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I will call the city of Desert Hot

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Springs regular meeting of the city

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council and city council serving as a

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successor agency to the former

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Redevelopment agency board for Tuesday

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October 4th

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2022 6 PM regular session roll call

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please council member Betts present

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council member Nas present council

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member P present mayor protm Gardner

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pres and mayor Mattis present I

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understand tonight's invocation will be

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given by Tom

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Mullen come forth it's all yours

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Psalm

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1311

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behold how good and how pleasant it is

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for Brethren to dwell together in

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unity our Lord please fill our community

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with your love give our counsel wisdom

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and knowledge to rule our city of Desert

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Hot Springs justly

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amen thank you Tom our Pledge of

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Allegiance tonight um why don't we have

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Mr nun why don't you lead

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us right hand over your heart ready

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begin to the flag of the United States

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of America and to the Republic for which

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it stands one

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nation

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indivisible andice for

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Madam City attorney would you report on

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closed session thank you Mr may members

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of council we have one reportable otion

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item um the uh city council agreed to a

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settlement of a motion um the actual

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settlement agreement uh this is for the

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naen Garcia uh versus city of Hot

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Springs case PSC 18

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07458 the actual settlement agreement

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was entered into back in 2019 but this

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specifically was for um a specific um

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motion uh where we settled uh fees and

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other costs um Council voted 5 Z to uh

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settle the matter and uh this agreement

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will be made available for the public at

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uh request thank you so much thank you

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um at this time we'll go to the approval

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of the agenda at this time city council

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May amend the order of the agenda

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approve the consent calendar remove

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items from the consent calendar for

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separate discussion action or urgency

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items uh is there anybody wanting to

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pull anything from consent

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calendar is there anybody in audience

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would like to speak on any items of the

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consent

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calendar see nobody coming forth on

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entertain a motion to approve the agenda

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so moved the motion has been moved and

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seconded to approve the agenda and the

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items in the consent calendar wait for

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him to come up on the

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screen please vote

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a motion passes with council member bet

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absent all right we'll move the public

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comments at this time pursuant to the

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brown act any person may comment on

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matters of general interest within the

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subject matter jurisdiction of the city

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council not listed on the agenda under

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the brown act the city council shall not

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take action on or discuss matters raised

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during public comment portion of the

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agenda that are not listed on the agenda

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all commments will be directed to the

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city council and shall be devoid of any

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personal attacks members of the public

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are expected to maintain professional

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courte deorum so we're going to take

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items that are not on the agenda Mar and

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Champion you're up

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first good evening mayor Mattis and

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members of the council my name is Maran

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champion and I'm from Mission Springs

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Water District I have a couple of items

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I wanted to share with you all first

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mswd is once again hosting a series of

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water 101 classes at the Desert Hot

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Springs Library the next set of classes

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starts October 20th and will run once a

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month through January these classes are

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free and open to the public to sign up

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all you need to do is send an email to

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PR mwd.adoptions@us.af.mil

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on our website at

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mwd.adoptions@us.af.mil tonight and

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thank you for your time thank you for

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stopping by and giving us that update

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Tom Moen I have no other speaker cards

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on items not on the agenda if you do

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want to speak please fill out a blue

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card and give it to the clerk this is

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the last

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call thank you for allowing me the

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privilege to address our awesome

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Council I understand that Palm Drive uh

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north of uh of 8th will be uh Paving

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soon repaving and that's greatly

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appreciated and I'd like to point out

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that at the intersection of 12 and

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palm a lot of cars bang their

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bottoms because there's a big dip there

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while they're Paving and have the road

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worked on could we possibly put in a

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four-way stop there and maybe say save

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some car bottoms especially of our

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tourists and uh

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again I note there have been six

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fatalities at that

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intersection over several

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years this is a natural Gateway into our

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city and most people just drive by

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quickly but if there was a traffic

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signal there they need to stop they

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could see that we have some good things

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to do here this is a destination

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community and we need to familiarize

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people with our

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destinations and then I'd like to add

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excited about Tranquility Park and uh

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that uh uh coming into fruition and

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being finished and I encourage us to get

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that going and make it a wonderful

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beautiful project thank you thank you

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Tom we'll get some of your questions

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answered I think you'll be happy with at

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least one of them um during when we're

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done here any other public speakers

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item that's not on the agenda I see

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nobody coming forward we'll close public

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comments at this time we're going to

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move to City manager's report Mr city

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manager good evening mayor and city

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council uh we have several updates

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tonight I'm going to start with

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introducing our new human resources

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manager Clyde if you would come up to

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the podium and and uh I'll introduce you

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so Clyde started with us last month and

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he has nearly 20 years of experience in

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various positions in Human Resources has

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most recently served as the human

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resources manager in the regional

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Government Services Authority in Carmel

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California before coming down here it's

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a little warmer down here right and uh

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he holds a bachelor's degree in Business

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Administration and we welcome him so

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Clyde if you would just quickly

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introduce yourself oh pleasure to meet

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all you distinguished members of the

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council

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leadership uh it's good to be down here

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uh when I was Interview well when I was

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looking for a place to get um

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municipality experience U I was looking

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high and low and then I saw the opening

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for Des of hot springs and I said aha

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you know with my skill sets were 25

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years with where they are and where they

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want to go I thought if hired it would

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be a perfect match so going through the

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process I'm pleased that I've been

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selected and in the 3 weeks that I've

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been here I've been nothing but excited

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about the fertile grounds that you all

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are laying for the exciting things to

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happen in the future ID like to thank

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all the leadership team for the open

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welcom me with open arms and showing me

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the enthusiasm and the excitement of

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what the future might hold I'm just

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happy to be a part of that experience

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and looking forward to uh what we have

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in store moving forward welcome thanks

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CDE M okay and now I'm going to move to

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our Deputy City Manager for to give an

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update good evening mayor city council

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and residents I'm just going to give a

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quick update on the uh new stvr

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enforcement uh that the city was able to

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roll out uh starting last Thursday uh

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September 29th uh so we had our new uh

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security team out there with a staff

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member from the compliance department

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and over the first weekend we filled

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seven uh complaints that came in uh

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three of which were actually related to

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short-term vacation rentals uh two of

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those uh vacation rentals were licensed

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one was unlicensed uh four of the

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complaints that did come in were

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actually uh noise complaints that were

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not related to stvs they were noise

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complaints uh related to residential um

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noise issues uh but they spent the

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weekend educating folks and getting

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everybody up to date on um what our

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noise ordinance are uh for residents and

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for short-term vacation rental uh um

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and they'll be out again uh next weekend

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and every weekend thereafter so just

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giving an update on that thanks Doria

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and then a quick announcement from our

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assistant city manager thank you just

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want to remind and invite everybody that

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in a couple of Saturdays the city of

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desert hos is hosting the de MTO

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Festival Saturday October 15th from 4:00

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to 9:00 p.m. at the desert hos Springs

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Recreation Center it is free to everyone

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there will be face painting crafts for

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kids food Benders music ler showcase and

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we are encouraging everybody to come

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dressed up in their Katrina costumes so

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hope see are there thanks Danny and now

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we we'll move to our finance

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update thank you and good evening mayor

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and council members uh so as of October

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4th these are a revised Financial um or

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revised Financial um revenue or

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information uh since the end of uh the

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month occurred over the weekend um the

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taxes and fees that were required to be

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paid required to be paid monthly were

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not received by I finance the finance

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department until yesterday and today so

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uh these numbers the original numbers

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have been revised to include those items

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in there so um so as of October as of

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today uh revised revenues are 2.6

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million which is 9% of the adopted

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budget at the same time last year we had

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2.63 million at 9% of the budget and two

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years ago was 2.3 million our

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expenditures for this fiscal year so far

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are 6.4 million which is 211% of the

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budget

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last year at this time was 7 million at

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22% and two years ago was um 6.2 million

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at 23% uh the next slide on the next

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slide please uh I'd like to show an

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update of the revenues um um some of the

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major revenues that the city receives

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for the general fund and Public Safety

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fund our transient occupancy P tax is

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actually a little bit higher at this

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point than last year so as well as our

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uh dispensary tax and the sales tax and

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then our utility users tax way down

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there at the bottom is only slightly

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lower than it was last year but we do

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still have some other items that come in

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and are still in the and our finance

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department is still processing

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them thanks Jeffrey and finally uh

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update from public works from Nick

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haaker good evening at Mission Springs

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Park the musco lights uh project uh is

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completed the lights are on and located

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at the south side of the field a booster

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pump is uh now installed at the park and

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will increase the water coverage of the

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grass at Mission Springs Park

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installation was completed last Friday

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over seating and watering started

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immediately after the booster pump was

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installed to get to get the grass back

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to normal conditions staff has been

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working with DHS Eagles football and

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chair and AYSO on storage containers

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this project is nearing completion the

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contractor is currently pulling wiring

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for electrical to supply power to the

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inside of the shipping containers these

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storage containers will allow the two

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youth organizations to keep their

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equipment and supplies on site Palm

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Drive North project the Palm Drive North

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project will start on Monday October

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10th this project is located on Palm

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Drive from Pearson Boulevard to Mission

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Lakes Boulevard for the last few weeks

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the changeable me signs have been posted

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on Palm Drive notifying the public of

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the upcoming Capital Improvement project

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excluding weather and other outside

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influences this project is scheduled to

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conclude in February

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2023 iron we in MOS Nick before you go

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on from that can you just answer the

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question on the stop four-way stop sign

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at 12 Street not a problem yeah that was

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actually originally part of the

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agreement for the design so Tom they're

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going to put a four-way stop there

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uh Ironwood and mosquite the four-way

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stop this inquiry was brought up at a

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previous uh council meeting uh in public

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comment an engineer study and stop sign

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installation was already already in the

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works the contractor that will install

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the Stop Bar and Legend is currently

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getting the city business license public

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works will coordinate with the

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contractor to install the stop signs at

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the same time of the installation of the

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Stop Bar and legends staff has been in

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contact with and giving updates to the

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resident that uh presented the quiry

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this concludes public works thanks Nick

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that concludes my report thanks City

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M they're not on agenda so if you open

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up questions that could cause an agenda

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item I would prefer that you ask those

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during your comments generally but if

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you're going to cause us not to be able

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to comment on it it would not be

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fair

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thanks um with that is that anything I'm

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sorry was that it that concludes my

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report move to May counc member comments

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I'll start on this side tonight miss

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P okay the regional Access Project on

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October

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16th is scheduling nonprofit desert fast

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pitch and one of those persons that are

