From: Duane De Witt
To: City Council Public Comments; Rogers, Natalie
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Item 15.1 PUBLIC HEARING - TIERRA DE ROSAS APPEAL (EXT22-0019) Date: Monday, July 10, 2023 4:10:08 PM
10 July 2023
To: Santa Rosa City Council, Mayor Natalie Rogers and City Manager M. Smith 100 Santa Rosa Ave.
Santa Rosa, Ca. 95401
From: Duane De Witt
Santa Rosa, Ca. 95402
Re: July 11, 2023 Item 15.1 PUBLIC HEARING - TIERRA DE ROSAS APPEAL (EXT22-0019)
Dear Mayor Rogers, Manger Smith and City Council Members,
Careful review of the files for this matter reveal some serious allegations of inappropriate activity on the part of Sonoma County Community Development Commission regarding this project.
Please continue the matter until full investigation of the allegations by the appellant John Poulsen.
Specifically the matter of a recorded easement being ignored by Sonoma County CDC, Mid-Pen, and now Santa Rosa officials in pursuit of the project should not be ignored. The easement appears valid. City officials should honor the easement while also investigation of the claims of toxic pollution should be pursued.
Building of residential buildings above contaminated land requires specific legal clearances and protections allowing such activity to occur.
If this proposed project proceeds and then pollution concerns are realized the city staff will have put taxpayer funds on the line should liabilities arise.
Please continue the matter until the matters of legal easement contract and onsite pollution clearance are fully resolved.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Duane De Witt
Santa Rosa, Ca. 95402
From: Linda E
To: City Clerk
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Item 15.1: Tierra de Rosas Project Appeal, 7/11/23 Mtg. Santa Rosa City Council Date: Monday, July 10, 2023 4:21:25 PM
Please deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission.
More affordable housing should be built as soon as possible. Don't listen to NIMBY's. Join with the YIMBY's. Yes! In Our Backyards! Grant us more affordable housing in neighborhoods with services for the people who will live there. Stop more delays! Thank you for your support of more affordable housing ASAP.
Linda Elyad