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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1H - Public CommentAnthony Mejia From: Justin Peglowski <justinpeglowski@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 6:16 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Support of Serena rules NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Please enforce the rules for security and maintenance of the new environment. Please hold them accountable for the new environment and holding for a secure neighborhood Sent from my iPhone Anthony Mejia From: Bill Seals <bill@willcookrealestate.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:35 AM To: City Clerk; Anthony Mejia Subject: Serena Park -Palm Springs NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of myself, my husband and numerous friends and neighbors who live in Palm Springs Country Club and Alexander Estates 11, 1 would like to request that you hold Eric Taylor accountable for maintaining the defunct golf course that has been languishing for years in our neighborhood. I have lived in PSCC for almost 10 years and we have been "living with" this eyesore, public nuisance and a safety/health hazard for years and it's time to put an end to it. The property has NEVER been maintained, is rampant with gophers, fire ants, vagrants, vandalism, and it's a fire hazard for the neighboring properties. We are tired of the city council's lack of leadership and movement on this development and we can't understand why it has taken so many YEARS for nothing to be done about it. Please do your job and hold Mr. Taylor (or whomever is responsible) accountable for his negligence on this project. The enjoyment of our property has been greatly diminished because of it and our property values are stagnant while the rest of Palm Springs home appreciation has skyrocketed. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your consideration. Best Regards, Bill Seals 2687 N Whitewater Club Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 ITEM h4, 1 4 Anthony Mejia To: City of Palm Springs Subject: RE: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs From: City of Palm Springs <palmspringsca@enotify.visioninternet.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:45 PM To: City Clerk <CityClerk@palmspringsca.gov>; Anthony Mejia <Anthony.Mejia @palmspringsca.gov> Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Full Name/Nombre JOANNE GILL City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Springs, Phone (optional) /Telefono (opcional) 7603274176 Email (optional/opcional) 4amRillCcDaol.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios If Section 14 is Indian Land, a sovereign nation, not owned by the City of Palm Springs, why would the city council consider the city paying retribution to the descendants of those who's homes were burned in the 1960? Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 1l 1�J�20'L( ITEM NO. � � Submitted To: Palm Springs City Council Via Email: cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov Date: November 18, 2021 From: THE PALM SPRINGS SECTION 14 - ADVISORY GROUP BY. Interim Chairperson/Spokesperson, Pearl Taylor-Devers Re: Regular Meeting Agenda For November 18, 2021 Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak. My name is Pearl Taylor Devers. I am a Palm Springs native, born and raised on section 14. I am here, as the interim chair, and spokesperson representing the members of the newly formed "Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors" Advisory Group. We are a group of about 100 direct descendants who actually lived on, and were directly affected by what happened to Section 14. On behalf of our Advisory Group, We would like to thank you for the formal apology, and the decision to begin the process for removing the Frank Bogert statue. Most of our group members were not even aware of the Councils actions concerning Section 14, until the news report surfaced, and they realized they had been excluded from the proceedings thus far. We realize that numerous key questions still need to be answered to make meaningful progress, thus creating and implementing a reparations program. We would like to be included in that process! We ask that the city would allow sufficient time for reports, stories, more interviews and further studies, with members of our Advisory Group to be analyzed, before any votes or conclusions be held. Our Advisory Group is asking that we have an opportunity to speak with one voice by submitting our own proposal for council's consideration. We will be providing our information to the council. We feel that there has been some unfortunate exclusions, that are extremely pertinent to this issue. Therefore, the descendants, and the members of the Section 14 Survivors, Advisory Group are asking to be recognized, and heard and valued. Thank you. Pearl Taylor Devers pdeversl @gmail.com 818-464-08273 I � 110I 2o-zj pm►j<<(, t umwwu- - rr&%l NO. 1-H Anthony Mejia From: Landi Rodney <rodneynlandi@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 5:55 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Public Comment - Serena Park Project NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Council Members, As a resident of the Palm Springs Country Club and a member of the Whitewater Club Neighborhood Association, I would like to