City Hall this week: Street safety, investments, historic Ridge Road home, VillageFest vendors
Street safety plans, a city investment review, a proposed addition at the Edmund Goulding Residence and seven VillageFest vendor applications are on the agenda at four meetings Monday and Tuesday.
Street safety plans, a city investment review, a proposed addition to a historic Ridge Road home and seven VillageFest vendor applications are on the agenda this week. Four Palm Springs meetings are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
The Historic Site Preservation Board has the week’s only design review, a proposed addition at the Edmund Goulding Residence. The Active Transportation Subcommittee has eight items, including a discussion of the South Palm Canyon and Racquet Club Road diets. The Finance Subcommittee will receive a quarterly report on city investments, and the VillageFest Board will review vendor applications.
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Here’s how the week breaks down:
Active Transportation Subcommittee (Monday, 1 p.m.)
The subcommittee meets at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. Members include Councilmember Ron deHarte and Mayor Pro Tem David Ready.
Old business includes six items: Vision 36, a CV Link discussion, the monthly update on the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, bike parking expansion, Make Our Ramon Safe and the Comprehensive Shade and Heat Mitigation Plan for multimodal transportation.
Under new business, members will discuss lessons learned from the South Palm Canyon and Racquet Club Road diets. They will also give input on Safer Streets for All.
City Council Finance Subcommittee (Monday, 4 p.m.)
The subcommittee holds a special meeting at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. Chandler Asset Management will present its quarterly review of the city’s investments. It is the only item on the agenda. Mayor Naomi Soto and Mayor Pro Tem David Ready are the subcommittee’s members.
Historic Site Preservation Board (Tuesday, 1 p.m.)
The board holds a special meeting with one business item. Owner Lucien Wolff is requesting a certificate of appropriateness to restore historic structures, build a new addition and make site improvements at 1752 Ridge Road. The property is the Edmund Goulding Residence, a Class 1 historic site.
City staff recommends the board send the design of the new addition back for restudy. The board’s next regular meeting is Dec. 1.
VillageFest Board (Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.)
The board will review seven vendor applications: Beach House Frozen Yogurt, Samantha Sudak Music, Bart & Bridge, Aura Realms, A Todd Jones Art, The Modernist Landscapes and Tapistrees. The vendors offer frozen yogurt, live singing, embroidered patch hats, aura photos, original art and prints, handmade planters and candles, and seasonal tree kits.
Under new business, the board will hold a vendor data review and discuss the vendor approval process and re-jury. The consent calendar includes minutes from the Oct. 27 meeting.
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