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CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT A very unpopular project in
the middle of a drought
Derek Wong
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Our “Say No to the Wave” Survey Monkey petition signers are all around La Quinta and beyond
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Comments on the Petition were optional, nevertheless, we have provided 100 pages of unsolicited comments to the City Staff with a few samples shown here:
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What restrictions were in the 2015 drought?
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT We did not face the severe Colorado River
Crisis impacts in 2015 as we do now
• All Colorado River Water Delivered To CVWD is For IRRIGATION AND POTABLE PURPOSES. COLORADO RIVER WATER IS CONSIDERED
POTABLE UNDER THE QSA & BOULDER CANYON AGREEMENTS.
• The newest Statewide Emergency Guidelines State that the application of potable water cannot be applied to Non-Functional Purposes
• Surf Parks and lagoons will probably be included in the next iteration of prohibited purposes
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT We are not alone in challenging
Kelly Slater Surf Parks:
• WSL / KS Surf Ranch Sunshine Coast Coolum Australia is facing stiff environmental opposition and has been for years. The project is not on the Queensland Government website nor on Consolidated Properties, the developer’s website.
• Projects in Palm Beach and Austin also have had no traction. • You can’t apply the Lemoore Surf Ranch Mentality anywhere else as its environmental metrics are obviously not universal throughout the world.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Drone Overview of the Coral Mountain
Surf Basin
Judy Hovjacky
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Assembly Bill AB 441 – Cleanliness of a Wave
Pool
115960.11.
(a) The wave basin operator shall maintain clean wave basin water while the wave basin is in use. The wave basin operator shall not allow debris, including, but not limited to, floating scum, sputum, trash, or leaves, to accumulate in the wave basin. The wave basin operator shall ensure that water levels are maintained and operated to remove that material continuously through the wave basin skimming or overflow system. (b) The wave basin operator shall clean the bottom, sides, and other surfaces of the wave basin as often as necessary to keep the bottom, sides, and wave basin surfaces clean and free of slime and algae.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Things to watch for in the Drone Video of the
location of the Coral Mountain Surfing Wave Pool
• The 80 feet test lights are at the ends of the wave pool • Look at the proximity to Coral Mountain. Roads, sidewalks, wave generating equipment, etc. need to be right along Coral Mountain and will cause light on the Mountain
• As you watch the landscape, the water will be up to 400 feet wide all along this path
• Look how close to Lisa Castro’s house and yard by the second light • All the roads and sidewalks along this side will be next to Lisa’s property.
• There is no way to cross the Wave Basin other than at the ends.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What to think about as you watch
• How do you keep a body of water this large clean of wind-swept sand and debris so it is usable? • How do you circulate 18 million gallons of water to keep it sanitized and free of algae and brain-eating bacteria, especially when the water will heat up into the 90s in the desert, and you are expecting to keep people safe to be using this massive body of water?
• Contrary to the developer’s information in the EIR, who is basing things on Lemoore and thinks the pool will cool at night when our lows are low 90s or upper 80s for a few hours before sunset. Lemoore lows in the summer are in the upper 60s to low 70s. Their pools cool off every night
• The massive amount of evaporation from sun, heat, wind and wave action that will cause the need of constant replenishment from our aquifer • Please email [email protected] if you want to have a copy of this video.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Please play video file DJI-0465.mov
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 1 “Certification of this project CANNOT be
recommended to the City Counsel. Benefits of the
project do not outweigh the significant and
numerous environmental impacts.”
Planning Commissioner Currie
General Plan
Bob Lasser
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 2 Andalusia specific plan
amendmentünot consistent with General
plan
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 3 General plan amendment and zone changeü Not consistent with general plan ü Does not uphold rights and needs of
surrounding property owners
ü Not consistent with neighboring
developments
ü Zone change- not compatible with zoning of
adjacent properties
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 4 The Coral Mountain proposed plan will create
ü Excessive noise, traffic
ü Unnecessary wasteful use of water
ü Detrimental to public health and general welfare
of surrounding communities
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 5 Coral Mountain Specific Plan
ü Not compatible with General Plan
and land use goals
ü Traffic circulation
ü Livable community standards
ü Economic development benefit
ü Not an efficient use of Water and
scenic resources
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 6 As a private Resort
üWill not broaden recreational
opportunities for current and
future residents
üAccess to resort amenities is
extremely limited
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 7 Tentative Tract Map will likely
contribute to
ü Excessive water demand
ü Increase gas emissions
ü Increase noise
ü Increase traffic
ü Coral mountain benefits will NOT
outweigh its numerous impacts
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 8 The Development Agreement is
not consistent with General Plan in
terms of
üStated objectives
üPolicies
üLand uses and programs
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 9 Coral Mountain is a 23 -year phased
project and will result in
ü Increased noise
ü Greenhouse gas emissions
ü Construction traffic and dust for
years to come
Ultimately can be detrimental to the
market value, health, and welfare of
the surrounding communities
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 10 Regarding certification of the EIR
üEIR fails to assess significant
business risk
Project could be abandoned
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 11 Significant environmental impacts
to surrounding residential areas
üIncreased noise on a daily basis
üExcessive traffic figures
üExcessive water requirements
üJust to name a few
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 12 Majority of impacts are inefficient
or cannot be completely mitigated
üAllowing certification of the EIR
with significant numerous
environmental impacts should
not be ignored
üMany of the details may be misleading
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 13 “Certification of this project CANNOT be
recommended to the City Counsel.
Benefits of the project do not outweigh
the significant and numerous
environmental impacts.”
