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ZIPLOC. CAN I PLEASE GET A COMMISSIONER CABALLERO TO LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I'M SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING. YOU HEAR ME? YOU SEE, THE SPANISH AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED. I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. CAN I PLEASE GET A ROLL CALL? CHAIRPERSON. MURILLO. HERE. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER. LA. PRESENT. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER. JAVIER. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ARVISO IS ABSENT. KENDRA, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT COMMISSIONER ARVISO? SHE REACHED OUT TO MR. GABRIEL PEREZ TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING UP WITH HER. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE. OH, SORRY. CAN I GET THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I'LL
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MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ROLL CALL.CHAIRPERSON. MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. COMMISSIONER LA. YES. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES. AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DATE. OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THERE ARE NONE. KENDRA, I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. OH, YES. I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM FOR THE LAW AND ORDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO ITEM NUMBER ONE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION. OKAY. SO THAT WILL BE ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT WILL BE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. WE'RE MOVING THAT UP. THANK YOU. YES THAT IS CORRECT. WHAT WAS NUMBER FIVE IS
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NOW NUMBER THREE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. CAN I GET APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 19TH, 2025? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? YES. FOR MARCH 19TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.CHAIRPERSON. MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. COMMISSIONER LA. YES. AN ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER. CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES. DO WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS? WE DO NOT. PUBLIC. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THE PUBLIC MAY NOW ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION THEREOF. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. OPENING THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 603. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. OKAY, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 603. REPORTS AND REQUESTS. THERE ARE NONE.
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ALL RIGHT. SO FOR NON HEARING ITEMS WE GOT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO CULTURES MUSIC AND ARTS CONCEPT DESIGNS FOR THE CULTURES MUSIC AND ARTS PROJECT, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF VINE AVENUE AND SECOND STREET. APPLICANT ANTHONY, PRINCIPAL DESIGN. OKAY.GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. KENDRA REEVE, PRINCIPAL PLANNER. I'M GOING TO GIVE A PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION ON THE CULTURES, MUSIC AND ARTS CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS. AND THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE APPLICANT WHO CAN FURTHER DESCRIBE THE TWO DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. SO JUST AS SOME BACKGROUND, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED OFF OF VINE AND SECOND STREET. THE PROJECT IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP AN APPROXIMATELY 8000 TO 9000 SQUARE FOOT YOUTH CENTER. THE PROJECT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY THROUGH A LEASE AGREEMENT. THE PROPOSED BUILDING WOULD HAVE ART AND MUSIC STUDIOS, A LIBRARY, CAFE, ART GALLERY, MULTI-PURPOSE SPACES, OFFICES, OUTDOOR COMMUNITY SPACES, A COMMUNITY GARDEN, AND A STAGE WITH OUTDOOR SEATING. SITE PLAN ALTERNATIVES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND STAFF IS REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S FEEDBACK ON THE CURRENT DESIGN. AFTER CIRCULATING THE TWO DESIGN OPTIONS INTERNALLY, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, STATING THAT THEIR PREFERENCES WERE OPTIONED TO THE CIRCLE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE APPLICANT, WHO CAN GO A BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THE
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TWO DESIGN OPTIONS, BUT JUST WITH THAT PRELIMINARY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT ALL? NO, NO. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MY NAME IS ANTHONY. MY COMPANY IS DESIGN. WE ARE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS. WE OPERATE OUT OF LOS ANGELES, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE IDEAS WE'VE COME UP WITH. THIS IS ADVANCE. I THINK YOU STILL.OKAY, GREAT. WE EXPLORED TWO CONCEPT OPTIONS, AND I DO WANT TO PREFACE THAT THESE ARE VERY CONCEPTUAL, VERY PRELIMINARY. WE KNOW THERE'S A LONG PROCESS FROM A CONCEPT SKETCH TO ACTUALLY DEVELOPING, REFINING AND DESIGNING A PROJECT. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY ARE THESE VERY EARLY CONCEPTS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW THEM TO YOU. THERE ARE TWO AND THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT. SO LET'S START WITH JUST SOME BACKGROUND. YOU SAW THE SITE IS SECOND STREET IN VINE AS SHOWN HERE. JUST SOME PICTURES FOR REFERENCE. THE VARIOUS CORNERS AND THEN THE ONE IN THE UPPER RIGHT IS LOOKING AT THE EXISTING CONDITION THERE AT THE PROPERTY. OPTION ONE WE CALL OLD MEETS NEW. THIS IS AN APPROACH TO RENOVATE THE EXISTING STRUCTURES AND ADD NEW STRUCTURES. AS YOU SAW IN THE PICTURE, THERE ARE A FEW STRUCTURES, SOME ARE PARTIALLY ABANDONED, SOME ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, SOME ARE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE, SOME ARE PARTIALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO OUR IDEA HERE IS TO KIND OF EMBRACE THAT QUALITY THAT THE EXISTING BUILDINGS HAVE. YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PHOTOS WE KIND OF LIKE THE ARTISTIC FEEL IT HAS. THERE'S A CERTAIN SPIRIT TO THE PLACE THAT MAKES IT EXCITING, MAKES IT UNIQUE, MAKES IT DIFFERENT. WE KIND OF CALL IT THE INDUSTRIAL VIBE. BUT THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WHEN YOU TAKE AN OLD BUILDING AND YOU WANT TO REWORK IT, YOU HAVE TO ADAPT IT TO TODAY'S CODES. THEY HAVE TO DO WITH FIRE RESISTANCE, EARTHQUAKE, WATER TIGHTNESS, UPGRADES, TECHNOLOGY. THERE'S A BIT OF WORK TO TAKE A BUILDING LIKE THIS AND MAKE IT WORK, BUT IF WE CAN AND WE DO THINK WE CAN, IT'D BE A VERY EXCITING START OF A PROJECT. THE CONCEPT, AS WE SAID, IS OLD MEETS NEW.
IT'S THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD BRING NEW BUILDINGS AND NEW STRUCTURES RIGHT INTO THE OLD BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND HAVE THAT KIND OF DIALOG BETWEEN OLD AND NEW. IN THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF CRISP WHITE EXPRESSION OF THE NEW AND CONTEMPORARY JUXTAPOSED WITH THE KIND OF PATINA AND WEATHERING OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. AND WE THINK THAT KIND OF DIALOG BETWEEN OLD AND NEW MAKES FOR A VERY EXCITING SPACE. THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES WE PULLED UP IN EUROPE, ACTUALLY. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT AN EXISTING OLD BRICK BUILDING AND A PRETTY COOL, FUNKY NEW BUILDING SITTING RIGHT ON TOP OR ON THE ON ON THE RIGHT. THAT'S INTERIOR. AGAIN, YOU GET THIS KIND OF CRISP, CONTEMPORARY, WHITE, SMOOTH, PRESENT DAY LOOKING STRUCTURE.
IN CONTRAST TO THE WEATHERED BRICK. AND WE THINK IT JUST MAKES FOR A VERY INTERESTING AND ARTISTIC SETTING FOR A YOUTH CENTER OF ARTS AND MUSIC. SO THIS IS A SITE PLAN. THE GRAY SHOWS THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE THERE. IT MAY BE A LITTLE DECEIVING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY ALL BUILDINGS. A LOT OF THEM ARE. JUST AS YOU SAW IN THE PHOTOS, OPEN AIR STRUCTURES. OUR CONCEPT HERE IS REPRESENTED BY THE DIFFERENT COLORS. THE EXISTING STRUCTURES WOULD STAY, BUT EACH PIECE OF THE PROGRAM WOULD HAVE ITS OWN PAVILION AND THEY WOULD BE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT THE SITE IN A KIND OF A LOOSE FASHION AND KEEP THIS PLACE FEELING VERY INFORMAL AND ARTISTIC. IT'S ALL BASED AROUND A CENTRAL COURTYARD THAT HAS A LARGE LAWN. YOU CAN SEE A KIND OF AMPHITHEATER SPACE WITH A STAGE COMING AROUND IN THE PERIMETER. YOU CAN ENTER FROM SECOND STREET OR VINE STREET. STARTING AT THE TOP, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ART GALLERY THAT ALSO SERVES AS A MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. THERE'S A CAFE. NEXT TO THAT IN THE GREEN IS ADMINISTRATION BRANCH. THE CAFE IS ALSO SERVED BY A TEACHING CULINARY KITCHEN.
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THEN IN THE BLUE ARE SOME WORK STUDIOS. THERE'S A DANCE STUDIO WHICH IS ALSO LARGE, SO IT WILL BE MULTI-PURPOSE. THERE'S A WOOD SHOP, A WELDING SHOP OR A METAL SHOP, AND THEN A CERAMICS STUDIO. AND THOSE FOUR BLUE BUILDINGS FOCUS AROUND A COMMUNITY GARDEN. OVER IN THE UPPER LEFT IS AN ASSISTING STRUCTURE, PARTIALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED. IT'S THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME RESTROOMS. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE STAGE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT AND THAT'S SUPPORTED BY A BACK OF HOUSE.THE INTERESTING THING IS WE WERE JUST TALKING BEFORE THIS MEETING. THE KEY IS TO KEEP EVERYTHING FLEXIBLE. WE CAN SAY THAT THESE ARE THE GOALS TODAY. BUT BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT. SOCIAL MEDIA I YOU KNOW, IS WOOD SHOP AND METAL SHOP. THE INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN THESE TO BE FLEXIBLE. OPTION TWO WE CALL THE CIRCLE. AND IT'LL BE VERY CLEAR WHY. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT OPTION ONE IS ALL ONE STORY. OPTION TWO COMPRISES TWO STORIES. THE CONCEPT HERE IS THAT THE BUILDING IS AN ACCENT.
AN ACCENT TO THE CITY, THE THAT IT WOULD BE A KIND OF UNIQUE BUILDING THAT WOULD STAND OUT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT, SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE SECOND THEME IS PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF THE CIRCLE, WHICH IN A LOT OF DESIGN CULTURES IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, YOU SEE A CIRCLE AS AN IDEA OF CHILDREN COMING TOGETHER, PLAYING, SITTING IN CIRCLES. AS YOU MIGHT THINK OF WHEN WE WERE ALL IN PRESCHOOL. A CIRCLE IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS ABOUT A CREATIVE MOVEMENT, NOT JUST SORT OF STATIC RIGHT ANGLES AND VERTICAL WALLS AND JUST THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES AND COUNTRIES. CIRCLE HAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED A KIND OF GATHERING AND COMMUNITY BASED EVENT. SO THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THIS CIRCLE AN ACCENT WITHIN WHAT IS A VERY ORTHOGONAL AND RECTILINEAR GRID OF THE CITY. AND THE CIRCLE YOU SEE THERE IN YELLOW IS THE ACTUAL FOOTPRINT AND DESIGN OF THE ART CENTER AND YOUTH CENTER. SO HERE IS THE CONCEPT. IT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. YOU CAN ENTER FROM SECOND STREET AND VINE STREET. AND AGAIN YOU HAVE THE BLUE ON THE UPPER RIGHT, A CERAMIC STUDIO, WELDING SHOP, WOOD SHOP AND A DANCE STUDIO THAT'S ALSO MULTI-PURPOSE IN THE RED. THESE ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FLEXIBLE SPACES.
