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PRELIMINARY MINUTES
PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER
73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260
I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M.
Chairman Spiegel convened the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present:
Member Jean M. Benson
Member Jim Ferguson
Vice Chairman Cindy Finerty
Member Richard S. Kelly
Chairman Robert A. Spiegel
Also Present:
John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager/RDA Executive Director
David J. Erwin, City Attorney
Homer Croy, ACM for Community Services
Justin McCarthy, ACM for Redevelopment
Stephen Y. Aryan, Assistant to the City Manager
Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk
Bo Chen, City Engineer
Russell Grance, Director of Building & Safety
Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Development
Patrick Conlon, Director of the Office of Energy Management
Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Janet M. Moore, Director of Housing
Mark Greenwood, Director of Public Works
Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs
Steve Brooker, Battalion Chief, Palm Desert Fire/Riverside Co. Fire/Cal Fire
Andrew Shouse, Asst. Chief, Palm Desert Police/Riverside Co. Sheriff's Dept.
Grace L. Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk
On a motion by Finerty, second by Kelly, and 4-0 vote of the Authority Board, with
Ferguson ABSENT, Chairman Spiegel adjourned the meeting to Closed Session of the City
Council and Redevelopment Agency at 3:01 p.m. He reconvened the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
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III. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. MINUTES of the Housing Authority Meeting of February 12, 2009.
Rec: By Minute Motion, continue to the next meeting.
B. HOUSING COMMISSION MINUTES for the Meeting of January 14, 2009.
Rec: Receive and file.
Upon a motion by Ferguson, second by Finerty, and 5-0 vote of the Authority Board,
the Consent Calendar was approved as presented.
IV. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER
None
V. RESOLUTIONS
None
VI. NEW BUSINESS
None
VII. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None
VIII. OLD BUSINESS
A. UPDATE ON THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, PALM DESERT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND PALM DESERT HOUSING
AUTHORITY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH
THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY).
Vice Chairman/Mayor Pro Tem Finerty moved to, by Minute Motion, receive and file
the Update on the City of Palm Desert, Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, and Palm
Desert Housing Authority Strategic Objectives. Motion was seconded by Ferguson and
carried by a 5-0 vote.
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IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
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X. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AUTHORITY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
None
AUTHORITY COUNSEL
None
C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY
None
XI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - C
MS. BARBARA deBOOM, President/CEO of the Palm Desert Chamber of
Commerce and on behalf of the business community, welcomed Mr. Wohlmuth as
the new City Manager.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
With Authority Board concurrence, Chairman Spiegel adjourned the meeting at
5:47 p.m.
ROBERT A. SPIEGEL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, SECRETARY
PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY
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