Residents who spoke Wednesday evening cited six-figure assessments, short notice and unsettled costs. The council took no action, but staff said it could give owners more time.
Police officials cited arrests and recovered vehicles, but speakers at Wednesday’s council meeting said the benefits don’t outweigh the risks. The $4.5 million state grant ends in December 2027.
Planning commissioners on Tuesday signed off on a conditional use permit for a building that will house Patrick Olson’s “The Art of Science,” which is expected to open in December or January.
With change orders totaling less than 1% of the budget, officials are optimistic about reopening next year but say construction uncertainties make a firm date impossible.
Five city bodies, including the City Council and four boards and commissions, meet Tuesday through Thursday. The council also will hold a closed session Wednesday.
The Pride Monument was vandalized with the words, "hate, hatred, hated" according to the chair of the Public Arts Commission.
Resident rates at Tahquitz Creek's two city-owned courses would rise about 9%, or $1 to $6 per round. The revised workout pad design heads next to the City Council.
Council members said the subsection was unnecessary because the zoning code already governs special events and directed staff to return with an ordinance removing it.
The facilities were described as a “stress on local infrastructure and environmental assets with very limited community benefits,” by city staff during Wednesday's meeting.
Members want four staff-recommended changes restudied, including the location of a pool cabana, a step city planners said will add time to the Orchid Tree Resort & Spa schedule.
Five candidates for three seats also addressed traffic safety and the library renovation at a forum hosted by Organized Neighborhoods of Palm Springs.
Commissions and committees meet this week, while the City Council’s agenda includes public safety spending, historic preservation, affordable housing and closed-session property talks.
