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Mitchell M. Tsai
Attorney At Law
155 South El Molino Avenue
Suite 104
Pasadena, California 91101
VIA U.S. MAIL & E-MAIL
April 7, 2020
Cheri Flores, Planning Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Em: clflores@laquintaca.gov
RE: Notice of Scoping Meeting & Preparation of a Draft Environmental
Impact Report for the Travertine Specific Plan Project
Dear Ms. Flores,
On behalf of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters ( “Commenter” or
“Carpenters”), my Office is submitting these comments on the City of Menifee’s
(“City” or “Lead Agency”) Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact
Report (“NOP”) (SCH No. 2018011023) for the Travertine Specific Plan Project,
which proposes to grant entitlements for the planned single-family residential and
hotel development on approximately 898 gross acres within the City (“Project”).
The Southwest Carpenters is a labor union representing 50,000 union carpenters in six
states, including in southern California, and has a keen interest in well-ordered land use
planning and addressing the environmental impacts of development projects.
Individual members of the Southwest live, work and recreate in the City and
surrounding communities and would be directly affected by the Project’s
environmental impacts.
Commenter expressly reserves the right to supplement these comments at or before
hearings on the Project, and at any later hearings and proceedings related to this
Project. Cal. Gov. Code § 65009(b); Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21177(a); Bakersfield Citizens
for Local Control v. Bakersfield (2004) 124 Cal. App. 4th 1184, 1199-1203; see Galante
Vineyards v. Monterey Water Dist. (1997) 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109, 1121.
City of La Quinta – Travertine Specific Plan
April 7, 2020
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Commenter incorporates by reference all comments raising issues regarding the
environmental impact report (“EIR”) submitted before certification of the EIR for the
Project. Citizens for Clean Energy v City of Woodland (2014) 225 CA4th 173, 191 (finding
that any party who has objected to the Project’s environmental documentation may
assert any issue timely raised by other parties).
Moreover, Commenter requests that the Lead Agency provide notice for any and all
notices referring or related to the Project issued under the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”), Cal Public Resources Code (“PRC”) § 21000 et seq, and the
California Planning and Zoning Law (“Planning and Zoning Law”), Cal. Gov’t
Code §§ 65000–65010. California Public Resources Code Sections 21092.2, and
21167(f) and Government Code Section 65092 require agencies to mail such notices to
any person who has filed a written request for them with the clerk of the agency’s
governing body.
If the City has any questions or concerns, feel free to contact my Office.
Sincerely,
__________________________
Mitchell M. Tsai
Attorneys for Southwest Regional
Council of Carpenters