Planning Commissioner Michael Proctor, also
a five-year veteran on the Planning
Commission used the word Specious no less
than three times when describing the Coral
Mountain Surf Project.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 14 Specious (adjective) Definition:
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Misleading in appearance, especially
misleadingly attractive.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT 15 Commissioner Proctor’s EIR Key Points:
• “Quantity Undefined” = they have no idea if it will work or not, and if not, there is no plan
• Profuse amount of speculation and pretty drawings
• Scientific data countered point by point
• Water use is primary concern “how we use water and who uses it matters”
• CVWD modeling of water supply is “guessing and specious” • Water supply is finite and must be used responsibly
• As presented the Coral Mountain Water Park is totally unacceptable.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Noise on Site at Coral
Mountain Never Tested
Carolyn Winnor
La Quinta, CA 92253
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Chad Maye’s AB 441 for Recreational water use:
wave basins
• Specifically introduced for “an artificially constructed body of water within an impervious water containment structure incorporating the use of a mechanical device principally designed to generate waves for surfing on a surfboard or analogous surfing device commonly used in the ocean and intended for sport”.
• Passed Assembly, Senate Health, currently on hold by Committee on Appropriations
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Relevant Provision on Noise
• 115960.17. (a) In all cases where wave action is suspended for any reason, an audible signal shall be used prior to resuming wave action to warn patrons of impending waves. That audible signal may be of any duration but shall sound within 15 seconds immediately prior toresuming the breaking wave action. The audible signal shall be loud enough so that it can be heard by anyone in the wave basin water and within the range of motion of the wave generation system, but shallnot exceed 90 decibels.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Initial Sound Recording
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Audio Test from Air Horn at Middle of Wave
Basin to decibel monitor near Coral Mountain
Location of air horn site
In relation to Coral Mountain
Click symbol for audio playback
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What the EIR says about Noise which was modeled but not physically tested at Coral Mountain
• One engineer described Coral Mountain in the EIR as soft so no echoing would occur
• Another engineer in the EIR described Coral Mountain hard surfaces like used in modeling a highway for transportation noise that would be reflected at 1 –2 decibels, not perceptible by the human ear • A study was done with Cadna/A software to model sound measurements • This was a software modeling study superimposing sound measurements made at Coral Mountain receptors with sound recorded at Lemoore
• No actual sound test was performed at Coral Mountain
• We asked multiple times for Coral Mountain on‐site actual noise testing
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What our Testing showed
• There is echoing off Coral Mountain• There needs to be warning signals closer to surfers waiting at either end of the pool for the waves to come so the signals will be loudenough per AB 441 to sufficiently warn surfers • More warning horns will exacerbate the distance sound will carry and will significantly impact not only Coral Mountain, but Lisa Castro and the developments near Coral Mountain
• The air horn was clearly heard and recorded at Trilogy homes on 60th • Needless to say, it was loud for Lisa Castro – her sound recordings available upon request
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Our test proves the EIR is wrong and did not adequately test real noise impacts so the EIR cannot be certified
• The following real testing needs to be completed prior to certifying the EIR and approving the project because these results will prove that the project location is wrong and will significantly impact surrounding neighborhoods:
Sound must be tested at Coral Mountain that will reflect not just the sounds of the Wave Basin and the Wave machinery noise, as in the EIR, but also just as significant:
Sound and Music speakers
AnnouncementsJet skisCheering crowds
Screaming participants and beginning surfersWarning horns (once every three or four minutes, 7AM to 10pm CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Just a quick thing on lighting
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Musco Lighting Demonstration
• While Musco Lighting only did two of the 17 Eighty foot lights:
• There was very little spillage and glare
• However, two lights at the ends do not adequately
illustrate the cluster effect
• But the demonstration proved what we expected – there will be a total wipeout of views of Coral Mountain
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Observers of the demonstration were shocked and could not believe how much of the light they were seeing
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The two light demonstration
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT An amusing attempt to try to show what 17 eighty
foot lights would look like. Everyone will be seeing
this light swath which is 80 feet high.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What is this phenomenon of the light glow?
• This was explained on the night of the demonstration by Tim Newendorp, Project Engineer with Musco lighting:
• “What you are seeing is the ‘presence’ of light. This is due to the desert particulate (fine sand, etc.) that is in the air that will always reflect the light.”
• Water vapor from the wave basin will do that too
• Musco light designs only prevent glare and the light spilling over the sides of the wave basin. • Good bye night views of Coral Mountain
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Ask the Desert Sun
• Q: What is the haze that can be seen at times covering the valley? — Thomas Stalker
• A: "Desert haze" is a combination of dust, smoke, and other dry particulates that create a hazy effect in the sky. Sources for haze particles can include farming, traffic, industry and wildfires, but much of what we see on a daily basis is simply from the dust caused by our sandy environment here in the Colorado Desert.
• — Larry Bohannan, golf writer and longtime desert resident CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT But what about light on the Mountain?
• With the Wave Basin stretching across this area, there will have to be roads and sidewalks along Lisa Castro’s home and along the west side of the project.
• Otherwise you can’t easily get around the pool
• And the lights will have to be lit for safety, 24 x 7, since there is a ½ mile long “pool” present where drunk people will think they can go swimming, will dive in, it is shallow and they will break their necks • And the development is being allowed 25 foot and 45 foot high lights for safety
• Coral Mountain will forever be lit by these safety lights on all night long
• Coral Mountain inhabitants, both seen and unseen, will be affected CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT You are forever impacting residents in the area
• With a private resort
• In favor of a developer
• In favor of out-of-towners
• In favor of Transient Occupancy Tax
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT
BIG POOL, BIG WAVES, BIG CONCERNS
Donna Williams
81920 Eagle Claw Drive
La Quinta CA 92253
June 7, 2022
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Why Safety Matters in Surf Parks
“Injuries should make Surf Park industry leaders nervous, given the current rapid growth of the industry.”