add my voice to those asking for increased security and oversight of the Serena Park development site. The neighborhood as a whole enthusiastically welcomes the development of this parcel, finally putting an end to the blight of the abandoned golf course which surrounds our homes. For too long however, we have been forced to endure the years of delay to this project and the resulting problems of dumping, vandalism, fires and the frequent incursions of motorcycles and trucks speeding through the property. We have recently suffered a spate of car break-ins, car theft and robberies that are the result of a lack of a secure perimeter at the site. We respectfully request that the developer be required to adhere to the conditions which the council has recommended to insure our safety and security as this project at last moves forward. Rod Landi 2547 B North Whitewater Club Drive 760-656-0479 Sent from my iPad 1r1 18/20zf �U/b(1'G4 Goy► "Lan) -- 1-H- Anthony Mejia From: Mary Lynne Petrilli <marpetrilli@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:58 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Maintenance and Security Proposal for Serena Park Development NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To members of the Palm Springs City Council.: As a long time resident of the Palm Springs County Club phase 1, I am urging that the Palm Springs City Council to pass the proposed security and maintenance plan for the proposed Serena Park at it's meeting on on November 18, 2021. Eric Taylor has been taking advantage of the neighborhoods surrounding his proposed development for too many years. It is Mr. Taylor's responsibility to maintain and secure his property; not the neighborhoods next to it. Eric Taylor is a negligent property owner who has taken advantage of the city of Palm Springs and his surrounding neighborhoods of his "proposed" development at every opportunity he gets. It's time for the City Council to hold him responsible for the security issues and maintenance of his property. I am urging the members of the City Council to hold Eric Taylor responsible for the security and maintenance of his property. Thank you in advance for your attention to this issue, Mary L. Petrilli 2527 N Whitewater Club Drive Unit A Palm Springs, Ca. 92262 Sent from my Wad Pt-vb) cc, LomwLe� rrw. w. H- Anthony Mejia From: John Vitaljic <johnvitaljic@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 7:40 PM To: Anthony Mejia Subject: Serena park security NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. As a longtime resident living near Serena Park, I expect our City Council to enact the proposed security and maintenance measures of the Somis property project Serena Park. The unfenced area is allowing vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles and go carts to enter and race back and forth! In addition, there is accumulating debris that is very unsightly and is a nuisance to have to keep removing from our yards and patios. I hope our council members understand the need to enact these measures for the safety and noise hazard that currently exists in our neighborhood. Thank you very much for acting on our behalf. Sent via iphone John Vitaljic Cell 425-501-8092 P't,bi I(, CD'h'\V'V%� tTE;71,10, 11— Anthony Mejia From: Debbe Hobbs <gr8sewr@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 7:26 AM To: City Clerk Subject: Serena Park NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. I live in the Four Seasons which will back up to the new Serena Park development. I live on the side where "supposedly" we will have a 55 community behind us. Although Somis Investments has made a modest attempt at some cleanup there is still much to be done. In the past No Trespassing signs have been in place at the entrance of the property off of San Rafael. Over the years it has come down. Dirt bikes and landscapers continue using the empty space for dumping trash and riding dirt bikes. I feel if NO Trespassing signs were posted throughout the property directly in the middle of the property that people have no excuse for not seeing the one at the entrance. A fence needs to be put up around the entire property to ensure No Trespassing. Having security for this property will be a monumental task. We still continue to have sporadic gang problems in this area. My neighbor just recently had the Tamarisk trees behind his house removed (not behind ours or the other 4 neighbors who desperately could use it) and within 24 hours he had graffiti on his back wall. The tamarisk trees provide a nice hiding place for thugs and gang members. Gun shots still ring out behind our wall at night. I take my small dog out late at night hopeful no one decides to pop up over the fence. Security needs to be better than an 80 year old man that can't stay awake past 6pm. When the winds are upon us, so is excessive trash flying around. Cleanup of this is also very important, so I am very much in favor of Code enforcement overseeing this project. They will also be helpful in being a second set of eyes where graffiti is concerned. thank you Debbe Hobbs 3330 Savanna Trail Palm Springs, CA. Debbe Hobbs .II/IIRJ?j-2t P140 i L GomrYw r k ,P IT'RM PdOe � Anthony Mejia From: John Vitaljic <johnvitaljic@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 8:15 AM To: City Clerk Cc: jdosa@dc.rr.com; rdulys@gmail.com Subject: Serena park NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. As a longtime resident living near Serena Park, I expect our City Council to enact the proposed security and maintenance measures of the Somis property project Serena Park. The unfenced area is allowing vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles and go carts to enter and race back and forth! In addition, there is accumulating debris that is very unsightly and a nuisance to have to keep removing from our yards and patios. I hope our council members understand the need to enact these measures for the safety and noise hazard that currently exists in our neighborhood. Thank you very much for acting on our behalf. Sent via iphone John Vitaljic 2691 N Whitewater Club Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 Cell 425-501-8092 l i) If 8)vu kblic' (Dry\w e x+ tTLV ad'0,._.� Anthony Mejia From: Robert Dulys <rdulys@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:11 AM To: City Clerk; Anthony Mejia Subject: Serena Park NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. To whom it may concern, I am a fairly new resident (2018) living near Serena Park, and since living nearby for the past 3 years, Mr. Eric Taylor has done ZERO work or maintenance with this property and I hope our council members understand the need to enact the measures agreed upon at the meeting earlier this year for the safety of our neighborhood. I expect our City Council to enact these security and maintenance measures of the Somis property project/Serena Park, as the unfenced area is not only allowing cars, trucks, motorcycles into the area, but also trespassers who have found their way to our nearby vehicles and broken into them. In addition, there is accumulating debris that is very unsightly and a nuisance to the area. Thank you in advance for acting on our behalf. Robert Dulys 2681 Whitewater Club Drive (818) 262-5119 Cell CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Anthony Mejia From: JON DOSA <jondosa@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 S:18 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Re; SERENA PARK SECURITY: INOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. As longtime residents living near Serena Park, we wholeheartedly expect our City Council to immediately enact the proposed security and maintenance measures of the Somis property project Serena Park. The unfenced area is allowing vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles and go carts to enter and race back and forth! In addition, the accumulating debris is a definite fire hazard. We expect our council members to understand the need to enact these reasonable measures for the safety and noise hazard that currently exists in our neighborhood. Thank you very much for acting on our behalf. Jon Dosa Palm Spring Country Club, Phase V 2653 N Whitewater Club Drive Palm Springs, CA. (760) 416-7461 lbluz It rrEM NO. . Anthony Mejia From: Christopher Eager <christopheralaneager@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 3:48 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Serena Park INOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Sirs/Madams: I am writing to you regarding the Serena Park project, specifically the Safety & Maintenance Plan. We moved here in 2013, and since that time, including the ownership period of Serena Park/Eric Taylor, there has been no plan at all, not even sporadic maintenance, secure closure of entrances, and monitoring the use of the site by the homeless, the ATVs, the motorcycles and the trucks. It is a joke. For Eric Taylor to say "previous security measures have been reliant on communication between ownership and adjacent neighbors. What a laugh. So we are supposed to monitor the situation and then do what, call him? Or call the police for him? He has taken no responsibility for the maintenance and security of this property. i sincerely hope that you can get an ironclad agreement, with penalties for nonperformance, requiring him to take responsibility for his project. He has strung you along for far too long. Sincerely, Christopher Eager 2527 N. Whitewater Club Dr. Unit D Palm Springs, CA. 92262 )ubl iC ITEM NO. I —!T Anthony Mejia From: Martin Garment <mgarment43@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 3:28 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Serena Park Security and Maintenance NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Please add my wishes for the City Council to enforce the recommended measures that are being proposed for the Security and Maintenance of the Somis property project Serena Park. The current land conditions are a fire danger and the lack of secure fencing allows anyone to roam around or even drive on the property. This is totally unacceptable for all the neighbors. Thank you, Martin Garment 2673 N Whitewater Club Dr. in the Palm Springs Country Club condos Sent from Mail for Windows IIIlgfZdu Fwb l l c cvw- I T'EM NO. I R Anthony Mejia From: Denise Janssen Eager <djansseneager@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:04 PM To: City Clerk Subject: Please Vote Yes on Serena Park Project Maintenance & Security Recommendations NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Council Members, Please vote yes to Serena Park Projects Maintenance & Security Recommendations. Mr. Taylor's letter tells