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A601. COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SURE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AGAIN. I PLEDGE 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. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. VICE CHAIRPERSON FONSECA, PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. LAURA. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. ODORICO. PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER. TORRES PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON. MURILLO IS ABSENT. APPROVAL OF THE OF THE AGENDA.
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AT THIS POINT, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUE TO ANOTHER DATE OR REQUEST TO MOVE OF AN ITEM OF THE AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER TORRES. YES, COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES, COMMISSIONER. DAURICA. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. MOTION CARRIES. APPROVAL OF THE[Approval Of The Minutes]
APPROVAL OF THE OF THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER TORRES? YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. DAURICA. YES. AND VICE CHAIRPERSON FONSECA. YES.MOTION CARRIES. ANY COMMUNICATIONS. THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEMS 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. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 603. IF THERE IS ANYBODY ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 604. I GOT A QUESTION. SORRY, I DON'T KNOW IF FOR THE FIRST TIME. HERE, LET ME LET ME REOPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 604. GO AHEAD. I'M GOING. I GOT A MAIL A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A SELF-HELP HOMES COMMUNITY BEING BUILT OVER BY MARIPOSA POINT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AND WHAT THAT ENTAILS. THAT'S AN THAT'S AN ITEM THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. OKAY. SO THERE'LL BE A PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 605. REPORTS AND REQUESTS.
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THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. NON HEARING ITEMS. NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER PC 20 2517.REQUEST FOR SUNRIDGE SELF STORAGE FIRST FIRST 12 MONTH TIME EXTENSION A REQUEST FOR A ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION FOR A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CPU 369 AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AR 2306. HI, GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR, PLANNING COMMISSION VANESSA SANCHEZ, MESA PLANNING TECHNICIAN. BEFORE YOU TODAY IS SUNRIDGE SELF STORAGE TIME EXTENSION ONE CASE FILE NUMBER CUP 369 AND AR 2306. FOR BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT IS JAMES DULL HAMMER. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROJECT IS 53 301 GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. GENERAL
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PLAN DESIGNATION. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ZONING DESIGNATION. MANUFACTURING SERVICE. MISS ZONE. ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING RV AND SELF-STORAGE FACILITY PURSUANT TO TITLE 17 OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE. A CUP AND AR EXPIRES AFTER 24 MONTHS, UNLESS A TIME EXTENSION IS REQUESTED BY MAIL OR AT ONE OF THE PUBLIC COUNTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EXPIRATION OF THE AUTHORIZED TIME PERIOD. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY GRANT UP TO 312 MONTH TIME EXTENSIONS IF A TIMELY REQUEST IS SUBMITTED STATING THE REASONS FOR THE PROJECT'S DELAY. THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2023.THESE WERE THE TWO PHASES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO. HERE ARE SOME APPROVED ELEVATIONS AND LOOKING INTO THE CUP FINDINGS, WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WOULD RESULT IN A CHANGE IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MISS ZONE, WHICH PERMITS A MINI STORAGE WAREHOUSE AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE USE WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THE REQUEST FOR THE EXTENSION WAS FILED MORE THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION, AND THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE TIME EXTENSION DUE TO SLOW DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL SELF STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, HIGH INTEREST RATES AND INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THEREFORE, THEY HAVEN'T THEIR CONSTRUCTION. FOR AR FINDINGS, WE FOUND THAT NO BUILDING PERMITS WERE ISSUED WITHIN THE TWO YEARS OF THE CUP, BECOMING EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023. THEREFORE, A 12 MONTH TIME EXTENSION FURTHER ENTITLEMENT IS BEING REQUESTED TODAY. THE EXTENSION REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRED TIMELINE PRIOR TO THE AR AND CUP EXPIRATION DATE OF OF NOVEMBER 15TH, 2025, AND THE PROJECT PROPOSAL WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC UTILITY, PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTERPRISE FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR THEIR EXPIRATION. AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTS THE FIRST 12 MONTH TIME EXTENSION FOR CUP NUMBER THREE, 69 AND AR 2306, WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS IN PLANNING COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2331 AND ESTABLISHING A NEW EXPIRATION DATE OF NOVEMBER 15TH, 2026. HERE ARE SOME ALTERNATIVES TO OUR RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, COMMISSIONER TORRES. LET ME TAKE SOME TIME TO WORD IT, BUT IF YOU CAN, THEY GO FIRST AND THEN LET ME FIGURE IT OUT. PLEASE, COMMISSIONER. LAURA.