“On any given day, the average surfer in a surf park does get bumped and bounced off the bottom, their board, and sometimes other people.”
“For Surf Park Operators, injuries are the number one enemy…..” Excerpts from article in
SURF PARK CENTRAL
Aug 17, 2021
https://surfparkcentral.com/
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Excerpts from BeachGrit article
by Derek Rielly
(10 months ago)
https://beachgrit.com/2021/08/hawaiian-surf-champion-suffers-horror-injury-at-kelly-slaters-surf-ranch-ive-been-asked-bymany-whether-getting-injured-is-worth-the-risk-as-a-professional-athlete/ “I’ve seen, close up, two head injuries and a dislocated shoulder, head wounds at Wavegarden, dislocated shoulder at Surf Ranch.
An orgy of blood followed by soap and towels.”
“All that pretty blue water and troupes of lifeguards ain’t gonna save you if you go over the handlebars in twelve inches of water.
Four years ago, I was surprised by the power of the takedown and how long I was held under for at the Lemoore tank.”
“The Hawaiian longboarder Sally Cohen……pretty regularly up there at number eight in the world rankings, got belted at Surf Ranch a few days ago, losing four teeth after a date with the vinyl covered concrete bottom.”
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT
PROFESSIONAL WORLD SURF LEAGUE LONGBOARDER WHO
SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC INJURY WHILE PRACTICING FOR
EVENT AT SURF RANCH TURNS TO GOODNESS OF OTHERS
TO PAY EXORBITANT MEDICAL BILLS!
https://beachgrit.com/2022/02/professional-world-surf-league-longboarder-who-sufferedcatastrophic-injury-while-practicing-for-event-at-surf-ranch-turns-to-goodness-of-others-topay-exorbitant-medical-bills/ CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Lawsuit Filed Against BSR Surf Resort
THE PARENTS OF FABRIZIO STABILE–A NEW JERSEY SURFER WHO PASSED AWAY FROM A BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA AFTER SURFING BSR’S WAVEPOOL LAST YEAR–ARE SUING BSR CABLE PARK FOR DAMAGES
APRIL 23, 2019 BY SURFER SOCIAL ICON WEBSITESOCIAL ICON RSSSOCIAL ICON TWITTER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Emergency Response
Excerpts from 08/12/2020 Letter
CAL FIRE Riverside County, Riverside to MSA Consulting, Inc. • The proposed project will have a cumulative adverse impact on the Fire Department's ability to provide an acceptable level of service. These impacts include an increased number of emergency and public service calls due to the increased presence of structures, traffic and population. The project proponents/developers will be expected to provide for a proportional mitigation to these impacts via development impact fees. • Further review of the project will occur upon receipt of building plans.
Additional requirements may be necessary at that time.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT
SUMMARY
MANY SAFETY CONCERNS
• POOL DEPTH? HEAD INJURIES?
• BOTTOM SURFACE -- HOW SOFT? HOW HARD?
• WILL HELMETS BE REQUIRED?
• BLOOD IN THE POOL -- DRAIN? REFILL? CLEAN?
• POOL EQUIPMENT? HOW SAFE?
• WATER QUALITY?
• consistent 100 + degree desert heat and constant sun? • HEAT STROKE?
• EMERGENCY RESPONSE – RESOURCE INTENSIVE?
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Tourist Commercial Zone
Change Analysis
Lori Kilburn
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Let’s examine this statement that justifies the
Zoning Change
“The proposed addition of Tourist Commercial lands to the property will represent a change from the land uses in Andalusia and Trilogy, as well as the smaller subdivisions occurring in the area. However, the inclusion of Tourist Commercial land in master planned communities in the City is not unusual, and is included at Centre Pointe, PGA West, SilverRock, Legacy Villas, and Travertine Specific Plans. Its location at the southcentral portion of the site provides for a buffer from existing surrounding neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from public view, or views from surrounding existing neighborhoods. As analyzed in the project EIR, the impacts associated with this land use are less than significant from the perspective of CEQA.”
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Let’s Start with Centre Pointe
• On the corner of Washington and Miles
• It is next to Homewood Suites
• What was the equivalent “Wave Pool” attraction?
• Perhaps the Applebee’s Nearby?
• Or Eisenhower Medical Office?
• Or they wanted to live nearby a hotel?
• Or perhaps they wanted nice housing?
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Equivalent to Coral Mountain Surf Resort?
“The proposed addition of Tourist Commercial lands to the property will represent a change from the land uses in Andalusia and Trilogy, as well as the smaller subdivisions occurring in the area. However, the inclusion of Tourist Commercial land in master planned communities in the City is not unusual, and is included at Centre Pointe, PGA West, SilverRock, Legacy Villas, and Travertine Specific Plans. Its location at the south-central portion of the site provides for a buffer from existing surrounding neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from public view, or views from surrounding existing neighborhoods. As analyzed in the project EIR, the impacts associated with this land use are less than significant from the perspective of CEQA.”
FALSE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Let’s Move to Legacy Villas
• At Eisenhower and Coachella Drive
• Great STVR Community with nice pools and next door to La Quinta Resort
• Easy access to Old Town, X Park, Living Desert Zoo, hiking trails, etc.
• What was the equivalent “Wave Pool” attraction?
• No equivalent either
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Equivalent to Coral Mountain Surf Resort?
