2021-09-27 Criste - Field VisitSaturday, April 2, 2022 at 12:49:27 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:Re: Coral Mountain Field visit
Date:Monday, September 27, 2021 at 3:52:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From:John Criste
To:tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com, James Vaughn
CC:Cheri Flores, John Gamlin, Tony Locacciato, Nicole Criste, Kimberly Cuza
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Guys:
I have a 2:15 dentist’s appointment, which is probably not going to be fun…
That said, if no one cares that my speech is more garbled than usual, I can do a 4
PM zoom.
John
John D. Criste, AICP
Principal
TERRA NOVA PLANNING & RESEARCH, INC.®
42635 Melanie Place, Suite 101
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone: 760-341-4800
Email: jcriste@terranovaplanning.com
Web Site: terranovaplanning.com
From: tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com <tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com>
Date: Monday, September 27, 2021 at 3:46 PM
To: James Vaughn <JVaughn@szrlaw.com>
Cc: Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>, John Gamlin <jgamlin@coralmountain.com>, John Criste
<jcriste@terranovaplanning.com>, Tony Locacciato <TLocacciato@meridianconsultantsllc.com>, Nicole
Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>
Subject: Re: Coral Mountain Field visit
I like that Hme slot, as well. It's all on John Criste's shoulders.
Tom
On 2021-09-27 16:43, James Vaughn wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This Wednesday at 4:00 works for me. As long as John Criste can make
> it work, let’s book it.
>
> Thanks!
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>
> --Jim
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> From: Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 3:41 PM
> To: Thomas J. McGill <tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com>; John Gamlin
> <jgamlin@coralmountain.com>
> Cc: John Criste <jcriste@terranovaplanning.com>; Tony Locacciato
> <TLocacciato@meridianconsultantsllc.com>; James Vaughn
> <JVaughn@szrlaw.com>; Nicole Criste (Contract Planner)
> <ncriste@Terranovaplanning.com>
> Subject: RE: Coral Mountain Field visit
>
> Wed at 4 works for me
>
> _Cheri L. Flores_ |_ Planning Manager_
> City of La Quinta
> 78495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253
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> From: Thomas J. McGill <tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 3:40 PM
> To: John Gamlin <jgamlin@coralmountain.com>
> Cc: John Criste <jcriste@terranovaplanning.com>; Tony Locacciato
> <TLocacciato@meridianconsultantsllc.com>; James Vaughn
> <JVaughn@szrlaw.com>; Nicole Criste (Contract Planner)
> <ncriste@Terranovaplanning.com>; Cheri Flores
> <clflores@laquintaca.gov>
> Subject: Re: Coral Mountain Field visit
>
> ** EXTERNAL: This message originated outside of the City of La Quinta.
> Please use proper judgement and cauHon when opening auachments,
> clicking links or responding to requests for informaHon. **
>
> Just heard back from Jacob. They are available tomorrow at 3:30 and
> Wednesday at 4. Does either of these rimes work sir everyone?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 27, 2021, at 2:13 PM, John Gamlin <jgamlin@coralmountain.com>
>> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I am guessing the correct response is set up a Zoom meeHng as soon
>> as possible…
>>
>> John Gamlin
>>
>> 760-238-2443 mobile
>>
>> jgamlin@coralmountain.com
>>
>> Coral Mountain [1]
>>
>> Sent from Mail [2] for Windows 10
>>
>> From: tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 2:09 PM
>> To: John Criste
>> Cc: Tony Locacciato; John Gamlin; James Vaughn; Nicole Criste; Cheri
>> Flores
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Coral Mountain Field visit
>>
>> All
>>
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>> Heather Pert call late this morning about the field meeHng. She
>> and
>> her staff have requested that we do a zoom meeHng first, so that we
>> all
>> can collecHvely review leuer and concerns and then decide what
>> needs
>> further clarificaHon needs to be addressed in the field. Heather
>> indicated they will move quickly to set up the meeHng ayer the
>> zoom
>> call. I was not able to convince her we could accomplish all this
>> quicker with a single field visit. I told her the City and Coral
>> Mountain folks were pushing hard to get to the finish but wanted to
>> make
>> sure we address their concern but we need the meeHng to make that
>> happen. Otherwise, we go into tradiHion iteraHve process with them
>>
>> where they ask for a liule data, get the data, and then either let
>> you
>> know it either isn't the data they wanted or they just need
>> addiHonal
>> data - (I call it "bring me rock process"). I stalled out at that
>> point
>> with Heather, with her insisHng the zoom meeHng, followed by a
>> quick/focused field meeHng would be the most efficient process to
>> get
>> resoluHon so that the process could go forward.
>>
>> Bouom line, we need to either accomodate the two step process she
>> is
>> recommending or go around Heather. Based on my experience with
>> current
>> management structure at USFWS, it would be quicker to set up a zoom
>> meeHng, followed immediately by a field meeHng. Let me know which
>> way
>> the group would like to go.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On 2021-09-27 13:58, John Criste wrote:
>>> Tom:
>>>
>>> My week is just about booked.
>>>
>>> Could next week work?