I'M OKAY WITH IT. IT'S A TIME EXTENSION. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I THINK FOR ME THE BIGGEST THING IS AND EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE AFTER THIS EXTENSION, HOW MANY MORE EXTENSIONS ARE THEY GOING TO BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE WITHIN THE CITY CODE? THEY'RE ALLOWED THREE IN TOTAL. SO AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE OF JUST THE FIRST ONE. YEAH. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE I KNOW IS ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES. WOULD THEY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR THEY'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THEIR REQUEST? WE HAVE THE APPLICANTS HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, IF THEY WISH. I MEAN, I'M JUST DOING. DAVID TURNER WITH COACHELLA VALLEY ENGINEERS, SEVEN EIGHT, 100 MAIN STREET, LA QUINTA. YEAH. BESIDES THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE MENTIONED THERE, YOU WELL KNOW, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH ID AND WE'RE HOPING WITHIN A YEAR TO TWO YEARS, POWER WILL ALSO BE A LITTLE THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. YEAH. OKAY. SO BESIDES THOSE THINGS BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THAT. AND AND YOU KNOW HOPE TO BE BUILDING IT, YOU KNOW, HERE SOON. BUT WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE ISSUES. SO YEAH. AND THE APPLICANT JIM HAMMER IS HERE ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING. OF COURSE. OF COURSE. YEAH. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER TORRES. NO, NOT THAT I TOOK SOME TIME TO READ THROUGH IT. IT'S LIKE LIKE YOU SAID. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. ALL RIGHT. DO DO WE. DO WE WANT A MOTION TO APPROVE
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THE, THE RECOMMENDED THE THE STATEMENT RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. I MOTION TO APPROVE. SO THE RECOMMENDED SO TO GRANT THE FIRST 12 MONTH TIME EXTENSION FOR LET'S SEE FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 369 AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 2306 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS IN PLANNING COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2331 AND ESTABLISHING A NEW EXPIRATION DATE OF NOVEMBER 15TH, 2026. AND MAY I. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.COMMISSIONER TORRES. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. DAURICA. YES. AND VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING. HEARING
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CALENDAR, QUASI JUDICIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2516. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF AR 20 508 MARIPOSA POINT CV CC FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF 24 PROPOSED HOMES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AVENUE 50 AND CALHOUN, LOCATED AT ASSORTED PARCEL NUMBER APC, SEVEN 792272-001. HELLO PLANNING COMMISSION, I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM AR NUMBER 2508 MARIPOSA CV COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION. THE CASE FILE IS NUMBER AR, NUMBER 2508. SO FOR A BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT IS COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION BY PEDRO G. RODRIGUEZ. THE CITY APPLICATION DATE WAS SUBMITTED BACK IN AUGUST 7TH, 2025. THIS IS AN EXISTING USE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. AGAIN THE CASE FILES AR 2508. THIS IS FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 24 PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOMES IN AN EXISTING COMMUNITY. MARIPOSA POINT, WHICH IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF AVENUE 50 AND CALHOUN STREET. THIS IS A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE 24 HOMES HIGHLIGHTED IN THE LIGHT BLUE. IN THE IMAGE THERE. THE ZONING FOR THIS SITE IS SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS ALSO SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. TO CONTINUE WITH BACKGROUND. ON APRIL 28TH, 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT OF 1030 207 FOR FOR THIS FOR THE SALE OF THIS THIS ENTIRE TRACT TO D.R. HORTON, THE HOUSING DEVELOPER WHO ENDED UP DEVELOPING MARIPOSA POINT AND INCLUDED IN THIS RESOLUTION WAS A COVENANT THAT NOT LESS THAN 15% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY SHALL BE SOLD OR RENTED AT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COST. THEN THE D.R. HORTON THEN DONATED TO COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION. THESE 24 HOMES. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT 15%. SO AGAIN, THERE WAS 155 HOMES APPROVED FOR THIS TRACT. 15% IS 24. SO COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION IS NOW APPLYING TO PROPOSE TO CONSTRUCT THOSE 24 HOMES. CONSTRUCTION ON THE ORIGINAL PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2024, SO IT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION BY D.R. HORTON. AND NOW THERE'S 24 LOTS LEFT. AND HERE'S THE SITE PLAN OF WHERE THOSE HOMES ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED. JUST COMPLETING THE DEVELOPMENT HERE. SO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY ON THE LEFT, I INCLUDED AN IMAGE OF THE EMPTY LOTS THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, AND ON THE RIGHT ARE A FEW OF THE HOMES THAT ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO FOR THE DEGREE OF CHANGE, WHY? WHY IS THIS ITEM COMING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION? THIS IS A ALREADY APPROVED PROJECT. SO AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO DO A DIFFERENT PRODUCT TYPE FROM THE HOMES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY APPROVED FOR THE PROJECT. AND BECAUSE THE PRODUCT TYPE IS MORE THAN 25% FROM WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THIS WAS THIS TABLE HERE IS FROM THE APPLICANT, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS 35% DIFFERENCE IN AREA COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL HOMES. SO THEY'RE A BIT SMALLER. AND FOR THAT REASON THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THESE ARE THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED BY COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION. THIS IS PLAN ONE. AND THEY ALSO INCLUDED[00:15:02]
PLAN TWO AND A PLAN TWO ALTERNATIVE. SO FOR A TOTAL OF THREE DIFFERENT ELEVATION TYPES, WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF WHAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOR THE INFILL OF THESE 24 LOTS AT THIS COMMUNITY. AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAN TWO AND PLAN TWO ALTERNATIVE IS REALLY THAT PORCHED ENTRANCE AT THE FRONT A HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE, WHICH PROVIDES A THIRD UNIQUE ELEVATION WHICH PROVIDES A DIFFERENT ROOF. HEIGHT THAN THE ORIGINAL PLAN TWO. SO FOR THE DESIGN, I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION TEAM WORKING WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THE PROJECT DOES MEET ALL THE REQUIRED STANDARDS. PER THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE PROJECT NEEDS TO AND DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 16.32, WHICH IS REQUIREMENTS TO MATCH THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. AGAIN, THIS PROJECT IS HAS TO MEET THAT UNIQUE REQUIREMENT WHERE BECAUSE IT'S AN EXISTING COMMUNITY, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS TO MATCH THAT EXISTING COMMUNITY, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE TYPICAL SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE STANDARDS, WHICH THEY DO, AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO MEET THE DESIGN REQUIREMENT STANDARDS FROM SECTION 17.19. SO WITH THIS PROJECT, THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS. AND I'LL BE GOING OVER THEM HERE. SO ON THE IMAGES TO THE LEFT ARE THE EXISTING HOMES, WHICH SHOWS THE TYPE OF COLOR PALETTES AND ROOF TYPES THAT ARE IN THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. AND ON THE RIGHT ARE THE PROPOSED COLOR PALETTES FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. SO INITIALLY THEY REQUESTED BRIGHTER RED KIND OF ROOF TYPE. BUT AS PART OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS WE DID REQUEST THEM TO MATCH SOMETHING OR TO MATCH CLOSER TO THE EXISTING HOMES, WHICH THEY DID, AND THEY PROVIDED IN THOSE COLOR PALETTES THERE. AS FOR THE WALL AND FENCE PLAN, THERE IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT TO HAVE THE BLOCK WALL FOR THESE HOMES TO BE ARCHITECTURALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING COMMUNITY, AND IT IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, AND THIS STANDARD IS STRAIGHT FROM THE SAME STANDARD THAT THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HAD. AND AS FOR LANDSCAPING, THEY ARE MEETING OUR SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN STANDARDS FROM THE CITY. ON THE LEFT IS THE DESIGN OF THE EXISTING MARIPOSA POINT COMMUNITY, AND ON THE RIGHT IS THEIR PROPOSED DESIGN. WHAT IS DIFFERENT HERE IS THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING THIS DG PATH AREA, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE, THIS WASN'T REQUESTED OF THE APPLICANT.HOWEVER, I DO THINK THE ULTIMATE DESIGN OF THE LANDSCAPING IS HIGH QUALITY AND DOES MEET ALL THE STANDARDS. IT'S GOING TO MEET THREE QUARTER INCH GRAVEL, AND THEY DID MEET OUR REQUEST OF HAVING THE GRAVEL TO BE THE SAME COLOR GRAVEL AS WHAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY. TO CONTINUE, THE PROJECT ALSO NEEDS TO MEET PROVIDING THREE FACADE MATERIALS FOR THE HOME. SO AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, THEY ARE INCLUDING A STUCCO FINISH OF A SAND FLOAT FINISH. SO THEY HAVE THE STUCCO FINISH. THEY HAVE THESE METAL DESIGN FEATURES AT THE FRONT ELEVATION AND FOR THE THIRD FACADE MEET FEATURE. THEY'RE INCLUDING A TILE FEATURE AT THE DOOR. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. ONLY THE FINAL DESIGN WILL BE WORKED WITH STAFF AND THE APPLICANT. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO TIMING REASONS, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE DETAIL HERE, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A TILE FEATURE LIKE THE ONE SHOWN HERE, AND IT IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT THEY WORK WITH STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH THE THREE FACADE MATERIALS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE, AND AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WINDOW TRIM ON ALL ELEVATIONS. AND I HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW THERE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING WINDOW TRIM. SO THEY ARE MEETING OUR WINDOW TRIM REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND FOR THE FINDINGS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPLIES WITH ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES, AGAIN THE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS, THE SUPPLEMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS, AND ALSO SECTION 16.32 DESIGN STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. AGAIN, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MATCHES THE EXISTING COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S DESIGN GUIDELINES. AS I WENT OVER AND AS MENTIONED IN FINDING NUMBER TWO, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, OR MATERIALLY INJURIOUS TO PROPERTIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY. AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY POTENTIALLY
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HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING IMPACTS ON EXISTING OR NEIGHBORING USES. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO COMPLETE THE APPROVED TRACT MAP AT THE HOME. SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ANY ITEMS THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH TO CONTINUE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED, DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED SO AS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY AND SHALL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE SAME AREA AGAIN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I MENTIONED IT DOES MEET ALL THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE, SO WE FIND THAT IT IS GOING TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING COMMUNITY, AND IT ALSO COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS. SO AS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, ENVIRONMENTAL INITIAL STUDY NUMBER 0406 WAS PREPARED FOR TM 32 074 PURSUANT TO SEQUA AND A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 9TH, 2004. THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT EVALUATED UNDER EYES NUMBER 0406. THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT IS COMPLIANT WITH SEQUA GUIDELINES. SECTION 1507 THREE FOR THE PUBLIC REVIEW OF PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OR MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. AND AS FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2516, APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR NUMBER 2508 FOR THE MARIPOSA POINT CV. C PROJECT FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF 24 HOMES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF AVENUE 50 AND CALHOUN STREET, LOCATED AT THE APN, LISTED THERE AND CERTIFYING THAT THE PROJECT'S INITIAL STUDY WITH MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1507 THREE OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ADRIAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. DIRECTOR. SHOULD I MOVE FORWARD AND OPEN THE FORM? OKAY. IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME, THEN YOU CAN OPEN OPEN IT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ANY COMMISSIONER OR I DO HAVE QUESTIONS. SORRY. NO. NO PROBLEM. SO MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WAS READING THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THE WALLS AS WELL, BUT YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE INTERIOR WALLS JUST LIKE THE EXTERIOR OR THE INTERIOR WALLS ALSO GOING TO BE BLOCK OR LIKE VINYL, IT'LL BE BLOCK. BLOCK. PERFECT. THE OTHER QUESTION, I JUST HAVE THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HAD OUR SETBACKS TO BE 15 COMBINED FOR THE SIDE YARD, AND NOW THEY'RE JUST TEN. OR IS IT JUST FOR THIS SPECIFIC TRACK? SO THE SETBACKS HAVE NOW CHANGED SO THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO MEET THE FIVE FOOT SETBACK. SO IT WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SETBACK STANDARDS. OKAY OKAY. AND MY OTHER QUESTION WHY ARE THEY REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE HOMES. WHY DID THEY DECIDE TO REDUCE THE SIZE. THAT'D BE A QUESTION BEST FOR THE APPLICANT.APPLICANT OKAY. AND THE ONE THE LAST THING IS IT WOULD BE NICE IF WHEN ITEMS WERE BROUGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S LIKE THIS WITH BIGGER PROJECTS, IF WE HAD RENDERINGS JUST SO WE CAN SEE OR JUST AT LEAST COLORED ELEVATIONS. RIGHT? RIGHT. WE DID INCLUDE THE COLOR PALETTE AND ALSO THE ELEVATIONS. BUT MOVING FORWARD WE ARE ASKING FOR COLORED ELEVATIONS. I THINK IT IS HELPFUL. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER TORRES, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. I DID HAVE THE SAME QUESTION, THOUGH, FOR THE APPLICANT AS TO WHY THEY ARE GOING TO BE SMALLER. IT'S JUST THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. NOT SO MUCH QUESTION. IT'S DEPENDING ON HOW THE COMMISSION DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S IT'S A GOOD WIN FOR COACHELLA TO TO HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALL OF THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THAT COMMUNITY I THINK WOULD BE VERY NICE. SO PURSUANT TO THE APPLICANTS ANSWERS AND AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, I THINK I LIKE WHAT I SEE SO FAR, AND I APPRECIATE THE THE EFFORT THAT STAFF AND THE APPLICANT HAVE PUT TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS, THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS FORWARD FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, ADRIAN. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR YOUR WORK. MY QUESTIONS WERE MORE RELATED TO MY IGNORANCE OF NOT KNOWING IF THIS PARTICULAR TRACK OF HOMES ALREADY HAD THESE TYPE OF THINGS IMPLEMENTED, BECAUSE I KNOW ANOTHER TRACK, WE HAVE HAD SOME OF THESE ITEMS. SO REGARDING LONG TERM, LONG TERM RENTALS, THOSE TYPE OF AGREEMENTS, WOULD THEY WOULD THIS PROJECT BE IN THE SAME VICINITY WHEN IT COMES TO LONG TERM RENTALS, ADUS AND
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AND LANDSCAPE AGREEMENTS? IS THAT IS THAT IS THAT GOING TO BE TO PAR TO WHAT IS ALREADY OF EXISTENCE WITH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR HOME TRACK, RIGHT, FOR THESE 24 HOMES? AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A COMPLETION OF AN EXISTING PROJECT THAT WAS ALREADY COMPLETED, APPROVED, AND ALL THE OFF SITES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THERE WON'T BE ANY CHANGES IN TERMS OF SHORT TERM RENTALS OR LONG TERM RENTALS. IT WOULD JUST BE OUR TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY. PERFECT. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO. I'M SORRY. NO, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED. YOU THOUGHT EXACTLY MY QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKED. YES. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDER AIRBNB AND RENTALS. CORRECT? I'M NOT. THAT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF GOING TO BE.WELL, WOULD YOU GUYS, DO YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP FOR THE APPLICANT FOR THE. YEAH. LET ME.