“The proposed addition of Tourist Commercial lands to the property will represent a change from the land uses in Andalusia and Trilogy, as well as the smaller subdivisions occurring in the area. However, the inclusion of Tourist Commercial land in master planned communities in the City is not unusual, and is included at Centre Pointe, PGA West, SilverRock, Legacy Villas, and Travertine Specific Plans. Its location at the south-central portion of the site provides for a buffer from existing surrounding neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from public view, or views from surrounding existing neighborhoods. As analyzed in the project EIR, the impacts associated with this land use are less than significant from the perspective of CEQA.” FALSE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Let’s Look at Travertine
• Not in front of City Council Yet
• Southeast of Coral Mountain
• Will be developed in the Flood Plain behind the Thomas E Levy CVWD replenishment facility
• Will need three bridges over the berm that was built by the Army Corp of Engineers to protect the area from flooding • Bridge From 62nd
• Bridge From a new Madison extension
• Bridge From 58th and a new Jefferson extension
• This project should not get the time of day from anyone FALSE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Now about PGA West
•Already existing Golf Course and homes
•What was the equivalent “Wave Pool”
attraction?
•Probably the existing golf course or STVRs
•No new attraction had to be built to bring
people there
FALSE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Silver Rock
• From the Silver Rock website: Owned by the City of La Quinta and managed by Landmark Golf Management, SilverRock Resort's Arnold Palmer Classic Course is a challenging 7,239 yards, sprawling over 200 acres with massive native bunkers and stunning water features. Set against the backdrop and natural beauty of the Santa Rosa Mountains, SilverRock is a former home course of the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Classic from 2008-2011. • Golf Course has been there for years and years and the hotels and housing are finally getting built
• The Golf Course is the “daytime” feature
• Backdrop and natural beauty of the Santa Rosa Mountains are not being compromised day or night by an equivalent Wave Park feature FALSE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Let’s Examine this statement about the Coral
Mountain Resort Location
• “Its location at the south-central portion of the site provides for a buffer from existing surrounding
neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from
public view, or views from surrounding existing
neighborhoods.”
• CVWD has confirmed that due to the Thomas E Levy
pipelines, no other location was available on this
property
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Where is Cantera – on the south side of 58th bounded
on two sides by Coral Mountain Resort – taken from
middle of wave pool location. Cantera will not be
shielded
Cantera
11 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT How about Lisa Castro’s and Guillermo Casillas’
houses – this picture is taken from the zone in the
area of the light demonstration right by the wave
pool – no shielding here
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT There is nothing true about this statement
“Its location at the south-central portion of the site
provides for a buffer from existing surrounding
neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from
public view, or views from surrounding existing
neighborhoods.”
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT “The proposed addition of Tourist Commercial lands to the property will represent a change from the land uses in Andalusia and Trilogy, as well as the smaller subdivisions occurring in the area. However, the inclusion of Tourist Commercial land in master planned communities in the City is not unusual, and is included at Centre Pointe, PGA West, SilverRock, Legacy Villas, and Travertine Specific Plans. Its location at the southcentral portion of the site provides for a buffer from existing surrounding neighborhoods, and would be fully shielded from public view, or views from surrounding existing neighborhoods. As analyzed in the project EIR, the impacts associated with this land use are less than significant from the perspective of CEQA.”
There is not a true word in this whole statement
which is the basis of your Zoning Change
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT You Cannot Change the Current Zoning from
low density residential to Tourist Commercial
•There is no basis in fact to change this area
to Tourist Commercial
•To do so is subscribing to falsehoods and is
an abdication of your responsibility to the
residents of La Quinta and to the 2035
General Plan
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT More Problems with the EIR
Katrina Chevalier
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Significant Issues with IID – Ongoing meetings with
Cities on how to deal with IID and electrical issues
• How will electricity be provided for Coral Mountain and projects? • That is a significant issue with Coral Mountain Surf Resort because the wave mechanism uses significant amount of energy, the highest of any artificial wave mechanism
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What does the DEIR say about IID and power
• In a will serve letter dated May 26, 2020, IID indicated that it can extend electrical facilities to serve the site. Therefore, with the project’s connection to the IID substation, it is anticipated that IID’s existing and planned electricity capacity and electricity supplies would be sufficient to support the project’s demand. IID has indicatednthat additional offsite improvements will be required to meet the project’s power demand. The project will be required to install twelve, 6-inch conduits along Avenue 58 to bring additional power to the siteand install a transformer bank at IID’s existing substation yard located at Avenue 58 and Monroe Street.
• The offsite improvements for the conduit system will take place in the existing right of way, on both sides of Avenue 58, between Andalusia and PGA West, and on Madison Street, west of Andalusia. Avenue 58 is an improved road and classified as a secondary arterial. These improvements would occur along the existing right-of-way and will be installed underground during Phase I of the development. The purpose of the extension is to provide electricity to the project only.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT This referenced Will Serve Letter was expired at
the time of the DEIR so the DEIR contained invalid
and misleading information
• We were told by Ms. Criste that the DEIR did not need to include a Will Serve letter so it is not an issue
• But reviewers all were mistaken that the power requirements would be met
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The Final EIR references the same IID Will Serve
letter which says IID can provide electricity to the
Coral Mountain Surf Resort
• The project will be required to make offsite improvements for electrical power to the site. The project will be required to install an off-site transformer bank at an existing IID substation located at 81600 Avenue 58 and extend a distribution line along Avenue 58. Conduit systems will also be installed along Avenue 58 as part of the proposed upgrades. Construction of the conduits and line extension would occur in the existing right-of-way.
