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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1OFrom:Scott Jameson To:City Clerk Cc:Ron deHarte Subject:Re: Opposition to College of the Desert Project Hours Change Date:Monday, July 7, 2025 8:55:46 AM 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 City Council, I wanted to follow up on my earlier message regarding the request to allow construction at the College of the Desert site to begin at 5:00 a.m. In addition to the concerns I previously raised, I’d like to flag two important considerations: First, approving this request could set a precedent that future projects across Palm Springs may reference to justify similarly early start times. That opens the door to broader disruption in other neighborhoods throughout the city, potentially impacting many more residents and voters. Second, I understand the proposal includes disabling the safety backup alarms on cement trucks and using flag personnel instead. While this may reduce noise, it also raises real safety concerns. If an accident were to occur—particularly one involving a worker—it could expose the City to legal liability for approving a deviation from established safety protocols. I strongly urge the City to weigh these broader implications when evaluating the request. Thank you again for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Scott Jameson 2227 Paseo Roseta Palm Springs, CA 92262 On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM Scott Jameson <scott.jameson33@gmail.com> wrote: Dear City Council, I’m writing to express my strong opposition to the recent request to allow construction on the College of the Desert site to begin at 5:00 a.m., rather than the current 7:00 a.m. start time. As a nearby resident, I can tell you firsthand that the noise, dust, and vibrations from the construction have already had an impact on our quality of life and this project is still in its early stages. Moving the start time even earlier would significantly disrupt the ability of residents to rest, especially during the summer when many of us rely on the early morning hours for peace and recovery from the day’s heat. 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O I urge the City to consider the impact on the surrounding neighborhood before approving this request. Starting construction at 5:00 a.m. is not reasonable in a residential area, particularly for a project of this scope and duration. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Scott Jameson 2227 Paseo Roseta, Palm Springs, CA 92262 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O From:dlc4ps To:City Clerk Subject:I am in favor of letting COD construction begin at 5:00AM for two months. Date:Thursday, July 3, 2025 11:48:00 AM 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. Dale Chalifoux 2190 called Felicia Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O From:Jerry Braun To:Ron deHarte; City Clerk; CityManager; Alyssa Chavez Cc:Larry Widel; Roxanne Rodriguez Subject:Re: Our opposition to the EARLY summer start times for the COD site by C.W. Driver Date:Wednesday, July 2, 2025 2:42:18 PM 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. Hello all, I just want to make one additional comment. Please add this to the email message I had sent earlier. While a 5 a.m. start is not reasonable, for ME personally (and I am not speaking for all neighbors) the bigger issue is that the construction can go on for 14 hours a day! I would like the City to set a reasonable end time (Like what I was told by Joshua Wolf the site supervisor) for the work and noise to stop (he told me 1:30 p.m. with a 5 a.m. start) instead of going on for 14 hours a day. This would be better for both the nearby residents and the C.W. Driver workers toiling in the heat on this project. For me, a reasonable compromise would be a summer workday limit of 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. or something comparable. Thank you, Jerry Braun 2177 Paseo Roseta, Palm Springs, CA 92262 jerbraun@hotmail.com 760-808-1180 From: Jerry Braun <jerbraun@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 11:05 AM To: ron.deharte@palmspringsca.gov <ron.deharte@palmspringsca.gov>; cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov <cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov>; citymanager@palmspringsca.gov <citymanager@palmspringsca.gov>; alyssa.chavez@palmspringsca.gov <alyssa.chavez@palmspringsca.gov> Cc: Larry Widel <larryfwidel@yahoo.com> Subject: Our opposition to the EARLY summer start times for the COD site by C.W. Driver To: Mayor Ron DeHarte, Palm Springs City Manager, and Palm Springs City Council members via the Palm Springs City Clerk We have just recently received the letter from the City regarding the request for earlier work hours for the C.W. Driver crew working on the Palm Springs COD campus. We are long -time residents of Palm Springs (19 years) and live in the Sunrise Park neighborhood (in the Mayor's District 3) in the area just to the west of the construction site. We have talked to several of our 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O neighbors in our immediate area and they are also concerned about this proposed change. Several of them are also writing letters in opposition. We strongly oppose this special request and ask that the City Council reject this proposal. We believe that a 5:00 a.m. start time is unreasonable for those of us living right by the construction