Exhibit N – Additional Neighborhood Meeting Information From: jason californiaretailbuilders.com
To: Thomas Veatch; jason californiaretailbuilders.com
Subject: Neighbor Meeting - CLHF
Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 2:07:59 PM
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Infinite Living (CLHF)
287 W. Bullard Avenue
Fresno, Ca 93711
Town Hall Meeting
Malloch Elementary
2251 W Morris Ave, Fresno, CA 93711
August 22, 2023
Start of Meeting:
6:05
End of Meeting: 6:48
14 Residents Attended (2 new residents)
Meeting Purpose: Educate, Collaborate, and Address Concerns with neighbors/residents regarding the Congregate Living Health Facility, Infinite Living Towards Resolving Misunderstandings and Differences.
The Town Hall meeting for Infinite Living was held at 6:00 P.M. at Malloch Elementary School, Tuesday August 23, 2023. Similar to prior neighborhood meetings, the same groups of residents/neighbors were invited and encouraged to attend. Approximately 14 households were represented at the meeting. While the meeting had a rocky start with residents generally wanting to have their points of view heard, addressed, and resolved on their own terms, by the meeting’s end, the group appeared to be more cohesive and willing to collaborate where participants appeared generally engaged in discussing and agreeing on constructive solutions to those concerns raised by other fellow homeowners – present and not.
Among concerns raised, neighbors expressed concern over esthetics, number of beds, traffic, lighting, parking, lot line adjustments, and access points. The issues were summarily addressed. Some misgivings about access and traffic were corrected. Ultimately, while some appeared satisfactorily educated and unconcerned following discussion on points raised, the apparent majority maintained lingering concerns and general opposition to the project as constituted. In the spirit of compromise, CLHF offered concessions to the neighbors if the opposition would end and/or support for the project by these individual in opposition would commence.
Those concessions, conditioned on an agreement to support or not oppose the project were: to 1) limit the number of residential structures from three to two, 2) agree that ownership would commit to a term of years as owners, 3) and covenant not to subdivide or split the property.
The meeting began its descent towards conclusion where, homeowner, Mr.
Andrew Wanger, Esq., agreed to coordinate with Brian Whelan of CLHF’s group to see about getting behind the project on these compromised terms.
Mr. Wanger, however, was candid with CLHF insofar as he had reservations that the terms would ever be accepted by certain or all neighbors. Nonetheless, CLHF encouraged proactive engagement towards reaching conciliation and common ground as many of those in attendance seemed interested in getting behind such a modified proposal.
The day following the meeting, Brian Whelan communicated with Mr.
Wanger with a general framework proposal as substantially articulated above. Thereafter, other neighbors, who had not been present at the meeting, contacted Mr. Whelan and indicated that there was no interest in such a compromise and the project should not proceed. Given the generally positive nature of the meeting’s end, both Mr. Wanger and Mr. Whelan will continue to collaborate on behalf of the respective parties to see if a following up meeting (on date to be determined and before the City Hall Meeting
on September 6, 2023) would result in progress following Mr.
Wanger’s further engagement with homeowners.
Ultimately, if the those presently in opposition to the project will support CLHF upon such modified terms as otherwise indicated, then CLHF would embrace the conditions as a condition of the CUP. If the neighbors ultimately remain resistant, CLHF will not agree to any CUP modifications, but will very likely take it upon itself to reduce the size of the project.
California Retail Builders, Inc.
Jason Andrade
President
360W. Bedford, Suite 103
Fresno, California 93711
559.286.6151
www.californiaretailbuilders.com
License Number - 997048