The extension of IID’s infrastructure will provide electricity exclusivity to the proposed project. The project’s connection to the existing IID infrastructure will occur during the first phase of development and will be for exclusive use of the proposed project. In a letter dated May 26, 2020, IID concluded that electrical facilities can be extended to serve the project, under the conditions in the will serve letter.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The Referenced Will Serve letter is again the
expired May 26, 2020 letter
• Mr. Gamlin indicated that a new Will Serve letter was issued in the fall of 2021 and that it did not need to be referenced in an EIR • However, in the Final EIR issued in February 2022, the same expired Will Serve letter is referenced
• Why was the new Will Serve letter not referenced?
• In a public records request, the City stated it did not have a copy of the new Will Serve letter
• How can we believe in the integrity of the EIR if we know there is erroneous information in it?
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT You Cannot Certify the EIR for Coral Mountain
• The integrity of the EIR is called into question
• We have documented for you numerous discrepancies
• How many more are there?
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Evaporation
Mr. Robin Probst
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What are the assumptions for Wave Pools
• Currently, CVWD Landscape Ordinance defines a “Water Feature” as any water applied to the landscape for non-irrigation, decorative purposes, including fountains, streams, ponds and lakes. The Wave Basin is considered a water feature under CVWD Landscape Ordinance No. 1302.4. • Water features use more water than efficiently irrigated turf grass and are assigned an evapotranspiration adjustment factor of 1.1 for a stationary body of water and 1.2 for a moving body of water for this reason. • The proposed Wave Basin is essentially a lake with moving water and is why the factor of 1.2 is used to estimate evaporation at Coral Mountain Surf Resort in La Quinta.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Hydrologist defined area to calculate
• A six foot wave that will be traveling for almost a half mile has more surface area than just the base area of the pool.
• For example, if the Wave Basin water surface is 12.5 acres, the actually square footage surface area to be calculated for evaporation is significantly higher and must account for the total 6 foot wave surface.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Other evaporation considerations
• If the wave itself does wash over areas, those areas must be considered for evaporation as well.
• Our significant wind events must be used in any calculations for evaporation as water will be absorbed into the air at a much higher rate since the air is moving and won’t become saturated. • Pan evaporation numbers that were used as part of the calculations for evaporation by CVWD have not been updated since 2005. That year the Indio area had only 99 days over 100. In 2020, for example, we had over 140 days over 100 and significantly higher temperatures.
This would cause significantly more evaporation.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT WADI adventure Surf Park located in a desert
• WADI Adventures in the United Arab Emirates is the only other Wave Pool in a desert environment. They had to pipe desalinated water from the coast for 140 miles so they knew exactly how much water was added to the pool.
• Their pool was only 2.8 Million gallons and 3 acres. From May to November they added 40,000 gallons and from December to April they added 10,000 gallons.
• PLEASE NOTE: They cooled their pool to 84 degrees for the protection of their surfers from the potential of heat stroke and from deadly protozoa. So cooler water evaporates less than the Coral Mountain Wave Basin water which will be in the 90’s in the summer CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Replenishment at WADI due to evaporation
• Summer replenishment was 1.5% a day which equates to 270,000 gallons for our Coral Mountain 18 million gallon pool, if our pool was only at 84 degrees.
• That is 38 Million gallons for only 140 days, vs. the CVWD calculated 24 Million gallons for a whole year. And this is not including the wind events and higher water temperatures.
• And is only 140 days, not a full year. It also does not include the extra surface area of the wave that is exposed to evaporation.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Evaporation in Lemoore
• For your information, the Kelly Slater Wave Pool in Lemoore, California, the equivalent pool, size and technology of the Coral Mountain Wave Basin, has said that they lose 250,000 gallons of water on hot days in 2020.
• That year they only had 40 days over 100 degrees, with the hottest day 107 degrees. La Quinta had 140 days over 100 degrees with the high temperature of 124 degrees.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT EPA formula Calculation vs. Actual Golf Usage
• We did calculations using an EPA formula that takes wind and high temperatures into effect. We only used monthly averages and that came to 740 acre feet or 260 million gallons of evaporation a year versus the 24 million calculated by CVWD
• A water bill for a local 18 hole golf course was 165 Million gallons of water consumption in a year. This is lot less than the surf pool. • The golf course was down 15% year over year in the summer, and overall down year over year. Golf courses can conserve. Surf pools cannot conserve. 15% less water means a surf pool cannot operate. They must close.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Wave Pool Evaporation will be significant
higher than calculated by CVWD
• A Surfing Wave is not a moving lake
• CVWD did not bother to explore more accurate means of calculations to address the Wave Pool
• You cannot approve the Coral Mountain Surf Pool because it will significantly exceed your MAWA in the middle of a historic drought project
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Good afternoon Mayor Evans, Council Members and panel. I am Carol Strop, a CPA, and I love living in La Quinta. You have in front of you a copy of the cover of the 40th anniversary issue of the Gem and on the flip side is the ad you ran in celebration. The cover has photos of 40 years of people having fun in a myriad of ways. But what else beside the magnificent mountains, blue skies and starry nights have made La Quinta special? It’s because of the foresight, guidance and planning of city government, from our four and six lane wide streets that never seem to be littered, to our new bike lanes, to the manicured landscapes along the roads, to all the new outdoor patios, to the composting program already in place, to the dog friendliness of the city, and to the parks. Right outside the door, how lucky we are to have such a gorgeous place, with its magical fountain and pathways to meander in the shade, with a bridge to stand on and to marvel at the antics of the ducks. A place to honor our Veterans. No wonder La Quinta is truly the Gem of the Desert.