YEAH. BECAUSE I, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE DONE INTENTIONALLY FOR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO HAPPEN AS WE SIT IN THIS DAIS IS THAT OTHER THINGS KIND OF CREEP UP OR PEOPLE FIND A LOOPHOLE RIGHT WITHIN THE VICINITY TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN. AND THAT'S THE LAST THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAT THROUGH MY THROUGH MY TIME IN THIS DAIS. RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO APPROVE SOMETHING THAT IS, IS, IS NOT VERY CLEAR. RIGHT? I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD WISHY WASHY BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROFESSIONAL TO SAY THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S LANGUAGE THAT WE COULD USE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE DIETS WANTS TO UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY IF THESE HOMES ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT NEED THEM. THAT MEANS THE IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THAT BENEFIT. SO I WANT I'M GOING TO OPEN THE THE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 627. GOOD EVENING. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS PEDRO RODRIGUEZ. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION. I HAVE MY TEAM HERE.
WE HAVE OUR ARCHITECT, GAREN DARLING, ON THE LINE TO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE MAIN REASON FOR THE SMALLER HOUSES. THIS IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. SO WE CANNOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, A BIG HOUSE BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT WOULD NOT BE AFFORDABLE AS IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE THE CONDITIONS AND ALL THE THE UPGRADES THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $400,000 HOME. SO IT'S BASICALLY GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE. BUT PEOPLE AT THE HIGHER END OF THE AFFORDABILITY CRITERIA. SO I HAVE AMELIA MOJICA, SHE'S MY SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND SHE'S HERE. SWAB BUKOWSKI IS OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE UNDER THE MUTUAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM, WHERE FAMILIES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD THEIR HOME. THESE ARE HARDWORKING FAMILIES THAT CANNOT AFFORD A HOUSE UNDER THE REGULAR MARKET. SO THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT IN 35 TO 40 HOURS A WEEK TO BUILD THEIR HOME. SO I DOUBT THAT SOME OF THESE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO DO THE AIRBNB. RIGHT. I MEAN, THIS, THIS, THIS IS THEIR HOME. THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE.
THIS IS THE LEGACY THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE FOR THEIR KIDS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO BUILD THIS HOUSE, PROBABLY ABOUT 14 TO 16 MONTHS. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A JOB BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET A MORTGAGE. SO THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK. AND THEN THE IN THE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, ON SATURDAYS THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND PUT IN THE, THE, THE WORK THAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A HOME. WE HAVE A LONG, LONG HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF COACHELLA. WE BUILT OVER 800 HOMES. COACHELLA DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE USDA PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THE FAMILIES TO ADJUST THEIR INTEREST RATE TO WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A MARKET RATE RATE, AND WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH THE BANK TO TO COME OUT WITH A LOWER RATE TO HELP THESE FAMILIES, TO MAKE THIS HOME AFFORDABLE FOR THE FAMILIES.
WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SPECIFIC WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE FAMILIES, JUST THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO LIKE I SAID, ARCHITECT IS UNDERLINED SO WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT THESE ARE GOING TO BE HIGH QUALITY HOMES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL HOMES. AND THE CITY WILL BE PROUD. AND AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO LIVE THERE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TORRES. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE WHY IT'S SMALLER MADE SENSE TO ME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN JUST THANK YOU FOR DOING THE TIME AND THE WORK TO DO THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. COMMISSIONER. AND LATER. MY QUESTION. SO IF IT'S GONNA BE 400,000 AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP BUILD CLOSE TO THAT. YEAH. EVEN
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IF THEY'RE GOING TO HELP BUILD THE HOME, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE 400,000. YES, YES. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. SO THAT'S BASICALLY KIND OF LIKE THE DOWN PAYMENT. RIGHT. THIS IS THAT THEY MEET TITLE 24. THEY GOT SOLAR PANELS AND A LOT OF UPGRADES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES. SO THE LABOR KIND OF COUNTS TOWARDS THE DOWN PAYMENT.IT'S ABOUT 375. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING. BUT YOU KNOW WITH THE INCREASE IN COST WE MAY END UP BEING A LITTLE HIGHER. AND SOME OF THESE FAMILIES MAY GET SOME HELP, YOU KNOW, SUBSIDY TO TO REDUCE THEIR MORTGAGE. SO IT WOULD STILL BE AFFORDABLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY CAN QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR INCOME. THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BRING IN SOME SUBSIDIES TO HELP THEM. AND THE SUBSIDIES IN THE FORM OF A SILENT SECOND. SO THAT'S A LOAN THAT STAYS ON ON THE HOUSE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PAID UNTIL THEY SELL IT.