THE GALLERY BECOMES MULTI-PURPOSE. IT OPENS RIGHT OUT TO THE CENTRAL LAWN OR TOWARDS THE STAGE. THERE'S A CAFE AND AGAIN, THE CULINARY KITCHEN IS A TEACHING FACILITY AND PRACTICE COOKING THAT SUPPORTS THE CAFE. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS TO THE LAWN ON THE RIGHT, THOSE THAT LIGHT YELLOW, THOSE ARE STAIRS THAT TAKE YOU UPSTAIRS. AND THEY'RE ALSO SET TO BE AMPHITHEATER SEATING. SO YOU CAN SIT ON THERE. IT FACES WEST AND YOU CAN BE LOOKING TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS AND WATCH THE SUN SET AS YOU GET UPSTAIRS. THE SECOND FLOOR IS JUST ON THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING. YOU HAVE THE ADMIN LIBRARY AND RECORDING STUDIO AND ALL THAT. YELLOW IS OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE, WHICH IS ALSO THE ROOF OF THE FIRST FLOOR. AND THAT'S SOCIAL AREAS, THE HANGOUT. LOOK AT THE VIEWS, ENJOY THE SUNSET, AND ALSO GATHER AS YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN ON THE STAGE AND THE AMPHITHEATER AND THE CENTRAL LAWN. WITH THAT, I SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT BOTH CONCEPTS, AND I THINK THERE ARE WONDERFUL THINGS IN BOTH. AS A GROUP, WE'VE ALL TRIED TO DECIDE WHICH ONE DO WE LIKE BETTER, AND THEY ALL HAVE A LOT OF PROMISE, SO I'M FREE TO TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. OKAY, SO. THE PREFERENCE IS OPTION TWO, CORRECT? I'M NOT SURE WHERE IS. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEIR PREFERENCE WAS FOR OPTION TWO. SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WERE NOTED WERE FOR THE FLOW AND CONNECTIVITY TO THE BUILDINGS ON SITE. IN FUTURE USES, IT COULD HAVE MORE PROGRAMING VALUE DUE TO THE LESS DISPERSED LAYOUT OPTION. LESS DISPERSED LAYOUT OPTION THAT OPTION ONE HAS. SO THAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAVING A PREFERENCE FOR OPTION TWO AT THIS TIME. OKAY, MY MAIN QUESTION IS THERE CLEARLY IS A COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH OPTIONS. WILL THE COST DIFFERENCE DOWN THE LINE AFFECT THE DESIGN? BECAUSE WHAT IF WE GO WITH OPTION TWO AND DOWN THE LINE? WE KIND OF HAVE TO BACK DOWN ON CERTAIN DESIGNS BECAUSE IT'S TOO COSTLY. BOTH OPTIONS. I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE EARLY TO
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SAY, BUT BOTH OPTIONS ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ROUGHLY THE SAME CONSTRUCTION COST. I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF MAYBE SURPRISING THEY HEAR, BUT THE FIRST OPTION, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE USING EXISTING STRUCTURES. BUT IF YOU RECALL IN THAT EARLIER SLIDE, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS GO INTO RENOVATING EXISTING STRUCTURES. AND SOMETIMES THE RENOVATION OF A STRUCTURE CAN BE THE SAME OR EVEN MORE THAN BUILDING A NEW BUILDING. THE SECOND IS EASY. THE CIRCLE IS EASY BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST START BRAND NEW AND THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY COMPLICATIONS, BUT IT'S ALSO A TWO STORY BUILDING, SO THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR STAIRS, EXITS, AND ELEVATOR. BUT IN GENERAL, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THAT THEY'RE BOTH IN THE SAME PRICE RANGE. THERE ISN'T A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE OR THE OTHER IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. OKAY. AND THAT WAS MY SECOND QUESTION. SO THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATOR. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATOR. OKAY. YEAH. AND IF YOU LOOK, IT'S THE LITTLE GREEN SQUARE NEXT TO THE BIG AMPHITHEATER STAIRS I SEE. THANK YOU, MR. PUGH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS? NO. MY, MY COMMENT WAS JUST GOING TO BE REGARDING THE COST AND IT WAS ANSWERED. SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CABALLERO. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, I THINK REGARDLESS OF WHAT CHOICE WE GO WITH, IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS OR THE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING THIS. YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING ALONG WITH IT. SO LIKE YOU SAID, THE CAFE, ANOTHER THING I SAW WAS THE DANCE STUDIO. MY DAUGHTER IS IN DANCE AND DANCE IS HUGE, RIGHT? SO THAT GIVES THE COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY, A PLACE TO GO, TRAIN AND PRACTICE. RIGHT. I SAW IN HERE YOU HAD A STUDIO, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, WITH THE DIRECTION THAT THINGS ARE HEADED IN CONTENT, CONTENT CREATION, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A STUDIO HERE AT THE CITY OF COACHELLA WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN INTERVIEW PEOPLE, CREATE CONTENT, PODCASTS, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL CREATE THAT. SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR. BUT NO, NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. VICE CHAIR FONSECA YEAH, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS. I THINK MY BIGGEST, MY BIGGEST SITE AT THE MOMENT IS, IS HOW THINGS LOOK LIKE AS A CONCEPT AND THEN HOW THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE END. RIGHT. AND SO IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND COST, RIGHT? I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT I APPRECIATED. CHAIR SHARING THAT, THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERYTHING COMES TO COST. AND OBVIOUSLY I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO GO TO OUR CURRENT POLITICAL SPECTRUM. BUT AS WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EXPENSIVE, RIGHT. AND SO I FEEL THAT THE MORE MINDFUL THAT WE ARE WITH THAT COST AND WHAT IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO OBVIOUSLY BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY GET AT THE END.RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT I SOMETIMES RATTLE SOME ARCHITECTS SOMETIMES BECAUSE THAT THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE PET PEEVES THAT I'VE HAD HERE AT THE CITY, THAT THE RENDERINGS LOOK AMAZING. BUT THEN WHAT IS FINALLY AT THE END, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AMAZING, RIGHT? THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME NICKS AND KNACKS THAT DO HAPPEN AT THE END. AND AS A COMMISSION, I THINK WE BUILT A STANDARD OF MAINTAINING THAT MOVING FORWARD. AND I DO FEEL THAT AS A COMMISSION, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. SECOND ONE IS CAPACITY. I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME AREAS IN OUR CITY THAT WE'RE GROWING, AS WE ALL KNOW CULTURALLY, RIGHT? NO MATTER WHAT CULTURE YOU'RE FROM, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES IS ALWAYS BIG, RIGHT? SO WE NEED BIG SPACES, RIGHT? AND I CAME TO A COUPLE OF EVENTS HERE AT THE VETERANS PARK, AND I FEEL THAT SOMETIMES EVEN CAPACITY AT VETERANS PARK IS MAXIMIZING ALREADY. RIGHT. SO I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING CAPACITY WHAT'S WHAT'S WHAT'S AVAILABLE. ALSO, YOU KNOW, SEATING CHART, SEATING ARRANGEMENTS. BUT I THINK TO THAT POINT TO ALSO IS, IS TECHNOLOGY, WI-FI CAPABILITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE TO COMMISSIONER CABALLERO THE COMMENT THAT THOSE ROOMS COULD BE BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE LIKE A PODCAST ROOM RIGHT NOW THAT'S HUGE WITH OUR YOUTH. ALSO, YOU KNOW, GAMING, I KNOW EVEN THOUGH I'M IN EDUCATION, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT AI IS GOING TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW WE CAN BE AT THE AT THE FRONT FOR THAT. AND SO OBVIOUSLY HAVING THOSE FIREWALLS AND HAVING THAT CONNECTIVITY IS, IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT I'M VERY MINDFUL THAT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY IS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THIS IS THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURE. IS IT GOING TO MATCH WHAT WE'RE HAVING HERE WITH THE PUEBLO VIEJO CONCEPT? I FEEL THAT ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF OUR CITIES THAT WE'RE WE'RE OUR CITIES, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THIS,
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YOU KNOW, UNIFORMITY. RIGHT? I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO BECOME SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. RIGHT. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF THAT FEELING THAT YOU'RE IN COACHELLA. RIGHT? AND I THINK WHEN PEOPLE COME TO OUR COMMUNITY, THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN COACHELLA, RIGHT? WITH OUR OUR PROMINENT RESTAURANTS AND OUR COFFEE SHOP AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HERE. I THINK THAT IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT. PEOPLE WANT TO GO JUST TALKING ABOUT TCBY TODAY, ABOUT HOW PEOPLE MAKE THE TRIP, YOU KNOW, GO TO SPRING, SPRING TRAINING WITH THE DODGERS JUST TO STOP AT TCBY ON THE WAY OUT ON THEIR ON THEIR FREEWAY. RIGHT. BUT THAT'S THAT'S MY FOCUS IS THAT IS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION COST. WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CONNECTIVITY AND THAT HOPEFULLY RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AND BY THE BY BY THE COUNCIL IS WHAT WE GET AT THE END. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WHAT DOES THIS BUILDING LOOK LIKE? THESE ARE JUST DIAGRAMS AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND GENERATE SOME, SOME IMAGES TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS BUILDING WOULD LOOK LIKE. SOME RENDERINGS, SOME SKETCHES, SOME DRAWINGS. WHAT WE HOW WE FRAME THIS PROJECT IN OUR OFFICE IS WE'RE CALLING IT MODERN CLASSIC IN THE SENSE THAT THE BUILDING NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THE CULTURE AND THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF YOUR COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS A LOT OF ROOTS IN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHITECTURE, SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL TUSCAN ARCHITECTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESPECTED IN TERMS OF MATERIALITY, LIGHT, PROPORTIONS.BUT WE SAY MODERN BECAUSE THIS IS A BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE. THIS IS NOT AN OLD FASHIONED BUILDING. THIS IS NOT A BUILDING WHERE THE YOUTH ARE GOING TO SAY, THIS LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE. IT NEEDS TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE. IT NEEDS TO HAVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, THE AI COMPONENTS, PODCASTS, THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T DO AS, AS KIDS. THAT'S THAT'S THE FUTURE. AND WE WANT THE ARCHITECTURE TO REFLECT THAT. YOU ASKED ABOUT CAPACITY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WHEN WE GET FURTHER ALONG, WE WANT TO LAY OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SIT DURING A MUSIC EVENT, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING AT WORK TABLES IN THE WOODSHOP, HOW MANY DANCERS FIT IN THE DANCE STUDIO FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCER OR BALLET? MY DAUGHTER IS A DANCER AS WELL, AND WE CAN LAY THAT OUT AND GIVE YOU THOSE FACTS AND FIGURES. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PREFERENCE FROM PUBLIC WORKS WAS THE CIRCLE. IS THAT A RECOMMENDATION OR IS THAT JUST ONE OF MANY OPINIONS? IT'S NOT A RECOMMENDATION, IT'S JUST AN OPINION THAT THEY HAD ON IT. SO THEY'RE NOT COMMITTED TO ONE DESIGN OR THE OTHER. THAT WAS JUST THEIR INITIAL THOUGHTS WHEN LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED CONCEPT DESIGNS. AND WE'RE STILL SORT OF IN HOUSE DEBATING WHICH ONE MIGHT MAKE THE MOST SENSE, BUT CAN I ASK IF YOU WERE TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER, I WOULD DEFER AND THEN I'LL GIVE MY COMMENT AT THE END. I WOULD I WOULD GO WITH OPTION TWO. I REALLY DO LIKE OPTION TWO BECAUSE IT'S ALL ENCLOSED, SO YOU CAN MOVE AROUND. AND IF WE HAVE THE ELEMENTS LIKE WE DO FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND WITHOUT WORRY. AND I LIKE THE TWO SECOND TWO STORY CONCEPT AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SUNRISE OR SUNSET. SO YES, I FOR OPTION TWO, I ALSO LIKE OPTION TWO BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT. IT'S UNIQUE. IT'S, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT I ALSO LIKE IF I HAD TO CHOOSE I WOULD CHOOSE OPTION ONE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S BONES AND YOU CAN USE THE BONES AND IT STAYS LIKE IT'S PART OF COACHELLA STILL, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO YEAH, I THINK OPTION FOR ME IF I HAD TO CHOOSE WOULD BE OPTION ONE. AND TO THAT POINT I THINK MY, MY, MY BUSINESS MIND IS WHAT GETS ME IN TROUBLE EVEN WITH MY WIFE. RIGHT? MY BUSINESS MIND LOVES THE CIRCLE, RIGHT? BUT MY TRADITIONAL LOVES ONE, RIGHT. AND SO WHAT I WOULD ADVISE I KNOW IT'S MORE WORK ON YOU, RIGHT? IS THE SAME WORK THAT I NOT THAT I'M SEEING HERE THAT THE WORK FOR ONE IS NOT THE WORK, BUT I THINK TWO IS MORE LIKE THE SEXY FEELING. RIGHT? AND ONE IS JUST LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, RIGHT? BUT IF MOVING FORWARD, WE CAN AGAIN WITHOUT MAKING DECISIONS AT THE MOMENT, WE CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT ULTIMATELY LIKE FINAL PRODUCTS COULD LOOK FOR 1 OR 2.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO MAKE A TANGIBLE DECISION ONCE THAT. BUT IDEALLY I AM ABOUT 70% CIRCLE 40%, YOU KNOW, ONE. BUT I LIKE THE ONE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YES, WITH THE ELEMENTS THAT WE DID HAVE, I THINK ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS, OBVIOUSLY NOT IN AUGUST OR JULY, THAT WE CAN STILL DO OUTSIDE. RIGHT. AND SO I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD THAT I WOULD IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF APPROACH TO BOTH
