2. This is a Different City
than Eight Years Ago.
“If Palm Springs Were
a Stock- I’d Buy It!”

3. Desert Fashion Plaza
Desmond’s, Vacant
El Paseo Building
Desert Hotel
Before LULU’s
City Dumpsite
Convention
Center Before

4. Clara Bee
Hyatt, Before
Tiki Palms Spanish Inn

5. The Budget
Public Safety
Sustainability
Health and Wellness
Economic Development
Measure J
Downtown Project Update

7. $60,000,000
$65,000,000
$70,000,000
$75,000,000
$80,000,000
$85,000,000
$90,000,000
$95,000,000
08-09 Actual 10-11 Actual 12-13 Actual 14-15 Projected
Estimated Total Revenue
Est. Total Revenue
FY 2015-16 -- $100,000,000!

8. $10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
$16,000,000
$18,000,000
$20,000,000
$22,000,000
$24,000,000
$26,000,000
08-09 Actual 10-11 Actual 12-13 Actual 14-15 Projected
Hotel Tax
Hotel Tax

9. $7,000,000
$7,500,000
$8,000,000
$8,500,000
$9,000,000
$9,500,000
$10,000,000
$10,500,000
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
$12,000,000
08-09 Actual 10-11 Actual 12-13 Actual 14-15 Projected
Sales Tax
Sales Tax

10. $10,000,000
$10,500,000
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
$12,000,000
$12,500,000
$13,000,000
$13,500,000
12-13 Actual 14-15 Projected
Measure J
Measure J

11. $16,000,000
$16,500,000
$17,000,000
$17,500,000
$18,000,000
$18,500,000
$19,000,000
$19,500,000
08-09 Actual 10-11 Actual 12-13 Actual 14-15 Projected
Property Tax
Property Tax

12. FY 13-14 ended with a
balance of $13,199,370, a
16.6% reserve; FY 14-15
anticipated higher
12-13
$12.8 Million
13-14
$13.2
million
14-15
(proj.)
$12.6 million
(includes
$1,600,00 RDA
Loss)

14. 61,548 calls for service in
2014, up 4% from 2013.
Animal Control handled
2,267 animal calls.
55000
56000
57000
58000
59000
60000
61000
62000
63000
64000
65000
2013 2014
Police Calls
Police Calls
Calls up
4% this
year.

15. 6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
9,000
9,500
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Fire Calls
Fire Calls
Total Calls in 2014
9,320
Rescue & EMS Calls
6,956
Calls up
8.4% in
2014.

18. Turf Buyback Results:
• 286,638 square feet of
turf replaced since
program began in July
2012
• 15 million gallons of
water saved with turf
conversion in that time

19. • Climate Registry & Desert Cities
Energy Partnership Awards
• Energy Efficiency All Star Award
• Five Gold Medals at Let’s Move!
Cities, Towns and Counties
Celebration Event, Congress of Cities
• Friends of the CV Link Award to
Sustainability Office and Commission
for Biking Advocacy
• Cielo Vista Elementary Community
Partner Award

20. Activating Health and Wellness in
every generation – Palm Springs is
leading the way!

23. Partnership with Desert
Healthcare District, PSUSD,
Boys & Girls Club and the City
of Palm Springs to teach third
graders to swim.

24. • Now held up as an
example of a truly
successful and innovative
municipal shelter with a full
service vet clinic and
surgery center.
• In the last two years the
shelter population has gone
from 570 animals to 254,
due to the City/Friends
partnership.
• 1,500 adoptions in 2014:
• Cats – 889
• Dogs -- 611

25.  Palm Springs International
Airport
 Hotel Development and
Hotel Incentive Program
 Building Permit Activity

26. 1500000
1600000
1700000
1800000
1900000
2000000
2100000
2007 2015
Airport Passengers
Airport
Passengers
2,000,000!

27. Now Under
Construction!

28. Completed!

29.  Major
Remodels So
Far of Over
1,830 Rooms!
 Total Value of
Remodel So
Far Since
Program
Began:
 $200 million
 Projected New
Hotel
Development:
 $250 million

30.  Total Building
Permits have
exceeded 2007
and are
beginning to
approach the
peak years of
2004-05.
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2800
2900
3000
3100
3200
3300
3400
3500
3600
3700
3800
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Building Permits
Building Permits are Rebounding!

31. • The Palm Springs BUZZ
Trolley
• Streets/Roads/Bike Lanes
• Welwood Murray Memorial
Library
• Palm Springs Architecture &
Design Center
• Palm Springs Accelerator
Campus

33. Since
Launch on
December
19, the
BUZZ has
already
carried
over 35,000
riders.
$900,000

34. $16,000,000

35. $780,000

36. $850,000

37.  Resident companies 5
 Virtual Companies 12
 Accelerator Campus
Clients 5
 Number of graduating
companies 6
 Number of jobs created
to date 69
$1,000,000

38. • Kimpton Hotel
• First Retail Building

39. New Kimpton Hotel!
Groundbreaking