HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-14 - Study Session
1
Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and Board of Library Trustees
Minutes
November 14, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Jan Harnik, Councilmember Kathleen Kelly,
Councilmember Gina Nestande, Councilmember Evan Trubee,
Mayor Karina Quintanilla
1. CALL TO ORDER - STUDY SESSION
A Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council was called to order by Mayor
Quintanilla on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 2:45 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City
Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. STUDY SESSION TOPICS
2.a OPTIONS TO ADDRESS RETENTION BASIN OWNED BY THE PALM
DESERT REGENCY ESTATES HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
Deputy Director of Public Works Chavez narrated a PowerPoint presentation and
responded to Council inquiries.
Hal Stone, President of the Regency Estates Homeowners Association, spoke in
support of staff's proposed option number 3.
Following discussion, the City Council expressed a preference for Option 3, in
which the HOA will dedicate the retention basins to the City and providing
ongoing maintenance costs.
2.b STUDY SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICING FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Principal Planner Melloni narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to
Council inquiries.
Following discussion, the City Council expressed support for staff’s
recommendations on revisions to the noticing requirements and noted that
Hillside Development notification should be extended from Haystack Road to
Highway 111.
2.c STUDY SESSION: BUSINESS LICENSING EVALUATION
This item was continued to a date uncertain.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the Study Session at 3:20 p.m.
Docusign Envelope ID: A4D3DD98-77E9-4BF0-9637-7AFA9B550EB9
2
Respectfully submitted,
_________________________
Michelle Nance
Deputy Clerk II
_________________________
Anthony J. Mejia, MMC
City Clerk/Secretary
Docusign Envelope ID: A4D3DD98-77E9-4BF0-9637-7AFA9B550EB9