site. The morning time is the only time in the summer when we can be outside and enjoy some cooler weather in peace. The construction company can already work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for half of our days. Letting them begin work at 5 a.m. would allow them to disrupt our days for 14 hours a day. Allowing us only 10 hours a day to enjoy our homes free of construction noise is too much to ask. We already have had a taste of the noise and vibrations from the early stages of construction, which has had a negate impact on our quality of life here. This requested time change is in direct conflict of Palm Springs City Ordinance 8.04.220 "Limitation of hours of construction." (See attached file.) It states that an earlier start can be allowed in the event of unusual circumstances. We have lived in the desert for 19 years and know that summer heat is not an unusual circumstance here. This construction company should have been aware of the heat here in the summer when they accepted the contract to work in the desert. Note: Noise from the construction site started at 6:40 this morning (July 2nd) when I was out walking my dog before the heat. There has already been a violation of the time restrictions! I walked to the COD site before 7 a.m. to find out why the noise was starting before 7 a.m. I talked to Joshua Wolf who told me he was the supervisor at the site. He said the noise was because of an early delivery. However, there was a large piece of equipment moving large rocks or pieces of concrete around right behind a neighbor's home. A clear violation of even the current agreed to start time! Is the City policing what is going on there and will they in the future? Note also that Joshua did tell me that with a 5 a.m. start time, they would only work for 8 hours, so construction would stop at 1:30 p.m. every day because of the heat. Is this accurate? This is not indicated in the letter from the City. I also have questions about who was notified of this request for their and was it done with enough advance notice. Our part of the Sunrise Park neighborhood most impacted by this requested change is directly to the west of the building site, and at least some of us received the City's letter. However, were residents of the VIBE community, who are also directly impacted as they are right across Farrell from the site, also notified? Also, there are three large apartment buildings (Desert Crest, Airport Gardens, and Sage Courtyard) directly across Tahquitz that will be impacted as well. Did all those residents receive letters? Given that your letter on this matter is dated June 23 and the hearing about this at the July meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, this does not seem to allow sufficient time for 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O comments or concerns to be raised by all. And given that this change is to take place on July 10, the day after the City Council meeting, there appears to be a rush to push this forward without taking into account the input and the impact that this will have on many residents in this area of Palm Springs. Again, we respectfully and urgently ask that this request for expanded and unreasonable work hours by C.W. Driver be rejected by the City Council. Thank you, Jerry Braun and Larry Widel 2177 Paseo Roseta, Palm Springs, CA 92262 jerbraun@hotmail.com 760-808-1180 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O From:Jerry Braun To:Ron deHarte; City Clerk; CityManager; Alyssa Chavez Cc:Larry Widel Subject:Our opposition to the EARLY summer start times for the COD site by C.W. Driver Date:Wednesday, July 2, 2025 11:07:56 AM Importance:High 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: Mayor Ron DeHarte, Palm Springs City Manager, and Palm Springs City Council members via the Palm Springs City Clerk We have just recently received the letter from the City regarding the request for earlier work hours for the C.W. Driver crew working on the Palm Springs COD campus. We are long -time residents of Palm Springs (19 years) and live in the Sunrise Park neighborhood (in the Mayor's District 3) in the area just to the west of the construction site. We have talked to several of our neighbors in our immediate area and they are also concerned about this proposed change. Several of them are also writing letters in opposition. We strongly oppose this special request and ask that the City Council reject this proposal. We believe that a 5:00 a.m. start time is unreasonable for those of us living right by the construction site. The morning time is the only time in the summer when we can be outside and enjoy some cooler weather in peace. The construction company can already work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for half of our days. Letting them begin work at 5 a.m. would allow them to disrupt our days for 14 hours a day. Allowing us only 10 hours a day to enjoy our homes free of construction noise is too much to ask. We already have had a taste of the noise and vibrations from the early stages of construction, which has had a negate impact on our quality of life here. This requested time change is in direct conflict of Palm Springs City Ordinance 8.04.220 "Limitation of hours of construction." (See attached file.) It states that an earlier start can be allowed in the event of unusual circumstances. We have lived in the desert for 19 years and know that summer heat is not an unusual circumstance here. This