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Home My WebLink About3/13/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (3) d " February 21, 2001 5365 Cherry Hills Dr. Patin Springs, CA 92264 rJ Ron Oden City Council Member City of Palm Springs P.O. Sox 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743 Dear Mr. Oden; Please take a minute from your busy day to review the enclosed petition and photos. We are urging you to include the funding for the Broadmoor/Cherry Hills Dr. improvement project, under the Capital Projects Budget for the upcoming year. Thank you for your consideration- Sincerely, Mary Creske 3 / 3-b Z 61 Vn rz , cc/'O" .Ianuaa;y 29,2002 We the undersigned residents and hoimcowvners of Palm Springs urge that the Mayor :and City Council Members ofthis city, provide funding under the Capital Projects Budget for the improvements to the Broodmoor/Cherry Hills Dr.area. This funding will remove the oleanders bordering Cherry hills Dr., replace the irrigaiton systau, and replant with desert vegetation, as proposed in last years budget request. This is a very unsightly area and we urge you all to address the problem this year. Thank you. l-te. Noon _ .._.. _..._ . duress S'g tatut•e V—3 Gketg14,6k-�F: . 8 11 XLU-` - n'—IE Fl.ti .I.`{ '3 .1.. �3 o 1�aLLK 1Z�loY .T14Y GCL0 �" J99X gzba`L;nk Lh i Ime C ,,t',.... "�• _ _ ''tk.- 'Lj_Z'�'t�"-�i . ., a L z� .Meg I z 5,. .( , --1 -o g - - f. vtil � .(��[`L,r�l.(�I:L�'•��.I._---- (-I]� C�[(e_ S�nQ d�rb _; �.4''; . `' . _ _ ' ';��°�r�i��c=1�.��J�a l/. �y'�i 7/J�da��.�7oa_`�I - --•�p - -. �,�,�t.��G( __-. ... .January 28,2002 We the undersigned residents and homeowners of Palm Springs urge that the Mayor and Pity Council ,Members of this city, provide funding under the Capital Projects Budget for the improvements to the Brood moor/Cherry Fills Or. area. This funding will remote the oleanders bordering Cherry Hills Dr., replace the irrigaiton system. and replant with desert vegetation,as proposed in last years budget request. This is a %cry unsightly area and we urge you all to address the problem this year. Thank you. hats _NA-ale ddress Si t Jar�. rjYEA`//4Y7fc-,"Y ��^�arSd{3��rni1{ vE r PI James C. Berini 2374 Los Coyotes Drive Palm Springs, California 922 4 (760) 328-8959 February 25, 2002 The Honorable Will Kleindienst Mayor of the City of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Re: Rumble Strips on Crossley Road/Golf Club Drive Dear Mayor Kleindienst: My worst nightmare almost came true on February 2,2002,when there was an accident on Golf Club Drive. A car ran off the road and would have ended up in my house had it not been stopped by a tree. With the hundreds of rumble strips(bumps)on Golf Club Drive, dozens of signs, covering every turn,golf coursing, bike crossing, and flashing lights,the driver evidentially ignored the warnings- For more than a year I have been trying to get City officials to do something about the rumble strips and speeding on Golf Club Drive,but to no avail.As I have indicated in previous correspondence,the speed limit of 25 mph-35 mph is ajoke. Any size vehicle,truck, bus,or semi-tractor trailer flies through the residential neighborhood at any speed they wish.The Palm Springs Police do nothing about the speeding on Golf Club Drive. On February 15,2002, 1 called the Police Department and talked to Stephanie regarding the accident. She checked the record and informed me that there had never been an accident report filed. I find that hard to believe since the police were on the scene as were other emergency personnel to administer and transport the occupant of the car. The area surrounding the accident had broken glass, and discarded rubber gloves and other items used to treat the injured party,so why wasn't a report filed.And,why did they leave,used gloves, etc. on the ground?Isn't hazardous material supposed to be disposed of properly to avoid contamination to others? Mr. Mayor, I do not understand why, if the police and other emergency personnel were on scene, there wasn't an accident report filed, especially since this appeared to be a personal injury accident. Again,Mr.Mayor,I am asking for your help and support,and would appreciate a respons' le response about what action will be taken to remove the pointless rumble strips.How would you like to 1 i with the 24-hour a day noise made by the rumble strips? Of course if the crossing was near your home, o any City ofrlcial, and deemed to be dangerous, it would be closed and the rumble strips removed. Your assistance in resolving this problem would be appreciated. James C. 