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COMMENTS: Coral Mountain Resort Opposition - HOROKY 4-18-22
Teresa Thompson <Tthompson@laquintaca.gov>
Mon 4/18/2022 3:48 PM
To: rikhoroky@gmail.com <rikhoroky@gmail.com>
Cc: Monika Radeva <mradeva@laquintaca.gov>;Consulting Planner <ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov>;Jon
McMillen <jmcmillen@laquintaca.gov>
Please see reply to your comments from City Manager Jon McMillen:
Dear Rik Horoky,
Thank you for your email to La Quinta Councilmembers. Your email has been forwarded
to me as City Manager. Please be advised that California law and the La Quinta
Municipal Code set forth processes under which land use applications are governed.
Generally speaking, these processes extend from U.S. and State constitutional
provisions that entitle persons and property owners to due process of law and use of
real property, subject to the valid exercise of the City's police powers governing land use
and its regulatory review.
The land use applications for the Coral Mountain project, like any other land use
applications, are entitled to the review processes. Moreover, the proponents of these
land use applications are subject to the regulatory review process as would be other
similarly -situated projects. The regulatory review process includes, but is not
necessarily limited to, the review processes and requirements set forth in the State
Planning and Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65000 et seq.), the State Subdivision Map Act
(Gov. Code, § 66410 et seq.), the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources
Code, §21000 et seq.), and the applicable provisions set forth in State Regulations and
Title 9 [Zoning] and Title 13 [Subdivision Regulations] of the La Quinta Municipal Code
(among other provisions). Because the law entitles all interested persons, including
property owners and members of the public, to participate in the land use review
processes, the City of La Quinta and its Council are committed to ensuring these
processes are followed and respected.
Your email and comments are appreciated. They will be added to the record of
communications received for consideration by the City Council. As explained above, the
land use processes must be followed, which means that the Coral Mountain project
applications will first be reviewed by the City's Planning Commission for a
recommendation to be provided to the City Council. Upon the completion of the
Planning Commission's review and recommendation, a duly noticed public hearing and
consideration of the project may then be brought before the City Council.
I hope this is helpful. Thank you for reaching out to the Council and providing your
comments.
Sincerely,
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hi Ott
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Jon McMillen 1 City Manager
City of La Quinta
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From: rik horoky <rikhoroky@gmail.com>
Date: April 18, 2022 at 10:08:12 AM PDT
To: Robert Radi <Rradi@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Coral Mountain Resort Opposition
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Hello,
I am a policy analyst and climate impact researcher reaching out to voice my opposition to the
Coral Mountain Resort.
The community does not want the Coral Mountain Resort, and those that do do so under false
pretenses and misinformation. To allow this project to see completion demonstrates that the La
Quinta City Council is beholden to external economic interests and is not acting in congruence
with the public that you were elected to serve.
We're in a drought and on the cusp of facing the most devastating impacts of climate change.
How do you justify this project from a community relations standpoint? A sustainability
standpoint?
It's clear that your team is not considering the implicit costs of this project - economic
development for the sake of economic development does not create a net positive benefit.
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