Of course, I am standing here to talk about the Coral Mountain Development. But what could I possibly say that’s new? I could quote the surfer who described the Wave as “Super noisy just like a freight train barreling along the track”. I could tell you about my futile search to find a video of the sound of the Wave in Lemoore without music overlaid. I could tell you that the hottest month in Lemoore is July – a mere 96 degrees. But you already know all that. It takes 5 and one half hours to drive to Lemoore. I have not heard that anyone went there. So go, hear the Wave first hand, and see how popular it is.
Interview the nearby cattle in the wide open farmlands to see what they think. Bring back a video to the next Council meeting. That is called due diligence. Until then it is too soon to vote. Is the Wave at Coral Mountain in harmony with the surrounding communities? Of course not, we are not farmlands. But you know that too.
Approving the Wave with its noise, music, and lights would be a slap in the face. You have heard the residents’ overwhelming concerns and well researched opposition to Coral Mountain rezoning for two years now, on, oh so many, issues. And why is that? It’s because we have much more at stake than just money, and so do you. We are not going to stop fighting. And that is not good for anyone.
Now, look at your beautiful ad. It begins with a quote from Alphonse de Lamartine, a poet and politician. “History teaches everything, even the Future” and thanks the residents for the City’s success. And I say thank you. Please, just keep doing what the city councils have done for 40 years, treasure our City. Right now you have the opportunity to write your own history and La Quinta’s future. Forget what you may have already decided, or committed to. Will you be remembered as the City Council who valued its coffers over its constituents and led the City into prolonged legal battles? Or instead will you be highly praised for “proudly walking the path” that continues to enhance La Quinta’s quality of life, for its residents. I think it is an easy choice. Thanks for listening CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
Philip Novak, Professor Emeritus
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT As we know:
•Greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of
which are CO2, act like a blanket,
making the earth warmer, exacerbating
climate change and its negative effects.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The Wavepark’s Carbon Footprint
• Powered by CO2-emitting fossil fuels, the Wave Machine’s large underwater blade, must push 18 million gallons of water, a distance of more than 3 football fields, 50 times per day, virtually 365 days per year.
• The Wave Basin’s construction will require 16.7 acres (13 football fields) of cement. 6% of global GGH emissions come from the creation and processing of cement. • Year-round vacation commuting to the Wavepark’s STVRs and Hotel will only enlarge the Project’s carbon footprint.
• The Developer’s touting of the Project’s walkability as a Carbon Footprint reducer is, proportionally speaking, ridiculous.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Wavepark Environmental Impact, even acc to the DEIR
• The DEIR (4.7—19-20) states that the Project will generate GHG emissions totaling 6.46 metric tons of CO2e per service population per year. This 77% more than the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s applicable significance threshold of 3.65 metric tons.
• The DEIR notes that this situation cannot be offset via carbon credits because 1) the Coachella Valley has not broadly adopted carbon credits as acceptable mitigations for residential and resort projects; and 2) the City cannot determine with certainty that GGH emissions will thereby be reduced to a less than significant level. • The DEIR concludes: the Project’s GHG impacts should be considered significant and unavoidable.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT GHG Emissions are just one more reason this Wavepark is the wrong project in the wrong place at the wrong time.
City Council Members: Please don’t use the “Statement of Overriding Considerations” to ignore this Project’s
admittedly significant and ‘forever’ Greenhous Gas
Emissions.
If you approve the Wavepark, What lesson are you teaching the students and future leaders of our community???
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT City of La Quinta Council
Members and Staff –
We are in an unprecedented
water insecurity time
Alena Callimanis
81469 Rustic Canyon Dr.
La Quinta, CA 92253
919 606-6164
1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT From CVWD on May 17 Colorado River background
3 General
! serves 40 M people
! in drought since
early 2000s
System stats
!" delivery obligation
# 16.5 maf
! storage conditions
# 2000 - 57 maf (95%)
# 2022 – 20 maf (34%)
2022 - 23
$200 M
for system
conservation
projects
2019
(Drought
Contingency
Plan)
Management actions
2003
(QSA)
2007
(Interim
Guidelines)
2021
(500+ plan)
Dec 31,
2025
2007
Interim
Guidelines
expire
2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT California Leaders Response to this Unprecedented
Megadrought Disaster in the Making
• “We are in a drought unlike one we’ve seen before, and we have to take actions that we haven’t taken before,” Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources Board.
• “The severity of this drought requires all Californians to save water in every possible way,” said Joaquin Esquivel, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, in announcing the new regulations. • The drought has exceeded the severity of a late-1500s megadrought that had been identified as the worst such drought in the 1,200 years the scientists studied.
3 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT From the Governor
• As California stretches into its third year of drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning local officials that more needs to be done to save water, and to make sure all residents realize how urgent the crisis is.
• If not, Newsom said, Californians could face mandatory statewide water restrictions this summer
4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT More Reactions to Required Cuts
• "Metropolitan has never before employed this type of restriction on outdoor water use. But we are facing unprecedented reductions in our Northern California supplies, and we have to respond with unprecedented measures," Adel Hagekhalil, the district's general manager, said in a statement.
• “We don’t have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand. The water is not there,” Metropolitan Water District spokesperson Rebecca Kimitch said. “This is unprecedented territory.
We've never done anything like this before."
5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What is being said about Golf Courses?
• “Any part of the golf course that is being used for the game of golf, such as the greens and the fairways, are functional,” said Edward Ortiz, a spokesperson for the State Water Board. • “However, water agencies and golf courses need to evaluate whether other turf on a golf course property is functional or not.”