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in the entry is food now

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um last week we did we had 14 people and

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now we have six and food now is one of

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them um the the keynote speaker is

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Jackie journer kiry and she's the

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three-time Olympic gold

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medalist also the airport commission has

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been having a lot of meetings and the

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next one is on the six and it's um a

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special meeting to report on

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branding and that's it Mr n thank you Mr

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Mayor um the only thing I have was I met

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uh with CP econom IC partnership uh last

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week um Cod dides a presentation they

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recognized the city of desert hot

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springs for bringing on some interns

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from um Cod students coming as political

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science to help intern for the city so

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we got u a good handshake for that for

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for uh bringing on those internships the

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other item I had uh Mr Mayor our

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assistant city manager did well in in

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that item was welcome to deos mortos

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event coming up um on the 15th thank you

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what time is that event starts at 4 four

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thanks Mr

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Gardner uh thank you Mr Mayor um wanted

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to uh first of all let folks know about

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our new big dog park up and running and

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being well used by our residents uh we

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expanded the fenced in area at Rotary

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Park up behind Corsini Elementary School

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for a fenced area for larger dogs and we

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put in water fountains for people and

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pups they're installed and working um my

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dog Miss Luna and I visited every dog

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park in the valley and I can honestly

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say that this one is without a doubt one

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of the best if not the best in the

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valley the views at Sunset are

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absolutely amazing it's a nice size

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welld designed uh there's a big area for

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big dogs and a small area for smaller

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dogs and I want to give a good shout out

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to our public work staff for a fantastic

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job and if anybody has their dog needs

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to run that's the place to go um we've

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all been hearing about and a lot of us

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have been bitten up uh pretty bad by

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mosquitoes this year and I spent a day

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with the general manager of the mosquito

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in vector control district serving on

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the on the board there as our City's

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representative uh learning about

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mosquitoes and our abatement efforts

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here in desert hot springs and they set

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a trap in my backyard overnight and we

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caught a number of mosquitoes to my

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surprise including 80s AG ey which

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are the ones that carry diseases as well

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as a bunch of what are called Southern

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house mosquitoes

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which are kind of nasty but they don't

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carry diseases we went out then the next

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day with a tech as he inspected

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locations and treated them and we

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actually do have a lot more mosquitoes

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than ever before here in desert hot

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springs so all of us can do our part by

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making sure we don't have any standing

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water anywhere in our yards and and

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that's everywhere from underneath your

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your your potted plants uh to where your

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uh drier vent drips out uh hot water

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vent drips out things like that um and

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if you are experiencing problems you can

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call Coachella Valley mosquito vector

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control

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76342

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8287 or go online to CV

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mosquito. org and they will schedule a

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tech to come treat areas that are

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breeding at no cost to you because that

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is part of the taxes that you pay to the

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mosquito District um so please uh take

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care of it yourself or if you need help

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you can give them a buzz uh had a great

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groundbreaking at the habitat for

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humanities two new houses here in desert

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hot springs got to meet two new families

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who were moving to the city GHA homes

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the folks who did AA doce um are helping

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build the homes and we got to get some

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uh welcome some great two new families

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to the city uh later that day uh we all

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went to the uh all Valley mayor and

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tribal Chairman's lunch where mayor

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Mattis gave a good update on what's

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going on here in DHS turns kind of every

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year it's kind of a fun event because

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all of the Mayors have to one up

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themselves and who can put on the best

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little show and all of that stuff and it

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was good afternoon and lastly attended a

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visit GPS board meeting um that's the

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old convention and visitors bureau uh

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and the forecast for tourism is up for

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this coming year we're seeing levels of

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pre-booking that are back to our pan

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pre- pandemic levels so we should see a

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lot of visitors to the valley this fall

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and our new hiking map hiking trail map

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that we developed with the city visit

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GPS and the mountains conserv

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I thought I was going to be able to show

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off here tonight it didn't quite make it

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back from the printer so I'll just tease

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it by saying we're going to show it off

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in a couple of weeks that's all I've got

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thank you Mr bets all Gary um thanks for

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the job you're doing there at the C the

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mosquito inor control district you've

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been real helpful we had mosquitoes at

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our house you helped getting the um the

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crew out there I was going to suggest

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maybe a presentation I might be in order

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to get the information out to the public

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um if the mayor be so inclined uh you

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learn a lot when they come out and walk

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around your property go oh I didn't see

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that little puddle of water there so U

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maybe that would be something maybe very

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informative son thanks for the job

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you're doing down there um what I was

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going to bring up during the city

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managers report was mission Springs Park

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field conditions getting complaints over

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dust and I think the over seating is the

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cause and my understanding was the

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people used to stay off the fields

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during the over seating but or not this

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year and I think maybe we should look at

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Alternatives other than over seating see

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if there's another way to handle this um

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I know there's always people out there

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saying you know stop the over seating

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because it's causing a lot of dust

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otherwise something's got to happen but

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social media was a buzz with people

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complaining about barely able to see

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their children on the field for all the

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dust that was being kicked up um I'm

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glad to hear we got the uh vacation

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rental hotline number going do we know

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what that number

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is oh uh yes we do know what that number

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is I we do and just and if you don't

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know the number you can also go to the

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city website and on the front page uh

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right in the center is s uh short-term

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vacation rentals and it'll take you

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right to the uh to you can either report

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it online or it gives you the number

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there too okay I don't actually know it

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yet I was so anxious to have this happen

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and then and then you guys put this in

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all quietly and I was looking for a big

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splash and of noise so if we could can

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we announce it now I know there bun

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people waiting so the vacation rental

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hotline number is 760 894

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3745 perfect thank you and

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um the um just a couple of things I know

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we're always looking for um I'll say I

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attended a grid Alternatives meeting I'm

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working with a program with them uh

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they've got how many is 35 installations

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here in the city which is sold for

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lowincome residents which provides them

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solar at no cost uh we had a funding

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round here where we filled all 35 we got

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our most of our share of those here in

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our city um they had so many for the

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Cella Valley this end of the Cella

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Valley and we got a bunch of them so I'm

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working with them to see what

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possibilities there are um to get more

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and there might be an opportunity for

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City participation and get together with

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the mayor and see how we can get that on

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an agenda for consideration for the

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council

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but this is just a great program um

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people ending up with not just no

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electric bill but no bill for the solar

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panels these are free it's been going on

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here for about 5 years very effective

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program and we's see if we can get that

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going further the only the meetings I

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attended were the um Cabots board

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meeting uh nothing really to report

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there everybody's doing a good job they

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seem to always have a handle on things

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attended sunline still working on labor

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contract issues there um trying to um

550
00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,480
get the bus route back to normal I how

551
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:02,799
important it is for everybody to have

552
00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:05,760
those buses every 20 minutes um still

553
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,159
struggling with hiring issues um Gary

554
00:23:09,159 --> 00:23:12,720
gave a great uh presentation on the

555
00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,600
habitat ground parading I'll just say it

556
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,000
was good to be there and um to see that

557
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,600
going on in our city and then this

558
00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,400
coming Thursday I go up to Southern

559
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,840
California Association governments in

560
00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,240
Los Angeles for my Transportation

561
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,760
committee there other than that Mr Mayor

562
00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:30,590
I'm done thank you um

563
00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:31,960
let's see let's put all this in order

564
00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,320
here I wanted to address the mission

565
00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,360
Springs Park issue also uh I know we've

566
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:37,600
had a lot of comments a lot of calls uh

567
00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:38,919
we wanted to make it very clear that

568
00:23:38,919 --> 00:23:40,880
there was a very expensive uh pump that

569
00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,840
had to be replaced no one in the city

570
00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,000
does our hot springs nor our public

571
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,559
works department purposely would keep

572
00:23:45,559 --> 00:23:47,200
the water off to make it unsafe for our

573
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,159
residents but this has been a battle

574
00:23:49,159 --> 00:23:51,720
we've had every year do the kids get the

575
00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,159
space do they not get the space do we

576
00:23:53,159 --> 00:23:54,640
have to find locations for them to have

577
00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,400
space or not and so this year we chose

578
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,960
to just let them continue to play and

579
00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:01,640
unfortunately that pump booster went out

580
00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,760
the booster pump went out and it was a

581
00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,080
costly fix uh supply chain issues

582
00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:07,840
whatever it was to get it done it is

583
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,240
done it is being watered we're doing our

584
00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,400
best we can uh for the kids of our

585
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:13,919
community and I don't think anyone would

586
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:15,799
want to put Public Health as an issue

587
00:24:15,799 --> 00:24:19,080
for our kids um so we we're doing our

588
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,880
best uh the executive committee for seag

589
00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,320
met and I sit on that for the

590
00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,159
representing Desert Hot Springs the uh

591
00:24:25,159 --> 00:24:27,960
one agenda item uh that I wanted to talk

592
00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,799
about was I was trying to pull it up

593
00:24:29,799 --> 00:24:33,159
here so I would correctly say the item

594
00:24:33,159 --> 00:24:35,559
but it's basically the blows sand study

595
00:24:35,559 --> 00:24:37,039
uh which is the design and Engineering

596
00:24:37,039 --> 00:24:38,880
Services for the Western Coachella

597
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,600
Valley uh flooding and blow sand

598
00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,840
projects uh this has been a big

599
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,559
discussion for years obviously a pep PE

600
00:24:45,559 --> 00:24:48,679
of mine This is actually the uh closures

601
00:24:48,679 --> 00:24:51,880
of Indian palm C or Palm Drive and

602
00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:53,919
Barner uh these are only three

603
00:24:53,919 --> 00:24:56,240
identified areas right now but it will

604
00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,440
lead to a larger project in the future

605
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,120
uh we've been we moved this project

606
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:03,640
forward multiple times we had a study

607
00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,919
done we went out for engineering and

608
00:25:05,919 --> 00:25:09,520
design and uh one firm applied for it

609
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,039
and they tried to extend it to get more

610
00:25:11,039 --> 00:25:12,760
firms just there wasn't any interest in

611
00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,600
it the current firm uh was approved by

612
00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,320
the executive committee and now it will

613
00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,039
be going to uh design uh which is really

614
00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:22,120
really important for this project once

615
00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:24,279
it's designed we know the exact cost

616
00:25:24,279 --> 00:25:26,520
that's when the U Association of

617
00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:27,840
governments can actually go out and try

618
00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,159
to find funing funding to get these

619
00:25:29,159 --> 00:25:31,760
roadways to stay open so the bigest

620
00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,000
bigger the big discussion is obviously