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SECTIONS, BUT BOTH PROPOSE OPTIONS. OKAY, OKAY. WELL, OUR NEXT STEP THEN IS TO DEVELOP THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE. I MEAN, I HEAR TWO VOTES FOR OPTION TWO AND MAYBE ONE IN A THREE QUARTER VOTE FOR OPTION ONE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, 70 AND 40 IS 110. SORRY, 60, 60 AND 30. THAT'S HOW HE ROLLS. THAT'S HOW HE ROLLS. OVERACHIEVER. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH AGENDA ITEM FIVE WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED UP. THE RESOLUTION OF 202504 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LA ENTRADA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, DA 20 301 CALIFORNIA CITY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS RON GOLDMAN. I'M A CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR, I WANT TO SAY, THE LAST 13 YEARS. I WAS HERE IN 2013 BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL, WHEN THE COUNCIL FIRST APPROVED THE PROJECT, AND THEN IN 2014 WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED AS WELL. SO BEEN AROUND A WHILE IN THE CITY. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE LA ENTRADA. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS NOW CHANGING THE NAME TO CALIFORNIA CITY. IT'S THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AS YOU SAID, IT'S THE RESOLUTION PC 2020 504 RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE CALIFORNIA CITY PROJECT, AND IT IS A 2200 ACRE VACANT SITE LOCATED SOUTH OF I-10, EAST OF THE COACHELLA BRANCH OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THE OUTLINE IN YELLOW IS. THE PROJECT SITE AGAIN IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THE AREA ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS AN AREA THAT THE CITY ANNEXED. IT WAS ABOUT 600 ACRES, SO THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE CITY WHEN THE PROJECT FIRST CAME THROUGH IN 2011. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE CITY DID ANNEX THE PROJECT, SO THE SPECIFIC PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE COACHELLA CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2013, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED IN JUNE OF 14 BECAME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS LATER ON JULY 25TH, 2014. SO TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE SPECIFIC PLAN, THE LAND USE PLAN IS UP ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU. IT IS A 2200 ACRE SITE. IT WAS APPROVED FOR 7800 FAMILIES. I'M SORRY, 7800 DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING BOTH SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, IN ABOUT ONE POINT 5,000,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL USES. SO ACCESS TO THE SITE WAS PLANNED FROM THE EXTENSION OF AVENUE 50 AND AVENUE 52 AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A LOOP ROAD THAT WENT FROM AVENUE 50 TO 52, AND THAT WAS TO PROVIDE SECONDARY ACCESS TO THE SITE. THE I-10 AVENUE 50 INTERCHANGE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND THEY COULD DEVELOP ABOUT 5000 UNITS BEFORE THE INTERCHANGE WAS NEEDED. SO JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, THE INTERCHANGE WAS A FUTURE INTERCHANGE AND WAS CONDITIONED THAT BEFORE OCCUPANCY OF ANY UNITS PHASE FIVE, THE INTERCHANGE HAD TO BE IN AN OPERABLE. ON THE SCREEN IS THE LAND USE SUMMARY. YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE VERY LOW DENSITY, LOW DENSITY, MEDIUM DENSITY, AND HIGH DENSITY. USES. AGAIN, UNITS RANGED FROM HALF ACRE LOTS ALL THE WAY UP TO 20 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THERE WERE ONE POINT 5,000,000FT■!S OF RETAIL, THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND APPROXIMATELY 344 ACRES OF PARKS AND 557 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND 112 ACRES OF ROADWAYS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED THREE VILLAGES. TO THE NORTH WAS THE GATEWAY VILLAGE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROJECT WAS THE CENTRAL VILLAGE, AND THEN THERE WAS THE HILLSIDE VILLAGE, KIND OF IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE PROJECT. ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN WAS A VILLAGE PASEO THAT CONNECTED ALL THREE VILLAGES IN ONE 100 FOOT WIDE VILLAGE PASEO THAT RAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT. ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE WAS THE STANDARD RADIUS FAULT. YOU CAN SEE THAT GREEN AREA KIND OF ON THE NORTH WESTERN PORTION OF THE SITE THAT WAS 175 ACRE OPEN SPACE AREA FOR A REGIONAL PARK. AND THAT'S[00:30:01]
WHERE THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT COMES THROUGH. AND IT PRETTY MUCH PARALLELS THE CANAL. AND SO ALL OF THAT AREA WAS OPEN SPACE PENDING FURTHER GEOLOGICAL STUDIES. BUT AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL, ALL OF THAT WAS FOR OPEN SPACE, BECAUSE THE FAULT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THAT AREA.THE PROJECT ENVISIONED FIVE PHASES, STARTING KIND OF ON THE WESTERN SIDE, WITH PHASE ONE WORKING A LITTLE BIT EASTWARD TO PHASE TWO, A LITTLE BIT SOUTH ON PHASE THREE. PHASE FOUR, KIND OF THE AREA AT THE EXTREME EASTERN END OF THE SITE. AND PHASE FIVE, AGAIN, THAT NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT NORTH OF AVENUE 50, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE TABLE KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN ON DWELLING UNITS AND OFFICE SPACE. PHASE 1471 UNITS, 110,000 COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE GOING THROUGH PHASE FIVE, 2662 DWELLING UNITS AND ANOTHER MILLION SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE. SO THERE WAS A DRAFT EIR PREPARED FOR THE SPECIFIC PLAN. IT WAS DONE IN CONFORMANCE WITH SEQUA.
IT FOUND THAT THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT. THE CITY ADOPTED OVERRIDING FINDINGS AND CERTIFIED THE EIR ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2013. THERE WERE NO LEGAL CHALLENGES MADE FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE FILING OF THE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION. SO, AS I SAID, THE SPECIFIC PLAN WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 13, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED IN JUNE OF 14. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE WERE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE APPLICANT. AND THE APPLICANT AT THE TIME WAS A COMPANY CALLED SAV. SAV.
THEY ARE FROM NEW JERSEY AND THEY WERE REPRESENTED BY A COMPANY FROM LAS VEGAS CALLED NEW WEST COMMUNITIES. AND SO THAT'S WHO THE ENTITIES WERE AT THE TIME THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH. AND IT TOOK ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AFTER APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO IRON OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THERE WERE CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT THE COUNTY NEGOTIATED THAT WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE APPLICANT TO FINALLY COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT BOTH THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT COULD LIVE WITH. SO, AGAIN, FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN IN JUNE OF 14, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND IT WAS EFFECTIVE ON JULY 25TH, 2014. AND AGAIN, NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE AGREEMENT AFTER IT WAS APPROVED. SO THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WERE THAT IT WAS A 15 YEAR TERM FROM 2014, WITH THREE FIVE YEAR EXTENSIONS. AGAIN, THE EFFECTIVE DATE WAS JULY 25TH, 2014. THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FEE THAT WAS REQUIRED $2,500 PER DWELLING UNIT. THE DIF FEES, THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. THOSE WERE FROZEN FOR THE FIRST 2000 UNITS. AGAIN, WHAT THE CITY WANTED TO SEE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN OUT THERE. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT THE CITY REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO SEE HAPPEN. AND SO THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT BASICALLY NEGOTIATED THIS PROJECT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO SEE THAT IT WOULD WORK, THAT THE CITY WANTED THIS PROJECT OUT THERE, WANTED THE COMMERCIAL TO HAPPEN, WANTED THE PARKS TO HAPPEN, WANTED THE HOMES TO HAPPEN. AND SO WE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A PROJECT THAT THE CITY COULD BE PROUD OF IN TERMS OF HOW IT WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CITY. SO YOU'LL SEE THROUGH SOME OF THE MILESTONES THAT WE DID THAT WE REQUIRED THAT CONSTRUCTION HAPPENED WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT WAS BASICALLY DUE TO HAPPEN BY JULY 25TH, 2019. AND WE DEFINED CONSTRUCTION AS GRADING, THAT THEY HAD TO PHYSICALLY DO SOMETHING ON THE PROPERTY TO BASICALLY VEST THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT HAD STARTED. ANOTHER MILESTONE THAT WE HAD, THAT 800 OCCUPANCY PERMITS BE ISSUED WITHIN THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE PROJECT.
SO THEY HAD BASICALLY TEN YEARS TILL 2024 TO CONSTRUCT 800 DWELLING UNITS. AND THEN WE HAD 15 YEARS TO BASICALLY CONSTRUCT 50,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL AND 20 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT 140 HOTEL ROOMS. SO AGAIN, WE HAD SPECIFIC MILESTONES THAT THE APPLICANT HAD TO ADHERE TO MAKE SURE THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, WE HAD A BASICALLY REQUIREMENT FOR A CFD COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT THAT PAID FOR A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ANTICIPATED AT THE TIME. WE HAD FIRE STATION FUNDING AND OCCUPANCY BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS OUT THERE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADEQUACY THEY HAD IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO FIGHT FIRES AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. SO THERE WERE SEPARATE NEGOTIATED ITEMS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DEALING WITH FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRED A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
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FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE APPLICANT. AGAIN, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED BECAUSE AS I'M GOING TO GET INTO, YOU'LL SEE THAT NOTHING'S HAPPENED IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION AND OR APPROVALS ON THIS PROJECT SINCE 2014. SO AGAIN, WE HAD A LOT OF DETAILED ITEMS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED WITH THE APPLICANT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD NEGOTIATED WAS WAS UNIQUE BACK IN 2013 AND 14. WE HAD PARKS, FIRE AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FEE FROM THE DIF FEE, BASICALLY AS A CREDIT. WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE HAPPEN WAS THAT THE PARKS AND FIRE AND THE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE APPLICANT. SO RATHER THAN THE APPLICANT PAY THE DIF FEES ON A PER UNIT BASIS, WE HAD THE CONSTRUCTING THE PARKS AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE HAD A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT THEY HAD TO CONSTRUCT THE FIRST PART AT SO MANY UNITS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THE DIF MONEY HAD BEEN COLLECTED. SO AGAIN, WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC ON WHEN THINGS HAD TO HAPPEN AND. THAT'S WHAT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WERE. SO AGAIN, UNIQUE TO THIS SPECIFIC PLAN AND THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WERE THOSE FACILITY FEES FOR PARKS, FIRE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS A CREDIT AGAINST THE DIF FEES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY. SO MOVING ON, FROM 2014, THE APPLICANT SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE AVENUE 50 RIGHT OF WAY. THE CITY WAS ACTUALLY HAD TO CONDEMN SOME PROPERTY OUT THERE AS IT CROSSED THE CANAL. THAT WAS DONE. SPENT A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF MONEY ON AVENUE 50 ENGINEERING. AND AS TIME WENT ON, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO MEET THAT MILESTONE, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. SO IN 2019, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND THE AMENDMENT ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS TO START CONSTRUCTION. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ASKED FOR FIVE YEARS ON THE OTHER MILESTONES AS WELL, BECAUSE IF THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN 2024, THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO CONSTRUCT THE HOTEL, CONSTRUCT THE COMMERCIAL. SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT CAME FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2020, AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FIRST AMENDMENT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED THAT SINCE YOU NEED MORE TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER EXAMPLE.WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO AMEND THE DA, BASICALLY. AND SO IN EXCHANGE FOR GIVING YOU ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, OKAY. APPLICANT, SAME APPLICANT AT THE TIME, WE'RE GOING TO WANT NOT 500 DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE. WE WANT 1000. SO THE CITY COUNCIL SAID DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT ARE PROVIDED. AT THE SAME TIME THEY SAID, WELL, $2,500 PER UNIT FOR THE DA FEE WAS GOOD IN 2014, BUT IN 2020, WE WANT IT TO CHANGE TO 2% OF THE VALUE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. SO THEY DID THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A FEE THAT HAD TO COME IN A TRANSFER FEE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IF PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND THE CITY COUNCIL SAID, OKAY, THAT'S FINE, WE'LL KEEP THE FEE AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER 5% TO THAT. SO, SO YES, YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIVE MORE YEARS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE FOR THE CITY. AT THE SAME TIME. THE FIRE STATION FUNDING DID NOT CHANGE, PARKS DID NOT CHANGE. NOTHING CHANGED WITH RELATION TO THE PROJECT ITSELF, JUST SOME OF THE PARAMETERS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO THAT HAPPENED IN 2020 AND THE APPLICANT WENT THROUGH AGAIN SOME WORK ON THE AVENUE 50, BUT THEY NEVER SUBMITTED A MAP TO THE CITY. THEY NEVER PROCESSED A SUBDIVISION MAP. THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING OTHER THAN GET THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, GET THE ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS, AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ON IT. SO IN 2023, THE CURRENT OWNER, THE KPC GROUP, SUBMITTED A APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO AGAIN, THE KPC GROUP IS A COMPANY BASED IN CORONA. THEY'RE VERY BIG INTO HEALTHCARE AND REAL ESTATE AND OTHER MATTERS. WE'VE GOT SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM KPC HERE TONIGHT. SO AGAIN, THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY IN JUNE OF 2023. IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT JUST AN AMENDMENT LIKE WE SAW IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THIS WAS A COMPLETE CHANGE TO WHAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED AND AGREED TO BY THE CITY. I'M GOING TO GET INTO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT YEAH, RATHER THAN JUST A STRAIGHT AMENDMENT. NUMBER TWO, THIS IS AN AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS EVENING. AGAIN, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO
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READ, BUT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERM.SO WE'RE STARTING FRESH. WE'RE GOING TO SAY THAT 30 DAYS AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, IT'S GOING TO BE A 15 YEAR TERM WITH THREE FIVE YEAR EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FEE, RATHER THAN HAVE A 2% FEE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SLIDING SCALE.
