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ORDINANCE NO. 1446
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 2.66 (ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE) AND CHAPTER 2.70 (HOMELESSNESS
TASK FORCE) OF TITLE 2 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert maintains boards, commissions, committees,
and task forces to provide advisory input to the City Council on a range of policy matters;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council periodically reviews those bodies to ensure that their
structure, responsibilities, and meeting schedules remain aligned with current operational
practices, regional coordination efforts, and the needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.66 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code establishes the
Environmental Resources Committee, and Chapter 2.70 establishes the Homelessness
Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that homelessness response efforts
are now addressed through dedicated staff, contracted outreach services, service-
provider coordination, existing standing bodies, and regional coordination, including
participation in Coachella Valley Association of Governments efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that sustainability and
environmental initiatives are addressed through City programs and regional coordination,
including participation in regional sustainability and climate planning efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that maintaining separate standing bodies for
the Environmental Resources Committee and Homelessness Task Force is no longer
necessary and that repeal of those chapters will align the Municipal Code with the City's
current operational and regional coordination structure; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines because it has no potential
to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment and, in
the alternative, it is exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant
effect on the environment.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
this reference.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2.66 of Title 2 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, entitled
“Environmental Resources Committee,” is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2.70 of Title 2 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, entitled
“Homelessness Task Force,” is hereby repealed in its entirety .
SECTION 4. Upon the effective date of this Ordinance:
a. The Environmental Resources Committee and the Homelessness Task Force are
dissolved.
b. Any appointments to those bodies shall terminate automatically, without further
action of the City Council.
c. Any references in the Palm Desert Municipal Code, resolutions, policies,
administrative documents, or other City records to those bodies shall be
interpreted consistent with this Ordinance, and City staff is authorized to make non -
substantive revisions as necessary to remove obsolete references and update
administrative materials accordingly.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance is intended to clarify the advisory role of the Parks and
Recreation Committee. Any prior provisions or practices inconsistent with this Ordinance,
including formal assignment of park inspections to Committee members, are hereby
superseded.
SECTION 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this
Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sent ences, clauses,
phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. Within
fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause the Ordinance, or a summary
thereof, to be published in the manner required by law.
ADOPTED ON MAY 14, 2026.
EVAN TRUBEE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 1446 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on April 23, 2026, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on May 14, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, NESTANDE, PRADETTO, AND TRUBEE
NOES: MORENO
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Desert, California, on ____________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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