2021-10-06 Ciffone - Surf Park_RedactedFW: Proposed surf park for LaQuinta
John Pena <jpena@laquintaca.gov>
Wed 10/6/2021 9 :11 AM
To:Teresa Thompson <Tthompson@laquintaca.gov>
Cc:Jon McMillen <jmcmillen@laquintaca.gov>;Consulting Planner <ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov>
Teresa,
Please share with council.
John
From: Jerry Ciffone
Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 6:32 PM
To: John Pena <jpena@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Re: Proposed surf park for LaQuinta
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I am new to the area and was not aware of the Palm Desert project. Thank you for bringing it to my aQenPon.
Kind regards,
Jerry Ciffone
On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 3:56 PM John Pena <jpena@laquintaca.gov> wrote:
Mr. Ciffone,
Thank you for your email and although the development process has just begun in La Quinta I am sure you are aware that the Palm Desert city
council has already approved a surf park to be located in the Desert Willow Golf Resort. hQps://www.dsrtsurf.com/ Were any demographic
studies done or completed in Palm Desert? I don’t know if you raised any of theses concerns with your city council but I would be interested to
hear how they addressed the concerns you raise for this project proposed in La Quinta. Having been born and raised in the Coachella Valley I can
assure you that I take any development proposed very seriously and how they affect and impact our community.
Thanks again for sharing your concerns.
John Peña | Member of the City Council
City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
From: Jerry Ciffone
Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 8:15 AM
To: Linda Evans <Levans@laquintaca.gov>; John Pena <jpena@laquintaca.gov>; Kathleen Fitzpatrick <kfitzpatrick@laquintaca.gov>;
Robert Radi <Rradi@laquintaca.gov>; Steve Sanchez <ssanchez@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Proposed surf park for LaQuinta
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Dear City Council member,
I feel given the severe drought we are facing in California it is not appropriate to support the development of a
surf park. The developer who is promoting this project seems tone-deaf to the majority of Coachella Valley
residents who are understandably concerned about saving water at the urging of our state and local government.
While I am not a resident of LaQuinta, I have an interest in the outcome of your decision regarding this potential
project as the water consumed impacts all of us in the Coachella Valley. I urge you to reject this proposal
completely.
Furthermore, I believe that if you were to informally or randomly poll the residents of LaQuinta that most enjoy
the current age-demographic makeup of LaQuinta and would like it to remain as is. That, like myself, this is what
attracted them to the area. And, contrary to the opinion or assertions by John Gamlin, of Coral Mountain Wave
Development, LaQuinta residents may actually not prefer an increased presence of "younger people, millennials
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and Generation Z". That such a demographic shift could potentially bring about the unwanted social-cultural-
environmental influences often associated with similar age groups as they may exist in other communities such as
Palm Springs or Los Angeles.
Respectfully submitted
Jerry Ciffone
Palm Desert, CA
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