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Ito nr y pa7"Ll wq// . �1�u5P F'Ifr'-Wt(P hcr-) y�� 1 February 27, 2002 I ADS PROJECT Mr. & Mrs. Brad Toles .Savoury's 277 North Avenida Cabelleros Palm Springs, CA 92262 Dear Mr. &Mrs. Toles: In the past three years, Desert AIDS Project has paid nearly$300,000 to the Palm Springs Convention Center operators and Savoury's to host three fundraisers for a combined 3,600 d csts. Each of these events has, in fact, been the largest black-tie fundraiser in the Coachella Valley for that year, the most recent hosting more than 1300 attendees. The most consistent complaint among our guests has been the quality of the food provided. The most recent event, held on Saturday, February 9, 2002 has unquestionably yielded the most complaints about the quality of food. At the cocktail reception hosted from 6:OOpm to 7:15pm numerous guests complained of a lack of hors d' oeuvres and servers to pass them. We had several actually ask if we were, in fact, serving hors d' oeuvres. D.A.P. staff in charge of the event found little evidence of the hors d' oeuvres being passed. The bars during the reception lacked such basic staples as Sprite or 7-Up, adequate glassware, ginger ale, and lemon twists. We had complaints that the bar staff was both untrained and rude to our guests (including two separate complaints from members of our Board of Directors). Guests complained they were given incorrect drinks and that service was slow. The host bars should not have been closed prior to 7:15pm. The conversion to cash bar started prior to dinner despite the fact that the Banquet Event Order clearly states that cash bars were to be open only during the dinner, show and after hours. In fact, guests were waiting in line for drinks at one bar when the bar ran out of glasses. When the glasses finally arrived, the bar was closed down immediately, despite the fact that guests had been waiting prior to the close. The biggest complaint was regarding the food served at dinner. In fact, the food that was served at the event was not the food that was sampled at the tasting in January by Event Chair Kevin Bass, Board President Andy Linsky, and D.A.P. staff member Elaine Goodman, The Banquet Event Orders states that the salad was to be prepared with roasted walnuts, feta cheese and tangerines. None of these were present in the salad at the event. At the tasting,the salad had fresh Sting beans; at the dinner canned string beans were served, permeating the salad with the taste of salt and preservatives. There is concern that the type of lettuce was not the same as at the tasting or as stated in the Banquet Event Order. Even the salad dressing did not taste the same as during the tasting. Gz7A/Kct f „(,0I)Imeat-"� 3 - r3 oz /94ysn7� 7695 North Sunnse way P.O.aox 2890 Palm Springs,Ca Iifornia 92263-2890 Fax 760 323-9s65 Telephone 7$0 323-2775 Www.drserxaidsproji•er orp At the tasting, Chicken Coq au Vin was comprised of chicken breast served in a rich red wine sauce. At the event, the meal was chicken leg and thigh served in watery brown gravy. This was not the same as at the tasting The Chilean Sea Bass was described by many guests as completely inedible. Your staff will doubtless have seen evidence of this in what was cleared from the plates. The pasta in the vegetarian dinner was either undercooked or left standing too long to become hardened. The sauce was not the same as at the tasting. At the tasting, we specifically requested that portabello mushrooms not be served and that julienne vegetables be included with the pasta. The pasta at the event contained mushrooms,not vegetables- Reaction to the food among our guests was nearly universal distaste. Much of the food was, in fact, left uneaten. Reports from guests indicated that many went to restaurants following the event because of sheer hunger. Of particular concern is that the lack of edible food to absorb alcohol led to increased intoxication among guests. In fact, a fist fight occurred between two intoxicated guests after the event at the valet parking. In short, we believe that Desert AIDS Project is not being adequately or appropriately serviced by Savoury's at our events. Many of us have seen first-hand the quality of Savoury's food at events such as AIDS Assistance Program's "Evening TJnder the Stars". As we plan for what will no doubt be the largest black-tie gala in the Coachella Valley in 2003,we lack confidence that Savoury's can meet our needs and are looking elsewhere for a more appropriate caterer. If you have any questions, you may contact Ken Katz, Director of Resource Development at Desert AIDS Project at (760) 323-2118 ext. 203, Very tru z ours, John L. Brown Executive Director cc: Mayor Will Kleindienst Councilmember Ron Oden Councilmember Jeanne Reller-Spurgin Councilmember Chris Mills Jim Dunn, General Manager, Palm Springs Convention Center Tim Corbett, Director of Operations, Palm Springs Convention Center