621
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,840
the flooding that closes those roads but

622
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,000
the bigger discussion is the roads are

623
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,279
closed more because of the wind and sand

624
00:25:40,279 --> 00:25:43,559
events so how do we um think outside the

625
00:25:43,559 --> 00:25:45,399
box and get that fixed but I'm pushing

626
00:25:45,399 --> 00:25:47,159
on that I think we've got a good

627
00:25:47,159 --> 00:25:49,679
Coalition and we've got a pathway now

628
00:25:49,679 --> 00:25:51,799
with the design and hopefully some uh

629
00:25:51,799 --> 00:25:53,200
funding in the

630
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,799
future also had a corly meeting with

631
00:25:55,799 --> 00:25:58,520
supervisor Perez talked about couple

632
00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,000
issues that are facing our city that the

633
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,760
county can help with and we'll have more

634
00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,000
of an update on that

635
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,399
soon I also have been appointed to the

636
00:26:06,399 --> 00:26:08,240
Palm Springs development project phase

637
00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,600
one uh Advisory Group which is basically

638
00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,200
the College of the Desert West Campus uh

639
00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,600
there's a handful of people that were

640
00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,720
appointed each trustee was uh to appoint

641
00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,840
a person or two uh to the committee and

642
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,520
I am one that was appointed by our

643
00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,559
trustee B Gonzalez uh for the College of

644
00:26:25,559 --> 00:26:27,720
the Desert we had our first meeting uh

645
00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,240
it was disced question on where the

646
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,120
buildings will lie in the Palm Springs

647
00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:33,240
site in Palm Springs and how big they

648
00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,799
will be and how much space will be

649
00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:36,880
utilized there's going to be six more

650
00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,799
meetings I'll keep you posted there

651
00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:41,559
wasn't a lot but just basic a general

652
00:26:41,559 --> 00:26:43,240
information put into this meeting to

653
00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,399
start with I kept my comments uh to

654
00:26:46,399 --> 00:26:47,880
myself for this meeting so I wanted to

655
00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:49,679
kind of listen to what everything else

656
00:26:49,679 --> 00:26:51,159
be discussed in which direction they're

657
00:26:51,159 --> 00:26:53,640
going also I've been asked to speak in

658
00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:55,159
front of the College of the Desert this

659
00:26:55,159 --> 00:26:57,880
Friday at a special meeting uh or

660
00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,600
special study session on uh services for

661
00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,720
City Desert Hot Springs uh there's two

662
00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:07,159
other uh entities one other city and

663
00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:08,720
another community that will be speaking

664
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,840
also on services for their cities or

665
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,320
areas and so it'll be a good Spotlight

666
00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,279
for us to be able

667
00:27:17,279 --> 00:27:20,440
to vent or I want to say vent because

668
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:21,960
it's always been a frustration for us

669
00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,799
here with Cod services but it'll be an

670
00:27:23,799 --> 00:27:25,159
opportunity for us to speak in front of

671
00:27:25,159 --> 00:27:27,200
the board and be able to talk about the

672
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,679
history and what cood has or has not

673
00:27:29,679 --> 00:27:31,720
done for the city of Desert Hot

674
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,000
Springs uh let's see Habitat for

675
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,799
Humanity was talked about this is a

676
00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:37,279
great project we brought this forth to

677
00:27:37,279 --> 00:27:38,799
the city council earlier this year to

678
00:27:38,799 --> 00:27:40,840
approve some of our housing funds to pay

679
00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:42,480
for some of the development fees and

680
00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,640
stuff like that to help this project the

681
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,440
more we can bring down on the fees and

682
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,360
the more that the contractor can get

683
00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:52,799
donated the uh the homeowners are able

684
00:27:52,799 --> 00:27:55,039
to finance less and which is great for

685
00:27:55,039 --> 00:27:57,840
them we will have two new homeowners in

686
00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:59,600
town they're residents of Desert Hot

687
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,360
Springs already and now they own a home

688
00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:02,559
there's one on Mission Lakes one on

689
00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:05,200
Flora you'll start to see construction I

690
00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,840
think on the floor site first and then

691
00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,120
Mission Lakes not follow follow not far

692
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:11,480
after that and again the home builder as

693
00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,399
mentioned is GJ Holmes who's been

694
00:28:13,399 --> 00:28:14,799
building homes in this community for a

695
00:28:14,799 --> 00:28:16,440
while now and he's a good partner with

696
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,679
the guella valley so very thrilled about

697
00:28:19,679 --> 00:28:22,399
that uh as was mentioned also I attended

698
00:28:22,399 --> 00:28:24,320
the all Valley Mayors this happens every

699
00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:25,840
year all the tribal leaders and all the

700
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,799
Mayors are invited to speak at the

701
00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:29,399
greater a Palm Springs Chamber of

702
00:28:29,399 --> 00:28:31,279
Commerce event each year once a year to

703
00:28:31,279 --> 00:28:33,640
talk about our cities we are given five

704
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,279
minutes to talk about our city which you

705
00:28:35,279 --> 00:28:37,720
cannot do in five minutes so we usually

706
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,279
do a brief discussion I hit a couple

707
00:28:39,279 --> 00:28:40,480
points and asked everybody to come to

708
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:41,799
the state of the city state of the city

709
00:28:41,799 --> 00:28:44,120
this year will be November 17th at the

710
00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,360
health and wellness center uh hosted by

711
00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:50,159
the greater uh greater Palm no greater

712
00:28:50,159 --> 00:28:51,640
Coachella Valley Coachella Valley thank

713
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,000
you there's these greater Cella valleys

714
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,760
greater Palm Spring there's too many of

715
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,559
them our Chamber of Commerce for the

716
00:28:57,559 --> 00:28:59,360
city does Hot Springs we'll be hosting

717
00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:00,559
that event and I hope you can all come

718
00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:01,720
out cu I think we have a lot of great

719
00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,080
information to talk about the city of

720
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:04,240
desert hot

721
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,399
springs and then tomorrow is

722
00:29:06,399 --> 00:29:07,760
international walk to school day

723
00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,159
unfortunately I will not be able to do

724
00:29:09,159 --> 00:29:10,440
it this year but I know their council

725
00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,039
members are mulling it over in their

726
00:29:12,039 --> 00:29:14,080
schedule to see if they can last year we

727
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:15,720
were able to walk with C Yorks

728
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,200
Elementary School from the state BL

729
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,120
shopping center to their school uh so I

730
00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:21,440
just want to give everybody heads up if

731
00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:22,760
you see a lot of kids out there walking

732
00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:23,960
to school it's not because their parents

733
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,880
said go walk to school it's because it's

734
00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,519
International walk to school day and the

735
00:29:27,519 --> 00:29:29,440
principals are are joining in on this

736
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,799
exercise so be cautious out there when

737
00:29:31,799 --> 00:29:33,159
you're driving around I know a lot of us

738
00:29:33,159 --> 00:29:34,200
are in a hurry to get to where we need

739
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,080
to go but be extra cautious tomorrow is

740
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,519
a lot of kids should will be on the

741
00:29:37,519 --> 00:29:39,559
street in certain Pathways to their

742
00:29:39,559 --> 00:29:42,440
schools and with that said that's all I

743
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,080
have so we're going to move to the next

744
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,000
item and before we open it up I want to

745
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,480
let the city council know um it was

746
00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:50,600
brought to my attention literally

747
00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,399
minutes before the meeting that there is

748
00:29:53,399 --> 00:29:58,240
a an error in the fee study in one area

749
00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:02,039
and because of that uh we are asked to

750
00:30:02,039 --> 00:30:04,320
table this item till the 18th of October

751
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,600
which will be our next meeting I will be

752
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,200
opening up the public hearing because

753
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,600
anybody that would like to speak on this

754
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,120
has to have that opportunity and then

755
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:12,919
we'll we'll leave the public hearing

756
00:30:12,919 --> 00:30:14,840
open and table the idol to item to the

757
00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,559
18th now I'm not going to ask for a

758
00:30:17,559 --> 00:30:19,880
staff report obviously we'll be coming

759
00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,399
back the 18th if there's any questions

760
00:30:21,399 --> 00:30:23,440
that you have to ask today I would allow

761
00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:24,919
them to be asked so that staff can

762
00:30:24,919 --> 00:30:27,320
research those questions uh but i' ask

763
00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:28,720
that you stay brief as this item is

764
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,360
going to be tabled or I'm asking it to

765
00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,799
be tabled to the 18th is there anybody

766
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:34,200
on the city council that would like to

767
00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,399
ask a question before I open the public

768
00:30:36,399 --> 00:30:38,519
hearing take any testimony and keep the

769
00:30:38,519 --> 00:30:40,080
public hearing open and ask for a motion

770
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,080
to

771
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,679
continue I see nobody coming forth I'll

772
00:30:44,679 --> 00:30:46,480
open the public hearing at this time is

773
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,960
there anybody like to make any sort of

774
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,000
testimony in favor opposed or neutral on

775
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,360
this item this is the resolution

776
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:56,399
adopting revised user fee schedule item

777
00:30:56,399 --> 00:30:58,000
number four public hearing the only

778
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,559
public hearing item today I see nobody

779
00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:03,600
coming forth they have an opportunity on

780
00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,159
the 18th they will the public hearing

781
00:31:05,159 --> 00:31:06,559
will stay open and will take more

782
00:31:06,559 --> 00:31:10,760
testimony at that time um so yes they

783
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:12,919
will I have no other comments I'll

784
00:31:12,919 --> 00:31:14,559
entertain a motion to continue this item

785
00:31:14,559 --> 00:31:16,760
to the 18th Mr Mayor motion to continue

786
00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,880
to U what is it October 18th correct

787
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,440
second I have a motion and whoever wants

788
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,639
to punch in their second

789
00:31:24,639 --> 00:31:28,200
first you guys can whoever's quick at

790
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:32,110
the

791
00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:38,789
draw please

792
00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:43,200
vote Mr Solano I don't have the

793
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,240
ability and I vote

794
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,039
Yes motion passes

795
00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:51,559
uny thank you we'll go to our

796
00:31:51,559 --> 00:31:52,679
administrative calendars we have no

797
00:31:52,679 --> 00:31:53,639
other public hearings tonight we'll go

798
00:31:53,639 --> 00:31:55,279
to administrative calendar and the first

799
00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:56,679
item on the administrative calendar is

800
00:31:56,679 --> 00:31:58,440
the item number five which is Adopt a

801
00:31:58,440 --> 00:31:59,960
resolution authorizing Park Grant

802
00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:02,880
applications for the proposition 68 per