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>> John D. Criste, AICP
>>>
>>> Principal
>>>
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>>> TERRA NOVA PLANNING & RESEARCH, INC.®
>>>
>>> 42635 Melanie Place, Suite 101
>>>
>>> Palm Desert, CA 92211
>>>
>>> Phone: 760-341-4800
>>>
>>> Email: jcriste@terranovaplanning.com
>>>
>>> Web Site: terranovaplanning.com
>>>
>>> From: tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com <tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com>
>>> Date: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 9:43 AM
>>> To: Tony Locacciato <TLocacciato@meridianconsultantsllc.com>, John
>>> Gamlin <jgamlin@coralmountain.com>, James Vaughn
>> <JVaughn@szrlaw.com>,
>>> Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>, Cheri Flores
>>> <clflores@laquintaca.gov>, John Criste
>> <jcriste@terranovaplanning.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Coral Mountain Field visit
>>>
>>> All
>>>
>>> Heather indicated it would be someHme next week that I would hear
>>> from
>>> Jacob or Erin. They are finishing with other commiuments. I
>> have
>>> message into both Jacob and Erin but in true CDFW fashion,
>> enhanced by
>>>
>>> the shield of covid and working from home, no response. Sorry for
>>> delay
>>> but, as Tony has indicated, herding cats is problemaHc. I will
>> keep
>>> up
>>> the vigil.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> On 2021-09-22 15:48, Thomas J. McGill wrote:
>>>> All
>>>>
>>>> Doesn’t look like it’ll happen this week. I have a call into
>>>> Heather to help define soon.
>>>>
>>>> Tom.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>>
>>>>> From: "Pert, Heather@Wildlife" <Heather.Pert@wildlife.ca.gov>
>>>>> Date: September 22, 2021 at 11:27:48 AM PDT
>>>>> To: tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com
>>>>> Cc: Thomas McGill <tmcgill@rbf.com>, "Beck, Carly@Wildlife"
>>>>> <Carly.Beck@wildlife.ca.gov>, "Schaeffer, Erin@Wildlife"
>>>>> <Erin.Schaeffer@wildlife.ca.gov>, "Skaggs, Jacob@Wildlife"
>>>>> <Jacob.Skaggs@wildlife.ca.gov>
>>>>> Subject: RE: Coral Mountain Field visit
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>> They will reach out soon, Carly will not be auending so it will
>> be
>>>>> Jacob and Erin.
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Heather
>>>>>
>>>>> Heather A. Pert
>>>>> HabCon Inland South, Supervisor
>>>>> Inland Deserts Region
>>>>> 3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
>>>>> Ontario, CA 91764
>>>>> 858-395-9692
>>>>>
>>>>> **Please note that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I will be
>> working
>>>>> remotely unHl further noHce.**
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com <tmcgill@elmtconsulHng.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:58 AM
>>>>> To: Pert, Heather@Wildlife <Heather.Pert@wildlife.ca.gov>
>>>>> Cc: 'Thomas McGill' <tmcgill@rbf.com>; Beck, Carly@Wildlife
>>>>> <Carly.Beck@wildlife.ca.gov>; Schaeffer, Erin@Wildlife
>>>>> <Erin.Schaeffer@Wildlife.ca.gov>; Skaggs, Jacob@Wildlife
>>>>> <Jacob.Skaggs@Wildlife.ca.gov>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Coral Mountain Field visit
>>>>>
>>>>> WARNING: This message is from an external source. Verify the
>> sender
>>>>> and exercise cauHon when clicking links or opening auachments.
>>>>>
>>>>> Heather
>>>>>
>>>>> I have sent several messages to Carly, Erin and Jacob but hav
>> not
>>>>> heard back from them. The Coral Mountain team, including the
>> City
>>>>> of La Quinta, are anxious to resolve the issue so that their
>>>>> planning can go forward. My phone number was listed in the
>> emails
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>>>>> for a return call to set up the meeHng. Hopefully, the emails
>> have
>>>>> gone through. Can I persuade you to have one of them give me a
>>> call
>>>>> as soon as possible.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2021-09-20 16:15, Pert, Heather@Wildlife wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm resending as I may have sent this to the wrong email
>> address
>>>>>> for
>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom - please see email below.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heather
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heather A. Pert
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> HabCon Inland South, Supervisor
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Inland Deserts Region
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ontario, CA 91764
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>> 858-395-9692
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> **Please note that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I will be
>> working
>>>>>
>>>>>> remotely unHl further noHce.**
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Pert, Heather@Wildlife
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:34 AM
>>>>>
>>>>>> To: Thomas McGill <tmcgill@rbf.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: Carly Beck <Carly.Beck@wildlife.ca.gov>; Schaeffer,
>>>>>> Erin@Wildlife
>>>>>
>>>>>> <Erin.Schaeffer@Wildlife.ca.gov>; Jacob Skaggs
>>>>>
>>>>>> (Jacob.Skaggs@Wildlife.ca.gov) <Jacob.Skaggs@Wildlife.ca.gov>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Coral Mountain Field visit
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for calling about who will be the CDFW contact for the
>>>>>> field
>>>>>
>>>>>> visit for Coral Mountain. Please coordinate with Jacob, Erin,
>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>> Carly on scheduling a site visit. You may want to see if
>> Alicia
>>>>>> with
>>>>>
>>>>>> the Service can auend as well to address MSHCP concerns.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heather
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>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heather A. Pert
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Senior Environmental ScienHst (Supervisor)
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> California Department of Fish and Wildlife
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Inland Deserts Region
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ontario, CA 91764
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 858-395-9692
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> **Please note that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I will be
>> working
>>>>>
>>>>>> remotely unHl further noHce.**
>
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