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Palm Desert staff proposes city seal redesign process with public input; council split between nostalgia and overhaul
Summary
Staff recommended forming a steering committee and broad public engagement to overhaul the 50-year-old Palm Desert city seal; council members supported including schools and artists but raised cost and reproduction concerns and some urged retaining traditional elements.
City staff outlined a structured process to redesign Palm Desert’s official city seal at the March 27 study session, proposing a steering committee, design-development criteria, public engagement and a final council decision.
Erica Powell presented the framework: form an ad hoc working group that would include an artist, an "art influencer" and a marketing professional to shape the call for submissions and evaluate entries; engage residents, schools and cultural organizations; and…
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