OR MAYBE THEY REFINANCE. AND IT DOES HAVE A 45 YEAR, 45 YEARS AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT.
RIGHT. SO THE IT HAS IT HAS TO STAY AFFORDABLE FOR 45 YEARS. I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL OR THE DESIGN. SO I LIKE THE DESIGN AND THE ARCHITECTURAL AND I AND I THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE REST OF THE TRACK. THAT'S I LOVE THAT AND FOR STAFF FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, THINKING OF ALL OF THOSE LITTLE DETAILS. IT'S JUST THE 400,000 AND. SO THEY'RE GOING TO PURCHASE THE HOME. BUT IF THEY DECIDE TO RENT THE PROPERTY, DO WE HAVE ANY STIPULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WILL PROHIBIT THAT FROM HAPPENING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING? AMELIA IS GOING TO COME UP AND GIVE YOU THE DETAILS AND HAVE THE ANSWER.
BUT AS PART OF THE 45 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD THAT IT WILL BE PART OF THE LEAN, IT WILL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING, WE'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH THEIR CALHOUN PROGRAM AND THROUGH THE COUNTY. SO THE COUNTY WILL CARRY THAT NOTE ON THE 45 YEAR RESTRICTION. THAT NOTE WILL HAVE A WRITER A NOTIFICATION SAYING THAT IF SOMEBODY SELLS A PROPERTY, TRIES TO RENT IT, THEY CAN COME IN AND AND, AND AND FOR THE FAMILY TO TRANSFER THAT PROPERTY TO ANOTHER LOW INCOME FAMILY. SO THERE ARE MECHANISMS WHERE THEY CAN BE NOTIFIED AS WELL AS THE CITY THAT WE CAN PUT IN THERE. SO THE HOMES WILL BE DEED RESTRICTED TO PUT THOSE PROTECTION MEASURES IN PLACE.
SO THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. OKAY. FOR 45 YEARS. YES. YES OKAY. 45 YEARS. OKAY. MY TURN. SO OKAY.
IF I HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS I'LL COME BACK. COMMISSIONER, WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO. GET STARTED WITH THE SELF-HELP PROGRAM? IS IT? I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTED APPLICANTS, AND IT'S A LONG PROCESS. BUT AS AN APPLICANT, IS IT SOMETHING THAT. I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS THAT WHOEVER GETS GRANTED TO MOVE ON IN THE PROCESS? I'M SURE IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT THAT EACH APPLICANT ARE ALL WILLING TO PUT IN THE, THE, THAT THERE'S VERIFICATION THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT IN ORDER TO HELP BUILD THESE HOMES THAT THEY'RE THAT THEY'RE BEEN COMMITTED TO BUILD AND LIVE IN. SOME CURIOUS ABOUT THE PROCESS. ONE, ONE OF THE KEY POINTS IS THAT YOU YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR A MORTGAGE. SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE WORK HISTORY, CREDIT AND RENTAL HISTORY. THE OTHER COMPONENT IS THAT YOU, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE TO BE 80% OF THE AREA INCOME AND BELOW UNDER AGE INCOME GUIDELINES. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, A FAMILY OF FOUR, IF THEY MAKE MORE THAN 89,500 PER YEAR, THEY'RE NO LONGER CONSIDERED LOW INCOME, SO THEY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. SO WE DO HAVE A LENGTHY WAITING LIST. WE'LL BE SENDING OUT MAILERS, AS YOU KNOW, EXPLAINING AND RECRUITING FAMILIES TO SEE WHO CAN WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. AS PEDRO MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING FOR THE MARKET RATE MORTGAGE COMPANY. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR FAMILIES MAY ONLY QUALIFY MAYBE
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FOR 303 HUNDRED. SO WE HAVE TO BRING IN THAT GAP FINANCING SO THEY CAN AFFORD THE $400,000 OR 375 HOME. SO THAT'S HOW I ALWAYS SAY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT AFFORDABLE. WHAT'S AFFORDABLE IS THE FINANCING THAT WE BRING IN TO MAKE THAT AFFORDABLE FOR THE FAMILIES. SO DO YOU HAVE THOSE TYPE OF. YES, YES, ACTUALLY WE DO, WE DO. WE HAVE ALREADY WE ALREADY HAVE A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR 800 AND CLOSE TO 890,000. AND THEN WE APPLY TO THE STATE ALSO UNDER I BELIEVE IT'S THE HOME FOR 1.8. SO WE'RE WAITING ON THAT APPROVAL. AND ONCE THAT'S APPROVED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO START QUALIFYING FAMILIES. IS THAT THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU BROUGHT? YES. OKAY. IS THERE GOING TO BE ANOTHER. DEPENDING ON WHAT WE SEE THAT WE WOULD NEED. THAT'S WHY WHAT PEDRO WAS MENTIONING ABOUT US WORKING WITH THE LENDERS AND SEE IF WE CAN BRING THAT INTEREST RATE DOWN. SO. SO THAT CAN FAMILIES QUALIFY FOR A HIGHER AMOUNT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE WANT FAMILIES TO SUCCEED. SO WE DO OUR CALCULATIONS. WE DO THAT. THE FAMILIES CANNOT PAY MORE THAN 30%, MAYBE 30 TO 32% OF THEIR INCOME GOES TOWARDS THEIR HOUSE PAYMENT BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO TO LIVE. WE WANT THEM TO SAVE.WE WANT THEM TO GO OUT AND EAT. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO ALL THOSE CALCULATIONS. AND WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF FAMILIES BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T MEET THOSE RATIOS. AND WE ALSO HAVE A HOUSING COUNSELOR IN-HOUSE. SO THEY WILL ALL OF THEM WILL GET, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BE A HOMEOWNER AND HOW TO PAY YOUR, YOU KNOW, DO A BUDGET AND ALL OF THAT. OH THAT'S NICE. YEAH. THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABILITY IS THAT FAMILIES SHOULD NOT PAY MORE THAN 30 TO 35% OF THEIR INCOME IN HOUSING COSTS. THAT WAY THEY CAN HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO, TO, TO LIVE, YOU KNOW, NORMAL LIFE. NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DOING THIS. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE OVER 2000 HOMES. THE MAIN PROGRAM IS UNDER THE RURAL AREAS, OKAY.