6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Do not be misled that CVWD is exempt from any and all
emergency regulations
• As of two days ago, San Diego officials point out that San Diegans are currently using little, if any, water from the state’s imperiled Sacramento River Delta, which feeds urban and agricultural communities through the 705-mile State Water Project. Rather, the region imports more than half of its water from the Colorado River so San Diego claims they should be fine
• However, California’s top water officials aren’t buying that logic. On Friday, they said the San Diego region needs to continue to cut back, especially since the Colorado River remains in the grip of a 22-year megadrought.
7 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT State’s Largest Water Agency Metropolitan
Water Authority takes impactful action
• The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California uses water from the Colorado River and the State Water
Project to supply 26 public water agencies (Los Angeles, San Bernadino, etc.) that provide water to 19 million people, or 40% of the state's population.
• The Metropolitan Water District declared a water shortage emergency in April and voted unanimously to curtail water use, either by restricting outdoor watering or by other means.
8 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Drought and Cuts by the Numbers
•As CalMatters’ tracker shows, California has been in a drought for 843 days
•In March, the State Water Project, which supplies
water to about two-thirds of the state population, cut
its 2022 deliveries by 95%.
•A month later, the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California, the State’s largest supplier of
drinking water, called for a 35% cut to
water consumption
9 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT No one, not CVWD, not anyone, can say
“We’re Good” anymore
• “You look at the Colorado River, you look at these stressed systems, and it’s hard for anyone in the state to justify and say, ‘We’re good,” said Joaquin Esquivel, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, during a recent hearing to approve the state’s new drought restrictions.
• THE FACT THAT CVWD GETS IT WATER FROM THE COLORADO
RIVER DOES NOT EXEMPT IT FROM THE SAME SEVERE
WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES CURRENTLY BEING
IMPOSED ON THE ENTIRE STATE
10 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Mr. Gamlin, President Coral Mountain Wave Development,
with his Response to the Desert Sun April 17 Editorial
• “The editorial incorrectly states that wave basins must use “potable” water, meaning drinking water. To the contrary, non-potable water sources are appropriate with filtration and disinfection such that it meets all applicable regulatory requirements safe for recreational contact.” • This project does use the same potable water sources that CVWD, MWD and San Diego use, the Colorado River water. Whether it comes from the Canal or the aquifer, it needs to be treated for drinking. Gamlin’s statement in not only misleading, it truly is a lie. This project will not use non-potable and it only will use potable water.
• Canal water is POTABLE Water. Coral Mountain will use Canal water which is Potable water. 11
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Mr. Gamlin discusses the “Sustainability” of a Wave Park • Mr. Gamlin’s False Alternative of replacing golf with a sustainable surf park is a “Straw Man” argument
• The Water does not exist for either and the framing of this argument is to deliberately mislead the public into thinking if the City Council does not approve the Surf Park they must approve the 18 hole golf course
• CVWD water usage is predicated on the fact that under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, where all outflows must be matched by equal or greater inflows
12 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT We are Being Misled when Discussing Sustainability
• Mr. Gamlin talked about CVWD using the worse case scenario of only receiving 45% of the State Water Project based on 2019 numbers • That ship has long sailed. For the last three allocations, the State Water Project has only supplied either ZERO % or 5 % of the CVWD State Water Project Allocation
• So instead of getting 50,000 acre feet of SWP allocation, we are getting 0 to 6500 acre feet, a loss between 50,000 acre feet to 43,500 acre feet per year.
• So we are already at a deficit of our aquifer, with more outflow than inflow
13 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Significant Issues with the CVWD Indio Subbasin Water
Management Plan
• In December 2021, CVWD approved the Indio Subbasin Water Management Plan Update, which provides the most current assessment of the subbasin and other water supplies, including consideration of the potential for extended extreme drought conditions
• In that plan, CVWD used the 45% SWP allocation, KNOWING FULL WELL THE ALLOCATIONS HAD BEEN 5% or 0% over the prior two years, no longer 50,000 acre feet • Also under this plan, CVWD noted they would be obligated to contribute approximately 14,000 to 24,500 AFY of their allocation back to the Colorado River Reservoirs • However, not only did their modeling not include the revised SWP allocations, but it did not include the potential for the Colorado River allocation return 14 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Where we stand
•We are entering the third year of the drought
•All sources for water in the Coachella Valley are at
record lows and will continue their decline
• The only source of water in the Valley is the Colorado River
• Canal Water is Colorado River Water which is the only type of water delivered to the Valley through the
Canal
15 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT There is no end in site to this drought
• This is an unprecedented time
• You cannot just ignore what is going on right now
• “As this drought persists into a third year, we are experiencing drier and hotter weather than ever before,” said California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot. “These conditions diminish our water supplies but also threaten energy reliability. We are adapting to these unprecedented conditions and working to find flexibilities where possible to safeguard both water supplies and grid reliability.”
16 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT This is not 2019 – This is now
• IT'S REAL AND ITS GETTING MUCH WORSE. THESE CATASTROPHIC
AND CURRENT MEGA-DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE NOT ADDRESSED
IN THE WATER STUDIES THE SUPPORTED THE CORAL-MOUNTAIN EIR. • TO DISREGARD OUR CURRENT AND FORESEEABLE FUTURE
CATASTROPHIC MEGA-DROUGHT AND RELY UPON OUTDATED EIR
DOCUMENTS AS A FORMALITY RATHER THAN REALITY IS TO
COMPLETELY ABDICATE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT.
