2022-02-04 Criste - FEIR for Coral Mtn_RedactedSaturday, April 9, 2022 at 13:29:28 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:Re: FEIR for Coral Mountain
Date:Friday, February 4, 2022 at 6:39:56 AM Pacific Standard Time
From:Nicole Criste
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CC:consulOngplanner@laquintaca.gov
Commissioner,
We do not have a date yet. It will be some Ome aTer the 20th.
Nicole
Nicole Sauviat Criste
Consulting Planner
City of La Quinta
TERRA NOVA PLANNING & RESEARCH, INC.®
42635 Melanie Place, Ste 101
PALM DESERT, CA. 92211
(760) 341-4800
FAX#: 760-341-4455
E-Mail: ncriste@terranovaplanning.com
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Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 9:00 PM
To: Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>, "clflores@laquintaca.gov"
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Subject: FEIR for Coral Mountain
Hi Nicole, I have heard that the FIER will be available later this month. Can you confirm the date for publication?
Thanks
Dale
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Subject: Re: Cost of a unit of housing
So the $386,200 is for single family residence as is the $36,000 in Developer Fees.
The $317,074 and the $29,000 is for multi unit dwellings.
Thanks for clarifying those numbers.
Dale
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Subject: Re: Cost of a unit of housing
Mr. Tyerman,
Yes, it’s correct – one is for apartments, one for houses.
Nicole Sauviat Criste
Principal
TERRA NOVA PLANNING & RESEARCH, INC.®
42635 Melanie Place, Ste 101
PALM DESERT, CA. 92211
(760) 341-4800
FAX#: 760-341-4455
E-Mail: ncriste@terranovaplanning.com
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Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 8:49 AM
To: Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>, "clflores@laquintaca.gov"
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Subject: Re: Cost of a unit of housing
Nicole, the Developer fees also showed going from $29,000 to $36,000. Not sure if this is right.
Dale
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From: Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>
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Sent: Wed, Jan 12, 2022 6:50 am
Subject: Re: Cost of a unit of housing
Mr. Tyerman,
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I reviewed the paragraph you quote below, and the language is wrong. The sentence should read as shown below
in red, and I have changed the language in the element. The $317,000 for affordable rental units is still correct. The
paragraph below should have stated that the calculation was for a single family home. I apologize for the confusion
and thank you for catching the error.
Nicole
Nicole Sauviat Criste
Principal
TERRA NOVA PLANNING & RESEARCH, INC.®
42635 Melanie Place, Ste 101
PALM DESERT, CA. 92211
(760) 341-4800
FAX#: 760-341-4455
E-Mail: ncriste@terranovaplanning.com
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Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 10:16 PM
To: "clflores@laquintaca.gov" <clflores@laquintaca.gov>, Nicole Criste
<ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>
Subject: Cost of a unit of housing
Hi Nicole and Cheri,
Here is the quote from page 233 of the HE report showing the cost per unit is not $386,200.
Up from the $317,000. It also shows an increase in developer fees from $29,000 to $38,613. I
suspect the $386,200 is documented in another place in the HE.
As I asked tonight how do we explain the increases, both in total cost and in the developer
fees?
Thanks for a great meeting tonight and your good work to get us here.
Dale
Table II-46 presents an overview of City fees for an average 1,500- square-foot tract home with a two-car garage in
a low density subdivision and an average 950-square-foot multifamily home with a two-car garage. Table II-47
identifies fees for various planning actions, such as zoning changes, tentative tract maps, and conditional use
permits. Based on the fees presented in these tables, and the average cost of building an affordable housing
unit a single family home in the City ($386,200), the development fees per unit would be about $38,613 per unit,
or 10% of the building cost. Given that the City’s fee schedule and development impact fees are consistent with
those of other Coachella Valley cities, and that affordable housing projects are often exempted from fees, the costs
associated with City fees are not considered a constraint to the development of affordable housing.