CITIES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 35,000. SO AT ONE POINT COACHELLA WAS BELOW THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO ABOUT 800 HOMES. AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE, YOU DRIVE AROUND, YOU SEE THESE THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL HOMES AND THERE'S A TREMENDOUS PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP. AND THE FAMILIES REALLY KEEP UP. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY KEEP THEIR HOMES LOOKING NICE. A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS YOU WILL NOT YOU WILL NOT KNOW THAT THERE ARE ACTUALLY YOU WOULD KNOW BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY WELL KEPT ACTUALLY. SO OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. SO. MR. RODRIGUEZ, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE I HAVE A QUESTIONS REGARDING REGARDING AFTER AFTER. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I KNOW THAT THE HOUSING COALITION HAS DONE GREAT WORK. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU PREVIOUSLY AND NOW, BUT I THINK YOU AND I CAN AGREE THAT WE'RE LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD. RIGHT. AND, AND I AND THIS IS WHERE SOMETIMES MAYBE CERTAIN PEOPLE DO NOT AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT I'M ABOUT TO DO. BUT WE LIVE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD. WE LIVE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD WHERE PEOPLE BUY HOMES AND AND THROUGH OTHER AVENUES.
RIGHT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE DOING THIS, BUT THERE ARE FAMILIES RIGHT OFF THE RECORD, ON THE RECORD THAT POTENTIALLY HAVE THE HOMES THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM THAT HAVE FOUND WAYS TO DO OTHER THINGS. FOR ME, LIKE THEY SAY IN SPANISH, LAS PALABRAS AL VIENTO, SE LLEVA, RIGHT LANGUAGE. IT FLIES OUT. I THINK OUR COMMUNITY RESPECTS CONTRACTS. I THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND OF THE DAIS MOVING FORWARD WITH YOUR HOMES OR ANY OTHER HOMES THAT ARE BUILT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE STANDARD HAS TO BE VERY DIFFERENT. AND WHAT I WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THIS DAIS WITH ANY NEW TRACKS, THERE'S BEEN AGREEMENTS REGARDING LONG TERM RENTALS. THERE'S BEEN AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADUS. THERE'S BEEN AGREEMENTS REGARDING LANDSCAPE, ORDINANCE AND REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE I THINK YOU AND I CAN AGREE, WE HAVE GREAT FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE PROBABLY HAVE OTHER FAMILIES THAT WE MIGHT NOT EVEN WANT TO ADDRESS. RIGHT? WE, YOU AND I CANNOT CONTROL THAT. I THINK IF I CAN ADDRESS WITH WITH THE STAFF AS A, AS A MEANS OF APPROVAL IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE DIRECT LANGUAGE DEVELOPED IN A CONTRACTUAL WAY.
ONCE I HAVE NO ISSUE, YOU'RE IN THIS BUSINESS. MY THING IS, ONCE THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AWARDED THIS HOME, THEY NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES AND THE COMMITMENT
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OF THIS HOME, NOT JUST FOR THEM AS THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT AS HOW THIS PROPERTY CAN BE USED IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT. AND SO I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THESE HOUSE CANNOT BE SOLD. THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY CAN BE IS BY, BY, YOU KNOW, TRANSITIONING TO THE CHILDREN. ALL THIS. BUT THEN I'VE ALSO HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE HOW SOME OF THESE HOMES THAT HASN'T BEEN THE ISSUE. RIGHT. AND AND MAYBE ANOTHER TIMES THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF DECIDE TO LOOK THE OTHER SIDE OR NOT BE VERY MINDFUL OF. BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN OUR CITY ANYMORE WHILE I'M HERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AND I NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT THROUGH THIS DAIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT OUR FAMILIES ALSO NEED TO BE AWARE, BECAUSE. WE CAN SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T KNOW, BUT IF THEY SIGN A DOCUMENT THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE READ, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED TO THEM, RIGHT. IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU BUY A CAR, YOU JUST SIGN, YOU SIGN, YOU SIGN. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU'RE SIGNING. RIGHT. BUT I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US, FOR OUR FAMILIES TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND NOT POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WE DO LIVE IN A CULTURE THAT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, SOMETIMES WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CERTAIN SITUATIONS. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THESE FAMILIES ARE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BAD APPLES WITHIN THE GOOD ONES. AND SO I FEEL THAT IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO BE VERY MINDFUL AND TO BE VERY INFORMATIVE OF ONCE ONE OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING ONE OF THESE HOMES THROUGH YOUR PROGRAM, THAT YOU WORK VERY HARD TO ESTABLISH A HIGH STANDARD TO, FOR THEM TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING AND WHAT THEY'RE COMMITTING TO. YEAH, AND WE TRY TO DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF LETTING ME KNOW WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS AND STUFF. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE ONCE YOU BECOME A HOMEOWNER, RIGHT, THEN YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE DO HAVE WE ARE LIVING IN DIFFERENT TIMES. YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS YOU KNOW. SO ADUS ARE NOW AUTHORIZED AND THEY'RE ALLOWED, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE. PEOPLE LIVE, YOU KNOW, WE WE OWN ALMOST 3000 UNITS OF RENTALS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING ADULT KIDS COMING BACK TO LIVE WITH THEIR PARENTS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE $2,500 FOR A SINGLE, SINGLE APARTMENT, SINGLE ROOM. SO WE'RE SEEING AND THAT'S AFFECTING US AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S MORE CARS, THERE'S MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE UNITS. BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD NOW AND WE JUST HAVE TO DO THE BEST.BUT, YOU KNOW, REST ASSURED, WE DO AN EDUCATING PROCESS WITH THE FAMILIES AND THEY'RE GOING TO WORK HARD. YOU KNOW, THIS THIS MUTUAL SELF-HELP IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. AND SOMETIMES IF PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE HOURS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AND JUST SAY, LOOK, I'M SORRY. SO BUT ONCE THEY FINISH THE THERE'S A TREMENDOUS PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY'LL KEEP UP THEIR HOME. YEAH. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS REGARDING YOU EXPRESSED AND AGAIN, EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE BECAUSE I'M NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT VERSED IN THIS. WHEN YOU SAID THAT THE CITY OF COACHELLA DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR USDA, WHY WHY DOESN'T OUR CITY QUALIFY FOR THAT POTENTIAL BREAK? BECAUSE YOU'RE OVER 35,000 IN POPULATION. OKAY. SO SO IT'S MORE OF A REQUIREMENT. THE SIZE. IT'S THE SIZE OF THE CITIES.
YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO THE ONLY CITY THAT QUALIFIES IS DESERT HOT SPRINGS. AND THEN AND WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPMENT PROBABLY GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER. THEY CLOSE AT 33,000. AND WE HAVE PROJECTS IN MECCA AND THERMAL. THOSE AREAS QUALIFY. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING. WE'RE ALSO DOING WE MOVED TO IMPERIAL COUNTY, SO WE'RE BUILDING HOUSES IN BRAWLEY AND IMPERIAL. I'M SORRY, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SO I KNOW YOU HAVE ONE SUBSIDY. WHAT WOULD THE PRICE OF THE HOME BE ONCE THIS SUBSIDY IS APPLIED? YOU DON'T KNOW. IT STAYS AT THE MARKET RATE. THE APPRAISAL STAYS. IT STAYS AT 400,000. YEAH. WITH 375 I GIVE YOU YOU KNOW, IT'S 375. IT HAS TO APPRAISE FOR THAT. OKAY. AND THE FAMILIES GO AND APPLY FOR A LOAN. IT'S GOING TO BE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE APPRAISAL VALUE OF THE HOME, WHICH IS A REGULAR MARKET RATE, YOU KNOW. OKAY. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU IS THERE ANY OTHER SUBSIDY THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT BE TARGETING OR THIS IS THE ONLY ONE? WELL, SO THE WAY IT WORKS, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE INCOME LEVELS, RIGHT. THEY CAN ONLY QUALIFY FOR 200,000. AND YOU KNOW, WE WE WANT TO HELP THE FAMILY. THEY WILL GET THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY THEY NEED TO MAKE IT UP TO THE THE TOTAL COST. THANK YOU. AND LIKE I SAID, IF THEY SELL THE HOUSE IT
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HAS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER LOW INCOME, LOW INCOME FAMILY. OKAY. OR THEY HAVE TO PAY BACK THE SUBSIDY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. I THINK THE HOMES ARE BEAUTIFUL. I THINK THAT THANK YOU THAT THEY LOOK VERY COHESIVE TO THE OTHER TRACK. AND THAT WAS MY OTHER QUESTION. I ALWAYS LOSE MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. SO WHO'S GOING TO UPKEEP THE THE LANDSCAPING ON THE FRONTAGE OF LIKE ON AVENUE 50? WOULD IT BE YOU OR THE OTHER DEVELOPER? LET'S DO SOMETHING TONIGHT. SO CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? YEAH, THERE'S ONLY THE SIDEWALK, SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY UPKEEP FACING THOSE HOMES, JUST THE LANDSCAPING. LIKE WHO'S GONNA ON THE OTHER ON THE ON THE ON THE OTHER HOUSES. WHO'S GOING TO KEEP UP WITH THE LANDSCAPING ON AVENUE 50 FROM MARIPOSA POINT? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT I THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO BE MAINTAINING LANDSCAPING, AND IT'S GONNA FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AS THE OTHER MDS DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, OKAY. DOES IT JUST LIKE IT FALLS TO THE CITY? YES. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE? SHARE. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON IT? NO. LET'S GO OKAY. I THINK I'VE HEARD A LOT. YEAH. SO YEAH. THANK YOU.DIRECTOR REGARDING THIS THESE THESE PARTICULAR I JUST GO BACK TO THE AFFORDABILITY AND I AND I GO BACK TO TO ONCE OUR FAMILIES ARE THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY WITH THESE WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH, WITH THE THAT WE CAN ADD SOME TYPE OF ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. I'M, I'M JUST MORE GOING BACK TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I WOULD HAVING WITH PEOPLE THAT I FEEL IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YES, I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE CONVERSATIONS ARE NOT ARE NOT, ARE NOT HAPPENING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE RIGHT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING TANGIBLE, RIGHT, THAT BINDS, BINDS OUR FAMILIES TO TO WHAT THEY'RE DECIDING. RIGHT. AND SO IS THERE ANYTHING LEGAL, DANIEL, THAT WE CAN DO? OBVIOUSLY, I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD OF OF THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK I'M AT A POINT RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS GREAT WORK, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS WITHIN THE WORK THAT PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE. RIGHT. AND WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW. AND AGAIN, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE THIS AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD TO GET THIS THING STARTED. BUT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK AS A CITY. AND IF IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT. I JUST FEEL THAT AS A DAIS, I NEED TO I NEED TO EXPRESS MY MAYBE CONCERN REGARDING SOME OF THE STUFF. I CAN MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND THEN I'LL DEFER TO THE DIRECTOR. SO, COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT THE COMMISSION IS HERE TO LOOK AT THE LAND USE ISSUES. AND SO ALL YOUR POINTS THAT YOU MAKE ARE COMPLETELY VALID. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO SPEAK THEM UP, BUT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE LAND USE ISSUES. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT SPECIFIC TO THE LAND USE OR ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES OR SOMETHING THAT YOU SAY, THIS IS NOT IN LINE WITH OUR PLANNING CODE, WE BRING THOSE UP AT THIS TIME FOR SURE. THINGS LIKE THAT NATURE THAT YOU BRING UP, IT'S GOOD TO TO TALK ABOUT THEM, BUT IT'S NOT OUR FOCUS HERE. AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT. AND SO WHETHER I'M NOT SAYING THESE ISSUES ARE NOT IMPORTANT, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. AND YOU BRING THEM UP AND AFFORDABILITY AND ALL THAT, I GET IT. BUT AT THIS COMMISSION, WE'RE WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE PLANNING ISSUES. I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR YOUR CLARIFICATION AND DIRECTOR. PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG OR IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD ADD. NO, THAT COVERS IT. YEAH. I HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IF IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THIS ISN'T THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS, BUT WHEN WOULD THAT BE? LIKE IF THERE'S EVER A I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COMMISSION DECISION OR ANYTHING IN THAT WAY, BUT IF I THINK VICE CHAIR FONSECA IS JUST STATING A CASE THAT NEEDS A SENSE OF CONFIRMATION THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HAD AND DISCUSSED, WHETHER WITH STAFF AND CVCC AND MORE OF LIKE A PEACE OF MIND, I THINK IS WHAT IS IS WHAT WOULD BE BEST AT THIS POINT IF IT'S BEING BROUGHT FOR APPROVAL. SO
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AS IT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING AGAINST THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON. ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENT COMPONENTS OF IT, SUCH AS AFFORDABILITY. THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE CAN HAVE AFTER THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. BUT WE CAN'T USE AFFORDABILITY AS A AS A DECIDING FACTOR TO THE LAND USE DECISION MAKING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY.UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. NO. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2516, APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NUMBER 25 008 FOR THE MARIPOSA POINT PROJECT, FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF 24 HOMES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AVENUE 50 AND CALHOUN STREET LOCATION AT 8 P.M. 779272001 THROUGH DASH 016 AND 779301.