construction company should have been aware of the heat here in the summer when they accepted the contract to work in the desert. Note: Noise from the construction site started at 6:40 this morning (July 2nd) when I was out walking my dog before the heat. There has already been a violation of the time restrictions! I walked to the COD site before 7 a.m. to find out why the noise was starting before 7 a.m. I talked to Joshua Wolf who told me he was the supervisor at the site. He said the noise was because of an early delivery. However, there was a large piece of equipment moving large 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O rocks or pieces of concrete around right behind a neighbor's home. A clear violation of even the current agreed to start time! Is the City policing what is going on there and will they in the future? Note also that Joshua did tell me that with a 5 a.m. start time, they would only work for 8 hours, so construction would stop at 1:30 p.m. every day because of the heat. Is this accurate? This is not indicated in the letter from the City. I also have questions about who was notified of this request for their and was it done with enough advance notice. Our part of the Sunrise Park neighborhood most impacted by this requested change is directly to the west of the building site, and at least some of us received the City's letter. However, were residents of the VIBE community, who are also directly impacted as they are right across Farrell from the site, also notified? Also, there are three large apartment buildings (Desert Crest, Airport Gardens, and Sage Courtyard) directly across Tahquitz that will be impacted as well. Did all those residents receive letters? Given that your letter on this matter is dated June 23 and the hearing about this at the July meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, this does not seem to allow sufficient time for comments or concerns to be raised by all. And given that this change is to take place on July 10, the day after the City Council meeting, there appears to be a rush to push this forward without taking into account the input and the impact that this will have on many residents in this area of Palm Springs. Again, we respectfully and urgently ask that this request for expanded and unreasonable work hours by C.W. Driver be rejected by the City Council. Thank you, Jerry Braun and Larry Widel 2177 Paseo Roseta, Palm Springs, CA 92262 jerbraun@hotmail.com 760-808-1180 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O 07/09/2025 Public Comment Item 1O From:Jim Caldwell To:City Clerk Subject:Notice - COD Early Construction Work Hours Request Date:Tuesday, July 1, 2025 3:03:24 PM 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. Hello - we are in receipt of your notice regarding the request from College of the Desert for early construction hours. We live at 183 Blue Moon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262 which is directly across Farrell Dr from the construction site. Although we understand the request for early hours, we are not comfortable with just having a C.W. Driver contact for noise issues. Do you trust that C.W. Driver would really resolve these issues? Who and how are they being monitored? Are they required to send any reported issues to someone with the city? The notice goes on to state that "Failure by CW Driver to adequately address noise complaints during the extended hours may result in modification to these conditions or other actions necessary to protect public welfare." Great.... but who is overseeing CW Driver and who will make these modifications or other actions? Thank you Jim Caldwell 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Jeff Denean Jones To:City Clerk Subject:COD PS Campus Early Construction Date:Saturday, June 28, 2025 9:40:25 AM Attachments:codps env.pdf COD PS.pdf 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 city clerk, I received your letter about the request for early construction of the of the COD campus here in Palm Springs. I’m fully in favor. Just very happy that they’re doing the work earlier in the day because it is so hot. Very happy to see the progress being made. I reside at 2244 East Tahquitz Unit 12. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jeff Denean Jones, CTA pronouns: they | them 760.832.2135 m 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda City of Palm Springs Department of Planning Services P.O. Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743 Rerun\ Service Requested en en j (.) I t-en 0:: LL. Current Resident 502-085-012 us POSTAGE•.-JPffi>JEYBOWES ~~&=~ .. ~r ~~262 s ooo.sg 0 0008034503JUN 24 2025 2244 E TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY UNIT 12 PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 : : ! • . . . . . . . . . . . . . u1:••1•,·•1•1••1•1•••J••1·•·•••• · •• : : ::: :: :: :::: 11 .:,• ,• ,• 1 1 :: I :1•/f/J,:,.ii!f:/:::::::.:!:,1:::11 ~/::JJ::.r•••I:lf• I • ••••1••1•• ••• I •1 ,,r:•t.•t-! : • I I I i ! I 111/ 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda ... ;:~············. . . . . .: • .._~ " / .. / ~ ~·~t~~----:--\ :: .~. ~ : . . . . ..