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Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and Board of Library Trustees
Minutes
June 12, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Present: Mayor Jan Harnik, Councilmember Gina Nestande*, Mayor Pro Tem Evan
Trubee, Councilmember Karina Quintanilla, Councilmember Joe Pradetto
*Councilmember Nestande attended remotely in accordance with AB 2449.
1. CALL TO ORDER - STUDY SESSION
A Study Session of the Palm Desert City Council was called to order by Mayor Harnik
on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 2:15 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, located at
73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. STUDY SESSION TOPICS
2.a UPDATE ON THE DINING DECK PROGRAM
Interim Deputy Director of Development Services Flores and Business and
Community Outreach Coordinator Mager narrated a PowerPoint presentation
and responded to City Council inquiries.
Mayor Harnik, with support from the City Council, requested that staff evaluate
the existing dining deck design guidelines to ensure consistency in both safety
features and high-quality design standards.
2.b STRATEGY DISCUSSION - 2025 COMMERCIAL BROKERS’ REPORT
Business and Community Outreach Coordinator Mager narrated a PowerPoint
presentation and responded to City Council inquiries.
Councilmember Pradetto requested that staff conduct a zoning review to identify
potential locations for industrial use that would support small entrepreneurial
businesses.
Mayor Harnik requested that staff return to the City Council with data on the
return on investment from the City’s contract with the consultant, Retail Coach.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the Study Session at 2:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michelle Nance
Acting Assistant City Clerk/Assistant Secretary
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Anthony J. Mejia, MMC
City Clerk/Secretary
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