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Agenda:

* Council Update (Mayor Lisa Middleton, Councilman Geoff Kors / 10 minutes);

* Meet Assistant City Manager (Teresa Gallavan / 10 minutes);

* Palm Springs Police Report (Capt Kovaleff / 10 minutes);

* Palm Springs Fire Dept (Capt Gunkel / 5 minutes);

* Business Support Programs Update (Jay Virata / 5 minutes);

* Greater PS Convention Visitors Bureau (Davis Meyer / 5 minutes);

* PS Sustainability (Patrick Tallarico / 5 minutes);

* PS Tourism & Promotions Update (Rob Hampton, Randy Garner / 5 minutes);

* Palm Springs Convention Center (Rick Leson / 5 minutes);

* Other Merchant Issues (If time allows);

* Adjourn

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In honor of Greater Palm Springs Pride Week, Nov. 1-7, the City of Palm Springs has installed Rainbow Crosswalks at Arenas and Encilia and Arenas and Indian and Palm Canyon Drive at Amado.

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Post Date:12/17/2021

In an effort to obtain input regarding communities of interest as it relates to redistricting and how City Council district boundaries might be adjusted following the release of the 2020 U.S. Census, the City of Palm Springs will hold a series of upcoming public hearings and community engagement workshops, beginning this month. Communities of interest include shared geopgraphic, socio-economic, and cultural interests.

The redistricting process will be completed in two phases:

Phase I

November 2021 – January 27, 2021

Identifying communities of interest and developing district boundary maps.

Phase II

Feb. 10 – March 24, 2022

Refining and adopting a final district map.

The Phase I public hearings will be held on the following dates during regularly scheduled City Council meetings:

Nov. 4, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

Overview of the redistricting process and the online mapping tool and solicit input on communities of interest

Dec. 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

Release of the consultant’s draft maps and solicit input on communities of interest

Jan. 27, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

Review of the consultant’s and community drawn maps

In addition, residents will be invited to participate in one of a series of five community workshops to learn more about the consultant’s draft maps and see a demonstration on how to use the online mapping tool to develop your own proposed district boundary map.

The workshops will be held on the following dates:

Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m.

Demuth Community Center

Dec. 14, at 5:30 p.m.

Vista Del Monte Elementary School

Dec. 15, at 5:30 p.m.

Palm Springs Convention Center

Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m.

Palm Springs Public Library Learning Center

Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m.

Cahuilla Elementary School

 “We need your input on communities of interest in order to respect the boundaries of your communities during the redistricting process,” said City Clerk Anthony Mejia. “Everyone is encouraged to participate.”

 For more information, visit PSDistricts.com.

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Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills named Palm Springs Chief of Police Oct. 12, 2021 Following an extensive nationwide search and a selection process that included significant stakeholder input, the Chief of Police of Santa Cruz, California, a City of 63,000 residents, will be the next leader of the Palm Springs Police Department.

Andrew Mills has led the Santa Cruz Police Department since 2017. Prior to Santa Cruz, Mills served four years as Chief of Police in Eureka, California. He began his career in 1983 as a patrol officer with the San Diego Police Department and worked his way up to commanding officer of gang investigations and criminal intelligence/counter terrorism, rising to the rank of Police Captain and Commanding Officer in 2011, overseeing the San Diego Police Department’s Western and Eastern divisions.

Chief Mills will begin his new position in Palm Springs in early November.

In Santa Cruz, Mills was hired as a change agent to help move the department toward a culture of community policing and problem solving, while bringing greater transparency and community collaboration. The selection process started with review of resumes, a significant screening of more than 50 applicants and two surveys that queried residents and Police Department employees about attributes they were looking for in the next Chief of Police. The process concluded with four separate panels conducted by City Staff and Ralph Anderson and Associates that were comprised of several Chiefs of Police, sworn and unsworn members of the Palm Springs Police Department, an executive department head panel, and a panel comprised of members of the community selected by a Councilmember in each of the City’s five districts, plus other selected stakeholders. The City Council Selection Committee included Mayor pro tem Lisa Middleton, Councilmembers Geoff Kors and Dennis Woods.

A graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, Mills also graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 250, Quantico Virginia and California P.O.S.T Management School. Appointed by former Gov. Jerry Brown to serve on the Board of State and Community Corrections, Mills also serves as Executive Chair of the California Violence Prevention Grant and on the Board of the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem Oriented Policing. He is also a member of the Major Cities Chiefs Intelligence Commanders Group.

