2021-07-12 Vatland
July 12, 2021
Attention: Ms. Nicole Sauviat Criste,
Consulting Planner
City of La Quinta
ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov
Dear Ms. Sauviat Criste:
RE: Draft EIR Coral Mountain Resort
I am sending this letter to express my concerns regarding the Draft EIR that was
released for Coral Mountain Resort.
This document is not in keeping with the CEQA 2021 Guidelines
https://www.califaep.org/statute_and_guidelines.php
• It is too long. The CEQA guidelines stipulate that the document for a project should be
no more than 300 pages.
• It is not “rapidly understood” as required by the CEQA guidelines, again due in part to
its length, but particularly due to redundancy and repetition.
I respectfully request that this DRAFT EIR be retracted and reissued.
The replacement document should be created with the following in mind - it should be
reasonable in length, with clear and concise language, and without unnecessary
repetition. This would allow for “rapid” understanding by readers, and thus it would be in
alignment with the CEQA guidelines.
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
Brenda Vatland
bdvatland@gmail.com
79345 Toronja
La Quinta, CA 92253
cc: Linda Evans. Mayor E-mail: levans@laquintaca.gov
Robert Radi, Mayor Pro Tem E-mail: rradi@laquintaca.gov.
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Council Member E-mail: kfitzpatrick@laquintaca.gov
John Pena, Council Member E-mail: jpena@laquintaca.gov
Steve Sanchez, Council Member E-mail: ssanchez@laquintaca.gov
Cherri Flores, Planning Manager, E-mail cdd@la-quinta.org
Carlos Flores, Senior Planner, E-mail cdd@la-quinta.org
Siji Fernandez, Associate Planner, E-mail cdd@la-quinta.org