AGAIN, THE PREMISE IS THAT WE WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN. WE REALLY WANT THIS TO SUCCEED, THIS PROJECT TO SUCCEED. SO THE RATHER THAN THAN REQUIRING THIS FEE THAT WE HAD UNDER THE ORIGINAL AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME INCENTIVES TO DO SOMETHING FASTER SO THAT IF YOU BUILD FOR THE FIRST 12 YEARS, YOU DON'T HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FEE, OKAY, COME INTO THE CITY, BUILD YOUR PROJECT, BUILD YOUR HOMES, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FEE. AGAIN, THE THINKING IS THAT WITHOUT THE FEE, THEY CAN THEN GET THIS PROJECT GOING. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT. THEY HAVE TO EXTEND SERVICES OUT TO THE SITE. SEWER, WATER, POWER, GAS. SO EXPENSIVE PROJECT TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO. SO OUR THINKING WAS WE WANT TO GIVE THEM INCENTIVES TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY GET THIS PROJECT BUILT. WE'VE TAKEN AWAY THE REQUIREMENT THAT REQUIRES THE HOTEL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN 20 YEARS. WE'VE GIVEN THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THAT. WE'VE GIVEN THEM MORE TIME ON THE. NEED FOR THE COMMERCIAL. WE'VE BASICALLY SAID THAT THE FUNDING FOR THE CANAL AND THE INTERCHANGE HAS TO HAPPEN WITHIN 15 YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SO WE WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. WE FROZEN THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. SO WE'VE DONE THAT. AGAIN, NO CHANGE TO THE PARKS, NO CHANGE TO FIRE, NO CHANGE TO GOVERNMENT FACILITIES OTHER THAN WE BROUGHT THOSE FEES UP TO 2025 FEES. SO RATHER THAN RELY ON THE FEE THAT WAS DONE IN 2014, WE SAID THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FEE, WE BROUGHT IT UP TO TODAY'S STANDARD. AND THEN WE'VE INCLUDED A CPI CONSUMER PRICE INDEX PROVISION IN THERE AS WELL. THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE ADDED A PREVAILING WAGE PROVISION INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SO THAT ANY PROJECT THAT IS A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT HAS TO MEET PREVAILING WAGE. AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE GOT THAT IN THERE. SO AGAIN, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COMING FORWARD TO YOU THIS EVENING. THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE IS SO THE TRANSFER FEE, IF THE DEVELOPER SELLS A THOUSAND UNITS OR 2000 UNITS TO A ANOTHER DEVELOPER, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FEE. SO WE'VE TAKEN THAT FEE AWAY. AND WE'RE SAYING IT'S A FEE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE CITY SPENDS ON THE PROJECT. SO IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT FEE. SO KIND OF THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AGAIN, OUR ANALYSIS IS THAT IT'S BEEN ALMOST 12 YEARS SINCE THE CITY FIRST APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THEM AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEAR TERM, AND WE'RE GIVING THEM A LOT OF INCENTIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS. ON THE AMENDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING THAT WE DID A PRIOR EIR AND THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEQUA, IT'S SPECIFICALLY SECTION 15.162. THIS PROJECT MEETS THOSE PROVISIONS OF SEQUA.
NO NEW ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THERE HAS NO POTENTIAL FOR RESULTING IN PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO ADOPT PC RESOLUTION TWO FIVE 2020 504 RECOMMENDING THE CITY APPROVE CITY COUNCIL, APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DA FOR THE CALIFORNIA CITY SPECIFIC PLAN, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE SETH MAROWITZ HERE FROM BURBANK WHO WORKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE DA, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 644. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. SO I'LL CLOSE UP PUBLIC COMMENT AT 645. OKAY.
COMMENTS. QUESTIONS. CONCERNS. I HAVE ONE. OKAY. SO. FIRST OFF, WHAT TOOK THE FIRST DEVELOPER TO NOT BUILD? IF THIS PROJECT IS BASICALLY ALMOST 15 YEARS LATE, THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES
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OUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE. AS I SAID, THEY WORKED HARD ON AVENUE 50 TO GET THAT IN. THAT TOOK ALMOST FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT'S WHERE THEY RAN INTO A LOT OF DELAY. SO IT'S JUST THE COST OF GETTING SERVICES OUT THERE. WE HAD THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIFIC PLAN THAT REQUIRED UPGRADES TO THE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PROVISION OF TERTIARY WATER FOR OPEN SPACE AREAS. SO THERE WERE A LOT OF VERY EXPENSIVE ATTRIBUTES TO THE PROJECT THAT JUST WERE FORBIDDING TO THE FIRST DEVELOPER. AGAIN, THEY'RE FROM NEW JERSEY, AND THEY CHOSE BASICALLY IN 2020 BASICALLY NOT TO PROCEED AND TO SELL THE PROPERTY. IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY DIDN'T SELL SOONER IF THEIR FINANCES WERE NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS? I DON'T KNOW. MAY HAS TO ASK SOMEONE FROM THE KPC GROUP, BUT YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.THEY JUST THEY JUST AGAIN, AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED, THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAVE JUST BASICALLY SAID WE'RE DONE. THEY DEVELOP A LOT OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. THE HOLDING COMPANY IS A GROUP CALLED LIGHTSTONE. YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP ON THE WEBSITE. THEY'RE HUGE. THEY DO A LOT OF COMMERCIAL HOTELS, FACTORY STORES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YEAH, I JUST AGAIN AFTER 2020, 2021, THEY JUST SORT OF DISAPPEARED. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ONE LAST THING. KPC RENAMED IT CALIFORNIA CITY. YES. IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY CHANGED TO CALIFORNIA CITY? SO THE APPLICANT'S NAME, DOCTOR CARLY CHAUDHRY. CARLY IS HIS FIRST NAME AND HE LIKES TO BRAND HIS DEVELOPMENTS WITH HIS NAME. HE'S BUILDING THE CARLY HOTEL IN INGLEWOOD. AND SO AGAIN, YOU COULD LOOK THAT UP. AND IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE HOTEL RIGHT AT SOFI. SO HE LIKES TO USE HIS NAME AS PART OF HIS PROJECTS. I SEE, SO THANK YOU, SIR. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE HERE. SO YOU I HAD HEARD THAT IF THIS PROJECT WERE TO GET STARTED, IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA.
IS THAT TRUE? IT WOULD BE A VERY LARGE PROJECT. YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST. BUT AS FAR AS HOUSING GOES OR I MEAN, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING, IS IT COMMON PRACTICE TO HIRE A COMPANY TO DO THIS SIZE OF PROJECT FOR A CITY? YES IT IS. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE HURDLES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU BIT OFF OR WEE BIT OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW, RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S A HUGE PROJECT. 7800 UNITS. AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THIS PROJECT. AND IT'S A LONG TERM AGREEMENT. IT'S A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. YES. AND SO AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BOTH SIDES ARE IN AGREEMENT BECAUSE THIS THING COULD GO ON TILL 2054.
YES. AND SO YEAH. YEAH. AND THEN YOU HAD MENTIONED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YES. WHAT WHAT IS THAT.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. SO KIND OF INTERESTING HISTORY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I STOOD HERE IN 2013 AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROVISIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME SAID HE DOESN'T WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THAT PROJECT SITE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE UPSIDE OF COACHELLA. THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE'RE GOOD. SO AT THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO SAID WE WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE CAME UP WITH, OKAY, 500 UNITS AND WE HAD A REQUIREMENT FOR A AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED FROM THE APPLICANT APPROVED BY THE CITY. AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM. SO IT CAME FROM, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC TESTIMONY SAYING IT'S NEEDED. AND SO THAT WAS FINE. AND WE WERE 500 UNITS UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL HEARD THE FIRST AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AND THEN WENT FORWARD WITH 1000 UNITS.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT AT 1000. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANS STILL REQUIRED HAS TO MEET THE CITY REQUIREMENTS. IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE NUMBERS.
AND SO WE'VE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT OF THE PHASING IN TERMS OF HOW MANY UNITS HAVE TO BE APPROVED AT EACH PHASE. IT'S 100 FOR PHASE ONE, 100 FOR PHASE TWO, 300 FOR PHASE FOUR, AND THEN THE BALANCE IN PHASE FOUR AND FIVE. SO THE CITY IS STILL GETTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OF 1000 UNITS. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IF A IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUY THAT HOUSE, THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED TO PURCHASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. AND SO MY
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NEXT PART OF THAT QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, I'M A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND SQUARE FOOTAGE IS IMPORTANT. LOT SIZE IS IMPORTANT. HAVE WE CONSIDERED JUST SMALLER HOMES THAT THAT THAT WOULD CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES. IT CERTAINLY COULD BE. YEAH. YEAH. AS I SAID, THE REQUIREMENT IS TO PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN APPROVED BY THE CITY WHEN THE FIRST MAP COMES IN. AND SO, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS. AGAIN, THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WERE PRETTY EXTENSIVE IN TERMS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN AT CERTAIN STAGES OF THE PROJECT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THEY NEVER SUBMITTED A SUBDIVISION MAP, WE NEVER SAW THOSE PLANS. AND SO THERE'S TONS OF THINGS NEEDED ON THIS PROJECT THAT NEED TO COME IN WITH THAT TENTATIVE MAP. OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. MY QUESTION WOULD BE SO ONCE THE INTERCHANGE. SO YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUILD THE INTERCHANGE FIRST.CORRECT. IN ORDER BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THAT SIDE OF SO THIS PROJECT WAS CONDITIONED THAT BASICALLY 5000 UNITS COULD GO IN WITHOUT THE INTERCHANGE. THEY DID ALL THE STUDIES, THEY DID THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, THEY DID EVERYTHING. AND THEY CAME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE EXTENSION OF AVENUE 50, THE EXTENSION OF AVENUE 52. IT WAS CALLED A STREET THAT BASICALLY CONNECTED AVENUE 52 TO AVENUE 50. THERE WERE A TON OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED. MANY, MANY INTERSECTIONS HAD TO BE IMPROVED. SIGNALS HAD TO BE INSTALLED, REPLACED THE INTERCHANGE ITSELF. IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE EIR AT THE TIME, THE INTERCHANGE WAS SLATED TO GO IN BY 2017, RIGHT? IN HINDSIGHT, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE. THE INTERCHANGE THE PLANS WENT THROUGH, IT GOT APPROVED BY CALTRANS, GOT APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THE ONLY THING LACKING WAS THE FUNDING. OKAY, THERE HAVE BEEN EFFORTS MADE BY THE FIRST DEVELOPER, BY THIS DEVELOPER TO GET GRANTS, TO BASICALLY GET THE THING STARTED. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE PROJECT WAS, QUOTE, SHOVEL READY. THE INTERCHANGE PROJECT WAS SHOVEL READY. IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING. IT HAD THE NECESSARY PERMITS, IF YOU WILL, FROM FROM THE ENTITIES. THEY JUST NEEDED THE MONEY TO GET THE THING STARTED.
THEY'VE GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY. THEY'VE GOT WHAT THEY NEED, THEY'VE GOT THE PLANS. THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE THING STARTED. BUT THE PROJECT WORKS WITHOUT THAT INTERCHANGE, THIS PROJECT CAN WORK UP TO 5000 UNITS. OKAY, SO THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST PHASE. ACTUALLY, IT'S THE FIRST FOUR PHASES. FOUR PHASES. YEAH. SO THEY CAN GET 5000 UNITS BEFORE THEY NEED THE INTERCHANGE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS YOU CAN GET THIS THING GOING. YOU CAN YOU CAN GET THIS PROJECT IN WITHOUT THE INTERCHANGE. YOU DON'T NEED THAT INTERCHANGE, WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE YEARS TO BUILD. SO YOU SAID 15 YEARS, IS IT. WE HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO GET EITHER THE CANAL CROSSING OR THE INTERCHANGE WITHIN THE FIRST 15 YEARS. YES. YEAH. MY OTHER QUESTION WAS HOW LONG TILL YOU START BUILDING THE FIRST PHASE? THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. OKAY. YEAH.
THE CITY IS READY TO ACCEPT THEIR TENTATIVE MAPS. RIGHT. WE ARE READY TO GET THIS THING MOVING. WE'RE READY TO, TO HELP THEM GET THIS PROJECT GOING. YES. YEAH. OKAY. COOL. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT. YES. NO MORE. NO MORE COMMENTS. SO GOING BACK TO OUR OUR WONDERFUL WORLD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, RIGHT? YES. SO I'M I'M THAT GUY RIGHT. SO I, I, I ENJOY THE PROJECT. THIS IS GREAT I THINK IT'S I THINK FOR ME THE BIGGEST THING AND I WROTE HERE LITERALLY MONEY IN THE BANK BECAUSE IT ALWAYS COMES BACK DOWN TO MONEY. RIGHT. MY, MY QUESTION IS LEGALLY AS A CITY BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT AND AGAIN TRANSPARENCY HERE, LAST THING I WANT EVERYTHING GETS APPROVED AND THEN ADIOS. AND WE DON'T SEE ANYBODY FOR 15 YEARS. RIGHT. AND I KNOW WITH ANYTHING THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSEQUENCES AND CONSEQUENCES.
AND I KNOW I'M PROBABLY NOT USING THE RIGHT WORD, BUT I WHAT I MEAN BY USING CONSEQUENCES, WHAT BINDS US. RIGHT. WE THE CITY WANTS THIS. THE DEVELOPER WANTS THIS. RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TOGETHER TO WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, RIGHT. TO NOT JUST SAY I QUIT, RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE DOING TOGETHER TO DO THAT? AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT COULD BE, BUT I FEEL THAT AS STAFF AND AS A DEVELOPER, I THINK WE NEED TO FIND THOSE AREAS WHERE WITHIN THE CONTRACT THAT BINDS US TOGETHER AS A CITY, THAT WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER. RIGHT? I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY, FOR US AS A COMMISSION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO GROW THAT WE NEED TO
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HAPPEN. RIGHT? OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. BUT, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT WANTS TO DO THIS AND HAVE HIS NAME, WELL, I THINK AS A CITY, WE ALSO WANT THIS PROJECT TO HAPPEN. AND SO I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT STAFF AND THE, THE, THE DEVELOPER HAS IS AGAIN GOES BACK REPEATING MYSELF FOR A SECOND TIME. WHAT BINDS YOU. RIGHT? I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF MY CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M ADDRESSING THAT TO STAFF AND KENDRA THAT I'M MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION. IS THAT IS THAT THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD WANT IS THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING ON THIS SINCE 2013. AND I THINK YOUR PASSION IS THAT YOU WANT THIS THING TO HAPPEN. RIGHT. AND I THINK AS A COMMISSION AND AS A CITY, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. AND SO I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT. THE OTHER THING TOO, AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, AND AGAIN, THIS IS OSCAR RECOMMENDATION. I DO FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, IN THE PARKS, HAVING THE KIDS INVOLVED, THE ART, ANYTHING I DID SEE IN THE AREA, THERE'S A PROPOSAL FOR TWO SCHOOLS, A MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THINK A HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE GREAT, RIGHT? JUST AS A, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M THE DREAMER HERE, RIGHT? I'M THROWING THAT OUT THERE. RIGHT. I THINK CB HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS A LOT OF UPGRADES, BUT THEN THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION. JUST A THOUGHT, RIGHT? WHATEVER. THAT'S HAPPENING AGAIN IN CONVERSATION.I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. HOW ARE WE INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT? ALSO, WE AGREED BACK IN 2011 AND 12 WORKING ON THE PROJECT. THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS NEEDED. WE ACTUALLY HAD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS ROOM AND WE SAID TO THEM, YOU NEED A HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, YEAH, BUT WE HAVE PROPERTY SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO GO. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE A HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAH. WE DID ASK THEM SPECIFICALLY. I THINK WE NEED TO BRING BACK THE SCHOOL AND INTO THIS ROOM. AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY BACK THEN IS NO LONGER THE COMMUNITY NOW. RIGHT, RIGHT.
YEAH. SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT. RECOMMENDATION. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THEN AND THEN AS A LAST POINT, I ALSO FEEL THAT I KNOW THAT YOU YOU SHARED AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER, THE SUBDIVISION MAP, I THINK, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THE QUESTION, WHEN DO WE START BUILDING? I THINK IT WOULD BE IS THERE A TIMELINE FOR THAT NOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT? AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE AFTER ALL THESE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAPPEN THAT BINDS THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER TOGETHER TO GET THAT THING HAPPENING. YEAH.
AGAIN, THE DEVELOPER WILL COME UP HERE IN A MINUTE AND YOU CAN ASK HIM ON THEIR TIMING. AGAIN, THEY'VE ONLY OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. OF COURSE, THEY I THINK ARE WAITING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND ONCE THAT'S IN PLACE, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL START SUBMITTING THOSE MAPS AND WE GET THIS THING GOING. YEAH. AND AGAIN, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S THAT IS LIKE FINDING THINGS, THE MONEY, THE BUDGET. SO THAT SO THAT AGAIN THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. YEAH. THAT'S. YES. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE APPLICANT SPEAK OR DO WE GO ON TO MOTIONING. I THINK THE COMMISSIONER HAD A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OH NO. NO, NO. ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GOOD? NO, NO, IT WAS GOOD. OKAY, OKAY. WELL, IF IT'S OKAY, IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY CAN. YES. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 659. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JACK GILMAN AND I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT HERE OR THE DEVELOPER, KPC GROUP. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT REALLY, WHEN THEY SAY HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, THERE, IT MEANS HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS. WE STARTED OUT WITH TALKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPER. ALSO KNOWN AS LIGHTSTONE, AND THEY WERE FROM NEW JERSEY, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN MYSELF TO NEW JERSEY, BUT IT'S A FARAWAY PLACE. WE ARE LOCAL. I LIVE IN CORONA. MY ASSOCIATE HERE, STAN MCNAUGHTON, ALSO WITH KPC, LIVES IN LA QUINTA. THE DEVELOPER WHOSE NAME THIS PROJECT IS BEARING, DOCTOR KELLY CHAUDRY, LIVES IN HEMET. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST PIECE OF PROPERTY WE'VE ACQUIRED IN COACHELLA. WE OWN A 2850 ACRE JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS SITE.
SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE CITY AND TO THIS VALLEY, AND WE LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MOVING FORWARD. YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION? I WISH WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WHEN WE FIRST ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY. BUT I
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UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY HAD SOME VERY TOUGH NEGOTIATORS ON THEIR SIDE THAT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY STUCK TO OUR WORDS, AND WE WILL STICK TO OUR WORDS. WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ACQUIRING THIS LAND. I KNOW THAT MR. GOLDMAN DID NOT MENTION TO YOU THAT THERE WAS A QUITE SIZABLE INVOICE FROM THE PREVIOUS LANDOWNER THAT WAS NOT PAID TO THE CITY, AND AGAIN, YOU'RE TOUGH NEGOTIATORS. SQUEEZE THAT OUT OF US AND YOU'LL BE GETTING CLOSE TO $1.3 MILLION AFTER THIS DEAL IS CONSUMMATED OR BLESSED BY YOUR COMMITTEE AND THE CITY COUNCIL.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, GUYS, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR. NO NO COMMENT. NO. I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I THINK THAT'S IT'S VERY ADMIRABLE TO KEEP THE WORD GOING. I THINK FOR US, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, AFTER NEGOTIATIONS, YOU KNOW, I'M I WASN'T PART OF THOSE MEETINGS. RIGHT. I KNOW I CAN FEEL YOUR PASSION AND HOW HOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS WENT RIGHT.
BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT I FEEL THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. RIGHT? WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY FIRST AND FOREMOST, AND YOU AS A DEVELOPER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO KEEP BINDING THIS PROJECT TO GET TO FULFILLMENT.