“I am very excited to see Chief Mills join our team. We have had an extensive process where the candidates were tested on their values, knowledge, skills and abilities with a broad cross-section of stakeholders serving as evaluators,” said City Manager Justin Clifton. “Chief Mills was clearly the top performer in the process. I think he will be able to integrate with our team and community seamlessly. He brings a wealth of experience and leadership that, with help from the rest of our team, can take us to the next level.”

“The Palm Springs Police Department has a long-standing tradition of inclusive community policing and building important neighborhood and stakeholder relationships,” said Chief Mills. I am honored to be chosen to serve as the next Palm Springs Police Chief, and I look forward to working with our officers, the community, City Manager and Council to continue providing an exceptional level of public safety service to the Palm Springs community.”

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The 2021 TPG Awards were voted on by readers of The Points Guy in four airport categories:

Best Large US Airport, Best Mid-Sized US Airport, Best Small US Airport, and Best International Airport.

Palm Springs International Airport was named Best Small US Airport along with Dallas-Fort Worth

International Airport as Best Large US airport, Dallas Love Field as Best Mid-Sized US Airport, and

London-Heathrow International Airport as Best International Airport.

The Best Small US Airport category included the first 34 airports listed as “Small Hubs” by DOT data — with the cutoff being those that saw over 1 million passenger enplanements in 2019. The largest of these was Memphis, Tennessee and the smallest was Greensboro, North Carolina per The Points Guy.

Palm Springs International Airport

3400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Ste OFC

Palm Springs, CA 92262

Link to The Points Guy article: https://thepointsguy.com/news/airport-winners-2021-tpg-awards/

ABOUT PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) is owned and operated by the City of Palm Springs and is the only commercial service airport in the Coachella Valley. The airport’s 11 air carriers provide nonstop service to 35 airports in season, 30 in the United States and 5 in Canada. US nonstop airports include Atlanta, Austin, Bellingham, Boise, Boston, Chicago Midway, Chicago O’Hare, Dallas Love, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Eugene, Everett, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York City-JFK, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland, Provo, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. Canadian nonstop routes include Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. PSP is served by Air Canada, Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Flair, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, United, and WestJet. Some airlines and routes operate only on a seasonal basis.

For additional information, please refer to PalmSpringsAirport.com or get social with PSP on Facebook (www.facebook.com/flyPSP), Twitter (@flyPSP), or Instagram (@flyPSP) to stay informed about the airport and the airlines that serve the Coachella Valley

COVID INFORMATION CAN CHANGE VERY QUICKLY. PLEASE REFER TO CITY, COUNTY AND STATE WEBSITES FOR THE MOST CURRENT NEWS.

For more information: Vaccine Buddies

*Office of the City Clerk, cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8204

*Office of the City Manager, citymanager@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 322-8362

*Office of the Assistant City Manager, Marcus.Fuller@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8202

*Public Information, Amy.Blaisdell@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8250

*Office of Neighborhoods, Denise.Goolsby@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8255

*Office of Special Programs, Vacation Rental Compliance and Cannabis,  Veronica.Goedhart@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 322-8382

*Planning Services, Flinn.Fagg@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8245

*Engineering Services, Joel.Montalvo@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8253

*Economic Development, Jay.Virata@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8359

*Code Compliance, David.Recio@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 778-8434

*Building & Safety, Alberto.Gradilla@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8242

*Finance & Treasury, Nancy.Pauley@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 322-8229

*Parks and Recreation, Cynthia.Alvarado@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8272

*Office of Sustainability, Patrick.Tallarico@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8214

*Human Resources, HR@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8215

*Maintenance & Facilities, Staci.Schafer@palmspringsca.gov, (760) 323-8167

To reach the Palm Springs Public Library staff, call (760) 322-7323 or visit palmspringslibrary.org.

Mod Squad Variety Show

P.S. New logo by Tom Dolle

Joy Brown Meredith, Crystal Fantasy joy@crystalfantasy.com

Kimberleigh Funkey, Power Yoga kim@poweryogapalmsprings.com 

J.C. Constant, Pomme Frite jcbelgic@dc.rr.com

Mindy Reed, Zin and Revel Public House zin1ps@yahoo.com

Kate Anderson (alternate) kanderson@aguacaliente-nsn.gov

Paul Mediano, Heads Up Salon and Day Spa headsup460@aol.com