2020-08-17 Comments By Robert Cedergreen1
From:Cheri Flores
Sent:Monday, August 17, 2020 11:34 AM
To:Linda Evans; Monika Radeva
Cc:Danny Castro; Jon McMillen; Teresa Thompson
Subject:RE: Comments By Robert Cedergreen re: Coral Mt Wave Machine
Hello Mayor Evans,
The project consists of applications for a General Plan Amendment and Change of Zone,
a Specific Plan for the entire 385± acre project area, a Specific Plan Amendment
removing the project area from the Andalusia Specific Plan, and a Tentative Tract Map.
No Site Development Permit has been submitted for any portion of the site, and would
need to be processed subsequently, should the current applications be approved.
The applications are currently under review by City departments and outside agencies.
The applicant is also revising the Specific Plan to address staff questions and concerns.
Once revisions are received, the Specific Plan will be reviewed to assure that all
concerns have been addressed. The Initial Study (anticipated to be a Mitigated Negative
Declaration) and technical reports (including noise, traffic, and air quality studies,
among others) are currently under review.
No dates have been set for Planning Commission or City Council hearings. Given the
current status of the project documents, assuming responsive and prompt resubmittals
by the applicant, and accounting for the CEQA public comment period and preparation of
a response to comments, staff would anticipate that Planning Commission may hear the
project at the end of this year, and City Council at the beginning of 2021.
The project planner is Nicole Criste and she or I can be reached for more information if
Mr. Cedergreen would like.
Cheri L. Flores | Planning Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760-777-7067
www.laquintaca.gov
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From: Linda Evans <Levans@laquintaca.gov>
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 8:52 PM
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To: Monika Radeva <mradeva@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Danny Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>; Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>; Jon McMillen
<jmcmillen@laquintaca.gov>; Teresa Thompson <Tthompson@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Re: Comments By Robert Cedergreen re: Coral Mt Wave Machine
Thank you, Monika.
Team ‐ What is the status of the project? Is the application still undergoing staff review?
Is there a potential date for Planning Commission should it proceed after staff review?
And, please remind me again of the components needed. I recall:
‐ zoning change
‐ negative dec for environmental review
‐ traffic, noise
‐tract map change
Thanks for your info. I will respond with the basics, indicating that I appreciate the info and will ensure it’s on file should
the project reach Council in the future.
Thanks.
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Linda Evans | Mayor
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
C: 760.899.3279
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On Aug 16, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Monika Radeva <mradeva@laquintaca.gov> wrote:
Good afternoon Madam Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please see comments below provided by Mr. Robert Cedergreen related to The
Wave project.
Thank you.
Monika Radeva, CMC | City Clerk
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253
Tel: (760) 777-7035
MRadeva@laquintaca.gov
From: Robert Cedergreen
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:23 PM
To: City Clerk Mail <CityClerkMail@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Coral Mt Wave Machine
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Written Comments to the City Council at La Quinta
To: the members of the City Council
From: Robert E Cedergreen MD
La Quinta, CA. 92253
As a full time resident of La Quinta I am writing to implore you not to grant the zoning
changes and noise restriction changes requested by the developers for the Coral Mt.
Wave Machine which would allow their project to move forward at this location.
I am pleased that the City of La Quinta is known as a pro development
community However I would assume that “developments” by necessity should provide
progress for both the city as well as its residents. This development unfortunately does
not provide progress, but rather pollution pure and simple. It is indeed the worst type of
pollution as it will be present forever.
It is primarily the noise pollution I object to, but if allowed to go ahead as planned it
will contribute as well to the multitude of problems associated with STVR properties,
including crime, drug and alcohol problems etc. that add stress to city services such as
police and medical services. It goes against all of the parameters and future plans set up
when this area was originally zoned appropriately as low density housing.
The developers from Boulder CO are seeking to sell a project that would never come
close to being approved in their home town. Boulder might in may ways be called the
“gem of the Rockies”.Thus they’ve come out to our community to sell us a bill of goods
“in place of “, as they put it, another golf course. Whether we need another golf course
or not is immaterial. The implication we need an amusement park instead is being put
forth by the partner / representative from Meriweather who is a charismatic speaker
and as such is a good sales person.
Unfortunately the project is a noisy amusement park planning to blast music at an
already noisy wave machine 12 hours a day and 365 days a year. This offers nothing to
the citizens of La Quinta, and indeed it offers very little to the city as well.. It is planned
as a self contained entity supporting their wave machine with hotel, restaurants, bars,
condos that with act as suites for the hotel, and even a grocery store. Short term visitors
will have very little need to use any of the services provided by the resident business
owners of La Quinta. The developers stated goal is to build the hotel and the
STVR condos, and of course their primary development being the wave machine. They
then plan to sell off each of the separate components and return back to the peace and
quiet and serenity of their mountain city.
Meanwhile your constituents are left with our peace and quiet and serenity gone
forever. Appropriate precedents for noise control were set when the county banned
powered boats on Lake Cahuilla years ago. La Quinta should follow suit.
Again I would implore you to consider your citizens first and foremost when reviewing
this project. While we would obviously suffer a decrease in home values ( who would
want to move next to Magic Mountain), more importantly we would lose our peace and
quiet forever, which is priceless. I ask that you use your wisdom, along with the powers
your constituents have granted to preserve the serenity of our communities.
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Will La Quinta continue along the path of striving to be the Gem of the Desert, or will
the city change course and pursue rather. the title of "Coney Island of the desert" ?
Thank you for your consideration.
Robert E Cedergreen MD