• AS BAD OR WORSE IS THE DIVISIVE DISTRUST OF YOUR LEADERSHIP
IN GOING AHEAD WITH A PROJECT THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT YOUR
RESIDENTS BUT ONLY A SMALL HANDFUL OF ELITIST MILLIONAIRES THAT CAN AFFORD TO "SURF" IN THE DESERT FOR $1,000'S OF DOLLARS AND RENT OUT PARTY HOUSES FOR $1,000'S . 17
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Here is the City Response to this “Short Term
Crisis” which is Short-Sighted
“The Water Supply Assessment (WSA) prepared by the applicant considered detailed water demand calculations, which were analyzed in 2019 and reviewed and approved by the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). The analysis in the WSA is based on the requirements of State Water Code, and although it does consider long range planning conducted by CVWD for water supplies, including periods of drought and climate change, it does not address short term crises such as the current drought emergency, nor is it intended to.” • Why would a project like this even be considered during times of climate change? Why do they call this a “short term crisis” - do they have a crystal ball ?
• This state of drought is unprecedented and scientists do not know how and when this will end.
18 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT La Quinta development is growing and visitors
are coming
• Visitors and new residents are flocking to La
Quinta. Property values and visitation are at or very
near all time highs. All of this new economic activity
is happening without NEW SURF-PARKS, LAGOONS
AND GOLF COURSES.
•Monday June 6, 2022 Desert Sun: Home Prices up
20% April 2021 to April 2022
19 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT What will an approved surf park bring?
• Instead of being a draw to La Quinta it will bring shame and derision AS an area of TONE-DEAF ELITISTS wasting our Precious and dwindling water on ELITE FRIVOLITIES BENEFITTING NO ONE BUT THE GET RICH QUICK DEVELOPERS and out of town SHORT TERM LANDLORDS
TRYING TO GET RICH WASTING THE PEOPLE'S WATER.
• Employment at the "Surf-Park" will, of course, be the lowest wage seasonal employment possible. This type of low wage employment certainly does not provide the long-term economic opportunities LaQuinta wants for its residents and the residents of surrounding areas.
• In Fact, this Elitist SURF-Park provides a RANK example of exploitation of the disadvantaged La Quinta Residents and surrounding communities.
20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Only one decision can be made
• We are being gamed by Mr. Gamlin and
the developers. This project is NOT for
the residents or for the valley
• In this unprecedented time, the only
decision that can be made is No to the
Coral Mountain Surf Resort
21 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The statement of overriding
considerations lacks credibility
Rick Roth
La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Purported Justification Reason #1
• The project will generate substantial transient occupancy tax (TOT) revenue for the City from the proposed hotel, which the City Council considers a critical component of the project
• “Mr. Gamlin has said that the hotel may not be built out. The STVRs are needed to ensure occupancy even during off season.” (Wave Pool is not a year-round amenity like we have said).
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Purported Justification # 2:
• The project provides a unique opportunity to allow short-term vacation rentals (STVRs), at the homeowners’ option, that will also generate substantial TOT revenues for the City
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Initial Housing Buildout
• 104 units would be valued at $2.75 million, and 26 at $6 million. This represents the resort residential portion of the project located adjacent to the hotel and wave pool, as well as the 26 custom home sites located at the northwest corner of the resort complex. • The balance of the residential development, 470 units, average selling price of $2.3M would be built in Phase 3 of the project, and upon completion, would represent build out of the proposed project.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The most recent development agreement
makes TOT impossible to predict
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Certain Revenue the City will get from existing
Developments in 2033
Looking at existing built houses as of today at PGA West Greg Norman, The Palms and Plaza Serena, Andalusia, Griffin Ranch, Trilogy, Santa Rosa Trail, Lion’s Gate, Santerra and Alta Verde. Today’s total assessed value = $2,155,196,284
Riverside Tax Rate approximately = 1.28614
So that comes to $27,719,057 in tax money that goes to Riverside.
La Quinta gets 6.5 cents on the dollar from Riverside
So that makes it $1.8M to La Quinta
This does not count any new developments or new housing in the developments above
NOT DEPENDENT ON AN UNDEFINED CORAL MOUNTAIN BUILDOUT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT There is no deficit that requires new revenues
for fire protection
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT A surf resort will create a deficit
•As you saw earlier, Emergency Services are expected to be higher for Coral Mountain Surf Resort
• The obvious low-risk alternative is a residence-only
buildout at Coral Mountain that avoids this deficit
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT STVR Revenue is still healthy in La Quinta
• You do not know if the STVR moratorium will pass
• A little over 10% registered voters have put the moratorium on the ballot in November
• The initiative shows that voters wanted to restrict STVRs into the currently zoned tourist commercial areas
• Why create a new Tourist Commercial Zone in face of that opposition
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT The Real Estate Market is Hot
• The primary or secondary home market is hot
• The Pandemic has proved you can work from anywhere
• This location without the wave resort is ideal for that family or couple • The views are the outstanding and the quiet at night is unmatched anywhere in La Quinta
• Black skies here are the envy of the Rancho Mirage Observatory • Add more hiking, walking and biking trails to make this an ideal location CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Use creativity like Toll Brothers on 58th does
to collect $613/year assessment for La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT Conclusions
• The high risk for this project creates foreseeable risk of business failure and bankruptcy
• After bankruptcy, any promises made by the developer won’t be worth the paper it is written on
• The only prudent development is residential only
• From my point of view, proceeding with the proposed development under these circumstances would be a breach of fiduciary duty CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 7, 2022 - HAND-OUT BY LQRRD - ALENA CALLIMANIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1 - THE WAVE AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT