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Re: Question
Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>
Thu 6/17/2021 6:38 PM
To: John Perry <jsperry760@gmail.com>
Cc: Consulting Planner <ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov>
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Mr. Perry,
Pardon the delay in responding, but I was in the high desert at meetings all day. To answer your questions:
1. CEQA does not prescribe how EIRs are prepared. In La Quinta, developers can select from a pre -
qualified list of environmental consultants. They are hired by the developer and paid by them, and the
City reviews all of their work (in the case of this project, that has been me).
2. The City's costs for staff review of any project is paid by application fees. The fee schedule for complex
applications is a deposit based system, where the time spent be staff is applied to the base fee, and
additional fees collected from the applicant when/if the base fee is depleted.
Please let me know if this adequately answers your questions.
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
From: John Perry <jsperry760@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7:13 AM
To: Nicole Criste <ncriste@terranovaplanning.com>
Subject: Question
Nicole,
A question came up regarding the consultants who prepare reports for the draft EIR on Coral Mountain. Does
the developer choose the consultants? Or does each involved agency have their preferred consultant? Please
outline how the process works.
Also, regarding the EIR, who pays for the consulting work and final report? Is the city reimbursed for its staff
time?
Thanks ahead of time.
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