~. . • • • • • • • ••••••••••• June 23, 2025 City of Palm Springs 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way • Palm Springs, California 92262 Tel: (760) 323~299 • Fax: (760) 3231 8207 • Web: \vwv.:.palmspringsca.gov RE: College of the Desert Early Construction Work Hours Request Dear Resident: The City of Palm Springs City Council will consider a request by the C.W. Driver construction company to perform early construction work at the College of the Desert campus site located at the southwest corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Farrell Drive. The request will be heard by the City Council on July 9, 2025; the meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. C.W. Driver has requested construction outside of normal construction hours as follows: Weekdays Saturday Sundays & Holidays* Standard Hours: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Not permitted Applicant Request: S.:OO am to 7:00 pm 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Not permitted *New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day The primary purpose of the early start time request is to allow for the pouring of concrete during periods of extreme heat between 07/10/25 and 09/20/25, and again between 05/01/26 and 09/30/26. Due to the fact that early construction work may pose noise impacts to surrounding residents, the City would impose the following conditions should the City Council approve the request: • Concrete truck backup alarms will be disabled between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Pursuant to California OSHA §1592, C.W. Driver must employ a live flagger/spotter in clear view of the operator to direct backing operations during those hours, and may also use white noise backup alarms. • The following activities will be prohibited during the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.: Operating power tools and generators, demolition activities, heavy equipment operation (other than activities directly related to concrete pouring), hammering, loudspeaker usage, running of air compressors, and similar activities that produce excessive noise. • C.W. Driver shall be required to have a staff member on call between the hours of 5:00 am and 7:00 am to respond to and resolve noise complaints. Any complaints regarding excessive noise between the hours of 5:00 am and 7:00 am may be directed to the following staff member of C.W. Driver: Richard Thurman, (626) 946-9068. Failure by C.W. Driver to adequately address noise complaints during the extended hours may result in modification to these conditions or other actions necessary to protect public welfare. If you have any questions about the above proposal or would like to submit comments for consideration by the City Council, you may contact the City of Palm Springs City Clerk's Office at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California, 92262; Phone (760) 323-8204; or via email at cityclerk@palmspringsca.gov. Post Office Box 2743 • Paln1 Springs, California 92263--2743 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Philip Russo To:City Clerk Subject:College of the Desert Early Construction Work Hours Date:Friday, June 27, 2025 12:20:14 PM 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. Hello, I am in receipt of the notice of the above referenced change in work hours and note that I have no objection to that requested change. It makes sense needing to start early due to the heat in Palm Springs and how much noise could be made pouring cement. Should you want to contact concerning my response, please feel free to contact me at 760-832-7108 Philip Russo 2440 E Tahquitz Road, Apt 111 Palm Springs, CA 92262 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Scott Jameson To:City Clerk Subject:Opposition to College of the Desert Project Hours Change Date:Friday, June 27, 2025 9:19:40 AM 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 City Council, I’m writing to express my strong opposition to the recent request to allow construction on the College of the Desert site to begin at 5:00 a.m., rather than the current 7:00 a.m. start time. As a nearby resident, I can tell you firsthand that the noise, dust, and vibrations from the construction have already had an impact on our quality of life and this project is still in its early stages. Moving the start time even earlier would significantly disrupt the ability of residents to rest, especially during the summer when many of us rely on the early morning hours for peace and recovery from the day’s heat. I urge the City to consider the impact on the surrounding neighborhood before approving this request. Starting construction at 5:00 a.m. is not reasonable in a residential area, particularly for a project of this scope and duration. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Scott Jameson 2227 Paseo Roseta, Palm Springs, CA 92262 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda From:Laura Mintz To:City Clerk Cc:Laura Mintz+ Subject:Re: The early start by C.W. Driver Construction Company-Please do not let them do it. The noise, dust and dirt is already making me sick. Date:Thursday, June 26, 2025 8:43:38 PM 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 City Clerk, I have lived at 2580 E Tahquitz Canyon, Apt 312, for eight years but all this noise, dirt and dust is making me sick. I am being forced to move for my health and peace of mind. I work afternoon and nights and cannot hear my client’s a lot of the time. Please don’t allow them to ruin my sleep and peace of mind anymore then I must deal with now. Please do not allow them to work any earlier. Sincerely, Laura Mintz Corporate Travel Consultant, Customer Experience 6980 N. Port Washington Rd. Milwaukee WI 53217 www.adelmantravel.com 07/09/2025 Public Comment Non-Agenda