803
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,919
cap capita grant program Mr haker is

804
00:32:06,919 --> 00:32:09,279
that going to be you yes sir awesome

805
00:32:09,279 --> 00:32:10,960
good evening the city of desert hos

806
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,360
Springs was allocated

807
00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,600
$177,900 in prop 68 per capita funding

808
00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,559
and the general per capita program in

809
00:32:19,559 --> 00:32:20,880
addition to the general per capita

810
00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:22,080
program the city of desert hos Springs

811
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,960
was allocated one or

812
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:28,919
$1,654 in Urban County County per capita

813
00:32:28,919 --> 00:32:31,440
Grant General per capita program funds

814
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:32,840
are available for local Park

815
00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,159
Rehabilitation creation and imp uh

816
00:32:35,159 --> 00:32:37,440
Improvement Grants to local governments

817
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,200
on per capita basis Urban County per

818
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,080
capita funds are available for per

819
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,240
capita grants to cities and districts in

820
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,039
urbanized counties a county with a

821
00:32:46,039 --> 00:32:47,320
population of

822
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:51,080
50,000 500,000 or more provoking uh

823
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,760
providing Parks and Recreation services

824
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,240
within a jurisdiction of 200,000 or less

825
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,000
in

826
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,080
population the process to OB retain

827
00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,240
These funds is initiated by city council

828
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,880
adopting a resolution authorizing the

829
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,480
city manager to apply to the per capita

830
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,880
program adoption of the resolution

831
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:08,799
expresses the city council's agreement

832
00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:10,880
with the state funding contract and

833
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:12,080
confirming the city council will

834
00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,960
complete operate and maintain the grant

835
00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,159
funding projects the resolution also

836
00:33:16,159 --> 00:33:17,960
designates the city manager to represent

837
00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,200
the city and execute all documents and

838
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,639
negotiations on behalf of the city

839
00:33:22,639 --> 00:33:24,240
staff's recommendation is to adopt a

840
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:25,960
resolution of the city council

841
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,480
authorizing the city manager to file an

842
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:28,480
applic

843
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,159
with the city department or with the

844
00:33:30,159 --> 00:33:31,960
California Department of parks

845
00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,360
Recreations office of Grants and local

846
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,240
services to receive funding for the prop

847
00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,000
68 per capita grant program that

848
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,559
concludes my

849
00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:45,360
report CH my mic off I'll open it up for

850
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,000
public comments this time I do have a

851
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,080
written or an asked a speaker card for a

852
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:53,389
public comment Andrew

853
00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:56,399
R good evening uh Mr Mayor and Council

854
00:33:56,399 --> 00:33:57,760
thank for the opportunity to speak

855
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,120
tonight uh I'd like to talk about the uh

856
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:01,960
Parks project and specifically the

857
00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,159
corporation uh corporate yard uh park

858
00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:06,440
proposal uh thanks to those of you that

859
00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:08,359
responded to my message uh a few weeks

860
00:34:08,359 --> 00:34:11,399
ago uh really appreciate that um on

861
00:34:11,399 --> 00:34:14,200
support of myself and my on behalf of my

862
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,879
neighbors and myself uh we strongly

863
00:34:15,879 --> 00:34:18,359
support the Corp yard Park project I see

864
00:34:18,359 --> 00:34:20,639
in the staff report uh the resolution to

865
00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:22,800
apply for some grant funding and that's

866
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,839
fantastic the state and the federal

867
00:34:24,839 --> 00:34:26,480
government have hundreds of millions of

868
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,079
dollars literally hundreds hundreds of

869
00:34:28,079 --> 00:34:30,440
millions of dollarss in Grant funds

870
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:33,079
available for projects just like this

871
00:34:33,079 --> 00:34:35,359
desert hot springs is underserved in

872
00:34:35,359 --> 00:34:37,919
Parks acreage per population which is

873
00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:40,280
targeted in many of these grants and we

874
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,079
have a design an approved squid document

875
00:34:43,079 --> 00:34:45,040
and the city already owns the land for

876
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,599
this uh Corp yard park proposal which

877
00:34:47,599 --> 00:34:49,040
makes it a really compelling and

878
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,200
attractive project and would probably

879
00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,240
qualify for a huge Grant if not more

880
00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:55,760
than one Grant now we're at a unique

881
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,720
time these grants won't be around for

882
00:34:57,720 --> 00:35:00,240
forever uh the economy is changing

883
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:01,760
building materials and construction

884
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,000
costs are going up and we won't be in

885
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,440
this unique position forever so the time

886
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,680
to strike is now while the iron is hot

887
00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,240
as they say and they also say go big or

888
00:35:11,240 --> 00:35:14,400
go home so let's go big this part could

889
00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,960
be a real gem for the city and part of

890
00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:19,119
this council's Legacy to be the ones to

891
00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:22,040
implement it now lastly a small pitch

892
00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,000
for those of us in the neighborhood um

893
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,119
on the northwest corner of the lot where

894
00:35:26,119 --> 00:35:29,320
the existing uh City Corp yard is um

895
00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:31,560
it's fallen into disrepair it's got some

896
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,640
dilapidated Cyclone Fence and razor wire

897
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,839
uh piles of dirt and rocks and broken

898
00:35:36,839 --> 00:35:39,960
Metals uh broken metal and barbed wire I

899
00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,520
know it's a maintenance yard um but I'd

900
00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:44,119
like to request that the parks effort

901
00:35:44,119 --> 00:35:46,040
could include some upkeep of the

902
00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,680
facility some new fencing or some light

903
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,359
Landscaping uh of that northwest corner

904
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:53,040
so that it could look as good as the

905
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:54,880
rest of the park project uh hopefully

906
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,400
does in the future uh maybe there's some

907
00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,640
room room in the grant proposals to

908
00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,880
include some uh revitalization of that

909
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,359
facility or even expand the park into

910
00:36:04,359 --> 00:36:06,680
the unused property with more parking or

911
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:08,319
uh Sports Fields as was mentioned

912
00:36:08,319 --> 00:36:10,640
earlier playgrounds or volleyball courts

913
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:12,440
or whatever other Park uh facilities

914
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:14,720
might be needed over there uh if there's

915
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,480
anything we can do as residents to help

916
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,680
please let us know if the grants need uh

917
00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,960
support letters or a signature Drive I'd

918
00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:23,400
be happy to talk to my neighbors and I'm

919
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,960
sure they would be willing to U support

920
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,599
this as enthusiastically as I am thank

921
00:36:27,599 --> 00:36:29,920
thank you thank you Andrew any other

922
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,800
comments from the public on this

923
00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,160
item I see nobody coming forth I'll

924
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:35,319
close public

925
00:36:35,319 --> 00:36:38,000
comments um I just I get really

926
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,400
passionate about this kind of stuff you

927
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,319
know parks are so important to our youth

928
00:36:41,319 --> 00:36:43,240
and to our residents here in do hot

929
00:36:43,240 --> 00:36:45,480
springs and as the speaker just made

930
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,319
said it's we're way underserved and so

931
00:36:48,319 --> 00:36:49,880
moving forth with this is so important

932
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:51,640
so we can get some funding and get these

933
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,200
Parks build we have a park in Rano

934
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,200
that's been on the books for 25 years

935
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,200
and never been built we have that choya

936
00:36:58,200 --> 00:36:59,640
Park which we were all excited about a

937
00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:01,040
couple years ago came forth but we got

938
00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,359
to find funding and let alone all the

939
00:37:03,359 --> 00:37:04,800
pocket parks and everything else we can

940
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,880
do so whatever we can do to move this

941
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,960
forward I'm I'm totally supportive of it

942
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,079
Miss P Mr Nas yes the only thing I have

943
00:37:13,079 --> 00:37:16,040
is uh so Mr city manager with this

944
00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,880
resolution if more money comes available

945
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,680
will you have to reapply for this or

946
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:22,000
this would automatically put us in the

947
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,760
running for it uh I I think the amount

948
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,560
has already been set for this particular

949
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:28,960
resolution it's based on a formula yeah

950
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,319
it's based on a formula but if if more

951
00:37:31,319 --> 00:37:33,440
is on this per capita it's per year then

952
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,400
yeah we would we would be um available

953
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,119
for us to receive it okay will we have

954
00:37:37,119 --> 00:37:39,760
to do a new resolution next year or the

955
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,960
next time around I am not sure about

956
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,880
that but we can find out is there any

957
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,680
way we can put this forth where we don't

958
00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:48,160
have to do a resolution you just

959
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:49,960
automatically go forward you have our

960
00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:51,640
permission I mean you have my permission

961
00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:53,880
anyways to move forward with any monies

962
00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,640
that come available for for parks and

963
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,560
recs just to automatically do it rather

964
00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:59,319
then coming to us you know and we're

965
00:37:59,319 --> 00:38:01,599
waiting for a resolution okay so I think

966
00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:03,760
the question is is can we pass a

967
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,920
resolution that we would use for all

968
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,480
Grant applications is that what you're

969
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,319
asking yes okay we can definitely look

970
00:38:09,319 --> 00:38:11,119
into that this particular one is

971
00:38:11,119 --> 00:38:13,119
specifically for the grant that's the

972
00:38:13,119 --> 00:38:14,359
subject but we can look into that

973
00:38:14,359 --> 00:38:16,400
question as well thank you Mr great

974
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,950
question uh Mr

975
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:23,319
bits um yeah on that last part I would

976
00:38:23,319 --> 00:38:25,280
like to see grants come to the council

977
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:26,720
so we can decide if that's a grant that

978
00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:28,359
we want to go after although you know I

979
00:38:28,359 --> 00:38:29,359
think most of them are all going to

980
00:38:29,359 --> 00:38:32,440
agree with but I would like to see that

981
00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:33,920
I'm not sure if I understood you or not

982
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,000
but definitely would like to see the

983
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,319
every time there's a grant go out there

984
00:38:37,319 --> 00:38:38,680
bring it to us and say hi is this one

985
00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:41,400
you want to pursue I think we may decide

986
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:42,760
there's one we do or don't want to

987
00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:46,359
pursue in favor of another whatever um

988
00:38:46,359 --> 00:38:49,200
is and we have a list of projects that

989
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,599
were um talked about is any of this

990
00:38:51,599 --> 00:38:53,640
funding going towards those so we had

991
00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,319
the the public speaker talk about

992
00:38:55,319 --> 00:38:57,079
corporate yard Park is this funding here

993
00:38:57,079 --> 00:38:58,560
specific spefic for

994
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:02,040
that and so we we do have a meeting with

