City Council 

City Council Meetings are held in person, but you can participate or watch the meeting via a live-stream. To view or speak at the meeting, please use the following link: https://palmdesert.zoom.us/.

If you have questions about how to speak via our Zoom link, please expand the accordion tab below. Our City Council meetings are also streamed live on our on our YouTube channel. Past City Council Meetings can also be viewed on YouTube.

Appointed Bodies

To view or speak at a board, commission, committee, or task force meeting, please use the link provided in the published agenda. Agendas for appointed bodies can be found below. 

All city meetings are being held in person. Members of the public are encouraged to attend meetings at City Hall at Palm Desert Civic Center, but they can also participate remotely.

The four methods for speaking at meetings are listed below. For questions on viewing or speaking at meetings, please contact the Palm Desert City Clerks office, by clicking here. 

In Person 

For City Council and Planning Commission meetings, upon arrival at the Council Chamber, a “speaker card” should be completed and submitted to the City Clerk. Speakers may address the City Council when the Mayor announces the item of business and the City Clerk calls the speaker to the podium.

Palm Desert City Hall 
73510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260

For all other meetings, please notify the recording secretary upon your arrival that you wish to speak. 

By E-mail  

Please send all messages to cityclerk@palmdesert.gov. E-mails received prior to 10:00 a.m. on the day of the City Council meeting will be made part of the record and distributed to City Council. E-mails will not be read aloud. For all other meetings, please refer to the published agenda for the submission deadline. 

Oral Comments During Live Session

Virtual meetings are conducted with Zoom. The meeting link for the Council Meeting will be available at palmdesert.gov/zoom. For all other meetings, please refer to the published agenda. 

Participate Using Your Telephone

• Step 1: Dial any of the following based on your location: (669) 900-9128 or (213) 338-8477 or (669) 219-2599 or (971) 247-1195 or (253) 215-8782. If there is a high volume of calls, please continue dialing until you connect successfully.

• Step 2: Enter the Meeting ID: 833 6744 9572 followed by #.

• Step 3: Indicate that you are a participant by pressing # to continue. You will hear audio of the meeting in progress. Remain on the line if the meeting has not yet started.

• Step 4: During the meeting, Press *9 to add yourself to the queue and wait for City Clerk staff to announce your name/phone number. The City Clerk will unmute your line when it is your turn to speak. Limit your comments to three (3) minutes.