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Staff told the council the JPA is preparing to disband and that a city representative is required for the final meeting to formally adopt the JPA dissolution. Council member Garner moved to appoint Bernstein; the motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem and approved by council. Council members were told the meeting will be conducted by Zoom, so the appointee will not be required to travel to participate.

The appointment is for a single meeting and is intended solely to carry the city’s representation at the formal dissolution action. No additional action was taken at the March 12 meeting on the JPA beyond the appointment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting | March 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council appointed Council member Bernstein to attend the final Eastern Riverside County regional authority joint powers authority meeting, set for April 10, 2025, to formalize dissolution; meeting attendance will be by Zoom.","taxTitle","Palm Springs, Riverside County, California","taxId",55405,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6283558,"Palm Springs council hears HUD five‑year consolidated plan; first‑year CDBG allocations set for housing rehab and legal aid workshops",418,2499000,2917000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2587115-31dedb2eb92c7e2bfcb0194c9ff8a4d7&start=2499&end=2917","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2587115-31dedb2eb92c7e2bfcb0194c9ff8a4d7/thumbnail_2499000.jpg","/articles/6283558/Palm-Springs/Riverside-County/California/Palm-Springs-council-hears-HUD-fiveyear-consolidated-plan-firstyear-CDBG-allocations-set-for-housing-rehab-and-legal-aid-workshops","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6283558-ef08afc2c70851a4f22854d98606a2f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154392&Signature=Y78t4hjkQI-fEpU18Msas9a21tWUeUKYOPfwG~OICFDgZVLnMkwFne8tt7C8kyUtUkWMFbzWGlO1zSQBhusiBXn1qfGo1vUdKpSUNm6PVoD32MsjZ8qq9d8jbMmHbBtisJLjFbYDuxdMsfkrMgNAxwxixIRpWEXI1pU3DeckgDSsaHOog-6U7VRt7M7NasN8oVEjBzFRhWsW2V3tMJj4I93cJI1LlmlbHLsRQmbt6Ef9TsuWMd-qZG6Mn-P6rcznMjIFdx69WqE1KSEOj4OA0sdyIEdj22jjO2uf0xZxYb-NHv0jUX2faBnrUAWTIR6pINnupv~b5Ni5kPmwXA3PXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a March 12 Palm Springs City Council public hearing, city staff and consultant Daryl Stamps of the Ramsey Group presented the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) five‑year consolidated plan, an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), and the city’s 2025 annual action plan. The presentation outlined five strategic priorities for the consolidated plan and recommended specific first‑year uses of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

\"The plan provides a comprehensive strategy for how the city will use its community development block grant funding,\" Daryl Stamps said, listing the city’s five recommended priorities: affordable housing development and preservation; homelessness prevention and housing support; community development and public services; economic development; and fair housing and anti‑discrimination efforts.

City staff described the AI recommendations, which include targeted fair‑housing education for underserved populations (racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ people and persons with disabilities), creation of a tenant‑landlord mediation program, a legal counsel program for low‑income residents, and encouraging affordable housing in areas with access to services.

The council discussed the first‑year annual action plan and approved allocations outlined in the staff presentation. Staff said the expected 2025 CDBG entitlement is $344,683. The proposed uses for the first year were:
- Public services (including fair‑housing and legal clinics): $51,000 (to support legal services, Riverside Legal Aid was cited as the contracted provider);
- Residential rehabilitation program: $292,981.

Council and staff also discussed administrative limits. HUD allows up to 20% of an entitlement to cover administrative expenses; staff recommended using available administrative dollars — described in the presentation as about $68,000 — to increase funding for the residential rehab program rather than retaining those funds for administration.

Council members asked for details about demand and capacity. Staff said the residential rehab program had a multi‑year wait list and that last year’s pilot drew strong interest; staff reported active work with four households and expectations to serve additional households if bids and construction timing allow. Staff also reported there were no outstanding HUD findings or audit issues with the city’s CDBG program.

Council member Garner and Mayor DeHart emphasized the persistent local need for legal aid and the shortage of pro bono attorneys in the Coachella Valley; council members discussed outreach to regional legal groups and the value of public workshops. Staff confirmed that the city contracted with Riverside Legal Aid, which maintains an office in Indio and provides an on‑staff attorney to support legal help for low‑income residents.

Council voted to adopt the annual action plan as presented (motion and vote were taken on the item during the hearing). The action plan documents will be used to submit the city’s CDBG entitlement application to HUD and to implement the first‑year programs described above.

Staff also noted ongoing efforts to pursue additional grants (for example, a Santiago grant application) and to use transient‑occupancy‑tax revenue and other available funds for housing programs; councilmembers requested more durable distribution of workshop materials online so residents can access information beyond scheduled events.

