000 attendees with additional viewing platforms on the existing
parking garage along the north side of the Downtown Park, and a potential
observation deck above the new one-story building; and
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• Three points of main access along the south, east, and north sides of the Downtown
Park, with final design to incorporate landscaping, berming, or fencing to allow for
securing access into the Event Center for ticketed performances.
MSA Consulting completed refinements to the initial planning for the Downtown Park,
and a meeting was held March 20, 2015, with the City Council Subcommittee, as well
as representatives of the Palm Springs Art Museum, City staff, and MSA Consulting. A
final meeting was held June 2, 2015, with the City Council Subcommittee,
representatives of the Museum, PS Resorts, City staff, and MSA Consulting to review
the initial planning for the Downtown Park. Consultants recommended by the Museum
(Mark Rios and Leo Marmol) were invited to attend and also participated at that time in
the initial planning for the Downtown Park.
A copy of the City's initial conceptual plan for the Downtown Park is shown in Figure 1
on the next page. The initial conceptual plan was presented to the City Council for
review at the June 17, 2015, meeting. At that time, the City Council deferred approval of
the conceptual plan for the Downtown Park, created a new "Downtown Event Center
Committee", consisting of representatives of the Architectural Advisory Committee,
Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, a City Council Sub-Committee,
and the Museum, (the "Committee"), and referred public review and refinement of the
conceptual plan to the new Committee.
The first public meeting of the Committee was held July 9, 2015. The Committee
reviewed an initial design study report for the Downtown Park prepared by Rios-
Clementi-Hale Studios on behalf of the Museum, (hereafter the "Museum's design
team"), that identified stakeholder goals, precedent scale comparisons, examples of
other public plazas and performance spaces, and a preliminary concept plan shown in
Figure 2 on the next page. The Committee recommended that the City's design team
continue a collaborative dialogue with the Museum's design team on design elements
associated with the Downtown Park.
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The second public meeting of the Committee was held July 16, 2015. The Committee
discussed a potential budget of $7.5 Million for the Downtown Park, options for pursuing
outside funding or grant opportunities, and recommendation to create a park with a
maximum capacity of 3,000 people with flexibility for events. At that time, the Committee
requested a base conceptual plan with options and shading alternatives, and directed
the City's design team and Museum's design team to initiate conceptual plans to
present to the Committee at its next meeting.
The third public meeting of the Committee was held September 17, 2015. The
Committee reviewed a revised design study for the Downtown Park prepared by the
Museum's design team that identified "Park Goals", concept diagrams, site plans,
proposed diagrams, examples of shade structures, and various site renderings. The site
plan is shown in Figure 3 on the following pages, and identifies performance lawn
spaces, an "Events Plaza" and a Sculpture Plaza with location for the Aluminaire
House, and a location for the "Forever Marilyn" statute.
The fourth and final public meeting of the Committee was held November 5, 2015. The
Committee reviewed the final conceptual plan collaborated by the City's design team
and Museum's design team, as shown in Figure 4 on the following pages.
At the final meeting, the Committee also reviewed the preliminary construction estimate
for the Downtown Park, with costs identified for four separate areas:
Area "A" — City Park: $6,300,090
Area "B" — Museum Event Plaza: $607,986
Area "C" — Museum Sculpture Plaza: $1,036,458
Area "D" — Museum Drive Intersection Improvements: $346,962
On March 2, 2016, the City Council held the last of several public hearings to consider
an Amendment of the Specific Plan, and Addendum No. 2 to the Final Environmental
Impact Report ("FEIR") for the Specific Plan previously adopted by the City Council,
(Case No. 5.1204 SP A-1). At that time, the City Council approved the Specific Plan
Amendment and Addendum No. 2 to the FEIR. Included as part of the Specific Plan
Amendment is the designation of Block "E" as a permanent public park.
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On January 25, 2017, the City Council held a special Study Session to discuss the
Downtown Palm Springs Park. At that time, the City Council reviewed the final
conceptual design prepared as a collaborated effort by the City's design team and
Museum's design team. The City Council reviewed the preliminary programming
objectives of the Downtown Park, and agreed the programming should include:
• Permanent public restrooms
• Event stage areas (2) with infrastructure (power/ water)
• Area assigned for the Forever Marilyn (or alternative sculpture)
• Area for Aluminaire House
• Police substation building (or alternative plan for security)
• Flexible, multi-functional space to accommodate a range of special events
• Permanent and temporary shading, cooling system
• Provisions for temporary fencing
• Inclusion of historical element honoring the Desert Inn
The City Council directed staff to coordinate with Mark Rios, of Rios Clementi Hale
Studios ("RCHS"), on developing a revised conceptual design for the Downtown Park.
Based on Council's direction, staff coordinated with Mark Rios and obtained a proposal
for development of conceptual designs for the Downtown Park, including community
outreach efforts. Mark Rios proposes to develop three initial conceptual designs based
on the Council's stated programming goals identified above, and suggests two
community outreach meetings and presentations on the conceptual designs and
programming, with a final presentation to City Council.
On March 20, 2017, the City Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee met with Mark Rios and
staff, and discussed the programming identified for the Downtown Park, as well as the
process for community participation and public review. Subsequently, on April 5, 2017,
the City Council approved a professional services agreement with RCHS in the amount
of $38,000 to prepare conceptual plans for and coordinate the public review process of
the Downtown Park.
On May 11, 2017, the City Council conducted a public workshop to review three initial
conceptual plans for the Downtown Park prepared by RCHS. The three initial
conceptual plans related to various themes described as:
• "Common Ground" — a destination for gathering;
• "Healing Oasis" — a destination for health; or
• "Sculpture Park" — a destination for art
The initial conceptual plans for each of these themes are shown on the following pages.
