Twentynine Palms City Council to discuss Community Resilience Center tonight (7/28)

Heather Clisby Heather Clisby Send an email July 28, 2026

The Twentynine Palms City Council convenes this evening to host four public hearings and discussion around a grant application that could help the city create a Community Resilience Center, serving as an extreme weather escape, an emergency shelter and resource hub. 

The meeting will kick off with a project update from City Engineer Richard Pedersen followed by four public hearings. The first hearing concerns a routine lighting and landscaping assessment for District 1, the second is a fire code update, and the third is a rescission, or complete cancellation of the Ofland Resort Project. The fourth and final hearing will concern an ordinance for sewer regulations, specifically to establish a FOG Program that would address the effective disposal of fats, oils and grease into the proposed system. 

In the final agenda item, there will be a discussion on a Community Resilience Center Grant which could potentially award the city $1M-$10M for development of the center with eyes on the former Rite-Aid building. The deadline for the grant application is September 25. 

The meeting takes place at City Hall beginning at 6 p.m.

Residents can also now participate remotely using Webex:

https://cityoftwentyninepalms-448.my.webex.com/weblink/register/r8c8ac6049fcc0ad50e96301319eba9cd

Heather Clisby Heather Clisby Send an email July 28, 2026
Heather Clisby

Heather Clisby

Heather Clisby has been working in journalism and communications for over three decades, includings stints at newspapers, magazines, blogs and radio stations. A native of Long Beach, California, she can usually be found guiding tourists in Joshua Tree National Park, auditioning and/or clapping for others at Theatre 29, playing improv, or supporting all her friends in loud bands. She lives with her dog, Sweetpea, in Twentynine Palms.