No council member identified a formal change to the plan in the hearing; the presentation and council direction will be incorporated into the city’s formal consolidated plan and annual action plan submission to HUD.","City staff and a consultant presented the HUD-required five‑year consolidated plan and Analysis of Impediments; council approved a first‑year action plan allocating the city’s 2025 CDBG entitlement toward residential rehabilitation and public‑service legal aid workshops and directed most available admin funds to the rehab program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6283563,"Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies reports intake surge, high live‑release rates in 2024",703,436000,1139000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2587115-31dedb2eb92c7e2bfcb0194c9ff8a4d7&start=436&end=1139","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2587115-31dedb2eb92c7e2bfcb0194c9ff8a4d7/thumbnail_436000.jpg","/articles/6283563/Palm-Springs/Riverside-County/California/Greater-Palm-Springs-Animal-Allies-reports-intake-surge-high-liverelease-rates-in-2024","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6283563-be5b56515ee9f8bb34576f7c275c8ce7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154392&Signature=mW42imDxxrsxf-6H8IxongzaW75wOLWGf1H6tTuLWiSZzct0cNBhSmV29IMf0bRbDutUnqRp17GV~AEBiZyh2yYVWekkLCS-V5nPlqzn1gMbsjz8Mn2NNWOHoxZ50C~r0fBqba-wS0~CagUbZw4v529xJv3UQ6fK~WrtXYM2T-Kk0HmB8tYk7f8JCmlveNKmGrH4EYR04TZip9jaNv9TzsjeiWnWZLJJL-UnP0SF02r0YuVf~rTsWsWinrT9YeBSF2UCTGQKcNFPmQpclEimZ1zL6FQFVYE5N~PQiZ7OEAk8p47~3P~ABeblF~Yl9inNq7s980kIPJouALRemyPfUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Palm Springs City Council meeting on March 12, 2025, representatives of Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter — now operating as Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies — presented their 2024 annual report, saying the shelter took in 2,688 animals last year and achieved live‑release rates of 91.2% for cats and 97.6% for dogs.

The presentation, delivered by a shelter representative identified in the transcript only as Dan, laid out why intake has exceeded the shelter’s original design and how the nonprofit and city funding combine to operate programs. \"We never, ever, ever euthanize for time or space,\" Dan said, describing the shelter’s no‑kill policy and noting euthanasia was used only for medical or extreme behavior reasons.

Council members who questioned Dan underscored the role of volunteers and the city partnership. Council member Gardner thanked staff and volunteers, and Council member Bernstein said she appreciated the shelter’s transparency on humane euthanasia and urged broader recognition of volunteers’ work.

Shelter data presented to the council shows:
- Total intakes in 2024: 2,688 animals. The facility was designed for roughly 1,000 intakes annually.
- Outcomes recorded for 2024: 2,870 (the presenter explained some animals remaining in care at the start of 2024 and transfers contributed to output exceeding that year’s intakes).
- Live‑release rates: 91.2% for cats and 97.6% for dogs.
- Euthanasia for behavior: five dogs (deemed unsafe), with other euthanasia limited to medical or extreme behavioral cases.
- Deaths in care: 103 animals (about 60 cats, 10 dogs, and 31 wildlife).
- Community programs: trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) of 1,464 cats in 2024; more than 6,000 low‑cost vaccinations provided; a community food bank that served 5,936 pets.
- Volunteer contribution: roughly 85,000 volunteer hours from about 600 volunteers (the presenter gave a dollar valuation based on federal volunteer rates).
- Financials: total operating costs for all programs in 2024 were reported at about $5.8 million; the city contract contribution was stated as about $1.2 million (about 20% of that total).

Dan told the council the shelter had expanded services beyond intake and adoption, including regional transfers to help communities in emergencies (examples cited: Hawaii and Los Angeles wildfires), a public vaccine clinic, and pending new facilities: a wildlife center in Indio and a proposed standalone wellness center in Desert Hot Springs. He said some wraparound services are partially city‑funded.

Council members pressed for detail on capacity and building constraints. The shelter representative said the facility opened in 2011 was designed to handle roughly 98 cats and 72 dogs at a time; councilmember Reddy and others noted current daily population was approximately 301 animals and that large‑dog capacity is frequently doubled up. The shelter representative confirmed there is adjacent land and that an originally value‑engineered portion of the large‑dog ward could be added in the future because the infrastructure exists.

On funding and staffing, the shelter explained a sizable increase in personnel costs in 2024 — partly from raising the base pay to $20 an hour and adding a second veterinarian, an additional registered veterinary technician, TNR support and a transport coordinator. Animal supply costs were reported to have risen from about $475,000 to $533,000 year over year.

Council discussion noted the city contract with the nonprofit expires in 2026; the shelter said they expect to begin review this year. Councilmembers and the mayor thanked staff, volunteers and the board and encouraged public tours and support through adoption, donations or volunteering.

The council did not take formal action on the presentation; it was provided for information and for reference during the forthcoming contract renewal process.","At a March 12 Palm Springs City Council meeting, shelter representatives reported a jump in animals served in 2024, high live‑release rates, rising operating costs and space constraints; the city pays about 20% of shelter costs under a contract that expires in 2026.","actionData","errors"]

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