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HOMELESSNESS TASKFORCE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting was conducted by teleconference, and there
was no in-person public access to the meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Homelessness Taskforce was called to order by Madam Chair Vines
on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Cindy Burreson, Davis Meyer, Dennis Guinaw, Joseph Butts,
Matthew Johnson, Patricia Munson, Scott Marks, Vice Chair Jeremy Wittie, and
Madam Chair Diane Vines.
Absent: None.
Liaison(s)
Present: Karina Quintanilla, City Council Liaison
Staff
Present: Heather Horning, Assistant to the City Manager; Erika Castellano, Recording
Secretary, were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or
responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
Dorian Whitney, a Coachella Valley resident, urged the Commission to look into universal
basic income.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND OF THE HOMLESSNESS TASKFORCE REVISED
SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/23
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUINAW, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WITTIE, CARRIED
8-0, to:
1. Approve the Homelessness Taskforce Regular Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2022
2. Approve the Homelessness Taskforce revised schedule for Fiscal Year 2022/23
Monday,
September 12, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
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5. ACTION CALENDAR
A. APPROVAL OF HOMLESSNESS TASKFORCE BYLAWS
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WITTIE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BUTTS, CARRIED
8-0, to approve the Homelessness Taskforce Bylaws.
6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. CODE COMPLIANCE
Pedro Rodriguez provided an update regarding the Code Compliance report.
B. PALM DESERT BUSINESS DISTRICT TEAM
Heather Horning provided an update regarding the Palm Desert Business District Team
report.
C. HHOPE TEAM REPORT
Heather Horning provided an update regarding the HHOPE Team Report.
D. HOMELESSNESS TASKFORCE MEMBERS
Commissioner Davis spoke on implementing panhandling signs within the City of Palm
Desert. She also requested Staff provide an update on Lupine Plaza and the homeless
concerns regarding that project.
E. CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS
Councilmember Quintanilla provided comments on League of California Cities.
F. CITY STAFF
G. ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Taskforce took no
action on this matter.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The Homelessness Taskforce adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Erika Castellano, Administrative Assistant
Recording Secretary
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
ATTEST:
Heather Horning, Assistant to the City Manager
Secretary
APPROVED BY THE HOMELESSNESS TASKFORCE: __/__/2022