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Votes at a glance: Palm Springs City Council, Jan. 9, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal council actions recorded on Jan. 9, including approvals on the general plan update, procurement ordinance (first reading), developer fee report, meeting calendar adjustments and direction on council appointments; closed‑session litigation authorization also recorded.
The Palm Springs City Council recorded these formal actions and outcomes at its Jan. 9 meeting.
1) Closed session — PFAS litigation - Action: Council voted to join judicial action seeking compensation from PFAS manufacturers. - Outcome: Approved 5‑0 (reported by city attorney during open session). No additional reportable action.
2) Item 1J — Developer fee annual report - Action: Council accepted the city’s annual developer fee report as required by California Government Code, with direction for staff to follow up with the Desert Valley Businesses Association about submitted questions and to correct 1 incomplete sentence identified in the report. - Motion: Approve report and direct staff follow‑up. - Mover: Councilmember Bernstein; Second: Councilmember Gardner - Outcome: Approved (motion carried).
3) Item 2A — Limited General Plan update (land use, circulation, safety) - Action: Council certified an addendum to the 2007 EIR and adopted the limited general plan updates; approved redesignation of the United Methodist Church site to high‑density residential and redesignation of a city‑owned Gene Autry site (approx. 5 acres) to high‑density residential; designated Boulders and Crescendo parcels as open space. - Outcome: Approved (motion carried).
4) Item 3A — Procurement and contracting ordinance (Title 7) - Action: Council approved first reading of the consolidated procurement ordinance, raised the city manager procurement/contract authority to $150,000 and directed staff to return with an analysis of the local‑preference policy at 5%, 6% and 7%. - Outcome: First reading approved; ordinance requires a second reading for final adoption.
5) Item 3B — 2025 council meeting calendar - Action: Council adopted changes to the regular meeting calendar to move the majority of meetings from Thursdays to Wednesdays beginning in March 2025 and noted one September date to remain on Thursday due to observance of Rosh Hashanah; staff to implement calendar adjustments. - Outcome: Approved (motion carried).
6) Item 3C — Roster of council appointees and liaisons - Action: Council reviewed and approved the roster of subcommittees, liaisons and external representatives with a small set of corrections and additions; staff to reflect agreed changes. - Outcome: Approved (motion carried).
Notes: Several items above require follow‑up from staff (zoning/implementation for the general plan, local‑preference analysis and the procurement ordinance second reading). Where exact roll‑call tallies were not read into the record, staff reported motions carried; meeting minutes and adopted resolutions/ordinances will provide formal roll‑call tallies and ordinance numbers when finalized.