CORRECT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT'S CLOSE TO HOME. THANK YOU. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 702. OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 202504, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LA ENTRADA SPECIFIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. CALIFORNIA CITY, PURSUANT TO THE FINDINGS CONTAINED TO THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. IS THAT A MOTION? YES. CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND? CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIRPERSON. MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. COMMISSIONER. LA. YES. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER. CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
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THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NUMBER 2302308 MODIFICATION OF LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP FACADE REMODEL. ASSOCIATE PLANNER MR. ADRIAN MORENO IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING THAT PROJECT TODAY. THANK YOU. HELLO. PLANNING COMMISSION AND CHAIR.MY NAME IS ADRIAN MORENO AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM THIS EVENING. THIS IS FOR R NUMBER 2308 MODIFICATION. LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP FACADE REMODEL. SO A BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE APPLICANT IS GERARD MARSH. THEY APPLIED FOR THIS MODIFICATION IN FEBRUARY 11TH OF THIS YEAR. AND THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A MODIFICATION TO ADD A 350 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION FOR A STORAGE AREA EXPANSION AND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING 6100 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE, LOVE'S TRUCK STOP ON DYLAN ROAD. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT AND THE ZONING DESIGNATION IS REGIONAL COMMERCIAL. FOR MORE. BACKGROUND. SO ON FEBRUARY 21ST OF LAST YEAR, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 2308 FOR THE FACADE REMODEL PROJECT WAS APPROVED FOR THE EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE LOVE'S TRUCK STOP. IT DID INCLUDE A 200 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION, WHICH I HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE, AND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW COLOR SCHEMES. SO AGAIN, THIS DID COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WAS APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR THIS PROJECT LAST YEAR. BUT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR IS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 350 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION. AND ON THE IMAGE TO THE LEFT IS THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW AND BACK. LAST YEAR THIS REMODEL WAS APPROVED AND IT DOES. IN HIGHLIGHTED RED. THERE IS THE 200 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE. IT DOES INCLUDE A TOWER ELEMENT AND JUST GENERALLY OVERALL IT JUST PROVIDES A MORE DARKER TONE
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COLOR SCHEME AND METAL CANOPIES TO PROVIDE A MORE MODERN LOOK. AND THAT'S THE NEW FACADE REMODEL COMPARED TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE 350 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION THEY WANT TO ADD TO THIS PROJECT, HIGHLIGHTED RIGHT THERE IN RED. AND AGAIN, JUST FOR REFERENCE, THAT'S THE 200 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION. SO IN TOTAL THEY'LL BE ADDING 550FT■!S FOR THIS PROJECT. HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS. SO HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ARE THE ELEVATIONS FOR THIS NEW PROPOSED PROJECT. THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IS WHERE THAT 350 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION IS.AND TO THE RIGHT ARE THE ELEVATIONS BACK IN 2024. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE ADDING THIS EXPANSION AREA. AND IT LOOKS ARCHITECTURALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FRONT ELEVATIONS. SO, YOU KNOW, DRIVING BY THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FROM THE FRONT. AND ON THE LEFT THERE IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE 350 FOOT EXPANSION. AND TO THE RIGHT IN GREEN IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE THAT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL, RIGHT? SO FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION IT LOOKS THE SAME. AND THIS IS A 3D RENDERING OF WHAT THAT 350 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION IS. AND AGAIN, IT LOOKS COMPATIBLE WITH THE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED LAST YEAR. THE APPLICANT DID REQUEST A MODIFICATION TO THOSE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. SO WHAT THEY REQUESTED IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. SO IT IS A REQUEST FOR ALL NEW ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE SCREENED AND VIEW OBSCURED FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION READ AS ALL ROOF MOUNTED EQUIPMENT. SO THE REASON IS, AS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE, THERE IS SOME EXISTING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP AS IS. AND FOR ANY NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO SCREEN THAT AND JUST DRIVING BY, IT IS EVEN NOW DIFFICULT TO SEE. WITH THE NEW FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, IT WILL BE TOUGHER TO SEE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. BUT THAT WAS A REQUEST AND AT LEAST FOR STAFF, IT SEEMED TO BE A REASONABLE REQUEST. AS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, THESE ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT FROM THE ORIGINAL PROJECT, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT THESE ARE THE SAME CONDITIONS FOR THIS PROJECT. IT DID REQUIRE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. SO ON THE LEFT YOU COULD SEE THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN THEY HAD THEY SUBMITTED. AND ON THE RIGHT YOU COULD SEE IMAGES OF WHAT THE LANDSCAPING LOOKS LIKE NOW. AND THERE IS A LOT OF MISSING LANDSCAPING. SO WITH AS SEEN IN THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN, THEY'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. ANOTHER CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THAT ORIGINAL PROJECT WAS TO REQUIRE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING MONUMENT. SIGNAGE ON THE CORNER STREET ON DYLAN AND VISTA DEL NORTE. SO ON THE LEFT IS THE EXISTING SIGNAGE, AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE NEW SIGNAGE THAT THEY PROPOSED. THIS WAS SUBMITTED AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER ROUSSEFF, AND SHE WAS AGREEABLE TO THE NEW DESIGN WHICH DOES PROVIDE THE COACHELLA INSIGNIA. RIGHT. AND FOR A BIT OF ANALYSIS, AGAIN, THE ARCHITECTURE IS COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR THOSE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS OF LAST YEAR. IT PROVIDES BRICK AND FINISH IN A DARK COLOR SCHEME TO MATCH FACADE REMODEL, AND IT DOES INCLUDE A REPAINT OF THE CARL'S JUNIOR TO MATCH THE FACADE REMODEL. THAT WAS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, AND IN THEIR PLANS, THEY'RE SHOWING WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AS FOR PARKING, THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WOULD NOT ADD ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS. IT JUST FOR STORAGE, JUST FOR OFFICE USE AND FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS. APPLICANT IS REQUIRED BY EXISTING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO IMPROVE PAVING AND LANDSCAPING ON SITE. THOSE ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS. AS FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 2020 505. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 2308 MODIFICATION LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP FACADE REMODEL A MODIFICATION REQUEST TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 350 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE AREA. EXPANSION AND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE APPROVED REMODEL FOR THE EXISTING LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP SITE AT 45761 DYLAN ROAD, AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS COMPLIANT WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES. SECTION 15 301. EXISTING FACILITIES. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ADRIAN. SO I'LL
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OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 710. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 710. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.COMMISSIONER CABALLERO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE SCREENING. YOU SAID YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SCREENING FOR YOU REQUIRED ALL OF THE ALL THE NEW ONES TO BE SCREENED AND THE OLD TO REMAIN AS IS, WHICH WAS ON SCREEN. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND I COULD SHOW AN EXHIBIT OF IT. LET ME SEE. IT'S HARD TO TELL FROM THIS IMAGE, RIGHT? THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. IT'S IN THE OTHER ONE. YEAH. SORRY. THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMATIONS HERE. ONE SECOND.
YEAH. IT'S VISIBLE FROM HERE. AND I ALSO HAVE A PICTURE FROM THE SIDEWALK AS WELL. LET ME SEE ONE SECOND. IT'S PRETTY TOUGH TO SEE, BUT IT'S SLIGHTLY VISIBLE. THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THAT IMAGE THERE OKAY. BUT YOU CAN YOU RECOMMEND THAT TO GO AHEAD AND SCREEN IT BECAUSE IT'S BARELY VISIBLE. YEAH. FROM A CERTAIN ANGLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IT IS VISIBLE. AND THE WE DID REQUEST IT TO BE SCREENED WHEN IT WAS IN PLAN CHECK FOR A BUILDING PERMIT, BUT THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THAT THAT. CONDITION OF APPROVAL BE CHANGED. SO MAYBE MAYBE THE APPLICANT COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SCREENING THAT OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT WAS MY COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE IT OR WOULD IDEALLY LIKE IT TO BE SCREENED IF IT'S VISIBLE, IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH, THEN I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE. THE OTHER COMMENT THAT I DO HAVE WOULD BE FOR THAT MONUMENT MONUMENT SIGN. SO THAT'S ALREADY APPROVED.
CORRECT. SO AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, IT WAS REQUIRED TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. OKAY. SO IT'S ALREADY A CONDITION AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT PLAN. IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH A BUILDING PERMIT. OH I SEE, SO CAN WE STILL KIND OF HAVE LIKE A SAY TO OKAY. COULD IT BE MORE COHESIVE IN REGARDS TO COLORS? LIKE I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOO BUSY.
IT GETS A LOT. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT COULD BE KIND OF REDESIGNED TO BE MORE COHESIVE WITH THE COLORING AND THE COACHELLA. I THINK IT'S LIKE THE YELLOW AND THE RED AND THE BLACK JUST.
DON'T MATCH. AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THIS ONE, AND I KNOW IT HAS PALM TREES. AND. I GUESS I'M OKAY WITH YEAH, I'M OKAY. NO MORE COMMENTS. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. OKAY, SO I, I WANTED TO GO BACK. ADRIAN, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS HERE HAS BEEN WHEN CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT COMES TO, TO FIND WAYS OF MAINTAINING, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS, MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE. AND I KNOW THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE, WE'VE STRIVED FOR IN THIS DAIS TO MOVE FORWARD. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN THEM THE LAST TWO YEARS. SO BUT I DID I DID HEAR YOU EXPRESS AND CORRECT ME IF I HEARD YOU INCORRECTLY, THAT THERE WAS AN EXISTING CONDITION ALREADY. RIGHT. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS IT THAT JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, THE FOLLOW THROUGH OF MAINTAINING THAT WITH THE CITY AND CODE, HAS THAT STILL BEEN A SITUATION THAT EVEN CONDITIONS THAT ALREADY IN EXISTENCE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE UP TO DATE? AND I'M BEING VERY MINDFUL WITH MY LANGUAGE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SOUND, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THE STAFF. RIGHT. BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALL BUSY. HAS IT BEEN THAT ALSO THAT EVEN IF WE PUT MORE CONDITIONS, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE WE AS A CITY GOING TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, AND ENFORCE THOSE CONDITIONS? BECAUSE I THINK YOU AND I ARE IN AGREEMENT AND EVERYBODY THAT'S DRIVEN THROUGH THERE, WE CAN PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD SEE THAT THAT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED. RIGHT. THAT'S JUST A FACT. RIGHT? I'M JUST THAT'S WHO I AM. AND I JUST I WANT TO DO THAT. AND SO I DO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER IS HERE. IS THAT IS THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT I FEEL THAT
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US AS A DAIS IS VERY INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOW THROUGH, AND I KNOW IT'S MANPOWER AND TIME. AND WHAT DO YOU DO THIS AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OR THE OWNERS HERE, I MEAN, THE STANDARD OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA IS GOING TO GO UP.THAT'S JUST A FACT. WHILE I'M HERE IN THE DAIS, THE THAT STANDARD IS GOING TO GO UP.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT ME TO SAY THAT. AND THE STANDARD IS GOING TO CHANGE. RIGHT. AND I DON'T THINK NO ONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOESN'T WANT THAT. RIGHT. AS A CULTURE, I THINK AS A COMMUNITY, WE STRIVE FOR THAT. SO AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, RIGHT? AND COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT THAT IS SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE WHERE THAT'S GOING TO GO, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT, LIKE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, IF WE APPROVE EVERYTHING, THEN IT'S JUST GOING TO GET, YOU KNOW, THEN THERE'S, THERE'S NO BUT AGAIN, THERE WERE CONDITIONS. RIGHT. AND NOW WE'RE COMING BACK TO THIS. SO I FEEL THAT THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE ON. AND THEN THE OTHER THING TOO, I THINK IT'S I KNOW IT'S MAYBE TEDIOUS WHEN WE MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT I DO FEEL THAT SOME POWER WASHING NEEDS TO BE IN EXISTENCE ALSO AS PART OF THE AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT. I EVEN FEEL THAT AND AGAIN, LOVE MY CITY, BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT SOME PRESSURE WASHING IS NEEDED, LIKE RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE IN OUR IN OUR BEAUTIFUL ON OUR BEAUTIFUL SIXTH STREET. RIGHT. I THINK IT'S WE SHOULD HAVE IF WE'RE BUILDING THAT STANDARD FOR OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND WE SHOULD BUILD THAT STANDARD FOR US AS A CITY TO ALSO. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, MYSELF INCLUDED. RIGHT. I'M NOT THROWING ANYBODY IN THE BUS. I'M JUST MAKING MYSELF RELIABLE TOO, REGARDING THAT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO, TO BE MINDFUL OF IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE THAT? HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE GREAT PARTNERS WITH, WITH, WITH OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER? RIGHT. THE OTHER THING, TOO, I DO DRIVE A LOT, AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF LOVES OUT IN OTHER AREAS OF THIS COUNTRY THAT LOVES IS PRETTY DATED. IT'S EXTREMELY DATED. RIGHT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THAT IS HAPPENING. THE FACADE IS COMING. SO WE WANT TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL A BEAUTIFUL LOVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO, ASIDE FROM THE OTHER BUSINESSES, RIGHT, THAT HAVE DECIDED TO BUILD. RIGHT. AND THEY'RE ALLOWED BUT I THINK FACADES ARE IMPORTANT AND HOW BUSINESSES LOOK ARE IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES PEOPLE CUSTOMERS STOP BY AND CHECK OUT THE NEW PLACE. RIGHT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF WORK WORK ON THAT AND TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE TOPICS YOU BROUGHT UP IN YOUR DISCUSSION.
YET THERE IS REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPING, BUT ALSO THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO FOR THE APPLICANT TO ENTER INTO A LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. SO WE HAVE SHARED THAT WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THE APPLICANT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE THAT BACK TO US. AS AS FAR AS THE POWER WASHING, THAT ISN'T A REQUIREMENT AS PER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. HOWEVER, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN ADD AS AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU SIR. WELL, I SEE A FAIR TRADE FOR THEM TO ENTER THE AGREEMENT OF POWER WASHING IF WE IF WE ACCEPT THEIR CONDITION OF APPROVAL OF NOT SCREENING THE OLD MECHANICAL MECHANIC. CUTE LITTLE TRADE. BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE POWER WASHING AND YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL IF IT'S NOT SCREENED. PERSONALLY. THE OLD MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT NOW THE NEW ONE COMING IN I IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO BE SCREENED. RIGHT? RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, NO I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD REALLY QUICKLY THAT WITH THE INCORPORATION OF THESE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS, IT DOES MAKE IT EASIER FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF TO ENFORCE SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. SO BY TAKING THE STEPS TO CREATE THOSE AGREEMENTS AND ENTER INTO THOSE AGREEMENTS WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, THAT ENFORCEMENT OPPORTUNITY MAKES IT EASIER FOR STAFF.
AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KENDRA. OKAY. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOTION. MOTION. DO YOU WANT TO GO FOR IT? DO YOU WANT TO READ IT? WHAT AM I READING. SO YOU'LL BE YOU'LL BE READING THAT RIGHT THERE. SO YOU IN THE IN THE SO YOU WANT A MOTION AND THEN READ ALL THAT OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 2020 505. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NUMBER 2308 MODIFICATION. LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP FACADE REMODEL AND MODIFICATION REQUEST TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 350FT■!S STORAGE AREA. EXPANSION AND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE APPROVED REMODEL FOR THE
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EXISTING LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP SITE AT 45761 DILLON ROAD, AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS COMPLIANT WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. CEQA GUIDELINES. SECTION 15301 EXITING FACILITIES. WITH THE ADDITION OF THE POWER WASHING TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND LANDSCAPING, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO SCREEN ONLY NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOFS. CORRECT. THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND THAT. OKAY. CAN WE PLEASE GET A ROLL CALL? CHAIRPERSON MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES.COMMISSIONER LA? YES. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 2020 503.
REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 388. EL TRANVIA TYPE 47 ABC LICENSE. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE EL TRANVIA TYPE 47 LIQUOR LICENSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 388. SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT. THE APPLICANT IS MISTER OSCAR VENTURA OF EL TRANVIA. HE APPLIED FOR HIS UPGRADED LIQUOR LICENSE JANUARY 8TH OF THIS YEAR. IT IS A NEW CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO UPGRADE HIS EXISTING LIQUOR LICENSE TO A TYPE 47 ABC LICENSE. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS ON THE LICENSED PREMISES. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 122 ONE SIXTH STREET AND COACHELLA. IT HAS A GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF DOWNTOWN CENTER AND A ZONING DESIGNATION OF DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO. THE RESTAURANT IS LOCATED IN CENSUS TRACT 457.07. EL TRANVIA IS AN EXISTING RESTAURANT LOCATED ON SIXTH STREET. IT CURRENTLY HOLDS A TYPE 41 ABC LICENSE, WHICH ALLOWS FOR ON SALE BEER AND WINE AT AN EATING PLACE. THE TYPE 41 ABC LICENSE HAS BEEN ACTIVE AT THIS LOCATION SINCE JULY OF 2008. FOR THE COACHELLA COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE. A SIP IS REQUIRED DUE TO ABC LICENSE TYPE CHANGE. CUP FINDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH WILL BE FINAL UNLESS APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO ELTON VILLA IS LOCATED IN CENSUS TRACT FOUR, 57.07 AND CENSUS TRACT 4.457.07 IS COMPRISED OF 6523 RESIDENTS, OF WHICH 4767 ARE 21 YEARS AND OVER. WITHIN CENSUS TRACT 407.07, THERE ARE TEN EXISTING ON SALE LIQUOR LICENSES. ABC ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIX.
THERE ARE SEVEN EXISTING OFF SALE LIQUOR LICENSES. ABC ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE. IF THE SIP IS APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CANCELING THEIR EXISTING TYPE 41 LICENSE, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THEIR TYPE 58 CATERERS LICENSE, SO THERE WILL NOT BE AN INCREASE IN LICENSES. THEIR TYPE 41 WILL JUST BE DEACTIVATED. THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN 700FT OF THE FOLLOWING ON SALE. LIQUOR USES LAKALAKA, WHICH IS A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN 700FT OF SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AND THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN 700FT OF THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND COACHELLA VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL. JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE MAP TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE NOTES WHERE EL TRANVIA IS, WHICH IS THE RED STAR. THE ACTIVE ON SALE LIQUOR LICENSES ARE NOTED IN BLUE. ACTIVE OFF SALE LICENSES ARE NOTED IN GREE, AND THE LAKALAKA NEIGHBORING LIQUOR RESTAURANT OR LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENT IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. SO PER THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE, ON SALE ESTABLISHMENTS MAY NOT FALL WITHIN 700FT FROM SENSITIVE USES. AN EXAMPLE OF SENSITIVE USES AS DEFINED IN THE CODE ARE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOLS, PARKS, RESIDENTIAL USE, AND RESIDENTIAL USES. ON SALE ESTABLISHMENTS MAY NOT FALL WITHIN 700FT OF AN EXISTING LIQUOR ON SALE USE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY FIND THAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OUTWEIGHS THE DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS OF THE SUBSECTION UPON ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. THESE FINDINGS ARE THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT PROVIDES A SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD NOT PROVIDED BY ANOTHER EXISTING ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE RESTRICTED DISTANCE, AND NOT GREATER THAN 5% OF THE SALES FLOOR AREA OR 1000FT■!S, WHICHER IS LESS, SHALL BE USED FOR THE DISPLAY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ALTERNARIA IS A LONG STANDING
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RESTAURANT IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN INTENT TO IMPLEMENT THE VISION OF THE PUEBLO VIEJO REVITALIZATION PLAN BY ENCOURAGING A VIBRANT STREET SCENE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EXISTING BUSINESSES. ELLATRIVIA WAS ALSO LISTED AS A DESTINATION RESTAURANT IN PALM SPRINGS LIFE IN DECEMBER OF 2024, SO THAT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE, COOL THING FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA. THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY A PHOTO THAT WAS USED IN PALM SPRINGS LIFE TO SHOWCASE EL TRANVIA AS WELL. THIS IS ANALYSIS OF THEIR FLOOR PLAN, SO ALCOHOL DISPLAY AND STORAGE IS WITHIN A STORAGE ROOM AND BEHIND A BAR COUNTER, AND NOT WITHIN THE SALES FLOOR AREA. THE ESTABLISHMENT IS PROPOSING TO UTILIZE 12FT■!S FOR ALCOHOL STORAGE AND DOES NOT EXCEED THE 5% MAXIMUM SALES FLOOR AREA. THE ESTABLISHMENT IS PROPOSING TO UTILIZE 140FT■!S FOR ALCOHOL DISPLAY, REFRIGERATION AND STORAGE, AND DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM 20% OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR THE STORAGE, SALE AND DISPLAY OF ALCOHOL. ALCOHOL SALES IS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CENTER. LAND USE DESIGNATION AND DOWNTOWN PUEBLO VIEJO ZONING DISTRICT. EL TRANVIA RESTAURANT MEETS THE MUNICIPAL CODE. PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM SEQUA PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE FIVE 301. THE. THE CIP APPLICATION WAS ROUTED TO COMMENTING AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD NO CONCERNS OR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT, AND PER THE DEPARTMENT OF ABC WEBSITE, THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS NO OPERATING RESTRICTIONS AND HAS NO HISTORY OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OR A HISTORY OF ACTIVE HOLDS. HOURS OF OPERATION FOR EL TRANVIA ARE 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 388 TO ALLOW LIQUOR SALES. TYPE 47 ON SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE AT THE EL TRANVIA RESTAURANT.I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE, AND THE APPLICANT'S CONSULTANT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON ZOOM FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR HER. THANK YOU KENDRA, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 727. ANYTHING ONLINE? YES, WE HAVE GRACIELA GREEN WANTING TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. GRACIELA.
GRACIELA. GO AHEAD. IT SEEMS THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO. MISS GREEN IS THE APPLICANT'S CONSULTANT WHO PREPARED THE SUBMITTAL PACKAGE FOR THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, WE CAN HEAR YOU A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. WHAT I WAS, I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION. I BELIEVE IT'S THIS CLOSES AT 10:00 PM, NOT AT EIGHT. I DID SEE THAT IN THE REPORT. LET ME LET ME SEE WHAT I HAVE ON MY PAPERWORK HERE, BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND MR. VENTURA IS THERE AS FAR AS I KNOW. SO HE CAN MAYBE CLARIFY THE HOURS OF OPERATION. AND WILL THE LIQUOR BE SOLD UP UNTIL TEN? YES. THANK YOU. YES. ANY QUESTIONS WE HAD? I'M SORRY, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE PATIO. HE'S NOT GOING TO INCLUDE IN A PATIO. AND THERE'S HOUSES ADJACENT AND IT'S NEXT DOOR. SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR CONCERNS. AND. JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION KENDRA. THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO REMAIN ON SITE SO THEY CAN'T TAKE ANY LIQUOR OFF SITE OUTSIDE OF THE PATIO AREA. BUT THE FINDINGS THAT YOU WILL BE MAKING, AS FAR AS ITS RELATION TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, WILL REMAIN THE SAME, JUST BECAUSE THE SITE DISTANCE IS STILL GOING TO BE WITHIN THAT 700FT. YEAH, I THINK FOR ME THE ONLY THING WOULD BE ALSO THE 8 TO 10. I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE HAD THIS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE WERE CONSIDERING LIKE
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LAST CALL, YOU KNOW. SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER LICENSES WHEN LAST CALL IS OR, OR IS IT TYPICALLY UNTIL IF THEY CLOSE AT TEN THEN THAT MEANS THEY CAN STILL SERVE UP TO THAT MINUTE. I MEAN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE THIS THIS, YOU KNOW, POINTED, BUT DOES THAT DOES THAT HAPPEN IN THE PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROCESSED? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT THERE'S BEEN CONSIDERATION FOR LAST CALL. I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THAT ABC RESTRICTS THEIR LICENSES UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE CONTINUING? YEAH, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 731. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CABALLERO? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER FONSECA.NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. SO WILL ANYONE LIKE TO MOVE ON WITH MOTIONING FOR THIS ITEM? DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? OH, YOU GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO 2000 AND 503, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CPU NUMBER 388 TO ALLOW LIQUOR SALES. ABC TYPE 47 ON SALE. GENERAL EATING PLACE WITHIN EXISTING 5951 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 1220 ONE SIXTH STREET, AND DETERMINING THAT THE THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS COMPLETED WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 301. EXISTING FACILITIES I WILL SECOND. CHAIRPERSON MURILLO.
YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES. AND ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER.
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CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW MOVING ON TO INFORMATIONAL. I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A SEQUEL STUDY SESSION BEGINNING AT 5 P.M. ON APRIL 16TH. SO THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION THAT IS DONE BY BBNC TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND PROVIDE SOME TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THERE AS WELL.WHAT WAS THE DATE FOR THAT? I'M SORRY, APRIL 16TH. SO IT'S GOING TO BE OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. IT WILL JUST BE A STUDY SESSION. SO WE'LL BEGIN AT 5 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 5 P.M. AWESOME. I WILL BE GETTING THAT AGENDA POSTED TOMORROW AS WELL, SO YOU GUYS WILL HAVE IT THERE FOR REFERENCE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. AND I'LL EMAIL YOU A COPY OF THE LINK.
THANK YOU. AND THEN OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, MR. GABRIEL PEREZ, WANTED ME TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU GUYS. HE WANTED TO SAY CHAIR AND COMMISSION. HE APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO JOIN TONIGHT. IT SAYS, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU. AND THE RESIDENTS OF COACHELLA. THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE INCLUDED NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DESIGNED AT THE HIGHEST QUALITY. THAT MAKES COACHELLA A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. YOU HAVE SET THE BAR HIGH FOR THE CITY, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO DEMAND THE BEST FOR THE CITY. ASK IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, MEET WITH STAFF WHEN YOU NEED TO, AND CONVEY YOUR EXPECTATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS AS COMMISSIONERS, AND KNOW IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. HE IS LEAVING. SORRY, I DID NOT KNOW THAT. YEAH, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT. HIS LAST DAY WITH THE CITY OF COACHELLA WILL BE ON APRIL 8TH. TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH. YES. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. AND. OKAY, BEING THAT I'M THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, I NEED TO APPOINT SOMEBODY TO TAKE HIS PLACE. WE'RE OPENING UP A RECRUITMENT WHICH OPENED UP YESTERDAY, AND I'M PLACING KENDRA IN AS INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SHE'S DONE A FINE JOB TONIGHT.