DASH 0013008, AND CERTIFYING THAT THE PROJECT AND ADDITIONAL STUDY WITH MITIGATION NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN THE COMPLIANCE WITHIN SECTION 15 OH 74 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. MAY I GET A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MOTION. ROLL CALL, COMMISSIONER TORRES. YES, COMMISSIONER. LAURA. YES, COMMISSIONER. ODORICO. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. FONSECA. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY INFORMATION ON THE RESIDENT ACADEMY? APPLICATIONS ARE UP
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AND AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO APPLY. IF YOU GUYS KNOW ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO NOTIFY THEM THAT THE APPLICATION IS GOING TO BE OPEN OR IT ALREADY IS OPEN. AND THEN OUR STATE OF THE CITY IS ON OCTOBER 23RD. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ABLE TO ATTEND, IF YOU HAVEN'T CONFIRMED YOUR ATTENDANCE ALREADY AND YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU GUYS ADDED TO THAT LIST.AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY ITEMS THAT I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER TORRES. ANY ANY COMMENTS, ANY THOUGHTS? NO. COMMISSIONER. LAURA. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER RICA, I JUST THINK TOMORROW IS THE RAIL STUDY SESSION HERE AT THE LIBRARY. SO JUST I'M PLANNING ON ATTENDING, BUT THE MORE THE MERRIER FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND SHARE THOUGHTS WITH STAFF AND THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT. I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO GET. IDEAS BRAINSTORMED IN THE EARLY PROCESS RATHER THAN WHEN IT'S TOO LATE, SO JUST SPREAD THE WORD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SORRY. IT'S ALWAYS ME, RIGHT? TWO THINGS. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE VISION FOR OUR TIME HERE IN THE DIOCESE IS TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, RIGHT? I'M NOT GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S MY PURPOSE WHILE I WAS GIVEN THIS PRIVILEGE. SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE IS, IS CONVERSATION THAT THE DIRECTOR AND I HAD OFFLINE TODAY REGARDING RECONFIRMING THE GUIDELINES REGARDING OUR BUSINESS STRUCTURE, OUR SIGNAGE, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO EDUCATE.
I REALLY WANT TO CHALLENGE THE STAFF. LED BY OBVIOUSLY OUR DIRECTOR AND ADRIAN AND OBVIOUSLY OTHER PEOPLE HERE INVOLVED, TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UPLIFT THAT THAT PARTICULAR STANDARD FOR OUR VISIBILITY OF OF SIGNAGE AND EVERYTHING. I DO KNOW THAT DIRECTORS SHARE WITH ME THAT THERE'S ITEMS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH THE SAME RECOMMENDATION OF COMMISSIONER LARA MOVING FORWARD TO ADRIAN ABOUT ONCE THESE ITEMS COME HOUSING. IT'S NICE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A 3D VISUAL. I THINK NOW WITH CHATGPT AND ALL THIS STUFF, YOU CAN BUILD THESE THINGS PRETTY QUICK. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP. I'M A GENIUS WITH THAT THING. SO LET'S GET THE BALL. BUT ALSO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, YOU
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KNOW, MAYBE IN THE SECOND MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, KENDRA GIVING US SOME TYPE OF UPDATE WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW WE CAN HELP OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I HAVE SOME IDEAS, BUT I'D RATHER KNOW WHAT THE CITY COMES UP FIRST, AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU SOME OF MY IDEAS BECAUSE MY IDEAS COST MONEY. THE OTHER THING TOO IS, IS OUR PARKS AND OUR CLEANLINESS WITHIN OUR PARKS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PARKS, A PARKS COMMISSION. AGAIN, NO POINTING FINGERS. WE GOT TO DO BETTER. WE GOT TO DO BETTER. I WAS JUST AT THE PARK THIS WEEKEND WITH MY BOYS AND AND IT'S NOT VERY PLEASANT. YOU KNOW, I DID COMMUNICATE THAT TRASH WAS THERE. THE CHARCOAL TUB WAS FULL OF CHARCOAL. AND, I MEAN, IF WE AS A CITY NEED TO DO A ADOPT A PARK FOR A WEEKEND OR ONCE A MONTH, YOU KNOW, DO A, DO A CLEANING CREW, I'LL EMMANUEL GABRIEL MYSELF WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO SHOW UP AND HELP OUT, I THINK. I THINK WE NEED TO DESIGN A DIFFERENT STANDARD FOR OUR CITY. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR COMMUNITY SOMETIMES MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS, BUT WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WE NEED TO DO BETTER WITH OUR CLEANLINESS, AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER WITH OUR APPROACH, WITH OUR PARKS. AND THOSE ARE MY TWO COMMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OUR ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 657