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Following the May 11, 2017, Public Workshop, the City and RCHS coordinated on a
formal public review process, soliciting comments both at the workshop, but also via on-
line surveys. Comments were solicited from May 23 through June 9, 2017. During the
review period a total of 1,381 people responded with 709 comments which were
collated by RCHS to determine the prevailing consensus of which of the three initial
conceptual themes was favored. Specifically, the public was asked these questions:
Activity#1 — Story
• What are your stories?
• What drew you to Palm Springs?
• What are your biggest concerns for this park?
• What is special about this place?
Question 1: Which story (theme) did you prefer?
➢ Common Ground. 553 of 1,369 = 40.39%
➢ Healing Oasis: 455 / 1,369 = 33.24%
➢ Sculpture Park: 361 / 1,369 = 26.37%
Activity#2 - Program
• What are the most important elements to have in a park?
o Event lawn; BBQ area Bocce court
o Wandering path; Outdoor movies; Garden
o Play area; Water feature
Question 2: Which program did you prefer?
➢ Max. space for large events: 298 / 1,370 = 21.75%
➢ Medium space for large events: 725 11,370 = 52.92%
➢ Min. space for large events: 347 / 1,370 = 25.33%
Activity#3 — Character
• What do you want this park to look like?
• What do you want this park to feel like?
• What should the park experience be like?
Question 3: Which character did you prefer?
➢ Patoral lawn and trees: 461 / 1,366 = 33.75%
➢ Raw inspired by nature: 54311,366 = 39.75%
➢ Refined curated gardens: 362 / 1,366 = 26.50%
Based on the public's participation, RCHS developed a revised story for the conceptual
plan, based on these themes:
❖ Sited on the grounds of the historic Desert Inn, the park will be an oasis that draws
on Palm Springs'legacy as a destination for health, nature, and pleasure seekers.
❖ Nellie Coffman, the Desert Inn's founder, famously espoused the "space, stillness,
solitude, and simplicity"of Palm Springs and the park is imbued with her spirit.
For the second public workshop held by the City Council on July 20, 2017, RCHS
developed a revised conceptual plan, provided on the following pages.
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At the July 20, 2017, City Council meeting, the Council directed RCHS to finalize the
initial conceptual plan for the Downtown Park based on its evolved story presented at
that time.
RCHS will present its final conceptual plan to the Council, which is included as
Attachment 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Section 15063 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
(DEIR) was prepared and circulated for this project. The DEIR was released for review
on October 22, 2008. Notices of the reports were sent to all applicable agencies and
published in accordance with CEQA. Comments were received by the City and
responses to comments were provided in the Final Environmental Impact Report
(FEIR). The FEIR determined that the project would result in post-mitigation significant
effects on aesthetics/visual resources, regional air quality, and cultural resources.
However, the City Council concluded that the benefits of the Specific Plan
implementation would outweigh the potential adverse effects. Findings and a Statement
of Overriding Considerations were adopted as part of the EIR certification and Specific
Plan approval.
In 2012, the City prepared Addendum #1 to the FEIR for the Specific Plan. Addendum
#1 was prepared to evaluate the revised Downtown Revitalization Plan ("Downtown
Palm Springs"), as well as the approval of a parcel map to realign property boundaries,
the dedication of public streets and abandonment of certain rights-of-way, and
acceptance of public easements. Addendum #1 evaluated the potential visual and
aesthetic impacts that could result from the proposed changes and found that the
overall effects would be no more significant than those associated with the
implementation of the adopted Specific Plan. No other environmental impacts were
expected to result that were not analyzed and mitigated in the previously certified FEIR,
Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program. Addendum #1 was adopted by City Council on October 17, 2012.
In 2015, the City prepared Addendum #2 to the FEIR to evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of the changes to the Specific Plan identified in the Amendment,
which included various revisions and updates to the Specific Plan, the development of
Block E as the Downtown Palm Springs Park, and a Major Architectural Review for the
development of a hotel use of up to 75 feet located on Block B-1 (Case No. 3.3908
MAJ). The environmental analysis concluded that the potential environmental impacts
associated with the revised Specific Plan identified in the Amendment were substantially
consistent with the impacts previously analyzed in the certified FEIR and in Addendum
#1 approved in 2012. No changes were proposed that would require major revisions to
the previously certified FEIR, and it was determined that the revised Specific Plan
identified in the Amendment will ultimately reduce the overall intensity and density
previously allowed within the originally adopted Specific Plan. It was also determined
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identified in the Amendment will result in the same or reduced environmental impacts
when compared to those analyzed in either the previously certified FEIR or Addendum
#1 approved in 2012. The City determined that none of the components of the revised
Specific Plan identified in the Amendment will result in a significant effect not previously
identified in the certified FEIR or Addendum #1 approved in 2012. The Findings and
Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted by the City in 2009 are consistent with
the environmental analysis provided in Addendum #2.
On March 2, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23977 confirming, ratifying,
and adopting the findings and conclusions of Addendum #2 to the FEIR.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As part of its adoption of the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year budget, the City Council
appropriated $2.4 million from its "Quimby" public park fees and a $3 million advance
from future Measure J Capital Funds (repaid at $1 million annually to the General Fund
over the next three years), for a total budget of $5.4 million for the Downtown Park. As
RCHS proceeds with the Design Development phase, RCHS will prepare construction
estimates and a scope of improvements consistent with the established budget.
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Assistant City Manager City Manager
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public park in downtown Palm Springs. We will walk you through the concept options and then ask you for
your preferences in terms of the park's story, program, and character. Your feedback will help us combine
the best aspects of these concepts into a preferred conceptual design over the coming months.
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