2021-07-20 LQ City Council MeetingLa Quinta City Council Meeting July 20, 2021
Public Comment on Matters Not on the Agenda
https://laquinta.12milesout.com/video/meeting/b8db2190‐d39c‐4f0d‐b9ad‐cd3b449dc821
Speakers discussing the Coral Mountain Resort Project and time of appearance in video linked
above.
In‐Person Comments
Alena Callimanis; 0:45 – 6:25 minutes
Lisa Castro (Transcribed); 6:40 – 9:00 minutes
Sheila Warren; 9:00 – 13:36 minutes
Francine Roy (Transcribed); 13:40 – 15:00 minutes
Verbal Comments via Teleconference
Carolyn Winnor; 19:50 – 22:10 minutes
City Council Meeting 7‐20‐2021
Public Comment on Matters Not on the Agenda.
Available at: https://laquinta.12milesout.com/video/meeting/b8db2190‐d39c‐4f0d‐b9ad‐cd3b449dc821
Located at: 6:40 ‐ 9:00
Speaker: Lisa Castro
I am the neighbor; I am closer to this wave park than anybody. I’ve been there 30 years, um, first of all,
thank you for hearing this, thank you for the video and everything that Alena did.
Mr. Garrett and I have met several times in my home, and he’s a wonderful gentleman, but I’m just not
sure that, um, things he tells me, every time he tells me something, things change. But um, I’m worried
about the water evaporation, I’m worried about our aquifer, you know, every day on the news all we
hear about is the drought. I’m worried about the light and the noise. I’m worried about traffic. I am
going to be right next door to the secondary entrance, and I don’t believe they are even aware of the 7
am entrance that most of our country clubs have. People are going to be lining up down the street even
after development, after its completed to get in. I don’t think they’re going to allow me to get in an out
of my own home. So um, I’m worried about, like I said, the light, and the noise and the wave impact, the
motion of that water. Is that going to create cracks in my foundation? I’m east to it. I’m going to be
closest to the end. Is that going to affect my home? My pool? I’m concerned, very concerned. I’ve been
there forever, before anything else was out there and I know the quality of life that I have now will be
destroyed. That quiet is why we built out there. And with a surf park, a private community that no one
else can access to, is going to destroy that. So please consider or reconsider not changing the zoning.
City Council Meeting 7‐20‐2021
Public Comment on Matters Not on the Agenda.
Available at: https://laquinta.12milesout.com/video/meeting/b8db2190‐d39c‐4f0d‐b9ad‐cd3b449dc821
Located at: 13:40 – 15:00
Speaker: Francine Roy
Hello, I just had some general questions. I am kind of new to this project and I just moved here a year
ago. One question is when was the current zoning established for this parcel?
Mayor: so this is the part of public comment where you are able to address, but we will not respond per
se to every question. So you can rattle off your questions, you’re welcome to do that and probably a lot
of that is covered in the EIR or it could be in the General Plan that’s available on our website. But feel
free. I would like to hear your questions, so we have an understanding.
Roy: and exactly what she was talking about was what I was going to mention and thirdly, I was curious
that with all the climate change and drought conditions that are going on and the future I think we can
expect this to continue. Theres a lot of emphasis on the aquifer as already discussed. Wouldn’t it be a
good time to maybe reconsider a change in the zoning that might not allow a golf course even? Which is
taking water. Something to think about. That’s it.