2021 01 14 DH MinutesDIRECTOR’S HEARING MINUTES Page 1 of 2 JANUARY 14, 2021
SPECIAL MEETING
DIRECTOR’S HEARING
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting conducted by the City of La Quinta Design and Development
Director was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Director Danny Castro.
This meeting provided teleconferencing accessibility pursuant to Executive
Orders N-25-20, N-29-20, N-33-20, N-35-20, and N-60-20 executed by the
Governor of California, in response to the state of emergency relating to novel
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and enabling teleconferencing
accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M.
Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.).
STAFF PRESENT: Design and Development Director Danny Castro, Public
Works Director/City Engineer Bryan McKinney, Planning
Manager Cheri L. Flores, Senior Planner Carlos Flores, and
Assistant Planner Sijifredo Fernandez.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Castro led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – None
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA – Confirmed
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (REVISION) 2019-0007 TENTATIVE
TRACT MAP TIME EXTENSION 2020-0009 (TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP 36561) FOR REVISION TO AN APPROVED MAP AND TIME
EXTENSION; APPLICANT: PRISM REALTY CORPORATION;
PROJECT: REVISE EXISTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 36561 TO
RECONFIGURE RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND TIME EXTENSION;
PROJECT NAME: PRISM; CEQA: PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY
REVIEWED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2015- 0007
AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ANALYSIS PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED AND DETERMINED NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
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REVIEW IS REQUIRED; LOCATION: WEST OF MONROE STREET
BETWEEN AVENUE 54 AND AIRPORT BOULEVARD
Associate Planner Fernandez presented the staff report, which is on file in the
Clerk’s Office.
DIRECTOR CASTRO DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 3:08 P.M.
PUBLIC SPEAKER VIA TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY:
Representative of Developer Prism Realty, Eric Eklund – explained the
Developer’s reason for the reconfiguration and increase in lot sizes.
DIRECTOR CASTRO DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 3:11 P.M.
DIRECTOR’S DETERMINATION – Director Castro stated that based on the
report findings and plans provided, findings can be made to support the lot
size adjustments and the time extension, therefore, Tentative Tract Map
(Revision) 2019-0007, Tentative Tract Map Time Extension 2020-0009
(Tentative Tract Map 36561) for revision to an approved map and time
extension is hereby approved; Applicant: Prism Realty Corporation; Project:
Revise Existing Tentative Tract Map 36561 to reconfigure residential lots and
time extension; Project Name: Prism; CEQA: project was previously reviewed
under Environmental Assessment 2015-0007 and is consistent with the
analysis previously approved and determined no further environmental review
is required; Location: west of Monroe Street between Avenue 54 and Airport
Boulevard.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Director Castro adjourned the Director’s
Hearing at 3:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California