2022-04-26 Callimanis Presentation 7 Ramon Baez to PC PHFrom: Alena Callimanis <acallimanis@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 1:57 PM
To: Tania Flores; Cheri Flores
Cc: Ramon Baez
Subject: Presentation number 7 for April 26 planning commission meeting for Ramon
Baez
Attachments: Ramon Baez Developers Agreement Comments RFB Final.pdf
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Here is presentation number 7 for Ramon Baez for LQRRD.
Thank you very much.
Alena Callimanis
Development Agreement
Ramon Baez
81245 Andalusia, La Quinta
will be commenting on the following items in the
Findings on the Development Agreement
• The Development Agreement will not be detrimental to the health,
safety and general welfare, as it provides for the long term ordered
development of a master planned community.
• The Development Agreement will not adversely affect the orderly
development of property or the preservation of property values
insofar as it will ensure that development occurring on the site will
generate revenues and assure high quality development.
• The Development Agreement will have a positive fiscal impact on the
city by paying mitigation fees for services it requires, and additional
Transient Occupancy Tax and Sales Tax revenues.
Construction Schedule
The Development Agreement (DA) contains a Performance Schedule which
provides ranges of time for project development (Attachment 1). The following
Table 1 summarizes this timeline. As shown in the Table, development could
span a timeframe of up to 25 years.
Table 1
Develoament Agreement Performance Schedule Summar
Project Component
Years
Wave Basin and some resort residential and hotel development
(quantities undefined)
3-5
Completion of hotel and balance of resort residential
(quantities undefined)
5-10
8,000± SF of Neighborhood Commercial
3-6
220 single family units in Planning Area 2
8-15
11,000± SF Neighborhood Commercial
9-12
250 single family units in Planning Area 2 (balance of single-
family units)
15-22
41,000± SF Neighborhood Commercial
20-23
The applicant has not proposed any changes or refinements to the Performance
Schedule, but they have proposed revisions to the DA that would allow for the
mutual modification of the schedule and, if any item of performance is not
completed timely, then the City would have the right (but not the obligation) to
Observations
• Reviewing this construction schedule, there are so many "quantities
undefined"
• How can it be said that this schedule provides for the long-term
ordered development of a master planned community?
• How can you determine what revenues will be generated if you
cannot determine quantities?
• The same concern with Sales Tax Revenue and Transient Occupancy
Tax (TOT) — without a defined construction schedule
We need real Communities in La Quinta, not
STVRs Communities
• The Real Estate market is hot
• This is a wonderful location for remote working and raising a family
• Hiking and biking are already in La Quinta
• We have the wonderful new x-Park for children of all ages
• Houses can be built now and you can do a La Quinta Assessment to
mitigate the lack of Riverside County revenue to La Quinta — perhaps
an average of $2500 per house per year until 2033
• You will get sales tax revenue now from our new residents
It is not Clear why we need this project!
• Per the Development Agreement it is not clear why this project is an
imperative for the La Quinta City or any other community in the
Coachella
• We would highly recommend to stick with the original plans to build a
lovely community similar to Andalusia