you everything you need to know about his lack of ownership & responsibility for the property. He wrote, "Previous security measures have been reliant on communication between the ownership and adjacent neighbors." He does not care about taking care of his property & expects those of us who live around it to voluntarily do security work for him. In the past 5+ years, I have never been paid by Mr. Taylor or Somis Investments, yet he continues to expect this of me in the future. This is unacceptable. At September 30th's City Council meeting when this board began discussing these recommendations, I called in and voiced my opinion sharing that the boards put over the hole in the wall along Verona Road had fallen off. More serious an issue, the walkthrough to the right of the gates on the corner of Verona Road & Whitewater Club Drive has still not been boarded up allowing people to easily walk through (this has been an issue since it was purchased.) Later Mr. Taylor stated that since he now knows of these things, he can fix them. (Since these meetings are recorded, you will be able to find his exact words if you wish) I want to let you know that neither issue has been fixed. They have not even been addressed. Shortly after this meeting, someone left shopping cart inside the entrance and it has been filling up with trash and junk. Bottom line: Mr. Taylor does not care about taking care of his property, which continues to put all of us who live next door to his property in potential harm"s way due to the ongoing safety hazards caused by the blight. Do not allow him to continue getting away with his lack of taking responsibility for his property. Please vote yes on the maintenance & security recommendations. Further if/when the property is sold, make these recommendations applicable to the future owner. Sincerely, Denise M. Janssen Eager Palm Springs Country Club 2527 N. Whitewater Club Drive, Unit D Palm Springs, CA 92262 Whitewater Club Neighborhood rMI,W NO. r r Anthony Mejia Subject: RE: Item 1 H on Council Tonight From: Matthew Haverim <mhaverim@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:26 PM To: David Newell <David.Newel IPPalmsprin scg a.sov> Cc: Eric Taylor (etaylor@somisinvestments.com) <etaylor@somisinvestments.com> Subject: Re: Serena Park Maintenance/Security Plan, Case 5.1327 NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hi David, We have been considering these comments since we received them. Serena Park wants to address the security situation just as much as the city. However, the approach suggested will not work. It's both expensive and ineffective. Most importantly it will not address some of the most significant concerns of the neighbors such as tagging and dumping trash. In talking to the neighbors, what we now realize is really needed is to talk to the police about better response and 24/7/365 surveillance in coordination with the neighbo HOAs to establish a secure area near the home. We know from experience that even extensive and expensive perimeter fencing will not work. Contrary to the assumption that people are all coming through the wash, the truth is we believe the source of much of the problem is locals who gain access through the mobile home park and other adjacent properties. Unless that is dealt with, the problems will persist. SP cannot fix those types of issues except in cooperation with other stakeholders and law enforcement. We would like to ask for a few weeks to come up with a plan in conjunction with the PSPD and the HOA for a more coordinated surveillance system which will be cheaper and better. I have met with PSPD on site earlier this year during a call to remove a squatter. Officers were open to patrols. This would go a long way to securing the area and should be considered. Thanks On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 12:01 PM David Newell<David.Newell@palmsprinesca.eov> wrote: Eric/Matthew— Staff will be scheduling the Maintenance and Security Plan for City Council review and acceptance on November 18tn (the meeting begins at 5:30pm). After reviewing with other departments, Staff is recommending following conditions: 1. Daily security patrols (instead of weekly) shall be required. 2. Developer shall post "No Trespassing" signs at commonly known fence breaks. 3. A temporary fence shall be installed along the northeasterly border of the property to prevent off -road vehicle trespassing from the open desert/wash areas. 4. A monthly meeting with code enforcement staff to review on -site trash and debris removal, shall be required until on -site construction starts. 5. Developer shall apply sealant to disturbed areas of project that reduce dust and blowing sand. !I 101Zp-z( Pum b GDlntMP_AL MY1 NO. 1 / ` Let know if you have questions. David A. Newell, AICP, MPA Assistant Director of Planning City of Palm Springs I Development Services — Planning 320o East Tahquitz Canyon Way I Palm Springs, California 92262 O: (760) 323-82451 F: (760) 322-8360 I E: david.newell0palmspringsca.gov Coronavirus (COVID-ig): For the latest updates from the City of Palm Springs: www.palmspringsca.gov/covid Experiencing flu -like symptoms? Coachella Valley residents should contact the Eisenhower Hospital Coronavirus hotline, before reporting to a hospital or doctor: (760) 837-8988. Matthew Haverim Tel: 213.955.4204 Cel: 310.422.0133 Fax: 213.955.4219