SHE'LL CONTINUE TO DO A FINE JOB. I'VE NOT GOTTEN TO WORK WITH HER A LOT, BUT SHE HAS EXCELLENT QUALITIES. JUST IN THE SHORT TIME THAT I'VE WORKED WITH HER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER FOR THE TIME TO COME. SO THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH TO SEE GABE LEAVE. YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN, CHANGE HAPPENS. AND LIKE I TOLD THE COUNCIL WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS RESIGNING AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, YOU KNOW, CHANGE IS TOUGH. CHANGE CAN BRING GOOD THINGS. CHANGE CAN BRING BAD THINGS REGARDLESS. NOT ONE PERSON MAKES A MAKES A CITY. IT'S ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER.
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AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND WE WILL DO THAT TOGETHER. WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF US. WE NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND WE WILL GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS. WE HAVE POWER PROBLEMS. WE HAVE WATER ISSUES. WITH CHROME SIX, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING BUDGET. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN FRONT OF US, BUT IF WE STAY FOCUSED, WE STAY ON TASK. WE WILL GET THROUGH IT AND WE'LL ALWAYS DO THE BEST FOR OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU BILL. CONGRATS, KENDRA.THANK YOU STEVE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT THAT THAT STATEMENT IF I MAY I, I, I FEEL THAT. THAT I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU KNOW GABRIEL'S WORK YOU KNOW THAT THAT THAT THAT HE HAS. AND I WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD TO COMMUNICATE THAT. I THINK THAT TO BUILD TO INTERIM CITY MANAGER BILL COMMUNICATED HIS WORK HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE IN THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY ONE PERSON DOESN'T MAKE THE CITY, BUT IT DOES. IT DOES MAKE SENSE, RIGHT? SOMETIMES. ONE THING THAT THAT I WANT TO BE MINDFUL, AND I'M AGAIN USING THE WORDS THAT IN MY HEAD THAT SOMETIMES DON'T TRANSLATE APPROPRIATELY, RIGHT, IS WHAT THINGS THAT CONCERN ME RIGHT IS, IS, IS HOW SOMETIMES YOU BUILD SOME TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT AND YOU WORK. AND THEN WHEN CHANGES HAPPEN AND LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP STYLES AND MICROMANAGING SOMETIMES COULD, COULD BECOME A LITTLE BIT OF A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US, RIGHT. EVEN THAT I DON'T WORK AT THE CITY NOW. I FEEL PART OF THE CITY, RIGHT. AND NOT JUST OF THE CITY OF THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT. SO I FEEL THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I FEEL THAT I CAN EXPRESS ELOQUENTLY, THAT MAYBE A STAFF MEMBER CAN'T. RIGHT. AND SO I'M I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR STAFF. AND, AND I WANT KENDRA TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ON YOUR PROMOTION, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND YOUR AND YOUR MINDFULNESS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPECCABLE. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT WE'VE WE'VE MET WITH YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU'RE BEING COMPENSATED EFFECTIVELY. ALSO, I WANT TO I WANT TO I WANT TO GO OUT ON THE RECORD TO SAY THAT I KNOW THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE BUDGET, RIGHT. BUT I DO FEEL THAT I'M IN THIS PATH OF GROWING OUR OWN. BUT THERE'S TWO REASONS WHY PEOPLE LEAVE INSTITUTIONS, RIGHT? AND THERE'S VARIOUS OTHER REASONS. BUT WHAT RESEARCH SAYS RIGHT IS, IS ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE OF AN INSTITUTION AND PROPER, PROPER COMPENSATION. RIGHT. AND SO I FEEL THAT THE STAFF AND US IN THE DAIS AS WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE US MORE OFTEN, BILL, IS THERE'S A HIGH STANDARD HERE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY, FOR OURSELVES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. I ALSO FEEL THAT I WANT KENDRA TO FEEL SUPPORTED BY US HERE AT THE AT THE COUNCIL, AT THE COUNCIL, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND I THINK THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO SEE. RIGHT. AND THIS IS MY BIAS. RIGHT. AND I DON'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE TO THIS IS WE'VE SET THE STANDARD PRETTY HIGH. RIGHT. AND REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. AND I REALLY DO NOT WANT THAT QUALITY TO DROP. RIGHT. SO I FEEL THAT, BILL, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE. RIGHT. NOT THAT I, I HAVEN'T AND I WANT TO DO THIS TO THE RECORD. I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY. BUT I CAN FEEL THE TENSION BILL. RIGHT. AND I THINK IT'S UP TO YOU RIGHT, TO, TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF AND AGAIN IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. RIGHT. I'M SAYING YOU. RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE THE HEAD OF THIS, OF THIS, OF THIS PROCESS AT THE MOMENT. RIGHT. I FEEL PEOPLE LIKE US FOLLOW GREAT LEADERS.
RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT I'M NOT EVERYBODY'S CUP OF TEA, BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I'M HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I'M HERE FOR A BETTERMENT. I'M NOT HERE FOR MY AGENDA. I'M HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW ME MIGHT SAY, WELL, THIS GUY JUST WANTS WHAT HE WANTS, RIGHT? AND I'M NOT HERE, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I FEEL IT, RIGHT, I FEEL IT, EVERYTHING ELSE. RIGHT, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE READ AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF US HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS A LONG TIME THAT WE KIND OF KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE JUST TALKING, RIGHT. OR WHEN IT'S FACT. RIGHT. BUT SOME, SOME PEOPLE I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS NOT THAT PERSON. RIGHT. WHERE CERTAIN THINGS OR CERTAIN FEELINGS, YOU KNOW, AFFECT OUR PERSONAL MENTAL HEALTH. RIGHT. AND SO I FEEL THAT IT'S UP TO THE, THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THE AMAZING STAFF THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HEARTBREAKING TO CONTINUE TO SEE PEOPLE MAKE TRANSITIONS. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONTROL PEOPLE MAKE MAKE
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DECISIONS FOR WHATEVER REASONS. RIGHT. BUT WHEN YOU START SEEING THIS, THIS EXODUS, I MEAN, WE I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK LOOK AT OURSELVES AS A CITY. WHAT ARE WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY? RIGHT. BECAUSE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'VE WORKED FOR VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, THIS CITY HAS SOME TOP NOTCH PEOPLE, AND NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT KNOW THEIR CRAFT, BUT PEOPLE THAT GENUINELY LOVE THE CITY, GENUINELY. AND SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.AND I NEEDED TO, TO EXPRESS THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW I'M NOT NEW. I STARTED HERE IN 2010 AS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. I STAYED A FINANCE DIRECTOR UNTIL 2016. I WAS PROMOTED TO CITY MANAGER IN 2016 AND STAYED UNTIL I RETIRED IN 2020. THE MINUTE I RETIRED, I BECAME AN ANNUITANT AND BECAUSE IT WAS COVID, I WAS ABLE TO COME BACK AND SERVE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THAT, I WAS BACK FOR ALMOST A YEAR AS THE INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND NOW FOR A THIRD TIME, I'M BACK AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. SO I LOVE THE CITY AS WELL. I WANT TO SEE THE BEST FOR THE CITY. I'VE MADE SURE THAT WE'VE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRONG. I CAME IN AT A TIME WHERE THERE WAS GREAT TURMOIL.
WE JUST HAD LAYOFFS. WE HAD HAD FURLOUGHS. WE WERE TWO YEARS BEHIND ON OUR AUDITS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET GRANT FUNDING BECAUSE WE HAD NOT COMPLETED OUR SINGLE AUDITS. AND WE BUILT SOMETHING VERY STRONG. OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DAVID GARCIA, WHO WAS THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME, AND WHEN AND WHEN DAVID HAD TAKEN, YOU KNOW, HIS HIS LEAVE HERE, THEY BROUGHT ME IN BECAUSE OF MY FINANCIAL ACUMEN. I'M A CPA. I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE. I HAVE GOT ALMOST 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. I'VE SERVED IN TEMECULA AND HEMET AND APPLE VALLEY AND THEN IN COACHELLA. COACHELLA IS MY LONGEST RUN.
THERE'S A REASON WHY COUNCIL BROUGHT ME BACK, BECAUSE WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT FINANCE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT VERY SHORTLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. I WORKED WITH AVA FOR A TIME AT THE CITY. AND YOU HAVE A FINE COMMISSIONER UP THERE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS STOP MOMENTUM. I GOT UP AND I SPOKE A FEW TIMES WITH COUNCIL DURING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC SESSION, AND I LET THEM KNOW THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE WITHOUT POWER, WITHOUT A PLAN ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, GETTING POWER WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS, DEVELOPMENT WILL STOP HERE BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE GIVING WILL SERVE LETTERS. SO WE HAVE A FEW PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON. ELECTRIC WATER. CHROME SIX IS THE NEXT ISSUE. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TREAT OUR WATER. WE HAVE TO DO IT SO THAT WATER REMAINS AFFORDABLE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOR OUR COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE CITY, WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO FINANCE IT AT THIS POINT YET. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR OUR POLITICAL, YOU KNOW, ALLIES TO TRY TO FIND A WAY. THE STATE IS NOT COOPERATING WITH US. THEY FEEL THAT THERE ARE BIGGER THINGS OUT THERE. THE FOREVER CHEMICALS IS WHAT THEY'RE KIND OF FOCUSED ON. WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL FOR US.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU SAW THE ENTRADA, THE CALIFORNIA CITY COME UP. WE HAVE TO GROW OUR WAY OUT OF THINGS. THE TRIBE IS GETTING TO US A LITTLE BIT WITH THE TRUCK STOP. IT'S AFFECTING OUR REVENUES. WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM AS WELL. THANKFULLY, THE ASSEMBLYMAN, EDUARDO GARCIA, IS NOW WORKING FOR THE TRIBE, AND WE'VE HAD DIALOG WITH HIM. AND WE WILL WORK OUT SOMETHING TO HELP US WITH THEM PAYING FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP OVER THERE AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR SUPPORT. BUT TRANSITION IS TOUGH. YOU KNOW, THE CITY WENT THROUGH IT ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO AND WE'RE KIND OF GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW THINGS CHANGE. BUT WE WILL BE STRONG THROUGH IT. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THE BEST FOR OUR CITY. I CONSIDER THIS MY CITY, AND I CONSIDER THE EMPLOYEES HERE, MY FAMILY. WE SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE EMPLOYEES HERE THAN WE DO WITH OUR OWN FAMILIES AT HOME, SO I'M COMMITTED TO THEM. I'M COMMITTED TO YOU, AND I'M COMMITTED TO THE COUNCIL. SO AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY I WILL BE APPOINTED. I'D LIKE TO STAY FOR A FEW YEARS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO START SOMETHING AND DROP OFF AND LEAVE THINGS. I HAVE A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN GET THINGS DONE. I THE WHEN THINGS HAD HAPPENED WITH THE FORMER CITY MANAGER, EVERYBODY WAS WORRIED ABOUT CONTINUITY. I BELIEVE THAT THEY MADE THE BEST CHOICE. ON TRYING TO BRING ME BACK SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT HAD BEEN STARTED. IT ACTUALLY, IT STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. WE'RE JUST CONTINUING IT. COVID KIND OF SET US BACK WITH A
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PANDEMIC, BUT WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK. WE JUST HAVE NEW CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF US THAT WE HAVE NOT FACED BEFORE, BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH THEM. SO I'M SORRY I TOOK SO LONG, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE. AND YOU WILL SEE ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING WHAT YOU NEED AS WELL. CHANGE AFFECTS ALL OF US AND I WANT TO SUPPORT KENDRA AS WELL. SO AND GREAT WORK BY STAFF TONIGHT. STAFF IS WONDERFUL. SO I'M VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A GOOD STAFF AROUND ME. SO THE MANAGERS OR THE MANAGER IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE STAFF AROUND HIM BECAUSE I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU BILL. THANK YOU BILL AND CONGRATS KENDRA. CONGRATS KENDRA. KENDRA, I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR THE REMAINING COMMISSIONER. WILL THERE BE AN APPOINTMENT OR ARE WE STAYING WITH JUST FIVE FOR THE REST OF THE. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE STEPS TAKEN TO APPOINT AN ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REVISITING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANKS, KENDRA. THANK YOU. KENDRA. OKAY, I'LL