WRITTEN
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CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
DECEMBER 2, 2025
1 From: Mary Mann <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 3:12 PM
To: Olivia Rodriguez; City Clerk Mail
Subject: CC 12/2/2025 Public Comments not on the Agenda Dear you,
See below for written public comments for this evening's meeting. I missed the noon deadline for distribution this eve, but hope they can be included in meeting record. I plan to be there to read at open comment period. Thanks, Mary
City Council 2 December Public Comment items not on agenda Subject: Save Coral Mountain: APPL2025-0001: APPEAL OF CORAL MOUNTAIN CLUB TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2025-0001, SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2025-0001 AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2025-0001 Following my plea to you November 4 to appeal the Planning commission decision of October 28 concerning the Club at Coral Mountain TTM and development plans, and receiving no positive feedback, I filed an administrative appeal as allowed under Municipal Code, which triggered a Public Hearing to be held December 16 at your next meeting. As I understand this hearing is for the City Council review the Planning Commission decision from October 28, that is approval of CCM Tentative Tract Map, Golf Course Development Plan (that includes Perimeter Wall/Fence) and Sales Center Development Plan for the ~387 acre proposed development. Too few questions were asked, too few satisfactory answers were demanded by City Staff and by the Planning Commission for the Commission to have approved those items as is.
Since May, well prior to the release of the maps/plans for consideration by the Planning Commission I have come to you and the PC asking questions and bringing evidence that one of La Quinta's prominent landmarks and an active recreation area were threatened by this development as it sits on paper right now. I have received little to no traction regarding my claims or suggestions for improvement.
Now I was forced to file an appeal of this decision and the matter has been assigned to a Contract City Planner. She indicated that at the December 16 hearing she will give a presentation, I will have 15 minutes to present, and then the applicant Meriwether (presumably Garrett Simon) will have 15 minutes to present. The Mayor controls if rebuttal is allowed and when public comments will be heard. I have requested more time to present, as I have many complex points to address to substantiate the appeal. I have also requested that a site visit be made with relevant parties City Staff, Council, Planning Commission. I was told in email by Contract City Planner that this was a violation of the Brown Act. I suggest that this could be made a part of the Public Hearing by announcing the time and place for the visit. Barring that, I would like to submit video evidence at the hearing to illustrate some of my claims, CITY COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER 2, 2025 - WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS BY RESIDENT MARY MANN
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA - REGARDING CLUB AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT (TTM 2025-0001, SDPs 2025-0001 & 2025-0002
2 particularly regarding the proposed fence and trail alignment. I would be willing to meet with any member of Council at the site to observe my areas of concern.
The Developer Representative has a desire to do good here. I have had the chance to speak with him and I hope it will be more prior to the appeal. He indicated that measures and mandates imposed by City restricted them from proposing the project how they would have liked. I hope he would be open to a site visit, or an open discussion of ways that the TTM and Development Plans can be improved prior to going forward.
This is a heartfelt plea to take the time to review and consider the comments I have made over these months. Please review the past approvals for this project and understand if and how they are reflected in the Current TTM and Plans presented at the October 28 Planning Commission Hearing on this matter.
Items in the appeal other than the fence are also serious matters-financial viability, proposed schedule and unlimited extensions, limited access points, water, dust, loss of open space, closing off and disruption of unique natural features and opportunities for partnership that cannot be retrieved. You are considering the Quality of life of hundreds of new residents in the direct area since the project was originally presented in 2021. It has been heart wrenching to go back through the comments that were received during the circulation of the EIR in 2022. Over 100 comments, detailed, researched comments from La Quinta residents and impacted Agencies. To have all this blown off as insubstantial and not requiring a second look after the project totally changed less than 1 year later. It’s not that we don't care.
It’s that we are tired. I have spent countless hours researching this. We are looking at removing many acres of natural open space in the prime area for natural open space left in the City.
Thanks,
Mary Mann
La Quinta Resident
[email protected]
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