2021-07-21 RendinoWednesday, July 21, 2021 at 12:45:07 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:RE: Coral Mountain Resort
Date:Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 11:46:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From:Cheri Flores
To:Dan Rendino Gmail
CC:Danny Castro, Nicole Criste, Jon McMillen
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Mr. Rendino,
Thank you for your comments. Have a lovely day.
Cheri L. Flores | Planning Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760-777-7067
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From: Dan Rendino Gmail <danrendino@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 11:18 AM
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Subject: Coral Mountain Resort
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City Officials,
I a]ended by a zoom mee[ng last night a presenta[on by the developers on the proposed development of
the Coral Mountain Resort. My first impression is how in the world did this circus proposal advance to the city
council for purposes of trying to get a variance. It is an embarrassment to admit to friends and neighbors that
this is even being considered. We moved here because La Quinta was a place that afforded us the
opportunity to re[re from the hec[c city life that we were brought up in. Had this project been known to us
when we moved here, we would be living somewhere else. This is exactly what we were trying to get away
from when we bought here. These are some of the reasons that this project should be deep - sixed.
1. La Quinta does not need to be a haven for an addi[onal STRV units (600 addi[onal units with an
average of 3 bedrooms) at a [me the town and its developments (PGA West where we live), are trying
to remedy the exis[ng problems that already exist. La Quinta unlike some other valley towns has
allowed widespread STRV units to be permi]ed with the problems associated with them. I do do
appreciate the effort the town has put in to remedy the situa[on. Now is not the [me to reverse the
work done to correct the issues. I personally know people who have not bought property in our town
because of the widespread STVR’s. They have chosen other towns that are more strict in this area.
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because of the widespread STVR’s. They have chosen other towns that are more strict in this area.
2. Traffic is already a problem in La Quinta. There are only 3 entry points into La Quinta (Washington,
Jefferson and Madison). Traffic on these streets are already bad in the season. 600 three bedroom
apartments means 1800 addi[onal vehicles on our streets 365 days a year. They claim this issue will be
remedied by the town. Pujng up addi[onal stop lights does not fix the traffic problem but makes it
worse by increasing delays. This is not something that we need.
3. The proposed plan does not include facts and data but are really just hopes, wishes and supposi[ons.
They only presented “goals”. What happens when these goals are not met. Does the town propose to
shut them down? These hopes and dreams are applicable to noise, ligh[ng, traffic, water consump[on,
electrical overload etc. Pie in the sky! Anyone could see through what they were trying to do, it doesn’t
pass the smell test. Throw out a bunch of hopes and wishes with nothing to back it up, and hope that it
s[cks.
4. Do the city officials and these developers realize that all of California is being stressed by a terrible
drought which predic[ons say will only get worse. We are being asked to limit the use of water for
household use, golf courses are being forced to find different means of irriga[on and these people
want to fill a pool with 18 million gallons of precious drinking water so that someone could go surfing
150 miles away from the ocean. Who comes up with these ideas? What city would approve this. The
water in this pool in the summer will be almost 100 degrees. In this climate how much evapora[on
takes place? What happens when the pool repairs are needed and the pool has to be drained? Why
should my water rate be raised so that these people can live out their dreams of a Disneyland in the
Desert? They claim Imperial Irriga[on says out is possible. Because it is possible does not mean it
should be done! The en[re West is under draught condi[ons and you have a proposal in from of you to
make it worse.
5. They also want to be able to have “special events”! Four [mes a year! 4 days per event! That is 16
Coachellas a year! One thing about the pandemic that was good was that there was no Coachella.
Enough said. La Quinta does not need to be another Coachella with the disrup[on it brings.
6. They “think” that noise will not be an issue because their model tells them so. No independent data
just hopes, wishes and dreams. They claim that Coral Mountain will be an absorber of the noise.
Really? Having 80 foot light towers and wave machines going off every 3 minutes from 7AM to 10PM is
just not something we should allow.
7. Homes will start at $2.5 million. Do you know anyone who would buy a home to live in in the middle of
a water park? These homes will never be built and sold and the project will have a 16 million gallon
pool in a hole in the middle of the desert. The tax revenue you hope to get will not ever happen.
I am really surprised that this project has risen to the point where it is even being
considered. I would be embarrassed to tell someone that the town of La Quinta is
even considering this project. I am confident that you city officials will put an end to
this madness and get on to serious issues facing the town. I thank you for your
consideration.
Dan Rendino
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