995
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,560
the rep from uh from the state program

996
00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,359
from the state park program and we'll go

997
00:39:06,359 --> 00:39:07,640
over the projects that we do have on

998
00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:09,079
list and see which ones would uh be

999
00:39:09,079 --> 00:39:10,440
applicable okay and we've got the

1000
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,560
Wardman Park pool that was on that list

1001
00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:17,880
of projects that were going much uh much

1002
00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:19,520
announced and don't seem to be going

1003
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,920
anywhere is bman park pool on that list

1004
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:23,400
also yeah all the all the projects that

1005
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,000
we have on the on the CIP list for

1006
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,160
projects was on there okay good good all

1007
00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,000
right that's all I had thank you Mr

1008
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,119
Gardner um following up on what Mr Raph

1009
00:39:32,119 --> 00:39:33,640
was bringing about too somebody walks

1010
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,079
past corporate corporate yard every day

1011
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:37,760
he does a valid point that the fencing

1012
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:40,079
and everything there is in rather bad

1013
00:39:40,079 --> 00:39:42,079
condition and you know this partk could

1014
00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:43,960
be a year or two down the road before we

1015
00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,599
can really turn shovel and start doing

1016
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:48,079
anything on it do we have any plans to

1017
00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:50,440
just kind of pretty up corporate yard

1018
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:54,430
for now for the Neighbors in that

1019
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,680
area we we don't right now but we could

1020
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,720
absolutely do something to clean up the

1021
00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:01,589
area over

1022
00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:04,440
there sure you brought up another good

1023
00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:08,000
point Gary can we do something to make

1024
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,920
corporate yard Park not look so ugly for

1025
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,319
the neighbors that are surrounding

1026
00:40:12,319 --> 00:40:15,359
it I part of the Corp Park actually goes

1027
00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:16,800
all the way around the entire perimeter

1028
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,200
Landscaping a nice entrance everything

1029
00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:20,440
all the way around the entire property

1030
00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:21,480
so I think there's something we could

1031
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,720
probably do to make that a little more

1032
00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:25,280
attractive for the Neighbors it's

1033
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,920
looking pretty ratty uh you know on one

1034
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,119
of those streets think that's you're

1035
00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:29,960
talking about I don't think we have to

1036
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,160
wait for a grant to get that done but if

1037
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:33,760
we're talking about cleaning things up

1038
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,520
we might want to deal with that

1039
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:38,960
one all right um there's no other

1040
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:40,359
comments on the board on entertain a

1041
00:40:40,359 --> 00:40:44,680
motion I move that we uh that we U adopt

1042
00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:45,960
the resolution on the park Grant

1043
00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:50,990
application for proposition 68

1044
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,280
second so a motion second if there's no

1045
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:57,750
other comments please vote

1046
00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:59,440
motion passes

1047
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,359
unanimously item number six is the

1048
00:41:01,359 --> 00:41:05,920
annual utility users tax report Mr Buck

1049
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:07,319
all right thank you so currently the

1050
00:41:07,319 --> 00:41:10,040
city of Desert Hot Springs um levies a

1051
00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:13,880
7% utility users tax on electric gas

1052
00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,960
telecommunications video and water and

1053
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:19,280
sewer utilities pursuant to section

1054
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:22,560
3.28 one9 of the city's Municipal Code

1055
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,960
an annual report on the utility users

1056
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,520
tax revenue and expenditures must be

1057
00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,960
made to the city Council um so for

1058
00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:33,560
fiscal year 2122 the city received

1059
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:38,720
3,867 547 in utility user tax of that

1060
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:40,680
amount

1061
00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:44,520
2,488 623,000 went to the public safety

1062
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,839
fund and was entirely spent on Public

1063
00:41:46,839 --> 00:41:51,440
Safety um and the remaining 1, 378,000

1064
00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:53,880
24 went to The Debt Service fund and

1065
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,560
then was entirely spent on uh paying

1066
00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:59,160
down the city's debt uh at this time I

1067
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:03,040
do not recommend any change to the tax

1068
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:05,040
rate do we have any public comments on

1069
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:06,800
this would anybody like to comment on

1070
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:09,400
item six annual utility users tax report

1071
00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:10,839
I see nobody coming forth with close

1072
00:42:10,839 --> 00:42:12,319
public comments do I have any comments

1073
00:42:12,319 --> 00:42:15,839
by the Das entertain a motion so moved

1074
00:42:15,839 --> 00:42:17,680
Mr Mayor I have a motion is there a

1075
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:19,760
second Mr Mayor this item is received in

1076
00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:21,800
file oh

1077
00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:25,839
sorry you don't need file awesome any

1078
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:27,400
was there any there was no questions all

1079
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:29,200
right we received and file this report

1080
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:30,640
and we'll move forth to

1081
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,640
item we'll move on to item number seven

1082
00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:35,240
discuss on funding for neighborhood

1083
00:42:35,240 --> 00:42:37,280
State revitalization and small business

1084
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,440
incentives this is sponsored by myself

1085
00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:41,720
and council member Nunes I'll start and

1086
00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:43,880
I'll give it over to Mr Nunes in a

1087
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,680
second um we uh joined forces on kind of

1088
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:49,800
a cleanup neighborhood cleanup program

1089
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:50,920
and it kind of morphed into what we

1090
00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:52,200
wanted to present

1091
00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,839
today um I asked Jim nadell who is on

1092
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:57,720
our Planning Commission and Jack

1093
00:42:57,720 --> 00:43:01,640
uh Deo who has been uh a

1094
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:04,240
community liaison and partner for with

1095
00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:06,480
us for a long time and they both worked

1096
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,200
on the former cleanup committee and it

1097
00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:09,839
was a very large committee and kind of

1098
00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:12,040
dissolved uh due to the chairman having

1099
00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:14,480
other responsibilities and other people

1100
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:16,680
having responsibilities uh so I asked

1101
00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:18,960
these two to join us in presenting a

1102
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:21,280
program uh that would be

1103
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,400
more uh I don't even know the proper

1104
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:25,480
word here but it would be more organized

1105
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,400
and it would meet more of our need of

1106
00:43:27,400 --> 00:43:30,720
the cleanup of our community our uh code

1107
00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:33,400
enforcement manager uh Christina she's

1108
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:36,319
done a lot of work uh on presenting some

1109
00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:38,640
of the program and so I don't want to

1110
00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,440
take any of her Thunder because she's

1111
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,200
done a lot of great work out there with

1112
00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:45,000
our community and presented some ideas

1113
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:48,160
to us uh the one there's three prongs to

1114
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,839
this program one is to pick a

1115
00:43:50,839 --> 00:43:52,680
neighborhood get in there identify the

1116
00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,000
homes that are actually homeowners and

1117
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:56,480
be able to give them grant funding

1118
00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:59,000
similar to to the uh revitalization

1119
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,960
program through RDA uh back many years

1120
00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,160
ago which we would give a grant to a

1121
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:06,040
home for a certain period of time and be

1122
00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:07,760
relieved over time that they lived in

1123
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:10,119
that home this is similar to that not as

1124
00:44:10,119 --> 00:44:12,240
much funding for it but similar to that

1125
00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:13,760
we want to get the neighborhoods paint

1126
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:17,319
houses fix roofs replace windows fix

1127
00:44:17,319 --> 00:44:19,200
yards those those would be the

1128
00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,400
committee's real focus is to identify

1129
00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,400
those neighborhoods and get in there and

1130
00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:25,440
uh proceed with that working with our

1131
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,680
code enforcement department

1132
00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:29,200
we also another prog of this is getting

1133
00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:30,800
into our small business community and

1134
00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:32,280
really helping those a lot of them have

1135
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:34,319
suffered through covid don't have a lot

1136
00:44:34,319 --> 00:44:35,640
of extra funding to make sure their

1137
00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:37,240
signs and paint and Landscaping are

1138
00:44:37,240 --> 00:44:39,040
taken care of this isn't corporate

1139
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:40,599
companies this is small business owners

1140
00:44:40,599 --> 00:44:42,680
in our community and helping them fund

1141
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:44,359
those programs and I let Christina to

1142
00:44:44,359 --> 00:44:45,720
talk a little bit more about this in a

1143
00:44:45,720 --> 00:44:48,040
minute um and then the third prong to

1144
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:50,200
this is uh going out to our schools and

1145
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:53,680
educating people we can go clean up lots

1146
00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,599
every day and 3 months later that lot

1147
00:44:55,599 --> 00:44:57,119
needs to be cleaned up again and and

1148
00:44:57,119 --> 00:44:58,800
it's really Noble to do that and I

1149
00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,040
appreciate everyone that does that but

1150
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:02,760
it's not getting to the root of the

1151
00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:04,240
problem which is people dumping or

1152
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:06,520
leaving their trash open or whatever it

1153
00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:09,960
is one of the biggest concerns from our

1154
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,359
trash hauler is people do not tie their

1155
00:45:12,359 --> 00:45:14,119
trash up when they put it in their bends

1156
00:45:14,119 --> 00:45:15,680
and when they go to open and dump it

1157
00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:18,359
into the truck on our therapeutic Breezy

1158
00:45:18,359 --> 00:45:20,559
days uh it ends up blowing out and

1159
00:45:20,559 --> 00:45:22,559
blowing all over the city so there's a

1160
00:45:22,559 --> 00:45:24,079
lot of Education that can be done and we

1161
00:45:24,079 --> 00:45:25,800
figured if we get to our educational

1162
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:28,240
levels of our El elementary schools and

1163
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:29,720
middle schools and high school and talk

1164
00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:31,720
to the kids a lot of times they'll

1165
00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:34,520
educate their parents a lot on this so

1166
00:45:34,520 --> 00:45:37,520
our our first initial kickoff will be uh

1167
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:39,079
coming later this month we'll make that

1168
00:45:39,079 --> 00:45:40,800
announcement but we're going to Target

1169
00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:42,800
two schools that are going to partner

1170
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,319
with us and do a week-long educational

1171
00:45:45,319 --> 00:45:48,160
program in that school uh from Desert

1172
00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:49,800
Valley Disposal has an education

1173
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:51,839
education person that will do that for

1174
00:45:51,839 --> 00:45:54,880
us and then we'll spend the last day the

1175
00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:57,160
Saturday morning of that week uh going

1176
00:45:57,160 --> 00:45:58,480
out and doing some cleanup around the

1177
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,240
school and helping those kids identify

1178
00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:03,640
how this process works with waste with

1179
00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:05,440
that said I really wanted to give some

1180
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:08,839
time to uh Christina to talk about the

1181
00:46:08,839 --> 00:46:10,599
uh Business program and the neighborhood

1182
00:46:10,599 --> 00:46:12,200
program but before I do that anything

1183
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:13,559
you like to add Mr

1184
00:46:13,559 --> 00:46:16,000
NZ uh thank you Mr Mayor yeah the only

1185
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,119
thing I would say is Christina is very

1186
00:46:18,119 --> 00:46:19,839
vital to this program and making sure it

1187
00:46:19,839 --> 00:46:21,760
works so I want to thank Christina

1188
00:46:21,760 --> 00:46:23,240
anything you need from me you know

1189
00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:25,160
please just let me know I think what's

1190
00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:26,599
important too is that when we go out to

1191
00:46:26,599 --> 00:46:30,440
these houses to to help a senior or

1192
00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:33,079
someone that can afford or having issues

1193
00:46:33,079 --> 00:46:36,160
um getting the work done is that we find

1194
00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:37,760
resources for them not just go in there

1195
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,000
and clean it up and then they're set you

1196
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:43,079
know for two three months that we know

1197
00:46:43,079 --> 00:46:44,359
that they're going to be set up with

1198
00:46:44,359 --> 00:46:46,559
services that they qualify for uh

1199
00:46:46,559 --> 00:46:48,280
through the county or to the city or

1200
00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:49,720
even through the state to make sure that

1201
00:46:49,720 --> 00:46:51,240
they're they don't get behind the way

1202
00:46:51,240 --> 00:46:53,880
they did the reason why we got involved

1203
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:55,440
um so working with Christine I think is

1204
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:57,640
going to be great um

1205
00:46:57,640 --> 00:47:01,430
looking forward to it thank you this

1206
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,680
do good evening so I think uh councilman

1207
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,599
nun has kind of hit the nail on the head

1208
00:47:06,599 --> 00:47:08,119
we're out there every single day you

1209
00:47:08,119 --> 00:47:10,359
know attempting to enforce codes in

1210
00:47:10,359 --> 00:47:12,599
residential neighborhoods and Commercial

1211
00:47:12,599 --> 00:47:14,920
zones and the thing that we always hear

1212
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:16,319
is you know does the city have any

1213
00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:18,079
resources and can they lend any

1214
00:47:18,079 --> 00:47:20,400
resources because a lot of time people

1215
00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,240
they want to comply they want to

1216
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:23,640
complete these corrective actions they

1217
00:47:23,640 --> 00:47:26,240
simply don't have the means to do so and

1218
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:28,319
so um this will give us those resources

1219
00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:29,880
that we so desperately need in the

1220
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:32,520
community um you know especially with

1221
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:34,880
respect to small business it's one of

1222
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:36,000
the things that we hear all the time

1223
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:37,200
that you know they're still recovering

1224
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,079
from covid and they they need an extra

1225
00:47:39,079 --> 00:47:41,079
hand and it can be something as simple

1226
00:47:41,079 --> 00:47:42,960
as just getting proper signage or you

1227
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:45,760
know fixing a dilapidated sign or you

1228
00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:47,880
know their retaining wall was hit by a

1229
00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:49,760
car and they just can't recover from it

1230
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:52,000
so uh having these resources and being

1231
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:54,160
able to use our expertise in Code

1232
00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:55,920
Enforcement to lend you know appropriate

1233
00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:58,559
candidates and qualified candidates um

1234
00:47:58,559 --> 00:48:00,520
every day we are faced you know and

1235
00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:02,119
making hard decisions with respect to

1236
00:48:02,119 --> 00:48:04,000
enforcement in our residential

1237
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:05,680
neighborhoods because we have a lot of

1238
00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:07,319
you know members of the community that

1239
00:48:07,319 --> 00:48:09,599
simply can't afford to put in landscape

1240
00:48:09,599 --> 00:48:11,040
ground cover things that we think are

1241
00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:13,240
simple fixes they aren't simple fixes

1242
00:48:13,240 --> 00:48:14,720
when you don't have the financial means

1243
00:48:14,720 --> 00:48:16,240
so I'm really excited to kind of just

1244
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:18,720
lend our experience and expertise to get

1245
00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:19,920
this

1246
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:22,160
going awesome is there anything from the

1247
00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:24,680
committee that you'd like to add that I

1248
00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:30,109
missed Jackie you're not shy come on

1249
00:48:30,119 --> 00:48:32,440
Jim's a little shy sometimes but he's

1250
00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:34,079
the brains behind our operation I'm just

1251
00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:36,720
looking to Christina to give us those

1252
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:38,960
locations so that we can you know you

1253
00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:42,000
give us the the the the the properties

1254
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,960
and we will go and take care of it and

1255
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:47,880
get everybody on board and make sure

1256
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:50,440
that the homeowners have their taxes and

1257
00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:53,720
that they're not renters and they single

1258
00:48:53,720 --> 00:48:55,880
family homes and the things that the

1259
00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:59,240
city wants to to to do so Jim and I are

1260
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:03,079
ready to rock and roll you like to say

1261
00:49:03,079 --> 00:49:05,680
something I'd just like to say I'm most

1262
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:08,920
excited about the uh the portion of this

1263
00:49:08,920 --> 00:49:11,119
broad act relatively broad activity that

1264
00:49:11,119 --> 00:49:15,000
involves the businesses to

1265
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,079
award I'm not sure what we're going to

1266
00:49:17,079 --> 00:49:19,079
call some of these things yet but small

1267
00:49:19,079 --> 00:49:22,480
grants basically $10,000 grants as much

1268
00:49:22,480 --> 00:49:25,880
as to uh mom and pop small businesses in

1269
00:49:25,880 --> 00:49:29,000
town who need a facelift front of the

1270
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:31,119
store needs a paint job you know new

1271
00:49:31,119 --> 00:49:34,880
paint um Landscaping new signage

1272
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:38,760
improved signage that type of thing um I

1273
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:40,440
it would be nice to give a lot of

1274
00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:42,359
businesses on Palm Drive especially a

1275
00:49:42,359 --> 00:49:45,119
facelift and it may actually encourage

1276
00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:47,559
other businesses to Fork out some money

1277
00:49:47,559 --> 00:49:50,000
themselves and and do some of their own

1278
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:52,319
um Improvement uh to keep up with the

1279
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:55,480
Joneses so to speak um I think a lot of

1280
00:49:55,480 --> 00:49:56,880
people are ready for a little a little

1281
00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:59,760
bit of a facelift down Palm Drive and

1282
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:03,359
that's why I'm excited about it so thank

1283
00:50:03,359 --> 00:50:05,359
you good for you guys' participation in

1284
00:50:05,359 --> 00:50:07,760
this and other thing I'd like to add is

1285
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:10,559
that we are looking at qualified vendors

1286
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:12,240
licensed vendors of desert hot springs

1287
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:14,799
and when they do apply we will be

1288
00:50:14,799 --> 00:50:17,520
managing the correct work to be done so

1289
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:19,359
it's not someone's going to slap some

1290
00:50:19,359 --> 00:50:21,920
paint on there and then want ,000 $2,000

1291
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:23,640
in reimbursement we're going to have

1292
00:50:23,640 --> 00:50:24,839
they're going to have to qualify with a

1293
00:50:24,839 --> 00:50:27,000
licensed painter that's licensed are Hot

1294
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:28,559
Springs to do the work and we're going

1295
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:31,240
to try to vet those uh vendors and make

1296
00:50:31,240 --> 00:50:33,520
sure so if we get into neighborhoods

1297
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:35,319
that we'll have landscapers and roofers

1298
00:50:35,319 --> 00:50:36,799
and people that are already vetted ready

1299
00:50:36,799 --> 00:50:39,559
to go and we can get them on board uh

1300
00:50:39,559 --> 00:50:41,040
anything I miss

1301
00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:43,680
guys thing I'm going to ask question

1302
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:44,960
from me in a minute one other thing

1303
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:48,040
Russell had mentioned solar and I know

1304
00:50:48,040 --> 00:50:49,559
that there's a lot of programs that

1305
00:50:49,559 --> 00:50:52,760
these 10 homes that we're going to uh

1306
00:50:52,760 --> 00:50:55,520
Target we can actually get them solar if

1307
00:50:55,520 --> 00:50:57,160
we can get their roof

1308
00:50:57,160 --> 00:51:00,839
passed that'll be free so that's an

1309
00:51:00,839 --> 00:51:03,839
option also to add to the program so I

1310
00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:06,440
think that'll make Russell happy and I

1311
00:51:06,440 --> 00:51:07,559
really want I really want people to

1312
00:51:07,559 --> 00:51:09,640
realize this is a pilot to start with so

1313
00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:11,680
we're going to see how it works and

1314
00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:13,200
whatever we have to strengthen and we

1315
00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:16,040
find things like Jackie found solar and

1316
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:17,480
if there's other things we find when

1317
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:18,760
we're out there that we'll be able to

1318
00:51:18,760 --> 00:51:20,480
bring it back to the council and and

1319
00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:22,960
just kind of massage this into a bigger

1320
00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:24,760
and better program over time that will

1321
00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:27,160
be sustainable uh I'll open up to

1322
00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:29,400
council for comments uh Mr Gardner you

1323
00:51:29,400 --> 00:51:32,480
had your hand raised thank you Mr Mayor

1324
00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:35,400
um when I read this on the agenda I was

1325
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:37,599
wow this is great um I want to commend

1326
00:51:37,599 --> 00:51:39,319
both you and council member Nunes for

1327
00:51:39,319 --> 00:51:40,920
all of the thought and work you put into

1328
00:51:40,920 --> 00:51:42,960
it as well as the community members who

1329
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:46,000
are stepping forward on this I really uh

1330
00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:47,799
I'm going to Echo what Mr Nelle said

1331
00:51:47,799 --> 00:51:50,079
about uh about the grants to help give

1332
00:51:50,079 --> 00:51:52,119
some face lfts along Palm Drive I think

1333
00:51:52,119 --> 00:51:54,319
that's going to be fantastic and the

1334
00:51:54,319 --> 00:51:55,880
point you raised Mr Mayor about

1335
00:51:55,880 --> 00:51:57,799
education I was going to glad you

1336
00:51:57,799 --> 00:51:59,119
brought that up because that is a key

1337
00:51:59,119 --> 00:52:02,200
part of that I think if we can start uh

1338
00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:03,960
educating people exactly those kind of

1339
00:52:03,960 --> 00:52:05,599
things bagging up your trash not just

1340
00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:07,040
throwing it out in the can on those

1341
00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:09,559
windy days don't go dump in the desert

1342
00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:11,839
don't go you know all of those things

1343
00:52:11,839 --> 00:52:16,079
I've noticed a a mark remarkable uh uh

1344
00:52:16,079 --> 00:52:18,359
transformation in the last year of the

1345
00:52:18,359 --> 00:52:20,599
efforts that we put forward to address

1346
00:52:20,599 --> 00:52:22,799
desert dumping it is noticeably

1347
00:52:22,799 --> 00:52:24,960
noticeably cleaner somebody who goes out

1348
00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:26,559
in the desert almost every other day

1349
00:52:26,559 --> 00:52:29,960
hiking I I really noticed a drop in that

1350
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:31,760
and uh I think staff has too cuz they're

1351
00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:33,000
not getting an email from me every

1352
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:34,720
morning with a pile of trash on it that

1353
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:37,760
that go pick this up so uh I know I do

1354
00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:40,040
one a week now it's kind of nice but I

1355
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:41,599
think this is fantastic I'm really

1356
00:52:41,599 --> 00:52:43,400
excited to see how you guys bring this

1357
00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:44,960
together and like you said it will

1358
00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:46,559
evolve over time and get a little bit

1359
00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:50,160
better and we can we can really um we

1360
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:51,640
can really make some major improvements

1361
00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:53,240
in this town and do some of the things

1362
00:52:53,240 --> 00:52:55,079
that we see some of our other Valley

1363
00:52:55,079 --> 00:52:56,960
Cities doing when it comes to grants for

1364
00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:59,079
helping rehab homes and businesses and

1365
00:52:59,079 --> 00:53:01,119
stuff that we've not been able to do up

1366
00:53:01,119 --> 00:53:02,720
till now until we've been in a fiscal

1367
00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:05,079
position that we've been in so good job

1368
00:53:05,079 --> 00:53:07,280
and I'm excited to support

1369
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:10,160
it yeah there's a lot here that's very

1370
00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:12,000
attractive you guys have done a good job

1371
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:14,119
putting this together um very

1372
00:53:14,119 --> 00:53:15,520
comprehensive looks like you've touched

1373
00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:18,599
a lot of good areas um Apparent at some

1374
00:53:18,599 --> 00:53:19,799
point in time they're going to be coming

1375
00:53:19,799 --> 00:53:21,520
to the council with a request or an

1376
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:24,240
authorization for 500,000 is my

1377
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:25,240
understanding

1378
00:53:25,240 --> 00:53:28,040
right that's what the request is tonight

1379
00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:30,200
the request we're approving 500,000 so

1380
00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:31,839
if if you read the staff report it's

1381
00:53:31,839 --> 00:53:34,000
been identified from uh staff which you

1382
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:35,520
can answer the question where that money

1383
00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:37,599
is coming from and that's the pilot is

1384
00:53:37,599 --> 00:53:39,880
to start okay I see I just saw discuss

1385
00:53:39,880 --> 00:53:41,680
and provide direction is what I saw in

1386
00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:43,799
the agenda item I didn't see in the

1387
00:53:43,799 --> 00:53:45,640
recommendation it's 500,000 okay but I

1388
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:47,280
didn't see an action item to actually

1389
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:49,280
approve the

1390
00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:51,200
spending am

1391
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:54,240
I yeah go

1392
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:57,359
ahead discuss the recommendation does

1393
00:53:57,359 --> 00:54:00,000
say um discuss and provide direction to

1394
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,960
staff but under the discussion of the

1395
00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,160
item uh it does say the committee is

1396
00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:06,119
requesting funding in the amount of

1397
00:54:06,119 --> 00:54:08,520
$500,000 to be utilized for the creation

1398
00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:10,079
of neighborhood and Commercial

1399
00:54:10,079 --> 00:54:12,799
beautification programs in the city okay

1400
00:54:12,799 --> 00:54:14,200
200 do you want me to continue no that's

1401
00:54:14,200 --> 00:54:17,319
good okay okay so um I'm usually used to

1402
00:54:17,319 --> 00:54:20,400
seeing that on the agenda titles and so

1403
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:23,160
okay that's my confusion there um and

1404
00:54:23,160 --> 00:54:25,079
some of the things here this isn't maybe

1405
00:54:25,079 --> 00:54:27,040
the most glamorous thing on the crime

1406
00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:29,559
prevention through environmental design

1407
00:54:29,559 --> 00:54:31,160
uh I remember when Pat Williams was here

1408
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:32,960
he was was chief he was really big on

1409
00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:34,359
that in fact remember down there at the

1410
00:54:34,359 --> 00:54:36,839
Dollar General he insisted that they

1411
00:54:36,839 --> 00:54:38,520
take care of those trees that were at

1412
00:54:38,520 --> 00:54:40,040
the back so when the police car went

1413
00:54:40,040 --> 00:54:41,480
down there they had a sight line to the

1414
00:54:41,480 --> 00:54:43,720
store and I don't know what happened if

1415
00:54:43,720 --> 00:54:46,400
the new Dollar General fits the sight

1416
00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:49,599
line guidelines but I think Planning

1417
00:54:49,599 --> 00:54:51,200
Commission if this is going to be a

1418
00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:54,440
focus we need to reinvigorate that

1419
00:54:54,440 --> 00:54:57,359
review process in the Planning

1420
00:54:57,359 --> 00:54:59,079
Commission approval of these projects I

1421
00:54:59,079 --> 00:55:00,920
don't I would guess that Dollar General

1422
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:02,480
is a little bit challenged on police

1423
00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:04,079
being able to drive by and see what's

1424
00:55:04,079 --> 00:55:07,720
going on there um the other thing is

1425
00:55:07,720 --> 00:55:09,280
you're talking about the schools and the

1426
00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:11,960
L it's a great idea if you go take a

1427
00:55:11,960 --> 00:55:13,400
look you know on some of these cleanups

1428
00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:15,720
that we've done on the lots downwind of

1429
00:55:15,720 --> 00:55:17,920
Quick Quack Car Wash what you're going

1430
00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:20,359
to find most often is the towels and the

1431
00:55:20,359 --> 00:55:23,079
plastic wrappers that they give out um

1432
00:55:23,079 --> 00:55:25,119
you'll pick lots of those out of that

1433
00:55:25,119 --> 00:55:26,640
lot that's immediately down with into

1434
00:55:26,640 --> 00:55:28,880
them so we may want to go include in

1435
00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:31,960
your you know your efforts um telling

1436
00:55:31,960 --> 00:55:33,960
businesses high this practice it sounds

1437
00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:36,039
great to give your customers this wipe

1438
00:55:36,039 --> 00:55:38,520
but they're all ending up as litter in

1439
00:55:38,520 --> 00:55:40,039
the desert so we'd prefer that you not

1440
00:55:40,039 --> 00:55:41,599
do that maybe take a look and see what's

1441
00:55:41,599 --> 00:55:43,319
going on there's same thing is with

1442
00:55:43,319 --> 00:55:45,160
telling people to wrap up their trash

1443
00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:46,760
bags

1444
00:55:46,760 --> 00:55:48,960
um and then you know as you mentioned we

1445
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:51,720
had a program like this before and I

1446
00:55:51,720 --> 00:55:53,960
don't my view is it wasn't real managed

1447
00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:55,400
well managed I think we need to do a

1448
00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:56,920
better job if we're going to do that

1449
00:55:56,920 --> 00:55:59,760
this time uh we had contractor problems

1450
00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:01,599
we had people getting $5,000 worth of

1451
00:56:01,599 --> 00:56:03,440
work done on their homes and they'd call

1452
00:56:03,440 --> 00:56:04,520
us and say I don't know what you guys

1453
00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:06,880
spent 5,000 on but this doesn't look

1454
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:10,000
like anything that was worth 5,000 so if

1455
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:11,440
we're going to be putting money into

1456
00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:13,680
these homes need to be a real careful

1457
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:18,000
selection of the contractors um and then

1458
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:20,280
finally I know we're always focused on

1459
00:56:20,280 --> 00:56:22,599
Palm Drive but for life of me I can't

1460
00:56:22,599 --> 00:56:24,000
figure out how we had council members

1461
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:26,680
for years living out on Henda

1462
00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:28,200
at the end of Henda and driving that

1463
00:56:28,200 --> 00:56:30,319
every day not making a stronger pitch to

1464
00:56:30,319 --> 00:56:32,799
get hasienda into the beautification

1465
00:56:32,799 --> 00:56:36,839
program for this city the um some of the

1466
00:56:36,839 --> 00:56:39,640
most vital important uh businesses to

1467
00:56:39,640 --> 00:56:41,839
the city the spa Boutique Spa hotels are

1468
00:56:41,839 --> 00:56:44,319
located out that drive and I got to say

1469
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:46,559
hos Enda between I know we're getting

1470
00:56:46,559 --> 00:56:48,240
ready to do some work there but we're

1471
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:50,559
not going far enough you take a look at

1472
00:56:50,559 --> 00:56:52,039
some of the businesses out there don't

1473
00:56:52,039 --> 00:56:53,680
just limit this to Palm Drive we got to

1474
00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:56,920
start thinking of Henda and and other

1475
00:56:56,920 --> 00:56:59,720
places so that would be my

1476
00:56:59,720 --> 00:57:03,079
um my concern so if I can get some

1477
00:57:03,079 --> 00:57:04,640
guarantee from the if we're going to

1478
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:07,839
vote on 500,000 tonight is that budgeted

1479
00:57:07,839 --> 00:57:09,799
is where's that coming

1480
00:57:09,799 --> 00:57:13,559
from fiscal impact uh so if I may Mr

1481
00:57:13,559 --> 00:57:16,319
Mayor yes please um so for that portion

1482
00:57:16,319 --> 00:57:18,520
the actual budget appr Appropriations

1483
00:57:18,520 --> 00:57:20,200
that would come into that so count

1484
00:57:20,200 --> 00:57:22,079
receive and file and get um direction

1485
00:57:22,079 --> 00:57:23,359
that would come to the council with the

1486
00:57:23,359 --> 00:57:26,920
m the fiscal year 2 year 22 3 budget

1487
00:57:26,920 --> 00:57:28,720
adjustments which will be coming to the

1488
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:31,720
Council on the 18th okay so we so if you

1489
00:57:31,720 --> 00:57:33,480
approve this then we'll include that in

1490
00:57:33,480 --> 00:57:34,960
those budget adjust okay so we're

1491
00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:36,480
basically giving you a vote here to go

1492
00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:38,079
ahead and put that in the budget

1493
00:57:38,079 --> 00:57:39,359
probably could you talk about where the

1494
00:57:39,359 --> 00:57:42,480
funding is coming I I can so uh funding

1495
00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,359
for these programs would be available

1496
00:57:44,359 --> 00:57:46,440
using the arpa funding the American

1497
00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:49,440
Rescue plan act funds uh which has a

1498
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:52,400
balance of almost $5 million uh for

1499
00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:54,400
certain eligible expenditures Housing

1500
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:57,119
Authority funds may be ized for the

1501
00:57:57,119 --> 00:57:59,760
program um and those funds are and I'm

1502
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:01,200
going to estimate it I'm not just going

1503
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:02,799
to give an approximate it's about $1.5

1504
00:58:02,799 --> 00:58:05,160
million that's available there so if

1505
00:58:05,160 --> 00:58:06,880
approved these items as Jeffrey just

1506
00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:09,000
mentioned would be added to the fiscal

1507
00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:11,559
year 2223 budget adjustments which would

1508
00:58:11,559 --> 00:58:13,039
come before the city council for

1509
00:58:13,039 --> 00:58:15,680
approval um on at the October 18th

1510
00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:17,640
meeting so next meeting so then it is

1511
00:58:17,640 --> 00:58:19,200
coming for a future meeting for the

1512
00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:21,559
actual final budget authorization so

1513
00:58:21,559 --> 00:58:23,839
that's good and so you know like I said

1514
00:58:23,839 --> 00:58:25,680
no I I'm sorry it wouldn't so the

1515
00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:28,599
funding would be approved today uh

1516
00:58:28,599 --> 00:58:30,920
however Jeffrey would just roll it in

1517
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:32,599
with the midyear but the funding we

1518
00:58:32,599 --> 00:58:34,079
would be able to move forward straight

1519
00:58:34,079 --> 00:58:35,880
away with the program if it was approved

1520
00:58:35,880 --> 00:58:37,799
tonight playing around with semantics

1521
00:58:37,799 --> 00:58:39,160
here a little bit I'm just trying to get

1522
00:58:39,160 --> 00:58:41,000
clear on where the money's coming from

1523
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:42,559
and how's it going so thanks for the

1524
00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:45,839
explanation the um so I'm it looks like

1525
00:58:45,839 --> 00:58:47,520
a great program I'm think somebody's

1526
00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:49,119
done a great job and I know the

1527
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:50,520
community members that have pitched in

1528
00:58:50,520 --> 00:58:53,119
on this have had a big help I'm sure and

1529
00:58:53,119 --> 00:58:54,880
um I just want to make sure we go back

1530
00:58:54,880 --> 00:58:56,799
and look at when we try this before and

1531
00:58:56,799 --> 00:58:59,079
it didn't work so well that we make sure

1532
00:58:59,079 --> 00:59:01,680
that we don't duplicate that past effort

1533
00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:03,280
that we actually get what we want out of

1534
00:59:03,280 --> 00:59:05,920
this um you know me to do a real good

1535
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:07,400
vetting of the contractors that are

1536
00:59:07,400 --> 00:59:09,039
going to be involved in this

1537
00:59:09,039 --> 00:59:11,880
program so that's all I got I'm take it

1538
00:59:11,880 --> 00:59:13,200
one of you is going to want to make the

1539
00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:14,839
motion well I still have another council

1540
00:59:14,839 --> 00:59:16,160
member might want to make comments and

1541
00:59:16,160 --> 00:59:17,799
yes I think Roger and I would like to

1542
00:59:17,799 --> 00:59:20,640
make the motion a second so um and just

1543
00:59:20,640 --> 00:59:22,200
to answer one of your questions we did

1544
00:59:22,200 --> 00:59:24,799
make sure we vetted the amounts that we

1545
00:59:24,799 --> 00:59:26,880
would want and what was reasonable to

1546
00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:29,000
start the program and that there was

1547
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:30,920
funding available through those uh

1548
00:59:30,920 --> 00:59:33,359
Avenues so we're not taking directly out

1549
00:59:33,359 --> 00:59:35,039
of the general fund these are funds that

1550
00:59:35,039 --> 00:59:36,119
are available through the federal

1551
00:59:36,119 --> 00:59:38,240
government and the housing element and

1552
00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:39,960
so we're not going to take an impact on

1553
00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:41,920
our general fund budget so we wanted to

1554
00:59:41,920 --> 00:59:44,799
make that very clear and again it's a

1555
00:59:44,799 --> 00:59:46,599
working document and I don't think we

1556
00:59:46,599 --> 00:59:48,520
specified that it had to only be small

1557
00:59:48,520 --> 00:59:50,440
businesses on Palm Drive we can do

1558
00:59:50,440 --> 00:59:52,640
Pearson we can do Henda these are small

1559
00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:54,280
business owners that are in need in our

1560
00:59:54,280 --> 00:59:57,280
community I think we focus on Palm Drive

1561
00:59:57,280 --> 00:59:58,720
a lot because most of us see that and

1562
00:59:58,720 --> 01:00:00,359
there are a lot of needs on Palm Drive

1563
01:00:00,359 --> 01:00:02,160
but this is open for code enforcement to

1564
01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:03,880
be able to utilize our whole business

1565
01:00:03,880 --> 01:00:06,200
community so I hope that answers your

1566
01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:08,319
questions Miss P do you have any

1567
01:00:08,319 --> 01:00:10,720
comments yes I think this is an

1568
01:00:10,720 --> 01:00:13,960
excellent program for all of you and I

1569
01:00:13,960 --> 01:00:17,280
understand that you're going to later

1570
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,680
find out if this is where you want to go

1571
01:00:20,680 --> 01:00:22,599
however I don't think that this is

1572
01:00:22,599 --> 01:00:25,599
enough I think this what you're asking

1573
01:00:25,599 --> 01:00:28,599
for is fine but I would like for it to

1574
01:00:28,599 --> 01:00:29,799
be

1575
01:00:29,799 --> 01:00:36,079
also uh an earmark in the next two years

1576
01:00:36,079 --> 01:00:39,559
uh you can do this

1577
01:00:39,559 --> 01:00:42,599
today but you still need to continue it

1578
01:00:42,599 --> 01:00:47,359
so I would say um please make it for the

1579
01:00:47,359 --> 01:00:49,039
next two

1580
01:00:49,039 --> 01:00:51,920
years and with that you can come back

1581
01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:54,119
and say this is what we did and this is

1582
01:00:54,119 --> 01:00:56,079
how we did it and I want to say it's

1583
01:00:56,079 --> 01:00:57,440
kind of where we were going with this

1584
01:00:57,440 --> 01:00:59,200
knowing that we only had about a half a

1585
01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:01,480
year left in this current budget cycle

1586
01:01:01,480 --> 01:01:03,319
so we wanted to identify some funding

1587
01:01:03,319 --> 01:01:05,440
that was available today but if the

1588
01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:07,839
program is successful then we would want

1589
01:01:07,839 --> 01:01:10,280
to roll it into the next fiscal next

1590
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:14,039
two-year fiscal cycle um and see how it

1591
01:01:14,039 --> 01:01:15,720
works so I want to reassure you that was

1592
01:01:15,720 --> 01:01:17,079
a discussion I think that's where we're

1593
01:01:17,079 --> 01:01:19,200
going so appreciate the support on that

1594
01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:21,599
Mr Nas would you want to move the item

1595
01:01:21,599 --> 01:01:25,079
uh sure I'll move um see this word this

1596
01:01:25,079 --> 01:01:27,520
right here number it's not a discussion

1597
01:01:27,520 --> 01:01:30,280
uh we're giv clear Direction so um I

1598
01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:31,160
would

1599
01:01:31,160 --> 01:01:34,670
move

1600
01:01:34,680 --> 01:01:37,319
uh the requesting of funding for

1601
01:01:37,319 --> 01:01:39,720
$500,000 uh to be utilized for the

1602
01:01:39,720 --> 01:01:41,240
neighborhood and Commercial

1603
01:01:41,240 --> 01:01:43,680
beautification program in the city of

1604
01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:45,440
desert hot springs and I will second it

1605
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:53,269
once you push the move button

1606
01:01:53,279 --> 01:02:02,109
there and please vote

1607
01:02:02,119 --> 01:02:04,720
motion pass unanimously and again thank

1608
01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:05,839
you to the subc committ that's working

1609
01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:07,640
with us thank you very much thank you to

1610
01:02:07,640 --> 01:02:09,039
all the staff and all your hard work on

1611
01:02:09,039 --> 01:02:10,760
this and and especially Christina for

1612
01:02:10,760 --> 01:02:12,119
putting these programs together and

1613
01:02:12,119 --> 01:02:14,240
giving us the uh the fore thoughts on

1614
01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:16,680
how this should really run absolutely

1615
01:02:16,680 --> 01:02:19,000
and I hope I can see staff and um more

1616
01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:21,000
community members and the residents out

1617
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:22,520
to when we do these events I think it'd

1618
01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:25,079
be great to to show that we're all in it

1619
01:02:25,079 --> 01:02:28,079
to to make sure the city thrives so

1620
01:02:28,079 --> 01:02:30,359
awesome I saw the vote Gerald did you

1621
01:02:30,359 --> 01:02:31,720
announce the vote I saw the vote on

1622
01:02:31,720 --> 01:02:32,640
there I don't know if did you announce

1623
01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:34,920
it okay um with that said we uh have no

1624
01:02:34,920 --> 01:02:36,240
more items on our agenda there is a

1625
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:37,599
public comments now if anybody didn't

1626
01:02:37,599 --> 01:02:38,440
speak at the beginning of the meeting

1627
01:02:38,440 --> 01:02:40,559
that would like to speak now I see

1628
01:02:40,559 --> 01:02:43,559
nobody coming forth the next uh items up

1629
01:02:43,559 --> 01:02:45,520
on the calendar are the Planning

1630
01:02:45,520 --> 01:02:47,400
Commission will meet on October 11th the

1631
01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:49,079
public safety Commission on 13th the

1632
01:02:49,079 --> 01:02:51,319
next council meeting will be on the 18th

1633
01:02:51,319 --> 01:02:52,960
and then we move into election day on

1634
01:02:52,960 --> 01:02:55,920
November 1st uh be safe out there and

1635
01:02:55,920 --> 01:02:59,359
and we are adjourned