2019-10-25 Morrow, Jim - 55075 Monroe Property Line Wall1
From:Jim Morrow <jim@morrowmgmt.com>
Sent:Friday, October 25, 2019 3:37 PM
To:Jacob Fuson
Cc:Danielle Morrow; AJ Ortega
Subject:RE: 55075 Monroe Property LIne Wall
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Jake….
Continuation of latest comments ‐‐‐‐‐‐
We have pot‐holed the wall in eight (8) locations – four (4) on the street side and four (4) on the property side. At each
location you can see the depth and width of the footing. The primary one being the area where the transition or
stepping takes place.
Most of the wall appears to be nine (9) block high, except for the area at the transition – where we have 10‐blocks high
for a short section. These additional blocks could easily be taken off, if required.
I believe Danielle has called for an inspection to take place on Monday (10/28). You should be able to see in the block
cells where rebar has been placed. Please let me know if there are any issues.
Assuming all is acceptable, I believe our next step would be to form the footing at the opening for your initial inspection
of this last section of wall.
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jacob Fuson [mailto:Jfuson@laquintaca.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:21 AM
To: Jim Morrow
Cc: Danielle Morrow; AJ Ortega
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe Property LIne Wall
Jim,
Thanks for the update. It looks like the wall is in the right location so that’s a good thing. The next step is
to excavate at the base of the transition area where the wall steps up and verify whether the footing was
stepped and how many total courses were constructed. I don’t remember a step in the footing during the
inspection, but that can be easily verified by digging down and exposing the footing and measuring the
height from top of the footing (or counting the courses of CMU). The following step would be getting the
wall inspected, however if the wall was constructed to over 9 courses it will not be approvable by our
inspector.
I am assuming the wall is not grouted. I see a couple options if the wall is in fact too high (i.e. 6’8” or 10
courses from top of footing):
-You can remove the top course and finish the wall at 72” from T.O.F.
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-You can work with a licensed engineer to provide structural calculations to show that the current
wall as constructed is compliant with the applicable structural code requirements
-You can have a licensed engineer provide a design to either widen/deepen the footing and/or
provide additional reinforcement in the wall to make it compliant with the applicable structural code
requirements
Regardless of what method you take from here, the next action by the city would be to come out and
inspect the work, but we need to get the wall height/structural design figured out first.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Thank you,
Jake Fuson |Plans Examiner
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico ◦ La Quinta, CA 92253
760.777.7081
www.laquintaca.gov
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From: Jim Morrow <jim@morrowmgmt.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:16 AM
To: Jacob Fuson <Jfuson@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Danielle Morrow <danielle@morrowmgmt.com>
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe Property LIne Wall
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Jake….
Property / permit update.
1. IID completed the electric service cutover to the pedestal on Monday (10/21) – new pedestal is now operational
and the old ones removed
2. Next step will be the wall – I have attached the following:
City permit dated 8/15/18
2‐photos of the wall
3. On pg. 8 of the permit there is a site plan with dimensions. From my measurements I came up with the
following
Face of curb to the southern part of the wall 31’6”
Face of curb to the northern section of the wall 42’
Section of wall connecting to the Woodbridge Pacific wall (Monterra) is 87’6” long (south to north)
4. The photos show
The connection of the wall to the Woodbridge wall
The number of blocks above the footing appears to be 9 in the parallel sections to the curb face
The number of blocks in the transition appears to be 10 – will need to pot‐hole to verify depth of footing –
was the footing strpped?
We would like to move to the next step – need your direction
1. Can you inspect the newly constructed wall in it’s current state?
2. I have asked the Ranch foreman (Julio) to pot‐hole in three (3) other locations to expose the footings
3. As I understand to fill in the opening we need to
Have our block wall contractor form the footing with vertical rebar in place for your inspection
Construct remaining block in opening – call for inspection before pre‐grout
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Once cell grout is in place call for final inspection prior to cap placement
Lastly, you mentioned the need to paint or stucco the outside of the wall, fronting Monroe before we can
receive final inspection – is that correct.
Please comment on the above and let me know if I understand the next series of events. As always – thanks for your
help and direction.
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jim Morrow
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:44 PM
To: Jacob Fuson
Cc: Danielle Morrow
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jake…. No problem – are you available to talk now via phone?
