HAND OUTS
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
MAY 20, 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Pete and Wendy Sanders, 53750 Avenida Rubio, La Quinta, CA 92253; [email protected] Comments to La Quinta City Council
Misinformation and Reversal of Construction Permit Repeatedly - We are responsible citizens and believe in following the law and proper chain of command because it is more fair, orderly and equitable and focuses on the "common good":
• Carefully chose a reputable masonry contractor and excavator(who lives in LQ Cove) • Appealed through proper protocol/channels - denied about 2 issues without ever being invited to the meeting to hear the discussion
- Speaking today because we don't wish for this to happen to other La Quinta residents • Residents should be given full information completely and correctly from the beginning; • Plans should not be approved and then after built to specifications, have the approval reversed - Misinformation and Reversal of Approvals
• Plan for wall around our outside of house on the corner of Rubio and Arroba in the LQ Cove was submitted in October; denied because corner of wall was proposed at 12' and were required to move it to 14'9"; appealed doe to tight corner at the corner of our house; denied; no reason other than current city policy given; Why is there an appeal process then? We were told, we could likely get a 10% adjustment - it was flatly denied with no reason;
• Received approval on January 10, 2025; wall was constructed beginning in March according to plan approved
• Inspection of footing on April 11: approved at 10:48 a.m.; disapproved at 2:24 p.m. • Inspection of revised footing on April 14: Footing approved; approval indicated wall height adjacent to street could not exceed 6';
• Built wall according to approval from April 14
• May 2 at 12:41: Wall completed and inspected; Comment: "Must obtain planning approval on max hight of exterior wall."
• May 2 at 2:31: Passed: Comments: "Spoke with Planning photos reviewed and planning approved hight. (NOTE: "Height restrictions are waivable in the Cove "RC") • May 2 at 2:35: Fail: with comment: "Must obtain planning approval on max hight of exterior wall" • May 8: Notification that when footing exceeded 3', wall could not exceed 5'; claimed footing was "about 4
"'
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• May 12: Notified the wall failed: Comments: Must obtain Planning Approval on Max height of exterior wall; (By the way, current wooden fence is 6')
- Unnecessary Additional Cost
• $550 to remove the blocks; wasted material; time spent hand watering trees to keep them alive; plus the contractor's cost of additional hours meeting with City Planning; CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 20, 2025 - HAND-OUT BY RESIDENT WENDY SANDERS
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA - REGARDING THE WALL PERMITTING PROCESS Animal Services
Riston: of Issues
- Overcrowding - very high intake
- Understaffed
- Lack of Public Relations/Marketing
- Inconsistent Documentation
- Failure of Public to Properly Care for Animals
o Overbreeding
o Illegal Breeding
o Hoarding
o Return of Animals to Animal Services
o Discarding Animals in Neighborhoods
o Failure to Spay and Neuter
- Lack of Veterinarians/High Cost of Veterinary Services Areas Focused on Last Four Months
- Determining Staffing Needs/Requirement
- Evaluating and Determining Proper Budget
- Communication and Marketing
- Facility Enhancements
- Proper Hours of Operation
- Volunteer/Fostering
- Veterinarian Needs
- Program Reporting Systems
o Expand Website
o Daily report card available to the public on RCDAS website o Update History of Animals Intake/Outcome, etc.
f.mgress Reiw.rt
- Hired Director of Animal Services - Mary Martin
- Hired Marketing/Communication Director
- Received Approval to Hire 39 New Employees for the Four Animal Services Facilities - Focused on Animal Service Counselors, Foster Supervisors, and Social Media Specialist
- Budget Increased by Approximately $4.SM
- Hired Outside Consultants (approximately 10) to Focus on:
o Marketing
o Statistical Analysis
o Facility Analysis
o Budgeting
o Training Systems
o Determining Staffing Needs for Facilities
o Developing Fostering and Volunteer Program
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 20, 2025 - HAND-OUT BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBER TY PEABODY - PRESENTATION ITEM NO. 1 - ANIMAL SERVICES UPDATE