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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
City Hall, Administrative Conference Room
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting and
there will be in-person access to this location.
• To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://palmdesert.zoom.us/j/87516532082 or call
(213) 338-8477, Zoom Meeting ID: 875 1653 2082
• Written public comment may also be submitted to cityclerk@palmdesert.gov. Emails received by
7:30 a.m. prior to the meeting will be distributed to the Committee. Any correspondence received
during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Committee as soon as practicable and retained
for the official record. Emails will not be read aloud except as an ADA accommodation.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE
CHAIRPERSON
4. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for the public to address
the Parks and Recreation Committee on issues that are not on the agenda for up to three
minutes. Because the Brown Act does not allow the Committee to act on items not listed on
the agenda, members may briefly respond or refer the matter to staff for a report and
recommendation at a future meeting.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine
and may be approved by one motion. The public may comment on any items on the Consent
Agenda within the three-minute time limit. Individual items may be removed by Committee
members for a separate discussion.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Parks and Recreation Committee Regular Meeting
minutes of June 6, 2023.
Tuesday
August 1, 2023
8:30 a.m.
Regular Meeting
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda August 1, 2023
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CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate
discussion are considered at this time.
6. ACTION CALENDAR
A. DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE RANDALL HENDERSON
TRAILHEAD
RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff on potential locations for additional
parking at Randall Henderson Trailhead.
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. UPDATES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
1. Palm Desert Aquatic Center
2. First Tee – Coachella Valley
3. Friends of the Desert Mountains
4. Palm Desert Library
5. Friends of the Library
B. UPDATES FROM EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
1. Family YMCA of the Desert
2. Desert Recreation District
C. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
1. Freedom Park
2. Joe Mann Park
3. Library Subcommittee Update
D. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
E. CITY STAFF
1. Shawn Muir
a. Aquatic Center Renovations
b. Regional And Community Park Updates
c. Palma Village Park Update
d. Cahuilla Hills Park Ada Improvements
2. Kevin Swartz
a. University Park Sites Names
b. Committee Members Park Reports
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F. ATTENDANCE REPORT
8. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Meeting will be held on September 5, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing agenda for the Parks and Recreation Committee was posted on the City Hall bulletin
board and City website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
/s/ Michelle Nance
Recording Secretary
PUBLIC NOTICES
Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated
office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the City Clerk’s Office, City
Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items and
documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection
at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.palmdesert.gov.
Americans with Disabilities Act: It is the intention of the City of Palm Desert to comply with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at
this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what
is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 346-0611, at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting to inform us of your needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible.
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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
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Click HERE to access the agenda packet.
1.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee was called to order by Chairperson
Dawson on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., in the Administrative Conference Room, City
Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2.ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Lori Flint, John Maldonado, Paul Murphy, Ralph Perry, Vice
Chairperson Gregg Akkerman, and Chairperson Gerald Dawson.
Absent: Committee Members James Henderson, David O’Donnell, and Randy Guyer.
Liaison(s)
Present: None.
Staff
Present: Shawn Muir, Community Services Manager; Kevin Swartz, Management Analyst
II; and Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary.
3.NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0, to approve the consent calendar as presented.
A.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to approve the Parks and Recreation Committee Regular
Meeting minutes of May 2, 2023.
Tuesday
June 6, 2023 8:30 a.m.
Regular Meeting
Item 5A-1
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
B.ADOPT PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FY 2023-24
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to adopt the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting
schedule for FY 2023-24.
5.ACTION CALENDAR
A.NORTH SPHERE COMMUNITY PARK UPDATE
Interwest Consultant Gianno Feoli narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the conceptual
design of the North Sphere Community Park and responded to Committee Member
inquiries.
The Committee provided feedback on the conceptual design. The Committee took no
action on this item.
B.BUMP & GRIND SELFIE STATION
Community Services Manager Muir presented an update on the Bump & Grind Selfie
Station and responded to Committee Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to approve the updated design
and location for future selfie station installation at the Bump & Grind Trailhead.
C.PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER (PDAC) FEE STUDY
Community Services Manager Muir provided a brief background on the PDAC Fee Study
and responded to Committee Member inquiries.
Deputy Director of Finance Urban narrated a PowerPoint presentation detailing the
potential PDAC fee increase options and responded to Committee inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER PERRY, CARRIED 6-0 to recommend to the City Council the
approval of Option 3, gradually increasing the fees to reach a set fee at sixty-percent
recovery.
D.CIVIC CENTER PARK TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLEBALL COURTS
Community Services Manager Muir narrated a PowerPoint presentation regarding the
proposed conversion of three existing tennis courts into twelve pickleball courts and
responded to Committee Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER FLINT, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to recommend that the City
Council approve the conversion of three existing tennis courts into twelve pickleball
courts.
6.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A.UPDATES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
•PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER
Aquatic Manager David Keyes provided a verbal report on the Dive-In Movie event
and Memorial Day weekend activities.
Item 5A-2
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
•FIRST TEE - COACHELLA VALLEY
No report provided.
•FRIENDS OF THE DESERT MOUNTAINS
Executive Director Tammy Martin provided a written update on the Friends of the
Desert Mountains.
•PALM DESERT LIBRARY
Deputy Director Sue Duran provided a verbal update on library staffing and programs.
•FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
President Karen Gonzalez provided a verbal update regarding library sales and
programs.
B.UPDATES FROM EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
•FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT
Ex-Officio Member Simmonds provided written and verbal updates regarding
upcoming YMCA events.
•DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT
Desert Recreation District Chris provided a verbal report of upcoming events and
programs.
C.PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
•CAHUILLA HILLS PARK/ FOX HIKING PARK
No report provided.
•IRONWOOD PARK
Chairperson Dawson provided a written report on the condition of Ironwood Park.
•UNIVERSITY PARK EAST
Committee Member Perry provided a written report regarding University Park East.
•LIBRARY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE
Committee Member Murphy provided a verbal update on changes to library staffing.
D.CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Councilmember Trubee provided a verbal update regarding the formation of a Library
Taskforce on an upcoming City Council agenda; and reported a meeting with Dave Wood
from Bike & Brew regarding trail maintenance and interest in involving the Mountain Bikers
Association in trail clean-up programs.
Item 5A-3
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
E.CITY STAFF
•LUPINE PLAZA UPDATE
Director of Economic Development Ceja provided a verbal update on the Lupine
Plaza.
•DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH SPHERE UPDATE
Senior Planner Melloni provided a verbal update on development projects in the North
Sphere.
F.ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no
action on this matter.
7.ADJOURNMENT
The Parks and Recreation Commission adjourned at 10:29 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Kevin Swartz, Management Analyst II
Secretary
APPROVED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE: __/__/2023
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Item 7A1-1
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Programs in the City of Palm Desert (6/15/23 – 7/15/23)
Category Event Title Location
# of
Events Attendance
Guided Hike Monument Night Adventures Art Smith Trailhead 2 68
Guided Hike Scary Desert Creatures and Scorpion Hunt
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National
Monument Visitor Center 1 18
Event Night Sky Viewing Stars and Planets Art Smith Trailhead 2 27
Event Agents of Discovery Game Day
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument
Visitor Center 1 2
Trail
Stewardship Ed Hastey Trail 2 4
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Palm Desert Library
73-300 Fred Waring Dr. Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone: 760.346.6552
June 2023:
Library Visits 8653
Hours Open 249
Reference Questions 3868
Meeting Rm Use/Attendance 402
Volunteers 55
Volunteer Hours 544
Self-Directed Activities Participants 568
Preschool & School Aged Programs Attendance 513
Young Adult Programming Attendance 218
Adult Programming Attendance 86
Successful Events/Programming: Knot Just Knitters; Adult Art Workshop with Karen Riley;
Sound Bath - Vibrational Sound Therapy; Children’s Summer Reading Program (Family Roots,
Scavenger Hunt Storytime Room, Seeing colors thru music with Michael Gagliardi, Creative
with Comic, Storytime); Teen Advisory Council; Anime Alliance Club; KPOP Club; Open Mic
Night; Teen Book Club.
Item 7A4-1
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Item 7A4-2
Item 6A-1
Item 7B1-1
Item 7B2-1
Date: July 24, 2023
To: City of Palm Desert Parks and Recreation
Commission
From: Brenda Nutcher, Community Services
Coordinator
Subject: Numbers reflective June 1 through July 20,
2023
Palm Desert Community Center
•6875 members utilized the gymnasium and
fitness center facilities.
•836 additional gym and fitness center users
paid the daily walk-in fee.
•826/691people registered for classes, camps,
and special programs.
•214 additional people paid to participate in
classes on a drop-in basis.
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171 Desert Willow Resident Cards issued.
214 Fitness Center Passes issued.
22 Community Center room rentals for the
month.
Palm Desert Parks
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217 park reservations
1274.50 hours of rental use
Palm Desert Skate Park
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27 skate park memberships sold.
146 skaters used the park.
169 bikers used the park.
Item 7B2-2
Palm Desert Community Center
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•Our Basketball League started on June 17,
2023, and goes on until July 29, 2023. We will utilize
both the Palm Desert and Indio locations for this
league. We had 332 children enrolled.
•Summer Camp began on June 5, 2023, and will
run through the summer until August 4, 2023.
•We started offering Pickleball Round Robin
Tournaments on the last Sunday of each month
throughout the summer. We had 64 participants in
June.
•The All-Cities Blood Drive for Palm Desert was
on 7/22/2023 here at the center and we had 27
people donate.
•On August 12, 2023, we are partnering with
the County of Riverside Health and will be having a
vaccination clinic here at the center from 11am to
3pm.
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CITY OF PALM DESERT
ATTENDANCE REPORT
Advisory Body:
Prepared By:
Year 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022
Month Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul
Date 6 2 4 7 7 3 6 1 11 13 2 12
Akkerman, Gregg - Vice Chair P P P P P A P P P A P P 2 2
Dawson, Gerald - Chair P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0
Flint, Lori P P P P P A P P P P P P 1 1
Guyer, Randy E P P P P P P P E P P P 2 0
Maldonado, John P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0
Murphy, Paul B. P P P P A P P P P P P P 1 1
O'Donnell, David E P P P P P P P P P P P 1 0
Perry, Ralph P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0
Palm Desert Municipal Code 2.34.010:
Present
Absent
Excused
No meeting
Present Remote
Monthly: Three unexcused absences from regular meetings in any twelve-month period shall constitute an automatic resignation of
members holding office on boards that meet monthly.
Parks & Recreation Committee
Monique Lomeli
Total
Absences
Total
Unexcused
Absences
Item 7F-1