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jacob Fuson [mailto:Jfuson@laquintaca.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 2:29 PM
To: Jim Morrow
Cc: Danielle Morrow
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jim,
Due to staffing levels I can’t meet out on the site but I can speak via telephone, email or in person here at
City Hall if you’d like. I am typically available in the afternoons but if you have a specific time on Monday
that you’d be shooting for let me know and I’ll see if I can accommodate.
Thank you
Jake Fuson |Plans Examiner
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico ◦ La Quinta, CA 92253
760.777.7081
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
From: Jim Morrow <jim@morrowmgmt.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 2:25 PM
To: Jacob Fuson <Jfuson@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Danielle Morrow <danielle@morrowmgmt.com>
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
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Jake……
I just spoke with Danielle and she indicated the block wall fronting Monroe was never inspected during construction. I
was not aware of that issue.
I will be at the site Monday morning (10/21) – we have IID cutting over the pedestal that morning.
Can we meet at the site to discuss what needs to be done to receive final inspection on the wall? Do I need to call the
request desk on Friday? Or, can we just set up a time?
Thanks
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jim Morrow
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 8:30 AM
To: Jacob Fuson
Cc: Danielle Morrow
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jake ….
I just called your inspection desk and left the details. As discussed, I believe the items you requested have been
corrected in the field.
As a reminder the pedestal is located at
55‐075 #B Monroe Street
Permit #BELC2018‐0113
Do you have an approximate time when you will inspect tomorrow?
Thanks for your help.
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jim Morrow
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 2:52 PM
To: Jacob Fuson
Cc: Danielle Morrow; AJ Ortega
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jake…..
1:30 on Thursday (9/26) will work – see you at your office
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Direct)
951-751-4749 (Cell)
From: Jim Morrow
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:57 AM
To: Jacob Fuson
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Cc: Danielle Morrow; AJ Ortega
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jake ….
Thanks for the response – can you and AJ meet on Thursday afternoon?
Jim Morrow
From: Jacob Fuson [mailto:Jfuson@laquintaca.gov]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:04 AM
To: Jim Morrow
Cc: Danielle Morrow; AJ Ortega
Subject: RE: 55075 Monroe
Jim,
Thanks for reaching out. Now that the items below have been completed, once the outstanding permit
fees of $240.05 have been paid we should be able to conduct the inspection in order to energize the meter
pedestal at the front parcel. Like we spoke about, this would be to energize the pedestal only, and any
branch circuitry installed after that time would require inspection prior to them being connected to the
system and energized (i.e. the gate motor, RV parking pedestal, trailer feeders, etc).
I wasn’t heavily involved with some of the other issues at this property (i.e. unpermitted remodels and
additions) so I would like to gather other staff members as necessary to answer your questions. My
supervisor, AJ Ortega will be able to provide more information about those items, so I would like to shoot
for a meeting between the three of us to lay out all the requested information to you. AJ will be off this
Friday when you will be in town but let me know whenever else works for you and I will see if we can
swing a time that works for all of us.
Thanks,
Jake Fuson |Plans Examiner
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico ◦ La Quinta, CA 92253
760.777.7081
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
From: Jim Morrow <jim@morrowmgmt.com>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 12:26 PM
To: Jacob Fuson <Jfuson@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Danielle Morrow <danielle@morrowmgmt.com>
Subject: 55075 Monroe
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Jake….
Thanks for the meeting this past Monday and provided tasks needed to clear the inspection for the meter
pedestal. From my notes I had the following items to be taken care of ‐‐‐‐‐
1. Disconnect the branch circuits to the trailer – this work was completed by our electrician
2. Blank off open breaker spaces – our electrician said he completed yesterday (9/19)
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3. Address to the pedestal – per Carlos Partida at IID he indicated his records show the address to be 55‐075 B,
Monroe Street – see attached
Since we have an issue with the gate – I would like to treat the inspection for the pedestal separately. Assuming the
above 3‐items are the only outstanding to obtain your inspection – we would like to proceed in getting that finalized.
I plan to be at the property next Friday (9/27) and was wondering if you would be available to go over the other
outstanding items as we discussed. If you are, can we meet at 1:00pm at your office?
Thanks in advance for your reply
Jim Morrow
949-218-9999 (Office)
951-751-4749 (Cell)